- QFTCI16 Current Events 7-8 answers - 1 Update
- Calvin's Quiz #448 - 2 Updates
- QFTCI16 Game 3, Rounds 7-8: ex-USSR, German lit - 3 Updates
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jul 15 02:39AM -0500 Mark Brader: > give the answers that were correct on those dates... For further > information see my recent companion posting on "Questions from > the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)". Note: Due to travel, I plan to post the Current Events round for Game 9 next week by itself instead of waiting for Game 10 so I can post them as a pair as usual, and then I won't score it until after I get back. > canceled, but let's not spoil it for the others, okay?) > 1. Last week the Iraqi army completed taking back *which city* > from the so-called Islamic State? Fallujah. 4 for Erland, Joshua, Marc, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > 2. Last week the US Supreme Court overturned restrictions on the > operation of abortion clinics in *which state*, a decision that > is likely to have implications in other parts of the country? Texas. 4 for Erland, Joshua, Dan Blum, Marc, Peter, Pete, and Jason. > 3. What form of pop-culture recognition will Justin Trudeau > receive this coming August 31? His father received a similar > honor in 1979. He will appear on a variant Marvel comic cover ("Civil War II: Choosing Sides"). > 4. "The Idea of North", an exhibit centered on works by painter > Lawren Harris, opened at the Art Gallery of Ontario on July 1. > Which polymath curated the show? Steve Martin. > 5. After BC farmer Avtar Hothi and his son came upon a woman in > distress in the North Thompson River last week, in what unusual > way did he pull her to safety? He unwound his turban and used it as a rope. (He's a Sikh. They aren't allowed to expose their hair in public unless it's a matter of life and death. You'd think this wouldn't occur all that often.) > in return for an 8-year, $68,000,000 deal. Name the player > traded from Nashville or the player who didn't move -- you > don't have to say which one it is. Shea Webber, Steven Stamkos. > last week, apparently because an erstwhile Brexit ally withdrew > his support and announced a run for the job himself. Name this > treacherous rival. Michael Gove. 4 for Erland, Joshua, Peter, and Dan Tilque. > 8. Harold Peerenboom bought a Toronto house for $14,000,000 > last week. Who is the seller? Conrad Black. > hey, personal computers and the Internet did. Who is the famed > futurist who predicted all these things and coined the phrase > "information overload", and who died last week at the age of 87? Alvin Toffler. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Marc, and Pete. > best-known book described his time in various concentration camps > as a teenager and his loss of faith in God, also died at age 87. > Name him. Elie Wiesel. 4 for Erland, Joshua, Dan Blum, Marc, Pete, and Jason. > * Game 8 (2016-07-11), Round 1 - Current Events > 1. Name the NASA spacecraft that entered orbit around Jupiter one > week ago. Juno. 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Peter, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > made one of the finest films of the 1970s, and died at age 77. > The other, an Iranian, made dozens of films and won the Palme > d'Or at Cannes in 1997. Name either. Michael Cimino, Abbas Kiarostami. 4 for Joshua, Marc, and Pete. > he had his ex's nickname, "SLIM", which was inked on the > fingers of his right hand, changed to "SCUM". Who is this > walking advertisement for Wite-Out, if not for class? Johnny Depp. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Peter, and Jason. > 4. Last week the National Capital Commission had to apologize > for summarily shutting down a business operated by Ottawa > sisters Eliza and Adela Andrews. What kind of enterprise was it? A lemonade stand. (Eliza is 7 and Adela is 5.) 4 for Joshua and Dan Tilque. > 5. A controversial $100,000,000 theme park opened in Kentucky > last week. So what is the theme? Be sufficiently specific. Noah's Ark. 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, Marc, Peter, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > Gove will not be guv. Name either of the two remaining > candidates for British prime minister, after voting by > Conservative MPs eliminated the other pretenders. Theresa May, Andrea Leadsom ["LED-s'm"]. 4 for Erland, Joshua, Dan Blum, Peter, Dan Tilque, and Pete. Leadsom had already withdrawn by the time this game was played, and May is now PM. > murder of his girlfriend. Tell us either Messi's sentence in > months, or Pistorius's sentence in years. Exact answer required, > and you must say who you're talking about. Messi: 21 months. Pistorius: 6 years. 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, Peter, and Dan Tilque. > but last week a comedian and actress revealed that she almost > died during a bout with the throat condition, requiring surgery > and a week in hospital. Name her. Sarah Silverman. 4 for Marc and Pete. > 9. Noel ["NO-elle"] Neill died last week at the age of 95. > What was *her* claim to fame? First actress to play Lois Lane. Any reference to playing Lane -- or to being a pin-up poster model -- was sufficient. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Marc, and Pete. > 10. What public health measure did the Toronto Board of Health > approve last Monday, though final go-ahead still has to be > given by City Council? Supervised drug injection sites. Scores, if there are no errors: GAMES-> 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 BEST SIX Pete Gayde 16 14 15 4 24 12 16 24 109 Joshua Kreitzer 16 8 12 4 20 16 20 20 104 Dan Blum 16 23 11 0 -- -- 12 24 86 Erland Sommarskog 4 8 20 0 16 8 16 12 80 Peter Smyth 12 4 12 4 23 0 8 20 79 Dan Tilque 12 12 16 0 8 4 8 20 76 Marc Dashevsky 8 12 -- -- -- -- 16 20 56 Bruce Bowler -- -- 12 0 20 16 -- -- 48 Jason Kreitzer 12 8 -- -- -- -- 8 4 32 -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "Could you guys please stop agreeing? msb@vex.net | It's wearing me out." --Bob Lieblich My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Jul 14 05:52PM +0200 On 2016-07-13 01:14, Calvin wrote: > 1 A lack of calcium in the diet causes what bone disease? Osteriosis > 2 Along with Faith and Hope, which Christian saint was martyred in the second century AD? Love? > 3 The city of Mandalay is located in which south east Asian country? Burma > 4 What two-word term both describes visual acuity and a form of the sport of cricket? > 5 Louis Armstrong International Airport is located in which American city? Atlanta? > 6 Linke and gauche are the German and French equivalents of which English word? Left. As in left side. But I think the german is links > 7 The dramatised version of which 1976 Alex Haley novel is one of the most watched TV series of all time? Roots > 8 Which English mathematician and inventor is credited with having designed the world's first general-purpose computer in 1837? Babbage > 9 What insect shares its name with a cocktail which includes Crème de Menthe and Crème de Cacao? Cockroach? -- -- Björn |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Jul 14 10:18PM -0500 In article <853072b0-dcf1-4c50-b2b2-f9606b3c0c3d@googlegroups.com>, 334152@gmail.com says... > 1 A lack of calcium in the diet causes what bone disease? osteoporosis > 2 Along with Faith and Hope, which Christian saint was martyred in the second century AD? Charity > 3 The city of Mandalay is located in which south east Asian country? Burma > 4 What two-word term both describes visual acuity and a form of the sport of cricket? > 5 Louis Armstrong International Airport is located in which American city? New Orleans > 6 Linke and gauche are the German and French equivalents of which English word? left > 7 The dramatised version of which 1976 Alex Haley novel is one of the most watched TV series of all time? Roots > 8 Which English mathematician and inventor is credited with having designed the world's first general-purpose computer in 1837? Babbage > 9 What insect shares its name with a cocktail which includes Crème de Menthe and Crème de Cacao? grasshopper -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| bbowler <bbowler@bigelow.org>: Jul 14 11:57AM On Wed, 13 Jul 2016 16:07:50 -0500, Mark Brader wrote: > indicates a city. > So let's start with cities. > 1. Which letter is Moscow, Russia? H;G > 2. St. Petersburg, Russia? B > 3. Baku, Azerbaijan? R;T > 4. Kiev, Ukraine? A;C > naming any letter shown in that country. There may be just one letter > there, or more than one. > 5. Kazakhstan. T > 6. Georgia. K |
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Jul 14 06:01PM +0200 On 2016-07-13 23:07, Mark Brader wrote: > from A to Y indicates a city. > So let's start with cities. > 1. Which letter is Moscow, Russia? G > 2. St. Petersburg, Russia? B > 3. Baku, Azerbaijan? T > 4. Kiev, Ukraine? K > it by naming any letter shown in that country. There may be just > one letter there, or more than one. > 5. Kazakhstan. N > 6. Georgia. R > 9. N? > 10. Q? > 7. Where is V? City or country. Uzbekistan > 8. F? Belarus > 9. A? Estonia > 10. D? Kaliningrad > is still a favorite today, especially among the New Age and > self-help set. He died in 1926 at age 51 and is known for > "Sonnets to Orpheus" and "Letters to a Young Poet". Balzac; Kafka -- -- Björn |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Jul 14 10:18PM -0500 In article <1dadncJ11M47MBvKnZ2dnUU7-R3NnZ2d@giganews.com>, msb@vex.net says... > from A to Y indicates a city. > So let's start with cities. > 1. Which letter is Moscow, Russia? G > 2. St. Petersburg, Russia? B > 3. Baku, Azerbaijan? T > 4. Kiev, Ukraine? K > it by naming any letter shown in that country. There may be just > one letter there, or more than one. > 5. Kazakhstan. N > 6. Georgia. R > 7. Where is V? City or country. Uzbekistan > 8. F? Minsk, Belarus > 9. A? Tallin, Estonia > 10. D? Konigsberg [I don't recall it's current name] > (and also music) in the second half of the 18th century, which > emphasized subjectivity and emotional experiences and rebelled > against the rationalism of the Enlightenment. Name it. romanticism > everyday society. Hesse said later that young people may have > misinterpreted the book because it was meant to speak to the > problems of middle age. Steppenwolf > didn't follow his instructions to burn the surviving manuscripts. > Name the author, who was still in human form at the time of > his death. Franz Kafka > 6. Amateur -- but enthusiastic -- musician Oskar Matzerath is > the narrator and hero of this acclaimed 1959 novel, made into > a similarly controversial film in 1979. Name the book. The Tin Drum -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
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