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Mark Brader
Nov 1, 2016, 5:45:52 AM11/1/16
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And here we are at the Final, for which 8 rounds, mostly of 15
questions each, will be posted one at a time.
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2016-08-09,
and should be interpreted accordingly.
On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup,
based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
the correct answers in about 3 days.
All questions were written by members of the Usual Suspects and
are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may
have been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information
see my 2016-05-31 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
I wrote two triples in this round.
** Final, Round 2 -- Entertainment
* A. "Orange is the New Black"
A1. The main character in the ensemble show "Orange is the New
Black" is named Piper Chapman. The author of the book that
inspired the series has a similar, but not identical name.
What is it?
A2. Which character is portrayed by Uzo Aduba, who has won
both comedy and drama Emmys for playing the role? First
name *or* nickname is sufficient.
A3. The opening theme song is called, appropriately enough,
"You've Got Time". The singer's name appears in the opening
credits in every show, so who is she?
* B. Movies with the Same Title
In each case, name the common title of the two unrelated movies we
describe. All expressions of opinion are more or less direct quotes
from the final edition of Leonard Maltin's annual movie guidebook.
B1. * 1996 -- James Spader stars in a steely-cold look at
alienated people who find sexual excitement in the event
indicated by the title. The movie is fatally unpleasant and
creeps along at the pace of a Yugo.
* 2005 -- Don Cheadle stars in a provocative drama, a
meditation on the clash of ethnic and racial cultures,
with powerful vignettes and performances, and consistently
disturbing and believable scenes of anger and bigotry.
B2. * 1998 -- A Steven Seagal thriller about biological
guerrilla warfare involving a neo-Nazi militia. It's a
rock-bottom, irresponsible star vehicle that dumbs down
and bloodies up its serious subject matter.
* 2000 -- A Mel Gibson drama set during the American
Revolution. Gibson gives a charismatic performance in
this entertaining and exquisitely filmed period saga,
but the script and direction are too often heavy-handed.
B3. * 1943 -- An excellent comedy-fantasy with a witty script.
Don Ameche plays a recently deceased man who explains,
in a series of flashbacks, why his soul should be admitted
to Hell.
* 1978 -- This is a remake, but not of that 1943 movie.
Warren Beatty plays a football player who argues that his
soul should still be on Earth because he should not be
dead yet. The film is amiable but never moving.
B4. Extra question for fun, but for no points: What movie *was*
that last one a remake of?
* C. Classical Composer Bios
For each question we'll name a movie that was a biography of a
classical composer, and give you the year and lead actor, and you
name the composer it was about.
C1. "Impromptu" (1991), Hugh Grant. Name the composer.
C2. "Immortal Beloved" (1994), Gary Oldman. Name the composer.
C3. "Song Without End" (1960), Dirk Bogarde. Name the composer.
* D. Nationally Named Actors
Identify the actors or actresses in these photos. You have to give
the first and last name for each one -- but, to make it easier,
in each case one of those names is also *the name of a country*.
For example, if this had been a literature round, we might have
shown you Anatole France.
D1. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-2/natl/d1.jpg
This actor is seen as Dr. Joe Gannon, his longest-running
role, on the 1969-76 series "Medical Center". He died
in 2012.
D2. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-2/natl/d2.jpg
This actor has had recurring roles on a number of TV
series, often playing authority figures, such as a judge on
"Boston Legal". He most recently appeared as an ambassador
on "Madam Secretary".
D3. See http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-2/natl/d3.jpg
This actress played Marian Starett on a 1966 TV series
based on the movie "Shane". Many of her screen appearances
were in movies starring her husband, Charles Bronson.
She died of cancer in 1990.
* E. Tribute to Terpsichore ["Terp-SICK-er-ee"]
E1. What was the nickname of celebrated black tap dancer Bill
Robinson, subject of a Duke Ellington composition?
E2. With which dance form do we associate paradiddles, buffalos,
trenches, and wings?
E3. In 1984, Francis Ford Coppola filmed a movie set in a famous
Harlem hangout. Name *either* the movie or the talented
dancer who co-starred.
* F. Songs for Mark Brader
In each case, give the full title of the train-related song from
the clue given.
F1. Virgil Caine used to serve on a train.
F2. It leaves from Track 29.
F3. How do you get to Harlem?
--
Mark Brader "People with whole brains, however, dispute
Toronto this claim, and are generally more articulate
m...@vex.net in expressing their views." -- Gary Larson
My text in this article is in the public domain.
questions each, will be posted one at a time.
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2016-08-09,
and should be interpreted accordingly.
On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup,
based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
the correct answers in about 3 days.
All questions were written by members of the Usual Suspects and
are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may
have been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information
see my 2016-05-31 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
I wrote two triples in this round.
** Final, Round 2 -- Entertainment
* A. "Orange is the New Black"
A1. The main character in the ensemble show "Orange is the New
Black" is named Piper Chapman. The author of the book that
inspired the series has a similar, but not identical name.
What is it?
A2. Which character is portrayed by Uzo Aduba, who has won
both comedy and drama Emmys for playing the role? First
name *or* nickname is sufficient.
A3. The opening theme song is called, appropriately enough,
"You've Got Time". The singer's name appears in the opening
credits in every show, so who is she?
* B. Movies with the Same Title
In each case, name the common title of the two unrelated movies we
describe. All expressions of opinion are more or less direct quotes
from the final edition of Leonard Maltin's annual movie guidebook.
B1. * 1996 -- James Spader stars in a steely-cold look at
alienated people who find sexual excitement in the event
indicated by the title. The movie is fatally unpleasant and
creeps along at the pace of a Yugo.
* 2005 -- Don Cheadle stars in a provocative drama, a
meditation on the clash of ethnic and racial cultures,
with powerful vignettes and performances, and consistently
disturbing and believable scenes of anger and bigotry.
B2. * 1998 -- A Steven Seagal thriller about biological
guerrilla warfare involving a neo-Nazi militia. It's a
rock-bottom, irresponsible star vehicle that dumbs down
and bloodies up its serious subject matter.
* 2000 -- A Mel Gibson drama set during the American
Revolution. Gibson gives a charismatic performance in
this entertaining and exquisitely filmed period saga,
but the script and direction are too often heavy-handed.
B3. * 1943 -- An excellent comedy-fantasy with a witty script.
Don Ameche plays a recently deceased man who explains,
in a series of flashbacks, why his soul should be admitted
to Hell.
* 1978 -- This is a remake, but not of that 1943 movie.
Warren Beatty plays a football player who argues that his
soul should still be on Earth because he should not be
dead yet. The film is amiable but never moving.
B4. Extra question for fun, but for no points: What movie *was*
that last one a remake of?
* C. Classical Composer Bios
For each question we'll name a movie that was a biography of a
classical composer, and give you the year and lead actor, and you
name the composer it was about.
C1. "Impromptu" (1991), Hugh Grant. Name the composer.
