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* RQFTCIFFF12 Game 8, Rounds 2-3: directors and birdsMark Brader
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 by: Mark Brader - Tue, 1 Mar 2022 05:49 UTC

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 1 - Current Events (excerpt)

Answer these 2012 questions if you like for fun, but for no points.

1. The town of Falciano del Massico in southern Italy has made it
a legal offense to do what?

2. Which publication, first published in 1768, is ceasing its
printed edition?

* Game 8, Round 2 - Entertainment - Directors

We will give you a list of three movies directed by the same
person, and you tell us who that was.

1. "Memento", "Insomnia", "Batman Begins".
2. "Independence Day", "2012", "The Day After Tomorrow".
3. "Videodrome", "A History of Violence", "Eastern Promises".
4. "MASH", "Nashville", "The Player".
5. "Wild at Heart", "The Straight Story", "Mulholland Drive".
6. "Thank You for Smoking", "Juno", "Up in the Air".
7. "The Last Picture Show", "Paper Moon", "Nickelodeon".
8. "The Cider House Rules", "Chocolat", "The Shipping News".
9. "Se7en", "Fight Club", "The Social Network".
10. "Dog Day Afternoon", "Network", "Before the Devil Knows You're
Dead".

* Game 8, Round 3 - Science - Birds of North America

Please see: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/08-03/bird.pdf

For questions #1-6, we will provide you with the name of
a North American bird, and you give us the picture number.

1. Eastern meadowlark.
2. Chickadee.
3. Cinnamon teal.
4. Magpie.
5. Bohemian waxwing.
6. Yellow-bellied sapsucker.

For questions #7-10, decode the rot13 to see the picture number,
and then you name the bird.

In some cases the answer is multiple words; in that case the full
answer is required for full points. If you give additional words
that aren't needed, you won't be penalized. (For example, if the
first 6 questions had asked for the name, on this basis I would have
accepted "Brader's magpie" for full points on #4, but not "teal"
by itself on #3.) So be as specific as you can; it won't hurt.

7. Jung vf cvpgher sbhegrra?
8. Gur fvkgu cvpgher.
9. Ryrira vf gur oveq va dhrfgvba.
10. Sbhe vf gur cvpgher gung gubh funyg vqragvsl.

So there were 8 decoys. Decode the bird names in rot13 and give
the picture numbers if you like for fun, but for no points.

11. Pnainfonpx.
12. Ybba.
13. Znyyneq qhpx.
14. Abegurea zbpxvatoveq.
15. Chssva.
16. Fpneyrg gnantre.
17. Jbbqcrpxre.
18. Jera.

--
Mark Brader, Toronto, msb@vex.net
#define MSB(type) (~(((unsigned type)-1)>>1))

My text in this article is in the public domain.

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 by: Joshua Kreitzer - Tue, 1 Mar 2022 07:43 UTC

On Monday, February 28, 2022 at 11:49:54 PM UTC-6, Mark Brader wrote:

> * Game 8, Round 2 - Entertainment - Directors
>
> We will give you a list of three movies directed by the same
> person, and you tell us who that was.
>
> 1. "Memento", "Insomnia", "Batman Begins".

Nolan

> 2. "Independence Day", "2012", "The Day After Tomorrow".

Emmerich

> 3. "Videodrome", "A History of Violence", "Eastern Promises".

Cronenberg

> 4. "MASH", "Nashville", "The Player".

Altman

> 5. "Wild at Heart", "The Straight Story", "Mulholland Drive".

Lynch

> 6. "Thank You for Smoking", "Juno", "Up in the Air".

Reitman

> 7. "The Last Picture Show", "Paper Moon", "Nickelodeon".

Bogdanovich

> 8. "The Cider House Rules", "Chocolat", "The Shipping News".

Hallstrom

> 9. "Se7en", "Fight Club", "The Social Network".

Fincher

> 10. "Dog Day Afternoon", "Network", "Before the Devil Knows You're
> Dead".

Lumet

> * Game 8, Round 3 - Science - Birds of North America
>
> Please see: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/08-03/bird.pdf
>
> For questions #1-6, we will provide you with the name of
> a North American bird, and you give us the picture number.
>
> 1. Eastern meadowlark.

