msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Aug 03 09:39AM
Mark Brader:
> year* when Cy Young played professionally, between his debut
> with the Cleveland Spiders and his retirement from the Boston
> Rustlers.
1890-1911. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Stephen, and Pete.
> All of them have won the award more than once each.
> 2. The first man to win multiple Cy Youngs was this Los Angeles
> Dodger, who won three times between 1963 and 1966.
Sandy Koufax. 4 for Joshua, Stephen, and Pete.
Don Drysdale did win a Cy Young award with the Dodgers, but only once,
in 1962.
> 3. Nicknamed "the Franchise", this man won his first Cy Young in the
> "Miracle" Mets' season of 1969, adding two more in the early
> '70s. He is one of only two Mets in the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Tom Seaver. 4 for Joshua, Stephen, and Pete.
> 4. Also famous as an underwear model, this Baltimore Oriole won
> the Cy Young three times in the mid-Seventies.
Jim Palmer. 4 for Joshua, Stephen, and Pete.
> He won his first three with the Red Sox starting in 1986, then
> two with the Blue Jays, one with the Yankees, and one with
> the Astros.
Roger Clemens. 4 for Joshua, Stephen, and Pete.
> 6. Other than <answer 5>, the only Blue Jay with multiple Cy Young
> wins is this man, who won as a Jay in 2003 and as a Philly
> in 2010. He died in a plane crash in 2017.
Roy Halladay. 4 for Stephen and Pete.
> 7. The only Montreal Expo to win the Cy Young was this pitcher, who
> did it in 1997. He added two more awards playing for the
> Red Sox.
Pedro Martinez. 4 for Stephen and Pete.
> 8. Nicknamed "the Big Unit", this 6'10" pitcher won in 1995 for
> the Mariners and then 4 consecutive years (1999-2002) for the
> Diamondbacks.
Randy Johnson. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Stephen, and Pete.
> 9. Other than <answer 8>, the only pitcher to win 4 consecutive Cy
> Youngs is this man. He won as a Cub in 1992 and then the
> following 3 years as a Brave.
Greg Maddux. 4 for Joshua, Stephen, and Pete.
> 10. Despite a career plagued by injuries, this New York Met managed
> to win the Cy Young in 2018 and 2019.
Jacob deGrom. 4 for Stephen.
> (With this change, there may be additional answers for some artists
> besides the ones in the originsl game; if so, I will accept them.)
> 1. Peter Gabriel.
Original answer: "Shock the Monkey". Also correct: "Kiss That Frog".
4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Erland, and Stephen (the hard way).
> 2. Katy Perry, featuring Juicy J.
"Dark Horse". 4 for Stephen.
> 3. Shakira.
Original answer: "She Wolf". Also correct: "Poem to a Horse".
4 for Stephen (the hard way).
> 4. The Who.
Original answer: "Boris the Spider". Also correct: "The Ox".
4 for Joshua, Stephen (the hard way), and Pete.
> 5. Duran Duran.
Original answers: "Union of the Snake", "Hungry like the Wolf".
4 for Joshua and Stephen.
> 6. Culture Club.
"Karma Chameleon". 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Stephen.
> 7. Led Zeppelin.
"Black Dog". 4 for Joshua and Stephen.
> 8. Heart.
"Barracuda". 4 for Joshua, Erland, and Stephen.
> 9. The Trashmen.
"Surfin Bird". (Not "Bird is the Word", which is a repeated lyric
in it.) 4 for Joshua, Stephen, and Pete.
> 10. Meat Loaf.
"Bat out of Hell". 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, and Stephen.
> * Game 6, Round 6 - Miscellaneous - Corporate Advertising Mascots
This was the easiest round in the original game.
> 1. Introduced in 1980 for the purpose of increasing crime awareness
> and personal safety, name the animated bloodhound who wanted
> you to help "Take a bite out of crime".
McGruff (the Crime Dog). 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum,
and Stephen. 3 for Pete.
> 2. Identify the beret-wearing hipster character introduced in 1961
> as the spokesman for the StarKist brand of products. He thinks
> he's the perfect catch, but he always ends up getting rejected.
Charlie (the Tuna). 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Stephen,
and Pete.
> by which he is commonly referred to in English? Bibendum's
> appearance is that of a man made up of a white stack of the
> product that the brothers were famous for producing.
Michelin (Tire) man. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Stephen,
and Pete.
His real name comes from this poster ad:
http://media.mutualart.com/Images/2019_04/12/21/213421547/78e0a265-62d4-4588-ad0b-c9b38ffe5a6e.Jpeg
"Nunc est bibendum", at the top, is Latin for "now it's time to
drink", and the French words at the bottom mean "To your health!" and
"The Michelin tire drinks obstacles" (such as the broken glass and
other sharp objects in the glass he's toasting with). He's seated
between Brand X and Brand Y tires.
Note incidentally that he's smoking a cigar and wearing a monocle
and a pinky ring. Most car tires don't do that.
Also note that the table is set with tire-repair equipment such
as glue, levers, valve parts, and an air pump. I thought the idea
might be that the Michelin tire won't be needing those, but in that
case why is the line about drinking obstacles repeated on the pump?
> 4. Rich Uncle Pennybags is his official name, but in large parts
> of the world this board-game mascot is better known by what name?
Mr. Monopoly or the Monopoly man. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum,
and Stephen.
> mascot had begun to overshadow the actual product being sold.
> The original portrayer of the mascot died shortly thereafter
> in 1993. Name this mascot.
Spuds Mackenzie. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Stephen,
and Pete.
The time probably didn't seem as short to the dog
> 6. What is the official name of the mascot widely known as the
> Pillsbury Doughboy?`
Poppin' Fresh. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, and Stephen.
> Pixar Animation Studios. He shares his name with the 1996 Oscar-
> nominated animated short that is widely seen as a breakthrough
> in computer animation.
Luxo Jr. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Stephen.
> 8. "It looks like you're writing a letter. Would you like help?"
> is what this default Microsoft Office Assistant might annoyingly
> ask you. What is this character's actual name?
Clippit (accepting Clippy or Paperclip). 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum,
Stephen, and Pete.
> 9. Introduced in 1957, this red-headed breakfast cereal mascot
> can't crow in the morning without first having a bowl of the
> product that he represents. Name this Kellogg's brand mascot.
Cornelius ("Corny" Rooster). 4 for Erland and Stephen.
> his death in January 2020 as part of a Super-Bowl-related ad
> campaign. Fortunately a baby version of the same character
> was reborn from the soil. By what name is he best known?
Mr. Peanut. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Stephen, and Pete.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 6 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 5 6 BEST
TOPICS-> Geo Sci Spo Aud Mis THREE
Stephen Perry -- -- 40 40 40 120
Joshua Kreitzer 40 40 28 28 32 112
Dan Blum 36 40 4 12 32 108
Dan Tilque 40 24 4 0 28 92
Pete Gayde 28 8 36 8 23 87
Erland Sommarskog 40 4 0 12 4 56
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