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QFTCIUA19 Game 10, Rounds 9-10: sports records, Russia/USA challenge
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Mark Brader
Sep 29, 2019, 4:28:24 PM9/29/19
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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-07-29,
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 Unnatural Axxxe and are
used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have
been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information see
my 2019-01-22 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
** Game 10, Round 9 - Sports - Unbroken Records
There's setting the bar and then there's using a crane to put it out
of reach. The following sports records are considered unassailable.
Yeah, they all beat supposedly unassailable records in making them,
but you get what we're saying.
1. This NFL expansion team set a record of 26 straight losses in
the 1976 and 1977 seasons. The closest anybody's come since has
been the Detroit Lions, who lost 19 in a row in 2008 and 2009.
Name those 26-game losers.
2. This NASCAR driver -- nicknamed the King -- won 200 races
in his career. To put it in perspective, Jeff Gordon had 93.
Name the King.
3. In 1941, this Major League Baseball legend had hits in
56 consecutive games. The closest since then was Pete Rose
with 44.
4. This Baltimore Orioles great played in 2,362 straight games
without missing one. Only six other players have played in
more than 1,000 consecutively. Name him.
5. Of course, Wayne Gretzky has every NHL scoring record possible.
Within 0.5, how many points -- goals plus assists -- did he
*average* per game through his career?
6. Kobe Bryant once scored 81 points in a game, and that's the
closest anyone has come to the 100 points scored by one player
on 1962-03-02 in a 169-147 win over the Philadelphia Warriors.
Who set this unassailable record?
7. This fireballer threw 5,714 strikeouts in his career.
The closest challenger is more than 3,000 strikeouts away.
8. He holds the record with 23 Olympic gold medals, double any
nearest competitor. Name him.
9. The greatest receiver of all time, he retired with 22,895
career receiving yards. Terrell Owens came closest, almost
7,000 yards behind. Name the champ.
10. In 1991, he passed Lou Brock's record of 938 stolen bases.
He ended his career with 1,406. Name him.
** Game 10, Round 10 - Challenge Round - The Russian-American Connection
This is it, for most of you, your final challenge. So desperate
were we for a theme, we ended up watching Robert Mueller testify
before the House Subcommittee. So Russia is on our mind. Enjoy the
round and remember, this is an individual round so *no collusion*!
* A. Russia Athletes Go America
Name them.
A1. In 1989 he was the first Soviet hockey player to defect to
the United States to play in the NHL -- first for the Sabres,
then the Canucks, Devils, and Leafs. In honor of the year
of his arrival in Buffalo and his place in the NHL entry
draft, he wore #89 for his entire playing career.
A2. This Russian-born NBA player spent 10 years with the Utah
Jazz, where he got the nickname AK-47 from his initials
and his jersey number.
* B. At New York's Russian Tea Room
B1. At the Russian Tea Room's Royal Afternoon Tea, you might
expect them to have caviar, and they do. But not the beluga
or sevruga varieties, just this third one. What is this
third variety of caviar, whose name translates as "from
the sturgeon"?
B2. The caviar is served on little pancakes, sometimes made
of buckwheat. What are these called?
* C. The Cold War on Film
Name the movies.
C1. Norman Jewison directed this 1966 comedy about a Soviet
submarine that runs aground off New England. It starred
Carl Reiner, Eva Marie Saint, and Alan Arkin.
C2. In this 1984 Paul Mazursky film, a Russian saxophone player
defects in Bloomingdale's department store in New York,
and finds adjusting to American life more difficult than
he imagined. If it's any help, both the musician and the
sax were expertly played by Robin Williams.
* D. Russian-American Novelists
Name them.
D1. This Russian-American novelist and, arguably, cult
leader's debut novel was "We the Living", a story of life
in post-revolutionary Russia, published in 1936. Other more
influential works would follow.
D2. Born in St. Petersburg, this author of "Pale Fire" and
"Speak, Memory", was also an expert amateur entomologist,
specializing in butterflies.
* E. Geography: I Can See Russia from My House
E1. These two islands are in the Bering Strait a short distance
apart. Russia has the "Big" one and the US has the "Little"
one. What are they called?
E2. The Trans-Siberian Railway is the longest railway line in
the world at 9,289 km, connecting Moscow to what city on
the other side of the country?
* F. History: Russian-American Politics
F1. John Reed was an American war correspondent and socialist
activist, later portrayed by Warren Beatty in his film
"Reds". What is the title of Reed's firsthand account of
the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution?
F2. In 1959, Vice-President Nixon went to Moscow and had a
series of impromptu exchanges with Nikita Khrushchev over the
merits of capitalism vs. communism. These were videotaped
in color and broadcast in both countries. What was the
name given collectively to these discussions?
--
Mark Brader | "When I was 10 years old, all I gave my sweetheart was
Toronto | a pair of projections that turned the group of rotations
m...@vex.net | in 4 dimensions into principal bundles over the 3-sphere."
| -- Yann (Greg Egan: "Schild's Ladder")
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 Unnatural Axxxe and are
used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have
been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information see
my 2019-01-22 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
** Game 10, Round 9 - Sports - Unbroken Records
There's setting the bar and then there's using a crane to put it out
of reach. The following sports records are considered unassailable.
Yeah, they all beat supposedly unassailable records in making them,
but you get what we're saying.
1. This NFL expansion team set a record of 26 straight losses in
the 1976 and 1977 seasons. The closest anybody's come since has
been the Detroit Lions, who lost 19 in a row in 2008 and 2009.
Name those 26-game losers.
2. This NASCAR driver -- nicknamed the King -- won 200 races
in his career. To put it in perspective, Jeff Gordon had 93.
Name the King.
3. In 1941, this Major League Baseball legend had hits in
56 consecutive games. The closest since then was Pete Rose
with 44.
4. This Baltimore Orioles great played in 2,362 straight games
without missing one. Only six other players have played in
more than 1,000 consecutively. Name him.
5. Of course, Wayne Gretzky has every NHL scoring record possible.
Within 0.5, how many points -- goals plus assists -- did he
*average* per game through his career?
6. Kobe Bryant once scored 81 points in a game, and that's the
closest anyone has come to the 100 points scored by one player
on 1962-03-02 in a 169-147 win over the Philadelphia Warriors.
Who set this unassailable record?
7. This fireballer threw 5,714 strikeouts in his career.
The closest challenger is more than 3,000 strikeouts away.
8. He holds the record with 23 Olympic gold medals, double any
nearest competitor. Name him.
9. The greatest receiver of all time, he retired with 22,895
career receiving yards. Terrell Owens came closest, almost
7,000 yards behind. Name the champ.
10. In 1991, he passed Lou Brock's record of 938 stolen bases.
He ended his career with 1,406. Name him.
** Game 10, Round 10 - Challenge Round - The Russian-American Connection
This is it, for most of you, your final challenge. So desperate
were we for a theme, we ended up watching Robert Mueller testify
before the House Subcommittee. So Russia is on our mind. Enjoy the
round and remember, this is an individual round so *no collusion*!
* A. Russia Athletes Go America
Name them.
A1. In 1989 he was the first Soviet hockey player to defect to
the United States to play in the NHL -- first for the Sabres,
then the Canucks, Devils, and Leafs. In honor of the year
of his arrival in Buffalo and his place in the NHL entry
draft, he wore #89 for his entire playing career.
A2. This Russian-born NBA player spent 10 years with the Utah
Jazz, where he got the nickname AK-47 from his initials
and his jersey number.
* B. At New York's Russian Tea Room
B1. At the Russian Tea Room's Royal Afternoon Tea, you might
expect them to have caviar, and they do. But not the beluga
or sevruga varieties, just this third one. What is this
third variety of caviar, whose name translates as "from
the sturgeon"?
B2. The caviar is served on little pancakes, sometimes made
of buckwheat. What are these called?
* C. The Cold War on Film
Name the movies.
C1. Norman Jewison directed this 1966 comedy about a Soviet
submarine that runs aground off New England. It starred
Carl Reiner, Eva Marie Saint, and Alan Arkin.
