| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 01 04:49PM -0500 I wrote one of these rounds. ** Game 7, Round 9 - Sports - NHL Expansion and Contraction *Note*: In this round, where we ask you for the name of a team, we always require the *full name*, such as "Saskatchewan Roughriders", unless stated otherwise. For teams that used more than one name while at the same location, you can give any version of the name. 1. The NHL began play in 1917 as a 4-team league. Two of those teams survive today as the Montreal Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs. One of the others was killed by the Great Depression: they skipped the 1931-32 season due to financial trouble, moved to a US city in 1934, and failed after one more year. Give their name either before or after the move. 2. The fourth of the original teams had a much shorter life: they had played just 4 games (losing three of them) when the arena they were sharing with another NHL team burned down, and the team was disbanded soon after. What was their name? 3. A fifth team was actually granted a franchise at the inception of the NHL in 1917, but did not begin play until 1919. In 1920 they changed provinces, moving to Ontario, but the team failed in 1925. Name either of the *cities* where they played -- team name *not* required. 4. The NHL's first period of expansion was 1924-26, when the league added 7 new teams for a total of 10. Four of these are still playing, being the American teams among the so-called "original six"; the others failed in 1931, 1938, and 1942. Name *any one* of the three teams that failed, giving any of the names that they used. 5. The NHL's next period of expansion began with the addition of 6 teams simultaneously -- in what year, within 1? 6. 3 years later, the number of Canadian teams in the league finally rose back above 2. Name *either* of the two teams, one of them Canadian, that were added at that time. 7. Of the 6 new teams mentioned in question 5, the ones in Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and St. Louis """are still""" playing in those cities. After two moves, a merger, and a special deal that approximately split the merged team back into two, the other two franchises have yielded two """present-day""" teams in new cities. Name either of these """present-day""" teams. 8. The Kansas City Scouts joined the league <7 years after answer 5> and have moved """twice since""". Give either of their later names. 9. The """only""" instance of an NHL team moving from the US to Canada was in 1980. What are they """now""" called? 10. """Each year since 1995""", one of the NHL teams that was originally in the WHA has moved: two have left Canada while the third moved to a more southerly location within the US. Give the new names of any two of the three teams. After completing the round, please decode the rot26. :-) I'll repeat the note in case you'd forgotten: In this round, where we ask you for the name of a team, we always require the *full name*, such as "Saskatchewan Roughriders", unless stated otherwise. Go back and fix things if you have to. ** Game 7, Round 10 - Challenge Round * A. Accounting A1. What does the acronym GAAP ["gap"] stand for? A2. When a company is acquired, its value over and above the value of its assets, and including such intangible factors as good reputation and brand recognition, is called what? * B. Quotes about War B1. This commander's reputation has taken a beating """lately""", but his critics have taken their lumps too. He said, "There are a lot of people who say that bombing can never win a war. Well, my answer to that is that it has never been tried yet, and we shall see." Name him. B2. What 20th-century revolutionary wrote this from the field?: "Our isolation continues to be total; various illnesses have undermined the health of some comrades... We have not had a single recruit. To sum up, a month which has evolved normally considering the standard development of guerrilla warfare." * C. Underground Comics C1. """He's""" one of the most popular and influential underground comic artists, creator of such characters as Mr. Natural, the Snoids, and Fritz the Cat. He later turned to aggressively sexual imagery which alienated some of his readers, although """he's still""" widely respected and prolific. He was the subject of a """recent""" award-winning film biography. Who """is""" he? C2. Gilbert Shelton (with, later, Paul Mavrides) wrote and drew this funny, incredibly popular comic book published by the Rip Off Press. It follows the adventures of Fat Freddy, Freewheelin' Franklin, and Phineas, who are collectively known