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Mark Brader
Dec 11, 2016, 2:36:15 AM12/11/16
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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2016-09-26,
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 Misplaced Modifiers
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 2016-11-26 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 2, Round 4 - Literature - Favorite Haunts of the Literary Set
That is, places where writers ate and drank.
1. This Parisian cafe was frequented by Camus, Picasso, Brecht,
and many others. An eponymous French literary prize has been
awarded since 1933. Name the cafe.
2. Somerset Maugham wrote a number of stories and plays in this
hotel that he claimed stood "for all the fables of the exotic
East". It now has a suite named after him. Name the hotel.
3. Whose statue will you find leaning against the bar at the
El Floridita?
4. Dorothy Parker, Robert Benchley, Alexander Woollcott et al. met
regularly for lunch from 1919 to 1929 in which New York hotel?
5. This group of Oxford academics met regularly through the 1930s
and '40s at the Eagle and Child, and later at the Lamb and Flag.
They would eat and drink and offer up their unfinished works
for discussion and critique. Tolkien read "The Lord of the
Rings" there, and C.S. Lewis read "Out of the Silent Planet".
What was the name of their little group?
6. The Rhymers' Club was founded by three poets in 1890 and met
regularly at the Cheshire Cheese on Fleet St., London. As one
of the founders put it, "We read our poems to one another and
talked criticism and drank a little wine"; who was that?
7. Today the Grand Hotel is famous for its annual Nobel Peace
Prize banquets. But it used to be a favorite haunt of this
famous playwright, who lunched there so often that Edvard Munch
painted him reading a newspaper in the cafe. Which famous
playwright?
8. In 1916 writers, poets, and painters founded the Cabaret
Voltaire in the Holländische Meierei ["Hol-LEND-ish-uh
MY-er-eye"], a popular tavern located in a seedy section
of Zürich. This marked the birth of what art movement?
9. Who wrote her first blockbuster novel in the Elephant House
Tea and Coffee Shop in Edinburgh?
10. This writer would often pop into Davy Byrne's Pub for a
gorgonzola sandwich and a glass of burgundy -- as does the
main character of his most famous novel -- and as do hundreds
of tourists on their annual literary pilgrimage. Who was
the writer?
* Game 2, Round 6 - Canadiana - Classic Toronto Dining
That is, places where Torontonians eat (and maybe drink), or used to.
Except as indicated, name the restaurant.
1. A popular buffet from 1928 through the '70s, located at
336 Bay St. It was on the west side of Bay, a short distance
north of Adelaide St. The building where the restaurant
was located was designated a heritage site in 1980, but the
restaurant itself closed in 1982.
2. There were actually two famous buffet restaurants in Toronto in
that period. The other one opened in 1949 in the Westminster
Hotel at Gould and Mutual Sts. Other locations opened in
Scarborough, in Mississauga, and on Queen's Quay; the last one
closed in 1981.
3. Located at 36 Wellington St. E., this Viennese cafe-restaurant
featured "schnitzels so big they'd hang over the edge of
the dinner plate". Vines wine bar was located underneath.
Closed in 1987.
4. A chain of quality candy stores with dining rooms which
offered sit-down dining. Locations at Bloor and Yonge and on
Yonge St. right next to the Elgin theater. You could also find
Howard Engel's Benny Cooperman there at the "Grantham" location.
5. For a lot of kids, this place at 54 The Esplanade provided their
first taste of "real Eye-talian" food. Located in a converted
warehouse, seating 600 since 1971.
6. This restaurant was the scene of many a teenage first date.
Diner-style food with a hint of downtown cool, it closed in 2014
after 34 years in the Eaton Centre. Famous for its burgers,
buffalo chips, and extra-thick milkshakes.
7. Where could a student in the 1960s to the '80s get a decent
steak for under $10 in downtown Toronto? At 403 Yonge St.,
just north of Gerrard. And don't forget the orange whip.
8. Somewhat more pricey is this restaurant, open since 1929 at
Queen and Coxwell in the Beach. They like to be known as the
"original steak house" and feature all-day breakfast and quality
steak dinners.
9. Look out for the big orange sign in front of this family-run
resto at Danforth and Jones, open since the early 1970s.
Cheap burgers -- round, although you might expect otherwise.
Also good Greek food and the classic cranky counter guys.
10. Known for feeding U of T students huge wooden platters full
of meat, the Corona, the Country Style, and the Blue Cellar
Room were all located near Bloor and Brunswick. And they all
featured the cuisine of *which country*?
--
Mark Brader "It is hard to believe that any Biblical passage,
Toronto no matter how powerful, could make an entire
m...@vex.net Soviet submarine crew speak English and not even
realize they were doing it." --Mark Leeper
My text in this article is in the public domain.
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 Misplaced Modifiers
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 2016-11-26 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 2, Round 4 - Literature - Favorite Haunts of the Literary Set
That is, places where writers ate and drank.
1. This Parisian cafe was frequented by Camus, Picasso, Brecht,
and many others. An eponymous French literary prize has been
awarded since 1933. Name the cafe.
2. Somerset Maugham wrote a number of stories and plays in this
hotel that he claimed stood "for all the fables of the exotic
East". It now has a suite named after him. Name the hotel.
3. Whose statue will you find leaning against the bar at the
El Floridita?
4. Dorothy Parker, Robert Benchley, Alexander Woollcott et al. met
regularly for lunch from 1919 to 1929 in which New York hotel?
5. This group of Oxford academics met regularly through the 1930s
and '40s at the Eagle and Child, and later at the Lamb and Flag.
They would eat and drink and offer up their unfinished works
for discussion and critique. Tolkien read "The Lord of the
Rings" there, and C.S. Lewis read "Out of the Silent Planet".
