| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 04 04:02PM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 1998-03-16, 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*)". * Game 8, Round 1 - Current Events (excerpt) Answer these 1998 questions if you like for fun, but for no points. 1. According to a study presented this week, the combined odors of two materials have been found to produce the highest level of sexual arousal in women. Name either material. 2. Asteroid 1997 XF11 is now predicted to come within only about 1,000,000 km of the Earth, at about 2:30 am EDT on October 26 of what year? I wrote one of these rounds, and you know which one. * Game 8, Round 2 - History - Bosnia: Lest We Forget In 2009 Erland Sommarskog disputed some of the causations cited in the questions, and I just said "He may well be right; I'm no expert on this". I'm not going to check on those details this time either. 1. The man who became the first president of Bosnia & Herzegovina hoped that he could buy peace for his republic by staying in a decentralized Yugoslav federation instead of declaring independence. He argued that there could be no war if his side refused to fight. Who """is""" he? 2. Beginning on 1992-08-06, TV viewers were shown starving, terrified Bosnian men filmed at a place called Omarska, and later at another place called Trnopolje ["Turn-o-POL-yeh"]. What sort of places were these? 3. In July 1995, Serbian forces seized one of Bosnia's best-known "safe areas" from Dutch UN troops, and over the next few days deported the surviving women and children on buses and killed nearly all the men -- several thousand of them -- in nearby forests. Name this so-called safe area. 4. After 3 years of war and hundreds of thousands of casualties, the TV image of 37 dead people in Sarajevo on 1995-08-28 finally led NATO to bomb Serb positions and force all sides to the peace table. How did these 37 people die? 5. Croatian forces helped the Bosnian Muslims against the Serbs in some regions and fought the Muslims in other regions. A Turkish-built construction that had been designated as a historical monument by UNESCO was destroyed by methodical Croatian shelling in the town of Mostar. What type of thing was it? 6. After the Serbian atrocities against Muslims at <answer 3>, the US tacitly gave Croatia permission to "ethnically cleanse" Serbs from a Croatian border region the Serbs had inhabited for 400 years. What is the name of this region? 7. Members of one UN peacekeeping force were accused of visiting brothels where women were kept as slaves and selling weapons to the fighters on both sides, in the Zepa Valley and elsewhere. From what country was this UN force drawn? 8. The """new""" International Court of Justice in the Hague has been trying Bosnian Muslims, Serbs, and Croats for war atrocities. Name the Canadian judge who was appointed to this tribunal as chief prosecutor. 9. New York writer and critic Susan Sontag came to Sarajevo while it was under siege, to produce a classic 1950s play that she thought spoke to the situation of the city's inhabitants. Name the play. 10. Name either the ex-leader of the Bosnian Serbs or his chief military commander, both of whom """are""" under indictment at the Hague for war crimes. You don't have to say which one you're naming. * Game 8, Round 3 - Geography - Transportation Facilities 1. The Panama Canal runs from Panama City at the Pacific Ocean end to what city at the Atlantic end? 2. The Suez Canal runs from Suez at the Red Sea end to what city at the Mediterranean end? 3. What international airport serving western Ireland is located near Limerick? 4. What US city """is""" served by Logan International Airport? 5. What city """is""" served by airports whose codes are MDW and ORD? 6. What city """is""" served by airports whose codes are CDG and ORY? 7. In Paris, most trains other than RER or Metro services -- in other words, most long- or medium-distance trains -- start or finish at one of """6""" major terminal stations. In French or English, name any *two*. 8. In London, the situation is even more complicated: scattered around central London """are""" 14 stations where long- or medium-distance trains start and finish, varying in size from 4 to more than 20 platforms. And just to be confusing, some of these terminal stations """have""" a number of through tracks, so that a train can call at more than one. Anyway, name *any three* of the 14. Some have two-word names, in which case *both* words must be given. (Note: You're being asked for the form of the name commonly used within London; some stations officially have the word "London" prefixed before that, for the convenience of inter-city travelers, and this you can ignore.) 