- Rotating Quiz 290 - 4 Updates
- QFTCIBP Game 6, Rounds 2-3: train books, Ottawa - 5 Updates
- QFTCIBP Game 5, Rounds 9-10 answers: Canchors, Olympic challenge - 1 Update
- Rotating Quiz 289 *answers* - 1 Update
| Joe <joe@oxtedonline.com>: Apr 21 07:25AM +0100 Thanks to Mark for running RQ289 and setting questions I had some chance of answering. In case you're wondering about the John-Joe bit it's a long story but basically I was christened John. Family and friends down in the West Country know me as Joe. Since I moved back to the London area I have been known as John. So, to RQ290 which has a theme somewhat related to RQ289. Usual rules and I'll mark this on Saturday 28 April. 1. Name this building. https://www.dropbox.com/s/zcqkf3v54jp0fd2/Q1.jpeg?dl=0 Hint: you will probably see a lot more of it next month. 2. Freiberger, Suffolk Punch and Lokai are breeds of which animal? 3. Of whom did Edward Gibbon write "The more scandalous charges were suppressed; [Answer] was accused only of piracy, rape, sodomy, murder and incest."? 4. Which singer was born Farrokh Bulsara in 1946. 5. Which well known author published several books under the pseudonym Richard Bachman? One of these, Thinner (1984) sold 28,000 copies on the first run. When Bachman's real name was revealed it sold ten times as many. 6. Name the android portrayed by Lance Henriksen in the film Aliens. 7. Which French actor/singer was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1929 for The Love Parade and again in 1930 for The Big Pond? 8. What card game is played with a deck of 57 cards comprising four suits (red, yellow, green and black) of 14 cards each, numbered 1 to 14 plus a [Answer] card? It was designed for those cultures, e.g. Puritan or Mennonite, who consider a regular deck of cards sinful. 9. Which administrative region of Italy has Milan as its capital? 10. What is the theme? -- "To err, as they say, is human. To forgive is divine. To err by withholding your forgiveness until it's too late is to become divinely fucked up." ― Jonathan Tropper, The Book of Joe |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 21 03:42AM -0500 John Masters: > 1. Name this building. > https://www.dropbox.com/s/zcqkf3v54jp0fd2/Q1.jpeg?dl=0 > Hint: you will probably see a lot more of it next month. Balmoral Castle? > 2. Freiberger, Suffolk Punch and Lokai are breeds of which animal? Sheep? > 3. Of whom did Edward Gibbon write "The more scandalous charges were > suppressed; [Answer] was accused only of piracy, rape, sodomy, murder > and incest."? I have no idea, but I love the question. From the theme -- some infamous bishop? > 4. Which singer was born Farrokh Bulsara in 1946. Freddy Mercury. > Richard Bachman? One of these, Thinner (1984) sold 28,000 copies on the > first run. When Bachman's real name was revealed it sold ten times as > many. Stephen King. > 7. Which French actor/singer was nominated for the Academy Award for > Best Actor in 1929 for The Love Parade and again in 1930 for The Big > Pond? Maurice Chevalier? > suits (red, yellow, green and black) of 14 cards each, numbered 1 to 14 > plus a [Answer] card? It was designed for those cultures, e.g. Puritan > or Mennonite, who consider a regular deck of cards sinful. Rook? (Guessing from the theme -- I've heard of a game with that name.) > 9. Which administrative region of Italy has Milan as its capital? Lombardy, I think. > 10. What is the theme? Castle, Queen, King, knight... it must be chess, even though I can't fit all the answers to it. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "Everyone generalizes from insufficient data. msb@vex.net | I know I do." My guesses in this article are in the public domain. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 21 03:49AM -0500 Mark Brader: > Balmoral Castle? Having looked up the answer, I'd just like to observe that the correct answer actually was my first guess. But I ruled it out because I knew the building isn't that symmetrical. Well, it *isn't* -- if you look at it from the side, instead of from one end as in the contest photo! Sigh. -- Mark Brader | "Don't you want to... see my ID? ... I could be anybody." Toronto | "No you couldn't, sir. This is Information Retrieval." msb@vex.net | --Brazil My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Apr 21 11:14AM +0200 > 4. Which singer was born Farrokh Bulsara in 1946. Freddie Mercury > 9. Which administrative region of Italy has Milan as its capital? Lombardy |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 20 11:58PM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2018-02-26, 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 6, Round 2 - Literature - Train Tales This round is about books featuring, or set (at least in part) on, trains. Some of these books have also been adapted as movies. The dates shown are the date of first publication in book form. Unless otherwise indicated, give the title of the book. 1. Published 1934. Just after midnight, a snowdrift stops the train in its tracks. The luxurious train is surprisingly full for the time of the year, but by morning there is one less passenger: an American tycoon lies dead in his compartment. Isolated and with a killer in their midst, detective Hercule Poirot must identify the murderer -- in case he or she decides to strike again. 