| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 03 12:58PM 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 4 - Canadiana History - Explorers of Canada 1. Who led the first expedition to cross North America by land north of Mexico, in 1793? His crossing ended at the mouth of the Bella Coola River on the Pacific coast. 2. At the same time in 1793, this British sea captain was mapping the Pacific coast. The two explorers missed meeting by only 48 days. Who was this other explorer who almost met <answer 1>? 3. As a result of his attempts to find the Northwest Passage, this explorer has two bodies of water named after him. As well, he is credited with discovering the Falkland Islands in 1592, and inventing the double quadrant, a navigational instrument that can measure solar angles up to 90°. Who was he? 4. Sir John Franklin died trying to sail through the Northwest Passage, while stuck in the ice aboard the Terror, one of his two ships. Within a year, in what year did Franklin die? 5. In 1616 this explorer, whose name also appears on the map of the Canadian Arctic, sailed as far north as 77°45'N latitude. It was not until 1852 -- 236 years later -- that any other European ventured farther north in North America. Who was this man? 6. This British sea captain, navigator, and cartographer produced detailed maps of Newfoundland's jagged coastline from data collected on a series on voyages in the 1760s. His last voyage, in 1776-79, in part involved exploring the coast of BC. Who was this British explorer? 7. This explorer supervised the construction of Le Griffon, the first full-sized sailing ship to ply the waters of the upper Great Lakes. The vessel was launched from the upper part of the Niagara River in 1679. Who was he? 8. Europeans first became aware of the existence of the Athabasca Oil Sands in 1719, when a member of the Cree nation brought a sample to the York Factory trading center on Hudson Bay. But who led the first European expedition through the Athabasca Oil Sands area, in 1778? 9. Who led the first successful expedition to sail through the Northwest Passage, in 1903-06? 10. This explorer, who was born in 1770, mapped 3,900,000 km² (1,500,000 mi²) of territory, and is considered by some as the best land geographer who ever lived. Among his accomplishments was the surveying of the US border with the British territory that is now Canada, from the St. Lawrence to the Pacific Ocean. He was also the first to travel the length of the Columbia River. Simon Fraser, who was a close friend, named the largest tributary of the Fraser River after him. Who was he? * Game 5 Round 6 - Sports - Baseball Stadium Names The Blue Jays' opening day at the Rogers Centre """is less than a month away""". For each team listed, name their """home ballpark""", from the following list: | Angel Stadium | Nationals Park | AT&T Park | O.co Coliseum | Busch Stadium | Oriole Park | Chase Field | Petco Park | Citi Field | PNC Park | Citizens Bank Park | Progressive Field | Comerica Park | Rangers Ballpark | Coors Field | Rogers Centre | Dodger Stadium | Safeco Field | Fenway Park | Target Field | Great American Ball Park | Tropicana Field | Kauffman Stadium | Turner Field | Marlins Park | US Cellular Field | Miller Park | Wrigley Field | Minute Maid Park | Yankee Stadium 1. Tampa Bay Rays. 2. Kansas City Royals. 3. Atlanta Braves. 4. Chicago Cubs. 5. Cincinnati Reds. 6. St. Louis Cardinals. 7. Boston Red Sox. 8. Minnesota Twins. 9. Colorado Rockies. 10. New York Mets. -- Mark Brader | "You can't go around quoting politicians accurately: Toronto | that's dirty journalism, and you know it!" msb@vex.net | --The Senator was Indiscreet My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Nov 03 08:16PM +0100 > 1. Who led the first expedition to cross North America by land > north of Mexico, in 1793? His crossing ended at the mouth of > the Bella Coola River on the Pacific coast. Vancouver > 2. At the same time in 1793, this British sea captain was mapping > the Pacific coast. The two explorers missed meeting by only > 48 days. Who was this other explorer who almost met <answer 1>? Vancouver > 9. Who led the first successful expedition to sail through the > Northwest Passage, in 1903-06? Nansen > * Game 5 Round 6 - Sports - Baseball Stadium Names >| Dodger Stadium | Safeco Field Seattle Mariners |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Nov 03 05:38PM -0700 On Thursday, November 3, 2022 at 7:58:27 AM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote: > 2. At the same time in 1793, this British sea captain was mapping > the Pacific coast. The two explorers missed meeting by only > 48 days. Who was this other explorer who almost met <answer 1>? Cook > he is credited with discovering the Falkland Islands in 1592, > and inventing the double quadrant, a navigational instrument > that can measure solar angles up