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QFTCI16 Game 5, Rounds 2-3: second, a new medium
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Mark Brader
Aug 6, 2016, 12:26:47 AM8/6/16
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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2016-06-20,
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 Usual Suspects 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 2016-05-31 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
I wrote one of these rounds.
* Game 5, Round 2 - History - Coming Second
In the movie "The Sting", a key plot point is revealed by the line,
"That horse is going to finish second." We live in the world's
second-largest country by total area, and in what not so long ago
was its second-largest city by population.
So Round 2 tonight is about people who have done things second,
or the places where they did them.
1. The second section of the Toronto subway to open ran primarily
under what street?
2. Where was the second atomic bomb exploded?
3. The next four questions are about exploration. Who was the
leader of the second expedition to reach the South Pole?
4. Who led the second expedition that circumnavigated the Earth?
5. For purposes of this question "crossing the Atlantic" means
any journey generally accepted as such. And we are talking
about *airplanes, not dirigibles*. Now name the pilot (or
any pilot, if there was more than one) of the second airplane
to cross the Atlantic *nonstop*.
6. Who was the second man to walk on the Moon?
7. The last four questions are about leaders. Who was the second
Prime Minister of Canada?
8. Like with Pierre and Justin Trudeau in Canada, there have been
cases in the US where two relatives with the same surname have
each become president. Give the surname of the second such
pair of relatives.
9. Who was the second leader of Nazi Germany? Hint: until then
he was a high-ranking naval officer.
10. Who was the second emperor of the Roman Empire? Hint: Julius
Caesar was never emperor.
* Game 5, Round 3 - Entertainment - A New Medium, a New Generation of Fans
Little did we realize, watching TV as kids, that we were seeing
some great stars of the silver screen succeeding in a new medium.
Identify the actors and actresses who filled the following roles
-- the first on the big screen and the second on the small.
Sometimes we'll also give you the years when you could have seen
the movie or the TV series in first run, but sometimes we won't.
1. A farm girl who rides in a surrey with a fringe on top, in a
1955 film; and a mom who sings with her sons and daughters,
from 1970 to 1974.
2. A tenderfoot Eastern surveyor helping to build a railroad,
in a 1941 movie; and a fatherly doctor, from 1969 to 1976.
3. Wife of George and mother of Zuzu, in a 1946 movie; and Miss
Ellie Ewing, in 1984-85.
4. On film, a murderer observed by a photographer; on TV, a
numbingly successful lawyer.
5. A femme fatale who lures a schnook into helping her kill her
husband, in a 1944 movie; and the head of the Barkley family
on a 19th-century California ranch, from 1965 to 1969.
6. In a 1969 movie, an agent investigating a French spy ring passing
NATO secrets to the Russians; and from 1976 to 1981, an unseen
boss.
7. On film, a small boy with a stutter; on TV, a teenager named
Richie.
8. On film, a maid whose mistress seems to be losing her mind;
on TV, a writer whose real life comes to resemble her writing.
9. For this one we'll give you two movie roles, both of them
singing parts: the Devil, and a sailor in the South Seas.
And on TV, Bill Bixby's "Uncle Martin".
10. On film, Charles Foster Kane's mother; on TV, Samantha's
mother, Endora.
11. If you enjoyed this round, then after completing the last
question, please decode the rot13: Fcrnxvat bs "Orjvgpurq",
urer'f na rkgen, gbhture dhrfgvba, sbe sha naq oenttvat
evtugf, ohg sbe ab cbvagf. Pna nalbar anzr *guvf* npgbe?
Obtvr'f obng-zngr va gur zbivr "Cnffntr gb Znefrvyyr"; naq gur
arvtuobe va "Orjvgpurq" jub guvaxf uvf jvsr Tynqlf vf penml.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | In the affairs of this world men are saved,
m...@vex.net | not by faith, but by the want of it. --Franklin
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 Usual Suspects 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 2016-05-31 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
I wrote one of these rounds.
* Game 5, Round 2 - History - Coming Second
In the movie "The Sting", a key plot point is revealed by the line,
"That horse is going to finish second." We live in the world's
second-largest country by total area, and in what not so long ago
was its second-largest city by population.
So Round 2 tonight is about people who have done things second,
or the places where they did them.
1. The second section of the Toronto subway to open ran primarily
under what street?
2. Where was the second atomic bomb exploded?
3. The next four questions are about exploration. Who was the
leader of the second expedition to reach the South Pole?
4. Who led the second expedition that circumnavigated the Earth?
5. For purposes of this question "crossing the Atlantic" means
any journey generally accepted as such. And we are talking
about *airplanes, not dirigibles*. Now name the pilot (or
any pilot, if there was more than one) of the second airplane
to cross the Atlantic *nonstop*.
6. Who was the second man to walk on the Moon?
7. The last four questions are about leaders. Who was the second
Prime Minister of Canada?
8. Like with Pierre and Justin Trudeau in Canada, there have been
cases in the US where two relatives with the same surname have
each become president. Give the surname of the second such
pair of relatives.
9. Who was the second leader of Nazi Germany? Hint: until then
he was a high-ranking naval officer.
10. Who was the second emperor of the Roman Empire? Hint: Julius
Caesar was never emperor.
* Game 5, Round 3 - Entertainment - A New Medium, a New Generation of Fans
Little did we realize, watching TV as kids, that we were seeing
some great stars of the silver screen succeeding in a new medium.
Identify the actors and actresses who filled the following roles
-- the first on the big screen and the second on the small.
Sometimes we'll also give you the years when you could have seen
the movie or the TV series in first run, but sometimes we won't.
1. A farm girl who rides in a surrey with a fringe on top, in a
1955 film; and a mom who sings with her sons and daughters,
from 1970 to 1974.
2. A tenderfoot Eastern surveyor helping to build a railroad,
in a 1941 movie; and a fatherly doctor, from 1969 to 1976.
3. Wife of George and mother of Zuzu, in a 1946 movie; and Miss
Ellie Ewing, in 1984-85.
4. On film, a murderer observed by a photographer; on TV, a
numbingly successful lawyer.
5. A femme fatale who lures a schnook into helping her kill her
husband, in a 1944 movie; and the head of the Barkley family
on a 19th-century California ranch, from 1965 to 1969.
6. In a 1969 movie, an agent investigating a French spy ring passing
NATO secrets to the Russians; and from 1976 to 1981, an unseen
boss.
7. On film, a small boy with a stutter; on TV, a teenager named
Richie.
8. On film, a maid whose mistress seems to be losing her mind;
on TV, a writer whose real life comes to resemble her writing.
9. For this one we'll give you two movie roles, both of them
singing parts: the Devil, and a sailor in the South Seas.
And on TV, Bill Bixby's "Uncle Martin".
10. On film, Charles Foster Kane's mother; on TV, Samantha's
mother, Endora.
11. If you enjoyed this round, then after completing the last
question, please decode the rot13: Fcrnxvat bs "Orjvgpurq",
urer'f na rkgen, gbhture dhrfgvba, sbe sha naq oenttvat
evtugf, ohg sbe ab cbvagf. Pna nalbar anzr *guvf* npgbe?
Obtvr'f obng-zngr va gur zbivr "Cnffntr gb Znefrvyyr"; naq gur
arvtuobe va "Orjvgpurq" jub guvaxf uvf jvsr Tynqlf vf penml.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | In the affairs of this world men are saved,
m...@vex.net | not by faith, but by the want of it. --Franklin
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Erland Sommarskog
Aug 6, 2016, 4:30:29 AM8/6/16
to
> 1. The second section of the Toronto subway to open ran primarily
> under what street?
