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QFTCI16 Game 8, Rounds 4,6: NBA foreigners, Nobel Lit
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Mark Brader
Sep 27, 2016, 4:13:54 PM9/27/16
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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2016-07-11,
and should be interpreted accordingly.
On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup,
based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
the correct answers in about 3 days.
All questions were written by members of the Usual Suspects and
are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may
have been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information
see my 2016-05-31 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
I did not write either of these rounds.
* Game 8, Round 4 - Sports - Foreign-Born NBA Players
In each case, name the player.
1. This 7'6"-tall player's 8-season career in the NBA with the
Houston Rockets is said to have sparked increased interest in
the sport in his home country of China.
2. This South-African-born Canadian 2-time MVP winner never won an
NBA championship during his time spent with the Dallas Mavericks,
Phoenix Suns, and Los Angeles Lakers. He is currently the
general manager of Canada's senior men's basketball team.
3. He is the most successful German player ever to play in the NBA.
He won the NBA championship in 2011 and the MVP award in 2007.
His entire NBA career, 18 seasons so far, has been with the
Dallas Mavericks.
4. These two brothers are Spanish. The older brother is a power
forward and center who's won two NBA titles with the Los Angeles
Lakers in 2009 and '10. That's two more than his younger
brother, named Marc, has managed so far in his career with the
Memphis Grizzlies. Give their surname.
5. This Lithuanian center was a first-round draft pick for the
Toronto Raptors in 2011, and has since played a pivotal part
in their last three playoff runs, despite suffering an injury
in last season's playoff series against the Miami Heat.
6. This Congolese center very recently signed a 4-year, $70,000,000
deal with the Orlando Magic, but you may know him better from
his important role with last season's Toronto Raptors and
his impressive job of replacing an injured <answer 5> in the
playoffs.
7. This Belgian-born point guard, son of an American professional
basketball player and a Dutch model, represented France in
international play but won 4 NBA championship titles with the
San Antonio Spurs. He is also known in entertainment news
circles as the ex-husband of Eva Longoria.
8. Along with <answer 7>, this Argentinian shooting guard has also
won 4 NBA championship titles with the San Antonio Spurs.
He was an integral part of the 2004 Argentinian Olympic team
that won gold by beating the USA in the semifinals and Italy
in the finals.
9. Although this Croatian-born Serbian 3-point specialist finally
won an NBA championship title in 2011 with the Dallas Mavericks,
he is much better known for his 8˝ seasons with the Sacramento
Kings. The Kings retired his #16 jersey.
10. This Croatian player had a full and rewarding career in the
EuroLeague and won two Olympic silver medals before coming to
the NBA and winning 3 NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls,
where he often played the role of the "sixth man".
* Game 8, Round 6 - Literature - Nobel Laureates
In each case name the writer, who has won the Nobel Prize in
Literature.
1. This Canadian short-story writer won the award in 2013, and is
known for stories such as "Boys and Girls", "How I Met My
Husband", and "The Bear Came Over the Mountain". That last
one was the basis of the Canadian movie "Away from Her".
2. Prior to <answer 1>, Canada's only claim to a Nobel in Literature
was this Canadian-born American novelist of works such as
"Herzog", "Humboldt's Gift", and "Henderson the Rain King".
3. "In awarding the prizes", Alfred Nobel wrote in his will, "no
consideration whatever shall be given to the nationality of
the candidates... the most worthy shall receive the prize,
whether he be a Scandinavian or not." And hey, once the
first prizes had been given out, it only took another 12 years
before the Nobel committee gave one to a non-European writer.
Name this Indian novelist, painter, musician, and the author of
"Gitanjali", a collection of 157 poems, known as "Song Offerings"
in English translation.
4. This winner of the 2010 Nobel Prize in Literature ran for the
presidency of Peru in 1990, but lost to Alberto Fujimori in the
second round of voting. He's also famous for novels such as
"Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter" and "Conversation in the
Cathedral".
5. The most recent prize going to a British writer was in 2007.
This winner has written science fiction (such as the "Canopus
in Argos: Archives", a 5-book series about societies undergoing
accelerated evolution), but is better known for novels such as
"The Grass is Singing" and "The Golden Notebook".
6. The most recent American writer to receive the prize was in
1993; this author's novels include "Beloved", "The Bluest Eye",
and "Song of Solomon".
7. 1986 was the first time an African writer was given the prize.
This Nigerian author is best known for plays such as "The Lion
and the Jewel" and "Death and the King's Horseman"
8. Two Japanese writers have won the award. One was in 1968,
and is well known for novels such as "The Master of Go" and
"Snow Country". The other was in 1994; his brain-damaged son
has played a large role in his writing, in works such as "A
Personal Matter" and "A Healing Family". Name *either* writer.
9. The only person so far to win both a Nobel Prize and an Oscar
is this Irish dramatist. He won the Oscar in 1938 for adapting
his own play.
10. While this Nobel-winning author has never won an Oscar, he
was employed as a Hollywood screenwriter in the 1930s and 1940s,
receiving credits on movies such as "The Big Sleep" and "To
Have and Have Not".
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | This is Programming as a True Art Form, where style
m...@vex.net | is more important than correctness... --Pontus Hedman
My text in this article is in the public domain.
and should be interpreted accordingly.
On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup,
based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
the correct answers in about 3 days.
All questions were written by members of the Usual Suspects and
are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may
have been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information
see my 2016-05-31 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
I did not write either of these rounds.
* Game 8, Round 4 - Sports - Foreign-Born NBA Players
In each case, name the player.
1. This 7'6"-tall player's 8-season career in the NBA with the
Houston Rockets is said to have sparked increased interest in
the sport in his home country of China.
2. This South-African-born Canadian 2-time MVP winner never won an
NBA championship during his time spent with the Dallas Mavericks,
Phoenix Suns, and Los Angeles Lakers. He is currently the
general manager of Canada's senior men's basketball team.
3. He is the most successful German player ever to play in the NBA.
He won the NBA championship in 2011 and the MVP award in 2007.
His entire NBA career, 18 seasons so far, has been with the
Dallas Mavericks.
4. These two brothers are Spanish. The older brother is a power
forward and center who's won two NBA titles with the Los Angeles
Lakers in 2009 and '10. That's two more than his younger
brother, named Marc, has managed so far in his career with the
Memphis Grizzlies. Give their surname.
5. This Lithuanian center was a first-round draft pick for the
Toronto Raptors in 2011, and has since played a pivotal part
in their last three playoff runs, despite suffering an injury
in last season's playoff series against the Miami Heat.
6. This Congolese center very recently signed a 4-year, $70,000,000
deal with the Orlando Magic, but you may know him better from
his important role with last season's Toronto Raptors and
his impressive job of replacing an injured <answer 5> in the
playoffs.
7. This Belgian-born point guard, son of an American professional
basketball player and a Dutch model, represented France in
international play but won 4 NBA championship titles with the
San Antonio Spurs. He is also known in entertainment news
circles as the ex-husband of Eva Longoria.
8. Along with <answer 7>, this Argentinian shooting guard has also
won 4 NBA championship titles with the San Antonio Spurs.
