- QFTCIRS Game 2, Rounds 2-3: concurrent, Canadian rivers - 2 Updates
- QFTCIRS Game 1, Rounds 9-10: tennis, challenge - 2 Updates
- QFTCIRS Current Events 5-6 answers - 4 Updates
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Oct 28 07:13AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:y_2dnbjOl_eyDyvAnZ2dnUU7- > wagons and head out on *which* famous wagon trail? Meanwhile, > across the Atlantic, Alexander Bain invented the first fax > machine. Oregon Trail > Egypt's Old Kingdom, a continent away these extinct mammals > thrived on Wrangel Island, off the coast of Siberia. > Which mammals? woolly mammoth > 3. What was modern-day Turkey known as, when the Chicago Cubs won > their last World Series prior to 2016? Ottoman Empire > 4. While Jack the Ripper was leaving bodies around London, this > entertainment company was founded in Japan, although they then > only made playing cards. Name the company. Nintendo > New Mexico government for centuries, beginning in 1610, or > 10 years before the landing of the Puritans at *which East > Coast site*? (Two words required.) Plymouth Rock > Wars" movie in theatres. That same year, Hamida Djandoubi > was killed in France, the last person in Western Europe to die > this way. Which way? guillotine > 7. The same year that Commander David Scott was driving a moon buggy > around during Apollo 15, Switzerland changed their constitution > to provide which human right? women's suffrage > 8. While the Brooklyn Bridge was under construction (and 6 years > from completion), a combined force of Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, > and Arapaho tribes won which decisive battle? Little Bighorn > 9. When Hiroshima and Nagasaki were bombed, this inventor was alive > to see it (although his brother was not) and was asked whether > he had any regrets about his invention. Who? Wright > the foundation of this empire, and continued to teach during its > rise to prominence and eventual total destruction by colonizers. > Which empire? Inca; Aztec > * Game 2, Round 3 - Canadiana Geography - Canadian Rivers > Canada has over 2,000,000 lakes and rivers, and 20% of the world's > fresh water. Here are questions about some of the rivers. I am going to skip these. -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Bruce Bowler <bruce.bowler@gmail.com>: Oct 28 03:25PM On Mon, 28 Oct 2019 02:01:03 -0500, Mark Brader wrote: > 1. In 1843, the Great Migration saw 1,000 emigrants pack up their > wagons and head out on *which* famous wagon trail? Meanwhile, across > the Atlantic, Alexander Bain invented the first fax machine. Oregon Trail > Egypt's Old Kingdom, a continent away these extinct mammals thrived > on Wrangel Island, off the coast of Siberia. > Which mammals? Mammoth > 4. While Jack the Ripper was leaving bodies around London, this > entertainment company was founded in Japan, although they then only > made playing cards. Name the company. Sony > New Mexico government for centuries, beginning in 1610, or 10 years > before the landing of the Puritans at *which East Coast site*? (Two > words required.) Plymouth Rock > Wars" movie in theatres. That same year, Hamida Djandoubi was killed > in France, the last person in Western Europe to die this way. Which > way? Guillotine > 8. While the Brooklyn Bridge was under construction (and 6 years > from completion), a combined force of Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, > and Arapaho tribes won which decisive battle? Little Bighorn > 9. When Hiroshima and Nagasaki were bombed, this inventor was alive > to see it (although his brother was not) and was asked whether he had > any regrets about his invention. Who? Orville Wright > the foundation of this empire, and continued to teach during its rise > to prominence and eventual total destruction by colonizers. > Which empire? Ottoman > 1. This river is 4,241 km long. Its source is Thutade Lake and > its mouth is in the Beaufort Sea. It is completely within the > Northwest Territories. Name the river. McKenzie > 5. This river is 1,271 km long. Its source is in the Laurentian > Mountains, and its mouth is in the St. Lawrence River. It flows in > Ontario and Quebec. Name the river. Niagara |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Oct 26 01:48AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:cvqdnTWoYtIRAC_AnZ2dnUU7- > ** Game 1, Round 9 - Sports - Tennis > 1. Tennis is played on a rectangular court. Within 10% of the > correct answer, How long is a regulation court? 