Saturday, January 16, 2021

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msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 15 11:04PM -0600

These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2003-03-03,
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 7, Round 4 - History - World War II Resistance
 
1. Where was SS deputy leader Reinhard Heydrich assassinated by
guerrillas in 1942? In retaliation, the Germans destroyed the
town of Lidice and killed most of its inhabitants. Name the
present-day *country*.
 
2. In one European country, competing partisan armies fought
a vicious civil war from 1944 to 1949 with one interruption,
when a truce was brokered by the British. The British-backed
side finally won. In what present-day country did these events
take place?
 
3. Stepan Bandera led a self-proclaimed government and a partisan
army in one part of occupied Europe, sometimes allied with
Germany and sometimes fighting Germany. The remnants of his
army kept fighting until they were wiped out in the 1950s.
Again, in what present-day country did these events take place?
 
4. A BBC radio broadcast on 1940-06-18 is sometimes said to be the
opening call for underground resistance against Nazi Germany.
Who made this broadcast?
 
5. An armed revolt against militarized SS units lasted --
astonishingly -- from April 19 to May 16, 1943. Where did this
event take place? Be specific.
 
6. A group of over 100 German generals, diplomats, and other
notables nearly succeeded in assassinating Hitler in his bunker
on 1944-07-20. Name the officer who actually planted the
bomb and then flew to Berlin to proclaim a coup d'état.
 
7. This man was an aviator, art critic, and novelist. He escaped
from a prisoner of war camp, joined the French Resistance,
and was captured and tortured by the Gestapo. Later he became
Charles de Gaulle's culture minister. What is his name?
 
8. Name either one of the two partisan leaders who fought inside
occupied Europe and then formed internationally recognized
national governments after the war.
 
9. Three days before Hitler's suicide, a band of Communist
partisans captured this man disguised in a German private's
uniform and reportedly carrying a collection of African crown
jewels. They shot him dead the next day. Who was he?
 
10. The BBC encouraged people in occupied Europe to display a
certain symbol to show support for the Allies. The symbol became
so popular that German counter-propaganda adopted it, too -- the
Nazis even put it up on the Eiffel Tower. What is this symbol?
 
After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Ba gur svsgu
dhrfgvba, lbh arrq gb or zber fcrpvsvp guna whfg gur pvgl. Vs lbh
jrera'g, tb onpx naq nqq zber vasbezngvba.
 
 
* Game 7, Round 6 - Literature - Science Fiction
 
We name several characters from a work (or works) of science fiction;
you name the novel or series. When we ask for a series, you may
instead name the first book in the series, which in most cases has
the same name.
 
1. Louis Wu; Teela Brown; Nessus; Speaker-to-Animals. Name the
*series*.
 
2. Genly Ai; Estraven; Argaven XV; Lord Tibe. Name the *novel*.
 
3. Valentine Michael Smith; Jubal Harshaw; Jill Boardman;
Ben Caxton. Name the *novel*.
 
4. Paul Atreides; his mother, Jessica; Baron Harkonnen; Gurney
Halleck; Duncan Idaho. Name the *series*.
 
5. Henry Dorsett Case; Molly (sometimes known as Molly Millions);
the Finn; Armitage; Wintermute. Name the *novel*.
 
6. Arthur Dent; Marvin; Trillian. Name the *series*.
 
7. The Mule; Hari Seldon; Salvor Hardin; Bail Channis. Name the
*series*.
 
8. Charlie Gordon; Miss Alice Kinnian; Professor Nemur; Dr. Strauss.
Name the *novel*. (Not the movie!)
 
9. Major William Mandella; Marygay Potter (who was also in military
service). They appear in *two novels; name either*.
 
10. Andrew Wiggin; Colonel Graff; Valentine Wiggin. Name the
*series*.
 
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "A good programmer is someone who looks both ways
msb@vex.net | before crossing a one-way street." -- Doug Linder
 
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Jan 16 05:54AM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:rbCdnUMoTKh17p_9nZ2dnUU7-
> guerrillas in 1942? In retaliation, the Germans destroyed the
> town of Lidice and killed most of its inhabitants. Name the
> present-day *country*.
 
