| Bruce Bowler <bruce.bowler@gmail.com>: Sep 17 12:14PM On Thu, 17 Sep 2020 00:55:24 -0500, Mark Brader wrote: > "Reposted Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)". > I wrote one of these rounds. > * Game 8, Round 4 - Sports - NHL Arenas nope > president and vice-president are cast by what has come to be called > the Electoral College. When its members meet to cast their votes, > where do they meet? In their respective state capitols. > subsequently amended to make the electoral college votes work as they > do today. In the original system, how did the electoral college vote > determine the vice-president? The person who came in second was VP. > 5. In Canada, subject to restrictions such as age and citizenship, > voting """is""" seen as a right. How """does""" the situation in > Australia differ most importantly from this? It's a responsibility in Australia. > 7. Following a referendum in 1992, New Zealand became the first > English-speaking country, that we know of, to adopt what electoral > system for its national legislature? Ranked Choice Voting > handed in a tile or potsherd -- an "ostrakon" -- with someone's name > written on it. What happened to the person with the most votes? > Don't give the word for it; describe it. The person was ostracized and had to leave town. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Sep 17 12:51PM > * Game 8, Round 4 - Sports - NHL Arenas > 1. Toronto Maple Leafs. M; T > 2. New York Rangers. L > 3. Pittsburgh Penguins. E; K > 4. Vancouver Canucks. J; R > 5. Calgary Flames. R; T > 6. Detroit Red Wings. K; E > 7. San Jose Sharks. S; A > 8. Phoenix Coyotes. V; F > 9. Buffalo Sabres. Q; H > 10. Ottawa Senators. T; M > 1. This round is about election methods, and we will start with > Canada. Within one election, which was the first year that > party names were shown on federal election ballots? 1890; 1920 > Pacific time zone would still close last, but just 30 minutes > after the Eastern, Central, and Mountain time zones. Or rather, > that was the plan -- but what went wrong that year? some provinces were on Daylight Saving Time and some weren't > subsequently amended to make the electoral college votes work > as they do today. In the original system, how did the electoral > college vote determine the vice-president? whoever got the second-largest number of votes for president became vice-president > 5. In Canada, subject to restrictions such as age and citizenship, > voting """is""" seen as a right. How """does""" the situation > in Australia differ most importantly from this? in Australia voting is a requirement > 6. In most Canadian elections, you """vote""" for the *one person* > you hope to win the office. In Australia, how """is""" this > different? Australia uses ranked choice voting > 8. In Britain before a reform in 1867, what was a "rotten borough"? one with few or no voters living in it > handed in a tile or potsherd -- an "ostrakon" -- with someone's > name written on it. What happened to the person with the > most votes? Don't give the word for it; describe it. they were exiled from Athens for ten years -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Sep 18 03:06AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:9rydnRki4azRZ__CnZ2dnUU7- > its """current""" home arena. > 1. Toronto Maple Leafs. > 2. New York Rangers. E > 3. Pittsburgh Penguins. K > 4. Vancouver Canucks. > 5. Calgary Flames. C > 6. Detroit Red Wings. U > 7. San Jose Sharks. F; V > 8. Phoenix Coyotes. F; V > subsequently amended to make the electoral college votes work > as they do today. In the original system, how did the electoral > college vote determine the vice-president? The person with the 2nd most electoral votes became vice-president > 7. Following a referendum in 1992, New Zealand became the first > English-speaking country, that we know of, to adopt what > electoral system for its national legislature? First past the post > handed in a tile or potsherd -- an "ostrakon" -- with someone's > name written on it. What happened to the person with the > most votes? Don't give the word for it; describe it. Pete Gayde |
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