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Mark Brader
Oct 12, 2016, 11:58:00 PM10/12/16
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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2016-07-18,
and should be interpreted accordingly.
On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup,
based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
the correct answers in about 3 days.
All questions were written by members of the Usual Suspects and
are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may
have been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information
see my 2016-05-31 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
I wrote one of these rounds.
* Game 9, Round 7 - Sports in Entertainment
This round resides where the worlds of sports and TV pop culture
meet. In each case you'll be asked about an incident or plot point
where fictional events intersect with a real-life player or team.
We'll give you some additional clues about that player or team,
and then you'll have to name them. Where we ask for a team,
the full name is required, e.g. "Toronto Maple Leafs".
1. On "The League", in the season-4 episode "The Curse of Shiva",
Pete crosses paths with *which Minnesota Vikings running back*?
He won the 2012 NFL MVP award and came 9 yards short of breaking
the single-season record for the most rushing yards.
2. On "Frasier", in a season-8 episode "Hooping Cranes", Niles
is elated when he successfully makes the free-throw shot during
half-time at *which team*'s home court?
3. The 1980s sitcom "Mr. Belvedere" follows the title character
as he cares for the family of George Owens -- who was played by
*which retired baseball player*, who for the past 45 years has
also been known as a radio commentator for the Milwaukee Brewers?
4. On "The Simpsons", in the season-5 Halloween episode, the Devil
(portrayed by Ned Flanders) creates a jury made up of some of
the most evil figures in history, including the 1976 starting
lineup of *what NHL team*? In real life they became the one of
the first NHL teams to win an exhibition game against a Soviet
hockey team, in that year's "Super Series".
5. Also on "The Simpsons", in the season-11 episode "Brother's
Little Helper", the family receives a gift from *which
major-league baseball player*? It's an autographed bat,
commemorating his record-breaking 70th home run during the
1998 season.
6. On "The Brady Bunch", in the season-5 episode "Mail Order
Hero", the Brady kids write a letter faking an illness for Bobby,
in order to get *which Hall of Fame quarterback* to visit?
He is best known for helping the New York Jets achieve an upset
win in Super Bowl III.
7. In a season-5 episode of "Family Matters", *which NBA player*,
appearing as his alter ego "Grandmama", helps Urkel in a
basketball tournament? Grandmama was a character created to
help sell Converse shoes in TV commercials starting in the
early 1990s.
8. On "Home Improvement", in the season-1 episode "Unchained
Malady", which "Tool Time" guest makes Tim cower back when he
wants to hammer in a nail "as if it were Evander Holyfield"?
*This boxer* had fought Holyfield a year earlier in an attempt
to become the oldest heavyweight champion in history at age
42, and would eventually achieve this goal at age 45 against
Michael Moorer.
9. On "Entourage", in the season-3 episode "Gotcha!", Drama,
thinking he's about to be "punk'd", picks a fight with *which
mixed-martial-arts fighter*, who is known as the Iceman and
currently holds the all-time UFC record of 13 knockouts?
10. On "Seinfeld", in the season-3 episode "The Boyfriend",
Kramer and Newman accuse *which baseball player* of spitting
on them, prompting Jerry to come up with the "Magic Loogie
Theory" to clear the player's name? The player in question is
a 5-time All-Star and, playing with the St. Louis Cardinals and
New York Mets, he set a record that still stands, for the most
Gold Glove Awards won by a first baseman.
* Game 9, Round 8 - Literature - Hugo Award-Winners
At the World Science Fiction Convention each year, Hugo awards
are presented in various categories based on voting by fans.
These questions are about 10 winners for Best Novel. We'll give
you the author's initials and the year of the award, and we'll
summarize the plot; you just have to give the title.
1. By J.B., winner in 1969. In the far future year of 2010,
crushing overpopulation has led to many changes in society.
Norman House is an executive at the company that developed
the supercomputer Shalmaneser. Donald Hogan is a spy who gets
"eptified" to assassinate Dr. Sugaiguntung, a leader in genetic
engineering. Among the fragmentary passages setting the scene
are excerpts from "The Hipcrime Vocab" by Chad C. Mulligan.
Name the novel.
2. By W.G., 1985. First, Henry Dorsett Case and Molly Millions are
hired to steal a man's recorded personality. Then they are
sent to the Tessier-Ashpool family's space station, where the
family owns two artificial intelligences -- and they find out
that one of those is their real employer, and their real job
is to help it merge with the other.
3. By N.G., 2002. Newly released from prison, Shadow is recruited
by Mr. Wednesday and finds himself involved in a war between
the Old Gods, which are the ones from ancient mythology, and
the New Gods, representing modern lifestyle elements such as
television and the Internet.
4. By I.A., 1973. In Part I of this novel, Frederick Hallam
observes a sample of plutonium-186, which should not exist, and
realizes it came from a parallel universe with different laws
of physics -- promising a cheap source of energy. Part II takes
place in the other universe and involves aliens that have three
sexes as children, but as adults become sexless "hard ones" such
as Estwald. Part III is set on the Moon and deals with the risk
that the connection between universes will cause a catastrophe.
5. By R.J.S., 2003. This novel also involves a connection
between parallel universes, but in this case the main difference
in the other universe is not in physics, but in prehistory.
In that universe it's Neanderthals and not our type of
humans who survived to the present and developed technology.
The connection between universes takes place at the Sudbury
Neutrino Observatory, where Neanderthal man Ponter Boddit finds
himself in our world. The lead character among the people he
meets is Mary Vaughan of York University.
6. By C.W., 2011. This is one novel published as two volumes with
distinct titles, and we will accept *either* title. It's part
of a series involving time-traveling historians from Oxford
University. In this case Michael Davies, Polly Churchill,
and Merope Ward travel back in time to research the early part
of World War II, but a few weeks later when they should return
home, they find they are trapped in the past.
7. By A.C.C., 1980. This is the story of the building of the
first space elevator, a structure linking the Earth's surface to
geosynchronous orbit. Much of the novel takes place on Taprobane
[ends in "knee"], a fictitious island resembling Sri Lanka but
located on the equator; the engineer in charge of the project
is named Vannevar Morgan.
8. By J.S., 2013. Andrew Dahl and his friends, crew members of the
starship "Intrepid", notice that although junior members of
the crew are often killed in various incidents, any senior
officers present somehow always survive. They also observe
enough other improbable events that they realize that *they are
characters* in a badly written TV show! And then they find a
way to communicate with its producers.
9. By R.A.H., 1960. Humanity is in an interstellar conflict against
an arachnoid species that we call "bugs", which escalates to war
when they destroy Buenos Aires. The novel follows Johnny Rico
and his friends as the war proceeds and he progresses from a
recruit to a Mobile Infantryman, goes into combat on a distant
world, and becomes an officer.
10. By W.M.M. Jr., 1961. This novel is set on the Earth, among an
order of monks. In the first part, 600 years after a
devastating nuclear war, relics of our time are discovered
in a fallout shelter and Abbot Arkos tries to control this
dangerous information. The second and third parts take place
at further 600-year intervals. By the end, nuclear weapons
have been rediscovered, leading to a new nuclear war, but a
few monks escape in the spaceship Quo Peregrinatur.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "I tried to hit Bjarne Stroustrup with a snowball,
m...@vex.net | but missed." --Clive Feather
My text in this article is in the public domain.
and should be interpreted accordingly.
On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup,
based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
the correct answers in about 3 days.
All questions were written by members of the Usual Suspects and
are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may
have been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information
see my 2016-05-31 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
I wrote one of these rounds.
* Game 9, Round 7 - Sports in Entertainment
This round resides where the worlds of sports and TV pop culture
meet. In each case you'll be asked about an incident or plot point
where fictional events intersect with a real-life player or team.
We'll give you some additional clues about that player or team,
and then you'll have to name them. Where we ask for a team,
the full name is required, e.g. "Toronto Maple Leafs".
1. On "The League", in the season-4 episode "The Curse of Shiva",
Pete crosses paths with *which Minnesota Vikings running back*?
He won the 2012 NFL MVP award and came 9 yards short of breaking
the single-season record for the most rushing yards.
2. On "Frasier", in a season-8 episode "Hooping Cranes", Niles
is elated when he successfully makes the free-throw shot during
half-time at *which team*'s home court?
3. The 1980s sitcom "Mr. Belvedere" follows the title character
as he cares for the family of George Owens -- who was played by
*which retired baseball player*, who for the past 45 years has
also been known as a radio commentator for the Milwaukee Brewers?
4. On "The Simpsons", in the season-5 Halloween episode, the Devil
(portrayed by Ned Flanders) creates a jury made up of some of
the most evil figures in history, including the 1976 starting
lineup of *what NHL team*? In real life they became the one of
the first NHL teams to win an exhibition game against a Soviet
hockey team, in that year's "Super Series".
5. Also on "The Simpsons", in the season-11 episode "Brother's
Little Helper", the family receives a gift from *which
major-league baseball player*? It's an autographed bat,
commemorating his record-breaking 70th home run during the
1998 season.
6. On "The Brady Bunch", in the season-5 episode "Mail Order
Hero", the Brady kids write a letter faking an illness for Bobby,
in order to get *which Hall of Fame quarterback* to visit?
He is best known for helping the New York Jets achieve an upset
win in Super Bowl III.
7. In a season-5 episode of "Family Matters", *which NBA player*,
appearing as his alter ego "Grandmama", helps Urkel in a
basketball tournament? Grandmama was a character created to
help sell Converse shoes in TV commercials starting in the
early 1990s.
8. On "Home Improvement", in the season-1 episode "Unchained
Malady", which "Tool Time" guest makes Tim cower back when he
wants to hammer in a nail "as if it were Evander Holyfield"?
*This boxer* had fought Holyfield a year earlier in an attempt
to become the oldest heavyweight champion in history at age
42, and would eventually achieve this goal at age 45 against
Michael Moorer.
9. On "Entourage", in the season-3 episode "Gotcha!", Drama,
thinking he's about to be "punk'd", picks a fight with *which
mixed-martial-arts fighter*, who is known as the Iceman and
currently holds the all-time UFC record of 13 knockouts?
10. On "Seinfeld", in the season-3 episode "The Boyfriend",
Kramer and Newman accuse *which baseball player* of spitting
on them, prompting Jerry to come up with the "Magic Loogie
Theory" to clear the player's name? The player in question is
a 5-time All-Star and, playing with the St. Louis Cardinals and
New York Mets, he set a record that still stands, for the most
Gold Glove Awards won by a first baseman.
* Game 9, Round 8 - Literature - Hugo Award-Winners
At the World Science Fiction Convention each year, Hugo awards
are presented in various categories based on voting by fans.
These questions are about 10 winners for Best Novel. We'll give
you the author's initials and the year of the award, and we'll
summarize the plot; you just have to give the title.
1. By J.B., winner in 1969. In the far future year of 2010,
crushing overpopulation has led to many changes in society.
Norman House is an executive at the company that developed
the supercomputer Shalmaneser. Donald Hogan is a spy who gets
"eptified" to assassinate Dr. Sugaiguntung, a leader in genetic
engineering. Among the fragmentary passages setting the scene
are excerpts from "The Hipcrime Vocab" by Chad C. Mulligan.
Name the novel.
