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Mark Brader
Apr 5, 2017, 5:08:24 AM4/5/17
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This is Rotating Quiz #251, or "4NT". I'd like to thank Dan Blum
for running RQ 250 and for choosing questions that enabled me
to win. The winner of this contest, in turn, will be the first
choice to set RQ 252.
As usual, please answer only from your own knowledge and post all
your answers to the newsgroup in a single posting, quoting the
questions you are answering and placing your answers below each one.
You have 5 days to enter from the moment of posting, which
gives you until just past 5 AM Toronto time (zone -4) on Monday,
April 10, 2017.
Each question describes a real or fictional person and you must
name the person. (Sorry about the unequal-size categories, which
have more to do with which fields I'm likely to know about people
in than anything else.)
In each case give the person's full name as usually used --
typically this will be a first and last name, but it might involve
a nickname, title, or stage name.
Each question this time will be worth the same number of points --
I'll use the smallest number that allows scoring in integers --
but those points will be *divided equally* between all entrants
who get it right. This means there is effectively a large bonus
if you can answer a question that nobody else gets.
For example, say there are 4 entrants. Then each question will be
worth 12 points, and if you are the only one to answer it correctly,
you get all 12. In this case if 2 people answer correctly, they
each get 6 points; if 3 do, they each get 4; and if all 4 get it,
that's 3 points each.
In case of a tie, the first tiebreaker will be the entrant who
answered the *fewest* questions correctly to reach the tie score,
and the second tiebreaker will be who posted first.
* Entertainment
1. This actor who lived 1894-1974 was 39. He played an actor in "To
Be or Not To Be", a comedy about the Nazis' occupation of Poland.
2. This singer who lived 1919-65 appeared in a duet with his
daughter in 1991.
3. This woman who started her career as a hip-hop singer was
nominated for an Oscar for her role as a prison matron in
"Chicago" (1992).
4. Movies directed by this man in the 1930s and 1940s included
"Stella Dallas", "The Citadel", "Duel in the Sun", and "The
Fountainhead". He also directed part of "The Wizard of Oz",
but did not receive screen credit for that. He had 5 nominations
for the Best Director Oscar, but never won.
5. This actor who died at age 50 was was a motor vehicle enthusiast
and did some of his own stunt driving on cars and motorcycles,
including parts of one of the most famous chase scenes of all
time. He had an Oscar nomination for "The Sand Pebbles" (1967).
6. This man has directed only a few feature films so far, starting
with "Hunger" (2008), but he has already won the Oscar as Best
Director, for a 2013 movie.
* History
7. After many unsuccessful prosecutions, this advocate of assisted
suicide was imprisoned for murder in 1999.
8. Over 50 people were killed in rioting after Stacey Koon, Laurence
Powell, Timothy Wind, and Theodore Brisenio were acquitted of
using excessive force against this man.
9. This British monarch tried to have a child at least 17 times, but
12 pregnancies ended in a miscarriage or stillbirth and none
of the 5 living children made it to adulthood. In the end
the heir to the throne was the second cousin of this monarch.
Name this monarch.
* Literature
10. This author wrote the time-travel novels "Time and Again" and
"From Time to Time", as well as the novel that the various
movies titled "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" were all based on.
11. This character should have trusted Cordelia instead of the
other two.
* Sports
12. This man, now 77, was one of the leading players of his sport.
Although American, he has been commemorated on a £5 note by
the Royal Bank of Scotland.
13. The first all-star game in the NHL was a benefit event held
in 1934 for this player, who had suffered a career-ending
injury during a game. His player number was retired, but in
1968 he asked for it to be reactivated and given to Ron Ellis,
who wore #6 for the rest of his career.
--
Mark Brader | "The right thinks the individual
Toronto | isn't important enough to make the decisions
m...@vex.net | and the left thinks that decisions are
| too important to be left to the individual." --Nick Atty
My text in this article is in the public domain.
for running RQ 250 and for choosing questions that enabled me
to win. The winner of this contest, in turn, will be the first
choice to set RQ 252.
As usual, please answer only from your own knowledge and post all
your answers to the newsgroup in a single posting, quoting the
questions you are answering and placing your answers below each one.
You have 5 days to enter from the moment of posting, which
gives you until just past 5 AM Toronto time (zone -4) on Monday,
April 10, 2017.
Each question describes a real or fictional person and you must
name the person. (Sorry about the unequal-size categories, which
have more to do with which fields I'm likely to know about people
in than anything else.)
In each case give the person's full name as usually used --
typically this will be a first and last name, but it might involve
a nickname, title, or stage name.
Each question this time will be worth the same number of points --
I'll use the smallest number that allows scoring in integers --
but those points will be *divided equally* between all entrants
who get it right. This means there is effectively a large bonus
if you can answer a question that nobody else gets.
For example, say there are 4 entrants. Then each question will be
worth 12 points, and if you are the only one to answer it correctly,
you get all 12. In this case if 2 people answer correctly, they
each get 6 points; if 3 do, they each get 4; and if all 4 get it,
that's 3 points each.
In case of a tie, the first tiebreaker will be the entrant who
answered the *fewest* questions correctly to reach the tie score,
and the second tiebreaker will be who posted first.
* Entertainment
1. This actor who lived 1894-1974 was 39. He played an actor in "To
Be or Not To Be", a comedy about the Nazis' occupation of Poland.
2. This singer who lived 1919-65 appeared in a duet with his
daughter in 1991.
3. This woman who started her career as a hip-hop singer was
nominated for an Oscar for her role as a prison matron in
"Chicago" (1992).
4. Movies directed by this man in the 1930s and 1940s included
"Stella Dallas", "The Citadel", "Duel in the Sun", and "The
Fountainhead". He also directed part of "The Wizard of Oz",
but did not receive screen credit for that. He had 5 nominations
for the Best Director Oscar, but never won.
