- QFTCI16 Game 2, Rounds 2-3: logos, Russian recyclage - 3 Updates
- QFTCI16 Game 1, Rounds 9-10: contronyms, business challenge - 14 Updates
- Calvin's Quiz #445 - 8 Updates
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 24 04:33PM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2016-05-30, 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 Usual Suspects 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 2016-05-31 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)". I wrote one of these rounds. * Game 2, Round 2 - Sports - Team Logos No, this is not a handout round. In the major sports leagues, every team has an official logo. This may appear front-and-center on the uniform, or it may be on a shoulder patch or headgear, or in some cases the uniform has been restyled to remove the logo but you will still find it in other places such as the team's official web site. However, if we don't say otherwise, you will find the logos that we ask about somewhere on the respective teams' current uniforms. In all cases we will ask for a team and you must answer with its *full name*, such as "Toronto Maple Leafs". 1. Which CFL team's logo includes a circular saw blade? 2. Which CFL team's logo includes a football? Remember, this means the current logo. 3. Which NFL team's logo includes flames? 4. Which NFL team's logo includes both a human head and a pair of horns, although in recent years their uniforms just show the horns on each side of the player's own head? 5. Which NHL team's logo does not include any complete words, but does include a letter H? 6. Which NHL team's logo includes a map? 7. Which major-league baseball team's logo shows just the last 3 letters of the team's name? 8. Which major-league baseball team's logo includes a bird that's perched on a baseball-related object? 9. Turning our attention to England now, which Premier League soccer team's logo includes a chicken? 10. Which Premier League soccer team's logo includes a cannon? * Game 2, Round 3 - Entertainment - Russian Literature Recycled This round is about classics of Russian literature that were repurposed as art in other media. And, tovarishch -- you are among the English-speaking people now, so in all the cases you must answer *in English*! 1. Which verse novel by Pushkin is better known as an opera composed by Tchaikovsky? It is also the basis of a ballet, performed by the National Ballet of Canada last year, and a 1999 movie starring Ralph Fiennes ["Rafe Fines"]. Name the novel. 2. A 1975 Woody Allen comedy is a satirical pastiche of several Russian novels, classics of European cinema, and American film comedy. It includes a scene in which the dialogue is completely taken from the titles of novels by Dostoyevsky. Name the movie. 3. One of Stravinsky's early successes was a ballet score based on a magical figure from Russian folklore. It was first performed in Paris in 1910 to great acclaim from both critics and the public. Name the ballet, also the name of the folkloric character. 4. What work by Mussorgsky, inspired by Russian literature and legend, is considered the first *tone poem* by a Russian composer? It had a long compositional history and was never performed in Mussorgsky's lifetime, but came to prominence later through an arrangement by Rimsky-Korsakov. Give the title. 5. This one is multiple-choice: which one of the following actresses has *never* portrayed Anna Karenina on film or TV? Jacqueline Bisset ["BISS-et"], Marlene Dietrich, Greta Garbo, Keira Knightley, Vivien Leigh, Sophie Marceau. 6. Who starred in the title role in the 1962 English-language film loosely based on Nikolai Gogol's short novel "Taras Bulba"? Hint: Tony Curtis played his son. 7. Yul Brynner also starred as Dmitri in a 1958 film based on what monumental Russian novel? Incidentally, this film was not William Shatner's big-screen debut, but was the first in which he had a leading role. Name the novel. 8. The most recent Dostoevsky film adaptation in English was based on one of his novellas. This 2013 movie starred Jesse Eisenberg and Mia Wasikowska. Name the movie. 9. When this actor heard that David Lean was making a film adaptation of "Dr. Zhivago", he asked to play the role of Pasha, Lara's husband, later known as the Bolshevik commander Strelnikov. He was given another role instead. Name him. 10. It was Tom Courtenay who ended up playing Pasha. He also played the main character in a 1970 movie based on a 1962 Alexander Solzhenitsyn novel. The book and movie have the same title -- give us that title. -- Mark Brader | "Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure, Toronto | nineteen pounds, nineteen, six, result happiness. msb@vex.net | Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure, | twenty pounds ought and six, result misery." | -- Mr. Micawber (Dickens: David Copperfield) My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Jun 24 10:20PM Mark Brader wrote: > we will ask for a team and you must answer with its *full name*, > such as "Toronto Maple Leafs". > 1. Which CFL team's logo includes a circular saw blade? Saskatchewan Roughriders > 2. Which CFL team's logo includes a football? Remember, this > means the current logo. Saskatchewan Roughriders > 4. Which NFL team's logo includes both a human head and a pair > of horns, although in recent years their uniforms just show > the horns on each side of the player's own head? Minnesota Vikings > 5. Which NHL team's logo does not include any complete words, > but does include a letter H? Houston Texans > 6. Which NHL team's logo includes a map? Tampa Bay Buccaneers > 7. Which major-league baseball team's logo shows just the last > 3 letters of the team's name? Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox > 8. Which major-league baseball team's logo includes a bird that's > perched on a baseball-related object? St Louis Cardinals > 9. Turning our attention to England now, which Premier League > soccer team's logo includes a chicken? Tottenham Hotspur > 10. Which Premier League soccer team's logo includes a cannon? Arsenal > in Paris in 1910 to great acclaim from both critics and > the public. Name the ballet, also the name of the folkloric > character. Peter and the Wolf > composer? It had a long compositional history and was never > performed in Mussorgsky's lifetime, but came to prominence > later through an arrangement by Rimsky-Korsakov. Give the title. Pictures at an Exhibition > actresses has never portrayed Anna Karenina on film or TV? > Jacqueline Bisset ["BISS-et"], Marlene Dietrich, Greta Garbo, > Keira Knightley, Vivien Leigh, Sophie Marceau. Vivien Leigh > monumental Russian novel? Incidentally, this film was not > William Shatner's big-screen debut, but was the first in which > he had a leading role. Name the novel. War and Peace > 8. The most recent Dostoevsky film adaptation in English was based > on one of his novellas. This 2013 movie starred Jesse Eisenberg > and Mia Wasikowska. Name the movie. The Brothers Karamov > played the main character in a 1970 movie based on a 1962 > Alexander Solzhenitsyn novel. The book and movie have the same > title -- give us that title. Peter Smyth |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jun 24 03:43PM -0700 Mark Brader wrote: > 2. Which CFL team's logo includes a football? Remember, this > means the current logo. > 3. Which NFL team's logo includes flames? Tennessee Titans > 4. Which NFL team's logo includes both a human head and a pair > of horns, although in recent years their uniforms just show > the horns on each side of the player's own head? Minnesota Vikings > 6. Which NHL team's logo includes a map? > 7. Which major-league baseball team's logo shows just the last > 3 letters of the team's name? Chicago White Sox > 8. Which major-league baseball team's logo includes a bird that's > perched on a baseball-related object? St Louis Cardinals > 9. Turning our attention to England now, which Premier League > soccer team's logo includes a chicken? > 10. Which Premier League soccer team's logo includes a cannon? Arsenal FC > by Tchaikovsky? It is also the basis of a ballet, performed > by the National Ballet of Canada last year, and a 1999 movie > starring Ralph Fiennes ["Rafe Fines"]. Name the novel. Swan Lake > Russian novels, classics of European cinema, and American film > comedy. It includes a scene in which the dialogue is completely > taken from the titles of novels by Dostoyevsky. Name the movie. Love and Death > in Paris in 1910 to great acclaim from both critics and > the public. Name the ballet, also the name of the folkloric > character. Baba Yaga > actresses has *never* portrayed Anna Karenina on film or TV? > Jacqueline Bisset ["BISS-et"], Marlene Dietrich, Greta Garbo, > Keira Knightley, Vivien Leigh, Sophie Marceau. Dietrich > played the main character in a 1970 movie based on a 1962 > Alexander Solzhenitsyn novel. The book and movie have the same > title -- give us that title. One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovitch -- Dan Tilque |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 21 10:34AM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2016-05-16, 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 Usual Suspects 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 2016-05-31 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)". I wrote one of these rounds. * Game 1, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - Contronyms It's very common in the English language for a word to have two different meanings, but it gets more interesting when it has two meanings that are opposites. Typically these are used in different contexts. For example, the book of Genesis says that a man "shall cleave unto his wife", but as well as sticking together, "cleave" also means to cut apart. Such words may be called auto-antonyms, or antagonyms, or enantiodromes, or other things, but the term we like is contronyms. In each case, name the contronym we describe. 1. This can mean something worth imitating, or it can mean an imitation (typically, one that's reduced in size). 2. This verb can mean to keep on doing something, or to suspend doing it for the time being. Hint: one of the two meanings is American courtroom jargon. 3. As a verb, this can mean to hit something; but as a noun, in one well-known context, it means a failure to hit something. 4. This word can mean fixed in place, or moving rapidly. 5. If you *provide* this, you are keeping track of something -- usually, you're keeping track of what someone does. But if you *commit* this, you have *failed* to keep track of something that you should have. 6. This can mean an assortment of things (or types of things), or it can mean a specific type of something. 7. This can mean to withstand regular use without deteriorating, or not to. 8. Something may be said to "go" this word, if it suddenly starts operating, but also if it suddenly stops operating. Name this word that comes after "go". 