He was an integral part of the 2004 Argentinian Olympic team
that won gold by beating the USA in the semifinals and Italy
in the finals.
9. Although this Croatian-born Serbian 3-point specialist finally
won an NBA championship title in 2011 with the Dallas Mavericks,
he is much better known for his 8˝ seasons with the Sacramento
Kings. The Kings retired his #16 jersey.
10. This Croatian player had a full and rewarding career in the
EuroLeague and won two Olympic silver medals before coming to
the NBA and winning 3 NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls,
where he often played the role of the "sixth man".
* Game 8, Round 6 - Literature - Nobel Laureates
In each case name the writer, who has won the Nobel Prize in
Literature.
1. This Canadian short-story writer won the award in 2013, and is
known for stories such as "Boys and Girls", "How I Met My
Husband", and "The Bear Came Over the Mountain". That last
one was the basis of the Canadian movie "Away from Her".
2. Prior to <answer 1>, Canada's only claim to a Nobel in Literature
was this Canadian-born American novelist of works such as
"Herzog", "Humboldt's Gift", and "Henderson the Rain King".
3. "In awarding the prizes", Alfred Nobel wrote in his will, "no
consideration whatever shall be given to the nationality of
the candidates... the most worthy shall receive the prize,
whether he be a Scandinavian or not." And hey, once the
first prizes had been given out, it only took another 12 years
before the Nobel committee gave one to a non-European writer.
Name this Indian novelist, painter, musician, and the author of
"Gitanjali", a collection of 157 poems, known as "Song Offerings"
in English translation.
4. This winner of the 2010 Nobel Prize in Literature ran for the
presidency of Peru in 1990, but lost to Alberto Fujimori in the
second round of voting. He's also famous for novels such as
"Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter" and "Conversation in the
Cathedral".
5. The most recent prize going to a British writer was in 2007.
This winner has written science fiction (such as the "Canopus
in Argos: Archives", a 5-book series about societies undergoing
accelerated evolution), but is better known for novels such as
"The Grass is Singing" and "The Golden Notebook".
6. The most recent American writer to receive the prize was in
1993; this author's novels include "Beloved", "The Bluest Eye",
and "Song of Solomon".
7. 1986 was the first time an African writer was given the prize.
This Nigerian author is best known for plays such as "The Lion
and the Jewel" and "Death and the King's Horseman"
8. Two Japanese writers have won the award. One was in 1968,
and is well known for novels such as "The Master of Go" and
"Snow Country". The other was in 1994; his brain-damaged son
has played a large role in his writing, in works such as "A
Personal Matter" and "A Healing Family". Name *either* writer.
9. The only person so far to win both a Nobel Prize and an Oscar
is this Irish dramatist. He won the Oscar in 1938 for adapting
his own play.
10. While this Nobel-winning author has never won an Oscar, he
was employed as a Hollywood screenwriter in the 1930s and 1940s,
receiving credits on movies such as "The Big Sleep" and "To
Have and Have Not".
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | This is Programming as a True Art Form, where style
m...@vex.net | is more important than correctness... --Pontus Hedman
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Erland Sommarskog
Sep 27, 2016, 5:04:58 PM9/27/16
to
Jonas Jerebko does not seem to be there, which means that I know nada.
> * Game 8, Round 6 - Literature - Nobel Laureates
>
> In each case name the writer, who has won the Nobel Prize in
> Literature.
>
> 5. The most recent prize going to a British writer was in 2007.
> This winner has written science fiction (such as the "Canopus
> in Argos: Archives", a 5-book series about societies undergoing
> accelerated evolution), but is better known for novels such as
> "The Grass is Singing" and "The Golden Notebook".
Harold Pinter
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
> * Game 8, Round 6 - Literature - Nobel Laureates
>
> In each case name the writer, who has won the Nobel Prize in
> Literature.
>
> 4. This winner of the 2010 Nobel Prize in Literature ran for the
> presidency of Peru in 1990, but lost to Alberto Fujimori in the
> second round of voting. He's also famous for novels such as
> "Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter" and "Conversation in the
> Cathedral".
Varga
> presidency of Peru in 1990, but lost to Alberto Fujimori in the
> second round of voting. He's also famous for novels such as
> "Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter" and "Conversation in the
> Cathedral".
> 5. The most recent prize going to a British writer was in 2007.
> This winner has written science fiction (such as the "Canopus
> in Argos: Archives", a 5-book series about societies undergoing
> accelerated evolution), but is better known for novels such as
> "The Grass is Singing" and "The Golden Notebook".
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
Dan Blum
Sep 27, 2016, 5:33:09 PM9/27/16
to
> 1. This 7'6"-tall player's 8-season career in the NBA with the
> Houston Rockets is said to have sparked increased interest in
> the sport in his home country of China.
Yao Ming
> Houston Rockets is said to have sparked increased interest in
> the sport in his home country of China.
> 2. This South-African-born Canadian 2-time MVP winner never won an
> NBA championship during his time spent with the Dallas Mavericks,
> Phoenix Suns, and Los Angeles Lakers. He is currently the
> general manager of Canada's senior men's basketball team.
> 6. This Congolese center very recently signed a 4-year, $70,000,000
> deal with the Orlando Magic, but you may know him better from
> his important role with last season's Toronto Raptors and
> his impressive job of replacing an injured <answer 5> in the
> playoffs.
> * Game 8, Round 6 - Literature - Nobel Laureates
> 1. This Canadian short-story writer won the award in 2013, and is
> known for stories such as "Boys and Girls", "How I Met My
> Husband", and "The Bear Came Over the Mountain". That last
> one was the basis of the Canadian movie "Away from Her".
Alice Munro
> known for stories such as "Boys and Girls", "How I Met My
> Husband", and "The Bear Came Over the Mountain". That last
> one was the basis of the Canadian movie "Away from Her".
> 2. Prior to <answer 1>, Canada's only claim to a Nobel in Literature
> was this Canadian-born American novelist of works such as
> "Herzog", "Humboldt's Gift", and "Henderson the Rain King".
> 5. The most recent prize going to a British writer was in 2007.
> This winner has written science fiction (such as the "Canopus
> in Argos: Archives", a 5-book series about societies undergoing
> accelerated evolution), but is better known for novels such as
> "The Grass is Singing" and "The Golden Notebook".
> 6. The most recent American writer to receive the prize was in
> 1993; this author's novels include "Beloved", "The Bluest Eye",
> and "Song of Solomon".
> 8. Two Japanese writers have won the award. One was in 1968,
> and is well known for novels such as "The Master of Go" and
> "Snow Country". The other was in 1994; his brain-damaged son
> has played a large role in his writing, in works such as "A
> Personal Matter" and "A Healing Family". Name *either* writer.
> 10. While this Nobel-winning author has never won an Oscar, he
> was employed as a Hollywood screenwriter in the 1930s and 1940s,
> receiving credits on movies such as "The Big Sleep" and "To
> Have and Have Not".
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Peter Smyth
Sep 27, 2016, 5:48:50 PM9/27/16
to
> * Game 8, Round 6 - Literature - Nobel Laureates
>
> In each case name the writer, who has won the Nobel Prize in
> Literature.