5. This actor who died at age 50 was was a motor vehicle enthusiast
and did some of his own stunt driving on cars and motorcycles,
including parts of one of the most famous chase scenes of all
time. He had an Oscar nomination for "The Sand Pebbles" (1967).
6. This man has directed only a few feature films so far, starting
with "Hunger" (2008), but he has already won the Oscar as Best
Director, for a 2013 movie.
* History
7. After many unsuccessful prosecutions, this advocate of assisted
suicide was imprisoned for murder in 1999.
8. Over 50 people were killed in rioting after Stacey Koon, Laurence
Powell, Timothy Wind, and Theodore Brisenio were acquitted of
using excessive force against this man.
9. This British monarch tried to have a child at least 17 times, but
12 pregnancies ended in a miscarriage or stillbirth and none
of the 5 living children made it to adulthood. In the end
the heir to the throne was the second cousin of this monarch.
Name this monarch.
* Literature
10. This author wrote the time-travel novels "Time and Again" and
"From Time to Time", as well as the novel that the various
movies titled "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" were all based on.
11. This character should have trusted Cordelia instead of the
other two.
* Sports
12. This man, now 77, was one of the leading players of his sport.
Although American, he has been commemorated on a £5 note by
the Royal Bank of Scotland.
13. The first all-star game in the NHL was a benefit event held
in 1934 for this player, who had suffered a career-ending
injury during a game. His player number was retired, but in
1968 he asked for it to be reactivated and given to Ron Ellis,
who wore #6 for the rest of his career.
--
Mark Brader | "The right thinks the individual
Toronto | isn't important enough to make the decisions
m...@vex.net | and the left thinks that decisions are
| too important to be left to the individual." --Nick Atty
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Dan Blum
Apr 5, 2017, 8:40:34 AM4/5/17
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Mark Brader <m...@vex.net> wrote:
> * Entertainment
> 1. This actor who lived 1894-1974 was 39. He played an actor in "To
> Be or Not To Be", a comedy about the Nazis' occupation of Poland.
Jack Benny
> * Entertainment
> 1. This actor who lived 1894-1974 was 39. He played an actor in "To
> Be or Not To Be", a comedy about the Nazis' occupation of Poland.
> 2. This singer who lived 1919-65 appeared in a duet with his
> daughter in 1991.
> 3. This woman who started her career as a hip-hop singer was
> nominated for an Oscar for her role as a prison matron in
> "Chicago" (1992).
> 5. This actor who died at age 50 was was a motor vehicle enthusiast
> and did some of his own stunt driving on cars and motorcycles,
> including parts of one of the most famous chase scenes of all
> time. He had an Oscar nomination for "The Sand Pebbles" (1967).
> 6. This man has directed only a few feature films so far, starting
> with "Hunger" (2008), but he has already won the Oscar as Best
> Director, for a 2013 movie.
> * History
> 7. After many unsuccessful prosecutions, this advocate of assisted
> suicide was imprisoned for murder in 1999.
> 8. Over 50 people were killed in rioting after Stacey Koon, Laurence
> Powell, Timothy Wind, and Theodore Brisenio were acquitted of
> using excessive force against this man.
> 9. This British monarch tried to have a child at least 17 times, but
> 12 pregnancies ended in a miscarriage or stillbirth and none
> of the 5 living children made it to adulthood. In the end
> the heir to the throne was the second cousin of this monarch.
> Name this monarch.
> * Literature
> 10. This author wrote the time-travel novels "Time and Again" and
> "From Time to Time", as well as the novel that the various
> movies titled "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" were all based on.
> 11. This character should have trusted Cordelia instead of the
> other two.
> * Sports
> 12. This man, now 77, was one of the leading players of his sport.
> the Royal Bank of Scotland.
Jack Nicklaus
In the event I win this there will be a delay until the next RQ since
I will be on vacation with limited Internet access until 4/18. (Or the
second-place player could set it, of course.)
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Gareth Owen
Apr 5, 2017, 1:08:55 PM4/5/17
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m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) writes:
Before I respond, are we playing plain Blackwood or RKCB?
> 1. This actor who lived 1894-1974 was 39.
? Is this cryptic, or a typo ?
> He played an actor in "To Be or Not To Be", a comedy about the
> Nazis' occupation of Poland.
No idea, but probably Jack someone or other
> 2. This singer who lived 1919-65 appeared in a duet with his
> daughter in 1991.
Nat King Cole
> 3. This woman who started her career as a hip-hop singer was
> nominated for an Oscar for her role as a prison matron in
> "Chicago" (1992).
Queen Latifah
> 4. Movies directed by this man in the 1930s and 1940s included
> "Stella Dallas", "The Citadel", "Duel in the Sun", and "The
> Fountainhead". He also directed part of "The Wizard of Oz",
> but did not receive screen credit for that. He had 5 nominations
> for the Best Director Oscar, but never won.
King Vidor
> 5. This actor who died at age 50 was was a motor vehicle enthusiast
> and did some of his own stunt driving on cars and motorcycles,
> including parts of one of the most famous chase scenes of all
> time. He had an Oscar nomination for "The Sand Pebbles" (1967).
Steve McQueen (the icon)
> 6. This man has directed only a few feature films so far, starting
> with "Hunger" (2008), but he has already won the Oscar as Best
> Director, for a 2013 movie.
Steve McQueen (the other one)
> * History
>
> 7. After many unsuccessful prosecutions, this advocate of assisted
> suicide was imprisoned for murder in 1999.
Jack Kevorkian
> 8. Over 50 people were killed in rioting after Stacey Koon, Laurence
> Powell, Timothy Wind, and Theodore Brisenio were acquitted of
> using excessive force against this man.
Rodney King
> 9. This British monarch tried to have a child at least 17 times, but
> 12 pregnancies ended in a miscarriage or stillbirth and none
> of the 5 living children made it to adulthood. In the end
> the heir to the throne was the second cousin of this monarch.
