- QFTCIBSI Game 5, Rounds 7-8: billionairs, heritage minutes - 3 Updates
- QFTCIBSI Game 5, Rounds 4,6 answers: cars and board games - 1 Update
- Calvin's Quiz #430 - 5 Updates
- Rotating Quiz #212 RESULTS - 1 Update
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Mar 10 11:46PM -0600 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-10-26, 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 to the newsgroup in a single followup, 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 5, Round 7 - Miscellaneous - The 2015 "Forbes" Billionaires List Here are some questions on the people that have the most serious of bling. 1. Bill Gates and Warren Buffett have been the most famous players at the top of this list over the last several years, but this Mexican telecom magnate was #1 from 2010 to 2014, dropping to #2 in 2015. Name him. 2. What is the name of the conglomerate holding company headed by Warren Buffett and headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska? 3. Of the top 12 individuals on the list, 4 share what same last name? 4. #4 on the list is Amancio Ortega, who heads Inditex. There are hundreds of brands affiliated with this company, but you just have to name the flagship store, created in 1975, that has grown to over 2,100 stores worldwide that Ortega is famous for. 5. #5 on the list is Larry Ellison, who is the founder of this company that primarily specializes in developing and marketing computer hardware systems and enterprise software products -- particularly its own brands of database management systems. Name the company. 6. Tied at #6 are two brothers, who are big supporters of the Republican Party and whose major subsidiaries of their namesake corporation are Georgia-Pacific and Molex. Give their last name. 7. The richest Canadian heads this company that was formed by the purchase of a British-based news group in 2008 and is currently part of the Woodbridge Holding Company. Name this major multinational firm? 8. #13 is Bernard Arnault, chairman and CEO of LVMH, a multinational luxury-goods manufacturer. What does LVMH stand for? Full expansion required. 9. Evan Spiegel, 25, is the youngest member of the list. He was the co-founder of which video messaging application that allows users to take photos, record videos, add text and drawings, and send them to a controlled list of recipients? Please decode the rot13 for the last question only after you have finished with #1-9. 10. Nzbat *jbzra* ba gur yvfg, Puevfgl naq Nyvpr Jnygba (bs Jny-Zneg snzr) ner enaxrq #1 naq #3, juvyr #2 vf Yvyvnar Orggrapbheg, gur znva funerubyqre bs n Serapu pbfzrgvpf tvnag. Anzr gung pbzcnal. * Game 5, Round 8 - Canadiana History - Canadian Heritage Minutes This is a round celebrating our history as told to us by those Canadian Heritage Minutes. You know, "Heritage Minutes -- bite-size bits of Canadian history for the uninformed." 1. In one Heritage Minute, French coureur-des-bois and explorer Jean Nicolet thinks he's reached the Pacific Ocean. He's wrong. He is however, the first European to reach... what body of water? 2. In one Heritage Minute we witness geologist and cartographer Joseph Tyrrell making an important discovery that will eventually lead to the establishment of the Royal Tyrrell Museum in Drumheller, Alberta. What did Tyrrell discover? 3. Typecasting alert! What Oscar-nominated Canadian actor portrays Native American Chief Sitting Bull in the Heritage Minute memorializing Sitting Bull's seeking refuge in Canada in 1877? 4. Other famous people sometimes appear in Heritage Minutes. Pierce Brosnan can be seen in the Heritage Minute celebrating the life of what famed early 20th century conservationist and wilderness expert? 5. One Heritage Minute features a tense standoff on the Yukon/Alaska border between a pistol-packing American and a North West Mounted Police Superintendent who refuses to allow the angry American to bring his guns into Canada. The man backs down, muttering, "Why didn't ah shoot him?" Name the Mountie. 