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Mark Brader
Sep 6, 2018, 3:15:16 PM9/6/18
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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2018-06-11,
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.)
*NOTE*: I will reveal the correct answers in about 4 days. (This
new schedule will apply until the end of Game 5.)
All questions were written by members of What She Said 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 2018-07-16 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
** Game 5, Round 2 - Science - Trial and Error?
As a result of the question-writing process, we at What She
Said have abandoned numerous science rounds midway through
their writing. In the spirit of trial and error -- the heart of
scientific experimentation -- here are 10 questions that were part
of science rounds we abandoned.
* Surgery
1. What 1952 ground-breaking medical procedure earned Christine
Jorgensen international fame when she was the first American
to receive it?
2. What was Barney Clark, also an American, the first to receive
at the University of Utah in 1982 during a medical procedure?
* Traditional Units of Measure
3. A fathom is a measure of depth in bodies of water. How many
feet deep is a fathom?
4. The height of a horse is traditionally measured in hands.
How many inches make a hand?
* Phobias
5. Ichthyophobia is the fear of what?
6. Gerontophobia is the fear of what?
* Ancient Dyes
7. The ancient Phoenicians harvested murex, a kind of mollusk,
then cut its veins, steeped it in salt water for 3 days, boiled
the water, and strained it to produce a dye. The dye was
considered extremely valuable; emperors were the only Romans
allowed to use it, and it was the dye used on the garments of
the high priests in Jerusalem. What color was this dye?
8. The ancient Romans also created a dye from an insect named
kermes by soaking the insects in vinegar. The Romans loved this
color so much that half of Spain's taxes to Rome were paid in
sacks of kermes. What color was *this* dye?
* Nobel Prize-Winners in the Movies
9. Name the mathematician, and 2004 co-winner of the Nobel Prize
for Economics, who was portrayed by Russell Crowe in the movie
"A Beautiful Mind".
10. The 1994 romantic comedy "I.Q." starred Meg Ryan and Tim Robbins
as a fictional couple whose romance was aided by the woman's
famous uncle, played by Walter Matthau. Which Nobel-winning
physicist did Matthau portray?
** Game 5, Round 3 - Entertainment - Britcoms
British situation comedies, or "Britcoms", were for many years cult
fan favorites and hallmarks of TVO and PBS. Then the Internet
happened and now you can just watch them all over the place.
Even so, here are 10 questions where we describe the plot or
premise of the Britcom, and you tell us the title.
1. Misadventures running a hotel in Torquay, involving the very
rude owner and a Spanish waiter whose English is very poor.
2. Over a span of 500 years, a family line of conniving schemers
try to get ahead in society and become rich and powerful --
or, at least, not get killed.
3. The mishaps of staff working in the men's and ladies' fashion
departments at the Grace Brothers department store.
4. A cafe owner in northern France during World War II secretly
works for the Resistance, has affairs with his waitstaff, and
hides both valuable Renaissance paintings and British airmen
trying to escape the mainland.
5. The farcical adventures of three people working in computer
support in the basement of a massive corporation.
6. Three Catholic priests are punished for their misdeeds by being
banished to Craggy Island, the worst island in all of Ireland.
7. The last surviving member of the human race and a hologram
replica of his hated roommate travel through space trying to
return to Earth.
8. The Minister for the Department of Administrative Affairs tries
to bring about change, but is consistently thwarted by the
civil service, including his primary secretary.
9. Four teenage boys navigate British high school, and deal with
the problems of school life, their own family problems, and
any number of unsuccessful sexual encounters.
10. Every camera angle in this Britcom is a point-of-view shot
assuming the viewpoint of one of the two main characters --
two dysfunctional friends who share a flat.
--
Mark Brader | "...it is happening a lot to me recently. almost
Toronto | as if my beliefs are no longer strong enough
m...@vex.net | to counter reality." --Stephen Perry
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.)
*NOTE*: I will reveal the correct answers in about 4 days. (This
new schedule will apply until the end of Game 5.)
All questions were written by members of What She Said 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 2018-07-16 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
** Game 5, Round 2 - Science - Trial and Error?
As a result of the question-writing process, we at What She
Said have abandoned numerous science rounds midway through
their writing. In the spirit of trial and error -- the heart of
scientific experimentation -- here are 10 questions that were part
of science rounds we abandoned.
* Surgery
1. What 1952 ground-breaking medical procedure earned Christine
Jorgensen international fame when she was the first American
to receive it?
2. What was Barney Clark, also an American, the first to receive
at the University of Utah in 1982 during a medical procedure?
* Traditional Units of Measure
3. A fathom is a measure of depth in bodies of water. How many
feet deep is a fathom?
4. The height of a horse is traditionally measured in hands.
How many inches make a hand?
* Phobias
5. Ichthyophobia is the fear of what?
6. Gerontophobia is the fear of what?
* Ancient Dyes
7. The ancient Phoenicians harvested murex, a kind of mollusk,
then cut its veins, steeped it in salt water for 3 days, boiled
the water, and strained it to produce a dye. The dye was
considered extremely valuable; emperors were the only Romans
allowed to use it, and it was the dye used on the garments of
the high priests in Jerusalem. What color was this dye?
8. The ancient Romans also created a dye from an insect named
kermes by soaking the insects in vinegar. The Romans loved this
color so much that half of Spain's taxes to Rome were paid in
sacks of kermes. What color was *this* dye?
* Nobel Prize-Winners in the Movies
9. Name the mathematician, and 2004 co-winner of the Nobel Prize
for Economics, who was portrayed by Russell Crowe in the movie
"A Beautiful Mind".
10. The 1994 romantic comedy "I.Q." starred Meg Ryan and Tim Robbins
as a fictional couple whose romance was aided by the woman's
famous uncle, played by Walter Matthau. Which Nobel-winning
physicist did Matthau portray?
** Game 5, Round 3 - Entertainment - Britcoms
British situation comedies, or "Britcoms", were for many years cult
fan favorites and hallmarks of TVO and PBS. Then the Internet
happened and now you can just watch them all over the place.
Even so, here are 10 questions where we describe the plot or
premise of the Britcom, and you tell us the title.
1. Misadventures running a hotel in Torquay, involving the very
rude owner and a Spanish waiter whose English is very poor.
2. Over a span of 500 years, a family line of conniving schemers
try to get ahead in society and become rich and powerful --
or, at least, not get killed.
3. The mishaps of staff working in the men's and ladies' fashion
departments at the Grace Brothers department store.
4. A cafe owner in northern France during World War II secretly
works for the Resistance, has affairs with his waitstaff, and
hides both valuable Renaissance paintings and British airmen
trying to escape the mainland.
5. The farcical adventures of three people working in computer
support in the basement of a massive corporation.
6. Three Catholic priests are punished for their misdeeds by being
banished to Craggy Island, the worst island in all of Ireland.
7. The last surviving member of the human race and a hologram
replica of his hated roommate travel through space trying to
return to Earth.
8. The Minister for the Department of Administrative Affairs tries
to bring about change, but is consistently thwarted by the
civil service, including his primary secretary.
9. Four teenage boys navigate British high school, and deal with
the problems of school life, their own family problems, and
any number of unsuccessful sexual encounters.
10. Every camera angle in this Britcom is a point-of-view shot
assuming the viewpoint of one of the two main characters --
two dysfunctional friends who share a flat.
