| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jul 13 11:03PM -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 3 triples in the Canadiana round, part or all of the geography round, and 2 triples in the sports round. ** 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! * Canadian magazine editors We'll name a Canadian magazine, you tell us the name of its editor. 1. "Frank" (Central Canada version). 2. "Report on Business". 3. "Maclean's". * Ontario Canoe Routes 4. In what Ontario park """can""" you follow a canoe route that includes OSA Lake, Artist Lake, and George Lake? 5. In what Ontario park """can""" you follow a canoe route that includes Timberwolf Lake, McIntosh Lake, and Big Trout Lake? 6. In what Ontario township """can""" you follow a canoe route that includes Diamond Lake, Sharp Rock Inlet, and Lady Evelyn Lake? * Geographical Extremes 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? 8. What is the southernmost point of land in Canada? 9. What is the northernmost point of land in Canada? * Toronto's Lost Villages The reference for this triple is the book "Toronto's Lost Villages" by Ron Brown. 10. Along Yonge St. between York Mills and Steele's Corners, there 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. 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. 12. Along Kingston Rd. between York and the Scarborough Post Office 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. * Toronto Subway Numbers 13. Within 50 feet or 15 meters, how long is a standard subway platform in Toronto? 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. 15. The gauge of a railway track measures the distance between the 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. ** Final, Round 6 - Geography Warning: some answers may repeat. * Long Bridges and Tunnels 1. You may recall that """last season""" the world's record for longest main span in a suspension bridge was held by the Humber Bridge, in England. """Two weeks ago""" this was beaten by more than 40% when a new bridge, with a main span of nearly 2 km, opened on schedule. The bridge connects two islands, 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. 2. There """is""" a second suspension bridge under construction, in a different part of the world, whose main span of just under a mile is also longer than that of the Humber Bridge. It has missed its chance to hold the record, since it """will not be completed until June""". This one will complete a road route paralleling an existing railway link that uses a tunnel. Again, if you *name the bridge* that's a sufficient answer. *Alternatively, you can name the country or countries* (as the case may be) at each end of it. That is, if it is an international bridge you must name *both* countries it connects; if not, you must name the *one* country where it is located. (Note: If you name two countries please make it clear whether 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.) 3. The world's longest railway tunnel """is""" an undersea tunnel and is also newer than the Humber Bridge. For this 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. * Mediterranean Islands 4. On what island is Valletta? 5. On what island is Cagliari? 6. On what island is Palma? * 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? 8. Ukraine's principal river starts in Russia west of Moscow, flows by Kiev, and exits into the Black Sea. Name it. 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. * Names of World Landmarks 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? 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? 12. And what's the proper name of that 600-foot stainless-steel weighted-catenary arch in St. Louis? * Official Languages 13. German and French are easy; what are the other two official languages of Switzerland? 14. Finnish is obvious; what is the second official language of Finland? 15. Name *both* official languages of Lebanon. ** Final, Round 7 - Sports & Leisure * The Original Olympics 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. 2. Name *any three* of the five events that made up the pentathlon at the ancient Olympics. 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? * British Soccer 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. 5. In what year, within 1, were about half the players on the Manchester United team killed in a plane crash? 6. Name any one of the """three""" teams that would be relegated from the English Premier League if the season ended """today""". * Formula 1 Racing 7. The cars of the three top teams -- McLaren, Ferrari, and Williams -- in """this year"""'s Formula 1 races all carry ads 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. 8. Michael Schumacher """is""" Ferrari's top driver. Who """is""" the Ferrari team's second driver? 9. Who is Jacques Villeneuve's teammate """at""" Williams? * Sequences in Games 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.) 11. Give us a list of *all* the hands in standard poker that fall 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. 12. Suppose you are playing euchre, as it is commonly played around here, with 4 people in the game, and *clubs* are trump. 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. * American Football Leagues 13. Name the football league (full name, not initials) whose proposed Toronto team turned into the Memphis Southmen, and which also included the Chicago Fire, the Detroit Wheels, and the Hawaiians. *In addition*, tell us *one* of the years that the league operated. 14. And then there was the league which at one time or another 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. 