- QFTCICR19 Game 9, Rounds 2-3: bad America, Westeros and Essos - 3 Updates
- QFTCICR19 Game 8, Rounds 9-10: women and challenge - 3 Updates
- Calvin's Quiz #562 - 1 Update
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 04 11:58PM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-04-01, 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 9, Round 2 - History - Bad America 1. What name is used for the series of forced relocations of Native Americans that was authorized by the Indian Removal Act of 1830? 2. A hate group was formed about 1866 and largely suppressed by the 1870s, but revived later. The federal laws that had been used to help suppress it were partly declared unconstitutional in 1883 in the case of US v. Harris. Name the group. 3. An 1890 massacre on the Lakota Pine Ridge Reservation, where an estimated 250 Native Americans were killed. Give the name of this incident, taken from a creek nearby. 4. For years two American corporations, the United Fruit Co. and the Standard Fruit Co. (later Dole Food Co.), apparently controlled the economies and hence the politics of several Central American countries. What collective nickname was given to these countries? 5. During the Iraq War, the US Army and CIA committed torture and human rights violations against detainees in which Iraqi prison? 6. "The International Jew" is a 4-volume set of antisemitic pamphlets published in the 1920s by which American captain of industry? 7. The series of late 19th-century state and local laws enforcing racial segregation in the US South, in force until the mid-1960s, were called what? 8. An unethical clinical study, 1932-72, in which African-American men were told they were receiving treatment for syphilis, when in fact they were not. It resulted in a multi-million-dollar settlement, and an apology by President Clinton in 1997. Name the study. (Short name will do.) 9. In 1968 in Vietnam, US troops killed over 300 civilians in a village, although there had been no report of opposing fire. Name the village *or* the officer tried for this war crime. 10. In 1953, the CIA overthrew the elected leader of Iran, who was in the process of nationalizing British oil companies. Who replaced him? 11. The Mountain Meadows Massacre, in 1857, was a series of attacks on a wagon train of settlers. The Utah Territorial Militia killed approximately 140 settlers of which religious group? (Yes, 11 questions this time. I'll count all of them.) * Game 9, Round 3 - Entertainment/Literature - Geography of Westeros and Essos Let's see how much attention you've been paying to "Game of Thrones" or the original novels. 1. In King's Landing, the capital of Westeros, what is the name of the royal residence? 2. What is the nickname of the poorest district of King's Landing? 3. The greatest castle of Westeros was destroyed by Dragonfire, and is now a cursed ruin. What's its name? 4. What is the southernmost of the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros? 5. What is the name of the ancestral castle of the Lannister family? 6. What castle, considered impregnable, is home to the Arryn family of the Vale? 7. What kingdom worships the Drowned God? 8. What is the name of the central castle along the Wall, home of the Lord Commander? 9. What eastern city is home to the Iron Bank, a gargantuan statue, and the Faceless Men? 10. What city along the north coast of Slaver's Bay is ruled from atop the great pyramid? -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "Jargon leakage is getting to be a real problem; msb@vex.net | sb should do sth about it." --R.H. Draney My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: May 05 06:52AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in > * Game 9, Round 2 - History - Bad America > 1. What name is used for the series of forced relocations of Native > Americans that was authorized by the Indian Removal Act of 1830? Trail of Tears > the 1870s, but revived later. The federal laws that had been > used to help suppress it were partly declared unconstitutional > in 1883 in the case of US v. Harris. Name the group. Ku Klux Klan > 3. An 1890 massacre on the Lakota Pine Ridge Reservation, where > an estimated 250 Native Americans were killed. Give the name > of this incident, taken from a creek nearby. Wounded Knee > controlled the economies and hence the politics of several > Central American countries. What collective nickname was given > to these countries? banana republics > 6. "The International Jew" is a 4-volume set of antisemitic > pamphlets published in the 1920s by which American captain > of industry? Henry Ford > 7. The series of late 19th-century state and local laws enforcing > racial segregation in the US South, in force until the mid-1960s, > were called what? Jim Crow laws > in fact they were not. It resulted in a multi-million-dollar > settlement, and an apology by President Clinton in 1997. > Name the study. (Short name will do.) Tuskegee study > 9. In 1968 in Vietnam, US troops killed over 300 civilians in > a village, although there had been no report of opposing fire. > Name the village *or* the officer tried for this war crime. My Lai > 11. The Mountain Meadows Massacre, in 1857, was a series of attacks > on a wagon train of settlers. The Utah Territorial Militia > killed approximately 140 settlers of which religious group? I know the religion of the perpetrators, but not the victims. > and Essos > Let's see how much attention you've been paying to "Game of Thrones" > or the original novels. None, in my case. -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 05 02:48AM -0500 Joshua Kreitzer: > I know the religion of the perpetrators, but not the victims. Dammit! Another botched question. Good thing it wasn't used in the original game. I guess I won't be counting it here after all. > None, in my case. Good man. -- Mark Brader, Toronto "This quote is very memorable." msb@vex.net --Randall Munroe |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: May 04 06:38PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:w7OdnTzh68IPHFfBnZ2dnUU7- > In honor of International Women's Day... > 1. A UN report in 2015 showed that women earn what percentage of > men's wages? Answer within 3 percentage points. 72; 79 > 2. Which French intellectual, existentialist philosopher, political > activist and feminist wrote "The Second Sex", published in 1949? Boulanger > Canada, holding office in 1993? > 4. Which Asian country has the longest average female life > expectancy at 86.8 years? Japan > for women's suffrage, including militant tactics such as window > breaking? In prison they resorted to hunger strikes which led > to violent force-feeding. Give their surname. Pankhurst > credited with sparking second-wave feminism in the US? > 7. In 1916, women in which Canadian province became the first to > win both the right to vote and to hold provincial office? British Columbia; Saskatchewan > 8. Women in which Canadian province were the *last* to be granted > federal voting rights, in 1940? British Columbia; Saskatchewan > 9. She was the first woman to be CEO of a Fortune 500 company. > She led her family's newspaper, becoming CEO in 1972. Name her > or the newspaper. Washington Post > 10. Name the political party that organized the first Women's Day > in 1909. Communist > ** Game 8, Round 10 - Challenge Round > * A. Bridget Jones > A1. What birthday does Bridget Jones describe in her diary? 16; 21 > B2. Charles Laughton, Anthony Quinn, and Anthony Hopkins have > all played the leading role in different versions of > which movie? (One of them was a TV version.) Mutiny on the Bounty > * C. The Last British Governor > Who was the last British governor of... > C1. Hong Kong? Patten > C2. India? Mountbatten > * D. Islanders > On what islands were these people born? > D1. Napoleon Bonaparte. Corsica > D2. Freddie Mercury, the singer. Zanzibar > E1. What flower gets its name for the Turkish or Persian word > for a turban? > E2. What would you find in an anther or stamen? Pollen > * F. Winds > F1. The sirocco is a hot, dry wind which blows from which desert? Sahara > F2. The pampero is a cold wind which blows over which mountains? Andes Pete Gayde |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 04 11:52PM -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 9 is over and JOSHUA KREITZER has a big win. Hearty congratulations! > ** Game 8, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - Women > In honor of International Women's Day... This was the easiest round in the original game. > 1. A UN report in 2015 showed that women earn what percentage of > men's wages? Answer within 3 percentage points. 76% (accepting 73-79%). 4 for Dan Tilque. 2 for Pete. > 2. Which French intellectual, existentialist philosopher, political > activist and feminist wrote "The Second Sex", published in 1949? Simone de Beauvoir. I decided to treat "de Bouvoir" as close enough, "Deboivar" as almost correct, and "Boulanger" as wrong. So: 4 for Dan Blum, Calvin, and Joshua. 3 for Erland. > 3. Who was the first and so far only female Prime Minister of > Canada, holding office in 1993? Kim Campbell. 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, and Joshua. > 4. Which Asian country has the longest average female life > expectancy at 86.8 years? Japan. 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, Calvin, Joshua, and Pete. > for women's suffrage, including militant tactics such as window > breaking? In prison they resorted to hunger strikes which led > to violent force-feeding. Give their surname. Pankhurst. 4 for Dan Blum, Calvin, and Pete. > 6. Betty Friedan published which book in 1963 that is widely > credited with sparking second-wave feminism in the US? "The Feminine Mystique". 