• QFTCICR25 Game 6, Rounds 4-6: CanArt, FruitMusic, in common

    From Mark Brader@3:633/10 to All on Tuesday, May 19, 2026 19:55:15
    These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2025-10-27,
    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 Cellar Rats, 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 2026-03-10
    companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
    (QFTCI*)".


    * Game 6, Round 4 - Canadiana Arts - 20th-Century Canadian Paintings

    Please see the 3-page handout at:

    http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/QFTCI/6-4/paint.pdf

    All the paintings are now part of the collection of the Art Gallery
    of Ontario. In each case, we name the artist and give some more
    information, and you identify their work by picture number.

    1. A.Y. Jackson (1882-1974) was a Canadian painter and a founding
    member of the Group of Seven.

    2. David Alexander "Alex" Colville was born in 1920 in Toronto
    but his family eventually settled in Amherst, Nova Scotia.

    3. Tom Thomson (1877-1917) was a Canadian artist active in the
    early 20th century and is associated with the Group of Seven.
    In his short life he produced over 400 oil sketches on wood
    panels and about 50 larger works on canvas.

    4. Emily Carr (1871-1945) was inspired by the monumental art
    and villages of the First Nations and the landscapes of British
    Columbia.

    5. Paul-?mile Borduas (1905-60) was a Qu?b?cois abstract painter
    and was the leader of the avant-garde Automatiste movement.

    6. Helen McNicoll (1879-1915) was a Canadian impressionist painter
    and was one of the most notable women artists in Canada in
    the early twentieth century, Her subjects were often intimate
    portraits and landscapes.

    7. David Milne (1882-1953) was a Canadian painter, printmaker, and
    writer in the early 20th century. He is known for a wide range
    of styles from watercolor, oil, and an innovative drypoint-print
    technique. There is a large collection of his works at the AGO.

    8. Jack Chambers (1931-78) was a Canadian artist and filmmaker
    from London, Ontario. He used the term perceptual realism and
    later perceptualism to describe his style.

    9. Frederick Varley (1881-1969) was born in Sheffield, England,
    where he lived until 1912 when he moved to Canada. A founding
    member of the Group of Seven, he is known for painting a variety
    of subjects.

    10. Jean-Paul Riopelle (1923-2002) was a painter and sculptor
    from Quebec. He had a long international career and was one
    of the signers of the "Refuse Global", the 1948 manifesto
    protesting the clericalism and provincialism of Quebec.

    So there were 6 decoys. If you like, decode the rot13 and answer
    these for fun, but for no points.

    11. Oregenz Oebbxre.
    12. Neguhe Yvfzre.
    13. Senaxyva Pnezvpunry.
    14. Libaar ZpXnthr Ubhffre.
    15. Ynjera Uneevf.
    16. Jvyyvnz Xheryrx.


    * Game 6, Round 5 - Audio - Fruity Music

    In the original game you would have heard a clip from each of
    these songs, which have different fruits mentioned in their titles
    or lyrics. Here I'll give you the title and you must name the
    singer or band who made it famous.

    1. "Peaches".
    2. "Orange Crush".
    3. "Blueberry Hill".
    4. "The Lemon Song".
    5. "Raspberry Beret".
    6. "Watermelon Sugar".
    7. "Strawberry Fields".
    8. "Cantaloupe Island".
    9. "Day-O (the Banana Boat Song)".
    10. "Heard It through the Grapevine".


    * Game 6, Round 6 - Miscellaneous - Six Things in Common.

    We give you a list of six things, people, or places, and you must
    say what they have in common. Note: one question is subject to
    becoming out-of-date, and I've updated it since the original game.

    1. "Raging Bull"; "If...."; "Is Paris Burning?"; "Pleasantville";
    "Wings of Desire"; "Schindler's List".

    2. George Best; Mother Teresa; John Lennon; Leonardo da Vinci;
    Nelson Mandela; Fr?d?ric Chopin.

    3. Kitchener; St. Petersburg; Jakarta; Shenyang; Chennai; Almaty.

    4. Derek Jacobi; Billy Frick; Alec Guinness; Bruno Ganz; Anthony
    Hopkins; Bobby Watson.

    5. Austria; Burma (Myanmar); Sweden; Ghana; South Korea; Peru.

    6. Barnard's; van Biesbroeck; Kapteyn; Gliese 876; Ross 154;
    Proxima Centauri. Be sufficiently specific.

    7. Imbeault; Neville; Lisogar-Cocchia; Dumont; Savage; Jeannotte.

    8. Harold; Hilda; Rodney; Leonard; Boris; Mary.

    9. Amylase; Lipase; Trypsin; Pepsin; Cellulase; Urokinase.

    10. Milton Obote; Pierre Trudeau; Winston Churchill; Lula (Luiz
    In?cio Lula da Silva); Harold Wilson; Donald Trump.

    --
    Mark Brader | "(And of course I usually forget how much time it can take Toronto | to try to save time...)
    msb@vex.net | --Steve Summit

    My text in this article is in the public domain.

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  • From Joshua Kreitzer@3:633/10 to All on Tuesday, May 19, 2026 19:34:57
    On 5/19/2026 2:55 PM, Mark Brader wrote:

    * Game 6, Round 4 - Canadiana Arts - 20th-Century Canadian Paintings

    Please see the 3-page handout at:

    http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/QFTCI/6-4/paint.pdf

    All the paintings are now part of the collection of the Art Gallery
    of Ontario. In each case, we name the artist and give some more
    information, and you identify their work by picture number.

    1. A.Y. Jackson (1882-1974) was a Canadian painter and a founding
    member of the Group of Seven.

    1; 2

    2. David Alexander "Alex" Colville was born in 1920 in Toronto
    but his family eventually settled in Amherst, Nova Scotia.

    3; 4

    3. Tom Thomson (1877-1917) was a Canadian artist active in the
    early 20th century and is associated with the Group of Seven.
    In his short life he produced over 400 oil sketches on wood
    panels and about 50 larger works on canvas.

    5; 6

    4. Emily Carr (1871-1945) was inspired by the monumental art
    and villages of the First Nations and the landscapes of British
    Columbia.

    7; 8

    5. Paul-mile Borduas (1905-60) was a Qubcois abstract painter
    and was the leader of the avant-garde Automatiste movement.

    9; 10

    6. Helen McNicoll (1879-1915) was a Canadian impressionist painter
    and was one of the most notable women artists in Canada in
    the early twentieth century, Her subjects were often intimate
    portraits and landscapes.

    11; 12

    7. David Milne (1882-1953) was a Canadian painter, printmaker, and
    writer in the early 20th century. He is known for a wide range
    of styles from watercolor, oil, and an innovative drypoint-print
    technique. There is a large collection of his works at the AGO.

    13; 14

    8. Jack Chambers (1931-78) was a Canadian artist and filmmaker
    from London, Ontario. He used the term perceptual realism and
    later perceptualism to describe his style.

    15; 16

    9. Frederick Varley (1881-1969) was born in Sheffield, England,
    where he lived until 1912 when he moved to Canada. A founding
    member of the Group of Seven, he is known for painting a variety
    of subjects.

    1; 2

    10. Jean-Paul Riopelle (1923-2002) was a painter and sculptor
    from Quebec. He had a long international career and was one
    of the signers of the "Refuse Global", the 1948 manifesto
    protesting the clericalism and provincialism of Quebec.

    3; 4

    * Game 6, Round 5 - Audio - Fruity Music

    In the original game you would have heard a clip from each of
    these songs, which have different fruits mentioned in their titles
    or lyrics. Here I'll give you the title and you must name the
    singer or band who made it famous.

    1. "Peaches".

    The Presidents of the United States of America

    2. "Orange Crush".

    R.E.M.

    3. "Blueberry Hill".

    Fats Domino

    4. "The Lemon Song".

    Led Zeppelin

    5. "Raspberry Beret".

    Prince and the Revolution

    6. "Watermelon Sugar".

    Harry Styles

    7. "Strawberry Fields".

    The Beatles

    9. "Day-O (the Banana Boat Song)".

    Harry Belafonte

    10. "Heard It through the Grapevine".

    Marvin Gaye

    * Game 6, Round 6 - Miscellaneous - Six Things in Common.

    We give you a list of six things, people, or places, and you must
    say what they have in common. Note: one question is subject to
    becoming out-of-date, and I've updated it since the original game.

