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Mark Brader
Feb 10, 2020, 7:49:41 AM2/10/20
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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-11-25,
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 the Red Smarties 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 2019-10-16 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 10, Round 4 - Miscellaneous - Improvised Weapons
This is a round that discusses some of the more famous examples
of improvised weapons, some modern, some vintage or classic.
1. A photo by Susan Meiselas depicts a man in the 1979 Nicaraguan
revolution holding an improvised weapon. Both the photo and
the weapon depicted were symbols of the Sandinista revolution.
Name the weapon.
2. A weapon containing over 2,000 pounds of ammonium nitrate
was used to put a hole in the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building.
It was contained in a vehicle -- name *either* the brand of
vehicle, or the company that owned it.
3. This improvised weapon has become a symbolic act of defiance
and resistance for Palestinian protesters. Most famously,
an Associated Press photo showed a child holding this weapon
in front of an Israeli tank. Name the weapon.
4. This improvised weapon, made of a manipulated newspaper, is
used as a small club. It was named after a UK soccer team whose
supporters had a reputation for hooliganism. Name the weapon --
2 words required for full points.
5. Sometimes an improvised weapon is simply a standard tool
used against a person. Name the tool that Leon Trotsky was
killed with. It or a related tool was also the improvised
weapon of choice for 1930s crime syndicates. Name either.
6. This improvised weapon consists of a length of chain or
strong cloth attached to a large lock or other piece of metal.
Not considered lethal, it can cause significant damage when
used proficiently. Name it.
7. A homemade knife-like weapon, especially one fashioned in prison.
The name is also used as a verb. Name it.
8. Made widely available online, this single-shot handgun is
regarded as the first 3D-printable firearm design. It was given
a name in homage to its World War II predecessor. What name?
9. Piano wire, telephone cord, guitar strings, and fishing lines
can all be used to improvise what weapon?
10. In October 2018, these weapons were delivered to various
liberal financial and political figures in the United States,
including George Soros, Hillary Clinton, and Barack Obama.
Name the type of weapons-- 2 words required for full points.
* Game 10, Round 6 - Literature - Horror
1. In 1871 Joseph Sheridan le Fanu wrote the protypical example
of the lesbian vampire archetype. The story is narrated by a
2. 1816's "The Vampyre" is regarded as the first story to
successfully fuse elements of vampirism into a coherent literary
genre. This work was produced as part of the same contest that
also produced the novel "Frankenstein". Who wrote "The Vampyre"?
3. 1973's "Child of God" is the story of Lester Ballard --
a dispossessed, violent necrophiliac who transforms from
cave-dweller to serial killer. The book focuses on themes of
extreme isolation, perversity, and violence to represent the
human experience. Name the author.
4. Richard Matheson's post-apocalyptic horror novel was an
influential zombie-vampire mash-up, popularizing the concept
of apocalypse by disease. The novel has been adapted for the
screen three times, the best of which starred Charlton Heston.
Name the original novel.
5. This 1991 novel follows Patrick Bateman, a Wall Street yuppie,
as he tortures and kills his way through 1980s New York.
The novel takes time for emotional reviews of classic pop-music
performers of the era as well. Name the novel.
6. Name the 1987 Clive Barker *movie* that was inspired by the
1986 novella "The Hellbound Heart".
7. John Ajvide Lindqvist tells the story of a bullied child named
Oskar and his new friend and neighbor, Eli, who only comes out
at night, offering respite from their loneliness. And blood.
And gore. It was adapted into a movie in 2008 and 2010.
Name this novel.
8. Since the first publication of Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein"
in 1818, the name of the novel's title character has been used
incorrectly to refer to the monster itself. But in the novel,
another name is used in this line where the monster speaks
to Victor Frankenstein: "I ought to be thy ________, but I am
rather the fallen angel". Fill in the blank.
9. Give the first name of *either one* of the two "immortal
companions" featured prominently in Anne Rice's 1976 novel
"Interview With the Vampire".
10. Give the full name (first and last) of either Dr. Jekyll or
Mr. Hyde as depicted in the 1886 novella "The Strange Case of
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde".
--
Mark Brader | "The only physical constants that can be measured
Toronto | are the ones in universes that contain physicists."
m...@vex.net | --Peter Moylan
My text in this article is in the public domain.
and should be interpreted accordingly.
On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup,
based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
the correct answers in about 3 days.
All questions were written by members of the Red Smarties 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 2019-10-16 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 10, Round 4 - Miscellaneous - Improvised Weapons
This is a round that discusses some of the more famous examples
of improvised weapons, some modern, some vintage or classic.
1. A photo by Susan Meiselas depicts a man in the 1979 Nicaraguan
revolution holding an improvised weapon. Both the photo and
the weapon depicted were symbols of the Sandinista revolution.
Name the weapon.
2. A weapon containing over 2,000 pounds of ammonium nitrate
was used to put a hole in the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building.
It was contained in a vehicle -- name *either* the brand of
vehicle, or the company that owned it.
3. This improvised weapon has become a symbolic act of defiance
and resistance for Palestinian protesters. Most famously,
an Associated Press photo showed a child holding this weapon
in front of an Israeli tank. Name the weapon.
4. This improvised weapon, made of a manipulated newspaper, is
used as a small club. It was named after a UK soccer team whose
supporters had a reputation for hooliganism. Name the weapon --
2 words required for full points.
5. Sometimes an improvised weapon is simply a standard tool
used against a person. Name the tool that Leon Trotsky was
killed with. It or a related tool was also the improvised
weapon of choice for 1930s crime syndicates. Name either.
6. This improvised weapon consists of a length of chain or
strong cloth attached to a large lock or other piece of metal.
Not considered lethal, it can cause significant damage when
used proficiently. Name it.
7. A homemade knife-like weapon, especially one fashioned in prison.
The name is also used as a verb. Name it.
8. Made widely available online, this single-shot handgun is
regarded as the first 3D-printable firearm design. It was given
a name in homage to its World War II predecessor. What name?
9. Piano wire, telephone cord, guitar strings, and fishing lines
can all be used to improvise what weapon?
10. In October 2018, these weapons were delivered to various
liberal financial and political figures in the United States,
including George Soros, Hillary Clinton, and Barack Obama.
Name the type of weapons-- 2 words required for full points.
* Game 10, Round 6 - Literature - Horror
1. In 1871 Joseph Sheridan le Fanu wrote the protypical example
of the lesbian vampire archetype. The story is narrated by a
2. 1816's "The Vampyre" is regarded as the first story to
successfully fuse elements of vampirism into a coherent literary
genre. This work was produced as part of the same contest that
also produced the novel "Frankenstein". Who wrote "The Vampyre"?
