| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 10 06:49AM -0600 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-11-25, 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 10, Round 4 - Miscellaneous - Improvised Weapons This is a round that discusses some of the more famous examples of improvised weapons, some modern, some vintage or classic. 1. A photo by Susan Meiselas depicts a man in the 1979 Nicaraguan revolution holding an improvised weapon. Both the photo and the weapon depicted were symbols of the Sandinista revolution. Name the weapon. 2. A weapon containing over 2,000 pounds of ammonium nitrate was used to put a hole in the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building. It was contained in a vehicle -- name *either* the brand of vehicle, or the company that owned it. 3. This improvised weapon has become a symbolic act of defiance and resistance for Palestinian protesters. Most famously, an Associated Press photo showed a child holding this weapon in front of an Israeli tank. Name the weapon. 4. This improvised weapon, made of a manipulated newspaper, is used as a small club. It was named after a UK soccer team whose supporters had a reputation for hooliganism. Name the weapon -- 2 words required for full points. 5. Sometimes an improvised weapon is simply a standard tool used against a person. Name the tool that Leon Trotsky was killed with. It or a related tool was also the improvised weapon of choice for 1930s crime syndicates. Name either. 6. This improvised weapon consists of a length of chain or strong cloth attached to a large lock or other piece of metal. Not considered lethal, it can cause significant damage when used proficiently. Name it. 7. A homemade knife-like weapon, especially one fashioned in prison. The name is also used as a verb. Name it. 8. Made widely available online, this single-shot handgun is regarded as the first 3D-printable firearm design. It was given a name in homage to its World War II predecessor. What name? 9. Piano wire, telephone cord, guitar strings, and fishing lines can all be used to improvise what weapon? 10. In October 2018, these weapons were delivered to various liberal financial and political figures in the United States, including George Soros, Hillary Clinton, and Barack Obama. Name the type of weapons-- 2 words required for full points. * Game 10, Round 6 - Literature - Horror 1. In 1871 Joseph Sheridan le Fanu wrote the protypical example of the lesbian vampire archetype. The story is narrated by a 2. 1816's "The Vampyre" is regarded as the first story to successfully fuse elements of vampirism into a coherent literary genre. This work was produced as part of the same contest that also produced the novel "Frankenstein". Who wrote "The Vampyre"? 3. 1973's "Child of God" is the story of Lester Ballard -- a dispossessed, violent necrophiliac who transforms from cave-dweller to serial killer. The book focuses on themes of extreme isolation, perversity, and violence to represent the human experience. Name the author. 4. Richard Matheson's post-apocalyptic horror novel was an influential zombie-vampire mash-up, popularizing the concept of apocalypse by disease. The novel has been adapted for the screen three times, the best of which starred Charlton Heston. Name the original novel. 5. This 1991 novel follows Patrick Bateman, a Wall Street yuppie, as he tortures and kills his way through 1980s New York. The novel takes time for emotional reviews of classic pop-music performers of the era as well. Name the novel. 6. Name the 1987 Clive Barker *movie* that was inspired by the 1986 novella "The Hellbound Heart". 7. John Ajvide Lindqvist tells the story of a bullied child named Oskar and his new friend and neighbor, Eli, who only comes out at night, offering respite from their loneliness. And blood. And gore. It was adapted into a movie in 2008 and 2010. Name this novel. 8. Since the first publication of Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" in 1818, the name of the novel's title character has been used incorrectly to refer to the monster itself. But in the novel, another name is used in this line where the monster speaks to Victor Frankenstein: "I ought to be thy ________, but I am rather the fallen angel". Fill in the blank. 9. Give the first name of *either one* of the two "immortal companions" featured prominently in Anne Rice's 1976 novel "Interview With the Vampire". 