>
> 1. This Canadian short-story writer won the award in 2013, and is
> known for stories such as "Boys and Girls", "How I Met My
> Husband", and "The Bear Came Over the Mountain". That last
> one was the basis of the Canadian movie "Away from Her".
> 2. Prior to <answer 1>, Canada's only claim to a Nobel in Literature
> was this Canadian-born American novelist of works such as
> "Herzog", "Humboldt's Gift", and "Henderson the Rain King".
>
> 3. "In awarding the prizes", Alfred Nobel wrote in his will, "no
> consideration whatever shall be given to the nationality of
> the candidates... the most worthy shall receive the prize,
> whether he be a Scandinavian or not." And hey, once the
> first prizes had been given out, it only took another 12 years
> before the Nobel committee gave one to a non-European writer.
> Name this Indian novelist, painter, musician, and the author of
> "Gitanjali", a collection of 157 poems, known as "Song Offerings"
> in English translation.
>
> 4. This winner of the 2010 Nobel Prize in Literature ran for the
> presidency of Peru in 1990, but lost to Alberto Fujimori in the
> second round of voting. He's also famous for novels such as
> "Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter" and "Conversation in the
> Cathedral".
>
> 5. The most recent prize going to a British writer was in 2007.
> This winner has written science fiction (such as the "Canopus
> in Argos: Archives", a 5-book series about societies undergoing
> accelerated evolution), but is better known for novels such as
> "The Grass is Singing" and "The Golden Notebook".
Doris Lessing
> was this Canadian-born American novelist of works such as
> "Herzog", "Humboldt's Gift", and "Henderson the Rain King".
>
> 3. "In awarding the prizes", Alfred Nobel wrote in his will, "no
> consideration whatever shall be given to the nationality of
> the candidates... the most worthy shall receive the prize,
> whether he be a Scandinavian or not." And hey, once the
> first prizes had been given out, it only took another 12 years
> before the Nobel committee gave one to a non-European writer.
> Name this Indian novelist, painter, musician, and the author of
> "Gitanjali", a collection of 157 poems, known as "Song Offerings"
> in English translation.
>
> 4. This winner of the 2010 Nobel Prize in Literature ran for the
> presidency of Peru in 1990, but lost to Alberto Fujimori in the
> second round of voting. He's also famous for novels such as
> "Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter" and "Conversation in the
> Cathedral".
>
> 5. The most recent prize going to a British writer was in 2007.
> This winner has written science fiction (such as the "Canopus
> in Argos: Archives", a 5-book series about societies undergoing
> accelerated evolution), but is better known for novels such as
> "The Grass is Singing" and "The Golden Notebook".
> 6. The most recent American writer to receive the prize was in
> 1993; this author's novels include "Beloved", "The Bluest Eye",
> and "Song of Solomon".
Saul Bellow
> 1993; this author's novels include "Beloved", "The Bluest Eye",
> and "Song of Solomon".
> 7. 1986 was the first time an African writer was given the prize.
> This Nigerian author is best known for plays such as "The Lion
> and the Jewel" and "Death and the King's Horseman"
>
> 8. Two Japanese writers have won the award. One was in 1968,
> and is well known for novels such as "The Master of Go" and
> "Snow Country". The other was in 1994; his brain-damaged son
> has played a large role in his writing, in works such as "A
> Personal Matter" and "A Healing Family". Name either writer.
> This Nigerian author is best known for plays such as "The Lion
> and the Jewel" and "Death and the King's Horseman"
>
> 8. Two Japanese writers have won the award. One was in 1968,
> and is well known for novels such as "The Master of Go" and
> "Snow Country". The other was in 1994; his brain-damaged son
> has played a large role in his writing, in works such as "A
>
> 9. The only person so far to win both a Nobel Prize and an Oscar
> is this Irish dramatist. He won the Oscar in 1938 for adapting
> his own play.
Samuel Beckett
> 9. The only person so far to win both a Nobel Prize and an Oscar
> is this Irish dramatist. He won the Oscar in 1938 for adapting
> his own play.
> 10. While this Nobel-winning author has never won an Oscar, he
> was employed as a Hollywood screenwriter in the 1930s and 1940s,
> receiving credits on movies such as "The Big Sleep" and "To
> Have and Have Not".
Peter Smyth
> was employed as a Hollywood screenwriter in the 1930s and 1940s,
> receiving credits on movies such as "The Big Sleep" and "To
> Have and Have Not".
Joshua Kreitzer
Sep 27, 2016, 9:36:32 PM9/27/16
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:WridnTXy3IVgT3fKnZ2dnUU7-
LPN...@giganews.com:
> * Game 8, Round 4 - Sports - Foreign-Born NBA Players
>
> In each case, name the player.
>
> 1. This 7'6"-tall player's 8-season career in the NBA with the
> Houston Rockets is said to have sparked increased interest in
> the sport in his home country of China.
Yao Ming
> 2. This South-African-born Canadian 2-time MVP winner never won an
> NBA championship during his time spent with the Dallas Mavericks,
> Phoenix Suns, and Los Angeles Lakers. He is currently the
> general manager of Canada's senior men's basketball team.
Steve Nash (?)
> 3. He is the most successful German player ever to play in the NBA.
> He won the NBA championship in 2011 and the MVP award in 2007.
> His entire NBA career, 18 seasons so far, has been with the
> Dallas Mavericks.
Dirk Nowitzki
> 4. These two brothers are Spanish. The older brother is a power
> forward and center who's won two NBA titles with the Los Angeles
> Lakers in 2009 and '10. That's two more than his younger
> brother, named Marc, has managed so far in his career with the
> Memphis Grizzlies. Give their surname.
Gasol
> 7. This Belgian-born point guard, son of an American professional
> basketball player and a Dutch model, represented France in
> international play but won 4 NBA championship titles with the
> San Antonio Spurs. He is also known in entertainment news
> circles as the ex-husband of Eva Longoria.
Tony Parker
> 8. Along with <answer 7>, this Argentinian shooting guard has also
> won 4 NBA championship titles with the San Antonio Spurs.
> He was an integral part of the 2004 Argentinian Olympic team
> that won gold by beating the USA in the semifinals and Italy
> in the finals.
Ginobili
> 10. This Croatian player had a full and rewarding career in the
> EuroLeague and won two Olympic silver medals before coming to
> the NBA and winning 3 NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls,
> where he often played the role of the "sixth man".
Toni Kukoc
> * Game 8, Round 6 - Literature - Nobel Laureates
>
> In each case name the writer, who has won the Nobel Prize in
> Literature.
>
> 3. "In awarding the prizes", Alfred Nobel wrote in his will, "no
> consideration whatever shall be given to the nationality of
> the candidates... the most worthy shall receive the prize,
> whether he be a Scandinavian or not." And hey, once the
> first prizes had been given out, it only took another 12 years
> before the Nobel committee gave one to a non-European writer.
> Name this Indian novelist, painter, musician, and the author of
> "Gitanjali", a collection of 157 poems, known as "Song Offerings"
> in English translation.
Tagore
> 4. This winner of the 2010 Nobel Prize in Literature ran for the
> presidency of Peru in 1990, but lost to Alberto Fujimori in the
> second round of voting. He's also famous for novels such as
> "Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter" and "Conversation in the
> Cathedral".
