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| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 17 02:46AM -0600 As usual, this round is running concurrently with other rounds not about current events. 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 the Bloor St. Irregulars, 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 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)". * Game 7 (2015-11-09), Round 1 - Canadiana Current Events 1. Canada's new Transport Minister is certainly the most-traveled in Canadian history. Most of his travels took place outside Canada. What is the minister's name? 2. Canada's Prime Minister is the son of a late Prime Minister, while the newly-appointed Government House Leader is the son of a late Governor-General. Give the surname of the latter two. 3. On Wednesday, Toronto Council voted 34-3 to stop *what activity* at city-licensed business, starting next spring? 4. On Thursday the "Globe" reported that this man "has a broken bone" and so "the city of Edmonton has a broken heart". Whose bone was it? 5. On Thursday, the Toronto Stock Exchange had one of the largest initial public offerings in Canada in 15 years. Which company made its stock exchange debut? 6. On Thursday, Rona Ambrose was named interim leader of the Conservative Party, beating out 7 other contenders. Name any one of her rivals. 7. On Friday, the Argonauts played their last home game at the Rogers Centre. What is the name of the stadium where they will play their home games next season? 8. BlackBerry introduced its new phone, the first to run the Android OS. What is the name of the new phone? 9. A Canadian media company plans 380 job cuts -- 270 in Toronto and 110 in Montreal. Which company made the announcement? 10. On Friday, the "Star" reported that the conversion of the Pan Am Games athletes' village is underway. The buildings were designed to be changed from hostels/dormitories to condo apartments by the installation of kitchens, new walls, etc. What is the name of this new Toronto neighborhood or district? * Game 8 (2015-11-16), Round 1 - Current Events 1. This week in New York City, the painting "Nu couché" was sold at auction for $170,000,000 US to a Chinese businessman. "Nu couché" was painted in 1917 by which Italian artist? 2. This week, "Glamour" magazine awarded one of their Women of the Year Awards to Victoria Beckham. Which 16-year-old boy presented the award to Victoria Beckham? 3. Which 60-year-old British comedian and actor, who has appeared in movies such as "Johnny English", "Love Actually", and "Four Weddings and a Funeral", was divorced this week by his ex-wife, Sunetra Sastry, after it was revealed he was having an affair with a 32-year-old actress? 4. Scottish drummer Andy White died this week aged 85. In 1962, Andy White played drums on a song that reached #1 in the United States in 1964. Andy White was drumming for which British band on this song? 5. This week, Donald Trump suggested boycotting which company because they were using "red cups"? 6. Vincent Asaro, a reputed mobster, was this week found not guilty of racketeering and other charges. Among other allegations, he was charged in connection with a robbery at JFK Airport in 1978 that was, at the time, the largest cash robbery on American soil. Which European *airline* was the victim in this crime? 7. This week, US officials arrested two men in Haiti in connection with drug trafficking. The two men are members of Nicolas Maduro's family. Nicolas Maduro is the president of which country? 8. *Which hospital* this week terminated the employment of its chief administrative officer, Vas Georgiou? The termination is connected to an ongoing review of the legality of a recently awarded $300,000,000 construction contract. 9. The CFL playoffs started this weekend with 6 teams left in the competition. Name *any one* of the 3 teams that did not make the playoffs this year. (Place name or team name.) 10. How many Blue Jays players were awarded Gold Glove Awards this week for exhibiting the best fielding performance in the American League in their respective fielding position? After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Ba gur njneq-cerfragre dhrfgvba, jr arrq svefg naq ynfg anzr. Vs lbh bayl tnir bar anzr, tb onpx naq pbzcyrgr lbhe nafjre. -- Mark Brader "Male got pregnant -- on the first try." Toronto Newsweek article on high-tech conception msb@vex.net November 30, 1987 My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Nov 16 06:41AM -0600 In article <iu2dnbN0EdL7xNTLnZ2dnUU7-cudnZ2d@giganews.com>, msb@vex.net says... > Name the composer. > 3. Who composed a theme and variations on "The Trout" (a song he > had composed earlier)? Schubert > 4. Who composed the "Enigma Variations"? > 5. This Russian, who lived 1873-1943, composed "Rhapsody on a > Theme of Paganini". Name him. Rachmaninoff > 6. Who composed "The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra", > also known as "Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Purcell", > in 1946? Bernstein > 7. Who composed the "Goldberg Variations"? J. S. Bach > 8. Who composed "The Harmonious Blacksmith"? > 9. Who composed "Variations on a Rococo Theme" for cello and > orchestra? Tchaikovsky > For example, for "Elvis: That's the Way It Is", we would just > give you "That's the Way It Is". > 1. "Don't Look Back" (1967). Bob Dylan > 2. "Gimme Shelter" (1970). Rolling Stones > 3. "The Kids are Alright" (1979). The Who > 4. "Rattle and Hum" (1988). > 5. "Stop Making Sense" (1984). Talking Heads > 7. "End of the Century" (2003). > 8. "Some Kind of Monster" (2004). > 9. "Truth or Dare" (1991). Madonna > 10. "The Last Waltz" (1978). The Band |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Nov 16 06:23PM Mark Brader wrote: > 3. Who composed a theme and variations on "The Trout" (a song he > had composed earlier)? > 4. Who composed the "Enigma Variations"? Elgar > 5. This Russian, who lived 1873-1943, composed "Rhapsody on a > Theme of Paganini". Name him. Rachmaninoff > 6. Who composed "The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra", > also known as "Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Purcell", > in 1946? Britten > orchestra? > 10. Who composed "Variations" for cello and rock band (1977), > for his brother after losing a bet? Lloyd-Webber > give you "That's the Way It Is". > 1. "Don't Look Back" (1967). > 2. "Gimme Shelter" (1970). Rolling Stones > 3. "The Kids are Alright" (1979). > 4. "Rattle and Hum" (1988). U2 > 5. "Stop Making Sense" (1984). > 6. "The Song Remains the Same" (1976). Led Zeppelin > 7. "End of the Century" (2003). Blur > 8. "Some Kind of Monster" (2004). > 9. "Truth or Dare" (1991). > 10. "The Last Waltz" (1978). Peter Smyth |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Nov 16 12:59PM -0800 On Monday, November 16, 2015 at 2:19:50 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > more variations by many composers including Benny Goodman, > Franz Liszt, Yngwie Malmsteen... and others who may come up > later in this round. Who composed it? Beethoven > variation on a theme he composed. One composer wrote an > entire set, named for the publisher: the "Diabelli Variations". > Name the composer. Mozart, Brahms > 3. Who composed a theme and variations on "The Trout" (a song he > had composed earlier)? Mozart, Brahms > 4. Who composed the "Enigma Variations"? Elgar > 5. This Russian, who lived 1873-1943, composed "Rhapsody on a > Theme of Paganini". Name him. Prokofiov, Rimsky-Korsakov > 6. Who composed "The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra", > also known as "Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Purcell", > in 1946? Britten > 7. Who composed the "Goldberg Variations"? Bach, Strauss > 8. Who composed "The Harmonious Blacksmith"? Bach, Strauss > 9. Who composed "Variations on a Rococo Theme" for cello and > orchestra? Bach, Strauss > For example, for "Elvis: That's the Way It Is", we would just > give you "That's the Way It Is". > 1. "Don't Look Back" (1967). The Who > 2. "Gimme Shelter" (1970). The Rolling Stones > 3. "The Kids are Alright" (1979). > 4. "Rattle and Hum" (1988). US > 5. "Stop Making Sense" (1984). Talking Heads > 6. "The Song Remains the Same" (1976). Led Zeppelin > 7. "End of the Century" (2003). > 8. "Some Kind of Monster" (2004). Metallica > 9. "Truth or Dare" (1991). > 10. "The Last Waltz" (1978). cheers, calvin |
| Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Nov 16 09:21PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:iu2dnbN0EdL7xNTLnZ2dnUU7- > more variations by many composers including Benny Goodman, > Franz Liszt, Yngwie Malmsteen... and others who may come up > later in this round. Who composed it? Paganini > variation on a theme he composed. One composer wrote an > entire set, named for the publisher: the "Diabelli Variations". > Name the composer. Beethoven > 3. Who composed a theme and variations on "The Trout" (a song he > had composed earlier)? Schubert > 4. Who composed the "Enigma Variations"? Elgar > 5. This Russian, who lived 1873-1943, composed "Rhapsody on a > Theme of Paganini". Name him. Rachmaninoff > 6. Who composed "The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra", > also known as "Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Purcell", > in 1946? Britten > 7. Who composed the "Goldberg Variations"? J.S. Bach > 8. Who composed "The Harmonious Blacksmith"? Vaughan Williams > 9. Who composed "Variations on a Rococo Theme" for cello and > orchestra? Tchaikovsky > 10. Who composed "Variations" for cello and rock band (1977), > for his brother after losing a bet? Andrew Lloyd Webber > * Game 8, Round 6 - Entertainment - Rock Documentaries and Concert Films > give you "That's the Way It Is". > 1. "Don't Look Back" (1967). > 2. "Gimme Shelter" (1970). Rolling Stones > 3. "The Kids are Alright" (1979). The Who > 4. "Rattle and Hum" (1988). U2 > 5. "Stop Making Sense" (1984). R.E.M. > 6. "The Song Remains the Same" (1976). Led