- QFTCIUA19 Game 3, Rounds 4,6: the Met's portraits and birds - 1 Update
- QFTCIUA19 Game 3, Rounds 2-3 answers: funny places and D-Day - 1 Update
- Erland's occasional quiz: Odd one out! - 3 Updates
- QFTCIUA19 Current Events 5-6 - 2 Updates
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 27 12:19AM -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 4 - Art - The Met's Portraits New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art is the largest art museum in the US. On the 2-page handout http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/3-4/port.pdf you will see some of the portraits that it exhibits. In each case we will give you the portrait number and the famous artist's nationality, and you simply have to name the artist. I have rearranged the round in the order of the handout. There were two decoys, which are now interspersed with the others; answer them if you like for fun, but for no points. 1. Architect of the Spanish Renaissance. 2. (Decoy) Flemish. 3. Dutch. 4. Dutch. 5. Spanish. 6. Dutch. 7. (Decoy) French. 8. English. 9. Spanish. 10. French. 11. French. 12. French. * Game 3, Round 6 - Science - The Bird is the Word Don't you know about the birds? Everybody knows about the birds. Here's a round of ornithological questions, conspicuously missing the chicken's motivation for traversing the thoroughfare. 1. How many toes does an ostrich have on each foot? 2. Which country is home to the most bald eagles? 3. What does a pullet become on her first birthday? 4. In birds, what is a furcula better known as? 5. What's North America's largest waterfowl? 6. What bird's nests do the Chinese use for bird's nest soup? 7. What Chinese year comes next after the Year of the Monkey? 8. What bird has the biggest *eyes*? 9. What bird family is the world's largest in population and number of species? 10. In certain countries in Asia, this large sea bird was trained to fetch fish for its human masters. Name that bird. -- Mark Brader | "If there had been government -- and dare I say industrial? Toronto | -- research establishments in the Stone Age, by now we msb@vex.net | would have had absolutely superb flint tools. But no one | would have invented steel." -- Arthur C. Clarke My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 27 12:14AM -0500 Mark Brader: > 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. Nottawa. 4 for Dan Blum and Bruce. > 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. Sodom Rd. (The novel was "Sodom Road Exit".) 4 for Dan Blum. > 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! 4 for Joshua and Dan Tilque. > 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. Stoner. > 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. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, and Bruce. > 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. 4 for Dan Tilque and Dan Blum. 3 for Bruce. > 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. Punkeydoodles Corners. The first word was sufficient. > 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. 4 for everyone -- Joshua, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Bruce, and Pete. The same word comes up on the map of Southern Ontario: a minor road near Cambridge is named Swastika Trail. And it was in the news the other day: a group of residents in the area had asked the local council to rename it, and been denied, so they tried suing the council -- but they lost. > 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. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Bruce. > "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. (The airplane incident was in 1983.) 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Dan Blum. > 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. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, and Bruce. > 2. Who was the German officer in command of German forces along > the Atlantic Wall? Erwin Rommel. 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Bruce, and Pete. > you have finished with the first two. Four of the beaches > were code-named "Omaha", "Utah", "Gold", and "Juno"; what was > the fifth? Sword. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, and Pete. > 4. Erwin Rommel was nicknamed "The Desert Fox" for his campaigns > in Africa. On "D-Day" he came up against which desert adversary > who was now the commander of the Allied land forces? Bernard Montgomery. 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, and Pete. > 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? Operation Neptune. > "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. Devon, England. > 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. 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, and Pete. > 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. 4 for Dan Tilque. 2 for Dan Blum and Pete. > four operations code named Operation Vert, Operation Bleu, > Operation Tortue, and Operation Violet, they effectively > isolated Normandy. Name one the successes of these operations. Destruction of rail lines, destruction of electrical facilities, delaying reinforcements, severing communication lines. > 10. A new Allied tank was specially developed for the Normandy > landings. What was it called? Duplex Drive, hence DD, hence Donald Duck tank. Accepting any of these. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 3 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS TOPICS-> Can His Dan Tilque 24 24 48 Dan Blum 24 22 46 Joshua Kreitzer 20 8 28 Bruce Bowler 19 8 27 Pete Gayde 4 18 22 -- Mark Brader | "If communication becomes impossible, it is expected that Toronto | both parties will... notify the other that communication msb@vex.net | has become impossible..." --memo to university staff My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Bruce Bowler <bruce.bowler@gmail.com>: Jun 26 12:48PM On Tue, 25 Jun 2019 22:10:55 +0200, Erland Sommarskog wrote: > Robert Plant, > 3. Business: > Bang & Olufsen, BoConcept, Carlsberg, IKEA, Lego, BoConcept. The others are all named, at least in part, after people > Czech, German, Hungarian, Romanian, Slovak. > 5. Science: > candela, kelvin, metre, second, volt. Volt. The others are all SI units > 6. City travel: > Charle de Gaulle Étoile, Montmatre, Oberkampf, Odéon, Porte de > Glignancourt. Oberkampf. The others are stops on the Paris metro > 7. Food: > farfalle, gnocchi, linguine, margherita, penne. Margherita. The others are all types of pasta > 8. Science and language: > azote, ilt, oxygen, Sauerstoff, syre. azote is nitrogen, the others are all oxygen > 9. Current sport events: > Germany, Japan, Norway, Sweden, USA. Japan is out of the world cup > 10. Entertainment: > Pierre Brosnan, Sean Connery, Daniel Craig, Roger Moore, Bruce > Willis. Bruce Willis never played 007. > 11. Politics: > Jair Bolsonaro, Emmanuel Macron, Narendra Modi, Vladimir Putin, > Donald Trump, Trump. The only world leader with no prior political experience. |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Jun 26 05:27PM Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se> wrote in > Have fun! > 1. Math. > 1998, 306, 625, 729, 81. 306 > 2. Music: > Ronnie James Dio, Ian Gillan, Glenn Hughes, Ozzy Osbourne, > Robert Plant, Glenn Hughes > 3. Business: > Bang & Olufsen, BoConcept, Carlsberg, IKEA, Lego, IKEA > 4. Language: > Czech, German, Hungarian, Romanian, Slovak. Hungarian > 5. Science: > candela, kelvin, metre, second, volt. Second > 6. City travel: > Charle de Gaulle Étoile, Montmatre, Oberkampf, Odéon, > Porte de Glignancourt. Porte de Glignancourt > 7. Food: > farfalle, gnocchi, linguine, margherita, penne. Gnocchi > 8. Science and language: > azote, ilt, oxygen, Sauerstoff, syre. syre > 9. Current sport events: > Germany, Japan, Norway, Sweden, USA. Japan > 10. Entertainment: > Pierre Brosnan, Sean Connery, Daniel Craig, Roger Moore, Bruce > Willis. Bruce Willis > 11. Politics: > Jair Bolsonaro, Emmanuel Macron, Narendra Modi, Vladimir Putin, > Donald Trump, Macron > 12. Transport: > Air Canada, Air New Zealand, British Airways, Lufthansa, > Singapore Airlines. Air New Zealand Pete Gayde |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Jun 27 01:03AM Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se> wrote in > if I think you have spotted something significant enough. > 1. Math. > 1998, 306, 625, 729, 81. 625 (only one that is not a multiple of 9) > 4. Language: > Czech, German, Hungarian, Romanian, Slovak. Hungarian > 7. Food: > farfalle, gnocchi, linguine, margherita, penne. margherita > 10. Entertainment: > Pierre Brosnan, Sean Connery, Daniel Craig, Roger Moore, Bruce > Willis. Bruce Willis > 11. Politics: > Jair Bolsonaro, Emmanuel Macron, Narendra Modi, Vladimir Putin, > Donald Trump, Emmanuel Macron -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Jun 26 05:10PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:vMmdnd5xV8lUj4_AnZ2dnUU7- > * Game 5 (2019-06-17), Round 1 - Current Events > 1. Which former Boston Red Sox player was shot in the back in his > native Dominican Republic? Ortiz > 3. Ten US states are suing to prevent two telecommunications > giants from merging, saying it will hurt consumers. > Name *either* of the companies in the proposed merger. T-Mobile > 4. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences filed a defense > last week in a lawsuit over its expulsion of a member in 2018. > Who is suing them? Weinstein > 6. Axe partnered with a technology giant to produce gaming-oriented > personal care products that are being test-marketed in Australia. > Name the digital partner. Sony; Microsoft > 7. Who did Justin Bieber challenge to an MMA cage (octagon) fight? Tom Cruise > fractures after crashing into a wall at 60 km/h at the Criterium > de Dauphine. The crash ended his hopes of a fifth Tour de > France win. Who is he? Froome > a concoction of Campari, vermouth, gin, and bitters. Name that > poison. > 10. Who won the Larry O'Brien Trophy last week? Toronto Raptors > custody case. She went on to create a glamorous fashion empire > that included her signature blue jeans. Name that poor little > rich girl who died last week at age 95. Gloria Vanderbilt > their First Amendment rights and invoking a gender-based double > standard of censorship. What does Dame sell? > 4. What is Facebook's proposed new cryptocurrency called? Libra > 6. Name *either one* of the two TTC stations which were temporarily > renamed, with altered spellings, for Pride Month. > 7. What was celebrated on June 19, also known as Juneteenth? Emancipation of slaves > 8. British arms sales to Saudi Arabia have been declared unlawful > because they contributed to civilian deaths where? Yemen > 9. The Tampa Bay Rays are requesting to split their home games > with which Canadian city? Montreal > 10. Who is representing the People's Party of Canada in Etobicoke > North in the fall federal election? Pete Gayde |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Jun 27 12:59AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:vMmdnd5xV8lUj4_AnZ2dnUU7- > * Game 5 (2019-06-17), Round 1 - Current Events > 1. Which former Boston Red Sox player was shot in the back in his > native Dominican Republic? Ortiz > 4. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences filed a defense > last week in a lawsuit over its expulsion of a member in 2018. > Who is suing them? Polanski > Florence, Italy, of one of the world's most popular cocktails -- > a concoction of Campari, vermouth, gin, and bitters. Name that > poison. Negroni > custody case. She went on to create a glamorous fashion empire > that included her signature blue jeans. Name that poor little > rich girl who died last week at age 95. Vanderbilt > followers included actress Allison Mack and heiress Clare > Bronfman -- was convicted of multiple counts of sex trafficking. > Give either his name or that of his organization. NXIVM > 7. What was celebrated on June 19, also known as Juneteenth? end of slavery (in Texas, 1865) > 9. The Tampa Bay Rays are requesting to split their home games > with which Canadian city? Montreal -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
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