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RQFTCI98 Game 8 Rounds 9-10: QC-elebs, challenge round
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Mark Brader
Jun 14, 2021, 12:23:15 AM6/14/21
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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 1998-03-16, and
should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written by
members of the Usual Suspects, but have been reformatted and may have
been retyped and/or edited by me. I will reveal the correct answers in
about 3 days.
For further information, including an explanation of the """ notation
that may appear in these rounds, see my 2020-06-23 companion posting on
"Reposted Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
I wrote most of one of these rounds.
** Game 8, Round 9 - Canadiana - Quebec Celebrities
1. What bad-boy director, who died """a few months ago""", made
the autobiographical movie "Léolo" and the gritty underworld
flick "Un zoo la nuit"?
2. Who wrote, directed, and starred in both English and French
versions of "The Dragon Trilogy", "Needles and Opium", and
"The Seven Streams of the River Opa"?
3. A Haitian-born satirist had a bestseller with his semi-
autobiographical first novel. Name either the French or the
English title of the book, or else name the writer.
4. A young novelist made a sensation in the 1980s with his
best-selling xenophobic fantasy novel about a simple Quebec
restaurant owner and a diabolical foreign moneylender. Again,
name either the French or the English title of the book, or
else name the writer.
5. Lise Bissonnette has written novels, but """has""" another
important job. What is it? We need her employer as well as
her position. *Note*: We will accept the job she retired from
in 2009.
6. Louise Beaudoin has worked in theater and the arts, but """now
has""" another important job. What """is""" it?
7. Who """is""" Mitsou?
8. Who """is""" René Angélil?
9. Who """is""" René Lecavalier?
10. André Gagnon """is""" a musician, but what """does""" his
namesake André-Philippe Gagnon do?
** Game 8, Round 10 - Challenge Round - 4
In 1998 the challenge round normally had 5 pairs of questions,
but there was some experimentation with providing extra questions,
leading to the present rule with 6 pairs. For this round we provided
12 questions in 5 categories, some pairs and some triples.
This challenge round was brought to you by the number 4.
* A. Mystery and Suspense
A1. Who wrote the novel "The Fourth K"?
A2. Who wrote the novel "The Fourth Protocol"?
* B. Games
B1. What do the French words "carreaux", "coeurs", "piques",
and "trèfles" refer to?
B2. Please decode the rot13 after you are finished with B1.
Va tnzrf fhpu nf oevqtr naq juvfg, rnpu cynlre cynlf n pneq
va ghea gb znxr hc n tebhc bs sbhe pneqf pnyyrq n jung?
* C. Total Winners
As you may have guessed from tonight's entertainment round, these
are """all three movies""" that have *won* all 4 major Oscars.
(Again, they may or may not have won in other categories.)
You shouldn't need the year to get these; we name the leading actor
and actress and the director, in that order, and you name the title.
Speaking of Oscars, by the way, please remember that """there is no
game next week. We'll see you as usual two weeks from tonight."""
C1. Anthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster, Jonathan Demme.
C2. Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert, Frank Capra.
C3. Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, Milos Forman.
* D. Fourth in a Series
D1. What does the term "the fourth estate" generally refer to?
D2. Who was the "fourth man", following Burgess, Philby,
and MacLean?
D3. The four horsemen of the Apocalypse are listed in the Book
of Revelation, chapter 6, although that phrase is not
used there. Who was the fourth horseman?
* E. Elements
E1. There are four elements that are *metals* with 4-letter
names. Name any *two*.
E2. There is one other element whose name has 4 letters.
This one is a noble gas. What is it?
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "When you're up to your ass in alligators, maybe
m...@vex.net | you're in the wrong swamp." -- Bill Stewart
My text in this article is in the public domain.
should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written by
members of the Usual Suspects, but have been reformatted and may have
been retyped and/or edited by me. I will reveal the correct answers in
about 3 days.
For further information, including an explanation of the """ notation
that may appear in these rounds, see my 2020-06-23 companion posting on
"Reposted Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
I wrote most of one of these rounds.
** Game 8, Round 9 - Canadiana - Quebec Celebrities
1. What bad-boy director, who died """a few months ago""", made
the autobiographical movie "Léolo" and the gritty underworld
flick "Un zoo la nuit"?
2. Who wrote, directed, and starred in both English and French
versions of "The Dragon Trilogy", "Needles and Opium", and
"The Seven Streams of the River Opa"?
3. A Haitian-born satirist had a bestseller with his semi-
autobiographical first novel. Name either the French or the
English title of the book, or else name the writer.
4. A young novelist made a sensation in the 1980s with his
best-selling xenophobic fantasy novel about a simple Quebec
restaurant owner and a diabolical foreign moneylender. Again,
name either the French or the English title of the book, or
else name the writer.
5. Lise Bissonnette has written novels, but """has""" another
important job. What is it? We need her employer as well as
her position. *Note*: We will accept the job she retired from
in 2009.
6. Louise Beaudoin has worked in theater and the arts, but """now
has""" another important job. What """is""" it?
