QFTCI11 Game 4 Rounds 9-10: sports movies, challenge round
Mark Brader
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 in a single followup to the newsgroup,
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. For further information see
my 2011-05-23 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI5GNM, QFTCI11, QFTCIMM)".
I wrote both of these rounds.
* Game 4, Round 9 - Sports Movies
This is the entertainment round; it is also the sports round.
We'd like to thank Unnatural Axxe for this idea, which they used
in the last Final they wrote. For each question, we will name one
or two movies whose plot revolves around a certain sport, and you
must name the sport. In some cases other sports may come up in
a secondary way in the movie, but you must name the main one in
the plot.
Note, some of the sports may be a bit non-mainstream -- but we do
promise that none of them will be poker.
1. "National Velvet" (1944).
2. "Kansas City Bomber" (1972), "Whip It" (2009).
3. "Kingpin" (1996).
4. "A Knight's Tale" (2001).
5. "Bring It On" (2000), "Fired Up!" (2009).
6. "Personal Best" (1982).
7. "Bend It Like Beckham" (2002).
8. "Tin Cup" (1996).
9. "The Harder They Fall" (1956).
10. "Men with Brooms" (2002).
After completing the round, please decode the rot13:
Inevbhf fcbegf ner pnyyrq "sbbgonyy" va qvssrerag pbhagevrf. Vs lbh
tnir gung nafjre, cyrnfr vqragvsl gur fcrpvsvp fcbeg lbh zrna.
* Game 4, Round 10 - Challenge Round from Mars
This is the challenge round from Mars. Your categories are
Field of Mars, Mars, Martial, Martial *Arts*, *Marital* Arts,
and Marital *Art*.
A. Field of Mars (Geography)
A1. In what national capital city would you find a park
whose name translates into English as "Field of Mars"?
A2. Please decode the rot13 only after you are done with
question A1. Gur Cnevf cnex va gur ynfg dhrfgvba jnf
gur Punzc-qr-Znef. Nqwnprag gb rnpu raq bs guvf cnex, naq
ba gur fnzr fvqr bs gur evire Frvar, vf bar bs gur pvgl'f
ynaqznexf. Va Serapu be Ratyvfu, anzr rvgure ynaqznex.
B. Mars (Science)
B1. How long is a year on the planet Mars? Please answer
in Earth days, within 100.
B2. Mars has a thin atmosphere consisting primarily of
what gas?
C. Martial (Literature)
C1. The poet Martial was best known for 12 books of short
satirical verses, called what?
C2. What language were Martial's <answer C1> written in?
D. Martial Arts (Sports)
D1. What martial art has a name that means "gentle way"?
It is derived from an older martial art whose name means
"gentle skill" or "gentle art".
D2. What martial art has a name that means "empty hand"?
E. Marital Arts (Miscellaneous)
These two questions are actually about sex... we apologize for
any implication that that might have something to do with marriage.
Specifically, they are about *4-letter acronyms* related to sex.
E1. What does BDSM stand for?
E2. What does MILF stand for?
F. Marital Art (Entertainment)
These two questions are about movies whose lead characters were
married couples, and were played by real-life *unmarried* couples.
F1. This is a 2005 action comedy with Brad Pitt and Angelina
Jolie playing secret agents specializing in assassination.
Name the movie.
F2. What was the title of the 1949 comedy starring
Katharine Hepburn as a lawyer defending a woman who shot
her own husband, and Spencer Tracy as Hepburn's husband,
the prosecutor?
--
Mark Brader "I cannot reply in French, but I will
Toronto type English very slowly and loudly."
m...@vex.net --Lars Eighner
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Joshua Kreitzer
> or two movies whose plot revolves around a certain sport, and you
> must name the sport.
>
horse racing
> 2. "Kansas City Bomber" (1972), "Whip It" (2009).
roller derby
> 3. "Kingpin" (1996).
bowling
> 4. "A Knight's Tale" (2001).
jousting
> 5. "Bring It On" (2000), "Fired Up!" (2009).
cheerleading
> 6. "Personal Best" (1982).
running
> 7. "Bend It Like Beckham" (2002).
soccer
> 8. "Tin Cup" (1996).
golf
> 9. "The Harder They Fall" (1956).
wrestling
> 10. "Men with Brooms" (2002).
curling
> * Game 4, Round 10 - Challenge Round from Mars
>
> A. Field of Mars (Geography)
>
> A1. In what national capital city would you find a park
> whose name translates into English as "Field of Mars"?
Paris
> A2. Please decode the rot13 only after you are done with
> question A1. Gur Cnevf cnex va gur ynfg dhrfgvba jnf
> gur Punzc-qr-Znef. Nqwnprag gb rnpu raq bs guvf cnex, naq
> ba gur fnzr fvqr bs gur evire Frvar, vf bar bs gur pvgl'f
> ynaqznexf. Va Serapu be Ratyvfu, anzr rvgure ynaqznex.
Arc de Triomphe; Eiffel Tower
> B. Mars (Science)
>
> B1. How long is a year on the planet Mars? Please answer
> in Earth days, within 100.
450
> B2. Mars has a thin atmosphere consisting primarily of
> what gas?
nitrogen
> C. Martial (Literature)
>
> C1. The poet Martial was best known for 12 books of short
> satirical verses, called what?
couplets
> C2. What language were Martial's <answer C1> written in?
Latin
> D. Martial Arts (Sports)
>
> D1. What martial art has a name that means "gentle way"?
> It is derived from an older martial art whose name means
> "gentle skill" or "gentle art".
aikido
> D2. What martial art has a name that means "empty hand"?
karate
> E. Marital Arts (Miscellaneous)
>
> These two questions are actually about sex... we apologize for
> any implication that that might have something to do with marriage.
> Specifically, they are about *4-letter acronyms* related to sex.
>
> E1. What does BDSM stand for?
"bondage, discipline, sadism & masochism"
> E2. What does MILF stand for?
"mother I'd like to fuck"
> F. Marital Art (Entertainment)
>
> F1. This is a 2005 action comedy with Brad Pitt and Angelina
> Jolie playing secret agents specializing in assassination.
> Name the movie.
"Mr. & Mrs. Smith"
> F2. What was the title of the 1949 comedy starring
> Katharine Hepburn as a lawyer defending a woman who shot
> her own husband, and Spencer Tracy as Hepburn's husband,
> the prosecutor?
"Adam's Rib"
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Erland Sommarskog
> 7. "Bend It Like Beckham" (2002).
Football
> 9. "The Harder They Fall" (1956).
Boxing
> After completing the round, please decode the rot13:
> Inevbhf fcbegf ner pnyyrq "sbbgonyy" va qvssrerag pbhagevrf. Vs lbh
> tnir gung nafjre, cyrnfr vqragvsl gur fcrpvsvp fcbeg lbh zrna.
Don't be silly. If I say football, I mean football, and nothing else.
> A1. In what national capital city would you find a park
> whose name translates into English as "Field of Mars"?
