| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 08 11:05PM -0600 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2003-01-20, 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*)". In this set, I wrote four pairs in the challenge round. ** Game 1, Round 9 - Sports - Australia To coincide with the Australian Open tennis championships, this round consists of questions about Australian athletes and sports. 1. Together they """are""" called the two Pats. Each of these 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. 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. 3. She opened the Sydney Olympic Games by lighting the cauldron 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. 4. Melbourne hosted the first Olympic games held in the Southern Hemisphere. Name the year. 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.) 6. Please decode the rot13 only after you are finished with #5. N zrzore bs gur grnz gung jba gung oebamr zrqny va Yvyyrunzzre jrag ba gb jva Nhfgenyvn'f svefg Jvagre Bylzcvpf tbyq zrqny va Fnyg Ynxr Pvgl, nsgre sbhe bgure fxngref penfurq va gur svany bs gur bar-gubhfnaq-zrgre enpr. Anzr uvz. 7. In what year did skipper John Bertrand's yacht "Australia II" 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. 8. This trophy contains the burnt remains of either a cricket 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? 9. In Australian (rules) football, a goal, worth 6 points, is scored when the ball is kicked completely over the goal line by an attacker, without being touched by another player. Give the *name* of the *other* possible scoring play, which is worth a single point. 10. The Canadian Australian Football Association, CAFA, was 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. ** Game 1, Round 10 - Challenge Round * A. """Recent""" Newfoundland Writing A1. A 2001 novel that dealt with the tragic 19th-century encounter of white settlers, the government, and the 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. A2. Name Wayne Johnston's 1998 novel, a historical romance and meditation on personal ambition, that was narrated principally by a re-imagined Joey Smallwood. It was shortlisted for the 1999 Booker Prize. * B. We Call It GST B1. This 3-word phrase is the generic term in English for 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? B2. What country did Canada copy the name "Goods and Services Tax" from? * C. The Periodic Table C1. The columns of the Periodic Table are called groups. What are the rows called? C2. Chlorine is one of the """five""" elements known as halogens. Name any of the remaining """four""". * D. "Star Trek" Movies D1. Which "Star Trek" movie was the one about the planet where the people didn't grow old? D2. Which "Star Trek" movie was set mainly in 20th-century San Francisco? * E. Formerly Divided Countries E1. Within 1 year, when were East and West Germany reunified? E2. Within 1 year, when did the war between North and South Vietnam end? They were officially reunified the following year. * 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? 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? -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "I've always wanted to be a mad scientist! msb@vex.net | Or perhaps just mad!" -- Robert L. Biddle My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Nov 09 07:29AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:I9ydndiUSayqUzXCnZ2dnUU7- > 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 > 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 > 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. Freeman > 4. Melbourne hosted the first Olympic games held in the Southern > Hemisphere. Name the year. 1956 > 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.) short track speed skating > 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 > 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 > an attacker, without being touched by another player. Give the > *name* of the *other* possible scoring play, which is worth a > single point. try > 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 > * C. The Periodic Table > C1. The columns of the Periodic Table are called groups. > What are the rows called? periods > C2. Chlorine is one of the """five""" elements known as halogens. > Name any of the remaining """four""". bromine > * D. "Star Trek" Movies > D1. Which "Star Trek" movie was the one about the planet where > the people didn't grow old? "Star Trek: Nemesis" > D2. Which "Star Trek" movie was set mainly in 20th-century > San Francisco? "Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home" > * E. Formerly Divided Countries > E1. Within 1 year, when were East and West Germany reunified? 1990 > E2. Within 1 year, when did the war between North and South > Vietnam end? They were officially reunified the following > year. 1975 > 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 -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Nov 08 12:17PM -0800 On 11/5/20 10:31 PM, Mark Brader wrote: > 1. What is the general name for the popular style of Japanese > cartooning, often seen in movies, where most characters have > large, doe-like eyes? anime > 2. What is the general name for Japanese comic books? magna > 4. What is the Japanese art of flower arrangement known as? > 5. What is the Japanese art of folding paper into complex shapes > known as? origami > 6. What is the Japanese martial art that emphasizes throws and > holds, and whose name means "the gentle way"? judo > 7. What is the Japanese martial art that emphasizes punching and > kicking, and whose name means "the empty hand"? karate > 8. The spring season is celebrated throughout Japan by