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QFTCIMI520 Game 7, Rounds 9-10: novel state, choco-challenge
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Mark Brader
May 23, 2020, 4:16:59 AM5/23/20
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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2020-03-02,
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 MI5 and are used here by
permission, but have been reformatted and may have been retyped
and/or edited by me. For further information see my 2019-10-16
companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
(QFTCI*)".
** Game 7, Round 9 - Literature - The State of the Novel
We'll name three novels; you just tell us the US state in which
all three are primarily set.
1. "The Outsiders", "True Grit", "The Grapes of Wrath".
2. "The Help", "The Sound and the Fury", "The Quiet Game".
3. "No Country for Old Men", "Lonesome Dove", "News of the World".
4. "East of Eden", "The Big Sleep", "The Joy Luck Club".
5. "The Cider House Rules", "Olive Kitteridge", "Empire Falls".
6. "The Yearling", "Tourist Season", "92 in the Shade".
7. "The Shining", "Plainsong", "The Song of the Lark".
8. "The Scarlet Letter", "Mystic River", "Love Story".
9. "To Kill a Mockingbird", "Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle
Stop Cafe", "Looking for Alaska".
10. "Interview with the Vampire", "A Confederacy of Dunces",
"All the King's Men".
** Game 7, Round 10 - Chocolate Challenge Round
* A. History, or "Bounty"
A1. In 1787 the Royal Navy sent the HMS Bounty on a mission
to Tahiti to acquire something to be transported to British
possessions in the West Indies. What cargo was the Bounty
supposed to acquire?
A2. In 1787, there was a mutiny on the Bounty. The mutineers,
led by acting Lieutenant Fletcher Christian, later moored
the ship at *what island* and burned it?
* B. Canadiana, or "Cadbury's Dairy Milk"
These Cadbury chocolate bars are manufactured at their factory on
Gladstone Av. Name them.
B1. This marvelous chocolate bar is made of creamy peanut butter
mixed with light rice crisps and delicious caramel covered
with rich Cadbury milk chocolate.
B2. Within the Cadbury chocolate factory, there is a vault
which contains the secret recipe for this classic Canadian
chocolate bar.
* C. Literature, or "Oh Henry"
These questions are about the American short-story writer O. Henry,
whose real name was William Sydney Porter.
C1. Name the O. Henry story, written in 1905, about a young
husband and wife who deal with the challenges of buying
secret Christmas gifts for each other with very little money.
C2. Porter had 14 stories published under various pseudonyms,
of which O. Henry was the most popular, between 1898-03-25
and 1901-07-24. What else was he doing at the time?
* D. Science, or "Mars"
D1. The tallest mountain known in the solar system is found
on Mars. Name it.
D2. Planum Boreum and Planum Australe are found on Mars.
What are they? Be sufficiently specific.
* E. Sports, or "Mr. Big"
E1. This 6'7" left winger played for the Minnesota Wild and the
New York Rangers. He died at age 28 in 2011 of an accidental
drug and alcohol overdose while recovering from a concussion.
His parents unsuccessfully sued the NHL and the players'
union over his death. Name him.
E2. This 6'9" defenseman, who was born in Slovakia in 1977,
is the captain of the Boston Bruins. He won the Norris
Trophy in 2009 and the Stanley Cup with the Bruins in
2011, and as of the start of the 2019-20 season, he was
the tallest and oldest player in the NHL. Name him.
* F. Entertainment, or "Smarties"
F1. What genius did Benedict Cumberbatch play in the 2014 movie
"The Imitation Game"?
F2. What genius did Eddie Redmayne play in the 2014 movie
"The Theory of Everything"?
--
Mark Brader /"\ ASCII RIBBON CAMPAIGN
m...@vex.net \ / AGAINST HTML MAIL
Toronto X AND NEWS
/ \
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 MI5 and are used here by
permission, but have been reformatted and may have been retyped
and/or edited by me. For further information see my 2019-10-16
companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
(QFTCI*)".
** Game 7, Round 9 - Literature - The State of the Novel
We'll name three novels; you just tell us the US state in which
all three are primarily set.
1. "The Outsiders", "True Grit", "The Grapes of Wrath".
2. "The Help", "The Sound and the Fury", "The Quiet Game".
3. "No Country for Old Men", "Lonesome Dove", "News of the World".
4. "East of Eden", "The Big Sleep", "The Joy Luck Club".
5. "The Cider House Rules", "Olive Kitteridge", "Empire Falls".
6. "The Yearling", "Tourist Season", "92 in the Shade".
7. "The Shining", "Plainsong", "The Song of the Lark".
8. "The Scarlet Letter", "Mystic River", "Love Story".