C2. In this 1984 Paul Mazursky film, a Russian saxophone player
defects in Bloomingdale's department store in New York,
and finds adjusting to American life more difficult than
he imagined. If it's any help, both the musician and the
sax were expertly played by Robin Williams.
* D. Russian-American Novelists
Name them.
D1. This Russian-American novelist and, arguably, cult
leader's debut novel was "We the Living", a story of life
in post-revolutionary Russia, published in 1936. Other more
influential works would follow.
D2. Born in St. Petersburg, this author of "Pale Fire" and
"Speak, Memory", was also an expert amateur entomologist,
specializing in butterflies.
* E. Geography: I Can See Russia from My House
E1. These two islands are in the Bering Strait a short distance
apart. Russia has the "Big" one and the US has the "Little"
one. What are they called?
E2. The Trans-Siberian Railway is the longest railway line in
the world at 9,289 km, connecting Moscow to what city on
the other side of the country?
* F. History: Russian-American Politics
F1. John Reed was an American war correspondent and socialist
activist, later portrayed by Warren Beatty in his film
"Reds". What is the title of Reed's firsthand account of
the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution?
F2. In 1959, Vice-President Nixon went to Moscow and had a
series of impromptu exchanges with Nikita Khrushchev over the
merits of capitalism vs. communism. These were videotaped
in color and broadcast in both countries. What was the
name given collectively to these discussions?
--
Mark Brader | "When I was 10 years old, all I gave my sweetheart was
Toronto | a pair of projections that turned the group of rotations
m...@vex.net | in 4 dimensions into principal bundles over the 3-sphere."
| -- Yann (Greg Egan: "Schild's Ladder")
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Pete Gayde
Sep 29, 2019, 7:05:46 PM9/29/19
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:8dGdnV-ZI5R_jgzAnZ2dnUU7-
XfN...@giganews.com:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-07-29,
> 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 Unnatural Axxxe and are
> used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have
> been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information see
> my 2019-01-22 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> ** Game 10, Round 9 - Sports - Unbroken Records
>
> There's setting the bar and then there's using a crane to put it out
> of reach. The following sports records are considered unassailable.
> Yeah, they all beat supposedly unassailable records in making them,
> but you get what we're saying.
>
> 1. This NFL expansion team set a record of 26 straight losses in
> the 1976 and 1977 seasons. The closest anybody's come since has
> been the Detroit Lions, who lost 19 in a row in 2008 and 2009.
> Name those 26-game losers.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
>
> 2. This NASCAR driver -- nicknamed the King -- won 200 races
> in his career. To put it in perspective, Jeff Gordon had 93.
> Name the King.
Richard Petty
>
> 3. In 1941, this Major League Baseball legend had hits in
> 56 consecutive games. The closest since then was Pete Rose
> with 44.
Joe DiMaggio
>
> 4. This Baltimore Orioles great played in 2,362 straight games
> without missing one. Only six other players have played in
> more than 1,000 consecutively. Name him.
Cal Ripken, Jr.
>
> 5. Of course, Wayne Gretzky has every NHL scoring record possible.
> Within 0.5, how many points -- goals plus assists -- did he
> *average* per game through his career?
1.2; 2.2
>
> 6. Kobe Bryant once scored 81 points in a game, and that's the
> closest anyone has come to the 100 points scored by one player
> on 1962-03-02 in a 169-147 win over the Philadelphia Warriors.
> Who set this unassailable record?
Wilt Chamberlain
>
> 7. This fireballer threw 5,714 strikeouts in his career.
> The closest challenger is more than 3,000 strikeouts away.
Nolan Ryan
>
> 8. He holds the record with 23 Olympic gold medals, double any
> nearest competitor. Name him.
Michael Phelps
>
> 9. The greatest receiver of all time, he retired with 22,895
> career receiving yards. Terrell Owens came closest, almost
> 7,000 yards behind. Name the champ.
Jerry Rice
>
> 10. In 1991, he passed Lou Brock's record of 938 stolen bases.
> He ended his career with 1,406. Name him.
Rickey Henderson
>
>
> ** Game 10, Round 10 - Challenge Round - The Russian-American
Connection
>
> This is it, for most of you, your final challenge. So desperate
> were we for a theme, we ended up watching Robert Mueller testify
> before the House Subcommittee. So Russia is on our mind. Enjoy the
> round and remember, this is an individual round so *no collusion*!
>
> * A. Russia Athletes Go America
>
> Name them.
>
> A1. In 1989 he was the first Soviet hockey player to defect to
> the United States to play in the NHL -- first for the Sabres,
> then the Canucks, Devils, and Leafs. In honor of the year
> of his arrival in Buffalo and his place in the NHL entry
> draft, he wore #89 for his entire playing career.
Mikhailov
>
> A2. This Russian-born NBA player spent 10 years with the Utah
> Jazz, where he got the nickname AK-47 from his initials
> and his jersey number.
>
>
> * B. At New York's Russian Tea Room
>
> B1. At the Russian Tea Room's Royal Afternoon Tea, you might
> expect them to have caviar, and they do. But not the beluga
> or sevruga varieties, just this third one. What is this
> third variety of caviar, whose name translates as "from
> the sturgeon"?
>
> B2. The caviar is served on little pancakes, sometimes made
> of buckwheat. What are these called?
>
>
> * C. The Cold War on Film
>
> Name the movies.
>
> C1. Norman Jewison directed this 1966 comedy about a Soviet
> submarine that runs aground off New England. It starred
> Carl Reiner, Eva Marie Saint, and Alan Arkin.
The Russians are coming, the Russians are coming!
>
> C2. In this 1984 Paul Mazursky film, a Russian saxophone player
> defects in Bloomingdale's department store in New York,
> and finds adjusting to American life more difficult than
> he imagined. If it's any help, both the musician and the
> sax were expertly played by Robin Williams.
>
>
> * D. Russian-American Novelists
>
> Name them.
>
> D1. This Russian-American novelist and, arguably, cult
> leader's debut novel was "We the Living", a story of life
> in post-revolutionary Russia, published in 1936. Other more
> influential works would follow.
Pasternak
>
> D2. Born in St. Petersburg, this author of "Pale Fire" and
> "Speak, Memory", was also an expert amateur entomologist,
> specializing in butterflies.
>
>
> * E. Geography: I Can See Russia from My House
>
> E1. These two islands are in the Bering Strait a short distance
> apart. Russia has the "Big" one and the US has the "Little"
> one. What are they called?
>
> E2. The Trans-Siberian Railway is the longest railway line in
> the world at 9,289 km, connecting Moscow to what city on
> the other side of the country?
Vladivostok
>
>
> * F. History: Russian-American Politics
>
> F1. John Reed was an American war correspondent and socialist
> activist, later portrayed by Warren Beatty in his film
> "Reds". What is the title of Reed's firsthand account of
> the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution?
>
> F2. In 1959, Vice-President Nixon went to Moscow and had a
> series of impromptu exchanges with Nikita Khrushchev over the
> merits of capitalism vs. communism. These were videotaped
> in color and broadcast in both countries. What was the
> name given collectively to these discussions?
Kitchen table summit
>
Pete Gayde
XfN...@giganews.com:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-07-29,
> 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 Unnatural Axxxe and are
> used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have
> been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information see
> my 2019-01-22 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> ** Game 10, Round 9 - Sports - Unbroken Records
>
> There's setting the bar and then there's using a crane to put it out
> of reach. The following sports records are considered unassailable.
> Yeah, they all beat supposedly unassailable records in making them,
> but you get what we're saying.
>
> 1. This NFL expansion team set a record of 26 straight losses in
> the 1976 and 1977 seasons. The closest anybody's come since has
> been the Detroit Lions, who lost 19 in a row in 2008 and 2009.
> Name those 26-game losers.
>
> 2. This NASCAR driver -- nicknamed the King -- won 200 races
> in his career. To put it in perspective, Jeff Gordon had 93.
> Name the King.
>
> 3. In 1941, this Major League Baseball legend had hits in
> 56 consecutive games. The closest since then was Pete Rose
> with 44.
>
> 4. This Baltimore Orioles great played in 2,362 straight games
> without missing one. Only six other players have played in
> more than 1,000 consecutively. Name him.
