| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 15 02:04AM -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 4 - Canadiana History - Past Provincial Premiers Please see the 2-page handout: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/04-04/premier.pdf We will provide you with a picture number, and you name the past premier of one of the 10 provinces. The first 5 were premiers of provinces from Ontario westward: 1. #1. 2. #4. 3. #5. 4. #10. 5. #18. And the other 5 were premiers of provinces from Quebec eastward: 6. #3. 7. #7. 8. #8. 9. #12. 10. #17. Here are the decoys in rot13. If you like, give the picture numbers for fun, but for no points. 11. J.N.P. Oraargg. 12. Nyyna Oynxrarl. 13. Ovyy Qnivf. 14. Qba Trggl. 15. Wbr Tuvm. 16. Ybhvf Ebovpunhq. 17. Qhss Eboyva. 18. Oevna Gbova. * Game 4, Round 6 - Entertainment - TV Spinoffs We name the spinoff, and you give us the original program. 1. "The Jeffersons". 2. "Angel". 3. "Mama's Family". 4. "Frasier". 5. "The Facts of Life". 6. "NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service". 7. "A Different World". 8. "Phyllis". 9. "The Ropers". 10. "The Simpsons". -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "If any form of pleasure is exhibited, report msb@vex.net | to me and it will be prohibited." --DUCK SOUP My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 15 02:03AM -0600 Mark Brader: > 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? M.I.A. > seeking new investments by announcing that Beijing has agreed > to two special loans to Canada. What do these special loans > involve? Giant pandas. > 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. Ivory Coast. (Still true.) 2 for Pete. > 2. Name the country that """is""" the world's second leading cocoa > producer and by far Asia's largest producer. Indonesia. (Still true.) 4 for Erland and Pete. 3 for Joshua. > 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. Cocoa butter. 4 for Dan Tilque. > 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. (I assume this is still true.) I also accepted "plain" or "bittersweet". 4 for everyone -- Joshua, Dan Blum, Erland, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > 5. Each year people in this European country """eat""" the most > chocolate per capita in the world. Which country? Switzerland. (Still true.) 4 for Joshua and Dan Tilque. 2 for Dan Blum. > 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. Smiths Falls. It was reported in 2019 that the factory was reopening to produce chocolate/cannabis edibles. I don't know its status today. > 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. (As in "I want some more".) 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > 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. 4 for everyone. > 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". 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum. > of an Italian immigrant to Switzerland and is representative > of the commedia all'italiana film genre. Give the title in > either Italian or English. "Pane e cioccolata", "Bread and Chocolate". > * Game 4, Round 3 - Sports Entertainment - Athletes in Movies and TV I'll show this was Sports in the standings table, since there's another entertainment round coming up. > 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. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > 2. He played football for the L.A. Rams 1962-76, and was on > "Father Murphy" and "Little House on the Prairie". Merlin Olson. 4 for Joshua and Pete. > 3. This "Rifleman" played baseball for the Chicago Cubs and Brooklyn > Dodgers, and basketball for the Boston Celtics. Chuck Connors. I accepted "Connor". 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > 4. He played football for the Lions in the '50s and '60s, and > played Mongo in "Blazing Saddles". Alex Karras. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > 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. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > 6. He was the co-pilot in the movie "Airplane", and set scoring > records for the Los Angeles Lakers. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > 7. This Yankee slugger tried to kill the Queen in the movie "The > Naked Gun". Reggie Jackson. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Pete. > 8. This Buffalo Bills running back played Detective Nordberg in the > "Naked Gun" series. O.J. Simpson. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > 9. This big NBA center rapped and was in the movies "Blue Chips" > and "Kazaam". Shaquille O'Neal. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > 10. He was the starting quarterback for UCLA in 1972 and 1973, > and is """now""" better known as Jethro Gibbs on TV. Mark Harmon (on "Navy NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service", now "NCIS"; Gibbs stopped being a regular character in 2021). 4 for Joshua. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 4 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS TOPICS-> Mis Spo Joshua Kreitzer 23 40 63 Pete Gayde 18 36 54 Dan Tilque 20 28 48 Dan Blum 18 16 34 Erland Sommarskog 12 0 12 -- Mark Brader | "...she was quite surprised to find that she remained Toronto | the same size: to be sure, this generally happens msb@vex.net | when one eats cake, but..." --Lewis Carroll My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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