1. Who is the prolific American novelist who has also written
many travel books, often detailing long train journeys, such as
"The Old Patagonian Express" and "The Great Railway Bazaar"?
5. Who is the pioneering Englishwoman whose many letters home were
eventually published more than a century after they were
written, in 1987, as "Letters from Egypt: A Journey on the
Nile 1849-1850"? The events that brought her lasting fame
happened a few years later. Er, that is, she got famous a few
years after 1850, not 1987.
* Game 6, Round 2 - Literature - Travel Writing
1. Who is the prolific American novelist who has also written
many travel books, often detailing long train journeys, such as
"The Old Patagonian Express" and "The Great Railway Bazaar"?
5. Who is the pioneering Englishwoman whose many letters home were
eventually published more than a century after they were
written, in 1987, as "Letters from Egypt: A Journey on the
Nile 1849-1850"? The events that brought her lasting fame
happened a few years later. Er, that is, she got famous a few
years after 1850, not 1987.
6. Name the protean American author who wrote the 1869 book "The
Innocents Abroad", a sardonic account of a sea voyage to the
Holy Land.
7. Who is the American and adopted Briton who wrote "Notes From
a Small Island", about his second home, and "In a Sunburned
Country", about Australia? He also dabbles in books about
language.
8. What's the title of Elizabeth Gilbert's best-selling post-divorce
travelogue, focusing on food, spirituality, and romance in
Europe and Asia?
10. Name the American adventure travel writer whose book "Into
the Wild" chronicles the wanderings of a young self-described
"supertramp", culminating in his death, probably from starvation.
The same author's "Into Thin Air" details a disastrous Everest
expedition.
* Game 6, Round 3 - Entertainment - Comedy Duos
1. This British pair starred in an eponymous sketch comedy series
that ran regularly between 1987 and '93 and sporadically
thereafter. The sitcom "Absolutely Fabulous" grew out of a
segment on their show.
2. These comedians-slash-folk-musicians named their act after
the perceived second bananas in two well-known musical duos.
They have been active since 2007 -- originally on Youtube and
later via several albums and tours.
3. This duo had a five-season run on Comedy Central between 2012
and 2015. Their comedy often touches on American race relations
and black culture. Two of their recurring characters are
Barack Obama and his "anger translator" Luther. One of the
pair has become a director of inventive horror films and won
an Academy Award.
4. Okay, this next pair are not actually real people. What else
can we say except that they're the two heckling old farts in
the balcony on the "Muppet Show"?
8. This other British duo met when they were introduced by
Emma Thompson while at Cambridge University. Their best-known
collaboration is the TV series "Jeeves and Wooster". Both have
had celebrated careers on their own.
10. This classic pair met at the University of Chicago in the early
1950s and did improv together for about four years from 1958 to
'62, including three top 40 albums (one a Grammy winner) and a
Broadway show that ran for over 300 performances. They split
amicably when their professional interests turned elsewhere.
The man turned to theater, TV, and movie directing, winning
Tonys, Emmys, and an Oscar; the woman mostly became a writer.
* Game 6, Round 2 - Literature - Travel Writing
1. Who is the prolific American novelist who has also written
many travel books, often detailing long train journeys, such as
"The Old Patagonian Express" and "The Great Railway Bazaar"?
2. Who is the author of the book-club favorite "Wild"? It describes
her trek along the Pacific Crest Trail in the wake of personal
emotional turmoil, and was later made into a 2014 movie of the
same name starring Reese Witherspoon and Laura Dern.
3. In the 1970s Robyn Davidson, of Australia, set out to make a
thousands-of-kilometers-long trek across the outback, accompanied
by camels, because... Because camels, we guess. Her 1980 book
about her experiences was made into a 2013 movie starring Mia
Wasikowska ["VUSH-uh-KOF-skuh"] and Adam Driver. The book and
movie had the same title; name it.
4. A friend and collaborator of Paul Theroux was also a novelist and
travel writer, with a less voluminous output as he died of AIDS
in 1989 at age 49. Among his travel works are "The Songlines",
which focuses on Aboriginal Australians, and "In Patagonia".
Name him.
5. Who is the pioneering Englishwoman whose many letters home were
eventually published more than a century after they were
written, in 1987, as "Letters from Egypt: A Journey on the
Nile 1849-1850"? The events that brought her lasting fame
happened a few years later. Er, that is, she got famous a few
years after 1850, not 1987.
6. Name the protean American author who wrote the 1869 book "The
Innocents Abroad", a sardonic account of a sea voyage to the
Holy Land.
