QFTCICR Game 1 Rounds 4,6: Oscar women, TO sports venues
Mark Brader
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* Game 1, Round 4 - Entertainment - Female Academy Award Records
1. Meryl Streep has more Academy Award nominations for acting
than any other individual. Within 1, how many?
2. Katharine Hepburn has won four Academy Awards for acting,
more than any other individual. Name any of the films for
which she won.
3. The first female winner of the American Film Institute's
lifetime achievement award also holds the record for the
most consecutive acting nominations -- for Best Actress
from 1938, when she won for the second time, through 1942.
She'd won her first award for "Dangerous" in 1935. When she
received her last nomination, in 1962, she held the record
for the most nominations with 10. Who is she?
4. In 2006, this British actress became, at 31, the youngest
person to be nominated for acting five times. She is now
the youngest person to receive six nominations. Who is she?
5. Gaining fame for acting with her actor-director husband,
this British actress branched out on her own in the 1990s
to become the only person to win Oscars for both acting and
screenwriting. Although the awards were for different films,
both were adaptations of famous works of English literature.
Name her.
6. After winning Best Actress for her film debut, this
renaissance woman, in 1976, became the first acting winner
to also win the Oscar for Best Song. Name her.
7. Jane Campion is the first woman to direct a film nominated for
Best Picture and Best Director, winning the award for Original
Screenplay for the same film. name it.
8. Discounting Walt Disney, who received dozens of awards
through his production company's short films, Edith Head
won more Academy Awards than any other individual, a total
of eight from "The Heiress" (1949) to "The Sting" (1973).
What did she receive her multiple awards for doing?
9. Thelma Schoonmaker is tied for the most awards for film
editing, winning for 1980, 2004, and 2006. All three films
were directed by the same American director, who she first
worked with when he assisted her in editing the classic
documentary "Woodstock" (1970). Name him.
10. The all-time record for the most Academy Awards won by a
single individual for a single film is 3, in all cases
including the award for Best Picture, which goes to the
producers. This has been accomplished by:
- Billy Wilder for "The Apartment"
- Francis Coppola for "The Godfather Part II"
- James L. Brooks for "Terms of Endearment"
- James Cameron for "Titanic"
- Peter Jackson for "The Lord of the Rings: The Return
of the King"
- the Coen brothers for "No Country for Old Men"
The only woman to have achieved the same distinction
is Frances Walsh, who won for Best Picture, Best Adapted
Screenplay, and Best Song -- for one of the same six films.
Which one?
* Game 1, Round 6 - Canadiana Sports - Toronto Sports Venues
(Yes, there were two Canadiana rounds in this came. Sorry!)
1. When this arena opened in 1912, it was the first artificial
ice facility in eastern Canada. The Toronto Blueshirts,
Toronto Arenas, and Toronto St. Pats each won a Stanley
Cup there. What was its name?
2. The Ricoh Coliseum, previously the Coliseum, on the CNE
grounds was originally called Civic Arena when it opened
in 1922. In April 1922 it set a new indoor sports attendance
record for Toronto with nearly 12,000 spectators packed into
the building. The mark would stand until the construction of
Maple Leaf Gardens in 1931. What sport drew the record crowd?
3. Maple Leaf Stadium was built in 1926 for the Maple Leafs
baseball team of the International League. At what main
intersection was it located?
4. Where did the baseball Maple Leafs play from 1897 to 1925?
Just give the location (but be sufficiently specific);
there were three successive stadiums on the site.
5. Name the park, south of Queen and east of the Don River,
where pro baseball started in Toronto on 1887. The park
was named for a brand of soap and detergent manufactured
next door.
6. This field is named for the Toronto neighborhood it's in.
It was the site of the first Grey Cup game in 1909. The
stadium is long gone, but the field is still used for soccer
as part of a park with the same name. Name the neighborhood.
7. The Andrew Mercer Reformatory for Women, the first women's
prison in Canada, operated from 1872 to 1969. What football
and soccer stadium now occupies its site?
8. What 5,000-seat East End stadium is the largest high-school
stadium in the old City of Toronto?
9. G. Ross Lord Park, on Dufferin south of Steeles, has one of
a growing number of fields for what team sport?
10. The Dufferin Mall, south of Bloor, was built on the former
site of what type of sports facility?
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Joshua Kreitzer
>
> * Game 1, Round 4 - Entertainment - Female Academy Award Records
>
> 1. Meryl Streep has more Academy Award nominations for acting
> than any other individual. Within 1, how many?
12
> 2. Katharine Hepburn has won four Academy Awards for acting,
> more than any other individual. Name any of the films for
> which she won.
"On Golden Pond"
> 3. The first female winner of the American Film Institute's
> lifetime achievement award also holds the record for the
> most consecutive acting nominations -- for Best Actress
> from 1938, when she won for the second time, through 1942.
> She'd won her first award for "Dangerous" in 1935. When she
> received her last nomination, in 1962, she held the record
> for the most nominations with 10. Who is she?
Bette Davis
> 4. In 2006, this British actress became, at 31, the youngest
> person to be nominated for acting five times. She is now
> the youngest person to receive six nominations. Who is she?
Kate Winslet
> 5. Gaining fame for acting with her actor-director husband,
> this British actress branched out on her own in the 1990s
> to become the only person to win Oscars for both acting and
> screenwriting. Although the awards were for different films,
> both were adaptations of famous works of English literature.
> Name her.
Emma Thompson
> 6. After winning Best Actress for her film debut, this
> renaissance woman, in 1976, became the first acting winner
> to also win the Oscar for Best Song. Name her.
