| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 07 09:50PM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-05-13, 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 1, Round 9 - History - The Middle Ages 1. What international event was started by Pope Urban II's sermon at the council of Clermont in 1095? 2. What international event resulted from the return of Pope Gregory XI from Avignon to Rome in 1377, and was ended by the Council of Constantine and the resignation of Pope Gregory XII in 1415? 3. This Italian woman, later a saint, was credited (along with Queen Brigit of Sweden) with returning the papal throne to Rome. Famous for her mystic visions, she wielded considerable political power through her correspondences. Who was she? 4. In what was either abject humiliation or a brilliant political masterstroke, the Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV walked barefoot in the snow to plead with Pope Gregory VII for absolution that would end his excommunication. This dramatic and much-argued event was called "The Humiliation of" *where*? 5. Although married to Queen Isabella of France, this English king scandalously flaunted his male lover Piers Gaveston in his court. After political wrangling he abdicated in 1327 and soon murdered. Which king? (Number required if applicable.) 6. King Edward II banned football during his reign. His son King Edward III passed a law in 1368 which commanded that all male subjects instead practice *this military sport* for two hours every Sunday under the supervision of the clergy? What sport? 7. Arguably the most powerful woman in the Middle Ages, she was queen of both France and England. As queen of England she encouraged her sons to rebel against their father, King Henry II. Who is she? 8. What was known as the "French disease"? 9. The curriculum in medieval universities was divided into the Trivium and the Quadrivium. Name any of the three components of the Trivium. 10. This woman's books "The Book of the City of Ladies" and "The Treasure of the City of Ladies" made her a prominent moralist and political thinker in medieval France. Name her. ** Game 1, Round 10 - Victoria Day Challenge Round We won't be able to ask these questions on the day, since we'll be too busy celebrating Her Highness in ways that doubtless would not amuse her. So here they are now. * A. Victorian-era Scientists Name them. A1. Born in 1791, he was an English mathematician, inventor, and mechanical engineer. Oh, and he originated the concept of a programmable digital computer. A2. Also born in 1791, his main discoveries include the principles underlying electromagnetic induction, diamagnetism, and electrolysis. * B. Victorian History B1. At the beginning of Victoria's reign, Parliament essentially consisted of the Liberals (or Whigs) and the Conservatives (or Tories). The year before her death, a third party was formed that would overtake those two within 20 years. Which party? B2. After the revolt of the Sepoys in 1857, what political realignment took place with regard to British colonialism in India? * C. Victorian Geopolitics C1. In 1878, Britain was a plenipotentiary -- a diplomatic referee of sorts -- at the Treaty of Berlin, which gave recognition to the three newest Central European states. Name any of them. C2. Canada, of course, took a step away from Mother England and Victoria, as several colonies confederated together in 1867. Where was this process repeated in the year of her death? * D. Victorian Authors We'll name three works of a Victorian author; you name the author. D1. "The Mill on the Floss", "Middlemarch", "Silas Marner". D2. "The Mayor of Casterbridge", "Under the Greenwood Tree", "Far from the Madding Crowd". * E. We are Not Amused by the Casting E1. This actress has played Queen Victoria twice -- in "Mrs. Brown" (or "Her Majesty Mrs. Brown") in 1997 and in "Victoria and Abdul" in 2017. Name her. E2. Now living in America and married to the actor John Krasinski, she played the new queen in 2009's "The Young Victoria". Name her. * F. Victorian-Era Canadian Sports Legends Name them. F1. He started out as a teenage rum-runner in the late 1800s, rowing crates of whiskey to and from Toronto Island. Then he became known as the greatest sculler in the world, taking on all challengers for money. He later coached the rowing clubs at U of T and Columbia University. F2. Born in Saint-Cyprien de Napierville, Quebec, in 1863, he was known as the strongest man in the world. He could lift 534 pounds with one finger, and he back-lifted a platform holding 18 men. -- Mark Brader "Never re-invent the wheel unnecessarily; Toronto yours may have corners." msb@vex.net -- Henry Spencer My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jun 08 09:14AM +0200 > ** Game 1, Round 9 - History - The Middle Ages > 1. What international event was started by Pope Urban II's sermon > at the council of Clermont in 1095? The first crusade > Queen Brigit of Sweden) with returning the papal throne to Rome. > Famous for her mystic visions, she wielded considerable political > power through her correspondences. Who was she? Queen Brigit? I can't recall that we ever had a queen by that name. However, the only saint from Sweden was Brigit. > scandalously flaunted his male lover Piers Gaveston in his court. > After