• RQFTCINO13 Game 10, Rounds 2-3: stage names, provinces/regions

    From Mark Brader@21:1/5 to All on Thu Jan 5 08:32:01 2023
    These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2013-04-15,
    and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written
    by members of the Night Owls, but have been reformatted and may
    have been retyped and/or edited by me. I will reveal the correct
    answers in about 3 days.

    For further information, including an explanation of the """
    notation that may appear in these rounds, see my 2022-09-09
    companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian
    Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".


    * Game 10, Round 1 - Current Events (excerpt)

    Answer these 2013 questions if you like for fun, but for no points.

    1. Two Canadians and two Americans had to be rescued as their craft
    was capsized by a rogue wave, about 600 km (400 miles) north of
    Puerto Rico. What feat were the four men trying to accomplish,
    before disaster struck? Be sufficiently specific.

    2. He was a master of improvisational comedy, famous for his
    many voices, facial expressions, and characters; the most
    famous of which, was Maude Frickert. He played Mork's son on
    the final season of "Mork and Mindy". Who was this comedian,
    who died last week at age 87?


    * Game 10, Round 2 - Entertainment - What's in a Name?

    This round is about entertainers with stage names. We will
    give you their original name and you provide their stage name.
    Even if they are also known by their original name, we will *not*
    accept that as an answer.

    1. Paul Hewson.
    2. Frances Gumm.
    3. Gordon Sumner.
    4. Dwayne Johnson.
    5. Sean John Combs.
    6. Albert Einstein.
    7. Robert Zimmerman.
    8. Allen Konigsberg.
    9. Barry Alan Pincus.
    10. Maurice Micklewhite.


    * Game 10, Round 3 - Geography - Provinces and Regions

    We'll give you the name of a province or region of a country,
    and you name the country. Names may be anglicized. Answers do
    not repeat.

    1. Fars.
    2. Hesse.
    3. Styria.
    4. Gujarat.
    5. Liguria.
    6. Helmand.
    7. Katanga.
    8. Putumayo.
    9. Mato Grosso.
    10. Galicia. (Not the historic region in eastern Europe, the other one.)

    --
    Mark Brader, Toronto "...one man's feature is another man's bug." [email protected] --Chris Torek

    My text in this article is in the public domain.

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  • From Erland Sommarskog@21:1/5 to Mark Brader on Thu Jan 5 20:53:08 2023
    Mark Brader ([email protected]) writes:
    * Game 10, Round 2 - Entertainment - What's in a Name?

    3. Gordon Sumner.

    Sting

    7. Robert Zimmerman.

    Bob Dylan

    * Game 10, Round 3 - Geography - Provinces and Regions

    We'll give you the name of a province or region of a country,
    and you name the country. Names may be anglicized. Answers do
    not repeat.

    1. Fars.

    Iran

    2. Hesse.

    Germany

    3. Styria.

    Greece

    4. Gujarat.

    India

    5. Liguria.

    Italia

    6. Helmand.

    Afghanistan

    7. Katanga.

    Kongo-Kinshasa

    8. Putumayo.

    Mexico

    9. Mato Grosso.

    Brazil

    10. Galicia. (Not the historic region in eastern Europe, the other one.)

    Spain



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  • From Dan Blum@21:1/5 to Mark Brader on Thu Jan 5 23:00:00 2023
    Mark Brader <[email protected]> wrote:

    * Game 10, Round 1 - Current Events (excerpt)

    2. He was a master of improvisational comedy, famous for his
    many voices, facial expressions, and characters; the most
    famous of which, was Maude Frickert. He played Mork's son on
    the final season of "Mork and Mindy". Who was this comedian,
    who died last week at age 87?

    Jonathan Winters

    * Game 10, Round 2 - Entertainment - What's in a Name?

    2. Frances Gumm.

    Judy Garland

    3. Gordon Sumner.

    Sting

    4. Dwayne Johnson.

    The Rock

    5. Sean John Combs.

    Puff Daddy

    6. Albert Einstein.

    Albert Brooks

    7. Robert Zimmerman.

    Bib Dylan

    8. Allen Konigsberg.

    Woody Allen

    10. Maurice Micklewhite.

    Michael Caine

    * Game 10, Round 3 - Geography - Provinces and Regions

    1. Fars.

    Iran

    2. Hesse.

    Germany

    3. Styria.

    Austria

    4. Gujarat.

    India

    5. Liguria.

    Italy

    6. Helmand.

    Afghanistan

    7. Katanga.

    Kenya

    8. Putumayo.

    Argentina

    9. Mato Grosso.

    Brazil

    10. Galicia. (Not the historic region in eastern Europe, the other one.)

    Spain

    --
    _______________________________________________________________________
    Dan Blum [email protected]
    "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."

