| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 08 10:05PM -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 one of these rounds. * Game 10, Round 4 - Sports - What Sport? If someone says the word "icing", they're probably talking about either cake... or hockey. For each question in this round, we'll simply give you a word that's associated with a specific sport, and you must name the sport. Some of the words we'll give are standard terminology that comes up all the time; some are slang or less common usages. As with the example of "icing", many of them also have meanings outside of sports, but of course those aren't what we're interested in. We also aren't interested in meanings that are *people*'s names or nicknames. One of the questions is a person's name, but we're asking about the sport where something is *named after* that person. *Note*: where applicable, be sufficiently specific. For example, "football" by itself will not be considered a correct answer. 1. Scrum. 2. Chukka or chukker. 3. House. 4. Behind. 5. Googly. 6. Bielmann. 7. Quarte ["cart"]. 8. Leaner. 9. Touchback. 10. Albatross. * Game 10, Round 6 - Canadiana Science - Wildflowers of Ontario All the questions in this round refer to wildflowers that are found in Ontario, and are described in the Audubon Society's "Field Guide to North American Wildflowers". (Do not be confused by plants found in other areas that might also meet the descriptions.) Please remember that one person's wildflower is another person's 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? 2. The leaves of this wildflower provide the sole food source of the monarch butterfly. They contain glycosides that make it toxic, both as a larva and an adult butterfly, to birds and other predators. What wildflower? 3. What showy European introduction with magenta flowers is 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. 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? 5. Also called teaberry, what pretty evergreen plant produces an oil 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. 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? 7. Many people imagine they are allergic to goldenrod, because they 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? 8. This member of the mint family contains a chemical, nepetalactone, 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. 9. What common weed has an old nickname of pissabed (and in French, pissenlit), because it contains a diuretic? 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. -- Mark Brader | "Hitler made an elementary error when he chose not to Toronto | dress his young National Socialists in lime-green catsuits msb@vex.net | laced with twinkling fairy lights." --Anthony Lane My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 08 09:59PM -0500 Mark Brader: > see my 2020-06-23 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from > the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)". > I wrote one of these rounds and one question in the other. I wrote the entertainment round and the Kingdom question. > simply give us their last name. Note: This refers to their names > as commonly used after they became famous. All of these people were > born in the 1800s except for the one who """is""" still alive today. This was the hardest round in the original game. Note the words "last name" above. Strictly speaking, if someone named the correct person but gave both first and last names, I should've treated it as two guesses at the last name for just 2 points -- but, in keeping with the "spirit of generosity" mentioned in the Canadian Inquisition rules and gave the full 4. However, please do try to answer the question that was asked. > 1. Babington, politician and writer. (Thomas B.) Macauley (1800-59). 4 for Joshua, Stephen, and Dan Blum. > 2. Kingdom, engineer. (Isambard K.) Brunel (1806-59). 4 for Joshua, Stephen, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque. > 3. Taliaferro ("TAH-liv-er"), writer and educator. (Booker T.) Washington (1856-1915). 4 for Joshua and Stephen. > 4. Stearns, writer. (Thomas S.) Eliot (1888-1965). 4 for Joshua, Stephen, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque. > 5. Gabriel, painter. (Dante G.) Rossetti (1828-82). 4 for Joshua, Stephen, and Dan Blum. > 6. Spencer, politician and writer. (Sir Winston Leonard S.) Churchill (1874-1965). 4 for Joshua, Stephen, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque. > 7. Moffat, magnate and writer. (Lord Conrad M.) Black (1944-). Still alive. 4 for Stephen. > 8. Gamaliel, politician. (Warren G.) Harding (1865-1923). 4 for Joshua, Stephen, Dan Blum, and Pete. > 9. Kinnan, writer. (Marjorie K.) Rawlings (1896-1953). 4 for Joshua and Stephen. > 10. Jennings, lawyer and politician. (William J.) Bryan (1860-1925). 4 for Joshua, Stephen, Dan Blum, and Pete. 3 for Dan Tilque. (Bryant is very close, but it's a different name.) > 6 decoys with the rest. Answer for the decoys if you like for fun, > but for no points. > 1. Picture A: science-fiction, 1993-99. Nana ["na-NA"] Visitor (as Major Kira Nerys on "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine"). 4 for Joshua, Stephen, and Dan Blum. > 2. Picture B: comedy-drama, 1972-83. William Christopher (as Father Francis Mulcahy on "M*A*S*H"). 4 for Joshua, Stephen, Dan Blum, and Pete. > 3. (Decoy) picture C (science-fiction/fantasy/romance, 1993-97). Lane Smith (as Perry White on "Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman"). Stephen got this. > 4. (Decoy) picture D (drama, 1981-89). Gordon Thomson (as Adam Carrington on "Dynasty"). Stephen got this. > 5. Picture E: drama, 1978-91. Patrick Duffy (with Victoria Principal, as Bobby and Pamela Ewing on "Dallas"). 4 for Joshua and Stephen. > 6. (Decoy) picture F (comedy-romance, 1977-86). Ted Lange (as Isaac Washington on "The Love Boat"). Joshua and Stephen got this. > 7. Picture G: western, 1955-75. Milburn Stone (as Galen "Doc" Adams on "Gunsmoke"). 4 for Joshua. > 8. Picture H: comedy, 1974-84. Marion Ross (with Tom Bosley, as Marion and Howard Cunningham on "Happy Days"). 4 for Joshua and Stephen. > 9. (Decoy) picture I (comedy, 1993-2004). Jane Leeves (as Daphne Moon on "Frasier", with David Hyde Pierce as Niles Crane). Joshua and Stephen got this. > 10. (Decoy) picture J (comedy, 1991-99). Earl Hindman (as Wilson Wilson on "Home Improvement"). Stephen got this. > 11. Picture K: comedy, 1982-93. John Ratzenberger (as Cliff Clavin on "Cheers"). 4 for Joshua, Stephen, Dan Blum, and Pete. > 12. Picture L: comedy, 1969-74. Christopher Knight (as Peter Brady on "The Brady Bunch"). 4 for Stephen and Pete. > 13. (Decoy) picture M (drama, 1981-87). Charles Haid (as Andy Renko on "Hill Street Blues"). Stephen got this. > 14. Picture N: comedy, 1982-89. Justine Bateman (with Michael J. Fox, as Mallory and Alex Keaton on "Family Ties"). 4 for Joshua and Stephen. > 15. Picture O: action-adventure, 1983-87. Dirk Benedict (as Templeton "Face(man)" Peck on "The A-Team"). 4 for Stephen. > 16. Picture P: comedy, 1978-82. Jan Smithers (as Bailey Quarters on "WKRP in Cincinnati"). 4 for Stephen. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 10 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS TOPICS-> Mis Ent Stephen Perry 40 36 76 Joshua Kreitzer 36 28 64 Dan Blum 28 12 40 Pete Gayde 8 12 20 Dan Tilque 15 0 15 -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "We don't use clubs; they weren't invented here. msb@vex.net | We use rocks." -- David Keldsen My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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