| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 11 11:20PM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2007-03-26, 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 wrote most of one of these rounds, and one question in the other. * Game 10, Round 7 - Literature - Boxed Sets Perfect for gift-giving, here are ten literary trilogies or tetralogies. In each case we name a single volume, and you identify the boxed set -- that is, the complete work. 1. "Il Paradiso". 2. "The Two Towers". 3. "Fifth Business". 4. "The Rebel Angels". 5. "Titus Groan". 6. "The Jewel in the Crown". 7. "Palace Walk". 8. "Oedipus Rex" (or "Oedipus the King"). 9. "Agamemnon". 10. "The Subtle Knife". * Game 10, Round 8 - History - Web-Site Founders This is, of course, the history round. In all cases, short-form answers are fine; don't bother with "www" or ".com" or "Ltd." or "Inc." or whatever. 1. This web site began as an online mailing list started by Craig Newmark in San Francisco in 1995. 2. This project incorporated data that volunteers had been assembling and posting to a Usenet newsgroup for about 5 years when it became a web site in 1993, first based at Cardiff University. Col Needham took the lead and soon became the company's president, while Rob Hartill designed the first web interface. 3. Pierre Omidyar invented this web site in 1995; Jeff Skoll was the first president of the company. The peculiar name of the site comes from a previous company owned by Omidyar. 4. Sergey Brin and the aptly-named Larry Page founded what web company at Stanford University in 1998? 5. This web site was started by Jerry Yang and David Filo in 1994, also at Stanford; the company was incorporated the following year. 6. Mark Zuckerberg founded this site at Harvard University in 2004, originally intending it for college students only; Andrew McCollum contributed and Eduardo Saverin supplied funding. 7. This web site was founded in 2001. After Larry Sanger parted company with it the following year, Jimmy (or "Jimbo") Wales was accused of changing history to call himself its sole founder. How appropriate. (Be sufficiently specific.) 8. Jeff Bezos founded this Seattle-based company, which started operations in 1995 and made him "Time" magazine's Man of the Year in 1999 -- although the company did not become profitable until 2002. 9. People associated with this web site, """now""" owned by News Corp., say that it was founded in 2003 by Tom Anderson and Chris DeWolfe; others tell a different story. 10. Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim founded this site in 2005; Time magazine proclaimed *it* their "*Invention* of the Year" in 2006. It """is now""" owned by another company mentioned in this round. -- Mark Brader "We demand rigidly defined areas Toronto of doubt and uncertainty!" msb@vex.net -- Vroomfondel (Douglas Adams: HHGTTG) My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Oct 12 04:26AM > * Game 10, Round 7 - Literature - Boxed Sets > 1. "Il Paradiso". Divine Comedy > 2. "The Two Towers". Lord of the Rings > 4. "The Rebel Angels". Paradise Lost > 5. "Titus Groan". Gormenghast > 8. "Oedipus Rex" (or "Oedipus the King"). Theban trilogy > 10. "The Subtle Knife". His Dark Materials > * Game 10, Round 8 - History - Web-Site Founders > 1. This web site began as an online mailing list started by Craig > Newmark in San Francisco in 1995. CraigsList > 3. Pierre Omidyar invented this web site in 1995; Jeff Skoll was > the first president of the company. The peculiar name of the > site comes from a previous company owned by Omidyar. eBay > 4. Sergey Brin and the aptly-named Larry Page founded what web > company at Stanford University in 1998? > 6. Mark Zuckerberg founded this site at Harvard University in 2004, > originally intending it for college students only; Andrew > McCollum contributed and Eduardo Saverin supplied funding. > company with it the following year, Jimmy (or "Jimbo") Wales was > accused of changing history to call himself its sole founder. > How appropriate. (Be sufficiently specific.) Wikipedia > operations in 1995 and made him "Time" magazine's Man of the > Year in 1999 -- although the company did not become profitable > until 2002. Amazon -- _______________________________________________________________________ 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>: Oct 12 05:05AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:NqydnSO6-r0IRB7CnZ2dnUU7- > tetralogies. In each case we name a single volume, and you > identify the boxed set -- that is, the complete work. > 1. "Il Paradiso". "The Divine Comedy" > 2. "The Two Towers". "The Lord of the Rings" > 5. "Titus Groan". "Gormenghast" > 6. "The Jewel in the Crown". "The Raj Quartet" > 8. "Oedipus Rex" (or "Oedipus the King"). "The Theban Plays" > 9. "Agamemnon". "Oresteia" > 10. "The Subtle Knife". "His Dark Materials" > "Inc." or whatever. > 1. This web site began as an online mailing list started by Craig > Newmark in San Francisco in 1995. Craigslist > University. Col