- RQFTCI03 Game 4 Rounds 4,6: herbs and sport*s* men - 3 Updates
- RQFTCI03 Game 4 Rounds 2-3: names and names - 2 Updates
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Dec 10 05:06PM -0600 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2003-02-10, 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 4, Round 4 - Science - Herbs This round refers to the handout at: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/o4/4/herbs.pdf I have sorted the round in order of the handout. There were 6 decoys, which are now interspersed with the others; answer the decoys if you like for fun, but for no points. *This is a bonus round.* Each question asks you to identify a herb. In some cases this means any of a number of related plants normally grouped under the same generic name, which is what we expect you to give. For each question, you are given the picture number and some additional information in rot13. This information will mostly be about current and/or traditional uses for the herb in question. On each question you have the choice of whether or not to decipher the rot13 text before giving your first answer, and *IF YOU DID NOT*, you must tell me this by including a $ sign with your answer. If you give two answers, feel free to decipher the rot13 before choosing the second one. If you identify the herb correctly on your first or only try *and* do it without deciphering the rot13 text for that question, then you get a 2-point bonus for a total of 6 (only one answer given) or 5 (first of two). If you decipher the rot13, a correct answer is worth the usual score of 4 (only one answer given, or two answers both correct), 3 (first of two), or 2 (second of two). The bonus is not available on your second answer. To repeat, please put a $ sign before or after your first or only answer if you *DID NOT* decipher the rot13 before settling on it -- that is, put a $ sign if you *ARE TRYING* for the bonus. So your answers should look like one of these four forms: - Dog$ (for 6 or 0) - Dog$, cat (for 5, 2, or 0) - Dog (for 4 or 0) - Dog, cat (for 3, 2, or 0, or 4 if both are correct) To repeat, on any question, if you are trying for the bonus, DO NOT decode the rot13 and DO put a $ with your first or only answer. 1. (*NOTE*: This plant's flowers are normally blue, though some varieties are white or pink, as in this example). N irtrgnoyr naq fnynq vaterqvrag jvgu n ovggre synibe, eryngrq gb gur Orytvna raqvir; yrnirf lvryq n oyhr qlr; ebbgf naq frrqf bsgra ebnfgrq nf n pbssrr fhofgvghgr naq nqqvgvir; grn hfrq gb gerng tbhg, eurhzngvfz, narzvn, naq yvire pbzcynvagf. 2. (decoy) 3. (decoy) 4. Yrnirf ner cnva-erqhpvat, naq jura qevrq pna or znqr vagb n grn. Bvy qvfgvyyrq sebz gur yrnirf ehoorq va rkgreanyyl gb gerng zhfphyne npurf naq cnvaf, naq nyfb hfrq gb synibe qragny cercnengvbaf. 5. Na nebzngvp rireterr gerr be fueho bs gur plcerff snzvyl. Evcr oreevrf ner nqqrq nf n synibevat gb qevaxf naq zrng qvfurf, rfcrpvnyyl tnzr. Jbbq bs fgrz naq ebbgf vf ohearq gb fzbxr cerfreirq zrngf. Bvy sebz haevcr oreevrf hfrq va znffntvat eurhzngvp be tbhgl cnegf bs gur obql. 6. (decoy) 7. Bar bs gur byqrfg erpbeqrq fcvprf. Yrnirf naq fubbgf ner nqqrq gb fnynqf, fbhcf, naq fgrjf, rfcrpvnyyl va Vaqvn, Fbhgu Nzrevpn, naq Puvan. Frrqf ner n fgvzhynag naq qvtrfgvir, bsgra tebhaq naq vapyhqrq va pheevrf naq ertvbany zrng qvfurf. 8. (decoy) 9. Na napvrag qlr naq urnyvat cynag, srezragrq yrnirf cebqhpvat n oyhr qlr riraghnyyl fhcrefrqrq ol vaqvtb. Yrnirf jrer nyfb genqvgvbanyyl hfrq gb fgbc oyrrqvat naq urny gur jbhaqf bs onggyr. Vs lbh fnj gur zbivr "Oenirurneg", lbh jvyy unir frra vg hfrq (creuncf nanpuebavfgvpnyyl) ba gur snprf bs gur Fpbggvfu jneevbef. 10. Phygvingrq sbe vgf fjrrg nebzngvp ebbgf fvapr gur Zvqqyr Ntrf; hfrq ol Neno culfvpvnaf nf n ynkngvir; cbchyne fjrrgrare sbe pbasrpgvbanel, orref, naq gbonppb. 11. N phyvanel ureo jvgu n cbjreshy synibe, nqqrq gb fghssvatf naq fnibel qvfurf. Yrnirf znxr n gbavp naq fgvzhyngvat grn, hfrq gb gerng qvtrfgvir pbzcynvagf naq erfcvengbel qvfbeqref. Rffragvny bvy nqqrq gb qvfvasrpgnagf, gbbgucnfgr, creshzrf, gbvyrgevrf, naq yvdhrhef. 