- QFTCI16 Game 5, Rounds 7-8: supporting chars, Africaps - 6 Updates
- QFTCI16 Game 5, Rounds 9-10: #9, challengely - 2 Updates
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Aug 14 05:59PM -0700 Mark Brader wrote: > In any case, what you have to do is name the author. > 1. Bustopher Jones, Macavity, Mungojerrie, Skimbleshanks. > 2. Mundungus Fletcher, Rubeus Hagrid, Luna Lovegood, Draco Malfoy. J. K. Rowling > 4. Superintendent Battle, Arthur Hastings, Ariadne Oliver, > Dr. James Sheppard. > 5. Jack Dawkins, Thomas Gradgrind, Abel Magwitch, Wilkins Micawber. Charles Dickens > 6. Peter Coffin, Father Mapple, Queequeg, Starbuck. Herman Melville > 7. Barliman Butterbur, Rosie Cotton, Bill Ferny, Goldberry. J. R. R. Tolkien > 9. Iva Archer, Joel Cairo, Effie Perrine, Floyd Thursby. > 10. Major Major, Milo Minderbinder, General Peckem, General > Scheisskopf. Joseph Heller > This will be a simple round, and we hope it's easy as well. We'll name > the capital city of an African country, and you tell us which country. > 1. Kampala ["kam-PAW-luh"]. Mozambique > 2. Accra ["uh-KRAH"]. Ghana > 3. Lusaka ["loo-SAHK-uh"]. Burundi ?? > 4. Kigali ["kih-GAW-lee"]. Rwanda > 5. Dakar ["da-KAHR"]. Senegal > 6. Mogadishu ["mo-guh-DEE-shoo"]. Somalia > 7. Abuja ["uh-BOO-juh"]. Nigeria > 8. Windhoek ["VINT-huhk"]. Namibia > 9. Luanda ["loo-AND-uh"]. Angola > 10. Khartoum ["kar-TOOM"]. Sudan -- Dan Tilque |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Aug 14 06:16PM -0700 On Friday, August 12, 2016 at 4:46:17 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > be in the same work, or the same series, or in unrelated works. > In any case, what you have to do is name the author. > 1. Bustopher Jones, Macavity, Mungojerrie, Skimbleshanks. Elliott > 2. Mundungus Fletcher, Rubeus Hagrid, Luna Lovegood, Draco Malfoy. Rowling > 4. Superintendent Battle, Arthur Hastings, Ariadne Oliver, > Dr. James Sheppard. > 5. Jack Dawkins, Thomas Gradgrind, Abel Magwitch, Wilkins Micawber. Dickens > 9. Iva Archer, Joel Cairo, Effie Perrine, Floyd Thursby. > 10. Major Major, Milo Minderbinder, General Peckem, General > Scheisskopf. Heller > This will be a simple round, and we hope it's easy as well. We'll name > the capital city of an African country, and you tell us which country. > 1. Kampala ["kam-PAW-luh"]. Uganda > 2. Accra ["uh-KRAH"]. Ghana > 3. Lusaka ["loo-SAHK-uh"]. Zambia > 4. Kigali ["kih-GAW-lee"]. Rwanda > 5. Dakar ["da-KAHR"]. Senegal > 6. Mogadishu ["mo-guh-DEE-shoo"]. Eritrea > 7. Abuja ["uh-BOO-juh"]. Nigeria > 8. Windhoek ["VINT-huhk"]. Namibia > 9. Luanda ["loo-AND-uh"]. Angola > 10. Khartoum ["kar-TOOM"]. Sudan cheers, calvin |
| swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: Aug 14 06:54PM -0700 On Friday, August 12, 2016 at 2:46:17 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote: > These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2016-06-20, > and should be interpreted accordingly. noted > I wrote one of these rounds. supporting characters? > be in the same work, or the same series, or in unrelated works. > In any case, what you have to do is name the author. > 1. Bustopher Jones, Macavity, Mungojerrie, Skimbleshanks. t.s. elliot > 2. Mundungus Fletcher, Rubeus Hagrid, Luna Lovegood, Draco Malfoy. j.k. rowling > 3. Sir Andrew Aguecheek, Dromio of Ephesus, Goneril, Edward Poins. william shakespeare > 4. Superintendent Battle, Arthur Hastings, Ariadne Oliver, > Dr. James Sheppard. agatha christie > 5. Jack Dawkins, Thomas Gradgrind, Abel Magwitch, Wilkins Micawber. charles dickens > 6. Peter Coffin, Father Mapple, Queequeg, Starbuck. herman melville > 7. Barliman Butterbur, Rosie Cotton, Bill Ferny, Goldberry. j.r.r. tolkien > 8. Donald Gennaro, Ian Malcolm, Dennis Nedry, Ellie Sattler. michael crichton > 9. Iva Archer, Joel Cairo, Effie Perrine, Floyd Thursby. dashiell hammett > 10. Major Major, Milo Minderbinder, General Peckem, General > Scheisskopf. joseph heller > This will be a simple round, and we hope it's easy as well. We'll name > the capital city of an African country, and you tell us which country. > 1. Kampala ["kam-PAW-luh"]. uganda > 2. Accra ["uh-KRAH"]. ghana > 3. Lusaka ["loo-SAHK-uh"]. zambia > 4. Kigali ["kih-GAW-lee"]. rwanda > 5. Dakar ["da-KAHR"]. senegal > 6. Mogadishu ["mo-guh-DEE-shoo"]. somalia > 7. Abuja ["uh-BOO-juh"]. nigeria > 8. Windhoek ["VINT-huhk"]. namibia > 9. Luanda ["loo-AND-uh"]. angola > 10. Khartoum ["kar-TOOM"]. sudan swp |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Aug 14 11:26PM -0500 Mark Brader: > see my 2016-05-31 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian > Inquisition (QFTCI*)". > I wrote one of these rounds. I wrote the literature round. > be in the same work, or the same series, or in unrelated works. > In any case, what you have to do is name the author. > 1. Bustopher Jones, Macavity, Mungojerrie, Skimbleshanks. T.S. Eliot. ("Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats".) 