- QFTCI16 Final, Round 9: Arts & Literature - 2 Updates
- QFTCI16 Final, Round 8 answers: Science - 1 Update
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 19 10:10PM -0600 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2016-08-09, 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 triple in this round. ** Final, Round 9 -- Arts & Literature * A. Vocabulary of Science-Fiction and Fantasy A1. Whose novels feature the word "alethiometer"? A2. Whose novels feature the word "ansible"? A3. Whose novels gave us the word "cyberspace"? * B. Zooey B1. Name J.D. Salinger's 1961 book in which he combined a previously published short story and novella. B2. Please decode the rot13 only after you have answered the previous question. Rira gubhtu Mbbrl sebz Fnyvatre'f fgbel vf gur avpxanzr sbe n zna anzrq Mnpunel, vg nccneragyl vafcverq gur anzr bs gur npgerff Mbbrl ["MB-rr"] Qrfpunary. Anzr gur zhfvpny qhb bs juvpu npgerff Mbbrl vf bar unys naq Z. Jneq vf gur bgure. B3. For 11 seasons, Zooey Deschanel's older sister Emily has played one of the leads in the TV crime series "Bones", based on a popular series of mysteries by Kathy Reichs. Give Deschanel's character's name, also the name of the protagonist in the novels -- the two have the same job but somewhat different personalities. First or last name is okay. * C. Famous Photos C1. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-9/photo/c1.jpg During which war was this photo taken? C2. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-9/photo/c2.jpg What is the nationality of the girl in this photo? C3. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-9/photo/c3.jpg At which competition was this photo taken? After completing this triple, please decode the rot13: Vs lbh whfg fnvq gur Bylzcvpf sbe gur ynfg dhrfgvba, cyrnfr tb onpx naq nqq gur cynpr be gur lrne. * D. Writings by George Orwell D1. Which 1933 book described Orwell's experiences living on the margins of society in the years after he resigned his police commission? D2. Orwell actually wrote six novels, but had no particular success with that genre until "Animal Farm", and later "Nineteen Eighty-Four". Name any one of his four earlier novels. D3. In order to demonstrate the effects of oppression even on the oppressors, Orwell in a 1936 essay recounted his experience, as an Imperial police officer, of having to kill a certain animal against his will, simply because it was expected of him by those he was policing. What kind of animal? * E. Locked-Up Characters E1. The Château d'If turns up in the movie "The French Connection", but before that, which fictional character was imprisoned there in a 1845 novel? E2. Which Charles Dickens character grows up in Marshalsea Debtor's Prison, in an 1857 novel named after her? Her surname is enough. E3. Who is sent to H.M. Prison Holloway while being tried for murder in Dorothy Sayers's 1930 novel "Strong Poison"? * F. Latin American Literature You may answer in English or Spanish. F1. This perplexing 1963 novel by Julio Cortázar comes with two suggested reading orders: one linear that stops before the book is finished, and another that covers the whole thing but jumps back and forth between chapters. Name it. F2. A 1989 novel by Laura Esquivel is about a young woman, her family's designated cook, who literally pours her emotions into the dishes she prepares. Name it. F3. Name the acclaimed 1981 novella about a murder that apparently everyone in a small Colombian town knows is going to happen, except the intended victim. -- Mark Brader, Toronto, msb@vex.net Western Electric distributes UNIX software without warranty or any after-sales support. There is no publicity and new releases outside the Bell System are made only very irregularly. (More than 3 years after the release of the sixth edition of the UNIX system, the seventh edition had still not appeared.) -- John Lions My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Nov 20 05:29AM > ** Final, Round 9 -- Arts & Literature > * A. Vocabulary of Science-Fiction and Fantasy > A1. Whose novels feature the word "alethiometer"? Philip Pullman > A2. Whose novels feature the word "ansible"? Ursula Le Guin > A3. Whose novels gave us the word "cyberspace"? William Gibson > * B. Zooey > B1. Name J.D. Salinger's 1961 book in which he combined a > previously published short story and novella. Franny and Zooey > * C. Famous Photos > C1. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-9/photo/c1.jpg > During which war was this photo taken? Spanish Civil War > C2. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-9/photo/c2.jpg > What is the nationality of the girl in this photo? Afghani > C3. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-9/photo/c3.jpg > At which competition was this photo taken? 