Saturday, October 31, 2020

Digest for rec.games.trivia@googlegroups.com - 4 updates in 2 topics

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 31 12:43AM -0500

These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2003-01-20,
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*)".
 
 
In 2008 I wrote: I think I wrote one of these rounds, but I don't
remember for sure.
 
 
* Game 1, Round 2 - Entertainment - 15 Minutes of Fame
 
You may be familiar with Andy Warhol's statement that "In the future
everyone will be famous for 15 minutes." This round is dedicated to
some ordinary people who achieved fame or, some will argue, infamy.
 
1. On 2002-09-11, Jean Chrétien attended a nationally televised
memorial ceremony in *what community*? Its townspeople had
welcomed thousands of airline crew and passengers diverted
there one year earlier.
 
2. David Letterman invited 494 people from *which upstate New
York town* to be his audience on the 2002-11-18 edition of
"The Late Show"?
 
3. Jeanine Deckers was a real-life nun known by the stage names
"Soeur Sourire" and "the Singing Nun". Name her *biggest hit*,
which spent 5 weeks at #1 on the US charts in 1963.
 
4. Los del Rio, an unheralded Spanish duo, recorded the original
1993 version of *which song*? It became an international hit
three years later when the Bayside Boys' remix with English
lyrics was released.
 
5. This first $1,000,000 winner on TV's "Survivor" shares his
first and last name with the actor who played Apollo on
"Battlestar Galactica". Who? (As usual, the last name is
sufficient.)
 
6. She married Rick Rockwell on TV's "Who Wants to Marry a
Multi-Millionaire?" and faced former Olympian Olga Korbut
in "Celebrity Boxing 2". Who?
 
7. This real-life double-amputee World War II veteran won a
Best Supporting Actor and an honorary Oscar in addition,
for his performance as Homer Parrish in "The Best Years of
Our Lives". Who?
 
8. This Cambodian doctor received a Best Supporting Actor Oscar
for the role of Dith Pran in "The Killing Fields". He was the
first non-professional since <answer 7> to win an Academy Award
for acting. Who?
 
9. Nonagenarian Marie Rudisill, formerly best known as a baker,
cookbook author, and aunt of Truman Capote, has """lately"""
been featured as a guest on "The Tonight Show". Jay Leno
"""refers""" to her by which nickname?
 
10. Octogenarian Clara Peller uttered this phrase in a popular
series of TV commercials. Walter Mondale even asked the same
question when running for the 1984 Democratic presidential
nomination against rival Gary Hart.
 
 
* Game 1, Round 3 - Geography - Largest Islands
 
We name a country, a state, or a province; you name the largest
island in it, by area. Some of these islands are in salt water,
some are in fresh water. We need their actual names, of course,
not nicknames.
 
1. Michigan.
2. Australia.
3. Japan.
4. Quebec.
5. Greece.
6. Russia.
7. Hawaii.
8. Canada.
9. Ontario.
10. New York (state).
 
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Toronto | to make people think it is, and sometimes the easiest way
msb@vex.net | to do that is to make it special." -- Peter Reiher
 
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Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Oct 31 05:55AM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:5u2dnThVu4UEZAHCnZ2dnUU7-
> memorial ceremony in *what community*? Its townspeople had
> welcomed thousands of airline crew and passengers diverted
> there one year earlier.
 
Gander
 
> 3. Jeanine Deckers was a real-life nun known by the stage names
> "Soeur Sourire" and "the Singing Nun". Name her *biggest hit*,
> which spent 5 weeks at #1 on the US charts in 1963.
 
"Dominique"

> 1993 version of *which song*? It became an international hit
> three years later when the Bayside Boys' remix with English
> lyrics was released.
 
"Macarena"
 
> first and last name with the actor who played Apollo on
> "Battlestar Galactica". Who? (As usual, the last name is
> sufficient.)
 
Hatch

> 6. She married Rick Rockwell on TV's "Who Wants to Marry a
> Multi-Millionaire?" and faced former Olympian Olga Korbut
> in "Celebrity Boxing 2". Who?
 
Darva Conger
 
> Best Supporting Actor and an honorary Oscar in addition,
> for his performance as Homer Parrish in "The Best Years of
> Our Lives". Who?
 
Russell
 
> for the role of Dith Pran in "The Killing Fields". He was the
> first non-professional since <answer 7> to win an Academy Award
> for acting. Who?
 
Ngor

> cookbook author, and aunt of Truman Capote, has """lately"""
> been featured as a guest on "The Tonight Show". Jay Leno
> """refers""" to her by which nickname?
 
the Fruitcake Lady
 
> series of TV commercials. Walter Mondale even asked the same
> question when running for the 1984 Democratic presidential
> nomination against rival Gary Hart.
 
"Where's the beef?"

> some are in fresh water. We need their actual names, of course,
> not nicknames.
 
> 1. Michigan.
 
Isle Royale
 
> 2. Australia.
 
Tasmania
 
> 3. Japan.
 
Honshu
 
> 5. Greece.
 
Crete
 
> 6. Russia.
 
Sakhalin
 
> 7. Hawaii.
 
Hawaii
 
> 8. Canada.
 
Baffin
 
> 10. New York (state).
 
Long Island
 
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Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Oct 31 10:38AM +0100

> * Game 1, Round 3 - Geography - Largest Islands
 
> 2. Australia.
 
Tasmania
 
> 3. Japan.
 
Honshu
 
> 5. Greece.
 
Crete
 
> 6. Russia.
 
Sakhalin
 
> 8. Canada.
 
Baffin Island
 
> 10. New York (state).
 
Long Island
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 31 12:40AM -0500

Mark Brader:
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information...
> see my 2020-06-23 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from
> the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
 
 
The Final game is over and JOSHUA KREITZER has won. Hearty
congratulations!
 
Due to the continuing absence of new content, next I will proceed
to the season that in 2008 I posted here next after this one --
the season that the Usual Suspects wrote *before* this one, 4 years
earlier. Same rules apply.
 
 
> I wrote one triple and two other questions in Round 9, and
> 4 of the 6 triples in Round 10.
 
I wrote questions #2-6 and Round 10 triples C-F.
 
 
> * "The Second World War, A Complete History"
> * "The Holocaust: The Jewish Tragedy"
> * "Churchill, A Life"
 
(Sir) Martin Gilbert. 4 for Joshua.
 
> * "The Ancestor's Tale"
> * "The Blind Watchmaker"
> * "Climbing Mount Improbable"
 
Richard Dawkins. 4 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque.
 
> English Dictionary"
> * "The Professor and the Madman" (British title "The Surgeon
> of Crowthorne")
 
Simon Winchester.
 
 
> * Magic Words
 
> 4. If you're Harry Potter, what do you say to make your wand give
> off light?
 
"Lumos". 4 for Pete.
 
