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RQFTCI03 Game 1 Rounds 2-3: 15 minutes of fame, big islands
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Mark Brader
Oct 31, 2020, 1:43:59 AM10/31/20
to
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2003-01-20,
and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written
by members of the Usual Suspects, but have been reformatted and
may have been retyped and/or edited by me. I will reveal the
correct answers in about 3 days.
For further information, including an explanation of the """
notation that may appear in these rounds, see my 2020-06-23
companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
In 2008 I wrote: I think I wrote one of these rounds, but I don't
remember for sure.
* Game 1, Round 2 - Entertainment - 15 Minutes of Fame
You may be familiar with Andy Warhol's statement that "In the future
everyone will be famous for 15 minutes." This round is dedicated to
some ordinary people who achieved fame or, some will argue, infamy.
1. On 2002-09-11, Jean Chrétien attended a nationally televised
memorial ceremony in *what community*? Its townspeople had
welcomed thousands of airline crew and passengers diverted
there one year earlier.
2. David Letterman invited 494 people from *which upstate New
York town* to be his audience on the 2002-11-18 edition of
"The Late Show"?
3. Jeanine Deckers was a real-life nun known by the stage names
"Soeur Sourire" and "the Singing Nun". Name her *biggest hit*,
which spent 5 weeks at #1 on the US charts in 1963.
4. Los del Rio, an unheralded Spanish duo, recorded the original
1993 version of *which song*? It became an international hit
three years later when the Bayside Boys' remix with English
lyrics was released.
5. This first $1,000,000 winner on TV's "Survivor" shares his
first and last name with the actor who played Apollo on
"Battlestar Galactica". Who? (As usual, the last name is
sufficient.)
6. She married Rick Rockwell on TV's "Who Wants to Marry a
Multi-Millionaire?" and faced former Olympian Olga Korbut
in "Celebrity Boxing 2". Who?
7. This real-life double-amputee World War II veteran won a
Best Supporting Actor and an honorary Oscar in addition,
for his performance as Homer Parrish in "The Best Years of
Our Lives". Who?
8. This Cambodian doctor received a Best Supporting Actor Oscar
for the role of Dith Pran in "The Killing Fields". He was the
first non-professional since <answer 7> to win an Academy Award
for acting. Who?
9. Nonagenarian Marie Rudisill, formerly best known as a baker,
cookbook author, and aunt of Truman Capote, has """lately"""
been featured as a guest on "The Tonight Show". Jay Leno
"""refers""" to her by which nickname?
10. Octogenarian Clara Peller uttered this phrase in a popular
series of TV commercials. Walter Mondale even asked the same
question when running for the 1984 Democratic presidential
nomination against rival Gary Hart.
* Game 1, Round 3 - Geography - Largest Islands
We name a country, a state, or a province; you name the largest
island in it, by area. Some of these islands are in salt water,
some are in fresh water. We need their actual names, of course,
not nicknames.
1. Michigan.
2. Australia.
3. Japan.
4. Quebec.
5. Greece.
6. Russia.
7. Hawaii.
8. Canada.
9. Ontario.
10. New York (state).
--
Mark Brader | "It doesn't have to actually *be* special, but you have
Toronto | to make people think it is, and sometimes the easiest way
m...@vex.net | to do that is to make it special." -- Peter Reiher
My text in this article is in the public domain.
and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written
by members of the Usual Suspects, but have been reformatted and
may have been retyped and/or edited by me. I will reveal the
correct answers in about 3 days.
For further information, including an explanation of the """
notation that may appear in these rounds, see my 2020-06-23
companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
In 2008 I wrote: I think I wrote one of these rounds, but I don't
remember for sure.
* Game 1, Round 2 - Entertainment - 15 Minutes of Fame
You may be familiar with Andy Warhol's statement that "In the future
everyone will be famous for 15 minutes." This round is dedicated to
some ordinary people who achieved fame or, some will argue, infamy.
1. On 2002-09-11, Jean Chrétien attended a nationally televised
memorial ceremony in *what community*? Its townspeople had
welcomed thousands of airline crew and passengers diverted
there one year earlier.
2. David Letterman invited 494 people from *which upstate New
York town* to be his audience on the 2002-11-18 edition of
"The Late Show"?
