These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2024-06-17,
and should be interpreted accordingly.

On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
the correct answers in about 3 days.

All questions were written by members of Smith & Guessin', and are
used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have
been retyped and/or edited by me. The posting and tabulation of
current-events questions is independent of the concurrent posting
of other rounds. For further information please see my 2024-08-30
companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
(QFTCI*)".


** Game 6, Round 9 - Arts - Name the Artist

Please see the 3-page handout at:

https://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/6-9/art.pdf

Answers do not repeat.

1. Identify the Picasso.
2. Identify the Vermeer.
3. Identify the Titian.
4. Identify the Rembrandt.
Now decode the rot13 for the remaining questions and identify
the artist for each numbered picture.

5. Gjb.
6. Ryrira.
7. Guvegrra.
8. Guerr.
9. Fvk.
10. Fvkgrra.

And if you like, do the same for the 8 decoy paintings for fun,
but for no points:

11. Rvtugrra.
12. Svsgrra.
13. Rvtug.
14. Sbhegrra.
15. Sbhe.
16. Bar.
17. Friragrra.
18. Gjryir.


** Game 6, Round 10 - Challenge - Father's Day

A Father's Day Challenge Round.

Where we ask for a father and son, their surname is sufficient.

* A. Sports

A1. Paul Giamatti's acting honors include an Emmy award,
3 Golden Globes, and 2 Oscar nominations. His father, Bart,
was a president of Yale University, and held *what position*
in the sports world when he died in 1989?

A2. In 1990 and '91, who became the first father and son to
play together on a Major League Baseball team? They also
hit back-to-back homers in 1990.


* B. Entertainment: Movies

B1. Daniel Day-Lewis starred in what 1993 drama based on the
wrongful convictions of four people for British pub bombings?

B2. There have been two remakes of "Father of the Bride" --
the 1991 movie starring Steve Martin, and the 2022 version
with Andy Garcia. But who played Elizabeth Taylor's father
in the 1950 original?


* C. Literature: Fathers and Sons

C1. This question asks for an American father and son with
the same name. The father (Sr.) was dean of the Harvard
Medical School, but was best known as a humorist and poet.
His son (Jr.) served on the US Supreme Court for 30 years,
and is considered to be among the most influential judges
in American history.

C2. This question asks for a French literary father and son,
also with the same name. The father's novels included "The
Count of Monte Cristo". His son's 1848 novel was adapted
into the Verdi opera "La Traviata". Give that shared name.


* D. History: Father and Son Leaders

D1. British historians refer to this father-and-son duo of
prime ministers as the elder and the younger. The father
was PM from 1766 to 1768; his son held the same job from
1783 to 1801. Give their shared name.

D2. "Papa Doc" and "Baby Doc" were the nicknames of the
father-and-son dictators who ruled Haiti from 1957 to 1986.
What was their surname?


* E. Canadiana: Premiers

E1. A father and a son both served as Prince Edward Island
premiers. Joe served from 1986 to '93, and his son Robert
from 2007 to 2015. What was their surname?

E2. A father-and-son duo both named William Bennett won a total
of 10 elections as premiers of *which province*?


* F. Miscellaneous: Father's Day

F1. According to the US Census Bureau, what is the most popular
Father's Day gift in that country?

F2. Lyndon Johnson was the first US president to issue a
proclamation about Father's Day. But which US President
signed Father's Day into law as a permanent national holiday?

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Toronto | "Well, there's Spam, egg, sausage, and Spam.
[email protected] | That's not got *much* Spam in it." --Monty Python

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Mark Brader ([email protected]) writes:

** Game 6, Round 9 - Arts - Name the Artist

Please see the 3-page handout at:

https://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/6-9/art.pdf

Answers do not repeat.

1. Identify the Picasso.

6

2. Identify the Vermeer.

9

3. Identify the Titian.

5

4. Identify the Rembrandt.

3

6. Ryrira.

Matisse

8. Guerr.

Renoir

16. Bar.

Kandinsky

** Game 6, Round 10 - Challenge - Father's Day

* A. Sports

C2. This question asks for a French literary father and son,
also with the same name. The father's novels included "The
Count of Monte Cristo". His son's 1848 novel was adapted
into the Verdi opera "La Traviata". Give that shared name.

