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| "David B" <askforemail@gmail.com>: Apr 28 10:04AM +0100 1 Which novel begins with the line "All children, except one, grow up"? Peter Pan. 2 Which 1955 novel by Graham Greene was adapted to film in both 1958 and 2002, with Audie Murphy and Brendan Fraser in the respective title roles? 3 What official post did the Duke of Windsor, formerly King Edward VIII, hold during WWII? 4 Which operatic heroine works in a cigarette factory? 5 The Mozambique Channel separates which two land masses? Africa and Madagascar. 6 Who portrayed Jim Morrison in the 1991 film The Doors? Val Kilmer. 7 Which motor racing circuit lies 16 km northeast of Milan? Monza. 8 Who was lead singer of The Commodores from 1968 to 1982? Lionel Richie. 9 Who co-wrote the Band Aid single Do They Know Its Christmas with Bob Geldof in 1984? Midge Ure. 10 What is the capital city of Vietnam? Hanoi. -- David B http://mr2roc.org/ |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 28 02:08AM -0500 This is a reminder of Rotating Quiz #179. If you have not entered, as I post this you have 1 day and almost 9 hours remaining to do so. There have been some good scores but no perfect entries yet, so you still have a chance to win. Please answer based only on your own knowledge; put all of your answers in a single posting, quoting the question before each one. Answer slates must be posted by Wednesday, April 29 (by Toronto time, zone -4). Have fun. Everything below this point is the same as in the original contest posting. * Special Notes * [1] Each answer this time is a single word, and if any of questions #1-15 have alternate answers possible, only answers that also fit with #16 will be accepted. [2] As you answer this quiz, please keep notes of *what order* you answered the questions in. If after giving an answer you change your mind and go back and change an answer, then for this purpose your new answer is what matters, not your original one. * Arts and Literature * 1. Name the title character in a famous play who declares: "Then must you speak of one that loved not wisely but too well." 2. Give the title used in English for the 2004 German movie starring Bruno Ganz as Adolf Hitler, and Alexandra Maria Lara as the secretary who witnesses the final days of his life. 3. In the novel (by Herman Wouk) and movie "The Caine Mutiny", what type of ship is the USS Caine? (In the novel it had been converted from another type; just give what it was converted into.) 4. Name the 1996 movie whose story involves a portable meteorological research device with the appropriate name of Dorothy. 5. What is the musical term for a transitional passage linking two sections of a composition, such as the verse and refrain (chorus)? * History and Geography: * 6. In Ireland, formally speaking, the Taoiseach is nominated by the legislature and officially appointed by the person in what position? 7. Name the type of warship that in the 19th century became the effective successor to the old "ship of the line". 8. When the Province of Canada was joined with Nova Scotia and New Brunswick in 1867, there was some concern that if the enlarged Canada was designated as a new "kingdom" then it might not go over well with those hot-headed, anti-monarchistic Americans. What term was therefore substituted? 9. Speaking of Canada, in 1896 there was a rich strike of placer gold in what was then the North-West Territories. A 100-mile-long river gave its name to the resulting mining district; what name? 10. In southwestern France, about 50 miles southeast of Toulouse, is a small city whose ancient part is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site thanks to its well-preserved medieval fortifications. Name the city. * Science and Culture * 11. In the Polynesian languages, this term refers to a sacred prohibition; in English, it generally indicates something that is socially or culturally Not Done rather than something prohibited by law or religion. Give its usual form in English. 12. This form of liquor is flavored with juniper berries and, ultimately, named accordingly. 13. About 40,000 species are known to exist in the biological order Araneae. What is the common name for one of these creatures? 14. Speaking of the <answer 13>s, they are related to another order with 1,500 or so known species, whose Latin name is similar to its English one. Only about 25 of these species have sufficient venom to kill a human being. What is the common name of a member of this order? 