Thursday, April 30, 2020

Digest for rec.games.trivia@googlegroups.com - 2 updates in 1 topic

Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Apr 29 08:32PM +0200

> His ashes were given to his widow, who requested 10 minutes
> of silence around the world instead of holding a funeral.
> Who was he?
 
John Lennon
 
> mourners pushed and shoved to try and see him lying in state.
> A riot ensued and an estimated 500 people were trampled to death.
> Who was the leader who had died?
 
Stalin

> and 2 silver. She is best known for introducing a back
> flip on the uneven bars, starting from a standing position
> on the high bar. Who is she?
 
Olga Korbut
Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Apr 30 05:08AM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:hpudnbxnFf5YczXDnZ2dnUU7-
> "Spirit in the Sky", and Bob Dylan's "Mr. Tambourine Man".
> The funeral cost $3,000,000 US and was paid for by Johnny Depp.
> Whose funeral was it?
 
Hunter S. Thompson

> "the birthplace of his ancestors". But his band the Outlawz
> said they rolled his ashes in a spliff and smoked them.
> Name the dead man.
 
Tupac Shakur
 
> she wore a rose gold custom-knit suit and sequined heels.
> For her funeral, she wore a sparkling full-length gold gown.
> Who was this well-dressed corpse?
 
Aretha Franklin
 
> 1998: a pack of Camels, a roll of dimes to call his friends,
> and a bottle of Jack Daniels. His gravestone is inscribed
> "THE BEST IS YET TO COME". Who was he?
 
Frank Sinatra

> His ashes were given to his widow, who requested 10 minutes
> of silence around the world instead of holding a funeral.
> Who was he?
 
John Lennon
 
> people received tickets to the service through an online
> lottery. He lay in a sold bronze casket and it was reported
> that his funeral cost $1,000,000 US. Who was he?
 
Michael Jackson
 
> mourners pushed and shoved to try and see him lying in state.
> A riot ensued and an estimated 500 people were trampled to death.
> Who was the leader who had died?
 
Joseph Stalin
 
> man's mother before she had a chance to honor his wishes and
> pour them over the grave of his murdered lover Nancy Spungen.
> Who was the dead man?
 
Sid Vicious

> payload for a 2008 launch attempt, but it didn't reach orbit due
> to technical problems. Finally, in 2012, SpaceX did successfully
> launch them into space. Whose ashes were they?
 
Leonard Nimoy (?)
 
 
> A1. Name the author (born in Portobello, Dublin) of the plays
> "Saint Joan" and "Mrs. Warren's Profession", both of which
> have been made into movies.
 
George Bernard Shaw
 
> * B. Science, or "Parasite"
 
> B2. Roundworms cause this parasitic disease, spread mainly by
> eating undercooked meat. Name the disease.
 
trichinosis

> and 2 silver. She is best known for introducing a back
> flip on the uneven bars, starting from a standing position
> on the high bar. Who is she?
 
Olga Korbut

> C2. This 4'8" gymnast won 4 gold medals and a bronze at the
> 2016 Olympics and was chosen to be her country's flagbearer
> in that year's closing ceremonies. Who is she?
 
Simone Biles
 
> 1917-07-17, in which he changed something associated with
> the British Royal Family from German to English. What did
> he change?
 
the family name (i.e. "Saxe-Coburg-Gotha" to "Windsor")

> D2. On 1917-07-25, Sir William Thomas White introduced this
> to Canada as a "temporary" measure. It still exists today.
> What is it?
 
income tax

> * E. Geography, or "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" (or nearby)
 
> E1. This landmark houses the handprints and/or footprints of
> over 200 Hollywood stars. Name it.
 
Grauman's Chinese Theatre
 
 
> F1. This comedian, whose name reflected his hair and a feature
> of the uniform he wore as a bellhop, won an Oscar as Best
> Supporting Actor for the 1957 movie "Sayonara". Name him.
 
Red Buttons

> F2. Comedian George Burns won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar
> for a 1975 movie in which he starred with Walter Matthau.
> Name the movie.
 
"The Sunshine Boys"
 
--
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Wednesday, April 29, 2020

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msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 28 10:04PM -0500

These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2020-02-10,
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 5, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - Funeral Trivia
 
1. On August 20, 2005-08-20, this author's ashes were fired
from a cannon, accompanied by fireworks, Norman Greenbaum's
"Spirit in the Sky", and Bob Dylan's "Mr. Tambourine Man".
The funeral cost $3,000,000 US and was paid for by Johnny Depp.
Whose funeral was it?
 
2. The day after this musician died in September 1996, he was
cremated and his ashes given to his mother. She has said that
she divided the ashes between Los Angeles, Georgia, and Soweto,
"the birthplace of his ancestors". But his band the Outlawz
said they rolled his ashes in a spliff and smoked them.
Name the dead man.
 
3. In late August 2018, on the first day of public viewing, this
singer wore a bright crimson tea-length dress and 5-inch heels.
For her second viewing, she wore a powder-blue dress with shoes
to match. For her final viewing at New Bethel Baptist Church,
she wore a rose gold custom-knit suit and sequined heels.
For her funeral, she wore a sparkling full-length gold gown.
Who was this well-dressed corpse?
 
4. This singer took three things with him to the grave in May
1998: a pack of Camels, a roll of dimes to call his friends,
and a bottle of Jack Daniels. His gravestone is inscribed
"THE BEST IS YET TO COME". Who was he?
 
5. This musician was cremated in Hartsdale, New York, in 1980.
His ashes were given to his widow, who requested 10 minutes
of silence around the world instead of holding a funeral.
Who was he?
 
6. This musician's funeral was a public ceremony held at the
Staples Center in Los Angeles on 2009-07-09. 17,000 lucky
people received tickets to the service through an online
lottery. He lay in a sold bronze casket and it was reported
that his funeral cost $1,000,000 US. Who was he?
 
7. In March 1953, this leader likely died of a stroke, although
some people suspect that he was poisoned. Grief-stricken
mourners pushed and shoved to try and see him lying in state.
A riot ensued and an estimated 500 people were trampled to death.
Who was the leader who had died?
 
8. This ruler died in the 11th century after suffering internal
injuries when thrown against the pommel of his saddle.
According to the Benedictine monk Orderic Vitalis, he was a
large man and the sarcophagus made for his body was too small.
After his body was forced into the too-small space, it ruptured,
releasing an "intolerable stench". Who was the dead man?
 
9. In 2007, Transport for London's Lost Property Office announced
that it had finally tracked down the owner of the urn of
ashes that it had been holding in its basement for 19 years.
It had been left accidentally at Heathrow Airport by this
man's mother before she had a chance to honor his wishes and
pour them over the grave of his murdered lover Nancy Spungen.
Who was the dead man?
 
10. This actor left instructions in his will, appropriately
enough, that he wished to be buried in space. His family
arranged with a Houston-based company offering "post-cremation
memorial spaceflights" for his ashes to become part of the
payload for a 2008 launch attempt, but it didn't reach orbit due
to technical problems. Finally, in 2012, SpaceX did successfully
launch them into space. Whose ashes were they?
 