Voltaire

* D. History: Father and Son Leaders

D1. British historians refer to this father-and-son duo of
prime ministers as the elder and the younger. The father
was PM from 1766 to 1768; his son held the same job from
1783 to 1801. Give their shared name.

Pitt

D2. "Papa Doc" and "Baby Doc" were the nicknames of the
father-and-son dictators who ruled Haiti from 1957 to 1986.
What was their surname?

Chevalier

* F. Miscellaneous: Father's Day

F1. According to the US Census Bureau, what is the most popular
Father's Day gift in that country?

Tie

F2. Lyndon Johnson was the first US president to issue a
proclamation about Father's Day. But which US President
signed Father's Day into law as a permanent national holiday?

Carter

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On 12/10/24 09:31, Mark Brader wrote:

** Game 6, Round 9 - Arts - Name the Artist

Please see the 3-page handout at:

https://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/6-9/art.pdf

Answers do not repeat.

1. Identify the Picasso.

5

2. Identify the Vermeer.

9

3. Identify the Titian.

10

4. Identify the Rembrandt.

7

Now decode the rot13 for the remaining questions and identify
the artist for each numbered picture.

5. Gjb.
6. Ryrira.
7. Guvegrra.
8. Guerr.
9. Fvk.

Dali

10. Fvkgrra.

And if you like, do the same for the 8 decoy paintings for fun,
but for no points:

11. Rvtugrra.
12. Svsgrra.
13. Rvtug.
14. Sbhegrra.
15. Sbhe.
16. Bar.
17. Friragrra.
18. Gjryir.

** Game 6, Round 10 - Challenge - Father's Day

A Father's Day Challenge Round.

Where we ask for a father and son, their surname is sufficient.

* A. Sports

A1. Paul Giamatti's acting honors include an Emmy award,
3 Golden Globes, and 2 Oscar nominations. His father, Bart,
was a president of Yale University, and held *what position*
in the sports world when he died in 1989?

Commissioner of Major League Baseball

A2. In 1990 and '91, who became the first father and son to
play together on a Major League Baseball team? They also
hit back-to-back homers in 1990.

Bonds

* B. Entertainment: Movies

B1. Daniel Day-Lewis starred in what 1993 drama based on the
wrongful convictions of four people for British pub bombings?

B2. There have been two remakes of "Father of the Bride" --
the 1991 movie starring Steve Martin, and the 2022 version
with Andy Garcia. But who played Elizabeth Taylor's father
in the 1950 original?

* C. Literature: Fathers and Sons

C1. This question asks for an American father and son with
the same name. The father (Sr.) was dean of the Harvard
Medical School, but was best known as a humorist and poet.
His son (Jr.) served on the US Supreme Court for 30 years,
and is considered to be among the most influential judges
in American history.

C2. This question asks for a French literary father and son,
also with the same name. The father's novels included "The
Count of Monte Cristo". His son's 1848 novel was adapted
into the Verdi opera "La Traviata". Give that shared name.

Dumas

* D. History: Father and Son Leaders

D1. British historians refer to this father-and-son duo of
prime ministers as the elder and the younger. The father
was PM from 1766 to 1768; his son held the same job from
1783 to 1801. Give their shared name.

Pitt

D2. "Papa Doc" and "Baby Doc" were the nicknames of the
father-and-son dictators who ruled Haiti from 1957 to 1986.
What was their surname?

* E. Canadiana: Premiers

E1. A father and a son both served as Prince Edward Island
premiers. Joe served from 1986 to '93, and his son Robert
from 2007 to 2015. What was their surname?

E2. A father-and-son duo both named William Bennett won a total
of 10 elections as premiers of *which province*?

Manitoba

* F. Miscellaneous: Father's Day

F1. According to the US Census Bureau, what is the most popular
Father's Day gift in that country?