12. (decoy) 13. Na rireterra, fuehool, creraavny; napvrag fgerjvat ureo naq Ebznal punez; uhat hc gb jneq bss rivy; cbchyne phyvanel synibevat nqqrq gb zrng qvfurf, onxrq sbbqf, naq Zrqvgreenarna erpvcrf. 14. Yrns ohqf naq pubccrq fgrzf ner nqqrq gb Bevragny qvfurf, naq znqr vagb n grn sbe yvire pbzcynvagf. 15. Yrnirf ner n qvhergvp naq ner hfrq va fnynqf; sybjref hfrq va jvarf, fpuanccf, cnapnxrf naq va Neno onxvat. Ebbgf ebnfgrq nf n pbssrr fhofgvghgr. Nyfb pbagnvaf n juvgr yngrk gung pna or pbairegrq vagb n pbzohfgvoyr shry. 16. (decoy) * Game 4, Round 6 - Sports - Multi-Sport Athletes Where a team is asked for, we need the team's name, not the city. For example, "Argonauts", not "Toronto". 1. Bo Jackson was a starter for both the NFL's Los Angeles Raiders and a Major League Baseball team in 1988 and 1989. Name the baseball team. 2. Lionel Conacher won football's Grey Cup with the Toronto Argonauts. Name either of the Stanley-Cup-winning hockey teams he also played on. 3. Which athlete won gold medals in both decathlon and pentathlon at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics? 4. Clara Hughes captured a bronze medal in speed skating in Salt Lake City. She also won two bronze medals at the Summer Olympics in Atlanta in which sport? 5. This athlete wore #21 for both football's Atlanta Falcons and baseball's New York Yankees, as well as other teams. 6. Michael Jordan wore which number for both the Birmingham Barons baseball team, and for the Chicago Bulls at the start of his first basketball comeback? 7. Ian Leggatt -- originally from Galt, now part of Cambridge, Ontario -- was a champion speed skater in his youth, but is better known as a professional athlete in which sport? 8. Who did the Associated Press vote Female Athlete of the Year """6 times: once for track and 5 more times for golf"""? 9. Stephanie Cook of Great Britain won the first women's gold medal in this multidisciplinary event at the 2000 Summer Olympics. 10. Myriam Bedard was the first North American to win an Olympic gold medal in biathlon. Biathlon combines which two sports? -- Mark Brader "I am Sam. Sam I am. Toronto I do not like trolls, flames, or spam." msb@vex.net --Forrest Cameranesi (after Dr. Seuss) My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Dec 11 05:34AM > gb gur Orytvna raqvir; yrnirf lvryq n oyhr qlr; ebbgf naq frrqf > bsgra ebnfgrq nf n pbssrr fhofgvghgr naq nqqvgvir; grn hfrq gb > gerng tbhg, eurhzngvfz, narzvn, naq yvire pbzcynvagf. chicory > n grn. Bvy qvfgvyyrq sebz gur yrnirf ehoorq va rkgreanyyl gb > gerng zhfphyne npurf naq cnvaf, naq nyfb hfrq gb synibe qragny > cercnengvbaf. wintergreen > rfcrpvnyyl tnzr. Jbbq bs fgrz naq ebbgf vf ohearq gb fzbxr > cerfreirq zrngf. Bvy sebz haevcr oreevrf hfrq va znffntvat > eurhzngvp be tbhgl cnegf bs gur obql. juniper > bs onggyr. Vs lbh fnj gur zbivr "Oenirurneg", lbh jvyy unir > frra vg hfrq (creuncf nanpuebavfgvpnyyl) ba gur snprf bs gur > Fpbggvfu jneevbef. $bay; woad > hfrq gb gerng qvtrfgvir pbzcynvagf naq erfcvengbel qvfbeqref. > Rffragvny bvy nqqrq gb qvfvasrpgnagf, gbbgucnfgr, creshzrf, > gbvyrgevrf, naq yvdhrhef. $rosemary; thyme > Ebznal punez; uhat hc gb jneq bss rivy; cbchyne phyvanel > synibevat nqqrq gb zrng qvfurf, onxrq sbbqf, naq Zrqvgreenarna > erpvcrf. rosemary > 14. Yrns ohqf naq pubccrq fgrzf ner nqqrq gb Bevragny qvfurf, > naq znqr vagb n grn sbe yvire pbzcynvagf. lemongrass > va jvarf, fpuanccf, cnapnxrf naq va Neno onxvat. Ebbgf ebnfgrq > nf n pbssrr fhofgvghgr. Nyfb pbagnvaf n juvgr yngrk gung pna > or pbairegrq vagb n pbzohfgvoyr shry. $dandelion > 1. Bo Jackson was a starter for both the NFL's Los Angeles Raiders > and a Major League Baseball team in 1988 and 1989. Name the > baseball team. White Sox > 2. Lionel Conacher won football's Grey Cup with the Toronto > Argonauts. Name either of the Stanley-Cup-winning hockey teams > he also played on. Oilers; Rangers > 3. Which athlete won gold medals in both decathlon and pentathlon > at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics? Jim Thorpe > 8. Who did the Associated Press vote Female Athlete of the Year > """6 times: once for track and 5 more times for golf"""? Zaharias > 10. Myriam Bedard was the first North American to win an Olympic > gold medal in biathlon. Biathlon combines which