>
> 5. Of course, Wayne Gretzky has every NHL scoring record possible.
> Within 0.5, how many points -- goals plus assists -- did he
> *average* per game through his career?
>
> 6. Kobe Bryant once scored 81 points in a game, and that's the
> closest anyone has come to the 100 points scored by one player
> on 1962-03-02 in a 169-147 win over the Philadelphia Warriors.
> Who set this unassailable record?
>
> 7. This fireballer threw 5,714 strikeouts in his career.
> The closest challenger is more than 3,000 strikeouts away.
>
> 8. He holds the record with 23 Olympic gold medals, double any
> nearest competitor. Name him.
>
> 9. The greatest receiver of all time, he retired with 22,895
> career receiving yards. Terrell Owens came closest, almost
> 7,000 yards behind. Name the champ.
>
> 10. In 1991, he passed Lou Brock's record of 938 stolen bases.
> He ended his career with 1,406. Name him.
>
>
> ** Game 10, Round 10 - Challenge Round - The Russian-American
Connection
>
> This is it, for most of you, your final challenge. So desperate
> were we for a theme, we ended up watching Robert Mueller testify
> before the House Subcommittee. So Russia is on our mind. Enjoy the
> round and remember, this is an individual round so *no collusion*!
>
> * A. Russia Athletes Go America
>
> Name them.
>
> A1. In 1989 he was the first Soviet hockey player to defect to
> the United States to play in the NHL -- first for the Sabres,
> then the Canucks, Devils, and Leafs. In honor of the year
> of his arrival in Buffalo and his place in the NHL entry
> draft, he wore #89 for his entire playing career.
>
> A2. This Russian-born NBA player spent 10 years with the Utah
> Jazz, where he got the nickname AK-47 from his initials
> and his jersey number.
>
>
> * B. At New York's Russian Tea Room
>
> B1. At the Russian Tea Room's Royal Afternoon Tea, you might
> expect them to have caviar, and they do. But not the beluga
> or sevruga varieties, just this third one. What is this
> third variety of caviar, whose name translates as "from
> the sturgeon"?
>
> B2. The caviar is served on little pancakes, sometimes made
> of buckwheat. What are these called?
>
>
> * C. The Cold War on Film
>
> Name the movies.
>
> C1. Norman Jewison directed this 1966 comedy about a Soviet
> submarine that runs aground off New England. It starred
> Carl Reiner, Eva Marie Saint, and Alan Arkin.
>
> C2. In this 1984 Paul Mazursky film, a Russian saxophone player
> defects in Bloomingdale's department store in New York,
> and finds adjusting to American life more difficult than
> he imagined. If it's any help, both the musician and the
> sax were expertly played by Robin Williams.
>
>
> * D. Russian-American Novelists
>
> Name them.
>
> D1. This Russian-American novelist and, arguably, cult
> leader's debut novel was "We the Living", a story of life
> in post-revolutionary Russia, published in 1936. Other more
> influential works would follow.
>
> D2. Born in St. Petersburg, this author of "Pale Fire" and
> "Speak, Memory", was also an expert amateur entomologist,
> specializing in butterflies.
>
>
> * E. Geography: I Can See Russia from My House
>
> E1. These two islands are in the Bering Strait a short distance
> apart. Russia has the "Big" one and the US has the "Little"
> one. What are they called?
>
> E2. The Trans-Siberian Railway is the longest railway line in
> the world at 9,289 km, connecting Moscow to what city on
> the other side of the country?
>
>
> * F. History: Russian-American Politics
>
> F1. John Reed was an American war correspondent and socialist
> activist, later portrayed by Warren Beatty in his film
> "Reds". What is the title of Reed's firsthand account of
> the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution?
>
> F2. In 1959, Vice-President Nixon went to Moscow and had a
> series of impromptu exchanges with Nikita Khrushchev over the
> merits of capitalism vs. communism. These were videotaped
> in color and broadcast in both countries. What was the
> name given collectively to these discussions?
>
Pete Gayde
Calvin
Sep 29, 2019, 9:55:37 PM9/29/19
to
On Monday, September 30, 2019 at 6:28:24 AM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
> ** Game 10, Round 9 - Sports - Unbroken Records
>
> There's setting the bar and then there's using a crane to put it out
> of reach. The following sports records are considered unassailable.
> Yeah, they all beat supposedly unassailable records in making them,
> but you get what we're saying.
>
> 1. This NFL expansion team set a record of 26 straight losses in
> the 1976 and 1977 seasons. The closest anybody's come since has
> been the Detroit Lions, who lost 19 in a row in 2008 and 2009.
> Name those 26-game losers.
Tampa Bay
> ** Game 10, Round 9 - Sports - Unbroken Records
>
> There's setting the bar and then there's using a crane to put it out
> of reach. The following sports records are considered unassailable.
> Yeah, they all beat supposedly unassailable records in making them,
> but you get what we're saying.
>
> 1. This NFL expansion team set a record of 26 straight losses in
> the 1976 and 1977 seasons. The closest anybody's come since has
> been the Detroit Lions, who lost 19 in a row in 2008 and 2009.
> Name those 26-game losers.
> 2. This NASCAR driver -- nicknamed the King -- won 200 races
> in his career. To put it in perspective, Jeff Gordon had 93.
> Name the King.
>
> 3. In 1941, this Major League Baseball legend had hits in
> 56 consecutive games. The closest since then was Pete Rose
> with 44.
> 4. This Baltimore Orioles great played in 2,362 straight games
> without missing one. Only six other players have played in
> more than 1,000 consecutively. Name him.
> 5. Of course, Wayne Gretzky has every NHL scoring record possible.
> Within 0.5, how many points -- goals plus assists -- did he
> *average* per game through his career?
>
> 6. Kobe Bryant once scored 81 points in a game, and that's the
> closest anyone has come to the 100 points scored by one player
> on 1962-03-02 in a 169-147 win over the Philadelphia Warriors.
> Who set this unassailable record?
102 from memory
> 7. This fireballer threw 5,714 strikeouts in his career.
> The closest challenger is more than 3,000 strikeouts away.
> 8. He holds the record with 23 Olympic gold medals, double any
> nearest competitor. Name him.
> 9. The greatest receiver of all time, he retired with 22,895
> career receiving yards. Terrell Owens came closest, almost
> 7,000 yards behind. Name the champ.
> 10. In 1991, he passed Lou Brock's record of 938 stolen bases.
> He ended his career with 1,406. Name him.
>
>
> ** Game 10, Round 10 - Challenge Round - The Russian-American Connection
>
> This is it, for most of you, your final challenge. So desperate
> were we for a theme, we ended up watching Robert Mueller testify
> before the House Subcommittee. So Russia is on our mind. Enjoy the
> round and remember, this is an individual round so *no collusion*!
>
> * A. Russia Athletes Go America
>
> Name them.
>
> A1. In 1989 he was the first Soviet hockey player to defect to
> the United States to play in the NHL -- first for the Sabres,
> then the Canucks, Devils, and Leafs. In honor of the year
> of his arrival in Buffalo and his place in the NHL entry
> draft, he wore #89 for his entire playing career.
>
> A2. This Russian-born NBA player spent 10 years with the Utah
> Jazz, where he got the nickname AK-47 from his initials
> and his jersey number.
> * B. At New York's Russian Tea Room
>
> B1. At the Russian Tea Room's Royal Afternoon Tea, you might
> expect them to have caviar, and they do. But not the beluga
> or sevruga varieties, just this third one. What is this
> third variety of caviar, whose name translates as "from
> the sturgeon"?
>
> B2. The caviar is served on little pancakes, sometimes made
> of buckwheat. What are these called?
>
>
> * C. The Cold War on Film
>
> Name the movies.
>
> C1. Norman Jewison directed this 1966 comedy about a Soviet
> submarine that runs aground off New England. It starred
> Carl Reiner, Eva Marie Saint, and Alan Arkin.
>
> C2. In this 1984 Paul Mazursky film, a Russian saxophone player
> defects in Bloomingdale's department store in New York,
> and finds adjusting to American life more difficult than
> he imagined. If it's any help, both the musician and the
> sax were expertly played by Robin Williams.
