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Mark Brader
May 8, 2020, 1:36:48 AM5/8/20
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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2020-02-24,
and should be interpreted accordingly.
On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup,
based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
the correct answers in about 3 days.
All questions were written by members of MI5 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 6, Round 7 - Science - Textiles
1. Silk is produced by silkworms feeding on the leaves of which
tree?
2. Mohair and cashmere are wools from which type of animal?
3. In weaving fabric, a shuttle carrying some yarn is passed
between more strands of yarn sitting in the opposite direction.
Give the name for either the yarn in the shuttle or the yarn
that it travels through.
4. Garments like T-shirts, polo shirts, and underwear are not
made from woven fabrics. What is the fabric production process
for them called?
5. What country produces the cotton considered to be the world's
best?
6. Supima is a special cotton grown in the US. It is considered to
be a super version of the Pima cotton, which itself is pretty
good. From what country did Pima cotton originally come?
7. The three largest cotton-producing countries in the world are
India, China, and what?
8. Tyrian purple was a special dye used to dye the clothes of
Roman emperors. From what type of creature was it derived?
9. Until after the Middle Ages, in what natural substance were
woolen fabrics soaked in order to help the dye stick and not
wash off?
10. Viscose is a fiber made from cellulose, mostly from wood.
In 1924 it started to be sold under a commercial name.
What was that?
* Game 6, Round 8 - Entertainment - Clowns
1. This fictional clown murders dozens of children in the town
of Derry, Maine, in a novel and on film. He is believed to
have inspired a real-life clown hysteria in 2016 following a
rash of scary clown sightings. Name him.
2. In which Shakespeare play does Feste the clown (also called a
jester or a fool) sing "Come away, come away death"?
3. "Send in the Clowns" is a beautiful ballad from the 1973 musical
"A Little Night Music". Who wrote it?
4. This clown was the mute partner of Howdy Doody on the first
nationally televised TV program for children, which ran from
1947-1960. She was first played by Robert Keeshan, who went
on to play Captain Kangaroo. Name this clown.
5. This clown is a cigarette-smoking, bender-prone cynic with a
pacemaker who cheats on his taxes and runs up gambling debts
to mobsters. His given names are Herschel Schmoekel Pinchas
Yerucham, but by what name is he usually known?
6. This clown is best known for his off-camera death on an episode
of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show". His philosophy in verse:
"A little song, a little dance, a little seltzer down your
pants." Name him.
7. Ronald McDonald has been the mascot of McDonald's since the
early 1960's and it is estimated that more than 95% of America's
youth now recognize him. The man who first played the character
of Ronald McDonald was later a weatherman on "The Today Show".
Name him.
8. This American physician founded the Gesundheit Institute in 1971
to organize volunteers to travel to other countries and dress as
clowns to bring joy to orphans and patients. A 1998 movie based
on his life and his views on medicine starred Robin Williams.
Name him.
9. The clown known as Weary Willie was a down-and-out hobo who
wore tattered clothes and a sad expression. His most famous
routine involved trying to sweep up a spotlight and then
appearing startled when it disappeared. Name the man behind
Weary Willie's greasepaint.
10. The title of an opera by Ruggero Leoncavallo translates from
the Italian to "clowns" or "players". It's about the fatal
jealousies in a traveling troupe of actors. Name the opera,
in Italian.
--
Mark Brader | "... a movement is already under way to declare December 7
Toronto | an annual legal holiday in commemoration of the opening of
m...@vex.net | hostilities." -- Ring Lardner, New York Times, 1931
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 MI5 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 6, Round 7 - Science - Textiles
1. Silk is produced by silkworms feeding on the leaves of which
tree?
2. Mohair and cashmere are wools from which type of animal?
3. In weaving fabric, a shuttle carrying some yarn is passed
between more strands of yarn sitting in the opposite direction.
Give the name for either the yarn in the shuttle or the yarn
that it travels through.
4. Garments like T-shirts, polo shirts, and underwear are not
made from woven fabrics. What is the fabric production process
for them called?
5. What country produces the cotton considered to be the world's
best?
6. Supima is a special cotton grown in the US. It is considered to
be a super version of the Pima cotton, which itself is pretty
good. From what country did Pima cotton originally come?
7. The three largest cotton-producing countries in the world are
India, China, and what?
8. Tyrian purple was a special dye used to dye the clothes of
Roman emperors. From what type of creature was it derived?
9. Until after the Middle Ages, in what natural substance were
woolen fabrics soaked in order to help the dye stick and not
wash off?
10. Viscose is a fiber made from cellulose, mostly from wood.
In 1924 it started to be sold under a commercial name.
What was that?
* Game 6, Round 8 - Entertainment - Clowns
1. This fictional clown murders dozens of children in the town
of Derry, Maine, in a novel and on film. He is believed to
have inspired a real-life clown hysteria in 2016 following a
rash of scary clown sightings. Name him.
2. In which Shakespeare play does Feste the clown (also called a
jester or a fool) sing "Come away, come away death"?
3. "Send in the Clowns" is a beautiful ballad from the 1973 musical
"A Little Night Music". Who wrote it?
