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Mark Brader
Oct 6, 2019, 6:24:21 PM10/6/19
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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-08-06,
and should be interpreted accordingly.
On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup,
based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
the correct answers in about 3 days.
All questions were written by members of Unnatural Axxxe and are
used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have
been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information see
my 2019-01-22 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
** Final, Round 4 - Entertainment
* 1950s Rock'N'Roll
In 1954, Bill Haley and the Comets released "Rock Around the
Clock" and a Tupelo truck driver recorded "That's Alright Mama"
-- so let's call this the 65th anniversary of Rock and Roll.
We're in the 1950s, and we're staying there for this whole round.
1. Three big rock'n'rollers died on 1959-02-02 in a plane crash at
Clear Lake IA. Which one of them has *not* yet been commemorated
with a popular movie about his life?
2. The music died again in April 1960, when this rock'n'roller of
"Summertime Blues" fame died in a car crash in Bath, England.
Name him.
3. What then-shocking 1955 movie, starring Glenn Ford, Vic Morrow,
and Sidney Poitier, launched the song "Rock Around the Clock"?
* 1950s Television
In each case, name the 1950s TV show that aired on CBS.
4. A 30-minute comedy series about an Army sergeant who used
his position as leader of a motor pool to earn money via various
underhanded schemes.
5. A half-hour family comedy series with moments of drama, starring
Robert Young and Jane Wyatt.
6. A half-hour panel game show where three contestants would all
claim to be the same person.
* 1950s Radio
7. This disc jockey, nicknamed the "Moon Dog", is credited with
coining the term "rock and roll" in the 1950s on New York's
WABC. He was later fired during the payola scandal. Name him.
8. In 1959, a Toronto station that had been around since the end
of the war decided to switch to a top-40 format. It would keep
to that format for nearly 30 years, making it the longest-running
top-40 station in the country. Name it.
9. In 1952, a young deejay called Dick Clay was hired by WFIL
Philadelphia. He changed his name and created a show
introducing new bands and hit songs. In 1956 it moved to
TV with great success. Name either the show or its host.
* 1950s Movies
10. Competition from TV in the '50s saw movies resort to gimmicks
to get bums in seats. In "The Tingler", under-seat buzzers
were activated as Vincent Price warned the audience to "Scream!
Scream for your lives!" What producer-director came up with
this and other cheesy gimmicks?
11. 3D was another gimmick and by 1954 the novelty was wearing off.
That didn't stop Alfred Hitchcock from shooting one movie in 3D,
even though most theaters never showed it that way. Which movie?
12. Todd-AO was a wide-screen film format to compete with Cinerama
and Panavision, used for films like "Oklahoma!" and "Around the
World in 80 Days". It didn't help when the founder, Mike Todd,
was killed in a plane crash. Who was his *widow*?
* 1950s Books
13. This Ralph Ellison novel tells the story of a young man in
a perverse Southern town and his adversities in white society
in the early 20th century. Name that book.
14. Ernest Hemingway's last major work was a short novel written
in 1952. Name it.
15. One of the first books to imagine a world after a nuclear
holocaust was this 1957 book written by Nevil Shute. Name it.
** Final, Round 6 - Science
* Meet the Real Flintstones
As Ralph Kramden used to say when caught red-handed by Alice,
"Hominid, hominid, hominid". With apologies to any creationists
in the league, here's a triple on our slope-browed forebears.
1. Discovered in 1974 in Ethiopia, "Lucy" is a partial skeleton with
pelvis and leg bones of a fully bipedal creature. She is
considered a member of which extinct species? (2 words --
in Latin.)
2. Fossil skulls of Homo habilis show signs of the development of
a region in the brain called Broca's area. This is evidence
that Homo habilis did what?
3. Homo floresiensis is the scientific name of a small-statured
human ancestor, the remains of which were discovered on a remote
Indonesian island in 2004. What more colloquial name did the
media give these hominids?
* Drugs in my Pocket
One of life's lessons is that no good mood goes unpunished -- which
hasn't stopped Big Pharma from investing Big Bucks in managing our
moods. Given the scientific name of an anti-depressant/anti-anxiety
drug, you give us the brand name by which it's most widely known.
4. Diazepam.
5. Fluoxetine.
6. Alprazolam.
* Scatological Animal Facts
7. Their diet of cellulose makes these tiny creatures more flatulent
than any others on Earth. Name those little farters.
8. Which marsupial's poop is cubical?
9. The most expensive coffee in the world is made from beans that
were first consumed and excreted by a certain animal native to
tropical Asia and Africa. Name that animal.
* Products That Flopped
Sometimes, inventions are a stroke of brilliance. Other times,
not so much.
10. Potato chips and ice cream with no fat or calories. What could
go wrong? Well, in fact, side effects of this fake fat included
intense diarrhea and "anal leakage". Name the additive.
11. Face-wear that records and transmits all you see might seem like
a good idea... except for little things like privacy and safety.
After its introduction in 2012, it was banned from casinos
and movie theaters, and in 2015, made illegal while driving.
Soon this nerdy device was gone for good. What was its name?
12. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, this machine went to war
with the VHS VCR... and lost, badly. Despite dismal sales, the
manufacturer continued to make the machines until 2002 and the
tapes until 2016. Name the device.
* Accidental Discoveries
Sometimes it's better to be lucky than smart, as these questions
will illustrate.
13. In 1879, after a day spent studying coal tar derivatives,
Constantin Fahlberg left his John Hopkins laboratory and went
to dinner. Something he ate tasted particularly sweet, which
he traced to a chemical compound he'd spilled on his hand.
Name his discovery.
14. In 1943, General Electric engineer James Wright combined
silicone oil and boric acid seeking an alternative to rubber for
tank treads, boots, etc. It didn't work, but it led to a popular
children's play product marketed by Crayola. Name the product.
15. In 1903 French scientist Édouard Bénédictus dropped a glass
flask that had been filled with cellulose nitrate, a sort of
liquid plastic. The flask didn't shatter -- which led to the
creation of what product, just in time for the introduction of
the automobile?
--
Mark Brader | "Of course, the most important part of making the
Toronto | proposal something special for both of you is
m...@vex.net | addressing it to the right person." --Mara Chibnik
My text in this article is in the public domain.
and should be interpreted accordingly.
On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup,
based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
the correct answers in about 3 days.
All questions were written by members of Unnatural Axxxe and are
used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have
been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information see
my 2019-01-22 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
** Final, Round 4 - Entertainment
* 1950s Rock'N'Roll
In 1954, Bill Haley and the Comets released "Rock Around the
Clock" and a Tupelo truck driver recorded "That's Alright Mama"
-- so let's call this the 65th anniversary of Rock and Roll.
We're in the 1950s, and we're staying there for this whole round.
1. Three big rock'n'rollers died on 1959-02-02 in a plane crash at
Clear Lake IA. Which one of them has *not* yet been commemorated
with a popular movie about his life?
2. The music died again in April 1960, when this rock'n'roller of
"Summertime Blues" fame died in a car crash in Bath, England.
Name him.
3. What then-shocking 1955 movie, starring Glenn Ford, Vic Morrow,
and Sidney Poitier, launched the song "Rock Around the Clock"?
* 1950s Television
In each case, name the 1950s TV show that aired on CBS.
4. A 30-minute comedy series about an Army sergeant who used
his position as leader of a motor pool to earn money via various
underhanded schemes.
5. A half-hour family comedy series with moments of drama, starring
Robert Young and Jane Wyatt.
6. A half-hour panel game show where three contestants would all
claim to be the same person.
* 1950s Radio
7. This disc jockey, nicknamed the "Moon Dog", is credited with
coining the term "rock and roll" in the 1950s on New York's
WABC. He was later fired during the payola scandal. Name him.
8. In 1959, a Toronto station that had been around since the end
of the war decided to switch to a top-40 format. It would keep
to that format for nearly 30 years, making it the longest-running
top-40 station in the country. Name it.
9. In 1952, a young deejay called Dick Clay was hired by WFIL
Philadelphia. He changed his name and created a show
introducing new bands and hit songs. In 1956 it moved to
TV with great success. Name either the show or its host.
* 1950s Movies
10. Competition from TV in the '50s saw movies resort to gimmicks
to get bums in seats. In "The Tingler", under-seat buzzers
were activated as Vincent Price warned the audience to "Scream!
Scream for your lives!" What producer-director came up with
this and other cheesy gimmicks?
11. 3D was another gimmick and by 1954 the novelty was wearing off.
That didn't stop Alfred Hitchcock from shooting one movie in 3D,
even though most theaters never showed it that way. Which movie?
12. Todd-AO was a wide-screen film format to compete with Cinerama
and Panavision, used for films like "Oklahoma!" and "Around the
World in 80 Days". It didn't help when the founder, Mike Todd,
was killed in a plane crash. Who was his *widow*?
* 1950s Books
13. This Ralph Ellison novel tells the story of a young man in
a perverse Southern town and his adversities in white society
in the early 20th century. Name that book.
14. Ernest Hemingway's last major work was a short novel written
in 1952. Name it.
15. One of the first books to imagine a world after a nuclear
holocaust was this 1957 book written by Nevil Shute. Name it.
** Final, Round 6 - Science
* Meet the Real Flintstones
As Ralph Kramden used to say when caught red-handed by Alice,
"Hominid, hominid, hominid". With apologies to any creationists
in the league, here's a triple on our slope-browed forebears.
1. Discovered in 1974 in Ethiopia, "Lucy" is a partial skeleton with
pelvis and leg bones of a fully bipedal creature. She is
considered a member of which extinct species? (2 words --
in Latin.)
2. Fossil skulls of Homo habilis show signs of the development of
a region in the brain called Broca's area. This is evidence
that Homo habilis did what?