After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Bar bs gur
nafjref jnf n zbanepu. Vs lbh bayl tnir gur svefg anzr sbe gung
bar, tb onpx naq cebivqr gur ahzore be fbhoevdhrg nf nccyvpnoyr.
 
 
** Game 5, Round 10 - Challenge Round - "And the Oscar Goes To...?"
 
* A. Literature, or "The Irishman"
 
A1. Name the author (born in Portobello, Dublin) of the plays
"Saint Joan" and "Mrs. Warren's Profession", both of which
have been made into movies.
 
A2. Name the author (who spent time in Canada but was born in
Belfast) of the novels "The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne"
and "Black Robe", both of which have been made into movies.
 
 
* B. Science, or "Parasite"
 
B1. This skin condition is caused by the parasitic itch mite,
which is 8-legged, and microscopic. It leads to itching,
rashes, and sometimes thick crusts, is highly contagious,
and spreads through close physical contact with an infected
person. Name this skin condition.
 
B2. Roundworms cause this parasitic disease, spread mainly by
eating undercooked meat. Name the disease.
 
 
* C. Sports, or "Little Women"
 
Here are questions about female Olympic gymnasts.
 
C1. This 4'11" gymnast, the "Sparrow from Minsk", competed in
1972 and 1976 for the Soviet team, winning 4 gold medals
and 2 silver. She is best known for introducing a back
flip on the uneven bars, starting from a standing position
on the high bar. Who is she?
 
C2. This 4'8" gymnast won 4 gold medals and a bronze at the
2016 Olympics and was chosen to be her country's flagbearer
in that year's closing ceremonies. Who is she?
 
 
* D. History, or "1917"
 
D1. Anti-German sentiment in the British Empire during WW1
led King George V to issue a royal proclamation on
1917-07-17, in which he changed something associated with
the British Royal Family from German to English. What did
he change?
 
D2. On 1917-07-25, Sir William Thomas White introduced this
to Canada as a "temporary" measure. It still exists today.
What is it?
 
 
* E. Geography, or "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" (or nearby)
 
E1. This landmark houses the handprints and/or footprints of
over 200 Hollywood stars. Name it.
 
E2. This landmark, which has had free admission since it
opened in 1935, contains a Foucault's pendulum, a Tesla coil,
a planetarium show, and a 12-inch Zeiss refracting telescope.
Name it.
 
 
* F. Entertainment, or "Joker"
 
These questions are about Oscar-winning comedians.
 
F1. This comedian, whose name reflected his hair and a feature
of the uniform he wore as a bellhop, won an Oscar as Best
Supporting Actor for the 1957 movie "Sayonara". Name him.
 
F2. Comedian George Burns won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar
for a 1975 movie in which he starred with Walter Matthau.
Name the movie.
 
--
Mark Brader | "No woman in my time will be Prime Minister or Chancellor
Toronto | or Foreign Secretary ... Anyway, I wouldn't want to be
msb@vex.net | Prime Minister." -- Margaret Thatcher, 1969
 
My text in this article is in the public domain.
tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Apr 29 04:20AM

> "Spirit in the Sky", and Bob Dylan's "Mr. Tambourine Man".
> The funeral cost $3,000,000 US and was paid for by Johnny Depp.
> Whose funeral was it?
 
Hunter S. Thompson
 
> she wore a rose gold custom-knit suit and sequined heels.
> For her funeral, she wore a sparkling full-length gold gown.
> Who was this well-dressed corpse?
 
Aretha Frankling
 
> His ashes were given to his widow, who requested 10 minutes
> of silence around the world instead of holding a funeral.
> Who was he?
 
John Lennon
 
> mourners pushed and shoved to try and see him lying in state.
> A riot ensued and an estimated 500 people were trampled to death.
> Who was the leader who had died?
 
Stalin
 
> man's mother before she had a chance to honor his wishes and
> pour them over the grave of his murdered lover Nancy Spungen.
> Who was the dead man?
 
Sid Vicious
 
> payload for a 2008 launch attempt, but it didn't reach orbit due
> to technical problems. Finally, in 2012, SpaceX did successfully
> launch them into space. Whose ashes were they?
 
James Doohan
 
 
> A1. Name the author (born in Portobello, Dublin) of the plays
> "Saint Joan" and "Mrs. Warren's Profession", both of which
> have been made into movies.
 
George Bernard Shaw
 
> * B. Science, or "Parasite"
 
> B2. Roundworms cause this parasitic disease, spread mainly by
> eating undercooked meat. Name the disease.
 
trichinosis
 
> 1917-07-17, in which he changed something associated with
> the British Royal Family from German to English. What did
> he change?
 
their surname
 
> * E. Geography, or "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" (or nearby)
 
> E1. This landmark houses the handprints and/or footprints of
> over 200 Hollywood stars. Name it.
 
Walk of Fame
 
 
> F1. This comedian, whose name reflected his hair and a feature
> of the uniform he wore as a bellhop, won an Oscar as Best
> Supporting Actor for the 1957 movie "Sayonara". Name him.
 
Red Buttons
 
> F2. Comedian George Burns won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar
> for a 1975 movie in which he starred with Walter Matthau.
> Name the movie.
 
Sunshine Boys
 
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum tool@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 28 10:02PM -0500

Mark Brader:
> you would think of James Cameron and answer "Titanic". Note that
> the year given is the year of the movie, not the award ceremony.
 
> 1. Didn't win for "Fargo" or "True Grit"; did win, 2007.
 
"No Country for Old Men" (Joel and Ethan Coen). 4 for Joshua,
Stephen, and Calvin.
 
> 2. Didn't win for "Apocalypse Now", "The Godfather", or
> "The Godfather Part III"; did win, 1974.
 
Yes, "The Godfather Part II" (Francis Ford Coppola). I reluctantly
accepted "The Godfather II". 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Stephen,
Calvin, and Dan Tilque.
 
> 3. Didn't win for "Frost/Nixon"; did win, 2001.
 
"A Beautiful Mind" (Ron Howard). 4 for Joshua and Stephen.
 
> 4. Didn't win for "The Aviator", "Gangs of New York", "Goodfellas",
> "Hugo", "The Irishman", "The Last Temptation of Christ",
> "Raging Bull", or "The Wolf of Wall Street"; did win, 2006.
 
"The Departed" (Martin Scorsese). 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum,
and Stephen.
 
> 5. Didn't win for "Chinatown" or "Tess"; did win, 2002.
 
"The Pianist" (Roman Polanski). I did not accept "The Piano Player",
which is a different 2002 movie. 4 for Joshua and Stephen.
 
 
> 6. Didn't win for "Brief Encounter", "Doctor Zhivago", "Great
> Expectations", "A Passage to India", or "Summertime"; did win,
> 1957 and 1962.
 
"The Bridge on the River Kwai", "Lawrence of Arabia" (David Lean).
4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Stephen, Calvin (the hard way), and Pete.
 
> 7. Didn't win for "Double Indemnity", "Sabrina", "Some Like It Hot",
> "Stalag 17", "Sunset Blvd.", or "Witness for the Prosecution";
> did win, 1945 and 1960.
 
