| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 21 10:20AM -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 9 - Science - The Solar System Answers may repeat. 1. Which planet takes the least time to complete one rotation on its axis, just under 10 hours? 2. Provided that their eccentricity is greater than 0 and less than 1, the orbits of heavenly bodies must have what specific geometric shape? 3. This moon of Jupiter is the largest moon in the solar system. Name it. 4. Which planet shows the most flattening? That is, the highest ratio of the equatorial to the polar diameter. 5. Mars has a thin atmosphere, 95% of which consists of what gas? 6. It is theorized that Mars formerly had a much denser atmosphere and even had oceans. However, about 4,000,000,000 years ago Mars lost something, and since then the solar wind has eroded the oceans and much of the atmosphere. What did Mars lose? 7. Uranus """has 27 known""" natural satellites. The names for these moons have been chosen from characters from the works of two writers. Name *either*. 8. """Currently""" the International Astronomical Union has accorded 5 bodies in the solar system the status of dwarf planet. Pluto is the largest and best-known. Name any of the other four. *Note*: Only the 2012 answer will be accepted. 9. Name this largest moon of the dwarf planet Pluto, whose diameter is over 50% of Pluto's. The name is from a character in Greek mythology who has an association with Pluto. 10. In 1675, an Italian astronomer determined that Saturn's ring was composed of multiple smaller rings with gaps between them; the largest of these gaps was later named after him. What was his name? ** Game 4, Round 10 - Challenge Round - "Be My Valentine" * A. My Last Name is Valentine. Obviously, first names are required on this one. A1. This actress """is""" best known for her role as a high-school teacher in the 1970s TV series "Room 222". Name her. A2. In the 1983 movie "Trading Places", a snobbish investor and a wily street con artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires. Eddie Murphy played the con artist; what was his character's *name* in the film? * B. Valentine's Day Massacre B1. "The St. Valentine's Day Massacre" is the name given to the mass murder of 7 mob associates as part of a Prohibition-era conflict between two powerful criminal gangs in Chicago... in what year, within 1? B2. One of those gangs was the South Side Italian gang, led by Al Capone; the other was the North Side Irish gang, led by who? * C. St. Valentine C1. St. Valentine was a Roman who was martyred for refusing to give up Christianity. He died on February 14 -- in *what year*, within 50? C2. Valentine's Day started in the time of the Roman Empire. In ancient Rome, February 14 was a holiday to honor which goddess? * D. It Happened on February 14 D1. What US state became the 48th state of the union on 1912-02-14? D2. On 1939-02-14, the German Reich launched the largest battleship ever commissioned to that date. It sank the pride of the British fleet, the HMS Hood, in the Battle of the Denmark Strait in May 1941, but was itself sunk by the British Royal Navy in September. Name the German battleship. * E. Aphrodisiacs E1. An English herbalist from the 17th century, Nicholas Culpepper, wrote that food "stirs up lust in man and woman". In 19th century France, bridegrooms were served three courses of this sexy-looking veggie at their prenuptial dinners. Apparently for a good reason: it is a great source of potassium, fiber, folic acid, and vitamins A, B1, B6, and C. The folic acid is said to boost histamine production necessary for the ability to reach orgasm in both sexes. Name it. E2. Just by looking at the shape of this veggie, you will see the reason why it was associated with sexuality. The Aztecs called the tree it grows on the "testicle tree": they thought the fruit hanging in pairs on the tree resembled testicles. The Catholic priests in Spain found this fruit so obscenely sexual that they forbade it. On the other side, it is rich with folic acid, vitamin B6, and potassium. It is also said to boost the immune system. Name it. * F. Born on February 14 F1. She was born 1960-02-14 in Los Angeles, California, and raised in British Columbia. Her birth name was Margaret Elizabeth Chan. She """is""" an actress with major roles in "The Big Chill" and "Agnes of