| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Aug 25 11:15PM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-07-15, 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 8, Round 2 - Literature - Non-Fiction We will give you the title and year of a famous work of non-fiction, and you give us the author. 1. "The Tipping Point" (2000). 2. "The Selfish Gene" (1976). 3. "The Feminine Mystique" (1963). 4. "Mere Christianity" (1944). 5. "Guns, Germs, and Steel" (1997). 6. "The Beauty Myth" (1990). 7. "Sexual Personae" (1990). 8. "The Dragons of Eden " (1977). 9. "A Room of One's Own" (1929). 10. "Notes From A Small Island " (1995). * Game 8, Round 3 - Canadiana: Canadian Firsts and Mosts 1. What is Canada's most-visited National Historic Site? 2. In 1921, she became the first woman elected to Canada's House of Commons. Name her. 3. Which Canadian city ranks as the most educated in the country, with 31.5% of its adult population having university degrees? 4. What is the most-purchased packaged grocery item in Canada? 5. What is Canada's oldest city? 6. Canada is the largest exporter of what sweet little fruit? We are also the second-largest producer of them in the world, so we sell more than we eat. 7. Which city was home to the first North American YMCA? 8. Tim Horton's, as it was then spelled, first opened in 1964, in what Canadian city? 9. Which city is second in TV production and third for feature film production in North America, behind Los Angeles and New York, but ranks first in Canada, and so truly deserves the title "Hollywood North"? 10. With a route stretching 3.6 km and a running time of over 8 hours, what is the largest single-day parade in North America? -- Mark Brader "It's okay for us to love our country, Toronto but we ought to spend most of our time msb@vex.net making our country lovable." -- Andy Rooney My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Aug 26 04:54AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:bpOdnanocqFzwf7AnZ2dnUU7- > We will give you the title and year of a famous work of non-fiction, > and you give us the author. > 1. "The Tipping Point" (2000). Gladwell > 2. "The Selfish Gene" (1976). Dawkins > 3. "The Feminine Mystique" (1963). Friedan > 4. "Mere Christianity" (1944). Lewis > 6. "The Beauty Myth" (1990). Wolf > 7. "Sexual Personae" (1990). Paglia > 8. "The Dragons of Eden " (1977). Sagan > 9. "A Room of One's Own" (1929). Woolf > * Game 8, Round 3 - Canadiana: Canadian Firsts and Mosts > 3. Which Canadian city ranks as the most educated in the country, > with 31.5% of its adult population having university degrees? Ottawa > 5. What is Canada's oldest city? Quebec City > 6. Canada is the largest exporter of what sweet little fruit? > We are also the second-largest producer of them in the world, > so we sell more than we eat. cherries > film production in North America, behind Los Angeles and New > York, but ranks first in Canada, and so truly deserves the title > "Hollywood North"? Toronto; Vancouver -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Aug 26 12:11AM -0700 On 8/25/19 9:15 PM, Mark Brader wrote: > and you give us the author. > 1. "The Tipping Point" (2000). > 2. "The Selfish Gene" (1976). Dawkins > 3. "The Feminine Mystique" (1963) > 4. "Mere Christianity" (1944). C S Lewis > 5. "Guns, Germs, and Steel" (1997). Jared Diamond > 6. "The Beauty Myth" (1990). > 7. "Sexual Personae" (1990). > 8. "The Dragons of Eden " (1977). Carl Sagan > 9. "A Room of One's Own" (1929). > 10. "Notes From A Small Island " (1995). Bill Bryson > of Commons. Name her. > 3. Which Canadian city ranks as the most educated in the country, > with 31.5% of its adult population having university degrees? Waterloo > 4. What is the most-purchased packaged grocery item in Canada? beer > 5. What is Canada's oldest city? Quebec City > 6. Canada is the largest exporter of what sweet little fruit? > We are also the second-largest producer of them in the world, > so we sell more than we eat. cranberry > 7. Which city was home to the first North American YMCA? Winnipeg > film production in North America, behind Los Angeles and New > York, but ranks first in Canada, and so truly deserves the title > "Hollywood North"? Vancouver -- Dan Tilque |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Aug 25 06:41PM -0700 On Friday, August 23, 2019 at 2:24:12 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > 1. One of the earliest completed