| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Mar 30 10:24AM -0500 In article <crSdne4aFak5rCbHnZ2dnUU7-RXNnZ2d@giganews.com>, msb@vex.net says... > 2. What is the term for item B, the wire that supports the mast > from the bow? > 3. Item H controls the rudder. What is it called? tiller > For questions #7-10 please see: > http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/4-2/sail/2.png > 7. What number is a sloop? 2 > it was a common fishing vessel. The rigging allows the boat to > remain pointed windward while anchored, so it is not broadsided > by waves while handling the nets. 4 -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Mar 30 10:39AM -0700 Mark Brader wrote: > Vs lbh fnvq "sbvy" sbe gur ynfg nafjre, cyrnfr tb onpx naq zber fcrpvsvp. > 2. What is the term for item B, the wire that supports the mast > from the bow? forestay > 3. Item H controls the rudder. What is it called? tiller > 4. What is item M called? > 5. Which letter is a shroud? I > 6. Which letter is a painter? J > For questions #7-10 please see: > http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/4-2/sail/2.png > 7. What number is a sloop? 3 > two forward masts of number 7. Their configuration is > different than the other masts. What is the name of this sail > configuration seen on these foreward masts? lanteen > it was a common fishing vessel. The rigging allows the boat to > remain pointed windward while anchored, so it is not broadsided > by waves while handling the nets. 4 > character's name. > 1. This speedy blue character made his debut on the Sega Genesis > in 1991. Mario > 3. Although this character made his debut in 1981, a game involving > his country was a huge seller in 1994. He would throw barrels > in both games. Donkey Kong > 5. This green-hatted character is the bearer of the Triforce of > Courage. His name refers to a connection between the past and > the future. Janus > 6. This popular pocket monster's name was derived from a combination > of two Japanese words for sounds: the sound an electric spark > makes, and the sound a mouse makes. Pikachu -- Dan Tilque |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Mar 31 03:08AM -0500 Mark Brader: > * Game 4, Round 2 - Sports - Sailing terminology > In this round please decode each section of rot13 as you come to it, > after you have finished with all earlier questions. If anyone thinks their answers should also be considered correct, please cite evidence. I know next to nothing about this subject. > 1. On small boats like the one shown, item F can be moved for > sailing in shallows, or for transport on a trailer. What is > item F called? Centerboard or daggerboard. (Not the keel, which is fixed.) 4 for Bruce (the hard way). > 2. What is the term for item B, the wire that supports the mast > from the bow? Forestay. 4 for Bruce and Dan Tilque. > 3. Item H controls the rudder. What is it called? Tiller. 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, Pete, Marc, and Dan Tilque. > 4. What is item M called? Main sheet (not main line) or boom vang. 4 for Bruce. > 5. Which letter is a shroud? C. 4 for Bruce. 3 for Joshua. 2 for Dan Blum. > 6. Which letter is a painter? J. 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, Pete, and Dan Tilque. > For questions #7-10 please see: > http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/4-2/sail/2.png > 7. What number is a sloop? 2. 4 for Bruce and Marc. 2 for Dan Blum. > characteristic is that the aft mast is taller and carries the > mainsail. The same word is also used for a drinking vessel. > What type of ship is it? Schooner. 4 for Bruce and Joshua. > two forward masts of number 7. Their configuration is > different than the other masts. What is the name of this sail > configuration seen on these foreward masts? Square rigging. > it was a common fishing vessel. The rigging allows the boat to > remain pointed windward while anchored, so it is not broadsided > by waves while handling the nets. 1. 4 for Bruce. 3 for Joshua. > for #18-24, to the second one. > What, then, are these lettered items called? > 11. A? Boom. Bruce got this. > 12. D? Mast. Bruce got this. > 13. E? Winch. > 14. G? Tabernacle. > 15. I? Topping lift. > 16. K? Port side. Bruce got this. > 17. L? Starboard side. Bruce got this. > What are these types of ships? > 18. Number four. Catboat. > 19. Number five. Barquentine. > 20. Number six. Brigantine or hermaphrodite brig. > 21. Number seven. Barque. > 22. What type of ship, not seen here, would have two masts, > both square-rigged? Brig. Bruce got this. > 23. What type of ship, not seen here, would have three or more > masts, all square-rigged? Clipper. Bruce got this. > 24. What sail configuration is seen on ship number four and the > foremast of number three? Gaff rigging. > character's name. > 1. This speedy blue character made his debut on the Sega Genesis > in 1991. Sonic the Hedgehog. 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Bruce, and Joshua. > 2. This character represented the player in Nintendo's > Punch-Out!! franchise. His opponents included Bald Bull, > Glass Joe, and King Hippo. Little Mac. > 3. Although this character made his debut in 1981, a game involving > his country was a huge seller in 1994. He would throw barrels > in both games. Donkey Kong. 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. > 4. This character usually (although not always) has to save a > princess from the clutches of Bowser. Mario. 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, and Joshua. > 5. This green-hatted character is the bearer of the Triforce of > Courage. His name refers to a connection between the past and > the future. Link. 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, and Joshua. > 6. This popular pocket monster's name was derived from a combination > of two Japanese words for sounds: the sound an electric spark > makes, and the sound a mouse makes. Pikachu. 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Joshua, Pete, and Dan Tilque. > 7. This character battles the Space Pirates and their leader, > Ridley. Alternate endings to the first Metroid game reveal > that she is female. Samus Aran. > 8. This character, a 14-year-old, was the unofficial mascot of the > Sega Corporation in the late 1980s. He appeared in six games > from 1986 to 1990. Alex Kidd. > 9. This blue android character is named Rockman in Japan. He uses > an arm-cannon to fight evil robots created by Dr. Wily. Mega Man. 4 for Dan Blum. > 10. This character is a pink spherical creature who lives in the > country of Dream Land. His main ability is inhaling things > and spitting them out. Kirby. 