3. Homo floresiensis is the scientific name of a small-statured
human ancestor, the remains of which were discovered on a remote
Indonesian island in 2004. What more colloquial name did the
media give these hominids?
* Drugs in my Pocket
One of life's lessons is that no good mood goes unpunished -- which
hasn't stopped Big Pharma from investing Big Bucks in managing our
moods. Given the scientific name of an anti-depressant/anti-anxiety
drug, you give us the brand name by which it's most widely known.
4. Diazepam.
5. Fluoxetine.
6. Alprazolam.
* Scatological Animal Facts
7. Their diet of cellulose makes these tiny creatures more flatulent
than any others on Earth. Name those little farters.
8. Which marsupial's poop is cubical?
9. The most expensive coffee in the world is made from beans that
were first consumed and excreted by a certain animal native to
tropical Asia and Africa. Name that animal.
* Products That Flopped
Sometimes, inventions are a stroke of brilliance. Other times,
not so much.
10. Potato chips and ice cream with no fat or calories. What could
go wrong? Well, in fact, side effects of this fake fat included
intense diarrhea and "anal leakage". Name the additive.
11. Face-wear that records and transmits all you see might seem like
a good idea... except for little things like privacy and safety.
After its introduction in 2012, it was banned from casinos
and movie theaters, and in 2015, made illegal while driving.
Soon this nerdy device was gone for good. What was its name?
12. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, this machine went to war
with the VHS VCR... and lost, badly. Despite dismal sales, the
manufacturer continued to make the machines until 2002 and the
tapes until 2016. Name the device.
* Accidental Discoveries
Sometimes it's better to be lucky than smart, as these questions
will illustrate.
13. In 1879, after a day spent studying coal tar derivatives,
Constantin Fahlberg left his John Hopkins laboratory and went
to dinner. Something he ate tasted particularly sweet, which
he traced to a chemical compound he'd spilled on his hand.
Name his discovery.
14. In 1943, General Electric engineer James Wright combined
silicone oil and boric acid seeking an alternative to rubber for
tank treads, boots, etc. It didn't work, but it led to a popular
children's play product marketed by Crayola. Name the product.
15. In 1903 French scientist Édouard Bénédictus dropped a glass
flask that had been filled with cellulose nitrate, a sort of
liquid plastic. The flask didn't shatter -- which led to the
creation of what product, just in time for the introduction of
the automobile?
--
Mark Brader | "Of course, the most important part of making the
Toronto | proposal something special for both of you is
m...@vex.net | addressing it to the right person." --Mara Chibnik
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Dan Blum
Oct 6, 2019, 10:10:59 PM10/6/19
to
> 1. Three big rock'n'rollers died on 1959-02-02 in a plane crash at
> Clear Lake IA. Which one of them has *not* yet been commemorated
> with a popular movie about his life?
The Big Bopper
> Clear Lake IA. Which one of them has *not* yet been commemorated
> with a popular movie about his life?
> 3. What then-shocking 1955 movie, starring Glenn Ford, Vic Morrow,
> and Sidney Poitier, launched the song "Rock Around the Clock"?
> * 1950s Television
> 4. A 30-minute comedy series about an Army sergeant who used
> his position as leader of a motor pool to earn money via various
> underhanded schemes.
> 5. A half-hour family comedy series with moments of drama, starring
> Robert Young and Jane Wyatt.
> 6. A half-hour panel game show where three contestants would all
> claim to be the same person.
(I think this was a different show, actually, but it's all I can think
of.)
> * 1950s Radio
> 9. In 1952, a young deejay called Dick Clay was hired by WFIL
> Philadelphia. He changed his name and created a show
> introducing new bands and hit songs. In 1956 it moved to
> TV with great success. Name either the show or its host.
> * 1950s Movies
> 10. Competition from TV in the '50s saw movies resort to gimmicks
> to get bums in seats. In "The Tingler", under-seat buzzers
> were activated as Vincent Price warned the audience to "Scream!
> Scream for your lives!" What producer-director came up with
> this and other cheesy gimmicks?
> 12. Todd-AO was a wide-screen film format to compete with Cinerama
> and Panavision, used for films like "Oklahoma!" and "Around the
> World in 80 Days". It didn't help when the founder, Mike Todd,
> was killed in a plane crash. Who was his *widow*?
> * 1950s Books
> 13. This Ralph Ellison novel tells the story of a young man in
> a perverse Southern town and his adversities in white society
> in the early 20th century. Name that book.
> 14. Ernest Hemingway's last major work was a short novel written
> in 1952. Name it.
> 15. One of the first books to imagine a world after a nuclear
> holocaust was this 1957 book written by Nevil Shute. Name it.
> ** Final, Round 6 - Science
> * Meet the Real Flintstones
> 1. Discovered in 1974 in Ethiopia, "Lucy" is a partial skeleton with
> pelvis and leg bones of a fully bipedal creature. She is
> considered a member of which extinct species? (2 words --
> in Latin.)
Australopithecus afraensis
> pelvis and leg bones of a fully bipedal creature. She is
> considered a member of which extinct species? (2 words --
> in Latin.)
> 2. Fossil skulls of Homo habilis show signs of the development of
> a region in the brain called Broca's area. This is evidence
> that Homo habilis did what?
> 3. Homo floresiensis is the scientific name of a small-statured
> human ancestor, the remains of which were discovered on a remote
> Indonesian island in 2004. What more colloquial name did the
> media give these hominids?
> * Drugs in my Pocket
Prozac
> 5. Fluoxetine.
Efflexor
> 6. Alprazolam.
Prozac
> * Scatological Animal Facts
> 7. Their diet of cellulose makes these tiny creatures more flatulent
> than any others on Earth. Name those little farters.
> 8. Which marsupial's poop is cubical?
> 9. The most expensive coffee in the world is made from beans that
> were first consumed and excreted by a certain animal native to
> tropical Asia and Africa. Name that animal.
> * Products That Flopped
> 10. Potato chips and ice cream with no fat or calories. What could
> go wrong? Well, in fact, side effects of this fake fat included
> intense diarrhea and "anal leakage". Name the additive.
> 11. Face-wear that records and transmits all you see might seem like
> a good idea... except for little things like privacy and safety.
> After its introduction in 2012, it was banned from casinos
> and movie theaters, and in 2015, made illegal while driving.
> Soon this nerdy device was gone for good. What was its name?
> 12. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, this machine went to war
> with the VHS VCR... and lost, badly. Despite dismal sales, the
> manufacturer continued to make the machines until 2002 and the
> tapes until 2016. Name the device.
> * Accidental Discoveries
> 13. In 1879, after a day spent studying coal tar derivatives,
> Constantin Fahlberg left his John Hopkins laboratory and went
> to dinner. Something he ate tasted particularly sweet, which
> he traced to a chemical compound he'd spilled on his hand.
> Name his discovery.
> 14. In 1943, General Electric engineer James Wright combined
> silicone oil and boric acid seeking an alternative to rubber for
> tank treads, boots, etc. It didn't work, but it led to a popular
> children's play product marketed by Crayola. Name the product.
> 15. In 1903 French scientist ?douard B?n?dictus dropped a glass
> flask that had been filled with cellulose nitrate, a sort of
> liquid plastic. The flask didn't shatter -- which led to the
> creation of what product, just in time for the introduction of
> the automobile?
Plexiglass
> liquid plastic. The flask didn't shatter -- which led to the
> creation of what product, just in time for the introduction of
> the automobile?
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Dan Tilque
Oct 7, 2019, 12:20:00 AM10/7/19
to
On 10/6/19 3:24 PM, Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> ** Final, Round 4 - Entertainment
>
>
> * 1950s Rock'N'Roll
>
> In 1954, Bill Haley and the Comets released "Rock Around the
> Clock" and a Tupelo truck driver recorded "That's Alright Mama"
> -- so let's call this the 65th anniversary of Rock and Roll.
> We're in the 1950s, and we're staying there for this whole round.
>
> 1. Three big rock'n'rollers died on 1959-02-02 in a plane crash at
> Clear Lake IA. Which one of them has *not* yet been commemorated
> with a popular movie about his life?
The Big Bopper
>
>
> ** Final, Round 4 - Entertainment
>
>
> * 1950s Rock'N'Roll
>
> In 1954, Bill Haley and the Comets released "Rock Around the
> Clock" and a Tupelo truck driver recorded "That's Alright Mama"
> -- so let's call this the 65th anniversary of Rock and Roll.
> We're in the 1950s, and we're staying there for this whole round.
>
> 1. Three big rock'n'rollers died on 1959-02-02 in a plane crash at
> Clear Lake IA. Which one of them has *not* yet been commemorated
> with a popular movie about his life?
>
> 2. The music died again in April 1960, when this rock'n'roller of
> "Summertime Blues" fame died in a car crash in Bath, England.
> Name him.
>
> 3. What then-shocking 1955 movie, starring Glenn Ford, Vic Morrow,
> and Sidney Poitier, launched the song "Rock Around the Clock"?
>
>
> * 1950s Television
>
> In each case, name the 1950s TV show that aired on CBS.
>
> 4. A 30-minute comedy series about an Army sergeant who used
> his position as leader of a motor pool to earn money via various
> underhanded schemes.
>
> 5. A half-hour family comedy series with moments of drama, starring
> Robert Young and Jane Wyatt.
>
> 6. A half-hour panel game show where three contestants would all
> claim to be the same person.
>
>
> * 1950s Radio
>
> 7. This disc jockey, nicknamed the "Moon Dog", is credited with
> coining the term "rock and roll" in the 1950s on New York's
> WABC. He was later fired during the payola scandal. Name him.