Second Avenue
> under what street?
> 2. Where was the second atomic bomb exploded?
> 3. The next four questions are about exploration. Who was the
> leader of the second expedition to reach the South Pole?
> 6. Who was the second man to walk on the Moon?
> 8. Like with Pierre and Justin Trudeau in Canada, there have been
> cases in the US where two relatives with the same surname have
> each become president. Give the surname of the second such
> pair of relatives.
> 9. Who was the second leader of Nazi Germany? Hint: until then
> he was a high-ranking naval officer.
> 10. Who was the second emperor of the Roman Empire? Hint: Julius
> Caesar was never emperor.
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
Peter Smyth
Aug 6, 2016, 4:54:37 AM8/6/16
to
Mark Brader wrote:
> * Game 5, Round 2 - History - Coming Second
>
> In the movie "The Sting", a key plot point is revealed by the line,
> "That horse is going to finish second." We live in the world's
> second-largest country by total area, and in what not so long ago
> was its second-largest city by population.
>
> So Round 2 tonight is about people who have done things second,
> or the places where they did them.
>
> 1. The second section of the Toronto subway to open ran primarily
> under what street?
Yonge
> * Game 5, Round 2 - History - Coming Second
>
> In the movie "The Sting", a key plot point is revealed by the line,
> "That horse is going to finish second." We live in the world's
> second-largest country by total area, and in what not so long ago
> was its second-largest city by population.
>
> So Round 2 tonight is about people who have done things second,
> or the places where they did them.
>
> 1. The second section of the Toronto subway to open ran primarily
> under what street?
> 2. Where was the second atomic bomb exploded?
Nagasaki
> 3. The next four questions are about exploration. Who was the
> leader of the second expedition to reach the South Pole?
Scott
> leader of the second expedition to reach the South Pole?
> 4. Who led the second expedition that circumnavigated the Earth?
De Gama
> 5. For purposes of this question "crossing the Atlantic" means
> any journey generally accepted as such. And we are talking
> about *airplanes, not dirigibles*. Now name the pilot (or
> any pilot, if there was more than one) of the second airplane
> to cross the Atlantic nonstop.
> any journey generally accepted as such. And we are talking
> about *airplanes, not dirigibles*. Now name the pilot (or
> any pilot, if there was more than one) of the second airplane
Earhart
> 6. Who was the second man to walk on the Moon?
Aldrin
> 7. The last four questions are about leaders. Who was the second
> Prime Minister of Canada?
Mackenzie King
> Prime Minister of Canada?
> 8. Like with Pierre and Justin Trudeau in Canada, there have been
> cases in the US where two relatives with the same surname have
> each become president. Give the surname of the second such
> pair of relatives.
Roosevelt
> cases in the US where two relatives with the same surname have
> each become president. Give the surname of the second such
> pair of relatives.
> 9. Who was the second leader of Nazi Germany? Hint: until then
> he was a high-ranking naval officer.
Donitz
> he was a high-ranking naval officer.
> 10. Who was the second emperor of the Roman Empire? Hint: Julius
> Caesar was never emperor.
Tiberius
> Caesar was never emperor.
Peter Smyth
Dan Blum
Aug 6, 2016, 10:47:34 AM8/6/16
to
> 1. The second section of the Toronto subway to open ran primarily
> under what street?
Bloor; Yonge
> under what street?
> 2. Where was the second atomic bomb exploded?
> 3. The next four questions are about exploration. Who was the
> leader of the second expedition to reach the South Pole?
> 4. Who led the second expedition that circumnavigated the Earth?
> 5. For purposes of this question "crossing the Atlantic" means
> any journey generally accepted as such. And we are talking
> about *airplanes, not dirigibles*. Now name the pilot (or
> any pilot, if there was more than one) of the second airplane
> to cross the Atlantic *nonstop*.
> 6. Who was the second man to walk on the Moon?
> 7. The last four questions are about leaders. Who was the second
> Prime Minister of Canada?
> 8. Like with Pierre and Justin Trudeau in Canada, there have been
> cases in the US where two relatives with the same surname have
> each become president. Give the surname of the second such
> pair of relatives.
> 9. Who was the second leader of Nazi Germany? Hint: until then
> he was a high-ranking naval officer.
> 10. Who was the second emperor of the Roman Empire? Hint: Julius
> Caesar was never emperor.
> * Game 5, Round 3 - Entertainment - A New Medium, a New Generation of Fans
> 4. On film, a murderer observed by a photographer; on TV, a
> numbingly successful lawyer.
Raymond Burr
> numbingly successful lawyer.
> 7. On film, a small boy with a stutter; on TV, a teenager named
> Richie.
> 8. On film, a maid whose mistress seems to be losing her mind;
> on TV, a writer whose real life comes to resemble her writing.
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Joshua Kreitzer
Aug 6, 2016, 11:24:41 AM8/6/16
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in
news:V_adnat_KPif-jjK...@giganews.com:
> * Game 5, Round 2 - History - Coming Second
>
(note: because the first one was exploded at the Trinity test site in
New Mexico)
> 6. Who was the second man to walk on the Moon?
Buzz Aldrin
> 8. Like with Pierre and Justin Trudeau in Canada, there have been
> cases in the US where two relatives with the same surname have
> each become president. Give the surname of the second such
> pair of relatives.
Harrison
> 9. Who was the second leader of Nazi Germany? Hint: until then
> he was a high-ranking naval officer.
Donitz
> 10. Who was the second emperor of the Roman Empire? Hint: Julius
> Caesar was never emperor.
Tiberius
> * Game 5, Round 3 - Entertainment - A New Medium, a New Generation of
> Fans
>
> Little did we realize, watching TV as kids, that we were seeing
> some great stars of the silver screen succeeding in a new medium.
> Identify the actors and actresses who filled the following roles
> -- the first on the big screen and the second on the small.
> Sometimes we'll also give you the years when you could have seen
> the movie or the TV series in first run, but sometimes we won't.
>
> 1. A farm girl who rides in a surrey with a fringe on top, in a
> 1955 film; and a mom who sings with her sons and daughters,
> from 1970 to 1974.
Shirley Jones
> 2. A tenderfoot Eastern surveyor helping to build a railroad,
> in a 1941 movie; and a fatherly doctor, from 1969 to 1976.
Robert Young
> 3. Wife of George and mother of Zuzu, in a 1946 movie; and Miss
> Ellie Ewing, in 1984-85.
Donna Reed
> 4. On film, a murderer observed by a photographer; on TV, a
> numbingly successful lawyer.
Raymond Burr
> 5. A femme fatale who lures a schnook into helping her kill her
> husband, in a 1944 movie; and the head of the Barkley family
> on a 19th-century California ranch, from 1965 to 1969.
Barbara Stanwyck
> 6. In a 1969 movie, an agent investigating a French spy ring passing
> NATO secrets to the Russians; and from 1976 to 1981, an unseen
> boss.
John Forsythe
> 7. On film, a small boy with a stutter; on TV, a teenager named
> Richie.
Ron Howard
> 8. On film, a maid whose mistress seems to be losing her mind;
> on TV, a writer whose real life comes to resemble her writing.
Angela Lansbury
> 9. For this one we'll give you two movie roles, both of them
> singing parts: the Devil, and a sailor in the South Seas.
> And on TV, Bill Bixby's "Uncle Martin".
Ray Walston
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
news:V_adnat_KPif-jjK...@giganews.com:
> * Game 5, Round 2 - History - Coming Second
>
> 2. Where was the second atomic bomb exploded?
