| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 11 11:22PM -0600 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2012-02-13, 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 4, Round 1 - Current Events (excerpt) Answer these 2012 questions if you like for fun, but for no points. 1. Which performer gave an extended middle-finger salute during the Super Bowl half-time show? 2. Prime Minister Harper wrapped up a visit to China aimed at seeking new investments by announcing that Beijing has agreed to two special loans to Canada. What do these special loans involve? * Game 4, Round 2 - Miscellaneous - Chocolate A suitable round for Valentine's Day week. Feed some to your spouse, but not to Fido, as it can be poisonous. 1. Surprisingly, the bulk of the world's cocoa beans are produced in West Africa. Name the country that """leads the world""" in the production of cocoa beans. 2. Name the country that """is""" the world's second leading cocoa producer and by far Asia's largest producer. 3. Name the only component of the cocoa bean that is used when making white chocolate. The other main component is omitted, resulting in the whitish color. 4. EU regulations """specify""" that milk chocolate contain at least 25% cocoa solids. What type of chocolate """must""" contain at least 35% cocoa solids? 5. Each year people in this European country """eat""" the most chocolate per capita in the world. Which country? 6. When visiting Eastern Ontario, a popular stop for families was the Hershey chocolate factory located in this town about an hour's drive from downtown Ottawa. Sadly, it closed """a few years ago""". Name the town. 7. This is a traditional nighttime campfire treat popular in the United States and Canada consisting of a roasted marshmallow and a layer of chocolate sandwiched between two pieces of graham cracker. Name it. 8. This is the best-selling chocolate bar of all time. Manufactured by the Mars Corp., it consists of peanut nougat topped with roasted peanuts and caramel, enrobed in milk chocolate. For questions #9-10, give the title, which contains the word "Chocolate" in each case. 9. In this novel for young adults written by Robert Cormier, Trinity High School freshman Jerry Renault defies mob rule and refuses to join the annual school fund-raising initiative. For his efforts he receives a cruel beating. 10. This 1974 Italian comedy-drama film chronicles the misadventures of an Italian immigrant to Switzerland and is representative of the commedia all'italiana film genre. Give the title in either Italian or English. * Game 4, Round 3 - Sports Entertainment - Athletes in Movies and TV In each case, name the athlete. 1. He was Cleveland's running back 1957-65, and starred in over 30 movies, including "The Dirty Dozen". 2. He played football for the L.A. Rams 1962-76, and was on "Father Murphy" and "Little House on the Prairie". 3. This "Rifleman" played baseball for the Chicago Cubs and Brooklyn Dodgers, and basketball for the Boston Celtics. 4. He played football for the Lions in the '50s and '60s, and played Mongo in "Blazing Saddles". 5. He played baseball from 1962 to 1967 and was an announcer in the movie "Major league", and was on the TV sitcom "Mr. Belvedere". 6. He was the co-pilot in the movie "Airplane", and set scoring records for the Los Angeles Lakers. 7. This Yankee slugger tried to kill the Queen in the movie "The Naked Gun". 8. This Buffalo Bills running back played Detective Nordberg in the "Naked Gun" series. 9. This big NBA center rapped and was in the movies "Blue Chips" and "Kazaam". 10. He was the starting quarterback for UCLA in 1972 and 1973, and is """now""" better known as Jethro Gibbs on TV. -- Mark Brader | "Everyone knows that the whole scheme is a pig's ear Toronto | and a dog's breakfast, and a mare's nest to boot." msb@vex.net | --Paul Wolff My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Jan 11 09:30PM -0800 On Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at 11:22:31 PM UTC-6, Mark Brader wrote: > 1. Surprisingly, the bulk of the world's cocoa beans are produced > in West Africa. Name the country that """leads the world""" > in the production of cocoa beans. Nigeria > 2. Name the country that """is""" the world's second leading cocoa > producer and by far Asia's largest producer. Indonesia; Vietnam > 4. EU regulations """specify""" that milk chocolate contain at > least 25% cocoa solids. What type of chocolate """must""" > contain at least 35% cocoa solids? dark chocolate > 5. Each year people in this European country """eat""" the most > chocolate per capita in the world. Which country? Switzerland > United States and Canada consisting of a roasted marshmallow > and a layer of chocolate sandwiched between two pieces of > graham cracker. Name it. s'mores > 8. This is the best-selling chocolate bar of all time. Manufactured > by the Mars Corp., it consists of peanut nougat topped with > roasted peanuts and