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Mark Brader
Apr 29, 2019, 2:00:02 AM4/29/19
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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-03-25,
and should be interpreted accordingly.
On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup,
based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
the correct answers in about 3 days.
All questions were written by members of the Cellar Rats 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*)".
* Game 8, Round 7 - Entertainment - Landmark 1970s American Cinema
For each movie, you must name the title *and* the director.
1. 1974: The story of an acerbic 1960s comic whose groundbreaking,
no-holds-barred style and social commentary was often deemed
by the Establishment as too obscene for the public.
2. 1971: Shot in black-and-white and set in a dying Texas town,
this was the film debut of Cybill Shepherd, who the director
had discovered; they went on to have an 8-year relationship.
3. 1974: This Italian-American director made the first sequel ever
to win an Academy Award for Best Picture.
4. 1973: Set in the world of small-time New-York hoodlums and
gangsters was this director's first of many collaborations with
Robert De Niro.
5. 1975: At nearly 3 hours, this movie features a huge cast of
24 main characters. It's set in the South in the "capital of
country music".
6. 1974: A neo-film-noir mystery, nominated for 11 Academy Awards,
was this director's last movie made in the US before he fled the
country to avoid being imprisoned for unlawful sex with a minor.
7. 1975: comedy-drama based on a Ken Kesey novel. This movie won
all five major Academy Awards (Best Picture, Actor in Lead Role,
Actress in Lead Role, Director and Screenplay). It was this
Czech director's second movie made in the US.
8. 1971: A gritty crime movie that, in the era of MPAA ratings,
became the first R-rated movie to win the Academy Award for
Best Picture. Two years later, the same person would direct
one of the most famous horror movies of all time.
9. 1976: A political drama based on the 1974 non-fiction book of the
same name by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward, the two journalists
investigating the Watergate scandal for the "Washington Post".
10. 1971: US science-fiction movie set in a dystopian future where
the populace is controlled through android police and mandatory
use of drugs that suppress emotions. This was the director's
debut. He later founded a company using part of the same name,
to assure high-quality audio in movie theaters.
* Game 8, Round 8 - Canadiana History - Dates in Canadian History.
In case case, tell us what happened that day. Where applicable,
be specific. There will be some leniency in scoring.
1. 1982-03-29.
2. 1885-11-07.
3. 1967-04-27.
4. 1919-05-15.
5. 1917-04-09.
6. 1988-09-22.
7. 1970-10-16.
8. 1972-09-28.
9. 1976-07-17.
10. 1995-10-30.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "C and C++ are two different languages.
m...@vex.net That's UK policy..." -- Clive Feather
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 the Cellar Rats 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*)".
* Game 8, Round 7 - Entertainment - Landmark 1970s American Cinema
For each movie, you must name the title *and* the director.
1. 1974: The story of an acerbic 1960s comic whose groundbreaking,
no-holds-barred style and social commentary was often deemed
by the Establishment as too obscene for the public.
2. 1971: Shot in black-and-white and set in a dying Texas town,
this was the film debut of Cybill Shepherd, who the director
had discovered; they went on to have an 8-year relationship.
3. 1974: This Italian-American director made the first sequel ever
to win an Academy Award for Best Picture.
4. 1973: Set in the world of small-time New-York hoodlums and
gangsters was this director's first of many collaborations with
Robert De Niro.
5. 1975: At nearly 3 hours, this movie features a huge cast of
24 main characters. It's set in the South in the "capital of
country music".
6. 1974: A neo-film-noir mystery, nominated for 11 Academy Awards,
was this director's last movie made in the US before he fled the
country to avoid being imprisoned for unlawful sex with a minor.
7. 1975: comedy-drama based on a Ken Kesey novel. This movie won
all five major Academy Awards (Best Picture, Actor in Lead Role,
Actress in Lead Role, Director and Screenplay). It was this
Czech director's second movie made in the US.
8. 1971: A gritty crime movie that, in the era of MPAA ratings,
became the first R-rated movie to win the Academy Award for
Best Picture. Two years later, the same person would direct
one of the most famous horror movies of all time.
9. 1976: A political drama based on the 1974 non-fiction book of the
same name by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward, the two journalists
investigating the Watergate scandal for the "Washington Post".
