| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Aug 29 09:32PM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2007-02-26, and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written by members of the Usual Suspects, but have been reformatted and may have been retyped and/or edited by me. I will reveal the correct answers in about 3 days. For further information, including an explanation of the """ notation that may appear in these rounds, see my 2020-06-23 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)". I wrote one of these rounds. ** Game 6, Round 8 - Leisure - Games These are mostly board games that families might play at home. Name them. 1. During the play of this game you might hear the phrase "Corner on corn!" The game was inspired by the US Corn Exchange and was first sold by Parker Brothers in 1904. 2. This game was introduced in 1963: among other objects, the playing mechanism includes a rickety staircase, a hanging boot, and a bathtub. 3. This game, dating from Victorian times, is played on a square grid; players move their pieces according to the throw of a die or the movement of a spinner. Some versions have illustrations that teach morality lessons: good children are rewarded and misbehaving ones suffer a fall. 4. The playing pieces in a """current""" US version of this game include a box of McDonald's french fries, a cup of Starbucks coffee, a Toyota Prius, a cell phone, and a laptop. 5. The board for this game, originally published in the UK by Waddington's in 1948, includes four secret passages. 6. This game was first manufactured by Parker Brothers in 1955, and was devised by a sociologist. Players attempt to maximize their fame, happiness, and/or money. 7. This game was first manufactured by Milton Bradley in 1965. You may run up against a broken heart, writer's cramp, and butterflies in the stomach. 8. This game for young children was first published by Milton Bradley in 1949. Be careful: you might find yourself trapped in Molasses Swamp. 9. This game dates from the 1860s (yes, really). Players can graduate from college, get a job, buy a house, and retire. 10. In this French card game, you can run out of gas or have a flat tire. ** Game 6, Round 10 - Challenge Round * A. Agatha Christie Characters A1. Christie's best-known male detective was featured in such works as "The Mysterious Affair at Styles", "Murder on the Orient Express", "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd", and "Curtain". *What country* was he from, before he moved to England? A2. Christie's best-known female detective was featured in such works as "The Body in the Library", "The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side", "A Murder is Announced", "Sleeping Murder", and "4.50 from Paddington" (also known as "Murder She Said"). *What village* did she live in? * B. As Doctor Who B1. Within 1, how many people """have played""" the Doctor as a regular role on the TV series "Doctor Who"? *Note*: You may either give the originally correct answer or the current one, but you must say which one you are giving. B2. Name *any one of the first four* actors to play the Doctor, i.e. those on the show from 1963 through early 1981. * C. Canadian Bays C1. Chaleur Bay lies off the coast of what *two* provinces or territories? C2. What provincial capital is on the coast very close to Hillsborough Bay? * D. #6 for the Leafs D1. In a 1933 game with Boston, this Toronto Maple Leafs star was checked by Eddie Shore so hard that his head hit the ice and his death was feared. He actually lived until 1992, but never played again, and the Leafs retired his sweater #6. Name him. D2. This Leafs player became "two numbers lighter" in 1968 when <answer D1>, now the Maple Leaf Gardens timekeeper, asked the team to give the player the honor of wearing his retired number. Name the star who would wear #6 for the rest of his career. * E. Ologies E1. What word ending in -ology means the study of reptiles? E2. What word ending in -ology means the study of flags? * F. Pilots named Yeager F1. Chuck Yeager was the first pilot to fly faster than sound. Within 2, what year was that? F2. Jeana Yeager -- no relation to Chuck -- set *what record* for a nonstop flight together with Dick Rutan in a specially built plane in December 1986? Exact description required. -- Mark Brader "How can we believe that?" Toronto "Because this time it's true!" msb@vex.net -- Lynn & Jay: YES, PRIME