| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 07 09:56PM -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 4 - Sports - Card Games 1. This game's name means "basket" in Spanish. It is generally 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. 2. This trick-taking card game is typically played by 2-4 players. It is played with a 48-card deck and is derived from bezique. 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. 3. This often high-stakes casino game has three variants: punto banco, chemin de fer, and banque. Scores are tabulated based 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. 4. Streets, pone, spilikins, pegging, and muggins are terminology that may be used in which card game? 5. In blackjack gambling strategy, which two pairs of cards should always be split? 6. What is another name for the dealer at a casino, specifically the individual responsible for the distribution of bets and payouts? This term also forms the title of a 1998 film starring Clive Owen. 7. In contract bridge, what do the terms Blackwood, Cappelletti and Stayman refer to? 8. In contract bridge, how many tricks do you need to win for a small slam? 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? * Game 10, Round 6 - Miscellaneous - All Things Irish 1. What is the English equivalent of the Irish title Taoiseach ("TEE-shock")? 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. 4. Which Irish city in the southeast is traditionally known for its fine glassware? 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? 7. In Ireland, what is the function of the Garda Síochána ("GUARD-ah 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". 9. Erected in 1808, this Dublin "Pillar" was taller and older then its more famous London counterpart, which is a "Column". The Dublin Pillar was blown up in 1966. Who was it a monument to? 10. He was born in Dublin in 1769. He served as British Prime Minister twice, from January 1828 to November 1830 and briefly 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? -- Mark Brader, Toronto "Yet Another Wonderful Novelty -- YAWN!" msb@vex.net -- Liam Quin My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): May 08 03:44AM > 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 > 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 > 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. 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 nines > the individual responsible for the distribution of bets > and payouts? This term also forms the title of a 1998 film > starring Clive Owen. croupier > 7. In contract bridge, what do the terms Blackwood, Cappelletti > and Stayman refer to? bidding systems > 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? jack of spades; nine of spades > 10. In Texas Hold'Em poker, what is the nickname of the last > community card dealt? river > * Game 10, Round 6 - Miscellaneous - All Things Irish > 1. What is the English equivalent of the Irish title Taoiseach > ("TEE-shock")? President > 2. What is the second-largest city in the republic of Ireland? Cork > 3. Scottish-born Belfast veterinarian John Boyd Dunlop was granted > a patent for which invention? Be sufficiently specific. bicycle tire with a tube > 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. James Joyce and William Butler Yeats > 8. Name the Dublin suburb whose name has become a word for "a > rowdy fight or free-for-all". Donnybrook > then its more famous London counterpart, which is a "Column". > The Dublin Pillar was blown up in 1966. Who was it a monument > to? Nelson > 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? Wellington -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: May 08 06:02AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:k6OdnccbOPNHN7PKnZ2dnUU7- > 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. cesta > 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. euchre (?) > 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 > the individual responsible for the distribution of bets > and payouts? This term also forms the title of a 1998 film > starring Clive Owen. croupier > 10. In Texas Hold'Em poker, what is the nickname of the last > community card dealt? the river > * Game 10, Round 6 - Miscellaneous - All Things Irish > 1. What is the English equivalent of the Irish title Taoiseach > ("TEE-shock")? prime minister > 2. What is the second-largest city in the republic of Ireland? Cork (?) > 5. Name two of the four Irish writers who have won the Nobel Prize > for Literature. Beckett and Heaney > 6. By what name is Irishman Paul Hewson better known? Bono > 7. In Ireland, what is the function of the Garda Síochána ("GUARD-ah > shick-AWE-nah")? Be sufficiently specific. national police > 8. Name the Dublin suburb whose name has become a word for "a > rowdy fight or free-for-all". Donnybrook > then its more famous London counterpart, which is a "Column". > The Dublin Pillar was blown up in 1966. Who was it a monument > to? Nelson -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: May 07 11:17PM -0700 Mark Brader wrote: > 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 > 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. baccaat > 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? pair of aces and pair of jacks > 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 > * Game 10, Round 6 - Miscellaneous - All Things Irish > 1. What is the English equivalent of the Irish title Taoiseach > ("TEE-shock")? prime minister > 2. What is the second-largest city in the republic of Ireland? Cork > its fine glassware? > 5. Name two of the four Irish writers who have won the Nobel Prize > for Literature. Joyce and ummm... > 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 > 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 Nelson -- Dan Tilque |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: May 08 08:44AM Mark Brader wrote: > 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 > 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. Piquet > 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. 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? Eights > the individual responsible for the distribution of bets > and payouts? This term also forms the title of a 1998 film > starring Clive Owen. Croupier > 7. In contract bridge, what do the terms Blackwood, Cappelletti > and Stayman refer to? 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? Jack of Clubs > 10. In Texas Hold'Em poker, what is the nickname of the last > community card dealt? River > * Game 10, Round 6 - Miscellaneous - All Things Irish > 1. What is the English equivalent of the Irish title Taoiseach > ("TEE-shock")? Prime Minister > 2. What is the second-largest city in the republic of Ireland? Cork > 3. Scottish-born Belfast veterinarian John Boyd Dunlop was granted > a patent for which invention? Be sufficiently specific. Vulcanised rubber > 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. George Bernard Shaw, Seamus Heaney > 6. By what name is Irishman Paul Hewson better known? Bono > 7. In Ireland, what is the function of the Garda Síochána ("GUARD-ah > shick-AWE-nah")? Be sufficiently specific. Irish police force > then its more famous London counterpart, which is a "Column". > The Dublin Pillar was blown up in 1966. Who was it a monument > to? Nelson > 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? Duke of Wellington Peter Smyth |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: May 08 03:17AM -0700 On Sunday, May 8, 2016 at 12:56:26 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > 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 > 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. Gin, Rummy > 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. 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 > the individual responsible for the distribution of bets > and payouts? This term also forms the title of a 1998 film > starring Clive Owen. Croupier > 7. In contract bridge, what do the terms Blackwood, Cappelletti > and Stayman refer to? Bidding systems > 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? Jack of Clubs > 10. In Texas Hold'Em poker, what is the nickname of the last > community card dealt? The River > * Game 10, Round 6 - Miscellaneous - All Things Irish > 1. What is the English equivalent of the Irish title Taoiseach > ("TEE-shock")? President, Prime Minister > 2. What is the second-largest city in the republic of Ireland? Cork > 3. Scottish-born Belfast veterinarian John Boyd Dunlop was granted > a patent for which invention? Be sufficiently specific. Vulcanised rubber > 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. Shaw and Yeats, Shaw and Wilde > 6. By what name is Irishman Paul Hewson better known? Bono Vox > 7. In Ireland, what is the function of the Garda Síochána ("GUARD-ah > shick-AWE-nah")? Be sufficiently specific. Police force > 8. Name the Dublin suburb whose name has become a word for "a > rowdy fight or free-for-all". Donnybrook > then its more famous London counterpart, which is a "Column". > The Dublin Pillar was blown up in 1966. Who was it a monument > to? Nelson? > 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? Wellington cheers, calvin |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 07 09:51PM -0500 Mark Brader: > We give the year, and the location of the battlefield in modern-day > terms. You identify the famous battle. > 1. 