Tuesday, October 24, 2023

Digest for rec.games.trivia@googlegroups.com - 5 updates in 1 topic

Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Oct 23 12:58PM -0700

On 10/23/23 00:30, Mark Brader wrote:
> movies or TV. If we don't say when they died, they haven't yet.
 
> 1. She was born in 1967 in Ladysmith, BC, and acted in "Baywatch"
> and "Barb Wire".
 
Pamela Anderson
 
> "Star Trek", both TV and movies.
 
> 7. He was born in 1915 in Ottawa, died in 1987, and acted in
> "Bonanza" and "Battlestar Galactica".
 
Lorne Greene
 
 
> * A. History: World War II
 
> A1. The Spitfire and which other fighter aircraft were primarily
> responsible for victory in the Battle of Britain?
 
Hurricane
 
 
> A2. From August 1942 to February 1943, American and Japanese
> troops fought over the possession of an airfield on which
> island?
 
Guadalcanal
 
 
> B2. Of the 32 current teams in the NFL, four have never played in
> the Super Bowl. Name *any one* (city or team name
> acceptable).
 
Carolina Panthers
 
 
> * C. River Geography
 
> C1. In or near which city do the White Nile and the Blue
> Nile meet?
 
Khartoum
 
 
> C2. In or near which Canadian city would you find the Reversing
> Falls?
 
St John
 
 
> * D. Science: Mustelid Homes
 
> D1. Which animal's home may be called a holt?
> D2. Which animal's home may be called a sett?
 
beaver
 
 
> E1. Who had a hit in the 1980s titled "Girls Just Want to
> Have Fun"?
 
> E2. Which actor had a hit with the song "MacArthur Park" in 1968?
 
Tom Jones
 
> racetracks?
 
> F2. Which 1979 movie was based on Joseph Conrad's novel "Heart
> of Darkness"?
 
Apocalypse Now
 
--
Dan Tilque
Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Oct 23 10:44PM +0200


> A2. From August 1942 to February 1943, American and Japanese
> troops fought over the possession of an airfield on which
> island?
 
Okinawa

> * B. Sports Miscellany
 
> B1. What is the name of Michael Schumacher's younger brother,
> who also was a Formula 1 driver?
 
Jens

> B2. Of the 32 current teams in the NFL, four have never played in
> the Super Bowl. Name *any one* (city or team name
> acceptable).
 
Green Bay Packers

> * C. River Geography
 
> C1. In or near which city do the White Nile and the Blue
> Nile meet?
 
Khartoum
tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Oct 24 02:31AM

> Actors and Actresses
 
> 1. She was born in 1967 in Ladysmith, BC, and acted in "Baywatch"
> and "Barb Wire".
 
Heather Locklear
 
> 2. He was born in 1952 in Ottawa, and acted in "The Blues Brothers"
> and "Ghostbusters".
 
Dan Aykroyd
 
> 4. Speaking of Ironside, he was born in 1917 in New Westminster,
> BC, died in 1993, and acted in "Perry Mason" and "Ironside".
 
Raymond Burr
 
> 6. He was born in 1920 in Vancouver, died in 2005, and acted in
> "Star Trek", both TV and movies.
 
James Doohan
 
> 7. He was born in 1915 in Ottawa, died in 1987, and acted in
> "Bonanza" and "Battlestar Galactica".
 
Lorne Greene
 
> 9. He was born in Regina in 1928, died in 2010, and acted in
> "Airplane" and "Forbidden Planet".
 
Leslie Nielsen
 
 
> * A. History: World War II
 
> A1. The Spitfire and which other fighter aircraft were primarily
> responsible for victory in the Battle of Britain?
 
Hurricane
 
> A2. From August 1942 to February 1943, American and Japanese
> troops fought over the possession of an airfield on which
> island?
 
Iwo Jima
 
> * B. Sports Miscellany
 
> B1. What is the name of Michael Schumacher's younger brother,
> who also was a Formula 1 driver?
 
Johann; Franz
 
> B2. Of the 32 current teams in the NFL, four have never played in
> the Super Bowl. Name *any one* (city or team name
> acceptable).
 
Detroit Lions
 
> * C. River Geography
 
> C1. In or near which city do the White Nile and the Blue
> Nile meet?
 
Khartoum
 
> * D. Science: Mustelid Homes
 
> D2. Which animal's home may be called a sett?
 
badger
 
> * E. Entertainment: Dino Rock
 
> E1. Who had a hit in the 1980s titled "Girls Just Want to
> Have Fun"?
 
Cyndi Lauper
 
> * F. Literature
 
> F1. Which former jockey wrote many mystery novels set at
> racetracks?
 
Dick Francis
 
> F2. Which 1979 movie was based on Joseph Conrad's novel "Heart
> of Darkness"?
 
Apocalypse Now
 
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum tool@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Oct 23 07:56PM -0700

On Monday, October 23, 2023 at 2:30:51 AM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote:
 
> In each case name the person.
 
> 1. She was born in 1967 in Ladysmith, BC, and acted in "Baywatch"
> and "Barb Wire".
 
Pamela Anderson
 
> 2. He was born in 1952 in Ottawa, and acted in "The Blues Brothers"
> and "Ghostbusters".
 
Dan Aykroyd
 
> 4. Speaking of Ironside, he was born in 1917 in New Westminster,
> BC, died in 1993, and acted in "Perry Mason" and "Ironside".
 
Raymond Burr

> 5. He was born in 1911 in London, ON, died in 2003, and acted in
> "Cocoon" and "The Postman Always Rings Twice".
 
Hume Cronyn
 
> 6. He was born in 1920 in Vancouver, died in 2005, and acted in
> "Star Trek", both TV and movies.
 
DeForest Kelley
 
> 7. He was born in 1915 in Ottawa, died in 1987, and acted in
> "Bonanza" and "Battlestar Galactica".
 
Lorne Greene
 
> 9. He was born in Regina in 1928, died in 2010, and acted in
> "Airplane" and "Forbidden Planet".
 
Leslie Nielsen

 
> A2. From August 1942 to February 1943, American and Japanese
> troops fought over the possession of an airfield on which
> island?
 
Midway
 
 
> B2. Of the 32 current teams in the NFL, four have never played in
> the Super Bowl. Name *any one* (city or team name
> acceptable).
 
Detroit Lions
 
> * C. River Geography
 
> C1. In or near which city do the White Nile and the Blue
> Nile meet?
 
Khartoum
 
> * E. Entertainment: Dino Rock
 
> E1. Who had a hit in the 1980s titled "Girls Just Want to
> Have Fun"?
 