> 5. If you're in the Fellowship of the Ring, what do you say to get
> into the Mines of Moria? Answer in either English or Elvish.
 
"Friend" / "mellon". And then you have to press Enter. :-) 4 for
Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.
 
> if you do -- probably because Superman once again tricked you
> into saying it -- you'll be instantly transported back to the
> fifth dimension?
 
"Kltpzyxm" -- your name backwards. 4 for Dan Blum, Pete, Joshua,
and Dan Tilque.
 
 
 
> 7. In 1936 George Orwell was commissioned to write about poverty
> among the working class in northern England. What book was
> the result?
 
"The Road to Wigan Pier".
 
> animal that he did not want to shoot, simply because he had to in
> order to maintain his position of authority. What kind of animal
> was involved (its name appears in the title of the essay)?
 
Elephant. ("Shooting an Elephant", 1936.) 4 for Joshua
and Dan Tilque.
 
> 9. In which book does Orwell give a somewhat fictionalized account
> of his experiences living as a menial worker and later as
> a tramp?
 
"Down and Out in Paris and London" (1933). 4 for Joshua.
 
 
> artist. You name the artist.
 
> 10. "The Sleeping Gypsy"; "The Snake Charmer"; "The Repast of
> the Lion".
 
Henri Rousseau.
 
> 11. "The Burial of Count Orgaz"; "The Disrobing of Christ";
> "Opening of the Fifth Seal".
 
El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos). 3 for Dan Blum.
 
> 12. "The Hay Wain"; "Dedham Vale"; "The Cornfield". (*Hint*:
> it's not Hieronymous Bosch.)
 
John Constable. 4 for Dan Blum.
 
 
> columns under the pseudonym Myles na Gopaleen, also wrote novels
> such as "The Third Policeman", "At Swim-Two-Birds", and "The
> Poor Mouth" under a second pen name. What was that name?
 
Flann O'Brien. 4 for Dan Blum.
 
> Abbey Theatre and spent many years collecting Irish folklore.
> He is known for such plays as "Riders to the Sea" and "The
> Playboy of the Western World".
 
John Millington Synge. 4 for Joshua.
 
> the IRA and went to prison for attempted murder. He wrote
> plays such as "The Quare Fellow" and "The Hostage", and a novel,
> "Borstal Boy".
 
Brendan Behan.
 
Behan had a close friend here in Toronto and spent some time living
here late in his life.
 
 
> A. Brothers in Fiction and Religion
 
> A1. "Four Brothers" is a 2005 film directed by John Singleton.
> Name *any* actor who played one of the four Mercer brothers.
 
Andre Benjamin, Tyrese Gibson, Garrett Hedlund, Mark Wahlberg.
4 for Joshua.
 
> A2. Adam and Eve had Cain, Abel, and this third son who is
> mentioned in Genesis 4:25. Name him.
 
Seth. 4 for everyone -- Dan Blum, Pete, Joshua, Erland, Dan Tilque,
and Bruce.
 
> A3. This novel has three brothers named Dmitri, Ivan, and Alexei,
> and possibly a fourth, illegitimate brother named Pavel.
> Name it.
 
"The Brothers Karamazov" (by Dostoyevsky). 4 for Dan Blum, Pete,
Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Bruce.
 
 
> a "butcher's", is to have a look.
 
> B1. The 1970s punk band the Monks sang "shame about the boat
> race". What were they referring to by the term "boat race"?
 
Face. 4 for Pete, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Bruce.
 
> B2. Sometimes characters on the long-running British soap
> "Coronation Street" get in trouble for telling "porkies".
> What are porkies?
 
Lies. (From "porky pies".) 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque,
and Bruce.
 
> American, "Can't be too careful nowadays, y'know? Lot of tea
> leaves about, know what I mean?". So, what did he mean by
> "tea leaves"?
 
Thieves. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Erland, and Bruce.
 
 
> C. The Early Modern Olympics
 
> C1. In the 1896 Olympics, what was awarded for winning an event?
 
A silver medal and a laurel wreath (either part was sufficient).
Gold medals were introduced in 1904. 4 for Dan Blum, Pete, Joshua,
and Bruce.
 
> the distance covered by the competitors changed with each new
> Olympics through 1924, when the present standard was adopted.
> What event?
 
Marathon. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Dan Tilque, and Bruce. 2 for
Dan Blum.
 
The standard distance used starting in Paris in 1924 had also been
used once before, in London in 1908. Apparently 1908 was also when
people *first started talking about* standardizing the distance and
that was the reason the 1908 distance was chosen when they finally
decided to do it.
 
> C3. What was the first non-leap year when the modern Olympic
> games were held?
 
1900. It's a calendar question and a sports question! 4 for
Dan Blum, Joshua, Erland, and Bruce.
 
 
> the """last 10 years""". All of the original signs showing
> its name were removed or covered over by signs with the
> present name. Give the *original* name.
 
2007 answer: Sheppard (now Sheppard-Yonge since it became an
interchange in 2002). 2020 answer: There's now one more, also on
Sheppard Av.: Downsview (now Sheppard West since a little before
the extension to Vaughan opened in 2017).
 
The third one is supposed to be Eglinton West, which they say will
become Cedarvale when the Line 5 streetcar-subway along Eglinton
opens (originally scheduled for 2016, although, to be fair, that
was before they postponed the *start* of construction).
 
> D2. """One""" Toronto subway station was constructed on an
> existing tunnel section and opened more than 10 years after
> the stations on each side of it. Name it.
 
North York Centre. (York Mills to Finch opened 1974, station
added 1987. Still true.)
 
> excavated for the streetcar station, and what would have
> been the interchange passages are used """today""" by
> pedestrians inside the subway station. Name it.
 
Queen. (The passages are the ones connecting the northbound and
southbound sides of the station near the Queen Street entrances.
Still true.)
 
From time to time over the years there have been proposals to build an
east-west subway or streetcar-subway that would use that space -- the
current proposal is called the Ontario Line. But as with the other
plans, so far nobody has actually committed themselves to building it.
 
 
> part described by a simple pun or an unrelated meaning of the word.
> Here's an example of how it works. We ask: "Singer Johnny and
> actor Grant." And you say: "Cash and Cary (carry)".
 
(Yeah, I know, not really trivia, but we thought it was fun.)
 
> E1. You find it on a duck and not in your home.
 
Down and out. (Cf. question #9 in the previous round!) 4 for
Dan Blum, Pete, Dan Tilque, and Bruce.
 
> E2. Sir John A. Macdonald and the Minister of Public Safety.
 
Knight and Day.
 
Stockwell Day, that is. Bill Blair now holds the Public Safety
portfolio but I don't think he makes a quasi-related pair with
Sir John A., so only the 2007 answer was acceptable.
 
> E3. It's a penalty for someone who maybe drives too fast and
> someone who maybe cares too much about how his clothes look.
 
