* Game 6, Round 7 - Canadiana Entertainment - Canadian Actors and Actresses
In each case, name the person described.
1. Born 1966-12-21 in London, England, to Canadian parents.
Grandson of former Saskatchewan premier Tommy Douglas.
Once engaged to Julia Roberts.
2. Born 1961-06-09 in Edmonton, Alberta. 5'4½" (164 cm) tall.
Listed as one of 12 "Promising New Actors of 1985" in John
Willis's "Screen World". Quit high school before graduating
from his senior year, and """has said""" he regrets this as a
"stupid youthful mistake".
3. Born 1917-05-21 in New Westminster, British Columbia.
Died 1993-09-12, at his ranch home, of cancer. His favorite
hobby, later developed into a business, was cultivating orchids.
He developed one orchid which he named after Barbara Hale.
5. Born 1950-10-31. Attended high school in Scarborough. """He
has appeared in more John Hughes movies than any other actor""".
The musical group Ween dedicated their 1994 album "Chocolate
And Cheese" to him.
6. Born 1969-08-19 in Williamstown, Massachusetts, but was raised
in Ottawa, Ontario. He became a top-ranked junior tennis player
in Canada. His mother, Suzanne Morrison, was the press agent
for Pierre Trudeau during the 1970s and '80s. He asked that his
name be removed from the Emmy list for Best Actor in a Comedy:
he and his sitcom co-stars had all agreed that they would only
accept nominations in supporting roles.
7. Born 1973-10-03, in Guelph, Ontario. Raised by a Scottish
father and Dutch mother. She was named on "People" magazine's
"50 Most Beautiful" list for 2000. She once dated John Cusack.
She joined the National Ballet School of Canada at age 9.
8. Born 1911-07-18, in London, Ontario. Died 2003-06-15.
His family tree contained some of Canada's earliest settlers as
well as politicians and the founders of Labatt Breweries. He was
married to Jessica Tandy from 1942 until her death in 1994.
10. Born 1948-10-17, in Yellowknife, NWT. She became romantically
involved with Brian De Palma, and for Christmas he gave her his
script for what would be his fifth feature film, "Sisters".
She suffered a very public breakdown in 1992 and was found,
ragged and talking gibberish, in a suburban Los Angeles
neighborhood.
* Game 6, Round 8 - Science - Units of Measurement
Given the unit or scale of measurement, name what it measures.
1. Hertz.
2. Parsec.
7. Tesla.
8. Newton.
9. Scoville unit.
10. Mohs scale.
* Game 6, Round 7 - Canadiana Entertainment - Canadian Actors and Actresses
2. Born 1961-06-09 in Edmonton, Alberta. 5'4?" (164 cm) tall.
Listed as one of 12 "Promising New Actors of 1985" in John
Willis's "Screen World". Quit high school before graduating
from his senior year, and """has said""" he regrets this as a
"stupid youthful mistake".
4. Born to Korean parents in the Ottawa suburb of Nepean, Ontario.
She began her career as a ballet dancer and eventually studied
drama at the National Theatre School in Montreal. Was a member
of a national champion Canadian Improv Team at the Canadian
Improv Games in the late 1990s.
5. Born 1950-10-31. Attended high school in Scarborough. """He
has appeared in more John Hughes movies than any other actor""".
The musical group Ween dedicated their 1994 album "Chocolate
And Cheese" to him.
8. Born 1911-07-18, in London, Ontario. Died 2003-06-15.
His family tree contained some of Canada's earliest settlers as
well as politicians and the founders of Labatt Breweries. He was
married to Jessica Tandy from 1942 until her death in 1994.
10. Born 1948-10-17, in Yellowknife, NWT. She became romantically
involved with Brian De Palma, and for Christmas he gave her his
script for what would be his fifth feature film, "Sisters".
She suffered a very public breakdown in 1992 and was found,
ragged and talking gibberish, in a suburban Los Angeles
neighborhood.
* Game 6, Round 8 - Science - Units of Measurement
1. Hertz.
2. Parsec.
3. Farad.
4. Pascal.
5. Watt.
7. Tesla.
8. Newton.
9. Scoville unit.
10. Mohs scale.
* Game 6, Round 8 - Science - Units of Measurement
Given the unit or scale of measurement, name what it measures.
1. Hertz.
2. Parsec.
3. Farad.
4. Pascal.
5. Watt.
6. Rem.
7. Tesla.
8. Newton.
10. Mohs scale.
* Game 6, Round 7 - Canadiana Entertainment - Canadian Actors and Actresses
In each case, name the person described.
