| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Mar 08 02:38AM -0600 I am posting Round 10 out of sequence because Round 9 contains a couple of handouts and eskimo.com isn't reachable right now. Rounds 8-9 will be posted after this one to complete this game. These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2003-04-07, 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 two triples in this round. ** Final, Round 10 - Challenge Round * A. Great Lines from Film Noir Identify the movies that the following lines are drawn from. (If you want to show off, name the actor and character as well. No points will be awarded or deducted for this.) A1. "I'm still big. It's the pictures that got small." A2. "I don't mind if you don't like my manners. I don't like them myself. They're pretty bad. I grieve over them on long winter evenings." A3. "Some people are better off dead. Like your wife and my father, for instance." * B. Roman Nicknames In all cases the single name that the person is best known by today is an acceptable answer; for instance "Caesar" for Gaius Julius Caesar. B1. Which ancient Roman was known as "the Censor"? He was an elected public official who held his office for life, and a moralist, busybody, and tightwad. A modern right-wing think tank is named after him. B2. Which ancient Roman was known as "Cunctator", meanin "the Delayer"? He prudently refused to come out and fight Hannibal. A left-wing British political movement, one of whose members was George Bernard Shaw, was named after him -- but we need the name of the man himself, not the group's name. B3. Who was known as "the Arbiter" or "the Arbiter of Delights"? He served in Nero's court as the person responsible for procuring the emperor's pleasures, and the bawdy novel "The Satyricon" is ascribed to him. * C. Canadian Mountain Passes C1. In Alberta and BC, highway 1 """is""" the Trans-Canada Highway, and the CPR main line mostly """runs""" alongside it. By which pass do they cross the Continental Divide, at the border between the two provinces? C2. In Alberta and BC, highway 16 these days """is""" officially a second route of the Trans-Canada Highway. It similarly """follows""" the *CNR* main line, crossing the Continental Divide at the provincial border west of Jasper -- by which pass? C3. During the Klondike gold rush, prospectors who chose to sail to Skagway, Alaska, then faced a dreadful hike into Canada over the mountain range that was eventually agreed to form the border. They had a choice of two passes, one named for the local tribe, the other now carrying a road and a railway. Name either pass. * D. Recording the Oral Tradition D1. Name the scholar who published "The English and Scottish Popular Ballads" in 5 volumes between 1883 and 1898. He collected manuscripts dating from the 15th to the 19th century and transcribed performances. His catalogue of ballads is named after him. D2. Beginning in the 1930s, this anthropologist travelled the American South collecting songs and tales for the Library of Congress. He produced many recordings and wrote several books, including "The Land Where the Blues Began". Name him. D3. In the 1930s a professor of ancient Greek went to Europe to record modern epic poets. He wanted to prove that Homer must have composed his poems more-or-less spontaneously. After this folklorist died, his collaborator published his work in a book called "The Singer of Tales". Name *either* the collaborator, or the folklorist, or the country he visited to record the poems -- any one. * E. Euro Lit Who wrote these pairs of works? E1. "The Periodic Table", "The Drowned and the Saved". This writer is Italian. E2. "Dog Years", "The Flounder". This writer is German. E3. "The Joke", "The Book of Laughter and Forgetting". This writer is Czech. * F. Movies about Scientists F1. The 1940 film "Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet" told of the controversial development of a medical remedy. Either tell us what condition this remedy was for, or who played the title character. F2. In a 1994 comedy, Albert Einstein facilitates his niece's romance. Either tell us the title of the movie, or who played Einstein. F3. This 1989 drama about the project to develop the atomic bomb features Dwight Schultz as Robert Oppenheimer. Either tell us the title of the movie, or name the better-known star who played General Groves. -- Mark Brader, Toronto, msb@vex.net "Insecurity is the norm. If any ... voting machine, operating system, [or] database ... is ever built completely vulnerability-free, it'll be the first time in the history of mankind." --Bruce Schneier My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Mar 08 02:31AM -0600 Mark Brader: > and 7; Rounds 8 and 9 will be in the next set, and then I'll post > Round 10, with 18 questions, singly. Of this set, I wrote two > triples in Round 4 and one in Round 7. I wrote questions #1-6 of Round 4 and #10-12 of Round 7. > ** Final, Round 4 - Arts and Literature > * Name All Four Since the triple was "Name All Four", part marks were not allowed for getting three right. > 1. Name all four Teletubbies, in the TV series of that name. Dipsy, Laa-Laa, Po, Tinky-Winky. > 2. Name all four houses of Hogwarts, in the Harry Potter books > and movies. Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, Slytherin. 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, and Pete. > 3. Name all four Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, in the TV series of > that name. Donatello, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael. 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Joshua, and Pete. > money). > 4. Name the composer whose name we have covered over: > http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/of/4/b1.gif Sir Edward Elgar. 4 for Dan Blum and Pete. > 5. Name the scientist whose name we have covered over: > http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/of/4/b2.jpg Charles Darwin. 