| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 15 09:36PM 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 9 - Miscellaneous - X Factor All answers in this round contain the letter X. For personal names, the single name containing the X is sufficient no matter whether it is the first or last name. For phrases, though, the full phrase is required. 1. Two companies """in the Fortune 500 list""" have names where the letter X appears twice. One is Xerox. Name the other. 2. Microsoft created their own version of UNIX, intended for use on microcomputers. They didn't have the right to call it UNIX, so they gave it their own name. What was that? 3. In Welsh this object is named Caledfwich. In legend it is sometimes said to have magical powers, and its owner is associated with the rightful sovereignty of England. What its the English name? 4. This place was the summer capital of Kublai Khan's Yuan Dynasty in China when it was visited by Marco Polo in about 1275. Its name has multiple spellings, but one was made famous in a 1797 poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. What was that version of its name? 5. In his State of the Union address in 2002, George W. Bush accused Iran, Iraq, and North Korea of helping terrorism and seeking nuclear weapons. What phrase did he subsequently apply to this group of countries? 6. First settled in 1786, this city was the first capital of Tennessee. It also hosted the 1982 World's Fair. Name the city. 7. Their real names were Leonard, Adolph (who became Arthur), Julius, Milton, and Herbert. These brothers enjoyed success in vaudeville, Broadway, and motion pictures from the early 1900s to 1950. What was their family name? 8. From the end of the Napoleonic Wars in 1815 until World War I in 1914 was a period of relative peace in Europe and the world, during which the British Empire became the largest empire of all time. What phrase was used to describe this period of peace due to British hegemony? 9. In 1989 three classmates at Thornlea Secondary School banded together to become the Chia Pets. They changed their name in 1992, added a fourth band member, performed and released albums until 2000, and disbanded in 2001. Name this band. 10. This character was the aunt to Draco Malfoy in the Harry Potter series. Name her. ** Game 3, Round 10 - Challenge Round - Valentine's Day * A. History: It Happened on Valentine's Day A1. In what year did the St. Valentine's Day massacre occur in Chicago, when the South Side gang led by Al Capone murdered several members of the North Side Irish gang led by Bugs Moran? A2. In what year, within 2, did Thomas Watson Sr. rename his company from CTR to IBM? * B. Literature: Romantic Literature -- Sort Of These two questions are on novels that have a romantic theme but, ah, probably should not be classified as literature. B1. Who is the author of the novel "Fifty Shades of Grey"? B2. Who is the author of the "Twilight" vampire romance series, which includes the novels "Twilight", "New Moon", "Eclipse", and "Breaking Dawn"? * C. Geography: What's in a Name? These two questions are about Canadian provinces that have towns with, ah, interesting names. C1. In what province would you find towns named Come by Chance, Dildo, and Heart's Delight? C2. In what province would you find towns named Fertile, Old Wives, and Poor Man? * D. Sports: 40-Love These two questions are about the marriages and divorces of professional tennis players. D1. Andre Agassi """has been""" married to which tennis player since 2001? D2. Chris Evert """has been""" married and divorced three times. Who did she marry in 2008, and divorce in 2009 after only 18 months? * E. Entertainment: Romantic Film Classics E1. In this 1957 movie, a couple played by Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr fall in love and agree to meet in 6 months at the Empire State Building, thus inspiring part of the 1993 movie "Sleepless in Seattle". What is the title of the 1957 film? E2. This 1953 movie is about the troubles of soldiers stationed at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, in the months leading up to the attack. Its stars include Burt Lancaster and Deborah Kerr, and it's best known for their kissing scene on the beach. What is its title? * F. What Do You Say? These two questions cover famous quotes on sex. F1. Who said (or wrote) the following? "Sex without love is an empty experience -- but, as empty experiences go, it's one of the best." F2. What playwright said (or wrote) the following? "Why should we take advice on sex from the pope? If he knows anything about it, he shouldn't!" After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Vs lbh nafjrerq "Nyyra" sbe nal dhrfgvba, cyrnfr tb onpx naq fhccyl gur svefg anzr. -- Mark Brader "One doesn't have to be a grammarian Toronto to know when someone's talking balls." msb@vex.net --John Masters My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Oct 15 03:49PM -0700 On Saturday, October 15, 2022 at 4:36:07 PM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote: > full phrase is required. > 1. Two companies """in the Fortune 500 list""" have names where the > letter X appears twice. One is Xerox. Name the other. ExxonMobil > 2. Microsoft created their own version of UNIX, intended for use > on microcomputers. They didn't have the right to call it UNIX, > so