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Mark Brader
Apr 26, 2020, 1:06:36 AM4/26/20
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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2020-02-10,
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 5, Round 7 - Entertainment - Best Directors
These questions are about Oscar-winning directors, but we won't ask
for their names. In each case we'll give you an alphabetical list
of their movies that were nominated for Best Director but *didn't*
win, and the dates of one or two movies of theirs that *did* win
Best Director. For questions #1-5, you *name the movie* that won.
For example, if we said "Didn't win for 'Avatar'; did win, 1997",
you would think of James Cameron and answer "Titanic". Note that
the year given is the year of the movie, not the award ceremony.
1. Didn't win for "Fargo" or "True Grit"; did win, 2007.
2. Didn't win for "Apocalypse Now", "The Godfather", or
"The Godfather Part III"; did win, 1974.
3. Didn't win for "Frost/Nixon"; did win, 2001.
4. Didn't win for "The Aviator", "Gangs of New York", "Goodfellas",
"Hugo", "The Irishman", "The Last Temptation of Christ",
"Raging Bull", or "The Wolf of Wall Street"; did win, 2006.
5. Didn't win for "Chinatown" or "Tess"; did win, 2002.
Questions #6-10 work the same way, except you must name *either
one of the two movies* that won.
6. Didn't win for "Brief Encounter", "Doctor Zhivago", "Great
Expectations", "A Passage to India", or "Summertime"; did win,
1957 and 1962.
7. Didn't win for "Double Indemnity", "Sabrina", "Some Like It Hot",
"Stalag 17", "Sunset Blvd.", or "Witness for the Prosecution";
did win, 1945 and 1960.
8. Didn't win for "Letters from Iwo Jima" or "Mystic River"; ;
did win, 1992 and 2004.
9. Didn't win for "America America", "East of Eden", "A Streetcar
Named Desire"; did win, 1947 and 1954.
10. Didn't win for "Close Encounters of the Third Kind", "E.T.
the Extra-Terrestrial", "Lincoln", "Munich", "Raiders of the
Lost Ark"; did win, 1993 and 1998.
* Game 5, Round 8 - Sports - The WHA
Remember the 1970s? Then you surely have not forgotten the
World Hockey Association. These questions are about WHA teams
and prominent WHA players. Last name will do for the players,
but teams must be identified by both the city and the name, like
"Toronto Argonauts".
1. The WHA sought to bring major-league hockey to cities that
lacked it, including some in climates not apparently conducive
to winter sports. Which originally announced Florida franchise
with a daunting avian name never, in fact, played a game?
After completing this question, please decode the rot13: Vs lbh
fnvq "Zvnzv Rntyrf", jr arrq nabgure jbeq. Cyrnfr tb onpx naq
fhccyl vg.
2. Another originally announced team, the Dayton Arrows -- spelled
A-R-R-O-W-S -- moved before the inaugural season began in 1972.
What team did the Dayton Arrows become?
3. The San Francisco Sharks also moved before play was underway,
to become one of the Canadian franchises and a future NHL team.
Which still-missed team was this?
4. By far the biggest star to join the WHA at its inception was
Bobby Hull. Which WHA team did he join?
5. From 1973 to 1976, the team formerly known as the Ottawa
Nationals and the Ontario Nationals played at Varsity Arena
and Maple Leaf Gardens as the Toronto Toros. In 1976 the Toros
moved south but managed to retain both their alliteration and
their species identification. What did the Toronto Toros become?
6. The Toros signed a few former Toronto Maple Leafs, including
two star forwards who played in the 1972 "Summit Series"
against the USSR. Name either.
7. From 1973 to 1979, first the <answer 2> and then the New England
Whalers had three players simultaneously with the same surname.
What was that name?
8. Which scrappy Boston Bruins forward was signed to a $2,600,000 US
contract by the Philadelphia Blazers in 1972, allegedly making
him the highest-paid pro athlete in the world?
9. The New England Whalers won the first WHA championship in 1972.
Much to the embarrassment of the league, the trophy was not
ready in time for the deciding game. What was the name of that
not-yet-extant cup?
10. All not-so-good things come to an end. The WHA folded in
1979, and four of its teams were ushered into the NHL for the
1979-80 season. They're all still active, but only one has
remained continuously in its original city and retains its name
from WHA days. Which franchise is this?
--
Mark Brader | "You read war books -- people shooting each other,
Toronto | people bombing each other, people torturing each
m...@vex.net | other. I like to look at people doing, uh, naughty
| things to each other!" -- Ria, "Butterflies"
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 5, Round 7 - Entertainment - Best Directors
These questions are about Oscar-winning directors, but we won't ask
for their names. In each case we'll give you an alphabetical list
of their movies that were nominated for Best Director but *didn't*
win, and the dates of one or two movies of theirs that *did* win
Best Director. For questions #1-5, you *name the movie* that won.
For example, if we said "Didn't win for 'Avatar'; did win, 1997",
you would think of James Cameron and answer "Titanic". Note that
the year given is the year of the movie, not the award ceremony.
1. Didn't win for "Fargo" or "True Grit"; did win, 2007.
2. Didn't win for "Apocalypse Now", "The Godfather", or
"The Godfather Part III"; did win, 1974.
3. Didn't win for "Frost/Nixon"; did win, 2001.
4. Didn't win for "The Aviator", "Gangs of New York", "Goodfellas",
"Hugo", "The Irishman", "The Last Temptation of Christ",
"Raging Bull", or "The Wolf of Wall Street"; did win, 2006.
5. Didn't win for "Chinatown" or "Tess"; did win, 2002.
Questions #6-10 work the same way, except you must name *either
one of the two movies* that won.
