- QFTCIUA Game 9, Rounds 2-3: 1814, Cancities - 11 Updates
- QFTCIUA Game 8, Rounds 9-10 answers: sciences, WW1 - 1 Update
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jan 04 04:31PM +0100 > 1. February 1: Which poet's tale in verse, "Corsair", sold 10,000 > copies on its first day of publication? > 2. February 27: Which composer's 8th symphony in F premiered? Ludwig van Beethoven > 3. April 4: Napoleon abdicated for the first time -- in whose favor? Napoleon II, that is, his son, only a few years old. > 4. May 4: The reign of which royal family was restored in France? Bourbon > 5. July 25: George Stephenson introduced his first example of what > type of vehicle? Locomotive > 8. October 17: A tasty-sounding but actually tragic flood occurred > in London, England, when vats containing 323,000 gallons of > *what liquid* ruptured and 9 people were killed? Melass > 10. November 28: A newspaper was printed for the first time by > automatic, steam-powered presses, beginning the availability > of newspapers to a mass audience. Which newspaper? Times > 4. This Maritime city calls itself both "Fundy City" and "Canada's > Original City", since it was the first incorporated city in > what is now Canada. Name it. Halifax > 6. This prairie city is nicknamed the "Queen City". Regina > 7. In a spoonerism popular among the locals, this prairie city is > nicknamed "Dead Rear". Red Deer -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jan 04 04:37PM > * Game 9, Round 2 - History, or Not-So-Current Events - 1814 > 1. February 1: Which poet's tale in verse, "Corsair", sold 10,000 > copies on its first day of publication? Shelley; Wordsworth > 2. February 27: Which composer's 8th symphony in F premiered? Beethoven > 3. April 4: Napoleon abdicated for the first time -- in whose favor? his son's > 4. May 4: The reign of which royal family was restored in France? Bourbon > 5. July 25: George Stephenson introduced his first example of what > type of vehicle? steam locomotive > 6. August 25: British forces destroyed what American landmark, > which had housed over 3,000 books? Library of Congress; White House > 7. September 20: What song was published, with words by Francis > Scott Key and tune by John Stafford Smith? The Star-Spangled Banner > 8. October 17: A tasty-sounding but actually tragic flood occurred > in London, England, when vats containing 323,000 gallons of > *what liquid* ruptured and 9 people were killed? molasses > 9. October 23: The first of what kind of surgery, now a > multi-billion dollar industry, was performed in England? plastic > 10. November 28: A newspaper was printed for the first time by > automatic, steam-powered presses, beginning the availability > of newspapers to a mass audience. Which newspaper? Times of London > 1. Declining to simply flip for it, two BC cities, Port Alberni > and Campbell River, each claim this grandiose fishy nickname. > What is it? King Salmon City > itself the "City of Champions"? A city councillor this year > filed a notice to remove the slogan from municipal signs, > saying it's time for a new catchphrase. Edmonton > 6. This prairie city is nicknamed the "Queen City". Calgary; Winnipeg > 7. In a spoonerism popular among the locals, this prairie city is > nicknamed "Dead Rear". Red Deer -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Jan 04 05:10PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:5-adnUbp391tSjXJnZ2dnUU7- > * Game 9, Round 2 - History, or Not-So-Current Events - 1814 > 1. February 1: Which poet's tale in verse, "Corsair", sold 10,000 > copies on its first day of publication? Lord Byron (?) > 2. February 27: Which composer's 8th symphony in F premiered? Beethoven > 3. April 4: Napoleon abdicated for the first time -- in whose favor? Napoleon II > 4. May 4: The reign of which royal family was restored in France? Bourbon > 6. August 25: British forces destroyed what American landmark, > which had housed over 3,000 books? Library of Congress > 7. September 20: What song was published, with words by Francis > Scott Key and tune by John Stafford Smith? "The Star-Spangled Banner" > 8. October 17: A tasty-sounding but actually tragic flood occurred > in London, England, when vats containing 323,000 gallons of > *what liquid* ruptured and 9 people were killed? molasses > 9. October 23: The first of what kind of surgery, now a > multi-billion dollar industry, was performed in England? plastic surgery > * Game 9, Round 3 - Canadiana Geography - Civic Slogans and Nicknames > 3. Which Manitoba city calls itself the "Wheat City"? (No, not > "all of them".) Brandon > 4. This Maritime city calls itself both "Fundy City" and "Canada's > Original City", since it was the first incorporated city in > what is now Canada. Name it. Halifax > 6. This prairie city is nicknamed the "Queen City". Regina > 7. In a spoonerism popular among the locals, this prairie city is > nicknamed "Dead Rear". Red Deer > 9. This provincial capital is known as the "Birthplace of > Confederation". St. John's; St. John -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| "Peter Smyth" <psmyth@ukf.net>: Jan 04 06:40PM Mark Brader wrote: > Let's find out. > 1. February 1: Which poet's tale in verse, "Corsair", sold 10,000 > copies on its first day of publication? Byron > 2. February 27: Which composer's 8th symphony in F premiered? Beethoven > 3. April 4: Napoleon abdicated for the first time -- in whose