15. In American and Canadian football, a play from scrimmage begins with the center executing what? (Give the noun.) * Theme * 16. Answers #1-15 have a common theme. What is it? 17. Based on the notes you took, which questions had you already answered at the point where you first got the right idea of what the theme was? Just give the list of numbers, e.g. 1,3,6,15,10. (If you forgot to take notes, don't answer this.) Oh, the scoring. Questions #1-16 are worth 1 point each. In case of a tie, the first tiebreaker is who answered #17 with the *shortest* list; the second tiebreaker is who scored on the hardest questions; the third tiebreaker is correct spelling and capitalization; and the fourth tiebreaker is who posted first. -- Mark Brader | "In the USA politicians run for office. In Britain they Toronto | stand for office. Of course... once elected... [they] msb@vex.net | neither run nor stand, they lie." --John Cletheroe My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 28 02:09AM -0500 Mark Brader: > This is a reminder of Rotating Quiz #179. If you have not entered, > as I post this you have 1 day and almost 9 hours remaining to do so. Correction! 1 day and almost 21 hours. -- Mark Brader, Toronto "More importantly, Mark is just plain wrong." msb@vex.net -- John Hollingsworth |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 28 02:05AM -0500 This year Five Guys Named Moe, who are organizing what would usually be the May-August or May-July season of the Canadian Inquisition, decided to start it early so that it could be all finished before the Pan Am Games take over the city. So we're now two games into the season, and I'm ready to start posting current-events rounds from it. As usual, I'll post current-events rounds every two games through the season, concurrently with the posting of other rounds from the previous or current season, and all the current-events rounds from the season will be scored as a single continuing game. These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on the dates indicated below, and should be interpreted accordingly. If any answers have changed due to newer news, you are still expected to give the answers that were correct on those dates. 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 Five Guys Named Mow, 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 1 (2015-04-20), Round 1 - Current Events 1. Baseball is back in town! What team did the Toronto Blue Jays play (and lose to) in their home opener? Both city and team name required. 2. This team's luck has been uncanny -- they've had the first pick in the NHL draft lottery for the fourth time since 2010. Name the city and team which Connor McDavid will probably be calling home. 3. Some say the announcement that beer will be available in Ontario grocery stores was a way of focusing attention away from Kathleen Wynne's plan to sell assets to fund infrastructure projects. The province plans to sell 60% of what utility? 4. It was announced this week that, in 2019, production of the Toyota Corolla will be moved from Cambridge, Ontario. Which country will be the new home of the Corolla? 5. Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti eagerly anticipated the arrival of the SpaceX supply ship at the International Space Station this week. What present did she receive from her government? 6. What better way to get over a national basketball championship game loss than attempting a Guinness World record? Name the 11,000-pound tasty treat which University of Wisconsin students constructed in hopes of getting into the record books. 7. It was a kiss that quickly went viral. Who laid a prolonged smooch on Toronto-born rapper Drake at the Coachella Music Festival? Video captured his disgust, but he claims he simply didn't like the taste of her lipstick. Oh sure. 8. This son of a former Toronto mayor died unexpectedly of a brain aneurysm at age 48. He is best known to fans of the CBC "Anne of Green Gables" shows as Gilbert Blythe, Anne's boyfriend and eventual husband. Name the actor. 9. This prime minister received a rock-star welcome during his 3-day visit to Canada. Name this world leader who returned home with the "Parrot Lady" statue, which mysteriously turned up in Canada after being stolen from his own country. 10. The glow of <answer 9>'s visit couldn't deflect the criticism of Stephen Harper's plan to send 200 non-combat Canadian Armed Forces personnel... to which country? * Game 2 (2015-04-27), Round 1 - Current Events 1. Toronto has a new police chief. Name him. 2. The private-sector union Unifor has denounced a decision by Export Development Canada to loan $526,000,000 to *what automaker*, which has no manufacturing presence in Canada, and this without any guarantee of Canadian jobs? 3. Name the former Egyptian president who was sentenced to 20 years in prison on charges linked to the killing of protesters in 2012. 4. Ceremonies were held in Australia, New Zealand, the UK, and Turkey to mark the 100th anniversary of what bloody World War I campaign? 5. Name the music legend who plans to roll out his own brand of marijuana in Washington and Colorado, where its recreational use is legal. 6. Sears Canada Inc. announced it is partnering with *what hockey legend* to launch a new line of casual menswear in the fall? 7. According to the 2015 World Happiness Report (which analyzes well-being through measures such as life expectancy, per capita incomes, and perceptions of corruption), Canada ranks 5th in happiness among more than 150 nations. Name *any* of the top 4. 