4 for Dan Tilque and Dan Blum. > journalists and poets; the woman was also a social reformer, > teacher, and novelist; the man was also a lawyer, but is probably > most famous for writing a single song. Name *either* person. Andrew "Banjo" Peterson (who wrote "Waltzing Matilda"); Mary Gilmore. > Besides, this place is famous for the creatures > Of prey that keep upon it. > Remember, name the play in each case. "The Winter's Tale". 4 for Dan Blum. Antigonus has heard enough; he names the baby Perdita and quickly abandons it on the shore. After a few more lines comes his stage direction: "Exit, pursued by a bear." > Yet their own authors faithfully affirm > That the land Salique is in Germany, > Between the floods of Sala and of Elbe ...... "Henry V". No marks for other Henrys. 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua. 2 for Pete. > ANTONIO: What impossible matter will he make easy next? > SEBASTIAN: I think he will carry this island home in his > pocket and give it his son for an apple. "The Tempest". 4 for Dan Blum. > the seashore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a > smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the > great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me." Sir Isaac Newton. 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Joshua, and Pete. > mathematics, in the 20th century: "Mathematics may be defined > as the subject in which we never know what we are talking about, > nor whether what we are saying is true." Bertrand Russell. 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, and Joshua. > 12. This 20th/21st century physicist and professor of mathematics > said that he had been given the following piece of advice: > "Each equation in the book would halve the sales." Stephen Hawking. 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, and Joshua. > http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/of/4/e1.pdf > Five were painted by artists born in the same *country*. > Give the *number of the exception*. #3. (Magritte -- Belgian. The others are French: Dufy, Bonnard, Duchamp, Léger, and Matisse.) 4 for Dan Tilque and Dan Blum. 3 for Pete. > http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/of/4/e2.pdf > Five were painted by the same *artist*. Give the *number of > the exception*. #4. (Georges Braque. The others are by Picasso.) 3 for Dan Blum. > http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/of/4/e3.pdf > Five were painted in the same *century*. Give the *number of > the exception*. #5. (Klimt -- "The Kiss" -- 20th century. The others are 19th century, by Seurat, Munch, Rossetti, Gauguin, and Burne-Jones.) 4 for Dan Blum. 3 for Pete. > In this triple we'll give you a list of items associated with a > hobby, and you must name the hobby. > 1. Secateurs; vermiculite; Bacillus thuringiensis; red wigglers. Gardening. 4 for Erland. > 2. Mounting kit; plastic eyes; display panel; tanning oil. Taxidermy. 4 for Dan Tilque and Dan Blum. > 3. Scroll frame; canvas; yarn; magnifier. Embroidery (or cross-stitch or needlepoint). 4 for Dan Blum. > * Blue Jays Firsts > 4. Who was the first Blue Jay to win the Cy Young Award, in 1996? Pat Hentgen. > 5. Who was the first Blue Jay to win a batting title, with a .363 > average in 1993? John Olerud. > 6. In 1986, two Blue Jays won the team's first Gold Glove awards. > Name *either* player. Jesse Barfield, Tony Fernandez. 4 for Pete. > rear part covering the heel and sides of the foot. Got that? > Now, name the shoe that's a variation on an oxford, having > parts of it decorated with perforations and perhaps serrations. Brogue (not brogan). > 8. What kind of shoe does not cover the heel and is characterized > by a strap passing from the forepart round the hollow of the > ankle, sometimes secured by a buckle? Sling-back (not ankle strap). > 9. What is the generic term for a woman's slipper or shoe that > is held on the foot by the forepart only? It is often decorated, > and may or may not be open-toed. Mule or slide. > mythological ship and the fact that the team started as a rowing club. > 10. There's a basketball team called the Los Angeles Lakers. > Why "Lakers"? Until 1960 they played in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Minnesota is known as the "Land of 10,000 Lakes" (the number and city were not required). 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Joshua, and Pete. > 11. There's a baseball team called the Los Angeles Dodgers. > Why "Dodgers"? Until 1957 they played in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. Brooklyn was known for its many streetcar routes, so that its residents were nicknamed "Trolley Dodgers". This nickname was applied to the team -- whose stadium had streetcar tracks adjacent -- and was then shortened to Dodgers. (A reference to "dodging" streetcars or trolley cars in Brooklyn or near the stadium was sufficient. At the original game we also generously accepted dodging traffic.) 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Joshua, and Pete. > 12. There's a hockey team called the New York Rangers. > Why "Rangers"? Their original owner, G.L. Rickard, (had lived in Texas and) was nicknamed "Tex". "Tex's Rangers" was a play on the famous police/paramilitary force called the Texas Rangers. 4 for Joshua. > book in 2020. I don't think anything here's changed significantly > since 2003 anyway.) > 13. Name the infraction. Cross-checking, which means holding your stick in both hands to hit an opponent with the part in between. 4 for Pete. > 14. Name the infraction. Hooking (a player with the end of the stick). > 15. Name the infraction. Boarding, which means checking a player so that he's pushed into the boards with unnecessary force. Roughing is a separate offense but I generously accepted it as almost correct. 4 for Pete. 3 for Erland. Scores, if there are no errors: FINAL ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 7 TOTALS TOPICS-> Geo His A+L S+L Dan Blum 32 41 51 16 140 Dan Tilque 32 20 28 12 92 Joshua Kreitzer 23 36 20 12 91 Erland Sommarskog 22 28 0 7 57 Pete Gayde -- -- 24 20 44 -- Mark Brader | "...not one accident in a hundred deserves the name. Toronto | [This occurrence] was simply the legitimate result msb@vex.net | of carelessness." -- Washington Roebling My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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