Paris
> A2. Please decode the rot13 only after you are done with
> question A1. Gur Cnevf cnex va gur ynfg dhrfgvba jnf
> gur Punzc-qr-Znef. Nqwnprag gb rnpu raq bs guvf cnex, naq
> ba gur fnzr fvqr bs gur evire Frvar, vf bar bs gur pvgl'f
> ynaqznexf. Va Serapu be Ratyvfu, anzr rvgure ynaqznex.
École Miltaire et La Tour Eiffel
> B. Mars (Science)
>
> B1. How long is a year on the planet Mars? Please answer
> in Earth days, within 100.
450
> B2. Mars has a thin atmosphere consisting primarily of
> what gas?
Nitrogen
> C2. What language were Martial's <answer C1> written in?
Latin
> D1. What martial art has a name that means "gentle way"?
> It is derived from an older martial art whose name means
> "gentle skill" or "gentle art".
Jujitsu
> D2. What martial art has a name that means "empty hand"?
Karate
> E1. What does BDSM stand for?
Bondage-Dominance-Sado-Masochistic
> E2. What does MILF stand for?
No idea, but it sounds more like a guerrilla organisation than sex-related!
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
Dan Tilque
>
> * Game 4, Round 9 - Sports Movies
>
> This is the entertainment round; it is also the sports round.
> We'd like to thank Unnatural Axxe for this idea, which they used
> in the last Final they wrote. For each question, we will name one
> or two movies whose plot revolves around a certain sport, and you
> must name the sport. In some cases other sports may come up in
> a secondary way in the movie, but you must name the main one in
> the plot.
>
> Note, some of the sports may be a bit non-mainstream -- but we do
> promise that none of them will be poker.
>
> 1. "National Velvet" (1944).
horse racing
> 2. "Kansas City Bomber" (1972), "Whip It" (2009).
roller derby
> 3. "Kingpin" (1996).
bowling
> 4. "A Knight's Tale" (2001).
jousting
> 5. "Bring It On" (2000), "Fired Up!" (2009).
MMA
> 6. "Personal Best" (1982).
track & field
> 7. "Bend It Like Beckham" (2002).
association football
> 8. "Tin Cup" (1996).
golf
> 9. "The Harder They Fall" (1956).
boxing
> 10. "Men with Brooms" (2002).
curling
>
> After completing the round, please decode the rot13:
> Inevbhf fcbegf ner pnyyrq "sbbgonyy" va qvssrerag pbhagevrf. Vs lbh
> tnir gung nafjre, cyrnfr vqragvsl gur fcrpvsvp fcbeg lbh zrna.
>
>
> * Game 4, Round 10 - Challenge Round from Mars
>
> This is the challenge round from Mars. Your categories are
> Field of Mars, Mars, Martial, Martial *Arts*, *Marital* Arts,
> and Marital *Art*.
>
> A. Field of Mars (Geography)
>
> A1. In what national capital city would you find a park
> whose name translates into English as "Field of Mars"?
Rome
>
> A2. Please decode the rot13 only after you are done with
> question A1. Gur Cnevf cnex va gur ynfg dhrfgvba jnf
> gur Punzc-qr-Znef. Nqwnprag gb rnpu raq bs guvf cnex, naq
> ba gur fnzr fvqr bs gur evire Frvar, vf bar bs gur pvgl'f
> ynaqznexf. Va Serapu be Ratyvfu, anzr rvgure ynaqznex.
Arc de Triumphe
>
> B. Mars (Science)
>
> B1. How long is a year on the planet Mars? Please answer
> in Earth days, within 100.
670
>
> B2. Mars has a thin atmosphere consisting primarily of
> what gas?
carbon dioxide
>
> C. Martial (Literature)
>
> C1. The poet Martial was best known for 12 books of short
> satirical verses, called what?
Apologia
>
> C2. What language were Martial's <answer C1> written in?
Latin
>
> D. Martial Arts (Sports)
>
> D1. What martial art has a name that means "gentle way"?
> It is derived from an older martial art whose name means
> "gentle skill" or "gentle art".
judo
>
> D2. What martial art has a name that means "empty hand"?
karate
>
> E. Marital Arts (Miscellaneous)
>
> These two questions are actually about sex... we apologize for
> any implication that that might have something to do with marriage.
> Specifically, they are about *4-letter acronyms* related to sex.
>
> E1. What does BDSM stand for?
bondage & dicipline/sado-masochism
>
> E2. What does MILF stand for?
(a) mother I'd love to fuck
>
> F. Marital Art (Entertainment)
>
> These two questions are about movies whose lead characters were
> married couples, and were played by real-life *unmarried* couples.
>
> F1. This is a 2005 action comedy with Brad Pitt and Angelina
> Jolie playing secret agents specializing in assassination.
> Name the movie.
>
> F2. What was the title of the 1949 comedy starring
> Katharine Hepburn as a lawyer defending a woman who shot
> her own husband, and Spencer Tracy as Hepburn's husband,
> the prosecutor?
>
--
Dan Tilque
Keeping Pluto dead has taken a lot of work.
-- Mike Brown "How I killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming"
swp
> * Game 4, Round 9 - Sports Movies
>
> This is the entertainment round; it is also the sports round.
> We'd like to thank Unnatural Axxe for this idea, which they used
> in the last Final they wrote. For each question, we will name one
> or two movies whose plot revolves around a certain sport, and you
> must name the sport. In some cases other sports may come up in
> a secondary way in the movie, but you must name the main one in
> the plot.
>
> Note, some of the sports may be a bit non-mainstream -- but we do
> promise that none of them will be poker.
>
> 1. "National Velvet" (1944).
horse racing
> 2. "Kansas City Bomber" (1972), "Whip It" (2009).
roller derby (I only saw the latter, it was good)
> 3. "Kingpin" (1996).
10-pin bowling
> 4. "A Knight's Tale" (2001).
jousting
> 5. "Bring It On" (2000), "Fired Up!" (2009).
cheerleading
> 6. "Personal Best" (1982).
track & field (?)
> 7. "Bend It Like Beckham" (2002).
soccer
> 8. "Tin Cup" (1996).
golf
> 9. "The Harder They Fall" (1956).
boxing
> 10. "Men with Brooms" (2002).
curling (?)
> * Game 4, Round 10 - Challenge Round from Mars
>
> This is the challenge round from Mars. Your categories are
> Field of Mars, Mars, Martial, Martial *Arts*, *Marital* Arts,
> and Marital *Art*.
>
> A. Field of Mars (Geography)
>
> A1. In what national capital city would you find a park
> whose name translates into English as "Field of Mars"?
rome (campus martius); paris (been to both)
> A2. Please decode the rot13 only after you are done with
> question A1. Gur Cnevf cnex va gur ynfg dhrfgvba jnf
> gur Punzc-qr-Znef. Nqwnprag gb rnpu raq bs guvf cnex, naq
> ba gur fnzr fvqr bs gur evire Frvar, vf bar bs gur pvgl'f
> ynaqznexf. Va Serapu be Ratyvfu, anzr rvgure ynaqznex.
champs elysais; eiffel tower
> B. Mars (Science)
>
> B1. How long is a year on the planet Mars? Please answer
> in Earth days, within 100.
