* Game 1, Round 1 - Current Events (excerpt)
Answer these 2011 questions if you like for fun, but for no points.
1. There is a lovely little town north of Islamabad, named for
the British army major who founded it in 1853, a town where a
certain Osama Bin Laden was living until his demise last week.
Name that town.
* Game 1, Round 3 - Art - Painting Parodies
Please see: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/g1r3/parodies.jpg
For the first 4 questions, we name the artist whose work is being
parodied. You give the letter of the picture.
1. Eugène Delacroix.
2. Henri Rousseau.
3. Jan van Eyck.
4. Raphael.
5. R.
6. Z.
7. X.
8. Y.
9. U.
* Game 1, Round 1 - Current Events (excerpt)
Answer these 2011 questions if you like for fun, but for no points.
1. There is a lovely little town north of Islamabad, named for
the British army major who founded it in 1853, a town where a
certain Osama Bin Laden was living until his demise last week.
Name that town.
2. The leader of the Apache tribe asked the US president for a
formal apology last week for the code name chosen by the
government to refer to Osama Bin Laden. What code name?
* Game 1, Round 2 - Sports - Gold-Glovers
The Rawlings Gold Glove Award has been presented since 1957 to the
players deemed to be the best at baseball's 9 fielding positions --
that is to say, the best defensive players. In its initial year,
only one award was made for each position for all of Major League
baseball. Since 1958, there """have been""" separate awards for
each position for the American and National Leagues. This round
asks about some celebrated Gold Glovers.
4. """Two fathers and sons have won""" Gold Gloves. Coincidentally,
all four of these individuals share the initials B.B.
Give either *surname*.
5. Two players """lead""" in career outfield Gold Gloves with a
dozen apiece. One of them became, in 1971, the first recipient
of an annual trophy for sportsmanship and humanitarianism that is
named after the other. Name either of these outfielding greats.
6. This third baseman played his entire career, 1955 to 1977, for
the same team, winning 16 consecutive Gold Gloves along the way.
They called him "the Human Vacuum Cleaner". What """is"""
his real name?
7. This first baseman reeled off 11 consecutive Gold Glove awards
for two teams. He won World Series rings with both teams, the
first in 1982, the second in 1986. A hard partier, he became
something of a celebrity, including some memorable appearances on
"Seinfeld".
* Game 1, Round 3 - Art - Painting Parodies
Please see: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/g1r3/parodies.jpg
For the first 4 questions, we name the artist whose work is being
parodied. You give the letter of the picture.
1. Eugène Delacroix.
2. Henri Rousseau.
3. Jan van Eyck.
4. Raphael.
After finishing with #1-4, please decode the rot13 to see the
remaining questions #5-10, where we give a letter and you name
the artist parodied. And then if you like, for fun, but for no
points, go on to #11-14 (also in rot13), which were the decoys
on the original handout.
Abgr gung fbzr vzntrf hfr punenpgref perngrq ol Zngg Tebravat,
Wrna qr Oehaubss, Hqremb, naq Wvz Urafba -- bhgfgnaqvat negvfgf
va gurve bja evtug. Ohg nf abar bs gur sbhe perngrq nal bs gur
*cnvagvatf* orvat fcbbsrq, gurve anzrf jvyy abg svther nf nafjref.
5. R.
6. Z.
7. X.
8. Y.
9. U.
10. Zber bs n znfuhc guna n cnebql, Q qenjf ba gur jbex bs gjb
negvfgf. Bar vf <nafjre 5>; cyrnfr anzr gur bgure. (Vs lbh
qvqa'g trg #5, V'yy npprcg rvgure anzr urer.)
11. S (sebz urer ba ner qrpblf).
13. W.
14. A.
* Game 1, Round 1 - Current Events (excerpt)
Answer these 2011 questions if you like for fun, but for no points.
1. There is a lovely little town north of Islamabad, named for
the British army major who founded it in 1853, a town where a
certain Osama Bin Laden was living until his demise last week.
Name that town.
2. The leader of the Apache tribe asked the US president for a
formal apology last week for the code name chosen by the
government to refer to Osama Bin Laden. What code name?
* Game 1, Round 2 - Sports - Gold-Glovers
The Rawlings Gold Glove Award has been presented since 1957 to the
players deemed to be the best at baseball's 9 fielding positions --
that is to say, the best defensive players. In its initial year,
only one award was made for each position for all of Major League
baseball. Since 1958, there """have been""" separate awards for
each position for the American and National Leagues. This round
asks about some celebrated Gold Glovers.