2. By W.G., 1985. First, Henry Dorsett Case and Molly Millions are
hired to steal a man's recorded personality. Then they are
sent to the Tessier-Ashpool family's space station, where the
family owns two artificial intelligences -- and they find out
that one of those is their real employer, and their real job
is to help it merge with the other.
3. By N.G., 2002. Newly released from prison, Shadow is recruited
by Mr. Wednesday and finds himself involved in a war between
the Old Gods, which are the ones from ancient mythology, and
the New Gods, representing modern lifestyle elements such as
television and the Internet.
4. By I.A., 1973. In Part I of this novel, Frederick Hallam
observes a sample of plutonium-186, which should not exist, and
realizes it came from a parallel universe with different laws
of physics -- promising a cheap source of energy. Part II takes
place in the other universe and involves aliens that have three
sexes as children, but as adults become sexless "hard ones" such
as Estwald. Part III is set on the Moon and deals with the risk
that the connection between universes will cause a catastrophe.
5. By R.J.S., 2003. This novel also involves a connection
between parallel universes, but in this case the main difference
in the other universe is not in physics, but in prehistory.
In that universe it's Neanderthals and not our type of
humans who survived to the present and developed technology.
The connection between universes takes place at the Sudbury
Neutrino Observatory, where Neanderthal man Ponter Boddit finds
himself in our world. The lead character among the people he
meets is Mary Vaughan of York University.
6. By C.W., 2011. This is one novel published as two volumes with
distinct titles, and we will accept *either* title. It's part
of a series involving time-traveling historians from Oxford
University. In this case Michael Davies, Polly Churchill,
and Merope Ward travel back in time to research the early part
of World War II, but a few weeks later when they should return
home, they find they are trapped in the past.
7. By A.C.C., 1980. This is the story of the building of the
first space elevator, a structure linking the Earth's surface to
geosynchronous orbit. Much of the novel takes place on Taprobane
[ends in "knee"], a fictitious island resembling Sri Lanka but
located on the equator; the engineer in charge of the project
is named Vannevar Morgan.
8. By J.S., 2013. Andrew Dahl and his friends, crew members of the
starship "Intrepid", notice that although junior members of
the crew are often killed in various incidents, any senior
officers present somehow always survive. They also observe
enough other improbable events that they realize that *they are
characters* in a badly written TV show! And then they find a
way to communicate with its producers.
9. By R.A.H., 1960. Humanity is in an interstellar conflict against
an arachnoid species that we call "bugs", which escalates to war
when they destroy Buenos Aires. The novel follows Johnny Rico
and his friends as the war proceeds and he progresses from a
recruit to a Mobile Infantryman, goes into combat on a distant
world, and becomes an officer.
10. By W.M.M. Jr., 1961. This novel is set on the Earth, among an
order of monks. In the first part, 600 years after a
devastating nuclear war, relics of our time are discovered
in a fallout shelter and Abbot Arkos tries to control this
dangerous information. The second and third parts take place
at further 600-year intervals. By the end, nuclear weapons
have been rediscovered, leading to a new nuclear war, but a
few monks escape in the spaceship Quo Peregrinatur.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "I tried to hit Bjarne Stroustrup with a snowball,
m...@vex.net | but missed." --Clive Feather
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Joshua Kreitzer
Oct 13, 2016, 12:08:09 AM10/13/16
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:26KdnX9jT_Lem2LKnZ2dnUU7-
bfN...@giganews.com:
> * Game 9, Round 7 - Sports in Entertainment
>
> This round resides where the worlds of sports and TV pop culture
> meet. In each case you'll be asked about an incident or plot point
> where fictional events intersect with a real-life player or team.
> We'll give you some additional clues about that player or team,
> and then you'll have to name them. Where we ask for a team,
> the full name is required, e.g. "Toronto Maple Leafs".
>
> 1. On "The League", in the season-4 episode "The Curse of Shiva",
> Pete crosses paths with *which Minnesota Vikings running back*?
> He won the 2012 NFL MVP award and came 9 yards short of breaking
> the single-season record for the most rushing yards.
Peterson (?)
> 2. On "Frasier", in a season-8 episode "Hooping Cranes", Niles
> is elated when he successfully makes the free-throw shot during
> half-time at *which team*'s home court?
Seattle SuperSonics
> 3. The 1980s sitcom "Mr. Belvedere" follows the title character
> as he cares for the family of George Owens -- who was played by
> *which retired baseball player*, who for the past 45 years has
> also been known as a radio commentator for the Milwaukee Brewers?
Bob Uecker
> 4. On "The Simpsons", in the season-5 Halloween episode, the Devil
> (portrayed by Ned Flanders) creates a jury made up of some of
> the most evil figures in history, including the 1976 starting
> lineup of *what NHL team*? In real life they became the one of
> the first NHL teams to win an exhibition game against a Soviet
> hockey team, in that year's "Super Series".
Philadelphia Flyers
> 5. Also on "The Simpsons", in the season-11 episode "Brother's
> Little Helper", the family receives a gift from *which
> major-league baseball player*? It's an autographed bat,
> commemorating his record-breaking 70th home run during the
> 1998 season.
Mark McGwire
> 6. On "The Brady Bunch", in the season-5 episode "Mail Order
> Hero", the Brady kids write a letter faking an illness for Bobby,
> in order to get *which Hall of Fame quarterback* to visit?
> He is best known for helping the New York Jets achieve an upset
> win in Super Bowl III.
Joe Namath
> 7. In a season-5 episode of "Family Matters", *which NBA player*,
> appearing as his alter ego "Grandmama", helps Urkel in a
> basketball tournament? Grandmama was a character created to
> help sell Converse shoes in TV commercials starting in the
> early 1990s.
Larry Johnson (?)
> 8. On "Home Improvement", in the season-1 episode "Unchained
> Malady", which "Tool Time" guest makes Tim cower back when he
> wants to hammer in a nail "as if it were Evander Holyfield"?
> *This boxer* had fought Holyfield a year earlier in an attempt
> to become the oldest heavyweight champion in history at age
> 42, and would eventually achieve this goal at age 45 against
> Michael Moorer.
George Foreman
> 10. On "Seinfeld", in the season-3 episode "The Boyfriend",
> Kramer and Newman accuse *which baseball player* of spitting
> on them, prompting Jerry to come up with the "Magic Loogie
> Theory" to clear the player's name? The player in question is
> a 5-time All-Star and, playing with the St. Louis Cardinals and
> New York Mets, he set a record that still stands, for the most
> Gold Glove Awards won by a first baseman.
Keith Hernandez
> * Game 9, Round 8 - Literature - Hugo Award-Winners
>
> At the World Science Fiction Convention each year, Hugo awards
> are presented in various categories based on voting by fans.
> These questions are about 10 winners for Best Novel. We'll give
> you the author's initials and the year of the award, and we'll
> summarize the plot; you just have to give the title.
>
> 1. By J.B., winner in 1969. In the far future year of 2010,
> crushing overpopulation has led to many changes in society.
> Norman House is an executive at the company that developed
> the supercomputer Shalmaneser. Donald Hogan is a spy who gets
> "eptified" to assassinate Dr. Sugaiguntung, a leader in genetic
> engineering. Among the fragmentary passages setting the scene
> are excerpts from "The Hipcrime Vocab" by Chad C. Mulligan.
> Name the novel.
"Stand on Zanzibar"
> 2. By W.G., 1985. First, Henry Dorsett Case and Molly Millions are
> hired to steal a man's recorded personality. Then they are
> sent to the Tessier-Ashpool family's space station, where the
> family owns two artificial intelligences -- and they find out
> that one of those is their real employer, and their real job
> is to help it merge with the other.
"Neuromancer"
> 3. By N.G., 2002. Newly released from prison, Shadow is recruited
> by Mr. Wednesday and finds himself involved in a war between
> the Old Gods, which are the ones from ancient mythology, and
> the New Gods, representing modern lifestyle elements such as
> television and the Internet.
"American Gods"
> 4. By I.A., 1973. In Part I of this novel, Frederick Hallam
> observes a sample of plutonium-186, which should not exist, and
> realizes it came from a parallel universe with different laws
> of physics -- promising a cheap source of energy. Part II takes
> place in the other universe and involves aliens that have three
> sexes as children, but as adults become sexless "hard ones" such
> as Estwald. Part III is set on the Moon and deals with the risk
> that the connection between universes will cause a catastrophe.
"The Gods Themselves"
> 5. By R.J.S., 2003. This novel also involves a connection
> between parallel universes, but in this case the main difference
> in the other universe is not in physics, but in prehistory.
> In that universe it's Neanderthals and not our type of
> humans who survived to the present and developed technology.
> The connection between universes takes place at the Sudbury
> Neutrino Observatory, where Neanderthal man Ponter Boddit finds
> himself in our world. The lead character among the people he
> meets is Mary Vaughan of York University.
"Hominids"
> 6. By C.W., 2011. This is one novel published as two volumes with
> distinct titles, and we will accept *either* title. It's part
> of a series involving time-traveling historians from Oxford
> University. In this case Michael Davies, Polly Churchill,
> and Merope Ward travel back in time to research the early part
> of World War II, but a few weeks later when they should return
> home, they find they are trapped in the past.
"Blackout"; "All Clear"
> 8. By J.S., 2013. Andrew Dahl and his friends, crew members of the
> starship "Intrepid", notice that although junior members of
> the crew are often killed in various incidents, any senior
> officers present somehow always survive. They also observe
> enough other improbable events that they realize that *they are
> characters* in a badly written TV show! And then they find a
> way to communicate with its producers.
"Redshirts"
> 9. By R.A.H., 1960. Humanity is in an interstellar conflict against
> an arachnoid species that we call "bugs", which escalates to war
> when they destroy Buenos Aires. The novel follows Johnny Rico
> and his friends as the war proceeds and he progresses from a
> recruit to a Mobile Infantryman, goes into combat on a distant
> world, and becomes an officer.
"Starship Troopers"
> 10. By W.M.M. Jr., 1961. This novel is set on the Earth, among an
> order of monks. In the first part, 600 years after a
> devastating nuclear war, relics of our time are discovered
> in a fallout shelter and Abbot Arkos tries to control this
> dangerous information. The second and third parts take place
> at further 600-year intervals. By the end, nuclear weapons
> have been rediscovered, leading to a new nuclear war, but a
> few monks escape in the spaceship Quo Peregrinatur.
"A Canticle for Leibowitz"
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
bfN...@giganews.com:
> * Game 9, Round 7 - Sports in Entertainment
>
> This round resides where the worlds of sports and TV pop culture
> meet. In each case you'll be asked about an incident or plot point
> where fictional events intersect with a real-life player or team.
> We'll give you some additional clues about that player or team,
> and then you'll have to name them. Where we ask for a team,
> the full name is required, e.g. "Toronto Maple Leafs".
>
> 1. On "The League", in the season-4 episode "The Curse of Shiva",
> Pete crosses paths with *which Minnesota Vikings running back*?
> He won the 2012 NFL MVP award and came 9 yards short of breaking
> the single-season record for the most rushing yards.
> 2. On "Frasier", in a season-8 episode "Hooping Cranes", Niles
> is elated when he successfully makes the free-throw shot during
> half-time at *which team*'s home court?
> 3. The 1980s sitcom "Mr. Belvedere" follows the title character
> as he cares for the family of George Owens -- who was played by
> *which retired baseball player*, who for the past 45 years has
> also been known as a radio commentator for the Milwaukee Brewers?
