- QFTCIWSS Final, Round 7: Geography - 3 Updates
- QFTCIWSS Final, Round 6 answers: Arts & Literature - 1 Update
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 02 05:11PM -0600 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2018-08-07, 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*)". ** Final, Round 7 - Geography http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-7/r.jpg (Is letting you see this JPEG helping you cheat in this round? Oh man, nobody tell Mark that.) Throughout the Final game, in all cases name the person or thing *emphasized*, whether it is asked for in the form of a question or not. * Unrecognized States (You betta recognize.) http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-7/t1.jpg Although the United Nations has 193 members and two observers (Palestine and the Holy See, AKA the Vatican), there are also a number of regions that consider themselves nations but are not members of the UN -- usually because some existing UN member state claims sovereignty over them. Here are questions about three of them. 1. The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic is currently recognized by 84 UN member states, but is not a UN member primarily because it is located entirely within *this unorganized territory* that is currently claimed by Morocco. 2. The Republic of China, better known as Taiwan, is only recognized by 17 UN member nations and the Holy See, with most other countries maintaining unofficial diplomatic relations. However, Taiwan and the People's Republic of China not only claim each other's territory, they also both claim the right to be called "China". In order to make things less confusing, or at least less confrontational, Taiwan is currently referred to by *this name* when competing at the Olympics and other events where China is also present and competing. 3. The Republic of Artsakh, formerly the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, is not recognized by any UN member states despite having been self-governing since 1994, when it declared independence from *this country*, a former Soviet republic located in the South Caucasus. * Borderlines (Where Taco Bell runs to.) We'll show you the outline of a country and tell you what continent it is on. You tell us what country it is. (To help you, shorelines are shown in blue. These may be seacoast, or if the country has lake borders, then they are the *shores* of the relevant lakes -- even if the actual border is in the middle of the lake.) 4. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-7/bord/4.jpg Identify *this country in Africa*. 5. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-7/bord/5.jpg Identify *this country in Europe*. 6. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-7/bord/6.jpg Identify *this country in Asia*. After completing this triple, please decode the rot13: Vs lbh tnir na nafjre "Obfavn", tb onpx naq cebivqr gur erfg bs gur anzr. * City Islands (Not heat islands; those are the bad kind of islands.) http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-7/t3.jpg Many cities are lucky enough to have islands within their borders -- either as coastal islands governed by the city, or as actual islands within the city's land borders. Here are three questions about such cities. 7. There are about 15 islands in the Toronto Islands, but one is by far the largest; it's variously called Centre Island or Toronto Island, and Ward's Island is part of it. (Just to be more confusing, Middle Island, where Centreville is, is *also* called Centre Island -- that's where the "Centre Island" ferry dock is.) Anyway, when it's not flooded, you can walk almost from one end of the largest island almost to the other, excluding only the airport grounds. So how long is that walk, from the Hanlan's Point ferry dock to the Ward's Island dock near the Eastern Channel? (Answer to the nearest whole kilometer, exactly.) 8. *This so-called "island"* on Vancouver's False Creek is not actually an island, but a peninsula. Thanks to active municipal development, it is home to a famous market, a brewery, an art school and multiple performing arts theatres and spaces. 9. *This Montreal island* is part of the Hochelaga Archipelago and was named in 1611 by Samuel de Champlain. Together with its artificial neighbor Île Notre-Dame, the island was home to Expo 67 and the successor fair Man and his World (or "Terre des hommes"), and is currently operated as Parc Jean Drapeau. Answer in English or French. * Toronto Lanes (We call 'em lanes because "stinkin' back alleys" seemed less polite.) http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-7/t4.jpg Over the past decade, most of the back alleys in the city have been resignated as "lanes" and given their own names. This round is simple: we'll name the lane, and you name the pub, among those that our trivia league used this season, that that lane is closest to. 10. *Which trivia pub* is closest to Farquhar's Lane? 11. *Which trivia pub* is closest to Biscuit Lane? 12. *Which trivia pub* is closest to Bagpipe Lane? * Top of the Crops ("Bottom of the crops" would be much less family-friendly.) http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-7/t5.jpg We'll give you the top 5 countries producing a particular agricultural commodity; you name it. *Hint*: No kale here. All of these crops have extremely strong, noteworthy flavors. 13. Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Ghana, Indonesia, Cameroon, Nigeria. *What crop?* 14. Canada, Nepal, Russian Federation, Myanmar, US. *What crop?* 15. Indonesia, Madagascar, Tanzania, Sri Lanka, Comoros. *What crop?* -- Mark Brader "TeX has found at least one bug in every Pascal Toronto compiler it's been run on, I think, and at least msb@vex.net two in every C compiler." -- Knuth My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jan 03 12:08AM > by 84 UN member states, but is not a UN member primarily because > it is located entirely within *this unorganized territory* > that is currently claimed by Morocco. Western Sahara > or at least less confrontational, Taiwan is currently referred > to by *this name* when competing at the Olympics and other > events where China is also present and competing. Formosa; Taiwan > self-governing since 1994, when it declared independence from > *this country*, a former Soviet republic located in the South > Caucasus. Azerbaijan > * Borderlines > 4. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-7/bord/4.jpg > Identify *this country in Africa*. Kenya; Zimbabwe > 5. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-7/bord/5.jpg > Identify *this country in Europe*. Bosnia and Herzegovina > 6. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-7/bord/6.jpg > Identify *this country in Asia*. Laos > airport grounds. So how long is that walk, from the Hanlan's > Point ferry dock to the Ward's Island dock near the Eastern > Channel? (Answer to the nearest whole kilometer, exactly.) 10 km > * Top of the Crops > 13. C?te d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Ghana, Indonesia, Cameroon, > Nigeria. *What crop?* coffee; cacao > 14. Canada, Nepal, Russian Federation, Myanmar, US. *What crop?* pistachios; poppies > 15. Indonesia, Madagascar, Tanzania, Sri Lanka, Comoros. > *What crop?* cinammon; vanilla -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Jan 03 01:48AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:EfydnWy0EsGt2LDBnZ2dnUU7- > by 84 UN member states, but is not a UN member primarily because > it is located entirely within *this unorganized territory* > that is currently claimed by Morocco. Western Sahara > or at least less confrontational, Taiwan is currently referred > to by *this name* when competing at the Olympics and other > events where China is also present and competing. Chinese Taipei > self-governing since 1994, when it declared independence from > *this country*, a former Soviet republic located in the South > Caucasus. Azerbaijan > even if the actual border is in the middle of the lake.) > 4. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-7/bord/4.jpg > Identify *this country in Africa*. Kenya > 5. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-7/bord/5.jpg > Identify *this country in Europe*. Bosnia and Herzegovina > 6. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-7/bord/6.jpg > Identify *this country in Asia*. Laos > All of these crops have extremely strong, noteworthy flavors. > 13. Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Ghana, Indonesia, Cameroon, > Nigeria. *What crop?* cocoa > 14. Canada, Nepal, Russian Federation, Myanmar, US. *What crop?* onions > 15. Indonesia, Madagascar, Tanzania, Sri Lanka, Comoros. > *What crop?* saffron -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 02 05:08PM -0600 Mark Brader: > These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2018-08-07, > and should be interpreted accordingly... I will reveal the correct > answers in about 4 days. Whoops, I've let this run almost a whole extra day. Sorry. > (For all the snobs who won't admit they watch "American Ninja > Warrior" every week.) > http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-6/r.jpg In the original game, this round and the audio round were tied for hardest. Anyone surprised by that? > mergers and acquisitions. It is currently a division of CBS > Corporation, and publishes bestsellers under imprints such as > Scribner, Pocket, Touchstone, and Atria, as well as its own name. Simon and Schuster. 4 for Dan. 3 for Joshua. > arm of the News Corp. empire, and publishes under imprints such > as Avon, Dey Street, Ecco, and William Morrow, in addition to > its own name and its corporate cousin Harlequin. HarperCollins. 4 for Joshua. > the works of Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, and Daniel > Webster, and "Bartlett's Familiar Quotations", the 18th edition > of which is currently available. Little, Brown. (That's one answer with a comma in the middle of the name, not two answers.) 4 for Joshua. > either during the Renaissance or Baroque periods of sculpture. > 4. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-6/sculp/4.jpg > *This artist*'s David was sculpted c.1440-60 in bronze. Donatello. 2 for Dan. > by his Italianized name, Giambologna. It has been displayed > since 1583 in the open-air gallery Loggia dei Lanzi in Florence's > Piazza del Signoria. "Rape of the Sabine Women". 4 for Pete. > 6. See: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-6/sculp/6.jpg > *This artist*'s Medusa was sculpted circa 1640 in marble. Gian Lorenzo Bernini. > "Motorcycles and Sweetgrass". His most recent fiction is a > collection of First-Nations-inspired science-fiction stories, > "Take Me to Your Chief". Drew Hayden Taylor. > French, and Ojibwa heritage; she often sets her works in North > Dakota. Her works include "The Master Butchers Singing Club", > "The Round House", and "LaRose". Louise Erdrich. > Nation community in British Columbia. Her debut novel "Birdie" > was a national bestseller and was selected for the 2016 "Canada > Reads" competition on CBC. Tracey Lindberg. > evening with a dinner break. It starred Roger Rees (later > featured in "Cheers"), who won the Tony for Best Actor in a > Play for his performance. "The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby". The last two words were sufficient. 4 for Joshua (the hard way) and Dan. > *this comedy*, which quickly entered the zeitgeist. It even > influenced the original name of a famous sitcom (although that > name was quickly changed). "The Heidi Chronicles". ("The Seinfeld Chronicles" was changed to "Seinfeld" after the pilot episode.) 4 for Joshua and Dan. > 12. Tom Stoppard has won 4 Tony Awards for Best Play, more than > any other playwright. His first was in 1968, for *this > absurdist, existential tragi-comedy*. "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead". 4 for Joshua. 3 for Dan. > Artistic Achievement. She received the Order of Canada in 2013. > In 2011 she mounted a passionate defense of the arts in an > infamous interview with the now-defunct Sun News Network. Margie Gillis. > works, including TV specials, movies, full-length ballets, > and 4 Broadway shows. She was named a Kennedy Center Honoree > in 2008 and has 19 honorary doctorates. Twyla Tharp. 4 for Joshua. > or for the Royal Opera at Covent Garden. He has 11 honorary > doctorates, and in 1990 he co-founded the White Oaks Dance > Project with Mikhail Baryshnikov. Mark Morris. Scores, if there are no errors: FINAL ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS TOPICS-> His Ent Spo A+L Dan Blum 38 22 16 17 93 Joshua Kreitzer 23 20 18 27 88 Pete Gayde 13 17 27 4 61 Bruce Bowler 20 8 8 -- 36 "Calvin" 11 14 -- -- 25 Dan Tilque -- 4 12 -- 16 Erland Sommarskog 0 0 8 -- 8 -- Mark Brader, Toronto "If all is not lost, msb@vex.net then where the heck is it?" My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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