| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Mar 14 12:21AM -0600 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 1998-01-26, 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*)". This season I will include a few old current-events questions in each game for fun. I wrote one round in this set. * Game 1, Round 1 - Current Events (excerpt) Answer these 1998 questions if you like for fun, but for no points. 1. Who is the prosecutor investigating allegations that Bill Clinton persuaded Monica Lewinsky to commit perjury by urging her to lie in a deposition concerning their supposed affair? 2. Why did Oprah Winfrey appear in a US federal court this week? * Game 1, Round 2 - Canadiana Sports - CFL Referee Signals Please see the 3-page handout: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/oo1/2/cfl.pdf for some referee signals as illustrated in the current (2019) CFL rule book... except that we've changed the labels. Please identify the following signals. You need only give the appropriate letter, from A to Z. 1. No yards. 2. Offside. 3. Penalty declined. 4. Field goal. 5. Roughing the kicker. 6. Delay of game. 7. Ineligible receiver. 8. Clipping. 9. Time out. 10. Illegal substitution. If you liked this round, then for fun, but for no points, decode the rot13 to see a list of the 17 decoys, and just give the real meaning of each signal: 11. O (Vafhssvpvrag hfr bs qrbqbenag). 12. P (Vyyrtny cenlvat sbe ivpgbel). 13. Q (Jebatshyyl tvivat gur svatre). 14. R (Unvyvat n pno). 15. U (Ibzvgvat ba bccbarag). 16. V (Obkvat jvgubhg tybirf). 17. W (Ovgvat gur unaq gung srrqf lbh). 18. Y (Unys n fjnzv ba gur svryq). 19. C (Guebjvat lbhe onfronyy pnc ng gur sbbgonyy). 20. D (Uvtu jvaqf). 21. E (Hasnfuvbanoyr fubhyqre cnqf). 22. F (Uvqvat gur sbbgonyy). 23. H (Oernxvat bccbarag'f jevfg). 24. J (Nzchgngvat bccbarag'f unaq). 25. K (Snfpvfg ba gur svryq). 26. M (Fgbc va gur anzr bs gur ynj). 27. Bzrtn (Gbb yngr gb fgbc ure). * Game 1, Round 3 - Entertainment - Cinematic Downsizing (or, Who Needs a Different Actor for Each Role?) 1. In a movie that was highly topical, Charlie Chaplin played "a Jewish barber" and which title character? Give either the character name or the actual title. 2. In a 1997 comedy, the same Toronto-born actor played both the title character and his arch-enemy Dr. Evil. Give the title character's first and last name. 3. A 1958 British movie had the bizarre alternative title of "Hell, Heaven or Hoboken". Its original title was much more informative: a 4-word sentence telling us about a deception used against the Nazis. M.E. Clifton-James played both title characters. What was the original title? 4. Who played identical twins Sharon and Susan in "The Parent Trap" (1961), as well as a series of TV-movie sequels? 5. And who, in a 1993 comedy with a very short title, played both the title character and the President of the US? 6. In 1996, it was Jack Nicholson who played both the President of the US and another character in the same movie. Which movie was that? 7. And in what classic movie did Peter Sellers play the President of the US, and the title character, and a third character from a third country? 8. In this classic fantasy movie, Frank Morgan played five roles including the title character, and several others played double roles -- these notably including a group of three characters seen mostly together. Name the movie. 9. The same double role has been played in successive cinematic remakes by James K. Hackett, Henry Ainley, Lewis Stone, Ronald Colman, Stewart Granger, and """finally""" for laughs by Peter Sellers. The royal storyline has also been spoofed several times, such as by Jack Lemmon in a double role in "The Great Race" (1965). What was the identical title of the other six movies? 