2. Published 1950. This psychological thriller is about two men whose lives become entangled after one of them proposes they commit "murder for each other". One man has an unfaithful wife and wants to be with his lover. The other man has a wealthy father who refuses to give him money. 3. First book published 1982. This series of 8 books describes a "gunslinger" and his quest, the nature of which is both physical and metaphorical. The main character, Roland of Gilead, travels through a series of caves which were once part of an underground railroad system. The characters also ride on a monorail with artificial intelligence. What is the name of the *series*? 4. Published 1906. This kids' story concerns a family who must move from a comfortable life in London to a house near the railway in Yorkshire after their father, falsely accused of spying, is imprisoned. The children befriend an Old Gentleman who regularly takes the 9:15 train near their home. As the story continues, the children help this man and he helps them. 5. Published 1985. A young boy, who is beginning to doubt the existence of Santa Claus, is awakened in the night by the sound of a train. To his astonishment, he finds the train is waiting for him. 6. Published 1975. This historical novel is the story of a massive gold heist, which takes place on a moving train in England in 1855. 7. Published 1957. In this novel, James Bond is the target of MGB killer Grant. The Russians use a beautiful woman, Tatiana, to lure Bond out of London. It works: he rushes to Istanbul in order to help her defect to Britain. Bond wants to take her to Britain by plane, but Tatiana insists on the Orient Express. 8. Published 1878. The tragic story of a married socialite and her affair with an affluent royal. Through the lives and excesses of her extended wealthy family, it explores the extreme changes occurring in society as well as timeless themes such as love, marriage, jealousy, and death. Train travel is arguably the most prominent motif of the story. 9. Published 1924. This kids' story is about four children -- Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny Alden -- who create a home in the forest in an abandoned train car. Their parents are dead, and the children are on the run from a mean grandfather they've never met. 10. Published 1908. This kids' novel focuses on four anthropo- morphized animals in a pastoral version of Edwardian England. In one chapter, Toad escapes from prison disguised as a washerwoman. Though free again, he is without money or possessions. He manages to board a railway engine manned by a sympathetic driver, which is then pursued by a special train loaded with policemen, detectives, and prison warders. * Game 6, Round 3 - Canadiana Geography - Ottawa See if you can answer these questions about our nation's capital. 1. What park lies north and east of the Rideau Canal where the canal enters the Ottawa River? 2. What the Governor General's official residence in Ottawa named? 3. What street does Parliament Hill front onto? 4. About 5 km away from the Ottawa River, the Rideau Canal opens into a large lake, surrounded by Commissioners Park and a namesake pavilion. What is the name of this lake? 5. What is the name of the French-gothic-styled hotel that's located at 1 Rideau St.? 6. What is the name of Ottawa's main tourist market, where you can buy Beavertails, maple syrup, and Obama cookies? 7. What is the street that starts at the National War Memorial and heads roughly south, passing the British High Commission, the National Arts Centre, Confederation Park -- and a hotel named after the same person as the street? Hint: The hotel's name begins with "Lord". 