Sunday, April 07, 2019

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msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 07 12:11AM -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 9 - Miscellaneous
 
1. Which country's name stems from the Portuguese words for
"bearded ones"?
 
2. What is the two-word French cooking term for a bundle of herbs
tied together and used to flavor soups, etc.?
 
3. "Rich Uncle Pennybags" -- a round-faced, mustachioed old man
in a top hat -- serves as the mascot for what board game?
 
4. The real-life trials and tribulations of isolation of Alexander
Selkirk were at least partly the inspiration for which famous
novel?
 
5. Which music style shares its name with a nymph in Greek
mythology?
 
6. The name for which indispensable part of Indian cuisine means
"the fragrant one"?
 
7. Which synonym for luxury and elegance is also the name of a
Swiss hotel tycoon?
 
8. Pleasant times are sometimes referted to as *what* days, from
the Greek word for "kingfisher"?
 
9. Which western US state's name translates as "ruddy" or "red"?
 
10. What tasty name did Captain Cook give to the Hawaiian Is. in
1778?
 
 
** Game 6, Round 10 - Challenge Round
 
* A. Politicians and Sports
 
A1. In 1962 he and his sister won the world championship for
pair skating. In the 1980s he held a number of cabinet posts
in Brian Mulroney's Progressive Conservative government.
In 2013 he was appointed to Ambassador to the Czech Republic.
Name him.
 
A2. In 1992 he led Pakistan's cricket team to victory at the
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?
 
 
* B. Rivers
 
B1. Which major city lies at the mouth of the Yarra River?
 
B2. Which non-national capital city does the river Lagan run
through?
 
 
* 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"?
 
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.
 
 
* D. Subatomic Particles
 
D1. When we refer to alpha, beta, and gamma rays -- what
subatomic particle do beta rays consist of?
 
D2. Please decode the rot13 only after you have finished with
the previous question. Nycun enlf pbafvfg bs ahpyrv bs
gur ngbzf bs *juvpu ryrzrag*?
 
 
* E. Opera-Related Terminology
 
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?
 
E2. Name any of the ways that an operetta is different from
an opera.
 

* F. Banned by the BBC
 
F1. Which Beatles song did the BBC ban because it was perceived
as having a drug-related theme?
 
F2. This song, recorded by the French singer/songwriter Serge
Gainsbourg and by the English actress/singer Jane Birkin,
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.
 
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | In the affairs of this world men are saved,
msb@vex.net | not by faith, but by the want of it. --Franklin
 
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Apr 07 06:27AM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:-aGdnV5IYPUfGzTBnZ2dnUU7-
 
> ** Game 6, Round 9 - Miscellaneous
 
> 1. Which country's name stems from the Portuguese words for
> "bearded ones"?
 
Barbados
 
> 3. "Rich Uncle Pennybags" -- a round-faced, mustachioed old man
> in a top hat -- serves as the mascot for what board game?
 
Monopoly

> 4. The real-life trials and tribulations of isolation of Alexander
> Selkirk were at least partly the inspiration for which famous
> novel?
 
"Robinson Crusoe"

> 5. Which music style shares its name with a nymph in Greek
> mythology?
 
calypso

> 7. Which synonym for luxury and elegance is also the name of a
> Swiss hotel tycoon?
 
ritz

> 8. Pleasant times are sometimes referted to as *what* days, from
> the Greek word for "kingfisher"?
 
halcyon
 
> 9. Which western US state's name translates as "ruddy" or "red"?
 
Colorado

> 10. What tasty name did Captain Cook give to the Hawaiian Is. in
> 1778?
 
Sandwich Islands

> 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?
 
Khan

> * 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

> 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

 
> D2. Please decode the rot13 only after you have finished with
> the previous question. Nycun enlf pbafvfg bs ahpyrv bs
> gur ngbzf bs *juvpu ryrzrag*?
 
hydrogen

 
> 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
 
> E2. Name any of the ways that an operetta is different from
> an opera.
 
an operetta typically includes some spoken dialogue

> * 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"
 
> 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"
 
--
Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com
Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Apr 07 12:26AM -0700

On Sunday, April 7, 2019 at 3:11:35 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
 

> ** Game 6, Round 9 - Miscellaneous
 
> 1. Which country's name stems from the Portuguese words for
> "bearded ones"?
 
