| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 07 12:43AM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2017-09-25, 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 Smith & Guessin' 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 2017-09-25 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)". * Game 2, Round 2 - Canadiana History - Prime Minister Quotes Identify the Canadian Prime Ministers who gave us these gems. Answers do not repeat. First name required if the surname would leave the answer ambiguous. 1. "The 19th century was the century of the United States. I think we can claim it is Canada that shall fill the 20th century." 2. "Not necessarily conscription, but conscription if necessary." 3. "For me, pepper, I put it on my plate." 4. "This is the vision: one Canada, where Canadians will have preserved to them the control of their own economic and political destiny. Sir John A. MacDonald opened the West. I see a Canada of the North. This is the vision!" 5. "There's no place for the state in the bedrooms of the nation." 6. "You had an option, sir. You could have said: 'No, I am not going to do it. This is wrong for Canada, and I am not going to ask Canadians to pay the price.'" 7. "A British subject I was born; a British subject I will die." 8. "Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects." Hint: it was after 1950. 9. "Good morning, and welcome to the federal election campaign, Act II. I hope you enjoyed the intermission. As Sheila said, think about it: almost two weeks without a speech from me. You can't say you didn't get something nice for Christmas." 10. "At one point people are going to have to realize that maybe I know what I'm doing." * Game 2, Round 3 - Geography - Famous Streets of the World 1. In what European city would you find the Unter den Linden? 2. Which street in Washington DC links the White House and Capitol Hill? 3. Name the famous high-priced, très-chic shopping street in Beverly Hills. 4. Still with high priced and très chic, in what American city would you drop lots of money on Worth Av.? 5. In which European city would you find Varvaka St., the oldest street in the city, known for its churches and medieval sites? 6. Which American city has Woodward Av. as its main drag? 7. In which Asian city would you head to Orchard Rd. for shopping and entertainment? 8. In which city would you find more than 300 shops and stores on Oxford St. -- a mecca for, among other things, men's fashion? 9. In which American city would you find Lombard St., called the crookedest street in the world? 10. Which Canadian city is famous for the intersection of Portage Av. and Main St.? -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "Winning isn't everything, but not trying to win msb@vex.net | is less than nothing." --Anton van Uitert My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Oct 07 05:51AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:TZydncaFsdEC9EXEnZ2dnUU7- > Answers do not repeat. First name required if the surname would > leave the answer ambiguous. > 3. "For me, pepper, I put it on my plate." Jean Chretien > 5. "There's no place for the state in the bedrooms of the nation." Pierre Trudeau > 6. "You had an option, sir. You could have said: 'No, I am not > going to do it. This is wrong for Canada, and I am not going > to ask Canadians to pay the price.'" Justin Trudeau > 8. "Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects." Hint: it was > after 1950. Brian Mulroney; Joe Clark > Act II. I hope you enjoyed the intermission. As Sheila said, > think about it: almost two weeks without a speech from me. > You can't say you didn't get something nice for Christmas." Stephen Harper > 10. "At one point people are going to have to realize that maybe > I know what I'm doing." Kim Campbell > * Game 2, Round 3 - Geography - Famous Streets of the World > 1. In what European city would you find the Unter den Linden? Berlin > 2. Which street in Washington DC links the White House and > Capitol Hill? Pennsylvania Avenue > 3. Name the famous high-priced, très-chic shopping street in > Beverly Hills. Rodeo Drive > 4. Still with high priced and très chic, in what American city > would you drop lots of money on Worth Av.? Palm Beach > 5. In which European city would you find Varvaka St., the oldest > street in the city, known for its churches and medieval sites? Prague > 7. In which Asian city would you head to Orchard Rd. for shopping > and entertainment? Hong Kong > 8. In which city would you find more than 300 shops and stores on > Oxford St. -- a mecca for, among other things, men's fashion? London > 9. In which American city would you find Lombard St., called the > crookedest street in the world? San Francisco -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Oct 07 11:06AM +0200 > * Game 2, Round 2 - Canadiana History - Prime Minister Quotes > Identify the Canadian Prime Ministers who gave us these gems. > Answers do not repeat. Mine does! > 1. "The 19th century was the century of the United States. I think > we can claim it is