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tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jul 21 11:24PM > the British army major who founded it in 1853, a town where a > certain Osama Bin Laden was living until his demise last week. > Name that town.   Abbottabad   > 2. The leader of the Apache tribe asked the US president for a > formal apology last week for the code name chosen by the > government to refer to Osama Bin Laden. What code name?   Geronimo     > 3. Talk about a brother act. All three of these brothers """are""" > catchers, and two """have""" won Gold Gloves. Two have also > played for the Blue Jays. Give the family name.   Alou   > * Game 1, Round 3 - Art - Painting Parodies   > 1. Eug?ne Delacroix.   B   > 2. Henri Rousseau.   A   > 3. Jan van Eyck.   G   > 4. Raphael.   C   > 5. R.   Manet; Degas   > 6. Z.   Gainsborough   > 7. X.   Grant Wood   > 8. Y.   Vermeer   > 9. U.   Munch   > 10. Zber bs n znfuhc guna n cnebql, Q qenjf ba gur jbex bs gjb > negvfgf. Bar vf <nafjre 5>; cyrnfr anzr gur bgure. (Vs lbh > qvqa'g trg #5, V'yy npprcg rvgure anzr urer.)   Picasso   -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."

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Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jul 20 10:56PM +0200 > the British army major who founded it in 1853, a town where a > certain Osama Bin Laden was living until his demise last week. > Name that town.   Abbottabad   > For the first 4 questions, we name the artist whose work is being > parodied. You give the letter of the picture.   > 1. Eugène Delacroix.   B   > 2. Henri Rousseau.   J   > 3. Jan van Eyck.   G   > 4. Raphael.   N   > 5. R.   Renoir   > 7. X. > 8. Y. > 9. U.   Edvard Munch

Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Jul 21 04:30AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:AcednZimJ-mU7Gv9nZ2dnUU7- > the British army major who founded it in 1853, a town where a > certain Osama Bin Laden was living until his demise last week. > Name that town.   Abbottabad > 2. The leader of the Apache tribe asked the US president for a > formal apology last week for the code name chosen by the > government to refer to Osama Bin Laden. What code name?   Geronimo   > 4. """Two fathers and sons have won""" Gold Gloves. Coincidentally, > all four of these individuals share the initials B.B. > Give either *surname*.   Bonds > dozen apiece. One of them became, in 1971, the first recipient > of an annual trophy for sportsmanship and humanitarianism that is > named after the other. Name either of these outfielding greats.   Clemente   > the same team, winning 16 consecutive Gold Gloves along the way. > They called him "the Human Vacuum Cleaner". What """is""" > his real name?   Brooks Robinson > first in 1982, the second in 1986. A hard partier, he became > something of a celebrity, including some memorable appearances on > "Seinfeld".   Hernandez     > For the first 4 questions, we name the artist whose work is being > parodied. You give the letter of the picture.   > 1. Eugčne Delacroix.   B   > 2. Henri Rousseau.   A   > 3. Jan van Eyck.   I   > 4. Raphael.   C > va gurve bja evtug. Ohg nf abar bs gur sbhe perngrq nal bs gur > *cnvagvatf* orvat fcbbsrq, gurve anzrf jvyy abg svther nf nafjref.   > 5. R.   Manet   > 6. Z.   Gainsborough   > 7. X.   Wood   > 8. Y.   Rembrandt   > 9. U.   Munch > 10. Zber bs n znfuhc guna n cnebql, Q qenjf ba gur jbex bs gjb > negvfgf. Bar vf <nafjre 5>; cyrnfr anzr gur bgure. (Vs lbh > qvqa'g trg #5, V'yy npprcg rvgure anzr urer.)   Picasso > 11. S (sebz urer ba ner qrpblf).   Seurat   > 13. W.   Leonardo da Vinci   > 14. A.   Hopper -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com

Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jul 21 02:21AM -0700 On 7/19/21 11:45 PM, Mark Brader wrote: > the British army major who founded it in 1853, a town where a > certain Osama Bin Laden was living until his demise last week. > Name that town.   Abbottabad     > 2. The leader of the Apache tribe asked the US president for a > formal apology last week for the code name chosen by the > government to refer to Osama Bin Laden. What code name?   Geronimo     > 4. """Two fathers and sons have won""" Gold Gloves. Coincidentally, > all four of these individuals share the initials B.B. > Give either *surname*.   Bonds   > dozen apiece. One of them became, in 1971, the first recipient > of an annual trophy for sportsmanship and humanitarianism that is > named after the other. Name either of these outfielding greats.   Mays   > 2. Henri Rousseau. > 3. Jan van Eyck. > 4. Raphael.   C     > 5. R. > 6. Z. > 7. X.   Grant Woods   > 8. Y. > 9. U.   Edvard Munch     -- Dan Tilque

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RQFTCIMM11 Game 1, Rounds 2-3: Gold Gloves, parody art

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jul 20 01:45AM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2011-05-09, and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written by members of the Misplaced Modifiers, 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 recent companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".     * Game 1, Round 1 - Current Events (excerpt)   Answer these 2011 questions if you like for fun, but for no points.   1. There is a lovely little town north of Islamabad, named for the British army major who founded it in 1853, a town where a certain Osama Bin Laden was living until his demise last week. Name that town.   2. The leader of the Apache tribe asked the US president for a formal apology last week for the code name chosen by the government to refer to Osama Bin Laden. What code name?     * Game 1, Round 2 - Sports - Gold-Glovers   The Rawlings Gold Glove Award has been presented since 1957 to the players deemed to be the best at baseball's 9 fielding positions -- that is to say, the best defensive players. In its initial year, only one award was made for each position for all of Major League baseball. Since 1958, there """have been""" separate awards for each position for the American and National Leagues. This round asks about some celebrated Gold Glovers.   1. """No one has won""" more Gold Gloves than this pitcher, with 18 to his name. He """has""" the second-most wins of any pitcher in modern (post-1920) baseball history, """is""" a 4-time Cy Young award winner, and """wears""" a 1995 World Series ring. Name him.   2. """Still active""", this catcher """leads all""" at his position with 13 career Gold Gloves. He """has""" caught more games than any catcher in history and was a member of the 2003 World Series champions.   3. Talk about a brother act. All three of these brothers """are""" catchers, and two """have""" won Gold Gloves. Two have also played for the Blue Jays. Give the family name.   4. """Two fathers and sons have won""" Gold Gloves. Coincidentally, all four of these individuals share the initials B.B. Give either *surname*.   5. Two players """lead""" in career outfield Gold Gloves with a dozen apiece. One of them became, in 1971, the first recipient of an annual trophy for sportsmanship and humanitarianism that is named after the other. Name either of these outfielding greats.   6. This third baseman played his entire career, 1955 to 1977, for the same team, winning 16 consecutive Gold Gloves along the way. They called him "the Human Vacuum Cleaner". What """is""" his real name?   7. This first baseman reeled off 11 consecutive Gold Glove awards for two teams. He won World Series rings with both teams, the first in 1982, the second in 1986. A hard partier, he became something of a celebrity, including some memorable appearances on "Seinfeld".   8. This second baseman started his career in 1988 with the San Diego Padres before moving on to better things. """Still""" the all-time leader at his position with 10 Gold Gloves, he was also a clutch hitter, with 4 Silver Slugger awards to his credit.   9. Aside from Roberto Alomar, """7 other players have won Gold Gloves as Blue Jays""". The first two, in 1986, were a shortstop and a right fielder. Name *either one*.   10. The """most recent""" Blue Jay infielder to win the award was a second baseman who picked it up in 2005. Never a favorite of Jays general manager J.P. Ricciardi, he was shipped off in 2006 and has gone on to snatch """three""" more Gold Gloves with other teams.     * Game 1, Round 3 - Art - Painting Parodies   Please see: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/g1r3/parodies.jpg   For the first 4 questions, we name the artist whose work is being parodied. You give the letter of the picture.   1. Eugčne Delacroix. 2. Henri Rousseau. 3. Jan van Eyck. 4. Raphael.   After finishing with #1-4, please decode the rot13 to see the remaining questions #5-10, where we give a letter and you name the artist parodied. And then if you like, for fun, but for no points, go on to #11-14 (also in rot13), which were the decoys on the original handout.   Abgr gung fbzr vzntrf hfr punenpgref perngrq ol Zngg Tebravat, Wrna qr Oehaubss, Hqremb, naq Wvz Urafba -- bhgfgnaqvat negvfgf va gurve bja evtug. Ohg nf abar bs gur sbhe perngrq nal bs gur *cnvagvatf* orvat fcbbsrq, gurve anzrf jvyy abg svther nf nafjref.   5. R. 6. Z. 7. X. 8. Y. 9. U.   10. Zber bs n znfuhc guna n cnebql, Q qenjf ba gur jbex bs gjb negvfgf. Bar vf <nafjre 5>; cyrnfr anzr gur bgure. (Vs lbh qvqa'g trg #5, V'yy npprcg rvgure anzr urer.)   11. S (sebz urer ba ner qrpblf). 12. T. 13. W. 14. A.   -- Mark Brader, Toronto "Just to be clear, pythons msb@vex.net do not have feet." --Tony Cooper   My text in this article is in the public domain.