>
> 8. In 1959, a Toronto station that had been around since the end
> of the war decided to switch to a top-40 format. It would keep
> to that format for nearly 30 years, making it the longest-running
> top-40 station in the country. Name it.
>
> 9. In 1952, a young deejay called Dick Clay was hired by WFIL
> Philadelphia. He changed his name and created a show
> introducing new bands and hit songs. In 1956 it moved to
> TV with great success. Name either the show or its host.
>
>
> * 1950s Movies
>
> 10. Competition from TV in the '50s saw movies resort to gimmicks
> to get bums in seats. In "The Tingler", under-seat buzzers
> were activated as Vincent Price warned the audience to "Scream!
> Scream for your lives!" What producer-director came up with
> this and other cheesy gimmicks?
>
> 11. 3D was another gimmick and by 1954 the novelty was wearing off.
> That didn't stop Alfred Hitchcock from shooting one movie in 3D,
> even though most theaters never showed it that way. Which movie?
>
> 12. Todd-AO was a wide-screen film format to compete with Cinerama
> and Panavision, used for films like "Oklahoma!" and "Around the
> World in 80 Days". It didn't help when the founder, Mike Todd,
> was killed in a plane crash. Who was his *widow*?
>
>
> * 1950s Books
>
> 13. This Ralph Ellison novel tells the story of a young man in
> a perverse Southern town and his adversities in white society
> in the early 20th century. Name that book.
>
> 14. Ernest Hemingway's last major work was a short novel written
> in 1952. Name it.
The Old Man and the Sea
>
>
> 15. One of the first books to imagine a world after a nuclear
> holocaust was this 1957 book written by Nevil Shute. Name it.
On the Beach
> holocaust was this 1957 book written by Nevil Shute. Name it.
>
>
> ** Final, Round 6 - Science
>
> * Meet the Real Flintstones
>
> As Ralph Kramden used to say when caught red-handed by Alice,
> "Hominid, hominid, hominid". With apologies to any creationists
> in the league, here's a triple on our slope-browed forebears.
>
> 1. Discovered in 1974 in Ethiopia, "Lucy" is a partial skeleton with
> pelvis and leg bones of a fully bipedal creature. She is
> considered a member of which extinct species? (2 words --
> in Latin.)
>
> 2. Fossil skulls of Homo habilis show signs of the development of
> a region in the brain called Broca's area. This is evidence
> that Homo habilis did what?
>
> 3. Homo floresiensis is the scientific name of a small-statured
> human ancestor, the remains of which were discovered on a remote
> Indonesian island in 2004. What more colloquial name did the
> media give these hominids?
>
>
> * Drugs in my Pocket
>
> One of life's lessons is that no good mood goes unpunished -- which
> hasn't stopped Big Pharma from investing Big Bucks in managing our
> moods. Given the scientific name of an anti-depressant/anti-anxiety
> drug, you give us the brand name by which it's most widely known.
>
> 4. Diazepam.
> 5. Fluoxetine.
Prozac
> 6. Alprazolam.
Xanax
>
>
> * Scatological Animal Facts
>
> 7. Their diet of cellulose makes these tiny creatures more flatulent
> than any others on Earth. Name those little farters.
>
> 8. Which marsupial's poop is cubical?
>
> 9. The most expensive coffee in the world is made from beans that
> were first consumed and excreted by a certain animal native to
> tropical Asia and Africa. Name that animal.
>
>
> * Products That Flopped
>
> Sometimes, inventions are a stroke of brilliance. Other times,
> not so much.
>
> 10. Potato chips and ice cream with no fat or calories. What could
> go wrong? Well, in fact, side effects of this fake fat included
> intense diarrhea and "anal leakage". Name the additive.
>
> 11. Face-wear that records and transmits all you see might seem like
> a good idea... except for little things like privacy and safety.
> After its introduction in 2012, it was banned from casinos
> and movie theaters, and in 2015, made illegal while driving.
> Soon this nerdy device was gone for good. What was its name?
>
> 12. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, this machine went to war
> with the VHS VCR... and lost, badly. Despite dismal sales, the
> manufacturer continued to make the machines until 2002 and the
> tapes until 2016. Name the device.
>
>
> * Accidental Discoveries
>
> Sometimes it's better to be lucky than smart, as these questions
> will illustrate.
>
> 13. In 1879, after a day spent studying coal tar derivatives,
> Constantin Fahlberg left his John Hopkins laboratory and went
> to dinner. Something he ate tasted particularly sweet, which
> he traced to a chemical compound he'd spilled on his hand.
> Name his discovery.
>
> 14. In 1943, General Electric engineer James Wright combined
> silicone oil and boric acid seeking an alternative to rubber for
> tank treads, boots, etc. It didn't work, but it led to a popular
> children's play product marketed by Crayola. Name the product.
>
> 15. In 1903 French scientist Édouard Bénédictus dropped a glass
> flask that had been filled with cellulose nitrate, a sort of
> liquid plastic. The flask didn't shatter -- which led to the
> creation of what product, just in time for the introduction of
> the automobile?
--
Dan Tilque
Joshua Kreitzer
Oct 7, 2019, 1:15:31 AM10/7/19
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:KfOdnUzG-6wN9AfAnZ2dnUU7-
ePN...@giganews.com:
> * 1950s Rock'N'Roll
>
> In 1954, Bill Haley and the Comets released "Rock Around the
> Clock" and a Tupelo truck driver recorded "That's Alright Mama"
> -- so let's call this the 65th anniversary of Rock and Roll.
> We're in the 1950s, and we're staying there for this whole round.
>
> 1. Three big rock'n'rollers died on 1959-02-02 in a plane crash at
> Clear Lake IA. Which one of them has *not* yet been commemorated
> with a popular movie about his life?
The Big Bopper
> 2. The music died again in April 1960, when this rock'n'roller of
> "Summertime Blues" fame died in a car crash in Bath, England.
> Name him.
Cochran
> 3. What then-shocking 1955 movie, starring Glenn Ford, Vic Morrow,
> and Sidney Poitier, launched the song "Rock Around the Clock"?
"Blackboard Jungle"
> * 1950s Television
>
> In each case, name the 1950s TV show that aired on CBS.
>
> 4. A 30-minute comedy series about an Army sergeant who used
> his position as leader of a motor pool to earn money via various
> underhanded schemes.
"The Phil Silvers Show"
> 5. A half-hour family comedy series with moments of drama, starring
> Robert Young and Jane Wyatt.
"Father Knows Best"
> 6. A half-hour panel game show where three contestants would all
> claim to be the same person.
"To Tell the Truth"
> * 1950s Radio
>
> 7. This disc jockey, nicknamed the "Moon Dog", is credited with
> coining the term "rock and roll" in the 1950s on New York's
> WABC. He was later fired during the payola scandal. Name him.
Freed
> 9. In 1952, a young deejay called Dick Clay was hired by WFIL
> Philadelphia. He changed his name and created a show
> introducing new bands and hit songs. In 1956 it moved to
> TV with great success. Name either the show or its host.
"American Bandstand"; Dick Clark
(I was under the impression that Dick Clark's real name was Richard
Clark, but I guess he could have changed his name from a pseudonym back
to his real name)
> * 1950s Movies
>
> 10. Competition from TV in the '50s saw movies resort to gimmicks
> to get bums in seats. In "The Tingler", under-seat buzzers
> were activated as Vincent Price warned the audience to "Scream!
> Scream for your lives!" What producer-director came up with
> this and other cheesy gimmicks?
Castle
> 11. 3D was another gimmick and by 1954 the novelty was wearing off.
> That didn't stop Alfred Hitchcock from shooting one movie in 3D,
> even though most theaters never showed it that way. Which movie?
"Dial M for Murder"
> 12. Todd-AO was a wide-screen film format to compete with Cinerama
> and Panavision, used for films like "Oklahoma!" and "Around the
> World in 80 Days". It didn't help when the founder, Mike Todd,
> was killed in a plane crash. Who was his *widow*?
Elizabeth Taylor
> * 1950s Books
>
> 13. This Ralph Ellison novel tells the story of a young man in
> a perverse Southern town and his adversities in white society
> in the early 20th century. Name that book.
"Invisible Man"
> 14. Ernest Hemingway's last major work was a short novel written
> in 1952. Name it.
> ** Final, Round 6 - Science
>
> * Meet the Real Flintstones
>
> As Ralph Kramden used to say when caught red-handed by Alice,
> "Hominid, hominid, hominid". With apologies to any creationists
> in the league, here's a triple on our slope-browed forebears.
>
> 1. Discovered in 1974 in Ethiopia, "Lucy" is a partial skeleton with
> pelvis and leg bones of a fully bipedal creature. She is
> considered a member of which extinct species? (2 words --
> in Latin.)
Australopithecus africanus
> 2. Fossil skulls of Homo habilis show signs of the development of
> a region in the brain called Broca's area. This is evidence
> that Homo habilis did what?
speak
> 3. Homo floresiensis is the scientific name of a small-statured
> human ancestor, the remains of which were discovered on a remote
> Indonesian island in 2004. What more colloquial name did the
> media give these hominids?
hobbits
> * Drugs in my Pocket
>
> One of life's lessons is that no good mood goes unpunished -- which
> hasn't stopped Big Pharma from investing Big Bucks in managing our
> moods. Given the scientific name of an anti-depressant/anti-anxiety
> drug, you give us the brand name by which it's most widely known.
>
> 4. Diazepam.
Valium
> * Scatological Animal Facts
> * Products That Flopped
>
> Sometimes, inventions are a stroke of brilliance. Other times,
> not so much.