7. Who """is""" Mitsou?
8. Who """is""" René Angélil?
9. Who """is""" René Lecavalier?
10. André Gagnon """is""" a musician, but what """does""" his
namesake André-Philippe Gagnon do?
** Game 8, Round 10 - Challenge Round - 4
In 1998 the challenge round normally had 5 pairs of questions,
but there was some experimentation with providing extra questions,
leading to the present rule with 6 pairs. For this round we provided
12 questions in 5 categories, some pairs and some triples.
This challenge round was brought to you by the number 4.
* A. Mystery and Suspense
A1. Who wrote the novel "The Fourth K"?
A2. Who wrote the novel "The Fourth Protocol"?
* B. Games
B1. What do the French words "carreaux", "coeurs", "piques",
and "trèfles" refer to?
B2. Please decode the rot13 after you are finished with B1.
Va tnzrf fhpu nf oevqtr naq juvfg, rnpu cynlre cynlf n pneq
va ghea gb znxr hc n tebhc bs sbhe pneqf pnyyrq n jung?
* C. Total Winners
As you may have guessed from tonight's entertainment round, these
are """all three movies""" that have *won* all 4 major Oscars.
(Again, they may or may not have won in other categories.)
You shouldn't need the year to get these; we name the leading actor
and actress and the director, in that order, and you name the title.
Speaking of Oscars, by the way, please remember that """there is no
game next week. We'll see you as usual two weeks from tonight."""
C1. Anthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster, Jonathan Demme.
C2. Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert, Frank Capra.
C3. Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, Milos Forman.
* D. Fourth in a Series
D1. What does the term "the fourth estate" generally refer to?
D2. Who was the "fourth man", following Burgess, Philby,
and MacLean?
D3. The four horsemen of the Apocalypse are listed in the Book
of Revelation, chapter 6, although that phrase is not
used there. Who was the fourth horseman?
* E. Elements
E1. There are four elements that are *metals* with 4-letter
names. Name any *two*.
E2. There is one other element whose name has 4 letters.
This one is a noble gas. What is it?
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "When you're up to your ass in alligators, maybe
m...@vex.net | you're in the wrong swamp." -- Bill Stewart
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Joshua Kreitzer
Jun 14, 2021, 1:24:50 AM6/14/21
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m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:ZKSdnUXKmsEwRFv9nZ2dnUU7-
evN...@giganews.com:
> ** Game 8, Round 9 - Canadiana - Quebec Celebrities
>
> ** Game 8, Round 10 - Challenge Round - 4
>
> * C. Total Winners
>
> As you may have guessed from tonight's entertainment round, these
> are """all three movies""" that have *won* all 4 major Oscars.
> (Again, they may or may not have won in other categories.)
> You shouldn't need the year to get these; we name the leading actor
> and actress and the director, in that order, and you name the title.
>
> C2. Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert, Frank Capra.
"It Happened One Night"
> C3. Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, Milos Forman.
"One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Next"
> * D. Fourth in a Series
>
> D1. What does the term "the fourth estate" generally refer to?
the press
> D3. The four horsemen of the Apocalypse are listed in the Book
> of Revelation, chapter 6, although that phrase is not
> used there. Who was the fourth horseman?
death
> * E. Elements
>
> E1. There are four elements that are *metals* with 4-letter
> names. Name any *two*.
gold, iron
> E2. There is one other element whose name has 4 letters.
> This one is a noble gas. What is it?
neon
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
evN...@giganews.com:
> ** Game 8, Round 9 - Canadiana - Quebec Celebrities
>
> 8. Who """is""" René Angélil?
Celine Dion's (since-deceased) husband and manager
> ** Game 8, Round 10 - Challenge Round - 4
>
> * B. Games
>
> B1. What do the French words "carreaux", "coeurs", "piques",
> and "trèfles" refer to?
suits in a deck of cards
>
> B1. What do the French words "carreaux", "coeurs", "piques",
> and "trèfles" refer to?
> * C. Total Winners
>
> As you may have guessed from tonight's entertainment round, these
> are """all three movies""" that have *won* all 4 major Oscars.
> (Again, they may or may not have won in other categories.)
> You shouldn't need the year to get these; we name the leading actor
> and actress and the director, in that order, and you name the title.
>
> C1. Anthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster, Jonathan Demme.
"The Silence of the Lambs"
> C2. Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert, Frank Capra.
> C3. Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, Milos Forman.
> * D. Fourth in a Series
>
> D1. What does the term "the fourth estate" generally refer to?
> D3. The four horsemen of the Apocalypse are listed in the Book
> of Revelation, chapter 6, although that phrase is not
> used there. Who was the fourth horseman?
> * E. Elements
>
> E1. There are four elements that are *metals* with 4-letter
> names. Name any *two*.
> E2. There is one other element whose name has 4 letters.
> This one is a noble gas. What is it?
