- Calvin's Quiz #586 - 4 Updates
- QFTCIRS Game 8, Rounds 7-8: engineering disasters, CanInventions - 2 Updates
- QFTCIRS Game 8, Rounds 4,6: prisons, Harlem Renaissance - 2 Updates
- Calvin's Quiz #585 - ANSWERS & SCORES - 1 Update
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jan 19 04:52PM -0800 1 Also known as XR, what is the two-word name of the socio-political movement which aims to use non-violent demonstration to protest against climate change? 2 What two-word term refers to an organism that has remained essentially unchanged from earlier geologic times and whose close relatives are usually extinct? 3 What is Elvis Presley's middle name? 4 What was the name of the spin-off series from the rebooted 'Doctor Who' that centred on a fictional alien hunting institute based in Cardiff, Wales? 5 In 1949 who won the inaugural Bollingen Prize for poetry, despite being incarcerated in a Washington DC mental hospital at the time? 6 Who played the title role in the 1993 film What's Eating Gilbert Grape? 7 Which architect's design for the New National Stadium in Tokyo for the 2020 Summer Olympics was scrapped in 2015, with critics comparing it to a turtle and a white elephant? 8 In 2008, which actress launched the natural health company and lifestyle brand named Goop? 9 British prime ministers Robert Walpole, Pitt the Elder and Lord Melbourne were all members of which political party? 10 In 1664, New Amsterdam was renamed New York in honour of the Duke of York - who would later be crowned as which English monarch? cheers, calvin |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jan 20 01:54AM > 1 Also known as XR, what is the two-word name of the socio-political movement which aims to use non-violent demonstration to protest against climate change? extreme resistance > 2 What two-word term refers to an organism that has remained essentially unchanged from earlier geologic times and whose close relatives are usually extinct? living fossil > 3 What is Elvis Presley's middle name? Aron > 4 What was the name of the spin-off series from the rebooted 'Doctor Who' that centred on a fictional alien hunting institute based in Cardiff, Wales? Torchwood > 5 In 1949 who won the inaugural Bollingen Prize for poetry, despite being incarcerated in a Washington DC mental hospital at the time? Ezra Pound > 6 Who played the title role in the 1993 film What???s Eating Gilbert Grape? Johnny Depp > 7 Which architect's design for the New National Stadium in Tokyo for the 2020 Summer Olympics was scrapped in 2015, with critics comparing it to a turtle and a white elephant? Frank Gehry > 8 In 2008, which actress launched the natural health company and lifestyle brand named Goop? Gwyneth Paltrow > 9 British prime ministers Robert Walpole, Pitt the Elder and Lord Melbourne were all members of which political party? Whig > 10 In 1664, New Amsterdam was renamed New York in honour of the Duke of York - who would later be crowned as which English monarch? James II -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 19 10:50PM -0600 Calvin: > 1 Also known as XR, what is the two-word name of the > socio-political movement which aims to use non-violent > demonstration to protest against climate change? Extinction rebellion. > 2 What two-word term refers to an organism that has remained > essentially unchanged from earlier geologic times and whose > close relatives are usually extinct? Living fossil. > 3 What is Elvis Presley's middle name? Aaron. > 4 What was the name of the spin-off series from the rebooted > 'Doctor Who' that centred on a fictional alien hunting institute > based in Cardiff, Wales? Torchwood. > 5 In 1949 who won the inaugural Bollingen Prize for poetry, > despite being incarcerated in a Washington DC mental hospital at > the time? Plath? > 6 Who played the title role in the 1993 film What's Eating > Gilbert Grape? Reeves? > 7 Which architect's design for the New National Stadium in Tokyo > for the 2020 Summer Olympics was scrapped in 2015, with critics > comparing it to a turtle and a white elephant? Gehry? > 8 In 2008, which actress launched the natural health company and > lifestyle brand named Goop? Paltrow. > 9 British prime ministers Robert Walpole, Pitt the Elder and > Lord Melbourne were all members of which political party? Conservative. > 10 In 1664, New Amsterdam was renamed New York in honour of the > Duke of York - who would later be crowned as which English > monarch? George I? -- Mark Brader | "I couldn't imagine what Americans did at night Toronto | when they weren't writing novels." msb@vex.net | --Joseph Heller |
