Mark Brader
2023-05-21 05:07:02 UTC
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2014-03-24,
and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written
by members of the Cellar Rats, 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*)".
Barring further interruptions to play, this will be the last set of
RQFTCI rounds.
** Game 9, Round 9 - Entertainment - Russells in Entertainment
We give some clues and in each case you must answer with the first
*and* last name -- one of which is always some form of Russell.
1. Australian actor: "The Insider" (1999), "Robin Hood" (2010).
2. "The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes" (1969), "Escape From New York"
(1981), "Escape From L.A." (1996).
3. One of the wealthiest hip-hop executives, net worth over
$300,000,000. Founder of Def Jam records, Def Jam comedy, Phat
Farm clothing line. Brother of Reverend Run of Run DMC. Vegan.
Gay-rights activist. UN goodwill ambassador. Participated in
Occupy Wall Street.
4. Oscar-winning film director of "Women in Love" (1969), the Who's
"Tommy" (1975), "Altered States" (1980).
5. Married to film director Nicholas Roeg. "Bad Timing/A Sensual
Obsession" (1980); "The Razor's Edge" (1984); "Black Widow"
(1987) with Debra Winger.
6. British, once married to Katy Perry. "Forgetting Sarah Marshall"
(2008), "Get Him to the Greek" (2010), "Despicable Me" (2010),
"Despicable Me 2" (2013).
7. Director of low-budget sexploitation films with campy humor:
"Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!" (1965). Autobiography:
"A Clean Breast".
8. Canadian comedian of Anglo-Indian heritage. Famous line:
"Somebody gonna get a-hurt real bad." First comic to sell out
the Air Canada Centre.
9. "The Outlaw" (1943); Howard Hughes designed her bra. "Gentlemen
Prefer Blondes" (1953). Founded World Adoption International
Fund after a scandal that she paid to adopt an Irish baby
(mentioned in the 2014 film "Philomena").
10. "His Girl Friday" (1940), Howard Hughes screwball comedy.
"My Sister Eileen" (1942). "Auntie Mame" (1958), film and
Broadway.
** Game 9, Round 10 - Challenge: All Things Spring
In honor of the equinox, the following questions all have something
to do with spring. But remember, "spring" has more than one
meaning...!
* A. Science
A1. The scientific law that describes the physics of springs,
namely that the force required to compress or extend a
spring a given distance is proportional to that distance,
is called after its discoverer. What's his name?
A2. All mechanical watches contain a spring that stores the
energy from the watch being wound. It consists of a metal
ribbon in the form of a tight coil. What is it called?
* B. Entertainment
B1. A lavish production of the song "Springtime for Hitler"
is featured in which movie?
B2. Which writer of popular 20th century songs and show tunes
penned "I Love Paris", whose well-known chorus begins
with the line "I love Paris in the spring time"? It was
introduced in the musical "Can-Can", and covered by such
famous mid-20th Century singers as Frank Sinatra and Ella
Fitzgerald, as well as many, many others.
* C. Sports & Leisure
C1. This emerging sport sees riders performing tricks on modern,
high-tech pogo sticks, which have the potential to make
jumps that reach up to 10 feet in height. What is it called?
C2. According to the autobiography of former Cleveland Indians
owner Bill Veeck, what was the issue with spring training
in Florida that motivated his role in the formation of the
Cactus League in Arizona?
* D. Arts & Literature
D1. In which city did the 1913 debut of Igor Stravinsky's
"The Rite of Spring" cause a riot to break out in the
audience due to the the avant-garde nature of the music
and choreography?
D2. Which 1962 book by Rachel Carson about the detrimental
effects of indiscriminate pesticide use is credited with
starting the modern environmental movement?
* E. Geography
E1. Which Alberta town is known around the world for its
sulfurous hot springs?
E2. Water from which French spring, sought after for its
purported curative powers, became famous after an apparition
of the Virgin Mary allegedly appeared to Bernadette Soubirous
in 1858 and instructed her to bathe in and drink it?
* F. History
F1. In what year did Czechoslovakia's failed uprising against
Soviet domination, known as the Prague Spring, take place?
F2. The series of uprisings known as the Arab Spring were
sparked when street vendor Mohamed Bouazizi set himself
on fire to protest police corruption and ill treatment in
which country?
and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written
by members of the Cellar Rats, 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*)".