10. 1971: US science-fiction movie set in a dystopian future where
the populace is controlled through android police and mandatory
use of drugs that suppress emotions. This was the director's
debut. He later founded a company using part of the same name,
to assure high-quality audio in movie theaters.
* Game 8, Round 8 - Canadiana History - Dates in Canadian History.
In case case, tell us what happened that day. Where applicable,
be specific. There will be some leniency in scoring.
1. 1982-03-29.
2. 1885-11-07.
3. 1967-04-27.
4. 1919-05-15.
5. 1917-04-09.
6. 1988-09-22.
7. 1970-10-16.
8. 1972-09-28.
9. 1976-07-17.
10. 1995-10-30.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "C and C++ are two different languages.
m...@vex.net That's UK policy..." -- Clive Feather
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Joshua Kreitzer
Apr 29, 2019, 9:38:37 AM4/29/19
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:TK2dnWmJJLZBD1vBnZ2dnUU7-
RPN...@giganews.com:
> * Game 8, Round 7 - Entertainment - Landmark 1970s American Cinema
>
> For each movie, you must name the title *and* the director.
>
> 1. 1974: The story of an acerbic 1960s comic whose groundbreaking,
> no-holds-barred style and social commentary was often deemed
> by the Establishment as too obscene for the public.
"Lenny," Bob Fosse
> 2. 1971: Shot in black-and-white and set in a dying Texas town,
> this was the film debut of Cybill Shepherd, who the director
> had discovered; they went on to have an 8-year relationship.
"The Last Picture Show," Peter Bogdanovich
> 3. 1974: This Italian-American director made the first sequel ever
> to win an Academy Award for Best Picture.
"The Godfather Part II," Francis Ford Coppola
> 4. 1973: Set in the world of small-time New-York hoodlums and
> gangsters was this director's first of many collaborations with
> Robert De Niro.
"Mean Streets," Martin Scorsese
> 5. 1975: At nearly 3 hours, this movie features a huge cast of
> 24 main characters. It's set in the South in the "capital of
> country music".
"Nashville," Robert Altman
> 6. 1974: A neo-film-noir mystery, nominated for 11 Academy Awards,
> was this director's last movie made in the US before he fled the
> country to avoid being imprisoned for unlawful sex with a minor.
"Chinatown," Roman Polanski
> 7. 1975: comedy-drama based on a Ken Kesey novel. This movie won
> all five major Academy Awards (Best Picture, Actor in Lead Role,
> Actress in Lead Role, Director and Screenplay). It was this
> Czech director's second movie made in the US.
"One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," Milos Forman
> 8. 1971: A gritty crime movie that, in the era of MPAA ratings,
> became the first R-rated movie to win the Academy Award for
> Best Picture. Two years later, the same person would direct
> one of the most famous horror movies of all time.
"The French Connection," William Friedkin
> 9. 1976: A political drama based on the 1974 non-fiction book of the
> same name by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward, the two journalists
> investigating the Watergate scandal for the "Washington Post".
"All the President's Men," Alan J. Pakula
> 10. 1971: US science-fiction movie set in a dystopian future where
> the populace is controlled through android police and mandatory
> use of drugs that suppress emotions. This was the director's
> debut. He later founded a company using part of the same name,
> to assure high-quality audio in movie theaters.
"THX 1138," George Lucas
> * Game 8, Round 8 - Canadiana History - Dates in Canadian History.
>
> In case case, tell us what happened that day. Where applicable,
> be specific. There will be some leniency in scoring.
I was going to skip this round, but I figured I could attempt a few
questions.
> 3. 1967-04-27.
Expo 67 opens in Montreal
> 9. 1976-07-17.
Summer Olympics start in Montreal
> 10. 1995-10-30.
Liberals led by Chretien win general election while Kim Campbell's
Progressive Conservatives lose big
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
RPN...@giganews.com:
> * Game 8, Round 7 - Entertainment - Landmark 1970s American Cinema
>
> For each movie, you must name the title *and* the director.
>
> 1. 1974: The story of an acerbic 1960s comic whose groundbreaking,
> no-holds-barred style and social commentary was often deemed
> by the Establishment as too obscene for the public.
> 2. 1971: Shot in black-and-white and set in a dying Texas town,
> this was the film debut of Cybill Shepherd, who the director
> had discovered; they went on to have an 8-year relationship.