C2. "Immortal Beloved" (1994), Gary Oldman. Name the composer.
C3. "Song Without End" (1960), Dirk Bogarde. Name the composer.
* D. Nationally Named Actors
Identify the actors or actresses in these photos. You have to give
the first and last name for each one -- but, to make it easier,
in each case one of those names is also *the name of a country*.
For example, if this had been a literature round, we might have
shown you Anatole France.
D1. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-2/natl/d1.jpg
This actor is seen as Dr. Joe Gannon, his longest-running
role, on the 1969-76 series "Medical Center". He died
in 2012.
D2. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-2/natl/d2.jpg
This actor has had recurring roles on a number of TV
series, often playing authority figures, such as a judge on
"Boston Legal". He most recently appeared as an ambassador
on "Madam Secretary".
D3. See http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-2/natl/d3.jpg
This actress played Marian Starett on a 1966 TV series
based on the movie "Shane". Many of her screen appearances
were in movies starring her husband, Charles Bronson.
She died of cancer in 1990.
* E. Tribute to Terpsichore ["Terp-SICK-er-ee"]
E1. What was the nickname of celebrated black tap dancer Bill
Robinson, subject of a Duke Ellington composition?
E2. With which dance form do we associate paradiddles, buffalos,
trenches, and wings?
E3. In 1984, Francis Ford Coppola filmed a movie set in a famous
Harlem hangout. Name *either* the movie or the talented
dancer who co-starred.
* F. Songs for Mark Brader
In each case, give the full title of the train-related song from
the clue given.
F1. Virgil Caine used to serve on a train.
F2. It leaves from Track 29.
F3. How do you get to Harlem?
--
Mark Brader "People with whole brains, however, dispute
Toronto this claim, and are generally more articulate
m...@vex.net in expressing their views." -- Gary Larson
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Mark Brader
Nov 1, 2016, 5:46:55 AM11/1/16
to
Mark Brader:
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "More importantly, Mark is just plain wrong."
m...@vex.net -- John Hollingsworth
> And here we are at the Final, for which 8 rounds, mostly of 15
> questions each, will be posted one at a time.
Actually, mostly of 18 questions each. Sheesh.
> questions each, will be posted one at a time.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "More importantly, Mark is just plain wrong."
m...@vex.net -- John Hollingsworth
Dan Blum
Nov 1, 2016, 10:00:18 AM11/1/16
to
> * B. Movies with the Same Title
> B1. * 1996 -- James Spader stars in a steely-cold look at
> alienated people who find sexual excitement in the event
> indicated by the title. The movie is fatally unpleasant and
> creeps along at the pace of a Yugo.
> * 2005 -- Don Cheadle stars in a provocative drama, a
> meditation on the clash of ethnic and racial cultures,
> with powerful vignettes and performances, and consistently
> disturbing and believable scenes of anger and bigotry.
Crash
> alienated people who find sexual excitement in the event
> indicated by the title. The movie is fatally unpleasant and
> creeps along at the pace of a Yugo.
> * 2005 -- Don Cheadle stars in a provocative drama, a
> meditation on the clash of ethnic and racial cultures,
> with powerful vignettes and performances, and consistently
> disturbing and believable scenes of anger and bigotry.
> B2. * 1998 -- A Steven Seagal thriller about biological
> guerrilla warfare involving a neo-Nazi militia. It's a
> rock-bottom, irresponsible star vehicle that dumbs down
> and bloodies up its serious subject matter.
> * 2000 -- A Mel Gibson drama set during the American
> Revolution. Gibson gives a charismatic performance in
> this entertaining and exquisitely filmed period saga,
> but the script and direction are too often heavy-handed.
> B3. * 1943 -- An excellent comedy-fantasy with a witty script.
> Don Ameche plays a recently deceased man who explains,
> in a series of flashbacks, why his soul should be admitted
> to Hell.
> * 1978 -- This is a remake, but not of that 1943 movie.
> Warren Beatty plays a football player who argues that his
> soul should still be on Earth because he should not be
> dead yet. The film is amiable but never moving.
> * C. Classical Composer Bios
> C1. "Impromptu" (1991), Hugh Grant. Name the composer.
Chopin
> C2. "Immortal Beloved" (1994), Gary Oldman. Name the composer.
> * E. Tribute to Terpsichore ["Terp-SICK-er-ee"]
> E1. What was the nickname of celebrated black tap dancer Bill
> Robinson, subject of a Duke Ellington composition?
> E2. With which dance form do we associate paradiddles, buffalos,
> trenches, and wings?
> E3. In 1984, Francis Ford Coppola filmed a movie set in a famous
> Harlem hangout. Name *either* the movie or the talented
> dancer who co-starred.
> * F. Songs for Mark Brader
> F2. It leaves from Track 29.
Chattanooga Choo-Choo
> F3. How do you get to Harlem?
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Marc Dashevsky
Nov 1, 2016, 10:19:44 AM11/1/16
to
In article <xcudnavaTZXX-YXF...@giganews.com>, m...@vex.net says...
> B2. * 1998 -- A Steven Seagal thriller about biological
> guerrilla warfare involving a neo-Nazi militia. It's a
> rock-bottom, irresponsible star vehicle that dumbs down
> and bloodies up its serious subject matter.
>
> * 2000 -- A Mel Gibson drama set during the American
> Revolution. Gibson gives a charismatic performance in
> this entertaining and exquisitely filmed period saga,
> but the script and direction are too often heavy-handed.
The Patriot
> B3. * 1943 -- An excellent comedy-fantasy with a witty script.
> Don Ameche plays a recently deceased man who explains,
> in a series of flashbacks, why his soul should be admitted
> to Hell.
>
> * 1978 -- This is a remake, but not of that 1943 movie.
> Warren Beatty plays a football player who argues that his
> soul should still be on Earth because he should not be
> dead yet. The film is amiable but never moving.
Heaven Can Wait
> B4. Extra question for fun, but for no points: What movie *was*
> that last one a remake of?
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
> * C. Classical Composer Bios
>
> For each question we'll name a movie that was a biography of a
> classical composer, and give you the year and lead actor, and you
> name the composer it was about.
>
> C1. "Impromptu" (1991), Hugh Grant. Name the composer.
Chopin
> C2. "Immortal Beloved" (1994), Gary Oldman. Name the composer.
Beethoven
> C3. "Song Without End" (1960), Dirk Bogarde. Name the composer.
>
>
> * D. Nationally Named Actors
>
> Identify the actors or actresses in these photos. You have to give
> the first and last name for each one -- but, to make it easier,
> in each case one of those names is also *the name of a country*.
> For example, if this had been a literature round, we might have
> shown you Anatole France.
>
> D1. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-2/natl/d1.jpg
> This actor is seen as Dr. Joe Gannon, his longest-running
> role, on the 1969-76 series "Medical Center". He died
> in 2012.
