Wednesday, November 13, 2019

Digest for rec.games.trivia@googlegroups.com - 10 updates in 4 topics

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 13 01:12AM -0600

These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-09-30,
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 the Red Smarties 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 2019-10-16 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
 
 
* Game 3, Round 4 - Arts - Lady Photographers
 
Please see the handout:
 
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/3-4/photog.pdf
 
and in each case identify which photo was taken by the female
photographer we name.
 
1. Helen Levitt.
2. Dorothea Lange.
3. Sherrie Levine.
4. Cindy Sherman.
5. Annie Lebowitz.
6. Vivian Maier.
7. Margaret Bourke-White.
8. Nan Goldin.
9. Diane Arbus.
10. Evelyn Cameron.
 
So there were two decoys. If you like, decode the rot13 and
identify the remaining photos for fun, but for no points.
 
11. Whyvn Znetnerg Pnzreba.
12. Fhml Ynxr.
 
 
* Game 3, Round 6 - Geography/History - Contemporary Monarchs
 
All the places in this round are fully independent countries that
either are monarchies or were monarchies until relatively recently.
 
1. Queen Elizabeth II's 8th great-grandchild, Archie Harrison
Mountbatten-Windsor, was born 2019-05-05 and is now 7th in line
for the British throne. Who is 6th in line?
 
2. Taking over from his father, who abdicated in 2008, King
Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck became the head of one of the world's
last absolute monarchies; shortly after, he ceded his absolute
authority and this Himalayan kingdom became a constitutional
monarchy. Name it.
 
3. Another absolute monarch, King Mswati III of eSwatini achieved
global notoriety in 2013 when he took a teenager for his 15th
wife. Then he changed the name of the country. What *was*
eSwatini called until 2018?
 
4. Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud is the current king of Saudi Arabia;
he also holds the title of "Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques".
Name the *two* Saudi cities were these mosques are located.
 
5. King Letsie III was born in 1963 in Basutoland; three years
later, Basutoland achieved independence from the UK and changed
its name. What is it called now?
 
6. Mohammed VI, son of Hassan II, is the reigning monarch since
1999 of which North African country, whose motto is "God,
Homeland, King"?
 
7. Margrethe II is, like Prince Philip the Duke of Edinburgh,
a member of the royal house of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-
Glücksburg, a European dynasty with its roots in northern
Germany. What kingdom has Margrethe headed since 1972?
Hint: It's not German-speaking.
 
8. The former king Gyanendra assumed the throne of his country
in 2001; his rule was marked by Maoist insurgency, martial law,
and direct interference in elections, and ended when the monarchy
was abolished by their parliament in 2008. He continues to live
in one of his palaces, and has publicly stated his intention
to restore the institution of the monarchy. Name the country.
 
9. In a country where the king is revered and defamation of the
royal family is a criminal offense, Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn
has skirted major scandal around his multiple marriages, his
financial corruption, and his bestowal of a military title on
his poodle (Air Chief Marshal Fufu). Upon the death of his
father Rama IX in 2016, Vajiralongkorn became King Rama X of
which country?
 
10. Benedict XVI became the sovereign of this unitary absolute
monarchy in 2005 at the age of 78, and his reign ended with
his resignation in 2013. He still lives in the country in his
retirement; name it.
 
--
Mark Brader | "The UK Civil Service loves change... Change has to be
Toronto | managed, and management is work, and so it is necessary
msb@vex.net | to hire people to do that work..." --Richard Heathfield
 
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Nov 12 06:39PM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:naydnX5_QsHOVFrAnZ2dnUU7-
 
> 1. Star pitcher for the Boston Red Sox and Toronto Blue Jays,
> he gets put on the DL for behaving like a chicken due to a
> hypnotist's incompetence.
 
Roger Clemens
 
 
> 2. Los Angeles Dodgers catcher from 1980 to 1992, he is hospitalized
> due to radiation poisoning after taking a blue-collar role at
> the power plant.
 
Scioscia
 
> team by Mr. Burns for not shaving off his sideburns. In real
> life, he would later stir up controversy over his haircut and
> the Yankees' strict grooming regulations.
 
Mattingly
 
 
> 4. 1981 and 1988 World Series champion second baseman for the
> Dodgers, he is arrested by the Springfield Police and put in
> jail for every unsolved murder in New York City.
 
Lopes
 
 
> 5. A St. Louis Cardinals shortstop from 1982 to 1996, this "Wizard"
> meets an apt end as he disappears in the "Springfield Mystery
> Spot" while taking in the tourist attractions around town.
 
