• RQFTCIFFF12 Game 8, Rounds 7-8: first lines, carmakers

    From Mark Brader@21:1/5 to All on Tue Mar 8 02:05:28 2022
    These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2012-03-19,
    and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written
    by members of Footloose and Firkin Free, 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 2021-07-20 companion posting
    on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".


    * Game 8, Round 7 - Literature - First Lines of Novels

    We will give you the first line of a novel (or of its English
    translation, if applicable), along with the year that the novel
    was published, and you give us the novel's title.

    1. It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in
    possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife. (1812)

    2. It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking
    thirteen. (1949)

    3. If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you'll
    probably want to know is where I was born, and what my lousy
    childhood was like, and how my parents were occupied and all
    before they had me, and all that David Copperfield kind of
    crap, but I don't feel like going into it, if you want to know
    the truth. (1951)

    4. Stately, plump Buck Mulligan came from the stairhead, bearing
    a bowl of lather on which a mirror and a razor lay crossed.
    (1922)

    5. Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy
    in its own way. (1877)

    6. Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or
    whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages
    must show. (1850)

    7. It was a pleasure to burn. (1953)

    8. In the town, there were two mutes and they were always together.
    (1940)

    9. In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some
    advice that I've been turning over in my mind ever since. (1925)

    10. Someone must have slandered Josef K., for one morning, without
    having done anything truly wrong, he was arrested. (1925)


    * Game 8, Round 8 - Miscellaneous - Cars and their Manufacturers

    We give you a name of a """current""" car model (or it might
    be a minivan, SUV, or crossover, but not a pickup); you tell
    us which manufacturer """makes""" it, from the list provided.
    For manufacturers with distinct marque divisions, you must give
    us the division. For example, if we said Enclave, Buick would be
    the correct answer and not General Motors. Answers may repeat.

    | Acura | Infiniti | Nissan
    | Audi | Isuzu | Pontiac
    | BMW | Jeep | Saab
    | Buick | Kia | Saturn
    | Chevrolet | Land Rover | Scion
    | Chrysler | Lexus | Suzuki
    | FIAT | Lincoln | Toyota
    | Ford | Mazda | Volkswagen
    | General Motors | Mercedes | Volvo
    | Honda | Mercury
    | Hyundai | Mitsubishi

    1. Volt.
    2. Venza.
    3. Forte.
    4. Insight.
    5. Flex.
    6. Tiguan.
    7. Grand Vitara.
    8. Tribute.
    9. Santa Fe.
    10. 300.

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    Toronto | in inches and feet, we don't measure it.
    [email protected] | --Tony Cooper

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  • From Erland Sommarskog@21:1/5 to Mark Brader on Tue Mar 8 19:59:59 2022
    Mark Brader ([email protected]) writes:
    * Game 8, Round 7 - Literature - First Lines of Novels

    2. It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking
    thirteen. (1949)

    1984

    3. If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you'll
    probably want to know is where I was born, and what my lousy
    childhood was like, and how my parents were occupied and all
    before they had me, and all that David Copperfield kind of
    crap, but I don't feel like going into it, if you want to know
    the truth. (1951)

    To Kill a Mockingbird

    7. It was a pleasure to burn. (1953)

    Farenheit 451

    10. Someone must have slandered Josef K., for one morning, without
    having done anything truly wrong, he was arrested. (1925)

    Catch-22

    * Game 8, Round 8 - Miscellaneous - Cars and their Manufacturers

    We give you a name of a """current""" car model (or it might
    be a minivan, SUV, or crossover, but not a pickup); you tell
    us which manufacturer """makes""" it, from the list provided.
    For manufacturers with distinct marque divisions, you must give
    us the division. For example, if we said Enclave, Buick would be
    the correct answer and not General Motors. Answers may repeat.

    | Acura | Infiniti | Nissan
    | Audi | Isuzu | Pontiac
    | BMW | Jeep | Saab
    | Buick | Kia | Saturn
    | Chevrolet | Land Rover | Scion
    | Chrysler | Lexus | Suzuki
    | FIAT | Lincoln | Toyota
    | Ford | Mazda | Volkswagen
    | General Motors | Mercedes | Volvo
    | Honda | Mercury
    | Hyundai | Mitsubishi

    1. Volt.

    Chevrolet

    2. Venza.

    Fiat

    3. Forte.

    Lexus

    4. Insight.

    Lincoln

    5. Flex.

    Acura

    6. Tiguan.

    Chevrolet

    7. Grand Vitara.

    Isuzu

    8. Tribute.

    Scion

    9. Santa Fe.

    Mercury

    10. 300.