--
Mark Brader | "...it is happening a lot to me recently. almost
Toronto | as if my beliefs are no longer strong enough
m...@vex.net | to counter reality." --Stephen Perry
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Peter Smyth
Sep 6, 2018, 4:28:53 PM9/6/18
to
Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2018-06-11,
> 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.)
>
> NOTE: I will reveal the correct answers in about 4 days. (This
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2018-06-11,
> 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.)
>
> new schedule will apply until the end of Game 5.)
>
> All questions were written by members of What She Said 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 2018-07-16 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> ** Game 5, Round 2 - Science - Trial and Error?
>
> As a result of the question-writing process, we at What She
> Said have abandoned numerous science rounds midway through
> their writing. In the spirit of trial and error -- the heart of
> scientific experimentation -- here are 10 questions that were part
> of science rounds we abandoned.
>
>
> * Surgery
>
> 1. What 1952 ground-breaking medical procedure earned Christine
> Jorgensen international fame when she was the first American
> to receive it?
Organ Transplant
>
> All questions were written by members of What She Said 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 2018-07-16 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> ** Game 5, Round 2 - Science - Trial and Error?
>
> As a result of the question-writing process, we at What She
> Said have abandoned numerous science rounds midway through
> their writing. In the spirit of trial and error -- the heart of
> scientific experimentation -- here are 10 questions that were part
> of science rounds we abandoned.
>
>
> * Surgery
>
> 1. What 1952 ground-breaking medical procedure earned Christine
> Jorgensen international fame when she was the first American
> to receive it?
> 2. What was Barney Clark, also an American, the first to receive
> at the University of Utah in 1982 during a medical procedure?
>
>
> * Traditional Units of Measure
>
> 3. A fathom is a measure of depth in bodies of water. How many
> feet deep is a fathom?
6
> at the University of Utah in 1982 during a medical procedure?
>
>
> * Traditional Units of Measure
>
> 3. A fathom is a measure of depth in bodies of water. How many
> feet deep is a fathom?
> 4. The height of a horse is traditionally measured in hands.
> How many inches make a hand?
6
> How many inches make a hand?
>
> * Phobias
>
> 5. Ichthyophobia is the fear of what?
Reptiles
> * Phobias
>
> 5. Ichthyophobia is the fear of what?
> 6. Gerontophobia is the fear of what?
Old People
>
>
> * Ancient Dyes
>
> 7. The ancient Phoenicians harvested murex, a kind of mollusk,
> then cut its veins, steeped it in salt water for 3 days, boiled
> the water, and strained it to produce a dye. The dye was
> considered extremely valuable; emperors were the only Romans
> allowed to use it, and it was the dye used on the garments of
> the high priests in Jerusalem. What color was this dye?
Purple
>
> * Ancient Dyes
>
> 7. The ancient Phoenicians harvested murex, a kind of mollusk,
> then cut its veins, steeped it in salt water for 3 days, boiled
> the water, and strained it to produce a dye. The dye was
> considered extremely valuable; emperors were the only Romans
> allowed to use it, and it was the dye used on the garments of
> the high priests in Jerusalem. What color was this dye?
> 8. The ancient Romans also created a dye from an insect named
> kermes by soaking the insects in vinegar. The Romans loved this
> color so much that half of Spain's taxes to Rome were paid in
> sacks of kermes. What color was this dye?
> kermes by soaking the insects in vinegar. The Romans loved this
> color so much that half of Spain's taxes to Rome were paid in
Purple
>
> * Nobel Prize-Winners in the Movies
>
> 9. Name the mathematician, and 2004 co-winner of the Nobel Prize
> for Economics, who was portrayed by Russell Crowe in the movie
> "A Beautiful Mind".
Nash
> * Nobel Prize-Winners in the Movies
>
> 9. Name the mathematician, and 2004 co-winner of the Nobel Prize
> for Economics, who was portrayed by Russell Crowe in the movie
> "A Beautiful Mind".
> 10. The 1994 romantic comedy "I.Q." starred Meg Ryan and Tim Robbins
> as a fictional couple whose romance was aided by the woman's
> famous uncle, played by Walter Matthau. Which Nobel-winning
> physicist did Matthau portray?
>
>
> ** Game 5, Round 3 - Entertainment - Britcoms
>
> British situation comedies, or "Britcoms", were for many years cult
> fan favorites and hallmarks of TVO and PBS. Then the Internet
> happened and now you can just watch them all over the place.
> Even so, here are 10 questions where we describe the plot or
> premise of the Britcom, and you tell us the title.
>
> 1. Misadventures running a hotel in Torquay, involving the very
> rude owner and a Spanish waiter whose English is very poor.
Fawlty Towers
> as a fictional couple whose romance was aided by the woman's
> famous uncle, played by Walter Matthau. Which Nobel-winning
> physicist did Matthau portray?
>
>
> ** Game 5, Round 3 - Entertainment - Britcoms
>
> British situation comedies, or "Britcoms", were for many years cult
> fan favorites and hallmarks of TVO and PBS. Then the Internet
> happened and now you can just watch them all over the place.
> Even so, here are 10 questions where we describe the plot or
> premise of the Britcom, and you tell us the title.
>
> 1. Misadventures running a hotel in Torquay, involving the very
> rude owner and a Spanish waiter whose English is very poor.
> 2. Over a span of 500 years, a family line of conniving schemers
> try to get ahead in society and become rich and powerful --
> or, at least, not get killed.
Blackadder
> try to get ahead in society and become rich and powerful --
> or, at least, not get killed.
> 3. The mishaps of staff working in the men's and ladies' fashion
> departments at the Grace Brothers department store.
Are You Being Served
> departments at the Grace Brothers department store.
> 4. A cafe owner in northern France during World War II secretly
> works for the Resistance, has affairs with his waitstaff, and
> hides both valuable Renaissance paintings and British airmen
> trying to escape the mainland.
Allo Allo
> works for the Resistance, has affairs with his waitstaff, and
> hides both valuable Renaissance paintings and British airmen
> trying to escape the mainland.
> 5. The farcical adventures of three people working in computer
> support in the basement of a massive corporation.
The IT Crowd
> support in the basement of a massive corporation.
> 6. Three Catholic priests are punished for their misdeeds by being
> banished to Craggy Island, the worst island in all of Ireland.
Father Ted
> banished to Craggy Island, the worst island in all of Ireland.
> 7. The last surviving member of the human race and a hologram
> replica of his hated roommate travel through space trying to
> return to Earth.
Red Dwarf
> replica of his hated roommate travel through space trying to
> return to Earth.
> 8. The Minister for the Department of Administrative Affairs tries
> to bring about change, but is consistently thwarted by the
> civil service, including his primary secretary.
Yes Minister
> to bring about change, but is consistently thwarted by the
> civil service, including his primary secretary.
> 9. Four teenage boys navigate British high school, and deal with
> the problems of school life, their own family problems, and
> any number of unsuccessful sexual encounters.
>
> 10. Every camera angle in this Britcom is a point-of-view shot
> assuming the viewpoint of one of the two main characters --
> two dysfunctional friends who share a flat.
Peep Show
> the problems of school life, their own family problems, and
> any number of unsuccessful sexual encounters.
>
> 10. Every camera angle in this Britcom is a point-of-view shot
> assuming the viewpoint of one of the two main characters --
> two dysfunctional friends who share a flat.
