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| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 05 11:07AM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-02-23, 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 6, Round 9 - Arts - Soulpepper Theatre Toronto's Soulpepper Theatre was founded by performing artists, and since 1998 its mandate has been to perform classic plays. Let's see if you can recognize these plays from the Soulpepper archives. For #1-3, name *either* the play or the playwright. 1. Vladimir and Estragon hang about. 2. In this American play, Blanche Dubois says, "I have always depended on the kindness of strangers." 3. This 1938 American play tells the story of the fictional American small town of Grover's Corners between 1901 and 1913 through the everyday lives of its citizens. For the remaining questions, name the *play*. 4. This Canadian musical, written by John MacLachlan Gray in collaboration with the actor Eric Peterson, dramatizes the life of a Canadian World War I fighter. 5. This play portrays the visit of an elderly professor and his glamorous, much younger second wife, to the rural estate that supports their urban lifestyle. It is one of three plays by Chekhov to have been performed at Soulpepper. Name it. 6. This play is premised on the idea that the audience will be fully conversant with the play about the Danish prince. It centers around two of the minor characters in that play. What is it called? 7. Charles Condomine, a novelist, and his wife Ruth, have invited their friends Dr. and Mrs. Bradman to join them for drinks and dinner with a local clairvoyant, Madame Arcati. 8. In this play about a young girl and her guardian, she remarks, "I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read in the train." What is the play? 9. The omniscient narrator invites the audience to listen to the dreams and innermost thoughts of the inhabitants of a small, fictional Welsh fishing village. 10. This play, which has also been adapted as a TV miniseries and an opera, uses AIDS as a metaphor for an investigation of life in the 1980's. * Game 6, Round 10 - Challenge Round - 6 out of 7 Deadly Sins A. Angry Literature A1. What 1956 play spawned the phrase "angry young men" as a descriptor of an entire generation? A2. Who wrote "The Sound and the Fury"? B. Gluttony, or Competitive Eating B1. Name the specific venue where the annual Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest is held. B2. Which Travel TV reality show, hosted by Adam Richman, celebrates competitive eating? C. History of Gay Pride C1. What place did the police raid in the early morning hours of 1969-06-28 in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan? C2. Toronto's Pride Week sponsors two large gatherings of the LGBTQ community. The Pride Parade is one. Name the other. D. Lust, or Canadian Sex Symbols D1. Pamela Anderson is a Canadian "Playboy" Playmate and "Baywatch" lifeguard, known for her skimpy red bathing suit. But in a 2003 campaign for a cause dear to her heart, she posed naked, saying, "I'd rather go naked than" -- do what? D2. Ryan Gosling is a Canadian actor and sex symbol who began his career as a child star on which TV show? E. Greed, or Ridiculous Sports Salaries E1. According to Forbes Magazine, with a salary of $19,300,000 and endorsements of $53,000,000, which 4-time MVP was the highest-paid player in the NBA in 2014? E2. According to Forbes Magazine, with a salary of nearly $52,000,000 and endorsements of $28,000,000, who was the highest-paid soccer player in the world in 2014? and of course... F. Sloths F1. Sloths are known for their slow-moving arboreal habits. What Australian animal occupies the same ecological/ behavioral niche? F2. Sloth fur hosts two species of symbiotic cyanobacteria. What effect does this have on the fur? -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "Could you guys please stop agreeing? msb@vex.net | It's wearing me out." --Bob Lieblich My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| bbowler <bbowler@bigelow.org>: May 05 05:47PM On Tue, 05 May 2015 11:07:31 -0500, Mark Brader wrote: > you can recognize these plays from the Soulpepper archives. > For #1-3, name *either* the play or the playwright. > 1. Vladimir and Estragon hang about. Waiting for Godot? > 2. In this American play, Blanche Dubois says, "I have always > depended on the kindness of strangers." A Street Car Named Desire > 3. This 1938 American play tells