| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Mar 31 12:59AM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-03-11, 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 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 6, Round 4 - Sports - Chess 1. Sometimes a player makes a move which results in him and his opponent each having a piece of equal value captured; this is called an exchange. But what if, for either tactical or strategic purposes, the player intentionally induces his own piece to be captured *without* capturing an opposing piece of greater or equal value? What term do we use for that? 2. Castling is the only move which allows two pieces to be moved simultaneously. Which two pieces are moved? 3. What happens when a pawn reaches the 8th rank (row)? 4. Chess has used two forms of notation to record games. One style uses an abbreviated description of the move while the other uses a coordinate system of numbers and letters to identify the chess squares. Give the *name* of either notation. 5. In chess a draw (tie game) can happen for a variety of reasons, including stalemate, lack of material to complete the game, or mutual agreement by the players. A player who ends up in an identical position *how many times* can also claim a draw? 6. In the world chess championship held in 1972, Bobby Fischer of the US beat Boris Spassky of the USSR. In which European city was the event held? 7. In 2017 Magnus Carlsen made a special guest appearance on an episode of the Simpsons revealing Homer's history of chess. What is Magnus Carlsen's connection to chess? 8. In 1997 an IBM computer beat the then world champion Garry Kasparov in a 6-match chess contest. What was the *name* of the IBM computer? 9. When a player's move results in one of chess pieces attacking two of his opponent's pieces at the same time, what term do we use for this? 10. What chess piece is restricted to 50% of the squares on the board? * Game 6, Round 6 - Literature - Mother Goose Headlines In each case, we give you a news headline; you give the title of the relevant nursery rhyme. 1. Arboreal Child-Care Found Deficient. 2. Determined Drainpipe Scaler to Try Again. 3. Couple Injured in Quest for Water. 4. Lightly-Clad Runner Upsets Townfolk. 5. Trio Provides Entertainment at Royal Performance. 6. Empty Larder Disappoints Woman's Dog. 7. Guernsey Overshoots Lunar Landing. 8. Mouse Frightened as Clock Strikes. 9. Livestock Visit Disrupts Local Schoolyard. 10. Married Couple Have Mutually Beneficial Dietary Requirements. -- Mark Brader | "And so it went. Tens of thousands of messages, Toronto | hundreds of points of view. It was not called the msb@vex.net | Net of a Million Lies for nothing." --Vernor Vinge My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Mar 31 11:13AM +0200 > strategic purposes, the player intentionally induces his own > piece to be captured *without* capturing an opposing piece of > greater or equal value? What term do we use for that? So in Swedish the word is "offer", which would translate as "sacrifice", but I would guess that the English term is "offer" as well. > 2. Castling is the only move which allows two pieces to be moved > simultaneously. Which two pieces are moved? King and rook > 3. What happens when a pawn reaches the 8th rank (row)? It is promoted to some other piece - queen, rook, bishop or horse. > including stalemate, lack of material to complete the game, > or mutual agreement by the players. A player who ends up in > an identical position *how many times* can also claim a draw? Three > 6. In the world chess championship held in 1972, Bobby Fischer > of the US beat Boris Spassky of the USSR. In which European > city was the event held? Reykjavik > 7. In 2017 Magnus Carlsen made a special guest appearance on > an episode of the Simpsons revealing Homer's history of chess. > What is Magnus Carlsen's connection to chess? World Champion > 8. In 1997 an IBM computer beat the then world champion Garry > Kasparov in a 6-match chess contest. What was the *name* > of the IBM computer? Deep Blue > 9. When a player's move results in one of chess pieces attacking > two of his opponent's pieces at the same time, what term do we > use for this? Fork > 10. What chess piece is restricted to 50% of the squares on > the board? Horse |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Mar 31 03:01AM -0700 On Sunday, March 31, 2019 at 3:59:31 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > strategic