| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jul 30 10:42PM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2017-03-20, 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 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 9, Round 2 - History - Alcohol 1. This colloquial name for a person from Wiltshire, England, refers to a folk story set in the time when smuggling was a significant industry in rural England and smugglers in the area pretended to be tending their fields in the middle of the night when the authorities came calling. Hint: The term is also the title of a James Bond film. What is it? 2. Please decode the rot13 only after you have finished with the previous question. Nabgure pbaarpgvba orgjrra gur zbba naq nypbuby: gur jbeq ubarlzbba bevtvangrf sebz gur phfgbz bs qevaxvat *jung nypbubyvp qevax* sbe n zbagu sbyybjvat n jrqqvat? 3. A writer in the era of Henry VIII described *what recently added ingredient* for making beer as "a wicked weed that would spoil the taste of the drink and endanger the people"? 4. Please decode the rot13 only after you have finished with the previous question. Va 1516 gur Trezna Orre Chevgl Ynj, be Eurvaurvgftrobg, pnzr vagb rssrpg, znxvat vg vyyrtny gb znxr orre jvgu nalguvat ohg ubcf, cher jngre, naq *juvpu tenva*? 5. Between 1650 and 1675, gin was developed by distilling grain with the juniper berry. This liquor could be produced cheaply and the gin industry grew rapidly in England after its introduction by British soldiers who had been fighting abroad in *which country* where gin was first produced? 6. On 1920-01-16, the amendment to the US Constitution prohibiting the manufacture, sale, transportation, import, and export of intoxicating liquors for beverage purposes came into effect. What's the *number* of that amendment? 7. *Which US president* signed the bill legalizing home brewing of beer for the first time since Prohibition, on 1978-10-14? 8. This woman, a radical member of the temperance movement in the United States, was notorious for attacking -- with a hatchet -- taverns and other establishments that served alcohol. Great Lakes Brewery in Ontario named its Bitter Wife brew after her. Who? 9. It's a myth that there's a worm in tequila. The so-called worms are actually butterfly caterpillars that are placed in bottles of *which spirit*, which is distilled from a different plant? 10. This spirit, also known as "the Green Fairy", gained popularity among artists and writers of the late 19th and 20th centuries, especially in Paris, France. Name it. * Game 9, Round 3 - Science - Rodents Rodents are defined as animals that gnaw with two continuously growing front teeth. About 40% of the world's mammals are rodents. In this round, we'll give you the common name of the rodent, and you give us its photo number on the 2-page handout: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/G9R3/rodents.pdf 1. Muskrat. 2. Kangaroo rat. 3. Capybara. 4. Mara. 5. Marmot. 6. Shrew. 7. Paca. 8. Agouti. 9. Vole. 10. Gerbil. And there were 8 decoys. If you like, after you're finished with the above questions, decode the rot13 and identify *these* rodents for fun, but for no points. 11. Cenvevr qbt (be tbcure). 12. Puvapuvyyn. 13. Thvarn cvt. 14. Ornire. 15. Flevna unzfgre. 16. Pbzzba eng. 17. Fcevat uner. 18. Svryq zbhfr. -- Mark Brader | "Don't you ever want to change your life?" Toronto | "You talk about life as if it was something you buy msb@vex.net | in the shops: 'I'm sorry, but when I got it home, | it didn't suit me.'" -- Butterflies My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Jul 31 05:37AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:pJSdnT4XL5CvOuPEnZ2dnUU7- > pretended to be tending their fields in the middle of the night > when the authorities came calling. Hint: The term is also the > title of a James Bond film. What is it? moonraker > previous question. Nabgure pbaarpgvba orgjrra gur zbba naq > nypbuby: gur jbeq ubarlzbba bevtvangrf sebz gur phfgbz bs > qevaxvat *jung nypbubyvp qevax* sbe n zbagu sbyybjvat n jrqqvat? mead > 3. A writer in the era of Henry VIII described *what recently > added ingredient* for making beer as "a wicked weed that would > spoil the taste of the drink and endanger the people"? hops > the previous question. Va 1516 gur Trezna Orre Chevgl Ynj, > be Eurvaurvgftrobg, pnzr vagb rssrpg, znxvat vg vyyrtny gb znxr > orre jvgu nalguvat ohg ubcf, cher jngre, naq *juvpu tenva*? barley > cheaply and the gin industry grew rapidly in England after its > introduction by British soldiers who had been fighting abroad > in *which country* where gin was first produced? Spain > the manufacture, sale, transportation, import, and export of > intoxicating liquors for beverage purposes came into effect. > What's the *number* of that amendment? 