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QFTCI16 Game 9, Rounds 9-10: faces, challenge
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Mark Brader
Oct 16, 2016, 12:23:26 AM10/16/16
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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2016-07-18,
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 the Usual Suspects 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 2016-05-31 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
I wrote one of these rounds and most of the other.
* Game 9, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - Funny Famous Faces
The handout should be self-explanatory on this miscellaneous round.
In each case, we'll tell you which picture and you name the
famous person.
I have rearranged the round in order by picture number.
There are 5 questions about world leaders, past and present,
although they may not be the only person in the picture, and some of
them were *not* world leaders when the pictures were taken. (Below,
I will write "LEADER" as an abbreviation for this explanation.)
The other 5 questions are about people known for acting, singing,
or both; again, they may not be the only person in the picture.
(I will write "PERFORMER" below for these.)
And there are 17 decoys, which you'll see interspersed with the
others. Some of these may be even better known than the ones we
asked about; for others, we don't know who they are. If you like,
identify those people you can (all of them, if there are several
in a picture) for fun, but for no points.
For pictures #1-13 see:
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/9-9/famous/p1.jpg
1. (decoy)
2. (decoy)
3. (decoy)
4. LEADER. Name either person. Hint: They were most famous about
80 years ago.
5. LEADER.
6. (decoy)
7. (decoy)
8. (decoy)
9. (decoy)
10. (decoy)
11. PERFORMER.
12. (decoy)
13. PERFORMER.
For pictures #14-27 see:
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/9-9/famous/p2.jpg
14. LEADER.
15. PERFORMER.
16. (decoy)
17. (decoy)
18. (decoy) If you're doing the decoys, for this one also identify
the exact location.
19. (decoy)
20. (decoy)
21. (decoy)
22. PERFORMER. You can name either person, but the one on the
left is more famous.
23. LEADER.
24. LEADER. We don't know who that is on the left, so name the
man in the center of the picture.
25. (decoy)
26. PERFORMER.
27. (decoy) If you're doing the decoys, for this one also explain
the expressions.
After completing the round, please decode the following rot13
and also the rot13 for the first part of the following round. Sbe
nalbar jub'f n xvat be dhrra, jr arrq gurve anzr naq ahzore, vs gurl
unir n ahzore. Sbe nalbar jvgu bgure aboyr gvgyrf fhpu nf qhpurff
be cevaprff, jr arrq gur nccyvpnoyr gvgyr nybat jvgu gurve anzr be
gur hfhny fcrpvsvpngvba bs jung gurl'er qhpurff/cevaprff/rgp. bs.
(Sbe rknzcyr: "Rney Terl", "Qhpurff bs Lbex", "Cevaprff Ohggrephc".)
Vs arprffnel tb onpx naq fhccyl guvf vasbezngvba nf nccyvpnoyr.
** Game 9, Round 10 - Gur Punyyratr Ebhaq, Purpx?
Guvf vf gur punyyratr ebhaq, naq lbhe pngrtbevrf ner: Xvat, Dhrra,
Ebbx, Cnja, Ovfubc, naq Avtug -- purpx?
* N. Ragregnvazrag: Xvat
N1. Nfvqr sebz uvf yrtraqnel pnerre nf gur "Xvat bs Ebpx'a'Ebyy",
Ryivf Cerfyrl jnf nyfb n cebyvsvp npgbe -- znal bs uvf
svyzf jrer sbezhynvp ng orfg, ohg fgvyy, vg'f ab jbaqre ur
ybbxrq fb gverq gurer va gur ynfg ebhaq. Rvgure anzr uvf
svefg zbivr nf na npgbe, eryrnfrq va 1956, be uvf ynfg, va
1969; be vs lbh cersre, gryy hf ubj znal zbivrf ur npgrq
va (jvguva 1). Abgr, fvapr jr fnvq "npgbe", pbapreg naq
qbphzragnel svyzf qb abg pbhag. Fb anzr uvf svefg zbivr,
be uvf ynfg, be ubj znal (jvguva 1).
N2. Va 1975, Ryivf jnf vagrerfgrq va erivivat uvf npgvat pnerre
ol nccrnevat va n zbivr erznxr gung jnf frg nebhaq gur zhfvp
ohfvarff jurernf gur cerivbhf irefvbaf unq gnxra cynpr va
Ubyyljbbq. Cnegvnyyl qhr gb uvf znantre'f qrznaqf, Ryivf
ybfg gur cneg, naq va gur raq vg jrag gb Xevf Xevfgbssrefba.
Anzr gur zbivr.
* B. Canadiana Geography: Queen
B1. Once it belonged to the Methodist Church of Canada, then
to the Ryerson Press. Later it was the CHUM-CITY Building
and now it belongs to Bell. Where exactly is it? Either
give the street address on Queen, or name the cross street.
B2. Name the largest park on Queen St. W., located a few blocks
east of Ossington Av. Full name required.
* C. History: Rook
Being "rooked" is another word for being swindled.
C1. In 1996-97, which former Communist country suffered
an economic disaster and a rebellion, after the government
encouraged its citizens to invest in what turned out to be
Ponzi schemes?
C2. This corporation run by Jeff Skilling and Ken Lay cooked
its books with the assistance of the Arthur Andersen firm.
Investors lost tens of billions. Name the corporation.
* D. Literature: Pawn
D1. In the first Harry Potter novel, this professor commits
various evil deeds, including trying to kill Harry during
a quidditch match and trying to steal the Philosopher's
Stone (or in American translation, the Sorcerer's Stone).
It turns out that he is a pawn of Lord Voldemort, who has
taken control of him (and whose face is on the back of
his head). Name him.
D2. In this Shakespeare play the villain secretly hates the
title character and manipulates him into killing his
own wife. Name the play.
* E. Sports & Leisure: Bishop
Yes, this category is about chess.
E1. In the opening of a game of chess, a common first move for a
player's bishop is one space forward and outward on the
board, thus putting it on a main diagonal, for example at
space g2 (or King's Knight 2). What term derived from
the Italian for "flank" is used for this maneuver?
E2. At the start of a game of chess, each player has two bishops
and they stand on squares of different colors. How can you
reach a legal position where you have two bishops standing
on squares of the same color?
* F. Science: Night
F1. For this question we will accept as your answer any number
with the correct number of digits. For example, if the
answer was 42, we would accept 10 to 99. Now: suppose you
have normal vision, you're far away from any city or other
source of bright light, and there's a clear, unobstructed,
dark night sky. Then -- how many stars can see? This means
you see them well enough to pick them out individually.
How many stars?
F2. We all know that the Moon shines by reflecting sunlight.
But sometimes at night, even when it's in a crescent
phase, the side facing away from the sun is visibly lit,
though dimly. What is lighting it?
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Courtesy, hell. We're programmers not humans."
m...@vex.net | -- S. M. Ryan
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 the Usual Suspects 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 2016-05-31 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
I wrote one of these rounds and most of the other.
* Game 9, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - Funny Famous Faces
The handout should be self-explanatory on this miscellaneous round.
In each case, we'll tell you which picture and you name the
famous person.
I have rearranged the round in order by picture number.
There are 5 questions about world leaders, past and present,
although they may not be the only person in the picture, and some of
them were *not* world leaders when the pictures were taken. (Below,
I will write "LEADER" as an abbreviation for this explanation.)
The other 5 questions are about people known for acting, singing,
or both; again, they may not be the only person in the picture.
(I will write "PERFORMER" below for these.)
And there are 17 decoys, which you'll see interspersed with the
others. Some of these may be even better known than the ones we
asked about; for others, we don't know who they are. If you like,
identify those people you can (all of them, if there are several
in a picture) for fun, but for no points.
For pictures #1-13 see:
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/9-9/famous/p1.jpg
1. (decoy)
2. (decoy)
3. (decoy)
4. LEADER. Name either person. Hint: They were most famous about
80 years ago.
5. LEADER.
6. (decoy)
7. (decoy)
8. (decoy)
9. (decoy)
10. (decoy)
11. PERFORMER.
12. (decoy)
13. PERFORMER.
For pictures #14-27 see:
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/9-9/famous/p2.jpg
14. LEADER.
15. PERFORMER.
16. (decoy)
17. (decoy)
18. (decoy) If you're doing the decoys, for this one also identify
the exact location.
19. (decoy)
20. (decoy)
21. (decoy)
22. PERFORMER. You can name either person, but the one on the
left is more famous.
23. LEADER.
24. LEADER. We don't know who that is on the left, so name the
man in the center of the picture.
25. (decoy)
26. PERFORMER.
27. (decoy) If you're doing the decoys, for this one also explain
the expressions.
After completing the round, please decode the following rot13
and also the rot13 for the first part of the following round. Sbe
nalbar jub'f n xvat be dhrra, jr arrq gurve anzr naq ahzore, vs gurl
unir n ahzore. Sbe nalbar jvgu bgure aboyr gvgyrf fhpu nf qhpurff
be cevaprff, jr arrq gur nccyvpnoyr gvgyr nybat jvgu gurve anzr be
gur hfhny fcrpvsvpngvba bs jung gurl'er qhpurff/cevaprff/rgp. bs.
(Sbe rknzcyr: "Rney Terl", "Qhpurff bs Lbex", "Cevaprff Ohggrephc".)
Vs arprffnel tb onpx naq fhccyl guvf vasbezngvba nf nccyvpnoyr.
** Game 9, Round 10 - Gur Punyyratr Ebhaq, Purpx?
Guvf vf gur punyyratr ebhaq, naq lbhe pngrtbevrf ner: Xvat, Dhrra,
Ebbx, Cnja, Ovfubc, naq Avtug -- purpx?
* N. Ragregnvazrag: Xvat
N1. Nfvqr sebz uvf yrtraqnel pnerre nf gur "Xvat bs Ebpx'a'Ebyy",
Ryivf Cerfyrl jnf nyfb n cebyvsvp npgbe -- znal bs uvf
svyzf jrer sbezhynvp ng orfg, ohg fgvyy, vg'f ab jbaqre ur
ybbxrq fb gverq gurer va gur ynfg ebhaq. Rvgure anzr uvf
svefg zbivr nf na npgbe, eryrnfrq va 1956, be uvf ynfg, va
1969; be vs lbh cersre, gryy hf ubj znal zbivrf ur npgrq
va (jvguva 1). Abgr, fvapr jr fnvq "npgbe", pbapreg naq
qbphzragnel svyzf qb abg pbhag. Fb anzr uvf svefg zbivr,
be uvf ynfg, be ubj znal (jvguva 1).
N2. Va 1975, Ryivf jnf vagrerfgrq va erivivat uvf npgvat pnerre
ol nccrnevat va n zbivr erznxr gung jnf frg nebhaq gur zhfvp
ohfvarff jurernf gur cerivbhf irefvbaf unq gnxra cynpr va
Ubyyljbbq. Cnegvnyyl qhr gb uvf znantre'f qrznaqf, Ryivf
ybfg gur cneg, naq va gur raq vg jrag gb Xevf Xevfgbssrefba.
Anzr gur zbivr.
* B. Canadiana Geography: Queen
B1. Once it belonged to the Methodist Church of Canada, then
to the Ryerson Press. Later it was the CHUM-CITY Building
and now it belongs to Bell. Where exactly is it? Either
give the street address on Queen, or name the cross street.
B2. Name the largest park on Queen St. W., located a few blocks
east of Ossington Av. Full name required.
* C. History: Rook
Being "rooked" is another word for being swindled.
C1. In 1996-97, which former Communist country suffered
an economic disaster and a rebellion, after the government
encouraged its citizens to invest in what turned out to be
Ponzi schemes?
C2. This corporation run by Jeff Skilling and Ken Lay cooked
its books with the assistance of the Arthur Andersen firm.
Investors lost tens of billions. Name the corporation.
* D. Literature: Pawn
D1. In the first Harry Potter novel, this professor commits
various evil deeds, including trying to kill Harry during
a quidditch match and trying to steal the Philosopher's
Stone (or in American translation, the Sorcerer's Stone).
It turns out that he is a pawn of Lord Voldemort, who has
taken control of him (and whose face is on the back of
his head). Name him.
D2. In this Shakespeare play the villain secretly hates the
title character and manipulates him into killing his
own wife. Name the play.
* E. Sports & Leisure: Bishop
Yes, this category is about chess.
E1. In the opening of a game of chess, a common first move for a
player's bishop is one space forward and outward on the
board, thus putting it on a main diagonal, for example at
space g2 (or King's Knight 2). What term derived from
the Italian for "flank" is used for this maneuver?
E2. At the start of a game of chess, each player has two bishops
and they stand on squares of different colors. How can you
reach a legal position where you have two bishops standing
on squares of the same color?
* F. Science: Night
F1. For this question we will accept as your answer any number
with the correct number of digits. For example, if the
answer was 42, we would accept 10 to 99. Now: suppose you
have normal vision, you're far away from any city or other
source of bright light, and there's a clear, unobstructed,
dark night sky. Then -- how many stars can see? This means
you see them well enough to pick them out individually.
How many stars?
F2. We all know that the Moon shines by reflecting sunlight.
But sometimes at night, even when it's in a crescent
phase, the side facing away from the sun is visibly lit,
though dimly. What is lighting it?
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Courtesy, hell. We're programmers not humans."
m...@vex.net | -- S. M. Ryan
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Dan Blum
Oct 16, 2016, 12:44:20 AM10/16/16
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> For pictures #1-13 see:
> 4. LEADER. Name either person. Hint: They were most famous about
> 80 years ago.
King Edward VIII
> 5. LEADER.
Hollande
> 11. PERFORMER.
Bill Murray
> 13. PERFORMER.
McKinnon
> 14. LEADER.
Adolf Hitler
> 15. PERFORMER.
Geena Davis
> 22. PERFORMER. You can name either person, but the one on the
> left is more famous.
Patrick Stewart
> 23. LEADER.
Queen Elizabeth II
> 24. LEADER. We don't know who that is on the left, so name the
> man in the center of the picture.
Richard Nixon
> 26. PERFORMER.
Elvis Presley
> ** Game 9, Round 10 - Gur Punyyratr Ebhaq, Purpx?
