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QFTCIMI520 Game 1, Rounds 7-8: NFL MVPs and pasta sauces

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Mar 07 11:12PM -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 7 - Sports - AP NFL MVP Award-Winners   The AP has presented an award recognizing the NFL's top player since 1957. The award is voted on by a panel of 50 sportswriters at the end of the aegular season, and the results are announced to the public on the day before the Super Bowl. Here's a round on past winners.   For each one, we will name *one* year that they won the award, their position and team at that time, and -- for those of you who don't follow football -- a bit of non-football info about the player. And you just have to name them.   1. 1977, Chicago Bears running back. In 1987, he accidentally shot the manager of a nightclub he owned with a French-made 9 mm Maurhin Pistolet he'd bought for his collection. He had not realized the pistol was loaded.   2. 1986, New York Giants linebacker. He voiced the steroid-riddled, possibly insane former football player B.J. Smith in the video game "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City". The character poked fun at his fearsome, drug-fueled public image.   3. 1965, Cleveland Browns running back. His acting debut was as a "buffalo soldier" in the 1964 movie "Rio Conchos", also starring Richard Boone and Stuart Whitman.   4. 1973, Buffalo Bills running back. His Fall 1975 advertising campaign for Hertz Rent-a-Car showed him decked out in a tan three-piece suit high-stepping his way across the terminal of Newark International Airport.   5. 2015, Carolina Panthers quarterback. This handsome Christian with his own clothing line has a degree in sociology from Auburn and was a self-proclaimed pescatarian who has now become a vegan.   6. 2003, Tennessee Titans quarterback (joint winner with Peyton Manning). In 2009, he was found dead from multiple gunshot wounds in a Nashville condominium. He had been murdered by his 20-year-old girlfriend, who was in financial trouble and suspected him of having an affair. After shooting him, she committed suicide.   7. 2018, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback. His first endorsement deal came from Hunt's after he revealed his love of ketchup.   8. 2011, Green Bay Packers quarterback. He was in a romantic relationship with actress Olivia Munn from 2014 until 2017 and is now dating former race-car driver Danica Patrick. In 2015, he won $50,000 for charity on "Celebrity Jeopardy!", defeating astronaut Mark Kelly and "Shark Tank" star Kevin O'Leary.   9. 1999, St. Louis Rams quarterback. In retirement, he has devoted time and money to his First Things First Foundation, which derives its name from his 1999 post-Super-Bowl interview when he said, "Well, first things first, I've got to thank my Lord and Savior up above -- thank you, Jesus."   10. 1975, Minnesota Vikings quarterback. During the 2016 Republican National Convention, he gave a speech endorsing Donald Trump.     * Game 1, Round 8 - Miscellaneous - Traditional Italian Pasta Sauces   We give you the main ingredients; you tell us the Italian name of the sauce.   1. Butter, cream, and freshly grated cheese.   2. Olive oil, grated parmesan cheese, pine nuts, basil, and garlic.   3. Fresh tomatoes, olive oil, garlic, and basil.   4. Rich meat sauce flavored with wine, tomatoes, other vegetables, and nutmeg.   5. Meat, olives, and vegetable sauce. Hint: This one means "hunter" in Italian.   6. Shrimps, scallops, mussels, garlic, olive oil, tomatoes, and basil.   7. Fresh tomatoes, chopped bacon, onion, and garlic, with grated pecorino romano cheese.   8. Clam sauce with onions, tomatoes, olive oil, and garlic.   9. Tomato, anchovies, olives, and capers.   10. Olive oil, pancetta, and pecorino romano cheese. -- Mark Brader | "People tend to assume that things they don't know Toronto | about are either safe or dangerous or useless, msb@vex.net | depending on their prejudices." -- Tim Freeman   My text in this article is in the public domain.

Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Mar 08 06:13AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:EZGdnaoCjM4g4_nDnZ2dnUU7- > possibly insane former football player B.J. Smith in the video > game "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City". The character poked fun > at his fearsome, drug-fueled public image.   Lawrence Taylor (?)   > 3. 1965, Cleveland Browns running back. His acting debut was as a > "buffalo soldier" in the 1964 movie "Rio Conchos", also starring > Richard Boone and Stuart Whitman.   Jim Brown > campaign for Hertz Rent-a-Car showed him decked out in a tan > three-piece suit high-stepping his way across the terminal of > Newark International Airport.   O.J. Simpson   > his 20-year-old girlfriend, who was in financial trouble and > suspected him of having an affair. After shooting him, she > committed suicide.   Steve McNair (?) > is now dating former race-car driver Danica Patrick. In 2015, > he won $50,000 for charity on "Celebrity Jeopardy!", defeating > astronaut Mark Kelly and "Shark Tank" star Kevin O'Leary.   Aaron Rodgers > 10. 1975, Minnesota Vikings quarterback. During the 2016 Republican > National Convention, he gave a speech endorsing Donald Trump.   Fran Tarkenton   > We give you the main ingredients; you tell us the Italian name of > the sauce.   > 1. Butter, cream, and freshly grated cheese.   alfredo   > 2. Olive oil, grated parmesan cheese, pine nuts, basil, and garlic.   pesto > 3. Fresh tomatoes, olive oil, garlic, and basil.   marinara   > 5. Meat, olives, and vegetable sauce. Hint: This one means "hunter" > in Italian.   cacciatore   > 8. Clam sauce with onions, tomatoes, olive oil, and garlic.   alle vongole   > 9. Tomato, anchovies, olives, and capers.   puttanesca -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com

Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Mar 08 11:19AM +0100 > * Game 1, Round 7 - Sports - AP NFL MVP Award-Winners   Moving on!     > We give you the main ingredients; you tell us the Italian name of > the sauce.   > 2. Olive oil, grated parmesan cheese, pine nuts, basil, and garlic.   Pesto genovese > 5. Meat, olives, and vegetable sauce. Hint: This one means "hunter" > in Italian.   Cacciatore > 6. Shrimps, scallops, mussels, garlic, olive oil, tomatoes, > and basil.   Frutti di mare   > 9. Tomato, anchovies, olives, and capers.   Napolitana > 10. Olive oil, pancetta, and pecorino romano cheese.   Carbonara

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QFTCIMI520 Game 1, Rounds 4-6 answers: north, song scenes, 1920

