| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 16 05:22AM -0600 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2014-11-24, 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 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 10, Round 2 - Geography - The Hole Earth Catalog Here's a round about famous caves, caverns, and chasms. 1. This series of caverns in the Chihuahua Desert of New Mexico is crowned by the Big Room: a natural limestone chamber 1,200 m (4,000 feet) long and up to 200 m wide and 100 m high. Name those famous caverns. 2. Now preserved in a national park in central Kentucky, this is the longest known cave system in the world. Despite its name, no fossils of large prehistoric mammals have been found there. Name the cave. 3. The Cave of the Swallows is an open-air pit cave with a shaft so large a skyscraper would fit. The Cave of Crystals has crystals 30 feet (10 m) high but is little visited due to 58°C temperatures. Both are found in what country? 4. One of the world's most famous and beautiful sea caves is the Blue Grotto. Name the Italian island where it can be found. 5. Felix Mendelssohn visited another sea cave, Fingal's Cave, and the eerie sounds produced by echoes of waves inspired his overture "The Hebrides". You'd find that cave on an island off the coast of where? 6. The Waitomo Glowworm Caves feature luminous tiny organisms putting on an endless light show. It's a major tourist attraction in which Southern Hemisphere nation? 7. The Black Chasm, Lake Shasta Caverns, and Moaning Cavern can all be found in which US state? 8. The Warsaw Caves, Duncan Crevice Caves, and Bonnechere Caves are all in which Canadian province? 9. The Derinkuyu Underground City is a man-made series of underground caves large enough to shelter 20,000. Started by ancient people, inhabited or used as refuge by many others as recently as the early 1900s, it's now a tourist attraction -- in what country? 10. The longest ice cave in the world extends 42 km, but only the first kilometer is open to tourists. Dimly-lit and misty, it's an eerie place. In which country would you find the Eisriesenwelt or "World of the Ice Giants"? After completing the round, decode the rot13: vs lbh fnvq Terng Oevgnva be gur HX sbe dhrfgvba 5, cyrnfr tb onpx naq fhccyl gur fcrpvsvp pbhagel jvguva gur HX. * Game 10, Round 3 - Canadiana History - Canada Within a Year Close is good enough in horseshoes and... this round. These events took place in the 20th century, and in each case, you have a 1-year leeway on the answer. 1. Within a year, then, how old was Queen Elizabeth II at her accession to the throne? For the remaining questions, give us the year of the event, with the same 1-year leeway. Answers may repeat. 2. The St. Lawrence Seaway was opened. 3. Nunavut became Canada's newest territory. 4. The Dionne quintuplets were born. 5. Terry Fox's "Marathon of Hope". 6. The voting age in federal elections was lowered from 21 to 18. 7. The British Privy Council decided the case of Edwards v. Canada (Attorney General), ruling that women are legally "persons". 8. PEI's Catherine Callbeck became the first woman to win a provincial premiership through a general election. 9. The federal government canceled the development of the Avro Arrow interceptor airplane. 10. Alec Guinness or Sir Alec Guinness (whichever it was at the time) inaugurated the Stratford Festival with his performance as Richard III. -- Mark Brader, Toronto "As long as that blue light is on, the msb@vex.net computer is safe." -- Hot Millions My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Bruce Bowler <bbowler@bigelow.org>: Jan 16 03:15PM On Fri, 16 Jan 2015 05:22:11 -0600, Mark Brader wrote: > the longest known cave system in the world. Despite its name, > no fossils of large prehistoric mammals have been found there. > Name the cave. Mammoth > so large a skyscraper would fit. The Cave of Crystals has crystals > 30 feet (10 m) high but is little visited due to 58°C temperatures. > Both are found in what country? Mexico? > 4. One of the world's most famous and beautiful sea caves is the > Blue Grotto. Name the Italian island where it can be found. Capri? > and the eerie sounds produced by echoes of waves inspired his > overture "The Hebrides". You'd find that cave on an island off the > coast of where? Scotland > 6. The Waitomo Glowworm Caves feature luminous tiny organisms > putting on an endless light show. It's a major tourist attraction in > which Southern Hemisphere nation? New Zealand > 7. The Black Chasm, Lake Shasta Caverns, and Moaning Cavern can > all be found in which US state? California > underground caves large enough to shelter 20,000. Started by ancient > people, inhabited or used as refuge by many others as recently as the > early 1900s, it's now a tourist attraction -- in what country? Japan? > first kilometer is open to tourists. Dimly-lit and misty, it's an > eerie place. In which country would you find the Eisriesenwelt or > "World of the Ice Giants"? Germany; Austria > the answer. > 1. Within a year, then, how old was Queen Elizabeth II at her > accession to the throne? 