| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 16 04:39AM -0500 Mark Brader: These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2018-03-12, 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 8, Round 2 - Canadiana History - Canada on the World Stage Here is a round on Canada's role in global affairs. 1. In 1987, an international "Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer" was agreed to, which has led to the ozone hole over Antarctica slowly recovering. *What Canadian city* is the protocol named for? 2. Canada was an early proponent of the International Criminal Court. What is the name of the *Canadian lawyer* who served as a judge of the ICC from 2003 to 2009 and was the Court's first president? 3. Who was the Canadian Force Commander of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda? 4. Canada isn't involved in many border disputes with other countries. However, both Canada and *what other country* both make claim to Hans Island in the Arctic? 5. Lester B. Pearson won the Nobel Peace Prize largely for his role in resolving *what 1956 event*? 6. Who was the *Canadian foreign-affairs minister* in 1997 at the time of the signing of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction, known informally as the Ottawa Treaty? 7. One of Canada's most controversial peacekeeping missions occurred in 1993. Canadian troops came under fire and two paratroopers beat and tortured a local teenager to death. In *what country* did this mission take place? 8. Until recently, Canada was one of the world's largest exporters of a product now considered dangerous, with the vast majority of the exports going to developing countries where workers didn't always have the training to use it safely. What product? 9. Name the *Canadian lawyer* who is currently the UN Special Representative for International Migration, was previously the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, and was the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda. 10. In 2007, Canada was one of four countries to vote against a UN declaration that 144 countries had supported. In 2016, Canada finally fully adopted this declaration -- on what subject? * Game 8, Round 3 - Entertainment - Movies Set on Planes Two weeks ago we had books set on trains. This week we have movies set on planes -- in each case, give the title. 1. 2012. An airline pilot saves almost all his passengers when his plane malfunctions and he loses control, but an investigation into the accident reveals something troubling. (Starring Denzel Washington, Don Cheadle, and Melissa Leo.) 2. 1996. When terrorists seize control of an airliner, an intelligence analyst accompanies a commando unit for a mid-air boarding operation. (Kurt Russell, Steven Seagal, Halle Berry.) 3. 1980. A man afraid to fly must ensure that a plane lands safely after the pilots become sick. (Robert Stack, Lloyd Bridges, Leslie Nielsen.) 4. 2005. A bereaved woman and her daughter are flying home from Berlin to America. At 30,000 feet, the child vanishes, and nobody will admit she was ever on the plane. (Jodie Foster, Peter Sarsgaard, Sean Bean.) 5. 1997. Hijackers seize the plane carrying the President of the United States and his family, but he -- an ex-soldier -- works from hiding to defeat them. (Harrison Ford, Glenn Close, Gary Oldman.) 6. 1970. A bomber on board an airplane, an airport almost closed by snow, and various personal problems of the people involved. (Burt Lancaster, Dean Martin, George Kennedy.) 7. 1992. An airline security expert must take action when he finds himself trapped on a passenger jet after terrorists seize control of it. (Bruce Greenwood, Tom Sizemore, Wesley Snipes.) 8. 2006. An FBI agent takes on a plane full of deadly, venomous reptiles, deliberately released to kill a witness being flown from Honolulu to Los Angeles to testify against a mob boss. (Samuel L. Jackson, Julianna Margulies, Kenan Thompson.) 9. 2014. An air marshal springs into action during a transatlantic flight after receiving a series of text messages demanding $150,000,000 sent to an offshore account, or someone will die every 20 minutes. (Liam Neeson, Julianne Moore, Lupita Nyong'o.) 10. 1997. About-to-be-paroled former US Ranger Cameron Poe finds himself trapped on a prisoner-transport plane when the other prisoners seize control. (Ving Rhames, John Malkovich, Nicolas Cage.) -- Mark Brader | "In a perfect world, the person of authority responds Toronto | to needs rather than to demands. That's not the way msb@vex.net | the system works, though." --Tony Cooper My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: May 16 12:40PM +0200 > 4. Canada isn't involved in many border disputes with other > countries. However, both Canada and *what other country* > both make claim to Hans Island in the Arctic? Denmark > 5. Lester B. Pearson won the Nobel Peace Prize largely for his > role in resolving *what 1956 event*? The Suez Crisis > in 1993. Canadian troops came under fire and two paratroopers > beat and tortured a local teenager to death. In *what country* > did this mission take place? Bosnia > reptiles, deliberately released to kill a witness being flown > from Honolulu to Los Angeles to testify against a mob boss. > (Samuel L. Jackson, Julianna Margulies, Kenan Thompson.) Snakes on a Plane |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 16 04:38AM -0500 Mark Brader: > These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2018-03-05, > and should be interpreted accordingly.... I will reveal the > correct answers in about 3 days. Well, 4 is about 3, isn't it? Sorry about the delay, which was due to carelessness. > For further information see my 2017-09-25 companion posting on > "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)". Game 7 is over and