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Mark Brader
Jun 19, 2018, 12:17:14 AM6/19/18
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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2018-03-26,
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 Bill Psychs 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 2017-09-25 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 10, Round 9 - History - That's Not Nice! or Insults of the Past
There's always that one person you just can't, or simply don't want
to, say anything nice about. Here are a few select insults from
history that we would never suggest you actually use... nope, never,
not us. Many of these terms come from the 1811 "Dictionary in the
Vulgar Tongue", by Francis Grose. We'll give you the definition,
and you pick the corresponding insult.
Answers #1-4 are 1-word insults, from the following list:
| Bedswerver | Mumblecrust
| Flibbertigibbet | Rantallion
| Foozle | Smellfungus
| Mafflard | Stampcrab
| Mollisher | Wandought
1. A toothless beggar. (Derived from the name of a stock character
in medieval theatrical farces.)
2. Someone who's clumsy and heavy of foot.
3. In Victorian England, the lover of a villain or gangster.
4. An adulterer.
And #5-10 are 2-word insults, from this list:
| Arsy yarsey | Loiter-sack
| Dark cully | Lully triggers
| Dirty puzzle | Muck-spout
| Dolly-mop | Smell-feast
| Hedge-creeper | Whiffle-whaffle
5. Noted in 1594 as a term for a lazy slacker. Literally somebody
who seems to spend all day in bed.
6. In the late 19th century, it applied to an amateur or part-time
prostitute.
7. A married man that keeps a mistress, whom he visits only at
night, for fear of discovery.
8. Someone who turns up uninvited at a meal or party and expects
to be fed.
9. An 1800s term for a prostitute who worked in the countryside.
10. Someone who not only talks a lot, but who seems to constantly
swear.
** Game 10, Round 10 - Challenge Round
* A. Corporate Headquarters
In each case, in what city does the company have its headquarters?
A1. Proctor & Gamble.
A2. General Electric.
* B. Stratford Festival 2018
B1. One of the headlining shows this year is a Meredith Willson
musical about a fraudulent salesman who comes to River City.
Name that musical.
B2. This summer's headlining Shakespeare production casts Martha
Henry in the lead role, which is traditionally given to
a man. In what play?
* C. Tragically Hip Album-Cover Art
We describe the cover; you name the Tragically Hip album.
C1. Mechanical dials and gauges are arrayed across a yellow
background. A metal label includes the album title and
the words "Manufactured by THE TRAGICALLY HIP".
C2. Designed by Dutch artist Lieve Prins, who was given the
idea of "a bacchanalian sort of scene -- lots of decadence,
decay and rebirth". The final artwork was created using
a Canon color photocopier and the cover consists of 30
segmented photocopied images pasted together.
* D. The 2014 Oscar Selfie
How memorable was that selfie? Let's find out.
D1. Ellen DeGeneres may have instigated the selfie, but she did
not take it herself. So who did? He's prominently featured
in the foreground, of course, his head a little bigger than
everyone else's.
D2. Probably the *least* famous person in the selfie is the
brother of an actress who won an award at those Oscars.
He's seen to the viewer's right, partially blocking
Angelina Jolie. Give the surname he shares with his more
famous sister.
* E. Famous Sports Injuries
E1. In 1985, what Washington DC quarterback's career ended
with a compound fracture of the tibia suffered from a tackle
by Lawrence Taylor?
E2. What Buffalo Sabres goalie was lucky to survive when, in
1989, his jugular vein was severed by the skate of Steve
Tuttle? According to reports, the excessive amount of blood
caused three players to vomit on the ice, eleven fans to
faint, and two more to suffer heart attacks.
* F. Ontario Power Generation
F1. What former coal-burning generating station, whose smoke-
stacks were demolished last month, is to be converted to
a solar farm in the future?
F2. Ontario Power Generation has only one wind turbine generating
electricity. It is located on the same site as another,
larger generating station. What other station?
--
Mark Brader I "need to know" *everything*! How else
Toronto can I judge whether I need to know it?
m...@vex.net -- Lynn & Jay: YES, PRIME MINISTER
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 Bill Psychs 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 2017-09-25 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 10, Round 9 - History - That's Not Nice! or Insults of the Past
There's always that one person you just can't, or simply don't want
to, say anything nice about. Here are a few select insults from
history that we would never suggest you actually use... nope, never,
not us. Many of these terms come from the 1811 "Dictionary in the
Vulgar Tongue", by Francis Grose. We'll give you the definition,
and you pick the corresponding insult.