3. Jeanine Deckers was a real-life nun known by the stage names
"Soeur Sourire" and "the Singing Nun". Name her *biggest hit*,
which spent 5 weeks at #1 on the US charts in 1963.
4. Los del Rio, an unheralded Spanish duo, recorded the original
1993 version of *which song*? It became an international hit
three years later when the Bayside Boys' remix with English
lyrics was released.
5. This first $1,000,000 winner on TV's "Survivor" shares his
first and last name with the actor who played Apollo on
"Battlestar Galactica". Who? (As usual, the last name is
sufficient.)
6. She married Rick Rockwell on TV's "Who Wants to Marry a
Multi-Millionaire?" and faced former Olympian Olga Korbut
in "Celebrity Boxing 2". Who?
7. This real-life double-amputee World War II veteran won a
Best Supporting Actor and an honorary Oscar in addition,
for his performance as Homer Parrish in "The Best Years of
Our Lives". Who?
8. This Cambodian doctor received a Best Supporting Actor Oscar
for the role of Dith Pran in "The Killing Fields". He was the
first non-professional since <answer 7> to win an Academy Award
for acting. Who?
9. Nonagenarian Marie Rudisill, formerly best known as a baker,
cookbook author, and aunt of Truman Capote, has """lately"""
been featured as a guest on "The Tonight Show". Jay Leno
"""refers""" to her by which nickname?
10. Octogenarian Clara Peller uttered this phrase in a popular
series of TV commercials. Walter Mondale even asked the same
question when running for the 1984 Democratic presidential
nomination against rival Gary Hart.
* Game 1, Round 3 - Geography - Largest Islands
We name a country, a state, or a province; you name the largest
island in it, by area. Some of these islands are in salt water,
some are in fresh water. We need their actual names, of course,
not nicknames.
1. Michigan.
2. Australia.
3. Japan.
4. Quebec.
5. Greece.
6. Russia.
7. Hawaii.
8. Canada.
9. Ontario.
10. New York (state).
--
Mark Brader | "It doesn't have to actually *be* special, but you have
Toronto | to make people think it is, and sometimes the easiest way
m...@vex.net | to do that is to make it special." -- Peter Reiher
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Joshua Kreitzer
Oct 31, 2020, 1:55:16 AM10/31/20
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:5u2dnThVu4UEZAHCnZ2dnUU7-
dXN...@giganews.com:
> * Game 1, Round 2 - Entertainment - 15 Minutes of Fame
>
> 3. Jeanine Deckers was a real-life nun known by the stage names
> "Soeur Sourire" and "the Singing Nun". Name her *biggest hit*,
> which spent 5 weeks at #1 on the US charts in 1963.
"Dominique"
> 4. Los del Rio, an unheralded Spanish duo, recorded the original
> 1993 version of *which song*? It became an international hit
> three years later when the Bayside Boys' remix with English
> lyrics was released.
"Macarena"
> 5. This first $1,000,000 winner on TV's "Survivor" shares his
> first and last name with the actor who played Apollo on
> "Battlestar Galactica". Who? (As usual, the last name is
> sufficient.)
Hatch
> 6. She married Rick Rockwell on TV's "Who Wants to Marry a
> Multi-Millionaire?" and faced former Olympian Olga Korbut
> in "Celebrity Boxing 2". Who?
Darva Conger
> 7. This real-life double-amputee World War II veteran won a
> Best Supporting Actor and an honorary Oscar in addition,
> for his performance as Homer Parrish in "The Best Years of
> Our Lives". Who?
Russell
> 8. This Cambodian doctor received a Best Supporting Actor Oscar
> for the role of Dith Pran in "The Killing Fields". He was the
> first non-professional since <answer 7> to win an Academy Award
> for acting. Who?
Ngor
> 9. Nonagenarian Marie Rudisill, formerly best known as a baker,
> cookbook author, and aunt of Truman Capote, has """lately"""
> been featured as a guest on "The Tonight Show". Jay Leno
> """refers""" to her by which nickname?
the Fruitcake Lady
> 10. Octogenarian Clara Peller uttered this phrase in a popular
> series of TV commercials. Walter Mondale even asked the same
> question when running for the 1984 Democratic presidential
> nomination against rival Gary Hart.
"Where's the beef?"
> * Game 1, Round 3 - Geography - Largest Islands
>
> We name a country, a state, or a province; you name the largest
> island in it, by area. Some of these islands are in salt water,
> some are in fresh water. We need their actual names, of course,
> not nicknames.
