| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 08 02:17PM -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*)". Game 6 is over and STEPHEN PERRY has won convincingly. Hearty congratulations! > 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" by Samuel Beckett. 4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Peter, Marc, Stephen, and Joshua. > 2. In this American play, Blanche Dubois says, "I have always > depended on the kindness of strangers." "A Streetcar Named Desire" by Tennessee Williams. 4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Peter, Marc, Dan Tilque, Stephen, Joshua, Calvin, and Pete. > 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" by Thornton Wilder. 4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Marc, Dan Tilque, Stephen, Joshua, and Pete. > 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. "Billy Bishop Goes to War". > 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". 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, and Stephen. 2 for Pete. > 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" (by Tom Stoppard, referring to "Hamlet"). 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Marc, Dan Tilque, Stephen, Joshua, Calvin, and Pete. > 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" (by Noel Coward). 4 for Joshua. 3 for Stephen. > 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" (by Oscar Widle). 4 for Marc, Stephen, and Joshua. > 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" (by Dylan Thomas). 4 for Dan Blum and Peter. > 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" (by Tony Kushner). 4 for Dan Blum, Stephen, and Joshua. > * Game 6, Round 10 - Challenge Round - 6 out of 7 Deadly Sins This was the easiest round in the original game. > A. Angry Literature > A1. What 1956 play spawned the phrase "angry young men" as a > descriptor of an entire generation? "Look Back in Anger". 4 for Stephen and Joshua. > A2. Who wrote "The Sound and the Fury"? William Faulkner. 4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Marc, Stephen, Joshua, and Calvin. > B. Gluttony, or Competitive Eating > B1. Name the specific venue where the annual Nathan's Hot Dog > Eating Contest is held. Coney Island (New York). 4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Peter, Marc, Stephen, Joshua, and Pete. > B2. Which Travel TV reality show, hosted by Adam Richman, > celebrates competitive eating? "Man vs. Food". 4 for Bruce, Peter, Stephen, and Pete. > 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. Anything with "Stonewall" was acceptable. 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Dan Tilque, Stephen, Joshua, and Pete. > C2. Toronto's Pride Week sponsors two large gatherings of the > LGBTQ community. The Pride Parade is one. Name the other. Dyke March. 4 for Stephen. > "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. "Wearing dead animals" was not specific enough. 4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Peter, Marc, Stephen, Joshua, Calvin, and Pete. > D2. Ryan Gosling is a Canadian actor and sex symbol who began > his career as a child star on which TV show? "The All New Mickey Mouse Club". Anything with "Mickey Mouse Club" was sufficient. 4 for Stephen, Joshua, and Calvin. > 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. 4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Joshua, Calvin, and Pete. > 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? Christiano Ronaldo. 4 for Stephen. 3 for Bruce and Calvin. 2 for Björn and Pete. > F1. Sloths are known for their slow-moving arboreal habits. > What Australian animal occupies the same ecological/ > behavioral niche? Koala. (And some teenagers, Calvin tells us.) 4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Peter, Marc, Dan Tilque, Stephen, Joshua, Calvin, and Björn. > F2. Sloth fur hosts two species of symbiotic cyanobacteria. > What effect does this have on the fur? Turns it green, which provides camouflage. I accepted any reference to changing the color or to camouflage, but no points for "something disgusting"! 4 for Bruce, Peter, Marc, Dan Tilque, and Stephen. See: http://mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/sloth-hanging.jpg Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 6 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST TOPICS-> Sci His Ent Lei Geo Can Art Cha SIX Stephen Perry 40 20 32 32 40 11 31 44 219 Joshua Kreitzer 28 36 24 25 38 0 28 32 187 Peter Smyth 28 24 32 40 40 0 16 20 184 Marc Dashevsky 32 32 28 36 32 0 24 24 184 Dan Blum 32 20 20 24 30 0 28 24 158 "Calvin" 14 14 11 40 35 0 8 23 137 Dan Tilque 28 28 0 28 28 0 12 12 136 Rob Parker 32 12 0 36 34 0 -- -- 114 Pete Gayde 12 16 0 12 32 0 14 22 108 Erland Sommarskog 11 20 0 32 40 0 -- -- 103 Bruce Bowler 38 8 -- -- -- -- 12 31 89 Björn Lundin 8 8 0 15 17 0 0 6 54 Jason Kreitzer 8 8 -- -- -- -- -- -- 16 -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "Anyone who can handle a needle convincingly can make msb@vex.net | us see a thread which is not there." --E.H. Gombrich My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 08 02:19PM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-03-02, 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 7, Round 2 - History: Black Days in Battle As you saw on 2015-03-10 when the current-events round was posted, Game 7 was introduced with these words: "Now that Black History Month has ended, we're doing a themed game on all things black." In each case we'll describe a battle in which one side suffered a crushing defeat -- of course, from the other side's point of view it was not a black day but a resounding victory. 