- QFTCIUA19 Final, Rounds 9-10: history, challenge - 7 Updates
- What links? - 3 Updates
- QFTCIUA19 Final, Rounds 7-8: Geography, sports - 3 Updates
- QFTCIRS Game 1, Rounds 2-3: non-islands, first leaders - 3 Updates
- Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*) - 1 Update
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| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Oct 15 04:13PM -0700 On Tuesday, October 15, 2019 at 7:23:35 AM UTC+10, Erland Sommarskog wrote: > > Norway, Sweden > I guess that if you live in Australia, already Europe is so damn far > in the westerly direction, that it counts as the Western Hemisphere. Well the terms Eastern and Western hemisphere are little used here, and I tend to think of them as cultural rather than geographic anyway. cheers, calvin @ 153 east |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 15 11:32PM -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*)". Well, the Final game is over and JOSHUA KREITZER has won it by a 50-point margin. Well done, sir! Hearty congratulations! Now let's see what happens with *this* seaon's questions, written by the Red Smarties. > ** Final, Round 9 - History In the original game the audio and current-events round were the hardest, but this one was third-hardest. > 1. "We would like to respectfully acknowledge the territory in > which we gather, as the ancestral unceded homelands of the > Beothuk and as the ancestral unceded homelands of the Mi'kmaq." St. John's. 4 for Dan Tilque. > 2. "We wish to acknowledge this land which, for thousands of years, > has been the traditional land of the Huron-Wendat, the Seneca, > and most recently, the Mississaugas of the Credit River." Toronto. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > Treaty 6 territory and a traditional meeting ground and home for > many indigenous peoples, including Cree, Saulteaux, Niisitapi > (Blackfoot), Métis, and Nakota Sioux." Edmonton. > * Prime Ministers Born Elsewhere > 4. Born in New Brunswick in 1858, this man served as prime minister > of the UK from 1922 to 1923. Name him. Andrew Bonar Law. 4 for Calvin. > 5. Conversely, four Canadian prime ministers were born in the UK. > The first three were John A. Macdonald, Alexander Mackenzie, > and Mackenzie Bowelll -- who was the fourth? John Turner (PM for 3 months in 1984; the others were in the 19th century). > 6. Janet Rosenberg Jagan, born in Chicago in 1920, was the first > female prime minister -- and then the first female president -- > of which Western Hemisphere nation? Guyana (PM in 1997, president 1997-99). 4 for Joshua. > 7. July 21, 1861; August 29-30, 1862. The North called them the > First and Second Battle of Bull Run. What did the South call > them the first and second battle of? Manassas. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Calvin, Pete, and Bruce. > 8. April 6-7, 1862. The Northerners called it Pittsburg Landing. > What did the South call it? Shiloh. 4 for Dan Blum and Bruce. 2 for Calvin. > 9. September 17, 1862. The South called it the Battle of > Sharpsburg. What did the Northerners call it? Antietam. 4 for Dan Blum and Bruce. 3 for Calvin. > one horse isn't enough, King Richard. We need to know about three. > 10. Bucephalus lived from 355 to 326 BC and was one of the most > famous war horses that ever lived. Who did this horse belong to? Alexander the Great. 4 for everyone -- Erland, Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Calvin, Pete, and Bruce. Since he must surely have been the best-known Alexander during the given time period, I reluctantly accepted "Alexander" by itself. (I don't mind if you don't think he was great, but you really should have identified him more specifically in some other way.) > 11. Rocinante was the mount of a fictional Spanish nobleman. > Name this literary character. Don Quixote. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Calvin, Pete, and Bruce. Yeah, a literature question in the history round. Oh well. > 12. Traveller lived from 1857 to 1871, and is considered the most > famous horse of the US Civil War. Whose horse was he? Robert E. Lee. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Calvin, Pete, and Bruce. > On this day in 1945, the Enola Gay dropped a 10-kiloton atomic > bomb ironically called Little Boy, marking the first time a nuclear > weapon was used in combat. It was "little" in physical size, not explosive yield. The other atomic bombs made in 1945 had a different, physically larger design called Fat Man. > delivering key parts of Little Boy. Because it was on a secret > mission, no one initially knew it was missing, and many who > survived the sinking died before rescue arrived. Name the ship. USS Indianapolis. 4 for Pete. > 14. The following target -- Nagasaki -- was not on the US military's > initial hit list. Name any of the other four that were. Kyoto, Yokohama, Kokura, Niigata. 4 for Erland and Dan Blum. Kokura was the primary target on the mission, but it was cloudy there. > 15. This red flower became the official flower of Hiroshima because > a small patch bloomed in the irradiated rubble mere months after > the blast. Name this poisonous flower of the dogbane family. Oleander. > A1. This Mexican peninsula is famous for gray whales breeding > site offshore. It's also where James Cameron created the > world's largest "water tank studio" for Titanic. Name it. Baja California. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Pete, and Bruce. 3 for Dan Blum and Calvin. > the destruction of a famous Jerusalem mosque in his disaster > film "2012". Name that mosque, which has the Dome of the > Rock at its centre. Al Aqsa. 4 for Erland, Joshua, and Pete. > A3. A certain Audrey Hepburn movie opens with her standing by > a shop window at 693 5th Av. in New York City. Name the > establishment at that address. Tiffany & Co. ("Breakfast At Tiffany's".) 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Pete. > * B. Science: Electricity > B1. The word "electricity" comes from "elektron", the Greek > word for what? Amber. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. Other than lightning, which of course was not then understood to be a form of the same effect, the first electrical phenomenon known was the static electricity created when *amber* is rubbed with far. Hence the name. > B2. What did Michael Faraday invent in 1821, using principles > of electromagnetism? Electric motor. > B3. Resistance to an electric current is measured in ohms. > Conversely, what is the unit of conductivity? Siemens or mho. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Pete, and Bruce. > * C. Literature: 20th-Century Authors > Name the author of the work. > C1. "Rumblefish". S.E. Hinton. 4 for Joshua, who also noted that the correct spelling is "Rumble Fish". Sorry, I noticed myself, but instead of checking, just assumed it was me who had it wrong. > C2. "Wise Blood". Flannery O'Connor. > C3. "Atonement". Ian McEwan. 4 for Dan Blum and Calvin. > * D. Canadiana: Prime Ministers > D1. Name the second prime minister, who was the first Liberal > one. Alexander Mackenzie. > Plan, universal medicare, a new immigration act, a fund > for rural economic development, and the Royal Commission > on Bilingualism. Who was that? Lester Pearson. 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua. > D3. During the Depression, what was a Bennett Buggy? A car pulled by a horse because gas was too expensive. (Richard Bennett was PM 1930-35. In the US they were instead named after President Hoover.) > "Lord of the Rings" and "Hobbit" movies, Caesar in "Planet > of the Apes", and King Kong. He has no Oscar nominations > despite wide support from studios and peers. Name him. Andy Serkis. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Calvin, and Pete. > E2. Considered the inventor of the 3-camera sitcom, he co-starred > with his wife in the biggest sitcom of the 1950s. Yet he > never received an Emmy nomination. Who was he? Desi Arnaz. ("I Love Lucy" with Lucille Ball.) 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Pete. > Actress. A 2002 musical in which he co-starred won Best > Picture. But in a 45-year career, this actor has never > been nominated for an Academy Award. Name him. Richard Gere. (Julia Roberts in "Pretty Woman"; "Chicago".) 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Calvin, and Pete. > F1. This Washington Redskin star quarterback's career ended > when his leg was broken in two places by a tackle, live on > "Monday Night Football". Name him. Joe Theismann (1985). 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Pete, and Bruce. > F2. Who is the only NHL player who died as a direct result of > an on-ice injury during a game? They named a trophy > after him. Bill Masterton (Minnesota North Stars, 1968). 4 for Pete. > F3. Perhaps this one, at least, will fit the category title. > How did tennis player Monica Seles sustain an injury during > a quarter-final match in Hamburg, Germany in 1993? Stabbed by a spectator (a deranged Steffi Graf fan). I accepted "stabbed" by itself. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Calvin, Pete, and Bruce. > for fun, but for no points. > G1. We all know that the Dutch build dikes, but what is the > term for low-lying reclaimed land that lies within the dikes? Polder. Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Bruce got this. > on July 31, 2019. He composed several television themes: > most notably for "Inspector Morse", its follow-up "Lewis", > and its prequel "Endeavour". Who? Barrington Pheloung. > G3. Canadian grocery chain Sobey's announced they are phasing > something out by February 2020. What? Plastic bags. Calvin, Pete, and Bruce got this. Scores, if there are no errors: FINAL ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST TOPICS-> Lit Can Ent Sci Geo Spo His Cha SIX Joshua Kreitzer 56 0 56 36 55 40 20 48 291 Dan Blum 56 0 32 40 42 12 32 39 241 Dan Tilque 32 12 28 52 44 8 24 24 204 Bruce Bowler -- -- 32 45 40 24 24 16 181 Pete Gayde 24 0 40 16 -- -- 24 40 144 "Calvin" -- -- 14 7 33 12 25 27 118 Erland Sommarskog 14 0 0 11 44 4 8 4 85 -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "Could you guys please stop agreeing? msb@vex.net | It's wearing me out." --Bob Lieblich My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Oct 13 03:03PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:xsCdnXja1dMZOT_AnZ2dnUU7- > 6. Janet Rosenberg Jagan, born in Chicago in 1920, was the first > female prime minister -- and then the first female president -- > of which Western Hemisphere nation? Guyana > 7. July 21, 1861; August 29-30, 1862. The North called them the > First and Second Battle of Bull Run. What did the South call > them the first and second battle of? Manassas > one horse isn't enough, King Richard. We need to know about three. > 10. Bucephalus lived from 355 to 326 BC and was one of the most > famous war horses that ever lived. Who did this horse belong to? Alexander the Great > 11. Rocinante was the mount of a fictional Spanish nobleman. > Name this literary character. Don Quixote > 12. Traveller lived from 1857 to 1871, and is considered the most > famous horse of the US Civil War. Whose horse was he? Robert E. Lee > A1. This Mexican peninsula is famous for gray whales breeding > site offshore. It's also where James Cameron created the > world's largest "water tank studio" for Titanic. Name it. Baja California > the destruction of a famous Jerusalem mosque in his disaster > film "2012". Name that mosque, which has the Dome of the > Rock at its centre. Al-Aqsa > A3. A certain Audrey Hepburn movie opens with her standing by > a shop window at 693 5th Av. in New York City. Name the > establishment at that address. Tiffany's > * B. Science: Electricity > B1. The word "electricity" comes from "elektron", the Greek > word for what? amber > B3. Resistance to an electric current is measured in ohms. > Conversely, what is the unit of conductivity? mho > * C. Literature: 20th-Century Authors > Name the author of the work. > C1. "Rumblefish". S. E. Hinton (but she spelled it as two words) > Plan, universal medicare, a new immigration act, a fund > for rural economic development, and the Royal Commission > on Bilingualism. Who was that? Pearson > "Lord of the Rings" and "Hobbit" movies, Caesar in "Planet > of the Apes", and King Kong. He has no Oscar nominations > despite wide support from studios and peers. Name him. Andy Serkis > E2. Considered the inventor of the 3-camera sitcom, he co-starred > with his wife in the biggest sitcom of the 1950s. Yet he > never received an Emmy nomination. Who was he? Desi Arnaz > Actress. A 2002 musical in which he co-starred won Best > Picture. But in a 45-year career, this actor has never > been nominated for an Academy Award. Name him. Richard Gere > F1. This Washington Redskin star quarterback's career ended > when his leg was broken in two places by a tackle, live on > "Monday Night Football". Name him. Theismann > F3. Perhaps this one, at least, will fit the category title. > How did tennis player Monica Seles sustain an injury during > a quarter-final match in Hamburg, Germany in 1993? she was stabbed by a spectator > for fun, but for no points. > G1. We all know that the Dutch build dikes, but what is the > term for low-lying reclaimed land that lies within the dikes? polders -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 12 11:13PM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-08-06, 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*)". ** Final, Round 9 - History * Native Acknowledgements Hardly a public event takes place these days without a formal acknowledgement of indigenous history and ownership of the land. We'll give you a localized acknowledgement and you name the *city* -- in each case, a provincial capital. 1. "We would like to respectfully acknowledge the territory in which we gather, as the ancestral unceded homelands of the Beothuk and as the ancestral unceded homelands of the Mi'kmaq." 2. "We wish to acknowledge this land which, for thousands of years, has been the traditional land of the Huron-Wendat, the Seneca, and most recently, the Mississaugas of the Credit River." 3. "We wish to acknowledge that the land on which we gather is Treaty 6 territory and a traditional meeting ground and home for many indigenous peoples, including Cree, Saulteaux, Niisitapi (Blackfoot), Métis, and Nakota Sioux." * Prime Ministers Born Elsewhere 4. Born in New Brunswick in 1858, this man served as prime minister of the UK from 1922 to 1923. Name him. 5. Conversely, four Canadian prime ministers were born in the UK. The first three were John A. Macdonald, Alexander Mackenzie, and Mackenzie Bowelll -- who was the fourth? 6. Janet Rosenberg Jagan, born in Chicago in 1920, was the first female prime minister -- and then the first female president -- of which Western Hemisphere nation? * US Civil War Battle Names Many battles in the Civil War were given different names by Northerners and Southerners. We'll give you the dates and what one side called it, you give the other name for it. 7. July 21, 1861; August 29-30, 1862. The North called them the First and Second Battle of Bull Run. What did the South call them the first and second battle of? 8. April 6-7, 1862. The Northerners called it Pittsburg Landing. What did the South call it? 9. September 17, 1862. The South called it the Battle of Sharpsburg. What did the Northerners call it? * Famous Horses A horse! A horse! No, wait, we already did that bit. But anyway, one horse isn't enough, King Richard. We need to know about three. 