caramel, enrobed in milk chocolate. Snickers > High School freshman Jerry Renault defies mob rule and refuses > to join the annual school fund-raising initiative. For his > efforts he receives a cruel beating. "The Chocolate War" > In each case, name the athlete. > 1. He was Cleveland's running back 1957-65, and starred in over > 30 movies, including "The Dirty Dozen". Jim Brown > 2. He played football for the L.A. Rams 1962-76, and was on > "Father Murphy" and "Little House on the Prairie". Merlin Olsen > 3. This "Rifleman" played baseball for the Chicago Cubs and Brooklyn > Dodgers, and basketball for the Boston Celtics. Chuck Connors > 4. He played football for the Lions in the '50s and '60s, and > played Mongo in "Blazing Saddles". Alex Karras > 5. He played baseball from 1962 to 1967 and was an announcer > in the movie "Major league", and was on the TV sitcom > "Mr. Belvedere". Bob Uecker > 6. He was the co-pilot in the movie "Airplane", and set scoring > records for the Los Angeles Lakers. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar > 7. This Yankee slugger tried to kill the Queen in the movie "The > Naked Gun". Reggie Jackson > 8. This Buffalo Bills running back played Detective Nordberg in the > "Naked Gun" series. O.J. Simpson > 9. This big NBA center rapped and was in the movies "Blue Chips" > and "Kazaam". Shaquille O'Neal > 10. He was the starting quarterback for UCLA in 1972 and 1973, > and is """now""" better known as Jethro Gibbs on TV. Mark Harmon -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jan 12 06:04AM > 1. Surprisingly, the bulk of the world's cocoa beans are produced > in West Africa. Name the country that """leads the world""" > in the production of cocoa beans. Ghana > 2. Name the country that """is""" the world's second leading cocoa > producer and by far Asia's largest producer. Thailand; China > 4. EU regulations """specify""" that milk chocolate contain at > least 25% cocoa solids. What type of chocolate """must""" > contain at least 35% cocoa solids? bittersweet > 5. Each year people in this European country """eat""" the most > chocolate per capita in the world. Which country? Belgium; Switzerland > United States and Canada consisting of a roasted marshmallow > and a layer of chocolate sandwiched between two pieces of > graham cracker. Name it. s'more > 8. This is the best-selling chocolate bar of all time. Manufactured > by the Mars Corp., it consists of peanut nougat topped with > roasted peanuts and caramel, enrobed in milk chocolate. Snickers > High School freshman Jerry Renault defies mob rule and refuses > to join the annual school fund-raising initiative. For his > efforts he receives a cruel beating. The Chocolate War > * Game 4, Round 3 - Sports Entertainment - Athletes in Movies and TV > 1. He was Cleveland's running back 1957-65, and starred in over > 30 movies, including "The Dirty Dozen". Lee Marvin > 6. He was the co-pilot in the movie "Airplane", and set scoring > records for the Los Angeles Lakers. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar > 7. This Yankee slugger tried to kill the Queen in the movie "The > Naked Gun". Reggie Jackson > 8. This Buffalo Bills running back played Detective Nordberg in the > "Naked Gun" series. O. J. Simpson > 9. This big NBA center rapped and was in the movies "Blue Chips" > and "Kazaam". Shaquille O'Neal -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jan 11 08:55PM -0800 On 1/9/22 12:01 AM, Mark Brader wrote: > rivals or colleagues. In others, they may not even have been > aware of each other. Name any year *both* were alive, > 1. Samuel de Champlain and Martin Frobisher. 1675 > 2. Franz Joseph Haydn and Ludwig van Beethoven. 1793 > 3. Louis Hippolyte Lafontaine and Lord Durham (John Lambton). 1823 > 4. Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo. 1545 > 5. James Madison and Abraham Lincoln. 1810 > 6. Isaac Newton and Robert Boyle. 1635 > 7. Queen Elizabeth I and King James I of England. 1585 > 8. King Louis XVI and Napoleon Bonaparte. 1790 > 9. Bob Marley and Buddy Holly. 1960 > 10. Steve McQueen (the actor, not the director) and River Phoenix. 1984 > * B. Dead Sea > B1. Name the river that is the only major water source flowing > into the Dead Sea. Jordan River > B2. Anyone can easily float in the Dead Sea because of natural > buoyancy. What about the water causes this? high salt content increases density > * C. Dead Car Companies > C1. In 1988 this car company, then the maker of the Jeep brand, > was bought out by Chrysler and ceased to exist. Name it. American Motors > success of Japanese automobile imports. Quality was never > very good, and GM discontinued the company and brand in 2009. > Name the brand. Saturn > E1. This post-mortem phenomenon is just a myth. What really > happens is that after death the body dehydrates, causing > the skin to shrink back. But what is the myth? hair continues to grow after death > E2. The formula (98.4 - R) / 1.5, where R is the rectal > temperature of the corpse in Fahrenheit, is used to > estimate what? time of death > * F. Historical Assassinations > F1. What historical figure did Gavrilo Princip of Bosnia > assassinate? Archduke Ferdinand > F2. What historical figure did anarchist Leon Frank Czolgosz > assassinate? William McKinley -- Dan Tilque |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 11 11:20PM -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 3 is over and this time DAN BLUM has won. Hearty congratulations! > rivals or colleagues. In others, they may not even have been > aware of each other. Name any year *both* were alive, > 1. Samuel de Champlain and Martin Frobisher. 