- QFTCIBSI Game 5, Rounds 2-3: Roman geography, Austen books - 2 Updates
- QFTCIBSI Game 4, Rounds 9-10: title paraphrase, A-F challenge - 2 Updates
- Calvin's Quiz #429 - 5 Updates
- Rotating Quiz #212: To and Fro - 3 Updates
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Mar 05 12:19AM -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 2 - Geography/History - Roman Geography We give the name and a brief description of a Roman city or town, and you give its modern-day name. (You may answer in English, or use the local-language form of the name if it's written in a Latin-based alphabet.) Hint: in many cases, the modern name bears some resemblance to the Roman name -- but not all. 1. Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensis: the capital of the Roman province of Germania Superior, situated on the Rhine. 2. Lutetia: a major town in north-central Gaul, and the site of the martyrdom of St. Denis. 3. Mediolanum: the capital of the Western Roman Empire for a time starting in the 3rd century, located in northern Italy. 4. Vindobona: a military camp on the banks of the Danube. 5. Eboracum: the capital of Britannia Inferior, located in what is now northern England. 6. Burdigala: a port city on the Atlantic coast, and the capital of Aquitania. 7. Nova Carthago: since Carthaginian times, a port city on the Mediterranean coast of Hispania. 8. Tingis: the capital of Mauretania Tingitana, a major port in North Africa. 9. Neapolis: originally a Greek settlement on the coast south of Rome. 10. Aquae Sulis: a spa town from Roman times to the present day. A UNESCO heritage site in Somerset. * Game 5, Round 3 - Literature - Name That Jane Austen Novel Even though Jane Austen only wrote 6 novels, it can still be hard to keep them all straight in your head. For each question, simply name the novel we're describing events from -- obviously, answers will repeat. 1. Fanny, the wife of John Dashwood, convinces him to cut his sisters Elinor and Marianne out of the family fortune, even though he promised he'd take care of them after their father's death. 2. The protagonist tries to hook up her best friend Harriet Smith with Mr. Elton, but he turns to be in love with the protagonist! It seems that our protagonist is not a very good matchmaker after all. 3. Catherine Morland loves Gothic novels, especially Anne Radcliffe's "The Mysteries of Udolpho". Unfortunately, the place she moves into is decidedly not Gothic. 4. The protagonist has four sisters: Jane, Mary, Kitty, and Lydia. 5. One day, a pianoforte is delivered to Jane Fairfax. But who could have sent it? 6. The novel opens by describing three sisters: Mrs. Bertram, Mrs. Norris, and Mrs. Price. The latter is the mother of the protagonist, Fanny Price. 7. This is the last novel that Jane Austen completed. Seven long years after the protagonist rejects Captain Wentworth, the protagonist's father rents out Kellynch estate to the Wentworth family. Awkward. 8. One of the protagonists sprains her ankle while walking out in the rain. She falls in love with Mr. Willoughby, the man who carries her home -- but he's got a secret! 9. The protagonist's love interest lives at Pemberley estate. He also hates Mr. Wickham, who tried to seduce his sister Georgiana. 10. The protagonist's brother becomes engaged to Isabella Thorpe, but it turns out she's only into him because she thinks he's rich. Once she finds out that he isn't, she goes for the flirtatious Frederick Tilney instead. -- Mark Brader, Toronto "Beware the Calends of April also." msb@vex.net -- Peter Neumann My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Mar 05 11:02AM +0100 > some resemblance to the Roman name -- but not all. > 1. Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensis: the capital of the Roman > province of Germania Superior, situated on the Rhine. Köln > 2. Lutetia: a major town in north-central Gaul, and the site of > the martyrdom of St. Denis. Paris > 3. Mediolanum: the capital of the Western Roman Empire for a time > starting in the 3rd century, located in northern Italy. Milano > 4. Vindobona: a military camp on the banks of the Danube. Wien > 5. Eboracum: the capital of Britannia Inferior, located in what > is now northern England. York > 6. Burdigala: a port city on the Atlantic coast, and the capital > of Aquitania. Bordeaux > 7. Nova Carthago: since Carthaginian times, a port city on the > Mediterranean coast of Hispania. València > 8. Tingis: the capital of Mauretania Tingitana, a major port in > North Africa. Tanger > 9. Neapolis: originally a Greek settlement on the coast south > of Rome. Napoli > 10. Aquae Sulis: a spa town from Roman times to the present day. > A UNESCO heritage site in Somerset. Bath > * Game 5, Round 3 - Literature - Name That Jane Austen Novel > Even though Jane Austen only wrote 6 novels, it can still be > hard to keep them