| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 19 05:04AM These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2013-03-11, 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 6, Round 7 - Literature - Dickens Characters We'll give you the name of a Dickens character; you tell us which work they're from. 1. Nell Trent. 2. Bob Cratchit. 3. John Jarndyce. 4. Sydney Carton. 5. Wackford Squeers. 6. Edward Murdstone. 7. Thomas Gradgrind. 8. Estella Havisham. 9. Augustus Snodgrass. 10. Bill Sikes or Sykes. * Game 6, Round 8 - Science - Hominids This is a round about hominids and their fossil-hunters. 1. The Leakey family are famous paleoanthropologists. Who """is""" the son of Mary and Louis Leakey? He """is""" a noted hominid hunter himself, as well as the former chair of the National Museums of Kenya and head of the Kenya wildlife services. We need his first name. 2. What is the name of the gorge on the southern edge of the Serengeti Plain in Tanzania, where Mary and Louis Leakey worked for over 30 years searching for ancient hominids? 3. What is the *nickname* of the 40% complete, 1 m tall fossil skeleton of Australopithecus afarensis found in the Hadar region of Ethiopia in 1974? 4. There were/are tensions between the Leakeys and the discoverers of <answer 3> over naming of the species, where it resides in our evolutionary past, and who should be able to dig where. Scientists hissing and scratching!! Name either of the paleoanthropologists who headed the dig where <answer 3> was found. 5. In 1964, Louis Leakey discovered Homo habilis. Although there is debate about what specimens belong to the species and the actual name (to some it goes by Australopithecus rather than Homo), what does "habilis" mean for this species? 6. What important fossils did Mary Leakey discover at the Laetoli site in Tanzania in 1978? These 3,600,000-year-old fossils lend proof to early bipedalism. 7. In 1890, Eugene Dubois discovered and named Pithecanthropus erectus (later renamed Homo erectus) in the Dutch East Indies. What is the *nickname* of his find? 8. Name *either* the South African who found this specimen in 1924 *or* the nickname of the specimen itself. It was the first Australopithecine found, Australopithecus africanus, and has nicks on the skull that look like they might have come from an eagle's bill. The nickname refers to the region in South Africa where it was found. 9. There has been a """recent""" dating of a Neanderthal specimen from Zafarraya in Southern Spain. Knowing that exact dating is a science with rough edges, we'll allow you 3,000 years' leeway either way. How old, within that margin, is this Neanderthal? 10. The Neanderthals are officially called Homo sapiens neanderthalensis. What, then, is our own official name? -- Mark Brader | "...it's always easier to see the mud when it's Toronto | coming toward your side rather than from your side." msb@vex.net | --Mike Kruger My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Nov 18 09:40PM -0800 On Friday, November 18, 2022 at 11:04:07 PM UTC-6, Mark Brader wrote: > We'll give you the name of a Dickens character; you tell us which > work they're from. > 1. Nell Trent. "The Old Curiosity Shop" > 2. Bob Cratchit. "A Christmas Carol" > 3. John Jarndyce. "Bleak House" > 4. Sydney Carton. "A Tale of Two Cities" > 5. Wackford Squeers. "David Copperfield" > 6. Edward Murdstone. "Nicholas Nickleby"; "Martin Chuzzlewit" > 7. Thomas Gradgrind. "Nicholas Nickleby"; "Martin Chuzzlewit" > 8. Estella Havisham. "Great Expectations" > 9. Augustus Snodgrass. "Nicholas Nickleby"; "Martin Chuzzlewit" > 10. Bill Sikes or Sykes. "Oliver Twist" > hunter himself, as well as the former chair of the National > Museums of Kenya and head of the Kenya wildlife services. > We need his first name. Richard Leakey > 2. What is the name of the gorge on the southern edge of the > Serengeti Plain in Tanzania, where Mary and Louis Leakey worked > for over 30 years searching for ancient hominids? Olduvai Gorge > 3. What is the *nickname* of the 40% complete, 1 m tall fossil > skeleton of Australopithecus afarensis found in the Hadar region > of Ethiopia in 1974? Lucy > debate about what specimens belong to the species and the actual > name (to some it goes by Australopithecus rather than Homo), > what does "habilis" mean for this species? handy > 7. In 1890, Eugene Dubois discovered and named Pithecanthropus > erectus (later renamed Homo erectus) in the Dutch East Indies. > What is the *nickname* of his find? Java man > from Zafarraya in Southern Spain. Knowing that exact dating is > a science with rough edges, we'll allow you 3,000 years' leeway > either way. How old, within that margin, is this Neanderthal? 