- Calvin's Quiz #593 - 5 Updates
- QFTCIMI520 Game 2, Rounds 7-8: change 1 letter, not hardware - 1 Update
- QFTCIMI520 Game 2, Rounds 4,6: disappearances, along the 401 - 2 Updates
- Calvin's Quiz #592 - ANSWERS & SCORES - 1 Update
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Mar 19 05:48PM -0700 1 Which band had 1970s hits with Takin' Care of Business and You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet? 2 Which royal palace, located 18 km upstream from central London, was begun by Cardinal Wolsey in 1515 before he gifted it to Henry VIII in 1529? 3 Which game features in the 1986 Martin Scorsese film The Color of Money? 4 Boca Juniors football (soccer) club is located in which South American country? 5 Which London train station shares its name with an anthropomorphic bear? 6 Which biblical character did Russell Crowe portray in a 2014 biblical epic directed by Darren Aronofsky? 7 What major European country's national anthem has no official words'? 8 In French cuisine, what clear soup is often served (either hot or cold) at the beginning of a meal? 9 A story focusing on the narrator's relationship with the character Tyler Durden, which 1996 Chuck Palahniuk novel became a 1999 feature film? 10 For best results, a knife should be held at what angle to the steel when sharpening? cheers, calvin |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Mar 19 08:00PM -0500 "Calvin": > 1 Which band had 1970s hits with Takin' Care of Business and You > Ain't Seen Nothing Yet? Electric Light Orchestra? That's a band. > 2 Which royal palace, located 18 km upstream from central London, > was begun by Cardinal Wolsey in 1515 before he gifted it to Henry > VIII in 1529? Hampton Court Palace. > 3 Which game features in the 1986 Martin Scorsese film The Color > of Money? 9-ball pool. > 4 Boca Juniors football (soccer) club is located in which South > American country? Argentina? > 5 Which London train station shares its name with an > anthropomorphic bear? Paddington. > 6 Which biblical character did Russell Crowe portray in a 2014 > biblical epic directed by Darren Aronofsky? Noah? > 7 What major European country's national anthem has no official words'? Russia? > 8 In French cuisine, what clear soup is often served (either hot > or cold) at the beginning of a meal? Consomme? > 9 A story focusing on the narrator's relationship with the > character Tyler Durden, which 1996 Chuck Palahniuk novel became a > 1999 feature film? "Fight Club". > 10 For best results, a knife should be held at what angle to the > steel when sharpening? 45 degrees? -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "If you feel [that Doug Gwyn] has a bad attitude, msb@vex.net | then use lint (or Chris Torek...)" --Joe English My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Mar 20 04:07AM > 2 Which royal palace, located 18 km upstream from central London, was begun by Cardinal Wolsey in 1515 before he gifted it to Henry VIII in 1529? Windsor Castle > 3 Which game features in the 1986 Martin Scorsese film The Color of Money? pool > 4 Boca Juniors football (soccer) club is located in which South American country? Brazil > 5 Which London train station shares its name with an anthropomorphic bear??? Paddington > 6 Which biblical character did Russell Crowe portray in a 2014 biblical epic directed by Darren Aronofsky? Noah > 9 A story focusing on the narrator's relationship with the character Tyler Durden, which 1996 Chuck Palahniuk novel became a 1999 feature film? Fight Club > 10 For best results, a knife should be held at what angle to the steel when sharpening? 30 degrees -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| "Chris F.A. Johnson" <cfajohnson@cfaj.ca>: Mar 20 12:36AM -0400 On 2020-03-20, Calvin wrote: > 1 Which band had 1970s hits with Takin' Care of Business and You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet? Bachman-Turner Overdrive > 2 Which royal palace, located 18 km upstream from central London, was begun by Cardinal Wolsey in 1515 before he gifted it to Henry VIII in 1529? Hampton Court > 3 Which game features in the 1986 Martin Scorsese film The Color of Money? Pool > 4 Boca Juniors football (soccer) club is located in which South American country? Uruguay > 5 Which London train station shares its name with an anthropomorphic bear??? Paddington > 6 Which biblical character did Russell Crowe portray in a 2014 biblical epic directed by Darren Aronofsky? Noah > 7 What major European country's national anthem has no official words'? France > 8 In French cuisine, what clear soup is often served (either hot or cold) at the beginning of a meal? Consomme > 9 A story focusing on the narrator's relationship with the character Tyler Durden, which 1996 Chuck Palahniuk novel became a 1999 feature film? > 10 For best results, a knife should be held at what angle to the steel when sharpening? 