> 3. 1974: This Italian-American director made the first sequel ever
> to win an Academy Award for Best Picture.
> 4. 1973: Set in the world of small-time New-York hoodlums and
> gangsters was this director's first of many collaborations with
> Robert De Niro.
> 5. 1975: At nearly 3 hours, this movie features a huge cast of
> 24 main characters. It's set in the South in the "capital of
> country music".
> 6. 1974: A neo-film-noir mystery, nominated for 11 Academy Awards,
> was this director's last movie made in the US before he fled the
> country to avoid being imprisoned for unlawful sex with a minor.
> 7. 1975: comedy-drama based on a Ken Kesey novel. This movie won
> all five major Academy Awards (Best Picture, Actor in Lead Role,
> Actress in Lead Role, Director and Screenplay). It was this
> Czech director's second movie made in the US.
> 8. 1971: A gritty crime movie that, in the era of MPAA ratings,
> became the first R-rated movie to win the Academy Award for
> Best Picture. Two years later, the same person would direct
> one of the most famous horror movies of all time.
> 9. 1976: A political drama based on the 1974 non-fiction book of the
> same name by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward, the two journalists
> investigating the Watergate scandal for the "Washington Post".
> 10. 1971: US science-fiction movie set in a dystopian future where
> the populace is controlled through android police and mandatory
> use of drugs that suppress emotions. This was the director's
> debut. He later founded a company using part of the same name,
> to assure high-quality audio in movie theaters.
> * Game 8, Round 8 - Canadiana History - Dates in Canadian History.
>
> In case case, tell us what happened that day. Where applicable,
> be specific. There will be some leniency in scoring.
questions.
> 3. 1967-04-27.
Expo 67 opens in Montreal
> 9. 1976-07-17.
Summer Olympics start in Montreal
> 10. 1995-10-30.
Liberals led by Chretien win general election while Kim Campbell's
Progressive Conservatives lose big
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Dan Blum
Apr 29, 2019, 9:45:58 AM4/29/19
to
Mark Brader <m...@vex.net> wrote:
> * Game 8, Round 7 - Entertainment - Landmark 1970s American Cinema
> * Game 8, Round 7 - Entertainment - Landmark 1970s American Cinema
> 2. 1971: Shot in black-and-white and set in a dying Texas town,
> this was the film debut of Cybill Shepherd, who the director
> had discovered; they went on to have an 8-year relationship.
The Last Picture Show by Peter Bogdanovich
> this was the film debut of Cybill Shepherd, who the director
> had discovered; they went on to have an 8-year relationship.
> 3. 1974: This Italian-American director made the first sequel ever
> to win an Academy Award for Best Picture.
> 4. 1973: Set in the world of small-time New-York hoodlums and
> gangsters was this director's first of many collaborations with
> Robert De Niro.
> 5. 1975: At nearly 3 hours, this movie features a huge cast of
> 24 main characters. It's set in the South in the "capital of
> country music".
> 6. 1974: A neo-film-noir mystery, nominated for 11 Academy Awards,
> was this director's last movie made in the US before he fled the
> country to avoid being imprisoned for unlawful sex with a minor.
> 10. 1971: US science-fiction movie set in a dystopian future where
> the populace is controlled through android police and mandatory
> use of drugs that suppress emotions. This was the director's
> debut. He later founded a company using part of the same name,
> to assure high-quality audio in movie theaters.
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Pete Gayde
Apr 30, 2019, 3:22:37 PM4/30/19
to
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-03-25,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
> Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
> the correct answers in about 3 days.
>
> All questions were written by members of the Cellar Rats 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*)".
>
>
> * Game 8, Round 7 - Entertainment - Landmark 1970s American Cinema
>
> For each movie, you must name the title *and* the director.
>
> 1. 1974: The story of an acerbic 1960s comic whose groundbreaking,
> no-holds-barred style and social commentary was often deemed
> by the Establishment as too obscene for the public.
Lenny, Scorcese
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
> Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
> the correct answers in about 3 days.
>
> All questions were written by members of the Cellar Rats 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*)".
>
>
> * Game 8, Round 7 - Entertainment - Landmark 1970s American Cinema
>
> For each movie, you must name the title *and* the director.
