- QFTCIUA Game 10, Rounds 4,6: paintings, space race - 1 Update
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| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 19 04:56AM -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 4 - Art - Favorite Paintings You want Art instead of all that Literature? Well here it is, a handout round of extremely famous paintings. Please see the 3-page PDF at: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10-4/art.pdf We'll name the artist and you give us the letter that corresponds to his painting. 1. Jackson Pollock. 2. Henri Rousseau. 3. Paul Cézanne. 4. Salvador Dalí. 5. Diego Velázquez. 6. Sandro Botticelli. 7. Pablo Picasso. 8. Georges Seurat. 9. Rembrandt van Rijn. 10. Johannes Vermeer. So there were 3 decoys. Decode the rot13 if you want to try them for fun, but for no points. 11. Xngfhfuvxn Ubxhfnv. 12. Ivaprag ina Tbtu. 13. Pynhqr Zbarg. * Game 10, Round 6 - Science - The Amazing Space Race Not counting debris, there are approximately 3,000 artificial satellites in Earth orbit. But back in the day, a launch was a big deal. This round is on rocketry and the history of space exploration. 1. What was the name of Canada's first artificial satellite, launched in 1962? It was the first satellite constructed in a country other than the US or USSR, although it was launched by a US rocket. 2. What was the designation of the multi-stage rocket that launched the Apollo astronauts to the Moon? 3. In September, the Mangalyaan probe entered orbit around Mars -- making it the fourth space program to reach the red planet after the US, Russia, and European Space Agency. Which country launched it? 4. These rockets were named for characters in Greek myth. Used in NASA's early space program and, more ominously, they launched intercontinental ballistic nuclear missiles for three decades. Name the rocket family. 5. Name the family of rockets, also named from Greek myth, that for 35 years have been the chief payload-carrier for the European Space Agency. 6. Named for the Russian word for union, these rockets are currently the only transportation available for astronauts at the International Space Station. Name the rocket family. 7. Among his highly-publicized enterprises, this South-African-born Canadian/American magnate founded SpaceX, the first private company to launch and dock a vehicle at the International Space Station. Name him. 8. In October 2004, SpaceShipOne became the first privately-funded vessel to launch a human into suborbital space. Name the software-giant co-founder who funded that endeavor. 9. Name the only other country, besides the US and Russia/USSR, that has launched humans into space. 10. Which country is developing the infamous Taepodong ballistic missiles? After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Vs lbh fnvq Fnghea sbe gur frpbaq dhrfgvba, gung'f bayl cneg bs gur nafjre. Cyrnfr pbzcyrgr vg. -- Mark Brader | I'd [want] to configure my system to do [it] automatically. Toronto | Then I'd have *another* thing to go wrong. I get a lot of msb@vex.net | satisfaction from fixing things that go wrong. --Mike Barnes My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Jan 18 02:49PM +0100 On 2015-01-16 12:22, 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. Mammuth 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? Belize > 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. Elba > 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? South Dakota > 8. The Warsaw Caves, Duncan Crevice Caves, and Bonnechere Caves > are all in which Canadian province? Alberta > 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? Thailand > 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? 21 > 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. 1995 > 4. The Dionne quintuplets were born. 1991 > 5. Terry Fox's "Marathon of Hope". 1989 > 6. The voting age in federal elections was lowered from 21 to 18. 1952 > 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. 1982 > 9. The federal government canceled the development of the Avro > Arrow interceptor airplane. 1984 > 10. Alec Guinness or Sir Alec Guinness (whichever it was at the > time) inaugurated the Stratford Festival with his performance > as Richard III. 1952 -- Björn |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 19 04:47AM -0600 Mark Brader: > 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. 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Jason. > 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 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Marc, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Rob, and Björn. > 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 for Bruce and Marc. > 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. 