| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Dec 04 06:08AM These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2013-03-18, 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 7, Round 9 - Canadiana - Canadian Billionaires, Eh! Forbes Magazine has published its annual billionaires issue, and """this year""", 28 Canadians are listed among the world's wealthiest individuals. *Note*: This round has not been updated; you must give the answers that were correct in 2013. 1. He was raised in Austria during Nazi rule and apprenticed at a tool-and-die maker, before emigrating to Canada and founding his company in 1957. In September 2012 he announced his plans to return to Austria, form his own political party, and run for chancellor. Who is he? 2. This Canadian billionaire started out busking as an accordion player, stilt walker, and fire-eater. He founded his Montreal-based company in 1984 with a gang of street performers, receiving early funding from the Canadian government. In 2009 he became Canada's first space tourist. Name him. 3. Ronald Joyce is the latest addition to the Forbes list, with a net worth of $1,200,000,000. A former policeman, he reportedly met his future business partner after stopping for a break while on patrol. This partner died in a car crash in 1974 and Joyce bought up his shares to become the sole owner of the chain they had co-founded. Name the chain. 4. This Canadian billionaire's father was alleged to have had dealings with bootleggers during the US Prohibition era, including the Chicago outfit of gangster Al Capone. He was the majority owner of the Montreal Expos from the team's formation in 1968 until 1990. Who is he? 5. It all started in 1934 when his grandfather acquired his first newspaper, the "Timmins Daily Press", and by the early 1950s owned 19 newspapers. In 2008, the company his grandfather started merged with the Reuters group to create one of the largest media and information companies in the world. Who is he? 6. Chip Wilson took the first commercial yoga class offered in Vancouver and found the result exhilarating. Unhappy with the cotton clothing that was being used, Chip, whose passion lay in technical athletic fabrics, decided he could do better. From this, a design studio was born that became a yoga studio at night to pay the rent. Clothing was offered for sale and an underground yoga clothing movement was born. Name the company. 7. This Canadian billionaire counts Holt Renfrew, acquired in 1986, as part of part of his retail holdings. His wife served as the 26th Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario, from 1997 to 2002. Name him. 8. These brothers head the family's diversified New Brunswick business conglomerate. Dominating the local economy, their company has interests which include oil, natural gas, gas stations, timber, and shipbuilding. Give their surname. 9. As CEO of Toronto-based buyout firm ONEX, he is one of Canada's highest-compensated executives, earning more than $60,000,000 in 2011. His wife, Heather Reisman, is CEO of Indigo Books and Music. Name him. 10. A former mozzarella delivery boy, he is now Canada's cheese king. His company began as a cheese store with his father Giuseppe in 1954 and rose in prominence with the boom in pizza consumption. An immigrant to Canada from Sicily, he expanded his empire in the 1980s by acquiring US and Canadian dairies. ** Game 7, Round 10 - March Challenge Round * A. Miscellaneous: Protest March A1. What is the name of protest movement that originated from the Aboriginal peoples in Canada in 2012 in response to alleged legislative abuses of indigenous treaty rights by the current federal government? A2. "We are the 99%" is a slogan widely used by which protest movement? * B. Geography: March of the Penguins B1. """Antarctica has no government. Name *any one* of the 7 countries that have made territorial claims""" in this continent. B2. Within 5 percentage points, *what percentage* of the world's ice is in Antarctica? * C. Entertainment: March to the Beat of a Different Drummer C1. Who """is""" the drummer for Pink Floyd? C2. Who """has been""" the drummer for Rush since 1974? * D. Sports: March Madness These two questions, of course, are about the annual NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship, known as March Madness. D1. What team """holds""" the record for most championships, at 11? D2. What team """holds""" the record for most appearances, at 48? * E. Science: March: in Like a Lion ... E1. Tornadoes are categorized as F0 to F5 events. What does the F stand for? E2. Within 30 mph, 50 km/h, or 25 knots, what is generally understood