45 |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Mar 20 09:59AM +0100 > 1 Which band had 1970s hits with Takin' Care of Business and You > Ain't Seen Nothing Yet? Bachmann Turner Overdrive > 2 Which royal palace, located 18 km upstream from central London, > was begun by Cardinal Wolsey in 1515 before he gifted it to Henry VIII > in 1529? Windsor > 3 Which game features in the 1986 Martin Scorsese film The Color of > Money? Pool > 4 Boca Juniors football (soccer) club is located in which South > American country? Buenos Aires > 5 Which London train station shares its name with an anthropomorphic > bear? Charing Cross > 6 Which biblical character did Russell Crowe portray in a 2014 > biblical epic directed by Darren Aronofsky? Mose > 7 What major European country's national anthem has no official > words'? Russia > 8 In French cuisine, what clear soup is often served (either hot or > cold) at the beginning of a meal? Consommé > 10 For best results, a knife should be held at what angle to the > steel when sharpening? 45° |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Mar 20 01:59AM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2020-01-20, 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 MI5 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 2, Round 7 - Entertainment - Change One Letter in the Title Change just one letter in the title of a real TV series to come up with the title of its entirely imaginary spinoff. For example, if we said, "Don Draper and Roger Sterling take an interest in cartography", lbh'q nafjre "Znc Zra" (punatvat bar yrggre va gur erny GI frevrf "Znq Zra"). Or if we said "Nucky Johnson takes a new job on the baseball field", lbh'q guvax bs gur erny frevrf "Obneqjnyx Rzcver", naq nafjre "Obneqjnyx Hzcver". We won't be offended if we hear groans. (In fact, the two examples above have been rot13'd for extra groan value.) 1. Environmentally focused Toronto City Councillor moves to Pawnee. 2. Daryl Dixon vs. hard-of-hearing zombies. 3. Idris Elba opens a hairdressing salon. 4. Latino motorcycle gang travels back in time. 5. The Pearson family visit an ancient city in Sumeria. 6. Meghan Markle regularly gets into a huff. 7. Andy Sipowicz's vision isn't great at the shooting range. 8. Queen Elizabeth subtly shows her displeasure with Prince Philip. 9. A trio of 1960s fishermen in St. John's -- one black, one white, one blonde. 10. The survivors of a plane crash can't keep their hands off each other. * Game 2, Round 8 - Miscellaneous - Sports Trophies are Not Always Hardware Lots of pro athletes seem to have gorgeous and successful WAGs (wives and girlfriends). Here's a round about some of those athletes and WAGs. (And no, this is not the sports round, nor is there a handout.) In all cases surnames or single-word stage names will suffice. Facts given in the present tense are as of the original game date. 1. In 2010, this singer released "Waka Waka", the official theme song for that year's FIFA World Cup. While filming the song's music video, she met Gerard Pique, a Spanish center-back for the Catalonia national team and FC Barcelona. She is 10 years older than he is and they have two children together. Who is she? 2. Former Nashville Predator Mike Fisher is married to a very successful singer, whose hit song "Before He Cheats" is a stark warning to any man thinking about being unfaithful. Who is she? 3. Khloe Kardashian likes basketball players. She was married to former L.A. Laker Lamar Odom, and she also shares daughter True with -- which philandering Cleveland Cavalier? 4. Wayne Gretzky's daughter Paulina married a PGA superstar who was ranked #1 in the world for 64 weeks beginning in February 2017. Who is he? 5. Mike Tindall is a former English Rugby Union player who played for Bath and Gloucester, and was a member of the 2003 World Cup team. His wife is from a very famous family and is an equestrian and Olympian. What was her maiden name? 6. Seattle Seahawks QB Russell Wilson married this R&B singer in 2016. She has had 8 top-10 Billboard singles and has sold over 23,000,000 records worldwide. She is a global ambassador for cosmetics giant Revlon. Who is she? 7. Jemima Goldsmith, daughter of wealthy British financier Sir James Goldsmith, was married to this international cricketer and captain of the 1992 Cricket-World-Cup-winning Pakistan national team from 1995 to 2004. He is the current Prime Minister of Pakistan. What's his name? 8. Gabrielle Union is a successful American actress, starring in the TV series "Being Mary Jane" and acting as a judge on "America's Got Talent" in 2019. Her husband played in the NBA for 16 years, most of those with the Miami Heat. Who is he? 9. This woman is one of the highest-profile WAGs in the UK. She has been embroiled in a feud with the wife of Leicester striker Jamie Vardy, accusing her of leaking private Instagram photos to The Sun. Her husband is a soccer forward who played 4 years with Everton and 13 with Manchester United before returning for one more year with Everton. Who is the wife? 10. David Beckham married pop star "Posh Spice" of the Spice Girls in 1999. They have four children together and she has become an internationally recognized style icon and fashion designer. What