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| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 20 12:01AM -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. 81. If you're wiring a house, you might need to buy a single-pole, double-throw switch. What would you expect them to call this switch at the hardware store? 82. Anglophone Riverview and francophone Dieppe """are""" suburbs of which linguistically divided Canadian city? 83. The Literary Review of Canada list of the 100 most influential Canadian Books, published in 2006, """includes""" one book about hockey. Give either the book's title or its author. 84. What Soviet ambassador to Canada inspired Mikhail Gorbachev to implement his reform policies and later became his close adviser? 85. What name is given to the American form of whiskey that is made from at least 51% (typically about 70%) corn with the remainder being wheat, rye, and malted barley? It is predominantly, though not exclusively, distilled in Kentucky. 86. Name the rookie driver who placed fourth in the 2005 Indy 500, becoming a media sensation in the process. 87. What country """is""" this? http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/0/country.png 88. What """is""" the name of the passenger train from here to Vancouver? 89. The Gregorian calendar was adopted by much of Europe in 1582. Within 15 years, when was it adopted in England? 90. Which community was renamed Iqaluit on 1987-01-01? 91. Conrad Black's "noble" title """is""" Lord Black of... where? 92. What is the name for the quality or state of being that is the supposed goal of members of the satirical pseudo-religion "Church of the SubGenius"? Or, name the Church's pipe-smoking prophet. 93. Of countries in Africa, which one """contains""" the longest section of the equator? 94. Time magazine named three people as Persons of the Year for 2005. Name *all* of them. (If you make multiple guesses, please list three people in each one.) 95. Who recorded the jazz album "A Love Supreme"? 96. Who or what is Ötzi? 97. In which *city* did the Dada movement originate in 1916, through the activities of writers such as Hugo Ball and Tristan Tzara, and artists such as Hans Arp? 98. On May 13, 1940, the new Prime Minister of the UK spoke in the House of Commons. He said: "I have nothing to offer but blood..." Finish the sentence. Exact wording required. 99. What member of the Presidium of the USSR, formerly Stalin's secret police chief, was purged and executed in 1953, shortly after Stalin's death? 100. Who invented Esperanto? 101. Which musician and exponent of so-called "Cowboy Psychedelia" wrote the Nancy Sinatra hit "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" and collaborated with Nancy in singing "Some Velvet Morning"? After completing these questions, please decode the rot13: Vs bar bs lbhe nafjre jnf "Pbatb", cyrnfr tb onpx naq or zber fcrpvsvp. -- Mark Brader, Toronto, msb@vex.net "You take the bottle out of the box, take the cotton out of the bottle ... and if they'd just used the box and not used the bottle ... look at this, all these pills would've fitted into the box and they'd have had room for 3 times as much cotton!" -- Andy Rooney My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Jun 20 05:15AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:V5KdnYr03cSQBXDDnZ2dnUU7- > 81. If you're wiring a house, you might need to buy a single-pole, > double-throw switch. What would you expect them to call this > switch at the hardware store? light switch > 82. Anglophone Riverview and francophone Dieppe """are""" suburbs > of which linguistically divided Canadian city? Ottawa > 83. The Literary Review of Canada list of the 100 most influential > Canadian Books, published in 2006, """includes""" one book > about hockey. Give either the book's title or its author. "The Hockey Sweater" > from at least 51% (typically about 70%) corn with the remainder > being wheat, rye, and malted barley? It is predominantly, > though not exclusively, distilled in Kentucky. bourbon > 86. Name the rookie driver who placed fourth in the 2005 Indy 500, > becoming a media sensation in the process. Danica Patrick > 87. What country """is""" this? > http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/0/country.png Bosnia and Herzegovina > 89. The Gregorian calendar was adopted by much of Europe in 1582. > Within 15 years, when was it adopted in England? 