>
> 1. 1974: The story of an acerbic 1960s comic whose groundbreaking,
> no-holds-barred style and social commentary was often deemed
> by the Establishment as too obscene for the public.
>
> 2. 1971: Shot in black-and-white and set in a dying Texas town,
> this was the film debut of Cybill Shepherd, who the director
> had discovered; they went on to have an 8-year relationship.
>
> 3. 1974: This Italian-American director made the first sequel ever
> to win an Academy Award for Best Picture.
>
> 4. 1973: Set in the world of small-time New-York hoodlums and
> gangsters was this director's first of many collaborations with
> Robert De Niro.
>
> 5. 1975: At nearly 3 hours, this movie features a huge cast of
> 24 main characters. It's set in the South in the "capital of
> country music".
>
> 6. 1974: A neo-film-noir mystery, nominated for 11 Academy Awards,
> was this director's last movie made in the US before he fled the
> country to avoid being imprisoned for unlawful sex with a minor.
>
> 7. 1975: comedy-drama based on a Ken Kesey novel. This movie won
> all five major Academy Awards (Best Picture, Actor in Lead Role,
> Actress in Lead Role, Director and Screenplay). It was this
> Czech director's second movie made in the US.
>
> 8. 1971: A gritty crime movie that, in the era of MPAA ratings,
> became the first R-rated movie to win the Academy Award for
> Best Picture. Two years later, the same person would direct
> one of the most famous horror movies of all time.
>
> 9. 1976: A political drama based on the 1974 non-fiction book of the
> same name by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward, the two journalists
> investigating the Watergate scandal for the "Washington Post".
>
> 10. 1971: US science-fiction movie set in a dystopian future where
> the populace is controlled through android police and mandatory
> use of drugs that suppress emotions. This was the director's
> debut. He later founded a company using part of the same name,
> to assure high-quality audio in movie theaters.
>
>
> * Game 8, Round 8 - Canadiana History - Dates in Canadian History.
>
> In case case, tell us what happened that day. Where applicable,
> be specific. There will be some leniency in scoring.
>
> 1. 1982-03-29.
> 2. 1885-11-07.
> 3. 1967-04-27.
> 4. 1919-05-15.
> 5. 1917-04-09.
> 6. 1988-09-22.
> 7. 1970-10-16.
> 8. 1972-09-28.
> 9. 1976-07-17.
> 10. 1995-10-30.
>
Pete Gayde
Calvin
May 1, 2019, 12:34:50 AM5/1/19
to
On Monday, April 29, 2019 at 4:00:02 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
> * Game 8, Round 7 - Entertainment - Landmark 1970s American Cinema
>
> For each movie, you must name the title *and* the director.
>
> 1. 1974: The story of an acerbic 1960s comic whose groundbreaking,
> no-holds-barred style and social commentary was often deemed
> by the Establishment as too obscene for the public.
>
> 2. 1971: Shot in black-and-white and set in a dying Texas town,
> this was the film debut of Cybill Shepherd, who the director
> had discovered; they went on to have an 8-year relationship.
>
> 3. 1974: This Italian-American director made the first sequel ever
> to win an Academy Award for Best Picture.
Godfather Part II, Coppola
> * Game 8, Round 7 - Entertainment - Landmark 1970s American Cinema
>
> For each movie, you must name the title *and* the director.
>
> 1. 1974: The story of an acerbic 1960s comic whose groundbreaking,
> no-holds-barred style and social commentary was often deemed
> by the Establishment as too obscene for the public.
>
> 2. 1971: Shot in black-and-white and set in a dying Texas town,
> this was the film debut of Cybill Shepherd, who the director
> had discovered; they went on to have an 8-year relationship.
>
> 3. 1974: This Italian-American director made the first sequel ever
> to win an Academy Award for Best Picture.
> 4. 1973: Set in the world of small-time New-York hoodlums and
> gangsters was this director's first of many collaborations with
> Robert De Niro.
> 5. 1975: At nearly 3 hours, this movie features a huge cast of
> 24 main characters. It's set in the South in the "capital of
> country music".
> 6. 1974: A neo-film-noir mystery, nominated for 11 Academy Awards,
> was this director's last movie made in the US before he fled the
> country to avoid being imprisoned for unlawful sex with a minor.