Cyndi Lauper

> E2. Which actor had a hit with the song "MacArthur Park" in 1968?
 
Richard Harris
 
> * F. Literature
 
> F1. Which former jockey wrote many mystery novels set at
> racetracks?
 
Dick Francis

> F2. Which 1979 movie was based on Joseph Conrad's novel "Heart
> of Darkness"?
 
"Apocalypse Now"
 
--
Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com
Pete Gayde <pete.gayde@gmail.com>: Oct 24 12:24AM -0500

Mark Brader wrote:
> and "Barb Wire".
 
> 2. He was born in 1952 in Ottawa, and acted in "The Blues Brothers"
> and "Ghostbusters".
 
Dan Ayckroyd
 
> "Total Recall".
 
> 4. Speaking of Ironside, he was born in 1917 in New Westminster,
> BC, died in 1993, and acted in "Perry Mason" and "Ironside".
 
Raymond Burr
 
 
> 5. He was born in 1911 in London, ON, died in 2003, and acted in
> "Cocoon" and "The Postman Always Rings Twice".
 
Don Ameche
 
 
> 6. He was born in 1920 in Vancouver, died in 2005, and acted in
> "Star Trek", both TV and movies.
 
Leonard Nimoy; James Doohan
 
 
> 7. He was born in 1915 in Ottawa, died in 1987, and acted in
> "Bonanza" and "Battlestar Galactica".
 
Lorne Greene
 
> and "Crossing Jordan".
 
> 9. He was born in Regina in 1928, died in 2010, and acted in
> "Airplane" and "Forbidden Planet".
 
Leslie Nielsen
 
 
> 10. She was born in 1922 in Vancouver, died in 2007, and acted in
> "The Ten Commandments" and "The Munsters".
 
Yvonne DeCarlo
 
 
> A2. From August 1942 to February 1943, American and Japanese
> troops fought over the possession of an airfield on which
> island?
 
Corregidor
 
 
> B2. Of the 32 current teams in the NFL, four have never played in
> the Super Bowl. Name *any one* (city or team name
> acceptable).
 
Detroit Lions
 
 
> * C. River Geography
 
> C1. In or near which city do the White Nile and the Blue
> Nile meet?
 
Khartoum
 
 
> * E. Entertainment: Dino Rock
 
> E1. Who had a hit in the 1980s titled "Girls Just Want to
> Have Fun"?
 
Cindy Lauper
 
 
> E2. Which actor had a hit with the song "MacArthur Park" in 1968?
 
Richard Harris
 
 
> * F. Literature
 
> F1. Which former jockey wrote many mystery novels set at
> racetracks?
 
Shoemaker
 
 
> F2. Which 1979 movie was based on Joseph Conrad's novel "Heart
> of Darkness"?
 
Apocalypse Now
 
 
Pete Gayde
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Monday, October 23, 2023

Digest for rec.games.trivia@googlegroups.com - 3 updates in 2 topics

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 23 07:30AM

These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2023-09-25,
and should be interpreted accordingly.
 
On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
the correct answers in about 3 days.
 
All questions were written by members of the Usual Suspects and
are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have
been retyped and/or edited by me. The posting and tabulation of
current-events questions is independent of the concurrent posting
of other rounds. For further information please see my 2023-05-24
companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
(QFTCI*)".
 
 
I did not write either of these rounds.
 
 
** Game 2, Round 9 - Canadiana Entertainment - Canadian-Born
Actors and Actresses
 
In each case name the person. The titles we name may be either
movies or TV. If we don't say when they died, they haven't yet.
 
1. She was born in 1967 in Ladysmith, BC, and acted in "Baywatch"
and "Barb Wire".
 
2. He was born in 1952 in Ottawa, and acted in "The Blues Brothers"
and "Ghostbusters".
 
3. He was born in 1950 in Toronto, and acted in "Scanners" and
"Total Recall".
 
4. Speaking of Ironside, he was born in 1917 in New Westminster,
BC, died in 1993, and acted in "Perry Mason" and "Ironside".
 
5. He was born in 1911 in London, ON, died in 2003, and acted in
"Cocoon" and "The Postman Always Rings Twice".
 
6. He was born in 1920 in Vancouver, died in 2005, and acted in
"Star Trek", both TV and movies.
 
7. He was born in 1915 in Ottawa, died in 1987, and acted in
"Bonanza" and "Battlestar Galactica".
 
8. She was born in 1968 in Edmonton, and acted in "Law & Order"
and "Crossing Jordan".
 
9. He was born in Regina in 1928, died in 2010, and acted in
"Airplane" and "Forbidden Planet".
 
10. She was born in 1922 in Vancouver, died in 2007, and acted in
"The Ten Commandments" and "The Munsters".
 
 
** Game 2, Round 10 - Challenge Round
 
* A. History: World War II
 
A1. The Spitfire and which other fighter aircraft were primarily
responsible for victory in the Battle of Britain?
 
A2. From August 1942 to February 1943, American and Japanese
troops fought over the possession of an airfield on which
island?
 
 
* B. Sports Miscellany
 
B1. What is the name of Michael Schumacher's younger brother,
who also was a Formula 1 driver?
 
B2. Of the 32 current teams in the NFL, four have never played in
the Super Bowl. Name *any one* (city or team name
acceptable).
 
 
* C. River Geography
 
C1. In or near which city do the White Nile and the Blue
Nile meet?
 
C2. In or near which Canadian city would you find the Reversing
Falls?
 
 
* D. Science: Mustelid Homes
 
D1. Which animal's home may be called a holt?
D2. Which animal's home may be called a sett?
 
 
* E. Entertainment: Dino Rock
 
E1. Who had a hit in the 1980s titled "Girls Just Want to
Have Fun"?
 
E2. Which actor had a hit with the song "MacArthur Park" in 1968?
 
 
* F. Literature
 
F1. Which former jockey wrote many mystery novels set at
racetracks?
 
F2. Which 1979 movie was based on Joseph Conrad's novel "Heart
of Darkness"?
 
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | Canada... likes to sit up there looking harmless,
msb@vex.net | like the USA's hat... --Anthony McCarron
 
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Pete Gayde <pete.gayde@gmail.com>: Oct 22 03:25PM -0500

Mark Brader wrote:
 
> 1. The little square symbol at point B indicates that lines AB
> and BC form a right angle. Therefore, in a single word, these
> two lines are what?
 
Perpendicular
 
 
> 2. Lines BC and DE are what?
 
Parallel
 
> 3. A right angle equals how many radians?
 
