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RQFTCI03 Game 4 Rounds 7,10: "black" lit, challenge
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Mark Brader
Dec 17, 2020, 12:54:18 AM12/17/20
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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2003-02-10,
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 two pairs in the challenge round.
** Game 4, Round 7 - Literature - "Black" Literature
All questions in this round in some way involve the word "black"
-- either in the question or the answer.
1. Name the Scottish Booker Prize winner who wrote the novel
"Black Dogs".
2. Who wrote the children's novel "Black Beauty"?
3. What 19th-century French novelist wrote "The Red and the Black"?
His novels cover the period during and just after the Napoleonic
Wars.
4. Who wrote the memoir and exposé "Black Like Me"?
5. "Black's" is the name of the standard dictionary in which
profession?
6. What book on a then recent military event, since made into a movie,
did journalist Mark Bowden publish in 1999?
7. Name the Quebec premier whose biography Conrad Black published
in 1977.
8. What novelist and essayist wrote the autobiographical book
"Black Boy"?
9. "The Souls of Black Folk", published in 1903, is a major study
of black history and culture in the US. Name the academic and
activist who wrote it.
10. Name the James Ellroy novel that retells the 1947 murder of
a Hollywood actress. The title mentions the flower that was
her nickname.
** Game 4, Round 10 - Challenge Round
A. Legendary Maple Leafs
A1. Who scored the game-5 overtime goal against the Canadiens
to win the 1951 Stanley Cup?
A2. Irvine "Ace" Bailey's playing career was ended by a hit
from which Bruins defenseman?
* B. Eurhopean Rhivers
Both questions ask about major cities, which we define here to
mean a population of at least 500,000 (in 2003, not 2020).
B1. Of major cities that are on the Rhine -- including its
Dutch distributaries -- name the one nearest its mouth.
B2. Name the major city nearest the mouth of the Rhône.
* C. Melancholic Literature
C1. Who wrote a medical treatise called "The Anatomy of
Melancholy"?
C2. Who wrote a poem in English called "Il Penseroso", addressed
to the goddess of melancholy?
* D. Hot Lips
D1. Give the last name of the jazz and blues trumpeter and
vocalist whose nickname was Hot Lips.
D2. Give the first and last names of the "MASH" character
nicknamed Hot Lips.
* E. Difficult Titles
Name these movies with difficult, non-English titles. You need
to be pretty close on the spelling, including getting all the
consonants right.
E1. Name this movie, released in 2001. It is shot entirely in
Inuktitut and is also known as "The Fast Runner".
E2. Name this movie, released in 1983. It is considered an
experimental movie and has no plot. It is subtitled "Life
out of Balance".
* F. Canadian Victoria Cross Winners
F1. Rev. John Foote was awarded the Victoria Cross for rescuing
and ministering to the wounded in August 1942... where?
(The country is not specific enough.)
F2. Three World War I Victoria Cross winners -- Leo Clarke,
Fred Hall, and Robert Shankland -- all lived on Pine St.,
since renamed Valour Rd., in which Canadian city?
--
Mark Brader | "A colorful quilt reflecting the dispersed development
m...@vex.net | of the nation. A sentence fragment."
Toronto | --Eric Walker
My text in this article is in the public domain.
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 two pairs in the challenge round.
** Game 4, Round 7 - Literature - "Black" Literature
All questions in this round in some way involve the word "black"
-- either in the question or the answer.
1. Name the Scottish Booker Prize winner who wrote the novel
"Black Dogs".
2. Who wrote the children's novel "Black Beauty"?
3. What 19th-century French novelist wrote "The Red and the Black"?
His novels cover the period during and just after the Napoleonic
Wars.
4. Who wrote the memoir and exposé "Black Like Me"?
5. "Black's" is the name of the standard dictionary in which
profession?
6. What book on a then recent military event, since made into a movie,
did journalist Mark Bowden publish in 1999?
7. Name the Quebec premier whose biography Conrad Black published
in 1977.
8. What novelist and essayist wrote the autobiographical book
"Black Boy"?
