| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 23 02:15PM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 1998-03-02, 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 several questions in one of these rounds. ** Game 6, Round 9 - Canadiana Literature - Authors: The Young(er) Ones This round gives a brief description of these Canadian writers. In each case, name the writer. 1. This author burst onto the literary scene in 1989 with "Runaway: Diary of a Street Kid", a gritty account of her time working as a prostitute in Vancouver. She was born in 1971. 2. This author was born in 1961 at a Canadian military base in Germany. He """has written""" several well-known novels, and popularized the term "Generation X." """His latest novel is""" "Girlfriend in a Coma". 3. This Toronto-based playwright, who was born in 1962 in Montreal, won the Governor-General's Award for "Three in the Back, Two in the Head." """His latest""" play, "Patience", """is opening in Toronto this week""". 4. This Toronto playwright """is""" best known for his 1995 play "Riot", which focused on the reaction of blacks in Toronto to the L.A. riots. """His latest play is""" "Oui". 5. Born in 1960 in Toronto, this writer """is""" a publishing pioneer of sorts: his sophomore book "Delirium" (following 1992's well-reviewed "Amnesia") was one of the first novels from a major publisher to be serialized on the Internet as it was being written. It was published on paper in 1997. 6. This Toronto-based writer gained a great deal of notoriety for """her latest""" book, "Paul's Case", which takes as its subject the Bernardo/Homolka killings. 7. This prolific writer, born in Ottawa in 1960, """describes""" himself as Canada's only native-born full-time science-fiction writer. """He's won""" many awards, including the Nebula for "The Terminal Experiment". """His latest novel is""" "Illegal Alien" (1997). 8. This playwright """is""" best known for "Unidentified Human Remains and the True Nature of Love", later made into a movie by Denys Arcand. """His latest play is""" "Martin Yesterday" (1997). 9. This playwright was born in Northern Manitoba. Cree was his first language; English came later. He """is""" best known for "Dry Lips Oughta Move to Kapuskasing" (1986). 10. Born in Esterhazy, Saskatchewan, in 1951, he won the Governor- General's Award for his novel "Man Descending" in 1982. His novel "The Englishman's Boy" won the G-G Award again in 1996 and was shortlisted for the Giller. ** Game 6, Round 10 - Challenge Round * A. The British Monarchy A1. Who was the last British monarch to be proclaimed King of France in the coronation ceremony, and to include the fleur-de-lys in the royal coat of arms? A2. What Queen of England never set foot in England? * B. Movie Directors B1. Who directed "His Girl Friday" (1940), "Sergeant York" (1941), and "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" (1953)? B2. Who directed "Stranger than Paradise" (1984), "Down by Law" (1986), and "Mystery Train" (1989)? * C. The Codes of the Territories C1. The Yukon and Northwest Territories have been given a """new""" telephone area code. They share it with each other, but not with any provinces. """For the next few weeks""", their two old area codes """can""" also still be used; each of these """is""" shared with a different province. Name any one of the three codes. Just give the 3 digits. C2. The Yukon and Northwest Territories each """have""" a different first letter that """is""" used for all their postal codes. Name both of these letters, *and* you must say which letter goes with which territory. * D. Rejected Astronomical Names D1. In 1781, when William Herschel discovered the planet later called Uranus, what did he decide to call it? D2. During a competition to name Canada's first artificial satellite, later known as Alouette 1, Leonard Cohen suggested it be called what? * E. Toronto Cooks E1. What chef """cooks""" in the fancy restaurant above the Royal Ontario Museum? E2. What former Toronto chef was """recently""" charged with selling alcohol without a license in his country restaurant? -- Mark Brader, Toronto "I may be ranting, but I'm right!" msb@vex.net -- Wojeck: Out of the Fire My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: May 23 07:56PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in > in Germany. He """has written""" several well-known novels, and > popularized the term "Generation X." """His latest novel is""" > "Girlfriend in a Coma". Coupland > writer. """He's won""" many awards, including the Nebula for > "The Terminal Experiment". """His latest novel is""" "Illegal > Alien" (1997). Sawyer > A1. Who was the last British monarch to be proclaimed King > of France in the coronation ceremony, and to include the > fleur-de-lys in the royal coat of arms? George III > * B. Movie Directors > B1. Who directed "His Girl Friday" (1940), "Sergeant York" > (1941), and "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" (1953)? Hawks > B2. Who directed "Stranger than Paradise" (1984), "Down by Law" > (1986), and "Mystery Train" (1989)? Jarmusch > * D. Rejected Astronomical Names > D1. In 1781, when William Herschel discovered the planet later > called Uranus, what did he decide to call it? Georgian Star -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): May 24 04:23AM > writer. """He's won""" many awards, including the Nebula for > "The Terminal Experiment". """His latest novel is""" "Illegal > Alien" (1997). Robert J. Sawyer > A1. Who was the last British monarch to be proclaimed King > of France in the coronation ceremony, and to include the > fleur-de-lys in the royal coat of arms? Henry VI; Henry V > A2. What Queen of England never set foot in England? Berengaria > * B. Movie Directors > B1. Who directed "His Girl Friday" (1940), "Sergeant York" > (1941), and "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" (1953)? Hawks > * D. Rejected Astronomical Names > D1. In 1781, when William Herschel discovered the planet later > called Uranus, what did he decide to call it? George -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 23 02:13PM -0500 Mark Brader: > see my 2020-06-23 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from > the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)". > I wrote one of these rounds. In 2009 I wrote: | The geography round was mine. I created the handouts by checking | a book of clip-art (freely reusable) maps out of the library; | spending an hour or two at Kinko's doing photocopying, cutting, | and taping; and finally adding the *'s with a typewriter. These | days, of course, I'd've used maps from the CIA World Factbook and | manipulated them online. Since I had to recreate the handouts this time, I used the online method. Only I ended up using d-maps.com (with one exception) and not the CIAWF, which, as I should have remembered, does not provide *blank* outline maps. Compare: http://d-maps.com/m/europa/italia/italie/italie30.gif https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/static/69f8dd151fe263b7dd1133228eed0d2c/IT-map.jpg In fact it took *more* time to put it together this way than on paper, but it was still fun, and I hope you enjoyed solving it too! > performer, producer, and director from the late 1950s onward. > The """current""" Muppet/animatronics production companies > bear his name. He died of pneumonia in 1990. Name him. Jim Henson. (Some Muppets now belong to the Disney company.) 