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* Calvin's quiz #337 - A disease by any other name - ANSWERS & SCORES - 1
messages, 1 author
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/32b7388af32b5867?hl=en
* MSBKO2 Round 4 - 10 messages, 8 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/21ee8cfa08e01ac8?hl=en
* QFTCIC Game 7, Rounds 4,6: Canadian magazines and -ologies - 2 messages, 2
authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/f1fea61c5a1c3fc7?hl=en
* QFTCICR14 Current Events 1-2 - 7 messages, 7 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/942702a3f64ae635?hl=en
* Calvin's Quiz #338 - 6 messages, 6 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/589a173564190c39?hl=en

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TOPIC: Calvin's quiz #337 - A disease by any other name - ANSWERS & SCORES
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/32b7388af32b5867?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Mon, Jan 20 2014 12:32 pm
From: calvin <334152@gmail.com>


On Sun, 12 Jan 2014 07:19:40 +1000, calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote:


> Give an alternate name for these diseases / conditions.
>
> 1 Pink Eye

Conjunctivitis

> 2 German Measles

Rubella

> 3 Consumption

Tuberculosis

> 4 "The Kissing Disease"

Mononucleosis

> 5 Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy

"Mad Cow" disease

> 6 Lockjaw

Tetanus

> 7 Daltonism

Colour-blindness

> 8 "The Great Pox"

Syphilis

> 9 Manic-depressive psychosis

Bi-polar disorder

> 10 Salmonellosis

Food poisoning


Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 337
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 65 Stephen Perry
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 9 62 Mark Brader
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 9 62 Marc Dashevsky
1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 8 54 Rob Parker
0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 8 55 Dan Tilque
0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 8 56 Bruce Bowler
1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 7 52 Peter Smyth
1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 31 Jason Kreitzer
0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 18 Erland S
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
6 7 6 7 9 7 4 3 9 7 65 72%



--
cheers,
calvin





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TOPIC: MSBKO2 Round 4
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/21ee8cfa08e01ac8?hl=en
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== 1 of 10 ==
Date: Mon, Jan 20 2014 2:29 pm
From: Erland Sommarskog


Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:
> * When was it that Moorish forces under Tarik ibn Ziyad first landed
> in the peninsula now containing Spain and Portugal, eventually
> leading to his landing site being named GibralTAR after him,
> as well as to the conquest of almost the whole peninsula?
>
> Various sources give conflicting information as to the exact
> date, so just give the year and month that they landed, in the
> format YYYY-MM.

0694-05

--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se




== 2 of 10 ==
Date: Mon, Jan 20 2014 5:19 pm
From: Dan Tilque


Mark Brader wrote:
>
> * When was it that Moorish forces under Tarik ibn Ziyad first landed
> in the peninsula now containing Spain and Portugal, eventually
> leading to his landing site being named GibralTAR after him,
> as well as to the conquest of almost the whole peninsula?
>
> Various sources give conflicting information as to the exact
> date, so just give the year and month that they landed, in the
> format YYYY-MM.

0832-05


--
Dan Tilque

Helix, if everything goes according to plan, the plan has been
compromised. -- Sam Starfall in "Freefall"




== 3 of 10 ==
Date: Mon, Jan 20 2014 6:05 pm
From: swp


On Monday, January 20, 2014 2:39:34 PM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote:
> This contest is now open only to Dan Blum, Bruce Bowler, Marc Dashevsky,
> Gareth Owen, Rob Parker, Stephen Perry, Erland Sommarskog, and Dan Tilque.
> Here is Round 4:
>
> * When was it that Moorish forces under Tarik ibn Ziyad first landed
> in the peninsula now containing Spain and Portugal, eventually
> leading to his landing site being named GibralTAR after him,
> as well as to the conquest of almost the whole peninsula?
>
> Various sources give conflicting information as to the exact
> date, so just give the year and month that they landed, in the
> format YYYY-MM.
> --
> Mark Brader | "[These] articles should be self-explanatory.
> Toronto | If they *don't* explain themselves,
> msb@vex.net | you'll have to read them." -- Michael Wares
>
> My text in this article is in the public domain.

0711-06 AD

swp




== 4 of 10 ==
Date: Mon, Jan 20 2014 9:47 pm
From: "Rob Parker"


> * When was it that Moorish forces under Tarik ibn Ziyad first landed
> in the peninsula now containing Spain and Portugal, eventually
> leading to his landing site being named GibralTAR after him,
> as well as to the conquest of almost the whole peninsula?
>
> Various sources give conflicting information as to the exact
> date, so just give the year and month that they landed, in the
> format YYYY-MM.

0375-09


Rob





== 5 of 10 ==
Date: Mon, Jan 20 2014 11:01 pm
From: Gareth Owen


msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) writes:

> This contest is now open only to Dan Blum, Bruce Bowler, Marc Dashevsky,
> Gareth Owen, Rob Parker, Stephen Perry, Erland Sommarskog, and Dan Tilque.
> Here is Round 4:
>
> * When was it that Moorish forces under Tarik ibn Ziyad first landed
> in the peninsula now containing Spain and Portugal, eventually
> leading to his landing site being named GibralTAR after him,
> as well as to the conquest of almost the whole peninsula?
>
> Various sources give conflicting information as to the exact
> date, so just give the year and month that they landed, in the
> format YYYY-MM.

