• QFTCI23 Game 5, Rounds 4,6: cult movies, lesser-known sports

    From Mark Brader@21:1/5 to All on Sat Nov 25 01:13:26 2023
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    * Game 5, Round 4 - Entertainment - Cult Movies

    Most of these movies did poorly when first released, but have
    developed a cult following over the years. Name them.

    1. Starring Kevin Bacon. A remote desert town is attacked by
    tongue-like underground creatures.

    2. Starring David Carradine. A car chase results in masses of
    blood, gore, and other mayhem.

    3. Starring Bela Lugosi. Aliens arrive in hubcap-like flying
    saucers and resurrect corpses to convince Earth's idiotic,
    militaristic people not to explode the universe.

    4. Starring William Hurt. A scientist on LSD enters a sensory
    isolation chamber.

    5. Starring Kurt Russell. A trucker loses his rig in Chinatown
    and goes to great lengths to recover it.

    6. Starring David Bowie. An alien makes gobs of money and has
    sex with many women.

    7. Starring Robert Mitchum. A phony preacher pursues two children
    who have hidden the proceeds from a robbery.

    8. Starring Tim Curry. A sweet young couple knock on the door of
    a mansion housing multiple weirdos.

    9. Starring John Belushi. In the days after Pearl Harbor, Japanese
    aircraft and submarines are spotted near Los Angeles.

    10. Starring Spencer Tracy. A one-armed stranger arrives in a small
    town looking for a resident who turns out to have been murdered.


    * Game 5, Round 6 - Sports - Lesser-Known Sports and Recreations

    In each case name them.

    1. This pastime involves leaners and ringers.

    2. In which activity might you be called out for "LBW"?

    3. The basic version of this board game is centered on controlling
    the real-estate market in Atlantic City.

    4. This board game is centered on controlling the world.

    5. The term "life list" was coined in connection with this activity.

    6. Categories of this activity include Nordic (or cross-country), Alpine,
    and freestyle.

    7. The movie "A River Runs Through It" was centered on this
    activity.

    8. TV coverage of this game is often punctuated by cries of "180".

    9. Going up a steep cliff or mountain without ropes or other
    equipment.

    10. A mistake in this game may result in the dreaded 7-10 split.

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  • From Erland Sommarskog@21:1/5 to Mark Brader on Sat Nov 25 09:45:32 2023
    Mark Brader ([email protected]) writes:
    * Game 5, Round 4 - Entertainment - Cult Movies

    6. Starring David Bowie. An alien makes gobs of money and has
    sex with many women.

    The Man Who Fell to Earth

    * Game 5, Round 6 - Sports - Lesser-Known Sports and Recreations

    3. The basic version of this board game is centered on controlling
    the real-estate market in Atlantic City.

    Monopoly

    4. This board game is centered on controlling the world.

    Risk

    (When I lived in a student dormitory where we had some board games.
    I was very good at something called "Finance", a more sophisticated
    version of Monopoly. But I don't think I won a single game of Risk.)

    6. Categories of this activity include Nordic (or cross-country), Alpine,
    and freestyle.

    Skiing

    9. Going up a steep cliff or mountain without ropes or other
    equipment.

    Free-climbing

    10. A mistake in this game may result in the dreaded 7-10 split.

    Ten-pin bowling.

    (Confession: I was about to making an amusing typo by typing the "l" two letters too early.)

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  • From Dan Tilque@21:1/5 to Mark Brader on Sat Nov 25 02:32:30 2023
    On 11/24/23 17:13, Mark Brader wrote:


    * Game 5, Round 4 - Entertainment - Cult Movies

    Most of these movies did poorly when first released, but have
    developed a cult following over the years. Name them.

    1. Starring Kevin Bacon. A remote desert town is attacked by
    tongue-like underground creatures.

    2. Starring David Carradine. A car chase results in masses of
    blood, gore, and other mayhem.

    3. Starring Bela Lugosi. Aliens arrive in hubcap-like flying
    saucers and resurrect corpses to convince Earth's idiotic,
    militaristic people not to explode the universe.

    Plan 9 from Outer Space


    4. Starring William Hurt. A scientist on LSD enters a sensory
    isolation chamber.

    5. Starring Kurt Russell. A trucker loses his rig in Chinatown
    and goes to great lengths to recover it.

    6. Starring David Bowie. An alien makes gobs of money and has
    sex with many women.

    Earth Girls are Easy ??


    7. Starring Robert Mitchum. A phony preacher pursues two children
    who have hidden the proceeds from a robbery.

    8. Starring Tim Curry. A sweet young couple knock on the door of
    a mansion housing multiple weirdos.

    Rocky Horror Picture Show


    9. Starring John Belushi. In the days after Pearl Harbor, Japanese
    aircraft and submarines are spotted near Los Angeles.

    1941


    10. Starring Spencer Tracy. A one-armed stranger arrives in a small
    town looking for a resident who turns out to have been murdered.


    * Game 5, Round 6 - Sports - Lesser-Known Sports and Recreations

    In each case name them.