two sports? skiing and riflery -- _______________________________________________________________________ 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>: Dec 11 05:42AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:-JOdnayqX5aeN0_CnZ2dnUU7- > gb gur Orytvna raqvir; yrnirf lvryq n oyhr qlr; ebbgf naq frrqf > bsgra ebnfgrq nf n pbssrr fhofgvghgr naq nqqvgvir; grn hfrq gb > gerng tbhg, eurhzngvfz, narzvn, naq yvire pbzcynvagf. chicory > n grn. Bvy qvfgvyyrq sebz gur yrnirf ehoorq va rkgreanyyl gb > gerng zhfphyne npurf naq cnvaf, naq nyfb hfrq gb synibe qragny > cercnengvbaf. wintergreen > bs onggyr. Vs lbh fnj gur zbivr "Oenirurneg", lbh jvyy unir > frra vg hfrq (creuncf nanpuebavfgvpnyyl) ba gur snprf bs gur > Fpbggvfu jneevbef. wode > 10. Phygvingrq sbe vgf fjrrg nebzngvp ebbgf fvapr gur Zvqqyr > Ntrf; hfrq ol Neno culfvpvnaf nf n ynkngvir; cbchyne fjrrgrare > sbe pbasrpgvbanel, orref, naq gbonppb. menthol > hfrq gb gerng qvtrfgvir pbzcynvagf naq erfcvengbel qvfbeqref. > Rffragvny bvy nqqrq gb qvfvasrpgnagf, gbbgucnfgr, creshzrf, > gbvyrgevrf, naq yvdhrhef. mint > 1. Bo Jackson was a starter for both the NFL's Los Angeles Raiders > and a Major League Baseball team in 1988 and 1989. Name the > baseball team. Royals > 2. Lionel Conacher won football's Grey Cup with the Toronto > Argonauts. Name either of the Stanley-Cup-winning hockey teams > he also played on. Canadiens; Maple Leafs > 3. Which athlete won gold medals in both decathlon and pentathlon > at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics? Thorpe > 5. This athlete wore #21 for both football's Atlanta Falcons and > baseball's New York Yankees, as well as other teams. Sanders > 6. Michael Jordan wore which number for both the Birmingham Barons > baseball team, and for the Chicago Bulls at the start of his > first basketball comeback? #23 > 8. Who did the Associated Press vote Female Athlete of the Year > """6 times: once for track and 5 more times for golf"""? Babe Didrikson > 9. Stephanie Cook of Great Britain won the first women's gold > medal in this multidisciplinary event at the 2000 Summer > Olympics. modern pentathlon > 10. Myriam Bedard was the first North American to win an Olympic > gold medal in biathlon. Biathlon combines which two sports? cross-country skiing and shooting -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Dec 10 03:10AM -0800 On 12/7/20 12:11 PM, Mark Brader wrote: > 1. The Churchill River was named around the year 1710 for General > John Churchill, who was active at the time fighting against > Louis XIV. How is this victorious general better known? Duke of Marlborough > 5. What imposing geographical feature was named after the first > director of the Geological Survey of Canada? > 6. Gimli, Manitoba, was named after a place in which country? Iceland > 7. In which province can you find a place named Pinchgut Tickle? Newfoundland & Labrador > 8. Which BC coastal community, located near the mouth of the > Skeena River, is named for the first governor of the Hudson's > Bay Company? Prince Rupert > 9. Edmonton is in Alberta, but one of its suburbs is named Fort > Saskatchewan. Why? it's on the North Saskatchewan River > 10. Keewatin, Norman, and Rat Portage were joined in 1905 to make > what Ontario town? Kenora (name formed by taking the first two letters of each town name) > 1. A chemist initially developed this line of products in > Massachusetts in 1942. He also created the sociable marketing > scheme still associated with it. Tupperware > 2. This philosopher, who died in 1662, gave his name to a computer > language. Pascal > familiar brand name. > 4. This singer took her name from a modified version of the name > of the city where she was born, and in turn gave it to a dessert. Dame Melba > "gift of god". > 7. This line of automobiles """is""" named after a designer born > in Switzerland on Christmas Day, 1878. Chevrolet > 8. This garment takes its name from a French trapeze artist who > wore it but probably did not invent it. Leotard -- Dan Tilque |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Dec 10 05:03PM -0600 Mark Brader: > 1. The Churchill River was named around the year 1710 for General > John Churchill, who was active at the time fighting against > Louis XIV. How is this victorious general better known? The Duke of Marlborough. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. > 2. An artificial lake, or reservoir, near Saskatoon was named > after a Canadian prime minister. Name this reservoir. L. Diefenbaker. 3 for Pete. > 3. What is the name of Winnipeg's major French district? It used > to be an independent town. St. Boniface. > 4. What is the English-language nickname of Montreal's black > district, where Oscar Peterson and Oliver Jones grew up? Little Burgundy. > 5. What imposing geographical feature was named after the first > director of the Geological Survey of Canada? Mt. Logan (for Sir William Logan). > 6. Gimli, Manitoba, was named after a place in which country? Iceland. 4 for Dan Tilque. > 7. In which province can you find a place named Pinchgut Tickle? Newfoundland (& Labrador). A tickle is a small channel. 4 for Dan Tilque. When this was posted in 2008, Dan Tilque commented: "if there's a weird geographic name in Canada, chances are excellent that it's in Newfoundland". Just so. > 8. Which BC coastal community, located near the mouth of the > Skeena River, is named for the first governor of the Hudson's > Bay Company? Prince Rupert. 4 for Dan Tilque. > 9. Edmonton is in Alberta, but one of its suburbs is named Fort > Saskatchewan. Why? It's on the North Saskatchewan River ("North" was not required). 4 for Dan Tilque. It is true that the fort was created (in 1875) before Alberta was named (in 1882, then as a district of the NWT), but it was also before Saskatchewan was named (which was at the same time -- after the Saskatchewan River), and anyway it is not an explanation for the name. So this was not an acceptable ansewr. > 10. Keewatin, Norman, and Rat Portage were joined in 1905 to make > what Ontario town? Kenora (from the first two letters of each). 4 for Dan Tilque. 3 for Pete. > 1. A chemist initially developed this line of products in > Massachusetts in 1942. He also created the sociable marketing > scheme still associated with it. Tupperware. 4 for Joshua and Dan Tilque. > 2. This philosopher, who died in 1662, gave his name to a computer > language. Blaise Pascal. 4 for everyone -- Dan Blum, Joshua, Pete, and Dan Tilque. > 3. The inventor of this modern bathing device originally hoped to > relieve the pain of his son's rheumatoid arthritis. Give the > familiar brand name. Jacuzzi. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Pete. > 4. This singer took her name from a modified version of the name > of the city where she was born, and in turn gave it to a dessert. Dame Nellie Melba (Melbourne; peach Melba). 4 for everyone. Melba toast is named after her too. > 5. Jean Chrétien """suffers""" from the type of palsy named after > this Scottish surgeon. Sir Charles Bell. (Chrétien is still alive and presumably still has the palsy.) 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Pete. > 6. Although this line of luxury comestibles may not be named after > the famous lady whose name they bear, fans will agree it means > "gift of god". Godiva. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Pete. > 7. This line of automobiles """is""" named after a designer born > in Switzerland on Christmas Day, 1878. Chevrolet. (Still bring produced.) 4 for Joshua and Dan Tilque. > 8. This garment takes its name from a French trapeze artist who > wore it but probably did not invent it. Leotard. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. > 9. This lady gave her name to a garment designed to be worn by > invalids sitting up in bed. Florence Nightingale. > 10. This saint gave his name to an order of monks and the liqueur > originally produced by them. Benedict. 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 4 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS TOPICS-> Can Mis Dan Tilque 24 20 44 Joshua Kreitzer 4 36 40 Dan Blum 4 28 32 Pete Gayde 6 20 26 -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "What's fair got to do with it? It's going msb@vex.net | to happen." -- Lawrence of Arabia My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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