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QFTCI16 Game 2, Rounds 2-3: logos, Russian recyclage
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Mark Brader
Jun 24, 2016, 5:33:12 PM6/24/16
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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2016-05-30,
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 2, Round 2 - Sports - Team Logos
No, this is not a handout round.
In the major sports leagues, every team has an official logo.
This may appear front-and-center on the uniform, or it may be on
a shoulder patch or headgear, or in some cases the uniform has
been restyled to remove the logo but you will still find it in
other places such as the team's official web site. However, if
we don't say otherwise, you will find the logos that we ask about
somewhere on the respective teams' current uniforms. In all cases
we will ask for a team and you must answer with its *full name*,
such as "Toronto Maple Leafs".
1. Which CFL team's logo includes a circular saw blade?
2. Which CFL team's logo includes a football? Remember, this
means the current logo.
3. Which NFL team's logo includes flames?
4. Which NFL team's logo includes both a human head and a pair
of horns, although in recent years their uniforms just show
the horns on each side of the player's own head?
5. Which NHL team's logo does not include any complete words,
but does include a letter H?
6. Which NHL team's logo includes a map?
7. Which major-league baseball team's logo shows just the last
3 letters of the team's name?
8. Which major-league baseball team's logo includes a bird that's
perched on a baseball-related object?
9. Turning our attention to England now, which Premier League
soccer team's logo includes a chicken?
10. Which Premier League soccer team's logo includes a cannon?
* Game 2, Round 3 - Entertainment - Russian Literature Recycled
This round is about classics of Russian literature that were
repurposed as art in other media. And, tovarishch -- you are
among the English-speaking people now, so in all the cases you
must answer *in English*!
1. Which verse novel by Pushkin is better known as an opera composed
by Tchaikovsky? It is also the basis of a ballet, performed
by the National Ballet of Canada last year, and a 1999 movie
starring Ralph Fiennes ["Rafe Fines"]. Name the novel.
2. A 1975 Woody Allen comedy is a satirical pastiche of several
Russian novels, classics of European cinema, and American film
comedy. It includes a scene in which the dialogue is completely
taken from the titles of novels by Dostoyevsky. Name the movie.
3. One of Stravinsky's early successes was a ballet score based on
a magical figure from Russian folklore. It was first performed
in Paris in 1910 to great acclaim from both critics and
the public. Name the ballet, also the name of the folkloric
character.
4. What work by Mussorgsky, inspired by Russian literature and
legend, is considered the first *tone poem* by a Russian
composer? It had a long compositional history and was never
performed in Mussorgsky's lifetime, but came to prominence
later through an arrangement by Rimsky-Korsakov. Give the title.
5. This one is multiple-choice: which one of the following
actresses has *never* portrayed Anna Karenina on film or TV?
Jacqueline Bisset ["BISS-et"], Marlene Dietrich, Greta Garbo,
Keira Knightley, Vivien Leigh, Sophie Marceau.
6. Who starred in the title role in the 1962 English-language
film loosely based on Nikolai Gogol's short novel "Taras Bulba"?
Hint: Tony Curtis played his son.
7. Yul Brynner also starred as Dmitri in a 1958 film based on what
monumental Russian novel? Incidentally, this film was not
William Shatner's big-screen debut, but was the first in which
he had a leading role. Name the novel.
8. The most recent Dostoevsky film adaptation in English was based
on one of his novellas. This 2013 movie starred Jesse Eisenberg
and Mia Wasikowska. Name the movie.
9. When this actor heard that David Lean was making a film
adaptation of "Dr. Zhivago", he asked to play the role of
Pasha, Lara's husband, later known as the Bolshevik commander
Strelnikov. He was given another role instead. Name him.
10. It was Tom Courtenay who ended up playing Pasha. He also
played the main character in a 1970 movie based on a 1962
Alexander Solzhenitsyn novel. The book and movie have the same
title -- give us that title.
--
Mark Brader | "Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure,
Toronto | nineteen pounds, nineteen, six, result happiness.
m...@vex.net | Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure,
| twenty pounds ought and six, result misery."
| -- Mr. Micawber (Dickens: David Copperfield)
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 2, Round 2 - Sports - Team Logos
No, this is not a handout round.
In the major sports leagues, every team has an official logo.
This may appear front-and-center on the uniform, or it may be on
a shoulder patch or headgear, or in some cases the uniform has
been restyled to remove the logo but you will still find it in
other places such as the team's official web site. However, if
we don't say otherwise, you will find the logos that we ask about
somewhere on the respective teams' current uniforms. In all cases
we will ask for a team and you must answer with its *full name*,
such as "Toronto Maple Leafs".
1. Which CFL team's logo includes a circular saw blade?
2. Which CFL team's logo includes a football? Remember, this
means the current logo.
3. Which NFL team's logo includes flames?
4. Which NFL team's logo includes both a human head and a pair
of horns, although in recent years their uniforms just show
the horns on each side of the player's own head?
5. Which NHL team's logo does not include any complete words,
but does include a letter H?
6. Which NHL team's logo includes a map?
7. Which major-league baseball team's logo shows just the last
3 letters of the team's name?
8. Which major-league baseball team's logo includes a bird that's
perched on a baseball-related object?
9. Turning our attention to England now, which Premier League
soccer team's logo includes a chicken?
10. Which Premier League soccer team's logo includes a cannon?
* Game 2, Round 3 - Entertainment - Russian Literature Recycled
This round is about classics of Russian literature that were
repurposed as art in other media. And, tovarishch -- you are
among the English-speaking people now, so in all the cases you
must answer *in English*!
1. Which verse novel by Pushkin is better known as an opera composed
by Tchaikovsky? It is also the basis of a ballet, performed
by the National Ballet of Canada last year, and a 1999 movie
starring Ralph Fiennes ["Rafe Fines"]. Name the novel.
2. A 1975 Woody Allen comedy is a satirical pastiche of several
Russian novels, classics of European cinema, and American film
comedy. It includes a scene in which the dialogue is completely
taken from the titles of novels by Dostoyevsky. Name the movie.
3. One of Stravinsky's early successes was a ballet score based on
a magical figure from Russian folklore. It was first performed
in Paris in 1910 to great acclaim from both critics and
the public. Name the ballet, also the name of the folkloric
character.
4. What work by Mussorgsky, inspired by Russian literature and
legend, is considered the first *tone poem* by a Russian
composer? It had a long compositional history and was never
performed in Mussorgsky's lifetime, but came to prominence
later through an arrangement by Rimsky-Korsakov. Give the title.
5. This one is multiple-choice: which one of the following
actresses has *never* portrayed Anna Karenina on film or TV?
Jacqueline Bisset ["BISS-et"], Marlene Dietrich, Greta Garbo,
Keira Knightley, Vivien Leigh, Sophie Marceau.
6. Who starred in the title role in the 1962 English-language
film loosely based on Nikolai Gogol's short novel "Taras Bulba"?
Hint: Tony Curtis played his son.
7. Yul Brynner also starred as Dmitri in a 1958 film based on what
monumental Russian novel? Incidentally, this film was not
William Shatner's big-screen debut, but was the first in which
he had a leading role. Name the novel.
8. The most recent Dostoevsky film adaptation in English was based
on one of his novellas. This 2013 movie starred Jesse Eisenberg
and Mia Wasikowska. Name the movie.
9. When this actor heard that David Lean was making a film
adaptation of "Dr. Zhivago", he asked to play the role of
Pasha, Lara's husband, later known as the Bolshevik commander
Strelnikov. He was given another role instead. Name him.
10. It was Tom Courtenay who ended up playing Pasha. He also
played the main character in a 1970 movie based on a 1962
Alexander Solzhenitsyn novel. The book and movie have the same
title -- give us that title.
--
Mark Brader | "Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure,
Toronto | nineteen pounds, nineteen, six, result happiness.
m...@vex.net | Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure,
| twenty pounds ought and six, result misery."
| -- Mr. Micawber (Dickens: David Copperfield)
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Peter Smyth
Jun 24, 2016, 6:20:44 PM6/24/16
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> 2. Which CFL team's logo includes a football? Remember, this
> means the current logo.
Saskatchewan Roughriders
> means the current logo.
> 3. Which NFL team's logo includes flames?
>
> 4. Which NFL team's logo includes both a human head and a pair
> of horns, although in recent years their uniforms just show
> the horns on each side of the player's own head?
Minnesota Vikings
>
> 4. Which NFL team's logo includes both a human head and a pair
> of horns, although in recent years their uniforms just show
> the horns on each side of the player's own head?
> 5. Which NHL team's logo does not include any complete words,
> but does include a letter H?
Houston Texans
> but does include a letter H?
> 6. Which NHL team's logo includes a map?
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
> 7. Which major-league baseball team's logo shows just the last
> 3 letters of the team's name?
Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox
> 3 letters of the team's name?
> 8. Which major-league baseball team's logo includes a bird that's
> perched on a baseball-related object?
St Louis Cardinals
> perched on a baseball-related object?
> 9. Turning our attention to England now, which Premier League
> soccer team's logo includes a chicken?
Tottenham Hotspur
> soccer team's logo includes a chicken?
> 10. Which Premier League soccer team's logo includes a cannon?
Arsenal
>
> * Game 2, Round 3 - Entertainment - Russian Literature Recycled
>
> This round is about classics of Russian literature that were
> repurposed as art in other media. And, tovarishch -- you are
> among the English-speaking people now, so in all the cases you
> must answer *in English*!
>
> 1. Which verse novel by Pushkin is better known as an opera composed
> by Tchaikovsky? It is also the basis of a ballet, performed
> by the National Ballet of Canada last year, and a 1999 movie
> starring Ralph Fiennes ["Rafe Fines"]. Name the novel.
>
> 2. A 1975 Woody Allen comedy is a satirical pastiche of several
> Russian novels, classics of European cinema, and American film
> comedy. It includes a scene in which the dialogue is completely
> taken from the titles of novels by Dostoyevsky. Name the movie.