purposes, the player intentionally induces his own > piece to be captured *without* capturing an opposing piece of > greater or equal value? What term do we use for that? Gambit > 2. Castling is the only move which allows two pieces to be moved > simultaneously. Which two pieces are moved? King and Rook > 3. What happens when a pawn reaches the 8th rank (row)? It can be converted to a superior piece, usually a Queen > uses an abbreviated description of the move while the other > uses a coordinate system of numbers and letters to identify > the chess squares. Give the *name* of either notation. Algebraic > including stalemate, lack of material to complete the game, > or mutual agreement by the players. A player who ends up in > an identical position *how many times* can also claim a draw? 3 > 6. In the world chess championship held in 1972, Bobby Fischer > of the US beat Boris Spassky of the USSR. In which European > city was the event held? Reykjavik > 7. In 2017 Magnus Carlsen made a special guest appearance on > an episode of the Simpsons revealing Homer's history of chess. > What is Magnus Carlsen's connection to chess? Current world champion > 8. In 1997 an IBM computer beat the then world champion Garry > Kasparov in a 6-match chess contest. What was the *name* > of the IBM computer? Deep Blue > 9. When a player's move results in one of chess pieces attacking > two of his opponent's pieces at the same time, what term do we > use for this? Fork > 10. What chess piece is restricted to 50% of the squares on > the board? Bishop > In each case, we give you a news headline; you give the title of > the relevant nursery rhyme. > 1. Arboreal Child-Care Found Deficient. Jack and the Beanstalk? > 2. Determined Drainpipe Scaler to Try Again. Incy Wincy Spider > 3. Couple Injured in Quest for Water. Jack and Jill went up the hill > 4. Lightly-Clad Runner Upsets Townfolk. Georgie Porgie? > 5. Trio Provides Entertainment at Royal Performance. Three Blind Mice > 6. Empty Larder Disappoints Woman's Dog. Old Mother Hubbard > 7. Guernsey Overshoots Lunar Landing. Her Diddle Diddle > 8. Mouse Frightened as Clock Strikes. The Mouse Ran up the Clock > 9. Livestock Visit Disrupts Local Schoolyard. Mary Had a Little Lamb > 10. Married Couple Have Mutually Beneficial Dietary Requirements. Jack Sprat would eat no fat, his wife would eat no lean cheers, calvin |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Mar 30 10:00PM -0700 Mark Brader wrote: > name in English. Give it. > 1. Large Greek city and a city in northeastern Georgia (home to > the University of Georgia). Athens > 2. Second-largest city in Florida, and second-largest city in > Russia. St Petersburg > 3. Large Italian city in Lazio region (located on the river Tiber), > and a city in upstate New York (near Utica). Rome > 4. University city in Southern Ontario, Canada, and a municipality > in Belgium known for its association with a famous battle. Waterloo > 5. City in central Scotland, located on the river Tay; a town > outside of Ottawa, located on the Tay River; and the largest > city in Western Australia. Perth > 6. One of the largest cities in Illinois, near Chicago; one of > the largest cities in Colorado, near Denver; and a town just > north of Toronto. Aurora > 7. Most populous city in Maine, and the most populous city in > Oregon. Portland > 8. Third-largest city in Italy, and a city that is one of the > wealthiest in southern Florida. Naples > 9. Large city in Ohio near the Michigan border, and a UN World > Heritage city and province (near Madrid, Spain) known for its > sword craftsmanship. Toledo > Mao Tse-dong > 10. An industrial city which is the second-most-populous in the > United Kingdom, and the most populous city in Alabama. Birmingham > * Game 6, Round 3 - History - North Korea > 1. Which three countries border North Korea? South Korea, China, Russia > 2. North Korea prefers to be known in English as the DPRK. > What's that stand for? Democratic People's Republic of Korea > 3. Since the founding of North Korea in 1949, how many leaders > (including the current one) have ruled over it? 3 > 4. In 1968 the North Koreans captured a US naval spy ship and > held its crew for almost a year. The ship was named after > which Indian tribe? Pueblo > for that year's event. > 7. During the Korean War, the son of which famous leader was killed > in combat while fighting for the North Koreans? Mao Zedong > while he was on a state visit