> 4. On "The Simpsons", in the season-5 Halloween episode, the Devil
> (portrayed by Ned Flanders) creates a jury made up of some of
> the most evil figures in history, including the 1976 starting
> lineup of *what NHL team*? In real life they became the one of
> the first NHL teams to win an exhibition game against a Soviet
> hockey team, in that year's "Super Series".
> 5. Also on "The Simpsons", in the season-11 episode "Brother's
> Little Helper", the family receives a gift from *which
> major-league baseball player*? It's an autographed bat,
> commemorating his record-breaking 70th home run during the
> 1998 season.
> 6. On "The Brady Bunch", in the season-5 episode "Mail Order
> Hero", the Brady kids write a letter faking an illness for Bobby,
> in order to get *which Hall of Fame quarterback* to visit?
> He is best known for helping the New York Jets achieve an upset
> win in Super Bowl III.
> 7. In a season-5 episode of "Family Matters", *which NBA player*,
> appearing as his alter ego "Grandmama", helps Urkel in a
> basketball tournament? Grandmama was a character created to
> help sell Converse shoes in TV commercials starting in the
> early 1990s.
> 8. On "Home Improvement", in the season-1 episode "Unchained
> Malady", which "Tool Time" guest makes Tim cower back when he
> wants to hammer in a nail "as if it were Evander Holyfield"?
> *This boxer* had fought Holyfield a year earlier in an attempt
> to become the oldest heavyweight champion in history at age
> 42, and would eventually achieve this goal at age 45 against
> Michael Moorer.
> 10. On "Seinfeld", in the season-3 episode "The Boyfriend",
> Kramer and Newman accuse *which baseball player* of spitting
> on them, prompting Jerry to come up with the "Magic Loogie
> Theory" to clear the player's name? The player in question is
> a 5-time All-Star and, playing with the St. Louis Cardinals and
> New York Mets, he set a record that still stands, for the most
> Gold Glove Awards won by a first baseman.
> * Game 9, Round 8 - Literature - Hugo Award-Winners
>
> At the World Science Fiction Convention each year, Hugo awards
> are presented in various categories based on voting by fans.
> These questions are about 10 winners for Best Novel. We'll give
> you the author's initials and the year of the award, and we'll
> summarize the plot; you just have to give the title.
>
> 1. By J.B., winner in 1969. In the far future year of 2010,
> crushing overpopulation has led to many changes in society.
> Norman House is an executive at the company that developed
> the supercomputer Shalmaneser. Donald Hogan is a spy who gets
> "eptified" to assassinate Dr. Sugaiguntung, a leader in genetic
> engineering. Among the fragmentary passages setting the scene
> are excerpts from "The Hipcrime Vocab" by Chad C. Mulligan.
> Name the novel.
> 2. By W.G., 1985. First, Henry Dorsett Case and Molly Millions are
> hired to steal a man's recorded personality. Then they are
> sent to the Tessier-Ashpool family's space station, where the
> family owns two artificial intelligences -- and they find out
> that one of those is their real employer, and their real job
> is to help it merge with the other.
> 3. By N.G., 2002. Newly released from prison, Shadow is recruited
> by Mr. Wednesday and finds himself involved in a war between
> the Old Gods, which are the ones from ancient mythology, and
> the New Gods, representing modern lifestyle elements such as
> television and the Internet.
> 4. By I.A., 1973. In Part I of this novel, Frederick Hallam
> observes a sample of plutonium-186, which should not exist, and
> realizes it came from a parallel universe with different laws
> of physics -- promising a cheap source of energy. Part II takes
> place in the other universe and involves aliens that have three
> sexes as children, but as adults become sexless "hard ones" such
> as Estwald. Part III is set on the Moon and deals with the risk
> that the connection between universes will cause a catastrophe.
> 5. By R.J.S., 2003. This novel also involves a connection
> between parallel universes, but in this case the main difference
> in the other universe is not in physics, but in prehistory.
> In that universe it's Neanderthals and not our type of
> humans who survived to the present and developed technology.
> The connection between universes takes place at the Sudbury
> Neutrino Observatory, where Neanderthal man Ponter Boddit finds
> himself in our world. The lead character among the people he
> meets is Mary Vaughan of York University.
> 6. By C.W., 2011. This is one novel published as two volumes with
> distinct titles, and we will accept *either* title. It's part
> of a series involving time-traveling historians from Oxford
> University. In this case Michael Davies, Polly Churchill,
> and Merope Ward travel back in time to research the early part
> of World War II, but a few weeks later when they should return
> home, they find they are trapped in the past.
> 8. By J.S., 2013. Andrew Dahl and his friends, crew members of the
> starship "Intrepid", notice that although junior members of
> the crew are often killed in various incidents, any senior
> officers present somehow always survive. They also observe
> enough other improbable events that they realize that *they are
> characters* in a badly written TV show! And then they find a
> way to communicate with its producers.
> 9. By R.A.H., 1960. Humanity is in an interstellar conflict against
> an arachnoid species that we call "bugs", which escalates to war
> when they destroy Buenos Aires. The novel follows Johnny Rico
> and his friends as the war proceeds and he progresses from a
> recruit to a Mobile Infantryman, goes into combat on a distant
> world, and becomes an officer.
> 10. By W.M.M. Jr., 1961. This novel is set on the Earth, among an
> order of monks. In the first part, 600 years after a
> devastating nuclear war, relics of our time are discovered
> in a fallout shelter and Abbot Arkos tries to control this
> dangerous information. The second and third parts take place
> at further 600-year intervals. By the end, nuclear weapons
> have been rediscovered, leading to a new nuclear war, but a
> few monks escape in the spaceship Quo Peregrinatur.
--
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grom...@hotmail.com
Dan Blum
Oct 13, 2016, 12:36:37 AM10/13/16
to
> 2. On "Frasier", in a season-8 episode "Hooping Cranes", Niles
> is elated when he successfully makes the free-throw shot during
> half-time at *which team*'s home court?
Seattle Supersonics
> is elated when he successfully makes the free-throw shot during
> half-time at *which team*'s home court?
> 4. On "The Simpsons", in the season-5 Halloween episode, the Devil
> (portrayed by Ned Flanders) creates a jury made up of some of
> the most evil figures in history, including the 1976 starting
> lineup of *what NHL team*? In real life they became the one of
> the first NHL teams to win an exhibition game against a Soviet
> hockey team, in that year's "Super Series".
> 5. Also on "The Simpsons", in the season-11 episode "Brother's
> Little Helper", the family receives a gift from *which
> major-league baseball player*? It's an autographed bat,
> commemorating his record-breaking 70th home run during the
> 1998 season.
> 6. On "The Brady Bunch", in the season-5 episode "Mail Order
> Hero", the Brady kids write a letter faking an illness for Bobby,
> in order to get *which Hall of Fame quarterback* to visit?
> He is best known for helping the New York Jets achieve an upset
> win in Super Bowl III.
> 8. On "Home Improvement", in the season-1 episode "Unchained
> Malady", which "Tool Time" guest makes Tim cower back when he
> wants to hammer in a nail "as if it were Evander Holyfield"?
> *This boxer* had fought Holyfield a year earlier in an attempt
> to become the oldest heavyweight champion in history at age
> 42, and would eventually achieve this goal at age 45 against
> Michael Moorer.
> * Game 9, Round 8 - Literature - Hugo Award-Winners
> 2. By W.G., 1985. First, Henry Dorsett Case and Molly Millions are
> hired to steal a man's recorded personality. Then they are
> sent to the Tessier-Ashpool family's space station, where the
> family owns two artificial intelligences -- and they find out
> that one of those is their real employer, and their real job
> is to help it merge with the other.
Neuromancer
> hired to steal a man's recorded personality. Then they are
> sent to the Tessier-Ashpool family's space station, where the
> family owns two artificial intelligences -- and they find out
> that one of those is their real employer, and their real job
> is to help it merge with the other.
> 3. By N.G., 2002. Newly released from prison, Shadow is recruited
> by Mr. Wednesday and finds himself involved in a war between
> the Old Gods, which are the ones from ancient mythology, and
> the New Gods, representing modern lifestyle elements such as
> television and the Internet.
> 4. By I.A., 1973. In Part I of this novel, Frederick Hallam
> observes a sample of plutonium-186, which should not exist, and
> realizes it came from a parallel universe with different laws
> of physics -- promising a cheap source of energy. Part II takes
> place in the other universe and involves aliens that have three
> sexes as children, but as adults become sexless "hard ones" such
> as Estwald. Part III is set on the Moon and deals with the risk
> that the connection between universes will cause a catastrophe.
> 6. By C.W., 2011. This is one novel published as two volumes with
> distinct titles, and we will accept *either* title. It's part
> of a series involving time-traveling historians from Oxford
> University. In this case Michael Davies, Polly Churchill,
> and Merope Ward travel back in time to research the early part
> of World War II, but a few weeks later when they should return
> home, they find they are trapped in the past.
> 8. By J.S., 2013. Andrew Dahl and his friends, crew members of the
> starship "Intrepid", notice that although junior members of
> the crew are often killed in various incidents, any senior
> officers present somehow always survive. They also observe
> enough other improbable events that they realize that *they are
> characters* in a badly written TV show! And then they find a
> way to communicate with its producers.
> 9. By R.A.H., 1960. Humanity is in an interstellar conflict against
> an arachnoid species that we call "bugs", which escalates to war
> when they destroy Buenos Aires. The novel follows Johnny Rico
> and his friends as the war proceeds and he progresses from a
> recruit to a Mobile Infantryman, goes into combat on a distant
> world, and becomes an officer.
> 10. By W.M.M. Jr., 1961. This novel is set on the Earth, among an
> order of monks. In the first part, 600 years after a
> devastating nuclear war, relics of our time are discovered
> in a fallout shelter and Abbot Arkos tries to control this
> dangerous information. The second and third parts take place
> at further 600-year intervals. By the end, nuclear weapons
> have been rediscovered, leading to a new nuclear war, but a
> few monks escape in the spaceship Quo Peregrinatur.
A Canticle for Leibowitz
--
_______________________________________________________________________
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"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Calvin
Oct 13, 2016, 2:09:54 AM10/13/16
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On Thursday, October 13, 2016 at 1:58:00 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
> * Game 9, Round 7 - Sports in Entertainment
>
> * Game 9, Round 7 - Sports in Entertainment
>
> 1. On "The League", in the season-4 episode "The Curse of Shiva",
> Pete crosses paths with *which Minnesota Vikings running back*?
> He won the 2012 NFL MVP award and came 9 yards short of breaking
> the single-season record for the most rushing yards.
>
> 2. On "Frasier", in a season-8 episode "Hooping Cranes", Niles
> is elated when he successfully makes the free-throw shot during
> half-time at *which team*'s home court?
Seattle Supersonics
> Pete crosses paths with *which Minnesota Vikings running back*?
> He won the 2012 NFL MVP award and came 9 yards short of breaking
> the single-season record for the most rushing yards.
>
> 2. On "Frasier", in a season-8 episode "Hooping Cranes", Niles
> is elated when he successfully makes the free-throw shot during
> half-time at *which team*'s home court?
> 3. The 1980s sitcom "Mr. Belvedere" follows the title character
> as he cares for the family of George Owens -- who was played by
> *which retired baseball player*, who for the past 45 years has
> also been known as a radio commentator for the Milwaukee Brewers?
