| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Aug 01 10:23PM -0500 Mark Brader: > 1. Which prominent African-American historian and civil rights > activist was found dead in the trunk of her car in Baton Rouge, > Louisiana, on July 15? Sadie Roberts-Joseph. > 2. According to reports, which British actress is replacing Daniel > Craig as Agent 007? LeShauna Lynch. > 3. This anti-Apartheid musician-activist nicknamed "the White Zulu" > died this week. Name him. Johnny Clegg. > 4. Which country won the World Cup of Cricket for the first time > in 40 years[,] an upsetting New Zealand? England. 4 for Pete. Sorry about the extra "an". > Leafs next season. But he's made an offer to fans who bought > his old merch to update the number out of his own pocket. > Give either his previous number or his new number. Was #29, now #88. > 6. Thanks to Facebook, more than 1,000,000 people have RSVPed to > do *what* at 3 am PST on September 20? Storm "Area 51". 4 for everyone -- Erland, Dan Blum, Joshua, Bruce, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > 7. Warren Appleby, a Toronto special-effects technician, died from > an explosion while testing an effect for a superhero show that's > filmed in Toronto. Name that show. "Titans". > 8. Name the American rapper who who's being held in jail in Sweden > pending an assault investigation and who President Trump has > vowed to free on behalf of his friend Kanye West. ASAP (or A$AP) Rocky. (Both words required.) 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > 9. President Trump named the son of a late US Supreme Court judge > to be his new Labor Secretary. Name that secretary. Eugene Scalia, son of Antonin Scalia. The surname was sufficient. 4 for Joshua, Bruce, and Pete. > alleged ties to organized crime -- specifically, to which > Ontario mafia family or to which Calabrese Italian crime group? > Name either. Figliomeni, 'Ndrangheta. They also seized $35,000,000 worth of assets, including 5 Ferraris. > * Game 10 (2019-07-29), Round 1 - Current Events > 1. The late Roy Halladay was posthumously inducted into the Baseball > Hall of Fame. Which team was he inducted as a member of? None. He played 12 years for Toronto, then finished his career with 4 years in Philadelphia. His widow and the Hall of Fame agreed that the right choice was to feature neither team. > 2. Marvel announced this week that Canadian Simu Liu will play > their first Asian superhero. Liu currently stars in which > popular Canadian TV show? "Kim's Convenience". > 3. John Tory underwent surgery this week to fix what? Achilles tendon. > has joined the ranks of bad-haired world leaders. Unlike the US, > there is no rule against requiring birth in Britain. Where was > he born? Be more specific than just the country. New York. 4 for Erland, Joshua, and Bruce. Sorry about the extra "against" -- and also for not correcting the implication that the US requires its leaders to be born in the country. > 5. The food corporation Restaurant Brands International announced > plans to open 1,500 restaurants of which of its franchises > in China? Popeye's Chicken. > 6. Name either of the two teenagers from British Columbia who are > subject to a nation-wide manhunt. Kam McLeod, Bryer Schemgelsky. > drug bust this week were two airline employees who worked out > of Toronto Pearson International Airport. *Which airline* did > they work for? Sunwing. > de France, Egan Bernal had effectively won the whole race, > with only a processional final stage to go. He's the first > person from *what country* to win it? Colombia. 4 for Erland, Joshua, Bruce, and Pete. > 9. The death this week of a 54-year-old former provincial health > minister is subject to a sudden-death investigation by the > Toronto police and fire services. Name that late politico. David Caplan. > 10. Toronto city workers digging along Bloor St. discovered a > granite boulder more than 1,000,000,000 years old. The Annex > Business Improvement Area (BIA) is planning to do *what* with it? Incorporate it into a new parkette at Howland and Bloor. I scored "put it up as a monument" as almost correct. So, 3 for Erland. Scores, if there are no errors: GAMES-> 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 BEST EIGHT Pete Gayde -- -- 16 12 22 20 24 20 16 4 134 Dan Blum 8 20 16 12 7 15 24 12 8 0 115 Joshua Kreitzer 8 16 8 8 