9. For this final pair of questions, answers used on other topics may be repeated. The New York Central's crack train was the Twentieth Century Limited. Its endpoints were New York and what city? 10. Amtrak's fastest trains today """are""" called Metroliners. On most trips, their endpoints """are""" New York and what city? -- Mark Brader "...there are other means of persuasion msb@vex.net besides killing and threatening to kill." Toronto --Dashiell Hammett, The Maltese Falcon My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Jun 04 10:15PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:nYidnQzo0It6CSf9nZ2dnUU7- > deported the surviving women and children on buses and killed > nearly all the men -- several thousand of them -- in nearby > forests. Name this so-called safe area. Srebenica > it was under siege, to produce a classic 1950s play that she > thought spoke to the situation of the city's inhabitants. > Name the play. "The Diary of Anne Frank" > military commander, both of whom """are""" under indictment > at the Hague for war crimes. You don't have to say which one > you're naming. Karadzic > * Game 8, Round 3 - Geography - Transportation Facilities > 1. The Panama Canal runs from Panama City at the Pacific Ocean > end to what city at the Atlantic end? Colon > 2. The Suez Canal runs from Suez at the Red Sea end to what city > at the Mediterranean end? Port Said > 3. What international airport serving western Ireland is located > near Limerick? Shannon > 4. What US city """is""" served by Logan International Airport? Boston > 5. What city """is""" served by airports whose codes are MDW > and ORD? Chicago > 6. What city """is""" served by airports whose codes are CDG > and ORY? Paris > used within London; some stations officially have the word > "London" prefixed before that, for the convenience of inter-city > travelers, and this you can ignore.) Paddington, St. Pancras, Waterloo > topics may be repeated. The New York Central's crack train > was the Twentieth Century Limited. Its endpoints were New York > and what city? Chicago > 10. Amtrak's fastest trains today """are""" called Metroliners. > On most trips, their endpoints """are""" New York and what city? Washington; Boston -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jun 05 03:57AM > deported the surviving women and children on buses and killed > nearly all the men -- several thousand of them -- in nearby > forests. Name this so-called safe area. Srebenica > historical monument by UNESCO was destroyed by methodical > Croatian shelling in the town of Mostar. What type of thing > was it? mosque > brothels where women were kept as slaves and selling weapons to > the fighters on both sides, in the Zepa Valley and elsewhere. > From what country was this UN force drawn? Canada > military commander, both of whom """are""" under indictment > at the Hague for war crimes. You don't have to say which one > you're naming. Slobodan Milosevic > * Game 8, Round 3 - Geography - Transportation Facilities > 4. What US city """is""" served by Logan International Airport? Boston > 5. What city """is""" served by airports whose codes are MDW > and ORD? Chicago > 6. What city """is""" served by airports whose codes are CDG > and ORY? Paris > in other words, most long- or medium-distance trains -- start > or finish at one of """6""" major terminal stations. In French > or English, name any *two*. Gare du Nord and Gare Montparnasse > so that a train can call at more than one. Anyway, name *any > three* of the 14. Some have two-word names, in which case *both* > words must be given. Paddington, Waterloo, and St. Pancras > topics may be repeated. The New York Central's crack train > was the Twentieth Century Limited. Its endpoints were New York > and what city? Chicago > 10. Amtrak's fastest trains today """are""" called Metroliners. > On most trips, their endpoints """are""" New York and what city? Washington DC -- _______________________________________________________________________ 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): Jun 04 03:58PM -0500 I meant to say earlier: | 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*)". Well, Game 7 is over and JOSHUA KREITZER has won by a goodish