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| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 10 02:33PM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-03-18, 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 7, Round 2 - History - Manchester The City of Manchester in England was the first city to industrialize. It is, of course, also known for soccer. 1. What is the term for an inhabitant of Manchester? 2. The Hallé has been active in Manchester since 1858. What is the Hallé? 3. In 1819 an incident took place in Manchester when 10-20 people campaigning for Parliamentary reform were killed by local law enforcement. What is this event known as? 4. Separated from Manchester by the Irwell River is what city about 1 mile west of central Manchester? 5. What US singer was made an honorary citizen of Manchester in 2017? 6. The University of Manchester owns a facility called Jodrell Bank which has been in operation since the 1950s. What is it? Be sufficiently specific. 7. As part of its history linked to the industrial revolution, what nickname was used for Manchester in the early 1800s? 8. This area of Manchester is located 2 miles southwest of the city center. It is home to the Manchester United soccer team and also Manchester's main cricket ground. Name it. 9. What notable event happened in Manchester on 1996-06-15? (You must say who did something and what they did.) 10. What famous newspaper was founded in Manchester in 1821? * Game 7, Round 3 - Canadiana Geography - Ontario In each case, name the geographic feature. Note: some of them are only partly in Ontario. 1. This feature was designated a World Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in 1990. It is most famous for the cliff over which the feature's eponymous river flows. 2. One of the most significant landforms in Southern Ontario, this feature gets its name from the rolling hills and river valleys extending 100 miles from the Niagara Escarpment east to Rice Lake. It was formed 12,000 years ago by advancing and retreating glaciers. 3. This Ontario conservation area was created to control spring flooding near Milton. It is also home to the Glen Eden skiing area. 4. This Ontario provincial park was named a National Historic Site of Canada in 1992. Its many trails include the Whiskey Rapids Trail, along the Oxtongue River, and the Barron Canyon Trail. 5. In physical geographic terms Ontario is divided into four regions, the largest of which covers about 2/3 of the province. It's a simple landscape of flat plateaus and low, rounded hills, crisscrossed by rivers and lakes. What is it? 6. This is one of the longest rivers in Ontario, at 982 km or 610 miles. It flows northeast from Lake St. Joseph in Northwestern Ontario and empties into James Bay. 7. A mountain that rises over Tupper Lake was once thought to be the highest point of land in Ontario, until government topographical mapping in the 1970s revealed another ridge to be higher. Name either feature. 8. This body of water with an area of over 300,000 square miles or 800,000 km² is bounded by Nunavut territory to the north and west, Manitoba and Ontario to the south, and Quebec to the east. 9. This river rises at Lac des Outaouais, north of the Laurentian Mountains of central Quebec, and flows west to Lake Timiskaming. From there its route has been used to define the Ontario/Quebec boundary. The river reaches great depths of nearly 460 feet (140 m) in some places. 10. An archipelago of islands that straddles the Canada/US border in the St. Lawrence River as it emerges from the northeast corner of Lake Ontario. It stretches for about 50 miles (80 km) downstream from Kingston, Ontario. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "UNIX ... the essential partner for msb@vex.net | eyespot or rynchosporium control in barley." My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Apr 10 08:28PM > * Game 7, Round 2 - History - Manchester > 1. What is the term for an inhabitant of Manchester? Mancunian > 6. The University of Manchester owns a facility called Jodrell > Bank which has been in operation since the 1950s. What is it? > Be sufficiently specific. array of radio telescopes > 10. What famous newspaper was founded in Manchester in 1821? The Guardian > 8. This body of water with an area of over 300,000 square miles or > 800,000 km? is bounded by Nunavut territory to the north and > west, Manitoba and Ontario to the south, and Quebec to the east. Great Bear Lake; Great Slave Lake -- _______________________________________________________________________ 