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Mark Brader
Aug 3, 2019, 11:23:19 PM8/3/19
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* Game 6, Round 4 - Miscellaneous - For the Love of Latin
As Dan Quayle said after a tour of Latin America, "It makes me
wish I'd studied Latin harder in school." Okay, he didn't really.
But it leads us to a round on Latin words and phrases often used
in English. In each case, tell us what they mean -- that is,
the meaning as understood in English, not the literal translation.
1. Dramatis personae.
2. In camera.
3. Prima facie.
4. In loco parentis.
5. Modus vivendi.
6. Sub rosa.
7. Sui generis.
8. Compos mentis.
9. Deus ex machina.
10. Ne plus ultra.
* Game 6, Round 6 - Literature - Book Titles that are Quotations
We will give you the title and author of a book, and you tell us
the title or author of the earlier work where that title comes from.
For example: if we named "All the King's Men" by Robert Penn Warren,
you would name the nursery rhyme "Humpty Dumpty", and you could
alternatively name its author if that information was known.
1. "Arms and the Man", by George Bernard Shaw.
2. "A Handful of Dust", by Evelyn Waugh.
3. "The Grapes of Wrath", by John Steinbeck.
4. "Cover Her Face", by P.D. James.
5. "Cabbages and Kings", by O. Henry.
6. "East of Eden", by John Steinbeck.
7. "As I Lay Dying", by William Faulkner.
8. "The Little Foxes", by Lillian Hellman.
9. "No Country for Old Men", by Cormac McCarthy.
10. "The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side" (also titled "The Mirror
Crack'd"), by Agatha Christie.
After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Sbe checbfrf bs
guvf ebhaq rnpu obbx bs gur Ovoyr vf n frcnengr jbex jubfr nhgube vf
abg xabja. Vs lbh tnir "gur Ovoyr" sbe nal nafjre, be nggrzcgrq gb
anzr na nhgube gurerbs, tb onpx naq vafgrnq anzr gur fcrpvsvp obbx.
--
Mark Brader | "You can't go around quoting politicians accurately:
Toronto | that's dirty journalism, and you know it!"
m...@vex.net | --The Senator was Indiscreet
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Dan Tilque
Aug 4, 2019, 12:25:18 AM8/4/19
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On 8/3/19 8:23 PM, Mark Brader wrote:
> * Game 6, Round 4 - Miscellaneous - For the Love of Latin
>
> As Dan Quayle said after a tour of Latin America, "It makes me
> wish I'd studied Latin harder in school." Okay, he didn't really.
> But it leads us to a round on Latin words and phrases often used
> in English. In each case, tell us what they mean -- that is,
> the meaning as understood in English, not the literal translation.
>
> 1. Dramatis personae.
list of characters for a play, movie, etc.
> * Game 6, Round 4 - Miscellaneous - For the Love of Latin
>
> As Dan Quayle said after a tour of Latin America, "It makes me
> wish I'd studied Latin harder in school." Okay, he didn't really.
> But it leads us to a round on Latin words and phrases often used
> in English. In each case, tell us what they mean -- that is,
> the meaning as understood in English, not the literal translation.
>
> 1. Dramatis personae.
> 2. In camera.
a legislative closed meeting
> 3. Prima facie.
obvious
> 4. In loco parentis.
temporary guardian
> 5. Modus vivendi.
mode of living
> 6. Sub rosa.
private (meeting or conversation)
> 7. Sui generis.
unique
> 8. Compos mentis.
healthy state of mind
> 9. Deus ex machina.
person or item suddenly introduced to resolve a plot
> 10. Ne plus ultra.
none better
>
>
> * Game 6, Round 6 - Literature - Book Titles that are Quotations
>
> We will give you the title and author of a book, and you tell us
> the title or author of the earlier work where that title comes from.
> For example: if we named "All the King's Men" by Robert Penn Warren,
> you would name the nursery rhyme "Humpty Dumpty", and you could
> alternatively name its author if that information was known.
>
> 1. "Arms and the Man", by George Bernard Shaw.
> 2. "A Handful of Dust", by Evelyn Waugh.
> 3. "The Grapes of Wrath", by John Steinbeck.
> 4. "Cover Her Face", by P.D. James.
> 5. "Cabbages and Kings", by O. Henry.
is called, and what the name of the poem is called)
> 6. "East of Eden", by John Steinbeck.
> 7. "As I Lay Dying", by William Faulkner.
> 8. "The Little Foxes", by Lillian Hellman.
