- RQFTCI07 Game 10 Rounds 9-10: rank these, gray challenge round - 3 Updates
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| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 14 11:29PM -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 both of these rounds. ** Game 10, Round 9 - Geography - Rank These Just in case you're way behind in the game at this point, don't worry, you may still be able to win -- because this is a bonus round. This is a geography round, and the way it works is that in each question we will name six places. We'll list them in alphabetical order, and we'll ask you for the largest, or the tallest, or some such extreme. Of course that means the extreme *among the six places on the list*. In fact, we don't just want the most extreme, we want the *three* most extreme, if you can do it. For each question you should give 3 answer-parts in order -- naming what you think are the #1, #2, and #3 ranked entries from the we give list. *But only the #1 part of the answer counts for the regular score* -- the others are attempts at a 2-point bonus. (You could choose to omit #2 and #3, but there's no advantage to that, and it is a multiple-choice round.) In addition, you have the usual opportunity to give a second guess. To avoid any confusion, on your second guess you should also give or not the #1 part of your answer is the same in the two guesses, as follows (view the table in a monospaced font for proper alignment): +------------------------------+--------------+-----------------+ | | all 3 parts | #1 part correct | | | correct | but not both | | | and in order | #2 & #3 | +------------------------------+--------------+-----------------+ | Only one 3-part answer | | | | given | 6 | 4 | +------------------------------+--------------+-----------------+ | Either of two guesses with | | | | #1 part the same in both | 5 | 4 | +------------------------------+--------------+-----------------+ | 1st of two guesses with | | | | #1 part different | 5 | 3 | +------------------------------+--------------+-----------------+ | 2nd of two guesses with | | | | #1 part different | 4 | 2 | +------------------------------+--------------+-----------------+ Got all that? Okay, here we go. *Note*: For some questions the order of the list may have changed. If you want to give the answer as of 2020, then *you must say* you are doing that. If you make a second guess then it must be for the same time period. 1. Largest population, based on metropolitan areas """in the 2000 census""". Atlanta; Chicago; Los Angeles; Miami (including Ft. Lauderdale); Phoenix; San Francisco (including San Jose and Oakland). To repeat, name the three largest of these six places in order (largest first), or two guesses at the three largest. *Note*: For questions #1-2, if you are giving the answer for 2020, then the 2010 census is the relevant one. 2. Largest population, based on city proper and *not* metropolitan areas, """in the 2000 census""". These are cities in New York State: Albany, Buffalo, Ithaca, Niagara Falls, Rochester, Utica. 3. Largest area. Algeria, Australia, China, India, Mexico, Sudan. 4. Smallest area. (So give the *smallest one first*.) Andorra, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, San Marino, Vatican City. 5. Tallest building. These are buildings in Toronto. We figure building complexes are better known than the individual building names, so if we refer here to a complex, we mean the tallest building in it. Commerce Court, First Canadian Place, Manulife Centre, Royal Bank Plaza, Scotia Plaza, Toronto-Dominion Centre. 6. Please decode the rot13 for this question only after you have finished with the previous one. Gnyyrfg ohvyqvat. Fbzr bs gurfr unir n znva fgehpgher gung vapyhqrf n qrpbengvir rkgrafvba nobir gur uvturfg sybbe; nf hfhny, gurfr qb pbhag, ohg nagraanf qb abg. Puelfyre Ohvyqvat, Rzcver Fgngr Ohvyqvat, Svefg Pnanqvna Cynpr, Crgebanf Gbjref (va Xhnyn Yhzche), Frnef Gbjre, Gnvcrv 101. 7. Largest area. Note: This question is asking about the six islands, *not* any political units of the same names that may include additional land such as secondary islands. Baffin I., Honshu, New Guinea, Newfoundland, Sicily, Tasmania. 8. Largest area. L. Athabasca, L. Erie, Great Bear L., Great Slave L., L. Huron, L. Winnipeg. 9. Most northerly. Copenhagen, Denmark; Edmonton, Alberta; Halifax, Nova Scotia; Lisbon, Portugal; London, England; London, Ontario. Note: Do not give just "London" as an answer! 