features of Boston's huge "Big > Dig" construction project was a new harbor tunnel to the airport. > It was named after a legendary Red Sox hitter: name him. Ruth? > 2. The "Georgia Peach" was definitely no peach of a human being; > in fact he was a violent racist, although it's disputed how > much so. Name this baseball great. Cobb > boy who rose to greatness in English professional "football" > in the 1960's and 1970's. Name this notoriously high-living > (and alcoholic) soccer great. Best > 4. Indy-Car Series champion driver Dario Franchitti was born in > what country? Hint: It's not obvious from his name. US, Canada > 5. If you use the Sicilian defense or the Ruy Lopez, what game > are you playing? Chess > 6. If you use the Stayman or Blackwood convention, what game are > you playing? Bridge > in the United States, since 1877, behind only the Kentucky Derby. > Its competitors are a different species, though, and the winner > is named "Best in Show". Name the *sponsoring organization*. A NY dog show iirc, but who cares who sponsors it? > races, is even older than the Kentucky Derby. It dates back > to 1711 and is famed for its royal spectators and fancy dress. > Name it. Ascot Handicap, Ascot Cup > * A. History: The French Revolution > A1. *What event* occurred on 1789-07-14, ending with Bernard-René > de Launay's head being paraded through Paris on a stick? Storming of the Bastille > A2. *What event* on 1793-01-17 evoked condemnation against the > Republic throughout Europe? Beheading of Louis XVI > * B. Sports: French Victories > B1. What sports victory auspiciously occurred one day after > the national holiday, on 2018-07-15? FIFA world cup win > B2. In 1983, this tennis star became the first Frenchman to win > the French Open in 37 years. He remains the last Frenchman > to win the French Open singles title. Name him. Noah > power and knowledge, his books included "The Order of Things" > and "The History of Sexuality". He died in 1984 at age 58, > the first French public figure to succumb to AIDS. Foucault > philosophy, whose "Meditations on First Philosophy" remains > a standard text. Also a founder of analytical geometry, > he has a coordinate system named after him. Who is he? Descartes > probability theory strongly influenced the development of > modern economics, and his theories on pressure and vacuum > states were also influential. Name him. Pascal > short-lived radioactive isotopes. For *either one*, specify how > Marie Curie was related to the person, but you must specify which > question you are answering. Marie was Irene's mother in law, stepmother (2 answers) > F2. Born in 1567, this explorer and cartographer made more than > two dozen trips across the Atlantic Ocean, and in July 1608 > he founded Quebec City. cheers, calvin |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Aug 25 11:13PM -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 7 is over and JOSHUA KREITZER has won. Hearty congratulations! > 1. One of the earliest completed features of Boston's huge "Big > Dig" construction project was a new harbor tunnel to the airport. > It was named after a legendary Red Sox hitter: name him. Ted Williams. 4 for Dan Blum and Bruce. > 2. The "Georgia Peach" was definitely no peach of a human being; > in fact he was a violent racist, although it's disputed how > much so. Name this baseball great. Ty Cobb. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Bruce, and Calvin. > boy who rose to greatness in English professional "football" > in the 1960's and 1970's. Name this notoriously high-living > (and alcoholic) soccer great. George Best. 4 for Joshua, Erland, and Calvin. > 4. Indy-Car Series champion driver Dario Franchitti was born in > what country? Hint: It's not obvious from his name. Scotland. 4 for Joshua and Bruce. > 5. If you use the Sicilian defense or the Ruy Lopez, what game > are you playing? Chess. 4 for everyone -- Joshua, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Bruce, Erland, and Calvin. > 6. If you use the Stayman or Blackwood convention, what game are > you playing? Bridge. 4 for everyone. > curling champion rinks (i.e. teams), the 2017 world champions, > and the 2006 Olympic gold medalists. The pride of Mt. Pearl, > Newfoundland, who is he? Brad Gushue. > 8. She skipped the women's world champion rink in 2008 and again > in 2018, and the Olympic gold medalists in 2014. She plays > out of St. Vital, Manitoba; who is she? Jennifer Jones. > in the United States, since 1877, behind only the Kentucky Derby. > Its competitors are a different species, though, and the winner > is named "Best in Show". Name the *sponsoring organization*. Westminster Kennel Club (dog show). 