- QFTCIMM16 Game 6, Rounds 7-8: eastern medicine, ON parks - 7 Updates
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| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 04 02:09PM -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 7 - "Science" - Eastern Medicine and Massage 1. A fundamental principle of Oriental medicine is the existence of a life-force or energy that circulates through the body. By what name is this life-force known? 2. <answer 1> is believed to follow certain paths or passages within the body. How are these energy paths known? 3. In this form of Japanese massage, pressure on points along the meridians promotes movement, and prevents blockage, of <answer 1> energy. Its name means literally "finger pressure". What is it? 4. Another method for promoting <answer 1> flow is applied heat, created by burning a dried herb over the skin. Name the herb or the treatment. 5. <answer 3> is largely based on an older tradition of Japanese massage known as anma. From the 18th century into the 20th, the practice of anma was restricted by law to those with particular physiological trait. What trait? 6. A recent fad among athletes, this therapy is intended to dispel stagnant energy. Evidence of its use was apparent on Michael Phelps's skin during the last Olympics. Name it. 7. This therapy, developed in the West but leaning on Oriental medicine, posits that areas on the soles of the feet correspond to bodily organs, and that foot massage can treat these organs. What is this therapy? 8. Since 2013, this branch of Oriental medicine has been regulated in Ontario. Its name completes the title of "the College of Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners and"... who? 9. This form of Japanese massage, developed in the 1920s, uses palm or hands-on healing to transfer "universal energy" from the practitioner to the patient. Name it. 10. While Thai massage shows significant Chinese influence, its primary source is the ancient Indian school of medicine which grew concurrently with Chinese medicine. By what name is traditional Indian medicine known? * Game 6, Round 8 - Canadiana Geography - Ontario's Provincial Parks 1. Ontario's largest provincial park is named for Ontario's largest predator. Name the park. 2. Ontario's only poisonous rattlesnake lends its name to this park, located on the shores of Georgian Bay. Name the provincial park. 3. Located near the town of Brighton, this popular provincial park protects a sand spit that extends into Lake Ontario, and which is "almost an island". Name the park. 4. 1200 pre-Columbian images of native spirituality, including animals, reptiles, and native shamen have been carved into a rock dome northeast of Peterborough. The rock has been covered by a protective building, and photos are prohibited at this sacred site. Name the park. 5. Sibley Provincial Park changed its name in 1988 to better reflect its main feature, a group of mesas that resemble a figure lying on its back, when viewed from a nearby city. Name the park. 6. Prince Edward County is home to a provincial park which boasts large dunes and three vast beaches, among them Outlet Beach, with its gentle gradient and shallow waters. Name the park. 7. The main feature of this provincial park is Mazinaw Rock, whose cliffs rise straight up 100 m out of the park's eponymous lake, and is covered with native pictographs. Name the park. 8. Between Lake Nipissing and Georgian Bay along a major fur-trade route lies this park, which contains the first designated Canadian Heritage River -- the traditional boundary between Northern and Southern Ontario. Name the park or the river. 9. Name the park widely known as the "crown jewel" of the Ontario Park system, famous for its topaz-blue lakes, its brilliantly white quartzite ridges, the hike to Silver Peak, and the view from "the Crack". 10. The boundary of Ontario and Minnesota is home to a large wilderness park, renowned for excellent canoeing on 600 lakes. The origin of the park's name is unknown, but we can say that it has nothing at all to do with the Quebec Timber Company, since no such company has ever existed. Name the park. -- Mark Brader | "I'm a little worried about the bug-eater", she said. Toronto | "We're embedded in bugs, have you noticed?" msb@vex.net | -- Niven, "The Integral Trees" My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Feb 04 10:48PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:uZ6dna5adMp6qQvFnZ2dnUU7- > 1. A fundamental principle of Oriental medicine is the existence of > a life-force or energy that circulates through the body. > By what name is this life-force known? qi > 3. In this form of Japanese massage, pressure on points along the > meridians promotes movement, and prevents blockage, of <answer 1> > energy. Its name means literally "finger pressure". What is it? shiatsu > 6. A recent fad among athletes, this therapy is intended to