Answers #1-4 are 1-word insults, from the following list:
| Bedswerver | Mumblecrust
| Flibbertigibbet | Rantallion
| Foozle | Smellfungus
| Mafflard | Stampcrab
| Mollisher | Wandought
1. A toothless beggar. (Derived from the name of a stock character
in medieval theatrical farces.)
2. Someone who's clumsy and heavy of foot.
3. In Victorian England, the lover of a villain or gangster.
4. An adulterer.
And #5-10 are 2-word insults, from this list:
| Arsy yarsey | Loiter-sack
| Dark cully | Lully triggers
| Dirty puzzle | Muck-spout
| Dolly-mop | Smell-feast
| Hedge-creeper | Whiffle-whaffle
5. Noted in 1594 as a term for a lazy slacker. Literally somebody
who seems to spend all day in bed.
6. In the late 19th century, it applied to an amateur or part-time
prostitute.
7. A married man that keeps a mistress, whom he visits only at
night, for fear of discovery.
8. Someone who turns up uninvited at a meal or party and expects
to be fed.
9. An 1800s term for a prostitute who worked in the countryside.
10. Someone who not only talks a lot, but who seems to constantly
swear.
** Game 10, Round 10 - Challenge Round
* A. Corporate Headquarters
In each case, in what city does the company have its headquarters?
A1. Proctor & Gamble.
A2. General Electric.
* B. Stratford Festival 2018
B1. One of the headlining shows this year is a Meredith Willson
musical about a fraudulent salesman who comes to River City.
Name that musical.
B2. This summer's headlining Shakespeare production casts Martha
Henry in the lead role, which is traditionally given to
a man. In what play?
* C. Tragically Hip Album-Cover Art
We describe the cover; you name the Tragically Hip album.
C1. Mechanical dials and gauges are arrayed across a yellow
background. A metal label includes the album title and
the words "Manufactured by THE TRAGICALLY HIP".
C2. Designed by Dutch artist Lieve Prins, who was given the
idea of "a bacchanalian sort of scene -- lots of decadence,
decay and rebirth". The final artwork was created using
a Canon color photocopier and the cover consists of 30
segmented photocopied images pasted together.
* D. The 2014 Oscar Selfie
How memorable was that selfie? Let's find out.
D1. Ellen DeGeneres may have instigated the selfie, but she did
not take it herself. So who did? He's prominently featured
in the foreground, of course, his head a little bigger than
everyone else's.
D2. Probably the *least* famous person in the selfie is the
brother of an actress who won an award at those Oscars.
He's seen to the viewer's right, partially blocking
Angelina Jolie. Give the surname he shares with his more
famous sister.
* E. Famous Sports Injuries
E1. In 1985, what Washington DC quarterback's career ended
with a compound fracture of the tibia suffered from a tackle
by Lawrence Taylor?
E2. What Buffalo Sabres goalie was lucky to survive when, in
1989, his jugular vein was severed by the skate of Steve
Tuttle? According to reports, the excessive amount of blood
caused three players to vomit on the ice, eleven fans to
faint, and two more to suffer heart attacks.
* F. Ontario Power Generation
F1. What former coal-burning generating station, whose smoke-
stacks were demolished last month, is to be converted to
a solar farm in the future?
F2. Ontario Power Generation has only one wind turbine generating
electricity. It is located on the same site as another,
larger generating station. What other station?
--
Mark Brader I "need to know" *everything*! How else
Toronto can I judge whether I need to know it?
m...@vex.net -- Lynn & Jay: YES, PRIME MINISTER
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Joshua Kreitzer
Jun 19, 2018, 1:12:08 AM6/19/18
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:QfqdnaoAN6RZHrXGnZ2dnUU7-
RvN...@giganews.com:
> * Game 10, Round 9 - History - That's Not Nice! or Insults of the Past
>
> 2. Someone who's clumsy and heavy of foot.
stampcrab; mafflard
> 3. In Victorian England, the lover of a villain or gangster.
bedswerver; mollisher
> 4. An adulterer.
bedswerver
> And #5-10 are 2-word insults, from this list:
>
> | Arsy yarsey | Loiter-sack
> | Dark cully | Lully triggers
> | Dirty puzzle | Muck-spout
> | Dolly-mop | Smell-feast
> | Hedge-creeper | Whiffle-whaffle
>
> 5. Noted in 1594 as a term for a lazy slacker. Literally somebody
> who seems to spend all day in bed.
loiter-sack
> 6. In the late 19th century, it applied to an amateur or part-time
> prostitute.
dolly mop; dark cully
> 7. A married man that keeps a mistress, whom he visits only at
> night, for fear of discovery.
hedge-creeper; dark cully
> 8. Someone who turns up uninvited at a meal or party and expects
> to be fed.
smell-feast
> 9. An 1800s term for a prostitute who worked in the countryside.
dolly mop; hedge-creeper
> 10. Someone who not only talks a lot, but who seems to constantly
> swear.
arsy yarsey
> ** Game 10, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
> * A. Corporate Headquarters
>
> In each case, in what city does the company have its headquarters?