4. This clown was the mute partner of Howdy Doody on the first
nationally televised TV program for children, which ran from
1947-1960. She was first played by Robert Keeshan, who went
on to play Captain Kangaroo. Name this clown.
5. This clown is a cigarette-smoking, bender-prone cynic with a
pacemaker who cheats on his taxes and runs up gambling debts
to mobsters. His given names are Herschel Schmoekel Pinchas
Yerucham, but by what name is he usually known?
6. This clown is best known for his off-camera death on an episode
of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show". His philosophy in verse:
"A little song, a little dance, a little seltzer down your
pants." Name him.
7. Ronald McDonald has been the mascot of McDonald's since the
early 1960's and it is estimated that more than 95% of America's
youth now recognize him. The man who first played the character
of Ronald McDonald was later a weatherman on "The Today Show".
Name him.
8. This American physician founded the Gesundheit Institute in 1971
to organize volunteers to travel to other countries and dress as
clowns to bring joy to orphans and patients. A 1998 movie based
on his life and his views on medicine starred Robin Williams.
Name him.
9. The clown known as Weary Willie was a down-and-out hobo who
wore tattered clothes and a sad expression. His most famous
routine involved trying to sweep up a spotlight and then
appearing startled when it disappeared. Name the man behind
Weary Willie's greasepaint.
10. The title of an opera by Ruggero Leoncavallo translates from
the Italian to "clowns" or "players". It's about the fatal
jealousies in a traveling troupe of actors. Name the opera,
in Italian.
--
Mark Brader | "... a movement is already under way to declare December 7
Toronto | an annual legal holiday in commemoration of the opening of
m...@vex.net | hostilities." -- Ring Lardner, New York Times, 1931
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Calvin
May 8, 2020, 4:31:34 AM5/8/20
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On Friday, May 8, 2020 at 3:36:48 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
> * Game 6, Round 7 - Science - Textiles
>
> 1. Silk is produced by silkworms feeding on the leaves of which
> tree?
Mulberry
> * Game 6, Round 7 - Science - Textiles
>
> 1. Silk is produced by silkworms feeding on the leaves of which
> tree?
> 2. Mohair and cashmere are wools from which type of animal?
> 3. In weaving fabric, a shuttle carrying some yarn is passed
> between more strands of yarn sitting in the opposite direction.
> Give the name for either the yarn in the shuttle or the yarn
> that it travels through.
>
> 4. Garments like T-shirts, polo shirts, and underwear are not
> made from woven fabrics. What is the fabric production process
> for them called?
>
> 5. What country produces the cotton considered to be the world's
> best?
>
> 6. Supima is a special cotton grown in the US. It is considered to
> be a super version of the Pima cotton, which itself is pretty
> good. From what country did Pima cotton originally come?
>
> 7. The three largest cotton-producing countries in the world are
> India, China, and what?
> 8. Tyrian purple was a special dye used to dye the clothes of
> Roman emperors. From what type of creature was it derived?
> 9. Until after the Middle Ages, in what natural substance were
> woolen fabrics soaked in order to help the dye stick and not
> wash off?
> 10. Viscose is a fiber made from cellulose, mostly from wood.
> In 1924 it started to be sold under a commercial name.
> What was that?
>
>
> * Game 6, Round 8 - Entertainment - Clowns
>
> 1. This fictional clown murders dozens of children in the town
> of Derry, Maine, in a novel and on film. He is believed to
> have inspired a real-life clown hysteria in 2016 following a
> rash of scary clown sightings. Name him.
> 2. In which Shakespeare play does Feste the clown (also called a
> jester or a fool) sing "Come away, come away death"?
>
> 3. "Send in the Clowns" is a beautiful ballad from the 1973 musical
> "A Little Night Music". Who wrote it?
> 4. This clown was the mute partner of Howdy Doody on the first
> nationally televised TV program for children, which ran from
> 1947-1960. She was first played by Robert Keeshan, who went
> on to play Captain Kangaroo. Name this clown.
>
> 5. This clown is a cigarette-smoking, bender-prone cynic with a
> pacemaker who cheats on his taxes and runs up gambling debts
> to mobsters. His given names are Herschel Schmoekel Pinchas
> Yerucham, but by what name is he usually known?
> 6. This clown is best known for his off-camera death on an episode
> of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show". His philosophy in verse:
> "A little song, a little dance, a little seltzer down your
> pants." Name him.
>
> 7. Ronald McDonald has been the mascot of McDonald's since the
> early 1960's and it is estimated that more than 95% of America's
> youth now recognize him. The man who first played the character
> of Ronald McDonald was later a weatherman on "The Today Show".
> Name him.
>
> 8. This American physician founded the Gesundheit Institute in 1971
> to organize volunteers to travel to other countries and dress as
> clowns to bring joy to orphans and patients. A 1998 movie based
> on his life and his views on medicine starred Robin Williams.
> Name him.
> 9. The clown known as Weary Willie was a down-and-out hobo who
> wore tattered clothes and a sad expression. His most famous
> routine involved trying to sweep up a spotlight and then
> appearing startled when it disappeared. Name the man behind
> Weary Willie's greasepaint.
