| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 22 12:20AM -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*)". In this set, I wrote two pairs in the challenge round. ** Game 7, Round 9 - Entertainment - Band Names These questions ask you about the origins of the names of some well-known pop and rock bands. 1. This group, formed in 1969, took its name from a book by W.H. Davies, "Autobiography of a _____". 2. This British pop duo took its name from the type of retail establishment where some of their friends worked. 3. This singer/songwriter named his band after a porno paperback. 4. This British heavy metal band took its name from the title of a Bob Dylan ballad. It's also a mild curse. 5. This Scottish group is said to have chosen their name when their manager stuck a pin in a map of Michigan. 6. This American group took its name from Aldous Huxley's book about his experiences taking mescaline. 7. This US pop group took its name from a colorful Australian expression for a very cold night in the outback. 8. This Australian pop group took its name from a road sign, punning that their work is "middle of the road". 9. This group's name is a deliberate misspelling of the name of a high-school teacher that some of the band members disliked. 10. This band's original name was the politer form of a popular obscenity; but even this softer form this wasn't enough for their record company, who insisted that they add two more words, producing a name that alludes to a well-known aphorism. ** Game 7, Round 10 - Canadiana Challenge Round * A. Canadian Sports Awards A1. The most-valuable-player award presented to the top curler in the playoffs of the """Scott""" Tournament of Hearts is named for which person? A2. The CFL Most Outstanding Canadian Award for regular season play has been selected by the Football Reporters of Canada since 1954. Name either of the """two""" players who have won it four times. * B. Quebec Institutions B1. In Quebec, "la SAQ" ["sack"] sells what sort of products? B2. In Quebec, "le CEGEP" or "le cégep" ["SAY-zhep"] is what type of institution? Be sufficiently specific. * C. Orchestral Conductors in Canada C1. Jeanne Lamon ["Jeen La-MON"; not French pronunciation] """is""" Music Director of which orchestra of period instruments? C2. The Montreal Symphony Orchestra's """two""" Grammy Awards were won when it was under the direction of what conductor? * D. Women's Rights in Canada D1. Within 3, in what year did the Supreme Court of Canada unanimously decide that the term "person" in a law did not include women? D2. Within 3, what was the first year that women had the right to vote in all 9 provinces? * E. Canadian Railheads E1. Name the only port that is directly on Hudson Bay and is served by Canada's main railway network. E2. Name the northernmost seaport in BC served by Canada's main railway network. * F. Canadian Literary Magazines F1. Canada's longest-running literary journal (since 1945), it """is""" published four times a year at the University of New Brunswick. F2. This literary periodical began in 1970 as a mimeograph and """has""" evolved into a quarterly journal publishing new and established contemporary writers and visual artists from Canada and around the world. Their """most recent""" issue is a tribute to Timothy Findley. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | Bad news disturbs his game; so does good; so msb@vex.net | also does the absence of news. --Stephen Leacock My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jan 22 02:18AM -0800 On 1/21/21 10:20 PM, Mark Brader wrote: > 3. This singer/songwriter named his band after a porno paperback. > 4. This British heavy metal band took its name from the title of > a Bob Dylan ballad. It's also a mild curse. The Rolling Stones > 5. This Scottish group is said to have chosen their name when > their manager stuck a pin in a map of Michigan. Bay City Rollers > about his experiences taking mescaline. > 7. This US pop group took its name from a colorful Australian > expression for a very cold night in the outback. Three Dog Night > 8. This Australian pop group took its name from a road sign, > punning that their work is "middle of the road". Men at Work > D1. Within 3, in what year did the Supreme Court of Canada > unanimously decide that the term "person" in a law did not > include women? 1922; 1929 > D2. Within 3, what was the first year that women had the right > to vote in all 9 provinces? 