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Calvin, and Stephen. > 2. Mundungus Fletcher, Rubeus Hagrid, Luna Lovegood, Draco Malfoy. J.K. Rowling. (Harry Potter series.) 4 for Peter, Marc, Dan Blum, Bjärn, Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Stephen. > 3. Sir Andrew Aguecheek, Dromio of Ephesus, Goneril, Edward Poins. William Shakespeare. ("Twelfth Night", "The Comedy of Errors", "King Lear", "Henry IV" parts 1 and 2.) 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, and Stephen. > 4. Superintendent Battle, Arthur Hastings, Ariadne Oliver, > Dr. James Sheppard. Agatha Christie. (Hercule Poirot series.) 4 for Björn and Stephen. > 5. Jack Dawkins, Thomas Gradgrind, Abel Magwitch, Wilkins Micawber. Charles Dickens. ("Oliver Twist", "Hard Times", "Great Expectations", "David Copperfield".) 4 for Peter, Mrc, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Stephen. > 6. Peter Coffin, Father Mapple, Queequeg, Starbuck. Herman Melville. ("Moby-Dick".) 4 for Marc, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Stephen. > 7. Barliman Butterbur, Rosie Cotton, Bill Ferny, Goldberry. J.R.R. Tolkien. ("The Lord of the Rings".) 4 for Peter, Marc, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Stephen. > 8. Donald Gennaro, Ian Malcolm, Dennis Nedry, Ellie Sattler. Michael Crichton. ("Jurassic Park".) 4 for Dan Blum and Stephen. > 9. Iva Archer, Joel Cairo, Effie Perrine, Floyd Thursby. Dashiell Hammett. ("The Maltese Falcon".) 4 for Ma, Dan Blum, and Stephen. > 10. Major Major, Milo Minderbinder, General Peckem, General > Scheisskopf. Joseph Heller. ("Catch-22".) 4 for Marc, Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Stephen. > This will be a simple round, and we hope it's easy as well. We'll name > the capital city of an African country, and you tell us which country. > 1. Kampala ["kam-PAW-luh"]. Uganda. 4 for Peter, Marc, Dan Blum, Björn, Erland, Calvin, and Stephen. > 2. Accra ["uh-KRAH"]. Ghana. 4 for Peter, Björn, Erland, Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Stephen. > 3. Lusaka ["loo-SAHK-uh"]. Zambia. 4 for Peter, Marc, Björn, Erland, Calvin, and Stephen. > 4. Kigali ["kih-GAW-lee"]. Rwanda. 4 for Peter, Marc, Björn, Erland, Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Stephen. > 5. Dakar ["da-KAHR"]. Senegal. 4 for everyone -- Peter, Marc, Dan Blum, Björn, Erland, Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Stephen. > 6. Mogadishu ["mo-guh-DEE-shoo"]. Somalia. 4 for Peter, Marc, Björn, Erland, Dan Tilque, and Stephen. Yes, there are at least two areas within the official boundaries of Somalia that are internationally unrecognized, but de facto independent, countries. No, Mogadishu is not located in one of those. No points for Somaliland. > 7. Abuja ["uh-BOO-juh"]. Nigeria. 4 for Peter, Erland, Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Stephen. > 8. Windhoek ["VINT-huhk"]. Namibia. 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Björn, Erland, Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Stephen. > 9. Luanda ["loo-AND-uh"]. Angola. 4 for Peter, Marc, Dan Blum, Björn, Erland the Confessor, Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Stephen. > 10. Khartoum ["kar-TOOM"]. Sudan. 4 for everyone. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 5 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST TOPICS-> His Ent Mis Sci Lit Geo FOUR Marc Dashevsky 8 36 24 20 24 28 112 Dan Tilque 28 24 4 12 20 32 104 Dan Blum 22 12 14 27 32 20 101 Pete Gayde 16 40 16 28 -- -- 100 "Calvin" 15 23 16 0 16 36 91 Joshua Kreitzer 20 36 28 7 -- -- 91 Peter Smyth 16 0 12 8 20 40 88 Stephen Perry -- -- -- -- 40 40 80 Björn Lundin 14 0 -- -- 8 36 58 Erland Sommarskog 16 0 -- -- 0 40 56 Jason Kreitzer 4 16 12 12 -- -- 44 -- Mark Brader | ...I am constantly surprised by the questions which apparently Toronto | have not been litigated, at least to the point of producing msb@vex.net | an appellate decision. --Richard R. Hershberger My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Aug 15 07:27AM > of Somalia that are internationally unrecognized, but de facto > independent, countries. No, Mogadishu is not located in one of those. > No points for Somaliland. Last time I checked, a few years ago on Wikipedia, it's only Somaliland that aspires to be independent. Puntland appeared to prefer to reunite with the area further south - once the trouble and strife settles. But that could have changed. The capital of Somaliland is Harghesia. -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Aug 