17; 1

> 2. Chickadee.

4; 6

> 3. Cinnamon teal.

18; 3

> 4. Magpie.

11

> 5. Bohemian waxwing.

7; 8

> 6. Yellow-bellied sapsucker.

2

> For questions #7-10, decode the rot13 to see the picture number,
> and then you name the bird.
>
> In some cases the answer is multiple words; in that case the full
> answer is required for full points. If you give additional words
> that aren't needed, you won't be penalized. (For example, if the
> first 6 questions had asked for the name, on this basis I would have
> accepted "Brader's magpie" for full points on #4, but not "teal"
> by itself on #3.) So be as specific as you can; it won't hurt.
>
> 7. Jung vf cvpgher sbhegrra?

grouse

--
Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com

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 by: Dan Blum - Wed, 2 Mar 2022 01:43 UTC

Mark Brader <msb@vex.net> wrote:

> * Game 8, Round 1 - Current Events (excerpt)

> Answer these 2012 questions if you like for fun, but for no points.

> 1. The town of Falciano del Massico in southern Italy has made it
> a legal offense to do what?

put pineapple on pizza

> 2. Which publication, first published in 1768, is ceasing its
> printed edition?

Farmer's Almanac

> * Game 8, Round 2 - Entertainment - Directors

> 1. "Memento", "Insomnia", "Batman Begins".

Christopher Nolan

> 2. "Independence Day", "2012", "The Day After Tomorrow".

Roland Emmerich

> 3. "Videodrome", "A History of Violence", "Eastern Promises".

David Cronenberg

> 4. "MASH", "Nashville", "The Player".

Robert Altman

> 5. "Wild at Heart", "The Straight Story", "Mulholland Drive".

David Lynch

> 9. "Se7en", "Fight Club", "The Social Network".

Fincher

> 10. "Dog Day Afternoon", "Network", "Before the Devil Knows You're
> Dead".

Sidney Lumet

> * Game 8, Round 3 - Science - Birds of North America

> 1. Eastern meadowlark.

1

> 2. Chickadee.

4

> 3. Cinnamon teal.

5

> 4. Magpie.

7; 1

> 5. Bohemian waxwing.

11; 9

> 6. Yellow-bellied sapsucker.

2

> 7. Jung vf cvpgher sbhegrra?

ruffled grouse

> 8. Gur fvkgu cvpgher.

mourning dove

--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum tool@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."

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 by: Dan Tilque - Wed, 2 Mar 2022 09:25 UTC

On 2/28/22 21:49, Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * Game 8, Round 1 - Current Events (excerpt)
>
> Answer these 2012 questions if you like for fun, but for no points.
>
> 1. The town of Falciano del Massico in southern Italy has made it
> a legal offense to do what?
>
> 2. Which publication, first published in 1768, is ceasing its
> printed edition?
>
>
> * Game 8, Round 2 - Entertainment - Directors
>
> We will give you a list of three movies directed by the same
> person, and you tell us who that was.
>
> 1. "Memento", "Insomnia", "Batman Begins".
> 2. "Independence Day", "2012", "The Day After Tomorrow".
> 3. "Videodrome", "A History of Violence", "Eastern Promises".
> 4. "MASH", "Nashville", "The Player".
> 5. "Wild at Heart", "The Straight Story", "Mulholland Drive".
> 6. "Thank You for Smoking", "Juno", "Up in the Air".
> 7. "The Last Picture Show", "Paper Moon", "Nickelodeon".
> 8. "The Cider House Rules", "Chocolat", "The Shipping News".
> 9. "Se7en", "Fight Club", "The Social Network".
> 10. "Dog Day Afternoon", "Network", "Before the Devil Knows You're
> Dead".
>
>
> * Game 8, Round 3 - Science - Birds of North America
>
> Please see: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/08-03/bird.pdf
>
> For questions #1-6, we will provide you with the name of
> a North American bird, and you give us the picture number.
>
> 1. Eastern meadowlark.
> 2. Chickadee.
> 3. Cinnamon teal

3; 18

> 4. Magpie.