Hiroshima
(note: because the first one was exploded at the Trinity test site in
New Mexico)
> 6. Who was the second man to walk on the Moon?
> 8. Like with Pierre and Justin Trudeau in Canada, there have been
> cases in the US where two relatives with the same surname have
> each become president. Give the surname of the second such
> pair of relatives.
> 9. Who was the second leader of Nazi Germany? Hint: until then
> he was a high-ranking naval officer.
> 10. Who was the second emperor of the Roman Empire? Hint: Julius
> Caesar was never emperor.
> * Game 5, Round 3 - Entertainment - A New Medium, a New Generation of
> Fans
>
> Little did we realize, watching TV as kids, that we were seeing
> some great stars of the silver screen succeeding in a new medium.
> Identify the actors and actresses who filled the following roles
> -- the first on the big screen and the second on the small.
> Sometimes we'll also give you the years when you could have seen
> the movie or the TV series in first run, but sometimes we won't.
>
> 1. A farm girl who rides in a surrey with a fringe on top, in a
> 1955 film; and a mom who sings with her sons and daughters,
> from 1970 to 1974.
> 2. A tenderfoot Eastern surveyor helping to build a railroad,
> in a 1941 movie; and a fatherly doctor, from 1969 to 1976.
> 3. Wife of George and mother of Zuzu, in a 1946 movie; and Miss
> Ellie Ewing, in 1984-85.
> 4. On film, a murderer observed by a photographer; on TV, a
> numbingly successful lawyer.
> 5. A femme fatale who lures a schnook into helping her kill her
> husband, in a 1944 movie; and the head of the Barkley family
> on a 19th-century California ranch, from 1965 to 1969.
> 6. In a 1969 movie, an agent investigating a French spy ring passing
> NATO secrets to the Russians; and from 1976 to 1981, an unseen
> boss.
> 7. On film, a small boy with a stutter; on TV, a teenager named
> Richie.
> 8. On film, a maid whose mistress seems to be losing her mind;
> on TV, a writer whose real life comes to resemble her writing.
> 9. For this one we'll give you two movie roles, both of them
> singing parts: the Devil, and a sailor in the South Seas.
> And on TV, Bill Bixby's "Uncle Martin".
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Jason Kreitzer
Aug 6, 2016, 1:33:12 PM8/6/16
to
> 7. The last four questions are about leaders. Who was the second
> Prime Minister of Canada?
>
> 8. Like with Pierre and Justin Trudeau in Canada, there have been
> cases in the US where two relatives with the same surname have
> each become president. Give the surname of the second such
> pair of relatives.
Roosevelt
> Prime Minister of Canada?
>
> 8. Like with Pierre and Justin Trudeau in Canada, there have been
> cases in the US where two relatives with the same surname have
> each become president. Give the surname of the second such
> pair of relatives.
> 9. Who was the second leader of Nazi Germany? Hint: until then
> he was a high-ranking naval officer.
>
> 10. Who was the second emperor of the Roman Empire? Hint: Julius
> Caesar was never emperor.
>
>
> * Game 5, Round 3 - Entertainment - A New Medium, a New Generation of Fans
>
> Little did we realize, watching TV as kids, that we were seeing
> some great stars of the silver screen succeeding in a new medium.
> Identify the actors and actresses who filled the following roles
> -- the first on the big screen and the second on the small.
> Sometimes we'll also give you the years when you could have seen
> the movie or the TV series in first run, but sometimes we won't.
>
> 1. A farm girl who rides in a surrey with a fringe on top, in a
> 1955 film; and a mom who sings with her sons and daughters,
> from 1970 to 1974.
Shirley Jones
> he was a high-ranking naval officer.
>
> 10. Who was the second emperor of the Roman Empire? Hint: Julius
> Caesar was never emperor.
>
>
> * Game 5, Round 3 - Entertainment - A New Medium, a New Generation of Fans
>
> Little did we realize, watching TV as kids, that we were seeing
> some great stars of the silver screen succeeding in a new medium.
> Identify the actors and actresses who filled the following roles
> -- the first on the big screen and the second on the small.
> Sometimes we'll also give you the years when you could have seen
> the movie or the TV series in first run, but sometimes we won't.
>
> 1. A farm girl who rides in a surrey with a fringe on top, in a
> 1955 film; and a mom who sings with her sons and daughters,
> from 1970 to 1974.
> 2. A tenderfoot Eastern surveyor helping to build a railroad,
> in a 1941 movie; and a fatherly doctor, from 1969 to 1976.
>
> 3. Wife of George and mother of Zuzu, in a 1946 movie; and Miss
> Ellie Ewing, in 1984-85.
>
> 4. On film, a murderer observed by a photographer; on TV, a
> numbingly successful lawyer.
>
> 5. A femme fatale who lures a schnook into helping her kill her
> husband, in a 1944 movie; and the head of the Barkley family
> on a 19th-century California ranch, from 1965 to 1969.
>
> 6. In a 1969 movie, an agent investigating a French spy ring passing
> NATO secrets to the Russians; and from 1976 to 1981, an unseen
> boss.
John Forsythe
> in a 1941 movie; and a fatherly doctor, from 1969 to 1976.
>
> 3. Wife of George and mother of Zuzu, in a 1946 movie; and Miss
> Ellie Ewing, in 1984-85.
>
> 4. On film, a murderer observed by a photographer; on TV, a
> numbingly successful lawyer.
>
> 5. A femme fatale who lures a schnook into helping her kill her
> husband, in a 1944 movie; and the head of the Barkley family
> on a 19th-century California ranch, from 1965 to 1969.
>
> 6. In a 1969 movie, an agent investigating a French spy ring passing
> NATO secrets to the Russians; and from 1976 to 1981, an unseen
> boss.
> 7. On film, a small boy with a stutter; on TV, a teenager named
> Richie.
Ron Howard
> Richie.
> 8. On film, a maid whose mistress seems to be losing her mind;
> on TV, a writer whose real life comes to resemble her writing.
Angela Lansbury
> on TV, a writer whose real life comes to resemble her writing.
Pete
Aug 6, 2016, 8:23:04 PM8/6/16
to
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2016-06-20,
> 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 Usual Suspects 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 2016-05-31 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> I wrote one of these rounds.
>
>
> * Game 5, Round 2 - History - Coming Second
>
> In the movie "The Sting", a key plot point is revealed by the line,
> "That horse is going to finish second." We live in the world's
> second-largest country by total area, and in what not so long ago
> was its second-largest city by population.
>
> So Round 2 tonight is about people who have done things second,
> or the places where they did them.
>
> 1. The second section of the Toronto subway to open ran primarily
> under what street?
Yonge; Bloor
> 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 Usual Suspects 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 2016-05-31 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> I wrote one of these rounds.
>
>
> * Game 5, Round 2 - History - Coming Second
>
> In the movie "The Sting", a key plot point is revealed by the line,
> "That horse is going to finish second." We live in the world's
> second-largest country by total area, and in what not so long ago
> was its second-largest city by population.
>
> So Round 2 tonight is about people who have done things second,
> or the places where they did them.
>
> 1. The second section of the Toronto subway to open ran primarily
> under what street?
>
> 2. Where was the second atomic bomb exploded?
>
> 3. The next four questions are about exploration. Who was the
> leader of the second expedition to reach the South Pole?
>
> 4. Who led the second expedition that circumnavigated the Earth?
>
> 5. For purposes of this question "crossing the Atlantic" means
> any journey generally accepted as such. And we are talking
> about *airplanes, not dirigibles*. Now name the pilot (or
> any pilot, if there was more than one) of the second airplane
> to cross the Atlantic *nonstop*.