1. Born 1966-12-21 in London, England, to Canadian parents.
Grandson of former Saskatchewan premier Tommy Douglas.
Once engaged to Julia Roberts.
2. Born 1961-06-09 in Edmonton, Alberta. 5'4½" (164 cm) tall.
Listed as one of 12 "Promising New Actors of 1985" in John
Willis's "Screen World". Quit high school before graduating
from his senior year, and """has said""" he regrets this as a
"stupid youthful mistake".
3. Born 1917-05-21 in New Westminster, British Columbia.
Died 1993-09-12, at his ranch home, of cancer. His favorite
hobby, later developed into a business, was cultivating orchids.
He developed one orchid which he named after Barbara Hale.
4. Born to Korean parents in the Ottawa suburb of Nepean, Ontario.
She began her career as a ballet dancer and eventually studied
drama at the National Theatre School in Montreal. Was a member
of a national champion Canadian Improv Team at the Canadian
Improv Games in the late 1990s.
5. Born 1950-10-31. Attended high school in Scarborough. """He
has appeared in more John Hughes movies than any other actor""".
The musical group Ween dedicated their 1994 album "Chocolate
And Cheese" to him.
6. Born 1969-08-19 in Williamstown, Massachusetts, but was raised
in Ottawa, Ontario. He became a top-ranked junior tennis player
in Canada. His mother, Suzanne Morrison, was the press agent
for Pierre Trudeau during the 1970s and '80s. He asked that his
name be removed from the Emmy list for Best Actor in a Comedy:
he and his sitcom co-stars had all agreed that they would only
accept nominations in supporting roles.
7. Born 1973-10-03, in Guelph, Ontario. Raised by a Scottish
father and Dutch mother. She was named on "People" magazine's
"50 Most Beautiful" list for 2000. She once dated John Cusack.
She joined the National Ballet School of Canada at age 9.
8. Born 1911-07-18, in London, Ontario. Died 2003-06-15.
His family tree contained some of Canada's earliest settlers as
well as politicians and the founders of Labatt Breweries. He was
married to Jessica Tandy from 1942 until her death in 1994.
9. Born 1922-09-01, in Vancouver, British Columbia. She grew
up to be an exotic film star in such 1950s movies as "Song of
Scheherazade" and the "Ten Commandments". She was enticed into
TV for another role that would cement her name in the minds of
millions of people. Hint: she played a wife named Lily.
10. Born 1948-10-17, in Yellowknife, NWT. She became romantically
involved with Brian De Palma, and for Christmas he gave her his
script for what would be his fifth feature film, "Sisters".
She suffered a very public breakdown in 1992 and was found,
ragged and talking gibberish, in a suburban Los Angeles
neighborhood.
* Game 6, Round 8 - Science - Units of Measurement
Given the unit or scale of measurement, name what it measures.
1. Hertz.
2. Parsec.
3. Farad.
4. Pascal.
5. Watt.
6. Rem.
7. Tesla.
8. Newton.
9. Scoville unit.
10. Mohs scale.
After completing this round, please decode the rot13: Vs lbh
nafjrerq "enqvngvba" be "zntargvfz" sbe nal dhrfgvba, cyrnfr tb
onpx naq or zber fcrpvsvp.
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2012-03-05,
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 6, Round 7 - Canadiana Entertainment - Canadian Actors and Actresses
In each case, name the person described.
1. Born 1966-12-21 in London, England, to Canadian parents.
Grandson of former Saskatchewan premier Tommy Douglas.
Once engaged to Julia Roberts.
2. Born 1961-06-09 in Edmonton, Alberta. 5'4½" (164 cm) tall.
Listed as one of 12 "Promising New Actors of 1985" in John
Willis's "Screen World". Quit high school before graduating
from his senior year, and """has said""" he regrets this as a
"stupid youthful mistake".
3. Born 1917-05-21 in New Westminster, British Columbia.
Died 1993-09-12, at his ranch home, of cancer. His favorite
hobby, later developed into a business, was cultivating orchids.
He developed one orchid which he named after Barbara Hale.
4. Born to Korean parents in the Ottawa suburb of Nepean, Ontario.
She began her career as a ballet dancer and eventually studied
drama at the National Theatre School in Montreal. Was a member
of a national champion Canadian Improv Team at the Canadian
Improv Games in the late 1990s.
5. Born 1950-10-31. Attended high school in Scarborough. """He
has appeared in more John Hughes movies than any other actor""".
The musical group Ween dedicated their 1994 album "Chocolate
And Cheese" to him.