980-09 (AD, obv)




== 6 of 10 ==
Date: Tues, Jan 21 2014 5:01 am
From: Bruce Bowler


On Mon, 20 Jan 2014 13:39:34 -0600, Mark Brader wrote:

> This contest is now open only to Dan Blum, Bruce Bowler, Marc Dashevsky,
> Gareth Owen, Rob Parker, Stephen Perry, Erland Sommarskog, and Dan
> Tilque.
> Here is Round 4:
>
> * When was it that Moorish forces under Tarik ibn Ziyad first landed
> in the peninsula now containing Spain and Portugal, eventually leading
> to his landing site being named GibralTAR after him, as well as to the
> conquest of almost the whole peninsula?
>
> Various sources give conflicting information as to the exact date, so
> just give the year and month that they landed, in the format YYYY-MM.

750-01




== 7 of 10 ==
Date: Tues, Jan 21 2014 8:56 am
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)


Mark Brader:
> This contest is now open only to Dan Blum, Bruce Bowler, Marc Dashevsky,
> Gareth Owen, Rob Parker, Stephen Perry, Erland Sommarskog, and Dan Tilque.
> Here is Round 4:
>
> * When was it that Moorish forces under Tarik ibn Ziyad first landed
> in the peninsula now containing Spain and Portugal, eventually
> leading to his landing site being named GibralTAR after him,
> as well as to the conquest of almost the whole peninsula?
>
> Various sources give conflicting information as to the exact
> date, so just give the year and month that they landed, in the
> format YYYY-MM.

6 out of 8 entrants used the requested date format, but I'll forgive the
one who didn't. Here are the results:

Rob Parker 0375-09 -335 y 7 m
Erland Sommarskog 0694-05 -16 y 11 m

** CORRECT ** 0711-04 (Julian)

Stephen Perry 0711-06 +0 y 2 m
Dan Blum 0723-05 +12 y 1 m
Bruce Bowler 750-01 +38 y 9 m
Dan Tilque 0832-05 +121 y 1 m
Gareth Owen 980-09 +269 y 5 m
Marc Dashevsky 1333-03 +621 y 11 m

Marc Dashevsky is eliminated.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "The only proven use of antimatter is the production
msb@vex.net | of Nobel Prizes in physics." -- Henry Spencer

My text in this article is in the public domain.




== 8 of 10 ==
Date: Tues, Jan 21 2014 8:58 am
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)


This contest is now open only to Dan Blum, Bruce Bowler, Gareth
Owen, Rob Parker, Stephen Perry, Erland Sommarskog, and Dan Tilque.
Here is Round 5:

* Although the final treaty came later, for practical purposes the
Franco-Prussian War was decided when Paris was surrendered to
the besieging German forces. When was that?

Please give the date in the form YYYY-MM-DD.
--
Mark Brader | "I don't care HOW you format char c; while ((c =
Toronto | getchar()) != EOF) putchar(c); ... this code is
msb@vex.net | a bug waiting to happen from the outset." -- Doug Gwyn

My text in this article is in the public domain.




== 9 of 10 ==
Date: Tues, Jan 21 2014 10:40 am
From: Bruce Bowler


On Tue, 21 Jan 2014 10:58:24 -0600, Mark Brader wrote:

> This contest is now open only to Dan Blum, Bruce Bowler, Gareth Owen,
> Rob Parker, Stephen Perry, Erland Sommarskog, and Dan Tilque.
> Here is Round 5:
>
> * Although the final treaty came later, for practical purposes the
> Franco-Prussian War was decided when Paris was surrendered to the
> besieging German forces. When was that?
>
> Please give the date in the form YYYY-MM-DD.

1876-07-04




== 10 of 10 ==
Date: Tues, Jan 21 2014 10:59 am
From: tool@panix.com (Dan Blum)


Mark Brader <msb@vex.net> wrote:
> This contest is now open only to Dan Blum, Bruce Bowler, Gareth
> Owen, Rob Parker, Stephen Perry, Erland Sommarskog, and Dan Tilque.
> Here is Round 5:

> * Although the final treaty came later, for practical purposes the
> Franco-Prussian War was decided when Paris was surrendered to
> the besieging German forces. When was that?

> Please give the date in the form YYYY-MM-DD.

1871-05-15

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





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TOPIC: QFTCIC Game 7, Rounds 4,6: Canadian magazines and -ologies
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== 1 of 2 ==
Date: Mon, Jan 20 2014 5:55 pm
From: Joshua Kreitzer


msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in
news:3v2dnU9NTLLZ9EDPnZ2dnUVZ_tudnZ2d@vex.net:

> * Game 7, Round 4 - Canadiana Literature - Canadian Magazines
>
> 2. This Canadian hockey magazine is published by Transcontinental.
> It was founded in 1947 and has since been the most recognized
> hockey publication in North America. The magazine has a
> readership of 225,000 people per issue, while the magazine's
> website counts 2,000,000 total readers. Current editor is
> Jason Kay.