"The Lost Weekend", "The Apartment" (Billy Wilder). 4 for Joshua,
Dan Blum, and Stephen. 3 for Calvin.
 
> 8. Didn't win for "Letters from Iwo Jima" or "Mystic River"; ;
> did win, 1992 and 2004.
 
"Unforgiven", "Million Dollar Baby" (Clint Eastwood). 4 for Joshua,
Dan Blum, Stephen, and Calvin.
 
> 9. Didn't win for "America America", "East of Eden", "A Streetcar
> Named Desire"; did win, 1947 and 1954.
 
"Gentlemen's Agreement", "On the Waterfront" (Elia Kazan).
4 for Joshua and Stephen.
 
> 10. Didn't win for "Close Encounters of the Third Kind", "E.T.
> the Extra-Terrestrial", "Lincoln", "Munich", "Raiders of the
> Lost Ark"; did win, 1993 and 1998.
 
"Schindler's List", "Saving Private Ryan" (Steven Spielberg).
4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Stephen, Calvin, and Pete.
 
 
> lacked it, including some in climates not apparently conducive
> to winter sports. Which originally announced Florida franchise
> with a daunting avian name never, in fact, played a game?
 
Miami Screaming Eagles.
 
> 2. Another originally announced team, the Dayton Arrows -- spelled
> A-R-R-O-W-S -- moved before the inaugural season began in 1972.
> What team did the Dayton Arrows become?
 
Houston Aeros -- spelled A-E-R-O-S. 4 for Joshua, Stephen, and Pete.
 
> 3. The San Francisco Sharks also moved before play was underway,
> to become one of the Canadian franchises and a future NHL team.
> Which still-missed team was this?
 
Quebec Nordiques. 4 for Stephen and Pete.
 
> 4. By far the biggest star to join the WHA at its inception was
> Bobby Hull. Which WHA team did he join?
 
Winnipeg Jets. 4 for Stephen and Pete.
 
> and Maple Leaf Gardens as the Toronto Toros. In 1976 the Toros
> moved south but managed to retain both their alliteration and
> their species identification. What did the Toronto Toros become?
 
Birmingham Bulls. 4 for Joshua, Stephen, and Pete.
 
> 6. The Toros signed a few former Toronto Maple Leafs, including
> two star forwards who played in the 1972 "Summit Series"
> against the USSR. Name either.
 
Paul Henderson, Frank Mahovlich. 4 for Pete.
 
> 7. From 1973 to 1979, first the <answer 2> and then the New England
> Whalers had three players simultaneously with the same surname.
> What was that name?
 
Howe. (Gordie and his sons Mark and Marty.) 4 for Stephen and Pete.
 
When they started playing together they were 45, 18, and 19 years old.
By the time they finished in the 1979-80 season, Gordie had turned 52,
the WHA no longer existed, and New England had become the Hartford
Whalers of the NHL.
 
> 8. Which scrappy Boston Bruins forward was signed to a $2,600,000 US
> contract by the Philadelphia Blazers in 1972, allegedly making
> him the highest-paid pro athlete in the world?
 
Derek Sanderson. 4 for Pete.
 
> Much to the embarrassment of the league, the trophy was not
> ready in time for the deciding game. What was the name of that
> not-yet-extant cup?
 
Avco World Trophy. Anything with Avco was sufficient. 4 for Pete.
 
> 1979-80 season. They're all still active, but only one has
> remained continuously in its original city and retains its name
> from WHA days. Which franchise is this?
 
Edmonton Oilers. 4 for Erland, Stephen, and Pete.
 
The ex-WHA Winnipeg Jets became the Phoenix Coyotes, while the
present Winnipeg Jets were always an NHL team, formerly being the
Atlanta Thrashers. As to the other two ex-WHA teams, the Whalers
became the Carolina Hurricanes and the Quebec Nordiques became the
Colorado Avalanche.
 
 
Scores, if there are no errors:
 
GAME 5 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST
TOPICS-> Lit Sci Can Geo Ent Spo FOUR
Stephen Perry 40 40 28 40 40 24 160
Joshua Kreitzer 23 30 4 40 40 8 133
"Calvin" 30 16 0 38 23 0 107
Dan Blum 28 12 11 40 24 0 104
Pete Gayde 16 8 4 40 8 36 100
Dan Tilque 16 8 14 32 4 0 70
Erland Sommarskog 4 4 0 40 0 4 52
 
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Toronto with the giants on whose shoulders we stand."
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Tuesday, April 28, 2020

Digest for rec.games.trivia@googlegroups.com - 3 updates in 2 topics

Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Apr 27 11:07PM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:e9-dnTRMoMtKizjDnZ2dnUU7-
 
> 1. Didn't win for "Fargo" or "True Grit"; did win, 2007.
 
> 2. Didn't win for "Apocalypse Now", "The Godfather", or
> "The Godfather Part III"; did win, 1974.
 
Coppolla
 
 
> 4. Didn't win for "The Aviator", "Gangs of New York", "Goodfellas",
> "Hugo", "The Irishman", "The Last Temptation of Christ",
> "Raging Bull", or "The Wolf of Wall Street"; did win, 2006.
 
Scorsese
 
 
> 5. Didn't win for "Chinatown" or "Tess"; did win, 2002.
 
Polanski
 
 
> 6. Didn't win for "Brief Encounter", "Doctor Zhivago", "Great
> Expectations", "A Passage to India", or "Summertime"; did win,
> 1957 and 1962.
 
Lawrence of Arabia
 
 
> 7. Didn't win for "Double Indemnity", "Sabrina", "Some Like It Hot",
> "Stalag 17", "Sunset Blvd.", or "Witness for the Prosecution";
> did win, 1945 and 1960.
 
The Best Years of Our Lives
 
 
> 10. Didn't win for "Close Encounters of the Third Kind", "E.T.
> the Extra-Terrestrial", "Lincoln", "Munich", "Raiders of the
> Lost Ark"; did win, 1993 and 1998.
 
Schindler's List
 
 
> 2. Another originally announced team, the Dayton Arrows -- spelled
> A-R-R-O-W-S -- moved before the inaugural season began in 1972.
> What team did the Dayton Arrows become?
 
Houston Aeros
 
 
> 3. The San Francisco Sharks also moved before play was underway,
> to become one of the Canadian franchises and a future NHL team.
> Which still-missed team was this?
 
Quebec Nordiques
 
 
> 4. By far the biggest star to join the WHA at its inception was
> Bobby Hull. Which WHA team did he join?
 
Winnipeg Jets
 
> and Maple Leaf Gardens as the Toronto Toros. In 1976 the Toros
> moved south but managed to retain both their alliteration and
> their species identification. What did the Toronto Toros become?
 
Birmingham Bulls
 
 
> 6. The Toros signed a few former Toronto Maple Leafs, including
> two star forwards who played in the 1972 "Summit Series"
> against the USSR. Name either.
 
Paul Henderson
 
 
> 7. From 1973 to 1979, first the <answer 2> and then the New England
> Whalers had three players simultaneously with the same surname.
> What was that name?
 