to 90°. Who was he? Frobisher > It was not until 1852 -- 236 years later -- that any other > European ventured farther north in North America. Who was > this man? Frobisher > For each team listed, name their """home > ballpark""", from the following list: > 1. Tampa Bay Rays. Tropicana Field > 2. Kansas City Royals. Kauffman Stadium > 3. Atlanta Braves. Turner Field > 4. Chicago Cubs. Wrigley Field > 5. Cincinnati Reds. Great American Ball Park > 6. St. Louis Cardinals. Busch Stadium > 7. Boston Red Sox. Fenway Park > 8. Minnesota Twins. Target Field > 9. Colorado Rockies. Coors Field > 10. New York Mets. Chase Field -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Nov 04 03:44AM > he is credited with discovering the Falkland Islands in 1592, > and inventing the double quadrant, a navigational instrument > that can measure solar angles up to 90?. Who was he? Frobisher > 4. Sir John Franklin died trying to sail through the Northwest > Passage, while stuck in the ice aboard the Terror, one of his > two ships. Within a year, in what year did Franklin die? 1851 > It was not until 1852 -- 236 years later -- that any other > European ventured farther north in North America. Who was > this man? Baffin > collected on a series on voyages in the 1760s. His last voyage, > in 1776-79, in part involved exploring the coast of BC. Who was > this British explorer? Cook > the first full-sized sailing ship to ply the waters of the upper > Great Lakes. The vessel was launched from the upper part of > the Niagara River in 1679. Who was he? Champlain > * Game 5 Round 6 - Sports - Baseball Stadium Names > 1. Tampa Bay Rays. Tropicana Field; Minute Maid Park > 2. Kansas City Royals. Comerica Park; Kauffman Stadium > 3. Atlanta Braves. Turner Field > 4. Chicago Cubs. Wrigley Field > 5. Cincinnati Reds. Progressive Field; Safeco Field > 6. St. Louis Cardinals. US Cellular Field; Chase Field > 7. Boston Red Sox. Fenway Park > 8. Minnesota Twins. Target Field > 9. Colorado Rockies. Busch Stadium > 10. New York Mets. Citi Field -- _______________________________________________________________________ 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 03 12:56PM Mark Brader: > 1. Who was the actress who tripped and said the F word, while > walking to the stage to accept her Oscar at the Academy Awards > ceremony? Jennifer Lawrence. Dan Blum got this. > part way through this year's tournament because of a toothache. > Who is this #1-rated golfer, who made a sudden exit from the > Honda Classic last week? Rory McIlroy. > * Game 5, Round 2 - Entertainment - One-Season Wonders > This round is about television programs that ran for just one > season, or in some cases even less. In each case, give the title. As Rob Parker noted in 2013, some of these may never have been broadcast in some of your countries. Your fault for living in the wrong place. :-) > 1. This 1999 show about misfits in a 1980 Michigan high school > was run by Judd Apatow and starred Seth Rogen, James Franco, > and Jason Segel. "Freaks and Geeks". 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum. > 2. This 2003 show was a sequel to a popular movie starring Nia > Vardalos. "My Big Fat Greek Life". I required the full title for any points, since it was easy to guess that it would be similar to the movie title. 3 for Joshua. > 3. This 2005 show starred Geena Davis as the first woman to become > the American president. "Commander in Chief". 4 for Joshua. > 4. This 2006 show was about a behind-the-scenes look at a fictional > sketch-comedy TV show. It starred Matthew Perry, Amanda Peet, > and Bradley Whitford. "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip". I required "Studio" for any points. 4 for Joshua. > 5. This 2002 show was an oddball Western/SF mash-up -- about a > crew of bandits working jobs on the frontier of a new solar > system. The creative force behind the show was Joss Whedon. "Firefly". 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque. > investigates after every person on Earth simultaneously blacks > out and awakens with a short vision of their future. It was > based on the Robert J. Sawyer novel of the same name. "Flashforward". > 7. This 1982 show was a comedy that starred Leslie Nielsen and had > the same puns and sight gags that would be found in the "Naked > Gun" movies that followed. "Police Squad!" 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum. > 8. This 1966 crime-fighting show starred Van Williams and Bruce Lee. "The Green Hornet". 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum. > 9. This 1994 show starring Claire Danes looked at the experiences > of a teenage girl. This show was run by the same creative team > that was behind "thirtysomething". "My So-Called Life". 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum. > 10. This British-made TV show aired in the UK during the 1967-68 > season and in the US in 1968-69, and starred Patrick McGoohan. "The Prisoner". 