| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Mar 24 12:07AM These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2014-02-10, and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written by members of the Cellar Rats, 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 1 - Current Events (excerpt) Answer these 2014 questions if you like for fun, but for no points. 1. Battling mass unrest against his rule, Ukraine's president faced demands from the opposition this week for a constitutional change that would seriously curtail his powers. Who is he? 2. The US Federal Reserve made a historic appointment this week when it named a female chair. What is her name? * Game 5, Round 2 - Literature - If You Don't Like It, Burn It 1. The 1988 publication of this novel provoked angry demonstrations and riots around the world by followers of Islam, including book-burnings in the English cities of Bolton and Bradford, and firebombings of 5 British and 2 California bookstores. What novel? 2. And speaking of religion... William Tyndale's edition of the Bible was burned in 1526, but this wasn't enough to stop him, so in 1536 he too was publicly burned. What was it about his version of the Bible that was so horrible it led to both punishments? 3. This term was invented by George Orwell in his dystopian novel "Nineteen Eighty-Four" as the nickname for the chutes in the Ministry of Truth down which all inconvenient documents were sent to be to totally incinerated such that "not even the ash remains". Now it may be used for any mechanism for the alteration or disappearance of inconvenient or embarrassing documents, photographs, transcripts, or other records, particularly as part of an attempt to give the impression that something never happened. What's the term? 4. On 1959-10-03, in the Ontario city of Ft. William (now part of Thunder Bay), over 700 copies of this British book were burned at the mayor's behest in order to avoid running afoul of Canada's newly passed obscenity law. Despite (or more likely because of) such activities, the book ended up being ranked the second-best-selling book in Canada for the second half of 1959. Name it. 5. This man, who should be near and dear to our hearts (though not for any reason described here), promoted the burning of non-Catholic literature, especially the Jewish Talmud and Arabic books, after the final defeat of the Moors at Granada in 1492. 6. In Ray Bradbury's dystopian novel "Fahrenheit 451", the protagonist, Guy Montag, starts out as a member of this profession charged with burning the possessions of anyone caught possessing books. What name, which would undoubtedly appear ironic to the reader, was used for this profession in the book? 7. The night of 1933-05-10 has gone down as one of the most ominous mass book-burnings of all time. Upward of 25,000 volumes were burned. Who was behind these book-burnings? 8. Okay, the remaining questions aren't actually about literature. But anyway, in 2003, which musical group's records were burned after they declared that they were "ashamed that the President of the United States is from Texas"? 9. In 1982, a youth minister in North Carolina led a group in burning albums and cassettes of various popular artists, in an attempt to destroy the purported hidden messages in "Satan's records". What technique did the minister claim was being used to hide these messages? 10. This claim made by John Lennon led to public burnings of Beatles records and memorabilia in August 1966. What was Lennon's controversial statement? * Game 5, Round 3 - Canadiana - Canadian Wood-Frame House Construction The following are some questions based on CMHC's best-selling "Canadian Wood Frame House Construction" booklet. (I suspect someone was desperate for an idea for a Canadiana round...) *Note*: I am not checking for a newer version of this booklet. Only answers that were correct in the original game will be accepted. 1. Name the concrete strip poured below a foundation wall to increase the area of load-bearing soil for the wall. 2. A wood member is bolted to the top of a foundation wall to provide bearing and connection for a wood-frame floor or a wall. What is this member called? 3. Name the vertical structural members in a wood frame wall. They are usually 2Ũ4's or 2Ũ6's (38Ũ89 or 38Ũ140 mm). 4. Name the horizontal structural members usually spaced at 16" or 24" (400 or 600 mm) on centers. 5. Name the sloping wood members which make up a roof structure. 6. Any openings in stud walls require supports for the part of the wall above them, and loads transmitted through it. What are these supports called? 7. In contemporary suburban homes, roofs are often made up of a number of smaller sections. Usually prefabricated and often in a W configuration, these assemblies are called what? 8. Exterior walls in most suburban homes consist of an insulated wood-stud wall with a single wythe of masonry 3―" (90 mm) thick tied to it, then a 1" (25 mm) air space. What is this type of wall called? 