JimZ Posted December 25, 2011 Author Share Posted December 25, 2011 (edited) Scoreboard update! 24 points - JimZ 18 points - UB6365 18 points - Christophe 17 points - Harvey 15 points - Hauptmann 8 points - Gunner 1 3 points - Valter 2 points - kapten_windu 2 points - Lukasz Gaszewski 1 point - Tachel 1 point - K2009 Question 109 next to Lukasz..... Christophe tying with UB6365 for second place!!! Jim Edited December 25, 2011 by JimZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ub6365 Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 I also suspected that it is medal issued by Republic of Moldova, but could not find any information... Any internet source...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lukasz Gaszewski Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 (edited) #109 Ok, it's my turn again... wow! As it is still Christmas time, I would like my question not to be too difficult. I also hope my hero has not appeared in the quiz before (I have searched the topic and have not found anything about him). This is what my hero says about himself: Although I am a fictional character, I was probably the most famous spy in service of my homeland - the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Every child in the Soviet Union knew me and my name has not perished even in the Russian Federation. And although I remained in secret service for a few decades, my most famous accomplishments dated back to the era of the Great Patriotic War. And now my questions: 1. Who am I? I hope this will be easy , so to make it a bit more difficult, here are two additional questions: 2. What is my real name? 3. What was my accomplishment as a spy during the Great Patriotic War for which I obtained the title of the Hero of the Soviet Union? Good luck!!! Edited December 27, 2011 by Lukasz Gaszewski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimZ Posted December 27, 2011 Author Share Posted December 27, 2011 (edited) REMINDER: Please start to familiarise yourself with the rules for the 2012 Quiz on the following thread: http://gmic.co.uk/in...2012-new-rules/ There have been some basic changes and with only a few days to go, its good for you to know the 2012 "rules of engagement" Jim :cheers: Edited December 27, 2011 by JimZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hauptmann Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 1. Who am I? Standartenfuhrer Max Otto von Stierlitz (Russian: Шти́рлиц, IPA: [ˈʂtʲirlʲɪt͡s]) I hope this will be easy , so to make it a bit more difficult, here are two additional questions: 2. What is my real name? Stierlitz is the cover name for a Soviet superspy Colonel (Макси́м Макси́мович Иса́ев), whose "real" name is Vsevolod Vladimirovich Vladimirov (Все́волод Влади́мирович Владимиров 3. What was my accomplishment as a spy during the Great Patriotic War for which I obtained the title of the Hero of the Soviet Union? Not positive on this one... have searched and searched. Anyhow, going to guess it was his mission of making sure the peace efforts of Himmler, etc., in the last weeks of the war failed. I thought this interesting though: According to his personal assistant Alexei Chernayev, Leonid Brezhnev was a devoted fan of Seventeen Moments of Spring, and watched the entire series some twenty times.[23] Author Anthony Olcott claimed that it was rumored Brezhnev moved meetings of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in order not to miss episodes.[24] In 1976, director Lioznova, cinematographer Piotr Kataev and lead actors Tikhonov and Leonid Bronevoy received the Russian SFSR's Vasilyev Brothers' State Prize for their work on the television series.[28] In 1982, after watching another re-run of all the episodes, Brezhnev was exceptionally moved: his bodyguard Vladimir Medvedev recalled the Soviet premier inquired about the true identity of 'Stierlitz' for days afterwards, and wanted to award the agent the title Hero of the Soviet Union,[29] a version of events corroborated by Chernayev; the latter added that when the premier learned Stierlitz was fictional, he ordered to award Tikhonov with the parallel civilian order, Hero of Socialist Labor.[23] Composer Mikael Tariverdiev's wife Vera recounted that Brezhnev decided to bestow honors on other members of the crew and cast; nine years after the series' first broadcast, her husband received the Order of the Red Banner of Labor for his contribution to it.[30] During that year, director Lioznova and actorRostislav Plyatt received the Order of the October Revolution; Oleg Tabakov, Leonid Bronevoy and Yevgeniy Yevstigneyev were given the Order of the Red Banner of Labor, and Yekaterina Gradova was awarded the Order of Friendship of Peoples.[31][32] In 23 December 2009, two weeks after his passing away, Tikhonov was posthumously awarded the Russian Federal Security Service Medal for Support in Combat, as a tribute to his portrayal of Stierlitz.