9. "To Kill a Mockingbird", "Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle
Stop Cafe", "Looking for Alaska".
10. "Interview with the Vampire", "A Confederacy of Dunces",
"All the King's Men".
** Game 7, Round 10 - Chocolate Challenge Round
* A. History, or "Bounty"
A1. In 1787 the Royal Navy sent the HMS Bounty on a mission
to Tahiti to acquire something to be transported to British
possessions in the West Indies. What cargo was the Bounty
supposed to acquire?
A2. In 1787, there was a mutiny on the Bounty. The mutineers,
led by acting Lieutenant Fletcher Christian, later moored
the ship at *what island* and burned it?
* B. Canadiana, or "Cadbury's Dairy Milk"
These Cadbury chocolate bars are manufactured at their factory on
Gladstone Av. Name them.
B1. This marvelous chocolate bar is made of creamy peanut butter
mixed with light rice crisps and delicious caramel covered
with rich Cadbury milk chocolate.
B2. Within the Cadbury chocolate factory, there is a vault
which contains the secret recipe for this classic Canadian
chocolate bar.
* C. Literature, or "Oh Henry"
These questions are about the American short-story writer O. Henry,
whose real name was William Sydney Porter.
C1. Name the O. Henry story, written in 1905, about a young
husband and wife who deal with the challenges of buying
secret Christmas gifts for each other with very little money.
C2. Porter had 14 stories published under various pseudonyms,
of which O. Henry was the most popular, between 1898-03-25
and 1901-07-24. What else was he doing at the time?
* D. Science, or "Mars"
D1. The tallest mountain known in the solar system is found
on Mars. Name it.
D2. Planum Boreum and Planum Australe are found on Mars.
What are they? Be sufficiently specific.
* E. Sports, or "Mr. Big"
E1. This 6'7" left winger played for the Minnesota Wild and the
New York Rangers. He died at age 28 in 2011 of an accidental
drug and alcohol overdose while recovering from a concussion.
His parents unsuccessfully sued the NHL and the players'
union over his death. Name him.
E2. This 6'9" defenseman, who was born in Slovakia in 1977,
is the captain of the Boston Bruins. He won the Norris
Trophy in 2009 and the Stanley Cup with the Bruins in
2011, and as of the start of the 2019-20 season, he was
the tallest and oldest player in the NHL. Name him.
* F. Entertainment, or "Smarties"
F1. What genius did Benedict Cumberbatch play in the 2014 movie
"The Imitation Game"?
F2. What genius did Eddie Redmayne play in the 2014 movie
"The Theory of Everything"?
--
Mark Brader /"\ ASCII RIBBON CAMPAIGN
m...@vex.net \ / AGAINST HTML MAIL
Toronto X AND NEWS
/ \
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Erland Sommarskog
May 23, 2020, 6:19:57 AM5/23/20
to
Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> ** Game 7, Round 9 - Literature - The State of the Novel
>
> We'll name three novels; you just tell us the US state in which
> all three are primarily set.
>
> 1. "The Outsiders", "True Grit", "The Grapes of Wrath".
New York
> ** Game 7, Round 9 - Literature - The State of the Novel
>
> We'll name three novels; you just tell us the US state in which
> all three are primarily set.
>
> 1. "The Outsiders", "True Grit", "The Grapes of Wrath".
> 2. "The Help", "The Sound and the Fury", "The Quiet Game".
> 3. "No Country for Old Men", "Lonesome Dove", "News of the World".
> 4. "East of Eden", "The Big Sleep", "The Joy Luck Club".
> 5. "The Cider House Rules", "Olive Kitteridge", "Empire Falls".
> 6. "The Yearling", "Tourist Season", "92 in the Shade".
> 7. "The Shining", "Plainsong", "The Song of the Lark".
> 8. "The Scarlet Letter", "Mystic River", "Love Story".
> 9. "To Kill a Mockingbird", "Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle
> Stop Cafe", "Looking for Alaska".
> 10. "Interview with the Vampire", "A Confederacy of Dunces",
> "All the King's Men".
> ** Game 7, Round 10 - Chocolate Challenge Round
>
> * A. History, or "Bounty"
>
> A1. In 1787 the Royal Navy sent the HMS Bounty on a mission
> to Tahiti to acquire something to be transported to British
> possessions in the West Indies. What cargo was the Bounty
> supposed to acquire?
> A2. In 1787, there was a mutiny on the Bounty. The mutineers,
> led by acting Lieutenant Fletcher Christian, later moored
> the ship at *what island* and burned it?
> D2. Planum Boreum and Planum Australe are found on Mars.
> What are they? Be sufficiently specific.