>
> A1. Proctor & Gamble.
Cincinnati
> A2. General Electric.
Boston
> * B. Stratford Festival 2018
>
> B1. One of the headlining shows this year is a Meredith Willson
> musical about a fraudulent salesman who comes to River City.
> Name that musical.
"The Music Man"
> B2. This summer's headlining Shakespeare production casts Martha
> Henry in the lead role, which is traditionally given to
> a man. In what play?
"Macbeth"; "King Lear"
> * E. Famous Sports Injuries
>
> E1. In 1985, what Washington DC quarterback's career ended
> with a compound fracture of the tibia suffered from a tackle
> by Lawrence Taylor?
Theismann
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
RvN...@giganews.com:
> * Game 10, Round 9 - History - That's Not Nice! or Insults of the Past
>
> We'll give you the definition,
> and you pick the corresponding insult.
>
> Answers #1-4 are 1-word insults, from the following list:
>
> | Bedswerver | Mumblecrust
> | Flibbertigibbet | Rantallion
> | Foozle | Smellfungus
> | Mafflard | Stampcrab
> | Mollisher | Wandought
>
> 1. A toothless beggar. (Derived from the name of a stock character
> in medieval theatrical farces.)
mumblecrust; foozle
> and you pick the corresponding insult.
>
> Answers #1-4 are 1-word insults, from the following list:
>
> | Bedswerver | Mumblecrust
> | Flibbertigibbet | Rantallion
> | Foozle | Smellfungus
> | Mafflard | Stampcrab
> | Mollisher | Wandought
>
> 1. A toothless beggar. (Derived from the name of a stock character
> in medieval theatrical farces.)
> 2. Someone who's clumsy and heavy of foot.
> 3. In Victorian England, the lover of a villain or gangster.
> 4. An adulterer.
bedswerver
> And #5-10 are 2-word insults, from this list:
>
> | Arsy yarsey | Loiter-sack
> | Dark cully | Lully triggers
> | Dirty puzzle | Muck-spout
> | Dolly-mop | Smell-feast
> | Hedge-creeper | Whiffle-whaffle
>
> 5. Noted in 1594 as a term for a lazy slacker. Literally somebody
> who seems to spend all day in bed.
> 6. In the late 19th century, it applied to an amateur or part-time
> prostitute.
> 7. A married man that keeps a mistress, whom he visits only at
> night, for fear of discovery.
> 8. Someone who turns up uninvited at a meal or party and expects
> to be fed.
> 9. An 1800s term for a prostitute who worked in the countryside.
> 10. Someone who not only talks a lot, but who seems to constantly
> swear.
> ** Game 10, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
> * A. Corporate Headquarters
>
> In each case, in what city does the company have its headquarters?
>
> A1. Proctor & Gamble.
> A2. General Electric.
Boston
> * B. Stratford Festival 2018
>
> B1. One of the headlining shows this year is a Meredith Willson
> musical about a fraudulent salesman who comes to River City.
> Name that musical.
> B2. This summer's headlining Shakespeare production casts Martha
> Henry in the lead role, which is traditionally given to
> a man. In what play?
> * E. Famous Sports Injuries
>
> E1. In 1985, what Washington DC quarterback's career ended
> with a compound fracture of the tibia suffered from a tackle
> by Lawrence Taylor?
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Dan Blum
Jun 19, 2018, 9:49:28 AM6/19/18
to
Mark Brader <m...@vex.net> wrote:
> * Game 10, Round 9 - History - That's Not Nice! or Insults of the Past
> * Game 10, Round 9 - History - That's Not Nice! or Insults of the Past
> 1. A toothless beggar. (Derived from the name of a stock character
> in medieval theatrical farces.)
mumblecrust; rantallion
> in medieval theatrical farces.)
> 2. Someone who's clumsy and heavy of foot.
> 3. In Victorian England, the lover of a villain or gangster.
mollisher
> 4. An adulterer.
bedswerver
> 4. An adulterer.
bedswerver
> And #5-10 are 2-word insults, from this list:
> 5. Noted in 1594 as a term for a lazy slacker. Literally somebody
> who seems to spend all day in bed.
loiter-sack
> who seems to spend all day in bed.
> 6. In the late 19th century, it applied to an amateur or part-time
> prostitute.
> 7. A married man that keeps a mistress, whom he visits only at
> night, for fear of discovery.