    BMW

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  • From Pete Gayde@21:1/5 to Mark Brader on Tue Mar 8 19:43:38 2022
    Mark Brader wrote:
    These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2012-03-19,
    and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written
    by members of Footloose and Firkin Free, 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 2021-07-20 companion posting
    on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".


    * Game 8, Round 7 - Literature - First Lines of Novels

    We will give you the first line of a novel (or of its English
    translation, if applicable), along with the year that the novel
    was published, and you give us the novel's title.

    1. It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in
    possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife. (1812)

    2. It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking
    thirteen. (1949)

    1984


    3. If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you'll
    probably want to know is where I was born, and what my lousy
    childhood was like, and how my parents were occupied and all
    before they had me, and all that David Copperfield kind of
    crap, but I don't feel like going into it, if you want to know
    the truth. (1951)

    Catcher in the Rye


    4. Stately, plump Buck Mulligan came from the stairhead, bearing
    a bowl of lather on which a mirror and a razor lay crossed.
    (1922)

    5. Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy
    in its own way. (1877)

    6. Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or
    whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages
    must show. (1850)

    7. It was a pleasure to burn. (1953)

    Fahrenheit 451


    8. In the town, there were two mutes and they were always together.
    (1940)

    9. In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some
    advice that I've been turning over in my mind ever since. (1925)

    The Great Gatsby


    10. Someone must have slandered Josef K., for one morning, without
    having done anything truly wrong, he was arrested. (1925)

    Metamorphosis



    * Game 8, Round 8 - Miscellaneous - Cars and their Manufacturers

    We give you a name of a """current""" car model (or it might
    be a minivan, SUV, or crossover, but not a pickup); you tell
    us which manufacturer """makes""" it, from the list provided.
    For manufacturers with distinct marque divisions, you must give
    us the division. For example, if we said Enclave, Buick would be
    the correct answer and not General Motors. Answers may repeat.

    | Acura | Infiniti | Nissan
    | Audi | Isuzu | Pontiac
    | BMW | Jeep | Saab
    | Buick | Kia | Saturn
    | Chevrolet | Land Rover | Scion
    | Chrysler | Lexus | Suzuki
    | FIAT | Lincoln | Toyota
    | Ford | Mazda | Volkswagen
    | General Motors | Mercedes | Volvo
    | Honda | Mercury
    | Hyundai | Mitsubishi

    1. Volt.

    Chevrolet

    2. Venza.

    Isuzu

    3. Forte.
    Jeep; Mercury

    4. Insight.

    Toyota

    5. Flex.

    Ford

    6. Tiguan.

    Volkswagen

    7. Grand Vitara.

    Suzuki

    8. Tribute.

    Saturn

    9. Santa Fe.

    Kia

    10. 300.

    Chrysler



    Pete Gayde

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  • From Joshua Kreitzer@21:1/5 to Mark Brader on Tue Mar 8 19:27:06 2022
    On Tuesday, March 8, 2022 at 2:05:34 AM UTC-6, Mark Brader wrote:

    * Game 8, Round 7 - Literature - First Lines of Novels

    We will give you the first line of a novel (or of its English
    translation, if applicable), along with the year that the novel
    was published, and you give us the novel's title.