the story of the fictional American > small town of Grover's Corners between 1901 and 1913 through the > everyday lives of its citizens. Our Town > For the remaining questions, name the *play*. No can do... > A1. What 1956 play spawned the phrase "angry young men" as a > descriptor of an entire generation? > A2. Who wrote "The Sound and the Fury"? Faulkner > B. Gluttony, or Competitive Eating > B1. Name the specific venue where the annual Nathan's Hot Dog > Eating Contest is held. Cony Island > B2. Which Travel TV reality show, hosted by Adam Richman, > celebrates competitive eating? Man Vs Food > "Baywatch" lifeguard, known for her skimpy red bathing suit. > But in a 2003 campaign for a cause dear to her heart, she posed > naked, saying, "I'd rather go naked than" -- do what? Wear Fur > E1. According to Forbes Magazine, with a salary of $19,300,000 > and endorsements of $53,000,000, which 4-time MVP was the > highest-paid player in the NBA in 2014? LeBron James > E2. According to Forbes Magazine, with a salary of nearly > $52,000,000 and endorsements of $28,000,000, who was the > highest-paid soccer player in the world in 2014? Renaldo; Messi > F1. Sloths are known for their slow-moving arboreal habits. > What Australian animal occupies the same ecological/ behavioral > niche? Koala > F2. Sloth fur hosts two species of symbiotic cyanobacteria. > What effect does this have on the fur? Camouflage |
| Joe <joe@oxtedonline.com>: May 05 06:51PM +0100 On 2015-05-05 17:47:20 +0000, bbowler said: >> What Australian animal occupies the same ecological/ behavioral >> niche? > Koala Not this one http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-32587267 -- "To err, as they say, is human. To forgive is divine. To err by withholding your forgiveness until it's too late is to become divinely fucked up." ― Jonathan Tropper, The Book of Joe |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): May 05 06:08PM > * Game 6, Round 9 - Arts - Soulpepper Theatre > 1. Vladimir and Estragon hang about. Waiting for Godot > 2. In this American play, Blanche Dubois says, "I have always > depended on the kindness of strangers." Tennessee Williams > 3. This 1938 American play tells the story of the fictional American > small town of Grover's Corners between 1901 and 1913 through > the everyday lives of its citizens. Our Town > glamorous, much younger second wife, to the rural estate that > supports their urban lifestyle. It is one of three plays by > Chekhov to have been performed at Soulpepper. Name it. Uncle Vanya > fully conversant with the play about the Danish prince. > It centers around two of the minor characters in that play. > What is it called? Rozencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead > 7. Charles Condomine, a novelist, and his wife Ruth, have invited > their friends Dr. and Mrs. Bradman to join them for drinks and > dinner with a local clairvoyant, Madame Arcati. The Mousetrap > 9. The omniscient narrator invites the audience to listen to > the dreams and innermost thoughts of the inhabitants of a small, > fictional Welsh fishing village. Under Milkwood > 10. This play, which has also been adapted as a TV miniseries and > an opera, uses AIDS as a metaphor for an investigation of life > in the 1980's. Angels in America > * Game 6, Round 10 - Challenge Round - 6 out of 7 Deadly Sins > A. Angry Literature > A2. Who wrote "The Sound and the Fury"? William Faulkner > B. Gluttony, or Competitive Eating > B1. Name the specific venue where the annual Nathan's Hot Dog > Eating Contest is held. Coney Island Amusement Park > C1. What place did the police raid in the early morning hours > of 1969-06-28 in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of > Manhattan? Stonewall > "Baywatch" lifeguard, known for her skimpy red bathing suit. > But in a 2003 campaign for a cause dear to her heart, she > posed naked, saying, "I'd rather go naked than" -- do what? wear fur > E1. According to Forbes Magazine, with a salary of $19,300,000 > and endorsements of $53,000,000, which 4-time MVP was the > highest-paid player in the NBA in 2014? LeBron James > F1. Sloths are known for their slow-moving arboreal habits. > What Australian animal occupies the same ecological/ > behavioral niche? koala > F2. Sloth fur hosts two species of symbiotic cyanobacteria. > What effect does this have on the fur? it fluouresces -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| "Peter Smyth" <psmyth@ukf.net>: May 05 06:37PM Mark Brader wrote: > if you can recognize these plays from the Soulpepper archives. > For #1-3, name either the play or the playwright. > 1. Vladimir and Estragon hang about. Waiting for Godot > 2. In this American play, Blanche Dubois says, "I have always > depended on the kindness of strangers." A Streetcar Named Desire > 3. This 1938 American play tells the story of the fictional American > small town of Grover's Corners between 1901 and 1913 through > the everyday lives of its citizens. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof > fully conversant with the play about the Danish prince. > It centers around two of the minor characters in that play. > What is it called? Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead > 9. The omniscient narrator invites the audience to listen to > the dreams and innermost thoughts of the inhabitants of a small, > fictional Welsh fishing village. Under Milk Wood > B. Gluttony, or Competitive Eating > B1. Name the specific venue where the annual Nathan's Hot Dog > Eating Contest is held. Coney Island > B2. Which Travel TV reality show, hosted by Adam Richman, > celebrates competitive eating? Man vs Food > C1. What place did the police raid in the early morning hours > of 1969-06-28 in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of > Manhattan? A gay sauna > "Baywatch" lifeguard, known for her skimpy red bathing suit. > But in a 2003 campaign for a cause dear to her heart, she > posed naked, saying, "I'd rather go naked than" -- do what? wear fur > E1. According to Forbes Magazine, with a salary of $19,300,000 > and endorsements of $53,000,000, which 4-time MVP was the > highest-paid player in the NBA in 2014? Bryant > E2. According to Forbes Magazine, with a salary of nearly > $52,000,000 and endorsements of $28,000,000, who was the > highest-paid soccer player in the world in 2014? Messi > F1. Sloths are known for their slow-moving arboreal habits. > What Australian animal occupies the same ecological/ > behavioral niche? Koala > F2. Sloth fur hosts two species of symbiotic cyanobacteria. > What effect does this have on the fur? makes it different colours Peter Smyth |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: May 05 03:01PM -0500 In article <z_KdncoABrded9XInZ2dnUU7-audnZ2d@vex.net>, msb@vex.net says... > if you can recognize these plays from the Soulpepper archives. > For #1-3, name *either* the play or the playwright. > 1. Vladimir and Estragon hang about. Waiting For Godot > 2. In this American play, Blanche Dubois says, "I have always > depended on the kindness of strangers." A Streetcar Named Desire > 3. This 1938 American play tells the story of the fictional American > small town of Grover's Corners between 1901 and 1913 through > the everyday lives of its citizens. Our Town > glamorous, much younger second wife, to the rural estate that > supports their urban lifestyle. It is one of three plays by > Chekhov to have been performed at Soulpepper. Name it. Uncle Vanya > fully conversant with the play about the Danish prince. > It centers around two of the minor characters in that play. > What is it called? Rosenkrantz And Guildenstern Are Dead > 8. In this play about a young girl and her guardian, she remarks, > "I never travel without my diary. One should always have > something sensational to read in the train." What is the play? The Importance Of Being Earnest > 10. This play, which has also been adapted as a TV miniseries and > an opera, uses AIDS as a metaphor for an investigation of life > in the 1980's. it's by Tony Kushner and I cannot remember the name > A1. What 1956 play spawned the phrase "angry young men" as a > descriptor of an entire generation? > A2. Who wrote "The Sound and the Fury"? Faulkner > B. Gluttony, or Competitive Eating > B1. Name the specific venue where the annual Nathan's Hot Dog > Eating Contest is held. Coney Island > C1. What place did the police raid in the early morning hours > of 1969-06-28 in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of > Manhattan? Stonewall Inn > "Baywatch" lifeguard, known for her skimpy red bathing suit. > But in a 2003 campaign for a cause dear to her heart, she > posed naked, saying, "I'd rather go naked than" -- do what? wear fur > E1. According to Forbes Magazine, with a salary of $19,300,000 > and endorsements of $53,000,000, which 4-time MVP was the > highest-paid player in the NBA in 2014? Kobe Bryant > F1. Sloths are known for their slow-moving