| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 01 12:54AM -0600 Mark Brader: > see my 2020-06-23 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from > the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)". > I think I wrote part of one of these rounds. That was the history round. > usage a somewhat different spelling or pronunciation from their > ancient form. > 1. What sort of Roman weapon was called an "onager", or jackass? Catapult. 4 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque. So named because its recoil had quite a kick. See: http://www.pathfindersdesignandtechnology.com/pathfinders/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Onager1.jpeg > 2. The Greeks had a weapon called a "gastraphetes" > ["GAS-tra-FEE-teez"], and yes, that prefix does mean > "stomach". What sort of weapon? Crossbow. You braced it against your stomach to pull the bow. See: http://i.imgur.com/7ylnwni.jpg > 3. What was the Latin word for a sword, specifically the short > sword used for most of Roman history? (Give the normal word, > not the diminutive used for a smaller version.) (Think Russell Crowe movies.) Gladius. 4 for Joshua and Dan Tilque. The smaller version was a gladiolus. > 4. What sort of weapon did the Romans call a "pilum"? Javelin (or spear). 4 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque. > "hoplites" ["HOP-lights"], from the "hoplon" that they carried. > Although its usage in actual ancient Greek was apparently > somewhat different, what would we mean by "hoplon" today? Shield. 4 for Dan Tilque. 3 for Dan Blum. > 6. In Roman warfare, what was a "scutum" ["SCOOT-um"]? Again, a shield. 4 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque. > 7. For centuries the most important class of Greek battleship > was the trireme. The prefix "tri-" indicates that there were > three... what? Banks of oarsmen (on each side). 4 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque. See: http://i.redd.it/1xgi6us37o831.jpg > 8. When a Roman ship went up against an enemy ship, they might > use the "corvus", which means crow. What was that? A spiked gangplank. (Anything giving the general idea was okay.) 4 for Dan Tilque. The spikes would dig into the enemy ship, attaching it to the Roman ship; then the Roman soldiers could force their way on board and fight the way they would on land. See: http://qph.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-1ce758cbb1fcbd19ee5c3f9eb0a56770 > where one man would advance between the spears of the men behind > him, so that an enemy would face a mass of spear points before > coming within sword range? Phalanx (we accepted "phalange"). 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. See: http://teaspoonofhistory.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/222_rmw_macedonian_phalanx.jpg > 10. In Roman warfare, what was a "testudo"? Same idea as a phalanx, but with the closely formed soldiers carrying shields for defense rather than spears for offense. 4 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque. The word means "turtle". See: http://cdna.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/022/034/660/large/pawel-kurowski-legionisci-final.jpg?1573847186 > Answer the following questions, based on the handout provided: > http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/o8/6/mideast.jpg > 1. Name the Israeli desert at E. Negev. 4 for everyone -- Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Pete, and Erland. This desert came up on "Jeopardy!" on Friday, when they asked for the largest city in it. It's Beersheba, but it's not marked on this round's map. > 2. Name the Turkish lake at K. Lake Van. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Erland. > 3. Name the Egyptian gulf at D. Gulf of Suez. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Pete. 3 for Erland. > For the next 5 questions give the number corresponding to the > indicated place. > 4. Bahrain. #18. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Pete, and Erland. > 5. Basra. #19. 4 for everyone. > 6. Sanaa. #10. 4 for Dan Blum and Erland. 3 for Joshua. 2 for Pete. > 7. Luxor. #33. 4 for Dan Tilque and Erland. 3 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Pete. > 8. Tehran. #25. 4 for Dan Tilque, Pete, and Erland. 3 for Joshua. > After you've finished with the other questions, please decipher the > rot13 to see the last two: > 9. Name the city at number one. Riyadh. 