>
> D2. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-2/natl/d2.jpg
> This actor has had recurring roles on a number of TV
> series, often playing authority figures, such as a judge on
> "Boston Legal". He most recently appeared as an ambassador
> on "Madam Secretary".
Canada
> D3. See http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-2/natl/d3.jpg
> This actress played Marian Starett on a 1966 TV series
> based on the movie "Shane". Many of her screen appearances
> were in movies starring her husband, Charles Bronson.
> She died of cancer in 1990.
>
>
> * E. Tribute to Terpsichore ["Terp-SICK-er-ee"]
>
> E1. What was the nickname of celebrated black tap dancer Bill
> Robinson, subject of a Duke Ellington composition?
Mr. Bojangles
> E2. With which dance form do we associate paradiddles, buffalos,
> trenches, and wings?
tap
> E3. In 1984, Francis Ford Coppola filmed a movie set in a famous
> Harlem hangout. Name *either* the movie or the talented
> dancer who co-starred.
Cotton Club
> * F. Songs for Mark Brader
>
> In each case, give the full title of the train-related song from
> the clue given.
>
> F1. Virgil Caine used to serve on a train.
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
> F2. It leaves from Track 29.
Chatanooga Choo Choo
> F3. How do you get to Harlem?
Tke The "A" Train
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
> ** Final, Round 2 -- Entertainment
>
>
> * B. Movies with the Same Title
>
> In each case, name the common title of the two unrelated movies we
> describe. All expressions of opinion are more or less direct quotes
> from the final edition of Leonard Maltin's annual movie guidebook.
>
> B1. * 1996 -- James Spader stars in a steely-cold look at
> alienated people who find sexual excitement in the event
> indicated by the title. The movie is fatally unpleasant and
> creeps along at the pace of a Yugo.
>
> * 2005 -- Don Cheadle stars in a provocative drama, a
> meditation on the clash of ethnic and racial cultures,
> with powerful vignettes and performances, and consistently
> disturbing and believable scenes of anger and bigotry.
Crash
>
> In each case, name the common title of the two unrelated movies we
> describe. All expressions of opinion are more or less direct quotes
> from the final edition of Leonard Maltin's annual movie guidebook.
>
> B1. * 1996 -- James Spader stars in a steely-cold look at
> alienated people who find sexual excitement in the event
> indicated by the title. The movie is fatally unpleasant and
> creeps along at the pace of a Yugo.
>
> * 2005 -- Don Cheadle stars in a provocative drama, a
> meditation on the clash of ethnic and racial cultures,
> with powerful vignettes and performances, and consistently
> disturbing and believable scenes of anger and bigotry.
> B2. * 1998 -- A Steven Seagal thriller about biological
> guerrilla warfare involving a neo-Nazi militia. It's a
> rock-bottom, irresponsible star vehicle that dumbs down
> and bloodies up its serious subject matter.
>
> * 2000 -- A Mel Gibson drama set during the American
> Revolution. Gibson gives a charismatic performance in
> this entertaining and exquisitely filmed period saga,
> but the script and direction are too often heavy-handed.
> B3. * 1943 -- An excellent comedy-fantasy with a witty script.
> Don Ameche plays a recently deceased man who explains,
> in a series of flashbacks, why his soul should be admitted
> to Hell.
>
> * 1978 -- This is a remake, but not of that 1943 movie.
> Warren Beatty plays a football player who argues that his
> soul should still be on Earth because he should not be
> dead yet. The film is amiable but never moving.
> B4. Extra question for fun, but for no points: What movie *was*
> that last one a remake of?
> * C. Classical Composer Bios
>
> For each question we'll name a movie that was a biography of a
> classical composer, and give you the year and lead actor, and you
> name the composer it was about.
>
> C1. "Impromptu" (1991), Hugh Grant. Name the composer.
> C2. "Immortal Beloved" (1994), Gary Oldman. Name the composer.
> C3. "Song Without End" (1960), Dirk Bogarde. Name the composer.
>
>
> * D. Nationally Named Actors
>
> Identify the actors or actresses in these photos. You have to give
> the first and last name for each one -- but, to make it easier,
> in each case one of those names is also *the name of a country*.
> For example, if this had been a literature round, we might have
> shown you Anatole France.
>
> D1. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-2/natl/d1.jpg
> This actor is seen as Dr. Joe Gannon, his longest-running
> role, on the 1969-76 series "Medical Center". He died
> in 2012.
>
> D2. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-2/natl/d2.jpg
> This actor has had recurring roles on a number of TV
> series, often playing authority figures, such as a judge on
> "Boston Legal". He most recently appeared as an ambassador
> on "Madam Secretary".
> D3. See http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-2/natl/d3.jpg
> This actress played Marian Starett on a 1966 TV series
> based on the movie "Shane". Many of her screen appearances
> were in movies starring her husband, Charles Bronson.
> She died of cancer in 1990.
>
>
> * E. Tribute to Terpsichore ["Terp-SICK-er-ee"]
>
> E1. What was the nickname of celebrated black tap dancer Bill
> Robinson, subject of a Duke Ellington composition?
> E2. With which dance form do we associate paradiddles, buffalos,
> trenches, and wings?
> E3. In 1984, Francis Ford Coppola filmed a movie set in a famous
> Harlem hangout. Name *either* the movie or the talented
> dancer who co-starred.
> * F. Songs for Mark Brader
>
> In each case, give the full title of the train-related song from
> the clue given.
>
> F1. Virgil Caine used to serve on a train.
> F2. It leaves from Track 29.
> F3. How do you get to Harlem?
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
Gareth Owen
Nov 1, 2016, 5:54:33 PM11/1/16
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) writes:
> ** Final, Round 2 -- Entertainment
>
> * A. "Orange is the New Black"
Nope
> ** Final, Round 2 -- Entertainment
>
> * A. "Orange is the New Black"
> * B. Movies with the Same Title
>
> In each case, name the common title of the two unrelated movies we
> describe. All expressions of opinion are more or less direct quotes
> from the final edition of Leonard Maltin's annual movie guidebook.
>
> B1. * 1996 -- James Spader stars in a steely-cold look at
> alienated people who find sexual excitement in the event
> indicated by the title. The movie is fatally unpleasant and
> creeps along at the pace of a Yugo.
>
> * 2005 -- Don Cheadle stars in a provocative drama, a
> meditation on the clash of ethnic and racial cultures,
> with powerful vignettes and performances, and consistently
> disturbing and believable scenes of anger and bigotry.
> B2. * 1998 -- A Steven Seagal thriller about biological
> guerrilla warfare involving a neo-Nazi militia. It's a
> rock-bottom, irresponsible star vehicle that dumbs down
> and bloodies up its serious subject matter.
>
> * 2000 -- A Mel Gibson drama set during the American
> Revolution. Gibson gives a charismatic performance in
> this entertaining and exquisitely filmed period saga,
> but the script and direction are too often heavy-handed.
> B3. * 1943 -- An excellent comedy-fantasy with a witty script.