>
> 10. Potato chips and ice cream with no fat or calories. What could
> go wrong? Well, in fact, side effects of this fake fat included
> intense diarrhea and "anal leakage". Name the additive.
olestra
> 11. Face-wear that records and transmits all you see might seem like
> a good idea... except for little things like privacy and safety.
> After its introduction in 2012, it was banned from casinos
> and movie theaters, and in 2015, made illegal while driving.
> Soon this nerdy device was gone for good. What was its name?
Google Glass
> 12. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, this machine went to war
> with the VHS VCR... and lost, badly. Despite dismal sales, the
> manufacturer continued to make the machines until 2002 and the
> tapes until 2016. Name the device.
Betamax
> * Accidental Discoveries
>
> Sometimes it's better to be lucky than smart, as these questions
> will illustrate.
>
> 13. In 1879, after a day spent studying coal tar derivatives,
> Constantin Fahlberg left his John Hopkins laboratory and went
> to dinner. Something he ate tasted particularly sweet, which
> he traced to a chemical compound he'd spilled on his hand.
> Name his discovery.
saccharin
> 14. In 1943, General Electric engineer James Wright combined
> silicone oil and boric acid seeking an alternative to rubber for
> tank treads, boots, etc. It didn't work, but it led to a popular
> children's play product marketed by Crayola. Name the product.
Silly Putty
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
ePN...@giganews.com:
> * 1950s Rock'N'Roll
>
> In 1954, Bill Haley and the Comets released "Rock Around the
> Clock" and a Tupelo truck driver recorded "That's Alright Mama"
> -- so let's call this the 65th anniversary of Rock and Roll.
> We're in the 1950s, and we're staying there for this whole round.
>
> 1. Three big rock'n'rollers died on 1959-02-02 in a plane crash at
> Clear Lake IA. Which one of them has *not* yet been commemorated
> with a popular movie about his life?
> 2. The music died again in April 1960, when this rock'n'roller of
> "Summertime Blues" fame died in a car crash in Bath, England.
> Name him.
> 3. What then-shocking 1955 movie, starring Glenn Ford, Vic Morrow,
> and Sidney Poitier, launched the song "Rock Around the Clock"?
> * 1950s Television
>
> In each case, name the 1950s TV show that aired on CBS.
>
> 4. A 30-minute comedy series about an Army sergeant who used
> his position as leader of a motor pool to earn money via various
> underhanded schemes.
> 5. A half-hour family comedy series with moments of drama, starring
> Robert Young and Jane Wyatt.
> 6. A half-hour panel game show where three contestants would all
> claim to be the same person.
> * 1950s Radio
>
> 7. This disc jockey, nicknamed the "Moon Dog", is credited with
> coining the term "rock and roll" in the 1950s on New York's
> WABC. He was later fired during the payola scandal. Name him.
> 9. In 1952, a young deejay called Dick Clay was hired by WFIL
> Philadelphia. He changed his name and created a show
> introducing new bands and hit songs. In 1956 it moved to
> TV with great success. Name either the show or its host.
(I was under the impression that Dick Clark's real name was Richard
Clark, but I guess he could have changed his name from a pseudonym back
to his real name)
> * 1950s Movies
>
> 10. Competition from TV in the '50s saw movies resort to gimmicks
> to get bums in seats. In "The Tingler", under-seat buzzers
> were activated as Vincent Price warned the audience to "Scream!
> Scream for your lives!" What producer-director came up with
> this and other cheesy gimmicks?
> 11. 3D was another gimmick and by 1954 the novelty was wearing off.
> That didn't stop Alfred Hitchcock from shooting one movie in 3D,
> even though most theaters never showed it that way. Which movie?
> 12. Todd-AO was a wide-screen film format to compete with Cinerama
> and Panavision, used for films like "Oklahoma!" and "Around the
> World in 80 Days". It didn't help when the founder, Mike Todd,
> was killed in a plane crash. Who was his *widow*?
> * 1950s Books
>
> 13. This Ralph Ellison novel tells the story of a young man in
> a perverse Southern town and his adversities in white society
> in the early 20th century. Name that book.
> 14. Ernest Hemingway's last major work was a short novel written
> in 1952. Name it.
"The Old Man and the Sea"
> 15. One of the first books to imagine a world after a nuclear
> holocaust was this 1957 book written by Nevil Shute. Name it.
"On the Beach"
> holocaust was this 1957 book written by Nevil Shute. Name it.
> ** Final, Round 6 - Science
>
> * Meet the Real Flintstones
>
> As Ralph Kramden used to say when caught red-handed by Alice,
> "Hominid, hominid, hominid". With apologies to any creationists
> in the league, here's a triple on our slope-browed forebears.
>
> 1. Discovered in 1974 in Ethiopia, "Lucy" is a partial skeleton with
> pelvis and leg bones of a fully bipedal creature. She is
> considered a member of which extinct species? (2 words --
> in Latin.)
> 2. Fossil skulls of Homo habilis show signs of the development of
> a region in the brain called Broca's area. This is evidence
> that Homo habilis did what?
> 3. Homo floresiensis is the scientific name of a small-statured
> human ancestor, the remains of which were discovered on a remote
> Indonesian island in 2004. What more colloquial name did the
> media give these hominids?
> * Drugs in my Pocket
>
> One of life's lessons is that no good mood goes unpunished -- which
> hasn't stopped Big Pharma from investing Big Bucks in managing our
> moods. Given the scientific name of an anti-depressant/anti-anxiety
> drug, you give us the brand name by which it's most widely known.
>
> 4. Diazepam.
> * Scatological Animal Facts
>
> 9. The most expensive coffee in the world is made from beans that
> were first consumed and excreted by a certain animal native to
> tropical Asia and Africa. Name that animal.
civet cat
> 9. The most expensive coffee in the world is made from beans that
> were first consumed and excreted by a certain animal native to
> tropical Asia and Africa. Name that animal.
> * Products That Flopped
>
> Sometimes, inventions are a stroke of brilliance. Other times,
> not so much.
>
> 10. Potato chips and ice cream with no fat or calories. What could
> go wrong? Well, in fact, side effects of this fake fat included
> intense diarrhea and "anal leakage". Name the additive.
> 11. Face-wear that records and transmits all you see might seem like
> a good idea... except for little things like privacy and safety.
> After its introduction in 2012, it was banned from casinos
> and movie theaters, and in 2015, made illegal while driving.
> Soon this nerdy device was gone for good. What was its name?
> 12. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, this machine went to war
> with the VHS VCR... and lost, badly. Despite dismal sales, the
> manufacturer continued to make the machines until 2002 and the
> tapes until 2016. Name the device.
> * Accidental Discoveries
>
> Sometimes it's better to be lucky than smart, as these questions
> will illustrate.
>
> 13. In 1879, after a day spent studying coal tar derivatives,
> Constantin Fahlberg left his John Hopkins laboratory and went
> to dinner. Something he ate tasted particularly sweet, which
> he traced to a chemical compound he'd spilled on his hand.
> Name his discovery.
> 14. In 1943, General Electric engineer James Wright combined
> silicone oil and boric acid seeking an alternative to rubber for
> tank treads, boots, etc. It didn't work, but it led to a popular
> children's play product marketed by Crayola. Name the product.
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Erland Sommarskog
Oct 7, 2019, 5:01:02 PM10/7/19
to
Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> 14. Ernest Hemingway's last major work was a short novel written
> in 1952. Name it.
For Whom the Bell Tolls
> 14. Ernest Hemingway's last major work was a short novel written
> in 1952. Name it.
> ** Final, Round 6 - Science
>
> 8. Which marsupial's poop is cubical?
Wombat
> 11. Face-wear that records and transmits all you see might seem like
> a good idea... except for little things like privacy and safety.
> After its introduction in 2012, it was banned from casinos
> and movie theaters, and in 2015, made illegal while driving.
> Soon this nerdy device was gone for good. What was its name?
> 13. In 1879, after a day spent studying coal tar derivatives,
> Constantin Fahlberg left his John Hopkins laboratory and went
> to dinner. Something he ate tasted particularly sweet, which
> he traced to a chemical compound he'd spilled on his hand.
> Name his discovery.
Calvin
Oct 7, 2019, 7:10:42 PM10/7/19
to
On Monday, October 7, 2019 at 8:24:21 AM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
> ** Final, Round 4 - Entertainment
>
>
> * 1950s Rock'N'Roll
>
> In 1954, Bill Haley and the Comets released "Rock Around the
> Clock" and a Tupelo truck driver recorded "That's Alright Mama"
> -- so let's call this the 65th anniversary of Rock and Roll.
> We're in the 1950s, and we're staying there for this whole round.
>
> 1. Three big rock'n'rollers died on 1959-02-02 in a plane crash at
> Clear Lake IA. Which one of them has *not* yet been commemorated
> with a popular movie about his life?
The Big Bopper
> ** Final, Round 4 - Entertainment
>
>
> * 1950s Rock'N'Roll
>
> In 1954, Bill Haley and the Comets released "Rock Around the
> Clock" and a Tupelo truck driver recorded "That's Alright Mama"
> -- so let's call this the 65th anniversary of Rock and Roll.
> We're in the 1950s, and we're staying there for this whole round.
>
> 1. Three big rock'n'rollers died on 1959-02-02 in a plane crash at
> Clear Lake IA. Which one of them has *not* yet been commemorated
> with a popular movie about his life?
> 2. The music died again in April 1960, when this rock'n'roller of
> "Summertime Blues" fame died in a car crash in Bath, England.
> Name him.
>
> 3. What then-shocking 1955 movie, starring Glenn Ford, Vic Morrow,
> and Sidney Poitier, launched the song "Rock Around the Clock"?
> * 1950s Television
>
> In each case, name the 1950s TV show that aired on CBS.
