- QFTCI5EP Game 9, Rounds 4,6: musicians & cities & islands - 4 Updates
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| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Aug 03 01:48AM -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 4 - Entertainment - Musicians and their Cities Many musicians and bands are associated with a specific locale where they were either born or resided in their careers -- such as Elvis Presley and Memphis. Or Al Green and Memphis. Given the musician or band, identify the place that he, she, or they are most identified with. If the place is in the Los Angeles metropolitan area, then you must name the *specific city*, and if it is in New York City, then you must name the *specific borough*. All answers are on the handout list below. Asbury Park, NJ | Liverpool, England Athens, GA | Lloydminster, AB Atlanta | London, England Austin, TX | Long Beach, CA Boston | Manchester, England Brandon, MB | Manhattan, New York Bronx, New York | Minneapolis Brooklyn, New York | Nashville Buffalo | New Orleans Calgary | Newcastle, England Charlotte, NC | Philadelphia Chicago | Portland, OR Compton, CA | Queens, New York Consort, AB | St. Louis Dallas | San Francisco Detroit | San Jose, CA Edmonton | Saskatoon El Segundo, CA | Seattle Encino, CA | Staten Island, New York Glasgow | Winnipeg Grande Prairie, AB | Youngstown, New York Green Bay, WI Answers do not repeat. 1. Jack White. 2. R.E.M. 3. Kendrick Lamar. 4. Jay Z. 5. Muddy Waters. 6. The Grateful Dead. 7. k.d. lang -- give either where she was born or where she grew up. 8. The Guess Who. 9. The Replacements. 10. Morrissey (the Smiths). * Game 9, Round 6 - Geography - Islands of the World In each case, provide the name of the island or islands. 1. These islands are off the west coast of Ireland and are one of the few places left in Ireland where Irish Gaelic is still spoken as a first language even by children. They're also the location of John Millington Synge's great play "Riders to the Sea". What are the islands called? 2. Shared by the Netherlands, Germany, and Denmark, these islands in the North Sea feature a language that has great affinities to English, especially the Old and Middle varieties. Name the islands. 3. A current British television crime drama based on a series of novels by Ann Cleeves features a police detective inspector named Jimmy Perez. The title of the series is the same as that of this less-than-tropical island group. Name it. 4. In the movie "Chinatown", Jack Nicholson's private eye, Jake Gittes, arrives on this island in front of its casino and yacht club. Name the island. 5. The late Canadian author Austin Clarke was born on this Caribbean island in 1934. Before moving to Toronto at the age of 21, he grew up in its St. James region. What is the name of the island? 6. These Canadian islands form part of the name of the riding whose MP is Green Party leader Elizabeth May. Name the islands. 7. These islands in the Indian Ocean are between Mozambique and Madagascar. A French colony beginning in 1841 but now a sovereign nation, the islands are the world's largest producer of ylang-ylang, a perfume extracted from the flowers of the cananga tree and an essential oil in aromatherapy. 8. Some politicians in France might have concerns about immigration, but not so when it comes to its national soccer team. One of France's top players, Dimitri Payet, was born and raised on this island in the Indian Ocean east of Madagascar and southwest of Mauritius. 9. A self-governing region within the Kingdom of Denmark, these islands are north of Scotland and located halfway between Iceland and Norway. What are they called? 10. Although Switzerland is landlocked, it does have fresh-water islands. One of these in Lake Geneva has the same name as the famous castle on it, which was the subject of a poem by Lord Byron. The castle was also one of the settings for Henry James's novella "Daisy Miller", and served as a model for the castle in Disney's animated film "The Little Mermaid". What is the name of the island? -- Mark Brader, Toronto, msb@vex.net "History tells us that the Boston 'T' Party was succeeded the next day by the Boston 'U' Party, where American rebels yanked all the extraneous U's out of words like 'colour' and threw them into Boston Harbour. Harbor. Whatever." --Adam Beneschan My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Aug 03 