| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: May 10 08:25PM +0200 > different from the one he left behind... > (For this one if you give the title we need all of it, including > the subtitle.) Arthur C. Clarke. It has to be "3001 something", but what that something might be, I don't know. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 11 03:25AM -0500 Mark Brader: > 1. What famous French explorer was the first European to stay > over a winter on the site of Quebec City, during his second > voyage to America? Jacques Cartier. 4 for Joshua. 2 for Pete. > 2. Which explorer founded the city of Quebec? Samuel de Champlain. > 3. Name *both* generals who died on the Plains of Abraham. James Wolfe, Louis-Joseph de Montcalm. > 4. In 1775, American forces under the command of what famous > American soldier laid siege to Quebec City? Benedict Arnold. 4 for Joshua. > 5. Early in 1776, the American forces were repulsed by what > English commander? Guy Carlton. > 6. He was born in France in 1623, ordained in 1647, and became the > first Bishop of Quebec in 1674. A monument to him stands outside > the old post office near Parc Montmorency in Quebec. Name him. François de Laval. > 7. What hotel, with a commanding view of most of Quebec City, > was built in 1892 on the former site of the Château St-Louis? Château Frontenac. I accepted "Frontenac" alone, so 4 for Pete. > It was known as Enfant-Jésus, but was renamed after the French > defeated the British armies twice. It has been known by what > name since 1711? Notre-Dame des Victoires (Our Lady of the Victories). > was built by the British as part of their fortifications against > a possible American invasion of Quebec. It was started in 1820 > and completed in 1831 at a cost of $35,000,000. Name it. The Citadel. > 1814, was admitted to the bar in 1835, and became leader > of the Conservative Party of Quebec and John A. Macdonald's > right-hand man. He died in London (England) in 1873. Name him. George-Étienne Cartier. Yes, he was "George" without an S. In 1965 the most important road in Ontario, Highway 401, was given the additional name of the Macdonald-Cartier Freeway -- and that's *this* Cartier, not <answer 1>. But as if that wasn't enough overnaming, in 2007 it was given as *additional* additional name as the Highway of Heroes, and the remaining signs for the earlier name were removed. In practice everybody just uses the highway number anyway. > insist she come home to help care for their widowed mother. > Mac isn't thrilled about spending a month in Wintergreen. > But her visit home turns out to be far from dull. "Small Town Girl" (#6 on the list), LaVyrle Spencer. > crimes are intriguing." And the blurb reads in full: "Meet > the police department of Charlotte, North Carolina. And find > out why they call it 'the <title> of America'." "Hornet's Nest" (#2), Patricia Cornwell. > her clients. So she gave him the chance, never realizing > that Baxter, a gifted scientist, would soon conduct a risky > exploration into the alchemy of desire... "Affair" (#8), Amanda Quick. > and motivations that make human relations an almost impenetrable > mystery. The author has constructed a plot worthy of Victor > Hugo, a novel that is like peeling an onion (not without tears)." "Fall on your Knees" (#9), Ann-Marie MacDonald. > title, sub-series title, book number within the sub-series, > and finally an individual book title. The last part, the > individual book title, will be a sufficient answer.) "(Star Wars: X-Wing Book 5:) Wraith Squadron" (#10), Aaron Allston. In 2009 I wrote: "incidentally, I was in a bookstore recently where they provided a helpful checklist of all the 'Star Wars' novels: there have been over 100 of them, and about a dozen different sub-series." I hate to think how many there may have been *now*. > wrestling with both the present and the past. At a sprawling > ranch in the foothills of Wyoming's Grand Tetons, the three > women come together and find courage, healing, and truth... "The Ranch", Danielle Steel. > nothing to find him... On the edge of the Brazilian jungles, > they finally tracked him down... And in the Mississippi city > where it all began, an extraordinary trial is about to begin. "The Partner" (#1), John Grisham. 4 for Joshua. > different from the one he left behind... > (For this one if you give the title we need all of it, including > the subtitle.) "3001: The Final Odyssey" (#7), Arthur C. Clarke. 4 for everyone -- Pete, Joshua, and Erland. I was surprised in 2009 when one entrant knew the full title but not the author's name), > resting on the ocean floor. It is a spaceship of phenomenal > dimensions, apparently undamaged by its fall from the sky. > And, most startling, it appears to be at least 300 years old. "Sphere" (#4), Michael Crichton. 6 for Joshua. > and Harry's determined to get to the bottom of things... And, > as if he wasn't knee-deep in trouble already, he's about to > make the biggest gamble of all -- on love. "Trunk Music" (#5), Michael Connelly. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 5 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST TOPICS-> Ent Lit Sci Mis Can Lit FOUR Joshua Kreitzer 20 32 36 36 8 14 124 Dan Blum 12 31 40 20 -- -- 103 Dan Tilque 8 4 40 16 -- -- 68 Erland Sommarskog -- -- 36 12 0 4 52 Pete Gayde 20 4 -- -- 6 4 34 -- Mark Brader | "My mind is like a steel trap; it snaps closed Toronto | and is almost impossible to pry open" msb@vex.net | --Michael Wares My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: May 11 01:34AM -0700 On 5/7/21 11:09 PM, Mark Brader wrote: > 1. What famous French explorer was the first European to stay > over a winter on the site of Quebec City, during his second > voyage to America? Cartier > 2. Which explorer founded the city of Quebec? Champlain > 3. Name *both* generals who died on the Plains of Abraham. Montcalm and Wolfe > 4. In 1775, American forces under the command of what famous > American soldier laid siege to Quebec City? Arnold > 6. He was born in France in 1623, ordained in 1647, and became the > first Bishop of Quebec in 1674. A monument to him stands outside > the old post office near Parc Montmorency in Quebec. Name him. Laval > different from the one he left behind... > (For this one if you give the title we need all of it, including > the subtitle.) 3001: The Final Odyssey -- Dan Tilque |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 11 03:27AM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 1998-02-23, 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 6 questions in one of these rounds. ** Game 5, Round 9 - Sports Geography - Golf The palindrome says it all: "Golf? No sir, prefer prison flog." In a noble effort, the Scottish parliament in 1457 passed a law banning golf, which read in part, "golff be utterly cryit doune and not usit." Alas, no one paid attention. 1. Merion Golf Club in Pennsylvania, which had been the site for both the US Open and the US Amateur championships, """still uses""" what most early golf courses used to mark the holes on one of its courses. Instead of marking the pins with flags, what """does""" it have? 2. The US Open and the US Amateur championships began in the same year at Newport Golf Club in Newport, RI. Within 10 years, when? 3. In 1997 the Canadian Open was played at the oldest golf course in North America. Name the course or the city. 4. At which course """is""" the Canadian Open usually played? 5. The Firestone Golf & Country Club was a gift from the president of Firestone to his employees. What US state """is""" the course in? 6. The Masters """is""" played in which US state? 7. The world's most esteemed golf club is the Royal and Ancient. Which Scottish town """is""" it in? 8. What """is""" the name of the oldest of the golf courses (as opposed to clubs) to be found at <answer 7>? 9. Why are there 18 holes in a round of golf? 10. The oldest golf course in the US """is""", not by coincidence, also named <answer 7>. What *state* """is""" the club in? ** Game 5, Round 10 - Challenge Round Your categories for this round are: Statute of Westminster State of What Athletics of When Clerics of Where Frolics of Who * A. Statute of Westminster A1. Canada became a federal union on July 1, 1867, but it did not become independent from British laws or British wars; for example, Canada entered World War I implicitly when Britain did. After the war Canada did become independent for most practical purposes, which was formally recognized by Britain when they passed the Statute of Westminster -- on December 11 of what year? A2. Besides Canada, the Statute of Westminster similarly recognized the independence from British law of five other Dominions, as they were collectively called. Name *any two* of the five others (giving their names then or now). * B. State of What *Note* for these two questions the answers that were correct in 1998 are required. B1. The US state of Rhode Island is normally referred to in just that way, often even in government documents. But when the official name is required, a longer and historically more accurate form """is""" used. Officially, it """is""" the State of Rhode Island *and what*? B2. There """are""" 4 states in the US in which official usage """has""" the common name of the state preceded by "Commonwealth of" rather than the usual "State of". For example, Kansas """is""" not one of them, but if it was, one would speak of the Commonwealth of Kansas. All four of these states were admitted to the US before 1830. Name any *two*. * C. Athletics of When C1. The two conferences of the CFL (as we knew it before the 1990s) were formed from two separate leagues called the IRFU and the WIFU. Within 5 years, when """was the last time""" that a team *not from any of these three leagues* participated in the Grey Cup playoffs? Or, name the team (city or team name). C2. The Stanley Cup, similarly, did not always belong exclusively to the NHL. Within 5 years, when """was the last year""" it was *won* by a non-NHL team? Or, again, name the team (city or team name). * D. Clerics of Where D1. By what title """is""" George Leonard Carey better known? D2. By what soubriquet was Menachem Schneerson better known? * E. Frolics of Who This pair is about randy Democratic candidates. E1. When Bill Clinton was running in the Democratic primary in 1992, who claimed to have been his long-term mistress and begged him only to acknowledge her? E2. What would-be Democratic presidential candidate was photographed with his girlfriend on a yacht after daring the media to dig up dirt on his love life? -- Mark Brader, Toronto "Ken doesn't spell very well. Fortunately, msb@vex.net he has other virtues." -- Dennis Ritchie My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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