> Name this monarch.
I originally had a King here, but I ended up with 5K, which seems wrong.
Now, Queen Liz I was the Virgin Queen, Queen Victoria had about 10 kids ...
So .... Queen Mary???
> * Literature
>
> 10. This author wrote the time-travel novels "Time and Again" and
> "From Time to Time", as well as the novel that the various
> movies titled "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" were all based on.
No idea, but probably Jack Someoneorother
> 11. This character should have trusted Cordelia instead of the
> other two.
King Lear
> * Sports
>
> 12. This man, now 77, was one of the leading players of his sport.
> Although American, he has been commemorated on a £5 note by
> the Royal Bank of Scotland.
Jack Nicklaus
> 13. The first all-star game in the NHL was a benefit event held
> in 1934 for this player, who had suffered a career-ending
> injury during a game. His player number was retired, but in
> 1968 he asked for it to be reactivated and given to Ron Ellis,
> who wore #6 for the rest of his career.
No idea, but probably Jack^H^H^H^H Ace Someoneorother
So one countback 1A, 4K, 4Q, 4J - 28 points --- oh, its not Blackwood at
all. You're *opening* 4NT with a high point flat hand.
Old skool.
Those Fancy-Dan 2Club openings too good for you?
Before I respond, are we playing plain Blackwood or RKCB?
> 1. This actor who lived 1894-1974 was 39.
> He played an actor in "To Be or Not To Be", a comedy about the
> Nazis' occupation of Poland.
> 2. This singer who lived 1919-65 appeared in a duet with his
> daughter in 1991.
> 3. This woman who started her career as a hip-hop singer was
> nominated for an Oscar for her role as a prison matron in
> "Chicago" (1992).
> 4. Movies directed by this man in the 1930s and 1940s included
> "Stella Dallas", "The Citadel", "Duel in the Sun", and "The
> Fountainhead". He also directed part of "The Wizard of Oz",
> but did not receive screen credit for that. He had 5 nominations
> for the Best Director Oscar, but never won.
> 5. This actor who died at age 50 was was a motor vehicle enthusiast
> and did some of his own stunt driving on cars and motorcycles,
> including parts of one of the most famous chase scenes of all
> time. He had an Oscar nomination for "The Sand Pebbles" (1967).
> 6. This man has directed only a few feature films so far, starting
> with "Hunger" (2008), but he has already won the Oscar as Best
> Director, for a 2013 movie.
> * History
>
> 7. After many unsuccessful prosecutions, this advocate of assisted
> suicide was imprisoned for murder in 1999.
> 8. Over 50 people were killed in rioting after Stacey Koon, Laurence
> Powell, Timothy Wind, and Theodore Brisenio were acquitted of
> using excessive force against this man.
> 9. This British monarch tried to have a child at least 17 times, but
> 12 pregnancies ended in a miscarriage or stillbirth and none
> of the 5 living children made it to adulthood. In the end
> the heir to the throne was the second cousin of this monarch.
> Name this monarch.
Now, Queen Liz I was the Virgin Queen, Queen Victoria had about 10 kids ...
So .... Queen Mary???
> * Literature
>
> 10. This author wrote the time-travel novels "Time and Again" and
> "From Time to Time", as well as the novel that the various
> movies titled "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" were all based on.
> 11. This character should have trusted Cordelia instead of the
> other two.
> * Sports
>
> 12. This man, now 77, was one of the leading players of his sport.
> Although American, he has been commemorated on a £5 note by
> the Royal Bank of Scotland.
> 13. The first all-star game in the NHL was a benefit event held
> in 1934 for this player, who had suffered a career-ending
> injury during a game. His player number was retired, but in
> 1968 he asked for it to be reactivated and given to Ron Ellis,
> who wore #6 for the rest of his career.
So one countback 1A, 4K, 4Q, 4J - 28 points --- oh, its not Blackwood at
all. You're *opening* 4NT with a high point flat hand.
Old skool.
Those Fancy-Dan 2Club openings too good for you?
Peter Smyth
Apr 5, 2017, 3:33:34 PM4/5/17
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Mark Brader wrote:
> * Entertainment
>
> 1. This actor who lived 1894-1974 was 39. He played an actor in "To
> Be or Not To Be", a comedy about the Nazis' occupation of Poland.
>
> 2. This singer who lived 1919-65 appeared in a duet with his
> daughter in 1991.
Nat King Cole
> * Entertainment
>
> 1. This actor who lived 1894-1974 was 39. He played an actor in "To
> Be or Not To Be", a comedy about the Nazis' occupation of Poland.
>
> 2. This singer who lived 1919-65 appeared in a duet with his
> daughter in 1991.
> 3. This woman who started her career as a hip-hop singer was
> nominated for an Oscar for her role as a prison matron in
> "Chicago" (1992).
>
> 4. Movies directed by this man in the 1930s and 1940s included
> "Stella Dallas", "The Citadel", "Duel in the Sun", and "The
> Fountainhead". He also directed part of "The Wizard of Oz",
> but did not receive screen credit for that. He had 5 nominations
> for the Best Director Oscar, but never won.
>
> 5. This actor who died at age 50 was was a motor vehicle enthusiast
> and did some of his own stunt driving on cars and motorcycles,
> including parts of one of the most famous chase scenes of all
> time. He had an Oscar nomination for "The Sand Pebbles" (1967).
>
> 6. This man has directed only a few feature films so far, starting
> with "Hunger" (2008), but he has already won the Oscar as Best
> Director, for a 2013 movie.
>
>
> * History
>
> 7. After many unsuccessful prosecutions, this advocate of assisted
> suicide was imprisoned for murder in 1999.
Jack Kevorian
> nominated for an Oscar for her role as a prison matron in
> "Chicago" (1992).
