- QFTCISG Game 5, Rounds 4,6: expressionism, World Series - 1 Update
- QFTCISG Game 5, Rounds 2-3 answers: colonial Africa, indigenes - 1 Update
- QFTCISG Current Events 7-8 - 4 Updates
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 14 11:39PM -0600 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2017-10-23, 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 5, Round 4 - Arts - Expressionist Picture Expressionism was a modernist movement, initially in poetry and painting, originating in Germany at the beginning of the 20th century. Please see the 2-page handout at: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/g5r4/expr.pdf For questions #1-5 we will give the picture number and the title and date, and you must provide the name of the painter. 1. Picture #3, "The Scream" (1893). 2. Picture #11, "Color Study" (1913). 3. Picture #13, "Twittering Machine" (1922). 4. Picture #7, "The Intrigue" (1896). 5. Picture #1, self-portrait (1973). After completing #1-5, please decode the rot13 for #6-10. This time we'll give the artist's name, nationality, and lifespan, and you must tell us which picture he made. 6. Bfxne Xbxbfpuxn, Nhfgevna (1886-1980). 7. Rzvy Abyqr, Trezna (1867-1956). 8. Znep Puntnyy, Ehffvna (1887-1985). 9. Bggb Qvk, Trezna (1891-1969). 10. Reafg Yhqjvt Xvepuare, Trezna (1880-1938). And if you like, for fun but for no points, after completing the round decode the rot13 to answer in the same way for the 3 decoys: 11. Znk Crpufgrva, Trezna (1891-1955). 12. Senam Znep, Trezna (1880-1916). 13. Nhthfg Znpxr, Trezna (1887-1914). * Game 5, Round 6 - Sports - The World Series The Series starts this week. What else did you expect? Note: if any of the facts have changed since the original game, I will accept answers that were correct on the original game date. Also, in all cases where a team name is asked for, give the current full name, e.g. "New York Yankees". 1. The Most Valuable Player award for the World Series has a new name this year. It was recently renamed in honor of a Hall of Fame outfielder who is 5th on the all-time home-run list. Name this player, who appeared in 4 World Series but was on the winning side only once. 2. The attendance record for a World Series game was set in 1959, when the Los Angeles Dodgers played the Chicago White Sox at the L.A. Coliseum. Within 5,000, how many people attended Game 5 of that series? 3. The New York Yankees have won a record 27 World Series titles. Which team is second with 11 championships? 4. Currently there are only two teams that have never played in a World Series. Name either one. 5. There are six teams that have reached the World Series, but have never won. Name any one. 6. Many fans consider Game 6 of the 1975 Series between Boston and Cincinnati the greatest World Series game ever. Name the Red Sox catcher who provided the final thrill with a 12th-inning home run off the left-field foul pole at Fenway Park. 7. Only two managers have won World Series with teams in both major leagues. One did it in the 1970s and '80s, while the other accomplished his feat in 1989 and 2011. Name either. 8. What World Series record is shared by this quartet: Babe Ruth, Reggie Jackson, Albert Pujols ["POO-holes"], Pablo Sandoval? 9. Which New York Yankee Hall of Famer won a record 10 World Series championships as a player? Hint: They came between 1947 and 1962. 10. Name either of the two Toronto Blue Jays who were named World Series MVPs in 1992 and 1993. -- Mark Brader | "One of these days I'll have to use that ... without the Toronto | awkward brackets, so that you can quote it that way, too." msb@vex.net | -- Steve Summit My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 14 11:30PM -0600 Mark Brader: > questions deal with that era. > 1. In 1884-5 a conference, essentially setting out new "rules of > acquisition" in Africa, was held in which European capital? Berlin. 4 for Calvin, Pete, and Dan Tilque. 3 for Joshua. > 2. In 1900 there were only three independent nations in Africa. > Two of these were Abyssinia (now Ethiopia) and Morocco. > Name the third. Liberia. I'm also accepting the Orange Free State, which was independent until its seizure by the British during 1900. 4 for Erland, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Marc, and Peter. > 3. In 1884 a large tract of land in central Africa was granted > directly to a European monarch rather than a nation. Who was > this monarch? King Leopold II (Belgium). 4 for Dan Tilque. 3 for Joshua. The area became known as the Congo Free State and its successor country today is the Democratic Republic of Congo. > 4. Which nation attempted a conquest of Abyssinia in 1896, but > suffered defeat at the battle of Adowa? Italy. 4 for everyone -- Erland, Peter, Joshua, Jason, Dan Blum, Calvin, Pete, Dan Tilque, and Marc. > lost them after World War I. German West Africa consisted of > the two colonies which today are the countries of Cameroon and > what other nation? Togo. 4 for Jason and Dan Tilque. 