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Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: May 03 10:11PM Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote in   > 1 What 1961 film was written by Arthur Miller and starred his then > wife Marilyn Monroe?   The Misfits   > 3 Somewhat > incongruously, what is the first movement in Gustav Holst's Planet > Suite?   Mars, the Bringer of War   > "Slippery When Wet"? > 8 Which rays were discovered by German > physicist Wilhelm Roentgen in 1895?   X   > Wallace and Gromit?   > cheers, > calvin   Pete Gayde

Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: May 03 04:29PM -0700 On Friday, May 3, 2019 at 5:15:58 PM UTC+10, Erland Sommarskog wrote:   > > Rowing > > No-one got this   > Are you surprised?   Not really, but now we all know :-)   cheers, calvin

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Calvin's Quiz #562

tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): May 03 01:51PM > 1 Measuring about 620 by 120 metres and holding 150,000 spectators, what was the largest sporting and entertainment venue in ancient Rome?   Circus Maximus   > 3 According to Greek mythology, who hit Achilles in his heel with a poisoned arrow?   Paris   > 5 What is the mathematical term for a number, be it positive, negative or zero, that can be written without a fractional component?   integer   > 6 Who wrote the lyrics to the 1861 poem/song 'The Battle Hymn of the Republic'?   Julia Ward Howe   > 7 What affect should an analgesic drug have on the human body?   reduce pain   > 8 In which country is the 2012 Disney/Pixar film "Brave" set?   Scotland   > 9 'In the Air Tonight' was a 1981 hit for which British singer-songwriter?   Phil Collins   > 10 In terms of their burial, what links Robert the Bruce, Frederic Chopin, Eleanor of Castile, Percy Shelley, and the Australian racehorse Phar Lap?   heart is buried separately from the rest of the body   -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."

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Calvin's Quiz #562

Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: May 02 11:12PM -0700 1 Measuring about 620 by 120 metres and holding 150,000 spectators, what was the largest sporting and entertainment venue in ancient Rome? 2 Which Caribbean island is the only country in the world named after a historical woman? 3 According to Greek mythology, who hit Achilles in his heel with a poisoned arrow? 4 On which TV quiz show should contestants give the least common correct answer? 5 What is the mathematical term for a number, be it positive, negative or zero, that can be written without a fractional component? 6 Who wrote the lyrics to the 1861 poem/song 'The Battle Hymn of the Republic'? 7 What affect should an analgesic drug have on the human body? 8 In which country is the 2012 Disney/Pixar film "Brave" set? 9 'In the Air Tonight' was a 1981 hit for which British singer-songwriter? 10 In terms of their burial, what links Robert the Bruce, Frederic Chopin, Eleanor of Castile, Percy Shelley, and the Australian racehorse Phar Lap?     cheers, calvin

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 03 01:26AM -0500 "Calvin": > 1 Measuring about 620 by 120 metres and holding 150,000 spectators, > what was the largest sporting and entertainment venue in ancient > Rome?   Circus Maximus.   > 2 Which Caribbean island is the only country in the world named after > a historical woman?   St. Lucia?   > 3 According to Greek mythology, who hit Achilles in his heel with a > poisoned arrow?   Hector?   > 4 On which TV quiz show should contestants give the least common > correct answer?   Objection! We don't get "Pointless" here.   > 5 What is the mathematical term for a number, be it positive, > negative or zero, that can be written without a fractional component?   Integer.   > 6 Who wrote the lyrics to the 1861 poem/song 'The Battle Hymn of the > Republic'?   Key?   > 7 What affect should an analgesic drug have on the human body?   Relieve pain.   > 8 In which country is the 2012 Disney/Pixar film "Brave" set?   Scotland.   > 9 'In the Air Tonight' was a 1981 hit for which British singer-songwriter?   One I've heard of, I daresay.   > 10 In terms of their burial, what links Robert the Bruce, Frederic > Chopin, Eleanor of Castile, Percy Shelley, and the Australian > racehorse Phar Lap?   Buried at sea? -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "Operating systems are too important msb@vex.net | to be 'visionary'." --Linus Torvalds   My text in this article is in the public domain.

Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: May 03 09:21AM +0200 > 1 Measuring about 620 by 120 metres and holding 150,000 spectators, > what was the largest sporting and entertainment venue in ancient Rome?   Colluseum   > 2 Which Caribbean island is the only country in the world named > after a historical woman?   Domninica   > 3 According to Greek mythology, who hit Achilles in his heel with a > poisoned arrow?   Odysseus   > 5 What is the mathematical term for a number, be it positive, > negative or zero, that can be written without a fractional component?   Not a very clear question, both "integer" and "decimal" fits the bill.   > 9 'In the Air Tonight' was a 1981 hit for which British > singer-songwriter?   Phil Collins   > 10 In terms of their burial, what links Robert the Bruce, Frederic > Chopin, Eleanor of Castile, Percy Shelley, and the Australian racehorse > Phar Lap?   None of us were present at the ceremony.

Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: May 03 12:42AM -0700 On 5/2/19 11:12 PM, Calvin wrote:   > 1 Measuring about 620 by 120 metres and holding 150,000 spectators, what was the largest sporting and entertainment venue in ancient Rome?   Colosseum   > 2 Which Caribbean island is the only country in the world named after a historical woman? > 3 According to Greek mythology, who hit Achilles in his heel with a poisoned arrow?   Paris   > 4 On which TV quiz show should contestants give the least common correct answer?   Rare Entries Jeopardy!   > 5 What is the mathematical term for a number, be it positive, negative or zero, that can be written without a fractional component?   integer   > 6 Who wrote the lyrics to the 1861 poem/song 'The Battle Hymn of the Republic'?   Julia Ward Howe   > 7 What affect should an analgesic drug have on the human body?   pain relief   > 8 In which country is the 2012 Disney/Pixar film "Brave" set?   Scotland   > 9 'In the Air Tonight' was a 1981 hit for which British singer-songwriter?   Steve MIller     -- Dan Tilque

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Calvin's Quiz #561 - ANSWERS & SCORES

Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: May 02 11:10PM -0700 On Wednesday, May 1, 2019 at 2:38:58 PM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:   > 1 What 1961 film was written by Arthur Miller and starred his then wife Marilyn Monroe?   The Misfits No-one got this https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055184/   > 2 The paediatrician and author Dr. Benjamin Spock won an Olympic gold medal in 1924 in which sport?   Rowing No-one got this https://theolympians.co/2017/09/01/dr-benjamin-spock-the-baby-doctor-and-olympic-champion/   > 3 Somewhat incongruously, what is the first movement in Gustav Holst's Planet Suite?   Mars Singleton for Erland   > 4 With a population of c. 12 million, what is the largest non-capital city located entirely within Europe?   There was an error in this question sorry so I have given everyone the point. It was either meant to be the largest capital (Moscow, c. 12 m) or largest non-capital (St Petersburg, c. 6 m). Apologies.   > 5 Which species of kangaroo is the largest?   Red   > 6 Peter O'Toole was twice nominated for an Oscar (in two separate movies) for portraying which English king?   Henry II Singleton for Mark   > 7 Which American rock group released the 1986 album "Slippery When Wet"?   Bon Jovi No-one got this https://www.allmusic.com/album/slippery-when-wet-mw0000652380   > 8 Which rays were discovered by German physicist Wilhelm Roentgen in 1895?   X rays   > 9 Scrooge McDuck and Smaug top which Forbes magazine list?   Richest fictional characters   > 10 Who created the animated characters Wallace and Gromit?   Nick Park Singleton for Dan B       Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 561 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 5 14 Dan Blum 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 5 14 Mark Brader 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 9 Erland S 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 11 Dan Tilque - - - - - - - - - - --- ---------- 0 0 1 4 2 1 0 4 3 1 16 40%   Well that was a brutal set. Congratulations Mark and Dan B.   cheers, calvin

Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: May 03 09:15AM +0200 >> gold medal in 1924 in which sport?   > Rowing > No-one got this   Are you surprised?

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QFTCICR19 Game 8, Rounds 9-10: women and challenge

tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): May 02 01:58PM > ** Game 8, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - Women   > 1. A UN report in 2015 showed that women earn what percentage of > men's wages? Answer within 3 percentage points.   70   > 2. Which French intellectual, existentialist philosopher, political > activist and feminist wrote "The Second Sex", published in 1949?   Simone de Beauvoir   > 3. Who was the first and so far only female Prime Minister of > Canada, holding office in 1993?   Campbell   > 4. Which Asian country has the longest average female life > expectancy at 86.8 years?   Japan   > for women's suffrage, including militant tactics such as window > breaking? In prison they resorted to hunger strikes which led > to violent force-feeding. Give their surname.   Pankhurst   > 7. In 1916, women in which Canadian province became the first to > win both the right to vote and to hold provincial office?   Manitoba; Alberta   > 8. Women in which Canadian province were the *last* to be granted > federal voting rights, in 1940?   Quebec; British Columbia   > 9. She was the first woman to be CEO of a Fortune 500 company. > She led her family's newspaper, becoming CEO in 1972. Name her > or the newspaper.   Katherine Graham   > ** Game 8, Round 10 - Challenge Round   > * A. Bridget Jones   > A1. What birthday does Bridget Jones describe in her diary?   30th     > B2. Charles Laughton, Anthony Quinn, and Anthony Hopkins have > all played the leading role in different versions of > which movie? (One of them was a TV version.)   Mutiny on the Bounty   > * D. Islanders   > D1. Napoleon Bonaparte.   Corsica   > D2. Freddie Mercury, the singer.   Zanzibar   > * E. Flowers   > E1. What flower gets its name for the Turkish or Persian word > for a turban?   tulip   > E2. What would you find in an anther or stamen?   pollen   > * F. Winds   > F1. The sirocco is a hot, dry wind which blows from which desert?   Sahara   > F2. The pampero is a cold wind which blows over which mountains?   Andes   -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."

Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: May 02 08:26PM +0200 > In honor of International Women's Day...   > 1. A UN report in 2015 showed that women earn what percentage of > men's wages? Answer within 3 percentage points.   68% > 2. Which French intellectual, existentialist philosopher, political > activist and feminist wrote "The Second Sex", published in 1949?   Simone Deboivar   > 4. Which Asian country has the longest average female life > expectancy at 86.8 years?   Japan > 7. In 1916, women in which Canadian province became the first to > win both the right to vote and to hold provincial office?   Nova Scotia > 8. Women in which Canadian province were the *last* to be granted > federal voting rights, in 1940?   Manitoba   > ** Game 8, Round 10 - Challenge Round   > C1. Hong Kong?   Chris Patten   > * D. Islanders   > On what islands were these people born?   > D1. Napoleon Bonaparte.   Corsica   > D2. Freddie Mercury, the singer.   Zanibar   > E2. What would you find in an anther or stamen?   Pollen   > * F. Winds   > F1. The sirocco is a hot, dry wind which blows from which desert?   Sahara   > F2. The pampero is a cold wind which blows over which mountains?   Pyrenees

Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: May 02 04:15PM -0700 On Thursday, May 2, 2019 at 3:35:19 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:     > In honor of International Women's Day...   > 1. A UN report in 2015 showed that women earn what percentage of > men's wages? Answer within 3 percentage points.   60, 67 > 2. Which French intellectual, existentialist philosopher, political > activist and feminist wrote "The Second Sex", published in 1949?   Simone de Bouvoir   > Canada, holding office in 1993?   > 4. Which Asian country has the longest average female life > expectancy at 86.8 years?   Japan   > for women's suffrage, including militant tactics such as window > breaking? In prison they resorted to hunger strikes which led > to violent force-feeding. Give their surname.   Pankhurst?   > credited with sparking second-wave feminism in the US?   > 7. In 1916, women in which Canadian province became the first to > win both the right to vote and to hold provincial office?   Winnipeg, PEI   > 8. Women in which Canadian province were the *last* to be granted > federal voting rights, in 1940?   Alberta, Saskatchewan     > ** Game 8, Round 10 - Challenge Round   > * A. Bridget Jones   > A1. What birthday does Bridget Jones describe in her diary?   30th?   > A2. Bridget Jones's diary mentions two actors who would star in > the movie version of the book. Name either of the actors.   Colin Firth, Hugh Grant   > * B. Leading Roles   > B1. Robert Donat, Kenneth More, and Robert Powell have all > played the leading role in different versions of which movie?   The 39 Steps   > B2. Charles Laughton, Anthony Quinn, and Anthony Hopkins have > all played the leading role in different versions of > which movie? (One of them was a TV version.)   A Tale of Two Cities   > * C. The Last British Governor   > Who was the last British governor of...   > C1. Hong Kong?   Patton   > C2. India?   Mountbatten     > * D. Islanders   > On what islands were these people born?   > D1. Napoleon Bonaparte.   Corsica   > D2. Freddie Mercury, the singer.   Zanzibar   > * E. Flowers   > E1. What flower gets its name for the Turkish or Persian word > for a turban?   Tulip, Carnation   > E2. What would you find in an anther or stamen?   In a flower...   > * F. Winds   > F1. The sirocco is a hot, dry wind which blows from which desert?   Sahara   > F2. The pampero is a cold wind which blows over which mountains?   Andes?   cheers, calvin

Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: May 03 12:52AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:w7OdnTzh68IPHFfBnZ2dnUU7-   > In honor of International Women's Day...   > 1. A UN report in 2015 showed that women earn what percentage of > men's wages? Answer within 3 percentage points.   70% > 2. Which French intellectual, existentialist philosopher, political > activist and feminist wrote "The Second Sex", published in 1949?   Simone de Beauvoir   > 3. Who was the first and so far only female Prime Minister of > Canada, holding office in 1993?   Kim Campbell > 4. Which Asian country has the longest average female life > expectancy at 86.8 years?   Japan > 6. Betty Friedan published which book in 1963 that is widely > credited with sparking second-wave feminism in the US?   "The Feminine Mystique"   > 7. In 1916, women in which Canadian province became the first to > win both the right to vote and to hold provincial office?   Saskatchewan; Alberta   > 8. Women in which Canadian province were the *last* to be granted > federal voting rights, in 1940?   Quebec   > 9. She was the first woman to be CEO of a Fortune 500 company. > She led her family's newspaper, becoming CEO in 1972. Name her > or the newspaper.   Katherine Graham; The Washington Post   > ** Game 8, Round 10 - Challenge Round   > * A. Bridget Jones   > A1. What birthday does Bridget Jones describe in her diary?   30th   > A2. Bridget Jones's diary mentions two actors who would star in > the movie version of the book. Name either of the actors.   Colin Firth; Hugh Grant   > B2. Charles Laughton, Anthony Quinn, and Anthony Hopkins have > all played the leading role in different versions of > which movie? (One of them was a TV version.)   "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" > * C. The Last British Governor   > Who was the last British governor of...   > C1. Hong Kong?   Patten   > C2. India?   Mountbatten > * D. Islanders   > On what islands were these people born?   > D1. Napoleon Bonaparte.   Corsica   > D2. Freddie Mercury, the singer.   Zanzibar > * E. Flowers   > E2. What would you find in an anther or stamen?   pollen > * F. Winds   > F1. The sirocco is a hot, dry wind which blows from which desert?   Sahara   > F2. The pampero is a cold wind which blows over which mountains?   Andes   -- Joshua Kreiter gromit82@hotmail.com

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QFTCICR19 Game 8, Rounds 7-8 answers: 1970s US cinema, CanDates

Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: May 02 04:18PM -0700 On Thursday, May 2, 2019 at 3:33:18 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > > Best Picture. Two years later, the same person would direct > > one of the most famous horror movies of all time.   > "The French Connection", William Friedkin. ("The Exorcist".)   I answered Midnight Cowboy (which is clearly wrong so not a protest) but FWIW it had its classification changed post-release.   https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064665/trivia?ref_=tt_trv_trv   The film was rated "X" (no one under 17 admitted) upon its original release in 1969, but the unrestricted use of that rating by pornographic filmmakers caused the rating to quickly become associated with hardcore sex films. Because of the stigma that developed around the "X" rating in the ratings system's early years, many theaters refused to run X-rated films, and many newspapers would not run ads for them. The film was given a new R-rating (children under 17 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian) rating in 1971, without having anything changed or removed. It remains the only X-rated film to win the Oscar for Best Picture.   cheers, calvin

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 02 07:28PM -0500 Mark Brader: > > > Best Picture. Two years later, the same person would direct > > > one of the most famous horror movies of all time.   > > "The French Connection", William Friedkin. ("The Exorcist".) "Calvin": > I answered Midnight Cowboy (which is clearly wrong so not a protest)   And you also failed to name its director, John Schlesinger.   > but FWIW it had its classification changed post-release.   So it did. > films. ... The film was given a new R-rating ... in 1971, without > having anything changed or removed. It remains the only X-rated film > to win the Oscar for Best Picture.   And therefore it wasn't the first R-rated movie to win; it was only made R-rated *after* it won. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "Ask not for whom the compiler waits; msb@vex.net | it waits for thee." -- Henry Spencer   My text in this article is in the public domain.