10. Most easterly. Boston, Buffalo, Montreal, Philadelphia, Toronto, Washington. ** Game 10, Round 10 - Challenge Round - Grays and Greys At the original game, contestants were told: "Two categories in this week's challenge round have similar titles. You are expected to know the difference between them based on your own trivial knowledge of spelling: do not discuss them aloud." In this format it doesn't matter, since you're answering all the questions instead of picking a category. * A. Gray Coach A1. For much of the 20th century, a major operator of inter-city and suburban buses serving Toronto was Gray Coach Lines. It was founded in 1927 as a subsidiary of what organization? A2. In 1990 when <answer A1> decided to get out of the inter-city bus business, Gray Coach was sold to a Scottish public transportation company, but retained its name. Two years later, it was sold again to the Canadian branch of an American-owned company, and now lost its distinct identity. Name either buyer. * B. "Gray's Anatomy" In the original game, entrants were told: "The handouts for this pair are illustrations from the copyright-expired 1918 edition of 'Gray's Anatomy' that you can find under www.bartleby.com. On each question you may answer by giving the specific medical term, or by giving a description (we'll accept anything close), *or* ... by pointing to yourself!" In this newsgroup format, that last option will not be available, but the others still apply. B1. Where in the body would you find this? http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10/gray1.jpg B2. Your question is: what body part is this? http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10/gray2.jpg * C. "Grey's Anatomy" C1. Who """plays""" the title character on "Grey's Anatomy"? C2. What's the name of the character who """is""" played by Sandra Oh? * D. Grey Cup D1. Name any *Toronto* team that """has won""" the Grey Cup, *other* than the Argonauts. D2. The """last time""" that a team won the Grey Cup before their *own home crowd*, the losing team was Baltimore. Who won? * E. Black, White, and Gray E1. On 1941-12-30, Winston Churchill was in Ottawa to address the Canadian House of Commons, but he wasn't told a portrait photographer had been brought in to take his picture. His annoyance increased when the photographer plucked the cigar from his mouth -- and the resulting expression made the photo a classic. Name the Armenian-born photographer. E2. The most famous photo by this Hungarian-born war photographer was taken during the Spanish Civil War and showed a soldier being shot. The photo is so perfectly composed that some believe it must have been faked. The same man also photo- graphed the D-Day landings. He was killed by a mine in Vietnam. Name him. * F. The Blue and the Gray F1. The US Civil War began on 1861-04-12, at Fort Sumter -- in what *city*? F2. The war effectively ended when the Confederacy's Army of Northern Virginia surrendered to US forces on 1865-04-09. Either name the general who surrendered and the one that he surrendered to, or else name the place and one of the two men. That is, give *two out of three* answers: person, person, place. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "(...and partly because it's more fun to msb@vex.net | let you think I'm insane.)" --Steve Summit My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Oct 15 07:42AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:oPudnSoyGLyRTRrCnZ2dnUU7- > in order (largest first), or two guesses at the three largest. > *Note*: For questions #1-2, if you are giving the answer for > 2020, then the 2010 census is the relevant one. Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco > 2. Largest population, based on city proper and *not* metropolitan > areas, """in the 2000 census""". These are cities in New York > State: Albany, Buffalo, Ithaca, Niagara Falls, Rochester, Utica. Buffalo, Rochester, Albany > 3. Largest area. Algeria, Australia, China, India, Mexico, Sudan. China, Australia, India > 4. Smallest area. (So give the *smallest one first*.) Andorra, > Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, San Marino, Vatican City. Vatican City, Monaco, San Marino > gur uvturfg sybbe; nf hfhny, gurfr qb pbhag, ohg nagraanf qb abg. > Puelfyre Ohvyqvat, Rzcver Fgngr Ohvyqvat, Svefg Pnanqvna Cynpr, > Crgebanf Gbjref (va Xhnyn Yhzche), Frnef Gbjre, Gnvcrv 101. guess #1: Taipei 101, Petronas Towers, Sears Tower guess #2: Petronas Towers, Taipei 101, Sears Tower > islands, *not* any political units of the same names that may > include additional land such as secondary islands. Baffin I., > Honshu, New Guinea, Newfoundland, Sicily, Tasmania. New Guinea, Baffin I., Honshu > 8. Largest area. L. Athabasca, L. Erie, Great Bear L., > Great Slave L., L. Huron, L. Winnipeg. guess #1: L. Huron, L. Erie, Great Slave L. guess #2: Great Slave L. Great Bear L., L. Huron > 9. Most northerly. Copenhagen, Denmark; Edmonton, Alberta; Halifax, > Nova Scotia; Lisbon, Portugal; London, England; London, Ontario. > Note: Do not give just "London" as an answer! Copenhagen, Denmark; London, England; Edmonton, Alberta > 10. Most easterly. Boston, Buffalo, Montreal, Philadelphia, Toronto, > Washington. Boston, Montreal, Philadelphia > A1. For much of the 20th century, a major operator of inter-city > and suburban buses serving Toronto was Gray Coach Lines. > It was founded in 1927 as a subsidiary of what organization? Greyhound > Two years later, it was sold again to the Canadian branch > of an American-owned company, and now lost its distinct > identity. Name either buyer. Greyhound > His annoyance increased when the photographer plucked the > cigar from his mouth -- and the resulting expression made > the photo a classic. Name the Armenian-born photographer. Karsh > believe it must have been faked. The same man also photo- > graphed the D-Day landings. He was killed by a mine in > Vietnam. Name him. Capa > * F. The Blue and the Gray > F1. The US Civil War began on 1861-04-12, at Fort Sumter -- > in what *city*? Charleston, S.C. > he surrendered to, or else name the place and one of the > two men. That is, give *two out of three* answers: person, > person, place. Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com https://is.gd/b76Ci1 |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Oct 15 12:44AM -0700 Note: In case my post appears twice, this post has exactly the same answers as the original one. msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:oPudnSoyGLyRTRrCnZ2dnUU7- > in order (largest first), or two guesses at the three largest. > *Note*: For questions #1-2, if you are giving the answer for > 2020, then the 2010 census is the relevant one. Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco > 2. Largest population, based on city proper and *not* metropolitan > areas, """in the 2000 census""". These are cities in New York > State: Albany, Buffalo, Ithaca, Niagara Falls, Rochester, Utica. Buffalo, Rochester, Albany > 3. Largest area. Algeria, Australia, China, India, Mexico, Sudan. China, Australia, India > 4. Smallest area. (So give the *smallest one first*.) Andorra, > Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, San Marino, Vatican City. Vatican City, Monaco, San Marino > gur uvturfg sybbe; nf hfhny, gurfr qb pbhag, ohg nagraanf qb abg. > Puelfyre Ohvyqvat, Rzcver Fgngr Ohvyqvat, Svefg Pnanqvna Cynpr, > Crgebanf Gbjref (va Xhnyn Yhzche), Frnef Gbjre, Gnvcrv 101. guess #1: Taipei 101, Petronas Towers, Sears Tower guess #2: Petronas Towers, Taipei 101, Sears Tower > islands, *not* any political units of the same names that may > include additional land such as secondary islands. Baffin I., > Honshu, New Guinea, Newfoundland, Sicily, Tasmania. New Guinea, Baffin I., Honshu > 8. Largest area. L. Athabasca, L. Erie, Great Bear L., > Great Slave L., L. Huron, L. Winnipeg. guess #1: L. Huron, L. Erie, Great Slave L. guess #2: Great Slave L. Great Bear L., L. Huron > 9. Most northerly. Copenhagen, Denmark; Edmonton, Alberta; Halifax, > Nova Scotia; Lisbon, Portugal; London, England; London, Ontario. > Note: Do not give just "London" as an answer! Copenhagen, Denmark; London, England; Edmonton, Alberta > 10. Most easterly. Boston, Buffalo, Montreal, Philadelphia, Toronto, > Washington. Boston, Montreal, Philadelphia > A1. For much of the 20th century, a major operator of inter-city > and suburban buses serving Toronto was Gray Coach Lines. > It was founded in 1927 as a subsidiary of what organization? Greyhound > Two years later, it was sold again to the Canadian branch > of an American-owned company, and now lost its distinct > identity. Name either buyer. Greyhound > His annoyance increased when the photographer plucked the > cigar from his mouth -- and the resulting expression made > the photo a classic. Name the Armenian-born photographer. Karsh > believe it must have been faked. The same man also photo- > graphed the D-Day landings. He was killed by a mine in > Vietnam. Name him. Capa > * F. The Blue and the Gray > F1. The US Civil War began on 1861-04-12, at Fort Sumter -- > in what *city*? Charleston, S.C. > he surrendered to, or else name the place and one of the > two men. That is, give *two out of three* answers: person, > person, place. Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 14 11:24PM -0500 Mark Brader: > 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. That was the history round and the last literature question. > 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" or "La Divina Commedia" (by Dante Alighieri). 