9. On the exterior side of an exterior wood-stud wall or roof is a layer of plywood or some similar manufactured wood product such as oriented strand board. What is this layer called? 10. To prevent moisture from inside the building penetrating a wall and condensing inside of it, a sheet material -- usually 6-mil (0.15 mm) polyethylene -- is installed between the interior finish and the studs, providing an air seal. What is this layer called? -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "(And then there were the mtimes. msb@vex.net | Oh, the mtimes...)" --Steve Summit My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Mar 23 05:32PM -0700 On Thursday, March 23, 2023 at 7:07:50 PM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote: > Answer these 2014 questions if you like for fun, but for no points. > 2. The US Federal Reserve made a historic appointment this week > when it named a female chair. What is her name? Janet Yellen > book-burnings in the English cities of Bolton and Bradford, > and firebombings of 5 British and 2 California bookstores. > What novel? "The Satanic Verses" > so in 1536 he too was publicly burned. What was it about > his version of the Bible that was so horrible it led to both > punishments? it was translated into English > documents, photographs, transcripts, or other records, > particularly as part of an attempt to give the impression > that something never happened. What's the term? memory hole > because of) such activities, the book ended up being ranked the > second-best-selling book in Canada for the second half of 1959. > Name it. "Lady Chatterley's Lover" > not for any reason described here), promoted the burning of > non-Catholic literature, especially the Jewish Talmud and Arabic > books, after the final defeat of the Moors at Granada in 1492. Torquemada > profession charged with burning the possessions of anyone caught > possessing books. What name, which would undoubtedly appear > ironic to the reader, was used for this profession in the book? firemen > 7. The night of 1933-05-10 has gone down as one of the most > ominous mass book-burnings of all time. Upward of 25,000 > volumes were burned. Who was behind these book-burnings? the Nazi Party > But anyway, in 2003, which musical group's records were burned > after they declared that they were "ashamed that the President > of the United States is from Texas"? the Dixie Chicks > in an attempt to destroy the purported hidden messages in > "Satan's records". What technique did the minister claim was > being used to hide these messages? backwards masking > 10. This claim made by John Lennon led to public burnings of > Beatles records and memorabilia in August 1966. What was > Lennon's controversial statement? that the Beatles were "bigger than Jesus" > * Game 5, Round 3 - Canadiana - Canadian Wood-Frame House Construction I'll take the zero here. -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Mar 24 03:22AM > * Game 5, Round 1 - Current Events (excerpt) > 2. The US Federal Reserve made a historic appointment this week > when it named a female chair. What is her name? Janet Yellen > book-burnings in the English cities of Bolton and Bradford, > and firebombings of 5 British and 2 California bookstores. > What novel? The Satanic Verses > documents, photographs, transcripts, or other records, > particularly as part of an attempt to give the impression > that something never happened. What's the term? memory hole > because of) such activities, the book ended up being ranked the > second-best-selling book in Canada for the second half of 1959. > Name it. Lady Chatterley's Lover > profession charged with burning the possessions of anyone caught > possessing books. What name, which would undoubtedly appear > ironic to the reader, was used for this profession in the book? firefightwe > 7. The night of 1933-05-10 has gone down as one of the most > ominous mass book-burnings of all time. Upward of 25,000 > volumes were burned. Who was behind these book-burnings? the Nazi Party > in an attempt to destroy the purported hidden messages in > "Satan's records". What technique did the minister claim was > being used to hide these messages? backward masking > 10. This claim made by John Lennon led to public burnings of > Beatles records and memorabilia in August 1966. What was > Lennon's controversial statement? that the Beatles were more popular than Jesus > * Game 5, Round 3 - Canadiana - Canadian Wood-Frame House Construction > 3. Name the vertical structural members in a wood frame wall. > They are usually 2?4's or 2?6's (38?89 or 38?140 mm). studs > wood-stud wall with a single wythe of masonry 3?" (90 mm) > thick tied to it, then a 1" (25 mm) air space. What is this > type of wall called? drywall -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Pete Gayde <pete.gayde@gmail.com>: Mar 23 11:42PM -0500 Mark Brader wrote: > book-burnings in the English cities of Bolton and Bradford, > and firebombings