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
bbowler
Jun 14, 2021, 8:50:33 AM6/14/21
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On Sun, 13 Jun 2021 23:23:09 -0500, Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 1998-03-16, and
> should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written by
> members of the Usual Suspects, but have been reformatted and may have
> been retyped and/or edited by me. I will reveal the correct answers in
> about 3 days.
>
> For further information, including an explanation of the """ notation
> that may appear in these rounds, see my 2020-06-23 companion posting on
> "Reposted Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
>
>
> I wrote most of one of these rounds.
>
>
> ** Game 8, Round 9 - Canadiana - Quebec Celebrities>
Nope
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 1998-03-16, and
> should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written by
> members of the Usual Suspects, but have been reformatted and may have
> been retyped and/or edited by me. I will reveal the correct answers in
> about 3 days.
>
> For further information, including an explanation of the """ notation
> that may appear in these rounds, see my 2020-06-23 companion posting on
> "Reposted Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
>
>
> I wrote most of one of these rounds.
>
>
> ** Game 8, Round 9 - Canadiana - Quebec Celebrities>
> ** Game 8, Round 10 - Challenge Round - 4
>
> In 1998 the challenge round normally had 5 pairs of questions,
> but there was some experimentation with providing extra questions,
> leading to the present rule with 6 pairs. For this round we provided 12
> questions in 5 categories, some pairs and some triples.
>
> This challenge round was brought to you by the number 4.
>
> * A. Mystery and Suspense
>
> A1. Who wrote the novel "The Fourth K"?
> A2. Who wrote the novel "The Fourth Protocol"?
>
>
> * B. Games
>
> B1. What do the French words "carreaux", "coeurs", "piques",
> and "trèfles" refer to?
> B2. Please decode the rot13 after you are finished with B1.
> Va tnzrf fhpu nf oevqtr naq juvfg, rnpu cynlre cynlf n pneq va
> ghea gb znxr hc n tebhc bs sbhe pneqf pnyyrq n jung?
>
> * C. Total Winners
>
> As you may have guessed from tonight's entertainment round, these are
> """all three movies""" that have *won* all 4 major Oscars.
> (Again, they may or may not have won in other categories.)
> You shouldn't need the year to get these; we name the leading actor and
> actress and the director, in that order, and you name the title.
> Speaking of Oscars, by the way, please remember that """there is no game
> next week. We'll see you as usual two weeks from tonight."""
>
> C1. Anthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster, Jonathan Demme.
> C2. Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert, Frank Capra.
> C3. Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, Milos Forman.
> * D. Fourth in a Series
>
> D1. What does the term "the fourth estate" generally refer to?
> D2. Who was the "fourth man", following Burgess, Philby,
> and MacLean?
>
> D3. The four horsemen of the Apocalypse are listed in the Book
> of Revelation, chapter 6, although that phrase is not used there.
> Who was the fourth horseman?
>
>
> * E. Elements
>
> E1. There are four elements that are *metals* with 4-letter
> names. Name any *two*.
> E2. There is one other element whose name has 4 letters.
> This one is a noble gas. What is it?
Erland Sommarskog
Jun 14, 2021, 1:54:30 PM6/14/21
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Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> B1. What do the French words "carreaux", "coeurs", "piques",
> and "trèfles" refer to?
Suite of cards
> B1. What do the French words "carreaux", "coeurs", "piques",
> and "trèfles" refer to?
> B2. Please decode the rot13 after you are finished with B1.
> Va tnzrf fhpu nf oevqtr naq juvfg, rnpu cynlre cynlf n pneq
> va ghea gb znxr hc n tebhc bs sbhe pneqf pnyyrq n jung?
> C3. Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, Milos Forman.
> E1. There are four elements that are *metals* with 4-letter
> names. Name any *two*.
Let's see, the other two in English would be gold and lead. However,
lead does not qualify in Swedish - we call it bly. On the other hand
niob is only four letters in Swedish, and so is uran. And tenn ("tin")
is also four letters, but I believe it's classified as a half-metal.
> E2. There is one other element whose name has 4 letters.
> This one is a noble gas. What is it?
>
Again, Swedish has a few more: Väte (H), Syte (O), Klor (Cl), Brom (Br)
Dan Blum
Jun 14, 2021, 11:16:43 PM6/14/21
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> * A. Mystery and Suspense
> A2. Who wrote the novel "The Fourth Protocol"?
Robert Ludlum
> * B. Games
> B1. What do the French words "carreaux", "coeurs", "piques",
the suits in a standard 52-card deck
> B2. Please decode the rot13 after you are finished with B1.
> Va tnzrf fhpu nf oevqtr naq juvfg, rnpu cynlre cynlf n pneq
> va ghea gb znxr hc n tebhc bs sbhe pneqf pnyyrq n jung?
> * C. Total Winners
> C1. Anthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster, Jonathan Demme.
The Silence of the Lambs
> C2. Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert, Frank Capra.
It Happened One Night
> C3. Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, Milos Forman.
> * D. Fourth in a Series
> D1. What does the term "the fourth estate" generally refer to?