Hockey News

> 3. This general-interest magazine based in Montreal publishes
> eclectic stories of national and international scope on the
> arts, culture, and politics. Established in 2002, the magazine
> is named after the founder of Montreal. It won the National
> Magazine Award as Magazine of the Year in both 2005 and 2012.
> Current editor is Drew Nelles.

Cartier

> 6. This Canadian beauty, fashion, and health magazine was founded
> in 2002 and published by Rogers Communications. St. Joseph
> Communications relaunched the magazine with the May 2012 issue as
> "Canada's Beauty Expert". The magazine is published 8 times a
> year along with a French version called "Pure". Current editor
> is Beth Thompson.

Chatelaine

> 10. This Canadian magazine of women's lifestyles is the #1 in the
> country by paid circulation. Both it and its French-language
> version are published monthly by Rogers Media. It was first
> published in March 1928 by Maclean Publishing as a means to reach
> a different demographic than its other publications, "Maclean's"
> and the "Financial Post". A contest was held to pick a name for
> the magazine. The winning entry, which became the magazine's
> name, refers to the ring of keys which housewives long ago
> would use to get into every part of the house. Current editor
> is Jane Francisco.

Chatelaine

> * Game 7, Round 6 - Science - -ologies
>
> We name a field of study, you name the -ology from the list
> provided. (There may be other correct answers for some, but
> answers from the list will be the only ones accepted.)
>
> 1. Extraterrestrial life.

Exobiology

> 2. Meteorites.

Aerolithology

> 3. Death and final matters.

Uranology

> 4. Causes.

Ontology

> 5. Vomiting.

Emetology

> 6. Peace.

Irenology

> 7. Truth.

Epistemology

> 8. The effects of work on humans.

Ergology

> 9. The science of housekeeping.

Oikology

> 10. Mountains.

Orology

--
Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com




== 2 of 2 ==
Date: Mon, Jan 20 2014 6:33 pm
From: swp


On Monday, January 20, 2014 1:21:56 PM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote:
> * Game 7, Round 4 - Canadiana Literature - Canadian Magazines
>
> 1. This Canadian general-interest magazine publishes long-form
> journalism on Canadian and international affairs, along with
> fiction and poetry by Canadian writers. It launched in September
> 2003, as an attempt to create a Canadian equivalent to American
> magazines such as "Harper's", the "Atlantic Monthly", and the
> "New Yorker". The magazine is named after and published by
> a charitable, not-for-profit foundation, and won the 2006
> National Magazine Award for Magazine of the Year in Canada.
> Current editor is John MacFarlane.

toronto life?

> 2. This Canadian hockey magazine is published by Transcontinental.
> It was founded in 1947 and has since been the most recognized
> hockey publication in North America. The magazine has a
> readership of 225,000 people per issue, while the magazine's
> website counts 2,000,000 total readers. Current editor is
> Jason Kay.

the hockey news

> 3. This general-interest magazine based in Montreal publishes
> eclectic stories of national and international scope on the
> arts, culture, and politics. Established in 2002, the magazine
> is named after the founder of Montreal. It won the National
> Magazine Award as Magazine of the Year in both 2005 and 2012.
> Current editor is Drew Nelles.

montreal life?

> 4. This Canadian magazine is about the book and publishing industry.
> It was launched in 1935; it reviews books and magazines and
> provides a forum for discussion of trends in the publishing
> industry. It is currently owned by St. Joseph Media and the
> editor is Stuart Woods.

canadian literary journal

> 5. This Canadian women's magazine was launched in 2004 and is
> printed 8 times a year in English and French editions.
> Its focus is on shopping and the must-haves of the season,
> plus tips on how to look like the hottest celebrities for less.
> Advertised products are all available in Canada. It is owned
> by Rogers Media.

flare?

> 6. This Canadian beauty, fashion, and health magazine was founded
> in 2002 and published by Rogers Communications. St. Joseph
> Communications relaunched the magazine with the May 2012 issue as
> "Canada's Beauty Expert". The magazine is published 8 times a
> year along with a French version called "Pure". Current editor
> is Beth Thompson.

flare?

> 7. This a monthly Canadian home decor and lifestyle magazine
> publishes articles about interior design, home decorating
> projects, outdoor living, and entertaining. It was established
> in 1996 by Telemedia and was acquired by Transcontinental Media
> in 2000. The current editor-in-chief is Erin McLaughlin.

flare?

