| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 26 12:43AM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-03-25, 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 to the newsgroup in a single followup, 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 Cellar Rats and are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information see my 2019-01-22 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)". * Game 8, Round 4 - Science - Intelligence and Personality Testing. *Note*: Abbreviations are acceptable in some cases. If you want to try answering with an abbreviation, go ahead, and after the round you can find out whether you need to go back and expand it. 1. In a test developed by a Swiss psychiatrist, a subject's perceptions of inkblots are recorded and then analyzed using psychological interpretation and/or complex algorithms intended to detect underlying thought disorders. Name the test. 2. In the 1940s a self-report questionnaire was designed to categorize people on four basic criteria, which are combined to form a type. The test is based in part on Jung's theories on how humans experience the world. Name the categorization. 3. This test developed by French psychologists was updated at an American university. it was intended to identify mental retardation in schoolchildren, so that they could be properly educated in the school system instead of consigned to asylums for life. Give *either* the original name of the test or the American name. 4. This test generates a full-scale IQ representing a child's general intellectual ability. It provides separate Verbal Comprehension, Visual-Spatial, Fluid Reasoning, Working Memory, and Processing Speed index scores. Name it. 5. This psychological effect details a cognitive bias in which people of low ability mistakenly assess their cognitive ability as greater than it is. Conversely, people of high ability often underestimate their abilities and the abilities of other high performers. The effect is named for the two researchers who discovered it: who? 6. Average scores on standardized tests have been increasing for the last 100 years, especially from 1955 to 1965. Almost globally, the increase is mostly seen in the lowest quartile of test-takers. Some argue that better nutrition worldwide has had an effect, but the reason in not fully known. The effect is named after the researcher who uncovered it: who? 7. Daniel Goleman popularized the concept of an aspect of intelligence not captured in standardized tests. It consists of self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy, and social skills. What's it called? 8. A 10-minute quiz designed by an immigrant to Canada, used to assess cognitive impairment. It is very useful as an inexpensive and accurate screening tool. Donald Trump was proud to have passed this test on his physical last year, thus showing that he was not demented. Name the test. 9. Current cognitive researches use two concepts to categorize intelligence. One refers to the ability to reason and solve problems in unique and novel situations, the other to the ability to use knowledge acquired through past learning or experience. Name *either*. 10. Recently apps and software have been trending that claim to improve or preserve working memory, and processing speed, and general cognitive health. Usually they involve games or audio sounds. Some researchers do not agree that these apps are of any use. By what name, as a group, do these apps and software go by? After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Gur dhrfgvbaf jurer na nooerivngvba jnf npprcgnoyr jrer ahzoref gjb, sbhe, naq rvtug. Vs lbh tnir na nooerivngvba ba nal bgure nafjre, cyrnfr tb onpx naq fhofgvghgr gur rkcnafvba. * Game 8, Round 6 - Sports - World Cup Soccer 1. Geoff Hurst is the only player to have done *what* in World Cup soccer? Be sufficiently specific. 2. Pelé brought Brazil to victory in World Cup soccer three times. Name *any one* of the years *and any one* of the host countries for these three competitions. 3. FIFA is the organization which runs the World Cup Soccer Competition. What *city* is it based in? 4. The World Cup was inaugurated in 1930, and the host country won it that year. Which country was that? 5. Which country hosted the 1994 World Cup? 6. The 2026 World Cup competition will be hosted by three countries. Name *all three*. 7. The number of qualifying countries in the World Cup tournament was 16 until 1982. But in 1938, only 15 actually played. Why? 8. Name *either* of the two stadiums that each have hosted the World Cup final match *more than once*. 