10. Bucephalus lived from 355 to 326 BC and was one of the most famous war horses that ever lived. Who did this horse belong to? 11. Rocinante was the mount of a fictional Spanish nobleman. Name this literary character. 12. Traveller lived from 1857 to 1871, and is considered the most famous horse of the US Civil War. Whose horse was he? * On the Anniversary of Hiroshima On this day in 1945, the Enola Gay dropped a 10-kiloton atomic bomb ironically called Little Boy, marking the first time a nuclear weapon was used in combat. 13. A Navy cruiser was torpedoed and sunk by a Japanese sub after delivering key parts of Little Boy. Because it was on a secret mission, no one initially knew it was missing, and many who survived the sinking died before rescue arrived. Name the ship. 14. The following target -- Nagasaki -- was not on the US military's initial hit list. Name any of the other four that were. 15. This red flower became the official flower of Hiroshima because a small patch bloomed in the irradiated rubble mere months after the blast. Name this poisonous flower of the dogbane family. ** Final, Round 10 - Challenge Round and Tiebreaker * A. Entertainment Geography: Filmic Places A1. This Mexican peninsula is famous for gray whales breeding site offshore. It's also where James Cameron created the world's largest "water tank studio" for Titanic. Name it. A2. Due to fatwa fears, Roland Emmerich dropped plans to depict the destruction of a famous Jerusalem mosque in his disaster film "2012". Name that mosque, which has the Dome of the Rock at its centre. A3. A certain Audrey Hepburn movie opens with her standing by a shop window at 693 5th Av. in New York City. Name the establishment at that address. * B. Science: Electricity B1. The word "electricity" comes from "elektron", the Greek word for what? B2. What did Michael Faraday invent in 1821, using principles of electromagnetism? B3. Resistance to an electric current is measured in ohms. Conversely, what is the unit of conductivity? * C. Literature: 20th-Century Authors Name the author of the work. C1. "Rumblefish". C2. "Wise Blood". C3. "Atonement". * D. Canadiana: Prime Ministers D1. Name the second prime minister, who was the first Liberal one. D2. This prime minister introduced a new flag, the Canada Pension Plan, universal medicare, a new immigration act, a fund for rural economic development, and the Royal Commission on Bilingualism. Who was that? D3. During the Depression, what was a Bennett Buggy? * E. Entertainment: What, No Nomination? An honor to be nominated? I wouldn't know. E1. Master of motion-capture acting, he played Gollum in the "Lord of the Rings" and "Hobbit" movies, Caesar in "Planet of the Apes", and King Kong. He has no Oscar nominations despite wide support from studios and peers. Name him. E2. Considered the inventor of the 3-camera sitcom, he co-starred with his wife in the biggest sitcom of the 1950s. Yet he never received an Emmy nomination. Who was he? E3. His leading lady in a 1990 romance was nominated for Best Actress. A 2002 musical in which he co-starred won Best Picture. But in a 45-year career, this actor has never been nominated for an Academy Award. Name him. * F. Sports: Walking Wounded F1. This Washington Redskin star quarterback's career ended when his leg was broken in two places by a tackle, live on "Monday Night Football". Name him. F2. Who is the only NHL player who died as a direct result of an on-ice injury during a game? They named a trophy after him. F3. Perhaps this one, at least, will fit the category title. How did tennis player Monica Seles sustain an injury during a quarter-final match in Hamburg, Germany in 1993? * G. Tiebreaker This triple was not used in the original game, but since Axxxe included them in the round they forwarded to me, I may as well post them here. But as in the original game, I will only count them if the game is otherwise tied -- otherwise you'll be answering for fun, but for no points. G1. We all know that the Dutch build dikes, but what is the term for low-lying reclaimed land that lies within the dikes? G2. This Australian composer, based in England, died at 65 on July 31, 2019. He composed several television themes: most notably for "Inspector Morse", its follow-up "Lewis", and its prequel "Endeavour". Who? G3. Canadian grocery chain Sobey's announced they are phasing something out by February 2020. What? -- Mark Brader | "I have a feeling... we're very close to solving this thing." Toronto | "What gives you that idea?" msb@vex.net | "Simple. There's only one chapter after this one." | --John Blumenthal My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Oct 13 02:07PM > 1. "We would like to respectfully acknowledge the territory in > which we gather, as the ancestral unceded homelands of the > Beothuk and as the ancestral unceded homelands of the Mi'kmaq." Victoria > 2. "We wish to acknowledge this land which, for thousands of years, > has been the traditional land of the Huron-Wendat, the Seneca, > and most recently, the Mississaugas of the Credit River." Toronto > Treaty 6 territory and a traditional meeting ground and home for > many indigenous peoples, including Cree, Saulteaux, Niisitapi > (Blackfoot), M?tis, and Nakota Sioux." Calgary; Saskatoon > * Prime Ministers Born Elsewhere > 4. Born in New Brunswick in 1858, this man served as prime minister > of the UK from 1922 to 1923. Name him. Ramsey Macdonald > 5. Conversely, four Canadian prime ministers were born in the UK. > The first three were John A. Macdonald, Alexander Mackenzie, > and Mackenzie Bowelll -- who was the fourth? King > 6. Janet Rosenberg Jagan, born in Chicago in 1920, was the first > female prime minister -- and then the first female president -- > of which Western Hemisphere nation? Barbados; St. Kitts and Nevis > 7. July 21, 1861; August 29-30, 1862. The North called them the > First and Second Battle of Bull Run. What did the South call > them the first and second battle of? Manassas > 8. April 6-7, 1862. The Northerners called it Pittsburg Landing. > What did the South call it? Shiloh > 9. September 17, 1862. The South called it the Battle of > Sharpsburg. What did the Northerners call it? Antietam > * Famous Horses > 10. Bucephalus lived from 355 to 326 BC and was one of the most > famous war horses that ever lived. Who did this horse belong to? Alexander the Great > 11. Rocinante was the mount of a fictional Spanish nobleman. > Name this literary character. Don Quixote > 12. Traveller lived from 1857 to 1871, and is considered the most > famous horse of the US Civil War. Whose horse was he? Robert E. Lee > * On the Anniversary of Hiroshima > 14. The following target -- Nagasaki -- was not on the US military's > initial hit list. Name any of the other four that were. Kyoto > A1. This Mexican peninsula is famous for gray whales breeding > site offshore. It's also where James Cameron created the > world's largest "water tank studio" for Titanic. Name it. Baja California; Yucatan > A3. A certain Audrey Hepburn movie opens with her standing by > a shop window at 693 5th Av. in New York City. Name the > establishment at that address. Tiffany's > * B. Science: Electricity > B1. The word "electricity" comes from "elektron", the Greek > word for what? amber > B2. What did Michael Faraday invent in 1821, using principles > of electromagnetism? electromagnet > B3. Resistance to an electric current is measured in ohms. > Conversely, what is the unit of conductivity? amperes > * C. Literature: 20th-Century Authors > C3. "Atonement". Ian McEwan > * D. Canadiana: Prime