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| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 13 11:12PM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2006-01-09, and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written by members of the Usual Suspects, but have been reformatted and may have been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information see my recent companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)". In this first game the usual QFTCI scoring does not apply: you are allowed up to 3 guesses on each questions, but will be penalized for extra guesses after the correct answer. For the exact scoring and other details, see the companion posting. In some cases either the answers or the facts stated as current in the question have changed since the question was written. I've tried to call attention to such possibilities by inserting *tripled quotation marks* around words that were correct at the time of the original game -- for example, """now""" or """is""" (pretty much any present-tense verb may be marked). I will always accept the answer that was correct when the question was originally asked. If the facts have changed in such a way that a different answer is now correct (rather than some other sort of change), I will also accept the new correct answer -- unless there is an explicit note requiring otherwise. See the companion posting for further details. As usual in QFTCI, please post all your answers in one posting. (Quote the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal the correct answers in about 3 days. 41. The University of Dublin """has""" a single constituent college, such that the university and college are essentially one institution. Name this prestigious college. 42. Who """is""" the architect responsible for designing Roy Thomson Hall and the Canadian Chancery in Washington? 43. What is the title of the fifth book in the Harry Potter series? Exact answer required. 44. Who commanded the French at Verdun in 1916? 45. Which former star relief pitcher was arrested """last month""" for armed robbery? 46. In English football -- that is, soccer -- which team was promoted to the First Division in 1919 and """ever since then""" has remained in that division and its successor, the variously named Premier League? 47. Who were the first rock musicians to be made officers of the Order of Canada, on 1996-05-09? Name the group *or any one* of its members. 48. Which country/blues/gospel/jazz singer """performs""" with a backup group called his "Large Band"? 49. For about 10 years starting in 1925, what company used the Eiffel Tower as an advertising sign, with their name in letters as much as 98 feet high? 50. Name the location where Muhammad is said to have risen to heaven; it is also the name of a mosque on that site and of a """recent""" event. 51. In the movie "About A Boy", Hugh Grant's character disputes the claim "No man is an island", saying that he is an island. Which one? 52. Among British prime ministers, what """is""" unique about Spencer Perceval? 53. In the RAF, the slogan of 617 Squadron is "Après Moi le Déluge". Why? 54. What South-African-born British runner collided with Mary Decker during the 3000 m event at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics? 55. What artist designed the monsters in the "Alien" movies? 56. During a 1945 newspaper strike, New York mayor Fiorello La Guardia went on the radio and asked parents to bring their children to listen to him. What did he do then? 57. Who succeeded Joey Smallwood, becoming the first Conservative premier of Newfoundland, in 1972? 58. Who """are""" the hosts of the US version of the makeover show "What Not to Wear"? First names are OK. 59. What does this mean? http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/0/sym.png (No, I'm not asking how to interpret a URL. View the page.) 60. In 1987 the air defenses of the Soviet Union failed to stop a West German teenager in a Cessna from making an unauthorized flight all the way to Moscow, where he landed in Red Square. *Either* give his name *or* tell what was ironic about the date of the incident. -- Mark Brader | "But wherever information gathers and flows, Toronto | two predators follow closely behind it: msb@vex.net | censorship and surveillance." --Sarah Jeong My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jun 14 11:20AM +0200 > 41. The University of Dublin """has""" a single constituent > college, such that the university and college are essentially > one institution. Name this prestigious college. Trinity > promoted to the First Division in 1919 and """ever since then""" > has remained in that division and its successor, the variously > named Premier League? Manchester United > 54. What South-African-born British runner collided with Mary > Decker during the 3000 m event at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics? Zola Budd > 59. What does this mean? http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/0/sym.png > (No, I'm not asking how to interpret a URL. View the page.) Four pro mille, or 0.4 per cent. > flight all the way to Moscow, where he landed in Red Square. > *Either* give his name *or* tell what was ironic about the > date of the incident. Mattias Rust |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jun 13 09:23PM -0700 On Saturday, June 13, 2020 at 4:04:52 AM UTC+10, Erland Sommarskog wrote: > > Dot [balls] > > No one got this > Did you expect anything else with this crowd? There are some Brits who occasionally drop by! cheers, calvin |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Jun 13 05:14PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:hNOdnY9HofYiM3zDnZ2dnUU7- > I will reveal the correct answers in about 3 days. > 21. Excluding the original 13, name any two states that were > admitted to the USA the same year as each other. Alaska and Hawaii > 25. A new variety of Canadian potato was developed in 2004 and has > """just""" been released on the market. What is its name? > 26. Which group had the highest-selling CD in Canada in 2005? Nickelback > 27. What large US city was named, indirectly, after an ancient > Roman dictator? Reno > (Name the stadium, not the city.) > 31. What is the common canine disease characterized by looseness > of the hip joint? Displasia > 32. Who was the """last""" hitter to achieve Major League Baseball's > Triple Crown? Miguel Cabrera > 33. How was the Crab Nebula formed? (Be sufficiently specific.) Exploded supernova > 34. Finish the title of the Frank Zappa song about a musician, > frustrated at being prevented from seeing his girlfriend: > "My Guitar Wants to Kill..." Two