Barring further interruptions to play, this will be the last set of
RQFTCI rounds.
** Game 9, Round 9 - Entertainment - Russells in Entertainment
We give some clues and in each case you must answer with the first
*and* last name -- one of which is always some form of Russell.
1. Australian actor: "The Insider" (1999), "Robin Hood" (2010).
2. "The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes" (1969), "Escape From New York"
(1981), "Escape From L.A." (1996).
3. One of the wealthiest hip-hop executives, net worth over
$300,000,000. Founder of Def Jam records, Def Jam comedy, Phat
Farm clothing line. Brother of Reverend Run of Run DMC. Vegan.
Gay-rights activist. UN goodwill ambassador. Participated in
Occupy Wall Street.
4. Oscar-winning film director of "Women in Love" (1969), the Who's
"Tommy" (1975), "Altered States" (1980).
5. Married to film director Nicholas Roeg. "Bad Timing/A Sensual
Obsession" (1980); "The Razor's Edge" (1984); "Black Widow"
(1987) with Debra Winger.
6. British, once married to Katy Perry. "Forgetting Sarah Marshall"
(2008), "Get Him to the Greek" (2010), "Despicable Me" (2010),
"Despicable Me 2" (2013).
7. Director of low-budget sexploitation films with campy humor:
"Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!" (1965). Autobiography:
"A Clean Breast".
8. Canadian comedian of Anglo-Indian heritage. Famous line:
"Somebody gonna get a-hurt real bad." First comic to sell out
the Air Canada Centre.
9. "The Outlaw" (1943); Howard Hughes designed her bra. "Gentlemen
Prefer Blondes" (1953). Founded World Adoption International
Fund after a scandal that she paid to adopt an Irish baby
(mentioned in the 2014 film "Philomena").
10. "His Girl Friday" (1940), Howard Hughes screwball comedy.
"My Sister Eileen" (1942). "Auntie Mame" (1958), film and
Broadway.
** Game 9, Round 10 - Challenge: All Things Spring
In honor of the equinox, the following questions all have something
to do with spring. But remember, "spring" has more than one
meaning...!
* A. Science
A1. The scientific law that describes the physics of springs,
namely that the force required to compress or extend a
spring a given distance is proportional to that distance,
is called after its discoverer. What's his name?
A2. All mechanical watches contain a spring that stores the
energy from the watch being wound. It consists of a metal
ribbon in the form of a tight coil. What is it called?
* B. Entertainment
B1. A lavish production of the song "Springtime for Hitler"
is featured in which movie?
B2. Which writer of popular 20th century songs and show tunes
penned "I Love Paris", whose well-known chorus begins
with the line "I love Paris in the spring time"? It was
introduced in the musical "Can-Can", and covered by such
famous mid-20th Century singers as Frank Sinatra and Ella
Fitzgerald, as well as many, many others.
* C. Sports & Leisure
C1. This emerging sport sees riders performing tricks on modern,
high-tech pogo sticks, which have the potential to make
jumps that reach up to 10 feet in height. What is it called?
C2. According to the autobiography of former Cleveland Indians
owner Bill Veeck, what was the issue with spring training
in Florida that motivated his role in the formation of the
Cactus League in Arizona?
* D. Arts & Literature
D1. In which city did the 1913 debut of Igor Stravinsky's
"The Rite of Spring" cause a riot to break out in the
audience due to the the avant-garde nature of the music
and choreography?
D2. Which 1962 book by Rachel Carson about the detrimental
effects of indiscriminate pesticide use is credited with
starting the modern environmental movement?
* E. Geography
E1. Which Alberta town is known around the world for its
sulfurous hot springs?
E2. Water from which French spring, sought after for its
purported curative powers, became famous after an apparition
of the Virgin Mary allegedly appeared to Bernadette Soubirous
in 1858 and instructed her to bathe in and drink it?
* F. History
F1. In what year did Czechoslovakia's failed uprising against
Soviet domination, known as the Prague Spring, take place?
F2. The series of uprisings known as the Arab Spring were
sparked when street vendor Mohamed Bouazizi set himself
on fire to protest police corruption and ill treatment in
which country?
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "Don't be silly -- send it to Canada"
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My text in this article is in the public domain.
Mark Brader, Toronto "Don't be silly -- send it to Canada"
***@vex.net -- British postal worker
My text in this article is in the public domain.