Barbra Streisand
> 7. Jane Campion is the first woman to direct a film nominated for
> Best Picture and Best Director, winning the award for Original
> Screenplay for the same film. name it.
"The Piano"
> 8. Discounting Walt Disney, who received dozens of awards
> through his production company's short films, Edith Head
> won more Academy Awards than any other individual, a total
> of eight from "The Heiress" (1949) to "The Sting" (1973).
> What did she receive her multiple awards for doing?
costume design
> 9. Thelma Schoonmaker is tied for the most awards for film
> editing, winning for 1980, 2004, and 2006. All three films
> were directed by the same American director, who she first
> worked with when he assisted her in editing the classic
> documentary "Woodstock" (1970). Name him.
Martin Scorsese
> 10. The all-time record for the most Academy Awards won by a
> single individual for a single film is 3, in all cases
> including the award for Best Picture, which goes to the
> producers. This has been accomplished by:
> - Billy Wilder for "The Apartment"
> - Francis Coppola for "The Godfather Part II"
> - James L. Brooks for "Terms of Endearment"
> - James Cameron for "Titanic"
> - Peter Jackson for "The Lord of the Rings: The Return
> of the King"
> - the Coen brothers for "No Country for Old Men"
> The only woman to have achieved the same distinction
> is Frances Walsh, who won for Best Picture, Best Adapted
> Screenplay, and Best Song -- for one of the same six films.
> Which one?
"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King"
> * Game 1, Round 6 - Canadiana Sports - Toronto Sports Venues
I am not submitting any answers in this round.
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Marc Dashevsky
says...
> * Game 1, Round 4 - Entertainment - Female Academy Award Records
>
> 1. Meryl Streep has more Academy Award nominations for acting
> than any other individual. Within 1, how many?
> 2. Katharine Hepburn has won four Academy Awards for acting,
> more than any other individual. Name any of the films for
> which she won.
African Queen
> 3. The first female winner of the American Film Institute's
> lifetime achievement award also holds the record for the
> most consecutive acting nominations -- for Best Actress
> from 1938, when she won for the second time, through 1942.
> She'd won her first award for "Dangerous" in 1935. When she
> received her last nomination, in 1962, she held the record
> for the most nominations with 10. Who is she?
Bette Davis
> 4. In 2006, this British actress became, at 31, the youngest
> person to be nominated for acting five times. She is now
> the youngest person to receive six nominations. Who is she?
>
> 5. Gaining fame for acting with her actor-director husband,
> this British actress branched out on her own in the 1990s
> to become the only person to win Oscars for both acting and
> screenwriting. Although the awards were for different films,
> both were adaptations of famous works of English literature.
> Name her.
>
> 6. After winning Best Actress for her film debut, this
> renaissance woman, in 1976, became the first acting winner
> to also win the Oscar for Best Song. Name her.
Barbra Streisand
> 7. Jane Campion is the first woman to direct a film nominated for
> Best Picture and Best Director, winning the award for Original
> Screenplay for the same film. name it.
The Piano
> 8. Discounting Walt Disney, who received dozens of awards
> through his production company's short films, Edith Head
> won more Academy Awards than any other individual, a total
> of eight from "The Heiress" (1949) to "The Sting" (1973).
> What did she receive her multiple awards for doing?
Costume design
> 9. Thelma Schoonmaker is tied for the most awards for film
> editing, winning for 1980, 2004, and 2006. All three films
> were directed by the same American director, who she first
> worked with when he assisted her in editing the classic
> documentary "Woodstock" (1970). Name him.
Martin Scorsese
> 10. The all-time record for the most Academy Awards won by a
> single individual for a single film is 3, in all cases
> including the award for Best Picture, which goes to the
> producers. This has been accomplished by:
> - Billy Wilder for "The Apartment"
> - Francis Coppola for "The Godfather Part II"
> - James L. Brooks for "Terms of Endearment"
> - James Cameron for "Titanic"
> - Peter Jackson for "The Lord of the Rings: The Return
> of the King"
> - the Coen brothers for "No Country for Old Men"
> The only woman to have achieved the same distinction
> is Frances Walsh, who won for Best Picture, Best Adapted
> Screenplay, and Best Song -- for one of the same six films.
> Which one?
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> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2009-09-21,
> 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 in a single followup to the newsgroup,
> 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. For further information see
> my November 25 companion posting on "Cellar Rats Questions from
> the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCICR)".
>
> All questions were written by members of the Cellar Rats team and
> are used here by permission, but have been retyped and may have
> been edited by me.
>
>
> * Game 1, Round 4 - Entertainment - Female Academy Award Records
>
> 1. Meryl Streep has more Academy Award nominations for acting
> than any other individual. Within 1, how many?
11, 14
> 2. Katharine Hepburn has won four Academy Awards for acting,
> more than any other individual. Name any of the films for
> which she won.
>
> 3. The first female winner of the American Film Institute's
> lifetime achievement award also holds the record for the
> most consecutive acting nominations -- for Best Actress
> from 1938, when she won for the second time, through 1942.
> She'd won her first award for "Dangerous" in 1935. When she
> received her last nomination, in 1962, she held the record
> for the most nominations with 10. Who is she?
>
> 4. In 2006, this British actress became, at 31, the youngest
> person to be nominated for acting five times. She is now
> the youngest person to receive six nominations. Who is she?
