| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Jul 22 01:08PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in > the surface of the Moon. Here's a round on the space race and NASA. > 1. How did the residents of Perth, Australia, get John Glenn's > attention during his historic flight on Friendship 7? turning their lights on and off > 2. Within 2, what was the announced maximum age limit for the > 7 original Mercury astronauts? 35 > 3. What was the nationality of the first non-American to be included > in the crew of a US spacecraft? Japanese > 5. At the commissioning of the first US space shuttle, the theme > from what TV series was played? "Star Trek" > 6. In a Cold War space-race "first" that was almost as worrisome > as Sputnik, what previously unseen celestial thing did a Russian > space probe photograph in 1959? far side of the moon > 7. What does EVA stand for, to astronauts? extra-vehicular activity > 8. Before they changed it to LM, what did NASA's acronym LEM stand > for? lunar excursion module > 9. Already famous for one space "first", which astronaut was then > the first man to golf on the Moon? Shepard > 10. The final moon mission in 1972 wasn't the end of Apollo. > What Apollo good-will mission took place on July 17, 1975? Apollo-Soyuz linkup > both classical and contemporary, and ask about their connections. > 2. Parts of Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto #2 were sampled for > which song that was a chart hit for Céline Dion and Eric Carmen? "All by Myself" > 3. The 1970s hit "Joy" by Apollo 100 is a note-for-note electronica > version of one of classical music's most famous pieces. > Name the original composer. Bach > "Rocky" by using a classical piece called "15th Century Fanfare". > Name the composer of the "Rocky" theme, who was nominated for > an Oscar for this obvious thievery. Conti > the "Battle on the Ice" theme providing the musical basis for a > summer blockbuster. Name the contemporary soundtrack composer > who lifted that music. Williams > 6. Bach's "Minuet in G" was rearranged note-for-note for a 1965 > pop hit by the Toys. What was the song's name? "A Lover's Concerto" > 8. Bach's "Orchestral Suite in D" was one of the inspirations for > a 1968 hit by a British band. Name the song *or* the band. Procol Harum > 10. Again with Elvis. Name the globally known Neapolitan song, > written in 1898 and popular with operatic tenors, that was > appropriated in "It's Now or Never". "O Sole Mio" > hopeless pursuit of something unattainable -- in "Romeo and > Juliet", Act II, Scene IV, it referred to a horse race rather > than fowl. wild goose chase > 4. It is sometimes assumed that Lewis Carroll coined this famous > expression of the Queen of Hearts, but it appears in > Shakespeare's "Richard III", Act III, Scene IV. off with their heads > to be for their own good, and will be helpful for them in the > future, although it might be painful or hurtful at this moment. > Also a Nick Lowe song title. cruel to be kind > 8. This chilly phrase, popularized by Shakespeare, means to do > or say something to relieve tension or start a conversation. > It appears in "The Taming of the Shrew", Act I, Scene II. break the ice > 9. Uttered by the porter in "Macbeth", Act II, Scene III, this > line is the opening line of too many children's and dad jokes. knock knock > 10. Most people think Sir Arthur Conan Doyle coined this famous > expression meaning that the process is underway. Shakespeare, > however, used it first in "Henry V", Act III, Scene I. the game is afoot -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jul 22 02:02PM > * Game 5, Round 4 - Science - Stuff They Did in Space > 2. Within 2, what was the announced maximum age limit for the > 7 original Mercury astronauts? 30 > 3. What was the nationality of the first non-American to be included > in the crew of a US spacecraft? Canadian > 5. At the commissioning of the first US space shuttle, the theme > from what TV series was played? Star Trek (original series) > 6. In a Cold War space-race "first" that was almost as worrisome > as Sputnik, what previously unseen celestial thing did a Russian > space probe photograph in 1959? far side of the Moon > 7. What does EVA stand for, to astronauts? extra-vehicular activity > 9. Already famous for one space "first", which astronaut was then > the first man to golf on the Moon? Alan Shepard > 3. The 1970s hit "Joy" by Apollo 100 is a note-for-note electronica > version of one of classical music's most famous pieces. > Name the original composer. Beethoven; Handel > "Rocky" by using a classical piece called "15th Century Fanfare". > Name the composer of the "Rocky" theme, who was nominated for > an Oscar for this obvious thievery. Williams; Horner > the "Battle on the Ice" theme providing the musical basis for a > summer blockbuster. Name the contemporary soundtrack composer > who lifted that music. Horner; Williams > 8. Bach's "Orchestral Suite in D" was one of the inspirations for > a 1968 hit by a British band. Name the song *or* the band. The Beatles > hopeless pursuit of something unattainable -- in "Romeo and > Juliet", Act II, Scene IV, it referred to a horse race rather > than fowl. wild goose chase > both in Shakespeare's "Timon of Athens" and "As You Like It". > It actually first appeared in the anonymous play "Sir Thomas > More", which is often at least partially attributed to The Bard. tattered > 4. It is sometimes assumed that Lewis Carroll coined this famous > expression of the Queen of Hearts, but it appears in > Shakespeare's "Richard III", Act III, Scene IV. off with his head > to be for their own good, and will be helpful for them in the > future, although it might be painful or hurtful at this moment. > Also a Nick Lowe song title. you have to be cruel to be kind > 8. This chilly phrase, popularized by Shakespeare, means to do > or say something to relieve tension or start a conversation. > It appears in "The Taming of the Shrew", Act I, Scene II. nreak the ice > 9. Uttered by the porter in "Macbeth", Act II, Scene III, this > line is the opening line of too many children's and dad jokes. knock knock > 10. Most people think Sir Arthur Conan Doyle coined this famous > expression meaning that the process is underway. Shakespeare, > however, used it first in "Henry V", Act III, Scene I. the game's afoot -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
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