> 8. This is a Canadian French-language news and general interest
> magazine published in Montreal by a subsidiary of Rogers Media.
> First published in 1976, there are 20 editions per year and
> 86% of its readership are Qu�b�cois. The magazine's name was
> formerly "Le Maclean". Current editor is Carole Beaulieu.

montreal times

> 9. This popular Canadian children's magazine was founded in 1976.
> Aimed at those between the ages of 9 and 13, it is published
> 10 times per year. Its name is an acronym, based on its original
> status as a science and nature magazine. The magazine features
> everything from sports to the environment to pop culture and
> peer relationships. A TV show based on the magazine aired on
> CBC 1985-94.

highlights

> 10. This Canadian magazine of women's lifestyles is the #1 in the
> country by paid circulation. Both it and its French-language
> version are published monthly by Rogers Media. It was first
> published in March 1928 by Maclean Publishing as a means to reach
> a different demographic than its other publications, "Maclean's"
> and the "Financial Post". A contest was held to pick a name for
> the magazine. The winning entry, which became the magazine's
> name, refers to the ring of keys which housewives long ago
> would use to get into every part of the house. Current editor
> is Jane Francisco.



> * Game 7, Round 6 - Science - -ologies
>
> We name a field of study, you name the -ology from the list
> provided. (There may be other correct answers for some, but
> answers from the list will be the only ones accepted.)
>
> Acarology | Atmology | Odonatology
> Acology | Eccrinology | Oikology
> Adenology | Edaphology | Olfactology
> Aerolithology | Emetology | Ombrology
> Aetiology | Emmenology | Oneirology
> Agriology | Epistemology | Ontology
> Agrostology | Eremology | Oology
> Alethiology | Ergology | Ophiology
> Andrology | Eschatology | Orology
> Anemology | Ethology | Orthopterology
> Aphnology | Exobiology | Osmology
> Apiology | Iamatology | Otology
> Archology | Iatrology | Ufology
> Areology | Ichnology | Uranology
> Astacology | Irenology | Urenology
>
> 1. Extraterrestrial life.

exobiology

> 2. Meteorites.

aerolithology

> 3. Death and final matters.

eschatology

> 4. Causes.

epistemology

> 5. Vomiting.

emetology

> 6. Peace.

irenology

> 7. Truth.

alethiology

> 8. The effects of work on humans.

ergology

> 9. The science of housekeeping.

oikology? (wag based on process of elimination)

> 10. Mountains.

orology



swp





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TOPIC: QFTCICR14 Current Events 1-2
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== 1 of 7 ==
Date: Mon, Jan 20 2014 9:22 pm
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)


The new trivia season, written by the Cellar Rats, is now two
games in, so it's time to start posting current-events rounds.
All the current-events rounds throughout the season will be scored
together as a separate game, with presumably your best 9 rounds
out of 11 counted.

As I am no longer delaying other QFTCI rounds for the separate
current-events game, this set of current-events rounds is running
concurrently with QFTCIC Game 7, Rounds 4,6, and will later run
concurrently with Rounds 7-8 of that game.


These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on the dates
indicated below, and should be interpreted accordingly. If any
answers have changed due to newer news, you are still expected to
give the answers that were correct on those dates.

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. For further information see
my 2013-09-15 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".


* Game 1 (2014-01-13), Round 1 - Current Events

1. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is facing allegations that his
staff partially closed the access to the George Washington Bridge
(leading to Manhattan) from a town of 35,000 whose Democratic
mayor had not supported him. Name the town.

2. An investigation for breach of trust is underway against a
former Liberal Senator and Ottawa MP. Name him.

3. Canadian Olympic men's hockey team executive director Steve
Yzerman, who is also general manager of the Tampa Bay Lightning,
faces controversy over not naming what Lightning forward to
Team Canada?

4. An announcement from FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke that
the 2022 World Cup would not be played in the summer created yet
more controversy around the finals on Wednesday. What country
will host the 2022 World Cup?

5. Actress Monica Spear was murdered on Monday in an apparent
robbery. Name the country she represented at the 2005 Miss
Universe competition.

6. Because of a chemical spill in the Elk River on Thursday,
residents of the capital of West Virginia have been advised
not to use tap water, not even for washing. Name the city.

7. On Tuesday, 19 cars of a 122-car train derailed and caused a
huge fireball near what New Brunswick town?

8. The loonie fell to a 4-year low against the US dollar last week.
Within half a cent, how low did it go? (Answer in US currency.)

9. What caused a supply mission to the International Space Station
to be cancelled last week?

10. What unusual wind pattern caused very low temperatures in much
of North America last week?


* Game 2 (2014-01-20), Round 1 - Current Events

1. Dennis Rodman returned from Korea, full of apologies. Where has
he decided to go now?

2. Neil Young's recent tour of Canada has created considerable
controversy regarding the oil sands. What is the name of
his tour?

3. Villagers in northern India were afraid to leave home due to
what threat?

4. Why were the police called, resulting in a search of Justin
Bieber's residence in L.A.?

5. The Mars rover Curiosity is mystified due to the appearance
of an object on the ground where it had not been seen before.
What is this object?

6. A U of T professor has teamed up with an international charity
and a hospital in Uganda to try to help child amputees in that
country, using what technology?

7. Toronto taxi drivers are now able to charge their fares up to
$25 for what?

8. Tickets for parking and blocking traffic during rush hour have
been increased to what amount? Answer within $10.

9. Why were Michael Bradley and Jermain Defoe in the news last week?

10. Who received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Screen Actors
Guild awards?

--
Mark Brader "Succeed, and you'll be remembered for a very long time.
Toronto Fail, and you'll be remembered even longer."
msb@vex.net -- Hel Faczel (John Barnes: ...the Martian King)

My text in this article is in the public domain.