margin. Contratulations! Mark Brader: > I wrote one of these rounds. That was the sports round. > always require the *full name*, such as "Saskatchewan Roughriders", > unless stated otherwise. For teams that used more than one name > while at the same location, you can give any version of the name. In 2009 a couple of entrants guessed the Toronto Blueshirts or Toronto St. Patricks on some questions. These are not former teams, but are an old nickname and an old name of a current team -- the Toronto Maple Leafs. > skipped the 1931-32 season due to financial trouble, moved to > a US city in 1934, and failed after one more year. Give their > name either before or after the move. Ottawa Senators; St. Louis Eagles. 4 for Pete. > they had played just 4 games (losing three of them) when the > arena they were sharing with another NHL team burned down, > and the team was disbanded soon after. What was their name? Montreal Wanderers. It was a sad ending for a team that in pre-NHL days had won the Stanley Cup 5 years in a row. The team they were sharing with was of course the Montreal Canadiens, who found another arena. The Wanderers' official record shows their season record as 1-5, but that includes two defaults after the fire. > they changed provinces, moving to Ontario, but the team failed > in 1925. Name either of the *cities* where they played -- team > name *not* required. Quebec City (Bulldogs), Hamilton (Tigers). > "original six"; the others failed in 1931, 1938, and 1942. > Name *any one* of the three teams that failed, giving any of > the names that they used. Pittsburgh Pirates or Philadelphia Quakers; Montreal Maroons; New York Americans or Brooklyn Americans. 4 for Joshua and Pete. The Pirates moved in their final year. The Americans were renamed in their final year, but continued playing in Manhattan, not Brooklyn! > 5. The NHL's next period of expansion began with the addition of > 6 teams simultaneously -- in what year, within 1? 1967 (accepting 1966-68). 4 for Joshua, Erland, and Pete. The playoffs at the end of this season, in 1968, were structured so that one of the 6 new teams would *have* to reach the Stanley Cup Finals. (They lost.) So the situation that the Finals included a team in its first year in the NHL *had* to happen in 1918 if any NHL team made the Finals, and it had to happen again exactly 50 years later in 1968; but these were the only years when it has been forced to happen. The interesting part is that these two years were the only times when it *did* happen -- until *exactly 50 more years later*, in 2018, when the Vegas Golden Knights did it without any special playoff structure to help them. (They, too, lost.) > 6. 3 years later, the number of Canadian teams in the league > finally rose back above 2. Name *either* of the two teams, > one of them Canadian, that were added at that time. Buffalo Sabres, Vancouver Canucks. 4 for Joshua, Erland, and Pete. > two, the other two franchises have yielded two """present-day""" > teams in new cities. Name either of these """present-day""" > teams. Dallas Stars, San Jose Sharks. (Still true.) 4 for Pete. The variously named Oakland/California (Golden) Seals became the Cleveland Barons in 1976, then merged with the Minnesota North Stars in 1978, then that team moved to Dallas in 1993 after forking off the San Jose team, officially a new franchise, in 1991. See Wikipedia, if you dare, for more on the Sharks. > 8. The Kansas City Scouts joined the league <7 years after answer 5> > and have moved """twice since""". Give either of their later names. Colorado Rockies, New Jersey Devils. (Still true. Formed 1974, moved 1976 and 1982.) 3 for Joshua. > 9. The """only""" instance of an NHL team moving from the US to Canada > was in 1980. What are they """now""" called? 1998 answer: Calgary Flames. (Still true. Formerly the Atlanta Flames.) 2021 answer: Now also the Winnipeg Jets. (Formerly the Atlanta Thrashers; moved in 2011.) Accepting either team. 4 for Joshua and Pete. 2 for Dan Blum. > in the WHA has moved: two have left Canada while the third moved > to a more southerly location within the US. Give the new names > of any two of the three teams. 1998 answer: Carolina Hurricanes, Colorado Avalanche, Phoenix Coyotes. In 2021 the Coyotes are now the Arizona Coyotes. (Still the only three such moves.) 