favor? Louis XV, Louis XVI > 4. May 4: The reign of which royal family was restored in France? Bourbon > 5. July 25: George Stephenson introduced his first example of what > type of vehicle? Steam locomotive > which had housed over 3,000 books? > 7. September 20: What song was published, with words by Francis > Scott Key and tune by John Stafford Smith? Star Spangled Banner > 8. October 17: A tasty-sounding but actually tragic flood occurred > in London, England, when vats containing 323,000 gallons of > *what liquid* ruptured and 9 people were killed? Beer > 9. October 23: The first of what kind of surgery, now a > multi-billion dollar industry, was performed in England? Plastic surgery > 10. November 28: A newspaper was printed for the first time by > automatic, steam-powered presses, beginning the availability > of newspapers to a mass audience. Which newspaper? The Times Peter Smyth |
| Jason Kreitzer <krei513@aol.com>: Jan 04 11:06AM -0800 On Sunday, January 4, 2015 1:04:32 AM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote: > which had housed over 3,000 books? > 7. September 20: What song was published, with words by Francis > Scott Key and tune by John Stafford Smith? "The Star-Spangled Banner" > 10. November 28: A newspaper was printed for the first time by > automatic, steam-powered presses, beginning the availability > of newspapers to a mass audience. Which newspaper? "The Times of London?" > 6. This prairie city is nicknamed the "Queen City". > 7. In a spoonerism popular among the locals, this prairie city is > nicknamed "Dead Rear". Red Deer |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jan 04 05:08PM -0800 On Sunday, January 4, 2015 4:04:32 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > Let's find out. > 1. February 1: Which poet's tale in verse, "Corsair", sold 10,000 > copies on its first day of publication? Scott > 2. February 27: Which composer's 8th symphony in F premiered? Beethoven > 3. April 4: Napoleon abdicated for the first time -- in whose favor? His nephew > 4. May 4: The reign of which royal family was restored in France? Bourbon > 5. July 25: George Stephenson introduced his first example of what > type of vehicle? Steam engine > 6. August 25: British forces destroyed what American landmark, > which had housed over 3,000 books? Library of Congress, Smithsonian > 7. September 20: What song was published, with words by Francis > Scott Key and tune by John Stafford Smith? Star Spangled Banner > 8. October 17: A tasty-sounding but actually tragic flood occurred > in London, England, when vats containing 323,000 gallons of > *what liquid* ruptured and 9 people were killed? Beer, Wine > 9. October 23: The first of what kind of surgery, now a > multi-billion dollar industry, was performed in England? Plastic > 10. November 28: A newspaper was printed for the first time by > automatic, steam-powered presses, beginning the availability > of newspapers to a mass audience. Which newspaper? The Times > * Game 9, Round 3 - Canadiana Geography - Civic Slogans and Nicknames Pass cheers, calvin |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Jan 04 07:37PM -0600 In article <5-adnUbp391tSjXJnZ2dnUU7-KmdnZ2d@vex.net>, msb@vex.net says... > 2. February 27: Which composer's 8th symphony in F premiered? > 3. April 4: Napoleon abdicated for the first time -- in whose favor? > 4. May 4: The reign of which royal family was restored in France? Bourbon > type of vehicle? > 6. August 25: British forces destroyed what American landmark, > which had housed over 3,000 books? Capitol building; White House > 7. September 20: What song was published, with words by Francis > Scott Key and tune by John Stafford Smith? Star Spangled Banner > 8. October 17: A tasty-sounding but actually tragic flood occurred > in London, England, when vats containing 323,000 gallons of > *what liquid* ruptured and 9 people were killed? molasses (many were killed in an such a flood in Boston a century later) > 9. October 23: The first of what kind of surgery, now a > multi-billion dollar industry, was performed in England? plastic surgery > 4. This Maritime city calls itself both "Fundy City" and "Canada's > Original City", since it was the first incorporated city in > what is now Canada. Name it. St. John > 5. Locals simply call it the "Nish". > 6. This prairie city is nicknamed the "Queen City". Regina > nicknamed "Dead Rear". > 8. In a play on words, this prairie town is colloquially nicknamed > "Speedy Creek". Fast River |
| Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Jan 05 01:55AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:5-adnUbp391tSjXJnZ2dnUU7- > 1. February 1: Which poet's tale in verse, "Corsair", sold 10,000 > copies on its first day of publication? > 2. February 27: Which composer's 8th symphony in F premiered? Beethoven > 4. May 4: The reign of which royal family was restored in France? > 5. July 25: George Stephenson introduced his first example of what > type of vehicle? Train > 6. August 25: British forces destroyed what American landmark, > which had housed over 3,000 books? Library of Congress > 7. September 20: What song was published, with words by Francis > Scott Key and tune by John Stafford Smith? Star Spangled Banner > 8. October 17: A tasty-sounding but actually tragic flood occurred > in London, England, when vats containing 323,000 gallons of > *what liquid* ruptured and 9 people were