>
> 4. Movies directed by this man in the 1930s and 1940s included
> "Stella Dallas", "The Citadel", "Duel in the Sun", and "The
> Fountainhead". He also directed part of "The Wizard of Oz",
> but did not receive screen credit for that. He had 5 nominations
> for the Best Director Oscar, but never won.
>
> 5. This actor who died at age 50 was was a motor vehicle enthusiast
> and did some of his own stunt driving on cars and motorcycles,
> including parts of one of the most famous chase scenes of all
> time. He had an Oscar nomination for "The Sand Pebbles" (1967).
>
> 6. This man has directed only a few feature films so far, starting
> with "Hunger" (2008), but he has already won the Oscar as Best
> Director, for a 2013 movie.
>
>
> * History
>
> 7. After many unsuccessful prosecutions, this advocate of assisted
> suicide was imprisoned for murder in 1999.
> 8. Over 50 people were killed in rioting after Stacey Koon, Laurence
> Powell, Timothy Wind, and Theodore Brisenio were acquitted of
> using excessive force against this man.
Rodney King
> Powell, Timothy Wind, and Theodore Brisenio were acquitted of
> using excessive force against this man.
> 9. This British monarch tried to have a child at least 17 times, but
> 12 pregnancies ended in a miscarriage or stillbirth and none
> of the 5 living children made it to adulthood. In the end
> the heir to the throne was the second cousin of this monarch.
> Name this monarch.
Queen Anne
> 12 pregnancies ended in a miscarriage or stillbirth and none
> of the 5 living children made it to adulthood. In the end
> the heir to the throne was the second cousin of this monarch.
> Name this monarch.
>
> * Literature
>
> 10. This author wrote the time-travel novels "Time and Again" and
> "From Time to Time", as well as the novel that the various
> movies titled "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" were all based on.
>
> 11. This character should have trusted Cordelia instead of the
> other two.
King Lear
> * Literature
>
> 10. This author wrote the time-travel novels "Time and Again" and
> "From Time to Time", as well as the novel that the various
> movies titled "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" were all based on.
>
> 11. This character should have trusted Cordelia instead of the
> other two.
>
> * Sports
>
> 12. This man, now 77, was one of the leading players of his sport.
> Although American, he has been commemorated on a £5 note by
> the Royal Bank of Scotland.
Jack Nicklaus
> * Sports
>
> 12. This man, now 77, was one of the leading players of his sport.
> Although American, he has been commemorated on a £5 note by
> the Royal Bank of Scotland.
> 13. The first all-star game in the NHL was a benefit event held
> in 1934 for this player, who had suffered a career-ending
> injury during a game. His player number was retired, but in
> 1968 he asked for it to be reactivated and given to Ron Ellis,
> who wore #6 for the rest of his career.
Peter Smyth
> in 1934 for this player, who had suffered a career-ending
> injury during a game. His player number was retired, but in
> 1968 he asked for it to be reactivated and given to Ron Ellis,
> who wore #6 for the rest of his career.
Marc Dashevsky
Apr 5, 2017, 3:35:00 PM4/5/17
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In article <cqednRVF3ZafKXnF...@giganews.com>, m...@vex.net says...
Jack Benny
> 2. This singer who lived 1919-65 appeared in a duet with his
> daughter in 1991.
Nat "King" Cole
> 3. This woman who started her career as a hip-hop singer was
> nominated for an Oscar for her role as a prison matron in
> "Chicago" (1992).
>
> 4. Movies directed by this man in the 1930s and 1940s included
> "Stella Dallas", "The Citadel", "Duel in the Sun", and "The
> Fountainhead". He also directed part of "The Wizard of Oz",
> but did not receive screen credit for that. He had 5 nominations
> for the Best Director Oscar, but never won.
>
> 5. This actor who died at age 50 was was a motor vehicle enthusiast
> and did some of his own stunt driving on cars and motorcycles,
> including parts of one of the most famous chase scenes of all
> time. He had an Oscar nomination for "The Sand Pebbles" (1967).
Steve McQueen
> 6. This man has directed only a few feature films so far, starting
> with "Hunger" (2008), but he has already won the Oscar as Best
> Director, for a 2013 movie.
>
>
> * History
>
> 7. After many unsuccessful prosecutions, this advocate of assisted
> suicide was imprisoned for murder in 1999.
Dr. Death
> 8. Over 50 people were killed in rioting after Stacey Koon, Laurence
> Powell, Timothy Wind, and Theodore Brisenio were acquitted of
> using excessive force against this man.
Rodney King
> 9. This British monarch tried to have a child at least 17 times, but
> 12 pregnancies ended in a miscarriage or stillbirth and none
> of the 5 living children made it to adulthood. In the end
> the heir to the throne was the second cousin of this monarch.
> Name this monarch.
Henry VIII
> * Literature
>
> 10. This author wrote the time-travel novels "Time and Again" and
> "From Time to Time", as well as the novel that the various
> movies titled "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" were all based on.
>
> 11. This character should have trusted Cordelia instead of the
> other two.
King Lear
> * Sports
>
> 12. This man, now 77, was one of the leading players of his sport.
> Although American, he has been commemorated on a £5 note by
> the Royal Bank of Scotland.
>
> 13. The first all-star game in the NHL was a benefit event held
> in 1934 for this player, who had suffered a career-ending
> injury during a game. His player number was retired, but in
> 1968 he asked for it to be reactivated and given to Ron Ellis,
> who wore #6 for the rest of his career.
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
> 2. This singer who lived 1919-65 appeared in a duet with his
> daughter in 1991.
> 3. This woman who started her career as a hip-hop singer was
> nominated for an Oscar for her role as a prison matron in
> "Chicago" (1992).