> E2. This 6'9" defenseman, who was born in Slovakia in 1977,
> is the captain of the Boston Bruins. He won the Norris
> Trophy in 2009 and the Stanley Cup with the Bruins in
> 2011, and as of the start of the 2019-20 season, he was
> the tallest and oldest player in the NHL. Name him.
Dan Blum
May 23, 2020, 10:55:00 AM5/23/20
to
> 1. "The Outsiders", "True Grit", "The Grapes of Wrath".
Colorado
> 2. "The Help", "The Sound and the Fury", "The Quiet Game".
> 3. "No Country for Old Men", "Lonesome Dove", "News of the World".
> 4. "East of Eden", "The Big Sleep", "The Joy Luck Club".
> 5. "The Cider House Rules", "Olive Kitteridge", "Empire Falls".
> 6. "The Yearling", "Tourist Season", "92 in the Shade".
> 7. "The Shining", "Plainsong", "The Song of the Lark".
> 8. "The Scarlet Letter", "Mystic River", "Love Story".
> 9. "To Kill a Mockingbird", "Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle
> Stop Cafe", "Looking for Alaska".
> 10. "Interview with the Vampire", "A Confederacy of Dunces",
> "All the King's Men".
> ** Game 7, Round 10 - Chocolate Challenge Round
> * A. History, or "Bounty"
> A1. In 1787 the Royal Navy sent the HMS Bounty on a mission
> to Tahiti to acquire something to be transported to British
> possessions in the West Indies. What cargo was the Bounty
> supposed to acquire?
> A2. In 1787, there was a mutiny on the Bounty. The mutineers,
> led by acting Lieutenant Fletcher Christian, later moored
> the ship at *what island* and burned it?
> * B. Canadiana, or "Cadbury's Dairy Milk"
> B2. Within the Cadbury chocolate factory, there is a vault
> which contains the secret recipe for this classic Canadian
> chocolate bar.
Caramilk
> which contains the secret recipe for this classic Canadian
> chocolate bar.
> * C. Literature, or "Oh Henry"
> C1. Name the O. Henry story, written in 1905, about a young
> husband and wife who deal with the challenges of buying
> secret Christmas gifts for each other with very little money.
The Gifts of the Magi
> husband and wife who deal with the challenges of buying
> secret Christmas gifts for each other with very little money.
> C2. Porter had 14 stories published under various pseudonyms,
> of which O. Henry was the most popular, between 1898-03-25
> and 1901-07-24. What else was he doing at the time?
> * D. Science, or "Mars"
> D1. The tallest mountain known in the solar system is found
> on Mars. Name it.
> D2. Planum Boreum and Planum Australe are found on Mars.
> What are they? Be sufficiently specific.
> * F. Entertainment, or "Smarties"
> F1. What genius did Benedict Cumberbatch play in the 2014 movie
> "The Imitation Game"?
> F2. What genius did Eddie Redmayne play in the 2014 movie
> "The Theory of Everything"?
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Pete Gayde
May 23, 2020, 7:29:51 PM5/23/20
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:PvOdnVyzx-JoRlXDnZ2dnUU7-
cHN...@giganews.com:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2020-03-02,
> 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 MI5 and are used here by
> permission, but have been reformatted and may have been retyped
> and/or edited by me. For further information see my 2019-10-16
> companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
> (QFTCI*)".
>
>
>
> ** Game 7, Round 9 - Literature - The State of the Novel
>
> We'll name three novels; you just tell us the US state in which
> all three are primarily set.
>
> 1. "The Outsiders", "True Grit", "The Grapes of Wrath".
Arizona
> 2. "The Help", "The Sound and the Fury", "The Quiet Game".
Mississippi
> 3. "No Country for Old Men", "Lonesome Dove", "News of the World".
Texas
> 4. "East of Eden", "The Big Sleep", "The Joy Luck Club".
Callifornia
> 5. "The Cider House Rules", "Olive Kitteridge", "Empire Falls".
Illinois
> 6. "The Yearling", "Tourist Season", "92 in the Shade".
Louisiana; Florida
> 7. "The Shining", "Plainsong", "The Song of the Lark".
Maine
> 8. "The Scarlet Letter", "Mystic River", "Love Story".
Massachusetts
>
> 9. "To Kill a Mockingbird", "Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle
> Stop Cafe", "Looking for Alaska".
Alabama
>
> 10. "Interview with the Vampire", "A Confederacy of Dunces",
> "All the King's Men".
New York
>
>
> ** Game 7, Round 10 - Chocolate Challenge Round
>
> * A. History, or "Bounty"
>
> A1. In 1787 the Royal Navy sent the HMS Bounty on a mission
> to Tahiti to acquire something to be transported to British
> possessions in the West Indies. What cargo was the Bounty
> supposed to acquire?