> N2. Va 1975, Ryivf jnf vagrerfgrq va erivivat uvf npgvat pnerre
> ol nccrnevat va n zbivr erznxr gung jnf frg nebhaq gur zhfvp
> ohfvarff jurernf gur cerivbhf irefvbaf unq gnxra cynpr va
> Ubyyljbbq. Cnegvnyyl qhr gb uvf znantre'f qrznaqf, Ryivf
> ybfg gur cneg, naq va gur raq vg jrag gb Xevf Xevfgbssrefba.
> Anzr gur zbivr.
A Star is Born
> * C. History: Rook
> C1. In 1996-97, which former Communist country suffered
> an economic disaster and a rebellion, after the government
> encouraged its citizens to invest in what turned out to be
> Ponzi schemes?
Albania
> C2. This corporation run by Jeff Skilling and Ken Lay cooked
> its books with the assistance of the Arthur Andersen firm.
> Investors lost tens of billions. Name the corporation.
Enron
> * D. Literature: Pawn
> D1. In the first Harry Potter novel, this professor commits
> various evil deeds, including trying to kill Harry during
> a quidditch match and trying to steal the Philosopher's
> Stone (or in American translation, the Sorcerer's Stone).
> It turns out that he is a pawn of Lord Voldemort, who has
> taken control of him (and whose face is on the back of
> his head). Name him.
Quirl
> D2. In this Shakespeare play the villain secretly hates the
> title character and manipulates him into killing his
> own wife. Name the play.
Othello
> * E. Sports & Leisure: Bishop
> Yes, this category is about chess.
> E1. In the opening of a game of chess, a common first move for a
> player's bishop is one space forward and outward on the
> board, thus putting it on a main diagonal, for example at
> space g2 (or King's Knight 2). What term derived from
> the Italian for "flank" is used for this maneuver?
fianchetto
> E2. At the start of a game of chess, each player has two bishops
> and they stand on squares of different colors. How can you
> reach a legal position where you have two bishops standing
> on squares of the same color?
by losing a bishop and promoting a pawn to a bishop
> * F. Science: Night
> F1. For this question we will accept as your answer any number
> with the correct number of digits. For example, if the
> answer was 42, we would accept 10 to 99. Now: suppose you
> have normal vision, you're far away from any city or other
> source of bright light, and there's a clear, unobstructed,
> dark night sky. Then -- how many stars can see? This means
> you see them well enough to pick them out individually.
> How many stars?
10000; 1000
> F2. We all know that the Moon shines by reflecting sunlight.
> But sometimes at night, even when it's in a crescent
> phase, the side facing away from the sun is visibly lit,
> though dimly. What is lighting it?
reflected light from the Earth
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
> 4. LEADER. Name either person. Hint: They were most famous about
> 80 years ago.
> 5. LEADER.
Hollande
> 11. PERFORMER.
Bill Murray
> 13. PERFORMER.
McKinnon
> 14. LEADER.
Adolf Hitler
> 15. PERFORMER.
Geena Davis
> 22. PERFORMER. You can name either person, but the one on the
> left is more famous.
> 23. LEADER.
Queen Elizabeth II
> 24. LEADER. We don't know who that is on the left, so name the
> man in the center of the picture.
> 26. PERFORMER.
Elvis Presley
> ** Game 9, Round 10 - Gur Punyyratr Ebhaq, Purpx?
> * N. Ragregnvazrag: Xvat
> N1. Nfvqr sebz uvf yrtraqnel pnerre nf gur "Xvat bs Ebpx'a'Ebyy",
> Ryivf Cerfyrl jnf nyfb n cebyvsvp npgbe -- znal bs uvf
> svyzf jrer sbezhynvp ng orfg, ohg fgvyy, vg'f ab jbaqre ur
> ybbxrq fb gverq gurer va gur ynfg ebhaq. Rvgure anzr uvf
> svefg zbivr nf na npgbe, eryrnfrq va 1956, be uvf ynfg, va
> 1969; be vs lbh cersre, gryy hf ubj znal zbivrf ur npgrq
> va (jvguva 1). Abgr, fvapr jr fnvq "npgbe", pbapreg naq
> qbphzragnel svyzf qb abg pbhag. Fb anzr uvf svefg zbivr,
> be uvf ynfg, be ubj znal (jvguva 1).
10; 13
> N1. Nfvqr sebz uvf yrtraqnel pnerre nf gur "Xvat bs Ebpx'a'Ebyy",
> Ryivf Cerfyrl jnf nyfb n cebyvsvp npgbe -- znal bs uvf
> svyzf jrer sbezhynvp ng orfg, ohg fgvyy, vg'f ab jbaqre ur
> ybbxrq fb gverq gurer va gur ynfg ebhaq. Rvgure anzr uvf
> svefg zbivr nf na npgbe, eryrnfrq va 1956, be uvf ynfg, va
> 1969; be vs lbh cersre, gryy hf ubj znal zbivrf ur npgrq
> va (jvguva 1). Abgr, fvapr jr fnvq "npgbe", pbapreg naq
> qbphzragnel svyzf qb abg pbhag. Fb anzr uvf svefg zbivr,
> be uvf ynfg, be ubj znal (jvguva 1).
> N2. Va 1975, Ryivf jnf vagrerfgrq va erivivat uvf npgvat pnerre
> ol nccrnevat va n zbivr erznxr gung jnf frg nebhaq gur zhfvp
> ohfvarff jurernf gur cerivbhf irefvbaf unq gnxra cynpr va
> Ubyyljbbq. Cnegvnyyl qhr gb uvf znantre'f qrznaqf, Ryivf
> ybfg gur cneg, naq va gur raq vg jrag gb Xevf Xevfgbssrefba.
> Anzr gur zbivr.
> * C. History: Rook
> C1. In 1996-97, which former Communist country suffered
> an economic disaster and a rebellion, after the government
> encouraged its citizens to invest in what turned out to be
> Ponzi schemes?
> C2. This corporation run by Jeff Skilling and Ken Lay cooked
> its books with the assistance of the Arthur Andersen firm.
> Investors lost tens of billions. Name the corporation.
> * D. Literature: Pawn
> D1. In the first Harry Potter novel, this professor commits
> various evil deeds, including trying to kill Harry during
> a quidditch match and trying to steal the Philosopher's
> Stone (or in American translation, the Sorcerer's Stone).
> It turns out that he is a pawn of Lord Voldemort, who has
> taken control of him (and whose face is on the back of
> his head). Name him.
> D2. In this Shakespeare play the villain secretly hates the
> title character and manipulates him into killing his
> own wife. Name the play.
> * E. Sports & Leisure: Bishop
> Yes, this category is about chess.
> E1. In the opening of a game of chess, a common first move for a
> player's bishop is one space forward and outward on the
> board, thus putting it on a main diagonal, for example at
> space g2 (or King's Knight 2). What term derived from
> the Italian for "flank" is used for this maneuver?
> E2. At the start of a game of chess, each player has two bishops
> and they stand on squares of different colors. How can you
> reach a legal position where you have two bishops standing
> on squares of the same color?
> * F. Science: Night
> F1. For this question we will accept as your answer any number
> with the correct number of digits. For example, if the
> answer was 42, we would accept 10 to 99. Now: suppose you
> have normal vision, you're far away from any city or other
> source of bright light, and there's a clear, unobstructed,
> dark night sky. Then -- how many stars can see? This means
> you see them well enough to pick them out individually.
> How many stars?
> F2. We all know that the Moon shines by reflecting sunlight.
> But sometimes at night, even when it's in a crescent
> phase, the side facing away from the sun is visibly lit,
> though dimly. What is lighting it?
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Mark Brader
Oct 16, 2016, 1:14:39 AM10/16/16
to
Mark Brader:
> > 14. LEADER.
Dan Blum:
> Adolf Hitler
And by Godwin's Law, this quiz is over. :-)
--
Mark Brader "God help us if [the Nazis]'d won;
Toronto I cannot imagine their sitcoms."
m...@vex.net --James Lileks
> > 14. LEADER.
Dan Blum:
> Adolf Hitler
And by Godwin's Law, this quiz is over. :-)
--
Mark Brader "God help us if [the Nazis]'d won;
Toronto I cannot imagine their sitcoms."
m...@vex.net --James Lileks
Joshua Kreitzer
Oct 16, 2016, 1:22:28 AM10/16/16
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:zpidncHyKp8knZ7FnZ2dnUU7-
I3N...@giganews.com:
> * Game 9, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - Funny Famous Faces
>
> The handout should be self-explanatory on this miscellaneous round.
> In each case, we'll tell you which picture and you name the
> famous person.
>
> 11. PERFORMER.
Bill Murray (?)
Adolf Hitler (?)
> 15. PERFORMER.
Geena Davis
> 23. LEADER.
Queen Elizabeth II
self-disappointment with which she was photographed during the 2012 Olympic
gymnastics competition.
> After completing the round, please decode the following rot13
> and also the rot13 for the first part of the following round. Sbe
> nalbar jub'f n xvat be dhrra, jr arrq gurve anzr naq ahzore, vs gurl
> unir n ahzore. Sbe nalbar jvgu bgure aboyr gvgyrf fhpu nf qhpurff
> be cevaprff, jr arrq gur nccyvpnoyr gvgyr nybat jvgu gurve anzr be
> gur hfhny fcrpvsvpngvba bs jung gurl'er qhpurff/cevaprff/rgp. bs.
> (Sbe rknzcyr: "Rney Terl", "Qhpurff bs Lbex", "Cevaprff Ohggrephc".)
> Vs arprffnel tb onpx naq fhccyl guvf vasbezngvba nf nccyvpnoyr.
Tbg gung nyernql.
> ** Game 9, Round 10 - Gur Punyyratr Ebhaq, Purpx?
>
> Guvf vf gur punyyratr ebhaq, naq lbhe pngrtbevrf ner: Xvat, Dhrra,
> Ebbx, Cnja, Ovfubc, naq Avtug -- purpx?
>
>
> * N. Ragregnvazrag: Xvat
>
> N1. Nfvqr sebz uvf yrtraqnel pnerre nf gur "Xvat bs Ebpx'a'Ebyy",
> Ryivf Cerfyrl jnf nyfb n cebyvsvp npgbe -- znal bs uvf
> svyzf jrer sbezhynvp ng orfg, ohg fgvyy, vg'f ab jbaqre ur
> ybbxrq fb gverq gurer va gur ynfg ebhaq. Rvgure anzr uvf
> svefg zbivr nf na npgbe, eryrnfrq va 1956, be uvf ynfg, va
> 1969; be vs lbh cersre, gryy hf ubj znal zbivrf ur npgrq
> va (jvguva 1). Abgr, fvapr jr fnvq "npgbe", pbapreg naq
> qbphzragnel svyzf qb abg pbhag. Fb anzr uvf svefg zbivr,
> be uvf ynfg, be ubj znal (jvguva 1).
"Love Me Tender"
> N2. Va 1975, Ryivf jnf vagrerfgrq va erivivat uvf npgvat pnerre
> ol nccrnevat va n zbivr erznxr gung jnf frg nebhaq gur zhfvp
> ohfvarff jurernf gur cerivbhf irefvbaf unq gnxra cynpr va
> Ubyyljbbq. Cnegvnyyl qhr gb uvf znantre'f qrznaqf, Ryivf
> ybfg gur cneg, naq va gur raq vg jrag gb Xevf Xevfgbssrefba.
> Anzr gur zbivr.
"A Star Is Born"
> * C. History: Rook
>
> Being "rooked" is another word for being swindled.
>
> C1. In 1996-97, which former Communist country suffered
> an economic disaster and a rebellion, after the government
> encouraged its citizens to invest in what turned out to be
> Ponzi schemes?
Albania (?)
> C2. This corporation run by Jeff Skilling and Ken Lay cooked
> its books with the assistance of the Arthur Andersen firm.
> Investors lost tens of billions. Name the corporation.
Enron Corporation
> * D. Literature: Pawn
> * E. Sports & Leisure: Bishop
>
> * F. Science: Night
>
> F1. For this question we will accept as your answer any number
> with the correct number of digits. For example, if the
> answer was 42, we would accept 10 to 99. Now: suppose you
> have normal vision, you're far away from any city or other
> source of bright light, and there's a clear, unobstructed,
> dark night sky. Then -- how many stars can see? This means
> you see them well enough to pick them out individually.
> How many stars?
5,000
> F2. We all know that the Moon shines by reflecting sunlight.
> But sometimes at night, even when it's in a crescent
> phase, the side facing away from the sun is visibly lit,
> though dimly. What is lighting it?
stars
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
I3N...@giganews.com:
> * Game 9, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - Funny Famous Faces
>
> The handout should be self-explanatory on this miscellaneous round.
> In each case, we'll tell you which picture and you name the
> famous person.
>
> 4. LEADER. Name either person. Hint: They were most famous about
> 80 years ago.
King Edward VIII
> 80 years ago.
> 11. PERFORMER.
Bill Murray (?)
Adolf Hitler (?)
> 15. PERFORMER.
Geena Davis
> 23. LEADER.
Queen Elizabeth II
> 27. (decoy) If you're doing the decoys, for this one also explain
> the expressions.
McKayla Maroney, Barack Obama. They're re-enacting Maroney's expression of
> the expressions.
self-disappointment with which she was photographed during the 2012 Olympic
gymnastics competition.
> After completing the round, please decode the following rot13
> and also the rot13 for the first part of the following round. Sbe
> nalbar jub'f n xvat be dhrra, jr arrq gurve anzr naq ahzore, vs gurl
> unir n ahzore. Sbe nalbar jvgu bgure aboyr gvgyrf fhpu nf qhpurff
> be cevaprff, jr arrq gur nccyvpnoyr gvgyr nybat jvgu gurve anzr be
> gur hfhny fcrpvsvpngvba bs jung gurl'er qhpurff/cevaprff/rgp. bs.
> (Sbe rknzcyr: "Rney Terl", "Qhpurff bs Lbex", "Cevaprff Ohggrephc".)
> Vs arprffnel tb onpx naq fhccyl guvf vasbezngvba nf nccyvpnoyr.
> ** Game 9, Round 10 - Gur Punyyratr Ebhaq, Purpx?
>
> Guvf vf gur punyyratr ebhaq, naq lbhe pngrtbevrf ner: Xvat, Dhrra,
> Ebbx, Cnja, Ovfubc, naq Avtug -- purpx?
