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Mark Brader
May 18, 2015, 1:46:19 AM5/18/15
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This is Rotating Quiz #182.
My thanks to Dan Tilque for running RQ 181 and for writing a contest
that allowed me to win. The winner of RQ 182, in turn, will be
the first choice to set RQ 183, in whatever manner they prefer.
Please answer based only on your own knowledge; put all of your
answers in a single posting, quoting the question before each one.
There is an overall theme to the contest, which is supposed to help
you with some of the tougher questions. However, in some cases
the relevant thematic element does not form part of the answer.
What that happens, *please identify the thematic element* if you
can (in addition to giving the answer).
Answer slates must be posted by noon Toronto time (zone -4) on
Saturday, 2015-05-23, which gives you 5 days and somewhat over
10 hours from the time of posting. Have fun.
In case of a tie, the first tiebreaker will be who identified the
most thematic elements (either explicitly or by giving an answer
that included them); the second tiebreaker will be who scored
on the hardest questions; and the third tiebreaker will be who
posted first.
Please see: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/182/rq.jpg
* Literature
1. This is part of the title page of the first book edition of
what novel?
2. This 1951 bestseller revolves around a crime alleged to have
taken place in the 1480s. The lead character, a convalescing
detective, researches the history and comes to believe
that the person then widely believed to be guilty was not.
Since the novel appeared, there have been efforts to restore
his historical reputation. Give the title (which has been
deleted from the illustration).
* Arts
3. A well-known TV series of the 1960s had its ultimate origin in
this cartoon that appeared in the "New Yorker" in 1938.
Name the cartoonist.
4. Name the artist whose signature has been deleted from this
1917 poster.
* History
5. Soon after this picture was taken, this admiral suffered a
career-ending debacle when over 2,000 men under his command
were killed in a surprise attack. Name him.
6. Soon after *this* picture was taken, which was about 60 miles
away and 60 years earlier, this man died of the same disease
that the people he had devoted the last years of his life to
had been suffering from. In 2009 the Roman Catholic church
declared him a saint. Who was he?
* Games
7. This man is trying to knock the target off its mounting spike.
At one time this was a common game at British fairgrounds and
the like; the target would then have been decorated as an old
black woman's head. And from this comes the name of the game,
which in British English has also become a phrase for something
or someone set up as a target for criticism. In its modern
form seen here, the game still enjoys some popularity in one
part of England. Name the game.
8. This is a marriage -- maybe a royal marriage, depending on
what's trump. Name the game.
* Geography
9. This waterfall is on the coast (or, depending on how you look
at it, it's about 40 miles from the coast) of what country?
10. Give the relevant *nickname* of the country that this map
shows part of.
* Entertainment
11. Name the TV series.
12. Name the movie.
--
Mark Brader | "Of course, the most important part of making the
Toronto | proposal something special for both of you is
m...@vex.net | addressing it to the right person." --Mara Chibnik
My text in this article is in the public domain.
My thanks to Dan Tilque for running RQ 181 and for writing a contest
that allowed me to win. The winner of RQ 182, in turn, will be
the first choice to set RQ 183, in whatever manner they prefer.
Please answer based only on your own knowledge; put all of your
answers in a single posting, quoting the question before each one.
There is an overall theme to the contest, which is supposed to help
you with some of the tougher questions. However, in some cases
the relevant thematic element does not form part of the answer.
What that happens, *please identify the thematic element* if you
can (in addition to giving the answer).
Answer slates must be posted by noon Toronto time (zone -4) on
Saturday, 2015-05-23, which gives you 5 days and somewhat over
10 hours from the time of posting. Have fun.
In case of a tie, the first tiebreaker will be who identified the
most thematic elements (either explicitly or by giving an answer
that included them); the second tiebreaker will be who scored
on the hardest questions; and the third tiebreaker will be who
posted first.
Please see: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/182/rq.jpg
* Literature
1. This is part of the title page of the first book edition of
what novel?
2. This 1951 bestseller revolves around a crime alleged to have
taken place in the 1480s. The lead character, a convalescing
detective, researches the history and comes to believe
that the person then widely believed to be guilty was not.