1. """No one has won""" more Gold Gloves than this pitcher, with
18 to his name. He """has""" the second-most wins of any pitcher
in modern (post-1920) baseball history, """is""" a 4-time Cy
Young award winner, and """wears""" a 1995 World Series ring.
Name him.
2. """Still active""", this catcher """leads all""" at his position
with 13 career Gold Gloves. He """has""" caught more games
than any catcher in history and was a member of the 2003 World
Series champions.
3. Talk about a brother act. All three of these brothers """are"""
catchers, and two """have""" won Gold Gloves. Two have also
played for the Blue Jays. Give the family name.
4. """Two fathers and sons have won""" Gold Gloves. Coincidentally,
all four of these individuals share the initials B.B.
Give either *surname*.
5. Two players """lead""" in career outfield Gold Gloves with a
dozen apiece. One of them became, in 1971, the first recipient
of an annual trophy for sportsmanship and humanitarianism that is
named after the other. Name either of these outfielding greats.
6. This third baseman played his entire career, 1955 to 1977, for
the same team, winning 16 consecutive Gold Gloves along the way.
They called him "the Human Vacuum Cleaner". What """is"""
his real name?
7. This first baseman reeled off 11 consecutive Gold Glove awards
for two teams. He won World Series rings with both teams, the
first in 1982, the second in 1986. A hard partier, he became
something of a celebrity, including some memorable appearances on
"Seinfeld".
8. This second baseman started his career in 1988 with the San
Diego Padres before moving on to better things. """Still"""
the all-time leader at his position with 10 Gold Gloves, he was
also a clutch hitter, with 4 Silver Slugger awards to his credit.
9. Aside from Roberto Alomar, """7 other players have won Gold
Gloves as Blue Jays""". The first two, in 1986, were a shortstop
and a right fielder. Name *either one*.
10. The """most recent""" Blue Jay infielder to win the award was a
second baseman who picked it up in 2005. Never a favorite of
Jays general manager J.P. Ricciardi, he was shipped off in
2006 and has gone on to snatch """three""" more Gold Gloves
with other teams.
* Game 1, Round 3 - Art - Painting Parodies
Please see: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/g1r3/parodies.jpg
For the first 4 questions, we name the artist whose work is being
parodied. You give the letter of the picture.
1. Eugène Delacroix.
2. Henri Rousseau.
3. Jan van Eyck.
4. Raphael.
After finishing with #1-4, please decode the rot13 to see the
remaining questions #5-10, where we give a letter and you name
the artist parodied. And then if you like, for fun, but for no
points, go on to #11-14 (also in rot13), which were the decoys
on the original handout.
Abgr gung fbzr vzntrf hfr punenpgref perngrq ol Zngg Tebravat,
Wrna qr Oehaubss, Hqremb, naq Wvz Urafba -- bhgfgnaqvat negvfgf
va gurve bja evtug. Ohg nf abar bs gur sbhe perngrq nal bs gur
*cnvagvatf* orvat fcbbsrq, gurve anzrf jvyy abg svther nf nafjref.
5. R.
6. Z.
7. X.
8. Y.
9. U.
10. Zber bs n znfuhc guna n cnebql, Q qenjf ba gur jbex bs gjb
negvfgf. Bar vf <nafjre 5>; cyrnfr anzr gur bgure. (Vs lbh
qvqa'g trg #5, V'yy npprcg rvgure anzr urer.)
11. S (sebz urer ba ner qrpblf).
12. T.
13. W.
14. A.
* Game 1, Round 1 - Current Events (excerpt)
Answer these 2011 questions if you like for fun, but for no points.
1. There is a lovely little town north of Islamabad, named for
the British army major who founded it in 1853, a town where a
certain Osama Bin Laden was living until his demise last week.
Name that town.
2. The leader of the Apache tribe asked the US president for a
formal apology last week for the code name chosen by the
government to refer to Osama Bin Laden. What code name?
* Game 1, Round 2 - Sports - Gold-Glovers
3. Talk about a brother act. All three of these brothers """are"""
catchers, and two """have""" won Gold Gloves. Two have also
played for the Blue Jays. Give the family name.
