| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 22 06:12PM -0500 Mark Brader: > and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information > see my 2015-02-23 companion posting on "Questions from the > Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)". I've put Round 8 back into one piece for the answers posting. > you will have to skip over a number of countries in Africa. And > (2) the starting point never counts as a possible answer. For > example, in question #2 the answer is not the US. This was the hardest round in the original game. > 1. If you travel due north from Durban, South Africa, what is the > first *country on the north shore of the Mediterranean* that > you will reach? Turkey. 4 for Stephen, Dan Tilque, and Pete. 3 for Calvin. 2 for Marc. Traveling along 31.0°E, after about 4,600 miles or 7,400 km you reach the Turkish coast a little east of Antalya. You had to know what part of South Africa Durban is in. The country extends from 16.4°E to 32.9°E, so if you started from another city you could reach Italy, Croatia, Montenegro, Albania, or Greece. (But Libya, not so much.) > 2. If you travel due east from New York City, what is the first > *country* you will land in? Portugal. 4 for Peter, Erland, Stephen, Dan Tilque, and Dan Blum. 3 for Calvin. 2 for Marc and Pete. Traveling along 40.8°N, after 3,400 miles or 5,500 km you reach the Portuguese coast a little south of Porto. > 3. If you travel due north from Port of Spain, Trinidad, what is > the first *Canadian province* you will hit? Nova Scotia. 4 for Stephen and Dan Tilque. 3 for Calvin and Marc. Traveling along 61.5°W, after 2,400 miles or 3,800 km you just hit the eastern tip of mainland Nova Scotia, about 100 miles east of Halifax, south of Port Hawkesbury. > 4. If you travel due north from Sydney, Australia, what *country* > will you arrive at first? Papua New Guinea. No points for "New Guinea". 4 for Joshua, Peter, Erland, and Stephen. 3 for Calvin and Dan Blum. 2 for Marc and Pete. You have to start from the western suburbs of Sydney to reach the island of New Guinea itself, but there are offshore islands that are part of PNG, extend farther east, and overlap in longitude so you won't pass between them. Traveling along 151.2°E from central Sydney, after 1,600 miles or 2,600 km you reach the eastern part of Normanby Island. From some of the easternmost suburbs you would miss that island too, but would reach New Britain, which is also part of PNG. > 5. If you travel due south from Hong Kong, what is the first *large > island* you will arrive at? Borneo. 4 for Joshua, Peter, Erland, Calvin, Dan Tilque, and Pete. 3 for Marc. Traveling south along 114.2°E, after 1,200 miles or 2,000 km you reach western Brunei, on the island of Borneo. > 6. If you travel due south from Stockholm, Sweden, what is the > first *African country* you'll arrive at? Libya. 4 for Erland, Stephen, Dan Tilque, and Björn. 3 for Joshua, Calvin, and Pete. 2 for Marc. Traveling south along 18.1E, after 2,000 miles or 3,200 km you reach the Libyan coast about 50 miles east of Sirte. > 7. If you travel due west from Melbourne, Australia, what *country* > will you land in first? Argentina. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Stephen, Calvin, Dan Tilque, and Dan Blum. Traveling along 37.8°S, you completely miss Africa (which only extends to 34.8°S), and after 11,000 miles or 17,800 km, having gone the long way around, you finally reach the Argentinian coast a bit north of Mar del Plata. > 8. If you travel due west from Colombo, Sri Lanka, what is the > first *country* you'll land at? Somalia. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Stephen, and Marc. 2 for Calvin and Dan Blum. Traveling along 6.9°N, after 2,100 miles or 3,400 km you reach Somalia about 300 miles NE of Mogadishu. > 9. If you travel due east from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, what is > the first *large island* you will reach? Madagascar. No, Africa does not count as an island. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Stephen, and Dan Tilque. Traveling along 22.9°S, you cross 4 countries on the African mainland and then after 1,000 miles or 1,600 km reach the coast of Madagascar north of Toliara. > 10. If you travel due north from Christchurch, New Zealand, what > is the first *country* where you will reach continental mainland? Russia. 