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Dan Blum
Mar 4, 2015, 9:12:53 PM3/4/15
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This is Rotating Quiz 172. Entries must be posted by Wednesday, March
11th, 2015 at 10 PM (Eastern Daylight Time).
Usual rules: no looking anything up, no discussion, etc. The winner
gets to create the next RQ.
Please post your answers to all questions in a single followup in the
newsgroup, quoting the questions and placing your answer below each
one. Only one answer is allowed per question.
This quiz has a theme. The themed part of each answer is one word and
is worth 1 point. The rest of each answer is worth 2 points. Note that
the rest of the answer may contain two words in which case each is
worth 1 point. If any part of an answer is incorrect no points will be
awarded.
In case of a tie, the first tiebreaker will be whoever scored the most
points on the hardest questions (defined post-facto as the ones which
the fewest people got any points on). Second tiebreaker will be
posting order.
1. This American TV show about a private investigator aired from
1958-61 and, like most shows of that era, is not well-remembered
today. What IS remembered is its theme music. This was written by
Henry Mancini and won him an Emmy and two Grammys. The show's
soundtrack album (featuring the theme and incididental original jazz
music from the show) reached #1 on Billboard's pop chart. The theme
has been covered many times, most notably by Duane Eddy and Art of
Noise. Children of the 80s may remember it as the music from the
arcade game Spy Hunter.
2. In 1896 she was hired by Edward Pickering at the Harvard
Observatory to work on the Henry Draper catalog of stars. She
eventually developed the classification system (O, B, A, etc.) used
today, which was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in
1922. She is also known for cataloging more stars than anyone else -
approximately half a million. An award named for her is presented
annually by the American Astronomical Society.
3. This somewhat eccentric Briton first achieved fame by escaping from
a German prison camp during World War I. During World War II he was on
Lord Mountbatten's staff and there came up with numerous ideas,
beginning with a screw-propelled vehicle for traversing snow. His most
famous proposal is probably the one for giant aircraft carriers made
from a frozen mixture of water and wood pulp (which makes the
resulting ice strong and resistant to melting); this substance is
named for him. Successful prototypes were made but the project
(codenamed Habbakuk) did not get farther than that.
4. This American performer became famous as a member of NSYNC. In 2002
he was scheduled to take a Soyuz flight to the International Space
Station as part of a documentary, but this was cancelled. He currently
spends much of his time producing film and television.
5. This American was a prominent businessman, best known for
controlling Occidental Petroleum. However, he also had close ties to
the Soviet Union, both doing business there and acting as an
unofficial go-between for the US and Soviet governments; possibly not
surprising when one knows that his father was a prominent member of
the Socialist Labor Party of America (which also accounts for his
name).
6. This American performer first had success as a songwriter - he
wrote "Me and Bobby McGee," "Once More With Feeling," "Help Me Make It
Through the Night," among others. He did eventually get a recording
contract and has released 17 studio albums with varying results. (He
has released live albums, collaborations, etc., as well.) He has also
appeared in many movies from 1971 to today, and won a Golden Globe for
his role in A Star is Born.
7. This character is one of Falstaff's associates in Henry IV Part 2
and The Merry Wives of Windsor, and also appears in Henry V without
Falstaff. He is much given to bboasting and swaggering. One of his
most famous lines gives us the phrase "the world is my oyster." Since
his full name is never given, the other part of the answer is his
title.
8. This NHL team is tied for second-oldest active team which has never
won the Stanley Cup, although they have been in the finals twice. It
was established in a city which had a longstanding AHL team which was
quite successful and only shut down because of the NHL franchise. The
new team's most pprominent line was known as The French Connection.
9. This American performer's first and second albums came out when she
was 18 and 19 years old and were major successes. In 2007 she
experienced significant personal issues which eventually resulted in
her being placed in a conservatorship which is still in force. Despite
this, she has since produced several more extremely successful albums
and in 2012 was the highest-paid female musician in the world
(according to Forbes magazine).
10. This Englishman started his career as a stage actor, but after
serving in World War II joined The Rank Organization as a film actor.
He appeared in many movies from the 1940s-70s, including Doctor in the
House, Oh! What a Lovely War, A Bridge Too Far, and Death in
Venice. In the late 1970s he turned to writing and published six
novels and numerous volumes of memoirs, beginning with A Postillion
Struck by Lightning.
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
11th, 2015 at 10 PM (Eastern Daylight Time).
Usual rules: no looking anything up, no discussion, etc. The winner
gets to create the next RQ.
Please post your answers to all questions in a single followup in the
newsgroup, quoting the questions and placing your answer below each
one. Only one answer is allowed per question.
This quiz has a theme. The themed part of each answer is one word and
is worth 1 point. The rest of each answer is worth 2 points. Note that
the rest of the answer may contain two words in which case each is
worth 1 point. If any part of an answer is incorrect no points will be
awarded.
In case of a tie, the first tiebreaker will be whoever scored the most
points on the hardest questions (defined post-facto as the ones which
the fewest people got any points on). Second tiebreaker will be
posting order.
1. This American TV show about a private investigator aired from
1958-61 and, like most shows of that era, is not well-remembered
today. What IS remembered is its theme music. This was written by
Henry Mancini and won him an Emmy and two Grammys. The show's
soundtrack album (featuring the theme and incididental original jazz
music from the show) reached #1 on Billboard's pop chart. The theme
has been covered many times, most notably by Duane Eddy and Art of
Noise. Children of the 80s may remember it as the music from the
arcade game Spy Hunter.
2. In 1896 she was hired by Edward Pickering at the Harvard
Observatory to work on the Henry Draper catalog of stars. She
eventually developed the classification system (O, B, A, etc.) used
today, which was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in
1922. She is also known for cataloging more stars than anyone else -
approximately half a million. An award named for her is presented
annually by the American Astronomical Society.
3. This somewhat eccentric Briton first achieved fame by escaping from
a German prison camp during World War I. During World War II he was on
Lord Mountbatten's staff and there came up with numerous ideas,
beginning with a screw-propelled vehicle for traversing snow. His most
famous proposal is probably the one for giant aircraft carriers made
from a frozen mixture of water and wood pulp (which makes the
resulting ice strong and resistant to melting); this substance is
named for him. Successful prototypes were made but the project
(codenamed Habbakuk) did not get farther than that.
4. This American performer became famous as a member of NSYNC. In 2002
he was scheduled to take a Soyuz flight to the International Space
Station as part of a documentary, but this was cancelled. He currently
spends much of his time producing film and television.
5. This American was a prominent businessman, best known for
controlling Occidental Petroleum. However, he also had close ties to
the Soviet Union, both doing business there and acting as an
unofficial go-between for the US and Soviet governments; possibly not
surprising when one knows that his father was a prominent member of
the Socialist Labor Party of America (which also accounts for his
name).
6. This American performer first had success as a songwriter - he
wrote "Me and Bobby McGee," "Once More With Feeling," "Help Me Make It
Through the Night," among others. He did eventually get a recording
contract and has released 17 studio albums with varying results. (He
has released live albums, collaborations, etc., as well.) He has also
appeared in many movies from 1971 to today, and won a Golden Globe for
his role in A Star is Born.
