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| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 13 11:23PM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 1998-03-16, and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written by members of the Usual Suspects, but have been reformatted and may have been retyped and/or edited by me. I will reveal the correct answers in about 3 days. For further information, including an explanation of the """ notation that may appear in these rounds, see my 2020-06-23 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)". I wrote most of one of these rounds. ** Game 8, Round 9 - Canadiana - Quebec Celebrities 1. What bad-boy director, who died """a few months ago""", made the autobiographical movie "Léolo" and the gritty underworld flick "Un zoo la nuit"? 2. Who wrote, directed, and starred in both English and French versions of "The Dragon Trilogy", "Needles and Opium", and "The Seven Streams of the River Opa"? 3. A Haitian-born satirist had a bestseller with his semi- autobiographical first novel. Name either the French or the English title of the book, or else name the writer. 4. A young novelist made a sensation in the 1980s with his best-selling xenophobic fantasy novel about a simple Quebec restaurant owner and a diabolical foreign moneylender. Again, name either the French or the English title of the book, or else name the writer. 5. Lise Bissonnette has written novels, but """has""" another important job. What is it? We need her employer as well as her position. *Note*: We will accept the job she retired from in 2009. 6. Louise Beaudoin has worked in theater and the arts, but """now has""" another important job. What """is""" it? 7. Who """is""" Mitsou? 8. Who """is""" René Angélil? 9. Who """is""" René Lecavalier? 10. André Gagnon """is""" a musician, but what """does""" his namesake André-Philippe Gagnon do? ** Game 8, Round 10 - Challenge Round - 4 In 1998 the challenge round normally had 5 pairs of questions, but there was some experimentation with providing extra questions, leading to the present rule with 6 pairs. For this round we provided 12 questions in 5 categories, some pairs and some triples. This challenge round was brought to you by the number 4. * A. Mystery and Suspense A1. Who wrote the novel "The Fourth K"? A2. Who wrote the novel "The Fourth Protocol"? * B. Games B1. What do the French words "carreaux", "coeurs", "piques", and "trèfles" refer to? B2. Please decode the rot13 after you are finished with B1. Va tnzrf fhpu nf oevqtr naq juvfg, rnpu cynlre cynlf n pneq va ghea gb znxr hc n tebhc bs sbhe pneqf pnyyrq n jung? * C. Total Winners As you may have guessed from tonight's entertainment round, these are """all three movies""" that have *won* all 4 major Oscars. (Again, they may or may not have won in other categories.) You shouldn't need the year to get these; we name the leading actor and actress and the director, in that order, and you name the title. Speaking of Oscars, by the way, please remember that """there is no game next week. We'll see you as usual two weeks from tonight.""" C1. Anthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster, Jonathan Demme. C2. Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert, Frank Capra. C3. Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, Milos Forman. * D. Fourth in a Series D1. What does the term "the fourth estate" generally refer to? D2. Who was the "fourth man", following Burgess, Philby, and MacLean? D3. The four horsemen of the Apocalypse are listed in the Book of Revelation, chapter 6, although that phrase is not used there. Who was the fourth horseman? * E. Elements E1. There are four elements that are *metals* with 4-letter names. Name any *two*. E2. There is one other element whose name has 4 letters. This one is a noble gas. What is it? -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "When you're up to your ass in alligators, maybe msb@vex.net | you're in the wrong swamp." -- Bill Stewart My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Jun 14 05:24AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:ZKSdnUXKmsEwRFv9nZ2dnUU7- > ** Game 8, Round 9 - Canadiana - Quebec Celebrities > 8. Who """is""" René Angélil? Celine Dion's (since-deceased) husband and manager > * B. Games > B1. What do the French words "carreaux", "coeurs", "piques", > and "trèfles" refer to? suits in a deck of cards > You shouldn't need the year to get these; we name the leading actor > and actress and the director, in that order, and you name the title. > C1. Anthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster, Jonathan Demme. "The Silence of the Lambs" > C2. Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert, Frank Capra. "It Happened One Night" > C3. Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, Milos Forman. "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Next" > * D. Fourth in a Series > D1. What does the term "the fourth estate" generally refer to? the press > D3. The four horsemen of the Apocalypse are listed in the Book > of Revelation, chapter 6, although that phrase is not > used there. Who was the fourth horseman? death > * E. Elements > E1. There are four elements that are *metals* with 4-letter > names. Name any *two*. gold, iron > E2. There is one other element whose name has 4 letters. > This one is a noble gas. What is it? neon -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 13 11:25PM -0500 <s9idne2o255TRVv9nZ2dnUU7-KnNnZ2d@giganews.com> was cancelled from within trn. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 13 11:19PM -0500 Mark Brader: > see my 2020-06-23 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from > the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)". > I wrote one of these rounds and one question in the other. The entertainment round was mine, and question #7 in the sports round. > In each case we give you the year (of the film's release in Los > Angeles, not the ceremony) and the actor, actress, and director > nominees in that order; and you give us the title. This was the easiest round of the season. > 1. 1937, Fredric March, Janet Gaynor, William Wellman. "A Star is Born". 4 for Joshua and Stephen. (The winners: "The Life of Emile Zola"; Spencer Tracy for "Captains Courageous"; Luise Rainer for "The Good Earth"; director Leo McCarey for "The Awful Truth".) > 2. 1945, Bing Crosby, Ingrid Bergman, Leo McCarey. "The Bells of St. Mary's" -- the sequel to the previous year's Best Picture winner "Going My Way". 4 for Stephen. 3 for Joshua. 2 for Pete. (The winners: "The Lost Weekend", Ray Milland, and director Billy Wilder; Joan Crawford for "Mildred Pierce".) > 3. 1950, William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Billy Wilder. "Sunset Blvd." 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Stephen. (The winners: "All About Eve" and director Joseph L. Mankiewicz; Jose Ferrer for "Cyrano de Bergerac"; Judy Holliday for "Born Yesterday".) > 4. 1958, Paul Newman, Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Brooks. "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof". 4 for Joshua and Stephen. (The winners: "Gigi" and director Vincenti Minelli; David Niven for "Separate Tables"; Susan Hayward for "I Want to Live".) > 5. 1961, Paul Newman, Piper Laurie, Robert Rossen. "The Hustler". 4 for Joshua and Stephen. (The winners: "West Side Story" and directors Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins; Maximilian Schell for "Judgement at Nuremberg"; Sophia Loren for "Two Women".) > 6. 1967, Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway, Arthur Penn. "Bonnie and Clyde". 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Stephen, and Pete. (The winners: "In the Heat of the Night" and Rod Steiger; Katharine Hepburn for "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner"; director Mike Nichols for "The Graduate".) > 7. 1970, Ryan O'Neal, Ali MacGraw, Arthur Hiller. "Love Story". 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Stephen, and Pete. (The winners: "Patton", George C. Scott, and director Franklin J. Schaffner; Glenda Jackson for "Women in Love".) > 8. 1974, Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, Roman Polanski. "Chinatown". 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Stephen, and Pete. (The winners: "The Godfather Part II" and director Francis Ford Coppola; Art Carney for "Harry and Tonto"; Ellen Burstyn for "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore".) > 9. 1981, Burt Lancaster, Susan Sarandon, Louis Malle. "Atlantic City". 