8. Name the American former Olympian and reality TV personality who said in a televised interview, "Yes, for all intents and purposes I am a woman." 9. What Himalayan country was hit with a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake on Saturday, leaving a death toll that has risen to more than 3,200? 10. The Toronto Raptors were ousted in a 4-0 sweep in the first round of the NBA playoffs. What team routed the Raptors? Both city and team name are required. -- Mark Brader, Toronto "Just because it's correct doesn't msb@vex.net make it right!" -- Jonas Schlein My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| toddras1@hotmail.com: Apr 27 01:00PM -0700 On Wednesday, March 18, 20Solution Manual Economics Today : The Micro View (17th Ed., Roger LeRoy Millerand Life ... |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 27 07:53AM -0500 Mark Brader: > > a single horse called? > > Sulky. 4 for Marc, Bruce, Björn, Pete, Peter, and Stephen. > > 3 for Dan Blum. "Calvin": > Protest! It's also known as a gig... 4 for Calvin also. Scores, if there are now no errors: GAME 5 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST TOPICS-> His Sci Can Spo Geo Ent Art Cha SIX Stephen Perry 36 36 4 16 36 40 32 39 219 Joshua Kreitzer 32 35 0 4 27 36 16 23 169 Marc Dashevsky 23 40 0 2 21 20 15 16 135 "Calvin" 27 21 -- -- 29 6 17 16 116 Dan Tilque 24 28 0 4 32 0 4 16 108 Dan Blum -- -- -- -- 17 19 28 31 95 Bruce Bowler 20 36 -- -- -- -- 0 32 88 Peter Smyth 14 27 -- -- 16 0 0 28 85 Erland Sommarskog 20 16 -- -- 32 0 8 0 76 Pete Gayde -- -- 0 8 15 4 12 12 51 Björn Lundin 15 7 -- -- 8 4 8 8 50 -- 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. |
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Apr 27 04:46PM +0200 On 2015-04-26 00:40, Mark Brader wrote: > seen a specimen of Rangifer tarandus, the animal intended > for the coat of arms. Which extremely Canadian animal is > Rangifer tarandus? I knew that Canada is big, but I did not know that it covered Russia and most of northern Scandinavia/Finland too ;-) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reindeer#Rangifer_tarandus_by_country -- Björn |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 27 10:37AM -0500 Björn Lundin: > I knew that Canada is big, but I did not know that it covered > Russia and most of northern Scandinavia/Finland too ;-) Next you'll be telling me that Santa Claus doesn't live at the North Pole in Canada. :-) -- Mark Brader A real Canadian science-fiction plot would be Toronto about whether alien visitors were a federal or msb@vex.net a provincial responsibility. --Duncan Thornton |
| bbowler <bbowler@bigelow.org>: Apr 27 01:15PM On Sat, 25 Apr 2015 17:47:05 -0500, Mark Brader wrote: > prisoners. It acts as a paralytic that keeps the mind awake, > so death comes from waking asphyxiation. Socrates is probably the > most famous victim of the poison. Name the *plant*. Hemlock > one post-mortem sign, that of asphyxia, as it causes arrhythmic heart > function leading to suffocation. In pop culture, there is a > connection between this plant and lycanthropy. Wolfbane > and died 3 weeks later. It is believed that he was poisoned by an > agent of Russia's Federal Protective Service who put this radioactive > element in his teacup. Polonium > was realized that it was very toxic when it accumulated in the body. > However, laxative preparations of calomel could still be purchased in > the 20th century. What is the toxic element in calomel? Mercury Chloride > It's a rapid killer; depending on the dose, death occurs within 1 to > 15 minutes. In its gaseous form, this was an agent used in Nazi gas > chambers in WW2. Cyanide > powder". Englishwoman Mary Ann Cottone reputedly poisoned as many as > 21 people between 1865 and 1872 with it. It was also used by > Mortimer Brewster's spinster aunts in a Broadway play. Arsenic > 7. To achieve a dead-white complexion, Elizabeth I and the ladies > of her court used ceruse as a face mask known as the "Mask of Youth". > What was the toxic ingredient in this cosmetic? lead > before cooking, the fish is harmless. It is used in a Japanese > delicacy that can only be cooked and prepared by specially trained > and licensed chefs. What is the *Japanese name* for the puffer fish? Fugu > that varies from a few hours to a full day. In "Breaking Bad", Walt > poisons Lydia by putting this poison in the sugar substitute she > stirs into her chamomile tea. ricin > 10. *What commonly eaten tropical root* contains cyanide in high > enough concentrations to lead to death if it is improperly prepared, > and indeed frequently does kill the women preparing it? Manioc, taro > to desert-dwellers? > 3. A pilgrimage to Mecca is one of the five pillars of Islam. > What is the Arabic word for this activity? Hajj > 5. This word in Arabic means "leader". Depending on the branch > of the faith, it can be applied to the supreme temporal head of the > faith or simply to the leader of Friday prayers. Ayatollah > 6. What do we call the well-known figure known in the Koran as Isa? Jesus |
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