1752 > 91. Conrad Black's "noble" title """is""" Lord Black of... where? Crossharbour > the supposed goal of members of the satirical pseudo-religion > "Church of the SubGenius"? Or, name the Church's pipe-smoking > prophet. slack; J.R. "Bob" Dobbs > 93. Of countries in Africa, which one """contains""" the longest > section of the equator? Democratic Republic of the Congo > 94. Time magazine named three people as Persons of the Year > for 2005. Name *all* of them. (If you make multiple guesses, > please list three people in each one.) Bill Gates, Melinda Gates, and Bono > 95. Who recorded the jazz album "A Love Supreme"? John Coltrane > 96. Who or what is Ötzi? a frozen prehistoric man > 97. In which *city* did the Dada movement originate in 1916, > through the activities of writers such as Hugo Ball and Tristan > Tzara, and artists such as Hans Arp? Zurich > 98. On May 13, 1940, the new Prime Minister of the UK spoke in the > House of Commons. He said: "I have nothing to offer but > blood..." Finish the sentence. Exact wording required. toil, tears, and sweat > 99. What member of the Presidium of the USSR, formerly Stalin's > secret police chief, was purged and executed in 1953, shortly > after Stalin's death? Beria > 100. Who invented Esperanto? Zamehof > 101. Which musician and exponent of so-called "Cowboy Psychedelia" > wrote the Nancy Sinatra hit "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" > and collaborated with Nancy in singing "Some Velvet Morning"? Lee Hazelwood -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jun 20 10:40AM +0200 > 89. The Gregorian calendar was adopted by much of Europe in 1582. > Within 15 years, when was it adopted in England? 1753 > 93. Of countries in Africa, which one """contains""" the longest > section of the equator? DR Congo > 95. Who recorded the jazz album "A Love Supreme"? John Coltrane > 96. Who or what is Ötzi? A man who died at least 5000 years ago, but who was found very well- preseved in the Austrian Alps > 98. On May 13, 1940, the new Prime Minister of the UK spoke in the > House of Commons. He said: "I have nothing to offer but > blood..." Finish the sentence. Exact wording required. ", sweat and tears". > 99. What member of the Presidium of the USSR, formerly Stalin's > secret police chief, was purged and executed in 1953, shortly > after Stalin's death? Beira > 100. Who invented Esperanto? Zamenhof |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 19 11:57PM -0500 Mark Brader: > 61. The Japanese modernization process in the 19th century > has the same name as the restoration of the imperial dynasty. > Name this process. Meiji Restoration. I accepted "Meiji" although the question asked for the process, since "restoration" was in the question. 6 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Erland, and Pete. > 62. Acarophobia [yes, spelled like that] is a fear of what? Itching, or insects/parasites that might cause it. > print map { "$_\n" } @ARGV [ > sort { $k[$a] <=> $k[$b] } > (0 .. $#ARGV) ]; Perl. 6 for Dan Blum, Erland, and Pete. By the way, the name of the language is capitalized, while the lower case "perl" is the name of the program that compiles and interprets it. The excerpt shown here is from the program I used to randomize the order of the questions when we originally composed this quiz. > 64. What "first" did J.A.D. McCurdy accomplish on 1909-02-23, > at Baddeck, Nova Scotia? The first airplane flight in Canada (the Silver Dart). 6 for Dan Tilque. > 65. Name the Canadian women's Paralympic wheelchair racing champion > and 2004 Athens gold medallist who was named "Maclean's" > Canadian of the Year in 2004. Chantal Petitclerc. > 66. Greek mythology mentions five rivers of the underworld. > The Styx is one; name *any two* others. Acheron, Cocytus, Lethe, (Pyri)phlegethon. 6 for Dan Blum. > America, that attempts to relate theology to social justice > and sometimes Marxism? It """has been""" condemned by Popes > John Paul II and Benedict XVI. Liberation theology. (As Erland suspected, Pope Francis I has had a more conciliatory view of it.) 6 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Erland. > countries) that border on two or more other countries, but there > """is""" only one that has borders with two other countries > *on a single island*. Name the country. Malaysia. (Still true. It borders Indonesia and Brunei on Borneo.) 6 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Erland, and Pete. > 69. On a standard NHL hockey rink, until """last year""" it was > 60 feet from the blue line to the nearest goal line. What, > exactly, """is""" that distance """now"""? 