1. The Battle of Kosovo was fought in 1389 by the armies of the Serbian Prince Lazar and the Turkish forces of the Ottoman Sultan Murad. It ended in the collapse of Serbia and the complete encirclement of the crumbling Byzantine Empire by Turkish armies. Name the *field* of battle. 2. This 1513 battle, fought in Northumberland and sometimes called the Battle of Branxton, was a conflict between the Kingdoms of England and Scotland. It was a decisive English victory over the invading Scots, who lost their commander King James IV, the flower of Scottish chivalry. Name the *field* of battle. 3. In 1532 at the Battle of Cajamarca, 80,000 Incans were slaughtered when their ruler Atahualpa refused to accept Christianity. Name the *conquistador* who led the Spanish army in this battle. For the remaining questions, simply name the *battle* in each case. 4. In 1415, the English armies led by King Henry V used the longbow to defeat the much larger French armies in the most famous battle of the Hundred Years War. 5. In 1683, an Ottoman Empire army under the command of Kara Mustafa Pasha was defeated by a much smaller mixed force under the Polish King John Sobieski. This battle proved to be the end of Islamic expansion into Europe. 6. In 732, an invading Muslim army led by Spain's Moorish General Abd-er Rahman crossed the western Pyrenees, hoping to expand into Europe. But Charles Martel's largely unarmored Frankish army held its ground against the mounted and mailed horsemen of the invaders and forced them into retreat. 7. In 1690, William of Orange won a crushing victory over James II in this battle, which marked the last time that two crowned kings of England, Scotland, and Ireland faced each other on the battlefield. 8. In 1187, Muslim armies under Saladin captured or killed the vast majority of the forces of the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem in this battle, making Islamic forces once again the preeminent military power of the Holy Land. 9. This battle in 378, in what is now Turkey, was fought between a Roman army led by the Emperor Valens and Gothic rebels led by Firtigern. It was an overwhelming victory for the Goths and marked the beginning of the fall of the Western part of the Roman Empire. 10. In June 1942, Admiral Yamamoto of Japan planned to seize a tiny atoll 400 miles west of Hawaii. Much to his surprise, he was met and defeated by US forces led by Admiral Nimitz. This defeat effectively ended Japanese expansion across the Pacific. * Game 7, Round 3 - Miscellaneous - Black Magic and Witchcraft 1. Meetings of the witch-cult of Western Europe took place on February 2 (Candlemas), May Eve (Roodmas), August 1 (Lammas), and All Hallows' Eve. What name was collectively given to these celebrations? 2. These local gatherings always consisted of a leader and 12 followers. The word describing them has continued in use to the present day, but is now applied to any gathering of evil magicians. 3. Animals were associated with witchcraft and were consulted to foretell the future. In France, the animal was always a toad, but elsewhere it might be a black cat or dog. What were these animals collectively called? 4. A famous witch-hunters' manual was published 500 years ago in Germany. What was its title in Latin? (The short version of the title will suffice.) 5. One of most efficacious ways to confront Christianity was to recite the Pater Noster backwards. What word familiar to stage magicians appears to derive from to this activity? 6. Name the New England town where witch fever burst out in the late 17th century. 7. Witches were found all over Europe, and of course elsewhere as well. One of the earliest recorded is named in the Bible -- and was echoed in the TV show "Bewitched". What was she called in the Bible? (Description and place name needed.) 8. One of the great witches found in literature has the charming name of Gagool the Old. In what 19th-century H. Rider Haggard classic does she appear? 