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| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 31 01:41AM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-09-23, 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 the Red Smarties 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 2019-10-16 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)". * Game 2, Round 4 - Entertainment - Tom Hanks Movies by Principal Cast In each case, name the movie. Note: casts may be voice casts. If a movie is part of a series, the *specific title* is required. 1. 1993, Tom Hanks, Antonio Banderas, Denzel Washington. 2. 1999, Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack. 3. 1990, Tom Hanks, Bruce Willis, Melanie Griffith. 4. 1996, Tom Hanks, Liv Tyler, Steve Zahn. 5. 1984, Tom Hanks, Daryl Hannah, John Candy. 6. 1998, Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Parker Posey. 7. 1989, Tom Hanks, Beasley. 8. 2002, Tom Hanks, Leonardo DiCaprio, Christopher Walken. 9. 2013, Tom Hanks, Barkhad Abdi, Faysal Ahmed. 10. 2006, Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou, Ian McKellen. * Game 2, Round 6 - Literature - Words and Phrases from Science Fiction In each case name the expression. Answers may be either a single word or a phrase, as applicable. 1. This expression was first recorded in H.G. Wells' 1914 work "The World Set Free". The novel is said to have been partially responsible for motivating Hungarian physicist Leó Szilárd, who was an acquaintance of Wells, to succeed in his work. 2. This expression is one of the many examples of nautical terms being applied to the new context of space. Credit usually goes to J.J. Astor's 1894 novel "A Journey in Other Worlds", a futuristic tale set in the year 2000, but Jules Verne also predicted it in an 1880 issue of the "Pall Mall Gazette". 3. Popularized by various authors, but especially by Isaac Asimov, this expression derives from a Czech expression for "forced labor". 4. This expression is a trademarked term, named after the children's book "Tom Swift and His Electric Rifle". In practice the expression is often used generically for any device of its kind. 5. This portmanteau for a publication created by and for enthusiasts of niche subculture interests is said to have been coined in 1940 by Russ Chauvenet, who was a major force in the beginning of sci-fi fandom. 6. This expression dates from the early '80s, when it was popularized by "Neuromancer" author William Gibson. It comes from the earlier expression "cybernetics", and describes what we would later also call "the Web" or "the Internet". 7. This expression is derived from a 1973 novella by Larry Niven, whose title is very similar to the expression. In the story, people use teleportation booths to rapidly join large gatherings and riots as they happen. We need the expression used today. 8. The earliest use recorded so far of this expression has been found in E.E. Smith's "Galactic Patrol" from 1937, meaning to launch off a planet. 9. This term wasn't coined in science or science fiction; it was coined by American philosopher William James' in "Is Life Worth Living?", his 1895 address to the Harvard University YMCA. Originally he meant the expression to refer to a compartmentalization of morality. Now it refers to a realm consisting of concurrent or parallel universes or realities. 10. Jack Williamson's "Collision Orbit" describes the process of making a planet habitable for humans: "by sinking a shaft to its heart for the paragravity installation, generating oxygen and water from mineral oxides, releasing absorptive gases to trap the feeble heat of the far-off Sun." Name the expression for this sort of thing. -- Mark Brader | "There is a pervasive illusion in certain quarters Toronto | that Mother Nature is our friend. Wrong; dead wrong. msb@vex.net | She doesn't care whether we live or die, | and she loves surprises." -- Henry Spencer My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 28 02:01AM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-09-23, 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 the Red Smarties 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 2019-10-16 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)". * Game 2, Round 2 - History - Concurrent Events Round 1 was on current events, but Round 2 is on *concurrent* events -- or, in some cases, ones that were nearly concurrent. 1. In 1843, the Great Migration saw 1,000 emigrants pack up their wagons and head out on *which* famous wagon trail? Meanwhile, across the Atlantic, Alexander Bain invented the first fax machine. 2. At the same time as the construction of the pyramids during Egypt's Old Kingdom, a continent away these extinct mammals thrived on Wrangel Island, off the coast of Siberia. Which mammals? 