10. Finally, Alec Guinness played no fewer than eight roles in which 1949 British movie? -- Mark Brader | "Design an idiot-proof system, and the universe Toronto | will spontaneously evolve a higher grade of idiot msb@vex.net | that is able to circumvent it." My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Mar 14 11:06AM +0100 > 1. Who is the prosecutor investigating allegations that Bill Clinton > persuaded Monica Lewinsky to commit perjury by urging her to > lie in a deposition concerning their supposed affair? Kenneth Starr |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Mar 13 11:59PM -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*)". The Final game is over and DAN BLUM has a big win. Hearty congratulations! I will now proceed immediately to reposted questions from the previous season that was written by the Usual Suspects, originally played in January-April 1998. > Round 8 is have the dreaded Canadiana round, and I did not write > any of it. In Round 9, I wrote two or three triples. Those were questions #1-6 and maybe #7-9. > 1. Canada """has""" two naval bases, sometimes referred to as > MARPAC and MARLANT. Give the name of the community in which > either """is""" located. Esquimalt, BC; Halifax, NS. (Still true.) Esquimalt is a suburb of Victoria, so Victoria scored as almost correct. 4 for Dan Tilque (the hard way). 3 for Dan Blum and Joshua. 2 for Pete. > 2. In which province """is""" CFB Gagetown located? New Brunswick. (Still true.) 4 for Dan Tilque. 2 for Pete. > 3. There """is""" one base in Saskatchewan, for an air force wing > designated 15 Wing. Where is it located? Moose Jaw. (Still true.) > attempts, pass completions, yardage, and quarterback rushing. > Who? *Note*: If you answer for 2021, you must name the person > who holds 3 of those 4 records. 2003 answer: Damon Allen (he retired in 2008). 2021 answer: Anthony Calvillo (who played 1994-2013; Tracy Ham holds the QB rushing record.) > 5. Which Toronto Argonaut set the record for the most kickoff > return yards (183) in a Grey Cup game, in 1991? 2003 answer: Raghib "Rocket" Ismail. 2021 answer: Larry Taylor (Calgary Stampeders), with 208 yards in 2012. At least, that was still the record as of 2016, but I don't have more recent information; I'll accept him, anyway. > 6. During his 25-year career, this B.C. Lion played in a record > 408 regular season games. Lui Passaglia. (He played 1976-2000, and his 408 is still the record.) > * Classic Kids' TV > 7. Which outdoor adventure series co-starred Gordon Pinsent as > RCMP Sergeant Brian Scott? "Forest Rangers" (1963-66). > 8. "Butternut Square", which aired on CBC 1964-67, was the precursor > to what long-running Canadian show? "Mr. Dressup" (1967-96). > 9. The best-known personality on "Razzle Dazzle" was a turtle > puppet that sat on a pedestal. What was the turtle's name? Howard. (The show ran 1961-66.) > * Saskatchewan and Public Health Care > 10. In 1929, Saskatchewan was the first province to universally > diagnose and treat *what disease* at no charge to the individual? Tuberculosis. 3 for Dan Blum and Pete. > 11. Emmett Hall was named chair of Canada's Royal Commission on > Health Services in 1961. What was Hall's job title at the time > of his appointment? Be specific. Chief Justice of Saskatchewan. > launched, about 90% of its doctors walked off the job. > The strike lasted 23 days. Give the year of the strike, within > 3 years. 1962 (accepting 1959-65). 3 for Pete. 2 for Dan Blum. > * People with "Canada" in their Nicknames > 13. Who was known as "the Voice of Canada", and also, in darker > times, "the Voice of Doom"? Lorne Greene. 4 for Joshua. > 14. This person was called "Mr. Broadcasting" by some; after his > death, the CBC publicized the name "Mr. Canada" in its obituaries > of him. Who was he? Peter Gzowski ["ZOF-skee"]. Incidentally, he is also the only person ever to use my name as an adjective in print. > 15. Who acquired the nickname "Captain Canada" after he stared down > a usually friendly European country in a well-publicized dispute? Brian Tobin. He was fisheries minister at the time, and it was a fishing dispute with Spain. He later switched to provincial politics and was premier of Newfoundland for almost 5 years. > 1. What is the term for a force applied to an object in such a > manner that it moves in a circle? (For example, the Sun's > gravity as applied to the Earth.) Centripetal (not centrifugal). 