Since the novel appeared, there have been efforts to restore
his historical reputation. Give the title (which has been
deleted from the illustration).
* Arts
3. A well-known TV series of the 1960s had its ultimate origin in
this cartoon that appeared in the "New Yorker" in 1938.
Name the cartoonist.
4. Name the artist whose signature has been deleted from this
1917 poster.
* History
5. Soon after this picture was taken, this admiral suffered a
career-ending debacle when over 2,000 men under his command
were killed in a surprise attack. Name him.
6. Soon after *this* picture was taken, which was about 60 miles
away and 60 years earlier, this man died of the same disease
that the people he had devoted the last years of his life to
had been suffering from. In 2009 the Roman Catholic church
declared him a saint. Who was he?
* Games
7. This man is trying to knock the target off its mounting spike.
At one time this was a common game at British fairgrounds and
the like; the target would then have been decorated as an old
black woman's head. And from this comes the name of the game,
which in British English has also become a phrase for something
or someone set up as a target for criticism. In its modern
form seen here, the game still enjoys some popularity in one
part of England. Name the game.
8. This is a marriage -- maybe a royal marriage, depending on
what's trump. Name the game.
* Geography
9. This waterfall is on the coast (or, depending on how you look
at it, it's about 40 miles from the coast) of what country?
10. Give the relevant *nickname* of the country that this map
shows part of.
* Entertainment
11. Name the TV series.
12. Name the movie.
--
Mark Brader | "Of course, the most important part of making the
Toronto | proposal something special for both of you is
m...@vex.net | addressing it to the right person." --Mara Chibnik
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Marc Dashevsky
May 18, 2015, 2:51:16 AM5/18/15
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In article <L_udnWNeT5I34cTI...@vex.net>, m...@vex.net says...
Chas Addams
> 4. Name the artist whose signature has been deleted from this
> 1917 poster.
>
>
> * History
>
> 5. Soon after this picture was taken, this admiral suffered a
> career-ending debacle when over 2,000 men under his command
> were killed in a surprise attack. Name him.
>
> 6. Soon after *this* picture was taken, which was about 60 miles
> away and 60 years earlier, this man died of the same disease
> that the people he had devoted the last years of his life to
> had been suffering from. In 2009 the Roman Catholic church
> declared him a saint. Who was he?
>
>
> * Games
>
> 7. This man is trying to knock the target off its mounting spike.
> At one time this was a common game at British fairgrounds and
> the like; the target would then have been decorated as an old
> black woman's head. And from this comes the name of the game,
> which in British English has also become a phrase for something
> or someone set up as a target for criticism. In its modern
> form seen here, the game still enjoys some popularity in one
> part of England. Name the game.
straw man
> 8. This is a marriage -- maybe a royal marriage, depending on
> what's trump. Name the game.
>
>
> * Geography
>
> 9. This waterfall is on the coast (or, depending on how you look
> at it, it's about 40 miles from the coast) of what country?
>
> 10. Give the relevant *nickname* of the country that this map
> shows part of.
Russia
> * Entertainment
>
> 11. Name the TV series.
The Good Wife
> 12. Name the movie.
Blues Brothers
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
> 4. Name the artist whose signature has been deleted from this
> 1917 poster.
>
>
> * History
>
> 5. Soon after this picture was taken, this admiral suffered a
> career-ending debacle when over 2,000 men under his command
> were killed in a surprise attack. Name him.
>
> 6. Soon after *this* picture was taken, which was about 60 miles
> away and 60 years earlier, this man died of the same disease
> that the people he had devoted the last years of his life to
> had been suffering from. In 2009 the Roman Catholic church
> declared him a saint. Who was he?
>
>
> * Games
>
> 7. This man is trying to knock the target off its mounting spike.
> At one time this was a common game at British fairgrounds and
> the like; the target would then have been decorated as an old
> black woman's head. And from this comes the name of the game,
> which in British English has also become a phrase for something
> or someone set up as a target for criticism. In its modern
> form seen here, the game still enjoys some popularity in one
> part of England. Name the game.
> 8. This is a marriage -- maybe a royal marriage, depending on
> what's trump. Name the game.