15 08:46AM +0100 >> 1. Bustopher Jones, Macavity, Mungojerrie, Skimbleshanks. > t.s. elliot One 'l', otherwise his name wouldn't be an anagram of TOILETS |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Aug 14 11:30PM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2016-06-20, 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 and 3 questions in the other. * Game 5, Round 9 - Sports - The #9 Round We don't intend to ask you about late sports legends every week, and in any case we hope our remaining athletic heroes stay in the land of the living for a while to come. But the past two weeks have been extraordinary. After a round on Muhammad Ali last week, it seems pretty much obligatory that the #9 round of today's game should be about Mr. Hockey. 1. Gordie Howe grew up in Saskatoon, but what was the small Saskatchewan town where he was born? 2. What bonus was promised to Gordie Howe when he signed up with the Detroit Red Wings? Apparently, a year later he had to remind the team owner that he hadn't actually received it yet. 3. Howe's first game with Detroit was in 1946. In what year did he retire from the NHL *for the first time*? You can answer within one year in either direction. 4. From 1947 to 1952, Howe played right wing on a famous line with two other star players, and in 1950 the three men even finished 1-2-3 in league scoring. The personnel changed in the ensuing years, but the line kept its nickname -- an apt one for a Detroit team. Either tell us that nickname or name either of the other two players on the original version of the line. 5. Two seasons after his first retirement, Gordie joined the Houston Aeros of the new World Hockey Association, where he famously played toegether with two of his sons. He later moved to another WHA team, and found himself back in the NHL when the WHA folded and this team joined his old league. Name that final team -- either its WHA name or its name when it joined the NHL. Full name required. 6. What hockey feat came to be known as a "Gordie Howe hat-trick", even though Howe himself accomplished it only twice in his career? 7. In <3 years before answer 3>, Bob Baun was traded to the Red Wings and promptly chided Howe for taking such a low salary, revealing that he was making twice that much. Howe then demanded and got a raise (which incidentally gave him more than Baun, who was himself no stranger to contract disputes). What princely sum had Howe been earning per year prior to his increase, within 10% of the true number in either direction? 8. What was the most goals that Howe scored in a single regular season, within 3 in either direction? The season was 70 games long at the time. 9. Gordie Howe's last professional hockey appearance came when he was signed to a one-game contract by the Detroit Vipers of the IHL, and played one or two shifts. Tell us either the year this happened, or how old Gordie was at the time. You can answer within 1 year in either direction. 10. Eventually Wayne Gretzky bested many of Gordie Howe's records, but one of Mr. Hockey's marks that the Great One never reached was total career games played. Including both regular season and playoffs, both NHL and WHA, how many games did Howe play altogether? You can answer within 10% of the true number in either direction. ** Game 5, Round 10 - The Challengely Round Your categories for this round are Dimly, Gimli, Primly, Cousinly, Femininely, and... Genuinely? * A. Science: Dimly A1. Before modern lighting, there were candles. This word derived from the same root as "candle" is an old term for a maker or seller of candles. Name it. A2. What light fixture, still used with electric lights, was named in reference to the candles that used to be mounted on it? * B. Miscellaneous: Gimli B1. In 1983 an Air Canada flight ran out of fuel and made an emergency landing at Gimli, Manitoba. While there were other issues, the direct cause of the problem was a confusion between what two *units of measurement*? B2. Another Gimli -- you knew this was coming -- is a character in "The Lord of the Rings". *Either* name Gimli's *father*, who was a character in "The Hobbit", *or else* tell us who *played Gimli* in the "Lord of the Rings" movie trilogy. * C. Literature: Primly C1. In the early 19th century a "family" edition of Shakespeare's plays was published -- where "family" means it was edited to make the content suitable for women and children. Name the editor who did this editing. C2. Censorship is not limited to the arts. In 1996 residents of the British town of Scunthorpe found that they could not register accounts with AOL, that is, America Online. Why? * D. History: Cousinly D1. In Round 2 we asked about two US presidents who shared the same surname. They