Ministers > D1. Name the second prime minister, who was the first Liberal > one. John Macdonald > Plan, universal medicare, a new immigration act, a fund > for rural economic development, and the Royal Commission > on Bilingualism. Who was that? Pearson > "Lord of the Rings" and "Hobbit" movies, Caesar in "Planet > of the Apes", and King Kong. He has no Oscar nominations > despite wide support from studios and peers. Name him. Andy Serkis > E2. Considered the inventor of the 3-camera sitcom, he co-starred > with his wife in the biggest sitcom of the 1950s. Yet he > never received an Emmy nomination. Who was he? Desi Arnaz > Actress. A 2002 musical in which he co-starred won Best > Picture. But in a 45-year career, this actor has never > been nominated for an Academy Award. Name him. Richard Gere > F1. This Washington Redskin star quarterback's career ended > when his leg was broken in two places by a tackle, live on > "Monday Night Football". Name him. Theisman > F3. Perhaps this one, at least, will fit the category title. > How did tennis player Monica Seles sustain an injury during > a quarter-final match in Hamburg, Germany in 1993? she was stabbed > * G. Tiebreaker > G1. We all know that the Dutch build dikes, but what is the > term for low-lying reclaimed land that lies within the dikes? polder > G3. Canadian grocery chain Sobey's announced they are phasing > something out by February 2020. What? cigarettes -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Oct 13 11:23PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:xsCdnXja1dMZOT_AnZ2dnUU7- > 1. "We would like to respectfully acknowledge the territory in > which we gather, as the ancestral unceded homelands of the > Beothuk and as the ancestral unceded homelands of the Mi'kmaq." Ilaquit > 2. "We wish to acknowledge this land which, for thousands of years, > has been the traditional land of the Huron-Wendat, the Seneca, > and most recently, the Mississaugas of the Credit River." Toronto > Treaty 6 territory and a traditional meeting ground and home for > many indigenous peoples, including Cree, Saulteaux, Niisitapi > (Blackfoot), Métis, and Nakota Sioux." Winnipeg; Calgary > 7. July 21, 1861; August 29-30, 1862. The North called them the > First and Second Battle of Bull Run. What did the South call > them the first and second battle of? Manassas > 8. April 6-7, 1862. The Northerners called it Pittsburg Landing. > What did the South call it? Vicksburg > 9. September 17, 1862. The South called it the Battle of > Sharpsburg. What did the Northerners call it? Wilderness > one horse isn't enough, King Richard. We need to know about three. > 10. Bucephalus lived from 355 to 326 BC and was one of the most > famous war horses that ever lived. Who did this horse belong to? Alexander the Great > 11. Rocinante was the mount of a fictional Spanish nobleman. > Name this literary character. Don Quixote > 12. Traveller lived from 1857 to 1871, and is considered the most > famous horse of the US Civil War. Whose horse was he? Robert E Lee > delivering key parts of Little Boy. Because it was on a secret > mission, no one initially knew it was missing, and many who > survived the sinking died before rescue arrived. Name the ship. Indianapolis > 14. The following target -- Nagasaki -- was not on the US military's > initial hit list. Name any of the other four that were. Osaka > 15. This red flower became the official flower of Hiroshima because > a small patch bloomed in the irradiated rubble mere months after > the blast. Name this poisonous flower of the dogbane family. Poppy > A1. This Mexican peninsula is famous for gray whales breeding > site offshore. It's also where James Cameron created the > world's largest "water tank studio" for Titanic. Name it. Baja California > the destruction of a famous Jerusalem mosque in his disaster > film "2012". Name that mosque, which has the Dome of the > Rock at its centre. Al Aqsa > A3. A certain Audrey Hepburn movie opens with her standing by > a shop window at 693 5th Av. in New York City. Name the > establishment at that address. Tiffanys > word for what? > B2. What did Michael Faraday invent in 1821, using principles > of electromagnetism? Faraday cage > B3. Resistance to an electric current is measured in ohms. > Conversely, what is the unit of conductivity? Mho > Plan, universal medicare, a new immigration act, a fund > for rural economic development, and the Royal Commission > on Bilingualism. Who was that? Diefenbaker > "Lord of the Rings" and "Hobbit" movies, Caesar in "Planet > of the Apes", and King Kong. He has no Oscar nominations > despite wide support from studios and peers. Name him. Serkis > E2. Considered the inventor of the 3-camera sitcom, he co-starred > with his wife in the biggest sitcom of the 1950s. Yet he > never received an Emmy nomination. Who was he? Desi Arnaz > Actress. A 2002 musical in which he co-starred won Best > Picture. But in a 45-year career, this actor has never > been nominated for an Academy Award. Name him. Richard Gere > F1. This Washington Redskin star quarterback's career ended > when his leg was broken in two places by a tackle, live on > "Monday Night Football". Name him. Theismann > F2. Who is the only NHL player who died as a direct result of > an on-ice injury during a game? They named a trophy > after him. Masterton > F3. Perhaps this one, at least, will fit the category title. > How did tennis player Monica Seles sustain an injury during > a quarter-final match in Hamburg, Germany in 1993? She was stabbed > and its prequel "Endeavour". Who? > G3. Canadian grocery chain Sobey's announced they are phasing > something out by February 2020. What? Plastic bags Pete Gayde |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Oct 13 09:27AM -0700 On 10/12/19 9:13 PM, Mark Brader wrote: > 1. "We would like to respectfully acknowledge the territory in > which we gather, as the ancestral unceded homelands of the > Beothuk and as the ancestral unceded homelands of the Mi'kmaq." St John's > 2. "We wish to acknowledge this land which, for thousands of years, > has been the traditional land of the Huron-Wendat, the Seneca, > and most recently, the Mississaugas of the Credit River." Toronto > Treaty 6 territory and a traditional meeting ground and home for > many indigenous peoples, including Cree, Saulteaux, Niisitapi > (Blackfoot), Métis, and Nakota Sioux." Winnipeg > 7. July 21, 1861; August 29-30, 1862. The North called them the > First and Second Battle of Bull Run. What did the South call > them the first and second battle of? Manassas > one horse isn't enough, King Richard. We need to know about three. > 10. Bucephalus lived from 355 to 326 BC and was one of the most > famous war horses that ever lived. Who did this horse belong to? Alexander > 11. Rocinante was the mount of a fictional Spanish nobleman. > Name this literary character. Don Quixote > 12. Traveller lived from 1857 to 1871, and is considered the most > famous horse of the US Civil War. Whose horse was he? Robert E Lee > A1. This Mexican peninsula is famous for gray whales breeding > site offshore. It's also where James Cameron created the > world's largest "water tank studio" for Titanic. Name it. Baja California > A3. A certain Audrey Hepburn movie opens with her standing by > a shop window at 693 5th Av. in New York City. Name the > establishment at that address. Tiffany > * B. Science: Electricity > B1. The word "electricity" comes from "elektron", the Greek > word for what? amber > B2. What did Michael Faraday invent in 1821, using principles > of electromagnetism? electromagnet > B3. Resistance to an electric current is measured in ohms. > Conversely, what is the unit of conductivity? mho > * D. Canadiana: Prime Ministers > D1. Name the second prime minister, who was the first Liberal > one. Laurier > Plan, universal medicare, a new immigration act, a fund > for rural economic development, and the Royal Commission > on Bilingualism. Who was that? Trudeau > E2. Considered the inventor of the 3-camera sitcom, he co-starred > with his wife in the biggest sitcom of the 1950s. Yet he > never received an Emmy nomination. Who was he? Desi Arnez > F3. Perhaps this one, at least, will fit the category title. > How did tennis player Monica Seles sustain an injury during > a quarter-final match in Hamburg, Germany in 1993? stabbed by an audience member > for fun, but for no points. > G1. We all know that the Dutch build dikes, but what is the > term for low-lying reclaimed land that lies within the dikes? polder -- Dan Tilque |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Oct 13 11:24AM +0200 > 3. Fallow deer;Manx shearwater, spotted Hyena;red kite; common toad Animals > 4. Austria;Finland;Ireland;Malta;Sweden? Europan countries not members of NATO. > 5. Brabant;Orange;Wales;Asturias? Principalities |