as...? * D. Hip Urban Novels of the 1980s These writers have written more novels and stories since, but they were never as successful as they were when writing about drug use, promiscuity, and moody indecision in the Money Decade. D1. Who wrote "Slaves of New York" (1986)? D2. Who wrote "Bright Lights, Big City" (1984)? * E. Foreign-Language Idioms E1. Translate or explain the Italian expression "Traduttore traditore" ["tra-doot-TOR-eh tra-dih-TOR-eh"]. E2. Translate or explain the Yiddish expression "Kein eyn hora" ["kain ain HO-ra"]. -- Mark Brader ...the scariest words of the afternoon: Toronto "Hey, don't worry, I've read all about msb@vex.net doing this sort of thing!" -- Vernor Vinge My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jun 02 02:29AM > 6. 3 years later, the number of Canadian teams in the league > finally rose back above 2. Name *either* of the two teams, > one of them Canadian, that were added at that time. Ottawa Senators; Edmonton Oilers > 9. The """only""" instance of an NHL team moving from the US to Canada > was in 1980. What are they """now""" called? Vancouver Canucks; Calgary Flames > ** Game 7, Round 10 - Challenge Round > * A. Accounting > A1. What does the acronym GAAP ["gap"] stand for? generally accepted accounting practices > are a lot of people who say that bombing can never win a war. > Well, my answer to that is that it has never been tried yet, > and we shall see." Name him. Billy Mitchell; Curtis LeMay > undermined the health of some comrades... We have not had a > single recruit. To sum up, a month which has evolved normally > considering the standard development of guerrilla warfare." Ho Chi Minh; Che Guevara > of his readers, although """he's still""" widely respected > and prolific. He was the subject of a """recent""" > award-winning film biography. Who """is""" he? Robert Crumb > Rip Off Press. It follows the adventures of Fat Freddy, > Freewheelin' Franklin, and Phineas, who are collectively > known as...? The Freak Brothers > * D. Hip Urban Novels of the 1980s > D1. Who wrote "Slaves of New York" (1986)? Tama Janowicz > D2. Who wrote "Bright Lights, Big City" (1984)? Bret Easton Ellis > * E. Foreign-Language Idioms > E1. Translate or explain the Italian expression "Traduttore > traditore" ["tra-doot-TOR-eh tra-dih-TOR-eh"]. The translator is a traitor. -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Jun 02 06:17AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in > skipped the 1931-32 season due to financial trouble, moved to > a US city in 1934, and failed after one more year. Give their > name either before or after the move. Montreal Maroons > "original six"; the others failed in 1931, 1938, and 1942. > Name *any one* of the three teams that failed, giving any of > the names that they used. New York Americans > 5. The NHL's next period of expansion began with the addition of > 6 teams simultaneously -- in what year, within 1? 1967 > 6. 3 years later, the number of Canadian teams in the league > finally rose back above 2. Name *either* of the two teams, > one of them Canadian, that were added at that time. Vancouver Canucks > two, the other two franchises have yielded two """present-day""" > teams in new cities. Name either of these """present-day""" > teams. New Jersey Devils; Washington Capitals > 8. The Kansas City Scouts joined the league <7 years after answer 5> > and have moved """twice since""". Give either of their later > names. New Jersey Devils; Washington Capitals > 9. The """only""" instance of an NHL team moving from the US to Canada > was in 1980. What are they """now""" called? Calgary Flames > in the WHA has moved: two have left Canada while the third moved > to a more southerly location within the US. Give the new names > of any two of the three teams. Carolina Hurricanes > ** Game 7, Round 10 - Challenge Round > * A. Accounting > A1. What does the acronym GAAP ["gap"] stand for? generally accepted accounting principles > A2. When a company is acquired, its value over and above the > value of its assets, and including such intangible factors > as good reputation and brand recognition, is called what? goodwill > are a lot of people who say that bombing can never win a war. > Well, my answer to that is that it has never been tried yet, > and we shall see." Name him. Arthur Harris > undermined the health of some comrades... We have not had a > single recruit. To sum up, a month which has evolved normally > considering the standard development of guerrilla warfare." Mao Zedong; Che Guevara > of his readers, although """he's still""" widely respected > and prolific. He was the subject