3. What was modern-day Turkey known as, when the Chicago Cubs won their last World Series prior to 2016? 4. While Jack the Ripper was leaving bodies around London, this entertainment company was founded in Japan, although they then only made playing cards. Name the company. 5. The Palace of the Governors in Sante Fe was the seat of the New Mexico government for centuries, beginning in 1610, or 10 years before the landing of the Puritans at *which East Coast site*? (Two words required.) 6. American teenagers lined up in droves to see the first "Star Wars" movie in theatres. That same year, Hamida Djandoubi was killed in France, the last person in Western Europe to die this way. Which way? 7. The same year that Commander David Scott was driving a moon buggy around during Apollo 15, Switzerland changed their constitution to provide which human right? 8. While the Brooklyn Bridge was under construction (and 6 years from completion), a combined force of Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho tribes won which decisive battle? 9. When Hiroshima and Nagasaki were bombed, this inventor was alive to see it (although his brother was not) and was asked whether he had any regrets about his invention. Who? 10. Oxford University had been teaching for hundreds of years before the foundation of this empire, and continued to teach during its rise to prominence and eventual total destruction by colonizers. Which empire? * Game 2, Round 3 - Canadiana Geography - Canadian Rivers Canada has over 2,000,000 lakes and rivers, and 20% of the world's fresh water. Here are questions about some of the rivers. All of the actual named rivers that we ask for flow entirely through Canada, though some may have tributaries flowing from the US. References to the "source" of a river may mean the ultimate source, via a tributary of a different name, which in some cases is in a different province or territory. 1. This river is 4,241 km long. Its source is Thutade Lake and its mouth is in the Beaufort Sea. It is completely within the Northwest Territories. Name the river. 2. This river is 2,338 km long. Its source is Thutade Lake and its mouth is in Great Slave Lake. It flows through the Northwest Territories and Alberta. 3. This river is 1,939 km long. Its source is the Bow Glacier, and its mouth is in Lake Winnipeg. It flows through Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. 4. This river is 2,575 km long. Its source is the Bow Glacier, and its mouth is in Hudson Bay. It is completely within Manitoba. Name the river. 5. This river is 1,271 km long. Its source is in the Laurentian Mountains, and its mouth is in the St. Lawrence River. It flows in Ontario and Quebec. Name the river. 6. This river is 1,231 km long. Its source is the Columbia Icefield and its mouth is in Lake Athabasca. It is completely within Alberta. Name the river. 7. This river is 982 km long. Its source is Cat Lake, and its mouth is in James Bay. It is completely in Ontario. Name the river. 8. This river is 1,923 km long. Its source is also Thutade Lake, and its mouth is in the Slave River. It flows through British Columbia and Alberta. Name the river. 9. This river is 1,375 km long. Its source is a mountain pass, and its mouth is in the Strait of Georgia. It is completely in British Columbia. Name the river. 10. This river is 1,609 km long. Its source is Churchill Lake and its mouth is in Hudson Bay. It is completely within Manitoba. Name the river. -- Mark Brader "Nicely self-consistent. (Pay no attention to Toronto that D-floating number behind the curtain!)" msb@vex.net -- Chris Torek, on pasta My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Oct 30 11:46PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:y_2dnbjOl_eyDyvAnZ2dnUU7- > wagons and head out on *which* famous wagon trail? Meanwhile, > across the Atlantic, Alexander Bain invented the first fax > machine. Oregon Trail > Which mammals? > 3. What was modern-day Turkey known as, when the Chicago Cubs won > their last World Series prior to 2016? Ottoman Empire > 4. While Jack the Ripper was leaving bodies around London, this > entertainment company was founded in Japan, although they then > only made playing cards. Name the company. Sony > New Mexico government for centuries, beginning in 1610, or > 10 years before the landing of the Puritans at *which East > Coast site*? (Two words required.) Plymouth Rock > Wars" movie in theatres. That same year, Hamida Djandoubi > was killed in France, the last person in Western Europe to die > this way. Which way? Guillotine > 7. The same year that Commander David Scott was driving a moon buggy > around during Apollo 15, Switzerland changed their constitution > to provide which human