arboreal habits. > What Australian animal occupies the same ecological/ > behavioral niche? koala > F2. Sloth fur hosts two species of symbiotic cyanobacteria. > What effect does this have on the fur? camouflage (and I've always heard it was algae, although perhaps the ecosystem created by the algae contains cyanobacteria) -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: May 05 06:50PM -0700 On Tuesday, May 5, 2015 at 12:07:32 PM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote: > These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-02-23, > and should be interpreted accordingly. noted > if you can recognize these plays from the Soulpepper archives. > For #1-3, name *either* the play or the playwright. > 1. Vladimir and Estragon hang about. waiting for godot > 2. In this American play, Blanche Dubois says, "I have always > depended on the kindness of strangers." a streetcar named desire > 3. This 1938 American play tells the story of the fictional American > small town of Grover's Corners between 1901 and 1913 through > the everyday lives of its citizens. our town > 4. This Canadian musical, written by John MacLachlan Gray in > collaboration with the actor Eric Peterson, dramatizes the life > of a Canadian World War I fighter. ... > glamorous, much younger second wife, to the rural estate that > supports their urban lifestyle. It is one of three plays by > Chekhov to have been performed at Soulpepper. Name it. uncle vanya > fully conversant with the play about the Danish prince. > It centers around two of the minor characters in that play. > What is it called? rosencrantz and guildenstern are dead > 7. Charles Condomine, a novelist, and his wife Ruth, have invited > their friends Dr. and Mrs. Bradman to join them for drinks and > dinner with a local clairvoyant, Madame Arcati. noel coward's blithe spirit > 8. In this play about a young girl and her guardian, she remarks, > "I never travel without my diary. One should always have > something sensational to read in the train." What is the play? the importance of being earnest > 10. This play, which has also been adapted as a TV miniseries and > an opera, uses AIDS as a metaphor for an investigation of life > in the 1980's. angels in america > A. Angry Literature > A1. What 1956 play spawned the phrase "angry young men" as a > descriptor of an entire generation? look back in anger > A2. Who wrote "The Sound and the Fury"? faulkner > B. Gluttony, or Competitive Eating > B1. Name the specific venue where the annual Nathan's Hot Dog > Eating Contest is held. coney island > B2. Which Travel TV reality show, hosted by Adam Richman, > celebrates competitive eating? man v. food > C1. What place did the police raid in the early morning hours > of 1969-06-28 in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of > Manhattan? stonewall inn > C2. Toronto's Pride Week sponsors two large gatherings of the > LGBTQ community. The Pride Parade is one. Name the other. dyke march? > "Baywatch" lifeguard, known for her skimpy red bathing suit. > But in a 2003 campaign for a cause dear to her heart, she > posed naked, saying, "I'd rather go naked than" -- do what? wear fur > D2. Ryan Gosling is a Canadian actor and sex symbol who began > his career as a child star on which TV show? mickey mouse club > E1. According to Forbes Magazine, with a salary of $19,300,000 > and endorsements of $53,000,000, which 4-time MVP was the > highest-paid player in the NBA in 2014? kobe bryant > E2. According to Forbes Magazine, with a salary of nearly > $52,000,000 and endorsements of $28,000,000, who was the > highest-paid soccer player in the world in 2014? critiano rinaldo? > F1. Sloths are known for their slow-moving arboreal habits. > What Australian animal occupies the same ecological/ > behavioral niche? koala > F2. Sloth fur hosts two species of symbiotic cyanobacteria. > What effect does this have on the fur? provides camouflage swp |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: May 06 05:30AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:z_KdncoABrded9XInZ2dnUU7- > * Game 6, Round 9 - Arts - Soulpepper Theatre > For #1-3, name *either* the play or the playwright. > 1. Vladimir and Estragon hang about. "Waiting for Godot" > 2. In this American play, Blanche Dubois says, "I have always > depended on the kindness of strangers." Tennessee Williams > 3. This 1938 American play tells the story of the fictional American > small town of Grover's Corners