>
>
> * N. Ragregnvazrag: Xvat
>
> N1. Nfvqr sebz uvf yrtraqnel pnerre nf gur "Xvat bs Ebpx'a'Ebyy",
> Ryivf Cerfyrl jnf nyfb n cebyvsvp npgbe -- znal bs uvf
> svyzf jrer sbezhynvp ng orfg, ohg fgvyy, vg'f ab jbaqre ur
> ybbxrq fb gverq gurer va gur ynfg ebhaq. Rvgure anzr uvf
> svefg zbivr nf na npgbe, eryrnfrq va 1956, be uvf ynfg, va
> 1969; be vs lbh cersre, gryy hf ubj znal zbivrf ur npgrq
> va (jvguva 1). Abgr, fvapr jr fnvq "npgbe", pbapreg naq
> qbphzragnel svyzf qb abg pbhag. Fb anzr uvf svefg zbivr,
> be uvf ynfg, be ubj znal (jvguva 1).
> N2. Va 1975, Ryivf jnf vagrerfgrq va erivivat uvf npgvat pnerre
> ol nccrnevat va n zbivr erznxr gung jnf frg nebhaq gur zhfvp
> ohfvarff jurernf gur cerivbhf irefvbaf unq gnxra cynpr va
> Ubyyljbbq. Cnegvnyyl qhr gb uvf znantre'f qrznaqf, Ryivf
> ybfg gur cneg, naq va gur raq vg jrag gb Xevf Xevfgbssrefba.
> Anzr gur zbivr.
> * C. History: Rook
>
> Being "rooked" is another word for being swindled.
>
> C1. In 1996-97, which former Communist country suffered
> an economic disaster and a rebellion, after the government
> encouraged its citizens to invest in what turned out to be
> Ponzi schemes?
> C2. This corporation run by Jeff Skilling and Ken Lay cooked
> its books with the assistance of the Arthur Andersen firm.
> Investors lost tens of billions. Name the corporation.
> * D. Literature: Pawn
>
> D2. In this Shakespeare play the villain secretly hates the
> title character and manipulates him into killing his
> own wife. Name the play.
"Othello"
> D2. In this Shakespeare play the villain secretly hates the
> title character and manipulates him into killing his
> own wife. Name the play.
> * E. Sports & Leisure: Bishop
>
> E2. At the start of a game of chess, each player has two bishops
> and they stand on squares of different colors. How can you
> reach a legal position where you have two bishops standing
> on squares of the same color?
promote a pawn to a bishop
> and they stand on squares of different colors. How can you
> reach a legal position where you have two bishops standing
> on squares of the same color?
> * F. Science: Night
>
> F1. For this question we will accept as your answer any number
> with the correct number of digits. For example, if the
> answer was 42, we would accept 10 to 99. Now: suppose you
> have normal vision, you're far away from any city or other
> source of bright light, and there's a clear, unobstructed,
> dark night sky. Then -- how many stars can see? This means
> you see them well enough to pick them out individually.
> How many stars?
> F2. We all know that the Moon shines by reflecting sunlight.
> But sometimes at night, even when it's in a crescent
> phase, the side facing away from the sun is visibly lit,
> though dimly. What is lighting it?
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Erland Sommarskog
Oct 16, 2016, 5:17:20 AM10/16/16
to
Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> 2. (decoy)
>
Barack Obama and the Danish Prime Minister at the time, Helle something-
something and a third person I don't recall. From the funeral of Nelson
Mandela.
> 4. LEADER. Name either person. Hint: They were most famous about
> 80 years ago.
Wallis Simpson
> 5. LEADER.
François Hollande
> 6. (decoy)
Albert Einstein
> 7. (decoy)
Josef Stalin
> 8. (decoy)
Vladimir Putin
> 12. (decoy)
Ronald Reagan
> 14. LEADER.
Adolf Hitler
> 18. (decoy) If you're doing the decoys, for this one also identify
> the exact location.
Atlanta
> 27. (decoy) If you're doing the decoys, for this one also explain
> the expressions.
I think I've seen the guy to the right on one of the other pictures,
but I can't really place him. :-)
> * N. Ragregnvazrag: Xvat
>
> N1. Nfvqr sebz uvf yrtraqnel pnerre nf gur "Xvat bs Ebpx'a'Ebyy",
> Ryivf Cerfyrl jnf nyfb n cebyvsvp npgbe -- znal bs uvf
> svyzf jrer sbezhynvp ng orfg, ohg fgvyy, vg'f ab jbaqre ur
> ybbxrq fb gverq gurer va gur ynfg ebhaq. Rvgure anzr uvf
> svefg zbivr nf na npgbe, eryrnfrq va 1956, be uvf ynfg, va
> 1969; be vs lbh cersre, gryy hf ubj znal zbivrf ur npgrq
> va (jvguva 1). Abgr, fvapr jr fnvq "npgbe", pbapreg naq
> qbphzragnel svyzf qb abg pbhag. Fb anzr uvf svefg zbivr,
> be uvf ynfg, be ubj znal (jvguva 1).
12
> C1. In 1996-97, which former Communist country suffered
> an economic disaster and a rebellion, after the government
> encouraged its citizens to invest in what turned out to be
> Ponzi schemes?
Albania
> D2. In this Shakespeare play the villain secretly hates the
> title character and manipulates him into killing his
> own wife. Name the play.
Macbeth
> E1. In the opening of a game of chess, a common first move for a
> player's bishop is one space forward and outward on the
> board, thus putting it on a main diagonal, for example at
> space g2 (or King's Knight 2). What term derived from
> the Italian for "flank" is used for this maneuver?
Fianchetto
> E2. At the start of a game of chess, each player has two bishops
> and they stand on squares of different colors. How can you
> reach a legal position where you have two bishops standing
> on squares of the same color?
One of the bishops is taken out of the game. Later a pawn transforms
itself to a bishop when reaching the last line.
> F1. For this question we will accept as your answer any number
> with the correct number of digits. For example, if the
> answer was 42, we would accept 10 to 99. Now: suppose you
> have normal vision, you're far away from any city or other
> source of bright light, and there's a clear, unobstructed,
> dark night sky. Then -- how many stars can see? This means
> you see them well enough to pick them out individually.
> How many stars?
10 million.
> F2. We all know that the Moon shines by reflecting sunlight.
> But sometimes at night, even when it's in a crescent
> phase, the side facing away from the sun is visibly lit,
> though dimly. What is lighting it?
Reflections of light from Earth.
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
> 2. (decoy)
>
Barack Obama and the Danish Prime Minister at the time, Helle something-
something and a third person I don't recall. From the funeral of Nelson
Mandela.
> 4. LEADER. Name either person. Hint: They were most famous about
> 80 years ago.
> 5. LEADER.
François Hollande
> 6. (decoy)
Albert Einstein
> 7. (decoy)
Josef Stalin
> 8. (decoy)
Vladimir Putin
> 12. (decoy)
Ronald Reagan
> 14. LEADER.
Adolf Hitler
> 18. (decoy) If you're doing the decoys, for this one also identify
> the exact location.
> 27. (decoy) If you're doing the decoys, for this one also explain
> the expressions.
but I can't really place him. :-)
> * N. Ragregnvazrag: Xvat
>
> N1. Nfvqr sebz uvf yrtraqnel pnerre nf gur "Xvat bs Ebpx'a'Ebyy",
> Ryivf Cerfyrl jnf nyfb n cebyvsvp npgbe -- znal bs uvf
> svyzf jrer sbezhynvp ng orfg, ohg fgvyy, vg'f ab jbaqre ur
> ybbxrq fb gverq gurer va gur ynfg ebhaq. Rvgure anzr uvf
> svefg zbivr nf na npgbe, eryrnfrq va 1956, be uvf ynfg, va
> 1969; be vs lbh cersre, gryy hf ubj znal zbivrf ur npgrq
> va (jvguva 1). Abgr, fvapr jr fnvq "npgbe", pbapreg naq
> qbphzragnel svyzf qb abg pbhag. Fb anzr uvf svefg zbivr,
> be uvf ynfg, be ubj znal (jvguva 1).
> C1. In 1996-97, which former Communist country suffered
> an economic disaster and a rebellion, after the government
> encouraged its citizens to invest in what turned out to be
> Ponzi schemes?
> D2. In this Shakespeare play the villain secretly hates the
> title character and manipulates him into killing his
> own wife. Name the play.
> E1. In the opening of a game of chess, a common first move for a
> player's bishop is one space forward and outward on the
> board, thus putting it on a main diagonal, for example at
> space g2 (or King's Knight 2). What term derived from
> the Italian for "flank" is used for this maneuver?
> E2. At the start of a game of chess, each player has two bishops
> and they stand on squares of different colors. How can you
> reach a legal position where you have two bishops standing
> on squares of the same color?
itself to a bishop when reaching the last line.
> F1. For this question we will accept as your answer any number
> with the correct number of digits. For example, if the
> answer was 42, we would accept 10 to 99. Now: suppose you
> have normal vision, you're far away from any city or other
> source of bright light, and there's a clear, unobstructed,
> dark night sky. Then -- how many stars can see? This means
> you see them well enough to pick them out individually.
> How many stars?
> F2. We all know that the Moon shines by reflecting sunlight.
> But sometimes at night, even when it's in a crescent
> phase, the side facing away from the sun is visibly lit,
> though dimly. What is lighting it?
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
Peter Smyth
Oct 16, 2016, 1:37:41 PM10/16/16
to
Mark Brader wrote:
> * Game 9, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - Funny Famous Faces
>
> The handout should be self-explanatory on this miscellaneous round.
> In each case, we'll tell you which picture and you name the
> famous person.
>
> I have rearranged the round in order by picture number.
>
> There are 5 questions about world leaders, past and present,
> although they may not be the only person in the picture, and some of
> them were not world leaders when the pictures were taken. (Below,
> * Game 9, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - Funny Famous Faces
>
> The handout should be self-explanatory on this miscellaneous round.
> In each case, we'll tell you which picture and you name the
> famous person.
>
> I have rearranged the round in order by picture number.
>
> There are 5 questions about world leaders, past and present,
> although they may not be the only person in the picture, and some of
> I will write "LEADER" as an abbreviation for this explanation.)
>
> The other 5 questions are about people known for acting, singing,
> or both; again, they may not be the only person in the picture.
> (I will write "PERFORMER" below for these.)
>
> And there are 17 decoys, which you'll see interspersed with the
> others. Some of these may be even better known than the ones we
> asked about; for others, we don't know who they are. If you like,
> identify those people you can (all of them, if there are several
> in a picture) for fun, but for no points.
>
>
> For pictures #1-13 see:
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/9-9/famous/p1.jpg
>
> 1. (decoy)
Ford
>
> The other 5 questions are about people known for acting, singing,
> or both; again, they may not be the only person in the picture.
> (I will write "PERFORMER" below for these.)
>
> And there are 17 decoys, which you'll see interspersed with the
> others. Some of these may be even better known than the ones we
> asked about; for others, we don't know who they are. If you like,
> identify those people you can (all of them, if there are several
> in a picture) for fun, but for no points.
>
>
> For pictures #1-13 see:
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/9-9/famous/p1.jpg
>
> 1. (decoy)
> 2. (decoy)
Obama and the Danish PM (Schmidt?)
> 3. (decoy)
George W Bush
> 4. LEADER. Name either person. Hint: They were most famous about
> 80 years ago.
Duke of Windsor
> 80 years ago.
> 5. LEADER.
Hollande
> 6. (decoy)
Einstein
> 7. (decoy)
> 8. (decoy)
Putin
> 9. (decoy)
> 10. (decoy)
Ed Miliband
> 11. PERFORMER.
> 12. (decoy)
Reagan
> 13. PERFORMER.
>
>
> For pictures #14-27 see:
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/9-9/famous/p2.jpg
>
> 14. LEADER.
> 15. PERFORMER.
> 16. (decoy)
> 17. (decoy)
>
> 18. (decoy) If you're doing the decoys, for this one also identify
> the exact location.
>
> 19. (decoy)
> 20. (decoy)
> 21. (decoy)
>
> 22. PERFORMER. You can name either person, but the one on the
> left is more famous.
>
> 23. LEADER.
Queen Elizabeth II
>
>
> For pictures #14-27 see:
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/9-9/famous/p2.jpg
>
> 14. LEADER.
> 15. PERFORMER.
> 16. (decoy)
> 17. (decoy)
>
> 18. (decoy) If you're doing the decoys, for this one also identify
> the exact location.
>
> 19. (decoy)
> 20. (decoy)
> 21. (decoy)
>
> 22. PERFORMER. You can name either person, but the one on the
> left is more famous.
>
> 23. LEADER.
> 24. LEADER. We don't know who that is on the left, so name the
> man in the center of the picture.
>
> 25. (decoy)
>
> 26. PERFORMER.
Ali
> man in the center of the picture.
>
> 25. (decoy)
>
> 26. PERFORMER.
> 27. (decoy) If you're doing the decoys, for this one also explain
> the expressions.
>
>
> After completing the round, please decode the following rot13
> and also the rot13 for the first part of the following round. For
> the expressions.
>
>
> After completing the round, please decode the following rot13
> anyone who's a king or queen, we need their name and number, if they
> have a number. For anyone with other noble titles such as duchess
> or princess, we need the applicable title along with their name or
> the usual specification of what they're duchess/princess/etc. of.
> (For example: "Earl Grey", "Duchess of York", "Princess Buttercup".)
> If necessary go back and supply this information as applicable.
>
>
> ** Game 9, Round 10 - The Challenge Round, Check?
>
> This is the challenge round, and your categories are: King, Queen,
> Rook, Pawn, Bishop, and Night -- check?
>
>
> * A. Entertainment: King
>
> A1. Aside from his legendary career as the "King of Rock'n'Roll",
> Elvis Presley was also a prolific actor -- many of his
> films were formulaic at best, but still, it's no wonder he
> looked so tired there in the last round. Either name his
> first movie as an actor, released in 1956, or his last, in
> 1969; or if you prefer, tell us how many movies he acted
> in (within 1). Note, since we said "actor", concert and
> documentary films do not count. So name his first movie,
> or his last, or how many (within 1).
Jailhouse Rock
> A2. In 1975, Elvis was interested in reviving his acting career
> by appearing in a movie remake that was set around the music
> business whereas the previous versions had taken place in
> Hollywood. Partially due to his manager's demands, Elvis
> lost the part, and in the end it went to Kris Kristofferson.
> Name the movie.