>
>
> * Geography
>
> 9. This waterfall is on the coast (or, depending on how you look
> at it, it's about 40 miles from the coast) of what country?
>
> 10. Give the relevant *nickname* of the country that this map
> shows part of.
> * Entertainment
>
> 11. Name the TV series.
> 12. Name the movie.
Blues Brothers
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
Dan Blum
May 18, 2015, 10:00:17 AM5/18/15
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Mark Brader <m...@vex.net> wrote:
> * Literature
> 1. This is part of the title page of the first book edition of
> what novel?
Our Mutual Friend
> * Literature
> 1. This is part of the title page of the first book edition of
> what novel?
> 2. This 1951 bestseller revolves around a crime alleged to have
> taken place in the 1480s. The lead character, a convalescing
> detective, researches the history and comes to believe
> that the person then widely believed to be guilty was not.
> Since the novel appeared, there have been efforts to restore
> his historical reputation. Give the title (which has been
> deleted from the illustration).
> * Arts
> 3. A well-known TV series of the 1960s had its ultimate origin in
> this cartoon that appeared in the "New Yorker" in 1938.
> Name the cartoonist.
theme: Addams Family
> 6. Soon after *this* picture was taken, which was about 60 miles
> away and 60 years earlier, this man died of the same disease
> that the people he had devoted the last years of his life to
> had been suffering from. In 2009 the Roman Catholic church
> declared him a saint. Who was he?
> 8. This is a marriage -- maybe a royal marriage, depending on
> what's trump. Name the game.
> * Geography
> 10. Give the relevant *nickname* of the country that this map
> shows part of.
> * Entertainment
> 11. Name the TV series.
> 12. Name the movie.
The Blues Brothers
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Pete
May 19, 2015, 12:08:23 AM5/19/15
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m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:L_udnWNeT5I34cTInZ2dnUU7-
VWd...@vex.net:
> This is Rotating Quiz #182.
>
> My thanks to Dan Tilque for running RQ 181 and for writing a contest
> that allowed me to win. The winner of RQ 182, in turn, will be
> the first choice to set RQ 183, in whatever manner they prefer.
>
> Please answer based only on your own knowledge; put all of your
> answers in a single posting, quoting the question before each one.
>
> There is an overall theme to the contest, which is supposed to help
> you with some of the tougher questions. However, in some cases
> the relevant thematic element does not form part of the answer.
> What that happens, *please identify the thematic element* if you
> can (in addition to giving the answer).
>
> Answer slates must be posted by noon Toronto time (zone -4) on
> Saturday, 2015-05-23, which gives you 5 days and somewhat over
> 10 hours from the time of posting. Have fun.
>
> In case of a tie, the first tiebreaker will be who identified the
> most thematic elements (either explicitly or by giving an answer
> that included them); the second tiebreaker will be who scored
> on the hardest questions; and the third tiebreaker will be who
> posted first.
>
> Please see: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/182/rq.jpg
>
>
> * Literature
>
> 1. This is part of the title page of the first book edition of
> what novel?
David Copperfield
>
> 2. This 1951 bestseller revolves around a crime alleged to have
> taken place in the 1480s. The lead character, a convalescing
> detective, researches the history and comes to believe
> that the person then widely believed to be guilty was not.
> Since the novel appeared, there have been efforts to restore
> his historical reputation. Give the title (which has been
> deleted from the illustration).
>
>
> * Arts
>
> 3. A well-known TV series of the 1960s had its ultimate origin in
> this cartoon that appeared in the "New Yorker" in 1938.
> Name the cartoonist.
Addams
>
> 4. Name the artist whose signature has been deleted from this
> 1917 poster.
Flagg
>
>
> * History
>
> 5. Soon after this picture was taken, this admiral suffered a
> career-ending debacle when over 2,000 men under his command
> were killed in a surprise attack. Name him.
Halsey
>
> 6. Soon after *this* picture was taken, which was about 60 miles
> away and 60 years earlier, this man died of the same disease
> that the people he had devoted the last years of his life to
> had been suffering from. In 2009 the Roman Catholic church
> declared him a saint. Who was he?
