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| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 01 12:39AM -0600 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2016-10-31, 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 6, Round 4 - History - After the Cold War, Before 9/11 We're not saying the 1990s were a golden age, but without reds or radical Islamists under the bed, at least we had room to store our grunge CDs. 1. Name Canada's first Acadian Governor-General, who served from 1995 to 1999. 2. Accords between the state of Israel and the PLO, signed in 1993 and 1995, created the Palestinian Authority. These accords are named for the city where negotiations started. What city? 3. He became the first democratically elected president of Haiti in 1991, was deposed by a military coup the same year, and regained the presidency in 1994. Name him. 4. In 1995 the Québécois voted Non in a sovereignty referendum. Who was the provincial premier at the time, and official leader of the Oui (or Yes) committee? 5. In 1993, another federal state peacefully split apart in the so-called "Velvet Divorce". Name either of the two successor countries. 6. Eurostar began operating trains in 1994, connecting France to *which other country* by an all-rail route for passengers for the very first time? 7. Name the treaty, signed in 1992, that created the European Union and laid the groundwork for the euro. 8. Now some questions on the darker side of the decade. In 1993, members of the Canadian Airborne Regiment tortured to death a teenaged boy in Somalia. Name the victim. 9. In 1994, up to 1,000,000 people were killed in the Rwandan genocide. The victims were of what ethnic group? 10. The deadliest domestic terrorist attack in US history -- 168 fatalities -- occurred on April 19, 1995. In which city? * Game 6, Round 6 - Literature - Monster Lit Today is Halloween. We'll give you the name of the ghost or monster, and maybe a little more information; you identify the book, play, or poem where it appears. 1. Banquo's ghost comes back to haunt the title character. 2. Grendel, the scaly giant terrorizing the people of Heorot, gets his arm ripped off by our hero. 3. Lestat de Lioncourt keeps coming back to tell his story as a member of the undead in this 11-book series. Name the series. 4. The ghost of Sir Simon tries to impress and terrify the Otis family in this 1887 short story. 5. A giant squid attacks a vessel and kills one of the crew. 6. In this poem, a dead bird and a haunted ship spell death for the crew. 7. In this Stephen King novel, Pennywise (the Dancing Clown) preys upon children. 8. The ghosts of Miss Jessel and Peter Quint make a woman's job more difficult in a country house. 9. Pazuzu goes mano-a-mano with Father Damian. 10. The Nazgûl, dark creatures dwelling in the shadows, serve the evil overlord in this trilogy. -- Mark Brader | Moreover, as experts, we... deserve certain courtesies, Toronto | like high rates of pay, and blind trust in our competence msb@vex.net | on the part of John Q. Public. --Geoffrey K. Pullum My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Feb 01 07:19AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:85ednSIwLe01HwzFnZ2dnUU7- > 2. Accords between the state of Israel and the PLO, signed in 1993 > and 1995, created the Palestinian Authority. These accords > are named for the city where negotiations started. What city? Oslo > 3. He became the first democratically elected president of Haiti > in 1991, was deposed by a military coup the same year, and > regained the presidency in 1994. Name him. Aristide > 5. In 1993, another federal state peacefully split apart in the > so-called "Velvet Divorce". Name either of the two successor > countries. Czech Republic > 6. Eurostar began operating trains in 1994, connecting France to > *which other country* by an all-rail route for passengers for > the very first time? UK > 7. Name the treaty, signed in 1992, that created the European > Union and laid the groundwork for the euro. Maastricht Treaty > 9. In 1994, up to 1,000,000 people were killed in the Rwandan > genocide. The victims were of what ethnic group? Hutu (unfortunately, I'm not sure about this answer, but I'm not going to try to cover all bases by giving two answers) > 10. The deadliest domestic terrorist attack in US history -- > 168 fatalities -- occurred on April 19, 1995. In which city? Oklahoma City > monster, and maybe a little more information; you identify the > book, play, or poem where it appears. > 1. Banquo's ghost comes back to haunt the title character. "Macbeth" > 2. Grendel, the scaly giant terrorizing the people of Heorot, > gets his arm ripped off by our hero. "Beowulf" > 5. A giant squid attacks a vessel and kills one of the crew. "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" > 6. In this poem, a dead bird and a haunted ship spell death for > the crew. "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" > 7. In this Stephen King novel, Pennywise (the Dancing Clown) > preys upon children. "It" > 9. Pazuzu goes mano-a-mano with Father Damian. "The Exorcist" > 10. The Nazgūl, dark creatures dwelling in the shadows, serve the > evil overlord in this trilogy. "The Lord of the Rings" -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jan 31 11:28PM -0800 Mark Brader wrote: > 2. Accords between the state of Israel and the PLO, signed in 1993 > and 1995, created the Palestinian Authority. These accords > are named for the city where negotiations started. What city? Oslo > 5. In 1993, another federal state peacefully split apart in the > so-called "Velvet Divorce". Name either of the two successor > countries. Czechia > 6. Eurostar began operating trains in 1994, connecting France to > *which other country* by an all-rail route for passengers for > the very first time? UK > 7. Name the treaty, signed in 1992, that created the European > Union and laid the groundwork for the euro. Maastrich > teenaged boy in Somalia. Name the victim. > 9. In 1994, up to 1,000,000 people were killed in the Rwandan > genocide. The victims were of what ethnic group? Tutsi > 10. The deadliest domestic terrorist attack in US history -- > 168 fatalities -- occurred on April 19, 1995. In which city? Oklahoma City > monster, and maybe a little more information; you identify the > book, play, or poem where it appears. > 1. Banquo's ghost comes back to haunt the title character. Macbeth > 2. Grendel, the scaly giant terrorizing the people of Heorot, > gets his arm ripped off by our hero. Beowulf > 3. Lestat de Lioncourt keeps coming back to tell his story as a > member of the undead in this 11-book series. Name the series. Vampire Chronicles > 4. The ghost of Sir Simon tries to impress and terrify the Otis > family in this 1887 short story. > 5. A giant squid attacks a vessel and kills one of the crew. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea > 6. In this poem, a dead bird and a haunted ship spell death for > the crew. Rime of the Ancient Mariner > 7. In this Stephen King novel, Pennywise (the Dancing Clown) > preys upon children. It > 8. The ghosts of Miss Jessel and Peter Quint make a woman's job > more difficult in a country house. > 9. Pazuzu goes mano-a-mano with Father Damian. The Exorcist > 10. The Nazgûl, dark creatures dwelling in the shadows, serve the > evil overlord in this trilogy. Lord of the Rings -- Dan Tilque |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Feb 01 09:55AM Mark Brader wrote: > our grunge CDs. > 1. Name Canada's first Acadian Governor-General, who served from > 1995 to 1999. Jean, Clarkson > 2. Accords between the state of Israel and the PLO, signed in 1993 > and 1995, created the Palestinian Authority. These accords > are named for the city where negotiations started. What city? Oslo > 3. He became the first democratically elected president of Haiti > in 1991, was deposed by a military coup the same year, and > regained the presidency in 1994. Name him. Duvalier > 5. In 1993, another federal state peacefully split apart in the > so-called "Velvet Divorce". Name either of the two successor > countries. Slovakia > 6. Eurostar began operating trains in 1994, connecting France to > *which other country* by an all-rail route for passengers for > the very first time? UK > 7. Name the treaty, signed in 1992, that