3. 1973's "Child of God" is the story of Lester Ballard --
a dispossessed, violent necrophiliac who transforms from
cave-dweller to serial killer. The book focuses on themes of
extreme isolation, perversity, and violence to represent the
human experience. Name the author.
4. Richard Matheson's post-apocalyptic horror novel was an
influential zombie-vampire mash-up, popularizing the concept
of apocalypse by disease. The novel has been adapted for the
screen three times, the best of which starred Charlton Heston.
Name the original novel.
5. This 1991 novel follows Patrick Bateman, a Wall Street yuppie,
as he tortures and kills his way through 1980s New York.
The novel takes time for emotional reviews of classic pop-music
performers of the era as well. Name the novel.
6. Name the 1987 Clive Barker *movie* that was inspired by the
1986 novella "The Hellbound Heart".
7. John Ajvide Lindqvist tells the story of a bullied child named
Oskar and his new friend and neighbor, Eli, who only comes out
at night, offering respite from their loneliness. And blood.
And gore. It was adapted into a movie in 2008 and 2010.
Name this novel.
8. Since the first publication of Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein"
in 1818, the name of the novel's title character has been used
incorrectly to refer to the monster itself. But in the novel,
another name is used in this line where the monster speaks
to Victor Frankenstein: "I ought to be thy ________, but I am
rather the fallen angel". Fill in the blank.
9. Give the first name of *either one* of the two "immortal
companions" featured prominently in Anne Rice's 1976 novel
"Interview With the Vampire".
10. Give the full name (first and last) of either Dr. Jekyll or
Mr. Hyde as depicted in the 1886 novella "The Strange Case of
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde".
--
Mark Brader | "The only physical constants that can be measured
Toronto | are the ones in universes that contain physicists."
m...@vex.net | --Peter Moylan
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Dan Blum
Feb 10, 2020, 9:44:49 AM2/10/20
to
> 2. A weapon containing over 2,000 pounds of ammonium nitrate
> was used to put a hole in the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building.
> It was contained in a vehicle -- name *either* the brand of
> vehicle, or the company that owned it.
Ryder
> was used to put a hole in the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building.
> It was contained in a vehicle -- name *either* the brand of
> vehicle, or the company that owned it.
> 3. This improvised weapon has become a symbolic act of defiance
> and resistance for Palestinian protesters. Most famously,
> an Associated Press photo showed a child holding this weapon
> in front of an Israeli tank. Name the weapon.
> 4. This improvised weapon, made of a manipulated newspaper, is
> used as a small club. It was named after a UK soccer team whose
> supporters had a reputation for hooliganism. Name the weapon --
> 2 words required for full points.
(hoping for partial points)
> 5. Sometimes an improvised weapon is simply a standard tool
> used against a person. Name the tool that Leon Trotsky was
> killed with. It or a related tool was also the improvised
> weapon of choice for 1930s crime syndicates. Name either.
> 7. A homemade knife-like weapon, especially one fashioned in prison.
> The name is also used as a verb. Name it.
> 9. Piano wire, telephone cord, guitar strings, and fishing lines
> can all be used to improvise what weapon?
> 10. In October 2018, these weapons were delivered to various
> liberal financial and political figures in the United States,
> including George Soros, Hillary Clinton, and Barack Obama.
> Name the type of weapons-- 2 words required for full points.
> * Game 10, Round 6 - Literature - Horror
> 2. 1816's "The Vampyre" is regarded as the first story to
> successfully fuse elements of vampirism into a coherent literary
> genre. This work was produced as part of the same contest that
> also produced the novel "Frankenstein". Who wrote "The Vampyre"?
Polidori
> successfully fuse elements of vampirism into a coherent literary
> genre. This work was produced as part of the same contest that
> also produced the novel "Frankenstein". Who wrote "The Vampyre"?
> 4. Richard Matheson's post-apocalyptic horror novel was an
> influential zombie-vampire mash-up, popularizing the concept
> of apocalypse by disease. The novel has been adapted for the
> screen three times, the best of which starred Charlton Heston.
> Name the original novel.
> 5. This 1991 novel follows Patrick Bateman, a Wall Street yuppie,
> as he tortures and kills his way through 1980s New York.
> The novel takes time for emotional reviews of classic pop-music
> performers of the era as well. Name the novel.
> 6. Name the 1987 Clive Barker *movie* that was inspired by the
> 1986 novella "The Hellbound Heart".
> 7. John Ajvide Lindqvist tells the story of a bullied child named
> Oskar and his new friend and neighbor, Eli, who only comes out
> at night, offering respite from their loneliness. And blood.
> And gore. It was adapted into a movie in 2008 and 2010.
> Name this novel.
> 8. Since the first publication of Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein"
> in 1818, the name of the novel's title character has been used
> incorrectly to refer to the monster itself. But in the novel,
> another name is used in this line where the monster speaks
> to Victor Frankenstein: "I ought to be thy ________, but I am
> rather the fallen angel". Fill in the blank.
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Joe Masters
Feb 10, 2020, 2:22:07 PM2/10/20
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On 2020-02-10 12:49:36 +0000, Mark Brader said:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-11-25,
> 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 the Red Smarties 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 2019-10-16 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 10, Round 4 - Miscellaneous - Improvised Weapons
>
> This is a round that discusses some of the more famous examples
> of improvised weapons, some modern, some vintage or classic.
>
> 1. A photo by Susan Meiselas depicts a man in the 1979 Nicaraguan
> revolution holding an improvised weapon. Both the photo and
> the weapon depicted were symbols of the Sandinista revolution.
> Name the weapon.
Molotov Cocktail
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-11-25,
> 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 the Red Smarties 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 2019-10-16 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 10, Round 4 - Miscellaneous - Improvised Weapons
>
> This is a round that discusses some of the more famous examples
> of improvised weapons, some modern, some vintage or classic.
>
> 1. A photo by Susan Meiselas depicts a man in the 1979 Nicaraguan
> revolution holding an improvised weapon. Both the photo and
> the weapon depicted were symbols of the Sandinista revolution.
> Name the weapon.
>
> 2. A weapon containing over 2,000 pounds of ammonium nitrate
> was used to put a hole in the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building.
> It was contained in a vehicle -- name *either* the brand of
> vehicle, or the company that owned it.