>
> 4. On "The Simpsons", in the season-5 Halloween episode, the Devil
> (portrayed by Ned Flanders) creates a jury made up of some of
> the most evil figures in history, including the 1976 starting
> lineup of *what NHL team*? In real life they became the one of
> the first NHL teams to win an exhibition game against a Soviet
> hockey team, in that year's "Super Series".
> 5. Also on "The Simpsons", in the season-11 episode "Brother's
> Little Helper", the family receives a gift from *which
> major-league baseball player*? It's an autographed bat,
> commemorating his record-breaking 70th home run during the
> 1998 season.
> 6. On "The Brady Bunch", in the season-5 episode "Mail Order
> Hero", the Brady kids write a letter faking an illness for Bobby,
> in order to get *which Hall of Fame quarterback* to visit?
> He is best known for helping the New York Jets achieve an upset
> win in Super Bowl III.
> 7. In a season-5 episode of "Family Matters", *which NBA player*,
> appearing as his alter ego "Grandmama", helps Urkel in a
> basketball tournament? Grandmama was a character created to
> help sell Converse shoes in TV commercials starting in the
> early 1990s.
>
> 8. On "Home Improvement", in the season-1 episode "Unchained
> Malady", which "Tool Time" guest makes Tim cower back when he
> wants to hammer in a nail "as if it were Evander Holyfield"?
> *This boxer* had fought Holyfield a year earlier in an attempt
> to become the oldest heavyweight champion in history at age
> 42, and would eventually achieve this goal at age 45 against
> Michael Moorer.
> 9. On "Entourage", in the season-3 episode "Gotcha!", Drama,
> thinking he's about to be "punk'd", picks a fight with *which
> mixed-martial-arts fighter*, who is known as the Iceman and
> currently holds the all-time UFC record of 13 knockouts?
> 10. On "Seinfeld", in the season-3 episode "The Boyfriend",
> Kramer and Newman accuse *which baseball player* of spitting
> on them, prompting Jerry to come up with the "Magic Loogie
> Theory" to clear the player's name? The player in question is
> a 5-time All-Star and, playing with the St. Louis Cardinals and
> New York Mets, he set a record that still stands, for the most
> Gold Glove Awards won by a first baseman.
> 5. By R.J.S., 2003. This novel also involves a connection
> between parallel universes, but in this case the main difference
> in the other universe is not in physics, but in prehistory.
> In that universe it's Neanderthals and not our type of
> humans who survived to the present and developed technology.
> The connection between universes takes place at the Sudbury
> Neutrino Observatory, where Neanderthal man Ponter Boddit finds
> himself in our world. The lead character among the people he
> meets is Mary Vaughan of York University.
>
> 6. By C.W., 2011. This is one novel published as two volumes with
> distinct titles, and we will accept *either* title. It's part
> of a series involving time-traveling historians from Oxford
> University. In this case Michael Davies, Polly Churchill,
> and Merope Ward travel back in time to research the early part
> of World War II, but a few weeks later when they should return
> home, they find they are trapped in the past.
>
> 7. By A.C.C., 1980. This is the story of the building of the
> first space elevator, a structure linking the Earth's surface to
> geosynchronous orbit. Much of the novel takes place on Taprobane
> [ends in "knee"], a fictitious island resembling Sri Lanka but
> located on the equator; the engineer in charge of the project
> is named Vannevar Morgan.
> 8. By J.S., 2013. Andrew Dahl and his friends, crew members of the
> starship "Intrepid", notice that although junior members of
> the crew are often killed in various incidents, any senior
> officers present somehow always survive. They also observe
> enough other improbable events that they realize that *they are
> characters* in a badly written TV show! And then they find a
> way to communicate with its producers.
>
> 9. By R.A.H., 1960. Humanity is in an interstellar conflict against
> an arachnoid species that we call "bugs", which escalates to war
> when they destroy Buenos Aires. The novel follows Johnny Rico
> and his friends as the war proceeds and he progresses from a
> recruit to a Mobile Infantryman, goes into combat on a distant
> world, and becomes an officer.
>
> 10. By W.M.M. Jr., 1961. This novel is set on the Earth, among an
> order of monks. In the first part, 600 years after a
> devastating nuclear war, relics of our time are discovered
> in a fallout shelter and Abbot Arkos tries to control this
> dangerous information. The second and third parts take place
> at further 600-year intervals. By the end, nuclear weapons
> have been rediscovered, leading to a new nuclear war, but a
> few monks escape in the spaceship Quo Peregrinatur.
calvin
Marc Dashevsky
Oct 13, 2016, 2:13:46 AM10/13/16
to
In article <26KdnX9jT_Lem2LK...@giganews.com>, m...@vex.net says...
> 2. On "Frasier", in a season-8 episode "Hooping Cranes", Niles
> is elated when he successfully makes the free-throw shot during
> half-time at *which team*'s home court?
Seattle Supersonics
> 3. The 1980s sitcom "Mr. Belvedere" follows the title character
> as he cares for the family of George Owens -- who was played by
> *which retired baseball player*, who for the past 45 years has
> also been known as a radio commentator for the Milwaukee Brewers?
Bob Eucker
> 4. On "The Simpsons", in the season-5 Halloween episode, the Devil
> (portrayed by Ned Flanders) creates a jury made up of some of
> the most evil figures in history, including the 1976 starting
> lineup of *what NHL team*? In real life they became the one of
> the first NHL teams to win an exhibition game against a Soviet
> hockey team, in that year's "Super Series".
Philadelphia Flyers
> 5. Also on "The Simpsons", in the season-11 episode "Brother's
> Little Helper", the family receives a gift from *which
> major-league baseball player*? It's an autographed bat,
> commemorating his record-breaking 70th home run during the
> 1998 season.
Barry Bonds
> 6. On "The Brady Bunch", in the season-5 episode "Mail Order
> Hero", the Brady kids write a letter faking an illness for Bobby,
> in order to get *which Hall of Fame quarterback* to visit?
> He is best known for helping the New York Jets achieve an upset
> win in Super Bowl III.
Joe Namath
> 7. In a season-5 episode of "Family Matters", *which NBA player*,
> appearing as his alter ego "Grandmama", helps Urkel in a
> basketball tournament? Grandmama was a character created to
> help sell Converse shoes in TV commercials starting in the
> early 1990s.
>
> 8. On "Home Improvement", in the season-1 episode "Unchained
> Malady", which "Tool Time" guest makes Tim cower back when he
> wants to hammer in a nail "as if it were Evander Holyfield"?
> *This boxer* had fought Holyfield a year earlier in an attempt
> to become the oldest heavyweight champion in history at age
> 42, and would eventually achieve this goal at age 45 against
> Michael Moorer.
>
> 9. On "Entourage", in the season-3 episode "Gotcha!", Drama,
> thinking he's about to be "punk'd", picks a fight with *which
> mixed-martial-arts fighter*, who is known as the Iceman and
> currently holds the all-time UFC record of 13 knockouts?
>
> 10. On "Seinfeld", in the season-3 episode "The Boyfriend",
> Kramer and Newman accuse *which baseball player* of spitting
> on them, prompting Jerry to come up with the "Magic Loogie
> Theory" to clear the player's name? The player in question is
> a 5-time All-Star and, playing with the St. Louis Cardinals and
> New York Mets, he set a record that still stands, for the most
> Gold Glove Awards won by a first baseman.
Keith Hernandez
The Gods Themselves
A Canticle for Liebowitz
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
> * Game 9, Round 7 - Sports in Entertainment
>
> This round resides where the worlds of sports and TV pop culture
> meet. In each case you'll be asked about an incident or plot point
> where fictional events intersect with a real-life player or team.
> We'll give you some additional clues about that player or team,
> and then you'll have to name them. Where we ask for a team,
> the full name is required, e.g. "Toronto Maple Leafs".
>
> 1. On "The League", in the season-4 episode "The Curse of Shiva",
> Pete crosses paths with *which Minnesota Vikings running back*?
> He won the 2012 NFL MVP award and came 9 yards short of breaking
> the single-season record for the most rushing yards.
Adrian Peterson
>
> This round resides where the worlds of sports and TV pop culture
> meet. In each case you'll be asked about an incident or plot point
> where fictional events intersect with a real-life player or team.
> We'll give you some additional clues about that player or team,
> and then you'll have to name them. Where we ask for a team,
> the full name is required, e.g. "Toronto Maple Leafs".
>
> 1. On "The League", in the season-4 episode "The Curse of Shiva",
> Pete crosses paths with *which Minnesota Vikings running back*?
> He won the 2012 NFL MVP award and came 9 yards short of breaking
> the single-season record for the most rushing yards.
> 2. On "Frasier", in a season-8 episode "Hooping Cranes", Niles
> is elated when he successfully makes the free-throw shot during
> half-time at *which team*'s home court?
> 3. The 1980s sitcom "Mr. Belvedere" follows the title character
> as he cares for the family of George Owens -- who was played by
> *which retired baseball player*, who for the past 45 years has
> also been known as a radio commentator for the Milwaukee Brewers?
> 4. On "The Simpsons", in the season-5 Halloween episode, the Devil
> (portrayed by Ned Flanders) creates a jury made up of some of
> the most evil figures in history, including the 1976 starting
> lineup of *what NHL team*? In real life they became the one of
> the first NHL teams to win an exhibition game against a Soviet
> hockey team, in that year's "Super Series".
> 5. Also on "The Simpsons", in the season-11 episode "Brother's
> Little Helper", the family receives a gift from *which
> major-league baseball player*? It's an autographed bat,
> commemorating his record-breaking 70th home run during the
> 1998 season.
> 6. On "The Brady Bunch", in the season-5 episode "Mail Order
> Hero", the Brady kids write a letter faking an illness for Bobby,
> in order to get *which Hall of Fame quarterback* to visit?
> He is best known for helping the New York Jets achieve an upset
> win in Super Bowl III.
> 7. In a season-5 episode of "Family Matters", *which NBA player*,
> appearing as his alter ego "Grandmama", helps Urkel in a
> basketball tournament? Grandmama was a character created to
> help sell Converse shoes in TV commercials starting in the
> early 1990s.
>
> 8. On "Home Improvement", in the season-1 episode "Unchained
> Malady", which "Tool Time" guest makes Tim cower back when he
> wants to hammer in a nail "as if it were Evander Holyfield"?
> *This boxer* had fought Holyfield a year earlier in an attempt
> to become the oldest heavyweight champion in history at age
> 42, and would eventually achieve this goal at age 45 against
> Michael Moorer.
>
> 9. On "Entourage", in the season-3 episode "Gotcha!", Drama,
> thinking he's about to be "punk'd", picks a fight with *which
> mixed-martial-arts fighter*, who is known as the Iceman and
> currently holds the all-time UFC record of 13 knockouts?
>
> 10. On "Seinfeld", in the season-3 episode "The Boyfriend",
> Kramer and Newman accuse *which baseball player* of spitting
> on them, prompting Jerry to come up with the "Magic Loogie
> Theory" to clear the player's name? The player in question is
> a 5-time All-Star and, playing with the St. Louis Cardinals and
> New York Mets, he set a record that still stands, for the most
> Gold Glove Awards won by a first baseman.