Peter Smyth
Dan Blum
Sep 6, 2018, 5:07:42 PM9/6/18
to
> * Surgery
> 1. What 1952 ground-breaking medical procedure earned Christine
> Jorgensen international fame when she was the first American
> to receive it?
gender reassignment surgery
> 1. What 1952 ground-breaking medical procedure earned Christine
> Jorgensen international fame when she was the first American
> to receive it?
> 2. What was Barney Clark, also an American, the first to receive
> at the University of Utah in 1982 during a medical procedure?
> * Traditional Units of Measure
> 3. A fathom is a measure of depth in bodies of water. How many
> feet deep is a fathom?
> 4. The height of a horse is traditionally measured in hands.
> How many inches make a hand?
> * Phobias
> 5. Ichthyophobia is the fear of what?
> 6. Gerontophobia is the fear of what?
> * Ancient Dyes
> 7. The ancient Phoenicians harvested murex, a kind of mollusk,
> then cut its veins, steeped it in salt water for 3 days, boiled
> the water, and strained it to produce a dye. The dye was
> considered extremely valuable; emperors were the only Romans
> allowed to use it, and it was the dye used on the garments of
> the high priests in Jerusalem. What color was this dye?
Actually a purplish red by modern standards, but I assume this is what
they want.
> 8. The ancient Romans also created a dye from an insect named
> kermes by soaking the insects in vinegar. The Romans loved this
> color so much that half of Spain's taxes to Rome were paid in
> sacks of kermes. What color was *this* dye?
> * Nobel Prize-Winners in the Movies
> 9. Name the mathematician, and 2004 co-winner of the Nobel Prize
> for Economics, who was portrayed by Russell Crowe in the movie
> "A Beautiful Mind".
> 10. The 1994 romantic comedy "I.Q." starred Meg Ryan and Tim Robbins
> as a fictional couple whose romance was aided by the woman's
> famous uncle, played by Walter Matthau. Which Nobel-winning
> physicist did Matthau portray?
> ** Game 5, Round 3 - Entertainment - Britcoms
> 1. Misadventures running a hotel in Torquay, involving the very
> rude owner and a Spanish waiter whose English is very poor.
Fawlty Towers
> rude owner and a Spanish waiter whose English is very poor.
> 2. Over a span of 500 years, a family line of conniving schemers
> try to get ahead in society and become rich and powerful --
> or, at least, not get killed.
> 3. The mishaps of staff working in the men's and ladies' fashion
> departments at the Grace Brothers department store.
> 5. The farcical adventures of three people working in computer
> support in the basement of a massive corporation.
> 6. Three Catholic priests are punished for their misdeeds by being
> banished to Craggy Island, the worst island in all of Ireland.
> 7. The last surviving member of the human race and a hologram
> replica of his hated roommate travel through space trying to
> return to Earth.
> 8. The Minister for the Department of Administrative Affairs tries
> to bring about change, but is consistently thwarted by the
> civil service, including his primary secretary.
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Calvin
Sep 6, 2018, 11:40:20 PM9/6/18
to
On Friday, September 7, 2018 at 5:15:16 AM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
> ** Game 5, Round 2 - Science - Trial and Error?
>
> As a result of the question-writing process, we at What She
> Said have abandoned numerous science rounds midway through
> their writing. In the spirit of trial and error -- the heart of
> scientific experimentation -- here are 10 questions that were part
> of science rounds we abandoned.
>
>
> * Surgery
>
> 1. What 1952 ground-breaking medical procedure earned Christine
> Jorgensen international fame when she was the first American
> to receive it?
Kidney transplant
> ** Game 5, Round 2 - Science - Trial and Error?
>
> As a result of the question-writing process, we at What She
> Said have abandoned numerous science rounds midway through
> their writing. In the spirit of trial and error -- the heart of
> scientific experimentation -- here are 10 questions that were part
> of science rounds we abandoned.
>
>
> * Surgery
>
> 1. What 1952 ground-breaking medical procedure earned Christine
> Jorgensen international fame when she was the first American
> to receive it?
> 2. What was Barney Clark, also an American, the first to receive
> at the University of Utah in 1982 during a medical procedure?
> * Traditional Units of Measure
>
> 3. A fathom is a measure of depth in bodies of water. How many
> feet deep is a fathom?
> 4. The height of a horse is traditionally measured in hands.
> How many inches make a hand?
> * Phobias
>
> 5. Ichthyophobia is the fear of what?
> 6. Gerontophobia is the fear of what?
> * Ancient Dyes
>
> 7. The ancient Phoenicians harvested murex, a kind of mollusk,
> then cut its veins, steeped it in salt water for 3 days, boiled
> the water, and strained it to produce a dye. The dye was
> considered extremely valuable; emperors were the only Romans
> allowed to use it, and it was the dye used on the garments of
> the high priests in Jerusalem. What color was this dye?
> 8. The ancient Romans also created a dye from an insect named
> kermes by soaking the insects in vinegar. The Romans loved this
> color so much that half of Spain's taxes to Rome were paid in
> sacks of kermes. What color was *this* dye?
> * Nobel Prize-Winners in the Movies
>
> 9. Name the mathematician, and 2004 co-winner of the Nobel Prize
> for Economics, who was portrayed by Russell Crowe in the movie
> "A Beautiful Mind".
> 10. The 1994 romantic comedy "I.Q." starred Meg Ryan and Tim Robbins
> as a fictional couple whose romance was aided by the woman's
> famous uncle, played by Walter Matthau. Which Nobel-winning
> physicist did Matthau portray?
> ** Game 5, Round 3 - Entertainment - Britcoms
>
> British situation comedies, or "Britcoms", were for many years cult
> fan favorites and hallmarks of TVO and PBS. Then the Internet
> happened and now you can just watch them all over the place.
> Even so, here are 10 questions where we describe the plot or
> premise of the Britcom, and you tell us the title.
>
> 1. Misadventures running a hotel in Torquay, involving the very
> rude owner and a Spanish waiter whose English is very poor.
> 2. Over a span of 500 years, a family line of conniving schemers
> try to get ahead in society and become rich and powerful --
> or, at least, not get killed.
> 3. The mishaps of staff working in the men's and ladies' fashion
> departments at the Grace Brothers department store.
> 4. A cafe owner in northern France during World War II secretly
> works for the Resistance, has affairs with his waitstaff, and
> hides both valuable Renaissance paintings and British airmen
> trying to escape the mainland.
Listen very carefully, I shall say zis only once...
> 5. The farcical adventures of three people working in computer
> support in the basement of a massive corporation.
> 6. Three Catholic priests are punished for their misdeeds by being
> banished to Craggy Island, the worst island in all of Ireland.
> 7. The last surviving member of the human race and a hologram
> replica of his hated roommate travel through space trying to
> return to Earth.
> 8. The Minister for the Department of Administrative Affairs tries
> to bring about change, but is consistently thwarted by the
> civil service, including his primary secretary.
"Permanent" secretary I think.
> 9. Four teenage boys navigate British high school, and deal with
> the problems of school life, their own family problems, and
> any number of unsuccessful sexual encounters.
