- QFTCIUA Final, Round 2: History - 2 Updates
- QFTCIUA Game 10, Rounds 9-10: athlete-actors, thanks-US challenge - 2 Updates
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 28 11:16PM -0600 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2014-12-08, 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*)". ** Final, Round 2 - History * Political Noms de Guerre These 20th-century political leaders weren't generally known by their real name. What names were they respectively better known by? 1. Nguyen Sinh Cung. 2. Saloth Sar. 3. Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili. * Saints of Early Medieval Ireland In each case, name the saint. 4. This saint wrote: "My father was Calporinus. He was a deacon... who lived at Bannavem Taburniae. His home was there, and that is where I was taken prisoner. I was 16 at the time." 5. Please answer question #4 before decoding the rot13 for the next two. Gur frpbaq cngeba fnvag bs Verynaq znl or gur crefbavsvpngvba bs n cntna Prygvp qrvgl. Guvf fnvag'f flzoby vf n qvfgvapgvir pebff gung vf jbira sebz ehfurf be fgenj. 6. Guvf anivtngbe fnvag'f yrtraq gryyf bs n wbhearl jvgu pbzcnavbaf gb frireny vfynaqf va gur Ngynagvp Bprna, yrnqvat gb zbqrea zlguf gung ur qvfpbirerq Nzrevpn. * Incidentally These incidents preceded various wars, cold wars, police actions, etc. 7. In 1964, the destroyer USS Maddox was ineffectually attacked by small Soviet-built torpedo boats. This skirmish was the pretext for the Vietnam War. It's sometimes called the USS Maddox incident; give its other name. 8. More than 260 lives were lost when the battleship Maine sank in Havana's harbor after a mysterious explosion in 1898. What war ensued? 9. The U2 incident didn't involve Bono at all. In 1960 a US spy pilot was shot down and captured by the Soviets. Name him. * US Acts of Congress Some laws are best known by the names of people connected to them, whether as legislators or otherwise. In each case, give that name of the relevant law. 10. The White Slave Traffic Act of 1910 banned interstate transport of females for immoral purposes. 11. The Federal Kidnapping Act, passed in 1932. 12. The National Prohibition Act, passed in 1919 and repealed in 1933. * Cuba Libre Pour yourself a rum and Coke and Viva la Revolución! 13. Name the boat that carried Fidel Castro and 81 other rebels to Cuba in 1956. The newspaper of the Central Committee of the Cuban Communist Party is named for it. 14. The airport in Havana is named which Cuban national hero who was also a famous literary figure? One of his poems was adapted into the lyrics for the song "Guantanamera". 15. The second-most-famous figure in the Cuban Revolution, Che Guevara, wasn't even Cuban. Where was he born? -- Mark Brader, Toronto, msb@vex.net The time-sharing system was designed very much for the convenience of its first users, who happened also to be its designers and im- plementers. In practice it has proved to be convenient and effective for all its users, be they novice or expert. --John Lions My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Jan 29 05:34AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:AICdnTr6QsenX1TJnZ2dnUU7-c- > These 20th-century political leaders weren't generally known by > their real name. What names were they respectively better known by? > 1. Nguyen Sinh Cung. Ho Chi Minh > 2. Saloth Sar. Pol Pot > 3. Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili. Joseph Stalin > 4. This saint wrote: "My father was Calporinus. He was a deacon... > who lived at Bannavem Taburniae. His home was there, and that > is where I was taken prisoner. I was 16 at the time." Patrick > 6. Guvf anivtngbe fnvag'f yrtraq gryyf bs n wbhearl jvgu pbzcnavbaf > gb frireny vfynaqf va gur Ngynagvp Bprna, yrnqvat gb zbqrea > zlguf gung ur qvfpbirerq Nzrevpn. Brendan > by small Soviet-built torpedo boats. This skirmish was the > pretext for the Vietnam War. It's sometimes called the USS > Maddox incident; give its other name. Gulf of Tonkin incident > 8. More than 260 lives were lost when the battleship Maine > sank in Havana's harbor after a mysterious explosion in 1898. > What war ensued? Spanish-American War > 9. The U2 incident didn't involve Bono at all. In 1960 a US spy > pilot was shot down and captured by the Soviets. Name him. Powers > of the relevant law. > 10. The White Slave Traffic Act of 1910 banned interstate transport > of females for immoral purposes. Mann Act > 12. The National Prohibition Act, passed in 1919 and repealed > in 1933. Volstead Act > 13. Name the boat that carried Fidel Castro and 81 other rebels > to Cuba in 1956. The newspaper of the Central Committee of > the Cuban Communist Party is named