4 for Joshua. The reverse of this question -- they gave the title and description and asked for the author -- was asked on "Jeopardy!" the same day as the original game, and answered correctly on the first try. > 7. In 1916, women in which Canadian province became the first to > win both the right to vote and to hold provincial office? Manitoba. 3 for Dan Blum. > 8. Women in which Canadian province were the *last* to be granted > federal voting rights, in 1940? Quebec. 4 for Joshua. 3 for Dan Blum. In those days the Roman Catholic church was an important force in Quebec and they weren't exactly interested in women's rights. > 9. She was the first woman to be CEO of a Fortune 500 company. > She led her family's newspaper, becoming CEO in 1972. Name her > or the newspaper. Katherine Graham, "Washington Post". 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua (the hard way), and Pete. > 10. Name the political party that organized the first Women's Day > in 1909. Socialist Party of America. "Socialist" was sufficient, so I scored "Communist" as almost correct. 3 for Pete. > ** Game 8, Round 10 - Challenge Round > * A. Bridget Jones > A1. What birthday does Bridget Jones describe in her diary? 33rd. > A2. Bridget Jones's diary mentions two actors who would star in > the movie version of the book. Name either of the actors. Hugh Grant, Colin Firth. 4 for Calvin (the hard way) and Joshua (the hard way). > * B. Leading Roles > B1. Robert Donat, Kenneth More, and Robert Powell have all > played the leading role in different versions of which movie? "The 39 Steps" (1935, 1959, 1978). 4 for Calvin. > B2. Charles Laughton, Anthony Quinn, and Anthony Hopkins have > all played the leading role in different versions of > which movie? (One of them was a TV version.) "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" (1939, 1956, 1982 TV-movie). 4 for Joshua. > * C. The Last British Governor > Who was the last British governor of... > C1. Hong Kong? Chris Patton. 4 for Dan Tilque, Erland, Calvin, Joshua, and Pete. > C2. India? Louis Mountbatten. 4 for Dan Tilque, Calvin, Joshua, and Pete. > * D. Islanders > On what islands were these people born? > D1. Napoleon Bonaparte. Corsica. 4 for everyone -- Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Erland, Calvin, Joshua, and Pete. > D2. Freddie Mercury, the singer. Zanzibar. 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, Calvin, Joshua, and Pete. > * E. Flowers > E1. What flower gets its name for the Turkish or Persian word > for a turban? Tulip. 4 for Dan Blum. 3 for Calvin. > E2. What would you find in an anther or stamen? Pollen. 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Erland, Joshua, and Pete. > * F. Winds > F1. The sirocco is a hot, dry wind which blows from which desert? Sahara. 4 for everyone. > F2. The pampero is a cold wind which blows over which mountains? Andes. 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Calvin, Joshua, and Pete. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 8 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST TOPICS-> Lit Geo Sci Spo Ent Can Mis Cha SIX Joshua Kreitzer 32 40 16 20 40 8 24 36 192 "Calvin" 24 27 8 28 12 0 12 35 138 Dan Blum 15 18 20 7 20 0 26 24 123 Pete Gayde 0 16 8 32 20 4 17 28 121 Erland Sommarskog 0 32 3 36 -- -- 7 20 98 Dan Tilque -- -- -- -- -- -- 8 24 32 -- Mark Brader | "Strong typing isn't for weak minds; the argument Toronto | 'strong typing is for weak minds' is for weak minds." msb@vex.net | -- Guy Harris My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 04 11:59PM -0500 Mark Brader: > Game 9 is over and JOSHUA KREITZER has a big win. Hearty congratulations! Er, that is, Game 8 is over. 3 points for me. :-) -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "Professor, I think I have a counterexample." msb@vex.net | "That's all right; I have two proofs." |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: May 04 06:39PM Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote in > 1 Measuring about 620 by 120 metres and holding 150,000 > spectators, what was the largest sporting and entertainment venue in > ancient Rome? Circus Maximus > 2 Which Caribbean island is the only country in the > world named after a historical woman? St Kitts > 5 What is the mathematical term for a number, be it > positive, negative or zero, that can be written without a fractional > component? Integer > 6 Who wrote the lyrics to the 1861 poem/song 'The > Battle Hymn of the Republic'? Howe > 10 In terms of their > burial, what links Robert the Bruce, Frederic Chopin, Eleanor of > Castile, Percy Shelley, and the Australian racehorse Phar Lap? Buried face down > cheers, > calvin Pete Gayde |
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