> D3. The four horsemen of the Apocalypse are listed in the Book
> of Revelation, chapter 6, although that phrase is not
> used there. Who was the fourth horseman?
> * E. Elements
> E1. There are four elements that are *metals* with 4-letter
> names. Name any *two*.
> E2. There is one other element whose name has 4 letters.
> This one is a noble gas. What is it?
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
swp
Jun 15, 2021, 11:25:44 PM6/15/21
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On Monday, June 14, 2021 at 12:23:15 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 1998-03-16, and
> should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written by
> members of the Usual Suspects, but have been reformatted and may have
> been retyped and/or edited by me. I will reveal the correct answers in
> about 3 days.
>
> For further information, including an explanation of the """ notation
> that may appear in these rounds, see my 2020-06-23 companion posting on
> "Reposted Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
>
>
> I wrote most of one of these rounds.
>
>
> ** Game 8, Round 9 - Canadiana - Quebec Celebrities
>
> 1. What bad-boy director, who died """a few months ago""", made
> the autobiographical movie "Léolo" and the gritty underworld
> flick "Un zoo la nuit"?
lauzon
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 1998-03-16, and
> should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written by
> members of the Usual Suspects, but have been reformatted and may have
> been retyped and/or edited by me. I will reveal the correct answers in
> about 3 days.
>
> For further information, including an explanation of the """ notation
> that may appear in these rounds, see my 2020-06-23 companion posting on
> "Reposted Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
>
>
> I wrote most of one of these rounds.
>
>
> ** Game 8, Round 9 - Canadiana - Quebec Celebrities
>
> 1. What bad-boy director, who died """a few months ago""", made
> the autobiographical movie "Léolo" and the gritty underworld
> flick "Un zoo la nuit"?
> 2. Who wrote, directed, and starred in both English and French
> versions of "The Dragon Trilogy", "Needles and Opium", and
> "The Seven Streams of the River Opa"?
> 3. A Haitian-born satirist had a bestseller with his semi-
> autobiographical first novel. Name either the French or the
> English title of the book, or else name the writer.
> 4. A young novelist made a sensation in the 1980s with his
> best-selling xenophobic fantasy novel about a simple Quebec
> restaurant owner and a diabolical foreign moneylender. Again,
> name either the French or the English title of the book, or
> else name the writer.
> 5. Lise Bissonnette has written novels, but """has""" another
> important job. What is it? We need her employer as well as
> her position. *Note*: We will accept the job she retired from
> in 2009.
> 6. Louise Beaudoin has worked in theater and the arts, but """now
> has""" another important job. What """is""" it?
> 7. Who """is""" Mitsou?
pop singer
> 8. Who """is""" René Angélil?
> 9. Who """is""" René Lecavalier?
>
> 10. André Gagnon """is""" a musician, but what """does""" his
> namesake André-Philippe Gagnon do?
>
> ** Game 8, Round 10 - Challenge Round - 4
>
> In 1998 the challenge round normally had 5 pairs of questions,
> but there was some experimentation with providing extra questions,
> leading to the present rule with 6 pairs. For this round we provided
> 12 questions in 5 categories, some pairs and some triples.
>
> This challenge round was brought to you by the number 4.
>
> * A. Mystery and Suspense
>
> A1. Who wrote the novel "The Fourth K"?
> A2. Who wrote the novel "The Fourth Protocol"?
>
> * B. Games
>
> B1. What do the French words "carreaux", "coeurs", "piques",
> and "trèfles" refer to?
suits in a deck of cards
> B2. Please decode the rot13 after you are finished with B1.
> In games such as bridge and whist, each player plays a card
> in turn to make up a group of four cards called a what?
trick
>
> * C. Total Winners
>
> As you may have guessed from tonight's entertainment round, these
> are """all three movies""" that have *won* all 4 major Oscars.
> (Again, they may or may not have won in other categories.)
> You shouldn't need the year to get these; we name the leading actor
> and actress and the director, in that order, and you name the title.
> Speaking of Oscars, by the way, please remember that """there is no
> game next week. We'll see you as usual two weeks from tonight."""
>
> C1. Anthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster, Jonathan Demme.
> C2. Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert, Frank Capra.
> C3. Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, Milos Forman.
>
> * D. Fourth in a Series
>
> D1. What does the term "the fourth estate" generally refer to?
> D2. Who was the "fourth man", following Burgess, Philby,
> and MacLean?
> D3. The four horsemen of the Apocalypse are listed in the Book
> of Revelation, chapter 6, although that phrase is not
> used there. Who was the fourth horseman?
>
> * E. Elements
>
> E1. There are four elements that are *metals* with 4-letter
> names. Name any *two*.
> E2. There is one other element whose name has 4 letters.
> This one is a noble gas. What is it?
> --
> Mark Brader, Toronto | "When you're up to your ass in alligators, maybe
> m...@vex.net | you're in the wrong swamp." -- Bill Stewart
>
> My text in this article is in the public domain.
Dan Tilque
Jun 16, 2021, 1:28:17 AM6/16/21
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>
> B2. Please decode the rot13 after you are finished with B1.