    1. "Raging Bull"; "If...."; "Is Paris Burning?"; "Pleasantville";
    "Wings of Desire"; "Schindler's List".

    films which include both black and white and color footage

    2. George Best; Mother Teresa; John Lennon; Leonardo da Vinci;
    Nelson Mandela; Frdric Chopin.

    people with airports named for them

    3. Kitchener; St. Petersburg; Jakarta; Shenyang; Chennai; Almaty.

    cities which have been renamed

    5. Austria; Burma (Myanmar); Sweden; Ghana; South Korea; Peru.

    home countries of secretaries general of the United Nations

    6. Barnard's; van Biesbroeck; Kapteyn; Gliese 876; Ross 154;
    Proxima Centauri. Be sufficiently specific.

    (relatively) close stars to the Earth

    8. Harold; Hilda; Rodney; Leonard; Boris; Mary.

    middle names of British Prime Ministers

    9. Amylase; Lipase; Trypsin; Pepsin; Cellulase; Urokinase.

    enzymes

    10. Milton Obote; Pierre Trudeau; Winston Churchill; Lula (Luiz
    Incio Lula da Silva); Harold Wilson; Donald Trump.

    leaders of countries

    --
    Joshua Kreitzer
    gromit82@hotmail.com


    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.14
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Dan Tilque@3:633/10 to All on Tuesday, May 19, 2026 21:00:25
    On 5/19/26 12:55, Mark Brader wrote:


    * Game 6, Round 4 - Canadiana Arts - 20th-Century Canadian Paintings

    Please see the 3-page handout at:

    http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/QFTCI/6-4/paint.pdf

    All the paintings are now part of the collection of the Art Gallery
    of Ontario. In each case, we name the artist and give some more
    information, and you identify their work by picture number.

    1. A.Y. Jackson (1882-1974) was a Canadian painter and a founding
    member of the Group of Seven.

    2. David Alexander "Alex" Colville was born in 1920 in Toronto
    but his family eventually settled in Amherst, Nova Scotia.

    3. Tom Thomson (1877-1917) was a Canadian artist active in the
    early 20th century and is associated with the Group of Seven.
    In his short life he produced over 400 oil sketches on wood
    panels and about 50 larger works on canvas.

    4. Emily Carr (1871-1945) was inspired by the monumental art
    and villages of the First Nations and the landscapes of British
    Columbia.

    5. Paul-mile Borduas (1905-60) was a Qubcois abstract painter
    and was the leader of the avant-garde Automatiste movement.

    6. Helen McNicoll (1879-1915) was a Canadian impressionist painter
    and was one of the most notable women artists in Canada in
    the early twentieth century, Her subjects were often intimate
    portraits and landscapes.

    7. David Milne (1882-1953) was a Canadian painter, printmaker, and
    writer in the early 20th century. He is known for a wide range
    of styles from watercolor, oil, and an innovative drypoint-print
    technique. There is a large collection of his works at the AGO.

    8. Jack Chambers (1931-78) was a Canadian artist and filmmaker
    from London, Ontario. He used the term perceptual realism and
    later perceptualism to describe his style.

    9. Frederick Varley (1881-1969) was born in Sheffield, England,
    where he lived until 1912 when he moved to Canada. A founding
    member of the Group of Seven, he is known for painting a variety
    of subjects.

    10. Jean-Paul Riopelle (1923-2002) was a painter and sculptor
    from Quebec. He had a long international career and was one
    of the signers of the "Refuse Global", the 1948 manifesto
    protesting the clericalism and provincialism of Quebec.

    So there were 6 decoys. If you like, decode the rot13 and answer
    these for fun, but for no points.

    11. Oregenz Oebbxre.
    12. Neguhe Yvfzre.
    13. Senaxyva Pnezvpunry.
    14. Libaar ZpXnthr Ubhffre.
    15. Ynjera Uneevf.
    16. Jvyyvnz Xheryrx.


    * Game 6, Round 5 - Audio - Fruity Music

    In the original game you would have heard a clip from each of
    these songs, which have different fruits mentioned in their titles
    or lyrics. Here I'll give you the title and you must name the
    singer or band who made it famous.

    1. "Peaches".
    2. "Orange Crush".
    3. "Blueberry Hill".
    4. "The Lemon Song".
    5. "Raspberry Beret".
    6. "Watermelon Sugar".
    7. "Strawberry Fields".

    The Beatles

    8. "Cantaloupe Island".
    9. "Day-O (the Banana Boat Song)".
    10. "Heard It through the Grapevine".

    California Raisins



    * Game 6, Round 6 - Miscellaneous - Six Things in Common.

    We give you a list of six things, people, or places, and you must
    say what they have in common. Note: one question is subject to
    becoming out-of-date, and I've updated it since the original game.

    1. "Raging Bull"; "If...."; "Is Paris Burning?"; "Pleasantville";
    "Wings of Desire"; "Schindler's List".

    2. George Best; Mother Teresa; John Lennon; Leonardo da Vinci;
    Nelson Mandela; Frdric Chopin.

    3. Kitchener; St. Petersburg; Jakarta; Shenyang; Chennai; Almaty.

    4. Derek Jacobi; Billy Frick; Alec Guinness; Bruno Ganz; Anthony
    Hopkins; Bobby Watson.

    5. Austria; Burma (Myanmar); Sweden; Ghana; South Korea; Peru.

    6. Barnard's; van Biesbroeck; Kapteyn; Gliese 876; Ross 154;
    Proxima Centauri. Be sufficiently specific.

    nearby stars


    7. Imbeault; Neville; Lisogar-Cocchia; Dumont; Savage; Jeannotte.

    8. Harold; Hilda; Rodney; Leonard; Boris; Mary.

    9. Amylase; Lipase; Trypsin; Pepsin; Cellulase; Urokinase.

    enzymes


    10. Milton Obote; Pierre Trudeau; Winston Churchill; Lula (Luiz
    Incio Lula da Silva); Harold Wilson; Donald Trump.

    heads of government

    --
    Dan Tilque

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.14
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Erland Sommarskog@3:633/10 to All on Wednesday, May 20, 2026 21:12:58
    Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:
    * Game 6, Round 4 - Canadiana Arts - 20th-Century Canadian Paintings


    * Game 6, Round 5 - Audio - Fruity Music

    1. "Peaches".

    Captain Beefheart

    2. "Orange Crush".

    R.E.M.

    3. "Blueberry Hill".

    Fats Domino

    4. "The Lemon Song".

    They Might Be Giants

    7. "Strawberry Fields".

    The Beatles

    10. "Heard It through the Grapevine".

    Credence Clearwater Revival

    * Game 6, Round 6 - Miscellaneous - Six Things in Common.

    3. Kitchener; St. Petersburg; Jakarta; Shenyang; Chennai; Almaty.

    They're cities.

    (What a mix! Hats off for the people who wrote this question.)

    5. Austria; Burma (Myanmar); Sweden; Ghana; South Korea; Peru.

    Countries from which a U.N. General Secretary has hailed.

    6. Barnard's; van Biesbroeck; Kapteyn; Gliese 876; Ross 154;
    Proxima Centauri. Be sufficiently specific.

    Dwarf stars

    9. Amylase; Lipase; Trypsin; Pepsin; Cellulase; Urokinase.

    Proteins

    10. Milton Obote; Pierre Trudeau; Winston Churchill; Lula (Luiz
    In?cio Lula da Silva); Harold Wilson; Donald Trump.

    Politicians that have been re-elected after having been out of
    office for some time.


    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.14
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Dan Blum@3:633/10 to All on Thursday, May 21, 2026 00:11:13
    Mark Brader <msb@vex.net> wrote:

    * Game 6, Round 4 - Canadiana Arts - 20th-Century Canadian Paintings

    4. Emily Carr (1871-1945) was inspired by the monumental art
    and villages of the First Nations and the landscapes of British
    Columbia.

    9; 10

    5. Paul-?mile Borduas (1905-60) was a Qu?b?cois abstract painter
    and was the leader of the avant-garde Automatiste movement.

    6

    6. Helen McNicoll (1879-1915) was a Canadian impressionist painter
    and was one of the most notable women artists in Canada in
    the early twentieth century, Her subjects were often intimate
    portraits and landscapes.

