- QFTCIWSS Game 2, Rounds 9-10: Ikea, Round X - 2 Updates
- QFTCIWSS Game 2, Rounds 7-8: AKA, Olympic events?!? - 2 Updates
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Aug 07 11:25PM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2018-05-28, 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 2, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - Ikea Products We describe the Ikea product and you give us its model name, from the following handout list: | Bestå Burs | Kallax | Ordning | Choklad Mörk | Kastrell | Pax | Dokument | Klunka | Poäng | Fado | Lisabo | Skubb | Förslutas | Luröy | Snäpp | Grönsakskaka | Månviva | Tvärs | Hampen | Myrbacka 1. Pedal garbage bin. 2. Square bookshelf. 3. Wardrobe system. 4. Latex mattress. 5. Armchair. 6. Letter tray. 7. Standable laundry bag. 8. Frozen vegetable medallions. 9. Foldable storage boxes. 10. High-pile rug. And if you'd like to identify the decoys, for fun but for no points, please decode the rot13: 11. Zrzbel-sbnz cvyybj. 12. Gnoyr ynzc. 13. Cbgf naq cnaf. 14. Fynggrq orq onfr. 15. Qnex pubpbyngr one. 16. Genfu ontf. 17. Gnoyr ynzc. 18. Qrfx. 19. Jbex gnoyr. 20. Xvgpura fgbentr npprffbevrf. ** Game 2, Round 10 - Challenge Round - X Marks the Spot Every week we have A through F, but never an X. Time to rectify this oversight! * A. Literature - The X-Men These mutant heroes have been some of the most popular in comics for over 50 years. A1. Which villain did the X-Men fight in their very first issue, in 1963? A2. The X-Men are traditionally headquartered at a private school run by Charles Xavier, which is secretly intended to train young mutants to be superheroes. In what *county* of New York state is the school located? * B. Entertainment - X-Rated Movies No, not porn. B1. What is the only X-rated film to win Best Picture at the Academy Awards? B2. What 1972 film was the first animated film to earn an X rating? * C. Sports - The X Games C1. Within 1 year, in what year were the inaugural X Games held? C2. Since 2002, the Winter X Games have been held at the same location every year. Where is it? Name the city. * D. History - Kings X D1. Christian X of Denmark, who ruled 1912-47, was also the *only* king to rule over which other country? D2. Louis X, who reigned 1314-16, was King of France and which other country, which is now in Spain? * E. Science - X-Rays You won't see through these questions. E1. X-rays are generally agreed to have been discovered by this person, who also invented the term "X-rays", and whose name is also used as in alternate name for them. E2. Because X-ray photons carry enough energy to liberate electrons from their atoms or molecules, X-rays are considered to be a form of what type of radiation? * F. Miscellaneous - X Beers F1. In what country is a beer named XXXX ["four X"] brewed? F2. Molson XXX ["triple X"] is the strongest beer brewed by Molson. Within 0.1 percentage points, what is its alcohol content by volume? -- Mark Brader "Men are animals." Toronto "What are women? Plants, birds, fish?" msb@vex.net -- Spider Robinson, "Night of Power" My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Aug 08 04:34AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:PaednbxNGsBe7ffGnZ2dnUU7- > We describe the Ikea product and you give us its model name, > from the following handout list: > 1. Pedal garbage bin. Hampen > 2. Square bookshelf. Kallax; Kastrell > 3. Wardrobe system. Klunka; Lisabo > 4. Latex mattress. Luröy; Månviva > 5. Armchair. Myrbacka; Ordning > 6. Letter tray. Dokument > 7. Standable laundry bag. Pax; Poäng > 8. Frozen vegetable medallions. Grönsakskaka > 9. Foldable storage boxes. Tvärs; Bestå Burs > 10. High-pile rug. Förslutas; Fado > for over 50 years. > A1. Which villain did the X-Men fight in their very first issue, > in 1963? Magneto > school run by Charles Xavier, which is secretly intended > to train young mutants to be superheroes. In what *county* > of New York state is the school located? Westchester; Rockland > No, not porn. > B1. What is the only X-rated film to win Best Picture at the > Academy Awards? "Midnight Cowboy" > B2. What 1972 film was the first animated film to earn an > X rating? "Fritz the Cat" > * C. Sports - The X Games > C1. Within 1 year, in what year were the inaugural X Games held? 1991 > * D. History - Kings X > D1. Christian X of Denmark, who ruled 1912-47, was also the > *only* king to rule over which other country? Iceland > D2. Louis X, who reigned 1314-16, was King of France and which > other country, which is now in Spain? Catalonia; Aragon > E1. X-rays are generally agreed to have been discovered by this > person, who also invented the term "X-rays", and whose name > is also used as in alternate name for them. Roentgen > E2. Because X-ray photons carry enough energy to liberate > electrons from their atoms or molecules, X-rays are > considered to be a form of what type of radiation? gamma rays > * F. Miscellaneous - X Beers > F1. In what country is a beer named XXXX ["four X"] brewed? Australia > F2. Molson XXX ["triple X"] is the strongest beer brewed > by Molson. Within 0.1 percentage points, what is its > alcohol content by volume? 