| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 09 11:51PM -0600 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2003-02-24, 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 6, Round 9 - Geography - Saintly Places In this round, each question, or its answer, or both, will contain the word "saint". 1. The southernmost of the five inhabited Scilly Isles has the name of a virgin martyr, but was not named for her. Name that island. 2. The patron saint of Ireland is also the patron saint of which West African country? 3. Which London, England, railway station commemorates a boy martyr? 4. Which Canadian city name honors the wife of Robert Hamilton, a member of the first legislative council of Upper Canada? 5. What do Saints Casimir, Florian, and Stanislaus have in common? We mean the people, and be specific. 6. This volcanic island was discovered by João de Nova on May 21, the feast day of its namesake saint. It is probably best remembered as the last residence of a famous Frenchman. 7. An Oxford college was named after a 7th century Benedictine abbess, considered a great educator of women. Who? 8. What city, which claims to have his remains, is St. Mark the patron of? 9. Which US state capital was named by a Canadian missionary? 10. What Cornish island was named after an archangel? ** Game 6, Round 10 - Challenge Round * A. http:// A1. In the context of the World Wide Web, what does HTTP stand for? A2. This answer changed """some years ago"""; we need the """current""" answer. In the context of the World Wide Web, what """does""" URL """now""" stand for? * B. Six Letters in Astronomy B1. What is the 6-letter word for a rapidly rotating neutron star with a strong magnetic field? The first one was discovered in 1967. B2. In early astronomy this 6-letter word was originally used for anything in the sky with a hazy appearance, including galaxies and star clusters that telescopes could not yet resolve into stars. Today it refers only to actual clouds of gas and dust, either dark or luminous. * C. Standard Sizes C1. How long, tip to base, is a size AA battery, to the nearest multiple of 1/4 inch or 5 mm? C2. How long, left to right, is a """current""" Canadian $5 bill, to within 10% of the true number? * D. Fish Stories D1. Ernest Hemingway's "The Old Man and the Sea" appeared in its entirety in which periodical in 1952? D2. Name the author of the 2002 book "Shark Trouble: True Stories about Sharks and the Sea". * E. Capitals of Ontario E1. In the last round we mentioned the first legislature of Upper Canada, which met in 1792 in Newark. What do we call Newark today? E2. During the 26 years that Upper and Lower Canada were united as the Province of Canada, its legislature moved between 5 different capitals. Name *either* the first or the last capital of the Province of Canada, giving the name that was in use at the time. Both are now in Ontario. * F. Talk TV F1. Complete the title of this """current""" NBC series by naming its host: "Last Call With...". F2. Give the last name of "Dr. Phil", previously of the Oprah Winfrey show and """now""" host of his own syndicated series. -- Mark Brader, Toronto "Don't be silly -- send it to Canada" msb@vex.net -- British postal worker My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Jan 10 05:58AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:h96dnW8YSdtuCGfCnZ2dnUU7- > the word "saint". > 2. The patron saint of Ireland is also the patron saint of which > West African country? Nigeria > 6. This volcanic island was discovered by João de Nova on May 21, > the feast day of its namesake saint. It is probably best > remembered as the last residence of a famous Frenchman. St. Helena > 8. What city, which claims to have his remains, is St. Mark the > patron of? Venice > 9. Which US state capital was named by a Canadian missionary? St. Paul > 10. What Cornish island was named after an archangel? St. Michael > * A. http:// > A1. In the context of the World Wide Web, what does HTTP > stand for? hypertext transfer protocol > A2. This answer changed """some years ago"""; we need the > """current""" answer. In the context of the World Wide Web, > what """does""" URL """now""" stand for? uniform resource locator; universal resource locator > B1. What is the 6-letter word for a rapidly rotating neutron > star with a strong magnetic field? The first one was > discovered in 1967. quasar > galaxies and star clusters that telescopes could not yet > resolve into stars. Today it refers only to actual clouds > of gas and dust, either dark or luminous. nebula > * C. Standard Sizes > C1. How long, tip to base, is a size AA battery, to the nearest > multiple of 1/4 inch or 5 mm? 1 1/4 inch > * D. Fish Stories > D1. Ernest Hemingway's "The Old Man and the Sea" appeared in > its entirety in which periodical in 1952? "Life" > * F. Talk TV > F1. Complete the title of this """current""" NBC series by > naming its host: "Last Call With...". Carson Daly > F2. Give the last name of "Dr. Phil", previously of the Oprah > Winfrey show and """now""" host of his own syndicated series. McGraw -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jan 10 11:26AM +0100 > ** Game 6, Round 9 - Geography - Saintly Places > 2. The patron saint of Ireland is also the patron saint of which > West African country? Guinea-Conakry > 3. Which London, England, railway station commemorates a boy martyr? St Pancras > 5. What do Saints Casimir, Florian, and Stanislaus have in common? > We mean the people, and be specific. Polish > 6. This volcanic island was discovered by João de Nova on May 21, > the feast day of its namesake saint. It is probably best > remembered as the last residence of a famous Frenchman. St Helena > 9. Which US state capital was named by a Canadian missionary? St Paul > * A. http:// > A1. In the context of the World Wide Web, what does HTTP > stand for? Hypertext transport protocol > A2. This answer changed """some years ago"""; we need the > """current""" answer. In the context of the World Wide Web, > what """does""" URL """now""" stand for? Universal resource locator > B1. What is the 6-letter word for a rapidly rotating neutron > star with a strong magnetic field? The first one was > discovered in 1967. Pulsar > galaxies and star clusters that telescopes could not yet > resolve into stars. Today it refers only to actual clouds > of gas and dust, either dark or luminous. Quasar > * C. Standard Sizes > C1. How long, tip to base, is a size AA battery, to the nearest > multiple of 1/4 inch or 5 mm? 45 mm > C2. How long, left to right, is a """current""" Canadian $5 bill, > to within 10% of the true number? 125 mm |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 09 11:48PM -0600 Mark Brader: > These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2003-02-24, > and should be interpreted accordingly... I will reveal the correct > answers in about 3 days. Sorry, missed a day there. > Vibrio cholerae > Yersinia (or Pasteurella) pestis > 1. Toxic shock syndrome. Staphylococcus aureus. 4 for Dan Tilque. > 2. Bubonic plague. Yersinia (or Pasteurella) pestis. 4 for Erland, Dan Tilque, and Dan Blum. > 3. Rocky Mountain spotted fever. Rickettsia. 4 for Dan Tilque and Dan Blum. > 4. Stomach ulcers. Helicobacter (or Heliobacter) pylori. 4 for Erland, Dan Tilque, Joshua, and Dan Blum. > 5. Leprosy. Mycobacterium leprae. 4 for Erland, Dan Tilque, and Dan Blum. > 6. Yogurt. Acidophilus. 4 for everyone -- Erland, Dan Tilque, Joshua, Dan Blum, and Pete. > 7. Whooping cough. Bortetella pertussis. 4 for Dan Tilque and Dan Blum. > 8. Chicken pox and shingles. Herpes zoster. 4 for Dan Tilque and Dan Blum. > 9. Malaria. Plasmodium falciparum. 4 for Erland, Dan Tilque, and Dan Blum. > 10. Cervical cancer. HPV (human papilloma virus). It also causes genital warts, hence the name. 4 for Erland, Dan Tilque, and Dan Blum. > 1. Which African territory, which was joined to another African > country in 1936, got its independence in 1993 after 30 years > of civil war? Eritrea. 4 for everyone. > 2. In which country """has""" the separatist movement whose initials > are ETA been most active? Spain. (ETA stands for Basque Land and Liberty.) 4 for Erland, Dan Tilque, Joshua, and Dan Blum. 3 for Pete. In 2018 they said they were shutting down. > one other country """recognizes""" that separatist movement as > the government of an independent state. Name the country that > has been approved for EU membership in 2004. Cyprus. (The independence of northern Cyprus is recognized only by Turkey; still true. Cyprus entered the EU in 2004 as a single state.) 4 for Erland, Dan Tilque, and Joshua. > 4. Name the East Timor independence leader who became the country's > first president after independence. Xanana Gusmao. > """looks""" uncannily like the late US comedian Phil Silvers, who > played Sergeant Bilko, when a tourist was attacked for wearing > a Sgt. Bilko T-shirt. Who """is""" this Asian separatist leader? The 14th and still current Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso. 4 for Erland. Their resemblance was really rather slight: http://storage.googleapis.com/wzukusers/user-25713247/images/58d6b7121ec73U28T8pK/bk2.jpg http://storage.googleapis.com/wzukusers/user-25713247/images/58eb951a00a89wL0V4n2/dalai.jpg But here's the story about the incident: https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCdxTeZfdtWvyA_BeE_fLzF8fEZqGQe63-8bDA3nPYjQ83A8yg_etxLyM8-C6j8mU7Kp8E6ERuBWJU2DeCkLTfC-ocv7s11Xs-Sjlg4MLUk5WThZXoiN01xKRJxWibK1sV1dWRL43Z2ijh/s1600/111C.jpg > but his sentence was suspended after he renounced violence. > Which country sentenced him, or which ethnic group """does""" > he represent? Turkey, the Kurds. (Still true.) 4 for Erland (the hard way), Joshua (the hard way), and Pete. 3 for Dan Blum. > 7. In 1830 a new country was created following a separatist uprising > against the Netherlands. What country? Belgium. 4 for Erland, Dan Tilque, Joshua, and Dan Blum. > 1993. Name either the first prime minister (not president) > of independent Slovakia or the prime minister (not president) > who was then in power in the Czech Republic. Vladimir Meciar, Vaclav Klaus (respectively). 