| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Mar 09 07:35PM -0600 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-02-25, 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 4, Round 7 - Literature - Social Issues In each case we will describe a novel or play that deals with social issues, and give the year of publication. You give *either* the title or the author. 1. Set in the US South, the novel centers on a politician's campaign of wildly exaggerated promises of prosperity, with catchy slogans and a political machine rooted in graft and corruption. (1946) 2. Set in England. The central character, a butler, narrates his reminiscences of the events of the 1920s and '30s. He is content in his role in life, one that offers dignity and service. He shows no interest in the world outside the estate, even as current events show sweeping changes. He is a lonely man who takes pride in what he sees as a life of work and dignity. (1989) 3. Through a mix of events and characters both fictional and historical, the writer loosely links a world of success and celebrity with one of poverty and racism. The writer blends events from the early 1900s with fictional and historical characters, including Houdini, around ideas important to American history. (1975) 4. A journalist tells the story of a woman's 50-year search for her forcibly adopted son. The journalist had been collating evidence to accuse the Catholic Church for its abominable treatment of pregnant young girls, whose babies were taken from them for adoption, sometimes without consent. (2009) 5. The author reveals the power of the combined church and state in the medieval world through its oppression of freedom of thought. Condemned to isolation when his scientific research contradicts the beliefs of the Catholic church, the central character continues to think and work. By opposing this power, he reveals the value of personal freedom in the face of oppression. (This play was published in 1938, with an "American" version in 1947.) 6. The title of the novel is the title of a historical document that records the names of 3,000 black Loyalists who were evacuated in 1783 to Nova Scotia as free people of color. The novel focuses on the story of one woman's life from her capture in Africa through moving to Halifax, to working for the abolitionist cause in England. (2007) 7. This book is a letter from the author to his teenage son about the feelings, symbolism, and realities associated with being black in the United States, showing the "racist violence that has been woven into American culture". (2015) 8. A young adult novel follows the life of a 16-year-old black girl, who is drawn to activism after she witnesses the police shooting of a childhood friend. (2017) 9. This novel tells the story of Amir, a young boy, who experiences the tumultuous events of Afghanistan's history from the fall of the monarchy, through Soviet military intervention, the exodus of refugees to Pakistan, the rise of the Taliban regime, and American military intervention. (2003) 10. This anti-slavery novel had a profound effect on attitudes toward African Americans and slavery in the US, and is said to have helped lay the groundwork for the Civil War. It was one of the best-selling books of the 19th century. (1852) * Game 4, Round 8 - Miscellaneous - "Brook" In each case name the person, organization, or thing described. All answers contain the sequence of letters "brook". 1. The oldest mens' clothier in America, headquartered in Manhattan. 2. Female Canadian fashion designer, popular in the 1970s and '80s, who opened eponymous boutiques across Canada and the US. She also designed costumes for the Doug Henning magic show. 3. Multi-platinum American country music duo. Their song "Only in America" was used by both George W. Bush and Barack Obama in their respective presidential campaigns. 4. American model and actress. She began as a child model, then moved into movies and television. She had her own sitcom for years. 5. American research group founded in 1916 in Washington DC. Widely regarded as the country's most prestigious think-tank. 6. American running-shoe company. Their shoes have been named "best running shoe" by both "Runner's World" and "Sports Illustrated". 7. This woman is the daughter of a wrestling superstar, and has starred in two reality shows about her personal life. She uses her father's professional name as her last name. 8. This woman was an American multimillionaire, philanthropist, and socialite. Shortly before her death in 2007, she was involved in a lawsuit which alleged elder abuse and misuse of funds by family members. 