>
> 4. A 30-minute comedy series about an Army sergeant who used
> his position as leader of a motor pool to earn money via various
> underhanded schemes.
> 5. A half-hour family comedy series with moments of drama, starring
> Robert Young and Jane Wyatt.
>
> 6. A half-hour panel game show where three contestants would all
> claim to be the same person.
>
>
> * 1950s Radio
>
> 7. This disc jockey, nicknamed the "Moon Dog", is credited with
> coining the term "rock and roll" in the 1950s on New York's
> WABC. He was later fired during the payola scandal. Name him.
>
> 8. In 1959, a Toronto station that had been around since the end
> of the war decided to switch to a top-40 format. It would keep
> to that format for nearly 30 years, making it the longest-running
> top-40 station in the country. Name it.
>
> 9. In 1952, a young deejay called Dick Clay was hired by WFIL
> Philadelphia. He changed his name and created a show
> introducing new bands and hit songs. In 1956 it moved to
> TV with great success. Name either the show or its host.
> * 1950s Movies
>
> 10. Competition from TV in the '50s saw movies resort to gimmicks
> to get bums in seats. In "The Tingler", under-seat buzzers
> were activated as Vincent Price warned the audience to "Scream!
> Scream for your lives!" What producer-director came up with
> this and other cheesy gimmicks?
>
> 11. 3D was another gimmick and by 1954 the novelty was wearing off.
> That didn't stop Alfred Hitchcock from shooting one movie in 3D,
> even though most theaters never showed it that way. Which movie?
>
> 12. Todd-AO was a wide-screen film format to compete with Cinerama
> and Panavision, used for films like "Oklahoma!" and "Around the
> World in 80 Days". It didn't help when the founder, Mike Todd,
> was killed in a plane crash. Who was his *widow*?
> * 1950s Books
>
> 13. This Ralph Ellison novel tells the story of a young man in
> a perverse Southern town and his adversities in white society
> in the early 20th century. Name that book.
>
> 14. Ernest Hemingway's last major work was a short novel written
> in 1952. Name it.
> 15. One of the first books to imagine a world after a nuclear
> holocaust was this 1957 book written by Nevil Shute. Name it.
> ** Final, Round 6 - Science
>
> * Meet the Real Flintstones
>
> As Ralph Kramden used to say when caught red-handed by Alice,
> "Hominid, hominid, hominid". With apologies to any creationists
> in the league, here's a triple on our slope-browed forebears.
>
> 1. Discovered in 1974 in Ethiopia, "Lucy" is a partial skeleton with
> pelvis and leg bones of a fully bipedal creature. She is
> considered a member of which extinct species? (2 words --
> in Latin.)
> 2. Fossil skulls of Homo habilis show signs of the development of
> a region in the brain called Broca's area. This is evidence
> that Homo habilis did what?
>
> 3. Homo floresiensis is the scientific name of a small-statured
> human ancestor, the remains of which were discovered on a remote
> Indonesian island in 2004. What more colloquial name did the
> media give these hominids?
> * Drugs in my Pocket
>
> One of life's lessons is that no good mood goes unpunished -- which
> hasn't stopped Big Pharma from investing Big Bucks in managing our
> moods. Given the scientific name of an anti-depressant/anti-anxiety
> drug, you give us the brand name by which it's most widely known.
>
> 4. Diazepam.
> 5. Fluoxetine.
> 6. Alprazolam.
>
>
> * Scatological Animal Facts
>
> 7. Their diet of cellulose makes these tiny creatures more flatulent
> than any others on Earth. Name those little farters.
>
> 8. Which marsupial's poop is cubical?
> 9. The most expensive coffee in the world is made from beans that
> were first consumed and excreted by a certain animal native to
> tropical Asia and Africa. Name that animal.
>
>
> * Products That Flopped
>
> Sometimes, inventions are a stroke of brilliance. Other times,
> not so much.
>
> 10. Potato chips and ice cream with no fat or calories. What could
> go wrong? Well, in fact, side effects of this fake fat included
> intense diarrhea and "anal leakage". Name the additive.
>
> 11. Face-wear that records and transmits all you see might seem like
> a good idea... except for little things like privacy and safety.
> After its introduction in 2012, it was banned from casinos
> and movie theaters, and in 2015, made illegal while driving.
> Soon this nerdy device was gone for good. What was its name?
>
> 12. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, this machine went to war
> with the VHS VCR... and lost, badly. Despite dismal sales, the
> manufacturer continued to make the machines until 2002 and the
> tapes until 2016. Name the device.
> * Accidental Discoveries
>
> Sometimes it's better to be lucky than smart, as these questions
> will illustrate.
>
> 13. In 1879, after a day spent studying coal tar derivatives,
> Constantin Fahlberg left his John Hopkins laboratory and went
> to dinner. Something he ate tasted particularly sweet, which
> he traced to a chemical compound he'd spilled on his hand.
> Name his discovery.
> 14. In 1943, General Electric engineer James Wright combined
> silicone oil and boric acid seeking an alternative to rubber for
> tank treads, boots, etc. It didn't work, but it led to a popular
> children's play product marketed by Crayola. Name the product.
> 15. In 1903 French scientist Édouard Bénédictus dropped a glass
> flask that had been filled with cellulose nitrate, a sort of
> liquid plastic. The flask didn't shatter -- which led to the
> creation of what product, just in time for the introduction of
> the automobile?
cheers,
calvin
Bruce Bowler
Oct 8, 2019, 3:07:13 PM10/8/19
to
On Sun, 06 Oct 2019 17:24:16 -0500, Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-08-06, and
> should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give both a
> right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty. Please post
> all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup, based only on
> your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote the questions and
> place your answer below each one.) I will reveal the correct answers in
> about 3 days.
>
> All questions were written by members of Unnatural Axxxe and are used
> here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have been retyped
> and/or edited by me. For further information see my 2019-01-22
> companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> ** Final, Round 4 - Entertainment
>
>
> * 1950s Rock'N'Roll
>
> In 1954, Bill Haley and the Comets released "Rock Around the Clock" and
> a Tupelo truck driver recorded "That's Alright Mama"
> -- so let's call this the 65th anniversary of Rock and Roll.
> We're in the 1950s, and we're staying there for this whole round.
>
> 1. Three big rock'n'rollers died on 1959-02-02 in a plane crash at
> Clear Lake IA. Which one of them has *not* yet been commemorated
> with a popular movie about his life?
"The Big Bopper"
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-08-06, and
> should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give both a
> right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty. Please post
> all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup, based only on
> your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote the questions and
> place your answer below each one.) I will reveal the correct answers in
> about 3 days.
>
> All questions were written by members of Unnatural Axxxe and are used
> here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have been retyped
> and/or edited by me. For further information see my 2019-01-22
> companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> ** Final, Round 4 - Entertainment
>
>
> * 1950s Rock'N'Roll
>
> In 1954, Bill Haley and the Comets released "Rock Around the Clock" and
> a Tupelo truck driver recorded "That's Alright Mama"
> -- so let's call this the 65th anniversary of Rock and Roll.
> We're in the 1950s, and we're staying there for this whole round.
>
> 1. Three big rock'n'rollers died on 1959-02-02 in a plane crash at
> Clear Lake IA. Which one of them has *not* yet been commemorated
> with a popular movie about his life?
> 2. The music died again in April 1960, when this rock'n'roller of
> "Summertime Blues" fame died in a car crash in Bath, England. Name
> him.
>
> 3. What then-shocking 1955 movie, starring Glenn Ford, Vic Morrow,
> and Sidney Poitier, launched the song "Rock Around the Clock"?
>
>
> * 1950s Television
>
> In each case, name the 1950s TV show that aired on CBS.
>
> 4. A 30-minute comedy series about an Army sergeant who used
> his position as leader of a motor pool to earn money via various
> underhanded schemes.
>
> 5. A half-hour family comedy series with moments of drama, starring
> Robert Young and Jane Wyatt.
> 6. A half-hour panel game show where three contestants would all
> claim to be the same person.
> * 1950s Radio
>
> 7. This disc jockey, nicknamed the "Moon Dog", is credited with
> coining the term "rock and roll" in the 1950s on New York's WABC. He
> was later fired during the payola scandal. Name him.
> 8. In 1959, a Toronto station that had been around since the end
> of the war decided to switch to a top-40 format. It would keep to
> that format for nearly 30 years, making it the longest-running top-40
> station in the country. Name it.
>
> 9. In 1952, a young deejay called Dick Clay was hired by WFIL
> Philadelphia. He changed his name and created a show introducing new
> bands and hit songs. In 1956 it moved to TV with great success.
> Name either the show or its host.
> * 1950s Movies
>
> 10. Competition from TV in the '50s saw movies resort to gimmicks
> to get bums in seats. In "The Tingler", under-seat buzzers were
> activated as Vincent Price warned the audience to "Scream! Scream for
> your lives!" What producer-director came up with this and other
> cheesy gimmicks?
>
> 11. 3D was another gimmick and by 1954 the novelty was wearing off.
> That didn't stop Alfred Hitchcock from shooting one movie in 3D, even
> though most theaters never showed it that way. Which movie?
> 12. Todd-AO was a wide-screen film format to compete with Cinerama
> and Panavision, used for films like "Oklahoma!" and "Around the World
> in 80 Days". It didn't help when the founder, Mike Todd, was killed
> in a plane crash. Who was his *widow*?
> * 1950s Books
>
> 13. This Ralph Ellison novel tells the story of a young man in
> a perverse Southern town and his adversities in white society in the
> early 20th century. Name that book.
>
> 14. Ernest Hemingway's last major work was a short novel written
> in 1952. Name it.
>
> 15. One of the first books to imagine a world after a nuclear
> holocaust was this 1957 book written by Nevil Shute. Name it.