>
> 10. Every camera angle in this Britcom is a point-of-view shot
> assuming the viewpoint of one of the two main characters --
> two dysfunctional friends who share a flat.
cheers,
calvin
Joshua Kreitzer
Sep 7, 2018, 12:42:34 AM9/7/18
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:Cf2dnWlR0rQi4QzGnZ2dnUU7-
UfN...@giganews.com:
> ** Game 5, Round 2 - Science - Trial and Error?
>
> 2. What was Barney Clark, also an American, the first to receive
> at the University of Utah in 1982 during a medical procedure?
artificial heart
> * Traditional Units of Measure
>
> 3. A fathom is a measure of depth in bodies of water. How many
> feet deep is a fathom?
10
> 4. The height of a horse is traditionally measured in hands.
> How many inches make a hand?
4
> * Phobias
>
> 5. Ichthyophobia is the fear of what?
fish
> 6. Gerontophobia is the fear of what?
aging; old people
> * Ancient Dyes
>
> 7. The ancient Phoenicians harvested murex, a kind of mollusk,
> then cut its veins, steeped it in salt water for 3 days, boiled
> the water, and strained it to produce a dye. The dye was
> considered extremely valuable; emperors were the only Romans
> allowed to use it, and it was the dye used on the garments of
> the high priests in Jerusalem. What color was this dye?
purple
> 8. The ancient Romans also created a dye from an insect named
> kermes by soaking the insects in vinegar. The Romans loved this
> color so much that half of Spain's taxes to Rome were paid in
> sacks of kermes. What color was *this* dye?
red
> * Nobel Prize-Winners in the Movies
>
> 9. Name the mathematician, and 2004 co-winner of the Nobel Prize
> for Economics, who was portrayed by Russell Crowe in the movie
> "A Beautiful Mind".
Nash
> 10. The 1994 romantic comedy "I.Q." starred Meg Ryan and Tim Robbins
> as a fictional couple whose romance was aided by the woman's
> famous uncle, played by Walter Matthau. Which Nobel-winning
> physicist did Matthau portray?
Einstein
> ** Game 5, Round 3 - Entertainment - Britcoms
>
> British situation comedies, or "Britcoms", were for many years cult
> fan favorites and hallmarks of TVO and PBS. Then the Internet
> happened and now you can just watch them all over the place.
> Even so, here are 10 questions where we describe the plot or
> premise of the Britcom, and you tell us the title.
>
> 1. Misadventures running a hotel in Torquay, involving the very
> rude owner and a Spanish waiter whose English is very poor.
"Fawlty Towers"
> 2. Over a span of 500 years, a family line of conniving schemers
> try to get ahead in society and become rich and powerful --
> or, at least, not get killed.
"Blackadder"
> 3. The mishaps of staff working in the men's and ladies' fashion
> departments at the Grace Brothers department store.
"Are You Being Served?"
> 4. A cafe owner in northern France during World War II secretly
> works for the Resistance, has affairs with his waitstaff, and
> hides both valuable Renaissance paintings and British airmen
> trying to escape the mainland.
"Allo! Allo!"
> 6. Three Catholic priests are punished for their misdeeds by being
> banished to Craggy Island, the worst island in all of Ireland.
"Father Ted"
> 7. The last surviving member of the human race and a hologram
> replica of his hated roommate travel through space trying to
> return to Earth.
"Red Dwarf"
> 8. The Minister for the Department of Administrative Affairs tries
> to bring about change, but is consistently thwarted by the
> civil service, including his primary secretary.
"Yes, Minister"
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
UfN...@giganews.com:
> ** Game 5, Round 2 - Science - Trial and Error?
>
> * Surgery
>
> 1. What 1952 ground-breaking medical procedure earned Christine
> Jorgensen international fame when she was the first American
> to receive it?
sex change surgery
>
> 1. What 1952 ground-breaking medical procedure earned Christine
> Jorgensen international fame when she was the first American
> to receive it?
> 2. What was Barney Clark, also an American, the first to receive
> at the University of Utah in 1982 during a medical procedure?
> * Traditional Units of Measure
>
> 3. A fathom is a measure of depth in bodies of water. How many
> feet deep is a fathom?
> 4. The height of a horse is traditionally measured in hands.
> How many inches make a hand?
> * Phobias
>
> 5. Ichthyophobia is the fear of what?
> 6. Gerontophobia is the fear of what?
> * Ancient Dyes
>
> 7. The ancient Phoenicians harvested murex, a kind of mollusk,
> then cut its veins, steeped it in salt water for 3 days, boiled
> the water, and strained it to produce a dye. The dye was
> considered extremely valuable; emperors were the only Romans
> allowed to use it, and it was the dye used on the garments of
> the high priests in Jerusalem. What color was this dye?
> 8. The ancient Romans also created a dye from an insect named
> kermes by soaking the insects in vinegar. The Romans loved this
> color so much that half of Spain's taxes to Rome were paid in
> sacks of kermes. What color was *this* dye?
> * Nobel Prize-Winners in the Movies
>
> 9. Name the mathematician, and 2004 co-winner of the Nobel Prize
> for Economics, who was portrayed by Russell Crowe in the movie
> "A Beautiful Mind".
> 10. The 1994 romantic comedy "I.Q." starred Meg Ryan and Tim Robbins
> as a fictional couple whose romance was aided by the woman's
> famous uncle, played by Walter Matthau. Which Nobel-winning
> physicist did Matthau portray?
> ** Game 5, Round 3 - Entertainment - Britcoms
>
> British situation comedies, or "Britcoms", were for many years cult
> fan favorites and hallmarks of TVO and PBS. Then the Internet
> happened and now you can just watch them all over the place.
> Even so, here are 10 questions where we describe the plot or
> premise of the Britcom, and you tell us the title.
>
> 1. Misadventures running a hotel in Torquay, involving the very
> rude owner and a Spanish waiter whose English is very poor.
> 2. Over a span of 500 years, a family line of conniving schemers
> try to get ahead in society and become rich and powerful --
> or, at least, not get killed.
> 3. The mishaps of staff working in the men's and ladies' fashion
> departments at the Grace Brothers department store.
> 4. A cafe owner in northern France during World War II secretly
> works for the Resistance, has affairs with his waitstaff, and
> hides both valuable Renaissance paintings and British airmen
> trying to escape the mainland.
> 6. Three Catholic priests are punished for their misdeeds by being
> banished to Craggy Island, the worst island in all of Ireland.
> 7. The last surviving member of the human race and a hologram
> replica of his hated roommate travel through space trying to
> return to Earth.
> 8. The Minister for the Department of Administrative Affairs tries
> to bring about change, but is consistently thwarted by the
> civil service, including his primary secretary.
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Mark Brader
Sep 7, 2018, 1:09:58 AM9/7/18
to
"Calvin":
> Yes, [Prime] Minister
I will score this as two answers, "Yes, Minister" and "Yes Prime Minister",
in whatever order scores lower.
--
Mark Brader | "Grammar am for people who can't think for *myself*.
Toronto | Understanded me?"
m...@vex.net | -- Buck (Get Fuzzy: Darby Conley)
> Yes, [Prime] Minister
I will score this as two answers, "Yes, Minister" and "Yes Prime Minister",
in whatever order scores lower.
--
Mark Brader | "Grammar am for people who can't think for *myself*.
Toronto | Understanded me?"
m...@vex.net | -- Buck (Get Fuzzy: Darby Conley)
Pete Gayde
Sep 7, 2018, 5:19:47 PM9/7/18
to
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2018-06-11,
> 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.)