> Don Ameche plays a recently deceased man who explains,
> in a series of flashbacks, why his soul should be admitted
> to Hell.
>
> * 1978 -- This is a remake, but not of that 1943 movie.
> Warren Beatty plays a football player who argues that his
> soul should still be on Earth because he should not be
> dead yet. The film is amiable but never moving.
> B4. Extra question for fun, but for no points: What movie *was*
> that last one a remake of?
> * C. Classical Composer Bios
>
> For each question we'll name a movie that was a biography of a
> classical composer, and give you the year and lead actor, and you
> name the composer it was about.
>
> C1. "Impromptu" (1991), Hugh Grant. Name the composer.
> C2. "Immortal Beloved" (1994), Gary Oldman. Name the composer.
> C3. "Song Without End" (1960), Dirk Bogarde. Name the composer.
> * D. Nationally Named Actors
>
> Identify the actors or actresses in these photos. You have to give
> the first and last name for each one -- but, to make it easier,
> in each case one of those names is also *the name of a country*.
> For example, if this had been a literature round, we might have
> shown you Anatole France.
>
> D1. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-2/natl/d1.jpg
> This actor is seen as Dr. Joe Gannon, his longest-running
> role, on the 1969-76 series "Medical Center". He died
> in 2012.
> D2. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-2/natl/d2.jpg
> This actor has had recurring roles on a number of TV
> series, often playing authority figures, such as a judge on
> "Boston Legal". He most recently appeared as an ambassador
> on "Madam Secretary".
> D3. See http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-2/natl/d3.jpg
> This actress played Marian Starett on a 1966 TV series
> based on the movie "Shane". Many of her screen appearances
> were in movies starring her husband, Charles Bronson.
> She died of cancer in 1990.
> * E. Tribute to Terpsichore ["Terp-SICK-er-ee"]
>
> E1. What was the nickname of celebrated black tap dancer Bill
> Robinson, subject of a Duke Ellington composition?
> E2. With which dance form do we associate paradiddles, buffalos,
> trenches, and wings?
> E3. In 1984, Francis Ford Coppola filmed a movie set in a famous
> Harlem hangout. Name *either* the movie or the talented
> dancer who co-starred.
> * F. Songs for Mark Brader
>
> In each case, give the full title of the train-related song from
> the clue given.
>
> F1. Virgil Caine used to serve on a train.
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
> F2. It leaves from Track 29.
Chattanooga Choo Choo
> F3. How do you get to Harlem?
Pete
Nov 1, 2016, 7:15:33 PM11/1/16
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:xcudnavaTZXX-YXFnZ2dnUU7-
eXN...@giganews.com:
Patriot
>
> B3. * 1943 -- An excellent comedy-fantasy with a witty script.
> Don Ameche plays a recently deceased man who explains,
> in a series of flashbacks, why his soul should be admitted
> to Hell.
>
> * 1978 -- This is a remake, but not of that 1943 movie.
> Warren Beatty plays a football player who argues that his
> soul should still be on Earth because he should not be
> dead yet. The film is amiable but never moving.
Heaven Can Wait
>
> B4. Extra question for fun, but for no points: What movie *was*
> that last one a remake of?
>
>
> * C. Classical Composer Bios
>
> For each question we'll name a movie that was a biography of a
> classical composer, and give you the year and lead actor, and you
> name the composer it was about.
>
> C1. "Impromptu" (1991), Hugh Grant. Name the composer.
Chopin
> C2. "Immortal Beloved" (1994), Gary Oldman. Name the composer.
Beethoven
> C3. "Song Without End" (1960), Dirk Bogarde. Name the composer.
Schubert
>
>
> * D. Nationally Named Actors
>
> Identify the actors or actresses in these photos. You have to give
> the first and last name for each one -- but, to make it easier,
> in each case one of those names is also *the name of a country*.
> For example, if this had been a literature round, we might have
> shown you Anatole France.
>
> D1. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-2/natl/d1.jpg
> This actor is seen as Dr. Joe Gannon, his longest-running
> role, on the 1969-76 series "Medical Center". He died
> in 2012.
Chad Everett
>
> D2. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-2/natl/d2.jpg
> This actor has had recurring roles on a number of TV
> series, often playing authority figures, such as a judge on
> "Boston Legal". He most recently appeared as an ambassador
> on "Madam Secretary".
>
> D3. See http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-2/natl/d3.jpg
> This actress played Marian Starett on a 1966 TV series
> based on the movie "Shane". Many of her screen appearances
> were in movies starring her husband, Charles Bronson.
> She died of cancer in 1990.
Jill Ireland
>
>
> * E. Tribute to Terpsichore ["Terp-SICK-er-ee"]
>
> E1. What was the nickname of celebrated black tap dancer Bill
> Robinson, subject of a Duke Ellington composition?
Bojangles
>
> E2. With which dance form do we associate paradiddles, buffalos,
> trenches, and wings?
Tap
>
> E3. In 1984, Francis Ford Coppola filmed a movie set in a famous
> Harlem hangout. Name *either* the movie or the talented
> dancer who co-starred.
Hines
>
>
> * F. Songs for Mark Brader
>
> In each case, give the full title of the train-related song from
> the clue given.
>
> F1. Virgil Caine used to serve on a train.
The Night they Rode Old Dixie Down
> F2. It leaves from Track 29.
Starlight Express
> F3. How do you get to Harlem?
Take the A Train
>
Pete Gayde
eXN...@giganews.com:
>
> B3. * 1943 -- An excellent comedy-fantasy with a witty script.
> Don Ameche plays a recently deceased man who explains,
> in a series of flashbacks, why his soul should be admitted
> to Hell.
>
> * 1978 -- This is a remake, but not of that 1943 movie.
> Warren Beatty plays a football player who argues that his
> soul should still be on Earth because he should not be
> dead yet. The film is amiable but never moving.
>
> B4. Extra question for fun, but for no points: What movie *was*
> that last one a remake of?
>
>
> * C. Classical Composer Bios
>
> For each question we'll name a movie that was a biography of a
> classical composer, and give you the year and lead actor, and you
> name the composer it was about.
>
> C1. "Impromptu" (1991), Hugh Grant. Name the composer.
> C2. "Immortal Beloved" (1994), Gary Oldman. Name the composer.
> C3. "Song Without End" (1960), Dirk Bogarde. Name the composer.
>
>
> * D. Nationally Named Actors
>
> Identify the actors or actresses in these photos. You have to give
> the first and last name for each one -- but, to make it easier,
> in each case one of those names is also *the name of a country*.
> For example, if this had been a literature round, we might have
> shown you Anatole France.
>
> D1. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-2/natl/d1.jpg
> This actor is seen as Dr. Joe Gannon, his longest-running
> role, on the 1969-76 series "Medical Center". He died
> in 2012.