686
> B2. Mars has a thin atmosphere consisting primarily of
> what gas?
carbon dioxide
> C. Martial (Literature)
>
> C1. The poet Martial was best known for 12 books of short
> satirical verses, called what?
limericks ; quatrains
> C2. What language were Martial's <answer C1> written in?
french ; latin
> D. Martial Arts (Sports)
>
> D1. What martial art has a name that means "gentle way"?
> It is derived from an older martial art whose name means
> "gentle skill" or "gentle art".
judo
> D2. What martial art has a name that means "empty hand"?
karate
> E. Marital Arts (Miscellaneous)
>
> These two questions are actually about sex... we apologize for
> any implication that that might have something to do with marriage.
> Specifically, they are about *4-letter acronyms* related to sex.
>
> E1. What does BDSM stand for?
bondage and discipline (b&d), dominance and submission (d&s), and sadism and masochism
> E2. What does MILF stand for?
mom i'd like to fuck
> F. Marital Art (Entertainment)
>
> These two questions are about movies whose lead characters were
> married couples, and were played by real-life *unmarried* couples.
>
> F1. This is a 2005 action comedy with Brad Pitt and Angelina
> Jolie playing secret agents specializing in assassination.
> Name the movie.
mr and mrs smith
> F2. What was the title of the 1949 comedy starring
> Katharine Hepburn as a lawyer defending a woman who shot
> her own husband, and Spencer Tracy as Hepburn's husband,
> the prosecutor?
adam's rib (?)
swp
Pete
news:xtydnQIhybchzdrT...@vex.net:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2011-02-07,
> 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 in a single followup to the newsgroup,
> 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. For further information see
> my 2011-05-23 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI5GNM, QFTCI11, QFTCIMM)".
>
> I wrote both of these rounds.
>
>
> * Game 4, Round 9 - Sports Movies
>
> This is the entertainment round; it is also the sports round.
> We'd like to thank Unnatural Axxe for this idea, which they used
> in the last Final they wrote. For each question, we will name one
> or two movies whose plot revolves around a certain sport, and you
> must name the sport. In some cases other sports may come up in
> a secondary way in the movie, but you must name the main one in
> the plot.
>
> Note, some of the sports may be a bit non-mainstream -- but we do
> promise that none of them will be poker.
>
> 1. "National Velvet" (1944).
Horse Racing
> 2. "Kansas City Bomber" (1972), "Whip It" (2009).
Roller Derby
> 3. "Kingpin" (1996).
Bowling
> 4. "A Knight's Tale" (2001).
Jousting
> 5. "Bring It On" (2000), "Fired Up!" (2009).
Cheerleading
> 6. "Personal Best" (1982).
Figure Skating
> 7. "Bend It Like Beckham" (2002).
Soccer
> 8. "Tin Cup" (1996).
Golf
> 9. "The Harder They Fall" (1956).
Boxing
> 10. "Men with Brooms" (2002).
Curling
>
> After completing the round, please decode the rot13:
> Inevbhf fcbegf ner pnyyrq "sbbgonyy" va qvssrerag pbhagevrf. Vs lbh
> tnir gung nafjre, cyrnfr vqragvsl gur fcrpvsvp fcbeg lbh zrna.
>
>
> * Game 4, Round 10 - Challenge Round from Mars
>
> This is the challenge round from Mars. Your categories are
> Field of Mars, Mars, Martial, Martial *Arts*, *Marital* Arts,
> and Marital *Art*.
>
> A. Field of Mars (Geography)
>
> A1. In what national capital city would you find a park
> whose name translates into English as "Field of Mars"?
Berlin
>
> A2. Please decode the rot13 only after you are done with
> question A1. Gur Cnevf cnex va gur ynfg dhrfgvba jnf
> gur Punzc-qr-Znef. Nqwnprag gb rnpu raq bs guvf cnex, naq
> ba gur fnzr fvqr bs gur evire Frvar, vf bar bs gur pvgl'f
> ynaqznexf. Va Serapu be Ratyvfu, anzr rvgure ynaqznex.
Eiffel Tower
>
> B. Mars (Science)
>
> B1. How long is a year on the planet Mars? Please answer
> in Earth days, within 100.
550
>
> B2. Mars has a thin atmosphere consisting primarily of
> what gas?
Hydrogen
>
> C. Martial (Literature)
>
> C1. The poet Martial was best known for 12 books of short
> satirical verses, called what?
>
> C2. What language were Martial's <answer C1> written in?
>
> D. Martial Arts (Sports)
>
> D1. What martial art has a name that means "gentle way"?
> It is derived from an older martial art whose name means
> "gentle skill" or "gentle art".
Tai Chi
>
> D2. What martial art has a name that means "empty hand"?
Karate
>
> E. Marital Arts (Miscellaneous)
>
> These two questions are actually about sex... we apologize for
> any implication that that might have something to do with marriage.
> Specifically, they are about *4-letter acronyms* related to sex.
>
> E1. What does BDSM stand for?
>
> E2. What does MILF stand for?
>
> F. Marital Art (Entertainment)
>
> These two questions are about movies whose lead characters were
> married couples, and were played by real-life *unmarried* couples.
>
> F1. This is a 2005 action comedy with Brad Pitt and Angelina
> Jolie playing secret agents specializing in assassination.
> Name the movie.
>
> F2. What was the title of the 1949 comedy starring
> Katharine Hepburn as a lawyer defending a woman who shot
> her own husband, and Spencer Tracy as Hepburn's husband,
> the prosecutor?
>
Pete
Marc Dashevsky
> * Game 4, Round 9 - Sports Movies
>
> This is the entertainment round; it is also the sports round.
> We'd like to thank Unnatural Axxe for this idea, which they used
> in the last Final they wrote. For each question, we will name one
> or two movies whose plot revolves around a certain sport, and you
> must name the sport. In some cases other sports may come up in
> a secondary way in the movie, but you must name the main one in
> the plot.
>
> Note, some of the sports may be a bit non-mainstream -- but we do
> promise that none of them will be poker.
>
> 1. "National Velvet" (1944).
> 2. "Kansas City Bomber" (1972), "Whip It" (2009).
rollerderby
> 3. "Kingpin" (1996).
bowling
> 4. "A Knight's Tale" (2001).
jousting
> 5. "Bring It On" (2000), "Fired Up!" (2009).
cheerleading
> 6. "Personal Best" (1982).
track and field
> 7. "Bend It Like Beckham" (2002).
soccer
> 8. "Tin Cup" (1996).
golf
> 9. "The Harder They Fall" (1956).
boxing
> 10. "Men with Brooms" (2002).
curling
> After completing the round, please decode the rot13:
> Inevbhf fcbegf ner pnyyrq "sbbgonyy" va qvssrerag pbhagevrf. Vs lbh
> tnir gung nafjre, cyrnfr vqragvsl gur fcrpvsvp fcbeg lbh zrna.