>
> 3. This improvised weapon has become a symbolic act of defiance
> and resistance for Palestinian protesters. Most famously,
> an Associated Press photo showed a child holding this weapon
> in front of an Israeli tank. Name the weapon.
>
> 4. This improvised weapon, made of a manipulated newspaper, is
> used as a small club. It was named after a UK soccer team whose
> supporters had a reputation for hooliganism. Name the weapon --
> 2 words required for full points.
>
> 5. Sometimes an improvised weapon is simply a standard tool
> used against a person. Name the tool that Leon Trotsky was
> killed with. It or a related tool was also the improvised
> weapon of choice for 1930s crime syndicates. Name either.
>
> 6. This improvised weapon consists of a length of chain or
> strong cloth attached to a large lock or other piece of metal.
> Not considered lethal, it can cause significant damage when
> used proficiently. Name it.
>
> 7. A homemade knife-like weapon, especially one fashioned in prison.
> The name is also used as a verb. Name it.
>
> 8. Made widely available online, this single-shot handgun is
> regarded as the first 3D-printable firearm design. It was given
> a name in homage to its World War II predecessor. What name?
>
> 9. Piano wire, telephone cord, guitar strings, and fishing lines
> can all be used to improvise what weapon?
>
> 10. In October 2018, these weapons were delivered to various
> liberal financial and political figures in the United States,
> including George Soros, Hillary Clinton, and Barack Obama.
> Name the type of weapons-- 2 words required for full points.
>
>
> * Game 10, Round 6 - Literature - Horror
>
> 1. In 1871 Joseph Sheridan le Fanu wrote the protypical example
> of the lesbian vampire archetype. The story is narrated by a
>
> 2. 1816's "The Vampyre" is regarded as the first story to
> successfully fuse elements of vampirism into a coherent literary
> genre. This work was produced as part of the same contest that
> also produced the novel "Frankenstein". Who wrote "The Vampyre"?
>
> 3. 1973's "Child of God" is the story of Lester Ballard --
> a dispossessed, violent necrophiliac who transforms from
> cave-dweller to serial killer. The book focuses on themes of
> extreme isolation, perversity, and violence to represent the
> human experience. Name the author.
>
> 4. Richard Matheson's post-apocalyptic horror novel was an
> influential zombie-vampire mash-up, popularizing the concept
> of apocalypse by disease. The novel has been adapted for the
> screen three times, the best of which starred Charlton Heston.
> Name the original novel.
>
> 5. This 1991 novel follows Patrick Bateman, a Wall Street yuppie,
> as he tortures and kills his way through 1980s New York.
> The novel takes time for emotional reviews of classic pop-music
> performers of the era as well. Name the novel.
>
> 6. Name the 1987 Clive Barker *movie* that was inspired by the
> 1986 novella "The Hellbound Heart".
>
> 7. John Ajvide Lindqvist tells the story of a bullied child named
> Oskar and his new friend and neighbor, Eli, who only comes out
> at night, offering respite from their loneliness. And blood.
> And gore. It was adapted into a movie in 2008 and 2010.
> Name this novel.
Let the Right One In
>
>
> 8. Since the first publication of Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein"
> in 1818, the name of the novel's title character has been used
> incorrectly to refer to the monster itself. But in the novel,
> another name is used in this line where the monster speaks
> to Victor Frankenstein: "I ought to be thy ________, but I am
> rather the fallen angel". Fill in the blank.
Gabriel
> in 1818, the name of the novel's title character has been used
> incorrectly to refer to the monster itself. But in the novel,
> another name is used in this line where the monster speaks
> to Victor Frankenstein: "I ought to be thy ________, but I am
> rather the fallen angel". Fill in the blank.
>
> 9. Give the first name of *either one* of the two "immortal
> companions" featured prominently in Anne Rice's 1976 novel
> "Interview With the Vampire".
>
> 10. Give the full name (first and last) of either Dr. Jekyll or
> Mr. Hyde as depicted in the 1886 novella "The Strange Case of
> Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde".
--
withholding your forgiveness until it’s too late is to become divinely
fucked up.” ― Jonathan Tropper, The Book of Joe
Joshua Kreitzer
Feb 10, 2020, 8:32:36 PM2/10/20
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:aK-dnRvkVd79zNzDnZ2dnUU7-
IfN...@giganews.com:
> * Game 10, Round 4 - Miscellaneous - Improvised Weapons
>
> This is a round that discusses some of the more famous examples
> of improvised weapons, some modern, some vintage or classic.
>
> 1. A photo by Susan Meiselas depicts a man in the 1979 Nicaraguan
> revolution holding an improvised weapon. Both the photo and
> the weapon depicted were symbols of the Sandinista revolution.
> Name the weapon.
Molotov cocktail
> 3. This improvised weapon has become a symbolic act of defiance
> and resistance for Palestinian protesters. Most famously,
> an Associated Press photo showed a child holding this weapon
> in front of an Israeli tank. Name the weapon.
rock
> 5. Sometimes an improvised weapon is simply a standard tool
> used against a person. Name the tool that Leon Trotsky was
> killed with. It or a related tool was also the improvised
> weapon of choice for 1930s crime syndicates. Name either.
icepick
> 7. A homemade knife-like weapon, especially one fashioned in prison.
> The name is also used as a verb. Name it.
shiv
> 9. Piano wire, telephone cord, guitar strings, and fishing lines
> can all be used to improvise what weapon?
garrote
> * Game 10, Round 6 - Literature - Horror
>
> 1. In 1871 Joseph Sheridan le Fanu wrote the protypical example
> of the lesbian vampire archetype. The story is narrated by a
???
> 4. Richard Matheson's post-apocalyptic horror novel was an
> influential zombie-vampire mash-up, popularizing the concept
> of apocalypse by disease. The novel has been adapted for the
> screen three times, the best of which starred Charlton Heston.
> Name the original novel.
"I Am Legend"
> 5. This 1991 novel follows Patrick Bateman, a Wall Street yuppie,
> as he tortures and kills his way through 1980s New York.
> The novel takes time for emotional reviews of classic pop-music
> performers of the era as well. Name the novel.
"American Psycho"
> 6. Name the 1987 Clive Barker *movie* that was inspired by the
> 1986 novella "The Hellbound Heart".
"Hellraiser"
> 7. John Ajvide Lindqvist tells the story of a bullied child named
> Oskar and his new friend and neighbor, Eli, who only comes out
> at night, offering respite from their loneliness. And blood.
> And gore. It was adapted into a movie in 2008 and 2010.
> Name this novel.
