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** Game 11, Round 9 - History - Outlaws
1. Harry Longabaugh ["LONG-a-bow"] developed a reputation for
being a skilled gunfighter during his time with the Wild Bunch
and the Hole-In-The-Wall Gang, but you probably know him better
by his alias. Who is he better known as?
2. Louis "Lepke" Buchalter, the only mob boss in American history
to receive the death penalty, is remembered primarily for running
a mob with one purpose: being hired by other crime syndicates
for assassinations. The group was responsible for as many as
1,000 contract killings. What was it called?
3. Buchalter was the primary boss of <answer 2>, but he was only a
sub-boss when it was founded by another prominent Jewish mobster,
who then expanded the Mob into Las Vegas. Legend has it that
the reason the Mob whacked him in 1947 was because he spent
too much money on the Flamingo Hotel. Who was he?
4. The first documented American serial killer, with at least 9
confirmed victims between 1890 and 1894, claimed to have
killed many more in a confession which he sold to newspapers
for thousands of dollars. However, his claims -- including the
"Murder Hotel", designed to let him kill guests in their sleep --
were mostly fabrications. Who was he?
7. The first person to be declared the FBI's "Public Enemy #1"
was this bank robber, who robbed 24 banks and 4 police stations,
as well as escaping from jail twice. Who was he?
8. After the FBI shot <answer 7> to death in 1934, Charles Floyd
was the next criminal to be named Public Enemy #1. Like
<answer 7>, he was a bank robber. What was his iconic nickname?
10. This Irish-American mobster was responsible for at least 19
murders, but was frequently allowed to skate due to the fact
that he was also an FBI informant ratting out his competition.
He was finally jailed at the age of 81, and was beaten to death
in jail when he was released into general population at the
age of 89. Who was he?
** Game 11, Round 10 - Challenge - It's Too Long
* A. Long Wars
A1. The Crusades lasted for about three hundred years. How many
major -- i.e. numbered -- Crusades were there?
A2. The Long March was a strategic retreat undertaken by one
side in what country's civil war?
* B. Long Movies
B1. One of the longest documentaries to ever reach movie theters
was released in 1987, runs 9 hours and 26 minutes, and is
about the Holocaust. What is its title?
B2. One of the longest narrative movies to ever reach theaters
-- 5 hours 50 minutes -- was an adaptation of a Charles
Dickens novel starring Derek Jacobi and Alec Guinness.
Name it.
* C. Long Rivers
C1. What's the longest river in Europe?
C2. What's the *second-longest* river in South America?
* D. Long Flights
D1. The current longest non-stop flight in the world lasts for
18 hours 40 minutes and operates between New York's JFK
Airport and *what Asian hub airport city*?
D2. The current longest non-stop flight from Toronto lasts
for 17 hours 5 minutes, and goes to *what Asian country*'s
capital city?
* E. Long Books
E1. "? la recherche du temps perdu" is 1,500,000 words long.
Who wrote it?
E2. What David Foster Wallace novel, over 1,000 pages long,
has a title that is a reference to a line from "Hamlet"?
* F. Long Sports
F1. What is the name of the automotive sport where participants
drive from one checkpoint to another -- sometimes for days
at a time -- with no set track or course, but with rules
for driving and navigating?
F2. The longest test match on record for a game of cricket
took place in 1939, between England and which of its
colonial possessions?
** Game 11, Round 9 - History - Outlaws
10 questions about bad people! But they're all dead now, so
it's okay.
1. Harry Longabaugh ["LONG-a-bow"] developed a reputation for
being a skilled gunfighter during his time with the Wild Bunch
and the Hole-In-The-Wall Gang, but you probably know him better
by his alias. Who is he better known as?
2. Louis "Lepke" Buchalter, the only mob boss in American history
to receive the death penalty, is remembered primarily for running
a mob with one purpose: being hired by other crime syndicates
for assassinations. The group was responsible for as many as
1,000 contract killings. What was it called?
3. Buchalter was the primary boss of <answer 2>, but he was only a
sub-boss when it was founded by another prominent Jewish mobster,
who then expanded the Mob into Las Vegas. Legend has it that
the reason the Mob whacked him in 1947 was because he spent
too much money on the Flamingo Hotel. Who was he?