of a """recent""" > award-winning film biography. Who """is""" he? Robert Crumb > Rip Off Press. It follows the adventures of Fat Freddy, > Freewheelin' Franklin, and Phineas, who are collectively > known as...? The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers > were never as successful as they were when writing about drug use, > promiscuity, and moody indecision in the Money Decade. > D1. Who wrote "Slaves of New York" (1986)? Tama Janowitz > D2. Who wrote "Bright Lights, Big City" (1984)? Jay McInerney > * E. Foreign-Language Idioms > E1. Translate or explain the Italian expression "Traduttore > traditore" ["tra-doot-TOR-eh tra-dih-TOR-eh"]. "translator, traitor" > E2. Translate or explain the Yiddish expression "Kein eyn hora" > ["kain ain HO-ra"]. "no evil eye" -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| bbowler <bruce.bowler@gmail.com>: Jun 01 05:00PM On Sat, 29 May 2021 16:36:59 -0500, Mark Brader wrote: > that it becomes too soft and sticky when warm, and too hard when > cold. These disadvantages were partially overcome in 1839 when the > American inventor Charles Goodyear discovered what process? Vulcanization > shape that it retains. They intended it to be a replacement for > ivory (for example, in billiard balls), but it proved to have far > greater application -- including film and fashion. Name it. Cellulose? > a Belgian immigrant to the US. It had immediate applications in > everything from lacquer to electrical insulation to billiard balls; > indeed, this material may be said to define the Art Deco style. Bakelite > 5. Some common plastics are polyethylene, polypropylene, > polystyrene... in fact, the whole class of plastics goes by the name > "polymers". What does the prefix "poly-" mean? Many > an opening with a particular cross-section (the die), and a > continuous shape is formed with a constant cross-section similar to > that of the orifice. extrusion > * Nomenclature > 7. Polytetrafluoroethylene, used in cookware and clothing, is > better known by what trade name? Teflon > 8. PVC is a common hard, inflexible plastic whose industrial use > is ubiquitous -- it appears in everything from tubing to ski boots. > What does PVC stand for? PolyVinyl Chloride > 9. Polymethyl methacrylate is a transparent, extremely hard > substance better known by what trade name? Lexan? > 10. Polystyrene with air injected is better known by what trade > name? Styrofoam > minutes or so when the camera was about to run out of film are > actually quite obvious. It starred James Stewart and was inspired by > the real-life murderers Leopold and Loeb. What was its title? Rope? > Cummings was also in a 1954 movie starring Ray Milland that was > filmed in 3-D, although not released that way until years later. Name > *either movie*. Lifeboat? > The other appeared in 1976, starred Bruce Dern, and included a > humorous scene of a runaway car on a California mountain road. Name > either one. Family Plot > 7. Since the story of "Lifeboat" (1944) takes place entirely > in the boat, Hitchcock could not play his usual walk-on role. How did > he manage to get himself into the movie? His photo was in the newspaper they had |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 01 04:47PM -0500 Mark Brader: > of the Year. But this guy made it to the front page -- probably > because of his better-known son, a Canadian Olympic athlete. > Name him -- their last name is enough. Mark Rebagliati, father of Ross. > 2. What did Cineplex Odeon decide this week to stop showing in > its cinemas? A trailer, aimed at getting people to turn off cellphones and pagers, that showed an execution about to take place. > I wrote one of these rounds. That was the entertainment round. Incidentally, I noted when posting these answers in 2009, the March 2009 issue of "Games" had a quiz on Hitchcock movies, consisting of stills from 21 of his movies and a list of the titles to be matched with them. I got 19 right. > Ben Braddock: Yes, sir, I am. > Mr. McGuire: Plastics. > -- "The Graduate" (1967) The movie was written by Calder Willingham and Buck Henry, based on the original novel by Charles Webb. > that it becomes too soft and sticky when warm, and too hard when > cold. These disadvantages were partially overcome in 1839 when > the American inventor Charles Goodyear discovered what process? Vulcanization. 