F2. Lyndon Johnson was the first US president to issue a
proclamation about Father's Day. But which US President
signed Father's Day into law as a permanent national holiday?

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Mark Brader <[email protected]> wrote:

** Game 6, Round 9 - Arts - Name the Artist

1. Identify the Picasso.

17

2. Identify the Vermeer.

9

3. Identify the Titian.

10; 7

4. Identify the Rembrandt.

3; 10

5. Gjb.

Fra Angelico

6. Ryrira.

van Gogh

7. Guvegrra.

Arp

9. Fvk.

Miro

10. Fvkgrra.

Basquiat

** Game 6, Round 10 - Challenge - Father's Day

* A. Sports

A1. Paul Giamatti's acting honors include an Emmy award,
3 Golden Globes, and 2 Oscar nominations. His father, Bart,
was a president of Yale University, and held *what position*
in the sports world when he died in 1989?

Commissioner of Major League Baseball

A2. In 1990 and '91, who became the first father and son to
play together on a Major League Baseball team? They also
hit back-to-back homers in 1990.

Ripken

* B. Entertainment: Movies

B2. There have been two remakes of "Father of the Bride" --
the 1991 movie starring Steve Martin, and the 2022 version
with Andy Garcia. But who played Elizabeth Taylor's father
in the 1950 original?

Tracy

* C. Literature: Fathers and Sons

C1. This question asks for an American father and son with
the same name. The father (Sr.) was dean of the Harvard
Medical School, but was best known as a humorist and poet.
His son (Jr.) served on the US Supreme Court for 30 years,
and is considered to be among the most influential judges
in American history.

Holmes

C2. This question asks for a French literary father and son,
also with the same name. The father's novels included "The
Count of Monte Cristo". His son's 1848 novel was adapted
into the Verdi opera "La Traviata". Give that shared name.

Dumas

* D. History: Father and Son Leaders

D1. British historians refer to this father-and-son duo of
prime ministers as the elder and the younger. The father
was PM from 1766 to 1768; his son held the same job from
1783 to 1801. Give their shared name.

Pitt

D2. "Papa Doc" and "Baby Doc" were the nicknames of the
father-and-son dictators who ruled Haiti from 1957 to 1986.
What was their surname?

Duvalier

* F. Miscellaneous: Father's Day

F1. According to the US Census Bureau, what is the most popular
Father's Day gift in that country?

necktie

F2. Lyndon Johnson was the first US president to issue a
proclamation about Father's Day. But which US President
signed Father's Day into law as a permanent national holiday?

Nixon; Reagan

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* A. Sports

C2. This question asks for a French literary father and son,
also with the same name...

Fortunately, my computer assistance does not check whether you
retained the subcategory titles in your quoted text..
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Toronto | removed from our word-processing programs at the border [email protected] | and sold back to the Americans for scrap." --Matthew Hart

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On 12/10/2024 11:31 AM, Mark Brader wrote:

** Game 6, Round 9 - Arts - Name the Artist

Please see the 3-page handout at:

https://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/6-9/art.pdf

Answers do not repeat.

1. Identify the Picasso.

#17

2. Identify the Vermeer.

#9

3. Identify the Titian.

#2

4. Identify the Rembrandt.

#7; #10

Now decode the rot13 for the remaining questions and identify
the artist for each numbered picture.

6. Ryrira.

Lichtenstein

7. Guvegrra.

Mondrian

9. Fvk.

Matisse

10. Fvkgrra.

Basquiat

And if you like, do the same for the 8 decoy paintings for fun,
but for no points:

12. Svsgrra.

Haring

16. Bar.

Rothko

** Game 6, Round 10 - Challenge - Father's Day

A Father's Day Challenge Round.

Where we ask for a father and son, their surname is sufficient.