4 for everyone. > 10. Anzr gur Crefvna Thys pvgl ng ahzore fvkgrra. Abu Dhabi. 4 for Dan Tilque and Erland. 3 for Joshua. > see 10 more cities and 6 more bodies of water, and give the number > for each city and the letter for each body of water. > 11. Mecca. #5. Erland got this. Only one guess on "no points" questions, please. > 12. Dubai. #15. Pete and Erland got this. > 13. Alexandria. #34. Pete and Erland got this. > 14. Muscat. #14. Pete and Erland got this. > 15. Aleppo. #29. Pete and Erland got this. > 16. Cairo. #35. Pete and Erland got this. > 17. Amman. #31. Pete and Erland got this. > 18. Baghdad. #22. Pete and Erland got this. > 19. Doha, Qatar. #17. Pete and Erland got this. > 20. Medina. #4. > 21. Bab el Mandab. B. > 22. Gulf of Aden. A. Pete and Erland got this. > 23. Gulf of Oman. G. Pete and Erland got this. > 24. Arabian Sea. F. Pete and Erland got this. > 25. Gulf of Aqaba. C. Pete and Erland got this. > 26. Strait of Hormuz. H. Pete and Erland got this. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 8 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS TOPICS-> Lit Sci His Geo Dan Blum 23 32 27 31 113 Dan Tilque 4 24 36 32 96 Joshua Kreitzer 24 32 8 28 92 Erland Sommarskog 0 12 0 39 51 Pete Gayde 4 12 0 29 45 -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "Jargon leakage is getting to be a real problem; msb@vex.net | sb should do sth about it." --R.H. Draney My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 01 12:56AM -0600 Oops, I forgot to change the Subject line and also forgot to note that the next set, comprising Rounds 7 and 8 of this game, was already posted more than a day ago. Mark Brader: > see my 2020-06-23 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from > the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)". > I think I wrote part of one of these rounds. That was the history round. > usage a somewhat different spelling or pronunciation from their > ancient form. > 1. What sort of Roman weapon was called an "onager", or jackass? Catapult. 4 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque. So named because its recoil had quite a kick. See: http://www.pathfindersdesignandtechnology.com/pathfinders/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Onager1.jpeg > 2. The Greeks had a weapon called a "gastraphetes" > ["GAS-tra-FEE-teez"], and yes, that prefix does mean > "stomach". What sort of weapon? Crossbow. You braced it against your stomach to pull the bow. See: http://i.imgur.com/7ylnwni.jpg > 3. What was the Latin word for a sword, specifically the short > sword used for most of Roman history? (Give the normal word, > not the diminutive used for a smaller version.) (Think Russell Crowe movies.) Gladius. 4 for Joshua and Dan Tilque. The smaller version was a gladiolus. > 4. What sort of weapon did the Romans call a "pilum"? Javelin (or spear). 4 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque. > "hoplites" ["HOP-lights"], from the "hoplon" that they carried. > Although its usage in actual ancient Greek was apparently > somewhat different, what would we mean by "hoplon" today? Shield. 4 for Dan Tilque. 3 for Dan Blum. > 6. In Roman warfare, what was a "scutum" ["SCOOT-um"]? Again, a shield. 4 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque. > 7. For centuries the most important class of Greek battleship > was the trireme. The prefix "tri-" indicates that there were > three... what? Banks of oarsmen (on each side). 4 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque. See: http://i.redd.it/1xgi6us37o831.jpg > 8. When a Roman ship went up against an enemy ship, they might > use the "corvus", which means crow. What was that? A spiked gangplank. (Anything giving the general idea was okay.) 4 for Dan Tilque. The spikes would dig into the enemy ship, attaching it to the Roman ship; then the Roman soldiers could force their way on board and fight the way they would on land. See: http://qph.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-1ce758cbb1fcbd19ee5c3f9eb0a56770 > where one man would advance between the spears of the men behind > him, so that an enemy would face a mass of spear points before > coming within sword range? Phalanx (we accepted "phalange"). 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. See: http://teaspoonofhistory.