Mark Brader:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2017-03-20,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2016-11-26 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
And now Game 9 is over and the winner is JOSHUA KREITZER.
Hearty congratulations, sir!
> ** Game 9, Round 9 - Arts - Broadway
> Many of these questions could be shortened by half their length
> or more, but we had to listen to the full wording in the original
> game, so you have to read it here.
> 1. This year one of the big hits on Broadway is the Canadian musical
> "Come from Away", about the sanctuary that Newfoundland offered
> for the many airplanes that needed to land in the wake of 9/11.
> In 2006 another Canadian production -- a parody of 1920s musicals
> -- was the toast of Broadway and won five Tony Awards. What is
> its title?
"The Drowsy Chaperone". 4 for Joshua.
> 2. Since its debut on Broadway in 2015, the musical "Hamilton!" has
> become one of the greatest theatrical spectacles the Great White
> Way has ever seen. A few years earlier, in 2010, another musical
> about an American political figure -- this time a president
> whose face, for the moment, can be seen on the US $20 bill --
> was a sensation off-Broadway but couldn't deliver its earlier
> excitement when it moved to Broadway. Name either the title
> of the musical or that president.
"Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson". "Jackson" was sufficient.
4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Marc, Erland, Dan Tilque, Pete, and Joshua.
> 3. Playwright Arthur Miller won five Tony Awards during his career:
> one for Lifetime Achievement, two for Best Author, and two
> for Best Play. One of his works that won a Best Play Tony was
> "Death of a Salesman". What was the other? Hint: It concerns
> evil doings in Salem, Massachusetts.
"The Crucible". 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Marc, Calvin, Pete, Joshua,
and Jason.
> 4. Strangely enough, Tennessee Williams only won one Best Play
> Tony in his career -- for "The Rose Tattoo". He did win two
> Pulitzer Prizes for his plays, though. One was for "A Streetcar
> Named Desire". What is the title of the play that he won his
> other Pulitzer for? Hint: Its characters include Margaret
> (better known as Maggie), her husband Brick, and Big Daddy.
"Cat on a Hot Tin Roof". 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Calvin, Joshua,
and Jason.
> 5. Broadway has perhaps seen just about everything, but in 1971
> an avant-garde theatrical revue created by British critic Kenneth
> Tynan made its Great White Way debut. Consisting of sketches
> by Samuel Beckett, John Lennon, Sam Shepard, Jules Feiffer,
> and Edna O'Brien, among others, it also featured a great deal
> of nudity. What was it called?
"Oh! Calcutta!" 4 for Peter, Marc, Erland, Pete, Joshua, and Jason.
> 6. Possibly just about anything can be made into a musical no matter
> how inappropriate it might seem. Some examples are "Charlie and
> Algernon", "Carrie", and "Sweet Smell of Success". Coming up
> soon is a musical version of "Nineteen Eighty-Four", and already
> on Broadway is a musical adaptation of this immensely popular
> 1993 movie starring Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell. What is
> the title of this last play and movie? It might actually be
> a stage hit, unlike the three first-mentioned adaptations.
"Groundhog Day". 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Marc, Calvin, Pete, Joshua,
and Jason.
> 7. This controversial play has two notorious principal characters,
> both drawn from history. One of the characters might be
> appreciated by fans of "Fifty Shades of Grey"; the other
> was one of the most radical figures of the French Revolution.
> Written by German playwright Peter Weiss, it was first staged on
> Broadway in 1965 and has the distinction of bearing the longest
> title ever of any production on the Great White Way -- an amazing
> 26 words! Give the full title if you like, but it's better
> known by a much-shortened 2-word title, and that will suffice.
"The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed
by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton under the Direction of the
Marquis de Sade" -- or "Marat/Sade". 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Joshua,
and Jason (who did give the full title).
> 8. Director and playwright George C. Wolfe has had many successes
> on Broadway. In 1992, though, he had arguably his greatest
> Broadway triumph as a writer and director with a musical that
> featured the tap dancing of the late Gregory Hines and showcased
> the talents of the early 20th-century ragtime and jazz pioneer
> pianist who composed "King Porter Stomp", "Wolverine Blues", and
> "Black Bottom Stomp." Name either the musical or its subject.
"Jelly's Last Jam", Jelly Roll Morton. 4 for Joshua.
> 9. The play trilogy "The Coast of Utopia" won seven Tonys in
> 2007, the most any non-musical play has ever won. Its Czech-born
> British author has had many other Broadway and West End
> successes. Who is he?
Tom Stoppard. 4 for Peter, Calvin, and Joshua.