they gave it their own name. What was that? Usenix > sometimes said to have magical powers, and its owner is > associated with the rightful sovereignty of England. What its > the English name? Excalibur > Its name has multiple spellings, but one was made famous in a > 1797 poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. What was that version > of its name? Xanadu > accused Iran, Iraq, and North Korea of helping terrorism and > seeking nuclear weapons. What phrase did he subsequently apply > to this group of countries? axis of evil > 6. First settled in 1786, this city was the first capital of > Tennessee. It also hosted the 1982 World's Fair. Name the city. Knoxville > Julius, Milton, and Herbert. These brothers enjoyed success > in vaudeville, Broadway, and motion pictures from the early > 1900s to 1950. What was their family name? Marx > during which the British Empire became the largest empire of > all time. What phrase was used to describe this period of > peace due to British hegemony? Pax Britannica > in Chicago, when the South Side gang led by Al Capone > murdered several members of the North Side Irish gang led > by Bugs Moran? 1929 > A2. In what year, within 2, did Thomas Watson Sr. rename his > company from CTR to IBM? 1920; 1915 > These two questions are on novels that have a romantic theme but, > ah, probably should not be classified as literature. > B1. Who is the author of the novel "Fifty Shades of Grey"? E. L. James > B2. Who is the author of the "Twilight" vampire romance series, > which includes the novels "Twilight", "New Moon", "Eclipse", > and "Breaking Dawn"? Stephenie Meyer > with, ah, interesting names. > C1. In what province would you find towns named Come by Chance, > Dildo, and Heart's Delight? Newfoundland and Labrador > C2. In what province would you find towns named Fertile, Old > Wives, and Poor Man? Manitoba; Saskatchewan > professional tennis players. > D1. Andre Agassi """has been""" married to which tennis player > since 2001? Steffi Graf > D2. Chris Evert """has been""" married and divorced three times. > Who did she marry in 2008, and divorce in 2009 after only > 18 months? Greg Norman > at the Empire State Building, thus inspiring part of the > 1993 movie "Sleepless in Seattle". What is the title of > the 1957 film? "An Affair to Remember" > attack. Its stars include Burt Lancaster and Deborah Kerr, > and it's best known for their kissing scene on the beach. > What is its title? "From Here to Eternity" > F1. Who said (or wrote) the following? "Sex without love is > an empty experience -- but, as empty experiences go, it's > one of the best." Woody Allen -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Oct 15 10:55PM > ** Game 3, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - X Factor > 1. Two companies """in the Fortune 500 list""" have names where the > letter X appears twice. One is Xerox. Name the other. Exxon-Mobil > 2. Microsoft created their own version of UNIX, intended for use > on microcomputers. They didn't have the right to call it UNIX, > so they gave it their own name. What was that? OS/2 > sometimes said to have magical powers, and its owner is > associated with the rightful sovereignty of England. What its > the English name? Excalibur > Its name has multiple spellings, but one was made famous in a > 1797 poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. What was that version > of its name? Xanadu > accused Iran, Iraq, and North Korea of helping terrorism and > seeking nuclear weapons. What phrase did he subsequently apply > to this group of countries? Axis of Evil > 6. First settled in 1786, this city was the first capital of > Tennessee. It also hosted the 1982 World's Fair. Name the city. Knoxville > Julius, Milton, and Herbert. These brothers enjoyed success > in vaudeville, Broadway, and motion pictures from the early > 1900s to 1950. What was their family name? Marx > during which the British Empire became the largest empire of > all time. What phrase was used to describe this period of > peace due to British hegemony? Pax Britannica > 10. This character was the aunt to Draco Malfoy in the Harry > Potter series. Name her. Beatrix > in Chicago, when the South Side gang led by Al Capone > murdered several members of the North Side Irish gang led > by Bugs Moran? 1922 > A2. In what year, within 2, did Thomas Watson Sr. rename his > company from CTR to IBM? 1930; 1935 > B2. Who is the author of the "Twilight" vampire romance series, > which includes the novels "Twilight", "New Moon", "Eclipse", > and "Breaking Dawn"? Meyer > * C. Geography: What's in a Name? > C1. In what province would you find towns named Come by Chance, > Dildo, and Heart's Delight? Newfoundland and Labrador > C2. In what province would you find towns named Fertile, Old > Wives, and Poor Man? Saskatchewan; Manitoba > * D. Sports: 40-Love > D1. Andre Agassi """has been""" married to which tennis player > since 2001? Graf > at the Empire State Building, thus inspiring part of the > 1993 movie "Sleepless in Seattle". What is the title of > the 1957 film? An Affair to Remember > attack. Its stars include Burt Lancaster and Deborah Kerr, > and it's best known for their kissing scene on the beach. > What is its title? From Here to Eternity > F1. Who said (or wrote) the following? "Sex without love is > an empty experience -- but, as empty experiences go, it's > one of the best." Woody Allen > F2. What playwright said (or wrote) the following? "Why should > we take advice on sex from the pope? If he knows anything > about it, he shouldn't!" Noel Coward -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Oct 16 12:04PM +0200 > 2. Microsoft created their own version of UNIX, intended for use > on microcomputers. They didn't have the right to call it UNIX, > so they gave it their own name. What was that? Xenix > Its name has multiple spellings, but one was made famous in a > 1797 poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. What was that version > of its name? Xanadu > accused Iran, Iraq, and North Korea of helping terrorism and > seeking nuclear weapons. What phrase did he subsequently apply > to this group of countries? Axis of evil > 6. First settled in 1786, this city was the first capital of > Tennessee. It also hosted the 1982 World's Fair. Name the city. Knoxville > Julius, Milton, and Herbert. These brothers enjoyed success > in vaudeville, Broadway, and motion pictures from the early > 1900s to 1950. What was their family name? Marx > during which the British Empire became the largest empire of > all time. What phrase was used to describe this period of > peace due to British hegemony? Pax Brittanica > in Chicago, when the South Side gang led by Al Capone > murdered several members of the North Side Irish gang led > by Bugs Moran? 1929 > A2. In what year, within 2, did Thomas Watson Sr. rename his > company from CTR to IBM? 1949 > professional tennis players. > D1. Andre Agassi """has been""" married to which tennis player > since 2001? Steffi Graf > D2. Chris Evert """has been""" married and divorced three times. > Who did she marry in 2008, and divorce in 2009 after only > 18 months? Ivan Lendl |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 15 09:33PM Mark Brader: > additional information, name the writer. All are Quebec writers, > in any language; but they may have been born elsewhere. > 1. "Kamouraska", 1970. Anne Hébert. > 2. "Beautiful Losers", 1966. Leonard Cohen. > 3. "Maria Chapdelaine", 1913. Louis Hémon. > 4. "The Hockey Sweater", 1979. Roch Carrier. > 5. "The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz", 1959. Mordecai Richler. 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum. > 6. "The Tin Flute" ("Bonheur d'occasion"), 1947. Gabrielle Roy. > 7. "Les Belles-soeurs" ("The Sisters-in-Law"), 1965. Michel Tremblay. > 8. "Two Solitudes", 1945. Born in Nova Scotia, but lived and > wrote in Montreal. Hugh MacLennan. > 9. "My Heart is Broken and other stories", 1964. From Montreal, > but lived in Paris. Mavis Gallant. > 10. "The Luck of Ginger Coffey", 1960; "Black Robe", 1985. > From Belfast, but lived and wrote in Montreal. Brian Moore. > 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. Amedeo Avogadro. I accepted "Avagardo" as close enough. 4 for everyone -- Joshua, Erland, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque. > 2. Russian who devised the periodic table and wrote "Elements of > Chemistry" in 1868. Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev. 4 for everyone. > 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. Lord Henry Cavendish. > 4. Greek who declared that there were four elements: earth, air, > fire, and water. Empedocles of Agrigentum. (Not Aristotle, who added a fifth element, ether. Not Thales, who believed water was fundamental.) > 5. French father of modern chemistry; he discovered oxygen's role > in combustion and respiration, and gave it its name. Antoine Laurent Lavoisier. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque. > 6. Greek who developed a theory that the world consisted of tiny, > indivisible particles he called atoms. Democritus. 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum. > 7. Polish-French discoverer of radium and polonium, winner of > Nobel Prizes in physics and chemistry. Marie Curie. 4 for everyone. > 8. English scientist who discovered the chemical elements sodium, > potassium, magnesium, barium, calcium, and strontium in the > early 19th century. Sir Humphrey Davy. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque. In 2013 Gareth Owen reminded us of E.C. Bentley's first clerihew: Sir Humphrey Davy Abominated gravy. He lived in the odium Of having discovered sodium. Yes, this is the same E.C. Bentley who wrote the mystery "Trent's Last Case". Clerihew was his middle name. > 9. English scientist who discovered nitrogen, sulfur dioxide, > and other gases; co-discoverer of oxygen in 1774 with Carl > William Scheele. Joseph Priestley. 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum. > 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. Robert Boyle. 4 for Joshua, Erland, and Dan Tilque. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 3 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST TOPICS-> Ent Geo His Spo Can Sci FOUR Joshua Kreitzer 32 28 32 15 4 32 124 Dan Blum 32 32 24 7 4 28 116 Dan Tilque 20 16 32 3 0 24 92 Erland Sommarskog 4 36 15 8 0 16 75 -- Mark Brader "...out of the dark coffee-stained mugs of Toronto insane programmers throughout the world..." msb@vex.net -- Liam Quin "Or their bosses..." -- Steve Summit My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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