>
> 10. The title of an opera by Ruggero Leoncavallo translates from
> the Italian to "clowns" or "players". It's about the fatal
> jealousies in a traveling troupe of actors. Name the opera,
> in Italian.
cheers,
calvin
Bruce Bowler
May 8, 2020, 8:57:56 AM5/8/20
to
On Fri, 08 May 2020 00:36:43 -0500, Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2020-02-24, and
> should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give both a
> right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty. Please post
> all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote the
> questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal the
> correct answers in about 3 days.
>
> All questions were written by members of MI5 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 6, Round 7 - Science - Textiles
>
> 1. Silk is produced by silkworms feeding on the leaves of which
> tree?
mulberry
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2020-02-24, and
> should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give both a
> right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty. Please post
> all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote the
> questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal the
> correct answers in about 3 days.
>
> All questions were written by members of MI5 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 6, Round 7 - Science - Textiles
>
> 1. Silk is produced by silkworms feeding on the leaves of which
> tree?
> 2. Mohair and cashmere are wools from which type of animal?
> 3. In weaving fabric, a shuttle carrying some yarn is passed
> between more strands of yarn sitting in the opposite direction. Give
> the name for either the yarn in the shuttle or the yarn that it
> travels through.
> 4. Garments like T-shirts, polo shirts, and underwear are not
> made from woven fabrics. What is the fabric production process for
> them called?
> 5. What country produces the cotton considered to be the world's
> best?
>
> 6. Supima is a special cotton grown in the US. It is considered to
> be a super version of the Pima cotton, which itself is pretty good.
> From what country did Pima cotton originally come?
> 7. The three largest cotton-producing countries in the world are
> India, China, and what?
> 8. Tyrian purple was a special dye used to dye the clothes of
> Roman emperors. From what type of creature was it derived?
> 9. Until after the Middle Ages, in what natural substance were
> woolen fabrics soaked in order to help the dye stick and not wash
> off?
>
> 10. Viscose is a fiber made from cellulose, mostly from wood.
> In 1924 it started to be sold under a commercial name.
> What was that?
>
>
> * Game 6, Round 8 - Entertainment - Clowns
>
> 1. This fictional clown murders dozens of children in the town
> of Derry, Maine, in a novel and on film. He is believed to have
> inspired a real-life clown hysteria in 2016 following a rash of scary
> clown sightings. Name him.
> 2. In which Shakespeare play does Feste the clown (also called a
> jester or a fool) sing "Come away, come away death"?
> 3. "Send in the Clowns" is a beautiful ballad from the 1973 musical
> "A Little Night Music". Who wrote it?
> 4. This clown was the mute partner of Howdy Doody on the first
> nationally televised TV program for children, which ran from
> 1947-1960. She was first played by Robert Keeshan, who went on to
> play Captain Kangaroo. Name this clown.
> 5. This clown is a cigarette-smoking, bender-prone cynic with a
> pacemaker who cheats on his taxes and runs up gambling debts to
> mobsters. His given names are Herschel Schmoekel Pinchas Yerucham,
> but by what name is he usually known?
> 6. This clown is best known for his off-camera death on an episode
> of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show". His philosophy in verse:
> "A little song, a little dance, a little seltzer down your pants."
> Name him.
> 7. Ronald McDonald has been the mascot of McDonald's since the
> early 1960's and it is estimated that more than 95% of America's
> youth now recognize him. The man who first played the character of
> Ronald McDonald was later a weatherman on "The Today Show". Name him.
> 8. This American physician founded the Gesundheit Institute in 1971
> to organize volunteers to travel to other countries and dress as
> clowns to bring joy to orphans and patients. A 1998 movie based on
> his life and his views on medicine starred Robin Williams. Name him.
> 9. The clown known as Weary Willie was a down-and-out hobo who
> wore tattered clothes and a sad expression. His most famous routine
> involved trying to sweep up a spotlight and then appearing startled
> when it disappeared. Name the man behind Weary Willie's greasepaint.
> 10. The title of an opera by Ruggero Leoncavallo translates from
> the Italian to "clowns" or "players". It's about the fatal
> jealousies in a traveling troupe of actors. Name the opera,
> in Italian.
Dan Blum
May 8, 2020, 9:19:15 AM5/8/20
to
Mark Brader <m...@vex.net> wrote:
> * Game 6, Round 7 - Science - Textiles
> 1. Silk is produced by silkworms feeding on the leaves of which
> tree?
mulberry
> * Game 6, Round 7 - Science - Textiles
> 1. Silk is produced by silkworms feeding on the leaves of which
> tree?
> 2. Mohair and cashmere are wools from which type of animal?
> 3. In weaving fabric, a shuttle carrying some yarn is passed
> between more strands of yarn sitting in the opposite direction.
> Give the name for either the yarn in the shuttle or the yarn
> that it travels through.
> 5. What country produces the cotton considered to be the world's
> best?
> 6. Supima is a special cotton grown in the US. It is considered to
> be a super version of the Pima cotton, which itself is pretty
> good. From what country did Pima cotton originally come?
> 7. The three largest cotton-producing countries in the world are
> India, China, and what?
