QFTCI11 Game 4 Rounds 2-3: Adams, bloody US
Mark Brader
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* Game 4, Round 4 - The Adams Family (with one D)
In each case, we will describe one or two people with the surname
Adams, and you must give the applicable given name or names.
1. The first two US presidents to be father and son. Name both.
2. Name the wife of either President Adams.
3. Another member of that presidential Adams family was
a participant in the Boston Tea Party, a signatory to
the Declaration of Independence, and later a Governor of
Massachusetts. But his non-political job is also remembered
today.
4. Turning to a different group opposed to British rule, this
man is the president of Sinn Féin ("shin fane").
5. He created Dilbert.
6. He created "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy".
7. He wrote "Watership Down".
8. He sang "I Do It For You".
9. He is famous for his black-and-white landscape photography.
10. She had Oscar nominations for the 2005 and 2008 movies
"Junebug" and "Doubt", and now this year for "The Fighter".
* Game 4, Round 6 - US History, Mostly Bloody
1. The American Civil War began with the bombardment of
Fort Sumter in 1861 and ended, for all practical purposes,
with Robert E. Lee's surrender in the same month of 1865.
What month was that?
2. Which Indian (okay, which Native American) holy man joined
Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in 1884?
3. In 1859 Civil War General Daniel Sickles became the first man
in the US (and perhaps the world) to be acquitted of murder
on the grounds of temporary insanity. The victim was his
wife's lover, the District Attorney of DC, whose first two
names were Philip Barton. The victim's *father* was a famous
poet and lawyer, the author of perhaps the most widely known
and heard poem in American history. Give their family name
*or* name the poem.
4. Within a period of 9 months from July 1881 to April 1882,
Billy the Kid and Jesse James were both killed, and the
famous Gunfight at the OK Corral took place. Name any two
of the three states and/or territories in the Wild West where
these events occurred. You do not have to say which ones.
5. On February 15, 1933, Giuseppe Zangara tried to assassinate
President-elect Franklin Roosevelt, during a Florida speech,
while standing on a wobbly chair. He managed to wound 5 other
people instead. One of them was a prominent politician who
died 19 days later. Name him or the specific office he held.
6. In 1846-47 a wagon train of 300 people set out for California
from Independence, Missouri. In Wyoming, 86 members of the
group split away from the others to take a little-used route.
They were beset by disaster after disaster, leading to
murder and cannibalism, and 36 of them died. This group,
named after one of the families, is known to history as what?
7. During the Civil War, on August 21, 1863, a party of about
500 Confederate guerrillas went on a murderous raid against
the pro-Northern town of Lawrence, Kansas. They massacred 150
to 250 men and boys, robbed the bank, and burned the town.
This attack has been portrayed in several movies, including
"Dark Command" (1940), "Ride With the Devil" (1999), and
one whose title mentioned the leader of this raiding party.
What was his name?
8. Billy the Kid became involved in a conflict in New Mexico
pitting two factions against each other. After his boss
was murdered, the Kid went on a revenge killing spree.
By what name has this conflict become known to history?
Hint: it mentions the location.
9. Who were Robert LeRoy Parker and Harry Longbaugh better
known as?
10. Judge Roy Bean, the self-proclaimed "Law west of the Pecos",
was enamored of an English actress. He once had a front-row
seat at one of her performances, but never managed to
meet her. Name her or her nickname.
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Joshua Kreitzer
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> * Game 4, Round 4 - The Adams Family (with one D)
>
> In each case, we will describe one or two people with the surname
> Adams, and you must give the applicable given name or names.
>
> 1. The first two US presidents to be father and son. Name both.
John & John Quincy
> 2. Name the wife of either President Adams.
Abigail
> 3. Another member of that presidential Adams family was
> a participant in the Boston Tea Party, a signatory to
> the Declaration of Independence, and later a Governor of
> Massachusetts. But his non-political job is also remembered
> today.
Samuel
> 4. Turning to a different group opposed to British rule, this
> man is the president of Sinn Féin ("shin fane").
Gerry
> 5. He created Dilbert.
Scott
> 6. He created "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy".
Scott
> 7. He wrote "Watership Down".
Richard
> 8. He sang "I Do It For You".
Bryan
> 9. He is famous for his black-and-white landscape photography.
Ansel
> 10. She had Oscar nominations for the 2005 and 2008 movies
> "Junebug" and "Doubt", and now this year for "The Fighter".
Amy
>
> * Game 4, Round 6 - US History, Mostly Bloody
>
> 1. The American Civil War began with the bombardment of
> Fort Sumter in 1861 and ended, for all practical purposes,
> with Robert E. Lee's surrender in the same month of 1865.
> What month was that?
April
> 2. Which Indian (okay, which Native American) holy man joined
> Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in 1884?
Sitting Bull
> 3. In 1859 Civil War General Daniel Sickles became the first man
> in the US (and perhaps the world) to be acquitted of murder
> on the grounds of temporary insanity. The victim was his
> wife's lover, the District Attorney of DC, whose first two
> names were Philip Barton. The victim's *father* was a famous
> poet and lawyer, the author of perhaps the most widely known
> and heard poem in American history. Give their family name
> *or* name the poem.
Longfellow
> 4. Within a period of 9 months from July 1881 to April 1882,
> Billy the Kid and Jesse James were both killed, and the
> famous Gunfight at the OK Corral took place. Name any two
> of the three states and/or territories in the Wild West where
> these events occurred. You do not have to say which ones.