Howe
 
 
> 8. Which scrappy Boston Bruins forward was signed to a $2,600,000 US
> contract by the Philadelphia Blazers in 1972, allegedly making
> him the highest-paid pro athlete in the world?
 
Sanderson
 
> Much to the embarrassment of the league, the trophy was not
> ready in time for the deciding game. What was the name of that
> not-yet-extant cup?
 
AVCO Cup
 
> 1979-80 season. They're all still active, but only one has
> remained continuously in its original city and retains its name
> from WHA days. Which franchise is this?
 
Edmonton Oilers
 
 
Pete Gayde
Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Apr 28 02:02AM -0700

On 4/25/20 10:06 PM, Mark Brader wrote:
 
> 1. Didn't win for "Fargo" or "True Grit"; did win, 2007 >
> 2. Didn't win for "Apocalypse Now", "The Godfather", or
> "The Godfather Part III"; did win, 1974.
 
The Godfather Part II
 
 
--
Dan Tilque
Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Apr 27 06:50PM

Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote in
 
> 1 In the NBA and NBL, teams are (in most cases) required to
> attempt a basket within how many seconds of gaining possession?
 
24
 
> 2 Which future US President had the misfortune to lose both his wife
and
> his mother on the same day, 14 February 1884?
 
Theodore Roosevelt
 
> 3 Now in its 30th
> season, The Simpsons has surpassed which western drama for the most
> episodes of a prime-time, scripted TV series?
 
Gunsmoke
 
> 4 Ian Fraser
> Kilmister, better known as Lemmy, founded which British rock band?
 
Iron Butterfly
 
> 5 The Lass That Loved a Sailor is the alternative title of which
> Gilbert and Sullivan operetta?
 
HMS Pinafore
 
> 6 With over 65 billion messages
> sent per day, what is the world's most used, smart phone based,
> instant messaging service?
 
WhatsApp
 
> 7 Which word, derived from the Greek
> antonym for chaos, means an orderly, harmonious and systematic
> universe?
 
Utopia
 
> mortar?
> 10 Which former world heavyweight champion is perhaps
> better known these days for his eponymous kitchen grills?
 
George Foreman
 
 
> cheers,
> calvin
 
Pete Gayde
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Monday, April 27, 2020

Digest for rec.games.trivia@googlegroups.com - 13 updates in 4 topics

tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Apr 26 03:07PM


> * Game 5, Round 7 - Entertainment - Best Directors
 
> 1. Didn't win for "Fargo" or "True Grit"; did win, 2007.
 
O Brother Where Art Thou?
 
> 2. Didn't win for "Apocalypse Now", "The Godfather", or
> "The Godfather Part III"; did win, 1974.
 
The Godfather Part II
 
> 4. Didn't win for "The Aviator", "Gangs of New York", "Goodfellas",
> "Hugo", "The Irishman", "The Last Temptation of Christ",
> "Raging Bull", or "The Wolf of Wall Street"; did win, 2006.
 
The Departed
 
> 5. Didn't win for "Chinatown" or "Tess"; did win, 2002.
 
The Piano Player
 
> 6. Didn't win for "Brief Encounter", "Doctor Zhivago", "Great
> Expectations", "A Passage to India", or "Summertime"; did win,
> 1957 and 1962.
 
Lawrence of Arabia
 
> 7. Didn't win for "Double Indemnity", "Sabrina", "Some Like It Hot",
> "Stalag 17", "Sunset Blvd.", or "Witness for the Prosecution";
> did win, 1945 and 1960.
 
The Apartment
 
> 8. Didn't win for "Letters from Iwo Jima" or "Mystic River"; ;
> did win, 1992 and 2004.
 
Unforgiven
 
> 10. Didn't win for "Close Encounters of the Third Kind", "E.T.
> the Extra-Terrestrial", "Lincoln", "Munich", "Raiders of the
> Lost Ark"; did win, 1993 and 1998.
 
Schindler's List
 
 
> 2. Another originally announced team, the Dayton Arrows -- spelled
> A-R-R-O-W-S -- moved before the inaugural season began in 1972.
> What team did the Dayton Arrows become?
 
Seattle Aeros
 
> and Maple Leaf Gardens as the Toronto Toros. In 1976 the Toros
> moved south but managed to retain both their alliteration and
> their species identification. What did the Toronto Toros become?
 
Buffalo Bulls
 
--
_______________________________________________________________________
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"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
swp <stephen.w.perry@gmail.com>: Apr 26 10:02AM -0700

On Sunday, April 26, 2020 at 1:06:36 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2020-02-10,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
 
noted
 
> of their movies that were nominated for Best Director but *didn't*
> win, and the dates of one or two movies of theirs that *did* win
> Best Director. For questions #1-5, you *name the movie* that won.
 
noted
 
> you would think of James Cameron and answer "Titanic". Note that
> the year given is the year of the movie, not the award ceremony.
 
> 1. Didn't win for "Fargo" or "True Grit"; did win, 2007.
 
no country for old men (joel and ethan coen)
 
> 2. Didn't win for "Apocalypse Now", "The Godfather", or
> "The Godfather Part III"; did win, 1974.
 
the godfather ii (francis ford coppola)
 
> 3. Didn't win for "Frost/Nixon"; did win, 2001.
 
a beautiful mind (ron howard)
 
> 4. Didn't win for "The Aviator", "Gangs of New York", "Goodfellas",
> "Hugo", "The Irishman", "The Last Temptation of Christ",
> "Raging Bull", or "The Wolf of Wall Street"; did win, 2006.
 
the departed (martin scorsese)
 
> 5. Didn't win for "Chinatown" or "Tess"; did win, 2002.
 
the pianist (roman polanski)
 
> Questions #6-10 work the same way, except you must name *either
> one of the two movies* that won.
 
noted
 
> 6. Didn't win for "Brief Encounter", "Doctor Zhivago", "Great
> Expectations", "A Passage to India", or "Summertime"; did win,
> 1957 and 1962.
 
the bridge on the river kwai
 
> 7. Didn't win for "Double Indemnity", "Sabrina", "Some Like It Hot",
> "Stalag 17", "Sunset Blvd.", or "Witness for the Prosecution";
> did win, 1945 and 1960.
 
the lost weekend
 
> 8. Didn't win for "Letters from Iwo Jima" or "Mystic River"; ;
> did win, 1992 and 2004.
 
unforgiven
 
> 9. Didn't win for "America America", "East of Eden", "A Streetcar
> Named Desire"; did win, 1947 and 1954.
 
on the waterfront
 
> 10. Didn't win for "Close Encounters of the Third Kind", "E.T.
> the Extra-Terrestrial", "Lincoln", "Munich", "Raiders of the
> Lost Ark"; did win, 1993 and 1998.
 
schindler's list
 
 
> * Game 5, Round 8 - Sports - The WHA
 
> Remember the 1970s?
 
yes, unfortunately
 
> Then you surely have not forgotten the
> World Hockey Association.
 
try as I might
 
> lacked it, including some in climates not apparently conducive
> to winter sports. Which originally announced Florida franchise
> with a daunting avian name never, in fact, played a game?
 
orlando ducks
 
> After completing this question, please decode the rot13: If you
> said "Miami Eagles", we need another word. Please go back and
> supply it.
 
um, yeah, about that...
 