4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Marc, Erland, Joshua, and Rob. > 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. 4 for everyone -- Bruce, Dan Blum, Marc, Erland, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Jason, Rob, and Björn. > 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. 4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Rob. > 7. The Black Chasm, Lake Shasta Caverns, and Moaning Cavern can > all be found in which US state? California. 4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Marc, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. > 8. The Warsaw Caves, Duncan Crevice Caves, and Bonnechere Caves > are all in which Canadian province? Ontario. We live here and nobody on the Usual Suspects knew it either. > 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. 4 for Erland. 3 for Dan Blum and Rob. Most of the people who didn't know guessed Japan. That name does look sort of Japanese, doesn't it? > 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"? Austria. 2 for Bruce and Joshua. > 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. This was the hardest round in the original game. > 1. Within a year, then, how old was Queen Elizabeth II at her > accession to the throne? 25 (accepting 24-26). 4 for Bruce, Marc, Erland, Joshua, and Rob. More precisely, 25 years 10 months. In the original game, the question asked about her coronation, which was not held until almost 16 months later, when she was 27, but the expected answer was 25. I decided to keep the original expected answer and correct the question to match. Elizabeth II is now 88 years and almost 11 months old, well past the age of 81 years and almost 8 months that her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria reached; but Victoria acceded soon after turning 18, and therefore still holds the British record for longest reign at 64 years 7 months. > 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 (accepting 1958-60). 4 for Bruce and Marc. 2 for Joshua and Rob. > 3. Nunavut became Canada's newest territory. 1999 (accepting 1998-2000). 4 for Bruce and Dan Tilque. 3 for Rob. 2 for Joshua. > 4. The Dionne quintuplets were born. 1934 (accepting 1933-35). 4 for Bruce. 3 for Joshua. 2 for Dan Blum. They were the 7th through 11th of a total of 14 children born to Oliva and Elzire Dionne, if Wikipedia is correct, and were the first quintuplets to survive beyond infancy. Two of them lived only to ages 20 and 35, and a third died in 2001 aged 67. The last two are now 80 years 7 months old. > 5. Terry Fox's "Marathon of Hope". 1980 (accepting 1979-81). 3 for Joshua. 2 for Dan Blum. > 6. The voting age in federal elections was lowered from 21 to 18. 1970 (accepting 1969-71). 4 for Erland. 3 for Joshua. > 7. The British Privy Council decided the case of Edwards v. Canada > (Attorney General), ruling that women are legally "persons". 1929 (accepting 1928-30). The closest guess was 1925 by Joshua Kreitzer. > 8. PEI's Catherine Callbeck became the first woman to win a > provincial premiership through a general election. 1993 (accepting 1992-94). 4 for Erland and Dan Tilque. > 9. The federal government canceled the development of the Avro > Arrow interceptor airplane. 1959 (accepting 1958-60). 4 for Dan Tilque. As a result, a large number of Canadian aerospace engineers lost their jobs and were hired by NASA. > 10. Alec Guinness or Sir Alec Guinness (whichever it was at the > time) inaugurated the Stratford Festival with his performance > as Richard III. 1953 (accepting 1952-54), so not yet "Sir" Alec. 4 for Björn. 3 for Dan Blum. 2 for Joshua. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 10 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS TOPICS-> Geo Can Joshua Kreitzer 26 19 45 Bruce Bowler 26 16 42 Dan Blum 27 7 34 Dan Tilque 20 12 32 Marc Dashevsky 24 8 32 Rob Parker 19 9 28 Erland Sommarskog 12 12 24 Björn Lundin 8 4 12 Jason Kreitzer 8 0 8 -- Mark Brader | ...I'm comfortably ensconced with a warm newsgroup Toronto | so I'm asking the assembled multitude here... msb@vex.net | --Stephanie Mitchell My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Jan 18 02:39PM +0100 On 2015-01-18 00:59, Calvin wrote: > 2 Sally Bowles and Cliff Bradshaw are characters in which musical? > 3 What begins with The Knight's Tale and ends with The Parson's Tale? > 4 What is the only country that is crossed by both the equator and the Tropic of Capricorn? Chile > 5 Which