6. Didn't win for "Brief Encounter", "Doctor Zhivago", "Great
Expectations", "A Passage to India", or "Summertime"; did win,
1957 and 1962.
7. Didn't win for "Double Indemnity", "Sabrina", "Some Like It Hot",
"Stalag 17", "Sunset Blvd.", or "Witness for the Prosecution";
did win, 1945 and 1960.
8. Didn't win for "Letters from Iwo Jima" or "Mystic River"; ;
did win, 1992 and 2004.
9. Didn't win for "America America", "East of Eden", "A Streetcar
Named Desire"; did win, 1947 and 1954.
10. Didn't win for "Close Encounters of the Third Kind", "E.T.
the Extra-Terrestrial", "Lincoln", "Munich", "Raiders of the
Lost Ark"; did win, 1993 and 1998.
* Game 5, Round 8 - Sports - The WHA
Remember the 1970s? Then you surely have not forgotten the
World Hockey Association. These questions are about WHA teams
and prominent WHA players. Last name will do for the players,
but teams must be identified by both the city and the name, like
"Toronto Argonauts".
1. The WHA sought to bring major-league hockey to cities that
lacked it, including some in climates not apparently conducive
to winter sports. Which originally announced Florida franchise
with a daunting avian name never, in fact, played a game?
After completing this question, please decode the rot13: Vs lbh
fnvq "Zvnzv Rntyrf", jr arrq nabgure jbeq. Cyrnfr tb onpx naq
fhccyl vg.
2. Another originally announced team, the Dayton Arrows -- spelled
A-R-R-O-W-S -- moved before the inaugural season began in 1972.
What team did the Dayton Arrows become?
3. The San Francisco Sharks also moved before play was underway,
to become one of the Canadian franchises and a future NHL team.
Which still-missed team was this?
4. By far the biggest star to join the WHA at its inception was
Bobby Hull. Which WHA team did he join?
5. From 1973 to 1976, the team formerly known as the Ottawa
Nationals and the Ontario Nationals played at Varsity Arena
and Maple Leaf Gardens as the Toronto Toros. In 1976 the Toros
moved south but managed to retain both their alliteration and
their species identification. What did the Toronto Toros become?
6. The Toros signed a few former Toronto Maple Leafs, including
two star forwards who played in the 1972 "Summit Series"
against the USSR. Name either.
7. From 1973 to 1979, first the <answer 2> and then the New England
Whalers had three players simultaneously with the same surname.
What was that name?
8. Which scrappy Boston Bruins forward was signed to a $2,600,000 US
contract by the Philadelphia Blazers in 1972, allegedly making
him the highest-paid pro athlete in the world?
9. The New England Whalers won the first WHA championship in 1972.
Much to the embarrassment of the league, the trophy was not
ready in time for the deciding game. What was the name of that
not-yet-extant cup?
10. All not-so-good things come to an end. The WHA folded in
1979, and four of its teams were ushered into the NHL for the
1979-80 season. They're all still active, but only one has
remained continuously in its original city and retains its name
from WHA days. Which franchise is this?
--
Mark Brader | "You read war books -- people shooting each other,
Toronto | people bombing each other, people torturing each
m...@vex.net | other. I like to look at people doing, uh, naughty
| things to each other!" -- Ria, "Butterflies"
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Joshua Kreitzer
Apr 26, 2020, 1:25:15 AM4/26/20
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:e9-dnTRMoMtKizjDnZ2dnUU7-
fnN...@giganews.com:
> * Game 5, Round 7 - Entertainment - Best Directors
>
> These questions are about Oscar-winning directors, but we won't ask
> for their names. In each case we'll give you an alphabetical list
> of their movies that were nominated for Best Director but *didn't*
> win, and the dates of one or two movies of theirs that *did* win
> Best Director. For questions #1-5, you *name the movie* that won.
>
> 2. Didn't win for "Apocalypse Now", "The Godfather", or
> "The Godfather Part III"; did win, 1974.
"The Godfather Part II"
> 3. Didn't win for "Frost/Nixon"; did win, 2001.
"A Beautiful Mind"
> 4. Didn't win for "The Aviator", "Gangs of New York", "Goodfellas",
> "Hugo", "The Irishman", "The Last Temptation of Christ",
> "Raging Bull", or "The Wolf of Wall Street"; did win, 2006.
"The Departed"
> 5. Didn't win for "Chinatown" or "Tess"; did win, 2002.
"The Pianist"
> Questions #6-10 work the same way, except you must name *either
> one of the two movies* that won.
>
> 6. Didn't win for "Brief Encounter", "Doctor Zhivago", "Great
> Expectations", "A Passage to India", or "Summertime"; did win,
> 1957 and 1962.
"Lawrence of Arabia"
> 7. Didn't win for "Double Indemnity", "Sabrina", "Some Like It Hot",
> "Stalag 17", "Sunset Blvd.", or "Witness for the Prosecution";
> did win, 1945 and 1960.
"The Apartment"
> 8. Didn't win for "Letters from Iwo Jima" or "Mystic River"; ;
> did win, 1992 and 2004.
"Unforgiven"
> 9. Didn't win for "America America", "East of Eden", "A Streetcar
> Named Desire"; did win, 1947 and 1954.
"On the Waterfront"
> 10. Didn't win for "Close Encounters of the Third Kind", "E.T.
> the Extra-Terrestrial", "Lincoln", "Munich", "Raiders of the
> Lost Ark"; did win, 1993 and 1998.