Kate Winslet
> 5. Gaining fame for acting with her actor-director husband,
> this British actress branched out on her own in the 1990s
> to become the only person to win Oscars for both acting and
> screenwriting. Although the awards were for different films,
> both were adaptations of famous works of English literature.
> Name her.
Emma Thompson
> 6. After winning Best Actress for her film debut, this
> renaissance woman, in 1976, became the first acting winner
> to also win the Oscar for Best Song. Name her.
Barbra Streisand
> 7. Jane Campion is the first woman to direct a film nominated for
> Best Picture and Best Director, winning the award for Original
> Screenplay for the same film. name it.
>
> 8. Discounting Walt Disney, who received dozens of awards
> through his production company's short films, Edith Head
> won more Academy Awards than any other individual, a total
> of eight from "The Heiress" (1949) to "The Sting" (1973).
> What did she receive her multiple awards for doing?
Makeup
> 9. Thelma Schoonmaker is tied for the most awards for film
> editing, winning for 1980, 2004, and 2006. All three films
> were directed by the same American director, who she first
> worked with when he assisted her in editing the classic
> documentary "Woodstock" (1970). Name him.
>
> 10. The all-time record for the most Academy Awards won by a
> single individual for a single film is 3, in all cases
> including the award for Best Picture, which goes to the
> producers. This has been accomplished by:
> - Billy Wilder for "The Apartment"
> - Francis Coppola for "The Godfather Part II"
> - James L. Brooks for "Terms of Endearment"
> - James Cameron for "Titanic"
> - Peter Jackson for "The Lord of the Rings: The Return
> of the King"
> - the Coen brothers for "No Country for Old Men"
> The only woman to have achieved the same distinction
> is Frances Walsh, who won for Best Picture, Best Adapted
> Screenplay, and Best Song -- for one of the same six films.
> Which one?
Lord of the Rings
> * Game 1, Round 6 - Canadiana Sports - Toronto Sports Venues
>
> (Yes, there were two Canadiana rounds in this came. Sorry!)
>
> 1. When this arena opened in 1912, it was the first artificial
> ice facility in eastern Canada. The Toronto Blueshirts,
> Toronto Arenas, and Toronto St. Pats each won a Stanley
> Cup there. What was its name?
>
> 2. The Ricoh Coliseum, previously the Coliseum, on the CNE
> grounds was originally called Civic Arena when it opened
> in 1922. In April 1922 it set a new indoor sports attendance
> record for Toronto with nearly 12,000 spectators packed into
> the building. The mark would stand until the construction of
> Maple Leaf Gardens in 1931. What sport drew the record crowd?
Basketball, Curling
> 3. Maple Leaf Stadium was built in 1926 for the Maple Leafs
> baseball team of the International League. At what main
> intersection was it located?
>
> 4. Where did the baseball Maple Leafs play from 1897 to 1925?
> Just give the location (but be sufficiently specific);
> there were three successive stadiums on the site.
Toronto
> 5. Name the park, south of Queen and east of the Don River,
> where pro baseball started in Toronto on 1887. The park
> was named for a brand of soap and detergent manufactured
> next door.
>
> 6. This field is named for the Toronto neighborhood it's in.
> It was the site of the first Grey Cup game in 1909. The
> stadium is long gone, but the field is still used for soccer
> as part of a park with the same name. Name the neighborhood.
>
> 7. The Andrew Mercer Reformatory for Women, the first women's
> prison in Canada, operated from 1872 to 1969. What football
> and soccer stadium now occupies its site?
>
> 8. What 5,000-seat East End stadium is the largest high-school
> stadium in the old City of Toronto?
>
> 9. G. Ross Lord Park, on Dufferin south of Steeles, has one of
> a growing number of fields for what team sport?
Soccer, Lacrosse
> 10. The Dufferin Mall, south of Bloor, was built on the former
> site of what type of sports facility?
Hockey rink, Baseball ground
Peter Smyth
Dan Blum
> * Game 1, Round 4 - Entertainment - Female Academy Award Records
> 1. Meryl Streep has more Academy Award nominations for acting
> than any other individual. Within 1, how many?
13
> 2. Katharine Hepburn has won four Academy Awards for acting,
> more than any other individual. Name any of the films for
> which she won.
Woman of the Year
> 3. The first female winner of the American Film Institute's
> lifetime achievement award also holds the record for the
> most consecutive acting nominations -- for Best Actress
> from 1938, when she won for the second time, through 1942.
> She'd won her first award for "Dangerous" in 1935. When she
> received her last nomination, in 1962, she held the record
> for the most nominations with 10. Who is she?
Bette Davis
> 4. In 2006, this British actress became, at 31, the youngest
> person to be nominated for acting five times. She is now
> the youngest person to receive six nominations. Who is she?
Kate Winslet
> 5. Gaining fame for acting with her actor-director husband,
> this British actress branched out on her own in the 1990s
> to become the only person to win Oscars for both acting and
> screenwriting. Although the awards were for different films,
> both were adaptations of famous works of English literature.
> Name her.
Emma Thompson
> 6. After winning Best Actress for her film debut, this
> renaissance woman, in 1976, became the first acting winner
> to also win the Oscar for Best Song. Name her.
Barbra Streisand?
> 7. Jane Campion is the first woman to direct a film nominated for
> Best Picture and Best Director, winning the award for Original
> Screenplay for the same film. name it.
The Piano
> 8. Discounting Walt Disney, who received dozens of awards
> through his production company's short films, Edith Head
> won more Academy Awards than any other individual, a total
> of eight from "The Heiress" (1949) to "The Sting" (1973).