== 2 of 7 ==
Date: Mon, Jan 20 2014 9:57 pm
From: "Rob Parker"


> * Game 1 (2014-01-13), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is facing allegations that his
> staff partially closed the access to the George Washington Bridge
> (leading to Manhattan) from a town of 35,000 whose Democratic
> mayor had not supported him. Name the town.

Fort Lee

> 4. An announcement from FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke that
> the 2022 World Cup would not be played in the summer created yet
> more controversy around the finals on Wednesday. What country
> will host the 2022 World Cup?

Qatar

> 8. The loonie fell to a 4-year low against the US dollar last week.
> Within half a cent, how low did it go? (Answer in US currency.)

32.5; 150

> 10. What unusual wind pattern caused very low temperatures in much
> of North America last week?

polar vortex

> * Game 2 (2014-01-20), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 8. Tickets for parking and blocking traffic during rush hour have
> been increased to what amount? Answer within $10.

$140; $85


Rob





== 3 of 7 ==
Date: Tues, Jan 21 2014 5:25 am
From: Pete


msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in
news:5LudnfLeYuSymUPPnZ2dnUVZ_vWdnZ2d@vex.net:

> The new trivia season, written by the Cellar Rats, is now two
> games in, so it's time to start posting current-events rounds.
> All the current-events rounds throughout the season will be scored
> together as a separate game, with presumably your best 9 rounds
> out of 11 counted.
>
> As I am no longer delaying other QFTCI rounds for the separate
> current-events game, this set of current-events rounds is running
> concurrently with QFTCIC Game 7, Rounds 4,6, and will later run
> concurrently with Rounds 7-8 of that game.
>
>
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on the dates
> indicated below, and should be interpreted accordingly. If any
> answers have changed due to newer news, you are still expected to
> give the answers that were correct on those dates.
>
> 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. For further information see
> my 2013-09-15 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 1 (2014-01-13), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is facing allegations that his
> staff partially closed the access to the George Washington Bridge
> (leading to Manhattan) from a town of 35,000 whose Democratic
> mayor had not supported him. Name the town.

Fort Lee

>
> 2. An investigation for breach of trust is underway against a
> former Liberal Senator and Ottawa MP. Name him.
>
> 3. Canadian Olympic men's hockey team executive director Steve
> Yzerman, who is also general manager of the Tampa Bay Lightning,
> faces controversy over not naming what Lightning forward to
> Team Canada?
>
> 4. An announcement from FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke that
> the 2022 World Cup would not be played in the summer created yet
> more controversy around the finals on Wednesday. What country
> will host the 2022 World Cup?

Qatar

>
> 5. Actress Monica Spear was murdered on Monday in an apparent
> robbery. Name the country she represented at the 2005 Miss
> Universe competition.

Venezuela

>
> 6. Because of a chemical spill in the Elk River on Thursday,
> residents of the capital of West Virginia have been advised
> not to use tap water, not even for washing. Name the city.

Charleston

>
> 7. On Tuesday, 19 cars of a 122-car train derailed and caused a
> huge fireball near what New Brunswick town?
>
> 8. The loonie fell to a 4-year low against the US dollar last week.
> Within half a cent, how low did it go? (Answer in US currency.)

90 cents; 91.5 cents

>
> 9. What caused a supply mission to the International Space Station
> to be cancelled last week?

Cold weather

>
> 10. What unusual wind pattern caused very low temperatures in much
> of North America last week?

Polar vortex

>
>
> * Game 2 (2014-01-20), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. Dennis Rodman returned from Korea, full of apologies. Where has
> he decided to go now?
>
> 2. Neil Young's recent tour of Canada has created considerable
> controversy regarding the oil sands. What is the name of
> his tour?

Rust Really Does Sleep

>
> 3. Villagers in northern India were afraid to leave home due to
> what threat?
>
> 4. Why were the police called, resulting in a search of Justin
> Bieber's residence in L.A.?

Throwing eggs

>
> 5. The Mars rover Curiosity is mystified due to the appearance
> of an object on the ground where it had not been seen before.
> What is this object?
>
> 6. A U of T professor has teamed up with an international charity
> and a hospital in Uganda to try to help child amputees in that
> country, using what technology?

3D printing

>
> 7. Toronto taxi drivers are now able to charge their fares up to
> $25 for what?
>
> 8. Tickets for parking and blocking traffic during rush hour have
> been increased to what amount? Answer within $10.

$150; $170

>
> 9. Why were Michael Bradley and Jermain Defoe in the news last week?