What was the name of their little group?
6. The Rhymers' Club was founded by three poets in 1890 and met
regularly at the Cheshire Cheese on Fleet St., London. As one
of the founders put it, "We read our poems to one another and
talked criticism and drank a little wine"; who was that?
7. Today the Grand Hotel is famous for its annual Nobel Peace
Prize banquets. But it used to be a favorite haunt of this
famous playwright, who lunched there so often that Edvard Munch
painted him reading a newspaper in the cafe. Which famous
playwright?
8. In 1916 writers, poets, and painters founded the Cabaret
Voltaire in the Holländische Meierei ["Hol-LEND-ish-uh
MY-er-eye"], a popular tavern located in a seedy section
of Zürich. This marked the birth of what art movement?
9. Who wrote her first blockbuster novel in the Elephant House
Tea and Coffee Shop in Edinburgh?
10. This writer would often pop into Davy Byrne's Pub for a
gorgonzola sandwich and a glass of burgundy -- as does the
main character of his most famous novel -- and as do hundreds
of tourists on their annual literary pilgrimage. Who was
the writer?
* Game 2, Round 6 - Canadiana - Classic Toronto Dining
That is, places where Torontonians eat (and maybe drink), or used to.
Except as indicated, name the restaurant.
1. A popular buffet from 1928 through the '70s, located at
336 Bay St. It was on the west side of Bay, a short distance
north of Adelaide St. The building where the restaurant
was located was designated a heritage site in 1980, but the
restaurant itself closed in 1982.
2. There were actually two famous buffet restaurants in Toronto in
that period. The other one opened in 1949 in the Westminster
Hotel at Gould and Mutual Sts. Other locations opened in
Scarborough, in Mississauga, and on Queen's Quay; the last one
closed in 1981.
3. Located at 36 Wellington St. E., this Viennese cafe-restaurant
featured "schnitzels so big they'd hang over the edge of
the dinner plate". Vines wine bar was located underneath.
Closed in 1987.
4. A chain of quality candy stores with dining rooms which
offered sit-down dining. Locations at Bloor and Yonge and on
Yonge St. right next to the Elgin theater. You could also find
Howard Engel's Benny Cooperman there at the "Grantham" location.
5. For a lot of kids, this place at 54 The Esplanade provided their
first taste of "real Eye-talian" food. Located in a converted
warehouse, seating 600 since 1971.
6. This restaurant was the scene of many a teenage first date.
Diner-style food with a hint of downtown cool, it closed in 2014
after 34 years in the Eaton Centre. Famous for its burgers,
buffalo chips, and extra-thick milkshakes.
7. Where could a student in the 1960s to the '80s get a decent
steak for under $10 in downtown Toronto? At 403 Yonge St.,
just north of Gerrard. And don't forget the orange whip.
8. Somewhat more pricey is this restaurant, open since 1929 at
Queen and Coxwell in the Beach. They like to be known as the
"original steak house" and feature all-day breakfast and quality
steak dinners.
9. Look out for the big orange sign in front of this family-run
resto at Danforth and Jones, open since the early 1970s.
Cheap burgers -- round, although you might expect otherwise.
Also good Greek food and the classic cranky counter guys.
10. Known for feeding U of T students huge wooden platters full
of meat, the Corona, the Country Style, and the Blue Cellar
Room were all located near Bloor and Brunswick. And they all
featured the cuisine of *which country*?
--
Mark Brader "It is hard to believe that any Biblical passage,
Toronto no matter how powerful, could make an entire
m...@vex.net Soviet submarine crew speak English and not even
realize they were doing it." --Mark Leeper
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Dan Tilque
Dec 11, 2016, 3:12:09 AM12/11/16
to
Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * Game 2, Round 4 - Literature - Favorite Haunts of the Literary Set
>
> That is, places where writers ate and drank.
>
> 1. This Parisian cafe was frequented by Camus, Picasso, Brecht,
> and many others. An eponymous French literary prize has been
> awarded since 1933. Name the cafe.
>
> 2. Somerset Maugham wrote a number of stories and plays in this
> hotel that he claimed stood "for all the fables of the exotic
> East". It now has a suite named after him. Name the hotel.
>
> 3. Whose statue will you find leaning against the bar at the
> El Floridita?
Hemingway
>
>
> * Game 2, Round 4 - Literature - Favorite Haunts of the Literary Set
>
> That is, places where writers ate and drank.
>
> 1. This Parisian cafe was frequented by Camus, Picasso, Brecht,
> and many others. An eponymous French literary prize has been
> awarded since 1933. Name the cafe.
>
> 2. Somerset Maugham wrote a number of stories and plays in this
> hotel that he claimed stood "for all the fables of the exotic
> East". It now has a suite named after him. Name the hotel.
>
> 3. Whose statue will you find leaning against the bar at the
> El Floridita?
>
> 4. Dorothy Parker, Robert Benchley, Alexander Woollcott et al. met
> regularly for lunch from 1919 to 1929 in which New York hotel?
>
> 5. This group of Oxford academics met regularly through the 1930s
> and '40s at the Eagle and Child, and later at the Lamb and Flag.
> They would eat and drink and offer up their unfinished works
> for discussion and critique. Tolkien read "The Lord of the
> Rings" there, and C.S. Lewis read "Out of the Silent Planet".
> What was the name of their little group?
>
> 6. The Rhymers' Club was founded by three poets in 1890 and met
> regularly at the Cheshire Cheese on Fleet St., London. As one
> of the founders put it, "We read our poems to one another and
> talked criticism and drank a little wine"; who was that?
