| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Sep 26 04:54AM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-07-29, 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 Unnatural Axxxe 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 10, Round 7 - Entertainment - Real Names of Musicians We describe a band or musician using people's real names. You give the band's name or the artist's stage name, as applicable. 1. Gary Lee Weinrib and Aleksandar Zivojinovic are two members of which world-famous Canadian rock trio? 2. Chaim Witz, Stanley Harvey Eisen, George Peter John Criscuola, and Paul Daniel Frehley were the founding members of which famous American band? 3. An original cast member of "The Phantom of the Opera" stage musical, Michael Dumble-Smith also played "Hero" in the movie version of "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum". 4. Singer, songwriter, actress, and cultural icon Édith Giovana Gassion's stage name comes from the colloquial French term for sparrow. 5. Alecia Beth Moore took her stage name from a character in the film "Reservoir Dogs". 6. Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta found her stage name in a song by Queen. 7. Eleanora Fagan was nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and musical partner Lester Young. 8. Singer, songwriter, and actor Walden Robert Perciville Cassotto was married to actress Sandra Dee in 1960. He died young at age 37. 9. Rapper Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. was discovered by Dr. Dre and has sold over 30,000,000 albums world wide. 10. Canadian musician, singer-songwriter, and painter Roberta Joan Anderson began her career singing in nightclubs in Western Canada and busking in the streets of Toronto. * Game 10, Round 8 - Miscellaneous - Online Acronyms OMG! LOL! WTF? Here's a round on Internet shorthand, the truncated 21st-century version of the English language. No texting your teens for help here. We give you the acronym and a clue, you tell us what it stands for in text-speak. 1. AFAIK -- a qualifier. 2. OTOH -- an equivocation. 3. TTYL -- a sign-off. 4. IDK -- an admission. 5. NOYB -- a somewhat rude response to a query. 6. 4YEO -- a limited response. 7. ROTFLMAO -- You wrote something really funny. 8. IMHO -- A modest qualifier. 9. YOLO -- We're getting philosophical here. 10. SMH -- an expression of exasperation. -- Mark Brader | [It was] placed there... by secret moon landings used to Toronto | cover up the conspiracy that they never landed on the Moon. msb@vex.net | --Paul Duggan My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Sep 26 04:52AM -0500 Mark Brader: > 1. "Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate > Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism". Passed in > 2001, what is this act better known as? USA PATRIOT Act -- possibly the most contrived acronym of all time to enter general usage -- or Patriot Act for short. 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, Calvin, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > 2. This federal law passed in 1989 provides protection to federal > employees who provide evidence of violation of the law. Name it. Whistleblower Protection Act. 4 for Bruce and Calvin. 3 for Dan Blum, Erland, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > 3. As part of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of > 1968, it became illegal for authorities to *do what* without > a court order? Intercept and/or disclose telephone communications, i.e. to wiretap. 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, and Dan Tilque. > of females for immoral purposes, thus addressing prostitution, > immorality, and human trafficking. By what other name is this > act known? Mann Act. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > 5. After 1932, the Federal Kidnapping Act was known by which more > famous name? Lindbergh Law. 4 for everyone -- Dan Blum, Bruce, Erland, Calvin, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > 6. Enacted in 1878, federal uniformed services such as the army were > prohibited from exercising state law-enforcement powers or > duties. Name the act. Posse Comitatus Act. 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. > 7. 1807 brought this act which limits the President's power and > ability to deploy troops in the US to put down lawlessness. > What was it called? Insurrection Act. > 8. The Fugitive Slave Act, which called for all runaway slaves > to be returned to their masters in the South, was part of what > larger agreement? Compromise of 1850. See: http://www.history.com/topics/abolitionist-movement/compromise-of-1850 > 9. This act of 1919, later repealed in 1933, provided for the > prohibition of alcohol in the United States. What was it > known as? Volstead Act. (Not the 18th Amendment; the round is about acts of Congress. The amendment authorized Congress to pass this act.) 4 for Dan Blum, Calvin, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. > 10. The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act of 1970 > is better known as what? Another acronym: RICO. 