- QFTCIUA19 Game 3, Rounds 2-3: funny places and D-Day - 3 Updates
- QFTCIUA19 Game 2, Rounds 9-10 answers: TO date, 2nd challenge - 2 Updates
- Calvin's Quiz #566 - 1 Update
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 24 12:42AM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-06-03, 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 Unnatural Axxxe 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 3, Round 2 - Canadiana Geography - Funny place names As a good Canadian, say these names with pride, and ignore the laughter. Or go ahead and laugh. Whatever. 1. Part of Clearview Township in Simcoe County, this town's name is a reminder that it is *not* Ottawa. 2. It's unclear how this road, off the QEW near Niagara Falls, got its sexually suggestive Biblical name. A novel last year by Amber Dawn -- with this road in its title -- was reviewed by the Globe as having "queered the horror novel". Name that road. 3. This Quebec town's laughable name comes from an archaic French word for an impasse. It is in the "Guinness Book of World Records" for most exclamation marks in a town name. 4. They don't actually whistle much in Whistler. But we assume they do get stoned in this other B.C. town (named for a nearby creek). Name the town. 5. In the early 18th century the name of this Newfoundland town referred to any cylindrical object. In modern parlance it means something specific, sex-wise. 6. This is the name of a cliff northwest of Fort McLeod, Alberta, and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its indigenous historical significance. 7. This unincorporated hamlet in southwestern Ontario is famed for its strange name and frequent sign theft. The name ostensibly came from a German mispronunciation of "Yankee Doodle", perhaps mashed-up with a pumpkin reference. 8. When the provincial government tried to rename this Northern Ontario mining town during World War II, locals erected a sign reading "To hell With Hitler, we came up with our name first." Hindus might disagree. What town? 9. Known for its giant goose and... well, that's about it, this Northern Ontario town sounds like it was named by a thirsty toddler. 10. This Manitoba town was not named for the son of Gloin in "The Lord of the Rings", but rather for the place in Nordic mythology where the survivors of Ragnarok were foretold to live. An out-of-fuel Air Canada jet famously landed there. * Game 3, Round 3 - History - "D-Day" June 6th marks the 75th anniversary of "D-Day", the allied invasion of France which ultimately led to the end of World War II. 1. How many beaches were involved in "D-Day"? 2. Who was the German officer in command of German forces along the Atlantic Wall? 3. Please decode the rot13 for the next two questions only after you have finished with the first two. Sbhe bs gur ornpurf jrer pbqr-anzrq "Bznun", "Hgnu", "Tbyq", naq "Whab"; jung jnf gur svsgu? 4. Rejva Ebzzry jnf avpxanzrq "Gur Qrfreg Sbk" sbe uvf pnzcnvtaf va Nsevpn. Ba "Q-Qnl" ur pnzr hc ntnvafg juvpu qrfreg nqirefnel jub jnf abj gur pbzznaqre bs gur Nyyvrq ynaq sbeprf? 5. The actual code name of the whole operation to establish a military presence in the area was Overlord. But there was a separate code name specifically for the beach and paratroop landings that we refer to as "D-Day". What was that? 6. In preparation for "D-Day", American forces practiced for the "Omaha" beach landing under live fire -- and lost at least 749 servicemen in Operation Tiger, which was staged at Slapton Sands. Where is Slapton Sands? Be specific. 7. As part of Operation Fortitude North, Allied forces went on training exercises in Scotland -- to make the Germans think they were going to invade where? 8. The invasion plans called for the capture of Carentan, St-Lô, and Bayeux on the first day. How many of these did the Allies take on June 6? 9. The French Resistance was key to the Allied victory. Through four operations code named Operation Vert, Operation Bleu, Operation Tortue, and Operation Violet, they effectively isolated Normandy. Name one the successes of these operations. 