7. This character is one of Falstaff's associates in Henry IV Part 2
and The Merry Wives of Windsor, and also appears in Henry V without
Falstaff. He is much given to bboasting and swaggering. One of his
most famous lines gives us the phrase "the world is my oyster." Since
his full name is never given, the other part of the answer is his
title.
8. This NHL team is tied for second-oldest active team which has never
won the Stanley Cup, although they have been in the finals twice. It
was established in a city which had a longstanding AHL team which was
quite successful and only shut down because of the NHL franchise. The
new team's most pprominent line was known as The French Connection.
9. This American performer's first and second albums came out when she
was 18 and 19 years old and were major successes. In 2007 she
experienced significant personal issues which eventually resulted in
her being placed in a conservatorship which is still in force. Despite
this, she has since produced several more extremely successful albums
and in 2012 was the highest-paid female musician in the world
(according to Forbes magazine).
10. This Englishman started his career as a stage actor, but after
serving in World War II joined The Rank Organization as a film actor.
He appeared in many movies from the 1940s-70s, including Doctor in the
House, Oh! What a Lovely War, A Bridge Too Far, and Death in
Venice. In the late 1970s he turned to writing and published six
novels and numerous volumes of memoirs, beginning with A Postillion
Struck by Lightning.
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
swp
Mar 4, 2015, 10:34:07 PM3/4/15
to
On Wednesday, March 4, 2015 at 9:12:53 PM UTC-5, Dan Blum wrote:
> This is Rotating Quiz 172. Entries must be posted by Wednesday, March
> 11th, 2015 at 10 PM (Eastern Daylight Time).
...
> This is Rotating Quiz 172. Entries must be posted by Wednesday, March
> 11th, 2015 at 10 PM (Eastern Daylight Time).
> 1. This American TV show about a private investigator aired from
> 1958-61 and, like most shows of that era, is not well-remembered
> today. What IS remembered is its theme music. This was written by
> Henry Mancini and won him an Emmy and two Grammys. The show's
> soundtrack album (featuring the theme and incididental original jazz
> music from the show) reached #1 on Billboard's pop chart. The theme
> has been covered many times, most notably by Duane Eddy and Art of
> Noise. Children of the 80s may remember it as the music from the
> arcade game Spy Hunter.
> 2. In 1896 she was hired by Edward Pickering at the Harvard
> Observatory to work on the Henry Draper catalog of stars. She
> eventually developed the classification system (O, B, A, etc.) used
> today, which was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in
> 1922. She is also known for cataloging more stars than anyone else -
> approximately half a million. An award named for her is presented
> annually by the American Astronomical Society.
> 3. This somewhat eccentric Briton first achieved fame by escaping from
> a German prison camp during World War I. During World War II he was on
> Lord Mountbatten's staff and there came up with numerous ideas,
> beginning with a screw-propelled vehicle for traversing snow. His most
> famous proposal is probably the one for giant aircraft carriers made
> from a frozen mixture of water and wood pulp (which makes the
> resulting ice strong and resistant to melting); this substance is
> named for him. Successful prototypes were made but the project
> (codenamed Habbakuk) did not get farther than that.
> 4. This American performer became famous as a member of NSYNC. In 2002
> he was scheduled to take a Soyuz flight to the International Space
> Station as part of a documentary, but this was cancelled. He currently
> spends much of his time producing film and television.
> 5. This American was a prominent businessman, best known for
> controlling Occidental Petroleum. However, he also had close ties to
> the Soviet Union, both doing business there and acting as an
> unofficial go-between for the US and Soviet governments; possibly not
> surprising when one knows that his father was a prominent member of
> the Socialist Labor Party of America (which also accounts for his
> name).
> 6. This American performer first had success as a songwriter - he
> wrote "Me and Bobby McGee," "Once More With Feeling," "Help Me Make It
> Through the Night," among others. He did eventually get a recording
> contract and has released 17 studio albums with varying results. (He
> has released live albums, collaborations, etc., as well.) He has also
> appeared in many movies from 1971 to today, and won a Golden Globe for
> his role in A Star is Born.
> 7. This character is one of Falstaff's associates in Henry IV Part 2
> and The Merry Wives of Windsor, and also appears in Henry V without
> Falstaff. He is much given to bboasting and swaggering. One of his
> most famous lines gives us the phrase "the world is my oyster." Since
> his full name is never given, the other part of the answer is his
> title.
> 8. This NHL team is tied for second-oldest active team which has never
> won the Stanley Cup, although they have been in the finals twice. It
> was established in a city which had a longstanding AHL team which was
> quite successful and only shut down because of the NHL franchise. The
> new team's most pprominent line was known as The French Connection.
> 9. This American performer's first and second albums came out when she
> was 18 and 19 years old and were major successes. In 2007 she
> experienced significant personal issues which eventually resulted in
> her being placed in a conservatorship which is still in force. Despite
> this, she has since produced several more extremely successful albums
> and in 2012 was the highest-paid female musician in the world
> (according to Forbes magazine).
> 10. This Englishman started his career as a stage actor, but after
> serving in World War II joined The Rank Organization as a film actor.
> He appeared in many movies from the 1940s-70s, including Doctor in the
> House, Oh! What a Lovely War, A Bridge Too Far, and Death in
> Venice. In the late 1970s he turned to writing and published six
> novels and numerous volumes of memoirs, beginning with A Postillion
> Struck by Lightning.
swp
Calvin
Mar 4, 2015, 11:00:40 PM3/4/15
to
On Thursday, March 5, 2015 at 12:12:53 PM UTC+10, Dan Blum wrote:
> This quiz has a theme. The themed part of each answer is one word and
> is worth 1 point. The rest of each answer is worth 2 points. Note that
> the rest of the answer may contain two words in which case each is
> worth 1 point. If any part of an answer is incorrect no points will be
> awarded.
>
> In case of a tie, the first tiebreaker will be whoever scored the most
> points on the hardest questions (defined post-facto as the ones which
> the fewest people got any points on). Second tiebreaker will be
> posting order.
>
> 1. This American TV show about a private investigator aired from
> 1958-61 and, like most shows of that era, is not well-remembered
> today. What IS remembered is its theme music. This was written by
> Henry Mancini and won him an Emmy and two Grammys. The show's
> soundtrack album (featuring the theme and incididental original jazz
> music from the show) reached #1 on Billboard's pop chart. The theme
> has been covered many times, most notably by Duane Eddy and Art of
> Noise. Children of the 80s may remember it as the music from the
> arcade game Spy Hunter.
Peter Gunn
> This quiz has a theme. The themed part of each answer is one word and
> is worth 1 point. The rest of each answer is worth 2 points. Note that
> the rest of the answer may contain two words in which case each is
> worth 1 point. If any part of an answer is incorrect no points will be
> awarded.
>
> In case of a tie, the first tiebreaker will be whoever scored the most
> points on the hardest questions (defined post-facto as the ones which
> the fewest people got any points on). Second tiebreaker will be
> posting order.
