| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jul 30 02:10AM -0500 In Toronto, pubs and other such venues are now about to reopen, but this doesn't mean that the Canadian Inquisition is about to resume. Customers will be required to space themselves out, and our games involve 11 people sitting together around a long table or a cluster of small tables. In the meantime I'll continue reposting questions from the first season of 2007 here. These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2007-02-12, 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, including an explanation of the """ notation that may appear in these rounds, see my 2020-06-23 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)". I originally wrote one of these rounds. * Game 4, Round 2 - Geography - Where Are These? Most countries are divided into states, provinces, regions, territories, or what-have-you; in some cases, as with Canada, there's more than one type of these top-level divisions. Here we simply show you four of these parts that a country """is""" divided into, and you name the country. 1. Atacama, Tarapacá, Antofagasta, Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins. 2. Chiba, Niigata, Okayama, Fukushima. 3. Dagestan (or Makhachkala), Murmansk, Novgorod, Smolensk. 4. Drama, Arkadia, Lakonia, Korinthia (or the same with each K changed to C). 5. Hainan, Shanxi, Guangdong, Zhejiang. 6. Limburg, Wallonia, Luxembourg, West-Vlaanderen. 7. Nelson, Canterbury, Wellington, Marlborough. 8. Sikkim, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh. 9. Sonora, Hidalgo, Tlaxcala, Guanajuato. 10. Tirol, Vorarlberg, Kärnten (or Carinthia), Steiermark (or Styria). This was originally written as a handout round with the lists on paper, so there were decoys provided -- 16 of them. Here they are. Answer them if you like for fun, but for no points. 11. Aceh, Papua, Irian Jaya Barat, Nusa Tenggara Timur. 12. Al-Qahirah, Bani Suwayf, Al-Iskandariyah, Al-Wadi al-Jadid. 13. Bahia, Paraná, Maranhão, Mato Grosso. 14. Budva, Zabljak, Pljevlja, Danilovgrad. 15. Finnmark, Telemark, Nord-Trondelag, More og Romsdal. 16. Harare, Masvingo, Midlands, Manicaland. 17. Holguín, Camagüey, Pinar del Río, Sancti Spíritus. 18. Kansas, Vermont, Kentucky, Mississippi. 19. Lac, Biltine, Mayo-Kebbi, Moyen-Chari. 20. Limburg, Zeeland, Groningen, Gelderland. 21. Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Western Cape, KwaZulu-Natal. 22. Loja, Esmeraldas, Morona-Santiago, Zamora-Chinchipe. 23. Maasin, Camiguin, Catanduanes, Surigao del Sur. 24. Salavan, Oudomxai, Phongsali, Louangphrabang. 25. Vysocina, Karlovarsky Kraj, Kralovehradecky Kraj, Moravskoslezsky Kraj. 26. Wales, England, Scotland, Northern Ireland. * Game 4, Round 3 - Canadiana - Booze 1. Canadian Club began production in 1858. It """is""" the best-selling Canadian whisky brand outside of North America and """is""" sold in more than 150 countries worldwide. Who """makes""" it? 2. Where """is""" <answer 1> located? 3. What company's distillery, founded in 1832, forms what """is now""" known in Toronto as the Distillery District? It was owned in later years by <answer 1>. 4. Molson's was founded by John Molson, making it North America's oldest brewing company, and Canada's second-oldest company of any kind (after the Hudson's Bay Co.). In what year, within 5? 5. Labatt Brewing Co. Ltd. """is""" a Canadian beer company, founded by John Kinder Labatt in 1847 -- in what city? 6. While most of Canada is too cold for grape-growing, Canadian wine """is""" produced in the Niagara region of Southern Ontario and southern British Columbia. Name the largest wine-growing area in BC. 7. There """are""" two other wine-growing regions in Ontario, though they """are""" much smaller than the Niagara region. One is a county east of Toronto; the other is an area in Southwestern Ontario defined by the Vintners Quality Alliance. Each is on one of the Great Lakes. Name either one. 8. """It's""" the provincial liquor monopoly of Quebec, with the initials SAQ. What does it stand for? 9. In December 2006, the LCBO introduced their recycling program for bottles. There """are""" two different deposits, one for large glass bottles and one for small glass bottles and tetra-paks. Name either one of the two amounts that """are""" charged. 