>
> 7. Today the Grand Hotel is famous for its annual Nobel Peace
> Prize banquets. But it used to be a favorite haunt of this
> famous playwright, who lunched there so often that Edvard Munch
> painted him reading a newspaper in the cafe. Which famous
> playwright?
>
> 8. In 1916 writers, poets, and painters founded the Cabaret
> Voltaire in the Holländische Meierei ["Hol-LEND-ish-uh
> MY-er-eye"], a popular tavern located in a seedy section
> of Zürich. This marked the birth of what art movement?
>
> 9. Who wrote her first blockbuster novel in the Elephant House
> Tea and Coffee Shop in Edinburgh?
>
> 10. This writer would often pop into Davy Byrne's Pub for a
> gorgonzola sandwich and a glass of burgundy -- as does the
> main character of his most famous novel -- and as do hundreds
> of tourists on their annual literary pilgrimage. Who was
> the writer?
>
>
> * Game 2, Round 6 - Canadiana - Classic Toronto Dining
>
> That is, places where Torontonians eat (and maybe drink), or used to.
> Except as indicated, name the restaurant.
>
> 1. A popular buffet from 1928 through the '70s, located at
> 336 Bay St. It was on the west side of Bay, a short distance
> north of Adelaide St. The building where the restaurant
> was located was designated a heritage site in 1980, but the
> restaurant itself closed in 1982.
>
> 2. There were actually two famous buffet restaurants in Toronto in
> that period. The other one opened in 1949 in the Westminster
> Hotel at Gould and Mutual Sts. Other locations opened in
> Scarborough, in Mississauga, and on Queen's Quay; the last one
> closed in 1981.
>
> 3. Located at 36 Wellington St. E., this Viennese cafe-restaurant
> featured "schnitzels so big they'd hang over the edge of
> the dinner plate". Vines wine bar was located underneath.
> Closed in 1987.
>
> 4. A chain of quality candy stores with dining rooms which
> offered sit-down dining. Locations at Bloor and Yonge and on
> Yonge St. right next to the Elgin theater. You could also find
> Howard Engel's Benny Cooperman there at the "Grantham" location.
>
> 5. For a lot of kids, this place at 54 The Esplanade provided their
> first taste of "real Eye-talian" food. Located in a converted
> warehouse, seating 600 since 1971.
>
> 6. This restaurant was the scene of many a teenage first date.
> Diner-style food with a hint of downtown cool, it closed in 2014
> after 34 years in the Eaton Centre. Famous for its burgers,
> buffalo chips, and extra-thick milkshakes.
>
> 7. Where could a student in the 1960s to the '80s get a decent
> steak for under $10 in downtown Toronto? At 403 Yonge St.,
> just north of Gerrard. And don't forget the orange whip.
>
> 8. Somewhat more pricey is this restaurant, open since 1929 at
> Queen and Coxwell in the Beach. They like to be known as the
> "original steak house" and feature all-day breakfast and quality
> steak dinners.
>
> 9. Look out for the big orange sign in front of this family-run
> resto at Danforth and Jones, open since the early 1970s.
> Cheap burgers -- round, although you might expect otherwise.
> Also good Greek food and the classic cranky counter guys.
>
> 10. Known for feeding U of T students huge wooden platters full
> of meat, the Corona, the Country Style, and the Blue Cellar
> Room were all located near Bloor and Brunswick. And they all
> featured the cuisine of *which country*?
--
Dan Tilque
Gareth Owen
Dec 11, 2016, 6:31:05 AM12/11/16
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) writes:
> 1. This Parisian cafe was frequented by Camus, Picasso, Brecht,
> and many others. An eponymous French literary prize has been
> awarded since 1933. Name the cafe.
Left Banke
> 1. This Parisian cafe was frequented by Camus, Picasso, Brecht,
> and many others. An eponymous French literary prize has been
> awarded since 1933. Name the cafe.
> 2. Somerset Maugham wrote a number of stories and plays in this
> hotel that he claimed stood "for all the fables of the exotic
> East". It now has a suite named after him. Name the hotel.
> 3. Whose statue will you find leaning against the bar at the
> El Floridita?
> 4. Dorothy Parker, Robert Benchley, Alexander Woollcott et al. met
> regularly for lunch from 1919 to 1929 in which New York hotel?
> 5. This group of Oxford academics met regularly through the 1930s
> and '40s at the Eagle and Child, and later at the Lamb and Flag.
> They would eat and drink and offer up their unfinished works
> for discussion and critique. Tolkien read "The Lord of the
> Rings" there, and C.S. Lewis read "Out of the Silent Planet".
> What was the name of their little group?
was a regular quiz master in the early '90s, as it was less than 50
yards from my front door. (Didn't drink in the Bird & Baby much, as you
had to walk past the Lamb & Flag to get there)
The Inklings
> 6. The Rhymers' Club was founded by three poets in 1890 and met
> regularly at the Cheshire Cheese on Fleet St., London. As one
> of the founders put it, "We read our poems to one another and
> talked criticism and drank a little wine"; who was that?
> 7. Today the Grand Hotel is famous for its annual Nobel Peace
> Prize banquets. But it used to be a favorite haunt of this
> famous playwright, who lunched there so often that Edvard Munch
> painted him reading a newspaper in the cafe. Which famous
> playwright?
> 8. In 1916 writers, poets, and painters founded the Cabaret
> Voltaire in the Holländische Meierei ["Hol-LEND-ish-uh
> MY-er-eye"], a popular tavern located in a seedy section
> of Zürich. This marked the birth of what art movement?
> 9. Who wrote her first blockbuster novel in the Elephant House
> Tea and Coffee Shop in Edinburgh?