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Reposted Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jul 20 01:35AM -0500 On 2020-06-07, I wrote: > (sometimes with additional edits) that I posted previously. > If you can remember the answers after that amount of time, when > bully for you!   The first games that I reposted before were from seasons written by the Usual Suspects, ending with one from 1998 that I previously posted in 2009. As we neared the end of that season I was imagining that the Inquisition might be able to resume play soon, but the situation is somewhat complicated and there's been nothing decided about a resumption yet.   So I'm going to continue reposting old rounds, now from seasons written by other teams. But it turns out that I no longer have access to the handouts for the next few seasons of old games that I reposted after the ones from 1998, so I'm jumping ahead a bit to the second season of 2011, written by the Misplaced Modifiers. I previously posted that season in 2011 and 2012 under the tag QFTCIMM, so this time it'll be RQFTCIMM11.   If the Canadian Inquisition resumes before I finish with that season, then I'll return to posting new material from the league's recent games.     * Out-of-Date Questions   (This section is repeated from the 2020-06-07 posting, with a few trivial fixes.) When reposting games I'll put R on the beginning of the previous posting tag and an indication of the original year on the end if it was not there already, e.g. RQFTCI06.     Of course it's also possible that for some questions the answers have changed. My general rule in that case will be to accept *either* the answer that was correct when the game was originally played, *or* the current correct answer. If the answer has changed, then you'll need to be aware that some subsidiary information provided as hints within the original question may be out of date.   For example, if the original game date was 2006 and the question was "What European city was the home of the most recent summer Olympics?", then you could give the 2006 answer of Athens (2004) or the 2020 answer of Rio de Janeiro (2016), even though Rio is not a "European city".   In general with questions like this I'll try to call attention to words that might be out of date, by marking them with triple quotation marks. So the actual form of that question when reposted would be something like: "What European city was the home of the """most recent""" summer Olympics?" And the peculiar punctuation is your hint that the facts might have changed.   I said *might* be out of date, and *might* have changed, because if you see that punctuation it doesn't mean that the answer *has* changed. It might be that nothing has changed, or it might be that a person referred to in the present tense has died, but the answer is still the same; or anything like that. For example, if the question was "Who """has had""" the most years in office as US president?", Franklin Roosevelt would be the only possible answer. When I post the answer in a case like that, I'll give the answer and put something like "(still true)" or "(died in 2015)" after it.   For some questions I will use a different rule, such as requiring the original answer, or requiring you to say which year you are answering for, and in those cases I will include an explicit note.     * Procedures and Scoring   (This section is repeated from my regular QFTCI introductory posting.)   The usual rule in our regular league games is that each question goes to an individual who can answer for 2 points without assistance, and if he misses, he can consult his team and try again for 1 point. If the quizmaster judges that an answer is incomplete, she can ask for more details before ruling the answer right or wrong.   To maintain the spirit of these rules, I will say that you can give two answers on every question. But I will penalize you if you give both a right answer and a wrong answer. My scoring is:   4 points - if you answer once and are right (or twice, both right) 3 points - if you guess twice and are right only the first time 2 points - if you guess twice and are right only the second time   Bonus points may occasionally be available and will be explained in the relevant round.   If you give only one answer, but with only some sort of additional comment, please make it clear that that's what you're doing. If there is any doubt I'll assume that you are giving two answers. If I see more than two answers, the third and any later ones will be ignored.   Although there is no rule like this in the Canadian Inquisition, where it makes sense I will accept answers that I think are almost close enough (*more than half right*), with a 1-point penalty.   But I will reject answers that I do not think are sufficiently specific, since there is no opportunity to ask for clarification when answers are posted in the newsgroup. If I anticipate the possibility of insufficiently specific answers I will try to provide guidance in a way that does not spoil the questions, such as a note in rot13 to be read after you have answered.   You must, of course, answer based on your own knowledge and nothing else. You must post all your answers in a single posting (Except in case of technical difficulties, when emailed answers or multiple postings will be accepted.)   Where a person's name is asked for, *normally you need only give the surname*. If you do give another part of the name and you're wrong, your answer is wrong.   -- Mark Brader | "I don't have to stay here to be insulted." Toronto | "I realize that. You're insulted everywhere, I imagine." msb@vex.net | -- Theodore Sturgeon   My text in this article is in the public domain.