> What did she receive her multiple awards for doing?
costume design
> 9. Thelma Schoonmaker is tied for the most awards for film
> editing, winning for 1980, 2004, and 2006. All three films
> were directed by the same American director, who she first
> worked with when he assisted her in editing the classic
> documentary "Woodstock" (1970). Name him.
Martin Scorsese
> 10. The all-time record for the most Academy Awards won by a
> single individual for a single film is 3, in all cases
> including the award for Best Picture, which goes to the
> producers. This has been accomplished by:
> - Billy Wilder for "The Apartment"
> - Francis Coppola for "The Godfather Part II"
> - James L. Brooks for "Terms of Endearment"
> - James Cameron for "Titanic"
> - Peter Jackson for "The Lord of the Rings: The Return
> of the King"
> - the Coen brothers for "No Country for Old Men"
> The only woman to have achieved the same distinction
> is Frances Walsh, who won for Best Picture, Best Adapted
> Screenplay, and Best Song -- for one of the same six films.
> Which one?
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
> * Game 1, Round 6 - Canadiana Sports - Toronto Sports Venues
> 2. The Ricoh Coliseum, previously the Coliseum, on the CNE
> grounds was originally called Civic Arena when it opened
> in 1922. In April 1922 it set a new indoor sports attendance
> record for Toronto with nearly 12,000 spectators packed into
> the building. The mark would stand until the construction of
> Maple Leaf Gardens in 1931. What sport drew the record crowd?
hockey; football
> 9. G. Ross Lord Park, on Dufferin south of Steeles, has one of
> a growing number of fields for what team sport?
rugby
> 10. The Dufferin Mall, south of Bloor, was built on the former
> site of what type of sports facility?
baseball field
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"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
swp
> * Game 1, Round 4 - Entertainment - Female Academy Award Records
>
> 1. Meryl Streep has more Academy Award nominations for acting
> than any other individual. Within 1, how many?
16
> 2. Katharine Hepburn has won four Academy Awards for acting,
> more than any other individual. Name any of the films for
> which she won.
guess who's coming to dinner
> 3. The first female winner of the American Film Institute's
> lifetime achievement award also holds the record for the
> most consecutive acting nominations -- for Best Actress
> from 1938, when she won for the second time, through 1942.
> She'd won her first award for "Dangerous" in 1935. When she
> received her last nomination, in 1962, she held the record
> for the most nominations with 10. Who is she?
bette davis
> 4. In 2006, this British actress became, at 31, the youngest
> person to be nominated for acting five times. She is now
> the youngest person to receive six nominations. Who is she?
kate winslet
> 5. Gaining fame for acting with her actor-director husband,
> this British actress branched out on her own in the 1990s
> to become the only person to win Oscars for both acting and
> screenwriting. Although the awards were for different films,
> both were adaptations of famous works of English literature.
> Name her.
mom?
> 6. After winning Best Actress for her film debut, this
> renaissance woman, in 1976, became the first acting winner
> to also win the Oscar for Best Song. Name her.
cher
> 7. Jane Campion is the first woman to direct a film nominated for
> Best Picture and Best Director, winning the award for Original
> Screenplay for the same film. name it.
the piano
> 8. Discounting Walt Disney, who received dozens of awards
> through his production company's short films, Edith Head
> won more Academy Awards than any other individual, a total
> of eight from "The Heiress" (1949) to "The Sting" (1973).
> What did she receive her multiple awards for doing?
best costumes; best make up
> 9. Thelma Schoonmaker is tied for the most awards for film
> editing, winning for 1980, 2004, and 2006. All three films
> were directed by the same American director, who she first
> worked with when he assisted her in editing the classic
> documentary "Woodstock" (1970). Name him.
wavy gravy
> 10. The all-time record for the most Academy Awards won by a
> single individual for a single film is 3, in all cases
> including the award for Best Picture, which goes to the
> producers. This has been accomplished by:
> - Billy Wilder for "The Apartment"
> - Francis Coppola for "The Godfather Part II"
> - James L. Brooks for "Terms of Endearment"
> - James Cameron for "Titanic"
> - Peter Jackson for "The Lord of the Rings: The Return
> of the King"
> - the Coen brothers for "No Country for Old Men"
> The only woman to have achieved the same distinction
> is Frances Walsh, who won for Best Picture, Best Adapted
> Screenplay, and Best Song -- for one of the same six films.
> Which one?
the lord of the rings: the return of the king
> * Game 1, Round 6 - Canadiana Sports - Toronto Sports Venues
> (Yes, there were two Canadiana rounds in this came. Sorry!)
gah!
> 1. When this arena opened in 1912, it was the first artificial
> ice facility in eastern Canada. The Toronto Blueshirts,
> Toronto Arenas, and Toronto St. Pats each won a Stanley
> Cup there. What was its name?
the arena gardens?
> 2. The Ricoh Coliseum, previously the Coliseum, on the CNE
> grounds was originally called Civic Arena when it opened
> in 1922. In April 1922 it set a new indoor sports attendance
> record for Toronto with nearly 12,000 spectators packed into
> the building. The mark would stand until the construction of
> Maple Leaf Gardens in 1931. What sport drew the record crowd?
ice hockey
> 3. Maple Leaf Stadium was built in 1926 for the Maple Leafs
> baseball team of the International League. At what main
> intersection was it located?
broad & main
> 4. Where did the baseball Maple Leafs play from 1897 to 1925?
> Just give the location (but be sufficiently specific);
> there were three successive stadiums on the site.
toronto!