Fine and dandy. 4 for Dan Blum, Pete, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Bruce.
 
 
> F. Tricky Southernmost Points
 
> F1. The southernmost point of mainland Africa is not the Cape
> of Good Hope, but it's fairly near there. What is it?
 
Cape Agulhas (about 90 miles or 150 km away). 4 for Bruce.
 
> F2. The southermost point of land in Canada is not on Pelee
> Island, but it's near there. Where is it?
 
Middle Island (3 miles or 5 km away). 4 for Dan Tilque.
 
> F3. The southernmost point of Great Britain (the main island)
> is not Land's End, but it's near there. What is it?
 
The Lizard (or Lizard Point; 25 miles or 40 km away). 4 for Bruce.
 
 
Scores, if there are no errors:
 
FINAL ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST
TOPICS-> Ent Geo Sci Can His Spo A+L Cha SIX
Joshua Kreitzer 52 56 27 19 40 48 24 40 263
Dan Blum 26 42 28 19 39 12 23 34 192
Dan Tilque -- -- 44 16 40 36 16 32 184
Bruce Bowler -- -- 44 16 20 33 0 48 161
Erland Sommarskog 4 44 31 0 16 8 0 16 119
Pete Gayde 6 43 15 4 -- -- 8 24 100
 
--
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msb@vex.net I spelled *right*!" -- BEETLE BAILEY
 
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Friday, October 30, 2020

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

Bruce Bowler <bruce.bowler@gmail.com>: Oct 29 01:14PM

On Tue, 27 Oct 2020 16:30:32 -0500, Mark Brader wrote:
 
> Name *any* actor who played one of the four Mercer brothers.
 
> A2. Adam and Eve had Cain, Abel, and this third son who is
> mentioned in Genesis 4:25. Name him.
 
Seth
 
> A3. This novel has three brothers named Dmitri, Ivan, and Alexei,
> and possibly a fourth, illegitimate brother named Pavel. Name it.
 
The Brothers Karamazov
 
> is to have a look.
 
> B1. The 1970s punk band the Monks sang "shame about the boat
> race". What were they referring to by the term "boat race"?
 
Face
 
> B2. Sometimes characters on the long-running British soap
> "Coronation Street" get in trouble for telling "porkies". What
> are porkies?
 
Lies
 
> Wilson, portrayed by Terence Stamp, says to a befuddled American,
> "Can't be too careful nowadays, y'know? Lot of tea leaves about,
> know what I mean?". So, what did he mean by "tea leaves"?
 
thieves
 
 
> C. The Early Modern Olympics
 
> C1. In the 1896 Olympics, what was awarded for winning an event?
 
A laurel wreath
 
> the distance covered by the competitors changed with each new
> Olympics through 1924, when the present standard was adopted.
> What event?
 
Marathon
 
> C3. What was the first non-leap year when the modern Olympic
> games were held?
 
1900
 
> example of how it works. We ask: "Singer Johnny and actor Grant." And
> you say: "Cash and Cary (carry)".
 
> E1. You find it on a duck and not in your home.
 
down and out
 
> E2. Sir John A. Macdonald and the Minister of Public Safety.
 
> E3. It's a penalty for someone who maybe drives too fast and
> someone who maybe cares too much about how his clothes look.
 
fine and dandy
 
> F. Tricky Southernmost Points
 
> F1. The southernmost point of mainland Africa is not the Cape
> of Good Hope, but it's fairly near there. What is it?
 
Agulhas National Park
 
> Island, but it's near there. Where is it?
 
> F3. The southernmost point of Great Britain (the main island)
> is not Land's End, but it's near there. What is it?
 
Lizard
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Thursday, October 29, 2020

Digest for rec.games.trivia@googlegroups.com - 3 updates in 1 topic

Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Oct 28 08:14PM +0100


> A. Brothers in Fiction and Religion
 
> A2. Adam and Eve had Cain, Abel, and this third son who is
> mentioned in Genesis 4:25. Name him.
 
Seth
 
> A3. This novel has three brothers named Dmitri, Ivan, and Alexei,
> and possibly a fourth, illegitimate brother named Pavel.
> Name it.
 
War and Peace

> American, "Can't be too careful nowadays, y'know? Lot of tea
> leaves about, know what I mean?". So, what did he mean by
> "tea leaves"?
 
Thieves

> the distance covered by the competitors changed with each new
> Olympics through 1924, when the present standard was adopted.
> What event?
 
Marathon

> C3. What was the first non-leap year when the modern Olympic
> games were held?
 
1900
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 27 04:30PM -0500

These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2007-04-02,
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 wrote one triple and two other questions in Round 9, and
4 of the 6 triples in Round 10.
 
 
** Final, Round 9 - Arts / Literature
 
* British Non-Fiction Authors
 
1. Name the author of these books:
* "The First World War, A Complete History"
* "The Second World War, A Complete History"
* "The Holocaust: The Jewish Tragedy"
* "Churchill, A Life"
 
2. Name the author of these books:
* "The Selfish Gene"
* "The Ancestor's Tale"
* "The Blind Watchmaker"
* "Climbing Mount Improbable"
 
3. Name the author of these books:
* "A Crack in the Edge of the World"
* "Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded"
* "The Meaning of Everything: The Story of the Oxford
English Dictionary"
* "The Professor and the Madman" (British title "The Surgeon
of Crowthorne")
 
 
* Magic Words
 
4. If you're Harry Potter, what do you say to make your wand give
off light?
 
5. If you're in the Fellowship of the Ring, what do you say to get
into the Mines of Moria? Answer in either English or Elvish.
 
6. If you're Mr. Mxyzptlk ["mix-yez-pittle-ick" is one way to
pronounce it], what word do you *not* want to say, because
if you do -- probably because Superman once again tricked you
into saying it -- you'll be instantly transported back to the
fifth dimension?
 
 
* George Orwell
 
7. In 1936 George Orwell was commissioned to write about poverty
among the working class in northern England. What book was
the result?
 
8. In one of Orwell's essays he examines the effects of imperialism
on its practitioners, based on his own experience as a colonial
policeman in Burma, when he found himself obliged to shoot an
animal that he did not want to shoot, simply because he had to in
order to maintain his position of authority. What kind of animal
was involved (its name appears in the title of the essay)?
 
9. In which book does Orwell give a somewhat fictionalized account
of his experiences living as a menial worker and later as
a tramp?
 
 
* Painters
 
We'll tell you the names of three paintings, all by the same
artist. You name the artist.
 
10. "The Sleeping Gypsy"; "The Snake Charmer"; "The Repast of
the Lion".
 
11. "The Burial of Count Orgaz"; "The Disrobing of Christ";
"Opening of the Fifth Seal".
 
12. "The Hay Wain"; "Dedham Vale"; "The Cornfield". (*Hint*:
it's not Hieronymous Bosch.)
 
