| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 27 04:30PM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2007-04-02, 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 triple and two other questions in Round 9, and 4 of the 6 triples in Round 10. ** Final, Round 9 - Arts / Literature * British Non-Fiction Authors 1. Name the author of these books: * "The First World War, A Complete History" * "The Second World War, A Complete History" * "The Holocaust: The Jewish Tragedy" * "Churchill, A Life" 2. Name the author of these books: * "The Selfish Gene" * "The Ancestor's Tale" * "The Blind Watchmaker" * "Climbing Mount Improbable" 3. Name the author of these books: * "A Crack in the Edge of the World" * "Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded" * "The Meaning of Everything: The Story of the Oxford English Dictionary" * "The Professor and the Madman" (British title "The Surgeon of Crowthorne") * Magic Words 4. If you're Harry Potter, what do you say to make your wand give off light? 5. If you're in the Fellowship of the Ring, what do you say to get into the Mines of Moria? Answer in either English or Elvish. 6. If you're Mr. Mxyzptlk ["mix-yez-pittle-ick" is one way to pronounce it], what word do you *not* want to say, because if you do -- probably because Superman once again tricked you into saying it -- you'll be instantly transported back to the fifth dimension? * George Orwell 7. In 1936 George Orwell was commissioned to write about poverty among the working class in northern England. What book was the result? 8. In one of Orwell's essays he examines the effects of imperialism on its practitioners, based on his own experience as a colonial policeman in Burma, when he found himself obliged to shoot an animal that he did not want to shoot, simply because he had to in order to maintain his position of authority. What kind of animal was involved (its name appears in the title of the essay)? 9. In which book does Orwell give a somewhat fictionalized account of his experiences living as a menial worker and later as a tramp? * Painters We'll tell you the names of three paintings, all by the same artist. You name the artist. 10. "The Sleeping Gypsy"; "The Snake Charmer"; "The Repast of the Lion". 11. "The Burial of Count Orgaz"; "The Disrobing of Christ"; "Opening of the Fifth Seal". 12. "The Hay Wain"; "Dedham Vale"; "The Cornfield". (*Hint*: it's not Hieronymous Bosch.) * Irish Writers 13. The novelist and satirist who lived 1911-66, and wrote newspaper columns under the pseudonym Myles na Gopaleen, also wrote novels such as "The Third Policeman", "At Swim-Two-Birds", and "The Poor Mouth" under a second pen name. What was that name? 14. This writer lived 1871-1909. He was one of the founders of the Abbey Theatre and spent many years collecting Irish folklore. He is known for such plays as "Riders to the Sea" and "The Playboy of the Western World". 15. This writer lived 1923-64. In his youth he was a member of the IRA and went to prison for attempted murder. He wrote plays such as "The Quare Fellow" and "The Hostage", and a novel, "Borstal Boy". ** Final, Round 10 - Challenge Round A. Brothers in Fiction and Religion A1. "Four Brothers" is a 2005 film directed by John Singleton. Name *any* actor who played one of the four Mercer brothers. A2. Adam and Eve had Cain, Abel, and this third son who is mentioned in Genesis 4:25. Name him. A3. This novel has three brothers named Dmitri, Ivan, and Alexei, and possibly a fourth, illegitimate brother named Pavel. Name it. B. Cockney Rhyming Slang For the sake of the uninitiated, Cockney rhyming slang works by replacing words with short phrases which include a word that rhymes with the original one -- and sometimes removing the rhyming part. For example, for example, to have a "butcher's hook", or just a "butcher's", is to have a look. B1. The 1970s punk band the Monks sang "shame about the boat race". What were they referring to by the term "boat race"? B2. Sometimes characters on the long-running British soap "Coronation Street" get in trouble for telling "porkies". What are porkies? B3. In Steven Soderbergh's 1999 film "The Limey", the character Wilson, portrayed by Terence Stamp, says to a befuddled American, "Can't be too careful nowadays, y'know? Lot of tea leaves about, know what I mean?". So, what did he mean by "tea leaves"? C. The Early Modern Olympics C1. In the 1896 Olympics, what was awarded for winning an event? C2. This event has been held at every modern Olympic games, but the distance covered by the competitors changed with each new Olympics through 1924, when the present standard was adopted. What event? C3. What was the first non-leap year when the modern Olympic games were held? D. One Toronto Subway Station D1. """One""" Toronto subway station has changed its name in the """last 10 years""". All of the original signs showing its name were removed or covered over by signs with the present name. Give the *original* name. D2. """One""" Toronto subway station was constructed on an existing tunnel section and opened more than 10 years after the stations on each side of it. Name it. D3. """One""" Toronto subway station was originally designed as an interchange point with an underground streetcar line then planned but, in the end, never built. Space was excavated for the streetcar station, and what would have been the interchange passages are used """today""" by pedestrians inside the subway station. Name it. E. Quasi-Related Pairs You may remember seeing this category on "Jeopardy!". All answers will be phrases of the form "something and something", with each part described by a simple pun or an unrelated meaning of the word. Here's an example of how it works. We ask: "Singer Johnny and actor Grant." And you say: "Cash and Cary (carry)". E1. You find it on a duck and not in your home. E2. Sir John A. Macdonald and the Minister of Public Safety. E3. It's a penalty for someone who maybe drives too fast and someone who maybe cares too much about how his clothes look. F. Tricky Southernmost Points F1. The southernmost point of mainland Africa is not the Cape of Good Hope, but it's fairly near there. What is it? F2. The southermost point of land in Canada is not on Pelee Island, but it's near there. Where is it? F3. The southernmost point of Great Britain (the main island) is not Land's End, but it's near there. What is it? -- Mark Brader | "Of course, the most important part of making the Toronto | proposal something special for both of you is msb@vex.net | addressing it to the right person." --Mara Chibnik My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Oct 27 10:45PM > * "The Second World War, A Complete History" > * "The Holocaust: The Jewish Tragedy" > * "Churchill, A Life" Shirer > * "The Ancestor's Tale" > * "The Blind Watchmaker" > * "Climbing Mount Improbable" Richard Dawkins > * Magic Words > 4. If you're Harry Potter, what do you say to make your wand give > off light? luminaris > 5. If you're in the Fellowship of the Ring, what do you say to get > into the Mines of Moria? Answer in either English or Elvish. friend > if you do -- probably because Superman once again tricked you > into saying it -- you'll be instantly transported back to the > fifth dimension? your name backwards > animal that he did not want to shoot, simply because he had to in > order to maintain his position of authority. What kind of animal > was involved (its name appears in the title of the essay)? horse; dog > * Painters > 11. "The Burial of Count Orgaz"; "The Disrobing of Christ"; > "Opening of the Fifth Seal". El Greco; Goya > 12. "The Hay Wain"; "Dedham Vale"; "The Cornfield". (*Hint*: > it's not Hieronymous Bosch.) Constable > columns under the pseudonym Myles na Gopaleen, also wrote novels > such as "The Third Policeman", "At Swim-Two-Birds", and "The > Poor Mouth" under a second pen name. What was that name? Flann O'Brien > A. Brothers in Fiction and Religion > A2. Adam and Eve had Cain, Abel, and this third son who is > mentioned in Genesis 4:25. Name him. Seth > A3. This novel has three brothers named Dmitri, Ivan, and Alexei, > and possibly a fourth, illegitimate brother named Pavel. > Name it. The Brothers Karamazov > B2. Sometimes characters on the long-running British soap > "Coronation Street" get in trouble for telling "porkies". > What are porkies? lies > American, "Can't be too careful nowadays, y'know? Lot of tea > leaves about, know what I mean?". So, what did he mean by > "tea leaves"? thieves > C. The Early Modern Olympics > C1. In the 1896 Olympics, what was awarded for winning an event? a laurel wreath > the distance covered by the competitors changed with each new > Olympics through 1924, when the present standard was adopted. > What event? triathlon; marathon > C3. What was the first non-leap year when the modern Olympic > games were held? 1900 > E. Quasi-Related Pairs > E1. You find it on a duck and not in your home. down and out > E3. It's a penalty for someone who maybe drives too fast and > someone who maybe cares too much about how his clothes look. fine and dandy -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Oct 28 12:59AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:oq2dnYzMS5nlDAXCnZ2dnUU7- > * Magic Words > 4. If you're Harry Potter, what do you say to make your wand give > off light? Lumos > if you do -- probably because Superman once again tricked you > into saying it -- you'll be instantly transported back to the > fifth dimension? Kltpzyxm > the IRA and went to prison for attempted murder. He wrote > plays such as "The Quare Fellow" and "The Hostage", and a novel, > "Borstal Boy". Dylan Thomas > Name *any* actor who played one of the four Mercer brothers. > A2. Adam and Eve had Cain, Abel, and this third son who is > mentioned in Genesis 4:25. Name him. Seth > A3. This novel has three brothers named Dmitri, Ivan, and Alexei, > and possibly a fourth, illegitimate brother named Pavel. > Name it. The Brothers Karamazov > a "butcher's", is to have a look. > B1. The 1970s punk band the Monks sang "shame about the boat > race". What were they referring to by the term "boat race"? Ugly face > "tea leaves"? > C. The Early Modern Olympics > C1. In the 1896 Olympics, what was awarded for winning an event? Laurel wreath > the distance covered by the competitors changed with each new > Olympics through 1924, when the present standard was adopted. > What event? Steeplechase > C3. What was the first non-leap year when the modern Olympic > games were held? 1902 > Here's an example of how it works. We ask: "Singer Johnny and > actor Grant." And you say: "Cash and Cary (carry)". > E1. You find it on a duck and not in your home. Down and Out > E2. Sir John A. Macdonald and the Minister of Public Safety. > E3. It's a penalty for someone who maybe drives too