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QFTCIRS Final, Rounds 2-3: arts & literature, Canadiana

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 18 11:36PM -0600 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-12-10 [sic], 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*)".     ** Final, Round 2 - Arts & Literature   * Famous Art Forgeries   1. Han van Meegeren was a famous forger of a specific artist's paintings, selling six forgeries for the equivalent of $60,000,000 in present-day US dollars. One of his forgeries ended up on the wall of Hermann Göring, and he also sold to the government of the Netherlands. Which artist's paintings was he forging?   2. A particularly famous forgery is named the "Flower Portrait": it shows the subject gazing out of the picture and wearing a white collar. The signed date is 1609, but the painting was revealed in 2005 to be a 19th-century fake. Who is depicted in "Flower Portrait"?   3. A fake sculpture by Cellini was depicted in which 1966 art-forgery film starring Audrey Hepburn and Peter O'Toole?     * Flemish Painters   In each case name the artist.   4. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-2/art/4.jpg 5. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-2/art/5.jpg 6. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-2/art/6.jpg     * Marvel Supervillains   In each case name the supervillain.   7. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-2/marv/7.jpg 8. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-2/marv/8.jpg 9. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-2/marv/9.jpg     * Sue Grafton Novels   In each case complete the title.   10. "K is for..."? 11. "N is for..."? 12. "H is for..."?     * Literary Ghosts   13. In "Macbeth", whose ghost walks right into a banquet hall covered in blood and sits down in Macbeth's seat?   14. The ghosts of Miss Jessel and Peter Quint haunt a remote estate in which Henry James novella?   15. This Shirley Jackson novel is widely recognized as one of the finest ghost stories of the 20th century, and has been repeatedly adapted for other media, most recently as a Netflix series in 2018. Name it.     ** Final, Round 3 - Canadiana   * Indigenous Land Disputes   1. This Quebec town was the site of a 78-day conflict between Mohawk people and the Canadian government over the expansion of a golf course. Two people were killed. Name the town.   2. In 1995, protester Dudley George was shot and killed by an OPP officer while holding a stick, which the officer claimed was a gun. The shooting was during a crisis named after which provincial park where it occurred?   3. In 2006, national attention was paid to the Grand River land dispute, revolving around a parcel of land in a community southwest of Hamilton. The dispute was between the Six Nations of the Grand River and the Canadian government. What community did the crisis center on?     * Namesake Canadian Airports   Which cities have airports named after the following people? (This means the principal city served by the airport -- If we said Lester Pearson you'd say Toronto, not Mississauga.)   4. James Armstrong Richardson, founder of Western Canadian Airways. 5. Roméo LeBlanc, 25th governor-general of Canada. 6. John Diefenbaker, 13th prime minister of Canada.     * Ice Age Canada   7. Stretching from Caledon in the west to Rice Lake in the east, this 1,900 km² ridge of glacial till was formed 12,000 years ago by the retreat of the Wisconsin ice sheet; it is now an essential component of York Region's water supply. Concern over encroaching development on it was an impetus for the creation of the Greenbelt. That is it called?   The other two questions in this triple refer to prehistoric lakes. In each case, give the name used for them today.   8. Before there was Lake Ontario, there was this postglacial lake, whose shoreline is traced by Weston Rd., Davenport Rd., and the Scarborough Bluffs.   9. 13,000 to 10,000 years ago, what are now the St. Lawrence and Ottawa River valleys were below sea level, submerged under an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean that formed as ice sheets retreated. This sea covered what are now Quebec City, Montreal, and Ottawa in salt water.     * Canadian Neighbors   10. Cities on the Canadian and American sides of the St. Mary's River share the same name: what is it?   11. Name the French dependency, a former overseas department, that lies west of Point May, Newfoundland.   12. Name the uninhabited island in the Nares Strait that is the subject of a territorial dispute between Canada and Denmark.     * Prime Ministers   13. Many Canadian prime ministers were made British knights, but there is one who was named a British lord, and he's also the only one to be buried outside of Canada. Name him.   14. This prime minister was the first to get married while in office, the first to be divorced while in office, and the first to be a single parent while in office. Who?   15. Who was the first Canadian prime minister who was born in Canada -- or more precisely, whose birthplace was within the *current* borders of Canada?   In the original game that last question did not include the "or more precisely" clarification. The wording above was the intended interpretation, but no clarification was given and at least two others are possible. Hence I offer bonus questions #16-17, which you may answer if you wish for fun, but for no points.   16. Who was the first Canadian prime minister who was born in Canada -- or more precisely, who was born at a place that was *then* within the borders of *any country, territory, or other entity* officially known as Canada?   17. Who was the first Canadian prime minister who was born in Canada -- or more precisely, who was born at a place that was *then* within the borders of the *same* Canada that exists today?   -- Mark Brader "Actually, $150, to an educational institution, Toronto turns out to be about the same as a lower amount." msb@vex.net -- Mark Horton   My text in this article is in the public domain.

Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Feb 19 05:58AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:1-ydnZbqHdvkVNHDnZ2dnUU7-   > * Famous Art Forgeries   > 3. A fake sculpture by Cellini was depicted in which 1966 > art-forgery film starring Audrey Hepburn and Peter O'Toole?   "How to Steal a Million" > * Marvel Supervillains   > In each case name the supervillain.   > 9. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-2/marv/9.jpg   Dr. Doom > * Sue Grafton Novels   > In each case complete the title.   > 10. "K is for..."?   Killer   > 11. "N is for..."?   Noose   > 12. "H is for..."?   Howdy Doody > * Literary Ghosts   > 13. In "Macbeth", whose ghost walks right into a banquet hall > covered in blood and sits down in Macbeth's seat?   Duncan; Banquo   > 14. The ghosts of Miss Jessel and Peter Quint haunt a remote estate > in which Henry James novella?   "The Turn of the Screw" > finest ghost stories of the 20th century, and has been repeatedly > adapted for other media, most recently as a Netflix series > in 2018. Name it.   "The Haunting of Hill House"   > * Canadian Neighbors   > 10. Cities on the Canadian and American sides of the St. Mary's > River share the same name: what is it?   Sault Ste. Marie   > 11. Name the French dependency, a former overseas department, > that lies west of Point May, Newfoundland.   St. Pierre et Miquelon   > 14. This prime minister was the first to get married while in office, > the first to be divorced while in office, and the first to be > a single parent while in office. Who?   Pierre Trudeau   -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com

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QFTCIRS Game 10, Rounds 9-10: Bad Africans, CanChallenge

Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Feb 18 09:24PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:V-mdnSrK5vV0SdXDnZ2dnUU7- > diamonds, ran weapons, and trained child soldiers to fight in > the 1990s civil war in Sierra Leone -- all the while serving > as the president of a nearby country. Which one?   Liberia   > to Belgium to finance building projects. Millions of Congolese > died in this enterprise. Name that king (give name and number > if applicable), or name the city as it used to be known.   Leopold I   > Spanish-speaking central African country, he's been accused > of any number of extrajudicial killings and disappearances -- > and cannibalism, too. Name the country.   Chad; Burkina Faso   > of the Order of the British Empire, but "Conqueror of the > British Empire". *Name* His Excellency, President for Life, > Field Marshal Al-haji Doctor, VC, DSO, MC, CBE.   Idi Amin   > country in 1989. He is responsible for the deaths of over > 300,000 people after he funded terrorist groups to kill > non-Arab Africans. Name the country.   Sudan   > be pink, magenta, or purple, and occasionally are white > or yellow. The Yukon adopted this as its provincial flower > in 1957.   Phoenix Flower     > Within 1 in each case, in what year did the following provinces join > Confederation?   > D1. Manitoba.   1891; 1894   > D2. Alberta.   1895; 1898     > * F. Large Canadian Lakes   > Of lakes wholly in Canada, by area, what is...   > F1. ...the 2nd-largest?   Lake Manitoba   > F2. ...the 3rd-largest?   Lake Manitoba     Pete Gayde

