| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Aug 22 11:05PM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2007-02-26, and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written by members of the Usual Suspects, but have been reformatted and may have been retyped and/or edited by me. I will reveal the correct answers in about 3 days. For further information, including an explanation of the """ notation that may appear in these rounds, see my 2020-06-23 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)". I'm doing the rounds out of order in this game because I wanted to change which ones are paired together for posting. These two are thematically connected. I did not write either one of them. * Game 6, Round 4 - Literature - Writing with a Will Please name the novelist from a listing of three of their works. As usual the surname WILL suffice, but all of their first names begin with the letters WILL. 1. "Junkie" (1953); "The Soft Machine" (1961); "Nova Express" (1964). 2. "The Sound and the Fury" (1929); "Light in August" (1932); "Absalom, Absalom!" (1936). 3. "The Recognitions" (1955); "J.R." (1975); "Carpenter's Gothic" (1985). 4. "Mona Lisa Overdrive" (1988); "Virtual Light" (1993); "Pattern Recognition" (2003). 5. "The Inheritors" (1955); "The Pyramid" (1967); "Darkness Visible" (1979). 6. "Set This House on Fire" (1960); "The Confessions of Nat Turner" (1967); "Sophie's Choice" (1979). 7. "Great Apes" (1997); "How the Dead Live" (2000); "The Book of Dave" (2006). 8. "Legs" (1983); "Ironweed" (1983); "Roscoe" (2002). 9. "The Memoirs of Barry Lyndon, Esq." (1844); "Vanity Fair" (1848); "The History of Henry Esmond" (1852). 10. "O Pioneers!" (1913); "The Song of the Lark" (1915); "Death Comes for the Archbishop" (1927). * Game 6, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - The Oscars No, not *those* Oscars. We already had entertainment in Round 2, remember? This is a miscellaneous round, and it's actually about real people and fictional characters named Oscar (or sometimes Oskar). 1. Who was the first actor to play Oscar Madison in the original Broadway production of "The Odd Couple", which started its run in 1965? 2. Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein's first collaboration was an adaptation of a play called "Green Grow the Lilacs". What was the title of the resulting Broadway musical? 3. Which Oscar, an American light-middleweight boxer, won a gold medal at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics? 4. Archbishop Oscar Romero was assassinated on 1980-03-24, after speaking out about human rights abuses in *which Central American country*? 5. In *what city* was meat-production company Oscar Mayer founded, in the late 1800s? 6. Who is the subject of the documentary film "In the Key of Oscar"? 7. Oscar the Grouch is one of "Sesame Street"'s memorable muppet characters (he has an Israeli counterpart named Moyshe the Complainer). For most of his career, he's been green, but he was orange for the first year the show was on the air. Within 2 years, in what year did "Sesame Street" and Oscar make their television debut? 8. The American pianist and composer Oscar Levant was known for his witticisms. He once said of a certain actress that he knew her "before she was a virgin". Who was he referring to? 9. Name Günter Grass's best-known novel, published in 1959. It's about a boy named Oskar, a musician of sorts, who decides to stop growing at the age of 3, and thereafter casts an acerbic eye on German society in the World War II and postwar era. 10. Who was recognized by Israel as one of the "Righteous Among Nations", or a "righteous Gentile", on 1967-07-18? -- Mark Brader, Toronto, msb@vex.net | "Volts are like proof." --Steve Summit My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Aug 23 04:32AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:Y_SdnRHAv6GOdtzCnZ2dnUU7- > begin with the letters WILL. > 1. "Junkie" (1953); "The Soft Machine" (1961); "Nova Express" > (1964). Burroughs > 2. "The Sound and the Fury" (1929); "Light in August" (1932); > "Absalom, Absalom!" (1936). Faulkner > 3. "The Recognitions" (1955); "J.R." (1975); "Carpenter's Gothic" > (1985). Gaddis > 6. "Set This House on Fire" (1960); "The Confessions of Nat Turner" > (1967); "Sophie's Choice" (1979). Styron > 9. "The Memoirs of Barry Lyndon, Esq." (1844); "Vanity Fair" > (1848); "The History of Henry Esmond" (1852). Thackeray > 10. "O Pioneers!" (1913); "The Song of the Lark" (1915); "Death > Comes for the Archbishop" (1927). Cather > 1. Who was the first actor to play Oscar Madison in the original > Broadway production of "The Odd Couple", which started its run > in 1965? Walter Matthau; Art Carney > 2. Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein's first collaboration > was an adaptation of a play called "Green Grow the Lilacs". > What was the title of the resulting Broadway musical? "Oklahoma!" > 3. Which Oscar, an American light-middleweight boxer, won a gold > medal at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics? Oscar De La Hoya > 4. Archbishop Oscar Romero was assassinated on 1980-03-24, after > speaking out about human rights abuses in *which Central > American country*? El Salvador > 5. In *what city* was meat-production company Oscar Mayer founded, > in the late 1800s? Chicago > but he was orange for the first year the show was on the air. > Within 2 years, in what year did "Sesame Street" and Oscar make > their television debut? 1969 > 8. The American pianist and composer Oscar Levant was known for > his witticisms. He once said of a certain actress that he knew > her "before she was a virgin". Who was he referring to? Doris Day > It's about a boy named Oskar, a musician of sorts, who decides > to stop growing at the age of 3, and thereafter casts an acerbic > eye on German society in the World War II and postwar era. "The Tin Drum" > 10. Who was recognized by Israel as one of the "Righteous Among > Nations", or a "righteous Gentile", on 1967-07-18? Oskar Schindler -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Aug 23 11:07AM +0200 > 4. Archbishop Oscar Romero was assassinated on 1980-03-24, after > speaking out about human rights abuses in *which Central > American country*? Guatemala > 8. The American pianist and composer Oscar Levant was known for > his witticisms. He once said of a certain actress that he knew > her "before she was a virgin". Who was he referring to? Marilyn Monroe > It's about a boy named Oskar, a musician of sorts, who decides > to stop growing at the age of 3, and thereafter casts an acerbic > eye on German society in the World War II and postwar era. The Tin Drum |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Aug 22 11:03PM -0500 Mark Brader: > * Game 6, Round 2 - Entertainment - New York City Clubs > In each case, name the club. Except as noted, *full names* > are required. This was the hardest round in the original game. > 1973-2006. Many famous punk and new wave acts played there, > including the Talking Heads, Blondie, and the Ramones. The short > name is okay. CBGB (Country, Blue Grass and Blues). 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Pete. > with Lou Reed there. It was home base for the short-lived > glitter rock scene, and also one of the birthplaces of punk > rock in the 70s. Max's Kansas City. > 3. 254 W. 54 St. Open 1977-86, it was operated by Steve Rubell. > Previously a radio and TV soundstage, it was the model for the > club featured in the movie "The Last Days of Disco". Studio 54. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Bruce, and Pete. > open since 1935. Over a hundred jazz albums have been recorded > at the venue, including ones by Bill Evans and John Coltrane > in 1961. Village Vanguard. 4 for Pete. > featuring performances by all the major jazz artists of the day. > In the '60s, it helped launch the careers of artists such as > Ella Fitzgerald, James Brown, and the Jackson 5. Apollo Theater. (Still there.) 4 for Joshua, Bruce, and Pete. > but a revival began in 1986. The name of the club comes from > the nickname of a jazz musician who headlined there, and itself > occurs in the titles of at least two jazz standards. Birdland. (After Charlie Parker; "Birdland" by Weather Report; "Lullaby of Birdland" by George Shearing.) 4 for Joshua and Pete. > 1974-2003. Many major musical acts including Bruce Springsteen > played there, and it had a reputation for premiering new talent. > Lou Reed recorded the album "Live: Take No Prisoners" there. The Bottom Line. > before the war. Billie Holiday and many other famous jazz acts > sang there; it closed in 1948. Its name comes from a nickname > for the "beautiful people". Cafe Society. > 9. An upscale restaurant and nightclub on the 65th floor of > the GE Building at Rockefeller Center. It first opened on > 1934-10-03, and was originally conceived as a formal supper club. Rainbow Room. (Still there.) > the era, such as Duke Ellington and Cab Calloway, it generally > denied admission to blacks. A movie of the fictionalized > history of the club was directed by Francis Ford Coppola. Cotton Club. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Pete. > the front part of the body only. The last wild one was probably > shot in the late 1870s, and the last specimen in captivity died > on 1883-08-12. Quagga. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Bruce, Erland, and Dan Tilque. See: http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/thisdayintech/2009/08/quagga.jpg But in recent years there has been an attempt to revive the species by breeding of zebras. See: http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/25/africa/quagga-project-zebra-conservation-extinct-south-africa/index.html and, of course, the 2015-02-12 episode of "Elementary". > only flightless, but in fact wingless. They reached up to > 10 feet (3 m) in height and weighed 550 pounds (250 kg). > They are thought to have become extinct around 1500. Moa. 4 for everyone -- Dan Blum, Joshua, Bruce, Erland, Dan Tilque, and Pete. See: http://i.redd.it/dnebr9bnk8h31.jpg > 3. This was a flightless bird 3 feet (1 m) high that lived on the > islands of Mauritius. It's been extinct since the mid-to-late > 17th century. Dodo. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Bruce, Dan Tilque, and Pete. See: http://assets.atlasobscura.com/article_images/5133/image > were as many as 5,000,000,000 of them at the time of the > European conquest. The last one, named Martha, died in the > Cincinnati Zoo on 1914-09-01. Passenger pigeon. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Bruce, Dan Tilque, and Pete. See: http://images.theconversation.com/files/318167/original/file-20200302-18279-p48l9c.jpg > hunted to extinction in the North Atlantic; the last specimen > died around 1852. Many types of birds of this family survive; > we need the specific term for this extinct type. Great auk. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Bruce. See: http://static01.nyt.com/images/2019/12/21/science/21OBS-AUKS1-inyt/04TB-AUKS1-superJumbo.jpg > Europe. They are depicted in many paleolithic cave paintings > there. The last recorded live specimen, a female, died in 1627 > in Poland's Jaktorów Forest. Aurochs. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. See: http://www.eurowildlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/european-wildlife-aurochs-brehm-large-herbivores-wild-cattle-ungulate-color-1200x826.jpg In recent years there's been an attempt to revive this one too, by breeding cattle. See: http://www.eurowildlife.org/news/the-aurochs-is-coming-back-to-european-forests-and-grasslands/ > centuries, in 1979 the World Health Organization certified the > eradication of this disease in the wild (though some labs still > have specimens). Smallpox. 4 for everyone. See: http://www.sciencemag.org/sites/default/files/styles/article_main_image_-_1280w__no_aspect_/public/cc_SciSource_E00099_16x9.jpg > Nigeria. There were under 2,000 cases worldwide in 2005, > where there used to be epidemics affecting tens of thousands. > Name the disease. The short name is okay. Polio(myelitis). 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Bruce, Erland, and Dan Tilque. See: http://owqo93fpiuc4633lp1zthz57-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2018/12/ca0911polio_tem_192123.jpg > This is attributed to climate change due to global warming. > The toad has many names, but we want the most common one, > which refers to its color. Golden toad. Anything with "golden" was acceptable. 4 for Bruce. See: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/content/dam/news/photos/000/243/24389.ngsversion.1422033157926.adapt.1900.1.jpg > an endangered species, but at the end of the 20th century had > widely been considered extinct. This iconic bird is a symbol > of lost southern bayous and swamps. The short name is okay. Ivory-bill(ed woodpecker), also known as the Lord God bird. 4 for Bruce and Dan Tilque. See: http://media.conservationjobs.co.uk/2017/01/ivory-billed-woodpecker-e1485773799421.jpg Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 6 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS TOPICS-> Ent Sci Joshua Kreitzer 20 32 52 Bruce Bowler 8 36 44 Dan Blum 12 32 44 Pete Gayde 24 16 40 Dan Tilque 0 32 32 Erland Sommarskog 0 16 16 -- Mark Brader | "Earthmen learned how to send ships through space, and msb@vex.net | so initiated human history, though I suppose there was Toronto | previous history on Earth." -- Jack Vance, "Emphyrio" My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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