* Game 10, Round 7 - Canadiana Entertainment - Movies
Oh, Canada -- the home of some really good movies, eh? In each
case, give the title.
1. 1970, directed by Donald Shebib, starring Doug McGrath, Paul
Bradley, and Jayne Eastwood. The story of two young men who
decide to leave the Maritimes, where jobs and fulfilling lives
are hard to find, for the excitement and perceived riches
of Toronto.
2. 1974, directed by Ted Kotcheff, starring Richard Dreyfuss.
A brash young Jewish Montrealer embarks on a string of
get-rich-quick schemes in a bid to gain respect.
3. 1983, directed by David Cronenberg, starring James Woods,
Sonja Smits, and Debbie Harry. Set in Toronto in the early
1980s, it follows the CEO of a small UHF television station
who stumbles upon a broadcast signal of snuff movies. As he
attempts to uncover its source, he has increasingly intense
hallucinations that cause him to lose his grasp on reality.
4. 1987, directed by Patricia Rozema, starring Sheila McCarthy.
Polly serves as the narrator for the movie. There are several
sequences that portray her whimsical fantasies. She lives alone,
and goes on solitary bicycle rides as she pursues her hobby of
photography. Polly finds work as a secretary in a private art
gallery, where she gets involved with its owner and his protege.
5. 1997, directed by Atom Egoyan, starring Ian Holm, Sarah Polley,
Maury Chaykin, and Bruce Greenwood. The story of a school
bus accident in a small town that kills 14 children, and the
ensuing class-action lawsuit.
6. 1998, directed by Don McKellar, starring Don McKellar, Sandra
Oh, and Callum Keith Rennie. A Canadian apocalyptic black
comedy-drama movie about how ordinary people would react to an
unstated imminent global catastrophe.
7. 2002, directed by Paul Gross, starring Paul Gross, Leslie
Nielsen, Peter Outerbridge, Kari Matchett, and Molly Parker.
The offbeat comedy tells the story of a reunited curling team
from a small Canadian town as they work through their respective
life issues and struggle to win the championship for the sake
of their late coach.
8. 2006, directed by Erik Canuel, starring Patrick Huard and
Colm Feore. A Canadian black comedy-thriller buddy-cop movie
about two police officers -- one Ontarian and one Quebecois --
who reluctantly join forces to solve a murder.
9. 2008, directed by Michael McGowan, starring Joshua Jackson.
A young man has been diagnosed with cancer. Although he
requires immediate treatment, he instead decides to take a
motorcycle trip from Toronto across Canada to Vancouver Island.
Along the way, he meets several people who help him reevaluate
his life and his dream of becoming a writer.
10. 2010, directed by Edgar Wright, starring Michael Cera.
A romantic action-comedy movie about a slacker musician who
is trying to win a competition to get a record deal, while
also battling the seven evil exes of his new girlfriend Ramona
Flowers.
* Game 10, Round 8 = Science - Serendipity in Science
In each case name the invention, new product, or scientific discovery.
1. In 1945 Percy Spencer, an engineer at Raytheon, was standing
in front of an active radar set when he noticed the candy bar
he had in his pocket had melted. Name the device that was
developed after this serendipitous event.
2. In 1839 while working in his makeshift lab, Charles Goodyear
accidently spilled a vial of raw rubber, sulfur, and lead on
a hot stove. What did he discover?
3. In the 1950s, an encounter with cockleburs led the Swiss engineer
George de Mestral to invent this fastener. Name it.
4. In the late 1980s, scientists at the Pfizer European Research
Centre were working with a new drug they thought might be
a treatment for high blood pressure and angina. The drug,
code-named UK-92480, was found to be ineffective and Pfizer was
on the verge of abandoning it. It was only when the researchers
started reading the trial volunteer comments when they found many
of them reported experiencing an unusual, but not unwelcome,
side-effect. UK-92480 went on to become one of Pfizer's most
profitable drugs of all time -- know as what?
5. Swiss chemist Albert Hoffman was working with a compound derived
from ergot (a mold found on rye) when he unknowingly absorbed
some through his fingertips and discovered its powerful effects.
What had he discovered?
6. Talk about boring dreams! Chemist Friedrich Kekul|- dreamt
about the ring structure of this petroleum distillate chemical
with formula C6H6. What is it?