| Joe <joe@joemasters.me.uk>: Oct 13 09:30AM +0100 Taking my cue from Erland's recent 'odd one out' quiz I thought I might try a slight variation. On each question you need to say what links the various items, which are separated by a semi-colon. Please be as specific as possible, e.g. if I asked what links Lincoln;Garfield;McKinley;Kennedy? it would not be enough to answer 'All were American Presidents'. So what links 1. Tulip;Carnation;Orange;Cedar;Bulldozer;Jeans? 2. Röntgen;van't Hoff;Prudhomme;Dunant and Passy;von Behring? 3. Fallow deer;Manx shearwater, spotted Hyena;red kite; common toad 4. Austria;Finland;Ireland;Malta;Sweden? 5. Brabant;Orange;Wales;Asturias? 6. A judge on 'The Voice Australia' and others;A Canadian chanteuse; An American poet;An occasional contributor to this newsgroup? 7. George and Weedon Grossmith;Shaun Bythell;Jeff Kinney? 8. Frilled & cow; bramble; saw; angel; bullhead; carpet; mackerel? 9. Arsenal;lido;regatta;lagoon? 10. Split;stag;cat;ring;sissonne;tuck;pike? Usual rules i.e. no Googling etc. Answer only from your own knowledge/intuition. Depending on how this goes I'll mark it no later than 26th October. -- "To err, as they say, is human. To forgive is divine. To err by withholding your forgiveness until it's too late is to become divinely fucked up." ― Jonathan Tropper, The Book of Joe |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 13 10:43AM -0500 "Joe": > So what links: > 1. Tulip;Carnation;Orange;Cedar;Bulldozer;Jeans? Revolutions. > 2. Röntgen;van't Hoff;Prudhomme;Dunant and Passy;von Behring? Nobel prizes in 1901. > 3. Fallow deer;Manx shearwater, spotted Hyena;red kite; common toad Oh. Well, it started well. Spotted animals? > 5. Brabant;Orange;Wales;Asturias? Ruling houses? > 10. Split;stag;cat;ring;sissonne;tuck;pike? Positions when diving? -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "I don't know about your brain, msb@vex.net | but mine is really bossy." -- Laurie Anderson |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Oct 13 10:19PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:_JGdndVNB-B4MgPAnZ2dnUU7- > * A River Runs Through it > 1. Which North American river flows downstream from Bismarck ND > through Sioux City and Omaha? Missouri > was historically important for trade and shipbuilding. > 3. Which river, rising on the Tibetan Plateau, is Pakistan's major > river, reaching the Arabian Sea south of Karachi? Indus > the country. > 4. On 1990-03-21 this country became independent of South Africa. > Previously, it was known as South West Africa. Namibia > 5. On 1993-05-25 this country seceded and gained independence from > Ethiopia. The two nations later warred over disputed territory > until a peace agreement in 2018. Djibouti; Eritrea > 6. On 2008-02-17 this country unilaterally declared independence > from Serbia. A number of countries recognize its independence, > but it isn't a member of the United Nations. Kosovo > * The Great Lakes > Yeah, we think they're pretty great. > 10. Which Great Lake sits entirely within the borders of the US? Michigan > 11. As noted by Longfellow and Lightfoot, what is the Chippewayan > name for Lake Superior? Gitchegumee > 12. Hydrologically, Lakes Huron and Michigan are really one > big lake. Nomenclaturally, name the strait that connects > the two. Straits of Mackinac > 13. The world's 9th-largest country is the largest landlocked > one. It's bordered by Russia, China, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, > Turkmenistan, and the landlocked Caspian Sea. Name it. Kyrgyzstan > 14. South America has just two landlocked countries. Name *either > one*. Bolivia > completely surrounded by other landlocked countries. One is > located in Europe, while the other is a Central Asian nation > and former Soviet republic. Name *either one*. Liechtenstein > the birth name, you tell us the ring name. > 1. Born André René Roussimoff, this wrestler appeared in the movie > "The Princess Bride". Andre the Giant > 2. Born Terry Gene Bollea, he anchored pro wrestling's crossover > from niche entertainment to pop culture. He beat up Sylvester > Stallone in "Rocky 3" and body-slammed <answer 1> at SkyDome. Hulk Hogan > domed baseball stadium in 2 years -- and hey, it only took > until 1977 before the Expos moved into the multi-purpose > Olympic Stadium. Where did they play before that? Jarry Park > 5. In the early years, the Expos' best player and fan favorite > was nicknamed "Le Grand Orange" because of his bright red hair. > What was his real surname? Staub > A slugging outfielder, one of the most exciting hitters of his > time, he also played for the Angels and won the 2004 American > League MVP award. Name him. Vladimir Guerrero > first 3-time winner could keep it. Which they did, in 1970. > Now a more prosaically named trophy is awarded for this major > global event. Name the event. FIFA World Cup > 10. This legendary first baseman was elected in December 1939, > but died of a degenerative disease in June, 1941, just weeks > before his induction ceremony. Lou Gehrig > 11. One year after his death at age 38, this Pittsburgh Pirates > right fielder became the first Latin-American and first Caribbean > player enshrined in the Hall of Fame. Roberto Clemente > 12. Known as "The Lip", this colorful manager was inducted into > the Hall in 1994, 3 years after his death and 21 years after > his retirement. Leo Durocher > eventually went in. It soothed the painful memory of a similar > shot against the same playoff opponent, years ago. Which Raptor > missed that other famous shot in 2001? Carter > 15. Kawhi was controversially acquired for Raptor great Demar > DeRozan. Two other players were involved in the trade: name > *either one*. Pete Gayde |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 13 05:41PM -0500 Ouch. If Pete Gayde's answers had been posted on time, he would have scored 38 points on Round 7 and 40 on Round 8, for a "best 4 rounds" total of 142, putting him 4th so far instead of 5th. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "Canada resembles Chile a lot more than Chile does" msb@vex.net | --Athel Cornish-Bowden |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 12 11:09PM -0500 Mark Brader: > see my 2019-01-22 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian > Inquisition (QFTCI*)". > ** Final, Round 7 - Geography This was the easiest round in the original game. > * A River Runs Through it > 1. Which North American river flows downstream from Bismarck ND > through Sioux City and Omaha? Missouri. 4 for Bruce and Erland. 