> 9. "No Country for Old Men", by Cormac McCarthy.
> 10. "The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side" (also titled "The Mirror
> Crack'd"), by Agatha Christie.
--
Dan Tilque
Dan Blum
Aug 4, 2019, 12:54:01 AM8/4/19
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> 1. Dramatis personae.
characters in a play
> 2. In camera.
privately
> 3. Prima facie.
from the original evidence
> 4. In loco parentis.
with the responsibility of a parent
> 5. Modus vivendi.
way of life
> 6. Sub rosa.
clandestinely
> 7. Sui generis.
one of a kind
> 8. Compos mentis.
sane
> 9. Deus ex machina.
sudden solution to a problem
> * Game 6, Round 6 - Literature - Book Titles that are Quotations
> 2. "A Handful of Dust", by Evelyn Waugh.
T. S. Eliot
> 3. "The Grapes of Wrath", by John Steinbeck.
> 6. "East of Eden", by John Steinbeck.
Book of Genesis
> 9. "No Country for Old Men", by Cormac McCarthy.
T. S. Eliot
> 10. "The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side" (also titled "The Mirror
> Crack'd"), by Agatha Christie.
Tennyson
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
characters in a play
> 2. In camera.
privately
> 3. Prima facie.
from the original evidence
> 4. In loco parentis.
with the responsibility of a parent
> 5. Modus vivendi.
way of life
> 6. Sub rosa.
clandestinely
> 7. Sui generis.
one of a kind
> 8. Compos mentis.
sane
> 9. Deus ex machina.
sudden solution to a problem
> * Game 6, Round 6 - Literature - Book Titles that are Quotations
> 1. "Arms and the Man", by George Bernard Shaw.
The Aeneid
> 2. "A Handful of Dust", by Evelyn Waugh.
> 3. "The Grapes of Wrath", by John Steinbeck.
Battle Hymn of the Republic
> 5. "Cabbages and Kings", by O. Henry.
Lewis Carroll
> 6. "East of Eden", by John Steinbeck.
> 9. "No Country for Old Men", by Cormac McCarthy.
> 10. "The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side" (also titled "The Mirror
> Crack'd"), by Agatha Christie.
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Joshua Kreitzer
Aug 4, 2019, 1:38:07 AM8/4/19
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m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:8M2dnUloefA80tvAnZ2dnUU7-
d3N...@giganews.com:
> * Game 6, Round 4 - Miscellaneous - For the Love of Latin
>
> 2. In camera.
in private (used, for example, in reference to a legal proceeding)
> 3. Prima facie.
by appearance; facially
> 4. In loco parentis.
in the role of a parent (used in reference to a school supervising its
students)
> 5. Modus vivendi.
way of life
> 6. Sub rosa.
secretly
> 7. Sui generis.
one of a kind
> 8. Compos mentis.
sane
> 9. Deus ex machina.
a magical resolution to a literary plot
> 10. Ne plus ultra.
the best
> * Game 6, Round 6 - Literature - Book Titles that are Quotations
>
> We will give you the title and author of a book, and you tell us
> the title or author of the earlier work where that title comes from.
> For example: if we named "All the King's Men" by Robert Penn Warren,
> you would name the nursery rhyme "Humpty Dumpty", and you could
> alternatively name its author if that information was known.
>
> 1. "Arms and the Man", by George Bernard Shaw.
"The Aeneid"; Virgil
> 3. "The Grapes of Wrath", by John Steinbeck.
"The Battle Hymn of the Republic"
> 5. "Cabbages and Kings", by O. Henry.
"The Walrus and the Carpenter"; Lewis Carroll
> 6. "East of Eden", by John Steinbeck.
Genesis
> 8. "The Little Foxes", by Lillian Hellman.
Song of Songs
> 9. "No Country for Old Men", by Cormac McCarthy.
Yeats
> After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Sbe checbfrf bs
> guvf ebhaq rnpu obbx bs gur Ovoyr vf n frcnengr jbex jubfr nhgube vf
> abg xabja. Vs lbh tnir "gur Ovoyr" sbe nal nafjre, be nggrzcgrq gb
> anzr na nhgube gurerbs, tb onpx naq vafgrnq anzr gur fcrpvsvp obbx.
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
d3N...@giganews.com:
> * Game 6, Round 4 - Miscellaneous - For the Love of Latin
>
> But it leads us to a round on Latin words and phrases often used
> in English. In each case, tell us what they mean -- that is,
> the meaning as understood in English, not the literal translation.