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QFTCICR19 Game 8, Rounds 9-10: women and challenge

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 02 12:35AM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-03-25, 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 the Cellar Rats 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 2019-01-22 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".     ** Game 8, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - Women   In honor of International Women's Day...   1. A UN report in 2015 showed that women earn what percentage of men's wages? Answer within 3 percentage points.   2. Which French intellectual, existentialist philosopher, political activist and feminist wrote "The Second Sex", published in 1949?   3. Who was the first and so far only female Prime Minister of Canada, holding office in 1993?   4. Which Asian country has the longest average female life expectancy at 86.8 years?   5. Which family of sisters was instrumental in the British movement for women's suffrage, including militant tactics such as window breaking? In prison they resorted to hunger strikes which led to violent force-feeding. Give their surname.   6. Betty Friedan published which book in 1963 that is widely credited with sparking second-wave feminism in the US?   7. In 1916, women in which Canadian province became the first to win both the right to vote and to hold provincial office?   8. Women in which Canadian province were the *last* to be granted federal voting rights, in 1940?   9. She was the first woman to be CEO of a Fortune 500 company. She led her family's newspaper, becoming CEO in 1972. Name her or the newspaper.   10. Name the political party that organized the first Women's Day in 1909.     ** Game 8, Round 10 - Challenge Round   * A. Bridget Jones   A1. What birthday does Bridget Jones describe in her diary?   A2. Bridget Jones's diary mentions two actors who would star in the movie version of the book. Name either of the actors.     * B. Leading Roles   B1. Robert Donat, Kenneth More, and Robert Powell have all played the leading role in different versions of which movie?   B2. Charles Laughton, Anthony Quinn, and Anthony Hopkins have all played the leading role in different versions of which movie? (One of them was a TV version.)     * C. The Last British Governor   Who was the last British governor of...   C1. Hong Kong? C2. India?     * D. Islanders   On what islands were these people born?   D1. Napoleon Bonaparte. D2. Freddie Mercury, the singer.     * E. Flowers   E1. What flower gets its name for the Turkish or Persian word for a turban?   E2. What would you find in an anther or stamen?     * F. Winds   F1. The sirocco is a hot, dry wind which blows from which desert? F2. The pampero is a cold wind which blows over which mountains?   -- Mark Brader | "Some societies define themselves by being open to new Toronto | influences, others define their identity by resisting. msb@vex.net | In either case, they take the consequences." --Donna Richoux My text in this article is in the public domain.

Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: May 02 02:20AM -0700 On 5/1/19 10:35 PM, Mark Brader wrote:   > In honor of International Women's Day...   > 1. A UN report in 2015 showed that women earn what percentage of > men's wages? Answer within 3 percentage points.   75%   > activist and feminist wrote "The Second Sex", published in 1949?   > 3. Who was the first and so far only female Prime Minister of > Canada, holding office in 1993?   Kim Campbell     > 4. Which Asian country has the longest average female life > expectancy at 86.8 years?   Singapore   > or the newspaper.   > 10. Name the political party that organized the first Women's Day > in 1909.   IWW     > * C. The Last British Governor   > Who was the last British governor of...   > C1. Hong Kong?   Chris Patten   > C2. India?   Lord Mountbatten     > * D. Islanders   > On what islands were these people born?   > D1. Napoleon Bonaparte.   Corsica     > E1. What flower gets its name for the Turkish or Persian word > for a turban?   > E2. What would you find in an anther or stamen?   pollen     > * F. Winds   > F1. The sirocco is a hot, dry wind which blows from which desert?   Sahara   > F2. The pampero is a cold wind which blows over which mountains?   Andes   -- Dan Tilque

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QFTCICR19 Game 8, Rounds 7-8 answers: 1970s US cinema, CanDates