>
> D2. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-2/natl/d2.jpg
> This actor has had recurring roles on a number of TV
> series, often playing authority figures, such as a judge on
> "Boston Legal". He most recently appeared as an ambassador
> on "Madam Secretary".
>
> D3. See http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-2/natl/d3.jpg
> This actress played Marian Starett on a 1966 TV series
> based on the movie "Shane". Many of her screen appearances
> were in movies starring her husband, Charles Bronson.
> She died of cancer in 1990.
>
>
> * E. Tribute to Terpsichore ["Terp-SICK-er-ee"]
>
> E1. What was the nickname of celebrated black tap dancer Bill
> Robinson, subject of a Duke Ellington composition?
>
> E2. With which dance form do we associate paradiddles, buffalos,
> trenches, and wings?
>
> E3. In 1984, Francis Ford Coppola filmed a movie set in a famous
> Harlem hangout. Name *either* the movie or the talented
> dancer who co-starred.
>
>
> * F. Songs for Mark Brader
>
> In each case, give the full title of the train-related song from
> the clue given.
>
> F1. Virgil Caine used to serve on a train.
> F2. It leaves from Track 29.
> F3. How do you get to Harlem?
>
Pete Gayde
Jason Kreitzer
Nov 1, 2016, 11:44:37 PM11/1/16
to
> B2. * 1998 -- A Steven Seagal thriller about biological
> guerrilla warfare involving a neo-Nazi militia. It's a
> rock-bottom, irresponsible star vehicle that dumbs down
> and bloodies up its serious subject matter.
>
> * 2000 -- A Mel Gibson drama set during the American
> Revolution. Gibson gives a charismatic performance in
> this entertaining and exquisitely filmed period saga,
> but the script and direction are too often heavy-handed.
"The Patriot"
> guerrilla warfare involving a neo-Nazi militia. It's a
> rock-bottom, irresponsible star vehicle that dumbs down
> and bloodies up its serious subject matter.
>
> * 2000 -- A Mel Gibson drama set during the American
> Revolution. Gibson gives a charismatic performance in
> this entertaining and exquisitely filmed period saga,
> but the script and direction are too often heavy-handed.
> B3. * 1943 -- An excellent comedy-fantasy with a witty script.
> Don Ameche plays a recently deceased man who explains,
> in a series of flashbacks, why his soul should be admitted
> to Hell.
>
> * 1978 -- This is a remake, but not of that 1943 movie.
> Warren Beatty plays a football player who argues that his
> soul should still be on Earth because he should not be
> dead yet. The film is amiable but never moving.
"Heaven Can Wait"
> Don Ameche plays a recently deceased man who explains,
> in a series of flashbacks, why his soul should be admitted
> to Hell.
>
> * 1978 -- This is a remake, but not of that 1943 movie.
> Warren Beatty plays a football player who argues that his
> soul should still be on Earth because he should not be
> dead yet. The film is amiable but never moving.
> B4. Extra question for fun, but for no points: What movie *was*
> that last one a remake of?
"Here Comes Mr. Jordan"
> that last one a remake of?
>
> * C. Classical Composer Bios
>
> For each question we'll name a movie that was a biography of a
> classical composer, and give you the year and lead actor, and you
> name the composer it was about.
>
> C1. "Impromptu" (1991), Hugh Grant. Name the composer.
> C2. "Immortal Beloved" (1994), Gary Oldman. Name the composer.
Ludwig van Beethoven
> * C. Classical Composer Bios
>
> For each question we'll name a movie that was a biography of a
> classical composer, and give you the year and lead actor, and you
> name the composer it was about.
>
> C1. "Impromptu" (1991), Hugh Grant. Name the composer.
> C2. "Immortal Beloved" (1994), Gary Oldman. Name the composer.
> C3. "Song Without End" (1960), Dirk Bogarde. Name the composer.
>
>
> * D. Nationally Named Actors
>
> Identify the actors or actresses in these photos. You have to give
> the first and last name for each one -- but, to make it easier,
> in each case one of those names is also *the name of a country*.
> For example, if this had been a literature round, we might have
> shown you Anatole France.
>
> D1. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-2/natl/d1.jpg
> This actor is seen as Dr. Joe Gannon, his longest-running
> role, on the 1969-76 series "Medical Center". He died
> in 2012.
>
> D2. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-2/natl/d2.jpg
> This actor has had recurring roles on a number of TV
> series, often playing authority figures, such as a judge on
> "Boston Legal". He most recently appeared as an ambassador
> on "Madam Secretary".
>
> D3. See http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-2/natl/d3.jpg
> This actress played Marian Starett on a 1966 TV series
> based on the movie "Shane". Many of her screen appearances
> were in movies starring her husband, Charles Bronson.
> She died of cancer in 1990.
Jill Ireland
>
>
> * D. Nationally Named Actors
>
> Identify the actors or actresses in these photos. You have to give
> the first and last name for each one -- but, to make it easier,
> in each case one of those names is also *the name of a country*.
> For example, if this had been a literature round, we might have
> shown you Anatole France.
>
> D1. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-2/natl/d1.jpg
> This actor is seen as Dr. Joe Gannon, his longest-running
> role, on the 1969-76 series "Medical Center". He died
> in 2012.
>
> D2. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-2/natl/d2.jpg
> This actor has had recurring roles on a number of TV
> series, often playing authority figures, such as a judge on
> "Boston Legal". He most recently appeared as an ambassador
> on "Madam Secretary".
>
> D3. See http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-2/natl/d3.jpg
> This actress played Marian Starett on a 1966 TV series
> based on the movie "Shane". Many of her screen appearances
> were in movies starring her husband, Charles Bronson.
> She died of cancer in 1990.
>
> * E. Tribute to Terpsichore ["Terp-SICK-er-ee"]
>
> E1. What was the nickname of celebrated black tap dancer Bill
> Robinson, subject of a Duke Ellington composition?
"Mr. Bojangles"
> * E. Tribute to Terpsichore ["Terp-SICK-er-ee"]
>
> E1. What was the nickname of celebrated black tap dancer Bill
> Robinson, subject of a Duke Ellington composition?
> E2. With which dance form do we associate paradiddles, buffalos,
> trenches, and wings?
>
> E3. In 1984, Francis Ford Coppola filmed a movie set in a famous
> Harlem hangout. Name *either* the movie or the talented
> dancer who co-starred.
"The Cotton Club"
> trenches, and wings?
>
> E3. In 1984, Francis Ford Coppola filmed a movie set in a famous
> Harlem hangout. Name *either* the movie or the talented
> dancer who co-starred.
>
> * F. Songs for Mark Brader
>
> In each case, give the full title of the train-related song from
> the clue given.
>
> F1. Virgil Caine used to serve on a train.
> F2. It leaves from Track 29.
> F3. How do you get to Harlem?
"Chaattanooga Choo-Choo"
> * F. Songs for Mark Brader
>
> In each case, give the full title of the train-related song from
> the clue given.