Mario Vargas Llosa
> 5. The most recent prize going to a British writer was in 2007.
> This winner has written science fiction (such as the "Canopus
> in Argos: Archives", a 5-book series about societies undergoing
> accelerated evolution), but is better known for novels such as
> "The Grass is Singing" and "The Golden Notebook".
Lessing
> 6. The most recent American writer to receive the prize was in
> 1993; this author's novels include "Beloved", "The Bluest Eye",
> and "Song of Solomon".
Toni Morrison
> 8. Two Japanese writers have won the award. One was in 1968,
> and is well known for novels such as "The Master of Go" and
> "Snow Country". The other was in 1994; his brain-damaged son
> has played a large role in his writing, in works such as "A
> Personal Matter" and "A Healing Family". Name *either* writer.
Kenzaburo Oe (?)
> 9. The only person so far to win both a Nobel Prize and an Oscar
> is this Irish dramatist. He won the Oscar in 1938 for adapting
> his own play.
George Bernard Shaw
> 10. While this Nobel-winning author has never won an Oscar, he
> was employed as a Hollywood screenwriter in the 1930s and 1940s,
> receiving credits on movies such as "The Big Sleep" and "To
> Have and Have Not".
William Faulkner
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
LPN...@giganews.com:
> * Game 8, Round 4 - Sports - Foreign-Born NBA Players
>
> In each case, name the player.
>
> 1. This 7'6"-tall player's 8-season career in the NBA with the
> Houston Rockets is said to have sparked increased interest in
> the sport in his home country of China.
> 2. This South-African-born Canadian 2-time MVP winner never won an
> NBA championship during his time spent with the Dallas Mavericks,
> Phoenix Suns, and Los Angeles Lakers. He is currently the
> general manager of Canada's senior men's basketball team.
> 3. He is the most successful German player ever to play in the NBA.
> He won the NBA championship in 2011 and the MVP award in 2007.
> His entire NBA career, 18 seasons so far, has been with the
> Dallas Mavericks.
> 4. These two brothers are Spanish. The older brother is a power
> forward and center who's won two NBA titles with the Los Angeles
> Lakers in 2009 and '10. That's two more than his younger
> brother, named Marc, has managed so far in his career with the
> Memphis Grizzlies. Give their surname.
> 7. This Belgian-born point guard, son of an American professional
> basketball player and a Dutch model, represented France in
> international play but won 4 NBA championship titles with the
> San Antonio Spurs. He is also known in entertainment news
> circles as the ex-husband of Eva Longoria.
> 8. Along with <answer 7>, this Argentinian shooting guard has also
> won 4 NBA championship titles with the San Antonio Spurs.
> He was an integral part of the 2004 Argentinian Olympic team
> that won gold by beating the USA in the semifinals and Italy
> in the finals.
> 10. This Croatian player had a full and rewarding career in the
> EuroLeague and won two Olympic silver medals before coming to
> the NBA and winning 3 NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls,
> where he often played the role of the "sixth man".
> * Game 8, Round 6 - Literature - Nobel Laureates
>
> In each case name the writer, who has won the Nobel Prize in
> Literature.
>
> 2. Prior to <answer 1>, Canada's only claim to a Nobel in Literature
> was this Canadian-born American novelist of works such as
> "Herzog", "Humboldt's Gift", and "Henderson the Rain King".
Saul Bellow
> was this Canadian-born American novelist of works such as
> "Herzog", "Humboldt's Gift", and "Henderson the Rain King".
> 3. "In awarding the prizes", Alfred Nobel wrote in his will, "no
> consideration whatever shall be given to the nationality of
> the candidates... the most worthy shall receive the prize,
> whether he be a Scandinavian or not." And hey, once the
> first prizes had been given out, it only took another 12 years
> before the Nobel committee gave one to a non-European writer.
> Name this Indian novelist, painter, musician, and the author of
> "Gitanjali", a collection of 157 poems, known as "Song Offerings"
> in English translation.
> 4. This winner of the 2010 Nobel Prize in Literature ran for the
> presidency of Peru in 1990, but lost to Alberto Fujimori in the
> second round of voting. He's also famous for novels such as
> "Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter" and "Conversation in the
> Cathedral".
> 5. The most recent prize going to a British writer was in 2007.
> This winner has written science fiction (such as the "Canopus
> in Argos: Archives", a 5-book series about societies undergoing
> accelerated evolution), but is better known for novels such as
> "The Grass is Singing" and "The Golden Notebook".
> 6. The most recent American writer to receive the prize was in
> 1993; this author's novels include "Beloved", "The Bluest Eye",
> and "Song of Solomon".
> 8. Two Japanese writers have won the award. One was in 1968,
> and is well known for novels such as "The Master of Go" and
> "Snow Country". The other was in 1994; his brain-damaged son
> has played a large role in his writing, in works such as "A
> Personal Matter" and "A Healing Family". Name *either* writer.
> 9. The only person so far to win both a Nobel Prize and an Oscar
> is this Irish dramatist. He won the Oscar in 1938 for adapting
> his own play.
> 10. While this Nobel-winning author has never won an Oscar, he
> was employed as a Hollywood screenwriter in the 1930s and 1940s,
> receiving credits on movies such as "The Big Sleep" and "To
> Have and Have Not".
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Dan Tilque
Sep 28, 2016, 12:58:43 AM9/28/16
to
Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * Game 8, Round 4 - Sports - Foreign-Born NBA Players
>
> In each case, name the player.
>
> 1. This 7'6"-tall player's 8-season career in the NBA with the
> Houston Rockets is said to have sparked increased interest in
> the sport in his home country of China.
Yao Ming
>
>
> * Game 8, Round 4 - Sports - Foreign-Born NBA Players
>
> In each case, name the player.
>
> 1. This 7'6"-tall player's 8-season career in the NBA with the
> Houston Rockets is said to have sparked increased interest in
> the sport in his home country of China.
>
> 2. This South-African-born Canadian 2-time MVP winner never won an
> NBA championship during his time spent with the Dallas Mavericks,
> Phoenix Suns, and Los Angeles Lakers. He is currently the
> general manager of Canada's senior men's basketball team.
>
> 3. He is the most successful German player ever to play in the NBA.
> He won the NBA championship in 2011 and the MVP award in 2007.
> His entire NBA career, 18 seasons so far, has been with the
> Dallas Mavericks.
>
> 4. These two brothers are Spanish. The older brother is a power
> forward and center who's won two NBA titles with the Los Angeles
> Lakers in 2009 and '10. That's two more than his younger
> brother, named Marc, has managed so far in his career with the
> Memphis Grizzlies. Give their surname.
>
> 5. This Lithuanian center was a first-round draft pick for the
> Toronto Raptors in 2011, and has since played a pivotal part
> in their last three playoff runs, despite suffering an injury
> in last season's playoff series against the Miami Heat.
>
> 6. This Congolese center very recently signed a 4-year, $70,000,000
> deal with the Orlando Magic, but you may know him better from
> his important role with last season's Toronto Raptors and
> his impressive job of replacing an injured <answer 5> in the
> playoffs.
