| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 03 12:15AM -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 7 - Literature - Spy Novelists In each case, name the author. 1. English, born 1908. Wrote "Thunderball", "Moonraker", "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang". 2. English, born 1931. Wrote "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy", "The Little Drummer Girl". 3. English, born 1929. Wrote "The IPCRESS File", "Twinkle Twinkle Little Spy", "Billion-Dollar Brain", "Spy Story". 4. Scottish, born 1875, 15th Governor-General of Canada. Wrote "The 39 Steps", "Greenmantle", "Sick Heart River". 5. Hungarian-born Brit, born 1865. Wrote the "Scarlet Pimpernel" series, "Lady Molly of Scotland Yard", "The Old Man in the Corner". 6. English, born 1938. Wrote "The Dogs of War", "Day of the Jackal", "the Fourth Protocol", "The Odessa File". 7. Welsh, born 1949. Wrote "The Pillars of the Earth", "Fall of Giants", "Key to Rebecca", "Lie Down with Lions". 8. American, born 1927. Wrote "The Chancellor Manuscript", "The Aquitane Progression", "The Sigma Protocol", "The Bourne Identity". 9. American, born 1947. Wrote "Rainbow Six", "Splinter Cell", "Politika", "Clear and Present Danger". 10. English, born 1904. Wrote "The Quiet American", "The Third Man", "Our Man in Havana". * Game 4, Round 8 - Science - The Science of Light Answer these questions about the science of light. 1. Within 10%, what is the speed of light in a vacuum? 2. What scientist is credited with first discovering that light is composed of multiple colors by refracting it through a prism? 3. What type of "light" is between ultraviolet and gamma rays on the electromagnetic spectrum? 4. What type of "light" is between infrared and radio waves on the electromagnetic spectrum (although it may be considered to overlap one of them)? 5. What scientist first showed evidence for the wave nature of light through his double-slit experiment in 1801? 6. What is the Latin term for the area of partial shadow due to a light source (e.g. a star) being partially obscured? 7. Fiber optics is based on the principle that light will not pass out of a medium if the angle of incidence at the boundary is below a critical angle. Instead it remains in the medium and thus can pass along the length of the fiber. What is the name for this effect? 8. Modern electric lights are sold in various "color temperatures" identified by labels such as soft white, cool white or daylight. Color temperature is also measured numerically on a scale from about 1,000 to about 10,000 -- of what units? 9. LEDs are the basis for many modern light bulbs and screens. What does "LED" stand for? 10. What is the term used to describe the change in direction of light caused by collisions with particles such as dust? This effect explains why the sky is blue. -- Mark Brader | "The closest I can get to describing her is to compare Toronto | the feeling one gets from picking up a ten-card suit..." msb@vex.net | --Zia Mahmood My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Jason Kreitzer <jk71875@gmail.com>: Apr 02 05:51PM -0700 On Saturday, March 31, 2018 at 3:59:12 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote: > 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? Jordan? > 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). The Archies > 2. "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)" (1965). The Temptations > 3. "Sugar and Spice" (1963). > 4. "Lips Like Sugar" (1987). Echo and the Bunnymen > 5. "Sugar Mountain" (1969 (demo version 1965)). Neil Young > 6. "Sugar" (1939). > 7. "Sugar" (2014). > 8. "No Sugar Tonight (New Mother Nature)" (1970). The Guess Who > 9. "A Spoonful Of Sugar" (1964). Julie Andrews > 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. Buddhism > 2. (30,000,000+) They are known as students or disciples of > the Guru. Hindus > 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. Judaism > 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. Taoism |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 03 12:13AM -0500 Mark Brader: > 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. Donald Oliver. And as for the round, it was the hardest one in the original game, and the 4th-hardest of the entire season. > 1968-06-25? In 1985, he also became the first member of a > visible minority to be appointed as Lieutenant-Governor of > Ontario. Lincoln Alexander. > 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? Birchtown. > 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. Richard Pierpoint. > 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.) 1790s. > 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? "Jordan". 4 for Dan, Joshua, Pete, and Jason. > 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. Sir George Williams U. > 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. Mathieu Da Costa. > of his homestead near Brooks, 185 km southeast of Calgary. > What is he credited with *introducing* to the future province? > Be sufficiently specific. Longhorn cattle. > 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? Nova Scotia. > 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). The Archies. 4 for Joshua, Pete, Marc, and Jason. > 2. "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)" (1965). The Four Tops. 4 for Joshua, Pete, and Marc. > 3. "Sugar and Spice" (1963). The Searchers. 4 for Marc. > 4. "Lips Like Sugar" (1987). Echo & the Bunnymen. 4 for Jason. > 5. "Sugar Mountain" (1969 (demo version 1965)). Neil Young. 4 for Marc and Jason. > 6. "Sugar" (1939). Billie Holiday. 4 for Marc. (Not spelled "Holliday". Perhaps Marc had actress Judy in mind.) > 7. "Sugar" (2014). Maroon 5. > 8. "No Sugar Tonight (New Mother Nature)" (1970). The Guess Who. (Not the Who). 4 for Joshua, Pete, Marc, and Jason. > 9. "A Spoonful Of Sugar" (1964). Julie Andrews. 4 for everyone -- Dan, Joshua, Pete, Marc, and Jason. > 10. "Sugar Shack" (1963). Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs (either part was sufficient). 4 for Joshua and Marc. > 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. Buddhism. 4 for everyone. > 2. (30,000,000+) They are known as students or disciples of > the Guru. Sikhism. 4 for Dan, Joshua, and Pete. > 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. Judaism. 4 for everyone. > 4. (7,000,000+) With a belief in the need for world government, > it has consultative status with a number of UN bodies. Baha'i. 4 for Dan and Joshua. > 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. Jainism. 4 for Dan and Joshua. > 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. Shinto. 4 for Dan. > 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. Caodaism. > 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. Zoroastrianism. 4 for Dan. > 9. (80,000,000+) This religion is banned in its home country and > has three central tenets: truthfulness, compassion, and > forbearance. Falun Gong. 4 for Joshua. > 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. Taoism (Daoism). 4 for Dan, Joshua, Marc, and Jason. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 4 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 5 6 BEST TOPICS-> Spo Ent Can Aud Mis THREE Dan Blum 12 28 4 4 32 72 Joshua Kreitzer 10 20 4 20 28 68 Marc Dashevsky 8 0 0 32 12 52 Bruce Bowler 36 4 -- -- -- 40 Jason Kreitzer -- -- 4 20 12 36 Pete Gayde 8 4 4 16 12 36 Dan Tilque 12 8 -- -- -- 20 Peter Smyth 0 20 -- -- -- 20 -- Mark Brader | "...i will have hideous nightmares involving huge Toronto | monsters in academic robes carrying long bloody msb@vex.net | butcher knives labelled Excerpt, Selection, | Passage and Abridged." -- Helene Hanff My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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