| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Sep 08 01:19AM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2007-03-05, 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, 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 did not write either of these rounds. * Game 7, Round 7 - Canadiana - The Supremes This round is about the Supreme Court of Canada and some of the justices who have served on it. 1. Come on, you can do it: name any one of the nine """current""" sitting justices of the Supreme Court. 2. The Supreme Court did not become Canada's final court of appeal right away, since cases could be appealed to the Judicial Committee of the British Privy Council. Within 5 years, when did it become the court of last resort for criminal appeals? By the way, it took 16 more years after that before it became the final court for *all* appeals. 3. US Supreme Court justices are appointed for life, but Canadian justices """must""" retire by what age? 4. If the person holding *a certain non-judicial office* in Canada dies, becomes incapacitated, or leaves the country for a month, then the Chief Justice """can""" assume the temporary, additional title of Administrator of Canada and perform that person's duties. What office are we talking about? 5. Which former justice resigned from the court in order to become UN High Commissioner for Human Rights? 6. Though as a young lawyer he had trouble finding work because of anti-Semitism, he ended up being appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, by Pierre Trudeau in 1973, a position he held until his death in 1984. Who was he? 7. Gerald Le Dain was a Supreme Court justice from 1984 to 1988, but from 1969 to 1973 he was the chairman of a Commission of Inquiry, known as the Le Dain Commission. John Lennon was one of the people who testified. What was the subject of this Commission? 8. Retired justice John Major is """currently""" heading up a controversial commission investigating what event? 9. The Supreme Court Act requires that 3 justices be appointed from Quebec. Traditionally, how are the other 6 apportioned among the provinces? 10. What is a puisne ["puny"] justice of the Supreme Court? * Game 7, Round 8 - Science - Aw, Nuts! This round is about nuts. There is a somewhat strict botanical definition for what qualifies as a nut, but in this round we will also be asking about other, similar fruits that are popularly referred to as nuts. 1. This true nut is in the genus Juglans; it grows on trees 10 to 40 meters tall (30-130'). The nuts are edible and are eaten fresh and used in cooking. They are excellent source of omega-3 fatty acids, and have been shown as helpful in lowering cholesterol. Some species are important for their wood, which is prized for making furniture and carving. 2. This true nut is in the genus Castanea. Some varieties grow on large trees, and others on shrubs. It is native to warm temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. The nuts can be eaten candied, boiled or roasted, or made into a flour. 3. Native to mountainous regions of central and southwestern Asia, this nut grows on a small tree up to 10 m tall (30'), and is now primarily produced in Iran and the US. It is not a true nut. It is eaten whole, either fresh or roasted and salted, and also used in ice cream and confections such as baklava. When the fruit ripens, the shells split open partially, and it is often sold in this form. 4. As its name, Carya illinoinensis, implies, this true nut is native to southeastern North America, from southern Iowa and Indiana south to Texas and Mississippi. It grows on trees that reach 25-40 m in height (80-130'). The nuts are edible, with a rich, buttery flavor. They are eaten fresh and used in desserts and candies. The wood can be used in making furniture and flooring, and as a flavoring fuel for smoking meats. 5. This nut, really a seed rather than a true nut, is produced by various species of a coniferous tree that grows in Europe, North America, and Asia. The nuts have the highest levels of protein of any nut or seed. They are used in French and Italian cooking. The oil is now gaining attention for its medicinal properties, which are said to include appetite suppression. 6. This South American nut, really a seed, grows on large trees that reach 30-45 m tall (100-150') and have a 1-2 m trunk diameter (3-6'). The trees produce large capsules 10-15 cm in diameter (4-6") that contain 8-24 triangular shells 4-5 cm long (about 2"), packed like the segments of an orange. These then need to be cracked to extract the nut. The nuts have a high fat content and as well are high in selenium, magnesium, and thiamine. 