6. One Heritage Minute set in 1931 sees young Canadian comic-book artist Joe Shuster being seen off at the train station by a female friend, who remarks: "A hero in tights, really? It'll never fly." What is the *first name* of this woman? 7. One Heritage Minute celebrates Dr. Wilder Penfield's important discoveries in neuroscience. "Dr. Penfield, I can smell burnt toast", announces a female patient. What medical condition was the smell of burnt toast an early signal for? 8. In a Heritage Minute celebrating the taking of Juno Beach on "D-Day" by Canadian soldiers, we see what pioneer in multicultural Canadian radio broadcasting entertaining the troops with a rendition of "I'll Never Smile Again" on his trumpet? 9. One Heritage Minute celebrates the breaking of the color line in baseball when in 1946 Jackie Robinson played for *what minor league team* belonging to the Brooklyn Dodgers? City and team name required. 10. Another Heritage Minute featuring noted Canadiens Toe Blake and Jacques Plante celebrates the first-ever use of what now ubiquitous piece of equipment? -- Mark Brader "I can say nothing at this point." Toronto "Well, you were wrong." msb@vex.net -- Monty Python's Flying Circus My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Mar 11 06:07AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in > at the top of this list over the last several years, but this > Mexican telecom magnate was #1 from 2010 to 2014, dropping to > #2 in 2015. Name him. Carlos Slim > 2. What is the name of the conglomerate holding company headed by > Warren Buffett and headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska? Berkshire Hathaway > 3. Of the top 12 individuals on the list, 4 share what same > last name? Walton > computer hardware systems and enterprise software products -- > particularly its own brands of database management systems. > Name the company. Oracle > 6. Tied at #6 are two brothers, who are big supporters of the > Republican Party and whose major subsidiaries of their namesake > corporation are Georgia-Pacific and Molex. Give their last name. Koch > 8. #13 is Bernard Arnault, chairman and CEO of LVMH, a multinational > luxury-goods manufacturer. What does LVMH stand for? > Full expansion required. Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessey > the co-founder of which video messaging application that allows > users to take photos, record videos, add text and drawings, > and send them to a controlled list of recipients? Snapchat > 10. Nzbat *jbzra* ba gur yvfg, Puevfgl naq Nyvpr Jnygba (bs Jny-Zneg > snzr) ner enaxrq #1 naq #3, juvyr #2 vf Yvyvnar Orggrapbheg, gur > znva funerubyqre bs n Serapu pbfzrgvpf tvnag. Anzr gung pbzcnal. L'Oreal > 1. In one Heritage Minute, French coureur-des-bois and explorer > Jean Nicolet thinks he's reached the Pacific Ocean. He's wrong. > He is however, the first European to reach... what body of water? Hudson Bay > portrays Native American Chief Sitting Bull in the Heritage > Minute memorializing Sitting Bull's seeking refuge in Canada > in 1877? Graham Greene > artist Joe Shuster being seen off at the train station by > a female friend, who remarks: "A hero in tights, really? > It'll never fly." What is the *first name* of this woman? Lois > in baseball when in 1946 Jackie Robinson played for *what minor > league team* belonging to the Brooklyn Dodgers? City and team > name required. Montreal Royals > 10. Another Heritage Minute featuring noted Canadiens Toe Blake > and Jacques Plante celebrates the first-ever use of what now > ubiquitous piece of equipment? hockey goaltender's facemask -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Mar 11 09:40AM +0100 > at the top of this list over the last several years, but this > Mexican telecom magnate was #1 from 2010 to 2014, dropping to > #2 in 2015. Name him. Carlos S....omething Saenz? > 2. What is the name of the conglomerate holding company headed by > Warren Buffett and headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska? Berkshire Hathawy > hundreds of brands affiliated with this company, but you just > have to name the flagship store, created in 1975, that has > grown to over 