>
> 1. Michigan.
Isle Royale
> 2. Australia.
Tasmania
> 3. Japan.
Honshu
> 5. Greece.
Crete
> 6. Russia.
Sakhalin
> 7. Hawaii.
Hawaii
> 8. Canada.
Baffin
> 10. New York (state).
Long Island
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
dXN...@giganews.com:
> * Game 1, Round 2 - Entertainment - 15 Minutes of Fame
>
> 1. On 2002-09-11, Jean Chrétien attended a nationally televised
> memorial ceremony in *what community*? Its townspeople had
> welcomed thousands of airline crew and passengers diverted
> there one year earlier.
Gander
> memorial ceremony in *what community*? Its townspeople had
> welcomed thousands of airline crew and passengers diverted
> there one year earlier.
> 3. Jeanine Deckers was a real-life nun known by the stage names
> "Soeur Sourire" and "the Singing Nun". Name her *biggest hit*,
> which spent 5 weeks at #1 on the US charts in 1963.
> 4. Los del Rio, an unheralded Spanish duo, recorded the original
> 1993 version of *which song*? It became an international hit
> three years later when the Bayside Boys' remix with English
> lyrics was released.
> 5. This first $1,000,000 winner on TV's "Survivor" shares his
> first and last name with the actor who played Apollo on
> "Battlestar Galactica". Who? (As usual, the last name is
> sufficient.)
> 6. She married Rick Rockwell on TV's "Who Wants to Marry a
> Multi-Millionaire?" and faced former Olympian Olga Korbut
> in "Celebrity Boxing 2". Who?
> 7. This real-life double-amputee World War II veteran won a
> Best Supporting Actor and an honorary Oscar in addition,
> for his performance as Homer Parrish in "The Best Years of
> Our Lives". Who?
> 8. This Cambodian doctor received a Best Supporting Actor Oscar
> for the role of Dith Pran in "The Killing Fields". He was the
> first non-professional since <answer 7> to win an Academy Award
> for acting. Who?
> 9. Nonagenarian Marie Rudisill, formerly best known as a baker,
> cookbook author, and aunt of Truman Capote, has """lately"""
> been featured as a guest on "The Tonight Show". Jay Leno
> """refers""" to her by which nickname?
> 10. Octogenarian Clara Peller uttered this phrase in a popular
> series of TV commercials. Walter Mondale even asked the same
> question when running for the 1984 Democratic presidential
> nomination against rival Gary Hart.
> * Game 1, Round 3 - Geography - Largest Islands
>
> We name a country, a state, or a province; you name the largest
> island in it, by area. Some of these islands are in salt water,
> some are in fresh water. We need their actual names, of course,
> not nicknames.
>
> 1. Michigan.
> 2. Australia.
Tasmania
> 3. Japan.
Honshu
> 5. Greece.
Crete
> 6. Russia.
Sakhalin
> 7. Hawaii.
Hawaii
> 8. Canada.
Baffin
> 10. New York (state).
Long Island
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Erland Sommarskog
Oct 31, 2020, 5:38:13 AM10/31/20
to
> 2. Australia.
Tasmania
> 3. Japan.
Honshu
> 5. Greece.
Crete
> 6. Russia.
Sakhalin
> 8. Canada.
Tasmania
> 3. Japan.
Honshu
> 5. Greece.
Crete
> 6. Russia.
Sakhalin
Baffin Island
Dan Blum
Oct 31, 2020, 10:37:55 AM10/31/20
to
> 1. On 2002-09-11, Jean Chr?tien attended a nationally televised
> 4. Los del Rio, an unheralded Spanish duo, recorded the original
> 1993 version of *which song*? It became an international hit
> three years later when the Bayside Boys' remix with English
> lyrics was released.
"Hey Macarena"
> 8. This Cambodian doctor received a Best Supporting Actor Oscar
> for the role of Dith Pran in "The Killing Fields". He was the
> first non-professional since <answer 7> to win an Academy Award
> for acting. Who?
Haing Ngor
> 10. Octogenarian Clara Peller uttered this phrase in a popular
> series of TV commercials. Walter Mondale even asked the same
> question when running for the 1984 Democratic presidential
> nomination against rival Gary Hart.
"Where's the beef?"
