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Mark Brader
Jun 10, 2018, 1:48:13 AM6/10/18
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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2018-03-26,
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 Bill Psychs 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 2017-09-25 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 10, Round 2 - Literature - Pen Names
Some authors have been known to use pen names, or pseudonyms, for
a variety of reasons. In each case, we'll give you their real name
and some other information and you provide us with their pen name.
In some cases they used more than one pen name -- if we don't
specify otherwise, any one of them is acceptable.
1. Her real name was Amandine-Aurore-Lucile Dupin, Baronne Dudevant.
Born in 1804, she was a French novelist and memoirist. She had
a relationship with Chopin and wrote "A Winter in Majorca",
which described the period that they spent on the island.
Some of her other novels include "La Mare au diable", "Indiana",
"Lélia", "Mauprat", and "Consuelo".
2. Her real name was Baroness Karen Christenze von Blixen-Finecke,
or Karen Blixen. Born in 1885, she was a Danish author who is
best known for "Out of Africa" and "Babette's Feast", both of
which have been adapted into Oscar-winning motion pictures.
3. Her real name was Alice Bradley Sheldon. Born in 1915, she was
an American science-fiction author of short stories and novellas.
It was not publicly known until 1977 that she was a woman.
Her 1976 novella "Houston, Houston, Do You Read?" won both the
Nebula Award and the Hugo Award for Best Novella.
4. She was born Eleanor Marie Robertson in 1950, but is best known
as Nora Roberts, a prolific writer of romance novels and the
first author to be inducted into the Romance Writers of America
Hall of Fame. Under what pen name does she write futuristic
crime novels, including the "in Death" series?
5. His real name was Charles Lutwidge Dodgson. Born in 1832, he
was an English writer, mathematician, logician, Anglican deacon,
and photographer.
6. His real name is Daniel Handler. Born in 1970, he is an American
writer and musician. He wrote his popular series of books under
a pseudonym to present them as memoirs by an acquaintance of
the main characters. What pseudonym?
7. His real name was Hector Hugh Munro, or H.H. Munro for short.
He was born in 1870 and is considered a master of the short
story. Along with "The Chronicles of Clovis", "Beasts and
Super-Beasts" is one of his best-known works. It was his
final collection of stories before his death in World War I,
and several of its stories (in particular "The Open Window")
are reprinted frequently in anthologies.
The last three authors are best-known under their real names,
but have used pseudonyms in addition.
8. Stephen King is his real name, but his publishers didn't feel
that enough of the public would buy more than one novel per
year from a single author. So what pen name did he use for
number of novels?
9. Robert Anson Heinlein was his real name. His most notable works
include "Stranger in a Strange Land" and "Starship Troopers".
Similarly to King, he wrote stories under various pseudonyms
so that two or three could be published in a single magazine.
10. Harry Norman Turtledove is his real name. Born in 1949, he's
an American novelist, best known for his work in the genres of
historical fiction, alternate history, and other fantasy and
science fiction. He won the Hugo Award for Best Novella in
1994 for "Down in the Bottomlands". In 1979, his first two
novels were published under a pseudonym because his editor
did not think people would believe the name "Turtledove".
He has recently begun publishing historical novels under a
second pseudonym.
* Game 10, Round 3 - Geography - Neighbors
For questions #1-2, we'll give you the name of three US states
and you name the only state that borders all three. For example,
if we said New York, Ohio, and Maryland, you would say Pennsylvania.
1. Colorado, Missouri, South Dakota.
2. California, Oregon, Utah.
Questions #3-4 work the same way, only instead of US states,
the places are Ontario municipalities.
3. Niagara-on-the-Lake, Pelham, Welland.
4. Leeds & the Thousand Islands, Loyalist, South Frontenac.
And for #5-10, it's countries.
5. Iraq, Jordan, Turkey.
6. Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar.
7. Libya, Niger, Sudan.
8. Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe.
9. Brazil, Colombia, Guyana.
10. Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador.
--
Mark Brader "Those who do not study history
Toronto are condemned to repeat the course"
m...@vex.net (after George Santayana)
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 Bill Psychs 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 2017-09-25 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 10, Round 2 - Literature - Pen Names
Some authors have been known to use pen names, or pseudonyms, for
a variety of reasons. In each case, we'll give you their real name
and some other information and you provide us with their pen name.
In some cases they used more than one pen name -- if we don't
specify otherwise, any one of them is acceptable.
1. Her real name was Amandine-Aurore-Lucile Dupin, Baronne Dudevant.
Born in 1804, she was a French novelist and memoirist. She had
a relationship with Chopin and wrote "A Winter in Majorca",
which described the period that they spent on the island.
Some of her other novels include "La Mare au diable", "Indiana",
"Lélia", "Mauprat", and "Consuelo".
2. Her real name was Baroness Karen Christenze von Blixen-Finecke,
or Karen Blixen. Born in 1885, she was a Danish author who is
best known for "Out of Africa" and "Babette's Feast", both of
which have been adapted into Oscar-winning motion pictures.
3. Her real name was Alice Bradley Sheldon. Born in 1915, she was
an American science-fiction author of short stories and novellas.
It was not publicly known until 1977 that she was a woman.
Her 1976 novella "Houston, Houston, Do You Read?" won both the
Nebula Award and the Hugo Award for Best Novella.
4. She was born Eleanor Marie Robertson in 1950, but is best known
as Nora Roberts, a prolific writer of romance novels and the
first author to be inducted into the Romance Writers of America
Hall of Fame. Under what pen name does she write futuristic
crime novels, including the "in Death" series?
5. His real name was Charles Lutwidge Dodgson. Born in 1832, he
was an English writer, mathematician, logician, Anglican deacon,
and photographer.
6. His real name is Daniel Handler. Born in 1970, he is an American
writer and musician. He wrote his popular series of books under
a pseudonym to present them as memoirs by an acquaintance of
the main characters. What pseudonym?
7. His real name was Hector Hugh Munro, or H.H. Munro for short.
He was born in 1870 and is considered a master of the short
story. Along with "The Chronicles of Clovis", "Beasts and
Super-Beasts" is one of his best-known works. It was his
final collection of stories before his death in World War I,
and several of its stories (in particular "The Open Window")
are reprinted frequently in anthologies.
The last three authors are best-known under their real names,
but have used pseudonyms in addition.
8. Stephen King is his real name, but his publishers didn't feel
that enough of the public would buy more than one novel per
year from a single author. So what pen name did he use for
number of novels?
9. Robert Anson Heinlein was his real name. His most notable works
include "Stranger in a Strange Land" and "Starship Troopers".
Similarly to King, he wrote stories under various pseudonyms
so that two or three could be published in a single magazine.
10. Harry Norman Turtledove is his real name. Born in 1949, he's
an American novelist, best known for his work in the genres of
historical fiction, alternate history, and other fantasy and
science fiction. He won the Hugo Award for Best Novella in
1994 for "Down in the Bottomlands". In 1979, his first two
novels were published under a pseudonym because his editor
did not think people would believe the name "Turtledove".
He has recently begun publishing historical novels under a
second pseudonym.