6. Born 1969-08-19 in Williamstown, Massachusetts, but was raised
in Ottawa, Ontario. He became a top-ranked junior tennis player
in Canada. His mother, Suzanne Morrison, was the press agent
for Pierre Trudeau during the 1970s and '80s. He asked that his
name be removed from the Emmy list for Best Actor in a Comedy:
he and his sitcom co-stars had all agreed that they would only
accept nominations in supporting roles.
7. Born 1973-10-03, in Guelph, Ontario. Raised by a Scottish
father and Dutch mother. She was named on "People" magazine's
"50 Most Beautiful" list for 2000. She once dated John Cusack.
She joined the National Ballet School of Canada at age 9.
8. Born 1911-07-18, in London, Ontario. Died 2003-06-15.
His family tree contained some of Canada's earliest settlers as
well as politicians and the founders of Labatt Breweries. He was
married to Jessica Tandy from 1942 until her death in 1994.
9. Born 1922-09-01, in Vancouver, British Columbia. She grew
up to be an exotic film star in such 1950s movies as "Song of
Scheherazade" and the "Ten Commandments". She was enticed into
TV for another role that would cement her name in the minds of
millions of people. Hint: she played a wife named Lily.
10. Born 1948-10-17, in Yellowknife, NWT. She became romantically
involved with Brian De Palma, and for Christmas he gave her his
script for what would be his fifth feature film, "Sisters".
She suffered a very public breakdown in 1992 and was found,
ragged and talking gibberish, in a suburban Los Angeles
neighborhood.
* Game 6, Round 8 - Science - Units of Measurement
Given the unit or scale of measurement, name what it measures.
1. Hertz.
2. Parsec.
3. Farad.
4. Pascal.
5. Watt.
6. Rem.
7. Tesla.
8. Newton.
9. Scoville unit.
10. Mohs scale.
After completing this round, please decode the rot13: Vs lbh
nafjrerq "enqvngvba" be "zntargvfz" sbe nal dhrfgvba, cyrnfr tb
onpx naq or zber fcrpvsvp.
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2012-03-05,
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 6, Round 7 - Canadiana Entertainment - Canadian Actors and Actresses
In each case, name the person described.
1. Born 1966-12-21 in London, England, to Canadian parents.
Grandson of former Saskatchewan premier Tommy Douglas.
Once engaged to Julia Roberts.
2. Born 1961-06-09 in Edmonton, Alberta. 5'4½" (164 cm) tall.
Listed as one of 12 "Promising New Actors of 1985" in John
Willis's "Screen World". Quit high school before graduating
from his senior year, and """has said""" he regrets this as a
"stupid youthful mistake".
3. Born 1917-05-21 in New Westminster, British Columbia.
Died 1993-09-12, at his ranch home, of cancer. His favorite
hobby, later developed into a business, was cultivating orchids.
He developed one orchid which he named after Barbara Hale.
4. Born to Korean parents in the Ottawa suburb of Nepean, Ontario.
She began her career as a ballet dancer and eventually studied
drama at the National Theatre School in Montreal. Was a member
of a national champion Canadian Improv Team at the Canadian
Improv Games in the late 1990s.
5. Born 1950-10-31. Attended high school in Scarborough. """He
has appeared in more John Hughes movies than any other actor""".
The musical group Ween dedicated their 1994 album "Chocolate
And Cheese" to him.
6. Born 1969-08-19 in Williamstown, Massachusetts, but was raised
in Ottawa, Ontario. He became a top-ranked junior tennis player
in Canada. His mother, Suzanne Morrison, was the press agent
for Pierre Trudeau during the 1970s and '80s. He asked that his
name be removed from the Emmy list for Best Actor in a Comedy:
he and his sitcom co-stars had all agreed that they would only
accept nominations in supporting roles.
7. Born 1973-10-03, in Guelph, Ontario. Raised by a Scottish
father and Dutch mother. She was named on "People" magazine's
"50 Most Beautiful" list for 2000. She once dated John Cusack.
She joined the National Ballet School of Canada at age 9.
8. Born 1911-07-18, in London, Ontario. Died 2003-06-15.
His family tree contained some of Canada's earliest settlers as
well as politicians and the founders of Labatt Breweries. He was
married to Jessica Tandy from 1942 until her death in 1994.
9. Born 1922-09-01, in Vancouver, British Columbia. She grew
up to be an exotic film star in such 1950s movies as "Song of
Scheherazade" and the "Ten Commandments". She was enticed into
TV for another role that would cement her name in the minds of
millions of people. Hint: she played a wife named Lily.