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, and Pete. > He """is""" also a prominent Hollywood director, whose > """latest""" films include "The Indian in the Cupboard" and > "In & Out". Name him. Frank Oz. (Still alive and still working; his latest work as a director is now the 2020 documentary "In & Of Itself".) 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, and Pete. > Sarah's younger brother has been stolen by the Goblin King, > and she must rescue him before midnight, or he will become > a Goblin... Name the movie. "Labyrinth". 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum. > on a world under the control of the evil Skekses ["SKEK-seez"]. > Jen, the last of the Gelfings, starts his dangerous quest to > break their rule... Name the movie. "The Dark Crystal". 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Dan Blum. > <answer 1> Associates, and HBO. Doc and his dog Sprocket > have a hole in their wall, behind which live little furry > creatures... Give the title. "Fraggle Rock". 4 for Joshua. > 6. This TV situation comedy (1991-94) revolved around the Sinclairs, > a lovable prehistoric working-class family of creatures faced > with modern worries. What creatures, as named in the title? "Dinosaurs". 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Dan Blum. > 7. The Electric Mayhem is a rock band, whose members include Floyd > Pepper (Guitar), Zoot (Sax), Janice (Vocals), and the bandleader > pictured here. Name him. Dr. Teeth. 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum. > 8. Who are the two old guys in the balcony in "The Muppet Show"? > Hint: they are named after old New York hotels. Statler and Waldorf. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, and Pete. > 9. No one is sure what species of animal this Muppet is -- he's > known as a "whatever". He has an -- um -- *fondness* for > chickens. Gonzo. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, and Pete. > 10. The drummer for the Electric Mayhem, he was the mascot for > the US snowboarding team at the 1998 Nagano Olympics. (No, > really!) Animal. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, and Pete. > 1. The country reaching out to almost touch letter B, near the > map of Argentina. This is an island country. I say again, > what we need is the letter that corresponds to north on that map. A. (New Zealand, capital Wellington.) 4 for everyone -- Joshua, Dan Tilque, Erland, Dan Blum, and Pete. > 2. The other country near letter B, next to the last one. > This country is adjacent to India. C. (China, capital Beijing.) 4 for everyone. > 3. The country nearest letter E. Only the main part of the country > is shown here; this includes some coastline on the Mediterranean. E. (France, capital Paris.) 4 for everyone. As well as Corsica, which would be just far enough from the main or "metropolitan" part of the country to bump into the next map, France includes a number of exclaves at greater distance. > 4. The country nearest letter F. This country did not exist > """10 years ago""". C. (Croatia, capital Zagreb.) 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, and Pete. So not only is the country shaped like its first letter, so is the answer! This actually happened accidentally, as I changed the letter assignments when reconstructing the handouts. > http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/oo6/8/Z.png > 5. The country nearest letter W. This country, too, is adjacent > to India. W. (Pakistan, capital Islamabad.) 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Dan Blum. > 6. The country nearest letter X. The equator passes through > this country. Y. (Democratic Republic of the Congo, capital Kinshasa.) 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Pete. > 7. The country nearest letter Y. English is the most common native > language in this country. S. ([Republic of] Ireland, capital Dublin.) 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Erland, and Pete. > 8. The country nearest letter T. The dotted lines near the center > of this map should tell you what country this is. Z. (Panama, capital Panama City; the Pacific Ocean is *south* of the country. No dotted lines since 1999!) 4 for Joshua and Dan Tilque. I had to draw the dotted lines in manually when reconstructing the handout; I couldn't find an online outline map that showed the Canal Zone any more. > 9. The rather similar-shaped country near letter S. This country > is adjacent to China. X. (Vietnam, capital Hanoi.) 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Erland, and Pete. > than the others. That's because I got it from a different > source, which I had to do because it's not a country like the > others, but a *state of the USA*. But which way is north? X. (New Jersey, capital Trenton.) 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, and Pete. > 11. That leaves three decoys, which are near A, G, and U on the > handouts. If you like, for fun but no extra points, identify > the three countries and in each case tell which way is north. Near A: Ukraine (capital Kyiv), north = D. This map shows the Crimean Peninsula as still part of the country; take it up with the Russians and the Ukrainians if you want to disagree with that. Near G: Bangladesh (capital Dhaka), north = C. Near U: Turkey (capital Ankara), north = V. Joshua and Dan Tilque got all three. Erland got Ukraine. Pete got Turkey. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 6 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST TOPICS-> Sci His Ent Spo Ent Geo FOUR Dan Tilque 36 40 4 8 28 36 140 Joshua Kreitzer 12 28 32 0 40 40 140 Dan Blum 20 40 28 0 36 28 132 Pete Gayde 14 8 24 4 20 32 90 Erland Sommarskog 24 28 -- -- 0 20 72 Bruce Bowler -- -- 0 16 -- -- 16 -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "done; done; done; done; done; done; done; done; msb@vex.net | done; done; done; done" --Steve Summit My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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