- QFTCIRS Game 9, Rounds 4,6: near-disasters and new names - 2 Updates
- QFTCIRS Game 9, Rounds 2-3 answers: Ontario ports, Seinfeld words - 1 Update
- Quiz obsession - 1 Update
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 28 11:49PM -0600 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-11-18, 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 9, Round 4 - History - Nearly Disasters This round tests your knowledge of historical events that were *almost* major disasters. 1. On 2017-07-17, instead of a runway, Air Canada flight 759 nearly landed on a taxiway containing four fully-loaded passenger planes. It came within 14 feet of hitting one of them. At which city's airport did this incident occur? 2. Air Canada flight 143 was a passenger plane that ran out of fuel at 41,000 feet on 1983-07-23, due in part to confusion between metric and Imperial fuel measurements. What nickname was the plane then given? 3. A skyscraper originally called Citicorp Center stands 59 stories tall and was the 7th-tallest building on earth when it opened in 1977. In 1978, an engineering student discovered a flaw that could cause the building to collapse in a "once every 16 years" storm. The building underwent secret emergency repairs and still stands -- in what city? 4. Apollo 13 is a famous near-disaster and we've all seen the movie. Name any *astronaut* on board Apollo 13. No, we will not accept Tom Hanks. 5. Aum Shinrikyo achieved notoriety after releasing Sarin nerve agent in the Tokyo subway in 1995. Two years earlier they failed to cause an epidemic in Tokyo despite spraying *what bacteria* from the water tower on top of their headquarters? 6. On 1961-01-23 a plane flying near Goldsboro, NC, broke up in the air and two of *these* fell to the ground. Documents revealed in 2013 told how close this event came to being a much bigger disaster. What fell to the earth? Please do not decode the rot13 for questions #7-10 until after you have finished with #1-6. 7. Va bgure ahpyrne zvfunc arjf, n 1980 nppvqrag fnj n Gevqrag zvffvyr fvyb va Qnznfphf rkcybqr, oybjvat gur 740-gba fgrry qbbe bss gur fvyb naq rwrpgvat gur ahpyrne jneurnq 100 srrg njnl. Abg gur Qnznfphf va Flevn, bs pbhefr -- va jung HF fgngr jnf guvf? 8. Infvyl Nexuvcbi vf jvqryl perqvgrq jvgu fvatyr-unaqrqyl nibvqvat ahpyrne qvfnfgre. Ur jnf pbzzbqber bs Fbivrg ahpyrne fhoznevar O-59, naq ba 1962-10-27, gur fhoznevar jnf qrgrpgrq ol HF fuvcf. Nexuvcbi jnf gur ybar ibgr ntnvafg ynhapuvat n ahpyrne fgevxr. *Bss gur pbnfg bs juvpu pbhagel* qvq guvf rirag hasbyq? 9. Fgnavfyni Crgebi nyfb snzbhfyl naq fvatyr-unaqrqyl nibvqrq ahpyrne jne ba 1983-09-26, juvyr jbexvat sbe gur Fbivrg nve qrsrafr, ol ershfvat gb ynhapu zvffvyrf nsgre na rneyl jneavat flfgrz reebarbhfyl qrgrpgrq gur Nzrevpnaf unq ynhapurq gurvef. Grafvbaf jrer uvtu orpnhfr, rneyvre gung zbagu, gur Fbivrgf unq fubg qbja jung? 10. 80,000 crbcyr jrer rinphngrq va 1971 sebz gur Ybf Natryrf nern orpnhfr gur Ina Abezna qnz jnf ernql gb oernpu. Jung pnhfrq guvf arne-qvfnfgre? * Game 9, Round 6 - Literature - First First Names 1. The name Vanessa was invented for a poem written in 1726 by which Anglo-Irish satirist, once a dean of St. Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin? 2. The name Pamela, originally pronounced "Pa-MEL-a", was created toward the end of the sixteenth century for the pastoral romance "Arcadia". The inventor of this name also wrote "Astrophel and Stella". Name him. 3. Miranda is a name created by Shakespeare for one of the last plays that he wrote alone, in which Miranda lives with her banished father. She is 3 years old when she is first introduced. Name the play. 4. Also created by Shakespeare, the name Jessica is another famous daughter, although in a more minor capacity. She elopes with Lorenzo after stealing her father's gold, which results in her father exacting revenge upon Antonio. Name the play. 5. Olivia was yet another name coined by Shakespeare. In this play she was a rich countess wooed by a duke, but is not to be confused with the play's main character, Viola. Name the play. 6. The name Cedric was created for a novel written about medieval England by Sir Walter Scott, following one of the last Saxon noble families in an era of Norman nobility. What is the name of this novel? 