>
> 6. Who was the second man to walk on the Moon?
>
> 7. The last four questions are about leaders. Who was the second
> Prime Minister of Canada?
>
> 8. Like with Pierre and Justin Trudeau in Canada, there have been
> each become president. Give the surname of the second such
> pair of relatives.
Roosevelt
> pair of relatives.
>
> 9. Who was the second leader of Nazi Germany? Hint: until then
> he was a high-ranking naval officer.
>
> 10. Who was the second emperor of the Roman Empire? Hint: Julius
> Caesar was never emperor.
>
>
> * Game 5, Round 3 - Entertainment - A New Medium, a New Generation of
> Fans
>
> Little did we realize, watching TV as kids, that we were seeing
> some great stars of the silver screen succeeding in a new medium.
> Identify
the actors and actresses who filled the following roles
> -- the first on the big screen and the second on the small.
> Sometimes we'll also give you the years when you could have seen
> the movie or the TV series in first run, but sometimes we won't.
>
> 1. A farm girl who rides in a surrey with a fringe on top, in a
> 1955 film; and a mom who sings with her sons and daughters,
> from 1970 to 1974.
>
> 2. A tenderfoot Eastern surveyor helping to build a railroad,
Young
>
> 3. Wife of George and mother of Zuzu, in a 1946 movie; and Miss
> Ellie Ewing, in 1984-85.
>
> 4. On film, a murderer observed by a photographer; on TV, a
> numbingly successful lawyer.
>
> 5. A femme fatale who lures a schnook into helping her kill her
> husband, in a 1944 movie; and the head of the Barkley family
> on a 19th-century California ranch, from 1965 to 1
> 6. In a 1969 movie, an agent investigating a French spy ring
> NATO secrets to the Russians; and from 1976 to 1981, an unseen
> boss.
Forsythe
> boss.
>
> 7. On film, a small boy with a stutter; on TV, a teenager named
> Richie.
>
> 8. On film, a maid whose mistress seems to be losing her mind;
> on TV, a writer whose real life comes to resemble her writing.
>
> 9. For this one we'll give you two movie roles, both of them
> singing parts: the Devil, and a sailor in the South Seas.
> And on TV, Bill Bixby's "Uncle Martin".
>
> 10. On film, Charles Foster Kane's mother; on TV, Samantha's
> mother, Endora.
>
> 11. If you enjoyed this round, then after completing the last
> question, please decode the rot13: Fcrnxvat bs "Orjvgpurq",
> urer'f na rkgen, gbhture dhrfgvba, sbe sha naq oenttvat
> evtugf, ohg sbe ab cbvagf. Pna nalbar anzr *guvf* npgbe?
> Obtvr'f obng-zngr va gur zbivr "Cnffntr gb Znefrvyyr"; naq gur
> arvtuobe va "Orjvgpurq" jub guvaxf uvf jvsr Tynqlf vf penml.
>
Dan Tilque
Aug 7, 2016, 2:58:31 AM8/7/16
to
Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * Game 5, Round 2 - History - Coming Second
>
> In the movie "The Sting", a key plot point is revealed by the line,
> "That horse is going to finish second." We live in the world's
> second-largest country by total area, and in what not so long ago
> was its second-largest city by population.
>
> So Round 2 tonight is about people who have done things second,
> or the places where they did them.
>
> 1. The second section of the Toronto subway to open ran primarily
> under what street?
Bloor (total WAG)
>
>
> * Game 5, Round 2 - History - Coming Second
>
> In the movie "The Sting", a key plot point is revealed by the line,
> "That horse is going to finish second." We live in the world's
> second-largest country by total area, and in what not so long ago
> was its second-largest city by population.
>
> So Round 2 tonight is about people who have done things second,
> or the places where they did them.
>
> 1. The second section of the Toronto subway to open ran primarily
> under what street?
>
> 2. Where was the second atomic bomb exploded?
>
> 3. The next four questions are about exploration. Who was the
> leader of the second expedition to reach the South Pole?
>
> 4. Who led the second expedition that circumnavigated the Earth?
>
> 5. For purposes of this question "crossing the Atlantic" means
> any journey generally accepted as such. And we are talking
> about *airplanes, not dirigibles*. Now name the pilot (or
> any pilot, if there was more than one) of the second airplane
> to cross the Atlantic *nonstop*.
>
> 6. Who was the second man to walk on the Moon?
>
> 7. The last four questions are about leaders. Who was the second
> Prime Minister of Canada?
>
> 8. Like with Pierre and Justin Trudeau in Canada, there have been
> cases in the US where two relatives with the same surname have
> each become president. Give the surname of the second such
> pair of relatives.
>
> 9. Who was the second leader of Nazi Germany? Hint: until then
> he was a high-ranking naval officer.
>
> 10. Who was the second emperor of the Roman Empire? Hint: Julius
> Caesar was never emperor.
>
>
> * Game 5, Round 3 - Entertainment - A New Medium, a New Generation of Fans
>
> Little did we realize, watching TV as kids, that we were seeing
> some great stars of the silver screen succeeding in a new medium.
> Identify the actors and actresses who filled the following roles
> -- the first on the big screen and the second on the small.
> Sometimes we'll also give you the years when you could have seen
> the movie or the TV series in first run, but sometimes we won't.
>
> 1. A farm girl who rides in a surrey with a fringe on top, in a
> 1955 film; and a mom who sings with her sons and daughters,
> from 1970 to 1974.
>
> 2. A tenderfoot Eastern surveyor helping to build a railroad,
> in a 1941 movie; and a fatherly doctor, from 1969 to 1976.
>
> 3. Wife of George and mother of Zuzu, in a 1946 movie; and Miss
> Ellie Ewing, in 1984-85.
>
> 4. On film, a murderer observed by a photographer; on TV, a
> numbingly successful lawyer.
>
> 5. A femme fatale who lures a schnook into helping her kill her
> husband, in a 1944 movie; and the head of the Barkley family
> on a 19th-century California ranch, from 1965 to 1969.
>
> 6. In a 1969 movie, an agent investigating a French spy ring passing
> NATO secrets to the Russians; and from 1976 to 1981, an unseen
> boss.
>
> 7. On film, a small boy with a stutter; on TV, a teenager named
> Richie.
>
> 8. On film, a maid whose mistress seems to be losing her mind;
> on TV, a writer whose real life comes to resemble her writing.
>
> 9. For this one we'll give you two movie roles, both of them
> singing parts: the Devil, and a sailor in the South Seas.
> And on TV, Bill Bixby's "Uncle Martin".
>
> 10. On film, Charles Foster Kane's mother; on TV, Samantha's
> mother, Endora.
>
> 11. If you enjoyed this round, then after completing the last
> question, please decode the rot13: Fcrnxvat bs "Orjvgpurq",
> urer'f na rkgen, gbhture dhrfgvba, sbe sha naq oenttvat
> evtugf, ohg sbe ab cbvagf. Pna nalbar anzr *guvf* npgbe?
> Obtvr'f obng-zngr va gur zbivr "Cnffntr gb Znefrvyyr"; naq gur
> arvtuobe va "Orjvgpurq" jub guvaxf uvf jvsr Tynqlf vf penml.
>
--
björn lundin
Aug 7, 2016, 5:03:36 PM8/7/16
to
Den lördag 6 augusti 2016 kl. 06:26:47 UTC+2 skrev Mark Brader:
> 2. Where was the second atomic bomb exploded?
Hiroshima, Japan ; Nagasaki, Japan
> 2. Where was the second atomic bomb exploded?
>
> 3. The next four questions are about exploration. Who was the
> leader of the second expedition to reach the South Pole?
