- QFTCIMI520 Current Events 1-2 answers - 1 Update
- QFTCIRS Game 8, Rounds 9-10: chess, 11/11 challenge - 4 Updates
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 23 11:12PM -0600 Mark Brader: > * Game 1 (2020-01-13), Round 1 - Current Events > 1. A single ticket won the record $70,000,000 Lotto Max jackpot. > In which city was that ticket sold? Brampton. (Sorry, "a city in Canada" was insufficiently specific.) > 2. Canadians Jenni Sidey-Gibbons and Joshua Kutryk graduated in > Houston last week and are ready to launch their careers as what? Astronauts. 4 for Erland and Joshua. > 3. Last week Iran fired missiles targeting US troops at two military > bases in Iraq. Name either base. Al-Asad, Erbil. > 4. A Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737-800 jet bound for > Kyiv crashed minutes after takeoff near Tehran, killing all > 176 passengers. What was the flight number? 752. Now in the original game, when this went to the Usual Suspects, three of us on the team knew it -- unfortunately we "knew" three different answers, and ended up settling on the wrong one. So there! > 5. The Golden Globe awards were handed out last Sunday night. > Who promised that this was the last time he would host the show? Ricky Gervais. 4 for Dan Blum, Pete, and Joshua. > were removed from a London display of the Royal Family after > they unveiled their plan to "step back" from royal duties. > Where was this display? Madame Tussaud's wax museum. 4 for Dan Blum, Pete, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. > 7. The Canadian juniors defeated Russia 4-3 to win gold at the World > Junior Hockey Championship tournament -- played in which country? Czechia. 4 for Erland. > 8. Coach Jason Garrett was fired after a disappointing 8-8 season > in which his team unexpectedly missed the playoffs. Which team > fired him? (Full name required, like "Toronto Maple Leafs".) Dallas Cowboys. 4 for Pete. > 9. This former cabinet minister of both Fisheries and Finance, among > other positions, was known for his sharp wit and outspokenness. > He died at 88. Name him. John Crosbie. > 10. The drummer and lyricist for Rush died at 67. Name him. Neal Peart. 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, Pete, and Joshua. > * Game 2 (2020-01-20), Round 1 - Current Events > 1. Mikhail Mishustin got a new job last week. What is it? Prime minister of Russia. 4 for everyone -- Dan Blum, Erland, Pete, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. > 2. Name the movie that received the most Oscar nominations last > week, at 11. "Joker". 4 for Erland, Pete, and Joshua. > 3. In royal news, Harry and Meghan agreed to repay £2,400,000 > of taxpayer money used to refurbish their official residence > at Windsor Castle. Name that structure. Frogmore Cottage. 4 for Pete. 3 for Joshua. > 4. A sale price of £1,000,000, a new record for a coin of this > country, was set for a rare gold coin featuring *whose image*? King Edward VIII. See: http://www.bbc.com/news/business-51134884 > the Deloitte "Football Money League" for the first time, with > revenue of over $900,000,000 US -- and they fired their coach. > Name the team. Barcelona. 4 for Pete. > 6. Major League Baseball issued strong sanctions for wrongdoing > by the Houston Astros in 2017. What sort of wrongdoing? Sign-stealing. 4 for Dan Blum, Pete, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. They used a mixture of high- and low-tech methods to obtain information about upcoming pitches and communicate it in real time. (Sign-stealing itself is, they say, not illegal.) > 7. What high-profile former cabinet minister entered the race for > leadership of the federal Conservatives this week? Peter Mackay. Under Stephen Harper, he was most recently Minister of Justice and Attorney-General. > 8. What current Ontario transportation minister committed GO > Transit to free parking at its stations after it came out that > Metrolinx wanted pay parking? Caroline Mulroney. > 9. Where was Tsai Ing-Wen reelected president with a record number > of votes? Taiwan. 4 for everyone. > 10. Name *either* of the two high-profile laywers who last week > joined Donald Trump's impeachment defense team. Alan Dershowitz, Ken Starr. 