- QFTCIMI520 Game 6, Rounds 7-8: textiles and clowns - 2 Updates
- Calvin's Quiz #598 - 3 Updates
- QFTCIMI520 Game 6, Rounds 4,6 answers: Africa, George VI - 3 Updates
- Calvin's Quiz #597 - ANSWERS & SCORES - 1 Update
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 08 12:36AM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2020-02-24, 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 6, Round 7 - Science - Textiles 1. Silk is produced by silkworms feeding on the leaves of which tree? 2. Mohair and cashmere are wools from which type of animal? 3. In weaving fabric, a shuttle carrying some yarn is passed between more strands of yarn sitting in the opposite direction. Give the name for either the yarn in the shuttle or the yarn that it travels through. 4. Garments like T-shirts, polo shirts, and underwear are not made from woven fabrics. What is the fabric production process for them called? 5. What country produces the cotton considered to be the world's best? 6. Supima is a special cotton grown in the US. It is considered to be a super version of the Pima cotton, which itself is pretty good. From what country did Pima cotton originally come? 7. The three largest cotton-producing countries in the world are India, China, and what? 8. Tyrian purple was a special dye used to dye the clothes of Roman emperors. From what type of creature was it derived? 9. Until after the Middle Ages, in what natural substance were woolen fabrics soaked in order to help the dye stick and not wash off? 10. Viscose is a fiber made from cellulose, mostly from wood. In 1924 it started to be sold under a commercial name. What was that? * Game 6, Round 8 - Entertainment - Clowns 1. This fictional clown murders dozens of children in the town of Derry, Maine, in a novel and on film. He is believed to have inspired a real-life clown hysteria in 2016 following a rash of scary clown sightings. Name him. 2. In which Shakespeare play does Feste the clown (also called a jester or a fool) sing "Come away, come away death"? 3. "Send in the Clowns" is a beautiful ballad from the 1973 musical "A Little Night Music". Who wrote it? 4. This clown was the mute partner of Howdy Doody on the first nationally televised TV program for children, which ran from 1947-1960. She was first played by Robert Keeshan, who went on to play Captain Kangaroo. Name this clown. 5. This clown is a cigarette-smoking, bender-prone cynic with a pacemaker who cheats on his taxes and runs up gambling debts to mobsters. His given names are Herschel Schmoekel Pinchas Yerucham, but by what name is he usually known? 6. This clown is best known for his off-camera death on an episode of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show". His philosophy in verse: "A little song, a little dance, a little seltzer down your pants." Name him. 7. Ronald McDonald has been the mascot of McDonald's since the early 1960's and it is estimated that more than 95% of America's youth now recognize him. The man who first played the character of Ronald McDonald was later a weatherman on "The Today Show". Name him. 8. This American physician founded the Gesundheit Institute in 1971 to organize volunteers to travel to other countries and dress as clowns to bring joy to orphans and patients. A 1998 movie based on his life and his views on medicine starred Robin Williams. Name him. 9. The clown known as Weary Willie was a down-and-out hobo who wore tattered clothes and a sad expression. His most famous routine involved trying to sweep up a spotlight and then appearing startled when it disappeared. Name the man behind Weary Willie's greasepaint. 10. The title of an opera by Ruggero Leoncavallo translates from the Italian to "clowns" or "players". It's about the fatal jealousies in a traveling troupe of actors. Name the opera, in Italian. -- Mark Brader | "... a movement is already under way to declare December 7 Toronto | an annual legal holiday in commemoration of the opening of msb@vex.net | hostilities." -- Ring Lardner, New York Times, 1931 My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: May 08 01:31AM -0700 On Friday, May 8, 2020 at 3:36:48 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > * Game 6, Round 7 - Science - Textiles > 1. Silk is produced by silkworms feeding on the leaves of which > tree? Mulberry > 2. Mohair and cashmere are wools from which type of animal? Goat > good. From what country did Pima cotton originally come? > 7. The three largest