| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Aug 12 01:53AM These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2012-07-09, and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written by members of What She Said and/or of Smith & Guessin', 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 9, Round 9 - Science - Skeletons Please see the 3-page handout: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/9-9/skel.pdf Obviously, the scales of the images are different. (*Note:* Originally, so were the orientations -- the original handout had some sideways pictures mixed in indiscriminately. This was annoying with paper handouts in the original game and could be even worse online, so I've reconstructed the handout to group the images by orientation. But since I've left the numbering unchanged, the image numbers are now out of order on the handouts -- sorry.) 1. One of the skeletons is not real; it represents a mythical creature. Name the *kind of creature*. For all the other questions, just give the *number* of the relevant skeleton. 2. Koala. 3. Beaver. 4. Echidna. 5. Polar bear. 6. Giant panda. 7. Hippopotamus. 8. Duck-billed platypus. 9. Mountain lion, aka cougar or puma. 10. The only extinct animal in the group. And when you're done with those, decode the rot13 if you'd like to try the others for fun, but for no points. 11. Cvt. 12. Ovfba. 13. Onqtre. 14. Tninvy. 15. Jnyehf. 16. Qbycuva. 17. Tvenssr. 18. Znangrr. 19. Bfgevpu. 20. Nagrngre. 21. Urqtrubt. 22. Pebpbqvyr. 23. Benathgna. 24. Euvabprebf. 25. Xbzbqb qentba. 26. Crertevar snypba. ** Game 9, Round 10 - Challenge - Eponyms * A. Literary Eponyms A1. This literary technique, if that's the right word, is named for a renowned Church of England minister and warden at Oxford, born 1844, who displayed a pronounced quirk when speaking passionately. A2. This eponymous adjective has varied interpretations, based on settings and characters from an author's books. Definitions we found online include: "squalid and poverty-stricken" "characterized by jollity and conviviality", "related to poor social and economic conditions" , and "grotesquely comic". What eponymous adjective based on an author is this? * B. Measurement Units B1. This unit of measure represents the amount of ozone in the atmosphere over a fixed point on the earth. It's named after the Oxford researcher who first discovered how to measure ozone. B2. This sub-microscopic unit of distance is named after the Swedish physicist who was a leading pioneer in spectroscopy. Name it. * C. Feminine Places Identify the island named for a woman. C1. This sovereign island nation in the Lesser Antilles is named for a Sicilian martyr of the 4th century, known for her largesse and bravery. Her feast day was the shortest day of the year in the old reckoning. First colonized by the French, it was later a British possession. C2. This island in the southern Atlantic, part of the British Overseas Territories, is one of the most isolated places in the world. It is named for the 4th-century consort of Constantinus and mother of Constantine the First. She is the patron saint of archeologists and divorcees. * D. Drunken Biblical Kings Name the bottle size. D1. Named after the king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire from 605 to 562 BC, this size of wine bottle holds 15 liters. D2. Named after the first king of the northern Israelite kingdom after the revolt which ended the united monarchy, this size of wine bottle (also referred to as a double magnum) holds 3 liters. * E. Strange TV Syndromes E1. This term describes when an actor leaves a television show or movie franchise and is replaced with another actor, with no in-story reason given for the change in appearance. It is named after the husband from a popular sitcom who, in 1969, was replaced by a new actor playing the same role. This show also had three different women play the same nosy next-door neighbor. Name the "syndrome". E2. The term "Cousin Oliver Syndrome" refers to when, as ratings lag, producers try to bolster them by introducing a cute youngster or new baby. The term is named after the family member introduced into the last 6 episodes of season 5 of this show in 1974 to try and bring back a younger crowd as the regular kids grew older. Didn't work, show got canceled. Name the *show*. * F. Jumping F1. This basic figure-skating jump involves a straight, forward takeoff from either foot. It is named after the Norwegian skater