> * D. Russian-American Novelists
>
> Name them.
>
> D1. This Russian-American novelist and, arguably, cult
> leader's debut novel was "We the Living", a story of life
> in post-revolutionary Russia, published in 1936. Other more
> influential works would follow.
> D2. Born in St. Petersburg, this author of "Pale Fire" and
> "Speak, Memory", was also an expert amateur entomologist,
> specializing in butterflies.
> * E. Geography: I Can See Russia from My House
>
> E1. These two islands are in the Bering Strait a short distance
> apart. Russia has the "Big" one and the US has the "Little"
> one. What are they called?
>
> E2. The Trans-Siberian Railway is the longest railway line in
> the world at 9,289 km, connecting Moscow to what city on
> the other side of the country?
> * F. History: Russian-American Politics
>
> F1. John Reed was an American war correspondent and socialist
> activist, later portrayed by Warren Beatty in his film
> "Reds". What is the title of Reed's firsthand account of
> the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution?
>
> F2. In 1959, Vice-President Nixon went to Moscow and had a
> series of impromptu exchanges with Nikita Khrushchev over the
> merits of capitalism vs. communism. These were videotaped
> in color and broadcast in both countries. What was the
> name given collectively to these discussions?
cheers,
calvin
Dan Blum
Sep 29, 2019, 9:56:48 PM9/29/19
to
> 1. This NFL expansion team set a record of 26 straight losses in
> the 1976 and 1977 seasons. The closest anybody's come since has
> been the Detroit Lions, who lost 19 in a row in 2008 and 2009.
> Name those 26-game losers.
Seattle Seahawks; New Orleans Saints
> the 1976 and 1977 seasons. The closest anybody's come since has
> been the Detroit Lions, who lost 19 in a row in 2008 and 2009.
> Name those 26-game losers.
> 2. This NASCAR driver -- nicknamed the King -- won 200 races
> in his career. To put it in perspective, Jeff Gordon had 93.
> Name the King.
> 3. In 1941, this Major League Baseball legend had hits in
> 56 consecutive games. The closest since then was Pete Rose
> with 44.
> 4. This Baltimore Orioles great played in 2,362 straight games
> without missing one. Only six other players have played in
> more than 1,000 consecutively. Name him.
> 5. Of course, Wayne Gretzky has every NHL scoring record possible.
> Within 0.5, how many points -- goals plus assists -- did he
> *average* per game through his career?
> 6. Kobe Bryant once scored 81 points in a game, and that's the
> closest anyone has come to the 100 points scored by one player
> on 1962-03-02 in a 169-147 win over the Philadelphia Warriors.
> Who set this unassailable record?
> 8. He holds the record with 23 Olympic gold medals, double any
> nearest competitor. Name him.
> ** Game 10, Round 10 - Challenge Round - The Russian-American Connection
> * B. At New York's Russian Tea Room
> B2. The caviar is served on little pancakes, sometimes made
> of buckwheat. What are these called?
blini
> of buckwheat. What are these called?
> * C. The Cold War on Film
> Name the movies.
> C2. In this 1984 Paul Mazursky film, a Russian saxophone player
> defects in Bloomingdale's department store in New York,
> and finds adjusting to American life more difficult than
> he imagined. If it's any help, both the musician and the
> sax were expertly played by Robin Williams.
Moscow on the Hudson
> defects in Bloomingdale's department store in New York,
> and finds adjusting to American life more difficult than
> he imagined. If it's any help, both the musician and the
> sax were expertly played by Robin Williams.
> * D. Russian-American Novelists
> Name them.
> D1. This Russian-American novelist and, arguably, cult
> leader's debut novel was "We the Living", a story of life
> in post-revolutionary Russia, published in 1936. Other more
> influential works would follow.
> D2. Born in St. Petersburg, this author of "Pale Fire" and
> "Speak, Memory", was also an expert amateur entomologist,
> specializing in butterflies.
> * E. Geography: I Can See Russia from My House
> E1. These two islands are in the Bering Strait a short distance
> apart. Russia has the "Big" one and the US has the "Little"
> one. What are they called?
> E2. The Trans-Siberian Railway is the longest railway line in
> the world at 9,289 km, connecting Moscow to what city on
> the other side of the country?
> * F. History: Russian-American Politics
> F1. John Reed was an American war correspondent and socialist
> activist, later portrayed by Warren Beatty in his film
> "Reds". What is the title of Reed's firsthand account of
> the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution?
> F2. In 1959, Vice-President Nixon went to Moscow and had a
> series of impromptu exchanges with Nikita Khrushchev over the
> merits of capitalism vs. communism. These were videotaped
> in color and broadcast in both countries. What was the
> name given collectively to these discussions?
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Erland Sommarskog
Sep 30, 2019, 3:03:24 AM9/30/19
to
> 3. In 1941, this Major League Baseball legend had hits in
> 56 consecutive games. The closest since then was Pete Rose
> with 44.
Babe Ruth
> 56 consecutive games. The closest since then was Pete Rose
> with 44.
> 5. Of course, Wayne Gretzky has every NHL scoring record possible.
> Within 0.5, how many points -- goals plus assists -- did he
> *average* per game through his career?
> ** Game 10, Round 10 - Challenge Round - The Russian-American Connection
>
> * A. Russia Athletes Go America
>
>
> E2. The Trans-Siberian Railway is the longest railway line in
> the world at 9,289 km, connecting Moscow to what city on
> the other side of the country?
Vladivotok
> the world at 9,289 km, connecting Moscow to what city on
> the other side of the country?
Mark Brader
Sep 30, 2019, 3:59:38 AM9/30/19
to
Mark Brader (emphasis changed):
Erland Sommarskog:
> 98
(Quiet giggle)
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Don't let it drive you crazy...
m...@vex.net | Leave the driving to us!" --Wayne & Shuster
> > 5. Of course, Wayne Gretzky has every NHL scoring record possible.
> > Within 0.5, how many points -- goals plus assists -- did he
> > average per *game* through his career?
> > Within 0.5, how many points -- goals plus assists -- did he
Erland Sommarskog:
> 98
(Quiet giggle)
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Don't let it drive you crazy...
m...@vex.net | Leave the driving to us!" --Wayne & Shuster
Dan Tilque
Sep 30, 2019, 4:54:51 AM9/30/19
to
On 9/29/19 1:28 PM, Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> ** Game 10, Round 9 - Sports - Unbroken Records
>
> There's setting the bar and then there's using a crane to put it out
> of reach. The following sports records are considered unassailable.
> Yeah, they all beat supposedly unassailable records in making them,
> but you get what we're saying.
>
> 1. This NFL expansion team set a record of 26 straight losses in
> the 1976 and 1977 seasons. The closest anybody's come since has
> been the Detroit Lions, who lost 19 in a row in 2008 and 2009.
> Name those 26-game losers.
Miami Dophins
>
>
> ** Game 10, Round 9 - Sports - Unbroken Records
>
> There's setting the bar and then there's using a crane to put it out
> of reach. The following sports records are considered unassailable.
> Yeah, they all beat supposedly unassailable records in making them,
> but you get what we're saying.
>
> 1. This NFL expansion team set a record of 26 straight losses in
> the 1976 and 1977 seasons. The closest anybody's come since has
> been the Detroit Lions, who lost 19 in a row in 2008 and 2009.
> Name those 26-game losers.
>
> 2. This NASCAR driver -- nicknamed the King -- won 200 races
> in his career. To put it in perspective, Jeff Gordon had 93.
> Name the King.
>
> 3. In 1941, this Major League Baseball legend had hits in
> 56 consecutive games. The closest since then was Pete Rose
> with 44.
>
> 4. This Baltimore Orioles great played in 2,362 straight games
> without missing one. Only six other players have played in
> more than 1,000 consecutively. Name him.
>
> 5. Of course, Wayne Gretzky has every NHL scoring record possible.
> Within 0.5, how many points -- goals plus assists -- did he
> *average* per game through his career?
>
> 6. Kobe Bryant once scored 81 points in a game, and that's the
> closest anyone has come to the 100 points scored by one player
> on 1962-03-02 in a 169-147 win over the Philadelphia Warriors.