dispel > stagnant energy. Evidence of its use was apparent on Michael > Phelps's skin during the last Olympics. Name it. cupping > 8. Since 2013, this branch of Oriental medicine has been regulated > in Ontario. Its name completes the title of "the College of > Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners and"... who? acupuncturists > primary source is the ancient Indian school of medicine which > grew concurrently with Chinese medicine. By what name is > traditional Indian medicine known? ayurveda > The origin of the park's name is unknown, but we can say that > it has nothing at all to do with the Quebec Timber Company, > since no such company has ever existed. Name the park. Quebec Timber Company Park -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Feb 04 10:59PM Mark Brader wrote: > 1. A fundamental principle of Oriental medicine is the existence of > a life-force or energy that circulates through the body. > By what name is this life-force known? Chi > massage known as anma. From the 18th century into the 20th, the > practice of anma was restricted by law to those with particular > physiological trait. What trait? Blindness > 6. A recent fad among athletes, this therapy is intended to dispel > stagnant energy. Evidence of its use was apparent on Michael > Phelps's skin during the last Olympics. Name it. Cupping > 8. Since 2013, this branch of Oriental medicine has been regulated > in Ontario. Its name completes the title of "the College of > Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners and"... who? Herbalists > primary source is the ancient Indian school of medicine which > grew concurrently with Chinese medicine. By what name is > traditional Indian medicine known? Vedic Peter Smyth |
| Jason Kreitzer <jk71875@gmail.com>: Feb 04 07:18PM -0800 On Saturday, February 4, 2017 at 3:09:16 PM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote: > 1. A fundamental principle of Oriental medicine is the existence of > a life-force or energy that circulates through the body. > By what name is this life-force known? Chi > 3. In this form of Japanese massage, pressure on points along the > meridians promotes movement, and prevents blockage, of <answer 1> > energy. Its name means literally "finger pressure". What is it? Shiatsu? |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Feb 04 10:25PM -0600 In article <uZ6dna5adMp6qQvFnZ2dnUU7-e3NnZ2d@giganews.com>, msb@vex.net says... > 1. A fundamental principle of Oriental medicine is the existence of > a life-force or energy that circulates through the body. > By what name is this life-force known? chi > 2. <answer 1> is believed to follow certain paths or passages > within the body. How are these energy paths known? meridians > 3. In this form of Japanese massage, pressure on points along the > meridians promotes movement, and prevents blockage, of <answer 1> > energy. Its name means literally "finger pressure". What is it? shiatsu > medicine, posits that areas on the soles of the feet correspond > to bodily organs, and that foot massage can treat these organs. > What is this therapy? reflexology -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Feb 05 01:13AM -0800 Mark Brader wrote: > 1. A fundamental principle of Oriental medicine is the existence of > a life-force or energy that circulates through the body. > By what name is this life-force known? qi > 8. Since 2013, this branch of Oriental medicine has been regulated > in Ontario. Its name completes the title of "the College of > Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners and"... who? feng shui > * Game 6, Round 8 - Canadiana Geography - Ontario's Provincial Parks > 1. Ontario's largest provincial park is named for Ontario's > largest predator. Name the park. Cougar Provincial Park (this question would be easier if there weren't so bloody many synonyms for that animal) > 2. Ontario's only poisonous rattlesnake lends its name to this park, > located on the shores of Georgian Bay. Name the provincial park. Timber Rattlersnake Provincial Park > reflect its main feature, a group of mesas that resemble a > figure lying on its back, when viewed from a nearby city. > Name the park. Sleeping Giant Provencial Park > 7. The main feature of this provincial park is Mazinaw Rock, whose > cliffs rise straight up 100 m out of the park's eponymous lake, > and is covered with native pictographs. Name the park. Simcoe Provincial Park > The origin of the park's name is unknown, but we can say that > it has nothing at all to do with the Quebec Timber Company, > since no such company has ever existed. Name the park. Quetico Provincial Park -- Dan Tilque |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 05 04:56AM -0600 Mark Brader: >> 1. Ontario's largest provincial park is named for Ontario's >> largest predator. Name the park. Dan Tilque: > Cougar Provincial Park > (this question would be easier