- QFTCIUA Game 8, Rounds 9-10: sciences, WW1 - 3 Updates
- QFTCIUA Game 8, Rounds 7-8 answers: >2 names, sports - 1 Update
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Dec 31 10:18PM -0600 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2014-11-10, 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 next year, in about 3 days. All questions were written by members of Unnatural Axxxe, 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 2014-09-15 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)". * Game 8, Round 9 - Science - Name That Specialty So you've decided to become a scientist. Now comes the hard part -- picking a specialty. In this round, we'll name a branch of science and you tell us what it studies. In all cases, be sufficiently specific. 1. Mycology. 2. Phycology. 3. Agronomy. 4. Phenology. 5. Rheology. 6. Pedology. 7. Herpetology. 8. Hematology. 9. Petrology. 10. Cryology. * Game 8, Round 10 - Challenge Round - World War I This year is the 100th anniversary of the start of the Great War, so this Remembrance Day is special. We dedicate our challenge round to it. A. History: Casus Belli A1. Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian throne, was assassinated 1914-06-28, in Sarajevo. Name his wife who died with him that day. A2. The man who assassinated the royal couple was a 19-year-old member of a secret military society of the Serbian army called the Black Hand. Name him. B. Geography: Battlefields B1. On 1916-07-01 the Newfoundland Regiment went into action at Beaumont-Hamel and suffered almost 90% casualties, as part of what much larger battle? B2. April 9-12 of 1917 saw the first time all four divisions of the Canadian Army attacked in coordination with each other -- on which battlefield that within the larger battle of Arras? C. Literature: Poets C1. Name the poet who used this line from Horace to end his poem, saying it was "the old lie": "Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori". (It is sweet and fitting to die for one's country) C2. Name this poet who penned the lines: "If I should die, think only this of me: That there's some corner of a foreign field that is forever England". D. Science: Inventions D1. William Foster & Co. produced the prototype of a war weapon called "Little Willy" during August and September 1915, and demonstrated it to the British Army in early 1916. What was it? D2. Poison gas wasn't the only horrific weapon introduced to the Ypres salient in 1915. Name the portable backpack device that terrorized the troops in the trenches. E. Sports E1. Name the Toronto Maple Leafs' former owner and managing director who spent 14 months in a German POW camp after his plane was shot down in 1917. E2. In 1914 a Canadian city was one of the first to be threatened by war, with reports of German cruisers prowling in the waters off the coast, but in 1915 their team won the Stanley Cup. Give the *team name* (not the city). F. Entertainment: Songs F1. Possibly the most famous song associated with World War I was written in 1912 by Jack Judge and Henry Williams. It was first reported being sung by the Irish regiment the Connaught Rangers, and quickly picked up by other units of the British Army. Name it. F2. In 1915, a competition to find a rousing wartime song was won by Felix and George Powell. What was the title of their morale-boosting marching song? -- Mark Brader, Toronto, msb@vex.net MARTIANS BUILD TWO IMMENSE CANALS IN TWO YEARS. Vast Engineering Works Accomplished in an Incredibly Short Time by Our Planetary Neighbors. --N.Y.Times headline, August 27, 1911 My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jan 01 05:41AM > * Game 8, Round 9 - Science - Name That Specialty > 1. Mycology. fungi > 3. Agronomy. agriculture > 6. Pedology. walking > 7. Herpetology. reptiles > 8. Hematology. blood > 9. Petrology. extracting resources from the ground > 10. Cryology. very low temperatures > A2. The man who assassinated the royal couple was a 19-year-old > member of a secret military society of the Serbian army > called the Black Hand. Name him. Gavrilo Princep > B1. On 1916-07-01 the Newfoundland Regiment went into action > at Beaumont-Hamel and suffered almost 90% casualties, > as part of what much larger battle? Somme > poem, saying it was "the old lie": "Dulce et decorum est > pro patria mori". (It is sweet and fitting to die for > one's country) Sassoon > C2. Name this poet who penned the lines: "If I should die, > think only this of me: That there's some corner of a > foreign field that is forever England". Sassoon > E1. Name the Toronto Maple Leafs' former owner and managing > director who spent 14 months in a German POW camp after > his plane was shot down in 1917. Billy Bishop -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jan 01 10:10AM +0100 > * Game 8, Round 9 - Science - Name That Specialty > 1. Mycology. Mushrooms > 3. Agronomy. Agricultire > 8. Hematology. Blood, as a branch of Medicine > 9. Petrology. Stones and rocks; Oil > A2. The man