9. The four countries comprising the United Kingdom -- England, Wales, Scotland,and Northern Ireland -- have all competed individually in international soccer. But only once have all four qualified for the World Cup tournament in the same year. When was that? 10. In a major controversy, the player Zinedine Zidane head-butted Marco Materazzi in a World Cup final match. Name *both* teams competing, *and* the year. -- Mark Brader, Toronto "There is no Planet B." msb@vex.net -- Emmanuel Macron My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Apr 26 02:28AM -0700 On Friday, April 26, 2019 at 3:44:04 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > perceptions of inkblots are recorded and then analyzed using > psychological interpretation and/or complex algorithms intended > to detect underlying thought disorders. Name the test. Rorschach > categorize people on four basic criteria, which are combined > to form a type. The test is based in part on Jung's theories > on how humans experience the world. Name the categorization. Kubler-Ross > intelligence not captured in standardized tests. It consists > of self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy, and > social skills. What's it called? Emotional Intelligence > * Game 8, Round 6 - Sports - World Cup Soccer > 1. Geoff Hurst is the only player to have done *what* in World > Cup soccer? Be sufficiently specific. Score a hat-trick in the final. > 2. Pelé brought Brazil to victory in World Cup soccer three times. > Name *any one* of the years *and any one* of the host countries > for these three competitions. 1970 Mexico > 3. FIFA is the organization which runs the World Cup Soccer > Competition. What *city* is it based in? Zurich > 4. The World Cup was inaugurated in 1930, and the host country > won it that year. Which country was that? Uruguay > 5. Which country hosted the 1994 World Cup? USA > 6. The 2026 World Cup competition will be hosted by three countries. > Name *all three*. USA, Canada, Mexico > 7. The number of qualifying countries in the World Cup tournament > was 16 until 1982. But in 1938, only 15 actually played. Why? Was that the one where India pulled out late when they weren't permitted to play in bare feet? > 8. Name *either* of the two stadiums that each have hosted the > World Cup final match *more than once*. Maracana > individually in international soccer. But only once have all > four qualified for the World Cup tournament in the same year. > When was that? 1966 > 10. In a major controversy, the player Zinedine Zidane head-butted > Marco Materazzi in a World Cup final match. Name *both* teams > competing, *and* the year. Brazil v. France 1998 cheers, calvin |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Apr 26 04:55AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:25ydnQdD_qh-HCPBnZ2dnUU7- > coastlines of countries. > 1. Italy is unique in having two independent nations totally within > its boundaries. One is the Vatican or Holy See. Name the other. San Marino > 2. What country has the shortest coastline in the world? Monaco > 4. In 1993 this country became landlocked as a result of one of > its former provinces becoming an independent nation. Name the > landlocked country. Serbia > 5. The island of Borneo includes part of Indonesia, part of > Malaysia, and all of which other country? Brunei > 6. Name the largest landlocked country in the world (by area). Sudan > 7. Alaska is the most northerly state in the US. What is the > second-most northerly? Maine > or near the town. Instead it contains many enclaves each > belonging to one of the two bordering countries. Name both > of these countries. Netherlands and Belgium > side, when did it become part of India? > 10. Name *either one* of the two Spanish exclaves that interrupt > the coast of Morocco. Tangiers Pete Gayde |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 26 12:42AM -0500 Mark Brader: > 1. 1964, a cult classic by Hubert Selby Jr. Set among the Brooklyn > lower class in the 1950s, it portrays drug use, street violence, > gang rape, homosexuality, and transvestism. "Last Exit to Brooklyn" (the movie version was in 1989). 4 for Calvin and Joshua. > British Raj and the Indian independence movement in the 1920s. > Characters include Dr. Aziz, Cyril Fielding, Mrs. Moore, and > Miss Adela Quested. "A Passage to India" (movie 1983). 4 for Calvin and Joshua. > 3. A semi-autobiographical 1943 novel by Betty Smith. An > impoverished but aspirational adolescent girl and her > family live in the inner city during the 1910s and '20s. "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" (movie 1945, TV-movie 1974). 4 for Dan and Joshua. > who was arrested and sent to a prison in France by the Germans > and has yet to return home. The members of the club are raising > the missing woman's child until she returns. "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society" (movie 2018). (Guernsey was required, but you could be approximate on the rest.) > seven: the parents Win and Mary, and the children Frank, Franny, > John, Lilly, and Egg. Other characters include Freud and a > pet bear. "The Hotel New Hampshire" (movie 1984). 