| Joe Masters <joe@joemasters.me.uk>: Jan 20 06:39AM On 2020-01-20 00:52:11 +0000, Calvin said: > 1 Also known as XR, what is the two-word name of the socio-political > movement which aims to use non-violent demonstration to protest against > climate change? Extinction Rebellion > 2 What two-word term refers to an organism that has remained > essentially unchanged from earlier geologic times and whose close > relatives are usually extinct? Living fossil > 3 What is Elvis Presley's middle name? Aaron > 4 What was the name of the spin-off series from the rebooted 'Doctor > Who' that centred on a fictional alien hunting institute based in > Cardiff, Wales? Torchwood > 5 In 1949 who won the inaugural Bollingen Prize for poetry, despite > being incarcerated in a Washington DC mental hospital at the time? Ezra Pound > 6 Who played the title role in the 1993 film What’s Eating Gilbert Grape? Di Caprio? > it to a turtle and a white elephant? > 8 In 2008, which actress launched the natural health company and > lifestyle brand named Goop? Gwyneth Paltrow > 9 British prime ministers Robert Walpole, Pitt the Elder and Lord > Melbourne were all members of which political party? Whigs > 10 In 1664, New Amsterdam was renamed New York in honour of the Duke of > York - who would later be crowned as which English monarch? James II -- "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): Jan 19 11:12PM -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 7 - Science - Engineering Disasters It is said that when a surgeon makes a mistake he kills one person, but when an engineer makes a mistake he kills 100 people. This round is about famous disasters due to bad engineering. (Well, in some cases I'd argue about that blame, but it'll do for a summary.) 1. When a nuclear power plant shuts down, coolant keeps circulating for months or years to control the decay heat that nuclear fuel keeps emitting. At one reactor complex, the backup generators needed to pump the coolant were built in the basement of the reactors, and flooded with seawater in a natural disaster, leading to three meltdowns. Name that nuclear power plant. 2. This *model of plane* famously suffered its only fatal crash in 2000 when, during takeoff, it hit a strip of metal that had fallen from another plane. A tire burst, sending a piece of rubber into the fuel tank, resulting in a powerful fire and 2 minutes later a crash. What model? 3. During the Maccabiah Games, a temporary pedestrian bridge was hastily constructed and poorly engineered, and collapsed when Australia's athletic team was crossing it into the stadium. Four died, one from injuries and three from infections caused by the polluted river. What country holds the Maccabiah Games? 4. The deadliest airplane accident in history occurred in Tenerife in 1977 when, in heavy fog, a pilot of one Boeing 747 attempted to take off, mistaken about his air-traffic-control clearance, and collided on the ground with another 747, killing 583 people. Name *either airline* involved in this disaster. 5. This world-famous disaster on 1937-05-06 has been attributed to sabotage, a lightning strike, and even a lethal buildup of static electricity. A memorial remains in New Jersey at the site of the disaster. What disaster does this question refer to? 6. In 1999, a truck carrying flour and margarine entered a tunnel between Italy and France, and midway through the tunnel the truck caught fire. 39 people were killed, primarily because ventilation was poor and there were numerous miscommunications between the French and Italian sides. The tunnel is named after the *mountain* that it passes under: what mountain? 7. The Sampoong Department Store collapse was the deadliest modern building collapse until 9/11. The building was originally planned to be four stories, but a fifth was added and the supports moved, resulting in 4 times the weight on each column compared to the design. *What country* was the Sampoong Department Store in? 8. Kipton, Ohio, was home to a famous accident caused by a watch being 4 minutes slow. Nine people were killed, and it led to an overhaul of the regulations concerning pocket watches in the relevant industry. What kind of accident happened in Kipton? 9. The world's worst industrial disaster happened in India when a Union Carbide plant, after years of poor maintenance, released a gas cloud that killed 3,000 to 16,000 nearby residents. In what Indian *city* did this disaster occur? 10. 