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 18 11:34PM -0600 Mark Brader: > and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information > see my 2019-10-16 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian > Inquisition (QFTCI*)".   Game 10 is over and, if there are no errors, DAN BLUM wins by 3 points! Hearty congratulations!     > ** Game 10, Round 9 - History - Bad Men of Africa   This was the second-hardest round in the original game, after the audio round.   > a gilded eagle throne for 3 years before he was deposed by > the French. In 1976 he renamed the country he ruled, but it > later reverted to its previous name -- which was what?   Central African Republic. (Still its name today. Under Bokassa it was the Central African Empire.) 4 for Joshua, Erland, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque.   > Selassie, and would rule through brutal political crackdowns, > famine, and constant civil war. What was the name of the > Ethiopian socialist *provisional government* that Mariam headed?   Derg. 4 for Joshua.   > diamonds, ran weapons, and trained child soldiers to fight in > the 1990s civil war in Sierra Leone -- all the while serving > as the president of a nearby country. Which one?   Liberia. 4 for everyone -- Joe, Joshua, Erland, Dan Blum, Calvin, Dan Tilque, and Pete.   > to Belgium to finance building projects. Millions of Congolese > died in this enterprise. Name that king (give name and number > if applicable), or name the city as it used to be known.   Leopold II, Leopoldville. 4 for Joe, Joshua, Erland, Dan Blum, Calvin, and Dan Tilque.   > Lord's Resistance Army had in fact already been indicted by the > UN in 2005 for his use of kidnapped child soldiers and teenage > sex slaves. However, he remains at large today. Name him.   Joseph Kony. 4 for Dan Blum. 3 for Joshua.   > Spanish-speaking central African country, he's been accused > of any number of extrajudicial killings and disappearances -- > and cannibalism, too. Name the country.   Equatorial Guinea. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Dan Blum, and Calvin.   > of the Order of the British Empire, but "Conqueror of the > British Empire". *Name* His Excellency, President for Life, > Field Marshal Al-haji Doctor, VC, DSO, MC, CBE.   Idi Amin. 4 for everyone.   > into battle wearing only shoes. He converted to Christianity > and now runs a ministry, no longer a member of the Krahn tribe. > Name the country he fought for.   Liberia.   > genocide, this man was the president of Rwanda for all 100 days > of the Tutsi-Hutu conflict that killed over 800,000 people. > Name that Rwandan president.   Jean Kambanda.   > country in 1989. He is responsible for the deaths of over > 300,000 people after he funded terrorist groups to kill > non-Arab Africans. Name the country.   Sudan. 4 for Joe, Joshua, Erland, Dan Blum, Calvin, and Pete.     > Stop", at the Toronto Eaton Centre, and "The Audience", > depicting fans, located above two entrances to the Rogers > Centre.   Michael Snow.   > Haida Gwaii" located at the Canadian Embassy in Washington, > "The Jade Canoe" at Vancouver International Airport, and > "Chief of the Undersea World" at the Vancouver Aquarium.   Bill Reid.     > be pink, magenta, or purple, and occasionally are white > or yellow. The Yukon adopted this as its provincial flower > in 1957.   Fireweed.   > Rosettes of leaves form trumpet-like structures filled > with liquid that functions as an insect trap. Newfoundland > adopted this as its provincial flower in 1954.   Pitcher plant.     > first time. We'll name two of them, and in each case, you give > us their portfolio. (Both are still in the that portfolio now.)   > C1. Mona Fortier (hint: this is also a brand-new portfolio).   Middle-Class Prosperity (and Associate Minister of Finance).   > C2. Marco Mendocino.   Immigration(, Refugees and Citizenship).   He's my MP.       > Within 1 in each case, in what year did the following provinces join > Confederation?   > D1. Manitoba.   1870 (accepting 1869-71). 3 for Dan Tilque. 2 for Joshua.   > D2. Alberta.   1905 (accepting 1904-06). 4 for Dan Tilque.     > and you name the performer.   > E1. Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album for "Love is Here to Stay", > and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for "'S Wonderful".   Diana Krall.   > E2. Best Pop Vocal Album (it's self-titled) and Song of the Year > "In My Blood".   Shawn Mendes.     > * F. Large Canadian Lakes   > Of lakes wholly in Canada, by area, what is...   > F1. ...the 2nd-largest?   Great Slave L. 3 for Joshua.   > F2. ...the 3rd-largest?   L. Winnipeg. 4 for Joe. 2 for Joshua.   #1 is Great Bear L.; #4 is L. Athabasca; #5 is Reindeer L. Of course, none of the Great Lakes are wholly in Canada.     Scores, if there are no errors:   GAME 10 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST TOPICS-> Geo Ent Mis Lit Sci Lei His Can SIX Dan Blum 39 20 20 24 23 40 28 0 174 Joshua Kreitzer 40 28 20 28 24 20 31 7 171 Pete Gayde 40 32 12 0 15 40 12 0 151 "Calvin" 25 35 7 4 20 32 20 0 139 Dan Tilque 40 8 15 0 20 36 16 7 135 Joe Masters -- -- 24 12 8 28 16 4 92 Erland Sommarskog 16 16 -- -- 16 8 24 0 80   -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "Damn! Damn! Damn! Er, I mean thanks, Mark." msb@vex.net | --Steve Ball   My text in this article is in the public domain.

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Calvin's Quiz #588

Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Feb 18 09:14PM Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote in   > 1 How many different letters are used in Roman numerals?   7   > 2 Who portrayed Solitaire in the 1973 James Bond film Live and Let > Die?   Barbara Bach   > 3 What two-word term refers to a heavy-duty towing engine > that provides motive power for hauling a towed or trailered load? > 4 Plutophobia is the fear of what?   Plutocrats   > 5 Which 2000 Dreamworks animated > movie had taglines including Escape or die frying and This ain't no > chick flick?   Chicken Run   > 9 Which song from the 1969 film > Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid won an Academy Award for Best > Original Song?   Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head   > School from 1828 to 1841?   > cheers, > calvin   Pete Gayde

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