>
> 3. One of Stravinsky's early successes was a ballet score based on
> a magical figure from Russian folklore. It was first performed
> in Paris in 1910 to great acclaim from both critics and
> the public. Name the ballet, also the name of the folkloric
> character.
Peter and the Wolf
> * Game 2, Round 3 - Entertainment - Russian Literature Recycled
>
> This round is about classics of Russian literature that were
> repurposed as art in other media. And, tovarishch -- you are
> among the English-speaking people now, so in all the cases you
> must answer *in English*!
>
> 1. Which verse novel by Pushkin is better known as an opera composed
> by Tchaikovsky? It is also the basis of a ballet, performed
> by the National Ballet of Canada last year, and a 1999 movie
> starring Ralph Fiennes ["Rafe Fines"]. Name the novel.
>
> 2. A 1975 Woody Allen comedy is a satirical pastiche of several
> Russian novels, classics of European cinema, and American film
> comedy. It includes a scene in which the dialogue is completely
> taken from the titles of novels by Dostoyevsky. Name the movie.
>
> 3. One of Stravinsky's early successes was a ballet score based on
> a magical figure from Russian folklore. It was first performed
> in Paris in 1910 to great acclaim from both critics and
> the public. Name the ballet, also the name of the folkloric
> character.
> 4. What work by Mussorgsky, inspired by Russian literature and
> legend, is considered the first *tone poem* by a Russian
> composer? It had a long compositional history and was never
> performed in Mussorgsky's lifetime, but came to prominence
> later through an arrangement by Rimsky-Korsakov. Give the title.
Pictures at an Exhibition
> legend, is considered the first *tone poem* by a Russian
> composer? It had a long compositional history and was never
> performed in Mussorgsky's lifetime, but came to prominence
> later through an arrangement by Rimsky-Korsakov. Give the title.
> 5. This one is multiple-choice: which one of the following
> actresses has never portrayed Anna Karenina on film or TV?
> Jacqueline Bisset ["BISS-et"], Marlene Dietrich, Greta Garbo,
> Keira Knightley, Vivien Leigh, Sophie Marceau.
Vivien Leigh
> Keira Knightley, Vivien Leigh, Sophie Marceau.
> 6. Who starred in the title role in the 1962 English-language
> film loosely based on Nikolai Gogol's short novel "Taras Bulba"?
> Hint: Tony Curtis played his son.
>
> 7. Yul Brynner also starred as Dmitri in a 1958 film based on what
> monumental Russian novel? Incidentally, this film was not
> William Shatner's big-screen debut, but was the first in which
> he had a leading role. Name the novel.
War and Peace
> film loosely based on Nikolai Gogol's short novel "Taras Bulba"?
> Hint: Tony Curtis played his son.
>
> 7. Yul Brynner also starred as Dmitri in a 1958 film based on what
> monumental Russian novel? Incidentally, this film was not
> William Shatner's big-screen debut, but was the first in which
> he had a leading role. Name the novel.
> 8. The most recent Dostoevsky film adaptation in English was based
> on one of his novellas. This 2013 movie starred Jesse Eisenberg
> and Mia Wasikowska. Name the movie.
The Brothers Karamov
> on one of his novellas. This 2013 movie starred Jesse Eisenberg
> and Mia Wasikowska. Name the movie.
> 9. When this actor heard that David Lean was making a film
> adaptation of "Dr. Zhivago", he asked to play the role of
> Pasha, Lara's husband, later known as the Bolshevik commander
> Strelnikov. He was given another role instead. Name him.
>
> 10. It was Tom Courtenay who ended up playing Pasha. He also
> played the main character in a 1970 movie based on a 1962
> Alexander Solzhenitsyn novel. The book and movie have the same
> title -- give us that title.
Peter Smyth
> adaptation of "Dr. Zhivago", he asked to play the role of
> Pasha, Lara's husband, later known as the Bolshevik commander
> Strelnikov. He was given another role instead. Name him.
>
> 10. It was Tom Courtenay who ended up playing Pasha. He also
> played the main character in a 1970 movie based on a 1962
> Alexander Solzhenitsyn novel. The book and movie have the same
> title -- give us that title.
Dan Tilque
Jun 24, 2016, 6:45:37 PM6/24/16
to
Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * Game 2, Round 2 - Sports - Team Logos
>
> No, this is not a handout round.
>
> In the major sports leagues, every team has an official logo.
> This may appear front-and-center on the uniform, or it may be on
> a shoulder patch or headgear, or in some cases the uniform has
> been restyled to remove the logo but you will still find it in
> other places such as the team's official web site. However, if
> we don't say otherwise, you will find the logos that we ask about
> somewhere on the respective teams' current uniforms. In all cases
> we will ask for a team and you must answer with its *full name*,
> such as "Toronto Maple Leafs".
>
> 1. Which CFL team's logo includes a circular saw blade?
>
> 2. Which CFL team's logo includes a football? Remember, this
> means the current logo.
>
> 3. Which NFL team's logo includes flames?
Tennessee Titans
>
>
> * Game 2, Round 2 - Sports - Team Logos
>
> No, this is not a handout round.
>
> In the major sports leagues, every team has an official logo.
> This may appear front-and-center on the uniform, or it may be on
> a shoulder patch or headgear, or in some cases the uniform has
> been restyled to remove the logo but you will still find it in
> other places such as the team's official web site. However, if
> we don't say otherwise, you will find the logos that we ask about
> somewhere on the respective teams' current uniforms. In all cases
> we will ask for a team and you must answer with its *full name*,
> such as "Toronto Maple Leafs".
>
> 1. Which CFL team's logo includes a circular saw blade?
>
> 2. Which CFL team's logo includes a football? Remember, this
> means the current logo.
>
> 3. Which NFL team's logo includes flames?
>
> 4. Which NFL team's logo includes both a human head and a pair
> of horns, although in recent years their uniforms just show
> the horns on each side of the player's own head?
>
> 5. Which NHL team's logo does not include any complete words,
> but does include a letter H?
>
> 6. Which NHL team's logo includes a map?
>
> 7. Which major-league baseball team's logo shows just the last
> 3 letters of the team's name?
>
> 8. Which major-league baseball team's logo includes a bird that's
> perched on a baseball-related object?
>
> 9. Turning our attention to England now, which Premier League
> soccer team's logo includes a chicken?
>
> 10. Which Premier League soccer team's logo includes a cannon?
>
>
> * Game 2, Round 3 - Entertainment - Russian Literature Recycled
>
> This round is about classics of Russian literature that were
> repurposed as art in other media. And, tovarishch -- you are
> among the English-speaking people now, so in all the cases you
> must answer *in English*!
>
> 1. Which verse novel by Pushkin is better known as an opera composed
> by Tchaikovsky? It is also the basis of a ballet, performed
> by the National Ballet of Canada last year, and a 1999 movie
> starring Ralph Fiennes ["Rafe Fines"]. Name the novel.
>
> 2. A 1975 Woody Allen comedy is a satirical pastiche of several
> Russian novels, classics of European cinema, and American film
> comedy. It includes a scene in which the dialogue is completely
> taken from the titles of novels by Dostoyevsky. Name the movie.
>
> 3. One of Stravinsky's early successes was a ballet score based on
> a magical figure from Russian folklore. It was first performed
> in Paris in 1910 to great acclaim from both critics and
> the public. Name the ballet, also the name of the folkloric
> character.
>
> 4. What work by Mussorgsky, inspired by Russian literature and
> legend, is considered the first *tone poem* by a Russian
> composer? It had a long compositional history and was never
> performed in Mussorgsky's lifetime, but came to prominence
> later through an arrangement by Rimsky-Korsakov. Give the title.
>
> 5. This one is multiple-choice: which one of the following
> actresses has *never* portrayed Anna Karenina on film or TV?
> Jacqueline Bisset ["BISS-et"], Marlene Dietrich, Greta Garbo,
> Keira Knightley, Vivien Leigh, Sophie Marceau.
>
> 6. Who starred in the title role in the 1962 English-language
> film loosely based on Nikolai Gogol's short novel "Taras Bulba"?
> Hint: Tony Curtis played his son.
>
> 7. Yul Brynner also starred as Dmitri in a 1958 film based on what
> monumental Russian novel? Incidentally, this film was not
> William Shatner's big-screen debut, but was the first in which
> he had a leading role. Name the novel.
>
> 8. The most recent Dostoevsky film adaptation in English was based
> on one of his novellas. This 2013 movie starred Jesse Eisenberg
> and Mia Wasikowska. Name the movie.
>
> 9. When this actor heard that David Lean was making a film
> adaptation of "Dr. Zhivago", he asked to play the role of
> Pasha, Lara's husband, later known as the Bolshevik commander
> Strelnikov. He was given another role instead. Name him.
>
> 10. It was Tom Courtenay who ended up playing Pasha. He also
> played the main character in a 1970 movie based on a 1962
> Alexander Solzhenitsyn novel. The book and movie have the same
> title -- give us that title.
--
Dan Tilque
Joshua Kreitzer
Jun 24, 2016, 8:30:26 PM6/24/16
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:vfCdnUw-gZCPOvDKnZ2dnUU7-
ffN...@giganews.com:
> * Game 2, Round 2 - Sports - Team Logos
>
> 4. Which NFL team's logo includes both a human head and a pair
> of horns, although in recent years their uniforms just show
> the horns on each side of the player's own head?
Minnesota Vikings
> 5. Which NHL team's logo does not include any complete words,
> but does include a letter H?
Montreal Canadiens
> 6. Which NHL team's logo includes a map?
Carolina Hurricanes
> 7. Which major-league baseball team's logo shows just the last
> 3 letters of the team's name?
Chicago White Sox
> 8. Which major-league baseball team's logo includes a bird that's
> perched on a baseball-related object?
Baltimore Orioles
> 10. Which Premier League soccer team's logo includes a cannon?
Arsenal
> * Game 2, Round 3 - Entertainment - Russian Literature Recycled
>
> 2. A 1975 Woody Allen comedy is a satirical pastiche of several
> Russian novels, classics of European cinema, and American film
> comedy. It includes a scene in which the dialogue is completely
> taken from the titles of novels by Dostoyevsky. Name the movie.