4 for Joshua, Erland, and Pete. The Quebec Nordiques moved to Denver, Colorado, in 1995; the original Winnipeg Jets moved to Phoenix, Arizona, in 1996; and the Hartford Whalers moved to Raleigh, North Carolina, in 1997. > ** Game 7, Round 10 - Challenge Round > * A. Accounting > A1. What does the acronym GAAP ["gap"] stand for? "Generally Accepted Accounting Principles" is the answer we expected, but some examples can be found on the Net where the last word is "Practice(s)", and I felt I had to accept this as well. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Pete, and Dan Tilque. > A2. When a company is acquired, its value over and above the > value of its assets, and including such intangible factors > as good reputation and brand recognition, is called what? Goodwill. 4 for Joshua and Erland. > are a lot of people who say that bombing can never win a war. > Well, my answer to that is that it has never been tried yet, > and we shall see." Name him. Air Marshal Sir Arthur "Bomber" Harris. 4 for Joshua. 3 for Pete. > undermined the health of some comrades... We have not had a > single recruit. To sum up, a month which has evolved normally > considering the standard development of guerrilla warfare." Ernesto "Che" Guevara. 2 for Dan Blum and Joshua. > of his readers, although """he's still""" widely respected > and prolific. He was the subject of a """recent""" > award-winning film biography. Who """is""" he? Robert Crumb. (Still alive.) 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua. > Rip Off Press. It follows the adventures of Fat Freddy, > Freewheelin' Franklin, and Phineas, who are collectively > known as...? The (Fabulous Furry) Freak Brothers. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. > were never as successful as they were when writing about drug use, > promiscuity, and moody indecision in the Money Decade. > D1. Who wrote "Slaves of New York" (1986)? Tama Janowitz. 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua. > D2. Who wrote "Bright Lights, Big City" (1984)? Jay McInerney. 4 for Joshua. > * E. Foreign-Language Idioms > E1. Translate or explain the Italian expression "Traduttore > traditore" ["tra-doot-TOR-eh tra-dih-TOR-eh"]. "A translator is a traitor". (Or anything close. The question's author instructed that players should be praised to the skies if they used "traducer" instead of "traitor".) 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua. > E2. Translate or explain the Yiddish expression "Kein eyn hora" > ["kain ain HO-ra"]. "With no evil eye". (Or anything close or conveying the sense of "no harm/insult intended".) 4 for Joshua. Incidentally, when this game was originally played, the following happened at the pub where I was the QM (quizmaster) when question D2 came up. Because this was the challenge round, each player had only one chance to answer, after which it went across to the opponent in the corresponding seat. In this case the teams were sitting slightly askew, and the corresponding opponent was not physically opposite the player. Cindy said: "I'll take the second 'Urban Novels' question." I said: "That's '*Hip* Urban Novels'. Who wrote 'Bright Lights, Big City' (1984)?" Cindy said something that I didn't hear clearly, and I wasn't sure if she'd given an answer. There was a brief pause and I was about to ask her to repeat it, when she said: "Oh no, it's Jay McInerney!" I asked: "Did I hear that right, you just gave an answer, then gave a different answer?" There was a slightly stunned silence all around, and I said, "First answer was wrong." (I didn't have to hear it after all, because I knew the second one was right!) "Across -- to Hugh." Hugh, misled by the seating, said, "What? -- It's not my question." I said it was. Hugh said, "But isn't it David's question?" David said, "No, it's your question, Hugh. And she just told you the answer!" And Hugh said, "I wasn't listening! I was just getting up to leave! Uh, what was the question?" I repeated it, and he didn't know. No points for either side! Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 7 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 7 8 9 10 BEST TOPICS-> His Art Geo Sci Ent Spo Cha FIVE Joshua Kreitzer 8 0 22 20 35 23 38 138 Dan Blum 16 12 20 32 28 2 22 118 Erland Sommarskog 16 0 24 16 0 12 4 72 Dan Tilque 0 0 24 28 3 0 8 63 Bruce Bowler -- -- -- 28 12 -- -- 40 Pete Gayde -- -- -- -- -- 28 7 35 -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "It was too crazy to be true, msb@vex.net | and too crazy to be false." --Tom Clancy My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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