| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 02 02:22AM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2011-06-20, 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 2021-07-20 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)". ** Game 6, Round 9 - Sports Geography - Soccer Cities Given the name of the team, tell us the city where it """is""" based. Note: there are plenty of Uniteds and FCs all over the world, so to avoid multiple answers, these questions pertain only to 2011 first-division clubs from Europe and North and South America. (*Note*: And since that's what we're talking about, only the answers that were correct in 2011 will be accepted.) 1. Juventus. 2. Hearts, or the Heart of Midlothian. 3. Whitecaps. 4. Ajax ["EYE-ax"]. 5. Benfica. 6. Boca Juniors. 7. Spartak. 8. Olympique. Give *either one* of two possible answers. 9. América. 10. Galatasaray. ** Game 6, Round 10 - Challenge Round * A. Inuktitut Place Names We give you the current Inuit name, the year that it came into use, and a little extra info; you give us the former English name. A1. Kuujjuaq; 1980; the administrative capital of Nunavik on Ungava Bay. A2. Iqaluit; 1987; capital of Nunavut. * B. David Letterman's Top 10 Given one item from David Letterman's top 10, you tell us what """topical""" newsmaker he's talking about. B1. According to a Top 10 list in May 2011, this man's last words were: "I need a house full of Navy SEALs like I need a hole in the head". Whose? B2. According to a list in April 2011, one of the top 10 surprises found on this person's birth certificate was the phrase "Notarized by Magnum P.I." Who is this referring to? * C. Syndicated Newspaper Diversions Given the handout, name the puzzle that can be found in newspapers across the country. C1. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/g6rx/C1.png C2. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/g6rx/C2.png * D. Poets Laureate of Toronto D1. Who was Toronto's first Poet Laureate from 2001 to 2004? Books include "Garbage Delight", "Bubblegum Delicious", and "The Cat and the Wizard". D2. Who is Toronto's """current""" Poet Laureate? Her collections include "No Language is Neutral"; the G-G winner "Land to Light On"; and "Ossuaries", which won the Griffin Prize """earlier this month""". * E. Olympics Ain't the Only Games in Town These questions are about other international multi-sport events. E1. The Lusophony or Lusofonia Games started in 2006, and """have been held twice""". What countries """are""" eligible to compete in the Lusophony Games? E2. After the Olympic boycotts in 1980 and 1984, Ted Turner decided to promote peace and harmony by creating his own international multi-sport event. Held more or less every 4 years from 1986 to 2001, what was it called? * F. MBA Programs We give the name of the MBA program; you mame the university. F1. Asper School of Business, named after the founder of CanWest. F2. Richard Ivey School of Business. -- Mark Brader "Computers get paid to extract relevant Toronto information from files; people should not msb@vex.net have to do such mundane tasks." -- Ian Darwin My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Oct 02 12:34AM -0700 On Saturday, October 2, 2021 at 2:22:23 AM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote: > (*Note*: And since that's what we're talking about, only the answers > that were correct in 2011 will be accepted.) > 1. Juventus. Milan; Turin > 2. Hearts, or the Heart of Midlothian. Edinburgh > 3. Whitecaps. Vancouver > 4. Ajax ["EYE-ax"]. Amsterdam > 6. Boca Juniors. Buenos Aires > 7. Spartak. Moscow > 8. Olympique. Give *either one* of two possible answers. Paris > 9. América. Mexico City > 10. Galatasaray. Bilbao > into use, and a little extra info; you give us the former > English name. > A2. Iqaluit; 1987; capital of Nunavut. Frobisher Bay > B1. According to a Top 10 list in May 2011, this man's last > words were: "I need a house full of Navy SEALs like I need > a hole in the head". Whose? Osama Bin Laden > B2. According to a list in April 2011, one of the top 10 > surprises found on this person's birth certificate was the > phrase "Notarized by Magnum P.I." Who is this referring to? Barack Obama > Given the handout, name the puzzle that can be found in newspapers > across the country. > C1. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/g6rx/C1.png Kenken > C2. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/g6rx/C2.png Kajuro > E1. The Lusophony or Lusofonia Games started in 2006, and > """have been held twice""". What countries """are""" > eligible to compete in the Lusophony Games? Portuguese-speaking countries > decided to promote peace and harmony by creating his own > international multi-sport event. Held more or less every > 4 years from 1986 to 2001, what was it called? Goodwill Games > * F. MBA Programs > We give the name of the MBA program; you mame the university. > F1. Asper School of Business, named after the founder of CanWest. University of British Columbia; University of Western Ontario > F2. Richard Ivey School of Business. University of British Columbia; University of Western Ontario -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Oct 02 11:03AM +0200 > ** Game 6, Round 9 - Sports Geography - Soccer Cities > 1. Juventus. Torino > 2. Hearts, or the Heart of Midlothian. Edinburgh > 4. Ajax ["EYE-ax"]. Amsterdam > 5. Benfica. Lisboa > 6. Boca Juniors. Buenos Aires > 7. Spartak. MOCKBA > 8. Olympique. Give *either one* of two possible answers. Marseilles > 9. América. Ciudad de México > 10. Galatasaray. Istanbul > E1. The Lusophony or Lusofonia Games started in 2006, and > """have been held twice""". What countries """are""" > eligible to compete in the Lusophony Games? Those that have Portoguese as an offical language |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Oct 02 03:03AM -0700 On 10/2/21 12:22 