- QFTCIMI515 Final, Round 4 answers: Arts & Literature - 3 Updates
- QFTCIMI515 Final, Round 6: Sports - 4 Updates
- Rotating Quiz #189 - 4 Updates
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jul 16 10:19PM -0500 Mark Brader: > amazing variety of architecture. For each photo, just name the > style of architecture it represents. If you want to show off, > for fun but for no points, also name the buildings. I don't want to debate the nomenclature of architectural styles, so if you were ruled wrong, think your answer is correct, and want to protest, then you'll need to find a cite that refers to the specific building shown and describes it as being in the style you named. > 1. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-4/arch/1.jpg Romanesque (more specifically Richardsonian romanesque or romanesque revival). 4 for Dan Blum. It's the provincial parliament (or legislature) building at Queen's Park. > 2. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-4/arch/2.jpg Classical revival (neo-classical). I accepted "Greek revival". 4 for Dan Blum and Stephen. 2 for Calvin. It's Convocation Hall. > 3. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-4/arch/3.jpg Brutalism. 4 for Dan Blum. 3 for Calvin, Stephen, and Joshua. It's the John P. Robarts Research Library. > of the North. He is honorable and compassionate, but publicly > confesses to treason in order to keep his daughters safe. > He is executed by sword. Give his *first and last name*, please. Eddard (or Ned) Stark. ("Song of Ice and Fire" series by Martin / "Game of Thrones"). 4 for Dan Blum, Björn, Peter, and Stephen. > escapes by transforming into the form of a massive black dog. > He is murdered by his cousin. Give his *first and last name*, > please. Sirius Black. ("Harry Potter" series by Rowling.) 4 for Dan Blum, Björn, Peter, Stephen, and Pete. > the altar. At the end of the novel, she dies after failing > to realize until it is too late that her wedding dress has > caught fire. Name her. Miss Havisham. ("Great Expectations" by Dickens. Her first name is never mentioned.) I accepted "Haversham". 4 for Calvin, Dan Blum, Stephen, and Joshua. > start with the letter A. > 7. What is the most common of the tempo markings that mean "brisk" > or "lively"? Allegro. 4 for Marc, Peter, and Pete. 3 for Calvin. > 8. What is the most common marking for a slow tempo, literally > meaning "at ease"? Adagio. 4 for Marc, Erland, Stephen, Joshua, and Pete. 2 for Calvin. > 9. What is the most common marking for a moderate pace, literally > meaning "going"? Andante. 4 for Marc, Erland, Björn, Peter, and Joshua. > * Wartime Novels > Tell us which war is featured in each of these novels. > 10. "Flashman at the Charge" by George MacDonald Fraser. Crimean War. 4 for Calvin, Dan Blum, Stephen, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > 11. "For Whom the Bell Tolls" by Ernest Hemingway. Spanish Civil War. 4 for Calvin, Marc, Dan Blum, Björn, Stephen, Joshua, and Pete. > 12. "In Country" by Bobbie Ann Mason. Vietnam War. 4 for Dan Blum, Stephen, Joshua, Pete, and Jason. > * Egyptian Gods > In each case, name the Egyptian god depicted. > 13. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-4/god/13.jpg Osiris. 4 for Marc, Dan Blum, Björn, and Stephen. 3 for Peter. > 14. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-4/god/14.jpg Anubis. 4 for Dan Blum, Björn, Stephen, Dan Tilque, and Pete. 3 for Marc. 2 for Joshua. > 15. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-4/god/15.jpg Horus. 4 for Björn. 3 for Dan Blum. 2 for Marc, Peter, and Joshua. Scores, if there are no errors: ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 TOTALS TOPICS-> His Geo A&L Dan Blum 36 47 47 130 Joshua Kreitzer 46 48 31 125 Marc Dashevsky 38 44 25 107 Pete Gayde 20 48 28 96 Erland Sommarskog 36 46 8 90 "Calvin" 25 42 22 89 Peter Smyth 27 41 21 89 Björn Lundin 16 40 28 84 Stephen Perry 40 -- 43 83 Dan Tilque 35 32 8 75 Jason Kreitzer 20 20 4 44 Bruce Bowler -- 28 -- 28 -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "Gadgetry abounded everywhere, almost all of which msb@vex.net | he could justify." -- Robert Asprin My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jul 17 10:49AM +0200 >> 7. What is the most common of the tempo markings that mean "brisk" >> or "lively"? > Allegro. 