| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 19 04:31AM These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2013-02-25, and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written by members of the Night Owls, 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 2022-09-09 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)". * Game 4, Round 1 - Current Events (excerpt) Answer these 2013 questions if you like for fun, but for no points. 1. Who was the country music star who committed suicide last week, at the age of 37? She hit #1 on the country charts in 1996 with "Guys Do It All the Time". 2. What malfunction occurred for 3 hours on Tuesday on the International Space Station, when the astronauts tried to upgrade their computer software? * Game 4, Round 2 - Entertainment - Movies about the Movies When the movie industry runs out of ideas, it turns the lens on itself. In each case, name the movie from the date and description. 1. 1995; loan shark Chili Palmer (John Travolta) gets a taste for Tinseltown when he pitches a movie to Harry Zimm (Gene Hackman), the producer whose debt Chili has to collect. 2. 1963; director Guido (Marcello Mastroianni) suffers creative block while embarking on his latest movie and drifts into dreams and memories. 3. 1950; murdered screenwriter Joe Gillis (William Holden) narrates the story of his meeting with washed-up silent icon Norma Desmond (Gloria Swanson). 4. 2011; when sound arrives in Hollywood, George Valentin (Jean Dujardin) bucks the trend by filming another silent movie, the jungle adventure "Tears of Love". 5. 1994; studio whipping boy Guy (Frank Whaley) bites back after too much abuse from bullying exec Buddy Ackerman (Kevin Spacey). 6. 1998; the elderly director James Whale (Ian McKellen) recounts his glory days as a horror director to gardener Clayton Boone (Brendan Fraser). 7. 2004; Howard Hughes (Leonardo DiCaprio) spares no expense trying to make his World War I flying drama "Hell's Angels" as realistic as possible. 8. 1980; Sandy Bates (Woody Allen) reminisces as he attends a retrospective of his work. 9. 2008; actors Tugg Speedman (Ben Stiller) and Kirk Lazarus (Robert Downey Jr.) are dropped in the jungle to shoot a Vietnam epic. 10. 2011; an orphan boy (Asa Butterfield) realizes that the grumpy toyshop owner (Ben Kingsley) in the railway station where he lives is none other than the forgotten director Georges Méliès. * Game 4, Round 3 - Geography - Most Populous Metropolitan Areas in US States In this round, you are to identify the most populous metropolitan statistical area, according to the 2010 census, of a given US state. This is, of course, *may or may not* be the same metropolitan area containing the state's most populous city. If the metropolitan area is named after multiple cities, like "Tokyo - Yokohama", the primary one, named first, will suffice. If you give additional cities in the name they must be correct. So, what """is""" the most populous metropolitan area in (or in one case just *primarily* in) these states? Note: The results for the 2020 census are not yet available -- they're expected in December -- so I will only accept answers based on the 2010 census. 1. New Hampshire. 2. Vermont. 3. Maine. 4. Tennessee. 5. Texas. 6. South Dakota. 7. North Dakota. 8. Montana. 9. Alabama. 10. West Virginia. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "Wait, was that me? That was pretty good!" msb@vex.net | --Steve Summit My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Oct 18 09:48PM -0700 On Tuesday, October 18, 2022 at 11:31:06 PM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote: > 1. Who was the country music star who committed suicide last week, > at the age of 37? She hit #1 on the country charts in 1996 with > "Guys Do It All the Time". Mindy McCready (??) > 1. 1995; loan shark Chili Palmer (John Travolta) gets a taste for > Tinseltown when he pitches a movie to Harry Zimm (Gene Hackman), > the producer whose debt Chili has to collect. "Get Shorty" > 2. 1963; director Guido (Marcello Mastroianni) suffers creative > block while embarking on his latest movie and drifts into dreams > and memories. "8 1/2" > 3. 1950; murdered screenwriter Joe Gillis (William Holden) narrates > the story of his meeting with washed-up silent icon Norma Desmond > (Gloria Swanson). "Sunset Blvd." > 4. 2011; when sound arrives in Hollywood, George Valentin (Jean > Dujardin) bucks the trend by filming another silent movie, > the jungle adventure "Tears of Love". "The Artist" > 5. 1994; studio whipping boy Guy (Frank Whaley) bites back after > too much abuse from bullying exec Buddy Ackerman (Kevin Spacey). "Swimming with Sharks" > 6. 1998; the elderly director James Whale (Ian McKellen) recounts > his glory days as a horror director to gardener Clayton Boone > (Brendan Fraser). "Gods and Monsters" > 7. 2004; Howard Hughes (Leonardo DiCaprio) spares no expense trying > to make his World War I flying drama "Hell's Angels" as realistic > as possible. "The Aviator" > 8. 1980; Sandy Bates (Woody Allen) reminisces as he attends a > retrospective of his work. "Stardust Memories" > 9. 2008; actors Tugg Speedman (Ben Stiller) and Kirk Lazarus (Robert > Downey Jr.) are dropped in the jungle to shoot a Vietnam epic. "Tropic Thunder" > 10. 2011; an orphan boy (Asa Butterfield) realizes that the grumpy > toyshop owner (Ben Kingsley) in the railway station where he > lives is none other than the forgotten director Georges Méliès. "Hugo" > So, what """is""" the most populous metropolitan area in (or in > one case just *primarily* in) these states? > 1. New Hampshire. Manchester > 2. Vermont. Montpelier > 3. Maine. Portland > 4. Tennessee. Nashville; Memphis > 5. Texas. Houston > 6. South Dakota. Sioux Falls > 7. North Dakota. Fargo > 8. Montana. Missoula; Billings > 9. Alabama. Birmingham > 10. West Virginia. Wheeling; Charleston -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 19 04:24AM Mark Brader: > notation that may appear in these rounds, see my 2022-09-09 companion > posting on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian Inquisition > (RQFTCI*)". Game 3 is over and JOSHUA KREITZER is the winner. Hearty congratulations, eh? > names, the single name containing the X is sufficient no matter > whether it is the first or last name. For phrases, though, the > full phrase is required. In 2013 I got some answers written like "Axis (of Evil)", which seemed to imply that "Okay, you're talking about the Axis of Evil, but I'll just give Axis as my answer." I still accepted these as if the correct answer had been given. > 1. Two companies """in the Fortune 500 list""" have names where the > letter X appears twice. One is Xerox. Name the other. ExxonMobil. (Still true. Not accepting Exxon; it's been over 20 years since the merger.) 