>
> 4. Who led the second expedition that circumnavigated the Earth?
>
> 6. Who was the second man to walk on the Moon?
>
> 7. The last four questions are about leaders. Who was the second
> Prime Minister of Canada?
>
> 8. Like with Pierre and Justin Trudeau in Canada, there have been
> cases in the US where two relatives with the same surname have
> each become president. Give the surname of the second such
> pair of relatives.
>
> 9. Who was the second leader of Nazi Germany? Hint: until then
> he was a high-ranking naval officer.
>
> 10. Who was the second emperor of the Roman Empire? Hint: Julius
> Caesar was never emperor.
--
Björn ( traveling so via google groups. I hope the layout is ok)
Calvin
Aug 7, 2016, 10:42:29 PM8/7/16
to
On Saturday, August 6, 2016 at 2:26:47 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
> * Game 5, Round 2 - History - Coming Second
>
> In the movie "The Sting", a key plot point is revealed by the line,
> "That horse is going to finish second." We live in the world's
> second-largest country by total area, and in what not so long ago
> was its second-largest city by population.
>
> So Round 2 tonight is about people who have done things second,
> or the places where they did them.
>
> 1. The second section of the Toronto subway to open ran primarily
> under what street?
>
> 2. Where was the second atomic bomb exploded?
Nagasaki, unless test sites are being included.
> * Game 5, Round 2 - History - Coming Second
>
> In the movie "The Sting", a key plot point is revealed by the line,
> "That horse is going to finish second." We live in the world's
> second-largest country by total area, and in what not so long ago
> was its second-largest city by population.
>
> So Round 2 tonight is about people who have done things second,
> or the places where they did them.
>
> 1. The second section of the Toronto subway to open ran primarily
> under what street?
>
> 2. Where was the second atomic bomb exploded?
> 3. The next four questions are about exploration. Who was the
> leader of the second expedition to reach the South Pole?
> 4. Who led the second expedition that circumnavigated the Earth?
> 5. For purposes of this question "crossing the Atlantic" means
> any journey generally accepted as such. And we are talking
> about *airplanes, not dirigibles*. Now name the pilot (or
> any pilot, if there was more than one) of the second airplane
> to cross the Atlantic *nonstop*.
> 6. Who was the second man to walk on the Moon?
> 7. The last four questions are about leaders. Who was the second
> Prime Minister of Canada?
>
> 8. Like with Pierre and Justin Trudeau in Canada, there have been
> cases in the US where two relatives with the same surname have
> each become president. Give the surname of the second such
> pair of relatives.
> 9. Who was the second leader of Nazi Germany? Hint: until then
> he was a high-ranking naval officer.
> 10. Who was the second emperor of the Roman Empire? Hint: Julius
> Caesar was never emperor.
> * Game 5, Round 3 - Entertainment - A New Medium, a New Generation of Fans
>
> Little did we realize, watching TV as kids, that we were seeing
> some great stars of the silver screen succeeding in a new medium.
> Identify the actors and actresses who filled the following roles
> -- the first on the big screen and the second on the small.
> Sometimes we'll also give you the years when you could have seen
> the movie or the TV series in first run, but sometimes we won't.
>
> 1. A farm girl who rides in a surrey with a fringe on top, in a
> 1955 film; and a mom who sings with her sons and daughters,
> from 1970 to 1974.
> 2. A tenderfoot Eastern surveyor helping to build a railroad,
> in a 1941 movie; and a fatherly doctor, from 1969 to 1976.
>
> 3. Wife of George and mother of Zuzu, in a 1946 movie; and Miss
> Ellie Ewing, in 1984-85.
> 4. On film, a murderer observed by a photographer; on TV, a
> numbingly successful lawyer.
> 5. A femme fatale who lures a schnook into helping her kill her
> husband, in a 1944 movie; and the head of the Barkley family
> on a 19th-century California ranch, from 1965 to 1969.
> 6. In a 1969 movie, an agent investigating a French spy ring passing
> NATO secrets to the Russians; and from 1976 to 1981, an unseen
> boss.
>
> 7. On film, a small boy with a stutter; on TV, a teenager named
> Richie.
> 8. On film, a maid whose mistress seems to be losing her mind;
> on TV, a writer whose real life comes to resemble her writing.
> 9. For this one we'll give you two movie roles, both of them
> singing parts: the Devil, and a sailor in the South Seas.
> And on TV, Bill Bixby's "Uncle Martin".
>
> 10. On film, Charles Foster Kane's mother; on TV, Samantha's
> mother, Endora.
cheers,
calvin
Marc Dashevsky
Aug 8, 2016, 3:51:11 AM8/8/16
to
In article <V_adnat_KPif-jjK...@giganews.com>, m...@vex.net says...
> 3. The next four questions are about exploration. Who was the
> leader of the second expedition to reach the South Pole?
>
> 4. Who led the second expedition that circumnavigated the Earth?
Drake
> 5. For purposes of this question "crossing the Atlantic" means
> any journey generally accepted as such. And we are talking
> about *airplanes, not dirigibles*. Now name the pilot (or
> any pilot, if there was more than one) of the second airplane
> to cross the Atlantic *nonstop*.
>
> 6. Who was the second man to walk on the Moon?
White
> 7. The last four questions are about leaders. Who was the second
> Prime Minister of Canada?
>
> 8. Like with Pierre and Justin Trudeau in Canada, there have been
> cases in the US where two relatives with the same surname have
> each become president. Give the surname of the second such
> pair of relatives.
Roosevelt
> 9. Who was the second leader of Nazi Germany? Hint: until then
> he was a high-ranking naval officer.
>
> 10. Who was the second emperor of the Roman Empire? Hint: Julius
> Caesar was never emperor.
Tiberius
> * Game 5, Round 3 - Entertainment - A New Medium, a New Generation of Fans
>
> Little did we realize, watching TV as kids, that we were seeing
> some great stars of the silver screen succeeding in a new medium.
> Identify the actors and actresses who filled the following roles
> -- the first on the big screen and the second on the small.
> Sometimes we'll also give you the years when you could have seen
> the movie or the TV series in first run, but sometimes we won't.
>
> 1. A farm girl who rides in a surrey with a fringe on top, in a
> 1955 film; and a mom who sings with her sons and daughters,
> from 1970 to 1974.
Shirley Jones
> 2. A tenderfoot Eastern surveyor helping to build a railroad,
> in a 1941 movie; and a fatherly doctor, from 1969 to 1976.
Robert Young
> 3. Wife of George and mother of Zuzu, in a 1946 movie; and Miss
> Ellie Ewing, in 1984-85.
>
> 4. On film, a murderer observed by a photographer; on TV, a
> numbingly successful lawyer.
Raymond Burr
> 5. A femme fatale who lures a schnook into helping her kill her
> husband, in a 1944 movie; and the head of the Barkley family
> on a 19th-century California ranch, from 1965 to 1969.
Barbara Stanwyck
> 6. In a 1969 movie, an agent investigating a French spy ring passing
> NATO secrets to the Russians; and from 1976 to 1981, an unseen
> boss.
John Forsythe
> 7. On film, a small boy with a stutter; on TV, a teenager named
> Richie.
Ron Howard
> 8. On film, a maid whose mistress seems to be losing her mind;
> on TV, a writer whose real life comes to resemble her writing.
Angela Lansbury
> 9. For this one we'll give you two movie roles, both of them
> singing parts: the Devil, and a sailor in the South Seas.
> And on TV, Bill Bixby's "Uncle Martin".