>
> *NOTE*: I will reveal the correct answers in about 4 days. (This
> new schedule will apply until the end of Game 5.)
>
> All questions were written by members of What She Said 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 2018-07-16 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> ** Game 5, Round 2 - Science - Trial and Error?
>
> As a result of the question-writing process, we at What She
> Said have abandoned numerous science rounds midway through
> their writing. In the spirit of trial and error -- the heart of
> scientific experimentation -- here are 10 questions that were part
> of science rounds we abandoned.
>
>
> * Surgery
>
> 1. What 1952 ground-breaking medical procedure earned Christine
> Jorgensen international fame when she was the first American
> to receive it?
Sex change operation
> 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.)
>
> *NOTE*: I will reveal the correct answers in about 4 days. (This
> new schedule will apply until the end of Game 5.)
>
> All questions were written by members of What She Said 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 2018-07-16 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> ** Game 5, Round 2 - Science - Trial and Error?
>
> As a result of the question-writing process, we at What She
> Said have abandoned numerous science rounds midway through
> their writing. In the spirit of trial and error -- the heart of
> scientific experimentation -- here are 10 questions that were part
> of science rounds we abandoned.
>
>
> * Surgery
>
> 1. What 1952 ground-breaking medical procedure earned Christine
> Jorgensen international fame when she was the first American
> to receive it?
>
> 2. What was Barney Clark, also an American, the first to receive
> at the University of Utah in 1982 during a medical procedure?
>
>
> * Traditional Units of Measure
>
> 3. A fathom is a measure of depth in bodies of water. How many
> feet deep is a fathom?
>
> 4. The height of a horse is traditionally measured in hands.
> How many inches make a hand?
>
>
> * Phobias
>
> 5. Ichthyophobia is the fear of what?
> 6. Gerontophobia is the fear of what?
>
>
> * Ancient Dyes
>
> 7. The ancient Phoenicians harvested murex, a kind of mollusk,
> then cut its veins, steeped it in salt water for 3 days, boiled
> the water, and strained it to produce a dye. The dye was
> considered extremely valuable; emperors were the only Romans
> allowed to use it, and it was the dye used on the garments of
> the high priests in Jerusalem. What color was this dye?
>
> 8. The ancient Romans also created a dye from an insect named
> kermes by soaking the insects in vinegar. The Romans loved this
> color so much that half of Spain's taxes to Rome were paid in
> sacks of kermes. What color was *this* dye?
>
>
> * Nobel Prize-Winners in the Movies
>
> 9. Name the mathematician, and 2004 co-winner of the Nobel Prize
> for Economics, who was portrayed by Russell Crowe in the movie
> "A Beautiful Mind".
>
> 10. The 1994 romantic comedy "I.Q." starred Meg Ryan and Tim Robbins
> as a fictional couple whose romance was aided by the woman's
> famous uncle, played by Walter Matthau. Which Nobel-winning
> physicist did Matthau portray?
>
>
> ** Game 5, Round 3 - Entertainment - Britcoms
>
> British situation comedies, or "Britcoms", were for many years cult
> fan favorites and hallmarks of TVO and PBS. Then the Internet
> happened and now you can just watch them all over the place.
> Even so, here are 10 questions where we describe the plot or
> premise of the Britcom, and you tell us the title.
>
> 1. Misadventures running a hotel in Torquay, involving the very
> rude owner and a Spanish waiter whose English is very poor.
>
> 2. Over a span of 500 years, a family line of conniving schemers
> try to get ahead in society and become rich and powerful --
> or, at least, not get killed.
>
> 3. The mishaps of staff working in the men's and ladies' fashion
> departments at the Grace Brothers department store.
>
> 4. A cafe owner in northern France during World War II secretly
> works for the Resistance, has affairs with his waitstaff, and
> hides both valuable Renaissance paintings and British airmen
> trying to escape the mainland.
>
> 5. The farcical adventures of three people working in computer
> support in the basement of a massive corporation.
>
> 6. Three Catholic priests are punished for their misdeeds by being
> banished to Craggy Island, the worst island in all of Ireland.
>
> 7. The last surviving member of the human race and a hologram
> replica of his hated roommate travel through space trying to
> return to Earth.
>
> 8. The Minister for the Department of Administrative Affairs tries
> to bring about change, but is consistently thwarted by the
> civil service, including his primary secretary.
>
> 9. Four teenage boys navigate British high school, and deal with
> the problems of school life, their own family problems, and
> any number of unsuccessful sexual encounters.
>
> 10. Every camera angle in this Britcom is a point-of-view shot
> assuming the viewpoint of one of the two main characters --
> two dysfunctional friends who share a flat.
>
Dan Tilque
Sep 8, 2018, 4:45:29 AM9/8/18
to
Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> ** Game 5, Round 2 - Science - Trial and Error?
>
> As a result of the question-writing process, we at What She
> Said have abandoned numerous science rounds midway through
> their writing. In the spirit of trial and error -- the heart of
> scientific experimentation -- here are 10 questions that were part
> of science rounds we abandoned.
>
>
> * Surgery
>
> 1. What 1952 ground-breaking medical procedure earned Christine
> Jorgensen international fame when she was the first American
> to receive it?
sex change operation
>
>
> ** Game 5, Round 2 - Science - Trial and Error?
>
> As a result of the question-writing process, we at What She
> Said have abandoned numerous science rounds midway through
> their writing. In the spirit of trial and error -- the heart of
> scientific experimentation -- here are 10 questions that were part
> of science rounds we abandoned.
>
>
> * Surgery
>
> 1. What 1952 ground-breaking medical procedure earned Christine
> Jorgensen international fame when she was the first American
> to receive it?
>
> 2. What was Barney Clark, also an American, the first to receive
> at the University of Utah in 1982 during a medical procedure?
>
>
> * Traditional Units of Measure
>
> 3. A fathom is a measure of depth in bodies of water. How many
> feet deep is a fathom?
>
> 4. The height of a horse is traditionally measured in hands.
> How many inches make a hand?
>
>
> * Phobias
>
> 5. Ichthyophobia is the fear of what?
> 6. Gerontophobia is the fear of what?
>
>
> * Ancient Dyes
>
> 7. The ancient Phoenicians harvested murex, a kind of mollusk,
> then cut its veins, steeped it in salt water for 3 days, boiled
> the water, and strained it to produce a dye. The dye was
> considered extremely valuable; emperors were the only Romans
> allowed to use it, and it was the dye used on the garments of
> the high priests in Jerusalem. What color was this dye?
(Somewhere I read the following, but I don't know if it's true. Sounds
plausible, though: the dye was actually more red than purple, but due to
high demand, low supply, and greedy dyers, they started to cut the dye
with a cheap blue dye. At first this was unoticeable, but as time went
on, they kept adding more and more blue dye and it began looking purple.
Eventually everyone thought the color of the murex dye was actually purple.)
>
> 8. The ancient Romans also created a dye from an insect named
> kermes by soaking the insects in vinegar. The Romans loved this
> color so much that half of Spain's taxes to Rome were paid in
> sacks of kermes. What color was *this* dye?
>
>
> * Nobel Prize-Winners in the Movies
>
> 9. Name the mathematician, and 2004 co-winner of the Nobel Prize
> for Economics, who was portrayed by Russell Crowe in the movie
> "A Beautiful Mind".