9. This can mean either official support or an official ban. 10. This means either applying a powder or removing it. ** Game 1, Round 10 - Challenge Round - It's Only Business The excuse that "it's only business" didn't stop Tessio from getting whacked, but in this round being a wise guy may prevent you from swimming with the fishes. * A. People Who Left the Family Business (Music) A1. This singer left her family's band Clannad in 1982. She went on to win both commercial and critical success, especially with her 1988 album "Watermark". A2. When the Jackson 5 left Motown for Epic in 1975, becoming just the Jacksons, which brother stayed behind? * B. Canadian Business Books (Canadiana Literature) B1. The 2015 book "Losing the Signal", by Jacquie McNish and Sean Silcoff, recounts the fortunes of which company? B2. The author of the 2013 National Business Book Award winner "Plutocrats" is now a federal cabinet minister. Name this person. * C. Land Purchases (History/Geography) C1. Within 10 years, in which year did the Louisiana Purchase take place? C2. Within 15% of the true amount in either direction, how much did the 1867 purchase of Alaska from Russia cost the United States? We want the answer in US\ dollars of the day, not the current equivalent. * D. Business Movies (Entertainment) D1. In this 2013 movie, the boss of the hero (or anti-hero) is played by Matthew McConaughey, his business partner by Jonah Hill, and his wife by Margot Robbie. Name it. D2. Name the 2015 film in which the title character (Jennifer Lawrence) makes a fortune after inventing a better mop. * E. Business Education (Miscellaneous) E1. The first MBA class was at Harvard and consisted of 80 students. Within 10 years, when did this program start? E2. Within 15% of the true amount in either direction, what is the *total tuition for both years* of the full-time MBA program at the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto, for Canadian citizens and permanent residents entering the program in 2016? * F. Monkey Business (Science) F1. What are the two major types of monkeys, based on geographic origin? F2. Monkeys of the genus Ateles ["ATT'll-eez"] are known for their relatively long limbs and tails -- a fact that led to the common name applied to all seven species in the genus. Give this common name. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "...what kind of mind has a steel trap got anyway?" msb@vex.net | --Lawrence Block, "The Burglar in the Library" My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jun 21 04:16PM > * Game 1, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - Contronyms > 1. This can mean something worth imitating, or it can mean an > imitation (typically, one that's reduced in size). model > 2. This verb can mean to keep on doing something, or to suspend > doing it for the time being. Hint: one of the two meanings is > American courtroom jargon. continue > 3. As a verb, this can mean to hit something; but as a noun, > in one well-known context, it means a failure to hit something. strike > 4. This word can mean fixed in place, or moving rapidly. fast > usually, you're keeping track of what someone does. But if > you *commit* this, you have *failed* to keep track of something > that you should have. oversight > 6. This can mean an assortment of things (or types of things), > or it can mean a specific type of something. selection > 7. This can mean to withstand regular use without deteriorating, > or not to. wear > 8. Something may be said to "go" this word, if it suddenly starts > operating, but also if it suddenly stops operating. Name this > word that comes after "go". off > 9. This can mean either official support or an official ban. sanction > 10. This means either applying a powder or removing it. dusting > A1. This singer left her family's band Clannad in 1982. > She went on to win both commercial and critical success, > especially with her 1988 album "Watermark". O'Connor > A2. When the Jackson 5 left Motown for Epic in 1975, becoming > just the Jacksons, which brother stayed behind? Tito; Jermaine > * C. Land Purchases (History/Geography) > C1. Within 10 years, in which year did the Louisiana Purchase > take place? 1803 > much did the 1867 purchase of Alaska from Russia cost the > United States? We want the answer in US\ dollars of the day, > not the current equivalent. $1 million; $5 million > D1. In this 2013 movie, the boss of the hero (or anti-hero) > is played by Matthew McConaughey, his business partner by > Jonah Hill, and his wife by Margot Robbie. Name it. The Wolf of Wall Street > D2. Name the 2015 film in which the title character (Jennifer > Lawrence) makes a fortune after inventing a better mop. Joy > * E. Business Education (Miscellaneous) > E1. The first MBA class was at Harvard and consisted of 80 > students. Within 10 years, when did this program start? 1930; 1955 > program at the Rotman School of Management at the University > of Toronto, for Canadian citizens and permanent residents > entering the program in 2016? $30,000; $50,000 > * F. Monkey Business (Science) > F1. What are the two major types of monkeys, based on geographic > origin? Old World and New World > their relatively long limbs and tails -- a fact that led to > the common name applied to all seven species in the genus. > Give this common name. spider monkey -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| bbowler <bbowler@bigelow.org>: Jun 21 05:28PM On Tue, 21 Jun 2016 10:34:40 -0500, Mark Brader wrote: > American courtroom jargon. > 3. As a verb, this can mean to hit something; but as a noun, > in one well-known context, it means a failure to hit something. strike > or it can mean a specific type of something. > 7. This can mean to withstand regular use without deteriorating, > or not to. wear > that comes after "go". > 9. This can mean either official support or an official ban. > 10. This means either applying a powder or removing it. dusting > A1. This singer left her family's band Clannad in 1982. > She went on to win both commercial and critical success, > especially with her 1988 album "Watermark". Enya > A2. When the Jackson 5 left Motown for Epic in 1975, becoming > just the Jacksons, which brother stayed behind? Jermaine > * C. Land Purchases (History/Geography) > C1. Within 10 years, in which year did the Louisiana Purchase > take place? 