| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Sep 14 05:35AM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-07-22, 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 9, Round 7 - Miscellaneous - The Bikini International Bikini Day was actually July 5, but the late July heat is much more pertinent to the subject. 1. The designer of the modern bikini was Frenchman Louis Reard in 1946. He was not a fashion designer by training. What was he before he took over his mother's lingerie shop? 2. Who performed the 1960 novelty song "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini"? 3. Who is famous for wearing a fur bikini in the movie "One Million Years B.C."? 4. Within 10 percentage points, and according to the Yorkshire Post, what percentage of bikinis never touch the water? 5. Which actress was famous for the "James Bond bikini" -- one of the most famous bikinis in history -- a white one that she wore in "Dr. No"? 6. The bikini had caught on by the 1960s, and the "Beach Party" movies helped make it a pop-culture symbol. Name the Disney star who was the leading lady in many of these films. 7. What invention by DuPont revolutionized bikini design in the 1960s? 8. Bikinis are regularly worn by participants in which Olympic sport? 9. The mankini is a variant on a slingkini where straps extend from the bikini bottom to cover the chest. The mankini was popularized in 2006 in which film? 10. Finally, on a related note, name the eccentric millionaire who designed Jane Russell's iconic bra in the movie "The Outlaw". After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Vs lbh nafjrerq "ratvarre" be "ibyyrlonyy" gb n dhrfgvba, lbh arrq gb tb onpx naq or zber fcrpvsvp. * Game 9, Round 8 - Sports - Miscellaneous Sports and Leisure 1. In golf, what is an albatross? 2. Le Fédération Internationale de Peche Sportive Mouche is the international body for tournaments in what popular outdoor recreational sport? 3. Which competitive sport takes place in a venue called a "salle" on an area called a "piste"? 4. What is the best hand in a game of standard poker? 5. Which card game takes its name from the Spanish word for basket? 6. Which tile game derives its name from the Chinese word for sparrow? 7. "A Walk in the Woods" is a best-selling book by Bill Bryson about a hiking adventure on which popular hiking route? 8. If you are a toxophilite, what sport is your passion? 9. How many blank tiles are there in a game of Scrabble? 10. How many players compete on an official beach volleyball team? After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Vs nal bs lbhe nafjref jrer whfg "guerr haqre cne", "svfuvat", be "fgenvtug syhfu", lbh arrq gb tb onpx naq znxr gurz zber fcrpvsvp. -- Mark Brader | "... [A]toms and universes are the same. All the Toronto | world is recursive, and that's why we never msb@vex.net | know where to begin." -- Charles Goldfarb My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Sep 14 01:23PM > * Game 9, Round 7 - Miscellaneous - The Bikini > 3. Who is famous for wearing a fur bikini in the movie "One Million > Years B.C."? Raquel Welch > 4. Within 10 percentage points, and according to the Yorkshire Post, > what percentage of bikinis never touch the water? 23; 34 > 5. Which actress was famous for the "James Bond bikini" -- one of > the most famous bikinis in history -- a white one that she wore > in "Dr. No"? Ursula Andress > 6. The bikini had caught on by the 1960s, and the "Beach Party" > movies helped make it a pop-culture symbol. Name the Disney > star who was the leading lady in many of these films. Annette Funicello > 7. What invention by DuPont revolutionized bikini design in > the 1960s? Lycra > 8. Bikinis are regularly worn by participants in which Olympic > sport? beach volleyball > 10. Finally, on a related note, name the eccentric millionaire > who designed Jane Russell's iconic bra in the movie "The Outlaw". Howard Hughes > * Game 9, Round 8 - Sports - Miscellaneous Sports and Leisure > 1. In golf, what is an albatross? completing a hole in three under par > 2. Le F?d?ration Internationale de Peche Sportive Mouche is > the international body for tournaments in what popular outdoor > recreational sport? fly-fishing > 3. Which competitive sport takes place in a venue called a "salle" > on an area called a "piste"? fencing > 4. What is the best hand in a game of standard poker? four aces > 5. Which card game takes its name from the Spanish word for basket? Canasta > 6. Which tile game derives its name from the Chinese word for > sparrow? Mah Jong > 7. "A Walk in the Woods" is a best-selling book by Bill Bryson > about a hiking adventure on which popular hiking route? Appalachian Trail > 9. How many blank tiles are there in a game of Scrabble? 