Arizona and Kansas
> 5. On February 15, 1933, Giuseppe Zangara tried to assassinate
> President-elect Franklin Roosevelt, during a Florida speech,
> while standing on a wobbly chair. He managed to wound 5 other
> people instead. One of them was a prominent politician who
> died 19 days later. Name him or the specific office he held.
mayor of Chicago
> 6. In 1846-47 a wagon train of 300 people set out for California
> from Independence, Missouri. In Wyoming, 86 members of the
> group split away from the others to take a little-used route.
> They were beset by disaster after disaster, leading to
> murder and cannibalism, and 36 of them died. This group,
> named after one of the families, is known to history as what?
Donner Party
> 9. Who were Robert LeRoy Parker and Harry Longbaugh better
> known as?
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
> 10. Judge Roy Bean, the self-proclaimed "Law west of the Pecos",
> was enamored of an English actress. He once had a front-row
> seat at one of her performances, but never managed to
> meet her. Name her or her nickname.
Lilly Langtry
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Joachim Parsch
Mark Brader schrieb:
>
> * Game 4, Round 4 - The Adams Family (with one D)
>
> In each case, we will describe one or two people with the surname
> Adams, and you must give the applicable given name or names.
>
> 1. The first two US presidents to be father and son. Name both.
>
> 2. Name the wife of either President Adams.
>
> 3. Another member of that presidential Adams family was
> a participant in the Boston Tea Party, a signatory to
> the Declaration of Independence, and later a Governor of
> Massachusetts. But his non-political job is also remembered
> today.
>
> 4. Turning to a different group opposed to British rule, this
> man is the president of Sinn Féin ("shin fane").
Gerry.
> 5. He created Dilbert.
Scott.
> 6. He created "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy".
Douglas.
> 7. He wrote "Watership Down".
Richard.
> 8. He sang "I Do It For You".
Bryan.
> 9. He is famous for his black-and-white landscape photography.
>
> 10. She had Oscar nominations for the 2005 and 2008 movies
> "Junebug" and "Doubt", and now this year for "The Fighter".
Amy.
Joachim
Peter Smyth
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>
>These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2011-02-07,
>and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
>On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
>both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
>Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsg roup,
>based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
>the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
>the correct answers in about 3 days. For further information see
>my 2011-05-23 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
>Inquisition (QFTCI5GNM, QFTCI11, QFTCIMM)".
>
>I wrote one of these rounds.
>
>
>* Game 4, Round 4 - The Adams Family (with one D)
>
>In each case, we will describe one or two people with the surname
>Adams, and you must give the applicable given name or names.
>
>1. The first two US presidents to be father and son. Name both.
>2. Name the wife of either President Adams.
>3. Another member of that presidential Adams family was
> a participant in the Boston Tea Party, a signatory to
> the Declaration of Independence, and later a Governor of
> Massachusetts. But his non-political job is also remembered
> today.
>
>4. Turning to a different group opposed to British rule, this
> man is the president of Sinn Féin ("shin fane").
>5. He created Dilbert.
Scott
>7. He wrote "Watership Down".
>8. He sang "I Do It For You".
>9. He is famous for his black-and-white landscape photography.
>
>10. She had Oscar nominations for the 2005 and 2008 movies
> "Junebug" and "Doubt", and now this year for "The Fighter".
Peter Smyth
Dan Blum
> * Game 4, Round 4 - The Adams Family (with one D)
> 1. The first two US presidents to be father and son. Name both.
John and John Quincy
> 2. Name the wife of either President Adams.
Abigail
> 3. Another member of that presidential Adams family was
> a participant in the Boston Tea Party, a signatory to
> the Declaration of Independence, and later a Governor of
> Massachusetts. But his non-political job is also remembered
> today.
Samuel
> 4. Turning to a different group opposed to British rule, this
> man is the president of Sinn F?in ("shin fane").
Gerry
> 5. He created Dilbert.
Scott
> 6. He created "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy".
Douglas
> 7. He wrote "Watership Down".
Richard
> 8. He sang "I Do It For You".
Bryan; Ryan
> 9. He is famous for his black-and-white landscape photography.
Ansel
> 10. She had Oscar nominations for the 2005 and 2008 movies
> "Junebug" and "Doubt", and now this year for "The Fighter".
Amy
> * Game 4, Round 6 - US History, Mostly Bloody
> 1. The American Civil War began with the bombardment of
> Fort Sumter in 1861 and ended, for all practical purposes,
> with Robert E. Lee's surrender in the same month of 1865.
> What month was that?
April
> 2. Which Indian (okay, which Native American) holy man joined
> Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in 1884?
Sitting Bull; Geronimo
> 3. In 1859 Civil War General Daniel Sickles became the first man
> in the US (and perhaps the world) to be acquitted of murder
> on the grounds of temporary insanity. The victim was his
> wife's lover, the District Attorney of DC, whose first two
> names were Philip Barton. The victim's *father* was a famous
> poet and lawyer, the author of perhaps the most widely known
> and heard poem in American history. Give their family name
> *or* name the poem.
Holmes
> 4. Within a period of 9 months from July 1881 to April 1882,
> Billy the Kid and Jesse James were both killed, and the
> famous Gunfight at the OK Corral took place. Name any two
> of the three states and/or territories in the Wild West where
> these events occurred. You do not have to say which ones.
Arizona and Kansas
> 5. On February 15, 1933, Giuseppe Zangara tried to assassinate
> President-elect Franklin Roosevelt, during a Florida speech,
> while standing on a wobbly chair. He managed to wound 5 other
> people instead. One of them was a prominent politician who
> died 19 days later. Name him or the specific office he held.
Huey Long
> 6. In 1846-47 a wagon train of 300 people set out for California
> from Independence, Missouri. In Wyoming, 86 members of the
> group split away from the others to take a little-used route.
