| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jul 26 11:06PM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2007-02-05, 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. 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. *Note*: This is the last time I will repeat the above paragraph here. I originally wrote one of these rounds. ** Game 3, Round 9 - Sports - Trades *Note*: If the answer is a team, we want the team's name, not the city: e.g., Maple Leafs, not Toronto. 1. Name the Canadiens' captain who was traded along with Patrick Roy ["Rwah"] to the Avalanche in 1995. 2. Which team traded Lew Alcindor, later known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, to the Lakers in 1975? 3. Which team picked up Shaquille O'Neal from the Lakers in 2004? 4. Name either Blue Jay traded to the Padres in 1990 for Roberto Alomar and Joe Carter. 5. When was Babe Ruth sold to the Yankees by Red Sox owner Harry Frazee? Give the year within 1. 6. Who was the #1 pick in the 1983 NFL draft? This quarterback was chosen by the Colts, but he demanded to be traded and was sent to the Broncos a week later. 7. Which team traded Damon Allen to the Argos in 2003 for two CFL college draft picks? 8. Name the Oilers' owner who traded Wayne Gretzky to the Kings in 1988. 9. Name the Thrasher who was traded to the Senators in 2005 for Marian Hossa ["Hoe-sa"] and Greg de Vries ["Vreez"]. 10. As part of his trade to the Yankees in 2005, how much of Alex Rodriguez's total salary remaining on his original 10-year contract did the Rangers agree to pay? You must answer in US dollars within $5,000,000. ** Game 3, Round 10 - Challenge Round * A. NASA-Related Acronyms A1. What does NASA stand for? Exact answer required. A2. When NASA was formed in 1958, it incorporated an existing research organization with a similar acronym. What was that? Either spell the acronym or show off by giving the full name. * B. NHL History Either the city or the team name is acceptable for these. B1. Which current NHL team was originally called the Cougars? B2. Which current NHL team was originally called the Arenas, at least according to some sources? * C. Spell that Latin C1. If the time is 10 A.M., we must be in some other time zone. But what does A.M. stand for? Spell the answer. You must give both words exactly. C2. R.I.P. may stand for "may he rest in peace" in English, or what equivalent Latin phrase? We're talking about the singular form, and again we need the exact spelling of all three words. * D. Three-Headed Dogs D1. Name the three-headed dog that guarded the gates of Hell in Greek mythology. D2. Name the three-headed dog in the first Harry Potter novel. It belonged to Hagrid and was guarding the closed corridor where the title object was hidden. * E. Toronto Channel Changes E1. These questions are asking about broadcast TV, not cable channels. Name the original channel number that CITY-TV was broadcast on from 1972 to 1983, before moving to its """present""" channel 57. E2. Name either of the two channel numbers used by CBLT before it moved in 1972 to its """present""" channel 5. * F. Vice-Presidential Names F1. Who """was""" the most recent US vice-president to have a surname an odd number of letters long? F2. What """is""" the only surname to have been shared by three different US vice-presidents? F3. When this set was posted here in 2008, Bill Daly posted an interesting followup question about one of the abovementioned vice-presidents. Decode the rot13 to see and answer it for fun, but for no points: Naqerj Wbuafba naq Ylaqba Wbuafba orpnzr Cerfvqrag orpnhfr gurve cerqrprffbef jrer nffnffvangrq, ohg jung """vf""" Evpuneq Wbuafba'f havdhr pynvz gb snzr (ncneg sebz orvat gur bgure bar bs gur guerr)? -- Mark Brader "...if it was so, it might be; and if it were so, Toronto it would be; but as it isn't, it ain't. msb@vex.net That's logic." --Tweedledee (Lewis Carroll) My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jul 27 04:15AM > ** Game 3, Round 9 - Sports - Trades > 2. Which team traded Lew Alcindor, later known as Kareem > Abdul-Jabbar, to the Lakers in 1975? Bucks > 3. Which team picked up Shaquille O'Neal from the Lakers in 2004? Heat > 5. When was Babe Ruth sold to the Yankees by Red Sox owner Harry > Frazee? Give the year within 1. 