1567-94. (They lived 1567-1635 and 1535-94 respectively.) > 2. Franz Joseph Haydn and Ludwig van Beethoven. 1770-1809. (1732-1809 and 1770-1827.) 4 for everyone -- Erland, Dan Blum, Joshua, Pete, and Dan Tilque. > 3. Louis Hippolyte Lafontaine and Lord Durham (John Lambton). 1807-40. (1807-64 and 1792-1840.) 4 for Dan Blum, Pete, and Dan Tilque. > 4. Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo. 1475-1519. (1452-1519 and 1475-1564.) 4 for Dan Blum. 3 for Joshua. > 5. James Madison and Abraham Lincoln. 1809-36. (1751-1836 and 1809-65.) 4 for everyone. > 6. Isaac Newton and Robert Boyle. 1642-91. (1642-1727 and 1627-91.) 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua. > 7. Queen Elizabeth I and King James I of England. 1566-1603. (1533-1603 and 1566-1625.) 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. > 8. King Louis XVI and Napoleon Bonaparte. 1769-93. (1754-93 and 1769-1821.) 4 for everyone. > 9. Bob Marley and Buddy Holly. 1945-59. (1945-81 and 1936-59.) 4 for everyone. > 10. Steve McQueen (the actor, not the director) and River Phoenix. 1970-80. (1930-80 and 1970-93.) 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, Joshua, and Pete. > to get some kind of focus in his life as he deals with his > girlfriend, his mother, and stepfather. Oh, and at the same > time he has to cope with an apocalyptic uprising of zombies. "Shaun of the Dead". 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua. > survivors taking refuge in a shopping mall surrounded > by swarms of zombies. Filmed in Thornhill, it starred > Sarah Polley. "Dawn of the Dead". > * B. Dead Sea > B1. Name the river that is the only major water source flowing > into the Dead Sea. Jordan. 4 for everyone. > B2. Anyone can easily float in the Dead Sea because of natural > buoyancy. What about the water causes this? High salt content. 4 for everyone. > * C. Dead Car Companies > C1. In 1988 this car company, then the maker of the Jeep brand, > was bought out by Chrysler and ceased to exist. Name it. American Motors (AMC). 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. > success of Japanese automobile imports. Quality was never > very good, and GM discontinued the company and brand in 2009. > Name the brand. Saturn. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Pete, and Dan Tilque. > D1. Name the Canadian coach of the KHL's Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, > who died along with the entire team in the crash of their > plane on 2011-09-07. Brad McCrimmon. > D2. Name the driver who died in a fiery collision at the 2011 > IZOD IndyCar World Championship at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. > He was a two-time winner of the Indianapolis 500 race. Dan Wheldon. > E1. This post-mortem phenomenon is just a myth. What really > happens is that after death the body dehydrates, causing > the skin to shrink back. But what is the myth? That hair (or nails) continues to grow after death. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. > E2. The formula (98.4 - R) / 1.5, where R is the rectal > temperature of the corpse in Fahrenheit, is used to > estimate what? Hours elapsed since death, and therefore time of death. 4 for everyone. > * F. Historical Assassinations > F1. What historical figure did Gavrilo Princip of Bosnia > assassinate? Archduke Franz Ferdinand. 4 for everyone. > F2. What historical figure did anarchist Leon Frank Czolgosz > assassinate? US President William McKinley. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. 2 for Pete. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 3 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST TOPICS-> Can Sci Can Ent Art Lit His Cha SIX Dan Blum 4 24 3 40 40 31 36 36 207 Joshua Kreitzer 0 19 4 40 40 34 31 36 200 Dan Tilque 28 4 0 32 40 16 24 32 172 Pete Gayde 12 18 3 36 32 15 24 22 147 Erland Sommarskog 4 20 0 4 12 4 24 16 80 Stephen Perry -- -- -- -- 40 40 -- -- 80 -- Mark Brader | "... there is no such word as 'impossible' in Toronto | my dictionary. In fact, everything between msb@vex.net | 'herring' and 'marmalade' appears to be missing." | -- Dirk Gently (Douglas Adams) My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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