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  • From Pete Gayde@21:1/5 to Mark Brader on Thu Jan 5 17:57:31 2023
    Mark Brader wrote:
    These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2013-04-15,
    and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written
    by members of the Night Owls, but have been reformatted and may
    have been retyped and/or edited by me. I will reveal the correct
    answers in about 3 days.

    For further information, including an explanation of the """
    notation that may appear in these rounds, see my 2022-09-09
    companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian
    Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".


    * Game 10, Round 1 - Current Events (excerpt)

    Answer these 2013 questions if you like for fun, but for no points.

    1. Two Canadians and two Americans had to be rescued as their craft
    was capsized by a rogue wave, about 600 km (400 miles) north of
    Puerto Rico. What feat were the four men trying to accomplish,
    before disaster struck? Be sufficiently specific.

    2. He was a master of improvisational comedy, famous for his
    many voices, facial expressions, and characters; the most
    famous of which, was Maude Frickert. He played Mork's son on
    the final season of "Mork and Mindy". Who was this comedian,
    who died last week at age 87?

    Jonathan Winters



    * Game 10, Round 2 - Entertainment - What's in a Name?

    This round is about entertainers with stage names. We will
    give you their original name and you provide their stage name.
    Even if they are also known by their original name, we will *not*
    accept that as an answer.

    1. Paul Hewson.

    Bono

    2. Frances Gumm.

    Judy Garland

    3. Gordon Sumner.

    Sting

    4. Dwayne Johnson.

    The Rock

    5. Sean John Combs.

    P Diddy

    6. Albert Einstein.

    Albert Brooks

    7. Robert Zimmerman.

    Bob Dylan

    8. Allen Konigsberg.

    Alan King

    9. Barry Alan Pincus.

    Dame Edna Everedge

    10. Maurice Micklewhite.

    Cary Grant



    * Game 10, Round 3 - Geography - Provinces and Regions

    We'll give you the name of a province or region of a country,
    and you name the country. Names may be anglicized. Answers do
    not repeat.

    1. Fars.

    Iran

    2. Hesse.

    Germany

    3. Styria.

    Austria

    4. Gujarat.

    India

    5. Liguria.

    Italy

    6. Helmand.

    Afghanistan

    7. Katanga.

    Kenya; Nigeria

    8. Putumayo.

    Argentina; Brazil

    9. Mato Grosso.

    Chile

    10. Galicia. (Not the historic region in eastern Europe, the other one.)

    Spain; France



    Pete Gayde

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  • From swp@21:1/5 to Mark Brader on Thu Jan 5 16:34:29 2023
    On Thursday, January 5, 2023 at 3:32:08 AM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote:
    These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2013-04-15,
    and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written
    by members of the Night Owls, but have been reformatted and may
    have been retyped and/or edited by me. I will reveal the correct
    answers in about 3 days.

    For further information, including an explanation of the """
    notation that may appear in these rounds, see my 2022-09-09
    companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian
    Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".


    * Game 10, Round 1 - Current Events (excerpt)

    Answer these 2013 questions if you like for fun, but for no points.

    1. Two Canadians and two Americans had to be rescued as their craft
    was capsized by a rogue wave, about 600 km (400 miles) north of
    Puerto Rico. What feat were the four men trying to accomplish,
    before disaster struck? Be sufficiently specific.

    they were trying to row across the atlantic ocean, from senegal to florida

    2. He was a master of improvisational comedy, famous for his
    many voices, facial expressions, and characters; the most
    famous of which, was Maude Frickert. He played Mork's son on
    the final season of "Mork and Mindy". Who was this comedian,
    who died last week at age 87?

    jonathan winters


    * Game 10, Round 2 - Entertainment - What's in a Name?

    This round is about entertainers with stage names. We will
    give you their original name and you provide their stage name.
    Even if they are also known by their original name, we will *not*
    accept that as an answer.

