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| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Mar 13 11:44PM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2020-01-20, 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 MI5 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 2, Round 2 - Literature - The "New Yorker" Magazine 1. The "New Yorker" was founded by Harold Ross and his wife Jane Grant. Within 5 years, in what year did it debut? 2. The "New Yorker" soon established itself as a preeminent forum for serious fiction, essays, and journalism. Shortly after the end of World War II, an essay by John Hersey filled an entire issue. What, specifically, was the war-related subject of that essay? 3. What scary short story by Shirley Jackson, published in the issue of 1948-06-26, drew more mail than any other story in the magazine's history? 4. This editor's tenure in 1992-98 was controversial. She added photography, introduced color to the editorial pages, and increased coverage of hot topics like celebrities and business tycoons. She included a racy column about nightlife in Manhattan, reminding readers of her previous stint at the helm of "Vanity Fair" magazine. Name her. 5. This cartoonist, often featured in the magazine, was known for his darkly humorous and macabre characters, some of whom were spun off in a popular 1960s TV series. Name him. 6. This cartoonist and author published many short stories in the "New Yorker", including "The Catbird Seat" and "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty". Who was this? 7. Annie Proulx published a story in the 1997-10-13 "New Yorker" that was made into a 2005 movie that featured Anne Hathaway and Michelle Williams as the young wives of two conflicted cowboys. Give the title. 8. Alice Munro has published many short stories in the "New Yorker". "The Bear Came over the Mountain" was made into a movie, directed by Sarah Polley, which debuted at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival. Give the *movie* title. 9. This humorist has contributed over 40 essays to the "New Yorker" magazine and blog. He is known for "The Santaland Diaries" which describe his experiences as an elf at Macy's Department Store during the Christmas season. He now lives in England and is known to regularly don a headlamp at night and spend hours picking litter from nearby roads and highways. Name him. 10. The magazine's first cover illustration showed a dandy peering at a butterfly through a monocle. It was based on an 1834 caricature of Count d'Orsay. The dandy appears on the magazine's cover every year on the issue closest to its anniversary date of February 21. Name the dandy, who shares his last name with that of an endurable Canadian clothing company. * Game 2, Round 3 - Science - Diamonds 1. It is well known that diamonds are the hardest natural substance. What is the *name of the scale* on which it ranks 10 out of 10? 2. What city is the nerve center of the South African diamond industry? 3. What is the self-descriptive name of the largest open-pit mine, near that city? 4. One of the most-written-about gifts of 1969 was a 69.42-carat diamond purchased from Cartier for $1,100,000 US. Name either the giver or recipient of the gift. 5. What was unusual about the source of granular diamonds found in Novo-Urei in Russia in 1888? 6. What is the world's largest diamond company? 7. Which British businessman founded that company in 1888? 8. What distinctive characteristic of the Hope Diamond is due to the presence of boron? 9. The Cullinan I and Cullinan II, also called the Great Star of Africa and Second Star of Africa, are cut from the largest gem-quality diamond ever found. Where are they now? 10. What are carbonados commonly known as? -- Mark Brader | Caution msb@vex.net | Do not run on the stairs Toronto | Use the hand rail -- notice at British train station My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Mar 14 05:06AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:sbqdnZH8bs7b_PHDnZ2dnUU7- > * Game 2, Round 2 - Literature - The "New Yorker" Magazine > 1. The "New Yorker" was founded by Harold Ross and his wife > Jane Grant. Within 5 years, in what year did it debut? 