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Dan Tilque
Oct 13, 2016, 4:59:38 AM10/13/16
to
Mark Brader wrote:
>
> * Game 9, Round 7 - Sports in Entertainment
>
> This round resides where the worlds of sports and TV pop culture
> meet. In each case you'll be asked about an incident or plot point
> where fictional events intersect with a real-life player or team.
> We'll give you some additional clues about that player or team,
> and then you'll have to name them. Where we ask for a team,
> the full name is required, e.g. "Toronto Maple Leafs".
>
> 1. On "The League", in the season-4 episode "The Curse of Shiva",
> Pete crosses paths with *which Minnesota Vikings running back*?
> He won the 2012 NFL MVP award and came 9 yards short of breaking
> the single-season record for the most rushing yards.
>
> 2. On "Frasier", in a season-8 episode "Hooping Cranes", Niles
> is elated when he successfully makes the free-throw shot during
> half-time at *which team*'s home court?
Seattle Supersonics
>
> * Game 9, Round 7 - Sports in Entertainment
>
> This round resides where the worlds of sports and TV pop culture
> meet. In each case you'll be asked about an incident or plot point
> where fictional events intersect with a real-life player or team.
> We'll give you some additional clues about that player or team,
> and then you'll have to name them. Where we ask for a team,
> the full name is required, e.g. "Toronto Maple Leafs".
>
> 1. On "The League", in the season-4 episode "The Curse of Shiva",
> Pete crosses paths with *which Minnesota Vikings running back*?
> He won the 2012 NFL MVP award and came 9 yards short of breaking
> the single-season record for the most rushing yards.
>
> 2. On "Frasier", in a season-8 episode "Hooping Cranes", Niles
> is elated when he successfully makes the free-throw shot during
> half-time at *which team*'s home court?
>
> 3. The 1980s sitcom "Mr. Belvedere" follows the title character
> as he cares for the family of George Owens -- who was played by
> *which retired baseball player*, who for the past 45 years has
> also been known as a radio commentator for the Milwaukee Brewers?
>
> 4. On "The Simpsons", in the season-5 Halloween episode, the Devil
> (portrayed by Ned Flanders) creates a jury made up of some of
> the most evil figures in history, including the 1976 starting
> lineup of *what NHL team*? In real life they became the one of
> the first NHL teams to win an exhibition game against a Soviet
> hockey team, in that year's "Super Series".
>
> 5. Also on "The Simpsons", in the season-11 episode "Brother's
> Little Helper", the family receives a gift from *which
> major-league baseball player*? It's an autographed bat,
> commemorating his record-breaking 70th home run during the
> 1998 season.
>
> 6. On "The Brady Bunch", in the season-5 episode "Mail Order
> Hero", the Brady kids write a letter faking an illness for Bobby,
> in order to get *which Hall of Fame quarterback* to visit?
> He is best known for helping the New York Jets achieve an upset
> win in Super Bowl III.
>
> 7. In a season-5 episode of "Family Matters", *which NBA player*,
> appearing as his alter ego "Grandmama", helps Urkel in a
> basketball tournament? Grandmama was a character created to
> help sell Converse shoes in TV commercials starting in the
> early 1990s.
>
> 8. On "Home Improvement", in the season-1 episode "Unchained
> Malady", which "Tool Time" guest makes Tim cower back when he
> wants to hammer in a nail "as if it were Evander Holyfield"?
> *This boxer* had fought Holyfield a year earlier in an attempt
> to become the oldest heavyweight champion in history at age
> 42, and would eventually achieve this goal at age 45 against
> Michael Moorer.
>
> 2. By W.G., 1985. First, Henry Dorsett Case and Molly Millions are
> hired to steal a man's recorded personality. Then they are
> sent to the Tessier-Ashpool family's space station, where the
> family owns two artificial intelligences -- and they find out
> that one of those is their real employer, and their real job
> is to help it merge with the other.
>
> 3. By N.G., 2002. Newly released from prison, Shadow is recruited
> by Mr. Wednesday and finds himself involved in a war between
> the Old Gods, which are the ones from ancient mythology, and
> the New Gods, representing modern lifestyle elements such as
> television and the Internet.
>
> 4. By I.A., 1973. In Part I of this novel, Frederick Hallam
> observes a sample of plutonium-186, which should not exist, and
> realizes it came from a parallel universe with different laws
> of physics -- promising a cheap source of energy. Part II takes
> place in the other universe and involves aliens that have three
> sexes as children, but as adults become sexless "hard ones" such
> as Estwald. Part III is set on the Moon and deals with the risk
> that the connection between universes will cause a catastrophe.
>
> 5. By R.J.S., 2003. This novel also involves a connection
> between parallel universes, but in this case the main difference
> in the other universe is not in physics, but in prehistory.
> In that universe it's Neanderthals and not our type of
> humans who survived to the present and developed technology.
> The connection between universes takes place at the Sudbury
> Neutrino Observatory, where Neanderthal man Ponter Boddit finds
> himself in our world. The lead character among the people he
> meets is Mary Vaughan of York University.
>
> 6. By C.W., 2011. This is one novel published as two volumes with
> distinct titles, and we will accept *either* title. It's part
> of a series involving time-traveling historians from Oxford
> University. In this case Michael Davies, Polly Churchill,
> and Merope Ward travel back in time to research the early part
> of World War II, but a few weeks later when they should return
> home, they find they are trapped in the past.
up next trip to the bookstore.
>
> 7. By A.C.C., 1980. This is the story of the building of the
> first space elevator, a structure linking the Earth's surface to
> geosynchronous orbit. Much of the novel takes place on Taprobane
> [ends in "knee"], a fictitious island resembling Sri Lanka but
> located on the equator; the engineer in charge of the project
> is named Vannevar Morgan.
>
> 8. By J.S., 2013. Andrew Dahl and his friends, crew members of the
> starship "Intrepid", notice that although junior members of
> the crew are often killed in various incidents, any senior
> officers present somehow always survive. They also observe
> enough other improbable events that they realize that *they are
> characters* in a badly written TV show! And then they find a
> way to communicate with its producers.
>
> 9. By R.A.H., 1960. Humanity is in an interstellar conflict against
> an arachnoid species that we call "bugs", which escalates to war
> when they destroy Buenos Aires. The novel follows Johnny Rico
> and his friends as the war proceeds and he progresses from a
> recruit to a Mobile Infantryman, goes into combat on a distant
> world, and becomes an officer.
>
> 10. By W.M.M. Jr., 1961. This novel is set on the Earth, among an
> order of monks. In the first part, 600 years after a
> devastating nuclear war, relics of our time are discovered
> in a fallout shelter and Abbot Arkos tries to control this
> dangerous information. The second and third parts take place
> at further 600-year intervals. By the end, nuclear weapons
> have been rediscovered, leading to a new nuclear war, but a
> few monks escape in the spaceship Quo Peregrinatur.
--
Dan Tilque
Mark Brader
Oct 13, 2016, 5:56:52 AM10/13/16
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Dan Tilque:
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "And kissed her for a hundred and sixty-nine years."
m...@vex.net | -- Connie Willis, To Say Nothing of the Dog
> I haven't read these yet. Have to look them
> up next trip to the bookstore.
I certainly liked them, but then I'm a sucker for that period.
> up next trip to the bookstore.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "And kissed her for a hundred and sixty-nine years."
m...@vex.net | -- Connie Willis, To Say Nothing of the Dog
bbowler
Oct 13, 2016, 9:45:36 AM10/13/16
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> 3. The 1980s sitcom "Mr. Belvedere" follows the title character
> as he cares for the family of George Owens -- who was played by
> *which retired baseball player*, who for the past 45 years has also
> been known as a radio commentator for the Milwaukee Brewers?
> 4. On "The Simpsons", in the season-5 Halloween episode, the Devil
> (portrayed by Ned Flanders) creates a jury made up of some of the
> most evil figures in history, including the 1976 starting lineup of
> *what NHL team*? In real life they became the one of the first NHL
> teams to win an exhibition game against a Soviet hockey team, in that
> year's "Super Series".
> 5. Also on "The Simpsons", in the season-11 episode "Brother's
> Little Helper", the family receives a gift from *which major-league
> baseball player*? It's an autographed bat, commemorating his
> record-breaking 70th home run during the 1998 season.
> 6. On "The Brady Bunch", in the season-5 episode "Mail Order
> Hero", the Brady kids write a letter faking an illness for Bobby,
> in order to get *which Hall of Fame quarterback* to visit?
> He is best known for helping the New York Jets achieve an upset win
> in Super Bowl III.
> 7. In a season-5 episode of "Family Matters", *which NBA player*,
> appearing as his alter ego "Grandmama", helps Urkel in a basketball
> tournament? Grandmama was a character created to help sell Converse
> shoes in TV commercials starting in the early 1990s.
>
> 8. On "Home Improvement", in the season-1 episode "Unchained
> Malady", which "Tool Time" guest makes Tim cower back when he wants
> to hammer in a nail "as if it were Evander Holyfield"? *This boxer*
> had fought Holyfield a year earlier in an attempt to become the
> oldest heavyweight champion in history at age 42, and would
> eventually achieve this goal at age 45 against Michael Moorer.
Björn Lundin
Oct 13, 2016, 10:44:29 AM10/13/16
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On 2016-10-13 05:57, Mark Brader wrote:
> * Game 9, Round 8 - Literature - Hugo Award-Winners
>
> At the World Science Fiction Convention each year, Hugo awards
> are presented in various categories based on voting by fans.
> These questions are about 10 winners for Best Novel. We'll give
> you the author's initials and the year of the award, and we'll
> summarize the plot; you just have to give the title.
>
>
>
> * Game 9, Round 8 - Literature - Hugo Award-Winners
>
> At the World Science Fiction Convention each year, Hugo awards
> are presented in various categories based on voting by fans.
> These questions are about 10 winners for Best Novel. We'll give
> you the author's initials and the year of the award, and we'll
> summarize the plot; you just have to give the title.
>
>
>
> 7. By A.C.C., 1980. This is the story of the building of the
> first space elevator, a structure linking the Earth's surface to
> geosynchronous orbit. Much of the novel takes place on Taprobane
> [ends in "knee"], a fictitious island resembling Sri Lanka but
> located on the equator; the engineer in charge of the project
> is named Vannevar Morgan.
Contact?
> first space elevator, a structure linking the Earth's surface to
> geosynchronous orbit. Much of the novel takes place on Taprobane
> [ends in "knee"], a fictitious island resembling Sri Lanka but
> located on the equator; the engineer in charge of the project
> is named Vannevar Morgan.
--
--
Björn
Peter Smyth
Oct 13, 2016, 12:36:50 PM10/13/16
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Mark Brader wrote:
> * Game 9, Round 7 - Sports in Entertainment
>
> This round resides where the worlds of sports and TV pop culture
> meet. In each case you'll be asked about an incident or plot point
> where fictional events intersect with a real-life player or team.
> We'll give you some additional clues about that player or team,
> and then you'll have to name them. Where we ask for a team,
> the full name is required, e.g. "Toronto Maple Leafs".
>
> 1. On "The League", in the season-4 episode "The Curse of Shiva",
> Pete crosses paths with *which Minnesota Vikings running back*?
> He won the 2012 NFL MVP award and came 9 yards short of breaking
> the single-season record for the most rushing yards.
Smith
> * Game 9, Round 7 - Sports in Entertainment
>
> This round resides where the worlds of sports and TV pop culture
> meet. In each case you'll be asked about an incident or plot point
> where fictional events intersect with a real-life player or team.