4 for everyone -- Erland, Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Bruce. > and styrene catalyzed by sodium -- its name derives from two > of these materials, and is one of the """current""" trade names > for synthetic rubber in Germany. What is it? Buna. (Still true as far as I know.) Sodium is "Natrium" in German, as in Latin. > a shape that it retains. They intended it to be a replacement > for ivory (for example, in billiard balls), but it proved to have > far greater application -- including film and fashion. Name it. Celluloid. (Not cellulose, a natural substance found in plants. Not nitrocellulose either.) 4 for Erland. Although celluloid is the best-known movie film base, celluloid film is dangerously flammable and was replaced by safer plastics in the mid-20th century. > in everything from lacquer to electrical insulation to billiard > balls; indeed, this material may be said to define the Art > Deco style. Bakelite. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Bruce. It's named after its inventor, Leo Baekeland. > 5. Some common plastics are polyethylene, polypropylene, > polystyrene... in fact, the whole class of plastics goes by > the name "polymers". What does the prefix "poly-" mean? Many (referring to many repeated units of a chained molecule). 4 for everyone. > an opening with a particular cross-section (the die), and > a continuous shape is formed with a constant cross-section > similar to that of the orifice. Extrusion. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Bruce. Of course, it's also used with metals, typically the softer ones. > * Nomenclature > 7. Polytetrafluoroethylene, used in cookware and clothing, is > better known by what trade name? Teflon. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Bruce. > 8. PVC is a common hard, inflexible plastic whose industrial use > is ubiquitous -- it appears in everything from tubing to > ski boots. What does PVC stand for? Polyvinyl chloride. 4 for everyone. > 9. Polymethyl methacrylate is a transparent, extremely hard > substance better known by what trade name? Plexiglas (or Perspex). Okay, and also Lucite. 4 for Dan Blum (the hard way). "Acrylic" is not a trade name. Lexan is a different plastic. > 10. Polystyrene with air injected is better known by what trade > name? Styrofoam. Okay, and also Frigolit. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Bruce. > Bergman, the McGuffin proved to be hidden in a wine bottle -- > but *what* it was caused Hitchcock to attract attention from > the FBI. What was it? Uranium ore. I did not require "ore", and scored other references to nuclear weaponry as almost correct. 4 for Dan Blum. 3 for Joshua and Dan Tilque. > 2. This 1955 movie was Shirley MacLaine's debut and is generally > considered Hitchcock's funniest. Its McGuffin is the body of > the title character. What was the title? "The Trouble with Harry". 4 for Joshua. > of film are actually quite obvious. It starred James Stewart > and was inspired by the real-life murderers Leopold and Loeb. > What was its title? "Rope". 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Bruce. I left the question the way I wrote it in 1998, but the description of the movie is not actually correct: every second one of the "joints", every 20 minutes or so, is not a badly concealed cut but a conventional, unconcealed one. Because you're used to seeing a lot more of those, they *aren't* obvious -- you'll only notice them if you're looking for them. See the IMDB or even Wikipedia. > was his first American-made movie but was again set in England. > The third was "The Birds" (1963). Name *either one of the > first two*. "Jamaica Inn", "Rebecca". 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua. Again, I've left the question the way I wrote it in 1998, but years later when I watched "Jamaica Inn" for the second time, I didn't find the dialect so impenetrable after all. > Cummings was also in a 1954 movie starring Ray Milland that was > filmed in 3-D, although not released that way until years later. > Name *either movie*. "Saboteur" (not "Sabotage", a different Hitchcock movie); "Dial M for Murder". 4 for Joshua. The ship, unnamed in "Saboteur", was the "Normandie". See: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-normandie-catches-fire The use of 3-D for "Dial M for Murder" explains why certain shots were taken from an unusual perspective: for example, one shot with a pair of scissors very close to the camera. > the necktie. The other appeared in 1976, starred Bruce Dern, > and included a humorous scene of a runaway car on a California > mountain road. Name either one. "Frenzy", "Family Plot". 4 for Joshua and Bruce. > 7. Since the story of "Lifeboat" (1944) takes place entirely > in the boat, Hitchcock could not play his usual walk-on role. > How did he manage to get himself into the movie? In a newspaper ad. (Before-and-after photos for a fictional product, "Reduco -- the obesity slayer".) 