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Mark Brader
Aug 27, 2017, 7:31:35 PM8/27/17
to
I'll score Rounds 7-8 of this game later tonight and they remain
open for late entries until I do.
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2017-03-27,
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 10-12 days.
All questions were written by members of 5 Easy Pieces 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 2016-11-26 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
** Game 10, Round 9 - Entertainment - Fictional Places on Film
In this round, given a clue that includes the name of the fictional
locale, you must name the *movie* in which it appears.
1. The kingdom of Guilder lies across the Florin Channel, in which
1987 film adaptation of a classic novel by William Goldman?
2. Eddie Murphy is a wealthy prince from the fictional African
country of Zamunda visiting the United States, in which 1988
movie?
3. The fictional European country of Freedonia is seen in which
Marx Brothers movie?
4. Osterlich is the fictional nation invaded by the equally
fictional Bacteria and Tomania in which classic 1940 film?
5. Hill Valley, California, was a fictional nostalgic re-creation
from what 1985 movie?
6. The Middle Eastern country of Lugash has its prized diamond,
a national treasure and religious symbol, stolen in which
1963 movie?
7. The Duchy of Grand Fenwick is a tiny fictional country that
declares war in what 1955 movie based on a satirical novel of
the same name?
8. Interzone is a city filled with deviant creations, sadistic
drug dealers, and strange creatures called Mugwumps. Home to a
sociopathic surgeon and a flesh-eating centipede, it appeared in
what William Burroughs novel made into a movie of the same name?
9. Radiator Springs is a composite of multiple places in various
states on US Route 66, in which 2006 animated film?
10. This 2013 animated movie takes place in the fictional kingdom of
Arendelle, based on early modern Norway. After the movie's
release, travel to Norway increased substantially.
** Game 10, Round 10 - Challenge - The End
* A. History: End of Term
Given the dates they were in office, name the Canadian prime
minister.
A1. 1894-12-21 to 1896-04-27.
A2. 1930-08-07 to 1935-10-23.
* B. Literature: End of Days Novels
In each case name the post-apocalyptic novel.
B1. This 2006 novel tells the story of a father and son's journey
across a landscape destroyed by an unspecified disaster
that has annihilated almost all life on Earth.
B2. This 1957 novel tells the story of a group of people in
Melbourne, Australia, as they await the arrival of deadly
radiation following a nuclear war in the northern hemisphere.
* C. Geography: End of the Train Line
Given the starting point of a scenic alpine train route and a
short description, give the name of the line's terminus.
C1. The "Glacier Express" scenic train route traverses the Swiss
Alps from west to east, from Zermatt to which luxury alpine
resort village that once hosted the Winter Olympics?
C2. "The Journey through the Clouds" on the Rocky Mountaineer
begins in Vancouver, passes through Kamloops, and ends at
which scenic Alberta town located in the heart of Canada's
largest mountain park?
* D. Sports: End Game
Which is to say, curling -- get it? Two questions about the
language of curling.
D1. What is the name given to the circular target that players
throw their stones toward?
D2. The team that has the last throw or last-stone advantage
is said to have what tool?
* E. Entertainment: This Is the End, My Friend ...
Two questions about Jim Morrison and The Doors.
E1. Which actor convincingly portrayed Jim Morrison in the 1991
movie "The Doors"?
E2. What is the name of the Paris cemetery where Jim Morrison
was laid to rest?
* F. Science: Ends of the Earth
F1. What is the uppermost layer of Earth's atmosphere called?
F2. What is the name of the layer of the Earth that surrounds
its core?
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "What's fair got to do with it? It's going
m...@vex.net | to happen." -- Lawrence of Arabia
My text in this article is in the public domain.
open for late entries until I do.
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2017-03-27,
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 10-12 days.
All questions were written by members of 5 Easy Pieces 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 2016-11-26 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
** Game 10, Round 9 - Entertainment - Fictional Places on Film
In this round, given a clue that includes the name of the fictional
locale, you must name the *movie* in which it appears.
1. The kingdom of Guilder lies across the Florin Channel, in which
1987 film adaptation of a classic novel by William Goldman?
2. Eddie Murphy is a wealthy prince from the fictional African
country of Zamunda visiting the United States, in which 1988
movie?
3. The fictional European country of Freedonia is seen in which
Marx Brothers movie?
4. Osterlich is the fictional nation invaded by the equally
fictional Bacteria and Tomania in which classic 1940 film?
5. Hill Valley, California, was a fictional nostalgic re-creation
from what 1985 movie?
6. The Middle Eastern country of Lugash has its prized diamond,
a national treasure and religious symbol, stolen in which
1963 movie?
7. The Duchy of Grand Fenwick is a tiny fictional country that
declares war in what 1955 movie based on a satirical novel of
the same name?
8. Interzone is a city filled with deviant creations, sadistic
drug dealers, and strange creatures called Mugwumps. Home to a
sociopathic surgeon and a flesh-eating centipede, it appeared in
what William Burroughs novel made into a movie of the same name?
9. Radiator Springs is a composite of multiple places in various
states on US Route 66, in which 2006 animated film?
10. This 2013 animated movie takes place in the fictional kingdom of
Arendelle, based on early modern Norway. After the movie's
release, travel to Norway increased substantially.
** Game 10, Round 10 - Challenge - The End
* A. History: End of Term
Given the dates they were in office, name the Canadian prime
minister.
A1. 1894-12-21 to 1896-04-27.
A2. 1930-08-07 to 1935-10-23.
* B. Literature: End of Days Novels
In each case name the post-apocalyptic novel.
B1. This 2006 novel tells the story of a father and son's journey
across a landscape destroyed by an unspecified disaster
that has annihilated almost all life on Earth.
B2. This 1957 novel tells the story of a group of people in
Melbourne, Australia, as they await the arrival of deadly
radiation following a nuclear war in the northern hemisphere.
* C. Geography: End of the Train Line
Given the starting point of a scenic alpine train route and a
short description, give the name of the line's terminus.
C1. The "Glacier Express" scenic train route traverses the Swiss
Alps from west to east, from Zermatt to which luxury alpine
resort village that once hosted the Winter Olympics?
C2. "The Journey through the Clouds" on the Rocky Mountaineer
begins in Vancouver, passes through Kamloops, and ends at
which scenic Alberta town located in the heart of Canada's
largest mountain park?
* D. Sports: End Game
Which is to say, curling -- get it? Two questions about the
language of curling.
D1. What is the name given to the circular target that players
throw their stones toward?
D2. The team that has the last throw or last-stone advantage
is said to have what tool?
* E. Entertainment: This Is the End, My Friend ...
Two questions about Jim Morrison and The Doors.
E1. Which actor convincingly portrayed Jim Morrison in the 1991
movie "The Doors"?
E2. What is the name of the Paris cemetery where Jim Morrison
was laid to rest?
* F. Science: Ends of the Earth
F1. What is the uppermost layer of Earth's atmosphere called?
F2. What is the name of the layer of the Earth that surrounds
its core?
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "What's fair got to do with it? It's going
m...@vex.net | to happen." -- Lawrence of Arabia
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Dan Blum
Aug 27, 2017, 7:46:43 PM8/27/17
to
> 1. The kingdom of Guilder lies across the Florin Channel, in which
> 1987 film adaptation of a classic novel by William Goldman?
The Princess Bride
> 1987 film adaptation of a classic novel by William Goldman?
> 2. Eddie Murphy is a wealthy prince from the fictional African
> country of Zamunda visiting the United States, in which 1988
> movie?
> 3. The fictional European country of Freedonia is seen in which
> Marx Brothers movie?
> 4. Osterlich is the fictional nation invaded by the equally
> fictional Bacteria and Tomania in which classic 1940 film?
> 5. Hill Valley, California, was a fictional nostalgic re-creation
> from what 1985 movie?
> 6. The Middle Eastern country of Lugash has its prized diamond,
> a national treasure and religious symbol, stolen in which
> 1963 movie?
> 7. The Duchy of Grand Fenwick is a tiny fictional country that
> declares war in what 1955 movie based on a satirical novel of
> the same name?
> 9. Radiator Springs is a composite of multiple places in various
> states on US Route 66, in which 2006 animated film?
> 10. This 2013 animated movie takes place in the fictional kingdom of
> Arendelle, based on early modern Norway. After the movie's
> release, travel to Norway increased substantially.
> ** Game 10, Round 10 - Challenge - The End
> * A. History: End of Term
King
> A2. 1930-08-07 to 1935-10-23.
King
> * B. Literature: End of Days Novels
> B1. This 2006 novel tells the story of a father and son's journey
> across a landscape destroyed by an unspecified disaster
> that has annihilated almost all life on Earth.
The Road
> across a landscape destroyed by an unspecified disaster
> that has annihilated almost all life on Earth.
