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RQFTCI07 Game 6 Rounds 4,9: Will, Oscar
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Mark Brader
Aug 23, 2020, 12:05:44 AM8/23/20
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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2007-02-26,
and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written
by members of the Usual Suspects, but have been reformatted and
may have been retyped and/or edited by me. I will reveal the
correct answers in about 3 days.
For further information, including an explanation of the """
notation that may appear in these rounds, see my 2020-06-23
companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
I'm doing the rounds out of order in this game because I wanted to change
which ones are paired together for posting. These two are thematically
connected. I did not write either one of them.
* Game 6, Round 4 - Literature - Writing with a Will
Please name the novelist from a listing of three of their works.
As usual the surname WILL suffice, but all of their first names
begin with the letters WILL.
1. "Junkie" (1953); "The Soft Machine" (1961); "Nova Express"
(1964).
2. "The Sound and the Fury" (1929); "Light in August" (1932);
"Absalom, Absalom!" (1936).
3. "The Recognitions" (1955); "J.R." (1975); "Carpenter's Gothic"
(1985).
4. "Mona Lisa Overdrive" (1988); "Virtual Light" (1993); "Pattern
Recognition" (2003).
5. "The Inheritors" (1955); "The Pyramid" (1967); "Darkness Visible"
(1979).
6. "Set This House on Fire" (1960); "The Confessions of Nat Turner"
(1967); "Sophie's Choice" (1979).
7. "Great Apes" (1997); "How the Dead Live" (2000); "The Book of
Dave" (2006).
8. "Legs" (1983); "Ironweed" (1983); "Roscoe" (2002).
9. "The Memoirs of Barry Lyndon, Esq." (1844); "Vanity Fair"
(1848); "The History of Henry Esmond" (1852).
10. "O Pioneers!" (1913); "The Song of the Lark" (1915); "Death
Comes for the Archbishop" (1927).
* Game 6, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - The Oscars
No, not *those* Oscars. We already had entertainment in Round 2,
remember? This is a miscellaneous round, and it's actually about
real people and fictional characters named Oscar (or sometimes
Oskar).
1. Who was the first actor to play Oscar Madison in the original
Broadway production of "The Odd Couple", which started its run
in 1965?
2. Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein's first collaboration
was an adaptation of a play called "Green Grow the Lilacs".
What was the title of the resulting Broadway musical?
3. Which Oscar, an American light-middleweight boxer, won a gold
medal at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics?
4. Archbishop Oscar Romero was assassinated on 1980-03-24, after
speaking out about human rights abuses in *which Central
American country*?
5. In *what city* was meat-production company Oscar Mayer founded,
in the late 1800s?
6. Who is the subject of the documentary film "In the Key of Oscar"?
7. Oscar the Grouch is one of "Sesame Street"'s memorable
muppet characters (he has an Israeli counterpart named Moyshe
the Complainer). For most of his career, he's been green,
but he was orange for the first year the show was on the air.
Within 2 years, in what year did "Sesame Street" and Oscar make
their television debut?
8. The American pianist and composer Oscar Levant was known for
his witticisms. He once said of a certain actress that he knew
her "before she was a virgin". Who was he referring to?
9. Name Günter Grass's best-known novel, published in 1959.
It's about a boy named Oskar, a musician of sorts, who decides
to stop growing at the age of 3, and thereafter casts an acerbic
eye on German society in the World War II and postwar era.
10. Who was recognized by Israel as one of the "Righteous Among
Nations", or a "righteous Gentile", on 1967-07-18?
--
Mark Brader, Toronto, m...@vex.net | "Volts are like proof." --Steve Summit
My text in this article is in the public domain.
and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written
by members of the Usual Suspects, but have been reformatted and
may have been retyped and/or edited by me. I will reveal the
correct answers in about 3 days.
For further information, including an explanation of the """
notation that may appear in these rounds, see my 2020-06-23
companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
I'm doing the rounds out of order in this game because I wanted to change
which ones are paired together for posting. These two are thematically
connected. I did not write either one of them.
* Game 6, Round 4 - Literature - Writing with a Will
Please name the novelist from a listing of three of their works.
As usual the surname WILL suffice, but all of their first names
begin with the letters WILL.
1. "Junkie" (1953); "The Soft Machine" (1961); "Nova Express"
(1964).
2. "The Sound and the Fury" (1929); "Light in August" (1932);
"Absalom, Absalom!" (1936).