10. Give the full name (first and last) of either Dr. Jekyll or Mr. Hyde as depicted in the 1886 novella "The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde". -- Mark Brader | "The only physical constants that can be measured Toronto | are the ones in universes that contain physicists." msb@vex.net | --Peter Moylan My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Feb 10 02:44PM > was used to put a hole in the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building. > It was contained in a vehicle -- name *either* the brand of > vehicle, or the company that owned it. Ryder > and resistance for Palestinian protesters. Most famously, > an Associated Press photo showed a child holding this weapon > in front of an Israeli tank. Name the weapon. rock > used as a small club. It was named after a UK soccer team whose > supporters had a reputation for hooliganism. Name the weapon -- > 2 words required for full points. Arsenal (hoping for partial points) > used against a person. Name the tool that Leon Trotsky was > killed with. It or a related tool was also the improvised > weapon of choice for 1930s crime syndicates. Name either. axe > 7. A homemade knife-like weapon, especially one fashioned in prison. > The name is also used as a verb. Name it. shiv > 9. Piano wire, telephone cord, guitar strings, and fishing lines > can all be used to improvise what weapon? garotte > liberal financial and political figures in the United States, > including George Soros, Hillary Clinton, and Barack Obama. > Name the type of weapons-- 2 words required for full points. pipe bomb > successfully fuse elements of vampirism into a coherent literary > genre. This work was produced as part of the same contest that > also produced the novel "Frankenstein". Who wrote "The Vampyre"? Polidori > of apocalypse by disease. The novel has been adapted for the > screen three times, the best of which starred Charlton Heston. > Name the original novel. I am Legend > as he tortures and kills his way through 1980s New York. > The novel takes time for emotional reviews of classic pop-music > performers of the era as well. Name the novel. American Psycho > 6. Name the 1987 Clive Barker *movie* that was inspired by the > 1986 novella "The Hellbound Heart". Hellraiser > at night, offering respite from their loneliness. And blood. > And gore. It was adapted into a movie in 2008 and 2010. > Name this novel. Let the Right One In > another name is used in this line where the monster speaks > to Victor Frankenstein: "I ought to be thy ________, but I am > rather the fallen angel". Fill in the blank. Adam -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Joe Masters <joe@joemasters.me.uk>: Feb 10 07:22PM On 2020-02-10 12:49:36 +0000, Mark Brader said: > revolution holding an improvised weapon. Both the photo and > the weapon depicted were symbols of the Sandinista revolution. > Name the weapon. Molotov Cocktail > and resistance for Palestinian protesters. Most famously, > an Associated Press photo showed a child holding this weapon > in front of an Israeli tank. Name the weapon. Slingshot > used as a small club. It was named after a UK soccer team whose > supporters had a reputation for hooliganism. Name the weapon -- > 2 words required for full points. Millwall Mallet > used against a person. Name the tool that Leon Trotsky was > killed with. It or a related tool was also the improvised > weapon of choice for 1930s crime syndicates. Name either. Ice pick > used proficiently. Name it. > 7. A homemade knife-like weapon, especially one fashioned in prison. > The name is also used as a verb. Name it. Shiv > a name in homage to its World War II predecessor. What name? > 9. Piano wire, telephone cord, guitar strings, and fishing lines > can all be used to improvise what weapon? Garotte > liberal financial and political figures in the United States, > including George Soros, Hillary Clinton, and Barack Obama. > Name the type of weapons-- 2 words required for full points. Letter bombs > of apocalypse by disease. The novel has been adapted for the > screen three times, the best of which starred Charlton Heston. > Name the original novel. I am Legend > as he tortures and kills his way through 1980s New York. > The novel takes time for emotional reviews of classic pop-music > performers of the era as well. Name the novel. American Psycho > at night, offering respite from their loneliness. And blood. > And gore. It was adapted into a movie in 2008 and 2010. > Name this novel. Let the Right One In > another name is used in this line where the monster speaks > to Victor Frankenstein: "I ought to be thy ________, but I am > rather the fallen angel". Fill in the blank. Gabriel -- "To err, as they say, is human. To forgive is divine. To err by withholding your forgiveness until it's too late is to become divinely fucked up." ― Jonathan Tropper, The Book of Joe |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Feb 11 01:32AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:aK-dnRvkVd79zNzDnZ2dnUU7- > revolution holding an improvised weapon. Both the photo and > the weapon depicted were symbols of the Sandinista revolution. > Name the weapon. Molotov cocktail > and resistance for