7. DuPont chemist Roy Plunkett was working on a new refrigerant
in 1938. Testing different chemical reactions, he accidentally
discovered a new polymer called polytetrafluoroethylene.
What is this polymer better known as today?
8. The invention of this product was partially inspired by an
accident while transporting nitroglycerin. A can broke open and
leaked, but the liquid was absorbed by a rock mixture called
kieselguhr (no, that's not something from Ikea). What is the
resulting product more commonly known as?
9. In the 1870's, Ira Remsen and C. Fahlberg were experimenting
with coal-tar derivatives. One night, Fahlberg returned
home and found that the dinner rolls were curiously sweet.
Earlier that day he'd spilled an experimental compound on his
hands and they were covered in with a mystery chemical that
made everything taste sweet. Name the substance.
10. Sir Alexander Fleming was experimenting with staphylococcus
bacteria in 1928 when he left for a 2-week vacation. He returned
to find that a mold had contaminated his cultures. But more
importantly, he found that the bacteria was unable to grow
anywhere near where the blob of mold was growing. What had
he discovered?
* Game 10, Round 7 - Canadiana Entertainment - Movies
2. 1974, directed by Ted Kotcheff, starring Richard Dreyfuss.
A brash young Jewish Montrealer embarks on a string of
get-rich-quick schemes in a bid to gain respect.
3. 1983, directed by David Cronenberg, starring James Woods,
Sonja Smits, and Debbie Harry. Set in Toronto in the early
1980s, it follows the CEO of a small UHF television station
who stumbles upon a broadcast signal of snuff movies. As he
attempts to uncover its source, he has increasingly intense
hallucinations that cause him to lose his grasp on reality.
10. 2010, directed by Edgar Wright, starring Michael Cera.
A romantic action-comedy movie about a slacker musician who
is trying to win a competition to get a record deal, while
also battling the seven evil exes of his new girlfriend Ramona
Flowers.
* Game 10, Round 8 = Science - Serendipity in Science
1. In 1945 Percy Spencer, an engineer at Raytheon, was standing
in front of an active radar set when he noticed the candy bar
he had in his pocket had melted. Name the device that was
developed after this serendipitous event.
2. In 1839 while working in his makeshift lab, Charles Goodyear
accidently spilled a vial of raw rubber, sulfur, and lead on
a hot stove. What did he discover?
3. In the 1950s, an encounter with cockleburs led the Swiss engineer
George de Mestral to invent this fastener. Name it.
4. In the late 1980s, scientists at the Pfizer European Research
Centre were working with a new drug they thought might be
a treatment for high blood pressure and angina. The drug,
code-named UK-92480, was found to be ineffective and Pfizer was
on the verge of abandoning it. It was only when the researchers
started reading the trial volunteer comments when they found many
of them reported experiencing an unusual, but not unwelcome,
side-effect. UK-92480 went on to become one of Pfizer's most
profitable drugs of all time -- know as what?
5. Swiss chemist Albert Hoffman was working with a compound derived
from ergot (a mold found on rye) when he unknowingly absorbed
some through his fingertips and discovered its powerful effects.
What had he discovered?
6. Talk about boring dreams! Chemist Friedrich Kekul? dreamt
about the ring structure of this petroleum distillate chemical
with formula C6H6. What is it?
7. DuPont chemist Roy Plunkett was working on a new refrigerant
in 1938. Testing different chemical reactions, he accidentally
discovered a new polymer called polytetrafluoroethylene.
What is this polymer better known as today?
9. In the 1870's, Ira Remsen and C. Fahlberg were experimenting
with coal-tar derivatives. One night, Fahlberg returned
home and found that the dinner rolls were curiously sweet.
Earlier that day he'd spilled an experimental compound on his
hands and they were covered in with a mystery chemical that
made everything taste sweet. Name the substance.
10. Sir Alexander Fleming was experimenting with staphylococcus
bacteria in 1928 when he left for a 2-week vacation. He returned
to find that a mold had contaminated his cultures. But more
importantly, he found that the bacteria was unable to grow
anywhere near where the blob of mold was growing. What had
he discovered?
* Game 10, Round 7 - Canadiana Entertainment - Movies
5. 1997, directed by Atom Egoyan, starring Ian Holm, Sarah Polley,
Maury Chaykin, and Bruce Greenwood. The story of a school
bus accident in a small town that kills 14 children, and the
ensuing class-action lawsuit.