Coffee; Chocolate
>
> A2. In 1787, there was a mutiny on the Bounty. The mutineers,
> led by acting Lieutenant Fletcher Christian, later moored
> the ship at *what island* and burned it?
Pitcairn Island
>
>
> * B. Canadiana, or "Cadbury's Dairy Milk"
>
> These Cadbury chocolate bars are manufactured at their factory on
> Gladstone Av. Name them.
>
> B1. This marvelous chocolate bar is made of creamy peanut butter
> mixed with light rice crisps and delicious caramel covered
> with rich Cadbury milk chocolate.
>
> B2. Within the Cadbury chocolate factory, there is a vault
> which contains the secret recipe for this classic Canadian
> chocolate bar.
>
>
> * C. Literature, or "Oh Henry"
>
> These questions are about the American short-story writer O. Henry,
> whose real name was William Sydney Porter.
>
> C1. Name the O. Henry story, written in 1905, about a young
> husband and wife who deal with the challenges of buying
> secret Christmas gifts for each other with very little money.
Gift of the Magi
>
> C2. Porter had 14 stories published under various pseudonyms,
> of which O. Henry was the most popular, between 1898-03-25
> and 1901-07-24. What else was he doing at the time?
>
>
> * D. Science, or "Mars"
>
> D1. The tallest mountain known in the solar system is found
> on Mars. Name it.
Olympus Mons
>
> D2. Planum Boreum and Planum Australe are found on Mars.
> What are they? Be sufficiently specific.
Poles
>
>
> * E. Sports, or "Mr. Big"
>
> E1. This 6'7" left winger played for the Minnesota Wild and the
> New York Rangers. He died at age 28 in 2011 of an accidental
> drug and alcohol overdose while recovering from a concussion.
> His parents unsuccessfully sued the NHL and the players'
> union over his death. Name him.
>
> E2. This 6'9" defenseman, who was born in Slovakia in 1977,
> is the captain of the Boston Bruins. He won the Norris
> Trophy in 2009 and the Stanley Cup with the Bruins in
> 2011, and as of the start of the 2019-20 season, he was
> the tallest and oldest player in the NHL. Name him.
Chara
>
>
> * F. Entertainment, or "Smarties"
>
> F1. What genius did Benedict Cumberbatch play in the 2014 movie
> "The Imitation Game"?
Turing
>
> F2. What genius did Eddie Redmayne play in the 2014 movie
> "The Theory of Everything"?
Hawking
>
Pete Gayde
cHN...@giganews.com:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2020-03-02,
> 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 MI5 and are used here by
> permission, but have been reformatted and may have been retyped
> and/or edited by me. For further information see my 2019-10-16
> companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
> (QFTCI*)".
>
>
>
> ** Game 7, Round 9 - Literature - The State of the Novel
>
> We'll name three novels; you just tell us the US state in which
> all three are primarily set.
>
> 1. "The Outsiders", "True Grit", "The Grapes of Wrath".
> 2. "The Help", "The Sound and the Fury", "The Quiet Game".
> 3. "No Country for Old Men", "Lonesome Dove", "News of the World".
> 4. "East of Eden", "The Big Sleep", "The Joy Luck Club".
> 5. "The Cider House Rules", "Olive Kitteridge", "Empire Falls".
> 6. "The Yearling", "Tourist Season", "92 in the Shade".
> 7. "The Shining", "Plainsong", "The Song of the Lark".
> 8. "The Scarlet Letter", "Mystic River", "Love Story".
>
> 9. "To Kill a Mockingbird", "Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle
> Stop Cafe", "Looking for Alaska".
>
> 10. "Interview with the Vampire", "A Confederacy of Dunces",
> "All the King's Men".
>
>
> ** Game 7, Round 10 - Chocolate Challenge Round
>
> * A. History, or "Bounty"
>
> A1. In 1787 the Royal Navy sent the HMS Bounty on a mission
> to Tahiti to acquire something to be transported to British
> possessions in the West Indies. What cargo was the Bounty
> supposed to acquire?
>
> A2. In 1787, there was a mutiny on the Bounty. The mutineers,
> led by acting Lieutenant Fletcher Christian, later moored
> the ship at *what island* and burned it?
>
>
> * B. Canadiana, or "Cadbury's Dairy Milk"
>
> These Cadbury chocolate bars are manufactured at their factory on
> Gladstone Av. Name them.
>
> B1. This marvelous chocolate bar is made of creamy peanut butter
> mixed with light rice crisps and delicious caramel covered
> with rich Cadbury milk chocolate.