> 5. Name the park, south of Queen and east of the Don River,
> where pro baseball started in Toronto on 1887. The park
> was named for a brand of soap and detergent manufactured
> next door.
south park
> 6. This field is named for the Toronto neighborhood it's in.
> It was the site of the first Grey Cup game in 1909. The
> stadium is long gone, but the field is still used for soccer
> as part of a park with the same name. Name the neighborhood.
da hood; mi barrio
> 7. The Andrew Mercer Reformatory for Women, the first women's
> prison in Canada, operated from 1872 to 1969. What football
> and soccer stadium now occupies its site?
no idea
> 8. What 5,000-seat East End stadium is the largest high-school
> stadium in the old City of Toronto?
East High stadium?
> 9. G. Ross Lord Park, on Dufferin south of Steeles, has one of
> a growing number of fields for what team sport?
baseball; cricket
> 10. The Dufferin Mall, south of Bloor, was built on the former
> site of what type of sports facility?
race track; cyclodrome
swp
Rob Parker
>
> 1. Meryl Streep has more Academy Award nominations for acting
> than any other individual. Within 1, how many?
13; 16
> 2. Katharine Hepburn has won four Academy Awards for acting,
> more than any other individual. Name any of the films for
> which she won.
The African Queen
> 3. The first female winner of the American Film Institute's
> lifetime achievement award also holds the record for the
> most consecutive acting nominations -- for Best Actress
> from 1938, when she won for the second time, through 1942.
> She'd won her first award for "Dangerous" in 1935. When she
> received her last nomination, in 1962, she held the record
> for the most nominations with 10. Who is she?
>
> 4. In 2006, this British actress became, at 31, the youngest
> person to be nominated for acting five times. She is now
> the youngest person to receive six nominations. Who is she?
>
> 5. Gaining fame for acting with her actor-director husband,
> this British actress branched out on her own in the 1990s
> to become the only person to win Oscars for both acting and
> screenwriting. Although the awards were for different films,
> both were adaptations of famous works of English literature.
> Name her.
>
> 6. After winning Best Actress for her film debut, this
> renaissance woman, in 1976, became the first acting winner
> to also win the Oscar for Best Song. Name her.
>
> 7. Jane Campion is the first woman to direct a film nominated for
> Best Picture and Best Director, winning the award for Original
> Screenplay for the same film. name it.
The Piano
> 8. Discounting Walt Disney, who received dozens of awards
> through his production company's short films, Edith Head
> won more Academy Awards than any other individual, a total
> of eight from "The Heiress" (1949) to "The Sting" (1973).
> What did she receive her multiple awards for doing?
Costume design
> 9. Thelma Schoonmaker is tied for the most awards for film
> editing, winning for 1980, 2004, and 2006. All three films
> were directed by the same American director, who she first
> worked with when he assisted her in editing the classic
> documentary "Woodstock" (1970). Name him.
>
> 10. The all-time record for the most Academy Awards won by a
> single individual for a single film is 3, in all cases
> including the award for Best Picture, which goes to the
> producers. This has been accomplished by:
> - Billy Wilder for "The Apartment"
> - Francis Coppola for "The Godfather Part II"
> - James L. Brooks for "Terms of Endearment"
> - James Cameron for "Titanic"
> - Peter Jackson for "The Lord of the Rings: The Return
> of the King"
> - the Coen brothers for "No Country for Old Men"
> The only woman to have achieved the same distinction
> is Frances Walsh, who won for Best Picture, Best Adapted
> Screenplay, and Best Song -- for one of the same six films.
> Which one?
Terms of Endearment; Titanic
> * Game 1, Round 6 - Canadiana Sports - Toronto Sports Venues
>
> (Yes, there were two Canadiana rounds in this came. Sorry!)
So am I - pass :-(
Rob
bootboy
> * Game 1, Round 4 - Entertainment - Female Academy Award Records
>
> 1. Meryl Streep has more Academy Award nominations for acting
> than any other individual. Within 1, how many?
14; 17
>
> 2. Katharine Hepburn has won four Academy Awards for acting,
> more than any other individual. Name any of the films for
> which she won.
The Philadelphia Story; The African Queen
> 3. The first female winner of the American Film Institute's
> lifetime achievement award also holds the record for the
> most consecutive acting nominations -- for Best Actress
> from 1938, when she won for the second time, through 1942.
> She'd won her first award for "Dangerous" in 1935. When she
> received her last nomination, in 1962, she held the record
> for the most nominations with 10. Who is she?
Bette Davis
> 4. In 2006, this British actress became, at 31, the youngest
> person to be nominated for acting five times. She is now
> the youngest person to receive six nominations. Who is she?
Kate Winslet
> 5. Gaining fame for acting with her actor-director husband,
> this British actress branched out on her own in the 1990s
> to become the only person to win Oscars for both acting and
> screenwriting. Although the awards were for different films,
> both were adaptations of famous works of English literature.
> Name her.
Emma Thompson
> 6. After winning Best Actress for her film debut, this
> renaissance woman, in 1976, became the first acting winner
> to also win the Oscar for Best Song. Name her.
>
> 7. Jane Campion is the first woman to direct a film nominated for
> Best Picture and Best Director, winning the award for Original
> Screenplay for the same film. name it.
>
> 8. Discounting Walt Disney, who received dozens of awards
> through his production company's short films, Edith Head
> won more Academy Awards than any other individual, a total
> of eight from "The Heiress" (1949) to "The Sting" (1973).