Ozzie Smith
 
> on a road-trip flight. He gets knocked unconscious by Barney
> at Moe's Tavern after an argument over whether Pitt the Elder
> or Lord Palmerston was the greatest British prime minister.
 
Wade Boggs
 
> played right field for 16 seasons. The opposing team's fans
> would regularly chant his first name in a jeering chorus. In the
> episode, this player ends up being the only star fit to play.
 
Daryl Strawberry
 
> Reds, and White Sox player is a 14-time All-Star and winner
> of 8 Gold Gloves. He develops gigantism after overdosing on
> a brain and nerve tonic provided to the team by Mr. Burns.
 
Ken Griffy, Jr.
 
> steroids with him. In the episode, he is too burdened rescuing
> a woman and her possessions from a house fire to make the
> championship game.
 
Jose Canseco
 
> He was nicknamed "the Flying Dutchman" due to his superb speed
> and German heritage. His baseball card is among the rarest and
> most expensive ones -- only about 57 copies are known to exist.
 
Honus Wagner
 
> died from starvation in the resulting war. The lead singer
> of the Dead Kennedys incorporated this nation's name into his
> stage name.
 
Biafra
 
> constitutional monarchy, but this independence lasted only a
> month before a bloody war ended it. Years earlier, Freddie
> Mercury was born in this territory.
 
Zanzibar
 
 
> 3. This country split peacefully into two in 1993, 4 years after
> the Velvet Revolution brought an end to Communist rule.
 
Czechoslovakia
 
 
> 4. This New England state was an independent nation, with its
> own constitution, from 1777 until joining the US in 1791.
> It even briefly considered joining Canada instead.
 
New Hampshire; Vermont
 
 
> 5. This kingdom was an independent monarchy for nearly 100 years
> before it was overthrown by the US Marines for the benefit of
> a private citizen.
 
Hawaii
 
> the fall of Rome, and lasted until the end of the World War I.
> Most of its territory was split into four countries, two of
> which themselves no longer exist either.
 
Austria-Hungary
 
 
> 7. This empire was one of the largest on Earth, at its peak
> spanning parts of the Middle East, North Africa, and Eastern
> Europe. It was dissolved with the Treaty of Sèvres.
 
Ottoman Empire
 
> the Tynwald, claims to be the oldest continuous parliamentary
> body in the world. The island is notable for having no national
> speed limit.
 
Greenland; Svalbard
 
 
> 9. This former nation famously produced the Trabant, a car made
> primarily of Duroplast plastic.
 
East Germany
 
> the city is now known as Kaliningrad. Although its practical
> independence ended earlier, the nation was not formally abolished
> until 1947-02-25.
 
Prussia
 
 
Pete Gayde
Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Nov 13 04:00AM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:naydnX5_QsHOVFrAnZ2dnUU7-
 
> 1. Star pitcher for the Boston Red Sox and Toronto Blue Jays,
> he gets put on the DL for behaving like a chicken due to a
> hypnotist's incompetence.
 
Roger Clemens
 
> 5. A St. Louis Cardinals shortstop from 1982 to 1996, this "Wizard"
> meets an apt end as he disappears in the "Springfield Mystery
> Spot" while taking in the tourist attractions around town.
 
Ozzie Smith
 
> on a road-trip flight. He gets knocked unconscious by Barney
> at Moe's Tavern after an argument over whether Pitt the Elder
> or Lord Palmerston was the greatest British prime minister.
 
Wade Boggs
 
> played right field for 16 seasons. The opposing team's fans
> would regularly chant his first name in a jeering chorus. In the
> episode, this player ends up being the only star fit to play.
 
Darryl Strawberry
 
> steroids with him. In the episode, he is too burdened rescuing
> a woman and her possessions from a house fire to make the
> championship game.
 
Jose Canseco
 
> He was nicknamed "the Flying Dutchman" due to his superb speed
> and German heritage. His baseball card is among the rarest and
> most expensive ones -- only about 57 copies are known to exist.
 
Honus Wagner

> died from starvation in the resulting war. The lead singer
> of the Dead Kennedys incorporated this nation's name into his
> stage name.
 
Biafra
 
> constitutional monarchy, but this independence lasted only a
> month before a bloody war ended it. Years earlier, Freddie
> Mercury was born in this territory.
 
Zanzibar

> 3. This country split peacefully into two in 1993, 4 years after
> the Velvet Revolution brought an end to Communist rule.
 
Czechoslovakia
 
> 4. This New England state was an independent nation, with its
> own constitution, from 1777 until joining the US in 1791.
> It even briefly considered joining Canada instead.
 
Vermont

> 5. This kingdom was an independent monarchy for nearly 100 years
> before it was overthrown by the US Marines for the benefit of
> a private citizen.
 