Damian
>
>
> * Games
>
> 7. This man is trying to knock the target off its mounting spike.
> At one time this was a common game at British fairgrounds and
> the like; the target would then have been decorated as an old
> black woman's head. And from this comes the name of the game,
> which in British English has also become a phrase for something
> or someone set up as a target for criticism. In its modern
> form seen here, the game still enjoys some popularity in one
> part of England. Name the game.
Quoits
>
> 8. This is a marriage -- maybe a royal marriage, depending on
> what's trump. Name the game.
Pinochle
>
>
> * Geography
>
> 9. This waterfall is on the coast (or, depending on how you look
> at it, it's about 40 miles from the coast) of what country?
Norway
>
> 10. Give the relevant *nickname* of the country that this map
> shows part of.
>
>
> * Entertainment
>
> 11. Name the TV series.
West Wing
>
> 12. Name the movie.
Blues Brothers
>
Pete
VWd...@vex.net:
> This is Rotating Quiz #182.
>
> My thanks to Dan Tilque for running RQ 181 and for writing a contest
> that allowed me to win. The winner of RQ 182, in turn, will be
> the first choice to set RQ 183, in whatever manner they prefer.
>
> Please answer based only on your own knowledge; put all of your
> answers in a single posting, quoting the question before each one.
>
> There is an overall theme to the contest, which is supposed to help
> you with some of the tougher questions. However, in some cases
> the relevant thematic element does not form part of the answer.
> What that happens, *please identify the thematic element* if you
> can (in addition to giving the answer).
>
> Answer slates must be posted by noon Toronto time (zone -4) on
> Saturday, 2015-05-23, which gives you 5 days and somewhat over
> 10 hours from the time of posting. Have fun.
>
> In case of a tie, the first tiebreaker will be who identified the
> most thematic elements (either explicitly or by giving an answer
> that included them); the second tiebreaker will be who scored
> on the hardest questions; and the third tiebreaker will be who
> posted first.
>
> Please see: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/182/rq.jpg
>
>
> * Literature
>
> 1. This is part of the title page of the first book edition of
> what novel?
>
> 2. This 1951 bestseller revolves around a crime alleged to have
> taken place in the 1480s. The lead character, a convalescing
> detective, researches the history and comes to believe
> that the person then widely believed to be guilty was not.
> Since the novel appeared, there have been efforts to restore
> his historical reputation. Give the title (which has been
> deleted from the illustration).
>
>
> * Arts
>
> 3. A well-known TV series of the 1960s had its ultimate origin in
> this cartoon that appeared in the "New Yorker" in 1938.
> Name the cartoonist.
>
> 4. Name the artist whose signature has been deleted from this
> 1917 poster.
>
>
> * History
>
> 5. Soon after this picture was taken, this admiral suffered a
> career-ending debacle when over 2,000 men under his command
> were killed in a surprise attack. Name him.
>
> 6. Soon after *this* picture was taken, which was about 60 miles
> away and 60 years earlier, this man died of the same disease
> that the people he had devoted the last years of his life to
> had been suffering from. In 2009 the Roman Catholic church
> declared him a saint. Who was he?
>
>
> * Games
>
> 7. This man is trying to knock the target off its mounting spike.
> At one time this was a common game at British fairgrounds and
> the like; the target would then have been decorated as an old
> black woman's head. And from this comes the name of the game,
> which in British English has also become a phrase for something
> or someone set up as a target for criticism. In its modern
> form seen here, the game still enjoys some popularity in one
> part of England. Name the game.
>
> 8. This is a marriage -- maybe a royal marriage, depending on
> what's trump. Name the game.
>
>
> * Geography
>
> 9. This waterfall is on the coast (or, depending on how you look
> at it, it's about 40 miles from the coast) of what country?
>
> 10. Give the relevant *nickname* of the country that this map
> shows part of.
>
>
> * Entertainment
>
> 11. Name the TV series.
>
> 12. Name the movie.
Blues Brothers
>
swp
May 19, 2015, 6:55:10 PM5/19/15
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On Monday, May 18, 2015 at 1:46:19 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:
> This is Rotating Quiz #182.