 
* Irish Writers
 
13. The novelist and satirist who lived 1911-66, and wrote newspaper
columns under the pseudonym Myles na Gopaleen, also wrote novels
such as "The Third Policeman", "At Swim-Two-Birds", and "The
Poor Mouth" under a second pen name. What was that name?
 
14. This writer lived 1871-1909. He was one of the founders of the
Abbey Theatre and spent many years collecting Irish folklore.
He is known for such plays as "Riders to the Sea" and "The
Playboy of the Western World".
 
15. This writer lived 1923-64. In his youth he was a member of
the IRA and went to prison for attempted murder. He wrote
plays such as "The Quare Fellow" and "The Hostage", and a novel,
"Borstal Boy".
 
 
** Final, Round 10 - Challenge Round
 
A. Brothers in Fiction and Religion
 
A1. "Four Brothers" is a 2005 film directed by John Singleton.
Name *any* actor who played one of the four Mercer brothers.
 
A2. Adam and Eve had Cain, Abel, and this third son who is
mentioned in Genesis 4:25. Name him.
 
A3. This novel has three brothers named Dmitri, Ivan, and Alexei,
and possibly a fourth, illegitimate brother named Pavel.
Name it.
 
 
B. Cockney Rhyming Slang
 
For the sake of the uninitiated, Cockney rhyming slang works by
replacing words with short phrases which include a word that rhymes
with the original one -- and sometimes removing the rhyming part.
For example, for example, to have a "butcher's hook", or just
a "butcher's", is to have a look.
 
B1. The 1970s punk band the Monks sang "shame about the boat
race". What were they referring to by the term "boat race"?
 
B2. Sometimes characters on the long-running British soap
"Coronation Street" get in trouble for telling "porkies".
What are porkies?
 
B3. In Steven Soderbergh's 1999 film "The Limey", the character
Wilson, portrayed by Terence Stamp, says to a befuddled
American, "Can't be too careful nowadays, y'know? Lot of tea
leaves about, know what I mean?". So, what did he mean by
"tea leaves"?
 
 
C. The Early Modern Olympics
 
C1. In the 1896 Olympics, what was awarded for winning an event?
 
C2. This event has been held at every modern Olympic games, but
the distance covered by the competitors changed with each new
Olympics through 1924, when the present standard was adopted.
What event?
 
C3. What was the first non-leap year when the modern Olympic
games were held?
 
 
D. One Toronto Subway Station
 
D1. """One""" Toronto subway station has changed its name in
the """last 10 years""". All of the original signs showing
its name were removed or covered over by signs with the
present name. Give the *original* name.
 
D2. """One""" Toronto subway station was constructed on an
existing tunnel section and opened more than 10 years after
the stations on each side of it. Name it.
 
D3. """One""" Toronto subway station was originally designed
as an interchange point with an underground streetcar
line then planned but, in the end, never built. Space was
excavated for the streetcar station, and what would have
been the interchange passages are used """today""" by
pedestrians inside the subway station. Name it.
 
 
E. Quasi-Related Pairs
 
You may remember seeing this category on "Jeopardy!". All answers
will be phrases of the form "something and something", with each
part described by a simple pun or an unrelated meaning of the word.
Here's an example of how it works. We ask: "Singer Johnny and
actor Grant." And you say: "Cash and Cary (carry)".
 
E1. You find it on a duck and not in your home.
 
E2. Sir John A. Macdonald and the Minister of Public Safety.
 
E3. It's a penalty for someone who maybe drives too fast and
someone who maybe cares too much about how his clothes look.
 
 
F. Tricky Southernmost Points
 
F1. The southernmost point of mainland Africa is not the Cape
of Good Hope, but it's fairly near there. What is it?
 
F2. The southermost point of land in Canada is not on Pelee
Island, but it's near there. Where is it?
 
F3. The southernmost point of Great Britain (the main island)
is not Land's End, but it's near there. What is it?
 
--
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Toronto | proposal something special for both of you is
msb@vex.net | addressing it to the right person." --Mara Chibnik
 
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Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Oct 29 03:28AM -0700

On 10/27/20 2:30 PM, Mark Brader wrote:
> * "The Second World War, A Complete History"
> * "The Holocaust: The Jewish Tragedy"
> * "Churchill, A Life"
 
Churchill
 
> * "The Ancestor's Tale"
> * "The Blind Watchmaker"
> * "Climbing Mount Improbable"
 
Dawkins
 
> off light?
 
> 5. If you're in the Fellowship of the Ring, what do you say to get
> into the Mines of Moria? Answer in either English or Elvish.
 
friend
 
> if you do -- probably because Superman once again tricked you
> into saying it -- you'll be instantly transported back to the
> fifth dimension?
 
kltpzyxm
 
> animal that he did not want to shoot, simply because he had to in
> order to maintain his position of authority. What kind of animal
> was involved (its name appears in the title of the essay)?
 
elephant
 
> Name *any* actor who played one of the four Mercer brothers.
 
> A2. Adam and Eve had Cain, Abel, and this third son who is
> mentioned in Genesis 4:25. Name him.
 
Seth
 
 
> A3. This novel has three brothers named Dmitri, Ivan, and Alexei,
> and possibly a fourth, illegitimate brother named Pavel.
> Name it.
 
The Brothers Karamazov
 
> a "butcher's", is to have a look.
 
> B1. The 1970s punk band the Monks sang "shame about the boat
> race". What were they referring to by the term "boat race"?
 
face
 
 
> B2. Sometimes characters on the long-running British soap
> "Coronation Street" get in trouble for telling "porkies".
> What are porkies?
 
fibs
 
> "tea leaves"?
 
> C. The Early Modern Olympics
 
> C1. In the 1896 Olympics, what was awarded for winning an event?
 
olive wreath
 
> the distance covered by the competitors changed with each new
> Olympics through 1924, when the present standard was adopted.
> What event?
 
marathon
 
 
> C3. What was the first non-leap year when the modern Olympic
> games were held?
 
2002
 
> Here's an example of how it works. We ask: "Singer Johnny and
> actor Grant." And you say: "Cash and Cary (carry)".
 
> E1. You find it on a duck and not in your home.
 
down and out
 
 
> E2. Sir John A. Macdonald and the Minister of Public Safety.
 
> E3. It's a penalty for someone who maybe drives too fast and
> someone who maybe cares too much about how his clothes look.
 
fine and dandy
 
> of Good Hope, but it's fairly near there. What is it?
 
> F2. The southermost point of land in Canada is not on Pelee
> Island, but it's near there. Where is it?
 
Middle Island
 
 
--
Dan Tilque
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msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 27 04:30PM -0500

These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2007-04-02,
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 wrote one triple and two other questions in Round 9, and
4 of the 6 triples in Round 10.
 