"Love and Death"
> 3. One of Stravinsky's early successes was a ballet score based on
> a magical figure from Russian folklore. It was first performed
> in Paris in 1910 to great acclaim from both critics and
> the public. Name the ballet, also the name of the folkloric
> character.
"The Firebird"
> 4. What work by Mussorgsky, inspired by Russian literature and
> legend, is considered the first *tone poem* by a Russian
> composer? It had a long compositional history and was never
> performed in Mussorgsky's lifetime, but came to prominence
> later through an arrangement by Rimsky-Korsakov. Give the title.
"Pictures at an Exhibition"
> 5. This one is multiple-choice: which one of the following
> actresses has *never* portrayed Anna Karenina on film or TV?
> Jacqueline Bisset ["BISS-et"], Marlene Dietrich, Greta Garbo,
> Keira Knightley, Vivien Leigh, Sophie Marceau.
Vivien Leigh; Marlene Dietrich
> 6. Who starred in the title role in the 1962 English-language
> film loosely based on Nikolai Gogol's short novel "Taras Bulba"?
> Hint: Tony Curtis played his son.
Yul Brynner
> 7. Yul Brynner also starred as Dmitri in a 1958 film based on what
> monumental Russian novel? Incidentally, this film was not
> William Shatner's big-screen debut, but was the first in which
> he had a leading role. Name the novel.
"The Brothers Karamazov"
> 8. The most recent Dostoevsky film adaptation in English was based
> on one of his novellas. This 2013 movie starred Jesse Eisenberg
> and Mia Wasikowska. Name the movie.
"Crime and Punishment in Suburbia"
> 9. When this actor heard that David Lean was making a film
> adaptation of "Dr. Zhivago", he asked to play the role of
> Pasha, Lara's husband, later known as the Bolshevik commander
> Strelnikov. He was given another role instead. Name him.
Omar Sharif
> 10. It was Tom Courtenay who ended up playing Pasha. He also
> played the main character in a 1970 movie based on a 1962
> Alexander Solzhenitsyn novel. The book and movie have the same
> title -- give us that title.
"One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich"
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
ffN...@giganews.com:
> * Game 2, Round 2 - Sports - Team Logos
>
> 3. Which NFL team's logo includes flames?
San Diego Chargers (?)
> 4. Which NFL team's logo includes both a human head and a pair
> of horns, although in recent years their uniforms just show
> the horns on each side of the player's own head?
> 5. Which NHL team's logo does not include any complete words,
> but does include a letter H?
> 6. Which NHL team's logo includes a map?
> 7. Which major-league baseball team's logo shows just the last
> 3 letters of the team's name?
> 8. Which major-league baseball team's logo includes a bird that's
> perched on a baseball-related object?
> 10. Which Premier League soccer team's logo includes a cannon?
> * Game 2, Round 3 - Entertainment - Russian Literature Recycled
>
> 1. Which verse novel by Pushkin is better known as an opera composed
> by Tchaikovsky? It is also the basis of a ballet, performed
> by the National Ballet of Canada last year, and a 1999 movie
> starring Ralph Fiennes ["Rafe Fines"]. Name the novel.
"Eugene Onegin"
> by Tchaikovsky? It is also the basis of a ballet, performed
> by the National Ballet of Canada last year, and a 1999 movie
> starring Ralph Fiennes ["Rafe Fines"]. Name the novel.
> 2. A 1975 Woody Allen comedy is a satirical pastiche of several
> Russian novels, classics of European cinema, and American film
> comedy. It includes a scene in which the dialogue is completely
> taken from the titles of novels by Dostoyevsky. Name the movie.
> 3. One of Stravinsky's early successes was a ballet score based on
> a magical figure from Russian folklore. It was first performed
> in Paris in 1910 to great acclaim from both critics and
> the public. Name the ballet, also the name of the folkloric
> character.
> 4. What work by Mussorgsky, inspired by Russian literature and
> legend, is considered the first *tone poem* by a Russian
> composer? It had a long compositional history and was never
> performed in Mussorgsky's lifetime, but came to prominence
> later through an arrangement by Rimsky-Korsakov. Give the title.
> 5. This one is multiple-choice: which one of the following
> actresses has *never* portrayed Anna Karenina on film or TV?
> Jacqueline Bisset ["BISS-et"], Marlene Dietrich, Greta Garbo,
> Keira Knightley, Vivien Leigh, Sophie Marceau.
> 6. Who starred in the title role in the 1962 English-language
> film loosely based on Nikolai Gogol's short novel "Taras Bulba"?
> Hint: Tony Curtis played his son.
> 7. Yul Brynner also starred as Dmitri in a 1958 film based on what
> monumental Russian novel? Incidentally, this film was not
> William Shatner's big-screen debut, but was the first in which
> he had a leading role. Name the novel.
> 8. The most recent Dostoevsky film adaptation in English was based
> on one of his novellas. This 2013 movie starred Jesse Eisenberg
> and Mia Wasikowska. Name the movie.
> 9. When this actor heard that David Lean was making a film
> adaptation of "Dr. Zhivago", he asked to play the role of
> Pasha, Lara's husband, later known as the Bolshevik commander
> Strelnikov. He was given another role instead. Name him.
> 10. It was Tom Courtenay who ended up playing Pasha. He also
> played the main character in a 1970 movie based on a 1962
> Alexander Solzhenitsyn novel. The book and movie have the same
> title -- give us that title.
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Jason Kreitzer
Jun 24, 2016, 9:41:36 PM6/24/16
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> 5. Which NHL team's logo does not include any complete words,
> but does include a letter H?
>
> 6. Which NHL team's logo includes a map?
>
> 7. Which major-league baseball team's logo shows just the last
> 3 letters of the team's name?
>
> 8. Which major-league baseball team's logo includes a bird that's
> perched on a baseball-related object?
Baltimore Orioles
> but does include a letter H?
>
> 6. Which NHL team's logo includes a map?
>
> 7. Which major-league baseball team's logo shows just the last
> 3 letters of the team's name?
>
> 8. Which major-league baseball team's logo includes a bird that's
> perched on a baseball-related object?
> 9. Turning our attention to England now, which Premier League
> soccer team's logo includes a chicken?
>
> 10. Which Premier League soccer team's logo includes a cannon?
>
>
> * Game 2, Round 3 - Entertainment - Russian Literature Recycled
>
> This round is about classics of Russian literature that were
> repurposed as art in other media. And, tovarishch -- you are
> among the English-speaking people now, so in all the cases you
> must answer *in English*!
>
> 1. Which verse novel by Pushkin is better known as an opera composed
> by Tchaikovsky? It is also the basis of a ballet, performed
> by the National Ballet of Canada last year, and a 1999 movie
> starring Ralph Fiennes ["Rafe Fines"]. Name the novel.
"Swan Lake?"
> soccer team's logo includes a chicken?
>
> 10. Which Premier League soccer team's logo includes a cannon?
>
>
> * Game 2, Round 3 - Entertainment - Russian Literature Recycled
>
> This round is about classics of Russian literature that were
> repurposed as art in other media. And, tovarishch -- you are
> among the English-speaking people now, so in all the cases you
> must answer *in English*!
>
> 1. Which verse novel by Pushkin is better known as an opera composed
> by Tchaikovsky? It is also the basis of a ballet, performed
> by the National Ballet of Canada last year, and a 1999 movie
> starring Ralph Fiennes ["Rafe Fines"]. Name the novel.
> 2. A 1975 Woody Allen comedy is a satirical pastiche of several
> Russian novels, classics of European cinema, and American film
> comedy. It includes a scene in which the dialogue is completely
> taken from the titles of novels by Dostoyevsky. Name the movie.
"Love and Death"
> Russian novels, classics of European cinema, and American film
> comedy. It includes a scene in which the dialogue is completely
> taken from the titles of novels by Dostoyevsky. Name the movie.
> 3. One of Stravinsky's early successes was a ballet score based on
> a magical figure from Russian folklore. It was first performed
> in Paris in 1910 to great acclaim from both critics and
> the public. Name the ballet, also the name of the folkloric
> character.
"The Firebird"
> a magical figure from Russian folklore. It was first performed
> in Paris in 1910 to great acclaim from both critics and
> the public. Name the ballet, also the name of the folkloric
> character.
> 4. What work by Mussorgsky, inspired by Russian literature and
> legend, is considered the first *tone poem* by a Russian
> composer? It had a long compositional history and was never
> performed in Mussorgsky's lifetime, but came to prominence
> later through an arrangement by Rimsky-Korsakov. Give the title.
>
> 5. This one is multiple-choice: which one of the following
> actresses has *never* portrayed Anna Karenina on film or TV?
> Jacqueline Bisset ["BISS-et"], Marlene Dietrich, Greta Garbo,
> Keira Knightley, Vivien Leigh, Sophie Marceau.
>
> 6. Who starred in the title role in the 1962 English-language
> film loosely based on Nikolai Gogol's short novel "Taras Bulba"?
> Hint: Tony Curtis played his son.
>
> 7. Yul Brynner also starred as Dmitri in a 1958 film based on what
> monumental Russian novel? Incidentally, this film was not
> William Shatner's big-screen debut, but was the first in which
> he had a leading role. Name the novel.
"War and Peace"
> legend, is considered the first *tone poem* by a Russian
> composer? It had a long compositional history and was never
> performed in Mussorgsky's lifetime, but came to prominence
> later through an arrangement by Rimsky-Korsakov. Give the title.
>
> 5. This one is multiple-choice: which one of the following
> actresses has *never* portrayed Anna Karenina on film or TV?
> Jacqueline Bisset ["BISS-et"], Marlene Dietrich, Greta Garbo,
> Keira Knightley, Vivien Leigh, Sophie Marceau.
>
> 6. Who starred in the title role in the 1962 English-language
> film loosely based on Nikolai Gogol's short novel "Taras Bulba"?
> Hint: Tony Curtis played his son.
