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Mark Brader
May 3, 2017, 10:43:38 PM5/3/17
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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2017-01-16,
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 5 Easy Pieces 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 2016-11-26 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
** Game 1, Round 9 - Entertainment - Movie Opening Lines
Name the movies that begin with these classic lines.
1. 1996: "Choose life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose
a family. Choose a fucking big television. Choose washing
machines, cars, compact disc players, and electrical tin
openers."
2. 1990: "As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a
gangster. To me, being a gangster was better than being
President of the United States."
3. 1940: "Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again."
4. 1970: "What can you say about a 25-year-old girl who died?
That she was beautiful and brilliant? That she loved Mozart
and Bach, the Beatles, and me?"
5. 1987: "I am Gunnery Sergeant Hartman, your senior drill
instructor. From now on, you will speak only when spoken to,
and the first and last words out of your filthy sewers will be
'Sir!' Do you maggots understand that?"
6. 2000: "So where are you? You're in some motel room. You
just... you just wake up and you're in... in a motel room.
There's the key. It feels like maybe it's just the first time
you've been there, but perhaps you've been there for a week,
3 months. It's ... it's kinda hard to say. I don't...
I don't know. It's just an anonymous room."
7. 1986: "The key to faking out the parents is the clammy hands.
It's a good non-specific symptom; I'm a big believer in it."
8. 2001: "Once upon a time, there was a lovely princess. But she
had an enchantment upon her of a fearful sort, which could
only be broken by love's first kiss. She was locked away in a
castle guarded by a terrible fire-breathing dragon. Many brave
knights had attempted to free her from this dreadful prison,
but none prevailed. She waited in the dragon's keep, in the
highest room of the tallest tower, for her true love, and true
love's first kiss."
9. 1986: "I was 12 going on 13 the first time I saw a dead human
being. It happened in the summer of 1959: a long time ago --
but only if you measure in terms of years."
10. 2001: "It all began on New Year's Day in my 32nd year of
being single. Once again, I found myself on my own, and going
to my mother's annual turkey-curry buffet. Every year she
tries to fix me up with some bushy-haired, middle-aged bore,
and I feared this year would be no exception."
** Game 1, Round 10 - Acronymic Challenge Round
* A. Sports: CFL
A1. What American star player, a wide receiver from Notre
Dame who was projected to be chosen first overall in the
1991 NFL draft, instead signed before it with the Canadian
Football League's Toronto Argonauts?
A2. After the demise of the Montreal Alouettes in 1981, Charles
Bronfman revived football in Montreal the following year
with a new team. What was the team called?
* B. Science: CDC
B1. Founded as the Communicable Disease Center in 1946, and
succeeding a Second World War US national disease defense
program, this agency went through a number of name changes,
including Center for Disease Control and the current Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention -- though we stll say CDC
for short. But *what disease*, one that's still a problem
today, was this agency initially dedicated to controlling?
B2. From 1957 to 1972, the CDC had control of a controversial
experiment that began in 1932. How is it known and what
subject was being studied?
* C. History: FLQ
C1. The origins of the Front de libération du Québec go back
to the early 1960s. In that decade, they blew up hundreds
of a certain thing. What thing?
C2. In 1968 this FLQ member published a very controversial book
titled "Nègres blancs d'Amérique". What is his name?
* D. Literature: RLS
D1. Which historical novel by Robert Louis Stevenson tells the
story of David Balfour's pursuit of his inheritance, and
his alliance with Alan Breck Stewart during the Jacobite
troubles in Scotland?
D2. Which Stevenson novel opens during the Jacobite rebellion
and is told from the memoirs of Efraim Mackellar?
* E. Entertainment: CBC
E1. Name the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. drama series about
drug trafficking among Mennonites that premiered on
January 9.
E2. Name the CBC comedy series that premiered on January 10
and featured a bare-breasted woman in the opening scene.
* F. Geography: PRK
Okay, it's really the DPRK, but that's not a TLA!
F1. What line of latitude was intended to provide the southern
border of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
F2. To the north and northeast, the PRK is bordered by Russia
and China. Name one of the rivers that form parts of this
border.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Defendant's speech ends in long sentence"
m...@vex.net | --Minneapolis Tribune, February 25, 1981
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 5 Easy Pieces 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 2016-11-26 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
** Game 1, Round 9 - Entertainment - Movie Opening Lines
Name the movies that begin with these classic lines.
1. 1996: "Choose life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose
a family. Choose a fucking big television. Choose washing
machines, cars, compact disc players, and electrical tin
openers."
2. 1990: "As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a
gangster. To me, being a gangster was better than being
President of the United States."
3. 1940: "Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again."
4. 1970: "What can you say about a 25-year-old girl who died?
That she was beautiful and brilliant? That she loved Mozart
and Bach, the Beatles, and me?"
5. 1987: "I am Gunnery Sergeant Hartman, your senior drill
instructor. From now on, you will speak only when spoken to,
and the first and last words out of your filthy sewers will be
'Sir!' Do you maggots understand that?"
6. 2000: "So where are you? You're in some motel room. You
just... you just wake up and you're in... in a motel room.
There's the key. It feels like maybe it's just the first time
you've been there, but perhaps you've been there for a week,
3 months. It's ... it's kinda hard to say. I don't...
I don't know. It's just an anonymous room."
7. 1986: "The key to faking out the parents is the clammy hands.
It's a good non-specific symptom; I'm a big believer in it."
8. 2001: "Once upon a time, there was a lovely princess. But she
had an enchantment upon her of a fearful sort, which could
only be broken by love's first kiss. She was locked away in a
castle guarded by a terrible fire-breathing dragon. Many brave
knights had attempted to free her from this dreadful prison,
but none prevailed. She waited in the dragon's keep, in the
highest room of the tallest tower, for her true love, and true
love's first kiss."
9. 1986: "I was 12 going on 13 the first time I saw a dead human
being. It happened in the summer of 1959: a long time ago --
but only if you measure in terms of years."
10. 2001: "It all began on New Year's Day in my 32nd year of
being single. Once again, I found myself on my own, and going
to my mother's annual turkey-curry buffet. Every year she
tries to fix me up with some bushy-haired, middle-aged bore,
and I feared this year would be no exception."
** Game 1, Round 10 - Acronymic Challenge Round
* A. Sports: CFL
A1. What American star player, a wide receiver from Notre
Dame who was projected to be chosen first overall in the
1991 NFL draft, instead signed before it with the Canadian
Football League's Toronto Argonauts?
A2. After the demise of the Montreal Alouettes in 1981, Charles
Bronfman revived football in Montreal the following year
with a new team. What was the team called?
* B. Science: CDC
B1. Founded as the Communicable Disease Center in 1946, and
succeeding a Second World War US national disease defense
program, this agency went through a number of name changes,
including Center for Disease Control and the current Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention -- though we stll say CDC
for short. But *what disease*, one that's still a problem
today, was this agency initially dedicated to controlling?
B2. From 1957 to 1972, the CDC had control of a controversial
experiment that began in 1932. How is it known and what
subject was being studied?
* C. History: FLQ
C1. The origins of the Front de libération du Québec go back
to the early 1960s. In that decade, they blew up hundreds
of a certain thing. What thing?
C2. In 1968 this FLQ member published a very controversial book
titled "Nègres blancs d'Amérique". What is his name?
* D. Literature: RLS
D1. Which historical novel by Robert Louis Stevenson tells the
story of David Balfour's pursuit of his inheritance, and
his alliance with Alan Breck Stewart during the Jacobite
troubles in Scotland?