* A. Sports

A1. Paul Giamatti's acting honors include an Emmy award,
3 Golden Globes, and 2 Oscar nominations. His father, Bart,
was a president of Yale University, and held *what position*
in the sports world when he died in 1989?

commissioner of Major League Baseball

A2. In 1990 and '91, who became the first father and son to
play together on a Major League Baseball team? They also
hit back-to-back homers in 1990.

Griffey

* B. Entertainment: Movies

B1. Daniel Day-Lewis starred in what 1993 drama based on the
wrongful convictions of four people for British pub bombings?

"In the Name of the Father"

B2. There have been two remakes of "Father of the Bride" --
the 1991 movie starring Steve Martin, and the 2022 version
with Andy Garcia. But who played Elizabeth Taylor's father
in the 1950 original?

Spencer Tracy

* C. Literature: Fathers and Sons

C1. This question asks for an American father and son with
the same name. The father (Sr.) was dean of the Harvard
Medical School, but was best known as a humorist and poet.
His son (Jr.) served on the US Supreme Court for 30 years,
and is considered to be among the most influential judges
in American history.

Oliver Wendell Holmes

C2. This question asks for a French literary father and son,
also with the same name. The father's novels included "The
Count of Monte Cristo". His son's 1848 novel was adapted
into the Verdi opera "La Traviata". Give that shared name.

Alexandre Dumas

* D. History: Father and Son Leaders

D1. British historians refer to this father-and-son duo of
prime ministers as the elder and the younger. The father
was PM from 1766 to 1768; his son held the same job from
1783 to 1801. Give their shared name.

William Pitt

D2. "Papa Doc" and "Baby Doc" were the nicknames of the
father-and-son dictators who ruled Haiti from 1957 to 1986.
What was their surname?

Duvalier

* E. Canadiana: Premiers

E2. A father-and-son duo both named William Bennett won a total
of 10 elections as premiers of *which province*?

New Brunswick; Nova Scotia

* F. Miscellaneous: Father's Day

F1. According to the US Census Bureau, what is the most popular
Father's Day gift in that country?

necktie

F2. Lyndon Johnson was the first US president to issue a
proclamation about Father's Day. But which US President
signed Father's Day into law as a permanent national holiday?

Nixon; Ford

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Mark Brader:

These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2024-06-17,
and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
please see my 2024-08-30 companion posting on "Questions from the
Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".

Game 6 is over and JOSHUA KREITZER has a sizable win.
Hearty congratulations!

** Game 6, Round 9 - Arts - Name the Artist

Please see the 3-page handout at:

https://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/6-9/art.pdf

Answers do not repeat.

1. Identify the Picasso.

#5 ("The Tragedy"). 4 for Dan Tilque. 3 for Pete.

2. Identify the Vermeer.

#9 ("The Milkmaid"). 4 for Erland, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, and Joshua.
3 for Pete.

3. Identify the Titian.

#10 ("David and Goliath"). 4 for Dan Tilque. 3 for Dan Blum.
2 for Pete.

4. Identify the Rembrandt.

#7 ("Christ in the Storm on the Sea of Galilee"). 4 for Dan Tilque.
3 for Pete and Joshua.

Now decode the rot13 for the remaining questions and identify
the artist for each numbered picture.

5. Two.

Sandro Botticelli ("The Adoration of the Magi").

6. Eleven.

Roy Lichtenstein ("Bedroom at Arles"). 4 for Joshua.

7. Thirteen.

Wassily Kandinsky ("Delicate Tension No. 85").

8. Three.

El Greco ("The Disrobing of Christ").

9. Six.

Joan Mir� ("The Tilled Field"). 4 for Dan Blum.

10. Sixteen.

Jean-Michel Basquiat ("Hollywood Africans"). 4 for Dan Blum
and Joshua.

And if you like, do the same for the 8 decoy paintings for fun,
but for no points:

11. Eighteen.

Salvador Dali ("Metamorphosis of Narcissus").

12. Fifteen.

Keith Haring ("Untitled"). Joshua got this.

13. Eight.

Pierre-Auguste Renoir.

14. Fourteen.

Max Ernst ("The Antipope").

