| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 27 10:54PM -0600 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-01-21, 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 the Cellar Rats 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 2019-01-22 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)". * Game 1, Round 7 - History - Queen Elizabeth II 1. Where was then-Princess Elizabeth visiting when she was informed of the death of her father, King George VI? Name the present-day country. 2. At that time, who was Prime Minister of the UK? 3. Altogether, how many different prime ministers has the UK had under Queen Elizabeth II? Answer within 1. 4. The Queen currently meets with her prime minister once a week -- on which day? 5. What relationship was Alice of Battenberg to Queen Elizabeth II? 6. The Queen has made many official visits to various countries -- which country has had the most? 7. The movie "The Queen" depicts the week of Princess Diana's death and the events leading to her funeral. Who played the Queen in it? 8. In 1992 which of the royal residences suffered a devastating fire? 9. During a state visit to the republic of Ireland, the Queen delighted her hosts, including Irish president Mary McAleese, by addressing them with a few words in the Irish language. In what year was this? 10. What incident in 1982 linked Michael Fagan to the Queen? * Game 1, Round 8 - Miscellaneous - National Anthems of the World 1. What well-known piece of classical music provides the anthem of the European Union? 2. Who wrote the words to the US national anthem? 3. Which country's national anthem has four different lyrics, one for each of its official languages? 4. Besides the UK, which European country uses the melody of "God Save the Queen" for its national anthem? 5. With what city is the French national anthem associated? 6. What country has a national anthem known in English as "The Soldier's Song"? 7. For whose national anthem did Calixa Lavallée compose the music? 8. What country has a national anthem called "La Brabançonne"? 9. The music for this revolutionary song was composed by Pierre de Geyter in 1888. It was the official national anthem of the Soviet Union until 1944. Give its title as used in English. 10. What do the national anthems of Spain, Bosnia & Herzegovina, and San Marino have in common? -- Mark Brader, Toronto Carpe pecuniam! msb@vex.net --Roger L. Smith My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Jan 28 05:55AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:h6SdnR8NAJF2F9PBnZ2dnUU7- > 1. Where was then-Princess Elizabeth visiting when she was informed > of the death of her father, King George VI? Name the present-day > country. Kenya > 2. At that time, who was Prime Minister of the UK? Churchill > 3. Altogether, how many different prime ministers has the UK had > under Queen Elizabeth II? Answer within 1. 12 > 4. The Queen currently meets with her prime minister once a week > -- on which day? Tuesday; Wednesday > 5. What relationship was Alice of Battenberg to Queen Elizabeth II? mother-in-law > 6. The Queen has made many official visits to various countries -- > which country has had the most? Canada > 7. The movie "The Queen" depicts the week of Princess Diana's death > and the events leading to her funeral. Who played the Queen > in it? Helen Mirren > 8. In 1992 which of the royal residences suffered a devastating > fire? Windsor Castle > delighted her hosts, including Irish president Mary McAleese, > by addressing them with a few words in the Irish language. > In what year was this? 1998 > 10. What incident in 1982 linked Michael Fagan to the Queen? he broke into her apartments at Buckingham Palace (?) > * Game 1, Round 8 - Miscellaneous - National Anthems of the World > 1. What well-known piece of classical music provides the anthem > of the European Union? Beethoven's 9th Symphony, 4th movement a/k/a "Ode to Joy" (that's one answer, not two) > 2. Who wrote the words to the US national anthem? Francis Scott Key > 3. Which country's national anthem has four different lyrics, > one for each of its official languages? Switzerland > 4. Besides the UK, which European country uses the melody of > "God Save the Queen" for its national anthem? Malta > 5. With what city is the French national anthem associated? Marseille > 8. What country has a national anthem called "La Brabançonne"? Belgium > 9. The music for this revolutionary song was composed by Pierre > de Geyter in 1888. It was the official national anthem of the > Soviet Union until 1944. Give its title as used in English. "The Internationale" > 10. What do the national anthems of Spain, Bosnia & Herzegovina, > and San Marino have in common? no lyrics -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 27 10:51PM -0600 Mark Brader: > see my recent companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian > Inquisition (QFTCI*)". > * Game 1, Round 4 - Sports - Table Tennis This was the hardest round in the original game. > 1. The official name for it is "racket". In Canada and the US > it's often called the "paddle". What is it in Britain? Bat. 4 for Dan Blum. > 2. How high off the floor is an official table-tennis table? > Answer to the nearest whole unit in centimeters or inches. 