to be the maximum wind speed of an F5 tornado? * F. History: Marching Orders F1. Which general did General Eisenhower fire -- that is, remove from command -- during the later stages of World War II? F2. Which general did President Truman fire in 1951? -- Mark Brader | "If the standard says that [things] depend on the Toronto | phase of the moon, the programmer should be prepared msb@vex.net | to look out the window as necessary." -- Chris Torek My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Dec 04 06:15AM > including the Chicago outfit of gangster Al Capone. He was the > majority owner of the Montreal Expos from the team's formation > in 1968 until 1990. Who is he? Black > owned 19 newspapers. In 2008, the company his grandfather > started merged with the Reuters group to create one of the > largest media and information companies in the world. Who is he? Black > From this, a design studio was born that became a yoga studio > at night to pay the rent. Clothing was offered for sale and an > underground yoga clothing movement was born. Name the company. Lululemon > * A. Miscellaneous: Protest March > A2. "We are the 99%" is a slogan widely used by which protest > movement? Occupy Wall Street > B1. """Antarctica has no government. Name *any one* of the > 7 countries that have made territorial claims""" in this > continent. Argentina > B2. Within 5 percentage points, *what percentage* of the world's > ice is in Antarctica? 35 > * D. Sports: March Madness > D1. What team """holds""" the record for most championships, > at 11? University of Kentucky; Duke > D2. What team """holds""" the record for most appearances, at 48? University of North Carolina; Duke > * E. Science: March: in Like a Lion ... > E1. Tornadoes are categorized as F0 to F5 events. What does > the F stand for? Fujita > E2. Within 30 mph, 50 km/h, or 25 knots, what is generally > understood to be the maximum wind speed of an F5 tornado? 200 mph > * F. History: Marching Orders > F1. Which general did General Eisenhower fire -- that is, remove > from command -- during the later stages of World War II? Patton > F2. Which general did President Truman fire in 1951? MacArthur -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Dec 03 11:14PM -0800 On 12/3/22 22:08, Mark Brader wrote: > on patrol. This partner died in a car crash in 1974 and Joyce > bought up his shares to become the sole owner of the chain they > had co-founded. Name the chain. Tim Horton's > the current federal government? > A2. "We are the 99%" is a slogan widely used by which protest > movement? Occupy Wall Street > B1. """Antarctica has no government. Name *any one* of the > 7 countries that have made territorial claims""" in this > continent. Argentina > B2. Within 5 percentage points, *what percentage* of the world's > ice is in Antarctica? 90% > Division I Basketball Championship, known as March Madness. > D1. What team """holds""" the record for most championships, > at 11? UCLA > D2. What team """holds""" the record for most appearances, at 48? University of North Carolina > * E. Science: March: in Like a Lion ... > E1. Tornadoes are categorized as F0 to F5 events. What does > the F stand for? Fujita > E2. Within 30 mph, 50 km/h, or 25 knots, what is generally > understood to be the maximum wind speed of an F5 tornado? 300 mph > * F. History: Marching Orders > F1. Which general did General Eisenhower fire -- that is, remove > from command -- during the later stages of World War II? Patton > F2. Which general did President Truman fire in 1951? MacArthur -- Dan Tilque |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Dec 04 11:44AM +0100 > * A. Miscellaneous: Protest March > A2. "We are the 99%" is a slogan widely used by which protest > movement? Occupy Wall Stret > B1. """Antarctica has no government. Name *any one* of the > 7 countries that have made territorial claims""" in this > continent. Argentina > B2. Within 5 percentage points, *what percentage* of the world's > ice is in Antarctica? 90% > * C. Entertainment: March to the Beat of a Different Drummer > C1. Who """is""" the drummer for Pink Floyd? Nick Mason > C2. Who """has been""" the drummer for Rush since 1974? Neil Peart > * E. Science: March: in Like a Lion ... > E1. Tornadoes are categorized as F0 to F5 events. What does > the F stand for? Force > E2. Within 30 mph, 50 km/h, or 25 knots, what is generally > understood to be the maximum wind speed of an F5 tornado? 700 km/h |