200,009 years old; 300,009 years old > 10. The Neanderthals are officially called Homo sapiens > neanderthalensis. What, then, is our own official name? Homo sapiens sapiens -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 19 05:02AM Mark Brader: > [2] Pierre Elliot Trudeau was born. > [3] The Stanley Cup finals between the Seattle Metropolitans > and the Montreal Canadiens were halted because of illness. 1919. 4 for Stephen and Dan Tilque. As to [3], the illness, of course, was the "Spanish flu" pandemic. Seattle didn't have an NHL team until 2021, but the Stanley Cup final in question happened during a period of about 10 years when the series was regularly held between the champions of the two major leagues then existing -- the Pacific Coast Hockey Association and first the NHA, then the NHL. (See Game 3, Round 6, question 1.) It was after the PCHA folded that the NHL took exclusive control of the Cup. > were played the following day, Sunday. > [3] The Shaw Festival in Niagara-on-the-Lake had its first > season. 1962. 4 for Stephen. > [3] Oshawa carriage builder R. Samuel McLaughlin signed a > deal with Buick giving him rights to Buick-built engines > for 15 years. 1908. 4 for Stephen. 2 for Dan Tilque. > gold medal in skiing. > [3] The Montreal Canadiens won their 5th *consecutive* > Stanley Cup. 1960. 4 for Dan Blum and Stephen. > [2] Marshall McLuhan died. > [3] Terry Fox's "Marathon of Hope" was stopped near Thunder > Bay because of the return of his cancer. 1980. 4 for Stephen. > 6. [1] 22,000,000 people visited a World's Fair in Vancouver. As usual, this is really a count of admissions, not distinct people. I, for example, am counted about 6 times. > Nobel Prize for chemistry. > [3] One of the strongest tornadoes in Canadian history > hit Barrie. 1986. 4 for Stephen. > (8.3 m) in circumference and 6 feet (1.8 m) high -- left > Perth, Ontario, on a special cheese train to become part > of an exhibit at the Columbian World's Fair in Chicago. 1893. 4 for Dan Blum. 3 for Stephen and Dan Tilque. 2 for Joshua. The World's Fair was named in honor of the 400th anniversary of Columbus's first voyage, even though that was the year before. They did manage to hold a dedication ceremony while it was still 1892. > [2] The US and Canada signed the Great Lakes Water Quality > Agreement. > [3] Former Prime Minister Lester Pearson died. 1972. 2 for Stephen. > to run the same 1-mile race in under 4 minutes, at the > British Empire and Commonwealth games in Vancouver. > [3] The St. Lawrence Seaway construction project started. 1954. 4 for Dan Blum and Stephen. 3 for Joshua. > until the following year.) > [3] Jumbo the elephant was killed in a collision with a > freight train in St. Thomas, Ontario. 1885. 4 for Stephen. > it was released, and some of the actors; and you name the sport. > And please don't just say "football" for any answer -- you need > to be more specific. In the original game, this was the easiest round in the entire season. > 1. "Hoosiers" (1986), Gene Hackman. Basketball. 4 for everyone -- Joshua, Dan Blum, Stephen, and Dan Tilque. > 2. "Nacho Libre" (2006), Jack Black. Wrestling. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Stephen. > 3. "The Natural" (1984), Robert Redford. Baseball. 4 for everyone. > 4. "The Damned United" (2009), Michael Sheen. Soccer. 4 for Joshua, Stephen, and Dan Tilque. 3 for Dan Blum. > 5. "Tin Cup" (1996), Kevin Costner, Rene Russo. Golf. 4 for everyone. > 6. "Invictus" (2009), Morgan Freeman, Matt Damon. Rugby. 4 for Joshua and Stephen. > 7. "Seabiscuit" (2003), Tobey Maguire, Jeff Bridges. (Thoroughbred) horse racing. 4 for everyone. > 8. "North Dallas Forty" (1979), Nick Nolte, Mac Davis. American football. 4 for everyone. > 9. "The Love Guru" (2008), Mike Myers, Justin Timberlake. Yes, hockey. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Stephen. > 10. "Cinderella Man" (2005), Russell Crowe, Renee Zellweger. Boxing. 4 for Joshua and Stephen. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 6 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS TOPICS-> Ent Geo Can Spo Stephen Perry 40 40 37 40 157 Joshua Kreitzer 32 31 5 40 108 Dan Blum 20 24 12 31 87 Dan Tilque 8 20 9 24 61 Pete Gayde 20 27 -- -- 47 Erland Sommarskog 0 36 -- -- 36 -- Mark Brader | "Which baby is that? Oh, of course -- it must be Toronto | the one that comes complete with bathwater." msb@vex.net | --Maria Conlon My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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