Needham took the lead and soon became the > company's president, while Rob Hartill designed the first > web interface. Internet Movie Database > 3. Pierre Omidyar invented this web site in 1995; Jeff Skoll was > the first president of the company. The peculiar name of the > site comes from a previous company owned by Omidyar. eBay > 4. Sergey Brin and the aptly-named Larry Page founded what web > company at Stanford University in 1998? > 5. This web site was started by Jerry Yang and David Filo in 1994, > also at Stanford; the company was incorporated the following > year. Yahoo > 6. Mark Zuckerberg founded this site at Harvard University in 2004, > originally intending it for college students only; Andrew > McCollum contributed and Eduardo Saverin supplied funding. > company with it the following year, Jimmy (or "Jimbo") Wales was > accused of changing history to call himself its sole founder. > How appropriate. (Be sufficiently specific.) Wikipedia > operations in 1995 and made him "Time" magazine's Man of the > Year in 1999 -- although the company did not become profitable > until 2002. Amazon > 9. People associated with this web site, """now""" owned by > News Corp., say that it was founded in 2003 by Tom Anderson > and Chris DeWolfe; others tell a different story. Myspace > 2005; Time magazine proclaimed *it* their "*Invention* of > the Year" in 2006. It """is now""" owned by another company > mentioned in this round. YouTube -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Oct 12 01:26AM -0700 On 10/11/20 9:20 PM, Mark Brader wrote: > tetralogies. In each case we name a single volume, and you > identify the boxed set -- that is, the complete work. > 1. "Il Paradiso". Devine Comedy > 2. "The Two Towers". Lord of the Rings > 3. "Fifth Business". > 4. "The Rebel Angels". Paradise Lost > 5. "Titus Groan". Gormenghast > "Inc." or whatever. > 1. This web site began as an online mailing list started by Craig > Newmark in San Francisco in 1995. Craigslist > University. Col Needham took the lead and soon became the > company's president, while Rob Hartill designed the first > web interface. IMDb > 3. Pierre Omidyar invented this web site in 1995; Jeff Skoll was > the first president of the company. The peculiar name of the > site comes from a previous company owned by Omidyar. eBay > 4. Sergey Brin and the aptly-named Larry Page founded what web > company at Stanford University in 1998? > 6. Mark Zuckerberg founded this site at Harvard University in 2004, > originally intending it for college students only; Andrew > McCollum contributed and Eduardo Saverin supplied funding. > company with it the following year, Jimmy (or "Jimbo") Wales was > accused of changing history to call himself its sole founder. > How appropriate. (Be sufficiently specific.) Wikipedia > operations in 1995 and made him "Time" magazine's Man of the > Year in 1999 -- although the company did not become profitable > until 2002. Amazon > 2005; Time magazine proclaimed *it* their "*Invention* of > the Year" in 2006. It """is now""" owned by another company > mentioned in this round. -- Dan Tilque |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 11 11:18PM -0500 Mark Brader: > see my 2020-06-23 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from > the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)". > I wrote one of these rounds. That was the sports round! > *Note*: where applicable, be sufficiently specific. For example, > "football" by itself will not be considered a correct answer. > 1. Scrum. Rugby (a tight grouping of players, used like a faceoff in hockey). 4 for everyone -- Erland, Pete, Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. > 2. Chukka or chukker. Polo (a period of play). 4 for Pete, Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. > 3. House. Curling (the scoring area). 4 for Pete, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. > 4. Behind. Australian football (a certain scoring play). 4 for Pete. > 5. Googly. Cricket (a certain tricky pitch -- er, that is, throw). 4 for Pete, Dan Blum, and Joshua. > 6. Bielmann. Figure skating (also "Bielmann spin", a spin with one foot raised above the head). "Ice skating" includes two sports; I scored it as almost correct. 4 for Pete. > 7. Quarte ["cart"]. Fencing (a certain defensive position). 4 for Dan Blum. > 8. Leaner. Horseshoes (self-explanatory, we hope). 4 for Pete, Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. > 9. Touchback. American football (when the ball goes out of play in the end zone without anyone scoring). Canadian football is wrong; one or more points are usually scored in this circumstance and there is no special term for the cases where they aren't. 4 for Pete, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. > 10. Albatross. Golf (three under par, also called "double eagle"). 