    1. Paul Hewson.

    bono

    2. Frances Gumm.

    judy garland

    3. Gordon Sumner.

    sting

    4. Dwayne Johnson.

    the rock

    5. Sean John Combs.

    puff daddy

    6. Albert Einstein.

    al brooks

    7. Robert Zimmerman.

    bob dylan

    8. Allen Konigsberg.

    woody allen

    9. Barry Alan Pincus.

    barry manilow [my wife is still a danilow]

    10. Maurice Micklewhite.

    michael caine



    and marion robert morrison and is john wayne, not that you asked



    * Game 10, Round 3 - Geography - Provinces and Regions

    We'll give you the name of a province or region of a country,
    and you name the country. Names may be anglicized. Answers do
    not repeat.

    1. Fars.

    iran

    2. Hesse.

    germany

    3. Styria.

    austria

    4. Gujarat.

    india

    5. Liguria.

    italy

    6. Helmand.

    afghanistan

    7. Katanga.

    congo

    8. Putumayo.

    colombia

    9. Mato Grosso.

    brazil

    10. Galicia. (Not the historic region in eastern Europe, the other one.)

    spain



    --
    Mark Brader, Toronto "...one man's feature is another man's bug." [email protected] --Chris Torek

    My text in this article is in the public domain.

    swp, who firmly believes that undocumented features are what makes the world go 'round

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  • From Joshua Kreitzer@21:1/5 to Mark Brader on Fri Jan 6 09:48:41 2023
    On Thursday, January 5, 2023 at 3:32:08 AM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote:

    * Game 10, Round 1 - Current Events (excerpt)

    Answer these 2013 questions if you like for fun, but for no points.

    2. He was a master of improvisational comedy, famous for his
    many voices, facial expressions, and characters; the most
    famous of which, was Maude Frickert. He played Mork's son on
    the final season of "Mork and Mindy". Who was this comedian,
    who died last week at age 87?

    Jonathan Winters

    * Game 10, Round 2 - Entertainment - What's in a Name?

    This round is about entertainers with stage names. We will
    give you their original name and you provide their stage name.

    1. Paul Hewson.

    Bono

    2. Frances Gumm.

    Judy Garland

    3. Gordon Sumner.

    Sting

    4. Dwayne Johnson.

    The Rock

    5. Sean John Combs.

    Puff Daddy
    (also known by several other variations of that name)

    6. Albert Einstein.

    Albert Brooks

    7. Robert Zimmerman.

    Bob Dylan

    8. Allen Konigsberg.

    Woody Allen

    9. Barry Alan Pincus.

    Barry Manilow

    10. Maurice Micklewhite.

    Michael Caine

    * Game 10, Round 3 - Geography - Provinces and Regions

    We'll give you the name of a province or region of a country,
    and you name the country. Names may be anglicized. Answers do
    not repeat.

    2. Hesse.

    Germany

    3. Styria.

    Austria

    4. Gujarat.

    India

    5. Liguria.

    Italy

    7. Katanga.

    Democratic Republic of the Congo

    9. Mato Grosso.

    Brazil

    10. Galicia. (Not the historic region in eastern Europe, the other one.)

    Spain

    --
    Joshua Kreitzer
    [email protected]

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  • From Jason Kreitzer@21:1/5 to Mark Brader on Sat Jan 7 17:46:10 2023
    On Thursday, January 5, 2023 at 3:32:08 AM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote:
    These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2013-04-15,
    and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written
    by members of the Night Owls, but have been reformatted and may
    have been retyped and/or edited by me. I will reveal the correct
    answers in about 3 days.

    For further information, including an explanation of the """
    notation that may appear in these rounds, see my 2022-09-09
    companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian
    Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".


    * Game 10, Round 1 - Current Events (excerpt)

    Answer these 2013 questions if you like for fun, but for no points.

    1. Two Canadians and two Americans had to be rescued as their craft
    was capsized by a rogue wave, about 600 km (400 miles) north of
    Puerto Rico. What feat were the four men trying to accomplish,
    before disaster struck? Be sufficiently specific.

    2. He was a master of improvisational comedy, famous for his
    many voices, facial expressions, and characters; the most
    famous of which, was Maude Frickert. He played Mork's son on
    the final season of "Mork and Mindy". Who was this comedian,
    who died last week at age 87?
    Jonathan Winters

    * Game 10, Round 2 - Entertainment - What's in a Name?