> B2. This 1957 novel tells the story of a group of people in
> Melbourne, Australia, as they await the arrival of deadly
> radiation following a nuclear war in the northern hemisphere.
> * C. Geography: End of the Train Line
> C1. The "Glacier Express" scenic train route traverses the Swiss
> Alps from west to east, from Zermatt to which luxury alpine
> resort village that once hosted the Winter Olympics?
Innsbruck
> Alps from west to east, from Zermatt to which luxury alpine
> resort village that once hosted the Winter Olympics?
> * D. Sports: End Game
> D2. The team that has the last throw or last-stone advantage
> is said to have what tool?
hammer
> is said to have what tool?
> * E. Entertainment: This Is the End, My Friend ...
> E1. Which actor convincingly portrayed Jim Morrison in the 1991
> movie "The Doors"?
Val Kilmer
> movie "The Doors"?
> E2. What is the name of the Paris cemetery where Jim Morrison
> was laid to rest?
> * F. Science: Ends of the Earth
> F1. What is the uppermost layer of Earth's atmosphere called?
> F2. What is the name of the layer of the Earth that surrounds
> its core?
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Calvin
Aug 27, 2017, 10:22:26 PM8/27/17
to
On Monday, August 28, 2017 at 9:31:35 AM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
> ** Game 10, Round 9 - Entertainment - Fictional Places on Film
>
> In this round, given a clue that includes the name of the fictional
> locale, you must name the *movie* in which it appears.
>
> 1. The kingdom of Guilder lies across the Florin Channel, in which
> 1987 film adaptation of a classic novel by William Goldman?
The Princess Bride
> ** Game 10, Round 9 - Entertainment - Fictional Places on Film
>
> In this round, given a clue that includes the name of the fictional
> locale, you must name the *movie* in which it appears.
>
> 1. The kingdom of Guilder lies across the Florin Channel, in which
> 1987 film adaptation of a classic novel by William Goldman?
> 2. Eddie Murphy is a wealthy prince from the fictional African
> country of Zamunda visiting the United States, in which 1988
> movie?
> 3. The fictional European country of Freedonia is seen in which
> Marx Brothers movie?
> 4. Osterlich is the fictional nation invaded by the equally
> fictional Bacteria and Tomania in which classic 1940 film?
>
> 5. Hill Valley, California, was a fictional nostalgic re-creation
> from what 1985 movie?
> 6. The Middle Eastern country of Lugash has its prized diamond,
> a national treasure and religious symbol, stolen in which
> 1963 movie?
> 7. The Duchy of Grand Fenwick is a tiny fictional country that
> declares war in what 1955 movie based on a satirical novel of
> the same name?
> 8. Interzone is a city filled with deviant creations, sadistic
> drug dealers, and strange creatures called Mugwumps. Home to a
> sociopathic surgeon and a flesh-eating centipede, it appeared in
> what William Burroughs novel made into a movie of the same name?
> 9. Radiator Springs is a composite of multiple places in various
> states on US Route 66, in which 2006 animated film?
> 10. This 2013 animated movie takes place in the fictional kingdom of
> Arendelle, based on early modern Norway. After the movie's
> release, travel to Norway increased substantially.
With a 7 year old daughter, don't I know it :-)
> ** Game 10, Round 10 - Challenge - The End
>
> * A. History: End of Term
>
> Given the dates they were in office, name the Canadian prime
> minister.
>
> A1. 1894-12-21 to 1896-04-27.
> A2. 1930-08-07 to 1935-10-23.
McKenzie, King
> * B. Literature: End of Days Novels
>
> In each case name the post-apocalyptic novel.
>
> B1. This 2006 novel tells the story of a father and son's journey
> across a landscape destroyed by an unspecified disaster
> that has annihilated almost all life on Earth.
> B2. This 1957 novel tells the story of a group of people in
> Melbourne, Australia, as they await the arrival of deadly
> radiation following a nuclear war in the northern hemisphere.
> * C. Geography: End of the Train Line
>
> Given the starting point of a scenic alpine train route and a
> short description, give the name of the line's terminus.
>
> C1. The "Glacier Express" scenic train route traverses the Swiss
> Alps from west to east, from Zermatt to which luxury alpine
> resort village that once hosted the Winter Olympics?
twice, iirc
> C2. "The Journey through the Clouds" on the Rocky Mountaineer
> begins in Vancouver, passes through Kamloops, and ends at
> which scenic Alberta town located in the heart of Canada's
> largest mountain park?
>
>
> * D. Sports: End Game
>
> Which is to say, curling -- get it? Two questions about the
> language of curling.
>
> D1. What is the name given to the circular target that players
> throw their stones toward?
> D2. The team that has the last throw or last-stone advantage
> is said to have what tool?
> * E. Entertainment: This Is the End, My Friend ...
>
> Two questions about Jim Morrison and The Doors.
>
> E1. Which actor convincingly portrayed Jim Morrison in the 1991
> movie "The Doors"?
> E2. What is the name of the Paris cemetery where Jim Morrison
> was laid to rest?
> * F. Science: Ends of the Earth
>
> F1. What is the uppermost layer of Earth's atmosphere called?
> F2. What is the name of the layer of the Earth that surrounds
> its core?
cheers,
calvin
Jason Kreitzer
Aug 27, 2017, 10:44:01 PM8/27/17
to
On Sunday, August 27, 2017 at 7:31:35 PM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:
> I'll score Rounds 7-8 of this game later tonight and they remain
> open for late entries until I do.
>
>
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2017-03-27,
> 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 10-12 days.
>
> All questions were written by members of 5 Easy Pieces 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 2016-11-26 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> ** Game 10, Round 9 - Entertainment - Fictional Places on Film
>
> In this round, given a clue that includes the name of the fictional
> locale, you must name the *movie* in which it appears.
>
> 1. The kingdom of Guilder lies across the Florin Channel, in which
> 1987 film adaptation of a classic novel by William Goldman?
>"The Princess Bride"
> I'll score Rounds 7-8 of this game later tonight and they remain
> open for late entries until I do.
>
>
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2017-03-27,
> 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 10-12 days.
>
> All questions were written by members of 5 Easy Pieces 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 2016-11-26 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> ** Game 10, Round 9 - Entertainment - Fictional Places on Film
>
> In this round, given a clue that includes the name of the fictional
> locale, you must name the *movie* in which it appears.
>
> 1. The kingdom of Guilder lies across the Florin Channel, in which
> 1987 film adaptation of a classic novel by William Goldman?
> 2. Eddie Murphy is a wealthy prince from the fictional African
> country of Zamunda visiting the United States, in which 1988
> movie?
"Coming to America"
> country of Zamunda visiting the United States, in which 1988
> movie?
> 3. The fictional European country of Freedonia is seen in which
> Marx Brothers movie?
"Duck Soup"
> Marx Brothers movie?
> 4. Osterlich is the fictional nation invaded by the equally
> fictional Bacteria and Tomania in which classic 1940 film?
"The Great Dictator"
> fictional Bacteria and Tomania in which classic 1940 film?
> 5. Hill Valley, California, was a fictional nostalgic re-creation
> from what 1985 movie?
"Back to the Future"
> from what 1985 movie?
> 6. The Middle Eastern country of Lugash has its prized diamond,
> a national treasure and religious symbol, stolen in which
> 1963 movie?
>
> 7. The Duchy of Grand Fenwick is a tiny fictional country that
> declares war in what 1955 movie based on a satirical novel of
> the same name?
"The Mouse That Roared"
> a national treasure and religious symbol, stolen in which
> 1963 movie?
>
> 7. The Duchy of Grand Fenwick is a tiny fictional country that
> declares war in what 1955 movie based on a satirical novel of
> the same name?
> 8. Interzone is a city filled with deviant creations, sadistic
> drug dealers, and strange creatures called Mugwumps. Home to a
> sociopathic surgeon and a flesh-eating centipede, it appeared in
> what William Burroughs novel made into a movie of the same name?
"Naked Lunch"
> drug dealers, and strange creatures called Mugwumps. Home to a
> sociopathic surgeon and a flesh-eating centipede, it appeared in
> what William Burroughs novel made into a movie of the same name?
> 9. Radiator Springs is a composite of multiple places in various
> states on US Route 66, in which 2006 animated film?
>
> 10. This 2013 animated movie takes place in the fictional kingdom of
> Arendelle, based on early modern Norway. After the movie's
> release, travel to Norway increased substantially.
>
>
> ** Game 10, Round 10 - Challenge - The End
>
> * A. History: End of Term
>
> Given the dates they were in office, name the Canadian prime
> minister.
>
> A1. 1894-12-21 to 1896-04-27.
>
> A2. 1930-08-07 to 1935-10-23.
>
>
> * B. Literature: End of Days Novels
>
> In each case name the post-apocalyptic novel.