>
> 4. Movies directed by this man in the 1930s and 1940s included
> "Stella Dallas", "The Citadel", "Duel in the Sun", and "The
> Fountainhead". He also directed part of "The Wizard of Oz",
> but did not receive screen credit for that. He had 5 nominations
> for the Best Director Oscar, but never won.
>
> 5. This actor who died at age 50 was was a motor vehicle enthusiast
> and did some of his own stunt driving on cars and motorcycles,
> including parts of one of the most famous chase scenes of all
> time. He had an Oscar nomination for "The Sand Pebbles" (1967).
> 6. This man has directed only a few feature films so far, starting
> with "Hunger" (2008), but he has already won the Oscar as Best
> Director, for a 2013 movie.
>
>
> * History
>
> 7. After many unsuccessful prosecutions, this advocate of assisted
> suicide was imprisoned for murder in 1999.
> 8. Over 50 people were killed in rioting after Stacey Koon, Laurence
> Powell, Timothy Wind, and Theodore Brisenio were acquitted of
> using excessive force against this man.
> 9. This British monarch tried to have a child at least 17 times, but
> 12 pregnancies ended in a miscarriage or stillbirth and none
> of the 5 living children made it to adulthood. In the end
> the heir to the throne was the second cousin of this monarch.
> Name this monarch.
> * Literature
>
> 10. This author wrote the time-travel novels "Time and Again" and
> "From Time to Time", as well as the novel that the various
> movies titled "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" were all based on.
>
> 11. This character should have trusted Cordelia instead of the
> other two.
> * Sports
>
> 12. This man, now 77, was one of the leading players of his sport.
> Although American, he has been commemorated on a £5 note by
> the Royal Bank of Scotland.
>
> 13. The first all-star game in the NHL was a benefit event held
> in 1934 for this player, who had suffered a career-ending
> injury during a game. His player number was retired, but in
> 1968 he asked for it to be reactivated and given to Ron Ellis,
> who wore #6 for the rest of his career.
--
Calvin
Apr 5, 2017, 9:01:18 PM4/5/17
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On Wednesday, April 5, 2017 at 7:08:24 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
> * Entertainment
>
> 1. This actor who lived 1894-1974 was 39. He played an actor in "To
> Be or Not To Be", a comedy about the Nazis' occupation of Poland.
>
> 2. This singer who lived 1919-65 appeared in a duet with his
> daughter in 1991.
Nat King Cole
> * Entertainment
>
> 1. This actor who lived 1894-1974 was 39. He played an actor in "To
> Be or Not To Be", a comedy about the Nazis' occupation of Poland.
>
> 2. This singer who lived 1919-65 appeared in a duet with his
> daughter in 1991.
> 3. This woman who started her career as a hip-hop singer was
> nominated for an Oscar for her role as a prison matron in
> "Chicago" (1992).
> 4. Movies directed by this man in the 1930s and 1940s included
> "Stella Dallas", "The Citadel", "Duel in the Sun", and "The
> Fountainhead". He also directed part of "The Wizard of Oz",
> but did not receive screen credit for that. He had 5 nominations
> for the Best Director Oscar, but never won.
> 5. This actor who died at age 50 was was a motor vehicle enthusiast
> and did some of his own stunt driving on cars and motorcycles,
> including parts of one of the most famous chase scenes of all
> time. He had an Oscar nomination for "The Sand Pebbles" (1967).
> 6. This man has directed only a few feature films so far, starting
> with "Hunger" (2008), but he has already won the Oscar as Best
> Director, for a 2013 movie.
> * History
>
> 7. After many unsuccessful prosecutions, this advocate of assisted
> suicide was imprisoned for murder in 1999.
>
> 8. Over 50 people were killed in rioting after Stacey Koon, Laurence
> Powell, Timothy Wind, and Theodore Brisenio were acquitted of
> using excessive force against this man.
> 9. This British monarch tried to have a child at least 17 times, but
> 12 pregnancies ended in a miscarriage or stillbirth and none
> of the 5 living children made it to adulthood. In the end
> the heir to the throne was the second cousin of this monarch.
> Name this monarch.
> * Literature
>
> 10. This author wrote the time-travel novels "Time and Again" and
> "From Time to Time", as well as the novel that the various
> movies titled "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" were all based on.
> 11. This character should have trusted Cordelia instead of the
> other two.
> * Sports
>
> 12. This man, now 77, was one of the leading players of his sport.
> Although American, he has been commemorated on a £5 note by
> the Royal Bank of Scotland.
> 13. The first all-star game in the NHL was a benefit event held
> in 1934 for this player, who had suffered a career-ending
> injury during a game. His player number was retired, but in
> 1968 he asked for it to be reactivated and given to Ron Ellis,
> who wore #6 for the rest of his career.
Nice quiz thanks.
cheers,
calvin
swp
Apr 5, 2017, 11:53:35 PM4/5/17
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On Wednesday, April 5, 2017 at 5:08:24 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:
> This is Rotating Quiz #251, or "4NT".
> This is Rotating Quiz #251, or "4NT".
> * Entertainment
>
> 1. This actor who lived 1894-1974 was 39. He played an actor in "To
> Be or Not To Be", a comedy about the Nazis' occupation of Poland.
Jack Benny
>
> 1. This actor who lived 1894-1974 was 39. He played an actor in "To
> Be or Not To Be", a comedy about the Nazis' occupation of Poland.
> 2. This singer who lived 1919-65 appeared in a duet with his
> daughter in 1991.
> 3. This woman who started her career as a hip-hop singer was
> nominated for an Oscar for her role as a prison matron in
> "Chicago" (1992).
> 4. Movies directed by this man in the 1930s and 1940s included
> "Stella Dallas", "The Citadel", "Duel in the Sun", and "The
> Fountainhead". He also directed part of "The Wizard of Oz",
> but did not receive screen credit for that. He had 5 nominations
> for the Best Director Oscar, but never won.