7. Who is the American and adopted Briton who wrote "Notes From
a Small Island", about his second home, and "In a Sunburned
Country", about Australia? He also dabbles in books about
language.
8. What's the title of Elizabeth Gilbert's best-selling post-divorce
travelogue, focusing on food, spirituality, and romance in
Europe and Asia?
9. Who was the Welsh travel writer who accompanied Hillary and
Norgay's successful Mt. Everest expedition as a journalist;
wrote more than 20 travel books, including several on Venice;
and in a 1974 memoir detailed her gender transition?
10. Name the American adventure travel writer whose book "Into
the Wild" chronicles the wanderings of a young self-described
"supertramp", culminating in his death, probably from starvation.
The same author's "Into Thin Air" details a disastrous Everest
expedition.
* Game 6, Round 3 - Entertainment - Comedy Duos
In each case, give the professional name of the comedy duo we
describe. Usually, but not always, they are named after their
two members, and if so, you may give the names in either order --
for example, "Boyd and Brader" or "Brader and Boyd".
1. This British pair starred in an eponymous sketch comedy series
that ran regularly between 1987 and '93 and sporadically
thereafter. The sitcom "Absolutely Fabulous" grew out of a
segment on their show.
2. These comedians-slash-folk-musicians named their act after
the perceived second bananas in two well-known musical duos.
They have been active since 2007 -- originally on Youtube and
later via several albums and tours.
3. This duo had a five-season run on Comedy Central between 2012
and 2015. Their comedy often touches on American race relations
and black culture. Two of their recurring characters are
Barack Obama and his "anger translator" Luther. One of the
pair has become a director of inventive horror films and won
an Academy Award.
4. Okay, this next pair are not actually real people. What else
can we say except that they're the two heckling old farts in
the balcony on the "Muppet Show"?
5. This New Zealand musical comedy group progressed from live acts
to a BBC radio show and eventually an HBO series that ran from
2007 to 2009. They once described themselves as a "guitar-based
digi-bongo acapella-rap-funk-comedy folk duo". Here we want
the name of the act, not the two people involved.
6. This duo met in Grade 1, wrote a screenplay together at 14,
both studied engineering and worked in the field, which
they left to pursue Christian ministry with comic aspects.
Eventually their comedy moved on to non-religious themes and
they are known for the YouTube series "Good Mythical Morning"
as well as podcasts, a novel, and musical comedy albums.
First names, please.
7. This British duo weren't really a pair outside of their
eponymous BBC TV show that ran on and off from 1971 to '87. One
thing that contrasted them was their 8-inch height difference,
although neither one was especially tall; what didn't contrast
was their first names. Name the show and you'll name the duo,
and that's the answer we want.
8. This other British duo met when they were introduced by
Emma Thompson while at Cambridge University. Their best-known
collaboration is the TV series "Jeeves and Wooster". Both have
had celebrated careers on their own.
9. Who are the originators and stars of the US sitcom "Broad City",
originally a web series and later on Comedy Central between
2014 and 2019? First names only -- they're the same as those
of their fictional alter egos, though the surnames differ.
10. This classic pair met at the University of Chicago in the early
1950s and did improv together for about four years from 1958 to
'62, including three top 40 albums (one a Grammy winner) and a
Broadway show that ran for over 300 performances. They split
amicably when their professional interests turned elsewhere.
The man turned to theater, TV, and movie directing, winning
Tonys, Emmys, and an Oscar; the woman mostly became a writer.
1. Who is the prolific American novelist who has also written
many travel books, often detailing long train journeys, such as
"The Old Patagonian Express" and "The Great Railway Bazaar"?
Gee, that express must be really old! I have travelled in Patagonia,
and one thing it is not: criss-crossed by railway tracks.
I guess... but that is based on having read question 4, so absolutely
no points for me.
The author set himself the goal of traveling to Esquel,
| Borges thought a moment, then said: "There is nothing in Patagonia.
| It's not the Sahara, but it's as close as you can get to it in
| Argentina. No, there is nothing in Patagonia."
So he took the Lagos del Sur (Lakes of the South) express, which
goes from Buenos Aires to Bariloche,
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2023-10-30,
and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
please see my 2023-05-24 companion posting on "Questions from the
Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
I did not write either of these rounds.
* Game 6, Round 2 - Literature - Travel Writing
1. Who is the prolific American novelist who has also written
many travel books, often detailing long train journeys, such as
"The Old Patagonian Express" and "The Great Railway Bazaar"?
2. Who is the author of the book-club favorite "Wild"? It describes
her trek along the Pacific Crest Trail in the wake of personal
emotional turmoil, and was later made into a 2014 movie of the
same name starring Reese Witherspoon and Laura Dern.
