- RQFTCI03 Game 5 Rounds 7-8: US cities, Zeus's ladies - 3 Updates
- RQFTCI03 Game 5 Rounds 4,6: rodeo, CanScientists - 2 Updates
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Dec 25 12:31AM -0600 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2003-02-17, 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*)". (Repeated usually when doing QFTCI at this time of year I figure that people are busy with seasonal activities and allow an extra 2 days in the entry period. This time I'm assuming that those activities are mostly canceled, and staying with the usual 3 days.) I did not write these rounds. * Game 5, Round 7 - Geography - US Cities We'll give you two towns or cities that are located in the same US state; you simply name the state. 1. Lubbock, Midland. 2. Coeur d'Alene ["core da-LANE"], Twin Falls. 3. Sheboygan, Eau Claire. 4. Great Falls, Missoula. 5. Calais ["CAL-uss"], Houlton ["HOLE-tun"]. 6. Orem, Moab. 7. Terre Haute ["TARE-uh HOAT"], Muncie. 8. Lawrence, Leavenworth. 9. Islamorada ["eye-la-mo-RAH-da"], Hialeah ["hi-uh-LEE-uh"]. 10. Barstow, Oxnard. * Game 5, Round 8 - Literature - Zeus and the Ladies Good old philandering Zeus. He had some daughters, a mother, and plenty of lovers. Oh, and a wife, too. The following questions deal with the women in Zeus's life. Where applicable, you can use either the Greek or the Roman/Latin name to answer a question. 1. Zeus's mother, Rhea, saved young Zeus's life when her husband Kronos wanted to eat the newborn god. Rhea hid Zeus in a cave, to start with, but what stratagem did she then use to trick Kronos? 2. Zeus's jealous wife, the queen of the gods, was also his sister. Name her. 3. Zeus carried the maiden Europa from the Lebanese coast to Crete. What shape did Zeus adopt to lure Europa to Europe? 4. According to one version of the story, Zeus visited Leda -- a married woman -- and begot upon her Helen of Troy and some other children. What form did Zeus take to seduce Leda? 5. With the nymph Leto, Zeus fathered twins who became two of the twelve Olympian gods. Each twin carries a bow and arrows. The brother is identified with the sun and the sister with the moon. Name *both* of them. 6. To hide another nymph named Io from his wife, Zeus turned the nymph into an animal. But his wife found out and chased Io all the way to Egypt with stinging flies. What kind of animal did Io become? 7. When Zeus's daughter Persephone was abducted by Hades, Persephone's mother spent a whole winter looking for her. Persephone's mother was an Earth Mother, the goddess of cereals and farming. Name her. 8. After impregnating a female Titan, Zeus swallowed her and later gave birth to a daughter who emerged from his head. Which goddess was born from Zeus's head? 9. The father of a princess named Danae imprisoned her in a tower, but Zeus got in through the window, as shown in a painting by Titian. What form did Zeus take to get in the window? 10. Zeus and his wife argued over an important point that could only be resolved by Tiresias, a prophet who had lived as both a man and a woman. What point were they arguing over? -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "Pleasant dreams!" msb@vex.net | "I'll dream of Canada." -- THE SUSPECT My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Dec 25 06:46AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:PvednUWKE7u5GnjCnZ2dnUU7- > We'll give you two towns or cities that are located in the same US > state; you simply name the state. > 1. Lubbock, Midland. Texas > 2. Coeur d'Alene ["core da-LANE"], Twin Falls. Idaho > 3. Sheboygan, Eau Claire. Wisconsin > 4. Great Falls, Missoula. Montana > 5. Calais ["CAL-uss"], Houlton ["HOLE-tun"]. Maine > 6. Orem, Moab. Utah > 7. Terre Haute ["TARE-uh HOAT"], Muncie. Indiana > 8. Lawrence, Leavenworth. Kansas > 9. Islamorada ["eye-la-mo-RAH-da"], Hialeah ["hi-uh-LEE-uh"]. Florida > 10. Barstow, Oxnard. California > either the Greek or the Roman/Latin name to answer a question. > 2. Zeus's jealous wife, the queen of the gods, was also his sister. > Name her. Hera > 4. According to one version of the story, Zeus visited Leda -- > a married woman -- and begot upon her Helen of Troy and some > other children. What form did Zeus take to seduce Leda? swan > the twelve Olympian gods. Each twin carries a bow and arrows. > The brother is identified with the sun and the sister with > the moon. Name *both* of them. Apollo and Athena > Persephone's mother spent a whole winter looking for her. > Persephone's mother was an Earth Mother, the goddess of > cereals and farming. Name her. Demeter -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Dec 25 10:57AM +0100 > We'll give you two towns or cities that are located in the same US > state; you simply name the state. > 1. Lubbock, Midland. Kentucky > 2. Coeur d'Alene ["core da-LANE"], Twin Falls. Idaho > 3. Sheboygan, Eau Claire. Missouri > 4. Great Falls, Missoula. North Dakota > 5. Calais ["CAL-uss"], Houlton ["HOLE-tun"]. Maine > 6. Orem, Moab. California > 7. Terre Haute ["TARE-uh HOAT"], Muncie. Louisiana > 8. Lawrence, Leavenworth. Indiana > 9. Islamorada ["eye-la-mo-RAH-da"], Hialeah ["hi-uh-LEE-uh"]. Texas > 10. Barstow, Oxnard. Viriginia > 8. After impregnating a female Titan, Zeus swallowed her and later > gave birth to a daughter who emerged from his head. Which > goddess was born from Zeus's head? Pallas Athena > 10. Zeus and his wife argued over an important point that could > only be resolved by Tiresias, a prophet who had lived as both > a man and a woman. What point were they arguing over? Who enjoyed sex the most, man or woman. "But there is fact more earth than sea". |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Dec 25 06:09AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:7Z-dnSHSnfkdZX_CnZ2dnUU7- > * Game 5, Round 4 - Sports - Rodeo > 1. Which rodeo event features women riding a short course with > tight turns around objects? Barrel racing > 4. Please decode the rot13 only after you are finished with > question #3. Va fnqqyr oebap evqvat, jvguva 1 frpbaq, ubj > ybat zhfg n evqre fgnl ba gur ubefr va beqre gb dhnyvsl? 