> 10. This writer would often pop into Davy Byrne's Pub for a
> gorgonzola sandwich and a glass of burgundy -- as does the
> main character of his most famous novel -- and as do hundreds
> of tourists on their annual literary pilgrimage. Who was
> the writer?
> * Game 2, Round 6 - Canadiana - Classic Toronto Dining
Dan Blum
Dec 11, 2016, 9:37:00 AM12/11/16
to
Mark Brader <m...@vex.net> wrote:
> * Game 2, Round 4 - Literature - Favorite Haunts of the Literary Set
> * Game 2, Round 4 - Literature - Favorite Haunts of the Literary Set
> 1. This Parisian cafe was frequented by Camus, Picasso, Brecht,
> and many others. An eponymous French literary prize has been
> awarded since 1933. Name the cafe.
Deux Magots
> and many others. An eponymous French literary prize has been
> awarded since 1933. Name the cafe.
> 3. Whose statue will you find leaning against the bar at the
> El Floridita?
> 4. Dorothy Parker, Robert Benchley, Alexander Woollcott et al. met
> regularly for lunch from 1919 to 1929 in which New York hotel?
> 5. This group of Oxford academics met regularly through the 1930s
> and '40s at the Eagle and Child, and later at the Lamb and Flag.
> They would eat and drink and offer up their unfinished works
> for discussion and critique. Tolkien read "The Lord of the
> Rings" there, and C.S. Lewis read "Out of the Silent Planet".
> What was the name of their little group?
> 6. The Rhymers' Club was founded by three poets in 1890 and met
> regularly at the Cheshire Cheese on Fleet St., London. As one
> of the founders put it, "We read our poems to one another and
> talked criticism and drank a little wine"; who was that?
> 7. Today the Grand Hotel is famous for its annual Nobel Peace
> Prize banquets. But it used to be a favorite haunt of this
> famous playwright, who lunched there so often that Edvard Munch
> painted him reading a newspaper in the cafe. Which famous
> playwright?
> 8. In 1916 writers, poets, and painters founded the Cabaret
> MY-er-eye"], a popular tavern located in a seedy section
> of Z?rich. This marked the birth of what art movement?
dada
> 9. Who wrote her first blockbuster novel in the Elephant House
> Tea and Coffee Shop in Edinburgh?
> 10. This writer would often pop into Davy Byrne's Pub for a
> gorgonzola sandwich and a glass of burgundy -- as does the
> main character of his most famous novel -- and as do hundreds
> of tourists on their annual literary pilgrimage. Who was
> the writer?
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Peter Smyth
Dec 11, 2016, 10:10:13 AM12/11/16
to
> 8. In 1916 writers, poets, and painters founded the Cabaret
> Voltaire in the Holländische Meierei ["Hol-LEND-ish-uh
> MY-er-eye"], a popular tavern located in a seedy section
> of Zürich. This marked the birth of what art movement?
>
> 9. Who wrote her first blockbuster novel in the Elephant House
> Tea and Coffee Shop in Edinburgh?
JK Rowling
> Voltaire in the Holländische Meierei ["Hol-LEND-ish-uh
> MY-er-eye"], a popular tavern located in a seedy section
> of Zürich. This marked the birth of what art movement?
>
> 9. Who wrote her first blockbuster novel in the Elephant House
> Tea and Coffee Shop in Edinburgh?
> 10. This writer would often pop into Davy Byrne's Pub for a
> gorgonzola sandwich and a glass of burgundy -- as does the
> main character of his most famous novel -- and as do hundreds
> of tourists on their annual literary pilgrimage. Who was
> the writer?
James Joyce
> gorgonzola sandwich and a glass of burgundy -- as does the
> main character of his most famous novel -- and as do hundreds
> of tourists on their annual literary pilgrimage. Who was
> the writer?
Peter Smyth
Joshua Kreitzer
Dec 11, 2016, 10:42:16 AM12/11/16
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:24idndFN8tR0nNDFnZ2dnUU7-
RvN...@giganews.com:
> * Game 2, Round 4 - Literature - Favorite Haunts of the Literary Set
>
> That is, places where writers ate and drank.
>
> 4. Dorothy Parker, Robert Benchley, Alexander Woollcott et al. met
> regularly for lunch from 1919 to 1929 in which New York hotel?
Algonquin Hotel
> 5. This group of Oxford academics met regularly through the 1930s
> and '40s at the Eagle and Child, and later at the Lamb and Flag.
> They would eat and drink and offer up their unfinished works
> for discussion and critique. Tolkien read "The Lord of the
> Rings" there, and C.S. Lewis read "Out of the Silent Planet".
> What was the name of their little group?
The Inklings
> 7. Today the Grand Hotel is famous for its annual Nobel Peace
> Prize banquets. But it used to be a favorite haunt of this
> famous playwright, who lunched there so often that Edvard Munch
> painted him reading a newspaper in the cafe. Which famous
> playwright?
Ibsen
> 8. In 1916 writers, poets, and painters founded the Cabaret
> Voltaire in the Holländische Meierei ["Hol-LEND-ish-uh
> MY-er-eye"], a popular tavern located in a seedy section
> of Zürich. This marked the birth of what art movement?
dada
> 9. Who wrote her first blockbuster novel in the Elephant House
> Tea and Coffee Shop in Edinburgh?
J.K. Rowling
> 10. This writer would often pop into Davy Byrne's Pub for a
> gorgonzola sandwich and a glass of burgundy -- as does the
> main character of his most famous novel -- and as do hundreds
> of tourists on their annual literary pilgrimage. Who was
> the writer?
