| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 17 12:50AM -0600 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-11-11, 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 8, Round 4 - History - Prisons 1. Acting on behalf of the crown, Jeremy Bentham purchased the land for Millbank Prison in London, and proposed *what* design and surveillance system that he wanted used to lay it out? 2. This state prison in Ossining on the Hudson River notably housed the serial killer Albert Fish, but it was just as well known for its federal executions -- including the Rosenbergs. What is it called? 3. After the end of its operations as a prison, Alcatraz Island and its facilities were occupied by a coalition of Native Activists. This protest endured for 19 months over 3 calendar years. Name *any one* of those years. 4. This Mexican drug kingpin escaped from prison in a laundry cart in 2001, and again in 2015, through a tunnel in the prison shower room. He is now incarcerated in the United States. Give his name or nickname. 5. Who was imprisoned on Robben Island from 1964 until 1982? 6. From the early days of the Iraq War in 2003, personnel of the US Army and CIA committed a series of human rights violations against detainees, gaining public attention with the publication of photographs of the abuses by CBS News in April 2004. Name the prison where this happened. 7. This American naval base has served as a detention center since 2002, holding alleged members of the Taliban and al-Quaeda. Of the approximately 500 detainees, only 10 have ever been tried by military commission. Name the facility. 8. In 1942, the Canadian federal government established the first Japanese Internment Camp in *which Vancouver park*? 9. Between 2005 and 2015, approximately 3,500 people were detained in a building named "Homan Square" after a nearby park. An overwhelming majority of them were young black men. Some argue that it was a secret interrogation and torture facility. 80% of all the detentions took place during mayor Rahm Emmanuel's tenure. Name the city. 10. San Antonio Prison in Venezuela has been called the "Paradise Prison". Pot smoking, outdoor pools, and a dance club keep the incarcerated busy. The prison is on an island less than 30 miles from the mainland, offering its "guests" freedom to do anything they want but leave. Give the appropriately relaxing name of the island. * Game 8, Round 6 - Arts & Literature - Harlem Renaissance The Harlem Renaissance was a period of explosive cultural output by African-American artists, writers, and musicians, lasting from 1918 into the mid-1930s. We will give you the field of an influential figure of this period and give you a list of their major works, and you name the person. 1. Writer, historian: "The Souls of Black Folk", "Black Reconstruction in America", "The Talented Tenth". 2. Novelist, poet, playwright: "The Ways of White Folks", "Let America be America Again", "Harlem: A Dream Deferred". 3. Entertainer, activist: "Siren of the Tropics", "Zouzou" (the first starring role for a black woman in a major motion picture). 4. Pianist, bandleader: "One O'Clock Jump", "Jumpin' At The Woodside", "Blue Skies". 5. Poet, novelist: Famous primarily for one book, "Cane". 6. Jazz singer: "Lover Man", "Solitude", "Strange Fruit". 7. Trumpeter: "Star Dust", "La Vie en Rose", "Georgia on my Mind". 8. Jazz singer: "Dream a Little Dream of Me" (with Louis Armstrong), "Cheek to Cheek", "Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall". 9. Composer, pianist, orchestra leader: "It Don't Mean a Thing (if it Ain't Got That Swing)", "Cocktails for Two", "Take the A Train". 10. Please decode the rot13 for this question only after you have finished with the rest of the round. Nhgube: "Gurve Rlrf Jrer Jngpuvat Tbq", "Zbfrf: Zna bs gur Zbhagnva", "Zhyr Obar" (wbvagyl jvgu Ynatfgba Uhturf). -- Mark Brader We say, "But it wasn't designed to do that!"; Toronto our managers say, "Our customers want this!"; msb@vex.net we say, "Small is beautiful!"; and they say, "Money is beautiful!" -- Andrew Tannenbaum My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 17 12:49AM -0600 Mark Brader: > * Game 8, Round 2 - Geography - Disputed Territories > We name the disputed territory, and you name *any one* of the > countries involved in the dispute. (At least one entrant managed to leave the impression that they were unclear on the concept of "any one of".) > 1. South Ossetia. Georgia, Russia. 