Hawaii
 
> the fall of Rome, and lasted until the end of the World War I.
> Most of its territory was split into four countries, two of
> which themselves no longer exist either.
 
Austria-Hungary
 
> 7. This empire was one of the largest on Earth, at its peak
> spanning parts of the Middle East, North Africa, and Eastern
> Europe. It was dissolved with the Treaty of Sèvres.
 
Ottoman Empire
 
> the Tynwald, claims to be the oldest continuous parliamentary
> body in the world. The island is notable for having no national
> speed limit.
 
Isle of Man
 
> 9. This former nation famously produced the Trabant, a car made
> primarily of Duroplast plastic.
 
East Germany

> the city is now known as Kaliningrad. Although its practical
> independence ended earlier, the nation was not formally abolished
> until 1947-02-25.
 
Prussia
 
--
Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 13 01:10AM -0600

These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-09-30,
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 the Red Smarties 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 2019-10-16 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
 
 
> them then suffered comical fates that made them unfit to play in
> the championship game. We give you a few clues, and their fate
> on the show; you name the player in each case.
 
The episode was broadcast in 1992.
 
> 1. Star pitcher for the Boston Red Sox and Toronto Blue Jays,
> he gets put on the DL for behaving like a chicken due to a
> hypnotist's incompetence.
 
Roger Clemens. 4 for Pete and Joshua.
 
> 2. Los Angeles Dodgers catcher from 1980 to 1992, he is hospitalized
> due to radiation poisoning after taking a blue-collar role at
> the power plant.
 
Mike Scioscia. 4 for Pete.
 
> team by Mr. Burns for not shaving off his sideburns. In real
> life, he would later stir up controversy over his haircut and
> the Yankees' strict grooming regulations.
 
Don Mattingly. 4 for Pete.
 
> 4. 1981 and 1988 World Series champion second baseman for the
> Dodgers, he is arrested by the Springfield Police and put in
> jail for every unsolved murder in New York City.
 
Steve Sax.
 
> 5. A St. Louis Cardinals shortstop from 1982 to 1996, this "Wizard"
> meets an apt end as he disappears in the "Springfield Mystery
> Spot" while taking in the tourist attractions around town.
 
Ozzie Smith. 4 for Pete and Joshua.
 
> on a road-trip flight. He gets knocked unconscious by Barney
> at Moe's Tavern after an argument over whether Pitt the Elder
> or Lord Palmerston was the greatest British prime minister.
 
Wade Boggs. 4 for Pete and Joshua.
 
> played right field for 16 seasons. The opposing team's fans
> would regularly chant his first name in a jeering chorus. In the
> episode, this player ends up being the only star fit to play.
 
Darryl Strawberry. 4 for Calvin, Pete, and Joshua.
 
> Reds, and White Sox player is a 14-time All-Star and winner
> of 8 Gold Gloves. He develops gigantism after overdosing on
> a brain and nerve tonic provided to the team by Mr. Burns.
 
Ken Griffey Jr. 4 for Dan Tilque and Pete.
 
> steroids with him. In the episode, he is too burdened rescuing
> a woman and her possessions from a house fire to make the
> championship game.
 
Jose Canseco. 4 for Pete and Joshua.
 
> He was nicknamed "the Flying Dutchman" due to his superb speed
> and German heritage. His baseball card is among the rarest and
> most expensive ones -- only about 57 copies are known to exist.
 
Honus Wagner. 4 for Dan Blum, Pete, and Joshua.
 
 
> died from starvation in the resulting war. The lead singer
> of the Dead Kennedys incorporated this nation's name into his
> stage name.
 
Biafra. (Jello Biafra.) 4 for everyone -- Dan Blum, Erland, Calvin,
Dan Tilque, Pete, and Joshua.
 
> constitutional monarchy, but this independence lasted only a
> month before a bloody war ended it. Years earlier, Freddie
> Mercury was born in this territory.
 
Zanzibar. 4 for everyone.
 
> 3. This country split peacefully into two in 1993, 4 years after
> the Velvet Revolution brought an end to Communist rule.
 
Czechoslovakia. 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, Dan Tilque, Pete, and Joshua.
 
> 4. This New England state was an independent nation, with its
> own constitution, from 1777 until joining the US in 1791.
> It even briefly considered joining Canada instead.
 
Vermont. 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, Dan Tilque, and Joshua.
2 for Calvin and Pete.
 
> 5. This kingdom was an independent monarchy for nearly 100 years
> before it was overthrown by the US Marines for the benefit of
> a private citizen.
 
Hawaii. 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, Dan Tilque, Pete, and Joshua.
 