...
> This is Rotating Quiz #182.
> There is an overall theme to the contest, which is supposed to help
> you with some of the tougher questions. However, in some cases
> the relevant thematic element does not form part of the answer.
> What that happens, *please identify the thematic element* if you
> can (in addition to giving the answer).
>
> Please see: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/182/rq.jpg
>
> * Literature
>
> 1. This is part of the title page of the first book edition of
> what novel?
> 2. This 1951 bestseller revolves around a crime alleged to have
> taken place in the 1480s. The lead character, a convalescing
> detective, researches the history and comes to believe
> that the person then widely believed to be guilty was not.
> Since the novel appeared, there have been efforts to restore
> his historical reputation. Give the title (which has been
> deleted from the illustration).
> * Arts
>
> 3. A well-known TV series of the 1960s had its ultimate origin in
> this cartoon that appeared in the "New Yorker" in 1938.
> Name the cartoonist.
> 4. Name the artist whose signature has been deleted from this
> 1917 poster.
> * History
>
> 5. Soon after this picture was taken, this admiral suffered a
> career-ending debacle when over 2,000 men under his command
> were killed in a surprise attack. Name him.
> 6. Soon after *this* picture was taken, which was about 60 miles
> away and 60 years earlier, this man died of the same disease
> that the people he had devoted the last years of his life to
> had been suffering from. In 2009 the Roman Catholic church
> declared him a saint. Who was he?
> * Games
>
> 7. This man is trying to knock the target off its mounting spike.
> At one time this was a common game at British fairgrounds and
> the like; the target would then have been decorated as an old
> black woman's head. And from this comes the name of the game,
> which in British English has also become a phrase for something
> or someone set up as a target for criticism. In its modern
> form seen here, the game still enjoys some popularity in one
> part of England. Name the game.
> 8. This is a marriage -- maybe a royal marriage, depending on
> what's trump. Name the game.
> * Geography
>
> 9. This waterfall is on the coast (or, depending on how you look
> at it, it's about 40 miles from the coast) of what country?
> 10. Give the relevant *nickname* of the country that this map
> shows part of.
> * Entertainment
>
> 11. Name the TV series.
> 12. Name the movie.
the blues brothers (one of the greatest movies of all time)
swp
Mark Brader
May 19, 2015, 7:24:29 PM5/19/15
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Mark Brader:
--
Mark Brader | "This man must be very ignorant, for he answers
Toronto | every question he is asked." -- Voltaire
m...@vex.net | "'I resemble that remark!'" -- Steve Summit
> > 8. This is a marriage -- maybe a royal marriage, depending on
> > what's trump. Name the game.
Stephen Perry:
> > what's trump. Name the game.
> pinochle (I tried spelling it 'pinnocle' but google insists that is incorrect)
You are disqualified.
--
Mark Brader | "This man must be very ignorant, for he answers
Toronto | every question he is asked." -- Voltaire
m...@vex.net | "'I resemble that remark!'" -- Steve Summit
swp
May 19, 2015, 11:35:13 PM5/19/15
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swp
Mark Brader
May 20, 2015, 3:17:23 AM5/20/15
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Mark Brader:
>>>> 8. This is a marriage -- maybe a royal marriage, depending on
>>>> what's trump. Name the game.
Stephen Perry:
>>> pinochle (I tried spelling it 'pinnocle' but google insists that is
>>> incorrect)
Mark Brader:
>>>> 8. This is a marriage -- maybe a royal marriage, depending on
>>>> what's trump. Name the game.
Stephen Perry:
>>> pinochle (I tried spelling it 'pinnocle' but google insists that is
>>> incorrect)
>> You are disqualified.
Stephen Perry:
> how is the built-in spellcheck function of google chrome grounds for my
> disqualification?
You believed that the spelling was significant and yet took computer
> disqualification?
advice on the correct spelling.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Common sense isn't any more common on Usenet
m...@vex.net | than it is anywhere else." --Henry Spencer
Mark Brader
May 22, 2015, 1:57:49 PM5/22/15
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Not many entries to Rotating Quiz #182 so far. Come one, come all.
