| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Dec 28 12:14AM -0600 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2012-01-30, 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 2, Round 9 - Canadiana History - The War of 1812 Here are ten questions on a seminal period in the early history of Canada. 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? 2. What was the name of the treaty that ended the war? 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. 4. Who was the American commander at <answer 3>? 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? 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." 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. 8. In August 1814 the British took their revenge for <answer 7> and other American raids into Canada. What revenge? 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? 10. Which city in Eastern Ontario is named after the man known as the "Hero of Upper Canada"? ** Game 2, Round 10 - The Challenge Round of Colors * A. Green Party of Canada A1. Which federal riding """does""" Green Party leader Elizabeth May represent? A2. Which former NHL tough guy, a francophone who last played for the Canadiens in 2010, """is""" a Deputy Leader of the Green Party? * B. Blue Light B1. What term refers to the shortening of the wavelength of light as the source moves towards the observer, due to the Doppler effect? 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? * C. Red Rock Bands C1. Which Canadian rock band did Tom Cochrane lead in the 1980s? C2. Anthony Kiedis """is""" the vocalist for which well-known rock band? * D. Black Geography D1. The Black Hills are predominately located in which US state? D2. The Black Country is an area just to the north and west of which major UK city? * E. Orange History E1. Who is the """current""" head of the House of Orange-Nassau? E2. What was the exact name of the independent Boer republic in southern Africa during the second half of the 19th century? * 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? -- Mark Brader |"I am at a loss to figure a good reason why it was done. Toronto | In fact I cannot think of a bad reason either!" msb@vex.net | --Joe Brennan My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Dec 28 06:27AM > 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? impress sailors > 2. What was the name of the treaty that ended the war? Treaty of Ghent > 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>? Andrew Jackson > 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 > 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." Perry > 8. In August 1814 the British took their revenge for <answer 7> > and other American raids into Canada. What revenge? burning the White House > 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? Secord > 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 > * C. Red Rock Bands > C2. Anthony Kiedis """is""" the vocalist for which well-known > rock band? Red Hot Chili Peppers > * D. Black Geography > D1. The Black Hills are predominately located in which US state? South Dakota > 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 > * F. White: The Human Body > F1. What is the scientific name for white blood cells? lymphocytes > F2. What is the scientific name for the white of the eye? sclera -- _______________________________________________________________________ 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): Dec 28 12:12AM -0600 Mark Brader: > We give you the name of a well-known Canadian artist, and you > give us the number corresponding to one of their works. > 1. Tom Thomson. #14 ("The West Wind"). > 2. Lawren Harris. #3 ("North Shore Lake Superior"). 3 for Joshua. > 3. Norval Morrisseau. #9 ("Self Portrait"). > 4. Alex Colville. #10 ("To Prince Edward Island"). > 5. Jean Paul Riopelle. #5 ("Il était une fois une ville", i.e. "Once upon a Time, There was a City"). > 6. Ken Danby. #1 ("The Great Farewell"; that is, of course, Wayne Gretzky). > 7. Emily Carr. #2 ("Autumn in France"). > 8. Arthur Lismer. #11 ("Cathedral Mountain"). > 9. Kathleen Munn. #13 (untitled). > 10. Frederick Verner. #18 ("Ojibway Family Gathering"). > Here are the other 8 artists in alphabetical order. Decode the > rot13 if you want to name them for fun, but for no points. For some reason, nobody tried these. > 11. Robert Bateman. #4 ("On the Wing"). > 12. Benjamin Chee Chee. #6 ("Learning"). I like the rot13 version of this guy's name! > 13. A.Y. Jackson. #8 ("Red Maple"). > 14. Jacques Schergens. #17 ("Storm Approaching"). > 15. Jack Shadbolt. #15 ("Mighty in his Melon-Making"). > 16. Freda Pemberton Smith. #16 ("Barrels on the Dock"). > 17. Frederick Varley. #12 ("Self Portrait"). > 18. Homer Watson. #7 ("Herding Sheep"). > * Game 2, Round 8 - Science - Weather > 1. What is the name of the scale used for measuring tornado > intensity? (Enhanced) Fujita. 4 for Dan Blum. > 2. What name is given to the ocean current responsible for keeping > the ocean waters and air temperatures off the western coast of > North America relatively cool? The expected answer was Japan or Kuroshio Current, but that's the northward current on the Asian side of the circulation. The cold southward current along the North American coast is the California Current, and I'm accepting both answers. 4 for Dan Tilque. > 3. What kind of storm is a haboob? Sandstorm. 4 for Dan Blum. > 4. The wettest place in the United States is located in which > state? This locale average about 500 inches of rain per annum, > and precipitation falls on over 90% of the days in the year. Hawaii. 4 for everyone -- Dan Blum, Erland, Pete, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. > Argentinians call them zonda winds, and South Africans, > bergwinds. What name is given to this type of wind in certain > parts of Canada where they occur? Chinook. 4 for Dan Tilque. > 6. What is the name given to lines on a meteorological map that > connect places of equal air pressure? Isobars. 4 for everyone. > 7. Name the 1992 hurricane that hit southern Florida, causing > $26,500,000,000 US of damage, a record at the time. Andrew. 4 for Dan Blum, Pete, and Dan Tilque. > the monthly national GDP dropped by almost 1% in January of > the year of the event. Name this weather disaster (for full > points include the year, within 1). Ice storm of 1998 (accepting 1997-99). > near 1,000 volts per centimeter. It often occurs during stormy > weather and might be seen on a ship's mast or yardarm, aircraft, > lightning rods, and steeples. Name this weather phenomenon. St. Elmo's fire (or corona discharge or corposant). 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. > from the observer that no thunder can be heard? It is sometimes > confused with "dry lightning" because often it's not raining > at the observer's location. Heat lightning. 4 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 2 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST TOPICS-> Geo Spo Mis Ent Can Sci FOUR Joshua Kreitzer 40 20 28 40 3 12 128 Dan Blum 32 16 32 20 0 28 112 Pete Gayde 40 15 12 32 0 12 99 Dan Tilque 28 12 12 16 0 28 84 Erland Sommarskog 0 16 -- -- 0 8 24 -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "No flames were used in the creation of msb@vex.net | this message." -- Ray Depew My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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