if there weren't so bloody many synonyms > for that animal) (Evil chuckle) -- Mark Brader "You can stop laughing now. Toronto Well, maybe you *can't*, but you *may*." msb@vex.net -- Rick Burger |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Feb 04 08:20PM -0300 > It is? Is there a map somewhere showing the ways that the boundary > between Europe and Asia have been drawn? I don't remember ever hearing > of part of it following a river. Yeah, often the political borders are used, placing the contintental border on the Russuan-Kazakh border. For the same reason, the border between the Caspian and the Black Seas is often defined as the old Soviet border. But this is nutty, as this would suggest that the continetal border moved north with the Brest-Litovsk treaty. As for what to use there are two options offered by nature. One is the watershed on the Caucasus range, and I have used that myself. However, in a way the Manych basin would be a better choice, as there actually was a river barried once upon a time (12000 years ago). And will be again, if the sea level raises so high that the Sea of Azov spills over to the Caspian. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 04 07:57PM -0600 Mark Brader: > > Is there a map somewhere showing the ways that the boundary > > between Europe and Asia have been drawn? Erland Sommarskog: > Caspian and the Black Seas is often defined as the old Soviet border. But > this is nutty, as this would suggest that the continetal border moved north > with the Brest-Litovsk treaty. Well, it's consistent with the border between North and South America following the northern boundary of Colombia (and, yes, having moved south when Panama became independent). > way the Manych basin would be a better choice, as there actually was a river > barried once upon a time (12000 years ago). And will be again, if the sea > level raises so high that the Sea of Azov spills over to the Caspian. Personally, I prefer to consider the whole area between the Black and Caspian Seas as undefined. That way I get to count Mt. Elbrus as being in Asia so that the highest mountain in Europe is in the Alps where it obviously belongs, and Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan as being in Europe where they obviously belong. (See signature quote.) -- Mark Brader | There is no rule that relates [these behaviors]... Toronto | In general, they do what you want, unless you want msb@vex.net | consistency. -- Wall, Christiansen, and Orwant My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 04 02:08PM -0600 Mark Brader: > 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. In the original game, this was tied for the easiest round with the current-events round. > 1. Name Canada's first Acadian Governor-General, who served from > 1995 to 1999. Roméo LeBlanc. > 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. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Peter, Erland, Bruce, Dan Blum, and Pete. > 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. Jean-Bertrand Aristide. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Pete. 3 for Erland. > 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? Jacques Parizeau. > 5. In 1993, another federal state peacefully split apart in the > so-called "Velvet Divorce". Name either of the two successor > countries. Czech Republic (now Czechia; either one was acceptable), Slovakia. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Peter, Erland (the hard way), Dan Blum, Pete, Don, Jason, Calvin, Marc, and Gareth. > 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? The UK (also accepting England). 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Peter, Erland, Bruce, Don, Calvin, Marc, and Gareth. 3 for Pete. The original wording of this question said simply "by rail" rather than "by an all-rail route for passengers". However, the actual first services through the Channel Tunnel were rail freight and truck-carrying trains; with Eurostar, the inter-city passenger service, rollowing later in 1994. At least Eurostar did precede the other passenger service, the car-carrying trains now called the Eurotunnel Shuttle. Also, even before the tunnel opened there were through passenger trains between France and the UK: they operated 1936-39 and 1947-80, and were carried on ferries. You may now all applaud my diligence in correcting the question. > 7. Name the treaty, signed in 1992, that created the European > Union and laid the groundwork for the euro. Maastricht Treaty. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Peter, Erland, Dan Blum, Don, Calvin, Marc, and Gareth. > 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. Shidane Arone. > 9. In 1994, up to 1,000,000 people were killed in the Rwandan > genocide. The victims were of what ethnic group? Tutsi (accepting Batusi, Tussi, Watusi, Watutsi). 4 for Dan Tilque, Erland, Bruce, and Marc. 3 for Pete and Gareth. 