James Joyce
> * Game 2, Round 6 - Canadiana - Classic Toronto Dining
>
> That is, places where Torontonians eat (and maybe drink), or used to.
> Except as indicated, name the restaurant.
>
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
RvN...@giganews.com:
> * Game 2, Round 4 - Literature - Favorite Haunts of the Literary Set
>
> That is, places where writers ate and drank.
>
> 3. Whose statue will you find leaning against the bar at the
> El Floridita?
Ernest Hemingway
> El Floridita?
> 4. Dorothy Parker, Robert Benchley, Alexander Woollcott et al. met
> regularly for lunch from 1919 to 1929 in which New York hotel?
> 5. This group of Oxford academics met regularly through the 1930s
> and '40s at the Eagle and Child, and later at the Lamb and Flag.
> They would eat and drink and offer up their unfinished works
> for discussion and critique. Tolkien read "The Lord of the
> Rings" there, and C.S. Lewis read "Out of the Silent Planet".
> What was the name of their little group?
> 7. Today the Grand Hotel is famous for its annual Nobel Peace
> Prize banquets. But it used to be a favorite haunt of this
> famous playwright, who lunched there so often that Edvard Munch
> painted him reading a newspaper in the cafe. Which famous
> playwright?
> 8. In 1916 writers, poets, and painters founded the Cabaret
> Voltaire in the Holländische Meierei ["Hol-LEND-ish-uh
> MY-er-eye"], a popular tavern located in a seedy section
> of Zürich. This marked the birth of what art movement?
> 9. Who wrote her first blockbuster novel in the Elephant House
> Tea and Coffee Shop in Edinburgh?
> 10. This writer would often pop into Davy Byrne's Pub for a
> gorgonzola sandwich and a glass of burgundy -- as does the
> main character of his most famous novel -- and as do hundreds
> of tourists on their annual literary pilgrimage. Who was
> the writer?
> * Game 2, Round 6 - Canadiana - Classic Toronto Dining
>
> That is, places where Torontonians eat (and maybe drink), or used to.
> Except as indicated, name the restaurant.
>
> 10. Known for feeding U of T students huge wooden platters full
> of meat, the Corona, the Country Style, and the Blue Cellar
> Room were all located near Bloor and Brunswick. And they all
> featured the cuisine of *which country*?
USA; Germany
> of meat, the Corona, the Country Style, and the Blue Cellar
> Room were all located near Bloor and Brunswick. And they all
> featured the cuisine of *which country*?
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Erland Sommarskog
Dec 11, 2016, 4:26:43 PM12/11/16
to
Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> 3. Whose statue will you find leaning against the bar at the
> El Floridita?
When in doubt answer Hemmingway.
> 3. Whose statue will you find leaning against the bar at the
> El Floridita?
> 7. Today the Grand Hotel is famous for its annual Nobel Peace
> Prize banquets. But it used to be a favorite haunt of this
> famous playwright, who lunched there so often that Edvard Munch
> painted him reading a newspaper in the cafe. Which famous
> playwright?
> 8. In 1916 writers, poets, and painters founded the Cabaret
> Voltaire in the Holländische Meierei ["Hol-LEND-ish-uh
> MY-er-eye"], a popular tavern located in a seedy section
> of Zürich. This marked the birth of what art movement?
> * Game 2, Round 6 - Canadiana - Classic Toronto Dining
>
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
Pete
Dec 11, 2016, 5:34:35 PM12/11/16
to
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2016-09-26,
> 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 Misplaced Modifiers
> 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 2016-11-26 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 2, Round 4 - Literature - Favorite Haunts of the Literary Set
>
> That is, places where writers ate and drank.
>
> 1. This Parisian cafe was frequented by Camus, Picasso, Brecht,
> and many others. An eponymous French literary prize has been
> awarded since 1933. Name the cafe.
>
> 2. Somerset Maugham wrote a number of stories and plays in this
> hotel that he claimed stood "for all the fables of the exotic
> East". It now has a suite named after him. Name the hotel.
>
> 3. Whose statue will you find leaning against the bar at the
> El Floridita?
Ernest Hemingway
> 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 Misplaced Modifiers
> 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 2016-11-26 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 2, Round 4 - Literature - Favorite Haunts of the Literary Set
>
> That is, places where writers ate and drank.
>
> 1. This Parisian cafe was frequented by Camus, Picasso, Brecht,
> and many others. An eponymous French literary prize has been
> awarded since 1933. Name the cafe.
>
> 2. Somerset Maugham wrote a number of stories and plays in this
> hotel that he claimed stood "for all the fables of the exotic
> East". It now has a suite named after him. Name the hotel.
>
> 3. Whose statue will you find leaning against the bar at the
> El Floridita?
>
> 4. Dorothy Parker, Robert Benchley, Alexander Woollcott et al. met
> regularly for lunch from 1919 to 1929 in which New York hotel?
>
> 5. This group of Oxford academics met regularly through the 1930s
> and '40s at the Eagle and Child, and later at the Lamb and Flag.
> They would eat and drink and offer up their unfinished works
> for discussion and critique. Tolkien read "The Lord of the
> Rings" there, and C.S. Lewis read "Out of the Silent Planet".
> What was the name of their little group?
>
> 6. The Rhymers' Club was founded by three poets in 1890 and met
> regularly at the Cheshire Cheese on Fleet St., London. As one
> of the founders put it, "We read our poems to one another and
> talked criticism and drank a little wine"; who was that?
>
> 7. Today the Grand Hotel is famous for its annual Nobel Peace
> Prize banquets. But it used to be a favorite haunt of this
> famous playwright, who lunched there so often that Edvard Munch
> painted him reading a newspaper in the cafe. Which famous
> playwright?