> 10. The musical "The Producers" has won more Tonys than any
> other Broadway production in history, topping out at 16. Until
> "Hamilton!" came along and was nominated for 16 Tonys in 2016,
> "The Producers" was also tied for most nominations -- 15 --
> with "Billy Elliot". Lee Hall wrote the book and lyrics for
> "Billy Elliot". Who wrote its music?
Elton John. 4 for Peter and Joshua.
As Joshua Kreitzer noticed, the unnecessary information included in
this question is self-contradictory. "The Producers" does hold the
record for the most Tonys, but the correct number is 12, not 16.
Incidentally, the 15 nominations were in only 12 categories --
5 different cast members were nominated -- so unless there was a tie,
12 Tonys was the most it *could* have won.
> ** Game 9, Round 10 - Challenge - March, in Like a Lion ...
> * A. Sports: March Madness
> Created in 1939, the NCAA Division 1 men's basketball tournament is
> dubbed "March Madness", even though it now ends in April. Here are
> questions about two of the most memorable finals in its history.
> A1. In 1983 the North Carolina State Wolfpack pulled off one of
> the greatest upsets ever, winning 54-52 on a buzzer-beating
> dunk by Lorenzo Charles. The team it beat was dubbed Phi
> Slamma Jamma and featured NBA Hall of Famers Clyde Drexler
> and Akeem Olajuwon. Name the losing college.
University of Houston. 4 for Joshua.
> A2. This Pennsylvania-based college won the 1985 title in
> another huge upset, beating Georgetown and future NBA
> star Patrick Ewing. The winning team was coached by he
> charismatic Rollie Massimino. Name the winning school.
Villanova. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Pete, and Joshua.
> * B. History: [When the] Saints [Go Marching In]
> According to Catholics, who is the patron saint of...
> B1. ...travelers?
St. Christopher. 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Marc, Dan Tilque, Calvin,
and Pete.
> B2. ...lost articles and missing persons?
St. Anthony. 4 for Dan Tilque and Pete.
> * C. Literature: March Hare ("Alice's Adventures in Wonderland")
> C1. Who stands trial for the theft of the tarts?
Knave of Hearts. I scored "Jack of Hearts" as almost correct,
since that phrase is the modern name of the same card but is not
the one used in the book. 4 for Dan Blum. 3 for Dan Tilque.
> C2. When Alice plays croquet, what is she given to use as
> a mallet?
Flamingo. (And the ball is a hedgehog.) 4 for Peter, Dan Blum,
and Calvin.
> * D. Geography: Marche (Italian Regions)
> Ancona is the capital of the Italian region of Marche ["MARK-eh"].
> Here are two questions about the capitals of other regions of Italy.
> D1. What northern Italian city is the capital of Lombardy?
Milan. 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Erland, Dan Tilque, Calvin, Pete,
and Joshua. 2 for Peter.
> D2. What city is the capital of Sicily?
Palermo. 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Erland, Calvin, Pete, and Joshua.
> * E. Science: [March of the] Penguins
> E1. Which archipelago in the Pacific Ocean, 1,000 km off the
> coast of Ecuador, is home to the northernmost penguin
> colonies?
Galápagos Islands. 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Marc, Erland, Dan Tilque,
Calvin, Pete, and Joshua.
> E2. Which tallest and heaviest species of penguin is endemic
> to Antarctica and is the only penguin species to breed in
> the Antarctic winter?
Emperor penguin. 4 for everyone -- Peter, Dan Blum, Marc, Erland,
Dan Tilque, Calvin, Pete, Joshua, and Jason.
> * F. Entertainment: Fredric March
> F1. Fredric March won his first Academy Award when he starred
> in the 1931 film adaptation of which Robert Louis Stevenson
> novella?
"The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde". 4 for Marc, Joshua,
and Jason. 2 for Calvin.
> F2. March's second Academy Award came in 1946 when he
> co-starred with Myrna Loy in which film about three US
> servicemen readjusting to life after returning from the
> Second World War?
"The Best Years of Our Lives". 4 for Marc, Pete, Joshua, and Jason.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 9 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST
TOPICS-> His Sci Ent Geo Spo Can Art Cha SIX
Joshua Kreitzer 36 2 33 20 8 4 40 32 169
Marc Dashevsky 36 28 12 16 12 0 24 28 144
Dan Blum 33 9 0 21 8 0 20 32 123
Pete Gayde 24 21 12 12 16 0 16 32 121
"Calvin" 27 13 0 17 12 0 16 26 111
Dan Tilque 36 0 4 12 12 0 4 27 95
Peter Smyth 16 0 15 12 8 0 24 18 93
Erland Sommarskog -- -- 12 16 12 0 8 16 64
Jason Kreitzer 16 0 -- -- 8 0 20 12 56
Bruce Bowler 32 19 -- -- -- -- -- -- 51
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