>
>
> * B. Canadiana Geography: Queen
>
> B1. Once it belonged to the Methodist Church of Canada, then
> to the Ryerson Press. Later it was the CHUM-CITY Building
> and now it belongs to Bell. Where exactly is it? Either
> give the street address on Queen, or name the cross street.
Yonge, Bloor
>
> * B. Canadiana Geography: Queen
>
> B1. Once it belonged to the Methodist Church of Canada, then
> to the Ryerson Press. Later it was the CHUM-CITY Building
> and now it belongs to Bell. Where exactly is it? Either
> give the street address on Queen, or name the cross street.
> B2. Name the largest park on Queen St. W., located a few blocks
> east of Ossington Av. Full name required.
>
>
> * C. History: Rook
>
> Being "rooked" is another word for being swindled.
>
> C1. In 1996-97, which former Communist country suffered
> an economic disaster and a rebellion, after the government
> encouraged its citizens to invest in what turned out to be
> Ponzi schemes?
Romania, Bulgaria
> east of Ossington Av. Full name required.
>
>
> * C. History: Rook
>
> Being "rooked" is another word for being swindled.
>
> C1. In 1996-97, which former Communist country suffered
> an economic disaster and a rebellion, after the government
> encouraged its citizens to invest in what turned out to be
> Ponzi schemes?
> C2. This corporation run by Jeff Skilling and Ken Lay cooked
> its books with the assistance of the Arthur Andersen firm.
> Investors lost tens of billions. Name the corporation.
Enron
> its books with the assistance of the Arthur Andersen firm.
> Investors lost tens of billions. Name the corporation.
>
> * D. Literature: Pawn
>
> D1. In the first Harry Potter novel, this professor commits
> various evil deeds, including trying to kill Harry during
> a quidditch match and trying to steal the Philosopher's
> Stone (or in American translation, the Sorcerer's Stone).
> It turns out that he is a pawn of Lord Voldemort, who has
> taken control of him (and whose face is on the back of
> his head). Name him.
Snape
> * D. Literature: Pawn
>
> D1. In the first Harry Potter novel, this professor commits
> various evil deeds, including trying to kill Harry during
> a quidditch match and trying to steal the Philosopher's
> Stone (or in American translation, the Sorcerer's Stone).
> It turns out that he is a pawn of Lord Voldemort, who has
> taken control of him (and whose face is on the back of
> his head). Name him.
> D2. In this Shakespeare play the villain secretly hates the
> title character and manipulates him into killing his
> own wife. Name the play.
Titus Andronicus
> title character and manipulates him into killing his
> own wife. Name the play.
>
> * E. Sports & Leisure: Bishop
>
> Yes, this category is about chess.
>
> E1. In the opening of a game of chess, a common first move for a
> player's bishop is one space forward and outward on the
> board, thus putting it on a main diagonal, for example at
> space g2 (or King's Knight 2). What term derived from
> the Italian for "flank" is used for this maneuver?
Fianchetto
> * E. Sports & Leisure: Bishop
>
> Yes, this category is about chess.
>
> E1. In the opening of a game of chess, a common first move for a
> player's bishop is one space forward and outward on the
> board, thus putting it on a main diagonal, for example at
> space g2 (or King's Knight 2). What term derived from
> the Italian for "flank" is used for this maneuver?
> E2. At the start of a game of chess, each player has two bishops
> and they stand on squares of different colors. How can you
> reach a legal position where you have two bishops standing
> on squares of the same color?
If a pawn is underpromoted to a bishop
> and they stand on squares of different colors. How can you
> reach a legal position where you have two bishops standing
> on squares of the same color?
>
> * F. Science: Night
>
> F1. For this question we will accept as your answer any number
> with the correct number of digits. For example, if the
> answer was 42, we would accept 10 to 99. Now: suppose you
> have normal vision, you're far away from any city or other
> source of bright light, and there's a clear, unobstructed,
> dark night sky. Then -- how many stars can see? This means
> you see them well enough to pick them out individually.
> How many stars?
150
> * F. Science: Night
>
> F1. For this question we will accept as your answer any number
> with the correct number of digits. For example, if the
> answer was 42, we would accept 10 to 99. Now: suppose you
> have normal vision, you're far away from any city or other
> source of bright light, and there's a clear, unobstructed,
> dark night sky. Then -- how many stars can see? This means
> you see them well enough to pick them out individually.
> How many stars?
> F2. We all know that the Moon shines by reflecting sunlight.
> But sometimes at night, even when it's in a crescent
> phase, the side facing away from the sun is visibly lit,
> though dimly. What is lighting it?
Peter Smyth
> But sometimes at night, even when it's in a crescent
> phase, the side facing away from the sun is visibly lit,
> though dimly. What is lighting it?
Calvin
Oct 16, 2016, 6:46:20 PM10/16/16
to
On Sunday, October 16, 2016 at 2:23:26 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
> For pictures #1-13 see:
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/9-9/famous/p1.jpg
>
> 1. (decoy)
Ford
> For pictures #1-13 see:
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/9-9/famous/p1.jpg
>
> 1. (decoy)
> 2. (decoy)
Obamas
> 3. (decoy)
Bushes
> 4. LEADER. Name either person. Hint: They were most famous about
> 80 years ago.
> 5. LEADER.
Hollande
> 6. (decoy)
Einstein
> 7. (decoy)
> 8. (decoy)
Putin
> 9. (decoy)
> 10. (decoy)
Miliband
> 11. PERFORMER.
> 12. (decoy)
Reagan
> 13. PERFORMER.
Hitler
> 15. PERFORMER.
Davis
> 16. (decoy)
Bouchard?
> 17. (decoy)
>
> 18. (decoy) If you're doing the decoys, for this one also identify
> the exact location.
>
> 19. (decoy)
> 20. (decoy)
Ford
> 21. (decoy)
Bouchard?
> 22. PERFORMER. You can name either person, but the one on the
> left is more famous.
>
> 23. LEADER.
> 24. LEADER. We don't know who that is on the left, so name the
> man in the center of the picture.
> 25. (decoy)
Ruth
> 26. PERFORMER.
Presley, Dylan
> 27. (decoy) If you're doing the decoys, for this one also explain
> the expressions.
> * D. Literature: Pawn
>
> D1. In the first Harry Potter novel, this professor commits
> various evil deeds, including trying to kill Harry during
> a quidditch match and trying to steal the Philosopher's
> Stone (or in American translation, the Sorcerer's Stone).
> It turns out that he is a pawn of Lord Voldemort, who has
> taken control of him (and whose face is on the back of
> his head). Name him.
>
> D2. In this Shakespeare play the villain secretly hates the
> title character and manipulates him into killing his
> own wife. Name the play.
>
>
> * E. Sports & Leisure: Bishop
>
> Yes, this category is about chess.
>
> E1. In the opening of a game of chess, a common first move for a
> player's bishop is one space forward and outward on the
> board, thus putting it on a main diagonal, for example at
> space g2 (or King's Knight 2). What term derived from
> the Italian for "flank" is used for this maneuver?
> E2. At the start of a game of chess, each player has two bishops
> and they stand on squares of different colors. How can you
> reach a legal position where you have two bishops standing
> on squares of the same color?
> * F. Science: Night
>
> F1. For this question we will accept as your answer any number
> with the correct number of digits. For example, if the
> answer was 42, we would accept 10 to 99. Now: suppose you
> have normal vision, you're far away from any city or other
> source of bright light, and there's a clear, unobstructed,
> dark night sky. Then -- how many stars can see? This means
> you see them well enough to pick them out individually.
> How many stars?
> F2. We all know that the Moon shines by reflecting sunlight.
> But sometimes at night, even when it's in a crescent
> phase, the side facing away from the sun is visibly lit,
> though dimly. What is lighting it?
cheers,
calvin
Mark Brader
Oct 17, 2016, 2:48:06 AM10/17/16
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Mark Brader:
> > 20. (decoy)
"Calvin":
> Ford
You know, until you answered in that manner, it hadn't occurred to me
that this handout included pictures of three different people with the
same surname.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "...one man's feature is another man's bug."
m...@vex.net --Chris Torek
> > 20. (decoy)
"Calvin":
> Ford
You know, until you answered in that manner, it hadn't occurred to me
that this handout included pictures of three different people with the
same surname.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "...one man's feature is another man's bug."
m...@vex.net --Chris Torek
Marc Dashevsky
Oct 17, 2016, 3:44:19 AM10/17/16
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In article <zpidncHyKp8knZ7F...@giganews.com>, m...@vex.net says...
> 5. LEADER.
> 6. (decoy)
> 7. (decoy)
> 8. (decoy)
> 9. (decoy)
> 10. (decoy)
> 11. PERFORMER.
> 12. (decoy)
> 13. PERFORMER.
>
>
> For pictures #14-27 see:
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/9-9/famous/p2.jpg
>
> 14. LEADER.
Hitler
> 15. PERFORMER.
> 16. (decoy)
> 17. (decoy)
>
> 18. (decoy) If you're doing the decoys, for this one also identify
> the exact location.
>
> 19. (decoy)
> 20. (decoy)
> 21. (decoy)
>
> 22. PERFORMER. You can name either person, but the one on the
> left is more famous.
Patrick Stewart
> 23. LEADER.
Queen Elizabeth II
> 25. (decoy)
>
> 26. PERFORMER.
Elvis Presley
> 27. (decoy) If you're doing the decoys, for this one also explain
> the expressions.
>
>
> After completing the round, please decode the following rot13
> and also the rot13 for the first part of the following round. Sbe
> nalbar jub'f n xvat be dhrra, jr arrq gurve anzr naq ahzore, vs gurl
> unir n ahzore. Sbe nalbar jvgu bgure aboyr gvgyrf fhpu nf qhpurff
> be cevaprff, jr arrq gur nccyvpnoyr gvgyr nybat jvgu gurve anzr be
> gur hfhny fcrpvsvpngvba bs jung gurl'er qhpurff/cevaprff/rgp. bs.
> (Sbe rknzcyr: "Rney Terl", "Qhpurff bs Lbex", "Cevaprff Ohggrephc".)
> Vs arprffnel tb onpx naq fhccyl guvf vasbezngvba nf nccyvpnoyr.
>
>
> ** Game 9, Round 10 - Gur Punyyratr Ebhaq, Purpx?
>
> Guvf vf gur punyyratr ebhaq, naq lbhe pngrtbevrf ner: Xvat, Dhrra,
> Ebbx, Cnja, Ovfubc, naq Avtug -- purpx?
>
>
> * N. Ragregnvazrag: Xvat
>
> N1. Nfvqr sebz uvf yrtraqnel pnerre nf gur "Xvat bs Ebpx'a'Ebyy",
> Ryivf Cerfyrl jnf nyfb n cebyvsvp npgbe -- znal bs uvf
> svyzf jrer sbezhynvp ng orfg, ohg fgvyy, vg'f ab jbaqre ur
> ybbxrq fb gverq gurer va gur ynfg ebhaq. Rvgure anzr uvf
> svefg zbivr nf na npgbe, eryrnfrq va 1956, be uvf ynfg, va
> 1969; be vs lbh cersre, gryy hf ubj znal zbivrf ur npgrq
> va (jvguva 1). Abgr, fvapr jr fnvq "npgbe", pbapreg naq
> qbphzragnel svyzf qb abg pbhag. Fb anzr uvf svefg zbivr,
> be uvf ynfg, be ubj znal (jvguva 1).
Love Me Tender
> N2. Va 1975, Ryivf jnf vagrerfgrq va erivivat uvf npgvat pnerre
> ol nccrnevat va n zbivr erznxr gung jnf frg nebhaq gur zhfvp
> ohfvarff jurernf gur cerivbhf irefvbaf unq gnxra cynpr va
> Ubyyljbbq. Cnegvnyyl qhr gb uvf znantre'f qrznaqf, Ryivf
> ybfg gur cneg, naq va gur raq vg jrag gb Xevf Xevfgbssrefba.
> Anzr gur zbivr.
>
>
> * B. Canadiana Geography: Queen
>
> B1. Once it belonged to the Methodist Church of Canada, then
> to the Ryerson Press. Later it was the CHUM-CITY Building
> and now it belongs to Bell. Where exactly is it? Either
> give the street address on Queen, or name the cross street.
>
> B2. Name the largest park on Queen St. W., located a few blocks
> east of Ossington Av. Full name required.
>
>
> * C. History: Rook
>
> Being "rooked" is another word for being swindled.
>
> C1. In 1996-97, which former Communist country suffered
> an economic disaster and a rebellion, after the government
> encouraged its citizens to invest in what turned out to be
> Ponzi schemes?
>
> C2. This corporation run by Jeff Skilling and Ken Lay cooked
> its books with the assistance of the Arthur Andersen firm.
> Investors lost tens of billions. Name the corporation.
Enron
> * D. Literature: Pawn
>
> D1. In the first Harry Potter novel, this professor commits
> various evil deeds, including trying to kill Harry during
> a quidditch match and trying to steal the Philosopher's
> Stone (or in American translation, the Sorcerer's Stone).
> It turns out that he is a pawn of Lord Voldemort, who has
> taken control of him (and whose face is on the back of
> his head). Name him.
>
> D2. In this Shakespeare play the villain secretly hates the
> title character and manipulates him into killing his
> own wife. Name the play.
>
>
> * E. Sports & Leisure: Bishop
>
> Yes, this category is about chess.
>
> E1. In the opening of a game of chess, a common first move for a
> player's bishop is one space forward and outward on the
> board, thus putting it on a main diagonal, for example at
> space g2 (or King's Knight 2). What term derived from
> the Italian for "flank" is used for this maneuver?
fianchetto
> E2. At the start of a game of chess, each player has two bishops
> and they stand on squares of different colors. How can you
> reach a legal position where you have two bishops standing
> on squares of the same color?
Promote a pawn to be a bishop the same color as one on the board
> * F. Science: Night
>
> F1. For this question we will accept as your answer any number
> with the correct number of digits. For example, if the
> answer was 42, we would accept 10 to 99. Now: suppose you
> have normal vision, you're far away from any city or other
> source of bright light, and there's a clear, unobstructed,
> dark night sky. Then -- how many stars can see? This means
> you see them well enough to pick them out individually.
> How many stars?
1000
> F2. We all know that the Moon shines by reflecting sunlight.