* Game 10, Round 8 = Science - Serendipity in Science
1. In 1945 Percy Spencer, an engineer at Raytheon, was standing
in front of an active radar set when he noticed the candy bar
he had in his pocket had melted. Name the device that was
developed after this serendipitous event.
2. In 1839 while working in his makeshift lab, Charles Goodyear
accidently spilled a vial of raw rubber, sulfur, and lead on
a hot stove. What did he discover?
3. In the 1950s, an encounter with cockleburs led the Swiss engineer
George de Mestral to invent this fastener. Name it.
4. In the late 1980s, scientists at the Pfizer European Research
Centre were working with a new drug they thought might be
a treatment for high blood pressure and angina. The drug,
code-named UK-92480, was found to be ineffective and Pfizer was
on the verge of abandoning it. It was only when the researchers
started reading the trial volunteer comments when they found many
of them reported experiencing an unusual, but not unwelcome,
side-effect. UK-92480 went on to become one of Pfizer's most
profitable drugs of all time -- know as what?
6. Talk about boring dreams! Chemist Friedrich Kekulo dreamt
about the ring structure of this petroleum distillate chemical
with formula C6H6. What is it?
7. DuPont chemist Roy Plunkett was working on a new refrigerant
in 1938. Testing different chemical reactions, he accidentally
discovered a new polymer called polytetrafluoroethylene.
What is this polymer better known as today?
8. The invention of this product was partially inspired by an
accident while transporting nitroglycerin. A can broke open and
leaked, but the liquid was absorbed by a rock mixture called
kieselguhr (no, that's not something from Ikea). What is the
resulting product more commonly known as?
9. In the 1870's, Ira Remsen and C. Fahlberg were experimenting
with coal-tar derivatives. One night, Fahlberg returned
home and found that the dinner rolls were curiously sweet.
Earlier that day he'd spilled an experimental compound on his
hands and they were covered in with a mystery chemical that
made everything taste sweet. Name the substance.
10. Sir Alexander Fleming was experimenting with staphylococcus
bacteria in 1928 when he left for a 2-week vacation. He returned
to find that a mold had contaminated his cultures. But more
importantly, he found that the bacteria was unable to grow
anywhere near where the blob of mold was growing. What had
he discovered?
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2025-03-31,
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 the Night Owls, 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 10, Round 7 - Canadiana Entertainment - Movies
Oh, Canada -- the home of some really good movies, eh? In each
case, give the title.
1. 1970, directed by Donald Shebib, starring Doug McGrath, Paul
Bradley, and Jayne Eastwood. The story of two young men who
decide to leave the Maritimes, where jobs and fulfilling lives
are hard to find, for the excitement and perceived riches
of Toronto.
2. 1974, directed by Ted Kotcheff, starring Richard Dreyfuss.
A brash young Jewish Montrealer embarks on a string of
get-rich-quick schemes in a bid to gain respect.
3. 1983, directed by David Cronenberg, starring James Woods,
Sonja Smits, and Debbie Harry. Set in Toronto in the early
1980s, it follows the CEO of a small UHF television station
who stumbles upon a broadcast signal of snuff movies. As he
attempts to uncover its source, he has increasingly intense
hallucinations that cause him to lose his grasp on reality.
4. 1987, directed by Patricia Rozema, starring Sheila McCarthy.
Polly serves as the narrator for the movie. There are several
sequences that portray her whimsical fantasies. She lives alone,
and goes on solitary bicycle rides as she pursues her hobby of
photography. Polly finds work as a secretary in a private art
gallery, where she gets involved with its owner and his protege.
5. 1997, directed by Atom Egoyan, starring Ian Holm, Sarah Polley,
Maury Chaykin, and Bruce Greenwood. The story of a school
bus accident in a small town that kills 14 children, and the
ensuing class-action lawsuit.
6. 1998, directed by Don McKellar, starring Don McKellar, Sandra
Oh, and Callum Keith Rennie. A Canadian apocalyptic black
comedy-drama movie about how ordinary people would react to an
unstated imminent global catastrophe.
7. 2002, directed by Paul Gross, starring Paul Gross, Leslie
Nielsen, Peter Outerbridge, Kari Matchett, and Molly Parker.
The offbeat comedy tells the story of a reunited curling team
from a small Canadian town as they work through their respective
life issues and struggle to win the championship for the sake
of their late coach.