Brazil, Mozambique
 
> tied together and used to flavor soups, etc.?
 
> 3. "Rich Uncle Pennybags" -- a round-faced, mustachioed old man
> in a top hat -- serves as the mascot for what board game?
 
Monopoly
 
> 4. The real-life trials and tribulations of isolation of Alexander
> Selkirk were at least partly the inspiration for which famous
> novel?
 
Robinson Crusoe
 
> mythology?
 
> 6. The name for which indispensable part of Indian cuisine means
> "the fragrant one"?
 
Curry
 
 
> 9. Which western US state's name translates as "ruddy" or "red"?
 
> 10. What tasty name did Captain Cook give to the Hawaiian Is. in
> 1778?
 
Sandwich Isles
 

> 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
 
 
> * B. Rivers
 
> B1. Which major city lies at the mouth of the Yarra River?
 
Melbourne
Where I will be tomorrow
 
 
> * D. Subatomic Particles
 
> D1. When we refer to alpha, beta, and gamma rays -- what
> subatomic particle do beta rays consist of?
 
Electrons
 
> D2. Please decode the rot13 only after you have finished with
> the previous question. Nycun enlf pbafvfg bs ahpyrv bs
> gur ngbzf bs *juvpu ryrzrag*?
 
Helium
 

> are no costumes or scenery?
 
> E2. Name any of the ways that an operetta is different from
> an opera.
 
Shorter
 
> * 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
 
> 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.
 
Where do you go to my lovely
 
cheers,
calvin
Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Apr 07 11:54AM +0200

> ** Game 6, Round 9 - Miscellaneous
 
> 1. Which country's name stems from the Portuguese words for
> "bearded ones"?
 
Barbados
 
> 2. What is the two-word French cooking term for a bundle of herbs
> tied together and used to flavor soups, etc.?
 
hors d'oeuvre
 
> 4. The real-life trials and tribulations of isolation of Alexander
> Selkirk were at least partly the inspiration for which famous
> novel?
 
Gulliver's Travels

> 6. The name for which indispensable part of Indian cuisine means
> "the fragrant one"?
 
Sambal masala

> 9. Which western US state's name translates as "ruddy" or "red"?
 
Arizona
 
 
> 10. What tasty name did Captain Cook give to the Hawaiian Is. in
> 1778?
 
Pineapple Islands

> 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?
 
Khan
 
> * B. Rivers
 
> B2. Which non-national capital city does the river Lagan run
> through?
 
Are you sure this is from a Toronto pub quiz? That seems like a reasonable
question for a Stockholm quiz (and I am quite sure not everyone would
get it right.) I can't believe that anyone in Toronto was even close on
this one.
 
Halmstad.
 
Or is there a (more significant) river with the same name elsewhere?
 
 
> * 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

> 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

 
> * D. Subatomic Particles
 
> D1. When we refer to alpha, beta, and gamma rays -- what
> subatomic particle do beta rays consist of?
 
Electrons

> D2. Please decode the rot13 only after you have finished with
> the previous question. Nycun enlf pbafvfg bs ahpyrv bs
> gur ngbzf bs *juvpu ryrzrag*?
 
Helium
 
 
> 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?
 
Oratorium

> E2. Name any of the ways that an operetta is different from
> an opera.
 
There are spoken parts in an operetta

> * 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

> 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
Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Apr 07 12:42PM +0200


> Are you sure this is from a Toronto pub quiz? That seems like a reasonable
> question for a Stockholm quiz (and I am quite sure not everyone would
> get it right.)
 
And you can count me in on that one.
 
> Halmstad.
 
What a complete brainfart! Lagan runs through Laholm which is south of
Halmstad. The river that runs through Halmstad is Nissan. And I should
know this!
 
(Halmstad is the administrative centre of Hallands län and could count as
a "non-national capital". It's very difficult to claim something similar
about Laholm.)
 
> Or is there a (more significant) river with the same name elsewhere?
 
I had to look it up. And indeed there is.
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 07 12:08AM -0500

Mark Brader:
> see my 2019-01-22 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
 
 
> * Game 6, Round 7 - Science - Aviation Accidents/Incidents
 
This was the second-hardest round in the original game, after
the current-events round, which you saw posted here the day after
the game.
 
> main airport collided with another one taxiing along the runway,
> resulting in 583 deaths. Name *either one of the two airlines*
> involved.
 