> They were beset by disaster after disaster, leading to
> murder and cannibalism, and 36 of them died. This group,
> named after one of the families, is known to history as what?
Donner Party
> 7. During the Civil War, on August 21, 1863, a party of about
> 500 Confederate guerrillas went on a murderous raid against
> the pro-Northern town of Lawrence, Kansas. They massacred 150
> to 250 men and boys, robbed the bank, and burned the town.
> This attack has been portrayed in several movies, including
> "Dark Command" (1940), "Ride With the Devil" (1999), and
> one whose title mentioned the leader of this raiding party.
> What was his name?
Quantrill
> 9. Who were Robert LeRoy Parker and Harry Longbaugh better
> known as?
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
> 10. Judge Roy Bean, the self-proclaimed "Law west of the Pecos",
> was enamored of an English actress. He once had a front-row
> seat at one of her performances, but never managed to
> meet her. Name her or her nickname.
Lily Langtry; Sarah Bernhard
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> * Game 4, Round 4 - The Adams Family (with one D)
>
> In each case, we will describe one or two people with the surname
> Adams, and you must give the applicable given name or names.
>
> 1. The first two US presidents to be father and son. Name both.
> 2. Name the wife of either President Adams.
Abigail Adams
> 3. Another member of that presidential Adams family was
> a participant in the Boston Tea Party, a signatory to
> the Declaration of Independence, and later a Governor of
> Massachusetts. But his non-political job is also remembered
> today.
Samuel Adams
> 4. Turning to a different group opposed to British rule, this
> man is the president of Sinn Féin ("shin fane").
Gerry Adams
> 5. He created Dilbert.
Scott Adams
> 6. He created "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy".
Douglas Adams
> 7. He wrote "Watership Down".
Richard Adams
> 8. He sang "I Do It For You".
Bryan Adams
> 9. He is famous for his black-and-white landscape photography.
Ansel Adams
> 10. She had Oscar nominations for the 2005 and 2008 movies
> "Junebug" and "Doubt", and now this year for "The Fighter".
Amy Adams
> * Game 4, Round 6 - US History, Mostly Bloody
>
> 1. The American Civil War began with the bombardment of
> Fort Sumter in 1861 and ended, for all practical purposes,
> with Robert E. Lee's surrender in the same month of 1865.
> What month was that?
April
> 2. Which Indian (okay, which Native American) holy man joined
> Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in 1884?
>
> 3. In 1859 Civil War General Daniel Sickles became the first man
> in the US (and perhaps the world) to be acquitted of murder
> on the grounds of temporary insanity. The victim was his
> wife's lover, the District Attorney of DC, whose first two
> names were Philip Barton. The victim's *father* was a famous
> poet and lawyer, the author of perhaps the most widely known
> and heard poem in American history. Give their family name
> *or* name the poem.
>
> 4. Within a period of 9 months from July 1881 to April 1882,
> Billy the Kid and Jesse James were both killed, and the
> famous Gunfight at the OK Corral took place. Name any two
> of the three states and/or territories in the Wild West where
> these events occurred. You do not have to say which ones.
Arizona, Missouri
> 5. On February 15, 1933, Giuseppe Zangara tried to assassinate
> President-elect Franklin Roosevelt, during a Florida speech,
> while standing on a wobbly chair. He managed to wound 5 other
> people instead. One of them was a prominent politician who
> died 19 days later. Name him or the specific office he held.
mayor of Chicago
> 6. In 1846-47 a wagon train of 300 people set out for California
> from Independence, Missouri. In Wyoming, 86 members of the
> group split away from the others to take a little-used route.
> They were beset by disaster after disaster, leading to
> murder and cannibalism, and 36 of them died. This group,
> named after one of the families, is known to history as what?
Donner party
> 7. During the Civil War, on August 21, 1863, a party of about
> 500 Confederate guerrillas went on a murderous raid against
> the pro-Northern town of Lawrence, Kansas. They massacred 150
> to 250 men and boys, robbed the bank, and burned the town.
> This attack has been portrayed in several movies, including
> "Dark Command" (1940), "Ride With the Devil" (1999), and
> one whose title mentioned the leader of this raiding party.
> What was his name?
>
> 8. Billy the Kid became involved in a conflict in New Mexico
> pitting two factions against each other. After his boss
> was murdered, the Kid went on a revenge killing spree.
> By what name has this conflict become known to history?
> Hint: it mentions the location.
>
> 9. Who were Robert LeRoy Parker and Harry Longbaugh better
> known as?
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
> 10. Judge Roy Bean, the self-proclaimed "Law west of the Pecos",
> was enamored of an English actress. He once had a front-row
> seat at one of her performances, but never managed to
> meet her. Name her or her nickname.
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Calvin
> * Game 4, Round 4 - The Adams Family (with one D)
>
> In each case, we will describe one or two people with the surname
> Adams, and you must give the applicable given name or names.
>
> 1. The first two US presidents to be father and son. Name both.
John & John Quincy
> 2. Name the wife of either President Adams.
Jane, Mary
> 3. Another member of that presidential Adams family was
> a participant in the Boston Tea Party, a signatory to
> the Declaration of Independence, and later a Governor of
> Massachusetts. But his non-political job is also remembered
> today.
Dunno
> 4. Turning to a different group opposed to British rule, this
> man is the president of Sinn Féin ("shin fane").
Gerry
> 5. He created Dilbert.
Scott
> 6. He created "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy".
Douglas
> 7. He wrote "Watership Down".
Richard
> 8. He sang "I Do It For You".
Bryan
> 9. He is famous for his black-and-white landscape photography.