>
> F1. Virgil Caine used to serve on a train.
> F2. It leaves from Track 29.
> F3. How do you get to Harlem?
Dan Tilque
Nov 2, 2016, 12:35:34 AM11/2/16
to
>
> B4. Extra question for fun, but for no points: What movie *was*
> that last one a remake of?
>
>
> * C. Classical Composer Bios
>
> For each question we'll name a movie that was a biography of a
> classical composer, and give you the year and lead actor, and you
> name the composer it was about.
>
> C1. "Impromptu" (1991), Hugh Grant. Name the composer.
> C2. "Immortal Beloved" (1994), Gary Oldman. Name the composer.
> C3. "Song Without End" (1960), Dirk Bogarde. Name the composer.
>
>
> * D. Nationally Named Actors
>
> Identify the actors or actresses in these photos. You have to give
> the first and last name for each one -- but, to make it easier,
> in each case one of those names is also *the name of a country*.
> For example, if this had been a literature round, we might have
> shown you Anatole France.
>
> D1. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-2/natl/d1.jpg
> This actor is seen as Dr. Joe Gannon, his longest-running
> role, on the 1969-76 series "Medical Center". He died
> in 2012.
>
> D2. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-2/natl/d2.jpg
> This actor has had recurring roles on a number of TV
> series, often playing authority figures, such as a judge on
> "Boston Legal". He most recently appeared as an ambassador
> on "Madam Secretary".
>
> D3. See http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-2/natl/d3.jpg
> This actress played Marian Starett on a 1966 TV series
> based on the movie "Shane". Many of her screen appearances
> were in movies starring her husband, Charles Bronson.
> She died of cancer in 1990.
>
>
> * E. Tribute to Terpsichore ["Terp-SICK-er-ee"]
>
> E1. What was the nickname of celebrated black tap dancer Bill
> Robinson, subject of a Duke Ellington composition?
>
> E2. With which dance form do we associate paradiddles, buffalos,
> trenches, and wings?
>
> E3. In 1984, Francis Ford Coppola filmed a movie set in a famous
> Harlem hangout. Name *either* the movie or the talented
> dancer who co-starred.
>
>
> * F. Songs for Mark Brader
>
> In each case, give the full title of the train-related song from
> the clue given.
>
> F1. Virgil Caine used to serve on a train.
> F2. It leaves from Track 29.
> F3. How do you get to Harlem?
>
--
Joshua Kreitzer
Nov 2, 2016, 8:35:25 AM11/2/16
to
> ** Final, Round 2 -- Entertainment
>
>
> * B. Movies with the Same Title
>
> In each case, name the common title of the two unrelated movies we
> describe. All expressions of opinion are more or less direct quotes
> from the final edition of Leonard Maltin's annual movie guidebook.
>
> B1. * 1996 -- James Spader stars in a steely-cold look at
> alienated people who find sexual excitement in the event
> indicated by the title. The movie is fatally unpleasant and
> creeps along at the pace of a Yugo.
>
> * 2005 -- Don Cheadle stars in a provocative drama, a
> meditation on the clash of ethnic and racial cultures,
> with powerful vignettes and performances, and consistently
> disturbing and believable scenes of anger and bigotry.
"Crash"
>
> In each case, name the common title of the two unrelated movies we
> describe. All expressions of opinion are more or less direct quotes
> from the final edition of Leonard Maltin's annual movie guidebook.
>
> B1. * 1996 -- James Spader stars in a steely-cold look at
> alienated people who find sexual excitement in the event
> indicated by the title. The movie is fatally unpleasant and
> creeps along at the pace of a Yugo.
>
> * 2005 -- Don Cheadle stars in a provocative drama, a
> meditation on the clash of ethnic and racial cultures,
> with powerful vignettes and performances, and consistently
> disturbing and believable scenes of anger and bigotry.
> B2. * 1998 -- A Steven Seagal thriller about biological
> guerrilla warfare involving a neo-Nazi militia. It's a
> rock-bottom, irresponsible star vehicle that dumbs down
> and bloodies up its serious subject matter.
>
> * 2000 -- A Mel Gibson drama set during the American
> Revolution. Gibson gives a charismatic performance in
> this entertaining and exquisitely filmed period saga,
> but the script and direction are too often heavy-handed.
> B3. * 1943 -- An excellent comedy-fantasy with a witty script.
> Don Ameche plays a recently deceased man who explains,
> in a series of flashbacks, why his soul should be admitted
> to Hell.
>
> * 1978 -- This is a remake, but not of that 1943 movie.
> Warren Beatty plays a football player who argues that his
> soul should still be on Earth because he should not be
> dead yet. The film is amiable but never moving.
> B4. Extra question for fun, but for no points: What movie *was*
> that last one a remake of?
> * C. Classical Composer Bios
>
> For each question we'll name a movie that was a biography of a
> classical composer, and give you the year and lead actor, and you
> name the composer it was about.
>
> C1. "Impromptu" (1991), Hugh Grant. Name the composer.
> C2. "Immortal Beloved" (1994), Gary Oldman. Name the composer.
> * D. Nationally Named Actors
>
> Identify the actors or actresses in these photos. You have to give
> the first and last name for each one -- but, to make it easier,
> in each case one of those names is also *the name of a country*.
> For example, if this had been a literature round, we might have
> shown you Anatole France.
>
> D3. See http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-2/natl/d3.jpg
> This actress played Marian Starett on a 1966 TV series
> based on the movie "Shane". Many of her screen appearances
> were in movies starring her husband, Charles Bronson.
> She died of cancer in 1990.
Jill Ireland
> This actress played Marian Starett on a 1966 TV series
> based on the movie "Shane". Many of her screen appearances
> were in movies starring her husband, Charles Bronson.
> She died of cancer in 1990.
> * E. Tribute to Terpsichore ["Terp-SICK-er-ee"]
>
> E1. What was the nickname of celebrated black tap dancer Bill
> Robinson, subject of a Duke Ellington composition?
> E3. In 1984, Francis Ford Coppola filmed a movie set in a famous
> Harlem hangout. Name *either* the movie or the talented
> dancer who co-starred.
> * F. Songs for Mark Brader
>
> In each case, give the full title of the train-related song from
> the clue given.
>
> F1. Virgil Caine used to serve on a train.
"The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down"
> F2. It leaves from Track 29.
"Chattanooga Choo Choo"
> F3. How do you get to Harlem?
"Take the A Train"
--
Joshua Kreitzer
--
grom...@hotmail.com
Björn Lundin
Nov 3, 2016, 4:40:45 AM11/3/16
to
On 2016-11-01 10:45, Mark Brader wrote:
> And here we are at the Final, for which 8 rounds, mostly of 15
> questions each, will be posted one at a time.
>
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2016-08-09,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
> Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
> the correct answers in about 3 days.
>
> All questions were written by members of the Usual Suspects and
> are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may
> have been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information
> see my 2016-05-31 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> I wrote two triples in this round.