8 seconds > 5. Which rodeo event requires a lasso? Calf roping > Name *either*. > 7. Which event is generally considered the most dangerous for the > human participants? Bull riding > 8. In <answer 7>, whose job is it to distract the animal from a > downed rider? Rodeo clown > 9. What is the modern name of the event formerly known as > "bulldogging"? > 10. At what *venue* is Canada's largest rodeo held? Calgary Stampede > 10. Irene Uchida researched the causes of genetic abnormalities > including Down (or Down's) syndrome, which is most often > associated with a third copy of *which number* chromosome? Pete Gayde |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Dec 25 12:29AM -0600 Mark Brader: > * Game 5, Round 4 - Sports - Rodeo > 1. Which rodeo event features women riding a short course with > tight turns around objects? Barrel racing. 4 for Pete. > 2. What breed of horse is most commonly used for <answer 1>? Quarter horse. > 3. What are the *two* types of bronco riding? Bareback, saddle. 4 for Dan. > 4. Please decode the rot13 only after you are finished with > question #3. In saddle bronc riding, within 1 second, how > long must a rider stay on the horse in order to qualify? 8 seconds (accepting 7-9). 4 for Joshua and Pete. > 5. Which rodeo event requires a lasso? Calf roping (also accepting goat roping, team roping, and steer roping). 4 for Dan and Pete. > 6. There are two standard rodeo events where partners are permitted. > Name *either*. Team roping, steer wrestling (bulldogging). Team penning and chuckwagon racing also exist in some rodeos but are not standard events. > 7. Which event is generally considered the most dangerous for the > human participants? Bull riding. 4 for everyone -- Joshua, Dan, and Pete. > 8. In <answer 7>, whose job is it to distract the animal from a > downed rider? The clown. 4 for everyone. > 9. What is the modern name of the event formerly known as > "bulldogging"? Steer wrestling. > 10. At what *venue* is Canada's largest rodeo held? Stampede Park (accepting Grounds), Calgary. "Calgary Stampede" is the name of the rodeo, not the venue, and was not acceptable. > * Game 5, Round 6 - Canadiana Science - Canadian Scientists > 1. Lap Chee Tsui ["Choy"] of the Hospital for Sick Children led > a team that identified the gene for which disease in 1989? Cystic fibrosis. 2 for Dan. > 2. Which chemist's Nobel-prizewinning experiment studied the light > produced by the reaction of hydrogen with chlorine? John Polanyi. (Won the prize in 1986.) > 3. Name the science writer and broadcaster who """has""" hosted > CBC Radio's program "Quirks & Quarks" since 1992. Bob McDonald. (Still true!) > had a book of her photography published in 2000. She was > """recently""" appointed Chancellor of Trent University in > Peterborough. Name her. Roberta Bondar -- in addition to the above, an astronaut. She was chancellor of Trent 2003-09 and is still alive. > 5. Alice Wilson was the first woman elected to the Royal Society > of Canada. She performed extensive field work in the Ottawa - > St. Lawrence Valley in which scientific discipline? Geology and paleontology. 3 for Dan. > 6. William Ricker was a biologist who devised the Ricker Curve, > which describes the population dynamics of what kind of animal? Fish (anything more specific was okay). > 7. Which astronomer """is""" editor of the Canadian magazine > "SkyNews" and the author of the bestseller "NightWatch: A > Practical Guide to Viewing the Universe"? Terence Dickinson. (No longer the editor.) > and computer science at the University of Toronto, is an Academy > Award winner, and """is""" Technical Director of which northern > California film studio? Pixar. (He's still alive but it's not clear to me whether he's still working at Pixar or anywhere.) 4 for Joshua. I got to hold his Oscar once. > 9. This 19th-century amateur botanist wrote the book "Canadian > Wild Flowers"; however, she is better known for "The Backwoods > of Canada: Letters from the Wife of an Emigrant Officer". Who? Catherine Parr Traill. > 10. Irene Uchida researched the causes of genetic abnormalities > including Down (or Down's) syndrome, which is most often > associated with a third copy of *which number* chromosome? #21. 4 for Joshua. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 5 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS TOPICS-> Ent His Spo Can Joshua Kreitzer 32 31 12 8 83 Dan Blum 16 28 16 5 65 Pete Gayde 8 24 20 0 52 Dan Tilque 12 32 -- -- 44 Erland Sommarskog 0 12 -- -- 12 -- Mark Brader "If the right people don't have power... Toronto the wrong people get it... ordinary voters!" msb@vex.net -- Lynn & Jay: YES, PRIME MINISTER My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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