>
> B1. This 2006 novel tells the story of a father and son's journey
> across a landscape destroyed by an unspecified disaster
> that has annihilated almost all life on Earth.
"The Road"?
> states on US Route 66, in which 2006 animated film?
>
> 10. This 2013 animated movie takes place in the fictional kingdom of
> Arendelle, based on early modern Norway. After the movie's
> release, travel to Norway increased substantially.
>
>
> ** Game 10, Round 10 - Challenge - The End
>
> * A. History: End of Term
>
> Given the dates they were in office, name the Canadian prime
> minister.
>
> A1. 1894-12-21 to 1896-04-27.
>
> A2. 1930-08-07 to 1935-10-23.
>
>
> * B. Literature: End of Days Novels
>
> In each case name the post-apocalyptic novel.
>
> B1. This 2006 novel tells the story of a father and son's journey
> across a landscape destroyed by an unspecified disaster
> that has annihilated almost all life on Earth.
> B2. This 1957 novel tells the story of a group of people in
> Melbourne, Australia, as they await the arrival of deadly
> radiation following a nuclear war in the northern hemisphere.
"On the Beach"
> Melbourne, Australia, as they await the arrival of deadly
> radiation following a nuclear war in the northern hemisphere.
>
> * C. Geography: End of the Train Line
>
> Given the starting point of a scenic alpine train route and a
> short description, give the name of the line's terminus.
>
> C1. The "Glacier Express" scenic train route traverses the Swiss
> Alps from west to east, from Zermatt to which luxury alpine
> resort village that once hosted the Winter Olympics?
>
> C2. "The Journey through the Clouds" on the Rocky Mountaineer
> begins in Vancouver, passes through Kamloops, and ends at
> which scenic Alberta town located in the heart of Canada's
> largest mountain park?
>
>
> * D. Sports: End Game
>
> Which is to say, curling -- get it? Two questions about the
> language of curling.
>
> D1. What is the name given to the circular target that players
> throw their stones toward?
>
> D2. The team that has the last throw or last-stone advantage
> is said to have what tool?
>
>
> * E. Entertainment: This Is the End, My Friend ...
>
> Two questions about Jim Morrison and The Doors.
>
> E1. Which actor convincingly portrayed Jim Morrison in the 1991
> movie "The Doors"?
Val Kilmer
> * C. Geography: End of the Train Line
>
> Given the starting point of a scenic alpine train route and a
> short description, give the name of the line's terminus.
>
> C1. The "Glacier Express" scenic train route traverses the Swiss
> Alps from west to east, from Zermatt to which luxury alpine
> resort village that once hosted the Winter Olympics?
>
> C2. "The Journey through the Clouds" on the Rocky Mountaineer
> begins in Vancouver, passes through Kamloops, and ends at
> which scenic Alberta town located in the heart of Canada's
> largest mountain park?
>
>
> * D. Sports: End Game
>
> Which is to say, curling -- get it? Two questions about the
> language of curling.
>
> D1. What is the name given to the circular target that players
> throw their stones toward?
>
> D2. The team that has the last throw or last-stone advantage
> is said to have what tool?
>
>
> * E. Entertainment: This Is the End, My Friend ...
>
> Two questions about Jim Morrison and The Doors.
>
> E1. Which actor convincingly portrayed Jim Morrison in the 1991
> movie "The Doors"?
> E2. What is the name of the Paris cemetery where Jim Morrison
> was laid to rest?
>
>
> * F. Science: Ends of the Earth
>
> F1. What is the uppermost layer of Earth's atmosphere called?
Ozone?
> was laid to rest?
>
>
> * F. Science: Ends of the Earth
>
> F1. What is the uppermost layer of Earth's atmosphere called?
Dan Tilque
Aug 28, 2017, 12:33:20 AM8/28/17
to
Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> ** Game 10, Round 9 - Entertainment - Fictional Places on Film
>
> In this round, given a clue that includes the name of the fictional
> locale, you must name the *movie* in which it appears.
>
> 1. The kingdom of Guilder lies across the Florin Channel, in which
> 1987 film adaptation of a classic novel by William Goldman?
The Princess Bride
>
>
> ** Game 10, Round 9 - Entertainment - Fictional Places on Film
>
> In this round, given a clue that includes the name of the fictional
> locale, you must name the *movie* in which it appears.
>
> 1. The kingdom of Guilder lies across the Florin Channel, in which
> 1987 film adaptation of a classic novel by William Goldman?
>
> 2. Eddie Murphy is a wealthy prince from the fictional African
> country of Zamunda visiting the United States, in which 1988
> movie?
>
> 3. The fictional European country of Freedonia is seen in which
> Marx Brothers movie?
>
> 4. Osterlich is the fictional nation invaded by the equally
> fictional Bacteria and Tomania in which classic 1940 film?
>
> 5. Hill Valley, California, was a fictional nostalgic re-creation
> from what 1985 movie?
>
> 6. The Middle Eastern country of Lugash has its prized diamond,
> a national treasure and religious symbol, stolen in which
> 1963 movie?
>
> 7. The Duchy of Grand Fenwick is a tiny fictional country that
> declares war in what 1955 movie based on a satirical novel of
> the same name?
>
> 8. Interzone is a city filled with deviant creations, sadistic
> drug dealers, and strange creatures called Mugwumps. Home to a
> sociopathic surgeon and a flesh-eating centipede, it appeared in
> what William Burroughs novel made into a movie of the same name?
>
> 9. Radiator Springs is a composite of multiple places in various
> states on US Route 66, in which 2006 animated film?
>
> 10. This 2013 animated movie takes place in the fictional kingdom of
> Arendelle, based on early modern Norway. After the movie's
> release, travel to Norway increased substantially.
>
>
> ** Game 10, Round 10 - Challenge - The End
>
> * A. History: End of Term
>
> Given the dates they were in office, name the Canadian prime
> minister.
>
> A1. 1894-12-21 to 1896-04-27.
>
> A2. 1930-08-07 to 1935-10-23.
>
>
> * B. Literature: End of Days Novels
>
> In each case name the post-apocalyptic novel.
>
> B1. This 2006 novel tells the story of a father and son's journey
> across a landscape destroyed by an unspecified disaster
> that has annihilated almost all life on Earth.
>
> B2. This 1957 novel tells the story of a group of people in
> Melbourne, Australia, as they await the arrival of deadly
> radiation following a nuclear war in the northern hemisphere.
>
>
> * C. Geography: End of the Train Line
>
> Given the starting point of a scenic alpine train route and a
> short description, give the name of the line's terminus.
>
> C1. The "Glacier Express" scenic train route traverses the Swiss
> Alps from west to east, from Zermatt to which luxury alpine
> resort village that once hosted the Winter Olympics?
>
> C2. "The Journey through the Clouds" on the Rocky Mountaineer
> begins in Vancouver, passes through Kamloops, and ends at
> which scenic Alberta town located in the heart of Canada's
> largest mountain park?
>
>
> * D. Sports: End Game
>
> Which is to say, curling -- get it? Two questions about the
> language of curling.
>
> D1. What is the name given to the circular target that players
> throw their stones toward?
>
> D2. The team that has the last throw or last-stone advantage
> is said to have what tool?
>
>
> * E. Entertainment: This Is the End, My Friend ...
>
> Two questions about Jim Morrison and The Doors.
>
> E1. Which actor convincingly portrayed Jim Morrison in the 1991
> movie "The Doors"?
>
> E2. What is the name of the Paris cemetery where Jim Morrison
> was laid to rest?
>
>
> * F. Science: Ends of the Earth
>
> F1. What is the uppermost layer of Earth's atmosphere called?
>
> F2. What is the name of the layer of the Earth that surrounds
> its core?
--
Dan Tilque
Marc Dashevsky
Aug 28, 2017, 1:54:11 AM8/28/17
to
In article <g-CdnY-9Id7Myz7E...@giganews.com>, m...@vex.net says...
> 3. The fictional European country of Freedonia is seen in which
> Marx Brothers movie?
Duck Soup
> 4. Osterlich is the fictional nation invaded by the equally
> fictional Bacteria and Tomania in which classic 1940 film?
The Great Dictator
> 5. Hill Valley, California, was a fictional nostalgic re-creation
> from what 1985 movie?
>
> 6. The Middle Eastern country of Lugash has its prized diamond,
> a national treasure and religious symbol, stolen in which
> 1963 movie?
The Pink Panther
> 7. The Duchy of Grand Fenwick is a tiny fictional country that
> declares war in what 1955 movie based on a satirical novel of
> the same name?
The Mouse That Roared
> 8. Interzone is a city filled with deviant creations, sadistic
> drug dealers, and strange creatures called Mugwumps. Home to a
> sociopathic surgeon and a flesh-eating centipede, it appeared in
> what William Burroughs novel made into a movie of the same name?