    11; 4

    8. Jack Chambers (1931-78) was a Canadian artist and filmmaker
    from London, Ontario. He used the term perceptual realism and
    later perceptualism to describe his style.

    2; 14

    * Game 6, Round 5 - Audio - Fruity Music

    2. "Orange Crush".

    Phish

    5. "Raspberry Beret".

    Prince

    7. "Strawberry Fields".

    The Beatles

    9. "Day-O (the Banana Boat Song)".

    Hary Belafonte

    10. "Heard It through the Grapevine".

    James Brown

    * Game 6, Round 6 - Miscellaneous - Six Things in Common.

    1. "Raging Bull"; "If...."; "Is Paris Burning?"; "Pleasantville";
    "Wings of Desire"; "Schindler's List".

    movies primarily in black and white

    3. Kitchener; St. Petersburg; Jakarta; Shenyang; Chennai; Almaty.

    all renamed in the 20th century

    6. Barnard's; van Biesbroeck; Kapteyn; Gliese 876; Ross 154;
    Proxima Centauri. Be sufficiently specific.

    red dwarf stars close to our solar system

    9. Amylase; Lipase; Trypsin; Pepsin; Cellulase; Urokinase.

    enzymes involved in the digestive process

    --
    _______________________________________________________________________
    Dan Blum tool@panix.com
    "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.14
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Pete Gayde@3:633/10 to All on Friday, May 22, 2026 13:23:48
    Mark Brader wrote:
    These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2025-10-27,
    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 Cellar Rats, 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 2026-03-10
    companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
    (QFTCI*)".


    * Game 6, Round 4 - Canadiana Arts - 20th-Century Canadian Paintings

    Please see the 3-page handout at:

    http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/QFTCI/6-4/paint.pdf

    All the paintings are now part of the collection of the Art Gallery
    of Ontario. In each case, we name the artist and give some more
    information, and you identify their work by picture number.

    1. A.Y. Jackson (1882-1974) was a Canadian painter and a founding
    member of the Group of Seven.

    2. David Alexander "Alex" Colville was born in 1920 in Toronto
    but his family eventually settled in Amherst, Nova Scotia.

    3. Tom Thomson (1877-1917) was a Canadian artist active in the
    early 20th century and is associated with the Group of Seven.
    In his short life he produced over 400 oil sketches on wood
    panels and about 50 larger works on canvas.

    4. Emily Carr (1871-1945) was inspired by the monumental art
    and villages of the First Nations and the landscapes of British
    Columbia.

    5. Paul-mile Borduas (1905-60) was a Qubcois abstract painter
    and was the leader of the avant-garde Automatiste movement.

    6. Helen McNicoll (1879-1915) was a Canadian impressionist painter
    and was one of the most notable women artists in Canada in
    the early twentieth century, Her subjects were often intimate
    portraits and landscapes.

    7. David Milne (1882-1953) was a Canadian painter, printmaker, and
    writer in the early 20th century. He is known for a wide range
    of styles from watercolor, oil, and an innovative drypoint-print
    technique. There is a large collection of his works at the AGO.

    8. Jack Chambers (1931-78) was a Canadian artist and filmmaker
    from London, Ontario. He used the term perceptual realism and
    later perceptualism to describe his style.

    9. Frederick Varley (1881-1969) was born in Sheffield, England,
    where he lived until 1912 when he moved to Canada. A founding
    member of the Group of Seven, he is known for painting a variety
    of subjects.

    10. Jean-Paul Riopelle (1923-2002) was a painter and sculptor
    from Quebec. He had a long international career and was one
    of the signers of the "Refuse Global", the 1948 manifesto
    protesting the clericalism and provincialism of Quebec.

    So there were 6 decoys. If you like, decode the rot13 and answer
    these for fun, but for no points.

    11. Oregenz Oebbxre.
    12. Neguhe Yvfzre.
    13. Senaxyva Pnezvpunry.
    14. Libaar ZpXnthr Ubhffre.
    15. Ynjera Uneevf.
    16. Jvyyvnz Xheryrx.


    * Game 6, Round 5 - Audio - Fruity Music

    In the original game you would have heard a clip from each of
    these songs, which have different fruits mentioned in their titles
    or lyrics. Here I'll give you the title and you must name the
    singer or band who made it famous.

    1. "Peaches".
    2. "Orange Crush".
    3. "Blueberry Hill".

    Fats Domino

    4. "The Lemon Song".

    Led Zeppelin

    5. "Raspberry Beret".
    6. "Watermelon Sugar".
    7. "Strawberry Fields".

    The Beatles

    8. "Cantaloupe Island".
    9. "Day-O (the Banana Boat Song)".

    Harry Belafonte

    10. "Heard It through the Grapevine".

    Marvin Gaye



    * Game 6, Round 6 - Miscellaneous - Six Things in Common.

    We give you a list of six things, people, or places, and you must
    say what they have in common. Note: one question is subject to
    becoming out-of-date, and I've updated it since the original game.

    1. "Raging Bull"; "If...."; "Is Paris Burning?"; "Pleasantville";
    "Wings of Desire"; "Schindler's List".

    Movies filmed in black & white


    2. George Best; Mother Teresa; John Lennon; Leonardo da Vinci;
    Nelson Mandela; Frdric Chopin.

    Died in countries other than their birth country


    3. Kitchener; St. Petersburg; Jakarta; Shenyang; Chennai; Almaty.

    Cities that have chenged names


    4. Derek Jacobi; Billy Frick; Alec Guinness; Bruno Ganz; Anthony
    Hopkins; Bobby Watson.

    Played Hitler in film


    5. Austria; Burma (Myanmar); Sweden; Ghana; South Korea; Peru.

    Countries created by splitting from other countries


    6. Barnard's; van Biesbroeck; Kapteyn; Gliese 876; Ross 154;
    Proxima Centauri. Be sufficiently specific.

    7. Imbeault; Neville; Lisogar-Cocchia; Dumont; Savage; Jeannotte.

    8. Harold; Hilda; Rodney; Leonard; Boris; Mary.

    First names of Prime Ministers


    9. Amylase; Lipase; Trypsin; Pepsin; Cellulase; Urokinase.

    Brain chemicals


    10. Milton Obote; Pierre Trudeau; Winston Churchill; Lula (Luiz
    Incio Lula da Silva); Harold Wilson; Donald Trump.

    Incumbents who lost an election



    Pete Gayde

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  • From Pete Gayde@3:633/10 to All on Friday, May 22, 2026 13:27:22
    Mark Brader wrote:
    These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2025-10-27,
    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 Cellar Rats, 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 2026-03-10
    companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
    (QFTCI*)".


    * Game 6, Round 4 - Canadiana Arts - 20th-Century Canadian Paintings

    Please see the 3-page handout at:

    http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/QFTCI/6-4/paint.pdf

    All the paintings are now part of the collection of the Art Gallery
    of Ontario. In each case, we name the artist and give some more
    information, and you identify their work by picture number.

    1. A.Y. Jackson (1882-1974) was a Canadian painter and a founding
    member of the Group of Seven.

    2. David Alexander "Alex" Colville was born in 1920 in Toronto
    but his family eventually settled in Amherst, Nova Scotia.

    3. Tom Thomson (1877-1917) was a Canadian artist active in the
    early 20th century and is associated with the Group of Seven.
    In his short life he produced over 400 oil sketches on wood
    panels and about 50 larger works on canvas.

    4. Emily Carr (1871-1945) was inspired by the monumental art
    and villages of the First Nations and the landscapes of British
    Columbia.

    5. Paul-mile Borduas (1905-60) was a Qubcois abstract painter
    and was the leader of the avant-garde Automatiste movement.

    6. Helen McNicoll (1879-1915) was a Canadian impressionist painter
    and was one of the most notable women artists in Canada in
    the early twentieth century, Her subjects were often intimate
    portraits and landscapes.

    7. David Milne (1882-1953) was a Canadian painter, printmaker, and
    writer in the early 20th century. He is known for a wide range
    of styles from watercolor, oil, and an innovative drypoint-print
    technique. There is a large collection of his works at the AGO.

    8. Jack Chambers (1931-78) was a Canadian artist and filmmaker
    from London, Ontario. He used the term perceptual realism and
    later perceptualism to describe his style.

    9. Frederick Varley (1881-1969) was born in Sheffield, England,
    where he lived until 1912 when he moved to Canada. A founding
    member of the Group of Seven, he is known for painting a variety
    of subjects.