>
> 1. This American TV show about a private investigator aired from
> 1958-61 and, like most shows of that era, is not well-remembered
> today. What IS remembered is its theme music. This was written by
> Henry Mancini and won him an Emmy and two Grammys. The show's
> soundtrack album (featuring the theme and incididental original jazz
> music from the show) reached #1 on Billboard's pop chart. The theme
> has been covered many times, most notably by Duane Eddy and Art of
> Noise. Children of the 80s may remember it as the music from the
> arcade game Spy Hunter.
> 2. In 1896 she was hired by Edward Pickering at the Harvard
> Observatory to work on the Henry Draper catalog of stars. She
> eventually developed the classification system (O, B, A, etc.) used
> today, which was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in
> 1922. She is also known for cataloging more stars than anyone else -
> approximately half a million. An award named for her is presented
> annually by the American Astronomical Society.
>
> 3. This somewhat eccentric Briton first achieved fame by escaping from
> a German prison camp during World War I. During World War II he was on
> Lord Mountbatten's staff and there came up with numerous ideas,
> beginning with a screw-propelled vehicle for traversing snow. His most
> famous proposal is probably the one for giant aircraft carriers made
> from a frozen mixture of water and wood pulp (which makes the
> resulting ice strong and resistant to melting); this substance is
> named for him. Successful prototypes were made but the project
> (codenamed Habbakuk) did not get farther than that.
>
> 4. This American performer became famous as a member of NSYNC. In 2002
> he was scheduled to take a Soyuz flight to the International Space
> Station as part of a documentary, but this was cancelled. He currently
> spends much of his time producing film and television.
> 5. This American was a prominent businessman, best known for
> controlling Occidental Petroleum. However, he also had close ties to
> the Soviet Union, both doing business there and acting as an
> unofficial go-between for the US and Soviet governments; possibly not
> surprising when one knows that his father was a prominent member of
> the Socialist Labor Party of America (which also accounts for his
> name).
>
> 6. This American performer first had success as a songwriter - he
> wrote "Me and Bobby McGee," "Once More With Feeling," "Help Me Make It
> Through the Night," among others. He did eventually get a recording
> contract and has released 17 studio albums with varying results. (He
> has released live albums, collaborations, etc., as well.) He has also
> appeared in many movies from 1971 to today, and won a Golden Globe for
> his role in A Star is Born.
> 7. This character is one of Falstaff's associates in Henry IV Part 2
> and The Merry Wives of Windsor, and also appears in Henry V without
> most famous lines gives us the phrase "the world is my oyster." Since
> his full name is never given, the other part of the answer is his
> title.
>
> 8. This NHL team is tied for second-oldest active team which has never
> won the Stanley Cup, although they have been in the finals twice. It
> was established in a city which had a longstanding AHL team which was
> quite successful and only shut down because of the NHL franchise. The
> new team's most prominent line was known as The French Connection.
> his full name is never given, the other part of the answer is his
> title.
>
> 8. This NHL team is tied for second-oldest active team which has never
> won the Stanley Cup, although they have been in the finals twice. It
> was established in a city which had a longstanding AHL team which was
> quite successful and only shut down because of the NHL franchise. The
Canadiens
> 9. This American performer's first and second albums came out when she
> was 18 and 19 years old and were major successes. In 2007 she
> experienced significant personal issues which eventually resulted in
> her being placed in a conservatorship which is still in force. Despite
> this, she has since produced several more extremely successful albums
> and in 2012 was the highest-paid female musician in the world
> (according to Forbes magazine).
> 10. This Englishman started his career as a stage actor, but after
> serving in World War II joined The Rank Organization as a film actor.
> He appeared in many movies from the 1940s-70s, including Doctor in the
> House, Oh! What a Lovely War, A Bridge Too Far, and Death in
> Venice. In the late 1970s he turned to writing and published six
> novels and numerous volumes of memoirs, beginning with A Postillion
> Struck by Lightning.
Great quiz thanks.
cheers,
calvin
Mark Brader
Mar 5, 2015, 4:14:25 AM3/5/15
to
Dan Blum:
"Peter Gunn".
> 2. In 1896 she was hired by Edward Pickering at the Harvard
> Observatory to work on the Henry Draper catalog of stars. She
> eventually developed the classification system (O, B, A, etc.) used
> today, which was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in
> 1922. She is also known for cataloging more stars than anyone else -
> approximately half a million. An award named for her is presented
> annually by the American Astronomical Society.
Rosamund Pike?
> 3. This somewhat eccentric Briton first achieved fame by escaping from
> a German prison camp during World War I. During World War II he was on
> Lord Mountbatten's staff and there came up with numerous ideas,
> beginning with a screw-propelled vehicle for traversing snow. His most
> famous proposal is probably the one for giant aircraft carriers made
> from a frozen mixture of water and wood pulp (which makes the
> resulting ice strong and resistant to melting); this substance is
> named for him. Successful prototypes were made but the project
> (codenamed Habbakuk) did not get farther than that.
Andrew Pyke.
> 5. This American was a prominent businessman, best known for
> controlling Occidental Petroleum. However, he also had close ties to
> the Soviet Union, both doing business there and acting as an
> unofficial go-between for the US and Soviet governments; possibly not
> surprising when one knows that his father was a prominent member of
> the Socialist Labor Party of America (which also accounts for his
> name).
Armand Hammer.
> 6. This American performer first had success as a songwriter - he
> wrote "Me and Bobby McGee," "Once More With Feeling," "Help Me Make It
> Through the Night," among others. He did eventually get a recording
> contract and has released 17 studio albums with varying results. (He
> has released live albums, collaborations, etc., as well.) He has also
> appeared in many movies from 1971 to today, and won a Golden Globe for
> his role in A Star is Born.
Kris Kristofferson?
> 8. This NHL team is tied for second-oldest active team which has never
> won the Stanley Cup, although they have been in the finals twice. It
> was established in a city which had a longstanding AHL team which was
> quite successful and only shut down because of the NHL franchise. The
> new team's most pprominent line was known as The French Connection.
Buffalo Sabres.
> 10. This Englishman started his career as a stage actor, but after
> serving in World War II joined The Rank Organization as a film actor.
> He appeared in many movies from the 1940s-70s, including Doctor in the
> House, Oh! What a Lovely War, A Bridge Too Far, and Death in
> Venice. In the late 1970s he turned to writing and published six
> novels and numerous volumes of memoirs, beginning with A Postillion
> Struck by Lightning.
Dirk Bogarde.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "You are becoming far too reasonable.
m...@vex.net | I worry about you." --Tony Cooper
My text in this article is in the public domain.
> 2. In 1896 she was hired by Edward Pickering at the Harvard
> Observatory to work on the Henry Draper catalog of stars. She
> eventually developed the classification system (O, B, A, etc.) used
> today, which was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in
> 1922. She is also known for cataloging more stars than anyone else -
> approximately half a million. An award named for her is presented
> annually by the American Astronomical Society.