> 9. Give the first name of *either one* of the two "immortal
> companions" featured prominently in Anne Rice's 1976 novel
> "Interview With the Vampire".
Louis
> 10. Give the full name (first and last) of either Dr. Jekyll or
> Mr. Hyde as depicted in the 1886 novella "The Strange Case of
> Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde".
Henry Jekyll
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
IfN...@giganews.com:
> * Game 10, Round 4 - Miscellaneous - Improvised Weapons
>
> This is a round that discusses some of the more famous examples
> of improvised weapons, some modern, some vintage or classic.
>
> 1. A photo by Susan Meiselas depicts a man in the 1979 Nicaraguan
> revolution holding an improvised weapon. Both the photo and
> the weapon depicted were symbols of the Sandinista revolution.
> Name the weapon.
> 3. This improvised weapon has become a symbolic act of defiance
> and resistance for Palestinian protesters. Most famously,
> an Associated Press photo showed a child holding this weapon
> in front of an Israeli tank. Name the weapon.
> 5. Sometimes an improvised weapon is simply a standard tool
> used against a person. Name the tool that Leon Trotsky was
> killed with. It or a related tool was also the improvised
> weapon of choice for 1930s crime syndicates. Name either.
> 7. A homemade knife-like weapon, especially one fashioned in prison.
> The name is also used as a verb. Name it.
> 9. Piano wire, telephone cord, guitar strings, and fishing lines
> can all be used to improvise what weapon?
> * Game 10, Round 6 - Literature - Horror
>
> 1. In 1871 Joseph Sheridan le Fanu wrote the protypical example
> of the lesbian vampire archetype. The story is narrated by a
> 4. Richard Matheson's post-apocalyptic horror novel was an
> influential zombie-vampire mash-up, popularizing the concept
> of apocalypse by disease. The novel has been adapted for the
> screen three times, the best of which starred Charlton Heston.
> Name the original novel.
> 5. This 1991 novel follows Patrick Bateman, a Wall Street yuppie,
> as he tortures and kills his way through 1980s New York.
> The novel takes time for emotional reviews of classic pop-music
> performers of the era as well. Name the novel.
> 6. Name the 1987 Clive Barker *movie* that was inspired by the
> 1986 novella "The Hellbound Heart".
> 7. John Ajvide Lindqvist tells the story of a bullied child named
> Oskar and his new friend and neighbor, Eli, who only comes out
> at night, offering respite from their loneliness. And blood.
> And gore. It was adapted into a movie in 2008 and 2010.
> Name this novel.
"Let the Right One In"
> 8. Since the first publication of Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein"
> in 1818, the name of the novel's title character has been used
> incorrectly to refer to the monster itself. But in the novel,
> another name is used in this line where the monster speaks
> to Victor Frankenstein: "I ought to be thy ________, but I am
> rather the fallen angel". Fill in the blank.
Adam
> in 1818, the name of the novel's title character has been used
> incorrectly to refer to the monster itself. But in the novel,
> another name is used in this line where the monster speaks
> to Victor Frankenstein: "I ought to be thy ________, but I am
> rather the fallen angel". Fill in the blank.
> 9. Give the first name of *either one* of the two "immortal
> companions" featured prominently in Anne Rice's 1976 novel
> "Interview With the Vampire".
> 10. Give the full name (first and last) of either Dr. Jekyll or
> Mr. Hyde as depicted in the 1886 novella "The Strange Case of
> Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde".
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Calvin
Feb 10, 2020, 9:05:23 PM2/10/20
to
On Monday, February 10, 2020 at 10:49:41 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
> * Game 10, Round 4 - Miscellaneous - Improvised Weapons
>
> This is a round that discusses some of the more famous examples
> of improvised weapons, some modern, some vintage or classic.
>
> 1. A photo by Susan Meiselas depicts a man in the 1979 Nicaraguan
> revolution holding an improvised weapon. Both the photo and
> the weapon depicted were symbols of the Sandinista revolution.
> Name the weapon.
>
> 2. A weapon containing over 2,000 pounds of ammonium nitrate
> was used to put a hole in the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building.
> It was contained in a vehicle -- name *either* the brand of
> vehicle, or the company that owned it.
>
> 3. This improvised weapon has become a symbolic act of defiance
> and resistance for Palestinian protesters. Most famously,
> an Associated Press photo showed a child holding this weapon
> in front of an Israeli tank. Name the weapon.
>
> 4. This improvised weapon, made of a manipulated newspaper, is
> used as a small club. It was named after a UK soccer team whose
> supporters had a reputation for hooliganism. Name the weapon --
> 2 words required for full points.
>
> 5. Sometimes an improvised weapon is simply a standard tool
> used against a person. Name the tool that Leon Trotsky was
> killed with. It or a related tool was also the improvised
> weapon of choice for 1930s crime syndicates. Name either.
Ice pick
> * Game 10, Round 4 - Miscellaneous - Improvised Weapons
>
> This is a round that discusses some of the more famous examples
> of improvised weapons, some modern, some vintage or classic.
>
> 1. A photo by Susan Meiselas depicts a man in the 1979 Nicaraguan
> revolution holding an improvised weapon. Both the photo and
> the weapon depicted were symbols of the Sandinista revolution.
> Name the weapon.
>
> 2. A weapon containing over 2,000 pounds of ammonium nitrate
> was used to put a hole in the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building.
> It was contained in a vehicle -- name *either* the brand of
> vehicle, or the company that owned it.
>
> 3. This improvised weapon has become a symbolic act of defiance
> and resistance for Palestinian protesters. Most famously,
> an Associated Press photo showed a child holding this weapon
> in front of an Israeli tank. Name the weapon.
>
> 4. This improvised weapon, made of a manipulated newspaper, is
> used as a small club. It was named after a UK soccer team whose
> supporters had a reputation for hooliganism. Name the weapon --
> 2 words required for full points.
>
> 5. Sometimes an improvised weapon is simply a standard tool
> used against a person. Name the tool that Leon Trotsky was
> killed with. It or a related tool was also the improvised
> weapon of choice for 1930s crime syndicates. Name either.
> 6. This improvised weapon consists of a length of chain or
> strong cloth attached to a large lock or other piece of metal.
> Not considered lethal, it can cause significant damage when
> used proficiently. Name it.
>
> 7. A homemade knife-like weapon, especially one fashioned in prison.
> The name is also used as a verb. Name it.
>
> 8. Made widely available online, this single-shot handgun is
> regarded as the first 3D-printable firearm design. It was given
> a name in homage to its World War II predecessor. What name?