2 for Peter, Dan Blum, and Calvin. A million people get killed only to become a trivia answer because the ethnic group that attacked them had a similar name -- the Hutu. No points for trying to split the different by guessing "Tutus"! > 10. The deadliest domestic terrorist attack in US history -- > 168 fatalities -- occurred on April 19, 1995. In which city? Oklahoma City. 4 for everyone -- Joshua, Dan Tilque, Peter, Erland, Bruce, Dan Blum, Pete, Don, Jason, Calvin, Marc, and Gareth. > 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", by William Shakespeare. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Peter, Dan Blum, Don, Calvin, and Gareth. > 2. Grendel, the scaly giant terrorizing the people of Heorot, > gets his arm ripped off by our hero. "Beowulf", whose author is unknown. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Peter, Bruce, Dan Blum, Pete, Don, Jason, Calvin, Marc, and Gareth. > 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. "The Vampire Chronicles", by Anne Rice. 4 for Dan Tilque, Bruce, and Gareth. > 4. The ghost of Sir Simon tries to impress and terrify the Otis > family in this 1887 short story. "The Canterville Ghost", by Oscar Wilde. > 5. A giant squid attacks a vessel and kills one of the crew. "Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea", by Jules Verne. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Bruce, Dan Blum, Pete, Jason, Marc, and Gareth. > 6. In this poem, a dead bird and a haunted ship spell death for > the crew. "Rime of the Ancient Mariner", by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Peter, Bruce, Don, Calvin, Marc, and Gareth. > 7. In this Stephen King novel, Pennywise (the Dancing Clown) > preys upon children. "It". 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Bruce, Dan Blum, Jason, Calvin, and Gareth. > 8. The ghosts of Miss Jessel and Peter Quint make a woman's job > more difficult in a country house. "The Turn of the Screw", by Henry Miller. 4 for Dan Blum and Gareth. > 9. Pazuzu goes mano-a-mano with Father Damian. "The Exorcist", by William Peter Blatty. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Bruce, Dan Blum, Don, Jason, and Gareth. > 10. The Nazgûl, dark creatures dwelling in the shadows, serve the > evil overlord in this trilogy. "The Lord of the Rings", by J.R.R. Tolkien. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Peter, Bruce, Dan Blum, Pete, Calvin, Marc, and Gareth. I did not accept "Middle Earth", the land where both "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings" take place. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 6 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS TOPICS-> Geo Spo His Lit Gareth Owen 28 22 19 36 105 Dan Tilque 36 12 24 32 104 Bruce Bowler 36 12 16 28 92 Don Piven 36 15 16 16 83 Marc Dashevsky 28 16 20 16 80 Joshua Kreitzer 8 20 24 28 80 Dan Blum 23 6 22 28 79 "Calvin" 16 16 18 20 70 Pete Gayde 12 22 22 12 68 Peter Smyth 16 12 22 16 66 Jason Kreitzer 4 4 8 16 32 Erland Sommarskog -- -- 27 0 27 -- Mark Brader, Toronto, msb@vex.net #define MSB(type) (~(((unsigned type)-1)>>1)) My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Feb 04 08:19PM -0300 > through passenger trains between France and the UK: they operated > 1936-39 and 1947-80, and were carried on ferries. You may now all > applaud my diligence in correcting the question. Clap, clap, clap! > A million people get killed only to become a trivia answer because > the ethnic group that attacked them had a similar name -- the Hutu. > No points for trying to split the different by guessing "Tutus"! And they speak the same language. What I never understood is that with the population numbers of Rwanda before the war, and the distribution Hutu/Tutsi, one million Tutsi would mean extermination. But the whole madness ended when a Tutsi-led guerilla was able to seize power. So something is not quite right. Maybe a million was not killed. Maybe many Hutus were also killed, because they were seen as Tutsi collaborators. Horrible it was in any case. I have read a recollection of the French (or was it Canadian) general who was there for an international mission, but could do nothing. He suffered serious traumas, needed strong sleeping pills and certain sounds that reminded him of the machete could send him into shivers. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 04 07:47PM -0600 Erland Sommarskog: > Horrible it was in any case. I have read a recollection of the French > (or was it Canadian) general who was there for an international mission, > but could do nothing... Perhaps you mean Romeo Dallaire, who was later named to the Canadian Senate. -- Mark Brader | "I always pass on good advice. It's the only thing Toronto | to do with it. It is never any use to oneself." msb@vex.net | -- Lord Goring (Oscar Wilde: An Ideal Husband) |
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