>
>
> ** Final, Round 2 -- Entertainment
>
> * A. "Orange is the New Black"
>
> And here we are at the Final, for which 8 rounds, mostly of 15
> questions each, will be posted one at a time.
>
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2016-08-09,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
> Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
> the correct answers in about 3 days.
>
> All questions were written by members of the Usual Suspects and
> are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may
> have been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information
> see my 2016-05-31 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> I wrote two triples in this round.
>
>
> ** Final, Round 2 -- Entertainment
>
> * A. "Orange is the New Black"
>
> * B. Movies with the Same Title
>
> In each case, name the common title of the two unrelated movies we
> describe. All expressions of opinion are more or less direct quotes
> from the final edition of Leonard Maltin's annual movie guidebook.
>
>
>
> In each case, name the common title of the two unrelated movies we
> describe. All expressions of opinion are more or less direct quotes
> from the final edition of Leonard Maltin's annual movie guidebook.
>
>
> * 2000 -- A Mel Gibson drama set during the American
> Revolution. Gibson gives a charismatic performance in
> this entertaining and exquisitely filmed period saga,
> but the script and direction are too often heavy-handed.
The Patriot
> Revolution. Gibson gives a charismatic performance in
> this entertaining and exquisitely filmed period saga,
> but the script and direction are too often heavy-handed.
>
> * C. Classical Composer Bios
>
>
>
> * D. Nationally Named Actors
>
> Identify the actors or actresses in these photos. You have to give
> the first and last name for each one -- but, to make it easier,
> in each case one of those names is also *the name of a country*.
> For example, if this had been a literature round, we might have
> shown you Anatole France.
>
>
>
>
> Identify the actors or actresses in these photos. You have to give
> the first and last name for each one -- but, to make it easier,
> in each case one of those names is also *the name of a country*.
> For example, if this had been a literature round, we might have
> shown you Anatole France.
>
>
>
> * E. Tribute to Terpsichore ["Terp-SICK-er-ee"]
>
>
>
>
> E2. With which dance form do we associate paradiddles, buffalos,
> trenches, and wings?
rain dance ?
> trenches, and wings?
--
--
Björn
Mark Brader
Nov 3, 2016, 5:10:10 AM11/3/16
to
Mark Brader:
your answer accidentally missed.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "Don't be silly -- send it to Canada"
m...@vex.net -- British postal worker
> > (In your answer posting, quote
> > the questions and place your answer below each one.)
Björn Lundin:
> > the questions and place your answer below each one.)
> > * 2000 -- A Mel Gibson drama set during the American
> > Revolution. Gibson gives a charismatic performance in
> > this entertaining and exquisitely filmed period saga,
> > but the script and direction are too often heavy-handed.
>
> The Patriot
Quoting only the second half of the question is a good way to get
> > Revolution. Gibson gives a charismatic performance in
> > this entertaining and exquisitely filmed period saga,
> > but the script and direction are too often heavy-handed.
>
> The Patriot
your answer accidentally missed.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "Don't be silly -- send it to Canada"
m...@vex.net -- British postal worker
Mark Brader
Nov 4, 2016, 2:55:32 AM11/4/16
to
Mark Brader:
This was one of three rounds tied for hardest in the original game.
> ** Final, Round 2 -- Entertainment
> * A. "Orange is the New Black"
> A1. The main character in the ensemble show "Orange is the New
> Black" is named Piper Chapman. The author of the book that
> inspired the series has a similar, but not identical name.
> What is it?
Piper Kerman.
> A2. Which character is portrayed by Uzo Aduba, who has won
> both comedy and drama Emmys for playing the role? First
> name *or* nickname is sufficient.
Suzanne "Crazy Eyes" Warren.
> A3. The opening theme song is called, appropriately enough,
> "You've Got Time". The singer's name appears in the opening
> credits in every show, so who is she?
Regina Spektor.
> * B. Movies with the Same Title
> In each case, name the common title of the two unrelated movies we
> describe. All expressions of opinion are more or less direct quotes
> from the final edition of Leonard Maltin's annual movie guidebook.
> B1. * 1996 -- James Spader stars in a steely-cold look at
> alienated people who find sexual excitement in the event
> indicated by the title. The movie is fatally unpleasant and
> creeps along at the pace of a Yugo.
> * 2005 -- Don Cheadle stars in a provocative drama, a
> meditation on the clash of ethnic and racial cultures,
> with powerful vignettes and performances, and consistently
> disturbing and believable scenes of anger and bigotry.
"Crash". 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Gareth, Jason, and Joshua.
> B2. * 1998 -- A Steven Seagal thriller about biological
> guerrilla warfare involving a neo-Nazi militia. It's a
> rock-bottom, irresponsible star vehicle that dumbs down
> and bloodies up its serious subject matter.
> * 2000 -- A Mel Gibson drama set during the American
> Revolution. Gibson gives a charismatic performance in
> this entertaining and exquisitely filmed period saga,
> but the script and direction are too often heavy-handed.
"The Patriot". 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Gareth, Pete, Jason, Joshua,
and Björn (who was not missed).
> B3. * 1943 -- An excellent comedy-fantasy with a witty script.
> Don Ameche plays a recently deceased man who explains,
> in a series of flashbacks, why his soul should be admitted
> to Hell.
> * 1978 -- This is a remake, but not of that 1943 movie.
> Warren Beatty plays a football player who argues that his
> soul should still be on Earth because he should not be
> dead yet. The film is amiable but never moving.
"Heaven Can Wait". 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Marc, Gareth, Pete,
Jason, and Joshua.
> B4. Extra question for fun, but for no points: What movie *was*
> that last one a remake of?
"Here Comes Mr. Jordan" (1941). Marc, Jason, and Joshua got this.
The incomparably inferior Gareth didn't. :-)
> * C. Classical Composer Bios
> For each question we'll name a movie that was a biography of a
> classical composer, and give you the year and lead actor, and you
> name the composer it was about.
> C1. "Impromptu" (1991), Hugh Grant. Name the composer.
Frederic Chopin. 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Gareth, Pete, and Joshua.
> C2. "Immortal Beloved" (1994), Gary Oldman. Name the composer.
Ludwig van Beethoven. 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Marc, Gareth,
Pete, Jason, and Joshua.
> C3. "Song Without End" (1960), Dirk Bogarde. Name the composer.
Franz Liszt.
> * D. Nationally Named Actors
> Identify the actors or actresses in these photos. You have to give
> the first and last name for each one -- but, to make it easier,
> in each case one of those names is also *the name of a country*.
> For example, if this had been a literature round, we might have
> shown you Anatole France.
> D1. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-2/natl/d1.jpg
> This actor is seen as Dr. Joe Gannon, his longest-running
> role, on the 1969-76 series "Medical Center". He died
> in 2012.
Chad Everett. 4 for Pete.
