| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Dec 14 12:27AM -0600 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2016-09-26, 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 Misplaced Modifiers 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 2016-11-26 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)". * Game 2, Round 7 - History - Oh Boycotts! 1. When is "International Buy Nothing Day" in the US and Canada? Be sufficiently specific. 2. In which play by Aristophanes do the women withhold sex with their men until they negotiate a peace with the Spartans? 3. The US Gymnastics Federation International Invitational, and the Liberty Bell Classic, were both organized in protest as alternatives to what? Be sufficiently specific. 4. Within 1 year, when was Rosa Parks arrested, leading to a bus boycott among the black residents of Montgomery? 5. In 1977, this company became the target of an international boycott for promoting its baby formula as preferable to breast milk. Which company? 6. As the head of the National Farm Workers Association, his name was inextricably linked to the late 1960s boycott on California grapes and the fight for better wages and conditions for farm workers. Who was he? 7. Who called for a boycott of the "Teletubbies" on the grounds that Tinky-Winky was gay? 8. In 1985, Artists United Against Apartheid, a cooperation of over 40 top pop musicians of the time, all swore that they "ain't gonna play" *what*? 9. The BDS movement works to end support for supposedly oppressive Israeli tactics. What do the initials stand for? 10. American colonists boycotted British goods in response to a tax introduced in 1765: all legal documents, newspapers and other products had to use special paper to show that an additional tax had been paid. What was the name of the act that introduced this tax? * Game 2, Round 8 - Science - Alcohol by Volume, or How Drunk Am I Getting? We name a drink available at the LCBO; you simply give the percentage of alcohol by volume, as stated on the bottle. Each answer will be one of the following: 3%, 4%, 5%, 7%, 8%, 11%, 13%, 18%, 28%, 40%, 48% But note that *answers may repeat*. 1. Grand Marnier Cordon Rouge liqueur. 2. Mike's Hard Lemonade. 3. Luxardo Amaretto di Saschira. 4. Laphroaig Quarter Cask Single Malt Scotch. 5. Martini Dry Vermouth. 6. Wolf Blass Yellow Label Sauvignon Blanc. 7. Bottega Vino dei Poeti Prosecco. 8. Stolichnaya Vodka. 9. Gabbiano Chianti Classico. 10. Heineken Lager Beer. -- Mark Brader Summary of issue: Fix FORTRAN-8x. Toronto Committee Response: This proposal contains msb@vex.net insurmountable technical errors. -- X3J11 responses to 2nd public review My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Dec 13 11:02PM -0800 Mark Brader wrote: > Be sufficiently specific. > 2. In which play by Aristophanes do the women withhold sex with > their men until they negotiate a peace with the Spartans? Lysistrata > 3. The US Gymnastics Federation International Invitational, > and the Liberty Bell Classic, were both organized in protest > as alternatives to what? Be sufficiently specific. 2008 Beijing Olympics > 4. Within 1 year, when was Rosa Parks arrested, leading to a bus > boycott among the black residents of Montgomery? 1954 > 5. In 1977, this company became the target of an international > boycott for promoting its baby formula as preferable to breast > milk. Which company? Nestlé > was inextricably linked to the late 1960s boycott on California > grapes and the fight for better wages and conditions for farm > workers. Who was he? Cesar Chavez > 7. Who called for a boycott of the "Teletubbies" on the grounds > that Tinky-Winky was gay? Falwell > 8. In 1985, Artists United Against Apartheid, a cooperation of > over 40 top pop musicians of the time, all swore that they > "ain't gonna play" *what*? vuvuzelas > products had to use special paper to show that an additional > tax had been paid. What was the name of the act that introduced > this tax? Stamp Act > 3%, 4%, 5%, 7%, 8%, 11%, 13%, 18%, 28%, 40%, 48% > But note that *answers may repeat*. > 1. Grand Marnier Cordon Rouge liqueur. 28% > 2. Mike's Hard Lemonade. 8% > 3. Luxardo Amaretto di Saschira. 18% > 4. Laphroaig Quarter Cask Single Malt Scotch. 48% > 5. Martini Dry Vermouth. 40% > 6. Wolf Blass Yellow Label Sauvignon Blanc. 11% > 7. Bottega Vino dei Poeti Prosecco. 13% > 8. Stolichnaya Vodka. 40% > 9. Gabbiano Chianti Classico. 11% > 10. Heineken Lager Beer. 4% -- Dan Tilque |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Dec 14 09:00AM Mark Brader wrote: > * Game 2, Round 7 - History - Oh Boycotts! > 1. When is "International Buy Nothing Day" in the US and Canada? > Be sufficiently specific. December 25th > 3. The US Gymnastics Federation International Invitational, > and the Liberty Bell Classic, were both organized in protest > as alternatives to what? Be sufficiently specific. 1980 Moscow Olympics > 4. Within 1 year, when was Rosa Parks arrested, leading to a bus > boycott among the black residents of Montgomery? 