9. Toronto hospital located on Bayview Av. 10. English poet known for his idealistic sonnets written during World War I. He was friends with the Bloomsbury group and part of the Dymock poets' group. After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Fvapr gur tnzr vf onfrq ba fcbxra nafjref, anzrf gung jbhyq or cebabhaprq qvssreragyl ner abg vagrepunatrnoyr. Cyrnfr erivrj lbhe nafjref naq frr vs lbh jnag gb punatr gur raqvat ba nal bs gur anzrf. -- Mark Brader, Toronto, msb@vex.net "No, no, Oscar, you forget. When you and I are together, we never talk about anything except me." --James MacNeill Whistler "It is true, Jimmy, we were talking about you, but I was thinking of myself." --Oscar Wilde My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Mar 10 05:45AM > 1. Set in the US South, the novel centers on a politician's campaign > of wildly exaggerated promises of prosperity, with catchy slogans > and a political machine rooted in graft and corruption. (1946) All the King's Men > current events show sweeping changes. He is a lonely man who > takes pride in what he sees as a life of work and dignity. > (1989) A Room With a View > events from the early 1900s with fictional and historical > characters, including Houdini, around ideas important to > American history. (1975) Ragtime > the feelings, symbolism, and realities associated with being > black in the United States, showing the "racist violence that > has been woven into American culture". (2015) Ta-Nehisi Coates > the monarchy, through Soviet military intervention, the exodus > of refugees to Pakistan, the rise of the Taliban regime, and > American military intervention. (2003) The Kite Runner > toward African Americans and slavery in the US, and is said to > have helped lay the groundwork for the Civil War. It was one > of the best-selling books of the 19th century. (1852) Uncle Tom's Cabin > * Game 4, Round 8 - Miscellaneous - "Brook" > 1. The oldest mens' clothier in America, headquartered in Manhattan. Brooks Brothers > 3. Multi-platinum American country music duo. Their song "Only > in America" was used by both George W. Bush and Barack Obama > in their respective presidential campaigns. Brooks and Dunn > 4. American model and actress. She began as a child model, then > moved into movies and television. She had her own sitcom > for years. Brooke Shields > 5. American research group founded in 1916 in Washington DC. > Widely regarded as the country's most prestigious think-tank. Brookins Institute > 6. American running-shoe company. Their shoes have been named "best > running shoe" by both "Runner's World" and "Sports Illustrated". Willowbrook > 10. English poet known for his idealistic sonnets written during > World War I. He was friends with the Bloomsbury group and part > of the Dymock poets' group. Rupert Brooke -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Mar 10 01:02AM -0800 Mark Brader wrote: > toward African Americans and slavery in the US, and is said to > have helped lay the groundwork for the Civil War. It was one > of the best-selling books of the 19th century. (1852) Uncle Tom's Cabin > In each case name the person, organization, or thing described. > All answers contain the sequence of letters "brook". > 1. The oldest mens' clothier in America, headquartered in Manhattan. Brooks Brothers > 4. American model and actress. She began as a child model, then > moved into movies and television. She had her own sitcom > for years. Brooke Shields -- Dan Tilque |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Mar 09 07:33PM -0600 Mark Brader: > reported a surprising experimental result, Lise Meitner and > Otto Frisch worked out how it was possible and realized that > they had discovered *what new source of energy*? Nuclear fission. "Nuclear energy" was acceptable. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Erland, Pete, and Bruce. Hahn won the Nobel prize for this. In the original game the question omitted Meitner and Frisch's contribution. > 2. Mao Zedong's Chinese Communists forced the Nationalist Kuomintang > to withdraw to Chunking. Who was the leader of the Nationalists? Chiang Kai-Shek. I accepted "Chang". 4 for Dan Tilque, Erland, Calvin, Pete, and Joshua. > his joining the team that broke the Germans' codes during > World War II. What code machine was Turing principally > involved with during the war? Enigma. 4 for everyone -- Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Erland, Calvin, Pete, Joshua, and Bruce. In the original game Enigma was identified as the "British name" for the machine. It was actually a German brand name; the original version of the machine was marketed for corporate use, not military. > 4. In 1938 two US oil companies in partnership discovered a massive > quantity of oil in Saudi Arabia. Name either US company as it > was known at the time, or give its current name. Standard Oil of California ("Standard Oil" was sufficient although several different companies had that name, but one of the other companies was wrong), Chevron; Texas Oil, Texaco. > 5. This inventor greatly improved and patented a type of pen, > to great success. In many countries, his name is synonymous > with that type of pen. Who? László Bíró. (The ballpoint pen. Not Marcel Bich, who later founded the Bic company.) 