> D2. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-2/natl/d2.jpg
> This actor has had recurring roles on a number of TV
> series, often playing authority figures, such as a judge on
> "Boston Legal". He most recently appeared as an ambassador
> on "Madam Secretary".
Ron Canada. 4 for Marc.
> D3. See http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-2/natl/d3.jpg
> This actress played Marian Starett on a 1966 TV series
> based on the movie "Shane". Many of her screen appearances
> were in movies starring her husband, Charles Bronson.
> She died of cancer in 1990.
Jill Ireland. 4 for Dan Tilque, Pete, Jason, and Joshua.
> * E. Tribute to Terpsichore ["Terp-SICK-er-ee"]
> E1. What was the nickname of celebrated black tap dancer Bill
> Robinson, subject of a Duke Ellington composition?
Bojangles. 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Gareth, Pete, Jason, and Joshua.
> E2. With which dance form do we associate paradiddles, buffalos,
> trenches, and wings?
Tap. 4 for Marc, Gareth, and Pete.
> E3. In 1984, Francis Ford Coppola filmed a movie set in a famous
> Harlem hangout. Name *either* the movie or the talented
> dancer who co-starred.
"The Cotton Club", Gregory Hines. 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Gareth,
Pete, Jason, and Joshua.
> * F. Songs for Mark Brader
> In each case, give the full title of the train-related song from
> the clue given.
> F1. Virgil Caine used to serve on a train.
"The Night they Drove Old Dixie Down". 4 for Marc, Gareth,
and Joshua. 3 for Pete.
> F2. It leaves from Track 29.
"Chattanooga Choo-Choo". 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Marc, Gareth,
and Joshua.
> F3. How do you get to Harlem?
"Take the A Train". 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Gareth, Pete, and Joshua.
Scores, if there are no errors:
FINAL ROUND-> 2
TOPIC-> Ent
Marc Dashevsky 48
Joshua Kreitzer 44
Gareth Owen 44
Pete Gayde 43
Dan Blum 36
Jason Kreitzer 28
Dan Tilque 16
Björn Lundin 4
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "Remember the Golgafrinchans"
m...@vex.net -- Pete Granger
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2016-08-09,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2016-05-31 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> I wrote two triples in this round.
No, not F! I wrote B and D.
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> I wrote two triples in this round.
This was one of three rounds tied for hardest in the original game.
> ** Final, Round 2 -- Entertainment
> * A. "Orange is the New Black"
> A1. The main character in the ensemble show "Orange is the New
> Black" is named Piper Chapman. The author of the book that
> inspired the series has a similar, but not identical name.
> What is it?
> A2. Which character is portrayed by Uzo Aduba, who has won
> both comedy and drama Emmys for playing the role? First
> name *or* nickname is sufficient.
> A3. The opening theme song is called, appropriately enough,
> "You've Got Time". The singer's name appears in the opening
> credits in every show, so who is she?
> * B. Movies with the Same Title
> In each case, name the common title of the two unrelated movies we
> describe. All expressions of opinion are more or less direct quotes
> from the final edition of Leonard Maltin's annual movie guidebook.
> B1. * 1996 -- James Spader stars in a steely-cold look at
> alienated people who find sexual excitement in the event
> indicated by the title. The movie is fatally unpleasant and
> creeps along at the pace of a Yugo.
> * 2005 -- Don Cheadle stars in a provocative drama, a
> meditation on the clash of ethnic and racial cultures,
> with powerful vignettes and performances, and consistently
> disturbing and believable scenes of anger and bigotry.
> B2. * 1998 -- A Steven Seagal thriller about biological
> guerrilla warfare involving a neo-Nazi militia. It's a
> rock-bottom, irresponsible star vehicle that dumbs down
> and bloodies up its serious subject matter.
> * 2000 -- A Mel Gibson drama set during the American
> Revolution. Gibson gives a charismatic performance in
> this entertaining and exquisitely filmed period saga,
> but the script and direction are too often heavy-handed.
and Björn (who was not missed).
> B3. * 1943 -- An excellent comedy-fantasy with a witty script.
> Don Ameche plays a recently deceased man who explains,
> in a series of flashbacks, why his soul should be admitted
> to Hell.
> * 1978 -- This is a remake, but not of that 1943 movie.
> Warren Beatty plays a football player who argues that his
> soul should still be on Earth because he should not be
> dead yet. The film is amiable but never moving.
Jason, and Joshua.
> B4. Extra question for fun, but for no points: What movie *was*
> that last one a remake of?
The incomparably inferior Gareth didn't. :-)
> * C. Classical Composer Bios
> For each question we'll name a movie that was a biography of a
> classical composer, and give you the year and lead actor, and you
> name the composer it was about.
> C1. "Impromptu" (1991), Hugh Grant. Name the composer.
> C2. "Immortal Beloved" (1994), Gary Oldman. Name the composer.
Pete, Jason, and Joshua.
> C3. "Song Without End" (1960), Dirk Bogarde. Name the composer.
> * D. Nationally Named Actors
> Identify the actors or actresses in these photos. You have to give
> the first and last name for each one -- but, to make it easier,
> in each case one of those names is also *the name of a country*.
> For example, if this had been a literature round, we might have
> shown you Anatole France.
> D1. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-2/natl/d1.jpg
> This actor is seen as Dr. Joe Gannon, his longest-running
> role, on the 1969-76 series "Medical Center". He died
> in 2012.
> D2. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-2/natl/d2.jpg
> This actor has had recurring roles on a number of TV
> series, often playing authority figures, such as a judge on
> "Boston Legal". He most recently appeared as an ambassador
> on "Madam Secretary".
> D3. See http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-2/natl/d3.jpg
> This actress played Marian Starett on a 1966 TV series
> based on the movie "Shane". Many of her screen appearances
> were in movies starring her husband, Charles Bronson.
> She died of cancer in 1990.
> * E. Tribute to Terpsichore ["Terp-SICK-er-ee"]
> E1. What was the nickname of celebrated black tap dancer Bill
> Robinson, subject of a Duke Ellington composition?
> E2. With which dance form do we associate paradiddles, buffalos,
> trenches, and wings?
> E3. In 1984, Francis Ford Coppola filmed a movie set in a famous
> Harlem hangout. Name *either* the movie or the talented
> dancer who co-starred.
Pete, Jason, and Joshua.
> * F. Songs for Mark Brader
> In each case, give the full title of the train-related song from
> the clue given.
> F1. Virgil Caine used to serve on a train.
and Joshua. 3 for Pete.
> F2. It leaves from Track 29.
and Joshua.
> F3. How do you get to Harlem?
Scores, if there are no errors:
FINAL ROUND-> 2
TOPIC-> Ent
Marc Dashevsky 48
Joshua Kreitzer 44
Gareth Owen 44
Pete Gayde 43
Dan Blum 36
Jason Kreitzer 28
Dan Tilque 16
Björn Lundin 4
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "Remember the Golgafrinchans"
m...@vex.net -- Pete Granger
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