Zeppelin > 7. "End of the Century" (2003). > 8. "Some Kind of Monster" (2004). > 9. "Truth or Dare" (1991). Madonna > 10. "The Last Waltz" (1978). The Band Pete |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Nov 16 11:39PM +0100 > more variations by many composers including Benny Goodman, > Franz Liszt, Yngwie Malmsteen... and others who may come up > later in this round. Who composed it? Ludwig van Beethoven > 3. Who composed a theme and variations on "The Trout" (a song he > had composed earlier)? Schubert > 4. Who composed the "Enigma Variations"? > 5. This Russian, who lived 1873-1943, composed "Rhapsody on a > Theme of Paganini". Name him. Prokofiev > 6. Who composed "The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra", > also known as "Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Purcell", > in 1946? Benjamin Britten > 10. Who composed "Variations" for cello and rock band (1977), > for his brother after losing a bet? Jeff Lynne > * Game 8, Round 6 - Entertainment - Rock Documentaries and Concert Films > 2. "Gimme Shelter" (1970). Rolling Stones > 3. "The Kids are Alright" (1979). The Who > 4. "Rattle and Hum" (1988). U2 > 5. "Stop Making Sense" (1984). Talking Heads > 6. "The Song Remains the Same" (1976). Led Zeppelin > 8. "Some Kind of Monster" (2004). Metallica > 10. "The Last Waltz" (1978). The Band -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Nov 16 11:30PM -0800 Mark Brader wrote: > more variations by many composers including Benny Goodman, > Franz Liszt, Yngwie Malmsteen... and others who may come up > later in this round. Who composed it? Beethoven > 3. Who composed a theme and variations on "The Trout" (a song he > had composed earlier)? > 4. Who composed the "Enigma Variations"? Mahler > give you "That's the Way It Is". > 1. "Don't Look Back" (1967). > 2. "Gimme Shelter" (1970). Rolling Stones > 4. "Rattle and Hum" (1988). > 5. "Stop Making Sense" (1984). > 6. "The Song Remains the Same" (1976). Jim Morrison; Jimi Hendrix -- Dan Tilque |
| bbowler <bbowler@bigelow.org>: Nov 16 02:34PM On Mon, 16 Nov 2015 03:39:59 -0600, Mark Brader wrote: > answer being given as "toenail" in the original game, that's a large > enough discrepancy that I can't continue to accept it. > 4 for Dan Tilque, and NOT for anyone else on this question. But... 1mm/4-5 *years* is nowhere near the same as 1mm/month, which was specified as part of the question... |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 16 04:07PM -0600 Bruce Bowler: > But... 1mm/4-5 *years* is nowhere near the same as 1mm/month, which was > specified as part of the question... Yeah, I know. It was a broken question. Revised scoring stands. -- Mark Brader "I used to think that the name C++ Toronto was a euphemism for D-." msb@vex.net --Peter Moylan |
| Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Nov 16 09:25PM swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com> wrote in > Have fun! > 0. What happened in 1918, at the 11th hour, of the 11th day, of the > 11th month? Armistice ending World War I > scorned. When his cause succeeds, the timid join him, for then it > costs nothing to be a patriot." > 3. What year was NATO formed? 1950 > 4. What treaty created the European Union? Maastricht > on 11/11/1889. What state? > 7. The generally accepted pause during > Commonwealth Remembrance Day is how long? 11 seconds > 8. That last of the Gemini > spacecraft was launched on 11/11/1966. What was its number? 8 > 9. On > 11/11/2004 the Palestine Liberation Organization confirmed the death > of who? Arafat > 10. 11/11/11: Bethesda Softworks released what video game? > bonus, for no points: did you wear your poppies today? > swp Pete |
| Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Nov 16 03:17PM Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote in > 1 An insurrection against the British, the 1916 Easter Rising took > place in which country? Ireland > 2 In which US state did Thomas Edison > invention of the phonograph (1877) and the Hindenburg airship > disaster (1937) take place? New Jersey > 3 What is the study of fossils called? Paleontology > 4 Which folk-rock band's albums include "Aqualung" (1971) and > "Thick as a Brick" (1972)? Jethro Tull > 5 In which American city is the 1987 film The Untouchables set? Chicago > 6 Which 1960 Billy Wilder film was the > last Best Picture Oscar winner to be filmed entirely in black and > white until "The Artist" in 2011? Some Like It Hot > 7 In the book `Jurassic Park`, > blood from what fossilised creature is used to bring dinosaurs back to > life? Mosquito > 8 What three-letter pen name did Charles Dickens sometimes use? Boz > 9 The Mitsubishi A6M, a single seat fighter aircraft used to > great effect by the Japanese in World War II, was more commonly known > by what other name? Zero > 10 What sport is played professionally by the > Leeds Rhinos and Warrington Wolves? American Football > cheers, > calvin Pete |
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