3 for Joshua. > 2. What is the main river in Glasgow, Scotland? This waterway > was historically important for trade and shipbuilding. Clyde. 4 for Bruce and Calvin. Curiously, this was also the answer to a completely unrelated question on "Jeopardy!" on Monday, 3 days before I posted this round. The category in question was about video games, and what they asked for was: "OF THE 4 GHOSTS IN THE ORIGINAL ENGLISH[-language] VERSION OF THE PAC-MAN GAME, THE ONE THAT DOESN'T RHYME WITH THE OTHERS". > 3. Which river, rising on the Tibetan Plateau, is Pakistan's major > river, reaching the Arabian Sea south of Karachi? Indus. 4 for Joshua, Erland, and Dan Tilque. 2 for Dan Blum. India is named after the river, but contains hardly any of it. > the country. > 4. On 1990-03-21 this country became independent of South Africa. > Previously, it was known as South West Africa. Namibia. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Calvin, Erland, and Dan Tilque. > 5. On 1993-05-25 this country seceded and gained independence from > Ethiopia. The two nations later warred over disputed territory > until a peace agreement in 2018. Eritrea. 4 for everyone -- Joshua, Dan Blum, Bruce, Calvin, Erland, and Dan Tilque. This year's Nobel Peace Prize winner was announced on Friday, and it's Abiy Ahmed Ali, prime minister of Ethiopia -- for that peace agreement and other things he's done since taking office. > 6. On 2008-02-17 this country unilaterally declared independence > from Serbia. A number of countries recognize its independence, > but it isn't a member of the United Nations. Kosovo. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Bruce, Erland, and Dan Tilque. > We name the currency and give some information about the country. > You name the country. > 7. Lek; a country on the Adriatic. Albania. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Calvin, and Erland. > 8. Gourde; a Caribbean country. Haiti. 4 for Joshua and Erland. 3 for Calvin. > 9. Dong; an Asian country. Vietnam. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Bruce, Calvin, and Dan Tilque. > * The Great Lakes > Yeah, we think they're pretty great. > 10. Which Great Lake sits entirely within the borders of the US? Michigan, duh. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Bruce, Erland, and Dan Tilque. 2 for Calvin. > 11. As noted by Longfellow and Lightfoot, what is the Chippewayan > name for Lake Superior? Gitche Gumee. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Bruce, and Dan Tilque. > 12. Hydrologically, Lakes Huron and Michigan are really one > big lake. Nomenclaturally, name the strait that connects > the two. Mackinac. 4 for Joshua, Bruce, and Dan Tilque. > 13. The world's 9th-largest country is the largest landlocked > one. It's bordered by Russia, China, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, > Turkmenistan, and the landlocked Caspian Sea. Name it. Kazakhstan. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Erland, and Dan Tilque. > 14. South America has just two landlocked countries. Name *either > one*. Bolivia, Paraguay. 4 for everyone. > completely surrounded by other landlocked countries. One is > located in Europe, while the other is a Central Asian nation > and former Soviet republic. Name *either one*. Liechtenstein, Uzbekistan. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Bruce, Calvin, Erland (the hard way), and Dan Tilque. > the birth name, you tell us the ring name. > 1. Born André René Roussimoff, this wrestler appeared in the movie > "The Princess Bride". Andre the Giant. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Bruce, and Calvin. In the original game, after this question and answer had been read, one of the Usual Suspects who was in the audience called out a comment on the use of pro wrestling as a category in this round. "You keep using this word 'sports'", he said. "I do not think it means what you think it means." > 2. Born Terry Gene Bollea, he anchored pro wrestling's crossover > from niche entertainment to pop culture. He beat up Sylvester > Stallone in "Rocky 3" and body-slammed <answer 1> at SkyDome. Hulk Hogan (or Hollywood Hogan). 4 for Joshua and Bruce. > 3. Born Randall Mario Poffo, he married his valet Miss Elizabeth > and beat up Peter Parker in the first Spider-Man movie. Randy Savage (or Macho Man). 4 for Joshua (the hard way) and Bruce (the hard way). > domed baseball stadium in 2 years -- and hey, it only took > until 1977 before the Expos moved into the multi-purpose > Olympic Stadium. Where did they play before that? Jarry Park. 4 for Joshua. > 5. In the early years, the Expos' best player and fan favorite > was nicknamed "Le Grand Orange" because of his bright red hair. > What was his real surname? (Daniel "Rusty") Staub. 4 for Joshua. > A slugging outfielder, one of the most exciting hitters of his > time, he also played for the Angels and won the 2004 American > League MVP award. Name him. Vladimir Guerrero Sr. "Guerrero" was sufficient. > Larry O'Brien has a trophy named for him! These questions are on > other sports trophies and awards. > 7. Canada's top university football player receives which award? Hec Creighton Trophy. > 8. Name the trophy awarded to the American Hockey League champions. Calder Cup. 4 for Joshua. > first 3-time winner could keep it. Which they did, in 1970. > Now a more prosaically named trophy is awarded for this major > global event. Name the event. World Cup. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Calvin, and Erland. In the original game "FIFA" was required in addition, but pffft to that. > 10. This legendary first baseman was elected in December 1939, > but died of a degenerative disease in June, 1941, just weeks > before his induction ceremony. Lou Gehrig. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Bruce, Calvin, and Dan Tilque. > 11. One year after his death at age 38, this Pittsburgh Pirates > right fielder became the first Latin-American and first Caribbean > player enshrined in the Hall of Fame. Roberto Clemente. 4 for Joshua, Bruce, and Dan Tilque. > 12. Known as "The Lip", this colorful manager was inducted into > the Hall in 1994, 3 years after his death and 21 years after > his retirement. Leo Durocher. I accepted "Derosher" for full points. 4 for Joshua and Bruce. > Hurray for the Raptors! This triple honors our recent champions. > 13. Winner of the NBA's Most Improved Player Award this season, > he's a Cameroonian forward nicknamed "Spicy P." Name him. Pascal Siakam. > eventually went in. It soothed the painful memory of a similar > shot against the same playoff opponent, years ago. Which Raptor > missed that other famous shot in 2001? Vince Carter. > 15. Kawhi was controversially acquired for Raptor great Demar > DeRozan. Two other players were involved in the trade: name > *either one*. Danny Green, Jakob Poeltl. Scores, if there are no errors: FINAL ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST TOPICS-> Lit Can Ent Sci Geo Spo FOUR Joshua Kreitzer 56 0 56 36 55 40 207 Dan Blum 56 0 32 40 42 12 170 Dan Tilque 32 12 28 52 44 8 156 Bruce Bowler -- -- 32 45 40 24 141 Pete Gayde 24 0 40 16 -- -- 80 Erland Sommarskog 14 0 0 11 44 4 73 "Calvin" -- -- 14 7 33 12 66 -- Mark Brader | "In a perfect world, the person of authority responds Toronto | to needs rather than to demands. That's not the way msb@vex.net | the system works, though." --Tony Cooper My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 15 11:47PM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-09-16, 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 recent companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)". * Game 1, Round 2 - Geography - Islands that Aren't Islands Unless specified otherwise, in each case name the "island". 