40 feet > 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. 25 feet (singles) > 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? let > 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? ace > 5. In tennis scoring, what is the official term for a score of 0? love > 6. In tennis scoring, what official term is used if the score is > tied at 40-40? deuce > 7. Which term refers to *any* situation where the player who is > leading needs only one more point to win the game? game point > 8. If the leading player is at <answer 7> and is *not* the player > who is serving, what other team also describes this situation? break point > 9. Name any Grand Slam tennis tournament played on grass. Wimbledon > 10. Name any Grand Slam tennis tournament played on clay. French Open > to recall the loss of approximately 700 soldiers from the > 1st Newfoundland Regiment on July 1, 1916. In what battle > were they lost? Vimy > 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. Laurentians -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Oct 28 01:20PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:cvqdnTWoYtIRAC_AnZ2dnUU7- > the game. > 1. Tennis is played on a rectangular court. Within 10% of the > correct answer, How long is a regulation court? 50 feet; 60 feet > 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. 30 feet (doubles) > 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? Let > 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? Ace > 5. In tennis scoring, what is the official term for a score of 0? Love > 6. In tennis scoring, what official term is used if the score is > tied at 40-40? Deuce > 7. Which term refers to *any* situation where the player who is > leading needs only one more point to win the game? Ad in > 8. If the leading player is at <answer 7> and is *not* the player > who is serving, what other team also describes this situation? Ad out > 9. Name any Grand Slam tennis tournament played on grass. Wimbledon > 10. Name any Grand Slam tennis tournament played on clay. French Open > * F. Science > F1. What type of whale is most commonly found in Newfoundland > waters? Humpback; Blue > 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. Pete Gayde |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 01 11:21PM -0500 Mark Brader: > 1. A specific group of climate protesters shut down bridges in > Halifax, Montreal, Edmonton, and Vancouver, as well as the > Bloor Viaduct in Toronto. By what name is the group known? Extinction Rebellion. 4 for Erland and Dan Tilque. > 2. In a surprise move, two people were named co-winners of the 2019 > Booker Prize. Margaret Atwood was one of them: for what book > did she win? "The Testaments". > 3. And name *either* the author or the book that was the other > co-winner. "Girl, Woman, Other" by Bernardine Evaristo. After some previous cases where the people organizing the prize had named co-winners, they made it an official rule that they would never do that again, so this was a surprise. They basically explained it by saying they really had to, because two candidates were equally deserving and any other decision would be unfair. > 4. Although she was an early favorite for the Nobel Prize for > Literature, Margaret Atwood did not win that too. Name the > Austrian who did. Peter Handke. 4 for Erland. > and Didier Queloz, for their contributions to understanding > the evolution of the universe and Earth's place in the cosmos. > Name the Canadian-born scientist. James Peebles. > 6. Christina Koch and Jessica Meir did something Friday that was > an international first. What was it? First space walk by multiple women together, and also the first by only women. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Pete. > 7. For the first time since 1981, what were Iranian women allowed > to do on October 10? Attend (I accepted "see") a soccer game. (Iran vs. Cambodia.) 4 for Erland and Pete. > 8. In CONCACAF action last week, the Team Canada men's team scored > a landmark victory to move a step closer to making it to the > 2020 World Cup. Who did they beat for the first time since 1985? USA. 4 for Erland and Pete. > 9. This stage, film, and television actor died this week at age 97. > He is possibly best known for his role as Walter Findlay on > the TV series "Maude". Name him. Bill Macy. (Not the same guy as William H. Macy.) 4 for Joshua. > 10. A founding member of the band Cream, this drummer died October 6 > at age 80. Name him. Peter Edwards "Ginger" Baker. 