> * Game 1, Round 3 - Geography - Largest Islands
> 1. Michigan.
Isle Royale
> 2. Australia.
Tasmania
> 3. Japan.
Honshu
> 5. Greece.
Crete
> 6. Russia.
Sakhalin Island
> 7. Hawaii.
Hawai'i
> 8. Canada.
Baffin Island
> 10. New York (state).
Long Island
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
> memorial ceremony in *what community*? Its townspeople had
> welcomed thousands of airline crew and passengers diverted
> there one year earlier.
Gander
> welcomed thousands of airline crew and passengers diverted
> there one year earlier.
> 4. Los del Rio, an unheralded Spanish duo, recorded the original
> 1993 version of *which song*? It became an international hit
> three years later when the Bayside Boys' remix with English
> lyrics was released.
> 8. This Cambodian doctor received a Best Supporting Actor Oscar
> for the role of Dith Pran in "The Killing Fields". He was the
> first non-professional since <answer 7> to win an Academy Award
> for acting. Who?
> 10. Octogenarian Clara Peller uttered this phrase in a popular
> series of TV commercials. Walter Mondale even asked the same
> question when running for the 1984 Democratic presidential
> nomination against rival Gary Hart.
> * Game 1, Round 3 - Geography - Largest Islands
Isle Royale
> 2. Australia.
Tasmania
> 3. Japan.
Honshu
> 5. Greece.
Crete
> 6. Russia.
> 7. Hawaii.
Hawai'i
> 8. Canada.
Baffin Island
> 10. New York (state).
Long Island
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Dan Tilque
Oct 31, 2020, 10:56:53 PM10/31/20
to
On 10/30/20 10:43 PM, Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * Game 1, Round 2 - Entertainment - 15 Minutes of Fame
>
> You may be familiar with Andy Warhol's statement that "In the future
> everyone will be famous for 15 minutes." This round is dedicated to
> some ordinary people who achieved fame or, some will argue, infamy.
>
> 1. On 2002-09-11, Jean Chrétien attended a nationally televised
> memorial ceremony in *what community*? Its townspeople had
> welcomed thousands of airline crew and passengers diverted
> there one year earlier.
Gander
>
>
> * Game 1, Round 2 - Entertainment - 15 Minutes of Fame
>
> You may be familiar with Andy Warhol's statement that "In the future
> everyone will be famous for 15 minutes." This round is dedicated to
> some ordinary people who achieved fame or, some will argue, infamy.
>
> 1. On 2002-09-11, Jean Chrétien attended a nationally televised
> memorial ceremony in *what community*? Its townspeople had
> welcomed thousands of airline crew and passengers diverted
> there one year earlier.
>
> 2. David Letterman invited 494 people from *which upstate New
> York town* to be his audience on the 2002-11-18 edition of
> "The Late Show"?
>
> 3. Jeanine Deckers was a real-life nun known by the stage names
> "Soeur Sourire" and "the Singing Nun". Name her *biggest hit*,
> which spent 5 weeks at #1 on the US charts in 1963.
>
>
> * Game 1, Round 3 - Geography - Largest Islands
>
> We name a country, a state, or a province; you name the largest
> island in it, by area. Some of these islands are in salt water,
> some are in fresh water. We need their actual names, of course,
> not nicknames.
>
> 1. Michigan.
> 2. Australia.
Tasmania
> 3. Japan.
Honshu
Anticosti
> 5. Greece.
Crete
> 6. Russia.
Sakhalin
> 7. Hawaii.
Hawai'i
> 8. Canada.
Baffin
> 9. Ontario.
Hawai'i
> 8. Canada.
Baffin
Manitoulin
> 10. New York (state).
Long
Dan Tilque
Pete Gayde
Nov 1, 2020, 5:54:16 PM11/1/20
to
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2003-01-20,
> and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written
> by members of the Usual Suspects, but have been reformatted and
> may have been retyped and/or edited by me. I will reveal the
> correct answers in about 3 days.
>
> For further information, including an explanation of the """
> notation that may appear in these rounds, see my 2020-06-23
> companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
>
>
> In 2008 I wrote: I think I wrote one of these rounds, but I don't
> remember for sure.
>
>
> * Game 1, Round 2 - Entertainment - 15 Minutes of Fame
>
> You may be familiar with Andy Warhol's statement that "In the future
> everyone will be famous for 15 minutes." This round is dedicated to
> some ordinary people who achieved fame or, some will argue, infamy.
