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| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 17 01:15PM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-05-27, 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 to the newsgroup in a single followup, 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 Unnatural Axxxe and are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information see my 2019-01-22 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)". * Game 2, Round 7 - Entertainment - "The Big Bang Theory". Annnnd -- that's bazinga! After 12 seasons, "The Big Bang Theory" has ended its run. Beyond the main cast, there've been many special guest characters played by celebrities. We'll describe the guest character and give you a hint, and you give us the actor or actress who played them. 1. Leonard's mom, formerly of "The Good Wife". 2. Sheldon's mom, an Oscar nominee for 2017. 3. Amy's mom, a three-time Oscar nominee and one-time winner. We're her biggest fan. 4. Penny's mom. A five-time Golden Globe nominee. We liked her best as Leela in "Futurama". 5. Penny's dad, an Oscar winner for Best Song of 1976. 6. Amy's dad. A real-life magician who actually has a first name, or at least, used to. (It's Raymond.) 7. Leonard's dad. A former prime-time employee of New York's Sunshine Cab Company. 8. Sheldon's brother, who as a child actor was in "Stand by Me". 9. Penny's brother, a long-time regular on "Late Night with Conan O'Brien", who played Kenneth Parcell on "30 Rock". 10. Sheldon's surrogate dad, the host of the science show "Professor Proton". This 89-year-old comic actor won a Grammy for Album of the Year in 1961 and has received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. * Game 2, Round 8 - Geography - To Market, to Market Yes, world travelers, we know, you're there for the museums. But sooner or later, we both know you'll hit the streets and go shopping. In this round, we'll name a famous street market. You tell us the *city* it's in. 1. Snake Alley -- also known as Huaxi Street Night Market. Delicacies on offer include snake blood and meat, turtle blood and meat, and "deer penis wine." Until 1991, it was a legal brothel district. Name that Asian capital city. 2. The Grand Bazaar -- a 500-year-old market with 4,000 shops selling jewelry, carpets, brassware, leather goods, hookahs, ceramics, pottery -- all under ornate, grandiose passageways spread across 60-odd streets. Name the city. 3. Pike Place Market -- the USA's oldest surviving market, spanning 4 hectares and attracting 40,000 people per day. Name the city where this waterfront tourist trap operates. 4. This borough of London, England, is home to several famous markets, including the Inverness Street Market, the Lock Market, the Stables Market and the Buck Street Market. Name that borough in Northwest London. 5. La Boqueria, also known as Las Ramblas -- with 200 vendors, it is considered one of the finest food markets in Europe. Name the city. 6. The Chatuchak Weekend Market -- with more than 5,000 stalls spread over 35 acres, it receives more than 200,000 visitors daily. Name the city. 7. The Queen Victoria Market -- dating back more than 130 years, it's listed on the Victorian Heritage Register and offers seafood and deli foods, as well as hand-crafted clothing and jewelry. Name the city. Hint: It's not in England. 8. The Stanley Market and the Temple Street Night Market are two world-famous shopping districts in this city. Name it. 9. Chandi Chowk -- dating back to the 17th Century, it's one of the world's largest wholesale food markets. And its spice district will make your eyes water and your lungs seize up. 10. Union Square Farmers Market -- Open Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday. Featuring produce from farms more than 100 km away, it serves more than 250,000 customers a week during peak season. Name the city. -- 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. |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jun 17 03:46PM -0700 On Tuesday, June 18, 2019 at 4:15:53 AM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > 2. Sheldon's mom, an Oscar nominee for 2017. > 3. Amy's mom, a three-time Oscar nominee and one-time winner. > We're her biggest fan. Bates > Delicacies on offer include snake blood and meat, turtle blood > and meat, and "deer penis wine." Until 1991, it was a legal > brothel district. Name that Asian capital city. Beijing > selling jewelry, carpets, brassware, leather goods, hookahs, > ceramics, pottery -- all under ornate, grandiose passageways > spread across 60-odd streets. Name the city. Istanbul > 3. Pike Place Market -- the USA's oldest surviving market, spanning > 4 hectares and attracting 40,000 people per