| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Sep 22 11:34PM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-07-29, 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 10, Round 4 - History - Acts of the US Congress From the clue provided -- well, you know. 1. "Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism". Passed in 2001, what is this act better known as? 2. This federal law passed in 1989 provides protection to federal employees who provide evidence of violation of the law. Name it. 3. As part of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, it became illegal for authorities to *do what* without a court order? 4. The White Slave Traffic Act of 1910 banned interstate transport of females for immoral purposes, thus addressing prostitution, immorality, and human trafficking. By what other name is this act known? 5. After 1932, the Federal Kidnapping Act was known by which more famous name? 6. Enacted in 1878, federal uniformed services such as the army were prohibited from exercising state law-enforcement powers or duties. Name the act. 7. 1807 brought this act which limits the President's power and ability to deploy troops in the US to put down lawlessness. What was it called? 8. The Fugitive Slave Act, which called for all runaway slaves to be returned to their masters in the South, was part of what larger agreement? 9. This act of 1919, later repealed in 1933, provided for the prohibition of alcohol in the United States. What was it known as? 10. The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act of 1970 is better known as what? * Game 10, Round 6 - Canadiana - Canadian Arcana What does it mean to be Canadian? Our country's greatest minds have wrestled with this question for ages, when they should have been doing something useful with their time. Anyway, here are 10 questions about things pointedly Canadian. 1. This drink was invented in 1969 by Walter Chell of the Calgary Inn, who was inspired by the italian dish spaghetti alle vongole. Name that drink. 2. Canadian tennis players call this variation of the game California doubles or cutthroat doubles. Many Americans, though, call it Canadian doubles. How is it played? 3. It's considered the consummate Canadian dessert item, although some Americans claim it's simply a pecan pie without the pecans. What is it? 4. Also made in Canada, but a trademarked product, this candy bar consists of alternating layers of vanilla wafer and a coffee- flavored soft candy, covered with milk chocolate. What is it? 5. Though it sounds French, we actually share this term for a paper product with the UK, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. What is supposedly the proper Canadian way to refer to what Americans call a "napkin"? 6. What is it supposed to mean when you order a double-double coffee, eh? 7. Americans at a concession counter will often ask for soda. What palindrome do Canadians typically ask for in the same situation? 8. No, Walt, it's not a trademark infringement. What is the proper Canadian term for a 375 ml bottle of hard liquor? 9. President Obama consumed one of these fried-dough treats during his visit to Ottawa in 2009. They are named for their resemblance to a body part of a large rodent. What? 10. The American English Oxford dictionary defines this as a "foolish or uncultivated person", and cites it as a term "popularized by characters on the Canadian television show 'SCTV'". What is the word? -- Mark Brader "When a supposedly indivisible transaction Toronto fails to complete properly, this is known msb@vex.net as an atomic bomb." -- Peter Neumann My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Sep 22 11:20PM -0500 Mark Brader: > drinks in them? The most famous luncheon group in American history, > the Algonquin Round Table, met daily from 1919 until 1929 at New > York's Algonquin Hotel. Here's a round on those lunchtime wits. In the rather easy original game, this was the hardest round. > It was mentioned in the title of the movie about Dorothy > Parker that starred Jennifer Jason Leigh. What did they call > themselves? The Vicious Circle. 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua. > Lili Taylor in "Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle" -- wrote > the novel that provided the basis for the musical "Show Boat", > as well as "Giant" and "Stage Door". Name her. Edna Ferber. 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua. > Woolcott, who at the time held what was arguably the most > prestigious arts-and-literature job in the North American press. > What job? Drama critic for the "New York Times". 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua. > 4. Which one of the Marx brothers was an Algonquin? Harpo (Adolph). 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. > 5. Playwright Beatrice Kaufman was an Algonquin. So was her more > famous theatrical-legend husband. Name him. George S. Kaufman. 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua. > in Hitchcock's "Lifeboat", with the words "Dahlings, I was > wonderful". Of Hollywood, she asked studio boss Irving Thalberg, > "How do you get laid in this dreadful place?" Name her. Tallulah Bankhead. 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua. > 7. This charter Algonquin, a legendary humorist, later had a > grandson who would grow up to write "Jaws". Give their surname. (Robert, Peter) Benchley. 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. > 8. Charter Algonquin Harold Ross was one of the famous editors ever. > What publication did he found and edit for decades? The "New Yorker". 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua. > columnist was a regular at the Algonquins' Saturday night > poker games. His first name was actually Ringgold. He also > had a famous son with the same first name. Name him. Ring Lardner. 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua. > 10. In one of the most succinct reviews ever, Algonquin Dorothy > Parker wrote: "Tonstant Weader fwowed up." Which children's > classic was she referencing? A.A. Milne's "The House at Pooh Corner". Any reference to Winnie-the-Pooh was acceptable. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. > city that they're found in (or near). Hint: This round follows > a familiar theme of places visited fairly recently by Brian (of > Unnatural Axxxe). This was the second-easiest round in the original game -- something that I wouldn't normally mention, except that it was also the second-easiest of the entire season! > 1. Canadian Museum for Human Rights, The Forks National Historic > Site, Assiniboine Park. Winnipeg. 4 for Dan Tilque. As you should have remembered from QFTCIWSS Game 7, Rounds 7, posted in October, the CMHR is the first major national museum *not* located in the Ottawa area. > 2. The Rooms, Quidi Vidi ["kiddy viddy"], George Street. St. John's. > 3. Babe Ruth Birthplace Museum, Fort McHenry National Monument, > Inner Harbor, Camden Yards. Baltimore. 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. > 4. Independence Hall, Reading ["redding"] Terminal Market, > Franklin Institute. Philadelphia. 4 for everiyone -- Dan Blum, Bruce, Erland, Joshua, and Dan Tilique. > 5. Busch Gardens, Ybor ["ee-bor"] City, Sunshine Skyway Bridge. Tampa. 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. > 6. La Jolla ["hoya"] Cove, Balboa Park, USS Midway Museum. San Diego. 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. > 7. Ryman Auditorium, Johnny Cash Museum, Country Music Hall of Fame. Nashville. 4 for everyone. > 8. LBJ Presidential Library, Congress Avenue Bridge and Bat Colony, > State Capitol Building. Austin. 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. > 9. JFK Presidential Library, Freedom Trail, Quincy Market. Boston. 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. > 10. Space Needle, Chihuly Garden and Glass Exhibit, Mt. Rainier. Seattle. 4 for everyone. Mt. Rainier is about 60 miles (100 km) from Seattle, but is easily visible from the city when the weather permits: http://i.pinimg.com/originals/b4/46/b0/b446b096e7b4c316e8ab5369079150cf.jpg http://i.pinimg.com/originals/f6/b3/2a/f6b32a7cb214e485f3382d2c220dc738.jpg http://freerangestock.com/sample/71123/skyline-of-seattle-with-mount-rainier.jpg Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 10 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS TOPICS-> Lit Geo Dan Blum 40 32 72 Joshua Kreitzer 40 32 72 Dan Tilque 12 36 48 Bruce Bowler 4 32 36 Erland Sommarskog 0 12 12 -- Mark Brader | "As the old saying goes: those who learn history Toronto | are doomed to watch others repeat it." msb@vex.net | --Peter Moylan My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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