| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 11 02:11AM -0600 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2017-11-20, 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 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 9, Round 9 - Science - Geological Landforms The following questions deal with landforms. Landforms are categorised by characteristic physical attributes such as elevation, slope, orientation, stratification, rock exposure, and soil type. 1. The main categories of landforms are organized by the processes that create them. So what process creates aeolian landforms? 2. Another main category is "impact landforms." What process creates those? After are are finished these two questions, please decode the rot13: Vs lbh nafjrerq fvzcyl "rebfvba", tb onpx naq or zber fcrpvsvp. 3. These landforms are created based on movement in the earth's crust. It is the main process that creates mountains, as well as rift valleys found between highlands or mountain ranges. What is the adjective used for this, from the Greek words for "pertaining to building"? 4. Coastal and oceanic landforms can include island groups or clusters of small scattered islands. What is the name used for this, from the Greek words for "chief" and "sea"? 5. Staying with this landform, when a sea cave grows landwards and upwards, it can create an opening on the surface through which it blasts water. What do we call this opening? 6. Fluvial landforms include a U-shaped body of water that forms when a wide meander from the main stem of a river is cut off, leaving it free-standing. Name it. 7. Devils Tower in Wyoming, made more famous by the movie "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" is an example of which type of erosion landform? 8. These tall, thin spires of rock protruding from the bottom of an arid drainage basin are other examples of erosion and slope landforms. Well-known examples include the ones found in Cappadocia ["ka-pa-DOKE-ee-ia"], and in Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah. 9. An erosion landform, a dry creek that may fill seasonally with rain, is known in Latin America as an "arroyo", and in the Arabic world as a "wadi". What other team is used in North America? 10. One of the lesser-known landforms is called "karst" topography. It is characterized by underground drainage systems with sinkholes and caves and is created by the dissolution of soluble rocks. Name one of the main types of rock that this could be. ** Game 9, Round 10 - Black Friday Challenge Round * A. Friday Movies A1. In a 2003 movie, Lindsey Lohan exchanges personalities with her mom. Name the movie. A2. In the 1940 movie "His Girl Friday", a newspaper editor schemes to prevent his ex-wife, who is also his star reporter, from quitting the paper and getting married. Name either the lead actor or the lead actress. * B. Friday Characters B1. In the nursery rhyme "Monday's Child", who is fair of face, what is said of Friday's child? B2. In "Robinson Crusoe", the narrator meets Friday after he escaped from cannibals. Later, cannibals return to the island with two prisoners, whom the narrator and Friday feel compelled to liberate, attacking the cannibals to do so. One is a Spaniard, but who is the other? * C. Black Death C1. The Black Death, or Plague, was so widespread it can be described by *which scientific term* that indicates its broad international nature? C2. There are three forms of the Black Death. The septicemic form, where skin turns black and dies, is the rarest form. Name *either* of the others. In one the lymph nodes swell; in the other the victim experiences shortness of breath, cough, and chest pain. * D. Black Beard D1. What was Blackbeard's real name? D2. In 1718 Blackbeard blockaded a port for a week or so, holding a ship ransom until he obtained medical supplies. The port city is now part of the United States; name it. * E. The Black Sea E1. Near Odessa, Ukraine, another country comes within 2 km of the Black Sea without actually touching on the sea anywhere. What country is this? E2. Sochi, Russia, is located on the east coast of the Black Sea. If you continue 25 km south of Sochi along the coast, you leave Russia and enter what other country? * F. Friday Prayers F1. In Islam, Friday is their holy day, as Sunday is to most Christians. What day of the week is the corresponding holy day for Judaism and Sabbatarian Christians? F2. On Fridays, Muslims replace their regular post-midday prayer with a special congregationalist prayer called the Juma'ah, also called the Salah al-Jum'ah, or Jumah. What is the post-midday prayer that is performed the *other* 6 days a week called? |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 11 02:07AM -0600 Mark Brader: > he chose 10 from "Entertainment Weekly"'s list of the top 60 cult > movies of all time. We give you EW's ranking, the year of release, > and 2-3 quotes from the movie; you just give us the title. In the original game, this was the easiest round in the game and was in a 3-way tie for 4th-easiest of the whole season, along with Game 1, Round 7, "A Date with the Grim Reaper", and Game 3, Round 7, "Their Last Film Role". > 1. Ranked #2, from 1975. > * "Do you have any tattoos, Brad?" > * "So come up to the lab, and see what's on the slab." "The Rocky Horror Picture Show". 