3. In the 1970s Robyn Davidson, of Australia, set out to make a
thousands-of-kilometers-long trek across the outback, accompanied
by camels, because... Because camels, we guess. Her 1980 book
about her experiences was made into a 2013 movie starring Mia
Wasikowska ["VUSH-uh-KOF-skuh"] and Adam Driver. The book and
movie had the same title; name it.
4. A friend and collaborator of Paul Theroux was also a novelist and
travel writer, with a less voluminous output as he died of AIDS
in 1989 at age 49. Among his travel works are "The Songlines",
which focuses on Aboriginal Australians, and "In Patagonia".
Name him.
5. Who is the pioneering Englishwoman whose many letters home were
eventually published more than a century after they were
written, in 1987, as "Letters from Egypt: A Journey on the
Nile 1849-1850"? The events that brought her lasting fame
happened a few years later. Er, that is, she got famous a few
years after 1850, not 1987.
6. Name the protean American author who wrote the 1869 book "The
Innocents Abroad", a sardonic account of a sea voyage to the
Holy Land.
7. Who is the American and adopted Briton who wrote "Notes From
a Small Island", about his second home, and "In a Sunburned
Country", about Australia? He also dabbles in books about
language.
8. What's the title of Elizabeth Gilbert's best-selling post-divorce
travelogue, focusing on food, spirituality, and romance in
Europe and Asia?
9. Who was the Welsh travel writer who accompanied Hillary and
Norgay's successful Mt. Everest expedition as a journalist;
wrote more than 20 travel books, including several on Venice;
and in a 1974 memoir detailed her gender transition?
10. Name the American adventure travel writer whose book "Into
the Wild" chronicles the wanderings of a young self-described
"supertramp", culminating in his death, probably from starvation.
The same author's "Into Thin Air" details a disastrous Everest
expedition.
* Game 6, Round 3 - Entertainment - Comedy Duos
In each case, give the professional name of the comedy duo we
describe. Usually, but not always, they are named after their
two members, and if so, you may give the names in either order --
for example, "Boyd and Brader" or "Brader and Boyd".
1. This British pair starred in an eponymous sketch comedy series
that ran regularly between 1987 and '93 and sporadically
thereafter. The sitcom "Absolutely Fabulous" grew out of a
segment on their show.
2. These comedians-slash-folk-musicians named their act after
the perceived second bananas in two well-known musical duos.
They have been active since 2007 -- originally on Youtube and
later via several albums and tours.
3. This duo had a five-season run on Comedy Central between 2012
and 2015. Their comedy often touches on American race relations
and black culture. Two of their recurring characters are
Barack Obama and his "anger translator" Luther. One of the
pair has become a director of inventive horror films and won
an Academy Award.
4. Okay, this next pair are not actually real people. What else
can we say except that they're the two heckling old farts in
the balcony on the "Muppet Show"?
5. This New Zealand musical comedy group progressed from live acts
to a BBC radio show and eventually an HBO series that ran from
2007 to 2009. They once described themselves as a "guitar-based
digi-bongo acapella-rap-funk-comedy folk duo". Here we want
the name of the act, not the two people involved.
6. This duo met in Grade 1, wrote a screenplay together at 14,
both studied engineering and worked in the field, which
they left to pursue Christian ministry with comic aspects.
Eventually their comedy moved on to non-religious themes and
they are known for the YouTube series "Good Mythical Morning"
as well as podcasts, a novel, and musical comedy albums.
First names, please.
7. This British duo weren't really a pair outside of their
eponymous BBC TV show that ran on and off from 1971 to '87. One
thing that contrasted them was their 8-inch height difference,
although neither one was especially tall; what didn't contrast
was their first names. Name the show and you'll name the duo,
and that's the answer we want.
8. This other British duo met when they were introduced by
Emma Thompson while at Cambridge University. Their best-known
collaboration is the TV series "Jeeves and Wooster". Both have
had celebrated careers on their own.
9. Who are the originators and stars of the US sitcom "Broad City",
originally a web series and later on Comedy Central between
2014 and 2019? First names only -- they're the same as those
of their fictional alter egos, though the surnames differ.
10. This classic pair met at the University of Chicago in the early
1950s and did improv together for about four years from 1958 to
'62, including three top 40 albums (one a Grammy winner) and a
Broadway show that ran for over 300 performances. They split
amicably when their professional interests turned elsewhere.
The man turned to theater, TV, and movie directing, winning
Tonys, Emmys, and an Oscar; the woman mostly became a writer.
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