> We'll give you some additional clues about that player or team,
> and then you'll have to name them. Where we ask for a team,
> the full name is required, e.g. "Toronto Maple Leafs".
>
> 1. On "The League", in the season-4 episode "The Curse of Shiva",
> Pete crosses paths with *which Minnesota Vikings running back*?
> He won the 2012 NFL MVP award and came 9 yards short of breaking
> the single-season record for the most rushing yards.
> 2. On "Frasier", in a season-8 episode "Hooping Cranes", Niles
> is elated when he successfully makes the free-throw shot during
> half-time at *which team*'s home court?
Seattle Supersonics
> is elated when he successfully makes the free-throw shot during
> half-time at *which team*'s home court?
> 3. The 1980s sitcom "Mr. Belvedere" follows the title character
> as he cares for the family of George Owens -- who was played by
> *which retired baseball player*, who for the past 45 years has
> also been known as a radio commentator for the Milwaukee Brewers?
>
> 4. On "The Simpsons", in the season-5 Halloween episode, the Devil
> (portrayed by Ned Flanders) creates a jury made up of some of
> the most evil figures in history, including the 1976 starting
> lineup of *what NHL team*? In real life they became the one of
> the first NHL teams to win an exhibition game against a Soviet
> hockey team, in that year's "Super Series".
Detroit Red Wings
> as he cares for the family of George Owens -- who was played by
> *which retired baseball player*, who for the past 45 years has
> also been known as a radio commentator for the Milwaukee Brewers?
>
> 4. On "The Simpsons", in the season-5 Halloween episode, the Devil
> (portrayed by Ned Flanders) creates a jury made up of some of
> the most evil figures in history, including the 1976 starting
> lineup of *what NHL team*? In real life they became the one of
> the first NHL teams to win an exhibition game against a Soviet
> hockey team, in that year's "Super Series".
> 5. Also on "The Simpsons", in the season-11 episode "Brother's
> Little Helper", the family receives a gift from *which
> major-league baseball player*? It's an autographed bat,
> commemorating his record-breaking 70th home run during the
> 1998 season.
Barry Bonds, Mark McGwire
> Little Helper", the family receives a gift from *which
> major-league baseball player*? It's an autographed bat,
> commemorating his record-breaking 70th home run during the
> 1998 season.
> 6. On "The Brady Bunch", in the season-5 episode "Mail Order
> Hero", the Brady kids write a letter faking an illness for Bobby,
> in order to get *which Hall of Fame quarterback* to visit?
> He is best known for helping the New York Jets achieve an upset
> win in Super Bowl III.
Archie Manning
> Hero", the Brady kids write a letter faking an illness for Bobby,
> in order to get *which Hall of Fame quarterback* to visit?
> He is best known for helping the New York Jets achieve an upset
> win in Super Bowl III.
> 7. In a season-5 episode of "Family Matters", *which NBA player*,
> appearing as his alter ego "Grandmama", helps Urkel in a
> basketball tournament? Grandmama was a character created to
> help sell Converse shoes in TV commercials starting in the
> early 1990s.
Dennis Rodman
> appearing as his alter ego "Grandmama", helps Urkel in a
> basketball tournament? Grandmama was a character created to
> help sell Converse shoes in TV commercials starting in the
> early 1990s.
> 8. On "Home Improvement", in the season-1 episode "Unchained
> Malady", which "Tool Time" guest makes Tim cower back when he
> wants to hammer in a nail "as if it were Evander Holyfield"?
> *This boxer* had fought Holyfield a year earlier in an attempt
> to become the oldest heavyweight champion in history at age
> 42, and would eventually achieve this goal at age 45 against
> Michael Moorer.
George Foreman
> Malady", which "Tool Time" guest makes Tim cower back when he
> wants to hammer in a nail "as if it were Evander Holyfield"?
> *This boxer* had fought Holyfield a year earlier in an attempt
> to become the oldest heavyweight champion in history at age
> 42, and would eventually achieve this goal at age 45 against
> Michael Moorer.
> 9. On "Entourage", in the season-3 episode "Gotcha!", Drama,
> thinking he's about to be "punk'd", picks a fight with *which
> mixed-martial-arts fighter*, who is known as the Iceman and
> currently holds the all-time UFC record of 13 knockouts?
>
> 10. On "Seinfeld", in the season-3 episode "The Boyfriend",
> Kramer and Newman accuse *which baseball player* of spitting
> on them, prompting Jerry to come up with the "Magic Loogie
> Theory" to clear the player's name? The player in question is
> a 5-time All-Star and, playing with the St. Louis Cardinals and
> New York Mets, he set a record that still stands, for the most
> Gold Glove Awards won by a first baseman.
Mark McGwire
> thinking he's about to be "punk'd", picks a fight with *which
> mixed-martial-arts fighter*, who is known as the Iceman and
> currently holds the all-time UFC record of 13 knockouts?
>
> 10. On "Seinfeld", in the season-3 episode "The Boyfriend",
> Kramer and Newman accuse *which baseball player* of spitting
> on them, prompting Jerry to come up with the "Magic Loogie
> Theory" to clear the player's name? The player in question is
> a 5-time All-Star and, playing with the St. Louis Cardinals and
> New York Mets, he set a record that still stands, for the most
> Gold Glove Awards won by a first baseman.
Peter Smyth
Jason Kreitzer
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>
> 3. The 1980s sitcom "Mr. Belvedere" follows the title character
> as he cares for the family of George Owens -- who was played by
> *which retired baseball player*, who for the past 45 years has
> also been known as a radio commentator for the Milwaukee Brewers?
Bob Uecker
> 3. The 1980s sitcom "Mr. Belvedere" follows the title character
> as he cares for the family of George Owens -- who was played by
> *which retired baseball player*, who for the past 45 years has
> also been known as a radio commentator for the Milwaukee Brewers?
> 4. On "The Simpsons", in the season-5 Halloween episode, the Devil
> (portrayed by Ned Flanders) creates a jury made up of some of
> the most evil figures in history, including the 1976 starting
> lineup of *what NHL team*? In real life they became the one of
> the first NHL teams to win an exhibition game against a Soviet
> hockey team, in that year's "Super Series".
>
> 5. Also on "The Simpsons", in the season-11 episode "Brother's
> Little Helper", the family receives a gift from *which
> major-league baseball player*? It's an autographed bat,
> commemorating his record-breaking 70th home run during the
> 1998 season.
Mark McGuire
> (portrayed by Ned Flanders) creates a jury made up of some of
> the most evil figures in history, including the 1976 starting
> lineup of *what NHL team*? In real life they became the one of
> the first NHL teams to win an exhibition game against a Soviet
> hockey team, in that year's "Super Series".
>
> 5. Also on "The Simpsons", in the season-11 episode "Brother's
> Little Helper", the family receives a gift from *which
> major-league baseball player*? It's an autographed bat,
> commemorating his record-breaking 70th home run during the
> 1998 season.
> 6. On "The Brady Bunch", in the season-5 episode "Mail Order
> Hero", the Brady kids write a letter faking an illness for Bobby,
> in order to get *which Hall of Fame quarterback* to visit?
> He is best known for helping the New York Jets achieve an upset
> win in Super Bowl III.
>
> 7. In a season-5 episode of "Family Matters", *which NBA player*,
> appearing as his alter ego "Grandmama", helps Urkel in a
> basketball tournament? Grandmama was a character created to
> help sell Converse shoes in TV commercials starting in the
> early 1990s.
>
> 8. On "Home Improvement", in the season-1 episode "Unchained
> Malady", which "Tool Time" guest makes Tim cower back when he
> wants to hammer in a nail "as if it were Evander Holyfield"?
> *This boxer* had fought Holyfield a year earlier in an attempt
> to become the oldest heavyweight champion in history at age
> 42, and would eventually achieve this goal at age 45 against
> Michael Moorer.
>
> 9. On "Entourage", in the season-3 episode "Gotcha!", Drama,
> thinking he's about to be "punk'd", picks a fight with *which
> mixed-martial-arts fighter*, who is known as the Iceman and
> currently holds the all-time UFC record of 13 knockouts?
Chuck Liddell
> Hero", the Brady kids write a letter faking an illness for Bobby,
> in order to get *which Hall of Fame quarterback* to visit?
> He is best known for helping the New York Jets achieve an upset
> win in Super Bowl III.
>
> 7. In a season-5 episode of "Family Matters", *which NBA player*,
> appearing as his alter ego "Grandmama", helps Urkel in a
> basketball tournament? Grandmama was a character created to
> help sell Converse shoes in TV commercials starting in the
> early 1990s.
>
> 8. On "Home Improvement", in the season-1 episode "Unchained
> Malady", which "Tool Time" guest makes Tim cower back when he
> wants to hammer in a nail "as if it were Evander Holyfield"?
> *This boxer* had fought Holyfield a year earlier in an attempt
> to become the oldest heavyweight champion in history at age
> 42, and would eventually achieve this goal at age 45 against
> Michael Moorer.
>
> 9. On "Entourage", in the season-3 episode "Gotcha!", Drama,
> thinking he's about to be "punk'd", picks a fight with *which
> mixed-martial-arts fighter*, who is known as the Iceman and
> currently holds the all-time UFC record of 13 knockouts?
> 10. On "Seinfeld", in the season-3 episode "The Boyfriend",
> Kramer and Newman accuse *which baseball player* of spitting
> on them, prompting Jerry to come up with the "Magic Loogie
> Theory" to clear the player's name? The player in question is
> a 5-time All-Star and, playing with the St. Louis Cardinals and
> New York Mets, he set a record that still stands, for the most
> Gold Glove Awards won by a first baseman.
Keith Hernandez
> Kramer and Newman accuse *which baseball player* of spitting
> on them, prompting Jerry to come up with the "Magic Loogie
> Theory" to clear the player's name? The player in question is
> a 5-time All-Star and, playing with the St. Louis Cardinals and
> New York Mets, he set a record that still stands, for the most
> Gold Glove Awards won by a first baseman.
> 8. By J.S., 2013. Andrew Dahl and his friends, crew members of the
> starship "Intrepid", notice that although junior members of
> the crew are often killed in various incidents, any senior
> officers present somehow always survive. They also observe
> enough other improbable events that they realize that *they are
> characters* in a badly written TV show! And then they find a
> way to communicate with its producers.
>
> 9. By R.A.H., 1960. Humanity is in an interstellar conflict against
> an arachnoid species that we call "bugs", which escalates to war
> when they destroy Buenos Aires. The novel follows Johnny Rico
> and his friends as the war proceeds and he progresses from a
> recruit to a Mobile Infantryman, goes into combat on a distant
> world, and becomes an officer.
"Starship Troopers"
> starship "Intrepid", notice that although junior members of
> the crew are often killed in various incidents, any senior
> officers present somehow always survive. They also observe
> enough other improbable events that they realize that *they are
> characters* in a badly written TV show! And then they find a
> way to communicate with its producers.
>
> 9. By R.A.H., 1960. Humanity is in an interstellar conflict against
> an arachnoid species that we call "bugs", which escalates to war
> when they destroy Buenos Aires. The novel follows Johnny Rico
> and his friends as the war proceeds and he progresses from a
> recruit to a Mobile Infantryman, goes into combat on a distant
> world, and becomes an officer.
