| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Mar 01 10:27PM These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2014-01-27, and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written by members of the Cellar Rats, 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 3, Round 4 - Sports Literature - Sports Books In all questions, when we talk about the author it means the primary credited author, not any ghostwriter they may have worked with. Questions #1-4 are about sports books published in 2013. 1. This NHL legend's memoir topped the bestsellers list in the sports category at bookstores across Canada in 2013. Name the author. 2. Who wrote "A Great Game: The Forgotten Leafs and the Rise of Professional Hockey"? 3. What Toronto musician has written 5 hockey-themed books, starting with "Tropic of Hockey" in 2001, and most recently "Keon and Me: My Search for the Lost Soul of the Leafs"? 4. "The Boys in the Boat" by Daniel James Brown chronicles an American rowing team's gold-medal effort at what historic Olympics? Name the year or the city. Questions #5-10 are about some of the most acclaimed non-fiction sports books of the """last""" 60 years. In each case, name the book. 5. Published in 1983, Ken Dryden's account of the Montreal Canadiens' 1978-79 season is one of the most critically acclaimed books ever written about hockey. 6. This 1992 autobiographical book by British author Nick Hornby is the story of a fan's relationship with soccer, and the Arsenal team in particular. The book was the basis for two fictionalized movies with the same title, a British one released in 1997, and an American one in 2005. 7. This 1972 book by Roger Kahn combined a nostalgic account of the 1950s Brooklyn Dodgers with "where are they now?" interviews with Jackie Robinson and many of the other players. 8. This book is essentially a diary of pitcher Jim Bouton's 1969 season with the Seattle Pilots and Houston Astros. When published the following year, it was so controversial that Baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn asked Bouton to sign a letter stating that it was fiction. 9. In this 1966 book, writer George Plimpton goes to training camp with an NFL team, ostensibly as a hopeful for a third-string quarterback position. 10. This 1990 book by H.G. Bissinger follows the story of the 1988 Permian High School Panthers football team from Odessa, Texas, as they made a run towards the state championship. It was made into a movie, then a TV series. * Game 3, Round 6 - History - Eros + Thanatos The following questions are about famous figures who have reputedly died during sex. You'll either find it amusing or puerile. If it's the latter, we apologize in advance, and very likely agree with you. 1. He was vice president *under* Gerald Ford, and later died while *on top of* his aide, Megan Marshack. 2. While not famous himself, he was the father of an A-list actor who starred in the recent movie "Dallas Buyers Club". His (the father's) manner of death garnered public attention when it was described in a 2008 autobiography by his widow, "I Amaze Myself". 3. The "number" of this pope was up when he was killed in flagrante delicto by the husband of the woman he was "ministering" to. Speaking of numbers, we'll make it easy on you. We'll give you his name -- Pope John -- and the years of his papacy, 955-964: you just have to give us his number. Which Pope John was it? 4. We haven't heard of this guy either, but as a head of state at the time he died from a massive stroke while tending to affairs *not* of the nation, he makes all the lists. What nation was Félix Faure president of when he died in 1899 while making love? 5. This notorious 5th-century warrior who conquered from horseback famously has been said to have died during his honeymoon night with his latest addition to the marital stable, after his new wife whacked him in the nose, causing him to hemorrhage to death. 6. If you're lucky enough to be "in like" this swashbuckling actor, maybe you'll be lucky enough to "go out" like he did too -- dying on his yacht in 1959 in Vancouver after retiring to his bedroom with his latest conquest. Sadly, these next two famous people both likely did it to themselves literally and figuratively: they both are alleged to have died of autoerotic asphyxiation. In each case, name the decedent. 7. The lead singer of popular rock band INXS, he died in a hotel room in Sydney, Australia, in 1997. 8. It turns out Uma Thurman didn't have to "Kill Bill": the actor who portrayed the titular Bill would eventually get around to doing it himself. He was found dead in his hotel room in Thailand, where he was shooting a movie, in 2009. Well, it turns out that it's notoriously hard to get famous people to *admit* that they died during sex, leaving us in need of two more questions. The following two people didn't actually die during sex, but we still think there's a place for them in this round. 9. This next person didn't actually die and wasn't initially famous. In fact, it was him that lost a "loved one", said loss leading directly to his fame, when his wife severed his "dearly departed" with a knife in 1993 in response to his abusive treatment. For a while at least, his last name became synonymous for this technique of husband husbandry. 