> the fall of Rome, and lasted until the end of the World War I.
> Most of its territory was split into four countries, two of
> which themselves no longer exist either.
 
Austria-Hungary. (Austria, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, and the
Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes, later named Yugoslavia.)
4 for Dan Blum, Erland, Dan Tilque, Pete, and Joshua.
 
> 7. This empire was one of the largest on Earth, at its peak
> spanning parts of the Middle East, North Africa, and Eastern
> Europe. It was dissolved with the Treaty of Sèvres.
 
Ottoman Empire. (Yes, second question on this empire in two games.)
4 for everyone.
 
> the Tynwald, claims to be the oldest continuous parliamentary
> body in the world. The island is notable for having no national
> speed limit.
 
(Isle of) Man. 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, Dan Tilque, and Joshua.
 
> 9. This former nation famously produced the Trabant, a car made
> primarily of Duroplast plastic.
 
East Germany. 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, Pete, and Joshua.
 
> the city is now known as Kaliningrad. Although its practical
> independence ended earlier, the nation was not formally abolished
> until 1947-02-25.
 
Prussia. (Accepting East Prussia.) 4 for everyone.
 
 
Scores, if there are no errors:
 
GAME 3 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Spo H/G
Pete Gayde 36 34 70
Joshua Kreitzer 24 40 64
Dan Blum 4 40 44
Erland Sommarskog 0 40 40
Dan Tilque 4 36 40
"Calvin" 4 18 22
 
--
Mark Brader "So the American government went to IBM
Toronto to come up with a data encryption standard
msb@vex.net and they came up with...?" "EBCDIC!"
 
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Nov 12 03:24PM -0800

On Monday, November 11, 2019 at 3:19:36 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
> > 22 games does not allow for each team to play each other team.
 
> 22 for *each team*, as I said. 11 against each other team at home
> and 11 against each other team away.
 
22 is the answer if the question asked "for *a* team to play each other team both home and away". But upon reflection "every" would have been a better choice of word so I'll allow 22 as well.
 
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 579
0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 8 38 Joe
0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 6 32 Bruce Bowler
0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 6 34 Mark Brader
0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 6 34 Dan Blum
0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 30 Dan Tilque
0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 4 23 Pete Gayde
0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 15 Erland S
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
0 6 6 5 7 4 6 0 2 2 38 54%
 
cheers,
calvin
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 12 11:16PM -0600

"Calvin":
> 22 is the answer if the question asked "for *a* team to play each
> other team both home and away". But upon reflection "every" would
> have been a better choice of word so I'll allow 22 as well.
 
Damn, there goes my position tied for second place.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "I'm not entirely convinced 115 is prime."
msb@vex.net | --Patrick Hamlyn
tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Nov 12 02:58PM


> * Game 7 (2019-11-04), Round 1 - Current Events
 
> 4. Also last week, Washington Nationals won the World Series by
> 4 games to 3. Who did *they* beat?
 
Astros
 
> talks fail to progress meaningfully. But how overwhelmingly?
> Give the percentage vote in favor of striking, within
> 1 percentage point.
 
62; 71
 
> visits to family gravesites and home altars, to mark what
> occasion? Hint: Saturday's Google doodle also honored the
> occasion.
 
Day of the Dead
 
> 9. Friday, the US arm of *which company* announced it was banning
> "party houses" following a deadly Halloween shooting?
 
Airbnb
 
> 10. Google's parent company Alphabet announced plans to purchase
> this company, with the goal of going head-to-head with Apple
> in the fitness-tracking space. What company is Alphabet buying?
 
Fitbit
 
 
> 1. A ceremony on Saturday was attended by the leaders of several
> European nations in order to mark the 30th anniversary of
> what event?
 
fall of the Berlin Wall
 
> 7. Which Toronto sports team signed All Blacks star Sonny Bill
> Williams to a 2-year contract worth approximately $9,000,000?
 
Argonauts
 
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum tool@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Nov 12 08:40PM +0100

> * Game 7 (2019-11-04), Round 1 - Current Events
 
> 4. Also last week, Washington Nationals won the World Series by
> 4 games to 3. Who did *they* beat?
 
49ers

> talks fail to progress meaningfully. But how overwhelmingly?
> Give the percentage vote in favor of striking, within
> 1 percentage point.
 
72

> 7. A 1-ton black boulder striped with white quartz, known locally
> as Wizard Rock, was stolen last month, only to reappear last
> week, in the Prescott National Forest in what US state?
 
Montana
 
> 10. Google's parent company Alphabet announced plans to purchase
> this company, with the goal of going head-to-head with Apple
> in the fitness-tracking space. What company is Alphabet buying?
 