cotton-producing countries in the world are > India, China, and what? USA, Brazil > 8. Tyrian purple was a special dye used to dye the clothes of > Roman emperors. From what type of creature was it derived? Insect > 9. Until after the Middle Ages, in what natural substance were > woolen fabrics soaked in order to help the dye stick and not > wash off? Urine > of Derry, Maine, in a novel and on film. He is believed to > have inspired a real-life clown hysteria in 2016 following a > rash of scary clown sightings. Name him. Pennywise > jester or a fool) sing "Come away, come away death"? > 3. "Send in the Clowns" is a beautiful ballad from the 1973 musical > "A Little Night Music". Who wrote it? Sondheim > pacemaker who cheats on his taxes and runs up gambling debts > to mobsters. His given names are Herschel Schmoekel Pinchas > Yerucham, but by what name is he usually known? Krusty > clowns to bring joy to orphans and patients. A 1998 movie based > on his life and his views on medicine starred Robin Williams. > Name him. Adams > the Italian to "clowns" or "players". It's about the fatal > jealousies in a traveling troupe of actors. Name the opera, > in Italian. nope cheers, calvin |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: May 07 11:12PM -0700 1 Which lake, the largest in New Zealand by surface area, is located in almost the exact centre of the North Island? 2 Which stringed musical instrument takes its name from the Hawaiian for 'jumping flea'? 3 The Gulf of Bothnia is located between which TWO European countries? 4 Dunder-Mifflen is to Scranton, Pennsylvania as Wernham-Hogg is to which city located 20 miles west of London? 5 What was the surname of the legendary British kings Uther and his son Arthur? 6 The novels of Dashiell Hammett starring Sam Spade are set in which U.S. city? 7 Connie Booth portrayed Polly Sherman in which classic British sitcom? 8 What two-word term can refer to a battle cry used by Confederate soldiers during the American Civil War, a 1983 song and album by Billy Idol, or a brand of whisky? 9 Derived from African-American vernacular, which four-letter word refers to a perceived awareness of issues concerning social and racial justice? 10 Which 1970s pop band were known as the "tartan teen sensations from Edinburgh"? cheers, calvin |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 08 01:45AM -0500 "Calvin": > 1 Which lake, the largest in New Zealand by surface area, is > located in almost the exact centre of the North Island? This time I remember! It's Taupo. > 2 Which stringed musical instrument takes its name from the > Hawaiian for 'jumping flea'? Ukulele. > 3 The Gulf of Bothnia is located between which TWO European countries? SWEDEN and FINLAND. > 4 Dunder-Mifflen is to Scranton, Pennsylvania as Wernham-Hogg is > to which city located 20 miles west of London? Slough. It's where you change trains when traveling from London Paddington to Windsor. > 5 What was the surname of the legendary British kings Uther and > his son Arthur? Pendragon. > 6 The novels of Dashiell Hammett starring Sam Spade are set in > which U.S. city? San Francisco. > 7 Connie Booth portrayed Polly Sherman in which classic British sitcom? "Fawlty Towers". > 8 What two-word term can refer to a battle cry used by > Confederate soldiers during the American Civil War, a 1983 song > and album by Billy Idol, or a brand of whisky? "Rebel Yell". > 9 Derived from African-American vernacular, which four-letter > word refers to a perceived awareness of issues concerning social > and racial justice? "Woke". > 10 Which 1970s pop band were known as the "tartan teen sensations > from Edinburgh"? No idea, but since I liked "Love Actually", I'll try the Bay City Rollers. -- Mark Brader, Toronto "These Millennia are like buses." msb@vex.net --Arwel Parry |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 08 02:05AM -0500 Mark Brader: > This time I remember! (Cf. RQ 255, in 2017.) -- Mark Brader | "Nothing is more sacrosanct than our professional ethics. Toronto | Fortunately, I know a trick to get around them." msb@vex.net | --Niles Crane, "Frasier" (Ranberg & Flett-Giordano) |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 08 12:34AM -0500 Mark Brader: > Short names (like "France") are fine, but where countries have > similar names, you must be sure to distinguish them as necessary. > I have sorted the round in order by country number. In the original game, the audio round (see below) was the hardest and this was the second-hardest. > 1. #5. Sierra Leone. 