>
> B2. Within the Cadbury chocolate factory, there is a vault
> which contains the secret recipe for this classic Canadian
> chocolate bar.
>
>
> * C. Literature, or "Oh Henry"
>
> These questions are about the American short-story writer O. Henry,
> whose real name was William Sydney Porter.
>
> C1. Name the O. Henry story, written in 1905, about a young
> husband and wife who deal with the challenges of buying
> secret Christmas gifts for each other with very little money.
>
> C2. Porter had 14 stories published under various pseudonyms,
> of which O. Henry was the most popular, between 1898-03-25
> and 1901-07-24. What else was he doing at the time?
>
>
> * D. Science, or "Mars"
>
> D1. The tallest mountain known in the solar system is found
> on Mars. Name it.
>
> D2. Planum Boreum and Planum Australe are found on Mars.
> What are they? Be sufficiently specific.
>
>
> * E. Sports, or "Mr. Big"
>
> E1. This 6'7" left winger played for the Minnesota Wild and the
> New York Rangers. He died at age 28 in 2011 of an accidental
> drug and alcohol overdose while recovering from a concussion.
> His parents unsuccessfully sued the NHL and the players'
> union over his death. Name him.
>
> E2. This 6'9" defenseman, who was born in Slovakia in 1977,
> is the captain of the Boston Bruins. He won the Norris
> Trophy in 2009 and the Stanley Cup with the Bruins in
> 2011, and as of the start of the 2019-20 season, he was
> the tallest and oldest player in the NHL. Name him.
>
>
> * F. Entertainment, or "Smarties"
>
> F1. What genius did Benedict Cumberbatch play in the 2014 movie
> "The Imitation Game"?
>
> F2. What genius did Eddie Redmayne play in the 2014 movie
> "The Theory of Everything"?
>
Pete Gayde
Joshua Kreitzer
May 23, 2020, 11:02:54 PM5/23/20
to
> ** Game 7, Round 9 - Literature - The State of the Novel
>
> We'll name three novels; you just tell us the US state in which
> all three are primarily set.
>
> 1. "The Outsiders", "True Grit", "The Grapes of Wrath".
Oklahoma
>
> We'll name three novels; you just tell us the US state in which
> all three are primarily set.
>
> 1. "The Outsiders", "True Grit", "The Grapes of Wrath".
> 2. "The Help", "The Sound and the Fury", "The Quiet Game".
> 3. "No Country for Old Men", "Lonesome Dove", "News of the World".
> 4. "East of Eden", "The Big Sleep", "The Joy Luck Club".
> 5. "The Cider House Rules", "Olive Kitteridge", "Empire Falls".
> 6. "The Yearling", "Tourist Season", "92 in the Shade".
> 7. "The Shining", "Plainsong", "The Song of the Lark".
> 8. "The Scarlet Letter", "Mystic River", "Love Story".
> 9. "To Kill a Mockingbird", "Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle
> Stop Cafe", "Looking for Alaska".
> 10. "Interview with the Vampire", "A Confederacy of Dunces",
> "All the King's Men".
> ** Game 7, Round 10 - Chocolate Challenge Round
>
> * A. History, or "Bounty"
>
> A1. In 1787 the Royal Navy sent the HMS Bounty on a mission
> to Tahiti to acquire something to be transported to British
> possessions in the West Indies. What cargo was the Bounty
> supposed to acquire?
> A2. In 1787, there was a mutiny on the Bounty. The mutineers,
> led by acting Lieutenant Fletcher Christian, later moored
> the ship at *what island* and burned it?
> * C. Literature, or "Oh Henry"
>
> These questions are about the American short-story writer O. Henry,
> whose real name was William Sydney Porter.
>
> C1. Name the O. Henry story, written in 1905, about a young
> husband and wife who deal with the challenges of buying
> secret Christmas gifts for each other with very little money.
> C2. Porter had 14 stories published under various pseudonyms,
> of which O. Henry was the most popular, between 1898-03-25
> and 1901-07-24. What else was he doing at the time?
> * D. Science, or "Mars"
>
> D1. The tallest mountain known in the solar system is found
> on Mars. Name it.
> * F. Entertainment, or "Smarties"
>
> F1. What genius did Benedict Cumberbatch play in the 2014 movie
> "The Imitation Game"?
> F2. What genius did Eddie Redmayne play in the 2014 movie
> "The Theory of Everything"?
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Dan Tilque
May 24, 2020, 4:57:00 AM5/24/20
to
On 5/23/20 1:16 AM, Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
>
> ** Game 7, Round 9 - Literature - The State of the Novel
>
> We'll name three novels; you just tell us the US state in which
> all three are primarily set.