    1. It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in
    possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife. (1812)

    "Pride and Prejudice"

    2. It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking
    thirteen. (1949)

    "1984"

    3. If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you'll
    probably want to know is where I was born, and what my lousy
    childhood was like, and how my parents were occupied and all
    before they had me, and all that David Copperfield kind of
    crap, but I don't feel like going into it, if you want to know
    the truth. (1951)

    "The Catcher in the Rye"

    4. Stately, plump Buck Mulligan came from the stairhead, bearing
    a bowl of lather on which a mirror and a razor lay crossed.
    (1922)

    "Ulysses"

    5. Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy
    in its own way. (1877)

    "Anna Karenina"

    6. Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or
    whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages
    must show. (1850)

    "David Copperfield"
    (although I would have expected #3 to say "all that <answer #3> kind of crap" in that case)

    7. It was a pleasure to burn. (1953)

    "Fahrenheit 451"

    8. In the town, there were two mutes and they were always together.
    (1940)

    "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter"

    9. In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some
    advice that I've been turning over in my mind ever since. (1925)

    "The Great Gatsby"

    10. Someone must have slandered Josef K., for one morning, without
    having done anything truly wrong, he was arrested. (1925)

    "The Trial"

    * Game 8, Round 8 - Miscellaneous - Cars and their Manufacturers

    We give you a name of a """current""" car model (or it might
    be a minivan, SUV, or crossover, but not a pickup); you tell
    us which manufacturer """makes""" it, from the list provided.
    For manufacturers with distinct marque divisions, you must give
    us the division. For example, if we said Enclave, Buick would be
    the correct answer and not General Motors. Answers may repeat.

    | Acura | Infiniti | Nissan
    | Audi | Isuzu | Pontiac
    | BMW | Jeep | Saab
    | Buick | Kia | Saturn
    | Chevrolet | Land Rover | Scion
    | Chrysler | Lexus | Suzuki
    | FIAT | Lincoln | Toyota
    | Ford | Mazda | Volkswagen
    | General Motors | Mercedes | Volvo
    | Honda | Mercury
    | Hyundai | Mitsubishi

    1. Volt.

    Chevrolet

    2. Venza.

    Fiat

    3. Forte.

    Mitsubishi

    4. Insight.

    Kia

    5. Flex.

    Isuzu

    6. Tiguan.

    Hyundai; Mitsubishi

    7. Grand Vitara.

    Pontiac; Buick

    8. Tribute.

    Acura; Infiniti

    9. Santa Fe.

    Pontiac; Buick

    10. 300.

    Audi

    --
    Joshua Kreitzer
    [email protected]

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  • From Dan Blum@21:1/5 to Mark Brader on Wed Mar 9 05:05:43 2022
    Mark Brader <[email protected]> wrote:

    * Game 8, Round 7 - Literature - First Lines of Novels

    1. It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in
    possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife. (1812)

    Pride and Prejudice

    2. It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking
    thirteen. (1949)

    1984

    3. If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you'll
    probably want to know is where I was born, and what my lousy
    childhood was like, and how my parents were occupied and all
    before they had me, and all that David Copperfield kind of
    crap, but I don't feel like going into it, if you want to know
    the truth. (1951)

    The Catcher in the Rye

    4. Stately, plump Buck Mulligan came from the stairhead, bearing
    a bowl of lather on which a mirror and a razor lay crossed.
    (1922)

    Ulysses

    5. Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy
    in its own way. (1877)

    Anna Karenina

    6. Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or
    whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages
    must show. (1850)

    David Copperfield; Great Expectations

    7. It was a pleasure to burn. (1953)

    Fahrenheit 451

    8. In the town, there were two mutes and they were always together.
    (1940)

    The Heart is a Lonely Hunter

    9. In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some
    advice that I've been turning over in my mind ever since. (1925)

    The Great Gatsby

    10. Someone must have slandered Josef K., for one morning, without
    having done anything truly wrong, he was arrested. (1925)

    The Trial

    * Game 8, Round 8 - Miscellaneous - Cars and their Manufacturers

    1. Volt.

    Chevrolet

    2. Venza.

    Nissan; Mitsubishi

    3. Forte.

    Hyundai; Ford

    4. Insight.

    Honda

    5. Flex.

    Suzuki; Nissan

    6. Tiguan.

    Volkswagen

    7. Grand Vitara.

    Pontiac

    8. Tribute.

    Lincoln

    9. Santa Fe.

    Mercury; Pontiac

    10. 300.