1. Despite its name, this east coast American island was ruled NOT an island in a 1985 Supreme Court decision. Geologists would disagree. But more precisely, the court deemed it not to be an island for a certain purpose. 2. Most of this North American "island" is geologically part of the mainland, and the area takes its name from the previous historical name of modern day Aquidneck Island. 3. This landmass *was* an island when Alexander the Great put it under siege for 7 months, during which time it was connected to the mainland via a causeway, and then attacked. 4. A "phantom island" is a landmass appearing on historical maps as an island, later discovered to not be an island at all. This *region of Mexico* was once a phantom island. 5. These islands *are* islands now, since 1858 when a severe storm severed the base of a Canadian peninsula. The same storm destroyed two hotels. 6. Sandy Island, New Caledonia, featured in maps produced by National Geographic Society, and Google, as well as numerous nautical charts. An Australian ship called the Southern Surveyor discovered something interesting about the island in 2012, what was it? 7. This tiny French island features a commune and monastery, but is only classified as an island during high tide. The island and its bay are a UNESCO world heritage site. 8. Flevopolder is a huge piece of reclaimed land, 970 km² in size, and created in the 1950s and '60s. It is loosely known as an island, as it is completely surrounded by canals and lakes, and indeed it is the largest artificial island in the world. What *country* is it in? 9. Who is thought to have first written about the fictional island Atlantis? 10. In Gulliver's Travels, Gulliver visits many fictional islands that include Lilliput and Glubbdubdrib and the flying island of Laputa. But he also visits one *actual* island nation -- which one? * Game 1, Round 3 - History - First Leaders of New Countries We provide the name, and the date they first assumed the presidency or prime ministership; you name the country. Some of them may already have been heads of government before independence, in which case the year provided is the year of independence. Short names of countries will do, e.g. France. 1. 1960, president Kwame Nkrumah. 2. 1962, prime minister Sir Alexander Bustamante. 3. 1971, president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. 4. 1964, president Jomo Kenyatta. 5. 1993, president Vaclav Havel. 6. 1945, president Sukarno. 7. 1960, president Leopold Sedar Senghor. 8. 2011, president Salva Kiir Mayardit. 9. 1945, president and prime minister Ho Chi Minh. 10. 1965, prime minister Lee Kuan Yew. -- Mark Brader | "Red lights are not my concern. Toronto | I am a driver, not a policeman." msb@vex.net | --statement made after collision, 1853 My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Oct 16 05:02AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:14WdnX7GkYJBPTvAnZ2dnUU7- > NOT an island in a 1985 Supreme Court decision. Geologists > would disagree. But more precisely, the court deemed it not > to be an island for a certain purpose. Long Island; Liberty Island > 2. Most of this North American "island" is geologically part of the > mainland, and the area takes its name from the previous > historical name of modern day Aquidneck Island. Rhode Island > 4. A "phantom island" is a landmass appearing on historical > maps as an island, later discovered to not be an island at all. > This *region of Mexico* was once a phantom island. Baja California > nautical charts. An Australian ship called the Southern Surveyor > discovered something interesting about the island in 2012, > what was it? it did not exist > 7. This tiny French island features a commune and monastery, but > is only classified as an island during high tide. The island > and its bay are a UNESCO world heritage site. Mont Saint Michel > an island, as it is completely surrounded by canals and lakes, > and indeed it is the largest artificial island in the world. > What *country* is it in? Netherlands > 9. Who is thought to have first written about the fictional island > Atlantis? Plato > that include Lilliput and Glubbdubdrib and the flying island > of Laputa. But he also visits one *actual* island nation -- > which one? Japan > already have been heads of government before independence, in > which case the year provided is the year of independence. > 1. 1960, president Kwame Nkrumah. Ghana > 4. 1964, president Jomo Kenyatta. Kenya > 5. 1993, president Vaclav Havel. Czech Republic > 6. 1945, president Sukarno. Indonesia > 7. 1960, president Leopold Sedar Senghor. Senegal > 8. 2011, president Salva Kiir Mayardit. South Sudan > 9. 1945, president and prime minister Ho Chi Minh. Vietnam > 10. 1965, prime minister Lee Kuan Yew. Singapore -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Oct 15 11:24PM -0700 On Wednesday, October 16, 2019 at 2:47:30 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > NOT an island in a 1985 Supreme Court decision. Geologists > would disagree. But more precisely, the court deemed it not > to be an island for a certain purpose. Rhode Island > 2. Most of this North American "island" is geologically part of the > mainland, and the area takes its name from the previous > historical name of modern day Aquidneck Island. Baffin? > 3. This landmass *was* an island when Alexander the Great put it > under siege for 7 months, during which time it was connected > to the mainland via a causeway, and then attacked. Qatar? > 4. A "phantom island" is a landmass appearing on historical > maps as an island, later discovered to not be an island at all. > This *region of Mexico* was once a phantom island. Baja California > nautical charts. An Australian ship called the Southern Surveyor > discovered something interesting about the island in 2012, > what was it? It doesn't exist? > 7. This tiny French island features a commune and monastery, but > is only classified as an island during high tide. The island > and its bay are a UNESCO world heritage site. Mont St Michel > an island, as it is completely surrounded by canals and lakes, > and indeed it is the largest artificial island in the world. > What *country* is it in? Netherlands > 9. Who is thought to have first written about the fictional island > Atlantis? Defoe > that include Lilliput and Glubbdubdrib and the flying island > of Laputa. But he also visits one *actual* island nation -- > which one? Japan > 2. 1962, prime minister Sir Alexander Bustamante. > 3. 1971, president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. > 4. 1964, president Jomo Kenyatta. Kenya > 5. 1993, president Vaclav Havel. Czechoslovakia, Czech Republic > 6. 1945, president Sukarno. Indonesia > 7. 1960, president Leopold Sedar Senghor. DR Congo, Congo-Brazzaville > 8. 2011, president Salva Kiir Mayardit. > 9. 1945, president and prime minister Ho Chi Minh. Vietnam > 10. 