64 feet. (Still true.) In 2008 one entrant commented: "That's trivia in Canada? I would've thought it was holy writ." And I responded: "60 feet was holy writ. The new number, that's trivia." > 70. In 1984 two swimmers tied the record for most medals (three) > won by a Canadian at one Olympics. Name either athlete (one > male, one female). Victor Davis, Anne Ottenbrite. > 71. Which billionaire paid for the construction of a subdivision > called Canadaville, in a small town near New Orleans, to house > people displaced by Hurricane Katrina? Frank Stronach. > 72. Why """is""" the helmet of the Cleveland Browns unique among > NFL teams? It has no logo. Still true. It does have stripes, though: http://mk0brownsnation85l0k.kinstacdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/browshelmet.jpg So any answer that said or implied that it's a solid color is wrong. 6 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque, then. > 73. The Sacramento Monarchs """are""" the 2005 champions of what > sports league? Women's National Basketball Association. > 74. What """is""" the only city that has hosted either the summer > or the winter Olympic Games twice, just 12 years apart? Innsbruck. (Still true. 1964, and 1976 after Denver withdrew.) 6 for Erland and Pete. > 75. What is rotoscoping? Making an animated movie by first shooting a live-action movie and then tracing or drawing each frame. 6 for Dan Blum and Joshua. > 76. There are 11 tales in Geoffrey Chaucer's "The Canterbury Tales". > Name any *four* of them, not including "The Wife of Bath's > Tale". "The Cook's Tale"; "The Friar's Tale"; "The Knight's Tale"; "The Man of Law's Tale"; "The Miller's Tale"; "The Nun's Priest's Tale"; "The Pardoner's Tale"; "The Parson's Tale"; "The Prioress's Tale"; "The Reeve's Tale". Yeah, I thought this was way too hard too. I decided to allow 4 points for "almost correct" to anyone who got 3 out of 4 right, so: 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua. If "The Clerk's Tale" is an alternate name for one of the list, please post a protest. > teenager." Name *either* the author or the novel, the 2004 > Governor General's prize winner and a Giller finalist the > same year. Miriam Toews, "A Complicated Kindness". > 78. Alex Colville """has been""" living in Nova Scotia most of > his life but he was not born there. Which city was he born in? Toronto. (He died in 2013.) > *Note*: As usual you may give the current answer if you prefer, > but for this question you must say whether you are answer[i]ng > for 2006 or for 2020. 2006 answer: 64 (accepting 61-67). 2020 answer: 70 (accepting 67-73). Obviously this is a trifle harder if you don't live here. > 80. Which renowned 19th-century French physician and anatomist is > credited with the discovery of the speech center of the brain? Paul Broca. I scored "Boca" as almost correct. 6 for Dan Blum and Joshua. 4 for Dan Tilque. Scores, if there are no errors: QUESTIONS-> #1-20 #21-40 #41-60 #61-80 TOTALS Joshua Kreitzer 90 54 66 34 244 Dan Blum 60 42 48 46 196 Pete Gayde 30 36 41 24 131 Dan Tilque 24 30 24 28 106 Erland Sommarskog 0 18 24 30 72 "Calvin" 47 -- 18 0 65 -- Mark Brader | "Well, in difficult circumstances, sacrifices do Toronto | have to be made -- especially by ordinary people." msb@vex.net | --Sir Humphrey ("Yes, Prime Minister" (2013), Lynn & Jay) My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Jun 20 05:10AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in > 3 out of 4 right, so: 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua. > If "The Clerk's Tale" is an alternate name for one of the list, please > post a protest. I'm protesting on different grounds. There aren't only 11 tales in "The Canterbury Tales"; there are 24. See https://chaucer.fas.harvard.edu/pages/text-and-translations for confirmation. The tales missing from the list above are: "The Summoner's Tale" "The Clerk's Tale" "The Merchant's Tale" "The Squire's Tale" "The Franklin's Tale" "The Physician's Tale" "The Shipman's Tale" "Sir Thopas" "The Tale of Melibee" "The Monk's Tale" "The Second Nun's Tale" "The Canon's Yeoman's Tale" "The Manciple's Tale" -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 20 03:12AM -0500 Mark Brader: > > "The Reeve's Tale". Yeah, I thought this was way too hard too. > > I decided to allow 4 points for "almost correct" to anyone who got > > 3 out of 4 right, so: 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua. Joshua Kreitzer: > Canterbury Tales"; there are 24. See > https://chaucer.fas.harvard.edu/pages/text-and-translations for > confirmation. Wow. > "The Second Nun's Tale" > "The Canon's Yeoman's Tale" > "The Manciple's Tale" Make it 6 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque, then. Scores, if there are now no errors: QUESTIONS-> #1-20 #21-40 #41-60 #61-80 TOTALS Joshua Kreitzer 90 54 66 36 246 Dan Blum 60 42 48 48 198 Pete Gayde 30 36 41 24 131 Dan Tilque 24 30 24 34 112 Erland Sommarskog 0 18 24 30 72 "Calvin" 47 -- 18 0 65 -- Mark Brader | "(And of course I usually forget how much time it can take Toronto | to try to save time...) msb@vex.net | --Steve Summit My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jun 19 03:31PM -0700 1 Which legendary guitarist is also known as Slowhand? 