Naked Lunch
> 9. Radiator Springs is a composite of multiple places in various
> states on US Route 66, in which 2006 animated film?
Cars
> 10. This 2013 animated movie takes place in the fictional kingdom of
> Arendelle, based on early modern Norway. After the movie's
> release, travel to Norway increased substantially.
>
>
> ** Game 10, Round 10 - Challenge - The End
>
> * A. History: End of Term
>
> Given the dates they were in office, name the Canadian prime
> minister.
>
> A1. 1894-12-21 to 1896-04-27.
>
> A2. 1930-08-07 to 1935-10-23.
>
>
> * B. Literature: End of Days Novels
>
> In each case name the post-apocalyptic novel.
>
> B1. This 2006 novel tells the story of a father and son's journey
> across a landscape destroyed by an unspecified disaster
> that has annihilated almost all life on Earth.
>
> B2. This 1957 novel tells the story of a group of people in
> Melbourne, Australia, as they await the arrival of deadly
> radiation following a nuclear war in the northern hemisphere.
On The Beach
> * C. Geography: End of the Train Line
>
> Given the starting point of a scenic alpine train route and a
> short description, give the name of the line's terminus.
>
> C1. The "Glacier Express" scenic train route traverses the Swiss
> Alps from west to east, from Zermatt to which luxury alpine
> resort village that once hosted the Winter Olympics?
>
> C2. "The Journey through the Clouds" on the Rocky Mountaineer
> begins in Vancouver, passes through Kamloops, and ends at
> which scenic Alberta town located in the heart of Canada's
> largest mountain park?
>
>
> * D. Sports: End Game
>
> Which is to say, curling -- get it? Two questions about the
> language of curling.
>
> D1. What is the name given to the circular target that players
> throw their stones toward?
>
> D2. The team that has the last throw or last-stone advantage
> is said to have what tool?
>
>
> * E. Entertainment: This Is the End, My Friend ...
>
> Two questions about Jim Morrison and The Doors.
>
> E1. Which actor convincingly portrayed Jim Morrison in the 1991
> movie "The Doors"?
>Val Kilmer
> E2. What is the name of the Paris cemetery where Jim Morrison
> was laid to rest?
>
>
> * F. Science: Ends of the Earth
>
> F1. What is the uppermost layer of Earth's atmosphere called?
exosphere
> F2. What is the name of the layer of the Earth that surrounds
> its core?
mantle
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
> ** Game 10, Round 9 - Entertainment - Fictional Places on Film
>
> In this round, given a clue that includes the name of the fictional
> locale, you must name the *movie* in which it appears.
>
> 1. The kingdom of Guilder lies across the Florin Channel, in which
> 1987 film adaptation of a classic novel by William Goldman?
>
> 2. Eddie Murphy is a wealthy prince from the fictional African
> country of Zamunda visiting the United States, in which 1988
> movie?
Coming to America
>
> In this round, given a clue that includes the name of the fictional
> locale, you must name the *movie* in which it appears.
>
> 1. The kingdom of Guilder lies across the Florin Channel, in which
> 1987 film adaptation of a classic novel by William Goldman?
>
> 2. Eddie Murphy is a wealthy prince from the fictional African
> country of Zamunda visiting the United States, in which 1988
> movie?
> 3. The fictional European country of Freedonia is seen in which
> Marx Brothers movie?
> 4. Osterlich is the fictional nation invaded by the equally
> fictional Bacteria and Tomania in which classic 1940 film?
> 5. Hill Valley, California, was a fictional nostalgic re-creation
> from what 1985 movie?
>
> 6. The Middle Eastern country of Lugash has its prized diamond,
> a national treasure and religious symbol, stolen in which
> 1963 movie?
> 7. The Duchy of Grand Fenwick is a tiny fictional country that
> declares war in what 1955 movie based on a satirical novel of
> the same name?
> 8. Interzone is a city filled with deviant creations, sadistic
> drug dealers, and strange creatures called Mugwumps. Home to a
> sociopathic surgeon and a flesh-eating centipede, it appeared in
> what William Burroughs novel made into a movie of the same name?
> 9. Radiator Springs is a composite of multiple places in various
> states on US Route 66, in which 2006 animated film?
> 10. This 2013 animated movie takes place in the fictional kingdom of
> Arendelle, based on early modern Norway. After the movie's
> release, travel to Norway increased substantially.
>
>
> ** Game 10, Round 10 - Challenge - The End
>
> * A. History: End of Term
>
> Given the dates they were in office, name the Canadian prime
> minister.
>
> A1. 1894-12-21 to 1896-04-27.
>
> A2. 1930-08-07 to 1935-10-23.
>
>
> * B. Literature: End of Days Novels
>
> In each case name the post-apocalyptic novel.
>
> B1. This 2006 novel tells the story of a father and son's journey
> across a landscape destroyed by an unspecified disaster
> that has annihilated almost all life on Earth.
>
> B2. This 1957 novel tells the story of a group of people in
> Melbourne, Australia, as they await the arrival of deadly
> radiation following a nuclear war in the northern hemisphere.
> * C. Geography: End of the Train Line
>
> Given the starting point of a scenic alpine train route and a
> short description, give the name of the line's terminus.
>
> C1. The "Glacier Express" scenic train route traverses the Swiss
> Alps from west to east, from Zermatt to which luxury alpine
> resort village that once hosted the Winter Olympics?
>
> C2. "The Journey through the Clouds" on the Rocky Mountaineer
> begins in Vancouver, passes through Kamloops, and ends at
> which scenic Alberta town located in the heart of Canada's
> largest mountain park?
>
>
> * D. Sports: End Game
>
> Which is to say, curling -- get it? Two questions about the
> language of curling.
>
> D1. What is the name given to the circular target that players
> throw their stones toward?
>
> D2. The team that has the last throw or last-stone advantage
> is said to have what tool?
>
>
> * E. Entertainment: This Is the End, My Friend ...
>
> Two questions about Jim Morrison and The Doors.
>
> E1. Which actor convincingly portrayed Jim Morrison in the 1991
> movie "The Doors"?
> E2. What is the name of the Paris cemetery where Jim Morrison
> was laid to rest?
>
>
> * F. Science: Ends of the Earth
>
> F1. What is the uppermost layer of Earth's atmosphere called?
> F2. What is the name of the layer of the Earth that surrounds
> its core?
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
Peter Smyth
Aug 28, 2017, 4:28:57 AM8/28/17
to
Mark Brader wrote:
> ** Game 10, Round 9 - Entertainment - Fictional Places on Film
>
> In this round, given a clue that includes the name of the fictional
> locale, you must name the movie in which it appears.
> ** Game 10, Round 9 - Entertainment - Fictional Places on Film
>
> In this round, given a clue that includes the name of the fictional
>
> ** Game 10, Round 10 - Challenge - The End
>
> * A. History: End of Term
>
> Given the dates they were in office, name the Canadian prime
> minister.
>
> A1. 1894-12-21 to 1896-04-27.
>
> A2. 1930-08-07 to 1935-10-23.
>
>
> * B. Literature: End of Days Novels
>
> In each case name the post-apocalyptic novel.
>
> B1. This 2006 novel tells the story of a father and son's journey
> across a landscape destroyed by an unspecified disaster
> that has annihilated almost all life on Earth.
>
> B2. This 1957 novel tells the story of a group of people in
> Melbourne, Australia, as they await the arrival of deadly
> radiation following a nuclear war in the northern hemisphere.
>
>
> * C. Geography: End of the Train Line
>
> Given the starting point of a scenic alpine train route and a
> short description, give the name of the line's terminus.
>
> C1. The "Glacier Express" scenic train route traverses the Swiss
> Alps from west to east, from Zermatt to which luxury alpine
> resort village that once hosted the Winter Olympics?
St Moritz
> ** Game 10, Round 10 - Challenge - The End
>
> * A. History: End of Term
>
> Given the dates they were in office, name the Canadian prime
> minister.
>
> A1. 1894-12-21 to 1896-04-27.
>
> A2. 1930-08-07 to 1935-10-23.
>
>
> * B. Literature: End of Days Novels
>
> In each case name the post-apocalyptic novel.
>
> B1. This 2006 novel tells the story of a father and son's journey
> across a landscape destroyed by an unspecified disaster
> that has annihilated almost all life on Earth.
>
> B2. This 1957 novel tells the story of a group of people in
> Melbourne, Australia, as they await the arrival of deadly
> radiation following a nuclear war in the northern hemisphere.
>
>
> * C. Geography: End of the Train Line
>
> Given the starting point of a scenic alpine train route and a
> short description, give the name of the line's terminus.
>
> C1. The "Glacier Express" scenic train route traverses the Swiss
> Alps from west to east, from Zermatt to which luxury alpine
> resort village that once hosted the Winter Olympics?