> 2. Another originally announced team, the Dayton Arrows -- spelled
> A-R-R-O-W-S -- moved before the inaugural season began in 1972.
> What team did the Dayton Arrows become?
 
houston aeros
 
> 3. The San Francisco Sharks also moved before play was underway,
> to become one of the Canadian franchises and a future NHL team.
> Which still-missed team was this?
 
quebec nordiques
 
> 4. By far the biggest star to join the WHA at its inception was
> Bobby Hull. Which WHA team did he join?
 
winnepeg jets
 
> and Maple Leaf Gardens as the Toronto Toros. In 1976 the Toros
> moved south but managed to retain both their alliteration and
> their species identification. What did the Toronto Toros become?
 
birmingham bulls
 
> 6. The Toros signed a few former Toronto Maple Leafs, including
> two star forwards who played in the 1972 "Summit Series"
> against the USSR. Name either.
 
turk sanderson?
 
> 7. From 1973 to 1979, first the <answer 2> and then the New England
> Whalers had three players simultaneously with the same surname.
> What was that name?
 
howe
 
> 8. Which scrappy Boston Bruins forward was signed to a $2,600,000 US
> contract by the Philadelphia Blazers in 1972, allegedly making
> him the highest-paid pro athlete in the world?
 
bobby hull
 
> Much to the embarrassment of the league, the trophy was not
> ready in time for the deciding game. What was the name of that
> not-yet-extant cup?
 
the world cup
 
> 1979-80 season. They're all still active, but only one has
> remained continuously in its original city and retains its name
> from WHA days. Which franchise is this?
 
edmonton oilers
 
> msb@vex.net | other. I like to look at people doing, uh, naughty
> | things to each other!" -- Ria, "Butterflies"
 
> My text in this article is in the public domain.
 
swp
Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Apr 26 09:10PM -0700

On Sunday, April 26, 2020 at 3:06:36 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
 
> you would think of James Cameron and answer "Titanic". Note that
> the year given is the year of the movie, not the award ceremony.
 
> 1. Didn't win for "Fargo" or "True Grit"; did win, 2007.
 
No Country for Old Men
 
> 2. Didn't win for "Apocalypse Now", "The Godfather", or
> "The Godfather Part III"; did win, 1974.
 
The Godfather Part II
 
> 3. Didn't win for "Frost/Nixon"; did win, 2001.
 
Gladiator
 
> 4. Didn't win for "The Aviator", "Gangs of New York", "Goodfellas",
> "Hugo", "The Irishman", "The Last Temptation of Christ",
> "Raging Bull", or "The Wolf of Wall Street"; did win, 2006.
 
Gangs of New York

> 5. Didn't win for "Chinatown" or "Tess"; did win, 2002.
 
Nope

 
> 6. Didn't win for "Brief Encounter", "Doctor Zhivago", "Great
> Expectations", "A Passage to India", or "Summertime"; did win,
> 1957 and 1962.
 
Laurence of Arabia, Bridge on the River Kwai
 
> 7. Didn't win for "Double Indemnity", "Sabrina", "Some Like It Hot",
> "Stalag 17", "Sunset Blvd.", or "Witness for the Prosecution";
> did win, 1945 and 1960.
 
The Apartment, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

> 8. Didn't win for "Letters from Iwo Jima" or "Mystic River"; ;
> did win, 1992 and 2004.
 
Unforgiven
 
> 9. Didn't win for "America America", "East of Eden", "A Streetcar
> Named Desire"; did win, 1947 and 1954.
 
Laurence of Arabia, Bridge on the River Kwai
 
> 10. Didn't win for "Close Encounters of the Third Kind", "E.T.
> the Extra-Terrestrial", "Lincoln", "Munich", "Raiders of the
> Lost Ark"; did win, 1993 and 1998.
 
Schindler's List
 

Nice idea for a round but it must have been difficult to play live.
 
 
> * Game 5, Round 8 - Sports - The WHA
 
Pass
 
cheers,
calvin
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 27 12:09AM -0500

"Calvin":
> Nice idea for a round but it must have been difficult to play live.
 
Not that I recall. And as to difficulty, it was in the middle.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "'Other than they typo'? Oh, the irony!"
msb@vex.net | --Stan Brown
Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Apr 19 03:20AM

Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote in
 
> 1 Starring River Phoenix and Corey Feldman, which 1986 film
> resulted in a reappearance in the Billboard charts for the Ben E. King
> hit that shares its title?
 
Stand by Me
 
> Grey's father in the 1987 film Dirty Dancing and Detective Lennie
> Briscoe in the TV series Law and Order?
> 7 99/70 approximates the value of what mathematical constant?
 
e
 
> 8 Beginning with the letter
> 'K', what slang term for a clumsy, awkward, or foolish person
> originates from a Yiddish word for a type of wooden block?
 
Klutz
 
> 9 Following her win in the French Open, Ash Barty became for first
> Australian woman to be ranked #1 in singles since which player 43
> years earlier?
 
Court
 
> 10 In the 1954 novel Lord Of The Flies by William
> Golding what type of shell is passed around by the children that
> signified they are allowed to speak?
 
Conch
 
 
> cheers,
> calvin
 
Pete Gayde
Bruce Bowler <bruce.bowler@gmail.com>: Apr 21 04:34PM

On Tue, 14 Apr 2020 21:55:22 -0700, Calvin wrote:
 
> 1 Starring River Phoenix and Corey Feldman, which 1986 film
resulted in
> a reappearance in the Billboard charts for the Ben E. King hit that
> shares its title?
 
Stand By Me
 
> 2 Carly Rae Jepsen's 2011 single Call Me Maybe was an international
hit.
> 3 Which Englishman (1934-2011) is the only boxer to have received a
> knighthood?
> 4 In the 1996 sci-fi movie Independence Day which actor played the
role
> of President Thomas J. Whitmore'?
> 5 Which city has hosted the summer Olympics once, but the Olympic
> equestrian events twice?
 
Stockholm
 
> 6 What US actor (1935-2004) portrayed Jennifer Grey's father in the
1987
> film Dirty Dancing and Detective Lennie Briscoe in the TV series Law and
> Order?
> 7 99/70 approximates the value of what mathematical constant?
 
sqrt(2)
 
> 8 Beginning with the letter 'K', what slang term for a clumsy,
awkward,
> or foolish person originates from a Yiddish word for a type of wooden
> block?
 
Klutz
 
> first Australian woman to be ranked #1 in singles since which player 43
> years earlier?
> 10 In the 1954 novel Lord Of The Flies by William Golding what type
of
> shell is passed around by the children that signified they are allowed
> to speak?
 