9. This Russian arch-witch is famed for her house, which can move about on its four chicken legs. Name her. 10. This wood -- Hamamelis virginiana -- was regularly used for divining purposes in North America. What is its everyday name? -- Mark Brader "Remember, this is Mark we're dealing with. Toronto Rationality and fact won't work very well." msb@vex.net -- Jeff Scott Franzman My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 08 02:20PM -0500 Sorry, forgot to change the subject line here. Here it is again... Mark Brader: > and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information > see my 2015-02-23 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian > Inquisition (QFTCI*)". Game 6 is over and STEPHEN PERRY has won convincingly. Hearty congratulations! > 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" by Samuel Beckett. 4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Peter, Marc, Stephen, and Joshua. > 2. In this American play, Blanche Dubois says, "I have always > depended on the kindness of strangers." "A Streetcar Named Desire" by Tennessee Williams. 4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Peter, Marc, Dan Tilque, Stephen, Joshua, Calvin, and Pete. > 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" by Thornton Wilder. 4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Marc, Dan Tilque, Stephen, Joshua, and Pete. > 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. "Billy Bishop Goes to War". > 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". 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, and Stephen. 2 for Pete. > 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" (by Tom Stoppard, referring to "Hamlet"). 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Marc, Dan Tilque, Stephen, Joshua, Calvin, and Pete. > 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" (by Noel Coward). 4 for Joshua. 3 for Stephen. > 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" (by Oscar Widle). 4 for Marc, Stephen, and Joshua. > 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" (by Dylan Thomas). 4 for Dan Blum and Peter. > 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" (by Tony Kushner). 4 for Dan Blum, Stephen, and Joshua. > * Game 6, Round 10 - Challenge Round - 6 out of 7 Deadly Sins This was the easiest round in the original game. > A. Angry Literature > A1. What 1956 play spawned the phrase "angry young men" as a > descriptor of an entire generation? "Look Back in Anger". 4 for Stephen and Joshua. > A2. Who wrote "The Sound and the Fury"? William Faulkner. 4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Marc, Stephen, Joshua, and Calvin. > B. Gluttony, or Competitive Eating > B1. Name the specific venue where the annual Nathan's Hot Dog > Eating Contest is held. Coney Island (New York). 4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Peter, Marc, Stephen, Joshua, and Pete. > B2. Which Travel TV reality show, hosted by Adam Richman, > celebrates competitive eating? "Man vs. Food". 4 for Bruce, Peter, Stephen, and Pete. > 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. Anything with "Stonewall" was acceptable. 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Dan Tilque, Stephen, Joshua, and Pete. > C2. Toronto's Pride Week sponsors two large gatherings of the > LGBTQ community. The Pride Parade is one. Name the other. Dyke March. 4 for Stephen. > "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. "Wearing dead animals" was not specific enough. 4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Peter, Marc, Stephen, Joshua, Calvin, and Pete. > D2. Ryan Gosling is a Canadian actor and sex symbol who began > his career as a child star on which TV show? "The All New Mickey Mouse Club". Anything with "Mickey Mouse Club" was sufficient. 4 for Stephen, Joshua, and Calvin. > 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. 4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Joshua, Calvin, and Pete. > 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? Christiano Ronaldo. 4 for Stephen. 3 for Bruce and Calvin. 2 for Björn and Pete. > F1. Sloths are known for their slow-moving arboreal habits. > What Australian animal occupies the same ecological/ > behavioral niche? Koala. (And some teenagers, Calvin tells us.) 4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Peter, Marc, Dan Tilque, Stephen, Joshua, Calvin, and Björn. > F2. Sloth fur hosts two species of symbiotic cyanobacteria. > What effect does this have on the fur? Turns it green, which provides camouflage. I accepted any reference to changing the color or to camouflage, but no points for "something disgusting"! 