* Game 1, Round 3 - Art - Painting Parodies
1. Eug?ne Delacroix.
2. Henri Rousseau.
3. Jan van Eyck.
4. Raphael.
5. R.
6. Z.
7. X.
8. Y.
9. U.
10. Zber bs n znfuhc guna n cnebql, Q qenjf ba gur jbex bs gjb
negvfgf. Bar vf <nafjre 5>; cyrnfr anzr gur bgure. (Vs lbh
qvqa'g trg #5, V'yy npprcg rvgure anzr urer.)
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2011-05-09,
and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information...
see my recent companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the
Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
* Game 1, Round 1 - Current Events (excerpt)
Answer these 2011 questions if you like for fun, but for no points.
1. There is a lovely little town north of Islamabad, named for
the British army major who founded it in 1853, a town where a
certain Osama Bin Laden was living until his demise last week.
Name that town.
2. The leader of the Apache tribe asked the US president for a
formal apology last week for the code name chosen by the
government to refer to Osama Bin Laden. What code name?
* Game 1, Round 2 - Sports - Gold-Glovers
The Rawlings Gold Glove Award has been presented since 1957 to the
players deemed to be the best at baseball's 9 fielding positions --
that is to say, the best defensive players. In its initial year,
only one award was made for each position for all of Major League
baseball. Since 1958, there """have been""" separate awards for
each position for the American and National Leagues. This round
asks about some celebrated Gold Glovers.
1. """No one has won""" more Gold Gloves than this pitcher, with
18 to his name. He """has""" the second-most wins of any pitcher
in modern (post-1920) baseball history, """is""" a 4-time Cy
Young award winner, and """wears""" a 1995 World Series ring.
Name him.
2. """Still active""", this catcher """leads all""" at his position
with 13 career Gold Gloves. He """has""" caught more games
than any catcher in history and was a member of the 2003 World
Series champions.
3. Talk about a brother act. All three of these brothers """are"""
catchers, and two """have""" won Gold Gloves. Two have also
played for the Blue Jays. Give the family name.
4. """Two fathers and sons have won""" Gold Gloves. Coincidentally,
all four of these individuals share the initials B.B.
Give either *surname*.
5. Two players """lead""" in career outfield Gold Gloves with a
dozen apiece. One of them became, in 1971, the first recipient
of an annual trophy for sportsmanship and humanitarianism that is
named after the other. Name either of these outfielding greats.
6. This third baseman played his entire career, 1955 to 1977, for
the same team, winning 16 consecutive Gold Gloves along the way.
They called him "the Human Vacuum Cleaner". What """is"""
his real name?
7. This first baseman reeled off 11 consecutive Gold Glove awards
for two teams. He won World Series rings with both teams, the
first in 1982, the second in 1986. A hard partier, he became
something of a celebrity, including some memorable appearances on
"Seinfeld".
8. This second baseman started his career in 1988 with the San
Diego Padres before moving on to better things. """Still"""
the all-time leader at his position with 10 Gold Gloves, he was
also a clutch hitter, with 4 Silver Slugger awards to his credit.
9. Aside from Roberto Alomar, """7 other players have won Gold
Gloves as Blue Jays""". The first two, in 1986, were a shortstop
and a right fielder. Name *either one*.
10. The """most recent""" Blue Jay infielder to win the award was a
second baseman who picked it up in 2005. Never a favorite of
Jays general manager J.P. Ricciardi, he was shipped off in
2006 and has gone on to snatch """three""" more Gold Gloves
with other teams.
* Game 1, Round 3 - Art - Painting Parodies
Please see: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/g1r3/parodies.jpg
For the first 4 questions, we name the artist whose work is being
parodied. You give the letter of the picture.
1. Eugène Delacroix.
2. Henri Rousseau.
3. Jan van Eyck.
4. Raphael.
After finishing with #1-4, please decode the rot13 to see the
remaining questions #5-10, where we give a letter and you name
the artist parodied. And then if you like, for fun, but for no
points, go on to #11-14 (also in rot13), which were the decoys
on the original handout.
Note that some images use characters created by Matt Groening,
Jean de Brunhoff, Uderzo, and Jim Henson -- outstanding artists
in their own right. But as none of the four created any of the
*paintings* being spoofed, their names will not figure as answers.
5. E.
6. M.
7. K.
8. L.
9. H.
10. More of a mashup than a parody, D draws on the work of two
artists. One is <answer 5>; please name the other. (If you
didn't get #5, I'll accept either name here.)