>
> 7. This Belgian-born point guard, son of an American professional
> basketball player and a Dutch model, represented France in
> international play but won 4 NBA championship titles with the
> San Antonio Spurs. He is also known in entertainment news
> circles as the ex-husband of Eva Longoria.
>
> 8. Along with <answer 7>, this Argentinian shooting guard has also
> won 4 NBA championship titles with the San Antonio Spurs.
> He was an integral part of the 2004 Argentinian Olympic team
> that won gold by beating the USA in the semifinals and Italy
> in the finals.
>
> 9. Although this Croatian-born Serbian 3-point specialist finally
> won an NBA championship title in 2011 with the Dallas Mavericks,
> he is much better known for his 8˝ seasons with the Sacramento
> Kings. The Kings retired his #16 jersey.
>
> 10. This Croatian player had a full and rewarding career in the
> EuroLeague and won two Olympic silver medals before coming to
> the NBA and winning 3 NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls,
> where he often played the role of the "sixth man".
Calvin
Sep 28, 2016, 12:59:25 AM9/28/16
to
On Wednesday, September 28, 2016 at 6:13:54 AM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
> * Game 8, Round 4 - Sports - Foreign-Born NBA Players
>
> In each case, name the player.
>
> 1. This 7'6"-tall player's 8-season career in the NBA with the
> Houston Rockets is said to have sparked increased interest in
> the sport in his home country of China.
Yao
> * Game 8, Round 4 - Sports - Foreign-Born NBA Players
>
> In each case, name the player.
>
> 1. This 7'6"-tall player's 8-season career in the NBA with the
> Houston Rockets is said to have sparked increased interest in
> the sport in his home country of China.
> 2. This South-African-born Canadian 2-time MVP winner never won an
> NBA championship during his time spent with the Dallas Mavericks,
> Phoenix Suns, and Los Angeles Lakers. He is currently the
> general manager of Canada's senior men's basketball team.
> 3. He is the most successful German player ever to play in the NBA.
> He won the NBA championship in 2011 and the MVP award in 2007.
> His entire NBA career, 18 seasons so far, has been with the
> Dallas Mavericks.
> 4. These two brothers are Spanish. The older brother is a power
> forward and center who's won two NBA titles with the Los Angeles
> Lakers in 2009 and '10. That's two more than his younger
> brother, named Marc, has managed so far in his career with the
> Memphis Grizzlies. Give their surname.
>
> 5. This Lithuanian center was a first-round draft pick for the
> Toronto Raptors in 2011, and has since played a pivotal part
> in their last three playoff runs, despite suffering an injury
> in last season's playoff series against the Miami Heat.
>
> 6. This Congolese center very recently signed a 4-year, $70,000,000
> deal with the Orlando Magic, but you may know him better from
> his important role with last season's Toronto Raptors and
> his impressive job of replacing an injured <answer 5> in the
> playoffs.
>
> 7. This Belgian-born point guard, son of an American professional
> basketball player and a Dutch model, represented France in
> international play but won 4 NBA championship titles with the
> San Antonio Spurs. He is also known in entertainment news
> circles as the ex-husband of Eva Longoria.
> 5. The most recent prize going to a British writer was in 2007.
> This winner has written science fiction (such as the "Canopus
> in Argos: Archives", a 5-book series about societies undergoing
> accelerated evolution), but is better known for novels such as
> "The Grass is Singing" and "The Golden Notebook".
>
> 6. The most recent American writer to receive the prize was in
> 1993; this author's novels include "Beloved", "The Bluest Eye",
> and "Song of Solomon".
>
> 7. 1986 was the first time an African writer was given the prize.
> This Nigerian author is best known for plays such as "The Lion
> and the Jewel" and "Death and the King's Horseman"
>
> 8. Two Japanese writers have won the award. One was in 1968,
> and is well known for novels such as "The Master of Go" and
> "Snow Country". The other was in 1994; his brain-damaged son
> has played a large role in his writing, in works such as "A
> Personal Matter" and "A Healing Family". Name *either* writer.
>
> 9. The only person so far to win both a Nobel Prize and an Oscar
> is this Irish dramatist. He won the Oscar in 1938 for adapting
> his own play.
> 10. While this Nobel-winning author has never won an Oscar, he
> was employed as a Hollywood screenwriter in the 1930s and 1940s,
> receiving credits on movies such as "The Big Sleep" and "To
> Have and Have Not".
cheers,
calvin
Björn Lundin
Sep 28, 2016, 9:36:24 AM9/28/16
to
On 2016-09-27 22:13, Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2016-07-11,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
> Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
> the correct answers in about 3 days.
>
> All questions were written by members of the Usual Suspects and
> are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may
> have been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information
> see my 2016-05-31 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> I did not write either of these rounds.
>
>
> * Game 8, Round 4 - Sports - Foreign-Born NBA Players
>
> In each case, name the player.
>
>
>
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2016-07-11,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
> Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
> the correct answers in about 3 days.
>
> All questions were written by members of the Usual Suspects and
> are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may
> have been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information
> see my 2016-05-31 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> I did not write either of these rounds.
>
>
> * Game 8, Round 4 - Sports - Foreign-Born NBA Players
>
> In each case, name the player.
>
>
>
> * Game 8, Round 6 - Literature - Nobel Laureates
>
> In each case name the writer, who has won the Nobel Prize in
> Literature.
>
>
>
> In each case name the writer, who has won the Nobel Prize in
> Literature.
>
>
> 10. While this Nobel-winning author has never won an Oscar, he
> was employed as a Hollywood screenwriter in the 1930s and 1940s,
> receiving credits on movies such as "The Big Sleep" and "To
> Have and Have Not".
>
Raymond Chandler ?
> was employed as a Hollywood screenwriter in the 1930s and 1940s,
> receiving credits on movies such as "The Big Sleep" and "To
> Have and Have Not".
>
--
--
Björn
Marc Dashevsky
Sep 28, 2016, 1:49:12 PM9/28/16
to
In article <WridnTXy3IVgT3fK...@giganews.com>, m...@vex.net says...
> 2. This South-African-born Canadian 2-time MVP winner never won an
> NBA championship during his time spent with the Dallas Mavericks,
> Phoenix Suns, and Los Angeles Lakers. He is currently the
> general manager of Canada's senior men's basketball team.
>
> 3. He is the most successful German player ever to play in the NBA.
> He won the NBA championship in 2011 and the MVP award in 2007.
> His entire NBA career, 18 seasons so far, has been with the
> Dallas Mavericks.
Dirk Nowitzki
> 4. These two brothers are Spanish. The older brother is a power
> forward and center who's won two NBA titles with the Los Angeles
> Lakers in 2009 and '10. That's two more than his younger
> brother, named Marc, has managed so far in his career with the
> Memphis Grizzlies. Give their surname.
Gasol
> 5. This Lithuanian center was a first-round draft pick for the
> Toronto Raptors in 2011, and has since played a pivotal part
> in their last three playoff runs, despite suffering an injury
> in last season's playoff series against the Miami Heat.
>
> 6. This Congolese center very recently signed a 4-year, $70,000,000
> deal with the Orlando Magic, but you may know him better from
> his important role with last season's Toronto Raptors and
> his impressive job of replacing an injured <answer 5> in the
> playoffs.