4 for Joshua, Peter, Erland, Stephen, Calvin, Dan Tilque, Björn, and Dan Blum. 3 for Marc. Traveling north along 172.6°E, after about 7,300 miles or 11,700 km you will reach the Pacific coast of Siberia about 200 miles east of the base of the Sakhalin Peninsula. Incidentally, following that exact meridian you will just miss all islands in the Pacific until you get to Attu I. (Alaska, US), but from the eastern suburbs of Christchurch you would cross the westernmost islands of Kiribati. > http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/5-8/prez.jpg > and start by telling us: > 0. Which picture shows President Merkin Muffley? #15. (Peter Sellers in "Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb" (1964).) 4 for Joshua, Stephen, Calvin, Marc, and Pete. > Please give the information requested about each photo. As to the > decoys, identify them if you like for fun, but for no points -- > naming, if you can, the actor, the character, and the movie. Nobody tried the decoys this time, which surprised me, as several of them are well-known movies. > 1. (decoy) Michael Douglas as Andrew Shepherd in "The American President" (1995). > 2. Leslie Neilsen played President Harris in a couple of movies. > Just name the movie *series*. "Scary Movie". (He was in #3 and #4 of the series, in 2003 and 2006.) 4 for Stephen. > 3. Who is the actor playing George W. Bush in the 2008 movie "W"? Josh Brolin. 4 for Joshua, Stephen, and Dan Blum. > 4. (decoy) Jeff Bridges as Jackson Evans in "The Contender" (2000). > 5. (decoy) Harrison Ford as James Marshall in "Air Force One" (1997). > 6. Here we see Chris Rock as President Mays Gilliam. Name the > 2003 movie. "Head of State". 4 for Joshua and Stephen. > 7. Morgan Freeman was President Tom Beck in what 1998 disaster > movie? "Deep Impact". 4 for Joshua, Stephen, Björn, and Dan Blum. > 8. (decoy) Bill Pullman as Thomas J. Whitmore in "Independence Day" (1996). > 9. Who is this actor playing Richard Nixon in the 2008 movie > "Frost/Nixon"? Frank Langella. 4 for Joshua, Stephen, Marc, and Dan Blum. > 10. (decoy) Jack Nicholson as James Dale in "Mars Attacks" (1996). > 11. In what 2003 movie is Billy Bob Thornton playing a US president > whose name is never mentioned? "Love Actually". 4 for Joshua and Stephen. > 12. Here is John Travolta as President Jack Stanton. Name the > 1998 movie. "Primary Colors". 4 for Joshua, Stephen, Marc, and Dan Blum. 2 for Calvin. > 13. (decoy) Not a real president; this is Kevin Kline as Dave Kovic *impersonating* President Bill Mitchell (who is also played by Kline), in "Dave" (1993). > 14. (decoy) Danny Glover as Thomas Wilson in "2012" (2009). > 15. (decoy) Not a real decoy, but the answer to question 0. > 16. What British actor is playing Ronald Reagan in the 2013 movie > "The Butler"? Alan Rickman. 4 for Joshua, Stephen, and Marc. > 17. (decoy) Bill Murray as Franklin Roosevelt in "Hyde Park on Hudson" (2012). > 18. Which president is Robin Williams playing, also in the 2013 > movie "The Butler"? Dwight Eisenhower. 4 for Joshua, Stephen, and Marc. 3 for Dan Blum. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 5 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST TOPICS-> His Sci Can Spo Geo Ent FOUR Stephen Perry 36 36 4 16 36 40 148 Joshua Kreitzer 32 35 0 4 27 36 130 Marc Dashevsky 23 40 0 2 21 20 104 Dan Tilque 24 28 0 4 32 0 88 "Calvin" 27 21 -- -- 29 6 83 Erland Sommarskog 20 16 -- -- 32 0 68 Peter Smyth 14 27 -- -- 16 0 57 Bruce Bowler 20 36 -- -- -- -- 56 Dan Blum -- -- -- -- 17 19 36 Björn Lundin 15 7 -- -- 8 4 34 Pete Gayde -- -- 0 8 15 4 27 -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "Strange commas are enshrined in msb@vex.net | the US Constitution." --James Hogg My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Apr 23 09:19AM > extends from 16.4°E to 32.9°E, so if you started from another city > you could reach Italy, Croatia, Montenegro, Albania, or Greece. > (But Libya, not so much.) Protest! Several of these countries are right north of Libya, so of course you can reach it! Nevermind that Libya does not match other requirements in the question. But, no, you don't reach Libya from Durban. I know where Durban is in South Africa, but the difficulty lies in positioning South Africa in east-west direction. I know it's one time zone off from Stockholm, but I did not recall in which direction. -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 22 06:15PM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-02-09, 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 MI5, 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 2015-02-23 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)". * Game 5, Round 9 - Arts - Styles and Schools of Western Art We give you the names of two artists, and you name the school or style of art they are both associated with. 1. Jacques-Louis David, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres ("ANG-rr"). 