| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 09 06:23PM These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2013-03-04, 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 5, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - Stock Exchange Indexes We name a stock market index name; you give the *city* (except as specified) where the relevant stock exchange """is""" located. For example, for the S&P/TSX 60 it would be Toronto. Answers may repeat. 1. DAX. 2. SENSEX. 3. IBEX 35. 4. BOVESPA. 5. NSE NIFTY. 6. All Ordinaries. 7. CAC ["kack"] 40. 8. SSE Composite Index. 9. FTSE ["footsie"] 100. 10. KOSPI. (For this one just the name of the country will do). ** Game 5, Round 10 - Challenge Round - Firsts * A. Canadiana History: First Leader A1. Who became the first mayor of Toronto in 1834? A2. In 1984, who became the first woman to hold the position of Governor-General of Canada? * B. Literature: First Words We quote the opening words, you name the novel. B1. "If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you'll probably want to know is where I was born, and what my lousy childhood was like, and how my parents were occupied and all before they had me, and all that David Copperfield kind of crap, but I don't feel like going into it, if you want to know the truth." B2. "It was a pleasure to burn." * C. Entertainment: First Nomination C1. For which 1978 movie, starring Robert De Niro and Christopher Walken, did Meryl Streep receive her first Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress? C2. For which 1969 movie did Jack Nicholson receive his first nomination as Best Supporting Actor? * D. Sports: First Base D1. In November 1979, which All-Star pitcher was the first player to sign a contract for more than $1,000,000 a year? D2. In 1947, who became the first black player to play in a Major League Baseball game in over 60 years? * E. Science (yeah, right): First Message E1. Who was the first person to reach 1,000,000 followers on Twitter? E2. Who was the first person to reach 25,000,000 followers on Twitter? * F. Miscellaneous: First Person F1. In 1961, who became the first man in space? F2. Name either of the two men who were the first to successfully climb Mt. Everest, in 1953. -- Mark Brader, Toronto "This is, I am told, progress. msb@vex.net But I beg leave to doubt it." --Frimbo My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Nov 09 08:53PM +0100 > For example, for the S&P/TSX 60 it would be Toronto. Answers may > repeat. > 1. DAX. Frankfurt > 3. IBEX 35. Madrid > 4. BOVESPA. Rio de Janeiro > 5. NSE NIFTY. New York > 9. FTSE ["footsie"] 100. London > 10. KOSPI. (For this one just the name of the country will do). Switzerland > * B. Literature: First Words > We quote the opening words, you name the novel. > B2. "It was a pleasure to burn." Farenheit 451 > * F. Miscellaneous: First Person > F1. In 1961, who became the first man in space? Yuriy Gagarin > F2. Name either of the two men who were the first to successfully > climb Mt. Everest, in 1953. Hillary |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Nov 09 07:39PM -0800 On Wednesday, November 9, 2022 at 12:23:37 PM UTC-6, Mark Brader wrote: > For example, for the S&P/TSX 60 it would be Toronto. Answers may > repeat. > 9. FTSE ["footsie"] 100. London > were occupied and all before they had me, and all that > David Copperfield kind of crap, but I don't feel like > going into it, if you want to know the truth." "The Catcher in the Rye" > B2. "It was a pleasure to burn." "Fahrenheit 451" > C1. For which 1978 movie, starring Robert De Niro and Christopher > Walken, did Meryl Streep receive her first Oscar nomination > for Best Supporting Actress? "The Deer Hunter" > C2. For which 1969 movie did Jack Nicholson receive his first > nomination as Best Supporting Actor? "Easy Rider" > * D. Sports: First Base > D1. In November 1979, which All-Star pitcher was the first > player to sign a contract for more than $1,000,000 a year? Nolan Ryan > D2. In 1947, who became the first black player to play in > a Major League Baseball game in over 60 years? Jackie Robinson > * F. Miscellaneous: First Person > F1. In 1961, who became the first man in space? Yuri Gagarin > F2. Name either of the two men who were the first to successfully > climb Mt. Everest, in 1953. Edmund Hillary; Tenzing Norgay -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Nov 10 04:01AM > ** Game 5, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - Stock Exchange Indexes > 1. DAX. Frankfurt; Berlin > 9. FTSE ["footsie"] 100. London > 10. KOSPI. (For this one just the name of the country will do). South Korea > were occupied and all before they had me, and all that > David Copperfield kind of crap, but I don't feel like > going into it, if you want to know the truth." The Catcher in the Rye > B2. "It was a pleasure to burn." Fahrenheit 451 > C1. For which 1978 movie, starring Robert De Niro and Christopher > Walken, did Meryl Streep receive her first Oscar nomination > for Best Supporting Actress? The Deer Hunter > C2. For which 1969 movie did Jack Nicholson receive his first > nomination as Best Supporting Actor? Easy Rider > * D. Sports: First Base > D2. In 1947, who became the first black player to play in > a Major League Baseball game in over 60 years? Jackie Robinson > * F. Miscellaneous: First Person > F1. In 1961, who became the first man in space? Yuri Gagarin > F2. Name either of the two men who were the first to successfully > climb Mt. Everest, in 1953. Hillary -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 09 06:21PM Mark Brader: > see my 2022-09-09 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from > the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)". > * Game 5, Round 7 - Literature - Thanks for the Memoirs This was the easiest round in the original game, and tied for fourth-easiest of the entire season. > in the segregated states of the Deep South, facing racial > discrimination first hand. What was the name of the memoir > Griffin wrote in 1961? "Black Like Me". 