Conch
 
R. Ess <Chifan@yahoo.com>: Apr 21 12:31PM -0500

On Tue, 14 Apr 2020 21:55:22 -0700 (PDT), Calvin <334152@gmail.com>
wrote:
 
 
>1 Starring River Phoenix and Corey Feldman, which 1986 film resulted in a reappearance in the Billboard charts for the Ben E. King hit that shares its title?
Stand By Me
>2 Carly Rae Jepsen's 2011 single Call Me Maybe was an international hit. What is Jepsen's nationality?
Canadian
>3 Which Englishman (1934-2011) is the only boxer to have received a knighthood?
Henry Cooper
>4 In the 1996 sci-fi movie Independence Day which actor played the role of President Thomas J. Whitmore'?
Bill Pullman
>5 Which city has hosted the summer Olympics once, but the Olympic equestrian events twice?
Los Angeles ?
>6 What US actor (1935-2004) portrayed Jennifer Grey's father in the 1987 film Dirty Dancing and Detective Lennie Briscoe in the TV series Law and Order?
Jerry Orbach
>7 99/70 approximates the value of what mathematical constant?
Square root of 2 ?
>8 Beginning with the letter 'K', what slang term for a clumsy, awkward, or foolish person originates from a Yiddish word for a type of wooden block?
Klutz
>9 Following her win in the French Open, Ash Barty became for first Australian woman to be ranked #1 in singles since which player 43 years earlier?
Goolagong
>10 In the 1954 novel Lord Of The Flies by William Golding what type of shell is passed around by the children that signified they are allowed to speak?
Conch shell ?
 
ArenEss
 
Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Apr 18 07:43PM -0700

On 4/14/20 9:55 PM, Calvin wrote:
> 3 Which Englishman (1934-2011) is the only boxer to have received a knighthood?
> 4 In the 1996 sci-fi movie Independence Day which actor played the role of President Thomas J. Whitmore'?
> 5 Which city has hosted the summer Olympics once, but the Olympic equestrian events twice?
 
Stockholm
 
> 6 What US actor (1935-2004) portrayed Jennifer Grey's father in the 1987 film Dirty Dancing and Detective Lennie Briscoe in the TV series Law and Order?
> 7 99/70 approximates the value of what mathematical constant?
 
sqrt(2)
 
> 8 Beginning with the letter 'K', what slang term for a clumsy, awkward, or foolish person originates from a Yiddish word for a type of wooden block?
 
klutz
 
> 9 Following her win in the French Open, Ash Barty became for first Australian woman to be ranked #1 in singles since which player 43 years earlier?
 
Goolagong
 
> 10 In the 1954 novel Lord Of The Flies by William Golding what type of shell is passed around by the children that signified they are allowed to speak?
 
conch
 
 
--
Dan Tilque
Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Apr 26 04:18PM -0700

On Saturday, April 25, 2020 at 11:43:50 AM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
> "Calvin":
> > The average score is within the usual range but the standard deviation is not!
 
> Indeed. Well done indeed!
 
I'm not sure it's a virtue, but thanks anyway.
 
cheers,
calvin
tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Apr 20 01:29PM


> * Game 5, Round 2 - Literature - Homes and Castles in the Air
 
> 2. Brideshead Castle.
 
Evelyn Waugh
 
> 3. Hill House.
 
Shirley Jackson
 
> 4. Blandings Castle.
 
P. G. Wodehouse
 
> 5. Wuthering Heights.
 
Emily Bronte
 
> 7. Tara.
 
Margaret Mitchell
 
> 8. Malfoy Manor.
 
J. K. Rowling
 
> 9. Bag End.
 
J. R. R. Tolkien
 
> * Game 5, Round 3 - Science - Young Animal Names
 
> 1. Alligator.
 
hatchling
 
> 2. Hawk.
 
fledgling
 
> 3. Koala.
 
cub
 
> 4. Alpaca or llama.
 
calf
 
> 5. Pigeon.
 
chick
 
> 6. Swan.
 
cygnet
 
> 7. Clam.
 
smolt; cria
 
> 8. Hare.
 
kit; pinkie
 
> 9. Cicada.
 
nymph
 
> 10. Salmon.
 
fingerling
 
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum tool@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Apr 21 04:13AM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:TrudnQC5k87jsADDnZ2dnUU7-
 
> We name a fictional dwelling place; you name the author who
> created it.
 
> 1. Manderley.
 
du Maurier
 
> 3. Hill House.
 
Jackson
 
> 5. Wuthering Heights.
 
Emily Bronte; Charlotte Bronte
 
> 7. Tara.
 
Mitchell
 
> 8. Malfoy Manor.
 
Rowling
 
> 9. Bag End.
 
Tolkien
 
> After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Vs lbh whfg
> fnvq "Oebagr" be "Oebagė" sbe nal nafjre, avpr gel, ohg jr qb arrq
> gur svefg anzr. Tb onpx naq fhccyl vg.
 
Bxnl, ohg V'yy unir gb hfr gjb thrffrf sbe gung.

 
> We'll give you the name of an adult animal; from the list on the
> handout, you select the name given to that animal's young.
 
> 1. Alligator.
 
hatchling
 
> 2. Hawk.
 
fledgling
 
> 3. Koala.
 
cub; joey
 
> 4. Alpaca or llama.
 
cria
 
> 5. Pigeon.
 
squab
 
> 6. Swan.
 
cygnet
 
> 7. Clam.
 
pluteus
 
> 8. Hare.
 
leveret
 
> 9. Cicada.
 
nymph
 
> 10. Salmon.
 
smolt
 
--
Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com
Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Apr 20 08:19PM +0200

> * Game 5, Round 2 - Literature - Homes and Castles in the Air
 
> 5. Wuthering Heights.
 
Kate Bush :-)
 
> 6. Villa Villakula.
 
Astrd Lindgren (And the name is originally Villa Villerkulla)
 
> | Cria | Hatchling | Porcupette
> | Cub | Joey | Poult
 
> 1. Alligator.
 
Squab
 
> 2. Hawk.
 
Elver
 
> 3. Koala.
 
Cria
 
> 4. Alpaca or llama.
 
Cub
 
> 5. Pigeon.
 
Chick
 
> 6. Swan.
 
Cygnet
 
> 7. Clam.
 
Poult
 
> 8. Hare.
 
Whelp
 
> 9. Cicada.
 
Larva
 
> 10. Salmon.
 
Fawn
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msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 26 12:06AM -0500

These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2020-02-10,
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 5, Round 7 - Entertainment - Best Directors
 
These questions are about Oscar-winning directors, but we won't ask
for their names. In each case we'll give you an alphabetical list
of their movies that were nominated for Best Director but *didn't*
win, and the dates of one or two movies of theirs that *did* win
Best Director. For questions #1-5, you *name the movie* that won.
 
For example, if we said "Didn't win for 'Avatar'; did win, 1997",
you would think of James Cameron and answer "Titanic". Note that
the year given is the year of the movie, not the award ceremony.
 
