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| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 11 02:41AM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-11-30, 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 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 10, Round 7 - Geography - Parliaments of Countries We name a parliamentary body; you name the country where you would find it. If there is more than one, you must name the most populous one. 1. Knesset. 2. Duma. 3. Dail ("dahl"). 4. Sejm ("same"). 5. Althing. 6. Storting. 7. Riksdag. 8. Diet. 9. Folketing. 10. Bundestag. * Game 10, Round 8 - Canadiana Arts - The National Ballet of Canada The National Ballet of Canada was founded in 1951 by Celia Franca. 1. The National Ballet of Canada performs at a venue that it shares with the Canadian Opera Company. Name it. Hint: it is connected directly to Osgoode subway station. 2. In 2015-16, the National Ballet of Canada is celebrating this former principal dancer's 10th year as artistic director. Name her. 3. John Tory and Chris Hadfield have cameoed as cannon dolls in a ballet performed every year by the National Ballet of Canada. Name the ballet. 4. The National Ballet of Canada's 2015-16 season features two ballets based on plays by William Shakespeare. Name *either*. 5. For #5-6, if the answers have changed since the original game I will accept either old or new answers. The National Ballet of Canada's currently has 13 principal dancers. Name any one of the 5 men... 6. ...and any one of the 8 women. 7. The National Ballet of Canada's first performance included the Polovtsian Dances from the opera "Prince Igor", composed by *which member* of Russia's mighty handful? 8. That first performance also included the 1909 ballet "Les Sylphides". That ballet was set to the music of *which composer*, including his "Mazurka in C# minor" and his "Polonaise in A major"? 9. Please decode the rot13 for this question only after you have finished with #1-8. Gur Angvbany Onyyrg bs Pnanqn'f "Gur Jvagre'f Gnyr" naq "Nyvpr'f Nqiragherf va Jbaqreynaq" jrer cebqhprq va cnegarefuvc jvgu nabgure onyyrg pbzcnal, juvpu cresbezf va n anzrfnxr bcren ubhfr ng Pbirag Tneqra. Anzr gung bgure onyyrg pbzcnal. 10. On October 1, the <answer 9> and the National Ballet of Canada were featured in the live stream of World Ballet Day. Name any one of the other three companies featured in the live stream. -- Mark Brader | The "I didn't think of that" type of failure occurs because Toronto | I didn't think of that, and the reason I didn't think of it msb@vex.net | is because it never occurred to me. If we'd been able to | think of 'em, we would have. -- John W. Campbell My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: May 11 03:08AM -0700 On Wednesday, May 11, 2016 at 5:41:12 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > would find it. If there is more than one, you must name the most > populous one. > 1. Knesset. Israel > 2. Duma. Russia > 3. Dail ("dahl"). India? > 4. Sejm ("same"). Spain, Mexico > 5. Althing. Iceland > 6. Storting. Sweden, Denmark > 7. Riksdag. Sweden, Denmark > 8. Diet. Japan > 9. Folketing. Austria, Netherlands > 10. Bundestag. Germany > * Game 10, Round 8 - Canadiana Arts - The National Ballet of Canada Um, pass I think. cheers, calvin |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: May 10 08:21AM -0500 In article <k6OdnccbOPNHN7PKnZ2dnUU7-QPNnZ2d@giganews.com>, msb@vex.net says... > played in by 4 players in partnerships of 2. Players attempt to > make melds of 7 cards of the same rank and "go out" by playing > all cards in their hand. Name this game. canasta > will be a tie. Name the game. > 4. Streets, pone, spilikins, pegging, and muggins are terminology > that may be used in which card game? cribbage > 5. In blackjack gambling strategy, which two pairs of cards should > always be split? aces and eights > starring Clive Owen. > 7. In contract bridge, what do the terms Blackwood, Cappelletti > and Stayman refer to? bidding conventions > 8. In contract bridge, how many tricks do you need to win for a > small slam? 12 > 9. In euchre, when spades are trump, what card is the left bower? > 10. In Texas Hold'Em poker, what is the nickname of the last > community card dealt? river > 2. What is the second-largest city in the