>
>
> * Game 4, Round 10 - Challenge Round from Mars
>
> This is the challenge round from Mars. Your categories are
> Field of Mars, Mars, Martial, Martial *Arts*, *Marital* Arts,
> and Marital *Art*.
>
> A. Field of Mars (Geography)
>
> A1. In what national capital city would you find a park
> whose name translates into English as "Field of Mars"?
Paris
> A2. Please decode the rot13 only after you are done with
> question A1. Gur Cnevf cnex va gur ynfg dhrfgvba jnf
> gur Punzc-qr-Znef. Nqwnprag gb rnpu raq bs guvf cnex, naq
> ba gur fnzr fvqr bs gur evire Frvar, vf bar bs gur pvgl'f
> ynaqznexf. Va Serapu be Ratyvfu, anzr rvgure ynaqznex.
Eiffel Tower
> B. Mars (Science)
>
> B1. How long is a year on the planet Mars? Please answer
> in Earth days, within 100.
500
> B2. Mars has a thin atmosphere consisting primarily of
> what gas?
carbon dioxide
> C. Martial (Literature)
>
> C1. The poet Martial was best known for 12 books of short
> satirical verses, called what?
>
> C2. What language were Martial's <answer C1> written in?
Latin
> D. Martial Arts (Sports)
>
> D1. What martial art has a name that means "gentle way"?
> It is derived from an older martial art whose name means
> "gentle skill" or "gentle art".
judo
> D2. What martial art has a name that means "empty hand"?
karate
> E. Marital Arts (Miscellaneous)
>
> These two questions are actually about sex... we apologize for
> any implication that that might have something to do with marriage.
> Specifically, they are about *4-letter acronyms* related to sex.
>
> E1. What does BDSM stand for?
bondage, discipline, sadomasochism
> E2. What does MILF stand for?
Mother I'd Like to Fornicate [four-letter variant]
> F. Marital Art (Entertainment)
>
> These two questions are about movies whose lead characters were
> married couples, and were played by real-life *unmarried* couples.
>
> F1. This is a 2005 action comedy with Brad Pitt and Angelina
> Jolie playing secret agents specializing in assassination.
> Name the movie.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith
> F2. What was the title of the 1949 comedy starring
> Katharine Hepburn as a lawyer defending a woman who shot
> her own husband, and Spencer Tracy as Hepburn's husband,
> the prosecutor?
Adam's Rib
--
Go to http://MarcDashevsky.com to send me e-mail.
Dan Blum
> * Game 4, Round 9 - Sports Movies
> 1. "National Velvet" (1944).
horse racing
> 2. "Kansas City Bomber" (1972), "Whip It" (2009).
roller derby
> 3. "Kingpin" (1996).
bowling
> 4. "A Knight's Tale" (2001).
jousting
> 5. "Bring It On" (2000), "Fired Up!" (2009).
cheerleading
> 6. "Personal Best" (1982).
running
> 7. "Bend It Like Beckham" (2002).
soccer
> 8. "Tin Cup" (1996).
golf
> 9. "The Harder They Fall" (1956).
boxing; wrestling
> 10. "Men with Brooms" (2002).
curling
> * Game 4, Round 10 - Challenge Round from Mars
> A. Field of Mars (Geography)
> A1. In what national capital city would you find a park
> whose name translates into English as "Field of Mars"?
Rome; Paris
> A2. Please decode the rot13 only after you are done with
> question A1. Gur Cnevf cnex va gur ynfg dhrfgvba jnf
> gur Punzc-qr-Znef. Nqwnprag gb rnpu raq bs guvf cnex, naq
> ba gur fnzr fvqr bs gur evire Frvar, vf bar bs gur pvgl'f
> ynaqznexf. Va Serapu be Ratyvfu, anzr rvgure ynaqznex.
Arc de Triomphe
> B. Mars (Science)
> B1. How long is a year on the planet Mars? Please answer
> in Earth days, within 100.
700
> B2. Mars has a thin atmosphere consisting primarily of
> what gas?
nitrogen; carbon dioxide
> C. Martial (Literature)
> C2. What language were Martial's <answer C1> written in?
Latin
> D. Martial Arts (Sports)
> D1. What martial art has a name that means "gentle way"?
> It is derived from an older martial art whose name means
> "gentle skill" or "gentle art".
tai chi
> D2. What martial art has a name that means "empty hand"?
karate; jujitsu
> E. Marital Arts (Miscellaneous)
> E1. What does BDSM stand for?
bondage, dominance, sadism, masochism
> E2. What does MILF stand for?
mother I'd like to fuck
> F. Marital Art (Entertainment)
> F1. This is a 2005 action comedy with Brad Pitt and Angelina
> Jolie playing secret agents specializing in assassination.
> Name the movie.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith
> F2. What was the title of the 1949 comedy starring
> Katharine Hepburn as a lawyer defending a woman who shot
> her own husband, and Spencer Tracy as Hepburn's husband,
> the prosecutor?
Adam's Rib
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Jeffrey Turner
>
>
> * Game 4, Round 9 - Sports Movies
>
> This is the entertainment round; it is also the sports round.
> We'd like to thank Unnatural Axxe for this idea, which they used
> in the last Final they wrote. For each question, we will name one
> or two movies whose plot revolves around a certain sport, and you
> must name the sport. In some cases other sports may come up in
> a secondary way in the movie, but you must name the main one in
> the plot.
>
> Note, some of the sports may be a bit non-mainstream -- but we do
> promise that none of them will be poker.
>
> 1. "National Velvet" (1944).
Equestrian events
> 2. "Kansas City Bomber" (1972), "Whip It" (2009).
> 3. "Kingpin" (1996).
Bowling
> 4. "A Knight's Tale" (2001).
Chess
> 5. "Bring It On" (2000), "Fired Up!" (2009).
> 6. "Personal Best" (1982).
> 7. "Bend It Like Beckham" (2002).
Soccer
> 8. "Tin Cup" (1996).
Ice Hockey
> 9. "The Harder They Fall" (1956).
Boxing
> 10. "Men with Brooms" (2002).
Curling
abcdefghijklm
nopqrstuvwxyz
> After completing the round, please decode the rot13:
> Inevbhf fcbegf ner pnyyrq "sbbgonyy" va qvssrerag pbhagevrf. Vs lbh
Various sports are called "football" in different countries.
> tnir gung nafjre, cyrnfr vqragvsl gur fcrpvsvp fcbeg lbh zrna.
>
>
> * Game 4, Round 10 - Challenge Round from Mars
>
> This is the challenge round from Mars. Your categories are
> Field of Mars, Mars, Martial, Martial *Arts*, *Marital* Arts,
> and Marital *Art*.
>
> A. Field of Mars (Geography)
>
> A1. In what national capital city would you find a park
> whose name translates into English as "Field of Mars"?