2003 featured a great power outage in the northeast United States and Canada in which 55,000,000 people lost power. Over 100 power plants automatically shut down, all stemming from trouble at a single power company in Akron, Ohio. What was the initial cause of the problem in Akron? After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Vs lbh fnvq "Xbern" sbe nal nafjre, cyrnfr tb onpx naq or zber fcrpvsvp. * Game 8, Round 8 - Canadiana - Famous Canadian Inventions 1. Invented by writer Margaret Atwood, this is a remote signing device allowing a person to remotely write in ink anywhere in the world via a tablet PC, the Internet, and a robotic hand. Conrad Black used it to sign his stupid book when he was in prison. Name it. 2. This was originally invented by Harry Wasylyk and Larry Hansen in Winnipeg in 1950, bought by Union Carbide, and sold under the name "Glad". 3. Invented by Alfred J. Gross, a Toronto-based wireless communications pioneer, in 1949. His hand-held invention has often been synonymous with drug dealers as portrayed on television and in movies. 4. This delicious spreadable *was not* invented by American botanist George Washington Carver. Rather, it was created in 1884 by Canadian pharmacist Marcellus Gilmore Edson, who likened the consistency of his product to that of butter, lard, or ointment. 5. The first of these driving aids appeared on a highway between Ontario and Quebec in 1930, having been invented by Ontario department of transport engineer John D. Millar. This was the first of its kind. 6. The name for this clothing item was coined by an American in 1935 who held the original patent. Canadian Moses Nadler popularized this modern marvel, making the first of these in 1939 at his Montreal-based Canadian fashion company. You could say the public really "supported" the idea. Give the brand name. 7. The first Internet search engine was created by Alan Emtage at McGill University around 1988. It was used to search FTP archives on a nightly basis. Eventually it was made available for public use in 1990. Name the search engine. 8. This film industry standard was created by a trio of Canadian filmmakers in 1967. After being independently asked to produce large-screen films for Expo 67, the filmmakers realized they needed different equipment. Name this trademarked equipment standard. 9. This was discovered in 1921 by Toronto doctor Frederick Banting and further developed at the University of Toronto by Banting, Charles Best, John Macleod, and Bertram Collip. Banting and Macleod were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine two years later. What was it? 10. Reginald Aubrey Fessenden was a prolific inventor in the area of wireless technology -- he was the first to broadcast on the AM radio band in 1900 -- and issued the first transatlantic radio broadcast in 1906. He is also known for inventing what sound-based technology? -- Mark Brader | "Don't get me wrong, perl is an OK operating system, Toronto | but it lacks a lightweight scripting language." msb@vex.net | -- Walter Dnes My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jan 20 05:33AM > needed to pump the coolant were built in the basement of the > reactors, and flooded with seawater in a natural disaster, > leading to three meltdowns. Name that nuclear power plant. Fukushima > when Australia's athletic team was crossing it into the stadium. > Four died, one from injuries and three from infections caused > by the polluted river. What country holds the Maccabiah Games? Ethiopia; Israel > to take off, mistaken about his air-traffic-control clearance, > and collided on the ground with another 747, killing 583 people. > Name *either airline* involved in this disaster. KLM > to sabotage, a lightning strike, and even a lethal buildup of > static electricity. A memorial remains in New Jersey at the > site of the disaster. What disaster does this question refer to? Hindenburg fire > ventilation was poor and there were numerous miscommunications > between the French and Italian sides. The tunnel is named > after the *mountain* that it passes under: what mountain? Mont Blanc > supports moved, resulting in 4 times the weight on each column > compared to the design. *What country* was the Sampoong > Department Store in? South Korea; Indonesia > being 4 minutes slow. Nine people were killed, and it led to > an overhaul of the regulations concerning pocket watches in > the relevant industry. What kind of accident happened in Kipton? railroad crash > Union Carbide plant, after years of poor maintenance, released > a gas