> What did she receive her multiple awards for doing?
Makeup; Sound Editing
> 9. Thelma Schoonmaker is tied for the most awards for film
> editing, winning for 1980, 2004, and 2006. All three films
> were directed by the same American director, who she first
> worked with when he assisted her in editing the classic
> documentary "Woodstock" (1970). Name him.
Martin Scorsese; Francis Ford Coppola
> 10. The all-time record for the most Academy Awards won by a
> single individual for a single film is 3, in all cases
> including the award for Best Picture, which goes to the
> producers. This has been accomplished by:
> - Billy Wilder for "The Apartment"
> - Francis Coppola for "The Godfather Part II"
> - James L. Brooks for "Terms of Endearment"
> - James Cameron for "Titanic"
> - Peter Jackson for "The Lord of the Rings: The Return
> of the King"
> - the Coen brothers for "No Country for Old Men"
> The only woman to have achieved the same distinction
> is Frances Walsh, who won for Best Picture, Best Adapted
> Screenplay, and Best Song -- for one of the same six films.
> Which one?
Terms of Endearment; The Godfather Part II
> * Game 1, Round 6 - Canadiana Sports - Toronto Sports Venues
>
> (Yes, there were two Canadiana rounds in this came. Sorry!)
>
> 1. When this arena opened in 1912, it was the first artificial
> ice facility in eastern Canada. The Toronto Blueshirts,
> Toronto Arenas, and Toronto St. Pats each won a Stanley
> Cup there. What was its name?
>
> 2. The Ricoh Coliseum, previously the Coliseum, on the CNE
> grounds was originally called Civic Arena when it opened
> in 1922. In April 1922 it set a new indoor sports attendance
> record for Toronto with nearly 12,000 spectators packed into
> the building. The mark would stand until the construction of
> Maple Leaf Gardens in 1931. What sport drew the record crowd?
Ice Hockey; Basketball
> 3. Maple Leaf Stadium was built in 1926 for the Maple Leafs
> baseball team of the International League. At what main
> intersection was it located?
>
> 4. Where did the baseball Maple Leafs play from 1897 to 1925?
> Just give the location (but be sufficiently specific);
> there were three successive stadiums on the site.
>
> 5. Name the park, south of Queen and east of the Don River,
> where pro baseball started in Toronto on 1887. The park
> was named for a brand of soap and detergent manufactured
> next door.
Lever Park
> 6. This field is named for the Toronto neighborhood it's in.
> It was the site of the first Grey Cup game in 1909. The
> stadium is long gone, but the field is still used for soccer
> as part of a park with the same name. Name the neighborhood.
>
> 7. The Andrew Mercer Reformatory for Women, the first women's
> prison in Canada, operated from 1872 to 1969. What football
> and soccer stadium now occupies its site?
>
> 8. What 5,000-seat East End stadium is the largest high-school
> stadium in the old City of Toronto?
>
> 9. G. Ross Lord Park, on Dufferin south of Steeles, has one of
> a growing number of fields for what team sport?
Polo; Field Hockey
> 10. The Dufferin Mall, south of Bloor, was built on the former
> site of what type of sports facility?
Race Track; Golf Course
Ruth and Pete
> 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 in a single followup to the newsgroup,
> 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. For further information see
> my November 25 companion posting on "Cellar Rats Questions from
> the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCICR)".
>
> All questions were written by members of the Cellar Rats team and
> are used here by permission, but have been retyped and may have
> been edited by me.
>
>
> * Game 1, Round 4 - Entertainment - Female Academy Award Records
>
> 1. Meryl Streep has more Academy Award nominations for acting
> than any other individual. Within 1, how many?
12
>
> 2. Katharine Hepburn has won four Academy Awards for acting,
> more than any other individual. Name any of the films for
> which she won.
On Golden Pond; Bringing Up Baby
>
> 3. The first female winner of the American Film Institute's
> lifetime achievement award also holds the record for the
> most consecutive acting nominations -- for Best Actress
> from 1938, when she won for the second time, through 1942.
> She'd won her first award for "Dangerous" in 1935. When she
> received her last nomination, in 1962, she held the record
> for the most nominations with 10. Who is she?
Bette Davis
>
> 4. In 2006, this British actress became, at 31, the youngest
> person to be nominated for acting five times. She is now
> the youngest person to receive six nominations. Who is she?
Winslet
>
> 5. Gaining fame for acting with her actor-director husband,
> this British actress branched out on her own in the 1990s
> to become the only person to win Oscars for both acting and
> screenwriting. Although the awards were for different films,
> both were adaptations of famous works of English literature.
> Name her.
>
> 6. After winning Best Actress for her film debut, this
> renaissance woman, in 1976, became the first acting winner
> to also win the Oscar for Best Song. Name her.
Streisand
>
> 7. Jane Campion is the first woman to direct a film nominated for
> Best Picture and Best Director, winning the award for Original
> Screenplay for the same film. name it.
The Piano
>
> 8. Discounting Walt Disney, who received dozens of awards
> through his production company's short films, Edith Head
> won more Academy Awards than any other individual, a total
> of eight from "The Heiress" (1949) to "The Sting" (1973).
> What did she receive her multiple awards for doing?
Costumes
>
> 9. Thelma Schoonmaker is tied for the most awards for film
> editing, winning for 1980, 2004, and 2006. All three films
> were directed by the same American director, who she first
> worked with when he assisted her in editing the classic
> documentary "Woodstock" (1970). Name him.
