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| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Mar 28 02:40AM -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 2 - Geography - "Twin" Cities In each case, the two or three cities described all have the same name in English. Give it. 1. Large Greek city and a city in northeastern Georgia (home to the University of Georgia). 2. Second-largest city in Florida, and second-largest city in Russia. 3. Large Italian city in Lazio region (located on the river Tiber), and a city in upstate New York (near Utica). 4. University city in Southern Ontario, Canada, and a municipality in Belgium known for its association with a famous battle. 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. 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. 7. Most populous city in Maine, and the most populous city in Oregon. 8. Third-largest city in Italy, and a city that is one of the wealthiest in southern Florida. 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. 10. An industrial city which is the second-most-populous in the United Kingdom, and the most populous city in Alabama. * Game 6, Round 3 - History - North Korea 1. Which three countries border North Korea? 2. North Korea prefers to be known in English as the DPRK. What's that stand for? 3. Since the founding of North Korea in 1949, how many leaders (including the current one) have ruled over it? 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? 5. What is the currency of North Korea? 6. In the year that North Korea first successfully qualified for 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. 7. During the Korean War, the son of which famous leader was killed in combat while fighting for the North Koreans? 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? 9. In 1994, which former US president visited North Korea to discuss a nuclear agreement with its then leader Kim Il-Sung? 10. Canada does not have an embassy in North Korea. Which other country's embassy represents Canadians there? -- Mark Brader "When laws are outlawed, only outlaws will have laws." Toronto, msb@vex.net -- Diane Holt My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Mar 27 02:38PM -0700 Mark Brader wrote: > B1. Because of the treatment of American Indians, this actor > refused to collect his Oscar in 1973. Name this star *and* > the movie he won for. Marlon Brando, The Godfather > B2. For which movie did George C. Scott refuse an Oscar? Patton > C2. While the title was not then official, who is now usually > considered to have been the first prime minister of Great > Britain? Penn > * D. Transit Systems > D1. What North American city has a transit system called BART? San Francisco > D2. What European city has a transit system called DART? Dublin > E1. In January the New Horizons space probe visited the Kuiper > Belt object Ultima Thule. Which other solar system body > did it visit before that? Pluto > E2. The Japanese space agency JAXA currently has a probe visiting > the asteroid Ryugu while NASA has one visiting the asteroid > Bennu. What is the primary objective of both missions? sample return > F1. What is the first positive integer spelled in English with > all its letters in alphabetical order? For example, if we > had said "in French" it would be 2 -- spelled "deux". forty > F2. 1 is both a perfect square and a perfect cube. What is > the next integer with this property? 64 -- Dan Tilque |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Mar 28 02:38AM -0500 Mark Brader: > and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information > see my 2019-01-22 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian > Inquisition (QFTCI*)". Game 5 is over and it's a big win for JOSHUA KREITZER. Hearty congratulations! > ** Game 5, Round 9 - Canadiana - Cuisine > In each case, name the food described. In the original game, this was the second-easiest round after the current-events round. > 1. A type of porridge made with a blend of wheat, rye, and flaxseed, > first created in the 1920s in Manitoba. Red River porridge. > 2. A brand or type of semi-soft rind cheese that was originally > manufactured by Trappist monks. Oka cheese. The monks of Oka were shown on the CTV National News a few days after the original game. There are a lot fewer of them than there used to be, so they have moved into a new, smaller building that they had designed for them. Not wanting to depend on charity, they're still in the food business, but not cheese any more; that line was sold