10. A new Allied tank was specially developed for the Normandy landings. What was it called? -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "Now that is good enough to save and msb@vex.net | plagiarise elsewhere." --Paul Wolff My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Jun 24 06:03AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:W_mdnXc1xJte_43AnZ2dnUU7- > 3. This Quebec town's laughable name comes from an archaic French > word for an impasse. It is in the "Guinness Book of World > Records" for most exclamation marks in a town name. St. Louis du Ha! Ha! > 5. In the early 18th century the name of this Newfoundland town > referred to any cylindrical object. In modern parlance it > means something specific, sex-wise. Dildo > Ontario mining town during World War II, locals erected a sign > reading "To hell With Hitler, we came up with our name first." > Hindus might disagree. What town? Swastika > 9. Known for its giant goose and... well, that's about it, this > Northern Ontario town sounds like it was named by a thirsty > toddler. Wawa > "The Lord of the Rings", but rather for the place in Nordic > mythology where the survivors of Ragnarok were foretold to live. > An out-of-fuel Air Canada jet famously landed there. Gimli > June 6th marks the 75th anniversary of "D-Day", the allied invasion > of France which ultimately led to the end of World War II. > 1. How many beaches were involved in "D-Day"? 5 > you have finished with the first two. Sbhe bs gur ornpurf > jrer pbqr-anzrq "Bznun", "Hgnu", "Tbyq", naq "Whab"; jung jnf > gur svsgu? Sword > 4. Rejva Ebzzry jnf avpxanzrq "Gur Qrfreg Sbk" sbe uvf pnzcnvtaf > va Nsevpn. Ba "Q-Qnl" ur pnzr hc ntnvafg juvpu qrfreg nqirefnel > jub jnf abj gur pbzznaqre bs gur Nyyvrq ynaq sbeprf? Patton -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jun 23 11:59PM -0700 On 6/23/19 10:42 PM, Mark Brader wrote: > 3. This Quebec town's laughable name comes from an archaic French > word for an impasse. It is in the "Guinness Book of World > Records" for most exclamation marks in a town name. St-Louis-du-Ha! Ha! > 5. In the early 18th century the name of this Newfoundland town > referred to any cylindrical object. In modern parlance it > means something specific, sex-wise. Dildo > 6. This is the name of a cliff northwest of Fort McLeod, Alberta, > and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its indigenous historical > significance. Head Smashed-in Buffalo Jump > Ontario mining town during World War II, locals erected a sign > reading "To hell With Hitler, we came up with our name first." > Hindus might disagree. What town? Swastika > 9. Known for its giant goose and... well, that's about it, this > Northern Ontario town sounds like it was named by a thirsty > toddler. Wawa > "The Lord of the Rings", but rather for the place in Nordic > mythology where the survivors of Ragnarok were foretold to live. > An out-of-fuel Air Canada jet famously landed there. Gimli > June 6th marks the 75th anniversary of "D-Day", the allied invasion > of France which ultimately led to the end of World War II. > 1. How many beaches were involved in "D-Day"? 5 > 2. Who was the German officer in command of German forces along > the Atlantic Wall? Rommel > you have finished with the first two. Sbhe bs gur ornpurf > jrer pbqr-anzrq "Bznun", "Hgnu", "Tbyq", naq "Whab"; jung jnf > gur svsgu? Sword > 4. Rejva Ebzzry jnf avpxanzrq "Gur Qrfreg Sbk" sbe uvf pnzcnvtaf > va Nsevpn. Ba "Q-Qnl" ur pnzr hc ntnvafg juvpu qrfreg nqirefnel > jub jnf abj gur pbzznaqre bs gur Nyyvrq ynaq sbeprf? Montgomery > 7. As part of Operation Fortitude North, Allied forces went on > training exercises in Scotland -- to make the Germans think > they were going to invade where? Norway > 8. The invasion plans called for the capture of Carentan, St-Lô, > and Bayeux on the first day. How many of these did the Allies > take on June 6? none -- Dan Tilque |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 24 12:40AM -0500 Mark Brader: > and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information > see my 2019-01-22 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian > Inquisition (QFTCI*)". Game 2 is over and the winner is JOSHUA KREITZER. Hearty congratulations! > (Oh, did we only say *two* Canadiana rounds this week?) > This round is based on the book "25 Days that Changed Toronto" > from "Spacing" magazine. And it was the easiest round in the original game -- so there. > 1. On 1921-09-01 the privately-owned Toronto Railway Co. lost > its function. What replaced it? The Toronto Transportation Commission. (Accepting TTC or its later name, Toronto Transit Commission.) 