republic of Ireland? > 3. Scottish-born Belfast veterinarian John Boyd Dunlop was granted > a patent for which invention? Be sufficiently specific. inflatable tire > 4. Which Irish city in the southeast is traditionally known for > its fine glassware? Waterford > 5. Name two of the four Irish writers who have won the Nobel Prize > for Literature. > 6. By what name is Irishman Paul Hewson better known? Bono > shick-AWE-nah")? Be sufficiently specific. > 8. Name the Dublin suburb whose name has become a word for "a > rowdy fight or free-for-all". Donnybrook -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 11 02:38AM -0500 Mark Brader: > played in by 4 players in partnerships of 2. Players attempt to > make melds of 7 cards of the same rank and "go out" by playing > all cards in their hand. Name this game. Canasta. 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Calvin, Stephen, Erland, Björn, Pete, and Marc. Yes, there was a similar question on "Jeopardy!" (but with fewer hints) on 2016-04-26. > Players score points by winning tricks and also by forming > combinations of cards into melds. Variations of the game are > called cutthroat, check, and double-deck. Name the game. Pinochle. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Stephen, and Pete. 2 for Bruce. > on the sum of two or more cards. Bets are placed on whether > the player or banker will have a higher score, or the result > will be a tie. Name the game. Baccarat. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Peter, Calvin, Stephen, Bruce, and Pete. > 4. Streets, pone, spilikins, pegging, and muggins are terminology > that may be used in which card game? Cribbage. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Peter, Calvin, Stephen, Bruce, Pete, and Marc. I play this myself and I only know three of the five terms. > 5. In blackjack gambling strategy, which two pairs of cards should > always be split? 8's, aces. 4 for Calvin, Stephen, and Marc. > the individual responsible for the distribution of bets > and payouts? This term also forms the title of a 1998 film > starring Clive Owen. Croupier. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Peter, Calvin, Stephen, and Pete. > 7. In contract bridge, what do the terms Blackwood, Cappelletti > and Stayman refer to? (Bidding) conventions. (Not systems.) 4 for Dan Tilque, Peter, Stephen, Erland, Pete, and Marc. > 8. In contract bridge, how many tricks do you need to win for a > small slam? 12. (That's 6 odd-tricks, but the question asked for tricks.) 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Peter, Calvin, Stephen, Erland, Bruce, Pete, and Marc. > 9. In euchre, when spades are trump, what card is the left bower? Jack of clubs. 4 for Peter, Calvin, Stephen, and Pete. > 10. In Texas Hold'Em poker, what is the nickname of the last > community card dealt? River. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Peter, Calvin, Stephen, Bruce, Pete, and Marc. 3 for Björn. > * Game 10, Round 6 - Miscellaneous - All Things Irish > 1. What is the English equivalent of the Irish title Taoiseach > ("TEE-shock")? Prime minister. (Not president, which is Uachtarán.) 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Peter, Stephen, and Erland. 2 for Calvin. > 2. What is the second-largest city in the republic of Ireland? Cork. (Belfast is bigger but is in Northern Ireland.) 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Peter, Calvin, Stephen, Bruce, and Pete. 2 for Erland. > 3. Scottish-born Belfast veterinarian John Boyd Dunlop was granted > a patent for which invention? Be sufficiently specific. Pneumatic tire. Both words or the equivalent were required. 4 for Dan Blum, Stephen, Björn, Bruce, and Marc. > 4. Which Irish city in the southeast is traditionally known for > its fine glassware? Waterford. 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Calvin, Stephen, Bruce, Pete, and Marc. The original Waterford Crystal company operated from 1783 to 1851. A second one started in 1947 and operated until 2009. The brand was later revived again under new ownership, but the main factory in Waterford did not return to operation and so most of their products are now manufactured elsewhere. (You can still take a tour of the small "prestige factory" that they do have in Waterford, though; I did this myself last year.) > 5. Name two of the four Irish writers who have won the Nobel Prize > for Literature. Samuel Beckett, Seamus Heaney, George Bernard Shaw, William Butler Yeats. 