Mark Brader
2023-09-05 04:24:22 UTC
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2023-07-17,
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 Bloor St. Irregulars and
are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may
have been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information
please see my 2023-05-24 companion posting on "Questions from the
Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 9, Round 2 - History - The Korean War
This week marks the 70th anniversary of the end of the Korean War.
Let's hope you remember some facts about this forgotten war.
1. Prior to 1950-06-25, the boundary between North and South Korea
was set at which parallel of north latitude?
2. At the time of the invasion, the Democratic People's Republic
of Korea was led by which man?
3. The military force defending South Korea was organized under
the auspices of which organization?
4. In terms of manpower, the main contributors to the <answer 3>
forces were South Korea and the US. Which country was in third
place, with about 26,000 soldiers?
5. For the first year of the war, the commander of <answer 3>
forces was this general who made his reputation in World War II.
President Truman fired him in April 1951. Who?
6. One of <answer 5>'s accomplishments was the massive September
1950 amphibious assault on a certain port city, leading to the
recapture of Seoul. Today, you may be more likely to know it
as the site of Seoul's main airport. What city?
7. Concerned by <answer 5>'s rapid advance towards China (not
to mention his threats to use nuclear weapons), in October 1950
Mao Zedong sent the People's Volunteer Army across which river,
which forms the boundary between China and North Korea?
8. The Korean War was the first war to involve widespread combat
between jet aircraft. The mainstay of the Chinese air force
was the MiG-15. The <answer 3> air force countered it with
which jet manufactured by North American Aviation (and under
licence by Canadair)?
9. Although this technology dates back to the 1920s (or earlier),
its first widespread wartime use was in Korea. In combination
with Mobile Army Surgical Hospitals, this technology gave wounded
<answer 3> soldiers an unprecedented 97% chance of survival.
Which technology?
10. Since a peace treaty has never been signed, the war is still
technically under way. Hostilities ended after an armistice
agreement was signed on 1953-07-27 at which border village?
After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Va gur bevtvany
tnzr, Xvz jnf "tehqtvatyl npprcgrq" nf n fhssvpvrag nafjre ba bar
dhrfgvba, ohg V qba'g guvax gung'f ernfbanoyr. Vs lbh tnir whfg
gung anzr nf na nafjre, tb onpx naq pbzcyrgr gur anzr.
* Game 9, Round 3 - Entertainment - TV Spinoffs
1. Name the "Cheers" spinoff that is *not* "Frasier". This
short-lived sitcom focused on Carla's ex-husband Nick and
his ditzy wife Loretta, played by Dan Hedaya and Jean Kasem.
2. Name the spinoff in which a Hazzard County deputy moves to
Los Angeles and joins the LAPD. Uncle Jesse, Daisy, and
Rosco P. Coltrane all made guest appearancesi, but the show
still got cancelled after only one season
3. "The Pauly D Project" and "Snooki and JWoww" were two spinoff
series from what popular MTV reality series that aired from
2009 to 2012?
4. Alana Thompson was the breakout star of the 2011 edition of
TLC's "Toddlers and Tiaras". She and her family quickly
got their own spinoff series in 2012 that ran for 4 seasons.
Name *either* the spinoff show or the nickname by which Thompson
became generally known.
5. Abe Vigoda had his biggest film role in "The Godfather", but he
became best known for his role as a detective on "Barney Miller".
He was so popular he was given his own spinoff, which ran for
two seasons starting in 1977. Name the spinoff focusing on
Vigoda's detective character.
6. Ed Asner won three Emmys for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy
for playing a TV news director -- and two more for Best Actor
in a Drama for playing the same character, now a city editor
at a newspaper in a spinoff show. Name this character, or the
spinoff show which bears his name.
7. "Chief Wiggum P.I." was a spinoff that followed the title
character as he and his son Ralph moved to New Orleans to
fight crime. Okay, this was actually a *potential* spinoff
that aired as a segment in the 8th-season finale of what long,
long, long-running animated sitcom?
8. "Daria", an animated sitcom focusing on the life of cynical
high-schooler Daria Morgendorffer, ran from 1997 to 2002 on MTV.
Previously, Daria had been a recurring character on another
MTV animated show. Name the series where Daria made her debut,
an animated sitcom produced by Mike Judge whose lead characters
most recently appeared in a 2022 movie.
9. Name any *any one* of three Happy Days spinoffs whose titles
each include the given names of the two main characters.
10. Some shows are so successful, even their spinoffs have spinoffs.
Both "Maude" and "The Jeffersons" had spinoffs in which the
main character's African-American housekeeper went off on her
own to a new job. "Good Times" was a Dyn-o-mite! hit, but
"Checking In" only aired 4 episodes before being cancelled.
Name their grandfather series -- the groundbreaking sitcom that
spawned "Maude" and "The Jeffersons".