9. "The Souls of Black Folk", published in 1903, is a major study
of black history and culture in the US. Name the academic and
activist who wrote it.
10. Name the James Ellroy novel that retells the 1947 murder of
a Hollywood actress. The title mentions the flower that was
her nickname.
** Game 4, Round 10 - Challenge Round
A. Legendary Maple Leafs
A1. Who scored the game-5 overtime goal against the Canadiens
to win the 1951 Stanley Cup?
A2. Irvine "Ace" Bailey's playing career was ended by a hit
from which Bruins defenseman?
* B. Eurhopean Rhivers
Both questions ask about major cities, which we define here to
mean a population of at least 500,000 (in 2003, not 2020).
B1. Of major cities that are on the Rhine -- including its
Dutch distributaries -- name the one nearest its mouth.
B2. Name the major city nearest the mouth of the Rhône.
* C. Melancholic Literature
C1. Who wrote a medical treatise called "The Anatomy of
Melancholy"?
C2. Who wrote a poem in English called "Il Penseroso", addressed
to the goddess of melancholy?
* D. Hot Lips
D1. Give the last name of the jazz and blues trumpeter and
vocalist whose nickname was Hot Lips.
D2. Give the first and last names of the "MASH" character
nicknamed Hot Lips.
* E. Difficult Titles
Name these movies with difficult, non-English titles. You need
to be pretty close on the spelling, including getting all the
consonants right.
E1. Name this movie, released in 2001. It is shot entirely in
Inuktitut and is also known as "The Fast Runner".
E2. Name this movie, released in 1983. It is considered an
experimental movie and has no plot. It is subtitled "Life
out of Balance".
* F. Canadian Victoria Cross Winners
F1. Rev. John Foote was awarded the Victoria Cross for rescuing
and ministering to the wounded in August 1942... where?
(The country is not specific enough.)
F2. Three World War I Victoria Cross winners -- Leo Clarke,
Fred Hall, and Robert Shankland -- all lived on Pine St.,
since renamed Valour Rd., in which Canadian city?
--
Mark Brader | "A colorful quilt reflecting the dispersed development
m...@vex.net | of the nation. A sentence fragment."
Toronto | --Eric Walker
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Dan Blum
Dec 17, 2020, 12:52:03 PM12/17/20
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> 2. Who wrote the children's novel "Black Beauty"?
Anna Sewell
> 3. What 19th-century French novelist wrote "The Red and the Black"?
> His novels cover the period during and just after the Napoleonic
> Wars.
> 5. "Black's" is the name of the standard dictionary in which
> profession?
> 6. What book on a then recent military event, since made into a movie,
> did journalist Mark Bowden publish in 1999?
> 9. "The Souls of Black Folk", published in 1903, is a major study
> of black history and culture in the US. Name the academic and
> activist who wrote it.
> 10. Name the James Ellroy novel that retells the 1947 murder of
> a Hollywood actress. The title mentions the flower that was
> her nickname.
> ** Game 4, Round 10 - Challenge Round
> B1. Of major cities that are on the Rhine -- including its
> Dutch distributaries -- name the one nearest its mouth.
> B2. Name the major city nearest the mouth of the Rh?ne.
Marseilles
> * C. Melancholic Literature
> C2. Who wrote a poem in English called "Il Penseroso", addressed
> to the goddess of melancholy?
> * D. Hot Lips
> D2. Give the first and last names of the "MASH" character
> nicknamed Hot Lips.
> * E. Difficult Titles
> E2. Name this movie, released in 1983. It is considered an
> experimental movie and has no plot. It is subtitled "Life
> out of Balance".
> * F. Canadian Victoria Cross Winners
> F1. Rev. John Foote was awarded the Victoria Cross for rescuing
> and ministering to the wounded in August 1942... where?
> (The country is not specific enough.)
> F2. Three World War I Victoria Cross winners -- Leo Clarke,
> Fred Hall, and Robert Shankland -- all lived on Pine St.,
> since renamed Valour Rd., in which Canadian city?
--
_______________________________________________________________________
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"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Erland Sommarskog
Dec 17, 2020, 2:50:14 PM12/17/20
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Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> 3. What 19th-century French novelist wrote "The Red and the Black"?