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, Joshua, and Pete. > * Game 6 (2019-10-28), Round 1 - Current Events Sorry, I should have marked that as "Canadiana Current Events". At the original game our QM forgot to mention it, or I didn't hear him say it, and I didn't notice it was all Canadiana. > Percentages are rounded to the nearest 0.1 percentage point. > 1. Trudeau's Liberals won a minority, ending up with 157 seats. > How many seats did the second-place Conservatives get, exactly? 121. 4 for Erland. > 2. However, the Conservatives won the popular vote, with 34.4%. > What percentage of the popular vote did the Liberals have, > within 1 percentage point? 33.1% (accepting 32.1%-34.1%). 4 for Erland, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. > 3. Which party has third-party status in Parliament, in spite of > taking only 7.7% of the popular vote? Bloc Québécois (accepting BQ). 4 for Erland and Joshua. > 4. Give the name of the only independent elected, in the riding > of Vancouver Granville. (Former Liberal) Jody Wilson-Raybould. > 6. Tuesday, it was announced that this party anthem by Maestro > Fresh Wes will be the first rap song to be inducted into the > Canadian Songwriters Hall of Game. Name the song. "Let Your Backbone Slide". > a portrait of this man, the founder of Manitoba, on the 175th > anniversary of his birth. It is also the first coin to be > engraved in Michif, the official language of his nation. Who? Louis Riel. Without checking, I suspect this is the first case of the government commemorating in this way a person they executed for treason. > 8. Sierra Robinson and 14 other youths filed a lawsuit against > the federal government Friday for individual injuries, asking > the federal court to compel the Canadian government to do what? Develop a climate recovery plan using the best available science. (Anything along these lines was acceptable.) 4 for Dan Tilque. > 9. Which New York Knicks rookie set a record for the most points > by a Canadian in his NBA debut last week? R.J. Barrett. > 10. Eight people were inducted into the Canadian Sports Hall of > Fame last Wednesday. Name *any one* of them. Athletes Alex Bilodeau (freestyle skiing), Colette Bourgonje (wheelchair racing and para-Nordic skiing), Martin Brodeur (hockey), Jayne Hefford (hockey), Waneek Horn-Miller (water polo), and Vicki Keith (swimming); builders Guylaine Bernier (rowing) and Doug Mitchell (football). Scores, if there are no errors: GAMES-> 1 2 3 4 5 6 BEST FOUR Erland Sommarskog 8 12 0 0 20 12 52 Pete Gayde 11 20 0 2 16 0 49 Joshua Kreitzer 20 0 -- -- 12 8 40 Dan Blum 19 6 4 0 8 0 37 Dan Tilque 4 12 -- -- 4 8 28 Bruce Bowler 15 8 -- -- -- -- 23 -- Mark Brader | Up until now, you have been told never to use Toronto | the Goto. I use it. I use a revolver too, but msb@vex.net | I don't give it to my children. --a Prof. Baird My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Nov 02 05:37AM +0100 >> but surprise! Queen Elizabeth II awarded Atwood a rare royal >> honor last week, for her services to literature. To what *order* >> was Atwood named? And the answer was? |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Nov 02 04:38AM > > but surprise! Queen Elizabeth II awarded Atwood a rare royal > > honor last week, for her services to literature. To what *order* > > was Atwood named? So what was it? > Louis Riel. > Without checking, I suspect this is the first case of the government > commemorating in this way a person they executed for treason. That's why I didn't guess him. -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 02 02:11AM -0500 Mark Brader: > > > but surprise! Queen Elizabeth II awarded Atwood a rare royal > > > honor last week, for her services to literature. To what *order* > > > was Atwood named? Dan Blum: > So what was it? Oh, sorry. The Companions of Honour. Nobody got it and I must've deleted one too many lines from the file when scoring. > > Without checking, I suspect this is the first case of the government > > commemorating in this way a person they executed for treason. > That's why I didn't guess him. (Evil chuckle.) -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "Police Stop Slaying Suspect Look-alikes" msb@vex.net | --Yakima, WA, Herald-Republic, 2001-08-26 |
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