    10. Jean-Paul Riopelle (1923-2002) was a painter and sculptor
    from Quebec. He had a long international career and was one
    of the signers of the "Refuse Global", the 1948 manifesto
    protesting the clericalism and provincialism of Quebec.

    So there were 6 decoys. If you like, decode the rot13 and answer
    these for fun, but for no points.

    11. Oregenz Oebbxre.
    12. Neguhe Yvfzre.
    13. Senaxyva Pnezvpunry.
    14. Libaar ZpXnthr Ubhffre.
    15. Ynjera Uneevf.
    16. Jvyyvnz Xheryrx.


    * Game 6, Round 5 - Audio - Fruity Music

    In the original game you would have heard a clip from each of
    these songs, which have different fruits mentioned in their titles
    or lyrics. Here I'll give you the title and you must name the
    singer or band who made it famous.

    1. "Peaches".
    2. "Orange Crush".
    3. "Blueberry Hill".

    Fats Domino

    4. "The Lemon Song".

    Led Zeppelin

    5. "Raspberry Beret".
    6. "Watermelon Sugar".
    7. "Strawberry Fields".

    The Beatles

    8. "Cantaloupe Island".
    9. "Day-O (the Banana Boat Song)".

    Harry Belafonte

    10. "Heard It through the Grapevine".

    Marvin Gaye



    * Game 6, Round 6 - Miscellaneous - Six Things in Common.

    We give you a list of six things, people, or places, and you must
    say what they have in common. Note: one question is subject to
    becoming out-of-date, and I've updated it since the original game.

    1. "Raging Bull"; "If...."; "Is Paris Burning?"; "Pleasantville";
    "Wings of Desire"; "Schindler's List".

    Movies filmed in black & white


    2. George Best; Mother Teresa; John Lennon; Leonardo da Vinci;
    Nelson Mandela; Frdric Chopin.

    Died in countries other than their birth country


    3. Kitchener; St. Petersburg; Jakarta; Shenyang; Chennai; Almaty.

    Cities that have chenged names


    4. Derek Jacobi; Billy Frick; Alec Guinness; Bruno Ganz; Anthony
    Hopkins; Bobby Watson.

    Played Hitler in film


    5. Austria; Burma (Myanmar); Sweden; Ghana; South Korea; Peru.

    Countries created by splitting from other countries


    6. Barnard's; van Biesbroeck; Kapteyn; Gliese 876; Ross 154;
    Proxima Centauri. Be sufficiently specific.

    7. Imbeault; Neville; Lisogar-Cocchia; Dumont; Savage; Jeannotte.

    8. Harold; Hilda; Rodney; Leonard; Boris; Mary.

    First names of Prime Ministers


    9. Amylase; Lipase; Trypsin; Pepsin; Cellulase; Urokinase.

    Brain chemicals


    10. Milton Obote; Pierre Trudeau; Winston Churchill; Lula (Luiz
    Incio Lula da Silva); Harold Wilson; Donald Trump.

    Incumbents who lost an election



    Pete Gayde

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  • From Mark Brader@3:633/10 to All on Saturday, May 23, 2026 08:01:19
    Mark Brader:
    These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2025-10-27,
    and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
    please see my 2026-03-10 companion posting on "Questions from the
    Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".


    * Game 6, Round 4 - Canadiana Arts - 20th-Century Canadian Paintings

    Please see the 3-page handout at:

    http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/QFTCI/6-4/paint.pdf

    All the paintings are now part of the collection of the Art Gallery
    of Ontario. In each case, we name the artist and give some more
    information, and you identify their work by picture number.

    In the original game, the questions give the exact date of each
    artist's birth and death. I suppressed this as clutter.

    1. A.Y. Jackson (1882-1974) was a Canadian painter and a founding
    member of the Group of Seven.

    #13 ("Springtime in Picardy", 1918).

    2. David Alexander "Alex" Colville was born in 1920 in Toronto
    but his family eventually settled in Amherst, Nova Scotia.

    #1 ("Swimming", 1962).

    3. Tom Thomson (1877-1917) was a Canadian artist active in the
    early 20th century and is associated with the Group of Seven.
    In his short life he produced over 400 oil sketches on wood
    panels and about 50 larger works on canvas.

    #5 -- Autumn Foliage (1915) 3 for Joshua.

    4. Emily Carr (1871-1945) was inspired by the monumental art
    and villages of the First Nations and the landscapes of British
    Columbia.

    #14 ("Trees in the Sky", 1939).

    5. Paul-?mile Borduas (1905-60) was a Qu?b?cois abstract painter
    and was the leader of the avant-garde Automatiste movement.

    #8 ("La Femme Au Bijou", 1945).

    6. Helen McNicoll (1879-1915) was a Canadian impressionist painter
    and was one of the most notable women artists in Canada in
    the early twentieth century, Her subjects were often intimate
    portraits and landscapes.

    #12 ("Picking Flowers", 1912). 2 for Joshua.

    7. David Milne (1882-1953) was a Canadian painter, printmaker, and
    writer in the early 20th century. He is known for a wide range
    of styles from watercolor, oil, and an innovative drypoint-print
    technique. There is a large collection of his works at the AGO.

    #15 ("The Blue Rocker", 1914).

    8. Jack Chambers (1931-78) was a Canadian artist and filmmaker
    from London, Ontario. He used the term perceptual realism and
    later perceptualism to describe his style.

    #16 ("Lunch", 1969). 2 for Joshua.

    9. Frederick Varley (1881-1969) was born in Sheffield, England,
    where he lived until 1912 when he moved to Canada. A founding
    member of the Group of Seven, he is known for painting a variety
    of subjects.

    #11 ("Mrs. E", 1921).

    10. Jean-Paul Riopelle (1923-2002) was a painter and sculptor
    from Quebec. He had a long international career and was one
    of the signers of the "Refuse Global", the 1948 manifesto
    protesting the clericalism and provincialism of Quebec.

    #6 ("Chevreuse II", 1954).

    So there were 6 decoys. If you like, decode the rot13 and answer
    these for fun, but for no points.

    Nobody tried these.

    11. Bertram Brooker.

    #7 ("Phyllis (Piano! Piano!)", 1934).

    12. Arthur Lismer.

    #3 ("Sumach and Maple, Huntsville", 1915).

    13. Franklin Carmichael.

    #9 ("Grace Lake", 1931).

    14. Yvonne McKague Housser.

    #4 ("Marguerite Pilot of Deep River", circa 1936).

    15. Lawren Harris.

    #10 ("Late Sun, North Shore, Lake Superior", 1924).

    16. William Kurelek.

    #2 ("Don Valley on a Grey Day", 1974).


    * Game 6, Round 5 - Audio - Fruity Music

    In the original game you would have heard a clip from each of
    these songs, which have different fruits mentioned in their titles
    or lyrics. Here I'll give you the title and you must name the
    singer or band who made it famous.

    If you gave any answer that was ruled as wrong but you think it's
    also correct, please post a protest.

    1. "Peaches".

    #Presidents of the United States. 4 for Joshua.

    2. "Orange Crush".

    #REM. 4 for Joshua and Erland.

    3. "Blueberry Hill".

    #Fats Domino. 4 for Joshua, Erland, and Pete.

    4. "The Lemon Song".

    #Led Zeppelin. 4 for Joshua and Pete.

    5. "Raspberry Beret".

    #Prince. 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum.

    6. "Watermelon Sugar".

    #Harry Styles. 4 for Joshua.

    7. "Strawberry Fields".

    #The Beatles. 4 for everyone -- Joshua, Dan Tilque, Erland,
    Dan Blum, and Pete.

    8. "Cantaloupe Island".

    #Herbie Hancock.

    9. "Day-O (the Banana Boat Song)".

    #Harry Belafonte. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Pete.

    10. "Heard It through the Grapevine".

    #Marvin Gaye. 4 for Joshua and Pete.


    * Game 6, Round 6 - Miscellaneous - Six Things in Common.

    We give you a list of six things, people, or places, and you must
    say what they have in common. Note: one question has been updated
    since the original game.

    1. "Raging Bull"; "If...."; "Is Paris Burning?"; "Pleasantville";
    "Wings of Desire"; "Schindler's List".

    Movies partly in color and partly in black and white. 4 for Joshua
    and Dan Blum.