God". Name her. F2. Born 1945-02-14 in New York City, he """is""" an actor/dancer with major roles in "White Nights" and "Tap". Name him. -- Mark Brader | "...'consulted' the public, using 'consulted' with Toronto | the special meaning of 'told them what I think'." msb@vex.net | --Cheryl Perkins My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jan 21 05:45PM +0100 > ** Game 4, Round 9 - Science - The Solar System > 1. Which planet takes the least time to complete one rotation on > its axis, just under 10 hours? Mercury > 2. Provided that their eccentricity is greater than 0 and less > than 1, the orbits of heavenly bodies must have what specific > geometric shape? ellipsis > 3. This moon of Jupiter is the largest moon in the solar system. > Name it. Ganymede > 4. Which planet shows the most flattening? That is, the highest > ratio of the equatorial to the polar diameter. Tellus > 5. Mars has a thin atmosphere, 95% of which consists of what gas? CO2 > and even had oceans. However, about 4,000,000,000 years ago > Mars lost something, and since then the solar wind has eroded > the oceans and much of the atmosphere. What did Mars lose? Magnetic field > 7. Uranus """has 27 known""" natural satellites. The names for > these moons have been chosen from characters from the works of > two writers. Name *either*. Shakespear > 9. Name this largest moon of the dwarf planet Pluto, whose diameter > is over 50% of Pluto's. The name is from a character in Greek > mythology who has an association with Pluto. Karon > was composed of multiple smaller rings with gaps between them; > the largest of these gaps was later named after him. What was > his name? Gallilei > mass murder of 7 mob associates as part of a Prohibition-era > conflict between two powerful criminal gangs in Chicago... > in what year, within 1? 1929 > C1. St. Valentine was a Roman who was martyred for refusing to > give up Christianity. He died on February 14 -- in *what > year*, within 50? 150 > C2. Valentine's Day started in the time of the Roman Empire. > In ancient Rome, February 14 was a holiday to honor which > goddess? Juno > * D. It Happened on February 14 > D1. What US state became the 48th state of the union on > 1912-02-14? New Mexico > raised in British Columbia. Her birth name was Margaret > Elizabeth Chan. She """is""" an actress with major roles in > "The Big Chill" and "Agnes of God". Name her. Jane Fonda No it's not, but at least she play in Agnes of God. But that character was past her menopause (she says so in the file), and the film came around 1986, so Fonda has to be a lot older. |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Jan 21 07:43PM -0800 On Friday, January 21, 2022 at 10:20:22 AM UTC-6, Mark Brader wrote: > ** Game 4, Round 9 - Science - The Solar System > 1. Which planet takes the least time to complete one rotation on > its axis, just under 10 hours? Mercury > 2. Provided that their eccentricity is greater than 0 and less > than 1, the orbits of heavenly bodies must have what specific > geometric shape? ellipse > 3. This moon of Jupiter is the largest moon in the solar system. > Name it. Ganymede > 4. Which planet shows the most flattening? That is, the highest > ratio of the equatorial to the polar diameter. Earth; Saturn > 5. Mars has a thin atmosphere, 95% of which consists of what gas? argon; hydrogen > 7. Uranus """has 27 known""" natural satellites. The names for > these moons have been chosen from characters from the works of > two writers. Name *either*. Shakespeare > accorded 5 bodies in the solar system the status of dwarf planet. > Pluto is the largest and best-known. Name any of the other four. > *Note*: Only the 2012 answer will be accepted. Eris > 9. Name this largest moon of the dwarf planet Pluto, whose diameter > is over 50% of Pluto's. The name is from a character in Greek > mythology who has an association with Pluto. Charon > was composed of multiple smaller rings with gaps between them; > the largest of these gaps was later named after him. What was > his name? Cassini > A1. This actress """is""" best known for her role as a > high-school teacher in the 1970s TV series "Room 222". > Name her. Karen Valentine > part of a bet by two callous millionaires. Eddie Murphy > played the con artist; what was his character's *name* > in the film? Billy Valentine > mass murder of 7 mob associates as part of a Prohibition-era > conflict between two powerful criminal gangs in Chicago... > in what year, within 1? 