7. This name was created for the title character in an 1887 Marie Corelli novel, but more popularly was a character played by Geena Davis in a 1991 road trip movie directed by Ridley Scott. 8. One of the most famous names created (or at least popularized) in literature, this name may predate its appearance in a 1904 play by J.M. Barrie, but only became popular after its use in the play. Which name? 9. "Cora" was not used as a given name in the English world until it appeared in a novel in which Cora and Alice Munro traverse the wilderness of New York state, eventually finding Natty Bumppo. Name this novel. 10. Claribel is often thought to be another Shakespeare name, also from <answer 3>, but actually originated earlier in which 1590 epic poem by Edmund Spenser? -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "The singular of 'data' is not 'anecdote.'" msb@vex.net | -- Jeff Goldberg My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Jan 29 06:21AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in > at 41,000 feet on 1983-07-23, due in part to confusion between > metric and Imperial fuel measurements. What nickname was the > plane then given? Gimli Glider > that could cause the building to collapse in a "once every > 16 years" storm. The building underwent secret emergency > repairs and still stands -- in what city? New York > 4. Apollo 13 is a famous near-disaster and we've all seen the movie. > Name any *astronaut* on board Apollo 13. No, we will not accept > Tom Hanks. Jim Lovell > flfgrz reebarbhfyl qrgrpgrq gur Nzrevpnaf unq ynhapurq gurvef. > Grafvbaf jrer uvtu orpnhfr, rneyvre gung zbagu, gur Fbivrgf > unq fubg qbja jung? a Korean Air Lines plane > 10. 80,000 crbcyr jrer rinphngrq va 1971 sebz gur Ybf Natryrf nern > orpnhfr gur Ina Abezna qnz jnf ernql gb oernpu. Jung pnhfrq > guvf arne-qvfnfgre? earthquake > 1. The name Vanessa was invented for a poem written in 1726 by > which Anglo-Irish satirist, once a dean of St. Patrick's > Cathedral in Dublin? Swift > toward the end of the sixteenth century for the pastoral romance > "Arcadia". The inventor of this name also wrote "Astrophel > and Stella". Name him. Sidney > last plays that he wrote alone, in which Miranda lives with > her banished father. She is 3 years old when she is first > introduced. Name the play. "The Tempest" > daughter, although in a more minor capacity. She elopes with > Lorenzo after stealing her father's gold, which results in her > father exacting revenge upon Antonio. Name the play. "The Merchant of Venice" > 5. Olivia was yet another name coined by Shakespeare. In this > play she was a rich countess wooed by a duke, but is not to be > confused with the play's main character, Viola. Name the play. "Twelfth Night" > England by Sir Walter Scott, following one of the last Saxon > noble families in an era of Norman nobility. What is the name > of this novel? "Ivanhoe"; "Waverley" > 7. This name was created for the title character in an 1887 Marie > Corelli novel, but more popularly was a character played by > Geena Davis in a 1991 road trip movie directed by Ridley Scott. Thelma > in literature, this name may predate its appearance in a 1904 > play by J.M. Barrie, but only became popular after its use in > the play. Which name? Wendy > it appeared in a novel in which Cora and Alice Munro traverse the > wilderness of New York state, eventually finding Natty Bumppo. > Name this novel. "The Deerslayer"; "The Last of the Mohicans" > 10. Claribel is often thought to be another Shakespeare name, > also from <answer 3>, but actually originated earlier in which > 1590 epic poem by Edmund Spenser? "The Faerie Queene" -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 28 11:44PM -0600 Mark Brader: > Municipality of Bayham in Elgin County. It is situated at the > mouth of Big Otter Creek, which stretches more than 40 miles > north through Bayham to Tillsonburg and Otterville. Port Burwell. > under 1,500 people and sports a number of traditional small > businesses such as Twin's Ice Cream Parlour, which has been > operating there for decades. Port