- QFTCIBP Game 6, Rounds 4,6: WW1 aces, Netflix originals - 2 Updates
- QFTCIBP Game 6, Rounds 2-3: train books, Ottawa - 2 Updates
- Calvin's Quiz #516 - 7 Updates
- Rotating Quiz 290 - 1 Update
- Toronto - are you OK? - 2 Updates
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 24 01:02AM -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 4 - History - World War I Aces World War I saw the birth of aerial fighter combat. If a pilot shot down five enemy aircraft, he was considered an ace. Each of the following pilots is a famous World War I ace: name them. 1. This German pilot was credited with 80 air combat victories, more than any other pilot in World War I. He was a nobleman who started his military career in the cavalry. 2. Two airports are named after this Canadian ace. He was credited with 72 victories, although the number is debated by historians. 3. Two flying maneuvers are named after this German pilot. One is a loop and the other is a turn. He was credited with 15 air combat victories. 4. This Canadian ace had the second-most air combat victories, behind <answer 2>. He had a reputation as a great leader and the terminal at Nanaimo Airport is named in his honor. 5. This British ace was the third pilot to receive the Victoria Cross, for shooting down three enemy aircraft in a single day. He was killed in a famous dogfight with <answer 1>. 6. This German pilot, credited with 48 air combat victories, was noted for his bravery. He was killed in combat after taking on eight British pilots single-handedly. 7. This German pilot is considered the father of air-combat tactics. He was also famous for mentoring <answer 1>. 8. This French pilot holds the title of "Allied ace of aces". He was credited with 75 victories, more than any other allied pilot. 9. This French ace named each of his airplanes "Vieux Charles". Credited with 54 victories, he was a national hero when he went missing in action in 1917. 10. This British pilot was the first ace to become a British national hero. He was credited with 44 victories and awarded the Victoria Cross posthumously. * Game 6, Round 6 - Entertainment - Netflix Original Series We describe a Netflix original series and name some cast members; you give the show's title. 1. A ruthless outlaw terrorizes the West in search of a former member of his gang, who's found a new life in a quiet town populated only by women. Starring Jeff Daniels and Michelle Dockery. 2. When the black-sheep son of a respected family threatens to expose dark secrets from their past, sibling loyalties are put to the test. Starring Kyle Chandler, Ben Mendelsohn, and Sissy Spacek. 3. The true story of Colombia's infamously violent and powerful drug cartels fuels this gritty gangster drama series. Starring Wagner Moura and Pedro Pascal. 4. In the late 1970s two FBI agents expand criminal science by delving into the psychology of murder and getting uneasily close to all-too-real monsters. Starring Jonathan Groff and Holt McCallany. 5. A financial adviser drags his family from Chicago to Missouri, where he must launder $500,000,000 in 5 years to appease a drug boss. Starring Jason Bateman and Laura Linney. 6. This drama follows the political rivalries and romance of Queen Elizabeth II's reign and the events that shaped the second half of the 20th century. Starring Claire Foy and Matt Smith. 7. In this Emmy- and Golden-Globe-winning political drama, a ruthless politician will stop at nothing to conquer Washington DC. Starring Robin Wright and Kevin Spacey. 8. A privileged New Yorker ends up in a women's prison when a past crime catches up with her in this Emmy-winning series. Starring Taylor Schilling, Kate Mulgrew, and Laura Prepon. 9. When a young boy vanishes, a small town uncovers a mystery involving secret experiments, terrifying supernatural forces, and one strange little girl. Starring Winona Ryder and David Harbour. 10. This sci-fi anthology series explores a twisted, high-tech near-future where humanity's greatest innovations and darkest instincts collide. The cast changes from episode to episode. -- 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. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 24 04:08AM -0500 Here is another knockout contest, as originated in 2012 by the person posting as "Calvin". This one is on the theme of geography, and specifically, *comparisons* in geography. Naturally, all questions are to be answered based on your own knowledge without using any sort of assistance in obtaining information. However, you *are* allowed aids to calculation. Most questions will ask you for the ratio between two numbers representing the same statistic for two different places. For example, "The area of the Borough of Manhattan is how many times the area of the Borough of Queens?" I will always name the two places in alphabetical order, as here. In thie case, if you think Manhattan is the larger borough in area, you will give a number greater than 1. If you think Queens is larger, your number will be less than 1. Your answer, in turn, will be compared to other entrants based on the ratio between the larger and the smaller of two names, your answer and the correct answer. For example, if Manhattan is actually 0.2 times the area of Queens and you said it is 0.05 times, you are too small by a ratio of 0.2/0.05 = 4. If someone else said it is 0.6 times, they are too large by a ratio of 0.6/0.2 = 3. They scored better than you. There will be a few questions that will not ask for a ratio, and then the comparison with other answers may not use ratios. I will specify in that case. For Round 1, I'll accept entries for 6 days from the moment of posting (that is, until a bit after 5 am EDT on Monday, April 30) *OR* until there is a period of 48 hours without a new entry -- *WHICHEVER COMES FIRST*! (Based on previous contests, in practice I think the 48-hour deadline is more likely to come first.) After the first round, this becomes a closed contest -- only those who have survived the earlier rounds may continue to enter. For the later rounds you will have a maximum of 4 days to enter, though I would prefer, and in practice expect, a faster pace. On each round, the person who gave the worst answer is eliminated. In case of a tie for farthest, among those entrants the last to enter is eliminated -- unless everyone gets the exact correct answer, in which case everyone survives and there will be an extra round. This continues until there is a single winner. Please post your answers in the thread as a followup to the question posting; but if you have technical difficulties, I will also accept answers by email. Have fun and let's have lots of entries so that there are lots of rounds. 1. According to the CIA World Factbook as of when this question was posted, the percentage of the population of Haiti who are over 65 is how many times the corresponding percentage for Japan? -- Mark Brader | But I think we can do better next time. (Where the Toronto | word "we" refers to [those] who do the hard work while msb@vex.net | I sit back and complain...) -- Keith Thompson My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Apr 24 02:10AM > 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 > 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 Boxcar 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 -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 24 01:00AM -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. In fact, *all* of them have have been adapted at least either once for TV or as movies -- in several cases, for both media. Counting movies and TV-movies alone (and not TV series or miniseries, or episodes), there have been more than 20 adaptations of these 10 books or series. All of which no doubt explains why this was the easiest round in the original game. > 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" by Agatha Christie. 4 for Pete, Joshua, Peter, Erland, Jason, Calvin, Marc, and Dan Blum. > 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" by Patricia Highsmith. 4 for Joshua, Jason, and Dan Blum. > 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" by Stephen King. 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum. > 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" by Edith Nesbit. 4 for Joshua, Peter, Calvin, and Dan Blum. > 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" by Chris Van Allsburg. 4 for Pete, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Dan Blum. > 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" by Michael Crichton. 4 for Calvin, Marc, and Dan Blum. 3 for Joshua (the hard way). The novel was based on a real crime, but very loosely -- most of the details are pure fiction. For the 1979 movie version, the title used in the UK was "The First Great Train Robbery", as the other title might have been taken to refer to another real crime from 1963, but the book was not retitled, so that title was only "almost correct" here. > 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" by Ian Fleming. 4 for Joshua, Jason, Calvin, and Dan Blum. > 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" by Leo Tolstoy. 4 for Joshua, Calvin, and Dan Blum. > 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 Boxcar Children" by Gertrude Chandler Warner. 4 for Marc and Dan Blum. > 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" by Kenneth Grahame. 