> 3. This somewhat eccentric Briton first achieved fame by escaping from
> a German prison camp during World War I. During World War II he was on
> Lord Mountbatten's staff and there came up with numerous ideas,
> beginning with a screw-propelled vehicle for traversing snow. His most
> famous proposal is probably the one for giant aircraft carriers made
> from a frozen mixture of water and wood pulp (which makes the
> resulting ice strong and resistant to melting); this substance is
> named for him. Successful prototypes were made but the project
> (codenamed Habbakuk) did not get farther than that.
> 5. This American was a prominent businessman, best known for
> controlling Occidental Petroleum. However, he also had close ties to
> the Soviet Union, both doing business there and acting as an
> unofficial go-between for the US and Soviet governments; possibly not
> surprising when one knows that his father was a prominent member of
> the Socialist Labor Party of America (which also accounts for his
> name).
> 6. This American performer first had success as a songwriter - he
> wrote "Me and Bobby McGee," "Once More With Feeling," "Help Me Make It
> Through the Night," among others. He did eventually get a recording
> contract and has released 17 studio albums with varying results. (He
> has released live albums, collaborations, etc., as well.) He has also
> appeared in many movies from 1971 to today, and won a Golden Globe for
> his role in A Star is Born.
> 8. This NHL team is tied for second-oldest active team which has never
> won the Stanley Cup, although they have been in the finals twice. It
> was established in a city which had a longstanding AHL team which was
> quite successful and only shut down because of the NHL franchise. The
> new team's most pprominent line was known as The French Connection.
> 10. This Englishman started his career as a stage actor, but after
> serving in World War II joined The Rank Organization as a film actor.
> He appeared in many movies from the 1940s-70s, including Doctor in the
> House, Oh! What a Lovely War, A Bridge Too Far, and Death in
> Venice. In the late 1970s he turned to writing and published six
> novels and numerous volumes of memoirs, beginning with A Postillion
> Struck by Lightning.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "You are becoming far too reasonable.
m...@vex.net | I worry about you." --Tony Cooper
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Pete
Mar 5, 2015, 8:35:26 AM3/5/15
to
to...@panix.com (Dan Blum) wrote in news:md8e34$ood$1...@reader1.panix.com:
Peter Gunn
>
> 2. In 1896 she was hired by Edward Pickering at the Harvard
> Observatory to work on the Henry Draper catalog of stars. She
> eventually developed the classification system (O, B, A, etc.) used
> today, which was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in
> 1922. She is also known for cataloging more stars than anyone else -
> approximately half a million. An award named for her is presented
> annually by the American Astronomical Society.
>
> 3. This somewhat eccentric Briton first achieved fame by escaping from
> a German prison camp during World War I. During World War II he was on
> Lord Mountbatten's staff and there came up with numerous ideas,
> beginning with a screw-propelled vehicle for traversing snow. His most
> famous proposal is probably the one for giant aircraft carriers made
> from a frozen mixture of water and wood pulp (which makes the
> resulting ice strong and resistant to melting); this substance is
> named for him. Successful prototypes were made but the project
> (codenamed Habbakuk) did not get farther than that.
>
> 4. This American performer became famous as a member of NSYNC. In 2002
> he was scheduled to take a Soyuz flight to the International Space
> Station as part of a documentary, but this was cancelled. He currently
> spends much of his time producing film and television.
Lance Bass
>
> 5. This American was a prominent businessman, best known for
> controlling Occidental Petroleum. However, he also had close ties to
> the Soviet Union, both doing business there and acting as an
> unofficial go-between for the US and Soviet governments; possibly not
> surprising when one knows that his father was a prominent member of
> the Socialist Labor Party of America (which also accounts for his
> name).
Armand Hammer
>
> 6. This American performer first had success as a songwriter - he
> wrote "Me and Bobby McGee," "Once More With Feeling," "Help Me Make It
> Through the Night," among others. He did eventually get a recording
> contract and has released 17 studio albums with varying results. (He
> has released live albums, collaborations, etc., as well.) He has also
> appeared in many movies from 1971 to today, and won a Golden Globe for
> his role in A Star is Born.
Kris Kristofferson
>
> 7. This character is one of Falstaff's associates in Henry IV Part 2
> and The Merry Wives of Windsor, and also appears in Henry V without
> Falstaff. He is much given to bboasting and swaggering. One of his
> most famous lines gives us the phrase "the world is my oyster." Since
> his full name is never given, the other part of the answer is his
> title.
>
> 8. This NHL team is tied for second-oldest active team which has never
> won the Stanley Cup, although they have been in the finals twice. It
> was established in a city which had a longstanding AHL team which was
> quite successful and only shut down because of the NHL franchise. The
> new team's most pprominent line was known as The French Connection.
Buffalo Sabers
>
> 9. This American performer's first and second albums came out when she
> was 18 and 19 years old and were major successes. In 2007 she
> experienced significant personal issues which eventually resulted in
> her being placed in a conservatorship which is still in force. Despite
> this, she has since produced several more extremely successful albums
> and in 2012 was the highest-paid female musician in the world
> (according to Forbes magazine).
Britney Spears
>
> 10. This Englishman started his career as a stage actor, but after
> serving in World War II joined The Rank Organization as a film actor.
> He appeared in many movies from the 1940s-70s, including Doctor in the
> House, Oh! What a Lovely War, A Bridge Too Far, and Death in
> Venice. In the late 1970s he turned to writing and published six
> novels and numerous volumes of memoirs, beginning with A Postillion
> Struck by Lightning.
>
>
>
Pete
>
> 2. In 1896 she was hired by Edward Pickering at the Harvard
> Observatory to work on the Henry Draper catalog of stars. She
> eventually developed the classification system (O, B, A, etc.) used
> today, which was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in
> 1922. She is also known for cataloging more stars than anyone else -
> approximately half a million. An award named for her is presented
> annually by the American Astronomical Society.
>
> 3. This somewhat eccentric Briton first achieved fame by escaping from
> a German prison camp during World War I. During World War II he was on
> Lord Mountbatten's staff and there came up with numerous ideas,
> beginning with a screw-propelled vehicle for traversing snow. His most
> famous proposal is probably the one for giant aircraft carriers made
> from a frozen mixture of water and wood pulp (which makes the
> resulting ice strong and resistant to melting); this substance is
> named for him. Successful prototypes were made but the project
> (codenamed Habbakuk) did not get farther than that.
>
> 4. This American performer became famous as a member of NSYNC. In 2002
> he was scheduled to take a Soyuz flight to the International Space
> Station as part of a documentary, but this was cancelled. He currently
> spends much of his time producing film and television.
>
> 5. This American was a prominent businessman, best known for
> controlling Occidental Petroleum. However, he also had close ties to
> the Soviet Union, both doing business there and acting as an
> unofficial go-between for the US and Soviet governments; possibly not
> surprising when one knows that his father was a prominent member of
> the Socialist Labor Party of America (which also accounts for his
> name).
>
> 6. This American performer first had success as a songwriter - he
> wrote "Me and Bobby McGee," "Once More With Feeling," "Help Me Make It
> Through the Night," among others. He did eventually get a recording
> contract and has released 17 studio albums with varying results. (He
> has released live albums, collaborations, etc., as well.) He has also
> appeared in many movies from 1971 to today, and won a Golden Globe for
> his role in A Star is Born.
