- QFTCIMI520 Game 4, Rounds 2-3: CanGords, schools of art - 1 Update
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- Erland's Occasional Quiz - 2 Updates
- Calvin's Quiz #595 - 1 Update
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 08 01:50AM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2020-02-03, 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 4, Round 2 - Canadiana - Canadians Named Gord, Gordie, or Gordon For questions #1-7, name the person described. 1. This "Toronto Star" journalist was fired in 1942 for writing reports for another outlet, radio station CFRB. He was a panelist on the CBC's "Front Page Challenge" for 27 years. 2. This man, born in London, Ontario, emceed the CBC-TV show "Country Hoedown" and performed on TV's "Hee Haw". His characters included Cousin Clem, Samuel B. Sternwheeler, and Lavern Nagger. Name him. 3. In the 1972 movie "The Rowdyman", which he also wrote, this man starred as paper-mill worker Will Cole, a Newfoundlander who drinks too much, lives too fast, and accidentally causes his best friend's death. 4. This man was the mayor of Vancouver from 1986 to 1993, leader of the BC Liberal party from 1993 to 2011, and premier of BC from 2001 to 2011. 5. This Canadian-American author, who was born in Montreal, has written over 80 children's and young adult novels, including the "Macdonald Hall" series, "Losing Joe's Place", and "The Toilet Paper Tigers". 6. He was the bass player for the Tragically Hip. 7. This man is best known as the senior anchor for CITY-TV's "CityNews" (formerly "CityPulse") newscast. For questions #8-9, name the city or town where these people were born. 8. Gordon Lightfoot. 9. Gordie Howe. 10. Peter Keleghan played Ranger Gord, a man who had been struck by lightning multiple times, was prone to unpredictable mood swings, and often burst into tears. He never once received a paycheck for his work but persisted in his job anyway. On *what TV show* did Ranger Gord appear? * Game 4, Round 3 - Art - Artists of a Feather We give you the names of two or three artists; you name the school, style, or movement of Western art that they all belonged to at one point. Note that the clue may not include the names of the most prominent members of the group. 1. Man Ray, Tristan Tzara, Marcel Duchamp. 2. Alfred Sisley, Camille Pissarro, Mary Cassatt. 3. Willem de Kooning, Lee Krasner, Mark Rothko. 4. Agnolo Bronzino, El Greco, Cellini. 5. William Holman Hunt, John Everett Millais, Dante Gabriel Rossetti. 6. Giovanni Bellini, Tintoretto, Paolo Veronese. (Yes, they are all Renaissance artists, but we want the specific *geographical* name of their artistic school.) 7. Antoine Watteau, Francois Boucher, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo. 8. Jacques-Louis David, Battista Piranesi, Angelica Kauffman. 9. Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol, Claes Oldenburg. 10. J.M.W. Turner, Theodore Gericault, Eugene Delacroix. After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Gur nafjre gb gur guveq dhrfgvba vf gjb jbeqf. Vs lbh tnir n bar-jbeq nafjre, cyrnfr tb onpx naq rkgraq vg nccebcevngryl. -- Mark Brader, Toronto "The frencited scrivener, I, outspode." msb@vex.net --Jonathan Buss My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 08 01:47AM -0500 Mark Brader: > and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information > see my 2019-10-16 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian > Inquisition (QFTCI*)". Game 3 is over and STEPHEN PERRY has won handily. Well done, sir -- hearty congratulations! > handout, interspersing the 5 decoys with the others. Identify > those 5 novels as well if you like for fun, but for no points. > 1. A (1897). "The Invisible Man". (H.G. Wells. Look just below the hat!) 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Stephen, and Bruce. > 2. B (1847). "The Man in the Iron Mask". ("Le Vicomte de Bragelonne ou Dix ans plus tard", Alexandre Dumas. Note the padlock.) 4 for Calvin, Joshua, Stephen, Bruce, and Dan Tilque. > 3. C (decoy). The "Iliad". ("Ilias", Homer, c. 800 BC.) > 4. D (1852). "Uncle Tom's Cabin". (Harriet Beecher Stowe.) 4 for everyone -- Erland, Calvin, Dan Blum, Joshua, Stephen, Bruce, and Dan Tilque. > 5. E (1903). "The Call of the Wild". (Jack London.) 4 for Calvin, Dan Blum, Joshua, Stephen, and Dan Tilque. > 6. F (1872). "Around the World in 80 Days". ("Le tour du monde en 80 jours", Jules Verne.) 4 for Stephen. > 7. G (1605). "Don Quixote". ("El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha", Miguel de Cervantes.) 4 for everyone. > 8. H (decoy). "A Tale of Two Cities". (Charles Dickens, 1859.) Stephen got this. > 9. I (1870). "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea". ("Vingt mille lieues sous les mars", Jules Verne again.) 