> His novels cover the period during and just after the Napoleonic
> Wars.
Blue Öyster Cult
> 3. What 19th-century French novelist wrote "The Red and the Black"?
> His novels cover the period during and just after the Napoleonic
> Wars.
Or did you say this was a litterature round? I thought it was rock'n'roll!
> ** Game 4, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
>
> B1. Of major cities that are on the Rhine -- including its
> Dutch distributaries -- name the one nearest its mouth.
Rotterdam
> B1. Of major cities that are on the Rhine -- including its
> Dutch distributaries -- name the one nearest its mouth.
> B2. Name the major city nearest the mouth of the Rhône.
> D1. Give the last name of the jazz and blues trumpeter and
> vocalist whose nickname was Hot Lips.
Pete Gayde
Dec 17, 2020, 6:51:06 PM12/17/20
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:RvGdndfVFOIZb0fCnZ2dnUU7-
TXN...@giganews.com:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2003-02-10,
> 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 two pairs in the challenge round.
>
>
> ** Game 4, Round 7 - Literature - "Black" Literature
>
> All questions in this round in some way involve the word "black"
> -- either in the question or the answer.
>
> 1. Name the Scottish Booker Prize winner who wrote the novel
> "Black Dogs".
>
> 2. Who wrote the children's novel "Black Beauty"?
>
> 3. What 19th-century French novelist wrote "The Red and the Black"?
> His novels cover the period during and just after the Napoleonic
> Wars.
Zola
>
> 4. Who wrote the memoir and exposé "Black Like Me"?
Baldwin
>
> 5. "Black's" is the name of the standard dictionary in which
> profession?
Bartending
>
> 6. What book on a then recent military event, since made into a movie,
> did journalist Mark Bowden publish in 1999?
Blackhawk Down
>
> 7. Name the Quebec premier whose biography Conrad Black published
> in 1977.
>
> 8. What novelist and essayist wrote the autobiographical book
> "Black Boy"?
>
> 9. "The Souls of Black Folk", published in 1903, is a major study
> of black history and culture in the US. Name the academic and
> activist who wrote it.
DuBois
>
> 10. Name the James Ellroy novel that retells the 1947 murder of
> a Hollywood actress. The title mentions the flower that was
> her nickname.
Black Dahlia
>
>
> ** Game 4, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
> A. Legendary Maple Leafs
>
> A1. Who scored the game-5 overtime goal against the Canadiens
> to win the 1951 Stanley Cup?
>
> A2. Irvine "Ace" Bailey's playing career was ended by a hit
> from which Bruins defenseman?
Shore
>
>
> * B. Eurhopean Rhivers
>
> Both questions ask about major cities, which we define here to
> mean a population of at least 500,000 (in 2003, not 2020).
>
> B1. Of major cities that are on the Rhine -- including its
> Dutch distributaries -- name the one nearest its mouth.
Rotterdam
>
> B2. Name the major city nearest the mouth of the Rhône.
Marseille
>
>
> * C. Melancholic Literature
>
> C1. Who wrote a medical treatise called "The Anatomy of
> Melancholy"?
>
> C2. Who wrote a poem in English called "Il Penseroso", addressed
> to the goddess of melancholy?
>
>
> * D. Hot Lips
>
> D1. Give the last name of the jazz and blues trumpeter and
> vocalist whose nickname was Hot Lips.
Armstrong
>
> D2. Give the first and last names of the "MASH" character
> nicknamed Hot Lips.
Margaret Houlihan
>
>
> * E. Difficult Titles
>
> Name these movies with difficult, non-English titles. You need
> to be pretty close on the spelling, including getting all the
> consonants right.
>
> E1. Name this movie, released in 2001. It is shot entirely in
> Inuktitut and is also known as "The Fast Runner".
>
> E2. Name this movie, released in 1983. It is considered an
> experimental movie and has no plot. It is subtitled "Life
> out of Balance".