> 8. Tyrian purple was a special dye used to dye the clothes of
> Roman emperors. From what type of creature was it derived?
> 9. Until after the Middle Ages, in what natural substance were
> woolen fabrics soaked in order to help the dye stick and not
> wash off?
> 10. Viscose is a fiber made from cellulose, mostly from wood.
> In 1924 it started to be sold under a commercial name.
> What was that?
> * Game 6, Round 8 - Entertainment - Clowns
> 1. This fictional clown murders dozens of children in the town
> of Derry, Maine, in a novel and on film. He is believed to
> have inspired a real-life clown hysteria in 2016 following a
> rash of scary clown sightings. Name him.
> 2. In which Shakespeare play does Feste the clown (also called a
> jester or a fool) sing "Come away, come away death"?
> 3. "Send in the Clowns" is a beautiful ballad from the 1973 musical
> "A Little Night Music". Who wrote it?
> 4. This clown was the mute partner of Howdy Doody on the first
> nationally televised TV program for children, which ran from
> 1947-1960. She was first played by Robert Keeshan, who went
> on to play Captain Kangaroo. Name this clown.
> 5. This clown is a cigarette-smoking, bender-prone cynic with a
> pacemaker who cheats on his taxes and runs up gambling debts
> to mobsters. His given names are Herschel Schmoekel Pinchas
> Yerucham, but by what name is he usually known?
> 7. Ronald McDonald has been the mascot of McDonald's since the
> early 1960's and it is estimated that more than 95% of America's
> youth now recognize him. The man who first played the character
> of Ronald McDonald was later a weatherman on "The Today Show".
> Name him.
> 8. This American physician founded the Gesundheit Institute in 1971
> to organize volunteers to travel to other countries and dress as
> clowns to bring joy to orphans and patients. A 1998 movie based
> on his life and his views on medicine starred Robin Williams.
> Name him.
> 9. The clown known as Weary Willie was a down-and-out hobo who
> wore tattered clothes and a sad expression. His most famous
> routine involved trying to sweep up a spotlight and then
> appearing startled when it disappeared. Name the man behind
> Weary Willie's greasepaint.
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Erland Sommarskog
May 8, 2020, 2:04:34 PM5/8/20
to
Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> * Game 6, Round 7 - Science - Textiles
>
> 1. Silk is produced by silkworms feeding on the leaves of which
> tree?
Mulberry
> * Game 6, Round 7 - Science - Textiles
>
> 1. Silk is produced by silkworms feeding on the leaves of which
> tree?
> 2. Mohair and cashmere are wools from which type of animal?
> 5. What country produces the cotton considered to be the world's
> best?
> 7. The three largest cotton-producing countries in the world are
> India, China, and what?
Joshua Kreitzer
May 8, 2020, 8:18:05 PM5/8/20
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:CNOdnWSV3vJ2cinDnZ2dnUU7-
THN...@giganews.com:
> * Game 6, Round 7 - Science - Textiles
>
> 1. Silk is produced by silkworms feeding on the leaves of which
> tree?
mulberry
> 2. Mohair and cashmere are wools from which type of animal?
goat
> 5. What country produces the cotton considered to be the world's
> best?
Egypt
> 6. Supima is a special cotton grown in the US. It is considered to
> be a super version of the Pima cotton, which itself is pretty
> good. From what country did Pima cotton originally come?
Mexico
> 7. The three largest cotton-producing countries in the world are
> India, China, and what?
USA
> 8. Tyrian purple was a special dye used to dye the clothes of
> Roman emperors. From what type of creature was it derived?
snail
> 10. Viscose is a fiber made from cellulose, mostly from wood.
> In 1924 it started to be sold under a commercial name.
> What was that?
nylon
> * Game 6, Round 8 - Entertainment - Clowns
>
> 1. This fictional clown murders dozens of children in the town
> of Derry, Maine, in a novel and on film. He is believed to
> have inspired a real-life clown hysteria in 2016 following a
> rash of scary clown sightings. Name him.
Pennywise
> 3. "Send in the Clowns" is a beautiful ballad from the 1973 musical
> "A Little Night Music". Who wrote it?
Stephen Sondheim
> 4. This clown was the mute partner of Howdy Doody on the first
> nationally televised TV program for children, which ran from
> 1947-1960. She was first played by Robert Keeshan, who went
> on to play Captain Kangaroo. Name this clown.
Clarabell
> 5. This clown is a cigarette-smoking, bender-prone cynic with a
> pacemaker who cheats on his taxes and runs up gambling debts
> to mobsters. His given names are Herschel Schmoekel Pinchas
> Yerucham, but by what name is he usually known?
Krusty
> 7. Ronald McDonald has been the mascot of McDonald's since the
> early 1960's and it is estimated that more than 95% of America's
> youth now recognize him. The man who first played the character
> of Ronald McDonald was later a weatherman on "The Today Show".
> Name him.
Willard Scott
> 8. This American physician founded the Gesundheit Institute in 1971
> to organize volunteers to travel to other countries and dress as
> clowns to bring joy to orphans and patients. A 1998 movie based
> on his life and his views on medicine starred Robin Williams.