    2. George Best; Mother Teresa; John Lennon; Leonardo da Vinci;
    Nelson Mandela; Fr?d?ric Chopin.

    People that airports are named after. 4 for Joshua.

    3. Kitchener; St. Petersburg; Jakarta; Shenyang; Chennai; Almaty.

    Cities that were renamed in the twentieth century. 4 for Joshua,
    Dan Blum, and Pete.

    They were formerly Berlin, Leningrad, Batavia, Mukden, and Alma-Ata respectively.

    4. Derek Jacobi; Billy Frick; Alec Guinness; Bruno Ganz; Anthony
    Hopkins; Bobby Watson.

    Actors who played Adolf Hitler. 4 for Pete.

    5. Austria; Burma (Myanmar); Sweden; Ghana; South Korea; Peru.

    UN Secretary Generals were nationals of these countries. 4 for Joshua
    and Erland.

    6. Barnard's; van Biesbroeck; Kapteyn; Gliese 876; Ross 154;
    Proxima Centauri. Be sufficiently specific.

    Red dwarf stars. I also accepted tht they were relatively close.
    4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Dan Blum. 3 for Erland.

    7. Imbeault; Neville; Lisogar-Cocchia; Dumont; Savage; Jeannotte.

    Current Lieutenant-Governors of Canadian provinces.

    8. Harold; Hilda; Rodney; Leonard; Boris; Mary.

    Middle or second given names of British prime ministers.
    4 for Joshua.

    9. Amylase; Lipase; Trypsin; Pepsin; Cellulase; Urokinase.

    Enzymes. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Dan Blum.

    10. Milton Obote; Pierre Trudeau; Winston Churchill; Lula (Luiz
    In?cio Lula da Silva); Harold Wilson; Donald Trump.

    Politicians who have led their nations in non-consecutive terms.
    4 for Erland.


    Scores, if there are no errors:

    GAME 6 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 5 6 BEST
    TOPICS-> His Geo Can Aud Mis THREE
    Joshua Kreitzer 28 40 7 36 28 104
    Erland Sommarskog 20 36 0 12 11 68
    Dan Blum 20 24 0 12 16 60
    Dan Tilque 8 16 0 4 8 32
    Pete Gayde -- -- 0 20 8 28

    --
    Mark Brader, Toronto "Well, I'm back", he said.
    msb@vex.net -- Tolkien (The Lord of the Rings)

    My text in this article is in the public domain.

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  • From Mark Brader@3:633/10 to All on Saturday, May 23, 2026 08:09:11
    These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2025-10-27,
    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 Cellar Rats, 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 2026-03-10
    companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
    (QFTCI*)".


    * Game 6, Round 7 - Sports - Sports Upsets

    Some of the most entertaining sporting events are the ones where
    a severe underdog beats the odds-on favorite. The following
    questions all relate to great upsets in sports history.

    1. In *what year* did the "Miracle on Ice" hockey game take place,
    when a team of American college players defeated the Soviet
    Union's Red Army team?

    2. Many regard James Buster Douglas's knockout of the undefeated,
    undisputed heavyweight champion, Mike Tyson, as the greatest
    upset in boxing history. In what city the Tyson-Douglas fight
    take place?

    3. One of the greatest upsets in soccer was a UEFA champions
    league match in 2019, in which Liverpool needed to score at
    least 4 goals to win the two-game match. The task seemed
    insurmountable because Liverpool was missing three of their
    top scorers, and because the great Lionel Messi was on the
    opposing team. Miraculously, Liverpool did prevail. What team
    was their opponent in that game?

    4. Despite being 12-point underdogs to the undefeated New
    England Patriots, the New York Giants won the 2008 Super Bowl.
    The quarterback of the Patriots was Tom Brady. Who was the
    quarterback for the Giants?

    5. The 2015-16 English Premier League champions were a team that
    had not won a title in 132 years. At the beginning of that
    season, their odds of winning the title that year were posted
    at 5,000:1. But they beat top teams like Manchester City,
    Manchester United, and Liverpool. Who were the Premier League
    champions in 2016?

    6. Who won the only major title of his tennis career at the 2009
    US Open by beating 5-time defending champion Roger Federer?

    7. At the Sanford Memorial Stakes run at Saratoga in August 1919,
    the field was racing against Man O'War, who had never lost
    a race. What was the name of the horse who beat Man O'War that
    day, the only one to ever do so.

    8. At the Olympics in 2000, Rulon Gardner of the US made it
    to the gold-medal wrestling bout despite never having been
    a champion in university and never having won a medal of any
    color in international competition. In that gold-medal bout,
    Gardner faced a wrestler who had won all the gold medals in
    international competition in the previous 13 years, never
    dropping even one bout. Who was the Russian wrestler who lost
    to Gardner?

    9. In the 1955 US Open golf tournament, Jack Fleck was 9 strokes
    behind after Round 1, but clawed his way into a tie at the end
    of the final round. Unfortunately for Jack, he had to play
    an 18-hole tie-breaker against a 4-time winner of the US Open.
    Who did Fleck defeat in that playoff, to claim one of his only
    three tournament victories?

    10. The movie "Cinderella Man", set in the Great Depression,
    is based on the true story of an aging part-time laborer, an
    Irish-American boxer who manages to make his way into a title
    fight against the heavyweight champion of the world, Max Baer.
    Despite being a 10:1 underdog, and despite Baer having killed
    two men in the ring, the Cinderella Man won the fight. Who was
    the real-life boxer portrayed by Russell Crowe?

    After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Vs lbh tnir
    "Znaavat" sbe nal nafjre, cyrnfr tb onpx naq vapyhqr gur svefg anzr.


    * Game 6, Round 8 - Entertainment - Hosts of Classic Game Shows

    Known for their teeth, hair, and unctuous manner, these men
    presided over contestants whether they were answering questions,
    doing physical stunts or trying to meet their love match. These
    questions are about game show hosts. In each case, name them.

    1. The original "Love Island" was the "The Dating Game". Who was
    the host of this show from 1965 to 1980?

    2. He was part of the quiz show scandal of the 1950s, as the host
    of the game show "21", and the cover-up of the cheating scandal.
    He made a return to the game shows by hosting "The Joker's Wild".

    3. He hosted classic shows such as "Tic-Tac-Dough", "Gambit", and
    "High Rollers". Who he?

    4. Popularly known as the "Dean of Game Show Hosts", he was the
    original host of "The Price is Right" and "Name That Tune",
    as well as 20 other shows.

    5. He hosted "Password" and other TV shows and was also the husband
    of the late Betty White.

    6. As host of "Match Game", he was game show royalty, known for
    his phallic microphone and suggestive "blanks". Almost a deity.

    7. They came to "Let's Make a Deal" to make a deal with this host
    who was Canadian, eh?

    8. He was the voice of Superman on the radio, but was best known
    as the host of "To Tell the Truth".

    9. Alex Trebek will always be the classic "Jeopardy!" host, but
    one host preceded him, from 1964 to 1975.

    10. He was the first host of "The Tonight Show", starting in 1954,
    but eventually took over the hosting duties of "I've Got a
    Secret", following Gary Moore.

    --
    Mark Brader | "Courtly love-poetry may first have been written
    Toronto | during long periods of abstinence on the Crusades, msb@vex.net | but it would not have flourished in the cold of
    | northern Europe without some help from the chimney."
    | -- James Burke
    My text in this article is in the public domain.

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  • From Mark Brader@3:633/10 to All on Saturday, May 23, 2026 08:11:24
    Reposting to start a new thread. Please answer in either thread,
    but preferably this one. Sorry.

    These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2025-10-27,
    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 Cellar Rats, 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 2026-03-10
    companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
    (QFTCI*)".


    * Game 6, Round 7 - Sports - Sports Upsets

    Some of the most entertaining sporting events are the ones where
    a severe underdog beats the odds-on favorite. The following
    questions all relate to great upsets in sports history.

    1. In *what year* did the "Miracle on Ice" hockey game take place,
    when a team of American college players defeated the Soviet
    Union's Red Army team?

    2. Many regard James Buster Douglas's knockout of the undefeated,
    undisputed heavyweight champion, Mike Tyson, as the greatest
    upset in boxing history. In what city the Tyson-Douglas fight
    take place?