Tim, Tom
> 10. She had Oscar nominations for the 2005 and 2008 movies
> "Junebug" and "Doubt", and now this year for "The Fighter".
Jane?
> * Game 4, Round 6 - US History, Mostly Bloody
>
> 1. The American Civil War began with the bombardment of
> Fort Sumter in 1861 and ended, for all practical purposes,
> with Robert E. Lee's surrender in the same month of 1865.
> What month was that?
April, May
> 2. Which Indian (okay, which Native American) holy man joined
> Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in 1884?
>
> 3. In 1859 Civil War General Daniel Sickles became the first man
> in the US (and perhaps the world) to be acquitted of murder
> on the grounds of temporary insanity. The victim was his
> wife's lover, the District Attorney of DC, whose first two
> names were Philip Barton. The victim's *father* was a famous
> poet and lawyer, the author of perhaps the most widely known
> and heard poem in American history. Give their family name
> *or* name the poem.
Whitman, Holmes
> 4. Within a period of 9 months from July 1881 to April 1882,
> Billy the Kid and Jesse James were both killed, and the
> famous Gunfight at the OK Corral took place. Name any two
> of the three states and/or territories in the Wild West where
> these events occurred. You do not have to say which ones.
West Virginia and Dakota, West Virginia and Wyoming
> 5. On February 15, 1933, Giuseppe Zangara tried to assassinate
> President-elect Franklin Roosevelt, during a Florida speech,
> while standing on a wobbly chair. He managed to wound 5 other
> people instead. One of them was a prominent politician who
> died 19 days later. Name him or the specific office he held.
VP, Governor of Florida
> 6. In 1846-47 a wagon train of 300 people set out for California
> from Independence, Missouri. In Wyoming, 86 members of the
> group split away from the others to take a little-used route.
> They were beset by disaster after disaster, leading to
> murder and cannibalism, and 36 of them died. This group,
> named after one of the families, is known to history as what?
The Zebadiah Springfield Group :-)
> 7. During the Civil War, on August 21, 1863, a party of about
> 500 Confederate guerrillas went on a murderous raid against
> the pro-Northern town of Lawrence, Kansas. They massacred 150
> to 250 men and boys, robbed the bank, and burned the town.
> This attack has been portrayed in several movies, including
> "Dark Command" (1940), "Ride With the Devil" (1999), and
> one whose title mentioned the leader of this raiding party.
> What was his name?
Forrest?
> 8. Billy the Kid became involved in a conflict in New Mexico
> pitting two factions against each other. After his boss
> was murdered, the Kid went on a revenge killing spree.
> By what name has this conflict become known to history?
> Hint: it mentions the location.
The Albuquerque Massacre :-)
> 9. Who were Robert LeRoy Parker and Harry Longbaugh better
> known as?
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
> 10. Judge Roy Bean, the self-proclaimed "Law west of the Pecos",
> was enamored of an English actress. He once had a front-row
> seat at one of her performances, but never managed to
> meet her. Name her or her nickname.
Lily Langtry, Marie Lloyd
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swp
game 4, round 4?
>
> * Game 4, Round 4 - The Adams Family (with one D)
>
> In each case, we will describe one or two people with the surname
> Adams, and you must give the applicable given name or names.
>
> 1. The first two US presidents to be father and son. Name both.
john adams, john quincy adams
> 2. Name the wife of either President Adams.
abigail
> 3. Another member of that presidential Adams family was
> a participant in the Boston Tea Party, a signatory to
> the Declaration of Independence, and later a Governor of
> Massachusetts. But his non-political job is also remembered
> today.
samuel adams
> 4. Turning to a different group opposed to British rule, this
> man is the president of Sinn Féin ("shin fane").
gerry adams
> 5. He created Dilbert.
scott adams
> 6. He created "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy".
douglas adams (and the long dark teatime of the soul, and dirk gently's
holistic detective agency)
> 7. He wrote "Watership Down".
dick adams
> 8. He sang "I Do It For You".
bryan adams
> 9. He is famous for his black-and-white landscape photography.
ansel adams
> 10. She had Oscar nominations for the 2005 and 2008 movies
> "Junebug" and "Doubt", and now this year for "The Fighter".
amy adams
>
> * Game 4, Round 6 - US History, Mostly Bloody
>
> 1. The American Civil War began with the bombardment of
> Fort Sumter in 1861 and ended, for all practical purposes,
> with Robert E. Lee's surrender in the same month of 1865.
> What month was that?
april
> 2. Which Indian (okay, which Native American) holy man joined
> Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in 1884?
sitting bull?
> 3. In 1859 Civil War General Daniel Sickles became the first man
> in the US (and perhaps the world) to be acquitted of murder
> on the grounds of temporary insanity. The victim was his
> wife's lover, the District Attorney of DC, whose first two
> names were Philip Barton. The victim's *father* was a famous
> poet and lawyer, the author of perhaps the most widely known
> and heard poem in American history. Give their family name
> *or* name the poem.
key
> 4. Within a period of 9 months from July 1881 to April 1882,
> Billy the Kid and Jesse James were both killed, and the
> famous Gunfight at the OK Corral took place. Name any two
> of the three states and/or territories in the Wild West where
> these events occurred. You do not have to say which ones.
new mexico, arizona
> 5. On February 15, 1933, Giuseppe Zangara tried to assassinate
> President-elect Franklin Roosevelt, during a Florida speech,
> while standing on a wobbly chair. He managed to wound 5 other
> people instead. One of them was a prominent politician who
> died 19 days later. Name him or the specific office he held.
chicago mayor
> 6. In 1846-47 a wagon train of 300 people set out for California
> from Independence, Missouri. In Wyoming, 86 members of the
> group split away from the others to take a little-used route.