1925 > ** Game 3, Round 10 - Challenge Round > * A. NASA-Related Acronyms > A1. What does NASA stand for? Exact answer required. National Aeronautics and Space Administration > * B. NHL History > B1. Which current NHL team was originally called the Cougars? Panthers > C1. If the time is 10 A.M., we must be in some other time zone. > But what does A.M. stand for? Spell the answer. You must > give both words exactly. ante meridian > what equivalent Latin phrase? We're talking about the > singular form, and again we need the exact spelling of all > three words. requiescat in pace > * D. Three-Headed Dogs > D1. Name the three-headed dog that guarded the gates of Hell > in Greek mythology. Cerberus > * F. Vice-Presidential Names > F1. Who """was""" the most recent US vice-president to have > a surname an odd number of letters long? Mondale > F2. What """is""" the only surname to have been shared by three > different US vice-presidents? Johnson -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Jul 27 05:19AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in > e.g., Maple Leafs, not Toronto. > 2. Which team traded Lew Alcindor, later known as Kareem > Abdul-Jabbar, to the Lakers in 1975? Bucks > 3. Which team picked up Shaquille O'Neal from the Lakers in 2004? Heat > 5. When was Babe Ruth sold to the Yankees by Red Sox owner Harry > Frazee? Give the year within 1. 1919 > 6. Who was the #1 pick in the 1983 NFL draft? This quarterback > was chosen by the Colts, but he demanded to be traded and was > sent to the Broncos a week later. Elway > Alex Rodriguez's total salary remaining on his original > 10-year contract did the Rangers agree to pay? You must > answer in US dollars within $5,000,000. $50 million > ** Game 3, Round 10 - Challenge Round > * A. NASA-Related Acronyms > A1. What does NASA stand for? Exact answer required. National Aeronautics and Space Administration > A2. When NASA was formed in 1958, it incorporated an existing > research organization with a similar acronym. What was that? > Either spell the acronym or show off by giving the full name. NACA > C1. If the time is 10 A.M., we must be in some other time zone. > But what does A.M. stand for? Spell the answer. You must > give both words exactly. ante meridiem > what equivalent Latin phrase? We're talking about the > singular form, and again we need the exact spelling of all > three words. requiescat in pace > * D. Three-Headed Dogs > D1. Name the three-headed dog that guarded the gates of Hell > in Greek mythology. Cerberus > * F. Vice-Presidential Names > F1. Who """was""" the most recent US vice-president to have > a surname an odd number of letters long? Pence (current answer); Mondale (answer as of 2007) > F2. What """is""" the only surname to have been shared by three > different US vice-presidents? Johnson -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jul 27 09:35AM +0200 > ** Game 3, Round 10 - Challenge Round > * A. NASA-Related Acronyms > A1. What does NASA stand for? Exact answer required. National Aeronatics & Space Agency > * B. NHL History > Either the city or the team name is acceptable for these. > B1. Which current NHL team was originally called the Cougars? Vancouver Canucks > C1. If the time is 10 A.M., we must be in some other time zone. > But what does A.M. stand for? Spell the answer. You must > give both words exactly. ante meridiam > * F. Vice-Presidential Names > F1. Who """was""" the most recent US vice-president to have > a surname an odd number of letters long? Mondale |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jul 26 04:16PM > > That may be what it's supposed to look like, but it also looks very > > much like railroad tracks. > Not when you notice that the fence pickets are asymmetrical. Sure, but at first glance it's easy to miss that. If I HAD noticed them I would have not figured out what it meant, as I've not seen that kind of fence on railroad tracks in the US. -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jul 26 02:09PM -0500 [Sign L on the handout] Dan Blum: >>> That may be what it's supposed to look like, but it also looks very >>> much like railroad tracks. Mark Brader: >> Not when you notice that the fence pickets are asymmetrical. Dan Blum: > Sure, but at first glance it's easy to miss that. If I HAD noticed > them I would have not figured out what it meant, as I've not seen that > kind of fence on railroad tracks in the US. So that's *both* of the relevant signs [L and S] where you've identified the right meaning for the wrong reason. That takes a special talent! -- Mark Brader "It flies like a truck." Toronto "Good. What is a truck?" msb@vex.net -- BUCKAROO BANZAI |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jul 26 11:04PM -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*)". ... > I originally wrote one of these rounds. That was the signs round. > version as shown here. It has one meaning that """is""" found > only in Germany and a related meaning in other countries. > Give *both* meanings. Germany: End speed limit. Elsewhere: end speed zone (national highway speed limit applies). An end to other local restrictions may also apply. (Still true.) 4 for Erland and Stephen. > 2. Sign A also has two meanings, related to each other, used in > different countries. Give *both*. UK: speed limit 60 mph. Elsewhere: speed limit 60 km/h. 4 for Joshua, Bruce, Pete, Stephen, and Dan Tilque. > 3. Explain sign H, seen on freeways. 300 yards or meters to the upcoming exit. (Each stroke means 100 yards or meters and a 3-2-1 countdown sequence is posted. Anything along these lines was okay.) 4 for Erland and Stephen. > 4. In countries that use it, such as France and Germany, what does > sign K mean? Priority road: until further notice you *do not* have to yield to traffic entering from your right. 