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| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Sep 10 01:14PM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2018-06-11, 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 4 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 5, Round 4 - Canadiana Literature - Canadian Literary Prizes Mark Medley recently stirred the CanLit pot by suggesting there were too many literary prizes in Canada, perhaps to make up for lack of advances/sales. Not counting the dozens of categories in the Gov-Gen awards, herewith are 10 pretty rich ones! Where the prize is named after a person, their surname will be a sufficient answer. 1. One of the most generous prizes for poetry in the world, this $65,000 award is presented annually to one international and one Canadian poet. 2. Frequently the launching pad of careers in CanLit, this $10,000 prize was endowed by James Michener, and is presented to the best short story published by an emerging writer in a Canadian literary magazine. 3. Honoring Canadian comic book creators, this award, which seems to only bestow the respect and esteem of your colleagues, is named after the Canadian-born co-creator of Superman. 4. Founded in 2001 and named after Phyllis Gotlieb's first novel, this honors Canadian speculative fiction -- novel, YA, and short story. 5. Named after the late beloved MP from Windsor, this honors the best writing on Canadian political and social issues. 6. One of the newest awards on the scene, and named after the philanthropist who endowed it, this award honors the best Young Adult literature written by an indigenous Canadian. 7. One of the oldest literary awards in Canada, this $10,000 medal has been presented every year since 1947 -- except 1959, when it was deemed there were no worthy entries. No joke! 8. Appropriately named after Toronto's last hangman, this award honors the best in Canadian mysteries. 9. Sponsored by the Ontario government, this $20,000 award honors the best books, in any genre, published in *both* English and French in Ontario. 10. The most lucrative prize for non-fiction in Canada, this award has been sponsored since 2011 by a former Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario. The most recent laureate is Dr. James Maskalyk. * Game 5, Round 5 - Audio - Electronic Music It's another audio round without the audio. Electronic music has been an important part of pop music culture for over forty years, and its foremost stars are some of the most successful acts touring the globe. Here are 10 questions where you'd better get ready for us to drop the bass. And since I won't be providing the audio, I will include the title of each track you would have heard a clip from. 1. This German band are widely considered to be innovators in electronic music, and popularized the use of synthesizers as well as inventing many of the first electronic percussion instruments. They still tour today. [Title: "Das Model".] 2. The surviving members of Joy Division formed this extremely successful band, among the first to merge postpunk and British new wave pop with electronic music. ["Blue Monday".] 3. This electropop duo, especially beloved in queer culture, is the best-selling musical duo in British history. In 2016 Billboard magazine named them the number one dance group since the magazine's inception in 1976. ["Go West".] 4. This electronic rock band have sold over 100,000,000 albums worldwide and have five #1 singles on Billboard's Alternative Top 40. ["Enjoy The Silence".] 5. This rave band, which got its start in the early 90s when they toured with Madonna, is once of the most successful electronica acts of all time, having sold over 30,000,000 albums worldwide. ["Breathe".] 6. His birth name is Norman Quentin Cook, but this 10-time winner of the MTV Video Award for Big Beat Artist is better known by this alias -- and for his video collaborations with Spike Jonze ["Jones"], one of which was the video for this track. ["Praise You".] 7. Born Richard Melville Hall, this artist is known for combining elements of punk, ambient, and house into a pop context, as well as for his duets with Kelis, Public Enemy, and Gwen Stefani. ["Southside".] 8. This French duo have won six Grammys for their funk and disco-influenced house music, but are probably better known for their trademark shiny helmets, which obscure their faces. ["One More Time".] 9. This artist, known for popularizing dubstep, holds the current record for most Grammys won by an electronic dance music artist with eight. ["Bangarang".] 10. Electropop has had a huge resurgence in popularity in recent years, with this successful Glasgow band citing Depeche Mode and the Eurythmics as primary influences. ["The Mother We Share".] * Game 5, Round 6 - History - India Within the next 5 years or so it should be the most populous country in the world, but how about all the years beforehand? Here are 10 questions about the history of India. 