who first performed the jump in 1882. This jump has an extra half-rotation in the air due to its forward takeoff. F2. This figure-skating jump consists of a takeoff from a back inside edge and landing on the back outside edge of the opposite foot after one or more rotations in the air. It was named in 1909 after a Swedish skater. -- Mark Brader, Toronto "It's the almost correct solutions that msb@vex.net are the most dangerous..." -- Dave Eisen My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Aug 12 02:18AM > ** Game 9, Round 9 - Science - Skeletons > 1. One of the skeletons is not real; it represents a mythical > creature. Name the *kind of creature*. centaur > 2. Koala. 19 > 3. Beaver. 10 > 4. Echidna. 22 > 5. Polar bear. 13; 11 > 6. Giant panda. 11; 13 > 7. Hippopotamus. 20 > 8. Duck-billed platypus. 16 > 9. Mountain lion, aka cougar or puma. 9 > 10. The only extinct animal in the group. 14 > named for a renowned Church of England minister and warden > at Oxford, born 1844, who displayed a pronounced quirk when > speaking passionately. Spoonerism > "characterized by jollity and conviviality", "related to poor > social and economic conditions" , and "grotesquely comic". > What eponymous adjective based on an author is this? Dickensian > B2. This sub-microscopic unit of distance is named after the > Swedish physicist who was a leading pioneer in spectroscopy. > Name it. angstrom > her largesse and bravery. Her feast day was the shortest > day of the year in the old reckoning. First colonized by > the French, it was later a British possession. Saint Lucia > in the world. It is named for the 4th-century consort of > Constantinus and mother of Constantine the First. She is > the patron saint of archeologists and divorcees. Saint Helena > * D. Drunken Biblical Kings > D1. Named after the king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire from 605 > to 562 BC, this size of wine bottle holds 15 liters. Nebuchadnezzar > after the revolt which ended the united monarchy, this > size of wine bottle (also referred to as a double magnum) > holds 3 liters. Jeroboam; Rehoboam > in 1969, was replaced by a new actor playing the same role. > This show also had three different women play the same nosy > next-door neighbor. Name the "syndrome". Darren syndrome > of season 5 of this show in 1974 to try and bring back a > younger crowd as the regular kids grew older. Didn't work, > show got canceled. Name the *show*. The Brady Bunch > takeoff from either foot. It is named after the Norwegian > skater who first performed the jump in 1882. This jump has > an extra half-rotation in the air due to its forward takeoff. Axel -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Aug 11 10:47PM -0700 On Thursday, August 11, 2022 at 8:55:10 PM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote: > http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/9-9/skel.pdf > 1. One of the skeletons is not real; it represents a mythical > creature. Name the *kind of creature*. centaur > For all the other questions, just give the *number* of the > relevant skeleton. > 2. Koala. 19 > 3. Beaver. 20; 9 > 4. Echidna. 7; 16 > 5. Polar bear. 26; 18 > 6. Giant panda. 13 > 7. Hippopotamus. 20; 13 > 8. Duck-billed platypus. 22 > 9. Mountain lion, aka cougar or puma. 14; 9 > 10. The only extinct animal in the group. 10; 14 > named for a renowned Church of England minister and warden > at Oxford, born 1844, who displayed a pronounced quirk when > speaking passionately. spoonerism > "characterized by jollity and conviviality", "related to poor > social and economic conditions" , and "grotesquely comic". > What eponymous adjective based on an author is this? Dickensian > B2. This sub-microscopic unit of distance is named after the > Swedish physicist who was a leading pioneer in spectroscopy. > Name it. angstrom > her largesse and bravery. Her feast day was the shortest > day of the year in the old reckoning. First colonized by > the French, it was later a British possession. St. Lucia > in the world. It is named for the 4th-century consort of > Constantinus and mother of Constantine the First. She is > the patron saint of archeologists and divorcees. St. Helena > Name the bottle size. > D1. Named after the king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire from 605 > to 562 BC, this size of wine bottle holds 15 liters. Nebuchadnezzar > after the revolt which ended the united monarchy, this > size of wine bottle (also referred to as a