1968 Summer Olympics > kill a certain animal against his will, simply because it > was expected of him by those he was policing. What kind > of animal? dog > E1. The Ch?teau d'If turns up in the movie "The French > Connection", but before that, which fictional character > was imprisoned there in a 1845 novel? The Count of Monte Cristo > E3. Who is sent to H.M. Prison Holloway while being tried for > murder in Dorothy Sayers's 1930 novel "Strong Poison"? Harriet Vane > F2. A 1989 novel by Laura Esquivel is about a young woman, > her family's designated cook, who literally pours her > emotions into the dishes she prepares. Name it. Like Water For Chocolate -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 19 10:06PM -0600 Mark Brader: > see my 2016-05-31 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian > Inquisition (QFTCI*)". > I wrote 3 triples in this roudnd. A, B, and F were mine. > ** Final, Round 8 -- Science > * A. Tough Conversion Factors (Non-Metric) > A1. There are 86,400 *what* in a *what*? Seconds in a day. 4 for Erland, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Bruce, Peter, Björn, Marc, and Gareth. > A2. There are 43,560 *what* in a *what*? Square feet in an acre. 4 for Bruce, Gareth, and Pete. > A3. There are 63,360 *what* in a *what*? Inches in a mile. 4 for Dan Tilque, Bruce, Peter, Björn, Marc, and Gareth. > Thomas Newcomen made a usable one. But Newcomen's design > had a major inefficiency and it was another man who changed > the world by eliminating this flaw. What did they invent? Steam engines. 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Brruce, Peter, Björn, Gareth, and Pete. In Newcomen's engine the steam was alternately expanded and condensed within the same cylinder, which therefore had to be heated and cooled alternately. James Watt's improvement was to use a separate, cold cylinder for condensing. Where sufficient water was available, the steam could alternatively just be released to the atmosphere, as it was in Hero's toy. > them was able to make a practical machine and prove it, > as the inventors you've no doubt heard of did. What, > allegedly, did they all invent? Airplanes. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Bruce, Peter, Marc, Gareth, and Pete. > by Elisha Gray in Ohio, whose filing at the patent office > in 1876 was just hours after the man whose name is still > remembered. What did they invent? Telephones. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Bruce, Björn, Gareth, and Pete. > In each case we'll give you a bird name with a word missing; > you fill it in. Each answer refers to a body part. > C1. Rose-____ grosbeak Breasted. 4 for Bruce and Marc. > C2. Red-____ hawk Tailed. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Bruce, Marc, Gareth, and Pete. > C3. Yellow-____ sapsucker Bellied. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Bruce, Marc, and Pete. 3 for Calvin. > D1. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-8/scat/d1.jpg > One picture has an American penny for scale, and another > has a Canadian toonie. Deer. 4 for Dan Blum and Bruce. The toonie, of course, has been described as showing "the Queen with a bear behind", punning on "bare behind"; but in this case its presence was not a hint. > D2. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-8/scat/d2.jpg > There are scales in inches and centimeters. Bear. 4 for Bruce, Marc, and Pete. > D3. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-8/scat/d3.jpg > One picture has a US penny. Raccoon. 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, and Marc. At the original game, the player who answered this one commented that he'd learned it from his own porch. > consumption of a certain substance or its related products. > The condition is mostly seen in children. Name the > substance. Wood. 4 for Dan Blum and Marc. 3 for Joshua. 2 for Calvin. > E2. Anthropophagy, a form of which is autosarcophagy, refers > to the eating of what? Human flesh. (Autosarcophagy refers to eating one's own.) 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Bruce, Peter, and Gareth. 3 for Marc. > E3. Trichophagia is the compulsive desire to eat what? > The substance in question does not provide any nutrition, > but can remain in your stomach for months or even years. Hair. 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, Peter, Marc, and Calvin. > * F. Oxides > F1. Corundum is an oxide of what element? Aluminum. 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Bruce, Marc, and Gar[i]eth. > F2. Magnetite is an oxide of what element? Iron. (As in "magnet", y'know?) 4 for Joshua, Erland, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Bruce, Peter, Marc, and Gareth. > F3. Quicklime is an oxide of what element? Calcium. 4 for Erland, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Bruce, Peter, Marc, Gareth, and Calvin. Scores, if there are no errors: FINAL ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST TOPICS-> Ent Geo Mis Spo His Sci FOUR Joshua Kreitzer 44 48 48 12 40 27 180 Gareth Owen 44 -- 46 36 24 44 170 Dan Tilque 16 56 20 28 36 40 160 Marc Dashevsky 48 24 32 16 16 55 159 Dan Blum 36 30 36 28 24 56 158 Pete Gayde 43 34 16 23 23 28 128 Peter Smyth -- 30 12 24 20 32 106 Erland Sommarskog -- 40 -- 8 19 16 83 Bruce Bowler -- -- -- -- -- 68 68 Björn Lundin 4 20 4 4 4 16 44 "Calvin" -- -- -- -- 27 13 40 Jason Kreitzer 28 -- 12 -- -- -- 40 -- Mark Brader | Obviously an off by 1 error somewhere. You know Toronto | the kind, where you intend to put something simple msb@vex.net | like "while (1=0) {" and type "while (1=1) {" instead. --Stephen Perry My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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