| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 11 10:47PM -0600 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2003-01-27, 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 these rounds. * Game 2, Round 2 - Colors in Sports and Leisure 1. In snooker you have the red balls and the white cue ball, and six other "colors" of ball. Four of these are yellow, green, blue, and black; name *either* of the other two. 2. An Olympic archery target is divided into five colored rings, and each ring is divided in half. What color is the innermost ring? 3. In North American skiing, both downhill and cross-country, which color circle is used to indicate the easiest grade of trails? 4. In soccer, which color card is shown to a player who has committed a sending-off offense? 5. Wilfred Laurier University's varsity athletic teams """have""" a colorful adjective in their name. Give the complete name. 6. The Green Monster """is""" the name given to the left-field wall of which ballpark? We want the name of the ballpark, rather than the city or team. 7. You are watching the Indianapolis 500 auto race when you see a white flag being waved. What does this signal mean? 8. An American roulette wheel has 38 numbers. Which two are colored green? 9. In the board game "Clue", which suspect is associated with the yellow token? We want the full name as used in the game. 10. Which colorfully named hockey team won their second and final Stanley Cup in 1935? * Game 2, Round 3 - Geography - China and Vicinity Please refer to the handout at: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/o2/3/map.png 1. Which number designates Lhasa, the capital of Tibet? 2. Which number designates Beijing? 3. Identify by number the former Portuguese colony of Macau. 4. Decipher the rot13 only after you've finished with questions #1-3: ahzore gjragl-fvk vf jung pvgl? 5. Name the gulf at F. 6. Name the body of water at H. 7. What is the name of the river at M? 8. Although the map seems to show the river at P as a short one and mostly in China and India, it actually flows off the edge of the map and most of it """is""" in a third country. What river is it? 9. Identify *any one* of the three bordering countries labeled A, B, and C. All are former Soviet republics. You don't have to say which one you're identifying. 10. Name *either* of the bordering countries labeled D and E. Again, you don't have to say which you're identifying. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "Domine, defende nos msb@vex.net | Contra hos stupidos DOS!" -- after A. D. Godley My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Nov 12 05:11AM > 1. In snooker you have the red balls and the white cue ball, > and six other "colors" of ball. Four of these are yellow, > green, blue, and black; name *either* of the other two. pink > 2. An Olympic archery target is divided into five colored rings, > and each ring is divided in half. What color is the innermost > ring? gold > 3. In North American skiing, both downhill and cross-country, > which color circle is used to indicate the easiest grade > of trails? green > 4. In soccer, which color card is shown to a player who has > committed a sending-off offense? red > 6. The Green Monster """is""" the name given to the left-field > wall of which ballpark? We want the name of the ballpark, > rather than the city or team. Fenway > 7. You are watching the Indianapolis 500 auto race when you see > a white flag being waved. What does this signal mean? a car has entered the last lap > 8. An American roulette wheel has 38 numbers. Which two are > colored green? 0 and 00 > 9. In the board game "Clue", which suspect is associated with the > yellow token? We want the full name as used in the game. Colonel Mustard > 10. Which colorfully named hockey team won their second and final > Stanley Cup in 1935? Blue Jackets; Red Wings > * Game 2, Round 3 - Geography - China and Vicinity > 1. Which number designates Lhasa, the capital of Tibet? 4 > 2. Which number designates Beijing? 27; 24 > 3. Identify by number the former Portuguese colony of Macau. 17; 18 > 4. Decipher the rot13 only after you've finished with questions #1-3: > ahzore gjragl-fvk vf jung pvgl? Shanghai > 6. Name the body of water at H. Yellow Sea > 7. What is the name of the river at M? Yangtze; Yellow > and mostly in China and India, it actually flows off the > edge of the map and most of it """is""" in a third country. > What river is it? Indus; Brahmaputra > 9. Identify *any one* of the three bordering countries labeled A, > B, and C. All are former Soviet republics. You don't have to > say which one you're identifying. Turkmenistan > 10. Name *either* of the bordering countries labeled D and E. > Again, you don't have to say which you're identifying. Pakistan -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 11 10:41PM -0600 Mark Brader: > and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information... > see my 2020-06-23 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from > the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)". Game 1 is over and JOSHUA KREITZER had won. Hearty congratulations! > In this set, I wrote four pairs in the challenge round. Those were pairs B-E. > Aussie tennis stars """is""" a Grand Slam singles champion; one > at Wimbledon in 1987, the other at the US Open in 1997 and 1998. > Give the last name of either of these players named Patrick. Cash, Rafter. (Both still alive.) 