1965, prime minister Lee Kuan Yew. Singapore cheers, calvin |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 15 11:43PM -0500 This is a repeat of my 2019-01-22 introductory posting with some minor updates. If you were already familiar with the content and the way I'm scheduling things, then there's no real need to reread it now. On the other hand, you know, it wouldn't hurt to. * Introduction As most of you will remember, the Canadian Inquisition is a team trivia league that plays in Toronto pubs. It's a cooperative league, whose teams take turns to write and ask the questions that the others answer. In the current season, September-December 2019, the questions are being written by the Red Smarties. I have obtained their permission to post to this newsgroup the questions from this seasons, to be tagged QFTCIRS in the subject line. Before posting them here, I'm editing some of them for various reasons -- for brevity, to clarify their intent, to avoid issues raised on protests, for suitability in this medium, and so on. When the current season ends I intend to similarly ask permission from the next team writing questions, which is scheduled to be MI5. As you may remember, the league's season consists of 10 regular games and a Final. A regular game contains 102 questions. Most of the game is in rounds of 10 questions on a specific topic within a different general area. For example, one game in 2008 included a geography round on former place names, an entertainment round on Morgan Freeman movies, and a sports round on things that happened during Toronto Blue Jays games. Round 1 is always a current-events round; Round 5 is always an audio round; and Round 10 (the "challenge round") normally contains 12 questions, 2 each on 6 different subjects. I won't be posting audio questions (except if I think they can be answered without the audio), nor will I post the video questions that sometimes occur in the Final. * Scheduling - Regular Games My intent is that for each quiz you'll get about 3 days to answer, plus or minus a few hours, but I'm not going to set exact deadlines; I'll post the answers, cutting off further entries, at whatever time (after 2 days and about 21 hours) that it's convenient for me to do the scoring and post the results, or if I'm late, then when I remember. One series of postings will consist of rounds from a single game: normally those will be Rounds 2-4 and 6-10. I will normally post the questions as four sets of two rounds each: Rounds 2-3 in one posting, Rounds 4 and 6 in the next, and so on. In the Final, most rounds have 15 questions, and these I'll post one round at a time. For each game, I'll keep a cumulative score over the group of postings, counting your best 6 rounds out of 8 (or 5 out of 7, etc.) -- that way if you miss a set, or if there's a subject you're weak on, you still have a chance to finish well. Each game will be totaled after the last round is posted and scored. In a normal game usually one round is Canadiana (this may also fall under another subject such as history or geography), which those of you in distant places may have some trouble with, but I am including them in the posting series anyway. This is your chance to shine by displaying your knowledge of Canadiana. However, if *nobody* in the newsgroup scores *any* points on a round (which has happened with Canadiana occasionally), then I will score as if that round had never existed. * Scheduling - Current Events I will also do a separate series of postings consisting of current-events rounds only, also to be posted two at a time. These will all appear while they're still reasonably current -- normally within a couple of days of the second of the two original games. For this series I'll accumulate scores over all the games from the season, similarly counting the best 9 out of 11 games. So there will be an overall current-events winner for the season. I'm posting current-events games independently of the posting of other games, so there will normally be a regular game running concurrently with each set of current-events questions. Current- events questions from the current season have already started being posted, and the next set should be in about 2 weeks from now. Current-events rounds generally refer to events that took place the week before the original game, sometimes also the week before that. If answers have changed since the date of the original game due to newer news, you are still expected to give the answer that was correct *as of the game date*. * Procedures and Scoring The usual rule in our regular league games is that each question goes to an individual who can answer for 2 points without assistance, and if he misses, he can consult his team and try again for 1 point. If the quizmaster judges that an answer is incomplete, she can ask for more details before ruling the answer right or wrong. To maintain the spirit of these rules, I will say that you can give two answers on every question. But I will penalize you if you give both a right answer and a wrong answer. My scoring is: 4 points - if you answer once and are right (or twice, both right) 3 points - if you guess twice and are right only the first time 2 points - if you guess twice and are right only the second time Bonus points may occasionally be available and will be explained in the relevant round. If you give only one answer, but with only some sort of additional comment, please make it clear that that's what you're doing. If there is any doubt I'll assume that you are giving two answers. If I see more than two answers, the third and any later ones will be ignored. Although there is no rule like this in the Canadian Inquisition, where it makes sense I will accept answers that I think are almost close enough (*more than half right*), with a 1-point penalty. But I will reject answers that I do not think are sufficiently specific, since there is no opportunity to ask for clarification when answers are posted in the newsgroup. If I anticipate the possibility of insufficiently specific answers I will try to provide guidance in a way that does not spoil the questions, such as a note in rot13 to be read after you have answered. You must, of course, answer based on your own knowledge and nothing else. You must post all your answers in a single posting (Except in case of technical difficulties, when emailed answers or multiple postings will be accepted.) Where a person's name is asked for, *normally you need only give the surname*. If you do give another part of the name and you're wrong, your answer is wrong. -- Mark Brader | "(I've been told that I suffer from rampant narcissism. Toronto | Just to confirm the accuracy of this character assessment, msb@vex.net | I have now shared it with the whole world.)" --Laura Spira My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Oct 15 08:47PM +0200 > 2 Duran Duran performed the theme to which James Bond film? License to Kill > 3 What kind of tool is a Tomahawk? Hammer > 5 The Durand line is the border between which two countries? Venezuela/Guyana > 6 What does the Latin word Credo translate as? I believe > 7 The French national anthem is named for which city? Marseilles > 14 Who wrote and sang 'Blue Suede Shoes'? Carl Perkins |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Oct 15 04:09PM -0700 On Monday, October 14, 2019 at 7:16:30 PM UTC+10, K3BAB87 wrote: > Didnt get chance to get a quiz out on Friday - apologies. > Good luck with this one - remember no cheating :) > 1 Milo Minderbinder is a character from which novel? Catch 22 > 2 Duran Duran performed the theme to which James Bond film? A View to a Kill > 3 What kind of tool is a Tomahawk? Small axe > 4 What was Prince's surname? Nelson > 5 The Durand line is the border between which two countries? Haiti and Dominican Republic > 6 What does the Latin word Credo translate as? Trust > 7 The French national anthem is named for which city? Marseilles > 8 Nephrology is the study of diseases of what organ? Liver > 9 In rugby union, what position would a number four generally play? Lock > 10 Stereoscopy is a technique used historically in what field? Physics > 11 In which country are the Copan Ruins? > 12 Which founding member played drums and provided vocals for The Eagles? Henley > 13 In sitcom The Good Life, who is married to Jerry? Margo > 14 Who wrote and sang 'Blue Suede Shoes'? Elvis > 15 Who succeeded David Steel as the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party? A year would help. Clegg? cheers, calvin |
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