> 8. Someone who turns up uninvited at a meal or party and expects
> to be fed.
> 9. An 1800s term for a prostitute who worked in the countryside.
> 10. Someone who not only talks a lot, but who seems to constantly
> swear.
> ** Game 10, Round 10 - Challenge Round
> * A. Corporate Headquarters
> In each case, in what city does the company have its headquarters?
> A1. Proctor & Gamble.
> A2. General Electric.
Stamford
> * B. Stratford Festival 2018
> B1. One of the headlining shows this year is a Meredith Willson
> musical about a fraudulent salesman who comes to River City.
> Name that musical.
> B2. This summer's headlining Shakespeare production casts Martha
> Henry in the lead role, which is traditionally given to
> a man. In what play?
> * D. The 2014 Oscar Selfie
> D2. Probably the *least* famous person in the selfie is the
> brother of an actress who won an award at those Oscars.
> He's seen to the viewer's right, partially blocking
> Angelina Jolie. Give the surname he shares with his more
> famous sister.
Nyongo
> brother of an actress who won an award at those Oscars.
> He's seen to the viewer's right, partially blocking
> Angelina Jolie. Give the surname he shares with his more
> famous sister.
> * E. Famous Sports Injuries
> E1. In 1985, what Washington DC quarterback's career ended
> with a compound fracture of the tibia suffered from a tackle
> by Lawrence Taylor?
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Dan Tilque
Jun 20, 2018, 4:56:19 PM6/20/18
to
Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * Game 10, Round 9 - History - That's Not Nice! or Insults of the Past
>
> There's always that one person you just can't, or simply don't want
> to, say anything nice about. Here are a few select insults from
> history that we would never suggest you actually use... nope, never,
> not us. Many of these terms come from the 1811 "Dictionary in the
> Vulgar Tongue", by Francis Grose. We'll give you the definition,
> and you pick the corresponding insult.
>
> Answers #1-4 are 1-word insults, from the following list:
>
> | Bedswerver | Mumblecrust
> | Flibbertigibbet | Rantallion
> | Foozle | Smellfungus
> | Mafflard | Stampcrab
> | Mollisher | Wandought
>
> 1. A toothless beggar. (Derived from the name of a stock character
> in medieval theatrical farces.)
Mumblecrust
>
>
> * Game 10, Round 9 - History - That's Not Nice! or Insults of the Past
>
> There's always that one person you just can't, or simply don't want
> to, say anything nice about. Here are a few select insults from
> history that we would never suggest you actually use... nope, never,
> not us. Many of these terms come from the 1811 "Dictionary in the
> Vulgar Tongue", by Francis Grose. We'll give you the definition,
> and you pick the corresponding insult.
>
> Answers #1-4 are 1-word insults, from the following list:
>
> | Bedswerver | Mumblecrust
> | Flibbertigibbet | Rantallion
> | Foozle | Smellfungus
> | Mafflard | Stampcrab
> | Mollisher | Wandought
>
> 1. A toothless beggar. (Derived from the name of a stock character
> in medieval theatrical farces.)
>
> 2. Someone who's clumsy and heavy of foot.
>
> 3. In Victorian England, the lover of a villain or gangster.
>
> 4. An adulterer.
Bedswerver
>
>
> And #5-10 are 2-word insults, from this list:
>
> | Arsy yarsey | Loiter-sack
> | Dark cully | Lully triggers
> | Dirty puzzle | Muck-spout
> | Dolly-mop | Smell-feast
> | Hedge-creeper | Whiffle-whaffle
>
> 5. Noted in 1594 as a term for a lazy slacker. Literally somebody
> who seems to spend all day in bed.
>
> 6. In the late 19th century, it applied to an amateur or part-time
> prostitute.
>
> 7. A married man that keeps a mistress, whom he visits only at
> night, for fear of discovery.
>
> 8. Someone who turns up uninvited at a meal or party and expects
> to be fed.
>
> 9. An 1800s term for a prostitute who worked in the countryside.
>
> 10. Someone who not only talks a lot, but who seems to constantly
> swear.
>
>
> ** Game 10, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
> * A. Corporate Headquarters
>
> In each case, in what city does the company have its headquarters?
>
> A1. Proctor & Gamble.
Jason Kreitzer
Jun 20, 2018, 9:33:13 PM6/20/18
to
> 2. Someone who's clumsy and heavy of foot.
Foozle
> 3. In Victorian England, the lover of a villain or gangster.
Mollisher
> 4. An adulterer.