Signed by Toronto FC

>
> 10. Who received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Screen Actors
> Guild awards?
>

Pete




== 4 of 7 ==
Date: Tues, Jan 21 2014 6:18 am
From: Bruce Bowler


On Mon, 20 Jan 2014 23:22:55 -0600, Mark Brader wrote:

> The new trivia season, written by the Cellar Rats, is now two games in,
> so it's time to start posting current-events rounds.
> All the current-events rounds throughout the season will be scored
> together as a separate game, with presumably your best 9 rounds out of
> 11 counted.
>
> As I am no longer delaying other QFTCI rounds for the separate
> current-events game, this set of current-events rounds is running
> concurrently with QFTCIC Game 7, Rounds 4,6, and will later run
> concurrently with Rounds 7-8 of that game.
>
>
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on the dates
> indicated below, and should be interpreted accordingly. If any answers
> have changed due to newer news, you are still expected to give the
> answers that were correct on those dates.
>
> 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. For further information see my 2013-09-15
> companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 1 (2014-01-13), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is facing allegations that his
> staff partially closed the access to the George Washington Bridge
> (leading to Manhattan) from a town of 35,000 whose Democratic mayor
> had not supported him. Name the town.

Fort Lee

> 2. An investigation for breach of trust is underway against a
> former Liberal Senator and Ottawa MP. Name him.
>
> 3. Canadian Olympic men's hockey team executive director Steve
> Yzerman, who is also general manager of the Tampa Bay Lightning,
> faces controversy over not naming what Lightning forward to Team
> Canada?
>
> 4. An announcement from FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke that
> the 2022 World Cup would not be played in the summer created yet more
> controversy around the finals on Wednesday. What country will host
> the 2022 World Cup?

Australia/New Zealand

> 5. Actress Monica Spear was murdered on Monday in an apparent
> robbery. Name the country she represented at the 2005 Miss Universe
> competition.
>
> 6. Because of a chemical spill in the Elk River on Thursday,
> residents of the capital of West Virginia have been advised not to
> use tap water, not even for washing. Name the city.

Charleston

> 7. On Tuesday, 19 cars of a 122-car train derailed and caused a
> huge fireball near what New Brunswick town?
>
> 8. The loonie fell to a 4-year low against the US dollar last week.
> Within half a cent, how low did it go? (Answer in US currency.)
>
> 9. What caused a supply mission to the International Space Station
> to be cancelled last week?

A Coronal Mass Ejection

> 10. What unusual wind pattern caused very low temperatures in much
> of North America last week?

Polar Vortex


> * Game 2 (2014-01-20), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. Dennis Rodman returned from Korea, full of apologies. Where has
> he decided to go now?

Rehab

> 2. Neil Young's recent tour of Canada has created considerable
> controversy regarding the oil sands. What is the name of his tour?
>
> 3. Villagers in northern India were afraid to leave home due to
> what threat?
>
> 4. Why were the police called, resulting in a search of Justin
> Bieber's residence in L.A.?
>
> 5. The Mars rover Curiosity is mystified due to the appearance
> of an object on the ground where it had not been seen before. What is
> this object?

a rock

> 6. A U of T professor has teamed up with an international charity
> and a hospital in Uganda to try to help child amputees in that
> country, using what technology?
>
> 7. Toronto taxi drivers are now able to charge their fares up to
> $25 for what?
>
> 8. Tickets for parking and blocking traffic during rush hour have
> been increased to what amount? Answer within $10.
>
> 9. Why were Michael Bradley and Jermain Defoe in the news last week?
>
> 10. Who received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Screen Actors
> Guild awards?





== 5 of 7 ==
Date: Tues, Jan 21 2014 7:10 am
From: swp


On Tuesday, January 21, 2014 12:22:55 AM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote:
> * Game 1 (2014-01-13), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is facing allegations that his
> staff partially closed the access to the George Washington Bridge
> (leading to Manhattan) from a town of 35,000 whose Democratic
> mayor had not supported him. Name the town.

fort lee

> 2. An investigation for breach of trust is underway against a
> former Liberal Senator and Ottawa MP. Name him.

mac harb?

> 3. Canadian Olympic men's hockey team executive director Steve
> Yzerman, who is also general manager of the Tampa Bay Lightning,
> faces controversy over not naming what Lightning forward to
> Team Canada?

stamkos?

> 4. An announcement from FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke that
> the 2022 World Cup would not be played in the summer created yet
> more controversy around the finals on Wednesday. What country
> will host the 2022 World Cup?

qatar

> 5. Actress Monica Spear was murdered on Monday in an apparent
> robbery. Name the country she represented at the 2005 Miss
> Universe competition.

venezuela

> 6. Because of a chemical spill in the Elk River on Thursday,
> residents of the capital of West Virginia have been advised
> not to use tap water, not even for washing. Name the city.

charleston

> 7. On Tuesday, 19 cars of a 122-car train derailed and caused a
> huge fireball near what New Brunswick town?

plaster rock

> 8. The loonie fell to a 4-year low against the US dollar last week.
> Within half a cent, how low did it go? (Answer in US currency.)