> C2. "The Journey through the Clouds" on the Rocky Mountaineer
> begins in Vancouver, passes through Kamloops, and ends at
> which scenic Alberta town located in the heart of Canada's
> largest mountain park?
Banff
> begins in Vancouver, passes through Kamloops, and ends at
> which scenic Alberta town located in the heart of Canada's
> largest mountain park?
>
> * D. Sports: End Game
>
> Which is to say, curling -- get it? Two questions about the
> language of curling.
>
> D1. What is the name given to the circular target that players
> throw their stones toward?
House
> * D. Sports: End Game
>
> Which is to say, curling -- get it? Two questions about the
> language of curling.
>
> D1. What is the name given to the circular target that players
> throw their stones toward?
> D2. The team that has the last throw or last-stone advantage
> is said to have what tool?
Hammer
> is said to have what tool?
>
> * E. Entertainment: This Is the End, My Friend ...
>
> Two questions about Jim Morrison and The Doors.
>
> E1. Which actor convincingly portrayed Jim Morrison in the 1991
> movie "The Doors"?
>
> E2. What is the name of the Paris cemetery where Jim Morrison
> was laid to rest?
>
>
> * F. Science: Ends of the Earth
>
> F1. What is the uppermost layer of Earth's atmosphere called?
Exosphere
> * E. Entertainment: This Is the End, My Friend ...
>
> Two questions about Jim Morrison and The Doors.
>
> E1. Which actor convincingly portrayed Jim Morrison in the 1991
> movie "The Doors"?
>
> E2. What is the name of the Paris cemetery where Jim Morrison
> was laid to rest?
>
>
> * F. Science: Ends of the Earth
>
> F1. What is the uppermost layer of Earth's atmosphere called?
> F2. What is the name of the layer of the Earth that surrounds
> its core?
Mantle
> its core?
Peter Smyth
Bruce Bowler
Aug 28, 2017, 3:06:57 PM8/28/17
to
> 6. The Middle Eastern country of Lugash has its prized diamond,
> a national treasure and religious symbol, stolen in which 1963 movie?
> 7. The Duchy of Grand Fenwick is a tiny fictional country that
> declares war in what 1955 movie based on a satirical novel of the
> same name?
>
> 8. Interzone is a city filled with deviant creations, sadistic
> drug dealers, and strange creatures called Mugwumps. Home to a
> sociopathic surgeon and a flesh-eating centipede, it appeared in what
> William Burroughs novel made into a movie of the same name?
>
> 9. Radiator Springs is a composite of multiple places in various
> states on US Route 66, in which 2006 animated film?
> 10. This 2013 animated movie takes place in the fictional kingdom of
> Arendelle, based on early modern Norway. After the movie's release,
> travel to Norway increased substantially.
>
> ** Game 10, Round 10 - Challenge - The End
>
> * A. History: End of Term
>
> Given the dates they were in office, name the Canadian prime
> minister.
>
> A1. 1894-12-21 to 1896-04-27.
>
> A2. 1930-08-07 to 1935-10-23.
>
>
> * B. Literature: End of Days Novels
>
> In each case name the post-apocalyptic novel.
>
> B1. This 2006 novel tells the story of a father and son's journey
> across a landscape destroyed by an unspecified disaster that has
> annihilated almost all life on Earth.
>
> B2. This 1957 novel tells the story of a group of people in
> Melbourne, Australia, as they await the arrival of deadly
> radiation following a nuclear war in the northern hemisphere.
>
> * C. Geography: End of the Train Line
>
> Given the starting point of a scenic alpine train route and a short
> description, give the name of the line's terminus.
>
> C1. The "Glacier Express" scenic train route traverses the Swiss
> Alps from west to east, from Zermatt to which luxury alpine
> resort village that once hosted the Winter Olympics?
>
> C2. "The Journey through the Clouds" on the Rocky Mountaineer
> begins in Vancouver, passes through Kamloops, and ends at which
> scenic Alberta town located in the heart of Canada's largest
> mountain park?
>
> * D. Sports: End Game
>
> Which is to say, curling -- get it? Two questions about the language
> of curling.
>
> D1. What is the name given to the circular target that players
> throw their stones toward?
> D2. The team that has the last throw or last-stone advantage
> is said to have what tool?
>
> * E. Entertainment: This Is the End, My Friend ...
>
> Two questions about Jim Morrison and The Doors.
>
> E1. Which actor convincingly portrayed Jim Morrison in the 1991
> movie "The Doors"?
Erland Sommarskog
Aug 28, 2017, 5:04:59 PM8/28/17
to
> C1. The "Glacier Express" scenic train route traverses the Swiss
> Alps from west to east, from Zermatt to which luxury alpine
> resort village that once hosted the Winter Olympics?
St Moritz
> Alps from west to east, from Zermatt to which luxury alpine
> resort village that once hosted the Winter Olympics?
> D1. What is the name given to the circular target that players
> throw their stones toward?
> D2. The team that has the last throw or last-stone advantage
> is said to have what tool?
> F2. What is the name of the layer of the Earth that surrounds
> its core?
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
Joshua Kreitzer
Aug 28, 2017, 10:48:47 PM8/28/17
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:g-CdnY-9Id7Myz7EnZ2dnUU7-
Q_N...@giganews.com:
> ** Game 10, Round 9 - Entertainment - Fictional Places on Film
>
> In this round, given a clue that includes the name of the fictional
> locale, you must name the *movie* in which it appears.
>
> 1. The kingdom of Guilder lies across the Florin Channel, in which
> 1987 film adaptation of a classic novel by William Goldman?
"The Princess Bride"
> 2. Eddie Murphy is a wealthy prince from the fictional African
> country of Zamunda visiting the United States, in which 1988
> movie?
"Coming to America"
> 3. The fictional European country of Freedonia is seen in which
> Marx Brothers movie?
"Duck Soup"
> 4. Osterlich is the fictional nation invaded by the equally
> fictional Bacteria and Tomania in which classic 1940 film?
"The Great Dictator"
> 5. Hill Valley, California, was a fictional nostalgic re-creation
> from what 1985 movie?
"Back to the Future"
> 6. The Middle Eastern country of Lugash has its prized diamond,
> a national treasure and religious symbol, stolen in which
> 1963 movie?
"The Pink Panther"
> 7. The Duchy of Grand Fenwick is a tiny fictional country that
> declares war in what 1955 movie based on a satirical novel of
> the same name?
"The Mouse That Roared"
> 8. Interzone is a city filled with deviant creations, sadistic
> drug dealers, and strange creatures called Mugwumps. Home to a
> sociopathic surgeon and a flesh-eating centipede, it appeared in
> what William Burroughs novel made into a movie of the same name?
"Naked Lunch"
> 9. Radiator Springs is a composite of multiple places in various
> states on US Route 66, in which 2006 animated film?
"Cars"
> 10. This 2013 animated movie takes place in the fictional kingdom of
> Arendelle, based on early modern Norway. After the movie's
> release, travel to Norway increased substantially.
"Frozen"
> ** Game 10, Round 10 - Challenge - The End
>
> B2. This 1957 novel tells the story of a group of people in
> Melbourne, Australia, as they await the arrival of deadly
> radiation following a nuclear war in the northern hemisphere.
"On the Beach"
> * C. Geography: End of the Train Line
>
> Given the starting point of a scenic alpine train route and a
> short description, give the name of the line's terminus.
>
> C1. The "Glacier Express" scenic train route traverses the Swiss
> Alps from west to east, from Zermatt to which luxury alpine
> resort village that once hosted the Winter Olympics?
St. Moritz
> C2. "The Journey through the Clouds" on the Rocky Mountaineer
> begins in Vancouver, passes through Kamloops, and ends at
> which scenic Alberta town located in the heart of Canada's
> largest mountain park?
Banff
> * E. Entertainment: This Is the End, My Friend ...
>
> Two questions about Jim Morrison and The Doors.
>
> E1. Which actor convincingly portrayed Jim Morrison in the 1991
> movie "The Doors"?
Val Kilmer
> E2. What is the name of the Paris cemetery where Jim Morrison
> was laid to rest?
Pere Lachaise Cemetery
> * F. Science: Ends of the Earth
>
> F1. What is the uppermost layer of Earth's atmosphere called?
stratosphere
> F2. What is the name of the layer of the Earth that surrounds
> its core?
mantle
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Q_N...@giganews.com:
> ** Game 10, Round 9 - Entertainment - Fictional Places on Film
>
> In this round, given a clue that includes the name of the fictional
> locale, you must name the *movie* in which it appears.
>
> 1. The kingdom of Guilder lies across the Florin Channel, in which
> 1987 film adaptation of a classic novel by William Goldman?
> 2. Eddie Murphy is a wealthy prince from the fictional African
> country of Zamunda visiting the United States, in which 1988
> movie?