"Schindler's List"
> * Game 5, Round 8 - Sports - The WHA
>
> Remember the 1970s? Then you surely have not forgotten the
> World Hockey Association. These questions are about WHA teams
> and prominent WHA players. Last name will do for the players,
> but teams must be identified by both the city and the name, like
> "Toronto Argonauts".
>
> 5. From 1973 to 1976, the team formerly known as the Ottawa
> Nationals and the Ontario Nationals played at Varsity Arena
> and Maple Leaf Gardens as the Toronto Toros. In 1976 the Toros
> moved south but managed to retain both their alliteration and
> their species identification. What did the Toronto Toros become?
Birmingham Bulls
> 10. All not-so-good things come to an end. The WHA folded in
> 1979, and four of its teams were ushered into the NHL for the
> 1979-80 season. They're all still active, but only one has
> remained continuously in its original city and retains its name
> from WHA days. Which franchise is this?
Winnipeg Jets
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
fnN...@giganews.com:
> * Game 5, Round 7 - Entertainment - Best Directors
>
> These questions are about Oscar-winning directors, but we won't ask
> for their names. In each case we'll give you an alphabetical list
> of their movies that were nominated for Best Director but *didn't*
> win, and the dates of one or two movies of theirs that *did* win
> Best Director. For questions #1-5, you *name the movie* that won.
>
> 1. Didn't win for "Fargo" or "True Grit"; did win, 2007.
"No Country for Old Men"
> 2. Didn't win for "Apocalypse Now", "The Godfather", or
> "The Godfather Part III"; did win, 1974.
> 3. Didn't win for "Frost/Nixon"; did win, 2001.
> 4. Didn't win for "The Aviator", "Gangs of New York", "Goodfellas",
> "Hugo", "The Irishman", "The Last Temptation of Christ",
> "Raging Bull", or "The Wolf of Wall Street"; did win, 2006.
> 5. Didn't win for "Chinatown" or "Tess"; did win, 2002.
> Questions #6-10 work the same way, except you must name *either
> one of the two movies* that won.
>
> 6. Didn't win for "Brief Encounter", "Doctor Zhivago", "Great
> Expectations", "A Passage to India", or "Summertime"; did win,
> 1957 and 1962.
> 7. Didn't win for "Double Indemnity", "Sabrina", "Some Like It Hot",
> "Stalag 17", "Sunset Blvd.", or "Witness for the Prosecution";
> did win, 1945 and 1960.
> 8. Didn't win for "Letters from Iwo Jima" or "Mystic River"; ;
> did win, 1992 and 2004.
> 9. Didn't win for "America America", "East of Eden", "A Streetcar
> Named Desire"; did win, 1947 and 1954.
> 10. Didn't win for "Close Encounters of the Third Kind", "E.T.
> the Extra-Terrestrial", "Lincoln", "Munich", "Raiders of the
> Lost Ark"; did win, 1993 and 1998.
> * Game 5, Round 8 - Sports - The WHA
>
> Remember the 1970s? Then you surely have not forgotten the
> World Hockey Association. These questions are about WHA teams
> and prominent WHA players. Last name will do for the players,
> but teams must be identified by both the city and the name, like
> "Toronto Argonauts".
>
> 2. Another originally announced team, the Dayton Arrows -- spelled
> A-R-R-O-W-S -- moved before the inaugural season began in 1972.
> What team did the Dayton Arrows become?
Houston Aeros
> A-R-R-O-W-S -- moved before the inaugural season began in 1972.
> What team did the Dayton Arrows become?
> 5. From 1973 to 1976, the team formerly known as the Ottawa
> Nationals and the Ontario Nationals played at Varsity Arena
> and Maple Leaf Gardens as the Toronto Toros. In 1976 the Toros
> moved south but managed to retain both their alliteration and
> their species identification. What did the Toronto Toros become?
> 10. All not-so-good things come to an end. The WHA folded in
> 1979, and four of its teams were ushered into the NHL for the
> 1979-80 season. They're all still active, but only one has
> remained continuously in its original city and retains its name
> from WHA days. Which franchise is this?
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Erland Sommarskog
Apr 26, 2020, 5:40:50 AM4/26/20
to
Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> 10. All not-so-good things come to an end. The WHA folded in
> 1979, and four of its teams were ushered into the NHL for the
> 1979-80 season. They're all still active, but only one has
> remained continuously in its original city and retains its name
> from WHA days. Which franchise is this?
>
Finally a question where I can at least dare a guess: Edmonton Oilers
> 10. All not-so-good things come to an end. The WHA folded in
> 1979, and four of its teams were ushered into the NHL for the
> 1979-80 season. They're all still active, but only one has
> remained continuously in its original city and retains its name
> from WHA days. Which franchise is this?
>
Dan Blum
Apr 26, 2020, 11:07:35 AM4/26/20
to
> 1. Didn't win for "Fargo" or "True Grit"; did win, 2007.
O Brother Where Art Thou?
> 2. Didn't win for "Apocalypse Now", "The Godfather", or
> "The Godfather Part III"; did win, 1974.
> 4. Didn't win for "The Aviator", "Gangs of New York", "Goodfellas",
> "Hugo", "The Irishman", "The Last Temptation of Christ",
> "Raging Bull", or "The Wolf of Wall Street"; did win, 2006.
> 5. Didn't win for "Chinatown" or "Tess"; did win, 2002.
> 6. Didn't win for "Brief Encounter", "Doctor Zhivago", "Great
> Expectations", "A Passage to India", or "Summertime"; did win,
> 1957 and 1962.
> 7. Didn't win for "Double Indemnity", "Sabrina", "Some Like It Hot",
> "Stalag 17", "Sunset Blvd.", or "Witness for the Prosecution";
> did win, 1945 and 1960.