3 for Dan Blum. Namibia was a popular guess, but although it's on Africa's west coast, it's not in the region of West Africa, which is only in the Northern Hemisphere. > European countries that were each attempting to link different > areas they had colonized. A war was narrowly averted. Which two > countries are we talking about? France, UK. 4 for Erland, Peter, Joshua, Dan Blum, Calvin, and Dan Tilque. > the Belgian Congo acquired two territories from the former > German East Africa colony. They both became independent > countries in 1962. What are they called now? Both names needed. Burundi, Rwanda. 4 for Erland, Peter, Joshua, Dan Blum, Calvin, Pete, and Dan Tilque. > 8. The French colonial empire in Africa was extensive. French > Equatorial Africa consisted of four modern-day countries: Chad, > Gabon, Republic of Congo, and what other country? Central African Republic. 4 for Peter, Joshua, Pete, and Dan Tilque. 3 for Dan Blum. > Angola and Mozambique. A smaller group of islands west of the > African continent were in Portuguese hands from 1462 to 1975, > when they became independent. Name this island group. Cape Verde Is. (Cabo Verde.) 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque. 3 for Joshua and Calvin. > British and Dutch colonists, a treaty was signed in 1868 > creating a British protectorate under the name Basutoland. > What is the present-day name of Basutoland? Lesotho. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Marc. 3 for Peter. 2 for Calvin. > and a short description, you give us the letter on the world map > corresponding to where these indigenous groups reside (or resided, > as indicated). This was the easiest round in the original game, no doubt because of the numerous, and often pointed, geographical hints. > 1. The Nilotic people are spread over four countries and speak a > variety of languages, such as Maasai, Dinka, and Maa. H. 4 for Dan Tilque. 3 for Joshua and Dan Blum. 2 for Peter and Pete. > 2. The Dayak are the native people living principally in the > interior of this large island. Their language is categorized > as part of the Austronesian language family. P. 4 for Pete and Marc. 2 for Peter and Dan Blum. > 3. The Hmong form a minority in this region, where they settled > in the 18th century after a southward migration. S. 4 for Peter, Joshua, Jason, Dan Blum, Pete, Dan Tilque, and Marc. > 4. The Bororo, a small group of under 2,000, are spread out over > eight villages and were closely studied by anthropologist Claude > Lévi-Strauss during his expedition to Mato Grosso. L. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Marc. 3 for Peter and Pete. > 5. The Adyghe is the native name of the Circassians. The diaspora > of the Circassians has spread them out in the Middle East, > but this region is their ancestral land. T. 4 for Erland, Dan Tilque, and Marc. 3 for Peter, Joshua, Dan Blum, and Pete. > 6. The Nenets used to be called "Samoyeds" by their more populous > neighbors, who would ultimately absorb them. That term, which > meant "self-eater", was derogatory and is no longer in use. V. 4 for Erland. 3 for Peter. > 7. The Sanhaja Berbers used to be one of the largest Berber tribal > confederations, but now live mostly in the Middle Atlas > mountains. J. 4 for Erland, Jason, Dan Blum, Pete, Dan Tilque, and Marc. 3 for Peter. 2 for Joshua. > 8. The Tigrinya speak an Ethiopean Semitic language and make up the > majority of their country in the southern and central Red > Sea area. F. 4 for Erland, Peter, Joshua, Jason, Dan Blum, Pete, Dan Tilque, and Marc. > 9. The Amuzgos got their name from a powerful neighbouring group, > the Aztecs, and are known for their textiles handwoven on > backstrap looms with complicated two-dimensional designs. B. 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, Pete, Dan Tilque, and Marc. 3 for Peter and Joshua. > 10. The Mordvins live in an autonomous region of Mordovia, and > their language is part of the Uralic language family, so named > after the nearby Urals. U. 4 for Erland, Dan Tilque, and Marc. 3 for Joshua and Dan Blum. 2 for Peter and Pete. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 5 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS TOPICS-> His Geo Dan Tilque 40 32 72 Joshua Kreitzer 33 26 59 Dan Blum 26 31 57 Peter Smyth 23 29 52 Pete Gayde 16 30 46 Erland Sommarskog 20 24 44 Marc Dashevsky 12 32 44 "Calvin" 21 0 21 Jason Kreitzer 8 12 20 -- Mark Brader | Plan B is: Toronto | "Try Plan A again; if this fails, try Plan B". msb@vex.net | --Michael Wares My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Nov 14 02:50PM > He admitted to lying to FBI investigators during their probe > into possible campaign collusion with the Russians during > the US election. Name that campaign worker. Papadopoulos > 3. Kevin Spacey was accused last week of making sexual advances > at a party to a then 14-year-old boy, who is now an actor on > the current "Star Trek" TV series. Name this boy/actor. Rapp > 7. An elderly resident in a town near Karlsruhe, Germany, alerted > police to what he thought was a World War II bomb in his garden. > Officers rushed over -- and found what? a World War I bomb > a new species of great ape, and immediately placed it on > the endangered list. It's the first one discovered in over > 100 years. How many species of great ape are known now, exactly? 