> They were beset by disaster after disaster, leading to
> murder and cannibalism, and 36 of them died. This group,
> named after one of the families, is known to history as what?
donner party
> 7. During the Civil War, on August 21, 1863, a party of about
> 500 Confederate guerrillas went on a murderous raid against
> the pro-Northern town of Lawrence, Kansas. They massacred 150
> to 250 men and boys, robbed the bank, and burned the town.
> This attack has been portrayed in several movies, including
> "Dark Command" (1940), "Ride With the Devil" (1999), and
> one whose title mentioned the leader of this raiding party.
> What was his name?
quantrell?
> 8. Billy the Kid became involved in a conflict in New Mexico
> pitting two factions against each other. After his boss
> was murdered, the Kid went on a revenge killing spree.
> By what name has this conflict become known to history?
> Hint: it mentions the location.
lincoln county war
> 9. Who were Robert LeRoy Parker and Harry Longbaugh better
> known as?
butch and sundance (would it be too cheeky to say redford and newman?)
> 10. Judge Roy Bean, the self-proclaimed "Law west of the Pecos",
> was enamored of an English actress. He once had a front-row
> seat at one of her performances, but never managed to
> meet her. Name her or her nickname.
amy? ; alice?
swp
Mark Brader
holistic detective agency Adams, did not create "The Hitchhiker's
Guide to the Galaxy".
:-)
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Rob Parker
>
> man is the president of Sinn Féin ("shin fane").
Gerry Adams
> 5. He created Dilbert.
Scott Adams
[I love my daily Dilbert strip.]
> 6. He created "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy".
Douglas Adams
> 7. He wrote "Watership Down".
Richard Adams
> 8. He sang "I Do It For You".
Bryan Adams
[IIRC, it's with a 'y' rather than an 'i']
> 9. He is famous for his black-and-white landscape photography.
Ansel Adams
> * Game 4, Round 6 - US History, Mostly Bloody
>
> 1. The American Civil War began with the bombardment of
> Fort Sumter in 1861 and ended, for all practical purposes,
> with Robert E. Lee's surrender in the same month of 1865.
> What month was that?
August; October
> 2. Which Indian (okay, which Native American) holy man joined
> Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in 1884?
>
> 3. In 1859 Civil War General Daniel Sickles became the first man
> in the US (and perhaps the world) to be acquitted of murder
> on the grounds of temporary insanity. The victim was his
> wife's lover, the District Attorney of DC, whose first two
> names were Philip Barton. The victim's *father* was a famous
> poet and lawyer, the author of perhaps the most widely known
> and heard poem in American history. Give their family name
> *or* name the poem.
Johnson; Smith
> 4. Within a period of 9 months from July 1881 to April 1882,
> Billy the Kid and Jesse James were both killed, and the
> famous Gunfight at the OK Corral took place. Name any two
> of the three states and/or territories in the Wild West where
> these events occurred. You do not have to say which ones.
Arizona & South Dakota; Arizona & Wyoming
> 9. Who were Robert LeRoy Parker and Harry Longbaugh better
> known as?
Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid
> 10. Judge Roy Bean, the self-proclaimed "Law west of the Pecos",
> was enamored of an English actress. He once had a front-row
> seat at one of her performances, but never managed to
> meet her. Name her or her nickname.
Lily Langtree
Rob
Rob Parker
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>
> I wrote one of these rounds.
>
>
> * Game 4, Round 4 - The Adams Family (with one D)
>
> In each case, we will describe one or two people with the surname
> Adams, and you must give the applicable given name or names.
>
> 1. The first two US presidents to be father and son. Name both.
John, John Quincy
>
> 2. Name the wife of either President Adams.
Abigail (wife of John)
>
> 3. Another member of that presidential Adams family was
> a participant in the Boston Tea Party, a signatory to
> the Declaration of Independence, and later a Governor of
> Massachusetts. But his non-political job is also remembered
> today.
Samuel
>
> 4. Turning to a different group opposed to British rule, this
> man is the president of Sinn Féin ("shin fane").
Sean
>
> 5. He created Dilbert.
Scott
>
> 6. He created "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy".
Douglas
>
> 7. He wrote "Watership Down".
Robert
>
> 8. He sang "I Do It For You".
Robert
>
> 9. He is famous for his black-and-white landscape photography.
Robert
>
> 10. She had Oscar nominations for the 2005 and 2008 movies
> "Junebug" and "Doubt", and now this year for "The Fighter".
Sarah
>
>
> * Game 4, Round 6 - US History, Mostly Bloody
>
> 1. The American Civil War began with the bombardment of
> Fort Sumter in 1861 and ended, for all practical purposes,
> with Robert E. Lee's surrender in the same month of 1865.
> What month was that?
April
>
> 2. Which Indian (okay, which Native American) holy man joined
> Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in 1884?
Sitting Bull
>
> 3. In 1859 Civil War General Daniel Sickles became the first man
> in the US (and perhaps the world) to be acquitted of murder
> on the grounds of temporary insanity. The victim was his
> wife's lover, the District Attorney of DC, whose first two
> names were Philip Barton. The victim's *father* was a famous
> poet and lawyer, the author of perhaps the most widely known
> and heard poem in American history. Give their family name
> *or* name the poem.
Key
>
> 4. Within a period of 9 months from July 1881 to April 1882,
> Billy the Kid and Jesse James were both killed, and the
> famous Gunfight at the OK Corral took place. Name any two
> of the three states and/or territories in the Wild West where
> these events occurred. You do not have to say which ones.
