These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2023-10-16,
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 Usual Suspects 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 2023-05-24
companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
(QFTCI*)".

I wrote one of these rounds.

** Game 4, Round 9 - Literature - Pseudonyms

In each case, you must give the name that the author is best
known by today. This may be their real name or a pseudonym, and
you have to give it in the form that's usually used, *including
given names or initials* as applicable.

1. These sisters' first books were published under the pseudonyms
Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell, but it's their real names that
they're known by today. Name *any one* of them.

2. This author's name at birth was Howard O'Brien. She has used
several pseudonyms but is best known today by one. Name it.

3. This writer used many pseudonyms, including Silence Dogood,
Martha Careful, and Richard Saunders, but is now remembered
under his real name. What name?

4. This author's real name was Mary Ann Evans, but she used a
pseudonym for all seven of her novels. Name it.

5. This author used the pseudonym Boz ["boze"] for some of his
early writing, but his best-known works were published under
his real name. What's that?

6. When David Cornwell started writing, he had to use this
pseudonym because he was actually working in the field that he
was writing about.

7. Eric Blair is the real name of this writer whose pseudonym was
inspired by a river he used to live near.

8. This author wrote several books under the name Richard Bachman
while other novels were also appearing under his own name.
Once this became public, it was stated that Bachman had died from
"cancer of the pseudonym".

9. This author used his real name, Charles Dodgson, for his
professional writing about math. He is now better known to
most people by what pseudonym?

10. This author is best known by a slight variation on her real
name, but she uses the pseudonym Robert Galbraith for a series
of novels featuring a private detective named Cormoran Strike.
What, then, is her better-known name?

Reminder: In each case you must give their commonly known names
in full.

** Game 4, Round 10 - Entertainment Challenge Round - Movies

In each case name the movie.

* A. Legal Movies

A1. This movie contains the line "What's a yout?"

A2. A young boy witnesses the suicide of a Mafia lawyer,
and a prosecutor tries to use him to take down a mob family.
The boy hires an attorney to protect him.

* B. War Movies

B1. An American destroyer engages in a battle of wits with a
German U-boat.

B2. This movie tells the story of the liberation of Paris during
World War II.

* C. Satires

C1. A small country declares war on the US in order to qualify
for foreign aid.

C2. A US Air Force general goes insane and attacks the Soviet
Union.

* D. Other Comedies

D1. A TV reporter lives the same day over and over.

D2. A documentary-style movie about a British rock group's tour
of the US.

* E. Dramas

E1. A former soldier of fortune meets his lost love in North
Africa.

E2. A down-on-his-luck screenwriter becomes the kept man of a
silent-movie star.

* F. Suspense

F1. A writer comes to postwar Vienna to meet up with an old
friend who, it turns out, is now a black-marketeer.

F2. Mistaken for a spy, an ad executive must find a man who
doesn't exist.

--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Could you guys please stop agreeing?
msb@vex.net | It's wearing me out." --Bob Lieblich

My text in this article is in the public domain.

Mark Brader <msb@vex.net> wrote:

> ** Game 4, Round 9 - Literature - Pseudonyms

> 1. These sisters' first books were published under the pseudonyms
> Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell, but it's their real names that
> they're known by today. Name *any one* of them.

Charlotte Bronte

> 3. This writer used many pseudonyms, including Silence Dogood,
> Martha Careful, and Richard Saunders, but is now remembered
> under his real name. What name?

Benjamin Franklin

> 4. This author's real name was Mary Ann Evans, but she used a
> pseudonym for all seven of her novels. Name it.

George Eliot

> 5. This author used the pseudonym Boz ["boze"] for some of his
> early writing, but his best-known works were published under
> his real name. What's that?

Charles Dickens

> 6. When David Cornwell started writing, he had to use this
> pseudonym because he was actually working in the field that he
> was writing about.

John le Carre

> 7. Eric Blair is the real name of this writer whose pseudonym was
> inspired by a river he used to live near.

George Orwell

> 8. This author wrote several books under the name Richard Bachman
> while other novels were also appearing under his own name.
> Once this became public, it was stated that Bachman had died from
> "cancer of the pseudonym".

Steven King

> 9. This author used his real name, Charles Dodgson, for his
> professional writing about math. He is now better known to
> most people by what pseudonym?

Lewis Carroll

> 10. This author is best known by a slight variation on her real
> name, but she uses the pseudonym Robert Galbraith for a series
> of novels featuring a private detective named Cormoran Strike.
> What, then, is her better-known name?