2 > 10. How many players compete on an official beach volleyball team? 2; 3 -- _______________________________________________________________________ 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>: Sep 14 03:34PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:6NGdnUyipJv0X-HAnZ2dnUU7- > heat is much more pertinent to the subject. > 2. Who performed the 1960 novelty song "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie > Yellow Polkadot Bikini"? Brian Hyland > 3. Who is famous for wearing a fur bikini in the movie "One Million > Years B.C."? Raquel Welch > 4. Within 10 percentage points, and according to the Yorkshire Post, > what percentage of bikinis never touch the water? 80%; 60% > 5. Which actress was famous for the "James Bond bikini" -- one of > the most famous bikinis in history -- a white one that she wore > in "Dr. No"? Ursula Andress > 6. The bikini had caught on by the 1960s, and the "Beach Party" > movies helped make it a pop-culture symbol. Name the Disney > star who was the leading lady in many of these films. Annette Funicello > 7. What invention by DuPont revolutionized bikini design in > the 1960s? spandex > 8. Bikinis are regularly worn by participants in which Olympic > sport? beach volleyball > 9. The mankini is a variant on a slingkini where straps extend > from the bikini bottom to cover the chest. The mankini was > popularized in 2006 in which film? "Borat" (although I'm not sure that "popularized" is the right word for what happened) > 10. Finally, on a related note, name the eccentric millionaire > who designed Jane Russell's iconic bra in the movie "The Outlaw". Howard Hughes > * Game 9, Round 8 - Sports - Miscellaneous Sports and Leisure > 1. In golf, what is an albatross? shooting 3 under par for a hole > 2. Le Fédération Internationale de Peche Sportive Mouche is > the international body for tournaments in what popular outdoor > recreational sport? fly-fishing > 3. Which competitive sport takes place in a venue called a "salle" > on an area called a "piste"? fencing (?) > 4. What is the best hand in a game of standard poker? royal flush > 5. Which card game takes its name from the Spanish word for basket? canasta > 6. Which tile game derives its name from the Chinese word for > sparrow? mah jongg > 7. "A Walk in the Woods" is a best-selling book by Bill Bryson > about a hiking adventure on which popular hiking route? Appalachian Trail > 9. How many blank tiles are there in a game of Scrabble? 2 > 10. How many players compete on an official beach volleyball team? 2 -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Sep 15 02:25AM -0700 On 9/14/19 3:35 AM, Mark Brader wrote: > Yellow Polkadot Bikini"? > 3. Who is famous for wearing a fur bikini in the movie "One Million > Years B.C."? Rachel Welch > 4. Within 10 percentage points, and according to the Yorkshire Post, > what percentage of bikinis never touch the water? 40 > 5. Which actress was famous for the "James Bond bikini" -- one of > the most famous bikinis in history -- a white one that she wore > in "Dr. No"? Ursula Andress > 6. The bikini had caught on by the 1960s, and the "Beach Party" > movies helped make it a pop-culture symbol. Name the Disney > star who was the leading lady in many of these films. Annette Funicello > 7. What invention by DuPont revolutionized bikini design in > the 1960s? Spandex > 8. Bikinis are regularly worn by participants in which Olympic > sport? women's beach volleyball > popularized in 2006 in which film? > 10. Finally, on a related note, name the eccentric millionaire > who designed Jane Russell's iconic bra in the movie "The Outlaw". Howard Hughes > or zber fcrpvsvp. > * Game 9, Round 8 - Sports - Miscellaneous Sports and Leisure > 1. In golf, what is an albatross? three over par > 3. Which competitive sport takes place in a venue called a "salle" > on an area called a "piste"? > 4. What is the best hand in a game of standard poker? royal flush > 5. Which card game takes its name from the Spanish word for basket? canasta > 6. Which tile game derives its name from the Chinese word for > sparrow? mahjong > about a hiking adventure on which popular hiking route? > 8. If you are a toxophilite, what sport is your passion? > 9. How many blank tiles are there in a game of Scrabble? 2 > 10. How many players compete on an official beach volleyball team? 2 -- Dan Tilque |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Sep 14 05:33AM -0500 Mark Brader: > * Game 9, Round 4 - History - A Potpourri of Things Past > 1. By what name do now we know the august family that early in > the 19th century was known as Saxe-Coburg and Gotha? Windsor (or Mountbatten-Windsor, depending on which family member it is). 4 for Calvin, Joshua, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Bruce, and Pete. > 2. Who is the only US president to win non-consecutive terms in > the White House? Grover Cleveland. 4 for Calvin, Joshua, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Bruce, and Pete. > 3. In 1945, Grand Rapids, Michigan, became the first US city > to make which controversial addition to its public services? > (It must've been part of a Communist conspiracy.) Water fluoridation. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > 4. Within 5, of the 262 men who have held the title of Pope, > how many have died by violence? 33 (accepting 27-37). 4 for Bruce and Erland. 2 for Dan Blum. No, I do not have any idea how reliable this information is. I'm using it anyway. > 5. Within 1, in what year were the first Nobel prizes awarded? 1901 (accepting 1900-02). 4 for Calvin, Joshua, Dan Blum, Bruce, and Erland. > 6. What was the first US state to secede from the union, setting > in motion the Civil War? South Carolina. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Bruce, and Erland. 2 for Calvin and Pete. > 7. This airplane was the widest ever built with a single fuselage: > its wingspan was 320 feet. Name it. The Hughes HK-1 or H-4 or Hercules seaplane, or its nickname, the "Spruce Goose". 4 for Calvin, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Bruce, and Pete. It was actually made of birch, during WW2 when metals were in high demand. By the time the prototype airplane was completed, the war was over, so no more were ever built. One day in 1947 Howard Hughes himself took the controls for what was supposed to be a taxi test on the ocean surface, but took off and flew about a mile in ground effect. It never flew again, and is now on exhibit in Oregon. The C-5's wingspan is a puny :-) 223 feet. > 8. What was the name of the first nuclear submarine, launched > in 1954? Nautilus. 4 for everyone -- Calvin, Joshua, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Bruce, Erland, and Pete. > 9. The Great Pyramid at Giza is the only one of the Seven Wonders > of the ancient world that survives to this day. Name *any one* > of the others that didn't. (Location not necessary.) Hanging Gardens of Babylon; Statue of Zeus at Olympia; Colossus (a huge bronze statue honoring Helios) of Rhodes; Temple of Artemis (or Diana) at Ephesus; Mausoleum at Halicarnassus; Lighthouse of Alexandria. 4 for everyone. > 10. Who finished second in the first US presidential election? John Adams. (In those days the prize for second place was the vice-presidency.) 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Bruce, and Pete. 3 for Calvin. > 1. Born in Dalby, Queensland, Australia, this 28-year-old had a > Brooklyn accent in "Suicide Squad" and was nominated for an > Oscar for playing Portland-born Tonya Harding. Name her. Margot Robbie. 4 for Calvin and Joshua. > 2. A sometime comedy partner of Stephen Fry, he won two Golden > Globes and was nominated for six Emmys for playing New Jerseyite > Gregory House. Hugh Laurie. 4 for Calvin, Joshua, Dan Blum, Bruce, and Pete. > 3. This Irish actor played L.A. detective Ray Velcoro in season 2 > of "True Detective". He also played Sonny Crockett in the > movie version of "Miami Vice". Colin Farrell. 4 for Calvin. > 4. This Brit actor was Baltimorean Stringer Bell in "The Wire" > and also had an American accent as Jessica Chastain's lawyer in > "Molly's Game". Idris Elba. 4 for Calvin and Joshua. > 5. This British actor played rogue American agent Nicholas Brody > in "Homeland", and the late Toronto mayor Rob Ford in the movie > "Run This Town". Damian Lewis. According to the IMDB, "Run This Town" played at one film festival, in 2019, and no further release is scheduled. Looks like you missed your chance. > 6. The last two guys who played Spider-Man (not counting the > animated feature) were/are British. Name either of them. Andrew Garfield, Tom Holland. 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum. > of Tara", playing Americans. She was considered the best actress > not nominated for any awards last year, for the horror film > "Hereditary". Name this Australian actress. Toni Collette. 4 for Calvin and Joshua. > 8. Name the Brit who plays Superman. Henry Cavill. 4 for Dan Blum. > 9. Famously English as a child actor, he has since played American > beat poet Allen Ginsberg in "Kill Your Darlings", and a gassy, > talking American corpse in "Swiss Army Man". Name him. Daniel Radcliffe. 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum. > 10. This Irish actress has been nominated for three Oscars -- > the most recent one last year for playing a disgruntled > Sacramento schoolgirl in "Lady Bird". Name her. Saoirse ["SER-sha"] Ronan. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Pete. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 9 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS TOPICS-> Lit Geo His Ent Joshua Kreitzer 31 28 36 28 123 Dan Blum 22 39 30 20 111 "Calvin" 18 25 29 20 92 Pete Gayde 8 34 30 8 80 Bruce Bowler 8 24 36 4 72 Dan Tilque 12 24 32 0 68 Erland Sommarskog 0 20 20 0 40 -- Mark Brader "Finally no number of additional epicycles can Toronto hide the fact that We've Got a Problem Here." msb@vex.net -- from a science book club promotion My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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