Wednesday, January 25, 2017

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msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 25 01:46AM -0600

These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on the dates
indicated below, and should be interpreted accordingly. If any
answers have changed due to newer news, you are still expected to
give the answers that were correct on that date.
 
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 in a single followup to the newsgroup,
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.
 
(This set is running concurrently with Game 5, Rounds 9-10, of
the previous season.)
 
All questions were written by members of 5 Easy Pieces 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 1 (2017-01-16), Round 1 - Current Events
 
1. The *fake news* that in 2013 Donald Trump engaged in salacious
activities with Russian prostitutes *absolutely* did not take
place... in the presidential suite of which Moscow hotel?
 
2. Last week it was revealed that Fox News paid out a significant
sum of money to avoid a sexual harassment lawsuit against one
of its best-known hosts. Who is the host?
 
3. This sharpshooter tied Rocket Richard last week on the all-time
NHL scoring list with 544 career goals. Only 31, he is likely
to pass many more players before he retires. Who?
 
4. This 37-year-old goalie passed Terry Sawchuk on the all-time
wins list with his 448th career victory -- 5th-best overall.
The goalie used to play for a Canadian team but is now south
of the border. Who?
 
5. Prime Minister Trudeau announced a cabinet shuffle last week.
Included in the changes was the promotion of a former journalist,
whose career included a stint at the Globe and Mail, to the
post of foreign affairs minister. Who?
 
6. Immigration Minister John McCallum is off to be Canadian
ambassador to which country?
 
7. The president of Ghana issued an apology last week, a day
after his inauguration speech sparked a controversy. Why?
 
8. A 20-year-old man was arrested by Toronto police and accused
of five bank robberies. Police gave the perpetrator a nickname
because of when he committed the robberies. What nickname?
 
9. This much-unloved former US pharmaceuticals executive was
suspended from Twitter for harassing a writer for "Teen Vogue".
Who is he?
 
10. The US Environmental Protection Agency issued a "notice of
violation" to this automaker, accusing it of failing to disclose
software in some vehicles that permitted them to emit more
pollution than is allowed. Which automaker?
 
 
* Game 2 (2017-01-23), Round 1 - Current Events
 
1. Oxfam issued a report late week stating that the 8 richest
people on the planet have a combined wealth equal to the poorest
*what percentage* of the world's population?
 
2. The richest person in the world according to Oxfam's report, with
a net worth of $75,000,000,000, is what businessman and
philanthropist?
 
3. "It's Only the End of the World" led the way last week with 9
Canadian Screen Awards nominations. The director's previous
film, "Mommy", won the jury prize at Cannes in 2014. Name the
director.
 
4. This B-level celebrity, whose films include "Deuce Bigalow",
"The Animal", and "The Hot Chick", was savaged on Twitter for
criticizing US civil rights icon John Lewis. Name the
actor/comedian.
 
5. The sports geeks are saying it's because of sabremetrics but,
be that as it may, on his 10th and final chance this former
Montreal Expos star was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Who?
 
6. Jack Capuano was fired as coach of *which NHL team* after leading
them to a record of 17 wins, 17 losses, and 8 overtime losses?
 
7. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau also likes his former generals.
This Liberal MP and former army commander was named Parliamentary
Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, with special duties
for US-Canada relations. Who?
 
8. Now that Kevin O'Leary has entered the race, how many candidates
are now seeking the leadership of the federal Conservative Party?
 
9. Performers should never use the stage as a political pulpit,
said this country singer 2 days before taking part in Donald
Trump's inauguration. The singer is best known for his 1984 tune
"God Bless the USA". Who is he?
 
10. A fish-and-chips restaurant in Vancouver is going to court
against its condo corporation because the company wouldn't
let the restaurant use a name that it found to be offensive.
What was the proposed name for the restaurant?
 
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msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 25 01:45AM -0600

These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2016-10-24,
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.
 
(This round is running concurrently with Current Events Rounds 1-2
of the following season.)
 
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 5, Round 9 - Canadiana - What the Blazonry?
 
How well do you know the Canadian coat of arms -- or to be formal
about it, the Arms of Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada?
 
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(That's one long URL. If your newsreading environment doesn't
pick it up properly in one piece, proceed appropriately.)
 
1. Blazonry is the highly peculiar heraldic terminology used
to depict coats of arms. One such term is the "escutcheon".
In the Canadian coat of arms, how many sections is the escutcheon
divided into?
 
2. Please decode the rot13 only after you have finished with the
previous question. Va gur rfphgpurba, oynmbael qrfpevorf
gur hccre yrsg frpgvba nf sbyybjf: "thyrf guerr yvbaf cnffnag
thneqnag va cnyr be". Jung qbrf "thyrf" zrna?
 