>
> 1. On 2002-09-11, Jean Chrétien attended a nationally televised
> memorial ceremony in *what community*? Its townspeople had
> welcomed thousands of airline crew and passengers diverted
> there one year earlier.
Gander
> and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written
> by members of the Usual Suspects, but have been reformatted and
> may have been retyped and/or edited by me. I will reveal the
> correct answers in about 3 days.
>
> For further information, including an explanation of the """
> notation that may appear in these rounds, see my 2020-06-23
> companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
>
>
> In 2008 I wrote: I think I wrote one of these rounds, but I don't
> remember for sure.
>
>
> * Game 1, Round 2 - Entertainment - 15 Minutes of Fame
>
> You may be familiar with Andy Warhol's statement that "In the future
> everyone will be famous for 15 minutes." This round is dedicated to
> some ordinary people who achieved fame or, some will argue, infamy.
>
> 1. On 2002-09-11, Jean Chrétien attended a nationally televised
> memorial ceremony in *what community*? Its townspeople had
> welcomed thousands of airline crew and passengers diverted
> there one year earlier.
>
> 2. David Letterman invited 494 people from *which upstate New
> York town* to be his audience on the 2002-11-18 edition of
> "The Late Show"?
>
> 3. Jeanine Deckers was a real-life nun known by the stage names
> "Soeur Sourire" and "the Singing Nun". Name her *biggest hit*,
> which spent 5 weeks at #1 on the US charts in 1963.
>
> 4. Los del Rio, an unheralded Spanish duo, recorded the original
> 1993 version of *which song*? It became an international hit
> three years later when the Bayside Boys' remix with English
> lyrics was released.
>
> 5. This first $1,000,000 winner on TV's "Survivor" shares his
> first and last name with the actor who played Apollo on
> "Battlestar Galactica". Who? (As usual, the last name is
> sufficient.)
>
> 6. She married Rick Rockwell on TV's "Who Wants to Marry a
> Multi-Millionaire?" and faced former Olympian Olga Korbut
> in "Celebrity Boxing 2". Who?
>
> 7. This real-life double-amputee World War II veteran won a
> Best Supporting Actor and an honorary Oscar in addition,
> for his performance as Homer Parrish in "The Best Years of
> Our Lives". Who?
>
> 8. This Cambodian doctor received a Best Supporting Actor Oscar
> for the role of Dith Pran in "The Killing Fields". He was the
> first non-professional since <answer 7> to win an Academy Award
> for acting. Who?
>
> 9. Nonagenarian Marie Rudisill, formerly best known as a baker,
> cookbook author, and aunt of Truman Capote, has """lately"""
> been featured as a guest on "The Tonight Show". Jay Leno
> """refers""" to her by which nickname?
>
> 10. Octogenarian Clara Peller uttered this phrase in a popular
> series of TV commercials. Walter Mondale even asked the same
> question when running for the 1984 Democratic presidential
> nomination against rival Gary Hart.
>
>
> * Game 1, Round 3 - Geography - Largest Islands
>
> We name a country, a state, or a province; you name the largest
> island in it, by area. Some of these islands are in salt water,
> some are in fresh water. We need their actual names, of course,
> not nicknames.
>
> 1. Michigan.
> 2. Australia.
Tasmania
> 3. Japan.
Honshu
> 4. Quebec.
> 5. Greece.
Crete
> 6. Russia.
Kamchatka
Crete
> 6. Russia.
> 7. Hawaii.
Hawaii
> 8. Canada.
> 9. Ontario.
> 10. New York (state).
>
Pete Gayde
Bruce Bowler
Nov 2, 2020, 8:10:44 AM11/2/20
to
On Sat, 31 Oct 2020 00:43:53 -0500, Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2003-01-20, and
> should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written by
> members of the Usual Suspects, but have been reformatted and may have
> been retyped and/or edited by me. I will reveal the correct answers in
> about 3 days.
>
> For further information, including an explanation of the """ notation
> that may appear in these rounds, see my 2020-06-23 companion posting on
> "Reposted Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
>
>
> In 2008 I wrote: I think I wrote one of these rounds, but I don't
> remember for sure.