12 16 24 16 12 8 112 Erland Sommarskog 8 24 4 16 4 8 16 8 8 11 99 Dan Tilque 0 4 8 8 8 20 24 12 8 0 92 Bruce Bowler -- -- 12 7 4 19 -- -- 8 8 58 -- Mark Brader | "Any philosophy that can be put 'in a nutshell' Toronto | belongs there." msb@vex.net | --Sydney J. Harris My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Aug 01 07:26PM -0700 On Thursday, August 1, 2019 at 1:21:14 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > > 3. The Indian Ocean borders Australia. Name *either* of the two > > seas that also border Australia. > Coral Sea, Tasman Sea. And some others, Calvin believes. I'm not the only one :-) Arafura and Timor seas also border Australia. https://www.ausmarinescience.com/marine-science-basics/oceanography-of-australia/ cheers, calvin |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Aug 01 01:55PM > or Why Jim Gets Confused Sometimes > 1. In A, two guys with the same first name. Name the one on > the *right*. Seth Macfarlane > 2. In B, two actresses with the same first and last name. One's a > former Miss America. Give their shared name. Vanessa Williams > 4. In D, same initials, same last name. Name the one on the left. Russell Simmons > 7. In G, two lookalikes. One starred in "New Girl", one is a > singer who Kissed a Girl. Name either one. Katy Perry > 8. In H, a major recording artist and the actor who played Harry > Potter's best friend. Name either one. Ed Sheeran > 9. In I, two Canadians, same first name. Name the one who's *never* > been nominated for an Oscar. Ryan Reynolds > 10. There are two well-known actors in J -- one deceased -- with > the same first name. Same initials. Name either one. Colin Firth -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Aug 01 04:32PM -0700 On Thursday, August 1, 2019 at 1:27:42 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > 3. In C, a former Destiny's Child singer and an Oscar-nominated > actress. Again, they have the same first and last name. > Give their shared name. Michelle Williams > 5. In E, they have similar-sounding names. One won an Oscar for > her role in a Woody Allen movie, one starred in "American > Beauty". Name either. Mia Sorvino > Name any of them. > 7. In G, two lookalikes. One starred in "New Girl", one is a > singer who Kissed a Girl. Name either one. Katy Perry > 8. In H, a major recording artist and the actor who played Harry > Potter's best friend. Name either one. Ed Sheeran > been nominated for an Oscar. > 10. There are two well-known actors in J -- one deceased -- with > the same first name. Same initials. Name either one. Nope. > * Game 6, Round 3 - Canadiana Sports - Let's Go Blue Jays, Eh? Yeah, nah. cheers, calvin |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Aug 02 12:58AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:7-2dnSFbuJC1wd_AnZ2dnUU7- > And I have sorted this round in order of it. > 1. In A, two guys with the same first name. Name the one on > the *right*. Seth MacFarlane > 2. In B, two actresses with the same first and last name. One's a > former Miss America. Give their shared name. Vanessa Williams > 3. In C, a former Destiny's Child singer and an Oscar-nominated > actress. Again, they have the same first and last name. > Give their shared name. Michelle Williams > 4. In D, same initials, same last name. Name the one on the left. Simmons > 5. In E, they have similar-sounding names. One won an Oscar for > her role in a Woody Allen movie, one starred in "American > Beauty". Name either. Mira Sorvino; Mena Suvari > 7. In G, two lookalikes. One starred in "New Girl", one is a > singer who Kissed a Girl. Name either one. Katy Perry; Zooey Deschanel > 8. In H, a major recording artist and the actor who played Harry > Potter's best friend. Name either one. Ed Sheeran > O-R, T, U, naq W jr arrq svefg naq ynfg anzr. Vs lbh bayl tnir > gur fheanzr, tb onpx naq pbzcyrgr lbhe nafjre. Sbe gur bgure > guerr gur fheanzr vf fhssvpvrag, fb qba'g punatr jung lbh chg. So noted, but I don't know the first name of the one whose first name I omitted. > Baseball knew we were the North on 1977-04-07 when it snowed at > the first-ever Blue Jays game. This round is on Canadian baseball > players, and some answers may repeat. I'm going to pass on this round. -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
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