4 for Marc, Peter, and Pete. 3 for Calvin. For the record: I answerd "Vivace" which also means "lively". However, without any research, I certainly consent that allegro is more common. -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jul 17 04:35AM -0500 Mark Brader: >>> 7. What is the most common of the tempo markings that mean "brisk" >>> or "lively"? >> Allegro. 4 for Marc, Peter, and Pete. 3 for Calvin. Erland Sommarskog: > For the record: I answerd "Vivace" which also means "lively". However, > without any research, I certainly consent that allegro is more common. Not only that, but it starts with A. -- Mark Brader | "... there is no such word as 'impossible' in Toronto | my dictionary. In fact, everything between msb@vex.net | 'herring' and 'marmalade' appears to be missing." | -- Dirk Gently (Douglas Adams) |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jul 16 10:21PM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-03-30, 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*)". ** Final, Round 6 - Sports * Triple Crown in Baseball If the same player leads one of the major baseball leagues in home runs, runs batted in, and batting average, all in the same year, it is called a Triple Crown. We'll give the specifics for some Triple Crown winners; you name the respective players. 1. Baltimore Orioles, 1966, right field, 49 HR, 122 RBI, .316 avg. 2. Boston Red Sox, 1967, left field, 44 HR, 121 RBI, .326 avg. 3. Detroit Tigers, 2012, third base, 44 HR, 139 RBI, .330 avg. * The World Cup of Cricket The World Cup of Cricket takes place every 4 years. The final of the tournament just ended was played on March 28. 4. That tournament was held in which *two* countries? 5. Who was the defending champion, the winner in 2011? 6. This tournament uses the one-day international format. So how many overs does each team play in a game? * NHL Classic Nicknames We'll name an NHL player (all are Montreal players, in fact); you give us his classic nickname. 7. Nels Stewart. 8. Georges Vézina. 9. Howie Morenz. * Grand Prix Racetracks Name the country that each of these Grand Prix racetracks is in. 10. Sepang. 11. Interlagos. 12. Monza. * Number of Players How many players from each team are on the field at a time in... 13. Canadian football? 14. Rugby League? 15. Australian rules football? -- Mark Brader, Toronto | It depends upon what the meaning of the word "is" is. msb@vex.net | -- Bill Clinton My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jul 16 10:07PM -0700 On Friday, July 17, 2015 at 1:21:27 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > it is called a Triple Crown. We'll give the specifics for some > Triple Crown winners; you name the respective players. > 1. Baltimore Orioles, 1966, right field, 49 HR, 122 RBI, .316 avg. Mantle, Aaron > 2. Boston Red Sox, 1967, left field, 44 HR, 121 RBI, .326 avg. Mantle, Aaron > 3. Detroit Tigers, 2012, third base, 44 HR, 139 RBI, .330 avg. > * The World Cup of Cricket Hooray! > The World Cup of Cricket takes place every 4 years. The final of > the tournament just ended was played on March 28. > 4. That tournament was held in which *two* countries? Australia and New Zealand > 5. Who was the defending champion, the winner in 2011? India > 6. This tournament uses the one-day international format. So how > many overs does each team play in a game? 50, 100 It doesn't really make sense to use "play" in the question. Each side is scheduled to bat for 50 overs, but since the other side is therefore bowling and fielding for those 50 overs they are also "playing". And teams not infrequently bat for fewer than 50 overs, e.g. if there is a rain delay or the team batting second reaches their target earlier. > * Grand Prix Racetracks > Name the country that each of these Grand Prix racetracks is in. > 10. Sepang. Malaysia > 11. Interlagos. Brazil > 12. Monza. Italy > * Number of Players > How many players from each team are on the field at a time in... > 13. Canadian football? 12 > 14. Rugby League? 13 > 15. Australian rules football? 18 cheers, calvin |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Jul 17 12:28AM -0500 In article <4e-dnXOzrL8o6TXInZ2dnUU7-RWdnZ2d@vex.net>, msb@vex.net says... > it is called a Triple Crown. We'll give the specifics for some > Triple Crown winners; you name the respective players. > 1. Baltimore Orioles, 1966, right field, 49 HR, 122 RBI, .316 avg. Frank Robinson > 2. Boston Red Sox, 1967, left field, 44 HR, 121 RBI, .326 avg. Carl Yastrzemski > 3. Detroit Tigers, 2012, third base, 44 HR, 139 RBI, .330 avg. Cabrera > * Grand Prix Racetracks > Name the country that each of these Grand Prix racetracks is in. > 10. Sepang. Malaysia; Singapore > 11. Interlagos. Columbia > 12. Monza. Italy > * Number of Players > How many players from each team are on the field at a time in... > 13. Canadian football? 