| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 12 04:25AM Mark Brader: > * Game 3, Round 4 - History - Who Died? > We give you the date and place of death; you name the famous person > who died. Note: all place names are the """present-day""" ones. None of them have changed. > 1. 1984-10-31, New Delhi, India. Indira Gandhi. 4 for everyone -- Joshua, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, and Erland. > 2. 2009-06-25, Los Angeles, CA. Michael Jackson. Also accepting Farrah Fawcett, who died the same day in Santa Monica, a suburb of L.A. 4 for Joshua and Dan Tilque. > 3. 1950-07-22, Kingsmere, QC. William Lyon Mackenzie King. > 4. 0337-05-22, Izmit, Turkey. Emperor Constantine the Great. 4 for everyone. In 2013 Several people tried Alexander the Great. He died in 323 *BC*, and it wasn't in Turkey. > 5. 1997-08-31, Paris, France. Diana, Princess of Wales. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Dan Blum. 3 for Erland. > 6. 1826-07-04, Quincy, MA. John Adams. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Dan Blum. > 7. 1894-12-03, Vailima, Samoa. Robert Louis Stevenson. 4 for Joshua and Dan Tilque. In 2013 Paul Gauguin was a popular guess. He died in 1903, in French Polynesia. > 8. 1963-11-24, Dallas, TX. Lee Harvey Oswald. (President Kennedy, as everyone knows, was killed on 1963-11-22.) 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Dan Blum. > 9. 1521-04-27, Cebu, Philippines. Ferdinand Magellan. 4 for everyone. > 10. 2000-05-27, Montreal, QC. Maurice "Rocket" Richard. > This round included two extra questions. Answer if you like for > fun, but for no points. > 11. 1865-04-15, Washington, DC. Abraham Lincoln. Marc, Stan, Joshua, Erland, Stephen, Dan Tilque, Rob, and Peter got this. Dan Tilque and Dan Blum got this. > 12. 1821-05-05, St. Helena. Napoleon Bonaparte. Marc, Stan, Joshua, Bruce, Erland, Stephen, Dan Tilque, Rob, and Peter got this. Dan Tilque and Dan Blum got this. > * Game 3, Round 6 - Sports - NHL History This was the hardest round in the original game, and tied for second-hardest of the entire season (with Game 2, Round 10). > 1. In what year was the NHL founded? 1917. 4 for Erland. > temporarily suspended. What was this predecessor league, > which had a similar name and was founded 8 years earlier? > (The abbreviation will do.) National Hockey Association (NHA). 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Erland. > 3. The Montreal Wanderers were one of four teams that started the > NHL's inaugural season, but they withdrew from the league early > in the season. What was the precipitating reason? Their arena burned down. I changed the question to say "precipitating reason" because the Montreal Canadiens had shared the same arena with the Wanderers and did not fold, they just found another home arena. The Wanderers, although they were a past Stanley Cup winner, had lost some good players and were having a bad season. They squeaked out a 10-9 win in their first game, lost the next three, defaulted two games after the fire, and then folded with an official 1-5 record. > 4. In what year did the size of the NHL double from 6 to 12 teams? 1967. It's easy: 25 years from <answer 1> until the league stabilized at the so-called "original 6" teams, then 25 years with just those 6 teams, then 55 years and counting without the Leafs once winning the Stanley Cup. 4 for Joshua. > 5. 7 years after the league was founded, what US city became the > first with an NHL team? Boston (Bruins). 3 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Dan Blum. That was 1924, of course; Pittsburgh's short-lived Pirates team followed in 1925, and Chicago, Detroit, and New York were all added in 1926. > 6. Who was the first president of the NHL? He held the position > for just over 25 years, and a trophy is named after him. Frank Calder. > 7. Initially the NHL had a president; later the league was headed > by a commissioner. Who was the first person to become > commissioner of the NHL? Gary Bettman. > before settling down as the Red Wings. Both names happen to be > the plurals of models of car later made by Ford. Give either > name. Cougars, Falcons. > for the rest of the season. When Campbell attended an NHL > game 4 days later, a riot broke out. Who was the player who > was suspended? Maurice "Rocket" Richard (Montreal Canadiens). Yes, him again! 4 for Joshua. > 10. Famously, Maurice Richard became the first player to score > fifty goals in the then 50-game NHL season. Who was the next > player to score fifty goals in the *first* 50 games of a season? Mike Bossy (New York Islanders). Richard did it back in 1944-45, a year when many players were in the military and the quality of play in the league was reduced. Bossy finally matched the feat in 1980-81, and finished the year with 68 goals (the season was then 80 games, and he missed one). Wayne Gretzky was the next to do it after Bossy. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 3 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS TOPICS-> Ent Geo His Spo Joshua Kreitzer 32 28 32 15 107 Dan Blum 32 32 24 7 95 Dan Tilque 20 16 32 3 71 Erland Sommarskog 4 36 15 8 63 -- Mark Brader, Toronto Premature generalization is msb@vex.net the square root of all evil. My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Oct 11 10:20PM -0700 On Tuesday, October 11, 2022 at 11:25:25 PM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote: > > 12. 