>
> 8. In 1916 writers, poets, and painters founded the Cabaret
> Voltaire in the Holländische Meierei ["Hol-LEND-ish-uh
> MY-er-eye"], a popular tavern located in a seedy section
> of Zürich. This marked the birth of what art movement?
>
> 9. Who wrote her first blockbuster novel in the Elephant House
> Tea and Coffee Shop in Edinburgh?
>
> 10. This writer would often pop into Davy Byrne's Pub for a
> gorgonzola sandwich and a glass of burgundy -- as does the
> main character of his most famous novel -- and as do hundreds
> of tourists on their annual literary pilgrimage. Who was
> the writer?
>
>
> * Game 2, Round 6 - Canadiana - Classic Toronto Dining
>
> That is, places where Torontonians eat (and maybe drink), or used to.
> Except as indicated, name the restaurant.
>
> 1. A popular buffet from 1928 through the '70s, located at
> 336 Bay St. It was on the west side of Bay, a short distance
> north of Adelaide St. The building where the restaurant
> was located was designated a heritage site in 1980, but the
> restaurant itself closed in 1982.
>
> 2. There were actually two famous buffet restaurants in Toronto in
> that period. The other one opened in 1949 in the Westminster
> Hotel at Gould and Mutual Sts. Other locations opened in
> Scarborough, in Mississauga, and on Queen's Quay; the last one
> closed in 1981.
>
> 3. Located at 36 Wellington St. E., this Viennese cafe-restaurant
> featured "schnitzels so big they'd hang over the edge of
> the dinner plate". Vines wine bar was located underneath.
> Closed in 1987.
>
> 4. A chain of quality candy stores with dining rooms which
> offered sit-down dining. Locations at Bloor and Yonge and on
> Yonge St. right next to the Elgin theater. You could also find
> Howard Engel's Benny Cooperman there at the "Grantham" location.
>
> 5. For a lot of kids, this place at 54 The Esplanade provided their
> first taste of "real Eye-talian" food. Located in a converted
> warehouse, seating 600 since 1971.
>
> 6. This restaurant was the scene of many a teenage first date.
> Diner-style food with a hint of downtown cool, it closed in 2014
> after 34 years in the Eaton Centre. Famous for its burgers,
> buffalo chips, and extra-thick milkshakes.
>
> 7. Where could a student in the 1960s to the '80s get a decent
> steak for under $10 in downtown Toronto? At 403 Yonge St.,
> just north of Gerrard. And don't forget the orange whip.
>
> 8. Somewhat more pricey is this restaurant, open since 1929 at
> Queen and Coxwell in the Beach. They like to be known as the
> "original steak house" and feature all-day breakfast and quality
> steak dinners.
>
> 9. Look out for the big orange sign in front of this family-run
> resto at Danforth and Jones, open since the early 1970s.
> Cheap burgers -- round, although you might expect otherwise.
> Also good Greek food and the classic cranky counter guys.
>
> 10. Known for feeding U of T students huge wooden platters full
> of meat, the Corona, the Country Style, and the Blue Cellar
> Room were all located near Bloor and Brunswick. And they all
> featured the cuisine of *which country*?
>
Mark Brader
Dec 11, 2016, 7:18:07 PM12/11/16
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Gareth Owen:
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> I was a regular quiz master in the early '90s, as it was less than
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> I was a regular quiz master in the early '90s, as it was less than
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In article <24idndFN8tR0nNDF...@giganews.com>, m...@vex.net says...
> 4. Dorothy Parker, Robert Benchley, Alexander Woollcott et al. met
> regularly for lunch from 1919 to 1929 in which New York hotel?
Algonquin
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Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
> * Game 2, Round 4 - Literature - Favorite Haunts of the Literary Set
>
> That is, places where writers ate and drank.
>
> 1. This Parisian cafe was frequented by Camus, Picasso, Brecht,
> and many others. An eponymous French literary prize has been
> awarded since 1933. Name the cafe.
>
> 2. Somerset Maugham wrote a number of stories and plays in this
> hotel that he claimed stood "for all the fables of the exotic
> East". It now has a suite named after him. Name the hotel.
>
> 3. Whose statue will you find leaning against the bar at the
> El Floridita?
Ernest Hemingway
>
> That is, places where writers ate and drank.
>
> 1. This Parisian cafe was frequented by Camus, Picasso, Brecht,
> and many others. An eponymous French literary prize has been
> awarded since 1933. Name the cafe.
>
> 2. Somerset Maugham wrote a number of stories and plays in this
> hotel that he claimed stood "for all the fables of the exotic
> East". It now has a suite named after him. Name the hotel.
>
> 3. Whose statue will you find leaning against the bar at the
> El Floridita?
> 4. Dorothy Parker, Robert Benchley, Alexander Woollcott et al. met
> regularly for lunch from 1919 to 1929 in which New York hotel?
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
Mark Brader
Dec 14, 2016, 1:25:53 AM12/14/16
to
Mark Brader:
> 2. Somerset Maugham wrote a number of stories and plays in this
> hotel that he claimed stood "for all the fables of the exotic
> East". It now has a suite named after him. Name the hotel.
Raffles. 4 for Gareth.
> 3. Whose statue will you find leaning against the bar at the
> El Floridita?
Ernest Hemingway. 4 for Dan Tilque, Gareth, Dan Blum, Joshua,
Erland, Pete, and Marc.
> 4. Dorothy Parker, Robert Benchley, Alexander Woollcott et al. met
> regularly for lunch from 1919 to 1929 in which New York hotel?
Algonquin. 4 for Dan Tilque, Gareth, Dan Blum, Joshua, and Marc.