    Mercedes

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

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  • From Mark Brader@21:1/5 to All on Fri Mar 11 02:30:54 2022
    Joshua Kreitzer:
    (...I would have expected #3 to say "all that <answer [6]> kind of crap"...)

    Considering that all the questions were independent, I didn't consider
    doing that; and if I had, I probably would still have left this alone.
    The mention of a novel in one question doesn't really help in answering
    the other one.
    --
    Mark Brader, Toronto | "Some people open all the windows:
    [email protected] | wise wives welcome spring by moving the UNIX."
    -- ad, Housewife magazine, April 1941

    My text in this article is in the public domain.

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  • From Mark Brader@21:1/5 to All on Fri Mar 11 02:28:24 2022
    Mark Brader:
    These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2012-03-19,
    and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information...
    see my 2021-07-20 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from
    the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".


    * Game 8, Round 7 - Literature - First Lines of Novels

    We will give you the first line of a novel (or of its English
    translation, if applicable), along with the year that the novel
    was published, and you give us the novel's title.

    This was the easiest round in the original game.

    1. It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in
    possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife. (1812)

    "Pride and Prejudice" (by Jane Austen). 4 for Joshua and Dan.

    2. It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking
    thirteen. (1949)

    "Nineteen Eighty-Four" (George Orwell). 4 for everyone -- Erland,
    Pete, Joshua, and Dan.

    3. If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you'll
    probably want to know is where I was born, and what my lousy
    childhood was like, and how my parents were occupied and all
    before they had me, and all that David Copperfield kind of
    crap, but I don't feel like going into it, if you want to know
    the truth. (1951)

    "The Catcher in the Rye" (J.D. Salinger). 4 for Pete, Joshua,
    and Dan.

    4. Stately, plump Buck Mulligan came from the stairhead, bearing
    a bowl of lather on which a mirror and a razor lay crossed.
    (1922)

    "Ulysses" (James Joyce). 4 for Joshua and Dan.

    5. Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy
    in its own way. (1877)

    "Anna Karenina" (Leo Tolstoy). 4 for Joshua and Dan.

    6. Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or
    whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages
    must show. (1850)

    "David Copperfield" (Charles Dickens). 4 for Joshua. 3 for Dan.

    7. It was a pleasure to burn. (1953)

    "Fahrenheit 451" (Ray Bradbury). 4 for everyone.

    8. In the town, there were two mutes and they were always together.
    (1940)

    "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" (Carson McCullers). 4 for Joshua
    and Dan.

    9. In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some
    advice that I've been turning over in my mind ever since. (1925)

    "The Great Gatsby" (F. Scott Fitzgerald). 4 for Pete, Joshua,
    and Dan.

    10. Someone must have slandered Josef K., for one morning, without
    having done anything truly wrong, he was arrested. (1925)

    "The Trial" (Franz Kafka). 4 for Joshua and Dan.

    Obviously, #5 and #10 were not originally in English.


    * Game 8, Round 8 - Miscellaneous - Cars and their Manufacturers

    We give you a name of a """current""" car model (or it might
    be a minivan, SUV, or crossover, but not a pickup); you tell
    us which manufacturer """makes""" it, from the list provided.
    For manufacturers with distinct marque divisions, you must give
    us the division. For example, if we said Enclave, Buick would be
    the correct answer and not General Motors. Answers may repeat.

    | Acura | Infiniti | Nissan
    | Audi | Isuzu | Pontiac
    | BMW | Jeep | Saab
    | Buick | Kia | Saturn
    | Chevrolet | Land Rover | Scion
    | Chrysler | Lexus | Suzuki
    | FIAT | Lincoln | Toyota
    | Ford | Mazda | Volkswagen
    | General Motors | Mercedes | Volvo
    | Honda | Mercury
    | Hyundai | Mitsubishi

    1. Volt.

    Chevrolet. (Still true.) 4 for everyone.

    2. Venza.

    Toyota. (Still true.)