Arizona, Missouri
>
> 5. On February 15, 1933, Giuseppe Zangara tried to assassinate
> President-elect Franklin Roosevelt, during a Florida speech,
> while standing on a wobbly chair. He managed to wound 5 other
> people instead. One of them was a prominent politician who
> died 19 days later. Name him or the specific office he held.
Mayor of Miami
>
> 6. In 1846-47 a wagon train of 300 people set out for California
> from Independence, Missouri. In Wyoming, 86 members of the
> group split away from the others to take a little-used route.
> They were beset by disaster after disaster, leading to
> murder and cannibalism, and 36 of them died. This group,
> named after one of the families, is known to history as what?
Donner Party
>
> 7. During the Civil War, on August 21, 1863, a party of about
> 500 Confederate guerrillas went on a murderous raid against
> the pro-Northern town of Lawrence, Kansas. They massacred 150
> to 250 men and boys, robbed the bank, and burned the town.
> This attack has been portrayed in several movies, including
> "Dark Command" (1940), "Ride With the Devil" (1999), and
> one whose title mentioned the leader of this raiding party.
> What was his name?
Johnson
>
> 8. Billy the Kid became involved in a conflict in New Mexico
> pitting two factions against each other. After his boss
> was murdered, the Kid went on a revenge killing spree.
> By what name has this conflict become known to history?
> Hint: it mentions the location.
Tucumcari Massacre
>
> 9. Who were Robert LeRoy Parker and Harry Longbaugh better
> known as?
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
>
> 10. Judge Roy Bean, the self-proclaimed "Law west of the Pecos",
> was enamored of an English actress. He once had a front-row
> seat at one of her performances, but never managed to
> meet her. Name her or her nickname.
Lilly Langtry
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Pete
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2011-02-07,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
> Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
> the correct answers in about 3 days. For further information see
> my 2011-05-23 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI5GNM, QFTCI11, QFTCIMM)".
>
> I wrote one of these rounds.
>
>
> * Game 4, Round 4 - The Adams Family (with one D)
>
> In each case, we will describe one or two people with the surname
> Adams, and you must give the applicable given name or names.
>
> 1. The first two US presidents to be father and son. Name both.
John and John Quincy
>
> 2. Name the wife of either President Adams.
Abigail
>
> 3. Another member of that presidential Adams family was
> a participant in the Boston Tea Party, a signatory to
> the Declaration of Independence, and later a Governor of
> Massachusetts. But his non-political job is also remembered
> today.
Samuel
>
> 4. Turning to a different group opposed to British rule, this
> man is the president of Sinn Féin ("shin fane").
Gerry
>
> 5. He created Dilbert.
Scott
>
> 6. He created "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy".
Douglas
>
> 7. He wrote "Watership Down".
>
> 8. He sang "I Do It For You".
>
> 9. He is famous for his black-and-white landscape photography.
Ansel
>
> 10. She had Oscar nominations for the 2005 and 2008 movies
> "Junebug" and "Doubt", and now this year for "The Fighter".
Amy
>
>
> * Game 4, Round 6 - US History, Mostly Bloody
>
> 1. The American Civil War began with the bombardment of
> Fort Sumter in 1861 and ended, for all practical purposes,
> with Robert E. Lee's surrender in the same month of 1865.
> What month was that?
April
>
> 2. Which Indian (okay, which Native American) holy man joined
> Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in 1884?
Geronimo
>
> 3. In 1859 Civil War General Daniel Sickles became the first man
> in the US (and perhaps the world) to be acquitted of murder
> on the grounds of temporary insanity. The victim was his
> wife's lover, the District Attorney of DC, whose first two
> names were Philip Barton. The victim's *father* was a famous
> poet and lawyer, the author of perhaps the most widely known
> and heard poem in American history. Give their family name
> *or* name the poem.
Twas the Night Before Christmas
>
> 4. Within a period of 9 months from July 1881 to April 1882,
> Billy the Kid and Jesse James were both killed, and the
> famous Gunfight at the OK Corral took place. Name any two
> of the three states and/or territories in the Wild West where
> these events occurred. You do not have to say which ones.
Arizona and Kansas
>
> 5. On February 15, 1933, Giuseppe Zangara tried to assassinate
> President-elect Franklin Roosevelt, during a Florida speech,
> while standing on a wobbly chair. He managed to wound 5 other
> people instead. One of them was a prominent politician who
> died 19 days later. Name him or the specific office he held.
Cermak
>
> 6. In 1846-47 a wagon train of 300 people set out for California
> from Independence, Missouri. In Wyoming, 86 members of the
> group split away from the others to take a little-used route.
> They were beset by disaster after disaster, leading to
> murder and cannibalism, and 36 of them died. This group,
> named after one of the families, is known to history as what?
Donner
>
> 7. During the Civil War, on August 21, 1863, a party of about
> 500 Confederate guerrillas went on a murderous raid against
> the pro-Northern town of Lawrence, Kansas. They massacred 150
> to 250 men and boys, robbed the bank, and burned the town.
> This attack has been portrayed in several movies, including
> "Dark Command" (1940), "Ride With the Devil" (1999), and
> one whose title mentioned the leader of this raiding party.
> What was his name?
>
> 8. Billy the Kid became involved in a conflict in New Mexico
> pitting two factions against each other. After his boss
> was murdered, the Kid went on a revenge killing spree.
> By what name has this conflict become known to history?
> Hint: it mentions the location.
>
> 9. Who were Robert LeRoy Parker and Harry Longbaugh better
> known as?