>
>
> * Game 1, Round 2 - Entertainment - 15 Minutes of Fame
>
> You may be familiar with Andy Warhol's statement that "In the future
> everyone will be famous for 15 minutes." This round is dedicated to
> some ordinary people who achieved fame or, some will argue, infamy.
>
> 1. On 2002-09-11, Jean Chrétien attended a nationally televised
> memorial ceremony in *what community*? Its townspeople had welcomed
> thousands of airline crew and passengers diverted there one year
> earlier.
Gander Newfoundland
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2003-01-20, and
> should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written by
> members of the Usual Suspects, but have been reformatted and may have
> been retyped and/or edited by me. I will reveal the correct answers in
> about 3 days.
>
> For further information, including an explanation of the """ notation
> that may appear in these rounds, see my 2020-06-23 companion posting on
> "Reposted Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
>
>
> In 2008 I wrote: I think I wrote one of these rounds, but I don't
> remember for sure.
>
>
> * Game 1, Round 2 - Entertainment - 15 Minutes of Fame
>
> You may be familiar with Andy Warhol's statement that "In the future
> everyone will be famous for 15 minutes." This round is dedicated to
> some ordinary people who achieved fame or, some will argue, infamy.
>
> 1. On 2002-09-11, Jean Chrétien attended a nationally televised
> memorial ceremony in *what community*? Its townspeople had welcomed
> thousands of airline crew and passengers diverted there one year
> earlier.
> 2. David Letterman invited 494 people from *which upstate New
> York town* to be his audience on the 2002-11-18 edition of "The Late
> Show"?
>
> 3. Jeanine Deckers was a real-life nun known by the stage names
> "Soeur Sourire" and "the Singing Nun". Name her *biggest hit*,
> which spent 5 weeks at #1 on the US charts in 1963.
> 4. Los del Rio, an unheralded Spanish duo, recorded the original
> 1993 version of *which song*? It became an international hit three
> years later when the Bayside Boys' remix with English lyrics was
> released.
> 5. This first $1,000,000 winner on TV's "Survivor" shares his
> first and last name with the actor who played Apollo on "Battlestar
> Galactica". Who? (As usual, the last name is sufficient.)
> 6. She married Rick Rockwell on TV's "Who Wants to Marry a
> Multi-Millionaire?" and faced former Olympian Olga Korbut in
> "Celebrity Boxing 2". Who?
>
> 7. This real-life double-amputee World War II veteran won a
> Best Supporting Actor and an honorary Oscar in addition,
> for his performance as Homer Parrish in "The Best Years of Our
> Lives". Who?
>
> 8. This Cambodian doctor received a Best Supporting Actor Oscar
> for the role of Dith Pran in "The Killing Fields". He was the first
> non-professional since <answer 7> to win an Academy Award for acting.
> Who?
>
> 9. Nonagenarian Marie Rudisill, formerly best known as a baker,
> cookbook author, and aunt of Truman Capote, has """lately""" been
> featured as a guest on "The Tonight Show". Jay Leno """refers""" to
> her by which nickname?
>
> 10. Octogenarian Clara Peller uttered this phrase in a popular
> series of TV commercials. Walter Mondale even asked the same
> question when running for the 1984 Democratic presidential nomination
> against rival Gary Hart.
> * Game 1, Round 3 - Geography - Largest Islands
>
> We name a country, a state, or a province; you name the largest island
> in it, by area. Some of these islands are in salt water, some are in
> fresh water. We need their actual names, of course, not nicknames.
>
> 1. Michigan.
> 2. Australia.
Tasmania
> 3. Japan.
Honshu
> 4. Quebec.
> 5. Greece.
Crete
> 6. Russia.
Oahu
> 8. Canada.
Baffin
Mark Brader
Nov 3, 2020, 1:01:35 AM11/3/20
to
Mark Brader:
> * Game 1, Round 2 - Entertainment - 15 Minutes of Fame
> You may be familiar with Andy Warhol's statement that "In the future
> everyone will be famous for 15 minutes." This round is dedicated to
> some ordinary people who achieved fame or, some will argue, infamy.
> 1. On 2002-09-11, Jean Chrétien attended a nationally televised
> memorial ceremony in *what community*? Its townspeople had
> welcomed thousands of airline crew and passengers diverted
> there one year earlier.
Gander, Newfoundland (& Labrador). 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum,
Dan Tilque, Pete, and Bruce.