>
> 7. This character is one of Falstaff's associates in Henry IV Part 2
> and The Merry Wives of Windsor, and also appears in Henry V without
> Falstaff. He is much given to bboasting and swaggering. One of his
> most famous lines gives us the phrase "the world is my oyster." Since
> his full name is never given, the other part of the answer is his
> title.
>
> 8. This NHL team is tied for second-oldest active team which has never
> won the Stanley Cup, although they have been in the finals twice. It
> was established in a city which had a longstanding AHL team which was
> quite successful and only shut down because of the NHL franchise. The
> new team's most pprominent line was known as The French Connection.
>
> 9. This American performer's first and second albums came out when she
> was 18 and 19 years old and were major successes. In 2007 she
> experienced significant personal issues which eventually resulted in
> her being placed in a conservatorship which is still in force. Despite
> this, she has since produced several more extremely successful albums
> and in 2012 was the highest-paid female musician in the world
> (according to Forbes magazine).
>
> 10. This Englishman started his career as a stage actor, but after
> serving in World War II joined The Rank Organization as a film actor.
> He appeared in many movies from the 1940s-70s, including Doctor in the
> House, Oh! What a Lovely War, A Bridge Too Far, and Death in
> Venice. In the late 1970s he turned to writing and published six
> novels and numerous volumes of memoirs, beginning with A Postillion
> Struck by Lightning.
>
>
>
Marc Dashevsky
Mar 5, 2015, 2:21:07 PM3/5/15
to
In article <md8e34$ood$1...@reader1.panix.com>, to...@panix.com says...
> 2. In 1896 she was hired by Edward Pickering at the Harvard
> Observatory to work on the Henry Draper catalog of stars. She
> eventually developed the classification system (O, B, A, etc.) used
> today, which was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in
> 1922. She is also known for cataloging more stars than anyone else -
> approximately half a million. An award named for her is presented
> annually by the American Astronomical Society.
I just learned of her within the month but I have forgotten her name.
> 3. This somewhat eccentric Briton first achieved fame by escaping from
> a German prison camp during World War I. During World War II he was on
> Lord Mountbatten's staff and there came up with numerous ideas,
> beginning with a screw-propelled vehicle for traversing snow. His most
> famous proposal is probably the one for giant aircraft carriers made
> from a frozen mixture of water and wood pulp (which makes the
> resulting ice strong and resistant to melting); this substance is
> named for him. Successful prototypes were made but the project
> (codenamed Habbakuk) did not get farther than that.
>
> 4. This American performer became famous as a member of NSYNC. In 2002
> he was scheduled to take a Soyuz flight to the International Space
> Station as part of a documentary, but this was cancelled. He currently
> spends much of his time producing film and television.
Justin Timberlake (does not fit theme)
> 5. This American was a prominent businessman, best known for
> controlling Occidental Petroleum. However, he also had close ties to
> the Soviet Union, both doing business there and acting as an
> unofficial go-between for the US and Soviet governments; possibly not
> surprising when one knows that his father was a prominent member of
> the Socialist Labor Party of America (which also accounts for his
> name).
Armand Hammer
> 6. This American performer first had success as a songwriter - he
> wrote "Me and Bobby McGee," "Once More With Feeling," "Help Me Make It
> Through the Night," among others. He did eventually get a recording
> contract and has released 17 studio albums with varying results. (He
> has released live albums, collaborations, etc., as well.) He has also
> appeared in many movies from 1971 to today, and won a Golden Globe for
> his role in A Star is Born.
Kris Kristofferson
> 7. This character is one of Falstaff's associates in Henry IV Part 2
> and The Merry Wives of Windsor, and also appears in Henry V without
> Falstaff. He is much given to bboasting and swaggering. One of his
> most famous lines gives us the phrase "the world is my oyster." Since
> his full name is never given, the other part of the answer is his
> title.
>
> 8. This NHL team is tied for second-oldest active team which has never
> won the Stanley Cup, although they have been in the finals twice. It
> was established in a city which had a longstanding AHL team which was
> quite successful and only shut down because of the NHL franchise. The
> new team's most pprominent line was known as The French Connection.
>
> 9. This American performer's first and second albums came out when she
> was 18 and 19 years old and were major successes. In 2007 she
> experienced significant personal issues which eventually resulted in
> her being placed in a conservatorship which is still in force. Despite
> this, she has since produced several more extremely successful albums
> and in 2012 was the highest-paid female musician in the world
> (according to Forbes magazine).
Britney Spears
> 10. This Englishman started his career as a stage actor, but after
> serving in World War II joined The Rank Organization as a film actor.
> He appeared in many movies from the 1940s-70s, including Doctor in the
> House, Oh! What a Lovely War, A Bridge Too Far, and Death in
> Venice. In the late 1970s he turned to writing and published six
> novels and numerous volumes of memoirs, beginning with A Postillion
> Struck by Lightning.
Theme: weapons (phonetic)
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
> 1. This American TV show about a private investigator aired from
> 1958-61 and, like most shows of that era, is not well-remembered
> today. What IS remembered is its theme music. This was written by
> Henry Mancini and won him an Emmy and two Grammys. The show's
> soundtrack album (featuring the theme and incididental original jazz
> music from the show) reached #1 on Billboard's pop chart. The theme
> has been covered many times, most notably by Duane Eddy and Art of
> Noise. Children of the 80s may remember it as the music from the
> arcade game Spy Hunter.
Peter Gunn
> 1958-61 and, like most shows of that era, is not well-remembered
> today. What IS remembered is its theme music. This was written by
> Henry Mancini and won him an Emmy and two Grammys. The show's
> soundtrack album (featuring the theme and incididental original jazz
> music from the show) reached #1 on Billboard's pop chart. The theme
> has been covered many times, most notably by Duane Eddy and Art of
> Noise. Children of the 80s may remember it as the music from the
> arcade game Spy Hunter.
> 2. In 1896 she was hired by Edward Pickering at the Harvard
> Observatory to work on the Henry Draper catalog of stars. She
> eventually developed the classification system (O, B, A, etc.) used
> today, which was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in
> 1922. She is also known for cataloging more stars than anyone else -
> approximately half a million. An award named for her is presented
> annually by the American Astronomical Society.
> 3. This somewhat eccentric Briton first achieved fame by escaping from
> a German prison camp during World War I. During World War II he was on
> Lord Mountbatten's staff and there came up with numerous ideas,
> beginning with a screw-propelled vehicle for traversing snow. His most
> famous proposal is probably the one for giant aircraft carriers made
> from a frozen mixture of water and wood pulp (which makes the
> resulting ice strong and resistant to melting); this substance is
> named for him. Successful prototypes were made but the project
> (codenamed Habbakuk) did not get farther than that.
>
> 4. This American performer became famous as a member of NSYNC. In 2002
> he was scheduled to take a Soyuz flight to the International Space
> Station as part of a documentary, but this was cancelled. He currently
> spends much of his time producing film and television.
> 5. This American was a prominent businessman, best known for
> controlling Occidental Petroleum. However, he also had close ties to
> the Soviet Union, both doing business there and acting as an
> unofficial go-between for the US and Soviet governments; possibly not
> surprising when one knows that his father was a prominent member of
> the Socialist Labor Party of America (which also accounts for his
> name).