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > detailed eyewitness accounts of the Great Plague of London, > the Second Dutch War, and the Great Fire of London in 1666. > Who was this famous diarist? Samuel Pepys ["Peeps"]. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > 3. Who was the transcendentalist who published a memoir called > "Walden" in 1854, detailing two years he spent, living simply, > in a cabin he built by Walden Pond near Concord, Massachusetts? Henry David Thoreau. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > by cerebral palsy? The same title was used for a 1989 movie > based on the memoir, which won Daniel Day-Lewis an Oscar as > Best Actor. "My Left Foot". 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Pete. > focuses on his military career and makes little mention of > his presidency. Who wrote this work, which was published and > was very successfully marketed by Mark Twain? Ulysses S. Grant. 4 for everyone -- Joshua, Erland, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > conversion to Christianity, he became a priest, then later, > the Bishop of Hippo in what is now Algeria. Name this early > Christian author and theologian. St. Augustine. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque. > mot, who wrote the memoir "De Profundis" ("From the Depths") > to his companion Lord Alfred Douglas while serving a 2-year > term in 1895-97 in Reading Gaol for acts of "gross indecency"? Oscar Wilde. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > Observed", a month after his wife died in 1960? In the memoir, > he expressed his anger not only over the loss of his wife but > over his temporary loss of conscious contact with God. C.S. Lewis. 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum. 2 for Pete. > a close friend and confidante of Jean-Paul Sartre, and her > better-known works include the novels "She Came to Stay" and "The > Mandarins" as well as the feminist treatise "The Second Sex". Simone de Beauvoir. I did not require the "de". 4 for Joshua, Erland, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque. > In the work, she talks about the gracious discourse of her > book friends, and about her dog friends who understood her > limitations. Helen Keller. 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum. > This round is s about the Earth's ultimate hot spots -- volcanoes! > 1. This dark black or grey rock is the most common type of > volcanic rock. Name it. Basalt. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque. > 2. Naturally occurring volcanic glass was used by many stone-age > cultures as material for arrowheads and spearheads. What is > it called? Obsidian. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque. > 3. What term is used for airborne particles less than 2 mm in > diameter that are ejected from a volcanic eruption? Ash. 4 for Dan Tilque. > 4. The summit elevation of what volcano decreased by 400 m > (1,300 feet) when it violently erupted in 1980? Mt. St. Helens. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > 5. If you go by the difference between the base elevation (below > sea level) and summit elevation, in what *island group* will > you find the tallest volcano in the world? Hawaii. (Mauna Kea, about 10,000 m or 33,000 feet.) 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > 6. And if you go by summit elevation above sea level, then the > tallest volcano in the world is on what *continent*? South America. (Ojos Del Salado in Chile, 6,785 m or 22,589 feet.) 4 for Joshua, Erland, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque. > 7. The deadliest volcanic eruption occurred in 1815: the > after-effects caused 1816 to be "the year without a summer". > What was the name of this volcano that erupted in 1815? Mt. Tambora. (Now in Indonesia.) 4 for Dan Tilque. > 8. What is rough, highly vesicular, glassy volcanic rock called? Pumice or scoria. 4 for Dan Tilque. > 9. What is the name of a depression that is formed when the ground > subsides or collapses because the underlying magma chamber had > been partially emptied after a volcanic eruption? Caldera or cauldron. 4 for Dan Tilque and Pete. > 10. To the nearest multiple of 5%, and plus or minus 5 percentage > points, what percentage of the world's active and dormant > volcanoes are contained within the Pacific "Ring of Fire"? 75% (accepting 70-80%). 3 for Joshua and Pete. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 5 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST TOPICS-> Ent Geo Can Spo Lit Sci FOUR Joshua Kreitzer 35 16 0 36 40 23 134 Dan Blum 24 12 8 25 40 20 109 Dan Tilque 8 16 16 20 28 36 100 Pete Gayde -- -- 2 40 26 15 83 Erland Sommarskog 0 35 4 0 8 8 55 -- Mark Brader Hackers are far more likely ... to either Toronto (a) be aggressively apolitical or (b) entertain msb@vex.net peculiar or idiosyncratic political ideas and actually try to live by them day-to-day. -- Eric S. Raymond My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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