In the days before airliners had transatlantic range, this was one
of the places they regularly stopped for fuel, so its airport was
large enough to handle the diversions.
> 2. David Letterman invited 494 people from *which upstate New
> York town* to be his audience on the 2002-11-18 edition of
> "The Late Show"?
Schoharie.
> 3. Jeanine Deckers was a real-life nun known by the stage names
> "Soeur Sourire" and "the Singing Nun". Name her *biggest hit*,
> which spent 5 weeks at #1 on the US charts in 1963.
"Dominique". 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Pete, and Bruce.
> 4. Los del Rio, an unheralded Spanish duo, recorded the original
> 1993 version of *which song*? It became an international hit
> three years later when the Bayside Boys' remix with English
> lyrics was released.
"Macarena". I accepted "Hey Macarena". 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum,
and Bruce.
> 5. This first $1,000,000 winner on TV's "Survivor" shares his
> first and last name with the actor who played Apollo on
> "Battlestar Galactica". Who? (As usual, the last name is
> sufficient.)
Richard Hatch. 4 for Joshua, Pete, and Bruce.
> 6. She married Rick Rockwell on TV's "Who Wants to Marry a
> Multi-Millionaire?" and faced former Olympian Olga Korbut
> in "Celebrity Boxing 2". Who?
Darva Conger. 4 for Joshua.
> 7. This real-life double-amputee World War II veteran won a
> Best Supporting Actor and an honorary Oscar in addition,
> for his performance as Homer Parrish in "The Best Years of
> Our Lives". Who?
Harold Russell. Sorry, no points for just "Harold". 4 for Joshua.
> 8. This Cambodian doctor received a Best Supporting Actor Oscar
> for the role of Dith Pran in "The Killing Fields". He was the
> first non-professional since <answer 7> to win an Academy Award
> for acting. Who?
Haing S. Ngor. 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum.
> 9. Nonagenarian Marie Rudisill, formerly best known as a baker,
> cookbook author, and aunt of Truman Capote, has """lately"""
> been featured as a guest on "The Tonight Show". Jay Leno
> """refers""" to her by which nickname?
The Fruitcake Lady. I accepted "Cake Lady" as almost correct.
She died in 2006. 4 for Joshua.
> 10. Octogenarian Clara Peller uttered this phrase in a popular
> series of TV commercials. Walter Mondale even asked the same
> question when running for the 1984 Democratic presidential
> nomination against rival Gary Hart.
"Where's the beef?" 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Pete,
and Bruce.
> * Game 1, Round 3 - Geography - Largest Islands
> We name a country, a state, or a province; you name the largest
> island in it, by area. Some of these islands are in salt water,
> some are in fresh water. We need their actual names, of course,
> not nicknames.
Nothing here has changed since 2003.
> 1. Michigan.
Isle Royale, in Lake Superior. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Pete.
> 2. Australia.
Tasmania. 4 for everyone -- Joshua, Erland, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque,
Pete, and Bruce.
> 3. Japan.
Honshu. 4 for everyone.
> 4. Quebec.
Île Anticosti, in the St. Lawrence estuary. 4 for Dan Tilque.
> 5. Greece.
Crete. 4 for everyone.
> 6. Russia.
Sakhalin I., off the Pacific coast. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Dan Blum,
and Dan Tilque.
> 7. Hawaii.
Hawaii, nicknamed "the Big Island" to distinguish it from the
whole state. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Pete.
> 8. Canada.
Baffin I., in Nunavut. 4 for everyone.
It's the 5th-largest island in the world, after Greenland, New Guinea,
Borneo, and Madagascar.
> 9. Ontario.
Manitoulin I., in Lake Huron. 4 for Dan Tilque.
It's the largest island in a lake in the world, and it contains Lake
Manitou, which is the largest lake on an island in a lake.
> 10. New York (state).
Long I. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Pete.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 1 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Ent Geo
Joshua Kreitzer 36 32 68
Dan Tilque 12 36 48
Dan Blum 16 32 48
Pete Gayde 16 28 44
Bruce Bowler 20 16 36
Erland Sommarskog 0 24 24
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "Why do they do that?"
m...@vex.net "Because they can."
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2003-01-20,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information...
> see my 2020-06-23 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from
> the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
> In 2008 I wrote: I think I wrote one of these rounds, but I don't
> remember for sure.