between 1901 and 1913 through > the everyday lives of its citizens. "Our Town" > glamorous, much younger second wife, to the rural estate that > supports their urban lifestyle. It is one of three plays by > Chekhov to have been performed at Soulpepper. Name it. "The Seagull" (?) > fully conversant with the play about the Danish prince. > It centers around two of the minor characters in that play. > What is it called? "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead" > 7. Charles Condomine, a novelist, and his wife Ruth, have invited > their friends Dr. and Mrs. Bradman to join them for drinks and > dinner with a local clairvoyant, Madame Arcati. "Blithe Spirit" > 8. In this play about a young girl and her guardian, she remarks, > "I never travel without my diary. One should always have > something sensational to read in the train." What is the play? "The Importance of Being Earnest" > 10. This play, which has also been adapted as a TV miniseries and > an opera, uses AIDS as a metaphor for an investigation of life > in the 1980's. "Angels in America" > A. Angry Literature > A1. What 1956 play spawned the phrase "angry young men" as a > descriptor of an entire generation? "Look Back in Anger" > A2. Who wrote "The Sound and the Fury"? William Faulkner > B. Gluttony, or Competitive Eating > B1. Name the specific venue where the annual Nathan's Hot Dog > Eating Contest is held. Coney Island > C1. What place did the police raid in the early morning hours > of 1969-06-28 in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of > Manhattan? Stonewall Inn > "Baywatch" lifeguard, known for her skimpy red bathing suit. > But in a 2003 campaign for a cause dear to her heart, she > posed naked, saying, "I'd rather go naked than" -- do what? "wear fur" > D2. Ryan Gosling is a Canadian actor and sex symbol who began > his career as a child star on which TV show? "Mickey Mouse Club" > E1. According to Forbes Magazine, with a salary of $19,300,000 > and endorsements of $53,000,000, which 4-time MVP was the > highest-paid player in the NBA in 2014? Lebron James > F1. Sloths are known for their slow-moving arboreal habits. > What Australian animal occupies the same ecological/ > behavioral niche? koala -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: May 05 04:16PM -0700 Mark Brader wrote: > if you can recognize these plays from the Soulpepper archives. > For #1-3, name *either* the play or the playwright. > 1. Vladimir and Estragon hang about. Dostoevsky > 2. In this American play, Blanche Dubois says, "I have always > depended on the kindness of strangers." A Streetcar Named Desire > 3. This 1938 American play tells the story of the fictional American > small town of Grover's Corners between 1901 and 1913 through > the everyday lives of its citizens. Our Town > fully conversant with the play about the Danish prince. > It centers around two of the minor characters in that play. > What is it called? Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead > C1. What place did the police raid in the early morning hours > of 1969-06-28 in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of > Manhattan? Stonewall > E1. According to Forbes Magazine, with a salary of $19,300,000 > and endorsements of $53,000,000, which 4-time MVP was the > highest-paid player in the NBA in 2014? Kobe Bryant > F1. Sloths are known for their slow-moving arboreal habits. > What Australian animal occupies the same ecological/ > behavioral niche? koala > F2. Sloth fur hosts two species of symbiotic cyanobacteria. > What effect does this have on the fur? gives them a greenish color -- Dan Tilque |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: May 05 04:22PM -0700 Marc Dashevsky wrote: >> What effect does this have on the fur? > camouflage (and I've always heard it was algae, although perhaps > the ecosystem created by the algae contains cyanobacteria) Cyanobacteria were originally known as blue-green algae. But they're not very closely related to green algae, so they came up with another name for them. -- Dan Tilque |