Stampcrab
>
> And #5-10 are 2-word insults, from this list:
>
> | Arsy yarsey | Loiter-sack
> | Dark cully | Lully triggers
> | Dirty puzzle | Muck-spout
> | Dolly-mop | Smell-feast
> | Hedge-creeper | Whiffle-whaffle
>
> 5. Noted in 1594 as a term for a lazy slacker. Literally somebody
> who seems to spend all day in bed.
Loiter-sack
> And #5-10 are 2-word insults, from this list:
>
> | Arsy yarsey | Loiter-sack
> | Dark cully | Lully triggers
> | Dirty puzzle | Muck-spout
> | Dolly-mop | Smell-feast
> | Hedge-creeper | Whiffle-whaffle
>
> 5. Noted in 1594 as a term for a lazy slacker. Literally somebody
> who seems to spend all day in bed.
> 6. In the late 19th century, it applied to an amateur or part-time
> prostitute.
Dolly-mop
> prostitute.
> 7. A married man that keeps a mistress, whom he visits only at
> night, for fear of discovery.
Hedge-creeper
> night, for fear of discovery.
> 8. Someone who turns up uninvited at a meal or party and expects
> to be fed.
Smell-feast
> to be fed.
> 9. An 1800s term for a prostitute who worked in the countryside.
Dark cully
> 10. Someone who not only talks a lot, but who seems to constantly
> swear.
Dirty Puzzle
> swear.
>
> ** Game 10, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
> * A. Corporate Headquarters
>
> In each case, in what city does the company have its headquarters?
>
> A1. Proctor & Gamble.
> A2. General Electric.
>
>
> * B. Stratford Festival 2018
>
> B1. One of the headlining shows this year is a Meredith Willson
> musical about a fraudulent salesman who comes to River City.
> Name that musical.
"The Music Man"
> ** Game 10, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
> * A. Corporate Headquarters
>
> In each case, in what city does the company have its headquarters?
>
> A1. Proctor & Gamble.
> A2. General Electric.
>
>
> * B. Stratford Festival 2018
>
> B1. One of the headlining shows this year is a Meredith Willson
> musical about a fraudulent salesman who comes to River City.
> Name that musical.
Pete Gayde
Jun 21, 2018, 2:41:06 PM6/21/18
to
>
> 2. Someone who's clumsy and heavy of foot.
>
> 3. In Victorian England, the lover of a villain or gangster.
>
> 4. An adulterer.
Foozle; Stampcrab
>
>
> And #5-10 are 2-word insults, from this list:
>
> | Arsy yarsey | Loiter-sack
> | Dark cully | Lully triggers
> | Dirty puzzle | Muck-spout
> | Dolly-mop | Smell-feast
> | Hedge-creeper | Whiffle-whaffle
>
> 5. Noted in 1594 as a term for a lazy slacker. Literally somebody
> who seems to spend all day in bed.
>
> 6. In the late 19th century, it applied to an amateur or part-time
> prostitute.
>
> 7. A married man that keeps a mistress, whom he visits only at
> night, for fear of discovery.
>
> 8. Someone who turns up uninvited at a meal or party and expects
> to be fed.
>
> 9. An 1800s term for a prostitute who worked in the countryside.
>
> 10. Someone who not only talks a lot, but who seems to constantly
> swear.
>
>
> ** Game 10, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
> * A. Corporate Headquarters
>
> In each case, in what city does the company have its headquarters?
>
> A1. Proctor & Gamble.
> A2. General Electric.
Poughkipsee
>
>
> * B. Stratford Festival 2018
>
> B1. One of the headlining shows this year is a Meredith Willson
> musical about a fraudulent salesman who comes to River City.
> Name that musical.
>
> B2. This summer's headlining Shakespeare production casts Martha
> Henry in the lead role, which is traditionally given to
> a man. In what play?
>
>
> * C. Tragically Hip Album-Cover Art
>
> We describe the cover; you name the Tragically Hip album.
>
> C1. Mechanical dials and gauges are arrayed across a yellow
> background. A metal label includes the album title and
> the words "Manufactured by THE TRAGICALLY HIP".
>
> C2. Designed by Dutch artist Lieve Prins, who was given the
> idea of "a bacchanalian sort of scene -- lots of decadence,
> decay and rebirth". The final artwork was created using
> a Canon color photocopier and the cover consists of 30
> segmented photocopied images pasted together.
>
>
> * D. The 2014 Oscar Selfie
>
> How memorable was that selfie? Let's find out.
>
> D1. Ellen DeGeneres may have instigated the selfie, but she did
> not take it herself. So who did? He's prominently featured
> in the foreground, of course, his head a little bigger than
> everyone else's.
>
> D2. Probably the *least* famous person in the selfie is the
> brother of an actress who won an award at those Oscars.
> He's seen to the viewer's right, partially blocking
> Angelina Jolie. Give the surname he shares with his more
> famous sister.
