- QFTCIBP Final, Round 2 - History - 6 Updates
- QFTCIBP Game 10, Rounds 9-10 answers: old insults, challenge - 1 Update
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 22 06:56AM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2018-04-03, 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*)". ** Final, Round 2 - History * Getting an A in Ancient History So you're in the finals. Congratulations. But can you get a A in this ancient-history triple? 1. Which Greek philosopher founded the Peripatetic school in the Lyceum, circa 334 BC? 2. Which Greek mathematician is said to have taken to the streets of Syracuse shouting "Eureka"? 3. According to Greek mythology, who was the leader of the united Greek army in the Trojan War? * Historical Last Words Name the person who reportedly spoke these last words. (Not necessarily in English.) 4. "To the strongest!" -- when he was asked who his empire should go to after his death. 5. "I have not told half of what I saw" -- in 1324. 6. "I have offended God and mankind because my work did not reach the quality it should have" -- in 1519. * Famous Animals in History 7. What is the name of the famous lion from the Kabul Zoo that was given to the zoo by West Germany in 1978, survived a grenade attack in 1996, and died in 2002? 8. In the late 1920s, a hippopotamus in South Africa gained fame for undertaking a 1,000-mile (1,600 km) journey across the country. Despite a ban on hunting her, she was killed by hunters in 1931. Her body was recovered and is on display in the Amathole Museum in King William's Town. Name that hippo. 9. What was the name of the dog that reportedly returned to the same bus stop in Italy every day for 14 years after his owner Carlo Soriani was killed in World War II? * This Day in History Name these events that happened on April 3. 10. In 2016, the first news stories about a leak of legal documents revealing information on 214,488 offshore companies were published, along with 150 of the documents themselves. What collective name is used for this leaked information? 11. In 1968, who delivered what is known as the "I've Been to the Mountaintop" speech? 12. In 1043, who was crowned King of England? He ruled until his death in 1066. (His first name is sufficiently specific *only* if there was only one king of England by that name.) * Embalmed Dictators Many dictators prefer to be revered in both life and death. To this day, there are six late dictators that the public can visit to pay their respects. 13. Name the dictator you can visit in Red Square. He used to have a compatriot beside him, but that was only for 8 years or so. 14. Name the dictator you can visit in Ba Dinh Square. 15. Name the dictator you can visit in the mausoleum located in a square that was the site of a major protest and massacre in 1989. 16. If you want to show off, for fun but for no points, name the other three. Try to see them all! Hint: Two are in the same country. -- Mark Brader "So the American government went to IBM Toronto to come up with a data encryption standard msb@vex.net and they came up with...?" "EBCDIC!" My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jun 22 01:57PM > * Getting an A in Ancient History > 1. Which Greek philosopher founded the Peripatetic school in the > Lyceum, circa 334 BC? Aristotle > 2. Which Greek mathematician is said to have taken to the streets > of Syracuse shouting "Eureka"? Archimedes > 3. According to Greek mythology, who was the leader of the united > Greek army in the Trojan War? Agamemnon > * Historical Last Words > 4. "To the strongest!" -- when he was asked who his empire should > go to after his death. Charlemagne > 5. "I have not told half of what I saw" -- in 1324. Marco Polo > 6. "I have offended God and mankind because my work did not reach > the quality it should have" -- in 1519. Leonardo da Vinci > * This Day in History > 11. In 1968, who delivered what is known as the "I've Been to the > Mountaintop" speech? Martin Luther King Jr. > 12. In 1043, who was crowned King of England? He ruled until his > death in 1066. (His first name is sufficiently specific *only* > if there was only one king of England by that name.) Harold II > * Embalmed Dictators > 13. Name the dictator you can visit in Red Square. He used to have > a compatriot beside him, but that was only for 8 years or so. Lenin > 14. Name the dictator