15. Please complete the rest of the round before decoding the rot13 for this question. Nf sne nf jr xabj, gurer """unf""" bayl rire orra bar Nzrevpna sbbgonyy yrnthr anzrq gur Jbeyq Sbbgonyy 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? -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "Unfortunately, real life is usually msb@vex.net | not a movie." --Al Kriman My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jul 14 04:39AM > 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. Channel Tunnel > * Mediterranean Islands > 4. On what island is Valletta? Malta > 5. On what island is Cagliari? Sardinia > 6. On what island is Palma? Capri; Sicily > * 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. Don > 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. Vistula > 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? Cupid > 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 to the West > * Official Languages > 13. German and French are easy; what are the other two official > languages of Switzerland? Italian and Romansch > 14. Finnish is obvious; what is the second official language > of Finland? Swedish > 15. Name *both* official languages of Lebanon. Arabic and French > 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. Athens > 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? horse racing > * British Soccer > 6. Name any one of the """three""" teams that would be relegated > from the English Premier League if the season ended """today""". Leicester City > 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 > 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; 3 -- _______________________________________________________________________ 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): Jul 13 11:00PM -0500 Mark Brader: > Answer these 1998 questions if you like for fun, but for no points. > 1. This week two major American bank mergers were announced. > Name any one of the four banks involved in these two deals. BankAmerica Corp., NationsBank Corp., Banc One Corp., First Chicago NBD Corp. Stephen got this. > represented Friends of the Lubicon, who have been leading > a consumer boycott, in a successful bid to prevent this > Japanese paper firm from blocking it. What firm? Daishowa Inc. Stephen got this. > 3. Ruby made it to the news again this week when he handed > videotapes showing what controversial activity to the RCMP? Seal hunting. Stephen got this. > I wrote two triples in each of the following rounds. In the history round, I wrote questions #10-15. In the science round, #1-3 and #13-15 were mine. > ** Final, Round 2 - History > * Enlightened Despots Names are shown here in English spelling, but did not have to be given that way. > and monasteries, emancipated the Jews, and tried to centralize > the empire's government -- which led to revolts in Hungary and > the Netherlands. Give his name and number. Joseph (not Franz Joseph) II. 4 for Stephen. In 2009 Erland queried the part about a revolt in the Netherlands. This took place in 1788, apparently in the part of the Netherlands that is now Belgium. > and Bach; reformed his kingdom's laws, army, and institutions; > and started several destructive wars. Give his name and number, > or name and nickname. Frederick II (or the Great). 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, Stephen, and Dan Tilque. > whipping as a legal penalty, reformed education, and instituted > local self-government -- before he was assassinated. Give his > name and number. Alexander II. 4 for Joshua and Stephen. > 4. Who was the final Aztec king, captured by Cortés in 1521 and > later killed? His name is the same as the first name of the > """recently""" elected mayor of Mexico City. Cuauhtémoc. 4 for Stephen. If Wikipedia is correct, Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas's actual title was not mayor but "head of government of the Federal District", and he held the position only 2 years before resigning to run for higher office. > 5. Who was the Hapsburg archduke who was sent to Mexico as Emperor > in 1864 by Napoleon III of France? He ruled for only 3 years > and was executed by firing squad in 1867. (Ferdinand) Maximilian. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Stephen, and Dan Tilque. > cage for several years. 10 years after his unfortunate demise, > the revolution he had started finally prevailed with Mexican > independence. Miguel Hidalgo (y Costilla). 4 for Stephen and Dan Tilque. > * Indian History > 7. Who served as the final British viceroy of India, completing > his short term in 1948? Lord Louis Mountbatten. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Stephen, and Dan Tilque. If Wikipedia is correct, he was second cousin once removed of Queen Elizabeth II and uncle of her late husband Prince Philip. > 8. Which country invaded India in October 1962 and occupied > territory disputed since 1957? China. 4 for everyone -- Joshua, Erland, Dan Blum, Stephen, and Dan Tilque. > 9. Who was Indira Gandhi's younger son and intended successor, > who died in a plane crash in 1980? Sanjay Gandhi. 4 for Stephen. After Sanjay died, his brother Rajiv Gandhi went into politics and a few years later he became prime minister. Rahul Gandhi is *his* son, also now a politician. > 10. Which Canadian province or future province was the last where > people drove on the left side of the road; and, within 3 years, > when did they change to driving on the right? Newfoundland (now called Newfoundland & Labrador), 1947 (accepting 1944-50). 4 for Stephen. 