$0.91

> 9. What caused a supply mission to the International Space Station
> to be cancelled last week?

solar flares

> 10. What unusual wind pattern caused very low temperatures in much
> of North America last week?

polar vortex (we're getting another one right now as I type this)

> * Game 2 (2014-01-20), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. Dennis Rodman returned from Korea, full of apologies. Where has
> he decided to go now?

hell

> 2. Neil Young's recent tour of Canada has created considerable
> controversy regarding the oil sands. What is the name of
> his tour?

honor the treaties

> 3. Villagers in northern India were afraid to leave home due to
> what threat?

riots? ;

> 4. Why were the police called, resulting in a search of Justin
> Bieber's residence in L.A.?

throwing eggs at neighbors residence

> 5. The Mars rover Curiosity is mystified due to the appearance
> of an object on the ground where it had not been seen before.
> What is this object?

a piece of the rover itself

> 6. A U of T professor has teamed up with an international charity
> and a hospital in Uganda to try to help child amputees in that
> country, using what technology?

bionics

> 7. Toronto taxi drivers are now able to charge their fares up to
> $25 for what?

luggage handling?

> 8. Tickets for parking and blocking traffic during rush hour have
> been increased to what amount? Answer within $10.

150

> 9. Why were Michael Bradley and Jermain Defoe in the news last week?

they were traded to mls team toronto fc

> 10. Who received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Screen Actors
> Guild awards?

rita moreno

swp




== 6 of 7 ==
Date: Tues, Jan 21 2014 7:14 am
From: tool@panix.com (Dan Blum)


Mark Brader <msb@vex.net> wrote:

> * Game 1 (2014-01-13), Round 1 - Current Events

> 1. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is facing allegations that his
> staff partially closed the access to the George Washington Bridge
> (leading to Manhattan) from a town of 35,000 whose Democratic
> mayor had not supported him. Name the town.

Fort Lee

> 5. Actress Monica Spear was murdered on Monday in an apparent
> robbery. Name the country she represented at the 2005 Miss
> Universe competition.

Australia; Canada

> 6. Because of a chemical spill in the Elk River on Thursday,
> residents of the capital of West Virginia have been advised
> not to use tap water, not even for washing. Name the city.

Wheeling

> 8. The loonie fell to a 4-year low against the US dollar last week.
> Within half a cent, how low did it go? (Answer in US currency.)

$1.02

> 9. What caused a supply mission to the International Space Station
> to be cancelled last week?

heavy sunspot activity

> 10. What unusual wind pattern caused very low temperatures in much
> of North America last week?

polar vortex

> * Game 2 (2014-01-20), Round 1 - Current Events

> 3. Villagers in northern India were afraid to leave home due to
> what threat?

tiger attacks

> 4. Why were the police called, resulting in a search of Justin
> Bieber's residence in L.A.?

he was reportedly throwing eggs at houses

> 5. The Mars rover Curiosity is mystified due to the appearance
> of an object on the ground where it had not been seen before.
> What is this object?

a rock

> 7. Toronto taxi drivers are now able to charge their fares up to
> $25 for what?

vomiting in the cab

> 8. Tickets for parking and blocking traffic during rush hour have
> been increased to what amount? Answer within $10.

$50; $100

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




== 7 of 7 ==
Date: Tues, Jan 21 2014 7:44 am
From: Marc Dashevsky


In article <5LudnfLeYuSymUPPnZ2dnUVZ_vWdnZ2d@vex.net>, msb@vex.net says...
> * Game 1 (2014-01-13), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is facing allegations that his
> staff partially closed the access to the George Washington Bridge
> (leading to Manhattan) from a town of 35,000 whose Democratic
> mayor had not supported him. Name the town.
Ft. Lee, NJ

> 6. Because of a chemical spill in the Elk River on Thursday,
> residents of the capital of West Virginia have been advised
> not to use tap water, not even for washing. Name the city.
Charleston

> 10. What unusual wind pattern caused very low temperatures in much
> of North America last week?
polar vortex

> * Game 2 (2014-01-20), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. Dennis Rodman returned from Korea, full of apologies. Where has
> he decided to go now?
rehab

> 2. Neil Young's recent tour of Canada has created considerable
> controversy regarding the oil sands. What is the name of
> his tour?
>
> 3. Villagers in northern India were afraid to leave home due to
> what threat?
>
> 4. Why were the police called, resulting in a search of Justin
> Bieber's residence in L.A.?
>
> 5. The Mars rover Curiosity is mystified due to the appearance
> of an object on the ground where it had not been seen before.
> What is this object?
rock

> 6. A U of T professor has teamed up with an international charity
> and a hospital in Uganda to try to help child amputees in that
> country, using what technology?
>
> 7. Toronto taxi drivers are now able to charge their fares up to
> $25 for what?
>
> 8. Tickets for parking and blocking traffic during rush hour have
> been increased to what amount? Answer within $10.
>
> 9. Why were Michael Bradley and Jermain Defoe in the news last week?
>
> 10. Who received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Screen Actors
> Guild awards?







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== 1 of 6 ==
Date: Tues, Jan 21 2014 12:26 am
From: calvin <334152@gmail.com>



For the nominated sport, list the number of on-field players in one team
under standard rules and conditions.