| "Rob Parker" <robpparker@NOSPAM.optusnet.com.au.FOR.ME>: May 05 11:25PM +1000 > * Game 6, Round 7 - Geography - World's Most Obscure Capital Cities > 1. Liechtenstein. Vaduz > 2. Sierra Leone. Freetown > 3. Zambia. Lusaka > 4. Eritrea. Baku; Juba > 5. Honduras. Tegucigalpa > 6. Suriname. Paramaribo > 7. Tonga. Nuku'alofa > 8. Namibia. Windhoek > 9. Kosovo. Pristina > 10. Kyrgyzstan. Tashkent; Bishkek > * Game 6, Round 8 - Canadiana - Federal Cabinet Resignations > Don't be a quitter! Don't be silly!!! Rob |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 05 11:04AM -0500 Mark Brader: > Bujumbura | Libreville | Paramaribo | Vaduz > Chisinau | Lilongwe | Port Moresby | Washington > Dodoma | London | Pristina | Windhoek The original handout only had 30 cities; I threw in London and Washington just for fun and to make it fit four equal columns. > 1. Liechtenstein. Vaduz. 4 for everyone -- Dan Blum, Joshua, Erland, Calvin, Peter, Pete, Björn, Marc, Dan Tilque, Stephen, and Rob. > 2. Sierra Leone. Freetown. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Calvin, Peter, Pete, Marc, Dan Tilque, Stephen, and Rob. 3 for Björn. > 3. Zambia. Lusaka. 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, Calvin, Peter, Pete, Stephen, and Rob. 3 for Joshua. > 4. Eritrea. Asmara. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Erland, Peter, Marc, and Stephen. 3 for Calvin. > 5. Honduras. Tegucigalpa. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Erland, Calvin, Peter, Pete, Marc, Dan Tilque, Stephen, and Rob. > 6. Suriname. Paramaribo. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Erland, Peter, Pete, Björn, Marc, Dan Tilque, Stephen, and Rob. > 7. Tonga. Nuku'alofa. 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, Calvin, Peter, Stephen, and Rob. 3 for Joshua. > 8. Namibia. Windhoek. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Erland, Calvin, Peter, Pete, Marc, Dan Tilque, Stephen, and Rob. 2 for Björn. > 9. Kosovo. Pristina. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Calvin, Peter, Pete, Björn, Marc, Dan Tilque, Stephen, and Rob. > 10. Kyrgyzstan. Bishkek. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Calvin, Peter, Pete, Marc, Dan Tilque, and Stephen. 2 for Dan Blum and Rob. > So there were 22 decoys. Decode the rot13 to see the countries > and name their capitals if you like for fun, but for no points. Okay, really 20 decoys. > 11. Papua New Guinea. Port Moresby. Joshua, Erland, Peter, and Pete got this. > 12. Marshall Islands. Majuro. Joshua got this. > 13. Malawi. Lilongwe. Peter and Pete got this. > 14. Burundi. Bujumbura. Erland* and Peter got this. > 15. Uzbekistan. Tashkent. Joshua, Erland, Peter, and Pete got this. > 16. South Sudan. Juba. Joshua, Erland, and Pete got this. > 17. Grenada. St. George's. Joshua, Peter*, and Pete got this. > 18. Solomon Islands. Honiara. Peter got this. > 19. Bahrain. Manama. Joshua, Erland, Peter, and Pete got this. > 20. Moldova. Chisinau. Joshua, Erland, Peter*, and Pete got this. > 21. Mali. Bamako. Joshua, Erland, Peter, and Pete got this. > 22. Bhutan. Thimphu. Joshua, Erland*, Peter, and Pete got this. > 23. Qatar. Doha. Joshua, Erland, Peter, and Pete got this. > 24. Samoa. Apia. Joshua, Peter, and Pete got this. > 25. Azerbaijan. Baku. Joshua, Erland, Peter, and Pete got this. > 26. Gabon. Libreville. Erland, Peter, and Pete got this. > 27. Yemen. Sana'a. Joshua, Erland, Peter*, and Pete got this. > 28. Comoros. Moroni. Joshua, Peter, and Pete got this. > 29. Tanzania. Dodoma. Joshua and Peter got this. > 30. Tuvalu. Funafuti. Peter got this. *With a spelling error, despite having the list to copy from. And of course... > 31. UK. London. Joshua, Erland, Peter, and Pete got this. > 32. US. Washington. Joshua, Erland, Peter, and Pete got this. > * Game 6, Round 8 - Canadiana - Federal Cabinet Resignations > Don't be a quitter! Here's a round on federal cabinet resignations, > from the recent, mid-range, and distant past. This was the hardest round in the original game, too. Here, it took Stephen to make it count for everyone. > that he had forged his mistress's husband's signature on a > hospital form so that she could receive an abortion? He returned > in 1980 as Secretary of State and Minister of Communications. Francis Fox. 4 for Stephen. > 2. Who resigned as Minister of Foreign Affairs in 2008 after > leaving NATO briefing notes at his girlfriend's home? He, too, > has made a comeback, as Minister of Small Business & Tourism. Maxime Bernier. > 3. Which future prime minister left the cabinet in 1975 in an > apparent scrap with Pierre Elliott Trudeau over economic > policies? John Turner. 3 for Stephen. > 4. National Defence Minister Douglas Harkness resigned in 1963 from > John Diefenbaker's cabinet over what widely debated defense > issue? He wanted nuclear-armed Bomarc missiles and Dief was opposed. Any reference to the Bomarc or nuclear weapons was sufficient. 