- QFTCI16 Game 5, Rounds 2-3: second, a new medium - 3 Updates
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- Calvin's Quiz #451 - 2 Updates
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Aug 05 11:26PM -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. * Game 5, Round 2 - History - Coming Second In the movie "The Sting", a key plot point is revealed by the line, "That horse is going to finish second." We live in the world's second-largest country by total area, and in what not so long ago was its second-largest city by population. So Round 2 tonight is about people who have done things second, or the places where they did them. 1. The second section of the Toronto subway to open ran primarily under what street? 2. Where was the second atomic bomb exploded? 3. The next four questions are about exploration. Who was the leader of the second expedition to reach the South Pole? 4. Who led the second expedition that circumnavigated the Earth? 5. For purposes of this question "crossing the Atlantic" means any journey generally accepted as such. And we are talking about *airplanes, not dirigibles*. Now name the pilot (or any pilot, if there was more than one) of the second airplane to cross the Atlantic *nonstop*. 6. Who was the second man to walk on the Moon? 7. The last four questions are about leaders. Who was the second Prime Minister of Canada? 8. Like with Pierre and Justin Trudeau in Canada, there have been cases in the US where two relatives with the same surname have each become president. Give the surname of the second such pair of relatives. 9. Who was the second leader of Nazi Germany? Hint: until then he was a high-ranking naval officer. 10. Who was the second emperor of the Roman Empire? Hint: Julius Caesar was never emperor. * Game 5, Round 3 - Entertainment - A New Medium, a New Generation of Fans Little did we realize, watching TV as kids, that we were seeing some great stars of the silver screen succeeding in a new medium. Identify the actors and actresses who filled the following roles -- the first on the big screen and the second on the small. Sometimes we'll also give you the years when you could have seen the movie or the TV series in first run, but sometimes we won't. 1. A farm girl who rides in a surrey with a fringe on top, in a 1955 film; and a mom who sings with her sons and daughters, from 1970 to 1974. 2. A tenderfoot Eastern surveyor helping to build a railroad, in a 1941 movie; and a fatherly doctor, from 1969 to 1976. 3. Wife of George and mother of Zuzu, in a 1946 movie; and Miss Ellie Ewing, in 1984-85. 4. On film, a murderer observed by a photographer; on TV, a numbingly successful lawyer. 5. A femme fatale who lures a schnook into helping her kill her husband, in a 1944 movie; and the head of the Barkley family on a 19th-century California ranch, from 1965 to 1969. 6. In a 1969 movie, an agent investigating a French spy ring passing NATO secrets to the Russians; and from 1976 to 1981, an unseen boss. 7. On film, a small boy with a stutter; on TV, a teenager named Richie. 8. On film, a maid whose mistress seems to be losing her mind; on TV, a writer whose real life comes to resemble her writing. 9. For this one we'll give you two movie roles, both of them singing parts: the Devil, and a sailor in the South Seas. And on TV, Bill Bixby's "Uncle Martin". 10. On film, Charles Foster Kane's mother; on TV, Samantha's mother, Endora. 11. If you enjoyed this round, then after completing the last question, please decode the rot13: Fcrnxvat bs "Orjvgpurq", urer'f na rkgen, gbhture dhrfgvba, sbe sha naq oenttvat evtugf, ohg sbe ab cbvagf. Pna nalbar anzr *guvf* npgbe? Obtvr'f obng-zngr va gur zbivr "Cnffntr gb Znefrvyyr"; naq gur arvtuobe va "Orjvgpurq" jub guvaxf uvf jvsr Tynqlf vf penml. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | In the affairs of this world men are saved, msb@vex.net | not by faith, but by the want of it. --Franklin My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Aug 06 10:30AM +0200 > * Game 5, Round 2 - History - Coming Second > 1. The second section of the Toronto subway to open ran primarily > under what street? Second Avenue > 2. Where was the second atomic bomb exploded? Nagasaki > 3. The next four questions are about exploration. Who was the > leader of the second expedition to reach the South Pole? Scott > 6. Who was the second man to walk on the Moon? Buzz Aldrin > cases in the US where two relatives with the same surname have > each become president. Give the surname of the second such > pair of relatives. Johnson > 9. Who was the second leader of Nazi Germany? Hint: until then > he was a high-ranking naval officer. Dönitz > 10. Who was the second emperor of the Roman Empire? Hint: Julius > Caesar was never emperor. Tiberius -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Aug 06 08:54AM Mark Brader wrote: > or the places where they did them. > 1. The second section of the Toronto subway to open ran primarily > under what street? Yonge > 2. Where was the second atomic bomb exploded? Nagasaki > 3. The next four questions are about exploration. Who was the > leader of the second expedition to reach the South Pole? Scott > 4. Who led the second expedition that circumnavigated the Earth? De Gama > about *airplanes, not dirigibles*. Now name the pilot (or > any pilot, if there was more than one) of the second airplane > to cross the Atlantic nonstop. Earhart > 6. Who was the second man to walk on the Moon? Aldrin > 7. The last four questions are about leaders. Who was the second > Prime Minister of Canada? Mackenzie King > cases in the US where two relatives with the same surname have > each become president. Give the surname of the second such > pair of relatives. Roosevelt > 9. Who was the second leader of Nazi Germany? Hint: until then > he was a high-ranking naval officer. Donitz > 10. Who was the second emperor of the Roman Empire? Hint: Julius > Caesar was never emperor. Tiberius Peter Smyth |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Aug 05 11:23PM -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*)". Hearty congratulations to JOSHUA KREITZER for winning Game 4! > if we said Canada and Mexico, you would say the USA. Note: By > "borders" we mean borders on land, including rivers if applicable. > 1. Italy, Slovakia. Austria. 4 for Erland, Björn, Dan Blum, Marc, Pete, Calvin, Joshua, Stephen, and Dan Tilque. > 2. Chad, Mali. Niger. 4 for Erland, Marc, Peter, Pete, and Stephen. 2 for Calvin. > 3. Ethiopia, Tanzania. Kenya. 4 for Erland, Björn, Dan Blum, Marc, Peter, Pete, Joshua, Jason, Stephen, and Dan Tilque. 3 for Calvin. > 4. India, Iran. Pakistan. 4 for Erland, Björn, Dan Blum, Marc, Bruce, Peter, Joshua, Jason, Stephen, and Dan Tilque. 3 for Calvin. > 5. Brunei, Indonesia. Malaysia. 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, Marc, Peter, Pete, Calvin, Joshua, Stephen, and Dan Tilque. > 6. Romania, Turkey. Bulgaria. 4 for Erland, Björn, Peter, Pete, Calvin, Joshua, Stephen, and Dan Tilque. > 7. Nicaragua, Panama. Costa Rica. 4 for Erland, Björn, Dan Blum, Marc, Bruce, Peter, Pete, Calvin, Joshua, Stephen, and Dan Tilque. > 8. Ecuador, Venezuela. Colombia. 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, Marc, Peter, Pete, Calvin, Joshua, Stephen, Dan Tilque, Björn, and Bruce. > 9. Finland, Poland. Russia. 4 for everyone -- Erland, Björn, Dan Blum, Marc, Bruce, Peter, Pete, Calvin, Joshua, Jason, Stephen, and Dan Tilque. (You may -- and apparently do -- remember from last week's geography round that its Kaliningrad exclave lies on the Baltic coast bordering Poland and Lithuania.) > 10. Armenia, Greece. Turkey. 4 for Erland, Björn, Dan Blum, Marc, Peter, Pete, Calvin, Joshua, Stephen, and Dan Tilque. (It's partly in Europe and partly in Asia, after all...) > * Game 4, Round 10 - C is for Challenge Round > This is the challenge round, and your categories are seas, > seize, sees, sees, C's, and C.C.'s. Specifically: This was the easiest round in the original game, and it was 2nd- or 4th-easiest in the entire season, depending on whether bonus points in other rounds are counted or not. > shores of the oceans. But there is one named sea that is > in the middle of an ocean with no shoreline. It is located > near latitude 30° north. What sea is that? Sargasso Sea. 4 for Björn, Dan Blum, Marc, Bruce, Pete, Calvin, Joshua, Stephen, and Dan Tilque. 3 for Erland. > on all sides, because they aren't part of the ocean at all; > they are actually lakes. What is the largest of these, > by area? Caspian Sea. 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, Marc, Peter, Pete, Calvin, Joshua, Stephen, and Dan Tilque. 2 for Björn. The Black Sea *is* part of the ocean. > * B. History: Seize > B1. Within 1, in what year did Egypt seize control of the Suez > Canal from its British and French owners? 1956 (accepting 1955-57). 4 for Erland, Björn, Dan Blum, Marc, Calvin, Joshua, Stephen, and Dan Tilque. 3 for Pete. 2 for Peter. > B2. In what year, exactly, did Iraq under Saddam Hussein seize > control of Kuwait? 1990. 