- QFTCIWSS Game 1, Rounds 9-10: dollars and Ottawa - 2 Updates
- QFTCIWSS Game 1, Rounds 7-8: boy bands and fantasies - 2 Updates
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jul 25 11:55PM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2018-05-14, 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 What She Said 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 2018-07-16 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)". ** Game 1, Round 9 - Geography - Which Dollar? Over 20 countries refer to their currency as "the dollar". For each one we name, give the number of the corresponding illustration on the handout at: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/1-9/doll.jpg 1. Australia. 2. Liberia. 3. Taiwan. 4. Hong Kong. 5. Singapore. 6. Jamaica. 7. Namibia. 8. New Zealand. 9. Brunei. 10. Fiji. So there were 8 decoys, not all of which are countries. Decode the rot13 if you'd like to see their names and identify their currencies for fun, but for no points. 11. Orezhqn. 12. Fhevanzr. 13. Onunznf. 14. Oryvmr. 15. Gevavqnq & Gbontb. 16. Thlnan. 17. Pnlzna Vf. 18. Fbybzba Vf. ** Game 1, Round 10 - Challenge Round - Boring Bytown? We Think Not! * A. City-Building A1. In what year, within 3, was the town of Bytown incorporated as the City of Ottawa? A2. Bytown was itself built upon an earlier farming village. What was it called? * B. Ottawa Senators B1. Name the year, within 1, when NHL hockey returned to Ottawa after a 60-year lapse in the form of the new Ottawa Senators. B2. The new Senators won their first game 5-3 -- over which team? Either city or team name will do provided that it's unambiguous. * C. Ottawa Water C1. Ottawa sits at the confluence of three rivers. Name *all three*. (If you give two guesses, please keep them clear by giving the full list of three names each time.) C2. Please decode the rot13 only after you have finished with the previous question. In winter, parts of the Rideau Canal become one of the longest skating trails in the world. How long is it, within 25% of the true answer? * D. Ottawa on the Screen D1. This Ottawa-born actor is the voice of Hiccup in the "How to Train Your Dragon" franchise, and also starred in Judd Apatow's series "Undeclared". Who is he? D2. This comic actor was born in Ottawa on Canada Day, and his dad was a policy advisor to Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. He won his first Emmy for writing on the long-running show with which he is most associated. * E. Ottawa on the Page E1. This Ottawa-born broadcaster, despite never having actually published a book, is synonymous with Canadian books and writers. Who? E2. This Ottawa-born writer spent many years of her childhood in northern Canada on her entomologist father's research trips, and her early work is very much connected with the North. She is also known as an inventor. Who? * F. Ottawa on the Airwaves F1. Born in 1974 into a military family, this artist hit big with her third record, which went on to sell over 33,000,000 copies. Rolling Stone dubbed her the "Queen of Alt-Rock Angst". Who? F2. Inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame last year, this Ottawa native has been called "a latter-day wandering minstrel" for the passion and politics he brings to his music. Who? -- Mark Brader | "Design an idiot-proof system, and the universe Toronto | will spontaneously evolve a higher grade of idiot msb@vex.net | that is able to circumvent it." My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jul 26 10:03AM +0200 > the handout at: > http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/1-9/doll.jpg > 1. Australia. 7 > 2. Liberia. 1 > 3. Taiwan. 18 > 4. Hong Kong. 3 > 5. Singapore. 5 > 6. Jamaica. 6 > 7. Namibia. 13 > 8. New Zealand. 2 > 9. Brunei. 9 > 10. Fiji. 11 > 12. Fhevanzr. 8 |
| Jason Kreitzer <jk71875@gmail.com>: Jul 25 03:16PM -0700 On Monday, July 23, 2018 at 1:39:18 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote: > first names -- so that's what we'll give you, and you just have > to name the band in each case. > 1. Jordan, Jonathan, Joey, Donnie, Danny. New Kids on the Block > 2. A.J., Brian, Nick, Kevin, Howie. Backstreet Boys > 3. Isaac, Taylor, Zac. Hanson > 4. Nicholas, Paul, Joe. Jonas Brothers > 5. Nicky, Kian, Mark, Shane. > 6. Ricky, Michael, Ronnie, Bobby, Ralph. New Edition > 8. Gary, Howard, Robbie, Jason, Mark. > 9. Nick, Justin, Drew, Jeff. > 10. Justin, Joey, Lance, Chris, J.C. N-Sync > 2. The "Stormlight Archive". > 3. "His Dark Materials". > 4. "Discworld". Terry Platchett? |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jul 25 11:51PM -0500 Mark Brader: > first names -- so that's what we'll give you, and you just have > to name the band in each case. > 1. Jordan, Jonathan, Joey, Donnie, Danny. New Kids on the Block. 4 for Peter, Joshua, and Jason. > 2. A.J., Brian, Nick, Kevin, Howie. Backstreet Boys. 4 for Joshua and Jason. > 3. Isaac, Taylor, Zac. Hanson. 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Joshua, and Jason. > 4. Nicholas, Paul, Joe. Jonas Brothers. 4 for Joshua, Pete, and Jason. > 5. Nicky, Kian, Mark, Shane. Westlife. 4 for Peter. > 6. Ricky, Michael, Ronnie, Bobby, Ralph. New Edition. 4 for Joshua and Jason. > 7. Niall, Harry, Louis, Liam, Zayn. One Direction. 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Joshua, and Calvin. > 8. Gary, Howard, Robbie, Jason, Mark. Take That. 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Joshua, and Calvin. > 9. Nick, Justin, Drew, Jeff. 98°. > 10. Justin, Joey, Lance, Chris, J.C. *Nsync. 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Joshua, and Jason. > * Game 1, Round 8 - Literature - Fantasy Series > In each case we'll give you the name of a *series* that may be > classified as fantasy, and you name the novelist who wrote it. There aren't many people into F&SF in our league. This was the hardest round in the original game. > 1. The "Kingkiller Chronicles". Patrick Rothfuss. 4 for Peter and Dan Blum. > 2. The "Stormlight Archive". Brandon Sanderson. 4 for Peter and Dan Blum. > 3. "His Dark Materials". Philip Pullman. 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. > 4. "Discworld". Terry Pratchett. 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Jason. > 5. The "Shannara Chronicles". Terry Brooks. 4 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque. > 6. The "Earthsea Cycle". Ursula K. Le Guin. 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. > 7. The "Fionavar Tapestry". Guy Gavriel Kay. 4 for Dan Blum. > 8. "The Wheel of Time". Robert Jordan (and, as Peter noted, Brandon Sanderson, who completed the last volumes after Jordan died). 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque. > 9. The "Belgariad". David and Leigh Eddings. The surname was sufficient. 4 for Peter and Dan Blum. > 10. The "Chronicles of Amber". Roger Zelazny. 4 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 1 ROUNDS-> 2 3 5 6 7 8 BEST TOPICS-> Geo His Spo Sci Ent Lit FOUR Joshua Kreitzer 17 4 24 28 32 12 101 Dan Blum 11 16 0 20 16 40 92 Jason Kreitzer -- -- 36 8 24 4 72 Dan Tilque 0 12 0 28 0 24 64 Peter Smyth -- -- -- -- 24 28 52 Pete Gayde 11 8 0 12 4 0 35 Bruce Bowler -- -- 0 32 -- -- 32 "Calvin" -- -- 0 8 8 4 20 Erland Sommarskog 4 0 -- -- -- -- 4 -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "If each hand had an extra digit, we'd probably be msb@vex.net | planning for a 144-year flood." --Mark Monmonier My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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