* Game 10, Round 3 - Geography - Neighbors
For questions #1-2, we'll give you the name of three US states
and you name the only state that borders all three. For example,
if we said New York, Ohio, and Maryland, you would say Pennsylvania.
1. Colorado, Missouri, South Dakota.
2. California, Oregon, Utah.
Questions #3-4 work the same way, only instead of US states,
the places are Ontario municipalities.
3. Niagara-on-the-Lake, Pelham, Welland.
4. Leeds & the Thousand Islands, Loyalist, South Frontenac.
And for #5-10, it's countries.
5. Iraq, Jordan, Turkey.
6. Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar.
7. Libya, Niger, Sudan.
8. Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe.
9. Brazil, Colombia, Guyana.
10. Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador.
--
Mark Brader "Those who do not study history
Toronto are condemned to repeat the course"
m...@vex.net (after George Santayana)
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Joshua Kreitzer
Jun 10, 2018, 2:14:32 AM6/10/18
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:ub2dnUZJzbEFJoHGnZ2dnUU7-
ffN...@giganews.com:
> * Game 10, Round 2 - Literature - Pen Names
>
> Some authors have been known to use pen names, or pseudonyms, for
> a variety of reasons. In each case, we'll give you their real name
> and some other information and you provide us with their pen name.
> In some cases they used more than one pen name -- if we don't
> specify otherwise, any one of them is acceptable.
>
> 1. Her real name was Amandine-Aurore-Lucile Dupin, Baronne Dudevant.
> Born in 1804, she was a French novelist and memoirist. She had
> a relationship with Chopin and wrote "A Winter in Majorca",
> which described the period that they spent on the island.
> Some of her other novels include "La Mare au diable", "Indiana",
> "Lélia", "Mauprat", and "Consuelo".
George Sand
> 2. Her real name was Baroness Karen Christenze von Blixen-Finecke,
> or Karen Blixen. Born in 1885, she was a Danish author who is
> best known for "Out of Africa" and "Babette's Feast", both of
> which have been adapted into Oscar-winning motion pictures.
Isak Dinesen
> 3. Her real name was Alice Bradley Sheldon. Born in 1915, she was
> an American science-fiction author of short stories and novellas.
> It was not publicly known until 1977 that she was a woman.
> Her 1976 novella "Houston, Houston, Do You Read?" won both the
> Nebula Award and the Hugo Award for Best Novella.
James Tiptree Jr.
> 4. She was born Eleanor Marie Robertson in 1950, but is best known
> as Nora Roberts, a prolific writer of romance novels and the
> first author to be inducted into the Romance Writers of America
> Hall of Fame. Under what pen name does she write futuristic
> crime novels, including the "in Death" series?
J.D. Robb
> 5. His real name was Charles Lutwidge Dodgson. Born in 1832, he
> was an English writer, mathematician, logician, Anglican deacon,
> and photographer.
Lewis Carroll
> 6. His real name is Daniel Handler. Born in 1970, he is an American
> writer and musician. He wrote his popular series of books under
> a pseudonym to present them as memoirs by an acquaintance of
> the main characters. What pseudonym?
Lemony Snicket
> 7. His real name was Hector Hugh Munro, or H.H. Munro for short.
> He was born in 1870 and is considered a master of the short
> story. Along with "The Chronicles of Clovis", "Beasts and
> Super-Beasts" is one of his best-known works. It was his
> final collection of stories before his death in World War I,
> and several of its stories (in particular "The Open Window")
> are reprinted frequently in anthologies.
Saki
> The last three authors are best-known under their real names,
> but have used pseudonyms in addition.
>
> 8. Stephen King is his real name, but his publishers didn't feel
> that enough of the public would buy more than one novel per
> year from a single author. So what pen name did he use for
> number of novels?
Richard Bachman
> * Game 10, Round 3 - Geography - Neighbors
>
> For questions #1-2, we'll give you the name of three US states
> and you name the only state that borders all three. For example,
> if we said New York, Ohio, and Maryland, you would say Pennsylvania.
>
> 1. Colorado, Missouri, South Dakota.
Nebraska
> 2. California, Oregon, Utah.
Nevada
> And for #5-10, it's countries.
>
> 5. Iraq, Jordan, Turkey.
Syria
> 6. Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar.
Thailand
> 7. Libya, Niger, Sudan.
Chad
> 8. Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe.
Botswana
> 9. Brazil, Colombia, Guyana.
Venezuela
> 10. Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador.
Peru
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
ffN...@giganews.com:
> * Game 10, Round 2 - Literature - Pen Names
>
> Some authors have been known to use pen names, or pseudonyms, for
> a variety of reasons. In each case, we'll give you their real name
> and some other information and you provide us with their pen name.
> In some cases they used more than one pen name -- if we don't
> specify otherwise, any one of them is acceptable.
>
> 1. Her real name was Amandine-Aurore-Lucile Dupin, Baronne Dudevant.
> Born in 1804, she was a French novelist and memoirist. She had
> a relationship with Chopin and wrote "A Winter in Majorca",
> which described the period that they spent on the island.
> Some of her other novels include "La Mare au diable", "Indiana",
> "Lélia", "Mauprat", and "Consuelo".
> 2. Her real name was Baroness Karen Christenze von Blixen-Finecke,
> or Karen Blixen. Born in 1885, she was a Danish author who is
> best known for "Out of Africa" and "Babette's Feast", both of
> which have been adapted into Oscar-winning motion pictures.
> 3. Her real name was Alice Bradley Sheldon. Born in 1915, she was
> an American science-fiction author of short stories and novellas.
> It was not publicly known until 1977 that she was a woman.
> Her 1976 novella "Houston, Houston, Do You Read?" won both the
> Nebula Award and the Hugo Award for Best Novella.
> 4. She was born Eleanor Marie Robertson in 1950, but is best known
> as Nora Roberts, a prolific writer of romance novels and the
> first author to be inducted into the Romance Writers of America
> Hall of Fame. Under what pen name does she write futuristic
> crime novels, including the "in Death" series?
> 5. His real name was Charles Lutwidge Dodgson. Born in 1832, he
> was an English writer, mathematician, logician, Anglican deacon,
> and photographer.
> 6. His real name is Daniel Handler. Born in 1970, he is an American
> writer and musician. He wrote his popular series of books under
> a pseudonym to present them as memoirs by an acquaintance of
> the main characters. What pseudonym?
> 7. His real name was Hector Hugh Munro, or H.H. Munro for short.
> He was born in 1870 and is considered a master of the short
> story. Along with "The Chronicles of Clovis", "Beasts and
> Super-Beasts" is one of his best-known works. It was his
> final collection of stories before his death in World War I,
> and several of its stories (in particular "The Open Window")
> are reprinted frequently in anthologies.
> The last three authors are best-known under their real names,
> but have used pseudonyms in addition.
>
> 8. Stephen King is his real name, but his publishers didn't feel
> that enough of the public would buy more than one novel per
> year from a single author. So what pen name did he use for
> number of novels?
> * Game 10, Round 3 - Geography - Neighbors
>
> For questions #1-2, we'll give you the name of three US states
> and you name the only state that borders all three. For example,
> if we said New York, Ohio, and Maryland, you would say Pennsylvania.