> But sometimes at night, even when it's in a crescent
> phase, the side facing away from the sun is visibly lit,
> though dimly. What is lighting it?
reflection of sunlight from the earth
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
> * Game 9, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - Funny Famous Faces
>
> The handout should be self-explanatory on this miscellaneous round.
> In each case, we'll tell you which picture and you name the
> famous person.
>
> I have rearranged the round in order by picture number.
>
> There are 5 questions about world leaders, past and present,
> although they may not be the only person in the picture, and some of
> them were *not* world leaders when the pictures were taken. (Below,
> I will write "LEADER" as an abbreviation for this explanation.)
>
> The other 5 questions are about people known for acting, singing,
> or both; again, they may not be the only person in the picture.
> (I will write "PERFORMER" below for these.)
>
> And there are 17 decoys, which you'll see interspersed with the
> others. Some of these may be even better known than the ones we
> asked about; for others, we don't know who they are. If you like,
> identify those people you can (all of them, if there are several
> in a picture) for fun, but for no points.
>
>
> For pictures #1-13 see:
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/9-9/famous/p1.jpg
>
> 1. (decoy)
> 2. (decoy)
> 3. (decoy)
>
> 4. LEADER. Name either person. Hint: They were most famous about
> 80 years ago.
Wallis Simpson
>
> The handout should be self-explanatory on this miscellaneous round.
> In each case, we'll tell you which picture and you name the
> famous person.
>
> I have rearranged the round in order by picture number.
>
> There are 5 questions about world leaders, past and present,
> although they may not be the only person in the picture, and some of
> them were *not* world leaders when the pictures were taken. (Below,
> I will write "LEADER" as an abbreviation for this explanation.)
>
> The other 5 questions are about people known for acting, singing,
> or both; again, they may not be the only person in the picture.
> (I will write "PERFORMER" below for these.)
>
> And there are 17 decoys, which you'll see interspersed with the
> others. Some of these may be even better known than the ones we
> asked about; for others, we don't know who they are. If you like,
> identify those people you can (all of them, if there are several
> in a picture) for fun, but for no points.
>
>
> For pictures #1-13 see:
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/9-9/famous/p1.jpg
>
> 1. (decoy)
> 2. (decoy)
> 3. (decoy)
>
> 4. LEADER. Name either person. Hint: They were most famous about
> 80 years ago.
> 5. LEADER.
> 6. (decoy)
> 7. (decoy)
> 8. (decoy)
> 9. (decoy)
> 10. (decoy)
> 11. PERFORMER.
> 12. (decoy)
> 13. PERFORMER.
>
>
> For pictures #14-27 see:
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/9-9/famous/p2.jpg
>
> 14. LEADER.
> 15. PERFORMER.
> 16. (decoy)
> 17. (decoy)
>
> 18. (decoy) If you're doing the decoys, for this one also identify
> the exact location.
>
> 19. (decoy)
> 20. (decoy)
> 21. (decoy)
>
> 22. PERFORMER. You can name either person, but the one on the
> left is more famous.
> 23. LEADER.
Queen Elizabeth II
> 24. LEADER. We don't know who that is on the left, so name the
> man in the center of the picture.
Richard Nixon
> man in the center of the picture.
> 25. (decoy)
>
> 26. PERFORMER.
Elvis Presley
> 27. (decoy) If you're doing the decoys, for this one also explain
> the expressions.
>
>
> After completing the round, please decode the following rot13
> and also the rot13 for the first part of the following round. Sbe
> nalbar jub'f n xvat be dhrra, jr arrq gurve anzr naq ahzore, vs gurl
> unir n ahzore. Sbe nalbar jvgu bgure aboyr gvgyrf fhpu nf qhpurff
> be cevaprff, jr arrq gur nccyvpnoyr gvgyr nybat jvgu gurve anzr be
> gur hfhny fcrpvsvpngvba bs jung gurl'er qhpurff/cevaprff/rgp. bs.
> (Sbe rknzcyr: "Rney Terl", "Qhpurff bs Lbex", "Cevaprff Ohggrephc".)
> Vs arprffnel tb onpx naq fhccyl guvf vasbezngvba nf nccyvpnoyr.
>
>
> ** Game 9, Round 10 - Gur Punyyratr Ebhaq, Purpx?
>
> Guvf vf gur punyyratr ebhaq, naq lbhe pngrtbevrf ner: Xvat, Dhrra,
> Ebbx, Cnja, Ovfubc, naq Avtug -- purpx?
>
>
> * N. Ragregnvazrag: Xvat
>
> N1. Nfvqr sebz uvf yrtraqnel pnerre nf gur "Xvat bs Ebpx'a'Ebyy",
> Ryivf Cerfyrl jnf nyfb n cebyvsvp npgbe -- znal bs uvf
> svyzf jrer sbezhynvp ng orfg, ohg fgvyy, vg'f ab jbaqre ur
> ybbxrq fb gverq gurer va gur ynfg ebhaq. Rvgure anzr uvf
> svefg zbivr nf na npgbe, eryrnfrq va 1956, be uvf ynfg, va
> 1969; be vs lbh cersre, gryy hf ubj znal zbivrf ur npgrq
> va (jvguva 1). Abgr, fvapr jr fnvq "npgbe", pbapreg naq
> qbphzragnel svyzf qb abg pbhag. Fb anzr uvf svefg zbivr,
> be uvf ynfg, be ubj znal (jvguva 1).
> N2. Va 1975, Ryivf jnf vagrerfgrq va erivivat uvf npgvat pnerre
> ol nccrnevat va n zbivr erznxr gung jnf frg nebhaq gur zhfvp
> ohfvarff jurernf gur cerivbhf irefvbaf unq gnxra cynpr va
> Ubyyljbbq. Cnegvnyyl qhr gb uvf znantre'f qrznaqf, Ryivf
> ybfg gur cneg, naq va gur raq vg jrag gb Xevf Xevfgbssrefba.
> Anzr gur zbivr.
>
>
> * B. Canadiana Geography: Queen
>
> B1. Once it belonged to the Methodist Church of Canada, then
> to the Ryerson Press. Later it was the CHUM-CITY Building
> and now it belongs to Bell. Where exactly is it? Either
> give the street address on Queen, or name the cross street.
>
> B2. Name the largest park on Queen St. W., located a few blocks
> east of Ossington Av. Full name required.
>
>
> * C. History: Rook
>
> Being "rooked" is another word for being swindled.
>
> C1. In 1996-97, which former Communist country suffered
> an economic disaster and a rebellion, after the government
> encouraged its citizens to invest in what turned out to be
> Ponzi schemes?
>
> C2. This corporation run by Jeff Skilling and Ken Lay cooked
> its books with the assistance of the Arthur Andersen firm.
> Investors lost tens of billions. Name the corporation.
> * D. Literature: Pawn
>
> D1. In the first Harry Potter novel, this professor commits
> various evil deeds, including trying to kill Harry during
> a quidditch match and trying to steal the Philosopher's
> Stone (or in American translation, the Sorcerer's Stone).
> It turns out that he is a pawn of Lord Voldemort, who has
> taken control of him (and whose face is on the back of
> his head). Name him.
>
> D2. In this Shakespeare play the villain secretly hates the
> title character and manipulates him into killing his
> own wife. Name the play.
>
>
> * E. Sports & Leisure: Bishop
>
> Yes, this category is about chess.
>
> E1. In the opening of a game of chess, a common first move for a
> player's bishop is one space forward and outward on the
> board, thus putting it on a main diagonal, for example at
> space g2 (or King's Knight 2). What term derived from
> the Italian for "flank" is used for this maneuver?
> E2. At the start of a game of chess, each player has two bishops
> and they stand on squares of different colors. How can you
> reach a legal position where you have two bishops standing
> on squares of the same color?
> * F. Science: Night
>
> F1. For this question we will accept as your answer any number
> with the correct number of digits. For example, if the
> answer was 42, we would accept 10 to 99. Now: suppose you
> have normal vision, you're far away from any city or other
> source of bright light, and there's a clear, unobstructed,
> dark night sky. Then -- how many stars can see? This means
> you see them well enough to pick them out individually.
> How many stars?
> F2. We all know that the Moon shines by reflecting sunlight.
> But sometimes at night, even when it's in a crescent
> phase, the side facing away from the sun is visibly lit,
> though dimly. What is lighting it?
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
Björn Lundin
Oct 17, 2016, 11:36:35 AM10/17/16
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>
> 5. LEADER.
> 6. (decoy)
> 7. (decoy)
> 8. (decoy)
> 9. (decoy)
> 10. (decoy)
> 11. PERFORMER.
> 12. (decoy)
> 13. PERFORMER.
>
>
> For pictures #14-27 see:
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/9-9/famous/p2.jpg
>
> 14. LEADER.
> 15. PERFORMER.
Sara Palin
> 16. (decoy)
> 17. (decoy)
>
> 18. (decoy) If you're doing the decoys, for this one also identify
> the exact location.
>
> 19. (decoy)
> 20. (decoy)
> 21. (decoy)
>
> 22. PERFORMER. You can name either person, but the one on the
> left is more famous.
Patrick Stewart
> 17. (decoy)
>
> 18. (decoy) If you're doing the decoys, for this one also identify
> the exact location.
>
> 19. (decoy)
> 20. (decoy)
> 21. (decoy)
>
> 22. PERFORMER. You can name either person, but the one on the
> left is more famous.
>
> 23. LEADER.
>
> 24. LEADER. We don't know who that is on the left, so name the
> man in the center of the picture.
Richard Nixon
>
> 25. (decoy)
>
> 26. PERFORMER.
Elvis Presley
>
>
> 25. (decoy)
>
> 26. PERFORMER.
Elvis Presley
>
> 27. (decoy) If you're doing the decoys, for this one also explain
> the expressions.
>
>
> After completing the round, please decode the following rot13
> and also the rot13 for the first part of the following round. Sbe
> nalbar jub'f n xvat be dhrra, jr arrq gurve anzr naq ahzore, vs gurl
> unir n ahzore. Sbe nalbar jvgu bgure aboyr gvgyrf fhpu nf qhpurff
> be cevaprff, jr arrq gur nccyvpnoyr gvgyr nybat jvgu gurve anzr be
> gur hfhny fcrpvsvpngvba bs jung gurl'er qhpurff/cevaprff/rgp. bs.
> (Sbe rknzcyr: "Rney Terl", "Qhpurff bs Lbex", "Cevaprff Ohggrephc".)
> Vs arprffnel tb onpx naq fhccyl guvf vasbezngvba nf nccyvpnoyr.
>
>
> ** Game 9, Round 10 - Gur Punyyratr Ebhaq, Purpx?
>
> Guvf vf gur punyyratr ebhaq, naq lbhe pngrtbevrf ner: Xvat, Dhrra,
> Ebbx, Cnja, Ovfubc, naq Avtug -- purpx?
>
>
> * N. Ragregnvazrag: Xvat
>
> N1. Nfvqr sebz uvf yrtraqnel pnerre nf gur "Xvat bs Ebpx'a'Ebyy",
> Ryivf Cerfyrl jnf nyfb n cebyvsvp npgbe -- znal bs uvf
> svyzf jrer sbezhynvp ng orfg, ohg fgvyy, vg'f ab jbaqre ur
> ybbxrq fb gverq gurer va gur ynfg ebhaq. Rvgure anzr uvf
> svefg zbivr nf na npgbe, eryrnfrq va 1956, be uvf ynfg, va
> 1969; be vs lbh cersre, gryy hf ubj znal zbivrf ur npgrq
> va (jvguva 1). Abgr, fvapr jr fnvq "npgbe", pbapreg naq
> qbphzragnel svyzf qb abg pbhag. Fb anzr uvf svefg zbivr,
> be uvf ynfg, be ubj znal (jvguva 1).
Jailhouse rock (first movie)
> the expressions.
>
>
> After completing the round, please decode the following rot13
> and also the rot13 for the first part of the following round. Sbe
> nalbar jub'f n xvat be dhrra, jr arrq gurve anzr naq ahzore, vs gurl
> unir n ahzore. Sbe nalbar jvgu bgure aboyr gvgyrf fhpu nf qhpurff
> be cevaprff, jr arrq gur nccyvpnoyr gvgyr nybat jvgu gurve anzr be
> gur hfhny fcrpvsvpngvba bs jung gurl'er qhpurff/cevaprff/rgp. bs.
> (Sbe rknzcyr: "Rney Terl", "Qhpurff bs Lbex", "Cevaprff Ohggrephc".)
> Vs arprffnel tb onpx naq fhccyl guvf vasbezngvba nf nccyvpnoyr.
>
>
> ** Game 9, Round 10 - Gur Punyyratr Ebhaq, Purpx?
>
> Guvf vf gur punyyratr ebhaq, naq lbhe pngrtbevrf ner: Xvat, Dhrra,
> Ebbx, Cnja, Ovfubc, naq Avtug -- purpx?
>
>
> * N. Ragregnvazrag: Xvat
>
> N1. Nfvqr sebz uvf yrtraqnel pnerre nf gur "Xvat bs Ebpx'a'Ebyy",
> Ryivf Cerfyrl jnf nyfb n cebyvsvp npgbe -- znal bs uvf
> svyzf jrer sbezhynvp ng orfg, ohg fgvyy, vg'f ab jbaqre ur
> ybbxrq fb gverq gurer va gur ynfg ebhaq. Rvgure anzr uvf
> svefg zbivr nf na npgbe, eryrnfrq va 1956, be uvf ynfg, va
> 1969; be vs lbh cersre, gryy hf ubj znal zbivrf ur npgrq
> va (jvguva 1). Abgr, fvapr jr fnvq "npgbe", pbapreg naq
> qbphzragnel svyzf qb abg pbhag. Fb anzr uvf svefg zbivr,
> be uvf ynfg, be ubj znal (jvguva 1).
>
> * B. Canadiana Geography: Queen
>
> * C. History: Rook
>
> Being "rooked" is another word for being swindled.
>
> C1. In 1996-97, which former Communist country suffered
> an economic disaster and a rebellion, after the government
> encouraged its citizens to invest in what turned out to be
> Ponzi schemes?
Laos ?
>
> Being "rooked" is another word for being swindled.
>
> C1. In 1996-97, which former Communist country suffered
> an economic disaster and a rebellion, after the government
> encouraged its citizens to invest in what turned out to be
> Ponzi schemes?
>
> C2. This corporation run by Jeff Skilling and Ken Lay cooked
> its books with the assistance of the Arthur Andersen firm.