> 8. Didn't win for "Letters from Iwo Jima" or "Mystic River"; ;
> did win, 1992 and 2004.
> 10. Didn't win for "Close Encounters of the Third Kind", "E.T.
> the Extra-Terrestrial", "Lincoln", "Munich", "Raiders of the
> Lost Ark"; did win, 1993 and 1998.
> * Game 5, Round 8 - Sports - The WHA
> 2. Another originally announced team, the Dayton Arrows -- spelled
> A-R-R-O-W-S -- moved before the inaugural season began in 1972.
> What team did the Dayton Arrows become?
Seattle Aeros
> A-R-R-O-W-S -- moved before the inaugural season began in 1972.
> What team did the Dayton Arrows become?
> 5. From 1973 to 1976, the team formerly known as the Ottawa
> Nationals and the Ontario Nationals played at Varsity Arena
> and Maple Leaf Gardens as the Toronto Toros. In 1976 the Toros
> moved south but managed to retain both their alliteration and
> their species identification. What did the Toronto Toros become?
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
swp
Apr 26, 2020, 1:02:20 PM4/26/20
to
On Sunday, April 26, 2020 at 1:06:36 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2020-02-10,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
noted
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2020-02-10,
> 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 5, Round 7 - Entertainment - Best Directors
>
> These questions are about Oscar-winning directors, but we won't ask
> for their names. In each case we'll give you an alphabetical list
> of their movies that were nominated for Best Director but *didn't*
> win, and the dates of one or two movies of theirs that *did* win
> Best Director. For questions #1-5, you *name the movie* that won.
> For example, if we said "Didn't win for 'Avatar'; did win, 1997",
> you would think of James Cameron and answer "Titanic". Note that
> the year given is the year of the movie, not the award ceremony.
>
> 1. Didn't win for "Fargo" or "True Grit"; did win, 2007.
> 2. Didn't win for "Apocalypse Now", "The Godfather", or
> "The Godfather Part III"; did win, 1974.
> 3. Didn't win for "Frost/Nixon"; did win, 2001.
> 4. Didn't win for "The Aviator", "Gangs of New York", "Goodfellas",
> "Hugo", "The Irishman", "The Last Temptation of Christ",
> "Raging Bull", or "The Wolf of Wall Street"; did win, 2006.
> 5. Didn't win for "Chinatown" or "Tess"; did win, 2002.
> Questions #6-10 work the same way, except you must name *either
> one of the two movies* that won.
> 6. Didn't win for "Brief Encounter", "Doctor Zhivago", "Great
> Expectations", "A Passage to India", or "Summertime"; did win,
> 1957 and 1962.
> 7. Didn't win for "Double Indemnity", "Sabrina", "Some Like It Hot",
> "Stalag 17", "Sunset Blvd.", or "Witness for the Prosecution";
> did win, 1945 and 1960.
> 8. Didn't win for "Letters from Iwo Jima" or "Mystic River"; ;
> did win, 1992 and 2004.
> 9. Didn't win for "America America", "East of Eden", "A Streetcar
> Named Desire"; did win, 1947 and 1954.
> 10. Didn't win for "Close Encounters of the Third Kind", "E.T.
> the Extra-Terrestrial", "Lincoln", "Munich", "Raiders of the
> Lost Ark"; did win, 1993 and 1998.
>
> * Game 5, Round 8 - Sports - The WHA
>
> Remember the 1970s?
> Then you surely have not forgotten the
> World Hockey Association.
> These questions are about WHA teams
> and prominent WHA players. Last name will do for the players,
> but teams must be identified by both the city and the name, like
> "Toronto Argonauts".
>
> 1. The WHA sought to bring major-league hockey to cities that
> lacked it, including some in climates not apparently conducive
> to winter sports. Which originally announced Florida franchise
> with a daunting avian name never, in fact, played a game?
> After completing this question, please decode the rot13: If you
> said "Miami Eagles", we need another word. Please go back and
> supply it.
um, yeah, about that...
> 2. Another originally announced team, the Dayton Arrows -- spelled
> A-R-R-O-W-S -- moved before the inaugural season began in 1972.
> What team did the Dayton Arrows become?
> 3. The San Francisco Sharks also moved before play was underway,
> to become one of the Canadian franchises and a future NHL team.
> Which still-missed team was this?
> 4. By far the biggest star to join the WHA at its inception was
> Bobby Hull. Which WHA team did he join?
> 5. From 1973 to 1976, the team formerly known as the Ottawa
> Nationals and the Ontario Nationals played at Varsity Arena
> and Maple Leaf Gardens as the Toronto Toros. In 1976 the Toros
> moved south but managed to retain both their alliteration and
> their species identification. What did the Toronto Toros become?
> 6. The Toros signed a few former Toronto Maple Leafs, including
> two star forwards who played in the 1972 "Summit Series"
> against the USSR. Name either.
> 7. From 1973 to 1979, first the <answer 2> and then the New England
> Whalers had three players simultaneously with the same surname.
> What was that name?
> 8. Which scrappy Boston Bruins forward was signed to a $2,600,000 US
> contract by the Philadelphia Blazers in 1972, allegedly making
> him the highest-paid pro athlete in the world?
> 9. The New England Whalers won the first WHA championship in 1972.
> Much to the embarrassment of the league, the trophy was not
> ready in time for the deciding game. What was the name of that
> not-yet-extant cup?
> 10. All not-so-good things come to an end. The WHA folded in
> 1979, and four of its teams were ushered into the NHL for the
> 1979-80 season. They're all still active, but only one has
> remained continuously in its original city and retains its name
> from WHA days. Which franchise is this?