4 for Dan, Erland, Joshua, and Pete. 3 for Calvin. > 2. South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands. Argentina, UK. 4 for Dan, Bruce, Erland (the hard way), Calvin, and Joshua. > 3. Golan Heights. Israel, Syria. 4 for Dan, Bruce (the hard way), Erland (the hard way), Calvin, Joshua, and Pete. > 4. Hans Island. Canada, Denmark (or specifically Greenland) -- as mentioned in a current thread in alt.usage.english. 4 for Erland (the hard way) and Pete. 2 for Dan. > 5. Transnistria. Moldova, Russia, Ukraine. 4 for Dan, Erland, Calvin, Joshua, and Pete. > 6. Kuril Islands (also called the Northern Territories). Japan, Russia. 4 for Dan, Bruce (the hard way), Erland (the hard way), Joshua, and Pete. > 7. Machias Seal Island. Canada, US. 4 for Dan and Bruce (the hard way). > 8. Atacama Corridor. Bolivia, Chile. 4 for Dan, Bruce, Erland (the hard way), Calvin, and Joshua. > 9. Spratly Islands (also called the Kalayaan or "Freedom" Islands). China, Malaysia, Philippines, Taiwan, Vietnam. 4 for Erland, Calvin, Joshua, and Pete. > 10. Bir Tawil (disputed by two countries, each of which claims that > it belongs to the other). Egypt, Sudan. 4 for Joshua. 3 for Dan. For the explanation, see this map: http://www.theniles.org/get_img?ImageId=1919 In British Empire days different boundaries were drawn between Egypt and Sudan at different times; Egypt now claims that the straight-line border is the right one while Sudan claims the irregular one shown. If either country decided they wanted Bir Tawil, they figure it would mean accepting the other country's version of the border and thus giving up any claim to the more valuable Hala'ib triangle. > In each case name the band. > 1. This band was named after the first names of two blues musicians > whose surnames were Anderson and Council, respectively. Pink Floyd. 4 for Bruce, Erland, and Joshua. > 2. For a punk band aiming to challenge the establishment, naming > yourself after a 1960s political dynasty and their unfortunate > history certainly hit the mark. Dead Kennedys. 4 for everyone -- Dan, Bruce, Erland, Calvin, Joshua, and Pete. > there was another group using the same name, an urban legend > says he became inspired by an occultist who told him that he > was the reincarnation of the person with this name. Alice Cooper. 4 for everyone. > 4. This name was inspired by wrestler and alcoholic rehabilitation > facility operator John Murphy. Dropkick Murphys. 4 for Dan, Joshua, and Pete. > 5. Darius Rucker went to high school with a guy who had a nickname > based on looking like an owl, and another guy nicknamed after > his chubby cheeks. Hootie and the Blowfish. 4 for Dan, Bruce, Joshua, and Pete. > 6. A name the band picked at random from a Scottish sports almanac. > How many bands are named after Scottish people? Just one. > Name it. Rilo Kiley. > 7. Perry Farrell had a friend who was a prostitute, and claimed > that prostitution was her addiction. Jane's Addiction. 4 for Dan, Bruce, Joshua, and Pete. > 8. This name is after a popular Texas blues musician, as well as a > reference to B.B. King being on top of the list of all-time > greats. ZZ Top. > 9. This band named themselves after an infamous prostitute in the > US Deep South who killed many of her clients by hacking them up. > You could say she really flirted with disaster. Molly Hatchet. 4 for Joshua and Pete. > 10. A late 1990s two-hit wonder, they got their name playing with > the pen name of a famous pop culture artist, mixing it with an > older word describing a dapper man. Dandy Warhols. 4 for Dan, Calvin, Joshua, and Pete. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 8 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS TOPICS-> Geo Ent Joshua Kreitzer 32 32 64 Dan Blum 33 24 57 Pete Gayde 24 28 52 Erland Sommarskog 32 12 44 Bruce Bowler 20 20 40 "Calvin" 23 12 35 -- Mark Brader | (Hatpin's Razor:) "Never attribute to stupidity Toronto | that which can be adequately explained msb@vex.net | by marketing" --John Hopkin My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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