24 > For the remaining questions, give us the year of the event, with the > same 1-year leeway. Answers may repeat. > 2. The St. Lawrence Seaway was opened. 1959 > 3. Nunavut became Canada's newest territory. 2000 > 4. The Dionne quintuplets were born. 1935 > 5. Terry Fox's "Marathon of Hope". > 6. The voting age in federal elections was lowered from 21 to 18. 1978 > 7. The British Privy Council decided the case of Edwards v. Canada > (Attorney General), ruling that women are legally "persons". 1910 > provincial premiership through a general election. > 9. The federal government canceled the development of the Avro > Arrow interceptor airplane. 1946 |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jan 16 04:05PM > is crowned by the Big Room: a natural limestone chamber > 1,200 m (4,000 feet) long and up to 200 m wide and 100 m high. > Name those famous caverns. Carlsbad Caverns > the longest known cave system in the world. Despite its name, > no fossils of large prehistoric mammals have been found there. > Name the cave. Mammoth Cave > so large a skyscraper would fit. The Cave of Crystals has > crystals 30 feet (10 m) high but is little visited due to > 58?C temperatures. Both are found in what country? Jordan > 4. One of the world's most famous and beautiful sea caves is the > Blue Grotto. Name the Italian island where it can be found. Capri > and the eerie sounds produced by echoes of waves inspired his > overture "The Hebrides". You'd find that cave on an island > off the coast of where? Scotland > 6. The Waitomo Glowworm Caves feature luminous tiny organisms > putting on an endless light show. It's a major tourist > attraction in which Southern Hemisphere nation? New Zealand > 7. The Black Chasm, Lake Shasta Caverns, and Moaning Cavern can > all be found in which US state? California > 8. The Warsaw Caves, Duncan Crevice Caves, and Bonnechere Caves > are all in which Canadian province? New Brunswick; Nova Scotia > ancient people, inhabited or used as refuge by many others as > recently as the early 1900s, it's now a tourist attraction -- > in what country? Turkey; Japan > first kilometer is open to tourists. Dimly-lit and misty, > it's an eerie place. In which country would you find the > Eisriesenwelt or "World of the Ice Giants"? Iceland; Norway > * Game 10, Round 3 - Canadiana History - Canada Within a Year > 1. Within a year, then, how old was Queen Elizabeth II at her > accession to the throne? 18 > 2. The St. Lawrence Seaway was opened. 1920; 1940 > 3. Nunavut became Canada's newest territory. 1988; 1992 > 4. The Dionne quintuplets were born. 1927; 1933 > 5. Terry Fox's "Marathon of Hope". 1970; 1980 > 6. The voting age in federal elections was lowered from 21 to 18. 1965; 1975 > 7. The British Privy Council decided the case of Edwards v. Canada > (Attorney General), ruling that women are legally "persons". 1910; 1920 > 8. PEI's Catherine Callbeck became the first woman to win a > provincial premiership through a general election. 1935; 1945 > 9. The federal government canceled the development of the Avro > Arrow interceptor airplane. 1963; 1966 > 10. Alec Guinness or Sir Alec Guinness (whichever it was at the > time) inaugurated the Stratford Festival with his performance > as Richard III. 1952; 1957 -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Jan 16 12:07PM -0600 In article <Z4Odna16BM3-aSXJnZ2dnUU7-UudnZ2d@vex.net>, msb@vex.net says... > is crowned by the Big Room: a natural limestone chamber > 1,200 m (4,000 feet) long and up to 200 m wide and 100 m high. > Name those famous caverns. Carlsbad > the longest known cave system in the world. Despite its name, > no fossils of large prehistoric mammals have been found there. > Name the cave. Mammoth > so large a skyscraper would fit. The Cave of Crystals has > crystals 30 feet (10 m) high but is little visited due to > 58°C temperatures. Both are found in what country? Mexico > 4. One of the world's most famous and beautiful sea caves is the > Blue Grotto. Name the Italian island where it can be found. Capri > and the eerie sounds produced by echoes of waves inspired his > overture "The Hebrides". You'd find that cave on an island > off the coast of where? Scotland > 6. The Waitomo Glowworm Caves feature luminous tiny organisms > putting on an endless light show. It's a major tourist > attraction in which Southern Hemisphere nation? South Africa > 7. The Black Chasm, Lake Shasta Caverns, and Moaning Cavern can > all be found in which US state? California > ancient people, inhabited or used as refuge by many others as > recently as the early 1900s, it's now a tourist attraction -- > in what country? Japan > first kilometer is open to tourists. Dimly-lit and misty, > it's an eerie place. In which country would you find the > Eisriesenwelt or "World of the Ice Giants"? Norway > leeway on the answer. > 1. Within a year, then, how old was Queen Elizabeth II at her > accession to the throne? 