1821-05-05, St. Helena. > Napoleon Bonaparte. Marc, Stan, Joshua, Bruce, Erland, Stephen, Dan > Tilque, Rob, and Peter got this. Dan Tilque and Dan Blum got this. The first group are the people who answered these questions from the original round in 2013. Only the two Dans answered these questions this time around. -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 12 06:34AM Joshua Kreitzer: > The first group are the people who answered these questions from the > original round in 2013. Only the two Dans answered these questions this > time around. Sorry about that, and thanks for the correction. In editing the rounds for reposting, I usually strip out all the scoring entrants from the previous round by looking for the pattern "[0-9] for", and I forgot that this set included some bonus questions in the middle. -- Mark Brader | At least, I *hope* it's a typo! Toronto | --Steve Summit, regarding a promise msb@vex.net | of action "with undue delay" My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 12 04:27AM These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2013-02-11, and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written by members of the Night Owls, 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 2022-09-09 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)". * Game 3, Round 7 - Canadiana Literature - Quebec Literature Given the work or works and year of publication, and in some cases additional information, name the writer. All are Quebec writers, in any language; but they may have been born elsewhere. 1. "Kamouraska", 1970. 2. "Beautiful Losers", 1966. 3. "Maria Chapdelaine", 1913. 4. "The Hockey Sweater", 1979. 5. "The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz", 1959. 6. "The Tin Flute" ("Bonheur d'occasion"), 1947. 7. "Les Belles-soeurs" ("The Sisters-in-Law"), 1965. 8. "Two Solitudes", 1945. Born in Nova Scotia, but lived and wrote in Montreal. 9. "My Heart is Broken and other stories", 1964. From Montreal, but lived in Paris. 10. "The Luck of Ginger Coffey", 1960; "Black Robe", 1985. From Belfast, but lived and wrote in Montreal. * Game 3, Round 8 - Science - Famous Chemists In each case, name the famous chemist (or ancient philosopher). 1. Italian who developed the concept of molecules, then in 1811 discovered a law of gases: equal volumes of all gases at the same temperature and pressure contain equal numbers of molecules. He is regarded as one of the founders of physical chemistry. 2. Russian who devised the periodic table and wrote "Elements of Chemistry" in 1868. 3. English scientist who discovered the properties of hydrogen in 1766 (describing it as "inflammable air"), and showed that water is a compound of oxygen and hydrogen. 4. Greek who declared that there were four elements: earth, air, fire, and water. 5. French father of modern chemistry; he discovered oxygen's role in combustion and respiration, and gave it its name. 6. Greek who developed a theory that the world consisted of tiny, indivisible particles he called atoms. 7. Polish-French discoverer of radium and polonium, winner of Nobel Prizes in physics and chemistry. 8. English scientist who discovered the chemical elements sodium, potassium, magnesium, barium, calcium, and strontium in the early 19th century. 9. English scientist who discovered nitrogen, sulfur dioxide, and other gases; co-discoverer of oxygen in 1774 with Carl William Scheele. 10. Irish "Father of Chemistry" who developed his law of gases, by which the volume of a gas varies inversely with pressure at a constant temperature. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "Could you guys please stop agreeing? msb@vex.net | It's wearing me out." --Bob Lieblich My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Oct 11 10:11PM -0700 On Tuesday, October 11, 2022 at 11:28:03 PM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote: > additional information, name the writer. All are Quebec writers, > in any language; but they may have been born elsewhere. > 5. "The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz", 1959. Richler > discovered a law of gases: equal volumes of all gases at the > same temperature and pressure contain equal numbers of molecules. > He is regarded as one of the founders of physical chemistry. Avogadro > 2. Russian who devised the periodic table and wrote "Elements of > Chemistry" in 1868. Mendeleev > 3. English scientist who discovered the properties of hydrogen in > 1766 (describing it as "inflammable air"), and showed that > water is a compound of oxygen and hydrogen. Priestley > 4. Greek who declared that there were four elements: earth, air, > fire, and water. Aristotle > 5. French father of modern chemistry; he discovered oxygen's role > in combustion and respiration, and gave it its name. Lavoisier > 6. Greek who developed a theory that the world consisted of tiny, > indivisible particles he called atoms. Democrites > 7. Polish-French discoverer of radium and polonium, winner of > Nobel Prizes in physics and chemistry. Marie Curie > 8. English scientist who discovered the chemical elements sodium, > potassium, magnesium, barium, calcium, and strontium in the > early 19th century. Davy > 9. English scientist who discovered nitrogen, sulfur dioxide, > and other gases; co-discoverer of oxygen in 1774 with Carl > William Scheele. Priestley > 10. Irish "Father of Chemistry" who developed his law of gases, > by which the volume of a gas varies inversely with pressure at > a constant temperature. Boyle -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
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