right? Women's vote > 8. While the Brooklyn Bridge was under construction (and 6 years > from completion), a combined force of Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, > and Arapaho tribes won which decisive battle? Little Big Horn > 9. When Hiroshima and Nagasaki were bombed, this inventor was alive > to see it (although his brother was not) and was asked whether > he had any regrets about his invention. Who? Nobel > the foundation of this empire, and continued to teach during its > rise to prominence and eventual total destruction by colonizers. > Which empire? Inca; Aztec > within Alberta. Name the river. > 7. This river is 982 km long. Its source is Cat Lake, and its mouth > is in James Bay. It is completely in Ontario. Name the river. Kingston > 10. This river is 1,609 km long. Its source is Churchill Lake > and its mouth is in Hudson Bay. It is completely within > Manitoba. Name the river. Pete Gayde |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 31 01:39AM -0500 Mark Brader: > * Game 2, Round 2 - History - Concurrent Events > Round 1 was on current events, but Round 2 is on *concurrent* > events -- or, in some cases, ones that were nearly concurrent. This was the easiest round in the original game. > wagons and head out on *which* famous wagon trail? Meanwhile, > across the Atlantic, Alexander Bain invented the first fax > machine. Oregon Trail. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Bruce, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > Egypt's Old Kingdom, a continent away these extinct mammals > thrived on Wrangel Island, off the coast of Siberia. > Which mammals? Mammoths (specifically woolly mammoths, but I'll say "mammoths" will do.) 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Bruce, Erland, Dan Tilque, and Calvin. Wrangel Island is not to be confused with Wrangell Island, Alaska, which is about 1,600 miles away, and apparently never had woolly mammoths. > 3. What was modern-day Turkey known as, when the Chicago Cubs won > their last World Series prior to 2016? Ottoman Empire. (That was 1908.) 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Erland, Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Pete. > 4. While Jack the Ripper was leaving bodies around London, this > entertainment company was founded in Japan, although they then > only made playing cards. Name the company. Nintendo. (That was 1889. And yes, they still make playing cards.) 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Erland, and Dan Tilque. 3 for Calvin. > New Mexico government for centuries, beginning in 1610, or > 10 years before the landing of the Puritans at *which East > Coast site*? (Two words required.) Plymouth Rock. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Bruce, Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Pete. > Wars" movie in theatres. That same year, Hamida Djandoubi > was killed in France, the last person in Western Europe to die > this way. Which way? Execution, specifically by guillotine. (That was 1977. Accepting either "capital punishment" or equivalent, or what the question was intended to ask for, the specific method.) 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Bruce, Erland, Calvin (the hard way), and Pete. > 7. The same year that Commander David Scott was driving a moon buggy > around during Apollo 15, Switzerland changed their constitution > to provide which human right? Votes for women. (That was 1971. I accepted "universal suffrage" as close enough.) 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Erland, Dan Tilque, and Pete. Constitutional amendments in Switzerland require a national referendum -- in which, before the change, women had no vote. Even when the change was made, it still didn't apply to all elections throughout the country. Local votes in one canton were only open to men until 1991. > 8. While the Brooklyn Bridge was under construction (and 6 years > from completion), a combined force of Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, > and Arapaho tribes won which decisive battle? Little Bighorn. (That was 1876. Accepting "Custer's last stand".) 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Bruce, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > 9. When Hiroshima and Nagasaki were bombed, this inventor was alive > to see it (although his brother was not) and was asked whether > he had any regrets about his invention. Who? Orville Wright. (First name not required.) 4 for Joshua, Bruce, and Dan Tilque. 