> 5. This group of Oxford academics met regularly through the 1930s
> and '40s at the Eagle and Child, and later at the Lamb and Flag.
> They would eat and drink and offer up their unfinished works
> for discussion and critique. Tolkien read "The Lord of the
> Rings" there, and C.S. Lewis read "Out of the Silent Planet".
> What was the name of their little group?
The Inklings. 4 for Dan Tilque, Gareth, Dan Blum, and Joshua.
> 6. The Rhymers' Club was founded by three poets in 1890 and met
> regularly at the Cheshire Cheese on Fleet St., London. As one
> of the founders put it, "We read our poems to one another and
> talked criticism and drank a little wine"; who was that?
W.B. Yeats. (The other two were Ernest Rhys and T.W. Rolleston.)
3 for Dan Blum.
> 7. Today the Grand Hotel is famous for its annual Nobel Peace
> Prize banquets. But it used to be a favorite haunt of this
> famous playwright, who lunched there so often that Edvard Munch
> painted him reading a newspaper in the cafe. Which famous
> playwright?
Henrik Ibsen. 4 for Gareth, Dan Blum, Peter, Joshua, Erland,
and Pete.
> 8. In 1916 writers, poets, and painters founded the Cabaret
> Voltaire in the Holländische Meierei ["Hol-LEND-ish-uh
> MY-er-eye"], a popular tavern located in a seedy section
> of Zürich. This marked the birth of what art movement?
Dada. 4 for Gareth, Dan Blum, and Joshua.
> 9. Who wrote her first blockbuster novel in the Elephant House
> Tea and Coffee Shop in Edinburgh?
J.K. Rowling. 4 for Dan Tilque, Gareth, Dan Blum, Peter, Joshua,
and Pete.
> 10. This writer would often pop into Davy Byrne's Pub for a
> gorgonzola sandwich and a glass of burgundy -- as does the
> main character of his most famous novel -- and as do hundreds
> of tourists on their annual literary pilgrimage. Who was
> the writer?
James Joyce. 4 for Dan Tilque, Gareth, Peter, and Joshua.
3 for Dan Blum.
> * Game 2, Round 6 - Canadiana - Classic Toronto Dining
> That is, places where Torontonians eat (and maybe drink), or used to.
> Except as indicated, name the restaurant.
This was the hardest round in the original game.
> 1. A popular buffet from 1928 through the '70s, located at
> 336 Bay St. It was on the west side of Bay, a short distance
> north of Adelaide St. The building where the restaurant
> was located was designated a heritage site in 1980, but the
> restaurant itself closed in 1982.
The Savarin.
> 2. There were actually two famous buffet restaurants in Toronto in
> that period. The other one opened in 1949 in the Westminster
> Hotel at Gould and Mutual Sts. Other locations opened in
> Scarborough, in Mississauga, and on Queen's Quay; the last one
> closed in 1981.
Town and Country.
> 3. Located at 36 Wellington St. E., this Viennese cafe-restaurant
> featured "schnitzels so big they'd hang over the edge of
> the dinner plate". Vines wine bar was located underneath.
> Closed in 1987.
Graf Bobby.
> 4. A chain of quality candy stores with dining rooms which
> offered sit-down dining. Locations at Bloor and Yonge and on
> Yonge St. right next to the Elgin theater. You could also find
> Howard Engel's Benny Cooperman there at the "Grantham" location.
Diana Sweets.
Grantham, of course, is not part of Toronto; the last sentence is
talking about fiction by Engel, and it was his fictionalized version
of the city of St. Catharines.
> 5. For a lot of kids, this place at 54 The Esplanade provided their
> first taste of "real Eye-talian" food. Located in a converted
> warehouse, seating 600 since 1971.
The Old Spaghetti Factory. 4 for Dan Tilque. 3 for Pete.
(So, the round counts for everyone.)
> 6. This restaurant was the scene of many a teenage first date.
> Diner-style food with a hint of downtown cool, it closed in 2014
> after 34 years in the Eaton Centre. Famous for its burgers,
> buffalo chips, and extra-thick milkshakes.
Mr. Greenjeans.
> 7. Where could a student in the 1960s to the '80s get a decent
> steak for under $10 in downtown Toronto? At 403 Yonge St.,
> just north of Gerrard. And don't forget the orange whip.
Lindy's.
> 8. Somewhat more pricey is this restaurant, open since 1929 at
> Queen and Coxwell in the Beach. They like to be known as the
> "original steak house" and feature all-day breakfast and quality
> steak dinners.
Tulip.
> 9. Look out for the big orange sign in front of this family-run
> resto at Danforth and Jones, open since the early 1970s.
> Cheap burgers -- round, although you might expect otherwise.
> Also good Greek food and the classic cranky counter guys.
Square Boy.
> 10. Known for feeding U of T students huge wooden platters full
> of meat, the Corona, the Country Style, and the Blue Cellar
> Room were all located near Bloor and Brunswick. And they all
> featured the cuisine of *which country*?
Hungary.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 2 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Geo Spo Lit Can
Joshua Kreitzer 35 28 28 0 91
Gareth Owen 28 27 32 0 87
Dan Blum 28 21 34 0 83
Dan Tilque 32 16 20 4 72
Pete Gayde 18 28 12 3 61
Peter Smyth 24 16 12 0 52
Marc Dashevsky 19 24 8 0 51
"Calvin" 23 24 -- -- 47
Erland Sommarskog 31 8 8 0 47
Bruce Bowler 12 20 -- -- 32
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> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2016-09-26,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2016-11-26 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 2, Round 4 - Literature - Favorite Haunts of the Literary Set
> That is, places where writers ate and drank.