7. This true nut, which grows on trees and shrubs of the genus Corylus, is native to the temperate northern hemisphere. Turkey is a major producer; Oregon and Washington are the largest producers in the US, and it is also cultivated in the Fraser Valley of BC. The tasty nut is eaten raw or roasted, or ground into a paste. It is used extensively in confectionery, as a flavouring for tortes and coffees, and as a butter. The trees were widely used in traditional English hedgerows. 8. Prunus dulcis is not a true nut. It grows on a small tree, 4-9 m tall (15-30'). The nut is often eaten on its own, but it is used extensively in cooking, especially desserts. It is sometimes made into a butter or milk, and is used as a flavouring for liqueurs. Recent research indicates its value in improving cholesterol levels. On the other hand, some varieties can be used to produce the poisonous substance hydrogen cyanide. 9. The most widely used part of Anacardium occidentale is not considered a true nut, but rather a seed. It is native to Brazil, and grows in warm, humid climates. The nuts are eaten raw and roasted, and are common in Asian cooking. They have a very high oil content, and can be made into a butter, which is sometimes added to other nut butters. 10. This nut is the fruit of trees of the genus Aesculus, which are woody plants from 4 to 35 m tall (15-115'). The wood is of poor quality. Generally speaking, the nuts, which are not true nuts, are inedible, and some are used to produce poisons. In Britain and some other countries, they are used to play a childhood game. The nut is called a buckeye in the United States. By what other name is it known? -- Mark Brader, Toronto | Canada... likes to sit up there looking harmless, msb@vex.net | like the USA's hat... --Anthony McCarron My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Sep 08 01:17AM -0500 Mark Brader: > companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian > Inquisition (RQFTCI*)". > I wrote one of these rounds. That was the history round. > * Game 7, Round 4 - Sports - Blue Jay Records > 1. *As of 2020*, of all players who have pitched for the Blue Jays, > who has the lowest career ERA (3.12)? Roger Clemons. (With the Blue Jays 1997-98.) 3 for Pete. > records only. > 2. Highest batting average (.307). """This player""" was a Blue Jay > 1991-95. Roberto Alomar. (Still true.) > 3. Number of games played (1,450). This player was a Blue Jay > from 1983 to 1990, then in 1993, 1998, 1999, and 2001. Tony Fernández. (Still true.) > 4. Number of wins by a pitcher (175). This player was a Blue Jay > from 1979 to 1992, and again briefly in 1998. Dave Steib. (Still true.) 4 for Pete. > 5. Highest on-base percentage (.395). This player was a Blue Jay > from 1989 to 1996. John Olerud. (Still true.) 4 for Dan Tilque. > 6. Highest slugging percentage (.556). This player was a Blue > Jay from 1993 to 2004. Carlos Delgado. (Still true.) > team records only, for Toronto Blue Jays players during the time > they were Jays, and you name the player. > 7. Greatest number of hits in a season (215). Accomplished in 2003. Vernon Wells. (Still true.) > 8. Most wins as a starting pitcher (22). Accomplished in 2003. Roy Halladay. (Still true.) 4 for Pete. > 9. Most saves by a pitcher (45). Accomplished in 1993. Duane Ward. (Still true.) > 10. Greatest number of home runs (47). Accomplished in 1987. 2007 answer: George Bell. 2020 answer: José Bautista (54 home runs in 2010). > In this, uh, *round*, we'll consider all such variant definitions > as legitimate; what we're concerned with is the different ways it > has been done, or in one case, depicted in fiction. This was the hardest round in the original game. > that modern public transportation will allow a trip "Around the > World in 80 Days". What is the appropriate French name of his > valet who travels with him? Passepartout ("Go everywhere"). Spellings with -port- were taken as almost correct. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Erland, and Pete. 3 for Dan Tilque. > 2. Who was the first man to travel around the world in under > 2 hours? Yuri Gagarin (in low Earth orbit, one orbit takes about 1½ hours). 4 for everyone -- Dan Blum, Joshua, Erland, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > he became the first to fly *solo* around the world. He died > in a 1935 crash that also killed his passenger, Will Rogers. > Name him. Wiley Post. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Pete. > for part of the journey and wheels for the rest. Due to many > repairs and other problems, it took 175 days. Within 5, what > was the *year*? 1924 (accepting 1919-29). 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. 