D2. Which Stevenson novel opens during the Jacobite rebellion
and is told from the memoirs of Efraim Mackellar?
* E. Entertainment: CBC
E1. Name the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. drama series about
drug trafficking among Mennonites that premiered on
January 9.
E2. Name the CBC comedy series that premiered on January 10
and featured a bare-breasted woman in the opening scene.
* F. Geography: PRK
Okay, it's really the DPRK, but that's not a TLA!
F1. What line of latitude was intended to provide the southern
border of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
F2. To the north and northeast, the PRK is bordered by Russia
and China. Name one of the rivers that form parts of this
border.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Defendant's speech ends in long sentence"
m...@vex.net | --Minneapolis Tribune, February 25, 1981
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Joshua Kreitzer
May 3, 2017, 11:55:14 PM5/3/17
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:3PednXG_sOvICJfEnZ2dnUU7-
UnN...@giganews.com:
> ** Game 1, Round 9 - Entertainment - Movie Opening Lines
>
> Name the movies that begin with these classic lines.
>
> 1. 1996: "Choose life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose
> a family. Choose a fucking big television. Choose washing
> machines, cars, compact disc players, and electrical tin
> openers."
"Trainspotting"
> 2. 1990: "As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a
> gangster. To me, being a gangster was better than being
> President of the United States."
"Goodfellas"
> 3. 1940: "Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again."
"Rebecca"
> 4. 1970: "What can you say about a 25-year-old girl who died?
> That she was beautiful and brilliant? That she loved Mozart
> and Bach, the Beatles, and me?"
"Love Story"
> 5. 1987: "I am Gunnery Sergeant Hartman, your senior drill
> instructor. From now on, you will speak only when spoken to,
> and the first and last words out of your filthy sewers will be
> 'Sir!' Do you maggots understand that?"
"Full Metal Jacket"
> 6. 2000: "So where are you? You're in some motel room. You
> just... you just wake up and you're in... in a motel room.
> There's the key. It feels like maybe it's just the first time
> you've been there, but perhaps you've been there for a week,
> 3 months. It's ... it's kinda hard to say. I don't...
> I don't know. It's just an anonymous room."
"Memento"
> 7. 1986: "The key to faking out the parents is the clammy hands.
> It's a good non-specific symptom; I'm a big believer in it."
"Ferris Bueller's Day Off"
> 8. 2001: "Once upon a time, there was a lovely princess. But she
> had an enchantment upon her of a fearful sort, which could
> only be broken by love's first kiss. She was locked away in a
> castle guarded by a terrible fire-breathing dragon. Many brave
> knights had attempted to free her from this dreadful prison,
> but none prevailed. She waited in the dragon's keep, in the
> highest room of the tallest tower, for her true love, and true
> love's first kiss."
"Shrek"
> 9. 1986: "I was 12 going on 13 the first time I saw a dead human
> being. It happened in the summer of 1959: a long time ago --
> but only if you measure in terms of years."
"Stand by Me"
> 10. 2001: "It all began on New Year's Day in my 32nd year of
> being single. Once again, I found myself on my own, and going
> to my mother's annual turkey-curry buffet. Every year she
> tries to fix me up with some bushy-haired, middle-aged bore,
> and I feared this year would be no exception."
"Bridget Jones's Diary"
> ** Game 1, Round 10 - Acronymic Challenge Round
>
> * A. Sports: CFL
>
> A1. What American star player, a wide receiver from Notre
> Dame who was projected to be chosen first overall in the
> 1991 NFL draft, instead signed before it with the Canadian
> Football League's Toronto Argonauts?
Ismail
> A2. After the demise of the Montreal Alouettes in 1981, Charles
> Bronfman revived football in Montreal the following year
> with a new team. What was the team called?
Montreal Alouettes
> * B. Science: CDC
> * C. History: FLQ
>
> C1. The origins of the Front de libération du Québec go back
> to the early 1960s. In that decade, they blew up hundreds
> of a certain thing. What thing?
mailboxes; police cars
> * F. Geography: PRK
>
> Okay, it's really the DPRK, but that's not a TLA!
>
> F1. What line of latitude was intended to provide the southern
> border of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
38 degrees north
> F2. To the north and northeast, the PRK is bordered by Russia
> and China. Name one of the rivers that form parts of this
> border.
Yalu River
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
UnN...@giganews.com:
> ** Game 1, Round 9 - Entertainment - Movie Opening Lines
>
> Name the movies that begin with these classic lines.
>
> 1. 1996: "Choose life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose
> a family. Choose a fucking big television. Choose washing
> machines, cars, compact disc players, and electrical tin
> openers."
> 2. 1990: "As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a
> gangster. To me, being a gangster was better than being
> President of the United States."
> 3. 1940: "Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again."
> 4. 1970: "What can you say about a 25-year-old girl who died?
> That she was beautiful and brilliant? That she loved Mozart
> and Bach, the Beatles, and me?"
> 5. 1987: "I am Gunnery Sergeant Hartman, your senior drill
> instructor. From now on, you will speak only when spoken to,
> and the first and last words out of your filthy sewers will be
> 'Sir!' Do you maggots understand that?"
> 6. 2000: "So where are you? You're in some motel room. You
> just... you just wake up and you're in... in a motel room.
> There's the key. It feels like maybe it's just the first time
> you've been there, but perhaps you've been there for a week,
> 3 months. It's ... it's kinda hard to say. I don't...
> I don't know. It's just an anonymous room."
> 7. 1986: "The key to faking out the parents is the clammy hands.
> It's a good non-specific symptom; I'm a big believer in it."
> 8. 2001: "Once upon a time, there was a lovely princess. But she
> had an enchantment upon her of a fearful sort, which could
> only be broken by love's first kiss. She was locked away in a
> castle guarded by a terrible fire-breathing dragon. Many brave
> knights had attempted to free her from this dreadful prison,
> but none prevailed. She waited in the dragon's keep, in the
> highest room of the tallest tower, for her true love, and true
> love's first kiss."
> 9. 1986: "I was 12 going on 13 the first time I saw a dead human
> being. It happened in the summer of 1959: a long time ago --
> but only if you measure in terms of years."
> 10. 2001: "It all began on New Year's Day in my 32nd year of
> being single. Once again, I found myself on my own, and going
> to my mother's annual turkey-curry buffet. Every year she
> tries to fix me up with some bushy-haired, middle-aged bore,
> and I feared this year would be no exception."
> ** Game 1, Round 10 - Acronymic Challenge Round
>
> * A. Sports: CFL
>
> A1. What American star player, a wide receiver from Notre
> Dame who was projected to be chosen first overall in the
> 1991 NFL draft, instead signed before it with the Canadian
> Football League's Toronto Argonauts?
> A2. After the demise of the Montreal Alouettes in 1981, Charles
> Bronfman revived football in Montreal the following year
> with a new team. What was the team called?
> * B. Science: CDC
>
> B2. From 1957 to 1972, the CDC had control of a controversial
> experiment that began in 1932. How is it known and what
> subject was being studied?
Tuskegee expeiment -- syphilis
> B2. From 1957 to 1972, the CDC had control of a controversial
> experiment that began in 1932. How is it known and what
> subject was being studied?
> * C. History: FLQ
>
> C1. The origins of the Front de libération du Québec go back
> to the early 1960s. In that decade, they blew up hundreds
> of a certain thing. What thing?
> * F. Geography: PRK
>
> Okay, it's really the DPRK, but that's not a TLA!