day. Name the city > where this waterfront tourist trap operates. Boston, New Jersey > 5. La Boqueria, also known as Las Ramblas -- with 200 vendors, it is > considered one of the finest food markets in Europe. Name the > city. Madrid, Lisbon > 6. The Chatuchak Weekend Market -- with more than 5,000 stalls > spread over 35 acres, it receives more than 200,000 visitors > daily. Name the city. Bangkok > it's listed on the Victorian Heritage Register and offers seafood > and deli foods, as well as hand-crafted clothing and jewelry. > Name the city. Hint: It's not in England. Melbourne > 8. The Stanley Market and the Temple Street Night Market are two > world-famous shopping districts in this city. Name it. Dublin? > 9. Chandi Chowk -- dating back to the 17th Century, it's one of > the world's largest wholesale food markets. And its spice > district will make your eyes water and your lungs seize up. Mumbai, Calcutta > and Saturday. Featuring produce from farms more than 100 km > away, it serves more than 250,000 customers a week during > peak season. Name the city. New York cheers, calvin |
| swp <stephen.w.perry@gmail.com>: Jun 17 05:54PM -0700 On Monday, June 17, 2019 at 2:15:53 PM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote: > These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-05-27, > and should be interpreted accordingly. noted > character and give you a hint, and you give us the actor or actress > who played them. > 1. Leonard's mom, formerly of "The Good Wife". christine baranski > 2. Sheldon's mom, an Oscar nominee for 2017. laurie metcalf > 3. Amy's mom, a three-time Oscar nominee and one-time winner. > We're her biggest fan. kathy bates, which puts the entire _american horror story_ series in a new light > 4. Penny's mom. A five-time Golden Globe nominee. We liked her > best as Leela in "Futurama". katey segal, who will always be best remembered as Peg Bundy > 5. Penny's dad, an Oscar winner for Best Song of 1976. keith carradine > 6. Amy's dad. A real-life magician who actually has a first name, > or at least, used to. (It's Raymond.) teller > 7. Leonard's dad. A former prime-time employee of New York's > Sunshine Cab Company. judd hirsch > 8. Sheldon's brother, who as a child actor was in "Stand by Me". jerry o'connell > 9. Penny's brother, a long-time regular on "Late Night with Conan > O'Brien", who played Kenneth Parcell on "30 Rock". jack mcbrayer > Proton". This 89-year-old comic actor won a Grammy for Album > of the Year in 1961 and has received the Mark Twain Prize for > American Humor. bob newhart, who woke up at the end of the last episode as if from a dream > Delicacies on offer include snake blood and meat, turtle blood > and meat, and "deer penis wine." Until 1991, it was a legal > brothel district. Name that Asian capital city. taipei > selling jewelry, carpets, brassware, leather goods, hookahs, > ceramics, pottery -- all under ornate, grandiose passageways > spread across 60-odd streets. Name the city. istanbul > 3. Pike Place Market -- the USA's oldest surviving market, spanning > 4 hectares and attracting 40,000 people per day. Name the city > where this waterfront tourist trap operates. seattle, washington > markets, including the Inverness Street Market, the Lock Market, > the Stables Market and the Buck Street Market. Name that > borough in Northwest London. camden town > 5. La Boqueria, also known as Las Ramblas -- with 200 vendors, it is > considered one of the finest food markets in Europe. Name the > city. barcelona, spain > 6. The Chatuchak Weekend Market -- with more than 5,000 stalls > spread over 35 acres, it receives more than 200,000 visitors > daily. Name the city. bangkok, thailand > it's listed on the Victorian Heritage Register and offers seafood > and deli foods, as well as hand-crafted clothing and jewelry. > Name the city. Hint: It's not in England. melbourne, australia > 8. The Stanley Market and the Temple Street Night Market are two > world-famous shopping districts in this city. Name it. hong kong > 9. Chandi Chowk -- dating back to the 17th Century, it's one of > the world's largest wholesale food markets. And its spice > district will make your eyes water and your lungs seize up. old dehli, india > and Saturday. Featuring produce from farms more than 100 km > away, it serves more than 250,000 customers a week during > peak season. Name the city. new york, ny > -- > Mark Brader, Toronto | "If you wish so, we write your consummations > msb@vex.net | on your bill." --Swiss hotel services handbook swp |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Jun 18 01:51AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:3MCdndHuDt1JRZrAnZ2dnUU7- > character and give you a hint, and you give us the actor or