4 for everyone. > * Game 10, Round 6 - Canadiana Science - Wildflowers of Ontario Yes, this was a Canadiana round that it was possible to score some points on. > weed, and that many flowers are inconspicuous and not especially > attractive. Wildflowers may be small plants, vines, or even shrubs. > 1. What is the more fanciful common name for wild carrot? Queen Anne's lace. 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua. See: http://www.bcinvasives.ca/images/invasives/Queen_Annes_Lace001_RRoutledge_SaultCollege_bugwood.org.jpg > monarch butterfly. They contain glycosides that make it toxic, > both as a larva and an adult butterfly, to birds and other > predators. What wildflower? Milkweed (accepting swan plant). 4 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque. See: http://www.gardendesign.com/pictures/images/900x705Max/dream-team-s-portland-garden_6/milkweed-plant-monarch-butterfly-shutterstock-com_12623.jpg > threatening to reduce wetlands and crowd out native species in > these areas? If you see a clump, you should report it to the > Ministry of Natural Resources for removal. Purple loosestrife (accepting loosestrife, spiked loosestrife, purple lythrum, or salicaire). See: http://www.gardeningknowhow.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/purple-loosestrife.jpg > 4. This poisonous plant or weed is actually very pretty, with > purple and yellow flowers and bright red berries. It is related > to the tomato. What is it? (Deadly) nightshade or belladonna. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. See: http://i.pinimg.com/originals/f3/02/db/f302db3b39bc099eb8448ce87a7ecc27.jpg In the original game, one entrant said mandrake, leading to the following protest ruling, which might interest anyone who liked this round: As it turns out, the name "mandrake" may refer to two different plants. The "true" mandrake, the one supposed to have magical properties, is Mandragora officinarum; this more or less fits our description, but the round was about "wildflowers of Ontario" and this is an Old World plant, found in Europe and Africa. The other mandrake is Podophyllum peltatum, also called the mayapple or May apple. This one is found in Ontario but does not fit our descrition, although some parts of it are poisonous. It has greenish-white flowers and yellowish edible fruit, and is not related to the tomato. Protest denied. True mandrake: http://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-a40614ls/images/stencil/1280x1280/products/37517/12760/Mandrake__01228.1462504897.JPG Mayapple: http://nature.mdc.mo.gov/sites/default/files/styles/centered_full/public/media/images/2012/03/mayapple_flower_3-30-12.jpg > used a flavouring for candy and bubblegum, and as an ingredient > in liniments? The genus was named for a Dr. Gaultier, a 19th > century Canadian physician. Wintergreen. 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua. See: http://www.gardeningknowhow.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/wintergreen.jpg > 6. What showy deep pink flower, sometimes called rosebay willowherb, > takes its name from the way it tends to be found after a certain > event that sometimes occurs in nature? Fireweed. 4 for Pete and Dan Tilque. See: http://tce-live2.s3.amazonaws.com/media/media/d4f96f0a-f611-4311-b89c-2d997da2576e.jpg (Looks a lot like purple loosestrife, doesn't it?) > sneeze when they pass by a clump. They are more likely to be > allergic to what less conspicuous weed, belonging to the sunflower > family, that blooms at the same time and often in the same places? Ragweed. 4 for Dan Tilque. See: http://inside.akronchildrens.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/goldenrodvsragweed-600x442.jpg > that tends to repel insects, and therefore is sometimes planted > in gardens. For some other creatures, though, the stuff is > anything but a repellent. Name the plant. Catnip or catmint. 4 for Pete, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque. See: http://www.gtgoodtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/2.jpg > 9. What common weed has an old nickname of pissabed (and in French, > pissenlit), because it contains a diuretic? Dandelion. 4 for Pete, Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. See my back yard or: http://www.gardensall.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Dandelion-flowers.jpg > 10. What common wildflower is used in herbal medications for > depression? It is said to bloom on the eve of its namesake's day, > June 24. St. John's wort. 4 for Pete, Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. See: http://files.nccih.nih.gov/files/St-Johns-Wort-Hypericum-perforatum-h29417-Foster-square.jpg Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 10 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS TOPICS-> Mis Ent Spo Can Joshua Kreitzer 36 28 28 20 112 Dan Blum 28 12 24 28 92 Stephen Perry 40 36 -- -- 76 Pete Gayde 8 12 36 16 72 Dan Tilque 15 0 24 28 67 Erland Sommarskog -- -- 8 0 8 -- Mark Brader, Toronto "For want of a bit the loop was lost..." msb@vex.net -- Steve Summit My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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