| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 02 03:29AM These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2014-02-10, and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written by members of the Cellar Rats, 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 2022-09-09 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)". ** Game 5, Round 9 - Entertainment - Kissy Movies In honor of Valentine's Day, we give you the year, one or more stars, and a clue, and you give us the movie title -- which in all cases includes a form of the word "Kiss". 1. 1997, Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd: police hunt a serial killer, helped by a victim who manages to escape. 2. 1955, Ralph Meeker: a doomed female hitchhiker pulls Mike Hammer into a deadly whirlpool of intrigue, revolving around a mysterious "great whatsit". Written by Mickey Spillane. 3. 1956, Robert Wagner: a college student resorts to murder in an attempt to marry an heiress. 4. 1999, Drew Barrymore, Luke Wilson: a reporter goes undercover at a high school. 5. 1992, Meg Ryan, Alec Baldwin: an old man and a young woman magically switch bodies and learn about love and life. 6. 1995, Meg Ryan plays a Canadian, Kevin Kline plays a Frenchman: a woman flies to France to confront her straying fiancé, but gets involved with a charming crook. 7. 1964, Elvis Presley: an Army officer returns to convince his kinfolk to allow the Army to build a missile site on their land. Once he gets there, he discovers he has a lookalike family member. 8. 1953, Kathryn Grayson, Howard Keel, Anne Miller: a musical loosely based on "The Taming of the Shrew". 9. 1996, Geena Davis, Samuel L. Jackson: an amnesiac woman recovers her memories in this thriller directed by Renny Harlin. 10. 1985, Raul Julia, William Hurt: they play South American cellmates. ** Game 5, Round 10 - Challenge Round - The Sochi Olympics Yes, this is largely a second sports round. Not my idea! * A. History of Sochi A1. The region that includes Sochi came under Russian control after the 1829 Treaty of Adrianople ended a war between Russia and who? A2. Who were the people expelled from the Sochi area in the 1860s and 1870s, in what some historians consider Europe's first modern example of "ethnic cleansing" and genocide? * B. Geographic Extreme Games B1. """Which was""" the southernmost Winter Olympics? Give the city or the year. B2. """Which was""" the northernmost summer Olympics? Give the city or the year. * C. Science of Skates C1. "Rocker" is the skating term for the curve of the bottom of the blade. Put the following skates in order, from least to most rocker (that is, from straightest to most curved): short-track speed skate, long-track speed skate, figure skate, hockey skate. If you give two guesses, please give a complete list of four both times. C2. The introduction of skates with the blade hinged at the front, in the 1990s, led to a flurry of new speed-skating records. What are these skates called? * D. Winter Olympic Movies D1. Kurt Russell plays 1980 US hockey coach Herb Brooks in what 2004 movie? D2. Will Farrell plays a figure skater banned from competition in what 2007 comedy movie? * E. New Olympic Events at Sochi E1. "Team Relay" medals """will be""" awarded for the first time in two different Olympic timed sports. Times for both male and female competitors """will be""" combined to determine the winners. Name either sport. E2. For the first time, freestyle skiers """will""" compete in what structure that Olympic snowboarders have used since 1998? * F. Calgary 1988 F1. In the dark days of yore, Canada settled for silver and bronze medalists as national heroes. It was two figure skaters that earned Canada's only silver medals in 1988; name either. F2. Alpine skier Karen Percy ("""now""" Karen Percy Lowe) was the only Canadian to win any medals in a non-judged sport at the Calgary Olympics. Name either of the two events she earned bronze in. -- Mark Brader, Toronto "These days UNIX isn't very UNIX-like" msb@vex.net -- Doug Gwyn My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Apr 01 08:37PM -0700 On Saturday, April 1, 2023 at 10:29:46 PM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote: > all cases includes a form of the word "Kiss". > 1. 1997, Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd: police hunt a serial killer, > helped by a victim who manages to escape. "Kiss the Girls" > 2. 1955, Ralph Meeker: a doomed female hitchhiker pulls Mike > Hammer into a deadly whirlpool of intrigue, revolving around > a mysterious "great whatsit". Written by Mickey Spillane. "Kiss Me Deadly" > 4. 1999, Drew Barrymore, Luke Wilson: a reporter goes undercover > at a high school. "Never Been Kissed" > 5. 