>
> 9. Piano wire, telephone cord, guitar strings, and fishing lines
> can all be used to improvise what weapon?
>
> 10. In October 2018, these weapons were delivered to various
> liberal financial and political figures in the United States,
> including George Soros, Hillary Clinton, and Barack Obama.
> Name the type of weapons-- 2 words required for full points.
> * Game 10, Round 6 - Literature - Horror
>
> 1. In 1871 Joseph Sheridan le Fanu wrote the protypical example
> of the lesbian vampire archetype. The story is narrated by a
>
> 2. 1816's "The Vampyre" is regarded as the first story to
> successfully fuse elements of vampirism into a coherent literary
> genre. This work was produced as part of the same contest that
> also produced the novel "Frankenstein". Who wrote "The Vampyre"?
> 3. 1973's "Child of God" is the story of Lester Ballard --
> a dispossessed, violent necrophiliac who transforms from
> cave-dweller to serial killer. The book focuses on themes of
> extreme isolation, perversity, and violence to represent the
> human experience. Name the author.
>
> 4. Richard Matheson's post-apocalyptic horror novel was an
> influential zombie-vampire mash-up, popularizing the concept
> of apocalypse by disease. The novel has been adapted for the
> screen three times, the best of which starred Charlton Heston.
> Name the original novel.
>
> 5. This 1991 novel follows Patrick Bateman, a Wall Street yuppie,
> as he tortures and kills his way through 1980s New York.
> The novel takes time for emotional reviews of classic pop-music
> performers of the era as well. Name the novel.
> 6. Name the 1987 Clive Barker *movie* that was inspired by the
> 1986 novella "The Hellbound Heart".
> 7. John Ajvide Lindqvist tells the story of a bullied child named
> Oskar and his new friend and neighbor, Eli, who only comes out
> at night, offering respite from their loneliness. And blood.
> And gore. It was adapted into a movie in 2008 and 2010.
> Name this novel.
>
> 8. Since the first publication of Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein"
> in 1818, the name of the novel's title character has been used
> incorrectly to refer to the monster itself. But in the novel,
> another name is used in this line where the monster speaks
> to Victor Frankenstein: "I ought to be thy ________, but I am
> rather the fallen angel". Fill in the blank.
> 9. Give the first name of *either one* of the two "immortal
> companions" featured prominently in Anne Rice's 1976 novel
> "Interview With the Vampire".
>
> 10. Give the full name (first and last) of either Dr. Jekyll or
> Mr. Hyde as depicted in the 1886 novella "The Strange Case of
> Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde".
cheers,
calvin
Pete Gayde
Feb 11, 2020, 5:18:55 PM2/11/20
to
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-11-25,
> 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 the Red Smarties 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 2019-10-16 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 10, Round 4 - Miscellaneous - Improvised Weapons
>
> This is a round that discusses some of the more famous examples
> of improvised weapons, some modern, some vintage or classic.
>
> 1. A photo by Susan Meiselas depicts a man in the 1979 Nicaraguan
> revolution holding an improvised weapon. Both the photo and
> the weapon depicted were symbols of the Sandinista revolution.
> Name the weapon.
>
> 2. A weapon containing over 2,000 pounds of ammonium nitrate
> was used to put a hole in the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building.
> It was contained in a vehicle -- name *either* the brand of
> vehicle, or the company that owned it.
U-haul
> 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 the Red Smarties 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 2019-10-16 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 10, Round 4 - Miscellaneous - Improvised Weapons
>
> This is a round that discusses some of the more famous examples
> of improvised weapons, some modern, some vintage or classic.
>
> 1. A photo by Susan Meiselas depicts a man in the 1979 Nicaraguan
> revolution holding an improvised weapon. Both the photo and
> the weapon depicted were symbols of the Sandinista revolution.
> Name the weapon.
>
> 2. A weapon containing over 2,000 pounds of ammonium nitrate
> was used to put a hole in the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building.
> It was contained in a vehicle -- name *either* the brand of
> vehicle, or the company that owned it.
>
> 3. This improvised weapon has become a symbolic act of defiance
> and resistance for Palestinian protesters. Most famously,
> an Associated Press photo showed a child holding this weapon
> in front of an Israeli tank. Name the weapon.
>
> 4. This improvised weapon, made of a manipulated newspaper, is
> used as a small club. It was named after a UK soccer team whose
> supporters had a reputation for hooliganism. Name the weapon --
> 2 words required for full points.
>
> 5. Sometimes an improvised weapon is simply a standard tool
> used against a person. Name the tool that Leon Trotsky was
> killed with. It or a related tool was also the improvised
> weapon of choice for 1930s crime syndicates. Name either.
>
> 6. This improvised weapon consists of a length of chain or
> strong cloth attached to a large lock or other piece of metal.
> Not considered lethal, it can cause significant damage when
> used proficiently. Name it.
>
> 7. A homemade knife-like weapon, especially one fashioned in prison.
> The name is also used as a verb. Name it.
>
> 8. Made widely available online, this single-shot handgun is
> regarded as the first 3D-printable firearm design. It was given
> a name in homage to its World War II predecessor. What name?
>
> 9. Piano wire, telephone cord, guitar strings, and fishing lines
> can all be used to improvise what weapon?
Dan Tilque
Feb 12, 2020, 12:43:15 AM2/12/20
to
On 2/10/20 4:49 AM, Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * Game 10, Round 4 - Miscellaneous - Improvised Weapons
>
> This is a round that discusses some of the more famous examples
> of improvised weapons, some modern, some vintage or classic.
>
> 1. A photo by Susan Meiselas depicts a man in the 1979 Nicaraguan
> revolution holding an improvised weapon. Both the photo and
> the weapon depicted were symbols of the Sandinista revolution.
> Name the weapon.
>
> 2. A weapon containing over 2,000 pounds of ammonium nitrate
> was used to put a hole in the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building.
> It was contained in a vehicle -- name *either* the brand of
> vehicle, or the company that owned it.
Rider
>
>
> * Game 10, Round 4 - Miscellaneous - Improvised Weapons
>
> This is a round that discusses some of the more famous examples
> of improvised weapons, some modern, some vintage or classic.
>
> 1. A photo by Susan Meiselas depicts a man in the 1979 Nicaraguan
> revolution holding an improvised weapon. Both the photo and
> the weapon depicted were symbols of the Sandinista revolution.
> Name the weapon.
>
> 2. A weapon containing over 2,000 pounds of ammonium nitrate
> was used to put a hole in the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building.
