| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 20 11:25PM -0600 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2003-03-24, 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*)". I did not write these rounds. * Game 10, Round 4 - Science - Animal, Fruit, or Mineral? These questions refer to the handout at: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/o10/4/animalfruitmineral.pdf 1. Arrange fossils A, B, and C into chronological order, earliest first. 2. Arrange fossils D, E, and F into chronological order, earliest first. For the next 4 questions, we give you a letter, and you must name the corresponding fruit. 3. G. 4. J. 5. K. 6. M. And for the last 4 questions, we name a gemstone, and you must give the corresponding letter. 7. Turquoise. 8. Opal. 9. Peridot. 10. Malachite. So there were 8 decoys, 4 fruits and 4 gems. If you like, decode the rot13 and identify them for fun, but for no points. 11. Fgne sehvg. 12. Svt. 13. Znatb. 14. Xhzdhng. 15. Yncvf ynmhyv. 16. Nzrgulfg. 17. Syhbevgr. 18. Gbcnm. * Game 10, Round 6 - Leisure (or Idleness) - Cafe Culture 1. Name the left-bank Parisian boulevard frequented by existentialist loafers in the 1950s, where you could have seen Jean-Paul Sartre sitting and thinking at the Café des Deux Magots. 2. This Italian city was the first European city to import coffee. On one side of its famous square """is""" Caffè Florian, founded in 1720, where conspirators used to hatch plots against the Austrians who frequented Caffè Quadri across the square. Name the city. 3. Legend has it that in this African country a goatherd first discovered coffee berries and then passed on the secret to some monks. In real life, before the Arabs discovered how to brew hot coffee, the people of this goatherd's country drank cold fermented coffee. What country is it? 4. Which Yemeni port held the monopoly on coffee exports from the Arabian Peninsula through the 15th to 17th centuries? A kind of coffee, and a blend of coffee with another beverage, both take their name from this port. 5. What country """has been""" the world's biggest coffee producer since the 19th century? 6. According to legend, the bakers of Vienna saved the city from the Turks in 1683, and as a reward, they were allowed to bake a pastry based on an image that appears on the Turkish flag. What is this pastry? 7. A poet named a poem he published in 1917 after an effete character who haunts society drawing rooms. The character complains: "I have measured out my life with coffee spoons." Name *either* the poet or the title character. 8. Who composed the Coffee Cantata in 1734: a tale of a naughty German girl who refuses to give up coffee drinking? It is one of this composer's few secular cantatas. 9. Suppose you're in a Starbucks. Let's say you want a coffee. Among the sizes you """can""" choose are (in alphabetical order) grande, tall, and venti. Arrange these three Starbucks sizes in order from smallest to largest. 10. Name the coffeehouse that used to exist at 134 Yorkville, owned by Bernie Fiedler, where countless musicians got their start in the 1960s and '70s. -- Mark Brader "A clarification is not to make oneself clear. Toronto It is to PUT oneself IN the clear." msb@vex.net -- Lynn & Jay, "Yes, Prime Minister" My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Feb 21 06:33AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:kLKdncRfq5J-c6z9nZ2dnUU7- > http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/o10/4/animalfruitmineral.pdf > 1. Arrange fossils A, B, and C into chronological order, earliest > first. A, C, B > 2. Arrange fossils D, E, and F into chronological order, earliest > first. F, E, D > For the next 4 questions, we give you a letter, and you must name > the corresponding fruit. > 6. M. pomegranate > And for the last 4 questions, we name a gemstone, and you must give > the corresponding letter. > 7. Turquoise. T; V > 8. Opal. U > 9. Peridot. S > 10. Malachite. O; Q > existentialist loafers in the 1950s, where you could have > seen Jean-Paul Sartre sitting and thinking at the Café des > Deux Magots. Montparnasse > some monks. In real life, before the Arabs discovered how to > brew hot coffee, the people of this goatherd's country drank > cold fermented coffee. What country is it? Ethiopia > Arabian Peninsula through the 15th to 17th centuries? A kind > of coffee, and a blend of coffee with another beverage, both > take their name from this port. Mocha > 5. What country """has been""" the world's biggest coffee producer > since the 19th century? Brazil > the Turks in 1683, and as a reward, they were allowed to bake > a pastry based on an image that appears on the Turkish flag. > What is this pastry? croissant > character who haunts society drawing rooms. The character > complains: "I have measured out my life with coffee spoons." > Name *either* the poet or the title character. Eliot > 8. Who composed the Coffee Cantata in 1734: a tale of a naughty > German girl who refuses to give up coffee drinking? It is one > of this composer's few secular cantatas. Bach > Among the sizes you """can""" choose are (in alphabetical order) > grande, tall, and venti. Arrange these three Starbucks sizes > in order from smallest to largest. tall, grande, venti > 10. Name the coffeehouse that used to exist at 134 Yorkville, > owned by Bernie Fiedler, where countless musicians got their > start in the 1960s and '70s. The Hungry I -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Feb 18 06:08AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:ZbydnS6KOcfEZLD9nZ2dnUU7- > * Game 10, Round 2 - Literature - Sleuthing Pairs > Name the authors who created the following duos: > 3. Tommy and Tuppence Beresford. Christie > 4. Nick and Nora Charles. Hammett > We provide the nickname of a jazz musician and their instrument; > you give us their name or stage name. > 1. "The Velvet Fog"; voice. Torme > 2. "Bird" or "Yardbird"; alto saxophone. Parker > 3. "Trane"; tenor saxophone. Coltrane > 4. "The First Lady of Song"; voice. Fitzgerald > 5. "Fatha" [pronounced similarly to "father"]; piano. Hines > 7. "Cannon" or "Cannonball"; alto saxophone. Adderley > 9. "King of Swing"; clarinet. Goodman > 10. "Lady Day"; voice. Holiday -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Feb 19 02:27AM > * Game 10, Round 2 - Literature - Sleuthing Pairs > 3. Tommy and Tuppence Beresford. Agatha Christie > 6. Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn and Detective Jim Chee. Tony Hillerman > 9. Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin. Rex Stout > 10. Lord Peter Wimsey and Harriet Vane. Dorothy Sayers > * Game 10, Round 3 - Entertainment - Jazz Musicians' Nicknames > 1. "The Velvet Fog"; voice. Mel Torme > 2. "Bird" or "Yardbird"; alto saxophone. Charlie Parker > 3. "Trane"; tenor saxophone. John Coltrane > 9. "King of Swing"; clarinet. Benny Goodman > 10. "Lady Day"; voice. Billie Holliday -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Pete Gayde <pete.gayde@gmail.com>: Feb 18 08:12PM -0600 Mark Brader wrote: > 2. Inspector Thomas Lynley and Sergeant Barbara Havers. > 3. Tommy and Tuppence Beresford. > 4. Nick and Nora Charles. Hammett > 7. Pam and Jerry North. > 8. Inspector Thomas Pitt and Charlotte Pitt. > 9. Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin. Christie > We provide the nickname of a jazz musician and their instrument; > you give us their name or stage name. > 1. "The Velvet Fog"; voice. Mel Torme > 2. "Bird" or "Yardbird"; alto saxophone. Charlie Parker > 3. "Trane"; tenor saxophone. John Coltrane > 4. "The First Lady of Song"; voice. Ella Fitzgerald > 5. "Fatha" [pronounced similarly to "father"]; piano. Earl Hines > 6. "Prez" or "the President"; tenor saxophone. Lester Young > 7. "Cannon" or "Cannonball"; alto saxophone. Cannonball Adderley > 8. "Zoot"; tenor saxophone. Zoot Sims > 9. "King of Swing"; clarinet. Benny Goodman > 10. "Lady Day"; voice. Billie Holiday Pete Gayde |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 17 11:21PM -0600 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2003-03-24, 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*)". I wrote in 2008: I may have written one of these rounds. * Game 10, Round 2 - Literature - Sleuthing Pairs Name the authors who created the following duos: 1. Inspector Roderick Alleyn and Agatha Troy. 2. Inspector Thomas Lynley and Sergeant Barbara Havers. 3. Tommy and Tuppence Beresford. 4. Nick and Nora Charles. 5. Andrew Dalziel ["dee-ELL"] and Peter Pascoe. 6. Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn and Detective Jim Chee. 7. Pam and Jerry North. 8. Inspector Thomas Pitt and Charlotte Pitt. 9. Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin. 10. Lord Peter Wimsey and Harriet Vane. * Game 10, Round 3 - Entertainment - Jazz Musicians' Nicknames We provide the nickname of a jazz musician and their instrument; you give us their name or stage name. 1. "The Velvet Fog"; voice. 2. "Bird" or "Yardbird"; alto saxophone. 3. "Trane"; tenor saxophone. 4. "The First Lady of Song"; voice. 5. "Fatha" [pronounced similarly to "father"]; piano. 6. "Prez" or "the President"; tenor saxophone. 7. "Cannon" or "Cannonball"; alto saxophone. 8. "Zoot"; tenor saxophone. 9. "King of Swing"; clarinet. 10. "Lady Day"; voice. -- Mark Brader | "Every year this part of our job gets easier. Toronto | Between Facebook, Instagram, and Flickr, people are msb@vex.net | surveilling *themselves*." --Phil Coulson (Jeffrey Bell) My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 20 11:23PM -0600 Mark Brader: > see my 2020-06-23 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from > the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)". > I wrote in 2008: I may have written one of these rounds. The literature round is something I might have done, but I didn't remember whether I did. At the moment I suspect not. > * Game 10, Round 2 - Literature - Sleuthing Pairs > Name the authors who created the following duos: > 1. Inspector Roderick Alleyn and Agatha Troy. Ngaio Marsh. > 2. Inspector Thomas Lynley and Sergeant Barbara Havers. Elizabeth George. > 3. Tommy and Tuppence Beresford. Agatha Christie. 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum. > 4. Nick and Nora Charles. Dashiell Hammett. 4 for Joshua and Pete. > 5. Andrew Dalziel ["dee-ELL"] and Peter Pascoe. Reginald Hill. > 6. Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn and Detective Jim Chee. Tony Hillerman. 4 for Dan Blum. > 7. Pam and Jerry North. Frances and Richard Lockridge (either or both was okay, or, as usual, the last name alone). > 8. Inspector Thomas Pitt and Charlotte Pitt. Anne Perry. > 9. Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin. Rex Stout. 4 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque. > 10. Lord Peter Wimsey and Harriet Vane. Dorothy Sayers. 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque. > We provide the nickname of a jazz musician and their instrument; > you give us their name or stage name. > 1. "The Velvet Fog"; voice. Mel Tormé. 4 for Joshua, Pete, and Dan Blum. > 2. "Bird" or "Yardbird"; alto saxophone. Charlie Parker. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Pete, and Dan Blum. > 3. "Trane"; tenor saxophone. John Coltrane. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Pete, and Dan Blum. > 4. "The First Lady of Song"; voice. Ella Fitzgerald. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Pete, and Dan Tilque. > 5. "Fatha" [pronounced similarly to "father"]; piano. Earl Hines. 4 for Joshua and Pete. > 6. "Prez" or "the President"; tenor saxophone. Lester Young. 4 for Pete. > 7. "Cannon" or "Cannonball"; alto saxophone. Julian Edwin Adderley. 4 for Joshua and Pete. 3 for Erland. > 8. "Zoot"; tenor saxophone. Jack Sims. 4 for Erland and Pete. > 9. "King of Swing"; clarinet. Benny Goodman. 4 for Joshua, Pete, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque. > 10. "Lady Day"; voice. Billie Holiday. 4 for everyone -- Joshua, Erland, Pete, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 10 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS TOPICS-> Lit Ent Pete Gayde 4 40 44 Joshua Kreitzer 8 32 40 Dan Blum 16 20 36 Erland Sommarskog 4 23 27 Dan Tilque 8 12 20 -- Mark Brader | "Well, that is a really tough question... Toronto | I've narrowed it down to two possibilities: yes and no." msb@vex.net | --Chidi Anagonye (Alan Yang, "The Good Place") My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 17 11:15PM -0600 Mark Brader: > and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information... > see my 2020-06-23 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from > the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)". Game 9 is over and the winner is JOSHUA KREITZER. Hearty congratulations! > ** Game 9, Round 9 - History - Alchemy > 1. The word alchemy originated in Greek, but from what language > did it reenter medieval Europe? Arabic, like so many words starting in al-. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Dan Tilque, and Dan Blum. > 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. Eating its own tail. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Dan Blum. The chemist Kekulé was trying to work out the molecular structure of benzene, and as Dan Tilque remembered, he supposedly was inspired after dreaming of this image to realize that the molecule is ring-shaped. There are multiple versions of the story. > water -- this Greek philosopher's doctrine on the subject became > normative and indisputable for alchemists for over 2,000 years. > Who? Aristotle. 4 for Erland, Dan Tilque, and Dan Blum. > 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. Sulfur, mercury, salt. > 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? A still or retort. I accepted "distiller" as a description. 4 for Joshua. > 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. 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum. > 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. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Dan Tilque, and Dan Blum. > 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. Sir Isaac Newton. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Pete, and Dan Blum. > 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? The Rosicrucians. 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum. > alchemical symbols as describing the development of the human > psyche as it passes through conflict, crisis, and transformation. > Who? Carl Jung. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Dan Blum. > * A. Baseball's Spring Training > A1. Florida has its Grapefruit League. What is the name of > Arizona's equivalent? Cactus League. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Pete, and Dan Blum. > 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 Royals. 4 for Joshua and Pete. ObMovie: "42" (2013). > 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. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Dan Blum. > 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. 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum. > C1. In 1956, the Academy awarded the first Humanitarian Award > named for this actor and founder of the Motion Picture > Relief Fund. Jean Hersholt. 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum. > Master of Ceremonies, five times -- with two honorary Oscars, > two special awards, and one <answer C1> Humanitarian Award. > Who? Bob Hope. (Still true. He died a few months after the original game.) 4 for Joshua, Pete, and Dan Blum. > 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. 1763 (accepting 1758-68). 3 for Joshua and Pete. > 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? The Numbered Treaties. > 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. Albert Einstein. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Dan Tilque, and Dan Blum. Relativity was still a controversial theory at the time, but he could still have been given the prize later in his life. But he never was, although he lived until 1955. > 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. Ernst Mach (as in Mach numbers). 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Pete, and Dan Blum. > 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 (Wieck). 4 for Joshua and Pete. > 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. Richard Wagner. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Pete, and Dan Blum. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 9 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST TOPICS-> Ent Mis Sci Lit Geo Can His Cha SIX Joshua Kreitzer 24 28 24 28 22 0 32 43 179 Dan Blum 24 24 21 32 24 4 32 32 168 Dan Tilque 8 12 32 12 4 0 24 16 104 Pete Gayde 12 20 -- -- 21 2 4 27 86 Erland Sommarskog 0 8 24 0 0 0 12 8 52 Stephen Perry -- -- -- -- -- -- 0 0 0 -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "Gwyneth Paltrow always says I'm a msb@vex.net | shameless name dropper" -- Roger Ford My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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