actress > who played them. > 2. Sheldon's mom, an Oscar nominee for 2017. Laurie Metcalf > 4. Penny's mom. A five-time Golden Globe nominee. We liked her > best as Leela in "Futurama". Katey Sagal > 5. Penny's dad, an Oscar winner for Best Song of 1976. Keith Carradine > 6. Amy's dad. A real-life magician who actually has a first name, > or at least, used to. (It's Raymond.) Teller > 7. Leonard's dad. A former prime-time employee of New York's > Sunshine Cab Company. Judd Hirsch > Proton". This 89-year-old comic actor won a Grammy for Album > of the Year in 1961 and has received the Mark Twain Prize for > American Humor. Bob Newhart > Delicacies on offer include snake blood and meat, turtle blood > and meat, and "deer penis wine." Until 1991, it was a legal > brothel district. Name that Asian capital city. Singapore > selling jewelry, carpets, brassware, leather goods, hookahs, > ceramics, pottery -- all under ornate, grandiose passageways > spread across 60-odd streets. Name the city. Istanbul > 3. Pike Place Market -- the USA's oldest surviving market, spanning > 4 hectares and attracting 40,000 people per day. Name the city > where this waterfront tourist trap operates. Seattle > 5. La Boqueria, also known as Las Ramblas -- with 200 vendors, it is > considered one of the finest food markets in Europe. Name the > city. Barcelona; Madrid > it's listed on the Victorian Heritage Register and offers seafood > and deli foods, as well as hand-crafted clothing and jewelry. > Name the city. Hint: It's not in England. Vancouver > 8. The Stanley Market and the Temple Street Night Market are two > world-famous shopping districts in this city. Name it. Kuala Lumpur; Singapore > 9. Chandi Chowk -- dating back to the 17th Century, it's one of > the world's largest wholesale food markets. And its spice > district will make your eyes water and your lungs seize up. Mumbai > and Saturday. Featuring produce from farms more than 100 km > away, it serves more than 250,000 customers a week during > peak season. Name the city. San Francisco -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Jun 17 05:04PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:n5mdne-C_rHstZ7AnZ2dnUU7- > 1. Name the comic book in which Batman debuted in 1939. Hint: > it gave its initials to the company that still prints Batman > today. Detective Comics > 2. Who is credited with creating Batman? > 3. By what other name do Bat-fans know the character of Selina Kyle? Catwoman > 4. How was Batgirl related to another Batman character? Niece of Commissioner Gordon > 5. In 1940, the first of the famous Batman villains made his debut. > Which one? Joker; Penguin > in popular fiction. Bruce Wayne was ranked #6 with an estimated > net worth of $9,200,000,000. Name any of the 5 non-Batman > characters they deemed to be *richer*. Charles Foster Kane > city is home to the singer or band. Here I'll save you a step by > telling you the singer or band, so you only have to name the city. > 1. Justin Bieber. Toronto > 2. Great Big Sea. > 3. Spirit of the West. Vancouver; Calgary > 7. Jann Arden. > 8. Tragically Hip. > 9. Paul Anka. Toronto; Ottawa > 10. The Guess Who. Saskatoon Pete Gayde |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 17 01:14PM -0500 Mark Brader: > had a panel portraying Bruce Wayne, watching as a specimen of > Myotis lucifugus flew through his window. "A bat! It's an omen", > he exclaimed. "I shall become a bat!" See: http://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/476/668/859.png > 1. Name the comic book in which Batman debuted in 1939. Hint: > it gave its initials to the company that still prints Batman > today. "Detective Comics". 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Pete. > 2. Who is credited with creating Batman? Bob Kane. 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum, who both say that these days Bill Finger gets an assist on that goal. > 3. By what other name do Bat-fans know the character of Selina Kyle? Catwoman. 4 for everyone -- Joshua, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, and Pete. > 4. How was Batgirl related to another Batman character? She was Commissioner Gordon's daughter. 4 for Dan Tilque and Dan Blum. > 5. In 1940, the first of the famous Batman villains made his debut. > Which one? The Joker. 4 for Dan Blum. 3 for Joshua and Pete. > 6. What is Alfred the butler's last name? Pennyworth. 4 for Dan Tilque and Dan Blum. > 7. Name the Joker's girlfriend, who met him when he was a patient > at the Arkham insane asylum. Harley Quinn. 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum. > 8. Name the comic-book artist who reinvented Batman as "The Dark > Knight" in the 1980s. Frank Miller. 