10. Born 1948-10-17, in Yellowknife, NWT. She became romantically
involved with Brian De Palma, and for Christmas he gave her his
script for what would be his fifth feature film, "Sisters".
She suffered a very public breakdown in 1992 and was found,
ragged and talking gibberish, in a suburban Los Angeles
neighborhood.
* Game 6, Round 8 - Science - Units of Measurement
Given the unit or scale of measurement, name what it measures.
1. Hertz.
2. Parsec.
3. Farad.
4. Pascal.
5. Watt.
6. Rem.
7. Tesla.
8. Newton.
9. Scoville unit.
10. Mohs scale.
After completing this round, please decode the rot13: If you
answered "radiation" or "magnetism" for any question, please go
back and be more specific.
--
Mark Brader I'm not pompous; I'm pedantic.
Toronto Let me explain it to you.
m...@vex.net --Mary Kay Kare
My text in this article is in the public domain.
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2012-02-27,
and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information...
see my 2021-07-20 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from
the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
* Game 6, Round 7 - Canadiana Entertainment - Canadian Actors and Actresses
In each case, name the person described.
1. Born 1966-12-21 in London, England, to Canadian parents.
Grandson of former Saskatchewan premier Tommy Douglas.
Once engaged to Julia Roberts.
2. Born 1961-06-09 in Edmonton, Alberta. 5'4½" (164 cm) tall.
Listed as one of 12 "Promising New Actors of 1985" in John
Willis's "Screen World". Quit high school before graduating
from his senior year, and """has said""" he regrets this as a
"stupid youthful mistake".
3. Born 1917-05-21 in New Westminster, British Columbia.
Died 1993-09-12, at his ranch home, of cancer. His favorite
hobby, later developed into a business, was cultivating orchids.
He developed one orchid which he named after Barbara Hale.
4. Born to Korean parents in the Ottawa suburb of Nepean, Ontario.
She began her career as a ballet dancer and eventually studied
drama at the National Theatre School in Montreal. Was a member
of a national champion Canadian Improv Team at the Canadian
Improv Games in the late 1990s.
5. Born 1950-10-31. Attended high school in Scarborough. """He
has appeared in more John Hughes movies than any other actor""".
The musical group Ween dedicated their 1994 album "Chocolate
And Cheese" to him.
6. Born 1969-08-19 in Williamstown, Massachusetts, but was raised
in Ottawa, Ontario. He became a top-ranked junior tennis player
in Canada. His mother, Suzanne Morrison, was the press agent
for Pierre Trudeau during the 1970s and '80s. He asked that his
name be removed from the Emmy list for Best Actor in a Comedy:
he and his sitcom co-stars had all agreed that they would only
accept nominations in supporting roles.
7. Born 1973-10-03, in Guelph, Ontario. Raised by a Scottish
father and Dutch mother. She was named on "People" magazine's
"50 Most Beautiful" list for 2000. She once dated John Cusack.
She joined the National Ballet School of Canada at age 9.
8. Born 1911-07-18, in London, Ontario. Died 2003-06-15.
His family tree contained some of Canada's earliest settlers as
well as politicians and the founders of Labatt Breweries. He was
married to Jessica Tandy from 1942 until her death in 1994.
9. Born 1922-09-01, in Vancouver, British Columbia. She grew
up to be an exotic film star in such 1950s movies as "Song of
Scheherazade" and the "Ten Commandments". She was enticed into
TV for another role that would cement her name in the minds of
millions of people. Hint: she played a wife named Lily.
10. Born 1948-10-17, in Yellowknife, NWT. She became romantically
involved with Brian De Palma, and for Christmas he gave her his
script for what would be his fifth feature film, "Sisters".
She suffered a very public breakdown in 1992 and was found,
ragged and talking gibberish, in a suburban Los Angeles
neighborhood.
* Game 6, Round 8 - Science - Units of Measurement
Given the unit or scale of measurement, name what it measures.
1. Hertz.
2. Parsec.
3. Farad.
4. Pascal.
5. Watt.
6. Rem.
7. Tesla.
8. Newton.
9. Scoville unit.
10. Mohs scale.
6. Rem.
Radiation dose (both words or equivalent wording required for full
points). 4 for Dan Tilque and Stephen. 3 for Erland and Pete.
In 2012 Erland suggested "sleep".
| Sysop: | Keyop |
|---|---|
| Location: | Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, UK |
| Users: | 293 |
| Nodes: | 16 (2 / 14) |
| Uptime: | 237:11:35 |
| Calls: | 6,624 |
| Files: | 12,172 |
| Messages: | 5,319,873 |