>
> 1. Colorado, Missouri, South Dakota.
> 2. California, Oregon, Utah.
Nevada
> And for #5-10, it's countries.
>
> 5. Iraq, Jordan, Turkey.
> 6. Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar.
Thailand
> 7. Libya, Niger, Sudan.
Chad
> 8. Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe.
> 9. Brazil, Colombia, Guyana.
Venezuela
> 10. Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador.
Peru
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Peter Smyth
Jun 10, 2018, 5:22:54 AM6/10/18
to
> 6. His real name is Daniel Handler. Born in 1970, he is an American
> writer and musician. He wrote his popular series of books under
> a pseudonym to present them as memoirs by an acquaintance of
> the main characters. What pseudonym?
Lemony Snicket
> writer and musician. He wrote his popular series of books under
> a pseudonym to present them as memoirs by an acquaintance of
> the main characters. What pseudonym?
> 7. His real name was Hector Hugh Munro, or H.H. Munro for short.
> He was born in 1870 and is considered a master of the short
> story. Along with "The Chronicles of Clovis", "Beasts and
> Super-Beasts" is one of his best-known works. It was his
> final collection of stories before his death in World War I,
> and several of its stories (in particular "The Open Window")
> are reprinted frequently in anthologies.
Saki
> He was born in 1870 and is considered a master of the short
> story. Along with "The Chronicles of Clovis", "Beasts and
> Super-Beasts" is one of his best-known works. It was his
> final collection of stories before his death in World War I,
> and several of its stories (in particular "The Open Window")
> are reprinted frequently in anthologies.
> The last three authors are best-known under their real names,
> but have used pseudonyms in addition.
>
> 8. Stephen King is his real name, but his publishers didn't feel
> that enough of the public would buy more than one novel per
> year from a single author. So what pen name did he use for
> number of novels?
>
> 9. Robert Anson Heinlein was his real name. His most notable works
> include "Stranger in a Strange Land" and "Starship Troopers".
> Similarly to King, he wrote stories under various pseudonyms
> so that two or three could be published in a single magazine.
>
> 10. Harry Norman Turtledove is his real name. Born in 1949, he's
> an American novelist, best known for his work in the genres of
> historical fiction, alternate history, and other fantasy and
> science fiction. He won the Hugo Award for Best Novella in
> 1994 for "Down in the Bottomlands". In 1979, his first two
> novels were published under a pseudonym because his editor
> did not think people would believe the name "Turtledove".
> He has recently begun publishing historical novels under a
> second pseudonym.
>
>
> * Game 10, Round 3 - Geography - Neighbors
>
> For questions #1-2, we'll give you the name of three US states
> and you name the only state that borders all three. For example,
> if we said New York, Ohio, and Maryland, you would say Pennsylvania.
>
> 1. Colorado, Missouri, South Dakota.
> but have used pseudonyms in addition.
>
> 8. Stephen King is his real name, but his publishers didn't feel
> that enough of the public would buy more than one novel per
> year from a single author. So what pen name did he use for
> number of novels?
>
> 9. Robert Anson Heinlein was his real name. His most notable works
> include "Stranger in a Strange Land" and "Starship Troopers".
> Similarly to King, he wrote stories under various pseudonyms
> so that two or three could be published in a single magazine.
>
> 10. Harry Norman Turtledove is his real name. Born in 1949, he's
> an American novelist, best known for his work in the genres of
> historical fiction, alternate history, and other fantasy and
> science fiction. He won the Hugo Award for Best Novella in
> 1994 for "Down in the Bottomlands". In 1979, his first two
> novels were published under a pseudonym because his editor
> did not think people would believe the name "Turtledove".
> He has recently begun publishing historical novels under a
> second pseudonym.
>
>
> * Game 10, Round 3 - Geography - Neighbors
>
> For questions #1-2, we'll give you the name of three US states
> and you name the only state that borders all three. For example,
> if we said New York, Ohio, and Maryland, you would say Pennsylvania.
>
> 1. Colorado, Missouri, South Dakota.
Nebraska
> 2. California, Oregon, Utah.
Nevada
> 2. California, Oregon, Utah.
Nevada
> Questions #3-4 work the same way, only instead of US states,
> the places are Ontario municipalities.
>
> 3. Niagara-on-the-Lake, Pelham, Welland.
> 4. Leeds & the Thousand Islands, Loyalist, South Frontenac.
>
> And for #5-10, it's countries.
>
> 5. Iraq, Jordan, Turkey.
> the places are Ontario municipalities.
>
> 3. Niagara-on-the-Lake, Pelham, Welland.
> 4. Leeds & the Thousand Islands, Loyalist, South Frontenac.
>
> And for #5-10, it's countries.
>
> 5. Iraq, Jordan, Turkey.
Syria
> 6. Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar.
Thailand
> 7. Libya, Niger, Sudan.
Chad
> 6. Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar.
Thailand
> 7. Libya, Niger, Sudan.
Chad
> 8. Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe.
Botswana
> 9. Brazil, Colombia, Guyana.
Ecuador, Venezuela
> 9. Brazil, Colombia, Guyana.
> 10. Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador.
Peru
Peter Smyth
Peru
Erland Sommarskog
Jun 10, 2018, 10:06:25 AM6/10/18
to
> 1. Colorado, Missouri, South Dakota.
Nebraska
> 2. California, Oregon, Utah.
Nevada
> 2. California, Oregon, Utah.
Nevada
> 5. Iraq, Jordan, Turkey.
Syria
> 6. Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar.
Thailand
> 7. Libya, Niger, Sudan.
Chad
Syria
> 6. Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar.
Thailand
> 7. Libya, Niger, Sudan.
Chad
> 8. Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe.
Botswana
> 9. Brazil, Colombia, Guyana.
> 9. Brazil, Colombia, Guyana.
Venezuela
> 10. Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador.
Perú
> 10. Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador.
Dan Blum
Jun 10, 2018, 10:34:50 AM6/10/18
to
> 1. Her real name was Amandine-Aurore-Lucile Dupin, Baronne Dudevant.
> Born in 1804, she was a French novelist and memoirist. She had
> a relationship with Chopin and wrote "A Winter in Majorca",
> which described the period that they spent on the island.
> Some of her other novels include "La Mare au diable", "Indiana",
> "L?lia", "Mauprat", and "Consuelo".
> Born in 1804, she was a French novelist and memoirist. She had
> a relationship with Chopin and wrote "A Winter in Majorca",
> which described the period that they spent on the island.
> Some of her other novels include "La Mare au diable", "Indiana",
Sand
> 2. Her real name was Baroness Karen Christenze von Blixen-Finecke,
> or Karen Blixen. Born in 1885, she was a Danish author who is
> best known for "Out of Africa" and "Babette's Feast", both of
> which have been adapted into Oscar-winning motion pictures.
> 3. Her real name was Alice Bradley Sheldon. Born in 1915, she was
> an American science-fiction author of short stories and novellas.
> It was not publicly known until 1977 that she was a woman.
> Her 1976 novella "Houston, Houston, Do You Read?" won both the
> Nebula Award and the Hugo Award for Best Novella.