MINISTER My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Aug 30 03:05AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:P8GdnfuIV4YkktbCnZ2dnUU7- > 1. During the play of this game you might hear the phrase "Corner > on corn!" The game was inspired by the US Corn Exchange and > was first sold by Parker Brothers in 1904. Pit > or the movement of a spinner. Some versions have illustrations > that teach morality lessons: good children are rewarded and > misbehaving ones suffer a fall. Chutes and Ladders > 5. The board for this game, originally published in the UK by > Waddington's in 1948, includes four secret passages. Cluedo > 7. This game was first manufactured by Milton Bradley in 1965. > You may run up against a broken heart, writer's cramp, and > butterflies in the stomach. Operation > 8. This game for young children was first published by Milton > Bradley in 1949. Be careful: you might find yourself trapped > in Molasses Swamp. Candy Land > 9. This game dates from the 1860s (yes, really). Players can > graduate from college, get a job, buy a house, and retire. The Game of Life > 10. In this French card game, you can run out of gas or have a > flat tire. Mille Bornes > the Orient Express", "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd", and > "Curtain". *What country* was he from, before he moved > to England? Belgium > a regular role on the TV series "Doctor Who"? *Note*: > You may either give the originally correct answer or the > current one, but you must say which one you are giving. 12 (current answer) > B2. Name *any one of the first four* actors to play the Doctor, > i.e. those on the show from 1963 through early 1981. Tom Baker > * C. Canadian Bays > C2. What provincial capital is on the coast very close to > Hillsborough Bay? Tampa ;) > * E. Ologies > E1. What word ending in -ology means the study of reptiles? herpetology > E2. What word ending in -ology means the study of flags? vexillology > * F. Pilots named Yeager > F1. Chuck Yeager was the first pilot to fly faster than sound. > Within 2, what year was that? 1949 -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Aug 30 12:38PM +0200 > 4. The playing pieces in a """current""" US version of this game > include a box of McDonald's french fries, a cup of Starbucks > coffee, a Toyota Prius, a cell phone, and a laptop. Monopoly > the Orient Express", "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd", and > "Curtain". *What country* was he from, before he moved > to England? Belgium > C2. What provincial capital is on the coast very close to > Hillsborough Bay? Halifax? > F1. Chuck Yeager was the first pilot to fly faster than sound. > Within 2, what year was that? 1944 |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Aug 29 09:30PM -0500 Mark Brader: > These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2007-02-26, > and should be interpreted accordingly... I will reveal the correct > answers in about 3 days. Oops, I seem to be a day late. Sorry about that. > (For example, #50 is Washington.) 48 of them are US state > capitals, and we're going to ask you about 10 of those. > In each case, simply give the correct city number. In the original game, the current-events round was the easiest one and this was the second-easiest. > 1. St. Paul. #28 (Minnesota). 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Pete, and Dan Tilque. > 2. Nashville. #56 (Tennessee). 4 for everyone -- Joshua, Dan Blum, Erland, Pete, and Dan Tilque. > 3. Santa Fe. #13 (New Mexico). 4 for everyone. > 4. Olympia. #3 (Washington). 4 for everyone. > 5. Boise. #7 (Idaho). 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Pete, and Dan Tilque. > 6. Boston. #47 (Massachusetts). 4 for everyone. > 7. Baton Rouge. #53 (Louisiana). 4 for everyone. > 8. Sacramento. #5 (California). 4 for everyone. > 9. Albany. #44 (New York). 4 for everyone. > 10. Trenton. #48 (New Jersey). 