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/222_rmw_macedonian_phalanx.jpg > 10. In Roman warfare, what was a "testudo"? Same idea as a phalanx, but with the closely formed soldiers carrying shields for defense rather than spears for offense. 4 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque. The word means "turtle". See: http://cdna.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/022/034/660/large/pawel-kurowski-legionisci-final.jpg?1573847186 > Answer the following questions, based on the handout provided: > http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/o8/6/mideast.jpg > 1. Name the Israeli desert at E. Negev. 4 for everyone -- Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Pete, and Erland. This desert came up on "Jeopardy!" on Friday, when they asked for the largest city in it. It's Beersheba, but it's not marked on this round's map. > 2. Name the Turkish lake at K. Lake Van. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Erland. > 3. Name the Egyptian gulf at D. Gulf of Suez. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Pete. 3 for Erland. > For the next 5 questions give the number corresponding to the > indicated place. > 4. Bahrain. #18. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Pete, and Erland. > 5. Basra. #19. 4 for everyone. > 6. Sanaa. #10. 4 for Dan Blum and Erland. 3 for Joshua. 2 for Pete. > 7. Luxor. #33. 4 for Dan Tilque and Erland. 3 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Pete. > 8. Tehran. #25. 4 for Dan Tilque, Pete, and Erland. 3 for Joshua. > After you've finished with the other questions, please decipher the > rot13 to see the last two: > 9. Name the city at number one. Riyadh. 4 for everyone. > 10. Anzr gur Crefvna Thys pvgl ng ahzore fvkgrra. Abu Dhabi. 4 for Dan Tilque and Erland. 3 for Joshua. > see 10 more cities and 6 more bodies of water, and give the number > for each city and the letter for each body of water. > 11. Mecca. #5. Erland got this. Only one guess on "no points" questions, please. > 12. Dubai. #15. Pete and Erland got this. > 13. Alexandria. #34. Pete and Erland got this. > 14. Muscat. #14. Pete and Erland got this. > 15. Aleppo. #29. Pete and Erland got this. > 16. Cairo. #35. Pete and Erland got this. > 17. Amman. #31. Pete and Erland got this. > 18. Baghdad. #22. Pete and Erland got this. > 19. Doha, Qatar. #17. Pete and Erland got this. > 20. Medina. #4. > 21. Bab el Mandab. B. > 22. Gulf of Aden. A. Pete and Erland got this. > 23. Gulf of Oman. G. Pete and Erland got this. > 24. Arabian Sea. F. Pete and Erland got this. > 25. Gulf of Aqaba. C. Pete and Erland got this. > 26. Strait of Hormuz. H. Pete and Erland got this. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 8 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS TOPICS-> Lit Sci His Geo Dan Blum 23 32 27 31 113 Dan Tilque 4 24 36 32 96 Joshua Kreitzer 24 32 8 28 92 Erland Sommarskog 0 12 0 39 51 Pete Gayde 4 12 0 29 45 -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "Jargon leakage is getting to be a real problem; msb@vex.net | sb should do sth about it." --R.H. Draney My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jan 31 05:12AM -0800 On 1/30/21 9:25 PM, Mark Brader wrote: > want to show off, you can give the characters' names as well, > but no points will be awarded (or deducted) for this. > 1. Douglas Rain (1968): "It can only be attributed to human error." 2001: A Space Odyssey > 2. Lily Tomlin (1980): "I am your employee and as such I expect to > be treated with a little dignity and a little respect." Nine to five > 3. Jack Nicholson (1970): "I'd like an omelet, plain, and a chicken > salad sandwich on wheat toast, no mayonnaise, no butter, > no lettuce. And a cup of coffee." Five Easy Pieces > 4. Tom Selleck (1987): "I'm an architect, for Christ's sake. > I build 50-story skyscrapers, I assemble cities of the future. > I can certainly put together a goddamn diaper." Three Men and a Baby > a geek!" > 6. Glenn Close (2000): "The last time I underestimated a puppy, > I ended up in the pokey!" 102 Dalmatians > you've got on a $500 suit and you're still a low-life." > 10. Marilyn Monroe (1955): "When it gets hot like this, you know > what I do? I keep my undies in the icebox!" Seven Year Itch -- Dan Tilque |
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