25 > For the remaining questions, give us the year of the event, with > the same 1-year leeway. Answers may repeat. > 2. The St. Lawrence Seaway was opened. 1958 > 3. Nunavut became Canada's newest territory. 1988 > 4. The Dionne quintuplets were born. 1938 > 5. Terry Fox's "Marathon of Hope". 1978 > 6. The voting age in federal elections was lowered from 21 to 18. 1968 > 7. The British Privy Council decided the case of Edwards v. Canada > (Attorney General), ruling that women are legally "persons". 1918 > 8. PEI's Catherine Callbeck became the first woman to win a > provincial premiership through a general election. 1928 > 9. The federal government canceled the development of the Avro > Arrow interceptor airplane. 1998 > 10. Alec Guinness or Sir Alec Guinness (whichever it was at the > time) inaugurated the Stratford Festival with his performance > as Richard III. 1948 -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jan 16 09:28PM +0100 > is crowned by the Big Room: a natural limestone chamber > 1,200 m (4,000 feet) long and up to 200 m wide and 100 m high. > Name those famous caverns. Altamira > 4. One of the world's most famous and beautiful sea caves is the > Blue Grotto. Name the Italian island where it can be found. Capri > and the eerie sounds produced by echoes of waves inspired his > overture "The Hebrides". You'd find that cave on an island > off the coast of where? Scotland > 6. The Waitomo Glowworm Caves feature luminous tiny organisms > putting on an endless light show. It's a major tourist > attraction in which Southern Hemisphere nation? Australia > 7. The Black Chasm, Lake Shasta Caverns, and Moaning Cavern can > all be found in which US state? Nevada > 8. The Warsaw Caves, Duncan Crevice Caves, and Bonnechere Caves > are all in which Canadian province? Manitoba > ancient people, inhabited or used as refuge by many others as > recently as the early 1900s, it's now a tourist attraction -- > in what country? Turkey > first kilometer is open to tourists. Dimly-lit and misty, > it's an eerie place. In which country would you find the > Eisriesenwelt or "World of the Ice Giants"? Switzerland > leeway on the answer. > 1. Within a year, then, how old was Queen Elizabeth II at her > accession to the throne? 25 > For the remaining questions, give us the year of the event, with > the same 1-year leeway. Answers may repeat. > 2. The St. Lawrence Seaway was opened. 1912 > 3. Nunavut became Canada's newest territory. 1997 > 4. The Dionne quintuplets were born. 1992 > 5. Terry Fox's "Marathon of Hope". 1985 > 6. The voting age in federal elections was lowered from 21 to 18. 1969 > 7. The British Privy Council decided the case of Edwards v. Canada > (Attorney General), ruling that women are legally "persons". 1913 > 8. PEI's Catherine Callbeck became the first woman to win a > provincial premiership through a general election. 1992 > 9. The federal government canceled the development of the Avro > Arrow interceptor airplane. 1993 > 10. Alec Guinness or Sir Alec Guinness (whichever it was at the > time) inaugurated the Stratford Festival with his performance > as Richard III. 1965 -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Jan 17 03:29AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:Z4Odna16BM3-aSXJnZ2dnUU7- > is crowned by the Big Room: a natural limestone chamber > 1,200 m (4,000 feet) long and up to 200 m wide and 100 m high. > Name those famous caverns. Carlsbad Caverns > the longest known cave system in the world. Despite its name, > no fossils of large prehistoric mammals have been found there. > Name the cave. Mammoth Cave > 4. One of the world's most famous and beautiful sea caves is the > Blue Grotto. Name the Italian island where it can be found. Capri > and the eerie sounds produced by echoes of waves inspired his > overture "The Hebrides". You'd find that cave on an island > off the coast of where? Scotland > 6. The Waitomo Glowworm Caves feature luminous tiny organisms > putting on an endless light show. It's a major tourist > attraction in which Southern Hemisphere nation? New Zealand > 7. The Black Chasm, Lake Shasta Caverns, and Moaning Cavern can > all be found in which US state? California > 8. The Warsaw Caves, Duncan Crevice Caves, and Bonnechere Caves > are all in which Canadian province? Quebec; Manitoba > ancient people, inhabited or used as refuge by many others as > recently as the early 1900s, it's now a tourist attraction -- > in what country? Japan > first kilometer is open to tourists. Dimly-lit and misty, > it's an eerie place. In which country would you find the > Eisriesenwelt or "World of the Ice Giants"? Switzerland; Austria > * Game 10, Round 3 - Canadiana History - Canada Within a Year > 1. Within a year, then, how old was Queen Elizabeth II at her > accession to the throne? 26 > For the remaining questions, give us the year of the event, with > the same 1-year leeway. Answers may repeat. > 2. The St. Lawrence Seaway was opened. 1965; 1959 > 3. Nunavut became Canada's newest territory. 1996; 1999 > 4. The Dionne quintuplets were born. 1933; 1936 > 5. Terry Fox's "Marathon of Hope". 1981; 1982 > 6. The voting age in federal elections was lowered from 21 to 18. 1970; 1967 > 7. The British Privy Council decided the case of Edwards v. Canada > (Attorney General), ruling that women are legally "persons". 1922; 1925 > 8. PEI's Catherine Callbeck became the first woman to win a > provincial premiership through a general election. 1984; 1981 > 9. The federal government canceled the development of the Avro > Arrow interceptor airplane. 2000; 2003 > 10. Alec Guinness or Sir Alec Guinness (whichever it was at the > time) inaugurated the Stratford Festival with his performance > as Richard III. 1951; 1954 -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 16 05:15AM -0600 Björn Lundin: > wingspan of 50 feet (15 m), it was named after the serpent god > of the Aztecs > Pterodactyl This won't do. Please quote the questions *correctly* in future, with ">" or "> " preceding each line of text, so that the answers can be picked out mechanically. And by the way, in Calvin's quizzes he asks people to quote all the questions whether answering all of them or not. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "...blind faith can ruin the eyesight-- msb@vex.net | and the perspective." --Robert Ludlum My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 16 05:18AM -0600 Mark Brader: > These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2014-11-17, > and should be interpreted accordingly. And as I meant to say: 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 9 is over and the winner is Joshua Kreitzer. Hearty congratulations! > case, name that dino. > 1. A hadrosaur whose name means "Good mother lizard". There was > a long-running exhibit of the species at the ROM. Maiasaura. 4 for Stephen. > 2. A prehistoric shark, possibly 60 feet long, whose name means > "big tooth". Megalodon. 4 for Calvin, Stephen, and Bruce. > 3. Its name means "three-horned face". Triceratops. 4 for everyone -- Marc, Joshua, Calvin, Dan, Stephen, Bruce, Jason, and Björn. > 4. This giant, long-necked plant-eater's name means "arm lizard", > because its front legs were substantially longer than the > hind legs. Brachiosaurus. 4 for Marc, Dan, Stephen, and Bruce. > 5. A non-Greek entry. The largest flying winged lizard, with a > wingspan of 50 feet (15 m), it was named after the serpent god > of the Aztecs Quetzalcoatlus. Any variation on Quetzalcoatl was sufficient. 4 for Dan and Jason. > 6. Its name means "speedy thief". It's pretty famous, though > cinematic depictions of its size are a little exaggerated. Velociraptor. 4 for Marc, Joshua, Dan, Stephen, Bruce, Jason, and Björn. > 7. Its name means "egg thief", though this might be a false > accusation because of a misreading of the fossil record. Oviraptor. 4 for Marc, Joshua, Dan, and Stephen. > 8. One of the larger dinosaurs of that thieving family was named > after a US state. Name that dino. Utahraptor. 4 for Stephen. > 9. Two dinosaurs, a meat eater and a plant eater respectively, were > named after a Western Canadian province and city. Name *either* > animal. Albertasaurus, Edmontosaurus. 4 for Joshua, Dan, Stephen, Bruce, and Björn. > 10. This oversized saurian was once considered a distinct species > whose name meant "thunder lizard", but now it's lost that > identity and is just an apatasaurus. Give that obsolete name. Brontosaurus. 4 for everyone. > A. History: Military Aircraft Nicknames > A1. One of the most famous ground support aircraft of the Gulf > Wars was officially the A-10. What was its nickname? Warthog. 