> It was contained in a vehicle -- name *either* the brand of
> vehicle, or the company that owned it.
>
> 3. This improvised weapon has become a symbolic act of defiance
> and resistance for Palestinian protesters. Most famously,
> an Associated Press photo showed a child holding this weapon
> in front of an Israeli tank. Name the weapon.
>
> 4. This improvised weapon, made of a manipulated newspaper, is
> used as a small club. It was named after a UK soccer team whose
> supporters had a reputation for hooliganism. Name the weapon --
> 2 words required for full points.
>
> 5. Sometimes an improvised weapon is simply a standard tool
> used against a person. Name the tool that Leon Trotsky was
> killed with. It or a related tool was also the improvised
> weapon of choice for 1930s crime syndicates. Name either.
>
> 6. This improvised weapon consists of a length of chain or
> strong cloth attached to a large lock or other piece of metal.
> Not considered lethal, it can cause significant damage when
> used proficiently. Name it.
>
> 7. A homemade knife-like weapon, especially one fashioned in prison.
> The name is also used as a verb. Name it.
>
> 8. Made widely available online, this single-shot handgun is
> regarded as the first 3D-printable firearm design. It was given
> a name in homage to its World War II predecessor. What name?
>
> 9. Piano wire, telephone cord, guitar strings, and fishing lines
> can all be used to improvise what weapon?
>
> 10. In October 2018, these weapons were delivered to various
> liberal financial and political figures in the United States,
> including George Soros, Hillary Clinton, and Barack Obama.
> Name the type of weapons-- 2 words required for full points.
>
>
> * Game 10, Round 6 - Literature - Horror
>
> 1. In 1871 Joseph Sheridan le Fanu wrote the protypical example
> of the lesbian vampire archetype. The story is narrated by a
>
> 2. 1816's "The Vampyre" is regarded as the first story to
> successfully fuse elements of vampirism into a coherent literary
> genre. This work was produced as part of the same contest that
> also produced the novel "Frankenstein". Who wrote "The Vampyre"?
>
> 3. 1973's "Child of God" is the story of Lester Ballard --
> a dispossessed, violent necrophiliac who transforms from
> cave-dweller to serial killer. The book focuses on themes of
> extreme isolation, perversity, and violence to represent the
> human experience. Name the author.
>
> 4. Richard Matheson's post-apocalyptic horror novel was an
> influential zombie-vampire mash-up, popularizing the concept
> of apocalypse by disease. The novel has been adapted for the
> screen three times, the best of which starred Charlton Heston.
> Name the original novel.
>
> 5. This 1991 novel follows Patrick Bateman, a Wall Street yuppie,
> as he tortures and kills his way through 1980s New York.
> The novel takes time for emotional reviews of classic pop-music
> performers of the era as well. Name the novel.
>
> 6. Name the 1987 Clive Barker *movie* that was inspired by the
> 1986 novella "The Hellbound Heart".
>
> 7. John Ajvide Lindqvist tells the story of a bullied child named
> Oskar and his new friend and neighbor, Eli, who only comes out
> at night, offering respite from their loneliness. And blood.
> And gore. It was adapted into a movie in 2008 and 2010.
> Name this novel.
>
> 8. Since the first publication of Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein"
> in 1818, the name of the novel's title character has been used
> incorrectly to refer to the monster itself. But in the novel,
> another name is used in this line where the monster speaks
> to Victor Frankenstein: "I ought to be thy ________, but I am
> rather the fallen angel". Fill in the blank.
>
> 9. Give the first name of *either one* of the two "immortal
> companions" featured prominently in Anne Rice's 1976 novel
> "Interview With the Vampire".
>
> 10. Give the full name (first and last) of either Dr. Jekyll or
> Mr. Hyde as depicted in the 1886 novella "The Strange Case of
> Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde".
>
--
Dan Tilque
Feb 12, 2020, 9:12:14 AM2/12/20
to
On 2/11/20 9:43 PM, Dan Tilque wrote:
> On 2/10/20 4:49 AM, Mark Brader wrote:
>>
>> 2. A weapon containing over 2,000 pounds of ammonium nitrate
>> was used to put a hole in the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building.
>> It was contained in a vehicle -- name *either* the brand of
>> vehicle, or the company that owned it.
>
> Rider
>
>>
> On 2/10/20 4:49 AM, Mark Brader wrote:
>>
>> 2. A weapon containing over 2,000 pounds of ammonium nitrate
>> was used to put a hole in the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building.
>> It was contained in a vehicle -- name *either* the brand of
>> vehicle, or the company that owned it.
>
> Rider
>
>>
>> 9. Piano wire, telephone cord, guitar strings, and fishing lines
>> can all be used to improvise what weapon?
>
> garret
In the vain hope of forestalling Mark's snide comments on my spelling,
>> can all be used to improvise what weapon?
>
> garret
yes, I was pretty bad with these two. Consider those comments already
said, Mark.
--
Dan Tilque
Mark Brader
Feb 12, 2020, 12:18:03 PM2/12/20
to
Dan Tilque:
> > garret
>
> In the vain hope of forestalling Mark's snide comments on my spelling...
Oh, don't worry about snide comments. I'll just have you imprisoned
in a garret for a while.
--
Mark Brader | "...a paradox that threatens to sink the whole concept that
Toronto | football games can predict electoral events"
m...@vex.net | --Chris Wilson
> > garret
>
> In the vain hope of forestalling Mark's snide comments on my spelling...
Oh, don't worry about snide comments. I'll just have you imprisoned
in a garret for a while.
--
Mark Brader | "...a paradox that threatens to sink the whole concept that
Toronto | football games can predict electoral events"
m...@vex.net | --Chris Wilson
Dan Tilque
Feb 12, 2020, 8:32:12 PM2/12/20
to
On 2/12/20 9:17 AM, Mark Brader wrote:
> Dan Tilque:
>>> garret
>>
>> In the vain hope of forestalling Mark's snide comments on my spelling...
>
> Oh, don't worry about snide comments. I'll just have you imprisoned
> in a garret for a while.
>
So you're going to put me in quarantine? I don't think bad spelling is
> Dan Tilque:
>>> garret
>>
>> In the vain hope of forestalling Mark's snide comments on my spelling...
>
> Oh, don't worry about snide comments. I'll just have you imprisoned
> in a garret for a while.
>
contagious. But injecting a little hope into my vein might fix it.
--
Dan Tilque
Mark Brader
Feb 12, 2020, 9:42:56 PM2/12/20
to
Dan Tilque:
--
Mark Brader "[It] was the kind of town where they spell
Toronto trouble TRUBIL, and if you try to correct them,
m...@vex.net they kill you." -- Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
> But injecting a little hope into my vein might fix it.