10. A Caesar, sometimes referred to as a "Bloody Caesar", is a cocktail mainly popular in Canada. It is served on the rocks in a large celery-salt rimmmed glass and typically garnished with a stalk of celery and a wedge of lime. For this trivia question, please order and drink one. No, actually: name *all four* ingredients in a typical Caesar. *Hint*: None of them is a citrus juice or pepper. *Note*: We're asking for the four ingredients that you or your bartender would mix to make it, not the ingredients that go into those! -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "It's a massive 'Get out of Euclid free' card." msb@vex.net | --Matt Parker My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jul 30 10:58AM +0200 > * Game 4, Round 2 - Geography - Where Are These? > 1. Atacama, Tarapacá, Antofagasta, Libertador General Bernardo > O'Higgins. Chile > 2. Chiba, Niigata, Okayama, Fukushima. Japan > 3. Dagestan (or Makhachkala), Murmansk, Novgorod, Smolensk. Russia > 4. Drama, Arkadia, Lakonia, Korinthia (or the same with each K > changed to C). Greece > 5. Hainan, Shanxi, Guangdong, Zhejiang. China > 6. Limburg, Wallonia, Luxembourg, West-Vlaanderen. Belgium > 7. Nelson, Canterbury, Wellington, Marlborough. New Zealand > 8. Sikkim, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh. India > 9. Sonora, Hidalgo, Tlaxcala, Guanajuato. México > 10. Tirol, Vorarlberg, Kärnten (or Carinthia), Steiermark (or > Styria). Austria > 11. Aceh, Papua, Irian Jaya Barat, Nusa Tenggara Timur. Indonesia > 12. Al-Qahirah, Bani Suwayf, Al-Iskandariyah, Al-Wadi al-Jadid. Egypt > 13. Bahia, Paraná, Maranhão, Mato Grosso. Brazil > 14. Budva, Zabljak, Pljevlja, Danilovgrad. Serbia? > 15. Finnmark, Telemark, Nord-Trondelag, More og Romsdal. Norway > 16. Harare, Masvingo, Midlands, Manicaland. Zimbabwe > 17. Holguín, Camagüey, Pinar del Río, Sancti Spíritus. Guatemala? > 18. Kansas, Vermont, Kentucky, Mississippi. USA > 19. Lac, Biltine, Mayo-Kebbi, Moyen-Chari. Cameroon? > 20. Limburg, Zeeland, Groningen, Gelderland. Netherlands > 21. Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Western Cape, KwaZulu-Natal. South Africa > 22. Loja, Esmeraldas, Morona-Santiago, Zamora-Chinchipe. Cuba? > 23. Maasin, Camiguin, Catanduanes, Surigao del Sur. Ecuador? > 24. Salavan, Oudomxai, Phongsali, Louangphrabang. Vietnam > 25. Vysocina, Karlovarsky Kraj, Kralovehradecky Kraj, > Moravskoslezsky Kraj. Czechia > 26. Wales, England, Scotland, Northern Ireland. UK |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jul 30 01:57AM -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*)". Game 3 is over and STEPHEN PERRY is the winner. Congratulations! > I originally wrote one of these rounds. That was the challenge round. > e.g., Maple Leafs, not Toronto. > 1. Name the Canadiens' captain who was traded along with Patrick > Roy ["Rwah"] to the Avalanche in 1995. Mike Keane. 4 for Stephen. > 2. Which team traded Lew Alcindor, later known as Kareem > Abdul-Jabbar, to the Lakers in 1975? Milwaukee Bucks. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Pete, Stephen, and Dan Tilque. > 3. Which team picked up Shaquille O'Neal from the Lakers in 2004? Miami Heat. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Stephen, and Dan Tilque. > 4. Name either Blue Jay traded to the Padres in 1990 for Roberto > Alomar and Joe Carter. Tony Fernandez, Fred McGriff. 4 for Stephen. > 5. When was Babe Ruth sold to the Yankees by Red Sox owner Harry > Frazee? Give the year within 1. 1920 (accepting 1919-21). 4 for Joshua, Pete, and Stephen. > 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. John Elway. 4 for Joshua, Pete, and Stephen. > 7. Which team traded Damon Allen to the Argos in 2003 for two CFL > college draft picks? British Columbia Lions. > 8. Name the Oilers' owner who traded Wayne Gretzky to the Kings > in 1988. Peter Pocklington. > 9. Name the Thrasher who was traded to the Senators in 2005 for > Marian Hossa ["Hoe-sa"] and Greg de Vries ["Vreez"]. Dany Heatley. 4 for Stephen. > 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. $67,000,000 (accepting $62,000,000-72,000,000). 