| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 02 03:48AM These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2023-09-18, and should be interpreted accordingly. On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty. Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup, based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal the correct answers in about 3 days. All questions were written by# members of the Usual Suspects and are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have been retyped and/or edited by me. The posting and tabulation of current-events questions is independent of the concurrent posting of other rounds. For further information please see my 2023-05-24 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)". #- Or in some cases by arrangement with, but I won't repeat this clarification on future question sets. I wrote one of these rounds. * Game 1, Round 2 - Miscellaneous - Shoes Please see the handout at: http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/g1r2/shoe.pdf In each case, name the type of shoe (or shoe part) indicated by the picture and the clue. Please note that the picture numbers are to the lower left of the images. 1. Let's start with the enormous, thin heel in picture 13. 2. In picture 2, what is the girlish name for this closed, low-cut shoe with a strap across the instep? 3. In picture 6, what name is given to this relatively low stiletto-style heel? 4. What is the shoe in 8, characterized by a heel that is completely (or almost completely) filled in beneath the arch? 5. What is the generic name for the shoe in picture 1, where the salient feature is an open back and a strap behind the ankle? 6. The shoe in picture 14 might be called a court shoe in Britain, though the late singer Amy Winehouse sang about a pair of them using the more familiar North American name in a risqué combination. They have a low front, relatively low heel, and may have a buckle or bow. 7. A perforated leather men's shoe is a brogue. But what name is given to the specific style of perforations in picture 3, with a W-shaped design over the toe? 8. What is the backless shoe in picture 11, a style which may or may not be open at the toe? 9. What is the two-tone shoe in picture 5, wearable by any gender, characterized by the plain toe and distinctive dark panel shape over the mid-foot? 10. The shoes in 7 are characterized by a very low heel or the absence of a heel. After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Vs lbh pnyyrq gur fubr jvgu n svyyrq-va urry n "cyngsbez" fubr, cyrnfr tb onpx naq or zber fcrpvsvp. * Game 1, Round 3 - Science - Organ Parts For each question, we have an organ of the human body in mind; we'll name a part of it; and you'll name the organ. For example, if we said the cricoid cartilage, you'd name the larynx. We will always speak in the singular, but some of these occur more than once in the organ. 1. Nephron. 2. Vitreous or vitreous humor. 3. Corpus cavernosum. 4. Stratum spinosum or squamous-cell layer. 5. Cochlea. 6. Phalanx. 7. Alveolus. 8. Duodenum. 9. Occipital lobe. 10. Islet of Langerhans. After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Vs lbh fnvq "unaq" be "sbbg" sbe nal nafjre, cyrnfr or zber fcrpvsvp. -- Mark Brader | "I do have an idea ... based on the quite obvious fact Toronto | that the number two is ridiculous and can't exist." msb@vex.net | -- Ben Denison (Isaac Asimov, "The Gods Themselves") My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Oct 01 09:43PM -0700 On Sunday, October 1, 2023 at 10:48:16 PM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote: > In each case, name the type of shoe (or shoe part) indicated by the > picture and the clue. > 1. Let's start with the enormous, thin heel in picture 13. stiletto (???) > 2. In picture 2, what is the girlish name for this closed, low-cut > shoe with a strap across the instep? Mary Janes > 5. What is the generic name for the shoe in picture 1, where the > salient feature is an open back and a strap behind the ankle? mule > 8. What is the backless shoe in picture 11, a style which may or > may not be open at the toe? mule > 10. The shoes in 7 are characterized by a very low heel or the > absence of a heel. mule > For each question, we have an organ of the human body in mind; > we'll name a part of it; and you'll name the organ. > 1. Nephron. kidney > 2. Vitreous or vitreous humor. eye > 4. Stratum spinosum or squamous-cell layer. skin > 5. Cochlea. ear > 6. Phalanx. finger > 7. Alveolus. lung > 8. Duodenum. small intestine; large intestine > 9. Occipital lobe. brain > 10. Islet of Langerhans. pancreas -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Oct 01 11:00PM -0700 On 10/1/23 20:48, Mark Brader wrote: > picture and the