11. F (from here on are decoys).
12. G.
13. J.
14. A.
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2011-05-09,
and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written
by members of the Misplaced Modifiers, 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 recent companion posting on
"Reposted Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
* Game 1, Round 1 - Current Events (excerpt)
Answer these 2011 questions if you like for fun, but for no points.
1. There is a lovely little town north of Islamabad, named for
the British army major who founded it in 1853, a town where a
certain Osama Bin Laden was living until his demise last week.
Name that town.
2. The leader of the Apache tribe asked the US president for a
formal apology last week for the code name chosen by the
government to refer to Osama Bin Laden. What code name?
* Game 1, Round 2 - Sports - Gold-Glovers
The Rawlings Gold Glove Award has been presented since 1957 to the
players deemed to be the best at baseball's 9 fielding positions --
that is to say, the best defensive players. In its initial year,
only one award was made for each position for all of Major League
baseball. Since 1958, there """have been""" separate awards for
each position for the American and National Leagues. This round
asks about some celebrated Gold Glovers.
1. """No one has won""" more Gold Gloves than this pitcher, with
18 to his name. He """has""" the second-most wins of any pitcher
in modern (post-1920) baseball history, """is""" a 4-time Cy
Young award winner, and """wears""" a 1995 World Series ring.
Name him.
2. """Still active""", this catcher """leads all""" at his position
with 13 career Gold Gloves. He """has""" caught more games
than any catcher in history and was a member of the 2003 World
Series champions.
3. Talk about a brother act. All three of these brothers """are"""
catchers, and two """have""" won Gold Gloves. Two have also
played for the Blue Jays. Give the family name.
4. """Two fathers and sons have won""" Gold Gloves. Coincidentally,
all four of these individuals share the initials B.B.
Give either *surname*.
5. Two players """lead""" in career outfield Gold Gloves with a
dozen apiece. One of them became, in 1971, the first recipient
of an annual trophy for sportsmanship and humanitarianism that is
named after the other. Name either of these outfielding greats.
6. This third baseman played his entire career, 1955 to 1977, for
the same team, winning 16 consecutive Gold Gloves along the way.
They called him "the Human Vacuum Cleaner". What """is"""
his real name?
7. This first baseman reeled off 11 consecutive Gold Glove awards
for two teams. He won World Series rings with both teams, the
first in 1982, the second in 1986. A hard partier, he became
something of a celebrity, including some memorable appearances on
"Seinfeld".
8. This second baseman started his career in 1988 with the San
Diego Padres before moving on to better things. """Still"""
the all-time leader at his position with 10 Gold Gloves, he was
also a clutch hitter, with 4 Silver Slugger awards to his credit.
9. Aside from Roberto Alomar, """7 other players have won Gold
Gloves as Blue Jays""". The first two, in 1986, were a shortstop
and a right fielder. Name *either one*.
10. The """most recent""" Blue Jay infielder to win the award was a
second baseman who picked it up in 2005. Never a favorite of
Jays general manager J.P. Ricciardi, he was shipped off in
2006 and has gone on to snatch """three""" more Gold Gloves
with other teams.
* Game 1, Round 3 - Art - Painting Parodies
Please see: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/g1r3/parodies.jpg
For the first 4 questions, we name the artist whose work is being
parodied. You give the letter of the picture.
1. Eugène Delacroix.
2. Henri Rousseau.
3. Jan van Eyck.
4. Raphael.
After finishing with #1-4, please decode the rot13 to see the
remaining questions #5-10, where we give a letter and you name
the artist parodied. And then if you like, for fun, but for no
points, go on to #11-14 (also in rot13), which were the decoys
on the original handout.
Abgr gung fbzr vzntrf hfr punenpgref perngrq ol Zngg Tebravat,
Wrna qr Oehaubss, Hqremb, naq Wvz Urafba -- bhgfgnaqvat negvfgf
va gurve bja evtug. Ohg nf abar bs gur sbhe perngrq nal bs gur
*cnvagvatf* orvat fcbbsrq, gurve anzrf jvyy abg svther nf nafjref.
5. R.
6. Z.
7. X.
8. Y.
9. U.
10. Zber bs n znfuhc guna n cnebql, Q qenjf ba gur jbex bs gjb
negvfgf. Bar vf <nafjre 5>; cyrnfr anzr gur bgure. (Vs lbh
qvqa'g trg #5, V'yy npprcg rvgure anzr urer.)
11. S (sebz urer ba ner qrpblf).
12. T.
13. W.
14. A.
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