> 5. His real name was Charles Lutwidge Dodgson. Born in 1832, he
> was an English writer, mathematician, logician, Anglican deacon,
> and photographer.
> 6. His real name is Daniel Handler. Born in 1970, he is an American
> writer and musician. He wrote his popular series of books under
> a pseudonym to present them as memoirs by an acquaintance of
> the main characters. What pseudonym?
> 7. His real name was Hector Hugh Munro, or H.H. Munro for short.
> He was born in 1870 and is considered a master of the short
> story. Along with "The Chronicles of Clovis", "Beasts and
> Super-Beasts" is one of his best-known works. It was his
> final collection of stories before his death in World War I,
> and several of its stories (in particular "The Open Window")
> are reprinted frequently in anthologies.
> 8. Stephen King is his real name, but his publishers didn't feel
> that enough of the public would buy more than one novel per
> year from a single author. So what pen name did he use for
> number of novels?
> 9. Robert Anson Heinlein was his real name. His most notable works
> include "Stranger in a Strange Land" and "Starship Troopers".
> Similarly to King, he wrote stories under various pseudonyms
> so that two or three could be published in a single magazine.
> 10. Harry Norman Turtledove is his real name. Born in 1949, he's
> an American novelist, best known for his work in the genres of
> historical fiction, alternate history, and other fantasy and
> science fiction. He won the Hugo Award for Best Novella in
> 1994 for "Down in the Bottomlands". In 1979, his first two
> novels were published under a pseudonym because his editor
> did not think people would believe the name "Turtledove".
> He has recently begun publishing historical novels under a
> second pseudonym.
> * Game 10, Round 3 - Geography - Neighbors
> 1. Colorado, Missouri, South Dakota.
Nebraska
> 2. California, Oregon, Utah.
Nevada
> 5. Iraq, Jordan, Turkey.
Syria
> 6. Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar.
Thailand
> 7. Libya, Niger, Sudan.
Chad
> 2. California, Oregon, Utah.
Nevada
> 5. Iraq, Jordan, Turkey.
Syria
> 6. Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar.
Thailand
> 7. Libya, Niger, Sudan.
Chad
> 8. Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe.
Botswana
> 9. Brazil, Colombia, Guyana.
Venezuela
> 10. Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador.
Peru
> 9. Brazil, Colombia, Guyana.
Venezuela
> 10. Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador.
--
_______________________________________________________________________
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"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Calvin
Jun 10, 2018, 7:40:34 PM6/10/18
to
On Sunday, June 10, 2018 at 3:48:13 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
> * Game 10, Round 2 - Literature - Pen Names
>
> Some authors have been known to use pen names, or pseudonyms, for
> a variety of reasons. In each case, we'll give you their real name
> and some other information and you provide us with their pen name.
> In some cases they used more than one pen name -- if we don't
> specify otherwise, any one of them is acceptable.
>
> 1. Her real name was Amandine-Aurore-Lucile Dupin, Baronne Dudevant.
> Born in 1804, she was a French novelist and memoirist. She had
> a relationship with Chopin and wrote "A Winter in Majorca",
> which described the period that they spent on the island.
> Some of her other novels include "La Mare au diable", "Indiana",
> "Lélia", "Mauprat", and "Consuelo".
Madame Bovary
> * Game 10, Round 2 - Literature - Pen Names
>
> Some authors have been known to use pen names, or pseudonyms, for
> a variety of reasons. In each case, we'll give you their real name
> and some other information and you provide us with their pen name.
> In some cases they used more than one pen name -- if we don't
> specify otherwise, any one of them is acceptable.
>
> 1. Her real name was Amandine-Aurore-Lucile Dupin, Baronne Dudevant.
> Born in 1804, she was a French novelist and memoirist. She had
> a relationship with Chopin and wrote "A Winter in Majorca",
> which described the period that they spent on the island.
> Some of her other novels include "La Mare au diable", "Indiana",
> "Lélia", "Mauprat", and "Consuelo".
> 2. Her real name was Baroness Karen Christenze von Blixen-Finecke,
> or Karen Blixen. Born in 1885, she was a Danish author who is
> best known for "Out of Africa" and "Babette's Feast", both of
> which have been adapted into Oscar-winning motion pictures.
> 3. Her real name was Alice Bradley Sheldon. Born in 1915, she was
> an American science-fiction author of short stories and novellas.
> It was not publicly known until 1977 that she was a woman.
> Her 1976 novella "Houston, Houston, Do You Read?" won both the
> Nebula Award and the Hugo Award for Best Novella.
>
> 4. She was born Eleanor Marie Robertson in 1950, but is best known
> as Nora Roberts, a prolific writer of romance novels and the
> first author to be inducted into the Romance Writers of America
> Hall of Fame. Under what pen name does she write futuristic
> crime novels, including the "in Death" series?
> 5. His real name was Charles Lutwidge Dodgson. Born in 1832, he
> was an English writer, mathematician, logician, Anglican deacon,
> and photographer.
> 6. His real name is Daniel Handler. Born in 1970, he is an American
> writer and musician. He wrote his popular series of books under
> a pseudonym to present them as memoirs by an acquaintance of
> the main characters. What pseudonym?
>
> 7. His real name was Hector Hugh Munro, or H.H. Munro for short.
> He was born in 1870 and is considered a master of the short
> story. Along with "The Chronicles of Clovis", "Beasts and
> Super-Beasts" is one of his best-known works. It was his
> final collection of stories before his death in World War I,
> and several of its stories (in particular "The Open Window")
> are reprinted frequently in anthologies.
> The last three authors are best-known under their real names,
> but have used pseudonyms in addition.
>
> 8. Stephen King is his real name, but his publishers didn't feel
> that enough of the public would buy more than one novel per
> year from a single author. So what pen name did he use for
> number of novels?
> 9. Robert Anson Heinlein was his real name. His most notable works
> include "Stranger in a Strange Land" and "Starship Troopers".
> Similarly to King, he wrote stories under various pseudonyms
> so that two or three could be published in a single magazine.
>
> 10. Harry Norman Turtledove is his real name. Born in 1949, he's
> an American novelist, best known for his work in the genres of
> historical fiction, alternate history, and other fantasy and
> science fiction. He won the Hugo Award for Best Novella in
> 1994 for "Down in the Bottomlands". In 1979, his first two
> novels were published under a pseudonym because his editor
> did not think people would believe the name "Turtledove".
> He has recently begun publishing historical novels under a
> second pseudonym.
>
>
> * Game 10, Round 3 - Geography - Neighbors
>
> For questions #1-2, we'll give you the name of three US states
> and you name the only state that borders all three. For example,
> if we said New York, Ohio, and Maryland, you would say Pennsylvania.
>
> 1. Colorado, Missouri, South Dakota.
Nebraska
> 2. California, Oregon, Utah.
Idaho
> 2. California, Oregon, Utah.
> Questions #3-4 work the same way, only instead of US states,
> the places are Ontario municipalities.
>
> 3. Niagara-on-the-Lake, Pelham, Welland.
> 4. Leeds & the Thousand Islands, Loyalist, South Frontenac.