>
> 1. Dramatis personae.
characters (such as in a play)
> in English. In each case, tell us what they mean -- that is,
> the meaning as understood in English, not the literal translation.
>
> 1. Dramatis personae.
> 2. In camera.
in private (used, for example, in reference to a legal proceeding)
> 3. Prima facie.
by appearance; facially
> 4. In loco parentis.
in the role of a parent (used in reference to a school supervising its
students)
> 5. Modus vivendi.
way of life
> 6. Sub rosa.
> 7. Sui generis.
one of a kind
> 8. Compos mentis.
sane
> 9. Deus ex machina.
> 10. Ne plus ultra.
the best
> * Game 6, Round 6 - Literature - Book Titles that are Quotations
>
> We will give you the title and author of a book, and you tell us
> the title or author of the earlier work where that title comes from.
> For example: if we named "All the King's Men" by Robert Penn Warren,
> you would name the nursery rhyme "Humpty Dumpty", and you could
> alternatively name its author if that information was known.
>
> 1. "Arms and the Man", by George Bernard Shaw.
> 3. "The Grapes of Wrath", by John Steinbeck.
> 5. "Cabbages and Kings", by O. Henry.
> 6. "East of Eden", by John Steinbeck.
> 8. "The Little Foxes", by Lillian Hellman.
> 9. "No Country for Old Men", by Cormac McCarthy.
> After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Sbe checbfrf bs
> guvf ebhaq rnpu obbx bs gur Ovoyr vf n frcnengr jbex jubfr nhgube vf
> abg xabja. Vs lbh tnir "gur Ovoyr" sbe nal nafjre, be nggrzcgrq gb
> anzr na nhgube gurerbs, tb onpx naq vafgrnq anzr gur fcrpvsvp obbx.
--
grom...@hotmail.com
Erland Sommarskog
Aug 4, 2019, 4:56:52 AM8/4/19
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> 2. In camera.
In focus
> 4. In loco parentis.
By the way
> 5. Modus vivendi.
Living proof
> 9. Deus ex machina.
Someone/something (unexpectedly) comes to help in a dire situation
In focus
> 4. In loco parentis.
By the way
> 5. Modus vivendi.
Living proof
> 9. Deus ex machina.
Someone/something (unexpectedly) comes to help in a dire situation
Calvin
Aug 4, 2019, 8:18:05 PM8/4/19
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On Sunday, August 4, 2019 at 1:23:19 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
> * Game 6, Round 4 - Miscellaneous - For the Love of Latin
> 1. Dramatis personae.
> * Game 6, Round 4 - Miscellaneous - For the Love of Latin
Cast of a play
> 2. In camera.
A private meeting/hearing behind closed doors
> 3. Prima facie.
On the face of it, at first consideration
> 4. In loco parentis.
Standing in for the natural parents
> 5. Modus vivendi.
> 6. Sub rosa.
> 7. Sui generis.
> 8. Compos mentis.
Of sound mind
> 9. Deus ex machina.
Act of God
> 10. Ne plus ultra.
None better
> * Game 6, Round 6 - Literature - Book Titles that are Quotations
>
> We will give you the title and author of a book, and you tell us
> the title or author of the earlier work where that title comes from.
> For example: if we named "All the King's Men" by Robert Penn Warren,
> you would name the nursery rhyme "Humpty Dumpty", and you could
> alternatively name its author if that information was known.
>
> 1. "Arms and the Man", by George Bernard Shaw.
> 2. "A Handful of Dust", by Evelyn Waugh.
> 3. "The Grapes of Wrath", by John Steinbeck.
> 4. "Cover Her Face", by P.D. James.
> 5. "Cabbages and Kings", by O. Henry.
> 6. "East of Eden", by John Steinbeck.
> 7. "As I Lay Dying", by William Faulkner.
> 8. "The Little Foxes", by Lillian Hellman.
> 9. "No Country for Old Men", by Cormac McCarthy.
> 10. "The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side" (also titled "The Mirror
> Crack'd"), by Agatha Christie.
cheers,
calvin
Pete Gayde
Aug 6, 2019, 12:45:36 AM8/6/19
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> * Game 6, Round 4 - Miscellaneous - For the Love of Latin
>
> As Dan Quayle said after a tour of Latin America, "It makes me
> wish I'd studied Latin harder in school." Okay, he didn't really.
> But it leads us to a round on Latin words and phrases often used
> in English. In each case, tell us what they mean -- that is,
> the meaning as understood in English, not the literal translation.
>
> 1. Dramatis personae.