Poland

> when a truce was brokered by the British. The British-backed
> side finally won. In what present-day country did these events
> take place?
 
Greece
 
> Germany and sometimes fighting Germany. The remnants of his
> army kept fighting until they were wiped out in the 1950s.
> Again, in what present-day country did these events take place?
 
Croatia

> 5. An armed revolt against militarized SS units lasted --
> astonishingly -- from April 19 to May 16, 1943. Where did this
> event take place? Be specific.
 
Warsaw Ghetto

> 8. Name either one of the two partisan leaders who fought inside
> occupied Europe and then formed internationally recognized
> national governments after the war.
 
Tito

> the same name.
 
> 3. Valentine Michael Smith; Jubal Harshaw; Jill Boardman;
> Ben Caxton. Name the *novel*.
 
"The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress"
 
> 4. Paul Atreides; his mother, Jessica; Baron Harkonnen; Gurney
> Halleck; Duncan Idaho. Name the *series*.
 
"Dune"
 
> 6. Arthur Dent; Marvin; Trillian. Name the *series*.
 
"The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"

> 7. The Mule; Hari Seldon; Salvor Hardin; Bail Channis. Name the
> *series*.
 
"Foundation"
 
> 8. Charlie Gordon; Miss Alice Kinnian; Professor Nemur; Dr. Strauss.
> Name the *novel*. (Not the movie!)
 
"Flowers for Algernon"

> 10. Andrew Wiggin; Colonel Graff; Valentine Wiggin. Name the
> *series*.
 
"Ender's Game"
 
--
Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com
tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jan 16 06:19AM

> guerrillas in 1942? In retaliation, the Germans destroyed the
> town of Lidice and killed most of its inhabitants. Name the
> present-day *country*.
 
Czech Republic
 
> when a truce was brokered by the British. The British-backed
> side finally won. In what present-day country did these events
> take place?
 
Greece
 
> Germany and sometimes fighting Germany. The remnants of his
> army kept fighting until they were wiped out in the 1950s.
> Again, in what present-day country did these events take place?
 
Romania; Hungary
 
> 4. A BBC radio broadcast on 1940-06-18 is sometimes said to be the
> opening call for underground resistance against Nazi Germany.
> Who made this broadcast?
 
Charles de Gaulle
 
> 5. An armed revolt against militarized SS units lasted --
> astonishingly -- from April 19 to May 16, 1943. Where did this
> event take place? Be specific.
 
the Warsaw ghetto
 
> 8. Name either one of the two partisan leaders who fought inside
> occupied Europe and then formed internationally recognized
> national governments after the war.
 
Tito
 
> * Game 7, Round 6 - Literature - Science Fiction
 
> 1. Louis Wu; Teela Brown; Nessus; Speaker-to-Animals. Name the
> *series*.
 
Ringworld
 
> 2. Genly Ai; Estraven; Argaven XV; Lord Tibe. Name the *novel*.
 
The Left Hand of Darkness
 
> 3. Valentine Michael Smith; Jubal Harshaw; Jill Boardman;
> Ben Caxton. Name the *novel*.
 
Stranger in a Strange Land
 
> 4. Paul Atreides; his mother, Jessica; Baron Harkonnen; Gurney
> Halleck; Duncan Idaho. Name the *series*.
 
Dune
 
> 5. Henry Dorsett Case; Molly (sometimes known as Molly Millions);
> the Finn; Armitage; Wintermute. Name the *novel*.
 
Neuromancer
 
> 6. Arthur Dent; Marvin; Trillian. Name the *series*.
 
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
 
> 7. The Mule; Hari Seldon; Salvor Hardin; Bail Channis. Name the
> *series*.
 
Foundation
 
> 8. Charlie Gordon; Miss Alice Kinnian; Professor Nemur; Dr. Strauss.
> Name the *novel*. (Not the movie!)
 
Flowers for Algernon
 
> 9. Major William Mandella; Marygay Potter (who was also in military
> service). They appear in *two novels; name either*.
 