>
> F1. What line of latitude was intended to provide the southern
> border of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
> F2. To the north and northeast, the PRK is bordered by Russia
> and China. Name one of the rivers that form parts of this
> border.
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Dan Blum
May 4, 2017, 12:03:09 AM5/4/17
to
> 1. 1996: "Choose life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose
> a family. Choose a fucking big television. Choose washing
> machines, cars, compact disc players, and electrical tin
> openers."
Fight Club
> a family. Choose a fucking big television. Choose washing
> machines, cars, compact disc players, and electrical tin
> openers."
> 2. 1990: "As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a
> gangster. To me, being a gangster was better than being
> President of the United States."
> 4. 1970: "What can you say about a 25-year-old girl who died?
> That she was beautiful and brilliant? That she loved Mozart
> and Bach, the Beatles, and me?"
> 5. 1987: "I am Gunnery Sergeant Hartman, your senior drill
> instructor. From now on, you will speak only when spoken to,
> and the first and last words out of your filthy sewers will be
> 'Sir!' Do you maggots understand that?"
> 7. 1986: "The key to faking out the parents is the clammy hands.
> It's a good non-specific symptom; I'm a big believer in it."
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
> 8. 2001: "Once upon a time, there was a lovely princess. But she
> had an enchantment upon her of a fearful sort, which could
> only be broken by love's first kiss. She was locked away in a
> castle guarded by a terrible fire-breathing dragon. Many brave
> knights had attempted to free her from this dreadful prison,
> but none prevailed. She waited in the dragon's keep, in the
> highest room of the tallest tower, for her true love, and true
> love's first kiss."
Shrek
> had an enchantment upon her of a fearful sort, which could
> only be broken by love's first kiss. She was locked away in a
> castle guarded by a terrible fire-breathing dragon. Many brave
> knights had attempted to free her from this dreadful prison,
> but none prevailed. She waited in the dragon's keep, in the
> highest room of the tallest tower, for her true love, and true
> love's first kiss."
> 9. 1986: "I was 12 going on 13 the first time I saw a dead human
> being. It happened in the summer of 1959: a long time ago --
> but only if you measure in terms of years."
> 10. 2001: "It all began on New Year's Day in my 32nd year of
> being single. Once again, I found myself on my own, and going
> to my mother's annual turkey-curry buffet. Every year she
> tries to fix me up with some bushy-haired, middle-aged bore,
> and I feared this year would be no exception."
> ** Game 1, Round 10 - Acronymic Challenge Round
> * B. Science: CDC
> B1. Founded as the Communicable Disease Center in 1946, and
> succeeding a Second World War US national disease defense
> program, this agency went through a number of name changes,
> including Center for Disease Control and the current Centers
> for Disease Control and Prevention -- though we stll say CDC
> for short. But *what disease*, one that's still a problem
> today, was this agency initially dedicated to controlling?
malaria
> B1. Founded as the Communicable Disease Center in 1946, and
> succeeding a Second World War US national disease defense
> program, this agency went through a number of name changes,
> including Center for Disease Control and the current Centers
> for Disease Control and Prevention -- though we stll say CDC
> for short. But *what disease*, one that's still a problem
> today, was this agency initially dedicated to controlling?
> B2. From 1957 to 1972, the CDC had control of a controversial
> experiment that began in 1932. How is it known and what
> subject was being studied?
> * F. Geography: PRK
> Okay, it's really the DPRK, but that's not a TLA!
> F1. What line of latitude was intended to provide the southern
> border of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
> F2. To the north and northeast, the PRK is bordered by Russia
> and China. Name one of the rivers that form parts of this
> border.
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Calvin
May 4, 2017, 12:44:03 AM5/4/17
to
On Thursday, May 4, 2017 at 12:43:38 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
> ** Game 1, Round 9 - Entertainment - Movie Opening Lines
>
> Name the movies that begin with these classic lines.
>
> 1. 1996: "Choose life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose
> a family. Choose a fucking big television. Choose washing
> machines, cars, compact disc players, and electrical tin
> openers."
>
> 2. 1990: "As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a
> gangster. To me, being a gangster was better than being
> President of the United States."
Goodfellas
> ** Game 1, Round 9 - Entertainment - Movie Opening Lines
>
> Name the movies that begin with these classic lines.
>
> 1. 1996: "Choose life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose
> a family. Choose a fucking big television. Choose washing
> machines, cars, compact disc players, and electrical tin
> openers."
>
> 2. 1990: "As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a
> gangster. To me, being a gangster was better than being
> President of the United States."
> 3. 1940: "Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again."
> 4. 1970: "What can you say about a 25-year-old girl who died?
> That she was beautiful and brilliant? That she loved Mozart
> and Bach, the Beatles, and me?"
>
> 5. 1987: "I am Gunnery Sergeant Hartman, your senior drill
> instructor. From now on, you will speak only when spoken to,
> and the first and last words out of your filthy sewers will be
> 'Sir!' Do you maggots understand that?"
> 6. 2000: "So where are you? You're in some motel room. You
> just... you just wake up and you're in... in a motel room.
> There's the key. It feels like maybe it's just the first time
> you've been there, but perhaps you've been there for a week,
> 3 months. It's ... it's kinda hard to say. I don't...
> I don't know. It's just an anonymous room."
> 7. 1986: "The key to faking out the parents is the clammy hands.
> It's a good non-specific symptom; I'm a big believer in it."
> 8. 2001: "Once upon a time, there was a lovely princess. But she
> had an enchantment upon her of a fearful sort, which could
> only be broken by love's first kiss. She was locked away in a
> castle guarded by a terrible fire-breathing dragon. Many brave
> knights had attempted to free her from this dreadful prison,
> but none prevailed. She waited in the dragon's keep, in the
> highest room of the tallest tower, for her true love, and true
> love's first kiss."
> B2. From 1957 to 1972, the CDC had control of a controversial
> experiment that began in 1932. How is it known and what
> subject was being studied?
>
>
> * C. History: FLQ
>
> C1. The origins of the Front de libération du Québec go back
> to the early 1960s. In that decade, they blew up hundreds
> of a certain thing. What thing?
>
> C2. In 1968 this FLQ member published a very controversial book
> titled "Nègres blancs d'Amérique". What is his name?
>
>
> * D. Literature: RLS
>
> D1. Which historical novel by Robert Louis Stevenson tells the
> story of David Balfour's pursuit of his inheritance, and
> his alliance with Alan Breck Stewart during the Jacobite
> troubles in Scotland?
>
> D2. Which Stevenson novel opens during the Jacobite rebellion
> and is told from the memoirs of Efraim Mackellar?
> * E. Entertainment: CBC
>
> E1. Name the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. drama series about
> drug trafficking among Mennonites that premiered on
> January 9.
>
> E2. Name the CBC comedy series that premiered on January 10
> and featured a bare-breasted woman in the opening scene.
>
>
> * F. Geography: PRK
>
> Okay, it's really the DPRK, but that's not a TLA!
>
> F1. What line of latitude was intended to provide the southern
> border of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
> F2. To the north and northeast, the PRK is bordered by Russia
> and China. Name one of the rivers that form parts of this
> border.
calvin
Gareth Owen
May 4, 2017, 1:44:04 AM5/4/17
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) writes:
> ** Game 1, Round 9 - Entertainment - Movie Opening Lines
>
> Name the movies that begin with these classic lines.
>
> 1. 1996: "Choose life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose
> a family. Choose a fucking big television. Choose washing
> machines, cars, compact disc players, and electrical tin
> openers."
Trainspotting (can't even read this without
> ** Game 1, Round 9 - Entertainment - Movie Opening Lines
>
> Name the movies that begin with these classic lines.