>
> 7. Yul Brynner also starred as Dmitri in a 1958 film based on what
> monumental Russian novel? Incidentally, this film was not
> William Shatner's big-screen debut, but was the first in which
> he had a leading role. Name the novel.
> 8. The most recent Dostoevsky film adaptation in English was based
> on one of his novellas. This 2013 movie starred Jesse Eisenberg
> and Mia Wasikowska. Name the movie.
>
> 9. When this actor heard that David Lean was making a film
> adaptation of "Dr. Zhivago", he asked to play the role of
> Pasha, Lara's husband, later known as the Bolshevik commander
> Strelnikov. He was given another role instead. Name him.
Omar Sharif
> on one of his novellas. This 2013 movie starred Jesse Eisenberg
> and Mia Wasikowska. Name the movie.
>
> 9. When this actor heard that David Lean was making a film
> adaptation of "Dr. Zhivago", he asked to play the role of
> Pasha, Lara's husband, later known as the Bolshevik commander
> Strelnikov. He was given another role instead. Name him.
Erland Sommarskog
Jun 25, 2016, 4:18:31 AM6/25/16
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Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> * Game 2, Round 3 - Entertainment - Russian Literature Recycled
>
> This round is about classics of Russian literature that were
> repurposed as art in other media. And, tovarishch -- you are
> among the English-speaking people now, so in all the cases you
> must answer *in English*!
>
> 1. Which verse novel by Pushkin is better known as an opera composed
> by Tchaikovsky? It is also the basis of a ballet, performed
> by the National Ballet of Canada last year, and a 1999 movie
> starring Ralph Fiennes ["Rafe Fines"]. Name the novel.
Swan Lake
> * Game 2, Round 3 - Entertainment - Russian Literature Recycled
>
> This round is about classics of Russian literature that were
> repurposed as art in other media. And, tovarishch -- you are
> among the English-speaking people now, so in all the cases you
> must answer *in English*!
>
> 1. Which verse novel by Pushkin is better known as an opera composed
> by Tchaikovsky? It is also the basis of a ballet, performed
> by the National Ballet of Canada last year, and a 1999 movie
> starring Ralph Fiennes ["Rafe Fines"]. Name the novel.
> 3. One of Stravinsky's early successes was a ballet score based on
> a magical figure from Russian folklore. It was first performed
> in Paris in 1910 to great acclaim from both critics and
> the public. Name the ballet, also the name of the folkloric
> character.
> 4. What work by Mussorgsky, inspired by Russian literature and
> legend, is considered the first *tone poem* by a Russian
> composer? It had a long compositional history and was never
> performed in Mussorgsky's lifetime, but came to prominence
> later through an arrangement by Rimsky-Korsakov. Give the title.
> 5. This one is multiple-choice: which one of the following
> actresses has *never* portrayed Anna Karenina on film or TV?
> Jacqueline Bisset ["BISS-et"], Marlene Dietrich, Greta Garbo,
> Keira Knightley, Vivien Leigh, Sophie Marceau.
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
swp
Jun 25, 2016, 3:52:51 PM6/25/16
to
On Friday, June 24, 2016 at 5:33:12 PM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2016-05-30,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
pre-invasion. got it.
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
> I wrote one of these rounds.
>
> * Game 2, Round 2 - Sports - Team Logos
>
> No, this is not a handout round.
>
> In the major sports leagues, every team has an official logo.
> This may appear front-and-center on the uniform, or it may be on
> a shoulder patch or headgear, or in some cases the uniform has
> been restyled to remove the logo but you will still find it in
> other places such as the team's official web site. However, if
> we don't say otherwise, you will find the logos that we ask about
> somewhere on the respective teams' current uniforms. In all cases
> we will ask for a team and you must answer with its *full name*,
> such as "Toronto Maple Leafs".
>
> 1. Which CFL team's logo includes a circular saw blade?
> 2. Which CFL team's logo includes a football? Remember, this
> means the current logo.
> 3. Which NFL team's logo includes flames?
> 4. Which NFL team's logo includes both a human head and a pair
> of horns, although in recent years their uniforms just show
> the horns on each side of the player's own head?
> 5. Which NHL team's logo does not include any complete words,
> but does include a letter H?
> 6. Which NHL team's logo includes a map?
> 7. Which major-league baseball team's logo shows just the last
> 3 letters of the team's name?
> 8. Which major-league baseball team's logo includes a bird that's
> perched on a baseball-related object?
> 9. Turning our attention to England now, which Premier League
> soccer team's logo includes a chicken?
> 10. Which Premier League soccer team's logo includes a cannon?
> * Game 2, Round 3 - Entertainment - Russian Literature Recycled
>
> This round is about classics of Russian literature that were
> repurposed as art in other media. And, tovarishch -- you are
> among the English-speaking people now, so in all the cases you
> must answer *in English*!
>
> 1. Which verse novel by Pushkin is better known as an opera composed
> by Tchaikovsky? It is also the basis of a ballet, performed
> by the National Ballet of Canada last year, and a 1999 movie
> starring Ralph Fiennes ["Rafe Fines"]. Name the novel.
> 2. A 1975 Woody Allen comedy is a satirical pastiche of several
> Russian novels, classics of European cinema, and American film
> comedy. It includes a scene in which the dialogue is completely
> taken from the titles of novels by Dostoyevsky. Name the movie.
> 3. One of Stravinsky's early successes was a ballet score based on
> a magical figure from Russian folklore. It was first performed
> in Paris in 1910 to great acclaim from both critics and
> the public. Name the ballet, also the name of the folkloric
> character.
> 4. What work by Mussorgsky, inspired by Russian literature and
> legend, is considered the first *tone poem* by a Russian
> composer? It had a long compositional history and was never
> performed in Mussorgsky's lifetime, but came to prominence
> later through an arrangement by Rimsky-Korsakov. Give the title.
> 5. This one is multiple-choice: which one of the following
> actresses has *never* portrayed Anna Karenina on film or TV?
> Jacqueline Bisset ["BISS-et"], Marlene Dietrich, Greta Garbo,
> Keira Knightley, Vivien Leigh, Sophie Marceau.
> 6. Who starred in the title role in the 1962 English-language
> film loosely based on Nikolai Gogol's short novel "Taras Bulba"?
> Hint: Tony Curtis played his son.
> 7. Yul Brynner also starred as Dmitri in a 1958 film based on what
> monumental Russian novel? Incidentally, this film was not
> William Shatner's big-screen debut, but was the first in which
> he had a leading role. Name the novel.
> 8. The most recent Dostoevsky film adaptation in English was based
> on one of his novellas. This 2013 movie starred Jesse Eisenberg
> and Mia Wasikowska. Name the movie.
> 9. When this actor heard that David Lean was making a film
> adaptation of "Dr. Zhivago", he asked to play the role of
> Pasha, Lara's husband, later known as the Bolshevik commander
> Strelnikov. He was given another role instead. Name him.
> 10. It was Tom Courtenay who ended up playing Pasha. He also
> played the main character in a 1970 movie based on a 1962
> Alexander Solzhenitsyn novel. The book and movie have the same
> title -- give us that title.
swp
Björn Lundin
Jun 26, 2016, 11:14:07 AM6/26/16
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> 4. Which NFL team's logo includes both a human head and a pair
> of horns, although in recent years their uniforms just show
> the horns on each side of the player's own head?
Chicago Bulls
> of horns, although in recent years their uniforms just show
> the horns on each side of the player's own head?
>
>
> 9. Turning our attention to England now, which Premier League
> soccer team's logo includes a chicken?
Tottenham (if a rooster is and adult chicken)
>
> 9. Turning our attention to England now, which Premier League
> soccer team's logo includes a chicken?
>
> 10. Which Premier League soccer team's logo includes a cannon?
>
>
> * Game 2, Round 3 - Entertainment - Russian Literature Recycled
>
> This round is about classics of Russian literature that were
> repurposed as art in other media. And, tovarishch -- you are
> among the English-speaking people now, so in all the cases you
> must answer *in English*!
>
>
> 5. This one is multiple-choice: which one of the following
> actresses has *never* portrayed Anna Karenina on film or TV?
> Jacqueline Bisset ["BISS-et"], Marlene Dietrich, Greta Garbo,
> Keira Knightley, Vivien Leigh, Sophie Marceau.
Vivien Leigh; Sophie Marceau
> actresses has *never* portrayed Anna Karenina on film or TV?
> Jacqueline Bisset ["BISS-et"], Marlene Dietrich, Greta Garbo,
> Keira Knightley, Vivien Leigh, Sophie Marceau.
>
>
> 10. It was Tom Courtenay who ended up playing Pasha. He also
> played the main character in a 1970 movie based on a 1962
> Alexander Solzhenitsyn novel. The book and movie have the same
> title -- give us that title.
--
--
Björn
Calvin
Jun 27, 2016, 7:36:07 PM6/27/16
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On Saturday, June 25, 2016 at 7:33:12 AM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
> * Game 2, Round 2 - Sports - Team Logos
>
> No, this is not a handout round.
>
> In the major sports leagues, every team has an official logo.
> This may appear front-and-center on the uniform, or it may be on
> a shoulder patch or headgear, or in some cases the uniform has
> been restyled to remove the logo but you will still find it in
> other places such as the team's official web site. However, if
> we don't say otherwise, you will find the logos that we ask about
> somewhere on the respective teams' current uniforms. In all cases
> we will ask for a team and you must answer with its *full name*,
> such as "Toronto Maple Leafs".
>
> 1. Which CFL team's logo includes a circular saw blade?
Saskatchewan Rough Riders
> * Game 2, Round 2 - Sports - Team Logos
>
> No, this is not a handout round.
>
> In the major sports leagues, every team has an official logo.
> This may appear front-and-center on the uniform, or it may be on
> a shoulder patch or headgear, or in some cases the uniform has
> been restyled to remove the logo but you will still find it in
> other places such as the team's official web site. However, if
> we don't say otherwise, you will find the logos that we ask about
> somewhere on the respective teams' current uniforms. In all cases
> we will ask for a team and you must answer with its *full name*,
> such as "Toronto Maple Leafs".
>
> 1. Which CFL team's logo includes a circular saw blade?