> --
> Mark Brader | "You read war books -- people shooting each other,
> Toronto | people bombing each other, people torturing each
> m...@vex.net | other. I like to look at people doing, uh, naughty
> | things to each other!" -- Ria, "Butterflies"
>
> My text in this article is in the public domain.
Calvin
Apr 27, 2020, 12:10:47 AM4/27/20
to
On Sunday, April 26, 2020 at 3:06:36 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
> * Game 5, Round 7 - Entertainment - Best Directors
>
> These questions are about Oscar-winning directors, but we won't ask
> for their names. In each case we'll give you an alphabetical list
> of their movies that were nominated for Best Director but *didn't*
> win, and the dates of one or two movies of theirs that *did* win
> Best Director. For questions #1-5, you *name the movie* that won.
>
> For example, if we said "Didn't win for 'Avatar'; did win, 1997",
> you would think of James Cameron and answer "Titanic". Note that
> the year given is the year of the movie, not the award ceremony.
>
> 1. Didn't win for "Fargo" or "True Grit"; did win, 2007.
> * Game 5, Round 7 - Entertainment - Best Directors
>
> These questions are about Oscar-winning directors, but we won't ask
> for their names. In each case we'll give you an alphabetical list
> of their movies that were nominated for Best Director but *didn't*
> win, and the dates of one or two movies of theirs that *did* win
> Best Director. For questions #1-5, you *name the movie* that won.
>
> For example, if we said "Didn't win for 'Avatar'; did win, 1997",
> you would think of James Cameron and answer "Titanic". Note that
> the year given is the year of the movie, not the award ceremony.
>
> 1. Didn't win for "Fargo" or "True Grit"; did win, 2007.
No Country for Old Men
> 2. Didn't win for "Apocalypse Now", "The Godfather", or
> "The Godfather Part III"; did win, 1974.
The Godfather Part II
> "The Godfather Part III"; did win, 1974.
> 3. Didn't win for "Frost/Nixon"; did win, 2001.
> 4. Didn't win for "The Aviator", "Gangs of New York", "Goodfellas",
> "Hugo", "The Irishman", "The Last Temptation of Christ",
> "Raging Bull", or "The Wolf of Wall Street"; did win, 2006.
> 5. Didn't win for "Chinatown" or "Tess"; did win, 2002.
> Questions #6-10 work the same way, except you must name *either
> one of the two movies* that won.
>
> 6. Didn't win for "Brief Encounter", "Doctor Zhivago", "Great
> Expectations", "A Passage to India", or "Summertime"; did win,
> 1957 and 1962.
> 7. Didn't win for "Double Indemnity", "Sabrina", "Some Like It Hot",
> "Stalag 17", "Sunset Blvd.", or "Witness for the Prosecution";
> did win, 1945 and 1960.
> 8. Didn't win for "Letters from Iwo Jima" or "Mystic River"; ;
> did win, 1992 and 2004.
> 9. Didn't win for "America America", "East of Eden", "A Streetcar
> Named Desire"; did win, 1947 and 1954.
> 10. Didn't win for "Close Encounters of the Third Kind", "E.T.
> the Extra-Terrestrial", "Lincoln", "Munich", "Raiders of the
> Lost Ark"; did win, 1993 and 1998.
Nice idea for a round but it must have been difficult to play live.
> * Game 5, Round 8 - Sports - The WHA
cheers,
calvin
Mark Brader
Apr 27, 2020, 1:09:18 AM4/27/20
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"Calvin":
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> Nice idea for a round but it must have been difficult to play live.
Not that I recall. And as to difficulty, it was in the middle.
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Pete Gayde
Apr 27, 2020, 7:07:57 PM4/27/20
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>
> 3. Didn't win for "Frost/Nixon"; did win, 2001.
>
> 4. Didn't win for "The Aviator", "Gangs of New York", "Goodfellas",
> "Hugo", "The Irishman", "The Last Temptation of Christ",
> "Raging Bull", or "The Wolf of Wall Street"; did win, 2006.
>
> 5. Didn't win for "Chinatown" or "Tess"; did win, 2002.
>
> Questions #6-10 work the same way, except you must name *either
> one of the two movies* that won.
>
> 6. Didn't win for "Brief Encounter", "Doctor Zhivago", "Great
> Expectations", "A Passage to India", or "Summertime"; did win,
> 1957 and 1962.
>
> 7. Didn't win for "Double Indemnity", "Sabrina", "Some Like It Hot",
> "Stalag 17", "Sunset Blvd.", or "Witness for the Prosecution";
> did win, 1945 and 1960.
>
> 8. Didn't win for "Letters from Iwo Jima" or "Mystic River"; ;
> did win, 1992 and 2004.
>
> 9. Didn't win for "America America", "East of Eden", "A Streetcar
> Named Desire"; did win, 1947 and 1954.
>
> 10. Didn't win for "Close Encounters of the Third Kind", "E.T.
> the Extra-Terrestrial", "Lincoln", "Munich", "Raiders of the
> Lost Ark"; did win, 1993 and 1998.
>
>
> * Game 5, Round 8 - Sports - The WHA
>
> Remember the 1970s? Then you surely have not forgotten the
> World Hockey Association. These questions are about WHA teams
> and prominent WHA players. Last name will do for the players,
> but teams must be identified by both the city and the name, like
> "Toronto Argonauts".
>
> 1. The WHA sought to bring major-league hockey to cities that
> lacked it, including some in climates not apparently conducive
> to winter sports. Which originally announced Florida franchise
> with a daunting avian name never, in fact, played a game?
