| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jul 14 11:35PM -0500 Mark Brader: > and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information > see my 2020-06-23 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the > Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)". In the first posting of this set, when I wrote: ||| These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2007-01-29. Stephen Perry responded: || by any chance was it snowing heavily that day? and I answered: | Not heavily, but there was a little. Leaving the pub where I was | running the game, I managed to step on a patch of the sidewalk where | the snow had not been properly cleared and had compacted into ice. | Normally this wouldn't be significant, but this one was right at the | corner of a major intersection, which meant (1) that I was focusing | on the traffic and the traffic lights as I decided which street to | cross first, and (2) that that bit of sidewalk was ramped steeply | down to allow wheelchair users to cross the curb. Result: I came | down hard on one knee, and it took months before it was fully better. | Well, you asked. Anyway, all you people who think playing trivia is | a harmless pastime, now you know better! Anyway, back to said pastime... > I originally wrote one of these rounds. That was the failed assassinations. > For the first six questions, we'll tell you the artist and ask > you to give us the number of the painting. > 1. Jack Bush. #4. 4 for Stephen. > 2. Harold Town. #11. 4 for Stephen. 2 for Dan Blum. > 3. Kazuo Nakamura. #6. 4 for Stephen. 2 for Pete. > 4. Greg Curnoe. #3. 4 for Stephen. > 5. Attila Richard Lukacs. #10. 4 for Stephen. 2 for Pete. > 6. David Milne. #13. 4 for Stephen. > six questions, I'll present them in rot13. Decode them after you've > finished with the first six. > 7. Who painted number fifteen? #Alex Colville. > 8. The painter of number seven was who? #7. Christopher Pratt. 4 for Stephen. > 9. Painting number nine was done by who? #9. Toller Cranston (yes, the skater). 4 for Stephen. > 10. Eight is the number of the last painting whose artist you must name. #8. Jean-Paul Riopelle. > 11. Who's on first? :-) #Yes. Joshua and Stephen got this. (so to speak). And the five decoys were: #1. Paul Kane #2. William Kereluk #5. Jack Shadbolt #12. Paul Peel #14. David Blackwood > This round is about people who tried to assassinate someone and > either killed the wrong person or nobody at all. > 1. Name the man who shot Pope John Paul II. Mehmet Ali Agca (1981-05-13). 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Stephen, and Pete. > his assassination attempt, which did not help his aim. One of > his shots killed Anton Cermak, the mayor of Chicago, but who > was he trying to kill? Franklin Roosevelt. (Both names required. It was 1933-02-15.) 4 for Joshua, Stephen, Dan Tilque, Bruce, and Pete. As Dan Blum noted, the shooter was Guiseppe (or Joe) Zangara. I have no idea where I got "Frederick" from. Just now I googled on "Frederick Zangara" and saw no relevant hits, though I did find one that looked like an amusingly bad machine translation of the actual story. This was at a site called omaniaa.co, and Google's synopsis of the hit read: Sep. 9, 2015 · An italian language bricklayer, Frederick Zangara, Terminated five gun injections from an array of 10 feets, Ideal for Roosevelt. Until now it is ..." !! > from 1958 to 1969 survived about 30 assassination attempts during > that period, mostly by people who wanted a certain colony to > stay a colony. Name him. Charles de Gaulle (France granted Algeria independence in 1962). 4 for Joshua, Erland, Dan Blum, Stephen, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > 4. Which American politician did Arthur Bremer shoot in 1972? > He was running for the presidency, but in the end did not gain > his party's nomination. George Wallace (1972-05-15). 4 for everyone -- Joshua, Erland, Dan Blum, Stephen, Dan Tilque, Bruce, and Pete. > 5. This man led a conspiracy to kill the King of England and many > politicians as part of a planned revolution in 1605. Guy (or Guido) Fawkes. 