> 2. Which CFL team's logo includes a football? Remember, this
> means the current logo.
>
> 3. Which NFL team's logo includes flames?
> 4. Which NFL team's logo includes both a human head and a pair
> of horns, although in recent years their uniforms just show
> the horns on each side of the player's own head?
> 5. Which NHL team's logo does not include any complete words,
> but does include a letter H?
>
> 6. Which NHL team's logo includes a map?
>
> 7. Which major-league baseball team's logo shows just the last
> 3 letters of the team's name?
>
> 8. Which major-league baseball team's logo includes a bird that's
> perched on a baseball-related object?
> 9. Turning our attention to England now, which Premier League
> soccer team's logo includes a chicken?
> 10. Which Premier League soccer team's logo includes a cannon?
Well you asked for the full name
> * Game 2, Round 3 - Entertainment - Russian Literature Recycled
>
> 1. Which verse novel by Pushkin is better known as an opera composed
> by Tchaikovsky? It is also the basis of a ballet, performed
> by the National Ballet of Canada last year, and a 1999 movie
> starring Ralph Fiennes ["Rafe Fines"]. Name the novel.
Swan Lake, Nutcracker Suite
> by Tchaikovsky? It is also the basis of a ballet, performed
> by the National Ballet of Canada last year, and a 1999 movie
> starring Ralph Fiennes ["Rafe Fines"]. Name the novel.
> 2. A 1975 Woody Allen comedy is a satirical pastiche of several
> Russian novels, classics of European cinema, and American film
> comedy. It includes a scene in which the dialogue is completely
> taken from the titles of novels by Dostoyevsky. Name the movie.
> 3. One of Stravinsky's early successes was a ballet score based on
> a magical figure from Russian folklore. It was first performed
> in Paris in 1910 to great acclaim from both critics and
> the public. Name the ballet, also the name of the folkloric
> character.
>
> 4. What work by Mussorgsky, inspired by Russian literature and
> legend, is considered the first *tone poem* by a Russian
> composer? It had a long compositional history and was never
> performed in Mussorgsky's lifetime, but came to prominence
> later through an arrangement by Rimsky-Korsakov. Give the title.
> 5. This one is multiple-choice: which one of the following
> actresses has *never* portrayed Anna Karenina on film or TV?
> Jacqueline Bisset ["BISS-et"], Marlene Dietrich, Greta Garbo,
> Keira Knightley, Vivien Leigh, Sophie Marceau.
> 6. Who starred in the title role in the 1962 English-language
> film loosely based on Nikolai Gogol's short novel "Taras Bulba"?
> Hint: Tony Curtis played his son.
>
> 7. Yul Brynner also starred as Dmitri in a 1958 film based on what
> monumental Russian novel? Incidentally, this film was not
> William Shatner's big-screen debut, but was the first in which
> he had a leading role. Name the novel.
> 8. The most recent Dostoevsky film adaptation in English was based
> on one of his novellas. This 2013 movie starred Jesse Eisenberg
> and Mia Wasikowska. Name the movie.
>
> 9. When this actor heard that David Lean was making a film
> adaptation of "Dr. Zhivago", he asked to play the role of
> Pasha, Lara's husband, later known as the Bolshevik commander
> Strelnikov. He was given another role instead. Name him.
> 10. It was Tom Courtenay who ended up playing Pasha. He also
> played the main character in a 1970 movie based on a 1962
> Alexander Solzhenitsyn novel. The book and movie have the same
> title -- give us that title.
calvin
Mark Brader
Jun 28, 2016, 4:12:16 AM6/28/16
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Mark Brader:
> * Game 2, Round 2 - Sports - Team Logos
> No, this is not a handout round.
> In the major sports leagues, every team has an official logo.
> This may appear front-and-center on the uniform, or it may be on
> a shoulder patch or headgear, or in some cases the uniform has
> been restyled to remove the logo but you will still find it in
> other places such as the team's official web site. However, if
> we don't say otherwise, you will find the logos that we ask about
> somewhere on the respective teams' current uniforms. In all cases
> we will ask for a team and you must answer with its *full name*,
> such as "Toronto Maple Leafs".
> 1. Which CFL team's logo includes a circular saw blade?
Ottawa Redblacks. 4 for Stephen.
See: http://d3ham790trbkqy.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2015/06/14231746/07254686-1433573240.jpg
> 2. Which CFL team's logo includes a football? Remember, this
> means the current logo.
Montreal Alouettes. (It's being carried by the cartoon bird.)
4 for Stephen.
See the helmet: http://d3ham790trbkqy.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2014/12/15010911/2014-12-09-sutton-1418149262.jpg
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers' logo until 2011 also included a football,
and of course the Toronto Argonauts' logo also showed one in the past,
but neither team's current logo does.
> 3. Which NFL team's logo includes flames?
Tennessee Titans. 4 for Dan and Stephen.
See the helmet: http://sports-images.vice.com/images/articles/meta/2016/02/16/theres-always-next-year-tennessee-titans-1455665263.jpg
> 4. Which NFL team's logo includes both a human head and a pair
> of horns, although in recent years their uniforms just show
> the horns on each side of the player's own head?
Minnesota Vikings. 4 for Peter, Dan, Joshua, Jason, and Stephen.
Logo:
http://prod.static.vikings.clubs.nfl.com/nfl-assets/img/gbl-ico-team/MIN/logos/home/large.png
Uniform version:
http://nflspinzone.com/files/2015/06/anthony-barr-nfl-green-bay-packers-minnesota-vikings1.jpg
> 5. Which NHL team's logo does not include any complete words,
> but does include a letter H?
Montreal Canadiens. (The H is for Hockey.) 4 for Joshua and Stephen.
See: http://1.cdn.nhle.com/canadiens/images/upload/2015/06/CHC_lancementJersey_twitter_jerseys_FR.jpg
> 6. Which NHL team's logo includes a map?
New York Islanders. 4 for Stephen.
See: http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cUEqTndX3gY/U-jKsozkMZI/AAAAAAAAQjU/uyhrfKhWkFU/w800-h800/183704043.jpg
> 7. Which major-league baseball team's logo shows just the last
> 3 letters of the team's name?
Chicago White Sox. 4 for Dan, Joshua, and Stephen. 2 for Peter.
See: http://img.bleacherreport.net/img/images/photos/002/690/472/hi-res-182305287-starting-pitcher-jose-quintana-of-the-chicago-white-sox_crop_north.jpg?h=900&q=75&w=1200
> 8. Which major-league baseball team's logo includes a bird that's
> perched on a baseball-related object?
St. Louis Cardinals. 4 for Peter and Dan. 2 for Calvin.
See: http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/assets/images/9/3/0/182802930/cuts/leake1000_v93t6eag_91ia0gfn.jpg
In the original game this question asked for a bird perched directly
on the lettering, and the expected answer was the Baltimore Orioles.
The logo I had in mind when writing the question was this one:
http://content.sportslogos.net/logos/53/52/full/lty880yrmrra64y6tqfqmdnbf.png
But even though the web site that that came from claims that this
logo is still current, and I believed them -- and even though the
expected answer was given "correctly" in every game on either the
first or the second try -- as far as I can tell in fact this logo
is no longer in use at all. Here is the team's current uniform:
http://www.trbimg.com/img-56fc09c6/turbine/bs-sp-orioles-mainbar-20160402
> 9. Turning our attention to England now, which Premier League
> soccer team's logo includes a chicken?
Tottenham Hotspur. 4 for Peter, Stephen, and Calvin.
See: http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/uploadedImages/Shared_Assets/Images/News_images/SEASON_15-16/March_2016/arsenal_h_mm_730x1100.jpg
> 10. Which Premier League soccer team's logo includes a cannon?
Arsenal. 4 for Peter, Dan, Joshua, Stephen, and Björn.
See: http://www.arsenal.com/assets/_files/documents/aug_12/gun__1344257301_jg_poster_red_szczesny.jpg
> * Game 2, Round 3 - Entertainment - Russian Literature Recycled
> This round is about classics of Russian literature that were
> repurposed as art in other media. And, tovarishch -- you are
> among the English-speaking people now, so in all the cases you
> must answer *in English*!
> 1. Which verse novel by Pushkin is better known as an opera composed
> by Tchaikovsky? It is also the basis of a ballet, performed
> by the National Ballet of Canada last year, and a 1999 movie
> starring Ralph Fiennes ["Rafe Fines"]. Name the novel.
"Eugene Onegin". 4 for Joshua.
> 2. A 1975 Woody Allen comedy is a satirical pastiche of several
> Russian novels, classics of European cinema, and American film
> comedy. It includes a scene in which the dialogue is completely
> taken from the titles of novels by Dostoyevsky. Name the movie.
"Love and Death". 4 for Dan, Joshua, Jason, and Stephen.
> 3. One of Stravinsky's early successes was a ballet score based on
> a magical figure from Russian folklore. It was first performed
> in Paris in 1910 to great acclaim from both critics and
> the public. Name the ballet, also the name of the folkloric
> character.
"The Firebird". 4 for Joshua, Jason, and Stephen.
> 4. What work by Mussorgsky, inspired by Russian literature and
> legend, is considered the first *tone poem* by a Russian
> composer? It had a long compositional history and was never
> performed in Mussorgsky's lifetime, but came to prominence
> later through an arrangement by Rimsky-Korsakov. Give the title.
"Night on Bald (or Bare) Mountain". 4 for Erland and Stephen.
> 5. This one is multiple-choice: which one of the following
> actresses has *never* portrayed Anna Karenina on film or TV?
> Jacqueline Bisset ["BISS-et"], Marlene Dietrich, Greta Garbo,
> Keira Knightley, Vivien Leigh, Sophie Marceau.
Marlene Dietrich. 4 for Dan and Stephen. 3 for Calvin.
2 for Joshua.
(Garbo played her in 1935, Leigh in 1948, Bisset in 1985, Marceau
in 1997, Knightly in 2012. The 1985 production was a TV-movie;
all the others played in cinemas.)