    3. One of the greatest upsets in soccer was a UEFA champions
    league match in 2019, in which Liverpool needed to score at
    least 4 goals to win the two-game match. The task seemed
    insurmountable because Liverpool was missing three of their
    top scorers, and because the great Lionel Messi was on the
    opposing team. Miraculously, Liverpool did prevail. What team
    was their opponent in that game?

    4. Despite being 12-point underdogs to the undefeated New
    England Patriots, the New York Giants won the 2008 Super Bowl.
    The quarterback of the Patriots was Tom Brady. Who was the
    quarterback for the Giants?

    5. The 2015-16 English Premier League champions were a team that
    had not won a title in 132 years. At the beginning of that
    season, their odds of winning the title that year were posted
    at 5,000:1. But they beat top teams like Manchester City,
    Manchester United, and Liverpool. Who were the Premier League
    champions in 2016?

    6. Who won the only major title of his tennis career at the 2009
    US Open by beating 5-time defending champion Roger Federer?

    7. At the Sanford Memorial Stakes run at Saratoga in August 1919,
    the field was racing against Man O'War, who had never lost
    a race. What was the name of the horse who beat Man O'War that
    day, the only one to ever do so.

    8. At the Olympics in 2000, Rulon Gardner of the US made it
    to the gold-medal wrestling bout despite never having been
    a champion in university and never having won a medal of any
    color in international competition. In that gold-medal bout,
    Gardner faced a wrestler who had won all the gold medals in
    international competition in the previous 13 years, never
    dropping even one bout. Who was the Russian wrestler who lost
    to Gardner?

    9. In the 1955 US Open golf tournament, Jack Fleck was 9 strokes
    behind after Round 1, but clawed his way into a tie at the end
    of the final round. Unfortunately for Jack, he had to play
    an 18-hole tie-breaker against a 4-time winner of the US Open.
    Who did Fleck defeat in that playoff, to claim one of his only
    three tournament victories?

    10. The movie "Cinderella Man", set in the Great Depression,
    is based on the true story of an aging part-time laborer, an
    Irish-American boxer who manages to make his way into a title
    fight against the heavyweight champion of the world, Max Baer.
    Despite being a 10:1 underdog, and despite Baer having killed
    two men in the ring, the Cinderella Man won the fight. Who was
    the real-life boxer portrayed by Russell Crowe?

    After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Vs lbh tnir
    "Znaavat" sbe nal nafjre, cyrnfr tb onpx naq vapyhqr gur svefg anzr.


    * Game 6, Round 8 - Entertainment - Hosts of Classic Game Shows

    Known for their teeth, hair, and unctuous manner, these men
    presided over contestants whether they were answering questions,
    doing physical stunts or trying to meet their love match. These
    questions are about game show hosts. In each case, name them.

    1. The original "Love Island" was the "The Dating Game". Who was
    the host of this show from 1965 to 1980?

    2. He was part of the quiz show scandal of the 1950s, as the host
    of the game show "21", and the cover-up of the cheating scandal.
    He made a return to the game shows by hosting "The Joker's Wild".

    3. He hosted classic shows such as "Tic-Tac-Dough", "Gambit", and
    "High Rollers". Who he?

    4. Popularly known as the "Dean of Game Show Hosts", he was the
    original host of "The Price is Right" and "Name That Tune",
    as well as 20 other shows.

    5. He hosted "Password" and other TV shows and was also the husband
    of the late Betty White.

    6. As host of "Match Game", he was game show royalty, known for
    his phallic microphone and suggestive "blanks". Almost a deity.

    7. They came to "Let's Make a Deal" to make a deal with this host
    who was Canadian, eh?

    8. He was the voice of Superman on the radio, but was best known
    as the host of "To Tell the Truth".

    9. Alex Trebek will always be the classic "Jeopardy!" host, but
    one host preceded him, from 1964 to 1975.

    10. He was the first host of "The Tonight Show", starting in 1954,
    but eventually took over the hosting duties of "I've Got a
    Secret", following Gary Moore.

    --
    Mark Brader | "Courtly love-poetry may first have been written
    Toronto | during long periods of abstinence on the Crusades, msb@vex.net | but it would not have flourished in the cold of
    | northern Europe without some help from the chimney."
    | -- James Burke
    My text in this article is in the public domain.

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    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Erland Sommarskog@3:633/10 to All on Saturday, May 23, 2026 10:47:50
    Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:
    1. "Peaches".

    #Presidents of the United States. 4 for Joshua.

    I answered Captain Beefheart, and he has indeed recorded a song
    by that title. Obviously, it was not the song they played in
    the original game, but here we only got the title. I will have to
    admit that I asked myself: would they really play a song with such
    a relatively obscure artist? Then again, I've not heard of the band
    Presidents of the United States before.

    A highly relevant question is whether Beefheart's song was famous. I
    have not found any signs of that it charted. But it was actually covered
    by the Swedish artist Pugh Rogefeldt (who was a lot more mainstream).

    10. "Heard It through the Grapevine".

    #Marvin Gaye. 4 for Joshua and Pete.

    When it comes to "who made it famous", this seems to be a little
    complicated. As I read Wikipedia, the song was recorded in order by The Miracles, Marvin Gaye and Gladys Knight & the Pips, but the release
    order was Gladys, Miracles, Gaye. About the Gladys Knight & the Pips
    reocrding, Wikipedia says

    It went to number one on the Billboard R&B Singles chart and number two
    on the Billboard Pop Singles chart and soon became the biggest selling
    Motown single up to that time.

    So technically, the correct answer is Gladys Knight & the Pips. But
    obviously, it was the Marvin Gaye version they played in the pub, and
    no one answered Gladys Knight & the Pips, as I recall.

    (The answer I gave, certainly is incorrect. Creedence Clearwater
    Revival did record the song, but it was already famous by then.)


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  • From Erland Sommarskog@3:633/10 to All on Saturday, May 23, 2026 10:51:17
    Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:
    * Game 6, Round 7 - Sports - Sports Upsets

    1. In *what year* did the "Miracle on Ice" hockey game take place,
    when a team of American college players defeated the Soviet
    Union's Red Army team?

    1980

    2. Many regard James Buster Douglas's knockout of the undefeated,
    undisputed heavyweight champion, Mike Tyson, as the greatest
    upset in boxing history. In what city the Tyson-Douglas fight
    take place?

    Manilla

    3. One of the greatest upsets in soccer was a UEFA champions
    league match in 2019, in which Liverpool needed to score at
    least 4 goals to win the two-game match. The task seemed
    insurmountable because Liverpool was missing three of their
    top scorers, and because the great Lionel Messi was on the
    opposing team. Miraculously, Liverpool did prevail. What team
    was their opponent in that game?

    FC Barcelona

    5. The 2015-16 English Premier League champions were a team that
    had not won a title in 132 years. At the beginning of that
    season, their odds of winning the title that year were posted
    at 5,000:1. But they beat top teams like Manchester City,
    Manchester United, and Liverpool. Who were the Premier League
    champions in 2016?

    Leicester

    * Game 6, Round 8 - Entertainment - Hosts of Classic Game Shows


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  • From Dan Blum@3:633/10 to All on Saturday, May 23, 2026 11:50:55
    Mark Brader <msb@vex.net> wrote:

    * Game 6, Round 7 - Sports - Sports Upsets

    1. In *what year* did the "Miracle on Ice" hockey game take place,
    when a team of American college players defeated the Soviet
    Union's Red Army team?

    1980

    3. One of the greatest upsets in soccer was a UEFA champions
    league match in 2019, in which Liverpool needed to score at
    least 4 goals to win the two-game match. The task seemed
    insurmountable because Liverpool was missing three of their
    top scorers, and because the great Lionel Messi was on the
    opposing team. Miraculously, Liverpool did prevail. What team
    was their opponent in that game?

    Manchester United

    5. The 2015-16 English Premier League champions were a team that
    had not won a title in 132 years. At the beginning of that
    season, their odds of winning the title that year were posted
    at 5,000:1. But they beat top teams like Manchester City,
    Manchester United, and Liverpool. Who were the Premier League
    champions in 2016?

    Leicester City

    9. In the 1955 US Open golf tournament, Jack Fleck was 9 strokes
    behind after Round 1, but clawed his way into a tie at the end
    of the final round. Unfortunately for Jack, he had to play
    an 18-hole tie-breaker against a 4-time winner of the US Open.
    Who did Fleck defeat in that playoff, to claim one of his only
    three tournament victories?