1820 > much did the 1867 purchase of Alaska from Russia cost the United > States? We want the answer in US\ dollars of the day, > not the current equivalent. 15,000,000 > * E. Business Education (Miscellaneous) > E1. The first MBA class was at Harvard and consisted of 80 > students. Within 10 years, when did this program start? 1960 > * F. Monkey Business (Science) > F1. What are the two major types of monkeys, based on geographic > origin? New World and Old World > their relatively long limbs and tails -- a fact that led to the > common name applied to all seven species in the genus. Give this > common name. Spider Monkeys |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Jun 21 05:48PM Mark Brader wrote: > A1. This singer left her family's band Clannad in 1982. > She went on to win both commercial and critical success, > especially with her 1988 album "Watermark". Enya > A2. When the Jackson 5 left Motown for Epic in 1975, becoming > just the Jacksons, which brother stayed behind? Jermaine > * C. Land Purchases (History/Geography) > C1. Within 10 years, in which year did the Louisiana Purchase > take place? 1860, 1840 > much did the 1867 purchase of Alaska from Russia cost the > United States? We want the answer in US\ dollars of the day, > not the current equivalent. $2 million, $3 million > * E. Business Education (Miscellaneous) > E1. The first MBA class was at Harvard and consisted of 80 > students. Within 10 years, when did this program start? 1925 > program at the Rotman School of Management at the University > of Toronto, for Canadian citizens and permanent residents > entering the program in 2016? $100000 > * F. Monkey Business (Science) > F1. What are the two major types of monkeys, based on geographic > origin? Brass and Cheeky > their relatively long limbs and tails -- a fact that led to > the common name applied to all seven species in the genus. > Give this common name. Peter Smyth |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jun 21 08:51PM +0200 > 2. This verb can mean to keep on doing something, or to suspend > doing it for the time being. Hint: one of the two meanings is > American courtroom jargon. To table something > 4. This word can mean fixed in place, or moving rapidly. Immobile - wait, that's an Italian footballer who despite the name certainly moves rapidly. > A2. When the Jackson 5 left Motown for Epic in 1975, becoming > just the Jacksons, which brother stayed behind? Michael > * C. Land Purchases (History/Geography) > C1. Within 10 years, in which year did the Louisiana Purchase > take place? 1803 > much did the 1867 purchase of Alaska from Russia cost the > United States? We want the answer in US\ dollars of the day, > not the current equivalent. 110 million > * E. Business Education (Miscellaneous) > E1. The first MBA class was at Harvard and consisted of 80 > students. Within 10 years, when did this program start? 1903 > program at the Rotman School of Management at the University > of Toronto, for Canadian citizens and permanent residents > entering the program in 2016? 55000 CAD -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Jun 21 10:31PM +0200 On 2016-06-21 17:34, Mark Brader wrote: > 2. This verb can mean to keep on doing something, or to suspend > doing it for the time being. Hint: one of the two meanings is > American courtroom jargon. Ajourn? > * C. Land Purchases (History/Geography) > C1. Within 10 years, in which year did the Louisiana Purchase > take place? 1802 > much did the 1867 purchase of Alaska from Russia cost the > United States? We want the answer in US\ dollars of the day, > not the current equivalent. $ 6 Million > * E. Business Education (Miscellaneous) > E1. The first MBA class was at Harvard and consisted of 80 > students. Within 10 years, when did this program start? 1925 > program at the Rotman School of Management at the University > of Toronto, for Canadian citizens and permanent residents > entering the program in 2016? $ 70_000 Can -- -- Björn |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Jun 22 02:34AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:AMadnaYKmMENw_TKnZ2dnUU7- > * Game 1, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - Contronyms > 1. This can mean something worth imitating, or it can mean an > imitation (typically, one that's reduced in size). model > 2. This verb can mean to keep on doing something, or to suspend > doing it for the time being. Hint: one of the two meanings is > American courtroom jargon. continue > 3. As a verb, this can mean to hit something; but as a noun, > in one well-known context, it means a failure to hit something. strike > 4. This word can mean fixed in place, or moving rapidly. fast > usually, you're keeping track of what someone does. But if > you *commit* this, you have *failed* to keep track of something > that you should have. oversight > 7. This can mean to withstand regular use without deteriorating, > or not to. wear > 9. This can mean either official support or an official ban. sanction > A1. This singer left her family's band Clannad in 1982. > She went on to win both commercial and critical success, > especially with her 1988 album "Watermark". Enya > A2. When the Jackson 5 left Motown for Epic in 1975, becoming > just the Jacksons, which brother stayed behind? Jermaine Jackson > * C. Land Purchases (History/Geography) > C1. Within 10 years, in which year did the Louisiana Purchase > take place? 