2. Dante Gabriel Rossetti, J.W. Waterhouse. 3. Georges Seurat, Paul Signac. 4. Georges Rouault, Henri Matisse. 5. Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque. 6. Tristan Tzara, Marcel Duchamp. 7. Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning. 8. Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein. 9. Salvador Dali, Rene Magritte. 10. Alex Colville, Christopher Pratt. After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Vs lbh fnvq "pynffvpvfz", "rkcerffvbavfz", be "ernyvfz" sbe nal nafjre, jr arrq zber. Cyrnfr tb onpx naq nqq gur nccyvpnoyr jbeq be cersvk. * Game 5, Round 10 - Challenge Round - 6 out of 7 Virtues A. History: Vows of Chastity A1. Which order of monks with a vow of chastity was called the Black Friars? A2. These women of ancient Rome were committed to 30 years of celibacy in the service of a goddess, starting when they were 6-10 years old. When they retired, they were replaced by new inductees, given a pension, and allowed to marry. What were they called? B. Canadiana: Temperance Movement B1. The passage of the Canada Temperance Act (1864), also called the Dunkin Act, allowed any county in the Canadas to forbid the sale of liquor by majority vote. The legislation did allow liquor to be obtained legally in two situations, though. Name either. B2. After the repeal of the Temperance Act, municipalities had to vote to re-accept the sale of alcohol. When West Toronto was amalgamated into Toronto, the district, today called "the Junction", retained this right and was in fact kept "dry", largely through the efforts of William "Temperance Bill" Temple -- until what year, plus or minus 2 years? C. Entertainment: Charity C1. For 42 years, this glittering Toronto fundraising gala, the brainchild of Anna Maria de Souza, raised money for health care, research, education, and culture. It was last held in 2012. Name this gala. C2. Human rights organization Amnesty International has been running benefit shows featuring British comedians and musicians since 1976. What is the name used for this annual event? D. Sports: Diligence -- or Horse-Drawn Carriages D1. In harness racing, what is the 2-wheeled vehicle pulled by a single horse called? D2. Associated with rodeos, this carriage race uses a team driven four-in-hand, supported by two or four outriders who each race individual thoroughbred horses that follow the main carriage. What is it called? E. Science: "Kind"ness -- or Taxonomy E1. The Newfoundland coat of arms shows an elk, or Cervus canadensis, because the British heralds had never actually seen a specimen of Rangifer tarandus, the animal intended for the coat of arms. Which extremely Canadian animal is Rangifer tarandus? E2. The aptly named Dr. David Bird has recently proposed that Perisoreus canadensis be adopted as the national bird of Canada. Give one of the many colloquial names by which it is called in Canada. F. Arts & Lit: Forgiveness -- or "The Merchant of Venice" F1. In "The Merchant of Venice", from which moneylender does Portia demand debt relief for a defaulting merchant-ship owner? F2. What does <answer F1> demand in repayment of Antonio's defaulted debt? -- Mark Brader, Toronto "History will be kind to me, for I intend msb@vex.net to write it." -- Churchill My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Apr 23 12:41AM > * Game 5, Round 9 - Arts - Styles and Schools of Western Art > 1. Jacques-Louis David, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres ("ANG-rr"). Impressionism > 2. Dante Gabriel Rossetti, J.W. Waterhouse. Pre-Raphaelites > 3. Georges Seurat, Paul Signac. pointillism > 4. Georges Rouault, Henri Matisse. fauvism > 5. Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque. cubism > 6. Tristan Tzara, Marcel Duchamp. dada > 8. Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein. pop art > 9. Salvador Dali, Rene Magritte. surrealism > A. History: Vows of Chastity > A1. Which order of monks with a vow of chastity was called the > Black Friars? Dominicans > were 6-10 years old. When they retired, they were replaced > by new inductees, given a pension, and allowed to marry. > What were they called? Vestal virgins > forbid the sale of liquor by majority vote. The legislation > did allow liquor to be obtained legally in two situations, > though. Name either. for religious use > "the Junction", retained this right and was in fact kept > "dry", largely through the efforts of William "Temperance > Bill" Temple -- until what year, plus or minus 2 years? 