> 6. Who starred in the title role in the 1962 English-language
> film loosely based on Nikolai Gogol's short novel "Taras Bulba"?
> Hint: Tony Curtis played his son.
Yul Brynner, which I gave away in the next question. Glad someone
was paying attention. 4 for Joshua and Stephen.
> 7. Yul Brynner also starred as Dmitri in a 1958 film based on what
> monumental Russian novel? Incidentally, this film was not
> William Shatner's big-screen debut, but was the first in which
> he had a leading role. Name the novel.
"The Brothers Karamazov". 4 for Joshua and Stephen.
> 8. The most recent Dostoevsky film adaptation in English was based
> on one of his novellas. This 2013 movie starred Jesse Eisenberg
> and Mia Wasikowska. Name the movie.
"The Double". 4 for Stephen.
> 9. When this actor heard that David Lean was making a film
> adaptation of "Dr. Zhivago", he asked to play the role of
> Pasha, Lara's husband, later known as the Bolshevik commander
> Strelnikov. He was given another role instead. Name him.
Omar Sharif. 4 for Joshua, Jason, Stephen, and Calvin.
> 10. It was Tom Courtenay who ended up playing Pasha. He also
> played the main character in a 1970 movie based on a 1962
> Alexander Solzhenitsyn novel. The book and movie have the same
> title -- give us that title.
"One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovitch". (The last part was
sufficient.) 4 for Dan, Joshua, and Stephen. 2 for Björn.
Scores, if there are no errors:
ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Spo Ent
Stephen Perry 36 36 72
Joshua Kreitzer 16 30 46
Dan Tilque 20 12 32
Peter Smyth 18 0 18
Jason Kreitzer 4 12 16
"Calvin" 6 7 13
Björn Lundin 4 2 6
Erland Sommarskog 0 4 4
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "What caused the submarine to sink?"
m...@vex.net | "Dad, it was the 20,000 leaks!!"
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2016-05-30,
> 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.
That was the sports round.
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> I wrote one of these rounds.
> * Game 2, Round 2 - Sports - Team Logos
> No, this is not a handout round.
> In the major sports leagues, every team has an official logo.
> This may appear front-and-center on the uniform, or it may be on
> a shoulder patch or headgear, or in some cases the uniform has
> been restyled to remove the logo but you will still find it in
> other places such as the team's official web site. However, if
> we don't say otherwise, you will find the logos that we ask about
> somewhere on the respective teams' current uniforms. In all cases
> we will ask for a team and you must answer with its *full name*,
> such as "Toronto Maple Leafs".
> 1. Which CFL team's logo includes a circular saw blade?
See: http://d3ham790trbkqy.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2015/06/14231746/07254686-1433573240.jpg
> 2. Which CFL team's logo includes a football? Remember, this
> means the current logo.
4 for Stephen.
See the helmet: http://d3ham790trbkqy.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2014/12/15010911/2014-12-09-sutton-1418149262.jpg
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers' logo until 2011 also included a football,
and of course the Toronto Argonauts' logo also showed one in the past,
but neither team's current logo does.
> 3. Which NFL team's logo includes flames?
See the helmet: http://sports-images.vice.com/images/articles/meta/2016/02/16/theres-always-next-year-tennessee-titans-1455665263.jpg
> 4. Which NFL team's logo includes both a human head and a pair
> of horns, although in recent years their uniforms just show
> the horns on each side of the player's own head?
Logo:
http://prod.static.vikings.clubs.nfl.com/nfl-assets/img/gbl-ico-team/MIN/logos/home/large.png
Uniform version:
http://nflspinzone.com/files/2015/06/anthony-barr-nfl-green-bay-packers-minnesota-vikings1.jpg
> 5. Which NHL team's logo does not include any complete words,
> but does include a letter H?
See: http://1.cdn.nhle.com/canadiens/images/upload/2015/06/CHC_lancementJersey_twitter_jerseys_FR.jpg
> 6. Which NHL team's logo includes a map?
See: http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cUEqTndX3gY/U-jKsozkMZI/AAAAAAAAQjU/uyhrfKhWkFU/w800-h800/183704043.jpg
> 7. Which major-league baseball team's logo shows just the last
> 3 letters of the team's name?
See: http://img.bleacherreport.net/img/images/photos/002/690/472/hi-res-182305287-starting-pitcher-jose-quintana-of-the-chicago-white-sox_crop_north.jpg?h=900&q=75&w=1200
> 8. Which major-league baseball team's logo includes a bird that's
> perched on a baseball-related object?
See: http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/assets/images/9/3/0/182802930/cuts/leake1000_v93t6eag_91ia0gfn.jpg
In the original game this question asked for a bird perched directly
on the lettering, and the expected answer was the Baltimore Orioles.
The logo I had in mind when writing the question was this one:
http://content.sportslogos.net/logos/53/52/full/lty880yrmrra64y6tqfqmdnbf.png
But even though the web site that that came from claims that this
logo is still current, and I believed them -- and even though the
expected answer was given "correctly" in every game on either the
first or the second try -- as far as I can tell in fact this logo
is no longer in use at all. Here is the team's current uniform:
http://www.trbimg.com/img-56fc09c6/turbine/bs-sp-orioles-mainbar-20160402
> 9. Turning our attention to England now, which Premier League
> soccer team's logo includes a chicken?
See: http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/uploadedImages/Shared_Assets/Images/News_images/SEASON_15-16/March_2016/arsenal_h_mm_730x1100.jpg
> 10. Which Premier League soccer team's logo includes a cannon?
See: http://www.arsenal.com/assets/_files/documents/aug_12/gun__1344257301_jg_poster_red_szczesny.jpg
> * Game 2, Round 3 - Entertainment - Russian Literature Recycled
> This round is about classics of Russian literature that were
> repurposed as art in other media. And, tovarishch -- you are
> among the English-speaking people now, so in all the cases you
> must answer *in English*!
> 1. Which verse novel by Pushkin is better known as an opera composed
> by Tchaikovsky? It is also the basis of a ballet, performed
> by the National Ballet of Canada last year, and a 1999 movie
> starring Ralph Fiennes ["Rafe Fines"]. Name the novel.
> 2. A 1975 Woody Allen comedy is a satirical pastiche of several
> Russian novels, classics of European cinema, and American film
> comedy. It includes a scene in which the dialogue is completely
> taken from the titles of novels by Dostoyevsky. Name the movie.
> 3. One of Stravinsky's early successes was a ballet score based on
> a magical figure from Russian folklore. It was first performed
> in Paris in 1910 to great acclaim from both critics and
> the public. Name the ballet, also the name of the folkloric
> character.
> 4. What work by Mussorgsky, inspired by Russian literature and
> legend, is considered the first *tone poem* by a Russian
> composer? It had a long compositional history and was never
> performed in Mussorgsky's lifetime, but came to prominence
> later through an arrangement by Rimsky-Korsakov. Give the title.
> 5. This one is multiple-choice: which one of the following
> actresses has *never* portrayed Anna Karenina on film or TV?
> Jacqueline Bisset ["BISS-et"], Marlene Dietrich, Greta Garbo,
> Keira Knightley, Vivien Leigh, Sophie Marceau.
2 for Joshua.
(Garbo played her in 1935, Leigh in 1948, Bisset in 1985, Marceau
in 1997, Knightly in 2012. The 1985 production was a TV-movie;
all the others played in cinemas.)
> 6. Who starred in the title role in the 1962 English-language
> film loosely based on Nikolai Gogol's short novel "Taras Bulba"?
> Hint: Tony Curtis played his son.
was paying attention. 4 for Joshua and Stephen.
> 7. Yul Brynner also starred as Dmitri in a 1958 film based on what
> monumental Russian novel? Incidentally, this film was not
> William Shatner's big-screen debut, but was the first in which
> he had a leading role. Name the novel.
> 8. The most recent Dostoevsky film adaptation in English was based
> on one of his novellas. This 2013 movie starred Jesse Eisenberg
> and Mia Wasikowska. Name the movie.
> 9. When this actor heard that David Lean was making a film
> adaptation of "Dr. Zhivago", he asked to play the role of
> Pasha, Lara's husband, later known as the Bolshevik commander
> Strelnikov. He was given another role instead. Name him.
> 10. It was Tom Courtenay who ended up playing Pasha. He also
> played the main character in a 1970 movie based on a 1962
> Alexander Solzhenitsyn novel. The book and movie have the same
> title -- give us that title.
sufficient.) 4 for Dan, Joshua, and Stephen. 2 for Björn.
Scores, if there are no errors:
ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Spo Ent
Stephen Perry 36 36 72
Joshua Kreitzer 16 30 46
Dan Tilque 20 12 32
Peter Smyth 18 0 18
Jason Kreitzer 4 12 16
"Calvin" 6 7 13
Björn Lundin 4 2 6
Erland Sommarskog 0 4 4
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "What caused the submarine to sink?"
m...@vex.net | "Dad, it was the 20,000 leaks!!"
Björn Lundin
Jun 28, 2016, 10:54:22 AM6/28/16
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On 2016-06-28 10:12, Mark Brader wrote:
>> 9. Turning our attention to England now, which Premier League
>> > soccer team's logo includes a chicken?
> Tottenham Hotspur. 4 for Peter, Stephen, and Calvin.
why 0 for me?
>> 9. Turning our attention to England now, which Premier League
>> > soccer team's logo includes a chicken?
> Tottenham Hotspur. 4 for Peter, Stephen, and Calvin.
(and I think the subject line needs to contain ANSWERS)
--
--
Björn
Mark Brader
Jun 28, 2016, 1:19:44 PM6/28/16
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Mark Brader:
> why 0 for me?
You didn't say "Hotspur". The round specified that full names were required.
> (and I think the subject line needs to contain ANSWERS)
Right.
--
Mark Brader | Of course, we'd have to flatten both the iceberg and Wyoming,
Toronto | and that would change what area Wyoming covers, but that's
m...@vex.net | all right since I've never been to Wyoming. --Tony Cooper
>>> 9. Turning our attention to England now, which Premier League
>>> soccer team's logo includes a chicken?