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 02 12:33AM -0500 Mark Brader:   > 1. 1974: The story of an acerbic 1960s comic whose groundbreaking, > no-holds-barred style and social commentary was often deemed > by the Establishment as too obscene for the public.   "Lenny", Bob Fosse. 4 for Joshua.   > 2. 1971: Shot in black-and-white and set in a dying Texas town, > this was the film debut of Cybill Shepherd, who the director > had discovered; they went on to have an 8-year relationship.   "The Last Picture Show", Peter Bogdanovich. 4 for Joshua, Dan, and Pete.   > 3. 1974: This Italian-American director made the first sequel ever > to win an Academy Award for Best Picture.   "The Godfather Part 2", Francis Ford Coppola. 4 for everyone -- Joshua, Dan, Pete, and Calvin.   > 4. 1973: Set in the world of small-time New-York hoodlums and > gangsters was this director's first of many collaborations with > Robert De Niro.   "Mean Streets", Martin Scorsese. 4 for Joshua.   > 5. 1975: At nearly 3 hours, this movie features a huge cast of > 24 main characters. It's set in the South in the "capital of > country music".   "Nashville", Robert Altman. 4 for everyone.   > 6. 1974: A neo-film-noir mystery, nominated for 11 Academy Awards, > was this director's last movie made in the US before he fled the > country to avoid being imprisoned for unlawful sex with a minor.   "Chinatown", Roman Polanski. 4 for Joshua, Dan, and Pete.   > all five major Academy Awards (Best Picture, Actor in Lead Role, > Actress in Lead Role, Director and Screenplay). It was this > Czech director's second movie made in the US.   "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest", Milos Forman. 4 for Joshua and Calvin.   > became the first R-rated movie to win the Academy Award for > Best Picture. Two years later, the same person would direct > one of the most famous horror movies of all time.   "The French Connection", William Friedkin. ("The Exorcist".) 4 for Joshua.   > 9. 1976: A political drama based on the 1974 non-fiction book of the > same name by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward, the two journalists > investigating the Watergate scandal for the "Washington Post".   "All the President's Men", Alan J. Pakula. 4 for Joshua.   > use of drugs that suppress emotions. This was the director's > debut. He later founded a company using part of the same name, > to assure high-quality audio in movie theaters.   "THX 1138", George Lucas. 4 for Joshua, Dan, and Pete.     > * Game 8, Round 8 - Canadiana History - Dates in Canadian History.   > In case case, tell us what happened that day. Where applicable, > be specific. There will be some leniency in scoring.   Yes, this was the second round *this season* on the same topic -- and it included questions on three of the same events as the first one. As you will remember from my posting on 2019-01-13, that round was a bit easier, with some information other than the bare dates given.   > 1. 1982-03-29.   Patriation of the constitution.   > 2. 1885-11-07.   Last spike driven in the Canadian Pacific Railway. (See specially selected non-random signature quote.)   > 3. 1967-04-27.   Opening of the Montreal world's fair, Expo 67. 4 for Joshua.   > 4. 1919-05-15.   Winnipeg General Strike begins. (Accepting any reference to the strike as long as Winnipeg is mentioned.)   In the original game the date given was 1919-05-26 and the expected answer was just the strike. As far as I can tell, that was not the date of any important event during the strike.   > 5. 1917-04-09.   Battle of Vimy Ridge begins.   > 6. 1988-09-22.   Prime Minister Mulroney issues an apology, and announces compensation, for the internment of Japanese-Canadians during World War II.   > 7. 1970-10-16.   Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau imposes the War Measures Act during the October Crisis.   > 8. 1972-09-28.   End of the hockey "summit series" between Team Canada and the USSR. 4 for Pete.   > 9. 1976-07-17.   Opening of the Montreal Olympics, the first hosted in Canada. 4 for Joshua.   > 10. 1995-10-30.   Quebec holds its second referendum calling for independence.     Scores, if there are no errors:   GAME 8 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST TOPICS-> Lit Geo Sci Spo Ent Can FOUR Joshua Kreitzer 32 40 16 20 40 8 132 "Calvin" 24 27 8 28 12 0 91 Pete Gayde 0 16 8 32 20 4 76 Dan Blum 15 18 20 7 20 0 73 Erland Sommarskog 0 32 3 36 -- -- 71   -- Mark Brader "All I can say is that the work Toronto has been done well in every way." msb@vex.net --William C. Van Horne, 1885-11-07   My text in this article is in the public domain.

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Calvin's Quiz #561

tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): May 01 06:52PM > 1 What 1961 film was written by Arthur Miller and starred his then wife Marilyn Monroe?   The Seven-Day Itch   > 3 Somewhat incongruously, what is the first movement in Gustav Holst's Planet Suite?   The Sun   > 4 With a population of c. 12 million, what is the largest non-capital city located entirely within Europe?   St. Petersburg   > 5 Which species of kangaroo is the largest?   red kangaroo   > 6 Peter O'Toole was twice nominated for an Oscar (in two separate movies) for portraying which English king?   Henry VIII   > 8 Which rays were discovered by German physicist Wilhelm Roentgen in 1895?   X-Rays   > 9 Scrooge McDuck and Smaug top which Forbes magazine list?   richest fictional characters   > 10 Who created the animated characters Wallace and Gromit?   Nick Park   -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."