you can visit in Ba Dinh Square. Ho Chi Minh > 15. Name the dictator you can visit in the mausoleum located in a > square that was the site of a major protest and massacre in 1989. Mao Tse-tung -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jun 22 07:38PM +0200 > 1. Which Greek philosopher founded the Peripatetic school in the > Lyceum, circa 334 BC? Aristotle > 2. Which Greek mathematician is said to have taken to the streets > of Syracuse shouting "Eureka"? Archimede > 3. According to Greek mythology, who was the leader of the united > Greek army in the Trojan War? Odyssues > 4. "To the strongest!" -- when he was asked who his empire should > go to after his death. Given the principle, I cast my vote for Sultan Murad(?) killed in the battle of Kosovo in 1389. (One of his sons killed his brother to sort out the dynastic issue, and the principcle that the most able son would take over was established for the Ottoman Empire.) > 5. "I have not told half of what I saw" -- in 1324. > 6. "I have offended God and mankind because my work did not reach > the quality it should have" -- in 1519. Michelangelo > revealing information on 214,488 offshore companies were > published, along with 150 of the documents themselves. > What collective name is used for this leaked information? Panama papers > 12. In 1043, who was crowned King of England? He ruled until his > death in 1066. (His first name is sufficiently specific *only* > if there was only one king of England by that name.) Knuth > 13. Name the dictator you can visit in Red Square. He used to have > a compatriot beside him, but that was only for 8 years or so. Vladimir Lenin > 14. Name the dictator you can visit in Ba Dinh Square. Ho Chi Minh > 15. Name the dictator you can visit in the mausoleum located in a > square that was the site of a major protest and massacre in 1989. Mao Tse-Dong > 16. If you want to show off, for fun but for no points, name > the other three. Try to see them all! Hint: Two are in the > same country. Kemal Atatürk is one of them. I guess with the current development, there be two in that country some 20-30 years from now. The other two? Kim Il-Sung and his son are likely bets. |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jun 22 11:53AM -0700 Mark Brader wrote: > in this ancient-history triple? > 1. Which Greek philosopher founded the Peripatetic school in the > Lyceum, circa 334 BC? Aristotle > 2. Which Greek mathematician is said to have taken to the streets > of Syracuse shouting "Eureka"? Achimedes > 3. According to Greek mythology, who was the leader of the united > Greek army in the Trojan War? Agamemnon > (Not necessarily in English.) > 4. "To the strongest!" -- when he was asked who his empire should > go to after his death. Alexander the Great > 5. "I have not told half of what I saw" -- in 1324. > 6. "I have offended God and mankind because my work did not reach > the quality it should have" -- in 1519. Erasmus > What collective name is used for this leaked information? > 11. In 1968, who delivered what is known as the "I've Been to the > Mountaintop" speech? Martin Luther King Jr > 12. In 1043, who was crowned King of England? He ruled until his > death in 1066. (His first name is sufficiently specific *only* > if there was only one king of England by that name.) Harold Godwinson > visit to pay their respects. > 13. Name the dictator you can visit in Red Square. He used to have > a compatriot beside him, but that was only for 8 years or so. Lenin > 14. Name the dictator you can visit in Ba Dinh Square. Ho Chi Minh > 15. Name the dictator you can visit in the mausoleum located in a > square that was the site of a major protest and massacre in 1989. Mao -- Dan Tilque |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Jun 22 09:13PM Mark Brader wrote: > Lyceum, circa 334 BC? > 2. Which Greek mathematician is said to have taken to the streets > of Syracuse shouting "Eureka"? Archimedes > 3. According to Greek mythology, who was the leader of the united > Greek army in the Trojan War? Odysseus > (Not necessarily in English.) > 4. "To the strongest!" -- when he was asked who his empire should > go to after his death. Alexander the Great > 5. "I have not told half of what I saw" -- in 1324. > 6. "I have offended God and mankind because my work did not reach > the quality it should have" -- in 1519. Leonardo