Palestinian protesters. Most famously, > an Associated Press photo showed a child holding this weapon > in front of an Israeli tank. Name the weapon. rock > used against a person. Name the tool that Leon Trotsky was > killed with. It or a related tool was also the improvised > weapon of choice for 1930s crime syndicates. Name either. icepick > 7. A homemade knife-like weapon, especially one fashioned in prison. > The name is also used as a verb. Name it. shiv > 9. Piano wire, telephone cord, guitar strings, and fishing lines > can all be used to improvise what weapon? garrote > * Game 10, Round 6 - Literature - Horror > 1. In 1871 Joseph Sheridan le Fanu wrote the protypical example > of the lesbian vampire archetype. The story is narrated by a ??? > of apocalypse by disease. The novel has been adapted for the > screen three times, the best of which starred Charlton Heston. > Name the original novel. "I Am Legend" > as he tortures and kills his way through 1980s New York. > The novel takes time for emotional reviews of classic pop-music > performers of the era as well. Name the novel. "American Psycho" > 6. Name the 1987 Clive Barker *movie* that was inspired by the > 1986 novella "The Hellbound Heart". "Hellraiser" > at night, offering respite from their loneliness. And blood. > And gore. It was adapted into a movie in 2008 and 2010. > Name this novel. "Let the Right One In" > another name is used in this line where the monster speaks > to Victor Frankenstein: "I ought to be thy ________, but I am > rather the fallen angel". Fill in the blank. Adam > 9. Give the first name of *either one* of the two "immortal > companions" featured prominently in Anne Rice's 1976 novel > "Interview With the Vampire". Louis > 10. Give the full name (first and last) of either Dr. Jekyll or > Mr. Hyde as depicted in the 1886 novella "The Strange Case of > Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde". Henry Jekyll -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Feb 10 06:05PM -0800 On Monday, February 10, 2020 at 10:49:41 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > used against a person. Name the tool that Leon Trotsky was > killed with. It or a related tool was also the improvised > weapon of choice for 1930s crime syndicates. Name either. Ice pick > liberal financial and political figures in the United States, > including George Soros, Hillary Clinton, and Barack Obama. > Name the type of weapons-- 2 words required for full points. Parcel bomb, poison package > successfully fuse elements of vampirism into a coherent literary > genre. This work was produced as part of the same contest that > also produced the novel "Frankenstein". Who wrote "The Vampyre"? Bronte, Stoker > as he tortures and kills his way through 1980s New York. > The novel takes time for emotional reviews of classic pop-music > performers of the era as well. Name the novel. American Psycho > 6. Name the 1987 Clive Barker *movie* that was inspired by the > 1986 novella "The Hellbound Heart". The Lost Boys > another name is used in this line where the monster speaks > to Victor Frankenstein: "I ought to be thy ________, but I am > rather the fallen angel". Fill in the blank. Prometheus > 10. Give the full name (first and last) of either Dr. Jekyll or > Mr. Hyde as depicted in the 1886 novella "The Strange Case of > Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde". Stanley Jekyll, Stanley Hyde cheers, calvin |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Feb 10 10:42PM +0100 > I'm sure it is, but for anyone outside the EU the distinction not > particularly significant. What was the name of the head of state of Australia? Scott Morrison, wasn't it? |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Feb 10 03:39PM -0800 On Tuesday, February 11, 2020 at 9:17:14 AM UTC+10, Erland Sommarskog wrote: > > particularly significant. > What was the name of the head of state of Australia? Scott Morrison, > wasn't it? Nope :-) cheers, calvin |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 10 06:48AM -0600 Mark Brader: > This round is taken from a collection of tea towels. Each question > lists a US city's sights, sites, features, neighborhoods, districts, > or whatever. You name the city. In the original game, this was the easiest round in the entire season. > 1. Georgia State University, Piedmont Park, Buckhead, Hartsfield > Airport, Philips Arena, Georgia Tech. Atlanta. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Erland, Dan Tilque, and Pete. 2 for Calvin. > 2. Laguna Gloria, Threadgill's, SxSW / South by Southwest, Lady > Byrd Wildflower Center, O'Henry Museum, LBJ Presidential Library. Austin. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Erland, Dan Tilque, and Pete. 3 for Calvin. > 3. Comiskey Park, Navy Pier, Lincoln Park, Field Museum, the Loop, > the Magnificent Mile. Chicago. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Pete, and Calvin. > 4. Old Red Courthouse, Mesquite Rodeo, Southern Methodist > University, White Rock Lake, Southfork, Neiman Marcus. Dallas. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > 5. The Presidio, Alcatraz, Market St., Lombard St., Haight-Ashbury, > Fisherman's Wharf. San Francisco. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Pete, and Calvin. > 6. Bal Harbor, Tropicana Field, South Beach, Little Havana, > Key Biscayne. Miami. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Pete, and Calvin. > 7. Como Zoo, Cedar Lake, Loring Park, Whitney Footbridge, Mall of > America, Hubert H. Humphrey home, Chain of Lakes. Minneapolis/St.Paul (accepting either or both). 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Pete, and Calvin. > 8. Mount Washington, National Aviary, Allegheny Observatory, > Cathedral of Learning, Carnegie-Mellon University, Andy Warhol > Museum. Pittsburgh. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Erland, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > 9. Rancho Santa Fe, Sea World, Coronado, Chula Vista, Sonoran > Desert, Escondido, Lake Cuyomaca. San Diego. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Pete. 3 for Dan Blum. > 10. Pike Place Market, Pioneer Square, Smith Tower, amazon.com, > University of Washington, Puget Sound. Seattle. 4 for everyone -- Joshua, Dan Blum, Erland, Dan Tilque, Pete, and Calvin. > an Anglo screen name, earning three Oscar nominations for > "Champion", "The Bad and the Beautiful", and "Lust for Life". > What is his stage name? Kirk Douglas (died 2020-02-05 at age 103). 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Erland, Pete, and Calvin. > who was born in Corfu in 1921. His family was deposed shortly > thereafter, and he was smuggled out of the country in an orange > crate. He lives in London with his wife of 72 years. Who is he? Prince Philip (of the UK; still alive at age 98). 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Calvin. > 3. Clocking in at #7 on the list was this African leader, who for > several years had been rumored to already be dead. He finally > did expire on September 6, aged 95. Name him. Robert Mugabe. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Pete, and Calvin. Mobutu Sese Seko was guessed; he died in 1997 at age 66. > 4. Next on the list at #8 is the oldest living man to have been > President of the United States. What is his name? Jimmy Carter (still alive at age 95). 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, Pete, and Calvin. George H.W. Bush was older than Carter by a few months, but he died in 2018 at age 94. > singer, and animal-welfare activist, who played Calamity Jane > and starred opposite Rock Hudson in "Pillow Talk". She died > on May 13, aged 97. Who was she? Doris Day. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Pete, and Calvin. Katharine Hepburn died in 2003 at age 96. > he went on to play for Leicester City and Stoke City, and was > on the winning 1966 World Cup team. He died on February 12, > aged 81. Name him. Gordon Banks. 4 for Pete and Calvin. > historical novelist, who wrote "The Winds of War" and "War and > Remembrance", and won a Pulitzer in 1951 for "The Caine Mutiny". > He died in May, aged 103. Who was he? Herman Wouk. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Pete, and Calvin. > Hamilton in "Gone with the Wind", and she's won two Best Actress > Oscars, for "To Each His Own" (1946) and "The Heiress" (1949). > Name her. Olivia de Havilland (still alive at age 103). 4 for Joshua and Pete. 3 for Calvin. Vivian Leigh died in 1967 at age 53. Gloria Swanson died in 1983 at age 84. > 9. #45 on the list is this flamboyant 86-year-old singer, piano > player, evangelist, and originator of rock-and-roll music. > He had his first hit in 1955 with "Tutti Frutti". Who is he? Little Richard (still alive, now at age 87). 4 for Joshua, Erland, Pete, and Calvin. Jerry Lee Lewis is also still alive, but is only 84. > 10. The youngest person on the 2019 death list in this hard-living > 61-year-old singer of the Irish band the Pogues. What is > his name? Shane MacGowan (still alive, now at age 62). Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 10 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS TOPICS-> Geo Ent Pete Gayde 40 32 72 Joshua Kreitzer 40 28 68 "Calvin" 25 35 60 Dan Blum 39 20 59 Dan Tilque 40 8 48 Erland Sommarskog 16 16 32 -- Mark Brader | "I'm surprised there aren't laws about this in the USA..." msb@vex.net | "Of course there are laws about this in the USA. Toronto | Without even reading further to find out what 'this' is." | --Rob Bannister and Evan Kirshenbaum My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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