>
> 1. "The Outsiders", "True Grit", "The Grapes of Wrath".
Oklahoma
>
>
>
> ** Game 7, Round 9 - Literature - The State of the Novel
>
> We'll name three novels; you just tell us the US state in which
> all three are primarily set.
>
> 1. "The Outsiders", "True Grit", "The Grapes of Wrath".
> 2. "The Help", "The Sound and the Fury", "The Quiet Game".
> 3. "No Country for Old Men", "Lonesome Dove", "News of the World".
> 4. "East of Eden", "The Big Sleep", "The Joy Luck Club".
> 5. "The Cider House Rules", "Olive Kitteridge", "Empire Falls".
> 6. "The Yearling", "Tourist Season", "92 in the Shade".
> 7. "The Shining", "Plainsong", "The Song of the Lark".
> 8. "The Scarlet Letter", "Mystic River", "Love Story".
>
> 9. "To Kill a Mockingbird", "Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle
> Stop Cafe", "Looking for Alaska".
>
> 10. "Interview with the Vampire", "A Confederacy of Dunces",
> "All the King's Men".
>
>
> ** Game 7, Round 10 - Chocolate Challenge Round
>
> * A. History, or "Bounty"
>
> A1. In 1787 the Royal Navy sent the HMS Bounty on a mission
> to Tahiti to acquire something to be transported to British
> possessions in the West Indies. What cargo was the Bounty
> supposed to acquire?
>
> A2. In 1787, there was a mutiny on the Bounty. The mutineers,
> led by acting Lieutenant Fletcher Christian, later moored
> the ship at *what island* and burned it?
>
>
> * B. Canadiana, or "Cadbury's Dairy Milk"
>
> These Cadbury chocolate bars are manufactured at their factory on
> Gladstone Av. Name them.
>
> B1. This marvelous chocolate bar is made of creamy peanut butter
> mixed with light rice crisps and delicious caramel covered
> with rich Cadbury milk chocolate.
>
> B2. Within the Cadbury chocolate factory, there is a vault
> which contains the secret recipe for this classic Canadian
> chocolate bar.
>
>
> * C. Literature, or "Oh Henry"
>
> These questions are about the American short-story writer O. Henry,
> whose real name was William Sydney Porter.
>
> C1. Name the O. Henry story, written in 1905, about a young
> husband and wife who deal with the challenges of buying
> secret Christmas gifts for each other with very little money.
>
> C2. Porter had 14 stories published under various pseudonyms,
> of which O. Henry was the most popular, between 1898-03-25
> and 1901-07-24. What else was he doing at the time?
>
>
> * D. Science, or "Mars"
>
> D1. The tallest mountain known in the solar system is found
> on Mars. Name it.
>
> D2. Planum Boreum and Planum Australe are found on Mars.
> What are they? Be sufficiently specific.
>
>
> * E. Sports, or "Mr. Big"
>
> E1. This 6'7" left winger played for the Minnesota Wild and the
> New York Rangers. He died at age 28 in 2011 of an accidental
> drug and alcohol overdose while recovering from a concussion.
> His parents unsuccessfully sued the NHL and the players'
> union over his death. Name him.
>
> E2. This 6'9" defenseman, who was born in Slovakia in 1977,
> is the captain of the Boston Bruins. He won the Norris
> Trophy in 2009 and the Stanley Cup with the Bruins in
> 2011, and as of the start of the 2019-20 season, he was
> the tallest and oldest player in the NHL. Name him.
>
>
> * F. Entertainment, or "Smarties"
>
> F1. What genius did Benedict Cumberbatch play in the 2014 movie
> "The Imitation Game"?
>
> F2. What genius did Eddie Redmayne play in the 2014 movie
> "The Theory of Everything"?
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> ** Game 7, Round 9 - Literature - The State of the Novel
> We'll name three novels; you just tell us the US state in which
> all three are primarily set.
This was the easiest round in the original game.
> 1. "The Outsiders", "True Grit", "The Grapes of Wrath".
Oklahoma. 4 for Joshua and Dan Tilque.
> 2. "The Help", "The Sound and the Fury", "The Quiet Game".
Mississippi. 4 for Dan Blum, Pete, and Joshua.
> 3. "No Country for Old Men", "Lonesome Dove", "News of the World".
Texas. 4 for everyone -- Erland, Dan Blum, Pete, Joshua,
and Dan Tilque.
> 4. "East of Eden", "The Big Sleep", "The Joy Luck Club".
California. 4 for Dan Blum, Pete, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.
> 5. "The Cider House Rules", "Olive Kitteridge", "Empire Falls".
Maine. 4 for Joshua.