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque. > 2. Microsoft created their own version of UNIX, intended for use > on microcomputers. They didn't have the right to call it UNIX, > so they gave it their own name. What was that? Xenix. 4 for Erland and Dan Tilque. > sometimes said to have magical powers, and its owner is > associated with the rightful sovereignty of England. What its > the English name? Excalibur. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Pete. > Its name has multiple spellings, but one was made famous in a > 1797 poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. What was that version > of its name? Xanadu. ("Kubla Khan".) 4 for everyone -- Joshua, Dan Blum, Erland, Pete, and Dan Tilque. > accused Iran, Iraq, and North Korea of helping terrorism and > seeking nuclear weapons. What phrase did he subsequently apply > to this group of countries? Axis of Evil. 4 for everyone. > 6. First settled in 1786, this city was the first capital of > Tennessee. It also hosted the 1982 World's Fair. Name the city. Knoxville. 4 for everyone. > Julius, Milton, and Herbert. These brothers enjoyed success > in vaudeville, Broadway, and motion pictures from the early > 1900s to 1950. What was their family name? Marx. (Respectively Chico, Harpo, Groucho, Gummo, Zeppo. Gummo never appeared in the movies, and Zeppo only appeared in them until 1933. 4 for everyone. > during which the British Empire became the largest empire of > all time. What phrase was used to describe this period of > peace due to British hegemony? Pax Britannica. 4 for everyone. > together to become the Chia Pets. They changed their name in > 1992, added a fourth band member, performed and released albums > until 2000, and disbanded in 2001. Name this band. Moxy Früvous. > 10. This character was the aunt to Draco Malfoy in the Harry > Potter series. Name her. Bellatrix Lestrange. The first name was sufficient. 4 for Pete. 3 for Dan Blum. > in Chicago, when the South Side gang led by Al Capone > murdered several members of the North Side Irish gang led > by Bugs Moran? 1929. 4 for Joshua, Erland, and Dan Tilque. > A2. In what year, within 2, did Thomas Watson Sr. rename his > company from CTR to IBM? 1924 (accepting 1922-26, and since nobody was within that range, I'm accepting 1920-28 as "almost correct"). 2 for Joshua. The full names: Computing-Tabulating-Recording Co. and International Business Machines Corp. > These two questions are on novels that have a romantic theme but, > ah, probably should not be classified as literature. > B1. Who is the author of the novel "Fifty Shades of Grey"? E.L. James. 4 for Joshua. > B2. Who is the author of the "Twilight" vampire romance series, > which includes the novels "Twilight", "New Moon", "Eclipse", > and "Breaking Dawn"? Stephenie Meyer. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Pete. In 2013, I noted that of 7 entrants who named her, only Joshua Kreitzer and Dan Blum gave both names and spelled them both correctly -- with 5 E's, no A's, and no final S. This time 3 entrants gave the right answer, and Joshua was the only one to give both names. > with, ah, interesting names. > C1. In what province would you find towns named Come by Chance, > Dildo, and Heart's Delight? Newfoundland and Labrador. In contrast with the ExxonMobil question, I'm accepting "Newfoundland". It's been than 20 years since that change happened, too, but this one was just a renaming; the provincial boundaries didn't change. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque. > C2. In what province would you find towns named Fertile, Old > Wives, and Poor Man? Saskatchewan. 3 for Dan Blum and Pete. 2 for Joshua. > professional tennis players. > D1. Andre Agassi """has been""" married to which tennis player > since 2001? Steffi Graf. (Still true.) 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Erland, and Pete. > D2. Chris Evert """has been""" married and divorced three times. > Who did she marry in 2008, and divorce in 2009 after only > 18 months? Greg Norman. (Still true.) 4 for Joshua and Pete. > at the Empire State Building, thus inspiring part of the > 1993 movie "Sleepless in Seattle". What is the title of > the 1957 film? "An Affair to Remember". 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum. > attack. Its stars include Burt Lancaster and Deborah Kerr, > and it's best known for their kissing scene on the beach. > What is its title? "From Here to Eternity". 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Pete. > F1. Who said (or wrote) the following? "Sex without love is > an empty experience -- but, as empty experiences go, it's > one of the best." Woody Allen. Both names were required. 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum. > F2. What playwright said (or wrote) the following? "Why should > we take advice on sex from the pope? If he knows anything > about it, he shouldn't!" George Bernard Shaw. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 3 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST TOPICS-> Ent Geo His Spo Can Sci Mis Cha SIX Joshua Kreitzer 32 28 32 15 4 32 28 40 192 Dan Blum 32 32 24 7 4 28 31 27 174 Dan Tilque 20 16 32 3 0 24 28 8 128 Erland Sommarskog 4 36 15 8 0 16 24 8 107 Pete Gayde -- -- -- -- -- -- 28 19 47 -- Mark Brader | "I'm a little worried about the bug-eater", she said. Toronto | "We're embedded in bugs, have you noticed?" msb@vex.net | -- Niven, "The Integral Trees" My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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