> 3. The fictional European country of Freedonia is seen in which
> Marx Brothers movie?
> 4. Osterlich is the fictional nation invaded by the equally
> fictional Bacteria and Tomania in which classic 1940 film?
> 5. Hill Valley, California, was a fictional nostalgic re-creation
> from what 1985 movie?
> 6. The Middle Eastern country of Lugash has its prized diamond,
> a national treasure and religious symbol, stolen in which
> 1963 movie?
> 7. The Duchy of Grand Fenwick is a tiny fictional country that
> declares war in what 1955 movie based on a satirical novel of
> the same name?
> 8. Interzone is a city filled with deviant creations, sadistic
> drug dealers, and strange creatures called Mugwumps. Home to a
> sociopathic surgeon and a flesh-eating centipede, it appeared in
> what William Burroughs novel made into a movie of the same name?
> 9. Radiator Springs is a composite of multiple places in various
> states on US Route 66, in which 2006 animated film?
> 10. This 2013 animated movie takes place in the fictional kingdom of
> Arendelle, based on early modern Norway. After the movie's
> release, travel to Norway increased substantially.
> ** Game 10, Round 10 - Challenge - The End
>
> * B. Literature: End of Days Novels
>
> In each case name the post-apocalyptic novel.
>
> B1. This 2006 novel tells the story of a father and son's journey
> across a landscape destroyed by an unspecified disaster
> that has annihilated almost all life on Earth.
"The Road"
>
> In each case name the post-apocalyptic novel.
>
> B1. This 2006 novel tells the story of a father and son's journey
> across a landscape destroyed by an unspecified disaster
> that has annihilated almost all life on Earth.
> B2. This 1957 novel tells the story of a group of people in
> Melbourne, Australia, as they await the arrival of deadly
> radiation following a nuclear war in the northern hemisphere.
> * C. Geography: End of the Train Line
>
> Given the starting point of a scenic alpine train route and a
> short description, give the name of the line's terminus.
>
> C1. The "Glacier Express" scenic train route traverses the Swiss
> Alps from west to east, from Zermatt to which luxury alpine
> resort village that once hosted the Winter Olympics?
> C2. "The Journey through the Clouds" on the Rocky Mountaineer
> begins in Vancouver, passes through Kamloops, and ends at
> which scenic Alberta town located in the heart of Canada's
> largest mountain park?
> * E. Entertainment: This Is the End, My Friend ...
>
> Two questions about Jim Morrison and The Doors.
>
> E1. Which actor convincingly portrayed Jim Morrison in the 1991
> movie "The Doors"?
> E2. What is the name of the Paris cemetery where Jim Morrison
> was laid to rest?
> * F. Science: Ends of the Earth
>
> F1. What is the uppermost layer of Earth's atmosphere called?
> F2. What is the name of the layer of the Earth that surrounds
> its core?
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Pete Gayde
Aug 29, 2017, 7:27:56 PM8/29/17
to
> I'll score Rounds 7-8 of this game later tonight and they remain
> open for late entries until I do.
>
>
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2017-03-27,
> 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 10-12 days.
>
> All questions were written by members of 5 Easy Pieces 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 2016-11-26 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> ** Game 10, Round 9 - Entertainment - Fictional Places on Film
>
> In this round, given a clue that includes the name of the fictional
> locale, you must name the *movie* in which it appears.
>
> 1. The kingdom of Guilder lies across the Florin Channel, in which
> 1987 film adaptation of a classic novel by William Goldman?
>
> 2. Eddie Murphy is a wealthy prince from the fictional African
> country of Zamunda visiting the United States, in which 1988
> movie?
Coming to America
> open for late entries until I do.
>
>
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2017-03-27,
> 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 10-12 days.
>
> All questions were written by members of 5 Easy Pieces 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 2016-11-26 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> ** Game 10, Round 9 - Entertainment - Fictional Places on Film
>
> In this round, given a clue that includes the name of the fictional
> locale, you must name the *movie* in which it appears.
>
> 1. The kingdom of Guilder lies across the Florin Channel, in which
> 1987 film adaptation of a classic novel by William Goldman?
>
> 2. Eddie Murphy is a wealthy prince from the fictional African
> country of Zamunda visiting the United States, in which 1988
> movie?
>
> 3. The fictional European country of Freedonia is seen in which
> Marx Brothers movie?
>
> 4. Osterlich is the fictional nation invaded by the equally
> fictional Bacteria and Tomania in which classic 1940 film?
>
> 5. Hill Valley, California, was a fictional nostalgic re-creation
> from what 1985 movie?
>
> 6. The Middle Eastern country of Lugash has its prized diamond,
> a national treasure and religious symbol, stolen in which
> 1963 movie?
>
> 7. The Duchy of Grand Fenwick is a tiny fictional country that
> declares war in what 1955 movie based on a satirical novel of
> the same name?
>
> 8. Interzone is a city filled with deviant creations, sadistic
> drug dealers, and strange creatures called Mugwumps. Home to a
> sociopathic surgeon and a flesh-eating centipede, it appeared in
> what William Burroughs novel made into a movie of the same name?
>
> 9. Radiator Springs is a composite of multiple places in various
> states on US Route 66, in which 2006 animated film?
>
> 10. This 2013 animated movie takes place in the fictional kingdom of
> Arendelle, based on early modern Norway. After the movie's
> release, travel to Norway increased substantially.
>
>
> ** Game 10, Round 10 - Challenge - The End
>
> * A. History: End of Term
>
> Given the dates they were in office, name the Canadian prime
> minister.
>
> A1. 1894-12-21 to 1896-04-27.
>
> A2. 1930-08-07 to 1935-10-23.
McDonald; McKenzie
>
>
> * B. Literature: End of Days Novels
>
> In each case name the post-apocalyptic novel.
>
> B1. This 2006 novel tells the story of a father and son's journey
> across a landscape destroyed by an unspecified disaster
> that has annihilated almost all life on Earth.
>
> B2. This 1957 novel tells the story of a group of people in
> Melbourne, Australia, as they await the arrival of deadly
> radiation following a nuclear war in the northern hemisphere.
>
>
> * C. Geography: End of the Train Line
>
> Given the starting point of a scenic alpine train route and a
> short description, give the name of the line's terminus.
>
> C1. The "Glacier Express" scenic train route traverses the Swiss
> Alps from west to east, from Zermatt to which luxury alpine
> resort village that once hosted the Winter Olympics?
>
> C2. "The Journey through the Clouds" on the Rocky Mountaineer
> begins in Vancouver, passes through Kamloops, and ends at
> which scenic Alberta town located in the heart of Canada's
> largest mountain park?
>
>
> * D. Sports: End Game
>
> Which is to say, curling -- get it? Two questions about the
> language of curling.
>
> D1. What is the name given to the circular target that players
> throw their stones toward?
>
> D2. The team that has the last throw or last-stone advantage
> is said to have what tool?
>
>
> * E. Entertainment: This Is the End, My Friend ...
>
> Two questions about Jim Morrison and The Doors.
>
> E1. Which actor convincingly portrayed Jim Morrison in the 1991
> movie "The Doors"?
>
> E2. What is the name of the Paris cemetery where Jim Morrison
> was laid to rest?
>
>
> * F. Science: Ends of the Earth
>
> F1. What is the uppermost layer of Earth's atmosphere called?
>
> F2. What is the name of the layer of the Earth that surrounds
> its core?
>
Pete Gayde
Gareth Owen
Aug 30, 2017, 2:31:57 PM8/30/17
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m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) writes:
> ** Game 10, Round 9 - Entertainment - Fictional Places on Film
>
> In this round, given a clue that includes the name of the fictional
> locale, you must name the *movie* in which it appears.
>
> 1. The kingdom of Guilder lies across the Florin Channel, in which
> 1987 film adaptation of a classic novel by William Goldman?
The Princess Bride
> ** Game 10, Round 9 - Entertainment - Fictional Places on Film
>
> In this round, given a clue that includes the name of the fictional
> locale, you must name the *movie* in which it appears.
>
> 1. The kingdom of Guilder lies across the Florin Channel, in which
> 1987 film adaptation of a classic novel by William Goldman?
> 2. Eddie Murphy is a wealthy prince from the fictional African
> country of Zamunda visiting the United States, in which 1988
> movie?
> 3. The fictional European country of Freedonia is seen in which
> Marx Brothers movie?
> 4. Osterlich is the fictional nation invaded by the equally
> fictional Bacteria and Tomania in which classic 1940 film?
> 5. Hill Valley, California, was a fictional nostalgic re-creation
> from what 1985 movie?
> 6. The Middle Eastern country of Lugash has its prized diamond,
> a national treasure and religious symbol, stolen in which
> 1963 movie?