76 cm, 30 inches. 3 for Pete. > 3. Until 2015, official table-tennis balls were made of celluloid. > What alternative is now allowed? "Similar plastics". Any reference to plastic or polymer was acceptable. 4 for Dan Tilque and Erland. > 4. In what year was the first summer Olympics where table tennis > was an official sport? Answer within one Olympiad, but you > must give an actual Olympic year. 1988, in Seoul. (Accepting 1984 or 1992.) 4 for Joshua and Pete. > national team argued that this ball would travel slower and > thus give non-Chinese players a better chance. Within 1 mm, > what was the diameter of the *old* balls? 38 mm (accepting 37-39). 2 for Joshua. > a golf ball, and improvised a net by standing a row of books > along the center of the table. What did they use as rackets > to hit the ball with? Also books! 2 for Dan Blum. > 7. If a serve touches the net but still goes over, it needs to > be retaken. What is the term for this? A let serve. 4 for Dan Tilque and Pete. > 8. In the world table-tennis championships, China has earned the > most gold medals with 140. Which country ranks second, with 68? Hungary. (They dominated the tournament in the 1930s.) > Tennis World Cup. The last time that Canada figured in the > medal count for this one was when Johnny Huang won the bronze > medal in Guangzhou, China. Within 3 years, when was that? 1993 (accepting 1990-96). > 10. What is the flat part of a table-tennis racket called? Blade. > In each case, name the country. > 1. In 1967 the leader of this country, Enver Hoxha ["Ho-jah"], > declared his nation to be the world's first atheist state. Albania. 4 for everyone -- Don, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Erland, Joshua, and Pete. > 2. What current nation was ruled in South Africa and Germany at > different times in the past? Namibia. 4 for Don, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Erland, and Joshua. Yes, Dan T., it was supposed to say "ruled by". > 3. From the UK, this is the closest other Commonwealth country. > One of its former leaders was Dom Mintoff, who played a > controversial role in its development. Malta. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Erland, Joshua, and Pete. > 4. Which island nation was expelled from the UN in 1971? Taiwan, or the Republic of China (as you will remember from the answers to the QFTCIWSS Final, Round 7, posted on 2019-01-06). Also accepting Formosa. 4 for Don, Dan Tilque, Erland, and Joshua. 2 for Dan Blum. > 5. Which German-speaking nation is doubly landlocked? Liechtenstein. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Erland, Joshua, and Pete. > 6. This country's capital was formerly called Batavia. A coup in > 1965 resulted in massive loss of life, as depicted in the movie > "The Year of Living Dangerously". What country? Indonesia. 4 for everyone. > 7. This country was liberated from colonial status by Bernardo > O'Higgins. In 1973 its democratically elected government was > overthown in a coup, resulting in many years of military rule. Chile. 4 for everyone. > 8. Once colonized by Portugal, this group of islands west of > Senegal is now an independent nation, called what? Cabo Verde. (Accepting Cape Verde.) 4 for Don, Dan Tilque, Erland, Joshua, and Pete. 3 for Dan Blum. > 9. What nation is jointly ruled by a bishop and the president > of France? Andorra. 4 for Don, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Erland, and Joshua. > 10. Of the 14 countries that have land borders with Russia, this > one has the shortest. The country was established on 1948-09-09. North Korea. 4 for Don, Dan Tilque, Erland, and Joshua. 2 for Pete. According to the CIA World Factbook, Russia has the following lengths of border: Kazakhstan 7,644 km China 4,133 + 46 km (two segments) Mongolia 3,452 km Ukraine 1,944 km Belarus 1,312 km Finland 1,309 km Georgia 894 km Azerbaijan 338 km Latvia 332 km Estonia 324 km Lithuania 261 km (with Kaliningrad Oblast) Poland 210 km (with Kaliningrad Oblast) Norway 191 km North Korea 18 km Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 1 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS TOPICS-> Ent Sci Spo Geo Joshua Kreitzer 40 24 6 40 110 Don Piven 20 40 0 32 92 Dan Tilque 4 36 8 40 88 Erland Sommarskog 24 8 4 40 76 Dan Blum 12 23 6 33 74 Pete Gayde -- -- 11 26 37 Bruce Bowler 0 27 -- -- 27 "Calvin" 8 18 -- -- 26 -- Mark Brader | "And don't forget there were five separate computers msb@vex.net | in those days." Toronto | -- Bob NE20G3018 (Ira Levin, "This Perfect Day") My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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