4 for everyone. The plan was to set off a massive explosion on 1605-11-05 (Julian) under the Parliament buildings. The holiday honors the fact that he was defeated. > 6. In July 1944 a conspiracy of army officers tried to kill Adolf > Hitler with what type of weapon? Bomb (in a briefcase). 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Stephen, Dan Tilque, Bruce, and Pete. It was 1944-07-20. Hitler was saved by the heavy table the case had been pushed under, but four others died. ObMovie: "Valkyrie" (2008). > 7. Name either of the women who tried to shoot Gerald Ford in > September 1975. Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme (1975-09-05), Sara Jane Moore (1975-09-22). 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Stephen, Dan Tilque, Bruce, and Pete. Everyone who got it remembered the first one. > 8. The White House was closed for renovations, so it was Blair > House that Oscar Collazo and Griselio Torresola tried to shoot > their way into and kill which president? Harry Truman (1950-11-01). 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Stephen, Dan Tilque, and Pete. Torresola and a policeman killed each other in the shootout. > because -- he was campaigning for a third term of office as > US President. The injury was so slight that he went on with > his speech as planned. Theodore Roosevelt. (Both names required. It was 1912-10-14.) 4 for everyone. At least four two-term presidents have made some attempt at a third term, although Franklin Roosevelt was the only one elected. Grant, Theodore Roosevelt, and Truman (the last one allowed to do so) each unsuccessfully sought their party's nomination; in Theodore Roosevelt's case, when he didn't get it he formed a new party. > 10. Name the man who shot Ronald Reagan. John Hinckley, Jr. (on 1981-03-30). 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Stephen, Dan Tilque, Bruce, and Pete. Several others in Reagan's party were also shot; one, James Brady, was permanently disabled and was adjudged to have died of his injuries 32 years later. Hinckley was obsessed with Jodie Foster and had thought killing Reagan was the best way to impress her. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 2 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST TOPICS-> Lei Sci Mis Ent Can His FOUR Stephen Perry 39 39 32 40 32 40 158 Joshua Kreitzer 4 24 32 40 0 40 136 Dan Blum 40 31 8 24 2 36 131 Dan Tilque 39 32 0 16 0 36 123 Pete Gayde 27 12 0 27 4 40 106 Bruce Bowler 28 32 -- -- 0 28 88 "Calvin" 28 16 -- -- -- -- 44 Erland Sommarskog 8 15 0 4 0 16 43 -- Mark Brader, Toronto "WARNING: Pastry may be *hot* when heated." msb@vex.net -- [alleged] Kellogg Pop-Tarts box My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jul 15 12:02PM +0200 > Roosevelt, and Truman (the last one allowed to do so) each unsuccessfully > sought their party's nomination; in Theodore Roosevelt's case, when he > didn't get it he formed a new party. Hm, a quick look in Wikipedia suggests that Lyndon B Johnson made a bid for re-election in 1968, but withdraw after the primaries in New Hampshire. I guess he could run for a third term, since he was not originally elected President for this first term. And the same is true for Truman which you say was the last one allowed to seek a third term. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jul 15 05:27AM -0500 Mark Brader: > > At least four two-term presidents have made some attempt at a third term, > > although Franklin Roosevelt was the only one elected. Grant, Theodore > > Roosevelt, and Truman (the last one allowed to do so)... Erland Sommarskog: > Hm, a quick look in Wikipedia suggests that Lyndon B Johnson... The exact rule is that # No person shall be elected to the office of the President more # than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, # or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which # some other person was elected President shall be elected to the # office of President more than once. so for purposes of a quick summary, Johnson doesn't count as having served two terms because November 1963 to January 1965 was less than 2 years. -- Mark Brader | "In fact, that's not a bad epitaph. Toronto | Dennis Ritchie: he did one job, and he did it well." msb@vex.net | --Steve Summit My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jul 14 11:38PM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2007-01-29, 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. I will reveal the correct answers in about 3 days. We are back to the usual QFTCI rules: you are allowed up to two guesses on each questions, but if you give both a right and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty. For further information see my 2020-06-23 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)". 