[33] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seventeen_Moments_of_Spring http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vyacheslav_Tikhonov http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stierlitz Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lukasz Gaszewski Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 (edited) Very good and quick answer Hauptmann Standartenführer Max Otto von Stierlitz (or Stirlitz, the name was originally spelled in Russian, so both types of German spelling can be found), a character created by writer Yulian Semyonov (1931-1993). I only wonder why this character has not come up on this forum before. Semyonov wrote as many as 12 books about colonel Isayev, among which the one entitled The Seventeen Instants of Spring (Семнадцать мгновений весны) was certainly the biggest success and was made a TV series in 1973, with the famous main role by Vyacheslav Tikhonov (1928-2009). Vyacheslav Tikhonov as Standartenführer von Stierlitz The plot takes place at the very end of WWII, during 17 days of February and March 1945. Von Stierlitz task is to disrupt peace negotiations between Himmler's man Karl Wolff and Allen Dulles taking place in Switzerland, aimed at forging a separate peace between Germany and the Western Allies. At the same time in a risky and bravoure operation Stierlitz saves the life of his radio operator Kät, who has been arrested by the Gestapo. At the end of the movie Stierlitz is informed he has been awarded the title of the Hero of the Soviet Union for the successful operation. The Seventeen Instants of Spring TV series consists of 12 parts, each about 50 minutes long. The film is rather static, some scenes extremely long and overtalked, and about 1/4 of all scenes are historical chronicles of WWII (IMHO the movie could well be shortened to two two-hour parts, without much influence on the plot). Despite all its weaknesses, the movie was a tremendous success and keeps being broadcasted in Russia again and again. I don't know how much truth there is in it, but it is said that Vladimir Putin decided to become a spy after watching The Seventeen Instants of Spring. In 2009 the originally black and white film was made a colour one (I saw it some time ago in colour on a Russian satellite channel). An important part of the plot is "information to be considered" Stierlitz receives (and he can consider it for a long time sometimes). Probably this has led to a whole series of "Stierlitz jokes", a free interpretation of the movie's plot, very popular in both the USSR and Russia. Some of them are based on word play and are difficult to translate. A short one I like very much: "Stierlitz pondered. He found it attractive, so he pondered again." The next question goes to Hauptmann! :cheers: Edited December 28, 2011 by Lukasz Gaszewski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimZ Posted December 28, 2011 Author Share Posted December 28, 2011 Scoreboard update! 24 points - JimZ (1) 18 points - UB6365 (2) 18 points - Christophe (2) 17 points - Harvey (4) 16 points - Hauptmann (5) 8 points - Gunner 1 3 points - Valter 2 points - kapten_windu 2 points - Lukasz Gaszewski 1 point - Tachel 1 point - K2009 Question 110 goes to Hauptmann who is in a very dignified 5th place..... But can Hauptmann try to top the tables.... keep them coming over the next few days. Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hauptmann Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 Question #110: This one again leans towards my quiz over in the Cinema section. The first question is the one necessary to win the point. The other three questions are simply icing on the cake. What Soviet award did James Bond receive? In what film did this occur? Who presented the award to M (in the absence of Bond)? What did Bond do to receive this honor? Just as an aside, the presenter makes a very inaccurate statement about the award saying it was the first time it had been awarded to a non-Soviet citizen. Dan :cheers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophe Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 James Bond has been awarded the Order of Lenin. Film : A view to a kill. Awarded by General Anatol Gogol. I think this order has been awarded because he managed to avoid the destruction of the Silicon Valley... Ch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hauptmann Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 Congrats! You nailed it on all counts! :jumping: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hauptmann Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 Next one is all yours! Dan :cheers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lukasz Gaszewski Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 I think this order has been awarded because he managed to avoid the destruction of the Silicon Valley... Congratulations!!! Had no idea the Sillicon Valley had been annexated by the Soviets Must watch the movie :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hauptmann Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 From that scene in the film: M: I'd have expected the KGB to celebrate if Silicon Valley had been destroyed. General Gogol: On the contrary, Admiral. Where would Russian research be without it? Dan :cheers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimZ Posted December 29, 2011 Author Share Posted December 29, 2011 Scoreboard update! 