Rotating quiz No.216

Chris F.A. Johnson

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Apr 6, 2016, 10:08:04 PM4/6/16

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Welcome to Rotating Quiz #216. This quiz will run through some time in
the evening, Wednesday 13 April 2016. The usual rules apply: no
discussion; no looking things up; ties will be resolved first by
whoever got the most difficult answers, and second by earliest post.
Winner gets to set the RQ#217.

In what movie would you find the following characters:

1. Signor Ferrari, Captain Renault, Ugarte

2. Princess Dragomiroff, Count and Countess Andrenyi, Mary Debenham

3. Elizabeth Lipp, Arthur Simon Simpson, Walter Harper, Cedric Page

4. Batiatus, Julius Caesar, Gracchus, Crassus

5. President Allen Richmond, Luther Whitney, Walter Sullivan, Seth Frank

6. Darby Shaw, Gray Grantham, Justice Rosenberg

7. Marshal Zane Cooper, Annabelle Bransford, Commodore Duvall

8. Casey Ryback, Cue Ball, Commander Krill, Captain Adams

9. Andy Dufresne, Brooks Hatlen, Ellis Boyd 'Red' Redding

10. Doc Josiah Boone, Mrs. Lucy Mallory, Marshal Curley Wilcox

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Dan Blum

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Apr 6, 2016, 10:13:41 PM4/6/16

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Chris F.A. Johnson <cfajo...@cfaj.ca> wrote:

> 1. Signor Ferrari, Captain Renault, Ugarte

Casablanca

> 2. Princess Dragomiroff, Count and Countess Andrenyi, Mary Debenham

Doctor Zhivago

> 4. Batiatus, Julius Caesar, Gracchus, Crassus

Spartacus

> 5. President Allen Richmond, Luther Whitney, Walter Sullivan, Seth Frank

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

> 7. Marshal Zane Cooper, Annabelle Bransford, Commodore Duvall

High Noon

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Calvin

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Apr 7, 2016, 2:24:41 AM4/7/16

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On Thursday, April 7, 2016 at 12:08:04 PM UTC+10, Chris F.A. Johnson wrote:
> Welcome to Rotating Quiz #216. This quiz will run through some time in
> the evening, Wednesday 13 April 2016. The usual rules apply: no
> discussion; no looking things up; ties will be resolved first by
> whoever got the most difficult answers, and second by earliest post.
> Winner gets to set the RQ#217.
>
> In what movie would you find the following characters:
>
> 1. Signor Ferrari, Captain Renault, Ugarte

Casablanca

> 2. Princess Dragomiroff, Count and Countess Andrenyi, Mary Debenham
>
> 3. Elizabeth Lipp, Arthur Simon Simpson, Walter Harper, Cedric Page
>
> 4. Batiatus, Julius Caesar, Gracchus, Crassus
>
> 5. President Allen Richmond, Luther Whitney, Walter Sullivan, Seth Frank
>
> 6. Darby Shaw, Gray Grantham, Justice Rosenberg
>
> 7. Marshal Zane Cooper, Annabelle Bransford, Commodore Duvall
>
> 8. Casey Ryback, Cue Ball, Commander Krill, Captain Adams
>
> 9. Andy Dufresne, Brooks Hatlen, Ellis Boyd 'Red' Redding

The Shawshank Redemption

> 10. Doc Josiah Boone, Mrs. Lucy Mallory, Marshal Curley Wilcox

cheers,
calvin

Mark Brader

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Apr 7, 2016, 2:25:23 AM4/7/16

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Chris Johnson:

> In what movie would you find the following characters:
>
> 1. Signor Ferrari, Captain Renault, Ugarte

"Casablanca".

> 2. Princess Dragomiroff, Count and Countess Andrenyi, Mary Debenham

"Murder on the Orinet Express".

> 3. Elizabeth Lipp, Arthur Simon Simpson, Walter Harper, Cedric Page

"The Great Gatsby".

> 4. Batiatus, Julius Caesar, Gracchus, Crassus

"Julius Caesar".

> 5. President Allen Richmond, Luther Whitney, Walter Sullivan, Seth Frank

"Absolute Power".

> 6. Darby Shaw, Gray Grantham, Justice Rosenberg

"The Pelican Brief".

> 7. Marshal Zane Cooper, Annabelle Bransford, Commodore Duvall

"Maverick".

> 8. Casey Ryback, Cue Ball, Commander Krill, Captain Adams

"Under Siege".

> 9. Andy Dufresne, Brooks Hatlen, Ellis Boyd 'Red' Redding

"The Shawshank Redemption".

> 10. Doc Josiah Boone, Mrs. Lucy Mallory, Marshal Curley Wilcox

"True Grit".
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Marc Dashevsky

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Apr 7, 2016, 4:42:12 AM4/7/16

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In article <3jrgtc-...@cfajohnson.ca>, cfajo...@cfaj.ca says...