10. It's been long casually bandied about that our last entrant, a powerful European ruler, died while being entered by a horse in satisfaction of their mutual sexual proclivities. But it's all horse pucky; no serious historian gives these reports any credence. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | And perhaps another sigquote for Mark, who msb@vex.net | seems to be running low... --Steve Summit My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Mar 01 07:28PM -0800 On Wednesday, March 1, 2023 at 4:27:53 PM UTC-6, Mark Brader wrote: > 4. "The Boys in the Boat" by Daniel James Brown chronicles an > American rowing team's gold-medal effort at what historic > Olympics? Name the year or the city. 1936 > team in particular. The book was the basis for two fictionalized > movies with the same title, a British one released in 1997, > and an American one in 2005. "Fever Pitch" > 7. This 1972 book by Roger Kahn combined a nostalgic account of > the 1950s Brooklyn Dodgers with "where are they now?" interviews > with Jackie Robinson and many of the other players. "The Boys of Summer" > When published the following year, it was so controversial that > Baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn asked Bouton to sign a letter > stating that it was fiction. "Ball Four" > 9. In this 1966 book, writer George Plimpton goes to training > camp with an NFL team, ostensibly as a hopeful for a third-string > quarterback position. "Paper Lion" > Permian High School Panthers football team from Odessa, Texas, > as they made a run towards the state championship. It was made > into a movie, then a TV series. "Friday Night Lights" > the latter, we apologize in advance, and very likely agree with you. > 1. He was vice president *under* Gerald Ford, and later died while > *on top of* his aide, Megan Marshack. Rockefeller > who starred in the recent movie "Dallas Buyers Club". His (the > father's) manner of death garnered public attention when it was > described in a 2008 autobiography by his widow, "I Amaze Myself". McConaughey > Speaking of numbers, we'll make it easy on you. We'll give you > his name -- Pope John -- and the years of his papacy, 955-964: > you just have to give us his number. Which Pope John was it? VIII; IX (?) > the time he died from a massive stroke while tending to affairs > *not* of the nation, he makes all the lists. What nation was > Félix Faure president of when he died in 1899 while making love? France > famously has been said to have died during his honeymoon night > with his latest addition to the marital stable, after his new > wife whacked him in the nose, causing him to hemorrhage to death. Attila the Hun > maybe you'll be lucky enough to "go out" like he did too -- > dying on his yacht in 1959 in Vancouver after retiring to his > bedroom with his latest conquest. Flynn > autoerotic asphyxiation. In each case, name the decedent. > 7. The lead singer of popular rock band INXS, he died in a hotel > room in Sydney, Australia, in 1997. Hutchence > who portrayed the titular Bill would eventually get around > to doing it himself. He was found dead in his hotel room in > Thailand, where he was shooting a movie, in 2009. Carradine > with a knife in 1993 in response to his abusive treatment. > For a while at least, his last name became synonymous for this > technique of husband husbandry. Bobbitt > horse in satisfaction of their mutual sexual proclivities. > But it's all horse pucky; no serious historian gives these > reports any credence. Catherine the Great -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Mar 01 09:07PM -0800 On 3/1/23 14:27, Mark Brader wrote: > When published the following year, it was so controversial that > Baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn asked Bouton to sign a letter > stating that it was fiction. Ball Four > Permian High School Panthers football team from Odessa, Texas, > as they made a run towards the state championship. It was made > into a movie, then a TV series. Friday Night Lights > the latter, we apologize in advance, and very likely agree with you. > 1. He was vice president *under* Gerald Ford, and later died while > *on top of* his aide, Megan Marshack. Rockefeller > Speaking of numbers, we'll make it easy on you. We'll give you > his name -- Pope John -- and the years of his papacy, 955-964: > you just have to give us his number. Which Pope John was it? John XXII > famously has been said to have died during his honeymoon night > with his latest addition to the marital stable, after his new > wife whacked him in the nose, causing him to hemorrhage to death. Attila > who portrayed the titular Bill would eventually get around > to doing it himself. He was found dead in his hotel room in > Thailand, where he was shooting a movie, in 2009. Carradine > with a knife in 1993 in response to his abusive treatment. > For a while at least, his last name became synonymous for this > technique of husband husbandry. Bobbitt > horse in satisfaction of their mutual sexual proclivities. > But it's all horse pucky; no serious historian gives these > reports any credence. Catherine the Great of Russia -- Dan Tilque |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Mar 01 10:24PM Mark Brader: > Ford created controversy yet again when he was recorded in a > restaurant earlier this week drunkenly doing a bad imitation > of what dialect/language? Jamaican patois. > Justin Bieber, landed in a Miami jail after being arrested for > impaired driving and resisting arrest. Give the *color and make* > of the rented car he was allegedly caught drag-racing in. Yellow Lamborghini. > Mt. Royal was installed in 1924, but the first cross was placed > there in 1643. The man who placed that first cross is considered > to be the city's founder. Who was he? Paul de Chomedey de Maisonneuve. (Still true.) > area reported speaking *only French* at home? *Note*: You may > instead answer for the 2021 census and need not say which one > you are answering for. 2011 census answer: 56.5%. 