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. I originally wrote both of these rounds. ** Game 2, Round 9 - Geography - German-speaking Cities http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/2/german.gif Please refer to the map at the above URL. Note that the question mark on the map counts as a "letter" -- we, ah, ran out of alphabet. For the first 3 questions we will name two cities and ask you to find *either one* on the map. Just name one letter; you don't have to say which city it is. 1. Either Zurich or Lucerne. 2. Either Hamburg or Kiel. 3. Either Bonn or Cologne. For the next 3 questions, we name one city and you give the letter. 4. Vienna. 5. Munich. 6. Berchtesgaden ("BAIRKH-tess-gah-den"). Adolf Hitler's private retreat was located near this town. His "Berghof" was demolished, but the associated building known in English as the "Eagle's Nest" is still there. Please decode the rot13 for these questions only after you are finished with the first six. 7. Pvgl T unf n fgebat phygheny uvfgbel nf jryy nf orvat n pragre bs cerpvfvba ratvarrevat. Jung vf vg? 8. Pbagenel gb n pregnva zhfvpny zbivr, pvgl J vf abg ba gur obeqre bs Fjvgmreynaq. Jung pvgl vf vg? 9. Jung pvgl vf F? 10. Jung havirefvgl pvgl, n gbhevfg snibevgr, vf Y? 11. If you'd like to name any of the other places on the map -- for fun but for no points -- then please give their letters in alphabetical order followed by their names, in the style "E - Chicago, F - Dallas, Z - Taipei". One guess per city. ** Game 2, Round 10 - Challenge Round * A. The Great UFO Cover-Up A1. According to UFO enthusiasts, the US Air Force """is""" still covering up the recovery of an alien spacecraft that came down in July 1947 near what town? A2. The center where research on this alien technology """is now""" supposedly conducted is a place in the Nevada desert called Area what? * B. A Zpell of US Politicz *Note*: Obviously, exact answers are required -- as they were in 2007. B1. The """present""" Governor of California is named Arnold. Spell his last name. B2. The US's """present""" Secretary of State is named Rice. Spell her first name. * C. Celebrities: Things in Common C1. What do/did the following celebrities have in common? Linda Hamilton, Jill Hennessy, Ann Landers. C2. What do/did the following celebrities have in common? Tone Loc, LL Cool J, Mos Def, Busta Rhymes, Julianne Moore, Wolfman Jack, Dale Evans, Mary Pickford. * D. Canada's First Subway D1. Within 1, what year did the Toronto subway open? D2. What were the subway's *two* original terminal stations? * E. Shakespeare's Characters In each case we will list 5 characters and you must name the Shakespeare play they appear in. E1. Snug, Flute, Snout, Bottom, and Puck. E2. Antipholus of Ephesus, Antipholus of Syracuse, Dromio of Ephesus, Dromio of Syracuse, and Pinch. * F. Australia F1. There are 6 states in Australia. Name *any one and its capital city*. F2. On the Australian mainland there are two territories. Name *either one*. -- Mark Brader And as in nerdish thought he stood, Toronto the Jargontalk, with awk and grep, msb@vex.net Came geeking through the Cobol wood, and edlin as it schlepped. --Larry Colen (after Lewis Carroll) My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Jul 15 05:12AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:t8-dnZdj9p3CFZPCnZ2dnUU7- > find *either one* on the map. Just name one letter; you don't > have to say which city it is. > 1. Either Zurich or Lucerne. Q > 2. Either Hamburg or Kiel. B > 3. Either Bonn or Cologne. D > For the next 3 questions, we name one city and you give the letter. > 4. Vienna. Z > 5. Munich. M; L > retreat was located near this