>
> And for #5-10, it's countries.
>
> 5. Iraq, Jordan, Turkey.
Syria
> 6. Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar.
Thailand, Vietnam
> 6. Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar.
> 7. Libya, Niger, Sudan.
Mali, Burkina Faso
> 8. Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe.
Botswana
> 9. Brazil, Colombia, Guyana.
Surinam
> 9. Brazil, Colombia, Guyana.
> 10. Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador.
Peru
calvin
Dan Tilque
Jun 11, 2018, 8:03:24 AM6/11/18
to
Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * Game 10, Round 2 - Literature - Pen Names
>
> Some authors have been known to use pen names, or pseudonyms, for
> a variety of reasons. In each case, we'll give you their real name
> and some other information and you provide us with their pen name.
> In some cases they used more than one pen name -- if we don't
> specify otherwise, any one of them is acceptable.
>
> 1. Her real name was Amandine-Aurore-Lucile Dupin, Baronne Dudevant.
> Born in 1804, she was a French novelist and memoirist. She had
> a relationship with Chopin and wrote "A Winter in Majorca",
> which described the period that they spent on the island.
> Some of her other novels include "La Mare au diable", "Indiana",
> "Lélia", "Mauprat", and "Consuelo".
>
> 2. Her real name was Baroness Karen Christenze von Blixen-Finecke,
> or Karen Blixen. Born in 1885, she was a Danish author who is
> best known for "Out of Africa" and "Babette's Feast", both of
> which have been adapted into Oscar-winning motion pictures.
>
> 3. Her real name was Alice Bradley Sheldon. Born in 1915, she was
> an American science-fiction author of short stories and novellas.
> It was not publicly known until 1977 that she was a woman.
> Her 1976 novella "Houston, Houston, Do You Read?" won both the
> Nebula Award and the Hugo Award for Best Novella.
James Tiptree Jr.
>
>
> * Game 10, Round 2 - Literature - Pen Names
>
> Some authors have been known to use pen names, or pseudonyms, for
> a variety of reasons. In each case, we'll give you their real name
> and some other information and you provide us with their pen name.
> In some cases they used more than one pen name -- if we don't
> specify otherwise, any one of them is acceptable.
>
> 1. Her real name was Amandine-Aurore-Lucile Dupin, Baronne Dudevant.
> Born in 1804, she was a French novelist and memoirist. She had
> a relationship with Chopin and wrote "A Winter in Majorca",
> which described the period that they spent on the island.
> Some of her other novels include "La Mare au diable", "Indiana",
> "Lélia", "Mauprat", and "Consuelo".
>
> 2. Her real name was Baroness Karen Christenze von Blixen-Finecke,
> or Karen Blixen. Born in 1885, she was a Danish author who is
> best known for "Out of Africa" and "Babette's Feast", both of
> which have been adapted into Oscar-winning motion pictures.
>
> 3. Her real name was Alice Bradley Sheldon. Born in 1915, she was
> an American science-fiction author of short stories and novellas.
> It was not publicly known until 1977 that she was a woman.
> Her 1976 novella "Houston, Houston, Do You Read?" won both the
> Nebula Award and the Hugo Award for Best Novella.
>
> 4. She was born Eleanor Marie Robertson in 1950, but is best known
> as Nora Roberts, a prolific writer of romance novels and the
> first author to be inducted into the Romance Writers of America
> Hall of Fame. Under what pen name does she write futuristic
> crime novels, including the "in Death" series?
>
> 5. His real name was Charles Lutwidge Dodgson. Born in 1832, he
> was an English writer, mathematician, logician, Anglican deacon,
> and photographer.
>
> 6. His real name is Daniel Handler. Born in 1970, he is an American
> writer and musician. He wrote his popular series of books under
> a pseudonym to present them as memoirs by an acquaintance of
> the main characters. What pseudonym?
>
> 7. His real name was Hector Hugh Munro, or H.H. Munro for short.
> He was born in 1870 and is considered a master of the short
> story. Along with "The Chronicles of Clovis", "Beasts and
> Super-Beasts" is one of his best-known works. It was his
> final collection of stories before his death in World War I,
> and several of its stories (in particular "The Open Window")
> are reprinted frequently in anthologies.
>
> The last three authors are best-known under their real names,
> but have used pseudonyms in addition.
>
> 8. Stephen King is his real name, but his publishers didn't feel
> that enough of the public would buy more than one novel per
> year from a single author. So what pen name did he use for
> number of novels?
>
> 9. Robert Anson Heinlein was his real name. His most notable works
> include "Stranger in a Strange Land" and "Starship Troopers".
> Similarly to King, he wrote stories under various pseudonyms
> so that two or three could be published in a single magazine.
>
> 10. Harry Norman Turtledove is his real name. Born in 1949, he's
> an American novelist, best known for his work in the genres of
> historical fiction, alternate history, and other fantasy and
> science fiction. He won the Hugo Award for Best Novella in
> 1994 for "Down in the Bottomlands". In 1979, his first two
> novels were published under a pseudonym because his editor
> did not think people would believe the name "Turtledove".
> He has recently begun publishing historical novels under a
> second pseudonym.
>
>
> * Game 10, Round 3 - Geography - Neighbors
>
> For questions #1-2, we'll give you the name of three US states
> and you name the only state that borders all three. For example,
> if we said New York, Ohio, and Maryland, you would say Pennsylvania.
>
> 1. Colorado, Missouri, South Dakota.
Nebraska
> 2. California, Oregon, Utah.
Nevada
> 2. California, Oregon, Utah.
>
> Questions #3-4 work the same way, only instead of US states,
> the places are Ontario municipalities.
>
> 3. Niagara-on-the-Lake, Pelham, Welland.
> 4. Leeds & the Thousand Islands, Loyalist, South Frontenac.
>
> And for #5-10, it's countries.
>
> 5. Iraq, Jordan, Turkey.
Syria
> 6. Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar.
> 6. Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar.
Thailand
> 7. Libya, Niger, Sudan.
Central African Republic
> 7. Libya, Niger, Sudan.
> 8. Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe.
Botswana
> 9. Brazil, Colombia, Guyana.
Venezuela
> 9. Brazil, Colombia, Guyana.
> 10. Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador.
Peru
Dan Tilque
Pete Gayde
Jun 11, 2018, 2:38:24 PM6/11/18
to
>
> 2. Her real name was Baroness Karen Christenze von Blixen-Finecke,
> or Karen Blixen. Born in 1885, she was a Danish author who is
> best known for "Out of Africa" and "Babette's Feast", both of
> which have been adapted into Oscar-winning motion pictures.
>
> 3. Her real name was Alice Bradley Sheldon. Born in 1915, she was
> an American science-fiction author of short stories and novellas.
> It was not publicly known until 1977 that she was a woman.
> Her 1976 novella "Houston, Houston, Do You Read?" won both the
> Nebula Award and the Hugo Award for Best Novella.
>
> 4. She was born Eleanor Marie Robertson in 1950, but is best known
> as Nora Roberts, a prolific writer of romance novels and the
> first author to be inducted into the Romance Writers of America
> Hall of Fame. Under what pen name does she write futuristic
> crime novels, including the "in Death" series?