1992, Meg Ryan, Alec Baldwin: an old man and a young woman > magically switch bodies and learn about love and life. "Prelude to a Kiss" > 6. 1995, Meg Ryan plays a Canadian, Kevin Kline plays a Frenchman: > a woman flies to France to confront her straying fiancé, but > gets involved with a charming crook. "French Kiss" > kinfolk to allow the Army to build a missile site on their land. > Once he gets there, he discovers he has a lookalike family > member. "Kissin' Cousins" > 8. 1953, Kathryn Grayson, Howard Keel, Anne Miller: a musical > loosely based on "The Taming of the Shrew". "Kiss Me Kate" > 9. 1996, Geena Davis, Samuel L. Jackson: an amnesiac woman recovers > her memories in this thriller directed by Renny Harlin. "The Long Kiss Goodnight" > 10. 1985, Raul Julia, William Hurt: they play South American > cellmates. "Kiss of the Spider Woman" > A1. The region that includes Sochi came under Russian control > after the 1829 Treaty of Adrianople ended a war between > Russia and who? Ottoman Empire > A2. Who were the people expelled from the Sochi area in the > 1860s and 1870s, in what some historians consider Europe's > first modern example of "ethnic cleansing" and genocide? Tatars > * B. Geographic Extreme Games > B1. """Which was""" the southernmost Winter Olympics? Give the > city or the year. Sochi > B2. """Which was""" the northernmost summer Olympics? Give the > city or the year. Lillehammer > * D. Winter Olympic Movies > D1. Kurt Russell plays 1980 US hockey coach Herb Brooks in what > 2004 movie? "Miracle" > D2. Will Farrell plays a figure skater banned from competition > in what 2007 comedy movie? "Blades of Glory" > E2. For the first time, freestyle skiers """will""" compete in > what structure that Olympic snowboarders have used since > 1998? half-pipe -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Apr 01 11:34PM -0700 On 4/1/23 20:29, Mark Brader wrote: > kinfolk to allow the Army to build a missile site on their land. > Once he gets there, he discovers he has a lookalike family > member. Kissin' Cousins > her memories in this thriller directed by Renny Harlin. > 10. 1985, Raul Julia, William Hurt: they play South American > cellmates. Kiss of the Spider Woman > A1. The region that includes Sochi came under Russian control > after the 1829 Treaty of Adrianople ended a war between > Russia and who? Turkey > A2. Who were the people expelled from the Sochi area in the > 1860s and 1870s, in what some historians consider Europe's > first modern example of "ethnic cleansing" and genocide? Cossacks > * B. Geographic Extreme Games > B1. """Which was""" the southernmost Winter Olympics? Give the > city or the year. Salt Lake City > B2. """Which was""" the northernmost summer Olympics? Give the > city or the year. Lillehammer > C2. The introduction of skates with the blade hinged at the > front, in the 1990s, led to a flurry of new speed-skating > records. What are these skates called? clap skate > * D. Winter Olympic Movies > D1. Kurt Russell plays 1980 US hockey coach Herb Brooks in what > 2004 movie? Miracle on Ice > E2. For the first time, freestyle skiers """will""" compete in > what structure that Olympic snowboarders have used since > 1998? half pipe -- Dan Tilque |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Apr 02 12:12PM +0200 > ** Game 5, Round 9 - Entertainment - Kissy Movies > 8. 1953, Kathryn Grayson, Howard Keel, Anne Miller: a musical > loosely based on "The Taming of the Shrew". Kiss Me Kate > A1. The region that includes Sochi came under Russian control > after the 1829 Treaty of Adrianople ended a war between > Russia and who? Ottman Emptire > A2. Who were the people expelled from the Sochi area in the > 1860s and 1870s, in what some historians consider Europe's > first modern example of "ethnic cleansing" and genocide? Adygeans > * B. Geographic Extreme Games > B1. """Which was""" the southernmost Winter Olympics? Give the > city or the year. Nagano > B2. """Which was""" the northernmost summer Olympics? Give the > city or the year. Helsinki > short-track speed skate, long-track speed skate, figure > skate, hockey skate. If you give two guesses, please give > a complete list of four both times. short-track, long-track, hockey, figure skating > * D. Winter Olympic Movies > D1. Kurt Russell plays 1980 US hockey coach Herb Brooks in what > 2004 movie? Miracle on Ice > time in two different Olympic timed sports. Times for > both male and female competitors """will be""" combined to > determine the winners. Name either sport. Cross-country skiing > E2. For the first time, freestyle skiers """will""" compete in > what structure that Olympic snowboarders have used since > 1998? Big Air |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 02 03:27AM Mark Brader: > We give you the name of an indigenous people or group, and you > tell us which letter on the map coincides with a typical part of > their geographical range. In the original game, not only were the letters in the random layout that you see on the map, but there was a second R and a second H where you're seeing T and U! This made it a bit tricky for players trying to mark the map to show which letters had already been used. Still, this was the second-easiest round in the original game, and the fourth-easiest of the entire season. > 1. Sami. R. (Otherwise known as Lapps or Laplanders.) 