3. "The Recognitions" (1955); "J.R." (1975); "Carpenter's Gothic"
(1985).
4. "Mona Lisa Overdrive" (1988); "Virtual Light" (1993); "Pattern
Recognition" (2003).
5. "The Inheritors" (1955); "The Pyramid" (1967); "Darkness Visible"
(1979).
6. "Set This House on Fire" (1960); "The Confessions of Nat Turner"
(1967); "Sophie's Choice" (1979).
7. "Great Apes" (1997); "How the Dead Live" (2000); "The Book of
Dave" (2006).
8. "Legs" (1983); "Ironweed" (1983); "Roscoe" (2002).
9. "The Memoirs of Barry Lyndon, Esq." (1844); "Vanity Fair"
(1848); "The History of Henry Esmond" (1852).
10. "O Pioneers!" (1913); "The Song of the Lark" (1915); "Death
Comes for the Archbishop" (1927).
* Game 6, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - The Oscars
No, not *those* Oscars. We already had entertainment in Round 2,
remember? This is a miscellaneous round, and it's actually about
real people and fictional characters named Oscar (or sometimes
Oskar).
1. Who was the first actor to play Oscar Madison in the original
Broadway production of "The Odd Couple", which started its run
in 1965?
2. Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein's first collaboration
was an adaptation of a play called "Green Grow the Lilacs".
What was the title of the resulting Broadway musical?
3. Which Oscar, an American light-middleweight boxer, won a gold
medal at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics?
4. Archbishop Oscar Romero was assassinated on 1980-03-24, after
speaking out about human rights abuses in *which Central
American country*?
5. In *what city* was meat-production company Oscar Mayer founded,
in the late 1800s?
6. Who is the subject of the documentary film "In the Key of Oscar"?
7. Oscar the Grouch is one of "Sesame Street"'s memorable
muppet characters (he has an Israeli counterpart named Moyshe
the Complainer). For most of his career, he's been green,
but he was orange for the first year the show was on the air.
Within 2 years, in what year did "Sesame Street" and Oscar make
their television debut?
8. The American pianist and composer Oscar Levant was known for
his witticisms. He once said of a certain actress that he knew
her "before she was a virgin". Who was he referring to?
9. Name Günter Grass's best-known novel, published in 1959.
It's about a boy named Oskar, a musician of sorts, who decides
to stop growing at the age of 3, and thereafter casts an acerbic
eye on German society in the World War II and postwar era.
10. Who was recognized by Israel as one of the "Righteous Among
Nations", or a "righteous Gentile", on 1967-07-18?
--
Mark Brader, Toronto, m...@vex.net | "Volts are like proof." --Steve Summit
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Joshua Kreitzer
Aug 23, 2020, 12:32:27 AM8/23/20
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m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:Y_SdnRHAv6GOdtzCnZ2dnUU7-
L3N...@giganews.com:
> * Game 6, Round 4 - Literature - Writing with a Will
>
> Please name the novelist from a listing of three of their works.
> As usual the surname WILL suffice, but all of their first names
> begin with the letters WILL.
>
> 1. "Junkie" (1953); "The Soft Machine" (1961); "Nova Express"
> (1964).
Burroughs
> 2. "The Sound and the Fury" (1929); "Light in August" (1932);
> "Absalom, Absalom!" (1936).
Faulkner
> 3. "The Recognitions" (1955); "J.R." (1975); "Carpenter's Gothic"
> (1985).
Gaddis
> 6. "Set This House on Fire" (1960); "The Confessions of Nat Turner"
> (1967); "Sophie's Choice" (1979).
Styron
> 9. "The Memoirs of Barry Lyndon, Esq." (1844); "Vanity Fair"
> (1848); "The History of Henry Esmond" (1852).
Thackeray
> 10. "O Pioneers!" (1913); "The Song of the Lark" (1915); "Death
> Comes for the Archbishop" (1927).
Cather
> * Game 6, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - The Oscars
>
> No, not *those* Oscars. We already had entertainment in Round 2,
> remember? This is a miscellaneous round, and it's actually about
> real people and fictional characters named Oscar (or sometimes
> Oskar).
>
> 1. Who was the first actor to play Oscar Madison in the original
> Broadway production of "The Odd Couple", which started its run
> in 1965?
Walter Matthau; Art Carney
> 2. Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein's first collaboration
> was an adaptation of a play called "Green Grow the Lilacs".