clue. Please note that the picture numbers are to > the lower left of the images. > 1. Let's start with the enormous, thin heel in picture 13. stiletto > 2. In picture 2, what is the girlish name for this closed, low-cut > shoe with a strap across the instep? Mary Janes > stiletto-style heel? > 4. What is the shoe in 8, characterized by a heel that is completely > (or almost completely) filled in beneath the arch? platforms (damn if I know what the more specific answer is) > 7. A perforated leather men's shoe is a brogue. But what name is > given to the specific style of perforations in picture 3, > with a W-shaped design over the toe? wingtips > 8. What is the backless shoe in picture 11, a style which may or > may not be open at the toe? sandal > 9. What is the two-tone shoe in picture 5, wearable by any gender, > characterized by the plain toe and distinctive dark panel shape > over the mid-foot? Oxfords > once in the organ. > 1. Nephron. > 2. Vitreous or vitreous humor. eye > 3. Corpus cavernosum. > 4. Stratum spinosum or squamous-cell layer. skin > 5. Cochlea. ear > 6. Phalanx. finger > 7. Alveolus. lung > 8. Duodenum. stomach > 9. Occipital lobe. brain > 10. Islet of Langerhans. pancreas -- Dan Tilque |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 02 03:37AM Mark Brader: > > Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup, > > based only on your own knowledge. Stephen Perry: > dr julia ogden > Read more at: https://tvshowtranscripts.ourboard.org/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=31689 I do not find it credible that Stephen had a 65-character URL memorized and ready to bring to mind, before he started answering these questions. His entry is disqualified. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "Asteroid Nearly Misses Earth" msb@vex.net | --Washington Post, June 24, 2002 My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 02 03:39AM Mark Brader: > and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information > please see my 2023-05-24 companion posting on "Questions from the > Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)". The Final game is over and STEPHEN PERRY's attempt to disqualify himself out of winning has failed -- he holds on to win by 3 points. Congratulations, I guess! > "Huh?!?" > "No, no, she's an actress on a soap opera and she's had 3 weeks > to live for the past 2 years." Dr. Robert Hartley ("The Bob Newhart Show", with Carol Kester -- Bob Newhart and Marcia Wallace). 4 for Joshua. > "Well, jeepers, you're about to witness the world's first > demonstration of fireproof paper. Here is my assistant Beaker, > carrying a lighted blowtorch." Dr. Bunsen Honeydew ("The Muppet Show"). 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua. > so I used a hemocytometer to analyze her cells and discovered > that her blood plaque was far below normal levels." > "And blood plaque is a chief factor in blood clotting." Dr. Julia Ogden Murdoch (accepting either surname) ("Murdoch Mysteries", with William Murdoch -- Helene Joy and Yannick Bisson). > in town." > "Yes I am! The next nearest is in Montreal. Parlez-vous > français?" Dr. Temperance "Bones" Brennan ("Bones", with Seeley Booth -- Emily Deschanel and David Boreanaz). 4 for Joshua. > Ees a terrible disorder where the skeleton tries to leap out > the mouth and escape the body." > "Now you're talking!" Dr. Nick Riviera ("The Simpsons", with Grampa Simpson). 4 for Joshua. > Speaking to: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/F-9/to6.jpg > "I didn't kill my wife!" > "I don't care!" Dr. Richard Kimble ("The Fugitive" (1993), with Sam Gerard -- Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones). 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua. > the onset of irumodic syndrome." > "If that's so, why do you look as if you just signed my death > sentence?" Dr. Beverly Crusher ("Star Trek: The Next Generation", with Capt. Jean-Luc Picard -- Gates McFadden and Patrick Stewart). 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua. > that you collapsed, possibly a panic attack. You were unable > to breathe?" > "*They* said it was a panic attack." Dr. Jennifer Melfi ("The Sopranos", with Tony Soprano -- Lorraine Bracco and James Gandolfini). 4 for Joshua. > "You wretched slugs. Don't any of you have the guts to fight > for blood?" > "I'm your huckleberry. I kill for my game." John Henry "Doc" Holliday ("Tombstone" (1993), with Jonny Ringo -- Val Kilmer and Michael Biehn). 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua. > "We all in critical condition, babies, but you can tell me where > it hurts, because I've got the healing prescription here from > the big 'KRP musical medicine cabinet." Dr. Johnny Fever ("WKRP In Cincinnati" -- Howard Hesseman). 