> 1. This Parisian cafe was frequented by Camus, Picasso, Brecht,
> and many others. An eponymous French literary prize has been
> awarded since 1933. Name the cafe.
Les Deux Magots. 4 for Dan Blum.
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 2, Round 4 - Literature - Favorite Haunts of the Literary Set
> That is, places where writers ate and drank.
> 1. This Parisian cafe was frequented by Camus, Picasso, Brecht,
> and many others. An eponymous French literary prize has been
> awarded since 1933. Name the cafe.
> 2. Somerset Maugham wrote a number of stories and plays in this
> hotel that he claimed stood "for all the fables of the exotic
> East". It now has a suite named after him. Name the hotel.
> 3. Whose statue will you find leaning against the bar at the
> El Floridita?
Erland, Pete, and Marc.
> 4. Dorothy Parker, Robert Benchley, Alexander Woollcott et al. met
> regularly for lunch from 1919 to 1929 in which New York hotel?
> 5. This group of Oxford academics met regularly through the 1930s
> and '40s at the Eagle and Child, and later at the Lamb and Flag.
> They would eat and drink and offer up their unfinished works
> for discussion and critique. Tolkien read "The Lord of the
> Rings" there, and C.S. Lewis read "Out of the Silent Planet".
> What was the name of their little group?
> 6. The Rhymers' Club was founded by three poets in 1890 and met
> regularly at the Cheshire Cheese on Fleet St., London. As one
> of the founders put it, "We read our poems to one another and
> talked criticism and drank a little wine"; who was that?
3 for Dan Blum.
> 7. Today the Grand Hotel is famous for its annual Nobel Peace
> Prize banquets. But it used to be a favorite haunt of this
> famous playwright, who lunched there so often that Edvard Munch
> painted him reading a newspaper in the cafe. Which famous
> playwright?
and Pete.
> 8. In 1916 writers, poets, and painters founded the Cabaret
> Voltaire in the Holländische Meierei ["Hol-LEND-ish-uh
> MY-er-eye"], a popular tavern located in a seedy section
> of Zürich. This marked the birth of what art movement?
> 9. Who wrote her first blockbuster novel in the Elephant House
> Tea and Coffee Shop in Edinburgh?
and Pete.
> 10. This writer would often pop into Davy Byrne's Pub for a
> gorgonzola sandwich and a glass of burgundy -- as does the
> main character of his most famous novel -- and as do hundreds
> of tourists on their annual literary pilgrimage. Who was
> the writer?
3 for Dan Blum.
> * Game 2, Round 6 - Canadiana - Classic Toronto Dining
> That is, places where Torontonians eat (and maybe drink), or used to.
> Except as indicated, name the restaurant.
> 1. A popular buffet from 1928 through the '70s, located at
> 336 Bay St. It was on the west side of Bay, a short distance
> north of Adelaide St. The building where the restaurant
> was located was designated a heritage site in 1980, but the
> restaurant itself closed in 1982.
> 2. There were actually two famous buffet restaurants in Toronto in
> that period. The other one opened in 1949 in the Westminster
> Hotel at Gould and Mutual Sts. Other locations opened in
> Scarborough, in Mississauga, and on Queen's Quay; the last one
> closed in 1981.
> 3. Located at 36 Wellington St. E., this Viennese cafe-restaurant
> featured "schnitzels so big they'd hang over the edge of
> the dinner plate". Vines wine bar was located underneath.
> Closed in 1987.
> 4. A chain of quality candy stores with dining rooms which
> offered sit-down dining. Locations at Bloor and Yonge and on
> Yonge St. right next to the Elgin theater. You could also find
> Howard Engel's Benny Cooperman there at the "Grantham" location.
Grantham, of course, is not part of Toronto; the last sentence is
talking about fiction by Engel, and it was his fictionalized version
of the city of St. Catharines.
> 5. For a lot of kids, this place at 54 The Esplanade provided their
> first taste of "real Eye-talian" food. Located in a converted
> warehouse, seating 600 since 1971.
(So, the round counts for everyone.)
> 6. This restaurant was the scene of many a teenage first date.
> Diner-style food with a hint of downtown cool, it closed in 2014
> after 34 years in the Eaton Centre. Famous for its burgers,
> buffalo chips, and extra-thick milkshakes.
> 7. Where could a student in the 1960s to the '80s get a decent
> steak for under $10 in downtown Toronto? At 403 Yonge St.,
> just north of Gerrard. And don't forget the orange whip.
> 8. Somewhat more pricey is this restaurant, open since 1929 at
> Queen and Coxwell in the Beach. They like to be known as the
> "original steak house" and feature all-day breakfast and quality
> steak dinners.
> 9. Look out for the big orange sign in front of this family-run
> resto at Danforth and Jones, open since the early 1970s.
> Cheap burgers -- round, although you might expect otherwise.
> Also good Greek food and the classic cranky counter guys.
> 10. Known for feeding U of T students huge wooden platters full
> of meat, the Corona, the Country Style, and the Blue Cellar
> Room were all located near Bloor and Brunswick. And they all
> featured the cuisine of *which country*?
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 2 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Geo Spo Lit Can
Joshua Kreitzer 35 28 28 0 91
Gareth Owen 28 27 32 0 87
Dan Blum 28 21 34 0 83
Dan Tilque 32 16 20 4 72
Pete Gayde 18 28 12 3 61
Peter Smyth 24 16 12 0 52
Marc Dashevsky 19 24 8 0 51
"Calvin" 23 24 -- -- 47
Erland Sommarskog 31 8 8 0 47
Bruce Bowler 12 20 -- -- 32
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