6. Considered the first modern American spree killer, this lovely
fellow killed the parents of his 14-year-old girlfriend,
then fled with her and killed another nine people in January
of 1958. The film "Badlands", starring Martin Sheen, is based
on his killings. Who was he?
7. The first person to be declared the FBI's "Public Enemy #1"
was this bank robber, who robbed 24 banks and 4 police stations,
as well as escaping from jail twice. Who was he?
8. After the FBI shot <answer 7> to death in 1934, Charles Floyd
was the next criminal to be named Public Enemy #1. Like
<answer 7>, he was a bank robber. What was his iconic nickname?
9. This businessman founded Enron, and oversaw and organized the
mass accounting fraud that ended up costing the United States
billions of dollars when that company went bankrupt. He died
of a heart attack before going to prison. Who was he?
10. This Irish-American mobster was responsible for at least 19
murders, but was frequently allowed to skate due to the fact
that he was also an FBI informant ratting out his competition.
He was finally jailed at the age of 81, and was beaten to death
in jail when he was released into general population at the
age of 89. Who was he?
** Game 11, Round 10 - Challenge - It's Too Long
* A. Long Wars
A1. The Crusades lasted for about three hundred years. How many
major -- i.e. numbered -- Crusades were there?
A2. The Long March was a strategic retreat undertaken by one
side in what country's civil war?
* B. Long Movies
B1. One of the longest documentaries to ever reach movie theters
was released in 1987, runs 9 hours and 26 minutes, and is
about the Holocaust. What is its title?
B2. One of the longest narrative movies to ever reach theaters
-- 5 hours 50 minutes -- was an adaptation of a Charles
Dickens novel starring Derek Jacobi and Alec Guinness.
Name it.
* C. Long Rivers
C1. What's the longest river in Europe?
C2. What's the *second-longest* river in South America?
* D. Long Flights
D1. The current longest non-stop flight in the world lasts for
18 hours 40 minutes and operates between New York's JFK
Airport and *what Asian hub airport city*?
D2. The current longest non-stop flight from Toronto lastsPhilippines; Japan
for 17 hours 5 minutes, and goes to *what Asian country*'s
capital city?
* E. Long Books
E1. "|C la recherche du temps perdu" is 1,500,000 words long.
Who wrote it?
E2. What David Foster Wallace novel, over 1,000 pages long,
has a title that is a reference to a line from "Hamlet"?
* F. Long Sports
F1. What is the name of the automotive sport where participants
drive from one checkpoint to another -- sometimes for days
at a time -- with no set track or course, but with rules
for driving and navigating?
F2. The longest test match on record for a game of cricket
took place in 1939, between England and which of its
colonial possessions?
** Game 11, Round 9 - History - Outlaws
9. This businessman founded Enron, and oversaw and organized the
mass accounting fraud that ended up costing the United States
billions of dollars when that company went bankrupt. He died
of a heart attack before going to prison. Who was he?
** Game 11, Round 10 - Challenge - It's Too Long
* A. Long Wars
A1. The Crusades lasted for about three hundred years. How many
major -- i.e. numbered -- Crusades were there?
A2. The Long March was a strategic retreat undertaken by one
side in what country's civil war?
* C. Long Rivers
C1. What's the longest river in Europe?
C2. What's the *second-longest* river in South America?
* D. Long Flights
D1. The current longest non-stop flight in the world lasts for
18 hours 40 minutes and operates between New York's JFK
Airport and *what Asian hub airport city*?
D2. The current longest non-stop flight from Toronto lasts
for 17 hours 5 minutes, and goes to *what Asian country*'s
capital city?
E1. "+ la recherche du temps perdu" is 1,500,000 words long.
Who wrote it?
F2. The longest test match on record for a game of cricket
took place in 1939, between England and which of its
colonial possessions?
** Game 11, Round 9 - History - Outlaws
10 questions about bad people! But they're all dead now, so
it's okay.
1. Harry Longabaugh ["LONG-a-bow"] developed a reputation for
being a skilled gunfighter during his time with the Wild Bunch
and the Hole-In-The-Wall Gang, but you probably know him better
by his alias. Who is he better known as?