double magnum) > holds 3 liters. Jeroboam > in 1969, was replaced by a new actor playing the same role. > This show also had three different women play the same nosy > next-door neighbor. Name the "syndrome". Darrin syndrome > of season 5 of this show in 1974 to try and bring back a > younger crowd as the regular kids grew older. Didn't work, > show got canceled. Name the *show*. "The Brady Bunch" > takeoff from either foot. It is named after the Norwegian > skater who first performed the jump in 1882. This jump has > an extra half-rotation in the air due to its forward takeoff. axel > inside edge and landing on the back outside edge of the > opposite foot after one or more rotations in the air. > It was named in 1909 after a Swedish skater. lutz -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Aug 12 03:51AM -0700 On 8/11/22 18:53, Mark Brader wrote: > the image numbers are now out of order on the handouts -- sorry.) > 1. One of the skeletons is not real; it represents a mythical > creature. Name the *kind of creature*. 21 > For all the other questions, just give the *number* of the > relevant skeleton. > 2. Koala. 20 > 3. Beaver. 17 > 4. Echidna. > 5. Polar bear. 9 > 6. Giant panda. > 7. Hippopotamus. > 8. Duck-billed platypus. 22 > 9. Mountain lion, aka cougar or puma. 2 > 10. The only extinct animal in the group. 14 > named for a renowned Church of England minister and warden > at Oxford, born 1844, who displayed a pronounced quirk when > speaking passionately. spoonerism > B2. This sub-microscopic unit of distance is named after the > Swedish physicist who was a leading pioneer in spectroscopy. > Name it. angstrom > in the world. It is named for the 4th-century consort of > Constantinus and mother of Constantine the First. She is > the patron saint of archeologists and divorcees. St Helena > Name the bottle size. > D1. Named after the king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire from 605 > to 562 BC, this size of wine bottle holds 15 liters. Nebuchadnezzar > after the revolt which ended the united monarchy, this > size of wine bottle (also referred to as a double magnum) > holds 3 liters. Jeroboam > in 1969, was replaced by a new actor playing the same role. > This show also had three different women play the same nosy > next-door neighbor. Name the "syndrome". Darrin > of season 5 of this show in 1974 to try and bring back a > younger crowd as the regular kids grew older. Didn't work, > show got canceled. Name the *show*. The Brady Bunch > takeoff from either foot. It is named after the Norwegian > skater who first performed the jump in 1882. This jump has > an extra half-rotation in the air due to its forward takeoff. Axel -- Dan Tilque |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Aug 12 01:51AM Mark Brader: > * Game 9, Round 7 - Entertainment - TV Show Episodes > We give a list of episode titles, and the year when one of them > was originally broadcast; you name the TV show. This was the easiest round in the original game and, if current- events rounds are excluded, the second-easiest of the entire season. > "TV's Top 100 Best Episodes Ever" list. > 1. "The Contest" (1992), "The Pez Dispenser", "The Pick", "The > Yada Yada". "Seinfeld". 4 for everyone -- Joshua, Stephen, Dan Blum, Pete, and Dan Tilque. > 2. "Turkeys Away" (1978), "Les on a Ledge", "Venus Rising", > "Goodbye, Johnny". "WRKP in Cincinnati". 4 for everyone. > 3. "Time Enough at Last" (1959), "The Monsters are Due on Maple > Street", "To Serve Man", "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet". "The Twilight Zone". 4 for everyone. > 4. "The City on the Edge of Forever" (1967), "Amok Time", "I, Mudd", > "The Trouble with Tribbles". "Star Trek" (the original series). 4 for everyone. > 5. "Trapped in the Closet" (2005), "Chef Aid", "Mecha-Streisand", > "Professor Chaos". "South Park". 4 for Joshua, Stephen, Dan Blum, and Pete. > 6. "Diversity Training" (2005), "Branch Closing", "Goodbye Toby", > "The Michael Scott Paper Company". "The Office". 4 for Joshua, Stephen, Dan Blum, and Pete. > 7. "Chuckles Bites the Dust" (1975), "The Georgette Story", > "WJM Tries Harder", "Sue Ann Gets the Axe". "The Mary Tyler Moore Show". 4 for Joshua, Stephen, Dan Blum, and Pete. > 8. "The Germans" (1975), "Waldorf Salad", "Gourmet Night", > "Basil the Rat". "Fawlty Towers". 4 for Joshua, Stephen, Dan Blum, and Pete. > 9. "Who Can Stay Tied to a Goat the Longest?" (2007), "Who Do Old > People Like Better?", "Who Can Drink More Beer?", "Who Can Sell > More Bibles?". "Kenny vs. Spenny". 