But I think your hope is in vein.
--
Mark Brader "[It] was the kind of town where they spell
Toronto trouble TRUBIL, and if you try to correct them,
m...@vex.net they kill you." -- Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
Mark Brader
Feb 13, 2020, 2:27:19 PM2/13/20
to
Mark Brader:
See: http://100photos.time.com/photos/susan-meiselas-molotov-man
> 2. A weapon containing over 2,000 pounds of ammonium nitrate
> was used to put a hole in the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building.
> It was contained in a vehicle -- name *either* the brand of
> vehicle, or the company that owned it.
Ford, Ryder (truck rentals). (Oklahoma City attack, 1995.)
4 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque.
> 3. This improvised weapon has become a symbolic act of defiance
> and resistance for Palestinian protesters. Most famously,
> an Associated Press photo showed a child holding this weapon
> in front of an Israeli tank. Name the weapon.
A stone. 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua.
See: http://live.staticflickr.com/3134/2691922355_c0f38041c3_z.jpg
> 4. This improvised weapon, made of a manipulated newspaper, is
> used as a small club. It was named after a UK soccer team whose
> supporters had a reputation for hooliganism. Name the weapon --
> 2 words required for full points.
Millwall brick. I accepted "Millwall Mallet". Chuckle points to
Dan Blum for "Arsenal". 4 for Joe.
See: http://qph.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-1a1177994b12bd497f3869bb15b6c3c3
> 5. Sometimes an improvised weapon is simply a standard tool
> used against a person. Name the tool that Leon Trotsky was
> killed with. It or a related tool was also the improvised
> weapon of choice for 1930s crime syndicates. Name either.
Ice ax, ice pick. "Ax" was insufficiently specific. 4 for Joe,
Joshua, Calvin, Pete, and Dan Tilque.
> 6. This improvised weapon consists of a length of chain or
> strong cloth attached to a large lock or other piece of metal.
> Not considered lethal, it can cause significant damage when
> used proficiently. Name it.
Chainlock or smiley.
See: http://i.pinimg.com/474x/bb/da/fb/bbdafb1303c03c1ae319e599589de8e6--lethal-weapon-survival-skills.jpg
> 7. A homemade knife-like weapon, especially one fashioned in prison.
> The name is also used as a verb. Name it.
Shiv or shank. 4 for Dan Blum, Joe, Joshua, Pete, and Dan Tilque.
> 8. Made widely available online, this single-shot handgun is
> regarded as the first 3D-printable firearm design. It was given
> a name in homage to its World War II predecessor. What name?
Liberator.
> 9. Piano wire, telephone cord, guitar strings, and fishing lines
> can all be used to improvise what weapon?
Garrote. 4 for Dan Blum, Joe, Joshua, and Pete. 3 for Dan Tilque.
> 10. In October 2018, these weapons were delivered to various
> liberal financial and political figures in the United States,
> including George Soros, Hillary Clinton, and Barack Obama.
> Name the type of weapons-- 2 words required for full points.
Pipe bomb. I accepted "letter bomb" or similar. 4 for Dan Blum
and Joe. 3 for Calvin.
> * Game 10, Round 6 - Literature - Horror
Sorry, due to my editing error the first question was incomplete.
It should have read:
> 1. In 1871 Joseph Sheridan le Fanu wrote the protypical example
> of the lesbian vampire archetype. The story is narrated by a
young girl preyed upon by a female vampire who also lusts after
her. The title is the vampire's name -- what is it?
And the answer is "Carmilla".
> 2. 1816's "The Vampyre" is regarded as the first story to
> successfully fuse elements of vampirism into a coherent literary
> genre. This work was produced as part of the same contest that
> also produced the novel "Frankenstein". Who wrote "The Vampyre"?
John Polidori. 4 for Dan Blum.
> 3. 1973's "Child of God" is the story of Lester Ballard --
> a dispossessed, violent necrophiliac who transforms from
> cave-dweller to serial killer. The book focuses on themes of
> extreme isolation, perversity, and violence to represent the
> human experience. Name the author.
Cormac McCarthy.
> 4. Richard Matheson's post-apocalyptic horror novel was an
> influential zombie-vampire mash-up, popularizing the concept
> of apocalypse by disease. The novel has been adapted for the
> screen three times, the best of which starred Charlton Heston.
> Name the original novel.
"I Am Legend". 4 for Dan Blum, Joe, and Joshua.
Charlton Heston starred in "The Omega Man" (1971). The other movie
versions are "The Last Man on Earth" (1964) with Vincent Price and
"I Am Legend" (2007) with Will Smith.
> 5. This 1991 novel follows Patrick Bateman, a Wall Street yuppie,
> as he tortures and kills his way through 1980s New York.
> The novel takes time for emotional reviews of classic pop-music
> performers of the era as well. Name the novel.
"American Psycho". 4 for Dan Blum, Joe, Joshua, and Calvin.
> 6. Name the 1987 Clive Barker *movie* that was inspired by the
> 1986 novella "The Hellbound Heart".
"Hellraiser". 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua.
> 7. John Ajvide Lindqvist tells the story of a bullied child named
> Oskar and his new friend and neighbor, Eli, who only comes out
> at night, offering respite from their loneliness. And blood.
> And gore. It was adapted into a movie in 2008 and 2010.
> Name this novel.
"Låt den rätte komma in", or in English, "Let the Right One In".
4 for Dan Blum, Joe, and Joshua.
The 2008 movie was in Swedish and retained the original Swedish and
English titles in countries speaking those languages. The 2010
version was in English and was titled "Let Me In"; I decided to
accept this as almost correct.
> 8. Since the first publication of Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein"
> in 1818, the name of the novel's title character has been used
> incorrectly to refer to the monster itself. But in the novel,
> another name is used in this line where the monster speaks
> to Victor Frankenstein: "I ought to be thy ________, but I am
> rather the fallen angel". Fill in the blank.
Adam. 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua.
> 9. Give the first name of *either one* of the two "immortal
> companions" featured prominently in Anne Rice's 1976 novel
> "Interview With the Vampire".
Lestat, Louis. 4 for Joshua.
> 10. Give the full name (first and last) of either Dr. Jekyll or
> Mr. Hyde as depicted in the 1886 novella "The Strange Case of
> Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde".