25
 
> in some cases more than one answer is correct. And answers may
> repeat, so don't cross them off your diagram. Now, which one
> of the lettered angles is an external angle of the triangle ABC?
 
w
 
 
> 5. Angle v and which one of the lettered angles are complementary?
 
x
 
> 6. Angle v and which one of the lettered angles are supplementary?
 
w; u
 
 
> 7. Which one of the lettered angles is acute?
 
w
 
> jung glcr?
 
> 9. If angles v, w, and x are added to form a single angle, this
> is what type?
 
Obtuse
 
 
> We name a player; you identify them by number. Note: some of them
> have sometimes worn other numbers.
 
> 1. Tom Brady.
 
12
 
> 2. Kobe Bryant.
 
8
 
> 3. Mickey Mantle.
 
7
 
> 4. Maurice Richard.
 
9
 
> 5. Johan Cruyff.
 
14
 
> 6. Ricky Ray.
 
5
 
> 7. Johnny Bower.
 
1
 
> 8. Pele.
 
10
 
> 9. Wilt Chamberlain.
 
13
 
> 10. Babe Ruth.
 
3
 
 
> So there were 6 decoys. If you like, for fun but for no points,
> decode the rot13 to see the player names, and give their numbers.
 
> 11. Yhv Cnffntyvn.
 
15
 
> 12. Wbr Zbagnan.
 
16
 
> 13. Obool Bee.
 
4
 
> 14. Fgna Zhfvny.
 
6
 
> 15. Arlzne.
 
11
 
> 16. Xnjuv Yrbaneq.
 
2
 
 
Pete Gayde
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 23 07:29AM

Mark Brader:
 
> 1. The little square symbol at point B indicates that lines AB
> and BC form a right angle. Therefore, in a single word, these
> two lines are what?
 
Perpendicular or orthogonal. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum,
Stephen, and Pete.
 
> 2. Lines BC and DE are what?
 
Parallel. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Stephen, and Pete.
 
> 3. A right angle equals how many radians?
 
pi/2. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Erland, and Dan Blum. 2 for Stephen.
 
> in some cases more than one answer is correct. And answers may
> repeat, so don't cross them off your diagram. Now, which one
> of the lettered angles is an external angle of the triangle ABC?
 
w. 4 for Dan Tilque, Erland, Dan Blum, and Pete.
 
> 5. Angle v and which one of the lettered angles are complementary?
 
u. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Stephen.
 
> 6. Angle v and which one of the lettered angles are supplementary?
 
w or z. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Stephen. 3 for Pete.
 
> 7. Which one of the lettered angles is acute?
 
u, v, x, or y. 4 for Joshua (the hard way), Dan Tilque, Erland,
Dan Blum, Stephen (the hard way), and Pete.
 
> 8. Please decode the rot13 only after you are finished with the
> previous question. Angles w and z are not acute; they are
> what type?
 
Obtuse. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, and Stephen.
 
> 9. If angles v, w, and x are added to form a single angle, this
> is what type?
 
Reflex. 4 for Stephen.
 
> 10. Triangles ABC and ADE are not the same size, but their
> corresponding angles are equal, making them the same shape.
> In geometrical terms they are what?
 
Similar. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, and Stephen.
 
 
 
> Please see the handout at: http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/g2r8/numb.jpg
 
> We name a player; you identify them by number. Note: some of them
> have sometimes worn other numbers.
 
This was the easiest round in the original game, even though one of
the photos was wrong -- I somehow had Johan Cruyff's photo identified
as Thierry Henry (who did also wear number 14, but sheesh).
 
> 1. Tom Brady.
 
Number 12. 4 for everyone -- Joshua, Dan Tilque, Erland, Dan Blum,
Stephen, and Pete.
 
> 2. Kobe Bryant.
 
Number 8. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Dan Blum, Stephen, and Pete.
 
> 3. Mickey Mantle.
 
Number 7. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Stephen, and Pete. 3 for
Dan Blum.
 
> 4. Maurice Richard.
 
Number 9. 4 for Joshua, Stephen, and Pete.
 
> 5. Johan Cruyff.
 
Number 14. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Stephen, and Pete.
 
> 6. Ricky Ray.
 
Number 15. 4 for Stephen.
 
> 7. Johnny Bower.
 
Number 1. 4 for Stephen and Pete.
 
> 8. Pele.
 
Number 10. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Dan Blum, Stephen, and Pete.
 
> 9. Wilt Chamberlain.
 
Number 13. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Stephen, and Pete.
2 for Dan Blum.
 
> 10. Babe Ruth.
 
Number 3. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Stephen, and Pete. 3 for
Dan Blum.
 
> So there were 6 decoys. If you like, for fun but for no points,
> decode the rot13 to see the player names, and give their numbers.
 
> 11. Lui Passaglia.
 
Number 5.
 
> 12. Joe Montana.
 
Number 16. Joshua and Pete got this.
 
> 13. Bobby Orr.
 
Number 4. Joshua, Erland, and Pete got this.
 
> 14. Stan Musial.
 
Number 6. Joshua and Pete got this.
 
> 15. Neymar.
 
Number 11. Erland and Pete got this.
 
> 16. Kawhi Leonard.
 
Number 2. Joshua and Pete got this.
 
 
Scores, if there are no errors:
 
GAME 2 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST
TOPICS-> His Mis Lit Geo Sci Spo FOUR
Stephen Perry 36 40 40 36 34 40 156
Joshua Kreitzer 36 24 20 36 32 32 136
Dan Tilque 16 28 12 40 28 16 112
Dan Blum 16 8 20 28 36 20 104
Pete Gayde 20 24 -- -- 19 36 99
Erland Sommarskog 0 20 8 28 12 16 76
 
--
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"
 
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Thursday, October 19, 2023

Digest for rec.games.trivia@googlegroups.com - 1 update in 1 topic

swp <stephen.w.perry@gmail.com>: Oct 18 03:41PM -0700

On Tuesday, October 17, 2023 at 2:34:09 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:
> these we are not giving the words in their original language.
 
> 1. "The life of man in a state of nature is solitary, poor, nasty,
> brutish, and short."
 
thomas hobbes
 
> philosopher who he says said it. We want the philosopher who
> was being quoted. The line is: "An unexamined life is not
> worth living."
 
socrates
 
> 3. "Cogito, ergo sum." ("I think, therefore I am.")
 
descartes
 
> 4. "God is dead. He remains dead. We killed Him."
 
nietzsche
 
> 5. "Happiness is not an ideal of reason but of imagination."
 
kant
 
> 6. "Life must be understood backwards but it must be lived
> forwards."
 
kierkegaard
 
> 7. "If God did not exist it would be necessary to invent Him."
 
voltaire
 
> 8. "I would never die for my beliefs, because I may be wrong."
 
russell
 
> 9. "He who thinks great thoughts is often in great error."
 
heidegger? [saw it on bbc]
 
> 10. "Religion is the sign of the oppressed... it is the opium of
> the people."
 
marx
 
> and East St. Louis, Illinois. Many of them are capitals or former
> capitals, but some aren't.
 