of 5 British and 2 California bookstores. > What novel? Satanic Verses > not for any reason described here), promoted the burning of > non-Catholic literature, especially the Jewish Talmud and Arabic > books, after the final defeat of the Moors at Granada in 1492. Torquemada > 7. The night of 1933-05-10 has gone down as one of the most > ominous mass book-burnings of all time. Upward of 25,000 > volumes were burned. Who was behind these book-burnings? Hitler > But anyway, in 2003, which musical group's records were burned > after they declared that they were "ashamed that the President > of the United States is from Texas"? Dixie Chicks > 10. This claim made by John Lennon led to public burnings of > Beatles records and memorabilia in August 1966. What was > Lennon's controversial statement? The Beatles were more popular than God > accepted. > 1. Name the concrete strip poured below a foundation wall to > increase the area of load-bearing soil for the wall. Sill > 2. A wood member is bolted to the top of a foundation wall to > provide bearing and connection for a wood-frame floor or a wall. > What is this member called? Sill > 3. Name the vertical structural members in a wood frame wall. > They are usually 2×4's or 2×6's (38×89 or 38×140 mm). Framing members > 4. Name the horizontal structural members usually spaced at > 16" or 24" (400 or 600 mm) on centers. > 5. Name the sloping wood members which make up a roof structure. Joists > 6. Any openings in stud walls require supports for the part of > the wall above them, and loads transmitted through it. What > are these supports called? Jamb > 9. On the exterior side of an exterior wood-stud wall or roof is > a layer of plywood or some similar manufactured wood product > such as oriented strand board. What is this layer called? Sheathing > 6-mil (0.15 mm) polyethylene -- is installed between the > interior finish and the studs, providing an air seal. What is > this layer called? Moisture barrier Pete Gayde |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Mar 24 12:06AM Mark Brader: > and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information... > see my 2022-09-09 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the > Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)". Game 4 is over and the winner is JOSHUA KREITZER! Hearty congratulations, eh? > most of the questions are Canadiana.) > 1. What """are""" the call letters for the Toronto FM station > "Jazz FM 91"? CJRT. (Still true.) > 2. In MHz, what FM frequency """does""" CBC Radio 1 broadcast on > in Toronto? 99.1. (Still true.) > 3. The low end of the FM radio broadcast band """is""" 88 MHz. > To the nearest whole megahertz, within 1, what """is""" the > high end? 108 MHz (accepting 107-109). 4 for Joshua and Erland. > 4. In AM radio, what does "AM" stand for? Amplitude modulation. 4 for everyone -- Joshua, Dan Blum, Erland, and Dan Tilque. > 5. What is the FM frequency of the Radio-Canada station "Espace > Musique"? 90.3. (Still true, but it's now called "Ici Musique".) > 6. Johnny Lombardi started a family-owned multicultural station > in the 1960s, which """supports""" an annual picnic. > What """are""" the call letters of this station? CHIN. (Still true.) > 7. On what station """does""" classic rocker Kim Mitchell host a > radio program? Q107 (or CILQ). (His show ended in 2015.) > non-mainstream subjects? """It is broadcast nightly from > 1 to 5 am, and usually repeated again from 9 pm to 1 am the > next evening.""" "Coast to Coast AM". I accepted anything with "Coast to Coast". (As far as I can tell the show still exists, but is no longer carried in Toronto.) 4 for Joshua. > 9. Moses Znaimer's Zoomer radio station """is""" aimed at the > "older but active segment of the population". It """has""" > the call letters CFZM. What """does""" ZM stand for? Zoomer Media. (All still true.) > 10. Moses Znaimer """is""" also part-owner of another > primarily-music station, at 96.3 on the FM band. What > kind of music """does""" it play? Classical. (Also still true.) > * A. Supermen > A1. The 4-act drama "Man and Superman" is based on the legendary > fictional libertine Don Juan. Who wrote this play? George Bernard Shaw. 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum. > "Übermensch", or Superman, and said that "Man is a rope > stretched between the animal and the Superman -- a rope > over an abyss"? Friedrich Nietzsche. 4 for everyone, though Joshua was the only one to spell the name correctly. > with more of the salt dissolved in it than is normally > possible at the cooler temperature. Such a solution is > said to be what? Supersaturated. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque. > says that every known particle has a yet-to-be discovered > sister particle: for example, squarks, selectrons and > neutralinos. What is the name given to this theory? Supersymmetry. 