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| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 27 12:31AM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-03-09, 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 8, Round 7 - History - The One Before the One Before We'll ask you to name *third-last* person who held a noteworthy position. That is, not the current office-holder (or most recent, if there is no such person at present), not the one before the current or most recent office-holder, but the one before that. For example, if we were playing this game in 1940 when Franklin Roosevelt was president, the answer to #1 would be Calvin Coolidge (who was followed by Warren Harding and then Roosevelt). *Note*: For this round, if any answers have changed since the original game, only the ones that are correct *when you post your entry* will be accepted. 1. President of the United States. 2. Prime Minister of Canada. 3. Secretary-General of the United Nations. 4. King of the UK. 5. Monarch of the Netherlands. 6. President of France. 7. Mayor of Toronto. 8. Canadian Minister of National Defence. 9. Pope. 10. President of the International Olympic Committee. * Game 8, Round 8 - Canadiana Geography - Canada's Biggest and Best In this round "largest" always refers to area, for features that can sensibly be measured by area. Note that this is a Canadiana round. 1. Where is the largest natural whirlpool in the Western Hemisphere located? The area of turbulent water is called the "Old Sow", and infrequently and randomly forms a funnel in the water. 2. At 4,240 km, what is Canada's longest river? 3. Stretching 14 km along the shore of Georgian Bay, what is the longest freshwater beach in the world? 4. At 31,792 km², what is the largest lake that is wholly inside Canada? 5. Where is the largest bay-mouth barrier dune formation in the world? Some sections are 60 m high. 6. Since its creation on 2012-12-14, a park named Tursujuq has been Canada's largest provincial park at 26,107 km². What province is it in? 7. What is the most easterly point in Canada and North America? 8. What is the world's largest island in a freshwater lake? 9. At 44,807 km², what is Canada's largest national park? 10. This Ontario ridge is home to the world's slowest-growing trees, eastern white cedars which live for up to 1,000 years and which grow particularly slowly in this environment. Name the ridge. -- Mark Brader | "If you have any problems, any at all, you come see me... Toronto | although that would be a huge admission of failure on your part." msb@vex.net | --Veronica, "Better Off Ted" (Becky Mann & Audra Sielaff) My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| bbowler <bbowler@bigelow.org>: May 26 12:48PM On Sat, 23 May 2015 18:13:44 -0500, Mark Brader wrote: > 1. On "Seinfeld" we only ever saw the back of his head. > What real-life New Yorker, voiced by Larry David, was George > Costanza's cantankerous employer? Steinbrenner > family, conjured up imaginary boyfriend George Glass when a boy she > liked snubbed her in favor of her more popular older sister. Who is > this insecure blonde? First *and* last names please. Jan Brady > 4. This loud, overbearing, mustachioed, and morbidly obese mother > is often heard, but never seen. She loves to conduct conversations > while on the toilet. Who is she? Mrs. Wolowitz > apartment across the street where this obese unclothed character > lived. We only ever saw him once, from the back (and it was hairy). > What did they call him? Ugly naked guy > 10. Cheers regular Norm Peterson did his best to avoid his wife. > She is mentioned often, but in her only on-screen appearance, her > face is covered in pie. What was her first name? Vera > martial artist, and pro wrestler? > 2. He reminds us of that disgraced editor of the "News of the > World". Shawn White > winner, does he ? > 5. Impressive tummy. > 6. Well, they say all brides are beautiful. Who is this? Dennis Rodman > 7. Is he on his way to the high school prom? > 8. He looks like my Grade 11 geography teacher. > 9. Wasn't he in "Revenge of the Nerds"? Tom Brady |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 27 12:28AM -0500 Mark Brader: > 1. On "Seinfeld" we only ever saw the back of his head. > What real-life New Yorker, voiced by Larry David, was George > Costanza's cantankerous employer? George Steinbrenner. 4 for Stephen, Joshua, Jason, Dan, Pete, Calvin, Marc, and Bruce. > family, conjured up imaginary boyfriend George Glass when a boy > she liked snubbed her in favor of her more popular older sister. > Who is this insecure blonde? First *and* last names please. Jan Brady. 4 for Stephen, Joshua, Dan, Pete, and Bruce. > recordings. We never learned if she was his partner at the > FBI, his secretary, his therapist, or what. But she did have > a first name. What was it? Diane. 4 for Stephen. > 4. This loud, overbearing, mustachioed, and morbidly obese mother > is often heard, but never seen. She loves to conduct > conversations while on the toilet. Who is she? Mrs. Debbie Wolowitz. ("The Big Bang Theory".) 4 for Stephen, Joshua, Jason, Peter, Pete, and Bruce. > featured prominently for most of the run of the series -- > despite only being seen once, bandaged from head to toe. > Give her first name. Maris. 4 for Stephen, Jason, Peter, and Marc. 3 for Joshua and Dan. > apartment across the street where this obese unclothed > character lived. We only ever saw him once, from the back > (and it was hairy). What did they call him? Ugly naked guy. I scored "naked guy" as almost correct. 