festivals > dedicated to what flower? apple blossom > 9. What is the name of the native religion of Japan, based on > reverence for ancestors? Shinto > zhfpyr *svoref*, bar bevragrq gb fubeg ohefgf bs rkregvba fhpu nf > fcevagvat, gur bgure gb npgvivgvrf gung erdhver raqhenapr, fhpu > nf ybat-qvfgnapr ehaavat. Jung ner gurfr gjb svore glcrf pnyyrq? fast twitch and slow twitch > 4. Qhevat abezny be nrebovp zhfpyr zrgnobyvfz, tylpbtra, n znwbe > zhfpyr raretl fbhepr, vf oebxra qbja vagb jung fhofgnapr, hfrq > gb znvagnva pryy zrgnobyvfz? glucose > <nafjre 4>? Vg cebivqrf na vzcbegnag zhfpyr raretl fbhepr, > ohg pna nyfb or erfcbafvoyr sbe n oheavat frafngvba naq zhfpyr > sngvthr. lactose > 6. Va juvpu cneg bs gur obql jbhyq lbh svaq gur tnfgebparzvhf > naq fbyrhf zhfpyrf? Or fhssvpvragyl fcrpvsvp. intestines > 7. Jung anzr vf tvira gb gur sbyybjvat sbhe zhfpyrf gnxra nf n > tebhc: erpghf srzbevf, infghf yngrenyvf, infghf zrqvhf, naq > infghf vagrezrqvhf? quadriceps -- Dan Tilque |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 08 11:04PM -0600 Mark Brader: > 1. What is the general name for the popular style of Japanese > cartooning, often seen in movies, where most characters have > large, doe-like eyes? Anime. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. > 2. What is the general name for Japanese comic books? Manga. 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, and Joshua. 3 for Dan Tilque. > 3. Sushi doesn't actually mean "raw fish". What does it mean? Vinegared rice (any reference to rice was sufficient). 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, and Joshua. > 4. What is the Japanese art of flower arrangement known as? Ikebana. 4 for Joshua. > 5. What is the Japanese art of folding paper into complex shapes > known as? Origami. 4 for everyone -- Erland, Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. This led to a memorable moment in the 2004 movie "Ella Enchanted". Trying to bluff an attacker, Ella says, "I think it's only fair to warn you that I'm practiced in the ancient art of origami!" -- but unfortunately the attacker is also familiar with the word. > 6. What is the Japanese martial art that emphasizes throws and > holds, and whose name means "the gentle way"? Judo (ju = gentle, do = way). 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque. > 7. What is the Japanese martial art that emphasizes punching and > kicking, and whose name means "the empty hand"? Karate (kara = empty, te = hand). 4 for everyone. > 8. The spring season is celebrated throughout Japan by festivals > dedicated to what flower? Cherry blossom. 4 for Erland and Dan Blum. 3 for Joshua. > 9. What is the name of the native religion of Japan, based on > reverence for ancestors? Shinto. 4 for everyone. > 10. They're sometimes known as the Japanese Mafia. What is the > Japanese name for this criminal organization? Yakuza. 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, and Joshua. > 1. The subject of this round is myology. Myology is the branch of > medical science that deals with the structure and function of > what body system? Muscles. 4 for Dan Blum. > muscle *fibers*, one oriented to short bursts of exertion such as > sprinting, the other to activities that require endurance, such > as long-distance running. What are these two fiber types called? Fast-twitch, slow-twitch. 4 for Dan Tilque. > 3. There are three types of muscle *tissue*, one of which is > cardiac muscle tissue. What are the other two? Smooth/involuntary, skeletal/striated/striped/voluntary. > 4. During normal or aerobic muscle metabolism, glycogen, a major > muscle energy source, is broken down into what substance, used > to maintain cell metabolism? The answer we wanted was ATP (adenosine triphosphate), but after almost everyone in 2008 said glucose, I looked it up and found that glucose is indeed produced during the breakdown process. So I'm accepting either answer. 4 for Dan Blum (the hard way) and Dan Tilque. > <answer 4>? It provides an important muscle energy source, > but can also be responsible for a burning sensation and muscle > fatigue. Lactic acid (not accepting "lactose", a different substance). 4 for Erland and Dan Blum. > 6. In which part of the body would you find the gastrocnemius > and soleus muscles? Be sufficiently specific. Calf (lower leg). > 7. What name is given to the following four muscles taken as a > group: rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus medius, and > vastus intermedius? Quadriceps. 4 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque. > 8. What name is given to the group of muscles, lying below the > deltoid, that attach to the shoulder blade, and wrap around the > front, back, and top of the shoulder? Rotator cuff. > 9. Name the large, flat triangular muscle on the back of the neck > and upper trunk. It is the most superficial muscle (that is, > closest to the skin) at this location in the body. Trapezius. > 10. The masseter and temporalis muscles enable what bodily function? Opening and closing the jaw, hence chewing, etc. 4 for Dan Blum. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 1 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST TOPICS-> Ent Geo His Lit Mis Sci FOUR Joshua Kreitzer 36 32 12 8 35 0 115 Dan Blum 16 32 11 4 36 20 104 Dan Tilque 12 36 11 0 23 12 83 Erland Sommarskog 0 24 -- -- 32 4 60 Pete Gayde 16 28 15 0 -- -- 59 Bruce Bowler 20 16 -- -- -- -- 36 -- Mark Brader | "The remedy for speech that is false is speech that is true. Toronto | This is the ordinary course in a free society." msb@vex.net | --Anthony Kennedy, US Supreme Court My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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