    Sam Snead


    * Game 6, Round 8 - Entertainment - Hosts of Classic Game Shows

    1. The original "Love Island" was the "The Dating Game". Who was
    the host of this show from 1965 to 1980?

    Woolery

    4. Popularly known as the "Dean of Game Show Hosts", he was the
    original host of "The Price is Right" and "Name That Tune",
    as well as 20 other shows.

    Funt

    7. They came to "Let's Make a Deal" to make a deal with this host
    who was Canadian, eh?

    Hall

    10. He was the first host of "The Tonight Show", starting in 1954,
    but eventually took over the hosting duties of "I've Got a
    Secret", following Gary Moore.

    Allen


    --
    _______________________________________________________________________
    Dan Blum tool@panix.com
    "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."

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  • From Mark Brader@3:633/10 to All on Saturday, May 23, 2026 13:12:13
    Mark Brader:
    1. "Peaches".

    #Presidents of the United States. 4 for Joshua.

    Erland Sommarskog:
    I answered Captain Beefheart, and he has indeed recorded a song
    by that title. Obviously, it was not the song they played in
    the original game...

    Okay, I'll accept it. 4 for Erland.

    10. "Heard It through the Grapevine".

    #Marvin Gaye. 4 for Joshua and Pete.

    When it comes to "who made it famous", this seems to be a little complicated...

    You were not asked to protest if other people gave an answer you
    thought might be wrong.


    Scores, if there are now no errors:

    GAME 6 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 5 6 BEST
    TOPICS-> His Geo Can Aud Mis THREE
    Joshua Kreitzer 28 40 7 36 28 104
    Erland Sommarskog 20 36 0 16 11 72
    Dan Blum 20 24 0 12 16 60
    Dan Tilque 8 16 0 4 8 32
    Pete Gayde -- -- 0 20 8 28
    --
    Mark Brader | "...most people who borrow over $1,000,000 from a bank
    Toronto | would at least remember the name of the bank."
    msb@vex.net | -- Judge Donald Bowman, Tax Court of Canada

    My text in this article is in the public domain.

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  • From Joshua Kreitzer@3:633/10 to All on Saturday, May 23, 2026 09:59:55
    On 5/23/2026 3:11 AM, Mark Brader wrote:

    * Game 6, Round 7 - Sports - Sports Upsets

    Some of the most entertaining sporting events are the ones where
    a severe underdog beats the odds-on favorite. The following
    questions all relate to great upsets in sports history.

    1. In *what year* did the "Miracle on Ice" hockey game take place,
    when a team of American college players defeated the Soviet
    Union's Red Army team?

    1980

    2. Many regard James Buster Douglas's knockout of the undefeated,
    undisputed heavyweight champion, Mike Tyson, as the greatest
    upset in boxing history. In what city the Tyson-Douglas fight
    take place?

    Tokyo

    3. One of the greatest upsets in soccer was a UEFA champions
    league match in 2019, in which Liverpool needed to score at
    least 4 goals to win the two-game match. The task seemed
    insurmountable because Liverpool was missing three of their
    top scorers, and because the great Lionel Messi was on the
    opposing team. Miraculously, Liverpool did prevail. What team
    was their opponent in that game?

    Real Madrid

    4. Despite being 12-point underdogs to the undefeated New
    England Patriots, the New York Giants won the 2008 Super Bowl.
    The quarterback of the Patriots was Tom Brady. Who was the
    quarterback for the Giants?

    Eli Manning

    7. At the Sanford Memorial Stakes run at Saratoga in August 1919,
    the field was racing against Man O'War, who had never lost
    a race. What was the name of the horse who beat Man O'War that
    day, the only one to ever do so.

    Upset

    10. The movie "Cinderella Man", set in the Great Depression,
    is based on the true story of an aging part-time laborer, an
    Irish-American boxer who manages to make his way into a title
    fight against the heavyweight champion of the world, Max Baer.
    Despite being a 10:1 underdog, and despite Baer having killed
    two men in the ring, the Cinderella Man won the fight. Who was
    the real-life boxer portrayed by Russell Crowe?

    Braddock

    * Game 6, Round 8 - Entertainment - Hosts of Classic Game Shows

    Known for their teeth, hair, and unctuous manner, these men
    presided over contestants whether they were answering questions,
    doing physical stunts or trying to meet their love match. These
    questions are about game show hosts. In each case, name them.

    1. The original "Love Island" was the "The Dating Game". Who was
    the host of this show from 1965 to 1980?

    Jim Ludlow

    2. He was part of the quiz show scandal of the 1950s, as the host
    of the game show "21", and the cover-up of the cheating scandal.
    He made a return to the game shows by hosting "The Joker's Wild".

    Barry

    3. He hosted classic shows such as "Tic-Tac-Dough", "Gambit", and
    "High Rollers". Who he?

    Martindale

    4. Popularly known as the "Dean of Game Show Hosts", he was the
    original host of "The Price is Right" and "Name That Tune",
    as well as 20 other shows.

    Cullen

    5. He hosted "Password" and other TV shows and was also the husband
    of the late Betty White.

    Ludden

    6. As host of "Match Game", he was game show royalty, known for
    his phallic microphone and suggestive "blanks". Almost a deity.

    Rayburn

    7. They came to "Let's Make a Deal" to make a deal with this host
    who was Canadian, eh?

    Hall

    8. He was the voice of Superman on the radio, but was best known
    as the host of "To Tell the Truth".

    Collyer

    9. Alex Trebek will always be the classic "Jeopardy!" host, but
    one host preceded him, from 1964 to 1975.

    Fleming

    10. He was the first host of "The Tonight Show", starting in 1954,
    but eventually took over the hosting duties of "I've Got a
    Secret", following Gary Moore.

    Allen

    --
    Joshua Kreitzer
    gromit82@hotmail.com

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  • From Erland Sommarskog@3:633/10 to All on Saturday, May 23, 2026 22:51:39
    Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:
    10. "Heard It through the Grapevine".

    #Marvin Gaye. 4 for Joshua and Pete.

    When it comes to "who made it famous", this seems to be a little
    complicated...

    You were not asked to protest if other people gave an answer you
    thought might be wrong.


    I tried to word it so that it would not appear as a protest, but
    more as a piece of trivia.

    By the way, one more correction:


    3. Kitchener; St. Petersburg; Jakarta; Shenyang; Chennai; Almaty.

    Cities that were renamed in the twentieth century. 4 for Joshua,
    Dan Blum, and Pete.

    They were formerly Berlin, Leningrad, Batavia, Mukden, and Alma-Ata respectively.

    It the latter list, Chennai fell out of the list, the old name
    was Madras.

    By the way, at least two cities in the list were renamed in the 20th
    century. Can you spot them?

    Also, some these "new" names in the 20th century are actually names
    that were in use in earlier centuries as well. Here I am little uncertain
    about the exact number, but which can you spot?


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  • From Erland Sommarskog@3:633/10 to All on Saturday, May 23, 2026 22:52:51
    Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:
    10. "Heard It through the Grapevine".

    #Marvin Gaye. 4 for Joshua and Pete.

    When it comes to "who made it famous", this seems to be a little
    complicated...

    You were not asked to protest if other people gave an answer you
    thought might be wrong.


    I tried to word it so that it would not appear as a protest, but
    more as a piece of trivia.

    By the way, one more correction:


    3. Kitchener; St. Petersburg; Jakarta; Shenyang; Chennai; Almaty.

    Cities that were renamed in the twentieth century. 4 for Joshua,
    Dan Blum, and Pete.

    They were formerly Berlin, Leningrad, Batavia, Mukden, and Alma-Ata respectively.

    It the latter list, Chennai fell out of the list, the old name
    was Madras.

    By the way, at least two cities in the list were renamed in the 20th
    century. Can you spot them?

    Also, some these "new" names in the 20th century are actually names
    that were in use in earlier centuries as well. Here I am little uncertain
    about the exact number, but which can you spot?


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  • From Mark Brader@3:633/10 to All on Sunday, May 24, 2026 12:15:46
    Mark Brader:
    3. Kitchener; St. Petersburg; Jakarta; Shenyang; Chennai; Almaty.

    Cities that were renamed in the twentieth century. 4 for Joshua,
    Dan Blum, and Pete.