>
> 10. The 1994 romantic comedy "I.Q." starred Meg Ryan and Tim Robbins
> as a fictional couple whose romance was aided by the woman's
> famous uncle, played by Walter Matthau. Which Nobel-winning
> physicist did Matthau portray?
>
>
> ** Game 5, Round 3 - Entertainment - Britcoms
>
> British situation comedies, or "Britcoms", were for many years cult
> fan favorites and hallmarks of TVO and PBS. Then the Internet
> happened and now you can just watch them all over the place.
> Even so, here are 10 questions where we describe the plot or
> premise of the Britcom, and you tell us the title.
>
> 1. Misadventures running a hotel in Torquay, involving the very
> rude owner and a Spanish waiter whose English is very poor.
>
> 2. Over a span of 500 years, a family line of conniving schemers
> try to get ahead in society and become rich and powerful --
> or, at least, not get killed.
>
> 3. The mishaps of staff working in the men's and ladies' fashion
> departments at the Grace Brothers department store.
>
> 4. A cafe owner in northern France during World War II secretly
> works for the Resistance, has affairs with his waitstaff, and
> hides both valuable Renaissance paintings and British airmen
> trying to escape the mainland.
>
> 5. The farcical adventures of three people working in computer
> support in the basement of a massive corporation.
>
> 6. Three Catholic priests are punished for their misdeeds by being
> banished to Craggy Island, the worst island in all of Ireland.
>
> 7. The last surviving member of the human race and a hologram
> replica of his hated roommate travel through space trying to
> return to Earth.
>
> 8. The Minister for the Department of Administrative Affairs tries
> to bring about change, but is consistently thwarted by the
> civil service, including his primary secretary.
>
> 9. Four teenage boys navigate British high school, and deal with
> the problems of school life, their own family problems, and
> any number of unsuccessful sexual encounters.
>
> 10. Every camera angle in this Britcom is a point-of-view shot
> assuming the viewpoint of one of the two main characters --
> two dysfunctional friends who share a flat.
>
--
Jason Kreitzer
Sep 9, 2018, 10:22:53 PM9/9/18
to
> 2. What was Barney Clark, also an American, the first to receive
> at the University of Utah in 1982 during a medical procedure?
Artificial heart
> at the University of Utah in 1982 during a medical procedure?
>
> * Traditional Units of Measure
>
> 3. A fathom is a measure of depth in bodies of water. How many
> feet deep is a fathom?
>
> 4. The height of a horse is traditionally measured in hands.
> How many inches make a hand?
>
>
> * Phobias
>
> 5. Ichthyophobia is the fear of what?
Fish
> * Traditional Units of Measure
>
> 3. A fathom is a measure of depth in bodies of water. How many
> feet deep is a fathom?
>
> 4. The height of a horse is traditionally measured in hands.
> How many inches make a hand?
>
>
> * Phobias
>
> 5. Ichthyophobia is the fear of what?
> 6. Gerontophobia is the fear of what?
Aging
>
> * Ancient Dyes
>
> 7. The ancient Phoenicians harvested murex, a kind of mollusk,
> then cut its veins, steeped it in salt water for 3 days, boiled
> the water, and strained it to produce a dye. The dye was
> considered extremely valuable; emperors were the only Romans
> allowed to use it, and it was the dye used on the garments of
> the high priests in Jerusalem. What color was this dye?
>
> 8. The ancient Romans also created a dye from an insect named
> kermes by soaking the insects in vinegar. The Romans loved this
> color so much that half of Spain's taxes to Rome were paid in
> sacks of kermes. What color was *this* dye?
>
>
> * Nobel Prize-Winners in the Movies
>
> 9. Name the mathematician, and 2004 co-winner of the Nobel Prize
> for Economics, who was portrayed by Russell Crowe in the movie
> "A Beautiful Mind".
John Nash
> * Ancient Dyes
>
> 7. The ancient Phoenicians harvested murex, a kind of mollusk,
> then cut its veins, steeped it in salt water for 3 days, boiled
> the water, and strained it to produce a dye. The dye was
> considered extremely valuable; emperors were the only Romans
> allowed to use it, and it was the dye used on the garments of
> the high priests in Jerusalem. What color was this dye?
>
> 8. The ancient Romans also created a dye from an insect named
> kermes by soaking the insects in vinegar. The Romans loved this
> color so much that half of Spain's taxes to Rome were paid in
> sacks of kermes. What color was *this* dye?
>
>
> * Nobel Prize-Winners in the Movies
>
> 9. Name the mathematician, and 2004 co-winner of the Nobel Prize
> for Economics, who was portrayed by Russell Crowe in the movie
> "A Beautiful Mind".
> 10. The 1994 romantic comedy "I.Q." starred Meg Ryan and Tim Robbins
> as a fictional couple whose romance was aided by the woman's
> famous uncle, played by Walter Matthau. Which Nobel-winning
> physicist did Matthau portray?
Albert Einstein
> as a fictional couple whose romance was aided by the woman's
> famous uncle, played by Walter Matthau. Which Nobel-winning
> physicist did Matthau portray?
>
> ** Game 5, Round 3 - Entertainment - Britcoms
>
> British situation comedies, or "Britcoms", were for many years cult
> fan favorites and hallmarks of TVO and PBS. Then the Internet
> happened and now you can just watch them all over the place.
> Even so, here are 10 questions where we describe the plot or
> premise of the Britcom, and you tell us the title.
>
> 1. Misadventures running a hotel in Torquay, involving the very
> rude owner and a Spanish waiter whose English is very poor.
"Fawlty Towers"
> ** Game 5, Round 3 - Entertainment - Britcoms
>
> British situation comedies, or "Britcoms", were for many years cult
> fan favorites and hallmarks of TVO and PBS. Then the Internet
> happened and now you can just watch them all over the place.
> Even so, here are 10 questions where we describe the plot or
> premise of the Britcom, and you tell us the title.
>
> 1. Misadventures running a hotel in Torquay, involving the very
> rude owner and a Spanish waiter whose English is very poor.
> 2. Over a span of 500 years, a family line of conniving schemers
> try to get ahead in society and become rich and powerful --
> or, at least, not get killed.
>
> 3. The mishaps of staff working in the men's and ladies' fashion
> departments at the Grace Brothers department store.
>
> 4. A cafe owner in northern France during World War II secretly
> works for the Resistance, has affairs with his waitstaff, and
> hides both valuable Renaissance paintings and British airmen
> trying to escape the mainland.
"Allo Allo"
> try to get ahead in society and become rich and powerful --
> or, at least, not get killed.
>
> 3. The mishaps of staff working in the men's and ladies' fashion
> departments at the Grace Brothers department store.
>
> 4. A cafe owner in northern France during World War II secretly
> works for the Resistance, has affairs with his waitstaff, and
> hides both valuable Renaissance paintings and British airmen
> trying to escape the mainland.
Bruce Bowler
Sep 10, 2018, 10:41:12 AM9/10/18
to
On Thu, 06 Sep 2018 14:15:11 -0500, Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2018-06-11, 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.)
>
> *NOTE*: I will reveal the correct answers in about 4 days. (This new
> schedule will apply until the end of Game 5.)