> 6. This American performer first had success as a songwriter - he
> wrote "Me and Bobby McGee," "Once More With Feeling," "Help Me Make It
> Through the Night," among others. He did eventually get a recording
> contract and has released 17 studio albums with varying results. (He
> has released live albums, collaborations, etc., as well.) He has also
> appeared in many movies from 1971 to today, and won a Golden Globe for
> his role in A Star is Born.
> 7. This character is one of Falstaff's associates in Henry IV Part 2
> and The Merry Wives of Windsor, and also appears in Henry V without
> Falstaff. He is much given to bboasting and swaggering. One of his
> most famous lines gives us the phrase "the world is my oyster." Since
> his full name is never given, the other part of the answer is his
> title.
>
> 8. This NHL team is tied for second-oldest active team which has never
> won the Stanley Cup, although they have been in the finals twice. It
> was established in a city which had a longstanding AHL team which was
> quite successful and only shut down because of the NHL franchise. The
> new team's most pprominent line was known as The French Connection.
>
> 9. This American performer's first and second albums came out when she
> was 18 and 19 years old and were major successes. In 2007 she
> experienced significant personal issues which eventually resulted in
> her being placed in a conservatorship which is still in force. Despite
> this, she has since produced several more extremely successful albums
> and in 2012 was the highest-paid female musician in the world
> (according to Forbes magazine).
> 10. This Englishman started his career as a stage actor, but after
> serving in World War II joined The Rank Organization as a film actor.
> He appeared in many movies from the 1940s-70s, including Doctor in the
> House, Oh! What a Lovely War, A Bridge Too Far, and Death in
> Venice. In the late 1970s he turned to writing and published six
> novels and numerous volumes of memoirs, beginning with A Postillion
> Struck by Lightning.
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
Mark Brader
Mar 5, 2015, 4:29:40 PM3/5/15
to
Dan Blum:
> Rosamund Pike?
That's a real person but she's an actress. Not sure why the name came
into my mind. Having seen other people's answers, I now guess I never
clicked on Annie Cannon's celebratory Google logo to see what exactly
she was famous for.
>> 3. This somewhat eccentric Briton first achieved fame by escaping from
>> a German prison camp during World War I. During World War II he was on
>> Lord Mountbatten's staff and there came up with numerous ideas,
>> beginning with a screw-propelled vehicle for traversing snow. His most
>> famous proposal is probably the one for giant aircraft carriers made
>> from a frozen mixture of water and wood pulp (which makes the
>> resulting ice strong and resistant to melting); this substance is
>> named for him. Successful prototypes were made but the project
>> (codenamed Habbakuk) did not get farther than that.
>
> Andrew Pyke.
Aaargh. It's Magnus Pyke, isn't it, and nobody else thought of him at
all, did they, and giving the wrong first name killed my points for the
surname, didn't it? (Perfectly reasonable rule, but I must admit I'd
forgotten it when giving that answer. Other similar-style RQ's have
awarded points separately for each part of the name.)
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Where is down special?" ... "Good."
m...@vex.net | "Do you refuse to answer my question?" "Don't know."
>> 2. In 1896 she was hired by Edward Pickering at the Harvard
>> Observatory to work on the Henry Draper catalog of stars. She
>> eventually developed the classification system (O, B, A, etc.) used
>> today, which was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in
>> 1922. She is also known for cataloging more stars than anyone else -
>> approximately half a million. An award named for her is presented
>> annually by the American Astronomical Society.
Mark Brader:
>> Observatory to work on the Henry Draper catalog of stars. She
>> eventually developed the classification system (O, B, A, etc.) used
>> today, which was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in
>> 1922. She is also known for cataloging more stars than anyone else -
>> approximately half a million. An award named for her is presented
>> annually by the American Astronomical Society.
> Rosamund Pike?
That's a real person but she's an actress. Not sure why the name came
into my mind. Having seen other people's answers, I now guess I never
clicked on Annie Cannon's celebratory Google logo to see what exactly
she was famous for.
>> 3. This somewhat eccentric Briton first achieved fame by escaping from
>> a German prison camp during World War I. During World War II he was on
>> Lord Mountbatten's staff and there came up with numerous ideas,
>> beginning with a screw-propelled vehicle for traversing snow. His most
>> famous proposal is probably the one for giant aircraft carriers made
>> from a frozen mixture of water and wood pulp (which makes the
>> resulting ice strong and resistant to melting); this substance is
>> named for him. Successful prototypes were made but the project
>> (codenamed Habbakuk) did not get farther than that.
>
> Andrew Pyke.
all, did they, and giving the wrong first name killed my points for the
surname, didn't it? (Perfectly reasonable rule, but I must admit I'd
forgotten it when giving that answer. Other similar-style RQ's have
awarded points separately for each part of the name.)
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Where is down special?" ... "Good."
m...@vex.net | "Do you refuse to answer my question?" "Don't know."
Dan Blum
Mar 5, 2015, 4:43:36 PM3/5/15
to
Mark Brader <m...@vex.net> wrote:
> Dan Blum:
> >> 2. In 1896 she was hired by Edward Pickering at the Harvard
> >> Observatory to work on the Henry Draper catalog of stars. She
> >> eventually developed the classification system (O, B, A, etc.) used
> >> today, which was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in
> >> 1922. She is also known for cataloging more stars than anyone else -
> >> approximately half a million. An award named for her is presented
> >> annually by the American Astronomical Society.
>
> Mark Brader:
> > Rosamund Pike?
> That's a real person but she's an actress. Not sure why the name came
> into my mind. Having seen other people's answers, I now guess I never
> clicked on Annie Cannon's celebratory Google logo to see what exactly
> she was famous for.
She was just in a popular movie (Gone Girl).
> Dan Blum:
> >> 2. In 1896 she was hired by Edward Pickering at the Harvard
> >> Observatory to work on the Henry Draper catalog of stars. She
> >> eventually developed the classification system (O, B, A, etc.) used
> >> today, which was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in
> >> 1922. She is also known for cataloging more stars than anyone else -
> >> approximately half a million. An award named for her is presented
> >> annually by the American Astronomical Society.
>
> Mark Brader:
> > Rosamund Pike?
> That's a real person but she's an actress. Not sure why the name came
> into my mind. Having seen other people's answers, I now guess I never
> clicked on Annie Cannon's celebratory Google logo to see what exactly
> she was famous for.
>
> >> 3. This somewhat eccentric Briton first achieved fame by escaping from
> >> a German prison camp during World War I. During World War II he was on
> >> Lord Mountbatten's staff and there came up with numerous ideas,
> >> beginning with a screw-propelled vehicle for traversing snow. His most
> >> famous proposal is probably the one for giant aircraft carriers made
> >> from a frozen mixture of water and wood pulp (which makes the
> >> resulting ice strong and resistant to melting); this substance is
> >> named for him. Successful prototypes were made but the project
> >> (codenamed Habbakuk) did not get farther than that.
> >
> > Andrew Pyke.