>
> 1. 1996: "Choose life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose
> a family. Choose a fucking big television. Choose washing
> machines, cars, compact disc players, and electrical tin
> openers."
i) mentally taking on Ewan MacGregor's accent
ii) hearing the opening drum part of "Lust For Life")
> 2. 1990: "As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a
> gangster. To me, being a gangster was better than being
> President of the United States."
> 3. 1940: "Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again."
> 4. 1970: "What can you say about a 25-year-old girl who died?
> That she was beautiful and brilliant? That she loved Mozart
> and Bach, the Beatles, and me?"
> 5. 1987: "I am Gunnery Sergeant Hartman, your senior drill
> instructor. From now on, you will speak only when spoken to,
> and the first and last words out of your filthy sewers will be
> 'Sir!' Do you maggots understand that?"
> 6. 2000: "So where are you? You're in some motel room. You
> just... you just wake up and you're in... in a motel room.
> There's the key. It feels like maybe it's just the first time
> you've been there, but perhaps you've been there for a week,
> 3 months. It's ... it's kinda hard to say. I don't...
> I don't know. It's just an anonymous room."
> 7. 1986: "The key to faking out the parents is the clammy hands.
> It's a good non-specific symptom; I'm a big believer in it."
> 8. 2001: "Once upon a time, there was a lovely princess. But she
> had an enchantment upon her of a fearful sort, which could
> only be broken by love's first kiss. She was locked away in a
> castle guarded by a terrible fire-breathing dragon. Many brave
> knights had attempted to free her from this dreadful prison,
> but none prevailed. She waited in the dragon's keep, in the
> highest room of the tallest tower, for her true love, and true
> love's first kiss."
> 9. 1986: "I was 12 going on 13 the first time I saw a dead human
> being. It happened in the summer of 1959: a long time ago --
> but only if you measure in terms of years."
> 10. 2001: "It all began on New Year's Day in my 32nd year of
> being single. Once again, I found myself on my own, and going
> to my mother's annual turkey-curry buffet. Every year she
> tries to fix me up with some bushy-haired, middle-aged bore,
> and I feared this year would be no exception."
Dan Tilque
May 4, 2017, 4:43:30 AM5/4/17
to
Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> ** Game 1, Round 9 - Entertainment - Movie Opening Lines
>
> Name the movies that begin with these classic lines.
>
> 1. 1996: "Choose life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose
> a family. Choose a fucking big television. Choose washing
> machines, cars, compact disc players, and electrical tin
> openers."
>
> 2. 1990: "As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a
> gangster. To me, being a gangster was better than being
> President of the United States."
>
> 3. 1940: "Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again."
>
> 4. 1970: "What can you say about a 25-year-old girl who died?
> That she was beautiful and brilliant? That she loved Mozart
> and Bach, the Beatles, and me?"
Love Story
>
>
> ** Game 1, Round 9 - Entertainment - Movie Opening Lines
>
> Name the movies that begin with these classic lines.
>
> 1. 1996: "Choose life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose
> a family. Choose a fucking big television. Choose washing
> machines, cars, compact disc players, and electrical tin
> openers."
>
> 2. 1990: "As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a
> gangster. To me, being a gangster was better than being
> President of the United States."
>
> 3. 1940: "Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again."
>
> 4. 1970: "What can you say about a 25-year-old girl who died?
> That she was beautiful and brilliant? That she loved Mozart
> and Bach, the Beatles, and me?"
>
> 5. 1987: "I am Gunnery Sergeant Hartman, your senior drill
> instructor. From now on, you will speak only when spoken to,
> and the first and last words out of your filthy sewers will be
> 'Sir!' Do you maggots understand that?"
>
> B2. From 1957 to 1972, the CDC had control of a controversial
> experiment that began in 1932. How is it known and what
> subject was being studied?
>
>
> * C. History: FLQ
>
> C1. The origins of the Front de libération du Québec go back
> to the early 1960s. In that decade, they blew up hundreds
> of a certain thing. What thing?
>
> C2. In 1968 this FLQ member published a very controversial book
> titled "Nègres blancs d'Amérique". What is his name?
>
>
> * D. Literature: RLS
>
> D1. Which historical novel by Robert Louis Stevenson tells the
> story of David Balfour's pursuit of his inheritance, and
> his alliance with Alan Breck Stewart during the Jacobite
> troubles in Scotland?
>
> D2. Which Stevenson novel opens during the Jacobite rebellion
> and is told from the memoirs of Efraim Mackellar?
>
>
> * E. Entertainment: CBC
>
> E1. Name the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. drama series about
> drug trafficking among Mennonites that premiered on
> January 9.
>
> E2. Name the CBC comedy series that premiered on January 10
> and featured a bare-breasted woman in the opening scene.
>
>
> * F. Geography: PRK
>
> Okay, it's really the DPRK, but that's not a TLA!
>
> F1. What line of latitude was intended to provide the southern
> border of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
>
> F2. To the north and northeast, the PRK is bordered by Russia
> and China. Name one of the rivers that form parts of this
> border.
--
Dan Tilque
Erland Sommarskog
May 4, 2017, 2:39:14 PM5/4/17
to
Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> 6. 2000: "So where are you? You're in some motel room. You
> just... you just wake up and you're in... in a motel room.
> There's the key. It feels like maybe it's just the first time
> you've been there, but perhaps you've been there for a week,
> 3 months. It's ... it's kinda hard to say. I don't...
> I don't know. It's just an anonymous room."
Memento
> 6. 2000: "So where are you? You're in some motel room. You
> just... you just wake up and you're in... in a motel room.
> There's the key. It feels like maybe it's just the first time
> you've been there, but perhaps you've been there for a week,
> 3 months. It's ... it's kinda hard to say. I don't...
> I don't know. It's just an anonymous room."
> 8. 2001: "Once upon a time, there was a lovely princess. But she
> had an enchantment upon her of a fearful sort, which could
> only be broken by love's first kiss. She was locked away in a
> castle guarded by a terrible fire-breathing dragon. Many brave
> knights had attempted to free her from this dreadful prison,
> but none prevailed. She waited in the dragon's keep, in the
> highest room of the tallest tower, for her true love, and true
> love's first kiss."
> ** Game 1, Round 10 - Acronymic Challenge Round
>
> * B. Science: CDC
>
> B1. Founded as the Communicable Disease Center in 1946, and
> succeeding a Second World War US national disease defense
> program, this agency went through a number of name changes,
> including Center for Disease Control and the current Centers
> for Disease Control and Prevention -- though we stll say CDC
> for short. But *what disease*, one that's still a problem
> today, was this agency initially dedicated to controlling?
Gonorre (However the exact name is in English.)
>
> B1. Founded as the Communicable Disease Center in 1946, and
> succeeding a Second World War US national disease defense
> program, this agency went through a number of name changes,
> including Center for Disease Control and the current Centers
> for Disease Control and Prevention -- though we stll say CDC
> for short. But *what disease*, one that's still a problem
> today, was this agency initially dedicated to controlling?
> * F. Geography: PRK
>
> Okay, it's really the DPRK, but that's not a TLA!
>
> F1. What line of latitude was intended to provide the southern
> border of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
> F2. To the north and northeast, the PRK is bordered by Russia
> and China. Name one of the rivers that form parts of this
> border.
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
Marc Dashevsky
May 5, 2017, 2:01:31 AM5/5/17
to
In article <3PednXG_sOvICJfE...@giganews.com>, m...@vex.net says...
> 3. 1940: "Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again."