> 7. The Duchy of Grand Fenwick is a tiny fictional country that
> declares war in what 1955 movie based on a satirical novel of
> the same name?
> 8. Interzone is a city filled with deviant creations, sadistic
> drug dealers, and strange creatures called Mugwumps. Home to a
> sociopathic surgeon and a flesh-eating centipede, it appeared in
> what William Burroughs novel made into a movie of the same name?
> 9. Radiator Springs is a composite of multiple places in various
> states on US Route 66, in which 2006 animated film?
> 10. This 2013 animated movie takes place in the fictional kingdom of
> Arendelle, based on early modern Norway. After the movie's
> release, travel to Norway increased substantially.
> * B. Literature: End of Days Novels
>
> In each case name the post-apocalyptic novel.
>
> B1. This 2006 novel tells the story of a father and son's journey
> across a landscape destroyed by an unspecified disaster
> that has annihilated almost all life on Earth.
> B2. This 1957 novel tells the story of a group of people in
> Melbourne, Australia, as they await the arrival of deadly
> radiation following a nuclear war in the northern hemisphere.
> * C. Geography: End of the Train Line
>
> Given the starting point of a scenic alpine train route and a
> short description, give the name of the line's terminus.
>
> C1. The "Glacier Express" scenic train route traverses the Swiss
> Alps from west to east, from Zermatt to which luxury alpine
> resort village that once hosted the Winter Olympics?
> C2. "The Journey through the Clouds" on the Rocky Mountaineer
> begins in Vancouver, passes through Kamloops, and ends at
> which scenic Alberta town located in the heart of Canada's
> largest mountain park?
>
>
> * D. Sports: End Game
>
> Which is to say, curling -- get it? Two questions about the
> language of curling.
>
> D1. What is the name given to the circular target that players
> throw their stones toward?
> D2. The team that has the last throw or last-stone advantage
> is said to have what tool?
> * E. Entertainment: This Is the End, My Friend ...
>
> Two questions about Jim Morrison and The Doors.
>
> E1. Which actor convincingly portrayed Jim Morrison in the 1991
> movie "The Doors"?
> E2. What is the name of the Paris cemetery where Jim Morrison
> was laid to rest?
> * F. Science: Ends of the Earth
>
> F1. What is the uppermost layer of Earth's atmosphere called?
> F2. What is the name of the layer of the Earth that surrounds
> its core?
Mark Brader
Aug 30, 2017, 11:55:56 PM8/30/17
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Mark Brader:
"The Naked Lunch". Hearty congratulations, sir!
As usual, next I will post questions from the Final, proceeding one
round (15 questions) at a time.
> ** Game 10, Round 9 - Entertainment - Fictional Places on Film
> In this round, given a clue that includes the name of the fictional
> locale, you must name the *movie* in which it appears.
This was the easiest round in the original game, and excluding audio
rounds it was the second-easiest of the entire season.
> 1. The kingdom of Guilder lies across the Florin Channel, in which
> 1987 film adaptation of a classic novel by William Goldman?
"The Princess Bride". 4 for Dan Blum, Calvin, Dan Tilque, Joshua,
and Gareth.
> 2. Eddie Murphy is a wealthy prince from the fictional African
> country of Zamunda visiting the United States, in which 1988
> movie?
"Coming to America". 4 for Dan Blum, Calvin, Jason, Marc, Joshua,
Pete, and Gareth.
> 3. The fictional European country of Freedonia is seen in which
> Marx Brothers movie?
"Duck Soup" (1933). 4 for Dan Blum, Jason, Marc, Joshua, and Gareth.
3 for Calvin.
> 4. Osterlich is the fictional nation invaded by the equally
> fictional Bacteria and Tomania in which classic 1940 film?
"The Great Dictator". 4 for Dan Blum, Jason, Marc, Joshua, Pete,
and Gareth.
> 5. Hill Valley, California, was a fictional nostalgic re-creation
> from what 1985 movie?
"Back to the Future". 4 for Dan Blum, Calvin, Jason, Bruce, Joshua,
and Gareth.
> 6. The Middle Eastern country of Lugash has its prized diamond,
> a national treasure and religious symbol, stolen in which
> 1963 movie?
"The Pink Panther". 4 for Dan Blum, Calvin, Dan Tilque, Marc, Bruce,
Joshua, and Gareth??.
> 7. The Duchy of Grand Fenwick is a tiny fictional country that
> declares war in what 1955 movie based on a satirical novel of
> the same name?
"The Mouse that Roared". 4 for Dan Blum, Calvin, Jason, Dan Tilque,
Marc, Joshua, Pete, and Gareth.
> 8. Interzone is a city filled with deviant creations, sadistic
> drug dealers, and strange creatures called Mugwumps. Home to a
> sociopathic surgeon and a flesh-eating centipede, it appeared in
> what William Burroughs novel made into a movie of the same name?
"Naked Lunch" (1991). 4 for Jason, Marc, Joshua, and Gareth.
> 9. Radiator Springs is a composite of multiple places in various
> states on US Route 66, in which 2006 animated film?
"Cars". 4 for Dan Blum, Calvin, Marc, Bruce, Joshua, Pete,
and Gareth.
> 10. This 2013 animated movie takes place in the fictional kingdom of
> Arendelle, based on early modern Norway. After the movie's
> release, travel to Norway increased substantially.
"Frozen". 4 for Dan Blum, Calvin, Peter, Joshua, Pete, and Gareth.
> ** Game 10, Round 10 - Challenge - The End
> * A. History: End of Term
> Given the dates they were in office, name the Canadian prime
> minister.
> A1. 1894-12-21 to 1896-04-27.
Mackenzie Bowell.
> A2. 1930-08-07 to 1935-10-23.
Richard "R.B." Bennett.
> * B. Literature: End of Days Novels
> In each case name the post-apocalyptic novel.
> B1. This 2006 novel tells the story of a father and son's journey
> across a landscape destroyed by an unspecified disaster
> that has annihilated almost all life on Earth.
"The Road". 4 for Dan Blum, Calvin, Jason, Joshua, Pete, and Gareth.
> B2. This 1957 novel tells the story of a group of people in
> Melbourne, Australia, as they await the arrival of deadly
> radiation following a nuclear war in the northern hemisphere.
"On the Beach". 4 for Dan Blum, Calvin, Jason, Dan Tilque, Marc,
Bruce, Joshua, Pete, and Gareth.
> * C. Geography: End of the Train Line
> Given the starting point of a scenic alpine train route and a
> short description, give the name of the line's terminus.
> C1. The "Glacier Express" scenic train route traverses the Swiss
> Alps from west to east, from Zermatt to which luxury alpine
> resort village that once hosted the Winter Olympics?
St. Moritz. 4 for Calvin Calvin, Peter, Erland, Joshua, Pete,
and Gareth.
Yes, it also goes from east to west between the same points. Here's
a timetable:
http://www.glacierexpress.ch/index.php?id=881&type=0&jumpurl=fileadmin%2Fuser_upload%2FGEX-fahrplan-2017.pdf&juHash=0b95bbe29cc276968df661bd77bad673c999ed39
And if you wonder how a train that takes over 8 hours for a trip of
about 180 miles (290 km) can be called an express... it's perfectly
legitimate. There are about 20 more stations along the whole route
besides the ones where the express makes its stops.
> C2. "The Journey through the Clouds" on the Rocky Mountaineer
> begins in Vancouver, passes through Kamloops, and ends at
> which scenic Alberta town located in the heart of Canada's
> largest mountain park?
Jasper.
This was a tricky one. Either you have to know the names assigned
in recent years to the two branches of the Rocky Mountaineer's route
(the Banff branch is "First Passage to the West"); or else you have to
know that Banff National Park is smaller than Jasper National Park;
or else you have to get it accidentally by *not* knowing that the
Banff branch of the route no longer continues to Calgary.
> * D. Sports: End Game
> Which is to say, curling -- get it? Two questions about the
> language of curling.
> D1. What is the name given to the circular target that players
> throw their stones toward?
House or rings. I also accepted "button", which refers to the
innermost part of the target, as it is also circular. 4 for Peter,
Bruce, Pete, and Gareth.
> D2. The team that has the last throw or last-stone advantage
> is said to have what tool?
"The hammer". 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Bruce, Pete, and Gareth.
> * E. Entertainment: This Is the End, My Friend ...
> Two questions about Jim Morrison and The Doors.
> E1. Which actor convincingly portrayed Jim Morrison in the 1991
> movie "The Doors"?
Val Kilmer. 4 for Dan Blum, Calvin, Jason, Bruce, Joshua,
and unGareth.
> E2. What is the name of the Paris cemetery where Jim Morrison
> was laid to rest?
Pčre Lachaise. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Pete, and Gareth.
3 for Calvin.
> * F. Science: Ends of the Earth
> F1. What is the uppermost layer of Earth's atmosphere called?