1929 > B2. One of those gangs was the South Side Italian gang, led by > Al Capone; the other was the North Side Irish gang, led > by who? Moran > C1. St. Valentine was a Roman who was martyred for refusing to > give up Christianity. He died on February 14 -- in *what > year*, within 50? 100; 201 > * D. It Happened on February 14 > D1. What US state became the 48th state of the union on > 1912-02-14? Arizona > pride of the British fleet, the HMS Hood, in the Battle of > the Denmark Strait in May 1941, but was itself sunk by the > British Royal Navy in September. Name the German battleship. Bismarck > and C. The folic acid is said to boost histamine production > necessary for the ability to reach orgasm in both sexes. > Name it. tomato > sexual that they forbade it. On the other side, it is > rich with folic acid, vitamin B6, and potassium. It is > also said to boost the immune system. Name it. avocado > raised in British Columbia. Her birth name was Margaret > Elizabeth Chan. She """is""" an actress with major roles in > "The Big Chill" and "Agnes of God". Name her. Meg Tilly > F2. Born 1945-02-14 in New York City, he """is""" an actor/dancer > with major roles in "White Nights" and "Tap". Name him. Gregory Hines -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 21 10:18AM -0600 Mark Brader: > your favourite adult magazine! > 1. Within 1 year, in what year was the first issue of "Playboy" > magazine published? 1953 (accepting 1952-54). 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, and Pete. > 2. Please decode the rot13 only after answering the previous > question. Who graced the centerfold of that first issue, > published in December of nineteen fifty-three? Marilyn Monroe. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, and Pete. The nude centerfold photo had previously been published on a calendar, and when her studio became concerned about it, Monroe decided to tell the truth and the publicity helped her career. Asked later whether it was true that she'd had nothing on, she replied, "I had the radio on." > 3. Gene Simmons could tell you that this Newfie girl was Playmate > of the Month for November 1981. Who? Shannon Tweed. 4 for Joshua. > head of the "Playboy" empire in 1988, holding that position > until she stepped down in 2009. First name required if the > surname is Hefner. Christie Hefner. I accepted "Christine". 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, and Pete. > 5. Name the publisher of "Hustler" magazine who """has fought""" > several prominent legal battles involving the First Amendment, > and """has unsuccessfully run""" for public office. Larry Flynt. (He died in 2021.) 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, and Pete. > """combines""" urban lifestyle articles and soft-core > pornographic pictorials that, in the 1990s, evolved into > hard-core. "Penthouse". (Still true as far as I know.) 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, and Pete. > 7. Name the 1979 US-produced Italian pornographic biographical film, > starring Malcolm McDowell and Peter O'Toole, that was produced > by Bob Guccione. "Caligula". 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Dan Blum. > 8. Born in Ladysmith, BC, in 1967, this Canadian girl """has > graced""" more "Playboy" covers than any other person. Who? Pamela Anderson. (Still true as far as I know.) 4 for Joshua. > 9. It has been said that this adult magazine, first published in > 1973, """may have""" a larger following among gay men than > among heterosexual women. Name it. "Playgirl". (It ended in 2016.) 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, and Pete. > 10. Although not an adult magazine, what publication received > huge publicity when Burt Reynolds appeared naked in their April > 1972 edition? "Cosmopolitan". 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Pete. > that borders both of them. For example, we say Washington and > California; you say Oregon. > Note: States meeting at a single point do *not* count as bordering. This was the easiest round in the original game and the 3rd-easiest in the entire season. > 1. Arkansas and Iowa. Missouri. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, and Pete. Kansas doesn't border either one, although it's close to both. > 2. South Carolina and Florida. Georgia. 