4 for Joshua and Bruce. > races, is even older than the Kentucky Derby. It dates back > to 1711 and is famed for its royal spectators and fancy dress. > Name it. The Royal Ascot. 4 for Dan Tilque and Dan Blum. > ** Game 7, Round 10 - Challenge Round > Here's a round with a distinctly Gallic theme to mark France's > national day, July 14. In the original game the audio round, which you won't be seeing, was the hardest; the current-events round, which you already saw on 2019-07-16, was second-hardest; and this round was third. > * A. History: The French Revolution > A1. *What event* occurred on 1789-07-14, ending with Bernard-René > de Launay's head being paraded through Paris on a stick? The storming of the Bastille. 4 for everyone. In the original game the name Bastille Day was mentioned in the preamble to the round. Oops! > A2. *What event* on 1793-01-17 evoked condemnation against the > Republic throughout Europe? The former King Louis XVI was executed. I did not require "former" but scored "execution of the king" as almost correct. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Erland, and Calvin. 3 for Dan Tilque. > * B. Sports: French Victories > B1. What sports victory auspiciously occurred one day after > the national holiday, on 2018-07-15? France won the World Cup, defeating Croatia 4-2. I accepted "gold in FIFA World Cup" since the trophy is in fact made of gold. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Erland, and Calvin. > B2. In 1983, this tennis star became the first Frenchman to win > the French Open in 37 years. He remains the last Frenchman > to win the French Open singles title. Name him. Yannick Noah. 4 for Joshua and Calvin. > power and knowledge, his books included "The Order of Things" > and "The History of Sexuality". He died in 1984 at age 58, > the first French public figure to succumb to AIDS. Michel Foucault. 4 for Calvin. > philosophy, whose "Meditations on First Philosophy" remains > a standard text. Also a founder of analytical geometry, > he has a coordinate system named after him. Who is he? René Descartes. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Bruce, and Calvin. > approaches. The "New Wave" is what English-speaking > cineastes called it, but what was this movement called > in French? The French equivalent of that -- la Nouvelle Vague. 4 for Joshua. > Bank school of filmmaking. Her only Oscar nomination > was for the 2017 travelogue documentary "Faces Places". > She died in March in Paris at the age of 90. Name her. Agnes Varda. 4 for Joshua. > probability theory strongly influenced the development of > modern economics, and his theories on pressure and vacuum > states were also influential. Name him. Blaise Pascal. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Bruce, Erland, and Calvin. > short-lived radioactive isotopes. For *either one*, specify how > Marie Curie was related to the person, but you must specify which > question you are answering. Marie was Irène's mother and Frédéric's mother-in-law. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Bruce (the hard way), and Erland. > Iroquois citizenship after being captured as a teenager > near Trois-Rivières. Many of his later explorations were > with his brother-in-law Medart Chouart des Groseilliers. Pierre-Esprit Radisson. > F2. Born in 1567, this explorer and cartographer made more than > two dozen trips across the Atlantic Ocean, and in July 1608 > he founded Quebec City. Samuel de Champlain. 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, and Bruce. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 7 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST TOPICS-> Sci Art His Ent Can Can Spo Cha SIX Joshua Kreitzer 23 16 28 36 17 8 24 36 164 Bruce Bowler 32 16 23 36 12 4 24 20 151 Dan Blum 24 32 24 27 12 11 20 24 151 Pete Gayde 19 18 26 32 14 32 -- -- 141 "Calvin" 26 19 18 16 6 6 16 28 123 Dan Tilque 24 12 20 4 24 4 12 23 115 Erland Sommarskog 15 8 4 0 4 0 12 20 63 -- Mark Brader "...out of the dark coffee-stained mugs of Toronto insane programmers throughout the world..." msb@vex.net -- Liam Quin My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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