> Investors lost tens of billions. Name the corporation.
>
>
> * D. Literature: Pawn
>
> D1. In the first Harry Potter novel, this professor commits
> various evil deeds, including trying to kill Harry during
> a quidditch match and trying to steal the Philosopher's
> Stone (or in American translation, the Sorcerer's Stone).
> It turns out that he is a pawn of Lord Voldemort, who has
> taken control of him (and whose face is on the back of
> his head). Name him.
>
> D2. In this Shakespeare play the villain secretly hates the
> title character and manipulates him into killing his
> own wife. Name the play.
>
>
> * E. Sports & Leisure: Bishop
>
> Yes, this category is about chess.
>
> E1. In the opening of a game of chess, a common first move for a
> player's bishop is one space forward and outward on the
> board, thus putting it on a main diagonal, for example at
> space g2 (or King's Knight 2). What term derived from
> the Italian for "flank" is used for this maneuver?
>
> E2. At the start of a game of chess, each player has two bishops
> and they stand on squares of different colors. How can you
> reach a legal position where you have two bishops standing
> on squares of the same color?
and is exchanged.
>
>
> * F. Science: Night
>
> F1. For this question we will accept as your answer any number
> with the correct number of digits. For example, if the
> answer was 42, we would accept 10 to 99. Now: suppose you
> have normal vision, you're far away from any city or other
> source of bright light, and there's a clear, unobstructed,
> dark night sky. Then -- how many stars can see? This means
> you see them well enough to pick them out individually.
> How many stars?
>
> F2. We all know that the Moon shines by reflecting sunlight.
> But sometimes at night, even when it's in a crescent
> phase, the side facing away from the sun is visibly lit,
> though dimly. What is lighting it?
--
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Björn
Pete
Oct 17, 2016, 3:57:44 PM10/17/16
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> 2. (decoy)
Obama
> 3. (decoy)
George W. Bush
>
> 4. LEADER. Name either person. Hint: They were most famous about
> 80 years ago.
>
> 5. LEADER.
Le Pen
> 6. (decoy)
Einstein
> 7. (decoy)
> 8. (decoy)
Putin
> 9. (decoy)
Carrey
> 10. (decoy)
> 11. PERFORMER.
> 12. (decoy)
Ronald Reagan
> 11. PERFORMER.
> 12. (decoy)
> 13. PERFORMER.
Winslet
Hitler
> 15. PERFORMER.
> 16. (decoy)
> 17. (decoy)
>
> 18. (decoy) If you're doing the decoys, for this one also identify
> the exact location.
>
> 19. (decoy)
> 20. (decoy)
Harrison Ford
> 21. (decoy)
>
> 22. PERFORMER. You can name either person, but the one on the
> left is more famous.
Patrick Stewart
>
> 23. LEADER.
Queen Elizabeth II
>
>
> 23. LEADER.
Queen Elizabeth II
>
> 24. LEADER. We don't know who that is on the left, so name the
> man in the center of the picture.
Richard Nixon
> man in the center of the picture.
>
> 25. (decoy)
Babe Ruth
>
> 26. PERFORMER.
Donald Trump
>
> 27. (decoy) If you're doing the decoys, for this one also explain
> the expressions.
>
>
> After completing the round, please decode the following rot13
> and also the rot13 for the first part of the following round. Sbe
> nalbar jub'f n xvat be dhrra, jr arrq gurve anzr naq ahzore, vs gurl
> unir n ahzore. Sbe nalbar jvgu bgure aboyr gvgyrf fhpu nf qhpurff
> be cevaprff, jr arrq gur nccyvpnoyr gvgyr nybat jvgu gurve anzr be
> gur hfhny fcrpvsvpngvba bs jung gurl'er qhpurff/cevaprff/rgp. bs.
> (Sbe rknzcyr: "Rney Terl", "Qhpurff bs Lbex", "Cevaprff Ohggrephc".)
> Vs arprffnel tb onpx naq fhccyl guvf vasbezngvba nf nccyvpnoyr.
>
>
> ** Game 9, Round 10 - Gur Punyyratr Ebhaq, Purpx?
>
> Guvf vf gur punyyratr ebhaq, naq lbhe pngrtbevrf ner: Xvat, Dhrra,
> Ebbx, Cnja, Ovfubc, naq Avtug -- purpx?
>
>
> * N. Ragregnvazrag: Xvat
>
> N1. Nfvqr sebz uvf yrtraqnel pnerre nf gur "Xvat bs Ebpx'a'Ebyy",
> Ryivf Cerfyrl jnf nyfb n cebyvsvp npgbe -- znal bs uvf
> svyzf jrer sbezhynvp ng orfg, ohg fgvyy, vg'f ab jbaqre ur
> ybbxrq fb gverq gurer va gur ynfg ebhaq. Rvgure anzr uvf
> svefg zbivr nf na npgbe, eryrnfrq va 1956, be uvf ynfg, va
> 1969; be vs lbh cersre, gryy hf ubj znal zbivrf ur npgrq
> va (jvguva 1). Abgr, fvapr jr fnvq "npgbe", pbapreg naq
> qbphzragnel svyzf qb abg pbhag. Fb anzr uvf svefg zbivr,
> be uvf ynfg, be ubj znal (jvguva 1).
>
> N2. Va 1975, Ryivf jnf vagrerfgrq va erivivat uvf npgvat pnerre
> ol nccrnevat va n zbivr erznxr gung jnf frg nebhaq gur zhfvp
> ohfvarff jurernf gur cerivbhf irefvbaf unq gnxra cynpr va
> Ubyyljbbq. Cnegvnyyl qhr gb uvf znantre'f qrznaqf, Ryivf
> ybfg gur cneg, naq va gur raq vg jrag gb Xevf Xevfgbssrefba.
> Anzr gur zbivr.
>
>
> * B. Canadiana Geography: Queen
>
> B1. Once it belonged to the Methodist Church of Canada, then
> to the Ryerson Press. Later it was the CHUM-CITY Building
> and now it belongs to Bell. Where exactly is it? Either
> give the street address on Queen, or name the cross street.
>
> B2. Name the largest park on Queen St. W., located a few blocks
> east of Ossington Av. Full name required.
>
>
> * C. History: Rook
>
> Being "rooked" is another word for being swindled.
>
> C1. In 1996-97, which former Communist country suffered
> an economic disaster and a rebellion, after the government
> encouraged its citizens to invest in what turned out to be
> Ponzi schemes?
>
> C2. This corporation run by Jeff Skilling and Ken Lay cooked
> its books with the assistance of the Arthur Andersen firm.
> Investors lost tens of billions. Name the corporation.
>
>
> * D. Literature: Pawn
>
> D1. In the first Harry Potter novel, this professor commits
> various evil deeds, including trying to kill Harry during
> a quidditch match and trying to steal the Philosopher's
> Stone (or in American translation, the Sorcerer's Stone).
> It turns out that he is a pawn of Lord Voldemort, who has
> taken control of him (and whose face is on the back of
> his head). Name him.
>
> D2. In this Shakespeare play the villain secretly hates the
> title character and manipulates him into killing his
> own wife. Name the play.
>
>
> * E. Sports & Leisure: Bishop
>
> Yes, this category is about chess.
>
> E1. In the opening of a game of chess, a common first move for a
> player's bishop is one space forward and outward on the
> board, thus putting it on a main diagonal, for example at
> space g2 (or King's Knight 2). What term derived from
> the Italian for "flank" is used for this maneuver?
>
> E2. At the start of a game of chess, each player has two bishops
> and they stand on squares of different colors. How can you
> reach a legal position where you have two bishops standing
> on squares of the same color?
with a previously captured bishop being used as the new queen
>
>
> * F. Science: Night
>
> F1. For this question we will accept as your answer any number
> with the correct number of digits. For example, if the
> answer was 42, we would accept 10 to 99. Now: suppose you
> have normal vision, you're far away from any city or other
> source of bright light, and there's a clear, unobstructed,
> dark night sky. Then -- how many stars can see? This means
> you see them well enough to pick them out individually.
> How many stars?
>
> F2. We all know that the Moon shines by reflecting sunlight.
> But sometimes at night, even when it's in a crescent
> phase, the side facing away from the sun is visibly lit,
> though dimly. What is lighting it?
>
Pete Gayde
Jason Kreitzer
Oct 18, 2016, 12:07:02 AM10/18/16
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Einstein
> 7. (decoy)
Stalin
> 8. (decoy)
Putin
> 9. (decoy)
Jim Carrey
> 7. (decoy)
Stalin
> 8. (decoy)
Putin
> 9. (decoy)
> 10. (decoy)
> 11. PERFORMER.
> 12. (decoy)
Ronald Reagan
> 11. PERFORMER.
> 12. (decoy)
> 13. PERFORMER.
Ferraro?
Hitler
> 15. PERFORMER.
Geena Davis
> 15. PERFORMER.
Geena Davis
> 16. (decoy)
> 17. (decoy)
>
> 18. (decoy) If you're doing the decoys, for this one also identify
> the exact location.
>
> 19. (decoy)
Salvador Dali
> 17. (decoy)
>
> 18. (decoy) If you're doing the decoys, for this one also identify
> the exact location.
>
> 19. (decoy)
> 20. (decoy)
Harrison Ford
> 21. (decoy)
>
> 22. PERFORMER. You can name either person, but the one on the
> left is more famous.
Patrick Stewart
>
> 22. PERFORMER. You can name either person, but the one on the
> left is more famous.
>
> * D. Literature: Pawn
>
> D1. In the first Harry Potter novel, this professor commits
> various evil deeds, including trying to kill Harry during
> a quidditch match and trying to steal the Philosopher's
> Stone (or in American translation, the Sorcerer's Stone).
> It turns out that he is a pawn of Lord Voldemort, who has
> taken control of him (and whose face is on the back of
> his head). Name him.
>
> D2. In this Shakespeare play the villain secretly hates the
> title character and manipulates him into killing his
> own wife. Name the play.
Othello
> * D. Literature: Pawn
>
> D1. In the first Harry Potter novel, this professor commits
> various evil deeds, including trying to kill Harry during
> a quidditch match and trying to steal the Philosopher's
> Stone (or in American translation, the Sorcerer's Stone).
> It turns out that he is a pawn of Lord Voldemort, who has
> taken control of him (and whose face is on the back of
> his head). Name him.
>
> D2. In this Shakespeare play the villain secretly hates the
> title character and manipulates him into killing his
> own wife. Name the play.
bbowler
Oct 18, 2016, 1:22:53 PM10/18/16
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> 2. (decoy)
Obama (both of them)
> 3. (decoy)
Bush (George W and Laura)
>
> 4. LEADER. Name either person. Hint: They were most famous about
> 80 years ago.
Wallace Simpson
> 4. LEADER. Name either person. Hint: They were most famous about
> 80 years ago.
> 5. LEADER.
> 6. (decoy)
Einstein
> 7. (decoy)
Stalin
> 8. (decoy)
Putin
> 9. (decoy)
Jim Carrey
> 10. (decoy)
> 11. PERFORMER.
> 12. (decoy)
Ronald Reagan
> 13. PERFORMER.
>
>
> For pictures #14-27 see:
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/9-9/famous/p2.jpg
>
> 14. LEADER.
Hitler
> 15. PERFORMER.
Geena Davis
> 15. PERFORMER.
Geena Davis
> 16. (decoy)
> 17. (decoy)
>
> 18. (decoy) If you're doing the decoys, for this one also identify
> the exact location.
>
> 19. (decoy)
> 17. (decoy)
>
> 18. (decoy) If you're doing the decoys, for this one also identify
> the exact location.
>
> 19. (decoy)
Dali
> 20. (decoy)
Harrison Ford
> 20. (decoy)
Harrison Ford
> 21. (decoy)
>
> 22. PERFORMER. You can name either person, but the one on the
> left is more famous.
>
> 22. PERFORMER. You can name either person, but the one on the
> left is more famous.
Patrick Stewart
> 23. LEADER.
Queen Elizabeth II
> 23. LEADER.
Queen Elizabeth II
> 24. LEADER. We don't know who that is on the left, so name the
> man in the center of the picture.
> man in the center of the picture.
Richard Nixon
> 25. (decoy)
Babe Ruth
> 25. (decoy)
Babe Ruth
> 26. PERFORMER.
>
> 27. (decoy) If you're doing the decoys, for this one also explain
> the expressions.
Obama (again), the young lady is an Olympic gymnast who was disappointed
>
> 27. (decoy) If you're doing the decoys, for this one also explain
> the expressions.
at winning only a silver medal
> After completing the round, please decode the following rot13 and also
> the rot13 for the first part of the following round. Sbe nalbar jub'f n
> xvat be dhrra, jr arrq gurve anzr naq ahzore, vs gurl unir n ahzore.
> Sbe nalbar jvgu bgure aboyr gvgyrf fhpu nf qhpurff be cevaprff, jr arrq
> gur nccyvpnoyr gvgyr nybat jvgu gurve anzr be gur hfhny fcrpvsvpngvba bs
> jung gurl'er qhpurff/cevaprff/rgp. bs. (Sbe rknzcyr: "Rney Terl",
> "Qhpurff bs Lbex", "Cevaprff Ohggrephc".)
> Vs arprffnel tb onpx naq fhccyl guvf vasbezngvba nf nccyvpnoyr.
>
>
> ** Game 9, Round 10 - The Challenge Round, Check?
>
> This is the challenge round, and your categories are: King, Queen, Rook,
> Pawn, Bishop, and Night -- check?
>
>
> * A. Entertainment: King
>
> A1. Aside from his legendary career as the "King of Rock'n'Roll",
> Elvis Presley was also a prolific actor -- many of his films were
> formulaic at best, but still, it's no wonder he looked so tired
> there in the last round. Either name his first movie as an
> actor, released in 1956, or his last, in 1969; or if you prefer,
> tell us how many movies he acted in (within 1). Note, since we
> said "actor", concert and documentary films do not count. So
> name his first movie, or his last, or how many (within 1).
>
>
> This is the challenge round, and your categories are: King, Queen, Rook,
> Pawn, Bishop, and Night -- check?