> Name him.
Patch Adams
> 9. The clown known as Weary Willie was a down-and-out hobo who
> wore tattered clothes and a sad expression. His most famous
> routine involved trying to sweep up a spotlight and then
> appearing startled when it disappeared. Name the man behind
> Weary Willie's greasepaint.
Emmett Kelly
> 10. The title of an opera by Ruggero Leoncavallo translates from
> the Italian to "clowns" or "players". It's about the fatal
> jealousies in a traveling troupe of actors. Name the opera,
> in Italian.
"Pagliacci"
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
THN...@giganews.com:
> * Game 6, Round 7 - Science - Textiles
>
> 1. Silk is produced by silkworms feeding on the leaves of which
> tree?
> 2. Mohair and cashmere are wools from which type of animal?
> 5. What country produces the cotton considered to be the world's
> best?
> 6. Supima is a special cotton grown in the US. It is considered to
> be a super version of the Pima cotton, which itself is pretty
> good. From what country did Pima cotton originally come?
> 7. The three largest cotton-producing countries in the world are
> India, China, and what?
> 8. Tyrian purple was a special dye used to dye the clothes of
> Roman emperors. From what type of creature was it derived?
> 10. Viscose is a fiber made from cellulose, mostly from wood.
> In 1924 it started to be sold under a commercial name.
> What was that?
> * Game 6, Round 8 - Entertainment - Clowns
>
> 1. This fictional clown murders dozens of children in the town
> of Derry, Maine, in a novel and on film. He is believed to
> have inspired a real-life clown hysteria in 2016 following a
> rash of scary clown sightings. Name him.
> 3. "Send in the Clowns" is a beautiful ballad from the 1973 musical
> "A Little Night Music". Who wrote it?
> 4. This clown was the mute partner of Howdy Doody on the first
> nationally televised TV program for children, which ran from
> 1947-1960. She was first played by Robert Keeshan, who went
> on to play Captain Kangaroo. Name this clown.
> 5. This clown is a cigarette-smoking, bender-prone cynic with a
> pacemaker who cheats on his taxes and runs up gambling debts
> to mobsters. His given names are Herschel Schmoekel Pinchas
> Yerucham, but by what name is he usually known?
> 7. Ronald McDonald has been the mascot of McDonald's since the
> early 1960's and it is estimated that more than 95% of America's
> youth now recognize him. The man who first played the character
> of Ronald McDonald was later a weatherman on "The Today Show".
> Name him.
> 8. This American physician founded the Gesundheit Institute in 1971
> to organize volunteers to travel to other countries and dress as
> clowns to bring joy to orphans and patients. A 1998 movie based
> on his life and his views on medicine starred Robin Williams.
> Name him.
> 9. The clown known as Weary Willie was a down-and-out hobo who
> wore tattered clothes and a sad expression. His most famous
> routine involved trying to sweep up a spotlight and then
> appearing startled when it disappeared. Name the man behind
> Weary Willie's greasepaint.
> 10. The title of an opera by Ruggero Leoncavallo translates from
> the Italian to "clowns" or "players". It's about the fatal
> jealousies in a traveling troupe of actors. Name the opera,
> in Italian.
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Pete Gayde
May 9, 2020, 5:11:49 PM5/9/20
to
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2020-02-24,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
> Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
> the correct answers in about 3 days.
>
> All questions were written by members of MI5 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 6, Round 7 - Science - Textiles
>
> 1. Silk is produced by silkworms feeding on the leaves of which
> tree?
>
> 2. Mohair and cashmere are wools from which type of animal?
Sheep
> 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 MI5 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 6, Round 7 - Science - Textiles
>
> 1. Silk is produced by silkworms feeding on the leaves of which
> tree?
>
> 2. Mohair and cashmere are wools from which type of animal?
>
> 3. In weaving fabric, a shuttle carrying some yarn is passed
> between more strands of yarn sitting in the opposite direction.
> Give the name for either the yarn in the shuttle or the yarn
> that it travels through.
>
> 4. Garments like T-shirts, polo shirts, and underwear are not
> made from woven fabrics. What is the fabric production process
> for them called?
>
> 5. What country produces the cotton considered to be the world's
> best?
>
> 6. Supima is a special cotton grown in the US. It is considered to
> be a super version of the Pima cotton, which itself is pretty
> good. From what country did Pima cotton originally come?
>
> 7. The three largest cotton-producing countries in the world are
> India, China, and what?
>
> 8. Tyrian purple was a special dye used to dye the clothes of
> Roman emperors. From what type of creature was it derived?
>
> 9. Until after the Middle Ages, in what natural substance were
> woolen fabrics soaked in order to help the dye stick and not
> wash off?
>
> 10. Viscose is a fiber made from cellulose, mostly from wood.
> In 1924 it started to be sold under a commercial name.
> What was that?
>
>
> * Game 6, Round 8 - Entertainment - Clowns
>
> 1. This fictional clown murders dozens of children in the town
> of Derry, Maine, in a novel and on film. He is believed to
> have inspired a real-life clown hysteria in 2016 following a
> rash of scary clown sightings. Name him.