>
> After completing this question, please decode the rot13: Vs lbh
> fnvq "Zvnzv Rntyrf", jr arrq nabgure jbeq. Cyrnfr tb onpx naq
> fhccyl vg.
>
> 2. Another originally announced team, the Dayton Arrows -- spelled
> A-R-R-O-W-S -- moved before the inaugural season began in 1972.
> What team did the Dayton Arrows become?
>
> 3. The San Francisco Sharks also moved before play was underway,
> to become one of the Canadian franchises and a future NHL team.
> Which still-missed team was this?
>
> 4. By far the biggest star to join the WHA at its inception was
> Bobby Hull. Which WHA team did he join?
>
> 5. From 1973 to 1976, the team formerly known as the Ottawa
> Nationals and the Ontario Nationals played at Varsity Arena
> and Maple Leaf Gardens as the Toronto Toros. In 1976 the Toros
> moved south but managed to retain both their alliteration and
> their species identification. What did the Toronto Toros become?
>
> 6. The Toros signed a few former Toronto Maple Leafs, including
> two star forwards who played in the 1972 "Summit Series"
> against the USSR. Name either.
>
> 7. From 1973 to 1979, first the <answer 2> and then the New England
> Whalers had three players simultaneously with the same surname.
> What was that name?
>
> 8. Which scrappy Boston Bruins forward was signed to a $2,600,000 US
> contract by the Philadelphia Blazers in 1972, allegedly making
> him the highest-paid pro athlete in the world?
>
> 9. The New England Whalers won the first WHA championship in 1972.
> Much to the embarrassment of the league, the trophy was not
> ready in time for the deciding game. What was the name of that
> not-yet-extant cup?
>
> 10. All not-so-good things come to an end. The WHA folded in
> 1979, and four of its teams were ushered into the NHL for the
> 1979-80 season. They're all still active, but only one has
> remained continuously in its original city and retains its name
> from WHA days. Which franchise is this?
>
Pete Gayde
Dan Tilque
Apr 28, 2020, 5:02:26 AM4/28/20
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On 4/25/20 10:06 PM, Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * Game 5, Round 7 - Entertainment - Best Directors
>
> These questions are about Oscar-winning directors, but we won't ask
> for their names. In each case we'll give you an alphabetical list
> of their movies that were nominated for Best Director but *didn't*
> win, and the dates of one or two movies of theirs that *did* win
> Best Director. For questions #1-5, you *name the movie* that won.
>
> For example, if we said "Didn't win for 'Avatar'; did win, 1997",
> you would think of James Cameron and answer "Titanic". Note that
> the year given is the year of the movie, not the award ceremony.
>
> 1. Didn't win for "Fargo" or "True Grit"; did win, 2007 >
>
>
> * Game 5, Round 7 - Entertainment - Best Directors
>
> These questions are about Oscar-winning directors, but we won't ask
> for their names. In each case we'll give you an alphabetical list
> of their movies that were nominated for Best Director but *didn't*
> win, and the dates of one or two movies of theirs that *did* win
> Best Director. For questions #1-5, you *name the movie* that won.
>
> For example, if we said "Didn't win for 'Avatar'; did win, 1997",
> you would think of James Cameron and answer "Titanic". Note that
> the year given is the year of the movie, not the award ceremony.
>
> 1. Didn't win for "Fargo" or "True Grit"; did win, 2007 >
> 2. Didn't win for "Apocalypse Now", "The Godfather", or
> "The Godfather Part III"; did win, 1974.
The Godfather Part II
> "The Godfather Part III"; did win, 1974.
Mark Brader
Apr 28, 2020, 11:03:04 PM4/28/20
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Mark Brader:
Stephen, and Calvin.
> 2. Didn't win for "Apocalypse Now", "The Godfather", or
> "The Godfather Part III"; did win, 1974.
Yes, "The Godfather Part II" (Francis Ford Coppola). I reluctantly
accepted "The Godfather II". 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Stephen,
Calvin, and Dan Tilque.
> 3. Didn't win for "Frost/Nixon"; did win, 2001.
"A Beautiful Mind" (Ron Howard). 4 for Joshua and Stephen.
> 4. Didn't win for "The Aviator", "Gangs of New York", "Goodfellas",
> "Hugo", "The Irishman", "The Last Temptation of Christ",
> "Raging Bull", or "The Wolf of Wall Street"; did win, 2006.
"The Departed" (Martin Scorsese). 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum,
and Stephen.
> 5. Didn't win for "Chinatown" or "Tess"; did win, 2002.
"The Pianist" (Roman Polanski). I did not accept "The Piano Player",
which is a different 2002 movie. 4 for Joshua and Stephen.
> Questions #6-10 work the same way, except you must name *either
> one of the two movies* that won.
> 6. Didn't win for "Brief Encounter", "Doctor Zhivago", "Great
> Expectations", "A Passage to India", or "Summertime"; did win,
> 1957 and 1962.
"The Bridge on the River Kwai", "Lawrence of Arabia" (David Lean).
4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Stephen, Calvin (the hard way), and Pete.
> 7. Didn't win for "Double Indemnity", "Sabrina", "Some Like It Hot",
> "Stalag 17", "Sunset Blvd.", or "Witness for the Prosecution";
> did win, 1945 and 1960.
"The Lost Weekend", "The Apartment" (Billy Wilder). 4 for Joshua,
Dan Blum, and Stephen. 3 for Calvin.
> 8. Didn't win for "Letters from Iwo Jima" or "Mystic River"; ;
> did win, 1992 and 2004.