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 Bloor St. Irregulars and
are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may
have been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information
please see my 2023-05-24 companion posting on "Questions from the
Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 9, Round 2 - History - The Korean War
This week marks the 70th anniversary of the end of the Korean War.
Let's hope you remember some facts about this forgotten war.
1. Prior to 1950-06-25, the boundary between North and South Korea
was set at which parallel of north latitude?
2. At the time of the invasion, the Democratic People's Republic
of Korea was led by which man?
3. The military force defending South Korea was organized under
the auspices of which organization?
4. In terms of manpower, the main contributors to the <answer 3>
forces were South Korea and the US. Which country was in third
place, with about 26,000 soldiers?
5. For the first year of the war, the commander of <answer 3>
forces was this general who made his reputation in World War II.
President Truman fired him in April 1951. Who?
6. One of <answer 5>'s accomplishments was the massive September
1950 amphibious assault on a certain port city, leading to the
recapture of Seoul. Today, you may be more likely to know it
as the site of Seoul's main airport. What city?
7. Concerned by <answer 5>'s rapid advance towards China (not
to mention his threats to use nuclear weapons), in October 1950
Mao Zedong sent the People's Volunteer Army across which river,
which forms the boundary between China and North Korea?
8. The Korean War was the first war to involve widespread combat
between jet aircraft. The mainstay of the Chinese air force
was the MiG-15. The <answer 3> air force countered it with
which jet manufactured by North American Aviation (and under
licence by Canadair)?
9. Although this technology dates back to the 1920s (or earlier),
its first widespread wartime use was in Korea. In combination
with Mobile Army Surgical Hospitals, this technology gave wounded
<answer 3> soldiers an unprecedented 97% chance of survival.
Which technology?
10. Since a peace treaty has never been signed, the war is still
technically under way. Hostilities ended after an armistice
agreement was signed on 1953-07-27 at which border village?
After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Va gur bevtvany
tnzr, Xvz jnf "tehqtvatyl npprcgrq" nf n fhssvpvrag nafjre ba bar
dhrfgvba, ohg V qba'g guvax gung'f ernfbanoyr. Vs lbh tnir whfg
gung anzr nf na nafjre, tb onpx naq pbzcyrgr gur anzr.
* Game 9, Round 3 - Entertainment - TV Spinoffs
1. Name the "Cheers" spinoff that is *not* "Frasier". This
short-lived sitcom focused on Carla's ex-husband Nick and
his ditzy wife Loretta, played by Dan Hedaya and Jean Kasem.
2. Name the spinoff in which a Hazzard County deputy moves to
Los Angeles and joins the LAPD. Uncle Jesse, Daisy, and
Rosco P. Coltrane all made guest appearancesi, but the show
still got cancelled after only one season
3. "The Pauly D Project" and "Snooki and JWoww" were two spinoff
series from what popular MTV reality series that aired from
2009 to 2012?
4. Alana Thompson was the breakout star of the 2011 edition of
TLC's "Toddlers and Tiaras". She and her family quickly
got their own spinoff series in 2012 that ran for 4 seasons.
Name *either* the spinoff show or the nickname by which Thompson
became generally known.
5. Abe Vigoda had his biggest film role in "The Godfather", but he
became best known for his role as a detective on "Barney Miller".
He was so popular he was given his own spinoff, which ran for
two seasons starting in 1977. Name the spinoff focusing on
Vigoda's detective character.
6. Ed Asner won three Emmys for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy
for playing a TV news director -- and two more for Best Actor
in a Drama for playing the same character, now a city editor
at a newspaper in a spinoff show. Name this character, or the
spinoff show which bears his name.
7. "Chief Wiggum P.I." was a spinoff that followed the title
character as he and his son Ralph moved to New Orleans to
fight crime. Okay, this was actually a *potential* spinoff
that aired as a segment in the 8th-season finale of what long,
long, long-running animated sitcom?
8. "Daria", an animated sitcom focusing on the life of cynical
high-schooler Daria Morgendorffer, ran from 1997 to 2002 on MTV.
Previously, Daria had been a recurring character on another
MTV animated show. Name the series where Daria made her debut,
an animated sitcom produced by Mike Judge whose lead characters
most recently appeared in a 2022 movie.
9. Name any *any one* of three Happy Days spinoffs whose titles
each include the given names of the two main characters.
10. Some shows are so successful, even their spinoffs have spinoffs.
Both "Maude" and "The Jeffersons" had spinoffs in which the
main character's African-American housekeeper went off on her
own to a new job. "Good Times" was a Dyn-o-mite! hit, but
"Checking In" only aired 4 episodes before being cancelled.
Name their grandfather series -- the groundbreaking sitcom that
spawned "Maude" and "The Jeffersons".
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "No victor believes in chance."
***@vex.net -- Nietzsche (trans. Kaufmann)
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Mark Brader, Toronto "No victor believes in chance."
***@vex.net -- Nietzsche (trans. Kaufmann)
My text in this article is in the public domain.