 
** Final, Round 9 - Arts / Literature
 
* British Non-Fiction Authors
 
1. Name the author of these books:
* "The First World War, A Complete History"
* "The Second World War, A Complete History"
* "The Holocaust: The Jewish Tragedy"
* "Churchill, A Life"
 
2. Name the author of these books:
* "The Selfish Gene"
* "The Ancestor's Tale"
* "The Blind Watchmaker"
* "Climbing Mount Improbable"
 
3. Name the author of these books:
* "A Crack in the Edge of the World"
* "Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded"
* "The Meaning of Everything: The Story of the Oxford
English Dictionary"
* "The Professor and the Madman" (British title "The Surgeon
of Crowthorne")
 
 
* Magic Words
 
4. If you're Harry Potter, what do you say to make your wand give
off light?
 
5. If you're in the Fellowship of the Ring, what do you say to get
into the Mines of Moria? Answer in either English or Elvish.
 
6. If you're Mr. Mxyzptlk ["mix-yez-pittle-ick" is one way to
pronounce it], what word do you *not* want to say, because
if you do -- probably because Superman once again tricked you
into saying it -- you'll be instantly transported back to the
fifth dimension?
 
 
* George Orwell
 
7. In 1936 George Orwell was commissioned to write about poverty
among the working class in northern England. What book was
the result?
 
8. In one of Orwell's essays he examines the effects of imperialism
on its practitioners, based on his own experience as a colonial
policeman in Burma, when he found himself obliged to shoot an
animal that he did not want to shoot, simply because he had to in
order to maintain his position of authority. What kind of animal
was involved (its name appears in the title of the essay)?
 
9. In which book does Orwell give a somewhat fictionalized account
of his experiences living as a menial worker and later as
a tramp?
 
 
* Painters
 
We'll tell you the names of three paintings, all by the same
artist. You name the artist.
 
10. "The Sleeping Gypsy"; "The Snake Charmer"; "The Repast of
the Lion".
 
11. "The Burial of Count Orgaz"; "The Disrobing of Christ";
"Opening of the Fifth Seal".
 
12. "The Hay Wain"; "Dedham Vale"; "The Cornfield". (*Hint*:
it's not Hieronymous Bosch.)
 
 
* Irish Writers
 
13. The novelist and satirist who lived 1911-66, and wrote newspaper
columns under the pseudonym Myles na Gopaleen, also wrote novels
such as "The Third Policeman", "At Swim-Two-Birds", and "The
Poor Mouth" under a second pen name. What was that name?
 
14. This writer lived 1871-1909. He was one of the founders of the
Abbey Theatre and spent many years collecting Irish folklore.
He is known for such plays as "Riders to the Sea" and "The
Playboy of the Western World".
 
15. This writer lived 1923-64. In his youth he was a member of
the IRA and went to prison for attempted murder. He wrote
plays such as "The Quare Fellow" and "The Hostage", and a novel,
"Borstal Boy".
 
 
** Final, Round 10 - Challenge Round
 
A. Brothers in Fiction and Religion
 
A1. "Four Brothers" is a 2005 film directed by John Singleton.
Name *any* actor who played one of the four Mercer brothers.
 
A2. Adam and Eve had Cain, Abel, and this third son who is
mentioned in Genesis 4:25. Name him.
 
A3. This novel has three brothers named Dmitri, Ivan, and Alexei,
and possibly a fourth, illegitimate brother named Pavel.
Name it.
 
 
B. Cockney Rhyming Slang
 
For the sake of the uninitiated, Cockney rhyming slang works by
replacing words with short phrases which include a word that rhymes
with the original one -- and sometimes removing the rhyming part.
For example, for example, to have a "butcher's hook", or just
a "butcher's", is to have a look.
 
B1. The 1970s punk band the Monks sang "shame about the boat
race". What were they referring to by the term "boat race"?
 
B2. Sometimes characters on the long-running British soap
"Coronation Street" get in trouble for telling "porkies".
What are porkies?
 
B3. In Steven Soderbergh's 1999 film "The Limey", the character
Wilson, portrayed by Terence Stamp, says to a befuddled
American, "Can't be too careful nowadays, y'know? Lot of tea
leaves about, know what I mean?". So, what did he mean by
"tea leaves"?
 
 
C. The Early Modern Olympics
 
C1. In the 1896 Olympics, what was awarded for winning an event?
 
C2. This event has been held at every modern Olympic games, but
the distance covered by the competitors changed with each new
Olympics through 1924, when the present standard was adopted.
What event?
 
C3. What was the first non-leap year when the modern Olympic
games were held?
 
 
D. One Toronto Subway Station
 
D1. """One""" Toronto subway station has changed its name in
the """last 10 years""". All of the original signs showing
its name were removed or covered over by signs with the
present name. Give the *original* name.
 
D2. """One""" Toronto subway station was constructed on an
existing tunnel section and opened more than 10 years after
the stations on each side of it. Name it.
 
D3. """One""" Toronto subway station was originally designed
as an interchange point with an underground streetcar
line then planned but, in the end, never built. Space was
excavated for the streetcar station, and what would have
been the interchange passages are used """today""" by
pedestrians inside the subway station. Name it.
 
 
E. Quasi-Related Pairs
 
You may remember seeing this category on "Jeopardy!". All answers
will be phrases of the form "something and something", with each
part described by a simple pun or an unrelated meaning of the word.
Here's an example of how it works. We ask: "Singer Johnny and
actor Grant." And you say: "Cash and Cary (carry)".
 
E1. You find it on a duck and not in your home.
 
E2. Sir John A. Macdonald and the Minister of Public Safety.
 
E3. It's a penalty for someone who maybe drives too fast and
someone who maybe cares too much about how his clothes look.
 
 
F. Tricky Southernmost Points
 
F1. The southernmost point of mainland Africa is not the Cape
of Good Hope, but it's fairly near there. What is it?
 
F2. The southermost point of land in Canada is not on Pelee
Island, but it's near there. Where is it?
 
F3. The southernmost point of Great Britain (the main island)
is not Land's End, but it's near there. What is it?
 
--
Mark Brader | "Of course, the most important part of making the
Toronto | proposal something special for both of you is
msb@vex.net | addressing it to the right person." --Mara Chibnik
 
My text in this article is in the public domain.
tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Oct 27 10:45PM

> * "The Second World War, A Complete History"
> * "The Holocaust: The Jewish Tragedy"
> * "Churchill, A Life"
 
Shirer
 
> * "The Ancestor's Tale"
> * "The Blind Watchmaker"
> * "Climbing Mount Improbable"
 
Richard Dawkins
 
> * Magic Words
 
> 4. If you're Harry Potter, what do you say to make your wand give
> off light?
 
luminaris
 
> 5. If you're in the Fellowship of the Ring, what do you say to get
> into the Mines of Moria? Answer in either English or Elvish.
 
friend
 
> if you do -- probably because Superman once again tricked you
> into saying it -- you'll be instantly transported back to the
> fifth dimension?
 
your name backwards
 
> animal that he did not want to shoot, simply because he had to in
> order to maintain his position of authority. What kind of animal
> was involved (its name appears in the title of the essay)?
 
horse; dog
 
> * Painters
 
> 11. "The Burial of Count Orgaz"; "The Disrobing of Christ";
> "Opening of the Fifth Seal".
 