18th > 7. *Which US president* signed the bill legalizing home brewing > of beer for the first time since Prohibition, on 1978-10-14? Jimmy Carter > -- taverns and other establishments that served alcohol. > Great Lakes Brewery in Ontario named its Bitter Wife brew > after her. Who? Carry Nation > 9. It's a myth that there's a worm in tequila. The so-called worms > are actually butterfly caterpillars that are placed in bottles > of *which spirit*, which is distilled from a different plant? mezcal > 10. This spirit, also known as "the Green Fairy", gained popularity > among artists and writers of the late 19th and 20th centuries, > especially in Paris, France. Name it. absinthe > you give us its photo number on the 2-page handout: > http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/G9R3/rodents.pdf > 1. Muskrat. 1; 6 > 2. Kangaroo rat. 11 > 3. Capybara. 16 > 4. Mara. 3; 8 > 5. Marmot. 7; 12 > 6. Shrew. 14; 4 > 7. Paca. 15; 6 > 8. Agouti. 3; 16 > 9. Vole. 17; 10 > 10. Gerbil. 16; 3 -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Jul 31 09:08AM Mark Brader wrote: > pretended to be tending their fields in the middle of the night > when the authorities came calling. Hint: The term is also the > title of a James Bond film. What is it? Goldeneye > previous question. Another connection between the moon and > alcohol: the word honeymoon originates from the custom of > drinking *what alcoholic drink* for a month following a wedding? Mead > 3. A writer in the era of Henry VIII described *what recently > added ingredient* for making beer as "a wicked weed that would > spoil the taste of the drink and endanger the people"? Hops > the previous question. In 1516 the German Beer Purity Law, > or Rheinheitsgebot, came into effect, making it illegal to make > beer with anything but hops, pure water, and *which grain*? Barley > cheaply and the gin industry grew rapidly in England after its > introduction by British soldiers who had been fighting abroad > in *which country* where gin was first produced? India > the manufacture, sale, transportation, import, and export of > intoxicating liquors for beverage purposes came into effect. > What's the number of that amendment? 16th, 17th > 7. *Which US president* signed the bill legalizing home brewing > of beer for the first time since Prohibition, on 1978-10-14? Carter > 10. This spirit, also known as "the Green Fairy", gained popularity > among artists and writers of the late 19th and 20th centuries, > especially in Paris, France. Name it. Peter Smyth |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jul 31 02:35AM -0700 Mark Brader wrote: > pretended to be tending their fields in the middle of the night > when the authorities came calling. Hint: The term is also the > title of a James Bond film. What is it? Moonraker > previous question. Nabgure pbaarpgvba orgjrra gur zbba naq > nypbuby: gur jbeq ubarlzbba bevtvangrf sebz gur phfgbz bs > qevaxvat *jung nypbubyvp qevax* sbe n zbagu sbyybjvat n jrqqvat? mead > 3. A writer in the era of Henry VIII described *what recently > added ingredient* for making beer as "a wicked weed that would > spoil the taste of the drink and endanger the people"? hops > the previous question. Va 1516 gur Trezna Orre Chevgl Ynj, > be Eurvaurvgftrobg, pnzr vagb rssrpg, znxvat vg vyyrtny gb znxr > orre jvgu nalguvat ohg ubcf, cher jngre, naq *juvpu tenva*? barley > cheaply and the gin industry grew rapidly in England after its > introduction by British soldiers who had been fighting abroad > in *which country* where gin was first produced? India > the manufacture, sale, transportation, import, and export of > intoxicating liquors for beverage purposes came into effect. > What's the *number* of that amendment? 18th > 7. *Which US president* signed the bill legalizing home brewing > of beer for the first time since Prohibition, on 1978-10-14? Jimmy Carter > -- taverns and other establishments that served alcohol. > Great Lakes Brewery in Ontario named its Bitter Wife brew > after her. Who? Carrie Nation > 9. It's a myth that there's a worm in tequila. The so-called worms > are actually butterfly caterpillars that are placed in bottles > of *which spirit*, which is distilled from a different plant? mezcal > 10. This spirit, also known as "the Green Fairy", gained popularity > among artists and writers of the late 19th and 20th centuries, > especially in Paris, France. Name it. absinthe > you give us its photo number on the 2-page handout: > http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/G9R3/rodents.pdf > 1. Muskrat. 