> ** Final, Round 6 - Science
>
> * Meet the Real Flintstones
>
> As Ralph Kramden used to say when caught red-handed by Alice, "Hominid,
> hominid, hominid". With apologies to any creationists in the league,
> here's a triple on our slope-browed forebears.
>
> 1. Discovered in 1974 in Ethiopia, "Lucy" is a partial skeleton with
> pelvis and leg bones of a fully bipedal creature. She is considered
> a member of which extinct species? (2 words --
> in Latin.)
>
> 2. Fossil skulls of Homo habilis show signs of the development of
> a region in the brain called Broca's area. This is evidence that
> Homo habilis did what?
> 3. Homo floresiensis is the scientific name of a small-statured
> human ancestor, the remains of which were discovered on a remote
> Indonesian island in 2004. What more colloquial name did the media
> give these hominids?
> * Drugs in my Pocket
>
> One of life's lessons is that no good mood goes unpunished -- which
> hasn't stopped Big Pharma from investing Big Bucks in managing our
> moods. Given the scientific name of an anti-depressant/anti-anxiety
> drug, you give us the brand name by which it's most widely known.
>
> 4. Diazepam.
> 5. Fluoxetine.
> 6. Alprazolam.
>
>
> * Scatological Animal Facts
>
> 7. Their diet of cellulose makes these tiny creatures more flatulent
> than any others on Earth. Name those little farters.
> 8. Which marsupial's poop is cubical?
> 9. The most expensive coffee in the world is made from beans that
> were first consumed and excreted by a certain animal native to
> tropical Asia and Africa. Name that animal.
> * Products That Flopped
>
> Sometimes, inventions are a stroke of brilliance. Other times,
> not so much.
>
> 10. Potato chips and ice cream with no fat or calories. What could
> go wrong? Well, in fact, side effects of this fake fat included
> intense diarrhea and "anal leakage". Name the additive.
> 11. Face-wear that records and transmits all you see might seem like
> a good idea... except for little things like privacy and safety.
> After its introduction in 2012, it was banned from casinos and movie
> theaters, and in 2015, made illegal while driving. Soon this nerdy
> device was gone for good. What was its name?
> 12. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, this machine went to war
> with the VHS VCR... and lost, badly. Despite dismal sales, the
> manufacturer continued to make the machines until 2002 and the tapes
> until 2016. Name the device.
> * Accidental Discoveries
>
> Sometimes it's better to be lucky than smart, as these questions will
> illustrate.
>
> 13. In 1879, after a day spent studying coal tar derivatives,
> Constantin Fahlberg left his John Hopkins laboratory and went to
> dinner. Something he ate tasted particularly sweet, which he traced
> to a chemical compound he'd spilled on his hand.
> Name his discovery.
> 14. In 1943, General Electric engineer James Wright combined
> silicone oil and boric acid seeking an alternative to rubber for tank
> treads, boots, etc. It didn't work, but it led to a popular
> children's play product marketed by Crayola. Name the product.
> 15. In 1903 French scientist Édouard Bénédictus dropped a glass
> flask that had been filled with cellulose nitrate, a sort of liquid
> plastic. The flask didn't shatter -- which led to the creation of
> what product, just in time for the introduction of the automobile?
Pete Gayde
Oct 8, 2019, 5:04:09 PM10/8/19
to
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-08-06,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
> Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
> the correct answers in about 3 days.
>
> All questions were written by members of Unnatural Axxxe and are
> used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have
> been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information see
> my 2019-01-22 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> ** Final, Round 4 - Entertainment
>
>
> * 1950s Rock'N'Roll
>
> In 1954, Bill Haley and the Comets released "Rock Around the
> Clock" and a Tupelo truck driver recorded "That's Alright Mama"
> -- so let's call this the 65th anniversary of Rock and Roll.
> We're in the 1950s, and we're staying there for this whole round.
>
> 1. Three big rock'n'rollers died on 1959-02-02 in a plane crash at
> Clear Lake IA. Which one of them has *not* yet been commemorated
> with a popular movie about his life?
The Big Bopper
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
> Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
> the correct answers in about 3 days.
>
> All questions were written by members of Unnatural Axxxe and are
> used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have
> been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information see
> my 2019-01-22 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> ** Final, Round 4 - Entertainment
>
>
> * 1950s Rock'N'Roll
>
> In 1954, Bill Haley and the Comets released "Rock Around the
> Clock" and a Tupelo truck driver recorded "That's Alright Mama"
> -- so let's call this the 65th anniversary of Rock and Roll.
> We're in the 1950s, and we're staying there for this whole round.
>
> 1. Three big rock'n'rollers died on 1959-02-02 in a plane crash at
> Clear Lake IA. Which one of them has *not* yet been commemorated
> with a popular movie about his life?
>
> 2. The music died again in April 1960, when this rock'n'roller of
> "Summertime Blues" fame died in a car crash in Bath, England.
> Name him.
>
> 3. What then-shocking 1955 movie, starring Glenn Ford, Vic Morrow,
> and Sidney Poitier, launched the song "Rock Around the Clock"?
>
>
> * 1950s Television
>
> In each case, name the 1950s TV show that aired on CBS.
>
> 4. A 30-minute comedy series about an Army sergeant who used
> his position as leader of a motor pool to earn money via various
> underhanded schemes.
>
> 5. A half-hour family comedy series with moments of drama, starring
> Robert Young and Jane Wyatt.
>
> 6. A half-hour panel game show where three contestants would all
> claim to be the same person.
>
>
> * 1950s Radio
>
> 7. This disc jockey, nicknamed the "Moon Dog", is credited with
> coining the term "rock and roll" in the 1950s on New York's
> WABC. He was later fired during the payola scandal. Name him.
>
> 8. In 1959, a Toronto station that had been around since the end
> of the war decided to switch to a top-40 format. It would keep
> to that format for nearly 30 years, making it the longest-running
> top-40 station in the country. Name it.
>
> 9. In 1952, a young deejay called Dick Clay was hired by WFIL
> Philadelphia. He changed his name and created a show
> introducing new bands and hit songs. In 1956 it moved to
> TV with great success. Name either the show or its host.
>
>
> * 1950s Movies
>
> 10. Competition from TV in the '50s saw movies resort to gimmicks
> to get bums in seats. In "The Tingler", under-seat buzzers
> were activated as Vincent Price warned the audience to "Scream!
> Scream for your lives!" What producer-director came up with
> this and other cheesy gimmicks?
>
> 11. 3D was another gimmick and by 1954 the novelty was wearing off.
> That didn't stop Alfred Hitchcock from shooting one movie in 3D,
> even though most theaters never showed it that way. Which movie?
>
> 12. Todd-AO was a wide-screen film format to compete with Cinerama
> and Panavision, used for films like "Oklahoma!" and "Around the
> World in 80 Days". It didn't help when the founder, Mike Todd,
> was killed in a plane crash. Who was his *widow*?
>
>
> * 1950s Books
>
> 13. This Ralph Ellison novel tells the story of a young man in
> a perverse Southern town and his adversities in white society
> in the early 20th century. Name that book.
>
> 14. Ernest Hemingway's last major work was a short novel written
> in 1952. Name it.
The Old Man and the Sea
>
>
> 15. One of the first books to imagine a world after a nuclear
> holocaust was this 1957 book written by Nevil Shute. Name it.
On the Beach
> holocaust was this 1957 book written by Nevil Shute. Name it.
>
>
> ** Final, Round 6 - Science
>
> * Meet the Real Flintstones
>
> As Ralph Kramden used to say when caught red-handed by Alice,
> "Hominid, hominid, hominid". With apologies to any creationists
> in the league, here's a triple on our slope-browed forebears.
>
> 1. Discovered in 1974 in Ethiopia, "Lucy" is a partial skeleton with
> pelvis and leg bones of a fully bipedal creature. She is
> considered a member of which extinct species? (2 words --
> in Latin.)
>
> 2. Fossil skulls of Homo habilis show signs of the development of
> a region in the brain called Broca's area. This is evidence
> that Homo habilis did what?
>
> 3. Homo floresiensis is the scientific name of a small-statured
> human ancestor, the remains of which were discovered on a remote
> Indonesian island in 2004. What more colloquial name did the
> media give these hominids?
>
>
> * Drugs in my Pocket
>
> One of life's lessons is that no good mood goes unpunished -- which
> hasn't stopped Big Pharma from investing Big Bucks in managing our
> moods. Given the scientific name of an anti-depressant/anti-anxiety
> drug, you give us the brand name by which it's most widely known.
>
> 4. Diazepam.
> 5. Fluoxetine.
Oxycodone; Oxycontin
> 6. Alprazolam.
Oxycodone; Oxycontin
>
>
> * Scatological Animal Facts
>
> 7. Their diet of cellulose makes these tiny creatures more flatulent
> than any others on Earth. Name those little farters.
>
> 8. Which marsupial's poop is cubical?
>
> 9. The most expensive coffee in the world is made from beans that
> were first consumed and excreted by a certain animal native to
> tropical Asia and Africa. Name that animal.
>
>
> * Products That Flopped
>
> Sometimes, inventions are a stroke of brilliance. Other times,
> not so much.
>
> 10. Potato chips and ice cream with no fat or calories. What could
> go wrong? Well, in fact, side effects of this fake fat included
> intense diarrhea and "anal leakage". Name the additive.
>
> 11. Face-wear that records and transmits all you see might seem like
> a good idea... except for little things like privacy and safety.
> After its introduction in 2012, it was banned from casinos
> and movie theaters, and in 2015, made illegal while driving.
> Soon this nerdy device was gone for good. What was its name?