da Vinci > revealing information on 214,488 offshore companies were > published, along with 150 of the documents themselves. > What collective name is used for this leaked information? Panama Papers > 11. In 1968, who delivered what is known as the "I've Been to the > Mountaintop" speech? Martin Luther King > 12. In 1043, who was crowned King of England? He ruled until his > death in 1066. (His first name is sufficiently specific only > if there was only one king of England by that name.) Edward the Confessor > visit to pay their respects. > 13. Name the dictator you can visit in Red Square. He used to have > a compatriot beside him, but that was only for 8 years or so. Lenin > 14. Name the dictator you can visit in Ba Dinh Square. Ho Chi Minh > 15. Name the dictator you can visit in the mausoleum located in a > square that was the site of a major protest and massacre in 1989. Mao > 16. If you want to show off, for fun but for no points, name > the other three. Try to see them all! Hint: Two are in the > same country. Kim Jong-Il, Kim Il-Sung Peter Smyth |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Jun 23 12:34AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:w6ydnVXBLKJrfrHGnZ2dnUU7- > in this ancient-history triple? > 1. Which Greek philosopher founded the Peripatetic school in the > Lyceum, circa 334 BC? Aristotle > 2. Which Greek mathematician is said to have taken to the streets > of Syracuse shouting "Eureka"? Archimedes > 3. According to Greek mythology, who was the leader of the united > Greek army in the Trojan War? Achilles > (Not necessarily in English.) > 4. "To the strongest!" -- when he was asked who his empire should > go to after his death. Alexander the Great > 5. "I have not told half of what I saw" -- in 1324. Marco Polo > 6. "I have offended God and mankind because my work did not reach > the quality it should have" -- in 1519. Leonardo da Vinci > revealing information on 214,488 offshore companies were > published, along with 150 of the documents themselves. > What collective name is used for this leaked information? Panama Papers > 11. In 1968, who delivered what is known as the "I've Been to the > Mountaintop" speech? Martin Luther King Jr. > 12. In 1043, who was crowned King of England? He ruled until his > death in 1066. (His first name is sufficiently specific *only* > if there was only one king of England by that name.) Harald Godwinson > * Embalmed Dictators > 13. Name the dictator you can visit in Red Square. He used to have > a compatriot beside him, but that was only for 8 years or so. Lenin > 14. Name the dictator you can visit in Ba Dinh Square. Ho Chi Minh > 15. Name the dictator you can visit in the mausoleum located in a > square that was the site of a major protest and massacre in 1989. Mao Zedong -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 22 06:54AM -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 10 is over and DAN BLUM WINS! Hearty congratulations! > not us. Many of these terms come from the 1811 "Dictionary in the > Vulgar Tongue", by Francis Grose. We'll give you the definition, > and you pick the corresponding insult. In the original game, this was the easiest round of the entire season. > | Mollisher | Wandought > 1. A toothless beggar. (Derived from the name of a stock character > in medieval theatrical farces.) Mumblecrust. 4 for Dan Tilque and Jason. 3 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Pete. > 2. Someone who's clumsy and heavy of foot. Stampcrab. 4 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque. 3 for Joshua. 2 for Pete. > 3. In Victorian England, the lover of a villain or gangster. Mollisher. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Jason. 3 for Pete. 2 for Joshua. > 4. An adulterer. Bedswerver. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque. > | Hedge-creeper | Whiffle-whaffle > 5. Noted in 1594 as a term for a lazy slacker. Literally somebody > who seems to spend all day in bed. Loiter-sack. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Jason. > 6. In the late 19th century, it applied to an amateur or part-time > prostitute. Dolly-mop. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Jason. 3 for Joshua. 2 for Pete. > 7. A married man that keeps a mistress, whom he visits only at > night, for fear of discovery. Dark Cully. 