Alias
>
> As Dan Quayle said after a tour of Latin America, "It makes me
> wish I'd studied Latin harder in school." Okay, he didn't really.
> But it leads us to a round on Latin words and phrases often used
> in English. In each case, tell us what they mean -- that is,
> the meaning as understood in English, not the literal translation.
>
> 1. Dramatis personae.
> 2. In camera.
In the room
> 3. Prima facie.
Evident
> 4. In loco parentis.
> 5. Modus vivendi.
> 6. Sub rosa.
> 7. Sui generis.
> 8. Compos mentis.
> 9. Deus ex machina.
> 10. Ne plus ultra.
>
>
> * Game 6, Round 6 - Literature - Book Titles that are Quotations
>
> We will give you the title and author of a book, and you tell us
> the title or author of the earlier work where that title comes from.
> For example: if we named "All the King's Men" by Robert Penn Warren,
> you would name the nursery rhyme "Humpty Dumpty", and you could
> alternatively name its author if that information was known.
>
> 1. "Arms and the Man", by George Bernard Shaw.
> 2. "A Handful of Dust", by Evelyn Waugh.
> 3. "The Grapes of Wrath", by John Steinbeck.
> 4. "Cover Her Face", by P.D. James.
> 5. "Cabbages and Kings", by O. Henry.
> 6. "East of Eden", by John Steinbeck.
> 7. "As I Lay Dying", by William Faulkner.
> 8. "The Little Foxes", by Lillian Hellman.
> 9. "No Country for Old Men", by Cormac McCarthy.
> 10. "The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side" (also titled "The Mirror
> Crack'd"), by Agatha Christie.
>
> After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Sbe checbfrf bs
> guvf ebhaq rnpu obbx bs gur Ovoyr vf n frcnengr jbex jubfr nhgube vf
> abg xabja. Vs lbh tnir "gur Ovoyr" sbe nal nafjre, be nggrzcgrq gb
> anzr na nhgube gurerbs, tb onpx naq vafgrnq anzr gur fcrpvsvp obbx.
>
swp
Aug 6, 2019, 2:34:33 PM8/6/19
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On Saturday, August 3, 2019 at 11:23:19 PM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:
> * Game 6, Round 4 - Miscellaneous - For the Love of Latin
>
> As Dan Quayle said after a tour of Latin America, "It makes me
> wish I'd studied Latin harder in school." Okay, he didn't really.
> But it leads us to a round on Latin words and phrases often used
> in English. In each case, tell us what they mean -- that is,
> the meaning as understood in English, not the literal translation.
>
> 1. Dramatis personae.
actors
> * Game 6, Round 4 - Miscellaneous - For the Love of Latin
>
> As Dan Quayle said after a tour of Latin America, "It makes me
> wish I'd studied Latin harder in school." Okay, he didn't really.
> But it leads us to a round on Latin words and phrases often used
> in English. In each case, tell us what they mean -- that is,
> the meaning as understood in English, not the literal translation.
>
> 1. Dramatis personae.
> 2. In camera.
private
> 3. Prima facie.
obvious
> 4. In loco parentis.
> 5. Modus vivendi.
living peacefully
> 6. Sub rosa.
secret
> 7. Sui generis.
unique
> 8. Compos mentis.
sane
> 9. Deus ex machina.
> 10. Ne plus ultra.
ultimate example
>
>
> * Game 6, Round 6 - Literature - Book Titles that are Quotations
>
> We will give you the title and author of a book, and you tell us
> the title or author of the earlier work where that title comes from.
> For example: if we named "All the King's Men" by Robert Penn Warren,
> you would name the nursery rhyme "Humpty Dumpty", and you could
> alternatively name its author if that information was known.
>
> 1. "Arms and the Man", by George Bernard Shaw.
> 2. "A Handful of Dust", by Evelyn Waugh.
> 3. "The Grapes of Wrath", by John Steinbeck.
> 4. "Cover Her Face", by P.D. James.
> 5. "Cabbages and Kings", by O. Henry.
> 6. "East of Eden", by John Steinbeck.
> 7. "As I Lay Dying", by William Faulkner.
> 8. "The Little Foxes", by Lillian Hellman.
> 9. "No Country for Old Men", by Cormac McCarthy.
> 10. "The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side" (also titled "The Mirror
> Crack'd"), by Agatha Christie.
>
> After completing the round, please decode the rot13: For purposes of
> this round each book of the Bible is a separate work whose author is
> not known. If you gave "the Bible" for any answer, or attempted to
> name an author thereof, go back and instead name the specific book.