the winner is JOSHUA KREITZER. Hearty congratulations! > ** Game 7, Round 9 Canadiana: Toronto film locations > Identify these places in Toronto that were used to film movies. Sadly, nobody even tried to guess on any of these; so this round never happened and scores for Game 7 are based on your best 5 of 7 rounds. > 1. What well-known building on the University of Toronto campus was > used in "Mean Girls" for the Mathletes' championship where Cady, > played by Lindsay Lohan, won the game for her team? Convocation Hall. > 2. What building near King and University hosted a key meeting > between Professor Charles Xavier and Magneto in "X-Men" to > discuss the future of human- and mutant-kind? Roy Thompson Hall. > 3. In "It" (2017), what famous heart-dropping ride at Centreville > featured in the family's slide show? Log flume ride. > 4. In "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World", Scott fights Lucas Lee, one > of his girlfriend's evil ex-boyfriends who is filming a movie > at what Toronto location that is popular for weddings? Casa Loma. > gets a flat tire, Ralphie Parker's Old Man steps out onto a > bridge and famously drops the F-bomb. On what street in the > port lands is this bridge actually located? Cherry St. > 6. In "Police Academy", what bar and music venue near Spadina and > College provided the all-important backdrop to a classic scene > at the fictional Blue Oyster bar? Silver Dollar Room. > the light-up bar to recite a poem to a bunch of trendy drinkers. > What building's interior, now lovingly restored as part of the > Bridgepoint Health complex, was the set for the Cell Block bar? Don Jail (accepting Toronto Jail). > 8. In "Suicide Squad", what famous Toronto street appears in > numerous fight scenes, with glimpses of the Zanzibar and an > Elephant & Castle visible in the background? Yonge St. > recognizable from its distinctive red doors, but its neighbor, > the Eaton Centre, has been digitally removed. What theater > is it? Massey Hall. > 10. "American Psycho"'s creepy business-card scene was filmed > in what real-life office complex, which was designed by Mies > van der Rohe? Toronto-Dominion Centre. > special diet. All bee larvae receive some of this food, > but a queen larva is fed it exclusively. What is this > food called? Royal jelly. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Peter, Dan Blum, and Calvin. > emitting a variety of chemicals. This class of chemicals > are also used for behavioral signaling in other species > as well. What are they called? Pheromones. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Peter, Dan Blum, Erland, and Pete. > B1. Beyoncé began her solo career before the dissolution of > Destiny's Child. Her first solo album was released in 2003. > What was it called? "Dangerously in Love". 4 for Jason. > B2. As a solo artist and member of Destiny's Child, Beyoncé is > the most nominated woman in Grammy Award history with a > total of 62 nominations. Within 1, how many has she *won*? 22 (accepting 21-23). 3 for Calvin. > created. During the 1930s and much of the 1940s, that hero > was possibly the best-known American fictional detective. > Name *either* of the two writers. Frederic Dannay, Manfred Lee. (Or their real names, Daniel Nathan and Emanuel Lepofsky.) 4 for Dan Blum. > "Araminta Station", the "Lyonesse" trilogy, and "The Dragon > Masters". He was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall > of Fame in 2001. Name this author. Jack Vance. 4 for Dan Tilque and Dan Blum. > residences in Scotland. It is also home to the Royal > Lochnagar Distillery. She it typically visits it during > August and September. Name the castle. Balmoral. 4 for Dan Tilque, Peter, and Calvin. > D2. What is the Queen's official residence in Ottawa? Same as the Governor-General's official residence -- Rideau Hall. 4 for Joshua. In the original game this question said "in Canada", not "in Ottawa", and the answer of the Quebec Citadel was accepted on protest. It's easily confirmed online that that's a second official residence of the G-G, but I was not able to confirm for certain whether it is also one for the Queen. I decided to reword the question to duck the issue. > and are unique to Canadian coinage. Dora de Pedery-Hunt > did the first Canadian designed portrait. In what *year* > was it first used, within 2? 1990 (accepting 1988-1992). 3 for Dan Blum. See: http://www.mint.ca/store/mint/learn/faces-of-the-monarch-1100026 > E2. In what year, exactly, did the first of the new plastic > Canadian bills -- or "polymer bank notes", as the Bank of > Canada would have it -- begin circulating? 2011. (They started with the $100; the $50 and later the $20 appeared in 2012, and the $5 and $10 together in 2013.) 3 for Calvin. > * F. Canadiana - Queen's University > F1. Queen's University at Kingston was founded via royal charter > by Queen Victoria. Within 5, in what year was this? 1841 (accepting 1836-46). > F2. That charter was issued by Queen Victoria to which church? Church of Scotland. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 7 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 10 BEST TOPICS-> Spo Sci Ent His Art Geo Cha FIVE Joshua Kreitzer 24 27 36 32 36 8 12 155 Pete Gayde 40 24 28 28 16 19 4 139 Dan Blum 12 36 28 32 20 18 19 135 "Calvin" 0 22 23 27 27 8 14 113 Jason Kreitzer 8 0 24 24 40 0 4 100 Peter Smyth 8 12 20 16 24 0 12 84 Dan Tilque 8 12 8 28 8 16 16 80 Erland Sommarskog 0 23 0 11 16 20 4 74 Bruce Bowler 0 24 16 20 12 0 -- 72 Gareth Owen -- -- -- -- 36 0 -- 36 -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "Winning isn't everything, but not trying to win msb@vex.net | is less than nothing." --Anton van Uitert My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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