> 6. "The Yearling", "Tourist Season", "92 in the Shade".
Florida. 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua. 2 for Pete.
> 7. "The Shining", "Plainsong", "The Song of the Lark".
Colorado. 4 for Joshua.
> 8. "The Scarlet Letter", "Mystic River", "Love Story".
Massachusetts. 4 for everyone.
> 9. "To Kill a Mockingbird", "Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle
> Stop Cafe", "Looking for Alaska".
Alabama. 4 for Pete, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.
> 10. "Interview with the Vampire", "A Confederacy of Dunces",
> "All the King's Men".
Louisiana. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.
> ** Game 7, Round 10 - Chocolate Challenge Round
> * A. History, or "Bounty"
> A1. In 1787 the Royal Navy sent the HMS Bounty on a mission
> to Tahiti to acquire something to be transported to British
> possessions in the West Indies. What cargo was the Bounty
> supposed to acquire?
Breadfruit. 4 for Joshua and Dan Tilque.
> A2. In 1787, there was a mutiny on the Bounty. The mutineers,
> led by acting Lieutenant Fletcher Christian, later moored
> the ship at *what island* and burned it?
Pitcairn I. 4 for everyone.
> * B. Canadiana, or "Cadbury's Dairy Milk"
> These Cadbury chocolate bars are manufactured at their factory on
> Gladstone Av. Name them.
> B1. This marvelous chocolate bar is made of creamy peanut butter
> mixed with light rice crisps and delicious caramel covered
> with rich Cadbury milk chocolate.
Wunderbar.
> B2. Within the Cadbury chocolate factory, there is a vault
> which contains the secret recipe for this classic Canadian
> chocolate bar.
Caramilk. 4 for Dan Blum.
> * C. Literature, or "Oh Henry"
> These questions are about the American short-story writer O. Henry,
> whose real name was William Sydney Porter.
> C1. Name the O. Henry story, written in 1905, about a young
> husband and wife who deal with the challenges of buying
> secret Christmas gifts for each other with very little money.
"The Gift of the Magi". I accepted it with "Gifts". 4 for Dan Blum,
Pete, and Joshua.
> C2. Porter had 14 stories published under various pseudonyms,
> of which O. Henry was the most popular, between 1898-03-25
> and 1901-07-24. What else was he doing at the time?
Serving a prison sentence for embezzlement. 4 for Joshua.
3 for Dan Blum.
It was a 5-year sentence, but he got time off for good behavior.
> * D. Science, or "Mars"
> D1. The tallest mountain known in the solar system is found
> on Mars. Name it.
Olympus Mons. 4 for Dan Blum, Pete, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.
> D2. Planum Boreum and Planum Australe are found on Mars.
> What are they? Be sufficiently specific.
The polar ice caps, or the plains where they're located. 4 for
Dan Blum, Pete, and Dan Tilque.
> * E. Sports, or "Mr. Big"
> E1. This 6'7" left winger played for the Minnesota Wild and the
> New York Rangers. He died at age 28 in 2011 of an accidental
> drug and alcohol overdose while recovering from a concussion.
> His parents unsuccessfully sued the NHL and the players'
> union over his death. Name him.
Derek Boogaard.
> E2. This 6'9" defenseman, who was born in Slovakia in 1977,
> is the captain of the Boston Bruins. He won the Norris
> Trophy in 2009 and the Stanley Cup with the Bruins in
> 2011, and as of the start of the 2019-20 season, he was
> the tallest and oldest player in the NHL. Name him.
Zdeno Chara. 4 for Pete.
> * F. Entertainment, or "Smarties"
> F1. What genius did Benedict Cumberbatch play in the 2014 movie
> "The Imitation Game"?
Alan Turing. 4 for Dan Blum, Pete, and Joshua.
> F2. What genius did Eddie Redmayne play in the 2014 movie
> "The Theory of Everything"?
Stephen Hawking. 4 for Dan Blum, Pete, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 7 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST
TOPICS-> Geo Can Ent Spo Mis Sci Lit Cha SIX
Joshua Kreitzer 22 4 36 29 26 12 40 28 181
Dan Blum 28 4 24 8 34 22 24 31 163
Dan Tilque 32 4 0 8 28 24 24 20 136
Pete Gayde 29 0 16 36 -- -- 22 28 131
"Calvin" 30 0 0 0 27 8 -- -- 65
Erland Sommarskog 28 0 -- -- -- -- 8 4 40
Bruce Bowler 12 0 24 0 -- -- -- -- 36
--
Mark Brader | Does anybody seriously believe that if a bunch of horses
Toronto | saw a giant egg broken into pieces, their response would
m...@vex.net | be: "Hey! Let's try to reassemble this!"? --Dave Barry
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2020-03-02,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2019-10-16 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
Game 7 is over and JOSHUA KREITZER has won it. Hearty
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
congratulations!