12 > 14. Rugby League? 15 > 15. Australian rules football? 13 -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jul 17 10:51AM +0200 > 5. Who was the defending champion, the winner in 2011? Calvin > 10. Sepang. Malaysia? > 11. Interlagos. Chile? > 12. Monza. Italy! > 13. Canadian football? 13 > 14. Rugby League? 14 > 15. Australian rules football? 15 -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: Jul 16 04:35PM -0700 This is Rotating Quiz #189. The winner will be the first choice to set RQ 190, in a manner of their choosing. 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 6pm Philadelphia time (GMT-4) on Thursday, 2015-07-23, which gives you 6 days and some number of hours from the time of posting. In case of a tie, the first tiebreaker will be who scored on the hardest questions; and the second tiebreaker will be who posted first. have fun! 0. what is the name of the NASA probe that just flew by the dwarf-planet Pluto? 1. what is the name of the actor who is currently portraying the lead character in the BBC series Doctor Who? 2. the president of nintendo died at age 55 recently. what was his name? 3. what celebration feast marks the end of ramadan? 4. what show leads this year's emmy awards nominations with 24 5. what is e^(i*pi)+1=0 better know as? 6. rebecca romijn hosts a television show with rupaul on the gameshow network. name it. 7. 'jar of hearts' was the debut single for what american singer-songwriter? 8. siblings Kimberly, Reid, and Neil form what musical group? 9. what city will host the games of the xxi olympiad in 2016? swp |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jul 17 12:37AM > 0. what is the name of the NASA probe that just flew by the dwarf-planet Pluto? New Horizons > 2. the president of nintendo died at age 55 recently. what was his name? Iwatu > 3. what celebration feast marks the end of ramadan? Eid > 4. what show leads this year's emmy awards nominations with 24 A Game of Thrones > 6. rebecca romijn hosts a television show with rupaul on the gameshow network. name it. RuPaul's Drag Race -- _______________________________________________________________________ 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): Jul 16 10:25PM -0500 Stephen Perry: > 0. what is the name of the NASA probe that just flew by the dwarf-planet Pluto? New Horizons. > 1. what is the name of the actor who is currently portraying the lead > character in the BBC series Doctor Who? Eccleston? I'm probably one or two behind. > 2. the president of nintendo died at age 55 recently. what was his name? Johnson. > 4. what show leads this year's emmy awards nominations with 24 Game of Thrones? > 5. what is e^(i*pi)+1=0 better know as? The famous equation that links the 5 more important mathematical constants. > 7. 'jar of hearts' was the debut single for what american singer-songwriter? Swift? (I doubt it.) > 9. what city will host the games of the xxi olympiad in 2016? (After a long pause) Rio de Janeiro. -- Mark Brader | "You read war books -- people shooting each other, Toronto | people bombing each other, people torturing each msb@vex.net | other. I like to look at people doing, uh, naughty | things to each other!" -- Ria, "Butterflies" My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Jul 17 12:35AM -0500 In article <04975736-dc50-4038-b21e-b5daa6e0bbb4@googlegroups.com>, Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com says... > 0. what is the name of the NASA probe that just flew by the dwarf-planet Pluto? New Horizons > 2. the president of nintendo died at age 55 recently. what was his name? > 3. what celebration feast marks the end of ramadan? > 4. what show leads this year's emmy awards nominations with 24 Mad Men > 5. what is e^(i*pi)+1=0 better know as? -1 > 7. 'jar of hearts' was the debut single for what american singer-songwriter? > 8. siblings Kimberly, Reid, and Neil form what musical group? > 9. what city will host the games of the xxi olympiad in 2016? Rio de Janeiro -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
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