> 1. In what country would you find Port-au-Prince?
 
haiti
 
> 2. In what 3-word country would you find Port of Spain?
 
trinidad and tobago
 
> 3. What is the capital of Andorra?
 
andorra la vella
 
> 4. Bandar Seri Begawan is on the island of Borneo, in what country?
 
brunei
 
 
> 5. This city is 50 miles west of Winnipeg and 15 miles south of
> Lake Manitoba, and its name alludes to canoe travel. What name?
 
portage la ... something
 
> Canada, you will find a pair of cities with the same 3-word name.
> Obviously we're not talking about the Niagara River border.
> What is the name of those two cities?
 
sault ste marie
 
 
> 7. What African country's capital used to be Dar es Salaam?
 
tanzania
 
> 8. What city was the capital of Brazil before Brasilia?
 
rio de janeiro
 
> 9. This 3-word city lies on a 3-word body of water, and has been
> the host city for the Winter Olympics. Name it.
 
salt lake city?
 
 
> 10. Which smallish city in Arizona is known for an imported
> 19th-century landmark structure?
 
lake havasu city [london bridge]
 
> Mark Brader, Toronto | "Unfortunately, real life is usually
> m...@vex.net | not a movie." --Al Kriman
 
> My text in this article is in the public domain.
 
swp
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Monday, October 16, 2023

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msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 16 04:08AM

Mark Brader:
> > 9. What will happen on Monday, November 27, starting at 7:30 pm,
> > in Toronto?

Dan Tilque:
> (Note: You forgot to specify a year, so I assumed it was this year...)
 
No, I just didn't redundantly specify that it was.
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Wednesday, October 11, 2023

Digest for rec.games.trivia@googlegroups.com - 4 updates in 2 topics

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 11 04:43AM

These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2023-09-18,
and should be interpreted accordingly.
 
On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
the correct answers in about 3 days.
 
All questions were written by members of the Usual Suspects and
are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have
been retyped and/or edited by me. The posting and tabulation of
current-events questions is independent of the concurrent posting
of other rounds. For further information please see my 2023-05-24
companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
(QFTCI*)".
 
 
I wrote one of these rounds.
 
 
* Game 1, Round 9 -- Canadiana Geography -- City Neighborhoods
 
We name three districts or neighborhoods, and you name the Canadian
city where they are located. For example, we say Rosedale, Mimico,
and Forest Hill, and you say Toronto.
 
1. Britannia, Alta Vista, and Sandy Hill.
2. Walkerville, Old Sandwich, and Riverside.
3. Place-Royal, Place d'Youville [both pronounced as French],
and Lower Town.
4. Deschenes ["day-SHEN"], Aylmer, Hull.
 
Please decode the rot13 only after you have finished with the
above questions. Sbe gur erfg bs gur ebhaq, lbh ner fgvyy anzvat
pvgvrf, ohg sebz urer ba, gurve cebivaprf jvyy abg ercrng.
 
5. Oak Bay, Sidney, and Saanich ["SAN-nitch"].
6. Clayton Park, Fairview, and Kingswood.
7. Cathedral area, Albert Street South, and Germantown.
8. Glenora, Westmount, and Lansdowne.
9. Kenmount Terrace, Southland, the Narrows.
10. Inkster, Point Douglas, and River Heights.
 
 
** Game 1, Round 10 - Challenge Round
 
* A. Entertainment: Comedies by Fetish
 
A1. In what classic comedy movie from about 65 years ago does
the sexy female lead character have a fetish for men playing
the saxophone -- especially tenor sax?
 
A2. In what classic comedy movie from about 35 years ago does the
sexy female lead character have a fetish for foreign
languages -- notably, Italian and Russian?
 
 
* B. Geography: Museums of Upstate New York
 
B1. The George Eastman Museum is the world's oldest museum
of photography, covering both the art and the technology.
What city is it in?
 
B2. The Museum of Glass likewise covers both the art and the
science of glassmaking. Its full name begins with the city
where it is: what city?
 
 
* C. History: Sex Beats Violence
 
C1. In 2000 the US presidential election came down to a Supreme
Court battle over recounts. We all know what happened,
but what exactly was the title of the case? That is, it
was *who or what* versus *who or what*? (Hint: See the
category title, har-har-har.)
 
C2. Turning from real-life history to historical fiction,
"Saving Private Ryan" was nominated for the Oscar for
Best Picture of 1998, but it didn't win. What movie did?
(Hint: See the category title.}
 
 
* D. Name that Science
 
D1. In what field of science would people use all these terms?
Absolute magnitude, gamma-ray burster, eccentricity, brown
dwarf, red giant, right ascension and declination.
 
D2. In what field of science would people use all these terms?
Recombinant, dominant, diploid, base pair, point mutation,
crossover, restriction enzyme, nucleotide.
 
 
* E. Literature: Spell that Character
 
E1. In novels by Sara Paretsky, you will read about private
detective Victoria ["Iffy-Jeanie-a" "war-shaw-ski"].
*Spell* either her middle name or her surname.
 
E2. In novels by George R.R. Martin, you will read about
["Duh-nair-ris Tar-gair-ee-en"], a member of a royal family.
*Spell* either her first name or her surname.
 
 
* F. Canadiana: It's More Patriotic This Way
 
F1. The last time that the words of "O Canada" were officially
changed was in 2018. Two words were replaced with two
other words. What changed?
 
F2. In 1916 the name of a city in Ontario was changed because
it sounded too German. What was the *old* name?
 
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "You are becoming far too reasonable.
msb@vex.net | I worry about you." --Tony Cooper
 
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Pete Gayde <pete.gayde@gmail.com>: Oct 11 12:33AM -0500

Mark Brader wrote:
> 2. Walkerville, Old Sandwich, and Riverside.
> 3. Place-Royal, Place d'Youville [both pronounced as French],
> and Lower Town.
 
Quebec
 
 
> B1. The George Eastman Museum is the world's oldest museum
> of photography, covering both the art and the technology.
> What city is it in?
 
Rochester
 
> but what exactly was the title of the case? That is, it
> was *who or what* versus *who or what*? (Hint: See the
> category title, har-har-har.)
 