4 for Stephen, Joshua, Jason, Peter, and Bruce. 3 for Dan. > 7. Selina Meyer often asks if the President has called for her, > and the answer is always no. He is usually referred to as POTUS, > and he is never seen. Name the show. "Veep". 4 for Stephen, Joshua, Dan, Peter, and Marc. > Phyllis Lindstrom droned on about the many wonderful attributes > of her orthodontist husband. We never saw him. What was his > first name? Lars. 4 for Stephen, Joshua, Pete, and Marc. > 9. On "Will & Grace", Karen Walker's husband was an unbelievably > wealthy whale of a man, who went to jail for tax evasion and > faked his own death. What was his first name? Stan (or Stanley). 4 for Stephen, Joshua, and Jason. > 10. Cheers regular Norm Peterson did his best to avoid his wife. > She is mentioned often, but in her only on-screen appearance, > her face is covered in pie. What was her first name? Vera. 4 for Stephen, Joshua, Jason, Marc, and Bruce. > In each case, you simply identify that athlete. > 1. No, it's not Rob Ford. Who is this boxer, kickboxer, mixed > martial artist, and pro wrestler? Butterbean (aka Eric Esch). 4 for Stephen, Joshua, Jason, Peter, and Calvin. > 2. He reminds us of that disgraced editor of the "News of the > World". Shaun White. 4 for Stephen, Pete, and Bruce. > 3. He looks like the lead singer from Oasis. Steve Nash. > 4. Nice mullet. Doesn't look like a back-to-back Cy Young Award > winner, does he ? Tim Lincecum. 4 for Stephen and Pete. > 5. Impressive tummy. C.C. Sabathia. 4 for Stephen, Pete, and Marc. > 6. Well, they say all brides are beautiful. Who is this? Dennis Rodman. 4 for Stephen, Joshua, Peter, Pete, Calvin, and Bruce. > 7. Is he on his way to the high school prom? Dominic Hasek. 4 for Pete. > 8. He looks like my Grade 11 geography teacher. Jim Furyk. 4 for Pete and Calvin. > 9. Wasn't he in "Revenge of the Nerds"? Tom Brady. 4 for Pete, Marc, and Bruce. > 10. You mean it isn't Kurt Cobain? David Beckham. 4 for Peter, Pete, and Calvin. > like, for fun but for no points, decode the rot13 to see the > 9 names and give the picture number from 11 to 18 for each one. > 11. Chris Andersen. #15. Pete and Marc got this. > 12. Muggsy Bogues. #11 (shorter man). Pete, Calvin, and Marc got this. > 13. Manute Bol. #11 (tall man). Pete and Marc got this. > 14. John Daly. #12. Peter, Pete, Calvin, and Marc got this. > 15. Eddie "the Eagle" Edwards. #17. Peter, Pete, Calvin, and Marc got this. > 16. Prince Fielder. #13. Pete and Marc got this. > 17. Miguel Ángel Jiménez. #18. Peter, Pete, Calvin, and Marc got this. > 18. Phil Mickelson. #14. Peter, Pete, Calvin, and Marc got this. > 19. David Wells. #16. Pete and Marc got this. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 8 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS TOPICS-> Lit Sci Ent Spo Stephen Perry 40 58 40 20 158 Dan Blum 40 40 18 0 98 Joshua Kreitzer 28 23 35 8 94 Peter Smyth 20 32 16 12 80 Marc Dashevsky 0 38 20 8 66 Pete Gayde -- -- 16 32 48 "Calvin" 7 15 4 16 42 Bruce Bowler -- -- 20 12 32 Jason Kreitzer -- -- 24 4 28 Erland Sommarskog 0 24 -- -- 24 Björn Lundin 0 16 0 0 16 -- Mark Brader | Could it be that this law has nothing to do with law, justice, Toronto | morality, liberty, or foreign trade, and everything to do with msb@vex.net | politics? Shame on me for being so cynical. -- Morley Safer My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: May 26 01:05PM -0700 On Tuesday, May 26, 2015 at 3:10:04 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote: > -- > Mark Brader, Toronto "More importantly, Mark is just plain wrong." > msb@vex.net -- John Hollingsworth are you sure? swp |
| bbowler <bbowler@bigelow.org>: May 26 12:52PM On Mon, 25 May 2015 01:39:32 -0700, Calvin wrote: > 1 Barack Obama was born in 1961 in which US state? Hawaii > 2 In 1982 who succeeded Leonid Brezhnez as General Secretary of the USSR > Communist Party? Gorbachev? > 3 How many balls are needed to play a standard game of snooker? 16? > 4 The England cricket team's proposed 1968 tour of South Africa was > cancelled after a dispute regarding the selection of which player? > 5 Who composed the 1812 Overture? Tchaikovsky > 6 Which North American city is home to the CN Tower? Toronto > 7 In 1952 which city became the first (and so far only) national capital > to host the Winter Olympics? Oslo > 8 What strait separates Chile from Tierra Del Fuego? Straights of Magellan > 9 What branch of mathematics is named for the Latin for pebble or small > stone? Algebra? |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: May 26 03:31AM -0700 Calvin wrote: > 1 Barack Obama was born in 1961 in which US state? Hawaii > 2 In 1982 who succeeded Leonid Brezhnez as General Secretary of the USSR Communist Party? Andropov ? > 3 How many balls are needed to play a standard game of snooker? 5 > 4 The England cricket team's proposed 1968 tour of South Africa was cancelled after a dispute regarding the selection of which player? > 5 Who composed the 1812 Overture? Tchaikovsky > 6 Which North American city is home to the CN Tower? Toronto > 7 In 1952 which city became the first (and so far only) national capital to host the Winter Olympics? Helsinki > 8 What strait separates Chile from Tierra Del Fuego? Straits of Magellan > 9 What branch of mathematics is named for the Latin for pebble or small stone? calculus -- Dan Tilque |
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