>> Tottenham Hotspur. 4 for Peter, Stephen, and Calvin.
Björn Lundin:
>>> soccer team's logo includes a chicken?
>> Tottenham Hotspur. 4 for Peter, Stephen, and Calvin.
> why 0 for me?
You didn't say "Hotspur". The round specified that full names were required.
> (and I think the subject line needs to contain ANSWERS)
--
Mark Brader | Of course, we'd have to flatten both the iceberg and Wyoming,
Toronto | and that would change what area Wyoming covers, but that's
m...@vex.net | all right since I've never been to Wyoming. --Tony Cooper
Mark Brader
Jun 28, 2016, 1:20:51 PM6/28/16
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[Reposting with the correct subject line.]
Mark Brader:
> 10. Which Premier League soccer team's logo includes a cannon?
Mark Brader:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2016-05-30,
> 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.
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> I wrote one of these rounds.
That was the sports round.
> * Game 2, Round 2 - Sports - Team Logos
> No, this is not a handout round.
> In the major sports leagues, every team has an official logo.
> This may appear front-and-center on the uniform, or it may be on
> a shoulder patch or headgear, or in some cases the uniform has
> been restyled to remove the logo but you will still find it in
> other places such as the team's official web site. However, if
> we don't say otherwise, you will find the logos that we ask about
> somewhere on the respective teams' current uniforms. In all cases
> we will ask for a team and you must answer with its *full name*,
> such as "Toronto Maple Leafs".
> 1. Which CFL team's logo includes a circular saw blade?
> No, this is not a handout round.
> In the major sports leagues, every team has an official logo.
> This may appear front-and-center on the uniform, or it may be on
> a shoulder patch or headgear, or in some cases the uniform has
> been restyled to remove the logo but you will still find it in
> other places such as the team's official web site. However, if
> we don't say otherwise, you will find the logos that we ask about
> somewhere on the respective teams' current uniforms. In all cases
> we will ask for a team and you must answer with its *full name*,
> such as "Toronto Maple Leafs".
> 1. Which CFL team's logo includes a circular saw blade?
Ottawa Redblacks. 4 for Stephen.
See: http://d3ham790trbkqy.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2015/06/14231746/07254686-1433573240.jpg
See: http://d3ham790trbkqy.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2015/06/14231746/07254686-1433573240.jpg
> 2. Which CFL team's logo includes a football? Remember, this
> means the current logo.
> means the current logo.
Montreal Alouettes. (It's being carried by the cartoon bird.)
4 for Stephen.
See the helmet: http://d3ham790trbkqy.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2014/12/15010911/2014-12-09-sutton-1418149262.jpg
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers' logo until 2011 also included a football,
and of course the Toronto Argonauts' logo also showed one in the past,
but neither team's current logo does.
4 for Stephen.
See the helmet: http://d3ham790trbkqy.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2014/12/15010911/2014-12-09-sutton-1418149262.jpg
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers' logo until 2011 also included a football,
and of course the Toronto Argonauts' logo also showed one in the past,
but neither team's current logo does.
> 3. Which NFL team's logo includes flames?
Tennessee Titans. 4 for Dan and Stephen.
See the helmet: http://sports-images.vice.com/images/articles/meta/2016/02/16/theres-always-next-year-tennessee-titans-1455665263.jpg
See the helmet: http://sports-images.vice.com/images/articles/meta/2016/02/16/theres-always-next-year-tennessee-titans-1455665263.jpg
> 4. Which NFL team's logo includes both a human head and a pair
> of horns, although in recent years their uniforms just show
> the horns on each side of the player's own head?
> of horns, although in recent years their uniforms just show
> the horns on each side of the player's own head?
Minnesota Vikings. 4 for Peter, Dan, Joshua, Jason, and Stephen.
Logo:
http://prod.static.vikings.clubs.nfl.com/nfl-assets/img/gbl-ico-team/MIN/logos/home/large.png
Uniform version:
http://nflspinzone.com/files/2015/06/anthony-barr-nfl-green-bay-packers-minnesota-vikings1.jpg
Logo:
http://prod.static.vikings.clubs.nfl.com/nfl-assets/img/gbl-ico-team/MIN/logos/home/large.png
Uniform version:
http://nflspinzone.com/files/2015/06/anthony-barr-nfl-green-bay-packers-minnesota-vikings1.jpg
> 5. Which NHL team's logo does not include any complete words,
> but does include a letter H?
> but does include a letter H?
Montreal Canadiens. (The H is for Hockey.) 4 for Joshua and Stephen.
See: http://1.cdn.nhle.com/canadiens/images/upload/2015/06/CHC_lancementJersey_twitter_jerseys_FR.jpg
See: http://1.cdn.nhle.com/canadiens/images/upload/2015/06/CHC_lancementJersey_twitter_jerseys_FR.jpg
> 6. Which NHL team's logo includes a map?
New York Islanders. 4 for Stephen.
See: http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cUEqTndX3gY/U-jKsozkMZI/AAAAAAAAQjU/uyhrfKhWkFU/w800-h800/183704043.jpg
See: http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cUEqTndX3gY/U-jKsozkMZI/AAAAAAAAQjU/uyhrfKhWkFU/w800-h800/183704043.jpg
> 7. Which major-league baseball team's logo shows just the last
> 3 letters of the team's name?
> 3 letters of the team's name?
Chicago White Sox. 4 for Dan, Joshua, and Stephen. 2 for Peter.
See: http://img.bleacherreport.net/img/images/photos/002/690/472/hi-res-182305287-starting-pitcher-jose-quintana-of-the-chicago-white-sox_crop_north.jpg?h=900&q=75&w=1200
See: http://img.bleacherreport.net/img/images/photos/002/690/472/hi-res-182305287-starting-pitcher-jose-quintana-of-the-chicago-white-sox_crop_north.jpg?h=900&q=75&w=1200
> 8. Which major-league baseball team's logo includes a bird that's
> perched on a baseball-related object?
> perched on a baseball-related object?
St. Louis Cardinals. 4 for Peter and Dan. 2 for Calvin.
See: http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/assets/images/9/3/0/182802930/cuts/leake1000_v93t6eag_91ia0gfn.jpg
In the original game this question asked for a bird perched directly
on the lettering, and the expected answer was the Baltimore Orioles.
The logo I had in mind when writing the question was this one:
http://content.sportslogos.net/logos/53/52/full/lty880yrmrra64y6tqfqmdnbf.png
But even though the web site that that came from claims that this
logo is still current, and I believed them -- and even though the
expected answer was given "correctly" in every game on either the
first or the second try -- as far as I can tell in fact this logo
is no longer in use at all. Here is the team's current uniform:
http://www.trbimg.com/img-56fc09c6/turbine/bs-sp-orioles-mainbar-20160402
See: http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/assets/images/9/3/0/182802930/cuts/leake1000_v93t6eag_91ia0gfn.jpg
In the original game this question asked for a bird perched directly
on the lettering, and the expected answer was the Baltimore Orioles.
The logo I had in mind when writing the question was this one:
http://content.sportslogos.net/logos/53/52/full/lty880yrmrra64y6tqfqmdnbf.png
But even though the web site that that came from claims that this
logo is still current, and I believed them -- and even though the
expected answer was given "correctly" in every game on either the
first or the second try -- as far as I can tell in fact this logo
is no longer in use at all. Here is the team's current uniform:
http://www.trbimg.com/img-56fc09c6/turbine/bs-sp-orioles-mainbar-20160402
> 9. Turning our attention to England now, which Premier League
> soccer team's logo includes a chicken?
> soccer team's logo includes a chicken?
Tottenham Hotspur. 4 for Peter, Stephen, and Calvin.
See: http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/uploadedImages/Shared_Assets/Images/News_images/SEASON_15-16/March_2016/arsenal_h_mm_730x1100.jpg
> 10. Which Premier League soccer team's logo includes a cannon?
Arsenal. 4 for Peter, Dan, Joshua, Stephen, and Björn.
See: http://www.arsenal.com/assets/_files/documents/aug_12/gun__1344257301_jg_poster_red_szczesny.jpg
See: http://www.arsenal.com/assets/_files/documents/aug_12/gun__1344257301_jg_poster_red_szczesny.jpg
> * Game 2, Round 3 - Entertainment - Russian Literature Recycled
> This round is about classics of Russian literature that were
> repurposed as art in other media. And, tovarishch -- you are
> among the English-speaking people now, so in all the cases you
> must answer *in English*!
> 1. Which verse novel by Pushkin is better known as an opera composed
> by Tchaikovsky? It is also the basis of a ballet, performed
> by the National Ballet of Canada last year, and a 1999 movie
> starring Ralph Fiennes ["Rafe Fines"]. Name the novel.
> This round is about classics of Russian literature that were
> repurposed as art in other media. And, tovarishch -- you are
> among the English-speaking people now, so in all the cases you
> must answer *in English*!
> 1. Which verse novel by Pushkin is better known as an opera composed
> by Tchaikovsky? It is also the basis of a ballet, performed
> by the National Ballet of Canada last year, and a 1999 movie
> starring Ralph Fiennes ["Rafe Fines"]. Name the novel.
"Eugene Onegin". 4 for Joshua.
> 2. A 1975 Woody Allen comedy is a satirical pastiche of several
> Russian novels, classics of European cinema, and American film
> comedy. It includes a scene in which the dialogue is completely
> taken from the titles of novels by Dostoyevsky. Name the movie.
> Russian novels, classics of European cinema, and American film
> comedy. It includes a scene in which the dialogue is completely
> taken from the titles of novels by Dostoyevsky. Name the movie.
"Love and Death". 4 for Dan, Joshua, Jason, and Stephen.
> 3. One of Stravinsky's early successes was a ballet score based on
> a magical figure from Russian folklore. It was first performed
> in Paris in 1910 to great acclaim from both critics and
> the public. Name the ballet, also the name of the folkloric
> character.
> a magical figure from Russian folklore. It was first performed
> in Paris in 1910 to great acclaim from both critics and
> the public. Name the ballet, also the name of the folkloric
> character.