Scorsese
>
> 10. The all-time record for the most Academy Awards won by a
> single individual for a single film is 3, in all cases
> including the award for Best Picture, which goes to the
> producers. This has been accomplished by:
> - Billy Wilder for "The Apartment"
> - Francis Coppola for "The Godfather Part II"
> - James L. Brooks for "Terms of Endearment"
> - James Cameron for "Titanic"
> - Peter Jackson for "The Lord of the Rings: The Return
> of the King"
> - the Coen brothers for "No Country for Old Men"
> The only woman to have achieved the same distinction
> is Frances Walsh, who won for Best Picture, Best Adapted
> Screenplay, and Best Song -- for one of the same six films.
> Which one?
Titanic
>
>
> * Game 1, Round 6 - Canadiana Sports - Toronto Sports Venues
>
> (Yes, there were two Canadiana rounds in this came. Sorry!)
>
> 1. When this arena opened in 1912, it was the first artificial
> ice facility in eastern Canada. The Toronto Blueshirts,
> Toronto Arenas, and Toronto St. Pats each won a Stanley
> Cup there. What was its name?
>
> 2. The Ricoh Coliseum, previously the Coliseum, on the CNE
> grounds was originally called Civic Arena when it opened
> in 1922. In April 1922 it set a new indoor sports attendance
> record for Toronto with nearly 12,000 spectators packed into
> the building. The mark would stand until the construction of
> Maple Leaf Gardens in 1931. What sport drew the record crowd?
Boxing
>
> 3. Maple Leaf Stadium was built in 1926 for the Maple Leafs
> baseball team of the International League. At what main
> intersection was it located?
>
> 4. Where did the baseball Maple Leafs play from 1897 to 1925?
> Just give the location (but be sufficiently specific);
> there were three successive stadiums on the site.
>
> 5. Name the park, south of Queen and east of the Don River,
> where pro baseball started in Toronto on 1887. The park
> was named for a brand of soap and detergent manufactured
> next door.
>
> 6. This field is named for the Toronto neighborhood it's in.
> It was the site of the first Grey Cup game in 1909. The
> stadium is long gone, but the field is still used for soccer
> as part of a park with the same name. Name the neighborhood.
>
> 7. The Andrew Mercer Reformatory for Women, the first women's
> prison in Canada, operated from 1872 to 1969. What football
> and soccer stadium now occupies its site?
BMO Field
>
> 8. What 5,000-seat East End stadium is the largest high-school
> stadium in the old City of Toronto?
>
> 9. G. Ross Lord Park, on Dufferin south of Steeles, has one of
> a growing number of fields for what team sport?
Rugby; Cricket
>
> 10. The Dufferin Mall, south of Bloor, was built on the former
> site of what type of sports facility?
>
> --
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> Toronto (two of them, in fact)"
> m...@vex.net -- Alasdair Grant
>
> My text in this article is in the public domain.
Pete
Mark Brader
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2009-09-21...
> for further information see my November 25 companion posting on
> "Cellar Rats Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCICR)".
> * Game 1, Round 4 - Entertainment - Female Academy Award Records
> 1. Meryl Streep has more Academy Award nominations for acting
> than any other individual. Within 1, how many?
15 (accepting 14-16). 4 for Stephen. 3 for Boot. 2 for Peter
and Rob.
She was nominated for "The Deer Hunter" (1978), "Kramer vs. Kramer"
(1979), "The French Lieutenant's Woman" (1981), "Sophie's Choice"
(1982), "Silkwood" (1983), "Out of Africa" (1985), "Ironweed" (1987),
"A Cry in the Dark" (1988), "Postcards from the Edge" (1990), "The
Bridges of Madison County" (1995), "One True Thing" (1998), "Music
of the Heart" (1999), "Adaptation" (2002), "The Devil Wears Prada"
(2006), and "Doubt" (2008). She's won twice, for 1979 and 1982.
> 2. Katharine Hepburn has won four Academy Awards for acting,
> more than any other individual. Name any of the films for
> which she won.
"Morning Glory" (1933), "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" (1967),
"The Lion in Winter" (1968), "On Golden Pond" (1981). 4 for Joshua
and Stephen. 3 for Pete.
She was nominated 12 times altogether, losing 8 times in a row:
"Alice Adams" (1935), "The Philadelphia Story" (1940), "Woman of
the Year" (1942), "The African Queen" (1951), "Summertime" (1955),
"The Rainmaker" (1956), "Suddenly, Last Summer" (1959), and
"Long Day's Journey into Night" (1962).
> 3. The first female winner of the American Film Institute's
> lifetime achievement award also holds the record for the
> most consecutive acting nominations -- for Best Actress
> from 1938, when she won for the second time, through 1942.
> She'd won her first award for "Dangerous" in 1935. When she
> received her last nomination, in 1962, she held the record
> for the most nominations with 10. Who is she?
Bette Davis. 4 for Joshua, Marc, Dan, Stephen, Boot, and Pete.
The other nominations were for "Jezebel" (1938), "Dark Victory"
(1939), "The Letter" (1940), "The Little Foxes" (1941), "Now,
Voyager" (1942), "Mr. Skeffington" (1944), "All about Eve" (1950),
"The Star" (1952), and "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?" (1962).
She was also an unofficial, write-in candidate for "Of Human Bondage"
(1934). She never won again after "Jezebel".
> 4. In 2006, this British actress became, at 31, the youngest
> person to be nominated for acting five times. She is now
> the youngest person to receive six nominations. Who is she?
