| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 11 12:46AM -0600 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-11-04, 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 7, Round 9 - Sports - NHL Farm Teams We will name one AHL team and one ECHL team that are both associated with the same NHL team. You name the big-league team. City (or other place) name or team name will do, like "Saskatchewan" or "Roughriders". 1. AHL Lehigh Valley Phantoms, ECHL Reading Royals. 2. AHL Rochester Americans, ECHL Cincinnati Cyclones. 3. AHL Stockton Heat, ECHL Kansas City Mavericks. 4. AHL Utica Comets, ECHL Kalamazoo Wings. 5. AHL Belleville Senators, ECHL Brampton Beast. 6. AHL Manitoba Moose, ECHL Jacksonville Icemen. 7. AHL Syracuse Crunch, ECHL Orlando Solar Bears. 8. AHL Grand Rapids Griffins, ECHL Toledo Walleye. 9. AHL Ontario Reign, ECHL Manchester Monarchs. 10. AHL Providence Bruins, ECHL Atlanta Gladiators. ** Game 7, Round 10 - Challenge Round * A. Canadian Provincial Mottos We give you the motto in Latin and its English translation. You name the province. A1. Parva sub ingenti: "The small under the protection of the great". A2. Spem reduxit: "Hope was restored". * B. Bridge Bidding Conventions Name them. B1. This convention is traditionally used after a 1 No Trump opening bid by one's partner, in an attempt to find a major suit fit. B2. This convention is used to explore one's partner's holdings of aces and kings, to determine whether a slam is possible. * C. SI Base Units There are only 7 base units in the International System of Units, from which all other units are derived. We will tell you what the base unit is measuring, and you must name that base unit. For example, if we said "time", you would say the second. C1. Thermodynamic temperature. C2. Luminous intensity. * D. Broadway Musicals We will give you the premiere date on Broadway (note that the show may have premiered elsewhere first), and a brief description. In each case you name the musical. D1. 1991. In the final days of the war, American soldier Chris falls in love with bar girl Kim. He tries to bargain with the bar's owner to win her freedom. D2. 2005. A documentary-style musical that tells the story of the 1960s rock-and-roll group the Four Seasons. * E. Movies Together We name three people, and you name the only movie with which all three were associated. E1. 1990. Nicole Kidman, Tom Cruise, Tony Scott. E2. 1990. Meg Ryan, Tom Hanks, John Patrick Shanley. * F. Populations As everyone knows, China and India are the #1 and #2 most populous countries in the world, both in the billions. We will ask you about the two next-most-populous countries. In each case, give us their population according to the CIA World Factbook as of February 2019 -- within 5,000,000. F1. #3 on the list is the US. F2. #4 is Indonesia. -- Mark Brader, Toronto (require 'msb) msb@vex.net -- Lars Lindberg My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jan 11 11:12AM +0100 > ** Game 7, Round 9 - Sports - NHL Farm Teams > 2. AHL Rochester Americans, ECHL Cincinnati Cyclones. Buffalo Sabres > 5. AHL Belleville Senators, ECHL Brampton Beast. Ottawa Senators > 10. AHL Providence Bruins, ECHL Atlanta Gladiators. Boston Bruins > B1. This convention is traditionally used after a 1 No Trump > opening bid by one's partner, in an attempt to find a major > suit fit. Stayman, EFOS I would guess that the quizmasters are looking for Stayman which is the older one. Over here, EFOS is more common, though. Then again, with both of them you bid 2 clubs. EFOS just give you more answers and also include transfers. (And then there is Double Stayman where 2 diamonds also asks for major suits. > B2. This convention is used to explore one's partner's holdings > of aces and kings, to determine whether a slam is possible. Blackwood > the base unit is measuring, and you must name that base unit. > For example, if we said "time", you would say the second. > C1. Thermodynamic temperature. Kelvin > C2. Luminous intensity. candela > * F. Populations > F1. #3 on the list is the US. 322 million > F2. #4 is Indonesia. 200 million |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 11 04:34AM -0600 Mark Brader: >> B1. This convention is traditionally used after a 1 No Trump >> opening bid by one's partner, in an attempt to find a major >> suit fit. Erland Sommarskog: > is the older one. Over here, EFOS is more common, though. Then again, > with both of them you bid 2 clubs. EFOS just give you more answers and > also include transfers. Never heard of it. > (And then there is Double Stayman where 2 diamonds also asks for major suits. 2C = (normal) Stayman, 2D = (Game-)Forcing Stayman is known here, but not the name "double Stayman". -- Mark Brader | "Now I feel stupid. Well, I guess it's not bad Toronto | if that happens once a decade or so." msb@vex.net | --Al Fargnoli |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jan 10 06:21AM -0800 On 1/8/20 12:58 AM, Mark Brader wrote: > 2. The five basic tastes are sweetness, sourness, bitterness, > saltiness and what fifth taste? The name we want is a loanword > from Japanese. unami > and thus preparation is strictly controlled by law. Only chefs > who have qualified after three or more years of training are > allowed to prepare this food. Name it. puffer fish > poisonous, but this was due to their acidic quality which leeched > lead out of the pewter plates they were sometimes served on. > What food? tomato > think it is due to raw eggs. While eggs are occasionally the > culprit, which other cookie ingredient is often a carrier of > E. coli bacteria and should never be eaten raw? milk > or any of a number of other medications, this fruit and its > juice should be avoided. It can increase concentrations of > certain drugs, and block the uptake of others. Name the fruit. grapefruit > at least 10 minutes before eating. The FDA recommends boiling > for at least 