>
> 2. In which Shakespeare play does Feste the clown (also called a
> jester or a fool) sing "Come away, come away death"?
>
> 3. "Send in the Clowns" is a beautiful ballad from the 1973 musical
> "A Little Night Music". Who wrote it?
>
> 4. This clown was the mute partner of Howdy Doody on the first
> nationally televised TV program for children, which ran from
> 1947-1960. She was first played by Robert Keeshan, who went
> on to play Captain Kangaroo. Name this clown.
>
> 5. This clown is a cigarette-smoking, bender-prone cynic with a
> pacemaker who cheats on his taxes and runs up gambling debts
> to mobsters. His given names are Herschel Schmoekel Pinchas
> Yerucham, but by what name is he usually known?
>
> 6. This clown is best known for his off-camera death on an episode
> of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show". His philosophy in verse:
> "A little song, a little dance, a little seltzer down your
> pants." Name him.
>
> 7. Ronald McDonald has been the mascot of McDonald's since the
> early 1960's and it is estimated that more than 95% of America's
> youth now recognize him. The man who first played the character
> of Ronald McDonald was later a weatherman on "The Today Show".
> Name him.
>
> 8. This American physician founded the Gesundheit Institute in 1971
> to organize volunteers to travel to other countries and dress as
> clowns to bring joy to orphans and patients. A 1998 movie based
> on his life and his views on medicine starred Robin Williams.
> Name him.
>
> 9. The clown known as Weary Willie was a down-and-out hobo who
> wore tattered clothes and a sad expression. His most famous
> routine involved trying to sweep up a spotlight and then
> appearing startled when it disappeared. Name the man behind
> Weary Willie's greasepaint.
>
> 10. The title of an opera by Ruggero Leoncavallo translates from
> the Italian to "clowns" or "players". It's about the fatal
> jealousies in a traveling troupe of actors. Name the opera,
> in Italian.
>
Pete Gayde
Dan Tilque
May 10, 2020, 5:15:28 PM5/10/20
to
On 5/7/20 10:36 PM, Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * Game 6, Round 7 - Science - Textiles
>
> 1. Silk is produced by silkworms feeding on the leaves of which
> tree?
mulberry
>
>
> * Game 6, Round 7 - Science - Textiles
>
> 1. Silk is produced by silkworms feeding on the leaves of which
> tree?
>
> 2. Mohair and cashmere are wools from which type of animal?
>
> 3. In weaving fabric, a shuttle carrying some yarn is passed
> between more strands of yarn sitting in the opposite direction.
> Give the name for either the yarn in the shuttle or the yarn
> that it travels through.
>
> 4. Garments like T-shirts, polo shirts, and underwear are not
> made from woven fabrics. What is the fabric production process
> for them called?
>
> 5. What country produces the cotton considered to be the world's
> best?
>
> 6. Supima is a special cotton grown in the US. It is considered to
> be a super version of the Pima cotton, which itself is pretty
> good. From what country did Pima cotton originally come?
>
> 7. The three largest cotton-producing countries in the world are
> India, China, and what?
>
> 8. Tyrian purple was a special dye used to dye the clothes of
> Roman emperors. From what type of creature was it derived?
>
> 9. Until after the Middle Ages, in what natural substance were
> woolen fabrics soaked in order to help the dye stick and not
> wash off?
>
> 10. Viscose is a fiber made from cellulose, mostly from wood.
> In 1924 it started to be sold under a commercial name.
> What was that?
>
>
> * Game 6, Round 8 - Entertainment - Clowns
>
> 1. This fictional clown murders dozens of children in the town
> of Derry, Maine, in a novel and on film. He is believed to
> have inspired a real-life clown hysteria in 2016 following a
> rash of scary clown sightings. Name him.
>
> 2. In which Shakespeare play does Feste the clown (also called a
> jester or a fool) sing "Come away, come away death"?
>
> 3. "Send in the Clowns" is a beautiful ballad from the 1973 musical
> "A Little Night Music". Who wrote it?
>
> 4. This clown was the mute partner of Howdy Doody on the first
> nationally televised TV program for children, which ran from
> 1947-1960. She was first played by Robert Keeshan, who went
> on to play Captain Kangaroo. Name this clown.
>
> 5. This clown is a cigarette-smoking, bender-prone cynic with a
> pacemaker who cheats on his taxes and runs up gambling debts
> to mobsters. His given names are Herschel Schmoekel Pinchas
> Yerucham, but by what name is he usually known?
>
> 6. This clown is best known for his off-camera death on an episode
> of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show". His philosophy in verse:
> "A little song, a little dance, a little seltzer down your
> pants." Name him.
>
> 7. Ronald McDonald has been the mascot of McDonald's since the
> early 1960's and it is estimated that more than 95% of America's
> youth now recognize him. The man who first played the character
> of Ronald McDonald was later a weatherman on "The Today Show".
> Name him.
>
> 8. This American physician founded the Gesundheit Institute in 1971
> to organize volunteers to travel to other countries and dress as
> clowns to bring joy to orphans and patients. A 1998 movie based
> on his life and his views on medicine starred Robin Williams.
> Name him.