cloud that killed 3,000 to 16,000 nearby residents. > In what Indian *city* did this disaster occur? Bhopal > the world via a tablet PC, the Internet, and a robotic hand. > Conrad Black used it to sign his stupid book when he was > in prison. Name it. pantograph > 2. This was originally invented by Harry Wasylyk and Larry Hansen > in Winnipeg in 1950, bought by Union Carbide, and sold under > the name "Glad". plastic wrap > communications pioneer, in 1949. His hand-held invention > has often been synonymous with drug dealers as portrayed on > television and in movies. pager > in 1884 by Canadian pharmacist Marcellus Gilmore Edson, who > likened the consistency of his product to that of butter, lard, > or ointment. peanut butter > Ontario and Quebec in 1930, having been invented by Ontario > department of transport engineer John D. Millar. This was > the first of its kind. lane markings > popularized this modern marvel, making the first of these in > 1939 at his Montreal-based Canadian fashion company. You could > say the public really "supported" the idea. Give the brand name. Maidenform > McGill University around 1988. It was used to search FTP > archives on a nightly basis. Eventually it was made available > for public use in 1990. Name the search engine. AltaVista > large-screen films for Expo 67, the filmmakers realized they > needed different equipment. Name this trademarked equipment > standard. IMAX -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jan 19 03:47PM -0800 On Friday, January 17, 2020 at 4:51:03 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > 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? Opticon > the serial killer Albert Fish, but it was just as well known > for its federal executions -- including the Rosenbergs. What is > it called? Rikers, Sing Sing > 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. El Chapo > 5. Who was imprisoned on Robben Island from 1964 until 1982? Mandela > 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. Guantanamo Bay > 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. That sounds more like Guantanamo Bay :-) > 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. Chicago, Detroit > 3. Entertainer, activist: "Siren of the Tropics", "Zouzou" > (the first starring role for a black woman in a major motion > picture). Baker > Woodside", "Blue Skies". > 5. Poet, novelist: Famous primarily for one book, "Cane". > 6. Jazz singer: "Lover Man", "Solitude", "Strange Fruit". Billie Halliday > 7. Trumpeter: "Star Dust", "La Vie en Rose", "Georgia on my Mind". Armstrong? > 8. Jazz singer: "Dream a Little Dream of Me" (with Louis Armstrong), > "Cheek to Cheek", "Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall". Smith > 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). cheers, calvin |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 19 11:11PM -0600 Mark Brader: > 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? Panopticon. 4 for Joshua. 3 for Calvin. The novel design featured a central guard station with a line of sight to every cell in the block, so the inmates couldn't tell who the guards were watching. It wasn't used at Millbank, but was subsequently used for a number of other prisons. Here's one of them: http://thefunambulistdotnet.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/1925-stateville-correctional-center.jpg > the serial killer Albert Fish, but it was just as well known > for its federal executions -- including the Rosenbergs. What is > it called? Sing Sing. 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Pete, Bruce, and Joshua. 2 for Calvin. > 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. 1969-71. 4 for Joshua. 3 for Dan Blum and Pete. > 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. Joaquin Guzman, "El Chapo". 4 for Pete, Erland, Joshua, and Calvin. 3 for Bruce (who should have quit while he was ahead). > 5. Who was imprisoned on Robben Island from 1964 until 1982? Nelson Mandela. 4 for Dan Blum, Pete, Bruce, Erland, Joshua, and Calvin. He was also in several other prisons during his 27 years' incarceration. > 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. Abu Ghraib (accepting "Abu Grahb" as close enough). 4 for Dan Blum, Pete, and Bruce. > 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. Guantanamo Bay Naval Base. ("Guantanamo" was sufficient, or even "Gitmo".) 