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Stephen, and Dan Tilque. > 10. J (1831). "The Hunchback of Notre Dame". ("Notre-Dame de Paris", Victor Hugo.) 4 for Calvin, Dan Blum, Joshua, Stephen, and Bruce. > 11. K (decoy). "Ivanhoe". (Sir Walter Scott, 1819.) Stephen and Dan Tilque got this. > 12. L (1851). "Moby Dick". (Herman Melville.) 4 for everyone. > 13. M (1826). "The Last of the Mohicans". (James Fenimore Cooper.) 4 for Calvin, Dan Blum, Joshua, Stephen, Bruce, and Dan Tilque. > 14. N (decoy). "Robinson Crusoe". (Daniel Defoe, 1719.) Joshua and Stephen got this. > 15. O (decoy). "Wuthering Heights". (Emily Brontė, 1847.) Joshua, Stephen, and Dan Tilque got this. > * A. History, or "Survivor" > A1. Millvina Dean, who died at 97 in 2009, was the last living > survivor of what event? Sinking of the Titanic (when she was just 73 days old). 4 for Calvin, Dan Blum, Joshua, Stephen, and Bruce. > A2. Who was the last surviving astronaut of the Mercury Seven? John Glenn (1921-2016). 4 for Joshua, Stephen, and Dan Tilque. The others: * Gus Grissom (1926-67) * Deke Slayton (1924-93) * Alan Shepard (1923-98) * Gordon Cooper (1927-2004) * Wally Schirra (1923-2007) * Scott Carpenter (1925-2013) > Another 6 weeks later, the two runners met in a race billed > as "The Mile of the Century" at the Commonwealth Games -- > in what city? Vancouver. 4 for Stephen. Late in the race, Landy turned his head to see how far Bannister was behind -- but did not see him at all, because at that moment Bannister was overtaking him *on the other side* to win in 3:58.8. The moment was photographed and later captured by a statue that still stands in Vancouver. See: http://www.racingpast.ca/uploads/van4.jpeg http://66.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyy3nioJqe1qlyfgto1_1280.jpg > B2. Who holds the women's world record for the 100 m race, > at 10.49 seconds? Florence Griffith-Joyner ("Joyner" or "Flo-Jo" was sufficient). She set it in 1988. 4 for Erland, Calvin, and Stephen. > York accent. She starred as Fran Fine in the TV series > "The Nanny" and appeared in the movies "This Is Spinal Tap" > and "American Hot Wax". Name her. Fran Drescher. 4 for Calvin, Dan Blum, Joshua, Stephen, and Bruce. > voice and an emphasis on crude humor. He voiced the > parrot Iago in Disney's "Aladdin" and the Aflac duck in > TV commercials. Who is he? Gilbert Gottfried. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Stephen, and Bruce. > "Miss Priss". He is a moody adolescent and tells Scout > that she isn't to bother him at school but must "stick to > first grade". What is his first name?. Jem (Finch, in "To Kill a Mockingbird"). 4 for Calvin, Joshua, and Stephen. > relationship is evident in scenes set at an inn at Lambton. > He has already had to intervene to prevent her attempted > seduction by the feckless George Wickham. Name him. (Fitzwilliam) Darcy (in "Pride and Prejudice"). 4 for Calvin and Stephen. > Name them. > E1. This hill is actually a series of hills to the east of > Santiago, Cuba, running north to south. San Juan Hill. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Stephen, and Dan Tilque. > E2. According to the Gospels, this hill, also known as Golgotha, > was the site immediately outside Jerusalem where Jesus > was crucified. Calvary or Hill of Skulls. 4 for Calvin, Joshua, Stephen, and Dan Tilque. > it must be carefully cleaned and prepared by a specially > trained chef to avoid poisoning diners. What are these > fish called in Japanese? Fugu. 4 for Calvin, Dan Blum, Joshua, Stephen, Bruce, and Dan Tilque. > the head. Sailors believed these fish were dangerous to > humans and could sink boats by pulling on their anchors, > but they are really placid and inoffensive. Name these fish. Manta rays or devil rays. (Two words required.) 4 for Stephen and Bruce. 2 for Calvin. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 3 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7* 8* 9 10 BEST TOPICS-> His Geo Ent Sci Ent Sci A+L Cha SIX Stephen Perry 24 40 0 36 40 40 40 48 244 Joshua Kreitzer 16 40 16 28 36 16 36 32 188 Dan Blum 20 40 31 23 20 22 32 20 168 Bruce Bowler 12 40 0 24 0 28 28 20 152 "Calvin" 18 40 12 11 12 11 28 30 140 Dan Tilque 16 40 -- -- 0 8 28 16 108 Erland Sommarskog 24 40 0 24 -- -- 12 4 104 Pete Gayde 20 40 8 9 16 2 -- -- 95 *Of original Game 4. -- Mark Brader "'You wanted it to WORK? That costs EXTRA!' Toronto is probably the second-place security hole msb@vex.net after simple carelessness." -- John Woods My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Bruce Bowler <bruce.bowler@gmail.com>: Apr 07 01:19PM On Mon, 06 Apr 2020 22:36:39 +0200, Erland Sommarskog wrote: > Have fun! > 1. You walk into the elevator of a Chinese hotel. You find that > there are nine buttons from 1 to 10. Which number is missing? 