4 for Dan Blum. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 4 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS TOPICS-> Spo Ent Bruce Bowler 36 4 40 Dan Blum 12 28 40 Joshua Kreitzer 10 20 30 Dan Tilque 12 8 20 Peter Smyth 0 20 20 Pete Gayde 8 4 12 Marc Dashevsky 8 0 8 -- Mark Brader "Outside of nearly having two head-on collisions, msb@vex.net we found driving in England to be fairly easy." Toronto -- Cher Classick My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Mar 31 02:59AM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2018-02-05, 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 Bill Psychs 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 4, Round 4 - Canadiana History - Black Canada 1. Who became the first African-Canadian appointed to the Senate on 1990-09-07? In February 2008, he introduced the Motion to Recognize Contributions of Black Canadians and February as Black History Month -- thus leading to this round. 2. Who became Canada's first black Member of Parliament on 1968-06-25? In 1985, he also became the first member of a visible minority to be appointed as Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario. 3. Towards the end of the American Revolutionary War, many black Loyalists were evacuated to Nova Scotia. This gave Nova Scotia the largest settlement of free blacks outside of Africa at the time, with a population of more than 2,500. What was the settlement called? 4. During the War of 1812, thousands of black volunteers fought for the British. In 1812, a former slave who had won his freedom by fighting for the British in the American Revolution petitioned the government to form a black regiment. Name him. 5. In Upper Canada, the Act Against Slavery was aimed at ending the sale of slaves by Canadians to Americans. It also liberated slaves entering Upper Canada from the US, but did not free existing adult slaves already in residence. In what *decade* was it passed? (Answer in the style "1950s", "2050s", etc.) 6. The Underground Railroad began operating in the 1780s and reached its peak traffic between 1840 and 1860. Code names were used to help keep the routes secret. Detroit, from which most left the US, was known as "Midnight". What was the code name of the Detroit River, a biblical reference to the river leading to the Promised Land? 7. In the spring of 1968, six black Caribbean students accused a biology lecturer of racism. Sit-ins occurred throughout January and February 1969. When the police arrived on February 11, the peaceful sit-in exploded into a full-scale student riot, the most violent in Canadian history. The riot is named after the university, which is now part of Concordia U. What was it? Exact name required for full points. 8. Known as the first black person to have visited Canada, he accompanied Du Gua de Monts and Samuel de Champlain on one or more of their voyages to Acadia and the St. Lawrence area, serving as a navigator and interpreter (!). Name him. 9. A number of African-Canadians lived on the Prairies, including what is now Alberta, early in the 19th century. John Ware is one of the best known; arriving in 1882 from Texas, he was among the first cowboys in Alberta. His knowledge and skill with livestock have been commemorated by the preservation of his homestead near Brooks, 185 km southeast of Calgary. What is he credited with *introducing* to the future province? Be sufficiently specific. 10. The last segregated black school in Ontario was finally closed in 1965 near Chatham. In which province, in 1983, did the last segregated school in all of Canada close? * Game 4, Round 5 - Audio - Sweet Sweet Music Let's see how you do on this audio round without the audio. Instead of playing the clip, I'll give you the title of the song and the year of release (of this version; there may have been others before or since). You name the singer or band. 1. "Sugar, Sugar" (1969). 2. "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)" (1965). 3. "Sugar and Spice" (1963). 4. "Lips Like Sugar" (1987). 5. "Sugar Mountain" (1969 (demo version 1965)). 6. "Sugar" (1939). 7. "Sugar" (2014). 8. "No Sugar Tonight (New Mother Nature)" (1970). 9. "A Spoonful Of Sugar" (1964). 10. "Sugar Shack" (1963). * Game 4, Round 6 - Miscellaneous - World Religions We'll give the estimated number of adherents of a religion and tell you something about them or their beliefs. You name the religion. 1. (520,000,000+) A major belief is that we crave and cling to impermanent states and things. 2. (30,000,000+) They are known as students or disciples of the Guru. 3. (15,000,000+) It has dietary laws known as kashrut. Food that is not prepared in accordance with these laws is known as treifah or treif. 4. (7,000,000+) With a belief in the need for world government, it has consultative status with a number of UN bodies. 5. (4,000,000+) A major belief is the principle of non-violence or non-injury. Followers believe that one must abandon all violent activity, and without such a commitment to non-violence all religious behavior is worthless. 6. (4,000,000+) They believe that certain deeds create a kind of ritual impurity that one should want cleansed for one's own peace of mind and good fortune rather than because impurity is wrong. Purification rites are an important part of the religion. 7. (5,000,000+) They worship a number of well-known individuals, including Joan of Arc, Muhammad, Moses, Louis Pasteur, Shakespeare, Lenin, and Victor Hugo. 8. (Under 1,000,000) Thay have a duty to protect nature. Their scripture calls for the protection of water, earth, fire, and air as one of its strongest precepts. 9. (80,000,000+) This religion is banned in its home country and has three central tenets: truthfulness, compassion, and forbearance. 10. (12,000,000+) Laozi is traditionally regarded as the founder of this religion and the work attributed to him is dated to the late 4th century BC. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "Any story that needs a critic to explain it, msb@vex.net | needs rewriting." -- Larry Niven My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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