1. The earliest civilizations in India included the Dravidian and Aryan peoples and cities such as Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro, which are all lumped together as part of this civilization, one of the oldest in human history. 2. Alexander the Great defeated the armies of the Pauravas civilization in the Battle of the Hydaspes ["hi-DASS-peez"]. Within 40 years, when did that battle occur? 3. This epic poem about a heroic prince, written in the 7th century during the Vedic era of Indian history, was instrumental in the spread of Hinduism across the subcontinent, and remains one of the most important literary and religious works for that religion. 4. Chandragupta Maurya ["MORE-ya"] founded the Mauryan empire, which was the first Indian empire to rule the entirety of the subcontinent. Later in his life, regretting his bloody conquests, Chandragupta abandoned his throne to become a monk -- of what religion? 5. Brahmins, kshatriyas, and sudras are all examples of what? 6. Guru Nanak founded this religion in the 16th century in the Punjab region; it grew partially as a response to harsh treatment from the Mughal ["MOOG-hal"] or Mogul Empire. What religion? 7. After offering the British forces' surrender at the Battle of Yorktown against the Americans, this general was named Governor-General of the East India Company's holdings in India. During his administration, he implemented a civic code named after himself, which created a permanent Indian administrative class loyal to the British. He eventually died in Ghazipur during his second term as Governor-General. Name him. 8. British rule in India can be extended back as far as the 17th century when the East India Company de facto ruled much of the country. But the period from 1858 to 1947, when the Crown directly ruled the majority of the subcontinent and controlled all of it -- including what are now Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Myanmar -- is commonly known the British what? 9. Who became the first Indian Prime Minister in 1947? 10. Within 5 years, when did the Republic of India first test nuclear weapons? -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "The three dots '...' here suppress a lot of detail msb@vex.net | -- maybe I should have used four dots." -- Knuth My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Sep 10 06:28PM > 3. Honoring Canadian comic book creators, this award, which seems > to only bestow the respect and esteem of your colleagues, > is named after the Canadian-born co-creator of Superman. Shuster > 4. Founded in 2001 and named after Phyllis Gotlieb's first novel, > this honors Canadian speculative fiction -- novel, YA, and > short story. Aurora > electronic music, and popularized the use of synthesizers as well > as inventing many of the first electronic percussion instruments. > They still tour today. [Title: "Das Model".] Kraftwerk > 2. The surviving members of Joy Division formed this extremely > successful band, among the first to merge postpunk and British > new wave pop with electronic music. ["Blue Monday".] Erasure; Depeche Mode > is the best-selling musical duo in British history. In 2016 > Billboard magazine named them the number one dance group since > the magazine's inception in 1976. ["Go West".] Yaz > 4. This electronic rock band have sold over 100,000,000 albums > worldwide and have five #1 singles on Billboard's Alternative > Top 40. ["Enjoy The Silence".] Depeche Mode > known by this alias -- and for his video collaborations with > Spike Jonze ["Jones"], one of which was the video for this track. > ["Praise You".] Fatboy Slim > disco-influenced house music, but are probably better known > for their trademark shiny helmets, which obscure their faces. > ["One More Time".] Daft Punk > 9. This artist, known for popularizing dubstep, holds the current > record for most Grammys won by an electronic dance music artist > with eight. ["Bangarang".] Skrillex > and Aryan peoples and cities such as Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro, > which are all lumped together as part of this civilization, > one of the oldest in human history. Indus Valley > 2. Alexander the Great defeated the armies of the Pauravas > civilization in the Battle of the Hydaspes ["hi-DASS-peez"]. > Within 40 years, when did that battle occur? 