Rebecca
> 4. 1970: "What can you say about a 25-year-old girl who died?
> That she was beautiful and brilliant? That she loved Mozart
> and Bach, the Beatles, and me?"
Love Story
> 5. 1987: "I am Gunnery Sergeant Hartman, your senior drill
> instructor. From now on, you will speak only when spoken to,
> and the first and last words out of your filthy sewers will be
> 'Sir!' Do you maggots understand that?"
>
> 6. 2000: "So where are you? You're in some motel room. You
> just... you just wake up and you're in... in a motel room.
> There's the key. It feels like maybe it's just the first time
> you've been there, but perhaps you've been there for a week,
> 3 months. It's ... it's kinda hard to say. I don't...
> I don't know. It's just an anonymous room."
Memento
> 7. 1986: "The key to faking out the parents is the clammy hands.
> It's a good non-specific symptom; I'm a big believer in it."
> 9. 1986: "I was 12 going on 13 the first time I saw a dead human
> being. It happened in the summer of 1959: a long time ago --
> but only if you measure in terms of years."
Stand By Me
> 10. 2001: "It all began on New Year's Day in my 32nd year of
> being single. Once again, I found myself on my own, and going
> to my mother's annual turkey-curry buffet. Every year she
> tries to fix me up with some bushy-haired, middle-aged bore,
> and I feared this year would be no exception."
>
>
> ** Game 1, Round 10 - Acronymic Challenge Round
>
> * A. Sports: CFL
>
> A1. What American star player, a wide receiver from Notre
> Dame who was projected to be chosen first overall in the
> 1991 NFL draft, instead signed before it with the Canadian
> Football League's Toronto Argonauts?
>
> A2. After the demise of the Montreal Alouettes in 1981, Charles
> Bronfman revived football in Montreal the following year
> with a new team. What was the team called?
>
>
> * B. Science: CDC
>
> B1. Founded as the Communicable Disease Center in 1946, and
> succeeding a Second World War US national disease defense
> program, this agency went through a number of name changes,
> including Center for Disease Control and the current Centers
> for Disease Control and Prevention -- though we stll say CDC
> for short. But *what disease*, one that's still a problem
> today, was this agency initially dedicated to controlling?
tuberculosis
> B2. From 1957 to 1972, the CDC had control of a controversial
> experiment that began in 1932. How is it known and what
> subject was being studied?
Tuskegee Experiment; syphillis
> * C. History: FLQ
>
> C1. The origins of the Front de libération du Québec go back
> to the early 1960s. In that decade, they blew up hundreds
> of a certain thing. What thing?
>
> C2. In 1968 this FLQ member published a very controversial book
> titled "Nègres blancs d'Amérique". What is his name?
>
>
> * D. Literature: RLS
>
> D1. Which historical novel by Robert Louis Stevenson tells the
> story of David Balfour's pursuit of his inheritance, and
> his alliance with Alan Breck Stewart during the Jacobite
> troubles in Scotland?
Kidnapped
> D2. Which Stevenson novel opens during the Jacobite rebellion
> and is told from the memoirs of Efraim Mackellar?
>
>
> * E. Entertainment: CBC
>
> E1. Name the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. drama series about
> drug trafficking among Mennonites that premiered on
> January 9.
>
> E2. Name the CBC comedy series that premiered on January 10
> and featured a bare-breasted woman in the opening scene.
>
>
> * F. Geography: PRK
>
> Okay, it's really the DPRK, but that's not a TLA!
>
> F1. What line of latitude was intended to provide the southern
> border of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
38 north
> F2. To the north and northeast, the PRK is bordered by Russia
> and China. Name one of the rivers that form parts of this
> border.
Yalu
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
> ** Game 1, Round 9 - Entertainment - Movie Opening Lines
>
> Name the movies that begin with these classic lines.
>
> 1. 1996: "Choose life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose
> a family. Choose a fucking big television. Choose washing
> machines, cars, compact disc players, and electrical tin
> openers."
>
> 2. 1990: "As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a
> gangster. To me, being a gangster was better than being
> President of the United States."
Goodfellas
>
> Name the movies that begin with these classic lines.
>
> 1. 1996: "Choose life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose
> a family. Choose a fucking big television. Choose washing
> machines, cars, compact disc players, and electrical tin
> openers."
>
> 2. 1990: "As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a
> gangster. To me, being a gangster was better than being
> President of the United States."
> 3. 1940: "Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again."
> 4. 1970: "What can you say about a 25-year-old girl who died?
> That she was beautiful and brilliant? That she loved Mozart
> and Bach, the Beatles, and me?"
> 5. 1987: "I am Gunnery Sergeant Hartman, your senior drill
> instructor. From now on, you will speak only when spoken to,
> and the first and last words out of your filthy sewers will be
> 'Sir!' Do you maggots understand that?"
>
> 6. 2000: "So where are you? You're in some motel room. You
> just... you just wake up and you're in... in a motel room.
> There's the key. It feels like maybe it's just the first time
> you've been there, but perhaps you've been there for a week,
> 3 months. It's ... it's kinda hard to say. I don't...
> I don't know. It's just an anonymous room."
> 7. 1986: "The key to faking out the parents is the clammy hands.
> It's a good non-specific symptom; I'm a big believer in it."
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
> 8. 2001: "Once upon a time, there was a lovely princess. But she
> had an enchantment upon her of a fearful sort, which could
> only be broken by love's first kiss. She was locked away in a
> castle guarded by a terrible fire-breathing dragon. Many brave
> knights had attempted to free her from this dreadful prison,
> but none prevailed. She waited in the dragon's keep, in the
> highest room of the tallest tower, for her true love, and true
> love's first kiss."
Shrek
> had an enchantment upon her of a fearful sort, which could
> only be broken by love's first kiss. She was locked away in a
> castle guarded by a terrible fire-breathing dragon. Many brave
> knights had attempted to free her from this dreadful prison,
> but none prevailed. She waited in the dragon's keep, in the
> highest room of the tallest tower, for her true love, and true
> love's first kiss."
> 9. 1986: "I was 12 going on 13 the first time I saw a dead human
> being. It happened in the summer of 1959: a long time ago --
> but only if you measure in terms of years."
> 10. 2001: "It all began on New Year's Day in my 32nd year of
> being single. Once again, I found myself on my own, and going
> to my mother's annual turkey-curry buffet. Every year she
> tries to fix me up with some bushy-haired, middle-aged bore,
> and I feared this year would be no exception."
>
>
> ** Game 1, Round 10 - Acronymic Challenge Round
>
> * A. Sports: CFL
>
> A1. What American star player, a wide receiver from Notre
> Dame who was projected to be chosen first overall in the
> 1991 NFL draft, instead signed before it with the Canadian
> Football League's Toronto Argonauts?
>
> A2. After the demise of the Montreal Alouettes in 1981, Charles
> Bronfman revived football in Montreal the following year
> with a new team. What was the team called?
>
>
> * B. Science: CDC
>
> B1. Founded as the Communicable Disease Center in 1946, and
> succeeding a Second World War US national disease defense
> program, this agency went through a number of name changes,
> including Center for Disease Control and the current Centers
> for Disease Control and Prevention -- though we stll say CDC
> for short. But *what disease*, one that's still a problem
> today, was this agency initially dedicated to controlling?
> B2. From 1957 to 1972, the CDC had control of a controversial
> experiment that began in 1932. How is it known and what
> subject was being studied?
> * C. History: FLQ
>
> C1. The origins of the Front de libération du Québec go back
> to the early 1960s. In that decade, they blew up hundreds
> of a certain thing. What thing?