1. Didn't win for "Fargo" or "True Grit"; did win, 2007.
 
2. Didn't win for "Apocalypse Now", "The Godfather", or
"The Godfather Part III"; did win, 1974.
 
3. Didn't win for "Frost/Nixon"; did win, 2001.
 
4. Didn't win for "The Aviator", "Gangs of New York", "Goodfellas",
"Hugo", "The Irishman", "The Last Temptation of Christ",
"Raging Bull", or "The Wolf of Wall Street"; did win, 2006.
 
5. Didn't win for "Chinatown" or "Tess"; did win, 2002.
 
Questions #6-10 work the same way, except you must name *either
one of the two movies* that won.
 
6. Didn't win for "Brief Encounter", "Doctor Zhivago", "Great
Expectations", "A Passage to India", or "Summertime"; did win,
1957 and 1962.
 
7. Didn't win for "Double Indemnity", "Sabrina", "Some Like It Hot",
"Stalag 17", "Sunset Blvd.", or "Witness for the Prosecution";
did win, 1945 and 1960.
 
8. Didn't win for "Letters from Iwo Jima" or "Mystic River"; ;
did win, 1992 and 2004.
 
9. Didn't win for "America America", "East of Eden", "A Streetcar
Named Desire"; did win, 1947 and 1954.
 
10. Didn't win for "Close Encounters of the Third Kind", "E.T.
the Extra-Terrestrial", "Lincoln", "Munich", "Raiders of the
Lost Ark"; did win, 1993 and 1998.
 
 
* Game 5, Round 8 - Sports - The WHA
 
Remember the 1970s? Then you surely have not forgotten the
World Hockey Association. These questions are about WHA teams
and prominent WHA players. Last name will do for the players,
but teams must be identified by both the city and the name, like
"Toronto Argonauts".
 
1. The WHA sought to bring major-league hockey to cities that
lacked it, including some in climates not apparently conducive
to winter sports. Which originally announced Florida franchise
with a daunting avian name never, in fact, played a game?
 
After completing this question, please decode the rot13: Vs lbh
fnvq "Zvnzv Rntyrf", jr arrq nabgure jbeq. Cyrnfr tb onpx naq
fhccyl vg.
 
2. Another originally announced team, the Dayton Arrows -- spelled
A-R-R-O-W-S -- moved before the inaugural season began in 1972.
What team did the Dayton Arrows become?
 
3. The San Francisco Sharks also moved before play was underway,
to become one of the Canadian franchises and a future NHL team.
Which still-missed team was this?
 
4. By far the biggest star to join the WHA at its inception was
Bobby Hull. Which WHA team did he join?
 
5. From 1973 to 1976, the team formerly known as the Ottawa
Nationals and the Ontario Nationals played at Varsity Arena
and Maple Leaf Gardens as the Toronto Toros. In 1976 the Toros
moved south but managed to retain both their alliteration and
their species identification. What did the Toronto Toros become?
 
6. The Toros signed a few former Toronto Maple Leafs, including
two star forwards who played in the 1972 "Summit Series"
against the USSR. Name either.
 
7. From 1973 to 1979, first the <answer 2> and then the New England
Whalers had three players simultaneously with the same surname.
What was that name?
 
8. Which scrappy Boston Bruins forward was signed to a $2,600,000 US
contract by the Philadelphia Blazers in 1972, allegedly making
him the highest-paid pro athlete in the world?
 
9. The New England Whalers won the first WHA championship in 1972.
Much to the embarrassment of the league, the trophy was not
ready in time for the deciding game. What was the name of that
not-yet-extant cup?
 
10. All not-so-good things come to an end. The WHA folded in
1979, and four of its teams were ushered into the NHL for the
1979-80 season. They're all still active, but only one has
remained continuously in its original city and retains its name
from WHA days. Which franchise is this?
 
--
Mark Brader | "You read war books -- people shooting each other,
Toronto | people bombing each other, people torturing each
msb@vex.net | other. I like to look at people doing, uh, naughty
| things to each other!" -- Ria, "Butterflies"
 
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Apr 26 05:25AM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:e9-dnTRMoMtKizjDnZ2dnUU7-
> win, and the dates of one or two movies of theirs that *did* win
> Best Director. For questions #1-5, you *name the movie* that won.
 
> 1. Didn't win for "Fargo" or "True Grit"; did win, 2007.
 
"No Country for Old Men"
 
> 2. Didn't win for "Apocalypse Now", "The Godfather", or
> "The Godfather Part III"; did win, 1974.
 
"The Godfather Part II"

> 3. Didn't win for "Frost/Nixon"; did win, 2001.
 
"A Beautiful Mind"
 
> 4. Didn't win for "The Aviator", "Gangs of New York", "Goodfellas",
> "Hugo", "The Irishman", "The Last Temptation of Christ",
> "Raging Bull", or "The Wolf of Wall Street"; did win, 2006.
 
"The Departed"

> 5. Didn't win for "Chinatown" or "Tess"; did win, 2002.
 
"The Pianist"
 
 
> 6. Didn't win for "Brief Encounter", "Doctor Zhivago", "Great
> Expectations", "A Passage to India", or "Summertime"; did win,
> 1957 and 1962.
 
"Lawrence of Arabia"
 
> 7. Didn't win for "Double Indemnity", "Sabrina", "Some Like It Hot",
> "Stalag 17", "Sunset Blvd.", or "Witness for the Prosecution";
> did win, 1945 and 1960.
 
"The Apartment"

> 8. Didn't win for "Letters from Iwo Jima" or "Mystic River"; ;
> did win, 1992 and 2004.
 
"Unforgiven"
 
> 9. Didn't win for "America America", "East of Eden", "A Streetcar
> Named Desire"; did win, 1947 and 1954.
 
"On the Waterfront"

> 10. Didn't win for "Close Encounters of the Third Kind", "E.T.
> the Extra-Terrestrial", "Lincoln", "Munich", "Raiders of the
> Lost Ark"; did win, 1993 and 1998.
 
"Schindler's List"

 
> 2. Another originally announced team, the Dayton Arrows -- spelled
> A-R-R-O-W-S -- moved before the inaugural season began in 1972.
> What team did the Dayton Arrows become?
 
Houston Aeros
 
> and Maple Leaf Gardens as the Toronto Toros. In 1976 the Toros
> moved south but managed to retain both their alliteration and
> their species identification. What did the Toronto Toros become?
 
Birmingham Bulls
 
> 1979-80 season. They're all still active, but only one has
> remained continuously in its original city and retains its name
> from WHA days. Which franchise is this?
 
Winnipeg Jets
 
--
Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com
Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Apr 26 11:40AM +0200

> 1979-80 season. They're all still active, but only one has
> remained continuously in its original city and retains its name
> from WHA days. Which franchise is this?
 
Finally a question where I can at least dare a guess: Edmonton Oilers
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 26 12:04AM -0500

Mark Brader:
> see my 2019-10-16 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
 
> * Game 5, Round 4 - Canadiana History - Notable Dates Before Confederation
 
This was the hardest round in the original game.
 
> 1. In June 1534, French explorers under the command of Jacques
> Cartier celebrated this Canadian first at their camp of Brest
> on Labrador's coast. What did they celebrate?
 
A Roman Catholic mass. 4 for Dan Tilque.
 