    This round is about entertainers with stage names. We will
    give you their original name and you provide their stage name.
    Even if they are also known by their original name, we will *not*
    accept that as an answer.

    1. Paul Hewson.
    Bono
    2. Frances Gumm.
    Judy Garland
    3. Gordon Sumner.
    Sting (musician)
    4. Dwayne Johnson.
    The Rock
    5. Sean John Combs.
    Diddy
    6. Albert Einstein.
    Albert Brooks
    7. Robert Zimmerman.
    Bob Dylan
    8. Allen Konigsberg.
    Woody Allen
    9. Barry Alan Pincus.
    10. Maurice Micklewhite.
    Michael Caine


    * Game 10, Round 3 - Geography - Provinces and Regions

    We'll give you the name of a province or region of a country,
    and you name the country. Names may be anglicized. Answers do
    not repeat.

    1. Fars.
    Iran
    2. Hesse.
    3. Styria.
    4. Gujarat.
    5. Liguria.
    6. Helmand.
    7. Katanga.
    8. Putumayo.
    9. Mato Grosso.
    10. Galicia. (Not the historic region in eastern Europe, the other one.)

    --
    Mark Brader, Toronto "...one man's feature is another man's bug." [email protected] --Chris Torek

    My text in this article is in the public domain.

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  • From Dan Tilque@21:1/5 to Mark Brader on Sat Jan 7 17:20:56 2023
    On 1/5/23 00:32, Mark Brader wrote:


    * Game 10, Round 1 - Current Events (excerpt)

    Answer these 2013 questions if you like for fun, but for no points.

    1. Two Canadians and two Americans had to be rescued as their craft
    was capsized by a rogue wave, about 600 km (400 miles) north of
    Puerto Rico. What feat were the four men trying to accomplish,
    before disaster struck? Be sufficiently specific.

    2. He was a master of improvisational comedy, famous for his
    many voices, facial expressions, and characters; the most
    famous of which, was Maude Frickert. He played Mork's son on
    the final season of "Mork and Mindy". Who was this comedian,
    who died last week at age 87?


    * Game 10, Round 2 - Entertainment - What's in a Name?

    This round is about entertainers with stage names. We will
    give you their original name and you provide their stage name.
    Even if they are also known by their original name, we will *not*
    accept that as an answer.

    1. Paul Hewson.
    2. Frances Gumm.
    3. Gordon Sumner.
    4. Dwayne Johnson.
    5. Sean John Combs.
    6. Albert Einstein.
    7. Robert Zimmerman.

    Bob Dylan

    8. Allen Konigsberg.

    Woody Allen

    9. Barry Alan Pincus.
    10. Maurice Micklewhite.


    * Game 10, Round 3 - Geography - Provinces and Regions

    We'll give you the name of a province or region of a country,
    and you name the country. Names may be anglicized. Answers do
    not repeat.

    1. Fars.
    2. Hesse.

    Germany

    3. Styria.

    Austria

    4. Gujarat.

    India

    5. Liguria.

    Italy

    6. Helmand.
    7. Katanga.
    8. Putumayo.
    9. Mato Grosso.

    Brazil

    10. Galicia. (Not the historic region in eastern Europe, the other one.)

    Spain


    --
    Dan Tilque

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  • From Mark Brader@21:1/5 to All on Sun Jan 8 06:47:33 2023
    Mark Brader:
    These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2013-04-15,
    and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information...
    see my 2022-09-09 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from
    the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".


    * Game 10, Round 1 - Current Events (excerpt)

    Answer these 2013 questions if you like for fun, but for no points.

    1. Two Canadians and two Americans had to be rescued as their craft
    was capsized by a rogue wave, about 600 km (400 miles) north of
    Puerto Rico. What feat were the four men trying to accomplish,
    before disaster struck? Be sufficiently specific.

    Row across the Atlantic Ocean (from Dakar to Miami). Stephen got
    this.

    Due to a typo, in the original game the question read "600 kg
    north of...". Now that's heavy!

    2. He was a master of improvisational comedy, famous for his
    many voices, facial expressions, and characters; the most
    famous of which, was Maude Frickert. He played Mork's son on
    the final season of "Mork and Mindy". Who was this comedian,
    who died last week at age 87?

    Jonathan Winters. Dan Blum, Pete, Stephen, and Joshua got this.


    * Game 10, Round 2 - Entertainment - What's in a Name?