Exosphere. 4 for Dan Tilque, Marc, and Peter.
> F2. What is the name of the layer of the Earth that surrounds
> its core?
Mantle. 4 for Dan Blum, Calvin, Dan Tilque, Marc, Peter, Erland,
Joshua, Peet, and Gareth?.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 10 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST
TOPICS-> Geo Sci Spo Can Lit His Ent Cha SIX
Joshua Kreitzer 16 8 30 19 28 24 40 24 165
Dan Blum 8 11 40 8 28 22 36 24 161
"Calvin" 13 3 22 0 7 18 31 23 114
Dan Tilque 8 10 28 0 0 24 12 12 94
Gareth Owen -- -- -- -- 16 4 40 32 92
Pete Gayde 9 11 12 0 12 7 20 28 92
Marc Dashevsky 8 3 12 12 12 4 28 12 84
Jason Kreitzer 4 0 8 8 16 0 24 12 72
Erland Sommarskog 16 3 12 8 3 12 0 8 59
Peter Smyth -- -- 28 0 -- -- 4 20 52
Bruce Bowler -- -- -- -- -- -- 12 16 28
--
Mark Brader, Toronto, m...@vex.net
Many computer users in the world at large seem to have been so
influenced by their experiences with other software suppliers that
they find it difficult to believe that a major software system
could be delivered in a highly reliable form, where a single
competent systems programmer might be able to provide all locally
needed system support, without further assistance from the supplier.
But the UNIX system proves it can be so. -- John Lions
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2017-03-27,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2016-11-26 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
Game 10 is over and JOSHUA KREITZER has won it by the width of
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
"The Naked Lunch". Hearty congratulations, sir!
As usual, next I will post questions from the Final, proceeding one
round (15 questions) at a time.
> ** Game 10, Round 9 - Entertainment - Fictional Places on Film
> In this round, given a clue that includes the name of the fictional
> locale, you must name the *movie* in which it appears.
rounds it was the second-easiest of the entire season.
> 1. The kingdom of Guilder lies across the Florin Channel, in which
> 1987 film adaptation of a classic novel by William Goldman?
and Gareth.
> 2. Eddie Murphy is a wealthy prince from the fictional African
> country of Zamunda visiting the United States, in which 1988
> movie?
Pete, and Gareth.
> 3. The fictional European country of Freedonia is seen in which
> Marx Brothers movie?
3 for Calvin.
> 4. Osterlich is the fictional nation invaded by the equally
> fictional Bacteria and Tomania in which classic 1940 film?
and Gareth.
> 5. Hill Valley, California, was a fictional nostalgic re-creation
> from what 1985 movie?
and Gareth.
> 6. The Middle Eastern country of Lugash has its prized diamond,
> a national treasure and religious symbol, stolen in which
> 1963 movie?
Joshua, and Gareth??.
> 7. The Duchy of Grand Fenwick is a tiny fictional country that
> declares war in what 1955 movie based on a satirical novel of
> the same name?
Marc, Joshua, Pete, and Gareth.
> 8. Interzone is a city filled with deviant creations, sadistic
> drug dealers, and strange creatures called Mugwumps. Home to a
> sociopathic surgeon and a flesh-eating centipede, it appeared in
> what William Burroughs novel made into a movie of the same name?
> 9. Radiator Springs is a composite of multiple places in various
> states on US Route 66, in which 2006 animated film?
and Gareth.
> 10. This 2013 animated movie takes place in the fictional kingdom of
> Arendelle, based on early modern Norway. After the movie's
> release, travel to Norway increased substantially.
> ** Game 10, Round 10 - Challenge - The End
> * A. History: End of Term
> Given the dates they were in office, name the Canadian prime
> minister.
> A1. 1894-12-21 to 1896-04-27.
> A2. 1930-08-07 to 1935-10-23.
Richard "R.B." Bennett.
> * B. Literature: End of Days Novels
> In each case name the post-apocalyptic novel.
> B1. This 2006 novel tells the story of a father and son's journey
> across a landscape destroyed by an unspecified disaster
> that has annihilated almost all life on Earth.
> B2. This 1957 novel tells the story of a group of people in
> Melbourne, Australia, as they await the arrival of deadly
> radiation following a nuclear war in the northern hemisphere.
Bruce, Joshua, Pete, and Gareth.
> * C. Geography: End of the Train Line
> Given the starting point of a scenic alpine train route and a
> short description, give the name of the line's terminus.
> C1. The "Glacier Express" scenic train route traverses the Swiss
> Alps from west to east, from Zermatt to which luxury alpine
> resort village that once hosted the Winter Olympics?
and Gareth.
Yes, it also goes from east to west between the same points. Here's
a timetable:
http://www.glacierexpress.ch/index.php?id=881&type=0&jumpurl=fileadmin%2Fuser_upload%2FGEX-fahrplan-2017.pdf&juHash=0b95bbe29cc276968df661bd77bad673c999ed39
And if you wonder how a train that takes over 8 hours for a trip of
about 180 miles (290 km) can be called an express... it's perfectly
legitimate. There are about 20 more stations along the whole route
besides the ones where the express makes its stops.
> C2. "The Journey through the Clouds" on the Rocky Mountaineer
> begins in Vancouver, passes through Kamloops, and ends at
> which scenic Alberta town located in the heart of Canada's
> largest mountain park?
This was a tricky one. Either you have to know the names assigned
in recent years to the two branches of the Rocky Mountaineer's route
(the Banff branch is "First Passage to the West"); or else you have to
know that Banff National Park is smaller than Jasper National Park;
or else you have to get it accidentally by *not* knowing that the
Banff branch of the route no longer continues to Calgary.
> * D. Sports: End Game
> Which is to say, curling -- get it? Two questions about the
> language of curling.
> D1. What is the name given to the circular target that players
> throw their stones toward?
innermost part of the target, as it is also circular. 4 for Peter,
Bruce, Pete, and Gareth.
> D2. The team that has the last throw or last-stone advantage
> is said to have what tool?
> * E. Entertainment: This Is the End, My Friend ...
> Two questions about Jim Morrison and The Doors.
> E1. Which actor convincingly portrayed Jim Morrison in the 1991
> movie "The Doors"?
and unGareth.
> E2. What is the name of the Paris cemetery where Jim Morrison
> was laid to rest?
3 for Calvin.
> * F. Science: Ends of the Earth
> F1. What is the uppermost layer of Earth's atmosphere called?
> F2. What is the name of the layer of the Earth that surrounds
> its core?
Joshua, Peet, and Gareth?.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 10 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST
TOPICS-> Geo Sci Spo Can Lit His Ent Cha SIX
Joshua Kreitzer 16 8 30 19 28 24 40 24 165
Dan Blum 8 11 40 8 28 22 36 24 161
"Calvin" 13 3 22 0 7 18 31 23 114
Dan Tilque 8 10 28 0 0 24 12 12 94
Gareth Owen -- -- -- -- 16 4 40 32 92
Pete Gayde 9 11 12 0 12 7 20 28 92
Marc Dashevsky 8 3 12 12 12 4 28 12 84
Jason Kreitzer 4 0 8 8 16 0 24 12 72
Erland Sommarskog 16 3 12 8 3 12 0 8 59
Peter Smyth -- -- 28 0 -- -- 4 20 52
Bruce Bowler -- -- -- -- -- -- 12 16 28
--
Mark Brader, Toronto, m...@vex.net
Many computer users in the world at large seem to have been so
influenced by their experiences with other software suppliers that
they find it difficult to believe that a major software system
could be delivered in a highly reliable form, where a single
competent systems programmer might be able to provide all locally
needed system support, without further assistance from the supplier.
But the UNIX system proves it can be so. -- John Lions
Erland Sommarskog
Aug 31, 2017, 4:46:56 AM8/31/17
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Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
>> D1. What is the name given to the circular target that players
>> throw their stones toward?
>
> House or rings. I also accepted "button", which refers to the
> innermost part of the target, as it is also circular. 4 for Peter,
> Bruce, Pete, and Gareth.
>
Not really a protest, but I answered "nest" as that is the English
>> D1. What is the name given to the circular target that players
>> throw their stones toward?
>
> House or rings. I also accepted "button", which refers to the
> innermost part of the target, as it is also circular. 4 for Peter,
> Bruce, Pete, and Gareth.
>
translation of the Swedish term "boet" (which to be precise is "the nest").
Mark Brader
Aug 31, 2017, 6:17:58 AM8/31/17
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Erland Sommarskog:
> Not really a protest, but...
Not really acceptable.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Computers may be very, very fast,
m...@vex.net | but they aren't very, very smart."
-- after Steve Summit
> Not really a protest, but...
Not really acceptable.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Computers may be very, very fast,
m...@vex.net | but they aren't very, very smart."
-- after Steve Summit
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