4 for everyone -- Joshua, Erland, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, and Pete. > 3. Vermont and Maine. New Hampshire. 4 for everyone. > 4. New York and Ohio. Pennsylvania. 4 for everyone. > 5. Texas and Arizona New Mexico. 4 for everyone. > 6. Louisiana and Alabama. Mississippi. 4 for everyone. > 7. Nevada and Colorado. Utah. (Not Arizona, which meets Colorado at a single point.) 4 for everyone. > 8. North Dakota and Idaho. Montana. 4 for everyone. > 9. Indiana and Tennessee. Kentucky. 4 for everyone. > 10. Michigan and Minnesota. Wisconsin. (The water border between Michigan and Minnesota is irrelevant.) 4 for everyone. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 4 ROUNDS-> 2 3 6 7 8 BEST TOPICS-> Mis Spo Ent Lit Geo THREE Joshua Kreitzer 23 40 40 40 40 120 Dan Blum 18 16 36 32 40 108 Pete Gayde 18 36 -- 28 40 104 Dan Tilque 20 28 8 28 40 96 Erland Sommarskog 12 0 -- 0 36 48 -- Mark Brader | "...most people who borrow over $1,000,000 from a bank Toronto | would at least remember the name of the bank." msb@vex.net | -- Judge Donald Bowman, Tax Court of Canada My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jan 21 06:11PM -0800 On 1/21/22 8:18 AM, Mark Brader wrote: >> magazine published? > 1953 (accepting 1952-54). 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, > and Pete. I put 1955, so was off by one. >> surname is Hefner. > Christie Hefner. I accepted "Christine". 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, > Dan Blum, and Pete. I spelled it Kristi, which may or may not be close enough. >> and """has unsuccessfully run""" for public office. > Larry Flynt. (He died in 2021.) 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, > and Pete. And spelled his name Flint. Ditto. -- Dan Tilque |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jan 21 06:58PM -0800 On 1/19/22 11:27 AM, Mark Brader wrote: >> Why is this irrelevant? > Reread the question. If we'd asked for New York and Pennsylvania, > New Jersey would be a correct answer. OK, I see. It's just that if they give two adjacent states, there will often be two answers. For NY and PA, and for MN & WI, the other answer is, um.. Ontario. :-) >> different than river borders? Just saying one's a lake and one's a river >> is not enough. How are they fuctionally different? > Well, they feel different to me. Consider representations on a map. Legally, there's no difference. Or between river/lake borders and land borders. For that matter, there's no difference between sea borders and land borders except for termination at whatever distance they go out to sea (3 nautical miles, if memory serves, which it may not.) > The Bodensee, alias Lake Constance, is a counterexample. There is > no particular location that the adjacent countries recognize as > their boundary -- neither mid-lake nor a negotiated line. OK, they haven't negotiated a border there and there may not be an obvious middle to go out to. There's actually lots of unnegotiated water borders around the world. Eventually something will come up and they'll find the need to negotiate. For example, a crime committed in that lake and a dispute over who has jurisdiction. -- Dan Tilque |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 21 09:16PM -0600 Mark Brader: >>> magazine published? >> 1953 (accepting 1952-54). 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, >> and Pete. Dan Tilque: > I put 1955, so was off by one. Oops. No points for you! > I spelled it Kristi... > And spelled his name Flint... It's not a spelling quiz. -- Mark Brader | "Are you coming to bed?" Toronto | "I can't. This is important... Someone is WRONG on the Internet." msb@vex.net | --Randall Munroe My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 21 09:22PM -0600 Mark Brader: > Oops. No points for you! Scores, if there are now no errors: GAME 4 ROUNDS-> 2 3 6 7 8 BEST TOPICS-> Mis Spo Ent Lit Geo THREE Joshua Kreitzer 23 40 40 40 40 120 Dan Blum 18 16 36 32 40 108 Pete Gayde 18 36 -- 28 40 104 Dan Tilque 20 28 8 24 40 92 Erland Sommarskog 12 0 -- 0 36 48 -- Mark Brader | I rise to speak ... well, actually, I don't rise, Toronto | nor do I speak, but I lounge to type in his defense. msb@vex.net | -- Bob Lipton My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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