1926 > the end of World War II, an essay by John Hersey filled an > entire issue. What, specifically, was the war-related subject > of that essay? Hiroshima > 3. What scary short story by Shirley Jackson, published in the > issue of 1948-06-26, drew more mail than any other story in > the magazine's history? "The Lottery" > business tycoons. She included a racy column about nightlife > in Manhattan, reminding readers of her previous stint at the > helm of "Vanity Fair" magazine. Name her. Tina Brown > 5. This cartoonist, often featured in the magazine, was known for > his darkly humorous and macabre characters, some of whom were > spun off in a popular 1960s TV series. Name him. Charles Addams > 6. This cartoonist and author published many short stories in the > "New Yorker", including "The Catbird Seat" and "The Secret Life > of Walter Mitty". Who was this? James Thurber > that was made into a 2005 movie that featured Anne Hathaway and > Michelle Williams as the young wives of two conflicted cowboys. > Give the title. "Brokeback Mountain" > Store during the Christmas season. He now lives in England and > is known to regularly don a headlamp at night and spend hours > picking litter from nearby roads and highways. Name him. David Sedaris > the magazine's cover every year on the issue closest to its > anniversary date of February 21. Name the dandy, who shares his > last name with that of an endurable Canadian clothing company. Eustace Tilley > * Game 2, Round 3 - Science - Diamonds > 1. It is well known that diamonds are the hardest natural substance. > What is the *name of the scale* on which it ranks 10 out of 10? Mohs > 2. What city is the nerve center of the South African diamond > industry? Kimberley > 4. One of the most-written-about gifts of 1969 was a 69.42-carat > diamond purchased from Cartier for $1,100,000 US. Name either > the giver or recipient of the gift. Richard Burton; Elizabeth Taylor > 6. What is the world's largest diamond company? De Beers > 7. Which British businessman founded that company in 1888? Cecil Rhodes > 8. What distinctive characteristic of the Hope Diamond is due to > the presence of boron? blue color > 9. The Cullinan I and Cullinan II, also called the Great Star > of Africa and Second Star of Africa, are cut from the largest > gem-quality diamond ever found. Where are they now? British Crown Jewels collection in the Tower of London -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Mar 14 11:28AM +0100 > * Game 2, Round 3 - Science - Diamonds > 1. It is well known that diamonds are the hardest natural substance. > What is the *name of the scale* on which it ranks 10 out of 10? I should know this! > 4. One of the most-written-about gifts of 1969 was a 69.42-carat > diamond purchased from Cartier for $1,100,000 US. Name either > the giver or recipient of the gift. Jackie Onassis > 5. What was unusual about the source of granular diamonds found > in Novo-Urei in Russia in 1888? It came from outer space. That is, it was a meteorid. > 6. What is the world's largest diamond company? Behring. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Mar 13 11:43PM -0500 Mark Brader: > and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information > see my 2019-10-16 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian > Inquisition (QFTCI*)". Game 1 is over and STEPHEN PERRY has returned to whomp the field with a score 4 points below perfect. Hearty congratulations! > This round is about acids and bases at their extremes. Both can > be useful -- and also hazardous. > 1. What scale measures acidity and baseness? pH. 4 for everyone -- Joshua, Dan Blum, Bruce, Erland, Calvin, Stephen, and Dan Tilque. > 2. Water is a feature of every acid or base. What is the <answer 2> > value of pure water? 7 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Bruce, Erland, Stephen, and Dan Tilque. > 3. While higher numbers are actually possible, what is the highest > value typically encountered on the <answer 2> scale? 14. 4 for Joshua, Bruce, Erland, Stephen, and Dan Tilque. > 4. What base is commonly used in agriculture to reverse acidity > in soil? (Give the common term, not the chemical name.) Lime. 4 for Bruce, Stephen, and Dan Tilque. > 5. Bases are easily identifiable by a certain combination of atoms > that conventionally appears at the end of their chemical formula. > Symbolically, what is this atom combination? OH. 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, Erland, Calvin, Stephen, and Dan Tilque. > 6. What *name* is given to this combination of atoms? Hydroxyl or hydroxide. 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, Calvin, Stephen, and Dan Tilque. > 7. Radicals make acids and bases highly reactive. What is the > radical involved with acids? Name the element. Hydrogen. 4 for Erland, Calvin, Stephen, and Dan Tilque. > acid is normally sold as a 98% concentration diluted with 2% > water. What is the peculiar characteristic of 100% sulfuric > acid? It is a solid. > 9. When an acid is combined with a base, their acidic and basic > properties cancel, yielding a new chemical plus water. What is > the generic name given to this new group of chemicals? Salt. 4 for Joshua, Bruce, Erland, Stephen, and Dan Tilque. > 10. What do we call the commonly used filter paper that changes > color in the presence of an acid or base? Litmus paper. 4 for everyone. > It excels at water rescue because of its muscular build, > thick double coat, webbed feet, and swimming abilities. > Name the breed. Newfoundland. 