    3. Forte.

    Kia. (Still true.)

    4. Insight.

    Honda. (Still true.) 4 for Dan.

    5. Flex.

    Ford. (Last produced 2019.) 4 for Pete.

    6. Tiguan.

    Volkswagen. (Still true.) 4 for Pete and Dan.

    7. Grand Vitara.

    Suzuki. (Renamed Vitara in 2015.) 4 for Pete.

    8. Tribute.

    Mazda. (Still true.)

    9. Santa Fe.

    Hyundai. (Still true.)

    10. 300.

    Chrysler. (Still true.) 4 for Pete.


    Scores, if there are no errors:

    GAME 8 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST
    TOPICS-> Ent Sci Spo Can Lit Mis FOUR
    Joshua Kreitzer 40 5 26 16 40 4 122
    Dan Blum 28 3 16 7 39 12 95
    Pete Gayde 8 17 23 20 16 20 80
    Dan Tilque 0 13 0 12 -- -- 25
    Erland Sommarskog -- -- -- -- 8 4 12

    --
    Mark Brader, Toronto "History will be kind to me, for I intend [email protected] to write it." -- Churchill

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  • From Dan Tilque@21:1/5 to Mark Brader on Fri Mar 11 00:43:27 2022
    On 3/8/22 00:05, Mark Brader wrote:

    I know this is too late.


    * Game 8, Round 7 - Literature - First Lines of Novels

    We will give you the first line of a novel (or of its English
    translation, if applicable), along with the year that the novel
    was published, and you give us the novel's title.

    1. It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in
    possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife. (1812)

    Pride and Predjudice


    2. It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking
    thirteen. (1949)

    1984


    3. If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you'll
    probably want to know is where I was born, and what my lousy
    childhood was like, and how my parents were occupied and all
    before they had me, and all that David Copperfield kind of
    crap, but I don't feel like going into it, if you want to know
    the truth. (1951)

    Catcher in the Rye


    4. Stately, plump Buck Mulligan came from the stairhead, bearing
    a bowl of lather on which a mirror and a razor lay crossed.
    (1922)

    The Great Gatsby


    5. Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy
    in its own way. (1877)

    6. Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or
    whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages
    must show. (1850)

    7. It was a pleasure to burn. (1953)

    Fahrenheit 451


    8. In the town, there were two mutes and they were always together.
    (1940)

    9. In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some
    advice that I've been turning over in my mind ever since. (1925)

    10. Someone must have slandered Josef K., for one morning, without
    having done anything truly wrong, he was arrested. (1925)


    * Game 8, Round 8 - Miscellaneous - Cars and their Manufacturers

    We give you a name of a """current""" car model (or it might
    be a minivan, SUV, or crossover, but not a pickup); you tell
    us which manufacturer """makes""" it, from the list provided.
    For manufacturers with distinct marque divisions, you must give
    us the division. For example, if we said Enclave, Buick would be
    the correct answer and not General Motors. Answers may repeat.

    | Acura | Infiniti | Nissan
    | Audi | Isuzu | Pontiac
    | BMW | Jeep | Saab
    | Buick | Kia | Saturn
    | Chevrolet | Land Rover | Scion
    | Chrysler | Lexus | Suzuki
    | FIAT | Lincoln | Toyota
    | Ford | Mazda | Volkswagen
    | General Motors | Mercedes | Volvo
    | Honda | Mercury
    | Hyundai | Mitsubishi

    1. Volt.

    Chevrolet

    2. Venza.
    3. Forte.
    4. Insight.
    5. Flex.
    6. Tiguan.
    7. Grand Vitara.

    Dodge

    8. Tribute.

    Hyundai

    9. Santa Fe.

    Kia

    10. 300.


    --
    Dan Tilque

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  • From Mark Brader@21:1/5 to All on Fri Mar 11 08:00:15 2022
    If Dan Tilque had posted his answers on time, he would have scored
    16 points on Round 7 and 4 points on Round 8.
    --
    Mark Brader, Toronto "There is no Planet B."
    [email protected] -- Emmanuel Macron

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