>
> 12. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, this machine went to war
> with the VHS VCR... and lost, badly. Despite dismal sales, the
> manufacturer continued to make the machines until 2002 and the
> tapes until 2016. Name the device.
>
>
> * Accidental Discoveries
>
> Sometimes it's better to be lucky than smart, as these questions
> will illustrate.
>
> 13. In 1879, after a day spent studying coal tar derivatives,
> Constantin Fahlberg left his John Hopkins laboratory and went
> to dinner. Something he ate tasted particularly sweet, which
> he traced to a chemical compound he'd spilled on his hand.
> Name his discovery.
>
> 14. In 1943, General Electric engineer James Wright combined
> silicone oil and boric acid seeking an alternative to rubber for
> tank treads, boots, etc. It didn't work, but it led to a popular
> children's play product marketed by Crayola. Name the product.
>
> 15. In 1903 French scientist Édouard Bénédictus dropped a glass
> flask that had been filled with cellulose nitrate, a sort of
> liquid plastic. The flask didn't shatter -- which led to the
> creation of what product, just in time for the introduction of
> the automobile?
>
Pete Gayde
Mark Brader
Oct 10, 2019, 12:09:01 AM10/10/19
to
Mark Brader:
and Pete.
"The Buddy Holly Story" (1978) and "La Bamba" (1987) were about
Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens respectively.
> 2. The music died again in April 1960, when this rock'n'roller of
> "Summertime Blues" fame died in a car crash in Bath, England.
> Name him.
Eddie Cochran. 4 for Joshua.
> 3. What then-shocking 1955 movie, starring Glenn Ford, Vic Morrow,
> and Sidney Poitier, launched the song "Rock Around the Clock"?
"The Blackboard Jungle". 4 for Joshua and Pete.
> * 1950s Television
> In each case, name the 1950s TV show that aired on CBS.
> 4. A 30-minute comedy series about an Army sergeant who used
> his position as leader of a motor pool to earn money via various
> underhanded schemes.
"You'll Never Get Rich", which was soon retitled "The Phil Silvers
Show" and later "Sergeant Bilko". (Accepting any of these.)
4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Joshua, and Pete (the hard way).
> 5. A half-hour family comedy series with moments of drama, starring
> Robert Young and Jane Wyatt.
"Father Knows Best". 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Joshua, Bruce,
and Pete.
> 6. A half-hour panel game show where three contestants would all
> claim to be the same person.
"To Tell the Truth". 4 for Joshua, Bruce, and Pete.
Yes, "What's My Line" was a different show, though played in a very
similar manner.
> * 1950s Radio
> 7. This disc jockey, nicknamed the "Moon Dog", is credited with
> coining the term "rock and roll" in the 1950s on New York's
> WABC. He was later fired during the payola scandal. Name him.
Alan Freed. 4 for Joshua, Bruce, and Pete.
> 8. In 1959, a Toronto station that had been around since the end
> of the war decided to switch to a top-40 format. It would keep
> to that format for nearly 30 years, making it the longest-running
> top-40 station in the country. Name it.
CHUM (accepting "1050 CHUM" or "CHUM-AM").
> 9. In 1952, a young deejay called Dick Clay was hired by WFIL
> Philadelphia. He changed his name and created a show
> introducing new bands and hit songs. In 1956 it moved to
> TV with great success. Name either the show or its host.
"American Bandstand", Dick Clark. (Clark, not Clay, was his
real name.) 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Joshua (the hard way),
Bruce, and Pete.
> * 1950s Movies
> 10. Competition from TV in the '50s saw movies resort to gimmicks
> to get bums in seats. In "The Tingler", under-seat buzzers
> were activated as Vincent Price warned the audience to "Scream!
> Scream for your lives!" What producer-director came up with
> this and other cheesy gimmicks?
William Castle. 4 for Joshua.
Another gimmick in "The Tingler" (1959) was that although it was
in black-and-white, in one scene red blood was shown. The scene
was actually filmed in color, but everything on the set that wasn't
already white, black, or gray had been painted in those colors, and
the actress wore gray makeup; thus everything except the "blood"
appeared just as if it had been shot in B&W. Every release print
then had to have the color scene especially spliced in. See:
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2Y6l_VTwgb4/U0AQHfjFLgI/AAAAAAAAIsU/iD0m_q59l74/s1600/Tingler+reaching+from+the+red.jpg
> 11. 3D was another gimmick and by 1954 the novelty was wearing off.
> That didn't stop Alfred Hitchcock from shooting one movie in 3D,
> even though most theaters never showed it that way. Which movie?
"Dial M For Murder". 4 for Joshua and Bruce.
Some of the shots feature unusual low angles with foreground objects
close to the camera; this is why. See:
http://alfredhitchblog.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/dialm2.jpg
At the original game, one of the wrong answers given was "North
by Northwest"; that movie would have been a better choice for 3D,
I think, but it didn't appear until 1959, when the fad was over.
> 12. Todd-AO was a wide-screen film format to compete with Cinerama
> and Panavision, used for films like "Oklahoma!" and "Around the
> World in 80 Days". It didn't help when the founder, Mike Todd,
> was killed in a plane crash. Who was his *widow*?
Elizabeth Taylor. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Calvin, Bruce, and Pete.
> * 1950s Books
> 13. This Ralph Ellison novel tells the story of a young man in
> a perverse Southern town and his adversities in white society
> in the early 20th century. Name that book.
"Invisible Man". 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Joshua.
> 14. Ernest Hemingway's last major work was a short novel written
> in 1952. Name it.
"The Old Man and the Sea". 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Joshua,
and Pete. 2 for Calvin.
> 15. One of the first books to imagine a world after a nuclear
> holocaust was this 1957 book written by Nevil Shute. Name it.
"On the Beach". 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Joshua, Calvin, Bruce,
and Pete.
> ** Final, Round 6 - Science
> * Meet the Real Flintstones
> As Ralph Kramden used to say when caught red-handed by Alice,
> "Hominid, hominid, hominid". With apologies to any creationists
> in the league, here's a triple on our slope-browed forebears.
> 1. Discovered in 1974 in Ethiopia, "Lucy" is a partial skeleton with
> pelvis and leg bones of a fully bipedal creature. She is
> considered a member of which extinct species? (2 words --
> in Latin.)
Australopithecus afarensis. 4 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque.
> 2. Fossil skulls of Homo habilis show signs of the development of
> a region in the brain called Broca's area. This is evidence
> that Homo habilis did what?
Spoke. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Joshua, Bruce, and Pete.
> 3. Homo floresiensis is the scientific name of a small-statured
> human ancestor, the remains of which were discovered on a remote
> Indonesian island in 2004. What more colloquial name did the
> media give these hominids?
Hobbits. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Joshua, and Bruce.
> * Drugs in my Pocket
> One of life's lessons is that no good mood goes unpunished -- which
> hasn't stopped Big Pharma from investing Big Bucks in managing our
> moods. Given the scientific name of an anti-depressant/anti-anxiety
> drug, you give us the brand name by which it's most widely known.
> 4. Diazepam.
Valium. 4 for Dan Tilque, Joshua, and Bruce.
Oxycodone is a generic name; OxyContin is a brand of oxycodone.
> 5. Fluoxetine.
Prozac. 4 for Dan Tilque.
Effexor (with no L) is a brand of venlafaxine.
> 6. Alprazolam.
Xanax. 4 for Dan Tilque.
> * Scatological Animal Facts
> 7. Their diet of cellulose makes these tiny creatures more flatulent
> than any others on Earth. Name those little farters.
Termites. 4 for Dan Tilque. 2 for Bruce.
> 8. Which marsupial's poop is cubical?
Wombat. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Erland, Calvin, and Bruce.
> 9. The most expensive coffee in the world is made from beans that
> were first consumed and excreted by a certain animal native to
> tropical Asia and Africa. Name that animal.
Civet (cat). 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Joshua, and Bruce.
> * Products That Flopped
> Sometimes, inventions are a stroke of brilliance. Other times,
> not so much.
> 10. Potato chips and ice cream with no fat or calories. What could
> go wrong? Well, in fact, side effects of this fake fat included
> intense diarrhea and "anal leakage". Name the additive.
Olestra. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Joshua, Bruce, and Pete.
> 11. Face-wear that records and transmits all you see might seem like
> a good idea... except for little things like privacy and safety.
> After its introduction in 2012, it was banned from casinos
> and movie theaters, and in 2015, made illegal while driving.
> Soon this nerdy device was gone for good. What was its name?
Google Glass. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Joshua, and Pete.
3 for Erland and Bruce.
> 12. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, this machine went to war
> with the VHS VCR... and lost, badly. Despite dismal sales, the
> manufacturer continued to make the machines until 2002 and the
> tapes until 2016. Name the device.
(Sony) Betamax. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Joshua, Bruce, and Pete.
3 for Calvin.
> * Accidental Discoveries
> Sometimes it's better to be lucky than smart, as these questions
> will illustrate.
> 13. In 1879, after a day spent studying coal tar derivatives,
> Constantin Fahlberg left his John Hopkins laboratory and went
> to dinner. Something he ate tasted particularly sweet, which
> he traced to a chemical compound he'd spilled on his hand.
> Name his discovery.
Saccharin. I did not accept "saccharine", which is a different word
(an adjective). 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Erland, and Bruce.
> 14. In 1943, General Electric engineer James Wright combined
> silicone oil and boric acid seeking an alternative to rubber for
> tank treads, boots, etc. It didn't work, but it led to a popular
> children's play product marketed by Crayola. Name the product.
Silly Putty. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Bruce.
> 15. In 1903 French scientist Édouard Bénédictus dropped a glass
> flask that had been filled with cellulose nitrate, a sort of
> liquid plastic. The flask didn't shatter -- which led to the
> creation of what product, just in time for the introduction of
> the automobile?