1920; 1940 > running benefit shows featuring British comedians and > musicians since 1976. What is the name used for this > annual event? Secret Policeman's Ball > D. Sports: Diligence -- or Horse-Drawn Carriages > D1. In harness racing, what is the 2-wheeled vehicle pulled by > a single horse called? sulky; trap > four-in-hand, supported by two or four outriders who each race > individual thoroughbred horses that follow the main carriage. > What is it called? stagecoach > seen a specimen of Rangifer tarandus, the animal intended > for the coat of arms. Which extremely Canadian animal is > Rangifer tarandus? caribou > Perisoreus canadensis be adopted as the national bird of > Canada. Give one of the many colloquial names by which it > is called in Canada. loony bird > F1. In "The Merchant of Venice", from which moneylender does > Portia demand debt relief for a defaulting merchant-ship > owner? Shylock > F2. What does <answer F1> demand in repayment of Antonio's > defaulted debt? a pound of his flesh -- _______________________________________________________________________ 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>: Apr 23 01:28AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:Q_adnTWMab0UtqXInZ2dnUU7-f- > We give you the names of two artists, and you name the school or > style of art they are both associated with. > 2. Dante Gabriel Rossetti, J.W. Waterhouse. romanticism > 3. Georges Seurat, Paul Signac. pointillism > 4. Georges Rouault, Henri Matisse. impressionism > 6. Tristan Tzara, Marcel Duchamp. dada > 8. Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein. pop art > 9. Salvador Dali, Rene Magritte. surrealism > A. History: Vows of Chastity > A1. Which order of monks with a vow of chastity was called the > Black Friars? Capuchins > were 6-10 years old. When they retired, they were replaced > by new inductees, given a pension, and allowed to marry. > What were they called? vestal virgins > forbid the sale of liquor by majority vote. The legislation > did allow liquor to be obtained legally in two situations, > though. Name either. by doctor's prescription > "the Junction", retained this right and was in fact kept > "dry", largely through the efforts of William "Temperance > Bill" Temple -- until what year, plus or minus 2 years? 1940 > running benefit shows featuring British comedians and > musicians since 1976. What is the name used for this > annual event? The Secret Policeman's Ball > D. Sports: Diligence -- or Horse-Drawn Carriages > D1. In harness racing, what is the 2-wheeled vehicle pulled by > a single horse called? shay > seen a specimen of Rangifer tarandus, the animal intended > for the coat of arms. Which extremely Canadian animal is > Rangifer tarandus? caribou; moose > F1. In "The Merchant of Venice", from which moneylender does > Portia demand debt relief for a defaulting merchant-ship > owner? Shylock > F2. What does <answer F1> demand in repayment of Antonio's > defaulted debt? a pound of flesh -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Apr 22 11:03PM -0500 In article <Q_adnTWMab0UtqXInZ2dnUU7-f-dnZ2d@vex.net>, msb@vex.net says... > 3. Georges Seurat, Paul Signac. > 4. Georges Rouault, Henri Matisse. > 5. Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque. cubism > 6. Tristan Tzara, Marcel Duchamp. > 7. Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning. abstract > 8. Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein. pop art > 9. Salvador Dali, Rene Magritte. surrealism > were 6-10 years old. When they retired, they were replaced > by new inductees, given a pension, and allowed to marry. > What were they called? vestal virgins > forbid the sale of liquor by majority vote. The legislation > did allow liquor to be obtained legally in two situations, > though. Name either. home made > D. Sports: Diligence -- or Horse-Drawn Carriages > D1. In harness racing, what is the 2-wheeled vehicle pulled by > a single horse called? sulky > seen a specimen of Rangifer tarandus, the animal intended > for the coat of arms. Which extremely Canadian animal is > Rangifer tarandus? moose > F1. In "The Merchant of Venice", from which moneylender does > Portia demand debt relief for a defaulting merchant-ship > owner? Shylock > F2. What does <answer F1> demand in repayment of Antonio's > defaulted debt? pound of flesh -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
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