4 for Joshua and Stephen. > 10. "Conky" (2004), "Let the Liquor Do the Thinking", "Mr. Lahey's > Got My Porno Tape", "Say Goodbye to the Bad Guys". "Trailer Park Boys". 4 for Joshua and Stephen. > http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/9-8/cup12.pdf > Skip over the decoys if you like, or answer them for fun, but for > no points. If anyone thinks they gave an alternative answer that should also be scored as correct, please post a followup and I'll consider it. > 1. Name it. Q*bert (arcade video game). 4 for Joshua, Stephen, Dan Blum, and Pete. > 2. Name it. Simon (toy). 4 for Joshua, Stephen, Dan Blum, and Pete. > 3. (decoy) The Game of Life (board game). Joshua and Stephen got this. > 4. (decoy) Battlezone (arcade video game). Stephen got this. > 5. (decoy) Risk (board game). Joshua and Stephen got this. > 6. (decoy) Defender (arcade video game). Stephen got this. > 7. (decoy) Missile Command (arcade video game). Joshua and Stephen got this. > 8. (decoy) Scattergories (word game; that's its logo). Stephen got this. > 9. (decoy) Upwords (word board game). Stephen got this. > 10. Name it. The Sims (computer game). 4 for Stephen and Dan Blum. > 11. Name it. Bejeweled (computer game). 4 for Stephen and Dan Blum. > 12. Name it. Guitar Hero (computer game). 4 for Stephen, Dan Blum, Pete, and Dan Tilque. 3 for Joshua. > 13. (decoy) Pitfall (video game). Joshua and Stephen got this. > 14. (decoy) Centipede (arcade video game). Joshua and Stephen got this. > 15. Name it. Cranium (board game; that's Word Worm). 4 for Stephen. > 16. (decoy) Asteroids (arcade video game). Joshua and Stephen got this. > 17. Name it. Barrel of Monkeys (toy). 4 for Joshua, Stephen, Dan Blum, and Pete. > 18. (decoy) Donkey Kong (arcade video game). Joshua and Stephen got this. > 19. Name it. Boggle (word game). 4 for Joshua, Stephen, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque. > 20. (decoy) Rock-Paper-Scissors (no-equipment game). Joshua and Stephen got this. > 21. Name it. The Legend of Zelda (video game). 4 for Joshua, Stephen, and Dan Blum. > 22. (decoy) Minesweeper (computer game). Joshua and Stephen got this. > 23. Name it. Charades (no-equipment game; the cupcake shows the gesture for "sounds like"). 4 for everyone. > 24. (decoy) Space Invaders (arcade video game). Joshua and Stephen got this. > http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/9-8/cup3.pdf > and you know what to do. > 25. (unused) Yahtzee (dice game). Joshua, Stephen, and Pete got this. > 26. (unused) Uno (card game with special deck). Stephen got this. > 27. (unused) Twister (physical skill game). Joshua and Stephen got this. > 28. (unused) Trivial Pursuit (trivia board game). Joshua and Stephen got this. > 29. (unused) Tiddlywinks (physical skill game). Joshua and Stephen got this. > 30. (unused) Tetris (arcade video game). Joshua and Stephen got this. > 31. (unused) Scrabble (word board game). Joshua, Stephen, and Pete got this. > 32. (unused) Resident Evil (video game). Stephen got this. > 33. (unused) Quake (computer game). Stephen got this. > 34. (unused) Spin the Bottle (kissing game). Joshua, Stephen, and Pete got this. > 35. (unused) Sorry! (board game). Joshua and Stephen got this. > 36. (unused) Sonic the Hedgehog (video game). Joshua and Stephen got this. When I posted this round in 2013, Stephen Perry was able to locate this link that explains how the cupcakes came to be made. http://www.flickr.com/photos/zwhiterussian/4242440431 Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 9 ROUNDS-> 2 3 6 7 8 BEST TOPICS-> His Lit Spo Ent Mis THREE Joshua Kreitzer 32 28 8 40 27 100 Dan Blum 23 28 -- 32 36 96 Stephen Perry -- -- -- 40 40 80 Pete Gayde -- -- 24 32 20 76 Dan Tilque 16 16 -- 16 12 48 Erland Sommarskog 8 0 -- -- -- 8 -- Mark Brader "Never trust anybody who says 'trust me.' Toronto Except just this once, of course." msb@vex.net -- John Varley, "Steel Beach" My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Aug 11 10:11PM +0200 >>> PGA tour. What does LIV stand for? >> 54. > Oh! I thought I was joking! So that balances out. I think I forgot to mention it, but in case someone does not get it: it's the Roman numerals for 54. This was something I only learnt recently myself. In fact, several of the questions where things I've picked up in the news paper just the week or two before I posted the quiz. |
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