> Aaargh. It's Magnus Pyke, isn't it, and nobody else thought of him at
> all, did they, and giving the wrong first name killed my points for the
> surname, didn't it? (Perfectly reasonable rule, but I must admit I'd
> forgotten it when giving that answer. Other similar-style RQ's have
> awarded points separately for each part of the name.)
him instead.
Mark Brader
Mar 5, 2015, 8:03:21 PM3/5/15
to
Mark Brader:
> > > Rosamund Pike?
> > That's a real person but she's an actress. Not sure why the name came
> > into my mind...
> > > Rosamund Pike?
> > That's a real person but she's an actress. Not sure why the name came
Dan Blum:
> She was just in a popular movie (Gone Girl).
I haven't seen it. I've seen her in two movies, from 2002 and 2009,
but didn't remember her name; in particular, I didn't realize that
she -- or indeed *anyone* named Rosamund -- was currently alive,
let alone young and attractive.
> > > Andrew Pyke.
>
> > Aaargh. It's Magnus Pyke, isn't it...
(I meant to add that I guessed I got "Andrew" from Andrew *Wyke* in the
movie "Sleuth".)
> It isn't Magnus Pyke, if that makes you feel any better.
--
Mark Brader | "This is a moral that runs at large;
Toronto | Take it. -- You're welcome. -- No extra charge."
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Erland Sommarskog
Mar 9, 2015, 7:59:43 AM3/9/15
to
Dan Blum (to...@panix.com) writes:
> 1. This American TV show about a private investigator aired from
> 1958-61 and, like most shows of that era, is not well-remembered
> today. What IS remembered is its theme music. This was written by
> Henry Mancini and won him an Emmy and two Grammys. The show's
> soundtrack album (featuring the theme and incididental original jazz
> music from the show) reached #1 on Billboard's pop chart. The theme
> has been covered many times, most notably by Duane Eddy and Art of
> Noise. Children of the 80s may remember it as the music from the
> arcade game Spy Hunter.
Shaft
> 1. This American TV show about a private investigator aired from
> 1958-61 and, like most shows of that era, is not well-remembered
> today. What IS remembered is its theme music. This was written by
> Henry Mancini and won him an Emmy and two Grammys. The show's
> soundtrack album (featuring the theme and incididental original jazz
> music from the show) reached #1 on Billboard's pop chart. The theme
> has been covered many times, most notably by Duane Eddy and Art of
> Noise. Children of the 80s may remember it as the music from the
> arcade game Spy Hunter.
> 8. This NHL team is tied for second-oldest active team which has never
> won the Stanley Cup, although they have been in the finals twice. It
> was established in a city which had a longstanding AHL team which was
> quite successful and only shut down because of the NHL franchise. The
> new team's most pprominent line was known as The French Connection.
> 9. This American performer's first and second albums came out when she
> was 18 and 19 years old and were major successes. In 2007 she
> experienced significant personal issues which eventually resulted in
> her being placed in a conservatorship which is still in force. Despite
> this, she has since produced several more extremely successful albums
> and in 2012 was the highest-paid female musician in the world
> (according to Forbes magazine).
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
Dan Blum
Mar 11, 2015, 10:26:43 PM3/11/15
to
Rotating Quiz #172 is over and Stephen Perry is the winner.
The theme was of course weapons.
> 1. This American TV show about a private investigator aired from
> 1958-61 and, like most shows of that era, is not well-remembered
> today. What IS remembered is its theme music. This was written by
> Henry Mancini and won him an Emmy and two Grammys. The show's
> soundtrack album (featuring the theme and incididental original jazz
> music from the show) reached #1 on Billboard's pop chart. The theme
> has been covered many times, most notably by Duane Eddy and Art of
> Noise. Children of the 80s may remember it as the music from the
> arcade game Spy Hunter.
Peter Gunn
3 for Stephen, Calvin, Mark, Pete, and Marc
> 2. In 1896 she was hired by Edward Pickering at the Harvard
> Observatory to work on the Henry Draper catalog of stars. She
> eventually developed the classification system (O, B, A, etc.) used
> today, which was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in
> 1922. She is also known for cataloging more stars than anyone else -
> approximately half a million. An award named for her is presented
> annually by the American Astronomical Society.
Annie Jump Cannon
3 for Stephen
> 3. This somewhat eccentric Briton first achieved fame by escaping from
> a German prison camp during World War I. During World War II he was on
> Lord Mountbatten's staff and there came up with numerous ideas,
> beginning with a screw-propelled vehicle for traversing snow. His most
> famous proposal is probably the one for giant aircraft carriers made
> from a frozen mixture of water and wood pulp (which makes the
> resulting ice strong and resistant to melting); this substance is
> named for him. Successful prototypes were made but the project
> (codenamed Habbakuk) did not get farther than that.
Geoffrey Pyke (the substance is pykrete)
Magnus Pyke was his cousin. I thought of using him but thought the chances
of any American knowing him for anything other than his appearance in the
video for "She Blinded Me With Science" were slim. I have no idea who
Andrew Pyke is, if anyone.
> 4. This American performer became famous as a member of NSYNC. In 2002
> he was scheduled to take a Soyuz flight to the International Space
> Station as part of a documentary, but this was cancelled. He currently
> spends much of his time producing film and television.
Lance Bass
3 for Stephen and Pete
> 5. This American was a prominent businessman, best known for
> controlling Occidental Petroleum. However, he also had close ties to
> the Soviet Union, both doing business there and acting as an
> unofficial go-between for the US and Soviet governments; possibly not
> surprising when one knows that his father was a prominent member of
> the Socialist Labor Party of America (which also accounts for his
> name).
Armand Hammer
3 for Stephen, Mark, Pete, and Marc
> 6. This American performer first had success as a songwriter - he
> wrote "Me and Bobby McGee," "Once More With Feeling," "Help Me Make It
> Through the Night," among others. He did eventually get a recording
> contract and has released 17 studio albums with varying results. (He
> has released live albums, collaborations, etc., as well.) He has also
> appeared in many movies from 1971 to today, and won a Golden Globe for
> his role in A Star is Born.
Kris Kristofferson
3 for Mark, Pete, and Marc
> 7. This character is one of Falstaff's associates in Henry IV Part 2
> and The Merry Wives of Windsor, and also appears in Henry V without
> Falstaff. He is much given to bboasting and swaggering. One of his
> most famous lines gives us the phrase "the world is my oyster." Since
> his full name is never given, the other part of the answer is his
> title.
Ancient (or Ensign) Pistol
3 for Stephen
> 8. This NHL team is tied for second-oldest active team which has never
> won the Stanley Cup, although they have been in the finals twice. It
> was established in a city which had a longstanding AHL team which was
> quite successful and only shut down because of the NHL franchise. The
> new team's most pprominent line was known as The French Connection.
Buffalo Sabres (not taking points off for spelling)
3 for Stephen, Mark, and Pete
> 9. This American performer's first and second albums came out when she
> was 18 and 19 years old and were major successes. In 2007 she
> experienced significant personal issues which eventually resulted in
> her being placed in a conservatorship which is still in force. Despite
> this, she has since produced several more extremely successful albums
> and in 2012 was the highest-paid female musician in the world
> (according to Forbes magazine).