2 Following the crash landing of an Israeli spacecraft and its dehydrated payload in April 2019, which almost indestructible creatures are believed to be living on the Earth's moon? 3 Dubbed the "Subway Vigilante", who shot and wounded four African-Americans in New York in December 1984, claiming he acted in self-defence? 4 Megan Rapinoe represents the USA in which sport? 5 The Broadway musical American Idiot is a stage adaptation of a 2004 album by what band? 6 Which investment bank and financial services company has nicknames including The Millionaires Factory, The Silver Doughnut and The Vampire Kangaroo? 7 John D. Rockefeller made his fortune in which industry? 8 Which character from the book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland frequently utters the catchphrase "Off with his/her head!"? 9 Which country has hosted the Isu-1 Grand Prix office chair race since 2009? 10 Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway co-starred in which 1967 film? cheers, calvin |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Jun 20 02:01AM Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote in > 1 Which legendary guitarist is also known as Slowhand? Eric Clapton > 2 Following the crash landing of an Israeli spacecraft and its > dehydrated payload in April 2019, which almost indestructible > creatures are believed to be living on the Earth's moon? Cockroaches > 3 Dubbed > the "Subway Vigilante", who shot and wounded four African-Americans in > New York in December 1984, claiming he acted in self-defence? Goetz > 4 Megan Rapinoe represents the USA in which sport? Soccer > 5 The Broadway > musical American Idiot is a stage adaptation of a 2004 album by what > band? Green Day > 6 Which investment bank and financial services company has > nicknames including The Millionaires Factory, The Silver Doughnut and > The Vampire Kangaroo? Berkshire Hathaway > 7 John D. Rockefeller made his fortune in which industry? Oil > 8 Which character from the book Alice's > Adventures in Wonderland frequently utters the catchphrase "Off with > his/her head!"? Queen of Spades > 9 Which country has hosted the Isu-1 Grand Prix > office chair race since 2009? Japan > 10 Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway co-starred in which 1967 film? Bonnie and Clyde > cheers, > calvin Pete Gayde |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 19 09:10PM -0500 Calvin: > 1 Which legendary guitarist is also known as Slowhand? Clapton. > 2 Following the crash landing of an Israeli spacecraft and its > dehydrated payload in April 2019, which almost indestructible > creatures are believed to be living on the Earth's moon? Cockroaches. > 3 Dubbed the "Subway Vigilante", who shot and wounded four > African-Americans in New York in December 1984, claiming he > acted in self-defence? Goetz. > 4 Megan Rapinoe represents the USA in which sport? Cricket? > 5 The Broadway musical American Idiot is a stage adaptation of > a 2004 album by what band? Green Day. > nicknames including The Millionaires Factory, The Silver > Doughnut and The Vampire Kangaroo? > 7 John D. Rockefeller made his fortune in which industry? Oil. > 8 Which character from the book Alice's Adventures in > Wonderland frequently utters the catchphrase "Off with his/her > head!"? Queen of Hearts. > 9 Which country has hosted the Isu-1 Grand Prix office chair > race since 2009? Finland? > 10 Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway co-starred in which 1967 film? "Bonnie and Clyde". -- Mark Brader, Toronto "1. Buy 64 more buses." msb@vex.net --Michael Wares My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Joe Masters <joe@joemasters.me.uk>: Jun 20 05:38AM +0100 On 2020-06-19 22:31:47 +0000, Calvin said: > 1 Which legendary guitarist is also known as Slowhand? Eric Clapton > 2 Following the crash landing of an Israeli spacecraft and its > dehydrated payload in April 2019, which almost indestructible creatures > are believed to be living on the Earth's moon? Tardigrades > African-Americans in New York in December 1984, claiming he acted in > self-defence? > 4 Megan Rapinoe represents the USA in which sport? Football (Proper football, not the American stuff) > 5 The Broadway musical American Idiot is a stage adaptation of a 2004 > album by what band? Greenday > including The Millionaires Factory, The Silver Doughnut and The Vampire > Kangaroo? > 7 John D. Rockefeller made his fortune in which industry? Diamonds > 8 Which character from the book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland > frequently utters the catchphrase "Off with his/her head!"