1815, 15 km south of Brussels. Waterloo. 4 for Dan Blum, Björn, Joshua, Peter, Calvin, Dan Tilque, Pete, Erland, and Stephen. > 2. Twice in 1942, 106 km west of Alexandria, Egypt. El Alamein. 4 for Björn, Joshua, Calvin, Dan Tilque, Pete, Erland, Stephen, and Marc. Tobruk is much farther west, in Libya; Tripoli, still farther west. > 3. 1415, 75 km southeast of Calais. Agincourt. 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Calvin, Dan Tilque, and Stephen. Amiens is about 120 km from Calais, Orleans still farther. > 4. 1917, 8 km northeast of Arras, France. Vimy Ridge. 4 for Stephen. 3 for Björn. It was part of the larger Battle of Arras, so I scored that answer as almost correct despite the mention of Arras in the question. The significance of Vimy Ridge is the Canadian forces' achievements. See: http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/vimy-ridge/ > 5. 1942-43, in and around Volgograd, Russia. Stalingrad. 4 for Dan Blum, Björn, Joshua, Peter, Calvin, Dan Tilque, Pete, Jason, Erland, and Stephen. > 6. 1759, in a park in Quebec City. Plains of Abraham. I decided that "Abraham Park" was not quite close enough for an "almost correct". 4 for Dan Blum, Björn, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > 7. 1942, 2100 km west of Oahu. Midway. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Peter, Calvin, Dan Tilque, Pete, Stephen, and Marc. > 8. 480 BC, 150 km north of Athens. Thermopylae. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Stephen. A plurality of entrants guessed Marathon, but Marathon is northeast of Athens and -- duh! -- is only about 40 km from it. Thermopylae is actually northwest of Athens, not north, but given the distance and date, I don't think I can accept any other answer. > 9. 1954, 295 km west of Hanoi. Dien Bien Phu. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Calvin, Dan Tilque, and Stephen. Vientiane is in Laos, about twice as far from Hanoi. Tonkin is the district where Hanoi is located, and the "Tonkin Incident" (or in full, "Gulf of Tonkin Incident") took place, or allegedly took place, in the sea southeast of Hanoi. > 10. 1812, across the river from Lewiston, New York. Queenston Heights. 4 for Stephen. Hint: the border crossing connecting I-190 in New York over the Niagara River to highway 405 in Ontario is the Lewiston-Queenston Bridge. > * Game 10, Round 3 - Entertainment - TV Shows by Characters > We given the names of thre characters; you name the TV show. This was the easiest round in the original game. > 1. Jennifer Marlowe, Andy Travis, Bailey Quarters. "WKRP in Cincinnati". 4 for Joshua, Bruce, Pete, and Stephen. > 2. Ted Baxter, Rhoda Morgenstern, Mary Richards. "The Mary Tyler Moore Show". 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Bruce, Calvin, Dan Tilque, Pete, Jason, Stephen, and Marc. > 3. Ted Mosby, Robin Scherbatsky, Barney Stinson. "How I Met Your Mother". 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Bruce, Jason, Stephen, and Marc. > 4. Dwight Schrute, Michael Scott, Pam Beesly. "The Office". 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Peter, Calvin, Pete, Jason, Stephen, and Marc. > 5. Danny Tanner, Jesse Katsopolis, Joey Gladstone. "Full House". 4 for Joshua, Bruce, Pete, Jason, Stephen, Marc, and Dan Blum. > 6. Dick Loudon, Stephanie Vanderkellen, George Utley. "Newhart". (Not "The Bob Newhart Show"). 4 for Joshua, Pete, Jason, Stephen, and Marc. > 7. Nick Stokes, Catherine Willows, Gil Grissom. "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation". The short form was sufficient. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Stephen, and Marc. > 8. Seeley Booth, Temperance Brennan, Angela Montenegro. "Bones". 4 for Björn, Joshua, Bruce, Jason, and Stephen. > 9. Matt Saracen, Tim Riggins, Eric Taylor. "Friday Night Lights". 4 for Stephen and Marc. > 10. Peggy Olson, Don Draper, Pete Campbell. "Mad Men". 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Peter, Bruce, Pete, Stephen, and Marc. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 10 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS TOPICS-> His Ent Stephen Perry 36 40 76 Joshua Kreitzer 28 36 64 Dan Blum 28 24 52 Pete Gayde 20 24 44 Marc Dashevsky 8 32 40 Dan Tilque 32 4 36 "Calvin" 24 8 32 Jason Kreitzer 4 24 28 Peter Smyth 16 8 24 Bruce Bowler 0 24 24 Björn Lundin 19 4 23 Erland Sommarskog 12 0 12 -- Mark Brader "I'm not Richard, either. Toronto Oh, wait: I am! Lucky me!" msb@vex.net --Richard R. Hershberger My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 07 09:52PM -0500 [Reposting to correct the subject line] Mark Brader: > We give the year, and the location of the battlefield in modern-day > terms. You identify the famous battle. > 1. 