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, Stephen, and Dan Tilque. > modern breed as a small white spot on the chest, known as > a medallion, or as stray white hairs on the feet or muzzle. > Name the modern breed. Labrador Retriever. (Both words required for full points.) 4 for Bruce and Dan Tilque. 3 for Stephen. > (350 acres) of natural land with the Grand River flowing > right through it, rushing past high limestone cliffs 22 m > (70 feet) high. Name this outdoor destination. Elora Gorge. I went there once or twice about 50 years ago when I lived in Guelph. > and ease of access, it has been nicknamed the "Niagara of > the North". Its name comes from the Ojibway word meaning > "waterfall over a cliff". Name the waterfall. Kakabeka Falls. 4 for Stephen. > managing editor of "Maclean's", but he is better known for > the friendly and warm interviewing style he displayed on > CBC Radio. Name him. Peter Gzowski. 4 for Stephen. > wrote for 27 years. It was so widely read and so influential > that he is said to have made "Maclean's" the magazine that > people "read from back to front". Name him. Allan Fotheringham. 4 for Stephen. > Industrial Revolution. One of its collections formed > the foundation of another Toronto institution, still in > existence. Name that current institution. Toronto Public Library system. 4 for Stephen. > D2. What opened in 1869 at 178 Yonge St. in a 24-by-60-foot > space with two windows? The first Eaton's store. > William Scott, Jay Baruchel, and Liev Schreiber. It's about > very nice but somewhat dim Doug who finds personal and > professional fulfillment on a minor league hockey team. "Goon". 4 for Joshua and Stephen. > (the hockey player). Hockey player Billy Duke joins the > Toronto Maple Leafs and starts a relationship with a rock > singer who objects to his often rough hockey playing. "Face-Off". > * F. Sports, or "Canadian Business" > Here are questions about the business side of Canadian sports teams. > F1. Who is the general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs? Kyle Dubas. > F2. Who is currently the governor, chairman, and sole owner > of the Ottawa Senators? Eugene Melnyk. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 1 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 BEST TOPICS-> Lit Ent Geo UnA His Spo Mis Sci Can SEVEN Stephen Perry 40 40 40 40 40 40 36 36 27 276 Joshua Kreitzer 8 40 36 36 36 24 24 20 4 216 Dan Blum 20 12 34 20 24 2 24 20 4 154 Dan Tilque 0 4 40 8 24 12 8 36 8 136 "Calvin" 12 4 29 20 28 12 8 20 0 129 Pete Gayde -- -- 24 20 31 32 8 -- -- 115 Erland Sommarskog -- -- 40 0 8 0 16 32 0 96 Joe Masters 20 16 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 Bruce Bowler -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 28 8 36 -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "Where is down special?" ... "Good." msb@vex.net | "Do you refuse to answer my question?" "Don't know." My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| R. Ess <Chifan@yahoo.com>: Mar 13 08:40AM -0500 On Wed, 11 Mar 2020 20:53:59 -0700 (PDT), Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote: >1 For his role as the psychotic Tommy De Vito in which 1990 gangster film did Joe Pesci receive the Best Supporting Actor Oscar? Goodfellas >2 From 1967-74, Peter Allen was married to which Oscar winner? Lizi Minnelli >3 What is the medical term for an imperfection in the curvature of a cornea? Astigmatism >4 Which waterway re-opened in 1975 after an eight-year closure? Suez Canal >5 Who portrayed the title character in the 2004 musical biographical film Ray? Jamie Foxx >6 What, according to Dr Samuel Johnson, is the only sensual pleasure without vice? Music >7 Sharing its title with a Lynyrd Skynyrd song, which 2002 movie features Reese Witherspoon and Josh Lucas? Sweet Home Alabama >8 In which game is a player most likely to utter the French term J'adoube? Checkers, Chess? >9 Which 1983 Nobel Peace Prize winner sent his wife to Oslo to accept the prize because he feared he would not be readmitted to his homeland? He was elected President seven years later! Nelson Mandella >10 What is the more common name of the building material also known as asbestos cement or AC sheet? Fibrolite? ArenEss |