4 for Erland, Björn, Marc, Peter, Joshua, Jason, Stephen, and Dan Tilque. > bifocals or reading glasses. The medical term for this > condition derives from a word referring to age; what is > that term? Presbyopia ["PREZ-bee-OH-pee-uh"]. 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, Joshua, Stephen, and Dan Tilque. > to focus well at any distance. Lenses with a cylindrical > component are prescribed to correct this condition. What is > this condition called? Astigmatism. 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, Marc, Bruce, Peter, Calvin, Stephen, and Dan Tilque. 3 for Pete. > * D. Religion: Sees > D1. In the Roman Catholic church, a "see" generally means the > area assigned to a clergyman of what rank? Bishop. 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, Peter, Pete, Calvin, Joshua, Jason, Stephen, and Dan Tilque. > D2. The Holy See is another name for what place? Vatican City. 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, Marc, Bruce, Peter, Pete, Calvin, Joshua, Jason, Stephen, and Dan Tilque. > * E. Canadiana Sports: C's > E1. Who was the captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1997 > to 2008? Mats Sundin. 4 for Björn and Stephen. > E2. Who was the captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1957 > to 1969? George Armstrong. 4 for Stephen. > as well as a large number of shorts. He embraced silent > movies and even in 1936 his film "Modern Times" had very > little spoken dialogue. Name him. Charles (Charlie) Chaplin. 4 for everyone. > F2. This actor with the initials C.C. was on "Saturday Night > Live", and you weren't. His movies have included "Fletch" > and the "Vacation" series. Who is he? Chevy Chase. 4 for Björn, Dan Blum, Marc, Bruce, Peter, Pete, Calvin, Joshua, Jason, Stephen, and Dan Tilque. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 4 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST TOPICS-> Ent Mis Lit Spo His Sci Geo Cha SIX Joshua Kreitzer 4 28 36 28 4 22 36 36 186 Dan Blum 12 28 28 14 20 30 32 36 174 Stephen Perry 36 40 -- -- -- -- 40 48 164 Dan Tilque 0 27 16 12 8 32 36 40 163 Pete Gayde 16 16 28 27 20 0 36 30 157 Marc Dashevsky 8 12 4 20 4 40 36 32 148 Peter Smyth 0 20 19 20 12 20 36 30 145 "Calvin" -- -- 11 28 6 12 36 32 125 Erland Sommarskog -- -- 0 16 24 0 40 27 107 Björn Lundin 0 4 7 7 8 0 32 26 84 Bruce Bowler 12 28 -- -- -- -- 16 28 84 Jason Kreitzer 0 12 12 0 0 8 12 20 64 -- Mark Brader | In the face of such devastating logic as "despite Toronto | what you say you mean, you must mean this and you msb@vex.net | are wrong", I cede the territory. --Truly Donovan My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Aug 05 04:14PM +0200 On 2016-08-04 08:03, Calvin wrote: > 1 Which technological innovation saw Bob Dylan booed at a concert in Manchester in 1966? > 2 What is the name of the official news publication of the Salvation Army? The Watch Tower > 3 Between 1977 and 1987 American athlete Edwin Moses won 122 consecutive races in which track event? 400m > 4 Around 90% of all goitres are caused by a deficiency of which trace element? > 5 How many times did Muhammad Ali fight Joe Frazier? 3 > 6 What is the Japanese word for both the pufferfish and the dish commonly prepared from it? > 7 In March 2015, pop singer left Zayn Malik which band? One Direction > 8 J G Galle discovered which planet in 1846? Neptun > 9 The Italian courtier and musician David Rizzio (1533-1566) was also private secretary to which British monarch? > 10 Following ionisation, a gas transitions to which state of matter? Plasma -- -- Björn |
| "Chris F.A. Johnson" <cfajohnson@cfaj.ca>: Aug 05 10:07PM -0400 On 2016-08-04, Calvin wrote: > 1 Which technological innovation saw Bob Dylan booed at a concert in Manchester in 1966? Electric guitar > 2 What is the name of the official news publication of the Salvation Army? All The World > 3 Between 1977 and 1987 American athlete Edwin Moses won 122 consecutive races in which track event? > 4 Around 90% of all goitres are caused by a deficiency of which trace element? Iodine > 5 How many times did Muhammad Ali fight Joe Frazier? 2 > 6 What is the Japanese word for both the pufferfish and the dish commonly prepared from it? Fugu > 7 In March 2015, pop singer left Zayn Malik which band? > 8 J G Galle discovered which planet in 1846? Neptune > 9 The Italian courtier and musician David Rizzio (1533-1566) was also private secretary to which British monarch? Henry VIII > 10 Following ionisation, a gas transitions to which state of matter? Plasma -- Chris F.A. Johnson |
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