El Greco; Goya
 
> 12. "The Hay Wain"; "Dedham Vale"; "The Cornfield". (*Hint*:
> it's not Hieronymous Bosch.)
 
Constable
 
> columns under the pseudonym Myles na Gopaleen, also wrote novels
> such as "The Third Policeman", "At Swim-Two-Birds", and "The
> Poor Mouth" under a second pen name. What was that name?
 
Flann O'Brien
 
 
> A. Brothers in Fiction and Religion
 
> A2. Adam and Eve had Cain, Abel, and this third son who is
> mentioned in Genesis 4:25. Name him.
 
Seth
 
> A3. This novel has three brothers named Dmitri, Ivan, and Alexei,
> and possibly a fourth, illegitimate brother named Pavel.
> Name it.
 
The Brothers Karamazov
 
 
> B2. Sometimes characters on the long-running British soap
> "Coronation Street" get in trouble for telling "porkies".
> What are porkies?
 
lies
 
> American, "Can't be too careful nowadays, y'know? Lot of tea
> leaves about, know what I mean?". So, what did he mean by
> "tea leaves"?
 
thieves
 
> C. The Early Modern Olympics
 
> C1. In the 1896 Olympics, what was awarded for winning an event?
 
a laurel wreath
 
> the distance covered by the competitors changed with each new
> Olympics through 1924, when the present standard was adopted.
> What event?
 
triathlon; marathon
 
> C3. What was the first non-leap year when the modern Olympic
> games were held?
 
1900
 
> E. Quasi-Related Pairs
 
> E1. You find it on a duck and not in your home.
 
down and out
 
> E3. It's a penalty for someone who maybe drives too fast and
> someone who maybe cares too much about how his clothes look.
 
fine and dandy
 
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum tool@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Oct 28 12:59AM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:oq2dnYzMS5nlDAXCnZ2dnUU7-
 
> * Magic Words
 
> 4. If you're Harry Potter, what do you say to make your wand give
> off light?
 
Lumos
 
> if you do -- probably because Superman once again tricked you
> into saying it -- you'll be instantly transported back to the
> fifth dimension?
 
Kltpzyxm
 
> the IRA and went to prison for attempted murder. He wrote
> plays such as "The Quare Fellow" and "The Hostage", and a novel,
> "Borstal Boy".
 
Dylan Thomas
 
> Name *any* actor who played one of the four Mercer brothers.
 
> A2. Adam and Eve had Cain, Abel, and this third son who is
> mentioned in Genesis 4:25. Name him.
 
Seth
 
 
> A3. This novel has three brothers named Dmitri, Ivan, and Alexei,
> and possibly a fourth, illegitimate brother named Pavel.
> Name it.
 
The Brothers Karamazov
 
> a "butcher's", is to have a look.
 
> B1. The 1970s punk band the Monks sang "shame about the boat
> race". What were they referring to by the term "boat race"?
 
Ugly face
 
> "tea leaves"?
 
> C. The Early Modern Olympics
 
> C1. In the 1896 Olympics, what was awarded for winning an event?
 
Laurel wreath
 
> the distance covered by the competitors changed with each new
> Olympics through 1924, when the present standard was adopted.
> What event?
 
Steeplechase
 
 
> C3. What was the first non-leap year when the modern Olympic
> games were held?
 
1902
 
> Here's an example of how it works. We ask: "Singer Johnny and
> actor Grant." And you say: "Cash and Cary (carry)".
 
> E1. You find it on a duck and not in your home.
 
Down and Out
 
 
> E2. Sir John A. Macdonald and the Minister of Public Safety.
 
> E3. It's a penalty for someone who maybe drives too fast and
> someone who maybe cares too much about how his clothes look.
 
Fine and Dandy
 
> Island, but it's near there. Where is it?
 
> F3. The southernmost point of Great Britain (the main island)
> is not Land's End, but it's near there. What is it?
 
Pete Gayde
Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Oct 28 05:08AM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:oq2dnYzMS5nlDAXCnZ2dnUU7-
> * "The Second World War, A Complete History"
> * "The Holocaust: The Jewish Tragedy"
> * "Churchill, A Life"
 
Gilbert
 
> * Magic Words
 
> 5. If you're in the Fellowship of the Ring, what do you say to get
> into the Mines of Moria? Answer in either English or Elvish.
 
friend
 
> if you do -- probably because Superman once again tricked you
> into saying it -- you'll be instantly transported back to the
> fifth dimension?
 
Kltpzyxm

> animal that he did not want to shoot, simply because he had to in
> order to maintain his position of authority. What kind of animal
> was involved (its name appears in the title of the essay)?
 
elephant
 
> 9. In which book does Orwell give a somewhat fictionalized account
> of his experiences living as a menial worker and later as
> a tramp?
 
"Down and Out in Paris and London"

> Abbey Theatre and spent many years collecting Irish folklore.
> He is known for such plays as "Riders to the Sea" and "The
> Playboy of the Western World".
 
Synge
 
 
> A. Brothers in Fiction and Religion
 
> A1. "Four Brothers" is a 2005 film directed by John Singleton.
> Name *any* actor who played one of the four Mercer brothers.
 
Mark Wahlberg

> A2. Adam and Eve had Cain, Abel, and this third son who is
> mentioned in Genesis 4:25. Name him.
 
Seth
 
> A3. This novel has three brothers named Dmitri, Ivan, and Alexei,
> and possibly a fourth, illegitimate brother named Pavel.
> Name it.
 
"The Brothers Karamazov"

> a "butcher's", is to have a look.
 
> B1. The 1970s punk band the Monks sang "shame about the boat
> race". What were they referring to by the term "boat race"?
 
face
 
> B2. Sometimes characters on the long-running British soap
> "Coronation Street" get in trouble for telling "porkies".
> What are porkies?
 
lies

> American, "Can't be too careful nowadays, y'know? Lot of tea
> leaves about, know what I mean?". So, what did he mean by
> "tea leaves"?
 
thieves

> C. The Early Modern Olympics
 
> C1. In the 1896 Olympics, what was awarded for winning an event?
 
silver medal
 
> the distance covered by the competitors changed with each new
> Olympics through 1924, when the present standard was adopted.
> What event?
 
marathon

> C3. What was the first non-leap year when the modern Olympic
> games were held?
 
1900
 
> actor Grant." And you say: "Cash and Cary (carry)".
 
