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| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 04 02:30AM -0500 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 4 triples in this round. ** Final, Round 3 -- Geography * A. International Organizations A1. Here is the current list of members -- of what? Angola, China, Egypt, France, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Russia, Senegal, Spain, Ukraine, UK, US, Uruguay, Venezuela. A2. Here is the current list of members -- of what? Albania, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey, UK, US. A3. Here is the current list of members -- of what? Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Bahamas, Trinidad & Tobago, US, Uruguay, Venezuela. * B. Cross-Border Canadian Locations Each of these geographical or geological features has parts in two Canadian provinces or territories, and possibly in the US. In all cases, name *both* Canadian provinces/territories. B1. Mount Caubvick (the highest peak in the Torngat Mountains). B2. The Denali Fault. B3. Cypress Hills (and the Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park). * C. Land's Ends C1. In England, Land's End is spelled with an apostrophe. Once you get out of the parking lot and past the array of tourist traps -- excuse us, tourist attractions -- you will find a walking trail and beautiful coastal scenery. Land's End is the westernmost point of England, but in which *county* of England is it located? C2. In California, Lands End is spelled with no apostrophe. In the olden days you could take a steam train on the Ferries and Cliff House Railroad to reach an array of tourist attractions owned by Adolph Sutro, and see the beautiful coastal scenery too. Today the former rail route is a National Park Service walking trail. This Lands End is the westernmost point of what *city* of California? C3. In Latin, Land's End would be "Finis Terrae". In what *country* is what's known in English as Cape Finisterre, which includes the westernmost point of the country's mainland? * D. Ontario City Maps In this triple we present sections of city insets from the Ministry of Transportation's Official Road Map of Ontario. We have cropped them and removed the city names if shown, but otherwise they are intact. In each case name the city. D1. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/city/d1.png D2. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/city/d2.png D3. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/city/d3.png * E. Named after Rivers E1. Which country in Africa consists entirely of a narrow corridor surrounding the river of the same name? E2. This US state was named after a river that did not flow through it -- until 1921 when one of its tributaries, the Grand River, was renamed as part of the river. A city on that renamed section is still known as Grand Junction. Name the state. E3. The name used in English for this Asian country relates to a river with a similar but not identical name. The river is thousands of miles long and almost all of it lies outside the country's de-facto boundaries today. Name the country. * F. Skewed Map Outlines We'll show you the outline of a country map that has been rotated and/or flipped. We may also have removed some coastal islands. You name the country. As a hint, we'll tell you something about where it is. F1. This one is in Europe: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/skew/f1.png F2. This country is in east Africa: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/skew/f2.png F3. Name this east Asian country: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/skew/f3.png -- Mark Brader | "Grammar am for people who can't think for *myself*. Toronto | Understanded me?" msb@vex.net | -- Buck (Get Fuzzy: Darby Conley) My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Nov 04 10:03AM Mark Brader wrote: > A1. Here is the current list of members -- of what? Angola, > China, Egypt, France, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Russia, > Senegal, Spain, Ukraine, UK, US, Uruguay, Venezuela. UN Security Council > Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, > Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, > Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey, UK, US. NATO > Paraguay, Peru, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & > the Grenadines, Suriname, Bahamas, Trinidad & Tobago, US, > Uruguay, Venezuela. CARICOM > will find a walking trail and beautiful coastal scenery. > Land's End is the westernmost point of England, but in > which county of England is it located? Cornwall > beautiful coastal scenery too. Today the former rail route > is a National Park Service walking trail. This Lands End > is the westernmost point of what city of California? San Francisco > country is what's known in English as Cape Finisterre, > which includes the westernmost point of the country's > mainland? Spain, Portugal > * E. Named after Rivers > E1. Which country in Africa