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RQFTCI98 Final, Rounds 8,10 answers: literature, challenge round

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jul 20 01:31AM -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*)".     The Final game of this season is over and STEPHEN PERRY has sat back and coasted to a big win. Hearty congratulations!     > I think I wrote one question in the literature round, and one > triple in the challenge round.   In literature, I think question #14 was the only one from me. In the challenge round it was triple E -- and, incidentally, the original game was decided on the last one those questions, when Forza Azzurri picked up 2 points to finish with 53, while MI5 had 52 and On a Roll had 32.       > We will read two lines of a patriotic or idealistic national song. > You continue the lyric for another two lines or until you get to the > word that rhymes (or sort-of-rhymes) with the one where we left off.   I allowed one small mistake for free; two or three small ones or one large one got you "almost correct"; more than that was wrong.   > 1. "The Maple Leaf Forever":   > In days of yore, from Britain's shore > Wolfe the dauntless hero came   And planted firm Britannia's flag On Canada's fair domain.   > 2. "America the Beautiful":   > O beautiful for spacious skies > For amber waves of grain;   For purple mountain majesties Above the fruited plain!   4 for Pete and Joshua. 3 for Dan Tilque.   > 3. Blake's "Milton", often called "Jerusalem":   > And did those feet in ancient times > Walk upon England's mountains green?   And was the holy Lamb of God In England's pleasant pastures seen?   4 for Erland and Dan Blum.     > * """Modern""" Pundits   > We give the names of three books; you name the author. All were > published in the 1990s.   All of these authors are still alive.   > "Illiberal Education: The Politics of Race and Sex on Campus"; > "Ronald Reagan: How an Ordinary Man Became an Extraordinary > Leader".   Dinesh D'Souza. 4 for Joshua.   > 5. "Fire with Fire: The New Female Power and How to Use It"; > "Promiscuities: The Secret Struggle for Womanhood"; "Women in > the Material World" (co-author).   Naomi Wolf. 4 for Joshua.   > 6. "Sexual Personae: Art and Decadence from Nefertiti to Emily > Dickinson"; "Vamps and Tramps: New Essays"; "Sex, Art, and > American Culture".   Camille Paglia. 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum.     > Italian novel of modern times. It tells of two peasants who > try to marry in spite of the opposition of the local landowner. > Name the novel, in either Italian or English.   "I Promessi Sposi" ("The Betrothed").   > Tatyana, and years later suffers when Tatyana, now married > to a great nobleman, in turn rejects him. Name it, in either > Russian (in our alphabet, please; no Cyrillic) or English.   "Yevgeny Onegin" ("Eugene Onegin"). 4 for Joshua.   > Supposedly the novel inspired hundreds of young men to follow > his example and kill themselves. Name it, in either German > or English.   "Die Leiden des jungen Werthers" ("The Sorrows of Young Werther"). 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum. 3 for Erland.       > 10. What philosopher wrote his "Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus" in > 1919, then repudiated much of it in his later book "Philosophical > Investigations"?   Ludwig Wittgenstein. 4 for Dan Blum.   Reading that he repudiated his own book reminds me of Leonard Nimoy's two memoirs, "I Am Not Spock" (1975) and "I Am Spock" (1995).   > describe the categories of thought that we use to understand > the world, and divides the world into things-in-themselves and > things-as-we-perceive-them? Please give the title in English.   "Critique of Pure Reason". 4 for Dan Blum.   > the nature of love, in which he discusses the charming notion > that men and women were once the joined halves of single > bisexual beings?   "The Symposium".     > "Harper's", and other literary magazines; they are collected > in such books as "Searoad" (1991) and "Unlocking the Air and > Other Stories" (1996).   Ursula K. LeGuin. (She died in 2018.) 4 for Pete and Dan Blum.   > and science writing, wrote a novel called "Glide Path" in 1963, > based on his experiences when involved with the development of > radar-guided descent of aircraft in World War II.   1998 answer: Arthur C. Clarke. 2021 answer: Sir Arthur C. Clarke. (He died in 2008.) 4 for Dan Tilque.   > his mainstream titles are "The Wasp Factory", "Complicity", > and in 1997, "Song of Stone". His SF stories often deal with > a galactic civilization called the Culture.   Iain M. Banks. (He died in 2013.) 4 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque.       > * A. Famous Australians   > In what field of endeavor did the following Australians achieve fame?   > A1. Billy Hughes.   Politics. (Australia's first prime minister.)   > A2. Albert Namatjira.   Fine art (painting).   > A3. Stevie Wright.   Music. (Lead singer of the Easybeats.)     > following.   > B1. Which tool comes in three basic types: orbital, random > orbital, and belt?   (Electric) sander. 4 for Pete, Joshua, and Dan Blum.   > B2. Single-pole, 3-way, and 4-way are types of what?   (Electrical) switches. 4 for Pete, Joshua, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque.   You may remember from an earlier RQFTCI series that 3-way switches are also called 2-way switches. They are also a type of single-pole switch.   > B3. And pole barn, sinker, box, siding, and ring shank are > types of what? Would it help if we told you that in the US > their sizes are commonly designated in "pennies"?   Nails. 4 for Pete, Joshua, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque.     > * C. Triples   > Name the third member of each set.   > C1. Shadrach, Abednego, and...   Meshach. 4 for Pete, Joshua, and Dan Blum.   They were cast into the fiery furnace in the Bible's book of Daniel.   > C2. Brahma, Vishnu, and...   Shiva. 4 for Erland, Joshua, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque.   They're the Hindu trinity [Trimurthi]: Creator, Preserver, and Destroyer.   > C3. Porthos, Athos, and...   Aramis. 4 for Pete, Joshua, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque.   They were the title characters of "The Three Musketeers".     > husband had died from cancer. Days after asking her to > marry him, he dumped her by demanding she leave a New Year's > party she was hosting at her own home. Name her.   Lauren Bacall.   > D2. Name the woman who complained that Frank always wanted to > sing to her before sex, and who is best remembered for her > role opposite Sean Connery as James Bond.   Jill St. John. 4 for Pete and Joshua.   > D3. Frank's first wife was his high-school sweetheart. > Given that she's usually remembered by the last name > Sinatra, all we'll ask you for is her first name.   Nancy (same as their daughter's name). 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum.     > in the Final are not eligible. *Note*: Since play was interrupted > during the first season of 2020, if giving the present-day answer > you should answer for the last season of 2019.   These secondary prizes are now awarded separately in the league's two divisions, the Torquemada and the Jaworski Division. Either winner was acceptable if giving the present-day answer..   > E1. Which team won the Stinker prize """this season"""?   1998 answer: Misplaced Modifiers. 2019 answer: What She Said (Torquemada), 5 Easy Pieces (Jaworski).   > E2. Which team won the Canadiana prize """this season"""?   1998 answer: No Mensa No. 2019 answer: Smith & Guessin' (T), Simple Minds (J).   > E3. Which team won the Protest prize """this season"""?   1998 answer: Reach for the Tap. (No 2019 answer, as this prize has been dropped.)   The prize was replaced by a Fewest Zeroes prize, which was won most recently by What She Said (T) and Simple Minds (J).     Scores, if there are no errors:   FINAL ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 10 BEST TOPICS-> His Sci Can Geo Spo Lit Cha FIVE Stephen Perry 60 60 39 55 47 -- -- 261 Dan Blum 22 42 0 35 10 28 28 155 Dan Tilque 36 40 0 23 16 11 16 131 Joshua Kreitzer 20 16 2 30 19 24 32 125 Erland Sommarskog 12 24 0 40 7 7 4 90 Pete Gayde -- -- -- -- -- 8 24 32   -- Mark Brader "...but the past thousand years Toronto, msb@vex.net have been atypical."   My text in this article is in the public domain.

