Mark Brader:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2012-07-23,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information...
> see my 2021-07-20 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from
> the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
> ** Final, Round 7 - Entertainment
> * Iconic Movie Scenes
> In each case, name the movie the scene is from. (In the original
> game these were short animated clips that repeated every second
> or two, but I'm just providing stills here.)
> 1.
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-7/iconic/1.jpg
"Full Metal Jacket". 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua.
> 2.
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-7/iconic/2.jpg
"Fargo". 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Pete.
> 3.
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-7/iconic/3.jpg
"Blade Runner". 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua.
Ursula the Sea Witch. ("The Little Mermaid".) 4 for Dan Blum,
Joshua, and Pete.
Jafar. ("Aladdin" et seq.) 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Pete.
Gaston. ("Beauty and the Beast".) 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Pete.
> * Unique Oscar Movies
> 7. Name the 1993 movie that became the only one *based on the
> storyline of a US TV series* to be nominated for Best Picture.
> It didn't win Best Picture, but it did pull in Best Supporting
> Actor. Note: This means an adaptation of an actual TV series;
> movies whose plot includes the making of fictional TV show,
> like "Tootsie", don't count.
"The Fugitive". (Tommy Lee Jones; still the only one.) 4 for Joshua.
> 8. 1968 was the first year of the MPAA ratings, and also the year
> of the """only""" Best Picture that was G-rated upon its release.
> (That is, retrospective ratings for older movies don't count.)
> Name the movie.
"Oliver!" (Still the only one.) 4 for Joshua.
According to the IMDB, two of the other Best Picture nominees that
year were also G-rated in original release form: "Funny Girl" and
"Romeo and Juliet". "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" (1968) wasn't a Best
Picture nominee and won no Oscars. As to "Doctor Dolittle" (1968),
as far as I can tell it never had an MPAA rating in original release,
but was G-rated retrospectively. It did win two other Oscars but
not Best Picture.
> 9. Name the 1932 movie that became the only one ever to win the
> Best Picture Oscar without a single other nomination.
"Grand Hotel". (Still the only one.) 4 for Joshua.
> * Classical Gas
> 10. Name the Canadian opera singer, pianist, and comedienne famous
> for her parodies of classical music and opera in her one-woman
> stage shows. Her best-known works were "How to Write Your
> Own Gilbert and Sullivan Opera" and "The Ring of the Nibelungs
> (An Analysis)".
Anna Russell. 4 for Pete.
> 11. A long-running classical music parody is about this fictional
> member of a musical family, born in Leipzig in 1742, and his
> so-called "newly discovered" works. For over 40 years his
> "music" has been played on syndicated radio shows and NPR
> concerts and in 24 albums. Pieces include "Concerto for
> Piano vs. Orchestra", and "Music for an Awful Lot of Winds
> and Percussion". Name the fictional musician.
P.D.Q. Bach. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Pete.
> 12. Name the musical ensemble that put out the 1979 disco tribute
> album "Saturday Night Fiedler". It included covers of songs like
> "Stayin' Alive", with a single long track called "Bachamania"
> on side B.
The Boston Pops. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Pete.
"So You Think You Can Dance" (still true) or "The Choice" (2012 only).
(Cat Deeley.)
"Dancing with the Stars". (Tom Bergeron, until 2019.) 4 for Joshua
and Pete.
> 15.
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-7/host/15.jpg
"Big Brother". (Still true: Julie Chen Moonves, host since 2000 on
the US version.)
> ** Final, Round 8 - Miscellaneous
> * Two of a Three of a Kind
> We name two elements of a famous set of three; you name the third.
> 1. Group Captain Lionel Mandrake, President Merkin Muffley.
Dr. Strangelove. (Characters played by Peter Sellers in that movie.)
4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Pete.
> 2. Lies, damn lies.
Statistics. (Mark Twain's three kinds of lies.) 4 for everyone --
Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Erland, and Pete.
> 3. Green circle, blue square.
Black diamond. (Difficulty symbols for ski runs.) 4 for Pete.
http://www.allstaractivities.com/sports/skiing/skierscode_files/image001.gif
I didn't know these myself, but in 2013 I was stunned that no one
here did. I guessed a red triangle, by the way, as did some others
here, but that was wrong because in the CTV network logo
https://www.lyngsat.com/logo/tv/cc/ctv-ca.png
it's the circle that's red and the triangle that's green.
Danica Patrick (car racing; yes, it counts as athletic). 4 for Joshua
and Pete.
> 5.
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-8/milk/5.jpg
Pete Sampras (tennis). 4 for Pete.
> 6.
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-8/milk/6.jpg
Albert Pujols (baseball). 4 for Pete.
Barb, bard, or barding.
Champron, criniere, cruopiere, flanchard, and peyrtal were not
acceptable, as they only protect certain parts of the horse.
Caltrops, calthrops, caltraps, galthraps, galtraps, galtrops, cheval
traps, or crow's foots. 4 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque.
If suitably sized and styled, they can also puncture the tires of
typical road vehicles:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1e/Caltrop.jpg
And these WW2-era anti-tank devices have a different geometry and
a different interaction with the vehicle, but share a similar
spirit of working no matter which way up they are:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/19/Bundesarchiv_Bild_101I-719-0240-26%2C_Pas_de_Calais%2C_Atlantikwall%2C_Panzersperren.jpg
Trebuchet. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Pete.
> * Current Sovereigns
> On this triple we generously do not ask for the numbers; the
> names alone will do.
> Who is the """current""" monarch of...
> 10. Sweden?
King Carl XVI Gustav. (Still true; both names required.)
4 for Joshua and Erland.
Erland adds: "Don't blame me. I didn't vote for him." and notes that
Carl Gustaf without a number is, or used to be, a comedy actor.
> 11. Norway?
King Harald V. (Still true.) 4 for Joshua.
> 12. Belgium?
2012 answer: King Albert II. 2022 answer: King Philippe.
4 for Joshua.
Governor-General. 4 for Dan Tilque.
> 14.
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-8/flag/14.png
Coast Guard. 4 for Pete.
> 15.
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-8/flag/15.png
CBC. 4 for Pete.
Scores, if there are no errors:
FINAL ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST
TOPICS-> His A+L Geo Spo Ent Mis FOUR
Joshua Kreitzer 27 15 37 4 48 24 136
Dan Blum 19 4 36 4 32 16 103
Dan Tilque 24 0 40 16 4 16 96
Stephen Perry 32 56 -- -- -- -- 88
Pete Gayde 12 0 -- -- 32 36 80
Erland Sommarskog 12 0 39 12 0 8 71
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