The Forever War
 
> 10. Andrew Wiggin; Colonel Graff; Valentine Wiggin. Name the
> *series*.
 
Ender's Game
 
--
_______________________________________________________________________
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 15 11:07PM -0800

On 1/15/21 9:04 PM, Mark Brader wrote:
 
> guerrillas in 1942? In retaliation, the Germans destroyed the
> town of Lidice and killed most of its inhabitants. Name the
> present-day *country*.
 
Czechia
 
 
> 5. An armed revolt against militarized SS units lasted --
> astonishingly -- from April 19 to May 16, 1943. Where did this
> event take place? Be specific.
 
Warsaw
 
> certain symbol to show support for the Allies. The symbol became
> so popular that German counter-propaganda adopted it, too -- the
> Nazis even put it up on the Eiffel Tower. What is this symbol?
 
two finger V-for-victory
 
> the same name.
 
> 1. Louis Wu; Teela Brown; Nessus; Speaker-to-Animals. Name the
> *series*.
 
Ringworld
 
 
> 2. Genly Ai; Estraven; Argaven XV; Lord Tibe. Name the *novel*.
 
Left hand of Darkness
 
 
> 3. Valentine Michael Smith; Jubal Harshaw; Jill Boardman;
> Ben Caxton. Name the *novel*.
 
Stranger in a Strange Land
 
 
> 4. Paul Atreides; his mother, Jessica; Baron Harkonnen; Gurney
> Halleck; Duncan Idaho. Name the *series*.
 
Dune
 
 
> 5. Henry Dorsett Case; Molly (sometimes known as Molly Millions);
> the Finn; Armitage; Wintermute. Name the *novel*.
 
Neuromancer
 
 
> 6. Arthur Dent; Marvin; Trillian. Name the *series*.
 
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
 
 
> 7. The Mule; Hari Seldon; Salvor Hardin; Bail Channis. Name the
> *series*.
 
Foundation
 
> Name the *novel*. (Not the movie!)
 
> 9. Major William Mandella; Marygay Potter (who was also in military
> service). They appear in *two novels; name either*.
 
The Forever War
 
 
> 10. Andrew Wiggin; Colonel Graff; Valentine Wiggin. Name the
> *series*.
 
Ender's Game
 
--
Dan Tilque
Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jan 16 11:32AM +0100

> guerrillas in 1942? In retaliation, the Germans destroyed the
> town of Lidice and killed most of its inhabitants. Name the
> present-day *country*.
 
Croatia

> when a truce was brokered by the British. The British-backed
> side finally won. In what present-day country did these events
> take place?
 
Greece

> Germany and sometimes fighting Germany. The remnants of his
> army kept fighting until they were wiped out in the 1950s.
> Again, in what present-day country did these events take place?
 
Ukraine

> * Game 7, Round 6 - Literature - Science Fiction
 
> 6. Arthur Dent; Marvin; Trillian. Name the *series*.
 
Arthur Dent, that name rings a bell. But I think that was a movie of
which the title escapes me, but it featured Helen Mirren.

> 7. The Mule; Hari Seldon; Salvor Hardin; Bail Channis. Name the
> *series*.
 
Foundation
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 15 11:01PM -0600

Mark Brader:
> see my 2020-06-23 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from
> the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
 
 
> I wrote one of these rounds.
 
See below.
 
 
 
> 1. Rafail Ishmatov was the coach of which Russian team that won
> a world championship in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in January 2003?
> You must name the sport *and* the category of competition.
 
Junior (men's) hockey. 4 for Erland.
 
> 2. Luiz Felipe Scolari was the head coach of which national team
> that won a record 5th world championship in Yokohama, Japan,
> in June 2002? We need the *country* and the sport this time.
 
Brazil, (men's) soccer. 4 for Pete. 3 for Erland.
 
Since I neglected to point out this time that "football" obviously
would not be a sufficiently specific answer, I generously scored it
as almost correct.
 
> 3. Lynne Beecroft coached *which school*'s "Vikes" to the Canadian
> Interuniversity Sport women's field hockey championship in 2002?
 