> Va tnzrf fhpu nf oevqtr naq juvfg, rnpu cynlre cynlf n pneq
> va ghea gb znxr hc n tebhc bs sbhe pneqf pnyyrq n jung?
>
>
> * C. Total Winners
>
> As you may have guessed from tonight's entertainment round, these
> are """all three movies""" that have *won* all 4 major Oscars.
> (Again, they may or may not have won in other categories.)
> You shouldn't need the year to get these; we name the leading actor
> and actress and the director, in that order, and you name the title.
> Speaking of Oscars, by the way, please remember that """there is no
> game next week. We'll see you as usual two weeks from tonight."""
>
> C1. Anthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster, Jonathan Demme.
> C2. Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert, Frank Capra.
> C3. Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, Milos Forman.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
>
>
>
>
> * D. Fourth in a Series
>
> D1. What does the term "the fourth estate" generally refer to?
the press
>
> D1. What does the term "the fourth estate" generally refer to?
>
> D2. Who was the "fourth man", following Burgess, Philby,
> and MacLean?
>
> D3. The four horsemen of the Apocalypse are listed in the Book
> of Revelation, chapter 6, although that phrase is not
> used there. Who was the fourth horseman?
>
>
> * E. Elements
>
> E1. There are four elements that are *metals* with 4-letter
> names. Name any *two*.
>
> E2. There is one other element whose name has 4 letters.
> This one is a noble gas. What is it?
--
Dan Tilque
Pete Gayde
Jun 17, 2021, 1:21:46 AM6/17/21
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>
> B2. Please decode the rot13 after you are finished with B1.
> Va tnzrf fhpu nf oevqtr naq juvfg, rnpu cynlre cynlf n pneq
> va ghea gb znxr hc n tebhc bs sbhe pneqf pnyyrq n jung?
>
>
> * C. Total Winners
>
> As you may have guessed from tonight's entertainment round, these
> are """all three movies""" that have *won* all 4 major Oscars.
> (Again, they may or may not have won in other categories.)
> You shouldn't need the year to get these; we name the leading actor
> and actress and the director, in that order, and you name the title.
> Speaking of Oscars, by the way, please remember that """there is no
> game next week. We'll see you as usual two weeks from tonight."""
>
> C1. Anthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster, Jonathan Demme.
> C2. Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert, Frank Capra.
> C3. Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, Milos Forman.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
>
>
>
>
> * D. Fourth in a Series
>
> D1. What does the term "the fourth estate" generally refer to?
>
> D2. Who was the "fourth man", following Burgess, Philby,
> and MacLean?
>
> D3. The four horsemen of the Apocalypse are listed in the Book
> of Revelation, chapter 6, although that phrase is not
> used there. Who was the fourth horseman?
Pestilence
>
> D1. What does the term "the fourth estate" generally refer to?
>
> D2. Who was the "fourth man", following Burgess, Philby,
> and MacLean?
>
> D3. The four horsemen of the Apocalypse are listed in the Book
> of Revelation, chapter 6, although that phrase is not
> used there. Who was the fourth horseman?
>
>
> * E. Elements
>
> E1. There are four elements that are *metals* with 4-letter
> names. Name any *two*.
>
> E2. There is one other element whose name has 4 letters.
> This one is a noble gas. What is it?
>
Pete Gayde
Mark Brader
Jun 17, 2021, 1:30:37 AM6/17/21
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Mark Brader:
Stephen Perry to win. Hearty congratulations!
> I wrote most of one of these rounds.
In the challenge round, I wrote categories B, C, and E, and I think
part of A and maybe part of D.
> ** Game 8, Round 9 - Canadiana - Quebec Celebrities
> 1. What bad-boy director, who died """a few months ago""", made
> the autobiographical movie "Léolo" and the gritty underworld
> flick "Un zoo la nuit"?
Jean-Claude Lauzon. 4 for Stephen.
> 2. Who wrote, directed, and starred in both English and French
> versions of "The Dragon Trilogy", "Needles and Opium", and
> "The Seven Streams of the River Opa"?
Robert Lepage. 4 for Stephen.
> 3. A Haitian-born satirist had a bestseller with his semi-
> autobiographical first novel. Name either the French or the
> English title of the book, or else name the writer.
"Comment faire l'amour avec un Nègre", "How to Make Love to a Negro"
(for the 1989 movie version, "without Getting Tired" was appended),
Dany Laferrière. 4 for Stephen.
> 4. A young novelist made a sensation in the 1980s with his
> best-selling xenophobic fantasy novel about a simple Quebec
> restaurant owner and a diabolical foreign moneylender. Again,
> name either the French or the English title of the book, or
> else name the writer.
"Le Matou", "The Alley Cat", Yves Beauchemin. 4 for Stephen.
> 5. Lise Bissonnette has written novels, but """has""" another
> important job. What is it? We need her employer as well as
> her position. *Note*: We will accept the job she retired from
> in 2009.