Henry Jekyll, Edward Hyde. 4 for Joshua.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 10 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Geo Ent Mis Lit
Joshua Kreitzer 40 28 20 28 116
Dan Blum 39 20 20 24 103
Pete Gayde 40 32 12 0 84
"Calvin" 25 35 7 4 71
Dan Tilque 40 8 15 0 63
Joe Masters -- -- 24 12 36
Erland Sommarskog 16 16 -- -- 32
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | I still remember the first time his reality check
m...@vex.net | bounced. -- Darlene Richards
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-11-25,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2019-10-16 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 10, Round 4 - Miscellaneous - Improvised Weapons
> This is a round that discusses some of the more famous examples
> of improvised weapons, some modern, some vintage or classic.
> 1. A photo by Susan Meiselas depicts a man in the 1979 Nicaraguan
> revolution holding an improvised weapon. Both the photo and
> the weapon depicted were symbols of the Sandinista revolution.
> Name the weapon.
Molotov cocktail. 4 for Joe and Joshua.
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 10, Round 4 - Miscellaneous - Improvised Weapons
> This is a round that discusses some of the more famous examples
> of improvised weapons, some modern, some vintage or classic.
> 1. A photo by Susan Meiselas depicts a man in the 1979 Nicaraguan
> revolution holding an improvised weapon. Both the photo and
> the weapon depicted were symbols of the Sandinista revolution.
> Name the weapon.
See: http://100photos.time.com/photos/susan-meiselas-molotov-man
> 2. A weapon containing over 2,000 pounds of ammonium nitrate
> was used to put a hole in the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building.
> It was contained in a vehicle -- name *either* the brand of
> vehicle, or the company that owned it.
4 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque.
> 3. This improvised weapon has become a symbolic act of defiance
> and resistance for Palestinian protesters. Most famously,
> an Associated Press photo showed a child holding this weapon
> in front of an Israeli tank. Name the weapon.
See: http://live.staticflickr.com/3134/2691922355_c0f38041c3_z.jpg
> 4. This improvised weapon, made of a manipulated newspaper, is
> used as a small club. It was named after a UK soccer team whose
> supporters had a reputation for hooliganism. Name the weapon --
> 2 words required for full points.
Dan Blum for "Arsenal". 4 for Joe.
See: http://qph.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-1a1177994b12bd497f3869bb15b6c3c3
> 5. Sometimes an improvised weapon is simply a standard tool
> used against a person. Name the tool that Leon Trotsky was
> killed with. It or a related tool was also the improvised
> weapon of choice for 1930s crime syndicates. Name either.
Joshua, Calvin, Pete, and Dan Tilque.
> 6. This improvised weapon consists of a length of chain or
> strong cloth attached to a large lock or other piece of metal.
> Not considered lethal, it can cause significant damage when
> used proficiently. Name it.
See: http://i.pinimg.com/474x/bb/da/fb/bbdafb1303c03c1ae319e599589de8e6--lethal-weapon-survival-skills.jpg
> 7. A homemade knife-like weapon, especially one fashioned in prison.
> The name is also used as a verb. Name it.
> 8. Made widely available online, this single-shot handgun is
> regarded as the first 3D-printable firearm design. It was given
> a name in homage to its World War II predecessor. What name?
> 9. Piano wire, telephone cord, guitar strings, and fishing lines
> can all be used to improvise what weapon?
> 10. In October 2018, these weapons were delivered to various
> liberal financial and political figures in the United States,
> including George Soros, Hillary Clinton, and Barack Obama.
> Name the type of weapons-- 2 words required for full points.
and Joe. 3 for Calvin.
> * Game 10, Round 6 - Literature - Horror
It should have read:
> 1. In 1871 Joseph Sheridan le Fanu wrote the protypical example
> of the lesbian vampire archetype. The story is narrated by a
her. The title is the vampire's name -- what is it?
And the answer is "Carmilla".
> 2. 1816's "The Vampyre" is regarded as the first story to
> successfully fuse elements of vampirism into a coherent literary
> genre. This work was produced as part of the same contest that
> also produced the novel "Frankenstein". Who wrote "The Vampyre"?
> 3. 1973's "Child of God" is the story of Lester Ballard --
> a dispossessed, violent necrophiliac who transforms from
> cave-dweller to serial killer. The book focuses on themes of
> extreme isolation, perversity, and violence to represent the
> human experience. Name the author.
> 4. Richard Matheson's post-apocalyptic horror novel was an
> influential zombie-vampire mash-up, popularizing the concept
> of apocalypse by disease. The novel has been adapted for the
> screen three times, the best of which starred Charlton Heston.
> Name the original novel.
Charlton Heston starred in "The Omega Man" (1971). The other movie
versions are "The Last Man on Earth" (1964) with Vincent Price and
"I Am Legend" (2007) with Will Smith.
> 5. This 1991 novel follows Patrick Bateman, a Wall Street yuppie,
> as he tortures and kills his way through 1980s New York.
> The novel takes time for emotional reviews of classic pop-music
> performers of the era as well. Name the novel.
> 6. Name the 1987 Clive Barker *movie* that was inspired by the
> 1986 novella "The Hellbound Heart".
> 7. John Ajvide Lindqvist tells the story of a bullied child named
> Oskar and his new friend and neighbor, Eli, who only comes out
> at night, offering respite from their loneliness. And blood.
> And gore. It was adapted into a movie in 2008 and 2010.
> Name this novel.
4 for Dan Blum, Joe, and Joshua.
The 2008 movie was in Swedish and retained the original Swedish and
English titles in countries speaking those languages. The 2010
version was in English and was titled "Let Me In"; I decided to
accept this as almost correct.
> 8. Since the first publication of Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein"
> in 1818, the name of the novel's title character has been used
> incorrectly to refer to the monster itself. But in the novel,
> another name is used in this line where the monster speaks
> to Victor Frankenstein: "I ought to be thy ________, but I am
> rather the fallen angel". Fill in the blank.
> 9. Give the first name of *either one* of the two "immortal
> companions" featured prominently in Anne Rice's 1976 novel
> "Interview With the Vampire".
> 10. Give the full name (first and last) of either Dr. Jekyll or
> Mr. Hyde as depicted in the 1886 novella "The Strange Case of
> Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde".
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 10 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Geo Ent Mis Lit
Joshua Kreitzer 40 28 20 28 116
Dan Blum 39 20 20 24 103
Pete Gayde 40 32 12 0 84
"Calvin" 25 35 7 4 71
Dan Tilque 40 8 15 0 63
Joe Masters -- -- 24 12 36
Erland Sommarskog 16 16 -- -- 32
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