1928; 1935 > * E. Canadian Railheads > E1. Name the only port that is directly on Hudson Bay and is > served by Canada's main railway network. Churchill MB > E2. Name the northernmost seaport in BC served by Canada's main > railway network. Prince Rupert BC -- Dan Tilque |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 22 12:16AM -0600 Mark Brader: > For example: We say, "The language is German: the country is > Frankreich." You say, "France". > 1. The language is French: the country is Lettonie ["leh-toe-NEE"]. Latvia (not Lithuania, which is Lituanie). 4 for Dan Tilque and Erland. 3 for Pete. 2 for Joshua. > 2. The language is Hebrew: the country is Sefarad ["se-fa-RAD"]. Spain. 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum. > 3. The language is Arabic: the country is al-Urdun ["al-oor-DOON"]. Jordan. 4 for Joshua. > 4. The language is Latin: the country is Lusitania. Portugal. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Erland, and Dan Blum. > 5. The language is Spanish: the country is Argelia ["ar-HAIL-ya"]. Algeria. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Erland. > 6. The language is Arabic: the country is al-Hind. India. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Erland, and Dan Blum. > 7. The language is Spanish: the country is Paises Bajos > ["pie-EE-sess-BA-hoce"]. Netherlands. (Also accepting "Holland".) 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Erland, and Dan Blum. > 8. The language is German: the country is Griechenland > ["GREE-shen-lahnt"]. Greece. 4 for everyone -- Joshua, Dan Tilque, Erland, Dan Blum, and Pete. > 9. The language is Russian: the country is Khorvatiya > ["khor-VAT-ee-yah"]. Croatia. 4 for Joshua and Erland. Remember, its local-language name is Hrvatska, as seen in the domain suffix ".hr". > 10. The language is Russian: the country is Shveytsariya > ["shvey-TSAR-ee-yah"]. Switzerland. (Joined the UN in 2002.) 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Erland, and Pete. > 50 Ways to Kill Your Lover > These questions all deal with people who were murdered -- at least > allegedly -- by their supposed significant other. In the score table I'm showing this as a second history round. > court requires a lower standard of proof. The original criminal > trial gave rise to a boatload of minor or transient celebrities. > We'll ask you to name just one: the presiding judge. Lance Ito. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, and Pete. > brought to trial since he died of a drug overdose a few months > later. At what venerable New York *location* did the murder > take place? Chelsea Hotel. 4 for Joshua. > 1986 movie "Sid and Nancy"; a year later Oldman played the > real-life victim of a domestic killing in another movie. > Who was that? Joe Orton ("Prick Up Your Ears"). 4 for Joshua. > 4. The author of "The Complete Scarsdale Medical Diet" was > murdered by his lover in 1980. Name either of the principals > in this incident. Herman Tarnower, Jean Harris. 4 for Joshua (the hard way) and Pete. > was murdered in 1327, allegedly on the instigation of his wife > Isabella and her lover Roger Mortimer. Name and number required > if applicable. Edward II. 4 for Dan Tilque, Erland, and Dan Blum. > by a medication she was taking -- even though both cocaine > and alcohol were also found in her system. Which popular > anti-depressant was she using? Zoloft (sertraline). 3 for Joshua. > 7. Who (other than himself) was killed by Paul Snider on 1980-08-14? Dorothy Stratten (his wife). 4 for Joshua and Pete. > 8. Which Roman emperor was allegedly murdered by his wife Agrippina > by being fed a dish of poison mushrooms? Claudius. (In 54.) > 9. On 1976-03-21, Andy Williams's ex-wife killed her then-lover. > Name either her or her victim. Claudine Longet, Spider Sabich. 4 for Joshua (the hard way) and Pete. > 10. Actor Robert Blake """currently""" sits in jail awaiting trial > for the murder of his wife. Name her. Bonny Lee Bakley. Like Simpson, Blake was acquitted, but found liable under civil law. He's still alive. 4 for Joshua. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 7 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST TOPICS-> Spo Sci His Lit Geo His FOUR Joshua Kreitzer 4 28 12 20 38 31 117 Dan Tilque 4 40 4 36 28 8 112 Dan Blum 0 28 20 40 20 8 108 Erland Sommarskog 7 39 8 4 32 4 86 Pete Gayde 8 4 8 8 11 16 43 -- Mark Brader, Toronto "Big programs are a bug." msb@vex.net -- Geoff Collyer My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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