| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 25 02:00AM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-09-16, 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 Red Smarties 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 2019-10-16 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)". ** Game 1, Round 9 - Sports - Tennis Given Bianca's success, you may be planning to watch the upcoming WTA championships. Here are 10 questions as a primer about the game. 1. Tennis is played on a rectangular court. Within 10% of the correct answer, How long is a regulation court? 2. And, again within 10%, how wide is it? You may answer for either singles or doubles, but must specify which question you are answering. 3. For a service to be legal, the ball must travel over the net without touching it into the diagonally opposite service box. What is it called if the ball touches the net but lands in the correct service box, forcing the person serving to re-serve? 4. What is a service called that travels over the net without touching it, lands in the diagonally opposite service box, and is not returned by the opponent? 5. In tennis scoring, what is the official term for a score of 0? 6. In tennis scoring, what official term is used if the score is tied at 40-40? 7. Which term refers to *any* situation where the player who is leading needs only one more point to win the game? 8. If the leading player is at <answer 7> and is *not* the player who is serving, what other team also describes this situation? 9. Name any Grand Slam tennis tournament played on grass. 10. Name any Grand Slam tennis tournament played on clay. ** Game 1, Round 10 - Canadiana Challenge Round - Newfoundland * A. History A1. There is only one place in what is now Canada where ships were sunk by German submarines in World War II, which is in the waters just off this small island which in turn is just off the island of Newfoundland. Name this small island. A2. In Newfoundland and Labrador, July 1 is also Memorial Day, to recall the loss of approximately 700 soldiers from the 1st Newfoundland Regiment on July 1, 1916. In what battle were they lost? * B. Geography B1. What is the name of the mountain range that runs through the western third of the island of Newfoundland, and is part of the Appalachian system. B2. Name the strait separating the island of Newfoundland from Labrador. * C. Authors C1. This playwright is a member of the Order of Canada. His best-known play is arguably "Salt-Water Moon". Name him. C2. This multi-talented Newfoundlander's first memoir was "By the Way" and his next was "Next", published 20 years later in 2012. Name him. * D. Great Big Sea (the band) D1. Which member's departure in 2013 at the end of the XX tour was the beginning of the end for the band? D2. Name the band's first or their last album. You must specify which question you are answering. * E. St. John's E1. This street is famous for its restaurants, pubs and bars, and is the center of St. John's nightlife with its own festival every year. Name it. E2. This St. John's location is home to the Cabot tower, built to commemorate the 400th anniversary of John Cabot's discovery of Newfoundland. Name it. * F. Science F1. What type of whale is most commonly found in Newfoundland waters? F2. This animal is not native to the island of Newfoundland, but is now found there as a result of the importation of breeding pairs. It now is a major problem both as a result of its negative impact on the environment and collisions with vehicles of all sizes. Name it. After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Gjb qvssrerag navznyf ner pnyyrq gur ryx va qvssrerag pbhagevrf. Sbeghangryl, gurl obgu unir bgure anzrf. Vs lbh nafjrerq "ryx" sbe gur ynfg dhrfgvba, cyrnfr tb onpx naq fhofgvghgr "jncvgv" vs lbh zrnag gur fcrpvrf Preihf pnanqrafvf nf va Abegu Nzrevpna hfntr, be "zbbfr" vs lbh zrnag gur fcrpvrf "Nyprf nyprf" nf va Oevgvfu hfntr. -- Mark Brader | It's practically impossible to keep two separate databases Toronto | in step for any length of time. That's true even when one msb@vex.net | of the "databases" is reality itself. -- Andrew Koenig My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 25 01:58AM -0500 Mark Brader: > They became known as the ancient breeds, although the American > Kennel Club no longer follows that terminology. > Unless otherwise indicated, name each breed described. In several cases the official name of the breed includes an adjective but removing this does not create an ambgiguity between AKC-recognized breeds. For example, the Chinese Shar-Pei is the only one with Shar-Pei in its name. In the original game Shar-Pei was actually the expected answer on tht one, and I have decided to make thinks uniform by accepting unqualified names of this type for other breeds in the round. > 1. This Chinese breed of dog is known primarily for its wrinkles > and blue-black tongue. Chinese Shar-Pei. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Bruce. > name "songshi quan" means "puffy lion dog". It has an extremely > dense double coat, and like <answer 1> has a blue-black tongue. > Give its two-word Western name. Chow Chow. