Mark Brader:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2018-06-11,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... I will reveal the correct
> answers in about 3 days.
Sorry, we've had some problems beyond my control.
> For further information see my 2018-07-16 companion posting on
> "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 4, Round 4 - Science - Geological Eras
> Beginning with the cooling of the Earth's crust, the prehistory
> of the planet may be divided into ten eras:
> | Era | Years ago
> ------------------------------------------------------
> | Eoarchean | 4,000,000,000 - 3,600,000,000
> | Paleoarchean | 3,600,000,000 - 3,200,000,000
> | Mesoarchean | 3,200,000,000 - 2,800,000,000
> | Neoarchean | 2,800,000,000 - 2,500,000,000
> | Paleoproterozoic | 2,500,000,000 - 1,600,000,000
> | Mesoproterozoic | 1,600,000,000 - 1,000,000,000
> | Neoproterozoic | 1,000,000,000 - 541,000,000
> | Paleozoic | 541,000,000 - 251,000,000
> | Mesozoic | 251,000,000 - 66,000,000
> | Cenozoic | 66,000,000 - 0
> We name a geological or biological event, and you name the era
> (from the handout table) when scientists believe it happened.
> *Note*: Answers may repeat.
> 1. Antarctica moves into its current position above the South Pole.
Cenozoic. 4 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque.
> 2. The supercontinent Pangaea breaks apart into two parts, Laurasia
> and Gondwanaland.
Mesozoic. 3 for Dan Blum.
> 3. The supercontinent Columbia breaks up; the supercontinent
> Rodinia forms.
Mesoproterozoic.
> 4. The oldest fossil records of life still existing are formed.
Paleoarchean. 4 for Erland.
> 5. Dinosaurs evolve and go extinct.
Mesozoic. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Erland.
> 6. The Oxygen Catastrophe: rapid oxygenation of Earth's atmosphere
> results in the first major mass extinction on Earth.
Paleoproterozoic. 4 for Joshua and Dan Tilque.
> 7. The other largest extinction event in Earth's history, it
> included the only known mass extinction of insects.
Paleozoic. 4 for Dan Tilque.
> 8. Vaalbara, the first supercontinent, breaks up.
Mesoarchean. 4 for Joshua and Dan Tilque.
> 9. Appearance of the first living creatures on land.
Neoproterozoic. 4 for Erland.
> 10. First appearance of coniferous trees.
Paleozoic. 4 for Joshua and Dan Tilque. 3 for Pete.
So the poor old Eoarchean and Neoarchean eras apparently consisted
of 700,000,000 years of waiting for something interesting enough to
show up in this round to happen. Glad I missed them.
> * Game 4, Round 5 - Audio - Tony Award Winners for Best New Musical
> It's an audio round without the audio.
> The Tony Awards were last night, and Best New Musical is probably
> the most prestigious trophy to be won there, so here are clips from
> 10 musicals that won the big one. (Instead of audio, of course,
> I'll provide lyrics here -- let's make it 6 lines from each song --
> not necessarily the same part of the song heard in the original
> game.) For each one we'll also tell you the composer and the year
> it won the Tony; you name the show.
I'll tell you the title of the song if it isn't within the lyrics.
> 1. 1949, Cole Porter:
> Brush up your Shakespeare,
> And the women you will wow.
> Just declaim a few lines from Othella,
> And they'll think you're a hell of a fella.
> If your blonde won't respond when you flatter 'er,
> Tell her what Tony told Cleopatterer.
"Kiss Me, Kate". 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Calvin, and Jason.
> 2. 1951, Frank Loesser:
> The people all said:
> "Sit down, sit down you're rockin' the boat
> And the devil will drag you under
> By the sharp lapel of your checkered coat.
> Sit down, sit down, sit down, sit down,
> Sit down you're rocking the boat."
"Guys and Dolls". 4 for Joshua and Calvin.
> 3. 1975, Charlie Smalls:
> Come on, ease on down,
> Ease on down the road.
> Don't you carry nothing
> That might be a load.
> Come on, ease on down,
> Ease on down, down the road.
"The Wiz". 4 for Joshua, Pete, Calvin, and Jason.
> 4. 1988, Andrew Lloyd Webber:
> Masquerade!