    1. This pastime involves leaners and ringers.

    horseshoes


    2. In which activity might you be called out for "LBW"?

    cricket


    3. The basic version of this board game is centered on controlling
    the real-estate market in Atlantic City.

    Monopoly


    4. This board game is centered on controlling the world.

    Risk


    5. The term "life list" was coined in connection with this activity.

    6. Categories of this activity include Nordic (or cross-country), Alpine,
    and freestyle.

    skiing


    7. The movie "A River Runs Through It" was centered on this
    activity.

    8. TV coverage of this game is often punctuated by cries of "180".

    figure skating


    9. Going up a steep cliff or mountain without ropes or other
    equipment.

    free climbing


    10. A mistake in this game may result in the dreaded 7-10 split.

    tenpin bowling

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    Dan Tilque

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  • From Dan Blum@21:1/5 to Mark Brader on Sat Nov 25 14:51:40 2023
    Mark Brader <[email protected]> wrote:

    * Game 5, Round 4 - Entertainment - Cult Movies

    1. Starring Kevin Bacon. A remote desert town is attacked by
    tongue-like underground creatures.

    Tremors

    3. Starring Bela Lugosi. Aliens arrive in hubcap-like flying
    saucers and resurrect corpses to convince Earth's idiotic,
    militaristic people not to explode the universe.

    Plan Nine From Outer Space

    4. Starring William Hurt. A scientist on LSD enters a sensory
    isolation chamber.

    Altered States

    5. Starring Kurt Russell. A trucker loses his rig in Chinatown
    and goes to great lengths to recover it.

    Big Trouble in Little China

    6. Starring David Bowie. An alien makes gobs of money and has
    sex with many women.

    The Man Who Fell to Earth

    7. Starring Robert Mitchum. A phony preacher pursues two children
    who have hidden the proceeds from a robbery.

    Cape Fear

    8. Starring Tim Curry. A sweet young couple knock on the door of
    a mansion housing multiple weirdos.

    The Rocky Horror Picture Show

    9. Starring John Belushi. In the days after Pearl Harbor, Japanese
    aircraft and submarines are spotted near Los Angeles.

    1941

    * Game 5, Round 6 - Sports - Lesser-Known Sports and Recreations

    1. This pastime involves leaners and ringers.

    horseshoes

    2. In which activity might you be called out for "LBW"?

    cricket

    3. The basic version of this board game is centered on controlling
    the real-estate market in Atlantic City.

    Monopoly

    4. This board game is centered on controlling the world.

    Risk

    6. Categories of this activity include Nordic (or cross-country), Alpine,
    and freestyle.

    skiing

    7. The movie "A River Runs Through It" was centered on this
    activity.

    fishing

    9. Going up a steep cliff or mountain without ropes or other
    equipment.

    free climbing

    10. A mistake in this game may result in the dreaded 7-10 split.

    bowling

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

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  • From Joshua Kreitzer@21:1/5 to Mark Brader on Sat Nov 25 09:32:28 2023
    On Friday, November 24, 2023 at 8:13:32 PM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote:

    * Game 5, Round 4 - Entertainment - Cult Movies

    Most of these movies did poorly when first released, but have
    developed a cult following over the years. Name them.

    1. Starring Kevin Bacon. A remote desert town is attacked by
    tongue-like underground creatures.

    "Tremors"

    2. Starring David Carradine. A car chase results in masses of
    blood, gore, and other mayhem.

    "Death Race 2000"; "Death Race"

    3. Starring Bela Lugosi. Aliens arrive in hubcap-like flying
    saucers and resurrect corpses to convince Earth's idiotic,
    militaristic people not to explode the universe.

    "Plan 9 from Outer Space"

    4. Starring William Hurt. A scientist on LSD enters a sensory
    isolation chamber.

    "Altered States"

    5. Starring Kurt Russell. A trucker loses his rig in Chinatown
    and goes to great lengths to recover it.

    "Big Trouble in Little China"

    6. Starring David Bowie. An alien makes gobs of money and has
    sex with many women.

    "The Man Who Fell to Earth"

    7. Starring Robert Mitchum. A phony preacher pursues two children
    who have hidden the proceeds from a robbery.

    "The Night of the Hunter"

    8. Starring Tim Curry. A sweet young couple knock on the door of
    a mansion housing multiple weirdos.

    "The Rocky Horror Picture Show"

    9. Starring John Belushi. In the days after Pearl Harbor, Japanese
    aircraft and submarines are spotted near Los Angeles.

    "1941"

    10. Starring Spencer Tracy. A one-armed stranger arrives in a small
    town looking for a resident who turns out to have been murdered.

    "Bad Day at Black Rock"

    * Game 5, Round 6 - Sports - Lesser-Known Sports and Recreations

    1. This pastime involves leaners and ringers.

    pitching horseshoes

    2. In which activity might you be called out for "LBW"?

    cricket

    3. The basic version of this board game is centered on controlling
    the real-estate market in Atlantic City.

    Monopoly

    4. This board game is centered on controlling the world.

    Risk

    5. The term "life list" was coined in connection with this activity.

    birdwatching

    6. Categories of this activity include Nordic (or cross-country), Alpine, and freestyle.

    skiing

    7. The movie "A River Runs Through It" was centered on this
    activity.

    flyfishing

    9. Going up a steep cliff or mountain without ropes or other
    equipment.

    belaying (?)