1 > 2. Kangaroo rat. 4 > 3. Capybara. 12 > 4. Mara. 9 > 5. Marmot. 16 > 6. Shrew. 13 > 7. Paca. 8 > 8. Agouti. 11 > 9. Vole. 15 > 10. Gerbil. 3 -- Dan Tilque |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jul 30 03:36AM -0700 Mark Brader wrote: > 2. The nickname for the late New York Yankees owner George > Steinbrenner was "the Boss". Controversial at times, he was > a larger-than-life version of Donald Trump. 12 > football team after her husband, Carroll Rosenbloom, died in > 1979 while swimming off a Florida beach. The 7-times-married > Frontiere moved the Rams to her hometown of St. Louis in 1995. 10 > 1984 to 1999. She got into some trouble, though, for her racist > comments over the years and for letting her St. Bernards run > wild and defecate on the baseball field. 8 > 5. Steve Ballmer, former CEO of Microsoft, bought the Los Angeles > Clippers basketball team in 2014 for $2,000,000,000. Not to > worry: his net worth is $22,000,000,000. 5 > * A. Sports: Patricks > A1. Name the 11-time all star former NBA player who played most > of his career with the New York Knicks. Patrick Ewing > A2. Name the female stock-car racer who has also been in the > "Sports Illustrated" swimsuit issue. First and last name > required. Danica Patrick > * B. History: Patricks > B1. Name the American Founding Father best known for the quote: > "Give me liberty or give me death." Patrick Henry > B2. Name the Old West lawman renowned for killing Billy the Kid. Patrick Garrett > E1. Name the Irish scientist who is considered the father of > chemistry and is best known for the law that describes the > relationship between the pressure and volume of a gas. Boyle > E2. William Thomson was a physicist and engineer best known > for his work in thermodynamics. An important measurement > is named after his title. Name this measurement. kelvin > * F. Geography: Ireland > F1. Name the longest river in Ireland. Killarney -- Dan Tilque |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jul 30 06:41PM -0700 On Friday, July 28, 2017 at 2:02:51 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > ** Game 8, Round 9 - Sports - Owners of Professional Sports Teams Pass > * A. Sports: Patricks > A1. Name the 11-time all star former NBA player who played most > of his career with the New York Knicks. Ewing > B1. Name the American Founding Father best known for the quote: > "Give me liberty or give me death." > B2. Name the Old West lawman renowned for killing Billy the Kid. Garrett > * C. Entertainment: Patricks > C1. Name the actor who portrayed Bobby Ewing in the TV show > "Dallas". Duffy > "McDreamy" Shepherd on "Grey's Anatomy". > * D. Literature: Patricks > D1. Name the novel whose main protagonist is Patrick Bateman. American Psycho > E1. Name the Irish scientist who is considered the father of > chemistry and is best known for the law that describes the > relationship between the pressure and volume of a gas. Boyle > E2. William Thomson was a physicist and engineer best known > for his work in thermodynamics. An important measurement > is named after his title. Name this measurement. Kelvin temperature scale > * F. Geography: Ireland > F1. Name the longest river in Ireland. Shannon > previous question. Gur 4gu-ynetrfg pvgl va Verynaq vf > ybpngrq va gur zvq-jrfgrea ertvba jurer gur evire Funaaba > sybjf vagb gur Ngynagvp Bprna. Anzr guvf pvgl. Cork cheers, calvin |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Jul 31 01:53AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:r--dnecsz5P7KufEnZ2dnUU7- > from 1971 until his death in 1990. He took control of the > team about the same time he was convicted of fraud and served > a short prison sentence. 4 > 2. The nickname for the late New York Yankees owner George > Steinbrenner was "the Boss". Controversial at times, he was > a larger-than-life version of Donald Trump. 12 > football team after her husband, Carroll Rosenbloom, died in > 1979 while swimming off a Florida beach. The 7-times-married > Frontiere moved the Rams to her hometown of St. Louis in 1995. 10 > 1984 to 1999. She got into some trouble, though, for her racist > comments over the years and for letting her St. Bernards run > wild and defecate on the baseball field. 8 > 5. Steve Ballmer, former CEO of Microsoft, bought the Los Angeles > Clippers basketball team in 2014 for $2,000,000,000. Not to > worry: his net worth is $22,000,000,000. 6 > York Rangers hockey team and is pretty much universally despised > by sports fans in that city. Most recently he feuded with > retired Knicks star Charles Oakley. 