Bush vs Gore
 
 
> D2. In what field of science would people use all these terms?
> Recombinant, dominant, diploid, base pair, point mutation,
> crossover, restriction enzyme, nucleotide.
 
Genetics
 
 
> E1. In novels by Sara Paretsky, you will read about private
> detective Victoria ["Iffy-Jeanie-a" "war-shaw-ski"].
> *Spell* either her middle name or her surname.
 
Iphegenia
 
 
> E2. In novels by George R.R. Martin, you will read about
> ["Duh-nair-ris Tar-gair-ee-en"], a member of a royal family.
> *Spell* either her first name or her surname.
 
Danaerys
 
> other words. What changed?
 
> F2. In 1916 the name of a city in Ontario was changed because
> it sounded too German. What was the *old* name?
 
Pete Gayde
Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Oct 10 11:48PM -0700

On 10/10/23 21:43, Mark Brader wrote:
> city where they are located. For example, we say Rosedale, Mimico,
> and Forest Hill, and you say Toronto.
 
> 1. Britannia, Alta Vista, and Sandy Hill.
 
Hamilton
 
> 2. Walkerville, Old Sandwich, and Riverside.
 
Windsor
 
> 3. Place-Royal, Place d'Youville [both pronounced as French],
> and Lower Town.
 
Montreal
 
> 4. Deschenes ["day-SHEN"], Aylmer, Hull.
 
Gatineau
 
> above questions. Sbe gur erfg bs gur ebhaq, lbh ner fgvyy anzvat
> pvgvrf, ohg sebz urer ba, gurve cebivaprf jvyy abg ercrng.
 
> 5. Oak Bay, Sidney, and Saanich ["SAN-nitch"].
 
Victoria
 
> 6. Clayton Park, Fairview, and Kingswood.
> 7. Cathedral area, Albert Street South, and Germantown.
 
Calgary; Edmonton
 
> 8. Glenora, Westmount, and Lansdowne.
> 9. Kenmount Terrace, Southland, the Narrows.
 
Winnipeg
 
 
> B1. The George Eastman Museum is the world's oldest museum
> of photography, covering both the art and the technology.
> What city is it in?
 
Rochester
 
 
> B2. The Museum of Glass likewise covers both the art and the
> science of glassmaking. Its full name begins with the city
> where it is: what city?
 
Ithaca
 
> but what exactly was the title of the case? That is, it
> was *who or what* versus *who or what*? (Hint: See the
> category title, har-har-har.)
 
Bush v Gore
 
 
> D1. In what field of science would people use all these terms?
> Absolute magnitude, gamma-ray burster, eccentricity, brown
> dwarf, red giant, right ascension and declination.
 
astronomy
 
 
> D2. In what field of science would people use all these terms?
> Recombinant, dominant, diploid, base pair, point mutation,
> crossover, restriction enzyme, nucleotide.
 
genomics
 
 
> F1. The last time that the words of "O Canada" were officially
> changed was in 2018. Two words were replaced with two
> other words. What changed?
 
"thy sons" to "of us"
 
 
> F2. In 1916 the name of a city in Ontario was changed because
> it sounded too German. What was the *old* name?
 
Berlin
 
--
Dan Tilque
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 11 04:41AM

Mark Brader:
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> please see my 2023-05-24 companion posting on "Questions from the
> Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
 
Sorry, I'm a day late again.
 
 
> I wrote one of these rounds.
 
The history round.
 
 
> * Game 1, Round 7 - Entertainment - One-Word Movie Titles
 
> We give a short description, and you give the one-word movie title.
 
This was the easiest round in the original game.
 
> 1. An unknown gets a shot at the heavyweight boxing championship.
 
"Rocky" (1976). 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Stephen, Pete,
and Dan Tilque.
 
> 2. From a novel subtitled "a novel about three army doctors".
 
"MASH" (1970). 4 for everyone -- Joshua, Erland, Dan Blum, Stephen,
Pete, and Dan Tilque.
 
The spelling "M*A*S*H" was introduced in posters for the movie and
used for the TV series, but was never the movie title.
 
> 3. A strange creature attacks the crew of the spaceship Nostromo.
 
"Alien" (1979). (Not "Aliens" or other sequels -- the Nostromo is
not in those.) 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Stephen, Pete, and Dan Tilque.
 
> 4. The daily lives of mobsters in New York.
 
"GoodFellas" (1990). 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Pete, and Dan Tilque.
 
> 5. A former policeman suffers from acrophobia.
 
"Vertigo" (1958). 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Stephen.
 
> 6. The life and times of the former first lady of Argentina.
 
"Evita" (1996). 4 for everyone.
 
> 7. The lives of music-hall performers in pre-Nazi Berlin.
 
"Cabaret" (1972). 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Stephen, Pete,
and Dan Tilque.
 
> 8. A sheriff in a small town uncovers murder and kidnapping in
> the snow.
 
"Fargo" (1996). 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Stephen, Pete,
and Dan Tilque.
 
> 9. An alien creature comes to Earth to do a little hunting.
 
"Predator" (1987). 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Stephen, Pete,
and Dan Tilque.
 
> 10. Remade several times. In the original a prehistoric creature
> attacks Tokyo.
 
"Godzilla" or "Gojira" (1954). 4 for everyone.
 
 
 
> 1. In 1809 Napoleon's French Empire was at war with several other
> countries. Name any one of the countries that the French were
> fighting in the Peninsular War.
 
Spain, Portugal, UK ("England" was acceptable). 4 for Joshua,
Erland, Dan Blum, Stephen (the hard way), Pete, and Dan Tilque.
 
> 2. Meanwhile on another peninsula, France completed its invasion
> and annexation of the Papal States. How did Pope Pius VII
> react to this?
 
He excommunicated Napoleon. 4 for Joshua, Stephen, and Dan Tilque.
 
> 3. On February 12, about 4,000 miles apart, there were born a
> future scientist and a future politician, both of whose fame
> still endures today. Name either one.
 
Charles Darwin, Abraham Lincoln. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Dan Blum,
Stephen (the hard way), and Dan Tilque.
 
> 4. On June 8 the author of the 1776 pamphlet "Common Sense" died.
> Name him.
 
Thomas Paine. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Stephen, Pete, and Dan Tilque.
 
> 5. Name either the US president whose term ended in 1809, or the
> one who succeeded him.
 
Thomas Jefferson, James Madison. 4 for Joshua (the hard way),
Erland, Dan Blum, Stephen (the hard way), and Dan Tilque.
 
> 6. Washington Irving's first major book was published in 1809 under
> the pseudonym of "Diedrich Knickerbocker". It was a satirical
> history of what city?
 