> ** Game 7, Round 9 - Literature - The State of the Novel
> We'll name three novels; you just tell us the US state in which
> all three are primarily set.
> 1. "The Outsiders", "True Grit", "The Grapes of Wrath".
> 2. "The Help", "The Sound and the Fury", "The Quiet Game".
> 3. "No Country for Old Men", "Lonesome Dove", "News of the World".
and Dan Tilque.
> 4. "East of Eden", "The Big Sleep", "The Joy Luck Club".
> 5. "The Cider House Rules", "Olive Kitteridge", "Empire Falls".
> 6. "The Yearling", "Tourist Season", "92 in the Shade".
> 7. "The Shining", "Plainsong", "The Song of the Lark".
> 8. "The Scarlet Letter", "Mystic River", "Love Story".
> 9. "To Kill a Mockingbird", "Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle
> Stop Cafe", "Looking for Alaska".
> 10. "Interview with the Vampire", "A Confederacy of Dunces",
> "All the King's Men".
> ** Game 7, Round 10 - Chocolate Challenge Round
> * A. History, or "Bounty"
> A1. In 1787 the Royal Navy sent the HMS Bounty on a mission
> to Tahiti to acquire something to be transported to British
> possessions in the West Indies. What cargo was the Bounty
> supposed to acquire?
> A2. In 1787, there was a mutiny on the Bounty. The mutineers,
> led by acting Lieutenant Fletcher Christian, later moored
> the ship at *what island* and burned it?
> * B. Canadiana, or "Cadbury's Dairy Milk"
> These Cadbury chocolate bars are manufactured at their factory on
> Gladstone Av. Name them.
> B1. This marvelous chocolate bar is made of creamy peanut butter
> mixed with light rice crisps and delicious caramel covered
> with rich Cadbury milk chocolate.
> B2. Within the Cadbury chocolate factory, there is a vault
> which contains the secret recipe for this classic Canadian
> chocolate bar.
> * C. Literature, or "Oh Henry"
> These questions are about the American short-story writer O. Henry,
> whose real name was William Sydney Porter.
> C1. Name the O. Henry story, written in 1905, about a young
> husband and wife who deal with the challenges of buying
> secret Christmas gifts for each other with very little money.
Pete, and Joshua.
> C2. Porter had 14 stories published under various pseudonyms,
> of which O. Henry was the most popular, between 1898-03-25
> and 1901-07-24. What else was he doing at the time?
3 for Dan Blum.
It was a 5-year sentence, but he got time off for good behavior.
> * D. Science, or "Mars"
> D1. The tallest mountain known in the solar system is found
> on Mars. Name it.
> D2. Planum Boreum and Planum Australe are found on Mars.
> What are they? Be sufficiently specific.
Dan Blum, Pete, and Dan Tilque.
> * E. Sports, or "Mr. Big"
> E1. This 6'7" left winger played for the Minnesota Wild and the
> New York Rangers. He died at age 28 in 2011 of an accidental
> drug and alcohol overdose while recovering from a concussion.
> His parents unsuccessfully sued the NHL and the players'
> union over his death. Name him.
> E2. This 6'9" defenseman, who was born in Slovakia in 1977,
> is the captain of the Boston Bruins. He won the Norris
> Trophy in 2009 and the Stanley Cup with the Bruins in
> 2011, and as of the start of the 2019-20 season, he was
> the tallest and oldest player in the NHL. Name him.
> * F. Entertainment, or "Smarties"
> F1. What genius did Benedict Cumberbatch play in the 2014 movie
> "The Imitation Game"?
> F2. What genius did Eddie Redmayne play in the 2014 movie
> "The Theory of Everything"?
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 7 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST
TOPICS-> Geo Can Ent Spo Mis Sci Lit Cha SIX
Joshua Kreitzer 22 4 36 29 26 12 40 28 181
Dan Blum 28 4 24 8 34 22 24 31 163
Dan Tilque 32 4 0 8 28 24 24 20 136
Pete Gayde 29 0 16 36 -- -- 22 28 131
"Calvin" 30 0 0 0 27 8 -- -- 65
Erland Sommarskog 28 0 -- -- -- -- 8 4 40
Bruce Bowler 12 0 24 0 -- -- -- -- 36
--
Mark Brader | Does anybody seriously believe that if a bunch of horses
Toronto | saw a giant egg broken into pieces, their response would
m...@vex.net | be: "Hey! Let's try to reassemble this!"? --Dave Barry
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