4 for Bruce, Peter, Marc, Dan Tilque, and Stephen. See: http://mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/sloth-hanging.jpg Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 6 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST TOPICS-> Sci His Ent Lei Geo Can Art Cha SIX Stephen Perry 40 20 32 32 40 11 31 44 219 Joshua Kreitzer 28 36 24 25 38 0 28 32 187 Peter Smyth 28 24 32 40 40 0 16 20 184 Marc Dashevsky 32 32 28 36 32 0 24 24 184 Dan Blum 32 20 20 24 30 0 28 24 158 "Calvin" 14 14 11 40 35 0 8 23 137 Dan Tilque 28 28 0 28 28 0 12 12 136 Rob Parker 32 12 0 36 34 0 -- -- 114 Pete Gayde 12 16 0 12 32 0 14 22 108 Erland Sommarskog 11 20 0 32 40 0 -- -- 103 Bruce Bowler 38 8 -- -- -- -- 12 31 89 Björn Lundin 8 8 0 15 17 0 0 6 54 Jason Kreitzer 8 8 -- -- -- -- -- -- 16 -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "Anyone who can handle a needle convincingly can make msb@vex.net | us see a thread which is not there." --E.H. Gombrich My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: May 08 10:16PM +0200 > Sultan Murad. It ended in the collapse of Serbia and the > complete encirclement of the crumbling Byzantine Empire by > Turkish armies. No, it didn't. The Serbian Empire as established by Stefan Dusan who died in 1355 had alread falled into several feudal states, of which some at the time of the battle were Ottoman vassals, and some like Prince Lazar were not. Prince Lazar died in the battle, and his son would a few years later also become an Ottoman vassal. But that was not because he was forced at gunpoint, no he needed an ally to protect him against the threat from Hungary. This remnant Serbia would chug along for another 50-60 years, and there would be a second battle at Kosovo in 1448, and this har more importance in establishing the Ottoman power on the Balkan peninsula. It may seem picky to bring this up, but the myths of the first battle of Kosovo is part of the ingredients of the wars in this area in the 1990s. There is no reason to keep this false legends alive. > Name the *field* of battle. Kosovo Polje > 4. In 1415, the English armies led by King Henry V used the longbow > to defeat the much larger French armies in the most famous > battle of the Hundred Years War. Amiens > into Europe. But Charles Martel's largely unarmored Frankish > army held its ground against the mounted and mailed horsemen > of the invaders and forced them into retreat. Poitiers > 5. One of most efficacious ways to confront Christianity was to > recite the Pater Noster backwards. What word familiar to stage > magicians appears to derive from to this activity? Abrakadabra > 6. Name the New England town where witch fever burst out in the > late 17th century. Salem > 9. This Russian arch-witch is famed for her house, which can move > about on its four chicken legs. Name her. Baba Yaga -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: May 08 03:47PM -0500 In article <jYWdnTPKKaGhkdDInZ2dnUU7-KGdnZ2d@vex.net>, msb@vex.net says... > he was met and defeated by US forces led by Admiral Nimitz. > This defeat effectively ended Japanese expansion across the > Pacific. Midway > followers. The word describing them has continued in use to > the present day, but is now applied to any gathering of evil > magicians. coven > magicians appears to derive from to this activity? > 6. Name the New England town where witch fever burst out in the > late 17th century. Salem, Massachusetts > about on its four chicken legs. Name her. > 10. This wood -- Hamamelis virginiana -- was regularly used for > divining purposes in North America. What is its everyday name? witch hazel -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: May 08 02:27PM -0700 On Friday, May 8, 2015 at 3:19:25 PM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote: > These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-03-02, > and should be interpreted accordingly. noted > Sultan Murad. It ended in the collapse of Serbia and the > complete encirclement of the crumbling Byzantine Empire by > Turkish armies. Name the *field* of battle. kosovo polje (I still have strongly negative feelings towards that region.) > England and Scotland. It was a decisive English victory over > the invading Scots, who lost their commander King James IV, > the flower of Scottish chivalry. Name the *field* of battle. flodden field > slaughtered when their ruler Atahualpa refused to accept > Christianity. Name the *conquistador* who led the Spanish > army in this battle. pizarro > 4. In 1415, the English armies led by King Henry V used the longbow > to defeat the much larger French armies in the most famous > battle of the Hundred Years War. battle of crecy > Pasha was defeated by a much smaller mixed force under the Polish > King John Sobieski. This battle proved to be the end of Islamic > expansion into Europe. battle of vienna > into Europe. But Charles Martel's largely unarmored Frankish > army held its ground against the mounted and mailed horsemen > of the invaders and forced them into retreat. battle of tours > in this battle, which marked the last time that two crowned > kings of England, Scotland, and Ireland faced each other on > the battlefield. battle of boyne > vast majority of the forces of the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem > in this battle, making Islamic forces once again the preeminent > military power of the Holy Land. battle of hattin > by Firtigern. It was an overwhelming victory