>
>
> * F. Canadian Victoria Cross Winners
>
> F1. Rev. John Foote was awarded the Victoria Cross for rescuing
> and ministering to the wounded in August 1942... where?
> (The country is not specific enough.)
El Alamein, Egypt; London, England
>
> F2. Three World War I Victoria Cross winners -- Leo Clarke,
> Fred Hall, and Robert Shankland -- all lived on Pine St.,
> since renamed Valour Rd., in which Canadian city?
>
Pete Gayde
TXN...@giganews.com:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2003-02-10,
> 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 two pairs in the challenge round.
>
>
> ** Game 4, Round 7 - Literature - "Black" Literature
>
> All questions in this round in some way involve the word "black"
> -- either in the question or the answer.
>
> 1. Name the Scottish Booker Prize winner who wrote the novel
> "Black Dogs".
>
> 2. Who wrote the children's novel "Black Beauty"?
>
> 3. What 19th-century French novelist wrote "The Red and the Black"?
> His novels cover the period during and just after the Napoleonic
> Wars.
>
> 4. Who wrote the memoir and exposé "Black Like Me"?
>
> 5. "Black's" is the name of the standard dictionary in which
> profession?
>
> 6. What book on a then recent military event, since made into a movie,
> did journalist Mark Bowden publish in 1999?
>
> 7. Name the Quebec premier whose biography Conrad Black published
> in 1977.
>
> 8. What novelist and essayist wrote the autobiographical book
> "Black Boy"?
>
> 9. "The Souls of Black Folk", published in 1903, is a major study
> of black history and culture in the US. Name the academic and
> activist who wrote it.
>
> 10. Name the James Ellroy novel that retells the 1947 murder of
> a Hollywood actress. The title mentions the flower that was
> her nickname.
>
>
> ** Game 4, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
> A. Legendary Maple Leafs
>
> A1. Who scored the game-5 overtime goal against the Canadiens
> to win the 1951 Stanley Cup?
>
> A2. Irvine "Ace" Bailey's playing career was ended by a hit
> from which Bruins defenseman?
>
>
> * B. Eurhopean Rhivers
>
> Both questions ask about major cities, which we define here to
> mean a population of at least 500,000 (in 2003, not 2020).
>
> B1. Of major cities that are on the Rhine -- including its
> Dutch distributaries -- name the one nearest its mouth.
>
> B2. Name the major city nearest the mouth of the Rhône.
>
>
> * C. Melancholic Literature
>
> C1. Who wrote a medical treatise called "The Anatomy of
> Melancholy"?
>
> C2. Who wrote a poem in English called "Il Penseroso", addressed
> to the goddess of melancholy?
>
>
> * D. Hot Lips
>
> D1. Give the last name of the jazz and blues trumpeter and
> vocalist whose nickname was Hot Lips.
>
> D2. Give the first and last names of the "MASH" character
> nicknamed Hot Lips.
>
>
> * E. Difficult Titles
>
> Name these movies with difficult, non-English titles. You need
> to be pretty close on the spelling, including getting all the
> consonants right.
>
> E1. Name this movie, released in 2001. It is shot entirely in
> Inuktitut and is also known as "The Fast Runner".
>
> E2. Name this movie, released in 1983. It is considered an
> experimental movie and has no plot. It is subtitled "Life
> out of Balance".
>
>
> * F. Canadian Victoria Cross Winners
>
> F1. Rev. John Foote was awarded the Victoria Cross for rescuing
> and ministering to the wounded in August 1942... where?
> (The country is not specific enough.)
>
> F2. Three World War I Victoria Cross winners -- Leo Clarke,
> Fred Hall, and Robert Shankland -- all lived on Pine St.,
> since renamed Valour Rd., in which Canadian city?
>
Joshua Kreitzer
Dec 17, 2020, 6:52:32 PM12/17/20
to
> ** Game 4, Round 7 - Literature - "Black" Literature
>
> All questions in this round in some way involve the word "black"
> -- either in the question or the answer.
>
>
> All questions in this round in some way involve the word "black"
> -- either in the question or the answer.
>
> 2. Who wrote the children's novel "Black Beauty"?