who assassinated the royal couple was a 19-year-old > member of a secret military society of the Serbian army > called the Black Hand. Name him. Princip > B1. On 1916-07-01 the Newfoundland Regiment went into action > at Beaumont-Hamel and suffered almost 90% casualties, > as part of what much larger battle? Gallipoli > B2. April 9-12 of 1917 saw the first time all four divisions of > the Canadian Army attacked in coordination with each other -- > on which battlefield that within the larger battle of Arras? Verdun -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Dec 31 10:16PM -0600 Mark Brader: > 1. The actor in picture A is best known for his roles alongside > Will Ferrell, but he also stole scenes in "Chicago", "Gangs of > New York", and "The Hours". John C. Reilly. 4 for Marc, Pete, and Dan Blum. > 2. The woman in B has been a standout in films like "Miller's > Crossing" and "The First Wives Club", and was nominated for a > Supporting Actress Oscar for "Pollock". Marcia Gay Harden. 4 for Marc and Dan Blum. > 3. The guy in photo C has had roles all the way back to "Cool > Hand Luke". Our favorite film of his was "Repo Man", with > "Paris, Texas" close behind. Harry Dean Stanton. 4 for Marc. > 4. The actress in picture D appeared in "Fried Green Tomatoes", > "The West Wing", and "Angels in America". But she's best known > for the cable series "Weeds". Name her. Mary-Louise Parker. 4 for Marc. > Vampire Hunter". She also has 2/3 of the same name as one > of our other answers. (That may be above or below, since > I rearranged the questions.) Mary Elizabeth Winstead. > and "Breaking Away", and staged a comeback in recent years -- > including an Oscar nomination -- after resorting to delivering > pizza for a living. Jackie Earle Haley. 4 for Marc and Dan Blum. > 7. Picture G. Just name him. Philip Seymour Hoffman. 4 for Marc, Pete, and Dan Blum. > 8. The Picture H actor starred in "Goon", the greatest hockey > film this side of "Slap Shot", but he'll always be remembered > as Stifler from "American Pie". Seann William Scott. > But his CV includes "Reds", "Blade Runner", "Silkwood", > "Raising Arizona", and "The Pope of Greenwich Village". > He's another guy who uses an initial. Name him. M. Emmet Walsh. 3 for Marc. > 10. Picture J. Her films include "Scarface", "The Color of Money", > "The Abyss", and "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves". Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio. 4 for Pete and Dan Blum. > * Game 8, Round 8 - Sports and Leisure Miscellany > 1. In golf, what is an albatross? Scoring 3 under par (on a single hole). 4 for Marc, Björn, Peter, Erland, and Dan Tilque. 2 for Dan Blum. > 2. Le Fédération Internationale de Peche Sportive Mouche is > the international body for tournaments in which popular > outdoor recreational sport? Be specific. Fly fishing. "Mouche" is French for fly. 4 for Dan Blum. > 3. Which competitive sport takes place in a venue called a "salle" > on an area called a "piste"? Fencing. 4 for Peter and Dan Blum. > 4. What is the best hand in a game of standard poker? Be specific. Royal flush. I accepted "royal straight flush" or the definition, A-K-Q-J-10 of any one suit, but nothing else. 4 for Marc, Peter, Erland, Dan Tilque, Pete, and Dan Blum. > has an equally good hand, i.e. a royal flush in a different suit, > and, I've read, some players were displeased by this change. > 5. Which card game takes its name from the Spanish word for basket? Canasta. 4 for Marc, Erland, Pete, and Dan Blum. > 6. Which tile game derives its name from the Chinese word for > sparrow? Mah jongg. 4 for everyone -- Marc, Björn, Peter, Erland, Dan Tilque, Pete, and Dan Blum. > 7. "A Walk in the Woods" is a best-selling book by Bill Bryson > about a hiking adventure on which popular hiking route? The Appalachian Trail. 4 for Marc, Erland, Pete, and Dan Blum. On the other hand, the similarly titled work quoted in my signature (which was specially selected for this posting from the collection) is a play about nuclear-disarmament talks. > 8. If you are toxophilic, what sport is your passion? Archery. Who knew? > 9. How many blank tiles are there in a game of Scrabble? 2. 4 for Marc, Björn, Peter, Dan Tilque, and Dan Blum. > 10. How many players, in total, compete in an official beach > volleyball match? 4 (2 on each side). 4 for everyone. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 8 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST TOPICS-> His Mis Can Geo Ent Spo FOUR Dan Blum 20 24 0 14 20 34 98 Marc Dashevsky 12 16 0 8 27 28 83 Pete Gayde 16 24 0 12 12 20 72 "Calvin" 20 24 4 4 -- -- 52 Erland Sommarskog 12 8 -- -- 0 24 44 Dan Tilque -- -- 0 16 0 20 36 Peter Smyth -- -- -- -- 0 24 24 Björn Lundin -- -- 0 4 0 16 20 Bruce Bowler 0 20 -- -- -- -- 20 -- Mark Brader "Do YOU trust US?" Toronto "YES!! Well, we try to." msb@vex.net -- A Walk in the Woods, by Lee Blessing My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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