| swp <stephen.w.perry@gmail.com>: Dec 03 07:25AM -0800 On Thursday, December 1, 2022 at 12:10:23 AM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote: > poll of readers. We give you the name of the novel and its position > on the list; you give the author. > 1. #99, "The Cunning Man". r davies > 2. #92, "The Sheltering Sky". paul bowles > 3. #85, "V". thomas pynchon > 4. #76, "At Swim-Two-Birds". flann o'brien > 5. #73, "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance". rob pirsig > 6. #72, "The Door into Summer". robert a heinlein > 7. #71, "The Magus". john fowles > 8. #52, "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter". carson mccullers > 9. #39, "Under the Volcano". malcolm lowry > 10. #17, "A Town Like Alice". nevil shute > personality development. His writings include the books > "Childhood and Society" and "Identity: Youth and Crisis". > He might be best known for coining the phrase "identity crisis". erik erikson > the books "A Theory of Human Motivation" and "Motivation and > Personality". He is best known for his theory on the hierarchy > of needs. maslow > He developed concepts such as extraversion and introversion, > archetypes, and the collective unconscious. The Myers-Briggs > Type Indicator test is based on his theories. carl jung > that the behavior will occur again. He believed that the only > scientific approach to psychology was one that studied behaviors, > not internal mental processes. skinner > alongside Freud. He is the founder of the school of individual > psychology. His major contribution to psychology was his theory > of the inferiority complex. adler > a concentration-camp inmate. This led him to discover the > importance of finding meaning in all forms of existence, and > thus a reason to continue living. victor frankl > a pioneer in near-death studies. Her major work was the book > "On Death and Dying", where she introduced her theory of the > five stages of grief. kubler-ross > He """is""" considered one of the founders of the school of > positive psychology. He """is""" best known for his work on > learned helplessness and learned optimism. tony robbins > 9. This French psychologist lived 1857-1911. He invented the > first usable intelligence test, which is still in existence > today in modified form. binet > and the theory of stages of cognitive development for children > (which included the sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete > operational, and formal operational stages). piaget > Toronto with human memory and recall. It's comparing > m...@vex.net apples and bicycles." -- Ed Knowles > My text in this article is in the public domain. swp |
| Pete Gayde <pete.gayde@gmail.com>: Dec 03 01:57PM -0600 Mark Brader wrote: > 3. #85, "V". > 4. #76, "At Swim-Two-Birds". > 5. #73, "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance". Adams > He developed concepts such as extraversion and introversion, > archetypes, and the collective unconscious. The Myers-Briggs > Type Indicator test is based on his theories. Jung > alongside Freud. He is the founder of the school of individual > psychology. His major contribution to psychology was his theory > of the inferiority complex. Jung > a pioneer in near-death studies. Her major work was the book > "On Death and Dying", where she introduced her theory of the > five stages of grief. Kubler-Ross > 9. This French psychologist lived 1857-1911. He invented the > first usable intelligence test, which is still in existence > today in modified form. Rohrschach > and the theory of stages of cognitive development for children > (which included the sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete > operational, and formal operational stages). Pete Gayde |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Dec 04 06:05AM Mark Brader: > of the 20th Century" (meaning 1900-98) according to a Modern Library > poll of readers. We give you the name of the novel and its position > on the list; you give the author. This was the hardest round in the original game. > 1. #99, "The Cunning Man". Robertson Davies. 4 for Stephen. > 2. #92, "The Sheltering Sky". Paul Bowles. 4 for Joshua and Stephen. > 3. #85, "V". Thomas Pynchon. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Stephen. > 4. #76, "At Swim-Two-Birds". Flann O'Brien. 4 for Dan Blum and Stephen. > 5. #73, "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance". Robert Pirsig. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Stephen. > 6. #72, "The Door into Summer". Robert Heinlein. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Stephen. > 7. #71, "The Magus". John Fowles. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Stephen. > 8. #52, "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter". Carson McCullers. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Stephen. > 9. #39, "Under the Volcano". Malcolm Lowry. 4 for Joshua and Stephen. > 10. #17, "A Town Like Alice". Nevil Shute. 4 for Stephen. When this round was originally written, the question-setters added a comment that the list was determined in an "obviously non-scientific manner". But if you search for the list today, you'll most likely find this one: http://www.modernlibrary.com/top-100/100-best-novels/ which has only 4 authors in common with the questions on this round. In the other list, the titles appearing in this round are: #11, "Under the Volcano", Malcolm Lowry #17, "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter", Carson McCullers #93, "The Magus", John Fowles #97, "The Sheltering Sky", Paul Bowles The explanation turns out to be that Modern Library -- that's a publishing imprint -- produced *two* "Top 100 Novels" lists that year. One was based on 217,520 responses to their Internet poll, but the results were obviously hugely biased by multiple entries from fan groups for certain authors: no less than 22 of the 100 novels are by either Robert Heinlein, Charles de Lint, Ayn Rand, or L. Ron Hubbard, with all 4 of Rand's novels appearing among the top 10 positions. But this, such as it is, is the list that the round was based on. Perhaps in response to that result, Modern Library also polled their own editorial board and produced a separate list -- the one that I linked above. The two lists are referred to as the "Readers' List" and the "Board's List", but most sources I could find only list one or the other, usually the Board's List. Modern Library itself seems to have been embarrassed by the affair and tries to obfuscate the story, but here is one site that tells it, and includes the Readers' List. http://lettersrepublic.wordpress.com/mlr/ The Board's List was also criticized as being seriously biased, but that's another story. > personality development. His writings include the books > "Childhood and Society" and "Identity: Youth and Crisis". > He might be best known for coining the phrase "identity crisis". Erik Erikson. 4 for Stephen. > the books "A Theory of Human Motivation" and "Motivation and > Personality". He is best known for his theory on the hierarchy > of needs. Abraham Maslow. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Stephen. > He developed concepts such as extraversion and introversion, > archetypes, and the collective unconscious. The Myers-Briggs > Type Indicator test is based on his theories. Carl Jung. 4 for everyone -- Joshua, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Stephen, and Pete. > that the behavior will occur again. He believed that the only > scientific approach to psychology was one that studied behaviors, > not internal mental processes. B.F. Skinner. 4 for Dan Blum and Stephen. > alongside Freud. He is the founder of the school of individual > psychology. His major contribution to psychology was his theory > of the inferiority complex. Alfred Adler. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Stephen. > a concentration-camp inmate. This led him to discover the > importance of finding meaning in all forms of existence, and > thus a reason to continue living. Victor Frankl. 4 for Stephen. > a pioneer in near-death studies. Her major work was the book > "On Death and Dying", where she introduced her theory of the > five stages of grief. Elizabeth Kubler-Ross. 4 for Stephen and Pete. > He """is""" considered one of the founders of the school of > positive psychology. He """is""" best known for his work on > learned helplessness and learned optimism. Martin Seligman. (Still alive.) > 9. This French psychologist lived 1857-1911. He invented the > first usable intelligence test, which is still in existence > today in modified form. Alfred Binet. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Stephen. > and the theory of stages of cognitive development for children > (which included the sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete > operational, and formal operational stages). Jean Piaget. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Stephen. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 7 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST TOPICS-> Ent Geo His Spo Lit Sci FOUR Stephen Perry -- -- 40 40 40 36 156 Joshua Kreitzer 36 34 40 36 24 20 146 Dan Blum -- -- 24 4 24 24 76 Dan Tilque 4 24 12 16 4 4 56 Pete Gayde 8 16 -- -- 0 8 32 Erland Sommarskog 0 20 0 12 -- -- 32 -- Mark Brader, Toronto "Infinity is not a big number." msb@vex.net --Matt Parker My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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