>
> 9. The clown known as Weary Willie was a down-and-out hobo who
> wore tattered clothes and a sad expression. His most famous
> routine involved trying to sweep up a spotlight and then
> appearing startled when it disappeared. Name the man behind
> Weary Willie's greasepaint.
>
> 10. The title of an opera by Ruggero Leoncavallo translates from
> the Italian to "clowns" or "players". It's about the fatal
> jealousies in a traveling troupe of actors. Name the opera,
> in Italian.
>
--
Mark Brader
May 10, 2020, 11:28:16 PM5/10/20
to
Mark Brader:
and Dan Tilque.
> 2. Mohair and cashmere are wools from which type of animal?
Goats. 4 for Calvin, Bruce, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.
> 3. In weaving fabric, a shuttle carrying some yarn is passed
> between more strands of yarn sitting in the opposite direction.
> Give the name for either the yarn in the shuttle or the yarn
> that it travels through.
Warp, weft (or woof). 4 for Bruce (the hard way), Dan Blum,
and Dan Tilque.
> 4. Garments like T-shirts, polo shirts, and underwear are not
> made from woven fabrics. What is the fabric production process
> for them called?
Knitting. 4 for Bruce.
> 5. What country produces the cotton considered to be the world's
> best?
Egypt. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.
> 6. Supima is a special cotton grown in the US. It is considered to
> be a super version of the Pima cotton, which itself is pretty
> good. From what country did Pima cotton originally come?
Peru. 4 for Bruce.
> 7. The three largest cotton-producing countries in the world are
> India, China, and what?
US (followed by Pakistan and Brazil). 4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Joshua,
Pete, and Dan Tilque. 3 for Calvin.
> 8. Tyrian purple was a special dye used to dye the clothes of
> Roman emperors. From what type of creature was it derived?
(Sea) snails. Accepting murex, the family. 4 for Bruce, Joshua,
and Dan Tilque.
> 9. Until after the Middle Ages, in what natural substance were
> woolen fabrics soaked in order to help the dye stick and not
> wash off?
Urine. 4 for Calvin, Dan Blum, and Pete.
> 10. Viscose is a fiber made from cellulose, mostly from wood.
> In 1924 it started to be sold under a commercial name.
> What was that?
Rayon. 4 for Dan Tilque.
> * Game 6, Round 8 - Entertainment - Clowns
> 1. This fictional clown murders dozens of children in the town
> of Derry, Maine, in a novel and on film. He is believed to
> have inspired a real-life clown hysteria in 2016 following a
> rash of scary clown sightings. Name him.
Pennywise. 4 for Calvin, Bruce, Dan Blum, Joshua, and Pete.
> 2. In which Shakespeare play does Feste the clown (also called a
> jester or a fool) sing "Come away, come away death"?
"Twelfth Night". 4 for Bruce and Dan Blum.
> 3. "Send in the Clowns" is a beautiful ballad from the 1973 musical
> "A Little Night Music". Who wrote it?
Stephen Sondheim. 4 for Calvin, Dan Blum, Joshua, and Pete.
> 4. This clown was the mute partner of Howdy Doody on the first
> nationally televised TV program for children, which ran from
> 1947-1960. She was first played by Robert Keeshan, who went
> on to play Captain Kangaroo. Name this clown.
Clarabell. 4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Joshua, Pete, and Dan Tilque.
> 5. This clown is a cigarette-smoking, bender-prone cynic with a
> pacemaker who cheats on his taxes and runs up gambling debts
> to mobsters. His given names are Herschel Schmoekel Pinchas
> Yerucham, but by what name is he usually known?
Krusty. (On "The Simpsons".) 4 for Calvin, Bruce, Dan Blum, Joshua,
and Dan Tilque.
> 6. This clown is best known for his off-camera death on an episode
> of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show". His philosophy in verse:
> "A little song, a little dance, a little seltzer down your
> pants." Name him.
Chuckles. 4 for Bruce.
> 7. Ronald McDonald has been the mascot of McDonald's since the
> early 1960's and it is estimated that more than 95% of America's
> youth now recognize him. The man who first played the character
> of Ronald McDonald was later a weatherman on "The Today Show".
> Name him.
Willard Scott. 4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Joshua, and Pete.
> 8. This American physician founded the Gesundheit Institute in 1971
> to organize volunteers to travel to other countries and dress as
> clowns to bring joy to orphans and patients. A 1998 movie based
> on his life and his views on medicine starred Robin Williams.
> Name him.
Hunter "Patch" Adams. 4 for Calvin, Bruce, Dan Blum, and Joshua.
> 9. The clown known as Weary Willie was a down-and-out hobo who
> wore tattered clothes and a sad expression. His most famous
> routine involved trying to sweep up a spotlight and then
> appearing startled when it disappeared. Name the man behind
> Weary Willie's greasepaint.
Emmett Kelly. 4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Joshua, and Pete.
> 10. The title of an opera by Ruggero Leoncavallo translates from
> the Italian to "clowns" or "players". It's about the fatal
> jealousies in a traveling troupe of actors. Name the opera,
> in Italian.