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>: Apr 11 04:09AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:8r-dnVBdqu2a2DPBnZ2dnUU7- > The City of Manchester in England was the first city to > industrialize. It is, of course, also known for soccer. > 1. What is the term for an inhabitant of Manchester? Mancunian > 3. In 1819 an incident took place in Manchester when 10-20 people > campaigning for Parliamentary reform were killed by local > law enforcement. What is this event known as? Peterloo > 8. This area of Manchester is located 2 miles southwest of the > city center. It is home to the Manchester United soccer team > and also Manchester's main cricket ground. Name it. Old Trafford > 10. What famous newspaper was founded in Manchester in 1821? The Guardian > 8. This body of water with an area of over 300,000 square miles or > 800,000 km² is bounded by Nunavut territory to the north and > west, Manitoba and Ontario to the south, and Quebec to the east. Hudson Bay > in the St. Lawrence River as it emerges from the northeast > corner of Lake Ontario. It stretches for about 50 miles (80 km) > downstream from Kingston, Ontario. Thousand Islands -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 10 02:31PM -0500 <rZqdnfAsfNe32TPBnZ2dnUU7-I_NnZ2d@giganews.com> was cancelled from within trn. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 10 02:29PM -0500 Mark Brader: > ** Game 6, Round 9 - Miscellaneous > 1. Which country's name stems from the Portuguese words for > "bearded ones"? Barbados. 4 for Joshua, Erland, and Bruce. As to the wrong answers, Brazil is named after a tropical tree and, if Wikipedia is correct, Mozambique is ultimately named after a person. > 2. What is the two-word French cooking term for a bundle of herbs > tied together and used to flavor soups, etc.? Bouquet garni. 4 for Dan Blum and Bruce. > 3. "Rich Uncle Pennybags" -- a round-faced, mustachioed old man > in a top hat -- serves as the mascot for what board game? Monopoly. 4 for Joshua, Calvin, Dan Blum, Pete, Bruce, and Dan Tilque. > 4. The real-life trials and tribulations of isolation of Alexander > Selkirk were at least partly the inspiration for which famous > novel? "Robinson Crusoe". 4 for Joshua, Calvin, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque. > 5. Which music style shares its name with a nymph in Greek > mythology? Calypso. 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum. > 6. The name for which indispensable part of Indian cuisine means > "the fragrant one"? Basmati (rice). 4 for Bruce. Curry was a popular guess, but its meaning is something like "sauce". > 7. Which synonym for luxury and elegance is also the name of a > Swiss hotel tycoon? Ritz. 4 for Joshua and Dan Tilque. > 8. Pleasant times are sometimes referted to as *what* days, from > the Greek word for "kingfisher"? Halcyon. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Pete, Bruce, and Dan Tilque. > 9. Which western US state's name translates as "ruddy" or "red"? Colorado. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Bruce, and Dan Tilque. The wrong answer "Idaho" was interesting because it was in fact proposed as a name for Colorado before the actual name was chosen, and was then reused, so to speak, for the present state of Idago. It was actually a word *made up* by the man who proposed it; at the time he claimed that it derived from the language of a native tribe. As for "Arizona", its etymology is disputed, but nobody says it means "red". > 10. What tasty name did Captain Cook give to the Hawaiian Is. in > 1778? Sandwich Is. 4 for Joshua, Calvin, Dan Blum, Bruce, and Dan Tilque. The Spice Is. were the Moluccas, part of the East Indies. > in Brian Mulroney's Progressive Conservative government. > In 2013 he was appointed to Ambassador to the Czech Republic. > Name him. Otto Jelinek. > cricket World Cup. From 2005 to 2014 he served as Chancellor > of Bradford University in England. And today he is Prime > Minister of Pakistan. Who? Imran Khan. 4 for Joshua, Calvin, Erland, and Pete. > * B. Rivers > B1. Which major city lies at the mouth of the Yarra River? Melbourne. 4 for Calvin. > B2. Which non-national capital city does the river Lagan run > through? Belfast. > * C. Canada/Quebec Quotations > C1. In 1967 what famous person said from the Montreal city hall, > "Vive le Québec libre" -- or "Long live free Quebec"? Charles de Gaulle. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Pete, and Dan Tilque. > C2. Which politician said, "I am trying to put Quebec in its > place -- and the place of Quebec is in Canada"? First and > last name required. Pierre Trudeau. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque. > * D. Subatomic Particles > D1. When we refer to alpha, beta, and gamma rays -- what > subatomic particle do beta rays consist of? Electrons. 4 for Calvin, Erland, Dan Blum, Bruce, and Dan Tilque. > D2. Please decode the rot13 only after you have finished with > the previous question. Alpha rays consist of nuclei of > the atoms of *which element*? Helium. 4 for Calvin, Erland, Bruce, and Dan Tilque. 2 for Dan Blum. > E1. What term is used to describe a musical work similar to an > opera, only it must have a religious narrative and there > are no costumes or scenery? Oratorio. I accepted "oratorium" as close enough. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Dan Blum, Pete, and Bruce. > E2. Name any of the ways that an operetta is different from > an opera. It's shorter; the words are lighter and more amusing (I accepted "typically humorous" for this); part of it may be spoken rather than sung. 4 for Joshua, Calvin, Erland, Dan Blum, Pete, and Bruce. > * F. Banned by the BBC > F1. Which Beatles song did the BBC ban because it was perceived > as having a drug-related theme? "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds". 4 for everyone -- Joshua, Calvin, Erland, Dan Blum, Pete, Bruce, and Dan Tilque. > was a hit in 1969 in many countries. The BBC banned the > lyrics as they were considered too explicit, instead playing > only an instrumental version. Name the song. "Je t'aime (moi non plus)". ("I Love You (Neither do I)".) 4 for Joshua and Erland. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 6 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST TOPICS-> Geo His Spo Lit Sci Ent Mis Cha SIX Joshua Kreitzer 38 36 36 36 8 40 32 28 218 Dan Blum 36 28 34 31 8 36 28 22 193 Dan Tilque 40 24 36 28 8 4 24 20 172 "Calvin" 32 20 35 25 6 16 12 24 152 Erland Sommarskog 36 32 28 0 8 0 4 36 144 Pete Gayde -- -- 20 26 15 32 8 20 121 Bruce Bowler -- -- 24 35 -- -- 28 20 107 -- Mark Brader | I rise to speak ... well, actually, I don't rise, Toronto | nor do I speak, but I lounge to type in his defense. msb@vex.net | -- Bob Lipton My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 10 02:31PM -0500 Whoops, I just posted the results of this game without saying that I was doing it. So let me start this time by declaring that the winner is JOSHUA KREITZER -- hearty congratulations! Mark Brader: > ** Game 6, Round 9 - Miscellaneous > 1. Which country's name stems from the Portuguese words for > "bearded ones"? Barbados. 4 for Joshua, Erland, and Bruce. As to the wrong answers, Brazil is named after a tropical tree and, if Wikipedia is correct, Mozambique is ultimately named after a person. > 2. What is the two-word French cooking term for a bundle of herbs > tied together and used to flavor soups, etc.? Bouquet garni. 4 for Dan Blum and Bruce. > 3. "Rich Uncle Pennybags" -- a round-faced, mustachioed old man > in a top hat -- serves as the mascot for what board game? Monopoly. 4 for Joshua, Calvin, Dan Blum, Pete, Bruce, and Dan Tilque. > 4. The real-life trials and tribulations of isolation of Alexander > Selkirk were at least partly the inspiration for which famous > novel? "Robinson Crusoe". 4 for Joshua, Calvin, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque. > 5. Which music style shares its name with a nymph in Greek > mythology? Calypso. 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum. > 6. The name for which indispensable part of Indian cuisine means > "the fragrant one"? Basmati (rice). 4 for Bruce. Curry was a popular guess, but its meaning is something like "sauce". > 7. Which synonym for luxury and elegance is also the name of a > Swiss hotel tycoon? Ritz. 4 for Joshua and Dan Tilque. > 8. Pleasant times are sometimes referted to as *what* days, from > the Greek word for "kingfisher"? Halcyon. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Pete, Bruce, and Dan Tilque. > 9. Which western US state's name translates as "ruddy" or "red"? Colorado. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Bruce, and Dan Tilque. The wrong answer "Idaho" was interesting because it was in fact proposed as a name for Colorado before the actual name was chosen, and was then reused, so to speak, for the present state of Idago. It was actually a word *made up* by the man who proposed it; at the time he claimed that it derived from the language of a native tribe. As for "Arizona", its etymology is disputed, but nobody says it means "red". > 10. What tasty name did Captain Cook give to the Hawaiian Is. in > 1778? Sandwich Is. 4 for Joshua, Calvin, Dan Blum, Bruce, and Dan Tilque. The Spice Is. were the Moluccas, part of the East Indies. > in Brian Mulroney's Progressive Conservative government. > In 2013 he was appointed to Ambassador to the Czech Republic. > Name him. Otto Jelinek. > cricket World Cup. From 2005 to 2014 he served as Chancellor > of Bradford University in England. And today he is Prime > Minister of Pakistan. Who? Imran Khan. 4 for Joshua, Calvin, Erland, and Pete. > * B. Rivers > B1. Which major city lies at the mouth of the Yarra River? Melbourne. 4 for Calvin. > B2. Which non-national capital city does the river Lagan run > through? Belfast. > * C. Canada/Quebec Quotations > C1. In 1967 what famous person said from the Montreal city hall, > "Vive le Québec libre" -- or "Long live free Quebec"? Charles de Gaulle. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Pete, and Dan Tilque. > C2. Which politician said, "I am trying to put Quebec in its > place -- and the place of Quebec is in Canada"? First and > last name required. Pierre Trudeau. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque. > * D. Subatomic Particles > D1. When we refer to alpha, beta, and gamma rays -- what > subatomic particle do beta rays consist of? Electrons. 4 for Calvin, Erland, Dan Blum, Bruce, and Dan Tilque. > D2. Please decode the rot13 only after you have finished with > the previous question. Alpha rays consist of nuclei of > the atoms of *which element*? Helium. 4 for Calvin, Erland, Bruce, and Dan Tilque. 2 for Dan Blum. > E1. What term is used to describe a musical work similar to an > opera, only it must have a religious narrative and there > are no costumes or scenery? Oratorio. I accepted "oratorium" as close enough. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Dan Blum, Pete, and Bruce. > E2. Name any of the ways that an operetta is different from > an opera. It's shorter; the words are lighter and more amusing (I accepted "typically humorous" for this); part of it may be spoken rather than sung. 4 for Joshua, Calvin, Erland, Dan Blum, Pete, and Bruce. > * F. Banned by the BBC > F1. Which Beatles song did the BBC ban because it was perceived > as having a drug-related theme? "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds". 4 for everyone -- Joshua, Calvin, Erland, Dan Blum, Pete, Bruce, and Dan Tilque. > was a hit in 1969 in many countries. The BBC banned the > lyrics as they were considered too explicit, instead playing > only an instrumental version. Name the song. "Je t'aime (moi non plus)". ("I Love You (Neither do I)".) 4 for Joshua and Erland. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 6 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST TOPICS-> Geo His Spo Lit Sci Ent Mis Cha SIX Joshua Kreitzer 38 36 36 36 8 40 32 28 218 Dan Blum 36 28 34 31 8 36 28 22 193 Dan Tilque 40 24 36 28 8 4 24 20 172 "Calvin" 32 20 35 25 6 16 12 24 152 Erland Sommarskog 36 32 28 0 8 0 4 36 144 Pete Gayde -- -- 20 26 15 32 8 20 121 Bruce Bowler -- -- 24 35 -- -- 28 20 107 -- Mark Brader | I rise to speak ... well, actually, I don't rise, Toronto | nor do I speak, but I lounge to type in his defense. msb@vex.net | -- Bob Lipton My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Apr 10 12:26PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:Eq6dnR2li5774zDBnZ2dnUU7- > * Game 9 (2009-04-01), Round 1 - Current Events > 4. On Tuesday Jussie Smollett was in a Chicago court. What did > Cook County Prosecutor Kim Fox do? suddenly dismiss all the charges against him (note: her name is correctly spelled "Foxx") > 9. A live-action (and CGI) remake of the 1941 Disney classic > "Dumbo" recently hit the big screen. Who is the director? Tim Burton > 10. Netflix got competition this week as a new streaming service > was unveiled. Name either the person who made the announcement, > or the company he is collaborating with. Steven Spielberg > overtime relating to his original complaint, and filed suit > when he refused to pay. How much are they claiming, in US > dollars to the nearest thousand and within $10,000? $130,000; $160,000 > 15. Within 舰, how much did the price of a liter of gasoline > increase in Ontario as a result of the new federal carbon tax? 4 cents; 5 cents -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Apr 10 01:40PM > served his original sentence. Within 1 year, what year was he > apprehended, the sole survivor of a battle between Afghanistan > militants and US forces? 