all straight in your head. Correct - I don't know any of them. -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Mar 04 05:58PM -0600 Erland Sommarskog: > As far as I know the only element is named after a Swedish *town* > is Holmium. But I guess, they want Erbium. I will score this as one answer of erbium. -- Mark Brader "You have a truly warped mind. Toronto I admire that in a person." msb@vex.net -- Bill Davidsen |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Mar 05 12:16AM -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 4 is over and the winner is Joshua Kreitzer. Congratulations; well done! > the actual title. For example, if we said "Small Scoring > Area in Curling Located on the Grassland", the answer > would be "Little House on the Prairie". Yes, this was the easiest round in the original game. In fact, it was the easiest in the entire season. But as it was asking for titles, I decided I needed to be strict. For full points you could have nothing wrong other than articles; for "almost correct", you needed still all of the correct words (again, except articles) and the only error I allowed was adding an additional word or two. > 1. "Chuck and the Confectionery-Manufacturing Plant". "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory". 4 for Joshua, Bruce, Dan Blum, Peter, Joe, Pete, Björn, Marc, Jason, Calvin, and Dan Tilque. > 2. "The Arctic Non-Stop". "The Polar Express". 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Peter, Pete, Björn, Marc, Jason, Calvin, and Dan Tilque. > 3. "The Classified Backyard". "The Secret Garden". 4 for Joshua, Bruce, Dan Blum, Peter, Joe, Pete, Marc, Jason, and Dan Tilque. > 4. "The Unattractive Hatchling". "The Ugly Duckling". 4 for Joshua, Bruce, Dan Blum, Peter, Joe, Pete, Björn, Marc, Jason, Calvin, and Dan Tilque. > 5. "Tiny Females". "Little Women". 4 for Joshua, Bruce, Dan Blum, Peter, Joe, Pete, Marc, Jason, Calvin, and Dan Tilque. > 6. "The Considerably Famished Larva". "The Very Hungry Caterpillar". 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Calvin. > 7. "The Location of the Untamed Figures' Existence". "Where the Wild Things are". 4 for Joshua, Bruce, Dan Blum, Joe, Pete, Marc, Jason, Calvin, and Dan Tilque. > 8. "Pleasant Darkness, Celestial Body". "Goodnight, Moon". 4 for Joshua, Bruce, Dan Blum, Pete, Marc, Jason, and Dan Tilque. 2 for Calvin. > 9. "The Miniature Motor that was Capable". "The Little Engine That Could". 4 for Joshua, Bruce, Dan Blum, Pete, Marc, Calvin, and Dan Tilque. 3 for Jason. > 10. "The Explanation of the Circumstances that Allowed a Certain > Killjoy to Burglarize December 25th". "How the Grinch Stole Christmas". 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Peter, Joe, Pete, Marc, Jason, and Dan Tilque. > * Game 4, Round 10 - Challenge Round This was only the second-hardest round in the original game, but it was also the fourth-hardest of the entire season. > A. Sports: Answers that Begin with A > A1. What is the last name of the man who was presented with > license plate "HLA715" by Jimmy Carter in 1974? Aaron. (Hank L. Aaron, of the Atlanta Braves, for breaking the career home run record with 715. At the time, of course, Carter was governor of Georgia.) 4 for Joshua, Bruce, Dan Blum, Pete, and Marc. > A2. In which sport do you score 6 points for a goal, but you > still can get one point if you miss? Australian Football. 4 for Joshua, Peter, Joe, Erland, Pete, Marc, Calvin, and Dan Tilque. > B. Geography: Answers that Begin with B > B1. What is the current *capital city* of the country that was > known as British Honduras until 1973? Belmopan (Belize). 4 for Joshua, Bruce, Dan Blum, Peter, Erland, Calvin, and Dan Tilque. > B2. What is the *capital city* of the country bordered by Rwanda, > Tanzania, and the Democratic Republic of Congo? Bujumbura (Burundi). 4 for Joshua and Peter. > C1. Putting aside the USS at the start of its name, what is the > name of the ship built in 1794 and nicknamed "Old Ironsides", > which usually resides in Boston Harbor? Constitution. 4 for Joshua, Bruce, Dan Blum, Pete, Marc, and Dan Tilque. > C2. Which Roman statesman ended most of his speeches with the > phrase "Carthage must be destroyed"? Cato (the Elder). 4 for Dan Blum, Pete, and Dan Tilque. 2 for Joshua and Calvin. > D. Entertainment: Answers that Begin with D > D1. What is the first name of the cartoon character with the > last name Marquez who travels with Boots the Monkey? The answer originally expected was Dora (the Explorer), but Diego is also correct and was accepted on protest, so either one was sufficient here. 4 for Joshua, Bruce, Dan Blum, Peter, and Calvin. > D2. What D word is common to the titles of a 1989 Robin > Williams movie, a 1995 Susan Sarandon movie, and a 1988 > Jeremy Irons movie? Dead. ("Dead Poets' Society", "Dead Man Walking", "Dead Ringers".) Again, since this was about titles I required the exact word. 4 for Joshua, Bruce, Joe, Pete, Marc, and Jason. > E. Science: Answers that Begin with E > E1. Name element #68 on the periodic table, commonly used in > the production of lasers and named for a town in Sweden. Erbium. 