> 7. 1975: comedy-drama based on a Ken Kesey novel. This movie won
> all five major Academy Awards (Best Picture, Actor in Lead Role,
> Actress in Lead Role, Director and Screenplay). It was this
> Czech director's second movie made in the US.
> 8. 1971: A gritty crime movie that, in the era of MPAA ratings,
> became the first R-rated movie to win the Academy Award for
> Best Picture. Two years later, the same person would direct
> one of the most famous horror movies of all time.
> 9. 1976: A political drama based on the 1974 non-fiction book of the
> same name by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward, the two journalists
> investigating the Watergate scandal for the "Washington Post".
> 10. 1971: US science-fiction movie set in a dystopian future where
> the populace is controlled through android police and mandatory
> use of drugs that suppress emotions. This was the director's
> debut. He later founded a company using part of the same name,
> to assure high-quality audio in movie theaters.
> * Game 8, Round 8 - Canadiana History - Dates in Canadian History.
cheers,
calvin
Mark Brader
May 2, 2019, 1:33:18 AM5/2/19
to
Mark Brader:
> 2. 1971: Shot in black-and-white and set in a dying Texas town,
> this was the film debut of Cybill Shepherd, who the director
> had discovered; they went on to have an 8-year relationship.
"The Last Picture Show", Peter Bogdanovich. 4 for Joshua, Dan,
and Pete.
> 3. 1974: This Italian-American director made the first sequel ever
> to win an Academy Award for Best Picture.
"The Godfather Part 2", Francis Ford Coppola. 4 for everyone --
Joshua, Dan, Pete, and Calvin.
> 4. 1973: Set in the world of small-time New-York hoodlums and
> gangsters was this director's first of many collaborations with
> Robert De Niro.
"Mean Streets", Martin Scorsese. 4 for Joshua.
> 5. 1975: At nearly 3 hours, this movie features a huge cast of
> 24 main characters. It's set in the South in the "capital of
> country music".
"Nashville", Robert Altman. 4 for everyone.
> 6. 1974: A neo-film-noir mystery, nominated for 11 Academy Awards,
> was this director's last movie made in the US before he fled the
> country to avoid being imprisoned for unlawful sex with a minor.
"Chinatown", Roman Polanski. 4 for Joshua, Dan, and Pete.
> 7. 1975: comedy-drama based on a Ken Kesey novel. This movie won
> all five major Academy Awards (Best Picture, Actor in Lead Role,
> Actress in Lead Role, Director and Screenplay). It was this
> Czech director's second movie made in the US.
"One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest", Milos Forman. 4 for Joshua
and Calvin.
> 8. 1971: A gritty crime movie that, in the era of MPAA ratings,
> became the first R-rated movie to win the Academy Award for
> Best Picture. Two years later, the same person would direct
> one of the most famous horror movies of all time.
"The French Connection", William Friedkin. ("The Exorcist".)
4 for Joshua.
> 9. 1976: A political drama based on the 1974 non-fiction book of the
> same name by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward, the two journalists
> investigating the Watergate scandal for the "Washington Post".
"All the President's Men", Alan J. Pakula. 4 for Joshua.
> 10. 1971: US science-fiction movie set in a dystopian future where
> the populace is controlled through android police and mandatory
> use of drugs that suppress emotions. This was the director's
> debut. He later founded a company using part of the same name,
> to assure high-quality audio in movie theaters.
"THX 1138", George Lucas. 4 for Joshua, Dan, and Pete.
> * Game 8, Round 8 - Canadiana History - Dates in Canadian History.
> In case case, tell us what happened that day. Where applicable,
> be specific. There will be some leniency in scoring.
Yes, this was the second round *this season* on the same topic -- and
it included questions on three of the same events as the first one.
As you will remember from my posting on 2019-01-13, that round was
a bit easier, with some information other than the bare dates given.
> 1. 1982-03-29.
Patriation of the constitution.
> 2. 1885-11-07.
Last spike driven in the Canadian Pacific Railway. (See specially
selected non-random signature quote.)
> 3. 1967-04-27.
Opening of the Montreal world's fair, Expo 67. 4 for Joshua.
> 4. 1919-05-15.
Winnipeg General Strike begins. (Accepting any reference to the
strike as long as Winnipeg is mentioned.)