Greece
> A2. Please decode the rot13 only after you are done with
> question A1. Gur Cnevf cnex va gur ynfg dhrfgvba jnf
The Paris park in the last question was
> gur Punzc-qr-Znef. Nqwnprag gb rnpu raq bs guvf cnex, naq
the Champ-de-Mars. Adjacent to each end of this park, and
> ba gur fnzr fvqr bs gur evire Frvar, vf bar bs gur pvgl'f
on the same side of the river Seine, is one of the city's
> ynaqznexf. Va Serapu be Ratyvfu, anzr rvgure ynaqznex.
landmarks. In French or English, name either landmark.
Eiffel Tower
> B. Mars (Science)
>
> B1. How long is a year on the planet Mars? Please answer
> in Earth days, within 100.
600
> B2. Mars has a thin atmosphere consisting primarily of
> what gas?
Argon
> C. Martial (Literature)
>
> C1. The poet Martial was best known for 12 books of short
> satirical verses, called what?
>
> C2. What language were Martial's<answer C1> written in?
Latin
> D. Martial Arts (Sports)
>
> D1. What martial art has a name that means "gentle way"?
> It is derived from an older martial art whose name means
> "gentle skill" or "gentle art".
>
> D2. What martial art has a name that means "empty hand"?
>
> E. Marital Arts (Miscellaneous)
>
> These two questions are actually about sex... we apologize for
> any implication that that might have something to do with marriage.
> Specifically, they are about *4-letter acronyms* related to sex.
>
> E1. What does BDSM stand for?
Bondage/Discipline/Sado-Masochism
> E2. What does MILF stand for?
Mom I'd Like (to) Fuck
> F. Marital Art (Entertainment)
>
> These two questions are about movies whose lead characters were
> married couples, and were played by real-life *unmarried* couples.
>
> F1. This is a 2005 action comedy with Brad Pitt and Angelina
> Jolie playing secret agents specializing in assassination.
> Name the movie.
Kill Bill
> F2. What was the title of the 1949 comedy starring
> Katharine Hepburn as a lawyer defending a woman who shot
> her own husband, and Spencer Tracy as Hepburn's husband,
> the prosecutor?
Adam's Rib
--Jeff
Calvin
> * Game 4, Round 9 - Sports Movies
>
> This is the entertainment round; it is also the sports round.
> We'd like to thank Unnatural Axxe for this idea, which they used
> in the last Final they wrote. For each question, we will name one
> or two movies whose plot revolves around a certain sport, and you
> must name the sport. In some cases other sports may come up in
> a secondary way in the movie, but you must name the main one in
> the plot.
>
> Note, some of the sports may be a bit non-mainstream -- but we do
> promise that none of them will be poker.
>
> 1. "National Velvet" (1944).
Horse Racing
> 2. "Kansas City Bomber" (1972), "Whip It" (2009).
Boxing?
> 3. "Kingpin" (1996).
Bowling presumably
> 4. "A Knight's Tale" (2001).
Jousting
> 5. "Bring It On" (2000), "Fired Up!" (2009).
Cheerleading
> 6. "Personal Best" (1982).
Athletics, swimming
> 7. "Bend It Like Beckham" (2002).
Soccer
> 8. "Tin Cup" (1996).
Golf
> 9. "The Harder They Fall" (1956).
American Football
> 10. "Men with Brooms" (2002).
Curling I guess
> * Game 4, Round 10 - Challenge Round from Mars
>
> This is the challenge round from Mars. Your categories are
> Field of Mars, Mars, Martial, Martial *Arts*, *Marital* Arts,
> and Marital *Art*.
>
> A. Field of Mars (Geography)
>
> A1. In what national capital city would you find a park
> whose name translates into English as "Field of Mars"?
>
> A2. Please decode the rot13 only after you are done with
> question A1. Gur Cnevf cnex va gur ynfg dhrfgvba jnf
> gur Punzc-qr-Znef. Nqwnprag gb rnpu raq bs guvf cnex, naq
> ba gur fnzr fvqr bs gur evire Frvar, vf bar bs gur pvgl'f
> ynaqznexf. Va Serapu be Ratyvfu, anzr rvgure ynaqznex.
Eiffel Tower
> B. Mars (Science)
>
> B1. How long is a year on the planet Mars? Please answer
> in Earth days, within 100.
750, 950
> B2. Mars has a thin atmosphere consisting primarily of
> what gas?
Nitrogen, Oxygen
> C. Martial (Literature)
>
> C1. The poet Martial was best known for 12 books of short
> satirical verses, called what?
>
> C2. What language were Martial's <answer C1> written in?
Latin, Greek
> D. Martial Arts (Sports)
>
> D1. What martial art has a name that means "gentle way"?
> It is derived from an older martial art whose name means
> "gentle skill" or "gentle art".
Judo
> D2. What martial art has a name that means "empty hand"?
Karate
> E. Marital Arts (Miscellaneous)
>
> These two questions are actually about sex... we apologize for
> any implication that that might have something to do with marriage.
> Specifically, they are about *4-letter acronyms* related to sex.
>
> E1. What does BDSM stand for?
Bondage, something, Sadism and Masochism
> E2. What does MILF stand for?
Mother I'd like to f&%k
> F. Marital Art (Entertainment)
>
> These two questions are about movies whose lead characters were
> married couples, and were played by real-life *unmarried* couples.
>
> F1. This is a 2005 action comedy with Brad Pitt and Angelina
> Jolie playing secret agents specializing in assassination.
> Name the movie.
Mr and Mrs Smith
> F2. What was the title of the 1949 comedy starring
> Katharine Hepburn as a lawyer defending a woman who shot
> her own husband, and Spencer Tracy as Hepburn's husband,
> the prosecutor?
No idea.
--
cheers,
calvin
Joachim Parsch
Mark Brader schrieb:
> * Game 4, Round 9 - Sports Movies
>
> This is the entertainment round; it is also the sports round.
> We'd like to thank Unnatural Axxe for this idea, which they used
> in the last Final they wrote. For each question, we will name one
> or two movies whose plot revolves around a certain sport, and you
> must name the sport. In some cases other sports may come up in
> a secondary way in the movie, but you must name the main one in
> the plot.
>
> Note, some of the sports may be a bit non-mainstream -- but we do
> promise that none of them will be poker.
>
> 1. "National Velvet" (1944).
American Football?
> 2. "Kansas City Bomber" (1972), "Whip It" (2009).
American Football?
> 3. "Kingpin" (1996).
Bowling.
> 4. "A Knight's Tale" (2001).
Chess.
> 5. "Bring It On" (2000), "Fired Up!" (2009).
American Football?
> 6. "Personal Best" (1982).
Track & Field.
> 7. "Bend It Like Beckham" (2002).
Soccer.
> 8. "Tin Cup" (1996).
Golf.
> 9. "The Harder They Fall" (1956).
Boxing.
> 10. "Men with Brooms" (2002).