4 for Joshua, Bruce, Dan Blum, Peter, Erland, Björn, Marc, and Dan Tilque. > E2. Name element #63 on the periodic table, one of the least > abundant naturally occurring elements in the universe. Europium. 4 for Joshua, Bruce, Peter, Erland, Marc, and Dan Tilque. > F. Arts & Literature: Answers that Begin with F > F1. What F word featured in the title of the highest, > 3rd-highest, and 4th-highest selling books of 2012? "Fifty". ("Fifty Shades of Grey", "Fifty Shades Darker", "Fifty Shades Freed".) 4 for Joshua, Bruce, Dan Blum, Peter, Erland, and Marc. > F2. Filippo Tomasso Marinetti, Umberto Boccioni, and Giacomo > Balla are all key figures in which artistic movement? Futurism. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 4 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST TOPICS-> His Ent Sci Geo Spo Can Lit Cha SIX Joshua Kreitzer 32 31 12 40 32 8 40 42 217 Marc Dashevsky 32 20 28 40 28 0 36 28 192 Dan Blum 40 16 12 25 16 2 40 28 165 Dan Tilque 24 12 8 40 24 0 36 24 160 Pete Gayde 32 28 0 40 32 5 -- -- 137 Peter Smyth 20 0 8 26 20 0 24 28 126 Jason Kreitzer 12 12 0 32 11 0 35 4 106 Bruce Bowler -- -- -- -- 28 4 28 32 92 "Calvin" 31 0 -- -- 16 0 30 14 91 Erland Sommarskog 11 0 4 32 -- -- 0 20 67 Björn Lundin 36 0 8 0 0 2 12 4 62 "Pete" -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 20 56 "Joe" 20 0 -- -- -- -- 24 8 52 -- Mark Brader, Toronto | Luckily, it's impossible to mispronounce "Canada" msb@vex.net | even if you try. --Stan Brown My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Mar 04 09:50AM -0800 Calvin wrote: > 1 What links American Presidents Andrew Johnson, Chester Arthur, Theodore Roosevelt and Lyndon Johnson? became president because their predecessor was assassinated > 2 Which director whose films include 'Nightmare on Elm Street' and the 'Scream' films passed away in August 2015? > 3 Which disease is also known as pertussis? whooping cough > 4 It was first proposed by a British anthropologist in 1990 and is anywhere between 100 and 250, though most commonly said to be about 150. Whose eponymous number represents the cognitive limit of the number of people with whom an individual can maintain stable social relationships at one time? > 5 Which fruit is also known as a Chinese gooseberry? kiwifruit > 6 The award-winning 2005 documentary 'Murderball' featured a sport played by athletes with which disability? > 7 Unlike the Oscars, which annual awards ceremony recognises the *worst* films and acting in Hollywood? Razzies > 8 With 24 titles, what is the most successful football club in Bundesliga history? Bayern Munich -- Dan Tilque |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Mar 04 07:28PM Calvin wrote: > 1 What links American Presidents Andrew Johnson, Chester > Arthur, Theodore Roosevelt and Lyndon Johnson? Succeeded assassinated presidents > 2 Which director whose films include 'Nightmare on Elm Street' and > the 'Scream' films passed away in August 2015? Wes Craven > 3 Which disease is also known as pertussis? Whooping Cough > number of people with whom an individual can maintain stable social > relationships at one time? > 5 Which fruit is also known as a Chinese gooseberry? Kiwi > 6 The award-winning 2005 documentary 'Murderball' featured a sport > played by athletes with which disability? In wheelchairs > 7 Unlike the Oscars, which annual awards ceremony recognises the > worst films and acting in Hollywood? Golden Raspberry > 8 With 24 titles, what is the most successful football club in > Bundesliga history? Bayern Munich > 9 At odds of 33-1, which nation upset South Africa in the opening > round of the 2015 Rugby World Cup? Japan > 10 Rene Artois, Mimi Labonq and Herr Otto Flick were characters in > which 1982-92 British TV comedy series? Allo Allo Peter Smyth |
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Mar 04 09:19PM +0100 On 2016-03-04 04:40, Calvin wrote: > 6 The award-winning 2005 documentary 'Murderball' featured a sport played by athletes with which disability? > 7 Unlike the Oscars, which annual awards ceremony recognises the *worst* films and acting in Hollywood? > 8 With 24 titles, what is the most successful football club in Bundesliga history? Bayern München -- -- Björn |