2. Louis "Lepke" Buchalter, the only mob boss in American history
to receive the death penalty, is remembered primarily for running
a mob with one purpose: being hired by other crime syndicates
for assassinations. The group was responsible for as many as
1,000 contract killings. What was it called?
3. Buchalter was the primary boss of <answer 2>, but he was only a
sub-boss when it was founded by another prominent Jewish mobster,
who then expanded the Mob into Las Vegas. Legend has it that
the reason the Mob whacked him in 1947 was because he spent
too much money on the Flamingo Hotel. Who was he?
4. The first documented American serial killer, with at least 9
confirmed victims between 1890 and 1894, claimed to have
killed many more in a confession which he sold to newspapers
for thousands of dollars. However, his claims -- including the
"Murder Hotel", designed to let him kill guests in their sleep --
were mostly fabrications. Who was he?
5. Considered the deadliest gunfighter of all time, he was confirmed
to have shot and killed at least 27 people in the latter half
of the 19th century, and claimed to have killed many more.
He was infamous for his "cross-arms" quickdraw style, which
was faster but took more skill to be accurate. Who was he?
6. Considered the first modern American spree killer, this lovely
fellow killed the parents of his 14-year-old girlfriend,
then fled with her and killed another nine people in January
of 1958. The film "Badlands", starring Martin Sheen, is based
on his killings. Who was he?
7. The first person to be declared the FBI's "Public Enemy #1"
was this bank robber, who robbed 24 banks and 4 police stations,
as well as escaping from jail twice. Who was he?
8. After the FBI shot <answer 7> to death in 1934, Charles Floyd
was the next criminal to be named Public Enemy #1. Like
<answer 7>, he was a bank robber. What was his iconic nickname?
9. This businessman founded Enron, and oversaw and organized the
mass accounting fraud that ended up costing the United States
billions of dollars when that company went bankrupt. He died
of a heart attack before going to prison. Who was he?
10. This Irish-American mobster was responsible for at least 19
murders, but was frequently allowed to skate due to the fact
that he was also an FBI informant ratting out his competition.
He was finally jailed at the age of 81, and was beaten to death
in jail when he was released into general population at the
age of 89. Who was he?
** Game 11, Round 10 - Challenge - It's Too Long
* A. Long Wars
A1. The Crusades lasted for about three hundred years. How many
major -- i.e. numbered -- Crusades were there?
A2. The Long March was a strategic retreat undertaken by one
side in what country's civil war?
* B. Long Movies
B1. One of the longest documentaries to ever reach movie theters
was released in 1987, runs 9 hours and 26 minutes, and is
about the Holocaust. What is its title?
B2. One of the longest narrative movies to ever reach theaters
-- 5 hours 50 minutes -- was an adaptation of a Charles
Dickens novel starring Derek Jacobi and Alec Guinness.
Name it.
* C. Long Rivers
C1. What's the longest river in Europe?
C2. What's the *second-longest* river in South America?
* D. Long Flights
D1. The current longest non-stop flight in the world lasts for
18 hours 40 minutes and operates between New York's JFK
Airport and *what Asian hub airport city*?
D2. The current longest non-stop flight from Toronto lasts
for 17 hours 5 minutes, and goes to *what Asian country*'s
capital city?
* E. Long Books
E1. "|C la recherche du temps perdu" is 1,500,000 words long.
Who wrote it?
E2. What David Foster Wallace novel, over 1,000 pages long,
has a title that is a reference to a line from "Hamlet"?
* F. Long Sports
F1. What is the name of the automotive sport where participants
drive from one checkpoint to another -- sometimes for days
at a time -- with no set track or course, but with rules
for driving and navigating?
F2. The longest test match on record for a game of cricket
took place in 1939, between England and which of its
colonial possessions?
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2024-11-25,
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 What She Said, 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 11, Round 9 - History - Outlaws
10 questions about bad people! But they're all dead now, so
it's okay.
1. Harry Longabaugh ["LONG-a-bow"] developed a reputation for
being a skilled gunfighter during his time with the Wild Bunch
and the Hole-In-The-Wall Gang, but you probably know him better
by his alias. Who is he better known as?
2. Louis "Lepke" Buchalter, the only mob boss in American history
to receive the death penalty, is remembered primarily for running
a mob with one purpose: being hired by other crime syndicates
for assassinations. The group was responsible for as many as
1,000 contract killings. What was it called?