KLM, Pan American. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Pete.
 
Of course this is only the second-worst aviation disaster ever,
but the worst one was not an accident.
 
> 2. In 1958 an aircraft crashed on takeoff from Munich Airport.
> Several players and staff of *which well-known soccer team*
> were killed?
 
Manchester United. 4 for Calvin and Pete.
 
> The investigation revealed that ice crystals had formed in the
> fuel during the flight, and on final approach they had blocked
> its flow to the engines. What *model of aircraft* was involved?
 
Boeing 777. 4 for Erland. 2 for Calvin.
 
Fuel contamination with a small amount of water is common enough
that the engines were provided with a heater that was supposed to
prevent this sort of blockage. But with this model the one thing
it did not heat was its own intake surface; and, in the specific
circumstances of this flight, that was where the blockage formed.
 
> fuel due to a leak. The pilots managed to successfully glide the
> aircraft to a runway in the Azores archipelago in the Atlantic,
> and again, no one died. Name the *airline* involved.
 
Air Transat. It's Canadian.
 
> pilot error for the crash, but contributory factors were pilot
> inexperience, fatigue, and low pay. The plane was supposed to
> land at the airport for *what US city*?
 
Buffalo.
 
> of the passengers and crew were released, many more continued
> to be held hostage until Israeli commandos successfully rescued
> almost all of them -- at the airport at *what city*?
 
Entebbe, Uganda. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Joshua, and Pete.
 
> happened after a series of mishaps after one of the pilots had
> let his son sit at the controls during flight. What was the
> flight's *destination*?
 
Hong Kong. I thought this one was too hard too.
 
> with approximately half of the passengers and crew perishing
> in the crash. The aircraft crashed as a result of running out
> of fuel. *From what country* did Avianca 52 originate?
 
Colombia. 4 for Joshua.
 
> to land. Although everyone survived the accident, it was the
> first major accident to an Airbus A340 in its 14-year history.
> It happened at the airport for *what city*?
 
Toronto. The plane crashed into a ravine beyond the runway and was
destroyed by fire.
 
> spoilers, leading to the DC-8 aircraft crashing near the airport.
> All passengers and crew perished. *Within 1 year, when* did this
> accident take place?
 
1970 (accepting 1969-71). 3 for Pete.
 
 
 
> We give you a catchphrase spoken by a villain or anti-hero, and you
> give us the name of *either* the character or the actor.
 
> 1. "Why so serious?"
 
Heath Ledger as the Joker. ("The Dark Knight" (2008).) 4 for
Dan Blum, Joshua, and Pete.
 
> 2. "I never drink... wine."
 
Bela Lugosi or Gary Oldman as Count Dracula. ("Dracula" (1931
or 1992).) 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua.
 
> 3. "No wire hangers... ever!"
 
Faye Dunanway as Joan Crawford. ("Mommie Dearest" (1981).)
4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Pete.
 
> 4. "I... drink... your... milkshake."
 
Daniel Day-Lewis as Daniel Plainview. ("There Will Be Blood" (2007).)
4 for Dan Blum and Joshua.
 
> 5. "No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to die!"
 
Gert Frobe as Auric Goldfinger. ("Goldfinger" (1964).) 4 for
Dan Blum, Calvin, Joshua, and Pete.
 
This was the first of two questions this season about this line.
The other one was on the audio round in Game 8, two weeks later,
where clips from James Bond movies were played. In Game 8 what we
had to name was the movie, but the answer "Goldfinger" was of course
correct for both versions of the question.
 
> 6. "A boy's best friend is his mother."
 
Anthony Perkins or Vince Vaughn as Norman Bates. ("Psycho" (1960
or 1998).) 4 for Dan Blum, Calvin, Joshua, and Pete.
 
> 7. "I'm having an old friend for dinner."
 
Anthony Hopkins as Dr. Hannibal Lecter ("Hannibal" was sufficient).
("The Silence of the Lambs" (1991).) 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque,
Calvin, Joshua, and Pete.
 
> 8. "Greed, for lack of a better word, is good. Greed is right.
> Greed works."
 
Michael Douglas as Gordon Gekko. ("Wall Street" (1987).)
4 for Dan Blum, Calvin, Joshua, and Pete.
 
> 9. "Your mother's in here, Karras. Would you like to leave
> a message? I'll see that she gets it."
 