>
> --
> Mark Brader | "You can't go around quoting politicians accurately:
> Toronto | that's dirty journalism, and you know it!"
> m...@vex.net | --The Senator was Indiscreet
>
> My text in this article is in the public domain.
swp, who has read the king james bible more than once
> --
> Mark Brader | "You can't go around quoting politicians accurately:
> Toronto | that's dirty journalism, and you know it!"
> m...@vex.net | --The Senator was Indiscreet
>
> My text in this article is in the public domain.
Mark Brader
Aug 7, 2019, 1:26:33 AM8/7/19
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Sorry, I forgot to say:
| These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-06-24,
| and should be interpreted accordingly.
|
| On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
| both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
| Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup,
| based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
| the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
| the correct answers in about 3 days.
|
| All questions were written by members of Unnatural Axxxe 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 2019-01-22 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
| Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
Mark Brader:
etc.). 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, and Joshua.
> 2. In camera.
In private, as in a closed meeting. 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum,
Joshua, Calvin, and Stephen.
> 3. Prima facie.
At first appearance, accepted until proven otherwise. I scored
"from the original evidence" as almost correct. 4 for Joshua (the
hard way) and Calvin (the hard way). 3 for Dan Blum.
> 4. In loco parentis.
In the place or stead of the parents. I scored "temporary guardian"
as almost correct. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Calvin, and Stephen.
3 for Dan Tilque.
> 5. Modus vivendi.
An arrangement between conflicting parties that allows them to
coexist. 3 for Stephen.
> 6. Sub rosa.
In secret. 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Joshua, and Stephen.
> 7. Sui generis.
Unique. 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Joshua, Calvin, and Stephen.
> 8. Compos mentis.
Sane, of sound mind. 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Joshua, Calvin,
and Stephen.
> 9. Deus ex machina.
An unexpected event that saves a seemingly hopeless situation.
I accepted "miracle" only because a comment explained the usage
from ancient Greek plays. 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Joshua,
Erland, and Stephen.
> 10. Ne plus ultra.
The very best of something. 4 for Dan Tilque, Joshua, Calvin,
Pete, and Stephen.
> * Game 6, Round 6 - Literature - Book Titles that are Quotations
> We will give you the title and author of a book, and you tell us
> the title or author of the earlier work where that title comes from.
> For example: if we named "All the King's Men" by Robert Penn Warren,
> you would name the nursery rhyme "Humpty Dumpty", and you could
> alternatively name its author if that information was known.
In the original game, this was the hardest round in the entire season.
> 1. "Arms and the Man", by George Bernard Shaw.
"The Aeneid", epic poem by Virgil. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua (the hard
way), and Stephen (the hard way).
> 2. "A Handful of Dust", by Evelyn Waugh.
"The Waste Land", poem by T.S. Eliot. 4 for Dan Blum and Stephen
(the hard way).
> 3. "The Grapes of Wrath", by John Steinbeck.
"The Battle Hymn of the Republic", song lyrics by Julia Ward Howe,
which in turn paraphrase from "Isaiah" and "Revelation"; accepting
any of these. 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Joshua, Pete, and Stephen.
> 4. "Cover Her Face", by P.D. James.
"The Duchess of Malfi", play by John Webster. 4 for Stephen.
> 5. "Cabbages and Kings", by O. Henry.
"The Walrus and the Carpenter", poem within the novel "Through the
Looking-Glass" by Lewis Carroll. (Accepting either title, or "Alice
in Wonderland" [since both Alice novels are sometimes published in
one volume], or the author.) 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Joshua
(the hard way), and Stephen (the hard way).
> 6. "East of Eden", by John Steinbeck.
"Genesis". 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Joshua, and Stephen.
> 7. "As I Lay Dying", by William Faulkner.
"The Odyssey", by Homer. 4 for Stephen (the hard way).
> 8. "The Little Foxes", by Lillian Hellman.
"Song of Songs" also known as "Song of Solomon". 4 for Joshua
and Stephen.
> 9. "No Country for Old Men", by Cormac McCarthy.
"Sailing to Byzantium", by W.B. Yeats. 4 for Joshua and Stephen
(the hard way).
> 10. "The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side" (also titled "The Mirror
> Crack'd"), by Agatha Christie.
"The Lady of Shallot", poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson. 4 for
Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Calvin, and Stephen (the hard way).
