| swp <stephen.w.perry@gmail.com>: Aug 30 07:10PM -0700 On Monday, August 30, 2021 at 12:07:20 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote: > Mark Brader: > > These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2011-06-06, ... > > prolific writer. > Issac Asimov. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Erland, Dan Blum, and John. > 3 for Stephen. ... > Mark Brader, Toronto "Information! ... We want information!" > m...@vex.net -- The Prisoner > My text in this article is in the public domain. I miss Isaac so much that I called him Sir, but at least I spelled Isaac correctly. I miss Harlan too. swp |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Aug 31 01:23AM -0500 Mark Brader: >>> All three must participate for conception to occur. Name this >>> prolific writer. >> Issac Asimov... Stephen Perry: > I miss Isaac so much that I called him Sir, but at least I spelled Isaac > correctly. Urk, sorry about that. I don't have access to the original game files from 2011 to check whether it was the Mods' error then, or mine when I first posted the round in 2012, but obviously I should have noticed it -- both times. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | Typos are a journalistic tradition of long msb@vex.net | etaoin shrdlu. -- Truly Donovan My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Aug 30 08:28PM +0200 > after it. Around it, you """can see""" the Park Inn Berlin, the > World Time Clock, and the Fountain of Friendship between Peoples. > Name that square (in German). Alexanderplatz > Every year """since 1947, Norway has donated""" a Christmas > tree as a token of thanks. Canada House """overlooks""" the > open space. Name the square. Trafalgar Square > the Great Hall of the People, it's open and bare -- no trees > or benches, just lampposts fitted with video cameras""". > Name the square. Tianmen Square > 5. The name in Arabic translates as "Liberation Square". """To > get there, just take the Metro to Sadat station.""" Give that > Arabic name (in our alphabet), or just name the city. Cairo > 6. Translated as "Revolution Square (or Plaza)", this public space > """is""" dominated by a monument dedicated to José Martí. > In what city will you find it? Havana > a coincidence! Anyway, from it you """can see""" Tyn Cathedral, > St. Nicholas Church, and the Jan Hus Memorial. In what city > is this square? Prague > Historical Museum, and the Resurrection Gate. There """is""" > a monument to two heroes who repelled Polish invaders in 1612. > Name the square. Red Square > stops on the Silk Road. Formerly called the Shah Square, it > was built 400 years ago to establish it as a capital city and > cultural center. Name the city. (Hint: it isn't Tehran.) Samarkand |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Aug 31 12:20AM > 4. Mel Gibson comes back from the brink of suicide when he starts > talking to a puppet that he carries around constantly from > boardroom to bedroom. Name the movie. The Beaver > 5. Wayang kulit is a traditional form of shadow puppetry prevalent > in Java and Bali. In what 1982 movie by Peter Weir can you > see a sample? The Year of Living Dangerously > 6. In what movie musical will you see a marionette performance > done to the song "The Lonely Goatherd"? The Sound of Music > 7. He wasn't the puppeteer, but as producer and writer, he brought > the Thunderbirds to life in the mid-1960s TV series and in movies > such as "Thunderbirds Are Go" and "Thunderbird 6". Name him. Gerry Anderson > 8. In this Spike Jonze film from 1999, John Cusack plays a > struggling puppeteer who achieves fame and fortune after taking > control of the body of another person. Name the movie. Being John Malkovich > 10. Director Todd Haynes has often played with innovative casting > in his movies. In his cult film "Superstar", from 1987, he used > Ken and Barbie dolls to depict the tragic life of what singer? Karen Carpenter > after it. Around it, you """can see""" the Park Inn Berlin, the > World Time Clock, and the Fountain of Friendship between Peoples. > Name that square (in German). Alexanderplatz > Every year """since 1947, Norway has donated""" a Christmas > tree as a token of thanks. Canada House """overlooks""" the > open space. Name the square. Trafalgar Square > the Great Hall of the People, it's open and bare -- no trees > or benches, just lampposts fitted with video cameras""". > Name the square. Tianamen Square > 5. The name in Arabic translates as "Liberation Square". """To > get there, just take the Metro to Sadat station.""" Give that > Arabic name (in our alphabet), or just name the city. Cairo > 6. Translated as "Revolution Square (or Plaza)", this public space > """is""" dominated by a monument dedicated to Jos? Mart?. > In what city will you find it? Bogota; Havana > a coincidence! Anyway, from it you """can see""" Tyn Cathedral, > St. Nicholas Church, and the Jan Hus Memorial. In what city > is this square? Prague > Historical Museum, and the Resurrection Gate. There """is""" > a monument to two heroes who repelled Polish invaders in 1612. > Name the square. Red Square > stops on the Silk Road. Formerly called the Shah Square, it > was built 400 years ago to establish it as a capital city and > cultural center. Name the city. (Hint: it isn't Tehran.) Agra -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| swp <stephen.w.perry@gmail.com>: Aug 30 07:49PM -0700 On Monday, August 30, 2021 at 12:08:46 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote: > in movies. Sorry, no Muppets. > 1. Name the 1978 movie starring Anthony Hopkins as a ventriloquist > driven to murder by his mad dummy. magic > 2. What actress suffered the attacks of a Zuni fetish doll come > to life in the third part of 1975's "Trilogy of Terror"? karen black > 3. Which 2008 movie starring Jason Segel and Kristen Bell ends with > a performance of a Dracula-puppet rock opera, "A Taste for Love"? forgetting sarah marshall > 4. Mel Gibson comes back from the brink of suicide when he starts > talking to a puppet that he carries around constantly from > boardroom to bedroom. Name the movie. the beaver > 5. Wayang kulit is a traditional form of shadow puppetry prevalent > in Java and Bali. In what 1982 movie by Peter Weir can you > see a sample? the year of living dangerously > 6. In what movie musical will you see a marionette performance > done to the song "The Lonely Goatherd"? the sound of music > 7. He wasn't the puppeteer, but as producer and writer, he brought > the Thunderbirds to life in the mid-1960s TV series and in movies > such as "Thunderbirds Are Go" and "Thunderbird 6". Name him. gerry anderson > 8. In this Spike Jonze film from 1999, John Cusack plays a > struggling puppeteer who achieves fame and fortune after taking > control of the body of another person. Name the movie. being john malkovich > this 7-hour meditation on Germany, history, cinema, and art > by Hans-Jergen Syberberg. """Order it now from Netflix.""" > What is the title? hitler: a film from germany > 10. Director Todd Haynes has often played with innovative casting > in his movies. In his cult film "Superstar", from 1987, he used > Ken and Barbie dolls to depict the tragic life of what singer? karen carpenter > after it. Around it, you """can see""" the Park Inn Berlin, the > World Time Clock, and the Fountain of Friendship between Peoples. > Name that square (in German). alexanderplatz > Center. Like many of the streets and buildings in the area, > the name of the square alludes to the birth of Jesus. What is > that name (in English)? manger square > Every year """since 1947, Norway has donated""" a Christmas > tree as a token of thanks. Canada House """overlooks""" the > open space. Name the square. trafalgar square > the Great Hall of the People, it's open and bare -- no trees > or benches, just lampposts fitted with video cameras""". > Name the square. tiananmen square in beijing > 5. The name in Arabic translates as "Liberation Square". """To > get there, just take the Metro to Sadat station.""" Give that > Arabic name (in our alphabet), or just name the city. tahrir square ; cairo > 6. Translated as "Revolution Square (or Plaza)", this public space > """is""" dominated by a monument dedicated to José Martí. > In what city will you find it? havana > a coincidence! Anyway, from it you """can see""" Tyn Cathedral, > St. Nicholas Church, and the Jan Hus Memorial. In what city > is this square? prague > Historical Museum, and the Resurrection Gate. There """is""" > a monument to two heroes who repelled Polish invaders in 1612. > Name the square. red square in moscow > stops on the Silk Road. Formerly called the Shah Square, it > was built 400 years ago to establish it as a capital city and > cultural center. Name the city. (Hint: it isn't Tehran.) ok, so it's in iran ... isfahan? > """can see""" the famous "Fountain of Joy" but the real draw > """is""" the medieval horse race held every year, the Palio > di Siena. What is the name of the square? piazza del campo in sienna italy > m...@vex.net | requisite speed for four days without stopping..." > | -- Orville Wright, March 1909 > My text in this article is in the public domain. swp |
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