3 for Pete. By the way, there's a book about this trip too... and, yes, it's titled "Around the World in 175 Days". > to do the same in an airplane, which was sponsored by Richard > Branson and therefore named the "Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer". > Who are we talking about? Steve Fossett, who got into the news again in September 2007 by disappearing. (It took a year for his remains to be found.) 4 for Joshua. > 6. This man wrote the book "Sailing Alone Around the World", after > doing just that between 1895 and 1898; he was the first to do so. > Name him. Joshua Slocum. > 7. By one interpretation, the first man to ever travel around the > world, this starting in 1511, was a slave. How was this > possible? The story is that he was originally captured in the Philippines (or thereabouts; the exact place is not known, so the whole claim that he qualifies as the first is disputed) and taken from there to Malaya. Ferdinand Magellan was visiting from Europe; he bought the slave, named him Enrique, and took him home with him. Magellan then took Enrique along as an interpreter on his expedition around the world, which reached the Philippines from the other direction in 1521. I required some mention of him being taken on an expedition that reached his home country. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. > and returned to its starting point. You may remember that in a > famous movie about 20 years later, it was depicted as operating > commercial flights to the Moon. Name the airline. Pan Am(erican Airways). The movie is "2001: A Space Odyssey" (1968). 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. > Either name the mission (be sufficiently specific) or name > any one of the three astronauts, one of whom was played by Tom > Hanks in a movie about a later real-life spaceflight. Apollo 8; Frank Borman, James Lovell (Hanks in "Apollo 13"), William Anders. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua (the hard way), Dan Tilque, and Pete. > and was, appropriately, sponsored by the "New York *World*". > Name the reporter, also the author of the exposé "Ten Days in > a Madhouse", who completed her trip on the 73rd day. Nellie Bly (traveling without a male escort, yet). 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Pete. She want through France and stopped to visit Jules Verne, who said he'd be delighted if she beat Fogg's 80 days. What I did not know when I wrote the round is that "Cosmopolitan" also sent a female reporter -- their literary editor, Elizabeth Bisland -- to do the trip, starting on the same day, but going in the other direction and hopefully doing it faster. Bly learned about Bisland's trip only when she got to Hong Kong and Bisland had already passed through there. But Bly was first back to New York, by 4 days. See: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/anykey-180957910/ Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 7 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS TOPICS-> Art Ent Spo His Joshua Kreitzer 18 24 0 36 78 Dan Blum 9 8 0 32 49 Dan Tilque 8 0 4 27 39 Pete Gayde -- -- 11 23 34 Bruce Bowler 14 8 -- -- 22 Erland Sommarskog -- -- 0 8 8 -- Mark Brader "'You wanted it to WORK? That costs EXTRA!' Toronto is probably the second-place security hole msb@vex.net after simple carelessness." -- John Woods My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Sep 07 05:30AM -0700 On 9/6/20 4:37 AM, Erland Sommarskog wrote: > one million that has not reported a single case of covid-19. Name > any of them. (And, no, you need to know which countries I have in > mind. If there is one I have missed, that's alright.) Turkmenistan and North Korea > 4. Why is Obelix so strong? > 5. Which is the only US state of the 48 contiguous that is not served > at all by Amtrak, neither by train nor by Thruway Connecting Services? Vermont > 6. What's common between a mosque and a Japanese house with a tatami floor? no shoes worn inside > 7. In Tok Pisin, a pidgin-based language which is commonly used in > Papua Guinea, there are two words for the English "we": "yumi" and > "mipela". Explain the difference between the two. yumi = "we two" = person talking + person addressed mipela = any other meaning of "we" > 9. There are two cities in Europe named Brest. Which countries are they > located in? Name any of the two for a regular point. Name both for > the first tie breaker. France > 10. The word "quarantine" originates from a period of which length? 40 days > 11. Which world leader recently announced recently that he is stepping > down due to health reasons? Abe (Japanese PM) > 12. The recent film "Joker" is set in Gotham City in which year within 5? 1950 -- Dan Tilque |
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