> What was the title of the resulting Broadway musical?
"Oklahoma!"
> 3. Which Oscar, an American light-middleweight boxer, won a gold
> medal at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics?
Oscar De La Hoya
> 4. Archbishop Oscar Romero was assassinated on 1980-03-24, after
> speaking out about human rights abuses in *which Central
> American country*?
El Salvador
> 5. In *what city* was meat-production company Oscar Mayer founded,
> in the late 1800s?
Chicago
> 7. Oscar the Grouch is one of "Sesame Street"'s memorable
> muppet characters (he has an Israeli counterpart named Moyshe
> the Complainer). For most of his career, he's been green,
> but he was orange for the first year the show was on the air.
> Within 2 years, in what year did "Sesame Street" and Oscar make
> their television debut?
1969
> 8. The American pianist and composer Oscar Levant was known for
> his witticisms. He once said of a certain actress that he knew
> her "before she was a virgin". Who was he referring to?
Doris Day
> 9. Name Günter Grass's best-known novel, published in 1959.
> It's about a boy named Oskar, a musician of sorts, who decides
> to stop growing at the age of 3, and thereafter casts an acerbic
> eye on German society in the World War II and postwar era.
"The Tin Drum"
> 10. Who was recognized by Israel as one of the "Righteous Among
> Nations", or a "righteous Gentile", on 1967-07-18?
Oskar Schindler
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
L3N...@giganews.com:
> * Game 6, Round 4 - Literature - Writing with a Will
>
> Please name the novelist from a listing of three of their works.
> As usual the surname WILL suffice, but all of their first names
> begin with the letters WILL.
>
> 1. "Junkie" (1953); "The Soft Machine" (1961); "Nova Express"
> (1964).
> 2. "The Sound and the Fury" (1929); "Light in August" (1932);
> "Absalom, Absalom!" (1936).
> 3. "The Recognitions" (1955); "J.R." (1975); "Carpenter's Gothic"
> (1985).
> 6. "Set This House on Fire" (1960); "The Confessions of Nat Turner"
> (1967); "Sophie's Choice" (1979).
> 9. "The Memoirs of Barry Lyndon, Esq." (1844); "Vanity Fair"
> (1848); "The History of Henry Esmond" (1852).
> 10. "O Pioneers!" (1913); "The Song of the Lark" (1915); "Death
> Comes for the Archbishop" (1927).
> * Game 6, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - The Oscars
>
> No, not *those* Oscars. We already had entertainment in Round 2,
> remember? This is a miscellaneous round, and it's actually about
> real people and fictional characters named Oscar (or sometimes
> Oskar).
>
> 1. Who was the first actor to play Oscar Madison in the original
> Broadway production of "The Odd Couple", which started its run
> in 1965?
> 2. Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein's first collaboration
> was an adaptation of a play called "Green Grow the Lilacs".
> What was the title of the resulting Broadway musical?
> 3. Which Oscar, an American light-middleweight boxer, won a gold
> medal at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics?
> 4. Archbishop Oscar Romero was assassinated on 1980-03-24, after
> speaking out about human rights abuses in *which Central
> American country*?
> 5. In *what city* was meat-production company Oscar Mayer founded,
> in the late 1800s?
> 7. Oscar the Grouch is one of "Sesame Street"'s memorable
> muppet characters (he has an Israeli counterpart named Moyshe
> the Complainer). For most of his career, he's been green,
> but he was orange for the first year the show was on the air.
> Within 2 years, in what year did "Sesame Street" and Oscar make
> their television debut?
> 8. The American pianist and composer Oscar Levant was known for
> his witticisms. He once said of a certain actress that he knew
> her "before she was a virgin". Who was he referring to?
> 9. Name Günter Grass's best-known novel, published in 1959.
> It's about a boy named Oskar, a musician of sorts, who decides
> to stop growing at the age of 3, and thereafter casts an acerbic
> eye on German society in the World War II and postwar era.
> 10. Who was recognized by Israel as one of the "Righteous Among
> Nations", or a "righteous Gentile", on 1967-07-18?
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Erland Sommarskog
Aug 23, 2020, 5:07:10 AM8/23/20
to
> 4. Archbishop Oscar Romero was assassinated on 1980-03-24, after
> speaking out about human rights abuses in *which Central
> American country*?
Guatemala
> speaking out about human rights abuses in *which Central
> American country*?