1 Field Hockey
2 Indoor Cricket
3 Rugby Union
4 Canadian Football
5 Ice Hockey
6 Australian Football (AFL)
7 Netball
8 Gaelic Football
9 Polo
10 Water Polo

--
cheers,
calvin




== 2 of 6 ==
Date: Tues, Jan 21 2014 5:27 am
From: Pete


calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote in news:op.w90222cv2wood3@homepc:

>
> For the nominated sport, list the number of on-field players in one
team
> under standard rules and conditions.
>
> 1 Field Hockey

10

> 2 Indoor Cricket

8

> 3 Rugby Union

13

> 4 Canadian Football

12

> 5 Ice Hockey

6

> 6 Australian Football (AFL)

11

> 7 Netball

6

> 8 Gaelic Football

15

> 9 Polo

5

> 10 Water Polo

6

>

Pete




== 3 of 6 ==
Date: Tues, Jan 21 2014 8:50 am
From: msb@vex.net (Mark Brader)


"Calvin":
> For the nominated sport, list the number of on-field players in one team
> under standard rules and conditions.

Interesting list. I will have to make some guesses.

> 1 Field Hockey

9.

> 2 Indoor Cricket

9.

> 3 Rugby Union

11.

> 4 Canadian Football

12. <*>

> 5 Ice Hockey

6. <**> It was 7 until about 1920, by the way, different leagues changing
at different times. Instead of left and right defensemen, they had
the point and cover-point, who played one in front of the other, and
the rover.

> 6 Australian Football (AFL)

11.

> 7 Netball

5.

> 8 Gaelic Football

11.

> 9 Polo

5.

> 10 Water Polo

4.

<*> I am irresistibly reminded of the 2009 Grey Cup game. This was
played in Winnipeg, but that was close enough to Regina that the
Saskatchewan Roughriders had a large contingent of their fans present,
or as they liked to call their home crowd, "the 13th man".

With 5 seconds remaining, the score was Saskatchewan 27, Montreal 25,
with Montreal in possession at about the Saskatchewan 35-yard line.
So obviously Montreal would attempt a field goal to win. This was
an iffy proposition, given that their kicking performance in the
game had been erratic. But the thing is that since Saskatchewan
was leading by 2 points, they could concede a single as the clock
ran out, and still win.

So Saskatchewan made the unusual decision *not* to put any kick
receivers in the end zone. They played all 12 men up close against
the Montreal line, hoping to block or otherwise perturb the kicker.
Whether they did perturn him or not, the kick missed the goalposts.
And as it turned out, Montreal didn't even score a single -- the one
Saskatchewan kick receiver in the end zone was able to run the ball
back across the goal line, and 27-25 was the final score.

Until the officials called the penalty for too many men on the field.
What had happened was, one of the usual kick receivers had suddenly
realized that Saskatechewan didn't have any kick receivers on the
field, and taken his usual position on his own initiative.

So Montreal was allowed one more play with no time on the clock,
this time scrimmaging at about the 25-yard line. And from that
position, they *did* kick the field goal and won 28-27.

(Last year Saskatchewan got the "13th man" home advantage for real,
playing the Grey Cup game in their actual home stadium. And they
beat Hamilton 45-23.)


<**> It was 7 until about 1920, with the different leagues changing
at different times. Instead of left and right defensemen, they had
the point and cover-point, who played one in front of the other, and
the rover.

--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Gwyneth Paltrow always says I'm a
msb@vex.net | shameless name dropper" -- Roger Ford

My text in this article is in the public domain.




== 4 of 6 ==
Date: Tues, Jan 21 2014 9:33 am
From: Gareth Owen


calvin <334152@gmail.com> writes:

> For the nominated sport, list the number of on-field players in one team
> under standard rules and conditions.
>
> 1 Field Hockey

11

> 2 Indoor Cricket

7

> 3 Rugby Union

15

> 4 Canadian Football

13

> 5 Ice Hockey

6

> 6 Australian Football (AFL)

11

> 7 Netball

7

> 8 Gaelic Football

15

> 9 Polo

5

> 10 Water Polo

6




== 5 of 6 ==
Date: Tues, Jan 21 2014 9:45 am
From: Marc Dashevsky


In article <op.w90222cv2wood3@homepc>, 334152@gmail.com says...
>
> For the nominated sport, list the number of on-field players in one team
> under standard rules and conditions.
>
> 1 Field Hockey
7

> 2 Indoor Cricket
8

> 3 Rugby Union
9

> 4 Canadian Football
12

> 5 Ice Hockey
6

> 6 Australian Football (AFL)
11

> 7 Netball
6

> 8 Gaelic Football
9

> 9 Polo
7

> 10 Water Polo
9








== 6 of 6 ==
Date: Tues, Jan 21 2014 11:01 am
From: "Peter Smyth"


calvin wrote:

>
> For the nominated sport, list the number of on-field players in one
> team under standard rules and conditions.
>
> 1 Field Hockey
11
> 2 Indoor Cricket
7
> 3 Rugby Union
15
> 4 Canadian Football
12
> 5 Ice Hockey
6
> 6 Australian Football (AFL)
17
> 7 Netball
7
> 8 Gaelic Football
13
> 9 Polo
4
> 10 Water Polo
7

Peter Smyth




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