> You can fool any friend who ever knew you!
> Masquerade!
> Leering satyrs, peering eyes...
> Masquerade!
> Run and hide -- but a face will still pursue you!
"Phantom of the Opera". 4 for Joshua, Pete, Calvin, and Jason.
> 5. 2004, Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx:
> She couldn't be sweeter, I wish you could meet her,
> My girlfriend who lives in Canada.
> Her name is Alberta, she lives in Vancouver.
> She cooks like my mother and sucks like a Hoover.
> I email her every single day, just to make sure that
> everything's okay.
> It's a pity she lives so far away in Canada.
"Avenue Q". 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua.
> 6. 1967, John Kander and Frank Ebb:
> You can tell my brother,
> That ain't grim
> Cause if her squeals on me
> I'll squeal on him.
> But don't tell Mama, bitte,
> Don't tell Mama, please Sir.
"Cabaret". 4 for Joshua, Pete, and Calvin.
> 7. 1996, Jonathan Larson:
> 525,600 minutes
> 525,000 moments so dear
> 525,600 minutes
> How do you measure, measure a year?
> In daylights, in sunsets,
> In midnights, in cups of coffee...
"Rent". (Song: "Seasons of Love".) 4 for Joshua, Pete, and Jason.
> 8. 1976, Marvin Hamlisch and Edward Kleban:
> "Dance 10, looks 3" --
> It's like to die!
> Left the theater and
> Called the doctor for
> My appointment to buy
> Tits and ass!
"A Chorus Line". 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Pete, and Jason.
> 9. 1973, Stephen Sondheim:
> Isn't it bliss?
> Don't you approve?
> One who keeps tearing around,
> One who can't move.
> But where are the clowns?
> Send in the clowns.
"A Little Night Music". 4 for Joshua and Pete.
> 10. 2008, Lin-Manuel Miranda:
> I'm getting tested; times are tough on this bodega.
> Two months ago somebody bought Ortega's.
> Our neighbors started packin' up and pickin' up,
> And ever since the rents went up
> It's gotten mad expensive,
> But we live with just enough.
"In the Heights". (Song of the same title.) 4 for Joshua.
3 for Pete.
> * Game 4, Round 6 - Miscellaneous - James Bond Movie Anagrams
> We've taken the titles of some James Bond movies and rearranged
> the letters to form anagrams. We give you the anagram; you name
> the movie.
> 1. A Helmeted Nightgown Hunt.
"The Man with the Golden Gun" (1974, Moore as Bond). 4 for Dan Blum,
Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Calvin.
> 2. Aid Shelving Tightly.
"The Living Daylights" (1987, Dalton). 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua,
and Calvin.
> 3. Elegy Done.
"GoldenEye" (1995, Brosnan). 4 for everyone -- Dan Blum, Joshua,
Dan Tilque, Pete, Calvin, Erland, and Jason.
> 4. Null Breadth.
"Thunderball" (1965, Connery). 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Calvin,
and Jason.
> 5. Aloe is Crayon.
"Casino Royale" (2006, Craig). 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque,
Calvin, and Erland.
> 6. You Ornery Sly Foe.
"For Your Eyes Only" (1981, Moore). 4 for Joshua, Calvin, and Jason.
> 7. Retrievers Own Doom.
"Tomorrow Never Dies" (1997, Brosnan). 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua,
and Calvin.
> 8. A Honeyed Triad.
"Die Another Day" (2007, Brosnan). 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua,
and Calvin.
> 9. Ladled Invitee.
"Live and Let Die" (1973, Moore). 4 for everyone.
> 10. Unequal Foot Scam.
"Quantum of Solace" (2008, Craig). 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Pete,
Calvin, and Erland.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 4 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 5 6 BEST
TOPICS-> Spo Ent Sci Aud Mis THREE
Joshua Kreitzer 16 38 16 40 40 118
"Calvin" 21 0 0 20 40 81
Dan Blum 15 23 11 12 36 74
Pete Gayde 28 18 3 27 12 73
Erland Sommarskog 32 0 12 0 16 60
Jason Kreitzer 0 16 0 20 16 52
Dan Tilque 8 7 24 0 16 48
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