1804 > much did the 1867 purchase of Alaska from Russia cost the > United States? We want the answer in US\ dollars of the day, > not the current equivalent. $2 million > D1. In this 2013 movie, the boss of the hero (or anti-hero) > is played by Matthew McConaughey, his business partner by > Jonah Hill, and his wife by Margot Robbie. Name it. "The Wolf of Wall Street" > D2. Name the 2015 film in which the title character (Jennifer > Lawrence) makes a fortune after inventing a better mop. "Joy" > * E. Business Education (Miscellaneous) > E1. The first MBA class was at Harvard and consisted of 80 > students. Within 10 years, when did this program start? 1905 > * F. Monkey Business (Science) > F1. What are the two major types of monkeys, based on geographic > origin? Old World; New World -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Jason Kreitzer <jk71875@gmail.com>: Jun 21 07:45PM -0700 On Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at 11:34:45 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote: > A1. This singer left her family's band Clannad in 1982. > She went on to win both commercial and critical success, > especially with her 1988 album "Watermark". Enya > A2. When the Jackson 5 left Motown for Epic in 1975, becoming > just the Jacksons, which brother stayed behind? Jermaine > Jonah Hill, and his wife by Margot Robbie. Name it. > D2. Name the 2015 film in which the title character (Jennifer > Lawrence) makes a fortune after inventing a better mop. Joy |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jun 21 09:56PM -0700 On Wednesday, June 22, 2016 at 1:34:45 AM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > * Game 1, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - Contronyms Pass > A1. This singer left her family's band Clannad in 1982. > She went on to win both commercial and critical success, > especially with her 1988 album "Watermark". Enya > * B. Canadian Business Books (Canadiana Literature) > B1. The 2015 book "Losing the Signal", by Jacquie McNish and > Sean Silcoff, recounts the fortunes of which company? Nokia, Blackberry > * C. Land Purchases (History/Geography) > C1. Within 10 years, in which year did the Louisiana Purchase > take place? 1810, 1831 > much did the 1867 purchase of Alaska from Russia cost the > United States? We want the answer in US\ dollars of the day, > not the current equivalent. 4,000,000; 400,000 > D1. In this 2013 movie, the boss of the hero (or anti-hero) > is played by Matthew McConaughey, his business partner by > Jonah Hill, and his wife by Margot Robbie. Name it. The Wolf of Wall Street > D2. Name the 2015 film in which the title character (Jennifer > Lawrence) makes a fortune after inventing a better mop. Joy > * E. Business Education (Miscellaneous) > E1. The first MBA class was at Harvard and consisted of 80 > students. Within 10 years, when did this program start? 1910, 1930 > program at the Rotman School of Management at the University > of Toronto, for Canadian citizens and permanent residents > entering the program in 2016? 62,000; 84,000 > * F. Monkey Business (Science) > F1. What are the two major types of monkeys, based on geographic > origin? Old world, New world > their relatively long limbs and tails -- a fact that led to > the common name applied to all seven species in the genus. > Give this common name. cheers, calvin |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jun 22 11:41PM -0700 Mark Brader wrote: > contronyms. In each case, name the contronym we describe. > 1. This can mean something worth imitating, or it can mean an > imitation (typically, one that's reduced in size). model > 2. This verb can mean to keep on doing something, or to suspend > doing it for the time being. Hint: one of the two meanings is > American courtroom jargon. table > 3. As a verb, this can mean to hit something; but as a noun, > in one well-known context, it means a failure to hit something. strike > 4. This word can mean fixed in place, or moving rapidly. fast > usually, you're keeping track of what someone does. But if > you *commit* this, you have *failed* to keep track of something > that you should have. oversight > 6. This can mean an assortment of things (or types of things), > or it can mean a specific type of something. collection ?? > 8. Something may be said to "go" this word, if it suddenly starts > operating, but also if it suddenly stops operating. Name this > word that comes after "go". off > 9. This can mean either official support or an official ban. sanction > 10. This means either applying a powder or removing it. dust > especially with her 1988 album "Watermark". > A2. When the Jackson 5 left Motown for Epic in 1975, becoming > just the Jacksons, which brother stayed behind? Michael > * B. Canadian Business Books (Canadiana Literature) > B1. The 2015 book "Losing the Signal", by Jacquie McNish and > Sean Silcoff, recounts the fortunes of which company? Northern Telecom > * C. Land Purchases (History/Geography) > C1. Within 10 years, in which year did the Louisiana Purchase > take place? 1804 > much did the 1867 purchase of Alaska from Russia cost the > United States? We want the answer in US\ dollars of the day, > not the current equivalent. $15,000,000 > * E. Business Education (Miscellaneous) > E1. The first MBA class was at Harvard and consisted of 80 > students. Within 10 years, when did this program start? 1875 > program at the Rotman School of Management at the University > of Toronto, for Canadian citizens and permanent residents > entering the program in 2016? $25,000 > * F. Monkey Business (Science) > F1. What are the two major types of monkeys, based on geographic > origin? New World and Old World -- Dan Tilque |
| Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Jun 23 08:45PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:AMadnaYKmMENw_TKnZ2dnUU7- > 2. This verb can mean to keep on doing something, or to suspend > doing it for the time being. Hint: one of the two meanings is > American courtroom jargon. Continue > 3. As a verb, this can mean to hit something; but as a noun, > in one well-known context, it means a failure to hit something. Strike > usually, you're keeping track of what someone does. But if > you *commit* this, you have *failed* to keep track of something > that you should have. Oversight > 8. Something may be said to "go" this word, if it suddenly starts > operating, but also if it suddenly stops operating. Name this > word that comes after "go". Off > 9. This can mean either official support or an official ban. Sanction > 10. This means either applying a powder or removing it. Wiping |
| Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Jun 23 08:53PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:AMadnaYKmMENw_TKnZ2dnUU7- > have been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information > see my 2016-05-31 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian > Inquisition (QFTCI*)". I know I'm violating the "single post" rule, but I inadvertantly submitted my answers to Round 9 without answering Round 10. Pete > A1. This singer left her family's band Clannad in 1982. > She went on to win both commercial and critical success, > especially with her 1988 album "Watermark". Sinead O'Connor > * B. Canadian Business Books (Canadiana Literature) > B1. The 2015 book "Losing the Signal", by Jacquie McNish and > Sean Silcoff, recounts the fortunes of which company? Blackberry > * C. Land Purchases (History/Geography) > C1. Within 10 years, in which year did the Louisiana Purchase > take place? 1803 > much did the 1867 purchase of Alaska from Russia cost the > United States? We want the answer in US\ dollars of the day, > not the current equivalent. $50 million > * E. Business Education (Miscellaneous) > E1. The first MBA class was at Harvard and consisted of 80 > students. Within 10 years, when did this program start? 1950; 1971 > their relatively long limbs and tails -- a fact that led to > the common name applied to all seven species in the genus. > Give this common name. Pete Gayde |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 23 04:21PM -0500 Pete Gayde: > I know I'm violating the "single post" rule, but I inadvertantly > submitted my answers to Round 9 without answering Round 10. Not a problem, as it was inadvertent. -- Mark Brader | "You're going to get me in trouble." Toronto | "No, no; you can say anything you want." msb@vex.net | "Yeah, that's what's going to get me into trouble." --Andrew Christie interviews Bill Watterson |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 24 04:31PM -0500 Mark Brader: > and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information > see my 2016-05-31 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian > Inquisition (QFTCI*)". Game 1 is over and STEPHEN PERRY did not have to play this set to whomp the field. Hearty congratulations, sir! > I wrote one of these rounds. That was the contronyms round -- which, in the original game, was the second-hardest round after the audio round. > Such words may be called auto-antonyms, or antagonyms, or > enantiodromes, or other things, but the term we like is > contronyms. In each case, name the contronym we describe. This round drew a number of protests in the original game as people came up with alternative words that sort-of-fitted the definitions. We were lenient enough to accept some of these, and I'm doing the same here. > 1. This can mean something worth imitating, or it can mean an > imitation (typically, one that's reduced in size). Model. (Model citizen, model train.) 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. > 2. This verb can mean to keep on doing something, or to suspend > doing it for the time being. Hint: one of the two meanings is > American courtroom jargon. Continue. (The judge ordered the case continued until next month.) We also accepted "table", not a courtroom term but one whose use in political and business meetings has a similar contrast between its British and American meanings. 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > 3. As a verb, this can mean to hit something; but as a noun, > in one well-known context, it means a failure to hit something. Strike. (Baseball.) 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > 4. This word can mean fixed in place, or moving rapidly. Fast. (Stuck fast, a fast train.) We also accepted "bolt". (Bolted down, bolting away.) 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. > usually, you're keeping track of what someone does. But if > you *commit* this, you have *failed* to keep track of something > that you should have. Oversight. (Overseeing, overlooking.) 