>
> 5. His real name was Charles Lutwidge Dodgson. Born in 1832, he
> was an English writer, mathematician, logician, Anglican deacon,
> and photographer.
>
> 6. His real name is Daniel Handler. Born in 1970, he is an American
> writer and musician. He wrote his popular series of books under
> a pseudonym to present them as memoirs by an acquaintance of
> the main characters. What pseudonym?
>
> 7. His real name was Hector Hugh Munro, or H.H. Munro for short.
> He was born in 1870 and is considered a master of the short
> story. Along with "The Chronicles of Clovis", "Beasts and
> Super-Beasts" is one of his best-known works. It was his
> final collection of stories before his death in World War I,
> and several of its stories (in particular "The Open Window")
> are reprinted frequently in anthologies.
>
> The last three authors are best-known under their real names,
> but have used pseudonyms in addition.
>
> 8. Stephen King is his real name, but his publishers didn't feel
> that enough of the public would buy more than one novel per
> year from a single author. So what pen name did he use for
> number of novels?
>
> 9. Robert Anson Heinlein was his real name. His most notable works
> include "Stranger in a Strange Land" and "Starship Troopers".
> Similarly to King, he wrote stories under various pseudonyms
> so that two or three could be published in a single magazine.
>
> 10. Harry Norman Turtledove is his real name. Born in 1949, he's
> an American novelist, best known for his work in the genres of
> historical fiction, alternate history, and other fantasy and
> science fiction. He won the Hugo Award for Best Novella in
> 1994 for "Down in the Bottomlands". In 1979, his first two
> novels were published under a pseudonym because his editor
> did not think people would believe the name "Turtledove".
> He has recently begun publishing historical novels under a
> second pseudonym.
>
>
> * Game 10, Round 3 - Geography - Neighbors
>
> For questions #1-2, we'll give you the name of three US states
> and you name the only state that borders all three. For example,
> if we said New York, Ohio, and Maryland, you would say Pennsylvania.
>
> 1. Colorado, Missouri, South Dakota.
Nebraska
> 2. California, Oregon, Utah.
Nevada
>
> 2. California, Oregon, Utah.
Nevada
>
> Questions #3-4 work the same way, only instead of US states,
> the places are Ontario municipalities.
>
> 3. Niagara-on-the-Lake, Pelham, Welland.
Niagara Falls
> the places are Ontario municipalities.
>
> 3. Niagara-on-the-Lake, Pelham, Welland.
> 4. Leeds & the Thousand Islands, Loyalist, South Frontenac.
>
> And for #5-10, it's countries.
>
> 5. Iraq, Jordan, Turkey.
Syria
> 6. Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar.
Thailand
> 7. Libya, Niger, Sudan.
Chad
> 6. Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar.
Thailand
> 7. Libya, Niger, Sudan.
> 8. Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe.
> 9. Brazil, Colombia, Guyana.
Suriname
> 10. Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador.
Peru
>
Jason Kreitzer
Jun 12, 2018, 7:29:49 PM6/12/18
to
> 3. Her real name was Alice Bradley Sheldon. Born in 1915, she was
> an American science-fiction author of short stories and novellas.
> It was not publicly known until 1977 that she was a woman.
> Her 1976 novella "Houston, Houston, Do You Read?" won both the
> Nebula Award and the Hugo Award for Best Novella.
>
> 4. She was born Eleanor Marie Robertson in 1950, but is best known
> as Nora Roberts, a prolific writer of romance novels and the
> first author to be inducted into the Romance Writers of America
> Hall of Fame. Under what pen name does she write futuristic
> crime novels, including the "in Death" series?
>
> 5. His real name was Charles Lutwidge Dodgson. Born in 1832, he
> was an English writer, mathematician, logician, Anglican deacon,
> and photographer.
>
> 6. His real name is Daniel Handler. Born in 1970, he is an American
> writer and musician. He wrote his popular series of books under
> a pseudonym to present them as memoirs by an acquaintance of
> the main characters. What pseudonym?
>
> 7. His real name was Hector Hugh Munro, or H.H. Munro for short.
> He was born in 1870 and is considered a master of the short
> story. Along with "The Chronicles of Clovis", "Beasts and
> Super-Beasts" is one of his best-known works. It was his
> final collection of stories before his death in World War I,
> and several of its stories (in particular "The Open Window")
> are reprinted frequently in anthologies.
Saki
> an American science-fiction author of short stories and novellas.
> It was not publicly known until 1977 that she was a woman.
> Her 1976 novella "Houston, Houston, Do You Read?" won both the
> Nebula Award and the Hugo Award for Best Novella.
>
> 4. She was born Eleanor Marie Robertson in 1950, but is best known
> as Nora Roberts, a prolific writer of romance novels and the
> first author to be inducted into the Romance Writers of America
> Hall of Fame. Under what pen name does she write futuristic
> crime novels, including the "in Death" series?
>
> 5. His real name was Charles Lutwidge Dodgson. Born in 1832, he
> was an English writer, mathematician, logician, Anglican deacon,
> and photographer.
>
> 6. His real name is Daniel Handler. Born in 1970, he is an American
> writer and musician. He wrote his popular series of books under
> a pseudonym to present them as memoirs by an acquaintance of
> the main characters. What pseudonym?
>
> 7. His real name was Hector Hugh Munro, or H.H. Munro for short.
> He was born in 1870 and is considered a master of the short
> story. Along with "The Chronicles of Clovis", "Beasts and
> Super-Beasts" is one of his best-known works. It was his
> final collection of stories before his death in World War I,
> and several of its stories (in particular "The Open Window")
> are reprinted frequently in anthologies.
> The last three authors are best-known under their real names,
> but have used pseudonyms in addition.
>
> 8. Stephen King is his real name, but his publishers didn't feel
> that enough of the public would buy more than one novel per
> year from a single author. So what pen name did he use for
> number of novels?
Richard Bachman
> but have used pseudonyms in addition.
>
> 8. Stephen King is his real name, but his publishers didn't feel
> that enough of the public would buy more than one novel per
> year from a single author. So what pen name did he use for
> number of novels?
> 9. Robert Anson Heinlein was his real name. His most notable works
> include "Stranger in a Strange Land" and "Starship Troopers".
> Similarly to King, he wrote stories under various pseudonyms
> so that two or three could be published in a single magazine.
>
> 10. Harry Norman Turtledove is his real name. Born in 1949, he's
> an American novelist, best known for his work in the genres of
> historical fiction, alternate history, and other fantasy and
> science fiction. He won the Hugo Award for Best Novella in
> 1994 for "Down in the Bottomlands". In 1979, his first two
> novels were published under a pseudonym because his editor
> did not think people would believe the name "Turtledove".
> He has recently begun publishing historical novels under a
> second pseudonym.
>
>
> * Game 10, Round 3 - Geography - Neighbors
>
> For questions #1-2, we'll give you the name of three US states
> and you name the only state that borders all three. For example,
> if we said New York, Ohio, and Maryland, you would say Pennsylvania.
>
> 1. Colorado, Missouri, South Dakota.