In the original game the date given was 1919-05-26 and the expected
answer was just the strike. As far as I can tell, that was not the
date of any important event during the strike.
> 5. 1917-04-09.
Battle of Vimy Ridge begins.
> 6. 1988-09-22.
Prime Minister Mulroney issues an apology, and announces compensation,
for the internment of Japanese-Canadians during World War II.
> 7. 1970-10-16.
Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau imposes the War Measures Act during
the October Crisis.
> 8. 1972-09-28.
End of the hockey "summit series" between Team Canada and the USSR.
4 for Pete.
> 9. 1976-07-17.
Opening of the Montreal Olympics, the first hosted in Canada.
4 for Joshua.
> 10. 1995-10-30.
Quebec holds its second referendum calling for independence.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 8 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST
TOPICS-> Lit Geo Sci Spo Ent Can FOUR
Joshua Kreitzer 32 40 16 20 40 8 132
"Calvin" 24 27 8 28 12 0 91
Pete Gayde 0 16 8 32 20 4 76
Dan Blum 15 18 20 7 20 0 73
Erland Sommarskog 0 32 3 36 -- -- 71
--
Mark Brader "All I can say is that the work
Toronto has been done well in every way."
m...@vex.net --William C. Van Horne, 1885-11-07
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-03-25,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2019-01-22 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 8, Round 7 - Entertainment - Landmark 1970s American Cinema
> For each movie, you must name the title *and* the director.
> 1. 1974: The story of an acerbic 1960s comic whose groundbreaking,
> no-holds-barred style and social commentary was often deemed
> by the Establishment as too obscene for the public.
"Lenny", Bob Fosse. 4 for Joshua.
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 8, Round 7 - Entertainment - Landmark 1970s American Cinema
> For each movie, you must name the title *and* the director.
> 1. 1974: The story of an acerbic 1960s comic whose groundbreaking,
> no-holds-barred style and social commentary was often deemed
> by the Establishment as too obscene for the public.
> 2. 1971: Shot in black-and-white and set in a dying Texas town,
> this was the film debut of Cybill Shepherd, who the director
> had discovered; they went on to have an 8-year relationship.
and Pete.
> 3. 1974: This Italian-American director made the first sequel ever
> to win an Academy Award for Best Picture.
Joshua, Dan, Pete, and Calvin.
> 4. 1973: Set in the world of small-time New-York hoodlums and
> gangsters was this director's first of many collaborations with
> Robert De Niro.
> 5. 1975: At nearly 3 hours, this movie features a huge cast of
> 24 main characters. It's set in the South in the "capital of
> country music".
> 6. 1974: A neo-film-noir mystery, nominated for 11 Academy Awards,
> was this director's last movie made in the US before he fled the
> country to avoid being imprisoned for unlawful sex with a minor.
> 7. 1975: comedy-drama based on a Ken Kesey novel. This movie won
> all five major Academy Awards (Best Picture, Actor in Lead Role,
> Actress in Lead Role, Director and Screenplay). It was this
> Czech director's second movie made in the US.
and Calvin.
> 8. 1971: A gritty crime movie that, in the era of MPAA ratings,
> became the first R-rated movie to win the Academy Award for
> Best Picture. Two years later, the same person would direct
> one of the most famous horror movies of all time.
4 for Joshua.
> 9. 1976: A political drama based on the 1974 non-fiction book of the
> same name by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward, the two journalists
> investigating the Watergate scandal for the "Washington Post".
> 10. 1971: US science-fiction movie set in a dystopian future where
> the populace is controlled through android police and mandatory
> use of drugs that suppress emotions. This was the director's
> debut. He later founded a company using part of the same name,
> to assure high-quality audio in movie theaters.
> * Game 8, Round 8 - Canadiana History - Dates in Canadian History.
> In case case, tell us what happened that day. Where applicable,
> be specific. There will be some leniency in scoring.
it included questions on three of the same events as the first one.
As you will remember from my posting on 2019-01-13, that round was
a bit easier, with some information other than the bare dates given.
> 1. 1982-03-29.
Patriation of the constitution.
> 2. 1885-11-07.
Last spike driven in the Canadian Pacific Railway. (See specially
selected non-random signature quote.)
> 3. 1967-04-27.
Opening of the Montreal world's fair, Expo 67. 4 for Joshua.