4 for Joshua, Peter, and Stephen. 3 for Calvin. > 6. By what name is Irishman Paul Hewson better known? Bono. I scored "Bono Vox" as almost correct; if Wikipedia is correct, it's an old nickname that his stage name was derived from. 4 for Joshua, Peter, Stephen, Jason, and Marc. 3 for Calvin and Pete. > 7. In Ireland, what is the function of the Garda Síochána ("GUARD-ah > shick-AWE-nah")? Be sufficiently specific. National police. Both words or the equivalent were required. 4 for Joshua and Peter. > 8. Name the Dublin suburb whose name has become a word for "a > rowdy fight or free-for-all". Donnybrook. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Calvin, Stephen, Jason, Pete, and Marc. > then its more famous London counterpart, which is a "Column". > The Dublin Pillar was blown up in 1966. Who was it a monument > to? Admiral Horatio Nelson. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Peter, Calvin, and Erland. 3 for Stephen. > again in 1834. He was granted a state funeral in 1852. > In downtown Toronto two streets and a subway station are > named in his honor. Who was he? Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington. (Either part was sufficient, and no, I did not require "Duke of".) 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Calvin, and Stephen. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 10 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS TOPICS-> His Ent Spo Mis Stephen Perry 36 40 40 35 151 Dan Blum 28 24 28 24 104 Joshua Kreitzer 28 36 12 28 104 Pete Gayde 20 24 36 15 95 "Calvin" 24 8 32 28 92 Peter Smyth 16 8 32 32 88 Marc Dashevsky 8 32 24 16 80 Dan Tilque 32 4 24 16 76 Bruce Bowler 0 24 18 12 54 Jason Kreitzer 4 24 0 8 36 Erland Sommarskog 12 0 12 10 34 Björn Lundin 19 4 7 4 34 -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "Unfortunately, real life is usually msb@vex.net | not a movie." --Al Kriman My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: May 11 03:03AM -0700 On Wednesday, May 11, 2016 at 5:38:54 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > > 7. In Ireland, what is the function of the Garda Síochána ("GUARD-ah > > shick-AWE-nah")? Be sufficiently specific. > National police. I'm not protesting but the question doesn't really make sense. How can one speak of a function when no verb is required in the answer? cheers, calvin |
| rahulparhar133@gmail.com: May 10 06:58PM -0700 http://qub.me/omHGBS |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: May 10 08:17AM -0500 In article <9ff11356-704a-495f-8503-1d994e4ff48d@googlegroups.com>, 334152@gmail.com says... > 1 The Curragh horse racing track is located in which country? Wales > 2 The North and South Islands of New Zealand separated by what body of water? Wellington Strait > 3 Which Grammy-winning country music star has also performed under the fictional rock persona Chris Gaines? > 4 In 1928 who became the first person to fly from Australia to New Zealand? > 5 Which geographic point is currently located on Boothia's peninsula in Canada? magnetic north pole > 6 Which actor played Idi Amin in the 2006 film "The Last King of Scotland"? Forest Whitaker > 7 How many square inches are there in one square foot? 144 > 8 Which duo's works are sometimes referred to as the Savoy Operas? Gilbert and Sullivan > 9 Gozo and Komino are islands belonging to which Mediterranean country? Croatia -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: May 10 03:10PM Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote in > 1 The Curragh horse racing track is located in which country? Republic of Ireland > 2 The North and South Islands of New Zealand separated by what > body of water? Marlborough Strait > who became the first person to fly from Australia to New Zealand? > 5 Which geographic point is currently located on Boothia's > peninsula in Canada? Norse colony > 6 Which actor played Idi Amin in the 2006 film "The Last > King of Scotland"? > 7 How many square inches are there in one square foot? 144 > 8 Which duo's works are sometimes referred to as the > Savoy Operas? Gilbert and Sullivan > 9 Gozo and Komino are islands belonging to which > Mediterranean country? Italy > 10 In terms of the Oscars, what links > Casablanca, Paris and Chicago? Places Rick lived > cheers, > calvin Pete Gayde |