8. Name either street that the US embassy fronts onto. 9. In which neighborhood south of downtown are Lansdowne Park and the TD Place football stadium located? Hint: it's a 5-letter word. 10. What is the *current* name of the arena in Kanata where the Ottawa Senators play? -- Mark Brader | "If there had been government -- and dare I say industrial? Toronto | -- research establishments in the Stone Age, by now we msb@vex.net | would have had absolutely superb flint tools. But no one | would have invented steel." -- Arthur C. Clarke My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Apr 21 05:38AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:UrydndPTWL6NWEfHnZ2dnUU7- > Isolated and with a killer in their midst, detective Hercule > Poirot must identify the murderer -- in case he or she decides > to strike again. Murder on the Orient Express > commit "murder for each other". One man has an unfaithful wife > and wants to be with his lover. The other man has a wealthy > father who refuses to give him money. Double Indemnity > existence of Santa Claus, is awakened in the night by the sound > of a train. To his astonishment, he finds the train is waiting > for him. Polar Express > possessions. He manages to board a railway engine manned by > a sympathetic driver, which is then pursued by a special train > loaded with policemen, detectives, and prison warders. Pete Gayde |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Apr 21 05:38AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:UrydndPTWL6NWEfHnZ2dnUU7- > Isolated and with a killer in their midst, detective Hercule > Poirot must identify the murderer -- in case he or she decides > to strike again. "Murder on the Orient Express" > commit "murder for each other". One man has an unfaithful wife > and wants to be with his lover. The other man has a wealthy > father who refuses to give him money. "Strangers on a Train" > through a series of caves which were once part of an underground > railroad system. The characters also ride on a monorail with > artificial intelligence. What is the name of the *series*? "The Dark Tower" > spying, is imprisoned. The children befriend an Old Gentleman > who regularly takes the 9:15 train near their home. As the > story continues, the children help this man and he helps them. "The Railway Children" > existence of Santa Claus, is awakened in the night by the sound > of a train. To his astonishment, he finds the train is waiting > for him. "The Polar Express" > 6. Published 1975. This historical novel is the story of a massive > gold heist, which takes place on a moving train in England > in 1855. "The Great Train Robbery"; "The First Great Train Robbery" > to lure Bond out of London. It works: he rushes to Istanbul > in order to help her defect to Britain. Bond wants to take her > to Britain by plane, but Tatiana insists on the Orient Express. "From Russia with Love" > changes occurring in society as well as timeless themes such as > love, marriage, jealousy, and death. Train travel is arguably > the most prominent motif of the story. "Anna Karenina" > the forest in an abandoned train car. Their parents are dead, > and the children are on the run from a mean grandfather they've > never met. "The Railway Children" > possessions. He manages to board a railway engine manned by > a sympathetic driver, which is then pursued by a special train > loaded with policemen, detectives, and prison warders. "The Wind in the Willows" > * Game 6, Round 3 - Canadiana Geography - Ottawa > See if you can answer these questions about our nation's capital. I saw, and I couldn't. -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Apr 21 07:55AM Mark Brader wrote: > Isolated and with a killer in their midst, detective Hercule > Poirot must identify the murderer -- in case he or she decides > to strike again. Murder on the Orient Express > spying, is imprisoned. The children befriend an Old Gentleman > who regularly takes the 9:15 train near their home. As the > story continues, the children help this man and he helps them. The Railway Children > possessions. He manages to board a railway engine manned by > a sympathetic driver, which is then pursued by a special train > loaded with policemen, detectives, and prison warders. Peter Smyth |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Apr 21 11:11AM +0200 > Isolated and with a killer in their midst, detective Hercule > Poirot must identify the murderer -- in case he or she decides > to strike again. The Murder on the Orient Express |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 20 11:55PM -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 5 is over and JOSHUA KREITZER has whomped the field. Hearty congratulations, sir! > ** Game 5, Round 9 - Canadiana - Anchors > Please see the 2-page handout of news and sports anchors at: > http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/5-9/anch.pdf In the original game this was the second-easiest round, after the audio round. Here, Calvin thinks not, but Joshua has made the round count for everybody. > 1. Which photo is Lisa Laflamme, CTV National News? H. > 2. Which photo is Roger Petersen, CITY-TV? J. 2 for Joshua. > 3. Which photo is Colin D'Mello, CTV Toronto? A. > 4. Which photo is Dawna Friesen, national anchor for Global? D. > 5. Which photo is Farah Nasser, Global Toronto? N. 3 for Joshua. > 6. Which photo is Michelle Dubé, CTV Toronto? E. 3 for Joshua. > name the person shown. There were also 4 decoys, which I have > interspersed with the others; for these, give their name *and* > network or channel if you like for fun, but for no points. Nobody tried these. > 7. B, CBC. Ian Hanomansing. > 8. C, TSN. Bob McKenzie. > 9. F (decoy). Pooja Handa, CP24. > 10. G (decoy). Alan Carter, Global. > 11. K (decoy). Kyle Christie, CP24. > 12. L, CBC. Rosemary Barton. > 13. M (decoy). Pam Seatle, CITY-TV. > 14. O, SportsNet. Evanka Osmak. > ** Game 5, Round 10 - Olympic Challenge Round > * A. Olympic Locations > A1. Where were the southernmost Winter Olympics held? Nagano, Japan (36°38'N, 1998). 