| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 15 12:55AM -0600 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2003-03-17, 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 9, Round 9 - History - Alchemy 1. The word alchemy originated in Greek, but from what language did it reenter medieval Europe? 2. One of the oldest alchemical symbols is that of Ouroboros, a snake adopting an unusual pose. What is the snake doing in this image? Incidentally, the same image was said to be significant in a 19th-century chemical discovery. 3. Although he was not the first to expound the notion that all matter is composed of four elements -- air, earth, fire, and water -- this Greek philosopher's doctrine on the subject became normative and indisputable for alchemists for over 2,000 years. Who? 4. Many alchemists believed that all metals were composed of the same two, or sometimes three, materials, also described more abstractly as "principles". Name *any one* of them. 5. A piece of equipment appearing frequently in the laboratories of alchemists was known as an alembic. This term is sometimes used to refer to the entire device, sometimes just a part. What kind of device is it? 6. A 16th-century Swiss alchemist and physician is credited with insisting that medical treatments be based on observation and experiment rather than blind adherence to established authorities. His real name was Theophrastus von Hohenheim, but by what name is he better known? 7. Some alchemists believed that when a substance was heated or burned, it gave off an "inflammable principle" that was simply absorbed by air. Antoine Lavoisier, whose sorry demise you heard about in last week's game, disproved this theory. What was this so-called principle called? 8. This 17th-century scientist, who made profound contributions to mathematics and physics, also spent more than two decades of his life in the study of alchemy. The economist Keynes, after acquiring and examining the man's papers, said he "was not the first of the age of reason. He was the last of the magicians..." Name the scientist. 9. This alchemical brotherhood, whose first manifesto appeared in 1614, but which claimed to have been founded a couple of centuries earlier by a German monk, still exists in various forms today, some of which prefer to concentrate on spiritual rather than physical transformations. What are they called? 10. This highly influential 20th-century psychologist interpreted alchemical symbols as describing the development of the human psyche as it passes through conflict, crisis, and transformation. Who? ** Game 9, Round 10 - Challenge Round * A. Baseball's Spring Training A1. Florida has its Grapefruit League. What is the name of Arizona's equivalent? A2. Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier during spring training in 1946. He played for this team, which was a AAA affiliate of the Brooklyn Dodgers. Give the city or the team name. * B. Makeshift Biblical Weapons B1. Samson was unarmed and had to fight an army of angry Philistines. So he picked up something he saw lying in the dust and slew a thousand of them. What did Samson use as a weapon? Be sufficiently specific for full points. B2. The Israelite widow Jael got the enemy general Sisera drunk in her tent and pierced his temple. What did she use as her weapon? * C. Special Academy Awards C1. In 1956, the Academy awarded the first Humanitarian Award named for this actor and founder of the Motion Picture Relief Fund. C2. The Academy """has""" honored this comedic actor, and Oscar Master of Ceremonies, five times -- with two honorary Oscars, two special awards, and one <answer C1> Humanitarian Award. Who? * D. Canadian Aboriginal Treaties D1. George III's Royal Proclamation recognized aboriginal ownership of North American lands that had not been ceded to or purchased by the Crown. State the year of this Royal Proclamation, within 5 years. D2. Starting in 1871, the Crown negotiated 11 treaties with various First Nations that allowed the Canadian government to settle and develop land in the west and north. What collective name are these treaties known by? * E. Physicists E1. His 1921 Nobel Prize citation states: "for his services to Theoretical Physics, and especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect". Name him. E2. Name the Austrian-born physicist who published a paper in 1877, which stated that a shock wave is produced by the supersonic motion of a projectile. * F. Wives of the Great Composers F1. Robert Schumann married this virtuoso pianist in 1840. Although a composer herself, she is better known for her interpretation of Schumann's music and her influence on his works. Her first name is sufficient. What was it? F2. Name the composer who wrote and conducted his "Siegfried Idyll" as a birthday and Christmas present for his second wife, Cosima, who was a daughter of Franz Liszt. -- Mark Brader, Toronto, msb@vex.net | "If the enemy is in range, so are you." My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Feb 15 07:22AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:V9ydnerHL-5rh7f9nZ2dnUU7- > ** Game 9, Round 9 - History - Alchemy > 1. The word alchemy originated in Greek, but from what language > did it reenter medieval Europe? Arabic > a snake adopting an unusual pose. What is the snake doing > in this image? Incidentally, the same image was said to be > significant in a 19th-century chemical discovery. swallowing its tail > water -- this Greek philosopher's doctrine on the subject became > normative and indisputable for alchemists for over 2,000 years. > Who? Miletus > alchemists was known as an alembic. This term is sometimes > used to refer to the entire device, sometimes just a part. > What kind of device is it? distiller > and experiment rather than blind adherence to established > authorities. His real name was Theophrastus von Hohenheim, > but by what name is he better known? Paracelsus > simply absorbed by air. Antoine Lavoisier, whose sorry demise > you heard about in last week's game, disproved this theory. > What was this so-called principle called? phlogiston > acquiring and examining the man's papers, said he "was not the > first of the age of reason. He was the last of the magicians..." > Name the scientist. Newton > centuries earlier by a German monk, still exists in various > forms today, some of which prefer to concentrate on spiritual > rather than physical transformations. What are they called? Rosicrucians > alchemical symbols as describing the development of the human > psyche as it passes through conflict, crisis, and transformation. > Who? Jung > * A. Baseball's Spring Training > A1. Florida has its Grapefruit League. What is the name of > Arizona's equivalent? Cactus League > spring training in 1946. He played for this team, which > was a AAA affiliate of the Brooklyn Dodgers. Give the city > or the team name. Montreal > Philistines. So he picked up something he saw lying in the > dust and slew a thousand of them. What did Samson use as > a weapon? Be sufficiently specific for full points. jawbone of an ass > B2. The Israelite widow Jael got the enemy general Sisera > drunk in her tent and pierced his temple. What did she > use as her weapon? tent peg > C1. In 1956, the Academy awarded the first Humanitarian Award > named for this actor and founder of the Motion Picture > Relief Fund. Jean Hersholt > Master of Ceremonies, five times -- with two honorary Oscars, > two special awards, and one <answer C1> Humanitarian Award. > Who? Bob Hope > ownership of North American lands that had not been ceded > to or purchased by the Crown. State the year of this Royal > Proclamation, within 5 years. 1765; 1776 > E1. His 1921 Nobel Prize citation states: "for his services to > Theoretical Physics, and especially for his discovery of > the law of the photoelectric effect". Name him. Einstein > E2. Name the Austrian-born physicist who published a paper > in 1877, which stated that a shock wave is produced by the > supersonic motion of a projectile. Mach > Although a composer herself, she is better known for her > interpretation of Schumann's music and her influence on > his works. Her first name is sufficient. What was it? Clara > F2. Name the composer who wrote and conducted his "Siegfried > Idyll" as a birthday and Christmas present for his second > wife, Cosima, who was a daughter of Franz Liszt. Wagner -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 15 12:54AM -0600 Mark Brader: > see my 2020-06-23 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from > the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)". > I did not write these rounds. And I'm glad I wasn't responsible for them! > * Game 9, Round 7 - Geography - Cultural Monuments > 1. In what *city* will you find the Universal House of Justice, > the temple that houses the governing body of the Baha'i faith? Haifa (Israel). 4 for Joshua. > 2. In what *country* can you find the Tomb of Hussein, one of the > holiest shrines for Shiite Muslims? Iraq. 4 for Joshua. 2 for Pete. > 3. In what *city* is La Fenice ("Fe-NEE-che") Opera House found? Venice. 4 for Pete. The two words are unrelated: "Fenice" means "Phoenix", and while the etymology of "Venice" ("Venezia" in Italian) is uncertain, that's not considered a possibility. > Maryinsky Ballet, more famously, though now unofficially, > known as the Kirov Ballet, especially for foreign engagements. > In what *city* is the theatre? St. Petersburg (we accepted Leningrad). 4 for Pete. 3 for Joshua. > 5. In what *Ontario town* can you find the historic Norman Bethune > House? Gravenhurst. > 6. In which *city* can you find the Ashmolean Library (now incorporated > into the Sackler Library)? Oxford (England). 3 for Joshua. > 7. An equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius stands in this square, > which is located on one of Rome's seven hills. Michelangelo > redesigned the square. Name *either* the square or the hill. Campidoglio Square, Capitoline Hill. 4 for Pete. > 8. Less famous than Pompeii but nearly as impressive is the restored > ancient city at the mouth of the Tiber. Name this *ancient city*, > which was the port that served Rome. Ostia (Antiqua). > 9. In what *US city and state* would you find the Mayo Clinic? Rochester, Minnesota. 4 for Joshua, Dan, and Pete. > 10. In what *city and state* would you find the US National Naval > Medical Center? Bethesda, Maryland. 4 for Joshua. 3 for Pete. > I've sorted the round in order of the handout, interspersing the > decoys with the others to give 26 total questions from #1 to #28; > answer for the decoys if you like for fun, but for no points. (Insert "University (of)" as appropriate.) > 1. (decoy) Saskatchewan. Joshua got this. > 2. Name it. Bishop's. > 3. (decoy) logo #3 (men's) and #12 (women's). Acadia. > 4. Name it. Prince Edward Island. > 5. (decoy) Brandon. > 6. (decoy) McGill. Joshua got this. > 7. (decoy) Carleton. Joshua got this. > 8. Logo #8 (men's) and #15 (women's) -- name it. Moncton. > 9. Name it. Ottawa. > 10. Name it. Calgary. > 11. Name it. Memorial. > 13. Name it. Trent. > 14. (decoy) McMaster. > 16. (decoy) Western Ontario. > 17. (decoy) University College of Cape Breton. > 18. (decoy) Laurentian. > 19. (decoy) St. Mary's. > 20. (decoy) St. Francis Xavier. Joshua came close to this. > 21. Name it. Waterloo (yea!). > 22. (decoy) Simon Fraser. Joshua got it this time! > 23. Name it. Manitoba. 2 for Pete, making the round count for everyone. > 24. (decoy) Wilfrid Laurier. > 25. (decoy) Lakehead. > 26. (decoy) Laval. Joshua got this. > 27. (decoy) Lethbridge. > 28. Name it. Brock. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 9 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST TOPICS-> Ent Mis Sci Lit Geo Can FOUR Joshua Kreitzer 24 28 24 28 22 0 104 Dan Blum 24 24 21 32 -- -- 101 Dan Tilque 8 12 32 12 4 0 64 Pete Gayde 12 20 -- -- 21 2 55 Erland Sommarskog 0 8 24 0 0 0 32 -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "Effective immediately, all memos are to be written msb@vex.net | in clear, active-voice English." -- US gov't memo My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Feb 15 07:18AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:xrKdneMrsvgmh7f9nZ2dnUU7- >> * Game 9, Round 8 - Canadiana Sports - University Athletic Logos >> 7. (decoy) > Carleton. Joshua got this. It doesn't make a difference in points because this was a decoy, but I didn't get this one. -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
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