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: May 10 06:30PM +0200 On 2016-05-10 07:20, Calvin wrote: > 1 The Curragh horse racing track is located in which country? Ireland? > 3 Which Grammy-winning country music star has also performed under the fictional rock persona Chris Gaines? > 4 In 1928 who became the first person to fly from Australia to New Zealand? > 5 Which geographic point is currently located on Boothia's peninsula in Canada? Magnetic north pole? > 6 Which actor played Idi Amin in the 2006 film "The Last King of Scotland"? > 7 How many square inches are there in one square foot? 12x12 = 144 > 8 Which duo's works are sometimes referred to as the Savoy Operas? > 9 Gozo and Komino are islands belonging to which Mediterranean country? Greece -- -- Björn |
| "Chris F.A. Johnson" <cfajohnson@cfaj.ca>: May 10 01:07PM -0400 On 2016-05-10, Calvin wrote: > 1 The Curragh horse racing track is located in which country? Ireland > 2 The North and South Islands of New Zealand separated by what body of water? Cook Strait > 3 Which Grammy-winning country music star has also performed under the fictional rock persona Chris Gaines? > 4 In 1928 who became the first person to fly from Australia to New Zealand? Lindberg > 5 Which geographic point is currently located on Boothia's peninsula in Canada? Magnetic north pole > 6 Which actor played Idi Amin in the 2006 film "The Last King of Scotland"? Forest Whitaker > 7 How many square inches are there in one square foot? 144 > 8 Which duo's works are sometimes referred to as the Savoy Operas? Gilbert & Sullivan -- Chris F.A. Johnson |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: May 10 05:37PM Calvin wrote: > 1 The Curragh horse racing track is located in which country? Ireland > 2 The North and South Islands of New Zealand separated by what body > of water? Tasman Strait > 3 Which Grammy-winning country music star has also performed under > the fictional rock persona Chris Gaines? Garth Brooks > 4 In 1928 who became the first person to fly from Australia to New > Zealand? Amelia Earhart > 5 Which geographic point is currently located on Boothia's peninsula > in Canada? Magnetic North Pole > 6 Which actor played Idi Amin in the 2006 film "The Last King of > Scotland"? Forest Whitaker > 7 How many square inches are there in one square foot? 144 > 8 Which duo's works are sometimes referred to as the Savoy Operas? Gilbert & Sullivan > 9 Gozo and Komino are islands belonging to which Mediterranean > country? Malta > 10 In terms of the Oscars, what links Casablanca, Paris and Chicago? Best Picture winners Peter Smyth |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: May 10 05:01AM -0700 Calvin wrote: > 1 The Curragh horse racing track is located in which country? Northern Ireland ?? > 2 The North and South Islands of New Zealand separated by what body of water? Tasman Straight ?? > 3 Which Grammy-winning country music star has also performed under the fictional rock persona Chris Gaines? > 4 In 1928 who became the first person to fly from Australia to New Zealand? > 5 Which geographic point is currently located on Boothia's peninsula in Canada? Geomagnetic North Pole > 6 Which actor played Idi Amin in the 2006 film "The Last King of Scotland"? Denzel Washington > 7 How many square inches are there in one square foot? 144 > 8 Which duo's works are sometimes referred to as the Savoy Operas? Gilbert and Sullivan > 9 Gozo and Komino are islands belonging to which Mediterranean country? Malta -- Dan Tilque |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: May 10 10:09PM +0200 > If the question was what language is spoken in Belgrade, today it would > be Serbian, but in 1980 it would have been Serbo-Croatian. Although, I seem to recall that already in those days, Yugoslavia recognised four different written standards of Sebro-Croatian. Whereas the standard for Dutch is controlled by a joint body based in Brussles and Amsterdam. (Then again, even today there are two standards for written Serbian, as the language can be written with both Cyrillic and Latin scripts.) -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
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