New York. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Stephen, Pete, and Dan Tilque.
 
> 7. Robert Fulton received his first US patent in 1809, for what
> invention?
 
Steamboat. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Stephen, and Dan Tilque.
 
> finished with the previous one. Meanwhile in Lower Canada,
> a steamboat financed by John Molson made its maiden voyage.
> Name either the starting point of the trip, or the endpoint.
 
Montreal, Quebec City. 4 for Stephen. 3 for Dan Tilque.
 
Sorry about the non-rot13 there.
 
> 9. In 1809 the governor of the Louisiana Territory was either
> murdered or committed suicide, but it's not clear which.
> He was previously known as an explorer. Name him.
 
Meriwether Lewis. 4 for Stephen and Dan Tilque. 3 for Joshua.
 
> 10. This Austrian composer of over 100 symphonies died in Vienna in
> 1809. The Requiem by his friend Mozart was played at his
> funeral. Name him.
 
Joseph Haydn. 4 for Erland, Stephen, and Pete.
 
 
Scores, if there are no errors:
 
GAME 1 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST
TOPICS-> Mis Sci Spo Lit Ent His FOUR
Stephen Perry 28 40 32 36 36 40 152
Joshua Kreitzer 12 35 12 28 40 31 134
Dan Blum 16 32 8 22 40 24 118
Dan Tilque 12 28 12 11 36 35 111
Pete Gayde 0 8 -- -- 36 16 60
Erland Sommarskog -- -- -- -- 12 16 28
 
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Wednesday, October 04, 2023

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Pete Gayde <pete.gayde@gmail.com>: Oct 03 05:49PM -0500

Mark Brader wrote:
 
> "Huh?!?"
 
> "No, no, she's an actress on a soap opera and she's had 3 weeks
> to live for the past 2 years."
 
Bob Hartley
 
> 11 am, or whenever steam or energy is needed".
 
> A2. These spicy sweet buns are traditionally eaten on Good
> Friday, and symbolize the crucifixion and resurrection.
 
Hot Cross buns
 
> holds the record for number of resurrections, repeatedly
> dying and resurrecting while buried underground for 1,874
> years. Who?
 
Captain Jack
 
 
> B2. This character was stabbed to death at the end of season 5
> of "Game of Thrones". His resurrection in season 6 came
> as a surprise to absolutely no one. Who?
 
Snow
 
> between 1934 and 1950. Her cinematic career was resurrected
> when Billy Wilder cast her as a faded star of the silent era
> who desperately hopes for a career resurrection of her own.
 
Swanson
 
> comically villainous Duke Brothers in "Trading Places",
> and an Oscar-winning performance in "Cocoon", where his
> character also gets rejuvenated.
 
Don Ameche
 
 
> E2. The original variant of this car, nicknamed "Topolino", was
> produced 1936-55. A resurrected version was produced
> 1957-75. And in 2007, it was resurrected yet again.
 
Fiat Spider
 
> around any more, because, gentlemen, this is my last press
> conference". 6 years later, he was giving press conferences
> as his country's leader.
 
Richard Nixon
 
 
> F2. Rising from the ashes of the Fascist Party, the MSI became
> the AN, which became the PdL, eventually gaining power as
> the FdI -- under which leader?
 
Berlusconi
 
 
> 1. Not counting the original three TV-movies, how many episodes
> of "Murdoch Mysteries" have there been, from the series' start
> through 2023-04-10?
 
35; 50
 
 
> 2. We asked google.ca "what is the distance between Cork, Ireland,
> and Waterford, Ireland"? What was the length of the suggested
> driving route (via N25)?
 
100.0; 80.0
 
 
> 3. According to the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum,
> how many wins did Fergie Jenkins have in his Major League career?
 
220; 230
 
 
> 4. We used a couple of online tools to calculate the distance
> between Kumasi, Ghana (see Round 8, Question 5), and the
> Headquarters of the United Nations. What is that distance?
 
5500.0; 5600.0
 
 
Pete Gayde
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 04 07:05AM

If Pete Gayde has posted his answers on time, he would have scored
4 points on Round 9 and 20 on Round 20, for a final score of 106,
moving him up to 5th place.
 
On the tiebreaker game, only one guess was allowed per entrant
(I forgot to say that explicitly, but it was implied by the scoring).
Using Pete's first answers, he would have scored 4 points, taking
2 each off Joshua and Dan Tilque, and finished 4th.
 
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "If you wish so, we write your consummations
msb@vex.net | on your bill." --Swiss hotel services handbook
 
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Pete Gayde <pete.gayde@gmail.com>: Oct 03 06:58PM -0500

Mark Brader wrote:
 
> 1. Let's start with the enormous, thin heel in picture 13.
 
> 2. In picture 2, what is the girlish name for this closed, low-cut
> shoe with a strap across the instep?
 
Pump
 
> always speak in the singular, but some of these occur more than
> once in the organ.
 
> 1. Nephron.
 
Liver
 
> 2. Vitreous or vitreous humor.
 
Heart; Lungs
 
> 3. Corpus cavernosum.
 
Lungs
 
> 4. Stratum spinosum or squamous-cell layer.
> 5. Cochlea.
 
Ear
 
> 6. Phalanx.
> 7. Alveolus.
> 8. Duodenum.
 
Intestines
 
> 9. Occipital lobe.
 
Brain
 
> 10. Islet of Langerhans.
 
Spleen
 
 
> After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Vs lbh fnvq
> "unaq" be "sbbg" sbe nal nafjre, cyrnfr or zber fcrpvsvp.
 
Pete Gayde
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Monday, October 02, 2023

Digest for rec.games.trivia@googlegroups.com - 6 updates in 2 topics

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 02 03:48AM

These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2023-09-18,
and should be interpreted accordingly.
 
On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
the correct answers in about 3 days.
 
All questions were written by# members of the Usual Suspects and
are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have
been retyped and/or edited by me. The posting and tabulation of
current-events questions is independent of the concurrent posting
of other rounds. For further information please see my 2023-05-24
companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
(QFTCI*)".
 
#- Or in some cases by arrangement with, but I won't
repeat this clarification on future question sets.
 
I wrote one of these rounds.
 
 
* Game 1, Round 2 - Miscellaneous - Shoes
 
Please see the handout at: http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/g1r2/shoe.pdf
 
In each case, name the type of shoe (or shoe part) indicated by the
picture and the clue. Please note that the picture numbers are to
the lower left of the images.
 