4 for Dan Tilque. > on 1918-10-18? Decades later, Michael Ondaatje would make > the structure a voiceless character in his novel "The Skin of > the Lion". The Prince Edward Viaduct. (Accepting Bloor St. Viaduct or just "the Viaduct".) > 3. On 1980-07-28 the Supreme Court of Ontario issued eviction writs > -- later overturned -- for all the residents of a Toronto > community. Which one? Wards I. and Algonquin I. Any reference to the Toronto Island(s) was sufficient. The city and Metro Toronto were trying to convert the whole of the Islands (except for the Island Airport) into parkland. Since the city owned all the land and merely rented it to its occupants, this only required eviction and not expropriation. Wards and Algonquin were to be the last two areas to be cleared of houses, and once the evictions were overturned, the city decided to simply leave those areas as rental housing. Incidentally, Wards I., which is actually a peninsula on the main island variously known as Toronto I. or Centre I., is one of the two parts of Toronto where numbered streets are used -- streets that consist of a single sidewalk or a single traffic lane wide between the lawns on each side, as private cars are not allowed anywhere on the Islands. > 4. What event, causing 81 deaths, struck Toronto on 1954-10-15? The storm that until just before then had been Hurricane Hazel. I would have accepted "hurricane", but "tornado" was not close enough. Most of the deaths were due to flash flooding in river valleys. Afterwards, these residential areas were expropriated and converted to parkland -- without objection. > 5. With the aid of a Sikorsky helicopter, what record-setting > event happened in Toronto on 1975-04-02? The last section of the broadcast antenna was set atop the CN Tower. Any reference to the tower's construction was sufficient. 4 for Pete. > 6. What the Toronto Police infamously dubbed Operation Soap was > carried out on 1981-02-05, poisoning the Force's relationship > with a downtown community. What happened that night? The anti-gay "bathhouse raids". 4 for Dan Tilque and Pete. > 7. What annual outdoor event began auspiciously on 1879-09-02 with > an unfinished Crystal Palace and only 250 paid guests? Canadian National Exhibition. > 8. A bloody brawl between self-styled Nazis and Jewish youths took > place in Toronto on 1933-08-13. Where? Christie Pits. > 9. On 1971-06-03, Ontario Premier Bill Davis killed a controversial > road project. Which one? The William R. Allen Expwy. (Accepting Allen Expwy. or Spadina Expwy.) In the original game QMs were specifically instructed not to accept the name Allen even though the project was renamed to that in 1969. Weird. By the way, the name was later changed again to use "Road" instead of "Expressway", and since only part of it now is an expressway, that's not unreasonable. > 10. On 1834-03-27, Toronto elected its first mayor. Who? William Lyon Mackenzie. > ** Game 2, Round 10 - The Second Challenge Round > Given that this is the second week of the new season, we thought > we'd deal a round of seconds. In the original game we weren't told that the word "second" would appear in the answer if it wasn't in the question, and I decided not to provide that information either. > * A. Seconds in Science > A1. What was the second successful lander to reach Mars, > on 1975-09-09? Give the name and number if applicable. Viking 2. 4 for Dan Tilque and Bruce. > A2. A radioactive isotope of what element is used to define a > second in an atomic clock? Cesium. 4 for everyone -- Joshua, Dan Tilque, Erland, Bruce, Dan Blum, and Pete. > * B. Second Black Players > B1. In which major-league sport was Mike Marson the second > black player? Hockey. 4 for Joshua. 