| swp <stephen.w.perry@gmail.com>: Mar 13 08:05PM -0700 On Wednesday, March 11, 2020 at 11:54:00 PM UTC-4, Calvin wrote: > 1 For his role as the psychotic Tommy De Vito in which 1990 gangster film did Joe Pesci receive the Best Supporting Actor Oscar? goodfellas > 2 From 1967-74, Peter Allen was married to which Oscar winner? liza minelli > 3 What is the medical term for an imperfection in the curvature of a cornea? astigmatism > 4 Which waterway re-opened in 1975 after an eight-year closure? suez canal > 5 Who portrayed the title character in the 2004 musical biographical film Ray? jamie foxx > 6 What, according to Dr Samuel Johnson, is the only sensual pleasure without vice? music > 7 Sharing its title with a Lynyrd Skynyrd song, which 2002 movie features Reese Witherspoon and Josh Lucas? sweet home alabama > 8 In which game is a player most likely to utter the French term J'adoube? chess > 9 Which 1983 Nobel Peace Prize winner sent his wife to Oslo to accept the prize because he feared he would not be readmitted to his homeland? He was elected President seven years later! lech walesa > 10 What is the more common name of the building material also known as asbestos cement or AC sheet? fibrolite swp |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Mar 13 09:16PM -0500 Mark Brader: > * Game 7 (2020-03-02), Round 1 - Current Events > 1. Last week this man detoured to Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan > on his way to Rikers Island jail. Name him. Harvey Weinstein. 4 for everyone -- Joshua, Dan Blum, Erland, and Dan Tilque. > 2. Former VP Joe Biden reinvigorated his campaign for the Democratic > presidential nomination with a crucial primary win in which > state? South Carolina. 4 for everyone. > 3. Name the mining giant that withdrew its application for the > Frontier Oil Sands Mine in Alberta, citing Ottawa's uncertain > climate-change policies. Teck Resources Ltd. > 4. The TDSB announced that it will do something at 1/4 of Toronto's > public elementary schools to save on busing costs. What will > it do? Adjust the starting and ending hours. > 5. Name the 32-year-old woman who last week announced her retirement > from professional tennis. Maria Sharapova. 4 for Dan Blum and Erland. > 6. Name the former President of Egypt who died last week at 91. Hosni Mubarak. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Erland. > 7. At Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's urging, Japan has taken a bold > and unprecedented step to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. > What has Japan done? Closed all schools (until April). 4 for Joshua and Erland. > 8. Kerri Einarson of Manitoba did something quintessentially > Canadian last week in Moose Jaw. What did she do? Skipped her team to the (Canadian women's curling) championship in the Scotties Tournament of Hearts. > 9. Which author, whose recurring hero was Dirk Pitt, died last week > at 88? Clive Cussler. 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum. > 10. Name the Canadian fashion mogul who stepped down from his > company in the wake of a Bahamas police investigation into > sexual assault allegations against him. Peter Nygard. > 1. Last week the Vatican announced that it will open secret archives > that may reveal whether *which Pope* collaborated with the Nazis > during the Holocaust? (Name and number required.) Pius XII. 4 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque. 2 for Joshua. > 2. Last week Turkey and Russia agreed to a ceasefire in which > region of Syria? Idlib. 4 for Erland and Dan Tilque. > 3. Who is the new leader of the Ontario Liberal Party? Steven Del Duca. > 4. Who did Jason Kenney endorse for the leadership of the federal > Conservative Party? Erin O'Toole. > virtually to a tie in the "Super Tuesday" Democratic primaries, > while Michael Bloomberg did badly enough that he then dropped > out of the race. Bloomberg did win one primary, though -- where? American Samoa. 4 for everyone. Joshua says it was actually a caucus there. > 6. This man, the former head of GE and a proponent of the Six > Sigma business theory, died last week aged 84. Name him. Jack Welch. 4 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque. > 7. From 1994 to 2018 this man hosted "Inside the Actors Studio". > Last week he died at age 93. Name him. James Lipton. 4 for Joshua. > 8. After employees walked out in protest, Hachette Book Group > decided not to publish *whose* autobiography "Apropos of > Nothing"? Woody Allen. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Erland. > 10-nation Women's World Championship tournament, which before > COVID-19 was scheduled to being March 31 in two Canadian cities. > Name *either* city. Halifax, Truro. 4 for Erland. The same cities are now expected to host the event in 2021. > 10. Due to a substantial rent increase, which Toronto live- > entertainment venue is going to close at the end of the month > and look for a new location? Hugh's Room. Scores, if there are no errors: GAMES-> 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 BEST SIX Joshua Kreitzer 16 23 20 20 20 20 20 14 123 Dan Blum 12 16 11 16 20 16 20 16 104 Erland Sommarskog 12 16 8 16 4 12 20 16 92 Dan Tilque 4 16 12 12 12 20 8 16 88 Pete Gayde 16 28 16 20 -- -- -- -- 80 Stephen Perry -- -- -- -- 40 36 -- -- 76 Joe Masters -- -- -- -- 12 8 -- -- 20 "Calvin" -- -- -- -- -- -- 0 0 0 -- Mark Brader, Toronto "I'm not a lawyer, but I'm pedantic and msb@vex.net that's just as good." -- D Gary Grady My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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