4 for everyone -- Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Pete, Bruce, Erland, Joshua, and Calvin. > 8. In 1942, the Canadian federal government established the first > Japanese Internment Camp in *which Vancouver park*? Hastings Park (exhibition grounds). > 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. Chicago. 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Pete, Bruce, Erland, and Joshua. 3 for Calvin. > 30 miles from the mainland, offering its "guests" freedom to do > anything they want but leave. Give the appropriately relaxing > name of the island. Margarita Island. > and you name the person. > 1. Writer, historian: "The Souls of Black Folk", "Black > Reconstruction in America", "The Talented Tenth". W.E.B. Du Bois. 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua. > 2. Novelist, poet, playwright: "The Ways of White Folks", "Let > America be America Again", "Harlem: A Dream Deferred". Langston Hughes. 3 for Pete. > 3. Entertainer, activist: "Siren of the Tropics", "Zouzou" > (the first starring role for a black woman in a major motion > picture). Josephine Baker. 4 for Joshua and Calvin. > 4. Pianist, bandleader: "One O'Clock Jump", "Jumpin' At The > Woodside", "Blue Skies". Count Basie. 4 for Dan Blum and Pete. > 5. Poet, novelist: Famous primarily for one book, "Cane". Jean Toomer. > 6. Jazz singer: "Lover Man", "Solitude", "Strange Fruit". Billie Holiday. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Calvin. 3 for Pete. > 7. Trumpeter: "Star Dust", "La Vie en Rose", "Georgia on my Mind". Louis Armstrong. 4 for Pete and Calvin. > 8. Jazz singer: "Dream a Little Dream of Me" (with Louis Armstrong), > "Cheek to Cheek", "Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall". Ella Fitzgerald. 4 for Pete. > 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". Duke Ellington. 4 for Dan Blum, Pete, and Joshua. > have finished with the rest of the round. Author: "Their Eyes > Were Watching God", "Moses: Man of the Mountain", "Mule Bone" > (jointly with Langston Hughes). Zora Neale Hurston. 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 8 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS TOPICS-> Geo Ent His A+L Joshua Kreitzer 32 32 28 20 112 Pete Gayde 24 28 27 22 101 Dan Blum 33 24 23 20 100 "Calvin" 23 12 20 12 67 Bruce Bowler 20 20 23 0 63 Erland Sommarskog 32 12 16 0 60 Dan Tilque -- -- 12 0 12 -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "It's easier to deal with 'opposite numbers' msb@vex.net | when you know you cannot trust them." --Chess My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jan 19 04:47PM -0800 On Monday, January 13, 2020 at 1:07:05 PM UTC+10, Calvin wrote: > 1 After leaving Southampton, name either of the ports the Titanic visited before meeting disaster? Cherbourg (France) or Cobh (known as Queenstown at the time, in what is now the Republic of Ireland). Singleton for Mark > 2 Which constituent country's capital city might one mistakenly spell as "Nwk"? [We want the country, not the city] Greenland [Nuuk is its capital] > 3 The Atari video game company was founded in 1972 in which country? USA > 4 Which acid, also known as aqua fortis, has the chemical formula HNO3? Nitric > 5 What is the only non-metric distance recognised by the IAAF for world record purposes? [One] mile The marathon is now run over a metric distance > 6 Native to south-east Asia, which fruit is distinguished by its large size, extremely strong aroma and thorn-covered rind? Durian > 7 What is the term for a line that touches a circle at one point only? Tangent > 8 Because it involved every major European power and spanned five continents, which 18th century conflict is sometimes referred to as World War Zero? Seven Years War > 9 Tahrir Square is a feature of which African capital city? Cairo > 10 Who is the only actor to appear in all nine films of the Star Wars saga as well as the two Star Wars anthology films, Rogue One and Solo? Anthony Daniels [as C3PO] As Mark commented, "appeared" is not entirely accurate :-) Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 585 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 8 26 Mark Brader 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 28 Dan Blum 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 5 18 Dan Tilque 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 4 17 Erland S 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 4 18 Pete Gayde 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 13 Joe Masters - - - - - - - - - - --- ---------- 1 3 2 3 4 4 6 3 4 2 32 53% Congratulations Mark who claims the win via the tiebreaker. cheers, calvin |
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