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > 6. This can mean an assortment of things (or types of things), > or it can mean a specific type of something. Variety. (A variety of roses, this variety of rose.) We also accepted "selection", as you may have selected a specific type of something. 4 for Dan Blum. > 7. This can mean to withstand regular use without deteriorating, > or not to. Wear or weather. (It wears well, it wears over time.) 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, and Joshua. > 8. Something may be said to "go" this word, if it suddenly starts > operating, but also if it suddenly stops operating. Name this > word that comes after "go". Off. (The alarm went off, the hydro went off.) 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > 9. This can mean either official support or an official ban. Sanction. (Canada gave its sanction to same-sex marriage, the US issued sanctions against trade with Cuba.) 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > 10. This means either applying a powder or removing it. Dust. (Dust the cake with icing sugar, dust the furniture.) 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, and Dan Tilque. > A1. This singer left her family's band Clannad in 1982. > She went on to win both commercial and critical success, > especially with her 1988 album "Watermark". Enya (Enya Brennan or Eithne Ní Bhraonáin). 4 for Bruce, Peter, Joshua, Jason, and Calvin. > A2. When the Jackson 5 left Motown for Epic in 1975, becoming > just the Jacksons, which brother stayed behind? Jermaine. 4 for Bruce, Peter, Joshua, and Jason. 2 for Dan Blum. > * B. Canadian Business Books (Canadiana Literature) > B1. The 2015 book "Losing the Signal", by Jacquie McNish and > Sean Silcoff, recounts the fortunes of which company? BlackBerry, formerly RiM (Research in Motion). Any of these was acceptable. 4 for Pete. 2 for Calvin. > B2. The author of the 2013 National Business Book Award winner > "Plutocrats" is now a federal cabinet minister. Name this > person. Chrystia Freeland. > * C. Land Purchases (History/Geography) > C1. Within 10 years, in which year did the Louisiana Purchase > take place? 1803 (accepting 1793-1813). 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, Björn, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Pete. 3 for Calvin. > much did the 1867 purchase of Alaska from Russia cost the > United States? We want the answer in US\ dollars of the day, > not the current equivalent. $7,200,000 (accepting $6,120,000-8,280,000). As nobody got this -- which rather surprises me -- I'm accepting answers within 30% as "almost correct"; that is $5,040,000 to $9,360,000. Which means... 3 for Björn! > D1. In this 2013 movie, the boss of the hero (or anti-hero) > is played by Matthew McConaughey, his business partner by > Jonah Hill, and his wife by Margot Robbie. Name it. "The Wolf of Wall Street". 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Calvin. > D2. Name the 2015 film in which the title character (Jennifer > Lawrence) makes a fortune after inventing a better mop. "Joy". 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Jason, and Calvin. > * E. Business Education (Miscellaneous) > E1. The first MBA class was at Harvard and consisted of 80 > students. Within 10 years, when did this program start? 1908 (accepting 1898-1918). 4 for Erland and Joshua. 3 for Calvin. > program at the Rotman School of Management at the University > of Toronto, for Canadian citizens and permanent residents > entering the program in 2016? $98,424 (accepting $83,660-113,188). 4 for Peter. 2 for Calvin. > * F. Monkey Business (Science) > F1. What are the two major types of monkeys, based on geographic > origin? New World, Old World. 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, Joshua, Calvin, and Dan Tilque. > their relatively long limbs and tails -- a fact that led to > the common name applied to all seven species in the genus. > Give this common name. Spider monkey. 4 for Dan Blum and Bruce. Scores, if there are no errors: ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST TOPICS-> Can Ent His Spo Sci Geo Mis Cha SIX Stephen Perry 24 40 40 36 40 36 -- -- 216 Dan Blum 0 24 24 16 24 27 40 22 161 Joshua Kreitzer 4 24 28 24 0 26 28 28 158 Pete Gayde 0 24 12 32 15 30 20 8 133 Dan Tilque 0 12 12 12 20 28 32 8 116 Bruce Bowler -- -- 0 28 19 20 12 16 95 Marc Dashevsky 0 32 20 20 -- -- -- -- 72 "Calvin" 0 12 10 7 16 0 0 26 71 Peter Smyth 4 8 8 8 24 8 0 12 68 Erland Sommarskog -- -- 20 4 12 12 4 8 60 Jason Kreitzer 0 20 16 12 -- -- 0 12 60 Björn Lundin 0 4 7 0 8 6 0 7 32 -- Mark Brader | "For the stronger we our houses do build, Toronto | The less chance we have of being killed." msb@vex.net | -- William McGonagall, "The Tay Bridge Disaster" My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jun 22 08:20PM -0700 1 Augusto Pinochet was a former ruler of which South American country? 2 In Greek mythology who was Queen of the underworld? 3 Who wrote the 1961 play "The Night of the Iguana"? 4 Where in the body are human blood cells formed? 5 What is the medical term for the collar bone? 6 Only two UN member states begin with the letter A but end with a different letter. Name either. 7 Most golf tournaments are contested over how many holes? 