killed? Molasses > 9. October 23: The first of what kind of surgery, now a > multi-billion dollar industry, was performed in England? Plastic > 10. November 28: A newspaper was printed for the first time by > automatic, steam-powered presses, beginning the availability > of newspapers to a mass audience. Which newspaper? Times of London; New York Times > itself the "City of Champions"? A city councillor this year > filed a notice to remove the slogan from municipal signs, > saying it's time for a new catchphrase. Vancouver; Edmonton > 3. Which Manitoba city calls itself the "Wheat City"? (No, not > "all of them".) Winnipeg; Flin Flon > 4. This Maritime city calls itself both "Fundy City" and "Canada's > Original City", since it was the first incorporated city in > what is now Canada. Name it. St John > 5. Locals simply call it the "Nish". > 6. This prairie city is nicknamed the "Queen City". Edmonton; Calgary > 7. In a spoonerism popular among the locals, this prairie city is > nicknamed "Dead Rear". Red Deer > "Speedy Creek". > 9. This provincial capital is known as the "Birthplace of > Confederation". Montreal; Toronto > 10. This GTA city's motto is "All roads lead to <answer 10>". > Fill in the blank. Winnipeg; Calgary Pete |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 04 11:13PM -0600 Mark Brader: > > 8. October 17: A tasty-sounding but actually tragic flood occurred > > in London, England, when vats containing 323,000 gallons of > > *what liquid* ruptured and 9 people were killed? Marc Dashevsky: > molasses (many were killed in an such a flood in Boston a century later) If you must have such an accident, perhaps it's better if the substance is granular rather than liquid -- at least it won't travel as far. The similar accident last week in Chicago involving salt didn't injure anyone. http://www.nydailynews.com/news/anykey-1.2061281 -- Mark Brader "If you design for compatibility with a Toronto donkey cart, what you get is a donkey cart." msb@vex.net -- ?, quoted by Henry Spencer My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jan 04 05:02PM -0800 Mark Brader wrote: > * Game 9, Round 2 - History, or Not-So-Current Events - 1814 > Among other notable events, 2014 marked the 100th anniversary of the > beginning of World War I in 1914. But what do you know of *1814*? Something about taking a trip down the mighty Mississip with Colonel Jackson. > Let's find out. > 1. February 1: Which poet's tale in verse, "Corsair", sold 10,000 > copies on its first day of publication? Coleridge > 2. February 27: Which composer's 8th symphony in F premiered? Beethoven > 3. April 4: Napoleon abdicated for the first time -- in whose favor? > 4. May 4: The reign of which royal family was restored in France? Bourbon > 5. July 25: George Stephenson introduced his first example of what > type of vehicle? locomotive > 6. August 25: British forces destroyed what American landmark, > which had housed over 3,000 books? Library of Congress > 7. September 20: What song was published, with words by Francis > Scott Key and tune by John Stafford Smith? Star-Spangled Banner > 8. October 17: A tasty-sounding but actually tragic flood occurred > in London, England, when vats containing 323,000 gallons of > *what liquid* ruptured and 9 people were killed? molasses > 9. October 23: The first of what kind of surgery, now a > multi-billion dollar industry, was performed in England? cosmetic > 10. November 28: A newspaper was printed for the first time by > automatic, steam-powered presses, beginning the availability > of newspapers to a mass audience. Which newspaper? Times of London > 1. Declining to simply flip for it, two BC cities, Port Alberni > and Campbell River, each claim this grandiose fishy nickname. > What is it? Salmon Capital of the World > itself the "City of Champions"? A city councillor this year > filed a notice to remove the slogan from municipal signs, > saying it's time for a new catchphrase. Winsor > 3. Which Manitoba city calls itself the "Wheat City"? (No, not > "all of them".) Brandon > 4. This Maritime city calls itself both "Fundy City" and "Canada's > Original City", since it was the first incorporated city in > what is now Canada. Name it. St John's > 5. Locals simply call it the "Nish". Mississauga > 6. This prairie city is nicknamed the "Queen City". Regina > 7. In a spoonerism popular among the locals, this prairie city is > nicknamed "Dead Rear". Red Deer > "Speedy Creek". > 9. This provincial capital is known as the "Birthplace of > Confederation". Charlottetown > 10. This GTA city's motto is "All roads lead to <answer 10>". > Fill in the blank. Toronto -- Dan Tilque |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Jan 05 04:56AM -0600 In article <t7ydnWhMSKfpgDfJnZ2dnUU7-SmdnZ2d@vex.net>, msb@vex.net says... > The similar accident last week in Chicago involving salt didn't > injure anyone. > http://www.nydailynews.com/news/anykey-1.2061281 Those cinder blocks came apart like a zipper! |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jan 04 04:38PM > > see my 2014-09-15 companion posting on "Questions from the > > Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)". > Game 8 is over and the winner is DAN BLUM. Hearty congratulations! Thanks! I owe it all to the holiday-induced absence of certain other players. -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
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