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Bruce. > black and tan, or "sesame"; it typically has a curled tail. > When unhappy or provoked, this breed of dog is known for its > high-pitched scream. Shiba Inu. 4 for Bruce. > 4. This Japanese breed of dog is famous in part due to Hachiko, > a dog fiercely loyal to its owner, who would return to Shibuya > train station every day for nine years after its owner had died. Akita. 4 for Joshua and Bruce. > 5. This breed of hunting dog originated in central Africa and has > an unusually shaped larynx. It produces a sort of yodel-like > sound, and is commonly called the Barkless Dog. Basenji. 4 for everyone -- Joshua, Dan Blum, Bruce, Calvin, and Dan Tilque. > and are well adapted to harsh environments. They were first > introduced to Alaska by William Goosak, a Russian fur trader, > during the gold rush. Siberian Husky. 4 for Bruce, Calvin, and Dan Tilque. 2 for Dan Blum. > people of Alaska's Norton Sound region. Despite appearances > this breed is not thought to be related to the Greenland Dog > or the Canadian Eskimo Dog. Alaskan Malamute. 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, and Dan Tilque. > Middle East, and is consistently ranked as one of the *least* > obedient dog breeds in existence. This breed was featured in > "101 Dalmatians" as a dog named Prissy. Afghan. 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, and Calvin. > Kennel Club, this Australian dog has fossils that date back > over 3,000 years, and since then has remained nearly unchanged > via artificial selection. Dingo. 4 for Joshua, Calvin, and Dan Tilque. > Kennel Club runs the Westminster Dog Show, and the associated > Best in Show competition. *What venue* holds the Best in > Show competition? Madison Square Garden (New York). I accepted it with "Gardens". 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Bruce. 3 for Calvin. > are brand names; others are generic. > 1. This candy was invented by a dentist in 1897; he devised the > machine that produces it using centrifugal force. Cotton candy (a.k.a. candy floss or fairy floss). 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, and Calvin. > permission. The company later claimed in court that it had > actually named the bar after the daughter of President Grover > Cleveland. Name this chocolate bar. Baby Ruth. 4 for everyone. To help you evaluate the plausibility of the claim: Ruth Cleveland was well known and was known as Baby Ruth during her lifetime, but that lifetime was 1891-1904. In 1921 George "Babe" Ruth was just reaching the peak of his career. > 3. The surnames of Forrest Mars and Bruce Murrie gave this candy > its famous name. M&M's. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Bruce, and Dan Tilque. > of mint to help smokers break their habit. The candy is > small and so is its name, which comes from the German word for > peppermint, Pfefferminz. Pez. 4 for everyone. > containing caramel and peanuts, after his horse. The horse was > raised on the family farm, called the Milky Way, in Tennessee. > Name the horse. Snickers. 4 for everyone. > 6. This candy was originally named Chicken Feed, and was invented > in 1898. It is now one of the most widespread Halloween candies. > Give its modern name. Candy Corn. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Bruce, and Dan Tilque. > 7. Everlasting Gobstoppers and Laffy Taffy were both part of a > candy line launched as a direct result of *which 1971 movie*? "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory". 4 for Joshua, Calvin, and Dan Tilque. "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" is a different movie -- it's the 2005 remake, which used the title of the original novel that both were based on. So no points for that. > according to legend its name was based on a sarcastic remark > made by an Atlantic City candy store owner after a storm flooded > his store. Salt water taffy. (Accepting seawater taffy.) 4 for everyone. > 9. A popular, but likely apocryphal, theory holds that this candy > was named after the sound and motion of the machine depositing > chocolate onto the conveyor belt. Hershey's Kiss. 4 for Bruce. > 10. This candy was featured in soldiers' rations during World War II > because of its durability in all weather conditions, and stories > are told of soldiers using it to patch holes in vehicle tires. Tootsie Roll. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 1 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST TOPICS-> Geo His Ent Art Sci Mis FOUR Joshua Kreitzer 31 32 32 8 24 28 123 Bruce Bowler 28 8 16 8 36 32 112 Dan Tilque 28 24 4 0 16 28 96 Dan Blum 16 22 12 12 26 28 92 "Calvin" 20 18 12 8 19 24 81 Pete Gayde 16 20 12 15 -- -- 63 Erland Sommarskog 12 28 12 4 -- -- 56 -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "What Europe needs is a fresh, unused mind." msb@vex.net | -- Foreign Correspondent My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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