> E3. It's a penalty for someone who maybe drives too fast and
> someone who maybe cares too much about how his clothes look.
 
fine and dandy
 
--
Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 27 04:25PM -0500

Mark Brader:
> see my 2020-06-23 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from
> the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
 
 
> I wrote two triples in Round 7 and one triple in Round 8.
 
I wrote questions #4-6 in Round 7 and #13-15 in each round.
 
 
> prominent abolitionists.
 
> 1. Who was the British MP who led the parliamentary opposition
> to slavery?
 
William Wilberforce.
 
> people attain freedom via the "Underground Railway", earning
> the nickname "Moses of her people". She also served as a spy
> for the Union forces during the US Civil War.
 
Harriet Tubman. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, and Bruce.
 
> 3. This slave from Virginia led an 1831 rebellion in which
> over 50 whites were killed. He was the subject of a 1968
> Pulitzer-prizewinning novel by William Styron.
 
Nat Turner. 4 for Joshua.
 
 
> Give the present name of *either* the island or the country.
> Both names are simply the old names as rendered in the local
> language.
 
Kiritimati, Kiribati. [The ending "-ati" is pronounced "-ass".]
4 for everyone -- Erland, Joshua (the hard way), Dan Tilque,
Dan Blum, and Bruce.
 
> 5. In Russia today is a city on the Volga, called Volgograd.
> Give either of its two previous names.
 
Tsaritsyn and (as mentioned in the answers to Game 9) Stalingrad.
4 for Erland, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Dan Blum.
 
> shorter name, but its full name at the time was four words,
> alluding both to its previous incarnation and to its ambitions
> to absorb the Progressive Conservatives. Give that full name.
 
Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance.
 
 
 
> 7. In what year did Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini return to Iran
> from exile? Later the same year the Islamic regime was set
> up and the hostage crisis started.
 
1979. 4 for Erland, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Dan Blum.
 
> 8. What was the name -- acronym, actually -- of the domestic
> security and intelligence service of Iran under the Shah,
> from 1957 until <answer 7>?
 
SAVAK. 4 for Joshua. 3 for Dan Blum.
 
> 9. Who preceded Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as president of Iran?
 
Mohammad Khatami. 4 for Erland.
 
 
 
> 10. What was the name of the parliamentary army, established in
> 1645, composed of professional soldiers and initially led by
> Sir Thomas Fairfax?
 
New Model Army. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Dan Blum.
 
> 11. In what year was King Charles I beheaded?
 
1649. 4 for Dan Tilque.
 
> 12. What name was given to the English Parliament that sat from
> 1640-11-03 until 1660-03-16?
 
The Long Parliament. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Dan Blum.
 
 
 
> 13. It only lasted for a matter of weeks, but on 1858-08-05, the
> company started by Cyrus Field completed the first transatlantic
> what?
 
Telegraph cable (either word was sufficient). 4 for Dan Tilque,
Dan Blum, and Bruce.
 
> Elysian Fields in Hoboken, NJ, the Knickerbockers and New York
> played the first game on record of what newly organized sport?
> By the way, New York had a big win.
 
Baseball. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, and Bruce.
 
The score was 23-1 (under the original rules, written by the
Knickerbockers' leader Alexander Cartwright, the game ran until
one team had 21 aces and each team had completed an equal number
of hands).
 
> 15. On 1840-05-06, the UK became the first country to issue what?
> As nobody else was doing it, there was no need for the things
> to show the name of the country, and British ones still don't.
 
Postage stamps. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, and Bruce.
 
Then: http://www.alphabetilately.org/Fisfor/firsts-penny-black.jpg
(Each stamp on a sheet was printed with a different pair of letters
in the bottom corners.)
 
Now: http://www.collectgbstamps.co.uk/images/gb/2020/2020_11089_l.jpg
 
 
 
> We will give you a retired NBA star's nickname. You give us his
> real name.
 
> 1. "The Dream".
 
Hakeem Olajuwon. 4 for Joshua and Dan Tilque.
 
> 2. "The Mailman".
 
Karl Malone. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Bruce.
 
> 3. "The Worm".
 
Dennis Rodman. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, and Bruce.
 
 
 
> 4. The pictures in A represent Olympic archery targets; the
> right-hand one is for reference only. What is the total score
> for the two arrows shown in the left picture?
 
19. 2 for Bruce.
 
It's 10 for the two inner yellow rings, then 9 for the outermost
yellow ring, 8 for the inner red ring... on down to 1 for the outer
white ring.
 
> 5. Picture B represents a 10-pin bowling score sheet. What score
> should be written in place of the question mark?
 
40. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Dan Blum.
 
That's 20 carried forward + 10 for completing the spare + 10 for
the next ball as a bonus for the spare.
 
> 6. Picture C represents a curling club scoreboard. What is the
> current score? (Use "Red" and "Yellow" to represent the
> team names.)
 
Yellow 4, Red 3.
 
If this game was on TV, you'd see a scoreboard reading like this:
 
R: 0 3 0 0 3
Y: 1 0 1 2 4
 
But that format like a baseball linescore is slightly more expensive
since it needs more markers. On the club scoreboard, each digit
marker shows *during which end* the team reached the score shown in
the SCORE row. For example, Yellow's 2 points in the 4th end brought
their score up to 4. Since at most one team can score in an end,
this design means that at most one marker is required for each end
in the game.
 
 
> * Tennis Terms
 
> 7. What is said to occur if the non-serving player ends up winning
> the game?
 
A (service) break. 4 for Erland, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.
3 for Bruce.
 
> 8. What term refers to the situation where the score is tied at
> 40-40 and neither player has the advantage?
 
Deuce. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Bruce.
 
> 9. What name is given to a legal serve that is not touched by the
> receiving player?
 
Ace. 4 for Erland, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Bruce.
 
 
 
> *Note*: You must give the answer that were correct in 2007 unless
> all three players in a question were subsequently again based in
> the same sity.
 
There were no such cases.
 
> 10. Paul Pierce, Marc Savard, David Ortiz.
 
Boston (NBA, NHL, AL respectively). (True until Savard retired
in 2011.) 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, and Bruce.
 
> 11. Ilya Kovalchuk, Chipper Jones, Michael Vick.
 
Atlanta (NHL, NL, NFL). (True until Vick was suspended in 2007.)
4 for Joshua and Bruce.
 
> 12. Tony Romo, Marty Turco, Dirk Nowitzki.
 
Dallas (NFL, NHL, NBA). (True until Turco went to Chicago in 2010.)
4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Bruce.
 
 
> * A Year in the Life
 
> 13. Name any year when the Toronto Toros played under that name
> in the WHA.
 
1973-76. 4 for Joshua (the hard way).
 
The team played 1972-81, initially as the Ottawa Nationals, then
the Toronto Toros, then the Birmingham Bulls. They moved to the
CHL when the WHA folded in 1979, but folded in mid-season in 1981.
 