3. Buchalter was the primary boss of <answer 2>, but he was only a
sub-boss when it was founded by another prominent Jewish mobster,
who then expanded the Mob into Las Vegas. Legend has it that
the reason the Mob whacked him in 1947 was because he spent
too much money on the Flamingo Hotel. Who was he?
4. The first documented American serial killer, with at least 9
confirmed victims between 1890 and 1894, claimed to have
killed many more in a confession which he sold to newspapers
for thousands of dollars. However, his claims -- including the
"Murder Hotel", designed to let him kill guests in their sleep --
were mostly fabrications. Who was he?winget
5. Considered the deadliest gunfighter of all time, he was confirmed
to have shot and killed at least 27 people in the latter half
of the 19th century, and claimed to have killed many more.
He was infamous for his "cross-arms" quickdraw style, which
was faster but took more skill to be accurate. Who was he?
6. Considered the first modern American spree killer, this lovely
fellow killed the parents of his 14-year-old girlfriend,
then fled with her and killed another nine people in January
of 1958. The film "Badlands", starring Martin Sheen, is based
on his killings. Who was he?
7. The first person to be declared the FBI's "Public Enemy #1"
was this bank robber, who robbed 24 banks and 4 police stations,
as well as escaping from jail twice. Who was he?
8. After the FBI shot <answer 7> to death in 1934, Charles Floyd
was the next criminal to be named Public Enemy #1. Like
<answer 7>, he was a bank robber. What was his iconic nickname?
9. This businessman founded Enron, and oversaw and organized the
mass accounting fraud that ended up costing the United States
billions of dollars when that company went bankrupt. He died
of a heart attack before going to prison. Who was he?
10. This Irish-American mobster was responsible for at least 19
murders, but was frequently allowed to skate due to the fact
that he was also an FBI informant ratting out his competition.
He was finally jailed at the age of 81, and was beaten to death
in jail when he was released into general population at the
age of 89. Who was he?
** Game 11, Round 10 - Challenge - It's Too Long
* A. Long Wars
A1. The Crusades lasted for about three hundred years. How many
major -- i.e. numbered -- Crusades were there?
A2. The Long March was a strategic retreat undertaken by one
side in what country's civil war?
* B. Long Movies
B1. One of the longest documentaries to ever reach movie theters
was released in 1987, runs 9 hours and 26 minutes, and is
about the Holocaust. What is its title?
B2. One of the longest narrative movies to ever reach theaters
-- 5 hours 50 minutes -- was an adaptation of a Charles
Dickens novel starring Derek Jacobi and Alec Guinness.
Name it.
* C. Long Rivers
C1. What's the longest river in Europe?
C2. What's the *second-longest* river in South America?
* D. Long Flights
D1. The current longest non-stop flight in the world lasts for
18 hours 40 minutes and operates between New York's JFK
Airport and *what Asian hub airport city*?
D2. The current longest non-stop flight from Toronto lasts
for 17 hours 5 minutes, and goes to *what Asian country*'s
capital city?
* E. Long Books
E1. "|C la recherche du temps perdu" is 1,500,000 words long.
Who wrote it?
E2. What David Foster Wallace novel, over 1,000 pages long,
has a title that is a reference to a line from "Hamlet"?
* F. Long Sports
F1. What is the name of the automotive sport where participants
drive from one checkpoint to another -- sometimes for days
at a time -- with no set track or course, but with rules
for driving and navigating?
F2. The longest test match on record for a game of cricket
took place in 1939, between England and which of its
colonial possessions?
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2024-11-25,
and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
please see my 2024-08-30 companion posting on "Questions from the
Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
** Game 11, Round 9 - History - Outlaws
10 questions about bad people! But they're all dead now, so
it's okay.
1. Harry Longabaugh ["LONG-a-bow"] developed a reputation for
being a skilled gunfighter during his time with the Wild Bunch
and the Hole-In-The-Wall Gang, but you probably know him better
by his alias. Who is he better known as?
2. Louis "Lepke" Buchalter, the only mob boss in American history
to receive the death penalty, is remembered primarily for running
a mob with one purpose: being hired by other crime syndicates
for assassinations. The group was responsible for as many as
1,000 contract killings. What was it called?