> 5. This actor who died at age 50 was was a motor vehicle enthusiast
> and did some of his own stunt driving on cars and motorcycles,
> including parts of one of the most famous chase scenes of all
> time. He had an Oscar nomination for "The Sand Pebbles" (1967).
> 6. This man has directed only a few feature films so far, starting
> with "Hunger" (2008), but he has already won the Oscar as Best
> Director, for a 2013 movie.
> * History
>
> 7. After many unsuccessful prosecutions, this advocate of assisted
> suicide was imprisoned for murder in 1999.
> 8. Over 50 people were killed in rioting after Stacey Koon, Laurence
> Powell, Timothy Wind, and Theodore Brisenio were acquitted of
> using excessive force against this man.
> 9. This British monarch tried to have a child at least 17 times, but
> 12 pregnancies ended in a miscarriage or stillbirth and none
> of the 5 living children made it to adulthood. In the end
> the heir to the throne was the second cousin of this monarch.
> Name this monarch.
> * Literature
>
> 10. This author wrote the time-travel novels "Time and Again" and
> "From Time to Time", as well as the novel that the various
> movies titled "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" were all based on.
> 11. This character should have trusted Cordelia instead of the
> other two.
> * Sports
>
> 12. This man, now 77, was one of the leading players of his sport.
> Although American, he has been commemorated on a £5 note by
> the Royal Bank of Scotland.
> 13. The first all-star game in the NHL was a benefit event held
> in 1934 for this player, who had suffered a career-ending
> injury during a game. His player number was retired, but in
> 1968 he asked for it to be reactivated and given to Ron Ellis,
> who wore #6 for the rest of his career.
Dr. Stephen W. Perry, 5th Lord D*********** of Pennsylvania
(Now please tell me where you hid the keys!!!!!!!)
Dan Tilque
Apr 6, 2017, 6:36:43 AM4/6/17
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for Frank)
>
> 3. This woman who started her career as a hip-hop singer was
> nominated for an Oscar for her role as a prison matron in
> "Chicago" (1992).
>
> 4. Movies directed by this man in the 1930s and 1940s included
> "Stella Dallas", "The Citadel", "Duel in the Sun", and "The
> Fountainhead". He also directed part of "The Wizard of Oz",
> but did not receive screen credit for that. He had 5 nominations
> for the Best Director Oscar, but never won.
>
> 5. This actor who died at age 50 was was a motor vehicle enthusiast
> and did some of his own stunt driving on cars and motorcycles,
> including parts of one of the most famous chase scenes of all
> time. He had an Oscar nomination for "The Sand Pebbles" (1967).
>
> 6. This man has directed only a few feature films so far, starting
> with "Hunger" (2008), but he has already won the Oscar as Best
> Director, for a 2013 movie.
>
>
> * History
>
> 7. After many unsuccessful prosecutions, this advocate of assisted
> suicide was imprisoned for murder in 1999.
>
> 8. Over 50 people were killed in rioting after Stacey Koon, Laurence
> Powell, Timothy Wind, and Theodore Brisenio were acquitted of
> using excessive force against this man.
>
> 9. This British monarch tried to have a child at least 17 times, but
> 12 pregnancies ended in a miscarriage or stillbirth and none
> of the 5 living children made it to adulthood. In the end
> the heir to the throne was the second cousin of this monarch.
> Name this monarch.
>
>
> * Literature
>
> 10. This author wrote the time-travel novels "Time and Again" and
> "From Time to Time", as well as the novel that the various
> movies titled "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" were all based on.
>
> 11. This character should have trusted Cordelia instead of the
> other two.
>
>
> * Sports
>
> 12. This man, now 77, was one of the leading players of his sport.
> Although American, he has been commemorated on a £5 note by
> the Royal Bank of Scotland.
>
> 13. The first all-star game in the NHL was a benefit event held
> in 1934 for this player, who had suffered a career-ending
> injury during a game. His player number was retired, but in
> 1968 he asked for it to be reactivated and given to Ron Ellis,
> who wore #6 for the rest of his career.
>
--
Mark Brader
Apr 10, 2017, 5:36:06 AM4/10/17
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Mark Brader:
question was worth 420 points divided equally between everyone
who got it.
And the winner is STEPHEN PERRY with a score of 1,618 points.
Hearty congratulations, sir! And please set RQ 252 at your
earliest convenience.
> * Entertainment
> 1. This actor who lived 1894-1974 was 39. He played an actor in "To
> Be or Not To Be", a comedy about the Nazis' occupation of Poland.
Jack Benny (whose comedy shtick in later life included a permanent
claim of only being 39). 140 for Dan Blum, Marc, and Stephen.
> 2. This singer who lived 1919-65 appeared in a duet with his
> daughter in 1991.
Nat King Cole. (Through the magic of special effects.
"Unforgettable".) 70 for Dan Blum, Gareth, Peter, Marc, Calvin,
and Stephen.
> 3. This woman who started her career as a hip-hop singer was
> nominated for an Oscar for her role as a prison matron in
> "Chicago" (1992).
Queen Latifah. 105 for Dan Blum, Gareth, Calvin, and Stephen.
> 4. Movies directed by this man in the 1930s and 1940s included
> "Stella Dallas", "The Citadel", "Duel in the Sun", and "The
> Fountainhead". He also directed part of "The Wizard of Oz",
> but did not receive screen credit for that. He had 5 nominations
> for the Best Director Oscar, but never won.
King Vidor. 210 for Gareth and Stephen.
> 5. This actor who died at age 50 was was a motor vehicle enthusiast
> and did some of his own stunt driving on cars and motorcycles,
> including parts of one of the most famous chase scenes of all
> time. He had an Oscar nomination for "The Sand Pebbles" (1967).
Steve McQueen. (The white one. "Bullitt", "The Great Escape", etc.)