Pete
Oct 15, 2016, 1:48:20 AM10/15/16
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>
> 2. On "Frasier", in a season-8 episode "Hooping Cranes", Niles
> is elated when he successfully makes the free-throw shot during
> half-time at *which team*'s home court?
>
> 3. The 1980s sitcom "Mr. Belvedere" follows the title character
> as he cares for the family of George Owens -- who was played by
> *which retired baseball player*, who for the past 45 years has
> also been known as a radio commentator for the Milwaukee Brewers?
>
> 4. On "The Simpsons", in the season-5 Halloween episode, the Devil
> (portrayed by Ned Flanders) creates a jury made up of some of
> the most evil figures in history, including the 1976 starting
> lineup of *what NHL team*? In real life they became the one of
> the first NHL teams to win an exhibition game against a Soviet
> hockey team, in that year's "Super Series".
>
> 5. Also on "The Simpsons", in the season-11 episode "Brother's
> Little Helper", the family receives a gift from *which
> major-league baseball player*? It's an autographed bat,
> commemorating his record-breaking 70th home run during the
> 1998 season.
>
> 6. On "The Brady Bunch", in the season-5 episode "Mail Order
> Hero", the Brady kids write a letter faking an illness for Bobby,
> in order to get *which Hall of Fame quarterback* to visit?
> He is best known for helping the New York Jets achieve an upset
> win in Super Bowl III.
>
> 7. In a season-5 episode of "Family Matters", *which NBA player*,
> appearing as his alter ego "Grandmama", helps Urkel in a
> basketball tournament? Grandmama was a character created to
> help sell Converse shoes in TV commercials starting in the
> early 1990s.
>
> 8. On "Home Improvement", in the season-1 episode "Unchained
> Malady", which "Tool Time" guest makes Tim cower back when he
> wants to hammer in a nail "as if it were Evander Holyfield"?
> *This boxer* had fought Holyfield a year earlier in an attempt
> to become the oldest heavyweight champion in history at age
> 42, and would eventually achieve this goal at age 45 against
> Michael Moorer.
>
> 9. On "Entourage", in the season-3 episode "Gotcha!", Drama,
> thinking he's about to be "punk'd", picks a fight with *which
> mixed-martial-arts fighter*, who is known as the Iceman and
> currently holds the all-time UFC record of 13 knockouts?
>
> 10. On "Seinfeld", in the season-3 episode "The Boyfriend",
> Kramer and Newman accuse *which baseball player* of spitting
> on them, prompting Jerry to come up with the "Magic Loogie
> Theory" to clear the player's name? The player in question is
> a 5-time All-Star and, playing with the St. Louis Cardinals and
> New York Mets, he set a record that still stands, for the most
> Gold Glove Awards won by a first baseman.
>
> 10. By W.M.M. Jr., 1961. This novel is set on the Earth, among an
> order of monks. In the first part, 600 years after a
> devastating nuclear war, relics of our time are discovered
> in a fallout shelter and Abbot Arkos tries to control this
> dangerous information. The second and third parts take place
> at further 600-year intervals. By the end, nuclear weapons
> have been rediscovered, leading to a new nuclear war, but a
> few monks escape in the spaceship Quo Peregrinatur.
>
Pete Gayde
Mark Brader
Oct 15, 2016, 11:55:36 PM10/15/16
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Mark Brader:
> * Game 9, Round 7 - Sports in Entertainment
> This round resides where the worlds of sports and TV pop culture
> meet. In each case you'll be asked about an incident or plot point
> where fictional events intersect with a real-life player or team.
> We'll give you some additional clues about that player or team,
> and then you'll have to name them. Where we ask for a team,
> the full name is required, e.g. "Toronto Maple Leafs".
> 1. On "The League", in the season-4 episode "The Curse of Shiva",
> Pete crosses paths with *which Minnesota Vikings running back*?
> He won the 2012 NFL MVP award and came 9 yards short of breaking
> the single-season record for the most rushing yards.
Adrian Peterson. 4 for Joshua, Marc, and Pete.
> 2. On "Frasier", in a season-8 episode "Hooping Cranes", Niles
> is elated when he successfully makes the free-throw shot during
> half-time at *which team*'s home court?
Seattle Supersonics. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Calvin, Marc,
Dan Tilque, Bruce, Peter, Jason, and Pete.
> 3. The 1980s sitcom "Mr. Belvedere" follows the title character
> as he cares for the family of George Owens -- who was played by
> *which retired baseball player*, who for the past 45 years has
> also been known as a radio commentator for the Milwaukee Brewers?
Bob Uecker ["YOU-ker"]. 4 for Joshua, Marc, Bruce, Jason, and Pete.
> 4. On "The Simpsons", in the season-5 Halloween episode, the Devil
> (portrayed by Ned Flanders) creates a jury made up of some of
> the most evil figures in history, including the 1976 starting
> lineup of *what NHL team*? In real life they became the one of
> the first NHL teams to win an exhibition game against a Soviet
> hockey team, in that year's "Super Series".
Philadelphia Flyers. 4 for Joshua, Calvin, Marc, and Bruce.
3 for Pete.
> 5. Also on "The Simpsons", in the season-11 episode "Brother's
> Little Helper", the family receives a gift from *which
> major-league baseball player*? It's an autographed bat,
> commemorating his record-breaking 70th home run during the
> 1998 season.
Mark McGwire. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Calvin, Dan Tilque, Bruce,
and Jason. 2 for Peter.
> 6. On "The Brady Bunch", in the season-5 episode "Mail Order
> Hero", the Brady kids write a letter faking an illness for Bobby,
> in order to get *which Hall of Fame quarterback* to visit?
> He is best known for helping the New York Jets achieve an upset
> win in Super Bowl III.
Joe Namath. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Calvin, Marc, Dan Tilque,
Bruce, and Pete.
> 7. In a season-5 episode of "Family Matters", *which NBA player*,
> appearing as his alter ego "Grandmama", helps Urkel in a
> basketball tournament? Grandmama was a character created to
> help sell Converse shoes in TV commercials starting in the
> early 1990s.
Larry Johnson. 4 for Joshua.
> 8. On "Home Improvement", in the season-1 episode "Unchained
> Malady", which "Tool Time" guest makes Tim cower back when he
> wants to hammer in a nail "as if it were Evander Holyfield"?
> *This boxer* had fought Holyfield a year earlier in an attempt
> to become the oldest heavyweight champion in history at age
> 42, and would eventually achieve this goal at age 45 against
> Michael Moorer.
George Foreman. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Calvin, Dan Tilque,
and Peter.
> 9. On "Entourage", in the season-3 episode "Gotcha!", Drama,
> thinking he's about to be "punk'd", picks a fight with *which
> mixed-martial-arts fighter*, who is known as the Iceman and
> currently holds the all-time UFC record of 13 knockouts?
Chuck Liddell. 4 for Jason.
> 10. On "Seinfeld", in the season-3 episode "The Boyfriend",
> Kramer and Newman accuse *which baseball player* of spitting
> on them, prompting Jerry to come up with the "Magic Loogie
> Theory" to clear the player's name? The player in question is
> a 5-time All-Star and, playing with the St. Louis Cardinals and
> New York Mets, he set a record that still stands, for the most
> Gold Glove Awards won by a first baseman.
Keith Hernandez. (11 Gold Gloves -- in consecutive years!, namely
1978-88.) 4 for Joshua, Calvin, Marc, Jason, and Pete.
> * Game 9, Round 8 - Literature - Hugo Award-Winners
> At the World Science Fiction Convention each year, Hugo awards
> are presented in various categories based on voting by fans.
> These questions are about 10 winners for Best Novel. We'll give
> you the author's initials and the year of the award, and we'll
> summarize the plot; you just have to give the title.
Not many people in our league are big fans of SF. In the original
game, this was the hardest round of the entire season -- and by a
considerable margin.
> 1. By J.B., winner in 1969. In the far future year of 2010,
> crushing overpopulation has led to many changes in society.
> Norman House is an executive at the company that developed
> the supercomputer Shalmaneser. Donald Hogan is a spy who gets
> "eptified" to assassinate Dr. Sugaiguntung, a leader in genetic
> engineering. Among the fragmentary passages setting the scene
> are excerpts from "The Hipcrime Vocab" by Chad C. Mulligan.
> Name the novel.
"Stand on Zanzibar" (by John Brunner). 4 for Joshua and Dan Tilque.
> 2. By W.G., 1985. First, Henry Dorsett Case and Molly Millions are
> hired to steal a man's recorded personality. Then they are
> sent to the Tessier-Ashpool family's space station, where the
> family owns two artificial intelligences -- and they find out
> that one of those is their real employer, and their real job
> is to help it merge with the other.
"Neuromancer" (by William Gibson). 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum,
and Dan Tilque.
> 3. By N.G., 2002. Newly released from prison, Shadow is recruited
> by Mr. Wednesday and finds himself involved in a war between
> the Old Gods, which are the ones from ancient mythology, and
> the New Gods, representing modern lifestyle elements such as
> television and the Internet.
"American Gods" (by Neil Gaiman). 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum,
and Dan Tilque.
> 4. By I.A., 1973. In Part I of this novel, Frederick Hallam
> observes a sample of plutonium-186, which should not exist, and
> realizes it came from a parallel universe with different laws
> of physics -- promising a cheap source of energy. Part II takes
> place in the other universe and involves aliens that have three
> sexes as children, but as adults become sexless "hard ones" such
> as Estwald. Part III is set on the Moon and deals with the risk
> that the connection between universes will cause a catastrophe.
"The Gods Themselves" (by Isaac Asimov). 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum,
Marc, and Dan Tilque.
Asimov said that the novel originated from an offhand mention of
plutonium-186 by Robert Silverberg during a public discussion of
science-fiction writing. Silverberg should've known that no such
isotope can exist, said Asimov, but now *he* would write a story
about it anyway.
> 5. By R.J.S., 2003. This novel also involves a connection
> between parallel universes, but in this case the main difference
> in the other universe is not in physics, but in prehistory.
> In that universe it's Neanderthals and not our type of
> humans who survived to the present and developed technology.
> The connection between universes takes place at the Sudbury
> Neutrino Observatory, where Neanderthal man Ponter Boddit finds
> himself in our world. The lead character among the people he
> meets is Mary Vaughan of York University.
"Hominids" (by Robert J. Sawyer). 4 for Joshua.
Old-timers will remember that Sawyer was once a player in the
Canadian Inquisition, and that his 1990 novel "Golden Fleece" taught
us that in 2177 the league will still consist of the Torquemada and
Jaworski Divisions.
> 6. By C.W., 2011. This is one novel published as two volumes with
> distinct titles, and we will accept *either* title. It's part
> of a series involving time-traveling historians from Oxford
> University. In this case Michael Davies, Polly Churchill,
> and Merope Ward travel back in time to research the early part
> of World War II, but a few weeks later when they should return
> home, they find they are trapped in the past.
"Blackout", "All Clear" (by Connie Willis). 4 for Joshua (the hard
way) and Dan Blum.
> 7. By A.C.C., 1980. This is the story of the building of the
> first space elevator, a structure linking the Earth's surface to
> geosynchronous orbit. Much of the novel takes place on Taprobane
> [ends in "knee"], a fictitious island resembling Sri Lanka but
> located on the equator; the engineer in charge of the project
> is named Vannevar Morgan.
"The Fountains of Paradise" (by Arthur C. Clarke). 4 for Dan Tilque.