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
>
> 10. Judge Roy Bean, the self-proclaimed "Law west of the Pecos",
> was enamored of an English actress. He once had a front-row
> seat at one of her performances, but never managed to
> meet her. Name her or her nickname.
Bernhardt
>
Pete
Mark Brader
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2011-02-07,
> see my 2011-05-23 companion posting on "Questions from the
> Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI5GNM, QFTCI11, QFTCIMM)".
> I wrote one of these rounds.
That was the Adams round.
> * Game 4, Round 4 - The Adams Family (with one D)
> In each case, we will describe one or two people with the surname
> Adams, and you must give the applicable given name or names.
> 1. The first two US presidents to be father and son. Name both.
John and John Quincy. 4 for Joshua, Peter, Dan Blum, Marc, Calvin,
Stephen, Dan Tilque, and Pete.
> 2. Name the wife of either President Adams.
Abigail, Louisa. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Marc, Stephen, Dan Tilque,
and Pete.
> 3. Another member of that presidential Adams family was
> a participant in the Boston Tea Party, a signatory to
> the Declaration of Independence, and later a Governor of
> Massachusetts. But his non-political job is also remembered
> today.
Samuel. (A brewer; a brand of beer is named after him.) 4 for
Joshua, Dan Blum, Marc, Stephen, Dan Tilque, and Pete.
> 4. Turning to a different group opposed to British rule, this
> man is the president of Sinn F�in ("shin fane").
Gerry. 4 for Joshua, Joachim, Peter, Dan Blum, Marc, Calvin, Stephen,
Rob, and Pete.
> 5. He created Dilbert.
Scott. 4 for everyone (yea for Scott Adams!) -- Joshua, Joachim,
Peter, Dan Blum, Marc, Calvin, Stephen, Rob, Dan Tilque, and Pete.
> 6. He created "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy".
Douglas. 4 for Joachim, Peter, Dan Blum, Marc, Calvin, Stephen,
Rob, Dan Tilque, and Pete.
> 7. He wrote "Watership Down".
Richard. 4 for Joshua, Joachim, Dan Blum, Marc, Calvin, Stephen,
and Rob.
> 8. He sang "I Do It For You".
Bryan. 4 for Joshua, Joachim, Peter, Marc, Calvin, Stephen, and Rob.
3 for Dan Blum.
> 9. He is famous for his black-and-white landscape photography.
Ansel. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Marc, Stephen, Rob, and Pete.
> 10. She had Oscar nominations for the 2005 and 2008 movies
> "Junebug" and "Doubt", and now this year for "The Fighter".
Amy. 4 for Joshua, Joachim, Dan Blum, Marc, Stephen, and Pete.
> * Game 4, Round 6 - US History, Mostly Bloody
> 1. The American Civil War began with the bombardment of
> Fort Sumter in 1861 and ended, for all practical purposes,
> with Robert E. Lee's surrender in the same month of 1865.
> What month was that?
April. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Marc, Stephen, Dan Tilque, and Pete.
3 for Calvin.
> 2. Which Indian (okay, which Native American) holy man joined
> Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in 1884?
Sitting Bull. We also accepted Black Elk on a protest; the 1884
date given for Sitting Bull may not be exactly right, and Black
Elk actually joined the show only a little later. 4 for Joshua,
Stephen, and Dan Tilque. 3 for Dan Blum.
> 3. In 1859 Civil War General Daniel Sickles became the first man
> in the US (and perhaps the world) to be acquitted of murder
> on the grounds of temporary insanity. The victim was his
> wife's lover, the District Attorney of DC, whose first two
> names were Philip Barton. The victim's *father* was a famous
> poet and lawyer, the author of perhaps the most widely known
> and heard poem in American history. Give their family name
> *or* name the poem.
(Francis Scott) Key; "The Defence of Fort M'Henry"; we also accepted
"The Star-Spangled Banner", the song based on the poem. 4 for Stephen
and Dan Tilque.
> 4. Within a period of 9 months from July 1881 to April 1882,
> Billy the Kid and Jesse James were both killed, and the
> famous Gunfight at the OK Corral took place. Name any two
> of the three states and/or territories in the Wild West where
> these events occurred. You do not have to say which ones.
New Mexico, Missouri, Arizona. (Respectively.) 4 for Marc, Stephen,
and Dan Tilque.
> 5. On February 15, 1933, Giuseppe Zangara tried to assassinate
> President-elect Franklin Roosevelt, during a Florida speech,
> while standing on a wobbly chair. He managed to wound 5 other
> people instead. One of them was a prominent politician who
> died 19 days later. Name him or the specific office he held.
Anton Cermak, Mayor of Chicago. 4 for Joshua, Marc, Stephen,
and Pete.
And this is why I said "Dang, I should've remembered Cermak"
last week in connection with Rotating Quiz #24 by Pete Gayde.
By the way, the justice system was a bit faster in 1933: Zangara
was executed just 15 days after Roosevelt's inauguration, the last
one held on the old date of March 5.
> 6. In 1846-47 a wagon train of 300 people set out for California
> from Independence, Missouri. In Wyoming, 86 members of the
> group split away from the others to take a little-used route.
> They were beset by disaster after disaster, leading to
> murder and cannibalism, and 36 of them died. This group,
> named after one of the families, is known to history as what?
The Donner Party. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Marc, Stephen,
and Dan Tilque. 3 for Pete.
> 7. During the Civil War, on August 21, 1863, a party of about
> 500 Confederate guerrillas went on a murderous raid against
> the pro-Northern town of Lawrence, Kansas. They massacred 150
> to 250 men and boys, robbed the bank, and burned the town.