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 6 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Ent Can Mis Lit
Joshua Kreitzer 24 0 36 24 84
Dan Blum 24 0 31 24 79
Stephen Perry -- -- 31 40 71
Dan Tilque 0 0 31 16 47
"Calvin" 15 0 24 4 43
Pete Gayde 28 4 4 4 40
Erland Sommarskog -- -- 4 0 4
--
Mark Brader "Hey, I don't want to control people's lives!
Toronto (If they did things right, I wouldn't have to.)"
m...@vex.net -- "Coach"
| These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-06-24,
| and should be interpreted accordingly.
|
| On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
| both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
| Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup,
| based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
| the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
| the correct answers in about 3 days.
|
| All questions were written by members of Unnatural Axxxe 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 2019-01-22 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
| Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
Mark Brader:
> * Game 6, Round 4 - Miscellaneous - For the Love of Latin
> As Dan Quayle said after a tour of Latin America, "It makes me
> wish I'd studied Latin harder in school." Okay, he didn't really.
> But it leads us to a round on Latin words and phrases often used
> in English. In each case, tell us what they mean -- that is,
> the meaning as understood in English, not the literal translation.
> 1. Dramatis personae.
The list of characters (not the cast or actors) in a play (or movie,
> As Dan Quayle said after a tour of Latin America, "It makes me
> wish I'd studied Latin harder in school." Okay, he didn't really.
> But it leads us to a round on Latin words and phrases often used
> in English. In each case, tell us what they mean -- that is,
> the meaning as understood in English, not the literal translation.
> 1. Dramatis personae.
etc.). 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, and Joshua.
> 2. In camera.
In private, as in a closed meeting. 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum,
Joshua, Calvin, and Stephen.
> 3. Prima facie.
At first appearance, accepted until proven otherwise. I scored
"from the original evidence" as almost correct. 4 for Joshua (the
hard way) and Calvin (the hard way). 3 for Dan Blum.
> 4. In loco parentis.
In the place or stead of the parents. I scored "temporary guardian"
as almost correct. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Calvin, and Stephen.
3 for Dan Tilque.
> 5. Modus vivendi.
An arrangement between conflicting parties that allows them to
coexist. 3 for Stephen.
> 6. Sub rosa.
In secret. 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Joshua, and Stephen.
> 7. Sui generis.
Unique. 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Joshua, Calvin, and Stephen.
> 8. Compos mentis.
Sane, of sound mind. 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Joshua, Calvin,
and Stephen.
> 9. Deus ex machina.
An unexpected event that saves a seemingly hopeless situation.
I accepted "miracle" only because a comment explained the usage
from ancient Greek plays. 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Joshua,
Erland, and Stephen.
> 10. Ne plus ultra.
The very best of something. 4 for Dan Tilque, Joshua, Calvin,
Pete, and Stephen.
> * Game 6, Round 6 - Literature - Book Titles that are Quotations
> We will give you the title and author of a book, and you tell us
> the title or author of the earlier work where that title comes from.
> For example: if we named "All the King's Men" by Robert Penn Warren,
> you would name the nursery rhyme "Humpty Dumpty", and you could
> alternatively name its author if that information was known.
> 1. "Arms and the Man", by George Bernard Shaw.
way), and Stephen (the hard way).
> 2. "A Handful of Dust", by Evelyn Waugh.
(the hard way).
> 3. "The Grapes of Wrath", by John Steinbeck.
which in turn paraphrase from "Isaiah" and "Revelation"; accepting
any of these. 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Joshua, Pete, and Stephen.
> 4. "Cover Her Face", by P.D. James.
> 5. "Cabbages and Kings", by O. Henry.
Looking-Glass" by Lewis Carroll. (Accepting either title, or "Alice
in Wonderland" [since both Alice novels are sometimes published in
one volume], or the author.) 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Joshua
(the hard way), and Stephen (the hard way).
> 6. "East of Eden", by John Steinbeck.
> 7. "As I Lay Dying", by William Faulkner.
> 8. "The Little Foxes", by Lillian Hellman.
and Stephen.
> 9. "No Country for Old Men", by Cormac McCarthy.
(the hard way).
> 10. "The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side" (also titled "The Mirror
> Crack'd"), by Agatha Christie.
Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Calvin, and Stephen (the hard way).
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 6 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Ent Can Mis Lit
Joshua Kreitzer 24 0 36 24 84
Dan Blum 24 0 31 24 79
Stephen Perry -- -- 31 40 71
Dan Tilque 0 0 31 16 47
"Calvin" 15 0 24 4 43
Pete Gayde 28 4 4 4 40
Erland Sommarskog -- -- 4 0 4
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