>
> C2. In 1968 this FLQ member published a very controversial book
> titled "Nègres blancs d'Amérique". What is his name?
>
>
> * D. Literature: RLS
>
> D1. Which historical novel by Robert Louis Stevenson tells the
> story of David Balfour's pursuit of his inheritance, and
> his alliance with Alan Breck Stewart during the Jacobite
> troubles in Scotland?
> D2. Which Stevenson novel opens during the Jacobite rebellion
> and is told from the memoirs of Efraim Mackellar?
>
>
> * E. Entertainment: CBC
>
> E1. Name the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. drama series about
> drug trafficking among Mennonites that premiered on
> January 9.
>
> E2. Name the CBC comedy series that premiered on January 10
> and featured a bare-breasted woman in the opening scene.
>
>
> * F. Geography: PRK
>
> Okay, it's really the DPRK, but that's not a TLA!
>
> F1. What line of latitude was intended to provide the southern
> border of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
> F2. To the north and northeast, the PRK is bordered by Russia
> and China. Name one of the rivers that form parts of this
> border.
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
Jason Kreitzer
May 6, 2017, 2:50:49 PM5/6/17
to
On Wednesday, May 3, 2017 at 10:43:38 PM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2017-01-16,
> 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 5 Easy Pieces 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 2016-11-26 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> ** Game 1, Round 9 - Entertainment - Movie Opening Lines
>
> Name the movies that begin with these classic lines.
>
> 1. 1996: "Choose life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose
> a family. Choose a fucking big television. Choose washing
> machines, cars, compact disc players, and electrical tin
> openers."
>
> 2. 1990: "As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a
> gangster. To me, being a gangster was better than being
> President of the United States."
"Goodfellas"
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2017-01-16,
> 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 5 Easy Pieces 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 2016-11-26 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> ** Game 1, Round 9 - Entertainment - Movie Opening Lines
>
> Name the movies that begin with these classic lines.
>
> 1. 1996: "Choose life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose
> a family. Choose a fucking big television. Choose washing
> machines, cars, compact disc players, and electrical tin
> openers."
>
> 2. 1990: "As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a
> gangster. To me, being a gangster was better than being
> President of the United States."
> 3. 1940: "Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again."
"Rebecca"
> 4. 1970: "What can you say about a 25-year-old girl who died?
> That she was beautiful and brilliant? That she loved Mozart
> and Bach, the Beatles, and me?"
"Love Story"
> That she was beautiful and brilliant? That she loved Mozart
> and Bach, the Beatles, and me?"
> 5. 1987: "I am Gunnery Sergeant Hartman, your senior drill
> instructor. From now on, you will speak only when spoken to,
> and the first and last words out of your filthy sewers will be
> 'Sir!' Do you maggots understand that?"
"Full Metal Jacket"
> instructor. From now on, you will speak only when spoken to,
> and the first and last words out of your filthy sewers will be
> 'Sir!' Do you maggots understand that?"
> 6. 2000: "So where are you? You're in some motel room. You
> just... you just wake up and you're in... in a motel room.
> There's the key. It feels like maybe it's just the first time
> you've been there, but perhaps you've been there for a week,
> 3 months. It's ... it's kinda hard to say. I don't...
> I don't know. It's just an anonymous room."
>
> 7. 1986: "The key to faking out the parents is the clammy hands.
> It's a good non-specific symptom; I'm a big believer in it."
> just... you just wake up and you're in... in a motel room.
> There's the key. It feels like maybe it's just the first time
> you've been there, but perhaps you've been there for a week,
> 3 months. It's ... it's kinda hard to say. I don't...
> I don't know. It's just an anonymous room."
>
> 7. 1986: "The key to faking out the parents is the clammy hands.
> It's a good non-specific symptom; I'm a big believer in it."
"Ferris Bueller's Day Off"
> 8. 2001: "Once upon a time, there was a lovely princess. But she
> had an enchantment upon her of a fearful sort, which could
> only be broken by love's first kiss. She was locked away in a
> castle guarded by a terrible fire-breathing dragon. Many brave
> knights had attempted to free her from this dreadful prison,
> but none prevailed. She waited in the dragon's keep, in the
> highest room of the tallest tower, for her true love, and true
> love's first kiss."
>
> 9. 1986: "I was 12 going on 13 the first time I saw a dead human
> being. It happened in the summer of 1959: a long time ago --
> but only if you measure in terms of years."
"Stand By Me"
> had an enchantment upon her of a fearful sort, which could
> only be broken by love's first kiss. She was locked away in a
> castle guarded by a terrible fire-breathing dragon. Many brave
> knights had attempted to free her from this dreadful prison,
> but none prevailed. She waited in the dragon's keep, in the
> highest room of the tallest tower, for her true love, and true
> love's first kiss."
>
> 9. 1986: "I was 12 going on 13 the first time I saw a dead human
> being. It happened in the summer of 1959: a long time ago --
> but only if you measure in terms of years."
Pete Gayde
May 6, 2017, 6:00:58 PM5/6/17
to
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2017-01-16,
> 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 5 Easy Pieces 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 2016-11-26 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> ** Game 1, Round 9 - Entertainment - Movie Opening Lines
>
> Name the movies that begin with these classic lines.
>
> 1. 1996: "Choose life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose
> a family. Choose a fucking big television. Choose washing
> machines, cars, compact disc players, and electrical tin
> openers."
>
> 2. 1990: "As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a
> gangster. To me, being a gangster was better than being
> President of the United States."
Goodfellas
> 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 5 Easy Pieces 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 2016-11-26 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> ** Game 1, Round 9 - Entertainment - Movie Opening Lines
>
> Name the movies that begin with these classic lines.
>
> 1. 1996: "Choose life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose
> a family. Choose a fucking big television. Choose washing
> machines, cars, compact disc players, and electrical tin
> openers."
>
> 2. 1990: "As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a
> gangster. To me, being a gangster was better than being
> President of the United States."
>
> 3. 1940: "Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again."
>
> 4. 1970: "What can you say about a 25-year-old girl who died?
> That she was beautiful and brilliant? That she loved Mozart
> and Bach, the Beatles, and me?"
>
> 5. 1987: "I am Gunnery Sergeant Hartman, your senior drill
> instructor. From now on, you will speak only when spoken to,
> and the first and last words out of your filthy sewers will be
> 'Sir!' Do you maggots understand that?"
>
> 6. 2000: "So where are you? You're in some motel room. You
> just... you just wake up and you're in... in a motel room.
> There's the key. It feels like maybe it's just the first time
> you've been there, but perhaps you've been there for a week,
> 3 months. It's ... it's kinda hard to say. I don't...
> I don't know. It's just an anonymous room."
>
> 7. 1986: "The key to faking out the parents is the clammy hands.
> It's a good non-specific symptom; I'm a big believer in it."
>
> 8. 2001: "Once upon a time, there was a lovely princess. But she
> had an enchantment upon her of a fearful sort, which could
> only be broken by love's first kiss. She was locked away in a
> castle guarded by a terrible fire-breathing dragon. Many brave
> knights had attempted to free her from this dreadful prison,
> but none prevailed. She waited in the dragon's keep, in the
> highest room of the tallest tower, for her true love, and true
> love's first kiss."
>
> 9. 1986: "I was 12 going on 13 the first time I saw a dead human
> being. It happened in the summer of 1959: a long time ago --
> but only if you measure in terms of years."