created the European > Union and laid the groundwork for the euro. Maastricht > teenaged boy in Somalia. Name the victim. > 9. In 1994, up to 1,000,000 people were killed in the Rwandan > genocide. The victims were of what ethnic group? Hutu, Tutsi > 10. The deadliest domestic terrorist attack in US history -- > 168 fatalities -- occurred on April 19, 1995. In which city? Oklahoma City > monster, and maybe a little more information; you identify the > book, play, or poem where it appears. > 1. Banquo's ghost comes back to haunt the title character. Macbeth > 2. Grendel, the scaly giant terrorizing the people of Heorot, > gets his arm ripped off by our hero. Beowulf > 5. A giant squid attacks a vessel and kills one of the crew. > 6. In this poem, a dead bird and a haunted ship spell death for > the crew. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner > 9. Pazuzu goes mano-a-mano with Father Damian. > 10. The Nazgûl, dark creatures dwelling in the shadows, serve the > evil overlord in this trilogy. Lord of the Rings Peter Smyth |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 01 12:36AM -0600 Mark Brader: > These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2016-10-31, > and should be interpreted accordingly.... I will reveal the > correct answers in about 3 days. Well, 4 is about 3, right? Right? Okay, 3 points for me. :-) > 1. A figure on a map, nautical chart, or monument used to > display the orientation of the four cardinal directions and > their intermediate points. Compass rose. 4 for Peter, Don, Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Bruce. > 2. An elevated area of land with a flat top and steep or precipitous > sides, named from the Spanish for "table". Mesa. 4 for Peter, Don, Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Marc, Jason, Calvin, Bruce, and Pete. > 3. Parallel-ish lines used on topographic maps to show the shape > and elevation of the land. They connect points of equal > elevation. Contour lines or isometric lines. 4 for Peter, Don, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Marc, Gareth, Calvin, and Bruce. > 4. A steep slope or long cliff that forms as an effect of faulting > or erosion and which separates two relatively level areas of > differing elevations. Escarpment or scarp. 4 for Don, Dan Tilque, and Bruce. > 5. An accumulation of glacial debris composed of soil and rock. > Formed when glaciers drop off this material. Types include > lateral, terminal, and medial. Moraine. 4 for Don, Dan Tilque, Marc, Gareth, and Pete. > 6. The mass of rocks and finely ground material carried by a > glacier, then deposited when the ice melts. This material > is what <answer 5>s are formed from. Till. 4 for Don, Marc, Gareth, and Bruce. > 7. An area of diminished precipitation on the lee side of a mountain > or mountain range. Rain shadow. 4 for Don, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Marc, Gareth, Calvin, and Bruce. > 8. The elevation above which snow and ice cover the ground > throughout the year. Snow line. 4 for Dan Tilque, Marc, Gareth, and Bruce. 3 for Dan Blum. > 9. The level below the land surface at which the subsurface material > is fully saturated with water. Water table. 4 for Peter, Don, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Marc, Gareth, Calvin, Bruce, and Pete. > 10. The broad lower course of a river that is encroached on by > the sea and affected by the tides. Estuary. 4 for Don, Dan Tilque, Gareth, and Bruce. "Delta" was a popular wrong answer; a delta ia characterized by the river being divided into channels by islands formed from its own sediment, not directly by the effect of tides on the river. > * Game 6, Round 3 - Sports - Less is More > Often in sports, "less" means being on the losing side of the score > sheet. But in these questions, "less" is more. This was the hardest round in the original game. > with 39 shot-blocks during his career, including one on 7' tall > Patrick Ewing. In feet and inches, within 1 inch, how tall > was Muggsy? 5'3" (that's 160 cm; accepting 5'2" to 5'4"). 4 for Joshua, Marc, Gareth, and Calvin (the hard way). 