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Mar 07 11:11PM -0600 Mark Brader:   > * 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.   This was the easiest round in the original game.   > 1. Karachi, Pakistan; Quito, Ecuador; Timbuktu, Mali.   Karachi. (Latitudes in alphabetical order of the cities to the nearest whole degree: 25 N, 0, 17 N.) 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Erland, Joshua, Calvin, and Stephen.   > 2. Chicago, US; Kabul, Afghanistan; Paris, France.   Paris. (42 N, 35 N, 49 N.) 4 for everyone -- Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Erland, Joshua, Calvin, Pete, and Stephen.   > 3. Djibouti; Lima, Peru; Singapore.   Djibouti. (12 N, 12 S, 1 N.) 4 for everyone.   > 4. Cape Town, South Africa; Rio de Janeiro [, Brazil, not > Argentina!]; Sydney, Australia.   Rio de Janeiro. (34 S, 23 S, 34 S.) 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Erland, Pete, and Stephen.   > 5. Cairo, Egypt; Tokyo, Japan; Vancouver, Canada.   Vancouver. (30 N, 36 N, 49 N.) 4 for Dan Tilque, Erland, Joshua, and Stephen. 2 for Dan Blum and Calvin.   > 6. Cancún, Mexico; Jakarta, Indonesia; Mogadishu, Somalia.   Cancún. (21 N, 6 S, 2 N.) 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Erland, Joshua, Pete, and Stephen. 3 for Calvin.   > 7. La Paz, Bolivia; Lagos, Nigeria; New Delhi, India.   New Delhi. (16 S, 7 N, 29 N.) 4 for everyone.   > 8. Moscow, Russia; Stockholm, Sweden; Winnipeg, Canada.   Stockholm. (56 N, 59 N, 50 N.) 4 for Dan Tilque, Erland, Joshua, and Stephen. 3 for Calvin.   > 9. Beijing, China; Berlin, Germany; Toronto, Canada.   Berlin. (40 N, 53 N, 44 N.) 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Erland, Joshua, and Stephen. 3 for Calvin.   > 10. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; Mexico City, Mexico; Nairobi, Kenya.   Mexico City. (11 N, 19 N, 1 S.) 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Erland, Joshua, Pete, and Stephen. 2 for Calvin.     > (There were no decoys, and I've sorted the round in order of > the pictures.)   > 1. Scene A.   "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head". (Performed by B.J. Thomas; the movie is "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" (1969).) 4 for Joshua, Calvin, Pete, and Stephen.   > 2. Scene B.   "Bohemian Rhapsody". (Queen, in "Wayne's World" (1992).) 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Joshua, Calvin, Pete, and Stephen.   > 3. Scene C.   "In Your Eyes". (Peter Gabriel, in "Say Anything..." (1989).) 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Stephen.   > 4. Scene D.   "A Whole New World". (Lea Salonga and Brad Kane, in "Aladdin" (1992).) 4 for Joshua, Pete, and Stephen.   > 5. Scene E.   "I Got You Babe". (Sonny and Cher, in "Groundhog Day" (1993).) 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Calvin, Pete, and Stephen.   > 6. Scene F.   "Unchained Melody". (Righteous Brothers, in "Ghost" (1990).) 4 for Joshua, Calvin, and Stephen.   > 7. Scene G.   "Puttin on the Ritz". (Gene Wilder and Peter Boyle, in "Young Frankenstein" (1974).) 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Joshua, Pete, and Stephen.   > 8. Scene H.   "Shallow". (Lady Gaga, in "A Star is Born" (2018) .) 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Stephen.   > 9. Scene I.   "Up Where We Belong". ("An Officer and a Gentleman" (1982) .) 4 for Joshua, Calvin, and Stephen.   > 10. Scene J.   "It's Hip to be Square". (Huey Lewis and the News, in "American Psycho" (2000).) 4 for Stephen.     > as a result of the Paris Peace Conference that ended World War I. > Its principal mission was to maintain world peace. Name the > organization.   The League of Nations. 4 for everyone.   > 2. On July 7 this Conservative became Canada's 9th prime minister. > Who?   Arthur Meighen. 4 for Stephen.   > 3. What Republican was elected US President on November 2? He is > often rated as one of the worst presidents in history.   Warren Harding. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Joshua, Calvin, Pete, and Stephen.   > 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?   Paavo Nurmi. 4 for Erland, Joshua, Calvin, Pete, and Stephen.   > 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".)   Boston Red Sox. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Joshua, Calvin, Pete, and Stephen.   > 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.   Nicola Sacco, Bartolomeo Vanzetti. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque (the hard way), Joshua, Pete, and Stephen (the hard way).   > 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?   Grand Duchess (or Princess) Anastasia of Russia. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Joshua, Calvin, Pete, and Stephen.   > 8. On May 16, this woman was formally canonized as a saint of the > Roman Catholic Church by Pope Benedict XV. Who was she?   Joan of Arc. 4 for Joshua, Calvin, and Stephen. 3 for Pete.   > 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.   Amedeo Modigliani. 4 for Joshua and Stephen.   > 10. Under the terms of the 18th Amendment (ratified the previous > year), what took effect In the US on January 17?   Prohibition. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Joshua, Calvin, Pete, and Stephen.     Scores, if there are no errors:   GAME 1 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 5 6 BEST TOPICS-> Lit Ent Geo UnA His THREE Stephen Perry 40 40 40 40 40 120 Joshua Kreitzer 8 40 36 36 36 112 Dan Blum 20 12 34 20 24 78 "Calvin" 12 4 29 20 28 77 Pete Gayde -- -- 24 20 31 75 Dan Tilque 0 4 40 8 24 72 Erland Sommarskog -- -- 40 0 8 48 Joe Masters 20 16 -- -- -- 36   -- Mark Brader | "Canadians do not exclaim. The exclamation point is Toronto | removed from our word-processing programs at the border msb@vex.net | and sold back to the Americans for scrap." --Matthew Hart   My text in this article is in the public domain.

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