4 for Stephen. The 10-year contract was worth $252,000,000 US. > ** Game 3, Round 10 - Challenge Round > * A. NASA-Related Acronyms > A1. What does NASA stand for? Exact answer required. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Bruce, Pete, Stephen, and Dan Tilque. > 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: National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics. 4 for Joshua, Bruce, Stephen, and Dan Tilque. > * B. NHL History > Either the city or the team name is acceptable for these. > B1. Which current NHL team was originally called the Cougars? Detroit Red Wings. 4 for Pete and Stephen. > B2. Which current NHL team was originally called the Arenas, > at least according to some sources? Toronto Maple Leafs. 4 for Stephen. 3 for Pete. > 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. 4 for Joshua, Bruce, Stephen, and Dan Tilque. > 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. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Bruce, Stephen, and Dan Tilque. I thought this would be the harder question of the two. Just goes to show you. > * D. Three-Headed Dogs > D1. Name the three-headed dog that guarded the gates of Hell > in Greek mythology. Cerberus. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Bruce, Pete, and Stephen. 3 for Dan Tilque. > 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. Fluffy. 4 for Pete and Stephen. See: http://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/harrypotter/images/1/1b/Fluffy2.png/revision/latest > channels. Name the original channel number that CITY-TV > was broadcast on from 1972 to 1983, before moving to its > """present""" channel 57. 79. 3 for Stephen. See: http://i.ytimg.com/vi/bcBU2Yv4Nwo/hqdefault.jpg It had to change when channels 70 and up were removed from the UHF band in 1983. > E2. Name either of the two channel numbers used by CBLT before > it moved in 1972 to its """present""" channel 5. 9 (1952-60), 6. 4 for Stephen. See: http://live.staticflickr.com/3480/3268077099_03987cf4f1_c.jpg > * F. Vice-Presidential Names > F1. Who """was""" the most recent US vice-president to have > a surname an odd number of letters long? 2007 answer: Walter Mondale (President Jimmy Carter, 1977-81). 2020 answer: Mike Pence (President Donald Trump, 2017-, sigh). 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua (the hard way), Erland, Pete, and Dan Tilque. 2 for Bruce and Stephen. > F2. What """is""" the only surname to have been shared by three > different US vice-presidents? Johnson (Richard [President Van Buren, 1837-41]; Andrew [Lincoln, 1865]; Lyndon [Kennedy, 1961-63]). (Still true.) 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Bruce, Pete, Stephen, and Dan Tilque. > Johnson became President because their predecessors were > assassinated, but what """is""" Richard Johnson's unique > claim to fame (apart from being the other one of the three)? He is the only vice-president who was elected, not by a majority of electoral votes, but by a "contingent election" in the Senate. (Still true.) Stephen got this. Johnson was Martin Van Buren's running mate, and Van Buren won in Virginia, but that state's 23 electors apparently could not stomach the fact that Johnson was living with a black woman, and voted instead for William Smith as vice-president. So where Van Buren had 170 electoral votes vs. 124 for all other candidates combined, Johnson had only 147 vs. 147 for all others. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 3 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST TOPICS-> His Lit Sci Ent Geo Can Spo Cha SIX Stephen Perry 32 39 -- -- 40 8 32 45 196 Joshua Kreitzer 26 20 12 40 7 0 16 28 142 Dan Blum 32 22 24 28 4 0 8 20 134 Dan Tilque 24 4 20 16 8 0 8 27 103 Erland Sommarskog 20 0 0 4 32 0 0 4 60 Pete Gayde 8 0 -- -- 8 0 12 27 55 Bruce Bowler -- -- -- -- 8 0 0 26 34 -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "I don't _want_ people using Linux for ideological msb@vex.net | reasons. I think ideology sucks." -- Torvalds My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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