| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 23 03:14AM -0500 Mark Brader: > local university. While in Jena, he became a close friend and > confidant of *which German poet and writer*, a member of the > Sturm and Drang movement? Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. (Yes, him again.) 4 for Dan Blum and Calvin. > taste of this exploration came with Joseph Banks and Georg > Foster, both of whom had traveled to the Pacific with *which > captain* to witness the transit of Venus? James Cook. 4 for everyone -- Joshua, Dan Blum, Calvin, and Dan Tilque. > to offer. On this voyage, he looked to establish the existence > of the Casiquiare Canal, a link between the Amazon and *which > river*? Orinoco. 4 for Calvin and Dan Tilque. "Jeopardy!" asked about this same link on Thursday, but they named the Orinoco in the question and asked for the Amazon, with a hint. Much easier that way. > the farthest point from the center of the Earth. While he did > not reach the summit, the height he reached -- 19,286 feet -- > was the highest ever to that point. Name the volcano. Chimborazo. 4 for Joshua. 2 for Dan Blum. > in Paris. While there in 1804, he met this man, who said to > Humboldt, "So monsieur, you collect plants? So does my wife." > Who was that? Napoléon Bonaparte. (Yes, him again too.) 4 for everyone. > South America", he credited Humboldt with raising the profile > of his home continent through his Romantic writing about the > beauty of South America. Who was he? Simón Bolívar. 4 for everyone. > evidence of the complexity of the pre-colonial civilization, > including images of a calendar stone -- of which Mesoamerican > people? Aztec. 4 for Dan Blum. 3 for Calvin. 2 for Joshua. > He came by invitation of *which president*, who was interested > in learning about the Spanish lands to the south of the newly > purchased Louisiana Territory? Thomas Jefferson. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque. > mining, but he pushed the expedition to the Altai Mountains, > the closest he could get to the Himalayas. In which country > did the expedition take place? Russia. 4 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque. > Humboldt considered his influence on this scientist to be > among his greatest achievements, given the importance of his > discoveries in the Galapagos. Who was this other scientist? Charles Darwin. 4 for everyone. > * Game 7, Round 8 - Science - Ice and Snow > 1. Watermelon snow is common during the summer in alpine and coastal > polar regions worldwide. What gives watermelon snow its color? Algae. 4 for Dan Tilque. > 2. What does Environment Canada issue when visibility is expected > to drop to 400 m or less, due to winds of 40 km/h in combination > with blowing snow or falling snow for at least 4 hours? Blizzard warning. 4 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque. > 3. This fairly rare weather event occurs when a snowstorm produces > visible lightning. What one-word name has it been given? Thundersnow. 4 for Dan Blum. > 4. The Inuit people used snow on a daily basis to insulate their > shelters made of whalebone and hide. What makes snow such a > good insulator? The large proportion of air trapped inside it. 4 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque. > 5. What kills most avalanche victims? Suffocation. 4 for everyone. > 6. What are cohesive, stiff plates of snow sliding downhill as a > unit called? Slab avalanches. > 7. What road de-icer turned Calgary streets into a red-brown mess > in December 2017? Sugar beet molasses/juice. > trees and electrical infrastructure all over New Brunswick, > Quebec, Ontario, Maine, and New York State. It occurred > between January 4 and 10 of what year? 1998. > 9. Sea ice algae accumulate biomass rapidly, often at the base of > sea ice, and grow to form algal mats that are consumed by *what > creature*, the most abundant animal by mass in the world? Krill. 4 for Joshua and Dan Tilque. 2 for Dan Blum. > 10. The transition from ice to water is called melting. What is > the transition from ice directly to water vapor called? Sublimation. 4 for everyone. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 7 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST TOPICS-> Geo Can Ent Spo Mis Sci FOUR Joshua Kreitzer 22 4 36 29 26 12 113 Dan Blum 28 4 24 8 34 22 108 Dan Tilque 32 4 0 8 28 24 92 Pete Gayde 29 0 16 36 -- -- 81 "Calvin" 30 0 0 0 27 8 65 Bruce Bowler 12 0 24 0 -- -- 36 Erland Sommarskog 28 0 -- -- -- -- 28 -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "Rarely is the question asked: msb@vex.net | 'Is our children learning?'" --George W. Bush My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: May 23 12:26PM +0200 > Erland Sommarskog 28 0 -- -- -- -- 28 For the record: I did compose answer post for these rounds, but somehow it did apparently not get sent. I think that for the Humboldt round, I had 1, 3, 5, 6, 9 and 10 right, whereas in the snow round I had 4, 5 and 10 correct. Not that I expect to be awarded, but I just wanted to share that the participation was not equally dull as it may seem. On the other hand, I did skip the two preceding rounds, as both were out of my league. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 23 03:16AM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2020-03-02, 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 MI5 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 7, Round 9 - Literature - The State of the Novel We'll name three novels; you just tell us the US state in which all three are primarily set. 1. "The Outsiders", "True Grit", "The Grapes of Wrath". 2. "The Help", "The Sound and the Fury", "The Quiet Game". 3. "No Country for Old Men", "Lonesome Dove", "News of the World". 4. "East of Eden", "The Big Sleep", "The Joy Luck Club". 5. "The Cider House Rules", "Olive Kitteridge", "Empire Falls". 6. "The Yearling", "Tourist Season", "92 in the Shade". 7. "The Shining", "Plainsong", "The Song of the Lark". 8. "The Scarlet Letter", "Mystic River", "Love Story". 9. "To Kill a Mockingbird", "Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe", "Looking for Alaska". 10. "Interview with the Vampire", "A Confederacy of Dunces", "All the King's Men". ** Game 7, Round 10 - Chocolate Challenge Round * A. History, or "Bounty" A1. In 1787 the Royal Navy sent the HMS Bounty on a mission to Tahiti to acquire something to be transported to British possessions in the West Indies. What cargo was the Bounty supposed to acquire? A2. In 1787, there was a mutiny on the Bounty. The mutineers, led by acting Lieutenant Fletcher Christian, later moored the ship at *what island* and burned it? * B. Canadiana, or "Cadbury's Dairy Milk" These Cadbury chocolate bars are manufactured at their factory on Gladstone Av. Name them. B1. This marvelous chocolate bar is made of creamy peanut butter mixed with light rice crisps and delicious caramel covered with rich Cadbury milk chocolate. B2. Within the Cadbury chocolate factory, there is a vault which contains the secret recipe for this classic Canadian chocolate bar. * C. Literature, or "Oh Henry" These questions are about the American short-story writer O. Henry, whose real name was William Sydney Porter. C1. Name the O. Henry story, written in 1905, about a young husband and wife who deal with the challenges of buying secret Christmas gifts for each other with very little money. C2. Porter had 14 stories published under various pseudonyms, of which O. Henry was the most popular, between 1898-03-25 and 1901-07-24. What else was he doing at the time? * D. Science, or "Mars" D1. The tallest mountain known in the solar system is found on Mars. Name it. D2. Planum Boreum and Planum Australe are found on Mars. What are they? Be sufficiently specific. * E. Sports, or "Mr. Big" E1. This 6'7" left winger played for the Minnesota Wild and the New York Rangers. He died at age 28 in 2011 of an accidental drug and alcohol overdose while recovering from a concussion. His parents unsuccessfully sued the NHL and the players' union over his death. Name him. E2. This 6'9" defenseman, who was born in Slovakia in 1977, is the captain of the Boston Bruins. He won the Norris Trophy in 2009 and the Stanley Cup with the Bruins in 2011, and as of the start of the 2019-20 season, he was the tallest and oldest player in the NHL. Name him. * F. Entertainment, or "Smarties" F1. What genius did Benedict Cumberbatch play in the 2014 movie "The Imitation Game"? F2. What genius did Eddie Redmayne play in the 2014 movie "The Theory of Everything"? -- Mark Brader /"\ ASCII RIBBON CAMPAIGN msb@vex.net \ / AGAINST HTML MAIL Toronto X AND NEWS / \ My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: May 23 12:19PM +0200 > We'll name three novels; you just tell us the US state in which > all three are primarily set. > 1. "The Outsiders", "True Grit", "The Grapes of Wrath". New York > 2. "The Help", "The Sound and the Fury", "The Quiet Game". Illinois > 3. "No Country for Old Men", "Lonesome Dove", "News of the World". Texas > 4. "East of Eden", "The Big Sleep", "The Joy Luck Club". New Jersey > 5. "The Cider House Rules", "Olive Kitteridge", "Empire Falls". Tennessee > 6. "The Yearling", "Tourist Season", "92 in the Shade". Louisiana > 7. "The Shining", "Plainsong", "The Song of the Lark". Pennsylvania > 8. "The Scarlet Letter", "Mystic River", "Love Story". Massachuttets > 9. "To Kill a Mockingbird", "Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle > Stop Cafe", "Looking for Alaska". Georgia > 10. "Interview with the Vampire", "A Confederacy of Dunces", > "All the King's Men". California > to Tahiti to acquire something to be transported to British > possessions in the West Indies. What cargo was the Bounty > supposed to acquire? Coconuts > A2. In 1787, there was a mutiny on the Bounty. The mutineers, > led by acting Lieutenant Fletcher Christian, later moored > the ship at *what island* and burned it? Pitcairn > D2. Planum Boreum and Planum Australe are found on Mars. > What are they? Be sufficiently specific. Open flat fields > Trophy in 2009 and the Stanley Cup with the Bruins in > 2011, and as of the start of the 2019-20 season, he was > the tallest and oldest player in the NHL. Name him. Jagr |
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