30 minutes. Thankfully, beans from a can are safe > to eat immediately. castor bean > expressing the author's discomfort after eating repeatedly at > Chinese restaurants. This is believed to have been a hoax. > What additive was thus maligned? monosodium glutamate > http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/7-8/other.pdf > and identify each of the following flags. > 1. Mi'kmaq nation. M > 2. Naval ensign. F > 3. Acadian flag. J > 4. Iroquois Confederacy. L > 5. Newfoundland tricolor. K > 6. Yukon. I > 7. Governor-General of Canada. D > 8. Scarborough. B > 9. RCAF Ensign. G > 10. Labrador. E -- Dan Tilque |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 11 12:45AM -0600 Mark Brader: > when food is browned, and gives browned food its distinctive > flavor. The flavor of a seared steak and a bread crust are in > part caused by this reaction. What reaction? Maillard reaction. 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, and Joshua. > 2. The five basic tastes are sweetness, sourness, bitterness, > saltiness and what fifth taste? The name we want is a loanword > from Japanese. Umami. 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, Joshua, Pete, and Dan Tilque. 3 for Erland. > and thus preparation is strictly controlled by law. Only chefs > who have qualified after three or more years of training are > allowed to prepare this food. Name it. Fugu (blowfish or puffer fish). 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, Joshua, Pete, and Dan Tilque. > poisonous, but this was due to their acidic quality which > [leached] lead out of the pewter plates they were sometimes > served on. What food? Tomato. 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. > think it is due to raw eggs. While eggs are occasionally the > culprit, which other cookie ingredient is often a carrier of > E. coli bacteria and should never be eaten raw? Flour. 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, and Erland. 3 for Pete. > or any of a number of other medications, this fruit and its > juice should be avoided. It can increase concentrations of > certain drugs, and block the uptake of others. Name the fruit. Grapefruit. 4 for everyone -- Dan Blum, Bruce, Erland, Joshua, Pete, and Dan Tilque. The scientists who discovered this grapefruit-drug interaction were actually trying to test whether alcohol interacted with a certain drug. Naturally they had to give small amounts of alcohol to some test subjects and not to others. To keep people from knowing which group they were in, they had to mask the taste of the alcohol, and they chose concentrated grapefruit juice because its taste was strong enough. They added alcohol to it for some subjects and not for others -- but what they found was that somehow the drug was affecting *both* groups more strongly than it should have. > juice and forms "wine crystals". These crystals in their crude > form are called "beeswing", and are collected and purified into > a white powder sometimes used in meringues. Name the ingredient. Cream of tartar. 4 for Bruce. > at least 10 minutes before eating. The FDA recommends boiling > for at least 30 minutes. Thankfully, beans from a can are safe > to eat immediately. Kidney, red, or white beans. > preparations are flash-heated to kill botulism, but many people > are sickened when this flavor ingredient is added fresh to oil > for storage in home kitchens. Garlic. 4 for Dan Blum and Bruce. > expressing the author's discomfort after eating repeatedly at > Chinese restaurants. This is believed to have been a hoax. > What additive was thus maligned? Monosodium glutamate (accepting MSG). 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, Joshua, Pete, and Dan Tilque. > Please see the handout at: > http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/7-8/other.pdf > and identify each of the following flags. This was the easiest round in the original game. > 1. Mi'kmaq nation. H. > 2. Naval ensign. F. (Note the anchor.) 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, Joshua, Pete, and Dan Tilque. > 3. Acadian flag. A. (Note the French tricolor as background.) 4 for Erland. > 4. Iroquois Confederacy. L. 4 for Dan Tilque. 3 for Dan Blum. > 5. Newfoundland tricolor. K. (Duh -- the only tricolor on the page.) 4 for Bruce, Erland, and Dan Tilque. 3 for Dan Blum and Joshua. 2 for Pete. > 6. Yukon. C. (Note the dog, a husky or malamute.) 4 for Dan Blum and Pete. 2 for Joshua. > 7. Governor-General of Canada. D. (Note the crown.) 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. > 8. Scarborough. E. (Note the bluffs.) 4 for Erland. 2 for Joshua. > 9. RCAF Ensign. G. (Note the roundel.) 4 for everyone. > 10. Labrador. M. > So there were 3 decoys. Decode the rot13 if you like and identify > them for fun, but for no points. Only Joshua tried these, but he got all three. > 11. Canadian centennial flag. B. (Duh.) To be more suitable for celebratory use, it was available in a range of background colors. See: http://fotw.info/images/c/ca_1967pc.jpg > 12. Franco-Albertan flag. J. (Note the fleur-de-lis and the wild rose.) > 13. Newfoundland flag before 1965. I. ("Terra Nova" = "New Land".) Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 7 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST TOPICS-> Geo His Ent Can Sci Can FOUR Dan Blum 28 28 24 4 32 22 112 Joshua Kreitzer 28 20 36 4 24 19 108 Dan Tilque 32 32 16 0 20 20 104 Bruce Bowler 23 16 19 4 36 8 94 Erland Sommarskog 28 20 -- -- 11 20 79 Pete Gayde -- -- 16 0 19 14 49 -- Mark Brader, Toronto, msb@vex.net The time-sharing system was designed very much for the convenience of its first users, who happened also to be its designers and im- plementers. In practice it has proved to be convenient and effective for all its users, be they novice or expert. --John Lions My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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