> Who set this unassailable record?
>
> 7. This fireballer threw 5,714 strikeouts in his career.
> The closest challenger is more than 3,000 strikeouts away.
>
> 8. He holds the record with 23 Olympic gold medals, double any
> nearest competitor. Name him.
>
> 9. The greatest receiver of all time, he retired with 22,895
> career receiving yards. Terrell Owens came closest, almost
> 7,000 yards behind. Name the champ.
>
> C2. In this 1984 Paul Mazursky film, a Russian saxophone player
> defects in Bloomingdale's department store in New York,
> and finds adjusting to American life more difficult than
> he imagined. If it's any help, both the musician and the
> sax were expertly played by Robin Williams.
>
>
> * D. Russian-American Novelists
>
> Name them.
>
> D1. This Russian-American novelist and, arguably, cult
> leader's debut novel was "We the Living", a story of life
> in post-revolutionary Russia, published in 1936. Other more
> influential works would follow.
>
> D2. Born in St. Petersburg, this author of "Pale Fire" and
> "Speak, Memory", was also an expert amateur entomologist,
> specializing in butterflies.
>
>
> * E. Geography: I Can See Russia from My House
>
> E1. These two islands are in the Bering Strait a short distance
> apart. Russia has the "Big" one and the US has the "Little"
> one. What are they called?
>
> E2. The Trans-Siberian Railway is the longest railway line in
> the world at 9,289 km, connecting Moscow to what city on
> the other side of the country?
>
>
> * F. History: Russian-American Politics
>
> F1. John Reed was an American war correspondent and socialist
> activist, later portrayed by Warren Beatty in his film
> "Reds". What is the title of Reed's firsthand account of
> the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution?
>
> F2. In 1959, Vice-President Nixon went to Moscow and had a
> series of impromptu exchanges with Nikita Khrushchev over the
> merits of capitalism vs. communism. These were videotaped
> in color and broadcast in both countries. What was the
> name given collectively to these discussions?
--
Dan Tilque
Bruce Bowler
Sep 30, 2019, 9:47:48 AM9/30/19
to
On Sun, 29 Sep 2019 15:28:18 -0500, Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-07-29,
> 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 Unnatural Axxxe and are used
> here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have been retyped
> and/or edited by me. For further information see my 2019-01-22
> companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> ** Game 10, Round 9 - Sports - Unbroken Records
>
> There's setting the bar and then there's using a crane to put it out of
> reach. The following sports records are considered unassailable. Yeah,
> they all beat supposedly unassailable records in making them,
> but you get what we're saying.
>
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-07-29,
> 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 Unnatural Axxxe and are used
> here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have been retyped
> and/or edited by me. For further information see my 2019-01-22
> companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> ** Game 10, Round 9 - Sports - Unbroken Records
>
> There's setting the bar and then there's using a crane to put it out of
> reach. The following sports records are considered unassailable. Yeah,
> they all beat supposedly unassailable records in making them,
> but you get what we're saying.
>
> 2. This NASCAR driver -- nicknamed the King -- won 200 races
> in his career. To put it in perspective, Jeff Gordon had 93. Name
> the King.
Richard Petty
> in his career. To put it in perspective, Jeff Gordon had 93. Name
> the King.
> 3. In 1941, this Major League Baseball legend had hits in
> 56 consecutive games. The closest since then was Pete Rose with 44.
> 4. This Baltimore Orioles great played in 2,362 straight games
> without missing one. Only six other players have played in more than
> 1,000 consecutively. Name him.
> 6. Kobe Bryant once scored 81 points in a game, and that's the
> closest anyone has come to the 100 points scored by one player on
> 1962-03-02 in a 169-147 win over the Philadelphia Warriors. Who set
> this unassailable record?
> 7. This fireballer threw 5,714 strikeouts in his career.
> The closest challenger is more than 3,000 strikeouts away.
> 8. He holds the record with 23 Olympic gold medals, double any
> nearest competitor. Name him.
>
> ** Game 10, Round 10 - Challenge Round - The Russian-American Connection
>
> This is it, for most of you, your final challenge. So desperate were we
> for a theme, we ended up watching Robert Mueller testify before the
> House Subcommittee. So Russia is on our mind. Enjoy the round and
> remember, this is an individual round so *no collusion*!
>
> * A. Russia Athletes Go America
>
>
> * B. At New York's Russian Tea Room
>
>
> B2. The caviar is served on little pancakes, sometimes made
> of buckwheat. What are these called?
Blintz
> of buckwheat. What are these called?
>
> * C. The Cold War on Film
>
> Name the movies.
>
> C1. Norman Jewison directed this 1966 comedy about a Soviet
> submarine that runs aground off New England. It starred Carl
> Reiner, Eva Marie Saint, and Alan Arkin.
The Russians are coming, the Russians are coming
> C2. In this 1984 Paul Mazursky film, a Russian saxophone player
> defects in Bloomingdale's department store in New York,
> and finds adjusting to American life more difficult than he
> imagined. If it's any help, both the musician and the sax were
> expertly played by Robin Williams.
> defects in Bloomingdale's department store in New York,
> and finds adjusting to American life more difficult than he
> imagined. If it's any help, both the musician and the sax were
> expertly played by Robin Williams.
Moscow on the Hudson
> * D. Russian-American Novelists
>
>
> * D. Russian-American Novelists
>
>
> * E. Geography: I Can See Russia from My House
>
> E1. These two islands are in the Bering Strait a short distance
> apart. Russia has the "Big" one and the US has the "Little" one.
> What are they called?
Diomedes
>
> E1. These two islands are in the Bering Strait a short distance
> apart. Russia has the "Big" one and the US has the "Little" one.
> What are they called?
> E2. The Trans-Siberian Railway is the longest railway line in
> the world at 9,289 km, connecting Moscow to what city on the
> other side of the country?
>
> * F. History: Russian-American Politics
>
> F2. In 1959, Vice-President Nixon went to Moscow and had a
> series of impromptu exchanges with Nikita Khrushchev over the
> merits of capitalism vs. communism. These were videotaped in
> color and broadcast in both countries. What was the name given
> collectively to these discussions?
The Kitchen Table meetings
> series of impromptu exchanges with Nikita Khrushchev over the
> merits of capitalism vs. communism. These were videotaped in
> color and broadcast in both countries. What was the name given
> collectively to these discussions?
Joshua Kreitzer
Oct 2, 2019, 12:32:00 AM10/2/19
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in
news:8dGdnV-ZI5R_jgzA...@giganews.com:
> ** Game 10, Round 9 - Sports - Unbroken Records
>
> 1. This NFL expansion team set a record of 26 straight losses in
> the 1976 and 1977 seasons. The closest anybody's come since has
> been the Detroit Lions, who lost 19 in a row in 2008 and 2009.
> Name those 26-game losers.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
> the 1976 and 1977 seasons. The closest anybody's come since has
> been the Detroit Lions, who lost 19 in a row in 2008 and 2009.
> Name those 26-game losers.
> 2. This NASCAR driver -- nicknamed the King -- won 200 races
> in his career. To put it in perspective, Jeff Gordon had 93.
> Name the King.
> 3. In 1941, this Major League Baseball legend had hits in
> 56 consecutive games. The closest since then was Pete Rose
> with 44.
> 4. This Baltimore Orioles great played in 2,362 straight games
> without missing one. Only six other players have played in
> more than 1,000 consecutively. Name him.
> 5. Of course, Wayne Gretzky has every NHL scoring record possible.
> Within 0.5, how many points -- goals plus assists -- did he
> *average* per game through his career?
> 6. Kobe Bryant once scored 81 points in a game, and that's the
> closest anyone has come to the 100 points scored by one player
> on 1962-03-02 in a 169-147 win over the Philadelphia Warriors.
> Who set this unassailable record?
> 7. This fireballer threw 5,714 strikeouts in his career.
> The closest challenger is more than 3,000 strikeouts away.
> 8. He holds the record with 23 Olympic gold medals, double any
> nearest competitor. Name him.