> 8. The American pianist and composer Oscar Levant was known for
> his witticisms. He once said of a certain actress that he knew
> her "before she was a virgin". Who was he referring to?
> 9. Name Günter Grass's best-known novel, published in 1959.
> It's about a boy named Oskar, a musician of sorts, who decides
> to stop growing at the age of 3, and thereafter casts an acerbic
> eye on German society in the World War II and postwar era.
Dan Blum
Aug 23, 2020, 1:05:09 PM8/23/20
to
> 1. "Junkie" (1953); "The Soft Machine" (1961); "Nova Express"
> (1964).
William Burroughs
> (1964).
> 2. "The Sound and the Fury" (1929); "Light in August" (1932);
> "Absalom, Absalom!" (1936).
> 4. "Mona Lisa Overdrive" (1988); "Virtual Light" (1993); "Pattern
> Recognition" (2003).
> 6. "Set This House on Fire" (1960); "The Confessions of Nat Turner"
> (1967); "Sophie's Choice" (1979).
> 7. "Great Apes" (1997); "How the Dead Live" (2000); "The Book of
> Dave" (2006).
> 8. "Legs" (1983); "Ironweed" (1983); "Roscoe" (2002).
> 9. "The Memoirs of Barry Lyndon, Esq." (1844); "Vanity Fair"
> (1848); "The History of Henry Esmond" (1852).
> 10. "O Pioneers!" (1913); "The Song of the Lark" (1915); "Death
> Comes for the Archbishop" (1927).
> * Game 6, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - The Oscars
> 1. Who was the first actor to play Oscar Madison in the original
> Broadway production of "The Odd Couple", which started its run
> in 1965?
Jack Klugman
> Broadway production of "The Odd Couple", which started its run
> in 1965?
> 2. Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein's first collaboration
> was an adaptation of a play called "Green Grow the Lilacs".
> What was the title of the resulting Broadway musical?
> 4. Archbishop Oscar Romero was assassinated on 1980-03-24, after
> speaking out about human rights abuses in *which Central
> American country*?
> 5. In *what city* was meat-production company Oscar Mayer founded,
> in the late 1800s?
> 6. Who is the subject of the documentary film "In the Key of Oscar"?
> 7. Oscar the Grouch is one of "Sesame Street"'s memorable
> muppet characters (he has an Israeli counterpart named Moyshe
> the Complainer). For most of his career, he's been green,
> but he was orange for the first year the show was on the air.
> Within 2 years, in what year did "Sesame Street" and Oscar make
> their television debut?
> 8. The American pianist and composer Oscar Levant was known for
> his witticisms. He once said of a certain actress that he knew
> her "before she was a virgin". Who was he referring to?
> 9. Name G?nter Grass's best-known novel, published in 1959.
> It's about a boy named Oskar, a musician of sorts, who decides
> to stop growing at the age of 3, and thereafter casts an acerbic
> eye on German society in the World War II and postwar era.
The Tin Drum
> to stop growing at the age of 3, and thereafter casts an acerbic
> eye on German society in the World War II and postwar era.
> 10. Who was recognized by Israel as one of the "Righteous Among
> Nations", or a "righteous Gentile", on 1967-07-18?
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"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Pete Gayde
Aug 24, 2020, 6:22:50 PM8/24/20
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>
> 2. Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein's first collaboration
> was an adaptation of a play called "Green Grow the Lilacs".
> What was the title of the resulting Broadway musical?
>
> 3. Which Oscar, an American light-middleweight boxer, won a gold
> medal at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics?
>
> 4. Archbishop Oscar Romero was assassinated on 1980-03-24, after
> speaking out about human rights abuses in *which Central
> American country*?
>
> 5. In *what city* was meat-production company Oscar Mayer founded,
> in the late 1800s?
>
> 6. Who is the subject of the documentary film "In the Key of Oscar"?
>
> 7. Oscar the Grouch is one of "Sesame Street"'s memorable
> muppet characters (he has an Israeli counterpart named Moyshe
> the Complainer). For most of his career, he's been green,
> but he was orange for the first year the show was on the air.
> Within 2 years, in what year did "Sesame Street" and Oscar make
> their television debut?
>
> 8. The American pianist and composer Oscar Levant was known for
> his witticisms. He once said of a certain actress that he knew
> her "before she was a virgin". Who was he referring to?
>
> 9. Name Günter Grass's best-known novel, published in 1959.