You have until noon Toronto time (zone -4) on Saturday, 2015-05-23,
or 34 hours remaining from the time of posting.
Everything below this point is the same as in the original posting,
except that some details have been elided from the introduction.
Please answer based only on your own knowledge; put all of your
answers in a single posting, quoting the question before each one.
There is an overall theme to the contest, which is supposed to help
you with some of the tougher questions. However, in some cases
the relevant thematic element does not form part of the answer.
What that happens, *please identify the thematic element* if you
can (in addition to giving the answer).
You have until noon Toronto time (zone -4) on Saturday, 2015-05-23,
or 34 hours remaining from the time of posting.
Everything below this point is the same as in the original posting,
except that some details have been elided from the introduction.
Please answer based only on your own knowledge; put all of your
answers in a single posting, quoting the question before each one.
There is an overall theme to the contest, which is supposed to help
you with some of the tougher questions. However, in some cases
the relevant thematic element does not form part of the answer.
What that happens, *please identify the thematic element* if you
can (in addition to giving the answer).
Mark Brader
May 23, 2015, 6:59:45 PM5/23/15
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Well, Rotating Quiz #182 was a bust. Evidently I made it too hard
-- sorry about that -- and then Stephen, who would have won with a
score of 10 points, managed to disqualify himself, leaving only
3 valid entries.
But we do have a winner, and that is Pete Gayde. Lukewarm
congratulations, Pete! And please set RQ 183 at your earliest
convenience.
> Please see: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/182/rq.jpg
> * Literature
> 1. This is part of the title page of the first book edition of
> what novel?
"Dombey and SON". (You were supposed to guess it after recognizing
the theme, but Stephen actually knew the picture.)
> 2. This 1951 bestseller revolves around a crime alleged to have
> taken place in the 1480s. The lead character, a convalescing
> detective, researches the history and comes to believe
> that the person then widely believed to be guilty was not.
> Since the novel appeared, there have been efforts to restore
> his historical reputation. Give the title (which has been
> deleted from the illustration).
"The DAUGHTER of Time". (The alleged crime is the murder of two
young nephews of King Richard III's, the king himself supposedly
being responsible. The title is some sort of literary allusion and
refers to truth.) 1 for Dan.
> * Arts
> 3. A well-known TV series of the 1960s had its ultimate origin in
> this cartoon that appeared in the "New Yorker" in 1938.
> Name the cartoonist.
Charles Addams. [The series was "The Addams FAMILY".] 1 for everyone
-- Marc, Dan, and Pete.
> 4. Name the artist whose signature has been deleted from this
> 1917 poster.
James Montgomery Flagg. [It shows "UNCLE Sam".] 1 for Pete.
> * History
> 5. Soon after this picture was taken, this admiral suffered a
> career-ending debacle when over 2,000 men under his command
> were killed in a surprise attack. Name him.
HUSBAND Kimmel. The attack was on Pearl Harbor.
> 6. Soon after *this* picture was taken, which was about 60 miles
> away and 60 years earlier, this man died of the same disease
> that the people he had devoted the last years of his life to
> had been suffering from. In 2009 the Roman Catholic church
> declared him a saint. Who was he?
FATHER Damien de Veuster. I decided to accept "Damien" alone, since
I had originally decided that "Father Damien" or "St. Damien" was
sufficient and "saint" was in the question. The disease was leprosy
(Hansen's disease). 1 for Pete.
> * Games
> 7. This man is trying to knock the target off its mounting spike.
> At one time this was a common game at British fairgrounds and
> the like; the target would then have been decorated as an old
> black woman's head. And from this comes the name of the game,
> which in British English has also become a phrase for something
> or someone set up as a target for criticism. In its modern
> form seen here, the game still enjoys some popularity in one
> part of England. Name the game.
AUNT Sally.
> 8. This is a marriage -- maybe a royal marriage, depending on
> what's trump. Name the game.
Pinochle. ["MARRIAGE", in the question.] 1 for Pete.
> * Geography
> 9. This waterfall is on the coast (or, depending on how you look
> at it, it's about 40 miles from the coast) of what country?