> 8. By J.S., 2013. Andrew Dahl and his friends, crew members of the
> starship "Intrepid", notice that although junior members of
> the crew are often killed in various incidents, any senior
> officers present somehow always survive. They also observe
> enough other improbable events that they realize that *they are
> characters* in a badly written TV show! And then they find a
> way to communicate with its producers.
"Redshirts" (by John Scalzi). 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum.
> 9. By R.A.H., 1960. Humanity is in an interstellar conflict against
> an arachnoid species that we call "bugs", which escalates to war
> when they destroy Buenos Aires. The novel follows Johnny Rico
> and his friends as the war proceeds and he progresses from a
> recruit to a Mobile Infantryman, goes into combat on a distant
> world, and becomes an officer.
"Starship Troopers" (by Robert A. Heinlein). 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum,
Dan Tilque, Jason, and Pete.
> 10. By W.M.M. Jr., 1961. This novel is set on the Earth, among an
> order of monks. In the first part, 600 years after a
> devastating nuclear war, relics of our time are discovered
> in a fallout shelter and Abbot Arkos tries to control this
> dangerous information. The second and third parts take place
> at further 600-year intervals. By the end, nuclear weapons
> have been rediscovered, leading to a new nuclear war, but a
> few monks escape in the spaceship Quo Peregrinatur.
"A Canticle for Leibowitz" (by Walter M. Miller Jr.). 4 for Joshua,
Dan Blum, Marc, Dan Tilque, and Pete.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 9 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST
TOPICS-> Sci H+G Mis Mis S+E Lit FOUR
Joshua Kreitzer 8 36 26 28 36 36 136
Dan Blum 29 33 10 28 16 28 118
Pete Gayde 6 35 36 24 23 8 118
Dan Tilque 16 28 4 32 16 28 104
Marc Dashevsky 24 27 16 24 24 8 99
Peter Smyth 10 33 12 28 10 0 83
Bruce Bowler 0 20 12 20 20 0 72
"Calvin" 0 29 15 0 24 0 68
Erland Sommarskog 3 39 12 8 -- -- 62
Jason Kreitzer 0 12 20 8 20 4 60
Björn Lundin 0 16 0 0 0 0 16
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m...@vex.net | shameless name dropper" -- Roger Ford
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2016-07-18,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2016-05-31 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> I wrote one of these rounds.
The Hugos.
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> I wrote one of these rounds.
> * Game 9, Round 7 - Sports in Entertainment
> This round resides where the worlds of sports and TV pop culture
> meet. In each case you'll be asked about an incident or plot point
> where fictional events intersect with a real-life player or team.
> We'll give you some additional clues about that player or team,
> and then you'll have to name them. Where we ask for a team,
> the full name is required, e.g. "Toronto Maple Leafs".
> 1. On "The League", in the season-4 episode "The Curse of Shiva",
> Pete crosses paths with *which Minnesota Vikings running back*?
> He won the 2012 NFL MVP award and came 9 yards short of breaking
> the single-season record for the most rushing yards.
> 2. On "Frasier", in a season-8 episode "Hooping Cranes", Niles
> is elated when he successfully makes the free-throw shot during
> half-time at *which team*'s home court?
Dan Tilque, Bruce, Peter, Jason, and Pete.
> 3. The 1980s sitcom "Mr. Belvedere" follows the title character
> as he cares for the family of George Owens -- who was played by
> *which retired baseball player*, who for the past 45 years has
> also been known as a radio commentator for the Milwaukee Brewers?
> 4. On "The Simpsons", in the season-5 Halloween episode, the Devil
> (portrayed by Ned Flanders) creates a jury made up of some of
> the most evil figures in history, including the 1976 starting
> lineup of *what NHL team*? In real life they became the one of
> the first NHL teams to win an exhibition game against a Soviet
> hockey team, in that year's "Super Series".
3 for Pete.
> 5. Also on "The Simpsons", in the season-11 episode "Brother's
> Little Helper", the family receives a gift from *which
> major-league baseball player*? It's an autographed bat,
> commemorating his record-breaking 70th home run during the
> 1998 season.
and Jason. 2 for Peter.
> 6. On "The Brady Bunch", in the season-5 episode "Mail Order
> Hero", the Brady kids write a letter faking an illness for Bobby,
> in order to get *which Hall of Fame quarterback* to visit?
> He is best known for helping the New York Jets achieve an upset
> win in Super Bowl III.
Bruce, and Pete.
> 7. In a season-5 episode of "Family Matters", *which NBA player*,
> appearing as his alter ego "Grandmama", helps Urkel in a
> basketball tournament? Grandmama was a character created to
> help sell Converse shoes in TV commercials starting in the
> early 1990s.
> 8. On "Home Improvement", in the season-1 episode "Unchained
> Malady", which "Tool Time" guest makes Tim cower back when he
> wants to hammer in a nail "as if it were Evander Holyfield"?
> *This boxer* had fought Holyfield a year earlier in an attempt
> to become the oldest heavyweight champion in history at age
> 42, and would eventually achieve this goal at age 45 against
> Michael Moorer.
and Peter.
> 9. On "Entourage", in the season-3 episode "Gotcha!", Drama,
> thinking he's about to be "punk'd", picks a fight with *which
> mixed-martial-arts fighter*, who is known as the Iceman and
> currently holds the all-time UFC record of 13 knockouts?
> 10. On "Seinfeld", in the season-3 episode "The Boyfriend",
> Kramer and Newman accuse *which baseball player* of spitting
> on them, prompting Jerry to come up with the "Magic Loogie
> Theory" to clear the player's name? The player in question is
> a 5-time All-Star and, playing with the St. Louis Cardinals and
> New York Mets, he set a record that still stands, for the most
> Gold Glove Awards won by a first baseman.
1978-88.) 4 for Joshua, Calvin, Marc, Jason, and Pete.
> * Game 9, Round 8 - Literature - Hugo Award-Winners
> At the World Science Fiction Convention each year, Hugo awards
> are presented in various categories based on voting by fans.
> These questions are about 10 winners for Best Novel. We'll give
> you the author's initials and the year of the award, and we'll
> summarize the plot; you just have to give the title.
game, this was the hardest round of the entire season -- and by a
considerable margin.
> 1. By J.B., winner in 1969. In the far future year of 2010,
> crushing overpopulation has led to many changes in society.
> Norman House is an executive at the company that developed
> the supercomputer Shalmaneser. Donald Hogan is a spy who gets
> "eptified" to assassinate Dr. Sugaiguntung, a leader in genetic
> engineering. Among the fragmentary passages setting the scene
> are excerpts from "The Hipcrime Vocab" by Chad C. Mulligan.
> Name the novel.
> 2. By W.G., 1985. First, Henry Dorsett Case and Molly Millions are
> hired to steal a man's recorded personality. Then they are
> sent to the Tessier-Ashpool family's space station, where the
> family owns two artificial intelligences -- and they find out
> that one of those is their real employer, and their real job
> is to help it merge with the other.
and Dan Tilque.
> 3. By N.G., 2002. Newly released from prison, Shadow is recruited
> by Mr. Wednesday and finds himself involved in a war between
> the Old Gods, which are the ones from ancient mythology, and
> the New Gods, representing modern lifestyle elements such as
> television and the Internet.
and Dan Tilque.
> 4. By I.A., 1973. In Part I of this novel, Frederick Hallam
> observes a sample of plutonium-186, which should not exist, and
> realizes it came from a parallel universe with different laws
> of physics -- promising a cheap source of energy. Part II takes
> place in the other universe and involves aliens that have three
> sexes as children, but as adults become sexless "hard ones" such
> as Estwald. Part III is set on the Moon and deals with the risk
> that the connection between universes will cause a catastrophe.
Marc, and Dan Tilque.
Asimov said that the novel originated from an offhand mention of
plutonium-186 by Robert Silverberg during a public discussion of
science-fiction writing. Silverberg should've known that no such
isotope can exist, said Asimov, but now *he* would write a story
about it anyway.
> 5. By R.J.S., 2003. This novel also involves a connection
> between parallel universes, but in this case the main difference
> in the other universe is not in physics, but in prehistory.
> In that universe it's Neanderthals and not our type of
> humans who survived to the present and developed technology.
> The connection between universes takes place at the Sudbury
> Neutrino Observatory, where Neanderthal man Ponter Boddit finds
> himself in our world. The lead character among the people he
> meets is Mary Vaughan of York University.
Old-timers will remember that Sawyer was once a player in the
Canadian Inquisition, and that his 1990 novel "Golden Fleece" taught
us that in 2177 the league will still consist of the Torquemada and
Jaworski Divisions.
> 6. By C.W., 2011. This is one novel published as two volumes with
> distinct titles, and we will accept *either* title. It's part
> of a series involving time-traveling historians from Oxford
> University. In this case Michael Davies, Polly Churchill,
> and Merope Ward travel back in time to research the early part
> of World War II, but a few weeks later when they should return
> home, they find they are trapped in the past.
way) and Dan Blum.
> 7. By A.C.C., 1980. This is the story of the building of the
> first space elevator, a structure linking the Earth's surface to
> geosynchronous orbit. Much of the novel takes place on Taprobane
> [ends in "knee"], a fictitious island resembling Sri Lanka but
> located on the equator; the engineer in charge of the project
> is named Vannevar Morgan.
> 8. By J.S., 2013. Andrew Dahl and his friends, crew members of the
> starship "Intrepid", notice that although junior members of
> the crew are often killed in various incidents, any senior
> officers present somehow always survive. They also observe
> enough other improbable events that they realize that *they are
> characters* in a badly written TV show! And then they find a
> way to communicate with its producers.
> 9. By R.A.H., 1960. Humanity is in an interstellar conflict against
> an arachnoid species that we call "bugs", which escalates to war
> when they destroy Buenos Aires. The novel follows Johnny Rico
> and his friends as the war proceeds and he progresses from a
> recruit to a Mobile Infantryman, goes into combat on a distant
> world, and becomes an officer.
Dan Tilque, Jason, and Pete.
> 10. By W.M.M. Jr., 1961. This novel is set on the Earth, among an
> order of monks. In the first part, 600 years after a
> devastating nuclear war, relics of our time are discovered
> in a fallout shelter and Abbot Arkos tries to control this
> dangerous information. The second and third parts take place
> at further 600-year intervals. By the end, nuclear weapons
> have been rediscovered, leading to a new nuclear war, but a
> few monks escape in the spaceship Quo Peregrinatur.
Dan Blum, Marc, Dan Tilque, and Pete.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 9 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST
TOPICS-> Sci H+G Mis Mis S+E Lit FOUR
Joshua Kreitzer 8 36 26 28 36 36 136
Dan Blum 29 33 10 28 16 28 118
Pete Gayde 6 35 36 24 23 8 118
Dan Tilque 16 28 4 32 16 28 104
Marc Dashevsky 24 27 16 24 24 8 99
Peter Smyth 10 33 12 28 10 0 83
Bruce Bowler 0 20 12 20 20 0 72
"Calvin" 0 29 15 0 24 0 68
Erland Sommarskog 3 39 12 8 -- -- 62
Jason Kreitzer 0 12 20 8 20 4 60
Björn Lundin 0 16 0 0 0 0 16
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Gwyneth Paltrow always says I'm a
m...@vex.net | shameless name dropper" -- Roger Ford
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