fast and > someone who maybe cares too much about how his clothes look. Fine and Dandy > Island, but it's near there. Where is it? > F3. The southernmost point of Great Britain (the main island) > is not Land's End, but it's near there. What is it? Pete Gayde |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Oct 28 05:08AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:oq2dnYzMS5nlDAXCnZ2dnUU7- > * "The Second World War, A Complete History" > * "The Holocaust: The Jewish Tragedy" > * "Churchill, A Life" Gilbert > * Magic Words > 5. If you're in the Fellowship of the Ring, what do you say to get > into the Mines of Moria? Answer in either English or Elvish. friend > if you do -- probably because Superman once again tricked you > into saying it -- you'll be instantly transported back to the > fifth dimension? Kltpzyxm > animal that he did not want to shoot, simply because he had to in > order to maintain his position of authority. What kind of animal > was involved (its name appears in the title of the essay)? elephant > 9. In which book does Orwell give a somewhat fictionalized account > of his experiences living as a menial worker and later as > a tramp? "Down and Out in Paris and London" > Abbey Theatre and spent many years collecting Irish folklore. > He is known for such plays as "Riders to the Sea" and "The > Playboy of the Western World". Synge > A. Brothers in Fiction and Religion > A1. "Four Brothers" is a 2005 film directed by John Singleton. > Name *any* actor who played one of the four Mercer brothers. Mark Wahlberg > A2. Adam and Eve had Cain, Abel, and this third son who is > mentioned in Genesis 4:25. Name him. Seth > A3. This novel has three brothers named Dmitri, Ivan, and Alexei, > and possibly a fourth, illegitimate brother named Pavel. > Name it. "The Brothers Karamazov" > a "butcher's", is to have a look. > B1. The 1970s punk band the Monks sang "shame about the boat > race". What were they referring to by the term "boat race"? face > B2. Sometimes characters on the long-running British soap > "Coronation Street" get in trouble for telling "porkies". > What are porkies? lies > American, "Can't be too careful nowadays, y'know? Lot of tea > leaves about, know what I mean?". So, what did he mean by > "tea leaves"? thieves > C. The Early Modern Olympics > C1. In the 1896 Olympics, what was awarded for winning an event? silver medal > the distance covered by the competitors changed with each new > Olympics through 1924, when the present standard was adopted. > What event? marathon > C3. What was the first non-leap year when the modern Olympic > games were held? 1900 > actor Grant." And you say: "Cash and Cary (carry)". > E3. It's a penalty for someone who maybe drives too fast and > someone who maybe cares too much about how his clothes look. fine and dandy -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 27 04:25PM -0500 Mark Brader: > see my 2020-06-23 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from > the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)". > I wrote two triples in Round 7 and one triple in Round 8. I wrote questions #4-6 in Round 7 and #13-15 in each round. > prominent abolitionists. > 1. Who was the British MP who led the parliamentary opposition > to slavery? William Wilberforce. > people attain freedom via the "Underground Railway", earning > the nickname "Moses of her people". She also served as a spy > for the Union forces during the US Civil War. Harriet Tubman. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, and Bruce. > 3. This slave from Virginia led an 1831 rebellion in which > over 50 whites were killed. He was the subject of a 1968 > Pulitzer-prizewinning novel by William Styron. Nat Turner. 4 for Joshua. > Give the present name of *either* the island or the country. > Both names are simply the old names as rendered in the local > language. Kiritimati, Kiribati. [The ending "-ati" is pronounced "-ass".] 4 for everyone -- Erland, Joshua (the hard way), Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, and Bruce. > 5. In Russia today is a city on the Volga, called Volgograd. > Give either of its two previous names. Tsaritsyn and (as mentioned in the answers to Game 9) Stalingrad. 4 for Erland, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Dan Blum. > shorter name, but its full name at the time was four words, > alluding both to its previous incarnation and to its ambitions > to absorb the Progressive Conservatives. Give that full name. Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance. > 7. In what year did Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini return to Iran > from exile? Later the same year the Islamic regime was set > up and the hostage crisis started. 1979. 4 for Erland, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Dan Blum. > 8. What was the name -- acronym, actually -- of the domestic > security and intelligence service of Iran under the Shah, > from 1957 until <answer 7>? SAVAK. 4 for Joshua. 3 for Dan Blum. > 9. Who preceded Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as president of Iran? Mohammad Khatami. 4 for Erland. > 10. What was the name of the parliamentary army, established in > 1645, composed of professional soldiers and initially led by > Sir Thomas Fairfax? New Model Army. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Dan Blum. > 11. In what year was King Charles I beheaded? 