| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 28 07:42AM 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 9 - Canadiana - Scarborough Walk of Fame There is the Hollywood Walk of Fame. There is the Canadian Walk of Fame in downtown Toronto. But this round is about the *Scarborough* Walk of Fame, in the food court of the Scarborough Town Centre. In each case, you have to name the famous Scarberian being described. Note that some are Scarborough natives while others were born elsewhere and made their way to Scarborough. 1. Inducted in 2008, this Scarborough resident was Toronto's first medical officer of health, who became the face of public health during the SARS outbreak of 2003. She later held the position of Ontario's Medical Officer of Health. She died in 2008 from a rare form of cancer. 2. Inducted in 2007, this Scarborough resident was the first president of the Greenpeace Foundation; among other things, he spearheaded a successful campaign to ban commercial whaling. He later became the ecology specialist for CITY-TV. He died of prostate cancer in 2005. 3. Inducted in 2011, this doctor worked with Dr. Maxwell Bochner of the Bochner Eye Institute in Toronto for more than 10 years. He was one of the first in North America to practice laser vision correction. 4. Inducted in 2011, this Scotland-born singer/songwriter """has been""" part of the Canadian music scene since 1976. He is best known for his 1985 album "Strange Animal" and joined the rock group Styx in 1999. 5. Inducted in 2009, this media personality """is""" best known as the co-host of CHUM-FM's morning show, and the host of CITY-TV's "CityLine" program from 1989 to 2008. 6. Inducted in 2007, this Scarborough native swam across Lake Ontario at age 16, in a new record time of 15 hours 10 minutes that smashed long-distance swimmer Marilyn Bell's record by almost 6 hours. Between 1975 and 1982 she swam across the English Channel 19 times, including 5 two-way crossings, earning the soubriquet "Queen of the Channel". 7. Inducted in 2009, this actress and comedienne started her career with Second City in 1983. She had a regular role in the first season of "Paradise Falls". She starred with her husband, Colin Mochrie, in two television series, "Getting Along Famously" and the children's series "Seven Little Monsters". She """can""" also be seen in "Little Mosque on the Prairie", playing Mayor Popowicz. 8. Inducted in 2011, this musician born in England in 1928 is a Canadian jazz vibraphonist, percussionist, and composer. In the early 1970s he drew wide acclaim for his performances with Benny Goodman's jazz sextet, with which he toured internationally. In 1992, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in recognition of his international renown. 9. Inducted in 2008, this Scarborough native began his professional hockey career as the first-round draft pick for the New York Rangers in 1974. He played left wing with the Rangers for two years before he was traded to Boston in 1976, where he scored a hat-trick in his first-ever game as a Bruin. By 1985 he had earned his place as captain of the team. He retired in 1988. 10. Inducted in 2006, this Scarborough resident has had a long career as a broadcaster for CITY-TV and CP24. He was the recipient of the Clarke Institute's 1996 "Courage to Come Back" Award (for coming back from the effects of polio), and was inducted into the Terry Fox Hall of Fame in 1997 for his ongoing contributions to the causes of people with physical disabilities. """Currently""" he is the Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario. ** Game 4, Round 10 - Entertainment Challenge Round - Academy Awards * A. History - The First Time These two questions are on events associated with the first Academy Awards in 1929, honoring movies of 1927-28. A1. What comic actor won an honorary Oscar for versatility and genius in acting, writing, directing, and producing the silent movie "The Circus"? A2. What movie won the Oscar for Best Picture (or as they said back then, Outstanding Picture)? * B. Literature - From the Page B1. What movie was adapted from Stephen King's novella "The Body"? B2. What movie was adapted from W.P. Kinsella's novel "Shoeless Joe"? * C. Geography - At Least There are Subtitles C1. What country """has won""" the most times for Best Foreign Language Film? C2. What is the name of the 2003 Canadian movie that won for Best Foreign Language Film and is the sequel to the "The Decline of the American Empire"? * D. Sports - Reach for the Top These two questions are about Best Picture winners with sports themes. D1. What movie won the Oscar for Best Picture for 1981? D2. What movie won the Oscar for Best Picture for 2004? * E. Science - Special Things E1. Two disaster movies from 1972 and 1974 each won a Special Achievement Academy Award for Visual Effects. Name either one. E2. What 1995 movie won a Special Achievement Academy Award for being the first feature-length computer-animated film? * F. Miscellaneous - It's All about the Numbers F1. Who """holds""" the record for most appearances as host or co-host of the Academy Awards, at 19? F2. What British actor has been nominated 8 times for Best Actor, but """has""" never won? He was presented with an honorary Oscar in 2002. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "Domine, defende nos msb@vex.net | Contra hos motores bos!" -- A. D. Godley My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Oct 28 12:57AM -0700 On Friday, October 28, 2022 at 2:42:11 AM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote: > ** Game 4, Round 9 - Canadiana - Scarborough Walk of Fame Sorry! > A1. What comic actor won an honorary Oscar for versatility and > genius in acting, writing, directing, and producing the > silent movie "The Circus"? Chaplin > A2. What movie won the Oscar for Best Picture (or as they said > back then, Outstanding Picture)? "Wings" > * B. Literature - From the Page > B1. What movie was adapted from Stephen King's novella > "The Body"? "Stand by Me" > B2. What movie was adapted from W.P. Kinsella's novel > "Shoeless Joe"? "Field of Dreams" > * C. Geography - At Least There are Subtitles > C1. What country """has won""" the most times for Best Foreign > Language Film? France > C2. What is the name of the 2003 Canadian movie that won for > Best Foreign Language Film and is the sequel to the "The > Decline of the American Empire"? "The Barbarian Invasions" > These two questions are about Best Picture winners with sports > themes. > D1. What movie won the Oscar for Best Picture for 1981? "Chariots of Fire" > D2. What movie won the Oscar for Best Picture for 2004? "Million Dollar Baby" > E1. Two disaster movies from 1972 and 1974 each won a Special > Achievement Academy Award for Visual Effects. Name either > one. "The Towering Inferno" > E2. What 1995 movie won a Special Achievement Academy Award > for being the first feature-length computer-animated film? "Toy Story" > * F. Miscellaneous - It's All about the Numbers > F1. Who """holds""" the record for most appearances as host or > co-host of the Academy Awards, at 19? Bob Hope > F2. What British actor has been nominated 8 times for Best Actor, > but """has""" never won? He was presented with an honorary > Oscar in 2002. Peter O'Toole -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Oct 28 01:33AM -0700 On 10/28/22 00:42, Mark Brader wrote: > "The Body"? > B2. What movie was adapted from W.P. Kinsella's novel > "Shoeless Joe"? Eight Men Out > * C. Geography - At Least There are Subtitles > C1. What country """has won""" the most times for Best Foreign > Language Film? France; Germany > These two questions are about Best Picture winners with sports > themes. > D1. What movie won the Oscar for Best Picture for 1981? Chariots of Fire > E1. Two disaster movies from 1972 and 1974 each won a Special > Achievement Academy Award for Visual Effects. Name either > one. The Towering Inferno; The Poseidon Adventure > E2. What 1995 movie won a Special Achievement Academy Award > for being the first feature-length computer-animated film? Toy Story > * F. Miscellaneous - It's All about the Numbers > F1. Who """holds""" the record for most appearances as host or > co-host of the Academy Awards, at 19? Billy Crystal > F2. What British actor has been nominated 8 times for Best Actor, > but """has""" never won? He was presented with an honorary > Oscar in 2002. Michael Caine -- Dan Tilque |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 28 07:39AM Mark Brader: > * Game 4, Round 7 - Literature - Science-Fiction Books > These works appear on NPR's list of the top 100 science-fiction > and fantasy books. In each case, name the author. This was the easiest round in the original game, and the second-easiest in the entire season. > 1. "The Road". Cormac McCarthy (published 2006). 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum. > 2. "Foundation". Isaac Asimov (1951). 4 for everyone -- Dan Tilque, Erland, Joshua, and Dan Blum. > 3. "Neuromancer". William Gibson (1984). 4 for Dan Tilque, Joshua, and Dan Blum. > 4. "Cat's Cradle". Kurt Vonnegut (1963). 4 for Dan Tilque, Joshua, and Dan Blum. > 5. "The Time Machine". H.G. Wells (1895). 4 for Dan Tilque, Joshua, and Dan Blum. > 6. "A Clockwork Orange". Anthony Burgess (1962). 4 for everyone. > 7. "The Illustrated Man". Ray Bradbury (1951). 4 for Dan Tilque, Joshua, and Dan Blum. > 8. "The Handmaid's Tale". Margaret Atwood (1985). 4 for everyone. > 9. "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea". Jules Verne (1870 in French, English translation 1873). 4 for everyone. > 10. "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?". Philip K. Dick (1968). 4 for Dan Tilque, Joshua, and Dan Blum. > 1. On 1953-02-28, at Cambridge University's Cavendish Labs, James > Watson and Francis Crick made what discovery about the structure > of DNA? It is a double helix. 4 for Dan Tilque, Joshua, and Dan Blum. And that explained how it could be replicated. > 2. What plant did Gregor Mendel use for his heredity studies for > the paper he published in 1866? Peas. 4 for everyone. > 3. In the acronym DNA, what does the A stand for? (DeoxyriboNucleic) Acid. Not amino acid. 4 for everyone. > 4. How many chromosomes do humans normally have in each typical > cell? 46 (23 pairs). 4 for everyone. > 5. Chromosomes are duplicated prior to cell division. What is it > called if there is an error in that duplication? A mutation. 4 for Dan Tilque, Erland, and Dan Blum. > 6. If two green genes give you green, and two yellow genes give > you yellow, and one gene of each type also gives you yellow, > then what type of gene is the green gene? Recessive. 4 for Dan Tilque, Joshua, and Dan Blum. > produces the cell's energy. They contain a small loop of DNA > and there are 500-1,000 of them in every human cell. What are > they called? Mitochondria. 4 for Dan Tilque, Erland, and Dan Blum. > 8. In the 1950s, what group of viruses was found to be made up of > RNA rather the than usual DNA? Retroviruses. 4 for Dan Tilque, Joshua, and Dan Blum. > 9. What is the name of the initiative to identify and map all of > the genes found in people? Human Genome Project. 4 for Dan Tilque, Joshua, and Dan Blum. > 10. What social genetic movement arose with the idea of improving > the human stock by promoting the breeding of gifted individuals > and preventing the less gifted from doing so? Eugenics. (Not social darwinism, which is about sociopolitical systems and not inherited characteristics.) 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 4 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST TOPICS-> Ent Geo His Lei Lit Sci FOUR Dan Blum 28 22 40 34 40 40 154 Dan Tilque 0 28 40 36 36 36 148 Joshua Kreitzer 40 27 32 31 40 32 144 Erland Sommarskog 0 12 24 20 16 20 80 -- Mark Brader, Toronto "The cure of the typo has struck again." msb@vex.net --Peter Young My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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