Anna Sewell
> 3. What 19th-century French novelist wrote "The Red and the Black"?
> His novels cover the period during and just after the Napoleonic
> Wars.
> 4. Who wrote the memoir and exposé "Black Like Me"?
> 5. "Black's" is the name of the standard dictionary in which
> profession?
> 6. What book on a then recent military event, since made into a movie,
> did journalist Mark Bowden publish in 1999?
> 8. What novelist and essayist wrote the autobiographical book
> "Black Boy"?
> 9. "The Souls of Black Folk", published in 1903, is a major study
> of black history and culture in the US. Name the academic and
> activist who wrote it.
> 10. Name the James Ellroy novel that retells the 1947 murder of
> a Hollywood actress. The title mentions the flower that was
> her nickname.
> ** Game 4, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
> * B. Eurhopean Rhivers
>
> Both questions ask about major cities, which we define here to
> mean a population of at least 500,000 (in 2003, not 2020).
>
> B1. Of major cities that are on the Rhine -- including its
> Dutch distributaries -- name the one nearest its mouth.
Amsterdam
>
> Both questions ask about major cities, which we define here to
> mean a population of at least 500,000 (in 2003, not 2020).
>
> B1. Of major cities that are on the Rhine -- including its
> Dutch distributaries -- name the one nearest its mouth.
> * D. Hot Lips
>
> D2. Give the first and last names of the "MASH" character
> nicknamed Hot Lips.
Margaret Houlihan
> D2. Give the first and last names of the "MASH" character
> nicknamed Hot Lips.
> * E. Difficult Titles
>
> Name these movies with difficult, non-English titles. You need
> to be pretty close on the spelling, including getting all the
> consonants right.
>
> E1. Name this movie, released in 2001. It is shot entirely in
> Inuktitut and is also known as "The Fast Runner".
> E2. Name this movie, released in 1983. It is considered an
> experimental movie and has no plot. It is subtitled "Life
> out of Balance".
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Dan Tilque
Dec 18, 2020, 4:47:14 AM12/18/20
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On 12/16/20 9:54 PM, Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> ** Game 4, Round 7 - Literature - "Black" Literature
>
> All questions in this round in some way involve the word "black"
> -- either in the question or the answer.
>
> 1. Name the Scottish Booker Prize winner who wrote the novel
> "Black Dogs".
>
> 2. Who wrote the children's novel "Black Beauty"?
>
> 3. What 19th-century French novelist wrote "The Red and the Black"?
> His novels cover the period during and just after the Napoleonic
> Wars.
Hugo
>
>
> ** Game 4, Round 7 - Literature - "Black" Literature
>
> All questions in this round in some way involve the word "black"
> -- either in the question or the answer.
>
> 1. Name the Scottish Booker Prize winner who wrote the novel
> "Black Dogs".
>
> 2. Who wrote the children's novel "Black Beauty"?
>
> 3. What 19th-century French novelist wrote "The Red and the Black"?
> His novels cover the period during and just after the Napoleonic
> Wars.
>
> 4. Who wrote the memoir and exposé "Black Like Me"?
>
> 5. "Black's" is the name of the standard dictionary in which
> profession?
>
> 6. What book on a then recent military event, since made into a movie,
> did journalist Mark Bowden publish in 1999?
>
> 7. Name the Quebec premier whose biography Conrad Black published
> in 1977.
>
> 8. What novelist and essayist wrote the autobiographical book
> "Black Boy"?
>
> 9. "The Souls of Black Folk", published in 1903, is a major study
> of black history and culture in the US. Name the academic and
> activist who wrote it.
>
> 10. Name the James Ellroy novel that retells the 1947 murder of
> a Hollywood actress. The title mentions the flower that was
> her nickname.
>
>
> ** Game 4, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
> A. Legendary Maple Leafs
>
> A1. Who scored the game-5 overtime goal against the Canadiens
> to win the 1951 Stanley Cup?
>
> A2. Irvine "Ace" Bailey's playing career was ended by a hit
> from which Bruins defenseman?
