| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Mar 05 01:33AM -0600 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2020-01-13, 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 1, Round 4 - Geography: Three the North Each list is in alphabetical order. Just name the city that's the farthest north of the three. 1. Karachi, Pakistan; Quito, Ecuador; Timbuktu, Mali. 2. Chicago, US; Kabul, Afghanistan; Paris, France. 3. Djibouti; Lima, Peru; Singapore. 4. Cape Town, South Africa; Rio de Janeiro, Argentina; Sydney, Australia. 5. Cairo, Egypt; Tokyo, Japan; Vancouver, Canada. 6. Cancún, Mexico; Jakarta, Indonesia; Mogadishu, Somalia. 7. La Paz, Bolivia; Lagos, Nigeria; New Delhi, India. 8. Moscow, Russia; Stockholm, Sweden; Winnipeg, Canada. 9. Beijing, China; Berlin, Germany; Toronto, Canada. 10. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; Mexico City, Mexico; Nairobi, Kenya. * Game 1, Round 5 - The Un-Audio Round - Songs by Scenes MI5 were unable to present an audio round in this game due to the sudden death of the computer they were preparing it on, so they produced this version instead. Please see the handout at: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/1-5/song.pdf where each image shows a scene from a movie, and you must simply *name the song* that is being played or sung during the scene. (There were no decoys, and I've sorted the round in order of the pictures.) 1. Scene A. 2. Scene B. 3. Scene C. 4. Scene D. 5. Scene E. 6. Scene F. 7. Scene G. 8. Scene H. 9. Scene I. 10. Scene J. * Game 1, Round 6 - History - 1920 Here's a round on things that happened 100 years ago. All dates refer to the year 1920. 1. This intergovernmental organization was founded on January 10 as a result of the Paris Peace Conference that ended World War I. Its principal mission was to maintain world peace. Name the organization. 2. On July 7 this Conservative became Canada's 9th prime minister. Who? 3. What Republican was elected US President on November 2? He is often rated as one of the worst presidents in history. 4. After an 8-year hiatus, the Olympic Games were held in Antwerp and featured the debut of this middle- and long-distance runner who went on to win one silver and three gold medals that year. Altogether he had a 14-year career, during which he set 22 official world records and won 12 Olympic medals. Who was he? 5. On November 16 the New York Yankees announced that they had paid $125,000 to obtain the heavy hitter "Babe" Ruth -- from which team? (Team name required, like "Maple Leafs".) 6. These two men, who both adhered to an anarchist movement, were convicted of murdering a guard and a paymaster during the April 15 armed robbery of the Slater and Morrill Shoe Co. in Braintree, Mass. Name either one. 7. On Feb. 17, a woman named Anna Anderson tried to commit suicide in Berlin. She was taken to a mental hospital, where she made a surprising claim. Who did she claim to be? 8. On May 16, this woman was formally canonized as a saint of the Roman Catholic Church by Pope Benedict XV. Who was she? 9. This Italian painter and sculptor, who worked mainly in France, died on January 24. He is known for portraits and nudes in a modern style characterized by elongation of faces, necks, and figures. This was not well received during his lifetime, but found acceptance later. Name him. 10. Under the terms of the 18th Amendment (ratified the previous year), what took effect In the US on January 17? -- Mark Brader "... Dennis Ritchie and Brian Kernighan Toronto are Dennis Ritchie and Brian Kernighan, msb@vex.net and I am not." -- Steve Summit My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Mar 05 01:29AM -0600 Mark Brader: > We'll name the year, the prize, the author's home country, and the > title of the winning novel (or novels), and you name the writer > in each case. This was the hardest round in the original game. Stephen says one of the dates was off by a year. If so, oops. > 1. 2015 Booker Prize, Jamaica: "A Brief History of Seven Killings". Marlon James. 4 for Joe and Stephen. > 2. 2007 Pulitzer Prize, US: "The Road". Cormac McCarthy. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Joe, Stephen, and Calvin. > 3. 2002 Booker Prize, Canada: "The Life of Pi". Yann Martel. 4 for Dan Blum, Joe, and Stephen. > 4. 2014 Pulitzer Prize, US: "The Goldfinch". Donna Tartt. 4 for Dan Blum and Stephen. > 5. 2008 Giller Prize, Canada: "Through Black Spruce". Joseph Boyden. 4 for Stephen. > 6. 2004 Giller Prize, Canada: "Runaway". Alice Munro. 4 for Stephen. > 7. 2009 Pulitzer Prize, US: "Olive Kitteridge". Elizabeth Strout. 4 for Stephen. > 8. 2009 and 2011 Booker Prizes, UK: "Wolf Hall", "Bring up the > Bodies". Hilary Mantel. 4 for Dan Blum, Joe, Stephen, and Calvin. > 9. 2000 and 2019 Booker Prizes, Canada: "The Blind Assassin", > "The Testaments". Margaret Atwood. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Joe, Stephen, and Calvin. > 10. 2011 and 2018 Giller Prizes, Canada: "Half-Blood Blues", > "Washington Black". Esi Edugyan. 4 for Stephen. > California baseball team win the pennant by enabling players to > make out-of-this-world catches and run with supersonic speed. > Name the movie. "Angels in the Outfield". (Previously made in 1951 under the same title with James Whitmore as the voice of the unseen boss angel.) 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Stephen, and Dan Tilque. > on Earth before being stuck behind the Pearly Gates. Despite a > pack-a-day smoking habit, he always smells like cookies. > His name is also the title of the movie. What is it? Michael. 