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. > 2. "The Two Towers". "The Lord of the Rings" (by J.R.R. Tolkien). 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > 3. "Fifth Business". The Deptford trilogy (by Robertson Davies). > 4. "The Rebel Angels". The Cornish trilogy (again, by Robertson Davies). > 5. "Titus Groan". "Gormenghast" (by Mervyn Peake). 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. > 6. "The Jewel in the Crown". The Raj Quartet (by Paul Scott). 4 for Joshua. > 7. "Palace Walk". The Cairo trilogy (by Naguib Mahfouz). > 8. "Oedipus Rex" (or "Oedipus the King"). The Theban trilogy (by Sophocles). 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua. > 9. "Agamemnon". The "Oresteia" (by Aeschylus). 4 for Joshua. > 10. "The Subtle Knife". "His Dark Materials" (by Philip Pullman). 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua. In the original game question 10 asked about William Kennedy's "Ironweed", but the Albany Cycle is now up to 9 books if Wikipedia is correct. I decided the simplest thing was to swap in a new question. > 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. "!" was't needed either. > 1. This web site began as an online mailing list started by Craig > Newmark in San Francisco in 1995. Craigslist. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. > University. Col Needham took the lead and soon became the > company's president, while Rob Hartill designed the first > web interface. IMDB (Internet Movie Database). 4 for Joshua and Dan Tilque. > 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 (from Echo Bay). 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. > 4. Sergey Brin and the aptly-named Larry Page founded what web > company at Stanford University in 1998? Google. 4 for everyone -- Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Erland, and Pete. > 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!. 4 for Joshua and Pete. > 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. (The) Facebook. 4 for everyone. > 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 (accepting Wikimedia, but not "Wiki"). 4 for everyone. > 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. 4 for everyone. > 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 (now owned by Meredith Corp.). 4 for Joshua. > 2005; Time magazine proclaimed *it* their "*Invention* of > the Year" in 2006. It """is now""" owned by another company > mentioned in this round. YouTube (owned by Google; still true). 4 for Joshua and Erland. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 10 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST TOPICS-> Mis Ent Spo Can Lit His FOUR Joshua Kreitzer 36 28 28 20 28 40 132 Dan Blum 28 12 24 28 20 24 104 Dan Tilque 15 0 24 28 12 28 95 Pete Gayde 8 12 36 16 4 20 84 Stephen Perry 40 36 -- -- -- -- 76 Erland Sommarskog -- -- 8 0 0 20 28 -- Mark Brader | The chief use to which we put our love of the truth is Toronto | in persuading ourselves that what we love is true. msb@vex.net | -- Pierre Nicole, c.1675 My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| swp <stephen.w.perry@gmail.com>: Oct 14 07:21PM -0700 On Monday, October 12, 2020 at 6:12:53 PM UTC-4, Calvin wrote: > 1 Ethiopian Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has been director-general of which organisation since 2017? world health org > 2 Which term is missing from this ordered list: velocity, acceleration, … , snap [aka jounce], crackle, pop? jerk > 3 What was the given name of the founder of the Ferrari Grand Prix motor racing team, and subsequently of the Ferrari automobile marque? enzo > 4 The name of the London thoroughfare Pall Mall is named for a ball game played there during the 17th century, which was the precursor to which genteel contemporary sport? croquet > 5 What links the Eurovision song contest entries of Belgium (2003 & 2008), Netherlands (2006) and Israel (2020), and no others? I never watched any of them > 6 Which Roman god is included in the logo for the Goodyear tyre company? mercury > 7 What nine-letter word is the antonym of transgender? cisgender > 8 Name either of the two authors who have each won the Miles Franklin Literary Award four times, the most by any author since the inception of the Award in 1957. tim winton > 9 According to the Australian standard, household fridges should be set to what temperature (in degrees Celsius)? We'll accept one degree either way. three > 10 Who won his first major tennis title at the age of 19 by winning the 1990 US Open? pete sampras > cheers, > calvin swp |
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