consists entirely of a narrow > corridor surrounding the river of the same name? The Gambia > the Grand River, was renamed as part of the river. A city > on that renamed section is still known as Grand Junction. > Name the state. Colorado > where it is. > F1. This one is in Europe: > http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/skew/f1.png Switzerland, Austria > F2. This country is in east Africa: > http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/skew/f2.png Kenya, Uganda > F3. Name this east Asian country: > http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-3/skew/f3.png Laos, Vietnam Peter Smyth |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 04 01:55AM -0500 Mark Brader: > see my 2016-05-31 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian > Inquisition (QFTCI*)". > I wrote two triples in this round. No, not F! I wrote B and D. This was one of three rounds tied for hardest in the original game. > Black" is named Piper Chapman. The author of the book that > inspired the series has a similar, but not identical name. > What is it? Piper Kerman. > A2. Which character is portrayed by Uzo Aduba, who has won > both comedy and drama Emmys for playing the role? First > name *or* nickname is sufficient. Suzanne "Crazy Eyes" Warren. > A3. The opening theme song is called, appropriately enough, > "You've Got Time". The singer's name appears in the opening > credits in every show, so who is she? Regina Spektor. > meditation on the clash of ethnic and racial cultures, > with powerful vignettes and performances, and consistently > disturbing and believable scenes of anger and bigotry. "Crash". 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Gareth, Jason, and Joshua. > Revolution. Gibson gives a charismatic performance in > this entertaining and exquisitely filmed period saga, > but the script and direction are too often heavy-handed. "The Patriot". 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Gareth, Pete, Jason, Joshua, and Björn (who was not missed). > Warren Beatty plays a football player who argues that his > soul should still be on Earth because he should not be > dead yet. The film is amiable but never moving. "Heaven Can Wait". 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Marc, Gareth, Pete, Jason, and Joshua. > B4. Extra question for fun, but for no points: What movie *was* > that last one a remake of? "Here Comes Mr. Jordan" (1941). Marc, Jason, and Joshua got this. The incomparably inferior Gareth didn't. :-) > classical composer, and give you the year and lead actor, and you > name the composer it was about. > C1. "Impromptu" (1991), Hugh Grant. Name the composer. Frederic Chopin. 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Gareth, Pete, and Joshua. > C2. "Immortal Beloved" (1994), Gary Oldman. Name the composer. Ludwig van Beethoven. 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Marc, Gareth, Pete, Jason, and Joshua. > C3. "Song Without End" (1960), Dirk Bogarde. Name the composer. Franz Liszt. > This actor is seen as Dr. Joe Gannon, his longest-running > role, on the 1969-76 series "Medical Center". He died > in 2012. Chad Everett. 4 for Pete. > series, often playing authority figures, such as a judge on > "Boston Legal". He most recently appeared as an ambassador > on "Madam Secretary". Ron Canada. 4 for Marc. > based on the movie "Shane". Many of her screen appearances > were in movies starring her husband, Charles Bronson. > She died of cancer in 1990. Jill Ireland. 4 for Dan Tilque, Pete, Jason, and Joshua. > * E. Tribute to Terpsichore ["Terp-SICK-er-ee"] > E1. What was the nickname of celebrated black tap dancer Bill > Robinson, subject of a Duke Ellington composition? Bojangles. 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Gareth, Pete, Jason, and Joshua. > E2. With which dance form do we associate paradiddles, buffalos, > trenches, and wings? Tap. 4 for Marc, Gareth, and Pete. > E3. In 1984, Francis Ford Coppola filmed a movie set in a famous > Harlem hangout. Name *either* the movie or the talented > dancer who co-starred. "The Cotton Club", Gregory Hines. 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Gareth, Pete, Jason, and Joshua. > In each case, give the full title of the train-related song from > the clue given. > F1. Virgil Caine used to serve on a train. "The Night they Drove Old Dixie Down". 4 for Marc, Gareth, and Joshua. 3 for Pete. > F2. It leaves from Track 29. "Chattanooga Choo-Choo". 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Marc, Gareth, and Joshua. > F3. How do you get to Harlem? "Take the A Train". 