    They were formerly Berlin, Leningrad, Batavia, Mukden, and Alma-Ata respectively.

    Erland Sommarskog:
    It the latter list, Chennai fell out of the list, the old name
    was Madras.

    As you say.

    By the way, at least two cities in the list were renamed in the 20th
    century. Can you spot them?

    Er, all of them.

    Also, some these "new" names in the 20th century are actually names
    that were in use in earlier centuries as well. Here I am little uncertain about the exact number, but which can you spot?

    Well, St. Petersburg is the obvious one.
    --
    Mark Brader, Toronto | "I like the other Bobs. Now, if I can only msb@vex.net | recall which Mark I hate." --Al Fargnoli

    My text in this article is in the public domain.

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  • From Erland Sommarskog@3:633/10 to All on Sunday, May 24, 2026 16:57:19
    Erland Sommarskog (esquel@sommarskog.se) writes:
    3. Kitchener; St. Petersburg; Jakarta; Shenyang; Chennai; Almaty.

    By the way, at least two cities in the list were renamed in the 20th
    century. Can you spot them?

    Drat! The important word "twice" fell out. That is, which two cities in the were renamed two (or more) times during the 20th century?



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  • From Mark Brader@3:633/10 to All on Sunday, May 24, 2026 18:45:45
    Mark Brader:
    3. Kitchener; St. Petersburg; Jakarta; Shenyang; Chennai; Almaty.

    Erland Sommarskog:
    By the way, at least two cities in the list were renamed in the 20th
    century. Can you spot them?

    Drat! The important word "twice" fell out. That is, which two cities in the were renamed two (or more) times during the 20th century?

    Ah. Well, one is St. Petersburg (St. Petersburg -> Petrograd -> Leningrad
    St. Petersburg). Jakarta used to be spelled Djakarta, so that's another
    one if it counts as a renaming.
    --
    Mark Brader, Toronto | "You'd have to be crazy as a loon to take
    msb@vex.net | metaphors too literally." --Tony Cooper


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  • From Dan Tilque@3:633/10 to Unknown on Sunday, May 24, 2026 20:40:35
    On 5/23/26 01:11, Mark Brader wrote:

    * Game 6, Round 7 - Sports - Sports Upsets

    Some of the most entertaining sporting events are the ones where
    a severe underdog beats the odds-on favorite. The following
    questions all relate to great upsets in sports history.

    1. In *what year* did the "Miracle on Ice" hockey game take place,
    when a team of American college players defeated the Soviet
    Union's Red Army team?

    1980


    2. Many regard James Buster Douglas's knockout of the undefeated,
    undisputed heavyweight champion, Mike Tyson, as the greatest
    upset in boxing history. In what city the Tyson-Douglas fight
    take place?

    3. One of the greatest upsets in soccer was a UEFA champions
    league match in 2019, in which Liverpool needed to score at
    least 4 goals to win the two-game match. The task seemed
    insurmountable because Liverpool was missing three of their
    top scorers, and because the great Lionel Messi was on the
    opposing team. Miraculously, Liverpool did prevail. What team
    was their opponent in that game?

    4. Despite being 12-point underdogs to the undefeated New
    England Patriots, the New York Giants won the 2008 Super Bowl.
    The quarterback of the Patriots was Tom Brady. Who was the
    quarterback for the Giants?

    5. The 2015-16 English Premier League champions were a team that
    had not won a title in 132 years. At the beginning of that
    season, their odds of winning the title that year were posted
    at 5,000:1. But they beat top teams like Manchester City,
    Manchester United, and Liverpool. Who were the Premier League
    champions in 2016?

    6. Who won the only major title of his tennis career at the 2009
    US Open by beating 5-time defending champion Roger Federer?

    7. At the Sanford Memorial Stakes run at Saratoga in August 1919,
    the field was racing against Man O'War, who had never lost
    a race. What was the name of the horse who beat Man O'War that
    day, the only one to ever do so.

    8. At the Olympics in 2000, Rulon Gardner of the US made it
    to the gold-medal wrestling bout despite never having been
    a champion in university and never having won a medal of any
    color in international competition. In that gold-medal bout,
    Gardner faced a wrestler who had won all the gold medals in
    international competition in the previous 13 years, never
    dropping even one bout. Who was the Russian wrestler who lost
    to Gardner?

    9. In the 1955 US Open golf tournament, Jack Fleck was 9 strokes
    behind after Round 1, but clawed his way into a tie at the end
    of the final round. Unfortunately for Jack, he had to play
    an 18-hole tie-breaker against a 4-time winner of the US Open.
    Who did Fleck defeat in that playoff, to claim one of his only
    three tournament victories?

    10. The movie "Cinderella Man", set in the Great Depression,
    is based on the true story of an aging part-time laborer, an
    Irish-American boxer who manages to make his way into a title
    fight against the heavyweight champion of the world, Max Baer.
    Despite being a 10:1 underdog, and despite Baer having killed
    two men in the ring, the Cinderella Man won the fight. Who was
    the real-life boxer portrayed by Russell Crowe?

    After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Vs lbh tnir
    "Znaavat" sbe nal nafjre, cyrnfr tb onpx naq vapyhqr gur svefg anzr.


    * Game 6, Round 8 - Entertainment - Hosts of Classic Game Shows

    Known for their teeth, hair, and unctuous manner, these men
    presided over contestants whether they were answering questions,
    doing physical stunts or trying to meet their love match. These
    questions are about game show hosts. In each case, name them.

    1. The original "Love Island" was the "The Dating Game". Who was
    the host of this show from 1965 to 1980?

    2. He was part of the quiz show scandal of the 1950s, as the host
    of the game show "21", and the cover-up of the cheating scandal.
    He made a return to the game shows by hosting "The Joker's Wild".

    3. He hosted classic shows such as "Tic-Tac-Dough", "Gambit", and
    "High Rollers". Who he?

    4. Popularly known as the "Dean of Game Show Hosts", he was the
    original host of "The Price is Right" and "Name That Tune",
    as well as 20 other shows.

    Bob Barker


    5. He hosted "Password" and other TV shows and was also the husband
    of the late Betty White.

    6. As host of "Match Game", he was game show royalty, known for
    his phallic microphone and suggestive "blanks". Almost a deity.

    Gene Rayburn


    7. They came to "Let's Make a Deal" to make a deal with this host
    who was Canadian, eh?

    Monty Hall


    8. He was the voice of Superman on the radio, but was best known
    as the host of "To Tell the Truth".

    9. Alex Trebek will always be the classic "Jeopardy!" host, but
    one host preceded him, from 1964 to 1975.

    Bob Barker


    10. He was the first host of "The Tonight Show", starting in 1954,
    but eventually took over the hosting duties of "I've Got a
    Secret", following Gary Moore.

    Jack Paar

    --
    Dan Tilque

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  • From Erland Sommarskog@3:633/10 to All on Tuesday, May 26, 2026 22:02:53
    Erland Sommarskog (esquel@sommarskog.se) writes:
    3. Kitchener; St. Petersburg; Jakarta; Shenyang; Chennai; Almaty.

    By the way, at least two cities in the list were renamed in the 20th
    century. Can you spot them?

    Which should have been twice renamed.

    The ones I had in mind are

    Sankt Peterburg
    (Sankt Peterburg -> Petrograd -> Leningrad -> Sankt Peterburg)

    Almaty (Verny -> Alma Ata, Almaty)

    Also, some these "new" names in the 20th century are actually names
    that were in use in earlier centuries as well. Here I am little uncertain about the exact number, but which can you spot?

    As it turns out, about all except for Kitchner are names related to the
    past, but there are some variations. (I should add that what I say below
    is largely based on quick reading of Wikipedia.)

    St Petersburg is handled above.

    Shenyang became Mukden in 1612 when the Jurched captured it from Ming China. The Jurched would later the same century rebrand themselves as Manchu
    and take over all of China as the Qing dynasty, and they were sinified
    in the process.

    The first official use of the name Chennai is from 1639.

    Jakarta has had many names. The name before Batavia was Jayakarta, so
    it's not exactly the same, but the connection seems clear. Reading
    Wikipedia, I see that Jakarta also qualify for the first question.
    In 1942, the Japanese renamed it to Japanese.

    The name Almaty goes back to Alamtou, an old settlement in the vicinity, although the city itself seems to have grown out of a Russian fort.

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