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Bruce. He actually had been making an effort to lose weight, and the before-and-after photos were real. See: https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51GUiwCi+HL._CR10,0,602,602_UX175.jpg > and in various later movies, Hitchcock was considered to have > had her in mind when casting Tippi Hedren, Kim Novak, and Eva > Marie Saint. Name her. Grace Kelly ("Dial M for Murder", "Rear Window", "To Catch a Thief"). 4 for Dan Blum. "To Catch a Thief" was not her last movie, but it led to the end of her movie career -- because it was filmed in Monaco and that's how she met Prince Rainier. > from start to finish. It takes place in an unnamed European > country and the title character is played by Dame May Whitty. > Name the film. "The Lady Vanishes". 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua. > was also a governor-general of Canada, that features Robert > Donat and Madeleine Carroll and for part of the story has them > handcuffed together. "The 39 Steps". 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua. The novel was by John Buchan, who became Lord Tweedsmuir after he was named G-G. If you're a fan of this movie, I recommend the comedy play of the same title, written by 1995 by Simon Corble and Nobby Dimon and rewritten in 2005 by Patrick Barlow. It is a parody of this specific version of the story. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 7 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 7 8 BEST TOPICS-> His Art Geo Sci Ent THREE Dan Blum 16 12 20 32 28 80 Joshua Kreitzer 8 0 22 20 35 77 Erland Sommarskog 16 0 24 16 0 56 Dan Tilque 0 0 24 28 3 55 Bruce Bowler -- -- -- 28 12 40 -- Mark Brader | "I thought at first that you had done something clever, Toronto | but I see that there was nothing in it, after all." msb@vex.net | "I begin to think, Watson, that I make a mistake | in explaining." --Doyle My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Pete Gayde <pete.gayde@gmail.com>: Jun 01 07:28PM -0500 Mark Brader wrote: > Name him -- their last name is enough. > 2. What did Cineplex Odeon decide this week to stop showing in > its cinemas? Passion of the Christ > that it becomes too soft and sticky when warm, and too hard when > cold. These disadvantages were partially overcome in 1839 when > the American inventor Charles Goodyear discovered what process? Bessemer > a shape that it retains. They intended it to be a replacement > for ivory (for example, in billiard balls), but it proved to have > far greater application -- including film and fashion. Name it. Cellulose > 5. Some common plastics are polyethylene, polypropylene, > polystyrene... in fact, the whole class of plastics goes by > the name "polymers". What does the prefix "poly-" mean? Many > an opening with a particular cross-section (the die), and > a continuous shape is formed with a constant cross-section > similar to that of the orifice. Extrusion > * Nomenclature > 7. Polytetrafluoroethylene, used in cookware and clothing, is > better known by what trade name? Teflon > 8. PVC is a common hard, inflexible plastic whose industrial use > is ubiquitous -- it appears in everything from tubing to > ski boots. What does PVC stand for? Polyvinyl chloride > 9. Polymethyl methacrylate is a transparent, extremely hard > substance better known by what trade name? Kevlar > 10. Polystyrene with air injected is better known by what trade > name? Packing peanuts > of film are actually quite obvious. It starred James Stewart > and was inspired by the real-life murderers Leopold and Loeb. > What was its title? Rear Window > and in various later movies, Hitchcock was considered to have > had her in mind when casting Tippi Hedren, Kim Novak, and Eva > Marie Saint. Name her. Grace Kelly > from start to finish. It takes place in an unnamed European > country and the title character is played by Dame May Whitty. > Name the film. Murder on the Orient Express > was also a governor-general of Canada, that features Robert > Donat and Madeleine Carroll and for part of the story has them > handcuffed together. Pete Gayde |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 01 09:16PM -0500 If Pete Gayde's answers had been posted on time, he would have scored 16 points on Round 7 and 4 on Round 8 for a running score of 20. -- Mark Brader | "Earthmen learned how to send ships through space, and msb@vex.net | so initiated human history, though I suppose there was Toronto | previous history on Earth." -- Jack Vance, "Emphyrio" |
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