> 9. The greatest receiver of all time, he retired with 22,895
> career receiving yards. Terrell Owens came closest, almost
> 7,000 yards behind. Name the champ.
> 10. In 1991, he passed Lou Brock's record of 938 stolen bases.
> He ended his career with 1,406. Name him.
> ** Game 10, Round 10 - Challenge Round - The Russian-American
> Connection
>
> * A. Russia Athletes Go America
>
> Name them.
>
> A1. In 1989 he was the first Soviet hockey player to defect to
> the United States to play in the NHL -- first for the Sabres,
> then the Canucks, Devils, and Leafs. In honor of the year
> of his arrival in Buffalo and his place in the NHL entry
> draft, he wore #89 for his entire playing career.
Ovechkin
>
> Name them.
>
> A1. In 1989 he was the first Soviet hockey player to defect to
> the United States to play in the NHL -- first for the Sabres,
> then the Canucks, Devils, and Leafs. In honor of the year
> of his arrival in Buffalo and his place in the NHL entry
> draft, he wore #89 for his entire playing career.
> * B. At New York's Russian Tea Room
>
> B2. The caviar is served on little pancakes, sometimes made
> of buckwheat. What are these called?
blini
> of buckwheat. What are these called?
> * C. The Cold War on Film
>
> Name the movies.
>
> C1. Norman Jewison directed this 1966 comedy about a Soviet
> submarine that runs aground off New England. It starred
> Carl Reiner, Eva Marie Saint, and Alan Arkin.
> C2. In this 1984 Paul Mazursky film, a Russian saxophone player
> defects in Bloomingdale's department store in New York,
> and finds adjusting to American life more difficult than
> he imagined. If it's any help, both the musician and the
> sax were expertly played by Robin Williams.
> * D. Russian-American Novelists
>
> Name them.
>
> D1. This Russian-American novelist and, arguably, cult
> leader's debut novel was "We the Living", a story of life
> in post-revolutionary Russia, published in 1936. Other more
> influential works would follow.
> D2. Born in St. Petersburg, this author of "Pale Fire" and
> "Speak, Memory", was also an expert amateur entomologist,
> specializing in butterflies.
> * E. Geography: I Can See Russia from My House
>
> E1. These two islands are in the Bering Strait a short distance
> apart. Russia has the "Big" one and the US has the "Little"
> one. What are they called?
> E2. The Trans-Siberian Railway is the longest railway line in
> the world at 9,289 km, connecting Moscow to what city on
> the other side of the country?
> * F. History: Russian-American Politics
>
> F1. John Reed was an American war correspondent and socialist
> activist, later portrayed by Warren Beatty in his film
> "Reds". What is the title of Reed's firsthand account of
> the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution?
"Ten Days That Shook the World"
> F2. In 1959, Vice-President Nixon went to Moscow and had a
> series of impromptu exchanges with Nikita Khrushchev over the
> merits of capitalism vs. communism. These were videotaped
> in color and broadcast in both countries. What was the
> name given collectively to these discussions?
Kitchen Debates
> series of impromptu exchanges with Nikita Khrushchev over the
> merits of capitalism vs. communism. These were videotaped
> in color and broadcast in both countries. What was the
> name given collectively to these discussions?
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Mark Brader
Oct 2, 2019, 6:34:47 PM10/2/19
to
Mark Brader:
Hearty congratulations!
> ** Game 10, Round 9 - Sports - Unbroken Records
> There's setting the bar and then there's using a crane to put it out
> of reach. The following sports records are considered unassailable.
> Yeah, they all beat supposedly unassailable records in making them,
> but you get what we're saying.
> 1. This NFL expansion team set a record of 26 straight losses in
> the 1976 and 1977 seasons. The closest anybody's come since has
> been the Detroit Lions, who lost 19 in a row in 2008 and 2009.
> Name those 26-game losers.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers. 4 for Pete, Calvin, and Joshua.
> 2. This NASCAR driver -- nicknamed the King -- won 200 races
> in his career. To put it in perspective, Jeff Gordon had 93.
> Name the King.
Richard Petty. 4 for Pete, Bruce, and Joshua. 3 for Dan Blum.
> 3. In 1941, this Major League Baseball legend had hits in
> 56 consecutive games. The closest since then was Pete Rose
> with 44.
Joe DiMaggio. 4 for Pete, Calvin, Bruce, Joshua, and Dan Blum.
> 4. This Baltimore Orioles great played in 2,362 straight games
> without missing one. Only six other players have played in
> more than 1,000 consecutively. Name him.
Cal Ripken Jr. 4 for Pete, Calvin, Dan Tilque, Bruce, and Joshua.
> 5. Of course, Wayne Gretzky has every NHL scoring record possible.
> Within 0.5, how many points -- goals plus assists -- did he
> *average* per game through his career?
1.92 (accepting 1.42-2.42). 3 for Joshua. 2 for Pete.
Per season, by the way, his was over 141 points.
> 6. Kobe Bryant once scored 81 points in a game, and that's the
> closest anyone has come to the 100 points scored by one player
> on 1962-03-02 in a 169-147 win over the Philadelphia Warriors.
> Who set this unassailable record?
Wilt Chamberlain. 4 for Pete, Calvin, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Bruce,
and Joshua.
It was exactly 100, not 102 as Calvin remembered. It's a record for
NBA play, but a number of players have scored even higher in college
play or other inferior leagues.
There used to be an entry in the "Guinness Book of World Records"
reading:
Mats Werbelin, 13 years old (Sweden), scored 272 points
in a 272-0 win in a regional boys' basketball tournament
in Stockholm, Sweden on 5 Feb 1974.
If this was an actual competitive game, it seems plausible only
if everybody on *both* teams decided to stop normal play and try
to help him set the record. See also discussion here:
http://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/9cglt4/mats_wermelin_the_greatest_basketball_player_that/
But, hey, as they say, "stranger things that that have been known
to happen in Scandinavia." -- No, wait, that was *Transylvania*.
Anyway, Erland, do you happen to have convenient access to any Swedish
newspapers or other publications that might provide further detail
about this event?
> 7. This fireballer threw 5,714 strikeouts in his career.
> The closest challenger is more than 3,000 strikeouts away.
Nolan Ryan. 4 for Pete, Dan Tilque, Bruce, and Joshua. 3 for Calvin.
> 8. He holds the record with 23 Olympic gold medals, double any
> nearest competitor. Name him.
Michael Phelps. No, no points for "not Mark Spits". 4 for Pete,
Calvin, Dan Blum, and Joshua.
> 9. The greatest receiver of all time, he retired with 22,895
> career receiving yards. Terrell Owens came closest, almost
> 7,000 yards behind. Name the champ.
Jerry Rice. 4 for Pete, Calvin, Dan Tilque, and Joshua.
> 10. In 1991, he passed Lou Brock's record of 938 stolen bases.
> He ended his career with 1,406. Name him.
Rickey Henderson. 4 for Pete and Joshua.
> ** Game 10, Round 10 - Challenge Round - The Russian-American Connection
> This is it, for most of you, your final challenge. So desperate
> were we for a theme, we ended up watching Robert Mueller testify
> before the House Subcommittee. So Russia is on our mind. Enjoy the
> round and remember, this is an individual round so *no collusion*!
> * A. Russia Athletes Go America
> Name them.
> A1. In 1989 he was the first Soviet hockey player to defect to
> the United States to play in the NHL -- first for the Sabres,
> then the Canucks, Devils, and Leafs. In honor of the year
> of his arrival in Buffalo and his place in the NHL entry
> draft, he wore #89 for his entire playing career.
Alexander Mogilny.
> A2. This Russian-born NBA player spent 10 years with the Utah
> Jazz, where he got the nickname AK-47 from his initials
> and his jersey number.
Andrei Kirilenko.
> * B. At New York's Russian Tea Room
> B1. At the Russian Tea Room's Royal Afternoon Tea, you might
> expect them to have caviar, and they do. But not the beluga
> or sevruga varieties, just this third one. What is this
> third variety of caviar, whose name translates as "from
> the sturgeon"?
Osetra.
> B2. The caviar is served on little pancakes, sometimes made
> of buckwheat. What are these called?