>
>
> * B. Eurhopean Rhivers
>
> Both questions ask about major cities, which we define here to
> mean a population of at least 500,000 (in 2003, not 2020).
>
> B1. Of major cities that are on the Rhine -- including its
> Dutch distributaries -- name the one nearest its mouth.
>
> B2. Name the major city nearest the mouth of the Rhône.
>
>
> * C. Melancholic Literature
>
> C1. Who wrote a medical treatise called "The Anatomy of
> Melancholy"?
>
> C2. Who wrote a poem in English called "Il Penseroso", addressed
> to the goddess of melancholy?
>
>
> * D. Hot Lips
>
> D1. Give the last name of the jazz and blues trumpeter and
> vocalist whose nickname was Hot Lips.
>
> D2. Give the first and last names of the "MASH" character
> nicknamed Hot Lips.
>
>
> * E. Difficult Titles
>
> Name these movies with difficult, non-English titles. You need
> to be pretty close on the spelling, including getting all the
> consonants right.
>
> E1. Name this movie, released in 2001. It is shot entirely in
> Inuktitut and is also known as "The Fast Runner".
>
> E2. Name this movie, released in 1983. It is considered an
> experimental movie and has no plot. It is subtitled "Life
> out of Balance".
>
>
> * F. Canadian Victoria Cross Winners
>
> F1. Rev. John Foote was awarded the Victoria Cross for rescuing
> and ministering to the wounded in August 1942... where?
> (The country is not specific enough.)
>
> F2. Three World War I Victoria Cross winners -- Leo Clarke,
> Fred Hall, and Robert Shankland -- all lived on Pine St.,
> since renamed Valour Rd., in which Canadian city?
>
--
Mark Brader
Dec 20, 2020, 1:02:02 AM12/20/20
to
Mark Brader:
> I wrote two pairs in the challenge round.
Those were A and B.
> ** Game 4, Round 7 - Literature - "Black" Literature
> All questions in this round in some way involve the word "black"
> -- either in the question or the answer.
> 1. Name the Scottish Booker Prize winner who wrote the novel
> "Black Dogs".
Ian McEwen.
> 2. Who wrote the children's novel "Black Beauty"?
Anna Sewell. 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua.
> 3. What 19th-century French novelist wrote "The Red and the Black"?
> His novels cover the period during and just after the Napoleonic
> Wars.
Stendhal (Henri Beyle). 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua.
> 4. Who wrote the memoir and exposé "Black Like Me"?
John Howard Griffin. 4 for Joshua.
> 5. "Black's" is the name of the standard dictionary in which
> profession?
Law. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.
> 6. What book on a then recent military event, since made into a movie,
> did journalist Mark Bowden publish in 1999?
"Black Hawk Down". 4 for Dan Blum, Pete, and Joshua.
> 7. Name the Quebec premier whose biography Conrad Black published
> in 1977.
Maurice Duplessis.
> 8. What novelist and essayist wrote the autobiographical book
> "Black Boy"?
Richard Wright. 4 for Joshua.
> 9. "The Souls of Black Folk", published in 1903, is a major study
> of black history and culture in the US. Name the academic and
> activist who wrote it.
W.E.B. DuBois. 4 for Dan Blum, Pete, and Joshua.
> 10. Name the James Ellroy novel that retells the 1947 murder of
> a Hollywood actress. The title mentions the flower that was
> her nickname.
"The Black Dahlia". 4 for Dan Blum, Pete, and Joshua.
> ** Game 4, Round 10 - Challenge Round
> A. Legendary Maple Leafs
> A1. Who scored the game-5 overtime goal against the Canadiens
> to win the 1951 Stanley Cup?
Bill Barilko.
> A2. Irvine "Ace" Bailey's playing career was ended by a hit
> from which Bruins defenseman?
Eddie Shore. 4 for Pete.
When written, these questions were about the only two Maple Leafs
whose player numbers had ever been retired. That's because the Leafs'
policy was to do this only in case of a career-ending injury. Barilko
(#5) was killed in a plane crash before the following season began.