for it. Granma > 14. The airport in Havana is named which Cuban national hero who > was also a famous literary figure? One of his poems was adapted > into the lyrics for the song "Guantanamera". Jose Marti > 15. The second-most-famous figure in the Cuban Revolution, Che > Guevara, wasn't even Cuban. Where was he born? Argentina -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| "Rob Parker" <NOSPAMrobpparker@optusnet.com.au.FORME>: Jan 28 11:17PM +1100 > before following in pop's footsteps, he played football for > the Miami Hurricanes and briefly for Calgary Stampeders. > He recently played Hercules on screen. Johnson (!) > His athletic career included a football college scholarship and > an ill-fated invitation to the Pittsburgh Steelers' training > camp in 1969. Ed O'Neil > 10. He once held the professional middleweight karate championship > title. But some people know him better as a Texas Ranger on TV. > Name him. Chuck Norris > A1. One of its slogans is "the Home of American Music". > It's been a weekly Nashville stage show since 1925 and one > of the longest-running broadcasts in radio history. Name it. Grand Old Opry > A2. The Blues might be the greatest American contribution to > music. Son House, Charley Patton, and Robert Johnson were > seminal performers of what specific regional style of blues? delta blues > inventors have played with electricity. What ground-breaking > 1947 invention was credited to three distinctly less famous > Bell Labs scientists -- Shockley, Bardeen, and Brattain? transistor > park in the world, signed into law by President Ulysses > S. Grant in 1872. In which US state is 96% of the park > located? Wyoming > E2. The most visited national park, by a wide margin, is located > closer to eastern population centers. Great Smoky Mountains > National Park is located in two states; name *either*. North Dakota; New Hampshire > F1. What is the most popular competitive sport for Americans > to *participate* in? bowling (ie. ten-pin bowling) > as *fans*, which is the 4th-most-popular American sport? > It follows football, baseball, and basketball, but comes > ahead of hockey. car (ie. auto) racing Rob |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 28 11:07PM -0600 Mark Brader: > and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information > see my 2014-09-15 companion posting on "Questions from the > Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)". Game 10 is over and by a margin of 8 points the winner is JOSHUA KREITZER. Hearty congratulations! > 1. The star of shows like "St. Elsewhere" and "NCIS", he was > a starting quarterback for the UCLA Bruins in the early '70s, > leading his team to a 17-5 record over two seasons. Mark Harmon. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Jason, Bruce, Pete, and Stephen. > attended USC on a football scholarship and, fittingly enough, > played a high school football player in his movie debut "Fast > Times at Ridgemont High". Forest Whitaker (with no double letters, by the way). 4 for Calvin, Dan Blum, Joshua, Jason, Bruce, Peter, and Stephen. > was the starting quarterback at Louisiana Tech in the mid-'60s, > and was replaced after graduation by a guy named Terry Bradshaw. > Name that duck hunter. (As usual, the surname is sufficient.) Phil Robertson. 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, Pete, and Stephen. 3 for Joshua. > before following in pop's footsteps, he played football for > the Miami Hurricanes and briefly for Calgary Stampeders. > He recently played Hercules on screen. Dwayne Johnson, aka "the Rock". 4 for Calvin, Dan Blum, Joshua, Jason, Bruce, Stephen, and Rob. > showbiz, but only after flaming out in minor-league baseball with > the Cincinnati Reds organization. Name this dreamy Oscar-winning > leading man. George Clooney. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Bruce, Pete, and Stephen. > His athletic career included a football college scholarship and > an ill-fated invitation to the Pittsburgh Steelers' training > camp in 1969. Ed O'Neill. 4 for Björn, Joshua, Bruce, Stephen, and Rob. > 7. The artist sometimes known as Apollo Creed played 8 games for > the Oakland Raiders and 18 games for the BC Lions. Carl Weathers. 4 for Jason, Bruce, and Stephen. > 8. Before becoming a movie star, he was a star running back for > Florida State, and actually got to play football again with > his starring turn in the movie "The Longest Yard". Burt Reynolds. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Jason, Bruce, Pete, Dan Tilque, and Stephen. > yards in a season. His films include "The Cassandra Crossing", > "Capricorn One", "The Naked Gun", "The Naked Gun 2 1/2", and > "The Naked Gun 33 1/3". O.J. Simpson. 