4 for Joshua, Jason, Calvin, Marc, and Dan Blum. > * Game 6, Round 3 - Canadiana Geography - Ottawa > See if you can answer these questions about our nation's capital. Nobody could, although a couple of guesses were posted. So this round never happened and Game 6 will now be scored on your best 5 rounds out of 7. > 1. What park lies north and east of the Rideau Canal where the > canal enters the Ottawa River? Major's Hill Park. > 2. What the Governor General's official residence in Ottawa named? Rideau Hall. > 3. What street does Parliament Hill front onto? Wellington St. > 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? Dow's Lake. > 5. What is the name of the French-gothic-styled hotel that's > located at 1 Rideau St.? Chateau Laurier. > 6. What is the name of Ottawa's main tourist market, where you > can buy Beavertails, maple syrup, and Obama cookies? Byward Market. > 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". Elgin St. It was in the news the same day as the original game. Apparently there's a plan to renovate it with wide sidewalks and reduced space for road traffic, which will involve closing the street altogether for a period of months. > 8. Name either street that the US embassy fronts onto. Sussex Dr., Mackenzie Av. > 9. In which neighborhood south of downtown are Lansdowne Park and > the TD Place football stadium located? Hint: it's a 5-letter > word. (The) Glebe. > 10. What is the *current* name of the arena in Kanata where the > Ottawa Senators play? Canadian Tire Centre. Now you know! Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 6 ROUND-> 2 TOPIC-> Lit Dan Blum 40 Joshua Kreitzer 35 "Calvin" 28 Jason Kreitzer 16 Marc Dashevsky 16 Pete Gayde 8 Peter Smyth 8 Dan Tilque 4 Erland Sommarskog 4 -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "The brain is amazing when it's amazing, with msb@vex.net | apologies to Robert Biddle." --Steve Summit My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Apr 23 02:51PM Calvin wrote: > 1 What three words complete this adage: "The hand that rocks the cradle is the hand that..."? > 2 Kathryn Bigelow received a Best Director Oscar, the first female to do so, for which 2010 film? > 3 In which century was the Battle of the Boyne fought near Drogheda in Ireland, between the forces of King James II of England, and the Dutch Prince William of Orange? 17th > 4 Who was assassinated in the kitchen of the Ambassador Hotel in LA in 1968? > 5 What sport is played professionally (and inter-continentally) by the Toronto Wolfpack? Rugby League > 6 Which syndrome do the TV characters Lisa Simpson and Jan Brady supposedly suffer from? > 7 The Pan-American highway extends from Prudhoe Bay in Alaska to Ushuaia in southern Argentina. It is continuous but for the c. 150 km Darien Gap, located in which Central American country? Panama > 8 At around 200,000 km, which country has the world's longest coastline? Canada > 9 Which Irish-American considers himself Lord of the Dance? Michael Flatley > 10 Which crustacean provides the staple diet of the blue whale? Krill Peter Smyth |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Apr 23 12:53PM -0700 Calvin wrote: > 1 What three words complete this adage: "The hand that rocks the cradle is the hand that..."? > 2 Kathryn Bigelow received a Best Director Oscar, the first female to do so, for which 2010 film? > 3 In which century was the Battle of the Boyne fought near Drogheda in Ireland, between the forces of King James II of England, and the Dutch Prince William of Orange? 17th > 4 Who was assassinated in the kitchen of the Ambassador Hotel in LA in 1968? Robert Kennedy > 5 What sport is played professionally (and inter-continentally) by the Toronto Wolfpack? rugby > 6 Which syndrome do the TV characters Lisa Simpson and Jan Brady supposedly suffer from? > 7 The Pan-American highway extends from Prudhoe Bay in Alaska to Ushuaia in southern Argentina. It is continuous but for the c. 150 km Darien Gap, located in which Central American country? Panama > 8 At around 200,000 km, which country has the world's longest coastline? Indonesia > 9 Which Irish-American considers himself Lord of the Dance? > 10 Which crustacean provides the staple diet of the blue whale? krill -- Dan Tilque |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 23 02:58PM -0500 "Calvin": >>> 4 Who was assassinated in the kitchen of the Ambassador Hotel in LA in 1968? John Masters: >> Lee Harvey Oswald > I really must get my eyes tested. Read 8 as 3 and missed the LA bit. And mistook the hotel kitchen for a police station? -- Mark Brader | "It is in the nature of precaution Toronto | that the more successful it is msb@vex.net | the less necessary it appears to have been..." --Henry Jones Ford |