2,100 stores worldwide that Ortega is famous for. Zara > computer hardware systems and enterprise software products -- > particularly its own brands of database management systems. > Name the company. Oracle > 10. Nzbat *jbzra* ba gur yvfg, Puevfgl naq Nyvpr Jnygba (bs Jny-Zneg > snzr) ner enaxrq #1 naq #3, juvyr #2 vf Yvyvnar Orggrapbheg, gur > znva funerubyqre bs n Serapu pbfzrgvpf tvnag. Anzr gung pbzcnal. Oreal > 1. In one Heritage Minute, French coureur-des-bois and explorer > Jean Nicolet thinks he's reached the Pacific Ocean. He's wrong. > He is however, the first European to reach... what body of water? Great Bear Lake -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Mar 10 11:42PM -0600 Mark Brader: > see my 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian > Inquisition (QFTCI*)". > * Game 5, Round 4 - Science - Auto Trivia This was the second-hardest round in the original game, after the audio round. > Ferrari, who suffered from ill-health and died in 1956 at age 24. > In 1968, Ferrari launched a lower-priced, "affordable" sports > car named in his honor. What was the new car called? Dino. 4 for Bruce and Stephen. Alfa Romeo was a popular wrong answer. That's actually an older brand than Ferrari, going back to 1920, and Enzo Ferrari used to race their cars before he started manufacturing his own. > introduced a car named in his honor. It was a huge failure > and was sold for just 3 years. What was the name of the son > and the car? Edsel. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Bruce, Dan Tilque, Peter, Joe, Pete, Jason, Stephen, Calvin, Marc, and ArenEss. > until the 1950s. His original company was eventually acquired > by General Motors, which discontinued the brand in 2004. > What was the his name? Ransom E. Olds. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Bruce, Dan Tilque, Pete, Stephen, Marc, and ArenEss. > 4. The British Mini was first marketed in 1959 under *both* of > BMC's main brands. One version was sold as the Austin Seven; > the other was the Mini Minor -- sold under what brand name? Morris. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Bruce, Peter, Joe, Erland, Björn, Stephen, Calvin, and ArenEss. If Wikipedia is correct, the Mini Cooper was a "high-performance" variant of the Mini introduced by both Austin and Morris in 1961 and named after one of its designers. > He was incarcerated at Fresnes Prison, where he died under > unclear circumstances on October 24 that year. What was > his name? Louis Renault. 4 for Joe, Erland, Pete, Björn, Stephen, and Marc. 3 for Dan Blum, Peter, and Calvin. > men died in 1900. In 1926 their two companies merged, and so > their names are joined to this day -- even though the two of > them never met. What are their names? Karl Benz, Gottlieb Daimler. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Bruce, Dan Tilque, Erland, Pete, Björn, Stephen, and ArenEss. Mercedes was a popular wrong answer. That's a woman's first name, not a man's name. If Wikipedia is correct, the relevant Mercedes was the daughter of Emil Jelinek, to whose specification the Daimler company designed the original car of that name. > 7. This Japanese motor company was founded by a man with whose > name differs from the company's by one letter. Give either name. Kiichiro Toyoda, Toyota. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Erland, Pete, Stephen, and ArenEss (the hard way). 3 for Dan Blum. > 8. Which Italian car company incorporates its city, Turin, in > its name? Fiat (acronym for Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino). 4 for Joe, Erland, Pete, Björn, Calvin, Marc, and ArenEss. The Gran Torino was indeed named after Turin as well, but it was not an Italian company; it was a Ford model line. > a flying display in the Southbourne district of Bournemouth, > England. He was 32. What was his name, now synonymous with > luxury? Charles Rolls. 4 for Stephen. 3 for Peter. 2 for Calvin. > 10. Which American auto brand is named for a Swiss-born American > race car driver of French descent? Chevrolet (after Louis-Joseph Chevrolet). 