was her maiden name? -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "If you want a 20th century solution, the msb@vex.net | obvious answer is helicopters!" -- Bob Scheurle My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Mar 19 01:50PM -0700 On 3/16/20 9:48 PM, Mark Brader wrote: > told flight attendant he had a bomb in his briefcase, extorted > $200,000 ransom, parachuted to an unknown fate. His real name > is unknown, but what name is he usually used to refer to him? DB Cooper > The crew of this man's ship, the "Discovery", mutinied and set > him, his teenage son, and seven loyal men adrift during a voyage > in search of the Northwest Passage. Name him. Frobisher > Australia. Azaria Chamberlain was a 2-month-old baby when she > vanished from a family camping trip. Her body was never found. > What did her family claim caused her death? eaten by dingos > the captain's papers, navigational equipment, and the lifeboat. > Neither the lifeboat nor any of the crew were ever found. > Name the *ship*. Marie Celeste > here tomorrow for an unknown destination." And sure enough, > he was never seen again. Name him. Hint: he was the author of > "The Devil's Dictionary". Ambrose Bierce > after them in preparation for Edward's forthcoming coronation. > Both boys disappeared and were never found, and their "protector" > took the throne for himself. Who was he? Richard III > manhunt, she was not found until 10 days later when she turned > up at a hotel in Yorkshire, registered under the surname of > her husband's lover, and claiming amnesia. Who was she? Agatha Christie > Brescia and Huron University Colleges can be found in this city. > During the War of 1812, the Battle of Longwoods took place in > or near the city. Cambridge > its well preserved historical buildings throughout downtown. > The western junction of the 403 and the 401 is located in or > near this city. Guelph > has slowed recently, though it remains the fastest-growing > in Ontario. Rattlesnake Point, a popular hiking destination, > is located in or near this city. Waterloo > capital of the United Province of Canada from 1841 until 1844. > It is also home to Fort Henry and the Royal Military College > of Canada. Kingston > being the primary tourist attraction in the area. A casino, > visible from the 401, opened in 2002, bringing more tourists > to the area. Long Sault -- Dan Tilque |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Mar 20 01:52AM -0500 Mark Brader: > told flight attendant he had a bomb in his briefcase, extorted > $200,000 ransom, parachuted to an unknown fate. His real name > is unknown, but what name is he usually used to refer to him? D.B. Cooper. 4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Pete, Joshua, Stephen, and Dan Tilque. He bought the ticket under the name Dan Cooper. D.B. Cooper was actually one of the people investigated and cleared by the police. Most of the money was never found, either, but about $5,800 was recovered in a wilderness area in 1980. > Harold Holt swam into deep water despite a strong riptide, > and vanished, with no trace of the body ever found. Of which > *country* was he prime minister at the time? Australia. 4 for Bruce, Joshua, Stephen, and Calvin. 3 for Dan Blum. > The crew of this man's ship, the "Discovery", mutinied and set > him, his teenage son, and seven loyal men adrift during a voyage > in search of the Northwest Passage. Name him. Henry Hudson. 4 for Joshua and Stephen. 3 for Dan Blum. 2 for Pete. > an ancient lost city that he believed existed in the jungles > of Brazil. Hint: Charlie Hunnam played him in the movie "The > Lost City of Z". Percy Fawcett. (The movie was released in 2016.) 4 for Stephen. > Australia. Azaria Chamberlain was a 2-month-old baby when she > vanished from a family camping trip. Her body was never found. > What did her family claim caused her death? A dingo. 4 for everyone -- Bruce, Dan Blum, Pete, Joshua, Stephen, Calvin, and Dan Tilque. > As police began to investigate, he borrowed his mother's car > and drove to a friend's house, from which he vanished. He has > never been found. Who was he? Lord Lucan (or Richard Bingham). 4 for Joshua, Stephen (the hard way), and Calvin. > the captain's papers, navigational equipment, and the lifeboat. > Neither the lifeboat nor any of the crew were ever found. > Name the *ship*. The "Mary Celeste". 4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Stephen, Calvin, and Dan Tilque. > here tomorrow for an unknown destination." And sure enough, > he was never seen again. Name him. Hint: he was the author of > "The Devil's Dictionary". Ambrose Bierce. 4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Joshua, Stephen, and Dan Tilque. > after them in preparation for Edward's forthcoming coronation. > Both boys disappeared and were never found, and their "protector" > took the throne for himself. Who was he? Richard III. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Stephen, Calvin, and Dan Tilque. > manhunt, she was not found until 10 days later when she turned > up at a hotel in Yorkshire, registered under the surname of > her husband's lover, and claiming amnesia. Who was she? Agatha Christie. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Stephen, Calvin, and Dan Tilque. > * Game 2, Round 6 - Canadiana Geography - Cities along the 401 > Given the exit numbers (which I've sorted the round in order of) > and a description, name the city or town located along the 401. Although the word "the" isn't normally used with numbered highways in North America, it *is* used with freeways or other major highways in Southern California and Southern Ontario. My guess is that this happened because in both areas early ones like the Harbor Freeway and the Queen Elizabeth Way were known or primarily known by names (that could be read as descriptive phrases) rather than numbers, and when numbering systems came into use, the "the" stuck. By the way, this was the easiest round in the original game. > Brescia and Huron University Colleges can be found in this city. > During the War of 1812, the Battle of Longwoods took place in > or near the city. London. 4 for Stephen. > its well preserved historical buildings throughout downtown. > The western junction of the 403 and the 401 is located in or > near this city. Woodstock. 4 for Stephen. > has slowed recently, though it remains the fastest-growing > in Ontario. Rattlesnake Point, a popular hiking destination, > is located in or near this city. Milton. > "Highway of Heroes" designation of the 401 begins. It is also > the starting point of a waterway which extends to Port Severn > on Lake Huron. Trenton. (Trent-Severn Waterway.) > be found in this city, located on the banks of the Bay of Quinte. > It was the home of an OHL team named the Bulls until 2015 when > they moved to Hamilton. Belleville. 4 for Stephen. > "Saturday Night Live". Located at the eastern end of the Bay > of Quinte, it is named after the river of the same name that > runs through it. (Greater) Napanee. 4 for Stephen. > capital of the United Province of Canada from 1841 until 1844. > It is also home to Fort Henry and the Royal Military College > of Canada. Kingston. 4 for Stephen and Dan Tilque. > being the primary tourist attraction in the area. A casino, > visible from the 401, opened in 2002, bringing more tourists > to the area. Gananoque. 4 for Stephen. > and is home to Canada's oldest railway tunnel. Its population > is about 22,000. It was named after a general from the War of > 1812, though he never visited the place. Brockville. 4 for Stephen. > and is therefore nearly the terminus of the 401. Its population > is about 45,000, and it's named after the duchy of the same > name in England. Cornwall. 4 for Stephen. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 2 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS TOPICS-> Lit Sci His Can Stephen Perry 40 40 40 32 152 Joshua Kreitzer 36 28 32 0 96 Dan Blum 36 27 30 0 93 Dan Tilque 20 16 24 4 64 Bruce Bowler 4 36 20 0 60 "Calvin" 0 22 24 0 46 Pete Gayde -- -- 10 0 10 Erland Sommarskog 0 4 -- -- 4 -- Mark Brader, Toronto "This is, I am told, progress. msb@vex.net But I beg leave to doubt it." --Frimbo My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Mar 19 05:46PM -0700 On Thursday, March 12, 2020 at 1:54:00 PM UTC+10, Calvin wrote: > 1 For his role as the psychotic Tommy De Vito in which 1990 gangster film did Joe Pesci receive the Best Supporting Actor Oscar? Goodfellas > 2 From 1967-74, Peter Allen was married to which Oscar winner? Liza Minelli > 3 What is the medical term for an imperfection in the curvature of a cornea? Astigmatism > 4 Which waterway re-opened in 1975 after an eight-year closure? Suez Canal > 5 Who portrayed the title character in the 2004 musical biographical film Ray? Jamie Foxx > 6 What, according to Dr Samuel Johnson, is the only sensual pleasure without vice? Music > 7 Sharing its title with a Lynyrd Skynyrd song, which 2002 movie features Reese Witherspoon and Josh Lucas? Sweet Home, Alabahma > 8 In which game is a player most likely to utter the French term J'adoube? Chess > 9 Which 1983 Nobel Peace Prize winner sent his wife to Oslo to accept the prize because he feared he would not be readmitted to his homeland? He was elected President seven years later! Lech Walesa > 10 What is the more common name of the building material also known as asbestos cement or AC sheet? Fibro[lite] Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 592 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 35 Stephen Perry 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 8 30 Aren Ess 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 24 Dan Blum 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 19 Mark Brader 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 14 Dan Tilque 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 15 Erland S 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 12 Pete Gayde - - - - - - - - - - --- ---------- 5 2 3 7 4 2 5 3 2 2 35 50% Congratulations Stephen. cheers, calvin |
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