7 > 7. He is the richest man in Canada. David Thomson is also co-owner > of the Winnipeg Jets hockey team. 3; 5 > 8. Billionaire Daryl Katz owns the Edmonton Oilers hockey team. > He also has a 25,000 sq.ft. (2,300 m²) home, one of the largest > in the city. 14; 15 > 9. Al Davis owned the Oakland Raiders football team from 1972 > to 2011, although he was never liked by the NFL establishment. 13 > 10. Jerry Jones is perhaps one of the most disliked NFL owners, > at least for any fan who doesn't care for the Dallas Cowboys. > He is also known for meddling in day-to-day team operations. 1 > So there were 5 decoys. After completing the round, if you like, > decode the rot13 and identify them for fun, but for no points. > 11. Qnyynf Znirevpxf bjare Znex Phona. 2 > 12. Sbezre Zvpebfbsg rkrphgvir naq Frnggyr Frnunjxf bjare Cnhy Nyyra. 5 > 13. Hgnu Wnmm bjare Tnvy Zvyyre. 9 > 14. Fna Senapvfpb 49ref bjare Qravfr Lbex. 11 > 15. Sybevqn Zneyvaf bjare Wrsserl Ybevn. 14 > * A. Sports: Patricks > A1. Name the 11-time all star former NBA player who played most > of his career with the New York Knicks. Patrick Ewing > A2. Name the female stock-car racer who has also been in the > "Sports Illustrated" swimsuit issue. First and last name > required. Danica Patrick > * B. History: Patricks > B1. Name the American Founding Father best known for the quote: > "Give me liberty or give me death." Patrick Henry > B2. Name the Old West lawman renowned for killing Billy the Kid. Pat Garrett > * C. Entertainment: Patricks > C1. Name the actor who portrayed Bobby Ewing in the TV show > "Dallas". Patrick Duffy > C2. Name the race-car-driving actor who portrayed Dr. Derek > "McDreamy" Shepherd on "Grey's Anatomy". McDermott > E1. Name the Irish scientist who is considered the father of > chemistry and is best known for the law that describes the > relationship between the pressure and volume of a gas. Faraday > is named after his title. Name this measurement. > * F. Geography: Ireland > F1. Name the longest river in Ireland. Liffey > previous question. Gur 4gu-ynetrfg pvgl va Verynaq vf > ybpngrq va gur zvq-jrfgrea ertvba jurer gur evire Funaaba > sybjf vagb gur Ngynagvp Bprna. Anzr guvf pvgl. Cork Pete Gayde |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jul 30 10:36PM -0500 Mark Brader: > and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information > see my 2016-11-26 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian > Inquisition (QFTCI*)". Game 8 is over and the winner is BRUCE BOWLER. "Bruce"! "Bruce"! "Bruce"! Hearty congratulations, eh? > profile of their own. We give you their name and a clue, and > you, of course, identify their number on the handout: > http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/G8R9/owners.jpg This was the easiest round in the original game, and the fourth-easiest of the entire season if audio rounds are excluded. > from 1971 until his death in 1990. He took control of the > team about the same time he was convicted of fraud and served > a short prison sentence. #4. 4 for Pete. 2 for Joshua. > 2. The nickname for the late New York Yankees owner George > Steinbrenner was "the Boss". Controversial at times, he was > a larger-than-life version of Donald Trump. #12. 4 for Joshua, Bruce, Marc, Jason, Dan Tilque, and Pete. 3 for Dan Blum. "Larger-than-life version of Trump" was what the author of the round wrote. Personally, I find it hard to believe -- except maybe in an alternative life. > football team after her husband, Carroll Rosenbloom, died in > 1979 while swimming off a Florida beach. The 7-times-married > Frontiere moved the Rams to her hometown of St. Louis in 1995. #10. 4 for Joshua, Bruce, Marc, Jason, Dan Tilque, and Pete. 3 for Dan Blum. > 1984 to 1999. She got into some trouble, though, for her racist > comments over the years and for letting her St. Bernards run > wild and defecate on the baseball field. #8. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Bruce, Marc, Jason, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > 5. Steve Ballmer, former CEO of Microsoft, bought the Los Angeles > Clippers basketball team in 2014 for $2,000,000,000. Not to > worry: his net worth is $22,000,000,000. #6. 4 for Bruce, Marc, and Pete. 3 for Dan Blum. > York Rangers hockey team and is pretty much universally despised > by sports fans in that city. Most recently he feuded with > retired Knicks star Charles Oakley. #14. 4 for Marc. > 7. He is the richest man in Canada. David Thomson is also co-owner > of the Winnipeg Jets hockey team. #15. 