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RQFTCI98 Final, Rounds 8,10: literature, challenge round

Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jul 18 06:35PM -0700 On 7/16/21 9:46 PM, Mark Brader wrote:   > 2. "America the Beautiful":   > O beautiful for spacious skies > For amber waves of grain;   for purple mountain's majesty across the fruited plain     > 10. What philosopher wrote his "Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus" in > 1919, then repudiated much of it in his later book "Philosophical > Investigations"?   Russell   > "Harper's", and other literary magazines; they are collected > in such books as "Searoad" (1991) and "Unlocking the Air and > Other Stories" (1996).   Atwood ?   > and science writing, wrote a novel called "Glide Path" in 1963, > based on his experiences when involved with the development of > radar-guided descent of aircraft in World War II.   Arthur C Clarke   > his mainstream titles are "The Wasp Factory", "Complicity", > and in 1997, "Song of Stone". His SF stories often deal with > a galactic civilization called the Culture.   Iain M Banks   > following.   > B1. Which tool comes in three basic types: orbital, random > orbital, and belt?   router     > B2. Single-pole, 3-way, and 4-way are types of what?   light switches     > B3. And pole barn, sinker, box, siding, and ring shank are > types of what? Would it help if we told you that in the US > their sizes are commonly designated in "pennies"?   nails     > Name the third member of each set.   > C1. Shadrach, Abednego, and... > C2. Brahma, Vishnu, and...   Shiva   > C3. Porthos, Athos, and...   Aramis     -- Dan Tilque

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RQFTCI98 Final, Rounds 8,10: literature, challenge round

Pete Gayde <pete.gayde@gmail.com>: Jul 17 01:55PM -0500 Mark Brader wrote:   > 2. "America the Beautiful":   > O beautiful for spacious skies > For amber waves of grain;   For purple mountains majesty Above the fruited plain.     > 3. Blake's "Milton", often called "Jerusalem":   > And did those feet in ancient times > Walk upon England's mountains green?   And was the Holy Lamb of God On England's verdant pastures seen?   > Supposedly the novel inspired hundreds of young men to follow > his example and kill themselves. Name it, in either German > or English.   Faust   > "Harper's", and other literary magazines; they are collected > in such books as "Searoad" (1991) and "Unlocking the Air and > Other Stories" (1996).   LeGuin   > and science writing, wrote a novel called "Glide Path" in 1963, > based on his experiences when involved with the development of > radar-guided descent of aircraft in World War II.   Vonnegut     > * A. Famous Australians   > In what field of endeavor did the following Australians achieve fame?   > A1. Billy Hughes.   Cricket; Rugby   > A2. Albert Namatjira.   Rugby; Cricket   > A3. Stevie Wright.   Cricket; Rugby   > following.   > B1. Which tool comes in three basic types: orbital, random > orbital, and belt?   Sanders     > B2. Single-pole, 3-way, and 4-way are types of what?   Light switches     > B3. And pole barn, sinker, box, siding, and ring shank are > types of what? Would it help if we told you that in the US > their sizes are commonly designated in "pennies"?   Nails     > * C. Triples   > Name the third member of each set.   > C1. Shadrach, Abednego, and...   Meeshach   > C2. Brahma, Vishnu, and...   Rama   > C3. Porthos, Athos, and...   Aramis   > husband had died from cancer. Days after asking her to > marry him, he dumped her by demanding she leave a New Year's > party she was hosting at her own home. Name her.   Ava Gardner     > D2. Name the woman who complained that Frank always wanted to > sing to her before sex, and who is best remembered for her > role opposite Sean Connery as James Bond.   St John   > you should answer for the last season of 2019.   > E1. Which team won the Stinker prize """this season"""? > E2. Which team won the Canadiana prize """this season"""?   Team SWP   > E3. Which team won the Protest prize """this season"""?   Pete Gayde

Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Jul 17 07:59PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:7PGdnc_P2qAS_W_9nZ2dnUU7-   > 2. "America the Beautiful":   > O beautiful for spacious skies > For amber waves of grain;   For purple mountain majesties Above the fruited plain   > 3. Blake's "Milton", often called "Jerusalem":   > And did those feet in ancient times > Walk upon England's mountains green?   And was the holy lamb of God On England's something something seen > "Illiberal Education: The Politics of Race and Sex on Campus"; > "Ronald Reagan: How an Ordinary Man Became an Extraordinary > Leader".   D'Souza > 5. "Fire with Fire: The New Female Power and How to Use It"; > "Promiscuities: The Secret Struggle for Womanhood"; "Women in > the Material World" (co-author).   Wolf   > 6. "Sexual Personae: Art and Decadence from Nefertiti to Emily > Dickinson"; "Vamps and Tramps: New Essays"; "Sex, Art, and > American Culture".   Paglia > Tatyana, and years later suffers when Tatyana, now married > to a great nobleman, in turn rejects him. Name it, in either > Russian (in our alphabet, please; no Cyrillic) or English.   "Eugene Onegin"   > Supposedly the novel inspired hundreds of young men to follow > his example and kill themselves. Name it, in either German > or English.   "The Sorrows of Young Werther"   > 10. What philosopher wrote his "Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus" in > 1919, then repudiated much of it in his later book "Philosophical > Investigations"?   Russell   > the nature of love, in which he discusses the charming notion > that men and women were once the joined halves of single > bisexual beings?   Phaedo   > * A. Famous Australians   > In what field of endeavor did the following Australians achieve fame?   > A1. Billy Hughes.   aviation   > following.   > B1. Which tool comes in three basic types: orbital, random > orbital, and belt?   sander > B2. Single-pole, 3-way, and 4-way are types of what?   light switch   > B3. And pole barn, sinker, box, siding, and ring shank are > types of what? Would it help if we told you that in the US > their sizes are commonly designated in "pennies"?   nails, and yes > * C. Triples   > Name the third member of each set.   > C1. Shadrach, Abednego, and...   Meshach   > C2. Brahma, Vishnu, and...   Shiva   > C3. Porthos, Athos, and...   Aramis   > D2. Name the woman who complained that Frank always wanted to > sing to her before sex, and who is best remembered for her > role opposite Sean Connery as James Bond.   Jill St. John (?)   > D3. Frank's first wife was his high-school sweetheart. > Given that she's usually remembered by the last name > Sinatra, all we'll ask you for is her first name.   Nancy -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com

tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jul 18 03:38AM > 2. "America the Beautiful":   > O beautiful for spacious skies > For amber waves of grain;   for purple mountains' majesty over every fruited plain   (At least one of those words is wrong.)   > 3. Blake's "Milton", often called "Jerusalem":   > And did those feet in ancient times > Walk upon England's mountains green?   And was the holy lamb of God In England's pleasant pastures seen?     > 5. "Fire with Fire: The New Female Power and How to Use It"; > "Promiscuities: The Secret Struggle for Womanhood"; "Women in > the Material World" (co-author).   Paglia   > 6. "Sexual Personae: Art and Decadence from Nefertiti to Emily > Dickinson"; "Vamps and Tramps: New Essays"; "Sex, Art, and > American Culture".   Paglia   > Supposedly the novel inspired hundreds of young men to follow > his example and kill themselves. Name it, in either German > or English.   The Sorrows of Young Werther     > 10. What philosopher wrote his "Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus" in > 1919, then repudiated much of it in his later book "Philosophical > Investigations"?   Wittgenstein   > describe the categories of thought that we use to understand > the world, and divides the world into things-in-themselves and > things-as-we-perceive-them? Please give the title in English.   A Critique of Pure Reason   > "Harper's", and other literary magazines; they are collected > in such books as "Searoad" (1991) and "Unlocking the Air and > Other Stories" (1996).   Ursula K. Le Guin   > his mainstream titles are "The Wasp Factory", "Complicity", > and in 1997, "Song of Stone". His SF stories often deal with > a galactic civilization called the Culture.   Iain Banks     > * B. Home Improvement   > B1. Which tool comes in three basic types: orbital, random > orbital, and belt?   sander   > B2. Single-pole, 3-way, and 4-way are types of what?   electric switch   > B3. And pole barn, sinker, box, siding, and ring shank are > types of what? Would it help if we told you that in the US > their sizes are commonly designated in "pennies"?   nails   > * C. Triples   > Name the third member of each set.   > C1. Shadrach, Abednego, and...   Mishach   > C2. Brahma, Vishnu, and...   Shiva   > C3. Porthos, Athos, and...   Aramis     > D2. Name the woman who complained that Frank always wanted to > sing to her before sex, and who is best remembered for her > role opposite Sean Connery as James Bond.   Ursula Andress   > D3. Frank's first wife was his high-school sweetheart. > Given that she's usually remembered by the last name > Sinatra, all we'll ask you for is her first name.   Nancy   -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."