J. K. Rowling

> ** Game 4, Round 10 - Entertainment Challenge Round - Movies

> * A. Legal Movies

> A1. This movie contains the line "What's a yout?"

My Cousin Vinny

> * C. Satires

> C1. A small country declares war on the US in order to qualify
> for foreign aid.

The Mouse That Roared

> C2. A US Air Force general goes insane and attacks the Soviet
> Union.

Dr. Strangelove

> * D. Other Comedies

> D1. A TV reporter lives the same day over and over.

Groundhog Day

> D2. A documentary-style movie about a British rock group's tour
> of the US.

This is Spinal Tap

> * E. Dramas

> E1. A former soldier of fortune meets his lost love in North
> Africa.

The English Patient

> E2. A down-on-his-luck screenwriter becomes the kept man of a
> silent-movie star.

Sunset Boulevard

> * F. Suspense

> F1. A writer comes to postwar Vienna to meet up with an old
> friend who, it turns out, is now a black-marketeer.

The Third Man

> F2. Mistaken for a spy, an ad executive must find a man who
> doesn't exist.

North by Northwest

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

On Friday, November 17, 2023 at 4:05:26 AM UTC-6, Mark Brader wrote:
> ** Game 4, Round 9 - Literature - Pseudonyms
>
> In each case, you must give the name that the author is best
> known by today. This may be their real name or a pseudonym, and
> you have to give it in the form that's usually used, *including
> given names or initials* as applicable.
>
> 1. These sisters' first books were published under the pseudonyms
> Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell, but it's their real names that
> they're known by today. Name *any one* of them.

Emily Bronte

> 2. This author's name at birth was Howard O'Brien. She has used
> several pseudonyms but is best known today by one. Name it.

Anne Rice

> 3. This writer used many pseudonyms, including Silence Dogood,
> Martha Careful, and Richard Saunders, but is now remembered
> under his real name. What name?

Benjamin Franklin

> 4. This author's real name was Mary Ann Evans, but she used a
> pseudonym for all seven of her novels. Name it.

George Eliot
> 5. This author used the pseudonym Boz ["boze"] for some of his
> early writing, but his best-known works were published under
> his real name. What's that?

Charles Dickens

> 6. When David Cornwell started writing, he had to use this
> pseudonym because he was actually working in the field that he
> was writing about.

John Le Carre

> 7. Eric Blair is the real name of this writer whose pseudonym was
> inspired by a river he used to live near.

George Orwell

> 8. This author wrote several books under the name Richard Bachman
> while other novels were also appearing under his own name.
> Once this became public, it was stated that Bachman had died from
> "cancer of the pseudonym".

Stephen King

> 9. This author used his real name, Charles Dodgson, for his
> professional writing about math. He is now better known to
> most people by what pseudonym?

Lewis Carroll

> 10. This author is best known by a slight variation on her real
> name, but she uses the pseudonym Robert Galbraith for a series
> of novels featuring a private detective named Cormoran Strike.
> What, then, is her better-known name?

J.K. Rowling

> ** Game 4, Round 10 - Entertainment Challenge Round - Movies
>
> In each case name the movie.
>
> * A. Legal Movies
>
> A1. This movie contains the line "What's a yout?"

"My Cousin Vinny"
> A2. A young boy witnesses the suicide of a Mafia lawyer,
> and a prosecutor tries to use him to take down a mob family.
> The boy hires an attorney to protect him.

"The Client"

> * B. War Movies
>
> B1. An American destroyer engages in a battle of wits with a
> German U-boat.

"Das Boot"

> B2. This movie tells the story of the liberation of Paris during
> World War II.

"Is Paris Burning?"

> * C. Satires
>
> C1. A small country declares war on the US in order to qualify
> for foreign aid.

"The Mouse That Roared"

> C2. A US Air Force general goes insane and attacks the Soviet
> Union.

"Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb"

> * D. Other Comedies
>
> D1. A TV reporter lives the same day over and over.

"Groundhog Day"

> D2. A documentary-style movie about a British rock group's tour
> of the US.

"This Is Spinal Tap"

> * E. Dramas
>
> E1. A former soldier of fortune meets his lost love in North
> Africa.

"Casablanca"

> E2. A down-on-his-luck screenwriter becomes the kept man of a
> silent-movie star.

"Sunset Blvd."