Blini (or blintzes). 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, and Joshua.
> * C. The Cold War on Film
> Name the movies.
> C1. Norman Jewison directed this 1966 comedy about a Soviet
> submarine that runs aground off New England. It starred
> Carl Reiner, Eva Marie Saint, and Alan Arkin.
"The Russians are Coming! The Russians are Coming!" 4 for Pete,
Dan Tilque, Bruce, and Joshua.
> C2. In this 1984 Paul Mazursky film, a Russian saxophone player
> defects in Bloomingdale's department store in New York,
> and finds adjusting to American life more difficult than
> he imagined. If it's any help, both the musician and the
> sax were expertly played by Robin Williams.
"Moscow on the Hudson". 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, and Joshua.
> * D. Russian-American Novelists
> Name them.
> D1. This Russian-American novelist and, arguably, cult
> leader's debut novel was "We the Living", a story of life
> in post-revolutionary Russia, published in 1936. Other more
> influential works would follow.
Ayn Rand. 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua.
> D2. Born in St. Petersburg, this author of "Pale Fire" and
> "Speak, Memory", was also an expert amateur entomologist,
> specializing in butterflies.
Vladimir Nabokov. 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua.
> * E. Geography: I Can See Russia from My House
> E1. These two islands are in the Bering Strait a short distance
> apart. Russia has the "Big" one and the US has the "Little"
> one. What are they called?
Diomede Is. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Bruce, and Joshua.
> E2. The Trans-Siberian Railway is the longest railway line in
> the world at 9,289 km, connecting Moscow to what city on
> the other side of the country?
Vladivostok. 4 for everyone -- Pete, Calvin, Dan Blum, Erland,
Dan Tilque, Bruce, and Joshua.
> * F. History: Russian-American Politics
> F1. John Reed was an American war correspondent and socialist
> activist, later portrayed by Warren Beatty in his film
> "Reds". What is the title of Reed's firsthand account of
> the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution?
"Ten Days that Shook the World". 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua.
> F2. In 1959, Vice-President Nixon went to Moscow and had a
> series of impromptu exchanges with Nikita Khrushchev over the
> merits of capitalism vs. communism. These were videotaped
> in color and broadcast in both countries. What was the
> name given collectively to these discussions?
The kitchen debates. I scored other references to "kitchen" as
almost correct. 4 for Dan Tilque and Joshua. 3 for Pete, Dan Blum,
and Bruce.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 10 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST
TOPICS-> Lit Geo His Can Ent Mis Spo Cha SIX
Joshua Kreitzer 40 32 27 32 40 40 39 36 227
Dan Blum 40 32 31 24 24 40 15 31 198
Bruce Bowler 4 32 24 16 28 40 20 23 167
Dan Tilque 12 36 31 12 0 36 16 16 147
Pete Gayde -- -- 19 14 24 36 38 11 142
"Calvin" -- -- 20 12 24 35 27 4 122
Erland Sommarskog 0 12 7 4 20 27 0 4 74
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Toronto | how to arrange numerous small units into logical
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> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-07-29,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2019-01-22 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
Game 10 is over and JOSHUA KREITZER has won gain.
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
Hearty congratulations!
> ** Game 10, Round 9 - Sports - Unbroken Records
> There's setting the bar and then there's using a crane to put it out
> of reach. The following sports records are considered unassailable.
> Yeah, they all beat supposedly unassailable records in making them,
> but you get what we're saying.
> 1. This NFL expansion team set a record of 26 straight losses in
> the 1976 and 1977 seasons. The closest anybody's come since has
> been the Detroit Lions, who lost 19 in a row in 2008 and 2009.
> Name those 26-game losers.
> 2. This NASCAR driver -- nicknamed the King -- won 200 races
> in his career. To put it in perspective, Jeff Gordon had 93.
> Name the King.
> 3. In 1941, this Major League Baseball legend had hits in
> 56 consecutive games. The closest since then was Pete Rose
> with 44.
> 4. This Baltimore Orioles great played in 2,362 straight games
> without missing one. Only six other players have played in
> more than 1,000 consecutively. Name him.
> 5. Of course, Wayne Gretzky has every NHL scoring record possible.
> Within 0.5, how many points -- goals plus assists -- did he
> *average* per game through his career?
Per season, by the way, his was over 141 points.
> 6. Kobe Bryant once scored 81 points in a game, and that's the
> closest anyone has come to the 100 points scored by one player
> on 1962-03-02 in a 169-147 win over the Philadelphia Warriors.
> Who set this unassailable record?
and Joshua.
It was exactly 100, not 102 as Calvin remembered. It's a record for
NBA play, but a number of players have scored even higher in college
play or other inferior leagues.
There used to be an entry in the "Guinness Book of World Records"
reading:
Mats Werbelin, 13 years old (Sweden), scored 272 points
in a 272-0 win in a regional boys' basketball tournament
in Stockholm, Sweden on 5 Feb 1974.
If this was an actual competitive game, it seems plausible only
if everybody on *both* teams decided to stop normal play and try
to help him set the record. See also discussion here:
http://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/9cglt4/mats_wermelin_the_greatest_basketball_player_that/
But, hey, as they say, "stranger things that that have been known
to happen in Scandinavia." -- No, wait, that was *Transylvania*.
Anyway, Erland, do you happen to have convenient access to any Swedish
newspapers or other publications that might provide further detail
about this event?
> 7. This fireballer threw 5,714 strikeouts in his career.
> The closest challenger is more than 3,000 strikeouts away.
> 8. He holds the record with 23 Olympic gold medals, double any
> nearest competitor. Name him.
Calvin, Dan Blum, and Joshua.
> 9. The greatest receiver of all time, he retired with 22,895
> career receiving yards. Terrell Owens came closest, almost
> 7,000 yards behind. Name the champ.
> 10. In 1991, he passed Lou Brock's record of 938 stolen bases.
> He ended his career with 1,406. Name him.
> ** Game 10, Round 10 - Challenge Round - The Russian-American Connection
> This is it, for most of you, your final challenge. So desperate
> were we for a theme, we ended up watching Robert Mueller testify
> before the House Subcommittee. So Russia is on our mind. Enjoy the
> round and remember, this is an individual round so *no collusion*!
> * A. Russia Athletes Go America
> Name them.
> A1. In 1989 he was the first Soviet hockey player to defect to
> the United States to play in the NHL -- first for the Sabres,
> then the Canucks, Devils, and Leafs. In honor of the year
> of his arrival in Buffalo and his place in the NHL entry
> draft, he wore #89 for his entire playing career.
> A2. This Russian-born NBA player spent 10 years with the Utah
> Jazz, where he got the nickname AK-47 from his initials
> and his jersey number.
> * B. At New York's Russian Tea Room
> B1. At the Russian Tea Room's Royal Afternoon Tea, you might
> expect them to have caviar, and they do. But not the beluga
> or sevruga varieties, just this third one. What is this
> third variety of caviar, whose name translates as "from
> the sturgeon"?
> B2. The caviar is served on little pancakes, sometimes made
> of buckwheat. What are these called?
> * C. The Cold War on Film
> Name the movies.
> C1. Norman Jewison directed this 1966 comedy about a Soviet
> submarine that runs aground off New England. It starred
> Carl Reiner, Eva Marie Saint, and Alan Arkin.
Dan Tilque, Bruce, and Joshua.
> C2. In this 1984 Paul Mazursky film, a Russian saxophone player
> defects in Bloomingdale's department store in New York,
> and finds adjusting to American life more difficult than
> he imagined. If it's any help, both the musician and the
> sax were expertly played by Robin Williams.
> * D. Russian-American Novelists
> Name them.
> D1. This Russian-American novelist and, arguably, cult
> leader's debut novel was "We the Living", a story of life
> in post-revolutionary Russia, published in 1936. Other more
> influential works would follow.
> D2. Born in St. Petersburg, this author of "Pale Fire" and
> "Speak, Memory", was also an expert amateur entomologist,
> specializing in butterflies.
> * E. Geography: I Can See Russia from My House
> E1. These two islands are in the Bering Strait a short distance
> apart. Russia has the "Big" one and the US has the "Little"
> one. What are they called?