>
> 10. 2001: "It all began on New Year's Day in my 32nd year of
> being single. Once again, I found myself on my own, and going
> to my mother's annual turkey-curry buffet. Every year she
> tries to fix me up with some bushy-haired, middle-aged bore,
> and I feared this year would be no exception."
>
>
> ** Game 1, Round 10 - Acronymic Challenge Round
>
> * A. Sports: CFL
>
> A1. What American star player, a wide receiver from Notre
> Dame who was projected to be chosen first overall in the
> 1991 NFL draft, instead signed before it with the Canadian
> Football League's Toronto Argonauts?
>
> A2. After the demise of the Montreal Alouettes in 1981, Charles
> Bronfman revived football in Montreal the following year
> with a new team. What was the team called?
>
>
> * B. Science: CDC
>
> B1. Founded as the Communicable Disease Center in 1946, and
> succeeding a Second World War US national disease defense
> program, this agency went through a number of name changes,
> including Center for Disease Control and the current Centers
> for Disease Control and Prevention -- though we stll say CDC
> for short. But *what disease*, one that's still a problem
> today, was this agency initially dedicated to controlling?
>
> B2. From 1957 to 1972, the CDC had control of a controversial
> experiment that began in 1932. How is it known and what
> subject was being studied?
>
>
> * C. History: FLQ
>
> C1. The origins of the Front de libération du Québec go back
> to the early 1960s. In that decade, they blew up hundreds
> of a certain thing. What thing?
>
> C2. In 1968 this FLQ member published a very controversial book
> titled "Nègres blancs d'Amérique". What is his name?
>
>
> * D. Literature: RLS
>
> D1. Which historical novel by Robert Louis Stevenson tells the
> story of David Balfour's pursuit of his inheritance, and
> his alliance with Alan Breck Stewart during the Jacobite
> troubles in Scotland?
>
> D2. Which Stevenson novel opens during the Jacobite rebellion
> and is told from the memoirs of Efraim Mackellar?
>
>
> * E. Entertainment: CBC
>
> E1. Name the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. drama series about
> drug trafficking among Mennonites that premiered on
> January 9.
>
> E2. Name the CBC comedy series that premiered on January 10
> and featured a bare-breasted woman in the opening scene.
>
>
> * F. Geography: PRK
>
> Okay, it's really the DPRK, but that's not a TLA!
>
> F1. What line of latitude was intended to provide the southern
> border of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
>
> F2. To the north and northeast, the PRK is bordered by Russia
> and China. Name one of the rivers that form parts of this
> border.
>
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> ** Game 1, Round 9 - Entertainment - Movie Opening Lines
> Name the movies that begin with these classic lines.
This was the easiest round in the original game.
> 1. 1996: "Choose life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose
> a family. Choose a fucking big television. Choose washing
> machines, cars, compact disc players, and electrical tin
> openers."
"Trainspotting". 4 for Joshua and Gareth.
> 2. 1990: "As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a
> gangster. To me, being a gangster was better than being
> President of the United States."
"Goodfellas". 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Calvin, Gareth, Marc, Jason,
and Pete.
> 3. 1940: "Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again."
"Rebecca". 4 for Joshua, Calvin, Gareth, Marc, and Jason.
(Yes, two "Rebecca" questions in one game -- but the one in Round 7
was about the novel.)
> 4. 1970: "What can you say about a 25-year-old girl who died?
> That she was beautiful and brilliant? That she loved Mozart
> and Bach, the Beatles, and me?"
"Love Story". 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Gareth, Dan Tilque, Marc,
Jason, and Pete.
> 5. 1987: "I am Gunnery Sergeant Hartman, your senior drill
> instructor. From now on, you will speak only when spoken to,
> and the first and last words out of your filthy sewers will be
> 'Sir!' Do you maggots understand that?"
"Full Metal Jacket". 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Calvin, Gareth,
and Jason.
> 6. 2000: "So where are you? You're in some motel room. You
> just... you just wake up and you're in... in a motel room.
> There's the key. It feels like maybe it's just the first time
> you've been there, but perhaps you've been there for a week,
> 3 months. It's ... it's kinda hard to say. I don't...
> I don't know. It's just an anonymous room."
"Memento". 4 for Joshua, Calvin, Gareth, Erland, and Marc.
> 7. 1986: "The key to faking out the parents is the clammy hands.
> It's a good non-specific symptom; I'm a big believer in it."
"Ferris Bueller's Day Off". 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Marc, Jason,
and Pete. 3 for Calvin.
> 8. 2001: "Once upon a time, there was a lovely princess. But she
> had an enchantment upon her of a fearful sort, which could
> only be broken by love's first kiss. She was locked away in a
> castle guarded by a terrible fire-breathing dragon. Many brave
> knights had attempted to free her from this dreadful prison,
> but none prevailed. She waited in the dragon's keep, in the
> highest room of the tallest tower, for her true love, and true
> love's first kiss."
"Shrek". 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Gareth, Erland, and Marc.
> 9. 1986: "I was 12 going on 13 the first time I saw a dead human
> being. It happened in the summer of 1959: a long time ago --
> but only if you measure in terms of years."
"Stand By Me". 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Gareth, Marc, and Jason.
> 10. 2001: "It all began on New Year's Day in my 32nd year of
> being single. Once again, I found myself on my own, and going
> to my mother's annual turkey-curry buffet. Every year she
> tries to fix me up with some bushy-haired, middle-aged bore,
> and I feared this year would be no exception."
"Bridget Jones's Diary". 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Gareth.
> ** Game 1, Round 10 - Acronymic Challenge Round
> * A. Sports: CFL
> A1. What American star player, a wide receiver from Notre
> Dame who was projected to be chosen first overall in the
> 1991 NFL draft, instead signed before it with the Canadian
> Football League's Toronto Argonauts?
Raghib "Rocket" Ismail. 4 for Joshua and Pete.
> A2. After the demise of the Montreal Alouettes in 1981, Charles
> Bronfman revived football in Montreal the following year
> with a new team. What was the team called?
Montreal Concordes.
> * B. Science: CDC
> B1. Founded as the Communicable Disease Center in 1946, and
> succeeding a Second World War US national disease defense
> program, this agency went through a number of name changes,
> including Center for Disease Control and the current Centers
> for Disease Control and Prevention -- though we stll say CDC
> for short. But *what disease*, one that's still a problem
> today, was this agency initially dedicated to controlling?
Malaria. 4 for Dan Blum. 3 for Calvin.
> B2. From 1957 to 1972, the CDC had control of a controversial
> experiment that began in 1932. How is it known and what
> subject was being studied?
Tuskegee syphilis study (as you will recall from Game 7, Round 4,
of the previous season). 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Marc,
and Pete.
> * C. History: FLQ
> C1. The origins of the Front de libération du Québec go back
> to the early 1960s. In that decade, they blew up hundreds
> of a certain thing. What thing?
Canada Post mailboxes. 3 for Joshua.
> C2. In 1968 this FLQ member published a very controversial book
> titled "Nègres blancs d'Amérique". What is his name?
Pierre Vallières.
> * D. Literature: RLS
> D1. Which historical novel by Robert Louis Stevenson tells the
> story of David Balfour's pursuit of his inheritance, and
> his alliance with Alan Breck Stewart during the Jacobite
> troubles in Scotland?
"Kidnapped!" 4 for Marc.
> D2. Which Stevenson novel opens during the Jacobite rebellion
> and is told from the memoirs of Efraim Mackellar?
"The Master of Ballantrae".
> * E. Entertainment: CBC
> E1. Name the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. drama series about
> drug trafficking among Mennonites that premiered on
> January 9.