3 for Dan Blum. > the foundation of this empire, and continued to teach during its > rise to prominence and eventual total destruction by colonizers. > Which empire? The Aztec Empire was the expected answer (it existed 1428-1521), but the Inca Empire (1425-1572) clearly qualifies as well. Then, in the original game, the Mughal or Mogul Empire (1526-1761) was also accepted on protest, though its destruction was only partly due to the British. Any of these will do, so: 4 for Joshua (the hard way), Dan Blum, Erland, Dan Tilque, and Pete (the hard way). The Ottoman Empire, however, does not qualify, as its total destruction was part of World War I. > 1. This river is 4,241 km long. Its source is Thutade Lake and > its mouth is in the Beaufort Sea. It is completely within the > Northwest Territories. Name the river. Mackenzie R. 4 for Bruce and Dan Tilque. > 2. This river is 2,338 km long. Its source is Thutade Lake and its > mouth is in Great Slave Lake. It flows through the Northwest > Territories and Alberta. Slave R. 4 for Dan Tilque. > 3. This river is 1,939 km long. Its source is the Bow Glacier, > and its mouth is in Lake Winnipeg. It flows through Alberta, > Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Saskatchewan R. 4 for Dan Tilque. > 4. This river is 2,575 km long. Its source is the Bow Glacier, > and its mouth is in Hudson Bay. It is completely within > Manitoba. Name the river. Nelson R. > 5. This river is 1,271 km long. Its source is in the Laurentian > Mountains, and its mouth is in the St. Lawrence River. It flows > in Ontario and Quebec. Name the river. Ottawa R. 4 for Dan Tilque. > 6. This river is 1,231 km long. Its source is the Columbia > Icefield and its mouth is in Lake Athabasca. It is completely > within Alberta. Name the river. Athabasca R. > 7. This river is 982 km long. Its source is Cat Lake, and its mouth > is in James Bay. It is completely in Ontario. Name the river. Albany R. > 8. This river is 1,923 km long. Its source is also Thutade Lake, > and its mouth is in the Slave River. It flows through British > Columbia and Alberta. Name the river. Peace R. > 9. This river is 1,375 km long. Its source is a mountain pass, > and its mouth is in the Strait of Georgia. It is completely > in British Columbia. Name the river. Fraser R. 4 for Erland and Dian Tilque. > 10. This river is 1,609 km long. Its source is Churchill Lake > and its mouth is in Hudson Bay. It is completely within > Manitoba. Name the river. Churchill R. 4 for Dan Tilque. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 2 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS TOPICS-> His Can Dan Tilque 36 24 60 Joshua Kreitzer 40 0 40 Dan Blum 39 0 39 Erland Sommarskog 24 4 28 Pete Gayde 28 0 28 Bruce Bowler 24 4 28 "Calvin" 19 0 19 -- Mark Brader | "I have on occasion manufactured technical terms that Toronto | have made it into common use in the literature. msb@vex.net | But not many, and I'm licensed." --John Lawler My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Bruce Bowler <bruce.bowler@gmail.com>: Oct 30 05:14PM On Tue, 29 Oct 2019 18:24:23 -0700, Calvin wrote: > 1 Which city hosted the Commonwealth Games in both 1970 and 1986? > 2 In 1796 Edward Jenner pioneered vaccination for which disease? small pox > 3 Which sport was supposedly invented in 1839 by future American Civil > War general Abner Doubleday? Legend says its mythical "first game" was > played in Cooperstown, New York on June 12 of that year. baseball > 4 What is the projection at the front of a saddle called? horn > 5 In a 12 team sports league, how many games must be scheduled for each > team to play each other team both at home and away? 22 > 6 Jack Lemmon uses a tennis racquet to strain spaghetti in in which 1960 > Billy Wilder romantic comedy? > 7 The summer residence of the Russian tsars, Catherine Palace is located > on the outskirts of which city? St Petersburg > 76ers NBA team? > 9 The Dalai Lama's official summer and winter palaces are located in > which country? Tibet |
| Joe Masters <email@domain.com>: Oct 30 05:17PM On 2019-10-30 01:24:23 +0000, Calvin said: > 1 Which city hosted the Commonwealth Games in both 1970 and 1986? Brisbane > 2 In 1796 Edward Jenner pioneered vaccination for which disease? Smallpox > 3 Which sport was supposedly invented in 1839 by future American Civil > War general Abner Doubleday? Legend says its mythical "first game" was > played in Cooperstown, New York on June 12 of that year. Baseball > 4 What is the projection at the front of a saddle called? Pommel > 5 In a 12 team sports league, how many games must be scheduled for each > team to play each other team both at home and away? 22 > 6 Jack Lemmon uses a tennis racquet to strain spaghetti in in which > 1960 Billy Wilder romantic comedy? The Apartment > 7 The summer residence of the Russian tsars, Catherine Palace is > located on the outskirts of which city? St. Petersburg > 76ers NBA team? > 9 The Dalai Lama's official summer and winter palaces are located in > which country? Tibet > 10 How many rows of aliens does a player face at the start of a Space > Invaders game? 5 > cheers, > calvin Joe, Currently stuck in a hotel room listening to the rain. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Oct 30 10:08PM +0200 > 1 Which city hosted the Commonwealth Games in both 1970 and 1986? Melbourne > 2 In 1796 Edward Jenner pioneered vaccination for which disease? Smallpox > 5 In a 12 team sports league, how many games must be scheduled for > each team to play each other team both at home and away? 132 > 7 The summer residence of the Russian tsars, Catherine Palace is > located on the outskirts of which city? Sevastapol > 9 The Dalai Lama's official summer and winter palaces are located in > which country? India > 10 How many rows of aliens does a player face at the start of a > Space Invaders game? 5 |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Oct 30 10:05PM Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote in > 1 Which city hosted the Commonwealth Games in both 1970 and 1986? Edmonton > 3 Which sport was supposedly invented in 1839 by future American > Civil War general Abner Doubleday? Legend says its mythical "first > game" was played in Cooperstown, New York on June 12 of that year. Baseball > 4 What is the projection at the front of a saddle called? > 5 In a 12 team sports league, how many games must be scheduled for > each team to play each other team both at home and away? 132 > 6 Jack > Lemmon uses a tennis racquet to strain spaghetti in in which 1960 > Billy Wilder romantic comedy? The Apartment > 7 The summer residence of the > Russian tsars, Catherine Palace is located on the outskirts of which > city? St Petersburg > Philadelphia 76ers NBA team? > 9 The Dalai Lama's official summer > and winter palaces are located in which country? India > 10 How many rows > of aliens does a player face at the start of a Space Invaders game? 10 > cheers, > calvin Pete Gayde |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Oct 30 09:57PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:C4-dnR910Ja3ESXAnZ2dnUU7- > Name the Canadian-born scientist. > 6. Christina Koch and Jessica Meir did something Friday that was > an international first. What was it? All female space walk > 7. For the first time since 1981, what were Iranian women allowed > to do on October 10? Watch a football match in the stadium > 8. In CONCACAF action last week, the Team Canada men's team scored > a landmark victory to move a step closer to making it to the > 2020 World Cup. Who did they beat for the first time since 1985? USA > the TV series "Maude". Name him. > 10. A founding member of the band Cream, this drummer died October 6 > at age 80. Name him. Ginger Baker > 2. However, the Conservatives won the popular vote, with 34.4%. > What percentage of the popular vote did the Liberals have, > within 1 percentage point? 28; 31 > 3. Which party has third-party status in Parliament, in spite of > taking only 7.7% of the popular vote? Greens > by a Canadian in his NBA debut last week? > 10. Eight people were inducted into the Canadian Sports Hall of > Fame last Wednesday. Name *any one* of them. Pete Gayde |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Oct 25 12:38PM > ** Game 1, Round 9 - Sports - Tennis > 1. Tennis is played on a rectangular court. Within 10% of the > correct answer, How long is a regulation court? 100 feet > 2. And, again within 10%, how wide is it? You may answer for > either singles or doubles, but must specify which question you > are answering. singles - 45 feet > without touching it into the diagonally opposite service box. > What is it called if the ball touches the net but lands in the > correct service box, forcing the person serving to re-serve? let > 4. What is a service called that travels over the net without > touching it, lands in the diagonally opposite service box, > and is not returned by the opponent? ace > 5. In tennis scoring, what is the official term for a score of 0? love > 6. In tennis scoring, what official term is used if the score is > tied at 40-40? 40 all > 9. Name any Grand Slam tennis tournament played on grass. Wimbledon > 10. Name any Grand Slam tennis tournament played on clay. Australian Open; French Open > to recall the loss of approximately 700 soldiers from the > 1st Newfoundland Regiment on July 1, 1916. In what battle > were they lost? Somme > * F. Science > F1. What type of whale is most commonly found in Newfoundland > waters? grey whale > breeding pairs. It now is a major problem both as a result > of its negative impact on the environment and collisions > with vehicles of all sizes. Name it. beaver -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
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