335 BCE > the spread of Hinduism across the subcontinent, and remains > one of the most important literary and religious works for > that religion. Ramayana; Bhavagad Gita > the subcontinent. Later in his life, regretting his bloody > conquests, Chandragupta abandoned his throne to become a monk > -- of what religion? Buddhism > 5. Brahmins, kshatriyas, and sudras are all examples of what? castes > 6. Guru Nanak founded this religion in the 16th century in the > Punjab region; it grew partially as a response to harsh treatment > from the Mughal ["MOOG-hal"] or Mogul Empire. What religion? Sikhism > after himself, which created a permanent Indian administrative > class loyal to the British. He eventually died in Ghazipur > during his second term as Governor-General. Name him. Cornwallis > directly ruled the majority of the subcontinent and controlled > all of it -- including what are now Pakistan, Bangladesh, > and Myanmar -- is commonly known the British what? Raj > 9. Who became the first Indian Prime Minister in 1947? Jawarharlal Nehru > 10. Within 5 years, when did the Republic of India first test > nuclear weapons? 1975 -- _______________________________________________________________________ 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>: Sep 10 08:50PM +0200 > electronic music, and popularized the use of synthesizers as well > as inventing many of the first electronic percussion instruments. > They still tour today. [Title: "Das Model".] Kraftwerk > 2. The surviving members of Joy Division formed this extremely > successful band, among the first to merge postpunk and British > new wave pop with electronic music. ["Blue Monday".] New Order > is the best-selling musical duo in British history. In 2016 > Billboard magazine named them the number one dance group since > the magazine's inception in 1976. ["Go West".] Duran Duran > 4. This electronic rock band have sold over 100,000,000 albums > worldwide and have five #1 singles on Billboard's Alternative > Top 40. ["Enjoy The Silence".] Duran Duran > disco-influenced house music, but are probably better known > for their trademark shiny helmets, which obscure their faces. > ["One More Time".] Daft Punk > and Aryan peoples and cities such as Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro, > which are all lumped together as part of this civilization, > one of the oldest in human history. The name that comes to mind is Harappan, but that is obviously wrong since it is in the question... > 2. Alexander the Great defeated the armies of the Pauravas > civilization in the Battle of the Hydaspes ["hi-DASS-peez"]. > Within 40 years, when did that battle occur? 324 BC > the subcontinent. Later in his life, regretting his bloody > conquests, Chandragupta abandoned his throne to become a monk > -- of what religion? Buddhism > 5. Brahmins, kshatriyas, and sudras are all examples of what? Castes > 6. Guru Nanak founded this religion in the 16th century in the > Punjab region; it grew partially as a response to harsh treatment > from the Mughal ["MOOG-hal"] or Mogul Empire. What religion? Sikhism > 9. Who became the first Indian Prime Minister in 1947? Nehuru > 10. Within 5 years, when did the Republic of India first test > nuclear weapons? 1969 |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Sep 10 09:52PM Mark Brader wrote: > electronic music, and popularized the use of synthesizers as well > as inventing many of the first electronic percussion instruments. > They still tour today. [Title: "Das Model".] Kraftwerk > 2. The surviving members of Joy Division formed this extremely > successful band, among the first to merge postpunk and British > new wave pop with electronic music. ["Blue Monday".] New Order > is the best-selling musical duo in British history. In 2016 > Billboard magazine named them the number one dance group since > the magazine's inception in 1976. ["Go West".] Pet Shop Boys > toured with Madonna, is once of the most successful electronica > acts of all time, having sold over 30,000,000 albums worldwide. > ["Breathe".] Prodigy > known by this alias -- and for his video collaborations with > Spike Jonze ["Jones"], one of which was the video for this track. > ["Praise You".] Fatboy Slim > elements of punk, ambient, and house into a pop context, as well > as for his duets with Kelis, Public Enemy, and Gwen Stefani. > ["Southside".] Moby > disco-influenced house music, but are probably better known > for their trademark shiny helmets, which obscure their faces. > ["One More Time".] Daft Punk > 2. Alexander the Great defeated the armies of the Pauravas > civilization in the Battle of the Hydaspes ["hi-DASS-peez"]. > Within 40 years, when did that battle occur? 300BC > the subcontinent. Later in his life, regretting his bloody > conquests, Chandragupta abandoned his throne to become a monk > -- of what religion? Buddhist > 5. Brahmins, kshatriyas, and sudras are all examples of what? Priests > 6. Guru Nanak founded this religion in the 16th century in the > Punjab region; it grew partially as a response to harsh treatment > from the Mughal ["MOOG-hal"] or Mogul Empire. What religion? Sikhism > directly ruled the majority of the subcontinent and controlled > all of it -- including what are now Pakistan, Bangladesh, > and Myanmar -- is commonly known the British what? Raj > 9. Who became the first Indian Prime Minister in 1947? Nehru > 10. Within 5 years, when did the Republic of India first test > nuclear weapons? 