1998 answer: editor-in-chief (editor or publisher was good enough)
of "Le Devoir". 2009 answer: president and director-general of the
Quebec National (i.e. provincial) Library & Archives. 4 for Stephen.
> 6. Louise Beaudoin has worked in theater and the arts, but """now
> has""" another important job. What """is""" it?
1998 answer: Quebec Minister of Culture and Communications ("minister
in charge of language laws" was sufficient). 2021 answer: President
of the board of "Regroupement des Événements Majeurs Internationaux",
which deals with festivals.
> 7. Who """is""" Mitsou?
A sexy pop singer. (Still alive. Subsequently also an actress and
radio host.) 4 for Stephen.
> 8. Who """is""" René Angélil?
Céline Dion's manager (since 1981 when she was 13 and he was 39) and
husband (since 1994, you do the math). (Either part was sufficient.
They were still happily married when he died in 2016.) 4 for Joshua
and Stephen.
> 9. Who """is""" René Lecavalier?
Retired sportscaster (he died in 1999) who used to call the plays
on the French broadcasts of "Hockey Night in Canada".
> 10. André Gagnon """is""" a musician, but what """does""" his
> namesake André-Philippe Gagnon do?
Comedy (impressions). (Both still alive.) 4 for Stephen.
> ** Game 8, Round 10 - Challenge Round - 4
> In 1998 the challenge round normally had 5 pairs of questions,
> but there was some experimentation with providing extra questions,
> leading to the present rule with 6 pairs. For this round we provided
> 12 questions in 5 categories, some pairs and some triples.
> This challenge round was brought to you by the number 4.
> * A. Mystery and Suspense
> A1. Who wrote the novel "The Fourth K"?
Mario Puzo. 4 for Stephen.
> A2. Who wrote the novel "The Fourth Protocol"?
Frederick Forsyth. 4 for Stephen.
> * B. Games
> B1. What do the French words "carreaux", "coeurs", "piques",
> and "trèfles" refer to?
Suits of cards. (Diamonds, hearts, spades, and clubs respectively.)
4 for everyone -- Joshua, Bruce, Erland, Dan Blum, Stephen,
Dan Tilque, and Pete.
> B2. Please decode the rot13 after you are finished with B1.
> * C. Total Winners
> As you may have guessed from tonight's entertainment round, these
> are """all three movies""" that have *won* all 4 major Oscars.
> (Again, they may or may not have won in other categories.)
> You shouldn't need the year to get these; we name the leading actor
> and actress and the director, in that order, and you name the title.
> Speaking of Oscars, by the way, please remember that """there is no
> game next week. We'll see you as usual two weeks from tonight."""
These are still the only three such occurrences.
> C1. Anthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster, Jonathan Demme.
"The Silence of the Lambs" (1991). 4 for Joshua, Bruce, Dan Blum,
Stephen, Dan Tilque, and Pete.
> C2. Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert, Frank Capra.
"It Happened One Night" (1934). 4 for Joshua, Bruce, Dan Blum,
Stephen, and Pete.
> C3. Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, Milos Forman.
"One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest" (1975). 4 for everyone.
> * D. Fourth in a Series
> D1. What does the term "the fourth estate" generally refer to?
The press (anything close was okay). 4 for Joshua, Bruce, Dan Blum,
Stephen, and Dan Tilque.
The first three estates were the church, nobility, and commoners.
By the way, a Canadian TV newsmagazine show is titled "The Fifth
Estate", referring to their sort of investigative journalism --
it's been running since 1975.
> D2. Who was the "fourth man", following Burgess, Philby,
> and MacLean?
Anthony Blunt. (Soviet agents in British Intelligence. As it turned
out, there were more.) 4 for Stephen.
> D3. The four horsemen of the Apocalypse are listed in the Book
> of Revelation, chapter 6, although that phrase is not
> used there. Who was the fourth horseman?
Death. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Stephen, and Dan Tilque.
"...I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see. And
I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was
Death, and Hell followed with him."
> * E. Elements
> E1. There are four elements that are *metals* with 4-letter
> names. Name any *two*.
Gold, iron, lead, zinc. 4 for Joshua, Bruce (the hard way), Erland,
Dan Blum, Stephen (the hard way), and Dan Tilque.
> E2. There is one other element whose name has 4 letters.
> This one is a noble gas. What is it?
Neon. 4 for everyone.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 8 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST
TOPICS-> His Geo Sci Lit Ent S+L Can Cha SIX
Joshua Kreitzer 8 35 28 24 39 20 4 32 178
Stephen Perry -- -- -- -- 40 40 32 48 160
Dan Blum 4 28 32 8 18 4 0 36 126
Erland Sommarskog 28 28 28 8 0 0 0 20 112
Pete Gayde 16 20 14 0 14 12 0 24 100
Dan Tilque 0 16 24 0 8 0 0 32 80
Bruce Bowler 0 28 -- -- -- -- 0 28 56
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "UNIX ... the essential partner for
m...@vex.net | eyespot or rynchosporium control in barley."