Linda Blair as Regan MacNeil possessed by a demon (accepting either).
("The Exorcist" (1973).) 4 for Pete.
 
> truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children.
> And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious
> anger those who would attempt to poison and destroy my brothers."
 
Samuel L. Jackson as Jules Winnfield. ("Pulp Fiction" (1994).)
4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Pete.
 
 
Scores, if there are no errors:
 
GAME 6 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST
TOPICS-> Geo His Spo Lit Sci Ent FOUR
Joshua Kreitzer 38 36 36 36 8 36 146
Dan Blum 36 28 34 31 8 36 137
Dan Tilque 40 24 36 28 8 4 128
"Calvin" 32 20 35 25 6 16 112
Erland Sommarskog 36 32 28 0 4 0 100
Pete Gayde -- -- 20 26 15 32 93
Bruce Bowler -- -- 24 35 -- -- 59
 
--
Mark Brader | "On our campus the UNIX system has proved to be not
Toronto | only an effective software tool, but an agent of
msb@vex.net | technical and social change within the University."
| -- John Lions, 1979
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Apr 07 06:30AM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:Jr6dnVGqJ91IGDTBnZ2dnUU7-
>> a message? I'll see that she gets it."
 
> Linda Blair as Regan MacNeil possessed by a demon (accepting either).
> ("The Exorcist" (1973).) 4 for Pete.
 
I went looking for a clip of this scene online, but couldn't find one. But
Mercedes McCambridge dubbed the demonic voice for the film; am I wrong in
saying that she's the actress who spoke this line?
 
--
Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 07 03:47AM -0500

Mark Brader:
>>> a message? I'll see that she gets it."
 
>> Linda Blair as Regan MacNeil possessed by a demon (accepting either).
>> ("The Exorcist" (1973).) 4 for Pete.

Joshua Kreitzer:
> I went looking for a clip of this scene online, but couldn't find one. But
> Mercedes McCambridge dubbed the demonic voice ...
 
4 for Joshua also.
 
 
Scores, if there are now no errors:
 
GAME 6 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST
TOPICS-> Geo His Spo Lit Sci Ent FOUR
Joshua Kreitzer 38 36 36 36 8 40 150
Dan Blum 36 28 34 31 8 36 137
Dan Tilque 40 24 36 28 8 4 128
"Calvin" 32 20 35 25 6 16 112
Erland Sommarskog 36 32 28 0 4 0 100
Pete Gayde -- -- 20 26 15 32 93
Bruce Bowler -- -- 24 35 -- -- 59
 
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "But put in one lousy dragon and they call you
msb@vex.net | a fantasy writer." --Terry Pratchett
Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Apr 07 11:38AM +0200

>> to be held hostage until Israeli commandos successfully rescued
>> almost all of them -- at the airport at *what city*?
 
> Entebbe, Uganda. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Joshua, and Pete.
 
I answered Kampala, and I'm inclined to think that this is a correct
answer. Had they asked about the name of the airport, I would of course
have answered Entebbe. But thinking that was only the name of the airport,
I felt compelled to answer with the main city served by the airport, even
if the answer felt akward.
 
Looking things up, I see that Entebbe is a city of its own, but it's appears
to be part of greater Kampala, and I find it difficult to believe that
the airport is there mainly for the benefit of Entebbe itself.
Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Apr 06 10:36AM -0700

Calvin wrote:
> 1 What sport is played professionally by the San Francisco Giants and Pittsburgh Pirates?
 
baseball
 
> 2 The US sitcom "The Conners" is a spin-off continuation of which other series?
 
The Jeffersons
 
> 3 What branch of astronomy deals with the origin and evolution of the Universe?
 
cosmology
 
> 4 Sartorially speaking, what links weightlifting, golf and baseball?
 
gloves
 
> 5 According to Albert Einstein, God does not play what with the universe?
 
dice
 
> 6 Which animal appears on the coat of arms of Cote d'Ivoire?
 
giraffe
 
> 7 On a naval vessel, what is issued to crew members following an order to 'splice the mainbrace'?
 
grog
 
> 8 For which 1999 American romantic drama did Hilary Swank win a Best Actress Oscar?
> 9 Which are the TWO utilities in the classic version of Monopoly?
 
Electric Company and Water Works
 
> 10 Entomology is the study of which creatures?
 
insects
 
--
Dan Tilque
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