4 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque. > and stick together in a single lump. You can calculate the > resulting velocity of this lump by using the fact that what > quantity is always conserved? Momentum (not energy or kinetic energy). Since I asked what quantity and not what it's called, "mass times velocity" is also acceptable. 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque. > 3. (Please decipher the rot13 only after you are finished with #2.) > What is the term for a collision where kinetic energy is > conserved as well as momentum? Elastic. 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque. > Please refer to the handout sheet, and relax, you aren't going to be > asked to evaluate any of the expressions: > http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/of/9/b.pdf Although, if you had been asked, #13 would've been pretty easy -- according to Euler's identity, it's equal to 0. > 4. Which expression contains an indefinite integral? #8. (The one where the integral sign does not have limits written above and below.) 4 for Erland and Dan Blum. > 5. Which expression contains a second derivative? #2. (The one with d²(...)/dx².) 4 for Erland and Dan Tilque. > 6. Which expression contains a partial derivative? #1. (The one with the "curly d" sign.) 4 for Dan Tilque. > composite, and which other? All the islands of Hawaii are > formed from this type of volcano, which is created from large > runny lava flows that create a domed mountain. Shield volcano. "Lava dome" is wrong; it's a smaller formation that might exist as part of a volcano. 4 for Dan Blum. > 8. There are two types of crust, oceanic and continental. > Continental crust is composed mostly of granite, while oceanic > crust is composed mostly of what rock? Basalt. 4 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque. > 9. What is the name of the """largest known""" volcano in the > solar system? It's extinct, and it's on Mars. Olympus Mons (or Nix Olympica, the old name). (Still true.) 4 for Dan Blum, Pete, Dan Tilque, and Joshua. > 10. Plastic #3 is commonly used for plastic pipes, outdoor > furniture, shrink wrap, water bottles, etc. By what name is > it better known? The common abbreviation is acceptable. Polyvinyl chloride (PVC). We also accepted simply "V", which sometimes appears below the recycling symbol. 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Joshua. > Name it. This time we want the full name, not an abbreviation, > and if you feel impelled to answer with a well-known trademark > of Dow Chemical, please resist this because we won't accept it. Polystyrene (not "Styrofoam", Dow's trademark for extruded foam polystyrene). 4 for Dan Blum, Pete, and Dan Tilque. > 12. Plastics #2 and #4 are abbreviated HDPE and LDPE respectively. > Give the full name of either. High/low density polyethylene. 4 for Dan Blum, Pete, and Dan Tilque. > selecting the three desired images and 12 others picked arbitrarily, > all from a commercial site, <http://www.purcellmountainfarms.com>.) > 13. Identify the adzuki beans. #12. > 14. Identify the cow beans. #15. 4 for Dan Blum. > 15. Identify the pigeon peas. #5. > If you'd like to try the decoys for fun but for no points, please > decode the rot13. If not, you're done with this set. Nobody tried these. > 16. Chick peas. #9. > 17. Fava beans. #1. > 18. Garbanzo beans. #4. > 19. Soy beans. #2. > 20. Petite golden lentils. #7. > 21. Pinto beans. #11. > 22. Red chief lentils. #14. > 23. Tiger eye beans. #3. > 24. French navy beans. #6. > 25. Green peas. #13. > 26. Dark red kidney beans. #8. > 27. Eye-of-the-goat beans. #10. Scores, if there are no errors: FINAL ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 7 10 8 9 BEST TOPICS-> Geo His A+L S+L Cha Can Sci FIVE Dan Blum 32 41 51 16 32 8 44 200 Joshua Kreitzer 23 36 20 12 44 7 8 135 Dan Tilque 32 20 28 12 -- 8 40 132 Erland Sommarskog 22 28 0 7 -- 0 20 77 Pete Gayde -- -- 24 20 0 10 12 66 -- Mark Brader, Toronto "Do right; have fun; make money." msb@vex.net --Ian Darwin on Yuri Rubinsky (1952-96) My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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