Canada that shall fill the 20th century." Pierre Trudeau > 2. "Not necessarily conscription, but conscription if necessary." Pierre Trudeau > 3. "For me, pepper, I put it on my plate." Pierre Trudeau > preserved to them the control of their own economic and > political destiny. Sir John A. MacDonald opened the West. > I see a Canada of the North. This is the vision!" Pierre Trudeau > 5. "There's no place for the state in the bedrooms of the nation." Pierre Trudeau > 6. "You had an option, sir. You could have said: 'No, I am not > going to do it. This is wrong for Canada, and I am not going > to ask Canadians to pay the price.'" Pierre Trudeau > 7. "A British subject I was born; a British subject I will die." Pierre Trudeau > 8. "Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects." Hint: it was > after 1950. Pierre Trudeau > Act II. I hope you enjoyed the intermission. As Sheila said, > think about it: almost two weeks without a speech from me. > You can't say you didn't get something nice for Christmas." Pierre Trudeau > 10. "At one point people are going to have to realize that maybe > I know what I'm doing." Pierre Trudeau > * Game 2, Round 3 - Geography - Famous Streets of the World > 1. In what European city would you find the Unter den Linden? Berlin > 2. Which street in Washington DC links the White House and > Capitol Hill? Pennsylvania Avenue (that's about the only street I know about in that town.) > 4. Still with high priced and très chic, in what American city > would you drop lots of money on Worth Av.? Altantic City > 5. In which European city would you find Varvaka St., the oldest > street in the city, known for its churches and medieval sites? Prague? > 6. Which American city has Woodward Av. as its main drag? Chicago? > 7. In which Asian city would you head to Orchard Rd. for shopping > and entertainment? Singapore > 8. In which city would you find more than 300 shops and stores on > Oxford St. -- a mecca for, among other things, men's fashion? City of Westminster (which is part of London) > 9. In which American city would you find Lombard St., called the > crookedest street in the world? Atlantic City > 10. Which Canadian city is famous for the intersection of > Portage Av. and Main St.? Winnipeg -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| Don Piven <don@piven.net>: Oct 07 04:53AM -0500 On 10/7/17 00:43, Mark Brader wrote: > I know what I'm doing." > * Game 2, Round 3 - Geography - Famous Streets of the World > 1. In what European city would you find the Unter den Linden? Berlin > 2. Which street in Washington DC links the White House and > Capitol Hill? Pennsylvania Ave. > 3. Name the famous high-priced, très-chic shopping street in > Beverly Hills. Rodeo Dr. > 4. Still with high priced and très chic, in what American city > would you drop lots of money on Worth Av.? Palm Beach > 5. In which European city would you find Varvaka St., the oldest > street in the city, known for its churches and medieval sites? Prague > 6. Which American city has Woodward Av. as its main drag? Detroit > 7. In which Asian city would you head to Orchard Rd. for shopping > and entertainment? Bangkok > 8. In which city would you find more than 300 shops and stores on > Oxford St. -- a mecca for, among other things, men's fashion? London > 9. In which American city would you find Lombard St., called the > crookedest street in the world? San Francisco > 10. Which Canadian city is famous for the intersection of > Portage Av. and Main St.? Winnipeg |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 07 12:42AM -0500 Mark Brader: > and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information > see my 2017-09-25 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian > Inquisition (QFTCI*)". Game 1 is over and the winner is DON PIVEN. Hearty congratulations! > ** Game 1, Round 9 - Science - The Senses > Listen up! This was the hardest round in the original game. > 1. This brain center is critical to the integration of the senses, > receiving information from almost all the senses and transmitting > this to the cerebral cortex. Name it. Thalamus. 4 for Don. > input into the cerebral cortex. This sense is believed to be > reduced in humans due to our large cerebral cortex. Which sense > is it? Smell (olfaction). 4 for Don, Dan Blum, Peter, Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Marc. > 3. Meissner corpuscles, Pacinian corpuscles, Merkel cell complexes, > and Rufinni endings are all receptors for one of our senses. > In which organ would you find these mechanoreceptors? Skin. I generously scored "touch" as almost correct. 4 for Marc. 3 for Calvin. > inner. The outer ear's purpose is the funneling of sound from > the environment into the ear. What is the anatomical name for > the part of the ear that we see on the outside of the human body? Pinna or auricle. 4 for Don. > cells and transmitted to the brain. The hair cells are in the > basilar membrane in the organ of Corti, which is found in *what > spiral structure* in the inner ear? Cochlea. I scored "trumpet snail" as almost correct. 