Curling? (apart from Quidditch the only sport I know, where
brooms are used)
>
> After completing the round, please decode the rot13:
> Inevbhf fcbegf ner pnyyrq "sbbgonyy" va qvssrerag pbhagevrf. Vs lbh
> tnir gung nafjre, cyrnfr vqragvsl gur fcrpvsvp fcbeg lbh zrna.
>
> * Game 4, Round 10 - Challenge Round from Mars
>
> This is the challenge round from Mars. Your categories are
> Field of Mars, Mars, Martial, Martial *Arts*, *Marital* Arts,
> and Marital *Art*.
>
> A. Field of Mars (Geography)
>
> A1. In what national capital city would you find a park
> whose name translates into English as "Field of Mars"?
>
> A2. Please decode the rot13 only after you are done with
> question A1. Gur Cnevf cnex va gur ynfg dhrfgvba jnf
> gur Punzc-qr-Znef. Nqwnprag gb rnpu raq bs guvf cnex, naq
> ba gur fnzr fvqr bs gur evire Frvar, vf bar bs gur pvgl'f
> ynaqznexf. Va Serapu be Ratyvfu, anzr rvgure ynaqznex.
Tour d'Eiffel?
> B. Mars (Science)
>
> B1. How long is a year on the planet Mars? Please answer
> in Earth days, within 100.
600.
> B2. Mars has a thin atmosphere consisting primarily of
> what gas?
CO2.
> C. Martial (Literature)
>
> C1. The poet Martial was best known for 12 books of short
> satirical verses, called what?
>
> C2. What language were Martial's <answer C1> written in?
French?
> D. Martial Arts (Sports)
>
> D1. What martial art has a name that means "gentle way"?
> It is derived from an older martial art whose name means
> "gentle skill" or "gentle art".
Jiu-Jitsu.
> D2. What martial art has a name that means "empty hand"?
Taekwondo?
> E. Marital Arts (Miscellaneous)
>
> These two questions are actually about sex... we apologize for
> any implication that that might have something to do with marriage.
> Specifically, they are about *4-letter acronyms* related to sex.
>
> E1. What does BDSM stand for?
Bondage-Discipline-Sadism-Masochism.
> E2. What does MILF stand for?
Mother I'd Like to Fuck.
> F. Marital Art (Entertainment)
>
> These two questions are about movies whose lead characters were
> married couples, and were played by real-life *unmarried* couples.
>
> F1. This is a 2005 action comedy with Brad Pitt and Angelina
> Jolie playing secret agents specializing in assassination.
> Name the movie.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith.
> F2. What was the title of the 1949 comedy starring
> Katharine Hepburn as a lawyer defending a woman who shot
> her own husband, and Spencer Tracy as Hepburn's husband,
> the prosecutor?
"Marriage War" (Literal translation of German title "Ehekrieg")
This probably has nothing to do with the original title..-
Joachim
Peter Smyth
news:xtydnQIhybchzdrT...@vex.net...
>
>These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2011-02-07,
>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 in a single followup to the newsgroup,
>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. For further information see
>my 2011-05-23 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
>Inquisition (QFTCI5GNM, QFTCI11, QFTCIMM)".
>
>I wrote both of these rounds.
>
>
>* Game 4, Round 9 - Sports Movies
>
>This is the entertainment round; it is also the sports round.
>We'd like to thank Unnatural Axxe for this idea, which they used
>in the last Final they wrote. For each question, we will name one
>or two movies whose plot revolves around a certain sport, and you
>must name the sport. In some cases other sports may come up in
>a secondary way in the movie, but you must name the main one in
>the plot.
>
>Note, some of the sports may be a bit non-mainstream -- but we do
>promise that none of them will be poker.
>
>1. "National Velvet" (1944).
>2. "Kansas City Bomber" (1972), "Whip It" (2009).
>3. "Kingpin" (1996).
>4. "A Knight's Tale" (2001).
>5. "Bring It On" (2000), "Fired Up!" (2009).
>6. "Personal Best" (1982).
>7. "Bend It Like Beckham" (2002).
>8. "Tin Cup" (1996).
Golf
>10. "Men with Brooms" (2002).
>
>After completing the round, please decode the rot13:
>Inevbhf fcbegf ner pnyyrq "sbbgonyy" va qvssrerag pbhagevrf. Vs lbh
>tnir gung nafjre, cyrnfr vqragvsl gur fcrpvsvp fcbeg lbh zrna.
>
>
>* Game 4, Round 10 - Challenge Round from Mars
>
>This is the challenge round from Mars. Your categories are
>Field of Mars, Mars, Martial, Martial *Arts*, *Marital* Arts,
>and Marital *Art*.
>
>A. Field of Mars (Geography)
>
> A1. In what national capital city would you find a park
> whose name translates into English as "Field of Mars"?
> A2. Please decode the rot13 only after you are done with
> question A1. Gur Cnevf cnex va gur ynfg dhrfgvba jnf
> gur Punzc-qr-Znef. Nqwnprag gb rnpu raq bs guvf cnex, naq
> ba gur fnzr fvqr bs gur evire Frvar, vf bar bs gur pvgl'f
> ynaqznexf. Va Serapu be Ratyvfu, anzr rvgure ynaqznex.
>B. Mars (Science)
>
> B1. How long is a year on the planet Mars? Please answer
> in Earth days, within 100.
> B2. Mars has a thin atmosphere consisting primarily of
> what gas?
>C. Martial (Literature)
>
> C1. The poet Martial was best known for 12 books of short
> satirical verses, called what?
>
> C2. What language were Martial's <answer C1> written in?
>D. Martial Arts (Sports)
>
> D1. What martial art has a name that means "gentle way"?
> It is derived from an older martial art whose name means
> "gentle skill" or "gentle art".
> D2. What martial art has a name that means "empty hand"?
>E. Marital Arts (Miscellaneous)
>
>These two questions are actually about sex... we apologize for
>any implication that that might have something to do with marriage.
>Specifically, they are about *4-letter acronyms* related to sex.
>
> E1. What does BDSM stand for?
> E2. What does MILF stand for?
>
>These two questions are about movies whose lead characters were
>married couples, and were played by real-life *unmarried* couples.
>
> F1. This is a 2005 action comedy with Brad Pitt and Angelina
> Jolie playing secret agents specializing in assassination.
> Name the movie.
>
> F2. What was the title of the 1949 comedy starring
> Katharine Hepburn as a lawyer defending a woman who shot
> her own husband, and Spencer Tracy as Hepburn's husband,
> the prosecutor?
Peter Smyth
Rob Parker
>
Horse racing
> 2. "Kansas City Bomber" (1972), "Whip It" (2009).
Roller skating
> 3. "Kingpin" (1996).
Bowling
> 4. "A Knight's Tale" (2001).
Jousting (?)
> 5. "Bring It On" (2000), "Fired Up!" (2009).
Boxing; dog-sled racing
> 6. "Personal Best" (1982).
Swimming; athletics
> 7. "Bend It Like Beckham" (2002).
Football (ie. soccer)
> 8. "Tin Cup" (1996).
Dog-sled racing; begging
> 9. "The Harder They Fall" (1956).