24 points - JimZ (1) 19 points - Christophe (2) 18 points - UB6365 (3) 17 points - Harvey (4) 16 points - Hauptmann (5) 8 points - Gunner 1 3 points - Valter 2 points - kapten_windu 2 points - Lukasz Gaszewski 1 point - Tachel 1 point - K2009 Question 111 goes to Christophe who is now in second place. But will UB6365 let him stay there........ Can Hauptmann catch up with Harvey......Can Harvey catch up with UB6365 With two days to go the places may change just as easily. Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophe Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Hi to all, I'm really sorry, but, unfortunately, I won't be able to connect a lot in the coming days... So, I'm pleased to offer the priviledge to ask for the next question to anyone who just wants to do it... Indeed, I will keep me aside... Good hunt and good luck. )) Cheers. Ch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimZ Posted December 30, 2011 Author Share Posted December 30, 2011 OK... Question 111 is up for grabs..... Anybody? Last two days of the 2011 quiz - last person to give a correct answer gets to ask the first question on the 2012 Quiz..... Jim :cheers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lukasz Gaszewski Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 Ok, if no one else volunteers and the moderator gives his consent, I can ask the next question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimZ Posted December 30, 2011 Author Share Posted December 30, 2011 Question is yours Lukasz Jim :cheers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lukasz Gaszewski Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 Question #111 1. Where (country and city) and when was the biggest monument of Stalin erected? 2. What happened to it later and when? And two additional questions (you still win if you answer only the two questions above, it is only to give you the idea): 3. How high was it? 4. Who was the designer? (tricky!) Good luck! Lukasz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimZ Posted December 30, 2011 Author Share Posted December 30, 2011 I'd suggest the statue of Stalin in Prague (then Czekoslovakia) which was located in Letna Park, erected in 1955 It was destroyed by explosive in 1962 as part of the de-Stalinization process. It was 22 metres high and was designed by Otakar Svec. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimZ Posted December 30, 2011 Author Share Posted December 30, 2011 And here is its pic.... Jim :cheers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ub6365 Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL PARTICIPANTS... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimZ Posted December 31, 2011 Author Share Posted December 31, 2011 On behalf of all participants, thanks for your wishes UB6365!! Jim :cheers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimZ Posted December 31, 2011 Author Share Posted December 31, 2011 (edited) Guys, Lukasz question above is the last question to be posted for 2011. I have submitted a reply - if this is correct I'll start off the 2012 quiz myself tomorrow or the day after. If my reply is incorrect, please go ahead and give this question a shot. Before posting the next question, kinldy give me time to close off this thread and open the new 2012 forum. Remember that there are new rules which you should familiarise yourselves with. Please give them a quick once over so that we'll make sure that the 2012 game is smoother than this year's. Jim :cheers: Edited December 31, 2011 by JimZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lukasz Gaszewski Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 JimZ, perfect answer as ever !!! The monument was designed by Otakar Švec, accompanied by by a couple of architects, Jíří and Vlasta Šturs. The work on the monument took more than five years (December 1949 - May 1955). The monument was unveiled on the 1st of May 1955. Švec himself did not survive until the unveiling - he committed suicide shortly before the ceremony. Probably because of that, his name was never revealed to public and it was was officially announced that the monument had been designed by... the whole Czechoslovak nation! The monument itself was colossal. My data slightly differ from these JimZ has: 15 meters high (37 with the pedestal), 22 meters long and 12 meters wide. The figure of Stalin was followed by two rows of people: on the left (Soviet) side there was a worker, Soviet biologist Michurin, female cooperative worker and soldier; on the right (Czechoslovak) side: a worker, female farmer, writer and journalist Julius Fuičik and a Czechoslovak soldier. The monument was destroyed in November 1962. The authorities ordered that is should be done "with maximum possible dignity" (!), filming, photographing or any other form of recording was forbidden. The pedestal on which the monument was erected still exists; the area today is a well-known place for skaters. Some other photos of the monument: HAPPY NEW YEAR AND ONLY CORRECT ANSWERS IN 2012 !!! :beer: :beer: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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