4 for Joshua, Erland, and Pete. > 2. Name this part-Aboriginal tennis star who in 1971, at age 19, > won the first of her two women's singles titles at Wimbledon, > becoming the first indigenous Australian champion. Evonne Goolagong Cawley (either "Goolagong" or "Cawley" was sufficient). 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Pete, and Dan Tilque. > atop Olympic Stadium. Name this runner who became the first > Aborigine to earn an individual Olympic gold medal by winning > the 400 m women's race in Sydney. Cathy Freeman. 4 for Joshua. > 4. Melbourne hosted the first Olympic games held in the Southern > Hemisphere. Name the year. 1956. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Pete, and Dan Tilque. 3 for Dan Blum. > 5. Australia won its first Winter Olympic medal, a bronze, at > Lillehammer in 1994. Name the sport. (We don't need the event, > but you meed to be sufficiently specific as to the sport.) (Men's short-track relay) speed skating. 4 for Joshua, Erland, and Pete. 3 for Dan Blum. > went on to win Australia's first Winter Olympics gold medal in > Salt Lake City, after four other skaters crashed in the final > of the one-thousand-meter race. Name him. Steven Bradbury. > beat Dennis Conners' Liberty to capture the America's Cup, > which had been held by the US for its first 132 years? *Note*: > As more time has passed, I'll now allow answers within 1 year. 1983 (accepting 1982-84). 4 for Joshua and Erland. > ball or cricket bail inside a small urn, and is symbolic of > the cricket rivalry between Australia and England. By what > name is the trophy known? The Ashes. 4 for everyone -- Joshua, Erland, Dan Blum, Pete, and Dan Tilque. > an attacker, without being touched by another player. Give the > *name* of the *other* possible scoring play, which is worth a > single point. Behind, as you will remember from RQFTCI07 Game 10, Round 4, posted fairly recently. (There are several ways to score it.) 4 for Pete. > established in 1989. That year, the Toronto Panthers became > the first winners of the CAFA championship cup, named for an > outstanding Canadian athlete. Name the athlete. Lionel "Big Train" Conacher. > military with the Beothuk Indians was shortlisted for the > Giller prize and for the First Novel Award from amazon.ca > and Books in Canada. Name the book or its author. "River Thieves" by Michael Crummey. > meditation on personal ambition, that was narrated > principally by a re-imagined Joey Smallwood. It was > shortlisted for the 1999 Booker Prize. "The Colony of Unrequited Dreams". > taxes structured like our Goods and Services Tax, and some > countries with a similarly structured tax simply use the > phrase as its name. What phrase? Value-Added Tax. 4 for everyone. > B2. What country did Canada copy the name "Goods and Services > Tax" from? New Zealand. > * C. The Periodic Table > C1. The columns of the Periodic Table are called groups. > What are the rows called? Periods. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque. > C2. Chlorine is one of the """five""" elements known as halogens. > Name any of the remaining """four""". Astatine, bromine, fluorine, iodine, and now tennessine. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque. > * D. "Star Trek" Movies > D1. Which "Star Trek" movie was the one about the planet where > the people didn't grow old? "Star Trek: Insurrection" (1998). "Star Trek IX" was acceptable, although there was no number in the actual title. 4 for Dan Blum. > D2. Which "Star Trek" movie was set mainly in 20th-century > San Francisco? "Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home" (1986). Either "IV" or "The Voyage Home" was required. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque. > * E. Formerly Divided Countries > E1. Within 1 year, when were East and West Germany reunified? 1990 (accepting 1989-91). 4 for everyone. > E2. Within 1 year, when did the war between North and South > Vietnam end? They were officially reunified the following > year. 1975 (accepting 1974-76). 4 for everyone. > * F. The Super Bowl > F1. Which team beat the Green Bay Packers in Super Bowl XXXII > to break the streak of 13 wins in a row by NFC champs? Denver Broncos. > F2. The trophy presented to the owner of the winning team, > originally the "World Championship Game Trophy", has been > known since Super Bowl V by which name? Vince Lombardi Trophy. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Pete, and Dan Tilque. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 1 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST TOPICS-> Ent Geo His Lit Mis Sci Spo Cha SIX Joshua Kreitzer 36 32 12 8 35 0 28 28 171 Dan Blum 16 32 11 4 36 20 14 32 150 Dan Tilque 12 36 11 0 23 12 12 28 123 Erland Sommarskog 0 24 -- -- 32 4 20 20 100 Pete Gayde 16 28 15 0 -- -- 24 16 99 Bruce Bowler 20 16 -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 -- Mark Brader, Toronto | There is no step function between "safe" and "unsafe". msb@vex.net | -- Jeff Janes My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 11 10:48PM -0600 Mark Brader: > Game 1 is over and JOSHUA KREITZER had won. And he still has, too, unless there's a recount in the Electoral College or something. -- Mark Brader, Toronto "... people are *always* doing stuff ... msb@vex.net that I wish were typos" --Marcy Thompson |
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