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque. Unlike all the others, this was a one-season show voluntarily. McGoohan, who also created the show and was executive producer, was not interested in making it more than a limited series. > departments, replicate many of the old provinces. In French or > English, name the modern region indicated by the following numbers > on the map. In a 2016 reform, the 21 regions in the main part of France were reduced to 12 by combining several of them in groups of 2 or 3. At about the same time, another region was renamed. In all these cases either the name at the time of the original game or the new name will be accepted, although this means answers will now repeat. > As usual, answer the decoys if you like for fun, but for no points. > Same regions have double-barreled names like "Schleswig-Holstein"; > in these cases the first part of the name will be sufficient. But since I was already accepting several variations of some names, I did not accept the second part alone. > 1. (decoy) 2013 answer: Nord-Pas-de-Calais. 2022 answer: Hauts-de-France. > 2. Name it. 2013 answer: Picardie (Picardy). 2022 answer: Hauts-de-France. 4 for Erland. Flanders is the name in English of the Dutch-speaking part of Belgium. > 3. Regions 3A and 3B were split from a single region and are > named accordingly. Just give the name of the original region > before the split. Normandie (Normandy). 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Erland. 3A was Basse-Normandie, 3B Haute-Normandie (Lower and Upper Normandy); they were recombined in the reform. > 4. Name it. Bretagne (Brittany). 4 for everyone -- Joshua, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Erland. > 5. Name it. 2013 answer: Alsace. 2022 answer: Grand Est. 4 for everyone. > 6. (decoy) 2013 answer: Lorraine. 2022 answer: Grand Est. Erland got this. > 7. Name it. 2013 answer: Champagne-Ardenne. 2022 answer: Grand Est. 4 for Erland. > 8. Name it. Île-de-France. 4 for Joshua and Erland. > 9. (decoy) 2013 answer: Franche-Comté (Free County). 2022 answer: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. > 10. Name it. 2013 answer: Bourgogne (Burgundy). 2022 answer: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. > 11. (decoy) 2013 answer: Centre (Center). 2022 answer: Centre - Val de Loire. > 12. (decoy) Pays de la Loire (Loire Country). > 13. (decoy) 2013 answer: Rhône-Alpes. 2022 answer: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. > 14. (decoy) 2013 answer: Auvergne. 2022 answer: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. > 15. (decoy) 2013 answer: Limousin (Limousine). 2022 answer: Nouvelle-Aquitaine. > 16. (decoy) 2013 answer: Poitou-Charente. 2022 answer: Nouvelle-Aquitaine. > 17. Name it. Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (Provence - Alps - French Riviera). 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Erland. > 18. Name it. 2013 answer: Languedoc-Roussillon. 2022 answer: Occitanie. 4 for Erland. > 19. (decoy) 2013 answer: Midi-Pyrenées (South - Pyrenees). 2022 answer: Occitanie. > 20. Name it. 2013 answer: Aquitaine. 2022 answer: Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Also accepting the old provincial name of Guyenne (Gascony). 3 for Erland. Scores, if there are no errors: SCORE Dan_Tilque 0 8 16 SCORE Dan_Blum 0 24 12 SCORE Erland 0 0 35 SCORE Joshua 0 35 16 |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 03 01:41PM Mark Brader: > Scores, if there are no errors: > SCORE Dan_Tilque 0 8 16... That is to say: GAME 5 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS TOPICS-> Ent Geo Joshua Kreitzer 35 16 51 Dan Blum 24 12 36 Erland Sommarskog 0 35 35 Dan Tilque 8 16 24 -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "Canada resembles Chile a lot more than Chile does" msb@vex.net | --Athel Cornish-Bowden My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Nov 03 08:13PM +0100 > Flanders is the name in English of the Dutch-speaking part of Belgium. Although historically it extends into France, and Dunkirk at least used to be a Dutch-speaking city. But it is only a small sliver, so I was in haste when I entered Flandres. And it also left me puzzled, because I knew that there was a Pas-de-Calais, but I just couldn't fit it in. > In a 2016 reform, the 21 regions in the main part of France were > reduced to 12 by combining several of them in groups of 2 or 3. > At about the same time, another region was renamed. So much for all the names I've learnt! How can they do this to me! > 2013 answer: Centre (Center). 2022 answer: Centre - Val de Loire. While I can brag about at least recognising most of the names, even if did not recall all exactly, I will need to admit that "Centre" was entirely unknown to me. |
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