>
>
> * A. Entertainment: King
>
> A1. Aside from his legendary career as the "King of Rock'n'Roll",
> Elvis Presley was also a prolific actor -- many of his films were
> formulaic at best, but still, it's no wonder he looked so tired
> there in the last round. Either name his first movie as an
> actor, released in 1956, or his last, in 1969; or if you prefer,
> tell us how many movies he acted in (within 1). Note, since we
> said "actor", concert and documentary films do not count. So
> name his first movie, or his last, or how many (within 1).
>
> A2. In 1975, Elvis was interested in reviving his acting career
> by appearing in a movie remake that was set around the music
> business whereas the previous versions had taken place in
> Hollywood. Partially due to his manager's demands, Elvis lost
> the part, and in the end it went to Kris Kristofferson.
> Name the movie.
>
>
> by appearing in a movie remake that was set around the music
> business whereas the previous versions had taken place in
> Hollywood. Partially due to his manager's demands, Elvis lost
> the part, and in the end it went to Kris Kristofferson.
> Name the movie.
>
>
> * B. Canadiana Geography: Queen
>
> B1. Once it belonged to the Methodist Church of Canada, then
> to the Ryerson Press. Later it was the CHUM-CITY Building and
> now it belongs to Bell. Where exactly is it? Either give the
> street address on Queen, or name the cross street.
>
> B2. Name the largest park on Queen St. W., located a few blocks
> east of Ossington Av. Full name required.
>
>
> * C. History: Rook
>
> Being "rooked" is another word for being swindled.
>
> C1. In 1996-97, which former Communist country suffered
> an economic disaster and a rebellion, after the government
> encouraged its citizens to invest in what turned out to be Ponzi
> schemes?
>
> C2. This corporation run by Jeff Skilling and Ken Lay cooked
> its books with the assistance of the Arthur Andersen firm.
> Investors lost tens of billions. Name the corporation.
Enron
>
> B1. Once it belonged to the Methodist Church of Canada, then
> to the Ryerson Press. Later it was the CHUM-CITY Building and
> now it belongs to Bell. Where exactly is it? Either give the
> street address on Queen, or name the cross street.
>
> B2. Name the largest park on Queen St. W., located a few blocks
> east of Ossington Av. Full name required.
>
>
> * C. History: Rook
>
> Being "rooked" is another word for being swindled.
>
> C1. In 1996-97, which former Communist country suffered
> an economic disaster and a rebellion, after the government
> encouraged its citizens to invest in what turned out to be Ponzi
> schemes?
>
> C2. This corporation run by Jeff Skilling and Ken Lay cooked
> its books with the assistance of the Arthur Andersen firm.
> Investors lost tens of billions. Name the corporation.
> * D. Literature: Pawn
>
> D1. In the first Harry Potter novel, this professor commits
> various evil deeds, including trying to kill Harry during a
> quidditch match and trying to steal the Philosopher's Stone (or
> in American translation, the Sorcerer's Stone). It turns out that
> he is a pawn of Lord Voldemort, who has taken control of him (and
> whose face is on the back of his head). Name him.
>
> D2. In this Shakespeare play the villain secretly hates the
> title character and manipulates him into killing his own wife.
> Name the play.
>
>
> * E. Sports & Leisure: Bishop
>
> Yes, this category is about chess.
>
> E1. In the opening of a game of chess, a common first move for a
> player's bishop is one space forward and outward on the board,
> thus putting it on a main diagonal, for example at space g2 (or
> King's Knight 2). What term derived from the Italian for "flank"
> is used for this maneuver?
>
> E2. At the start of a game of chess, each player has two bishops
> and they stand on squares of different colors. How can you reach
> a legal position where you have two bishops standing on squares
> of the same color?
> * F. Science: Night
>
> F1. For this question we will accept as your answer any number
> with the correct number of digits. For example, if the answer
> was 42, we would accept 10 to 99. Now: suppose you have normal
> vision, you're far away from any city or other source of bright
> light, and there's a clear, unobstructed, dark night sky. Then
> -- how many stars can see? This means you see them well enough
> to pick them out individually.
> How many stars?
> F2. We all know that the Moon shines by reflecting sunlight.
> But sometimes at night, even when it's in a crescent phase, the
> side facing away from the sun is visibly lit, though dimly. What
> is lighting it?
Mark Brader
Oct 19, 2016, 12:39:13 AM10/19/16
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Mark Brader:
5 points! Well done, sir. Congratulations.
> I wrote one of these rounds and most of the other.
I wrote everything in this set except challenge-round pair A.
> * Game 9, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - Funny Famous Faces
> The handout should be self-explanatory on this miscellaneous round.
> In each case, we'll tell you which picture and you name the
> famous person.
This was the easiest round in the original game, and the 5th-easiest
in the entire season if bonus points on other rounds are ignored.
> I have rearranged the round in order by picture number.
> There are 5 questions about world leaders, past and present,
> although they may not be the only person in the picture, and some of
> them were *not* world leaders when the pictures were taken. (Below,
> I will write "LEADER" as an abbreviation for this explanation.)
> The other 5 questions are about people known for acting, singing,
> or both; again, they may not be the only person in the picture.
> (I will write "PERFORMER" below for these.)
> And there are 17 decoys, which you'll see interspersed with the
> others. Some of these may be even better known than the ones we
> asked about; for others, we don't know who they are. If you like,
> identify those people you can (all of them, if there are several
> in a picture) for fun, but for no points.
> For pictures #1-13 see:
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/9-9/famous/p1.jpg
> 1. (decoy)
Doug and Rob Ford, in their natural element. We don't know who
anyone else in the picture is. Peter, Calvin, Pete, and Bruce each
got one of them.
> 2. (decoy)
Michelle Obama looks miffed as Helle Thorning-Schmidt (then PM of
Denmark) takes a selfie with Barack Obama and David Cameron (then PM
of the UK). Calvin and Bruce each got 2 of them; Erland and Peter
got 1½, meaning that they identified someone but didn't give the
correct name; Pete got 1.
> 3. (decoy)
Laura Bush looks miffed as George W. Bush chats up Queen Rania
(of Jordan). Calvin and Bruce each got 2 of them; Peter and Pete
each got 1.
Pictures #2 and #3 were *both* taken at Nelson Mandela's funeral.
Erland knew this for one of them.
> 4. LEADER. Name either person. Hint: They were most famous about
> 80 years ago.
Duke and Duchess of Windsor, formerly King Edward VIII and Wallis
Warfield Simpson. (Accepting any of these.) 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua,
Erland, Dan Tilque, Peter, Calvin, Marc, Björn, Pete, and Bruce.
> 5. LEADER.
François Hollande ["frawn-SWAH oh-LAWND"], whose 10,000 euros/month
hairstylist was mentioned in the same original game's current-events
round. 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, Peter, and Calvin.
> 6. (decoy)
Albert Einstein, best known as the guy on the men's room door upstairs
at the Bedford Academy (one of our trivia pubs; and this is the same
picture). Apparently he did that because he thought the photographer
would be *less* likely to take the picture! Erland, Peter, Calvin,
Pete, Jason, and Bruce got this.
> 7. (decoy)
Josef Stalin. Erland, Calvin, Pete, Jason, and Bruce got this.
> 8. (decoy)
Vladimir Putin. Erland, Peter, Calvin, Pete, Jason, and Bruce
got this.
> 9. (decoy)
Jim Carrey. Calvin, Pete, Jason, and Bruce got this.
> 10. (decoy)
Ed Miliband (who led the Labour Party in the UK). Peter and Calvin
got this.
> 11. PERFORMER.
Bill Murray. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua(?), Björn, and Bruce.
> 12. (decoy)
Ronald Reagan -- a LEADER and a PERFORMER! Erland, Peter, Calvin,
Pete, Jason, and Bruce got this.
> 13. PERFORMER.
Emma Thompson.
On this page, most of the top right group are just included because
we liked the pictures; they aren't necessarily particularly famous.
> 14. LEADER.
Adolf Hitler. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua(?), Erland, Dan Tilque(??),
Calvin, Marc, Björn, Pete, Jason, and Bruce.
> 15. PERFORMER.
Geena Davis. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Calvin, Jason, and Bruce.
> 16. (decoy)
We don't know who this is.
> 17. (decoy)
Her name is in the picture -- Kim Conley.
> 18. (decoy) If you're doing the decoys, for this one also identify
> the exact location.
Amelia Hempleman-Adams, a participant in the 2012 Olympic torch
relay -- standing on top of a cabin of the London Eye (the big Ferris
wheel in central London) as it reaches its highest position!
No wonder she's smiling like that. We're jealous of Luke MacGregor,
the Reuters photographer who got to shoot this one.
> 19. (decoy)
Salvador Dalí, who was also involved in designing the composition.
Calvin, Pete, Jason, and Bruce got this.
It took 28 tries over a 6-hour period for Philippe Halsman to get
the photo, and by the end, he said, only the cats were not tired.
> 20. (decoy)
Harrison Ford. Calvin, Pete, Jason, and Bruce got this.
> 21. (decoy)
We don't know who this is.
> 22. PERFORMER. You can name either person, but the one on the
> left is more famous.
Sir Patrick Stewart and his wife Sunny Ozell. 4 for Dan Blum, Marc,
Björn, Pete, Jason, and Bruce.
> 23. LEADER.
Princess Elizabeth -- now Queen Elizabeth II. (Accepting either.)
4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Peter, Calvin, Marc, Pete,
and Bruce.
> 24. LEADER. We don't know who that is on the left, so name the
> man in the center of the picture.
Richard Nixon. 4 for Dan Blum, Calvin, Marc, Björn, Pete, and Bruce.
> 25. (decoy)
George "Babe" Ruth. Calvin, Pete, and Bruce got this.
> 26. PERFORMER.
Elvis Presley. 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, and Björn. 3 for Calvin.
> 27. (decoy) If you're doing the decoys, for this one also explain
> the expressions.
McKayla Maroney and Barack Obama. They're reproducing her expression
when she only won an Olympic silver medal, the poor dear. Joshua got
this in full; Pete and Bruce each got 2½ parts; Erland and Calvin
each got 1 part.
> ** Game 9, Round 10 - The Challenge Round, Check?
> This is the challenge round, and your categories are: King, Queen,
> Rook, Pawn, Bishop, and Night -- check?
> * A. Entertainment: King
> A1. Aside from his legendary career as the "King of Rock'n'Roll",
> Elvis Presley was also a prolific actor -- many of his
> films were formulaic at best, but still, it's no wonder he
> looked so tired there in the last round. Either name his
> first movie as an actor, released in 1956, or his last, in
> 1969; or if you prefer, tell us how many movies he acted
> in (within 1). Note, since we said "actor", concert and
> documentary films do not count. So name his first movie,
> or his last, or how many (within 1).
"Love Me Tender", "Change of Habit", 31 movies (accepting 30-32).
4 for Joshua and Marc.
"Jailhouse Rock", a popular wrong answer, was his third movie.
> A2. In 1975, Elvis was interested in reviving his acting career
> by appearing in a movie remake that was set around the music
> business whereas the previous versions had taken place in
> Hollywood. Partially due to his manager's demands, Elvis
> lost the part, and in the end it went to Kris Kristofferson.
> Name the movie.
"A Star is Born". 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Pete.
> * B. Canadiana Geography: Queen
> B1. Once it belonged to the Methodist Church of Canada, then
> to the Ryerson Press. Later it was the CHUM-CITY Building
> and now it belongs to Bell. Where exactly is it? Either
> give the street address on Queen, or name the cross street.
299 Queen St. W., at John St.
> B2. Name the largest park on Queen St. W., located a few blocks
> east of Ossington Av. Full name required.
Trinity Bellwoods Park.
> * C. History: Rook
> Being "rooked" is another word for being swindled.
> C1. In 1996-97, which former Communist country suffered
> an economic disaster and a rebellion, after the government
> encouraged its citizens to invest in what turned out to be
> Ponzi schemes?
Albania. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua(?), and Erland.
> C2. This corporation run by Jeff Skilling and Ken Lay cooked
> its books with the assistance of the Arthur Andersen firm.
> Investors lost tens of billions. Name the corporation.
Enron. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Peter, Calvin, Marc,
Björn, Pete, Jason, and Bruce.
This, too, was asked on "Jeopardy!" on 2015-07-13!
> * D. Literature: Pawn
> D1. In the first Harry Potter novel, this professor commits
> various evil deeds, including trying to kill Harry during
> a quidditch match and trying to steal the Philosopher's
> Stone (or in American translation, the Sorcerer's Stone).
> It turns out that he is a pawn of Lord Voldemort, who has
> taken control of him (and whose face is on the back of
> his head). Name him.
Quirinus Quirrell. 4 for Björn and Pete. 3 for Dan Blum.
> D2. In this Shakespeare play the villain secretly hates the
> title character and manipulates him into killing his
> own wife. Name the play.
"Othello". 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Pete, and Jason.
> * E. Sports & Leisure: Bishop
> Yes, this category is about chess.
> E1. In the opening of a game of chess, a common first move for a
> player's bishop is one space forward and outward on the
> board, thus putting it on a main diagonal, for example at
> space g2 (or King's Knight 2). What term derived from
> the Italian for "flank" is used for this maneuver?
Fianchetto. 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, Peter, Calvin, and Marc.
3 for Dan Tilque.
> E2. At the start of a game of chess, each player has two bishops
> and they stand on squares of different colors. How can you
> reach a legal position where you have two bishops standing
> on squares of the same color?
When a pawn reaches the 8th rank, you underpromote it to make a new
bishop. Some entrants additionally referred to having had a bishop
captured first; whether or not this has happened is irrelevant,
and while strictly speaking it's true that it doesn't make the
answer wrong, I think it does in spirit, so I decided to score these
answers as "almost correct". Answers referring to promoting a pawn
to a queen were wrong, though. So: 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Peter,
Calvin, Marc, and Bruce. 3 for Dan Blum and Erland.
> * F. Science: Night
> F1. For this question we will accept as your answer any number
> with the correct number of digits. For example, if the
> answer was 42, we would accept 10 to 99. Now: suppose you
> have normal vision, you're far away from any city or other
> source of bright light, and there's a clear, unobstructed,
> dark night sky. Then -- how many stars can see? This means
> you see them well enough to pick them out individually.
> How many stars?
A few thousand -- different sources give somewhat different numbers.
Accepting 1,000 to 9,999. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Marc.
2 for Dan Blum.
> F2. We all know that the Moon shines by reflecting sunlight.