AM, Mark Brader wrote: > that were correct in 2011 will be accepted.) > 1. Juventus. > 2. Hearts, or the Heart of Midlothian. Glasgow; Edinburgh > 3. Whitecaps. Vancouver BC > A1. Kuujjuaq; 1980; the administrative capital of Nunavik on > Ungava Bay. > A2. Iqaluit; 1987; capital of Nunavut. Frobisher Bay > B1. According to a Top 10 list in May 2011, this man's last > words were: "I need a house full of Navy SEALs like I need > a hole in the head". Whose? Osama bin Laden > B2. According to a list in April 2011, one of the top 10 > surprises found on this person's birth certificate was the > phrase "Notarized by Magnum P.I." Who is this referring to? Barack Obama > E1. The Lusophony or Lusofonia Games started in 2006, and > """have been held twice""". What countries """are""" > eligible to compete in the Lusophony Games? countries that speak Portuguese > decided to promote peace and harmony by creating his own > international multi-sport event. Held more or less every > 4 years from 1986 to 2001, what was it called? Goodwill Games -- Dan Tilque |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 02 02:20AM -0500 Mark Brader: > a butler forced to take command when his employers are > shipwrecked. Who wrote the play "The Admirable Crichton" > ("""at Shaw from June 22""")? J.M. Barrie. 4 for Dan Blum. > 2. You'll find "The Homecoming" """at Stratford from July 26""". > Which playwright wrote the parts between the pauses? Harold Pinter. 4 for Joshua. > 3. Her kingdom for a horse. Which Shakespearean role """is""" > Seana McKenna essaying at Stratford? King Richard III. 4 for Dan Tilque and Joshua. > is adapted, takes its title from "The Battle Hymn of the > Republic". By what name do we know the story of the Joad > family's migration to, and tribulations in, California? "The Grapes of Wrath". 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Pete, and Joshua. > 5. "Hosanna"'s """at Stratford from July 26""", and we're not > referring to "Jesus Christ Superstar". Who wrote the play > "Hosanna", about a Liz Taylor impersonator? Michel Tremblay. > to mention Sir Toby Belch, but there is no title character in > this Shakespearean comedy, """at Stratford from June 26""". > Name the play. "Twelfth Night". 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua. > 7. "Social critic meets social butterfly in a sparkling comedy of > manners widely hailed as Moličre's masterpiece." Name the play, > """at Stratford from July 31""". "The Misanthrope" ("Le Misanthrope"). 2 for Joshua. > 8. The title refers to Maggie, whose problem is that she wants to > conceive a child by a man who can't stand her. Name the > Tennessee Williams play """now""" in performance at Shaw. "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof". 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua. > 9. The Shaw Festival calls this play Shaw's "epic masterpiece." > The alliterative title derives from the domicile of Captain > Shotover. What is the play? "Heartbreak House". > 10. This """is""" the third year in a row that Soulpepper is staging > "Billy Bishop Goes to War". Eric Peterson, as well as starring, > has had a hand in the writing; but who is the principal author? John MacLachlan Gray. > For example, we say: "The increase in sales and perceived prestige > of Apple products based on the massive popularity of Apple's iPod > music player." And you say: "the iPod halo effect." In the original game, this was the easiest round in the entire season. > 1. The elevation of a patient's blood pressure readings caused by > being in a doctor's office or clinic, or by being in the presence > of a physician. White-coat effect. 4 for everyone -- Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Erland, Pete, and Joshua. > 2. The special quality exhibited by a radio program that causes > listeners to stay in their cars after they have arrived home, > so they can hear the end of it. Driveway effect. 4 for everyone. > 3. The tendency to believe that other people are paying closer > attention to your appearance and behavior than they really are. Spotlight effect. 4 for Dan Blum, Pete, and Joshua. > 4. Cold air moving across a large warmer body of water deposits > large amounts of snow on the leeward shore. Lake effect. 4 for everyone. > 5. The difference in temperature between developed urban areas > and surrounding rural areas, mainly due to a lack of vegetation > in the city and the types of building materials used there. Heat-island effect. 4 for everyone. > 6. An increase in lift that is experienced when an aircraft flies > extremely close to the surface of the earth, at a distance no > more than about half a wingspan. Ground effect. 4 for everyone. > 7. The increase in sales or interest in an item due to the > recommendation of a particularly influential media personality. Oprah effect. 4 for everyone. > 8. A police siren sounds higher-pitched when it is approaching > and lower when it is receding. Doppler effect. 4 for everyone. > 9. In business, the notion that people come up with their best > ideas when they are grouped informally. Watercooler effect. 4 for everyone. > 10. In chaos theory, the idea that a tiny change in an initial > condition can result in large differences to a later state. > Also the name of a movie starring Ashton Kutcher. Butterfly effect. 4 for everyone. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 6 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST TOPICS-> Can Ent Sci Geo Can Mis FOUR Joshua Kreitzer 4 36 36 22 22 40 134 Dan Blum 0 31 36 14 16 40 123 Pete Gayde 8 32 12 4 4 40 92 Dan Tilque 0 8 28 0 8 36 80 Erland Sommarskog -- -- 4 16 0 36 56 -- Mark Brader "Poor spelling does not prove poor knowledge, Toronto but is fatal to the argument by intimidation." msb@vex.net -- Gene Ward Smith My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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