> include "Stranger in a Strange Land" and "Starship Troopers".
> Similarly to King, he wrote stories under various pseudonyms
> so that two or three could be published in a single magazine.
>
> 10. Harry Norman Turtledove is his real name. Born in 1949, he's
> an American novelist, best known for his work in the genres of
> historical fiction, alternate history, and other fantasy and
> science fiction. He won the Hugo Award for Best Novella in
> 1994 for "Down in the Bottomlands". In 1979, his first two
> novels were published under a pseudonym because his editor
> did not think people would believe the name "Turtledove".
> He has recently begun publishing historical novels under a
> second pseudonym.
>
>
> * Game 10, Round 3 - Geography - Neighbors
>
> For questions #1-2, we'll give you the name of three US states
> and you name the only state that borders all three. For example,
> if we said New York, Ohio, and Maryland, you would say Pennsylvania.
>
> 1. Colorado, Missouri, South Dakota.
Nebraska
> 2. California, Oregon, Utah.
Nevada
> 2. California, Oregon, Utah.
Nevada
> Questions #3-4 work the same way, only instead of US states,
> the places are Ontario municipalities.
>
> 3. Niagara-on-the-Lake, Pelham, Welland.
> 4. Leeds & the Thousand Islands, Loyalist, South Frontenac.
>
> And for #5-10, it's countries.
>
> 5. Iraq, Jordan, Turkey.
> 6. Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar.
Vietnam
> the places are Ontario municipalities.
>
> 3. Niagara-on-the-Lake, Pelham, Welland.
> 4. Leeds & the Thousand Islands, Loyalist, South Frontenac.
>
> And for #5-10, it's countries.
>
> 5. Iraq, Jordan, Turkey.
> 6. Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar.
> 7. Libya, Niger, Sudan.
> 8. Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe.
> 9. Brazil, Colombia, Guyana.
Venezuela
> 8. Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe.
> 9. Brazil, Colombia, Guyana.
Mark Brader
Jun 13, 2018, 4:12:33 AM6/13/18
to
Mark Brader:
course, for the question that went to me, namely #10 -- this proved
to be the hardest round in a rather hard original game.
> 1. Her real name was Amandine-Aurore-Lucile Dupin, Baronne Dudevant.
> Born in 1804, she was a French novelist and memoirist. She had
> a relationship with Chopin and wrote "A Winter in Majorca",
> which described the period that they spent on the island.
> Some of her other novels include "La Mare au diable", "Indiana",
> "Lélia", "Mauprat", and "Consuelo".
George Sand. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Pete.
> 2. Her real name was Baroness Karen Christenze von Blixen-Finecke,
> or Karen Blixen. Born in 1885, she was a Danish author who is
> best known for "Out of Africa" and "Babette's Feast", both of
> which have been adapted into Oscar-winning motion pictures.
Isak Dinesen, Pierre Andrézel, Tania Blixen, Peter Lawless, Osceola.
4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Calvin, Pete, and Jason.
> 3. Her real name was Alice Bradley Sheldon. Born in 1915, she was
> an American science-fiction author of short stories and novellas.
> It was not publicly known until 1977 that she was a woman.
> Her 1976 novella "Houston, Houston, Do You Read?" won both the
> Nebula Award and the Hugo Award for Best Novella.
James Tiptree Jr., Raccoona Sheldon. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum,
and Dan Tilque.
> 4. She was born Eleanor Marie Robertson in 1950, but is best known
> as Nora Roberts, a prolific writer of romance novels and the
> first author to be inducted into the Romance Writers of America
> Hall of Fame. Under what pen name does she write futuristic
> crime novels, including the "in Death" series?
J.D. Robb. 4 for Joshua.
In the original game the question described the novels as simply
as "erotic thrillers", but the sex scenes are typically entirely
incidental to the stories; and while they do have thriller elements,
I would primarily describe the series as futuristic mysteries --
the series takes place around the year 2060. -- in large part police
procedurals. I chose a more general phrase for the revised question.
> 5. His real name was Charles Lutwidge Dodgson. Born in 1832, he
> was an English writer, mathematician, logician, Anglican deacon,
> and photographer.
Lewis Carroll. 4 for Joshua, Peter, Dan Blum, Calvin, Dan Tilque,
and Pete.
> 6. His real name is Daniel Handler. Born in 1970, he is an American
> writer and musician. He wrote his popular series of books under
> a pseudonym to present them as memoirs by an acquaintance of
> the main characters. What pseudonym?
Lemony Snicket. 4 for Joshua, Peter, Dan Blum, and Pete.
> 7. His real name was Hector Hugh Munro, or H.H. Munro for short.
> He was born in 1870 and is considered a master of the short
> story. Along with "The Chronicles of Clovis", "Beasts and
> Super-Beasts" is one of his best-known works. It was his
> final collection of stories before his death in World War I,
> and several of its stories (in particular "The Open Window")
> are reprinted frequently in anthologies.
Saki. 4 for Joshua, Peter, Dan Blum, Calvin, and Jason.
> The last three authors are best-known under their real names,
> but have used pseudonyms in addition.
> 8. Stephen King is his real name, but his publishers didn't feel
> that enough of the public would buy more than one novel per
> year from a single author. So what pen name did he use for
> number of novels?
Richard Bachman. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Calvin
(or someone like that), and Jason.
> 9. Robert Anson Heinlein was his real name. His most notable works
> include "Stranger in a Strange Land" and "Starship Troopers".
> Similarly to King, he wrote stories under various pseudonyms
> so that two or three could be published in a single magazine.
Anson MacDonald, Lyle Monroe, John Riverside, Caleb Saunders,
Caleb Strong, Simon York. 4 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque.
> 10. Harry Norman Turtledove is his real name. Born in 1949, he's
> an American novelist, best known for his work in the genres of
> historical fiction, alternate history, and other fantasy and
> science fiction. He won the Hugo Award for Best Novella in
> 1994 for "Down in the Bottomlands". In 1979, his first two
> novels were published under a pseudonym because his editor
> did not think people would believe the name "Turtledove".
> He has recently begun publishing historical novels under a
> second pseudonym.
Eric G. Iverson, H.N. Turteltaub. 4 for Dan Blum.
> * Game 10, Round 3 - Geography - Neighbors
> For questions #1-2, we'll give you the name of three US states
> and you name the only state that borders all three. For example,
> if we said New York, Ohio, and Maryland, you would say Pennsylvania.
> 1. Colorado, Missouri, South Dakota.
Nebraska. 4 for everyone -- Joshua, Peter, Erland, Dan Blum, Calvin,
Dan Tilque, Pete, and Jason.
> 2. California, Oregon, Utah.
Nevada. 4 for Joshua, Peter, Erland, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Pete,
and Jason.
> Questions #3-4 work the same way, only instead of US states,
> the places are Ontario municipalities.
> 3. Niagara-on-the-Lake, Pelham, Welland.
Thorold.
> 4. Leeds & the Thousand Islands, Loyalist, South Frontenac.
Kingston.
> And for #5-10, it's countries.
> 5. Iraq, Jordan, Turkey.
Syria. 4 for Joshua, Peter, Erland, Dan Blum, Calvin, Dan Tilque,
and Pete.