4 for Don, Dan Blum, Peter, Pete, Calvin, and Marc. 3 for Erland. > 6. According to experts, which sense is most likely to be impaired > right after eating a large meal? Hearing. (Because of the jaw movements near the ear.) > some individuals have 4-5 times the regular density, greatly > heightening their sense of taste. What name is given to > such people? Supertasters. 4 for Joshua, Don, Dan Blum, Calvin, and Marc. > used in scotopic or low-light vision. Three types of cones > are used in color vision: they each sense different wavelengths > of light. Name any of the three types. Long-wavelength (or L) or red-sensing cones, medium-wavelength (or M) or green-sensing cones, short-wavelength (or S) or blue-sensing cones. 4 for Don, Dan Blum, Peter, and Dan Tilque. > world. Other senses exist in order to relay information about > ourselves to the brain. What is the scientific name for the > sensing of pain and noxious stimuli in the body? Nociception. > 10. What is the scientific name for the sensing of our body's > positioning in space and sense of movement in muscles? Proprioception or kinesthesia. I scored "spatial awareness" as almost correct; this does not involve muscles and refers to a sense of position in relation to other objects. 4 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque. 3 for Calvin. > A1. What was the original name of the baseball team that joined > the National League in 1962 along with the New York Mets? > Full name required. Houston Colt .45s. 4 for Joshua, Don, Dan Tilque, Pete, and Marc. > A2. US Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps got his nickname from his > home town's former NBA team. That team is now in another > city and has a different name. What is his nickname? The Baltimore Bullet. Both main words were required. The basketball team was originally the Chicago Packers, then the Chicago Zephyrs, and then the Baltimore Bullets from 1963 until 1973 when they moved again to Washington. There they became the Capital Bullets, then the Washington Bullets, and in 1997 they returned to alliteration as the Washington Wizards. Or so says Wikipedia, at least. > * B. Entertainment: Shooters > B1. Name the 1976 movie with John Wayne in his last role. "The Shootist". I scored "The Shooter" as almost correct. 4 for Joshua, Don, Dan Blum, Jason, and Pete. 3 for Dan Tilque. > was a play on a 1960 French movie by François Truffaut > ["Troo-FOH"]. In English, give the title of *either* > the movie or the album. Full and exact answer required. "Shoot the Piano Player", "Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player". 4 for Joshua, Don, Erland, Jason, Calvin, and Marc. > * C. Canadiana: Shootings > C1. Who was the victim of Canada's first political assassination, > in Ottawa in 1868? Thomas D'Arcy McGee. > foreign dignitaries. Within 2, how many guns are fired in > salutes for provincial lieutenant-governors on occasions > such as the Speech from the Throne? 15. (Accepting 13-17.) 4 for Don, Peter, and Joshua. 3 for Dan Blum. 2 for Pete. > * D. Literature: Killings > D1. In the novel "The Great Gatsby", who murders Gatsby? George Wilson. > British-Canadian poet and writer Robert W. Service, was first > published in 1907. It was the inspiration for a 1949 song > "Dangerous Dan McGrew" -- by *which Canadian big band*? Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians. Lombardo's first and last name were required. > E1. Firearms manufacturer Smith & Wesson was founded in 1852 > by Horace Smith and Daniel B. Wesson. In which northeastern > US state is the company headquartered? Massachusetts. 4 for Don, Dan Tilque, and Marc. 3 for Pete. > E2. Name the Austrian gunmaker whose pistols account for an > estimated 65% of the market share for handguns for American > law-enforcement agencies. Glock. 4 for Don, Erland, Dan Tilque, and Pete. 3 for Calvin. > * F. History: Gun Quotes > F1. Who said "Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun"? Mao Zedong (Tse-Tung). 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Jason. 3 for Dan Tilque. > the 100 top American movie quotes of all time. #94 on > the list was "I feel the need -- the need for speed." > Name the 1986 Tom Cruise movie it comes from. "Top Gun". 4 for Joshua, Don, Dan Blum, Peter, Jason, Dan Tilque, Pete, Calvin, and Marc. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 1 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST TOPICS-> His Lit Geo Can Ent Can Sci Cha SIX Don Piven 28 32 32 0 32 8 24 28 176 Joshua Kreitzer 28 28 20 4 36 14 4 24 150 Dan Tilque 28 32 28 0 16 16 12 22 142 Dan Blum 28 28 24 12 26 7 20 15 141 Marc Dashevsky 24 20 22 0 40 0 16 16 138 Peter Smyth 18 12 16 0 36 11 12 8 105 Bruce Bowler 24 16 12 0 40 8 -- -- 100 Pete Gayde 16 12 -- -- 36 9 4 21 98 Erland Sommarskog 16 4 31 0 32 0 3 8 94 Jason Kreitzer 4 20 4 0 36 0 0 16 80 Gareth Owen -- -- -- -- 40 0 -- -- 40 "Calvin" -- -- -- -- -- -- 18 11 29 -- Mark Brader "I am taking what you write in the spirit in Toronto which it is intended. 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