Bailey, as mentioned in RQFTCI07 Game 6 Round 10, was knocked down
in a 1933 game and his head hit the ice -- there were no helmets in
those days -- and his #6 was the first retired number in the NHL.
Although near death, Bailey recovered and lived until 1992, working
for years as the timekeeper at Leafs home games. Again as mentioned
in that game, This gave him the opportunity for an unusual tribute
to a player he admired: in 1968 he asked for his to be temporarily
unretired and given to Ron Ellis, who wore it for the rest of
his career.
When the team changed the policy in 2016, they simultaneously retired
11 more numbers to honor 17 players who had worn them.
> * B. Eurhopean Rhivers
> Both questions ask about major cities, which we define here to
> mean a population of at least 500,000 (in 2003, not 2020).
> B1. Of major cities that are on the Rhine -- including its
> Dutch distributaries -- name the one nearest its mouth.
Rotterdam. 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, Pete, and Dan Tilque.
> B2. Name the major city nearest the mouth of the Rhône.
Marseille or Marseilles. 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, Pete,
and Dan Tilque.
"Marseilles" is the traditional spelling in English, like "Moscow"
for Moskva, but less used today. Not that I was marking for spelling
anyway.
> * C. Melancholic Literature
> C1. Who wrote a medical treatise called "The Anatomy of
> Melancholy"?
Robert Burton.
> C2. Who wrote a poem in English called "Il Penseroso", addressed
> to the goddess of melancholy?
John Milton.
> * D. Hot Lips
> D1. Give the last name of the jazz and blues trumpeter and
> vocalist whose nickname was Hot Lips.
(Oran Thaddeus) Page.
> D2. Give the first and last names of the "MASH" character
> nicknamed Hot Lips.
Margaret Houlihan (novel and TV) or O'Houlihan (movie). 4 for
Dan Blum, Pete, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.
> * E. Difficult Titles
> Name these movies with difficult, non-English titles. You need
> to be pretty close on the spelling, including getting all the
> consonants right.
> E1. Name this movie, released in 2001. It is shot entirely in
> Inuktitut and is also known as "The Fast Runner".
"Atanarjuat". 4 for Joshua.
> E2. Name this movie, released in 1983. It is considered an
> experimental movie and has no plot. It is subtitled "Life
> out of Balance".
"Koyaanisqatsi". 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua.
> * F. Canadian Victoria Cross Winners
> F1. Rev. John Foote was awarded the Victoria Cross for rescuing
> and ministering to the wounded in August 1942... where?
> (The country is not specific enough.)
Dieppe. 4 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque.
> F2. Three World War I Victoria Cross winners -- Leo Clarke,
> Fred Hall, and Robert Shankland -- all lived on Pine St.,
> since renamed Valour Rd., in which Canadian city?
Winnipeg.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 4 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 8 9 7 10 BEST
TOPICS-> Can Mis Sci Spo His Ent Lit Cha SIX
Dan Blum 4 28 30 12 36 39 24 20 177
Joshua Kreitzer 4 36 12 24 36 16 32 12 156
Pete Gayde 6 20 27 32 22 4 12 16 129
Dan Tilque 24 20 6 12 36 12 4 16 120
Erland Sommarskog -- -- 8 8 8 0 0 8 32
--
Mark Brader, Toronto / "There are three types of software documentation:
m...@vex.net / tutorial, mnemonic and misleading." --Larry Colen
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2003-02-10,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information...
> see my 2020-06-23 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from
> the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
Game 4 is over and the winner is DAN BLUM! Hearty congratulations, eh?
> the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
> I wrote two pairs in the challenge round.
> ** Game 4, Round 7 - Literature - "Black" Literature
> All questions in this round in some way involve the word "black"
> -- either in the question or the answer.
> 1. Name the Scottish Booker Prize winner who wrote the novel
> "Black Dogs".
> 2. Who wrote the children's novel "Black Beauty"?
> 3. What 19th-century French novelist wrote "The Red and the Black"?
> His novels cover the period during and just after the Napoleonic
> Wars.
> 4. Who wrote the memoir and exposé "Black Like Me"?
> 5. "Black's" is the name of the standard dictionary in which
> profession?