8. 2006, directed by Erik Canuel, starring Patrick Huard and
Colm Feore. A Canadian black comedy-thriller buddy-cop movie
about two police officers -- one Ontarian and one Quebecois --
who reluctantly join forces to solve a murder.
9. 2008, directed by Michael McGowan, starring Joshua Jackson.
A young man has been diagnosed with cancer. Although he
requires immediate treatment, he instead decides to take a
motorcycle trip from Toronto across Canada to Vancouver Island.
Along the way, he meets several people who help him reevaluate
his life and his dream of becoming a writer.
10. 2010, directed by Edgar Wright, starring Michael Cera.
A romantic action-comedy movie about a slacker musician who
is trying to win a competition to get a record deal, while
also battling the seven evil exes of his new girlfriend Ramona
Flowers.
* Game 10, Round 8 = Science - Serendipity in Science
In each case name the invention, new product, or scientific discovery.
1. In 1945 Percy Spencer, an engineer at Raytheon, was standing
in front of an active radar set when he noticed the candy bar
he had in his pocket had melted. Name the device that was
developed after this serendipitous event.
2. In 1839 while working in his makeshift lab, Charles Goodyear
accidently spilled a vial of raw rubber, sulfur, and lead on
a hot stove. What did he discover?
3. In the 1950s, an encounter with cockleburs led the Swiss engineer
George de Mestral to invent this fastener. Name it.
4. In the late 1980s, scientists at the Pfizer European Research
Centre were working with a new drug they thought might be
a treatment for high blood pressure and angina. The drug,
code-named UK-92480, was found to be ineffective and Pfizer was
on the verge of abandoning it. It was only when the researchers
started reading the trial volunteer comments when they found many
of them reported experiencing an unusual, but not unwelcome,
side-effect. UK-92480 went on to become one of Pfizer's most
profitable drugs of all time -- know as what?
5. Swiss chemist Albert Hoffman was working with a compound derived
from ergot (a mold found on rye) when he unknowingly absorbed
some through his fingertips and discovered its powerful effects.
What had he discovered?
6. Talk about boring dreams! Chemist Friedrich Kekul|- dreamt
about the ring structure of this petroleum distillate chemical
with formula C6H6. What is it?
7. DuPont chemist Roy Plunkett was working on a new refrigerant
in 1938. Testing different chemical reactions, he accidentally
discovered a new polymer called polytetrafluoroethylene.
What is this polymer better known as today?
8. The invention of this product was partially inspired by an
accident while transporting nitroglycerin. A can broke open and
leaked, but the liquid was absorbed by a rock mixture called
kieselguhr (no, that's not something from Ikea). What is the
resulting product more commonly known as?
9. In the 1870's, Ira Remsen and C. Fahlberg were experimenting
with coal-tar derivatives. One night, Fahlberg returned
home and found that the dinner rolls were curiously sweet.
Earlier that day he'd spilled an experimental compound on his
hands and they were covered in with a mystery chemical that
made everything taste sweet. Name the substance.
10. Sir Alexander Fleming was experimenting with staphylococcus
bacteria in 1928 when he left for a 2-week vacation. He returned
to find that a mold had contaminated his cultures. But more
importantly, he found that the bacteria was unable to grow
anywhere near where the blob of mold was growing. What had
he discovered?
** Game 10, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - Famous Parents of Famous Children
1. Angelina Jolie.
2. Emilio Estevez.
4. Kate Hudson.
7. Isabella Rossellini.
** Game 10, Round 10 - April Fool's Challenge Round
* A. What a Fool Believes
A2. He was the operator of a Ponzi scheme that is considered to
be the largest financial fraud in US history. He was
arrested in 2008. Who is he?
* B. Literature: A Fool's Paradise
B1. Who wrote the poem "Paradise Lost"?
B2. What biblical story is the poem based on?
* C. Entertainment: Fool Me Once
C2. This 2002 movie stars Leonardo diCaprio as a character
who after high school began a short career of impersonating
professionals such as doctors, lawyers, and airline pilots.
* D. Sports: Pity the Fool
D2. In 1975, this boxer said this of his opponent "Joe Frazier
is so ugly that he should donate his face to the US Bureau
of Wildlife". As well, in the build-up to the notorious
"Thrilla in Manila", he said, "It will be a killer, and a
chiller, and a thriller, when I get the gorilla in Manila."
Who is this boxer?
* E. Science: Fool's Gold
E1. By American standards, fake gold is anything below what
threshold in karats, within 2?