4 for Stephen. > 5. Which prime minister himself resigned after seven of his unhappy > cabinet ministers resigned in 1896 -- including Sir Charles > Tupper, who then succeeded him as PM? Sir Mackenzie Bowell. > 6. Who resigned her seat in Hamilton East in 1996, reluctantly > following through on a promise to do so if Parliament passed > the GST? Sheila Copps. > 7. Which future premier resigned from the cabinet of Brian Mulroney > in 1990 after trying to speak to a judge about a case on which > the judge was ruling? Jean Charest (Quebec). > 8. Which Minister of Fisheries and Oceans resigned in 1985 owing > to a scandal related to the sale of tainted tuna? John Fraser. > 9. Which outspoken Secretary of State resigned in 1968 in the > dying days of the Lester Pearson government, simply because > she refused to serve in a Trudeau cabinet? Judy LaMarsh. > 10. Which Minister for International Cooperation resigned as an > MP in 2012 after years of criticism of her spending habits? Bev Oda. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 6 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST TOPICS-> Sci His Ent Lei Geo Can FOUR Stephen Perry 40 20 32 32 40 11 144 Peter Smyth 28 24 32 40 40 0 140 Marc Dashevsky 32 32 28 36 32 0 132 Joshua Kreitzer 28 36 24 25 38 0 127 Rob Parker 32 12 0 36 34 0 114 Dan Tilque 28 28 0 28 28 0 112 Dan Blum 32 20 20 24 30 0 106 Erland Sommarskog 11 20 0 32 40 0 103 "Calvin" 14 14 11 40 35 0 103 Pete Gayde 12 16 0 12 32 0 72 Björn Lundin 8 8 0 15 17 0 48 Bruce Bowler 38 8 -- -- -- -- 46 Jason Kreitzer 8 8 -- -- -- -- 16 -- Mark Brader | "Design an idiot-proof system, and the universe Toronto | will spontaneously evolve a higher grade of idiot msb@vex.net | that is able to circumvent it." My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: May 05 11:17PM +0200 > Bujumbura. Erland* and Peter got this. > *With a spelling error, despite having the list to copy from. I typed in many of the names without looking at the list. Chance had it, is that I was working with adding some data for a script where I needed one city per country code, why I had many of the names fresh. I would not have gotten Suriname and Tahiti without that exercice. (And I still had to look at the list for those too.) Still I missed a couple, but I did not memorise all names. And I worked from Google maps, and I did not necessarily take the biggest city or the capital. For instance, in Malawi there was not really anything that stood out. And Tanzania was a big surprise. -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): May 05 12:10PM > replacing one answer with one that makes sense in the context. However > to get the fifth pair, I would have expected a question about a city > (or a beer) in Argentina. Yes, I could have used such a question but judged the one I used to be slightly less obscure (although it is admittedly obscure). -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: May 05 01:26PM > Yes, I could have used such a question but judged the one I used to be > slightly less obscure (although it is admittedly obscure). For my perspective, questions about cities in Argentina are not very obscure! And least of all that one. There are quite a few things to see in that area. But I would agree that if you had asked about a Swedish word for improving the taste of food, that would have been obscure! -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: May 05 06:54AM -0700 On Tuesday, May 5, 2015 at 12:07:01 AM UTC-4, Dan Blum wrote: > _______________________________________________________________________ > Dan Blum tool@panix.com > "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." and you would be correct. I did this on the fly and didn't really think about the theme at all for a change. it usually helps to try to figure out what the question setter was thinking and follow that same train of thought. at least for me it does. then again, my train of thought was been stuck boarding at the station more often than not recently. swp |
| swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: May 05 06:55AM -0700 On Monday, May 4, 2015 at 10:49:05 PM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote: > -- > Mark Brader, Toronto | "So *you* say." --Toddy Beamish > msb@vex.net | (H.G. Wells, "The Man Who Could Work Miracles") you spotted it before I did Mark. well done. swp |
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