4 for Calvin, Dan Blum, Joshua, Jason, Bruce, Peter, Pete, Dan Tilque, and Stephen. > 10. He once held the professional middleweight karate championship > title. But some people know him better as a Texas Ranger on TV. > Name him. Chuck Norris. 4 for Calvin, Dan Blum, Joshua, Jason, Bruce, Pete, Stephen, and Rob. > A1. One of its slogans is "the Home of American Music". > It's been a weekly Nashville stage show since 1925 and one > of the longest-running broadcasts in radio history. Name it. "Grand Ole Opry". 4 for Calvin, Dan Blum, Joshua, Jason, Bruce, Peter, Pete, Dan Tilque, Stephen, and Rob. > A2. The Blues might be the greatest American contribution to > music. Son House, Charley Patton, and Robert Johnson were > seminal performers of what specific regional style of blues? (Mississippi) Delta Blues. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Jason, Pete, Dan Tilque, Stephen, and Rob. > their tribe, *or* their chief (who gave the settlers food > the previous winter), *or* the bilingual native who taught > them New World fishing and agriculture. Wampanoag, Massassoit, Squanto (respectively). 4 for Joshua, Bruce, Dan Tilque, and Stephen. > Revolution happened in a running skirmish on 1775-04-19, in > two towns that still argue about which one it took place in. > So name *both* towns. Lexington, Concord. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Bruce, Pete, Dan Tilque, and Stephen. > inventors have played with electricity. What ground-breaking > 1947 invention was credited to three distinctly less famous > Bell Labs scientists -- Shockley, Bardeen, and Brattain? Transistor. 4 for Erland, Björn, Dan Blum, Joshua, Bruce, Pete, Dan Tilque, Stephen, and Rob. > reaper were revolutionary agricultural innovations, but > which inventor's *literally* groundbreaking steel plow > helped open the prairies to farming? John Deere. 4 for Björn, Dan Blum, Bruce, and Stephen. > D1. John Updike's most famous work is a series of novels about > a middle-class American everyman with an unusual nickname. > What nickname? Rabbit. (Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom.) 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Jason, Dan Tilque, and Stephen. > D2. Name Philip Roth's novel, winner of a 1998 Pulitzer Prize, > that describes the life of the fictional Seymour "Swede" > Levov. "American Pastoral". 4 for Stephen. > park in the world, signed into law by President Ulysses > S. Grant in 1872. In which US state is 96% of the park > located? Wyoming. 4 for Erland, Calvin, Dan Blum, Joshua, Jason, Bruce, Pete, Dan Tilque, Stephen, and Rob. The northern edge of the park is in Montana, and the western edge in Montana and Idaho. > E2. The most visited national park, by a wide margin, is located > closer to eastern population centers. Great Smoky Mountains > National Park is located in two states; name *either*. North Carolina, Tennessee. 4 for Erland (the hard way), Dan Blum, Joshua, Jason, Bruce, Pete, Dan Tilque, and Stephen. > F. Sports: National Pastimes > F1. What is the most popular competitive sport for Americans > to *participate* in? Bowling. 4 for Rob. 3 for Calvin. > as *fans*, which is the 4th-most-popular American sport? > It follows football, baseball, and basketball, but comes > ahead of hockey. Auto racing. I accepted "motor sport". 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, Pete, and Rob. 3 for Calvin. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 10 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST TOPICS-> Geo Can Art Sci Ent Mis Ent Cha SIX Joshua Kreitzer 26 19 38 20 40 40 35 32 211 Dan Blum 27 7 36 33 16 39 32 36 203 Bruce Bowler 26 16 32 31 16 16 40 32 177 Marc Dashevsky 24 8 36 20 40 40 -- -- 168 Stephen Perry -- -- -- -- 36 40 40 40 156 Rob Parker 19 9 33 28 20 21 12 24 145 Dan Tilque 20 12 20 27 16 28 8 32 143 Jason Kreitzer 8 0 0 8 32 24 28 20 120 Pete Gayde -- -- -- -- 32 36 24 28 120 "Calvin" -- -- 40 8 16 21 16 14 115 Erland Sommarskog 12 12 20 24 12 12 0 12 92 Peter Smyth -- -- 3 23 12 22 8 4 72 Björn Lundin 8 4 20 12 4 4 4 8 56 -- Mark Brader, Toronto, msb@vex.net Many computer users in the world at large seem to have been so influenced by their experiences with other software suppliers that they find it difficult to believe that a major software system could be delivered in a highly reliable form, where a single competent systems programmer might be able to provide all locally needed system support, without further assistance from the supplier. But the UNIX system proves it can be so. -- John Lions My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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