1998 Peter Smyth |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Sep 10 08:40PM +0200 > some years later, as during this period he issued his eponymous > Declaration which gave British support to the idea of a Jewish > homeland. Disraelli > 2. This native of Quebec is the best-selling Canadian musical artist > of all time, and (to stem the obvious jokes) is somewhere around the > 12th best-selling overall. Bryan Adamss > better-known today for his personal life; he was married to Debbie > Reynolds, Elizabeth Taylor, and Connie Stevens (not at the same > time). All four of his children have also had show-business careers. Richard Burton > 4. This English composer is best known for his orchestral suite "The > Planets." Gustav Holst > and Fendi but also has his own well-known eponymous label. In recent > years he has also become well-known for a number of ill-considered > comments about women's appearances. Hugo Boss |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Sep 10 08:35PM +0200 > 1 Which traditional medicine term comes from the Japanese for > 'finger pressure'? Acupuncture > 3 Contrary to the lyrics of a hit 1978 song, there is little > evidence that which individual was on intimate terms with Alexandra > Feodorovna (1872-1918)? Rasputin > 4 Which major accounting firm tallies the votes for the Academy > Awards? Deloitte > 6 Travis Bickle is the lead character in which 1976 Martin Scorsese > film? Taxi Driver > 8 What was the first US city to host an Olympic Games? St Louis > 9 Which recording artist's albums include 'Cuts Both Ways' (1989) > and 'Little Miss Havana' (2001)? Chris Isaak > 10 Which six-letter word is both an edible yellow fruit and the > Spanish word for 15? quince |
| Bruce Bowler <bruce.bowler@gmail.com>: Sep 10 02:41PM On Thu, 06 Sep 2018 14:15:11 -0500, Mark Brader wrote: > 1. What 1952 ground-breaking medical procedure earned Christine > Jorgensen international fame when she was the first American to > receive it? Gender reassignment surgery > 2. What was Barney Clark, also an American, the first to receive > at the University of Utah in 1982 during a medical procedure? Artificial heart > * Traditional Units of Measure > 3. A fathom is a measure of depth in bodies of water. How many > feet deep is a fathom? 6 > 4. The height of a horse is traditionally measured in hands. > How many inches make a hand? 5 > * Phobias > 5. Ichthyophobia is the fear of what? fish > 6. Gerontophobia is the fear of what? old age > extremely valuable; emperors were the only Romans allowed to use it, > and it was the dye used on the garments of the high priests in > Jerusalem. What color was this dye? purple > kermes by soaking the insects in vinegar. The Romans loved this > color so much that half of Spain's taxes to Rome were paid in sacks > of kermes. What color was *this* dye? red > 9. Name the mathematician, and 2004 co-winner of the Nobel Prize > for Economics, who was portrayed by Russell Crowe in the movie "A > Beautiful Mind". Nash > the Britcom, and you tell us the title. > 1. Misadventures running a hotel in Torquay, involving the very > rude owner and a Spanish waiter whose English is very poor. Fawlty Towers |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Sep 10 01:11PM -0500 Mark Brader: > their writing. In the spirit of trial and error -- the heart of > scientific experimentation -- here are 10 questions that were part > of science rounds we abandoned. This was the second-easiest round in the original game, after the current-events round. > 1. What 1952 ground-breaking medical procedure earned Christine > Jorgensen international fame when she was the first American > to receive it? Sex-change operation. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Pete, Dan Tilque, Jason, and Bruce. > 2. What was Barney Clark, also an American, the first to receive > at the University of Utah in 1982 during a medical procedure? An artificial heart. 4 for Dan Blum, Calvin, Joshua, Pete, Dan Tilque, Jason, and Bruce. > * Traditional Units of Measure > 3. A fathom is a measure of depth in bodies of water. How many > feet deep is a fathom? 6. 4 for Peter, Pete, Dan Tilque, and Bruce. 2 for Calvin. > 4. The height of a horse is traditionally measured in hands. > How many inches make a hand? 4. 4 for Joshua and Dan Tilque. > * Phobias > 5. Ichthyophobia is the fear of what? Fish. 4 for Dan Blum, Calvin, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Jason, and Bruce. > 6. Gerontophobia is the fear of what? Aging or the elderly. 