4 for Marc, Dan, Stephen, and Bruce. > A2. One of Canada's main fighters of the Cold War was the > CF-104 Starfighter. What nickname did the press give it? Widowmaker. 4 for Stephen. > B1. The credit was "Moose's Ass Wiped By". No moose ever > actually appears in this 1975 British comedy, although a > killer rabbit does. Name the movie. "Monty Python and the Holy Grail". 4 for everyone. > B2. The credit was "Naked Fight Scene Coordinator". Sacha Baron > Cohen starred in this 2006 mockumentary. "Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan". The main title was sufficient. 4 for everyone. > C. Literature: Kurt Vonnegut Jr. > In each case we give the subtitle and you name the novel's main title. > C1. "The Children's Crusade: A Duty Dance With Death". "Slaughterhouse-Five". 4 for Marc, Joshua, Calvin, Dan, and Stephen. 2 for Bruce. > C2. "Goodbye Blue Monday". "Breakfast of Champions". 4 for Joshua and Stephen. > In each case, name the number. > D1. "Ace" Bailey's number was retired until he asked Ron Ellis > to wear it, and then it was retired again. #6. 4 for Stephen. > Harold Ballard died. Subject of the Tragically Hip song > "Fifty Mission Cap", Barilko had only worn the retired > number for the 1950-51 season. #5. 4 for Stephen. Bailey's #6 was the first number retired by any NHL team. He was fouled from behind and knocked down so that his head smashed into the ice, long before players wore helmets, and it was a surprise that he even lived; he subsequently worked as the timekeeper at Leafs home games for over 50 years. Unlike other teams, the Leafs later made it policy that only in cases of a career-ending injury would numbers be retired. Thus Barilko's #5 has been the only other one, making this an easy category. As I mentioned here on 2013-10-22 in connection with a QFTCIC question about the song, Barilko's career with the Leafs also ended with him being knocked down http://pics.classicauctions.net/classicauctions/auctions/39/303/source_303_26916.jpg but in his case it wasn't the fall that did it. His season ended because (as the photo shows) the puck he'd shot was already heading for the net to score a sudden-death-overtime goal that won the Stanley Cup. He then died before the next season began, in a plane crash in a wilderness location sufficiently remote that his remains were not found for 11 years. The man wearing a tie is the referee; that's an NHL emblem on his sweater. They didn't adopt zebra stripes until 1955. > E. Science: NASA Acronyms > E1. What did LEM stand for? Lunar excursion module. 4 for Dan, Stephen, and Bruce. They later dropped the middle word, but still pronounced LM as "lem". Since the question was in the past tense, you needed to give the full expansion as it was when the acronym had an E in it -- and I decided it was the key part of the question, so no points if you missed that word. > E2. What does EVA stand for? Extravehicular activity. 4 for Marc, Joshua, Dan, Stephen, and Bruce. > F. Leisure: Fast-Food Origins > F1. Roy W. Allen and Frank Wright started which fast-food > restaurant in California in 1923? It's another acronym question! A&W. 4 for Marc, Stephen, and Bruce. The same two men were already selling A&W Root Beer before that, but I accepted that answer for full points. > of the name. That was dropped a year later when it was > sold to David Edgerton and James McLamore. What's it been > known as since? Burger King. 4 for Joshua, Calvin, Stephen, Bruce, and Björn. 3 for Marc. Here are a couple of old ads that seem to be from a transitional period, using "Insta-" but also the shorter name. Note that in one of them "Insta" also appears to be the name of the burger king himself. http://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5527/9120348358_a58863d1e6_b.jpg http://photos.metrojacksonville.com/photos/2943103373_Vg4sQgT-M.jpg Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 9 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST TOPICS-> His Can Ent Ent Mis Spo Sci Cha SIX Joshua Kreitzer 28 12 40 28 24 20 20 24 164 Dan Blum 31 12 26 18 20 8 28 24 147 Marc Dashevsky 12 8 24 28 28 20 20 27 147 Bruce Bowler -- -- 24 20 23 15 24 30 136 "Calvin" 30 0 20 4 16 0 12 16 98 Jason Kreitzer 8 4 28 20 8 12 16 8 92 Stephen Perry -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 48 84 Dan Tilque 28 20 16 16 -- -- -- -- 80 Pete Gayde 22 10 -- -- 9 32 -- -- 73 Björn Lundin 24 4 0 8 -- -- 16 12 64 Peter Smyth 32 0 0 8 8 0 -- -- 48 Erland Sommarskog 20 8 -- -- 4 0 -- -- 32 -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "How can you develop a reputation as a straight shooter msb@vex.net | if lying is not an option?" --Alex Kozinski My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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