4 for Erland. #2 is PyeongChang, 37°22'N, 2018, still in progress during the original game; #3, Squaw Valley, 39°11'N, 1960; #4, Salt Lake City, 40°45'N, 2002. > A2. Where were the northernmost Summer Olympics held? Helsinki, Finland (60°10´N, 1952). 4 for Peter, Marc, Erland, Dan, and Joshua. #2 is Stockholm, 59°19´N, 1912; 3#, Moscow, 55°45´N, 1980; #4, Berlin, 52°31'N, 1936. Oslo is at 59°55'N but has only #had the Winter Olympics. > * B. Olympic Firsts > B1. In what year were women first allowed to compete in the > Olympics? 1900 (Paris). 4 for Erland. 3 for Calvin and Joshua. > B2. In what year, prior to the creation of the Paralympic Games, > did wheelchair athletes first compete in the Olympics? 1948 (London). 4 for Peter. > * C. Olympic Books > C1. "The Dirtiest Race in History", by Richard Moore, was > written about which *two* Olympians? Ben Johnson, Carl Lewis. 4 for Peter and Calvin. > C2. Name the *book* about two men, Harold Abrahams and Eric > Liddell, one a Jew who runs to triumph over bigotry, the > other a Scottish missionary who runs to glorify God. "Chariots of Fire" (by W.J. Weatherby). 4 for Peter, Pete, Calvin, and Joshua. When the Psychs asked us this question, I assumed that the better-known 1981 movie of the same title, which was written by Colin Welland, must have been based on this book. But in fact it was the other way around -- the book came out in 1982 or 1983 -- so this seems rather an odd question for a literature category. Anyway, not my doing! > has been nominated for a number of awards, including > three oscars for Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, > and Best Editing? "I, Tonya". 4 for Peter, Pete, Calvin, and Joshua. Allison Janney won for Best Supporting Actress. > D2. What 1993 movie, co-starring John Candy, was about four > Jamaicans -- three runners and a push-cart racer -- who > form a bobsled team? "Cool Runnings". 4 for Peter, Marc, Pete, Calvin, Jason, and Joshua. Curiously, this is not the only movie telling the true story of an entry in the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics by an unlikely team or individual from a country where their sport was not generally played, but qualifying with the assistance of a coach fictionalized as a disgraced former Olympian and played by probably the best-known actor in the cast. The other one is "Eddie the Eagle" (2016), about British ski jumper Eddie Edwards, with Hugh Jackman as the coach. > presented as an extended side event to that year's world's > fair with little use of the word "Olympic", it's not 100% > clear which sports *were* Olympic sports in 1900. Look: http://k60.kn3.net/taringa/D/F/3/2/5/4/metalmanias/692.jpg "Exposition Universelle", right at the top; "Olympique", not even mentioned. > sport: Great Britain and France. Today the sport is followed > primarily in Australia, Great Britain and Ireland, the > Indian subcontinent, southern Africa, and the West Indies. Cricket. 4 for Peter, Marc, Pete, Erland, Calvin, Dan, and Joshua. > antiquity. It is played with hard balls that most of the > time are not touched by the hand; and unlike in most sports, > men and women compete and are ranked together. Croquet. 4 for Peter, Marc, and Joshua. 2 for Calvin. Although croquet was only played in the Olympics in 1900, a variant called roque was played in 1904 in St. Louis -- and likewise never again. I took the liberty of adding the "It is played with" clause, as I thought this question was pretty much impossible without some sort of hint about the sport itself -- no one got it in the original game, in its original form. > Heather Moyse became the first Canadian women to win bobsled > gold at the Games, and at Sochi in 2014, they became the > first women to repeat as champions. Kaillie Humphries. > sisters to finish 1-2 at the Olympics. Their elder sister > Maxime also competed with them in 2014, but isn't on the team > this time around. What is the *surname* of these sisters? Dufour-Lapointe. (Justine and Chloe.) 4 for Peter. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 5 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST TOPICS-> Geo His Ent Sci Spo Lit Can Cha SIX Joshua Kreitzer 32 26 36 20 4 24 8 27 165 Peter Smyth 24 12 0 16 0 28 0 36 116 Pete Gayde 23 13 4 12 16 16 0 16 96 Dan Blum 25 28 20 20 -- -- -- -- 93 Dan Tilque 28 16 12 16 -- -- 0 8 80 Marc Dashevsky 20 20 -- -- 4 12 0 16 72 Erland Sommarskog 27 16 -- -- -- -- 0 16 59 "Calvin" -- -- -- -- 0 12 0 25 37 Jason Kreitzer -- -- 20 0 0 4 0 4 28 -- Mark Brader "I'm not good in groups. It's difficult to Toronto work in a group when you're omnipotent." msb@vex.net "Deja Q", ST:TNG, Richard Danus My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 20 11:52PM -0500 Mark Brader: > This is Rotating Quiz #289. > There is a hidden theme, which matters for some answers because they > may be given in different forms but only one will fit the theme. See below the last question. No tiebreakers were needed: the winner is JOHN MASTERS with a score of 11 out of 14. Hearty congratulations! And I hope to see RQ 290 from you soon. > 1. What form of liquor is (or, if applicable, traditionally was) > flavored with juniper berries? Gin. 1 for John, Peter, Marc, Erland, and Calvin. > 2. What song opens with the lyrics: "I think I'm gonna be sad, > I think it's today, yeah"? "Ticket to Ride". 1 for John, Marc, Erland, and Dan. > 2 populated neighbors does not change; any other cell becomes > unpopulated; this all happens simultaneously for all cells; repeat > ad infinitum. What did he call this? The Game of Life. 1 for John, Peter, Erland, and Dan. > 4. What German princely house played an important role in the > development of postal services in central Europe? Thurn und Taxis. > 5. In the insurance business, premiums are set based on an expert > assessment of what one-word term? Risk. 1 for John, Peter, and Marc. > 6. The historic region of Mesopotamia was named after its position > between which two rivers? Tigris and Euphrates. 1 for Peter, Marc, Erland, Dan, and Calvin. > 7. If you live in an old and inadequately weatherproofed house in > England, you are likely to feel what around the windows, doors, > and fireplaces? Draughts. 1 for John, Peter, Erland, Dan, and Calvin. > 8. What hilltop town in France was made a UNESCO World Heritage > Site because of the preservation and restoration of its medieval > defenses, particularly by the early conservator Viollet-le-Duc? Carcassonne. 1 for John and Erland. > 9. A simple electronic circuit named after Sir Charles Wheatstone was > developed as an accurate way to measure resistance. It is called > a Wheatstone *what*? Bridge. 1 for John, Marc, and Dan. > "Constitution Act, 1867") federated the colonies or "provinces" > of Canada, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia to form a larger Canada, > which it specified would be what type of entity? Dominion. 1 for John, Peter, and Dan. > 11. In the original Parker Brothers edition of "Monopoly", you collect > $200 when passing what square? Go. 1 for John, Peter, Marc, Dan, and Calvin. > 12. What Caribbean island was victimised first by Hurricane Maria, > and then by Donald Trump? Puerto Rico. 1 for Marc, Erland, and Dan. > Gratiano, Lodovico, Michael Cassio, and Roderigo? (The spelling > of some of their names varies between editions; don't worry > about that.) Othello. 1 for John. > 14. What is the generic name of the small arthropods that have one > pair of legs for each of a large number of body segments? Centipede. 1 for John, Peter, Marc, Dan, and Calvin. The hidden theme -- and it's one that I thought before hearing of the current movie "Game Night" -- was that all answers are also names of games. Bridge and gin are card games (gin is short for gin rummy) played with standard cards; Dominion is a deck-building card game; Carcassonne is a tile-placing game; Centipede is an arcade video game; draughts (here known as checkers) and go are classic board games; and all of the other seven are commercial board games (Othello being essentially the classic game reversi). I particularly recommend Dominion and Carcassonne, by the way. Scores, if there are no errors: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 TOTALS John Masters 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 11 Dan Tilque 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 9 Peter Smyth 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 8 Marc Dashevsky 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 8 Erland Sommarskog 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 "Calvin" 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 Stephen Perry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 4 0 3 5 5 2 3 3 5 3 1 5 So it's over to John-Joe for RQ 290. -- Mark Brader "To err is human, but to really mess things up Toronto you need a timetable planner!" msb@vex.net -- Richard Porter My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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