"Pure".
> E2. Name the CBC comedy series that premiered on January 10
> and featured a bare-breasted woman in the opening scene.
"Workin' Moms".
> * F. Geography: PRK
> Okay, it's really the DPRK, but that's not a TLA!
> F1. What line of latitude was intended to provide the southern
> border of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
38°N. The direction was not required. 4 for Joshua, Calvin,
Dan Tilque, Marc, and Pete.
> F2. To the north and northeast, the PRK is bordered by Russia
> and China. Name one of the rivers that form parts of this
> border.
Amnok (or Yalu), Tumen. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Marc,
and Pete.
One entrant guessed the Amur R. This forms a part of the border
between Russia and China, but then it turns off to the northeast
while the border turns south to meet the North Korean border.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 1 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST
TOPICS-> His Geo Sci Spo Lit Mis Ent Cha SIX
Joshua Kreitzer 28 28 27 15 12 27 40 19 169
Dan Blum 22 4 20 8 8 24 28 12 114
Gareth Owen -- -- 24 24 29 0 36 0 113
"Calvin" 22 14 8 22 6 0 19 7 92
Peter Smyth 20 27 16 28 -- -- -- -- 91
Dan Tilque 19 8 24 12 0 16 4 12 91
Marc Dashevsky 16 12 -- -- 4 7 28 16 83
Pete Gayde 28 6 -- -- 0 20 12 16 82
Erland Sommarskog 18 0 4 16 -- -- 8 0 46
Jason Kreitzer -- -- 4 4 3 8 24 0 43
Bruce Bowler 16 20 -- -- -- -- -- -- 36
--
Mark Brader | "...the average homeowner should expect...
Toronto | meteor damage every hundred million years."
m...@vex.net | --Robert Nemiroff & Jerry Bonnell
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2017-01-16,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2016-11-26 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
Game 1 is over and JOSHUA KREITZER has a big win. Hearty
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
congratulations!
> ** Game 1, Round 9 - Entertainment - Movie Opening Lines
> Name the movies that begin with these classic lines.
> 1. 1996: "Choose life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose
> a family. Choose a fucking big television. Choose washing
> machines, cars, compact disc players, and electrical tin
> openers."
> 2. 1990: "As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a
> gangster. To me, being a gangster was better than being
> President of the United States."
and Pete.
> 3. 1940: "Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again."
(Yes, two "Rebecca" questions in one game -- but the one in Round 7
was about the novel.)
> 4. 1970: "What can you say about a 25-year-old girl who died?
> That she was beautiful and brilliant? That she loved Mozart
> and Bach, the Beatles, and me?"
Jason, and Pete.
> 5. 1987: "I am Gunnery Sergeant Hartman, your senior drill
> instructor. From now on, you will speak only when spoken to,
> and the first and last words out of your filthy sewers will be
> 'Sir!' Do you maggots understand that?"
and Jason.
> 6. 2000: "So where are you? You're in some motel room. You
> just... you just wake up and you're in... in a motel room.
> There's the key. It feels like maybe it's just the first time
> you've been there, but perhaps you've been there for a week,
> 3 months. It's ... it's kinda hard to say. I don't...
> I don't know. It's just an anonymous room."
> 7. 1986: "The key to faking out the parents is the clammy hands.
> It's a good non-specific symptom; I'm a big believer in it."
and Pete. 3 for Calvin.
> 8. 2001: "Once upon a time, there was a lovely princess. But she
> had an enchantment upon her of a fearful sort, which could
> only be broken by love's first kiss. She was locked away in a
> castle guarded by a terrible fire-breathing dragon. Many brave
> knights had attempted to free her from this dreadful prison,
> but none prevailed. She waited in the dragon's keep, in the
> highest room of the tallest tower, for her true love, and true
> love's first kiss."
> 9. 1986: "I was 12 going on 13 the first time I saw a dead human
> being. It happened in the summer of 1959: a long time ago --
> but only if you measure in terms of years."
> 10. 2001: "It all began on New Year's Day in my 32nd year of
> being single. Once again, I found myself on my own, and going
> to my mother's annual turkey-curry buffet. Every year she
> tries to fix me up with some bushy-haired, middle-aged bore,
> and I feared this year would be no exception."
> ** Game 1, Round 10 - Acronymic Challenge Round
> * A. Sports: CFL
> A1. What American star player, a wide receiver from Notre
> Dame who was projected to be chosen first overall in the
> 1991 NFL draft, instead signed before it with the Canadian
> Football League's Toronto Argonauts?
> A2. After the demise of the Montreal Alouettes in 1981, Charles
> Bronfman revived football in Montreal the following year
> with a new team. What was the team called?
> * B. Science: CDC
> B1. Founded as the Communicable Disease Center in 1946, and
> succeeding a Second World War US national disease defense
> program, this agency went through a number of name changes,
> including Center for Disease Control and the current Centers
> for Disease Control and Prevention -- though we stll say CDC
> for short. But *what disease*, one that's still a problem
> today, was this agency initially dedicated to controlling?
> B2. From 1957 to 1972, the CDC had control of a controversial
> experiment that began in 1932. How is it known and what
> subject was being studied?
of the previous season). 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Marc,
and Pete.
> * C. History: FLQ
> C1. The origins of the Front de libération du Québec go back
> to the early 1960s. In that decade, they blew up hundreds
> of a certain thing. What thing?
> C2. In 1968 this FLQ member published a very controversial book
> titled "Nègres blancs d'Amérique". What is his name?
> * D. Literature: RLS
> D1. Which historical novel by Robert Louis Stevenson tells the
> story of David Balfour's pursuit of his inheritance, and
> his alliance with Alan Breck Stewart during the Jacobite
> troubles in Scotland?
> D2. Which Stevenson novel opens during the Jacobite rebellion
> and is told from the memoirs of Efraim Mackellar?
> * E. Entertainment: CBC
> E1. Name the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. drama series about
> drug trafficking among Mennonites that premiered on
> January 9.
> E2. Name the CBC comedy series that premiered on January 10
> and featured a bare-breasted woman in the opening scene.
> * F. Geography: PRK
> Okay, it's really the DPRK, but that's not a TLA!
> F1. What line of latitude was intended to provide the southern
> border of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
Dan Tilque, Marc, and Pete.
> F2. To the north and northeast, the PRK is bordered by Russia
> and China. Name one of the rivers that form parts of this
> border.
and Pete.
One entrant guessed the Amur R. This forms a part of the border
between Russia and China, but then it turns off to the northeast
while the border turns south to meet the North Korean border.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 1 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST
TOPICS-> His Geo Sci Spo Lit Mis Ent Cha SIX
Joshua Kreitzer 28 28 27 15 12 27 40 19 169
Dan Blum 22 4 20 8 8 24 28 12 114
Gareth Owen -- -- 24 24 29 0 36 0 113
"Calvin" 22 14 8 22 6 0 19 7 92
Peter Smyth 20 27 16 28 -- -- -- -- 91
Dan Tilque 19 8 24 12 0 16 4 12 91
Marc Dashevsky 16 12 -- -- 4 7 28 16 83
Pete Gayde 28 6 -- -- 0 20 12 16 82
Erland Sommarskog 18 0 4 16 -- -- 8 0 46
Jason Kreitzer -- -- 4 4 3 8 24 0 43
Bruce Bowler 16 20 -- -- -- -- -- -- 36
--
Mark Brader | "...the average homeowner should expect...
Toronto | meteor damage every hundred million years."
m...@vex.net | --Robert Nemiroff & Jerry Bonnell
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