7; 8 > kind of candy contains a compound that can cause potassium levels > in the body to fall enough to produce arrhythmia of the heart. > What kind of candy? black licorice > * Game 8 (2017-11-13), Round 1 - Current Events > 8. When Danica Roem was elected to state office in Virginia, > she blazed a new path. What was this distinction? first transgender person elected to state office in Virginia -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Nov 14 09:21AM -0600 In article <NfadnSPECIeuNJfHnZ2dnUU7-bXNnZ2d@giganews.com>, msb@vex.net says... > government power company awarded without a competitive bidding > process. What is the name of the two-person, Montana-based > company they awarded it to? Whitefish Energy > He admitted to lying to FBI investigators during their probe > into possible campaign collusion with the Russians during > the US election. Name that campaign worker. Papadopoulos > 5. The Olympic flame arrived in its host country on Wednesday > to begin a 100-day journey to the opening ceremony of the 2018 > Winter Olympics. Where will the games be? South Korea > 7. An elderly resident in a town near Karlsruhe, Germany, alerted > police to what he thought was a World War II bomb in his garden. > Officers rushed over -- and found what? large zucchini > a new species of great ape, and immediately placed it on > the endangered list. It's the first one discovered in over > 100 years. How many species of great ape are known now, exactly? 5 > kind of candy contains a compound that can cause potassium levels > in the body to fall enough to produce arrhythmia of the heart. > What kind of candy? black licorice > considered. (Full name required, like "Toronto Maple Leafs".) > 8. When Danica Roem was elected to state office in Virginia, > she blazed a new path. What was this distinction? first transsexual -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Nov 14 11:11AM -0800 Mark Brader wrote: > 6. The Houston Astros beat the Los Angeles Dodgers to win the > World Series. The two teams combined to hit a record number > of home runs in a World Series -- how many, exactly? 16 > a new species of great ape, and immediately placed it on > the endangered list. It's the first one discovered in over > 100 years. How many species of great ape are known now, exactly? 6 (technically 7, because cladistically, humans are apes, but I doubt the person who wrote this question counted them.) > resignation, accusing his adversaries of political interference > and citing a fear that he, like his father before him, would > become the target of an assassination plot. Who is he? Hariri > considered. (Full name required, like "Toronto Maple Leafs".) > 8. When Danica Roem was elected to state office in Virginia, > she blazed a new path. What was this distinction? first transgender legislator -- Dan Tilque |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Nov 14 09:04PM +0100 > government power company awarded without a competitive bidding > process. What is the name of the two-person, Montana-based > company they awarded it to? Dental Floss > He admitted to lying to FBI investigators during their probe > into possible campaign collusion with the Russians during > the US election. Name that campaign worker. Papadopolous > 5. The Olympic flame arrived in its host country on Wednesday > to begin a 100-day journey to the opening ceremony of the 2018 > Winter Olympics. Where will the games be? South Korea. > 6. The Houston Astros beat the Los Angeles Dodgers to win the > World Series. The two teams combined to hit a record number > of home runs in a World Series -- how many, exactly? 46 > 7. An elderly resident in a town near Karlsruhe, Germany, alerted > police to what he thought was a World War II bomb in his garden. > Officers rushed over -- and found what? Eggplant > a new species of great ape, and immediately placed it on > the endangered list. It's the first one discovered in over > 100 years. How many species of great ape are known now, exactly? 4 > resignation, accusing his adversaries of political interference > and citing a fear that he, like his father before him, would > become the target of an assassination plot. Who is he? Halili > * Game 8 (2017-11-13), Round 1 - Current Events > 8. When Danica Roem was elected to state office in Virginia, > she blazed a new path. What was this distinction? She is transexual -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
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