2 for Pete. > allowing the fewest goals in a World Cup Tournament, at 2. > Their teams all went on to win the championship. Name any > one of them -- the Italian, the Frenchman, or the Spaniard. Gianluigi Buffon, Fabien Barthez, Iker Casillas (respectively). 4 for Peter and Pete. 2 for Gareth. > set the record for fewest interceptions in a 16-game season > with 4. His record was matched in 2010 by a quarterback who's > still active, now in his 17th season. Name either. Steve deBerg, Tom Brady. 4 for Peter, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Bruce, and Pete. 3 for Don. 2 for Gareth. > 4. Standing only 5'6" (167 cm), this former Edmonton Eskimo set > over 20 CFL records for punt and kickoff runbacks. He was > known for his touchdown-celebrating backflips. Name him. Henry "Gizmo" Williams. > 5. Atlanta Braves outfielder Nick Markakis holds the record for > *not* doing something. His record streak of 398 games finally > came to an end on June 25, 2015. What record does Markakis hold? Most consecutive games with no errors. I accepted "making an error" since the rest of the answer was in the question. 4 for Don, Dan Tilque, Marc, Calvin, Bruce, and Pete. 2 for Dan Blum and Gareth. > of this international title, he was also the shortest holder > ever, at 5'7" (170 cm). What title did Burns hold from 1906 > to 1908? Be sufficiently specific. World heavyweight boxing champion. 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Joshua, Gareth, and Calvin. > PGA winner managed 20 under. That record was matched this > year by the winner of the British Open. Name either of the > current record-holders. Jason Day, Henrik Stenson. > Canadiens and the Leafs. In his best season, playing as a > Canadien, he recorded a 0.92 goals-against average, allowing > 43 goals in 44 games, 22 of them shutouts. Name him. George Hainsworth. He did it in 1928-29; it was a relatively low-scoring season in the whole league, but then again, Hainsworth was one of the reasons for that! The following table shows the total number of NHL games, the total number of toals in all games, and the average number per team per game for 25 seasons from 1921 to 1946, plus last season, for comparison. (I started in 1921 because hockey-reference.com doesn't show the total goals per team in the standings for the four earlier seasons.) Gam Goa Avg Gam Goa Avg 1921-22 48 380 3.96 1934-35 216 1087 2.52 1922-23 48 313 3.26 1935-36 192 831 2.16 1923-24 48 255 2.66 1936-37 192 946 2.46 1924-25 90 450 2.50 1937-38 192 972 2.53 1925-26 126 581 2.31 1938-39 168 851 2.53 1926-27 220 879 2.00 1939-40 168 838 2.49 1927-28 220 836 1.90 1940-41 168 900 2.68 1928-29 220 642 1.46 1941-42 168 1047 3.12 1929-30 220 1301 2.96 1942-43 150 1083 3.61 1930-31 220 1054 2.40 1943-44 150 1225 4.08 1931-32 192 957 2.49 1944-45 150 1103 3.68 1932-33 216 983 2.28 1945-46 150 1003 3.34 1933-34 216 1041 2.41 2015-16 1230 6672 2.71 > per game. Yet they still managed to lose the Super Bowl 23-7 > to Kansas City. By what *nickname* was the Minnesota Viking > defense known? The Purple People Eaters. 4 for Don, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Marc, Gareth, Jason, Calvin, Bruce, and Pete. > a cigar-smoking Cuban pitcher for Cleveland who held opposing > hitters to a Major League record-low batting average of .168. > Name either pitcher. Bob Gibson, Luis Tiant. 4 for Don, Joshua, Marc, Gareth, and Pete. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 6 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS TOPICS-> Geo Spo Don Piven 36 15 51 Gareth Owen 28 22 50 Dan Tilque 36 12 48 Bruce Bowler 36 12 48 Marc Dashevsky 28 16 44 Pete Gayde 12 22 34 "Calvin" 16 16 32 Dan Blum 23 6 29 Peter Smyth 16 12 28 Joshua Kreitzer 8 20 28 Jason Kreitzer 4 4 8 -- Mark Brader | "Valjean... serves 19 years for stealing a loaf of bread: Toronto | a punishment that he regards as unjust, though in fact msb@vex.net | it reflects well on the status of French baking." --Anthony Lane My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: Jan 31 04:59AM -0800 answers, results, and scores coming soon. On Wednesday, January 18, 2017 at 12:00:34 AM UTC-5, swp wrote: |
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