| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 26 02:48PM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 1998-03-09, 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*)". The Canadiana round in this game was a second Current Events round, so I won't be including it, except for a couple of questions for you to try for fun. With only 7 usable rounds, I'm going to do them in three sets -- Rounds 2-4 this time, then Rounds 7-8 and 9-10 paired as usual in the next two sets -- and of course your best 5 scores will be counted. I wrote one of these three rounds. * Game 7, Round 1 - Current Events (excerpt) Answer these 1998 questions if you like for fun, but for no points. 1. She didn't say how she had done it, but what did Jodie Foster announce this week that she had done? 2. Why has a Nipomo, California, man started getting harassing phone calls complaining about the weather? * Game 7, Round 2 - History - French Rulers In all applicable cases, anglicized versions of royal names were acceptable (Francis, Henry, Philip). 1. You all know who was boss of Normandy in 1066. Who ruled France that year? 2. Remember George Bernard Shaw's "Saint Joan"? Which king did Joan manage to get crowned? 3. During the Commonwealth period, which French king gave refuge to the would-be English king Charles II? 4. And which French king was given refuge in England in 1848? 5. Who was King of France in 1534 when Cartier landed in what is now Canada? 6. Who was King of France in 1759 when Quebec fell to the British? 7. Name *either* the president or the prime minister of France at the end of World War I. 8. Name *either* the president or the prime minister of France at the beginning of World War II. 9. Before she was married to Henry II of England, Eleanor of Aquitaine was married to which French king? 10. Mary Queen of Scots was married to which French king? * Game 7, Round 3 - Arts - Modern Masters: Drawings and Lithographs For each picture we will give you the title and date, and tell you the country where the artist was active (note, this is not always their country of birth). For each question, you name the artist. Of course, signatures have been removed. The first 7 artists, in questions #1-7, are better known for their paintings. 1. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/oo7/3/A.jpg "Bathers". Circa 1884, France. 2. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/oo7/3/B.jpg "Igor Stravinsky". 1920, France. 3. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/oo7/3/C.jpg "Self-Portrait with Demons". 1898, Belgium. 4. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/oo7/3/D.jpg "The Large Bathers". Circa 1898, France. 5. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/oo7/3/E.jpg "Solitude". 1917, Italy. 6. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/oo7/3/F.jpg "Sleeping Woman". 1921, Mexico. 7. (Not for the squeamish, this one.) http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/oo7/3/G.jpg "This is Worse". 1810-20, Spain. The next two artists, in questions #8-9, are best known for caricatures, collages, and illustrations. 8. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/oo7/3/H.jpg "Fit for Active Service". 1918, Germany. 9. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/oo7/3/I.jpg "Man Picking Wheat". Circa 1940, US. 10. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/oo7/3/J.jpg "Self-Portrait". 1924, Germany. This artist was known mostly for her drawings. The original handout included four decoys. Name these artists as well if you like, for fun, but for no points. 11. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/oo7/3/K.jpg 12. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/oo7/3/L.jpg 13. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/oo7/3/M.jpg 14. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/oo7/3/N.jpg * Game 7, Round 4 - Geography - Bay Watch This round is all about areas where water extends to fill a concavity in various shorelines. They're all pretty much the same thing, but some of them are called bays, some are gulfs, and some are seas. 1. What *two* Canadian provinces have coastline on Chaleur Bay? 2. Lake Huron and Lake Michigan each have one large bay on their western side. Name *either* bay. 3. The Gulf of Carpentaria forms a large notch in the northern coast of what country? 4. What bay lies at the north end of the Davis Strait, between Canada and Greenland? 5. The White Sea is subject to freezing. What country does all of its coastline belong to? 6. This sea lies mainly between China and South Korea, and connects the East China Sea to Korea Bay. Name it. 7. What bay, gulf, or sea forms the indentation in Europe's Atlantic coast that France and Spain border on? 8. To travel from the Red Sea to the Indian Ocean, you must traverse what gulf, located mainly between Yemen and Somalia? 