msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 29 01:16AM -0600
Mark Brader:
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
Game 1 is over and the winner is JOSHUA KREITZER. Hearty
congratulations, sir!
> * Game 1, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - NATO Phonetic Alphabet
> For each of these questions, the answer is one of the 26 words
> that form the modern-day NATO phonetic alphabet.
(Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Delta, Echo, Foxtrot, Golf, Hotel, India,
Juliet, Kilo, Lima, Mike, November, Oscar, Papa, Quebec, Romeo,
Sierra, Tango, Uniform, Victor, Whiskey, X-ray, Yankee, Zulu --
now you know.)
> 1. What country is the 7th-largest in the world by land area?
India. 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Bruce, Erland, Dan Tilque, Calvin,
Joshua, and Jason.
> 2. In Greek mythology, which mountain nymph fell in love with
> Narcissus?
Echo. 4 for Dan Blum, Björn, Peter, Bruce, Marc, Dan Tilque,
and Joshua.
> 3. The first winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1901 won
> the award because he discovered the what?
X-ray. 4 for Dan Blum, Björn, Peter, Bruce, Marc, Dan Tilque,
Calvin, and Joshua. Giggle points to Calvin for "whiskey would be
equally deserving".
> 4. Which Canadian province extends the furthest north?
Quebec. 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Bruce, Erland, Dan Tilque, Calvin,
and Joshua.
Yukon is neither a province (it's a territory), nor does it include
Canada's northernmost point (that's in Nunavut, which is also
a territory), nor is it part of the NATO alphabet (see above).
Other than that it was a good guess. :-)
> 5. Annika Sorenstam, Bobby Jones, and Fuzzy Zoeller (pronounced
> "Zeller") are famous names in which sport?
Golf. 4 for everyone -- Dan Blum, Björn, Peter, Bruce, Erland,
Marc, Dan Tilque, Calvin, Joshua, Jason, and Pete.
> 6. What month is the wettest month of the year, on average,
> in Vancouver?
November. 4 for Peter, Bruce, Erland, Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Joshua.
2 for Björn.
> 7. In US television, to find shows like "The Real Housewives of
> Miami" and "Top Chef", you would tune to what?
Bravo. It's a cable TV channel. 4 for Peter, Bruce, Marc,
Dan Tilque, Joshua, and Jason. 2 for Calvin.
> 8. With 8,700,000 people in the city proper, what is the
> third-largest city in the Americas by population (behind
> São Paulo and Mexico City)?
Lima. 4 for Peter, Bruce, Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Joshua.
This one turns out to be arguable, which I didn't realize when posting
the question. The issue is what entity, if any, should be treated
as the "city proper" for Lima. Wikipedia treats the *province* of
Lima (which is pretty much fully urban and is *smaller* than Lima's
metropolitan area) as the "city proper", and this is the basis for
the claim that it ranks third. If Lima is disqualified, though,
then the third-largest is New York. As a two-word name, that one
could not be part of the NATO alphabet; and indeed no other large
cities in the Americas appear in the NATO alphabet. So my apologies
for the wording, but Lima is still the only answer I'm accepting.
> 9. What is the first name of the current head coach of the Toronto
> Maple Leafs?
Mike. (Babcock.) 4 for Peter and Dan Tilque. 2 for Calvin.
"Michael" is not part of the NATO alphabet.
> 10. Named after the man who allegedly invented it in 1914, what
> dance is similar in look to a waltz, but is in 4/4 time rather
> than 3/4?
Foxtrot. (After Harry Fox.) 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Bruce, Marc,
Dan Tilque, Calvin, Joshua, and Pete.
> * Game 1, Round 10 - Challenge Round - Diamonds
This was the easiest round in the original game, and the
fourth-easiest of the entire season.
> American institution, which has hosted it in the National
> Museum of Natural History since that time. Name the
> *institution* that currently owns the Hope Diamond.
Smithsonian Institution. 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Bruce, Marc,
Dan Tilque, Calvin, Joshua, and Jason.
> is perhaps best-known today for a financial award given to
> foreign students pursing post-graduate studies at Oxford.
> Name that businessman.
Cecil J. Rhodes. 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Bruce, Erland, Marc,
Dan Tilque, Calvin, Joshua, and Pete.
> diamonds, is named for a city east of the confluence of the
> Vaal and Orange rivers. In which *country* would you find
> this particular city of Kimberley?
South Africa. 4 for Dan Blum, Björn, Peter, Bruce, Erland, Marc,
Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Joshua.
> is located in another region named Kimberley in an Australian
> state. *Name this state*, the largest in Australia, with
> its capital at Perth.
Western Australia. 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Bruce, Erland, Dan Tilque,
Calvin, Joshua, and Pete. 3 for Björn.
> ring is depicted on the Luxury Tax space, which lies between
> the two most valuable properties in the game. Name *both*
> of these properties.
Park Place, Boardwalk. 4 for Bruce, Marc, Dan Tilque, Joshua,
Jason, and Pete.
> Nintendo. The series revolves around Ash Ketchum's quest
> to capture the namesake creatures and challenge gym leaders.
> Name this *series* of video games.
Pokemon. 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Dan Tilque, Joshua, and Jason.
> like a diamond" in her song "Diamonds", which spent 3 weeks
> atop the Billboard Hot 100. *Name this singer*, who also
> had a very troubled relationship with singer Chris Brown.
Rhianna (Robyn Fenty). 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Bruce, Marc,
Calvin, Joshua, and Jason. Of these, only Bruce and Marc spelled
it correctly.
> did take his cover of it to #1 for 2 weeks in January
> 1975, topping the #4 performance of his previous single
> "The Bitch is Back". Name *him*.
Elton John (Reginald Dwight). 4 for Peter, Bruce, Erland, Calvin,
Joshua, Jason, and Pete.
> as a 10 on a scale of mineral hardness named for a German
> geologist; corundum, which includes sapphires and rubies,
> rates a 9. Name that scale.
Mohs. 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Bruce, Erland, Marc, Dan Tilque,
Calvin, Joshua, and Jason.
> of the Earth, which contains the D'' sublayer and has the
> Mohorovicic discontinuity as its upper boundary. Name this
> layer of the Earth.
Mantle. 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Bruce, Erland, Marc, Dan Tilque,
Calvin, and Pete.
> novel ever written. Name the *author* of "The Moonstone",
> who also wrote about Walter Hartwright's encounter with
> the title figure in "The Woman in White".
Wilkie Collins. 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Calvin, and Joshua.
> "The Diamond as Big as the Ritz". Name this *author*, who
> may be better known for a novel where Myrtle Wilson is run
> over by a car belonging to the title resident of West Egg.
F. Scott Fitzgerald. 4 for Dan Blum, Calvin, Joshua, and Jason.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 1 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST
TOPICS-> Lit Sci Geo Spo Can Ent Mis Cha SIX
Joshua Kreitzer 36 28 40 22 4 35 36 44 219
Dan Blum 32 32 36 11 0 35 24 40 199
Peter Smyth 16 24 32 40 0 12 40 40 192
Marc Dashevsky 32 32 36 8 0 35 20 28 183
Dan Tilque 24 23 40 8 0 23 40 32 182
Bruce Bowler 0 36 40 0 0 23 36 36 171
"Calvin" 24 8 0 37 0 27 32 40 168
Gareth Owen 36 24 40 32 0 35 -- -- 167
Jason Kreitzer 28 8 24 0 0 32 12 28 132
Pete Gayde 19 12 32 28 0 19 8 20 130
Erland Sommarskog 8 16 32 24 0 4 16 24 120
Björn Lundin 16 15 24 8 0 20 14 7 97
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