Norway. It's on a fjord, the Geirangerfjord; it's an arm of the
ocean, but a boat would have to go 40 miles to reach open sea.
[Its name is "the Seven SISTERS".] 1 for Pete.
> 10. Give the relevant *nickname* of the country that this map
> shows part of.
MOTHER Russia. 1 for Dan.
> * Entertainment
> 11. Name the TV series.
"The Good WIFE". (The title character is the one sitting in the
back.) 1 for Marc.
> 12. Name the movie.
"The Blues BROTHERS". (The title characters are the ones being
arrested.) 1 for everyone.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 TOTALS
Pete Gayde 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 6
Dan Blum 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4
Marc Dashevsky 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3
0 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 3
--
Mark Brader "All economic statistics are best seen as
Toronto a peculiarly boring form of science fiction..."
m...@vex.net --Paul Krugman
-- sorry about that -- and then Stephen, who would have won with a
score of 10 points, managed to disqualify himself, leaving only
3 valid entries.
But we do have a winner, and that is Pete Gayde. Lukewarm
congratulations, Pete! And please set RQ 183 at your earliest
convenience.
> Please see: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/182/rq.jpg
> * Literature
> 1. This is part of the title page of the first book edition of
> what novel?
the theme, but Stephen actually knew the picture.)
> 2. This 1951 bestseller revolves around a crime alleged to have
> taken place in the 1480s. The lead character, a convalescing
> detective, researches the history and comes to believe
> that the person then widely believed to be guilty was not.
> Since the novel appeared, there have been efforts to restore
> his historical reputation. Give the title (which has been
> deleted from the illustration).
young nephews of King Richard III's, the king himself supposedly
being responsible. The title is some sort of literary allusion and
refers to truth.) 1 for Dan.
> * Arts
> 3. A well-known TV series of the 1960s had its ultimate origin in
> this cartoon that appeared in the "New Yorker" in 1938.
> Name the cartoonist.
-- Marc, Dan, and Pete.
> 4. Name the artist whose signature has been deleted from this
> 1917 poster.
> * History
> 5. Soon after this picture was taken, this admiral suffered a
> career-ending debacle when over 2,000 men under his command
> were killed in a surprise attack. Name him.
> 6. Soon after *this* picture was taken, which was about 60 miles
> away and 60 years earlier, this man died of the same disease
> that the people he had devoted the last years of his life to
> had been suffering from. In 2009 the Roman Catholic church
> declared him a saint. Who was he?
I had originally decided that "Father Damien" or "St. Damien" was
sufficient and "saint" was in the question. The disease was leprosy
(Hansen's disease). 1 for Pete.
> * Games
> 7. This man is trying to knock the target off its mounting spike.
> At one time this was a common game at British fairgrounds and
> the like; the target would then have been decorated as an old
> black woman's head. And from this comes the name of the game,
> which in British English has also become a phrase for something
> or someone set up as a target for criticism. In its modern
> form seen here, the game still enjoys some popularity in one
> part of England. Name the game.
> 8. This is a marriage -- maybe a royal marriage, depending on
> what's trump. Name the game.
> * Geography
> 9. This waterfall is on the coast (or, depending on how you look
> at it, it's about 40 miles from the coast) of what country?
ocean, but a boat would have to go 40 miles to reach open sea.
[Its name is "the Seven SISTERS".] 1 for Pete.
> 10. Give the relevant *nickname* of the country that this map
> shows part of.
> * Entertainment
> 11. Name the TV series.
back.) 1 for Marc.
> 12. Name the movie.
"The Blues BROTHERS". (The title characters are the ones being
arrested.) 1 for everyone.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 TOTALS
Pete Gayde 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 6
Dan Blum 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4
Marc Dashevsky 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3
0 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 3
--
Mark Brader "All economic statistics are best seen as
Toronto a peculiarly boring form of science fiction..."
m...@vex.net --Paul Krugman
Mark Brader
May 23, 2015, 7:01:08 PM5/23/15
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Sorry, I just posted the results but forgot to change the subject line.