4 for Joshua. 3 for Dan. > Characters Raoul Duke and his attorney Dr. Gonzo chase the > American Dream through a drug-induced haze, all the while > ruminating on the failure of the 1960s countercultural movement. "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" (movie 1998). 4 for Calvin and Joshua. > molesters and is emotionally shattered by his experience. > 25 years later, a murder occurs, and all three men are caught > up in the investigation. "Mystic River" (movie 2003). 4 for Dan and Joshua. > 8. An Australian historical novel by Joan Lindsay, set in 1900. > A group of female students at a boarding school vanish while > on an outing. "Picnic at Hanging Rock" (movie 1975). 4 for Dan, Calvin, and Joshua. > in restaurant kitchens, and is also a travelogue of (low) life > on the road, hostel accommodations, and characters living on > the margin. "Down and Out in Paris and London" (documentary movie "Down and Out", 2010). 4 for Calvin and Joshua. > It also shows that when the pay is better than that of local > jobs, the unintended consequence may be that "informants" > will keep a story going to keep the money coming. "Our Man in Havana" (movie 1959). 4 for Calvin. > coastlines of countries. > 1. Italy is unique in having two independent nations totally within > its boundaries. One is the Vatican or Holy See. Name the other. San Marino. 4 for everyone -- Dan, Erland, Calvin, Joshua, and Pete. > 2. What country has the shortest coastline in the world? Monaco (about 4 km -- as always this depends on how you measure, but if straightened out, it'd be less than 3 km or just over 2 miles). 4 for Calvin, Joshua, and Pete. The country is aligned lengthwise along the coast and none of it extends as much as a mile inland. It's very different from the case of Bosnia and Herzegovina, whose coastline of about 20 km or 12 miles -- the next-shortest, squeezed in between Croatia's two mainland coastal sections -- forms only about 1% of the country's perimeter. > 3. Andorra is jointly ruled by a Spanish bishop and the French > president. What is its official language? Catalan. 4 for Erland and Joshua. 3 for Dan. > 4. In 1993 this country became landlocked as a result of one of > its former provinces becoming an independent nation. Name the > landlocked country. Ethiopia. (Eritrea left.) 4 for Erland, Calvin, and Joshua. When Serbia & Montenegro split into its two constituent parts, Serbia became landlocked, but that was in 2006 and Montenegro was formerly a division of Yugoslavia, not of Serbia. > 5. The island of Borneo includes part of Indonesia, part of > Malaysia, and all of which other country? Brunei. 4 for everyone. > 6. Name the largest landlocked country in the world (by area). Kazakhstan. 4 for Erland, Calvin, and Joshua. Mongolia is next-largest, but more than 40% smaller than Kazakhstan; Uzbekistan ranks about 15th. Sudan is not landlocked (it kept all of the Red Sea coast when South Sudan split off). > 7. Alaska is the most northerly state in the US. What is the > second-most northerly? Minnesota. 4 for Joshua. Due to a quirk of history whose explanation I will repeat on request, the state has a northward extension into Lake of the Woods, including a peninsula on the lake's Manitoba side. The next four states west along the border -- North Dakota, Montana, Idaho, and Washington -- are tied for third place. Michigan and Maine are right out. > or near the town. Instead it contains many enclaves each > belonging to one of the two bordering countries. Name both > of these countries. Belgium, Netherlands (accepting Holland). 4 for everyone. In this area there are even enclaves nested one inside the other. There used to be one border area in the world that was even more complicated -- with enclaves nested up to *three* deep -- which was between India and Bangladesh, but this was rationalized by treaty in 2015. > 9. Goa was a Portuguese colony in India. Within a year on either > side, when did it become part of India? 1961 (accepting 1960-62). 4 for Erland and Joshua. 3 for Dan. > 10. Name *either one* of the two Spanish exclaves that interrupt > the coast of Morocco. Ceuta, Melilla. 4 for Erland (the hard way) and Joshua. 3 for Calvin. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 8 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS TOPICS-> Lit Geo Joshua Kreitzer 32 40 72 "Calvin" 24 27 51 Dan Blum 15 18 33 Erland Sommarskog 0 32 32 Pete Gayde 0 16 16 -- Mark Brader "Truly, you have a dizzying intellect." Toronto "Wait till I get going!" msb@vex.net -- "The Princess Bride" My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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