"Unforgiven", "Million Dollar Baby" (Clint Eastwood). 4 for Joshua,
Dan Blum, Stephen, and Calvin.
> 9. Didn't win for "America America", "East of Eden", "A Streetcar
> Named Desire"; did win, 1947 and 1954.
"Gentlemen's Agreement", "On the Waterfront" (Elia Kazan).
4 for Joshua and Stephen.
> 10. Didn't win for "Close Encounters of the Third Kind", "E.T.
> the Extra-Terrestrial", "Lincoln", "Munich", "Raiders of the
> Lost Ark"; did win, 1993 and 1998.
"Schindler's List", "Saving Private Ryan" (Steven Spielberg).
4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Stephen, Calvin, and Pete.
> * Game 5, Round 8 - Sports - The WHA
> Remember the 1970s? Then you surely have not forgotten the
> World Hockey Association. These questions are about WHA teams
> and prominent WHA players. Last name will do for the players,
> but teams must be identified by both the city and the name, like
> "Toronto Argonauts".
> 1. The WHA sought to bring major-league hockey to cities that
> lacked it, including some in climates not apparently conducive
> to winter sports. Which originally announced Florida franchise
> with a daunting avian name never, in fact, played a game?
Miami Screaming Eagles.
> 2. Another originally announced team, the Dayton Arrows -- spelled
> A-R-R-O-W-S -- moved before the inaugural season began in 1972.
> What team did the Dayton Arrows become?
Houston Aeros -- spelled A-E-R-O-S. 4 for Joshua, Stephen, and Pete.
> 3. The San Francisco Sharks also moved before play was underway,
> to become one of the Canadian franchises and a future NHL team.
> Which still-missed team was this?
Quebec Nordiques. 4 for Stephen and Pete.
> 4. By far the biggest star to join the WHA at its inception was
> Bobby Hull. Which WHA team did he join?
Winnipeg Jets. 4 for Stephen and Pete.
> 5. From 1973 to 1976, the team formerly known as the Ottawa
> Nationals and the Ontario Nationals played at Varsity Arena
> and Maple Leaf Gardens as the Toronto Toros. In 1976 the Toros
> moved south but managed to retain both their alliteration and
> their species identification. What did the Toronto Toros become?
Birmingham Bulls. 4 for Joshua, Stephen, and Pete.
> 6. The Toros signed a few former Toronto Maple Leafs, including
> two star forwards who played in the 1972 "Summit Series"
> against the USSR. Name either.
Paul Henderson, Frank Mahovlich. 4 for Pete.
> 7. From 1973 to 1979, first the <answer 2> and then the New England
> Whalers had three players simultaneously with the same surname.
> What was that name?
Howe. (Gordie and his sons Mark and Marty.) 4 for Stephen and Pete.
When they started playing together they were 45, 18, and 19 years old.
By the time they finished in the 1979-80 season, Gordie had turned 52,
the WHA no longer existed, and New England had become the Hartford
Whalers of the NHL.
> 8. Which scrappy Boston Bruins forward was signed to a $2,600,000 US
> contract by the Philadelphia Blazers in 1972, allegedly making
> him the highest-paid pro athlete in the world?
Derek Sanderson. 4 for Pete.
> 9. The New England Whalers won the first WHA championship in 1972.
> Much to the embarrassment of the league, the trophy was not
> ready in time for the deciding game. What was the name of that
> not-yet-extant cup?
Avco World Trophy. Anything with Avco was sufficient. 4 for Pete.
> 10. All not-so-good things come to an end. The WHA folded in
> 1979, and four of its teams were ushered into the NHL for the
> 1979-80 season. They're all still active, but only one has
> remained continuously in its original city and retains its name
> from WHA days. Which franchise is this?
Edmonton Oilers. 4 for Erland, Stephen, and Pete.
The ex-WHA Winnipeg Jets became the Phoenix Coyotes, while the
present Winnipeg Jets were always an NHL team, formerly being the
Atlanta Thrashers. As to the other two ex-WHA teams, the Whalers
became the Carolina Hurricanes and the Quebec Nordiques became the
Colorado Avalanche.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 5 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST
TOPICS-> Lit Sci Can Geo Ent Spo FOUR
Stephen Perry 40 40 28 40 40 24 160
Joshua Kreitzer 23 30 4 40 40 8 133
"Calvin" 30 16 0 38 23 0 107
Dan Blum 28 12 11 40 24 0 104
Pete Gayde 16 8 4 40 8 36 100
Dan Tilque 16 8 14 32 4 0 70
Erland Sommarskog 4 4 0 40 0 4 52
--
Mark Brader "...we are now uniquely privileged to sit side by side
Toronto with the giants on whose shoulders we stand."
m...@vex.net -- Gerald Holton
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2020-02-10,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2019-10-16 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 5, Round 7 - Entertainment - Best Directors
> These questions are about Oscar-winning directors, but we won't ask
> for their names. In each case we'll give you an alphabetical list
> of their movies that were nominated for Best Director but *didn't*
> win, and the dates of one or two movies of theirs that *did* win
> Best Director. For questions #1-5, you *name the movie* that won.
> For example, if we said "Didn't win for 'Avatar'; did win, 1997",
> you would think of James Cameron and answer "Titanic". Note that
> the year given is the year of the movie, not the award ceremony.
> 1. Didn't win for "Fargo" or "True Grit"; did win, 2007.
"No Country for Old Men" (Joel and Ethan Coen). 4 for Joshua,
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 5, Round 7 - Entertainment - Best Directors
> These questions are about Oscar-winning directors, but we won't ask
> for their names. In each case we'll give you an alphabetical list
> of their movies that were nominated for Best Director but *didn't*
> win, and the dates of one or two movies of theirs that *did* win
> Best Director. For questions #1-5, you *name the movie* that won.