>
>
> * E. Famous Sports Injuries
>
> E1. In 1985, what Washington DC quarterback's career ended
> with a compound fracture of the tibia suffered from a tackle
> by Lawrence Taylor?
>
> E2. What Buffalo Sabres goalie was lucky to survive when, in
> 1989, his jugular vein was severed by the skate of Steve
> Tuttle? According to reports, the excessive amount of blood
> caused three players to vomit on the ice, eleven fans to
> faint, and two more to suffer heart attacks.
>
>
> * F. Ontario Power Generation
>
> F1. What former coal-burning generating station, whose smoke-
> stacks were demolished last month, is to be converted to
> a solar farm in the future?
>
> F2. Ontario Power Generation has only one wind turbine generating
> electricity. It is located on the same site as another,
> larger generating station. What other station?
>
Mark Brader
Jun 22, 2018, 7:54:23 AM6/22/18
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> * Game 10, Round 9 - History - That's Not Nice! or Insults of the Past
> There's always that one person you just can't, or simply don't want
> to, say anything nice about. Here are a few select insults from
> history that we would never suggest you actually use... nope, never,
> not us. Many of these terms come from the 1811 "Dictionary in the
> Vulgar Tongue", by Francis Grose. We'll give you the definition,
> and you pick the corresponding insult.
In the original game, this was the easiest round of the entire season.
> Answers #1-4 are 1-word insults, from the following list:
> | Bedswerver | Mumblecrust
> | Flibbertigibbet | Rantallion
> | Foozle | Smellfungus
> | Mafflard | Stampcrab
> | Mollisher | Wandought
> 1. A toothless beggar. (Derived from the name of a stock character
> in medieval theatrical farces.)
Mumblecrust. 4 for Dan Tilque and Jason. 3 for Joshua, Dan Blum,
and Pete.
> 2. Someone who's clumsy and heavy of foot.
Stampcrab. 4 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque. 3 for Joshua. 2 for Pete.
> 3. In Victorian England, the lover of a villain or gangster.
Mollisher. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Jason. 3 for Pete.
2 for Joshua.
> 4. An adulterer.
Bedswerver. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque.
> And #5-10 are 2-word insults, from this list:
> | Arsy yarsey | Loiter-sack
> | Dark cully | Lully triggers
> | Dirty puzzle | Muck-spout
> | Dolly-mop | Smell-feast
> | Hedge-creeper | Whiffle-whaffle
> 5. Noted in 1594 as a term for a lazy slacker. Literally somebody
> who seems to spend all day in bed.
Loiter-sack. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Jason.
> 6. In the late 19th century, it applied to an amateur or part-time
> prostitute.
Dolly-mop. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Jason. 3 for Joshua.
2 for Pete.
> 7. A married man that keeps a mistress, whom he visits only at
> night, for fear of discovery.
Dark Cully. 4 for Dan Blum. 2 for Joshua.
> 8. Someone who turns up uninvited at a meal or party and expects
> to be fed.
Smell-feast. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Jason.
> 9. An 1800s term for a prostitute who worked in the countryside.
Hedge-creeper. 4 for Dan Blum. 2 for Joshua and Pete.
> 10. Someone who not only talks a lot, but who seems to constantly
> swear.
Muck-spout. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Pete.
Sorry, I don't have definitions of the other insults. You'll have
to look them up in your own copies of Grose.
> ** Game 10, Round 10 - Challenge Round
> * A. Corporate Headquarters
> In each case, in what city does the company have its headquarters?
> A1. Proctor & Gamble.
Cincinnati OH. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Pete. 3 for Dan Blum.
> A2. General Electric.
Boston MA. 4 for Joshua.
> * B. Stratford Festival 2018
> B1. One of the headlining shows this year is a Meredith Willson
> musical about a fraudulent salesman who comes to River City.
> Name that musical.
"The Music Man". 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Jason, and Pete.
> B2. This summer's headlining Shakespeare production casts Martha
> Henry in the lead role, which is traditionally given to
> a man. In what play?
"The Tempest".
> * C. Tragically Hip Album-Cover Art
> We describe the cover; you name the Tragically Hip album.
> C1. Mechanical dials and gauges are arrayed across a yellow
> background. A metal label includes the album title and
> the words "Manufactured by THE TRAGICALLY HIP".
"Phantom Power".
See: http://www.beautifulsongoftheweek.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/tragically-hip.jpg
> C2. Designed by Dutch artist Lieve Prins, who was given the
> idea of "a bacchanalian sort of scene -- lots of decadence,
> decay and rebirth". The final artwork was created using
> a Canon color photocopier and the cover consists of 30
> segmented photocopied images pasted together.