were grandfather and grandson. Another pair of US presidents who shared a surname were fifth cousins. What was that surname? D2. Please answer the previoux question before decoding the rot13. Senaxyva Ebbfriryg unq nabgure snzbhf eryngvir, jub jnf uvf svsgu pbhfva bapr erzbirq. Jub jnf gung? * E. Entertainment: Femininely These questions are about beauty pageants. E1. Name the woman who won the Miss America pageant in 1983, but was forced to resign her title following the publication of nude photos. E2. In 2012, why was it disputed whether Jenna Talackova ["talaskova"] was eligible to compete to be Miss Universe Canada? * F. Geography: Genuinely? F1. In what Canadian city would you find a body of water called False Creek? F2. "Truth or Consequences" was a game show on radio and television, but in 1950 it also became a place name in return for an episode of the show being hosted in this small city. To this day, in what US state will you find the city of Truth or Consequences? -- Mark Brader | "Once established, it has prospered and spread, even Toronto | in the face of determined opposition from the msb@vex.net | computing establishment. We feel sure that the UNIX | system is a computing phenomenon whose full influence | has not yet been experienced." -- John Lions, 1979 My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Aug 15 04:56AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:I5KdnaSU_Pfz2CzKnZ2dnUU7- > 2. What bonus was promised to Gordie Howe when he signed up with > the Detroit Red Wings? Apparently, a year later he had to > remind the team owner that he hadn't actually received it yet. $500 > 3. Howe's first game with Detroit was in 1946. In what year did > he retire from the NHL *for the first time*? You can answer > within one year in either direction. 1971 > 6. What hockey feat came to be known as a "Gordie Howe hat-trick", > even though Howe himself accomplished it only twice in his > career? a goal, an assist, and a fight in the same game > than Baun, who was himself no stranger to contract disputes). > What princely sum had Howe been earning per year prior to his > increase, within 10% of the true number in either direction? $20,000 > 8. What was the most goals that Howe scored in a single regular > season, within 3 in either direction? The season was 70 games > long at the time. 50; 57 > of the IHL, and played one or two shifts. Tell us either > the year this happened, or how old Gordie was at the time. > You can answer within 1 year in either direction. 1990 > and playoffs, both NHL and WHA, how many games did Howe play > altogether? You can answer within 10% of the true number in > either direction. 1,800 > A1. Before modern lighting, there were candles. This word > derived from the same root as "candle" is an old term for > a maker or seller of candles. Name it. chandler > A2. What light fixture, still used with electric lights, was > named in reference to the candles that used to be mounted > on it? candelabra > emergency landing at Gimli, Manitoba. While there were > other issues, the direct cause of the problem was a > confusion between what two *units of measurement*? pounds and kilograms > in "The Lord of the Rings". *Either* name Gimli's *father*, > who was a character in "The Hobbit", *or else* tell us who > *played Gimli* in the "Lord of the Rings" movie trilogy. John Rhys-Davies > plays was published -- where "family" means it was edited > to make the content suitable for women and children. > Name the editor who did this editing. Bowdler > C2. Censorship is not limited to the arts. In 1996 residents > of the British town of Scunthorpe found that they could not > register accounts with AOL, that is, America Online. Why? the second through fifth letters of the town's name were noted to be offensive terminology > same surname. They were grandfather and grandson. > Another pair of US presidents who shared a surname were > fifth cousins. What was that surname? Roosevelt > D2. Please answer the previoux question before decoding > the rot13. Senaxyva Ebbfriryg unq nabgure snzbhf eryngvir, > jub jnf uvf svsgu pbhfva bapr erzbirq. Jub jnf gung? Eleanor Roosevelt > E1. Name the woman who won the Miss America pageant in 1983, > but was forced to resign her title following the publication > of nude photos. Vanessa Williams > E2. In 2012, why was it disputed whether Jenna Talackova > ["talaskova"] was eligible to compete to be Miss Universe > Canada? she was a transgender person (?) > for an episode of the show being hosted in this small city. > To this day, in what US state will you find the city of > Truth or Consequences? New Mexico -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
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