4 for Joshua and Stephen. > 3. 1996. Denzel Washington plays Dudley, never without his "Angel's > Handbook", whose mission is to save Reverend Henry Biggs' church > and his faith without destroying his marriage. Name the movie. "The Preacher's Wife". (Not "The Bishop's Wife", which was the 1947 version with Cary Grant as Dudley.) 4 for Joshua and Stephen. > falls for the doctor who tries to save those people from death. > In the end, he gives up his heavenly existence for human love. > Name the movie. "City of Angels". (This is the remake of <answer 8>.) 4 for Joshua, Joe, and Stephen. > "Dangerous Woman") with a white trench coat and a monotone > voice. She serves as a metaphor for the death of a radio show. > Name the movie. "A Prairie Home Companion". 4 for Joshua and Stephen. > 6. 1946. What is the last name of Clarence, the "angel 2nd class" > who reminds George Bailey that "No man is a failure who has > friends" in "It's a Wonderful Life"? Odbody. 4 for Joshua, Joe, and Stephen. > quarterback mistakenly taken to heaven by his guardian angel. > By the time the mistake is discovered, Joe's body has been > cremated, so a new body must be found for him. Name the movie. "Heaven Can Wait". (Not "Here Comes Mr. Jordan", which was the original 1941 version where Joe Pendleton, played by Robert Montgomery, was a boxer.) 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Joe, Stephen, and Calvin. > artist named Marion who lives alone in a caravan. Damiel is > persuaded to shed his immortality, whereupon he bleeds, sees > colors, tastes food, and drinks coffee. Name the movie. "Wings of Desire". 4 for Joshua and Stephen. > back to Heaven. They sport slacker attire, powerful wings, > and metal breastplates and hold their own with WWF superstars. > Name the movie. "Dogma". 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Stephen. > 10. 1998. Brad Pitt plays the Angel of Death, who promises > billionaire Bill Parrish that he won't have to die as long as > he acts as Death's guide to life on earth. Name the movie. "Meet Joe Black". (Not "Death Takes a Holiday", which was the original 1934 version with Fredric March as the angel.) 4 for Joshua, Joe, and Stephen. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 1 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS TOPICS-> Lit Ent Stephen Perry 40 40 80 Joshua Kreitzer 8 40 48 Joe Masters 20 16 36 Dan Blum 20 12 32 "Calvin" 12 4 16 Dan Tilque 0 4 4 -- Mark Brader | Obviously an off by 1 error somewhere. You know Toronto | the kind, where you intend to put something simple msb@vex.net | like "while (1=0) {" and type "while (1=1) {" instead. --Stephen Perry My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Joe Masters <joe@joemasters.me.uk>: Mar 04 07:15PM On 2020-03-04 03:16:25 +0000, Calvin said: > 1 In 1990 John McEnroe was disqualified from which Grand Slam for misconduct? Australian Open > 2 Which American singer-songwriter co-wrote and sang the theme song > from the 1997 James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies? Carol King > 3 Who is the Roman god of fire, metalworking, and the forge? Thor > 4 Which Hawaiian (b. 1970) was World Surf League champion in 2000? > 5 According to folklore, what part of the body of a rabbit or hare can > be carried as a good luck charm? Foot > 6 What is the only country to have territorial claims (as opposed to > just research stations) in both the Arctic and Antarctica? Norway > 7 Which late actor voices the closing monologue in the Michael Jackson > hit Thriller? Christopher Lee > 8 Which fictional detective lives in the village of St Mary Mead? Miss Marple > 9 What is the English meaning of the Italian word baci? > 10 Denali (aka Mount McKinley) is located in which US state? Alaska -- "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 |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Mar 04 09:18PM +0100 > 1 In 1990 John McEnroe was disqualified from which Grand Slam for > misconduct? Wimbledon > 5 According to folklore, what part of the body of a rabbit or hare > can be carried as a good luck charm? The paw > 6 What is the only country to have territorial claims (as opposed to > just research stations) in both the Arctic and Antarctica? Norway > 8 Which fictional detective lives in the village of St Mary Mead? Peter Whimsey > 9 What is the English meaning of the Italian word baci? Kisses > 10 Denali (aka Mount McKinley) is located in which US state? Alaska |
| swp <stephen.w.perry@gmail.com>: Mar 04 05:43PM -0800 On Tuesday, March 3, 2020 at 10:16:26 PM UTC-5, Calvin wrote: > 1 In 1990 John McEnroe was disqualified from which Grand Slam for misconduct? australian open > 2 Which American singer-songwriter co-wrote and sang the theme song from the 1997 James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies? sheryl crow > 3 Who is the Roman god of fire, metalworking, and the forge? vulcan > 4 Which Hawaiian (b. 1970) was World Surf League champion in 2000? kelly slater? > 5 According to folklore, what part of the body of a rabbit or hare can be carried as a good luck charm? foot > 6 What is the only country to have territorial claims (as opposed to just research stations) in both the Arctic and Antarctica? uk? > 7 Which late actor voices the closing monologue in the Michael Jackson hit Thriller? vincent price > 8 Which fictional detective lives in the village of St Mary Mead? miss marple > 9 What is the English meaning of the Italian word baci? kiss > 10 Denali (aka Mount McKinley) is located in which US state? alaska swp |
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