If I wrote one, it was the geography round.
> the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
> In 2008 I wrote: I think I wrote one of these rounds, but I don't
> remember for sure.
> * Game 1, Round 2 - Entertainment - 15 Minutes of Fame
> You may be familiar with Andy Warhol's statement that "In the future
> everyone will be famous for 15 minutes." This round is dedicated to
> some ordinary people who achieved fame or, some will argue, infamy.
> 1. On 2002-09-11, Jean Chrétien attended a nationally televised
> memorial ceremony in *what community*? Its townspeople had
> welcomed thousands of airline crew and passengers diverted
> there one year earlier.
Dan Tilque, Pete, and Bruce.
In the days before airliners had transatlantic range, this was one
of the places they regularly stopped for fuel, so its airport was
large enough to handle the diversions.
> 2. David Letterman invited 494 people from *which upstate New
> York town* to be his audience on the 2002-11-18 edition of
> "The Late Show"?
> 3. Jeanine Deckers was a real-life nun known by the stage names
> "Soeur Sourire" and "the Singing Nun". Name her *biggest hit*,
> which spent 5 weeks at #1 on the US charts in 1963.
> 4. Los del Rio, an unheralded Spanish duo, recorded the original
> 1993 version of *which song*? It became an international hit
> three years later when the Bayside Boys' remix with English
> lyrics was released.
and Bruce.
> 5. This first $1,000,000 winner on TV's "Survivor" shares his
> first and last name with the actor who played Apollo on
> "Battlestar Galactica". Who? (As usual, the last name is
> sufficient.)
> 6. She married Rick Rockwell on TV's "Who Wants to Marry a
> Multi-Millionaire?" and faced former Olympian Olga Korbut
> in "Celebrity Boxing 2". Who?
> 7. This real-life double-amputee World War II veteran won a
> Best Supporting Actor and an honorary Oscar in addition,
> for his performance as Homer Parrish in "The Best Years of
> Our Lives". Who?
> 8. This Cambodian doctor received a Best Supporting Actor Oscar
> for the role of Dith Pran in "The Killing Fields". He was the
> first non-professional since <answer 7> to win an Academy Award
> for acting. Who?
> 9. Nonagenarian Marie Rudisill, formerly best known as a baker,
> cookbook author, and aunt of Truman Capote, has """lately"""
> been featured as a guest on "The Tonight Show". Jay Leno
> """refers""" to her by which nickname?
She died in 2006. 4 for Joshua.
> 10. Octogenarian Clara Peller uttered this phrase in a popular
> series of TV commercials. Walter Mondale even asked the same
> question when running for the 1984 Democratic presidential
> nomination against rival Gary Hart.
and Bruce.
> * Game 1, Round 3 - Geography - Largest Islands
> We name a country, a state, or a province; you name the largest
> island in it, by area. Some of these islands are in salt water,
> some are in fresh water. We need their actual names, of course,
> not nicknames.
> 1. Michigan.
Isle Royale, in Lake Superior. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Pete.
> 2. Australia.
Tasmania. 4 for everyone -- Joshua, Erland, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque,
Pete, and Bruce.
> 3. Japan.
Honshu. 4 for everyone.
> 4. Quebec.
Île Anticosti, in the St. Lawrence estuary. 4 for Dan Tilque.
> 5. Greece.
Crete. 4 for everyone.
> 6. Russia.
Sakhalin I., off the Pacific coast. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Dan Blum,
and Dan Tilque.
> 7. Hawaii.
Hawaii, nicknamed "the Big Island" to distinguish it from the
whole state. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Pete.
> 8. Canada.
Baffin I., in Nunavut. 4 for everyone.
It's the 5th-largest island in the world, after Greenland, New Guinea,
Borneo, and Madagascar.
> 9. Ontario.
Manitoulin I., in Lake Huron. 4 for Dan Tilque.
It's the largest island in a lake in the world, and it contains Lake
Manitou, which is the largest lake on an island in a lake.
> 10. New York (state).
Long I. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Pete.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 1 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Ent Geo
Joshua Kreitzer 36 32 68
Dan Tilque 12 36 48
Dan Blum 16 32 48
Pete Gayde 16 28 44
Bruce Bowler 20 16 36
Erland Sommarskog 0 24 24
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "Why do they do that?"
m...@vex.net "Because they can."
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