- QFTCIUA19 Current Events 3-4 - 1 Update
- QFTCIUA19 Game 2, Rounds 2-3: math shapes and team names - 5 Updates
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 12 01:20AM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on the dates indicated below, and should be interpreted accordingly. If any answers have changed due to newer news, you are still expected to give the answers that were correct on that date. 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 Unnatural Axxxe 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 see my 2019-01-22 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)". * Game 3 (2019-06-03), Round 1 - Current Events 1. Mark Wit, a Canadian, won what bizarre English race or contest that takes place in Gloucester? The event dates back to at least 1826. 2. Peter O'Neill resigned this week as prime minister of which country? 3. The two remaining Dionne quintuplets turned 85 on May 28th. Give the first name of either one. 4. What legendary quarterback for the Green Bay Packers died this past week at the age of 85? 5. Which European country's chancellor resigned due to the "Ibiza Scandal" the day after his party had great results in the EU elections? Name the country. 6. Which Royal visited Ryerson University this week? 7. Louis Levi Oakes died on May 29 at age 94. A WWII veteran, he was the last surviving Mohawk *what*? 8. Also on May 29, Velma Demerson died at age 98. The Toronto woman famously spent 10 months in jail in 1939 for what? 9. This legendary Red Sox first baseman died at age 69. He will always be remembered for botching an out in the 10th inning of Game 6 of the 1986 World Series, denying the Red Sox their first win since 1918. In his last years, he said he "got over it." Who was he? 10. In a report leaked early to the media last week, what was described as a "Canadian Genocide"? * Game 4 (2019-06-11 [sic]), Round 1 - Current Events 1. Canadian teen Leylah Annie Fernandez won the junior girls' singles title in what tournament on Saturday? 2. What was the name of the Golden State Warriors investor who was fined $500,000 and banned for a year for pushing and swearing at Raptor Kyle Lowry? 3. James Holzhauer's "Jeopardy!" streak came to an end this week. He won nearly $2,500,000 US. How many games did he win? 4. Who did Forbes names as the world's richest female musical star? 5. Why was there only a 19-gun salute at the Canadian remembrance service of D-Day on Juno Beach on June 6th? 6. Andrew Scheer booted which Conservative politician from their justice committee after racist remarks citing the New Zealand mosque shooter? 7. "Sick Kids" Hospital in Toronto received $100,000,000, the biggest donation in their history, from the Peter Gilgan Foundation. Gilgan already has his company name on a downtown arena. Name that *company*. 8. Name the mayor of London, England, who was described by Donald Trump as a "stone cold loser" and "shorter than Bill de Blasio"? 9. China refused to mark the 30th anniversary of what on June 4 this year? 10. More than 2,000 cases of Ebola have been confirmed in which African country? After completing both rounds, please decode the rot13: Vs lbh nafjrerq "Pbatb" be "Arj Thvarn" gb nal dhrfgvba, tb onpx naq or zber fcrpvsvp. -- Mark Brader | "Everyone knows that the whole scheme is a pig's ear Toronto | and a dog's breakfast, and a mare's nest to boot." msb@vex.net | --Paul Wolff My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Bruce Bowler <bruce.bowler@gmail.com>: Jun 11 04:53PM On Mon, 10 Jun 2019 21:49:14 -0500, Mark Brader wrote: > others; identify it from the multiple-choice list if you like for fun, > but for no points. > 1. Figure A. Sierpinski Arrowhead > 2. Figure B. > 3. Figure C. Klein Bottle > 4. Figure D. Fractal Flame > 5. Figure E. Mobius Strip > 6. Figure F. > 7. Figure G. Hyperboloid > 8. Figure H. Oblate Spheroid > For the first 6-7 questions, we name the team and you briefly explain > what the name refers to. > 1. Houston Astros. NASA > 2. Baltimore Ravens. Edgar Allan Poe > 3. Indiana Pacers. (NBA.) Indy 500 > 4. Los Angeles Lakers. > 5. Minnesota Twins. > 6. New Jersey Devils. (Hockey.) Presumably the Jersey Devil of myth > 8. This AFL/NFL team's name was inspired in the 1960s by its > then-stadium's proximity to the busiest airport in the US that had no > access to Europe. New York Jets > 9. This team's name is, debatably, meant to honor Louis-Francis > Sockalexis, the first Native American to play major-league baseball > in the 1890s. Cleveland Indians > honor of the first Native American NFL coach, William Henry "Lone > Star" Dietz. Originally a Boston franchise, it moved to its current > city in 1937. Washington Redskins > 11. This city's Negro League baseball team was the Monarchs. > When a Major League Baseball expansion franchise was awarded in 1969, > that team adopted a similarly monarchical monicker. Kansas City Royals |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jun 11 08:46PM +0200 > interspersed with the others; identify it from the multiple-choice > list if you like for fun, but for no points. > 1. Figure A. Right Strophoid > 2. Figure B. Icosogon > 3. Figure C. Klein Bottle > 4. Figure D. Fractal Flame > 5. Figure E. Conchospiral > 6. Figure F. Hendecagon > 7. Figure G. Sierpinski Arrowhead Curve > 8. Figure H. Oblate Spheroid > 9. Figure I. Slinky Spiral > 11. Figure K. Monkey Saddle > * Game 2, Round 3 - Sports - What's in a Name? > 1. Houston Astros. NASA has a space centre in that town. > 5. Minnesota Twins. Twin cities > 9. This team's name is, debatably, meant to honor Louis-Francis > Sockalexis, the first Native American to play major-league > baseball in the 1890s. Bosten Red Sox |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jun 11 05:19PM -0700 On Tuesday, June 11, 2019 at 12:49:19 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > * Game 2, Round 2 - Science - The Shapes of Things > 5. Figure E. Mobius strip > For the first 6-7 questions, we name the team and you briefly explain > what the name refers to. > 1. Houston Astros. Astroturf used in their stadium > 2. Baltimore Ravens. > 3. Indiana Pacers. (NBA.) Are they near a trotting track? > 4. Los Angeles Lakers. Lake in Minneapolis where the team was originally based > 5. Minnesota Twins. Twin city with St Paul > 8. This AFL/NFL team's name was inspired in the 1960s by its > then-stadium's proximity to the busiest airport in the US that > had no access to Europe. New York Jets, New England Patriots > 9. This team's name is, debatably, meant to honor Louis-Francis > Sockalexis, the first Native American to play major-league > baseball in the 1890s. Cleveland Indians > honor of the first Native American NFL coach, William Henry > "Lone Star" Dietz. Originally a Boston franchise, it moved to > its current city in 1937. Washington Redskins > 11. This city's Negro League baseball team was the Monarchs. > When a Major League Baseball expansion franchise was awarded > in 1969, that team adopted a similarly monarchical monicker. Kansas City Royals cheers, calvin |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Jun 12 12:46AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:MuSdnf41DKc3i2LBnZ2dnUU7- > For the first 6-7 questions, we name the team and you briefly explain > what the name refers to. > 1. Houston Astros. NASA has facilities in the Houston area > 2. Baltimore Ravens. Edgar Allan Poe is from Baltimore > 3. Indiana Pacers. (NBA.) The Indianapolis 500 race has a pace car > 4. Los Angeles Lakers. Team was originally in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the land of 10,000 lakes > 5. Minnesota Twins. Refers to the twin cities of Minneapolis and St Paul > 8. This AFL/NFL team's name was inspired in the 1960s by its > then-stadium's proximity to the busiest airport in the US that > had no access to Europe. New York Jets > 9. This team's name is, debatably, meant to honor Louis-Francis > Sockalexis, the first Native American to play major-league > baseball in the 1890s. Cleveland Indians > honor of the first Native American NFL coach, William Henry > "Lone Star" Dietz. Originally a Boston franchise, it moved to > its current city in 1937. Washington Redskins > 11. This city's Negro League baseball team was the Monarchs. > When a Major League Baseball expansion franchise was awarded > in 1969, that team adopted a similarly monarchical monicker. Kansas City Royals Pete Gayde |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 12 01:17AM -0500 Mark Brader: >> For the first 6-7 questions, we name the team and you briefly explain >> what the name refers to. >> 1. Houston Astros. "Calvin": > Astroturf used in their stadium Sadly, this guess actually turns out to be backwards. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "Alas, there is NO SUCH THING as 'NO SUCH THING as msb@vex.net | privileged access.'" -- Alan Silverstein |
| You received this digest because you're subscribed to updates for this group. You can change your settings on the group membership page. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it send an email to rec.games.trivia+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. |
No comments:
Post a Comment