for the Goths > and marked the beginning of the fall of the Western part of > the Roman Empire. battle of constantinople ; battle of adrianople > he was met and defeated by US forces led by Admiral Nimitz. > This defeat effectively ended Japanese expansion across the > Pacific. battle of midway > February 2 (Candlemas), May Eve (Roodmas), August 1 (Lammas), > and All Hallows' Eve. What name was collectively given to > these celebrations? solstices > followers. The word describing them has continued in use to > the present day, but is now applied to any gathering of evil > magicians. coven > foretell the future. In France, the animal was always a toad, > but elsewhere it might be a black cat or dog. What were these > animals collectively called? familiars > 4. A famous witch-hunters' manual was published 500 years ago > in Germany. What was its title in Latin? (The short version > of the title will suffice.) malleus maleficarum > 5. One of most efficacious ways to confront Christianity was to > recite the Pater Noster backwards. What word familiar to stage > magicians appears to derive from to this activity? abracadabra ; presto > 6. Name the New England town where witch fever burst out in the > late 17th century. salem > as well. One of the earliest recorded is named in the Bible -- > and was echoed in the TV show "Bewitched". What was she called > in the Bible? (Description and place name needed.) esmerelda of gamora > 8. One of the great witches found in literature has the charming > name of Gagool the Old. In what 19th-century H. Rider Haggard > classic does she appear? king solomon's mines > 9. This Russian arch-witch is famed for her house, which can move > about on its four chicken legs. Name her. baba yaga > 10. This wood -- Hamamelis virginiana -- was regularly used for > divining purposes in North America. What is its everyday name? witch-hazel (seems to fit the theme at least) swp |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): May 08 09:28PM > England and Scotland. It was a decisive English victory over > the invading Scots, who lost their commander King James IV, > the flower of Scottish chivalry. Name the *field* of battle. Flodden > slaughtered when their ruler Atahualpa refused to accept > Christianity. Name the *conquistador* who led the Spanish > army in this battle. Pizarro > 4. In 1415, the English armies led by King Henry V used the longbow > to defeat the much larger French armies in the most famous > battle of the Hundred Years War. Agincourt > into Europe. But Charles Martel's largely unarmored Frankish > army held its ground against the mounted and mailed horsemen > of the invaders and forced them into retreat. Tours > in this battle, which marked the last time that two crowned > kings of England, Scotland, and Ireland faced each other on > the battlefield. Boyne > vast majority of the forces of the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem > in this battle, making Islamic forces once again the preeminent > military power of the Holy Land. Acre > he was met and defeated by US forces led by Admiral Nimitz. > This defeat effectively ended Japanese expansion across the > Pacific. Midway > February 2 (Candlemas), May Eve (Roodmas), August 1 (Lammas), > and All Hallows' Eve. What name was collectively given to > these celebrations? sabbat > followers. The word describing them has continued in use to > the present day, but is now applied to any gathering of evil > magicians. coven > foretell the future. In France, the animal was always a toad, > but elsewhere it might be a black cat or dog. What were these > animals collectively called? familiars > 4. A famous witch-hunters' manual was published 500 years ago > in Germany. What was its title in Latin? (The short version > of the title will suffice.) Malleus Malificarium > 5. One of most efficacious ways to confront Christianity was to > recite the Pater Noster backwards. What word familiar to stage > magicians appears to derive from to this activity? abracadabra > 6. Name the New England town where witch fever burst out in the > late 17th century. Salem, Massachusetts > 8. One of the great witches found in literature has the charming > name of Gagool the Old. In what 19th-century H. Rider Haggard > classic does she appear? She; King Solomon's Mines > 9. This Russian arch-witch is famed for her house, which can move > about on its four chicken legs. Name her. Baba Yaga > 10. This wood -- Hamamelis virginiana -- was regularly used for > divining purposes in North America. What is its everyday name? witch hazel -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 08 04:46PM -0500 I just realized I posted this question set in the same thread as the previous set. Sorry, here it is again. Please respond in either thread (but only once). These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-03-02, 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 (from the first posting). 