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 1998-03-16,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information...
> see my 2020-06-23 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from
> the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
Game 8 is over and JOSHUA KREITZER has stood off a late charge by
> the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
Stephen Perry to win. Hearty congratulations!
> I wrote most of one of these rounds.
part of A and maybe part of D.
> ** Game 8, Round 9 - Canadiana - Quebec Celebrities
> 1. What bad-boy director, who died """a few months ago""", made
> the autobiographical movie "Léolo" and the gritty underworld
> flick "Un zoo la nuit"?
> 2. Who wrote, directed, and starred in both English and French
> versions of "The Dragon Trilogy", "Needles and Opium", and
> "The Seven Streams of the River Opa"?
> 3. A Haitian-born satirist had a bestseller with his semi-
> autobiographical first novel. Name either the French or the
> English title of the book, or else name the writer.
(for the 1989 movie version, "without Getting Tired" was appended),
Dany Laferrière. 4 for Stephen.
> 4. A young novelist made a sensation in the 1980s with his
> best-selling xenophobic fantasy novel about a simple Quebec
> restaurant owner and a diabolical foreign moneylender. Again,
> name either the French or the English title of the book, or
> else name the writer.
> 5. Lise Bissonnette has written novels, but """has""" another
> important job. What is it? We need her employer as well as
> her position. *Note*: We will accept the job she retired from
> in 2009.
of "Le Devoir". 2009 answer: president and director-general of the
Quebec National (i.e. provincial) Library & Archives. 4 for Stephen.
> 6. Louise Beaudoin has worked in theater and the arts, but """now
> has""" another important job. What """is""" it?
in charge of language laws" was sufficient). 2021 answer: President
of the board of "Regroupement des Événements Majeurs Internationaux",
which deals with festivals.
> 7. Who """is""" Mitsou?
A sexy pop singer. (Still alive. Subsequently also an actress and
radio host.) 4 for Stephen.
> 8. Who """is""" René Angélil?
husband (since 1994, you do the math). (Either part was sufficient.
They were still happily married when he died in 2016.) 4 for Joshua
and Stephen.
> 9. Who """is""" René Lecavalier?
on the French broadcasts of "Hockey Night in Canada".
> 10. André Gagnon """is""" a musician, but what """does""" his
> namesake André-Philippe Gagnon do?
> ** Game 8, Round 10 - Challenge Round - 4
> In 1998 the challenge round normally had 5 pairs of questions,
> but there was some experimentation with providing extra questions,
> leading to the present rule with 6 pairs. For this round we provided
> 12 questions in 5 categories, some pairs and some triples.
> This challenge round was brought to you by the number 4.
> * A. Mystery and Suspense
> A1. Who wrote the novel "The Fourth K"?
> A2. Who wrote the novel "The Fourth Protocol"?
> * B. Games
> B1. What do the French words "carreaux", "coeurs", "piques",
> and "trèfles" refer to?
4 for everyone -- Joshua, Bruce, Erland, Dan Blum, Stephen,
Dan Tilque, and Pete.
> B2. Please decode the rot13 after you are finished with B1.
> In games such as bridge and whist, each player plays a card
> in turn to make up a group of four cards called a what?
Trick. 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, Stephen, Dan Tilque, and Pete.
> in turn to make up a group of four cards called a what?
> * C. Total Winners
> As you may have guessed from tonight's entertainment round, these
> are """all three movies""" that have *won* all 4 major Oscars.
> (Again, they may or may not have won in other categories.)
> You shouldn't need the year to get these; we name the leading actor
> and actress and the director, in that order, and you name the title.
> Speaking of Oscars, by the way, please remember that """there is no
> game next week. We'll see you as usual two weeks from tonight."""
> C1. Anthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster, Jonathan Demme.
Stephen, Dan Tilque, and Pete.
> C2. Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert, Frank Capra.
Stephen, and Pete.
> C3. Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, Milos Forman.
> * D. Fourth in a Series
> D1. What does the term "the fourth estate" generally refer to?
Stephen, and Dan Tilque.
The first three estates were the church, nobility, and commoners.
By the way, a Canadian TV newsmagazine show is titled "The Fifth
Estate", referring to their sort of investigative journalism --
it's been running since 1975.
> D2. Who was the "fourth man", following Burgess, Philby,
> and MacLean?
out, there were more.) 4 for Stephen.
> D3. The four horsemen of the Apocalypse are listed in the Book
> of Revelation, chapter 6, although that phrase is not
> used there. Who was the fourth horseman?
"...I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see. And
I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was
Death, and Hell followed with him."
> * E. Elements
> E1. There are four elements that are *metals* with 4-letter
> names. Name any *two*.
Dan Blum, Stephen (the hard way), and Dan Tilque.
> E2. There is one other element whose name has 4 letters.
> This one is a noble gas. What is it?