4 for Erland and Stephen. > 5. In France what does it mean if you see "RAPPEL" under a speed > limit sign? Reminder. This sign is not marking a new speed limit, just repeating the current one -- the reverse of the use of "BEGINS" here. 4 for Erland and Stephen. > 6. In Canada a flashing green traffic light """has""" two meanings > in different provinces. A third meaning """occurs""" in Austria, > Russia, and some other countries. What is that? Preliminary warning between the normal green and the yellow. As far as I know all three meanings are still in use. 4 for Stephen. > too confusing. But you can figure it out, so you tell us: > which other sign on the handout """is now""" used with the same > meaning intended for S? L (railway crossing, with barriers; still true). 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, Bruce, and Stephen. 3 for Joshua. The hammerheads were actually the counterweights on each barrier arm. > 8. Sign J mentions a specific town, Champeix, but in countries such > as France and Germany it also has a general meaning that would > be the same no matter what place was mentioned. What's that? End of (town) speed zone (national highway speed limit applies). 4 for Erland and Stephen. > 9. What is sign C? No parking. (I'd've accepted "no waiting" or "no standing", but "no stopping" is wrong; that's B.) 4 for Erland and Stephen. > 10. And to finish the round with appropriate punctuation, what is > sign T? Miscellaneous warning: some hazard that no symbol is available for (usually used with explanatory text below). Answers like "hazard" or "caution" were acceptable. 4 for Erland, Pete, Stephen, and Dan Tilque. > 11. The other signs on the handout were decoys, of course -- > identify them if you like for fun, but for no points. > Please answer for each one on a separate line. B. No stopping. E. No passing (overtaking). F. Roundabout (traffic circle) or mini-roundabout. G. Magic roundabout (two-way traffic circle with mini-roundabouts where roads join it, just as diagrammed). The exit shown at top right is not a through street. I. The Secret Nuclear Bunker is a disused Cold War bomb shelter in England, now a tourist attraction. M. Traffic lights. N. Crossroad (where you do not have to yield). O. Double curve. P. Gradient. Q. Bump (or rough road). R. Road narrows. Erland and Bruce tried these and both of them more or less got all of them, except Bruce missed B and E. > I've sorted the round in order of the handout, thus interspersing > the 11 decoys with the others. Answer for the decoys as well if > you like for fun, but for no points. This was the hardest round in the original game, and fourth-hardest -- excluding audio rounds -- in the entire season. > 1. Citytv. Dwight Drummond. (Now with the CBC.) 4 for Stephen. > 2. CFTO. Ken Shaw. (Recently retired.) > 3. CBC. Diana Swain. (Still true.) 4 for Stephen. > 4. Global. Leslie Roberts. (Now with CTV's Ottawa station.) > 5. Citytv (decoy) Ed the Sock. (Now retired as far as I can tell.) > 6. Global. Christine Crosbie. (Died in 2019.) > 7. Rogers (decoy) Linda Leatherdale. (No longer on TV as far as I can cell.) > 8. Citytv (decoy) Anne Mroczkowski. (Retired in 2013.) > 9. CBC (decoy) Amanda Singroy. (Now with the CBC.) > 10. Global (decoy) Anne-Marie Mediwake. (Now with CTV.) > 11. CFTO. Dave Devall. (Retired in 2009.) In the days before computerized displays, he used to present weather reports by standing behind a transparent map and writing in mirror-image characters on the back of it. I always thought it was a classy technique. See: http://static.torontopubliclibrary.ca/da/images/LC/tspa_0100533f.jpg > 12. CBC (decoy) Natasha Ramsahai. (Now on Citytv.) > 13. The Weather Network. Karen Johnson. (Now with the CBC.) > 14. Citytv. Dina Pugliese. (Still true.) > 15. CFTO. Suneel Joshi. (I'm not sure what he's doing now.) > 16. Citytv (decoy) David Onley. (Retired in 2007 and was then lieutenant-governor of Ontario until 2014.) > 17. CFTO (decoy) Christine Bentley. (Retired in 2012.) > 18. Rogers. Dale Goldhawk. (Retired in 2016.) > 19. Citytv (decoy) Beatrice Politi. (I'm not sure what she's doing now.) > 20. CFTO (decoy) Pauline Chan. (Still true.) > 21. Citytv (decoy) Kathryn Humphreys. (Retired in 2015.) Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 3 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST TOPICS-> His Lit Sci Ent Geo Can FOUR Stephen Perry 32 39 -- -- 40 8 119 Dan Blum 32 22 24 28 4 0 106 Joshua Kreitzer 26 20 12 40 7 0 98 Dan Tilque 24 4 20 16 8 0 68 Erland Sommarskog 20 0 0 4 32 0 56 Pete Gayde 8 0 -- -- 8 0 16 Bruce Bowler -- -- -- -- 8 0 8 -- Mark Brader | "This was the ancient Greek equivalent Toronto | of 'citation needed'." msb@vex.net | --Matt Parker My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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