1. Let's start with the enormous, thin heel in picture 13.
 
2. In picture 2, what is the girlish name for this closed, low-cut
shoe with a strap across the instep?
 
3. In picture 6, what name is given to this relatively low
stiletto-style heel?
 
4. What is the shoe in 8, characterized by a heel that is completely
(or almost completely) filled in beneath the arch?
 
5. What is the generic name for the shoe in picture 1, where the
salient feature is an open back and a strap behind the ankle?
 
6. The shoe in picture 14 might be called a court shoe in Britain,
though the late singer Amy Winehouse sang about a pair of
them using the more familiar North American name in a risqué
combination. They have a low front, relatively low heel,
and may have a buckle or bow.
 
7. A perforated leather men's shoe is a brogue. But what name is
given to the specific style of perforations in picture 3,
with a W-shaped design over the toe?
 
8. What is the backless shoe in picture 11, a style which may or
may not be open at the toe?
 
9. What is the two-tone shoe in picture 5, wearable by any gender,
characterized by the plain toe and distinctive dark panel shape
over the mid-foot?
 
10. The shoes in 7 are characterized by a very low heel or the
absence of a heel.
 
After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Vs lbh pnyyrq
gur fubr jvgu n svyyrq-va urry n "cyngsbez" fubr, cyrnfr tb onpx
naq or zber fcrpvsvp.
 
 
* Game 1, Round 3 - Science - Organ Parts
 
For each question, we have an organ of the human body in mind;
we'll name a part of it; and you'll name the organ. For example,
if we said the cricoid cartilage, you'd name the larynx. We will
always speak in the singular, but some of these occur more than
once in the organ.
 
1. Nephron.
2. Vitreous or vitreous humor.
3. Corpus cavernosum.
4. Stratum spinosum or squamous-cell layer.
5. Cochlea.
6. Phalanx.
7. Alveolus.
8. Duodenum.
9. Occipital lobe.
10. Islet of Langerhans.
 
After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Vs lbh fnvq
"unaq" be "sbbg" sbe nal nafjre, cyrnfr or zber fcrpvsvp.
 
--
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Toronto | that the number two is ridiculous and can't exist."
msb@vex.net | -- Ben Denison (Isaac Asimov, "The Gods Themselves")
 
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Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Oct 01 09:43PM -0700

On Sunday, October 1, 2023 at 10:48:16 PM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote:

 
> In each case, name the type of shoe (or shoe part) indicated by the
> picture and the clue.
 
> 1. Let's start with the enormous, thin heel in picture 13.
 
stiletto (???)
 
> 2. In picture 2, what is the girlish name for this closed, low-cut
> shoe with a strap across the instep?
 
Mary Janes
 
> 5. What is the generic name for the shoe in picture 1, where the
> salient feature is an open back and a strap behind the ankle?
 
mule
 
> 8. What is the backless shoe in picture 11, a style which may or
> may not be open at the toe?
 
mule
 
> 10. The shoes in 7 are characterized by a very low heel or the
> absence of a heel.
 
mule
 
 
> For each question, we have an organ of the human body in mind;
> we'll name a part of it; and you'll name the organ.
 
> 1. Nephron.
 
kidney
 
> 2. Vitreous or vitreous humor.
 
eye
 
> 4. Stratum spinosum or squamous-cell layer.
 
skin
 
> 5. Cochlea.
 
ear
 
> 6. Phalanx.
 
finger
 
> 7. Alveolus.
 
lung

> 8. Duodenum.
 
small intestine; large intestine
 
> 9. Occipital lobe.
 
brain
 
> 10. Islet of Langerhans.
 
pancreas
 
--
Joshua Kreitzer
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Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Oct 01 11:00PM -0700

On 10/1/23 20:48, Mark Brader wrote:
> picture and the clue. Please note that the picture numbers are to
> the lower left of the images.
 
> 1. Let's start with the enormous, thin heel in picture 13.
 
stiletto
 
 
> 2. In picture 2, what is the girlish name for this closed, low-cut
> shoe with a strap across the instep?
 
Mary Janes
 
> stiletto-style heel?
 
> 4. What is the shoe in 8, characterized by a heel that is completely
> (or almost completely) filled in beneath the arch?
 
platforms
 
(damn if I know what the more specific answer is)
 
 
> 7. A perforated leather men's shoe is a brogue. But what name is
> given to the specific style of perforations in picture 3,
> with a W-shaped design over the toe?
 
wingtips
 
 
> 8. What is the backless shoe in picture 11, a style which may or
> may not be open at the toe?
 
sandal
 
 
> 9. What is the two-tone shoe in picture 5, wearable by any gender,
> characterized by the plain toe and distinctive dark panel shape
> over the mid-foot?
 
Oxfords
 
> once in the organ.
 
> 1. Nephron.
> 2. Vitreous or vitreous humor.
 
eye
 
> 3. Corpus cavernosum.
> 4. Stratum spinosum or squamous-cell layer.
 
skin
 
> 5. Cochlea.
 
ear
 
> 6. Phalanx.
 
finger
 
> 7. Alveolus.
 
lung
 
> 8. Duodenum.
 
stomach
 
> 9. Occipital lobe.
 
brain
 
> 10. Islet of Langerhans.
 
pancreas
 
 
--
Dan Tilque
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 02 03:37AM

Mark Brader:
> > Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
> > based only on your own knowledge.
 
Stephen Perry:
> dr julia ogden
 
> Read more at: https://tvshowtranscripts.ourboard.org/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=31689
 
I do not find it credible that Stephen had a 65-character URL memorized
and ready to bring to mind, before he started answering these questions.
His entry is disqualified.
--
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msb@vex.net | --Washington Post, June 24, 2002
 
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msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 02 03:39AM

Mark Brader:
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> please see my 2023-05-24 companion posting on "Questions from the
> Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
 
 
The Final game is over and STEPHEN PERRY's attempt to disqualify
himself out of winning has failed -- he holds on to win by 3 points.
Congratulations, I guess!
 
 
 
> "Huh?!?"
 
> "No, no, she's an actress on a soap opera and she's had 3 weeks
> to live for the past 2 years."
 
Dr. Robert Hartley ("The Bob Newhart Show", with Carol Kester --
Bob Newhart and Marcia Wallace). 4 for Joshua.
 
 
> "Well, jeepers, you're about to witness the world's first
> demonstration of fireproof paper. Here is my assistant Beaker,
> carrying a lighted blowtorch."
 
Dr. Bunsen Honeydew ("The Muppet Show"). 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua.
 
> so I used a hemocytometer to analyze her cells and discovered
> that her blood plaque was far below normal levels."
 
> "And blood plaque is a chief factor in blood clotting."
 
Dr. Julia Ogden Murdoch (accepting either surname) ("Murdoch
Mysteries", with William Murdoch -- Helene Joy and Yannick Bisson).
 