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Gareth, Pete, and Joshua. Scores, if there are no errors: FINAL ROUND-> 2 TOPIC-> Ent Marc Dashevsky 48 Joshua Kreitzer 44 Gareth Owen 44 Pete Gayde 43 Dan Blum 36 Jason Kreitzer 28 Dan Tilque 16 Björn Lundin 4 -- Mark Brader, Toronto "Remember the Golgafrinchans" msb@vex.net -- Pete Granger My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Nov 03 12:39PM -0500 In article <nvbka7$ocn$1@dont-email.me>, dtilque@frontier.com says... > attention. > 3. Name the three members of the Trimurti. That is, the three principal > gods of Hinduism. Vishnu, Shiva > 4. Name the four horsemen of the Apocalypse. red, white, black, pale > 5. Name the five spacecraft that have left or will leave the Solar System. Voyager 1, Voyager 2 > 6. Name the six tribes of the Iroquois Confederacy. Mohawk, Cayuga, Oneonta, Seneca > 7. Name the seven metalic elements known in classical antiquity. copper, gold, iron, lead, mercury, silver, tin > 8. Name the eight US states that border on one or more of the Great Lakes. Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York > names, I'll accept descriptions, either what beings they're home to or > what elements they're a world of.) > 10. Name the ten countries that the Danube flows through. Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Moldova > 11. Name the eleven basic color words in English. black, white, gray, red, blue, green, orange, yellow, pink, purple, brown > 12. Name the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac. dragon, snake, monkey, ox, pig, dog, rooster > 13. Name the thirteen dwarves in The Hobbit. Balin, Thorin, Bombur, Fili, Kili, Gloin -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Nov 03 08:19PM > attention. > 3. Name the three members of the Trimurti. That is, the three > principal gods of Hinduism. Vishnu, Shiva, Rama > 4. Name the four horsemen of the Apocalypse. Death, War, Famine, Pestilence > 5. Name the five spacecraft that have left or will leave the Solar System. Voyager, Voyager II, Pioneer 10 ... erm Pioneer 11 and 12? > 6. Name the six tribes of the Iroquois Confederacy. Sioux, Cherokee, > 7. Name the seven metalic elements known in classical antiquity. Gold, Silver, Platinum, Iron, Copper, Tin, > 8. Name the eight US states that border on one or more of the Great Lakes. Wisconsin, Indiana, Illinois, New York, New Jersey, Michigan > 9. Name the nine worlds of Norse mythology. (If you don't know the > Norse names, I'll accept descriptions, either what beings they're home > to or what elements they're a world of.) Asgard, Valhalla, Midgard, Hel The one with the Ice Giants, The one with all the dark elves [Best Friends episode ever], > 10. Name the ten countries that the Danube flows through. Austria, Germany, France, Belgium, Bulgaria Netherlands, Albania, Czech Republic, Hungary, Serbia > 11. Name the eleven basic color words in English. Red, Yellow, Green, Brown, Blue, Pink, Black, White Orange, Indigo, Violet, Chartreuse Is this an actual thing? I mean, who gets to decide? > 12. Name the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac. Rat, Monkey, Elephant, Crocodile, Jazz Musician, Goblin, Trump Supporter, Banjo, Eggplant, Neoconservative, Badger > 13. Name the thirteen dwarves in The Hobbit. Thorin, Ori, Dori, Nori, Fili, Kili, Biffour, Boffour, Bombour, Balin, Dwalin, Òin, Glòin |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Nov 03 08:19PM -0700 Gareth Owen wrote: > Red, Yellow, Green, Brown, Blue, Pink, Black, White > Orange, Indigo, Violet, Chartreuse > Is this an actual thing? I mean, who gets to decide? Yes. There's actually scientific studies on basic color terms for various languages and a dispute about how universal they are. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_term#Basic_color_terms -- Dan Tilque |
| Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Nov 04 06:31AM > Yes. There's actually scientific studies on basic color terms for > various languages and a dispute about how universal they are. > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_term#Basic_color_terms Fortunately naming the colours of balls on a snooker table gave me a pretty solid crossover. |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Nov 03 11:58AM -0500 In article <H_ydnQCA7bU59ofFnZ2dnUU7-THNnZ2d@giganews.com>, msb@vex.net says... > 4. It was announced last week that the novel "Beren and Luthien" > will finally get published -- 100 years after it was written. > Who wrote it? J.R.R. Tolkien > against the Dairy Farmers of Canada. It alleges that her > leg was broken due to negligence during a cheese festival in > Whistler -- how? rolling cheese wheels > 8. When translated to English, the "Divine Vessel" transported > its 2 passengers to "Heavenly Palace", where they'll stay for > a 30-day mission. What is the "Heavenly Palace"? Chinese-made satellite orbiting the earth > 9. The Donald invited two guests to watch the debate and rattle > his opponent. One was Patricia Smith, who accuses Clinton of > murdering her son in Benghazi. Who is the other? Paula Jones > disagreement from one region of Belgium. Name the region. > 2. French police dismantled a refugee camp, nicknamed "The Jungle", > that had repeatedly sprung up in which port city? Marseille -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
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