3 for Dan Blum. 2 for Joshua. > 8. Billionaire Daryl Katz owns the Edmonton Oilers hockey team. > He also has a 25,000 sq.ft. (2,300 m²) home, one of the largest > in the city. #7. 4 for Marc. 3 for Dan Blum and Joshua. > 9. Al Davis owned the Oakland Raiders football team from 1972 > to 2011, although he was never liked by the NFL establishment. #13. 4 for Marc and Pete. 3 for Dan Blum. 2 for Joshua. > 10. Jerry Jones is perhaps one of the most disliked NFL owners, > at least for any fan who doesn't care for the Dallas Cowboys. > He is also known for meddling in day-to-day team operations. #1. 4 for Bruce, Marc, and Pete. 3 for Dan Blum. > So there were 5 decoys. After completing the round, if you like, > decode the rot13 and identify them for fun, but for no points. > 11. Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban. #2. Joshua, Bruce, Marc, and Pete got this. > 12. Former Microsoft executive and Seattle Seahawks owner Paul Allen. #5. Marc and Pete got this. > 13. Utah Jazz owner Gail Miller. #9. Pete got this. > 14. San Francisco 49ers owner Denise York. #11. Pete got this. > 15. Florida Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria. #3. > * A. Sports: Patricks > A1. Name the 11-time all star former NBA player who played most > of his career with the New York Knicks. Patrick Ewing. 4 for everyone -- Dan Blum, Peter, Joshua, Bruce, Marc, Jason, Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Pete. > A2. Name the female stock-car racer who has also been in the > "Sports Illustrated" swimsuit issue. First and last name > required. Danica Patrick. 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Joshua, Bruce, Marc, Jason, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > * B. History: Patricks > B1. Name the American Founding Father best known for the quote: > "Give me liberty or give me death." Patrick Henry. 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Joshua, Bruce, Marc, Jason, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > B2. Name the Old West lawman renowned for killing Billy the Kid. Patrick Garrett. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Bruce, Marc, Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Pete. > * C. Entertainment: Patricks > C1. Name the actor who portrayed Bobby Ewing in the TV show > "Dallas". Patrick Duffy. (No, not Patrick Ewing again!) 4 for Joshua, Marc, Jason, Calvin, and Pete. > C2. Name the race-car-driving actor who portrayed Dr. Derek > "McDreamy" Shepherd on "Grey's Anatomy". Patrick Dempsey. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Bruce. > * D. Literature: Patricks > D1. Name the novel whose main protagonist is Patrick Bateman. American Psycho. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Jason, and Calvin. > D2. Name the Nobel-prizewinning author of the bestseller "All > the Light We Cannot See". Patrick Modiano. As you might guess from the category if not from the book title, that was a Nobel for Literature, not Physics. > E1. Name the Irish scientist who is considered the father of > chemistry and is best known for the law that describes the > relationship between the pressure and volume of a gas. Robert Boyle. 4 for Peter, Joshua, Bruce, Marc, Dan Tilque, and Calvin. > E2. William Thomson was a physicist and engineer best known > for his work in thermodynamics. An important measurement > is named after his title. Name this measurement. The kelvin. 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Joshua, Bruce, Dan Tilque, and Calvin. > * F. Geography: Ireland > F1. Name the longest river in Ireland. Shannon. 4 for Peter, Bruce, Marc, and Calvin. > previous question. The 4th-largest city in Ireland is > located in the mid-western region where the river Shannon > flows into the Atlantic Ocean. Name this city. Limerick. It's the main city that Shannon Airport serves. 4 for Bruce. 3 for Dan Blum. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 8 ROUNDS-> 2 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST TOPICS-> Mis Ent His Sci Art Spo Cha FIVE Bruce Bowler 40 12 28 36 24 20 36 164 Joshua Kreitzer 12 40 27 16 28 21 36 152 Marc Dashevsky 20 20 28 24 28 32 28 140 "Calvin" 16 11 28 22 31 0 28 125 Dan Blum 24 16 24 20 19 25 31 124 Pete Gayde -- 20 20 16 24 28 20 112 Dan Tilque 16 0 30 24 16 12 24 110 Peter Smyth 16 16 24 20 12 0 24 100 Jason Kreitzer 4 12 0 -- -- 12 20 48 Erland Sommarskog -- 0 16 12 12 -- -- 40 -- Mark Brader, Toronto "Asps. Very dangerous. You go first." msb@vex.net -- Raiders of the Lost Ark My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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