9

> 5. Bohemian waxwing.
> 6. Yellow-bellied sapsucker.

2

>
> For questions #7-10, decode the rot13 to see the picture number,
> and then you name the bird.
>
> In some cases the answer is multiple words; in that case the full
> answer is required for full points. If you give additional words
> that aren't needed, you won't be penalized. (For example, if the
> first 6 questions had asked for the name, on this basis I would have
> accepted "Brader's magpie" for full points on #4, but not "teal"
> by itself on #3.) So be as specific as you can; it won't hurt.
>
> 7. Jung vf cvpgher sbhegrra?

sage grouse

> 8. Gur fvkgu cvpgher.

mourning dove

> 9. Ryrira vf gur oveq va dhrfgvba.

red-winged blackbird

> 10. Sbhe vf gur cvpgher gung gubh funyg vqragvsl.

Baltimore oriole

>
>
> So there were 8 decoys. Decode the bird names in rot13 and give
> the picture numbers if you like for fun, but for no points.
>
> 11. Pnainfonpx.
> 12. Ybba.
> 13. Znyyneq qhpx.
> 14. Abegurea zbpxvatoveq.
> 15. Chssva.
> 16. Fpneyrg gnantre.
> 17. Jbbqcrpxre.
> 18. Jera.
>

--
Dan Tilque

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 by: Pete Gayde - Thu, 3 Mar 2022 01:14 UTC

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 1 - Current Events (excerpt)
>
> Answer these 2012 questions if you like for fun, but for no points.
>
> 1. The town of Falciano del Massico in southern Italy has made it
> a legal offense to do what?
>
> 2. Which publication, first published in 1768, is ceasing its
> printed edition?
>
>
> * Game 8, Round 2 - Entertainment - Directors
>
> We will give you a list of three movies directed by the same
> person, and you tell us who that was.
>
> 1. "Memento", "Insomnia", "Batman Begins".
> 2. "Independence Day", "2012", "The Day After Tomorrow".
> 3. "Videodrome", "A History of Violence", "Eastern Promises".
> 4. "MASH", "Nashville", "The Player".

Altman

> 5. "Wild at Heart", "The Straight Story", "Mulholland Drive".
> 6. "Thank You for Smoking", "Juno", "Up in the Air".
> 7. "The Last Picture Show", "Paper Moon", "Nickelodeon".

Bogdanovich

> 8. "The Cider House Rules", "Chocolat", "The Shipping News".
> 9. "Se7en", "Fight Club", "The Social Network".
> 10. "Dog Day Afternoon", "Network", "Before the Devil Knows You're
> Dead".

Chayefsky

>
>
> * Game 8, Round 3 - Science - Birds of North America
>
> Please see: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/08-03/bird.pdf
>
> For questions #1-6, we will provide you with the name of
> a North American bird, and you give us the picture number.
>
> 1. Eastern meadowlark.
> 2. Chickadee.

17

> 3. Cinnamon teal.

1

> 4. Magpie.

14

> 5. Bohemian waxwing.

8; 9

> 6. Yellow-bellied sapsucker.

2

>
> For questions #7-10, decode the rot13 to see the picture number,
> and then you name the bird.
>
> In some cases the answer is multiple words; in that case the full
> answer is required for full points. If you give additional words
> that aren't needed, you won't be penalized. (For example, if the
> first 6 questions had asked for the name, on this basis I would have
> accepted "Brader's magpie" for full points on #4, but not "teal"
> by itself on #3.) So be as specific as you can; it won't hurt.
>
> 7. Jung vf cvpgher sbhegrra?
> 8. Gur fvkgu cvpgher.

Pigeon

> 9. Ryrira vf gur oveq va dhrfgvba.

Red-winged blackbird

> 10. Sbhe vf gur cvpgher gung gubh funyg vqragvsl.

Finch

>
>
> So there were 8 decoys. Decode the bird names in rot13 and give
> the picture numbers if you like for fun, but for no points.
>
> 11. Pnainfonpx.
> 12. Ybba.
> 13. Znyyneq qhpx.
> 14. Abegurea zbpxvatoveq.
> 15. Chssva.
> 16. Fpneyrg gnantre.
> 17. Jbbqcrpxre.
> 18. Jera.
>

Pete Gayde

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 by: Mark Brader - Fri, 4 Mar 2022 05:13 UTC

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 1 - Current Events (excerpt)

> Answer these 2012 questions if you like for fun, but for no points.