E2. What mineral has a superficial resemblance to gold and is
commonly known as "fool's gold"?
* F. History: A Fool to Try
F1. This tightrope-walking family was prominent from the 1930s
to the '60s. The great-grandson of the family patriarch
crossed Niagara Falls on a cable in 2012. Who was this
family?
F2. This father and son performed stunts in different eras.
They were best known for using the motorcycle to jump
great distances. What is their family name?
** Game 10, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - Famous Parents of Famous Children
7. Isabella Rossellini.
** Game 10, Round 10 - April Fool's Challenge Round
* A. What a Fool Believes
A2. He was the operator of a Ponzi scheme that is considered to
be the largest financial fraud in US history. He was
arrested in 2008. Who is he?
* B. Literature: A Fool's Paradise
B1. Who wrote the poem "Paradise Lost"?
B2. What biblical story is the poem based on?
* D. Sports: Pity the Fool
D2. In 1975, this boxer said this of his opponent "Joe Frazier
is so ugly that he should donate his face to the US Bureau
of Wildlife". As well, in the build-up to the notorious
"Thrilla in Manila", he said, "It will be a killer, and a
chiller, and a thriller, when I get the gorilla in Manila."
Who is this boxer?
E1. By American standards, fake gold is anything below what
threshold in karats, within 2?
** Game 10, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - Famous Parents of Famous Children
A surprising number of celebrities have famous mothers or fathers.
We'll give you the name of a well-known celebrity; you give us
the name of their (more or less) equally famous mother or father.
*Note*: If the parent has the same surname, you must give first
and last name for the parent.
Name the father of...
1. Angelina Jolie.
2. Emilio Estevez.
Name the mother of...
3. Gwyneth Paltrow.
4. Kate Hudson.
5. Maya Rudolph.
6. Melanie Griffith.
And name *either* the father or the mother of...
7. Isabella Rossellini.
8. Liza Minelli.
9. Dakota Johnson.
10. Natasha Richardson.
** Game 10, Round 10 - April Fool's Challenge Round
* A. What a Fool Believes
These questions are about well-known stock frauds.
A1. This Indonesian gold property, which was reported to
contain more than 200,000,000 ounces, was said to be the
richest gold mine, ever. The stock price for this company
skyrocketed to a high of $280. At its peak, this company
had a market capitalization of $4,400,000,000. In 1997,
the gold mine proved to be fraudulent and the stock price
crashed. What was the name of this company?
A2. He was the operator of a Ponzi scheme that is considered to
be the largest financial fraud in US history. He was
arrested in 2008. Who is he?
* B. Literature: A Fool's Paradise
B1. Who wrote the poem "Paradise Lost"?
B2. What biblical story is the poem based on?
* C. Entertainment: Fool Me Once
These questions are about movies to do with frauds. In each case
give the title.
C1. This 2011 movie suggests that the Edward de Vere, the 17th
Earl of Oxford, and not William Shakespeare was the author
of what we now know as the collected works of Shakespeare.
C2. This 2002 movie stars Leonardo diCaprio as a character
who after high school began a short career of impersonating
professionals such as doctors, lawyers, and airline pilots.
* D. Sports: Pity the Fool
These questions are about boxers known for trash talk.
D1. This boxer had these words for his opponent Lennox Lewis
in 2002: "My style is impetuous. My defense is impregnable.
And I'm just ferocious. I want your heart. I wanna eat
his [sic] children. Praise be to Allah." Who is this boxer?
D2. In 1975, this boxer said this of his opponent "Joe Frazier
is so ugly that he should donate his face to the US Bureau
of Wildlife". As well, in the build-up to the notorious
"Thrilla in Manila", he said, "It will be a killer, and a
chiller, and a thriller, when I get the gorilla in Manila."
Who is this boxer?
* E. Science: Fool's Gold
E1. By American standards, fake gold is anything below what
threshold in karats, within 2?
E2. What mineral has a superficial resemblance to gold and is
commonly known as "fool's gold"?
* F. History: A Fool to Try
These questions are about famous daredevil families.
F1. This tightrope-walking family was prominent from the 1930s
to the '60s. The great-grandson of the family patriarch
crossed Niagara Falls on a cable in 2012. Who was this
family?
F2. This father and son performed stunts in different eras.
They were best known for using the motorcycle to jump
great distances. What is their family name?
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