"Fully Completely".
See: http://i.pinimg.com/originals/37/16/5b/37165b110c8799554dbd63f130ab3292.jpg
> * D. The 2014 Oscar Selfie
> How memorable was that selfie? Let's find out.
See: http://dujye7n3e5wjl.cloudfront.net/photographs/1920-wide/time-100-influential-photos-ellen-degeneres-oscars-selfie-100.jpg
> D1. Ellen DeGeneres may have instigated the selfie, but she did
> not take it herself. So who did? He's prominently featured
> in the foreground, of course, his head a little bigger than
> everyone else's.
Bradley Cooper.
> D2. Probably the *least* famous person in the selfie is the
> brother of an actress who won an award at those Oscars.
> He's seen to the viewer's right, partially blocking
> Angelina Jolie. Give the surname he shares with his more
> famous sister.
N'yong'o. (In full, from left to right in the front the picture
shows: Jared Leto, Jennifer Lawrence, Meryl Streep, Ellen DeGeneres,
Bradley Cooper, Peter N'yong'o. And in the back: Channing Tatum,
Julia Roberts, Kevin Spacey, Brad Pitt, Lupita N'yong'o, Angelina
Jolie.) 4 for Dan Blum.
> * E. Famous Sports Injuries
> E1. In 1985, what Washington DC quarterback's career ended
> with a compound fracture of the tibia suffered from a tackle
> by Lawrence Taylor?
Joe Theismann. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Pete.
> E2. What Buffalo Sabres goalie was lucky to survive when, in
> 1989, his jugular vein was severed by the skate of Steve
> Tuttle? According to reports, the excessive amount of blood
> caused three players to vomit on the ice, eleven fans to
> faint, and two more to suffer heart attacks.
Clint Malarchuk.
If you can stomach it, here's a photo taken seconds after the
accident:
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/03/21/21/26E0B31400000578-0-image-a-89_1426971826972.jpg
Nobody died, and Malarchuk was back in action 10 days later.
But the accident nearly cost him his life on two *more* occasions:
he got post-traumatic stress disorder and twice attempted suicide.
> * F. Ontario Power Generation
> F1. What former coal-burning generating station, whose smoke-
> stacks were demolished last month, is to be converted to
> a solar farm in the future?
Nanticoke.
> F2. Ontario Power Generation has only one wind turbine generating
> electricity. It is located on the same site as another,
> larger generating station. What other station?
Pickering (nuclear power plant).
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 10 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 BEST
TOPICS-> Lit Geo Mis Aud Sci Ent Can His Cha SEVEN
Dan Blum 36 32 36 16 24 16 0 39 15 199
Joshua Kreitzer 32 32 4 39 15 32 0 27 16 193
Dan Tilque 12 28 31 0 12 4 0 32 4 123
Jason Kreitzer 12 12 0 40 4 20 0 20 4 112
Pete Gayde 16 24 2 0 4 12 6 16 12 90
Peter Smyth 12 30 0 24 20 4 0 -- -- 90
"Calvin" 16 19 7 12 0 4 4 -- -- 62
Erland Sommarskog 0 32 8 0 8 -- -- -- -- 48
--
Mark Brader "When laws are outlawed, only outlaws will have laws."
Toronto, m...@vex.net -- Diane Holt
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2018-03-26,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2017-09-25 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
Game 10 is over and DAN BLUM WINS! Hearty congratulations!
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 10, Round 9 - History - That's Not Nice! or Insults of the Past
> There's always that one person you just can't, or simply don't want
> to, say anything nice about. Here are a few select insults from
> history that we would never suggest you actually use... nope, never,
> not us. Many of these terms come from the 1811 "Dictionary in the
> Vulgar Tongue", by Francis Grose. We'll give you the definition,
> and you pick the corresponding insult.
> Answers #1-4 are 1-word insults, from the following list:
> | Bedswerver | Mumblecrust
> | Flibbertigibbet | Rantallion
> | Foozle | Smellfungus
> | Mafflard | Stampcrab
> | Mollisher | Wandought
> 1. A toothless beggar. (Derived from the name of a stock character
> in medieval theatrical farces.)
and Pete.
> 2. Someone who's clumsy and heavy of foot.
> 3. In Victorian England, the lover of a villain or gangster.
2 for Joshua.
> 4. An adulterer.
Bedswerver. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque.
> And #5-10 are 2-word insults, from this list:
> | Arsy yarsey | Loiter-sack
> | Dark cully | Lully triggers
> | Dirty puzzle | Muck-spout
> | Dolly-mop | Smell-feast
> | Hedge-creeper | Whiffle-whaffle
> 5. Noted in 1594 as a term for a lazy slacker. Literally somebody
> who seems to spend all day in bed.