4 for Dan Tilque, Erland, and Joshua. 3 for Pete. 2 for Calvin. > 2. #7. Guinea-Bissau. 4 for Erland, Pete, Joshua, and Calvin. > 3. #23. Uganda. 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, Pete, Joshua, and Calvin. > 4. #25. Burundi. 4 for Dan Tilque, Erland, and Calvin. 3 for Dan Blum and Joshua. > 5. #37. Angola. 4 for everyone -- Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Erland, Pete, Joshua, and Calvin. > 6. #41. Equatorial Guinea. 4 for Dan Tilque, Erland, Joshua, and Calvin. > 7. #42. Cameroon. 4 for everyone. > 8. #44. Benin. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Erland, and Calvin. 3 for Pete. 2 for Joshua. > 9. #47. Niger. 4 for Dan Tilque, Erland, Pete, Joshua, and Calvin. > 10. #49. Central African Republic. 4 for everyone. > names of the other 10 countries and give their numbers for fun, > but for no points: > 11. Chad. #48. Erland, Pete, and Joshua got this. > 12. Dem. Rep. of Congo. #38. Erland, Pete, and Joshua got this. > 13. Djibouti. #19. Erland, Pete, and Joshua got this. > 14. Eritrea. #18. Erland, Pete, and Joshua got this. > 15. Gabon. #40. Erland and Joshua got this. > 16. Lesotho. #34. Erland and Joshua got this. > 17. Malawi. #29. Erland, Pete, and Joshua got this. > 18. Tanzania. #26. Erland, Pete, and Joshua got this. > 19. Tunisia. #14. Erland, Pete, and Joshua got this. > 20. Zimbabwe. #31. Erland and Joshua got this. And the other 30 numbered countries -- or rather 29 countries and one disputed territory -- on the map are: | #1. Togo | #21. Ethiopia | #2. Ghana | #22. Kenya | #3. Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) | #24. Rwanda | #4. Liberia | #27. Madagascar | #6. Guinea | #28. Mozambique | #8. Senegal | #30. Zambia | #9. Gambia | #32. Botswana | #10. Mauritania | #33. eSwatini (formerly Swaziland) | #11. Western Sahara (disputed) | #35. South Africa | #12. Morocco | #36. Namibia | #13. Algeria | #39. Republic of Congo | #15. Libya | #43. Nigeria | #16. Egypt | #45. Burkina Faso | #17. Sudan | #46. Mali | #20. Somalia | #50. South Sudan Conveniently, the one country I had to add to update the 2007 map to current boundaries was adjacent to what in 2007 was the highest-numbered country, so I didn't have to change any numbers! > * Game 6, Round 6 - History - King George VI In the original game, the current-events round was the easiest one, and this was tied with Round 2 (Canadiana sports) for the second-easiest. > 1. George was born in 1895. His father was Prince George, > Duke of York, later King George V. What was his mother's name? > (Surname or soubriquet required.) Mary of Teck. 4 for Joshua and Calvin. Calvin thought the question was ambiguous, and out of context I suppose it might have been, but the round *was* about George VI. > Cottage. The country house where George was born hosted the > 2020 summit in which the Queen and senior royals discussed a > new role for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. Name the house. Sandringham. 4 for Joshua and Calvin. > 3. George's birthday, 1895-12-14, was also the 30th anniversary > of the death of his great-grandfather, after whom he was given > his actual first name. Name this great-grandfather. Prince Albert. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Joshua, and Calvin. > him to do something that went against his natural inclination, > as was common practice at the time -- unlike the case of Prince > William today. What was George forced to do? Write with his right hand. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Calvin. > 5. In 1926, George appeared in *which national sporting event*, > quickly losing? Wimbledon. 4 for Calvin. > 6. In 1923, George married Elizabeth, later the Queen Mother. > What was her maiden name? Bowes-Lyon. 4 for Joshua and Calvin. > The Queen famously remarked: "I am glad we have been bombed. > It makes me feel we can look" *which part of London* "in > the face"? The East End. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Joshua, and Calvin. 3 for Pete. > 8. Name the body that George addressed at its first assembly, > held in London in January 1946. United Nations. 4 for Dan Blum, Pete, Joshua, and Calvin. > in Norfolk on 1952-02-06. His daughter Elizabeth flew back > to Britain as Queen. What present-day country was she in when > she learned of her father's death? Kenya. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Joshua, and Calvin. > 10. What helpful function did Lionel Logue, an Australian, provide > for George VI? Speech therapy (for his stammer). 4 for Joshua and Calvin. 3 for Pete. "Elocution teacher" is more about correcting bad speech habits than overcoming disabilities, so I scored it was almost correct. ObMovie: "The King's Speech" (2010). Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 6 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS TOPICS-> Can Art Geo His Joshua Kreitzer 12 36 37 36 121 "Calvin" 0 28 38 40 106 Pete Gayde 16 40 30 10 96 Dan Blum 0 29 23 20 72 Dan Tilque 4 16 32 12 64 Erland Sommarskog 0 20 40 0 60 -- Mark Brader | "Europe contains a great many cathedrals, which were Toronto | caused by the Middle Ages, which means they are very old, msb@vex.net | so you have to take color slide photographs of them." | -- Dave Barry My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: May 07 11:17PM -0700 On Friday, May 8, 2020 at 3:34:16 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > Conveniently, the one country I had to add to update the 2007 > map to current boundaries was adjacent to what in 2007 was the > highest-numbered country, so I didn't have to change any numbers! I noticed that, though the font was slightly different. > Mary of Teck. 4 for Joshua and Calvin. > Calvin thought the question was ambiguous, and out of context > I suppose it might have been, but the round *was* about George VI. Fair enough, though that's why I gave his mother first :-) cheers, calvin |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 08 01:40AM -0500 Mark Brader: >> Conveniently, the one country I had to add to update the 2007 >> map to current boundaries was adjacent to what in 2007 was the >> highest-numbered country, so I didn't have to change any numbers! "Calvin": > I noticed that, though the font was slightly different. No, the digits for "50" were copied and pasted from other numbers on the map. What is a bit different from the rest is the texture of the borde rline between 17 and 50; it wasn't worthwhile going to the trouble of matching it more closely without a tool for the purpose. -- Mark Brader | Obviously an off by 1 error somewhere. You know Toronto | the kind, where you intend to put something simple msb@vex.net | like "while (1=0) {" and type "while (1=1) {" instead. --Stephen Perry My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: May 07 11:09PM -0700 On Saturday, April 25, 2020 at 11:38:36 AM UTC+10, Calvin wrote: Apologies for the delay. > 1 In the NBA and NBL, teams are (in most cases) required to attempt a basket within how many seconds of gaining possession? 24 The NBL is the Australian league for those who were wondering. > 2 Which future US President had the misfortune to lose both his wife and is mother on the same day, 14 February 1884? Teddy Roosevelt > 3 Now in its 30th season, The Simpsons has surpassed which western drama for the most episodes of a prime-time, scripted TV series? Gunsmole > 4 Ian Fraser Kilmister, better known as Lemmy, founded which British rock band? Motorhead > 5 The Lass That Loved a Sailor is the alternative title of which Gilbert and Sullivan operetta? HMS Pinafore > 6 With over 65 billion messages sent per day, what is the world's most used, smart phone based, instant messaging service? > 7 Which word, derived from the Greek antonym for chaos, means an orderly, harmonious and systematic universe? Cosmos Singleton for Stephan > 8 Which traditional Japanese seasoning is produced by fermenting soybeans with salt and koji? Miso > 9 Which creature shares its name with the hollow in the top face of a brick which holds mortar? Frog > 10 Which former world heavyweight champion is perhaps better known these days for his eponymous kitchen grills? George Foreman Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 597 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 38 Stephen Perry 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 7 31 Aren Ess 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 6 29 Pete Gayde 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 5 24 Dan Blum 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 23 Dan Tilque 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 12 Erland S 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 17 Mark Brader - - - - - - - - - - --- ---------- 5 6 6 3 3 3 1 2 3 6 38 54% Congratulations Stephen. cheers, calvin |
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