8.5%; 8.0% -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Aug 06 06:50PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:-aSdnbDq7es1z_vGnZ2dnUU7- > 1. Robyn Fenty. > 2. Ashley Frangipane is better known by this anagram of her > first name. And she's "Bad at Love". Halsey > 3. Stefani Germanotta, born in 1986 in NYC. Gwen Stefani > 4. Armando Perez. He sees himself as as tenacious and persistent > as this dog. Pitbull > 1. At the 1912 Olympics, there were variants of three field events: > javelin, discus, and shot put. How did they all differ from > the usual version? Contestants had to stand still > cycling events? > 3. Which sport, commonly thought of as Canadian, was a part of 5 > summer Olympics either officially or as a demonstration sport? Lacrosse > deer". What did the contestants shoot at? > 7. Pelota has been an Olympic event in four Games. In which > country did pelota originate? Spain > 8. Roque ["roak"] was an event at the 1904 Olympics. It's a > hard-court variant of which genteel grass-court "sport"? Croquet > 10. Speed skiing was a demonstration sport only once. The event > was marred by the death of a Swiss competitor on the morning > of the Finals. Within 4 years, what year was this? 1992; 2000 Pete Gayde |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Aug 07 11:23PM -0500 Mark Brader: > In each case, we'll give you the artist's real name, and in most > cases a hint, and you give their performing moniker. > 1. Robyn Fenty. Rihanna. 4 for Joshua and Jason. > 2. Ashley Frangipane is better known by this anagram of her > first name. And she's "Bad at Love". Halsey. 4 for Joshua, Pete, and Jason. > 3. Stefani Germanotta, born in 1986 in NYC. Lady Gaga. 4 for Erland, Peter, Dan Blum, Joshua, and Jason. Gwen Stefani sings under her real name. > 4. Armando Perez. He sees himself as as tenacious and persistent > as this dog. Pitbull. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Pete. > in 2005 and said he chose a pseudonym because he felt queasy > releasing it in his own name. He, along with Sarah Harmer, > played the tribute to Gord Downey at this year's Junos. City and Colour. > 6. Lonnie Lynn, Oscar-winner for Best Original Song for "Glory" > from the movie "Selma". Common. 4 for Joshua. > 7. Annie Clark, who's dated Cara Delevingne ["DEL-uh-VEEN"] and > Kristen Stewart. Songs were featured on two of the "Twilight" > movie soundtracks. St. Vincent. 4 for Erland. > 8. Alecia Moore, who's known for performing acrobatics. Pink (or P!nk). 4 for Calvin, Joshua, and Jason. > 9. Peter Hernandez, who doesn't want to be "Locked out of Heaven". Bruno Mars. 4 for Calvin, Joshua, and Jason. > 10. Ben Haggerty, who won Best New Artist Grammy for his debut album > "The Heist". Macklemore. > 1. At the 1912 Olympics, there were variants of three field events: > javelin, discus, and shot put. How did they all differ from > the usual version? Entrants threw two-handed. 4 for Peter. 2 for Calvin. > 2. The 2000 to 2008 Olympics featured a team cycling event called > "madison". What makes madison distinctive from other team > cycling events? It's a sort of relay -- teammates can substitute for each other during the race. 4 for Peter. > 3. Which sport, commonly thought of as Canadian, was a part of 5 > summer Olympics either officially or as a demonstration sport? Lacrosse. 4 for Peter, Joshua, and Pete. > 4. The 1900 Olympics featured a 200 m obstacle swimming race -- > held in what famous Paris locale? The Seine. 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Calvin, and Joshua. > A building where this game was once played now houses a famous > collection of modern art in the Tuileries in Paris. Name the > gallery and you'll name the sport. Jeu de Paume. ("Palm game", because originally there were no rackets.) 4 for Joshua. > 6. From 1908 to 1948, there was a shooting event called "running > deer". What did the contestants shoot at? Deer-shaped targets. 4 for Peter and Dan Blum. > 7. Pelota has been an Olympic event in four Games. In which > country did pelota originate? The expected answer was Spain, but France seems to have at least as good a claim. I'm accepting either one or "the Basque country". 4 for Dan Tilque, Erland, Peter, Joshua, and Pete. > 8. Roque ["roak"] was an event at the 1904 Olympics. It's a > hard-court variant of which genteel grass-court "sport"? Croquet. 4 for Dan Tilque, Erland, Peter, Dan Blum, Calvin, Joshua, and Pete. As you will remember from Game 5, Round 10, of the previous season, croquet itself was also a one-time Olympic sport, in 1900. When I_added a note mentioning roque when posting the answers to that round, I didn't know I was supplying a spoiler for this question! > 9. In 2008 this form of Chinese martial arts, popularized in films > by actor Donnie Yen, was a demonstration event. Name it. Wushu. 3 for Peter. > 10. Speed skiing was a demonstration sport only once. The event > was marred by the death of a Swiss competitor on the morning > of the Finals. Within 4 years, what year was this? 1992 (accepting 1988-96). The man was on a a public course, not the actual Olympic venue, when he crashed into a vehicle. 4 for Peter. 3 for Pete. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 2 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 BEST TOPICS-> Geo His Lit Aud Sci Ent Spo FIVE Joshua Kreitzer 32 39 4 4 15 28 20 134 Dan Blum 20 28 12 0 25 8 12 97 Peter Smyth 24 20 -- -- -- 4 35 83 Pete Gayde 20 4 0 0 12 8 15 59 "Calvin" 8 24 -- -- -- 8 10 50 Dan Tilque 16 20 -- -- -- 0 8 44 Bruce Bowler 24 16 -- -- -- -- -- 40 Jason Kreitzer 12 0 -- -- -- 20 0 32 Erland Sommarskog 4 11 -- -- -- 8 8 31 -- Mark Brader | "Any philosophy that can be put 'in a nutshell' Toronto | belongs there." msb@vex.net | --Sydney J. Harris My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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