84 for Dan Blum, Gareth, Marc, Calvin, and Stephen.
> 6. This man has directed only a few feature films so far, starting
> with "Hunger" (2008), but he has already won the Oscar as Best
> Director, for a 2013 movie.
Steve McQueen. (The black one. "12 Years a Slave".) 105 for
Dan Blum, Gareth, Calvin, and Stephen.
> * History
> 7. After many unsuccessful prosecutions, this advocate of assisted
> suicide was imprisoned for murder in 1999.
Dr. Jack Kevorkian. I accepted "Kevorian". 84 for Dan Blum, Gareth,
Peter, Stephen, and Dan Tilque.
> 8. Over 50 people were killed in rioting after Stacey Koon, Laurence
> Powell, Timothy Wind, and Theodore Brisenio were acquitted of
> using excessive force against this man.
Rodney King. 60 for everyone -- Dan Blum, Gareth, Peter, Marc,
Calvin, Stephen, and Dan Tilque.
> 9. This British monarch tried to have a child at least 17 times, but
> 12 pregnancies ended in a miscarriage or stillbirth and none
> of the 5 living children made it to adulthood. In the end
> the heir to the throne was the second cousin of this monarch.
> Name this monarch.
Queen Anne. (Ruled 1702-14.) 140 for Dan Blum, Peter, and Calvin.
Her successor, King George I, was not her closest relative -- in fact
more than 50 people who would in the ordinary way have been in the
line of succession were skipped over. In 1701, however, Parliament
had passed the "Act of Settlement" for the purpose of ensuring that
the throne would remain in the hands of Protestants rather than
Catholics such as the deposed King James II or his descendants.
To this end, as well as prohibiting Catholics from taking the
throne, the act also specified explicitly who would be next in line
to inherit if neither then-King William III nor then-Pricess Anne
had any children. King James VI, Anne's grandfather, had had a
daughter Elizabeth who moved to what is now Germany and married
into royalty there; Elizabeth's daughter Sophie von der Pfalz,
known in English as the Electress Sophia of Hanover, now became
the designated successor. Sophia actually died just before Anne,
so it was her son, who incidentally did not speak English, who took
the British throne as George I.
> * Literature
> 10. This author wrote the time-travel novels "Time and Again" and
> "From Time to Time", as well as the novel that the various
> movies titled "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" were all based on.
Jack Finney. 210 for Dan Blum and Stephen.
> 11. This character should have trusted Cordelia instead of the
> other two.
King Lear (in the play of that name). 60 for everyone.
> * Sports
> 12. This man, now 77, was one of the leading players of his sport.
> Although American, he has been commemorated on a £5 note by
> the Royal Bank of Scotland.
Jack Nicklaus. 70 for Dan Blum, Gareth, Peter, Calvin, Stephen,
and Dan Tilque.
> 13. The first all-star game in the NHL was a benefit event held
> in 1934 for this player, who had suffered a career-ending
> injury during a game. His player number was retired, but in
> 1968 he asked for it to be reactivated and given to Ron Ellis,
> who wore #6 for the rest of his career.
Ace Bailey. 420 for Stephen.
Scores, if there are no errors:
<---------Ent---------> <---His---> <-Lit-> <-Spo->
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 TOTALS
J K Q K Q Q J K Q J K J A
Stephen Perry 140 70 105 210 84 105 84 60 0 210 60 70 420 1,618
Dan Blum 140 70 105 0 84 105 84 60 140 210 60 70 0 1,128
Gareth Owen 0 70 105 210 84 105 84 60 0 0 60 70 0 848
"Calvin" 0 70 105 0 84 105 0 60 140 0 60 70 0 694
Peter Smyth 0 70 0 0 0 0 84 60 140 0 60 70 0 484
Marc Dashevsky 140 70 0 0 84 0 0 60 0 0 60 0 0 414
Dan Tilque 0 0 0 0 0 0 84 60 0 0 60 70 0 274
420 420 420 420 420 420 420 420 420 420 420 420 420
And as for the contest title...
With a hand consisting of 4 jacks, 4 queens, 4 kings, and one ace,
most people today would open the bidding with a strong articificial
bid, probably either 1 club or 2 clubs depending on their system.
However, in traditional natural methods 4 no trump was the opening
bid for this 28 HCP balanced hand.
And it's also possible that someone in whose methods a 4NT opening
bid had no other meaning would try it on this hand with the intent
that it would be whatever version of Blackwood they played, despite
the significant probability that if partner has less than two aces
then the auction will end at an unmakeable contract.
--
Mark Brader | "This is the most unreadable book I've ever seen. ...
m...@vex.net | I can imagine someone wanting to assassinate the author,
Toronto | but not for religious reasons." --Peter Moylan
> In each case give the person's full name as usually used --
> typically this will be a first and last name, but it might involve
> a nickname, title, or stage name.
> Each question this time will be worth the same number of points --
> I'll use the smallest number that allows scoring in integers --
> but those points will be *divided equally* between all entrants
> who get it right. This means there is effectively a large bonus
> if you can answer a question that nobody else gets.
Since there were 7 entrants, and LCM(1,2,3,4,5,6,7) = 420, each
> typically this will be a first and last name, but it might involve
> a nickname, title, or stage name.
> Each question this time will be worth the same number of points --
> I'll use the smallest number that allows scoring in integers --
> but those points will be *divided equally* between all entrants
> who get it right. This means there is effectively a large bonus
> if you can answer a question that nobody else gets.
question was worth 420 points divided equally between everyone
who got it.
And the winner is STEPHEN PERRY with a score of 1,618 points.
Hearty congratulations, sir! And please set RQ 252 at your
earliest convenience.
> * Entertainment
> 1. This actor who lived 1894-1974 was 39. He played an actor in "To
> Be or Not To Be", a comedy about the Nazis' occupation of Poland.
claim of only being 39). 140 for Dan Blum, Marc, and Stephen.