"The Firebird". 4 for Joshua, Jason, and Stephen.
> 4. What work by Mussorgsky, inspired by Russian literature and
> legend, is considered the first *tone poem* by a Russian
> composer? It had a long compositional history and was never
> performed in Mussorgsky's lifetime, but came to prominence
> later through an arrangement by Rimsky-Korsakov. Give the title.
> legend, is considered the first *tone poem* by a Russian
> composer? It had a long compositional history and was never
> performed in Mussorgsky's lifetime, but came to prominence
> later through an arrangement by Rimsky-Korsakov. Give the title.
"Night on Bald (or Bare) Mountain". 4 for Erland and Stephen.
> 5. This one is multiple-choice: which one of the following
> actresses has *never* portrayed Anna Karenina on film or TV?
> Jacqueline Bisset ["BISS-et"], Marlene Dietrich, Greta Garbo,
> Keira Knightley, Vivien Leigh, Sophie Marceau.
> actresses has *never* portrayed Anna Karenina on film or TV?
> Jacqueline Bisset ["BISS-et"], Marlene Dietrich, Greta Garbo,
> Keira Knightley, Vivien Leigh, Sophie Marceau.
Marlene Dietrich. 4 for Dan and Stephen. 3 for Calvin.
2 for Joshua.
(Garbo played her in 1935, Leigh in 1948, Bisset in 1985, Marceau
in 1997, Knightly in 2012. The 1985 production was a TV-movie;
all the others played in cinemas.)
2 for Joshua.
(Garbo played her in 1935, Leigh in 1948, Bisset in 1985, Marceau
in 1997, Knightly in 2012. The 1985 production was a TV-movie;
all the others played in cinemas.)
> 6. Who starred in the title role in the 1962 English-language
> film loosely based on Nikolai Gogol's short novel "Taras Bulba"?
> Hint: Tony Curtis played his son.
> film loosely based on Nikolai Gogol's short novel "Taras Bulba"?
> Hint: Tony Curtis played his son.
Yul Brynner, which I gave away in the next question. Glad someone
was paying attention. 4 for Joshua and Stephen.
was paying attention. 4 for Joshua and Stephen.
> 7. Yul Brynner also starred as Dmitri in a 1958 film based on what
> monumental Russian novel? Incidentally, this film was not
> William Shatner's big-screen debut, but was the first in which
> he had a leading role. Name the novel.
> monumental Russian novel? Incidentally, this film was not
> William Shatner's big-screen debut, but was the first in which
> he had a leading role. Name the novel.
"The Brothers Karamazov". 4 for Joshua and Stephen.
> 8. The most recent Dostoevsky film adaptation in English was based
> on one of his novellas. This 2013 movie starred Jesse Eisenberg
> and Mia Wasikowska. Name the movie.
> on one of his novellas. This 2013 movie starred Jesse Eisenberg
> and Mia Wasikowska. Name the movie.
"The Double". 4 for Stephen.
> 9. When this actor heard that David Lean was making a film
> adaptation of "Dr. Zhivago", he asked to play the role of
> Pasha, Lara's husband, later known as the Bolshevik commander
> Strelnikov. He was given another role instead. Name him.
> adaptation of "Dr. Zhivago", he asked to play the role of
> Pasha, Lara's husband, later known as the Bolshevik commander
> Strelnikov. He was given another role instead. Name him.
Omar Sharif. 4 for Joshua, Jason, Stephen, and Calvin.
> 10. It was Tom Courtenay who ended up playing Pasha. He also
> played the main character in a 1970 movie based on a 1962
> Alexander Solzhenitsyn novel. The book and movie have the same
> title -- give us that title.
> played the main character in a 1970 movie based on a 1962
> Alexander Solzhenitsyn novel. The book and movie have the same
> title -- give us that title.
"One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovitch". (The last part was
sufficient.) 4 for Dan, Joshua, and Stephen. 2 for Björn.
Scores, if there are no errors:
ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Spo Ent
Stephen Perry 36 36 72
Joshua Kreitzer 16 30 46
Dan Tilque 20 12 32
Peter Smyth 18 0 18
Jason Kreitzer 4 12 16
"Calvin" 6 7 13
Björn Lundin 4 2 6
Erland Sommarskog 0 4 4
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "What caused the submarine to sink?"
m...@vex.net | "Dad, it was the 20,000 leaks!!"
sufficient.) 4 for Dan, Joshua, and Stephen. 2 for Björn.
Scores, if there are no errors:
ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Spo Ent
Stephen Perry 36 36 72
Joshua Kreitzer 16 30 46
Dan Tilque 20 12 32
Peter Smyth 18 0 18
Jason Kreitzer 4 12 16
"Calvin" 6 7 13
Björn Lundin 4 2 6
Erland Sommarskog 0 4 4
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "What caused the submarine to sink?"
m...@vex.net | "Dad, it was the 20,000 leaks!!"
Dan Tilque
Jun 28, 2016, 8:56:49 PM6/28/16
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Mark Brader wrote:
>> 4. Which NFL team's logo includes both a human head and a pair
>> of horns, although in recent years their uniforms just show
>> the horns on each side of the player's own head?
>
> Minnesota Vikings. 4 for Peter, Dan, Joshua, Jason, and Stephen.
I can understand why some answered the Rams. Their helmets have rams
>> 4. Which NFL team's logo includes both a human head and a pair
>> of horns, although in recent years their uniforms just show
>> the horns on each side of the player's own head?
>
> Minnesota Vikings. 4 for Peter, Dan, Joshua, Jason, and Stephen.
horns on them, one on each side. But they've never had a human head on
the helmet, or in the logo at all.
>> 8. Which major-league baseball team's logo includes a bird that's
>> perched on a baseball-related object?
>
> St. Louis Cardinals. 4 for Peter and Dan. 2 for Calvin.
>
> See: http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/assets/images/9/3/0/182802930/cuts/leake1000_v93t6eag_91ia0gfn.jpg
birds perched on the bat. Their logo has various forms, some with one
bird and some with two. The uniforms have always had two. This page here
has all the different variations of the logo over the years:
http://www.sportslogos.net/logos/list_by_team/72/St._Louis_Cardinals/
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Calvin
Jun 28, 2016, 10:21:23 PM6/28/16
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On Tuesday, June 28, 2016 at 6:12:16 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
> > 3. Which NFL team's logo includes flames?
>
> Tennessee Titans. 4 for Dan and Stephen.
Protest! I contend that the Miami Dolphins logo also contains flames.
> > 3. Which NFL team's logo includes flames?
>
> Tennessee Titans. 4 for Dan and Stephen.
http://www.sportslogos.net/logos/list_by_team/150/Miami_Dolphins/
cheers,
calvin
swp
Jun 28, 2016, 10:30:42 PM6/28/16
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swp
Mark Brader
Jun 28, 2016, 11:44:14 PM6/28/16
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Mark Brader:
Stephen Perry:
> good catch.
Not.
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>>>> 3. Which NFL team's logo includes flames?
>>> Tennessee Titans. 4 for Dan and Stephen.
"Calvin":
>>> Tennessee Titans. 4 for Dan and Stephen.
>> Protest! I contend that the Miami Dolphins logo also contains flames.
>> http://www.sportslogos.net/logos/list_by_team/150/Miami_Dolphins/
That is the correct logo for the team, and there are no flames in it.
>> http://www.sportslogos.net/logos/list_by_team/150/Miami_Dolphins/
Stephen Perry:
> good catch.
Not.
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Mark Brader
Jun 28, 2016, 11:45:33 PM6/28/16
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Mark Brader:
it still meets the decription in the question.
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>>> 8. Which major-league baseball team's logo includes a bird that's
>>> perched on a baseball-related object?
>>
>> St. Louis Cardinals. 4 for Peter and Dan. 2 for Calvin.
Dan Tilque:
>>> perched on a baseball-related object?
>>
>> St. Louis Cardinals. 4 for Peter and Dan. 2 for Calvin.
> It should be noted that the Cardinals uniforms have not one, but two
> birds perched on the bat.
Note way, but if there there are two birds perched on the bat, then
> birds perched on the bat.
it still meets the decription in the question.
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Calvin
Jun 29, 2016, 1:47:35 AM6/29/16
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On Wednesday, June 29, 2016 at 1:44:14 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
> Mark Brader:
> >>>> 3. Which NFL team's logo includes flames?
> >>> Tennessee Titans. 4 for Dan and Stephen.
>
> "Calvin":
> >> Protest! I contend that the Miami Dolphins logo also contains flames.
> >> http://www.sportslogos.net/logos/list_by_team/150/Miami_Dolphins/
>
> That is the correct logo for the team, and there are no flames in it.
What are they then?
> Mark Brader:
> >>>> 3. Which NFL team's logo includes flames?
> >>> Tennessee Titans. 4 for Dan and Stephen.
>
> "Calvin":
> >> Protest! I contend that the Miami Dolphins logo also contains flames.
> >> http://www.sportslogos.net/logos/list_by_team/150/Miami_Dolphins/
>
> That is the correct logo for the team, and there are no flames in it.
cheers,
calvin
Erland Sommarskog
Jun 29, 2016, 4:27:55 AM6/29/16
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I guess that one should look at the historic logos to understand better
what it's meant to be. I will have to confess, though, I am not able to
make out what they are supposed to me - but flames, no.
Mark Brader
Jun 29, 2016, 4:46:36 AM6/29/16
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"Calvin":
>>>>> Protest! I contend that the Miami Dolphins logo also contains flames.
>>>>> http://www.sportslogos.net/logos/list_by_team/150/Miami_Dolphins/
Mark Brader:
>>>>> Protest! I contend that the Miami Dolphins logo also contains flames.
>>>>> http://www.sportslogos.net/logos/list_by_team/150/Miami_Dolphins/
>>> That is the correct logo for the team, and there are no flames in it.
"Calvin":
>> What are they then?
What, you mean the rays from the Sun?
Erland Sommarskog:
> Looking at the current logo, the word that comes into my mind is "flares".
If they were something physical, they'd be prominences. But they aren't.
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