> It's about a boy named Oskar, a musician of sorts, who decides
> to stop growing at the age of 3, and thereafter casts an acerbic
> eye on German society in the World War II and postwar era.
>
> 10. Who was recognized by Israel as one of the "Righteous Among
> Nations", or a "righteous Gentile", on 1967-07-18?
>
Pete Gayde
Dan Tilque
Aug 25, 2020, 1:13:47 AM8/25/20
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On 8/22/20 9:05 PM, Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * Game 6, Round 4 - Literature - Writing with a Will
>
> Please name the novelist from a listing of three of their works.
> As usual the surname WILL suffice, but all of their first names
> begin with the letters WILL.
>
> 1. "Junkie" (1953); "The Soft Machine" (1961); "Nova Express"
> (1964).
>
> 2. "The Sound and the Fury" (1929); "Light in August" (1932);
> "Absalom, Absalom!" (1936).
>
> 3. "The Recognitions" (1955); "J.R." (1975); "Carpenter's Gothic"
> (1985).
>
> 4. "Mona Lisa Overdrive" (1988); "Virtual Light" (1993); "Pattern
> Recognition" (2003).
Gibson
>
>
> * Game 6, Round 4 - Literature - Writing with a Will
>
> Please name the novelist from a listing of three of their works.
> As usual the surname WILL suffice, but all of their first names
> begin with the letters WILL.
>
> 1. "Junkie" (1953); "The Soft Machine" (1961); "Nova Express"
> (1964).
>
> 2. "The Sound and the Fury" (1929); "Light in August" (1932);
> "Absalom, Absalom!" (1936).
>
> 3. "The Recognitions" (1955); "J.R." (1975); "Carpenter's Gothic"
> (1985).
>
> 4. "Mona Lisa Overdrive" (1988); "Virtual Light" (1993); "Pattern
> Recognition" (2003).
>
> 5. "The Inheritors" (1955); "The Pyramid" (1967); "Darkness Visible"
> (1979).
>
> 6. "Set This House on Fire" (1960); "The Confessions of Nat Turner"
> (1967); "Sophie's Choice" (1979).
>
> 7. "Great Apes" (1997); "How the Dead Live" (2000); "The Book of
> Dave" (2006).
>
> 8. "Legs" (1983); "Ironweed" (1983); "Roscoe" (2002).
>
> 9. "The Memoirs of Barry Lyndon, Esq." (1844); "Vanity Fair"
> (1848); "The History of Henry Esmond" (1852).
>
> 10. "O Pioneers!" (1913); "The Song of the Lark" (1915); "Death
> Comes for the Archbishop" (1927).
>
>
> * Game 6, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - The Oscars
>
> No, not *those* Oscars. We already had entertainment in Round 2,
> remember? This is a miscellaneous round, and it's actually about
> real people and fictional characters named Oscar (or sometimes
> Oskar).
>
> 1. Who was the first actor to play Oscar Madison in the original
> Broadway production of "The Odd Couple", which started its run
> in 1965?
>
> 2. Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein's first collaboration
> was an adaptation of a play called "Green Grow the Lilacs".
> What was the title of the resulting Broadway musical?
>
> 3. Which Oscar, an American light-middleweight boxer, won a gold
> medal at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics?
>
> 4. Archbishop Oscar Romero was assassinated on 1980-03-24, after
> speaking out about human rights abuses in *which Central
> American country*?
>
> 5. In *what city* was meat-production company Oscar Mayer founded,
> in the late 1800s?
>
> 6. Who is the subject of the documentary film "In the Key of Oscar"?
>
> 7. Oscar the Grouch is one of "Sesame Street"'s memorable
> muppet characters (he has an Israeli counterpart named Moyshe
> the Complainer). For most of his career, he's been green,
> but he was orange for the first year the show was on the air.
> Within 2 years, in what year did "Sesame Street" and Oscar make
> their television debut?
>
> 8. The American pianist and composer Oscar Levant was known for
> his witticisms. He once said of a certain actress that he knew
> her "before she was a virgin". Who was he referring to?
>
> 9. Name Günter Grass's best-known novel, published in 1959.
> It's about a boy named Oskar, a musician of sorts, who decides
> to stop growing at the age of 3, and thereafter casts an acerbic
> eye on German society in the World War II and postwar era.
>
> 10. Who was recognized by Israel as one of the "Righteous Among
> Nations", or a "righteous Gentile", on 1967-07-18?