>
> 7. This Belgian-born point guard, son of an American professional
> basketball player and a Dutch model, represented France in
> international play but won 4 NBA championship titles with the
> San Antonio Spurs. He is also known in entertainment news
> circles as the ex-husband of Eva Longoria.
Tony Parker
> 8. Along with <answer 7>, this Argentinian shooting guard has also
> won 4 NBA championship titles with the San Antonio Spurs.
> He was an integral part of the 2004 Argentinian Olympic team
> that won gold by beating the USA in the semifinals and Italy
> in the finals.
>
> 9. Although this Croatian-born Serbian 3-point specialist finally
> won an NBA championship title in 2011 with the Dallas Mavericks,
> he is much better known for his 8? seasons with the Sacramento
Raymond Chandler
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
> * Game 8, Round 4 - Sports - Foreign-Born NBA Players
>
> In each case, name the player.
>
> 1. This 7'6"-tall player's 8-season career in the NBA with the
> Houston Rockets is said to have sparked increased interest in
> the sport in his home country of China.
Yao Ming
>
> In each case, name the player.
>
> 1. This 7'6"-tall player's 8-season career in the NBA with the
> Houston Rockets is said to have sparked increased interest in
> the sport in his home country of China.
> 2. This South-African-born Canadian 2-time MVP winner never won an
> NBA championship during his time spent with the Dallas Mavericks,
> Phoenix Suns, and Los Angeles Lakers. He is currently the
> general manager of Canada's senior men's basketball team.
>
> 3. He is the most successful German player ever to play in the NBA.
> He won the NBA championship in 2011 and the MVP award in 2007.
> His entire NBA career, 18 seasons so far, has been with the
> Dallas Mavericks.
> 4. These two brothers are Spanish. The older brother is a power
> forward and center who's won two NBA titles with the Los Angeles
> Lakers in 2009 and '10. That's two more than his younger
> brother, named Marc, has managed so far in his career with the
> Memphis Grizzlies. Give their surname.
> 5. This Lithuanian center was a first-round draft pick for the
> Toronto Raptors in 2011, and has since played a pivotal part
> in their last three playoff runs, despite suffering an injury
> in last season's playoff series against the Miami Heat.
>
> 6. This Congolese center very recently signed a 4-year, $70,000,000
> deal with the Orlando Magic, but you may know him better from
> his important role with last season's Toronto Raptors and
> his impressive job of replacing an injured <answer 5> in the
> playoffs.
>
> 7. This Belgian-born point guard, son of an American professional
> basketball player and a Dutch model, represented France in
> international play but won 4 NBA championship titles with the
> San Antonio Spurs. He is also known in entertainment news
> circles as the ex-husband of Eva Longoria.
> 8. Along with <answer 7>, this Argentinian shooting guard has also
> won 4 NBA championship titles with the San Antonio Spurs.
> He was an integral part of the 2004 Argentinian Olympic team
> that won gold by beating the USA in the semifinals and Italy
> in the finals.
>
> 9. Although this Croatian-born Serbian 3-point specialist finally
> won an NBA championship title in 2011 with the Dallas Mavericks,
> Kings. The Kings retired his #16 jersey.
>
> 10. This Croatian player had a full and rewarding career in the
> EuroLeague and won two Olympic silver medals before coming to
> the NBA and winning 3 NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls,
> where he often played the role of the "sixth man".
>
>
> * Game 8, Round 6 - Literature - Nobel Laureates
>
> In each case name the writer, who has won the Nobel Prize in
> Literature.
>
> 1. This Canadian short-story writer won the award in 2013, and is
> known for stories such as "Boys and Girls", "How I Met My
> Husband", and "The Bear Came Over the Mountain". That last
> one was the basis of the Canadian movie "Away from Her".
>
> 2. Prior to <answer 1>, Canada's only claim to a Nobel in Literature
> was this Canadian-born American novelist of works such as
> "Herzog", "Humboldt's Gift", and "Henderson the Rain King".
Saul Bellow
>
> 10. This Croatian player had a full and rewarding career in the
> EuroLeague and won two Olympic silver medals before coming to
> the NBA and winning 3 NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls,
> where he often played the role of the "sixth man".
>
>
> * Game 8, Round 6 - Literature - Nobel Laureates
>
> In each case name the writer, who has won the Nobel Prize in
> Literature.
>
> 1. This Canadian short-story writer won the award in 2013, and is
> known for stories such as "Boys and Girls", "How I Met My
> Husband", and "The Bear Came Over the Mountain". That last
> one was the basis of the Canadian movie "Away from Her".
>
> 2. Prior to <answer 1>, Canada's only claim to a Nobel in Literature
> was this Canadian-born American novelist of works such as
> "Herzog", "Humboldt's Gift", and "Henderson the Rain King".
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
Pete
Sep 28, 2016, 10:25:40 PM9/28/16
to
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2016-07-11,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
> Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
> the correct answers in about 3 days.
>
> All questions were written by members of the Usual Suspects and
> are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may
> have been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information
> see my 2016-05-31 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> I did not write either of these rounds.
>
>
> * Game 8, Round 4 - Sports - Foreign-Born NBA Players
>
> In each case, name the player.
>
> 1. This 7'6"-tall player's 8-season career in the NBA with the
> Houston Rockets is said to have sparked increased interest in
> the sport in his home country of China.
Yao Ming
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
> Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
> the correct answers in about 3 days.
>
> All questions were written by members of the Usual Suspects and
> are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may
> have been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information
> see my 2016-05-31 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> I did not write either of these rounds.
>
>
> * Game 8, Round 4 - Sports - Foreign-Born NBA Players
>
> In each case, name the player.
>
> 1. This 7'6"-tall player's 8-season career in the NBA with the
> Houston Rockets is said to have sparked increased interest in
> the sport in his home country of China.
>
> 2. This South-African-born Canadian 2-time MVP winner never won an
> NBA championship during his time spent with the Dallas Mavericks,
> Phoenix Suns, and Los Angeles Lakers. He is currently the
> general manager of Canada's senior men's basketball team.
>
> 3. He is the most successful German player ever to play in the NBA.
> He won the NBA championship in 2011 and the MVP award in 2007.
> His entire NBA career, 18 seasons so far, has been with the
> Dallas Mavericks.
>
> 4. These two brothers are Spanish. The older brother is a power
> forward and center who's won two NBA titles with the Los Angeles
> Lakers in 2009 and '10. That's two more than his younger
> brother, named Marc, has managed so far in his career with the
> Memphis Grizzlies. Give their surname.
>
> 5. This Lithuanian center was a first-round draft pick for the
> Toronto Raptors in 2011, and has since played a pivotal part
> in their last three playoff runs, despite suffering an injury
> in last season's playoff series against the Miami Heat.
>
> 6. This Congolese center very recently signed a 4-year, $70,000,000
> deal with the Orlando Magic, but you may know him better from
> his important role with last season's Toronto Raptors and
> his impressive job of replacing an injured <answer 5> in the
> playoffs.
>
> 7. This Belgian-born point guard, son of an American professional
> basketball player and a Dutch model, represented France in
> international play but won 4 NBA championship titles with the
> San Antonio Spurs. He is also known in entertainment news
> circles as the ex-husband of Eva Longoria.