1815, 15 km south of Brussels. Waterloo. 4 for Dan Blum, Björn, Joshua, Peter, Calvin, Dan Tilque, Pete, Erland, and Stephen. > 2. Twice in 1942, 106 km west of Alexandria, Egypt. El Alamein. 4 for Björn, Joshua, Calvin, Dan Tilque, Pete, Erland, Stephen, and Marc. Tobruk is much farther west, in Libya; Tripoli, still farther west. > 3. 1415, 75 km southeast of Calais. Agincourt. 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Calvin, Dan Tilque, and Stephen. Amiens is about 120 km from Calais, Orleans still farther. > 4. 1917, 8 km northeast of Arras, France. Vimy Ridge. 4 for Stephen. 3 for Björn. It was part of the larger Battle of Arras, so I scored that answer as almost correct despite the mention of Arras in the question. The significance of Vimy Ridge is the Canadian forces' achievements. See: http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/vimy-ridge/ > 5. 1942-43, in and around Volgograd, Russia. Stalingrad. 4 for Dan Blum, Björn, Joshua, Peter, Calvin, Dan Tilque, Pete, Jason, Erland, and Stephen. > 6. 1759, in a park in Quebec City. Plains of Abraham. I decided that "Abraham Park" was not quite close enough for an "almost correct". 4 for Dan Blum, Björn, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > 7. 1942, 2100 km west of Oahu. Midway. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Peter, Calvin, Dan Tilque, Pete, Stephen, and Marc. > 8. 480 BC, 150 km north of Athens. Thermopylae. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Stephen. A plurality of entrants guessed Marathon, but Marathon is northeast of Athens and -- duh! -- is only about 40 km from it. Thermopylae is actually northwest of Athens, not north, but given the distance and date, I don't think I can accept any other answer. > 9. 1954, 295 km west of Hanoi. Dien Bien Phu. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Calvin, Dan Tilque, and Stephen. Vientiane is in Laos, about twice as far from Hanoi. Tonkin is the district where Hanoi is located, and the "Tonkin Incident" (or in full, "Gulf of Tonkin Incident") took place, or allegedly took place, in the sea southeast of Hanoi. > 10. 1812, across the river from Lewiston, New York. Queenston Heights. 4 for Stephen. Hint: the border crossing connecting I-190 in New York over the Niagara River to highway 405 in Ontario is the Lewiston-Queenston Bridge. > * Game 10, Round 3 - Entertainment - TV Shows by Characters > We given the names of thre characters; you name the TV show. This was the easiest round in the original game. > 1. Jennifer Marlowe, Andy Travis, Bailey Quarters. "WKRP in Cincinnati". 4 for Joshua, Bruce, Pete, and Stephen. > 2. Ted Baxter, Rhoda Morgenstern, Mary Richards. "The Mary Tyler Moore Show". 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Bruce, Calvin, Dan Tilque, Pete, Jason, Stephen, and Marc. > 3. Ted Mosby, Robin Scherbatsky, Barney Stinson. "How I Met Your Mother". 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Bruce, Jason, Stephen, and Marc. > 4. Dwight Schrute, Michael Scott, Pam Beesly. "The Office". 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Peter, Calvin, Pete, Jason, Stephen, and Marc. > 5. Danny Tanner, Jesse Katsopolis, Joey Gladstone. "Full House". 4 for Joshua, Bruce, Pete, Jason, Stephen, Marc, and Dan Blum. > 6. Dick Loudon, Stephanie Vanderkellen, George Utley. "Newhart". (Not "The Bob Newhart Show"). 4 for Joshua, Pete, Jason, Stephen, and Marc. > 7. Nick Stokes, Catherine Willows, Gil Grissom. "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation". The short form was sufficient. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Stephen, and Marc. > 8. Seeley Booth, Temperance Brennan, Angela Montenegro. "Bones". 4 for Björn, Joshua, Bruce, Jason, and Stephen. > 9. Matt Saracen, Tim Riggins, Eric Taylor. "Friday Night Lights". 4 for Stephen and Marc. > 10. Peggy Olson, Don Draper, Pete Campbell. "Mad Men". 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Peter, Bruce, Pete, Stephen, and Marc. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 10 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS TOPICS-> His Ent Stephen Perry 36 40 76 Joshua Kreitzer 28 36 64 Dan Blum 28 24 52 Pete Gayde 20 24 44 Marc Dashevsky 8 32 40 Dan Tilque 32 4 36 "Calvin" 24 8 32 Jason Kreitzer 4 24 28 Peter Smyth 16 8 24 Bruce Bowler 0 24 24 Björn Lundin 19 4 23 Erland Sommarskog 12 0 12 -- Mark Brader "I'm not Richard, either. Toronto Oh, wait: I am! Lucky me!" msb@vex.net --Richard R. Hershberger My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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