>
> All questions were written by members of What She Said 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 2018-07-16
> companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> ** Game 5, Round 2 - Science - Trial and Error?
>
> As a result of the question-writing process, we at What She Said have
> abandoned numerous science rounds midway through their writing. In the
> spirit of trial and error -- the heart of scientific experimentation --
> here are 10 questions that were part of science rounds we abandoned.
>
>
> * Surgery
>
> 1. What 1952 ground-breaking medical procedure earned Christine
> Jorgensen international fame when she was the first American to
> receive it?
Gender reassignment surgery
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2018-06-11, 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.)
>
> *NOTE*: I will reveal the correct answers in about 4 days. (This new
> schedule will apply until the end of Game 5.)
>
> All questions were written by members of What She Said 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 2018-07-16
> companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> ** Game 5, Round 2 - Science - Trial and Error?
>
> As a result of the question-writing process, we at What She Said have
> abandoned numerous science rounds midway through their writing. In the
> spirit of trial and error -- the heart of scientific experimentation --
> here are 10 questions that were part of science rounds we abandoned.
>
>
> * Surgery
>
> 1. What 1952 ground-breaking medical procedure earned Christine
> Jorgensen international fame when she was the first American to
> receive it?
> 2. What was Barney Clark, also an American, the first to receive
> at the University of Utah in 1982 during a medical procedure?
> * Traditional Units of Measure
>
> 3. A fathom is a measure of depth in bodies of water. How many
> feet deep is a fathom?
> 4. The height of a horse is traditionally measured in hands.
> How many inches make a hand?
> * Phobias
>
> 5. Ichthyophobia is the fear of what?
> 6. Gerontophobia is the fear of what?
>
> * Ancient Dyes
>
> 7. The ancient Phoenicians harvested murex, a kind of mollusk,
> then cut its veins, steeped it in salt water for 3 days, boiled the
> water, and strained it to produce a dye. The dye was considered
> extremely valuable; emperors were the only Romans allowed to use it,
> and it was the dye used on the garments of the high priests in
> Jerusalem. What color was this dye?
> 8. The ancient Romans also created a dye from an insect named
> kermes by soaking the insects in vinegar. The Romans loved this
> color so much that half of Spain's taxes to Rome were paid in sacks
> of kermes. What color was *this* dye?
> * Nobel Prize-Winners in the Movies
>
> 9. Name the mathematician, and 2004 co-winner of the Nobel Prize
> for Economics, who was portrayed by Russell Crowe in the movie "A
> Beautiful Mind".
> 10. The 1994 romantic comedy "I.Q." starred Meg Ryan and Tim Robbins
> as a fictional couple whose romance was aided by the woman's famous
> uncle, played by Walter Matthau. Which Nobel-winning physicist did
> Matthau portray?
>
>
> ** Game 5, Round 3 - Entertainment - Britcoms
>
> British situation comedies, or "Britcoms", were for many years cult fan
> favorites and hallmarks of TVO and PBS. Then the Internet happened and
> now you can just watch them all over the place.
> Even so, here are 10 questions where we describe the plot or premise of
> the Britcom, and you tell us the title.
>
> 1. Misadventures running a hotel in Torquay, involving the very
> rude owner and a Spanish waiter whose English is very poor.
Mark Brader
Sep 10, 2018, 2:11:14 PM9/10/18
to
Mark Brader:
current-events round.
> * Surgery
> 1. What 1952 ground-breaking medical procedure earned Christine
> Jorgensen international fame when she was the first American
> to receive it?
Sex-change operation. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Pete, Dan Tilque,
Jason, and Bruce.
> 2. What was Barney Clark, also an American, the first to receive
> at the University of Utah in 1982 during a medical procedure?
An artificial heart. 4 for Dan Blum, Calvin, Joshua, Pete,
Dan Tilque, Jason, and Bruce.
> * Traditional Units of Measure
> 3. A fathom is a measure of depth in bodies of water. How many
> feet deep is a fathom?
6. 4 for Peter, Pete, Dan Tilque, and Bruce. 2 for Calvin.
> 4. The height of a horse is traditionally measured in hands.
> How many inches make a hand?
4. 4 for Joshua and Dan Tilque.
> * Phobias
> 5. Ichthyophobia is the fear of what?
Fish. 4 for Dan Blum, Calvin, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Jason, and Bruce.
> 6. Gerontophobia is the fear of what?
Aging or the elderly. 4 for Peter, Dan Blum (the hard way), Calvin,
Joshua (the hard way), Pete, Dan Tilque, Jason, and Bruce.
> * Ancient Dyes
> 7. The ancient Phoenicians harvested murex, a kind of mollusk,
> then cut its veins, steeped it in salt water for 3 days, boiled
> the water, and strained it to produce a dye. The dye was
> considered extremely valuable; emperors were the only Romans
> allowed to use it, and it was the dye used on the garments of
> the high priests in Jerusalem. What color was this dye?
Purple. 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Joshua, Pete, Dan Tilque, and Bruce.
3 for Calvin.
> 8. The ancient Romans also created a dye from an insect named
> kermes by soaking the insects in vinegar. The Romans loved this
> color so much that half of Spain's taxes to Rome were paid in
> sacks of kermes. What color was *this* dye?
Red. 4 for Dan Blum, Calvin, Joshua, Pete, and Bruce.
> * Nobel Prize-Winners in the Movies
(Yes, entertainment questions in the science round. Oh well.)
> 9. Name the mathematician, and 2004 co-winner of the Nobel Prize
> for Economics, who was portrayed by Russell Crowe in the movie
> "A Beautiful Mind".
John Nash. 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Calvin, Joshua, Dan Tilque,
Jason, and Bruce.
> 10. The 1994 romantic comedy "I.Q." starred Meg Ryan and Tim Robbins
> as a fictional couple whose romance was aided by the woman's
> famous uncle, played by Walter Matthau. Which Nobel-winning
> physicist did Matthau portray?
Albert Einstein. 4 for Dan Blum, Calvin, Joshua, Dan Tilque,
and Jason.
> ** Game 5, Round 3 - Entertainment - Britcoms
> British situation comedies, or "Britcoms", were for many years cult
> fan favorites and hallmarks of TVO and PBS. Then the Internet
> happened and now you can just watch them all over the place.
> Even so, here are 10 questions where we describe the plot or
> premise of the Britcom, and you tell us the title.
> 1. Misadventures running a hotel in Torquay, involving the very
> rude owner and a Spanish waiter whose English is very poor.
"Fawlty Towers" (1975 and 1979). 4 for everyone -- Peter, Dan Blum,
Calvin, Joshua, Pete, Dan Tilque, Jason, and Bruce.
> 2. Over a span of 500 years, a family line of conniving schemers
> try to get ahead in society and become rich and powerful --
> or, at least, not get killed.
"The Black Adder" was the original (1982-83) title, but various
variations were used on the followups covering the 500-year span
(1986, 1987, and 1989). Anything with "Blackadder" was acceptable.
4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Calvin, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.
> 3. The mishaps of staff working in the men's and ladies' fashion
> departments at the Grace Brothers department store.
"Are You Being Served?" (1972-85). 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Calvin,
and Joshua.
> 4. A cafe owner in northern France during World War II secretly
> works for the Resistance, has affairs with his waitstaff, and
> hides both valuable Renaissance paintings and British airmen
> trying to escape the mainland.