> 6. What book on a then recent military event, since made into a movie,
> did journalist Mark Bowden publish in 1999?
> 7. Name the Quebec premier whose biography Conrad Black published
> in 1977.
> 8. What novelist and essayist wrote the autobiographical book
> "Black Boy"?
> 9. "The Souls of Black Folk", published in 1903, is a major study
> of black history and culture in the US. Name the academic and
> activist who wrote it.
> 10. Name the James Ellroy novel that retells the 1947 murder of
> a Hollywood actress. The title mentions the flower that was
> her nickname.
> ** Game 4, Round 10 - Challenge Round
> A. Legendary Maple Leafs
> A1. Who scored the game-5 overtime goal against the Canadiens
> to win the 1951 Stanley Cup?
> A2. Irvine "Ace" Bailey's playing career was ended by a hit
> from which Bruins defenseman?
When written, these questions were about the only two Maple Leafs
whose player numbers had ever been retired. That's because the Leafs'
policy was to do this only in case of a career-ending injury. Barilko
(#5) was killed in a plane crash before the following season began.
Bailey, as mentioned in RQFTCI07 Game 6 Round 10, was knocked down
in a 1933 game and his head hit the ice -- there were no helmets in
those days -- and his #6 was the first retired number in the NHL.
Although near death, Bailey recovered and lived until 1992, working
for years as the timekeeper at Leafs home games. Again as mentioned
in that game, This gave him the opportunity for an unusual tribute
to a player he admired: in 1968 he asked for his to be temporarily
unretired and given to Ron Ellis, who wore it for the rest of
his career.
When the team changed the policy in 2016, they simultaneously retired
11 more numbers to honor 17 players who had worn them.
> * B. Eurhopean Rhivers
> Both questions ask about major cities, which we define here to
> mean a population of at least 500,000 (in 2003, not 2020).
> B1. Of major cities that are on the Rhine -- including its
> Dutch distributaries -- name the one nearest its mouth.
> B2. Name the major city nearest the mouth of the Rhône.
and Dan Tilque.
"Marseilles" is the traditional spelling in English, like "Moscow"
for Moskva, but less used today. Not that I was marking for spelling
anyway.
> * C. Melancholic Literature
> C1. Who wrote a medical treatise called "The Anatomy of
> Melancholy"?
> C2. Who wrote a poem in English called "Il Penseroso", addressed
> to the goddess of melancholy?
> * D. Hot Lips
> D1. Give the last name of the jazz and blues trumpeter and
> vocalist whose nickname was Hot Lips.
> D2. Give the first and last names of the "MASH" character
> nicknamed Hot Lips.
Dan Blum, Pete, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.
> * E. Difficult Titles
> Name these movies with difficult, non-English titles. You need
> to be pretty close on the spelling, including getting all the
> consonants right.
> E1. Name this movie, released in 2001. It is shot entirely in
> Inuktitut and is also known as "The Fast Runner".
> E2. Name this movie, released in 1983. It is considered an
> experimental movie and has no plot. It is subtitled "Life
> out of Balance".
> * F. Canadian Victoria Cross Winners
> F1. Rev. John Foote was awarded the Victoria Cross for rescuing
> and ministering to the wounded in August 1942... where?
> (The country is not specific enough.)
> F2. Three World War I Victoria Cross winners -- Leo Clarke,
> Fred Hall, and Robert Shankland -- all lived on Pine St.,
> since renamed Valour Rd., in which Canadian city?
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 4 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 8 9 7 10 BEST
TOPICS-> Can Mis Sci Spo His Ent Lit Cha SIX
Dan Blum 4 28 30 12 36 39 24 20 177
Joshua Kreitzer 4 36 12 24 36 16 32 12 156
Pete Gayde 6 20 27 32 22 4 12 16 129
Dan Tilque 24 20 6 12 36 12 4 16 120
Erland Sommarskog -- -- 8 8 8 0 0 8 32
--
Mark Brader, Toronto / "There are three types of software documentation:
m...@vex.net / tutorial, mnemonic and misleading." --Larry Colen
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