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RQFTCI98 Final, Rounds 4,6,7 answers: Canadiana, geography, sports/leisure

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jul 17 04:03PM -0500 Mark Brader: > > Storebælt East Bridge... > > Although forming part of the country's road link to Sweden, the > > bridge is within Denmark.   Erland Sommarskog: > Storebælt is entirely in Denmark... You may be thinking of Øresund > which is the strait between Sweden and Denmark...   Yes, that's what I said, only I didn't get specific about the Øresund part of the link. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "You know you've made it when you have msb@vex.net | a disease named after you." --Andrew Niccol   My text in this article is in the public domain.

Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jul 17 11:44PM +0200 >> which is the strait between Sweden and Denmark...   > Yes, that's what I said, only I didn't get specific about the Øresund > part of the link.   I have a strong suspicion that the Danes would object to the description of the bridge being part of a road link to Sweden - I think they mainly see it as a connection between Sjælland and Fyn. Had you said "Sweden's connection to the continent", it would have been somewhat different, although we are only piggy-backing on what they built for their own interest.   It's slightly different with the planned connection over Femehrn Belt. This connection is certainly just as much of interest to Swedes as it is to Denmark and Germany, as this is a lot shorter route than going over Fyn and Jutland.

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jul 17 05:14PM -0500 Mark Brader: >>>> Storebælt East Bridge... >>>> Although forming part of the country's road link to Sweden, the >>>> bridge is within Denmark.   Erland Sommarskog: > I have a strong suspicion that the Danes would object to the description > of the bridge being part of a road link to Sweden...   If so, that's their problem. -- Mark Brader | "I do not think about things that I do not think about." Toronto | "Do you ever think about things that you *do* think about?" msb@vex.net | --Inherit the Wind, Lawrence & Lee

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RQFTCI98 Final, Rounds 8,10: literature, challenge round

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jul 16 11:46PM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 1998-04-20, 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 think I wrote one question in the literature round, and one triple in the challenge round.     ** Final, Round 8 - Literature   * Unofficial Anthems   We will read two lines of a patriotic or idealistic national song. You continue the lyric for another two lines or until you get to the word that rhymes (or sort-of-rhymes) with the one where we left off.   1. "The Maple Leaf Forever":   In days of yore, from Britain's shore Wolfe the dauntless hero came   2. "America the Beautiful":   O beautiful for spacious skies For amber waves of grain;   3. Blake's "Milton", often called "Jerusalem":   And did those feet in ancient times Walk upon England's mountains green?     * """Modern""" Pundits   We give the names of three books; you name the author. All were published in the 1990s.   4. "The End of Racism: Principles for a Multiracial Society"; "Illiberal Education: The Politics of Race and Sex on Campus"; "Ronald Reagan: How an Ordinary Man Became an Extraordinary Leader".   5. "Fire with Fire: The New Female Power and How to Use It"; "Promiscuities: The Secret Struggle for Womanhood"; "Women in the Material World" (co-author).   6. "Sexual Personae: Art and Decadence from Nefertiti to Emily Dickinson"; "Vamps and Tramps: New Essays"; "Sex, Art, and American Culture".     * Early Giants of the European Novel   7. Alessandro Manzoni was the father of the modern Italian novel, and a story he published in 1827 has been called the greatest Italian novel of modern times. It tells of two peasants who try to marry in spite of the opposition of the local landowner. Name the novel, in either Italian or English.   8. Aleksandr Pushkin, the founder of modern Russian literature, published a verse novel in 1833 about a bored aristocrat who moves to the countryside, rejects the love of a woman named Tatyana, and years later suffers when Tatyana, now married to a great nobleman, in turn rejects him. Name it, in either Russian (in our alphabet, please; no Cyrillic) or English.   9. John Wolfgang von Goethe published a hugely popular novel in 1774 that told of a dreamy, artistic young man who commits suicide out of unrequited love and a belief in the meaninglessness of life. Supposedly the novel inspired hundreds of young men to follow his example and kill themselves. Name it, in either German or English.     * Classics of Philosophy   10. What philosopher wrote his "Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus" in 1919, then repudiated much of it in his later book "Philosophical Investigations"?   11. What is Immanuel Kant's masterwork, in which he attempts to describe the categories of thought that we use to understand the world, and divides the world into things-in-themselves and things-as-we-perceive-them? Please give the title in English.   12. What is the title (in English) of Plato's investigation into the nature of love, in which he discusses the charming notion that men and women were once the joined halves of single bisexual beings?     * Science Fiction And   The following authors write, or wrote, both science fiction and other genres of fiction. Here we will concentrate on those other genres. In each case name the author.   13. SF and mainstream literature. Though she's best known for her SF and fantasy, she """is""" a prolific author of mainstream literary fiction. Her stories have appeared in the "New Yorker", "Harper's", and other literary magazines; they are collected in such books as "Searoad" (1991) and "Unlocking the Air and Other Stories" (1996).   14. SF and period fiction. This writer, best known for his SF and science writing, wrote a novel called "Glide Path" in 1963, based on his experiences when involved with the development of radar-guided descent of aircraft in World War II.   15. SF and mainstream literature. This prolific Scottish writer """publishes""" SF and literary fiction alternately. Some of his mainstream titles are "The Wasp Factory", "Complicity", and in 1997, "Song of Stone". His SF stories often deal with a galactic civilization called the Culture.     ** Final, Round 10 - Challenge Round   * A. Famous Australians   In what field of endeavor did the following Australians achieve fame?   A1. Billy Hughes. A2. Albert Namatjira. A3. Stevie Wright.     * B. Home Improvement   From "The Modern Woman's Guide to Home Repair" and "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Trouble-Free Home Repair", we bring you the following.   B1. Which tool comes in three basic types: orbital, random orbital, and belt?   B2. Single-pole, 3-way, and 4-way are types of what?   B3. And pole barn, sinker, box, siding, and ring shank are types of what? Would it help if we told you that in the US their sizes are commonly designated in "pennies"?     * C. Triples   Name the third member of each set.   C1. Shadrach, Abednego, and... C2. Brahma, Vishnu, and... C3. Porthos, Athos, and...     * D. Frank Sinatra's Sex Life   Dean Martin once said of Frank Sinatra: "When he dies, they are giving his zipper to the Smithsonian Institute." These questions are about some of the people who formed part of Frank's frankly public pubic life.   D1. Frank started dating this woman in 1958, one year after her husband had died from cancer. Days after asking her to marry him, he dumped her by demanding she leave a New Year's party she was hosting at her own home. Name her.   D2. Name the woman who complained that Frank always wanted to sing to her before sex, and who is best remembered for her role opposite Sean Connery as James Bond.   D3. Frank's first wife was his high-school sweetheart. Given that she's usually remembered by the last name Sinatra, all we'll ask you for is her first name.     * E. Trivia   How trivial can you get? It's current events of 1998 in trivia! This triple asked about three of the league's secondary prizes, whose winners had been announced at the start of the Final. Teams playing in the Final are not eligible. *Note*: Since play was interrupted during the first season of 2020, if giving the present-day answer you should answer for the last season of 2019.   E1. Which team won the Stinker prize """this season"""? E2. Which team won the Canadiana prize """this season"""? E3. Which team won the Protest prize """this season"""?   -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "We don't use clubs; they weren't invented here. msb@vex.net | We use rocks." -- David Keldsen   My text in this article is in the public domain.

Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jul 17 10:02AM +0200 > 3. Blake's "Milton", often called "Jerusalem":   > And did those feet in ancient times > Walk upon England's mountains green?   And was the holy lamb of God In England's pleasant pastures seen   (Thank you, ELP!)   > Supposedly the novel inspired hundreds of young men to follow > his example and kill themselves. Name it, in either German > or English. The Sorrowful Life of Young Werther   > ** Final, Round 10 - Challenge Round   * A. Famous Australians > B2. Single-pole, 3-way, and 4-way are types of what?   power outletes > * C. Triples   > C2. Brahma, Vishnu, and...   Shiva

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RQFTCI98 Final, Rounds 4,6,7: Canadiana, geography, sports/leisure

swp <stephen.w.perry@gmail.com>: Jul 16 09:01PM -0700 On Wednesday, July 14, 2021 at 12:03:10 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:   > ** Final, Round 4 - Canadiana   > By the way, this was the hardest round for the players in the original > game, so now you have warning of what it's going to be like here!   oh, joy   > * Canadian magazine editors   > We'll name a Canadian magazine, you tell us the name of its editor.   > 1. "Frank" (Central Canada version)   no one (defunct) ; johnson   > 2. "Report on Business".   no one (defunct) ; johnson   > 3. "Maclean's".   no one (defunct) ; johnson     > * Ontario Canoe Routes   > 4. In what Ontario park """can""" you follow a canoe route that > includes OSA Lake, Artist Lake, and George Lake?   killarney provincial park   > 5. In what Ontario park """can""" you follow a canoe route that > includes Timberwolf Lake, McIntosh Lake, and Big Trout Lake?   algonquin provincial park   > 6. In what Ontario township """can""" you follow a canoe route > that includes Diamond Lake, Sharp Rock Inlet, and Lady Evelyn > Lake?   temagami     > If the answer is on a small island, the name of the island suffices. > Otherwise name the *specific* cape or similar landform in each case.   > 7. What is the easternmost point of land in Canada?   cape spear   > 8. What is the southernmost point of land in Canada?   middle island, ontario   > 9. What is the northernmost point of land in Canada?   cape columbia, ellesmere island   > were at one time or another three other villages, at least > two of whose names are still familiar today as districts. > Name *any two* of the three.   braderville, summittown   > 11. Similarly, along Yonge St. between Yorkville and York Mills > were four other villages, at least two of those names are still > familiar today. Name *any two* of the four.   braderville, summittown   > were three other villages, one with the name of a country and > one that one of our main streets is named for today. Name *any > one* of the three.   braderville, summittown     > * Toronto Subway Numbers   > 13. Within 50 feet or 15 meters, how long is a standard subway > platform in Toronto?   150 meters   > 14. Within 50 volts, what nominal voltage """is""" on the third > rail, and """is""" it AC or DC? It """is""" the same as on > the overhead wires for streetcars.   600 volts dc   > rails. Within ž inch or 20 mm, how much *wider than standard > gauge* are subway tracks in Toronto? Again, the answer for > streetcars is the same.   50 mm   > one much larger than the others. *Either* name that larger > island; *or else* the large city nearest to the bridge (it's > on that island); *or else* the bridge itself.   honshu japan   > you think the bridge is in one country and you're guessing > twice, or if you think it's an international bridge and you're > answering once.)   great belt bridge in denmark   > one we expect you to have heard of the land masses (that is, > islands or continents) at each end of it, so you have to name > *both* of them -- *or* just name the tunnel.   gotthard tunnel (the jokes just write themselves on this one) in switzerland     > * Mediterranean Islands   > 4. On what island is Valletta?   malta   > 5. On what island is Cagliari?   sardinia   > 6. On what island is Palma?   majorca (aka mallorca)     > * Rivers of Eastern Europe   > 7. The Danube starts in Germany and exits into the Black Sea via > a large swampy delta, located principally in what country?   romania   > 8. Ukraine's principal river starts in Russia west of Moscow, > flows by Kiev, and exits into the Black Sea. Name it.   dneiper   > 9. Name the Polish river that starts near the border with Slovakia, > flows by Krakow and through Warsaw, and exits into the Baltic > Sea near Gdansk.   wisla     > 10. In London, England, the little statue in Piccadilly Circus is > commonly known as Eros. But this is nothing to do with its > actual name, which is what?   anteros   > 11. Everyone has heard of the Statue of Liberty, in New York Harbor, > but that's only the first part of its name. What are the other > three words?   enlightening the world   > 12. And what's the proper name of that 600-foot stainless-steel > weighted-catenary arch in St. Louis?   gateway arch     > * Official Languages   > 13. German and French are easy; what are the other two official > languages of Switzerland?   italian, romanian   > 14. Finnish is obvious; what is the second official language > of Finland?   swedish   > 15. Name *both* official languages of Lebanon.   french and hebrew     > 1. Name either one of the two ancient Greek cities that were the > patrons of the Olympic games from 572 BC onwards. Hint: > Olympia itself was not one of them.   sparta   > 2. Name *any three* of the five events that made up the pentathlon > at the ancient Olympics.   discus, javelin, running   > 3. Most competitions were track and field events, but at the 25th > Olympiad a crowd-pleasing event that usually attracted only > wealthy contestants was added. What?   chariot races     > 4. In the early 1960s, the fans of the Liverpool soccer club > adopted a then-popular song as an anthem to sing at their games. > Name the song.   never walk alone   > 5. In what year, within 1, were about half the players on the > Manchester United team killed in a plane crash?   1958   > 6. Name any one of the """three""" teams that would be relegated > from the English Premier League if the season ended """today""".   sheffield united, fulham, west bromwich albion [20-21 season]   > for cigarette companies, but curiously none of the three brands > is available domestically in Canada. (You can buy them as > imports.) Marlboro is one brand; name either of the other two.   I will guess that none currently do   > 8. Michael Schumacher """is""" Ferrari's top driver. Who """is""" > the Ferrari team's second driver?   lando [he was in a commercial recently for webex so I know he is a driver]   > 9. Who is Jacques Villeneuve's teammate """at""" Williams?   lando     > 10. In snooker, as everyone knows, each red ball is worth 1 point. > Give us a list of *all six* so-called colored balls in order > of value from 2 points upward. (Point scores not required.)   yellow, green, brown, blue, pink, black   > in between a straight flush and one pair in value. (This means > the usual short descriptions, like "straight flush".) List them > in order from highest to lowest.   four of a kind, full house, flush, straight, three of a kind, two pair   > List *all* the trump cards, in order from highest to lowest. > You may use either standard card terminology or euchre > terminology to express the sequence.   jack of clubs, jack of spades, ace king queen ten and nine of clubs   > which also included the Chicago Fire, the Detroit Wheels, and > the Hawaiians. *In addition*, tell us *one* of the years that > the league operated.   world football league 1975   > included the Chicago Blitz, the Denver Gold, the Memphis > Showboats, and the Oklahoma Outlaws. Again, name the league > *and* tell us one of the years when it operated.   united states football league 1985   > League and one named the United States Football League. But how > many *different* rival major leagues *each named the American > Football League* has the NFL faced """so far""" in its existence?   four   > Mark Brader, Toronto | "Unfortunately, real life is usually > m...@vex.net | not a movie." --Al Kriman   > My text in this article is in the public domain.   swp