--
Dan Tilque
Mark Brader
Aug 26, 2020, 12:17:02 AM8/26/20
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Mark Brader:
> information... see my 2020-06-23 companion posting on "Reposted
> 2. "The Sound and the Fury" (1929); "Light in August" (1932);
> "Absalom, Absalom!" (1936).
William Faulkner. 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum.
> 3. "The Recognitions" (1955); "J.R." (1975); "Carpenter's Gothic"
> (1985).
William Gaddis. 4 for Joshua.
> 4. "Mona Lisa Overdrive" (1988); "Virtual Light" (1993); "Pattern
> Recognition" (2003).
William Gibson. 4 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque.
> 5. "The Inheritors" (1955); "The Pyramid" (1967); "Darkness Visible"
> (1979).
William Golding.
> 6. "Set This House on Fire" (1960); "The Confessions of Nat Turner"
> (1967); "Sophie's Choice" (1979).
William Styron. 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum.
> 7. "Great Apes" (1997); "How the Dead Live" (2000); "The Book of
> Dave" (2006).
Will Self. 4 for Dan Blum.
> 8. "Legs" (1983); "Ironweed" (1983); "Roscoe" (2002).
William Kennedy. 4 for Dan Blum.
> 9. "The Memoirs of Barry Lyndon, Esq." (1844); "Vanity Fair"
> (1848); "The History of Henry Esmond" (1852).
William Makepeace Thackeray. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque.
> 10. "O Pioneers!" (1913); "The Song of the Lark" (1915); "Death
> Comes for the Archbishop" (1927).
Willa Cather. 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum.
> * Game 6, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - The Oscars
> No, not *those* Oscars. We already had entertainment in Round 2,
> remember? This is a miscellaneous round, and it's actually about
> real people and fictional characters named Oscar (or sometimes
> Oskar).
> 1. Who was the first actor to play Oscar Madison in the original
> Broadway production of "The Odd Couple", which started its run
> in 1965?
Walter Matthau. 4 for Pete. 3 for Joshua.
> 2. Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein's first collaboration
> was an adaptation of a play called "Green Grow the Lilacs".
> What was the title of the resulting Broadway musical?
"Oklahoma!". 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque.
> 3. Which Oscar, an American light-middleweight boxer, won a gold
> medal at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics?
Oscar de la Hoya. 4 for Joshua.
> 4. Archbishop Oscar Romero was assassinated on 1980-03-24, after
> speaking out about human rights abuses in *which Central
> American country*?
El Salvador. 4 for Joshua and Pete. 3 for Dan Blum.
> 5. In *what city* was meat-production company Oscar Mayer founded,
> in the late 1800s?
Chicago. 4 for Joshua and Pete.
> 6. Who is the subject of the documentary film "In the Key of Oscar"?
Oscar Peterson. 4 for Pete.
> 7. Oscar the Grouch is one of "Sesame Street"'s memorable
> muppet characters (he has an Israeli counterpart named Moyshe
> the Complainer). For most of his career, he's been green,
> but he was orange for the first year the show was on the air.
> Within 2 years, in what year did "Sesame Street" and Oscar make
> their television debut?
1969 (accepting 1967-71). 4 for Joshua and Dan Tilque. 3 for Pete.
> 8. The American pianist and composer Oscar Levant was known for
> his witticisms. He once said of a certain actress that he knew
> her "before she was a virgin". Who was he referring to?
Doris Day. 4 for Joshua and Pete.
> 9. Name Günter Grass's best-known novel, published in 1959.
> It's about a boy named Oskar, a musician of sorts, who decides
> to stop growing at the age of 3, and thereafter casts an acerbic
> eye on German society in the World War II and postwar era.
"The Tin Drum" ("Die Blechtrommel"). 4 for Joshua, Erland,
and Dan Blum.
> 10. Who was recognized by Israel as one of the "Righteous Among
> Nations", or a "righteous Gentile", on 1967-07-18?
Oskar Schindler. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Pete, and Dan Tilque.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 6 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 9 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Ent Sci Lit Mis
Joshua Kreitzer 20 32 24 35 111
Dan Blum 12 32 32 15 91
Pete Gayde 24 16 0 27 67
Dan Tilque 0 32 8 12 52
Bruce Bowler 8 36 -- -- 44
Erland Sommarskog 0 16 0 4 20
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Mark Brader, Toronto | "He is even more important than my cat,
m...@vex.net | which is saying something." --Flash Wilson
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on
> 2007-02-26, and should be interpreted accordingly... For further
> information... see my 2020-06-23 companion posting on "Reposted
> Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
> I'm doing the rounds out of order in this game because I wanted to change
> which ones are paired together for posting. These two are thematically
> connected. I did not write either one of them.