town. His "Berghof" was > demolished, but the associated building known in English as > the "Eagle's Nest" is still there. U > finished with the first six. > 7. Pvgl T unf n fgebat phygheny uvfgbel nf jryy nf orvat n pragre > bs cerpvfvba ratvarrevat. Jung vf vg? Leipzig > 8. Pbagenel gb n pregnva zhfvpny zbivr, pvgl J vf abg ba gur obeqre > bs Fjvgmreynaq. Jung pvgl vf vg? Salzburg > 9. Jung pvgl vf F? Vaduz > 10. Jung havirefvgl pvgl, n gbhevfg snibevgr, vf Y? Heidelberg > A1. According to UFO enthusiasts, the US Air Force """is""" > still covering up the recovery of an alien spacecraft that > came down in July 1947 near what town? Roswell > A2. The center where research on this alien technology """is > now""" supposedly conducted is a place in the Nevada desert > called Area what? Area 51 > in 2007. > B1. The """present""" Governor of California is named Arnold. > Spell his last name. Schwarzenegger > B2. The US's """present""" Secretary of State is named Rice. > Spell her first name. Condoleezza > * C. Celebrities: Things in Common > C1. What do/did the following celebrities have in common? > Linda Hamilton, Jill Hennessy, Ann Landers. they all have twin sisters > C2. What do/did the following celebrities have in common? > Tone Loc, LL Cool J, Mos Def, Busta Rhymes, Julianne Moore, > Wolfman Jack, Dale Evans, Mary Pickford. their birth surname is Smith > * D. Canada's First Subway > D1. Within 1, what year did the Toronto subway open? 1910; 1907 > In each case we will list 5 characters and you must name the > Shakespeare play they appear in. > E1. Snug, Flute, Snout, Bottom, and Puck. "A Midsummer Night's Dream" > E2. Antipholus of Ephesus, Antipholus of Syracuse, Dromio of > Ephesus, Dromio of Syracuse, and Pinch. "The Comedy of Errors" > * F. Australia > F1. There are 6 states in Australia. Name *any one and its > capital city*. Queensland / Brisbane > F2. On the Australian mainland there are two territories. > Name *either one*. Northern Territory -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jul 15 10:47AM +0200 > ** Game 2, Round 9 - Geography - German-speaking Cities > 1. Either Zurich or Lucerne. R > 2. Either Hamburg or Kiel. B = Hamburg, A = Kiel > 3. Either Bonn or Cologne. H > For the next 3 questions, we name one city and you give the letter. > 4. Vienna. Z > 5. Munich. U > retreat was located near this town. His "Berghof" was > demolished, but the associated building known in English as > the "Eagle's Nest" is still there. X > finished with the first six. > 7. Pvgl T unf n fgebat phygheny uvfgbel nf jryy nf orvat n pragre > bs cerpvfvba ratvarrevat. Jung vf vg? Dresden > 8. Pbagenel gb n pregnva zhfvpny zbivr, pvgl J vf abg ba gur obeqre > bs Fjvgmreynaq. Jung pvgl vf vg? Salzburg > 9. Jung pvgl vf F? Vaduz > 10. Jung havirefvgl pvgl, n gbhevfg snibevgr, vf Y? Heidelberg > for fun but for no points -- then please give their letters > in alphabetical order followed by their names, in the style > "E - Chicago, F - Dallas, Z - Taipei". One guess per city. C - Rostock, D - Hannover, E - Leipzig, F - Berlin, J - Saarbrücken, K - Frankfurt am Main, M - Stuttgart, N - Nürnberg, O - Basel, P - Bern, V - Innsbruck, Y - Graz, ? - Klagenfurt > ** Game 2, Round 10 - Challenge Round > B1. The """present""" Governor of California is named Arnold. > Spell his last name. Schwarzenegger > B2. The US's """present""" Secretary of State is named Rice. > Spell her first name. Con dulcessa. Well that was the origin, but it was spelled as Condolezza, maybe. > * C. Celebrities: Things in Common > C1. What do/did the following celebrities have in common? > Linda Hamilton, Jill Hennessy, Ann Landers. I don't know any of them. That's how famous they are/were! > D1. Within 1, what year did the Toronto subway open? 1959 > In each case we will list 5 characters and you must name the > Shakespeare play they appear in. > E1. Snug, Flute, Snout, Bottom, and Puck. A Midsummernight's Dream > F1. There are 6 states in Australia. Name *any one and its > capital city*. Western Australia, Perth > F2. On the Australian mainland there are two territories. > Name *either one*. Northern Territory |
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