4 for Joshua and Stephen. (The winners: "Chariots of Fire"; Henry Fonda and Katharine Hepburn for "On Golden Pond"; director Warren Beatty for "Reds".) > 10. 1993, Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson, James Ivory. "The Remains of the Day". 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Stephen. (The winners: "Schindler's List" and director Steven Spielberg; Tom Hanks for "Philadelphia"; Holly Hunter for "The Piano".) > other """two""" in case you'd like to try them -- for fun, but > for no points. > 11. 1946, Gregory Peck, Jane Wyman, Clarence Brown. "The Yearling". Joshua and Stephen got this. (The winners: "The Best Years of Our Lives", Fredric March, and director William Wyler; Olivia de Havilland for "To Each His Own".) > 12. 1974, Dustin Hoffman, Valerie Perrine, Bob Fosse. "Lenny". Joshua and Marc got this. Joshua and Stephen got this. (The winners for 1974: see above.) > As of 2021 there have now been three. This last one is now the only > time it's happened in more than 25 years! Again, no points for this. > 13. 2013, Christian Bale, Amy Adams, David O. Russell. "American Hustle". Joshua and Stephen got this. (The winners: "12 Years a Slave"; Matthew McConaughey for "Dallas Buyers Club"; Cate Blanchett for "Blue Jasmine"; Alfonso Cuarón for "Gravity".) > In each case name the author, or *any one* author if there are more > than one. > 1. "The Science of Hitting". Ted Williams. 4 for Joshua, Stephen, and Pete. > 2. "The Art of Pitching". Tom Seaver. 4 for Stephen. > 3. "Tomorrow I'll be Perfect". Dave Steib, Greg Boland. 4 for Stephen. > 4. "Men at Work: The Craft of Baseball". George F. Will. 4 for Joshua, Stephen, and Pete. > 5. "The Boys of Summer". Roger Kahn. 4 for Joshua and Stephen. > 6. "The Iowa Baseball Confederacy". W.P. (William Patrick) Kinsella. 4 for Joshua and Stephen. > 7. "The Natural". Bernard Malamud. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Stephen. > 8. "Catch: A Major League Life". Ernie Witt, Greg Cable. 4 for Stephen (the hard way). > 9. "Season Ticket". Roger Angell. 4 for Stephen. > 10. "The Perfect Yankee: The Incredible Story of the Greatest Miracle > in Baseball History". Don Larsen, Mark Shaw. 4 for Stephen and Pete. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 8 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST TOPICS-> His Geo Sci Lit Ent S+L FOUR Joshua Kreitzer 8 35 28 24 39 20 126 Erland Sommarskog 28 28 28 8 0 0 92 Dan Blum 4 28 32 8 20 4 88 Stephen Perry -- -- -- -- 40 40 80 Pete Gayde 16 20 14 0 14 12 64 Dan Tilque 0 16 24 0 8 0 48 Bruce Bowler 0 28 -- -- -- -- 28 -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "It's a massive 'Get out of Euclid free' card." msb@vex.net | --Matt Parker My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 13 11:24PM -0500 [Reposting to correct the subject line.] Mark Brader: > see my 2020-06-23 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from > the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)". > I wrote one of these rounds and one question in the other. The entertainment round was mine, and question #7 in the sports round. > In each case we give you the year (of the film's release in Los > Angeles, not the ceremony) and the actor, actress, and director > nominees in that order; and you give us the title. This was the easiest round of the season. > 1. 1937, Fredric March, Janet Gaynor, William Wellman. "A Star is Born". 4 for Joshua and Stephen. (The winners: "The Life of Emile Zola"; Spencer Tracy for "Captains Courageous"; Luise Rainer for "The Good Earth"; director Leo McCarey for "The Awful Truth".) > 2. 1945, Bing Crosby, Ingrid Bergman, Leo McCarey. "The Bells of St. Mary's" -- the sequel to the previous year's Best Picture winner "Going My Way". 4 for Stephen. 3 for Joshua. 2 for Pete. (The winners: "The Lost Weekend", Ray Milland, and director Billy Wilder; Joan Crawford for "Mildred Pierce".) > 3. 1950, William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Billy Wilder. "Sunset Blvd." 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Stephen. (The winners: "All About Eve" and director Joseph L. Mankiewicz; Jose Ferrer for "Cyrano de Bergerac"; Judy Holliday for "Born Yesterday".) > 4. 1958, Paul Newman, Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Brooks. "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof". 