European soccer club team plays its home games at the Bernebeu stadium? Bayern Munich? > 6 Who wrote the 1961 book Catch 22? Kurt Vonnegot? > 7 Which rock band's chart battle with rivals Oasis in 1995 dubbed The Battle of Britpop? > 8 What was the name of Xena Princess warrior's trusted sidekick? > 9 Which group opened the 1985 Live Aid concert with "Rockin' All over the World"? Status Quo > 10 A symbol of his betrayal, Judas is normally depicted wearing what colour robes? Yellow -- Björn |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jan 18 08:30PM -0800 Calvin wrote: > 1 What stringed instrument becomes a cooking utensil by adding an e to the end of its name? > 2 Sally Bowles and Cliff Bradshaw are characters in which musical? > 3 What begins with The Knight's Tale and ends with The Parson's Tale? Canterbury Tales > 4 What is the only country that is crossed by both the equator and the Tropic of Capricorn? Brazil > 5 Which European soccer club team plays its home games at the Bernebeu stadium? > 6 Who wrote the 1961 book Catch 22? Joseph Heller > 7 Which rock band's chart battle with rivals Oasis in 1995 dubbed The Battle of Britpop? > 8 What was the name of Xena Princess warrior's trusted sidekick? Gabriella > 9 Which group opened the 1985 Live Aid concert with "Rockin' All over the World"? > 10 A symbol of his betrayal, Judas is normally depicted wearing what colour robes? black -- Dan Tilque |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Jan 18 11:50PM -0600 In article <2b02d9fb-a1c3-48b4-b91e-24dc21f2d0ba@googlegroups.com>, 334152@gmail.com says... > 1 What stringed instrument becomes a cooking utensil by adding an e to the end of its name? mandolin > 2 Sally Bowles and Cliff Bradshaw are characters in which musical? > 3 What begins with The Knight's Tale and ends with The Parson's Tale? Canterbury Tales > 4 What is the only country that is crossed by both the equator and the Tropic of Capricorn? Brazil > 5 Which European soccer club team plays its home games at the Bernebeu stadium? > 6 Who wrote the 1961 book Catch 22? Joseph Heller > 8 What was the name of Xena Princess warrior's trusted sidekick? > 9 Which group opened the 1985 Live Aid concert with "Rockin' All over the World"? > 10 A symbol of his betrayal, Judas is normally depicted wearing what colour robes? black -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| "David B" <askforemail@gmail.com>: Jan 19 09:19AM > 1 What stringed instrument becomes a cooking utensil by adding an e to > the end of its name? Mandolin. > 3 What begins with The Knight's Tale and ends with The Parson's Tale? > 4 What is the only country that is crossed by both the equator and the > Tropic of Capricorn? Brazil. > 6 Who wrote the 1961 book Catch 22? > 7 Which rock band's chart battle with rivals Oasis in 1995 dubbed The > Battle of Britpop? Blur. > 8 What was the name of Xena Princess warrior's trusted sidekick? > 9 Which group opened the 1985 Live Aid concert with "Rockin' All over > the World"? Status Quo. > 10 A symbol of his betrayal, Judas is normally depicted wearing what > colour robes? Black. -- David |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 19 04:15AM -0600 "Calvin": >> 1 What stringed instrument becomes a cooking utensil by adding >> an e to the end of its name? Mark Brader: > Mandolin, I suppose. By the way, the reason I said "I suppose" is that they're etymologically the same word and can be spelled the same way, but I thought I'd also seen the spelling Calvin refers to. Looking at some dictionaries under onelook.com: DICTIONARY | MUSICAL INSTRUMENT | KITCHEN DEVICE -------------------|------------------------|--------------------- Merriam-Webster | mandolin | mandoline, mandolin American Heritage | mandolin, mandoline | mandoline Collins | mandolin or mandoline | mandolin or mandoline Oxford(US) | mandolin | mandoline, mandolin Oxford(UK) | mandolin | mandolin, mandoline Different dictionaries indicate primary and secondary spellings in different ways; for tabular purposes I've collapsed all of these into a comma, with the primary spelling shown first. "Or" indicates that the dictionary shows "or", which may mean that neither spelling is primary. "Oxford" here means whatever small Oxford dictionary they make searchable online; it doesn't identify itself by title, but comes in "American" and "British and World" versions, and I've shown both. -- Mark Brader, Toronto "It's the almost correct solutions that msb@vex.net are the most dangerous..." -- Dave Eisen My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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