University of Victoria (BC).
 
> 4. Pete Belliveau started coaching *which Canadian school*'s
> Thunderwolves in 2001-02, ending an 18-year hiatus for men's
> university hockey in their community?
 
Lakehead University. (It's in Thunder Bay, Ontario, but Thunder
Bay was not an acceptable answer.)
 
> women's teams in *which Olympic sport* in Salt Lake City in 2002?
> Hint: The sport is very similar to cresta, which was contested
> at the 1928 and 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz.
 
Skeleton. 4 for Pete.
 
> Canada's women's national team in *which sport* at the Salt
> Lake City Olympics? Her team finished first in Calgary in 1988,
> when her sport was a demonstration event.
 
Curling.
 
> 7. Name the """only""" coach who has won the Annis Stukus Trophy
> for CFL Coach of the Year 5 times. In 2002, he coached the
> Grey Cup champion Montreal Alouettes.
 
Don Matthews (1985, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2002; still the record).
 
The other teams were BC, Baltimore twice, and Toronto, respectively.
 
> 8. Name the """only""" coach who has won the Jack Adams Award for
> NHL coach of the year 3 times. He won it with three different
> teams: Montreal, Toronto, and Boston.
 
Pat Burns (1989, 1993, and 1998 respectively; still the record).
 
> 9. Which track coach was played by Donald Sutherland in "Without
> Limits" and by R. Lee Ermey in "Prefontaine"? He was a
> co-founder of Nike.
 
Bill Bowerman. 4 for Dan Tilque.
 
> 10. Who played Notre Dame football coach Knute ["k'-NOOT"] Rockne
> in the 1940 movie "Knute Rockne - All American"?
 
Pat O'Brien. 4 for Joshua.
 
Yes, an entertainment question in the sports round. Oh well.
 
 
> were yet to be discovered; he predicted their properties from
> those of nearby elements. In this round you have a simpler task:
> all you have to do is tell us the names (not the symbols!) of some
 
But just to be annoying, here I've shown the symbols along with
the answers.
 
 
> You may find it helpful to know that wherever the bottom of a
> square in the table shows a gray bar in place of an atomic weight,
> this indicates that the element is radioactive.
 
This table is out of date in two ways. Bismuth (83) should have the
gray bar, as it's now known to be very slightly radioactive; and the
period starting with francium (87) should now continue all the way to
group 18, now with elements 110 Ds, 111 Rg, 112 Cn, 113 Nh, 114 Fl,
115 Mc, 116 Lv, 117 Ts, and 118 Og, all with gray bars of course.
 
> which are now interspersed with the others. Answer for the decoys
> if you like for fun, but for no points.
 
> 1. (Decoy) element 5.
 
Boron (B). Joshua, Erland, and Dan Tilque got this.
 
> 2. Tell us the name of element 7.
 
Nitrogen (N). 4 for Joshua, Erland, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque.
 
> 3. (Decoy) element 8.
 
Oxygen (O). Joshua and Erland got this.
 
Dan_Tilque took too many tries for a "for fun" question.
 
> 4. (Decoy) element 9.
 
Fluorine (F). Joshua got this. Erland came close.
 
> 5. Element 13.
 
Alumin(i)um (Al). 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque.
 
> 6. (Decoy) element 16.
 
Sulfur (S). Erland and Dan Tilque got this.
 
> 7. Element 19.
 
Potassium (K). 4 for Joshua, Erland, and Dan Tilque.
 
> 8. Element 26.
 
Iron (Fe). 4 for Erland and Dan Tilque.
 
> 9. Element 43. Hint: This element is not found in nature.
 
And it's named for that fact: technetium (Tc). 4 for Joshua, Erland,
Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque.
 
> 10. (Decoy) element 50.
 
Tin (Sn). Erland and Dan Tilque got this.
 
> 11. Element 53.
 
Iodine(I). 4 for Erland and Dan Tilque.
 
> 12. (Decoy) element 56.
 
Barium (Ba). Erland and Dan Tilque got this.
 