1963 > 5. In 1977, this company became the target of an international > boycott for promoting its baby formula as preferable to breast > milk. Which company? Nestle > workers. Who was he? > 7. Who called for a boycott of the "Teletubbies" on the grounds > that Tinky-Winky was gay? Jerry Falwell > 8. In 1985, Artists United Against Apartheid, a cooperation of > over 40 top pop musicians of the time, all swore that they > "ain't gonna play" what? Sun City > products had to use special paper to show that an additional > tax had been paid. What was the name of the act that introduced > this tax? Peter Smyth |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Dec 14 12:25AM -0600 Mark Brader: > 1. This Parisian cafe was frequented by Camus, Picasso, Brecht, > and many others. An eponymous French literary prize has been > awarded since 1933. Name the cafe. Les Deux Magots. 4 for Dan Blum. > 2. Somerset Maugham wrote a number of stories and plays in this > hotel that he claimed stood "for all the fables of the exotic > East". It now has a suite named after him. Name the hotel. Raffles. 4 for Gareth. > 3. Whose statue will you find leaning against the bar at the > El Floridita? Ernest Hemingway. 4 for Dan Tilque, Gareth, Dan Blum, Joshua, Erland, Pete, and Marc. > 4. Dorothy Parker, Robert Benchley, Alexander Woollcott et al. met > regularly for lunch from 1919 to 1929 in which New York hotel? Algonquin. 4 for Dan Tilque, Gareth, Dan Blum, Joshua, and Marc. > for discussion and critique. Tolkien read "The Lord of the > Rings" there, and C.S. Lewis read "Out of the Silent Planet". > What was the name of their little group? The Inklings. 4 for Dan Tilque, Gareth, Dan Blum, and Joshua. > regularly at the Cheshire Cheese on Fleet St., London. As one > of the founders put it, "We read our poems to one another and > talked criticism and drank a little wine"; who was that? W.B. Yeats. (The other two were Ernest Rhys and T.W. Rolleston.) 3 for Dan Blum. > famous playwright, who lunched there so often that Edvard Munch > painted him reading a newspaper in the cafe. Which famous > playwright? Henrik Ibsen. 4 for Gareth, Dan Blum, Peter, Joshua, Erland, and Pete. > Voltaire in the Holländische Meierei ["Hol-LEND-ish-uh > MY-er-eye"], a popular tavern located in a seedy section > of Zürich. This marked the birth of what art movement? Dada. 4 for Gareth, Dan Blum, and Joshua. > 9. Who wrote her first blockbuster novel in the Elephant House > Tea and Coffee Shop in Edinburgh? J.K. Rowling. 4 for Dan Tilque, Gareth, Dan Blum, Peter, Joshua, and Pete. > main character of his most famous novel -- and as do hundreds > of tourists on their annual literary pilgrimage. Who was > the writer? James Joyce. 4 for Dan Tilque, Gareth, Peter, and Joshua. 3 for Dan Blum. > * Game 2, Round 6 - Canadiana - Classic Toronto Dining > That is, places where Torontonians eat (and maybe drink), or used to. > Except as indicated, name the restaurant. This was the hardest round in the original game. > north of Adelaide St. The building where the restaurant > was located was designated a heritage site in 1980, but the > restaurant itself closed in 1982. The Savarin. > Hotel at Gould and Mutual Sts. Other locations opened in > Scarborough, in Mississauga, and on Queen's Quay; the last one > closed in 1981. Town and Country. > featured "schnitzels so big they'd hang over the edge of > the dinner plate". Vines wine bar was located underneath. > Closed in 1987. Graf Bobby. > offered sit-down dining. Locations at Bloor and Yonge and on > Yonge St. right next to the Elgin theater. You could also find > Howard Engel's Benny Cooperman there at the "Grantham" location. Diana Sweets. Grantham, of course, is not part of Toronto; the last sentence is talking about fiction by Engel, and it was his fictionalized version of the city of St. Catharines. > 5. For a lot of kids, this place at 54 The Esplanade provided their > first taste of "real Eye-talian" food. Located in a converted > warehouse, seating 600 since 1971. The Old Spaghetti Factory. 4 for Dan Tilque. 3 for Pete. (So, the round counts for everyone.) > Diner-style food with a hint of downtown cool, it closed in 2014 > after 34 years in the Eaton Centre. Famous for its burgers, > buffalo chips, and extra-thick milkshakes. Mr. Greenjeans. > 7. Where could a student in the 1960s to the '80s get a decent > steak for under $10 in downtown Toronto? At 403 Yonge St., > just north of Gerrard. And don't forget the orange whip. Lindy's. > Queen and Coxwell in the Beach. They like to be known as the > "original steak house" and feature all-day breakfast and quality > steak dinners. Tulip. > resto at Danforth and Jones, open since the early 1970s. > Cheap burgers -- round, although you might expect otherwise. > Also good Greek food and the classic cranky counter guys. Square Boy. > of meat, the Corona, the Country Style, and the Blue Cellar > Room were all located near Bloor and Brunswick. And they all > featured the cuisine of *which country*? Hungary. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 2 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS TOPICS-> Geo Spo Lit Can Joshua Kreitzer 35 28 28 0 91 Gareth Owen 28 27 32 0 87 Dan Blum 28 21 34 0 83 Dan Tilque 32 16 20 4 72 Pete Gayde 18 28 12 3 61 Peter Smyth 24 16 12 0 52 Marc Dashevsky 19 24 8 0 51 "Calvin" 23 24 -- -- 47 Erland Sommarskog 31 8 8 0 47 Bruce Bowler 12 20 -- -- 32 -- Mark Brader "I think [they] wanted ... us ... to try [them] out Toronto and then tell the world how good they are, and msb@vex.net it's tempting to do just that." -- Steve Summit My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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