Ray Walston
> 10. On film, Charles Foster Kane's mother; on TV, Samantha's
> mother, Endora.
Ages Moorehead
> 11. If you enjoyed this round, then after completing the last
> question, please decode the rot13: Fcrnxvat bs "Orjvgpurq",
> urer'f na rkgen, gbhture dhrfgvba, sbe sha naq oenttvat
> evtugf, ohg sbe ab cbvagf. Pna nalbar anzr *guvf* npgbe?
> Obtvr'f obng-zngr va gur zbivr "Cnffntr gb Znefrvyyr"; naq gur
> arvtuobe va "Orjvgpurq" jub guvaxf uvf jvsr Tynqlf vf penml.
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
> * Game 5, Round 2 - History - Coming Second
>
> In the movie "The Sting", a key plot point is revealed by the line,
> "That horse is going to finish second." We live in the world's
> second-largest country by total area, and in what not so long ago
> was its second-largest city by population.
>
> So Round 2 tonight is about people who have done things second,
> or the places where they did them.
>
> 1. The second section of the Toronto subway to open ran primarily
> under what street?
>
> 2. Where was the second atomic bomb exploded?
Nagasaki
>
> In the movie "The Sting", a key plot point is revealed by the line,
> "That horse is going to finish second." We live in the world's
> second-largest country by total area, and in what not so long ago
> was its second-largest city by population.
>
> So Round 2 tonight is about people who have done things second,
> or the places where they did them.
>
> 1. The second section of the Toronto subway to open ran primarily
> under what street?
>
> 2. Where was the second atomic bomb exploded?
> 3. The next four questions are about exploration. Who was the
> leader of the second expedition to reach the South Pole?
>
> 4. Who led the second expedition that circumnavigated the Earth?
> 5. For purposes of this question "crossing the Atlantic" means
> any journey generally accepted as such. And we are talking
> about *airplanes, not dirigibles*. Now name the pilot (or
> any pilot, if there was more than one) of the second airplane
> to cross the Atlantic *nonstop*.
>
> 6. Who was the second man to walk on the Moon?
> 7. The last four questions are about leaders. Who was the second
> Prime Minister of Canada?
>
> 8. Like with Pierre and Justin Trudeau in Canada, there have been
> cases in the US where two relatives with the same surname have
> each become president. Give the surname of the second such
> pair of relatives.
> 9. Who was the second leader of Nazi Germany? Hint: until then
> he was a high-ranking naval officer.
>
> 10. Who was the second emperor of the Roman Empire? Hint: Julius
> Caesar was never emperor.
> * Game 5, Round 3 - Entertainment - A New Medium, a New Generation of Fans
>
> Little did we realize, watching TV as kids, that we were seeing
> some great stars of the silver screen succeeding in a new medium.
> Identify the actors and actresses who filled the following roles
> -- the first on the big screen and the second on the small.
> Sometimes we'll also give you the years when you could have seen
> the movie or the TV series in first run, but sometimes we won't.
>
> 1. A farm girl who rides in a surrey with a fringe on top, in a
> 1955 film; and a mom who sings with her sons and daughters,
> from 1970 to 1974.
> 2. A tenderfoot Eastern surveyor helping to build a railroad,
> in a 1941 movie; and a fatherly doctor, from 1969 to 1976.
> 3. Wife of George and mother of Zuzu, in a 1946 movie; and Miss
> Ellie Ewing, in 1984-85.
>
> 4. On film, a murderer observed by a photographer; on TV, a
> numbingly successful lawyer.
> 5. A femme fatale who lures a schnook into helping her kill her
> husband, in a 1944 movie; and the head of the Barkley family
> on a 19th-century California ranch, from 1965 to 1969.
> 6. In a 1969 movie, an agent investigating a French spy ring passing
> NATO secrets to the Russians; and from 1976 to 1981, an unseen
> boss.
> 7. On film, a small boy with a stutter; on TV, a teenager named
> Richie.
> 8. On film, a maid whose mistress seems to be losing her mind;
> on TV, a writer whose real life comes to resemble her writing.
> 9. For this one we'll give you two movie roles, both of them
> singing parts: the Devil, and a sailor in the South Seas.
> And on TV, Bill Bixby's "Uncle Martin".
> 10. On film, Charles Foster Kane's mother; on TV, Samantha's
> mother, Endora.
> 11. If you enjoyed this round, then after completing the last
> question, please decode the rot13: Fcrnxvat bs "Orjvgpurq",
> urer'f na rkgen, gbhture dhrfgvba, sbe sha naq oenttvat
> evtugf, ohg sbe ab cbvagf. Pna nalbar anzr *guvf* npgbe?
> Obtvr'f obng-zngr va gur zbivr "Cnffntr gb Znefrvyyr"; naq gur
> arvtuobe va "Orjvgpurq" jub guvaxf uvf jvsr Tynqlf vf penml.
--
Mark Brader
Aug 9, 2016, 3:30:01 AM8/9/16
to
Mark Brader:
> * Game 5, Round 2 - History - Coming Second
> In the movie "The Sting", a key plot point is revealed by the line,
> "That horse is going to finish second." We live in the world's
> second-largest country by total area, and in what not so long ago
> was its second-largest city by population.
> So Round 2 tonight is about people who have done things second,
> or the places where they did them.
> 1. The second section of the Toronto subway to open ran primarily
> under what street?
University Av. (In 1963. First: Yonge St. in 1954.)
> 2. Where was the second atomic bomb exploded?
Hiroshima. (First: Trinity test site, New Mexico, 3 weeks earlier
in 1945.) 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. 3 for Björn.
I was particularly impressed by the entrant who, rather than
forgetting the test explosion, explicitly assumed that it wouldn't
count.
> 3. The next four questions are about exploration. Who was the
> leader of the second expedition to reach the South Pole?
Robert F. Scott. (In January 1912. First: Roald Amundsen,
the month before.) 4 for Erland, Peter, Dan Blum, and Pete.
3 for Björn and Calvin.
> 4. Who led the second expedition that circumnavigated the Earth?
Sir Francis Drake. (In 1577-80. First: Ferdinand Magellan,
and after his death Juan Elcano, in 1518-22.) 4 for Dan Blum,
Dan Tilque, and Marc.
In both cases five ships left the starting point and only one
completed the trip. Elcano returned with only about 1/10 as many
men as started the trip, barely enough to operate the one ship;
Drake, with about 1/3 of his men.
> 5. For purposes of this question "crossing the Atlantic" means
> any journey generally accepted as such. And we are talking
> about *airplanes, not dirigibles*. Now name the pilot (or
> any pilot, if there was more than one) of the second airplane
> to cross the Atlantic *nonstop*.
Charles Lindbergh. (In 1927. First: John Alcock and Arthur Brown,
in 1919.) 4 for Pete and Dan Tilque.
Lindbergh became more famous because he flew solo, flew a longer
route to go from one major city to another, and was American.
> 6. Who was the second man to walk on the Moon?
Edwin (Buzz) Aldrin. (Buzz was his nickname and is now his name.
First: Neil Armstrong.) 4 for Erland, Peter, Dan Blum, Joshua,
Jason, Pete, Dan Tilque, and Calvin.
> 7. The last four questions are about leaders. Who was the second
> Prime Minister of Canada?
Alexander Mackenzie. (1873-78. First: Sir John A. Macdonald,
1867-73, and of course, again later.)
> 8. Like with Pierre and Justin Trudeau in Canada, there have been
> cases in the US where two relatives with the same surname have
> each become president. Give the surname of the second such
> pair of relatives.