4 for Joshua and Stephen. (The winners: "Gigi" and director Vincenti Minelli; David Niven for "Separate Tables"; Susan Hayward for "I Want to Live".) > 5. 1961, Paul Newman, Piper Laurie, Robert Rossen. "The Hustler". 4 for Joshua and Stephen. (The winners: "West Side Story" and directors Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins; Maximilian Schell for "Judgement at Nuremberg"; Sophia Loren for "Two Women".) > 6. 1967, Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway, Arthur Penn. "Bonnie and Clyde". 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Stephen, and Pete. (The winners: "In the Heat of the Night" and Rod Steiger; Katharine Hepburn for "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner"; director Mike Nichols for "The Graduate".) > 7. 1970, Ryan O'Neal, Ali MacGraw, Arthur Hiller. "Love Story". 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Stephen, and Pete. (The winners: "Patton", George C. Scott, and director Franklin J. Schaffner; Glenda Jackson for "Women in Love".) > 8. 1974, Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, Roman Polanski. "Chinatown". 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Stephen, and Pete. (The winners: "The Godfather Part II" and director Francis Ford Coppola; Art Carney for "Harry and Tonto"; Ellen Burstyn for "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore".) > 9. 1981, Burt Lancaster, Susan Sarandon, Louis Malle. "Atlantic City". 4 for Joshua and Stephen. (The winners: "Chariots of Fire"; Henry Fonda and Katharine Hepburn for "On Golden Pond"; director Warren Beatty for "Reds".) > 10. 1993, Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson, James Ivory. "The Remains of the Day". 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Stephen. (The winners: "Schindler's List" and director Steven Spielberg; Tom Hanks for "Philadelphia"; Holly Hunter for "The Piano".) > other """two""" in case you'd like to try them -- for fun, but > for no points. > 11. 1946, Gregory Peck, Jane Wyman, Clarence Brown. "The Yearling". Joshua and Stephen got this. (The winners: "The Best Years of Our Lives", Fredric March, and director William Wyler; Olivia de Havilland for "To Each His Own".) > 12. 1974, Dustin Hoffman, Valerie Perrine, Bob Fosse. "Lenny". Joshua and Marc got this. Joshua and Stephen got this. (The winners for 1974: see above.) > As of 2021 there have now been three. This last one is now the only > time it's happened in more than 25 years! Again, no points for this. > 13. 2013, Christian Bale, Amy Adams, David O. Russell. "American Hustle". Joshua and Stephen got this. (The winners: "12 Years a Slave"; Matthew McConaughey for "Dallas Buyers Club"; Cate Blanchett for "Blue Jasmine"; Alfonso Cuarón for "Gravity".) > In each case name the author, or *any one* author if there are more > than one. > 1. "The Science of Hitting". Ted Williams. 4 for Joshua, Stephen, and Pete. > 2. "The Art of Pitching". Tom Seaver. 4 for Stephen. > 3. "Tomorrow I'll be Perfect". Dave Steib, Greg Boland. 4 for Stephen. > 4. "Men at Work: The Craft of Baseball". George F. Will. 4 for Joshua, Stephen, and Pete. > 5. "The Boys of Summer". Roger Kahn. 4 for Joshua and Stephen. > 6. "The Iowa Baseball Confederacy". W.P. (William Patrick) Kinsella. 4 for Joshua and Stephen. > 7. "The Natural". Bernard Malamud. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Stephen. > 8. "Catch: A Major League Life". Ernie Witt, Greg Cable. 4 for Stephen (the hard way). > 9. "Season Ticket". Roger Angell. 4 for Stephen. > 10. "The Perfect Yankee: The Incredible Story of the Greatest Miracle > in Baseball History". Don Larsen, Mark Shaw. 4 for Stephen and Pete. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 8 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST TOPICS-> His Geo Sci Lit Ent S+L FOUR Joshua Kreitzer 8 35 28 24 39 20 126 Erland Sommarskog 28 28 28 8 0 0 92 Dan Blum 4 28 32 8 20 4 88 Stephen Perry -- -- -- -- 40 40 80 Pete Gayde 16 20 14 0 14 12 64 Dan Tilque 0 16 24 0 8 0 48 Bruce Bowler 0 28 -- -- -- -- 28 -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "It's a massive 'Get out of Euclid free' card." msb@vex.net | --Matt Parker My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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