> But sometimes at night, even when it's in a crescent
> phase, the side facing away from the sun is visibly lit,
> though dimly. What is lighting it?
Sunlight that has reflected off the Earth. I reluctantly accepted
references to "light from the Earth" as almost correct, as I neglected
to anticipate this answer and ask for a properly specific one. So,
4 for Marc. 3 for Dan Blum, Erland, Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Pete.
1 for Bruce.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 9 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST
TOPICS-> Sci H+G Mis Mis S+E Lit Mis Cha SIX
Joshua Kreitzer 8 36 26 28 36 36 20 28 190
Dan Blum 29 33 10 28 16 28 36 31 185
Pete Gayde 6 35 36 24 23 8 20 19 157
Marc Dashevsky 24 27 16 24 24 8 24 24 147
Dan Tilque 16 28 4 32 16 28 12 22 142
"Calvin" 0 29 15 0 24 0 27 19 114
Bruce Bowler 0 20 12 20 20 0 28 9 109
Peter Smyth 10 33 12 28 10 0 12 12 107
Erland Sommarskog 3 39 12 8 -- -- 12 14 88
Jason Kreitzer 0 12 20 8 20 4 12 8 80
Björn Lundin 0 16 0 0 0 0 24 8 48
--
Mark Brader | "It is only a guess, of course.
m...@vex.net | I hope none of you ever finds out for certain."
Toronto | -- Insp. Grandpierre (Peter Stone, "Charade")
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2016-07-18,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2016-05-31 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
Game 9 is over and the winner is JOSHUA KREITZER by a margin of
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
5 points! Well done, sir. Congratulations.
> I wrote one of these rounds and most of the other.
> * Game 9, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - Funny Famous Faces
> The handout should be self-explanatory on this miscellaneous round.
> In each case, we'll tell you which picture and you name the
> famous person.
in the entire season if bonus points on other rounds are ignored.
> I have rearranged the round in order by picture number.
> There are 5 questions about world leaders, past and present,
> although they may not be the only person in the picture, and some of
> them were *not* world leaders when the pictures were taken. (Below,
> I will write "LEADER" as an abbreviation for this explanation.)
> The other 5 questions are about people known for acting, singing,
> or both; again, they may not be the only person in the picture.
> (I will write "PERFORMER" below for these.)
> And there are 17 decoys, which you'll see interspersed with the
> others. Some of these may be even better known than the ones we
> asked about; for others, we don't know who they are. If you like,
> identify those people you can (all of them, if there are several
> in a picture) for fun, but for no points.
> For pictures #1-13 see:
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/9-9/famous/p1.jpg
> 1. (decoy)
anyone else in the picture is. Peter, Calvin, Pete, and Bruce each
got one of them.
> 2. (decoy)
Michelle Obama looks miffed as Helle Thorning-Schmidt (then PM of
Denmark) takes a selfie with Barack Obama and David Cameron (then PM
of the UK). Calvin and Bruce each got 2 of them; Erland and Peter
got 1½, meaning that they identified someone but didn't give the
correct name; Pete got 1.
> 3. (decoy)
Laura Bush looks miffed as George W. Bush chats up Queen Rania
(of Jordan). Calvin and Bruce each got 2 of them; Peter and Pete
each got 1.
Pictures #2 and #3 were *both* taken at Nelson Mandela's funeral.
Erland knew this for one of them.
> 4. LEADER. Name either person. Hint: They were most famous about
> 80 years ago.
Warfield Simpson. (Accepting any of these.) 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua,
Erland, Dan Tilque, Peter, Calvin, Marc, Björn, Pete, and Bruce.
> 5. LEADER.
François Hollande ["frawn-SWAH oh-LAWND"], whose 10,000 euros/month
hairstylist was mentioned in the same original game's current-events
round. 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, Peter, and Calvin.
> 6. (decoy)
Albert Einstein, best known as the guy on the men's room door upstairs
at the Bedford Academy (one of our trivia pubs; and this is the same
picture). Apparently he did that because he thought the photographer
would be *less* likely to take the picture! Erland, Peter, Calvin,
Pete, Jason, and Bruce got this.
> 7. (decoy)
Josef Stalin. Erland, Calvin, Pete, Jason, and Bruce got this.
> 8. (decoy)
Vladimir Putin. Erland, Peter, Calvin, Pete, Jason, and Bruce
got this.
> 9. (decoy)
Jim Carrey. Calvin, Pete, Jason, and Bruce got this.
> 10. (decoy)
Ed Miliband (who led the Labour Party in the UK). Peter and Calvin
got this.
> 11. PERFORMER.
Bill Murray. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua(?), Björn, and Bruce.
> 12. (decoy)
Ronald Reagan -- a LEADER and a PERFORMER! Erland, Peter, Calvin,
Pete, Jason, and Bruce got this.
> 13. PERFORMER.
Emma Thompson.
On this page, most of the top right group are just included because
we liked the pictures; they aren't necessarily particularly famous.
> 14. LEADER.
Adolf Hitler. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua(?), Erland, Dan Tilque(??),
Calvin, Marc, Björn, Pete, Jason, and Bruce.
> 15. PERFORMER.
Geena Davis. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Calvin, Jason, and Bruce.
> 16. (decoy)
We don't know who this is.
> 17. (decoy)
Her name is in the picture -- Kim Conley.
> 18. (decoy) If you're doing the decoys, for this one also identify
> the exact location.
relay -- standing on top of a cabin of the London Eye (the big Ferris
wheel in central London) as it reaches its highest position!
No wonder she's smiling like that. We're jealous of Luke MacGregor,
the Reuters photographer who got to shoot this one.
> 19. (decoy)
Salvador Dalí, who was also involved in designing the composition.
Calvin, Pete, Jason, and Bruce got this.
It took 28 tries over a 6-hour period for Philippe Halsman to get
the photo, and by the end, he said, only the cats were not tired.
> 20. (decoy)
Harrison Ford. Calvin, Pete, Jason, and Bruce got this.
> 21. (decoy)
We don't know who this is.
> 22. PERFORMER. You can name either person, but the one on the
> left is more famous.
Björn, Pete, Jason, and Bruce.
> 23. LEADER.
Princess Elizabeth -- now Queen Elizabeth II. (Accepting either.)
4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Peter, Calvin, Marc, Pete,
and Bruce.
> 24. LEADER. We don't know who that is on the left, so name the
> man in the center of the picture.
> 25. (decoy)
George "Babe" Ruth. Calvin, Pete, and Bruce got this.
> 26. PERFORMER.
Elvis Presley. 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, and Björn. 3 for Calvin.
> 27. (decoy) If you're doing the decoys, for this one also explain
> the expressions.
when she only won an Olympic silver medal, the poor dear. Joshua got
this in full; Pete and Bruce each got 2½ parts; Erland and Calvin
each got 1 part.
> ** Game 9, Round 10 - The Challenge Round, Check?
> This is the challenge round, and your categories are: King, Queen,
> Rook, Pawn, Bishop, and Night -- check?
> * A. Entertainment: King
> A1. Aside from his legendary career as the "King of Rock'n'Roll",
> Elvis Presley was also a prolific actor -- many of his
> films were formulaic at best, but still, it's no wonder he
> looked so tired there in the last round. Either name his
> first movie as an actor, released in 1956, or his last, in
> 1969; or if you prefer, tell us how many movies he acted
> in (within 1). Note, since we said "actor", concert and
> documentary films do not count. So name his first movie,
> or his last, or how many (within 1).
4 for Joshua and Marc.
"Jailhouse Rock", a popular wrong answer, was his third movie.
> A2. In 1975, Elvis was interested in reviving his acting career
> by appearing in a movie remake that was set around the music
> business whereas the previous versions had taken place in
> Hollywood. Partially due to his manager's demands, Elvis
> lost the part, and in the end it went to Kris Kristofferson.
> Name the movie.
> * B. Canadiana Geography: Queen
> B1. Once it belonged to the Methodist Church of Canada, then
> to the Ryerson Press. Later it was the CHUM-CITY Building
> and now it belongs to Bell. Where exactly is it? Either
> give the street address on Queen, or name the cross street.
> B2. Name the largest park on Queen St. W., located a few blocks
> east of Ossington Av. Full name required.
> * C. History: Rook
> Being "rooked" is another word for being swindled.
> C1. In 1996-97, which former Communist country suffered
> an economic disaster and a rebellion, after the government
> encouraged its citizens to invest in what turned out to be
> Ponzi schemes?
> C2. This corporation run by Jeff Skilling and Ken Lay cooked
> its books with the assistance of the Arthur Andersen firm.
> Investors lost tens of billions. Name the corporation.
Björn, Pete, Jason, and Bruce.
This, too, was asked on "Jeopardy!" on 2015-07-13!
> * D. Literature: Pawn
> D1. In the first Harry Potter novel, this professor commits
> various evil deeds, including trying to kill Harry during
> a quidditch match and trying to steal the Philosopher's
> Stone (or in American translation, the Sorcerer's Stone).
> It turns out that he is a pawn of Lord Voldemort, who has
> taken control of him (and whose face is on the back of
> his head). Name him.
> D2. In this Shakespeare play the villain secretly hates the
> title character and manipulates him into killing his
> own wife. Name the play.
> * E. Sports & Leisure: Bishop
> Yes, this category is about chess.
> E1. In the opening of a game of chess, a common first move for a
> player's bishop is one space forward and outward on the
> board, thus putting it on a main diagonal, for example at
> space g2 (or King's Knight 2). What term derived from
> the Italian for "flank" is used for this maneuver?
3 for Dan Tilque.
> E2. At the start of a game of chess, each player has two bishops
> and they stand on squares of different colors. How can you
> reach a legal position where you have two bishops standing
> on squares of the same color?
bishop. Some entrants additionally referred to having had a bishop
captured first; whether or not this has happened is irrelevant,
and while strictly speaking it's true that it doesn't make the
answer wrong, I think it does in spirit, so I decided to score these
answers as "almost correct". Answers referring to promoting a pawn
to a queen were wrong, though. So: 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Peter,
Calvin, Marc, and Bruce. 3 for Dan Blum and Erland.
> * F. Science: Night
> F1. For this question we will accept as your answer any number
> with the correct number of digits. For example, if the
> answer was 42, we would accept 10 to 99. Now: suppose you
> have normal vision, you're far away from any city or other
> source of bright light, and there's a clear, unobstructed,
> dark night sky. Then -- how many stars can see? This means
> you see them well enough to pick them out individually.
> How many stars?
Accepting 1,000 to 9,999. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Marc.
2 for Dan Blum.
> F2. We all know that the Moon shines by reflecting sunlight.
> But sometimes at night, even when it's in a crescent
> phase, the side facing away from the sun is visibly lit,
> though dimly. What is lighting it?
references to "light from the Earth" as almost correct, as I neglected
to anticipate this answer and ask for a properly specific one. So,
4 for Marc. 3 for Dan Blum, Erland, Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Pete.
1 for Bruce.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 9 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST
TOPICS-> Sci H+G Mis Mis S+E Lit Mis Cha SIX
Joshua Kreitzer 8 36 26 28 36 36 20 28 190
Dan Blum 29 33 10 28 16 28 36 31 185
Pete Gayde 6 35 36 24 23 8 20 19 157
Marc Dashevsky 24 27 16 24 24 8 24 24 147
Dan Tilque 16 28 4 32 16 28 12 22 142
"Calvin" 0 29 15 0 24 0 27 19 114
Bruce Bowler 0 20 12 20 20 0 28 9 109
Peter Smyth 10 33 12 28 10 0 12 12 107
Erland Sommarskog 3 39 12 8 -- -- 12 14 88
Jason Kreitzer 0 12 20 8 20 4 12 8 80
Björn Lundin 0 16 0 0 0 0 24 8 48
--
Mark Brader | "It is only a guess, of course.
m...@vex.net | I hope none of you ever finds out for certain."
Toronto | -- Insp. Grandpierre (Peter Stone, "Charade")
Erland Sommarskog
Oct 19, 2016, 3:25:15 AM10/19/16
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Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
>> 2. (decoy)
>
> Michelle Obama looks miffed as Helle Thorning-Schmidt (then PM of
> Denmark) takes a selfie with Barack Obama and David Cameron (then PM
> of the UK). Calvin and Bruce each got 2 of them; Erland and Peter
> got 1˝, meaning that they identified someone but didn't give the
> correct name; Pete got 1.
My recollection of the event told me that the Cameron was there, but
>> 2. (decoy)
>
> Michelle Obama looks miffed as Helle Thorning-Schmidt (then PM of
> Denmark) takes a selfie with Barack Obama and David Cameron (then PM
> of the UK). Calvin and Bruce each got 2 of them; Erland and Peter
> got 1˝, meaning that they identified someone but didn't give the
> correct name; Pete got 1.
when I looked at the picture, it did not look like him.
> Sunlight that has reflected off the Earth. I reluctantly accepted
> references to "light from the Earth" as almost correct, as I neglected
> to anticipate this answer and ask for a properly specific one. So,
> 4 for Marc. 3 for Dan Blum, Erland, Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Pete.
> 1 for Bruce.
reflect if not light from the glorious Helios? Alpha Centauri?
Yeah, it was maybe not the most accurate description, but I did have
sunlight in mind, not Tellusian streetlights.
Mark Brader
Oct 20, 2016, 12:06:39 AM10/20/16
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Mark Brader:
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Mark Brader, Toronto | "Any story that needs a critic to explain it,
m...@vex.net | needs rewriting." -- Larry Niven
>> Sunlight that has reflected off the Earth. I reluctantly accepted
>> references to "light from the Earth" as almost correct, as I neglected
>> to anticipate this answer and ask for a properly specific one. So,
>> 4 for Marc. 3 for Dan Blum, Erland, Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Pete.
>> 1 for Bruce.
Erland Sommarskog:
>> references to "light from the Earth" as almost correct, as I neglected
>> to anticipate this answer and ask for a properly specific one. So,
>> 4 for Marc. 3 for Dan Blum, Erland, Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Pete.
>> 1 for Bruce.
> Hrmpf! I said "Reflections of light from Earth". What light would Earth
> reflect if not light from the glorious Helios? Alpha Centauri?
You didn't say it *was* being reflected by the Earth.
> reflect if not light from the glorious Helios? Alpha Centauri?
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Mark Brader, Toronto | "Any story that needs a critic to explain it,
m...@vex.net | needs rewriting." -- Larry Niven
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