    10. A mistake in this game may result in the dreaded 7-10 split.

    bowling

    --
    Joshua Kreitzer
    [email protected]

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  • From Mark Brader@21:1/5 to All on Tue Nov 28 07:17:30 2023
    Mark Brader:
    These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2023-10-23,
    and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
    please see my 2023-05-24 companion posting on "Questions from the
    Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".


    I did not write either of these rounds.


    * Game 5, Round 4 - Entertainment - Cult Movies

    Most of these movies did poorly when first released, but have
    developed a cult following over the years. Name them.

    In the original game, the audio round was the hardest and this was
    the second-hardest.

    1. Starring Kevin Bacon. A remote desert town is attacked by
    tongue-like underground creatures.

    "Tremors" (1990). 4 for Stephen (entering via email for the second
    consecutive time), Dan Blum, and Joshua.

    2. Starring David Carradine. A car chase results in masses of
    blood, gore, and other mayhem.

    "Death Race 2000" (1975). 2 for Joshua.

    "Death Race" was the 2008 quasi-remake starring Jason Statham.

    3. Starring Bela Lugosi. Aliens arrive in hubcap-like flying
    saucers and resurrect corpses to convince Earth's idiotic,
    militaristic people not to explode the universe.

    "Plan 9 from Outer Space" or "Grave Robbers from Outer Space" (1957).
    4 for Stephen, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, and Joshua.

    ("Future events such as these will affect you in the future...
    Can you prove that it didn't happen?")

    4. Starring William Hurt. A scientist on LSD enters a sensory
    isolation chamber.

    "Altered States" (1980). 4 for Stephen, Dan Blum, and Joshua.

    5. Starring Kurt Russell. A trucker loses his rig in Chinatown
    and goes to great lengths to recover it.

    "Big Trouble in Little China" (1986). 4 for Stephen, Dan Blum,
    and Joshua.

    6. Starring David Bowie. An alien makes gobs of money and has
    sex with many women.

    "The Man Who Fell to Earth" (1976). 4 for Stephen, Erland, Dan Blum,
    and Joshua.

    7. Starring Robert Mitchum. A phony preacher pursues two children
    who have hidden the proceeds from a robbery.

    "The Night of the Hunter" (1955). 4 for Stephen and Joshua.

    8. Starring Tim Curry. A sweet young couple knock on the door of
    a mansion housing multiple weirdos.

    "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" (1975). 4 for Stephen, Dan Tilque,
    Dan Blum, and Joshua.

    9. Starring John Belushi. In the days after Pearl Harbor, Japanese
    aircraft and submarines are spotted near Los Angeles.

    "1941" (1979). 4 for Stephen, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, and Joshua.

    10. Starring Spencer Tracy. A one-armed stranger arrives in a small
    town looking for a resident who turns out to have been murdered.

    "Bad Day at Black Rock" (1955). 4 for Stephen and Joshua.


    * Game 5, Round 6 - Sports - Lesser-Known Sports and Recreations

    In each case name them.

    1. This pastime involves leaners and ringers.

    Horseshoes. 4 for Stephen, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, and Joshua.

    2. In which activity might you be called out for "LBW"?

    Cricket. (It's "leg before wicket".) 4 for Stephen, Dan Tilque,
    Dan Blum, and Joshua.

    3. The basic version of this board game is centered on controlling
    the real-estate market in Atlantic City.

    Monopoly. 4 for everyone -- Stephen, Erland, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum,
    and Joshua.

    4. This board game is centered on controlling the world.

    Risk. 4 for everyone.

    5. The term "life list" was coined in connection with this activity.

    Birdwatching (birding). 4 for Stephen and Joshua.

    6. Categories of this activity include Nordic (or cross-country), Alpine,
    and freestyle.

    Skiing. 4 for everyone.

    7. The movie "A River Runs Through It" was centered on this
    activity.

    Fly fishing. ("Fishing" was sufficient.) 4 for Stephen, Dan Blum,
    and Joshua.

    8. TV coverage of this game is often punctuated by cries of "180".

    Darts. (180 is the most you can score with three darts.)
    4 for Stephen.

    9. Going up a steep cliff or mountain without ropes or other
    equipment.

    Free climbing. 4 for Stephen, Erland, Dan Tilque, and Dan Blum.

    10. A mistake in this game may result in the dreaded 7-10 split.

    10-pin bowling. ("Nowling" was sufficient.) 4 for everyone.


    Scores, if there are no errors:

    GAME 5 ROUNDS-> 3 4 6 TOTALS
    TOPICS-> Lit Ent Spo
    Joshua Kreitzer 32 38 32 102
    Dan Blum 28 28 32 88
    Stephen Perry -- 36 40 76
    Dan Tilque 8 12 28 48
    Erland Sommarskog -- 4 20 24

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