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• QFTCICR19 Game 8, Rounds 7-8: 1970s US cinema, CanDates - 2 Updates

Calvin's Quiz #561

Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Apr 30 09:38PM -0700 1 What 1961 film was written by Arthur Miller and starred his then wife Marilyn Monroe? 2 The paediatrician and author Dr. Benjamin Spock won an Olympic gold medal in 1924 in which sport? 3 Somewhat incongruously, what is the first movement in Gustav Holst's Planet Suite? 4 With a population of c. 12 million, what is the largest non-capital city located entirely within Europe? 5 Which species of kangaroo is the largest? 6 Peter O'Toole was twice nominated for an Oscar (in two separate movies) for portraying which English king? 7 Which American rock group released the 1986 album "Slippery When Wet"? 8 Which rays were discovered by German physicist Wilhelm Roentgen in 1895? 9 Scrooge McDuck and Smaug top which Forbes magazine list? 10 Who created the animated characters Wallace and Gromit?     cheers, calvin

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 01 12:06AM -0500 "Calvin": > 1 What 1961 film was written by Arthur Miller and starred his then > wife Marilyn Monroe?   "Bus Stop".   > 2 The paediatrician and author Dr. Benjamin Spock won an Olympic > gold medal in 1924 in which sport?   Track and field ("athletics" to foreigners)?   > 3 Somewhat incongruously, what is the first movement in Gustav > Holst's Planet Suite?   Venus?   > 4 With a population of c. 12 million, what is the largest > non-capital city located entirely within Europe?   Naples?   > 5 Which species of kangaroo is the largest?   Red? (The only one I can think of.)   > 6 Peter O'Toole was twice nominated for an Oscar (in two separate > movies) for portraying which English king?   Henry II.   > 7 Which American rock group released the 1986 album "Slippery When Wet"? > 8 Which rays were discovered by German physicist Wilhelm Roentgen in 1895?   X-rays.   > 9 Scrooge McDuck and Smaug top which Forbes magazine list?   List of richest fictional characters.     -- Mark Brader | "Warning! Drinking beer, wine or spirits during Toronto | pregnancy can harm your baby." (City of Toronto msb@vex.net | notice in restaurant washrooms--men's and women's)

Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: May 01 09:38AM +0200 > 3 Somewhat incongruously, what is the first movement in Gustav > Holst's Planet Suite?   Mars   > 4 With a population of c. 12 million, what is the largest > non-capital city located entirely within Europe?   Istanbul   > 5 Which species of kangaroo is the largest?   Australian!   > 7 Which American rock group released the 1986 album "Slippery When > Wet"?   Metallica   > 8 Which rays were discovered by German physicist Wilhelm Roentgen in > 1895?   Röntgen rays. OK, so in English they are known as X-rays.

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Calvin's Quiz #560 - ANSWERS & SCORES

Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Apr 30 09:29PM -0700 On Wednesday, April 24, 2019 at 9:27:03 AM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:   > 1 Which instrument is played by the leader of an orchestra?   [First] Violin   > 2 What colour is the artificial surface that the Australian Open tennis tournament has used 2008?   Blue Singleton for Erland   > 3 In fashion, accordion, box, cartridge and honeycomb are varieties of what?   Pleat specifically but I'll accept skirt Singleton for Dan   > 4 Which Irish satirist's works include "The Rivals" (1775), and "The School for Scandal" (1777)?   Richard Sheridan   > 5 Nicknamed the 'Cowboy Capital of The World', Dodge City is located in which US state?   Kansas   > 6 Which 2015 Pixar film features Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness?   Inside Out   > 7 Most NFL games are played on which day of the week?   Sunday   > 8 What rate of GST is charged in New Zealand?   20%   > 9 Which Canadian city hosts the world's largest rodeo?   Calgary   > 10 Who was assassinated at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis on 4th April 1968?   Martin Luther King Jr   Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 560 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 7 20 Dan Blum 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 6 19 Pete Gayde 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 6 19 Mark Brader 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 13 Erland S - - - - - - - - - - --- ---------- 4 1 1 2 3 2 2 0 4 4 23 58%   Congratulations Dan B.   cheers, calvin

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 01 12:03AM -0500 "Calvin": > 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 6 19 Mark Brader   When one of my wild guesses is correct, I'd like to have the point for it, please. -- Mark Brader | "I mean, you know, that... that's *possible*, Toronto | if you want to use *logical thinking*..." msb@vex.net | --Jesse Travis (Chriss Abbott, "Diagnosis: Murder")

Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Apr 30 10:34PM -0700 On Wednesday, May 1, 2019 at 3:03:35 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > > 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 6 19 Mark Brader   > When one of my wild guesses is correct, I'd like to have the point > for it, please.   My bad. NZ's GST is 15% (not 20% as I misquoted) but I marked the entries correctly.   https://www.classic.ird.govt.nz/gst/gst-registering/gst-about/   cheers, calvin

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 01 02:20AM -0500 Mark Brader: > > When one of my wild guesses is correct, I'd like to have the point > > for it, please. "Calvin": > My bad. NZ's GST is 15% (not 20% as I misquoted) but I marked the > entries correctly.   Oh. -- Mark Brader, Toronto "There is no Planet B." msb@vex.net -- Emmanuel Macron

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QFTCICR19 Game 8, Rounds 7-8: 1970s US cinema, CanDates

Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Apr 30 07:22PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:TK2dnWmJJLZBD1vBnZ2dnUU7-   > 1. 1974: The story of an acerbic 1960s comic whose groundbreaking, > no-holds-barred style and social commentary was often deemed > by the Establishment as too obscene for the public.   Lenny, Scorcese     > 2. 1971: Shot in black-and-white and set in a dying Texas town, > this was the film debut of Cybill Shepherd, who the director > had discovered; they went on to have an 8-year relationship.   Last Picture Show, Bogdanovich     > 3. 1974: This Italian-American director made the first sequel ever > to win an Academy Award for Best Picture.   The Godfather Part 2, Coppola     > 4. 1973: Set in the world of small-time New-York hoodlums and > gangsters was this director's first of many collaborations with > Robert De Niro.   Once Upon a Time in America, Scorsese     > 5. 1975: At nearly 3 hours, this movie features a huge cast of > 24 main characters. It's set in the South in the "capital of > country music".   Nashville, Altman     > 6. 1974: A neo-film-noir mystery, nominated for 11 Academy Awards, > was this director's last movie made in the US before he fled the > country to avoid being imprisoned for unlawful sex with a minor.   Chinatown, Polansky   > all five major Academy Awards (Best Picture, Actor in Lead Role, > Actress in Lead Role, Director and Screenplay). It was this > Czech director's second movie made in the US.   One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Chayefsky     > 9. 1976: A political drama based on the 1974 non-fiction book of the > same name by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward, the two journalists > investigating the Watergate scandal for the "Washington Post".   All the President's Men, Chayefsky   > use of drugs that suppress emotions. This was the director's > debut. He later founded a company using part of the same name, > to assure high-quality audio in movie theaters.   THX-1138, Lucas   > 6. 1988-09-22. > 7. 1970-10-16. > 8. 1972-09-28.   Paul Henderson scored THE goal to beat the Russians   > 9. 1976-07-17. > 10. 1995-10-30.   Pete Gayde

Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Apr 30 09:34PM -0700 On Monday, April 29, 2019 at 4:00:02 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:   > had discovered; they went on to have an 8-year relationship.   > 3. 1974: This Italian-American director made the first sequel ever > to win an Academy Award for Best Picture.   Godfather Part II, Coppola   > 4. 1973: Set in the world of small-time New-York hoodlums and > gangsters was this director's first of many collaborations with > Robert De Niro.   Taxi Driver, Scorsese   > 5. 1975: At nearly 3 hours, this movie features a huge cast of > 24 main characters. It's set in the South in the "capital of > country music".   Nashville, Altman   > 6. 1974: A neo-film-noir mystery, nominated for 11 Academy Awards, > was this director's last movie made in the US before he fled the > country to avoid being imprisoned for unlawful sex with a minor.   Polanski, dunno about the film.   > all five major Academy Awards (Best Picture, Actor in Lead Role, > Actress in Lead Role, Director and Screenplay). It was this > Czech director's second movie made in the US.   One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Foreman   > became the first R-rated movie to win the Academy Award for > Best Picture. Two years later, the same person would direct > one of the most famous horror movies of all time.   Midnight Cowboy, dunno   > 9. 1976: A political drama based on the 1974 non-fiction book of the > same name by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward, the two journalists > investigating the Watergate scandal for the "Washington Post".   All the President's Men, dunno   > use of drugs that suppress emotions. This was the director's > debut. He later founded a company using part of the same name, > to assure high-quality audio in movie theaters.   Nope     > * Game 8, Round 8 - Canadiana History - Dates in Canadian History.   Pass   cheers, calvin

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