9. What bay, gulf, or sea forms the arm of the Mediterranean between Italy and such countries as Croatia? 10. In the TV show "Baywatch"... what bay """are""" they watching? -- Mark Brader | Obviously an off by 1 error somewhere. You know Toronto | the kind, where you intend to put something simple msb@vex.net | like "while (1=0) {" and type "while (1=1) {" instead. --Stephen Perry My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): May 27 01:45AM > * Game 7, Round 1 - Current Events (excerpt) > 1. She didn't say how she had done it, but what did Jodie Foster > announce this week that she had done? gotten pregnant > * Game 7, Round 2 - History - French Rulers > 1. You all know who was boss of Normandy in 1066. Who ruled France > that year? Louis II; Louis III > 2. Remember George Bernard Shaw's "Saint Joan"? Which king did > Joan manage to get crowned? Charles VII > 3. During the Commonwealth period, which French king gave refuge > to the would-be English king Charles II? Louis XIII > 4. And which French king was given refuge in England in 1848? Louis-Philippe > 5. Who was King of France in 1534 when Cartier landed in what is > now Canada? Henry IV > 6. Who was King of France in 1759 when Quebec fell to the British? Louis XV > 7. Name *either* the president or the prime minister of France at > the end of World War I. Clemenceau > 8. Name *either* the president or the prime minister of France at > the beginning of World War II. Leon Blum (no relation) > 9. Before she was married to Henry II of England, Eleanor of > Aquitaine was married to which French king? Louis III; Charles II > 10. Mary Queen of Scots was married to which French king? Charles IX > * Game 7, Round 3 - Arts - Modern Masters: Drawings and Lithographs > 5. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/oo7/3/E.jpg > "Solitude". 1917, Italy. de Chirico > 6. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/oo7/3/F.jpg > "Sleeping Woman". 1921, Mexico. Rivera > 7. (Not for the squeamish, this one.) > http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/oo7/3/G.jpg > "This is Worse". 1810-20, Spain. Goya > * Game 7, Round 4 - Geography - Bay Watch > 1. What *two* Canadian provinces have coastline on Chaleur Bay? New Brunswick and Nova Scotia; Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador > 2. Lake Huron and Lake Michigan each have one large bay on their > western side. Name *either* bay. Green Bay > 3. The Gulf of Carpentaria forms a large notch in the northern > coast of what country? Turkey > 5. The White Sea is subject to freezing. What country does all of > its coastline belong to? Russia > 6. This sea lies mainly between China and South Korea, and connects > the East China Sea to Korea Bay. Name it. Sea of Japan > 7. What bay, gulf, or sea forms the indentation in Europe's Atlantic > coast that France and Spain border on? Bay of Biscay > 8. To travel from the Red Sea to the Indian Ocean, you must traverse > what gulf, located mainly between Yemen and Somalia? Gulf of Aden > 9. What bay, gulf, or sea forms the arm of the Mediterranean between > Italy and such countries as Croatia? Adriatic Sea -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: May 27 05:16AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:yNOdnc_fGNJnODP9nZ2dnUU7- > * Game 7, Round 2 - History - French Rulers > 3. During the Commonwealth period, which French king gave refuge > to the would-be English king Charles II? Louis XIV > 4. And which French king was given refuge in England in 1848? Louis-Philippe > 5. Who was King of France in 1534 when Cartier landed in what is > now Canada? Henri IV > * Game 7, Round 3 - Arts - Modern Masters: Drawings and Lithographs No answers. > in various shorelines. They're all pretty much the same thing, > but some of them are called bays, some are gulfs, and some are seas. > 1. What *two* Canadian provinces have coastline on Chaleur Bay? New Brunswick and Nova Scotia > 2. Lake Huron and Lake Michigan each have one large bay on their > western side. Name *either* bay. Green Bay > 3. The Gulf of Carpentaria forms a large notch in the northern > coast of what country? Australia > 5. The White Sea is subject to freezing. What country does all of > its coastline belong to? Finland; Russia > 6. This sea lies mainly between China and South Korea, and connects > the East China Sea to Korea Bay. Name it. Sea of Japan > 7. What bay, gulf, or sea forms the indentation in Europe's Atlantic > coast that France and Spain border on? Bay of Biscay > 8. To travel from the Red Sea to the Indian Ocean, you must traverse > what gulf, located mainly between Yemen and Somalia? Gulf of Aden > 9. What bay, gulf, or sea forms the arm