4 for Dan Blum. 2 for Joshua. > 8. Someone who turns up uninvited at a meal or party and expects > to be fed. Smell-feast. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Jason. > 9. An 1800s term for a prostitute who worked in the countryside. Hedge-creeper. 4 for Dan Blum. 2 for Joshua and Pete. > 10. Someone who not only talks a lot, but who seems to constantly > swear. Muck-spout. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Pete. Sorry, I don't have definitions of the other insults. You'll have to look them up in your own copies of Grose. > * A. Corporate Headquarters > In each case, in what city does the company have its headquarters? > A1. Proctor & Gamble. Cincinnati OH. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Pete. 3 for Dan Blum. > A2. General Electric. Boston MA. 4 for Joshua. > B1. One of the headlining shows this year is a Meredith Willson > musical about a fraudulent salesman who comes to River City. > Name that musical. "The Music Man". 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Jason, and Pete. > B2. This summer's headlining Shakespeare production casts Martha > Henry in the lead role, which is traditionally given to > a man. In what play? "The Tempest". > C1. Mechanical dials and gauges are arrayed across a yellow > background. A metal label includes the album title and > the words "Manufactured by THE TRAGICALLY HIP". "Phantom Power". See: http://www.beautifulsongoftheweek.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/tragically-hip.jpg > decay and rebirth". The final artwork was created using > a Canon color photocopier and the cover consists of 30 > segmented photocopied images pasted together. "Fully Completely". See: http://i.pinimg.com/originals/37/16/5b/37165b110c8799554dbd63f130ab3292.jpg > * D. The 2014 Oscar Selfie > How memorable was that selfie? Let's find out. See: http://dujye7n3e5wjl.cloudfront.net/photographs/1920-wide/time-100-influential-photos-ellen-degeneres-oscars-selfie-100.jpg > not take it herself. So who did? He's prominently featured > in the foreground, of course, his head a little bigger than > everyone else's. Bradley Cooper. > He's seen to the viewer's right, partially blocking > Angelina Jolie. Give the surname he shares with his more > famous sister. N'yong'o. (In full, from left to right in the front the picture shows: Jared Leto, Jennifer Lawrence, Meryl Streep, Ellen DeGeneres, Bradley Cooper, Peter N'yong'o. And in the back: Channing Tatum, Julia Roberts, Kevin Spacey, Brad Pitt, Lupita N'yong'o, Angelina Jolie.) 4 for Dan Blum. > E1. In 1985, what Washington DC quarterback's career ended > with a compound fracture of the tibia suffered from a tackle > by Lawrence Taylor? Joe Theismann. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Pete. > Tuttle? According to reports, the excessive amount of blood > caused three players to vomit on the ice, eleven fans to > faint, and two more to suffer heart attacks. Clint Malarchuk. If you can stomach it, here's a photo taken seconds after the accident: http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/03/21/21/26E0B31400000578-0-image-a-89_1426971826972.jpg Nobody died, and Malarchuk was back in action 10 days later. But the accident nearly cost him his life on two *more* occasions: he got post-traumatic stress disorder and twice attempted suicide. > F1. What former coal-burning generating station, whose smoke- > stacks were demolished last month, is to be converted to > a solar farm in the future? Nanticoke. > F2. Ontario Power Generation has only one wind turbine generating > electricity. It is located on the same site as another, > larger generating station. What other station? Pickering (nuclear power plant). Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 10 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 BEST TOPICS-> Lit Geo Mis Aud Sci Ent Can His Cha SEVEN Dan Blum 36 32 36 16 24 16 0 39 15 199 Joshua Kreitzer 32 32 4 39 15 32 0 27 16 193 Dan Tilque 12 28 31 0 12 4 0 32 4 123 Jason Kreitzer 12 12 0 40 4 20 0 20 4 112 Pete Gayde 16 24 2 0 4 12 6 16 12 90 Peter Smyth 12 30 0 24 20 4 0 -- -- 90 "Calvin" 16 19 7 12 0 4 4 -- -- 62 Erland Sommarskog 0 32 8 0 8 -- -- -- -- 48 -- Mark Brader "When laws are outlawed, only outlaws will have laws." Toronto, msb@vex.net -- Diane Holt My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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