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Bruce, Dan Tilque, Erland, Pete, Björn, Stephen, Marc, and ArenEss. 3 for Calvin. > * Game 5, Round 6 - Leisure - Board Games > Please see the handout > http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/5-6/games.jpg In the original game, the handouts were not printed in color, although the image was originally prepared in color. I decided I might as well supply the original version here. > I've rearranged the round in picture order; there were 4 decoys, > which you can name if you like for fun, but for no points. > 1. Name it. Operation. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Bruce, Peter, Pete, Jason, Stephen, Calvin, and ArenEss. > 2. (decoy) Sorry. Stephen got this. > 3. (decoy) Mastermind. Dan Blum, Joshua, Peter, Joe, Pete, Björn, and Calvin got this. > 4. (decoy) Chinese chess, or xiangqi. Dan Blum and Peter got this. Calvin was off by one. Mah jongg is played with rectangular tiles. > 5. (decoy) Candyland. Pete, Stephen, and Marc got this. > 6. Name it. The Game of Life. 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, Dan Tilque, Peter, Pete, Jason, Stephen, and Marc. > 7. Name it. Clue, or Cluedo. 4 for Dan Blum (the hard way), Joshua, Bruce, Dan Tilque, Peter, Joe, Erland, Pete, Björn, Jason, Stephen, Calvin, Marc, and ArenEss. > 8. Name it. Carcassonne. 4 for Dan Blum, Joe, and Björn. > 9. Name it. Mousetrap. 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, Peter, Pete, Stephen, Calvin, and Marc. > 10. Name it. Catan, or the Settlers of Catan. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Joe, and Stephen. > 11. Name it. Stratego. 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, Dan Tilque, Stephen, and Marc. > 12. Name it. Ticket to Ride. 4 for Dan Blum, Joe, Björn, and Stephen. > 13. Name it. Trouble, or Frustration! 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, Stephen, and ArenEss. > 14. Name it. Perfection. 4 for Dan Blum and Stephen. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 5 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS TOPICS-> His Lit Sci Lei Stephen Perry 40 40 36 36 152 Dan Blum 24 24 26 40 114 "Calvin" 28 32 20 12 92 "Joe" 20 40 16 16 92 Joshua Kreitzer 28 26 24 8 86 Dan Tilque 32 8 20 16 76 Marc Dashevsky 28 8 20 16 72 Pete Gayde 28 0 28 16 72 Erland Sommarskog 36 0 24 4 64 Björn Lundin 32 0 20 12 64 Peter Smyth 32 0 14 16 62 Bruce Bowler -- -- 24 24 48 "ArenEss" -- -- 28 12 40 Jason Kreitzer 0 8 4 12 24 -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "I tried to hit Bjarne Stroustrup with a snowball, msb@vex.net | but missed." --Clive Feather My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Mar 10 08:23AM -0600 In article <a0cce1b6-bd28-4010-b5d9-d723d45be8ef@googlegroups.com>, 334152@gmail.com says... > 1 In which country is the resort city of Acapulco? Mexico > 2 Which US Chief Justice led the commission into the assassination of President John F Kennedy? Earl Warren > 3 American Dennis Tito (b. 1940) was the first tourist to travel where? space (orbiting the earth) > 5 A Scouser is a native of which English city? > 6 Tucuman, Rosario and Mendoza are among the largest cities in which country? > 7 Not to be confused with a Beatles song, which former Moody Blues guitarist was a founding member of the band Wings? Denny Lane > 8 Which substance's three components are saltpetre, sulphur and charcoal? gunpowder -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Mar 10 06:23PM Calvin wrote: > 1 In which country is the resort city of Acapulco? Mexico > 2 Which US Chief Justice led the commission into the assassination of > President John F Kennedy? Warren > 3 American Dennis Tito (b. 1940) was the first tourist to travel > where? International Space Station > 4 Which British comedian suffered a heart attack and died on live TV > in 1984? Tommy Cooper > 5 A Scouser is a native of which English city? Liverpool > 6 Tucuman, Rosario and Mendoza are among the largest cities in which > country? Uruguay > 7 Not to be confused with a Beatles song, which former Moody Blues > guitarist was a founding member of the band Wings? Denny Laine > 8 Which substance's three components are saltpetre, sulphur and > charcoal? Gunpowder > 10 Beginning with 'c', which word can mean the beat, rate, or measure > of any rhythmic movement or, in cycling, the number of revolutions of > the crank per minute? Cadence Peter Smyth |