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 7, Round 2 - History: Black Days in Battle As you saw on 2015-03-10 when the current-events round was posted, Game 7 was introduced with these words: "Now that Black History Month has ended, we're doing a themed game on all things black." In each case we'll describe a battle in which one side suffered a crushing defeat -- of course, from the other side's point of view it was not a black day but a resounding victory. 1. The Battle of Kosovo was fought in 1389 by the armies of the Serbian Prince Lazar and the Turkish forces of the Ottoman Sultan Murad. It ended in the collapse of Serbia and the complete encirclement of the crumbling Byzantine Empire by Turkish armies. Name the *field* of battle. 2. This 1513 battle, fought in Northumberland and sometimes called the Battle of Branxton, was a conflict between the Kingdoms of England and Scotland. It was a decisive English victory over the invading Scots, who lost their commander King James IV, the flower of Scottish chivalry. Name the *field* of battle. 3. In 1532 at the Battle of Cajamarca, 80,000 Incans were slaughtered when their ruler Atahualpa refused to accept Christianity. Name the *conquistador* who led the Spanish army in this battle. For the remaining questions, simply name the *battle* in each case. 4. In 1415, the English armies led by King Henry V used the longbow to defeat the much larger French armies in the most famous battle of the Hundred Years War. 5. In 1683, an Ottoman Empire army under the command of Kara Mustafa Pasha was defeated by a much smaller mixed force under the Polish King John Sobieski. This battle proved to be the end of Islamic expansion into Europe. 6. In 732, an invading Muslim army led by Spain's Moorish General Abd-er Rahman crossed the western Pyrenees, hoping to expand into Europe. But Charles Martel's largely unarmored Frankish army held its ground against the mounted and mailed horsemen of the invaders and forced them into retreat. 7. In 1690, William of Orange won a crushing victory over James II in this battle, which marked the last time that two crowned kings of England, Scotland, and Ireland faced each other on the battlefield. 8. In 1187, Muslim armies under Saladin captured or killed the vast majority of the forces of the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem in this battle, making Islamic forces once again the preeminent military power of the Holy Land. 9. This battle in 378, in what is now Turkey, was fought between a Roman army led by the Emperor Valens and Gothic rebels led by Firtigern. It was an overwhelming victory for the Goths and marked the beginning of the fall of the Western part of the Roman Empire. 10. In June 1942, Admiral Yamamoto of Japan planned to seize a tiny atoll 400 miles west of Hawaii. Much to his surprise, he was met and defeated by US forces led by Admiral Nimitz. This defeat effectively ended Japanese expansion across the Pacific. * Game 7, Round 3 - Miscellaneous - Black Magic and Witchcraft 1. Meetings of the witch-cult of Western Europe took place on February 2 (Candlemas), May Eve (Roodmas), August 1 (Lammas), and All Hallows' Eve. What name was collectively given to these celebrations? 2. These local gatherings always consisted of a leader and 12 followers. The word describing them has continued in use to the present day, but is now applied to any gathering of evil magicians. 3. Animals were associated with witchcraft and were consulted to foretell the future. In France, the animal was always a toad, but elsewhere it might be a black cat or dog. What were these animals collectively called? 4. A famous witch-hunters' manual was published 500 years ago in Germany. What was its title in Latin? (The short version of the title will suffice.) 5. One of most efficacious ways to confront Christianity was to recite the Pater Noster backwards. What word familiar to stage magicians appears to derive from to this activity? 6. Name the New England town where witch fever burst out in the late 17th century. 7. Witches were found all over Europe, and of course elsewhere as well. One of the earliest recorded is named in the Bible -- and was echoed in the TV show "Bewitched". What was she called in the Bible? (Description and place name needed.) 8. One of the great witches found in literature has the charming name of Gagool the Old. In what 19th-century H. Rider Haggard classic does she appear? 9. This Russian arch-witch is famed for her house, which can move about on its four chicken legs. Name her. 10. This wood -- Hamamelis virginiana -- was regularly used for divining purposes in North America. What is its everyday name? -- Mark Brader "Remember, this is Mark we're dealing with. Toronto Rationality and fact won't work very well." msb@vex.net -- Jeff Scott Franzman My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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