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Marc, Dan Tilque, Pete, Jason, and Gareth. > * "The Boston gig has been cancelled. I wouldn't worry about > it, though; it's not a big college town." > * "These go to 11." "This is Spinal Tap". 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Peter, Bruce, Marc, Dan Tilque, Pete, Jason, and Gareth. 3 for Calvin. > * "Large Marge sent me." > * "I wouldn't sell my bike for all the money in the world. > Not for a hundred million trillion billion dollars!" "Pee Wee's Big Adventure". 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Bruce, and Jason. > * "Old Slugworth would give his false teeth to get inside for > 5 minutes." > * "Violet, you're turning violet!" "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory". (Not "Charlie and...", which is the 2005 remake or the original book.) 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Peter, Pete, Jason, and Gareth. > know. My arm go comme ça, then the game stop then start up." > * "I got a good deal on those boys. The scouts said they showed > a lot of promise." "Slap Shot". 4 for Joshua, Bruce, Marc, Calvin, Pete, Jason, and Gareth. > * "That rug really tied the room together, did it not?" > * "You're being very un-dude." > * "You want a Toe? I can get you a toe, believe me." "The Big Lebowski". 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Marc, Calvin, Dan Tilque, Pete, Jason, and Gareth. > 7. #8, from 1983. > * "But for a green card, I'm gonna carve him up real nice." > * "Lesson #2: Don't get high on your own supply." "Scarface". 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Marc, Jason, and Gareth. > Time to die." > * "It's too bad she won't live! But then again, who does?" > * "Have you ever retired a human by mistake?" "Blade Runner". 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Marc, Calvin, Dan Tilque, Pete, Jason, and Gareth. > * "Stop. Who would cross the Bridge of Death must answer me > these questions three, ere the other side he see!" > * "'Tis but a scratch!" "Monty Python and the Holy Grail". 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Bruce, Calvin, Dan Tilque, Pete, Jason, and Gareth. > * "He didn't fall? Inconceivable!" > * "They were both poisoned. I've spent the last few years > building up an immunity to iocane powder." "The Princess Bride". 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Marc, Calvin, Dan Tilque, Jason, and Gareth. > About 1% of all English words are of Dutch origin. In each case, > we'll give the definition and/or the etymology of one of them, and > you provide the word as commonly used in English. This was the hardest round in the original game and the 4th-hardest in the entire season, not counting an audio round. > 1. South African anteater, named for the Cape Dutch words for > "earth" and "pig". Aardvark. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Peter, Bruce, Marc, Calvin, Dan Tilque, Pete, and Gareth. > 2. From the Dutch word for an adventurer who pillages and plunders. Freebooter. (Dutch: vrijbuiter.) 4 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque. > 3. From the Dutch word "verlof" or permission to leave. Furlough. 4 for Joshua, Marc, and Gareth. > 4. From the Dutch words for "snack" and "bag". Knapsack. (Dutch: knapzak, with no silent letters.) 4 for Marc, Calvin, and Dan Tilque. 3 for Gareth. > 5. From the Dutch word for "froth" or "foam", it refers to the > lowest class of humanity. Scum. (Dutch: schuim.) 4 for Dan Blum, Pete, and Gareth. > 6. From the Dutch word for "donkey" as used in "painter's donkey" > -- a common reference to a painter's implement. Easel. (Dutch: ezel.) 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Peter, Calvin, Dan Tilque, Pete, and Gareth. > 7. From the Dutch word for a ghostly image or appearance. Spook. 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, and Dan Tilque. > 8. From the Dutch and Afrikaans word for a trail or track. Spoor, as you see at top right here: http://c8.alamy.com/comp/B9TDCJ/a-sprinter-intercity-train-leaving-centraal-station-platform-in-amsterdam-B9TDCJ.jpg > 9. From the Dutch and Afrikaans word for a wild animal, used to > describe a certain herd animal of the savannah. Wildebeest. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Bruce, Calvin, Dan Tilque, Pete, and Gareth. > 10. Neighborhood in New York that got its name from the Dutch for > "Rabbit Island". Coney Island. (Old Dutch: Conyne ["ko-nigh-ne"] eylandt. Yes, it has that meaning in English too.) 4 for Joshua, Bruce, Marc, Dan Tilque, and Gareth. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 9 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 BEST TOPICS-> His Geo Lit Aud Can Ent Mis FIVE Joshua Kreitzer 38 28 40 4 0 40 20 166 Dan Blum 31 24 40 8 2 36 24 155 Dan Tilque 36 32 24 8 0 24 28 144 Pete Gayde 28 22 16 28 11 28 16 122 Marc Dashevsky 28 19 16 4 0 28 16 107 Jason Kreitzer 24 0 12 4 0 40 0 80 Bruce Bowler 18 20 -- -- -- 16 16 70 Peter Smyth 20 12 16 12 0 8 8 68 Gareth Owen -- -- -- -- -- 36 27 63 Erland Sommarskog 32 16 0 14 0 -- -- 62 "Calvin" -- -- -- -- -- 23 16 39 -- Mark Brader | "For the stronger we our houses do build, Toronto | The less chance we have of being killed." msb@vex.net | -- William McGonagall, "The Tay Bridge Disaster" My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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