| Joe <joe@oxtedonline.com>: Apr 23 09:17PM +0100 On 2018-04-23 19:58:42 +0000, Mark Brader said: >>> Lee Harvey Oswald >> I really must get my eyes tested. Read 8 as 3 and missed the LA bit. > And mistook the hotel kitchen for a police station? Yeah, that as well. Just been watching La Femme Nikita again and subliminally associated assinations/shoot outs with kitchens. -- "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 |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Apr 23 11:18PM +0200 > 1 What three words complete this adage: ?The hand that rocks the > cradle is the hand that...?? rocks the baby > 3 In which century was the Battle of the Boyne fought near Drogheda > in Ireland, between the forces of King James II of England, and the > Dutch Prince William of Orange? 17th > 4 Who was assassinated in the kitchen of the Ambassador Hotel in LA > in 1968? Robert Kennedy > 5 What sport is played professionally (and inter-continentally) by > the Toronto Wolfpack? How much did Mark bribe you to get that question in? Baseball? > 6 Which syndrome do the TV characters Lisa Simpson and Jan Brady > supposedly suffer from? Tourette > 7 The Pan-American highway extends from Prudhoe Bay in Alaska to > Ushuaia in southern Argentina. It is continuous but for the c. 150 km > Darien Gap, located in which Central American country? Panamá There are actually two southern endpoints for the Pan-Am Highway, as it splits around Santiago. The other end is in Quellón on the island of Chiloé. (And to be really picky it continues 10 km past Ushuaia to some national park.) > 8 At around 200,000 km, which country has the world's longest > coastline? Russia > 10 Which crustacean provides the staple diet of the blue whale? Crevice |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 23 07:33PM -0500 "Calvin": > > 5 What sport is played professionally (and inter-continentally) by > > the Toronto Wolfpack? Erland Sommarskog: > How much did Mark bribe you to get that question in? Actually, the only reason I knew that one was that I saw a news item a few days ago mentioning them in connection with the new team here this year that will be playing the *other* kind of rugby. -- Mark Brader | "It is, in fact, a very good rule to be especially suspicious Toronto | of work that says what you want to hear..." msb@vex.net | --Paul Krugman |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Apr 24 02:17AM > 1 What three words complete this adage: ???The hand that rocks the cradle is the hand that...???? rules the world > 2 Kathryn Bigelow received a Best Director Oscar, the first female to do so, for which 2010 film? The Hurt Locker > 3 In which century was the Battle of the Boyne fought near Drogheda in Ireland, between the forces of King James II of England, and the Dutch Prince William of Orange? 17th > 4 Who was assassinated in the kitchen of the Ambassador Hotel in LA in 1968? Robert Kennedy > 6 Which syndrome do the TV characters Lisa Simpson and Jan Brady supposedly suffer from? middle-child syndrome > 7 The Pan-American highway extends from Prudhoe Bay in Alaska to Ushuaia in southern Argentina. It is continuous but for the c. 150 km Darien Gap, located in which Central American country? Panama > 8 At around 200,000 km, which country has the world's longest coastline? Russia > 9 Which Irish-American considers himself Lord of the Dance? Flatley > 10 Which crustacean provides the staple diet of the blue whale? krill -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Apr 24 02:15AM > 1. Name this building. > https://www.dropbox.com/s/zcqkf3v54jp0fd2/Q1.jpeg?dl=0 Windsor Castle > 2. Freiberger, Suffolk Punch and Lokai are breeds of which animal? horse > 4. Which singer was born Farrokh Bulsara in 1946. Freddie 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 > 6. Name the android portrayed by Lance Henriksen in the film Aliens. Bishop > 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 > 9. Which administrative region of Italy has Milan as its capital? Calabria > 10. What is the theme? chess -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| swp <stephen.w.perry@gmail.com>: Apr 23 05:06PM -0700 Government sources indicate that nine people have been confirmed dead and 16 others injured after being hit by the white van near Yonge St and Finch Ave E. The driver of the van has been arrested. Subway service on Line 1 remains suspended between Sheppard and Finch as police respond. Yonge Street is closed in the area as well. Several days of disruptions are expected in the area as the police investigation is ongoing. There are no indications of the motivation of the driver. |
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