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 8 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST
TOPICS-> His Geo Sci Lit Ent S+L Can Cha SIX
Joshua Kreitzer 8 35 28 24 39 20 4 32 178
Stephen Perry -- -- -- -- 40 40 32 48 160
Dan Blum 4 28 32 8 18 4 0 36 126
Erland Sommarskog 28 28 28 8 0 0 0 20 112
Pete Gayde 16 20 14 0 14 12 0 24 100
Dan Tilque 0 16 24 0 8 0 0 32 80
Bruce Bowler 0 28 -- -- -- -- 0 28 56
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "UNIX ... the essential partner for
m...@vex.net | eyespot or rynchosporium control in barley."
Erland Sommarskog
Jun 17, 2021, 2:50:32 PM6/17/21
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Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
>> D1. What does the term "the fourth estate" generally refer to?
>
> The press (anything close was okay). 4 for Joshua, Bruce, Dan Blum,
> Stephen, and Dan Tilque.
Curiously, in Swedish the press is sometimes referred to as "tredje
>> D1. What does the term "the fourth estate" generally refer to?
>
> The press (anything close was okay). 4 for Joshua, Bruce, Dan Blum,
> Stephen, and Dan Tilque.
statsmakten", "The third state authority" (after parliament and
government supposedly). The expression might have fallen out of
popularity; I don't think I've seen it for quite some time.
>> E1. There are four elements that are *metals* with 4-letter
>> names. Name any *two*.
>
> Gold, iron, lead, zinc. 4 for Joshua, Bruce (the hard way), Erland,
> Dan Blum, Stephen (the hard way), and Dan Tilque.
>
krom (Cr).
Mark Brader
Jun 17, 2021, 7:58:17 PM6/17/21
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Mark Brader:
Erland Sommarskog:
Well, what do you expect in a country where the fourth floor is called
the third floor? :-)
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Accuracy is many ways more important speed."
m...@vex.net | --David Kleinecke
>>> D1. What does the term "the fourth estate" generally refer to?
>> The press...
Erland Sommarskog:
> Curiously, in Swedish the press is sometimes referred to as "tredje
> statsmakten", "The third state authority" (after parliament and
> government supposedly)...
> statsmakten", "The third state authority" (after parliament and
Well, what do you expect in a country where the fourth floor is called
the third floor? :-)
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Accuracy is many ways more important speed."
m...@vex.net | --David Kleinecke
swp
Jun 17, 2021, 8:57:08 PM6/17/21
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On Thursday, June 17, 2021 at 1:30:37 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:
> Mark Brader:
> > These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 1998-03-16,
> > and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information...
> > see my 2020-06-23 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from
> > the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
> Game 8 is over and JOSHUA KREITZER has stood off a late charge by
> Stephen Perry to win. Hearty congratulations!
well, I tried. and I have this strange feeling of deja vu.
> Mark Brader:
> > These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 1998-03-16,
> > and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information...
> > see my 2020-06-23 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from
> > the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
> Game 8 is over and JOSHUA KREITZER has stood off a late charge by
> Stephen Perry to win. Hearty congratulations!
> Scores, if there are no errors:
>
> GAME 8 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST
> TOPICS-> His Geo Sci Lit Ent S+L Can Cha SIX
> Joshua Kreitzer 8 35 28 24 39 20 4 32 178
> Stephen Perry -- -- -- -- 40 40 32 48 160
> Dan Blum 4 28 32 8 18 4 0 36 126
> Erland Sommarskog 28 28 28 8 0 0 0 20 112
> Pete Gayde 16 20 14 0 14 12 0 24 100
> Dan Tilque 0 16 24 0 8 0 0 32 80
> Bruce Bowler 0 28 -- -- -- -- 0 28 56
>
> --
> Mark Brader, Toronto | "UNIX ... the essential partner for
> m...@vex.net | eyespot or rynchosporium control in barley."
> My text in this article is in the public domain.
Erland Sommarskog
Jun 18, 2021, 1:51:25 PM6/18/21
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Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> Mark Brader:
>>>> D1. What does the term "the fourth estate" generally refer to?
>>> The press...
>
> Erland Sommarskog:
>> Curiously, in Swedish the press is sometimes referred to as "tredje
>> statsmakten", "The third state authority" (after parliament and
>> government supposedly)...
>
> Well, what do you expect in a country where the fourth floor is called
> the third floor? :-)
You ain't seen nuttin' yet!
> Mark Brader:
>>>> D1. What does the term "the fourth estate" generally refer to?
>>> The press...
>
> Erland Sommarskog:
>> Curiously, in Swedish the press is sometimes referred to as "tredje
>> statsmakten", "The third state authority" (after parliament and
>> government supposedly)...
>
> Well, what do you expect in a country where the fourth floor is called
> the third floor? :-)
My first appartment here in Stockholm was two flights up from the street,
but the address was "1 tr", litterary, "one stair", that is the first floor.
The floor below me was "nedre botten", that is the bottom floor. Apparently,
the entrance was in the basement... And there were some kind of logic. The
store rooms that went with the apartments were in the entrance level. These
store rooms (which you find in most Swedish blocks of flats) are typically
referred to as "basement stores".
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