"'Allo 'Allo" (1982-92). 4 for Peter, Calvin, Joshua, and Jason.
> 5. The farcical adventures of three people working in computer
> support in the basement of a massive corporation.
"The IT Crowd" (2006-13). 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, and Calvin.
> 6. Three Catholic priests are punished for their misdeeds by being
> banished to Craggy Island, the worst island in all of Ireland.
"Father Ted" (1995-98). 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, and Joshua.
2 for Calvin.
> 7. The last surviving member of the human race and a hologram
> replica of his hated roommate travel through space trying to
> return to Earth.
"Red Dwarf" (1988-89, 1991-93, 1997, 1999, 2009, 2012, and 2016-).
4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Calvin, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.
> 8. The Minister for the Department of Administrative Affairs tries
> to bring about change, but is consistently thwarted by the
> civil service, including his primary secretary.
"Yes, Minister" (1980-82 and 1984). 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Joshua,
and Dan Tilque. 2 for Calvin.
Of course, he subsequently got a promotion as did his civil-service
adversary, and the series then became "Yes Prime Minister" (1986-87
and 2013). But that was not a correct answer for this question.
> 9. Four teenage boys navigate British high school, and deal with
> the problems of school life, their own family problems, and
> any number of unsuccessful sexual encounters.
"The Inbetweeners" (2008-10).
> 10. Every camera angle in this Britcom is a point-of-view shot
> assuming the viewpoint of one of the two main characters --
> two dysfunctional friends who share a flat.
"Peep Show" (2003-05, 2007-10, 2012, and 2015). 4 for Peter
and Calvin!!!.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 5 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Sci Ent
Joshua Kreitzer 36 28 64
"Calvin" 29 32 61
Dan Blum 32 28 60
Peter Smyth 16 36 52
Dan Tilque 36 16 52
Bruce Bowler 32 4 36
Jason Kreitzer 24 8 32
Pete Gayde 24 4 28
--
Mark Brader | "...very satisfying -- it's like the erosion geology edition
Toronto | of the electromagnetic spectrum chart."
m...@vex.net | --Randall Munroe
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2018-06-11,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2018-07-16 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> ** Game 5, Round 2 - Science - Trial and Error?
> As a result of the question-writing process, we at What She
> Said have abandoned numerous science rounds midway through
> their writing. In the spirit of trial and error -- the heart of
> scientific experimentation -- here are 10 questions that were part
> of science rounds we abandoned.
This was the second-easiest round in the original game, after the
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> ** Game 5, Round 2 - Science - Trial and Error?
> As a result of the question-writing process, we at What She
> Said have abandoned numerous science rounds midway through
> their writing. In the spirit of trial and error -- the heart of
> scientific experimentation -- here are 10 questions that were part
> of science rounds we abandoned.
current-events round.
> * Surgery
> 1. What 1952 ground-breaking medical procedure earned Christine
> Jorgensen international fame when she was the first American
> to receive it?
Jason, and Bruce.
> 2. What was Barney Clark, also an American, the first to receive
> at the University of Utah in 1982 during a medical procedure?
Dan Tilque, Jason, and Bruce.
> * Traditional Units of Measure
> 3. A fathom is a measure of depth in bodies of water. How many
> feet deep is a fathom?
> 4. The height of a horse is traditionally measured in hands.
> How many inches make a hand?
> * Phobias
> 5. Ichthyophobia is the fear of what?
> 6. Gerontophobia is the fear of what?
Joshua (the hard way), Pete, Dan Tilque, Jason, and Bruce.
> * Ancient Dyes
> 7. The ancient Phoenicians harvested murex, a kind of mollusk,
> then cut its veins, steeped it in salt water for 3 days, boiled
> the water, and strained it to produce a dye. The dye was
> considered extremely valuable; emperors were the only Romans
> allowed to use it, and it was the dye used on the garments of
> the high priests in Jerusalem. What color was this dye?
3 for Calvin.
> 8. The ancient Romans also created a dye from an insect named
> kermes by soaking the insects in vinegar. The Romans loved this
> color so much that half of Spain's taxes to Rome were paid in
> sacks of kermes. What color was *this* dye?
> * Nobel Prize-Winners in the Movies
> 9. Name the mathematician, and 2004 co-winner of the Nobel Prize
> for Economics, who was portrayed by Russell Crowe in the movie
> "A Beautiful Mind".
Jason, and Bruce.
> 10. The 1994 romantic comedy "I.Q." starred Meg Ryan and Tim Robbins
> as a fictional couple whose romance was aided by the woman's
> famous uncle, played by Walter Matthau. Which Nobel-winning
> physicist did Matthau portray?
and Jason.
> ** Game 5, Round 3 - Entertainment - Britcoms
> British situation comedies, or "Britcoms", were for many years cult
> fan favorites and hallmarks of TVO and PBS. Then the Internet
> happened and now you can just watch them all over the place.
> Even so, here are 10 questions where we describe the plot or
> premise of the Britcom, and you tell us the title.
> 1. Misadventures running a hotel in Torquay, involving the very
> rude owner and a Spanish waiter whose English is very poor.
Calvin, Joshua, Pete, Dan Tilque, Jason, and Bruce.
> 2. Over a span of 500 years, a family line of conniving schemers
> try to get ahead in society and become rich and powerful --
> or, at least, not get killed.
variations were used on the followups covering the 500-year span
(1986, 1987, and 1989). Anything with "Blackadder" was acceptable.
4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Calvin, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.
> 3. The mishaps of staff working in the men's and ladies' fashion
> departments at the Grace Brothers department store.
and Joshua.
> 4. A cafe owner in northern France during World War II secretly
> works for the Resistance, has affairs with his waitstaff, and
> hides both valuable Renaissance paintings and British airmen
> trying to escape the mainland.
> 5. The farcical adventures of three people working in computer
> support in the basement of a massive corporation.
> 6. Three Catholic priests are punished for their misdeeds by being
> banished to Craggy Island, the worst island in all of Ireland.
2 for Calvin.
> 7. The last surviving member of the human race and a hologram
> replica of his hated roommate travel through space trying to
> return to Earth.
4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Calvin, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.
> 8. The Minister for the Department of Administrative Affairs tries
> to bring about change, but is consistently thwarted by the
> civil service, including his primary secretary.
and Dan Tilque. 2 for Calvin.
Of course, he subsequently got a promotion as did his civil-service
adversary, and the series then became "Yes Prime Minister" (1986-87
and 2013). But that was not a correct answer for this question.
> 9. Four teenage boys navigate British high school, and deal with
> the problems of school life, their own family problems, and
> any number of unsuccessful sexual encounters.
> 10. Every camera angle in this Britcom is a point-of-view shot
> assuming the viewpoint of one of the two main characters --
> two dysfunctional friends who share a flat.
and Calvin!!!.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 5 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Sci Ent
Joshua Kreitzer 36 28 64
"Calvin" 29 32 61
Dan Blum 32 28 60
Peter Smyth 16 36 52
Dan Tilque 36 16 52
Bruce Bowler 32 4 36
Jason Kreitzer 24 8 32
Pete Gayde 24 4 28
--
Mark Brader | "...very satisfying -- it's like the erosion geology edition
Toronto | of the electromagnetic spectrum chart."
m...@vex.net | --Randall Munroe
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