Boxing
> 10. "Men with Brooms" (2002).
Curling (?)
> After completing the round, please decode the rot13:
> Inevbhf fcbegf ner pnyyrq "sbbgonyy" va qvssrerag pbhagevrf. Vs lbh
> tnir gung nafjre, cyrnfr vqragvsl gur fcrpvsvp fcbeg lbh zrna.
did that at the time ;-)
> * Game 4, Round 10 - Challenge Round from Mars
>
> A1. In what national capital city would you find a park
> whose name translates into English as "Field of Mars"?
Paris
> A2. Please decode the rot13 only after you are done with
> question A1. Gur Cnevf cnex va gur ynfg dhrfgvba jnf
> gur Punzc-qr-Znef. Nqwnprag gb rnpu raq bs guvf cnex, naq
> ba gur fnzr fvqr bs gur evire Frvar, vf bar bs gur pvgl'f
> ynaqznexf. Va Serapu be Ratyvfu, anzr rvgure ynaqznex.
Eiffel Tower
> B1. How long is a year on the planet Mars? Please answer
> in Earth days, within 100.
650
> B2. Mars has a thin atmosphere consisting primarily of
> what gas?
Nitrogen; carbon dioxide
> C2. What language were Martial's <answer C1> written in?
French; Latin
> D1. What martial art has a name that means "gentle way"?
> It is derived from an older martial art whose name means
> "gentle skill" or "gentle art".
Judo; jujitsu
> D2. What martial art has a name that means "empty hand"?
Taekwando; aikido
> E1. What does BDSM stand for?
bondage, domination, sadism, masochism
Rob
Mark Brader
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2011-02-07,
> see my 2011-05-23 companion posting on "Questions from the
> Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI5GNM, QFTCI11, QFTCIMM)".
Game 4 is over and Stephen Perry wins decisively. Well done!
> I wrote both of these rounds.
> * Game 4, Round 9 - Sports Movies
> This is the entertainment round; it is also the sports round.
> We'd like to thank Unnatural Axxe for this idea, which they used
> in the last Final they wrote. For each question, we will name one
> or two movies whose plot revolves around a certain sport, and you
> must name the sport. In some cases other sports may come up in
> a secondary way in the movie, but you must name the main one in
> the plot.
> Note, some of the sports may be a bit non-mainstream -- but we do
> promise that none of them will be poker.
Or chess either.
This, in the original game, was the easiest round in the entire season.
> 1. "National Velvet" (1944).
Horse racing (or more specifically, steeplechase). 4 for Joshua,
Dan Tilque, Stephen, Pete, Dan Blum, Calvin, Peter, and Rob.
3 for Marc.
> 2. "Kansas City Bomber" (1972), "Whip It" (2009).
Roller derby. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Stephen, Pete, Marc,
and Dan Blum. 3 for Rob.
> 3. "Kingpin" (1996).
(10-pin) bowling. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Stephen, Pete, Marc,
Dan Blum, Jeff, Calvin, Joachim, Peter, and Rob.
> 4. "A Knight's Tale" (2001).
Jousting. (Not fencing, which is secondary.) 4 for Joshua,
Dan Tilque, Stephen, Pete, Marc, Dan Blum, Calvin, Peter, and Rob.
> 5. "Bring It On" (2000), "Fired Up!" (2009).
Cheerleading. (Not football, which is secondary.) 4 for Joshua,
Stephen, Pete, Marc, Dan Blum, and Calvin.
> 6. "Personal Best" (1982).
Track (foot racing; anything similar was acceptable). 4 for
Joshua, Dan Tilque, Stephen, Marc, Dan Blum, Joachim, and Peter.
3 for Calvin. 2 for Rob.
> 7. "Bend It Like Beckham" (2002).
Soccer. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Stephen, Pete, Marc, Dan Blum,
Jeff, Calvin, Joachim, Peter, and Rob.
> 8. "Tin Cup" (1996).
Golf. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Stephen, Pete, Marc, Dan Blum,
Calvin, Joachim, and Peter.
> 9. "The Harder They Fall" (1956).
Boxing. 4 for Erland, Dan Tilque, Stephen, Pete, Marc, Jeff, Joachim,
Peter, and Rob. 3 for Dan Blum.
> 10. "Men with Brooms" (2002).
Curling. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Stephen, Pete, Marc, Dan Blum,
Jeff, Calvin, Joachim, Peter, and Rob.
> * Game 4, Round 10 - Challenge Round from Mars
> This is the challenge round from Mars. Your categories are
> Field of Mars, Mars, Martial, Martial *Arts*, *Marital* Arts,
> and Marital *Art*.
> A. Field of Mars (Geography)
> A1. In what national capital city would you find a park
> whose name translates into English as "Field of Mars"?
Paris. (There is also a "Field of Mars" in Rome, but it is not
a park.) 4 for Joshua, Erland, Marc, Peter, and Rob. 2 for Stephen
and Dan Blum.
> A2. Please decode the rot13 only after you are done with
> question A1. The Paris park in the last question was
> the Champ-de-Mars. Adjacent to each end of this park, and
> on the same side of the river Seine, is one of the city's
> landmarks. In French or English, name either landmark.
Tour Eiffel (Eiffel Tower), École Militaire (Military School).
4 for Erland, Dan Tilque, Pete, Marc, Jeff, Calvin, Joachim, and Rob.
2 for Joshua and Stephen.
> B. Mars (Science)
> B1. How long is a year on the planet Mars? Please answer
> in Earth days, within 100.
687 days (accepting 587-787). 4 for Dan Tilque, Stephen, Dan Blum,
Jeff, Joachim, and Rob. 3 for Calvin.
> B2. Mars has a thin atmosphere consisting primarily of
> what gas?
Carbon dioxide (CO2). 4 for Dan Tilque, Stephen, Marc, Joachim,
and Peter. 2 for Dan Blum and Rob.
> C. Martial (Literature)
> C1. The poet Martial was best known for 12 books of short
> satirical verses, called what?
Epigrams.
> C2. What language were Martial's <answer C1> written in?
Latin. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Dan Tilque, Marc, Dan Blum, and Jeff.
3 for Calvin. 2 for Stephen, Peter, and Rob.
> D. Martial Arts (Sports)
> D1. What martial art has a name that means "gentle way"?
> It is derived from an older martial art whose name means
> "gentle skill" or "gentle art".
Judo (derived from jujitsu). 4 for Dan Tilque, Stephen, Marc,
and Calvin. 3 for Rob.
> D2. What martial art has a name that means "empty hand"?
Karate. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Dan Tilque, Stephen, Pete, Marc,
Calvin, and Peter.
As to the other wrong answers besides jujitsu on these two questions,
aikido means "the way in harmony with the spirit (of the universe)";
tai chi chuan, to give it its full name, means "supreme ultimate fist";
and taekwondo means "the kicking-fist way". Or something like that.
> E. Marital Arts (Miscellaneous)
> These two questions are actually about sex... we apologize for
> any implication that that might have something to do with marriage.