(Laminated) safety glass. 4 for Dan Tilque and Bruce.
Tempered glass is still glass. Plexiglass (or the brand name
Plexiglas) is a form of plastic. Laminated safety glass contains
layers of both glass and plastic.
Scores, if there are no errors:
FINAL ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Lit Can Ent Sci
Joshua Kreitzer 56 0 56 36 148
Dan Blum 56 0 32 40 128
Dan Tilque 32 12 28 52 124
Pete Gayde 24 0 40 16 80
Bruce Bowler -- -- 32 45 77
Erland Sommarskog 14 0 0 11 25
"Calvin" -- -- 14 7 21
--
Mark Brader | "(There's no accounting for taste, I guess.)
Toronto | [*You*, not me!]"
m...@vex.net | --Steve Summit
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-08-06,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2019-01-22 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> ** Final, Round 4 - Entertainment
> * 1950s Rock'N'Roll
> In 1954, Bill Haley and the Comets released "Rock Around the
> Clock" and a Tupelo truck driver recorded "That's Alright Mama"
> -- so let's call this the 65th anniversary of Rock and Roll.
> We're in the 1950s, and we're staying there for this whole round.
> 1. Three big rock'n'rollers died on 1959-02-02 in a plane crash at
> Clear Lake IA. Which one of them has *not* yet been commemorated
> with a popular movie about his life?
The Big Bopper. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Joshua, Calvin, Bruce,
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> ** Final, Round 4 - Entertainment
> * 1950s Rock'N'Roll
> In 1954, Bill Haley and the Comets released "Rock Around the
> Clock" and a Tupelo truck driver recorded "That's Alright Mama"
> -- so let's call this the 65th anniversary of Rock and Roll.
> We're in the 1950s, and we're staying there for this whole round.
> 1. Three big rock'n'rollers died on 1959-02-02 in a plane crash at
> Clear Lake IA. Which one of them has *not* yet been commemorated
> with a popular movie about his life?
and Pete.
"The Buddy Holly Story" (1978) and "La Bamba" (1987) were about
Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens respectively.
> 2. The music died again in April 1960, when this rock'n'roller of
> "Summertime Blues" fame died in a car crash in Bath, England.
> Name him.
> 3. What then-shocking 1955 movie, starring Glenn Ford, Vic Morrow,
> and Sidney Poitier, launched the song "Rock Around the Clock"?
> * 1950s Television
> In each case, name the 1950s TV show that aired on CBS.
> 4. A 30-minute comedy series about an Army sergeant who used
> his position as leader of a motor pool to earn money via various
> underhanded schemes.
Show" and later "Sergeant Bilko". (Accepting any of these.)
4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Joshua, and Pete (the hard way).
> 5. A half-hour family comedy series with moments of drama, starring
> Robert Young and Jane Wyatt.
and Pete.
> 6. A half-hour panel game show where three contestants would all
> claim to be the same person.
Yes, "What's My Line" was a different show, though played in a very
similar manner.
> * 1950s Radio
> 7. This disc jockey, nicknamed the "Moon Dog", is credited with
> coining the term "rock and roll" in the 1950s on New York's
> WABC. He was later fired during the payola scandal. Name him.
> 8. In 1959, a Toronto station that had been around since the end
> of the war decided to switch to a top-40 format. It would keep
> to that format for nearly 30 years, making it the longest-running
> top-40 station in the country. Name it.
> 9. In 1952, a young deejay called Dick Clay was hired by WFIL
> Philadelphia. He changed his name and created a show
> introducing new bands and hit songs. In 1956 it moved to
> TV with great success. Name either the show or its host.
real name.) 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Joshua (the hard way),
Bruce, and Pete.
> * 1950s Movies
> 10. Competition from TV in the '50s saw movies resort to gimmicks
> to get bums in seats. In "The Tingler", under-seat buzzers
> were activated as Vincent Price warned the audience to "Scream!
> Scream for your lives!" What producer-director came up with
> this and other cheesy gimmicks?
Another gimmick in "The Tingler" (1959) was that although it was
in black-and-white, in one scene red blood was shown. The scene
was actually filmed in color, but everything on the set that wasn't
already white, black, or gray had been painted in those colors, and
the actress wore gray makeup; thus everything except the "blood"
appeared just as if it had been shot in B&W. Every release print
then had to have the color scene especially spliced in. See:
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2Y6l_VTwgb4/U0AQHfjFLgI/AAAAAAAAIsU/iD0m_q59l74/s1600/Tingler+reaching+from+the+red.jpg
> 11. 3D was another gimmick and by 1954 the novelty was wearing off.
> That didn't stop Alfred Hitchcock from shooting one movie in 3D,
> even though most theaters never showed it that way. Which movie?
Some of the shots feature unusual low angles with foreground objects
close to the camera; this is why. See:
http://alfredhitchblog.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/dialm2.jpg
At the original game, one of the wrong answers given was "North
by Northwest"; that movie would have been a better choice for 3D,
I think, but it didn't appear until 1959, when the fad was over.
> 12. Todd-AO was a wide-screen film format to compete with Cinerama
> and Panavision, used for films like "Oklahoma!" and "Around the
> World in 80 Days". It didn't help when the founder, Mike Todd,
> was killed in a plane crash. Who was his *widow*?
> * 1950s Books
> 13. This Ralph Ellison novel tells the story of a young man in
> a perverse Southern town and his adversities in white society
> in the early 20th century. Name that book.
> 14. Ernest Hemingway's last major work was a short novel written
> in 1952. Name it.
and Pete. 2 for Calvin.
> 15. One of the first books to imagine a world after a nuclear
> holocaust was this 1957 book written by Nevil Shute. Name it.
and Pete.
> ** Final, Round 6 - Science
> * Meet the Real Flintstones
> As Ralph Kramden used to say when caught red-handed by Alice,
> "Hominid, hominid, hominid". With apologies to any creationists
> in the league, here's a triple on our slope-browed forebears.
> 1. Discovered in 1974 in Ethiopia, "Lucy" is a partial skeleton with
> pelvis and leg bones of a fully bipedal creature. She is
> considered a member of which extinct species? (2 words --
> in Latin.)
> 2. Fossil skulls of Homo habilis show signs of the development of
> a region in the brain called Broca's area. This is evidence
> that Homo habilis did what?
> 3. Homo floresiensis is the scientific name of a small-statured
> human ancestor, the remains of which were discovered on a remote
> Indonesian island in 2004. What more colloquial name did the
> media give these hominids?
> * Drugs in my Pocket
> One of life's lessons is that no good mood goes unpunished -- which
> hasn't stopped Big Pharma from investing Big Bucks in managing our
> moods. Given the scientific name of an anti-depressant/anti-anxiety
> drug, you give us the brand name by which it's most widely known.
> 4. Diazepam.
Oxycodone is a generic name; OxyContin is a brand of oxycodone.
> 5. Fluoxetine.
Prozac. 4 for Dan Tilque.
Effexor (with no L) is a brand of venlafaxine.
> 6. Alprazolam.
Xanax. 4 for Dan Tilque.
> * Scatological Animal Facts
> 7. Their diet of cellulose makes these tiny creatures more flatulent
> than any others on Earth. Name those little farters.
> 8. Which marsupial's poop is cubical?
> 9. The most expensive coffee in the world is made from beans that
> were first consumed and excreted by a certain animal native to
> tropical Asia and Africa. Name that animal.
> * Products That Flopped
> Sometimes, inventions are a stroke of brilliance. Other times,
> not so much.
> 10. Potato chips and ice cream with no fat or calories. What could
> go wrong? Well, in fact, side effects of this fake fat included
> intense diarrhea and "anal leakage". Name the additive.
> 11. Face-wear that records and transmits all you see might seem like
> a good idea... except for little things like privacy and safety.
> After its introduction in 2012, it was banned from casinos
> and movie theaters, and in 2015, made illegal while driving.
> Soon this nerdy device was gone for good. What was its name?
3 for Erland and Bruce.
> 12. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, this machine went to war
> with the VHS VCR... and lost, badly. Despite dismal sales, the
> manufacturer continued to make the machines until 2002 and the
> tapes until 2016. Name the device.
3 for Calvin.
> * Accidental Discoveries
> Sometimes it's better to be lucky than smart, as these questions
> will illustrate.
> 13. In 1879, after a day spent studying coal tar derivatives,
> Constantin Fahlberg left his John Hopkins laboratory and went
> to dinner. Something he ate tasted particularly sweet, which
> he traced to a chemical compound he'd spilled on his hand.
> Name his discovery.
(an adjective). 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Erland, and Bruce.
> 14. In 1943, General Electric engineer James Wright combined
> silicone oil and boric acid seeking an alternative to rubber for
> tank treads, boots, etc. It didn't work, but it led to a popular
> children's play product marketed by Crayola. Name the product.
> 15. In 1903 French scientist Édouard Bénédictus dropped a glass
> flask that had been filled with cellulose nitrate, a sort of
> liquid plastic. The flask didn't shatter -- which led to the
> creation of what product, just in time for the introduction of
> the automobile?
Tempered glass is still glass. Plexiglass (or the brand name
Plexiglas) is a form of plastic. Laminated safety glass contains
layers of both glass and plastic.
Scores, if there are no errors:
FINAL ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Lit Can Ent Sci
Joshua Kreitzer 56 0 56 36 148
Dan Blum 56 0 32 40 128
Dan Tilque 32 12 28 52 124
Pete Gayde 24 0 40 16 80
Bruce Bowler -- -- 32 45 77
Erland Sommarskog 14 0 0 11 25
"Calvin" -- -- 14 7 21
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