of the Mediterranean between > Italy and such countries as Croatia? Adriatic Sea > 10. In the TV show "Baywatch"... what bay """are""" they watching? Malibu Bay -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): May 26 02:42PM -0500 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 6 is over and, if there are no errors, JOSHUA KREITZER has won by just 4 points! Hearty congratulations! > I wrote several questions in one of these rounds. In the challenge round I believe I wrote B1 and maybe B2, pair C, maybe D1, and possibly D2. > ** 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. See, we said they were "young(er)": all of them are still alive in 2021. > 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. Evelyn Lau. > in Germany. He """has written""" several well-known novels, and > popularized the term "Generation X." """His latest novel is""" > "Girlfriend in a Coma". Douglas Coupland. (His latest is now "Worst. Person. Ever.") 4 for Joshua. > 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""". Jason Sherman. (His latest is now "Copy That".) > 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". Andrew Moodie. (His latest that I could find is "Toronto the Good".) > 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. Douglas Cooper. > 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. Lynn Crosbie. (Her latest is now "Chicken".) > writer. """He's won""" many awards, including the Nebula for > "The Terminal Experiment". """His latest novel is""" "Illegal > Alien" (1997). Robert Sawyer. (His latest is now "The Oppenheimer Alternative".) 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque. Incidentally, Sawyer was himself a Canadian Inquisition player at one time before I joined the league. His 1990 novel "Golden Fleece" includes a scene, set in the year 2177, where a character talks about playing in the league, mentioning it and its two divisions by name. > Remains and the True Nature of Love", later made into a movie > by Denys Arcand. """His latest play is""" "Martin Yesterday" > (1997). Brad Fraser. (His latest appears to be "Kill Me Now".) > 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). Tomson Highway. > 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. Guy Vanderhaeghe. > ** Game 6, Round 10 - Challenge Round This was one of four rounds all tied for being the hardest of the season. > 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? King George III. 4 for Joshua and Dan Tilque. > A2. What Queen of England never set foot in England? Queen Berengaria (of Navarre), wife of King Richard I (the Lionheart). 4 for Dan Blum. > * B. Movie Directors > B1. Who directed "His Girl Friday" (1940), "Sergeant York" > (1941), and "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" (1953)? Howard Hawks. 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum. > B2. Who directed "Stranger than Paradise" (1984), "Down by Law" > (1986), and "Mystery Train" (1989)? Jim Jarmusch. 4 for Joshua. > be used; each of these """is""" shared with a different > province. Name any one of the three codes. Just give the > 3 digits. 403 (AB, YT, old code for western NT); 819 (northern QC, old code for eastern NT); 867 (new code for YT and NT, and in 2021 also NU). > 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. X = NT (and in 2021 also NU), Y = YT. (Still true.) > * D. Rejected Astronomical Names > D1. In 1781, when William Herschel discovered the planet later > called Uranus, what did he decide to call it? Georgium Sidus (George's Star, i.e. <answer A1>'s Star; anything with a form of George was sufficient). 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque. > D2. During a competition to name Canada's first artificial > satellite, later known as Alouette 1, Leonard Cohen suggested > it be called what? Ralph. > * E. Toronto Cooks > E1. What chef """cooks""" in the fancy restaurant above the > Royal Ontario Museum? Jamie Kennedy. (Still alive, but no longer working in restaurants.) > E2. What former Toronto chef was """recently""" charged with > selling alcohol without a license in his country restaurant? Michael Stadtländer. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 6 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST TOPICS-> Sci His Ent Spo Ent Geo Can Cha SIX Joshua Kreitzer 12 28 32 0 40 40 8 16 168 Dan Blum 20 40 28 0 36 28 4 12 164 Dan Tilque 36 40 4 8 28 36 4 8 156 Pete Gayde 14 8 24 4 20 32 0 0 102 Erland Sommarskog 24 28 -- -- 0 20 -- -- 72 Bruce Bowler -- -- 0 16 -- -- -- -- 16 -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "No weapons of any kind are allowed on msb@vex.net | White Sands Missile Range" -- U.S. Army My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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