3. Which symbol of the Scottish kings found on the Canadian coat
of arms can be described in blazon terms as "rampant"?
 
4. Identify *any one* of the four types of flowers at the base of
the Arms.
 
5. The flag of the governor-general is based on what element from
the Canadian coat of arms? (You must be precise; do not give
any smaller element forming just part of the correct answer,
or any larger element containing it.)
 
6. The most recent change to the Canadian coat of arms was the
addition of the circular inscription, commemorating the
25th anniversary of the establishment of the Order of Canada
(although the change didn't become official until a bit later).
Within 1, when was that anniversary year?
 
7. The circular inscription says "DESIDERANTES MELIOREM PATRIAM".
What does that mean?
 
8. The Canadian motto, written on the ribbon at bottom, means
"From sea to sea". In 2006 the leaders of the three territories
proposed that the motto be changed -- to what? Answer in
English.
 
9. New coats of arms or changes to existing ones are designed or
approved by the CHA -- an office of the G-G. What does CHA mean?
 
10. The crown at the top of the Canadian coat of arms depicts
the official coronation crown. It's named after the second-last
Anglo-Saxon king, who was the only English king to be canonized.
Name the crown or the king.
 
After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Ba gur ynfg
dhrfgvba, vs lbh whfg fnvq "Rqjneq", jr arrq zber. Vs ba nal
dhrfgvba lbh whfg fnvq "gur yvba", lbh arrq gb fcrpvsl juvpu bar.
Va rnpu pnfr tb onpx vs arprffnel naq nqq vasbezngvba.
 
 
** Game 5, Round 10 - Challenge Round
 
* A. Spy Fiction
 
A1. Most of this American's novels have been set in Europe just
prior to or during World War II. Among them are "Spies of
the Balkans" and "The Spies of Warsaw". Name the author.
 
A2. Which of Ian Fleming's James Bond novels is written in the
first person from the point of view of a Canadian woman?
 
* B. Joseph on Screen
 
B1. Give the hyphenated surname of the Joseph who plays the
title role in Oliver Stone's "Snowden".
 
B2. Which Joseph played Holly Martins in "The Third Man" and
Uncle Charlie in "Shadow of a Doubt"?
 
* C. The Russians Have a Word for It
 
C1. This term dates from the 1903 split in the Russian Social
Democratic Labor Party. Its literal meaning is "member of
the majority". What is it?
 
C2. Which word, imported from Russian, denotes moist subarctic
forest dominated by conifers (such as spruce and fir)
that begins where the tundra ends?
 
* D. Louis in Charge
 
D1. Name any year during which Louis XIV was King of France.
 
D2. Name any year during which Louis St-Laurent was Prime
Minister of Canada.
 
* E. Heavyweight Boxers
 
E1. World heavyweight champion from 1908 to 1915, he was the
first African-American to hold the title. The expression
"great white hope" referred to the search for a white boxer
to defeat him. His name?
 
E2. Heavyweight champion from 1937 to 1949, he held the title
longer and defended it more often than anyone before
or since. An arena in Detroit is named for him. Who is he?
 
* F. Canadian Canals
 
F1. This 14.5 km canal on Montreal Island became obsolete
for commerce with the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway.
The canal, and the Montreal borough at its western end,
are both reputedly named for the place La Salle aspired to
reach in the course of his North American explorations.
Name the canal.
 
F2. In which city (originally called Gravelly Bay) would you
find the southern end of the Welland Canal?
 
--
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[or] database ... is ever built completely vulnerability-free, it'll
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msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 25 01:40AM -0600

Mark Brader:
> For example, we say "the 4077th MASH" and you say "M*A*S*H". Or,
> perhaps more likely, we say "Seattle Grace--Mercy West Hospital"
> and you say "Grey's Anatomy".
 
This was the easiest round in the original game and the 5th-easiest
of the entire season.
 
> *Note*: The name of the workplace may have changed during the run
> of the show. We'll generally provide only one name.
 
> 1. Sterling Cooper.
 
"Mad Men". 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Peter, Dan Tilque, ArenEss,
Marc, Gareth, and Pete.
 
> 2. Lockhart Gardner.
 
"The Good Wife". 4 for ArenEss.
 
> 3. William McKinley High School. There are three possible answers.
 
"Glee", "Freaks and Geeks", "The Wonder Years". 4 for Peter, Don,
Bruce, and ArenEss (the hard way).
 
> 4. WJM-TV.
 
"The Mary Tyler Moore Show". 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Don, Bruce,
ArenEss, Marc, Pete, and Jason.
 
> 5. The California Institute of Technology ("Caltech").
 
"The Big Bang Theory". 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Peter, Dan Tilque,
Bruce, ArenEss, Marc, Gareth, Pete, and Jason.
 
> 6. The 99th Precinct.
 