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, Pete, Joshua (the hard way), and Dan Tilque. Scores, if there are no errors: GAMES-> 1 2 TOTALS Pete Gayde 16 28 44 Joshua Kreitzer 16 23 39 Erland Sommarskog 12 16 28 Dan Blum 12 16 28 Dan Tilque 4 16 20 -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "I'm not going to post a revision: even USENET msb@vex.net | readers can divide by 100." -- Brian Reid My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jan 23 02:37PM > 2. Name the chess-playing computer that became the first computer > to beat a human reigning world champion in a chess game under > regular time controls. Deep Blue > 3. Which world champion did <answer 2> beat? Kasparov > 5. In computer programming, a common assignment is a chess puzzle > called a knight's tour. What does the knight have to do to > complete the knight's tour? visit every space on the board > one square*, then it can still be captured by the enemy pawn > provided that this is done immediately on the following turn. > What is this special pawn capture called? en passant > 7. What is the only action in chess where two pieces are moved on > the same turn? castling > of people including Napoleon Bonaparte and Benjamin Franklin. > It was of course a hoax, and controlled by a person hiding > within the mechanism. But what was it called? Mechanical Turk > 9. The word "checkmate" comes from the Persian phrase "shah mat", > which translates to what? the king is dead > 10. What is it called when a chess opening involves the sacrifice of > a piece, usually a pawn, with the hope of achieving an > advantageous position? gambit > is in fact a misnomer, as it is dispersed as a fine mist of > liquid droplets. As a weapon, it is usually yellowish-brown > and gets its name from its odor. Name it. mustard gas > B2. What was the nickname of the *second* atomic bomb dropped > by the USAF, on Nagasaki? Little Boy > D2. Canada's-worst ever epidemic was spread by troops returning > from overseas at the end of the war. 50,000 Canadians died > during the epidemic. What was the disease? Spanish flu > * F. Names for Today > F1. Prior to being renamed "Remembrance Day" in 1931, by what > name was the occasion known? Armistice Day > F2. The US also called it <answer F1> -- until 1954, when they > changed the name to what? Veterans Day -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jan 23 08:13PM +0100 > ** Game 8, Round 9 - Leisure - Chess > 1. Who is the current top-ranked grandmaster in the world? Magnus Carlsen > 2. Name the chess-playing computer that became the first computer > to beat a human reigning world champion in a chess game under > regular time controls. Deep Thought > 3. Which world champion did <answer 2> beat? Karpov > 4. What is the smallest number of moves in a game (by each side) > required to achieve a checkmate? Three > 5. In computer programming, a common assignment is a chess puzzle > called a knight's tour. What does the knight have to do to > complete the knight's tour? Visit all same-coloured squares on the board. > one square*, then it can still be captured by the enemy pawn > provided that this is done immediately on the following turn. > What is this special pawn capture called? En passant > 7. What is the only action in chess where two pieces are moved on > the same turn? Casting > 9. The word "checkmate" comes from the Persian phrase "shah mat", > which translates to what? King dead > 10. What is it called when a chess opening involves the sacrifice of > a piece, usually a pawn, with the hope of achieving an > advantageous position? Gambit > is in fact a misnomer, as it is dispersed as a fine mist of > liquid droplets. As a weapon, it is usually yellowish-brown > and gets its name from its odor. Name it. Mustard gas > * D. The Great War > D1. Which WW1 battle is often cited as the beginning of a > Canadian identity separate from that of Great Britain? Gallipoli > D2. Canada's-worst ever epidemic was spread by troops returning > from overseas at the end of the war. 50,000 Canadians died > during the epidemic. What was the disease? Spanish Flu |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jan 23 02:09PM -0800 On Thursday, January 23, 2020 at 4:28:30 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > ** Game 8, Round 9 - Leisure - Chess > 1. Who is the current top-ranked grandmaster in the world? Carlssen > 2. Name the chess-playing computer that became the first computer > to beat a human reigning world champion in a chess game under > regular time controls. Deep Blue > 3. Which world champion did <answer 2> beat? Kasparov > 4. What is the smallest number of moves in a game (by each side) > required to achieve a checkmate? 