Kate Winslet. [For "Sense and Sensibility" (1995), "Titanic"
(1997), "Iris" (2001), "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind"
(2004), "Little Children" (2006), and, her first win, "The Reader"
(2008).] 4 for Joshua, Peter, Dan, Stephen, Boot, and Pete.
> 5. Gaining fame for acting with her actor-director husband,
> this British actress branched out on her own in the 1990s
> to become the only person to win Oscars for both acting and
> screenwriting. Although the awards were for different films,
> both were adaptations of famous works of English literature.
> Name her.
Emma Thompson. [Was married to Kenneth Branagh; won for acting in
"Howards End" (1992) and scripting "Sense and Sensibility" (1995).]
4 for Joshua, Peter, Dan, and Boot.
> 6. After winning Best Actress for her film debut, this
> renaissance woman, in 1976, became the first acting winner
> to also win the Oscar for Best Song. Name her.
Barbra Streisand. [For "Funny Girl" (1968) and "A Star Is Born"
(1976). The 1968 award was a tie with Katharine Hepburn.]
4 for Joshua, Marc, Peter, Dan, and Pete.
> 7. Jane Campion is the first woman to direct a film nominated for
> Best Picture and Best Director, winning the award for Original
> Screenplay for the same film. name it.
"The Piano" (1993). 4 for Joshua, Marc, Dan, Stephen, Rob, and Pete.
> 8. Discounting Walt Disney, who received dozens of awards
> through his production company's short films, Edith Head
> won more Academy Awards than any other individual, a total
> of eight from "The Heiress" (1949) to "The Sting" (1973).
> What did she receive her multiple awards for doing?
Costume design. 4 for Joshua, Marc, Dan, Rob, and Pete.
3 for Stephen.
> 9. Thelma Schoonmaker is tied for the most awards for film
> editing, winning for 1980, 2004, and 2006. All three films
> were directed by the same American director, who she first
> worked with when he assisted her in editing the classic
> documentary "Woodstock" (1970). Name him.
Martin Scorsese ("Raging Bull", "The Aviator", "The Departed").
4 for Joshua, Marc, Dan, and Pete. 3 for Boot.
> 10. The all-time record for the most Academy Awards won by a
> single individual for a single film is 3, in all cases
> including the award for Best Picture, which goes to the
> producers. This has been accomplished by:
> - Billy Wilder for "The Apartment"
> - Francis Coppola for "The Godfather Part II"
> - James L. Brooks for "Terms of Endearment"
> - James Cameron for "Titanic"
> - Peter Jackson for "The Lord of the Rings: The Return
> of the King"
> - the Coen brothers for "No Country for Old Men"
> The only woman to have achieved the same distinction
> is Frances Walsh, who won for Best Picture, Best Adapted
> Screenplay, and Best Song -- for one of the same six films.
> Which one?
"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King". 4 for Joshua,
Peter, Dan, and Stephen.
> * Game 1, Round 6 - Canadiana Sports - Toronto Sports Venues
> 1. When this arena opened in 1912, it was the first artificial
> ice facility in eastern Canada. The Toronto Blueshirts,
> Toronto Arenas, and Toronto St. Pats each won a Stanley
> Cup there. What was its name?
Mutual Street Arena (not Rink) or Arena Gardens. 4 for Stephen.
> 2. The Ricoh Coliseum, previously the Coliseum, on the CNE
> grounds was originally called Civic Arena when it opened
> in 1922. In April 1922 it set a new indoor sports attendance
> record for Toronto with nearly 12,000 spectators packed into
> the building. The mark would stand until the construction of
> Maple Leaf Gardens in 1931. What sport drew the record crowd?
Boxing. 4 for Pete.
> 3. Maple Leaf Stadium was built in 1926 for the Maple Leafs
> baseball team of the International League. At what main
> intersection was it located?
Bathurst and Lakeshore.
> 4. Where did the baseball Maple Leafs play from 1897 to 1925?
> Just give the location (but be sufficiently specific);
> there were three successive stadiums on the site.
Hanlan's Point (on the Toronto Islands).
> 5. Name the park, south of Queen and east of the Don River,
> where pro baseball started in Toronto on 1887. The park
> was named for a brand of soap and detergent manufactured
> next door.
Sunlight Park.
> 6. This field is named for the Toronto neighborhood it's in.
> It was the site of the first Grey Cup game in 1909. The
> stadium is long gone, but the field is still used for soccer
> as part of a park with the same name. Name the neighborhood.
Rosedale.
> 7. The Andrew Mercer Reformatory for Women, the first women's
> prison in Canada, operated from 1872 to 1969. What football
> and soccer stadium now occupies its site?
Lamport Stadium.
> 8. What 5,000-seat East End stadium is the largest high-school
> stadium in the old City of Toronto?
Monarch Park.
> 9. G. Ross Lord Park, on Dufferin south of Steeles, has one of
> a growing number of fields for what team sport?
Cricket. 2 for Stephen and Pete.
> 10. The Dufferin Mall, south of Bloor, was built on the former
> site of what type of sports facility?
Racetrack. 3 for Stephen and Boot.
Scores, if there are no errors:
ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Lit Sci Ent Spo
Stephen Perry 4 33 27 9 73
Joshua Kreitzer 4 20 36 0 60
Dan Blum 0 23 32 0 55
Marc Dashevsky 0 20 20 0 40
Pete Gayde 0 7 27 6 40
Peter Smyth 0 22 18 0 40
"bootboy" -- -- 18 3 21
Rob Parker -- -- 10 0 10
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