"Pagliacci" (or "I pagliacci"). 4 for Bruce, Joshua, and Pete.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 6 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST
TOPICS-> Can Art Geo His Sci Ent FOUR
Joshua Kreitzer 12 36 37 36 20 32 141
"Calvin" 0 28 38 40 15 16 122
Pete Gayde 16 40 30 10 8 24 110
Dan Blum 0 29 23 20 20 32 104
Dan Tilque 4 16 32 12 28 8 88
Erland Sommarskog 0 20 40 0 4 0 64
Bruce Bowler -- -- -- -- 28 36 64
--
Mark Brader | "Next time I will proofread my before sending it out. ;-)"
Toronto | --Kevin Rushforth
m...@vex.net | "What? What!? Proofread your what??!!!" --Larry Smith
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2020-02-24,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2019-10-16 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 6, Round 7 - Science - Textiles
> 1. Silk is produced by silkworms feeding on the leaves of which
> tree?
Mulberry. 4 for Calvin, Bruce, Dan Blum, Erland, Joshua,
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 6, Round 7 - Science - Textiles
> 1. Silk is produced by silkworms feeding on the leaves of which
> tree?
and Dan Tilque.
> 2. Mohair and cashmere are wools from which type of animal?
> 3. In weaving fabric, a shuttle carrying some yarn is passed
> between more strands of yarn sitting in the opposite direction.
> Give the name for either the yarn in the shuttle or the yarn
> that it travels through.
and Dan Tilque.
> 4. Garments like T-shirts, polo shirts, and underwear are not
> made from woven fabrics. What is the fabric production process
> for them called?
> 5. What country produces the cotton considered to be the world's
> best?
> 6. Supima is a special cotton grown in the US. It is considered to
> be a super version of the Pima cotton, which itself is pretty
> good. From what country did Pima cotton originally come?
> 7. The three largest cotton-producing countries in the world are
> India, China, and what?
Pete, and Dan Tilque. 3 for Calvin.
> 8. Tyrian purple was a special dye used to dye the clothes of
> Roman emperors. From what type of creature was it derived?
and Dan Tilque.
> 9. Until after the Middle Ages, in what natural substance were
> woolen fabrics soaked in order to help the dye stick and not
> wash off?
> 10. Viscose is a fiber made from cellulose, mostly from wood.
> In 1924 it started to be sold under a commercial name.
> What was that?
> * Game 6, Round 8 - Entertainment - Clowns
> 1. This fictional clown murders dozens of children in the town
> of Derry, Maine, in a novel and on film. He is believed to
> have inspired a real-life clown hysteria in 2016 following a
> rash of scary clown sightings. Name him.
> 2. In which Shakespeare play does Feste the clown (also called a
> jester or a fool) sing "Come away, come away death"?
> 3. "Send in the Clowns" is a beautiful ballad from the 1973 musical
> "A Little Night Music". Who wrote it?
> 4. This clown was the mute partner of Howdy Doody on the first
> nationally televised TV program for children, which ran from
> 1947-1960. She was first played by Robert Keeshan, who went
> on to play Captain Kangaroo. Name this clown.
> 5. This clown is a cigarette-smoking, bender-prone cynic with a
> pacemaker who cheats on his taxes and runs up gambling debts
> to mobsters. His given names are Herschel Schmoekel Pinchas
> Yerucham, but by what name is he usually known?
and Dan Tilque.
> 6. This clown is best known for his off-camera death on an episode
> of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show". His philosophy in verse:
> "A little song, a little dance, a little seltzer down your
> pants." Name him.
> 7. Ronald McDonald has been the mascot of McDonald's since the
> early 1960's and it is estimated that more than 95% of America's
> youth now recognize him. The man who first played the character
> of Ronald McDonald was later a weatherman on "The Today Show".
> Name him.
> 8. This American physician founded the Gesundheit Institute in 1971
> to organize volunteers to travel to other countries and dress as
> clowns to bring joy to orphans and patients. A 1998 movie based
> on his life and his views on medicine starred Robin Williams.
> Name him.
> 9. The clown known as Weary Willie was a down-and-out hobo who
> wore tattered clothes and a sad expression. His most famous
> routine involved trying to sweep up a spotlight and then
> appearing startled when it disappeared. Name the man behind
> Weary Willie's greasepaint.
> 10. The title of an opera by Ruggero Leoncavallo translates from
> the Italian to "clowns" or "players". It's about the fatal
> jealousies in a traveling troupe of actors. Name the opera,
> in Italian.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 6 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST
TOPICS-> Can Art Geo His Sci Ent FOUR
Joshua Kreitzer 12 36 37 36 20 32 141
"Calvin" 0 28 38 40 15 16 122
Pete Gayde 16 40 30 10 8 24 110
Dan Blum 0 29 23 20 20 32 104
Dan Tilque 4 16 32 12 28 8 88
Erland Sommarskog 0 20 40 0 4 0 64
Bruce Bowler -- -- -- -- 28 36 64
--
Mark Brader | "Next time I will proofread my before sending it out. ;-)"
Toronto | --Kevin Rushforth
m...@vex.net | "What? What!? Proofread your what??!!!" --Larry Smith
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