> 6. In the late 19th century, it applied to an amateur or part-time
> prostitute.
2 for Pete.
> 7. A married man that keeps a mistress, whom he visits only at
> night, for fear of discovery.
> 8. Someone who turns up uninvited at a meal or party and expects
> to be fed.
> 9. An 1800s term for a prostitute who worked in the countryside.
> 10. Someone who not only talks a lot, but who seems to constantly
> swear.
Sorry, I don't have definitions of the other insults. You'll have
to look them up in your own copies of Grose.
> ** Game 10, Round 10 - Challenge Round
> * A. Corporate Headquarters
> In each case, in what city does the company have its headquarters?
> A1. Proctor & Gamble.
> A2. General Electric.
Boston MA. 4 for Joshua.
> * B. Stratford Festival 2018
> B1. One of the headlining shows this year is a Meredith Willson
> musical about a fraudulent salesman who comes to River City.
> Name that musical.
> B2. This summer's headlining Shakespeare production casts Martha
> Henry in the lead role, which is traditionally given to
> a man. In what play?
> * C. Tragically Hip Album-Cover Art
> We describe the cover; you name the Tragically Hip album.
> C1. Mechanical dials and gauges are arrayed across a yellow
> background. A metal label includes the album title and
> the words "Manufactured by THE TRAGICALLY HIP".
See: http://www.beautifulsongoftheweek.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/tragically-hip.jpg
> C2. Designed by Dutch artist Lieve Prins, who was given the
> idea of "a bacchanalian sort of scene -- lots of decadence,
> decay and rebirth". The final artwork was created using
> a Canon color photocopier and the cover consists of 30
> segmented photocopied images pasted together.
See: http://i.pinimg.com/originals/37/16/5b/37165b110c8799554dbd63f130ab3292.jpg
> * D. The 2014 Oscar Selfie
> How memorable was that selfie? Let's find out.
> D1. Ellen DeGeneres may have instigated the selfie, but she did
> not take it herself. So who did? He's prominently featured
> in the foreground, of course, his head a little bigger than
> everyone else's.
> D2. Probably the *least* famous person in the selfie is the
> brother of an actress who won an award at those Oscars.
> He's seen to the viewer's right, partially blocking
> Angelina Jolie. Give the surname he shares with his more
> famous sister.
shows: Jared Leto, Jennifer Lawrence, Meryl Streep, Ellen DeGeneres,
Bradley Cooper, Peter N'yong'o. And in the back: Channing Tatum,
Julia Roberts, Kevin Spacey, Brad Pitt, Lupita N'yong'o, Angelina
Jolie.) 4 for Dan Blum.
> * E. Famous Sports Injuries
> E1. In 1985, what Washington DC quarterback's career ended
> with a compound fracture of the tibia suffered from a tackle
> by Lawrence Taylor?
> E2. What Buffalo Sabres goalie was lucky to survive when, in
> 1989, his jugular vein was severed by the skate of Steve
> Tuttle? According to reports, the excessive amount of blood
> caused three players to vomit on the ice, eleven fans to
> faint, and two more to suffer heart attacks.
If you can stomach it, here's a photo taken seconds after the
accident:
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/03/21/21/26E0B31400000578-0-image-a-89_1426971826972.jpg
Nobody died, and Malarchuk was back in action 10 days later.
But the accident nearly cost him his life on two *more* occasions:
he got post-traumatic stress disorder and twice attempted suicide.
> * F. Ontario Power Generation
> F1. What former coal-burning generating station, whose smoke-
> stacks were demolished last month, is to be converted to
> a solar farm in the future?
> F2. Ontario Power Generation has only one wind turbine generating
> electricity. It is located on the same site as another,
> larger generating station. What other station?
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 10 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 BEST
TOPICS-> Lit Geo Mis Aud Sci Ent Can His Cha SEVEN
Dan Blum 36 32 36 16 24 16 0 39 15 199
Joshua Kreitzer 32 32 4 39 15 32 0 27 16 193
Dan Tilque 12 28 31 0 12 4 0 32 4 123
Jason Kreitzer 12 12 0 40 4 20 0 20 4 112
Pete Gayde 16 24 2 0 4 12 6 16 12 90
Peter Smyth 12 30 0 24 20 4 0 -- -- 90
"Calvin" 16 19 7 12 0 4 4 -- -- 62
Erland Sommarskog 0 32 8 0 8 -- -- -- -- 48
--
Mark Brader "When laws are outlawed, only outlaws will have laws."
Toronto, m...@vex.net -- Diane Holt
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