> * F. Suspense
>
> F1. A writer comes to postwar Vienna to meet up with an old
> friend who, it turns out, is now a black-marketeer.

"The Third Man"

> F2. Mistaken for a spy, an ad executive must find a man who
> doesn't exist.

"North by Northwest"
(Note: That's close to what Rob Reiner's worst-reviewed film would have been called had it been written by one of Kim Kardashian's children.)

--
Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com

Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2023-10-16,
> 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 Usual Suspects 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 2023-05-24
> companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
> (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> I wrote one of these rounds.
>
>
> ** Game 4, Round 9 - Literature - Pseudonyms
>
> In each case, you must give the name that the author is best
> known by today. This may be their real name or a pseudonym, and
> you have to give it in the form that's usually used, *including
> given names or initials* as applicable.
>
> 1. These sisters' first books were published under the pseudonyms
> Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell, but it's their real names that
> they're known by today. Name *any one* of them.

Emily Bronte

>
> 2. This author's name at birth was Howard O'Brien. She has used
> several pseudonyms but is best known today by one. Name it.
>
> 3. This writer used many pseudonyms, including Silence Dogood,
> Martha Careful, and Richard Saunders, but is now remembered
> under his real name. What name?
>
> 4. This author's real name was Mary Ann Evans, but she used a
> pseudonym for all seven of her novels. Name it.
>
> 5. This author used the pseudonym Boz ["boze"] for some of his
> early writing, but his best-known works were published under
> his real name. What's that?

Charles Dickens

>
> 6. When David Cornwell started writing, he had to use this
> pseudonym because he was actually working in the field that he
> was writing about.

John LeCarre

>
> 7. Eric Blair is the real name of this writer whose pseudonym was
> inspired by a river he used to live near.

George Orwell

>
> 8. This author wrote several books under the name Richard Bachman
> while other novels were also appearing under his own name.
> Once this became public, it was stated that Bachman had died from
> "cancer of the pseudonym". >
> 9. This author used his real name, Charles Dodgson, for his
> professional writing about math. He is now better known to
> most people by what pseudonym?

Lewis Carroll

>
> 10. This author is best known by a slight variation on her real
> name, but she uses the pseudonym Robert Galbraith for a series
> of novels featuring a private detective named Cormoran Strike.
> What, then, is her better-known name?

J. K. Rowling

>
> Reminder: In each case you must give their commonly known names
> in full.
>
>
> ** Game 4, Round 10 - Entertainment Challenge Round - Movies
>
> In each case name the movie.
>
> * A. Legal Movies
>
> A1. This movie contains the line "What's a yout?"
>
> A2. A young boy witnesses the suicide of a Mafia lawyer,
> and a prosecutor tries to use him to take down a mob family.
> The boy hires an attorney to protect him.
>
>
> * B. War Movies
>
> B1. An American destroyer engages in a battle of wits with a
> German U-boat.

Das Boot

>
> B2. This movie tells the story of the liberation of Paris during
> World War II.
>
>
> * C. Satires
>
> C1. A small country declares war on the US in order to qualify
> for foreign aid.
>
> C2. A US Air Force general goes insane and attacks the Soviet
> Union.

Dr. Strangelove

>
>
> * D. Other Comedies
>
> D1. A TV reporter lives the same day over and over.

Groundhog Day

>
> D2. A documentary-style movie about a British rock group's tour
> of the US.

This Is Spinal Tap

>
>
> * E. Dramas
>
> E1. A former soldier of fortune meets his lost love in North
> Africa.

Casablanca

>
> E2. A down-on-his-luck screenwriter becomes the kept man of a
> silent-movie star.
>
>
> * F. Suspense
>
> F1. A writer comes to postwar Vienna to meet up with an old
> friend who, it turns out, is now a black-marketeer.
>
> F2. Mistaken for a spy, an ad executive must find a man who
> doesn't exist.

North by Northwest

>

Pete Gayde

On 11/17/23 02:05, Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> ** Game 4, Round 9 - Literature - Pseudonyms
>
> In each case, you must give the name that the author is best
> known by today. This may be their real name or a pseudonym, and
> you have to give it in the form that's usually used, *including
> given names or initials* as applicable.
>
> 1. These sisters' first books were published under the pseudonyms
> Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell, but it's their real names that
> they're known by today. Name *any one* of them.