4 for Peter, Dan Blum (the hard way), Calvin, Joshua (the hard way), Pete, Dan Tilque, Jason, and Bruce. > considered extremely valuable; emperors were the only Romans > allowed to use it, and it was the dye used on the garments of > the high priests in Jerusalem. What color was this dye? Purple. 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Joshua, Pete, Dan Tilque, and Bruce. 3 for Calvin. > kermes by soaking the insects in vinegar. The Romans loved this > color so much that half of Spain's taxes to Rome were paid in > sacks of kermes. What color was *this* dye? Red. 4 for Dan Blum, Calvin, Joshua, Pete, and Bruce. > * Nobel Prize-Winners in the Movies (Yes, entertainment questions in the science round. Oh well.) > 9. Name the mathematician, and 2004 co-winner of the Nobel Prize > for Economics, who was portrayed by Russell Crowe in the movie > "A Beautiful Mind". John Nash. 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Calvin, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Jason, and Bruce. > as a fictional couple whose romance was aided by the woman's > famous uncle, played by Walter Matthau. Which Nobel-winning > physicist did Matthau portray? Albert Einstein. 4 for Dan Blum, Calvin, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Jason. > premise of the Britcom, and you tell us the title. > 1. Misadventures running a hotel in Torquay, involving the very > rude owner and a Spanish waiter whose English is very poor. "Fawlty Towers" (1975 and 1979). 4 for everyone -- Peter, Dan Blum, Calvin, Joshua, Pete, Dan Tilque, Jason, and Bruce. > 2. Over a span of 500 years, a family line of conniving schemers > try to get ahead in society and become rich and powerful -- > or, at least, not get killed. "The Black Adder" was the original (1982-83) title, but various variations were used on the followups covering the 500-year span (1986, 1987, and 1989). Anything with "Blackadder" was acceptable. 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Calvin, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. > 3. The mishaps of staff working in the men's and ladies' fashion > departments at the Grace Brothers department store. "Are You Being Served?" (1972-85). 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Calvin, and Joshua. > works for the Resistance, has affairs with his waitstaff, and > hides both valuable Renaissance paintings and British airmen > trying to escape the mainland. "'Allo 'Allo" (1982-92). 4 for Peter, Calvin, Joshua, and Jason. > 5. The farcical adventures of three people working in computer > support in the basement of a massive corporation. "The IT Crowd" (2006-13). 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, and Calvin. > 6. Three Catholic priests are punished for their misdeeds by being > banished to Craggy Island, the worst island in all of Ireland. "Father Ted" (1995-98). 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, and Joshua. 2 for Calvin. > 7. The last surviving member of the human race and a hologram > replica of his hated roommate travel through space trying to > return to Earth. "Red Dwarf" (1988-89, 1991-93, 1997, 1999, 2009, 2012, and 2016-). 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Calvin, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. > 8. The Minister for the Department of Administrative Affairs tries > to bring about change, but is consistently thwarted by the > civil service, including his primary secretary. "Yes, Minister" (1980-82 and 1984). 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. 2 for Calvin. Of course, he subsequently got a promotion as did his civil-service adversary, and the series then became "Yes Prime Minister" (1986-87 and 2013). But that was not a correct answer for this question. > 9. Four teenage boys navigate British high school, and deal with > the problems of school life, their own family problems, and > any number of unsuccessful sexual encounters. "The Inbetweeners" (2008-10). > 10. Every camera angle in this Britcom is a point-of-view shot > assuming the viewpoint of one of the two main characters -- > two dysfunctional friends who share a flat. "Peep Show" (2003-05, 2007-10, 2012, and 2015). 4 for Peter and Calvin!!!. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 5 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS TOPICS-> Sci Ent Joshua Kreitzer 36 28 64 "Calvin" 29 32 61 Dan Blum 32 28 60 Peter Smyth 16 36 52 Dan Tilque 36 16 52 Bruce Bowler 32 4 36 Jason Kreitzer 24 8 32 Pete Gayde 24 4 28 -- Mark Brader | "...very satisfying -- it's like the erosion geology edition Toronto | of the electromagnetic spectrum chart." msb@vex.net | --Randall Munroe My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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