    This round is about entertainers with stage names. We will
    give you their original name and you provide their stage name.
    Even if they are also known by their original name, we will *not*
    accept that as an answer.

    This was the second-easiest round in the original game, after
    current events.

    1. Paul Hewson.

    Bono. 4 for Pete, Stephen, Joshua, and Jason.

    2. Frances Gumm.

    Judy Garland. 4 for Dan Blum, Pete, Stephen, Joshua, and Jason.

    3. Gordon Sumner.

    Sting. 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, Pete, Stephen, Joshua, and Jason.

    4. Dwayne Johnson.

    The Rock. 4 for Dan Blum, Pete, Stephen, Joshua, and Jason.

    5. Sean John Combs.

    Diddy, Puffy, P. Diddy, or Puff Daddy. 4 for Dan Blum, Pete, Stephen,
    Joshua, and Jason.

    6. Albert Einstein.

    Albert Brooks. 4 for Dan Blum, Pete, Joshua, and Jason.
    3 for Stephen.

    7. Robert Zimmerman.

    Bob Dylan. 4 for Erland, Din Blum, Pete, Stephen, Joshua, Dan Tilque,
    and Jason.

    8. Allen Konigsberg.

    Woody Allen. 4 for Dan Blum, Stephen, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Jason.

    Alan King was a good try -- his real name was Irwin Alan Kniberg.

    9. Barry Alan Pincus.

    Barry Manilow. 4 for Stephen and Joshua.

    10. Maurice Micklewhite.

    Michael Caine. 4 for Dan Blum, Stephen, Joshua, and Jason.

    Cary Grant was really Archie Leach. You may (no, I mean you should)
    remember that that was the name of co-author John Cleese's character
    in "A Fish Called Wanda" (1988); this was Cleese's homage to Grant.


    * Game 10, Round 3 - Geography - Provinces and Regions

    We'll give you the name of a province or region of a country,
    and you name the country. Names may be anglicized. Answers do
    not repeat.

    1. Fars.

    Iran. 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, Pete, Stephen, and Jason.

    2. Hesse.

    Germany. 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, Pete, Stephen, Joshua,
    and Dan Tilque.

    3. Styria.

    Austria. In German it's Steiermark. 4 for Dan Blum, Pete, Stephen,
    Joshua, and Dan Tilque.

    4. Gujarat.

    India. 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, Pete, Stephen, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.

    5. Liguria.

    Italy. 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, Pete, Stephen, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.

    6. Helmand.

    Afghanistan. 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, Pete, and Stephen.

    7. Katanga.

    Democratic Republic of the Congo. "Congo" was sufficient.
    4 for Erland, Pete, Stephen, and Joshua.

    8. Putumayo.

    Colombia was the expected answer, but apparently there are districts
    called Putumayo in Peru and Ecuador as well. Those are smaller
    than provinces, but "region" is not exactly a precisely defined
    term, so all three answers were acceptable -- not that it mattered.
    4 for Stephen.

    9. Mato Grosso.

    Brazil. 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, Stephen, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.

    10. Galicia. (Not the historic region in eastern Europe, the other one.)

    Spain. 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, Stephen, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.
    3 for Pete.

    The other Galicia extends east-west across the Poland/Ukraine border.


    Scores, if there are no errors:

    GAME 10 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
    TOPICS-> Ent Geo
    Stephen Perry 39 40 79
    Joshua Kreitzer 40 28 68
    Dan Blum 32 32 64
    Pete Gayde 28 31 59
    Erland Sommarskog 8 32 40
    Jason Kreitzer 36 4 40
    Dan Tilque 8 24 32

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    Toronto | was cult place already at that time, extracts itself
    [email protected] | from our knowledge." --from a web site for tourists

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  • From Erland Sommarskog@21:1/5 to Mark Brader on Sun Jan 8 12:15:26 2023
    Mark Brader ([email protected]) writes:
    3. Styria.

    Austria. In German it's Steiermark. 4 for Dan Blum, Pete, Stephen,
    Joshua, and Dan Tilque.


    Also in Slovenia, where the name is Stajerska. Wikipedia refers to it
    as a "traditional region", which suggests that it is not administrative.
    Then again, the preamble to the quiz did not make any such requirement.

    If anyone wonders where I got Greece from, my defence is that I know
    the region by its German name, so Styria was alien to me.

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