4 for Erland and Dan Tilque. > C1. In Alpine skiing, what is the second-fastest of the four > disciplines? It was introduced as a World Cup event in > 1983 and an Olympic event in 1988. Super G (super giant slalom). 4 for Joshua, Erland, and Dan Tilque. Again, on this question I did not think I could accept "superslalom" as almost correct. > banked turns, and are known for high speeds. There > """are""" 7 in the United States, including Daytona, > Indianapolis, and Talladega. What are they called? Superspeedways. 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum. I find conflicting information as to how many there are now. NASCAR's own web site says in one place that there are just 2 -- Daytona and Talladega -- and in another place it lists 4. > "The Super-Powers". (The word was originally hyphenated.) > Name *all three* countries that the term originally > applied to. The UK, the US, and the USSR. 4 for Joshua and Dan Tilque. > D2. Please decode the rot13 only after you are finished with the > previous question. In what country did the leaders of the > UK, US, and USSR hold their first meeting, in late 1943? Iran. (The Tehran Conference.) 4 for Joshua. > E1. The designation SS """is""" used after the model name for a > great many makes, particularly General Motors Chevrolet > products. What does SS stand for? Super Sport. (Chevrolet SS's are on longer made, but I am not checking on other manufacturers.) 4 for Dan Tilque. > E2. How does a supercharger increase the performance of internal > combustion engines? It increases the pressure in the air/fuel mixture, enabling more mixture (not just more air) to enter the cylinders. > * F. Super Music > F1. Eric Clapton formed the supergroup Cream in 1966. Name *any > one* of the other members. Ginger Baker, Jack Bruce. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Erland (the hard way). In the original game this one was made somewhat harder because instead of "Cream", the question writer wrote the name of Clapton's next group, Blind Faith! > F2. In 1970 Clapton formed Derek and the Dominos. Again, > name *any one* of the other members. Duane Allman, Jim Gordon, Dave Mason, Carl Radle, Bobby Whitlock. 4 for Joshua. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 4 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST TOPICS-> Ent Spo Sci His Lit Geo Can Cha SIX Joshua Kreitzer 36 20 4 24 36 0 12 36 164 Dan Blum 24 4 24 36 28 11 4 20 143 Pete Gayde 18 29 12 36 20 4 -- -- 119 Dan Tilque 16 4 32 28 8 4 4 24 112 Erland Sommarskog 8 0 28 24 -- -- 8 16 84 -- Mark Brader | "Follow my posts and choose the opposite msb@vex.net | of what I use. That generally works here." Toronto | --Tony Cooper My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Pete Gayde <pete.gayde@gmail.com>: Mar 23 09:36PM -0500 Mark Brader wrote: > 3. The low end of the FM radio broadcast band """is""" 88 MHz. > To the nearest whole megahertz, within 1, what """is""" the > high end? 107 > 4. In AM radio, what does "AM" stand for? Amplitude Modulation > * A. Supermen > A1. The 4-act drama "Man and Superman" is based on the legendary > fictional libertine Don Juan. Who wrote this play? Goethe; Moliere > "Übermensch", or Superman, and said that "Man is a rope > stretched between the animal and the Superman -- a rope > over an abyss"? Nietzsche > with more of the salt dissolved in it than is normally > possible at the cooler temperature. Such a solution is > said to be what? Super saturated > C1. In Alpine skiing, what is the second-fastest of the four > disciplines? It was introduced as a World Cup event in > 1983 and an Olympic event in 1988. Super Giant Slalom > banked turns, and are known for high speeds. There > """are""" 7 in the United States, including Daytona, > Indianapolis, and Talladega. What are they called? Super Speedways > "The Super-Powers". (The word was originally hyphenated.) > Name *all three* countries that the term originally > applied to. Soviet Union, United States, United Kingdom; Soviet Union, United States, Japan > D2. Please decode the rot13 only after you are finished with the > previous question. Va jung pbhagel qvq gur yrnqref bs gur > HX, HF, naq HFFE ubyq gurve svefg zrrgvat, va yngr 1943? Iran > products. What does SS stand for? > E2. How does a supercharger increase the performance of internal > combustion engines? Feeding exhaust gases back into the engine > * F. Super Music > F1. Eric Clapton formed the supergroup Cream in 1966. Name *any > one* of the other members. Ginger Baker > F2. In 1970 Clapton formed Derek and the Dominos. Again, > name *any one* of the other members. Bobby Whitlock Pete Gayde |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Mar 24 03:10AM If Pete Gayde had posted his answers on time, he would have scored 8 points on Round 9 and 31 on Round 10, for a final score of 146, good enough to finish 2nd instead of 3rd. -- Mark Brader | "If I quoted each [part] that had serious problems, Toronto | [the author] could sue me for copyright infringement." msb@vex.net | -- Steve Summit |
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