| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Dec 07 02:11PM -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 2 - Canadiana Geography - Place Names 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? 2. An artificial lake, or reservoir, near Saskatoon was named after a Canadian prime minister. Name this reservoir. 3. What is the name of Winnipeg's major French district? It used to be an independent town. 4. What is the English-language nickname of Montreal's black district, where Oscar Peterson and Oliver Jones grew up? 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? 7. In which province can you find a place named Pinchgut Tickle? 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? 9. Edmonton is in Alberta, but one of its suburbs is named Fort Saskatchewan. Why? 10. Keewatin, Norman, and Rat Portage were joined in 1905 to make what Ontario town? * Game 4, Round 3 - Miscellaneous - Eponyms (In each case, name the person or thing mentioned as "this".) 1. A chemist initially developed this line of products in Massachusetts in 1942. He also created the sociable marketing scheme still associated with it. 2. This philosopher, who died in 1662, gave his name to a computer language. 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. 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. 5. Jean Chrétien """suffers""" from the type of palsy named after this Scottish surgeon. 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". 7. This line of automobiles """is""" named after a designer born in Switzerland on Christmas Day, 1878. 8. This garment takes its name from a French trapeze artist who wore it but probably did not invent it. 9. This lady gave her name to a garment designed to be worn by invalids sitting up in bed. 10. This saint gave his name to an order of monks and the liqueur originally produced by them. -- Mark Brader | I rise to speak ... well, actually, I don't rise, Toronto | nor do I speak, but I lounge to type in his defense. msb@vex.net | -- Bob Lipton My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Dec 07 10:28PM > 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 > 6. Gimli, Manitoba, was named after a place in which country? Sweden; Norway > 7. In which province can you find a place named Pinchgut Tickle? British Columbia; Nova Scotia > 1. A chemist initially developed this line of products in > Massachusetts in 1942. He also created the sociable marketing > scheme still associated with it. Amway > 2. This philosopher, who died in 1662, gave his name to a computer > language. Blaise Pascal > 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. 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. Nelly Melba > 5. Jean Chr?tien """suffers""" from the type of palsy named after > this Scottish surgeon. Bell's Palsy > 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 > 7. This line of automobiles """is""" named after a designer born > in Switzerland on Christmas Day, 1878. Porsche > 8. This garment takes its name from a French trapeze artist who > wore it but probably did not invent it. leotard > 10. This saint gave his name to an order of monks and the liqueur > originally produced by them. Benedict -- _______________________________________________________________________ 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 08 06:45AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:dbGdnZMTTIb-EVPCnZ2dnUU7- > 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 > 6. Gimli, Manitoba, was named after a place in which country? Middle-earth > 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 > 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. 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. Nellie Melba > 5. Jean Chrétien """suffers""" from the type of palsy named after > this Scottish surgeon. Bell > 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 (?) > 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 > 10. This saint gave his name to an order of monks and the liqueur > originally produced by them. Benedict -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Dec 07 02:09PM -0600 Mark Brader: > 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*)". Game 3 is over and it's another close one -- but this time DAN BLUM has beaten Joshua Kreitzer by 1 point! If there are no errors, that is -- do please check me. > I wrote one question in the Canadiana round and two pairs in the > challenge round. Those were question 4 (of course) and pairs D and E. > for 2019. > 1. Within 5 years, in what year was the CNE founded (under the name > "Toronto Industrial Exhibition")? 1879. (Accepting 1874-84.) 3 for Dan Blum. Hmm, I should've rot13'd questions #3-5 to protect this one from spoilage, shouldn't I? But, hey, at least one entrant didn't notice, and guessed years as late as 1911... > 2. Either tell us the price of general admission that year, or else > what the price of general admission (including taxes) """will > be in 2003""". We will allow 5¢ leeway on any of these answers. 1879 answer: 25¢. 2003 answer: $10. 