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jul 16 11:43PM -0500 Mark Brader: > Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".     > I think I wrote 3 triples in the Canadiana round, part or all of > the geography round, and 2 triples in the sports round.   In Canadiana, I wrote questions #10-15 and probably also questions #7-9. In geography, questions #1-3 and #10-14 were definitely mine, and I think #4; I'm not sure which if any the others I may have contributed. In sports, I wrote questions #10-15.     > ** Final, Round 4 - Canadiana   > By the way, this was the hardest round for the players in the original > game, so now you have warning of what it's going to be like here!   And it was, unless you were Stephen!   > * Canadian magazine editors   > We'll name a Canadian magazine, you tell us the name of its editor.   > 1. "Frank" (Central Canada version).   1998 answer: Michael Bate. No 2021 answer; it's defunct. Oh, but I guess that means I have to accept "no one (defunct)"! So, 3 for Stephen.   > 2. "Report on Business".   1998 answer: Patricia Best. 2021 answer: Dennis Choquette.   This one isn't really a magazine, it's part of the "Globe & Mail".   > 3. "Maclean's".   1998 answer: Robert Lewis. 2021 answer: Alison Uncles.     > * Ontario Canoe Routes   (These are all still true.)   > 4. In what Ontario park """can""" you follow a canoe route that > includes OSA Lake, Artist Lake, and George Lake?   Killarney Provincial Park. 4 for Stephen.   OSA Lake is named after the Ontario Society of Artists.   > 5. In what Ontario park """can""" you follow a canoe route that > includes Timberwolf Lake, McIntosh Lake, and Big Trout Lake?   Algonquin Provincial Park. 4 for Stephen.   > 6. In what Ontario township """can""" you follow a canoe route > that includes Diamond Lake, Sharp Rock Inlet, and Lady Evelyn > Lake?   Temagami. 4 for Stephen.       > If the answer is on a small island, the name of the island suffices. > Otherwise name the *specific* cape or similar landform in each case.   > 7. What is the easternmost point of land in Canada?   Cape Spear, on the island of Newfoundland in Newfoundland & Labrador. 4 for Stephen.   Incidentally, this question was reused in a game one day after I posted it here in 2009. In our game it went to our opponents; the individual it went to didn't know it for the 2 points, but a teammate got it for 1.   > 8. What is the southernmost point of land in Canada?   Middle Island, in Ontario. 4 for Stephen.   It's in Lake Erie, near Pelee Island -- nearby Point Pelee is the southernmost mainland point.   > 9. What is the northernmost point of land in Canada?   Cape Columbia, on Ellesmere I., in the Northwest Territories in 1998 and now in Nunavut. 4 for Stephen.     > were at one time or another three other villages, at least > two of whose names are still familiar today as districts. > Name *any two* of the three.   Lansing, Newtonbrook, Willowdale.   > 11. Similarly, along Yonge St. between Yorkville and York Mills > were four other villages, at least two of those names are still > familiar today. Name *any two* of the four.   Bedford Park, Davisville, Drummondville, Eglington (sic, but the modern street name Eglinton -- also the original Scottish spelling -- was acceptable).   > were three other villages, one with the name of a country and > one that one of our main streets is named for today. Name *any > one* of the three.   Leslieville (Leslie, the street name, was sufficient), Mortlake, Norway.     > * Toronto Subway Numbers   > 13. Within 50 feet or 15 meters, how long is a standard subway > platform in Toronto?   500 feet (accepting 450-550) or 152.4 m (137-168). 4 for Stephen. 2 for Joshua.   > 14. Within 50 volts, what nominal voltage """is""" on the third > rail, and """is""" it AC or DC? It """is""" the same as on > the overhead wires for streetcars.   600 V (accepting 550-650) DC. (Still true.) 4 for Stephen.   > rails. Within ¾ inch or 20 mm, how much *wider than standard > gauge* are subway tracks in Toronto? Again, the answer for > streetcars is the same.   2+3/8 inches (accepting 1+5/8 to 3+1/8) or 60 mm (40-80). 4 for Stephen.     > one much larger than the others. *Either* name that larger > island; *or else* the large city nearest to the bridge (it's > on that island); *or else* the bridge itself.   Honshu, Kobe, Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge. (Japan, of course. Still true.) 4 for Stephen.   Still true for now, that is. A longer one of just over 2 km to cross the Dardanelles from Asia to Europe in Turkey is scheduled to open in March 2022.   > you think the bridge is in one country and you're guessing > twice, or if you think it's an international bridge and you're > answering once.)   Storebælt East Bridge (anything with Storebælt or Great Belt was sufficient); Denmark. 4 for Stephen.   Although forming part of the country's road link to Sweden, the bridge is within Denmark. It opened on schedule.   > one we expect you to have heard of the land masses (that is, > islands or continents) at each end of it, so you have to name > *both* of them -- *or* just name the tunnel.   1998 answer: Honshu, Hokkaido; Seikan Tunnel. 2021 answer: Europe, Europe; Gotthard Base Tunnel (not undersea but in the Swiss Alps). 4 for Erland. 3 for Stephen.   The Gotthard Tunnel is the summit tunnel on the *old* Gotthard Pass route -- it was the world's longest railway tunnel itself from 1882 until 1906 -- but I accepted it as "almost correct" for the Gotthard Base Tunnel. Here's what the portals of the two Gotthard rail tunnels look like:   http://files.structurae.net/files/photos/2546/ffs-sangottardonp-cimg5523.jpg http://cdn.openphoto.net/volumes/sizes/stg/33025/2.jpg   The Channel Tunnel, connecting Europe and Great Britain, ranked #2 when it opened and is now #3.     > * Mediterranean Islands   > 4. On what island is Valletta?   Malta. 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, Joshua, and Stephen.   > 5. On what island is Cagliari?   Sardinia (Sardegna). 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, and Stephen.   > 6. On what island is Palma?   Majorca (Mallorca). 4 for Erland, Joshua, and Stephen.     > * Rivers of Eastern Europe   > 7. The Danube starts in Germany and exits into the Black Sea via > a large swampy delta, located principally in what country?   Romania. 4 for everyone -- Dan Blum, Erland, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Stephen.   > 8. Ukraine's principal river starts in Russia west of Moscow, > flows by Kiev, and exits into the Black Sea. Name it.   Dneiper. 4 for Erland, Dan Tilque, and Stephen.   > 9. Name the Polish river that starts near the border with Slovakia, > flows by Krakow and through Warsaw, and exits into the Baltic > Sea near Gdansk.   Wisla ["VEESS-wa"] or Vistula. 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, and Stephen.       > 10. In London, England, the little statue in Piccadilly Circus is > commonly known as Eros. But this is nothing to do with its > actual name, which is what?   The Angel of Christian Charity; also accepting Anteros. 4 for Stephen.   > 11. Everyone has heard of the Statue of Liberty, in New York Harbor, > but that's only the first part of its name. What are the other > three words?   Enlightening the World. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Stephen.   > 12. And what's the proper name of that 600-foot stainless-steel > weighted-catenary arch in St. Louis?   Gateway Arch. 4 for Stephen. 3 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque. 2 for Joshua.   The park containing it was formerly the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, but this was not an acceptable answer. It's been renamed to Gateway Arch National Park, by the way.   This question originally described the arch as a parabola, but although seen in a number of sources, that was wrong.     > * Official Languages   > 13. German and French are easy; what are the other two official > languages of Switzerland?   Italian, (Rhaeto-)Romansch. The latter is spoken in a small area in the southeast of the country, near the Austrian and Italian borders. 4 for everyone.   > 14. Finnish is obvious; what is the second official language > of Finland?   Swedish. 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, Joshua, and Stephen.   > 15. Name *both* official languages of Lebanon.   Arabic, French. 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.       > 1. Name either one of the two ancient Greek cities that were the > patrons of the Olympic games from 572 BC onwards. Hint: > Olympia itself was not one of them.   Sparta, Elis. 4 for Dan Tilque and Stephen.   > 2. Name *any three* of the five events that made up the pentathlon > at the ancient Olympics.   Discus (or quoit throw), javelin, long jump, running (or stadion), wrestling. 4 for Dan Tilque and Stephen.   > 3. Most competitions were track and field events, but at the 25th > Olympiad a crowd-pleasing event that usually attracted only > wealthy contestants was added. What?   Chariot race. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Stephen. 3 for Dan Blum.   I scored "horse race" as almost correct.       > 4. In the early 1960s, the fans of the Liverpool soccer club > adopted a then-popular song as an anthem to sing at their games. > Name the song.   "You'll Never Walk Alone". 4 for Erland and Joshua. 3 for Stephen.   > 5. In what year, within 1, were about half the players on the > Manchester United team killed in a plane crash?   1958 (accepting 1957-59). 4 for Stephen.   The airplane was unable to take off and ran off the runway. There were 6 crew and 38 passengers aboard; 2 crew and 21 passengers died, including 8 members of the team and 3 of the team staff.   > 6. Name any one of the """three""" teams that would be relegated > from the English Premier League if the season ended """today""".   1998 answer: Barnsley, Bolton, Crystal Palace. 2021 answer: Fulham, West Bromwich Albion, Sheffield United. 4 for Stephen (the hard way).     Yes, current events of 1998 in British soccer! And the three teams listed for 1998 were in fact the ones relegated at the season's end. For 2021 the season is already over.     > for cigarette companies, but curiously none of the three brands > is available domestically in Canada. (You can buy them as > imports.) Marlboro is one brand; name either of the other two.   1998 answer: West, Winfield. 2021 answer: I have no idea if there are any or, if so, what they are.   If any other answers were was posted and you think one is correct, please cite evidence. I think the question should be interpreted as referring to the current three top teams, not the ones named.   > 8. Michael Schumacher """is""" Ferrari's top driver. Who """is""" > the Ferrari team's second driver?   1998 answer: Eddie Irvine. 2021 answer: their drivers are Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz; accepting either one.   > 9. Who is Jacques Villeneuve's teammate """at""" Williams?   1998 answer: Heinz-Harold Frentzen. 2021 answer: their drivers are Nicholas Latifi and George Russell; accepting either.       > 10. In snooker, as everyone knows, each red ball is worth 1 point. > Give us a list of *all six* so-called colored balls in order > of value from 2 points upward. (Point scores not required.)   Yellow, green, brown, blue, pink, black. 4 for Stephen.   > in between a straight flush and one pair in value. (This means > the usual short descriptions, like "straight flush".) List them > in order from highest to lowest.   Four of a kind, full house, flush, straight, three of a kind, two pairs. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Stephen. 3 for Erland and Joshua.   > List *all* the trump cards, in order from highest to lowest. > You may use either standard card terminology or euchre > terminology to express the sequence.   Jack of clubs, jack of spades, A-K-Q-10-9 of clubs. Or: right bower, left bower, A-K-Q-10-9. (If you know the word "bower" we assume you know what suit the other cards are.) 4 for Stephen.   Apparently the game is also played with the 8 and 7 included at the bottom of the suit, and we decided to accept that version as well.     > which also included the Chicago Fire, the Detroit Wheels, and > the Hawaiians. *In addition*, tell us *one* of the years that > the league operated.   World Football League, 1974-75. 4 for Joshua and Stephen.   > included the Chicago Blitz, the Denver Gold, the Memphis > Showboats, and the Oklahoma Outlaws. Again, name the league > *and* tell us one of the years when it operated.   United States Football League, 1983-85. 4 for Joshua and Stephen.   > Yrnthr naq bar anzrq gur Havgrq Fgngrf Sbbgonyy Yrnthr. Ohg ubj > znal *qvssrerag* eviny znwbe yrnthrf *rnpu anzrq gur Nzrevpna > Sbbgonyy Yrnthr* unf gur ASY snprq """fb sne""" va vgf rkvfgrapr?   4 (in 1926, 1936-37, 1940-41, and 1960-69). (All still true.) 4 for Stephen. 3 for Dan Blum.     Scores, if there are no errors:   FINAL ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 BEST TOPICS-> His Sci Can Geo Spo THREE Stephen Perry 60 60 39 55 47 175 Dan Tilque 36 40 0 23 16 99 Dan Blum 22 42 0 35 10 99 Erland Sommarskog 12 24 0 40 7 76 Joshua Kreitzer 20 16 2 30 19 69   -- Mark Brader | "If you're incompetent, you can't know you're incompetent... Toronto | the skills you need to produce a right answer are exactly msb@vex.net | the skills you need to recognize what a right answer is." --David Dunning My text in this article is in the public domain.

Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jul 17 09:55AM +0200 > sufficient); Denmark. 4 for Stephen.   > Although forming part of the country's road link to Sweden, the > bridge is within Denmark. It opened on schedule.   Storebælt is entirely in Denmark. The campaign in 1660 did not really turn out as Karl X Gustav intended, so Sjælland remained Danish. (One of the complications was that he himself caught a fever and died.)   You may be thinking of Øresund which is the strait between Sweden and Denmark. This link is a bridge + tunnel. If I remember correctly, the tunnel is entirely on the Danish side, whereas the bridge starts in Sweden before descending into the tunnel.

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