words required. Your Mama > 35. On the other hand, Pete Townshend wrote about a man luckier > in romance who sings about his affection for the conveyance > that enables him to visit his lady-love. Name the Who song. Magic Bus > referred to on the cover as "the last good year", but this > was changed when the book appeared in paperback. Who *wrote* > the book? Orwell > 39. Oscar Peterson """has been""" afflicted with this disease > since he was a child. What is it? Polio > 40. The royal cubit, or meh nesut, was used as a measurement by > the Egyptians when building the pyramids. Give the size of > a royal cubit in centimeters, within 3 cm. 200; 207 > After completing these questions, please decode the rot13: Vs lbh > fnvq gung Puneyrf Gureba jnf xvyyrq ol nabgure crefba, lbh arrq > gb zragvba jub naq jul. Tb onpx naq nqq qrgnvy vs arprffnel. Pete Gayde |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 13 11:11PM -0500 Mark Brader: > Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)". > In this first game the usual QFTCI scoring does not apply: you are > allowed up to 3 guesses on each questions... Nobody took *any* multiple guesses this time! > 21. Excluding the original 13, name any two states that were > admitted to the USA the same year as each other. There have actually been 5 different years when this happened, providing 10 correct answers: 1845 - Florida and Texas 1889 - Montana, North and South Dakota, and Washington 1890 - Idaho and Wyoming 1912 - New Mexico and Arizona 1959 - Alaska and Hawaii 6 for Erland, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Pete. Although the statehood of both Maine and Missouri was the subject of the Missouri Compromise, they don't form a correct answer as they were admitted about 17 months apart. > 22. The Justina M. Barnicke Art Gallery at the University of > Toronto """is""" housed in what building? Hart House. (Still true.) > 23. What is the game where you might make a "ko threat", and where > the way you capture something is to remove its last "liberty"? Go. 6 for Dan Blum, Erland, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. > to reveal how it ends -- if you don't want to know, we'll > give you a moment to leave the room now... Okay, what was > the trick that made the novel controversial among mystery fans? (rot13) Gur zheqrere jnf gur punenpgre aneengvat gur fgbel. 6 for Dan Blum and Joshua. > 25. A new variety of Canadian potato was developed in 2004 and has > """just""" been released on the market. What is its name? Rochdale Gold. > 26. Which group had the highest-selling CD in Canada in 2005? Green Day ("American Idiot"). > 27. What large US city was named, indirectly, after an ancient > Roman dictator? Cincinnati. (After Lucius Quin(c)tius Cincinnatus.) 6 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. > 28. What character """is""" the mascot of the Montreal Canadiens? Youppi! (Still true.) 6 for Joshua. Youppi! was originally the Montreal Expos' mascot, but instead of following that team to Washington DC in 2005, was kept in Montreal and switched to another sport. > 29. She went to prison for murder at 17, almost drowned at 20, > had her memories erased at 28, and """now""" she advertises > American Express. Who? Kate Winslet. 6 for Dan Blum. This question referred to a commercial then running, which in turn referred to her characters in different movies -- "Heavenly Creatures" (1994), "Titanic" (1997), and "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" (2004). > 30. What CFL stadium """has""" a natural grass playing surface? > (Name the stadium, not the city.) Commonwealth Stadium (Edmonton) was the only one in 2006; today BMO Field (Toronto) is. > 31. What is the common canine disease characterized by looseness > of the hip joint? Hip dysplasia. 6 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Pete. > 32. Who was the """last""" hitter to achieve Major League Baseball's > Triple Crown? Carl Yastrzemski (1967) was the 2006 answer; now it's Miguel Cabrera (2012). 6 for Joshua and Pete. The Triple Crown for batters means leading their league in batting average, home runs, and RBIs over a season. > 33. How was the Crab Nebula formed? (Be sufficiently specific.) Supernova explosion. 6 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > 34. Finish the title of the Frank Zappa song about a musician, > frustrated at being prevented from seeing his girlfriend: > "My Guitar Wants to Kill..." Two words required. "Your Mama". 6 for Erland, Joshua, and Pete. > 35. On the other hand, Pete Townshend wrote about a man luckier > in romance who sings about his affection for the conveyance > that enables him to visit his lady-love. Name the Who song. "Magic Bus". 6 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Pete. > and fiercely agitating the scanty flame of the lamps that > struggled against the darkness" are the opening words of what > novel by Edward Bulwer-Lytton? "Paul Clifford" (1830). 6 for Dan Tilque. > 37. Actress Charlize Theron was named after her father Charles, > or Charlie. He died when she was 15. How? (Be sufficiently > specific.) Her mother (his wife, Gerda Theron) killed him in self-defense. > referred to on the cover as "the last good year", but this > was changed when the book appeared in paperback. Who *wrote* > the book? Pierre Berton. The original title of the 1997 book was "1967: The Last Good Year"; in paperback it became "1967: Canada's Turning Point", which could at least be misunderstood as positive-sounding. > 39. Oscar Peterson """has been""" afflicted with this disease > since he was a child. What is it? Arthritis. (He died in 2007.) > 40. The royal cubit, or meh nesut, was used as a measurement by > the Egyptians when building the pyramids. Give the size of > a royal cubit in centimeters, within 3 cm. It was longer than a standard cubit: 52.3 cm (accepting 49.3-55.3 cm). > After completing these questions, please decode the rot13: If you > said that Charles Theron was killed by another person, you need > to mention who and why. Go back and add detail if necessary. Joshua wrote: Already suggested a perpetrator. No, you didn't -- you said who killed him, but she was the victim and he was the perpetrator in the incident. No points. Scores, if there are no errors: QUESTIONS-> #1-20 #21-40 TOTALS Joshua Kreitzer 90 54 144 Dan Blum 60 42 102 Pete Gayde 30 36 66 Dan Tilque 24 30 54 "Calvin" 47 -- 47 Erland Sommarskog 0 18 18 -- Mark Brader | "(There's no accounting for taste, I guess.) Toronto | [*You*, not me!]" msb@vex.net | --Steve Summit My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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