Britney Spears (not taking points off for spelling here either,
although I was tempted)
3 for Stephen, Pete, Marc, and Erland
> 10. This Englishman started his career as a stage actor, but after
> serving in World War II joined The Rank Organization as a film actor.
> He appeared in many movies from the 1940s-70s, including Doctor in the
> House, Oh! What a Lovely War, A Bridge Too Far, and Death in
> Venice. In the late 1970s he turned to writing and published six
> novels and numerous volumes of memoirs, beginning with A Postillion
> Struck by Lightning.
Dirk Bogarde
3 for Mark
Scores:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total
----------------------------------
Stephen 3 3 0 3 3 0 3 3 3 0 21
Pete 3 0 0 3 3 3 0 3 3 0 18
Mark 3 0 0 0 3 3 0 3 0 3 15
Marc 3 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 3 0 12
Erland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3
Calvin 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
The theme was of course weapons.
> 1. This American TV show about a private investigator aired from
> 1958-61 and, like most shows of that era, is not well-remembered
> today. What IS remembered is its theme music. This was written by
> Henry Mancini and won him an Emmy and two Grammys. The show's
> soundtrack album (featuring the theme and incididental original jazz
> music from the show) reached #1 on Billboard's pop chart. The theme
> has been covered many times, most notably by Duane Eddy and Art of
> Noise. Children of the 80s may remember it as the music from the
> arcade game Spy Hunter.
3 for Stephen, Calvin, Mark, Pete, and Marc
> 2. In 1896 she was hired by Edward Pickering at the Harvard
> Observatory to work on the Henry Draper catalog of stars. She
> eventually developed the classification system (O, B, A, etc.) used
> today, which was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in
> 1922. She is also known for cataloging more stars than anyone else -
> approximately half a million. An award named for her is presented
> annually by the American Astronomical Society.
3 for Stephen
> 3. This somewhat eccentric Briton first achieved fame by escaping from
> a German prison camp during World War I. During World War II he was on
> Lord Mountbatten's staff and there came up with numerous ideas,
> beginning with a screw-propelled vehicle for traversing snow. His most
> famous proposal is probably the one for giant aircraft carriers made
> from a frozen mixture of water and wood pulp (which makes the
> resulting ice strong and resistant to melting); this substance is
> named for him. Successful prototypes were made but the project
> (codenamed Habbakuk) did not get farther than that.
Magnus Pyke was his cousin. I thought of using him but thought the chances
of any American knowing him for anything other than his appearance in the
video for "She Blinded Me With Science" were slim. I have no idea who
Andrew Pyke is, if anyone.
> 4. This American performer became famous as a member of NSYNC. In 2002
> he was scheduled to take a Soyuz flight to the International Space
> Station as part of a documentary, but this was cancelled. He currently
> spends much of his time producing film and television.
3 for Stephen and Pete
> 5. This American was a prominent businessman, best known for
> controlling Occidental Petroleum. However, he also had close ties to
> the Soviet Union, both doing business there and acting as an
> unofficial go-between for the US and Soviet governments; possibly not
> surprising when one knows that his father was a prominent member of
> the Socialist Labor Party of America (which also accounts for his
> name).
3 for Stephen, Mark, Pete, and Marc
> 6. This American performer first had success as a songwriter - he
> wrote "Me and Bobby McGee," "Once More With Feeling," "Help Me Make It
> Through the Night," among others. He did eventually get a recording
> contract and has released 17 studio albums with varying results. (He
> has released live albums, collaborations, etc., as well.) He has also
> appeared in many movies from 1971 to today, and won a Golden Globe for
> his role in A Star is Born.
3 for Mark, Pete, and Marc
> 7. This character is one of Falstaff's associates in Henry IV Part 2
> and The Merry Wives of Windsor, and also appears in Henry V without
> Falstaff. He is much given to bboasting and swaggering. One of his
> most famous lines gives us the phrase "the world is my oyster." Since
> his full name is never given, the other part of the answer is his
> title.
3 for Stephen
> 8. This NHL team is tied for second-oldest active team which has never
> won the Stanley Cup, although they have been in the finals twice. It
> was established in a city which had a longstanding AHL team which was
> quite successful and only shut down because of the NHL franchise. The
> new team's most pprominent line was known as The French Connection.
3 for Stephen, Mark, and Pete
> 9. This American performer's first and second albums came out when she
> was 18 and 19 years old and were major successes. In 2007 she
> experienced significant personal issues which eventually resulted in
> her being placed in a conservatorship which is still in force. Despite
> this, she has since produced several more extremely successful albums
> and in 2012 was the highest-paid female musician in the world
> (according to Forbes magazine).
although I was tempted)
3 for Stephen, Pete, Marc, and Erland
> 10. This Englishman started his career as a stage actor, but after
> serving in World War II joined The Rank Organization as a film actor.
> He appeared in many movies from the 1940s-70s, including Doctor in the
> House, Oh! What a Lovely War, A Bridge Too Far, and Death in
> Venice. In the late 1970s he turned to writing and published six
> novels and numerous volumes of memoirs, beginning with A Postillion
> Struck by Lightning.
3 for Mark
Scores:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total
----------------------------------
Stephen 3 3 0 3 3 0 3 3 3 0 21
Pete 3 0 0 3 3 3 0 3 3 0 18
Mark 3 0 0 0 3 3 0 3 0 3 15
Marc 3 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 3 0 12
Erland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3
Calvin 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
swp
Mar 11, 2015, 10:29:39 PM3/11/15
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On Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at 10:26:43 PM UTC-4, Dan Blum wrote:
> Rotating Quiz #172 is over and Stephen Perry is the winner.
>
> The theme was of course weapons.
...
> Rotating Quiz #172 is over and Stephen Perry is the winner.
>
> The theme was of course weapons.
>
> > 6. This American performer first had success as a songwriter - he
> > wrote "Me and Bobby McGee," "Once More With Feeling," "Help Me Make It
> > Through the Night," among others. He did eventually get a recording
> > contract and has released 17 studio albums with varying results. (He
> > has released live albums, collaborations, etc., as well.) He has also
> > appeared in many movies from 1971 to today, and won a Golden Globe for
> > his role in A Star is Born.
>
> Kris Kristofferson
>
> 3 for Mark, Pete, and Marc
can you explain this one for me?
> > 6. This American performer first had success as a songwriter - he
> > wrote "Me and Bobby McGee," "Once More With Feeling," "Help Me Make It
> > Through the Night," among others. He did eventually get a recording
> > contract and has released 17 studio albums with varying results. (He
> > has released live albums, collaborations, etc., as well.) He has also
> > appeared in many movies from 1971 to today, and won a Golden Globe for
> > his role in A Star is Born.
>
> Kris Kristofferson
>
> 3 for Mark, Pete, and Marc
swp
Dan Blum
Mar 11, 2015, 11:26:52 PM3/11/15
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Admittedly it isn't pronounced like the name (at least, I don't think it is),
but I was having trouble coming up with answers. I kind of regretted using
up Kenneth Arrow a few RQs ago.
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