> in town."
 
> "Yes I am! The next nearest is in Montreal. Parlez-vous
> français?"
 
Dr. Temperance "Bones" Brennan ("Bones", with Seeley Booth -- Emily
Deschanel and David Boreanaz). 4 for Joshua.
 
> Ees a terrible disorder where the skeleton tries to leap out
> the mouth and escape the body."
 
> "Now you're talking!"
 
Dr. Nick Riviera ("The Simpsons", with Grampa Simpson). 4 for Joshua.
 
> Speaking to: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/F-9/to6.jpg
 
> "I didn't kill my wife!"
 
> "I don't care!"
 
Dr. Richard Kimble ("The Fugitive" (1993), with Sam Gerard --
Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones). 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua.
 
> the onset of irumodic syndrome."
 
> "If that's so, why do you look as if you just signed my death
> sentence?"
 
Dr. Beverly Crusher ("Star Trek: The Next Generation", with
Capt. Jean-Luc Picard -- Gates McFadden and Patrick Stewart).
4 for Dan Blum and Joshua.
 
> that you collapsed, possibly a panic attack. You were unable
> to breathe?"
 
> "*They* said it was a panic attack."
 
Dr. Jennifer Melfi ("The Sopranos", with Tony Soprano -- Lorraine
Bracco and James Gandolfini). 4 for Joshua.
 
 
> "You wretched slugs. Don't any of you have the guts to fight
> for blood?"
 
> "I'm your huckleberry. I kill for my game."
 
John Henry "Doc" Holliday ("Tombstone" (1993), with Jonny Ringo --
Val Kilmer and Michael Biehn). 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua.
 
 
> "We all in critical condition, babies, but you can tell me where
> it hurts, because I've got the healing prescription here from
> the big 'KRP musical medicine cabinet."
 
Dr. Johnny Fever ("WKRP In Cincinnati" -- Howard Hesseman).
4 for Joshua.
 
 
> Calvados, and one part Italian vermouth. After a hard night
> of drinking, this cocktail is intended "to be taken before
> 11 am, or whenever steam or energy is needed".
 
Corpse reviver.
 
> A2. These spicy sweet buns are traditionally eaten on Good
> Friday, and symbolize the crucifixion and resurrection.
 
Hot cross buns. 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua.
 
 
> holds the record for number of resurrections, repeatedly
> dying and resurrecting while buried underground for 1,874
> years. Who?
 
Capt. Jack Harkness.
 
> B2. This character was stabbed to death at the end of season 5
> of "Game of Thrones". His resurrection in season 6 came
> as a surprise to absolutely no one. Who?
 
Jon Snow.
 
 
 
> C1. This author's final novel, "Resurrection", decries the
> injustice of man-made laws and the hypocrisy of the church.
> Unsurprisingly, this resulted in his excommunication. Who?
 
Leo Tolstoy.
 
> C2. Resurrections gone bad are the theme of which 1983 Stephen
> King novel?
 
"Pet Sematary". 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua.
 
 
> between 1934 and 1950. Her cinematic career was resurrected
> when Billy Wilder cast her as a faded star of the silent era
> who desperately hopes for a career resurrection of her own.
 
Gloria Swanson (as Norma Desmond in "Sunset Blvd." (1950)).
4 for Dan Blum and Joshua.
 
> comically villainous Duke Brothers in "Trading Places",
> and an Oscar-winning performance in "Cocoon", where his
> character also gets rejuvenated.
 
Don Ameche. 4 for Joshua.
 
 
 
> E1. Originally produced from 1959 to 2000, this car brand was
> resurrected by BMW in 2001. The new variant is 34% longer,
> 43% wider, and 16% taller than the 1959 original.
 
(Austin) Mini. (Anything with "Mini" was acceptable.) 4 for
Dan Blum.
 
> E2. The original variant of this car, nicknamed "Topolino", was
> produced 1936-55. A resurrected version was produced
> 1957-75. And in 2007, it was resurrected yet again.
 
Fiat 500 (Cinquecento). 4 for Erland.
 
 
> around any more, because, gentlemen, this is my last press
> conference". 6 years later, he was giving press conferences
> as his country's leader.
 
Richard Nixon. 4 for everyone -- Erland, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque,
and Joshua.
 
> F2. Rising from the ashes of the Fascist Party, the MSI became
> the AN, which became the PdL, eventually gaining power as
> the FdI -- under which leader?
 
Giorgia Meloni (Fratelli d'Italia -- "Brothers of Italy").
4 for Joshua.
 
"Giorgia Merino" was not quite close enough for an "almost correct".
 
 
Scores, if there are no errors:
 
FINAL ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 BEST
TOPICS-> Geo Can Spo Aud Sci Art His Ent Cha SEVEN
Stephen Perry 32 0 36 36 40 39 36 -- -- 219
Joshua Kreitzer 24 12 20 36 36 19 40 36 24 216
Dan Blum 20 8 16 8 36 19 33 16 20 160
Erland Sommarskog 12 0 16 0 36 0 36 0 8 108
Dan Tilque 12 0 12 0 40 8 28 0 4 104
Pete Gayde 18 12 -- -- -- 16 36 -- -- 82
 
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msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 02 03:42AM

Mark Brader:
> I'll award 6 points for the entrant closest to the right answer,
> 3 points for the second-closest, and 1 point for the third-closest,
> and add all four question scores.
 
JOSHUA KREITZER wins.
 
 
> 1. Not counting the original three TV-movies, how many episodes
> of "Murdoch Mysteries" have there been, from the series' start
> through 2023-04-10?
 
266. 6 for Joshua. 3 for Dan Blum. 1 for Erland.
 
> 2. We asked google.ca "what is the distance between Cork, Ireland,
> and Waterford, Ireland"? What was the length of the suggested
> driving route (via N25)?
 
121.1 km. 6 for Dan Blum. 3 for Joshua. 1 for Dan Tilque.
 
> 3. According to the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum,
> how many wins did Fergie Jenkins have in his Major League career?
 
284. 6 for Joshua. 3 for Dan Blum. 1 for Dan Tilque.
 
> 4. We used a couple of online tools to calculate the distance
> between Kumasi, Ghana (see Round 8, Question 5), and the
> Headquarters of the United Nations. What is that distance?
 
8041.6 km. 6 for Erland. 3 for Dan Tilque. 1 for Dan Blum.
 
 
Scores, if there are no errors:
 
Joshua Kreitzer 15
Dan Blum 13
Erland Sommarskog 7
Dan Tilque 5
 
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