06:54AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:rZOdnSnz59nFWh_EnZ2dnUU7- > then you must name the *specific borough*. All answers are on > the handout list below. > 1. Jack White. Detroit > 2. R.E.M. Athens, GA > 3. Kendrick Lamar. Queens, NY; Brooklyn, NY > 4. Jay Z. Brooklyn, NY > 5. Muddy Waters. Chicago > 6. The Grateful Dead. San Francisco > 7. k.d. lang -- give either where she was born or where she grew up. Consort, AB > 8. The Guess Who. Winnipeg; Edmonton > 9. The Replacements. Minneapolis > 10. Morrissey (the Smiths). Newcastle, England; Manchester, England > in the North Sea feature a language that has great affinities > to English, especially the Old and Middle varieties. Name the > islands. Frisia > 4. In the movie "Chinatown", Jack Nicholson's private eye, > Jake Gittes, arrives on this island in front of its casino and > yacht club. Name the island. Catalina Island > sovereign nation, the islands are the world's largest producer > of ylang-ylang, a perfume extracted from the flowers of the > cananga tree and an essential oil in aromatherapy. Comoros > France's top players, Dimitri Payet, was born and raised on > this island in the Indian Ocean east of Madagascar and southwest > of Mauritius. Reunion (?) (I think it fits geographically, but it's a French department and so irrelevant to immigration to the metropole) > 9. A self-governing region within the Kingdom of Denmark, these > islands are north of Scotland and located halfway between > Iceland and Norway. What are they called? Faroe Islands -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Aug 03 08:23AM Mark Brader wrote: > Answers do not repeat. > 1. Jack White. > 2. R.E.M. Athens, GA > 4. Jay Z. > 5. Muddy Waters. > 6. The Grateful Dead. San Francisco > 7. k.d. lang -- give either where she was born or where she grew up. Edmonton, Winnipeg > 8. The Guess Who. > 9. The Replacements. > 10. Morrissey (the Smiths). Manchester > as a first language even by children. They're also the location > of John Millington Synge's great play "Riders to the Sea". > What are the islands called? Ennis > in the North Sea feature a language that has great affinities > to English, especially the Old and Middle varieties. Name the > islands. Frisian > sovereign nation, the islands are the world's largest producer > of ylang-ylang, a perfume extracted from the flowers of the > cananga tree and an essential oil in aromatherapy. Mauritius > France's top players, Dimitri Payet, was born and raised on > this island in the Indian Ocean east of Madagascar and southwest > of Mauritius. Reunion (a rather odd example to use referring to immigration seeing as it is part of France proper) > 9. A self-governing region within the Kingdom of Denmark, these > islands are north of Scotland and located halfway between > Iceland and Norway. What are they called? Faeroes > James's novella "Daisy Miller", and served as a model for the > castle in Disney's animated film "The Little Mermaid". What is > the name of the island? Peter Smyth |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Aug 03 10:31AM +0200 > * Game 9, Round 4 - Entertainment - Musicians and their Cities > 1. Jack White. Charlotte NC > 2. R.E.M. Athens GA > 3. Kendrick Lamar. Queens > 6. The Grateful Dead. San José > 7. k.d. lang -- give either where she was born or where she grew up. Consert, AB > 8. The Guess Who. Calgary > 9. The Replacements. Minneapolis > 10. Morrissey (the Smiths). Newcastle > in the North Sea feature a language that has great affinities > to English, especially the Old and Middle varieties. Name the > islands. Friesland > sovereign nation, the islands are the world's largest producer > of ylang-ylang, a perfume extracted from the flowers of the > cananga tree and an essential oil in aromatherapy. Comores > France's top players, Dimitri Payet, was born and raised on > this island in the Indian Ocean east of Madagascar and southwest > of Mauritius. Réunion (Which is a "departement outre mèr", so not much immigration there.) > 9. A self-governing region within the Kingdom of Denmark, these > islands are north of Scotland and located halfway between > Iceland and Norway. What are they called? Faeroes -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Aug 03 01:47AM -0500 Mark Brader: > see my 2016-11-26 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian > Inquisition (QFTCI*)". > * Game 9, Round 2 - History - Alcohol In the original game, this round was the second-easiest after the audio round; and it was the fifth-easiest of the entire season excluding audio rounds. > 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. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Bruce, Dan Blum, Jason, and Marc. > 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. 4 for everyone -- Joshua, Peter, Dan Tilque, Bruce, Dan Blum (who, however, says that "this is almost certainly false"), Calvin, Jason, Pete, and Marc. > 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. 4 for Joshua, Peter, Dan Tilque, Bruce, Calvin, Pete, and Marc. 3 for Dan Blum. > 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. 4 for Joshua, Peter, Dan Tilque, Bruce, Calvin, Pete, and Marc. > 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? Holland. (Accepting Netherlands or Low Countries.) 4 for Bruce and Marc. 2 for Dan Blum. > the manufacture, sale, transportation, import, and export of > intoxicating liquors for beverage purposes came into effect. > What's the *number* of that amendment? 18th. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Dan Blum. 3 for Calvin. > 7. *Which US president* signed the bill legalizing home brewing > of beer for the first time since Prohibition, on 1978-10-14? Jimmy Carter, duh. 4 for Joshua, Peter, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Calvin, Jason, Pete, and Marc. > -- taverns and other establishments that served alcohol. > Great Lakes Brewery in Ontario named its Bitter Wife brew > after her. Who? Carrie Nation. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Bruce, Dan Blum, Calvin, Jason, Pete, and Marc. > 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? Mescal. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Bruce, Dan Blum, and Marc. > 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. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Bruce, Dan Blum, Calvin, Pete, and Marc. > 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 And this was the hardest round in the original game. > 1. Muskrat. #6. 4 for Bruce, Pete, and Marc. 3 for Dan Blum. 2 for Joshua and Calvin. > 2. Kangaroo rat. #13. (No, not #4.) 4 for Marc. > 3. Capybara. #10. 4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Calvin, Pete, and Marc. > 4. Mara. #14. 3 for Pete. > 5. Marmot. #18. 4 for Bruce and Marc. 2 for Pete. > 6. Shrew. #2. 4 for Pete and Marc. 3 for Bruce and Calvin. > 7. Paca. #12. 4 for Bruce. 2 for Pete. > 8. Agouti. #8. > 9. Vole. #9. 4 for Calvin and Marc. 2 for Pete. > 10. Gerbil. #17. (No, not #3.) 4 for Marc. 2 for Dan Blum. > with the above questions, decode the rot13 and identify *these* > rodents for fun, but for no points. > 11. Prairie dog (or gopher). #1. Bruce and Pete got this. > 12. Chinchilla. #11. Bruce got this. > 13. Guinea pig. #16. Bruce and Pete got this. > 14. Beaver. #7. Bruce and Pete got this. > 15. Syrian hamster. #3. Bruce got this. > 16. Common rat. #15. Bruce and Pete got this. > 17. Spring hare. #4. Bruce got this. > 18. Field mouse. #5. Bruce got this. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 9 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS TOPICS-> His Sci Marc Dashevsky 36 28 64 Bruce Bowler 32 19 51 Pete Gayde 24 21 45 Dan Blum 33 9 42 "Calvin" 27 13 40 Joshua Kreitzer 36 2 38 Dan Tilque 36 0 36 Peter Smyth 16 0 16 Jason Kreitzer 16 0 16 -- Mark Brader, Toronto | Actor sent to jail for not finishing sentence msb@vex.net | --Knoxville, TN, News-Sentinel, 1989-01-21 My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Aug 02 01:40PM > 2 Which country has the most sheep with around 200 million? Australia > 3 Which Christian saint and martyr is commonly depicted tied to a tree and shot with arrows? St. Sebastian > 4 The Dread Pirate Roberts was a character in which 1973 novel and its 1987 film adaption? The Princess Bride > 5 Valderrama golf course is located in which European country Spain > 6 Which former Soviet republic gained independence in 1991 after the Rose Revolution? Georgia > 7 Namibia was once a colony of which colonial power? Netherlands > 8 Which Shakespeare play opens with the line ?If music be the food of love, play on??? Twelfth Night > 9 According to a 1942 WW2 song by Frank Loesser, soldiers should praise the Lord, and pass the what? ammunition > 10 The Azores islands are located in which ocean? Atlantic -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
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