>
> Welcome to Rotating Quiz #216. This quiz will run through some time in
> the evening, Wednesday 13 April 2016. The usual rules apply: no
> discussion; no looking things up; ties will be resolved first by
> whoever got the most difficult answers, and second by earliest post.
> Winner gets to set the RQ#217.
>
> In what movie would you find the following characters:
>
> 1. Signor Ferrari, Captain Renault, Ugarte

Casablanca

> 2. Princess Dragomiroff, Count and Countess Andrenyi, Mary Debenham

Murder On The Orient Express

> 3. Elizabeth Lipp, Arthur Simon Simpson, Walter Harper, Cedric Page
>
> 4. Batiatus, Julius Caesar, Gracchus, Crassus
>
> 5. President Allen Richmond, Luther Whitney, Walter Sullivan, Seth Frank
>
> 6. Darby Shaw, Gray Grantham, Justice Rosenberg
>
> 7. Marshal Zane Cooper, Annabelle Bransford, Commodore Duvall
>
> 8. Casey Ryback, Cue Ball, Commander Krill, Captain Adams
>
> 9. Andy Dufresne, Brooks Hatlen, Ellis Boyd 'Red' Redding

Shawshank Redemption

> 10. Doc Josiah Boone, Mrs. Lucy Mallory, Marshal Curley Wilcox

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Gareth Owen

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Apr 8, 2016, 1:50:58 AM4/8/16

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"Chris F.A. Johnson" <cfajo...@cfaj.ca> writes:

> 1. Signor Ferrari, Captain Renault, Ugarte

Casablanca

> 2. Princess Dragomiroff, Count and Countess Andrenyi, Mary Debenham

**COMMENCE WILD GUESSING** Dr Zhivago???

> 3. Elizabeth Lipp, Arthur Simon Simpson, Walter Harper, Cedric Page

The Big Lebowski???

> 4. Batiatus, Julius Caesar, Gracchus, Crassus

Spartacus???

> 5. President Allen Richmond, Luther Whitney, Walter Sullivan, Seth Frank

Independence Day???

> 6. Darby Shaw, Gray Grantham, Justice Rosenberg

My Cousin Vinny???

> 7. Marshal Zane Cooper, Annabelle Bransford, Commodore Duvall

True Grit???

> 8. Casey Ryback, Cue Ball, Commander Krill, Captain Adams

Galaxy Quest???

> 9. Andy Dufresne, Brooks Hatlen, Ellis Boyd 'Red' Redding

**HEY I KNOW ONE** The Shawshank Redemption

> 10. Doc Josiah Boone, Mrs. Lucy Mallory, Marshal Curley Wilcox

True Grit???

Well, that went well

Chris F.A. Johnson

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Apr 14, 2016, 2:08:02 PM4/14/16

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In what movie would you find the following characters:

1. Signor Ferrari, Captain Renault, Ugarte

Casablanca

1 for Calvin, Dan, Mark, Marc and Gareth

2. Princess Dragomiroff, Count and Countess Andrenyi, Mary Debenham

Murder on the Orient Express

1 for Mark and Marc

3. Elizabeth Lipp, Arthur Simon Simpson, Walter Harper, Cedric Page

Topkapi

4. Batiatus, Julius Caesar, Gracchus, Crassus

Spartacus

1 for Dan, Mark and Gareth

5. President Allen Richmond, Luther Whitney, Walter Sullivan, Seth Frank

Absolute Power

1 for Mark

6. Darby Shaw, Gray Grantham, Justice Rosenberg

The Pelican Brief

1 for Mark

7. Marshal Zane Cooper, Annabelle Bransford, Commodore Duvall

Maverick

1 for Mark

8. Casey Ryback, Cue Ball, Commander Krill, Captain Adams

Under Siege

1 for Mark

9. Andy Dufresne, Brooks Hatlen, Ellis Boyd 'Red' Redding

The Shawshank Redemption

1 for Calvin, Mark, Marc and Gareth

10. Doc Josiah Boone, Mrs. Lucy Mallory, Marshal Curley Wilcox

Stagecoach

Mark 7
Marc 3
Gareth 3
Dan 2
Calvin 2

Congratulations, Mark, and over to you for RQ 217.

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Mark Brader

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Apr 14, 2016, 5:30:46 PM4/14/16

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Chris Johnson:

> 4. Batiatus, Julius Caesar, Gracchus, Crassus
>
> Spartacus

Huh. I ruled that out because I didn't think he lived in Julius
Caesar's time. Oh well.

> 1 for Dan, Mark and Gareth

Wrong. But my spurious point was not included in the totals anyway.
I haven't checked whether it should have gone to someone else.
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