 
Fitbit

 
> 1. A ceremony on Saturday was attended by the leaders of several
> European nations in order to mark the 30th anniversary of
> what event?
 
The opening of the Berlin Wall.

> meaning that -- like Madonna, Michael Jackson, U2, and Weird
> Al Yankovic -- he has now had a new release debut as a Top 40
> hit in 4 different decades. Name him.
 
Kayne West

> the filmmaker's suit without prejudice. He filed the suit when
> Amazon refused to release his completed film "A Rainy Day in
> New York" in the US. Who is he?
 
Polanski
Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Nov 13 12:31AM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:6rWdnRXp-6qlwFfAnZ2dnUU7-
> the team name is sufficient, like "Saskatchewan" or "Roughriders".
 
> 3. Last week, TFC won their Eastern Conference championship over
> *what opposing team* to now move on to the MLS finals?
 
Atlanta United
 
 
> 4. Also last week, Washington Nationals won the World Series by
> 4 games to 3. Who did *they* beat?
 
Houston Astros
 
> addition to local first responders, in order to assess the
> city's preparedness for a large-scale disaster. Where in the
> city was the exercise centered?
 
Casa Loma
 
> talks fail to progress meaningfully. But how overwhelmingly?
> Give the percentage vote in favor of striking, within
> 1 percentage point.
 
87; 90
 
 
> 7. A 1-ton black boulder striped with white quartz, known locally
> as Wizard Rock, was stolen last month, only to reappear last
> week, in the Prescott National Forest in what US state?
 
Arizona
 
> visits to family gravesites and home altars, to mark what
> occasion? Hint: Saturday's Google doodle also honored the
> occasion.
 
Dia de los Muertos
 
 
> 10. Google's parent company Alphabet announced plans to purchase
> this company, with the goal of going head-to-head with Apple
> in the fitness-tracking space. What company is Alphabet buying?
 
Fitbit
 
 
> 1. A ceremony on Saturday was attended by the leaders of several
> European nations in order to mark the 30th anniversary of
> what event?
 
Fall of the Berlin Wall
 
> meaning that -- like Madonna, Michael Jackson, U2, and Weird
> Al Yankovic -- he has now had a new release debut as a Top 40
> hit in 4 different decades. Name him.
 
Al Green
 
> the filmmaker's suit without prejudice. He filed the suit when
> Amazon refused to release his completed film "A Rainy Day in
> New York" in the US. Who is he?
 
Polanski; Woody Allen
 
> team, after they found out from Twitter that not one of his
> invited guests had shown up for his team-themed birthday party.
> Which team is it?
 
Cleveland Browns; Pittsburgh Steelers
 
 
> 7. Which Toronto sports team signed All Blacks star Sonny Bill
> Williams to a 2-year contract worth approximately $9,000,000?
 
Argonauts
 
 
> 10. Queen's Park announced that the current veterans' memorial on
> the south lawn of the legislature will be extended to recognize
> *which new group* of veterans?
 
Pete Gayde
Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Nov 13 04:03AM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:6rWdnRXp-6qlwFfAnZ2dnUU7-
> the team name is sufficient, like "Saskatchewan" or "Roughriders".
 
> 4. Also last week, Washington Nationals won the World Series by
> 4 games to 3. Who did *they* beat?
 
Houston Astros
 
> talks fail to progress meaningfully. But how overwhelmingly?
> Give the percentage vote in favor of striking, within
> 1 percentage point.
 
80%; 82%

> visits to family gravesites and home altars, to mark what
> occasion? Hint: Saturday's Google doodle also honored the
> occasion.
 
Dia de los Muertos
 
> 9. Friday, the US arm of *which company* announced it was banning
> "party houses" following a deadly Halloween shooting?
 
Airbnb

> 10. Google's parent company Alphabet announced plans to purchase
> this company, with the goal of going head-to-head with Apple
> in the fitness-tracking space. What company is Alphabet buying?
 
Fitbit
 
 
> 1. A ceremony on Saturday was attended by the leaders of several
> European nations in order to mark the 30th anniversary of
> what event?
 
fall of the Berlin Wall
 
> meaning that -- like Madonna, Michael Jackson, U2, and Weird
> Al Yankovic -- he has now had a new release debut as a Top 40
> hit in 4 different decades. Name him.
 
Kanye West
(I know that answer doesn't make sense, as he was not active in the
1980s, but the song title is pointing me toward him anyway)

> the filmmaker's suit without prejudice. He filed the suit when
> Amazon refused to release his completed film "A Rainy Day in
> New York" in the US. Who is he?
 
Woody Allen

--
Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com
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