| "Chris F.A. Johnson" <cfajohnson@cfaj.ca>: Mar 04 03:46PM -0500 On 2016-03-04, Calvin wrote: > 1 What links American Presidents Andrew Johnson, Chester Arthur,?Theodore Roosevelt and Lyndon?Johnson? They succeeded assassinated presidents. > 2 Which director whose films include 'Nightmare on Elm Street' and the 'Scream' films passed away in August 2015? Burton > 3 Which disease is also known as pertussis? Whooping cough > 4 It was first proposed by a British anthropologist in 1990 and is anywhere between 100 and 250, though most commonly said to be about 150. Whose eponymous number represents the cognitive limit of the number of people with whom an individual can maintain stable social relationships at one time? > 5 Which fruit is also known as a Chinese gooseberry? Lichee > 6 The award-winning 2005 documentary 'Murderball' featured a sport played by athletes with which disability? Quadriplegic > 7 Unlike the Oscars, which annual awards ceremony recognises the *worst* films and acting in Hollywood? The Razzies -- Chris F.A. Johnson |
| Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Mar 04 09:19PM Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote in > 1 What links American Presidents Andrew Johnson, Chester > Arthur, Theodore Roosevelt and Lyndon Johnson? Took office after previous president was assassinated > 2 Which director > whose films include 'Nightmare on Elm Street' and the 'Scream' films > passed away in August 2015? Craven > 3 Which disease is also known as pertussis? Whooping cough > 6 The award-winning 2005 documentary > 'Murderball' featured a sport played by athletes with which > disability? Paraplegic > 7 Unlike the Oscars, which annual awards ceremony > recognises the *worst* films and acting in Hollywood? Razzies > 8 With 24 > titles, what is the most successful football club in Bundesliga > history? Bayern Munich > 9 At odds of 33-1, which nation upset South Africa in the > opening round of the 2015 Rugby World Cup? Tonga > comedy series? > cheers, > calvin Pete |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Mar 04 09:43PM +0100 >> And do you know what? One of letter combinations that did float through >> my mind was actually Long Nol! > Hmm. Well, we'll see. You might well be right. I would say that was a question that verged on the true obscure - even with the palindrome theme. > The easiest one was kayak, since it didn't require remembering any namess, > and coupled with the title hint that gave it to me immediately. My lame excuse is that after beating my brain for not finding Carlos Menem's name, I was too exhausted to note any patterns. Hey, I had no problems remembering the name of his predecessor, who has to be considered far more obsucure. Menem did after all make a name for stopping hyperinflation and bringing economical order to Argentina - and pave the way for the next crisis, although it did not explode until his successor had been in office for two years. -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| "Chris F.A. Johnson" <cfajohnson@cfaj.ca>: Mar 04 04:02PM -0500 On 2016-03-03, Dan Blum wrote: > 1973-6 and 1983-9 and has been a senator from that province since > 2005, but of course is best known for being president of Argentina > from 1989-99. Martinez > 2. This American son of Greek immigrants served as Director of Central > Intelligence under both Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, and is the > second-longest serving DCI (Allen Dulles is first). Tenet > female singles player in the 1990s, the sixth-highest duration; she > might rank even higher if she had not been literally stabbed in the > back. Seles > appearances in action movies such as the most recent two Mission: > Impossible movies, the most recent Bourne movie, and several movies > based on Marvel Comics characters. Renner > 5. This Hungarian-born hedge fund manager (now also an American > citizen) is one of the 30 richest people in the world. He is known for > his philanthropy, particulary through the Open Society Foundations. Soros > "generations" since it was introduced in 1972; it was a subcompact for > many years but is now a compact, for example. A hybrid version was > introduced for the 2003 model year. Civic > minister under Sihanouk several times before deposing him in the 1970 > coup, after which he became president of the Khmer Republic. (First > and last name required.) Pol Pot > 9. This American actress has appeared in many movies over the years > including Blade Runner, Splash, Steel Magnolias, and Kill Bill. She is > also known for her environmental activism. Hannah > 10. This small boat with a covered deck has an English name derived > from its name in some language in the Eskimo-Aleut family (which one > depends on which source you look at). Kayak -- Chris F.A. Johnson |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Mar 04 09:10PM > > Hmm. Well, we'll see. > You might well be right. I would say that was a question that verged > on the true obscure - even with the palindrome theme. Well, I had heard of him, and obviously extrapolating from one example is fine, since I do it... -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
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