political wrangling he abdicated in 1327 and soon murdered. > Which king? (Number required if applicable.) Edward III > A1. Born in 1791, he was an English mathematician, inventor, > and mechanical engineer. Oh, and he originated the concept > of a programmable digital computer. Charles Babbages > A2. Also born in 1791, his main discoveries include the > principles underlying electromagnetic induction, > diamagnetism, and electrolysis. Faraday > (or Tories). The year before her death, a third party > was formed that would overtake those two within 20 years. > Which party? Labour > referee of sorts -- at the Treaty of Berlin, which gave > recognition to the three newest Central European states. > Name any of them. Romania (from where I making this entry) |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jun 07 09:48PM -0500 Mark Brader: > Do your moms proud on this round, eh? > 1. CNN announcer Anderson Cooper's mom is 95 years old and was > arguably more famous in her day than he is now. Who is she? Gloria Vanderbilt. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Bruce. > house in Lake Weir, Florida, on 1935-01-16. Another son, Arthur, > would be killed 4 years later trying to escape from Alcatraz. > Name that loving mom. Kate "Ma" Barker. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Pete. > 3. In the climax of *which Shakespeare* play does Tamora discover > that her two sons were baked into a pie she's been eating? "Titus Andronicus". 4 for Joshua, Calvin, and Dan Blum. > 4. Who was the mother of Queen Elizabeth I? Anne Boleyn. 4 for Joshua, Calvin, Dan Tilque, and Erland. > 5. The Koran calls this place "Um al-Qura" -- "the Mother of All > Cities". What do we call it? Mecca. 4 for Joshua, Calvin, and Pete. > 6. While Jimmy Carter was president, his mother wrote two memoirs. > She died in 1983 at the age of 85. Give her first name. (Miss) Lillian. 4 for Joshua and Bruce. > and one actor, Paul Jasmin, were mixed to provide the voice of > this infamous mother in a 1960 horror movie. Name the film or > the character. "Psycho", Norma Bates. 4 for Joshua, Calvin, Dan Blum, Bruce, and Pete. As a Hitchcock fan, I dispute the classification. I say the only horror movie he ever made was "The Birds". > 8. Candy Lightner, of Fair Oaks, California, started this > organization in 1980 after two of her children were injured and > one killed in separate auto accidents. Name the organization. Mothers Against Drunk Driving. I decided MADD was sufficient. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Bruce, and Pete. > 9. In the US, only two presidential wives had a child who was > also elected president. Barbara Bush was one. Who was the > other? First and last name, please. Abigail Adams. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Bruce, and Pete. In the original game "Adams" was sufficient, but I took that to be an oversight by the question writer. > 10. This "Hollywood royalty" mother and daughter died within one > day of each other in December 2016. Name *either*. Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher. 4 for Joshua (the hard way), Calvin, Dan Blum, Bruce (the hard way), and Pete. > of them. > 1. This novel by Herman Melville was adapted into an opera of the > same title by Benjamin Britten. Name it. "Billy Budd". 4 for Joshua. 2 for Pete. > 2. Which character features in all seven of Raymond Chandler's > novels? Philip Marlowe. 4 for Dan Blum and Bruce. 2 for Joshua. Sam Spade was Dashiell Hammett's character. > 3. Who wrote "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"? Edward Albee. 4 for Joshua. > 4. Who wrote "The Story of Rip Van Winkle"? Washington Irving. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Bruce. > 5. Who wrote the "Leatherstocking Tales" of frontier life, with > their hero Natty Bumppo? James Fenimore Cooper. 4 for Joshua, Calvin, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Bruce, and Pete. > 6. Whose most famous novel is "The Carpetbaggers"? Harold Robbins. 4 for Joshua. > 7. Which Paris-based American writer coined the phrase "the Lost > Generation"? Gertrude Stein. 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum. > 8. Who died at the age of 44 with his novel "The Last Tycoon" > unfinished? F. Scott Fitzgerald. 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum. > 9. Besides novals, what *other* type of writing is Paul Theroux > associated with? Travel writing. 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum. > and "The Portrait of a Lady". He lived much of his life in > France and England, and became a British citizen in 1915. > Name him. Henry James. 4 for Joshua, Calvin, and Dan Blum. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 1 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST TOPICS-> Ent Geo Sci Spo Mis Lit FOUR Dan Blum 30 29 40 0 28 28 127 Joshua Kreitzer 8 12 20 28 40 38 126 Dan Tilque 4 16 40 8 12 8 76 "Calvin" -- -- 24 12 20 8 64 Erland Sommarskog 0 24 20 8 4 0 56 Bruce Bowler -- -- -- -- 24 12 36 Pete Gayde -- -- -- -- 24 6 30 -- Mark Brader | "Perl is a minimalist language at heart. Toronto | It's just minimalistic about weird things msb@vex.net | compared to your average language." -- Larry Wall My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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