> 6. Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar.
Thailand. 4 for Joshua, Peter, Erland, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque,
and Pete. 3 for Calvin.
> 7. Libya, Niger, Sudan.
Chad. 4 for Joshua, Peter, Erland, Dan Blum, and Pete.
> 8. Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe.
Botswana. 4 for Joshua, Peter, Erland, Dan Blum, Calvin,
and Dan Tilque.
> 9. Brazil, Colombia, Guyana.
Venezuela. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Jason.
2 for Peter.
> 10. Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador.
Peru. 4 for Joshua, Peter, Erland, Dan Blum, Calvin, Dan Tilque,
and Pete.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 10 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Lit Geo
Dan Blum 36 32 68
Joshua Kreitzer 32 32 64
Peter Smyth 12 30 42
Pete Gayde 16 24 40
Dan Tilque 12 28 40
"Calvin" 16 19 35
Erland Sommarskog 0 32 32
Jason Kreitzer 12 12 24
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Mark Brader | "Must undefined behavior obey *all* the laws of physics,
m...@vex.net | or is the restriction limited to time travel?"
Toronto | --Heather Downs
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2018-03-26,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information see
> my 2017-09-25 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 10, Round 2 - Literature - Pen Names
> Some authors have been known to use pen names, or pseudonyms, for
> a variety of reasons. In each case, we'll give you their real name
> and some other information and you provide us with their pen name.
> In some cases they used more than one pen name -- if we don't
> specify otherwise, any one of them is acceptable.
Rather to my surprise -- because I knew all the answers except, of
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 10, Round 2 - Literature - Pen Names
> Some authors have been known to use pen names, or pseudonyms, for
> a variety of reasons. In each case, we'll give you their real name
> and some other information and you provide us with their pen name.
> In some cases they used more than one pen name -- if we don't
> specify otherwise, any one of them is acceptable.
course, for the question that went to me, namely #10 -- this proved
to be the hardest round in a rather hard original game.
> 1. Her real name was Amandine-Aurore-Lucile Dupin, Baronne Dudevant.
> Born in 1804, she was a French novelist and memoirist. She had
> a relationship with Chopin and wrote "A Winter in Majorca",
> which described the period that they spent on the island.
> Some of her other novels include "La Mare au diable", "Indiana",
> "Lélia", "Mauprat", and "Consuelo".
> 2. Her real name was Baroness Karen Christenze von Blixen-Finecke,
> or Karen Blixen. Born in 1885, she was a Danish author who is
> best known for "Out of Africa" and "Babette's Feast", both of
> which have been adapted into Oscar-winning motion pictures.
4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Calvin, Pete, and Jason.
> 3. Her real name was Alice Bradley Sheldon. Born in 1915, she was
> an American science-fiction author of short stories and novellas.
> It was not publicly known until 1977 that she was a woman.
> Her 1976 novella "Houston, Houston, Do You Read?" won both the
> Nebula Award and the Hugo Award for Best Novella.
and Dan Tilque.
> 4. She was born Eleanor Marie Robertson in 1950, but is best known
> as Nora Roberts, a prolific writer of romance novels and the
> first author to be inducted into the Romance Writers of America
> Hall of Fame. Under what pen name does she write futuristic
> crime novels, including the "in Death" series?
In the original game the question described the novels as simply
as "erotic thrillers", but the sex scenes are typically entirely
incidental to the stories; and while they do have thriller elements,
I would primarily describe the series as futuristic mysteries --
the series takes place around the year 2060. -- in large part police
procedurals. I chose a more general phrase for the revised question.
> 5. His real name was Charles Lutwidge Dodgson. Born in 1832, he
> was an English writer, mathematician, logician, Anglican deacon,
> and photographer.
and Pete.
> 6. His real name is Daniel Handler. Born in 1970, he is an American
> writer and musician. He wrote his popular series of books under
> a pseudonym to present them as memoirs by an acquaintance of
> the main characters. What pseudonym?
> 7. His real name was Hector Hugh Munro, or H.H. Munro for short.
> He was born in 1870 and is considered a master of the short
> story. Along with "The Chronicles of Clovis", "Beasts and
> Super-Beasts" is one of his best-known works. It was his
> final collection of stories before his death in World War I,
> and several of its stories (in particular "The Open Window")
> are reprinted frequently in anthologies.
> The last three authors are best-known under their real names,
> but have used pseudonyms in addition.
> 8. Stephen King is his real name, but his publishers didn't feel
> that enough of the public would buy more than one novel per
> year from a single author. So what pen name did he use for
> number of novels?
(or someone like that), and Jason.
> 9. Robert Anson Heinlein was his real name. His most notable works
> include "Stranger in a Strange Land" and "Starship Troopers".
> Similarly to King, he wrote stories under various pseudonyms
> so that two or three could be published in a single magazine.
Caleb Strong, Simon York. 4 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque.
> 10. Harry Norman Turtledove is his real name. Born in 1949, he's
> an American novelist, best known for his work in the genres of
> historical fiction, alternate history, and other fantasy and
> science fiction. He won the Hugo Award for Best Novella in
> 1994 for "Down in the Bottomlands". In 1979, his first two
> novels were published under a pseudonym because his editor
> did not think people would believe the name "Turtledove".
> He has recently begun publishing historical novels under a
> second pseudonym.
> * Game 10, Round 3 - Geography - Neighbors
> For questions #1-2, we'll give you the name of three US states
> and you name the only state that borders all three. For example,
> if we said New York, Ohio, and Maryland, you would say Pennsylvania.
> 1. Colorado, Missouri, South Dakota.
Dan Tilque, Pete, and Jason.
> 2. California, Oregon, Utah.
Nevada. 4 for Joshua, Peter, Erland, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Pete,
and Jason.
> Questions #3-4 work the same way, only instead of US states,
> the places are Ontario municipalities.
> 3. Niagara-on-the-Lake, Pelham, Welland.
> 4. Leeds & the Thousand Islands, Loyalist, South Frontenac.
> And for #5-10, it's countries.
> 5. Iraq, Jordan, Turkey.
and Pete.
> 6. Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar.
Thailand. 4 for Joshua, Peter, Erland, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque,
and Pete. 3 for Calvin.
> 7. Libya, Niger, Sudan.
Chad. 4 for Joshua, Peter, Erland, Dan Blum, and Pete.
> 8. Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe.
and Dan Tilque.
> 9. Brazil, Colombia, Guyana.
Venezuela. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Jason.
2 for Peter.
> 10. Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador.
Peru. 4 for Joshua, Peter, Erland, Dan Blum, Calvin, Dan Tilque,
and Pete.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 10 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Lit Geo
Dan Blum 36 32 68
Joshua Kreitzer 32 32 64
Peter Smyth 12 30 42
Pete Gayde 16 24 40
Dan Tilque 12 28 40
"Calvin" 16 19 35
Erland Sommarskog 0 32 32
Jason Kreitzer 12 12 24
--
Mark Brader | "Must undefined behavior obey *all* the laws of physics,
m...@vex.net | or is the restriction limited to time travel?"
Toronto | --Heather Downs
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