4 for Erland (the hard way). > 9. Franjo Tudjman led his country to independence and became its > first president. What country? Croatia. 4 for Erland and Joshua. > 10. The US and Belgium assisted Congolese separatist leader > Moishe Tshombe in murdering the deposed Congolese prime minister > in January 1961. Name him. Patrice Lumumba. 4 for Joshua. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 6 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST TOPICS-> Spo Ent Mis Art Sci His FOUR Joshua Kreitzer 24 20 36 28 8 28 116 Dan Blum 8 16 28 32 36 15 112 Dan Tilque 8 4 8 12 40 16 76 Pete Gayde 12 16 4 28 4 11 67 Erland Sommarskog -- -- 0 8 24 32 64 -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "Asteroid Nearly Misses Earth" msb@vex.net | --Washington Post, June 24, 2002 My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jan 03 06:13AM > * Game 6, Round 4 - Miscellaneous - Common Factors > 1. George Burns, Alanis Morissette, Ralph Richardson, and Annie > Sprinkle. played God in a movie > 2. Joe DiMaggio, James Dougherty, Arthur Miller, and -- allegedly -- > Robert Slatzer. married Marilyn Monroe > 4. The movies "The Bridge on the River Kwai" (1957), "Planet of > the Apes" (1968), and "Le Point de mire" (1977) (or in English, > "Focal Point"). based on books by Pierre Boule > 6. Ernst Alexanderson, John Logie Baird, Philo Farnsworth, Francis > Jenkins, Paul Nipkow, and Vladimir Zworykin. claimed to have invented television > 7. Ralph Ellison, H.F. Saint, and H.G. Wells. wrote a novel titled "(The) Invisible Man" > 8. John Bardeen, Marie Curie, Linus Pauling, Frederick Sanger, > and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. won two Nobel Prizes > 9. Steve Bowers, Gordon Sumner, and the sword of Frodo Baggins. called "Sting" > clip is no longer available. But perhaps you can answer it from > the following approximate reconstruction. Read the following > and name the thing in common: written for movies in the 1980s > * Game 6, Round 6 - Arts - The Line King > 1. Name the musical group. The Rolling Stones > 2. This image was clipped from a larger one showing the cast of > a well-known 1960s TV show. Name the show. Star Trek > 3. Name the religious leader. Billy Graham > 4. Name the movie and TV actor portrayed in this minimalist > rendition. John Lithgow > 5. This man was an actor, writer, director, and producer, and > dabbled in cinematography, art direction, costume design, > and film editing. In short, he contained multitudes. Name him. Orson Welles > 9. Here are two characters from a popular series of movies from > the 1930s and 1940s. Name the *movie series*. Thin Man > 10. Name this actor and patriarch. Henry Fonda > 12. Name the American playwright. Neil Simon > 14. These three characters are from *what 1959 movie*? Some Like It Hot > 17. This man is not as well known as some others in this round, > but we're quite sure that you've all heard of him. Name him. Al Hirschfeld -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jan 04 10:48AM -0800 On 1/2/21 9:05 PM, Mark Brader wrote: > 7. Ralph Ellison, H.F. Saint, and H.G. Wells. > 8. John Bardeen, Marie Curie, Linus Pauling, Frederick Sanger, > and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. won more than one Nobel Prize > 9. Steve Bowers, Gordon Sumner, and the sword of Frodo Baggins. named Sting > 7 decoys, which are thus interspersed with the others; identify > these people if you like for fun, but for no points. > 1. Name the musical group. Rolling Stones > 2. This image was clipped from a larger one showing the cast of > a well-known 1960s TV show. Name the show. Star Trek > 3. Name the religious leader. Billy Graham > 5. This man was an actor, writer, director, and producer, and > dabbled in cinematography, art direction, costume design, > and film editing. In short, he contained multitudes. Name him. Hitchcock > 10. Name this actor and patriarch. > 11 (decoy: actor and actress, not a couple) > 12. Name the American playwright. Neil Simon ? > 16. (decoy: singer/actress) > 17. This man is not as well known as some others in this round, > but we're quite sure that you've all heard of him. Name him. Al Hirschfeld -- Dan Tilque |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jan 01 11:44PM -0800 On 12/30/20 11:37 PM, Mark Brader wrote: > the record""", including 6 ladies' singles titles. In 1972 she > was the first woman to be named "Sportsperson of the Year" by > "Sports Illustrated". Billie Jean King > 6. This right-handed pitcher's birth date is listed as 1906-07-07. > He joined the Cleveland Indians in 1948, making him the oldest > rookie ever in Major League Baseball. Satchel Paige > 10. Which sci-fi parody on "The Muppet Show" starred the crew of > the spaceship Swinetrek: Captain Hogthrob, First Mate Miss Piggy, > and Dr. Strangepork? Pigs in Space -- Dan Tilque |
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