2021 census answer: 56.0%-. (Accepting 50.9-61.5%.) 4 for Dan Blum. 3 for Joshua. 2 for Pete. > 3. The largest church in Canada """is""" located in Montreal. > What is it? St. Joseph's Oratory. (Still true.) > being replaced with a new bridge """to open in 2018""". > Meanwhile, mammoth traffic jams have been reported in the > news media. What is the name of this bridge? Champlain Bridge. (The new bridge, with the same name, actually opened in 2019.) > 5. On 2013-11-14, the 44th mayor of Montreal was sworn in. > What is the """new""" mayor's name? *Note*: You may name the > current mayor instead. 2014 answer: Denis Coderre. 2023 answer: Valérie Plante (the 45th, in office since 2017-11-16). > 6. Who was Montreal's mayor from 2002 until his resignation under > allegations of accepting kickbacks and bribes in 2011? Gérald Tremblay. > "west" of Yonge St. Give the name or nickname of the street > with the corresponding role of separating "east" and "west" > addresses in Montreal. St. Lawrence Blvd., Boul. St-Laurent, or "the Main". The "east" direction in the Montreal street grid is actually closer to north. Apparently it follows the St. Lawrence River, which flows generally eastward, but the part nearest downtown Montreal angles more northward. St. Lawrence Blvd. is actually about 60° anticlockwise of north-south. For comparison, the Toronto street grid's "east" direction generally follows the main direction of the Lake Ontario shoreline from Toronto to Kingston, which actually is close to east; Yonge St. in downtown Toronto is about 15° anticlockwise of north-south. > 8. Jackie Robinson broke the baseball color barrier when he played > with a Montreal team in the 1940s. What team? Montreal Royals. (Farm team for the Brooklyn Dodgers, of course.) 4 for Pete and Joshua. > """is""" the home of a famous delicatessen. When opened in 1928 > it was called the Montreal Hebrew Delicatessen, but """now""" > it bears the name of the man who owned it then. Name him. Reuben Schwartz. (Still true.) > 10. Since <answer 9>, the deli has been under """four""" other > ownerships. *What showbiz performer* is a """current""" > partial owner, along with several other co-owners? Céline Dion. (Still true.) 4 for Joshua. > | Bourrée | Grand jeté | Piqué > | Chainés | Pas assemblé | Pirouette > | Chassé | Pas de Basque | Rond de jambe This was the second-hardest round in the original game, after the audio round. > 1. The body is supported on one leg, with the other leg extended > behind the body with the knee straight. The standing leg may > be either bent or straight. Arabesque. 3 for Joshua. > 2. A controlled turn on one leg, starting with one or both legs > bent in plié and rising onto the toes to finish. Pirouette. 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua. > 3. The dancer slides forwards, backwards, or sideways with both > legs bent, then springs into the air with legs meeting and > straightened. Chassé. (Literally "chased" or "hunted".) 2 for Joshua. > 4. A series of quick turns in first position, on alternating feet, > progressing along a straight line or in a circle. Chainés. (Yes, "chained".) > 5. The dancer's shoulders and head are rotated in relation to the > hips and legs. The head looks over the front-facing shoulder. Épaulement. ("Épaule" means "shoulder".) 2 for Joshua. > 6. A long horizontal jump, starting from one leg and landing on > the other. Looks like splits in the air. Grand jeté. ("Jeté" means "thrown".) 4 for Joshua. 2 for Pete. > 7. A rapid beating movement of the active leg while standing on > the supporting leg. Battement. ("Beating".) 4 for Dan Blum. > 8. Standing on one foot, the dancer makes half-circles with the > other foot, pointed, creating the letter D on the floor. Rond de jambe. ("Circle of leg".) 3 for Pete. > 9. A movement in which the strongly pointed toe of the lifted > and extended leg sharply lowers to hit the floor then immediately > rebounds upward. Piqué. (Related to our word "pick", the excavating tool.) 4 for Dan Blum. 3 for Joshua. > 10. The dancer jumps sideways, and while in mid-air, bends both > legs, bringing the feet up as high as possible, with knees apart. Pas de chat. ("Step of cat".) No, I have no idea of what the other terms mean, other than their literal translations. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 3 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS TOPICS-> Can Art Joshua Kreitzer 11 18 29 Dan Blum 4 12 16 Pete Gayde 6 5 11 Dan Tilque 0 0 0 -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "'Other than they typo'? Oh, the irony!" msb@vex.net | --Stan Brown My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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