>
> 8. Along with <answer 7>, this Argentinian shooting guard has also
> won 4 NBA championship titles with the San Antonio Spurs.
> He was an integral part of the 2004 Argentinian Olympic team
> that won gold by beating the USA in the semifinals and Italy
> in the finals.
>
> 9. Although this Croatian-born Serbian 3-point specialist finally
> won an NBA championship title in 2011 with the Dallas Mavericks,
> he is much better known for his 8˝ seasons with the Sacramento
> Kings. The Kings retired his #16 jersey.
>
> 10. This Croatian player had a full and rewarding career in the
> EuroLeague and won two Olympic silver medals before coming to
> the NBA and winning 3 NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls,
> where he often played the role of the "sixth man".
>
> 10. While this Nobel-winning author has never won an Oscar, he
> was employed as a Hollywood screenwriter in the 1930s and 1940s,
> receiving credits on movies such as "The Big Sleep" and "To
> Have and Have Not".
>
Pete Gayde
Mark Brader
Sep 30, 2016, 2:09:56 PM9/30/16
to
Mark Brader:
Dan Tilque, Calvin, Marc, and Pete.
> 2. This South-African-born Canadian 2-time MVP winner never won an
> NBA championship during his time spent with the Dallas Mavericks,
> Phoenix Suns, and Los Angeles Lakers. He is currently the
> general manager of Canada's senior men's basketball team.
Steve Nash. 4 for Joshua and Calvin.
> 3. He is the most successful German player ever to play in the NBA.
> He won the NBA championship in 2011 and the MVP award in 2007.
> His entire NBA career, 18 seasons so far, has been with the
> Dallas Mavericks.
Dirk Nowitzki. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Marc, and Pete.
3 for Calvin (or.
> 4. These two brothers are Spanish. The older brother is a power
> forward and center who's won two NBA titles with the Los Angeles
> Lakers in 2009 and '10. That's two more than his younger
> brother, named Marc, has managed so far in his career with the
> Memphis Grizzlies. Give their surname.
Gasol ["Gas-OLL"], not to be confused with any words for certain
petroleum products in certain European languages. (The older brother
is Pau ["Pow"] Gasol.) 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Marc, and Pete.
> 5. This Lithuanian center was a first-round draft pick for the
> Toronto Raptors in 2011, and has since played a pivotal part
> in their last three playoff runs, despite suffering an injury
> in last season's playoff series against the Miami Heat.
Jonas Valanciunas ["YO-nahss Val-lahn-CHEW-nahss"].
> 6. This Congolese center very recently signed a 4-year, $70,000,000
> deal with the Orlando Magic, but you may know him better from
> his important role with last season's Toronto Raptors and
> his impressive job of replacing an injured <answer 5> in the
> playoffs.
Bismack ["Biz-MOCK"] Biyombo.
> 7. This Belgian-born point guard, son of an American professional
> basketball player and a Dutch model, represented France in
> international play but won 4 NBA championship titles with the
> San Antonio Spurs. He is also known in entertainment news
> circles as the ex-husband of Eva Longoria.
Tony Parker. 4 for Joshua, Calvin, Marc, and Pete.
> 8. Along with <answer 7>, this Argentinian shooting guard has also
> won 4 NBA championship titles with the San Antonio Spurs.
> He was an integral part of the 2004 Argentinian Olympic team
> that won gold by beating the USA in the semifinals and Italy
> in the finals.
Manu Ginobili ["MAN-oo Jin-OH-blee"]. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque,
and Pete.
> 9. Although this Croatian-born Serbian 3-point specialist finally
> won an NBA championship title in 2011 with the Dallas Mavericks,
> he is much better known for his 8½ seasons with the Sacramento
> Kings. The Kings retired his #16 jersey.
"Peja" (Predrag) Stojakovic ["PAY-zhah Stoy-AH-ko-vitch"].
> 10. This Croatian player had a full and rewarding career in the
> EuroLeague and won two Olympic silver medals before coming to
> the NBA and winning 3 NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls,
> where he often played the role of the "sixth man".
Toni Kukoc ["KOO-coach"]. 4 for Joshua and Pete.
> * Game 8, Round 6 - Literature - Nobel Laureates
> In each case name the writer, who has won the Nobel Prize in
> Literature.
> 1. This Canadian short-story writer won the award in 2013, and is
> known for stories such as "Boys and Girls", "How I Met My
> Husband", and "The Bear Came Over the Mountain". That last
> one was the basis of the Canadian movie "Away from Her".
Alice Munro. 4 for Dan Blum and Peter.
> 2. Prior to <answer 1>, Canada's only claim to a Nobel in Literature
> was this Canadian-born American novelist of works such as
> "Herzog", "Humboldt's Gift", and "Henderson the Rain King".
Saul Bellow. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Marc.
> 3. "In awarding the prizes", Alfred Nobel wrote in his will, "no
> consideration whatever shall be given to the nationality of
> the candidates... the most worthy shall receive the prize,
> whether he be a Scandinavian or not." And hey, once the
> first prizes had been given out, it only took another 12 years
> before the Nobel committee gave one to a non-European writer.
> Name this Indian novelist, painter, musician, and the author of
> "Gitanjali", a collection of 157 poems, known as "Song Offerings"
> in English translation.
Rabindranath Tagore. (In 1913.) 4 for Joshua.
> 4. This winner of the 2010 Nobel Prize in Literature ran for the
> presidency of Peru in 1990, but lost to Alberto Fujimori in the
> second round of voting. He's also famous for novels such as
> "Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter" and "Conversation in the
> Cathedral".
Mario Vargas Llosa ["Yo-sa"]. "Vargas" was required; I accepted
"Varga". 4 for Erland, Joshua, and Calvin.
> 5. The most recent prize going to a British writer was in 2007.
> This winner has written science fiction (such as the "Canopus
> in Argos: Archives", a 5-book series about societies undergoing
> accelerated evolution), but is better known for novels such as
> "The Grass is Singing" and "The Golden Notebook".
Doris Lessing. 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, and Joshua.
> 6. The most recent American writer to receive the prize was in
> 1993; this author's novels include "Beloved", "The Bluest Eye",
> and "Song of Solomon".
Toni Morrison. "Jeopardy!" asked about her on 2016-07-13.
4 for Dan Blum and Joshua.
> 7. 1986 was the first time an African writer was given the prize.
> This Nigerian author is best known for plays such as "The Lion
> and the Jewel" and "Death and the King's Horseman"
Wole Soyinka.
> 8. Two Japanese writers have won the award. One was in 1968,
> and is well known for novels such as "The Master of Go" and
> "Snow Country". The other was in 1994; his brain-damaged son
> has played a large role in his writing, in works such as "A
> Personal Matter" and "A Healing Family". Name *either* writer.
Yasunari *Kawabata*, Kenzaburo *Oe* ["oh-eh"]. (The surnames are
marked.) 4 for Joshua.
> 9. The only person so far to win both a Nobel Prize and an Oscar
> is this Irish dramatist. He won the Oscar in 1938 for adapting
> his own play.
George Bernard Shaw. ("Pygmalion".) 4 for Joshua and Calvin.