Emily Bronte

>
> 2. This author's name at birth was Howard O'Brien. She has used
> several pseudonyms but is best known today by one. Name it.
>
> 3. This writer used many pseudonyms, including Silence Dogood,
> Martha Careful, and Richard Saunders, but is now remembered
> under his real name. What name?

Ben Franklin

>
> 4. This author's real name was Mary Ann Evans, but she used a
> pseudonym for all seven of her novels. Name it.
>
> 5. This author used the pseudonym Boz ["boze"] for some of his
> early writing, but his best-known works were published under
> his real name. What's that?
>
> 6. When David Cornwell started writing, he had to use this
> pseudonym because he was actually working in the field that he
> was writing about.

John le Carre

>
> 7. Eric Blair is the real name of this writer whose pseudonym was
> inspired by a river he used to live near.

George Orwell

>
> 8. This author wrote several books under the name Richard Bachman
> while other novels were also appearing under his own name.
> Once this became public, it was stated that Bachman had died from
> "cancer of the pseudonym".
>
> 9. This author used his real name, Charles Dodgson, for his
> professional writing about math. He is now better known to
> most people by what pseudonym?

Lewis Carroll

>
> 10. This author is best known by a slight variation on her real
> name, but she uses the pseudonym Robert Galbraith for a series
> of novels featuring a private detective named Cormoran Strike.
> What, then, is her better-known name?
>
> Reminder: In each case you must give their commonly known names
> in full.
>
>
> ** Game 4, Round 10 - Entertainment Challenge Round - Movies
>
> In each case name the movie.
>
> * A. Legal Movies
>
> A1. This movie contains the line "What's a yout?"
>
> A2. A young boy witnesses the suicide of a Mafia lawyer,
> and a prosecutor tries to use him to take down a mob family.
> The boy hires an attorney to protect him.
>
>
> * B. War Movies
>
> B1. An American destroyer engages in a battle of wits with a
> German U-boat.

Das Boot

>
> B2. This movie tells the story of the liberation of Paris during
> World War II.
>
>
> * C. Satires
>
> C1. A small country declares war on the US in order to qualify
> for foreign aid.

The Mouse the Roared

>
> C2. A US Air Force general goes insane and attacks the Soviet
> Union.

Dr Strangelove, or: How I stopped worrying and love the bomb

>
>
> * D. Other Comedies
>
> D1. A TV reporter lives the same day over and over.

Groundhog Day

>
> D2. A documentary-style movie about a British rock group's tour
> of the US.

This is Spinal Tap

>
>
> * E. Dramas
>
> E1. A former soldier of fortune meets his lost love in North
> Africa.

Out of Africa

>
> E2. A down-on-his-luck screenwriter becomes the kept man of a
> silent-movie star.
>
>
> * F. Suspense
>
> F1. A writer comes to postwar Vienna to meet up with an old
> friend who, it turns out, is now a black-marketeer.
>
> F2. Mistaken for a spy, an ad executive must find a man who
> doesn't exist.
>

--
Dan Tilque

Mark Brader:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2023-10-16,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> please see my 2023-05-24 companion posting on "Questions from the
> Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".

Sorry, I'm late scoring this one again.

Game 4 is over. STEPHEN PERRY submitted a set of answers by
email, which I accepted, and the result is that he wins the game!
Hearty congratulations, eh?

If I had not accepted Stephen's entry, JOSHUA KREITZER would have
won by 2 points. Hearty commiserations, eh?

> I wrote one of these rounds.

The literature round.

> ** Game 4, Round 9 - Literature - Pseudonyms

> In each case, you must give the name that the author is best
> known by today. This may be their real name or a pseudonym, and
> you have to give it in the form that's usually used, *including
> given names or initials* as applicable.

> 1. These sisters' first books were published under the pseudonyms
> Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell, but it's their real names that
> they're known by today. Name *any one* of them.

Charlotte, Emily, and Anne Brontë. 4 for everyone -- Stephen,
Dan Blum, Joshua, Pete, and Dan Tilque.

> 2. This author's name at birth was Howard O'Brien. She has used
> several pseudonyms but is best known today by one. Name it.

Anne Rice. 4 for Stephen and Joshua.

> 3. This writer used many pseudonyms, including Silence Dogood,
> Martha Careful, and Richard Saunders, but is now remembered
> under his real name. What name?

Benjamin Franklin. 4 for Stephen, Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.

> 4. This author's real name was Mary Ann Evans, but she used a
> pseudonym for all seven of her novels. Name it.