to which third country? > 9. In 1994, which former US president visited North Korea to > discuss a nuclear agreement with its then leader Kim Il-Sung? Jimmy Carter > 10. Canada does not have an embassy in North Korea. Which other > country's embassy represents Canadians there? Switzerland -- Dan Tilque |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Mar 31 12:40AM -0500 Mark Brader: > * Game 6, Round 2 - Geography - "Twin" Cities > In each case, the two or three cities described all have the same > name in English. Give it. The easiest round in the original game was the audio round, which was also Canadiana, but this one was right behind it as second-easiest. > 1. Large Greek city and a city in northeastern Georgia (home to > the University of Georgia). Athens. 4 for everyone -- Dan Blum, Erland, Joshua, Calvin, and Dan Tilque. > 2. Second-largest city in Florida, and second-largest city in > Russia. St. Petersburg. 4 for everyone. > 3. Large Italian city in Lazio region (located on the river Tiber), > and a city in upstate New York (near Utica). Rome. 4 for everyone. > 4. University city in Southern Ontario, Canada, and a municipality > in Belgium known for its association with a famous battle. Waterloo. 4 for everyone. > 5. City in central Scotland, located on the river Tay; a town > outside of Ottawa, located on the Tay River; and the largest > city in Western Australia. Perth. 4 for everyone. > 6. One of the largest cities in Illinois, near Chicago; one of > the largest cities in Colorado, near Denver; and a town just > north of Toronto. Aurora. 4 for Joshua and Dan Tilque. > 7. Most populous city in Maine, and the most populous city in > Oregon. Portland. 4 for everyone. > 8. Third-largest city in Italy, and a city that is one of the > wealthiest in southern Florida. Naples. 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, and Dan Tilque. 2 for Joshua. > 9. Large city in Ohio near the Michigan border, and a UN World > Heritage city and province (near Madrid, Spain) known for its > sword craftsmanship. Toledo. 4 for everyone. > 10. An industrial city which is the second-most-populous in the > United Kingdom, and the most populous city in Alabama. Birmingham. 4 for everyone. > * Game 6, Round 3 - History - North Korea > 1. Which three countries border North Korea? South Korea, China, Russia. 4 for everyone. > 2. North Korea prefers to be known in English as the DPRK. > What's that stand for? Democratic People's Republic of Korea. 4 for everyone. > 3. Since the founding of North Korea in 1949, how many leaders > (including the current one) have ruled over it? 3. (Kim, Kim, Kim.) 4 for everyone. > 4. In 1968 the North Koreans captured a US naval spy ship and > held its crew for almost a year. The ship was named after > which Indian tribe? Pueblo. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. > 5. What is the currency of North Korea? (North Korean) won. 4 for Dan Blum, Erland (gulp!), Joshua, and Calvin. > the soccer World Cup, they surprisingly beat Italy to proceed > to the second round. Name either the year or the host country > for that year's event. 1966, England. 4 for Erland (the hard way), Joshua, and Calvin. > 7. During the Korean War, the son of which famous leader was killed > in combat while fighting for the North Koreans? Mao Zedong (Tse-Tung, etc.). 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. > 8. In 1983 the North Koreans unsuccessfully attempted to assassinate > the president of South Korea by using an explosive device -- > while he was on a state visit to which third country? Burma (Myanmar). > 9. In 1994, which former US president visited North Korea to > discuss a nuclear agreement with its then leader Kim Il-Sung? Jimmy Carter. 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. > 10. Canada does not have an embassy in North Korea. Which other > country's embassy represents Canadians there? Sweden. 4 for Erland and Joshua. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 6 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS TOPICS-> Geo His Joshua Kreitzer 38 36 74 Erland Sommarskog 36 32 68 Dan Blum 36 28 64 Dan Tilque 40 24 64 "Calvin" 32 20 52 -- Mark Brader | "The remedy for speech that is false is speech that is true. Toronto | This is the ordinary course in a free society." msb@vex.net | --Anthony Kennedy, US Supreme Court My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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