2019 answer: $19.99. (Accepting 20-30¢, $9.95-$10.05, or $19.94-$20.04.) In the original game there was no leeway if you gave the 2003 price, but considering the change from round-number to x.99-style pricing, I thought it better to allow it here. Didn't help, though. > 3. In 1882, the closing hour was extended to 10 pm as the Ex > had become the first exhibition in the world to adopt which > technological advance? Electric lighting. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque. > transportation, the first of its kind in Canada? In 1883 > it didn't work properly, but many people rode on it starting > in 1884. Be sufficiently specific. Electric trolley car (or electric streetcar or electric tram or electric railway; "electric" or "trolley" was required, as that was the novel part). 4 for Dan Blum. > at the Exhibition by Thomas Edison in 1888, and featured > greetings from Lord Stanley (of Stanley Cup fame) to which > politician? You can give his name or his political position. 2003 answer: US President Grover Cleveland. 2019 answer: An older recording was found in 2008 at the patent office in Paris, but it was just a sample to prove that Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville's machine worked, not a message addressed to any politician, so it does not provide an acceptable answer. > from the Horticulture Building to the Automotive Building. > It featured an interview of boxer Jack Dempsey by what legendary > Canadian broadcaster? Gordon Sinclair. > 7. Within one year, what was the last year that a Blue Jay baseball > game was played at Exhibition Stadium? 1989 (accepting 1988-90). The Jays moved to the SkyDome part way through that season. 2 for Joshua. > 8. What company """runs""" the Midway? 2003 answer: Conklin. 2019 answer: North American Midway. > 9. For many years, a popular exhibit in the Horse Palace was a > sculpture made out of what? (There was a new one every year.) Butter. > 10. What """is""" the oldest building on the CNE grounds, built > in 1794 and moved to the CNE in 1879? The Scadding Cabin. (Still true.) > in 1975", and "written at a kitchen table and collated, > trimmed and stapled by hand." """Now there are""" over > 650 books in the series. Name it. "Lonely Planet". As printed guidebooks in general have become less popular, I have no idea how many there are today. 4 for Joshua, Erland, and Pete. 2 for Dan Blum. > 1835, originally in German. The books became so well known > that their name """is""" sometimes used colloquially as a > synonym for "guidebook". "Baedeker's". Still true as far as I know. 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum. > In these questions you will be asked to name the actress who > played the mother in the given program. > B1. Who played Florida Evans in "Good Times"? Esther Rolle. 4 for Joshua and Pete. > B2. Who played Olivia Walton in "The Waltons"? Michael Learned. (For those who don't know, this Michael is female.) 4 for Joshua and Pete. > the subject of an Academy-Award-winning documentary feature film. > C1. Name the often-married big-band leader and clarinetist who > was the subject of a 1985 biography by Brigitte Berman. Artie Shaw. ("Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got".) 4 for Joshua. > C2. This violinist's 1979 tour of China was documented by > Murray Lerner. Isaac Stern. ("From Mao To Mozart: Isaac Stern in China" (1980).) 3 for Pete. > * D. Canadian Prime Ministers > D1. Name any year during which Arthur Meighen was Prime Minister. 1920, 1921, 1926. (1st term July 1920 - December 1921, 2nd term June-September 1926.) Pete's first guess was off by 1. > D2. Within 1, what year did Richard Bennett become Prime > Minister? 1930 (accepting 1929-31). > E1. The Latin title of this book translates to "The Mathematical > Principles of Natural Philosophy". What great scientist > wrote it? Sir Isaac Newton. ("Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica".) 4 for everyone -- Joshua, Erland, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > E2. The Latin title of this book may be translated as "About > the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres". Again, name > the author. Nicolaus Copernicus. ("De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium".) 4 for Joshua and Dan Tilque. 2 for Dan Blum. > F1. The 2003 NBA All-Star Game """will be""" played this > coming Sunday. Which Houston Rockets rookie """will start""" > at center for the Western Conference team? 2003 answer: Yao Ming. 2020 answer: Anthony Davis. (Los Angeles Lakers, and not a rookie.) 4 for Pete. > F2. Where will the game be held """this year"""? Name *either* > the arena or the city. 2003 answer: Philips Arena, Atlanta. 2020 answer: United Center, Chicago. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 3 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST TOPICS-> Art Ent Geo His Lei Sci Can Cha SIX Dan Blum 20 32 8 11 40 40 11 12 155 Joshua Kreitzer 7 40 8 8 36 34 6 28 154 Pete Gayde 36 8 16 6 21 19 0 23 123 Erland Sommarskog 28 0 11 4 8 32 0 8 91 Dan Tilque 4 4 4 8 24 40 4 8 88 Bruce Bowler -- -- -- -- 16 24 -- -- 40 -- Mark Brader | (Monosyllables being forbidden to doctors of philosophy, Toronto | such truths are called "invariants" in the trade.) msb@vex.net | -- Jeff Prothero My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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