> Specifically, they are about *4-letter acronyms* related to sex.
> E1. What does BDSM stand for?
Bondage, discipline (or domination), sadism (or sado-), masochism.
4 for Joshua, Erland, Dan Tilque, Stephen, Marc, Dan Blum, Jeff,
Joachim, Peter, and Rob. 3 for Calvin.
> E2. What does MILF stand for?
Mother I'd like to fuck. ("Mother" in this context usually means any
woman over age 35 or so... we, um, hear.) 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque,
Stephen, Marc, Dan Blum, Jeff, Calvin, Joachim, and Peter.
> F. Marital Art (Entertainment)
> These two questions are about movies whose lead characters were
> married couples, and were played by real-life *unmarried* couples.
> F1. This is a 2005 action comedy with Brad Pitt and Angelina
> Jolie playing secret agents specializing in assassination.
> Name the movie.
"Mr. and Mrs. Smith". 4 for Joshua, Stephen, Marc, Dan Blum,
Calvin, and Joachim.
> F2. What was the title of the 1949 comedy starring
> Katharine Hepburn as a lawyer defending a woman who shot
> her own husband, and Spencer Tracy as Hepburn's husband,
> the prosecutor?
"Adam's Rib". I accepted the German title "Ehekrieg". 4 for Joshua,
Stephen, Marc, Dan Blum, Jeff, and Joachim.
Scores, if there are no errors:
ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST
TOPICS-> Geo Can Mis His Sci Lit Spo Cha SIX
Stephen Perry 40 8 40 36 36 40 40 38 234
Dan Blum 24 8 39 22 34 32 39 28 196
Joshua Kreitzer 38 24 36 24 26 29 36 30 195
Marc Dashevsky 16 0 40 20 32 20 39 40 191
Dan Tilque 28 4 20 28 20 20 36 32 164
Rob Parker 20 0 24 8 14 22 29 23 132
"Calvin" 22 0 24 10 3 15 31 29 131
Pete Gayde 28 4 32 15 -- -- 36 8 123
Peter Smyth 28 8 20 0 12 8 32 22 122
Joachim Parsch -- -- 24 0 -- -- 24 28 76
Jeff Turner -- -- -- -- 8 4 16 24 52
Erland Sommarskog 12 0 -- -- 4 0 4 20 40
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Dan Blum
> > D2. What martial art has a name that means "empty hand"?
> Karate. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Dan Tilque, Stephen, Pete, Marc,
> Calvin, and Peter.
I think I should have gotten 3 for this.
Mark Brader
>>> D2. What martial art has a name that means "empty hand"?
>
>> Karate. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Dan Tilque, Stephen, Pete, Marc,
>> Calvin, and Peter.
> I think I should have gotten 3 for this.
Revised scores, if there are now no errors:
ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST
TOPICS-> Geo Can Mis His Sci Lit Spo Cha SIX
Stephen Perry 40 8 40 36 36 40 40 38 234
Dan Blum 24 8 39 22 34 32 39 31 199
Joshua Kreitzer 38 24 36 24 26 29 36 30 195
Marc Dashevsky 16 0 40 20 32 20 39 40 191
Dan Tilque 28 4 20 28 20 20 36 32 164
Rob Parker 20 0 24 8 14 22 29 23 132
"Calvin" 22 0 24 10 3 15 31 29 131
Pete Gayde 28 4 32 15 -- -- 36 8 123
Peter Smyth 28 8 20 0 12 8 32 22 122
Joachim Parsch -- -- 24 0 -- -- 24 28 76
Jeff Turner -- -- -- -- 8 4 16 24 52
Erland Sommarskog 12 0 -- -- 4 0 4 20 40
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Dan Tilque
> Mark Brader:
>
>> A. Field of Mars (Geography)
>
>> A1. In what national capital city would you find a park
>> whose name translates into English as "Field of Mars"?
>
> Paris. (There is also a "Field of Mars" in Rome, but it is not
> a park.)
I looked up Campus Martius on wikipedia after taking the quiz. As best I
can tell, it hasn't been park-like (i.e. open space with lots of
greenery) for at least 1800 years, probably longer.
>
>> A2. Please decode the rot13 only after you are done with
>> question A1. The Paris park in the last question was
>> the Champ-de-Mars. Adjacent to each end of this park, and
>> on the same side of the river Seine, is one of the city's
>> landmarks. In French or English, name either landmark.
>
> Tour Eiffel (Eiffel Tower), École Militaire (Military School).
> 4 for Erland, Dan Tilque, Pete, Marc, Jeff, Calvin, Joachim, and Rob.
> 2 for Joshua and Stephen.
>
I shouldn't get credit for this one, since my answer was "Arc de Triumphe".
Mark Brader
>>> A. Field of Mars (Geography)
>>> A1. In what national capital city would you find a park
>>> whose name translates into English as "Field of Mars"?
>> Paris. (There is also a "Field of Mars" in Rome, but it is not
>> a park.)
Dan Tilque:
> I looked up Campus Martius on wikipedia after taking the quiz.
> As best I can tell, it hasn't been park-like (i.e. open space
> with lots of greenery) for at least 1800 years, probably longer.
Yeah. This came up on a protest in the original game, so I already
had to check it out. In addition, the original version of the
question just said "what city", so I then had to accept Montreal,
which also has a Champ-de-Mars, and would've had to accept Detroit,
where the Campus Martius *is* a park, if anyone had given it and
made a protest.
>>> A2. Please decode the rot13 only after you are done with
>>> question A1. The Paris park in the last question was
>>> the Champ-de-Mars. Adjacent to each end of this park, and
>>> on the same side of the river Seine, is one of the city's
>>> landmarks. In French or English, name either landmark.
>> Tour Eiffel (Eiffel Tower), École Militaire (Military School).
>> 4 for Erland, Dan Tilque, Pete, Marc, Jeff, Calvin, Joachim, and Rob.
>> 2 for Joshua and Stephen.
> I shouldn't get credit for this one, since my answer was "Arc de Triumphe".
Urk! So it was. Sorry about that, folks.
Corrected scores, if there are *now* no further errors:
ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST
TOPICS-> Geo Can Mis His Sci Lit Spo Cha SIX
Stephen Perry 40 8 40 36 36 40 40 38 234
Dan Blum 24 8 39 22 34 32 39 31 199
Joshua Kreitzer 38 24 36 24 26 29 36 30 195
Marc Dashevsky 16 0 40 20 32 20 39 40 191
Dan Tilque 28 4 20 28 20 20 36 28 160
Rob Parker 20 0 24 8 14 22 29 23 132
"Calvin" 22 0 24 10 3 15 31 29 131
Pete Gayde 28 4 32 15 -- -- 36 8 123
Peter Smyth 28 8 20 0 12 8 32 22 122
Joachim Parsch -- -- 24 0 -- -- 24 28 76
Jeff Turner -- -- -- -- 8 4 16 24 52
Erland Sommarskog 12 0 -- -- 4 0 4 20 40
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