| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Dec 31 12:02AM -0600 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2012-02-06, and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written by members of Footloose and Firkin Free, 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 3, Round 1 - Current Events (excerpt) Answer these 2012 questions if you like for fun, but for no points. 1. Which hockey player was diagnosed to have two broken bones in his neck, after several misdiagnoses? 2. Name the website that is planning a massive IPO for $5,000,000,000. * Game 3, Round 2 - Canadiana Geography - Canadian Rivers We provide you with the name of a river, and you tell us the name of the body of water that it empties into. This could be another river, a lake, or a salt-water body. For example, if we said "Don R.", the correct answer would be Lake Ontario. Downstream bodies of water such as the St. Lawrence R. would be ruled incorrect. Also note that if the specific part of that body of water has a separate name, that's the name you need to give -- if we asked for the Loire, you'd need to say the Bay of Biscay, not the Atlantic Ocean. 1. Red R. 2. Grand R. 3. St. John R. 4. Saguenay R. 5. Albany R. 6. Mackenzie R. 7. Thompson R. 8. St. Mary's R. (the one in Ontario). 9. Bow R. 10. Churchill R. * Game 3, Round 3 - Science - Exotic Fruits Please see the 2-page handout: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/03-03/fruit.pdf We give you the name of an exotic fruit, and you give us the number of the picture on the handout. 1. Quince. 2. Bitter melon. 3. Persimmon. 4. Pomegranate. 5. Dragon Fruit. 6. Lychee. 7. Guava. 8. Passion Fruit. 9. Kumquat. 10. Durian. If you like, continue with the 8 decoys, given here in rot13, for fun but for no points. 11. Npxrr sehvg. 12. Oernqsehvg. 13. Pvgeba. 14. Svt. 15. Wnpxsehvg. 16. Znatb. 17. Cncnln. 18. Fbhefbc. -- Mark Brader | "The closest I can get to describing her is to compare Toronto | the feeling one gets from picking up a ten-card suit..." msb@vex.net | --Zia Mahmood My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Dec 30 10:25PM -0800 On Friday, December 31, 2021 at 12:02:31 AM UTC-6, Mark Brader wrote: > * Game 3, Round 2 - Canadiana Geography - Canadian Rivers No answers in this round. > We give you the name of an exotic fruit, and you give us the > number of the picture on the handout. > 1. Quince. 14; 9 > 2. Bitter melon. 11; 12 > 3. Persimmon. 15 > 4. Pomegranate. 8 > 5. Dragon Fruit. 2 > 6. Lychee. 3; 4 > 7. Guava. 5; 13 > 8. Passion Fruit. 4; 18 > 9. Kumquat. 7 > 10. Durian. 3; 17 > If you like, continue with the 8 decoys, given here in rot13, for > fun but for no points. > 13. Pvgeba. 18 -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Dec 31 11:39AM +0100 > * Game 3, Round 1 - Current Events (excerpt) > 2. Name the website that is planning a massive IPO for > $5,000,000,000. Facecbook? > * Game 3, Round 2 - Canadiana Geography - Canadian Rivers > 10. Churchill R. Hudson Bay > We give you the name of an exotic fruit, and you give us the > number of the picture on the handout. > 1. Quince. 11 > 2. Bitter melon. 18 > 3. Persimmon. 13 > 4. Pomegranate. 8 > 5. Dragon Fruit. 2 > 6. Lychee. 4 > 7. Guava. 5 > 8. Passion Fruit. 15 > 9. Kumquat. 9 > 10. Durian. 17 |
| Pete Gayde <pete.gayde@gmail.com>: Dec 30 05:35PM -0600 Mark Brader wrote: > trade between the US and France. British ships would stop > American vessels at sea, board them, and do what? > 2. What was the name of the treaty that ended the war? Treaty of Paris > 3. Due to the slow communications of the time, this battle took > place after the <answer 2> was signed, and was thus totally > unnecessary. Name it. Battle of New Orleans > 4. Who was the American commander at <answer 3>? John Paul Jones > 6. Who was the American commander of the victorious American > fleet in the Battle of Lake Erie? He uttered the famous phrase, > "We have met the enemy and they are ours." Peary > looting carried out by the American forces. Name the battle. > 8. In August 1814 the British took their revenge for <answer 7> > and other American raids into Canada. What revenge? Burned the White House > time to prepare for and win the Battle of Beaver Dams? > 10. Which city in Eastern Ontario is named after the man known as > the "Hero of Upper Canada"? Kitchener; Windsor > A2. Which former NHL tough guy, a francophone who last played > for the Canadiens in 2010, """is""" a Deputy Leader of the > Green Party? Domi > B2. What property of visible blue light, as opposed to other > colors in the visible spectrum of light such as yellow or > red, causes the sky to appear blue? Reflection; Refraction > rock band? > * D. Black Geography > D1. The Black Hills are predominately located in which US state? South Dakota > which major UK city? > * E. Orange History > E1. Who is the """current""" head of the House of Orange-Nassau? Beatrix; Wilhelmina > * F. White: The Human Body > F1. What is the scientific name for white blood cells? > F2. What is the scientific name for the white of the eye? Uvea Pete Gayde |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Dec 30 11:53PM -0600 Mark Brader: > and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information... > see my 2021-07-20 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from > the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)". Game 2 is over and JOSHUA KREITZER has won by 11 points. Congratulations, sir! > ** Game 2, Round 9 - Canadiana History - The War of 1812 > Here are ten questions on a seminal period in the early history > of Canada. This was the second-easiest round in the original game, after current events. > 1. One of the reasons for the war was British interference with > trade between the US and France. British ships would stop > American vessels at sea, board them, and do what? Steal crew members. More precisely, "impress" (conscript) American sailors into the Royal Navy on the basis that they were British. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. > 2. What was the name of the treaty that ended the war? Treaty of Ghent (December 1814). 4 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque. 3 for Joshua. > 3. Due to the slow communications of the time, this battle took > place after the <answer 2> was signed, and was thus totally > unnecessary. Name it. Battle of New Orleans (January 1815). 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Pete. The state of war actually lasted until February 1815, because the US not only had to hear about the treaty, they also had to ratify it. But the treaty specified that territorial gains by either side during the war were nullified, so even if the British had won the battle of New Orleans -- which they didn't -- it would not have mattered. > 4. Who was the American commander at <answer 3>? Andrew Jackson. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. > 5. What was the name of the famous Shawnee Indian leader who > helped keep the Americans at bay in what is now Southern > Ontario, near Detroit? Tecumseh. 4 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque. > 6. Who was the American commander of the victorious American > fleet in the Battle of Lake Erie? He uttered the famous phrase, > "We have met the enemy and they are ours." Oliver Hazard Perry. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > 7. This battle 1813-04-27 was an overwhelming American victory. > The success of the operation was marred by acts of arson and > looting carried out by the American forces. Name the battle. Battle of (Fort) York. > 8. In August 1814 the British took their revenge for <answer 7> > and other American raids into Canada. What revenge? They burned the White House and other public buildings in Washington. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Pete. The British made one exception -- for the patent office, after its director argued that its contents were of value to all mankind. Ironically, in 1836, after work had begun on a new fireproof building for the patent office to move into, its existing building was destroyed in an accidental fire and most of the information in it was lost. The patent department did learn from this to make off-site backup copies, so that when a large part of the new fireproof building was in turn destroyed by an even larger accidental fire in 1877, this time they were able to recover most of the information. > 9. Who, on 1813-05-27, warned a combined force of British soldiers > and Mohawk warriors about the advancing Americans, giving them > time to prepare for and win the Battle of Beaver Dams? Laura Secord. 4 for Dan Blum. She didn't really have any connection with the chocolate/candy stores named after her. > 10. Which city in Eastern Ontario is named after the man known as > the "Hero of Upper Canada"? Brockville. (Sir Isaac Brock.) > * A. Green Party of Canada > A1. Which federal riding """does""" Green Party leader Elizabeth > May represent? Saanich -- Gulf Islands (either part was sufficient). (She still represents the riding but is no longer the party leader.) > A2. Which former NHL tough guy, a francophone who last played > for the Canadiens in 2010, """is""" a Deputy Leader of the > Green Party? Georges Laraque. (Still alive, no longer active in the party.) > B1. What term refers to the shortening of the wavelength of > light as the source moves towards the observer, due to the > Doppler effect? Blue shift. 4 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque. > B2. What property of visible blue light, as opposed to other > colors in the visible spectrum of light such as yellow or > red, causes the sky to appear blue? It's more easily scattered. In the original game "has a shorter wavelength" was also accepted, so I'm reluctantly accepting that too, but not just "wavelength". 4 for Joshua and Dan Tilque. > * C. Red Rock Bands > C1. Which Canadian rock band did Tom Cochrane lead in the 1980s? Red Rider. 4 for Erland and Joshua. > C2. Anthony Kiedis """is""" the vocalist for which well-known > rock band? Red Hot Chili Peppers. (Still alive and still true.) 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua. > * D. Black Geography > D1. The Black Hills are predominately located in which US state? South Dakota. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > D2. The Black Country is an area just to the north and west of > which major UK city? Birmingham. > * E. Orange History > E1. Who is the """current""" head of the House of Orange-Nassau? 2012 answer: Queen Beatrix. 2021 answer: King Willem-Alexander. (Netherlands.) 4 for Joshua. 3 for Pete. > E2. What was the exact name of the independent Boer republic > in southern Africa during the second half of the 19th > century? Orange Free State. 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. > * F. White: The Human Body > F1. What is the scientific name for white blood cells? Leukocytes. (Not lymphocytes, which are a particular type of leukocytes.) 4 for Joshua. > F2. What is the scientific name for the white of the eye? Sclera. 4 for Dan Blum. The uvea is the next layer inward from the sclera. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 2 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST TOPICS-> Geo Spo Mis Ent Can Sci Can Cha SIX Joshua Kreitzer 40 20 28 40 3 12 19 28 175 Dan Blum 32 16 32 20 0 28 32 20 164 Dan Tilque 28 12 12 16 0 28 28 16 128 Pete Gayde 40 15 12 32 0 12 12 7 123 Erland Sommarskog 0 16 -- -- 0 8 0 8 32 -- Mark Brader, Toronto | I usually sign my name "J O backspace o h n" msb@vex.net | -- John Chew My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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