| bbowler <bbowler@bigelow.org>: Mar 10 06:45PM On Wed, 09 Mar 2016 17:40:00 -0800, Calvin wrote: > 1 In which country is the resort city of Acapulco? Mexico > 2 Which US Chief Justice led the commission into the assassination of > President John F Kennedy? Warren > 3 American Dennis Tito (b. 1940) was the first tourist to travel where? Space > 4 Which British comedian suffered a heart attack and died on live TV in > guitarist was a founding member of the band Wings? > 8 Which substance's three components are saltpetre, sulphur and > charcoal? gun powder > 9 Who portrayed the young Indiana Jones in the 1989 film 'Indiana Jones > & the Last Crusade'? > 10 Beginning with 'c', which word can mean the beat, rate, or measure of > any rhythmic movement or, in cycling, the number of revolutions of the > crank per minute? Cadence |
| Joe <joe@oxtedonline.com>: Mar 10 07:56PM On 2016-03-10 01:40:00 +0000, Calvin said: > 1 In which country is the resort city of Acapulco? Mexico > 2 Which US Chief Justice led the commission into the assassination of > President John F Kennedy? Warren > 3 American Dennis Tito (b. 1940) was the first tourist to travel where? Space > 4 Which British comedian suffered a heart attack and died on live TV in 1984? Tommy Cooper > 5 A Scouser is a native of which English city? Liverpool > 6 Tucuman, Rosario and Mendoza are among the largest cities in which country? Venezuela > 7 Not to be confused with a Beatles song, which former Moody Blues > guitarist was > a founding member of the band Wings? Denny Lane > 8 Which substance's three components are saltpetre, sulphur and charcoal? Gunpowder > 9 Who portrayed the young Indiana Jones in the 1989 film 'Indiana Jones > & the Last Crusade'? Leonardo Di Caprio > 10 Beginning with 'c', which word can mean the beat, rate, or measure > of any rhythmic movement or, in cycling, the number of revolutions of > the crank per minute? Cycle (or is that too obvious?) -- "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 |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Mar 10 01:18PM -0800 Calvin wrote: > 1 In which country is the resort city of Acapulco? Mexico > 2 Which US Chief Justice led the commission into the assassination of President John F Kennedy? Warren Berger > 3 American Dennis Tito (b. 1940) was the first tourist to travel where? into orbit > 4 Which British comedian suffered a heart attack and died on live TV in 1984? > 5 A Scouser is a native of which English city? Birmingham ? > 6 Tucuman, Rosario and Mendoza are among the largest cities in which country? Uruguay ? > 7 Not to be confused with a Beatles song, which former Moody Blues guitarist was a founding member of the band Wings? > 8 Which substance's three components are saltpetre, sulphur and charcoal? gunpowder > 9 Who portrayed the young Indiana Jones in the 1989 film 'Indiana Jones & the Last Crusade'? > 10 Beginning with 'c', which word can mean the beat, rate, or measure of any rhythmic movement or, in cycling, the number of revolutions of the crank per minute? count -- Dan Tilque |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Mar 10 08:20AM -0800 Dan Blum wrote: > Rotating Quiz #212 is over and Dan Tilque wins on the first tiebreaker. > He may now set RQ #213 (or pass it to Mark Brader if still recovering). Not in that bad of shape, now. I'll come up with something in a day or two. That was a mighty slim tiebreaker there. Chris getting #2 gave it to me, otherwise it'd have gone to the next tiebreaker. It occured to me that the last question could have been about Pierre Laval. That would (hopefully) have made Mark happy, although Laval QC was actually named after a different Laval. -- Dan Tilque |
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