4 for everyone -- Joshua, Pete, Dan Tilque, Erland, and Dan Blum. > 2. !Kung. D. (The "Bushmen of the Kalahari". These are the people featured in the movie "The Gods Must Be Crazy".) 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Erland. 3 for Dan Blum. > 3. Pygmies. A. 4 for Joshua, Pete, Dan Tilque, and Erland. 3 for Dan Blum. > 4. Berbers. I. 4 for everyone. > 5. Nubians. O. 4 for everyone. > 6. Marsh Arabs. Q. 4 for everyone. > 7. Kanaka Maoli. B. (Otherwise known as Hawaiians.) 4 for Joshua. > 8. Uyghurs ["WEE-gurz"]. E. (They've been in the news in the """last couple of years""" as the source of China's "homegrown" terrorist problem.) 4 for everyone. > 9. Rapanui (or Rapa Nui). F. (Otherwise known as Easter Islanders. No, they didn't go completely extinct.) 4 for everyone. > coined to have a wider meaning, today it is typically used to > refer to the indigenous peoples of a smaller, more specific > range. We're looking for this narrower usage. H. 4 for Dan Tilque. 3 for Joshua. 2 for Pete. > and related structures. > 1. The spine consists of 24 articulating vertebrae. How many of > these are cervical vertebrae, making up the neck? 7. 4 for Dan Tilque and Dan Blum. This answer is also correct for most other species of mammals, including mice and giraffes! > 2. There are 12 vertebrae which have ribs more or less attached. > What are they called? Thoracic vertebrae. > 3. And the remaining vertebrae are called what? Lumbar vertebrae. 4 for Joshua. > 4. Next below the <answer 3> are 5 fused bones known collectively > as what? The sacrum. (Not the coccyx or tailbone, which is another set of fused bones below that.) > 5. Between each vertebra and the next is an intervertebral disk. > What is it called when one of these is injured and forced out > of position? A ruptured, herniated, or colloquially "slipped" disk. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Dan Blum. A bulging disk is different; see http://www.mayoclinic.org/anykey/faq-20058428 > 6. What congenital condition results in a sideways curvature of > the spine? Scoliosis. 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum. In 2014 someone answered hunchback. This is not the same thing; it's a forward curvature, also called kyphosis. When I posted these answers in 2014, I noted that the distinction had come up in the news that same day: http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/29/health/richard-iii-spine-scoliosis/ and that the signature quote I used on the posting, which I have selected manually to use this time, had come up at random! This time someone tried "stenosis". That means a narrowing. > 7. What is CSF short for? This is the liquid that surrounds the > spinal cord and the brain, and may be sometimes "tapped into" > (with a spinal tap) to test for disease. Cerebrospinal fluid. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Dan Blum. > 8. The spinal cord and the CSF run through a set of openings in > the vertebrae, collectively called what? The spinal canal. > 9. What's the name of the semi-rigid, zigzag-shaped structures > that join the bones of the skull? Sutures. 4 for Dan Blum. > containing the CSF, may become the site of life-threatening > inflammation caused by infection by viruses or baceteria. > What are these membranes collectively known as? Meninges. 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum. There are three of them, individually called the dura mater, the arachnoid mater or just arachnoid, and the pia mater. The blood-brain barrier is something different. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 5 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST TOPICS-> Lit Can Spo His Geo Sci FOUR Joshua Kreitzer 40 0 16 36 39 20 135 Dan Blum 24 4 4 40 30 24 118 Dan Tilque 32 4 0 28 36 12 108 Pete Gayde 19 12 20 36 30 0 105 Erland Sommarskog 16 0 20 32 32 0 100 -- Mark Brader "I'm not Richard, either. Toronto Oh, wait: I am! Lucky me!" msb@vex.net --Richard R. Hershberger My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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