4 > 2. This person was instrumental in the unification of Germany > and also served as its first Chancellor. What was his name? Kohl > and "My Neighbour Totoro" are all works of which animation master? > 6. Zoroastrianism is a religion with roots in which present-day > country? Jamaica > 7. Somewhat confusingly, that state in the upper-left corner is > called Washington. However, when the Washington Territory (which > preceded the state) was created, what name was originally proposed? Columbia (although I was tempted to give a humorous answer of George :-) > 8. Recently, I've found myself singing the chorus of Paul Simon's "Me > and Julio Down by the Schoolyard" for myself. Why? because you don't know where you're going? Or maybe you're taking your time. > 9. The Merlion (http://www.sommarskog.se/temp/merlion.jpg) is the > symbol of which vibrant city? Singapore > 10. What sort of facility are you at if you find yourself riding in a > vehicle from Cobus Industries, a German company? Bus station? > steep hillsides in a not-to-organised manner, the historic quarters > of this South American city is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. What's > its name? Rio De Janeiro |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Apr 07 10:48PM -0700 On Tuesday, April 7, 2020 at 6:36:40 AM UTC+10, Erland Sommarskog wrote: > The usual rules apply: use your knowledge only. Post answers to > the newsgroup. I plan to score this on Sunday. > Have fun! Will do thanks. > 1. You walk into the elevator of a Chinese hotel. You find that > there are nine buttons from 1 to 10. Which number is missing? 4 > 2. This person was instrumental in the unification of Germany > and also served as its first Chancellor. What was his name? Bismarck > 3. Normally this time of year, the football is in full swing all over > Europe, but this is not a normal year. Still, there is one country > in Europe where the national league is playing. Which? Belarus > named for an exceptional young woman whose sidekick is Wille Garvin. > Among the titles of the adventures we find "The Stone Age Caper", > "Death Trap" and "Million Dollar Game". Give the name of the strip. Lara Croft > 5. "Spirited Away", "Howl's Moving Castle", "Kiki's Delivery Service" > and "My Neighbour Totoro" are all works of which animation master? > 6. Zoroastrianism is a religion with roots in which present-day country? Iran > 7. Somewhat confusingly, that state in the upper-left corner is > called Washington. However, when the Washington Territory (which > preceded the state) was created, what name was originally proposed? New Sverige > 8. Recently, I've found myself singing the chorus of Paul Simon's "Me > and Julio Down by the Schoolyard" for myself. Why? I don't know, but seek professional help immediately. > 9. The Merlion (http://www.sommarskog.se/temp/merlion.jpg) is the > symbol of which vibrant city? Singapore > 10. What sort of facility are you at if you find yourself riding in a > vehicle from Cobus Industries, a German company? Sounds like a Bond movie... > Republic? The most famous instantiation of her may be this > iconic painting by Delacroix, > http://www.sommarskog.se/temp/whatshername.jpg Marianne > steep hillsides in a not-to-organised manner, the historic > quarters of this South American city is a UNESCO World Heritage > Site. What's its name? Machu Pichu Good fun thanks. cheers, calvin |
| R. Ess <Chifan@yahoo.com>: Apr 07 11:15AM -0500 On Thu, 2 Apr 2020 22:00:50 -0700 (PDT), Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote: >1 The Bay of Naples and the Gulf of Salerno are inlets of which sea, an arm of the Mediterranean? Tyrrhenian Sea >2 Which scientist did Benedict Cumberbatch portray in the 2014 film The Imitation Game? Alan Turing >3 Houthi rebels have been undertaking an insurgency in which country since (at least) 2004? Yemen? >4 In which country did Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg lose a 2013 General Election, to be replaced by the Conservative Party's Erna Solberg? Norway? >5 Popularly referred to as the yuan, what is the official currency unit of China? >6 Composer Danny Elfman has collaborated on some 16 films by which director? Tim Burton >7 In which modern-day country was Josef Stalin born? Georgia? >8 How many cells are there in a standard Sudoku grid? 81 >9 Which European country is divided into 26 cantons? Switzerland >10 The opening four notes of which Beethoven's symphony can be rendered by Morse Code for the letter V, namely dot, dot, dot, dash? 5th ArenEss |
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