"Brooklyn 9-9". 4 for Dan Blum, Don, ArenEss, and Gareth.
 
> 7. The Stratford Inn.
 
"Newhart". (Not "The Bob Newhart Show".) 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua,
Don, Bruce, ArenEss, Marc, Pete, and Jason.
 
> 8. Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital.
 
"House, M.D.". 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Peter, ArenEss, Marc, Gareth,
Pete, and Jason.
 
> 9. Dunder-Mifflin or Wernham-Hogg.
 
"The Office". (US and UK versions respectively, but you didn't have
to say.) 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Peter, Don, Calvin, ArenEss, Marc,
Gareth, Pete, and Jason.
 
> 10. NBC.
 
"30 Rock". 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Calvin, ArenEss, Marc, Gareth,
Pete, and Jason.
 
 
> * Game 5, Round 8 - Sports - Le Coq Sportif: French Athletes
 
> In each case, name the person described.
 
And this round, in the original game, was the hardest of the entire
season.
 
> 1. This tennis star won 7 Grand Slam titles as one of the "Four
> Musketeers" who dominated 1920s tennis. His nickname was
> "The Crocodile".
 
René Lacoste. 4 for Joshua, Don, Calvin, ArenEss, Marc, Gareth,
and Pete.
 
> Canada, and the US. A 4-time grand slam winner in both singles
> and doubles, she won the 1995 Australian and the 2000 French
> Open singles championships. She retired in 2008.
 
Mary Pierce. 4 for Joshua, Peter, Calvin, and Gareth.
 
> his career playing for New York of MLS. Involved in a hand-ball
> controversy in 2010 when his illegal goal resulted in Ireland
> missing out on the World Cup.
 
Thierry Henry ["On-ree"]. 4 for Peter, Erland, Calvin, Gareth,
and Pete.
 
> midfielder played for Juventus and Real Madrid among other
> teams, and led France to victory in the 1998 World Cup.
> He still gives Marco Materazzi a headache.
 
Zinedine Zidane. 4 for Joshua, Peter, Erland, Calvin, Dan Tilque,
Gareth, and Pete.
 
> and has signed with the New York Knicks for the current season.
> Born in New York, he is a French citizen through his father,
> a former top tennis star.
 
Joakim Noah. 4 for Joshua, Peter, Don, ArenEss, Marc, Gareth,
and Pete. 3 for Erland.
 
> he bought his own team in 1997 and named it after himself.
> The team had some good results, but was disbanded in 2002,
> $30,000,000 in debt.
 
Alain Prost. 4 for Peter, Calvin, Bruce, ArenEss, and Gareth.
 
> 7. A World Cup downhill skier who dominated the sport in the 1960s,
> he was a triple Olympic champion, winning all three alpine
> events at the 1968 winter games.
 
Jean-Claude Killy. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Peter, Don, Erland,
ArenEss, Marc, Gareth, and Pete.
 
> His brilliant playmaking continued in retirement as he dribbled
> his way to the presidency of UEFA and a run for the head of FIFA.
> He is currently under suspension and investigation by that body.
 
Michel Platini. 4 for Peter, Erland, Calvin, Gareth, and Pete.
 
> medalist and 5-time European champion. She is the only figure
> skater to land a backflip on one skate blade in competition,
> an illegal move she completed at the 1998 Winter Games.
 
Surya Bonaly. 4 for Joshua, Bruce, ArenEss, and Pete.
 
Backflips had been banned in competition for about 20 years, but she
was out of medal contention and decided to do one anyway; a penalty
was applied against her score. They were subsequently banned in
practice sessions as well, as it was said she was intimidating other
skaters by doing them.
 
> 10. A 2-time Olympic bronze medalist (1994 and 1998) and a 2-time
> world medalist, this skater's signature move, illegal in amateur
> competition, is a spin followed by a drop to his knees.
 
Philippe Candeloro. 4 for ArenEss.
 
 
 
Scores, if there are no errors:
 
GAME 5 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST
TOPICS-> Sci Geo His Lit Ent Spo FOUR
Joshua Kreitzer 20 40 38 40 28 24 146
Dan Blum 8 28 32 40 32 4 132
Dan Tilque 32 40 35 20 8 4 127
Don Piven 32 40 28 12 20 12 120
Gareth Owen -- -- 27 32 24 32 115
Bruce Bowler 36 28 34 0 16 8 114
Pete Gayde 8 32 23 8 28 28 111
Peter Smyth 20 40 18 10 20 28 108
Marc Dashevsky 16 36 24 16 28 12 104
"Calvin" 0 39 28 12 8 24 103
Erland Sommarskog 8 36 20 4 0 19 83
"ArenEss" -- -- -- -- 40 24 64
Jason Kreitzer -- -- -- -- 24 0 24
 
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