> This attack has been portrayed in several movies, including
> "Dark Command" (1940), "Ride With the Devil" (1999), and
> one whose title mentioned the leader of this raiding party.
> What was his name?
William Clarke Quantrill. (Anything close was acceptable, as some
of the movies changed his name slightly.) 4 for Dan Blum and Stephen.
> 8. Billy the Kid became involved in a conflict in New Mexico
> pitting two factions against each other. After his boss
> was murdered, the Kid went on a revenge killing spree.
> By what name has this conflict become known to history?
> Hint: it mentions the location.
Lincoln County War. 4 for Stephen.
> 9. Who were Robert LeRoy Parker and Harry Longbaugh better
> known as?
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Marc,
Calvin, Stephen, Rob, Dan Tilque, and Pete.
> 10. Judge Roy Bean, the self-proclaimed "Law west of the Pecos",
> was enamored of an English actress. He once had a front-row
> seat at one of her performances, but never managed to
> meet her. Name her or her nickname.
Lillie or Lily Langtry, the "Jersey Lily". 4 for Joshua, Rob,
and Dan Tilque. 3 for Dan Blum and Calvin.
Scores, if there are no errors:
ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Geo Can Mis His
Stephen Perry 40 8 40 36 124
Joshua Kreitzer 38 24 36 24 122
Dan Blum 24 8 39 22 93
Dan Tilque 28 4 20 28 80
Pete Gayde 28 4 32 15 79
Marc Dashevsky 16 0 40 20 76
"Calvin" 22 0 24 10 56
Peter Smyth 28 8 20 0 56
Rob Parker 20 0 24 8 52
Joachim Parsch -- -- 24 0 24
Erland Sommarskog 12 0 -- -- 12
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Jeffrey Turner
>
> I wrote one of these rounds.
>
>
> * Game 4, Round 4 - The Adams Family (with one D)
>
> In each case, we will describe one or two people with the surname
> Adams, and you must give the applicable given name or names.
>
> 1. The first two US presidents to be father and son. Name both.
John, John Quincy
> 2. Name the wife of either President Adams.
Abigail
> 3. Another member of that presidential Adams family was
> a participant in the Boston Tea Party, a signatory to
> the Declaration of Independence, and later a Governor of
> Massachusetts. But his non-political job is also remembered
> today.
Sam (Brewer - not very successful, IIRC)
> 4. Turning to a different group opposed to British rule, this
> man is the president of Sinn F�in ("shin fane").
Gerry
> 5. He created Dilbert.
Scott
> 6. He created "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy".
Douglas
> 7. He wrote "Watership Down".
>
> 8. He sang "I Do It For You".
>
> 9. He is famous for his black-and-white landscape photography.
Ansel
> 10. She had Oscar nominations for the 2005 and 2008 movies
> "Junebug" and "Doubt", and now this year for "The Fighter".
>
>
> * Game 4, Round 6 - US History, Mostly Bloody
>
> 1. The American Civil War began with the bombardment of
> Fort Sumter in 1861 and ended, for all practical purposes,
> with Robert E. Lee's surrender in the same month of 1865.
> What month was that?
April
> 2. Which Indian (okay, which Native American) holy man joined
> Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in 1884?
>
> 3. In 1859 Civil War General Daniel Sickles became the first man
> in the US (and perhaps the world) to be acquitted of murder
> on the grounds of temporary insanity. The victim was his
> wife's lover, the District Attorney of DC, whose first two
> names were Philip Barton. The victim's *father* was a famous
> poet and lawyer, the author of perhaps the most widely known
> and heard poem in American history. Give their family name
> *or* name the poem.
Whitman
> 4. Within a period of 9 months from July 1881 to April 1882,
> Billy the Kid and Jesse James were both killed, and the
> famous Gunfight at the OK Corral took place. Name any two
> of the three states and/or territories in the Wild West where
> these events occurred. You do not have to say which ones.
New Mexico, Oklahoma
> 5. On February 15, 1933, Giuseppe Zangara tried to assassinate
> President-elect Franklin Roosevelt, during a Florida speech,
> while standing on a wobbly chair. He managed to wound 5 other
> people instead. One of them was a prominent politician who
> died 19 days later. Name him or the specific office he held.
Mayor o' Chicago (Cermak)
> 6. In 1846-47 a wagon train of 300 people set out for California
> from Independence, Missouri. In Wyoming, 86 members of the
> group split away from the others to take a little-used route.
> They were beset by disaster after disaster, leading to
> murder and cannibalism, and 36 of them died. This group,
> named after one of the families, is known to history as what?
The Donner (Kebab?) Party
> 7. During the Civil War, on August 21, 1863, a party of about
> 500 Confederate guerrillas went on a murderous raid against
> the pro-Northern town of Lawrence, Kansas. They massacred 150
> to 250 men and boys, robbed the bank, and burned the town.
> This attack has been portrayed in several movies, including
> "Dark Command" (1940), "Ride With the Devil" (1999), and
> one whose title mentioned the leader of this raiding party.
> What was his name?
Cantrell
> 8. Billy the Kid became involved in a conflict in New Mexico
> pitting two factions against each other. After his boss
> was murdered, the Kid went on a revenge killing spree.
> By what name has this conflict become known to history?
> Hint: it mentions the location.
>
> 9. Who were Robert LeRoy Parker and Harry Longbaugh better
> known as?
>
> 10. Judge Roy Bean, the self-proclaimed "Law west of the Pecos",
> was enamored of an English actress. He once had a front-row
> seat at one of her performances, but never managed to
> meet her. Name her or her nickname.
--Jeff
Mark Brader
28 on Round 4 and 16 on Round 6.
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