Pete Gayde wins from a very small field:
> 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 TOTALS
>
> Pete Gayde 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 6
> Dan Blum 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4
> Marc Dashevsky 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3
See the previous posting for details.
--
Mark Brader | "Warning! Drinking beer, wine or spirits during
Toronto | pregnancy can harm your baby." (City of Toronto
m...@vex.net | notice in restaurant washrooms--men's and women's)
Pete Gayde wins from a very small field:
> 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 TOTALS
>
> Pete Gayde 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 6
> Dan Blum 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4
> Marc Dashevsky 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3
--
Mark Brader | "Warning! Drinking beer, wine or spirits during
Toronto | pregnancy can harm your baby." (City of Toronto
m...@vex.net | notice in restaurant washrooms--men's and women's)
Mark Brader
May 27, 2015, 3:02:27 PM5/27/15
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Mark Brader:
Dan Blum, would you like to take on RQ 183?
--
Mark Brader "There are three rules for writing the novel.
Toronto Unfortunately no one knows what they are."
m...@vex.net -- Maugham
> Pete Gayde wins from a very small field:
>
> > 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 TOTALS
> >
> > Pete Gayde 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 6
> > Dan Blum 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4
> > Marc Dashevsky 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3
Well, Pete hasn't posted anything or responded to email message I sent.
>
> > 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 TOTALS
> >
> > Pete Gayde 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 6
> > Dan Blum 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4
> > Marc Dashevsky 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3
Dan Blum, would you like to take on RQ 183?
--
Mark Brader "There are three rules for writing the novel.
Toronto Unfortunately no one knows what they are."
m...@vex.net -- Maugham
Dan Blum
May 27, 2015, 3:15:39 PM5/27/15
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Mark Brader <m...@vex.net> wrote:
> Mark Brader:
> > Pete Gayde wins from a very small field:
> >
> > > 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 TOTALS
> > >
> > > Pete Gayde 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 6
> > > Dan Blum 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4
> > > Marc Dashevsky 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3
> Well, Pete hasn't posted anything or responded to email message I sent.
> Dan Blum, would you like to take on RQ 183?
I can but I probably won't get to it until Friday evening and probably
> Mark Brader:
> > Pete Gayde wins from a very small field:
> >
> > > 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 TOTALS
> > >
> > > Pete Gayde 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 6
> > > Dan Blum 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4
> > > Marc Dashevsky 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3
> Well, Pete hasn't posted anything or responded to email message I sent.
> Dan Blum, would you like to take on RQ 183?
won't have something finished until Sunday, so if Pete wants to take it
before then he is welcome to. (If I do some of it I can always use it
later.)
Pete
May 28, 2015, 10:56:15 AM5/28/15
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to...@panix.com (Dan Blum) wrote in news:mk554q$6dj$1...@reader1.panix.com:
> Mark Brader <m...@vex.net> wrote:
>> Mark Brader:
>> > Pete Gayde wins from a very small field:
>> >
>> > > 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 TOTALS
>> > >
>> > > Pete Gayde 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 6
>> > > Dan Blum 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4
>> > > Marc Dashevsky 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3
>
>> Well, Pete hasn't posted anything or responded to email message I sent.
>> Dan Blum, would you like to take on RQ 183?
>
> I can but I probably won't get to it until Friday evening and probably
> won't have something finished until Sunday, so if Pete wants to take it
> before then he is welcome to. (If I do some of it I can always use it
> later.)
>
Sorry for the delay. I will be posting RQ 183 later this morning.
Pete
> Mark Brader <m...@vex.net> wrote:
>> Mark Brader:
>> > Pete Gayde wins from a very small field:
>> >
>> > > 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 TOTALS
>> > >
>> > > Pete Gayde 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 6
>> > > Dan Blum 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4
>> > > Marc Dashevsky 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3
>
>> Well, Pete hasn't posted anything or responded to email message I sent.
>> Dan Blum, would you like to take on RQ 183?
>
> I can but I probably won't get to it until Friday evening and probably
> won't have something finished until Sunday, so if Pete wants to take it
> before then he is welcome to. (If I do some of it I can always use it
> later.)
>
Pete
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