4 for Dan Tilque and Dan Blum. > 9. In the 1990s in the Batman comics, which villain broke Batman's > back? Bane. 4 for Dan Blum. > in popular fiction. Bruce Wayne was ranked #6 with an estimated > net worth of $9,200,000,000. Name any of the 5 non-Batman > characters they deemed to be *richer*. [1] Scrooge McDuck; [2] Smaug (the dragon from "The Hobbit"); [3] Carlisle Cullen (from "Twilight"); [4] Tony Stark, alias Iron Man; and [5] Charles Foster Kane (from "Citizen Kane"). 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Pete. Numbers 7-9 were Montgomery Burns (from "The Simpsons"), Richie Rich, and Jay Gatsby (from "The Great Gatsby"). > city is home to the singer or band. Here I'll save you a step by > telling you the singer or band, so you only have to name the city. > 1. Justin Bieber. Stratford. > 2. Great Big Sea. St. John's. > 3. Spirit of the West. Vancouver. 3 for Pete. > 4. Andy Kim. Montreal. > 5. Tanya Tagaq. Iqaluit. > 6. Sloan. Halifax. > 7. Jann Arden. Calgary. > 8. Tragically Hip. Kingston. > 9. Paul Anka. Ottawa. 2 for Pete. > 10. The Guess Who. Winnipeg. 4 for Joshua. > 1. This author was born in Manitoba to Kliene Girmande Mennonite > parents. Her novel "A Complicated Kindness" won the 2004 > Governor-General's Prize for Fiction. Who is she? Miriam Toews. > 2. This author's successful career as a indigenous voice in Canadian > literature was derailed when his claims to be of Mi'kmaq, Métis, > Nipmuk, and Ojibway heritage were exposed as lies. Joseph Boyden. > "Barometer Rising", about the Halifax Explosion, and "Two > Solitudes", a literary allegory about tensions between English > and French Canada. Who is he? Hugh MacLennan. > 4. Who is the first Canadian woman to win the Nobel Prize for > Literature? She is famous for her short stories mostly set in > Huron County, Ontario. Alice Munro. 4 for Dan Blum. > 5. This 1977 novel by Timothy Findley follows the story of Robert > Ross who enlists in World War I to escape his grief at the > death of his sister and the constraints of Victorian society. "The Wars". > 6. This Giller-prizewinning novel by Margaret Atwood is a > fictionalized account of the murder of Thomas Keller and his > housekeeper Nancy Montgomery. "Alias Grace". > 7. This Giller-prizewinning novel by Kathleen Winter deals with > an intersex child named Wayne who is born to a harsh father > and a fanciful mother. "Annabel". > the story of the main character's failed three marriages and > the disappearance and presumed murder of the main character's > best friend -- a crime of which he is acquitted. "Barney's Version". > between an unnamed anglophone Canadian folklorist, his indigenous > wife Edith who has committed suicide, and his best friend, > a leader of the Quebec separatist movement. Name it. "Beautiful Loser". > 10. This award-winning novel by Emma Donoghue told from the point > of view of 5-year-old Felix, born in captivity, was conceived > when the author heard about the 2008 Fritzl case. "Room". 4 for Dan Blum. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 2 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 5 6 BEST TOPICS-> Sci Spo Lit Can Can THREE Dan Blum 26 35 36 0 8 97 Joshua Kreitzer 29 40 23 4 0 92 Dan Tilque 34 36 20 0 0 90 Pete Gayde 0 36 15 5 0 56 Bruce Bowler 20 32 -- -- -- 52 "Calvin" 4 26 -- -- -- 30 Erland Sommarskog 16 8 -- -- -- 24 -- Mark Brader "[This computation] assumed that everything Toronto would work, a happy state of affairs found msb@vex.net only in fiction." -- Tom Clancy My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Jun 17 05:23PM Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote in > 1 To within 15%, how many grams does a standard men's cricket ball > weigh? 50 > automobile advertisements, what four words does YMMV stand for? It is > now more commonly used in web forums to acknowledgement that the > opinion or experience of the author may not be shared by all. Your Mileage May Vary > 4 > Since gaining independence in 1964, Northern Rhodesia has been known > by what name? Zimbabwe > 5 In which year was Prince Charles invested as The > Prince of Wales? 1963 > 6 Which New Zealand athlete (b. 1952) won gold in > the 1,500 metres in the 1976 Olympics? Smith > 7 How many individual > emirates make up the United Arab Emirates? 4 > both a 1989 Academy Award winning film by Oliver Stone, and the 1976 > memoir by anti-war activist and former US Marine Ron Kovic on which it > was based? Born on the Fourth of July > 9 In which city about 1,700 km east of Moscow was Tsar > Nicholas II and his family executed in 1918? Yekaterinburg > 10 Which 1982 Alice > Walker novel became a 1985 film directed by Steven Spielberg? Close Encounters of the Third Kind > cheers, > calvin Pete Gayde |
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