> 14. Name any year when the Montreal Concordes played under that
> name in the CFL.
 
1982-85.
 
The team played 1946-86, being known as the Montreal Alouettes the
rest of the time -- no relation, except in the imagination of CFL
management, to the present team of that name.
 
> 15. Name any year when the New York Highlanders played baseball
> under that name in the American League.
 
1903-12. 4 for Joshua.
 
The team has played since 1901, originally as the Baltimore Orioles
-- no relation to the present AL team of that name -- and since 1913
as the New York Yankees.
 
Scores, if there are no errors:
 
FINAL ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST
TOPICS-> Ent Geo Sci Can His Spo FOUR
Joshua Kreitzer 52 56 27 19 40 48 196
Dan Tilque -- -- 44 16 40 36 136
Dan Blum 26 42 28 19 39 12 135
Bruce Bowler -- -- 44 16 20 33 113
Erland Sommarskog 4 44 31 0 16 8 99
Pete Gayde 6 43 15 4 -- -- 68
 
--
Mark Brader "The past keeps getting cooler!
Toronto (And there's more of it every day!)"
msb@vex.net --Randall Munroe
 
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Oct 27 11:16PM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in
> people attain freedom via the "Underground Railway", earning
> the nickname "Moses of her people". She also served as a spy
> for the Union forces during the US Civil War.
 
Harriet Tubman
 
> Give the present name of *either* the island or the country.
> Both names are simply the old names as rendered in the local
> language.
 
Kiribati
 
 
> 5. In Russia today is a city on the Volga, called Volgograd.
> Give either of its two previous names.
 
Stalingrad
 
 
> 7. In what year did Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini return to Iran
> from exile? Later the same year the Islamic regime was set
> up and the hostage crisis started.
 
1979
 
> 1645, composed of professional soldiers and initially led by
> Sir Thomas Fairfax?
 
> 11. In what year was King Charles I beheaded?
 
1650; 1651
 
 
> 13. It only lasted for a matter of weeks, but on 1858-08-05, the
> company started by Cyrus Field completed the first transatlantic
> what?
 
Telegraph communication
 
> Elysian Fields in Hoboken, NJ, the Knickerbockers and New York
> played the first game on record of what newly organized sport?
> By the way, New York had a big win.
 
Baseball
 
 
> 15. On 1840-05-06, the UK became the first country to issue what?
> As nobody else was doing it, there was no need for the things
> to show the name of the country, and British ones still don't.
 
Passport
 
 
> We will give you a retired NBA star's nickname. You give us his
> real name.
 
> 1. "The Dream".
 
Olajuwon
 
> 2. "The Mailman".
 
Karl Malone
 
> 3. "The Worm".
 
Rodman
 
 
> 4. The pictures in A represent Olympic archery targets; the
> right-hand one is for reference only. What is the total score
> for the two arrows shown in the left picture?
 
70; 150
 
 
> 5. Picture B represents a 10-pin bowling score sheet. What score
> should be written in place of the question mark?
 
40
 
 
> 6. Picture C represents a curling club scoreboard. What is the
> current score? (Use "Red" and "Yellow" to represent the
> team names.)
 
Red 2, Yellow 8
 
 
> * Tennis Terms
 
> 7. What is said to occur if the non-serving player ends up winning
> the game?
 
Break
 
 
> 8. What term refers to the situation where the score is tied at
> 40-40 and neither player has the advantage?
 
Deuce
 
 
> 9. What name is given to a legal serve that is not touched by the
> receiving player?
 
Ace
 
> all three players in a question were subsequently again based in
> the same sity.
 
> 10. Paul Pierce, Marc Savard, David Ortiz.
 
Boston
 
> 11. Ilya Kovalchuk, Chipper Jones, Michael Vick.
 
Atlanta
 
> 12. Tony Romo, Marty Turco, Dirk Nowitzki.
 
Dallas
 
 
> * A Year in the Life
 
> 13. Name any year when the Toronto Toros played under that name
> in the WHA.
 
1977
 
 
> 14. Name any year when the Montreal Concordes played under that
> name in the CFL.
 
1988
 
 
> 15. Name any year when the New York Highlanders played baseball
> under that name in the American League.
 
1905
 
 
Pete Gayde
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 27 06:45PM -0500

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24 points on Round 7 and 32 on Round 8.
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Bruce Bowler <bruce.bowler@gmail.com>: Oct 26 12:26PM

On Sat, 24 Oct 2020 15:35:23 -0500, Mark Brader wrote:
 
> people attain freedom via the "Underground Railway", earning the
> nickname "Moses of her people". She also served as a spy for the
> Union forces during the US Civil War.
 
Harriet Tubman
 
> 3. This slave from Virginia led an 1831 rebellion in which
> over 50 whites were killed. He was the subject of a 1968
> Pulitzer-prizewinning novel by William Styron.
 
John Brown
 
> when the Gilbert Islands became an independent country. Give the
> present name of *either* the island or the country. Both names are
> simply the old names as rendered in the local language.
 
Kiribati
 
 
> 13. It only lasted for a matter of weeks, but on 1858-08-05, the
> company started by Cyrus Field completed the first transatlantic
> what?
 
cable
 
> Elysian Fields in Hoboken, NJ, the Knickerbockers and New York played
> the first game on record of what newly organized sport? By the way,
> New York had a big win.
 
baseball
 
> 15. On 1840-05-06, the UK became the first country to issue what?
> As nobody else was doing it, there was no need for the things to show
> the name of the country, and British ones still don't.
 
postage stamp
 
> name.
 
> 1. "The Dream".
> 2. "The Mailman".
 
Malone
 
> 3. "The Worm".
 
Rodman
 
 
> 4. The pictures in A represent Olympic archery targets; the
> right-hand one is for reference only. What is the total score for
> the two arrows shown in the left picture?
 
18;19
 
> 5. Picture B represents a 10-pin bowling score sheet. What score
> should be written in place of the question mark?
 
37;47
 
> 6. Picture C represents a curling club scoreboard. What is the
> current score? (Use "Red" and "Yellow" to represent the team names.)
 
red 2, yellow 8
 
 
> * Tennis Terms
 
> 7. What is said to occur if the non-serving player ends up winning
> the game?
 
broken serve
 
> 8. What term refers to the situation where the score is tied at
> 40-40 and neither player has the advantage?
 
deuce
 
> 9. What name is given to a legal serve that is not touched by the
> receiving player?
 
ace
 
> three players in a question were subsequently again based in the same
> sity.
 
> 10. Paul Pierce, Marc Savard, David Ortiz.
 
Boston
 
> 11. Ilya Kovalchuk, Chipper Jones, Michael Vick.
 
Atlanta
 
> 12. Tony Romo, Marty Turco, Dirk Nowitzki.
 
Dallas
 
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