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Calvin, Joshua, and Bruce. > 6. Which American company synthesized a new polymer that they > named nylon? DuPont. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Joshua, and Bruce. > a bill that provided rights and other benefits to American > workers over age 18. Name any of the rights or provisions > it created. Minimum wage, extra pay for overtime, curtailed child labor. 4 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque. I am no expert on this act; if you have reason to think your answer scored wrong was also correct, please post a protest. > 8. A large surplus of coffee beans led to the creation of a new > product. Name the company or the product, or give the generic > name for the product. Nestlé, Nescafé, freeze-dried/instant coffee. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Erland, and Bruce. > 9. Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings wrote a novel of a young boy's > attachment to a baby wild animal. Give the title. "The Yearling". 4 for Dan Tilque, Calvin, Joshua, and Bruce. > 10. Thornton Wilder wrote a stage play that follows the daily > lives of people in a small town. Give the title. "Our Town". 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Pete, Joshua, and Bruce. > * Game 4, Round 6 - Physics Miscellany (That'd be Science.) > 1. The standard model of physics recognizes four forces: the strong > force, the weak force, the electromagnetic force, and what other? Gravity. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Erland, Calvin, Joshua, and Bruce. > Photons with the lowest energy and lowest frequencies make up > radio waves. What do those with highest energy and highest > frequencies make? Gamma rays. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Erland, Calvin, and Bruce. > of quantum physics, which relates the energy of a photon to > its frequency. Name the *letter* that's used to denote this > constant. H. (In lower case, actually.) 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Erland, Calvin, Joshua, and Bruce. It is said that a Russian student was once shown the equation "E = h nu" and asked what h and nu were. And the answers were: "Planck's constant" and "The length of the plank". > 4. SNOLAB is a physics laboratory located 2 km underground in a > nickel mine in Sudbury, Ontario. It was designed to observe > what subatomic particles coming from outer space? Neutrinos. (SNO = Sudbury Neutrino Observatory.) 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Erland, and Bruce. > 5. What do we call the effect when the frequency of sound or light > waves increases when emitted from a source moving toward us? Doppler effect. 4 for everyone. > 6. The positively-charged antimatter counterpart of the electron > is called an antielectron -- or, more commonly, what? Positron. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Erland, Calvin, and Joshua. > 7. According to Ohm's Law, what do we get when we divide the voltage > across an electrical resistor by its resistance? Or if you like, > just name the unit we measure it in. Current, ampere. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Erland, Calvin, and Pete. 3 for Bruce. > 8. What causes the cracking sound of a whip when properly wielded? Sonic boom. The tip moves faster than the speed of sound in air. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Calvin, Pete, Joshua, and Bruce. A few days ago on "Jeopardy!" a question cited an item about this in "Scientific American" where they said it was the loop, not the tip, that goes supersonic. However, I saw a "Mythbusters" episode where they showed it in super slow motion and it *was* the tip. > 9. What term refers to the result of multiplying the velocity of > a moving object by its mass? Momentum. 4 for Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Bruce. 3 for Erland. 2 for Dan Blum. > 10. What short, unprefixed name applies to an SI unit for force? > (For example, if we had asked for pressure we would want the > pascal, not the kilopascal and not the kg/m·s˛.) Newton. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Erland, Calvin, and Bruce. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 4 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS TOPICS-> Spo Geo His Sci Dan Tilque 16 28 36 40 120 Dan Blum 0 36 28 38 102 Bruce Bowler 12 22 28 35 97 Joshua Kreitzer 16 32 24 20 92 "Calvin" 7 28 16 36 87 Erland Sommarskog 0 32 16 35 83 Pete Gayde -- -- 16 12 28 -- Mark Brader |"I am at a loss to figure a good reason why it was done. Toronto | In fact I cannot think of a bad reason either!" msb@vex.net | --Joe Brennan My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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