8 Which animal is depicted on Mexico's flag? 9 Who played The Bionic Woman in the 1970s TV series of that name? 10 The Giuseppe Verdi opera "Aida" was commissioned in 1869 to mark what event? cheers, calvin |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 22 10:23PM -0500 "Calvin": > 1 Augusto Pinochet was a former ruler of which South American country? Chile. > 2 In Greek mythology who was Queen of the underworld? Persephone? > 3 Who wrote the 1961 play "The Night of the Iguana"? Williams. > 4 Where in the body are human blood cells formed? Bone marrow. > 5 What is the medical term for the collar bone? Clavicle. > 6 Only two UN member states begin with the letter A but end > with a different letter. Name either. Afghanistan. Or Azerbaijan. One of those. :-) > 7 Most golf tournaments are contested over how many holes? 72. > 8 Which animal is depicted on Mexico's flag? Eagle. > 9 Who played The Bionic Woman in the 1970s TV series of that name? Wagner. > 10 The Giuseppe Verdi opera "Aida" was commissioned in 1869 to > mark what event? Opening of the Suez Canal. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "The truth will set you free, msb@vex.net | but first it will make you miserable." My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| "Chris F.A. Johnson" <cfajohnson@cfaj.ca>: Jun 23 12:59AM -0400 On 2016-06-23, Calvin wrote: > 1 Augusto Pinochet was a former ruler of which South American country? Chile > 2 In Greek mythology who was Queen of the underworld? Persephone > 3 Who wrote the 1961 play "The Night of the Iguana"? Tennessee Williams > 4 Where in the body are human blood cells formed? Bone marrow > 5 What is the medical term for the collar bone? Clavicle > 6 Only two UN member states begin with the letter A but end with a different letter. Name either. Azerbaijan > 7 Most golf tournaments are contested over how many holes? 72 > 8 Which animal is depicted on Mexico's flag? Eagle and snake > 9 Who played The Bionic Woman in the 1970s TV series of that name? Lindsay Wagner > 10 The Giuseppe Verdi opera "Aida" was commissioned in 1869 to mark what event? The opening of the Suez Canal -- Chris F.A. Johnson |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jun 22 10:30PM -0700 Calvin wrote: > 1 Augusto Pinochet was a former ruler of which South American country? Chile > 2 In Greek mythology who was Queen of the underworld? Persephone > 3 Who wrote the 1961 play "The Night of the Iguana"? > 4 Where in the body are human blood cells formed? bone marrow > 5 What is the medical term for the collar bone? clavicle > 6 Only two UN member states begin with the letter A but end with a different letter. Name either. Afghanistan > 7 Most golf tournaments are contested over how many holes? 72 > 8 Which animal is depicted on Mexico's flag? eagle holding a snake > 9 Who played The Bionic Woman in the 1970s TV series of that name? Farrah Fawcett-Majors > 10 The Giuseppe Verdi opera "Aida" was commissioned in 1869 to mark what event? complete unification of Italy ?? -- Dan Tilque |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jun 23 07:39AM > 1 Augusto Pinochet was a former ruler of which South American country? Chile > 4 Where in the body are human blood cells formed? Marrowbone > 6 Only two UN member states begin with the letter A but end with a > different letter. Name either. Afghanistan and Azerbaidzjan > 7 Most golf tournaments are contested over how many holes? 72 > 10 The Giuseppe Verdi opera "Aida" was commissioned in 1869 to mark > what event? > Inauguration of the Suez Canal. -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Jun 23 01:07PM +0200 On 2016-06-23 05:20, Calvin wrote: > 1 Augusto Pinochet was a former ruler of which South American country? Chile > 2 In Greek mythology who was Queen of the underworld? Hel > 3 Who wrote the 1961 play "The Night of the Iguana"? > 4 Where in the body are human blood cells formed? In the bone marrow > 5 What is the medical term for the collar bone? > 6 Only two UN member states begin with the letter A but end with a different letter. Name either. Azerbadjan > 7 Most golf tournaments are contested over how many holes? 4*18 = 72 > 8 Which animal is depicted on Mexico's flag? Condor? -- -- Björn |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Jun 23 05:26PM Calvin wrote: > 1 Augusto Pinochet was a former ruler of which South American country? Chile > 2 In Greek mythology who was Queen of the underworld? > 3 Who wrote the 1961 play "The Night of the Iguana"? > 4 Where in the body are human blood cells formed? Bone Marrow > 5 What is the medical term for the collar bone? Scapula > 6 Only two UN member states begin with the letter A but end with a > different letter. Name either. Afghanistan > 7 Most golf tournaments are contested > over how many holes? 72 > 8 Which animal is depicted on Mexico's flag? Fox > 9 Who played The Bionic Woman in the 1970s TV series of that name? > 10 The Giuseppe Verdi opera "Aida" was commissioned in 1869 to mark > what event? Peter Smyth |
| Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Jun 23 09:00PM Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote in > 1 Augusto Pinochet was a former ruler of which South American > country? Chile > 2 In Greek mythology who was Queen of the underworld? > 3 Who wrote the 1961 play "The Night of the Iguana"? Irving > 4 Where in the body are human blood cells formed? Bone marrow > 5 What is the medical term for the collar bone? Clavicle > 6 Only two UN member states begin with the letter A but end with a > different letter. Name either. Afghanistan > 7 Most golf tournaments are contested over how many holes? 72 > 8 Which animal is depicted on Mexico's flag? Bear > series of that name? > 10 The Giuseppe Verdi opera "Aida" was > commissioned in 1869 to mark what event? Opening of the Suez Canal > cheers, > calvin Pete Gayde |
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