> For example, if we said "Didn't win for 'Avatar'; did win, 1997",
> you would think of James Cameron and answer "Titanic". Note that
> the year given is the year of the movie, not the award ceremony.
> 1. Didn't win for "Fargo" or "True Grit"; did win, 2007.
Stephen, and Calvin.
> 2. Didn't win for "Apocalypse Now", "The Godfather", or
> "The Godfather Part III"; did win, 1974.
accepted "The Godfather II". 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Stephen,
Calvin, and Dan Tilque.
> 3. Didn't win for "Frost/Nixon"; did win, 2001.
> 4. Didn't win for "The Aviator", "Gangs of New York", "Goodfellas",
> "Hugo", "The Irishman", "The Last Temptation of Christ",
> "Raging Bull", or "The Wolf of Wall Street"; did win, 2006.
and Stephen.
> 5. Didn't win for "Chinatown" or "Tess"; did win, 2002.
which is a different 2002 movie. 4 for Joshua and Stephen.
> Questions #6-10 work the same way, except you must name *either
> one of the two movies* that won.
> 6. Didn't win for "Brief Encounter", "Doctor Zhivago", "Great
> Expectations", "A Passage to India", or "Summertime"; did win,
> 1957 and 1962.
4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Stephen, Calvin (the hard way), and Pete.
> 7. Didn't win for "Double Indemnity", "Sabrina", "Some Like It Hot",
> "Stalag 17", "Sunset Blvd.", or "Witness for the Prosecution";
> did win, 1945 and 1960.
Dan Blum, and Stephen. 3 for Calvin.
> 8. Didn't win for "Letters from Iwo Jima" or "Mystic River"; ;
> did win, 1992 and 2004.
Dan Blum, Stephen, and Calvin.
> 9. Didn't win for "America America", "East of Eden", "A Streetcar
> Named Desire"; did win, 1947 and 1954.
4 for Joshua and Stephen.
> 10. Didn't win for "Close Encounters of the Third Kind", "E.T.
> the Extra-Terrestrial", "Lincoln", "Munich", "Raiders of the
> Lost Ark"; did win, 1993 and 1998.
4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Stephen, Calvin, and Pete.
> * Game 5, Round 8 - Sports - The WHA
> Remember the 1970s? Then you surely have not forgotten the
> World Hockey Association. These questions are about WHA teams
> and prominent WHA players. Last name will do for the players,
> but teams must be identified by both the city and the name, like
> "Toronto Argonauts".
> 1. The WHA sought to bring major-league hockey to cities that
> lacked it, including some in climates not apparently conducive
> to winter sports. Which originally announced Florida franchise
> with a daunting avian name never, in fact, played a game?
> 2. Another originally announced team, the Dayton Arrows -- spelled
> A-R-R-O-W-S -- moved before the inaugural season began in 1972.
> What team did the Dayton Arrows become?
> 3. The San Francisco Sharks also moved before play was underway,
> to become one of the Canadian franchises and a future NHL team.
> Which still-missed team was this?
> 4. By far the biggest star to join the WHA at its inception was
> Bobby Hull. Which WHA team did he join?
> 5. From 1973 to 1976, the team formerly known as the Ottawa
> Nationals and the Ontario Nationals played at Varsity Arena
> and Maple Leaf Gardens as the Toronto Toros. In 1976 the Toros
> moved south but managed to retain both their alliteration and
> their species identification. What did the Toronto Toros become?
> 6. The Toros signed a few former Toronto Maple Leafs, including
> two star forwards who played in the 1972 "Summit Series"
> against the USSR. Name either.
> 7. From 1973 to 1979, first the <answer 2> and then the New England
> Whalers had three players simultaneously with the same surname.
> What was that name?
When they started playing together they were 45, 18, and 19 years old.
By the time they finished in the 1979-80 season, Gordie had turned 52,
the WHA no longer existed, and New England had become the Hartford
Whalers of the NHL.
> 8. Which scrappy Boston Bruins forward was signed to a $2,600,000 US
> contract by the Philadelphia Blazers in 1972, allegedly making
> him the highest-paid pro athlete in the world?
> 9. The New England Whalers won the first WHA championship in 1972.
> Much to the embarrassment of the league, the trophy was not
> ready in time for the deciding game. What was the name of that
> not-yet-extant cup?
> 10. All not-so-good things come to an end. The WHA folded in
> 1979, and four of its teams were ushered into the NHL for the
> 1979-80 season. They're all still active, but only one has
> remained continuously in its original city and retains its name
> from WHA days. Which franchise is this?
The ex-WHA Winnipeg Jets became the Phoenix Coyotes, while the
present Winnipeg Jets were always an NHL team, formerly being the
Atlanta Thrashers. As to the other two ex-WHA teams, the Whalers
became the Carolina Hurricanes and the Quebec Nordiques became the
Colorado Avalanche.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 5 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST
TOPICS-> Lit Sci Can Geo Ent Spo FOUR
Stephen Perry 40 40 28 40 40 24 160
Joshua Kreitzer 23 30 4 40 40 8 133
"Calvin" 30 16 0 38 23 0 107
Dan Blum 28 12 11 40 24 0 104
Pete Gayde 16 8 4 40 8 36 100
Dan Tilque 16 8 14 32 4 0 70
Erland Sommarskog 4 4 0 40 0 4 52
--
Mark Brader "...we are now uniquely privileged to sit side by side
Toronto with the giants on whose shoulders we stand."
m...@vex.net -- Gerald Holton
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