Rowan. > 3. This city is located on Lake Erie, at the southern end of the > Welland Canal, in the Niagara Region. The original settlement, > known as Gravelly Bay, dates from 1832. Port Colborne. > of Toronto and 159 km west of Kingston. It is located at the > mouth of the Ganaraska River on the north shore of Lake Ontario, > in the west end of Northumberland County. Port Hope. > 13th Motorcycle Rally, which was started in November 1981 by a > local bike shop owner named Chris Simons at what was then the > Commercial Hotel on Main St. Port Dover. > Originally named Normanton, when it was incorporated in 1874 the > town was renamed after James Bruce, a former Governor-General > of the Province of Canada. Port Elgin. (Bruce was the Earl of Elgin, i.e. Lord Elgin.) > 1971. It has several hundred year-round residents and is a > service center for thousands of other seasonal residents in > the area. Port Carling. > port on the southern shores of Georgian Bay, it was made the > home port of the Canadian Pacific Railway's Great Lakes services, > replacing Owen Sound as by their eastern terminus. Port McNicoll. > commercial center for Scugog Township. The town is home to > a 24-bed hospital, the township's offices, and many retail > establishments. Port Perry. > of Mississauga, centered around the mouth of the eponymous river > on the north shore of Lake Ontario. Its main intersection is > Hurontario St. and Lakeshore Rd., about 0.6 km east of the river. Port Credit. And so this round never happened. Don't you all feel stupid now? :-) > on the TV show "Seinfeld". > 1. To give a gift to someone that another person may have given to > you as a gift. Regift. 4 for everyone -- Joshua, Dan Blum, Pete, Calvin, and Dan Tilque. > 2. To perform this action at a buffet table is equivalent to > "putting your whole mouth right in the dip". Seinfeld gave a > new meaning to this hyphenated term. Double-dip. 4 for Joshua*, Dan Blum, Pete*, and Calvin. *Who apparently don't believe the word "hyphenated". > horrible beast." This cruel term was applied to Jerry's > girlfriend at the time, who was very attractive and feminine > other than having... what? Man hands. 4 for Joshua. > 4. Not to be confused with the French leave or Irish goodbye, > this word is a greeting given to those at a certain somber event. Funeral hello. 4 for Pete. > 5. In question is Elaine's boyfriend Tony, a good-looking yet > vapid man, not much personality or intelligence. What word > was used to describe him? Mimbo. (Not "himbo", although the meaning is similar.) > in male genitalia to shut down. Another culprit is stress, > since it affects the sympathetic nervous system in a similar > way that cold does. What is it? Shrinkage. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Pete, and Calvin. > 7. This term describes the supposed phenomenon of Jewish men being > attracted to non-Jewish or gentile women. Shiksappeal. > 8. In 1995, pharmaceutical company Wyeth ceased production of a > female contraceptive. Elaine stocks up on it and interviews > men to see if they are *what*? Name her term. Sponge-worthy. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Pete. > of grievances (or telling your family members how they've > disappointed you over the year), feats of strength, and an > aluminum pole. Name this holiday. Festivus. 4 for everyone. > Sorry, there were only 9 questions in this round. The top score > available will be 36. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 9 ROUND-> 3 TOPIC-> Ent Pete Gayde 24 Joshua Kreitzer 24 Dan Blum 20 "Calvin" 16 Dan Tilque 8 -- Mark Brader | "If you need features not found in any language, Toronto | you can try your hand at creating your own. msb@vex.net | (Mind you, language design is incredibly difficult. | It is easy to create an unholy mess.)" -- Chris Torek My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Joe Masters <joe@joemasters.me.uk>: Jan 28 05:50PM Interesting article in today's Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/news/2020/jan/28/question-time-my-life-as-a-quiz-obsessive -- "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 |
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