> 10. While this Nobel-winning author has never won an Oscar, he
> was employed as a Hollywood screenwriter in the 1930s and 1940s,
> receiving credits on movies such as "The Big Sleep" and "To
> Have and Have Not".
William Faulkner. 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 8 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS
TOPICS-> His Ent Spo Lit
Joshua Kreitzer 16 32 28 32 108
Stephen Perry 40 40 -- -- 80
Marc Dashevsky 20 20 16 4 60
Dan Blum 23 12 4 20 59
Dan Tilque 32 8 16 0 56
Pete Gayde 11 20 24 0 55
"Calvin" 22 4 15 8 49
Peter Smyth 12 17 0 8 37
Björn Lundin 16 8 0 0 24
Erland Sommarskog 12 0 0 4 16
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> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2016-07-11,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2016-05-31 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> I did not write either of these rounds.
> * Game 8, Round 4 - Sports - Foreign-Born NBA Players
> In each case, name the player.
> 1. This 7'6"-tall player's 8-season career in the NBA with the
> Houston Rockets is said to have sparked increased interest in
> the sport in his home country of China.
Yao Ming. ("Yao" is the surname.) 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua,
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> I did not write either of these rounds.
> * Game 8, Round 4 - Sports - Foreign-Born NBA Players
> In each case, name the player.
> 1. This 7'6"-tall player's 8-season career in the NBA with the
> Houston Rockets is said to have sparked increased interest in
> the sport in his home country of China.
Dan Tilque, Calvin, Marc, and Pete.
> 2. This South-African-born Canadian 2-time MVP winner never won an
> NBA championship during his time spent with the Dallas Mavericks,
> Phoenix Suns, and Los Angeles Lakers. He is currently the
> general manager of Canada's senior men's basketball team.
> 3. He is the most successful German player ever to play in the NBA.
> He won the NBA championship in 2011 and the MVP award in 2007.
> His entire NBA career, 18 seasons so far, has been with the
> Dallas Mavericks.
3 for Calvin (or.
> 4. These two brothers are Spanish. The older brother is a power
> forward and center who's won two NBA titles with the Los Angeles
> Lakers in 2009 and '10. That's two more than his younger
> brother, named Marc, has managed so far in his career with the
> Memphis Grizzlies. Give their surname.
petroleum products in certain European languages. (The older brother
is Pau ["Pow"] Gasol.) 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Marc, and Pete.
> 5. This Lithuanian center was a first-round draft pick for the
> Toronto Raptors in 2011, and has since played a pivotal part
> in their last three playoff runs, despite suffering an injury
> in last season's playoff series against the Miami Heat.
> 6. This Congolese center very recently signed a 4-year, $70,000,000
> deal with the Orlando Magic, but you may know him better from
> his important role with last season's Toronto Raptors and
> his impressive job of replacing an injured <answer 5> in the
> playoffs.
> 7. This Belgian-born point guard, son of an American professional
> basketball player and a Dutch model, represented France in
> international play but won 4 NBA championship titles with the
> San Antonio Spurs. He is also known in entertainment news
> circles as the ex-husband of Eva Longoria.
> 8. Along with <answer 7>, this Argentinian shooting guard has also
> won 4 NBA championship titles with the San Antonio Spurs.
> He was an integral part of the 2004 Argentinian Olympic team
> that won gold by beating the USA in the semifinals and Italy
> in the finals.
and Pete.
> 9. Although this Croatian-born Serbian 3-point specialist finally
> won an NBA championship title in 2011 with the Dallas Mavericks,
> he is much better known for his 8½ seasons with the Sacramento
> Kings. The Kings retired his #16 jersey.
> 10. This Croatian player had a full and rewarding career in the
> EuroLeague and won two Olympic silver medals before coming to
> the NBA and winning 3 NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls,
> where he often played the role of the "sixth man".
> * Game 8, Round 6 - Literature - Nobel Laureates
> In each case name the writer, who has won the Nobel Prize in
> Literature.
> 1. This Canadian short-story writer won the award in 2013, and is
> known for stories such as "Boys and Girls", "How I Met My
> Husband", and "The Bear Came Over the Mountain". That last
> one was the basis of the Canadian movie "Away from Her".
> 2. Prior to <answer 1>, Canada's only claim to a Nobel in Literature
> was this Canadian-born American novelist of works such as
> "Herzog", "Humboldt's Gift", and "Henderson the Rain King".
> 3. "In awarding the prizes", Alfred Nobel wrote in his will, "no
> consideration whatever shall be given to the nationality of
> the candidates... the most worthy shall receive the prize,
> whether he be a Scandinavian or not." And hey, once the
> first prizes had been given out, it only took another 12 years
> before the Nobel committee gave one to a non-European writer.
> Name this Indian novelist, painter, musician, and the author of
> "Gitanjali", a collection of 157 poems, known as "Song Offerings"
> in English translation.
> 4. This winner of the 2010 Nobel Prize in Literature ran for the
> presidency of Peru in 1990, but lost to Alberto Fujimori in the
> second round of voting. He's also famous for novels such as
> "Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter" and "Conversation in the
> Cathedral".
"Varga". 4 for Erland, Joshua, and Calvin.
> 5. The most recent prize going to a British writer was in 2007.
> This winner has written science fiction (such as the "Canopus
> in Argos: Archives", a 5-book series about societies undergoing
> accelerated evolution), but is better known for novels such as
> "The Grass is Singing" and "The Golden Notebook".
> 6. The most recent American writer to receive the prize was in
> 1993; this author's novels include "Beloved", "The Bluest Eye",
> and "Song of Solomon".
4 for Dan Blum and Joshua.
> 7. 1986 was the first time an African writer was given the prize.
> This Nigerian author is best known for plays such as "The Lion
> and the Jewel" and "Death and the King's Horseman"
> 8. Two Japanese writers have won the award. One was in 1968,
> and is well known for novels such as "The Master of Go" and
> "Snow Country". The other was in 1994; his brain-damaged son
> has played a large role in his writing, in works such as "A
> Personal Matter" and "A Healing Family". Name *either* writer.
marked.) 4 for Joshua.
> 9. The only person so far to win both a Nobel Prize and an Oscar
> is this Irish dramatist. He won the Oscar in 1938 for adapting
> his own play.
> 10. While this Nobel-winning author has never won an Oscar, he
> was employed as a Hollywood screenwriter in the 1930s and 1940s,
> receiving credits on movies such as "The Big Sleep" and "To
> Have and Have Not".
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 8 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS
TOPICS-> His Ent Spo Lit
Joshua Kreitzer 16 32 28 32 108
Stephen Perry 40 40 -- -- 80
Marc Dashevsky 20 20 16 4 60
Dan Blum 23 12 4 20 59
Dan Tilque 32 8 16 0 56
Pete Gayde 11 20 24 0 55
"Calvin" 22 4 15 8 49
Peter Smyth 12 17 0 8 37
Björn Lundin 16 8 0 0 24
Erland Sommarskog 12 0 0 4 16
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Mark Brader | "Opening a monitor case is not for the inexperienced
Toronto | or the faint of heart, unless you need
m...@vex.net | defibrillation." -- Kevin D. Swan
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