> E2. The Trans-Siberian Railway is the longest railway line in
> the world at 9,289 km, connecting Moscow to what city on
> the other side of the country?
Dan Tilque, Bruce, and Joshua.
> * F. History: Russian-American Politics
> F1. John Reed was an American war correspondent and socialist
> activist, later portrayed by Warren Beatty in his film
> "Reds". What is the title of Reed's firsthand account of
> the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution?
> F2. In 1959, Vice-President Nixon went to Moscow and had a
> series of impromptu exchanges with Nikita Khrushchev over the
> merits of capitalism vs. communism. These were videotaped
> in color and broadcast in both countries. What was the
> name given collectively to these discussions?
almost correct. 4 for Dan Tilque and Joshua. 3 for Pete, Dan Blum,
and Bruce.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 10 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST
TOPICS-> Lit Geo His Can Ent Mis Spo Cha SIX
Joshua Kreitzer 40 32 27 32 40 40 39 36 227
Dan Blum 40 32 31 24 24 40 15 31 198
Bruce Bowler 4 32 24 16 28 40 20 23 167
Dan Tilque 12 36 31 12 0 36 16 16 147
Pete Gayde -- -- 19 14 24 36 38 11 142
"Calvin" -- -- 20 12 24 35 27 4 122
Erland Sommarskog 0 12 7 4 20 27 0 4 74
--
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Toronto | how to arrange numerous small units into logical
m...@vex.net | patterns such that the arrangement has the power
| to move something in a profound way." -- Barry Kort
Dan Blum
Oct 2, 2019, 8:11:14 PM10/2/19
to
Mark Brader <m...@vex.net> wrote:
> > 3. In 1941, this Major League Baseball legend had hits in
> > 56 consecutive games. The closest since then was Pete Rose
> > with 44.
> Joe DiMaggio. 4 for Pete, Calvin, Bruce, Joshua, and Dan Blum.
I don't remember what my answer was, but it wasn't that. However, it
> > 3. In 1941, this Major League Baseball legend had hits in
> > 56 consecutive games. The closest since then was Pete Rose
> > with 44.
> Joe DiMaggio. 4 for Pete, Calvin, Bruce, Joshua, and Dan Blum.
doesn't change the results.
Mark Brader
Oct 2, 2019, 11:17:07 PM10/2/19
to
Mark Brader:
last name with a double letter between two I's -- isn't that close
enough?
> However, it doesn't change the results.
Well, it wasn't one of Dan's best six.
Scores, if there are now no errors:
GAME 10 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST
TOPICS-> Lit Geo His Can Ent Mis Spo Cha SIX
Joshua Kreitzer 40 32 27 32 40 40 39 36 227
Dan Blum 40 32 31 24 24 40 11 31 198
Toronto | This problem gives new meaning to "going out on
m...@vex.net | a date" (which many systems will do on 1/1/00).
> > > 3. In 1941, this Major League Baseball legend had hits in
> > > 56 consecutive games. The closest since then was Pete Rose
> > > with 44.
>
> > Joe DiMaggio. 4 for Pete, Calvin, Bruce, Joshua, and Dan Blum.
Dan Blum:
> > > 56 consecutive games. The closest since then was Pete Rose
> > > with 44.
>
> > Joe DiMaggio. 4 for Pete, Calvin, Bruce, Joshua, and Dan Blum.
> I don't remember what my answer was, but it wasn't that.
Ted Williams. Well, there's a 3-letter first name, and an 8-letter
last name with a double letter between two I's -- isn't that close
enough?
> However, it doesn't change the results.
Scores, if there are now no errors:
GAME 10 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST
TOPICS-> Lit Geo His Can Ent Mis Spo Cha SIX
Joshua Kreitzer 40 32 27 32 40 40 39 36 227
Bruce Bowler 4 32 24 16 28 40 20 23 167
Dan Tilque 12 36 31 12 0 36 16 16 147
Pete Gayde -- -- 19 14 24 36 38 11 142
"Calvin" -- -- 20 12 24 35 27 4 122
Erland Sommarskog 0 12 7 4 20 27 0 4 74
--
Mark Brader | Peter Neumann on Y2K:
Dan Tilque 12 36 31 12 0 36 16 16 147
Pete Gayde -- -- 19 14 24 36 38 11 142
"Calvin" -- -- 20 12 24 35 27 4 122
Erland Sommarskog 0 12 7 4 20 27 0 4 74
--
Toronto | This problem gives new meaning to "going out on
m...@vex.net | a date" (which many systems will do on 1/1/00).
Erland Sommarskog
Oct 3, 2019, 3:16:43 PM10/3/19
to
Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> There used to be an entry in the "Guinness Book of World Records"
> reading:
>
> Mats Werbelin, 13 years old (Sweden), scored 272 points
> in a 272-0 win in a regional boys' basketball tournament
> in Stockholm, Sweden on 5 Feb 1974.
>
> If this was an actual competitive game, it seems plausible only
> if everybody on *both* teams decided to stop normal play and try
> to help him set the record. See also discussion here:
>
>...
> There used to be an entry in the "Guinness Book of World Records"
> reading:
>
> Mats Werbelin, 13 years old (Sweden), scored 272 points
> in a 272-0 win in a regional boys' basketball tournament
> in Stockholm, Sweden on 5 Feb 1974.
>
> If this was an actual competitive game, it seems plausible only
> if everybody on *both* teams decided to stop normal play and try
> to help him set the record. See also discussion here:
>
> But, hey, as they say, "stranger things that that have been known
> to happen in Scandinavia." -- No, wait, that was *Transylvania*.
> Anyway, Erland, do you happen to have convenient access to any Swedish
> newspapers or other publications that might provide further detail
> about this event?
>
What I remember about basketball and those days is that we had to play
> to happen in Scandinavia." -- No, wait, that was *Transylvania*.
> Anyway, Erland, do you happen to have convenient access to any Swedish
> newspapers or other publications that might provide further detail
> about this event?
>
it in school, and it fostered an utter disdain for this sport. When
reading the sport pages there are some sports that I tend to skip,
and basketball is one of them. No, I have not heard of this event.
The only clarification is that most likely you had his name wrong and
the URL had it right. That is, Wermelin is a last name I have seen
before, Werbelin is not.
Mark Brader
Oct 3, 2019, 6:37:39 PM10/3/19
to
Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
>> There used to be an entry in the "Guinness Book of World Records"
>> reading:
>>
>> Mats Werbelin, 13 years old (Sweden), scored 272 points...
>> There used to be an entry in the "Guinness Book of World Records"
>> reading:
>>
Erland Sommarskog:
> What I remember about basketball and those days is that we had to play
> it in school, and it fostered an utter disdain for this sport...
Well, of course. That goes without saying.
> The only clarification is that most likely you had his name wrong and
> the URL had it right. That is, Wermelin is a last name I have seen
> before, Werbelin is not.
But the question wasn't about your recollection, it was:
>> Anyway, Erland, do you happen to have convenient access to any Swedish
>> newspapers or other publications that might provide further detail
>> about this event?
and Mail" through my public library web's site.
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Erland Sommarskog
Oct 4, 2019, 3:27:22 AM10/4/19
to
Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> But the question wasn't about your recollection, it was:
>
>>> Anyway, Erland, do you happen to have convenient access to any Swedish
>>> newspapers or other publications that might provide further detail
>>> about this event?
>
> For instance, I can access back issues of the "Toronto Star" and "Globe
> and Mail" through my public library web's site.
I guess they are available somewhere, in paper or even digitally, but I
> But the question wasn't about your recollection, it was:
>
>>> Anyway, Erland, do you happen to have convenient access to any Swedish
>>> newspapers or other publications that might provide further detail
>>> about this event?
>
> For instance, I can access back issues of the "Toronto Star" and "Globe
> and Mail" through my public library web's site.
am not going to research.
Mark Brader
Oct 4, 2019, 3:28:18 AM10/4/19
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Erland Sommarskog:
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> I guess they are available somewhere, in paper or even digitally,
> but I am not going to research.
Okay, thanks for answering.
> but I am not going to research.
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