> 4. 1919-05-15.
Winnipeg General Strike begins. (Accepting any reference to the
strike as long as Winnipeg is mentioned.)
In the original game the date given was 1919-05-26 and the expected
answer was just the strike. As far as I can tell, that was not the
date of any important event during the strike.
> 5. 1917-04-09.
Battle of Vimy Ridge begins.
> 6. 1988-09-22.
Prime Minister Mulroney issues an apology, and announces compensation,
for the internment of Japanese-Canadians during World War II.
> 7. 1970-10-16.
Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau imposes the War Measures Act during
the October Crisis.
> 8. 1972-09-28.
End of the hockey "summit series" between Team Canada and the USSR.
4 for Pete.
> 9. 1976-07-17.
Opening of the Montreal Olympics, the first hosted in Canada.
4 for Joshua.
> 10. 1995-10-30.
Quebec holds its second referendum calling for independence.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 8 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST
TOPICS-> Lit Geo Sci Spo Ent Can FOUR
Joshua Kreitzer 32 40 16 20 40 8 132
"Calvin" 24 27 8 28 12 0 91
Pete Gayde 0 16 8 32 20 4 76
Dan Blum 15 18 20 7 20 0 73
Erland Sommarskog 0 32 3 36 -- -- 71
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Calvin
May 2, 2019, 7:18:29 PM5/2/19
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On Thursday, May 2, 2019 at 3:33:18 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
> > 8. 1971: A gritty crime movie that, in the era of MPAA ratings,
> > became the first R-rated movie to win the Academy Award for
> > Best Picture. Two years later, the same person would direct
> > one of the most famous horror movies of all time.
>
> "The French Connection", William Friedkin. ("The Exorcist".)
I answered Midnight Cowboy (which is clearly wrong so not a protest) but FWIW it had its classification changed post-release.
> > 8. 1971: A gritty crime movie that, in the era of MPAA ratings,
> > became the first R-rated movie to win the Academy Award for
> > Best Picture. Two years later, the same person would direct
> > one of the most famous horror movies of all time.
>
> "The French Connection", William Friedkin. ("The Exorcist".)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064665/trivia?ref_=tt_trv_trv
The film was rated "X" (no one under 17 admitted) upon its original release in 1969, but the unrestricted use of that rating by pornographic filmmakers caused the rating to quickly become associated with hardcore sex films. Because of the stigma that developed around the "X" rating in the ratings system's early years, many theaters refused to run X-rated films, and many newspapers would not run ads for them. The film was given a new R-rating (children under 17 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian) rating in 1971, without having anything changed or removed. It remains the only X-rated film to win the Oscar for Best Picture.
cheers,
calvin
Mark Brader
May 2, 2019, 8:28:56 PM5/2/19
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Mark Brader:
> but FWIW it had its classification changed post-release.
So it did.
> https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064665/trivia?ref_=tt_trv_trv
>
> The film was rated "X" ... upon its original release in 1969,
made R-rated *after* it won.
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> > > 8. 1971: A gritty crime movie that, in the era of MPAA ratings,
> > > became the first R-rated movie to win the Academy Award for
> > > Best Picture. Two years later, the same person would direct
> > > one of the most famous horror movies of all time.
> >
> > "The French Connection", William Friedkin. ("The Exorcist".)
"Calvin":
> > > became the first R-rated movie to win the Academy Award for
> > > Best Picture. Two years later, the same person would direct
> > > one of the most famous horror movies of all time.
> >
> > "The French Connection", William Friedkin. ("The Exorcist".)
> I answered Midnight Cowboy (which is clearly wrong so not a protest)
And you also failed to name its director, John Schlesinger.
> but FWIW it had its classification changed post-release.
> https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064665/trivia?ref_=tt_trv_trv
>
> The film was rated "X" ... upon its original release in 1969,
> but the unrestricted use of that rating by pornographic filmmakers
> caused the rating to quickly become associated with hardcore sex
> films. ... The film was given a new R-rating ... in 1971, without
> caused the rating to quickly become associated with hardcore sex
> having anything changed or removed. It remains the only X-rated film
> to win the Oscar for Best Picture.
And therefore it wasn't the first R-rated movie to win; it was only
> to win the Oscar for Best Picture.
made R-rated *after* it won.
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