2 > 5. In computer programming, a common assignment is a chess puzzle > called a knight's tour. What does the knight have to do to > complete the knight's tour? Land on each of the squares once only using valid knight moves > one square*, then it can still be captured by the enemy pawn > provided that this is done immediately on the following turn. > What is this special pawn capture called? En passant > 7. What is the only action in chess where two pieces are moved on > the same turn? Castling > of people including Napoleon Bonaparte and Benjamin Franklin. > It was of course a hoax, and controlled by a person hiding > within the mechanism. But what was it called? Mechanical Turk > 9. The word "checkmate" comes from the Persian phrase "shah mat", > which translates to what? The King is Dead > 10. What is it called when a chess opening involves the sacrifice of > a piece, usually a pawn, with the hope of achieving an > advantageous position? Gambit > is in fact a misnomer, as it is dispersed as a fine mist of > liquid droplets. As a weapon, it is usually yellowish-brown > and gets its name from its odor. Name it. Mustard gas > B2. What was the nickname of the *second* atomic bomb dropped > by the USAF, on Nagasaki? Fat Boy, Little Boy > D2. Canada's-worst ever epidemic was spread by troops returning > from overseas at the end of the war. 50,000 Canadians died > during the epidemic. What was the disease? Spanich Flu > * F. Names for Today > F1. Prior to being renamed "Remembrance Day" in 1931, by what > name was the occasion known? Armistice Day > F2. The US also called it <answer F1> -- until 1954, when they > changed the name to what? Armistice Day cheers, calvin |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Jan 24 05:07AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:HrSdnTDgOKSVoLTDnZ2dnUU7- > ** Game 8, Round 9 - Leisure - Chess > 1. Who is the current top-ranked grandmaster in the world? Carlsen; Anand > 2. Name the chess-playing computer that became the first computer > to beat a human reigning world champion in a chess game under > regular time controls. Deep Blue > 3. Which world champion did <answer 2> beat? Kasparov > 4. What is the smallest number of moves in a game (by each side) > required to achieve a checkmate? 3; 4 > 5. In computer programming, a common assignment is a chess puzzle > called a knight's tour. What does the knight have to do to > complete the knight's tour? move to every square of the board > one square*, then it can still be captured by the enemy pawn > provided that this is done immediately on the following turn. > What is this special pawn capture called? en passant > 7. What is the only action in chess where two pieces are moved on > the same turn? castling > of people including Napoleon Bonaparte and Benjamin Franklin. > It was of course a hoax, and controlled by a person hiding > within the mechanism. But what was it called? Mechanical Turk > 9. The word "checkmate" comes from the Persian phrase "shah mat", > which translates to what? the king is dead > is in fact a misnomer, as it is dispersed as a fine mist of > liquid droplets. As a weapon, it is usually yellowish-brown > and gets its name from its odor. Name it. mustard gas > B2. What was the nickname of the *second* atomic bomb dropped > by the USAF, on Nagasaki? Little Boy > * D. The Great War > D1. Which WW1 battle is often cited as the beginning of a > Canadian identity separate from that of Great Britain? Battle of Ypres > D2. Canada's-worst ever epidemic was spread by troops returning > from overseas at the end of the war. 50,000 Canadians died > during the epidemic. What was the disease? Spanish flu > of Van during the Armenian genocide. Written by Atom > Egoyan and starring Charles Aznavour, Christopher Plummer, > and Arsinée Khanjian. Name the film. "Ararat" > * F. Names for Today > F1. Prior to being renamed "Remembrance Day" in 1931, by what > name was the occasion known? Armistice Day > F2. The US also called it <answer F1> -- until 1954, when they > changed the name to what? Veterans Day -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
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