? The Queen of Hearts > 9 Which country has hosted the Isu-1 Grand Prix office chair race since 2009? Australia > 10 Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway co-starred in which 1967 film? Bonnie and Clyde -- "To err, as they say, is human. To forgive is divine. To err by withholding your forgiveness until it's too late is to become divinely fucked up." ― Jonathan Tropper, The Book of Joe |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jun 20 10:07AM +0200 > 1 Which legendary guitarist is also known as Slowhand? Eric Clapton > 4 Megan Rapinoe represents the USA in which sport? Football > 5 The Broadway musical American Idiot is a stage adaptation of a > 2004 album by what band? Metallica? > 9 Which country has hosted the Isu-1 Grand Prix office chair race > since 2009? Japan |
| ArenEss <areness1@yahoo.com>: Jun 19 08:03AM -0500 On Thu, 11 Jun 2020 16:35:59 -0700 (PDT), Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote: >1 More than 80% of mesothelioma cases are caused by exposure to which substance? Asbestod >2 In 2019, an internet meme developed after a young fan mistakenly replaced the surname of Australian motor racing driver Daniel Riccardo with which fruit? Avocado >3 Who portrayed Moses in the 1956 epic The Ten Commandments? Charleston Heston >4 Following the coronavirus outbreak, in February 2020 which cruise ship was quarantined off Yokohama, Japan for two weeks? Diamond Princess >5 The English names of which TWO elements contain the letter X? Xenon and Oxygen >6 According to the Bible, who said "Noli me tangere" ("touch me not") upon recognising Jesus after his resurrection? It was said BY Jesus to Mary Magdalene >7 Released in June 1964, which Beatles' album includes the tracks And I Love Her and Can't Buy Me Love? A HArd Day's Night >8 A Question of Upbringing, A Buyer's Market, and The Soldier's Art are among the 12 volumes of which cycle of novels? >9 Stephen Sondheim wrote the lyrics for the musical West Side Story. Who composed the music? Leonard Bernstein >10 What word can sensibly precede DNA, energy, matter, and web? Dark >cheers, >calvin ArenEss |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jun 19 03:29PM -0700 On Friday, June 12, 2020 at 9:36:00 AM UTC+10, Calvin wrote: > 1 More than 80% of mesothelioma cases are caused by exposure to which substance? Asbestos > 2 In 2019, an internet meme developed after a young fan mistakenly replaced the surname of Australian motor racing driver Daniel Riccardo with which fruit? Avocado > 3 Who portrayed Moses in the 1956 epic The Ten Commandments? Charlton Heston > 4 Following the coronavirus outbreak, in February 2020 which cruise ship was quarantined off Yokohama, Japan for two weeks? Diamond Princess > 5 The English names of which TWO elements contain the letter X? Oxygen and Xenon > 6 According to the Bible, who said "Noli me tangere" ("touch me not") upon recognising Jesus after his resurrection? Mary Magdalene And it was the other way around, as several posters pointed out. Sorry. > 7 Released in June 1964, which Beatles' album includes the tracks And I Love Her and Can't Buy Me Love? A Hard Day's Night > 8 A Question of Upbringing, A Buyer's Market, and The Soldier's Art are among the 12 volumes of which cycle of novels? A Dance to the Music of Time No one got this https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Dance_to_the_Music_of_Time > 9 Stephen Sondheim wrote the lyrics for the musical West Side Story. Who composed the music? Lenny Bernstein > 10 What word can sensibly precede DNA, energy, matter, and web? Dark Yes, Dark DNA is a thing Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 603 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 9 43 Aren Ess 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 8 39 Bruce Bowler 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 6 28 Pete Gayde 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 32 Mark Brader 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 27 Dan Tilque 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 28 Dan Blum 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 18 Erland S - - - - - - - - - - --- ---------- 6 5 6 4 6 4 3 0 4 5 43 61% Well done Aren. cheers, calvin |
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