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, Calvin, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > have wrestled with this question for ages, when they should have > been doing something useful with their time. Anyway, here are 10 > questions about things pointedly Canadian. This was the third-easiest round in the original game -- and the third-easiest of the entire season! > 1. This drink was invented in 1969 by Walter Chell of the Calgary > Inn, who was inspired by the italian dish spaghetti alle vongole. > Name that drink. Bloody Caesar. 4 for Joshua. See: http://willowbirdbaking.com/photos/bloodymary/bc-3.jpg > 2. Canadian tennis players call this variation of the game > California doubles or cutthroat doubles. Many Americans, > though, call it Canadian doubles. How is it played? Two players against one. 4 for Bruce, Calvin, and Pete. See: http://i.ytimg.com/vi/57FyeC9JPK4/maxresdefault.jpg > 3. It's considered the consummate Canadian dessert item, although > some Americans claim it's simply a pecan pie without the pecans. > What is it? Butter tart. 4 for Joshua. See: http://www.joyofbaking.com/images/facebook/buttertarts.jpg > 4. Also made in Canada, but a trademarked product, this candy bar > consists of alternating layers of vanilla wafer and a coffee- > flavored soft candy, covered with milk chocolate. What is it? Coffee Crisp. See: http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2216/8483/products/coffee-crisp_580x.png > product with the UK, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. > What is supposedly the proper Canadian way to refer to what > Americans call a "napkin"? Serviette. 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, Erland, Calvin, Joshua, and Pete. > 6. What is it supposed to mean when you order a double-double > coffee, eh? Coffee with two creams (accepting milks) and two sugars. 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua. See: http://wiki.ubc.ca/images/9/94/Double_Double.JPG > 7. Americans at a concession counter will often ask for soda. What > palindrome do Canadians typically ask for in the same situation? Pop. 4 for Dan Blum, Calvin, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. Of course "pop" is also the usual term in a large part of the US. See e.g.: http://images.huffingtonpost.com/2012-11-09-Screenshot20121109at3.05.00PM.png > 8. No, Walt, it's not a trademark infringement. What is the proper > Canadian term for a 375 ml bottle of hard liquor? Mickey. 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua. 2 for Pete. > 9. President Obama consumed one of these fried-dough treats during > his visit to Ottawa in 2009. They are named for their > resemblance to a body part of a large rodent. What? Beaver tail. 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. See: http://s3-media3.fl.yelpcdn.com/bphoto/vSHIZwndBPo30jfCxZJffw/o.jpg Elephants are, y'know, not rodents? > a "foolish or uncultivated person", and cites it as a term > "popularized by characters on the Canadian television show > 'SCTV'". What is the word? Hoser. 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Pete. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 10 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS TOPICS-> Lit Geo His Can Joshua Kreitzer 40 32 27 32 131 Dan Blum 40 32 31 24 127 Dan Tilque 12 36 31 12 91 Bruce Bowler 4 32 24 16 76 Pete Gayde -- -- 19 14 33 "Calvin" -- -- 20 12 32 Erland Sommarskog 0 12 7 4 23 -- Mark Brader | "But how do you figure out whether the programmer Toronto | knew what he was doing when you find his code msb@vex.net | after he's gone?" -- Roger Critchlow My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Sep 25 08:27PM +0200 > 5. Saturday morning, the world's largest oil-processing plant > was attacked, taking out nearly 5% of the global daily output. > Name either the plant or the Yemeni rebels who said they did it. Huthi rebeles > 6. On Monday evening, Donald Trump tweeted that he had fired his > National Security Advisor. Who? John Bolton > * Game 2 (2019-09-23), Round 1 - Current Events > 3. This week the board of the London Stock Exchange comprehensively > rejected *whose* shock £32,000,000,000 takeover attempt? Hongkong exchange > Resort off the coast of Tanzania, where he was staying with his > girlfriend Kenesha Antoine in an underwater room. What was he > doing at the time? Proposing to her > 9. Also on Friday, hundreds of citizens took to the streets in Cairo > and other Egyptian cities. Name the person whose removal they > were calling for. Al-Sisi > "Science", bird populations in Canada and the US have declined > since 1970 by what percentage? Answer within 4 percentage > points. 23 |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Sep 26 12:16AM -0700 On 9/24/19 11:28 AM, Mark Brader wrote: > 5. Saturday morning, the world's largest oil-processing plant > was attacked, taking out nearly 5% of the global daily output. > Name either the plant or the Yemeni rebels who said they did it. Houthi > 6. On Monday evening, Donald Trump tweeted that he had fired his > National Security Advisor. Who? Horton ?? > one name would've been too easy. > 3. This week the board of the London Stock Exchange comprehensively > rejected *whose* shock £32,000,000,000 takeover attempt? Hong Kong Stock Exchange > 4. GM workers in Oshawa and St. Catharines were temporarily laid > off late last week. Why? lack of parts due to UAW strike in the US > "Science", bird populations in Canada and the US have declined > since 1970 by what percentage? Answer within 4 percentage > points. 30% -- Dan Tilque |
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