4 for Joshua. > Calvados, and one part Italian vermouth. After a hard night > of drinking, this cocktail is intended "to be taken before > 11 am, or whenever steam or energy is needed". Corpse reviver. > A2. These spicy sweet buns are traditionally eaten on Good > Friday, and symbolize the crucifixion and resurrection. Hot cross buns. 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua. > holds the record for number of resurrections, repeatedly > dying and resurrecting while buried underground for 1,874 > years. Who? Capt. Jack Harkness. > B2. This character was stabbed to death at the end of season 5 > of "Game of Thrones". His resurrection in season 6 came > as a surprise to absolutely no one. Who? Jon Snow. > C1. This author's final novel, "Resurrection", decries the > injustice of man-made laws and the hypocrisy of the church. > Unsurprisingly, this resulted in his excommunication. Who? Leo Tolstoy. > C2. Resurrections gone bad are the theme of which 1983 Stephen > King novel? "Pet Sematary". 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua. > between 1934 and 1950. Her cinematic career was resurrected > when Billy Wilder cast her as a faded star of the silent era > who desperately hopes for a career resurrection of her own. Gloria Swanson (as Norma Desmond in "Sunset Blvd." (1950)). 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua. > comically villainous Duke Brothers in "Trading Places", > and an Oscar-winning performance in "Cocoon", where his > character also gets rejuvenated. Don Ameche. 4 for Joshua. > E1. Originally produced from 1959 to 2000, this car brand was > resurrected by BMW in 2001. The new variant is 34% longer, > 43% wider, and 16% taller than the 1959 original. (Austin) Mini. (Anything with "Mini" was acceptable.) 4 for Dan Blum. > E2. The original variant of this car, nicknamed "Topolino", was > produced 1936-55. A resurrected version was produced > 1957-75. And in 2007, it was resurrected yet again. Fiat 500 (Cinquecento). 4 for Erland. > around any more, because, gentlemen, this is my last press > conference". 6 years later, he was giving press conferences > as his country's leader. Richard Nixon. 4 for everyone -- Erland, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Joshua. > F2. Rising from the ashes of the Fascist Party, the MSI became > the AN, which became the PdL, eventually gaining power as > the FdI -- under which leader? Giorgia Meloni (Fratelli d'Italia -- "Brothers of Italy"). 4 for Joshua. "Giorgia Merino" was not quite close enough for an "almost correct". Scores, if there are no errors: FINAL ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 BEST TOPICS-> Geo Can Spo Aud Sci Art His Ent Cha SEVEN Stephen Perry 32 0 36 36 40 39 36 -- -- 219 Joshua Kreitzer 24 12 20 36 36 19 40 36 24 216 Dan Blum 20 8 16 8 36 19 33 16 20 160 Erland Sommarskog 12 0 16 0 36 0 36 0 8 108 Dan Tilque 12 0 12 0 40 8 28 0 4 104 Pete Gayde 18 12 -- -- -- 16 36 -- -- 82 -- Mark Brader | "Once established, it has prospered and spread, even Toronto | in the face of determined opposition from the msb@vex.net | computing establishment. We feel sure that the UNIX | system is a computing phenomenon whose full influence | has not yet been experienced." -- John Lions, 1979 My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 02 03:42AM Mark Brader: > I'll award 6 points for the entrant closest to the right answer, > 3 points for the second-closest, and 1 point for the third-closest, > and add all four question scores. JOSHUA KREITZER wins. > 1. Not counting the original three TV-movies, how many episodes > of "Murdoch Mysteries" have there been, from the series' start > through 2023-04-10? 266. 6 for Joshua. 3 for Dan Blum. 1 for Erland. > 2. We asked google.ca "what is the distance between Cork, Ireland, > and Waterford, Ireland"? What was the length of the suggested > driving route (via N25)? 121.1 km. 6 for Dan Blum. 3 for Joshua. 1 for Dan Tilque. > 3. According to the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, > how many wins did Fergie Jenkins have in his Major League career? 284. 6 for Joshua. 3 for Dan Blum. 1 for Dan Tilque. > 4. We used a couple of online tools to calculate the distance > between Kumasi, Ghana (see Round 8, Question 5), and the > Headquarters of the United Nations. What is that distance? 8041.6 km. 6 for Erland. 3 for Dan Tilque. 1 for Dan Blum. Scores, if there are no errors: Joshua Kreitzer 15 Dan Blum 13 Erland Sommarskog 7 Dan Tilque 5 -- Mark Brader | "This man must be very ignorant, for he answers Toronto | every question he is asked." -- Voltaire msb@vex.net | "'I resemble that remark!'" -- Steve Summit My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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