> 2. What settlement did Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve,
> establish in 1642?
 
Ville-Marie, now Montreal. (Accepting either.) 4 for Dan Blum,
Stephen, and Dan Tilque.
 
> 3. On 1654-08-06, two fur traders began their westward journey.
> Name *either one*.
 
Médard Chouart des Groseilliers, Pierre-Esprit Radisson.
 
(Or to schoolchildren when I was one, "gooseberries and radishes".)
 
> 4. On 1679-08-07, after being granted permission to explore western
> North America, which explorer launched the Griffon, the first
> ship to navigate the Great Lakes?
 
René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle. 4 for Stephen.
 
> 5. On 1851-08-23, Canada's first official postage stamp was issued.
> What image was on this three-penny stamp?
 
A beaver. 4 for Stephen. 2 for Dan Tilque.
 
See: http://img.src.ca/2015/04/23/635x357/150423_8n846_rci-m-stamp_sn635.jpg
 
> 6. On 1749-07-09, which Governor of Nova Scotia announced the
> establishment of Halifax?
 
Edward Cornwallis. 4 for Stephen.
 
> 7. On 1750-04-17, Fort Rouillé was built with the intention of
> encouraging the Indigenous people to trade furs with the French.
> The site of Fort Rouillé is now located in what city?
 
Toronto. (It's on the CNE grounds, near the Scadding cabin.)
4 for Stephen.
 
> 8. Who most famously died on 1759-09-13? Note: his rival, wounded
> in the same battle, died the next day.
 
British General James Wolfe. (Battle of the Plains of Abraham;
his rival on the French side was General Louis-Joseph de Montcalm,
the Marquis de Montcalm.) 4 for Stephen. 3 for Dan Blum.
 
> 9. In which battle, occurring on 1812-10-13, was General Isaac
> Brock killed?
 
Queenston Heights.
 
Stephen guessed "the first battle of the War of 1812". I would not
have accepted that even if correct, but in fact, by this time, four
months into the war, there had been quite a few military actions.
In this chronology:
 
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/timeline/war-of-1812-timeline
 
the first one identified as a "battle" was in August at Brownstown,
Michigan.
 
> 10. Which treaty was signed on 1814-12-24, ending the War of 1812
> and restoring the pre-war border with the US?
 
Treaty of Ghent. 4 for Dan Blum, Stephen, Pete, Joshua,
and Dan Tilque.
 
 
 
> We'll name all the countries and bodies of water that surround
> another country (but not necessarily in order around the country);
> you name the country that is surrounded.
 
In the original game, this was tied with the current-events round
for easiest round in the game.
 
> 1. Libya, Sudan, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Nigeria, Niger.
 
Chad. 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, Stephen, Calvin, Pete, and Joshua.
 
> 2. Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, Gulf of Thailand.
 
Cambodia. 4 for everyone -- Dan Blum, Erland, Stephen, Calvin,
Pete, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.
 
> 3. Atlantic Ocean, Guyana, French Guiana, Brazil.
 
Suriname. 4 for everyone.
 
> 4. Mediterranean Sea, Israel, Syria.
 
Lebanon. 4 for everyone.
 
> 5. China, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan.
 
Kyrgyzstan. 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, Stephen, Pete, and Joshua.
2 for Calvin.
 
> 6. Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, Adriatic Sea.
 
Bosnia & Herzogovina. I generously accepted Bosnia. 4 for everyone.
 
> 7. Kosovo, Serbia, Greece, Bulgaria, Albania.
 
North Macedonia (accepting the old name, Macedonia). 4 for everyone.
 
> 8. Kenya, Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo,
> Central African Republic.
 
South Sudan. 4 for everyone.
 
> 9. Bangladesh, India, Laos, Thailand, China, Bay of Bengal,
> Andaman Sea.
 
Myanmar (accepting Burma). 4 for everyone.
 
> 10. Mexico, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Gulf of Honduras,
> Pacific Ocean.
 
Guatemala. 4 for everyone.
 
 
Scores, if there are no errors:
 
GAME 5 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Lit Sci Can Geo
Stephen Perry 40 40 28 40 148
Joshua Kreitzer 23 30 4 40 97
Dan Blum 28 12 11 40 91
"Calvin" 30 16 0 38 84
Dan Tilque 16 8 14 32 70
Pete Gayde 16 8 4 40 68
Erland Sommarskog 4 4 0 40 48
 
--
Mark Brader, Toronto, msb@vex.net
A century from now people will salute Cole Porter, Lerner and
Lowe, Rodgers and Hammerstein, and Andrew Lloyd Webber, all in
one basket. I wonder how Bach would have felt to know that
the bizarre and futuristic music of Beethoven and Brahms would
be lumped in with his? -- Guy Steele
 
My text in this article is in the public domain.
tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Apr 25 02:13PM

> 1 In the NBA and NBL, teams are (in most cases) required to attempt a basket within how many seconds of gaining possession?
 
15
 
> 2 Which future US President had the misfortune to lose both his wife and his mother on the same day, 14 February 1884?
 
Theodore Roosevelt
 
> 3 Now in its 30th season, The Simpsons has surpassed which western drama for the most episodes of a prime-time, scripted TV series?
 
Gunsmoke
 
> 5 The Lass That Loved a Sailor is the alternative title of which Gilbert and Sullivan operetta?
 
HMS Pinafore
 
> 8 Which traditional??Japanese seasoning??is produced by??fermenting??soybeans??with salt and koji?
 
soy sauce
 
> 9 Which creature shares its name with the hollow in the top face of a brick which holds mortar?
 
frog
 
> 10 Which former world heavyweight champion is perhaps better known these days for his eponymous kitchen grills?
 
George Foreman
 
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum tool@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
swp <stephen.w.perry@gmail.com>: Apr 25 01:46PM -0700

On Friday, April 24, 2020 at 9:38:36 PM UTC-4, Calvin wrote:
> 1 In the NBA and NBL, teams are (in most cases) required to attempt a basket within how many seconds of gaining possession?
 
24
 
> 2 Which future US President had the misfortune to lose both his wife and his mother on the same day, 14 February 1884?
 
teddy roosevelt
 
> 3 Now in its 30th season, The Simpsons has surpassed which western drama for the most episodes of a prime-time, scripted TV series?
 
gunsmoke
 
> 4 Ian Fraser Kilmister, better known as Lemmy, founded which British rock band?
 
motorhead
 
> 5 The Lass That Loved a Sailor is the alternative title of which Gilbert and Sullivan operetta?
 
hms pinafore
 
> 6 With over 65 billion messages sent per day, what is the world's most used, smart phone based, instant messaging service?
 
whatsapp
 
> 7 Which word, derived from the Greek antonym for chaos, means an orderly, harmonious and systematic universe?
 
cosmos
 
> 8 Which traditional Japanese seasoning is produced by fermenting soybeans with salt and koji?
 
miso
 
> 9 Which creature shares its name with the hollow in the top face of a brick which holds mortar?
 
frog
 
> 10 Which former world heavyweight champion is perhaps better known these days for his eponymous kitchen grills?
 
george foreman
 
 
swp
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