> * Game 6, Round 4 - Literature - Writing with a Will
> Please name the novelist from a listing of three of their works.
> As usual the surname WILL suffice, but all of their first names
> begin with the letters WILL.
> 1. "Junkie" (1953); "The Soft Machine" (1961); "Nova Express"
> (1964).
William Burroughs. 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum.
> I'm doing the rounds out of order in this game because I wanted to change
> which ones are paired together for posting. These two are thematically
> connected. I did not write either one of them.
> * Game 6, Round 4 - Literature - Writing with a Will
> Please name the novelist from a listing of three of their works.
> As usual the surname WILL suffice, but all of their first names
> begin with the letters WILL.
> 1. "Junkie" (1953); "The Soft Machine" (1961); "Nova Express"
> (1964).
> 2. "The Sound and the Fury" (1929); "Light in August" (1932);
> "Absalom, Absalom!" (1936).
> 3. "The Recognitions" (1955); "J.R." (1975); "Carpenter's Gothic"
> (1985).
> 4. "Mona Lisa Overdrive" (1988); "Virtual Light" (1993); "Pattern
> Recognition" (2003).
> 5. "The Inheritors" (1955); "The Pyramid" (1967); "Darkness Visible"
> (1979).
> 6. "Set This House on Fire" (1960); "The Confessions of Nat Turner"
> (1967); "Sophie's Choice" (1979).
> 7. "Great Apes" (1997); "How the Dead Live" (2000); "The Book of
> Dave" (2006).
> 8. "Legs" (1983); "Ironweed" (1983); "Roscoe" (2002).
> 9. "The Memoirs of Barry Lyndon, Esq." (1844); "Vanity Fair"
> (1848); "The History of Henry Esmond" (1852).
> 10. "O Pioneers!" (1913); "The Song of the Lark" (1915); "Death
> Comes for the Archbishop" (1927).
> * Game 6, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - The Oscars
> No, not *those* Oscars. We already had entertainment in Round 2,
> remember? This is a miscellaneous round, and it's actually about
> real people and fictional characters named Oscar (or sometimes
> Oskar).
> 1. Who was the first actor to play Oscar Madison in the original
> Broadway production of "The Odd Couple", which started its run
> in 1965?
> 2. Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein's first collaboration
> was an adaptation of a play called "Green Grow the Lilacs".
> What was the title of the resulting Broadway musical?
> 3. Which Oscar, an American light-middleweight boxer, won a gold
> medal at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics?
> 4. Archbishop Oscar Romero was assassinated on 1980-03-24, after
> speaking out about human rights abuses in *which Central
> American country*?
> 5. In *what city* was meat-production company Oscar Mayer founded,
> in the late 1800s?
> 6. Who is the subject of the documentary film "In the Key of Oscar"?
> 7. Oscar the Grouch is one of "Sesame Street"'s memorable
> muppet characters (he has an Israeli counterpart named Moyshe
> the Complainer). For most of his career, he's been green,
> but he was orange for the first year the show was on the air.
> Within 2 years, in what year did "Sesame Street" and Oscar make
> their television debut?
> 8. The American pianist and composer Oscar Levant was known for
> his witticisms. He once said of a certain actress that he knew
> her "before she was a virgin". Who was he referring to?
> 9. Name Günter Grass's best-known novel, published in 1959.
> It's about a boy named Oskar, a musician of sorts, who decides
> to stop growing at the age of 3, and thereafter casts an acerbic
> eye on German society in the World War II and postwar era.
and Dan Blum.
> 10. Who was recognized by Israel as one of the "Righteous Among
> Nations", or a "righteous Gentile", on 1967-07-18?
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 6 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 9 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Ent Sci Lit Mis
Joshua Kreitzer 20 32 24 35 111
Dan Blum 12 32 32 15 91
Pete Gayde 24 16 0 27 67
Dan Tilque 0 32 8 12 52
Bruce Bowler 8 36 -- -- 44
Erland Sommarskog 0 16 0 4 20
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "He is even more important than my cat,
m...@vex.net | which is saying something." --Flash Wilson
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