> 1. The town of Falciano del Massico in southern Italy has made it
> a legal offense to do what?

To die! (It was a political statement about graveyard space.)

> 2. Which publication, first published in 1768, is ceasing its
> printed edition?

"Encyclopædia Britannica".

> * Game 8, Round 2 - Entertainment - Directors

> We will give you a list of three movies directed by the same
> person, and you tell us who that was.

> 1. "Memento", "Insomnia", "Batman Begins".

Christopher Nolan. 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum.

> 2. "Independence Day", "2012", "The Day After Tomorrow".

Roland Emmerich. 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum.

> 3. "Videodrome", "A History of Violence", "Eastern Promises".

David Cronenberg. 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum.

> 4. "MASH", "Nashville", "The Player".

Robert Altman. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Pete.

> 5. "Wild at Heart", "The Straight Story", "Mulholland Drive".

David Lynch. 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum.

> 6. "Thank You for Smoking", "Juno", "Up in the Air".

Jason Reitman. 4 for Joshua.

> 7. "The Last Picture Show", "Paper Moon", "Nickelodeon".

Peter Bogdanovich. 4 for Joshua and Pete.

> 8. "The Cider House Rules", "Chocolat", "The Shipping News".

Lasse Hallström. No points for "lassie something". 4 for Joshua.

> 9. "Se7en", "Fight Club", "The Social Network".

David Fincher. 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum.

> 10. "Dog Day Afternoon", "Network", "Before the Devil Knows You're
> Dead".

Sidney Lumet. 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum.

> * Game 8, Round 3 - Science - Birds of North America

> Please see: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/08-03/bird.pdf

> For questions #1-6, we will provide you with the name of
> a North American bird, and you give us the picture number.

> 1. Eastern meadowlark.

#2.

> 2. Chickadee.

#17. 4 for Pete.

> 3. Cinnamon teal.

#18. 3 for Joshua. 2 for Dan Tilque.

> 4. Magpie.

#9. 4 for Dan Tilque.

> 5. Bohemian waxwing.

#8. 3 for Pete. 2 for Joshua.

> 6. Yellow-bellied sapsucker.

#15. (Yeah, it's sneaky. For picture #2, see above.)

> For questions #7-10, decode the rot13 to see the picture number,
> and then you name the bird.

> In some cases the answer is multiple words; in that case the full
> answer is required for full points. If you give additional words
> that aren't needed, you won't be penalized. (For example, if the
> first 6 questions had asked for the name, on this basis I would have
> accepted "Brader's magpie" for full points on #4, but not "teal"
> by itself on #3.) So be as specific as you can; it won't hurt.

> 7. What is picture fourteen?

Partridge.

> 8. The sixth picture.

Ground dove. I scored anything with "dove" or "pigeon" as almsot
correct. 3 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Pete.

> 9. Eleven is the bird in question.

Red-winged blackbird. 4 for Dan Tilque and Pete.

> 10. Four is the picture that thou shalt identify.

Goldfinch. I scored "finch" as almost correct. 3 for Pete.

> So there were 8 decoys. Decode the bird names in rot13 and give
> the picture numbers if you like for fun, but for no points.

Nobody tried these.

> 11. Canvasback.

#3.

> 12. Loon.

#12.

> 13. Mallard duck.

#13.

> 14. Northern mockingbird.

#7.

> 15. Puffin.

#16.

> 16. Scarlet tanager.

#5.

> 17. Woodpecker.

#10.

> 18. Wren.

#1.

Scores, if there are no errors:

GAME 8 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Ent Sci
Joshua Kreitzer 40 5 45
Dan Blum 28 3 31
Pete Gayde 8 17 25
Dan Tilque 0 13 13

--
Mark Brader |"It's bad enough that this... font doesn't distinguish
Toronto | between I and l, but I'd never had a problem with V before!"
msb@vex.net | -- Steve Summit

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