2 for Dan Blum. It joined Canada in 1949. > provinces then existing had traffic driving on the left, and > five on the right. Name *any two* of the four provinces where > they drove on the left. British Columbia in the west; New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island in the east. 4 for Dan Blum, Stephen, and Dan Tilque. > drove on the left, *and*, within 5 years, when did they stop > doing it? (If you want to show off, for fun but for no extra > points, give the exact date.) Sweden, 1967-09-03 (accepting 1962-72). 4 for Joshua, Erland (who knew the exact date), Stephen, and Dan Tilque. See: http://miro.medium.com/max/1024/1*g1jkFKOb5KUjNYkIPblE3A.png http://i.redd.it/le0k38t14oa61.jpg > * World War II German Missiles > 13. What does the V in the V-weapons stand for? Answer in English > or German. Reprisal, retaliation, recompense, revenge, vengeance, or Vergeltung(swaffe). 4 for Stephen (the hard way) and Dan Tilque. > 14. What city was the target for the greatest number of V-2 rockets? Antwerp (or Anvers). 4 for Stephen. This Belgian port was strategically important for supplying the armies advancing on Germany; and since the Germans could only launch the rockets from territory they still controlled, as they retreated Antwerp remained within V-2 range longer than London did. > 15. The V-2 was developed at a research center usually known by > the name of a nearby village. What name? Peenemünde. (Not Mittelwerk, the slave-labor factory where they were produced.) 4 for Stephen and Dan Tilque. > language (that is, it was used to express algorithms in technical > papers), as seen here; but in Europe it was widely used for > actual programming. ALGOL. (Or specifically ALGOL 60.) 4 for Dan Blum, Stephen, and Dan Tilque. > This language was originally designed as a publication language > only and looked different then; but once actually implemented, > it was found highly suitable for some kinds of mathematical work. APL. 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, Stephen, and Dan Tilque. As a publication language it looked like this: http://aplwiki.com/images/1/1d/A_Formal_Description_of_System-360_page_258b.png > PUT LIST ('MEAN=', MEAN, > 'NUMBER GREATER THAN MEAN=', NUMBER); > END EXAMPLE; PL/I. 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, Stephen, and Dan Tilque. > 4. One string is vibrating at a fixed rate. A second string is > vibrating at exactly 4 times that rate. In musical units, > what is the difference in pitch between the two sounds? 2 octaves (or 12 tones or 24 semitones). 4 for Joshua, Erland, Dan Blum, and Stephen. > 5. What is the name of this phenomenon? When two objects naturally > vibrate at the same frequency, the sound produced by one object > causes the other to vibrate. Resonance or sympathetic vibration. 4 for everyone. > causing a pulsating effect where the frequency of the pulsations > equals the difference in the frequencies of the tones. What is > this specific physical effect called? Beating. "Interference" was not specific enough. 4 for Stephen and Dan Tilque. > 7. Concrete is known for its strength and in particular its > resistance to crushing. But what failing of concrete causes it > to often be strengthened with steel bars? Low tensile strength" (easy to crack by pulling apart or stretching, also by twisting or shearing). 4 for Dan Blum, Stephen, and Dan Tilque. > named his invention after a particular island because of the > quality of stone quarried there. The name persists to this day. > What is the island? Portland. 4 for Dan Blum, Stephen, and Dan Tilque. It's off the south coast of England, near Weymouth. > 9. As wet concrete dries, the cement hardens or "cures". > What *chemical process* causes this effect? Hydration. 4 for Stephen. The "drying" water is not evaporating but is bonding to the cement, i.e. hydrating it. > * Botany > 10. The organ of a flower that produces the male gamete, and consists > of an anther and a filament, is called what? Stamen. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Stephen. > 11. The layer between the xylem and the phloem in most plants, > especially trees, that gives rise to new cells and is responsible > for secondary (outward) growth, is called what? Cambium. 4 for Stephen. > 12. The outer waxy or fatty coating on the external surface of many > plants, especially the leaves, is called what? Cuticle. 4 for Stephen. > 13. Of the """9 planets""" in our solar system, which has the longest > sidereal day? That is, it takes the most time to rotate on its > own axis, relative to the stars. Venus. 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, Stephen, and Dan Tilque. > 14. Which of the """9 planets""" has the highest average density? Earth. 4 for Erland, Stephen, and Dan Tilque. 2 for Dan Blum. > 15. Which of the """9 planets""" has the most eccentric orbit? That is, > it has the greatest proportionate variation in distance to the > Sun from one end of the orbit to the other. 1998 answer: Pluto. 2021 answer: It should be Eris, but thanks to those silly IAU "dwarf planets", I'll have to discount that and accept Mercury. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Stephen (the hard way), and Dan Tilque. Scores, if there are no errors: FINAL ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS TOPICS-> His Sci Stephen Perry 60 60 120 Dan Tilque 36 40 76 Dan Blum 22 42 64 Erland Sommarskog 12 24 36 Joshua Kreitzer 20 16 36 Well done, Stephen! -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "The only proven use of antimatter is the production msb@vex.net | of Nobel Prizes in physics." -- Henry Spencer My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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