> 2. This singer who lived 1919-65 appeared in a duet with his
> daughter in 1991.
"Unforgettable".) 70 for Dan Blum, Gareth, Peter, Marc, Calvin,
and Stephen.
> 3. This woman who started her career as a hip-hop singer was
> nominated for an Oscar for her role as a prison matron in
> "Chicago" (1992).
> 4. Movies directed by this man in the 1930s and 1940s included
> "Stella Dallas", "The Citadel", "Duel in the Sun", and "The
> Fountainhead". He also directed part of "The Wizard of Oz",
> but did not receive screen credit for that. He had 5 nominations
> for the Best Director Oscar, but never won.
> 5. This actor who died at age 50 was was a motor vehicle enthusiast
> and did some of his own stunt driving on cars and motorcycles,
> including parts of one of the most famous chase scenes of all
> time. He had an Oscar nomination for "The Sand Pebbles" (1967).
84 for Dan Blum, Gareth, Marc, Calvin, and Stephen.
> 6. This man has directed only a few feature films so far, starting
> with "Hunger" (2008), but he has already won the Oscar as Best
> Director, for a 2013 movie.
Dan Blum, Gareth, Calvin, and Stephen.
> * History
> 7. After many unsuccessful prosecutions, this advocate of assisted
> suicide was imprisoned for murder in 1999.
Peter, Stephen, and Dan Tilque.
> 8. Over 50 people were killed in rioting after Stacey Koon, Laurence
> Powell, Timothy Wind, and Theodore Brisenio were acquitted of
> using excessive force against this man.
Calvin, Stephen, and Dan Tilque.
> 9. This British monarch tried to have a child at least 17 times, but
> 12 pregnancies ended in a miscarriage or stillbirth and none
> of the 5 living children made it to adulthood. In the end
> the heir to the throne was the second cousin of this monarch.
> Name this monarch.
Her successor, King George I, was not her closest relative -- in fact
more than 50 people who would in the ordinary way have been in the
line of succession were skipped over. In 1701, however, Parliament
had passed the "Act of Settlement" for the purpose of ensuring that
the throne would remain in the hands of Protestants rather than
Catholics such as the deposed King James II or his descendants.
To this end, as well as prohibiting Catholics from taking the
throne, the act also specified explicitly who would be next in line
to inherit if neither then-King William III nor then-Pricess Anne
had any children. King James VI, Anne's grandfather, had had a
daughter Elizabeth who moved to what is now Germany and married
into royalty there; Elizabeth's daughter Sophie von der Pfalz,
known in English as the Electress Sophia of Hanover, now became
the designated successor. Sophia actually died just before Anne,
so it was her son, who incidentally did not speak English, who took
the British throne as George I.
> * Literature
> 10. This author wrote the time-travel novels "Time and Again" and
> "From Time to Time", as well as the novel that the various
> movies titled "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" were all based on.
> 11. This character should have trusted Cordelia instead of the
> other two.
> * Sports
> 12. This man, now 77, was one of the leading players of his sport.
> Although American, he has been commemorated on a £5 note by
> the Royal Bank of Scotland.
and Dan Tilque.
> 13. The first all-star game in the NHL was a benefit event held
> in 1934 for this player, who had suffered a career-ending
> injury during a game. His player number was retired, but in
> 1968 he asked for it to be reactivated and given to Ron Ellis,
> who wore #6 for the rest of his career.
Scores, if there are no errors:
<---------Ent---------> <---His---> <-Lit-> <-Spo->
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 TOTALS
J K Q K Q Q J K Q J K J A
Stephen Perry 140 70 105 210 84 105 84 60 0 210 60 70 420 1,618
Dan Blum 140 70 105 0 84 105 84 60 140 210 60 70 0 1,128
Gareth Owen 0 70 105 210 84 105 84 60 0 0 60 70 0 848
"Calvin" 0 70 105 0 84 105 0 60 140 0 60 70 0 694
Peter Smyth 0 70 0 0 0 0 84 60 140 0 60 70 0 484
Marc Dashevsky 140 70 0 0 84 0 0 60 0 0 60 0 0 414
Dan Tilque 0 0 0 0 0 0 84 60 0 0 60 70 0 274
420 420 420 420 420 420 420 420 420 420 420 420 420
And as for the contest title...
With a hand consisting of 4 jacks, 4 queens, 4 kings, and one ace,
most people today would open the bidding with a strong articificial
bid, probably either 1 club or 2 clubs depending on their system.
However, in traditional natural methods 4 no trump was the opening
bid for this 28 HCP balanced hand.
And it's also possible that someone in whose methods a 4NT opening
bid had no other meaning would try it on this hand with the intent
that it would be whatever version of Blackwood they played, despite
the significant probability that if partner has less than two aces
then the auction will end at an unmakeable contract.
--
Mark Brader | "This is the most unreadable book I've ever seen. ...
m...@vex.net | I can imagine someone wanting to assassinate the author,
Toronto | but not for religious reasons." --Peter Moylan
swp
Apr 10, 2017, 11:08:15 PM4/10/17
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On Monday, April 10, 2017 at 5:36:06 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:
> And the winner is STEPHEN PERRY with a score of 1,618 points.
> Hearty congratulations, sir! And please set RQ 252 at your
> earliest convenience.
I will set a new slate by this time tomorrow.
> And the winner is STEPHEN PERRY with a score of 1,618 points.
> Hearty congratulations, sir! And please set RQ 252 at your
> earliest convenience.
swp
swp
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Erland Sommarskog
Apr 14, 2017, 5:31:26 AM4/14/17
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The circumstances are in favour of you. Today is a Long Friday, at least
here in Sweden. (I reckon that where you are the Friday is Better.)
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
here in Sweden. (I reckon that where you are the Friday is Better.)
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
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