2002 > 4. On Tuesday Jussie Smollett was in a Chicago court. What did > Cook County Prosecutor Kim Fox do? dismiss all charges > 5. Another provincial election was called, this time for April 23rd. > What province? Alberta > the University of Montreal, had won a $1,000,000 (US) prize > for their work on neural networks. Often referred to as the > "Nobel Prize" for computing, what is the award actually called? Turing Medal > 9. A live-action (and CGI) remake of the 1941 Disney classic > "Dumbo" recently hit the big screen. Who is the director? Tim Burton > 1. Last week it was announced that the Rolling Stones' "No Filter" > North American tour will be postponed because of Mick Jagger's > health. What sort of treatment has he had to undergo? heart surgery > 2. Which royal recently called for the banning of the popular > video game Fortnite due to its addictive qualities? Prince Harry > 8. Which province recently unveiled proposed legislation for > "presumed consent" for organ donation? Ontario; Quebec -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Apr 10 08:19PM +0200 > served his original sentence. Within 1 year, what year was he > apprehended, the sole survivor of a battle between Afghanistan > militants and US forces? 2002 > 5. Another provincial election was called, this time for April 23rd. > What province? Manitoba > 6. Kidnapped international student Wahzen Lu was found unharmed > Tuesday night -- in what town? Waterloo, Ontario > sandwich called "Sausage & "Egger. Made by California-based > Beyond Meat, the "sausage" patty aims to replicate the taste > and texture of a pork sausage. What fast-food chain was this? Subway > * Final (2009-04-09), Round 1 - Current Events > 8. Which province recently unveiled proposed legislation for > "presumed consent" for organ donation? New Brunswick > 12. Transport Canada is funding a study for a hyperloop train, an > electric tunnel between Toronto and Montreal. Within 10 minutes, > how long with the proposed trip take? With? 40 minutes |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 10 02:05PM -0500 Mark Brader: > > 12. Transport Canada is funding a study for a hyperloop train, an > > electric tunnel between Toronto and Montreal. Within 10 minutes, > > how long with the proposed trip take? Erland Sommarskog: > With? Hey, I got the first letter right! -- Mark Brader, Toronto "... people are *always* doing stuff ... msb@vex.net that I wish were typos" --Marcy Thompson |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Apr 10 07:07PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:Eq6dnR2li5774zDBnZ2dnUU7- > served his original sentence. Within 1 year, what year was he > apprehended, the sole survivor of a battle between Afghanistan > militants and US forces? 2003 > 4. On Tuesday Jussie Smollett was in a Chicago court. What did > Cook County Prosecutor Kim Fox do? Dropped all charges > sandwich called "Sausage & "Egger. Made by California-based > Beyond Meat, the "sausage" patty aims to replicate the taste > and texture of a pork sausage. What fast-food chain was this? McDonalds; Burger King > 9. A live-action (and CGI) remake of the 1941 Disney classic > "Dumbo" recently hit the big screen. Who is the director? Burton > 1. Last week it was announced that the Rolling Stones' "No Filter" > North American tour will be postponed because of Mick Jagger's > health. What sort of treatment has he had to undergo? Heart surgery > 2. Which royal recently called for the banning of the popular > video game Fortnite due to its addictive qualities? Prince Harry; Prince William > on April 1. What it is called? > 4. The Toronto Marlies defeated the Utica Comets in the American > Hockey League. What was the signficance of this win? Marlies set a record for points in a season > shootout -- while playing in the NHL for the first time. > 8. Which province recently unveiled proposed legislation for > "presumed consent" for organ donation? Alberta; British Columbia > 10. The Quebec legislature is considering a bill banning religious > symbols from being worn by government employees. What is the > *bill number*? 666 > overtime relating to his original complaint, and filed suit > when he refused to pay. How much are they claiming, in US > dollars to the nearest thousand and within $10,000? $150,000 > 14. Within $100,000,000, how much is Ottawa promising to spend > for repairs and accessibility upgrades to Toronto community > housing? $500,000,000; $800,000,000 > 15. Within ―Ē, how much did the price of a liter of gasoline > increase in Ontario as a result of the new federal carbon tax? 5; 7 Pete Gayde |
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