15. Four.

Diego Rivera ("Detroit Industry, North Wall").

16. One.

Mark Rothko ("White Center (Yellow, Pink and Lavender on Rose)").
Joshua got this.

17. Seventeen.

Paul Gauguin ("Night Cafe, Arles").

18. Twelve.

Paul C�zanne ("The Bathers").

** Game 6, Round 10 - Challenge - Father's Day

A Father's Day Challenge Round.

Where we ask for a father and son, their surname is sufficient.

This was the easiest round in the original game.

* A. Sports

A1. Paul Giamatti's acting honors include an Emmy award,
3 Golden Globes, and 2 Oscar nominations. His father, Bart,
was a president of Yale University, and held *what position*
in the sports world when he died in 1989?

Commissioner of Baseball. I accepted "Commissioner of Major League
Baseball", which is not the official title the function but better
describes its function. 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Pete, and Joshua.

A2. In 1990 and '91, who became the first father and son to
play together on a Major League Baseball team? They also
hit back-to-back homers in 1990.

Ken Griffey (Sr. and Jr., Seattle Mariners). 4 for Pete and Joshua.

* B. Entertainment: Movies

B1. Daniel Day-Lewis starred in what 1993 drama based on the
wrongful convictions of four people for British pub bombings?

"In the Name of the Father". 4 for Joshua.

B2. There have been two remakes of "Father of the Bride" --
the 1991 movie starring Steve Martin, and the 2022 version
with Andy Garcia. But who played Elizabeth Taylor's father
in the 1950 original?

Spencer Tracy. 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua.

* C. Literature: Fathers and Sons

C1. This question asks for an American father and son with
the same name. The father (Sr.) was dean of the Harvard
Medical School, but was best known as a humorist and poet.
His son (Jr.) served on the US Supreme Court for 30 years,
and is considered to be among the most influential judges
in American history.

Oliver Wendell Holmes. 4 for Dan Blum, Pete, and Joshua.

C2. This question asks for a French literary father and son,
also with the same name. The father's novels included "The
Count of Monte Cristo". His son's 1848 novel was adapted
into the Verdi opera "La Traviata". Give that shared name.

Alexandre Dumas. 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Pete, and Joshua.

* D. History: Father and Son Leaders

D1. British historians refer to this father-and-son duo of
prime ministers as the elder and the younger. The father
was PM from 1766 to 1768; his son held the same job from
1783 to 1801. Give their shared name.

William Pitt. 4 for Erland, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, and Joshua.

D2. "Papa Doc" and "Baby Doc" were the nicknames of the
father-and-son dictators who ruled Haiti from 1957 to 1986.
What was their surname?

(Fran�ois and Jean-Claude) Duvalier. I did not accept "Chevalier".
4 for Dan Blum, Pete, and Joshua.

* E. Canadiana: Premiers

E1. A father and a son both served as Prince Edward Island
premiers. Joe served from 1986 to '93, and his son Robert
from 2007 to 2015. What was their surname?

Ghiz.

E2. A father-and-son duo both named William Bennett won a total
of 10 elections as premiers of *which province*?

B.C.

* F. Miscellaneous: Father's Day

F1. According to the US Census Bureau, what is the most popular
Father's Day gift in that country?

Necktie. 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, and Joshua. 3 for Pete.

F2. Lyndon Johnson was the first US president to issue a
proclamation about Father's Day. But which US President
signed Father's Day into law as a permanent national holiday?

Richard Nixon. 3 for Dan Blum and Joshua.


Scores, if there are no errors:

GAME 6 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST
TOPICS-> Can Sci Ent Geo Spo His Art Cha SIX
Joshua Kreitzer 0 16 36 24 16 32 15 39 163
Dan Blum 0 24 8 20 4 20 15 31 118
Pete Gayde 4 8 -- -- 28 36 11 23 110
Dan Tilque 4 8 0 24 4 16 16 12 80
Erland Sommarskog -- -- 0 16 0 0 4 8 28

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Toronto "I hope *I* think of [it] that way."
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