George Eliot. 4 for Stephen, Dan Blum, and Joshua.

> 5. This author used the pseudonym Boz ["boze"] for some of his
> early writing, but his best-known works were published under
> his real name. What's that?

Charles Dickens. 4 for Stephen, Dan Blum, Joshua, and Pete.

> 6. When David Cornwell started writing, he had to use this
> pseudonym because he was actually working in the field that he
> was writing about.

John le Carré. (Spy novels.) 4 for everyone.

> 7. Eric Blair is the real name of this writer whose pseudonym was
> inspired by a river he used to live near.

George Orwell. 4 for everyone.

> 8. This author wrote several books under the name Richard Bachman
> while other novels were also appearing under his own name.
> Once this became public, it was stated that Bachman had died from
> "cancer of the pseudonym".

Stephen King. 4 for Stephen, Dan Blum, and Joshua.

> 9. This author used his real name, Charles Dodgson, for his
> professional writing about math. He is now better known to
> most people by what pseudonym?

Lewis Carroll. 4 for everyone.

> 10. This author is best known by a slight variation on her real
> name, but she uses the pseudonym Robert Galbraith for a series
> of novels featuring a private detective named Cormoran Strike.
> What, then, is her better-known name?

J.K. Rowling ["Rolling"]. (Real name Joanne Rowling, no middle name.)
4 for Stephen, Dan Blum, Joshua, and Pete.

> Reminder: In each case you must give their commonly known names
> in full.

> ** Game 4, Round 10 - Entertainment Challenge Round - Movies

> In each case name the movie.

> * A. Legal Movies

> A1. This movie contains the line "What's a yout?"

"My Cousin Vinny" (1992). 4 for Stephen, Dan Blum, and Joshua.

> A2. A young boy witnesses the suicide of a Mafia lawyer,
> and a prosecutor tries to use him to take down a mob family.
> The boy hires an attorney to protect him.

"The Client" (1994). 4 for Stephen and Joshua.

> * B. War Movies

> B1. An American destroyer engages in a battle of wits with a
> German U-boat.

"The Enemy Below" (1957).

I don't think there even was an American destroyer in "Das Boot".

> B2. This movie tells the story of the liberation of Paris during
> World War II.

"Is Paris Burning?" (1966). 4 for Stephen and Joshua.

> * C. Satires

> C1. A small country declares war on the US in order to qualify
> for foreign aid.

"The Mouse that Roared" (1959). 4 for Stephen, Dan Blum, Joshua,
and Dan Tilque.

> C2. A US Air Force general goes insane and attacks the Soviet
> Union.

"Dr. Strangelove (or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the
Bomb)" (1964). Subtitle not required. 4 for Stephen, Dan Blum,
Joshua, and Pete. 3 for Dan Tilque.

> * D. Other Comedies

> D1. A TV reporter lives the same day over and over.

"Groundhog Day" (1993). 4 for everyone.

> D2. A documentary-style movie about a British rock group's tour
> of the US.

"This is Spinal Tap" (1984). 4 for everyone.

> * E. Dramas

> E1. A former soldier of fortune meets his lost love in North
> Africa.

"Casablanca" (1942). 4 for Stephen, Joshua, and Pete.

> E2. A down-on-his-luck screenwriter becomes the kept man of a
> silent-movie star.

"Sunset Blvd." (1950). 4 for Stephen, Dan Blum, and Joshua.

> * F. Suspense

> F1. A writer comes to postwar Vienna to meet up with an old
> friend who, it turns out, is now a black-marketeer.

"The Third Man" (1949). 4 for Stephen, Dan Blum, and Joshua.

> F2. Mistaken for a spy, an ad executive must find a man who
> doesn't exist.

"North by Northwest" (1959). 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Pete.

Scores, if there are no errors:

GAME 4 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST
TOPICS-> Can Geo Spo Sci His Mis Lit Ent SIX
Stephen Perry 40 40 28 40 28 40 40 40 240
Joshua Kreitzer 0 36 12 38 24 36 40 44 218
Dan Blum 24 26 0 40 24 36 36 32 194
Dan Tilque 28 30 4 40 20 16 20 15 154
Erland Sommarskog 0 32 0 36 16 0 -- -- 84
Pete Gayde 0 31 -- -- -- -- 24 20 75

--
Mark Brader, Toronto "A secret proclamation? How unusual!"
msb@vex.net -- Arsenic and Old Lace

My text in this article is in the public domain.