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Erland, and Pete. > 11. If you want to show off, for fun but for no points, then give > the *number and name* for any or all of the 6 capitals marked > that are *not* in the US or Canada. Dan Tilque got 4 of the 6. The complete list is: USA | 33. Indianapolis IN | 61. Richmond VA 3. Olympia WA | 34. Frankfort KY | 62. Tallahassee FL 4. Salem OR | 35. Columbus OH | 5. Sacramento CA | 36. Charleston WV | Canada 6. Carson City NV | 40. Montpelier VT | 1. Edmonton AB 7. Boise ID | 41. Augusta ME | 2. Victoria BC 8. Salt Lake City UT | 43. Concord NH | 10. Regina SK 9. Helena MT | 44. Albany NY | 18. Winnipeg MB 12. Phoenix AZ | 45. Hartford CT | 37. Toronto ON 13. Santa Fe NM | 46. Providence RI | 38. Ottawa (ON) 14. Denver CO | 47. Boston MA | 39. Quebec QC 15. Cheyenne WY | 48. Trenton NJ | 42. Fredericton NB 16. Pierre SD | 49. Harrisburg PA | 17. Bismarck ND | 50. Washington (DC) | Mexico 23. Austin TX | 51. Annapolis MD | 11. Mexicali, B.C. 24. Oklahoma City OK | 52. Dover DE | 19. Hermosillo, Son. 25. Topeka KS | 53. Baton Rouge LA | 20. Chihuahua, Chih. 26. Lincoln NE | 54. Jackson MS | 21. Saltillo, Coah. 27. Des Moines IA | 55. Little Rock AR | 22. Monterrey, N.L. 28. St. Paul MN | 56. Nashville TN | 29. Madison WI | 57. Montgomery AL | Bahamas 30. Jefferson City MO | 58. Atlanta GA | 63. Nassau 31. Springfield IL | 59. Columbia SC | 32. Lansing MI | 60. Raleigh NC | > name all the US state capitals and Canadian provincial (not > territorial) capitals that are *not* on the map. You must give > the complete list to be counted as correct. Dan Tilque got this. There are 5: USA Honolulu HI Juneau AK Canada Charlottetown PE Halifax NS St. John's NL > Confederate States of America, and 4 others quickly joined them. > For most of the ensuing 4 years, what was the CSA's capital city? > You can give its name *or* just give its number on the map. Richmond (Virginia), #61. Yes, that close to the enemy capital! 4 for everyone. This question was why I changed the order of the rounds -- it was so that both rounds using the handout would come up in the same set. > 2. One of the Confederate states had seceded from its parent country > once before, in 1836. Still earlier it had been Spanish and > then French territory. Name the state. Texas (seceded from Mexico first; joined the US in 1845). 4 for everyone. > 3. Which territory with capital Grozny was eventually recaptured > by Russia after several years of de facto independence in > the 1990s? Chechnya. 4 for everyone. > (1) Abkhazia; (2) Nagorno-Karabakh; (3) Transnistria, also called > Pridnestrovie. Name *any one* of the three *parent* countries; > you don't have to say which secessionist territory it goes with. Georgia, Azerbaijan, Moldova (respectively). (All still true at least to some extent, but Nagorno-Karabakh is now named Artsakh.) 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Pete, and Dan Tilque. 3 for Erland. > a generally unrecognized, but de facto independent, country > ever since. Meanwhile the parent country joined the European > Union in 2005. Name the parent country. Cyprus. (Seceding: the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. Still true.) 4 for Joshua, Erland, Pete, and Dan Tilque. > 6. The next two questions are about Africa. The secession of this > country """has""" left Ethopia landlocked; name it. Eritrea. (Still true.) 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Erland, and Dan Tilque. > rich in oil but needed to import food, and a Nigerian blockade > starved it into submission. We need the name adopted by the > secessionist area. Biafra. 4 for everyone. > *parent* country to be lengthened by inserting a 9th word. > Both countries have the same predominant language; name the > one that *seceded*. Ireland (accepting Republic of Ireland, Éire, Irish Free State, or even Southern Ireland; parent The United Kingdom of Great Britain and -- now -- *Northern* Ireland). 4 for everyone. > 9. """Last year""", what became the last of the former Yugoslavian > republics to separate from what is now called Serbia? Montenegro. 4 for everyone. > 10. Czechoslovakia separated into two countries on January 1 of > what year, within 2? 1993 (accepting 1991-95). 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Erland, and Dan Tilque. 3 for Pete. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 6 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 9 6 7 BEST TOPICS-> Ent Sci Lit Mis Geo His FOUR Joshua Kreitzer 20 32 24 35 40 40 147 Dan Blum 12 32 32 15 40 36 140 Pete Gayde 24 16 0 27 40 35 126 Dan Tilque 0 32 8 12 36 40 120 Erland Sommarskog 0 16 0 4 32 39 91 Bruce Bowler 8 36 -- -- -- -- 44 -- Mark Brader | "And don't forget there were five separate computers msb@vex.net | in those days." Toronto | -- Bob NE20G3018 (Ira Levin, "This Perfect Day") My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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