off. > 3. A fried dough pastry, stretched and sometimes coiled. Served to > President Obama when he visited Canada. Beaver tail. 4 for Dan Blum. > 4. A no-bake dessert consisting of three layers: a wafer and > chocolate crumb base, custard-flavored butter icing in the > middle, and a layer of chocolate gamache on top. Nanaimo bar. > 5. Lean boneless pork loin, trimmed fine, wet cured, and rolled > in cornmeal. It is not smoked. It is the main ingredient in > the St. Lawrence Market's signature sandwich. Peameal bacon, also known as Canadian bacon. > 6. A dish popular in Quebec, made of layered ground beef, sautéed > onions, canned kernel corn, canned creamed corn, and mashed > potatoes on top. Answer in French. Pâté chinois. > and is boiled in honey-sweetened water before being baked, > traditionally in a wood-fired oven. Often finished with > poppy seeds. Hint: its name refers to a city. Montreal-style bagel. 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua. > name the sandwich in English or French, or else name the Quebec > restaurant chain that sells vast quantities of this item and > is the 16th-largest chain in Canada. Hot chicken sandwich, sandwich chaud au poulet, St-Hubert. > tomatoes, onions, carrots, beans of various types, asparagus, > cauliflower, and peas. We will accept the American name or > the one used here. Chow chow, chou chou, piccalilli, Branston pickle. > put in a pudding bag, wrapped in cheesecloth, or stuffed into > an empty can and then boiled, usually along with the cooking > vegetables or the Jiggs dinner. Figgy duff or figgy pudding. > ** Game 5, Round 10 - Challenge Round > * A. Grey Cup > A1. Which team won the Grey Cup every year from 1978 to 1982? Edmonton Eskimos. > A2. The Toronto Argonauts have had the most wins since the Cup > was established in 1909. How many, within 1? 17 (accepting 16-18). Since nobody was in range, I scored 15 or 19 as almost correct. Therefore, 2 for Calvin. > B1. Because of the treatment of American Indians, this actor > refused to collect his Oscar in 1973. Name this star *and* > the movie he won for. Marlon Brando, "The Godfather". 4 for Joshua, Pete, Calvin, and Dan Tilque. So this was the second question *in this game* about him winning that award for that movie. > B2. For which movie did George C. Scott refuse an Oscar? "Patton" (1970). 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. > * C. First Prime Ministers > C1. Who was Israel's first prime minister? David Ben-Gurion. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Erland, Pete, and Calvin. > C2. While the title was not then official, who is now usually > considered to have been the first prime minister of Great > Britain? Robert Walpole (1730-42). 4 for Calvin. > * D. Transit Systems > D1. What North American city has a transit system called BART? San Francisco. (Bay Area Rapid Transit, so Oakland and various other cities it serves were also acceptable.) 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Pete, and Dan Tilque. > D2. What European city has a transit system called DART? Dublin. (Yes, Dublin Area Rapid Transit.) 4 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque. > E1. In January the New Horizons space probe visited the Kuiper > Belt object Ultima Thule. Which other solar system body > did it visit before that? Pluto. 4 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque. > E2. The Japanese space agency JAXA currently has a probe visiting > the asteroid Ryugu while NASA has one visiting the asteroid > Bennu. What is the primary objective of both missions? To return with a sample of the asteroid. 4 for Dan Tilque. > F1. What is the first positive integer spelled in English with > all its letters in alphabetical order? For example, if we > had said "in French" it would be 2 -- spelled "deux". 40. In fact it's the *only* integer with this property. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Pete, Calvin, and Dan Tilque. > F2. 1 is both a perfect square and a perfect cube. What is > the next integer with this property? 64, of course. The property is equivalent to being the sixth power of an integer. 4 for everyone -- Dan Blum, Joshua, Erland, Pete, Calvin, and Dan Tilque. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 5 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST TOPICS-> His Geo Spo Sci Ent Lit Can Cha SIX Joshua Kreitzer 23 35 32 20 40 27 4 24 181 "Calvin" 11 38 12 23 29 16 0 22 140 Dan Tilque 20 32 16 24 4 8 0 32 132 Pete Gayde 23 22 24 20 20 16 0 20 129 Dan Blum 12 20 0 28 15 24 8 28 127 Erland Sommarskog 8 28 -- -- -- -- 0 8 44 Bruce Bowler -- -- 0 24 8 8 -- -- 40 -- Mark Brader | "To judge by this film, the life of a cold war spy consists Toronto | of sitting for endless hours in soundproof rooms with peo- msb@vex.net | ple you do not particularly like, waiting for something to | happen. Sort of like being a movie critic." --Roger Ebert My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Mar 27 02:50PM -0700 Mark Brader wrote: > 3. What two related aircraft models have been grounded, pretty much > worldwide, in response to two deadly crashes in the last > 6 months? Name both. Boeing 737 MAX 8, Boeing 737 MAX 9 > 8. Francesco Cali was shot 6 times outside his Staten Island home > on Wednesday night and pronounced dead in hospital. He was > allegedly the head of what crime family? Gambino > publish a proposal for a "web" of hypertext documents that > could be viewed through a "browser" -- what became known as > the World-Wide Web? 30 > 3. The Prime Minister of New Zealand recently received high praise > for her handling of the mass murder of 50 people at two mosques. > What's her name? Jacinda Ardern > 4. Jagmeet Singh took a seat in the House of Commons for the first > time on Monday, becoming the first person in Canada to do this > who was what? Sikh -- Dan Tilque |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Mar 27 10:33PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:ddydnRG6aZPMeATBnZ2dnUU7- > 3. What two related aircraft models have been grounded, pretty much > worldwide, in response to two deadly crashes in the last > 6 months? Name both. 737 Max 8 and 737 Max 9 > opening day? > 6. What 18-year-old female Canadian tennis star has been knocking > 'em dead at the Indian Wells Masters Tournament this week? Bouchard > 8. Francesco Cali was shot 6 times outside his Staten Island home > on Wednesday night and pronounced dead in hospital. He was > allegedly the head of what crime family? Gambino > 10. The Diocese of Brooklyn is demanding an apology from *what > show* on which it was said: "If you support the Catholic church, > isn't that, like, the same as being an R. Kelly fan?" Saturday Night Live > publish a proposal for a "web" of hypertext documents that > could be viewed through a "browser" -- what became known as > the World-Wide Web? 30 > 3. The Prime Minister of New Zealand recently received high praise > for her handling of the mass murder of 50 people at two mosques. > What's her name? Ardern > 4. Jagmeet Singh took a seat in the House of Commons for the first > time on Monday, becoming the first person in Canada to do this > who was what? Hindu; Sikh > March 16 in California at age 81. He had had to keep playing > to cover his medical bills and at the time of his death had > tour dates scheduled into November. Name him. Dick Dale > 7. Vandals calling themselves "#Macdonald Must Fall" claimed > responsibility for defacing with red paint a statue of Canada's > first Prime Minister -- in what city? Montreal; Quebec > 8. In what city has a statue of the late Gord Downey, by artist > Al Hattie, been unveiled at their city hall? Windsor > 9. The Blue Jays' management have limited what activity by the > players before games? Batting practice; Shagging fly balls > 10. After this golfer, ranked #4 in the world, won the Players > Championship, it was announced that his Canadian debut will be > at the RBC Canadian Open this summer. Who is he? McIlroy Pete Gayde |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Mar 27 03:16PM -0700 Calvin wrote: > My stocks have been replenished :-) > 1 Which 2009 Todd Phillips movie featured a cameo from Mike Tyson? > 2 In the novel '20,000 Leagues Under The Sea' what was the name of the captain of the submarine Nautilus? Nemo > 3 From which European country is Stella Artois beer traditionally brewed? > 4 Along with English, what is the official language of Pakistan? Urdu > 5 Which British group has a 1994 hit with 'Parklife'? > 6 Crucial to the plot, the action in the 1982 film "E.T the Extra-Terrestrial" takes place in and around which celebration? Independence Day > 7 In mathematics, what is the value of the base of the natural logarithm, to one decimal place? 2.7 > 8 What physical handicap does a myopic person suffer from? nearsightedness > 9 Coal is predominantly composed of which element? carbon > 10 The late rapper Tupac Shukar was named after Tupac Amaru II, a revolutionary leader in which South American country? Peru -- Dan Tilque |
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