3 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, and Pete. > B2. In which major-league sport was Larry Dobie the second > black player? Baseball. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Pete. As Joshua was the first to note, the correct spelling is Doby. Sorry. See: http://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/doby-larry > * C. Seconds in Geography > C1. What is the second-deepest lake in the world? L. Tanganyika. (L. Baikal is first, Caspian Sea third.) > C2. What US state has the second-largest population? Texas. (California is first, Florida third, New York fourth.) 4 for Joshua, Erland, and Dan Blum. 3 for Pete. > * D. Seconds in Entertainment > D1. Which Hollywood star has a band called Thirty Seconds > to Mars? Jared Leto. 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum. > D2. This famous comedy troupe started in 1959, and its name > was taken from a 1952 "New Yorker" article by A.J. Liebling > about Chicago. Name it. The Second City. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Bruce, Dan Blum, and Pete. > E1. Name Ernest Hemingway's second novel. It was published in > 1929, more than a decade after the military events it > describes. "A Farewell to Arms". 3 for Joshua. > E2. Written in 1949, when the author was 38, this is arguably > Simone de Beauvoir's most famous book. Name it. "The Second Sex". 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Dan Blum. > F1. Canada's largest food charity, it recovers unsold food > from retailers and restaurants and delivers them to the > needy through 373 Ontario social-service agencies. Second Harvest. 4 for Dan Tilque. > F2. This Canadian coffee retailer started in 1975 and now has > 300 locations across the country and franchises in the US, > the UK, and countries throughout the Middle East. Second Cup. Tim Hortons started in 1964 (as Tim Horton's) and, if Wikipedia is correct, now has about 5,000 locations. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 2 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 BEST TOPICS-> Sci Spo Lit Can Can Ent Geo Can Cha SEVEN Joshua Kreitzer 29 40 23 4 0 24 11 0 31 162 Dan Blum 26 35 36 0 8 12 10 0 23 150 Dan Tilque 34 36 20 0 0 0 12 8 27 137 Pete Gayde 0 36 15 5 0 16 16 8 18 114 Bruce Bowler 20 32 -- -- -- 24 2 0 12 90 Stephen Perry -- -- -- -- -- 40 40 -- -- 80 Erland Sommarskog 16 8 -- -- -- 0 24 0 8 56 "Calvin" 4 26 -- -- -- 4 16 -- -- 50 -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "It's easier to deal with 'opposite numbers' msb@vex.net | when you know you cannot trust them." --Chess My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jun 23 11:37PM -0700 On 6/23/19 10:40 PM, Mark Brader wrote: >> C2. What US state has the second-largest population? > Texas. (California is first, Florida third, New York fourth.) > 4 for Joshua, Erland, and Dan Blum. 3 for Pete. I got this one right. -- Dan Tilque |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jun 23 03:57PM -0700 On 6/18/19 8:26 PM, Calvin wrote: > 1 In 2012 Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi, the only person convicted for the 1988 bombing of an American jetliner over Lockerbie, died in which country some three years after his humanitarian release from a Scottish prison? Libya > 2 Why was the amusement park in Pripyat, Ukraine, which was scheduled to open on 1 May 1986, permanently closed four days earlier? Chernobyl > 3 In which European language are all nouns capitalised? German > 5 What was the Collins Dictionary word of the year for 2018? It had seen a four-fold increase in use since 2013, chiefly in relation to plastics. > 6 Which Shakespearean play shares its title with a 1935 ballet by Sergei Prokofiev and a 1981 hit by Dire Straits? > 7 In mathematics, what is the value of the imaginary number i when squared? (i.e. i^2) -1 > 8 Which four-letter exclamation is the catchphrase the Sesame Street character Sherlock Hemlock? Elementary, my dear <name of sidekick, who I suspect is not Watson> > 9 What is the two-word Latin term for an argument that has gone on too long, literally to a sickening degree? ad nauseum -- Dan Tilque |
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