> 13. Element 57. Hint: Consider the other name for the rare
> earth series.
 
Lanthanum (La). (We decided to generously take "lanthanium" or
"lathanum" as close enough, but not to accept "lanthanide", which
*is* the other name for the rare earths.) 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum.
3 for Erland and Dan Tilque.
 
> 14. (Decoy) element 72.
 
Hafnium (Hf). Dan Tilque got this.
 
> 15. Element 79.
 
Gold (Au). 4 for Joshua, Erland, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque.
 
> 16. Element 86.
 
Radon (Rn). 4 for everyone -- Joshua, Erland, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque,
and Pete.
 
> 17. (Decoy) element 88.
 
Radium (Ra). Erland and Dan Tilque got this.
 
> 18. (Decoy) element 92.
 
Uranium (U). Joshua and Dan Tilque got this. Erland came close.
 
> 19. (Decoy) element 93.
 
Neptunium (Np). Joshua, Erland, and Dan Tilque got this.
 
> 20. Element 94.
 
Plutonium (Pu). 4 for Joshua, Erland, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque.
 
 
I wrote in 2008:
By the way, these scores say something about the difference between
the typical Canadian Inquisition participants and the participants
in this newsgroup. When the 10 rounds in the original game were
listed from easiest to hardest, based on the average scores that
players actually achieved on them, the sports round ranked 4th while
the science round -- which I wrote and would have aced myself --
was 10th and hardest by a substantial margin.
 
 
Scores, if there are no errors:
 
GAME 7 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Spo Sci
Erland Sommarskog 7 39 46
Dan Tilque 4 39 43
Joshua Kreitzer 4 28 32
Dan Blum 0 28 28
Pete Gayde 8 4 12
 
--
Mark Brader | I'd [want] to configure my system to do [it] automatically.
Toronto | Then I'd have *another* thing to go wrong. I get a lot of
msb@vex.net | satisfaction from fixing things that go wrong. --Mike Barnes
 
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jan 15 10:00PM -0800

On 1/15/21 9:01 PM, Mark Brader wrote:
 
 
> Dan_Tilque took too many tries for a "for fun" question.
 
>> 4. (Decoy) element 9.
 
> Fluorine (F). Joshua got this. Erland came close.
 
I actually got both #3 and #4 right, but somehow managed to insert an
additional greater than symbol before question #4. I suspect that messed
up your scoring program. Here's a copy/paste from my answer post:
 
 
> 3. (Decoy) element 8.
 
oxygen
 
> > 4. (Decoy) element 9.
 
fluorine
 
 
 
> "lathanum" as close enough, but not to accept "lanthanide", which
> *is* the other name for the rare earths.) 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum.
> 3 for Erland and Dan Tilque.
 
Actually my answer was 'lantanum', missing the H. Just a typo, which I
thought didn't count against one, but whatever. I'm not going to have
conniptions about it.
 
--
Dan Tilque
msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 16 12:33AM -0600

Mark Brader:
 
>> Dan_Tilque took too many tries for a "for fun" question.
 
>>> 4. (Decoy) element 9.
 
>> Fluorine (F). Joshua got this. Erland came close.

Dan Tilque:
> I actually got both #3 and #4 right, but somehow managed to insert an
> additional greater than symbol before question #4.
 
Ah. Confirmed. Dan Tilque got both of these, for no points.
 
 
>> *is* the other name for the rare earths.) 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum.
>> 3 for Erland and Dan Tilque.
 
> Actually my answer was 'lantanum', missing the H.
 
For some [i.e. no!] reason I counted two errors in that answer, the
same as in Erland's. Okay, 4 for Dan Tilque and 3 for Erland.
 
 
Scores, if there are now no errors:
 
GAME 7 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Spo Sci
Erland Sommarskog 7 39 46
Dan Tilque 4 40 44
Joshua Kreitzer 4 28 32
Dan Blum 0 28 28
Pete Gayde 8 4 12
 
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "Do right; have fun; make money."
msb@vex.net --Ian Darwin on Yuri Rubinsky (1952-96)
 
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