3. Buchalter was the primary boss of <answer 2>, but he was only a
sub-boss when it was founded by another prominent Jewish mobster,
who then expanded the Mob into Las Vegas. Legend has it that
the reason the Mob whacked him in 1947 was because he spent
too much money on the Flamingo Hotel. Who was he?
4. The first documented American serial killer, with at least 9
confirmed victims between 1890 and 1894, claimed to have
killed many more in a confession which he sold to newspapers
for thousands of dollars. However, his claims -- including the
"Murder Hotel", designed to let him kill guests in their sleep --
were mostly fabrications. Who was he?
5. Considered the deadliest gunfighter of all time, he was confirmed
to have shot and killed at least 27 people in the latter half
of the 19th century, and claimed to have killed many more.
He was infamous for his "cross-arms" quickdraw style, which
was faster but took more skill to be accurate. Who was he?
6. Considered the first modern American spree killer, this lovely
fellow killed the parents of his 14-year-old girlfriend,
then fled with her and killed another nine people in January
of 1958. The film "Badlands", starring Martin Sheen, is based
on his killings. Who was he?
7. The first person to be declared the FBI's "Public Enemy #1"
was this bank robber, who robbed 24 banks and 4 police stations,
as well as escaping from jail twice. Who was he?
8. After the FBI shot <answer 7> to death in 1934, Charles Floyd
was the next criminal to be named Public Enemy #1. Like
<answer 7>, he was a bank robber. What was his iconic nickname?
9. This businessman founded Enron, and oversaw and organized the
mass accounting fraud that ended up costing the United States
billions of dollars when that company went bankrupt. He died
of a heart attack before going to prison. Who was he?
10. This Irish-American mobster was responsible for at least 19
murders, but was frequently allowed to skate due to the fact
that he was also an FBI informant ratting out his competition.
He was finally jailed at the age of 81, and was beaten to death
in jail when he was released into general population at the
age of 89. Who was he?
** Game 11, Round 10 - Challenge - It's Too Long
* A. Long Wars
A1. The Crusades lasted for about three hundred years. How many
major -- i.e. numbered -- Crusades were there?
A2. The Long March was a strategic retreat undertaken by one
side in what country's civil war?
* B. Long Movies
B1. One of the longest documentaries to ever reach movie theters
was released in 1987, runs 9 hours and 26 minutes, and is
about the Holocaust. What is its title?
B2. One of the longest narrative movies to ever reach theaters
-- 5 hours 50 minutes -- was an adaptation of a Charles
Dickens novel starring Derek Jacobi and Alec Guinness.
Name it.
* C. Long Rivers
C1. What's the longest river in Europe?
C2. What's the *second-longest* river in South America?
* D. Long Flights
D1. The current longest non-stop flight in the world lasts for
18 hours 40 minutes and operates between New York's JFK
Airport and *what Asian hub airport city*?
D2. The current longest non-stop flight from Toronto lasts
for 17 hours 5 minutes, and goes to *what Asian country*'s
capital city?
* E. Long Books
E1. "+ la recherche du temps perdu" is 1,500,000 words long.
Who wrote it?
E2. What David Foster Wallace novel, over 1,000 pages long,
has a title that is a reference to a line from "Hamlet"?
* F. Long Sports
F1. What is the name of the automotive sport where participants
drive from one checkpoint to another -- sometimes for days
at a time -- with no set track or course, but with rules
for driving and navigating?
F2. The longest test match on record for a game of cricket
took place in 1939, between England and which of its
colonial possessions?
GAME 11 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST
TOPICS-> Mis Ent Lei Geo Can Sci His Cha SIX
Joshua Kreitzer 8 36 12 13 11 7 26 37 135
Dan Blum 8 8 23 11 12 16 28 24 114
Dan Tilque 0 0 4 8 0 8 8 12 40
Pete Gayde -- -- -- -- 2 8 8 20 38
Erland Sommarskog -- -- 0 16 -- -- 0 20 36
C2. What's the *second-longest* river in South America?
Paranb. (Accepting its estuary, Rio de la Plata.) 4 for Erland
and Dan Tilque.