Harrison. (William and Benjamin, in 1841 and 1889-93. First: John
and John Quincy Adams, in 1797-1801 and 1825-29.) 4 for Joshua
and Dan Tilque.
> 9. Who was the second leader of Nazi Germany? Hint: until then
> he was a high-ranking naval officer.
Karl Dönitz ["DUH-nitz"]. (For a few days after Adolf Hitler's
suicide in 1945.) 4 for Erland, Peter, Dan Blum, Joshua, Pete,
Dan Tilque, Björn, and Calvin.
> 10. Who was the second emperor of the Roman Empire? Hint: Julius
> Caesar was never emperor.
Tiberius. (In 14-37. First: Augustus Caesar, in 27 BC - 14.)
4 for Erland, Peter, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Björn, Calvin, and Marc.
2 for Dan Blum.
> * Game 5, Round 3 - Entertainment - A New Medium, a New Generation of Fans
> Little did we realize, watching TV as kids, that we were seeing
> some great stars of the silver screen succeeding in a new medium.
> Identify the actors and actresses who filled the following roles
> -- the first on the big screen and the second on the small.
> Sometimes we'll also give you the years when you could have seen
> the movie or the TV series in first run, but sometimes we won't.
> 1. A farm girl who rides in a surrey with a fringe on top, in a
> 1955 film; and a mom who sings with her sons and daughters,
> from 1970 to 1974.
Shirley Jones. ("Oklahoma", "The Partridge Family".) 4 for Joshua,
Jason, Pete, Calvin, and Marc.
> 2. A tenderfoot Eastern surveyor helping to build a railroad,
> in a 1941 movie; and a fatherly doctor, from 1969 to 1976.
Robert Young. ("Western Union", "Marcus Welby, MD".) 4 for Joshua,
Pete, and Marc.
> 3. Wife of George and mother of Zuzu, in a 1946 movie; and Miss
> Ellie Ewing, in 1984-85.
Donna Reed. ("It's a Wonderful Life" and "Dallas".) 4 for Joshua
and Pete.
Ellie Ewing was primarily played by Barbara Bel Geddes from 1978
to 1990, but but for medical reasons she was unavailable for the
1984-85 season, and Donna Reed substituted for her.
> 4. On film, a murderer observed by a photographer; on TV, a
> numbingly successful lawyer.
Raymond Burr. ("Rear Window", "Perry Mason".) 4 for Dan Blum,
Joshua, Pete, Dan Tilque, and Marc. 3 for Calvin.
> 5. A femme fatale who lures a schnook into helping her kill her
> husband, in a 1944 movie; and the head of the Barkley family
> on a 19th-century California ranch, from 1965 to 1969.
Barbara Stanwyck. ("Double Indemnity", "The Big Valley".)
4 for Joshua, Pete, Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Marc.
> 6. In a 1969 movie, an agent investigating a French spy ring passing
> NATO secrets to the Russians; and from 1976 to 1981, an unseen
> boss.
John Forsythe. ("Topaz", "Charlie's Angels".) 4 for Joshua, Jason,
Pete, Dan Tilque, and Marc.
> 7. On film, a small boy with a stutter; on TV, a teenager named
> Richie.
Ron Howard. ("The Music Man", "Happy Days".) 4 for Dan Blum,
Joshua, Jason, Pete, Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Marc.
> 8. On film, a maid whose mistress seems to be losing her mind;
> on TV, a writer whose real life comes to resemble her writing.
Angela Lansbury. ("Gaslight", "Murder, She Wrote".) 4 for Dan Blum,
Joshua, Jason, Pete, Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Marc.
> 9. For this one we'll give you two movie roles, both of them
> singing parts: the Devil, and a sailor in the South Seas.
> And on TV, Bill Bixby's "Uncle Martin".
Ray Walston. ("Damn Yankees", "South Pacific", "My Favorite
Martian".) 4 for Joshua, Pete, and Marc.
> 10. On film, Charles Foster Kane's mother; on TV, Samantha's
> mother, Endora.
Agnes Moorehead. ("Citizen Kane", "Bewitched".) 4 for Pete,
Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Marc.
> 11. If you enjoyed this round, then after completing the last
> question, please decode the rot13: Speaking of "Bewitched",
> here's an extra, tougher question, for fun and bragging
> rights, but for no points. Can anyone name *this* actor?
> Bogie's boat-mate in the movie "Passage to Marseille"; and the
> neighbor in "Bewitched" who thinks his wife Gladys is crazy.
George Tobias. Nobody tried this.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 5 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> His Ent
Joshua Kreitzer 20 36 56
Pete Gayde 16 40 56
Dan Tilque 28 24 52
Marc Dashevsky 8 36 44
"Calvin" 15 23 38
Dan Blum 22 12 34
Jason Kreitzer 4 16 20
Peter Smyth 16 0 16
Erland Sommarskog 16 0 16
Björn Lundin 14 0 14
--
Mark Brader | "Any philosophy that can be put 'in a nutshell'
Toronto | belongs there."
m...@vex.net | --Sydney J. Harris
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2016-06-20,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2016-05-31 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> I wrote one of these rounds.
The history round.
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> I wrote one of these rounds.
> * Game 5, Round 2 - History - Coming Second
> In the movie "The Sting", a key plot point is revealed by the line,
> "That horse is going to finish second." We live in the world's
> second-largest country by total area, and in what not so long ago
> was its second-largest city by population.
> So Round 2 tonight is about people who have done things second,
> or the places where they did them.
> 1. The second section of the Toronto subway to open ran primarily
> under what street?
> 2. Where was the second atomic bomb exploded?
in 1945.) 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. 3 for Björn.
I was particularly impressed by the entrant who, rather than
forgetting the test explosion, explicitly assumed that it wouldn't
count.
> 3. The next four questions are about exploration. Who was the
> leader of the second expedition to reach the South Pole?
the month before.) 4 for Erland, Peter, Dan Blum, and Pete.
3 for Björn and Calvin.
> 4. Who led the second expedition that circumnavigated the Earth?
and after his death Juan Elcano, in 1518-22.) 4 for Dan Blum,
Dan Tilque, and Marc.
In both cases five ships left the starting point and only one
completed the trip. Elcano returned with only about 1/10 as many
men as started the trip, barely enough to operate the one ship;
Drake, with about 1/3 of his men.
> 5. For purposes of this question "crossing the Atlantic" means
> any journey generally accepted as such. And we are talking
> about *airplanes, not dirigibles*. Now name the pilot (or
> any pilot, if there was more than one) of the second airplane
> to cross the Atlantic *nonstop*.
in 1919.) 4 for Pete and Dan Tilque.
Lindbergh became more famous because he flew solo, flew a longer
route to go from one major city to another, and was American.
> 6. Who was the second man to walk on the Moon?
First: Neil Armstrong.) 4 for Erland, Peter, Dan Blum, Joshua,
Jason, Pete, Dan Tilque, and Calvin.
> 7. The last four questions are about leaders. Who was the second
> Prime Minister of Canada?
1867-73, and of course, again later.)
> 8. Like with Pierre and Justin Trudeau in Canada, there have been
> cases in the US where two relatives with the same surname have
> each become president. Give the surname of the second such
> pair of relatives.
and John Quincy Adams, in 1797-1801 and 1825-29.) 4 for Joshua
and Dan Tilque.
> 9. Who was the second leader of Nazi Germany? Hint: until then
> he was a high-ranking naval officer.
suicide in 1945.) 4 for Erland, Peter, Dan Blum, Joshua, Pete,
Dan Tilque, Björn, and Calvin.
> 10. Who was the second emperor of the Roman Empire? Hint: Julius
> Caesar was never emperor.
4 for Erland, Peter, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Björn, Calvin, and Marc.
2 for Dan Blum.
> * Game 5, Round 3 - Entertainment - A New Medium, a New Generation of Fans
> Little did we realize, watching TV as kids, that we were seeing
> some great stars of the silver screen succeeding in a new medium.
> Identify the actors and actresses who filled the following roles
> -- the first on the big screen and the second on the small.
> Sometimes we'll also give you the years when you could have seen
> the movie or the TV series in first run, but sometimes we won't.
> 1. A farm girl who rides in a surrey with a fringe on top, in a
> 1955 film; and a mom who sings with her sons and daughters,
> from 1970 to 1974.
Jason, Pete, Calvin, and Marc.
> 2. A tenderfoot Eastern surveyor helping to build a railroad,
> in a 1941 movie; and a fatherly doctor, from 1969 to 1976.
Pete, and Marc.
> 3. Wife of George and mother of Zuzu, in a 1946 movie; and Miss
> Ellie Ewing, in 1984-85.
and Pete.
Ellie Ewing was primarily played by Barbara Bel Geddes from 1978
to 1990, but but for medical reasons she was unavailable for the
1984-85 season, and Donna Reed substituted for her.
> 4. On film, a murderer observed by a photographer; on TV, a
> numbingly successful lawyer.
Joshua, Pete, Dan Tilque, and Marc. 3 for Calvin.
> 5. A femme fatale who lures a schnook into helping her kill her
> husband, in a 1944 movie; and the head of the Barkley family
> on a 19th-century California ranch, from 1965 to 1969.
4 for Joshua, Pete, Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Marc.
> 6. In a 1969 movie, an agent investigating a French spy ring passing
> NATO secrets to the Russians; and from 1976 to 1981, an unseen
> boss.
Pete, Dan Tilque, and Marc.
> 7. On film, a small boy with a stutter; on TV, a teenager named
> Richie.
Joshua, Jason, Pete, Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Marc.
> 8. On film, a maid whose mistress seems to be losing her mind;
> on TV, a writer whose real life comes to resemble her writing.
Joshua, Jason, Pete, Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Marc.
> 9. For this one we'll give you two movie roles, both of them
> singing parts: the Devil, and a sailor in the South Seas.
> And on TV, Bill Bixby's "Uncle Martin".
Martian".) 4 for Joshua, Pete, and Marc.
> 10. On film, Charles Foster Kane's mother; on TV, Samantha's
> mother, Endora.
Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Marc.
> 11. If you enjoyed this round, then after completing the last
> here's an extra, tougher question, for fun and bragging
> rights, but for no points. Can anyone name *this* actor?
> Bogie's boat-mate in the movie "Passage to Marseille"; and the
> neighbor in "Bewitched" who thinks his wife Gladys is crazy.
George Tobias. Nobody tried this.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 5 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> His Ent
Joshua Kreitzer 20 36 56
Pete Gayde 16 40 56
Dan Tilque 28 24 52
Marc Dashevsky 8 36 44
"Calvin" 15 23 38
Dan Blum 22 12 34
Jason Kreitzer 4 16 20
Peter Smyth 16 0 16
Erland Sommarskog 16 0 16
Björn Lundin 14 0 14
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Erland Sommarskog
Aug 9, 2016, 6:23:20 AM8/9/16
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Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
>> 2. Where was the second atomic bomb exploded?
>
> Hiroshima. (First: Trinity test site, New Mexico, 3 weeks earlier
> in 1945.) 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. 3 for Björn.
>
> I was particularly impressed by the entrant who, rather than
> forgetting the test explosion, explicitly assumed that it wouldn't
> count.
Which also could be taken as that this was not the best of questions
>> 2. Where was the second atomic bomb exploded?
>
> Hiroshima. (First: Trinity test site, New Mexico, 3 weeks earlier
> in 1945.) 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. 3 for Björn.
>
> I was particularly impressed by the entrant who, rather than
> forgetting the test explosion, explicitly assumed that it wouldn't
> count.
exactly for that reason. Several entrants who answered Hiroshima felt
compelled to point out that there was a test explosion before that. Myself,
I considered that fact, but eventually arrived at the conclusion that it was
more likely that the quizmaster was looking for Nagasaki. But maybe I should
have given a little more thought to the fact that the question was probably
set by Mark.
Gareth Owen
Aug 9, 2016, 1:55:30 PM8/9/16
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Erland Sommarskog <esq...@sommarskog.se> writes:
> Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
>>> 2. Where was the second atomic bomb exploded?
>>
>> Hiroshima. (First: Trinity test site, New Mexico, 3 weeks earlier
>> in 1945.) 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. 3 for Björn.
>>
>> I was particularly impressed by the entrant who, rather than
>> forgetting the test explosion, explicitly assumed that it wouldn't
>> count.
>
> Which also could be taken as that this was not the best of questions
> exactly for that reason. Several entrants who answered Hiroshima felt
> compelled to point out that there was a test explosion before that. Myself,
> I considered that fact, but eventually arrived at the conclusion that it was
> more likely that the quizmaster was looking for Nagasaki.
I think the word "exploded" constitutes a minor clue. One normally
> Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
>>> 2. Where was the second atomic bomb exploded?
>>
>> Hiroshima. (First: Trinity test site, New Mexico, 3 weeks earlier
>> in 1945.) 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. 3 for Björn.
>>
>> I was particularly impressed by the entrant who, rather than
>> forgetting the test explosion, explicitly assumed that it wouldn't
>> count.
>
> Which also could be taken as that this was not the best of questions
> exactly for that reason. Several entrants who answered Hiroshima felt
> compelled to point out that there was a test explosion before that. Myself,
> I considered that fact, but eventually arrived at the conclusion that it was
> more likely that the quizmaster was looking for Nagasaki.
talks of nuclear bombs being "dropped", but the Trinity detonation done
on a static tower.
Mark Brader
Aug 9, 2016, 2:25:27 PM8/9/16
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Mark Brader:
> Several entrants who answered Hiroshima felt compelled to point
> out that there was a test explosion before that.
No, just one.
> Myself, I considered that fact, but eventually arrived at the
> conclusion that it was more likely that the quizmaster was looking
> for Nagasaki. But maybe I should have given a little more thought
> to the fact that the question was probably set by Mark.
Maybe you should have read the question and simply answered what it asked.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "The Dopeler effect: dumb ideas sound smarter
m...@vex.net | when they come at you in a hurry."
>>> 2. Where was the second atomic bomb exploded?
>>
>> Hiroshima. (First: Trinity test site, New Mexico, 3 weeks earlier
>> in 1945.) 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. 3 for Björn.
>>
>> I was particularly impressed by the entrant who, rather than
>> forgetting the test explosion, explicitly assumed that it wouldn't
>> count.
Erland Sommarskog:
>>
>> Hiroshima. (First: Trinity test site, New Mexico, 3 weeks earlier
>> in 1945.) 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. 3 for Björn.
>>
>> I was particularly impressed by the entrant who, rather than
>> forgetting the test explosion, explicitly assumed that it wouldn't
>> count.
> Which also could be taken as that this was not the best of questions
> exactly for that reason.
No, the question was completely straightforward.
> exactly for that reason.
> Several entrants who answered Hiroshima felt compelled to point
> out that there was a test explosion before that.
> Myself, I considered that fact, but eventually arrived at the
> conclusion that it was more likely that the quizmaster was looking
> for Nagasaki. But maybe I should have given a little more thought
> to the fact that the question was probably set by Mark.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "The Dopeler effect: dumb ideas sound smarter
m...@vex.net | when they come at you in a hurry."
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