1649. 4 for Dan Tilque. > 12. What name was given to the English Parliament that sat from > 1640-11-03 until 1660-03-16? The Long Parliament. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Dan Blum. > 13. It only lasted for a matter of weeks, but on 1858-08-05, the > company started by Cyrus Field completed the first transatlantic > what? Telegraph cable (either word was sufficient). 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, and Bruce. > Elysian Fields in Hoboken, NJ, the Knickerbockers and New York > played the first game on record of what newly organized sport? > By the way, New York had a big win. Baseball. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, and Bruce. The score was 23-1 (under the original rules, written by the Knickerbockers' leader Alexander Cartwright, the game ran until one team had 21 aces and each team had completed an equal number of hands). > 15. On 1840-05-06, the UK became the first country to issue what? > As nobody else was doing it, there was no need for the things > to show the name of the country, and British ones still don't. Postage stamps. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, and Bruce. Then: http://www.alphabetilately.org/Fisfor/firsts-penny-black.jpg (Each stamp on a sheet was printed with a different pair of letters in the bottom corners.) Now: http://www.collectgbstamps.co.uk/images/gb/2020/2020_11089_l.jpg > We will give you a retired NBA star's nickname. You give us his > real name. > 1. "The Dream". Hakeem Olajuwon. 4 for Joshua and Dan Tilque. > 2. "The Mailman". Karl Malone. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Bruce. > 3. "The Worm". Dennis Rodman. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, and Bruce. > 4. The pictures in A represent Olympic archery targets; the > right-hand one is for reference only. What is the total score > for the two arrows shown in the left picture? 19. 2 for Bruce. It's 10 for the two inner yellow rings, then 9 for the outermost yellow ring, 8 for the inner red ring... on down to 1 for the outer white ring. > 5. Picture B represents a 10-pin bowling score sheet. What score > should be written in place of the question mark? 40. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Dan Blum. That's 20 carried forward + 10 for completing the spare + 10 for the next ball as a bonus for the spare. > 6. Picture C represents a curling club scoreboard. What is the > current score? (Use "Red" and "Yellow" to represent the > team names.) Yellow 4, Red 3. If this game was on TV, you'd see a scoreboard reading like this: R: 0 3 0 0 3 Y: 1 0 1 2 4 But that format like a baseball linescore is slightly more expensive since it needs more markers. On the club scoreboard, each digit marker shows *during which end* the team reached the score shown in the SCORE row. For example, Yellow's 2 points in the 4th end brought their score up to 4. Since at most one team can score in an end, this design means that at most one marker is required for each end in the game. > * Tennis Terms > 7. What is said to occur if the non-serving player ends up winning > the game? A (service) break. 4 for Erland, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. 3 for Bruce. > 8. What term refers to the situation where the score is tied at > 40-40 and neither player has the advantage? Deuce. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Bruce. > 9. What name is given to a legal serve that is not touched by the > receiving player? Ace. 4 for Erland, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Bruce. > *Note*: You must give the answer that were correct in 2007 unless > all three players in a question were subsequently again based in > the same sity. There were no such cases. > 10. Paul Pierce, Marc Savard, David Ortiz. Boston (NBA, NHL, AL respectively). (True until Savard retired in 2011.) 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, and Bruce. > 11. Ilya Kovalchuk, Chipper Jones, Michael Vick. Atlanta (NHL, NL, NFL). (True until Vick was suspended in 2007.) 4 for Joshua and Bruce. > 12. Tony Romo, Marty Turco, Dirk Nowitzki. Dallas (NFL, NHL, NBA). (True until Turco went to Chicago in 2010.) 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Bruce. > * A Year in the Life > 13. Name any year when the Toronto Toros played under that name > in the WHA. 1973-76. 4 for Joshua (the hard way). The team played 1972-81, initially as the Ottawa Nationals, then the Toronto Toros, then the Birmingham Bulls. They moved to the CHL when the WHA folded in 1979, but folded in mid-season in 1981. > 14. Name any year when the Montreal Concordes played under that > name in the CFL. 1982-85. The team played 1946-86, being known as the Montreal Alouettes the rest of the time -- no relation, except in the imagination of CFL management, to the present team of that name. > 15. Name any year when the New York Highlanders played baseball > under that name in the American League. 1903-12. 4 for Joshua. The team has played since 1901, originally as the Baltimore Orioles -- no relation to the present AL team of that name -- and since 1913 as the New York Yankees. Scores, if there are no errors: FINAL ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST TOPICS-> Ent Geo Sci Can His Spo FOUR Joshua Kreitzer 52 56 27 19 40 48 196 Dan Tilque -- -- 44 16 40 36 136 Dan Blum 26 42 28 19 39 12 135 Bruce Bowler -- -- 44 16 20 33 113 Erland Sommarskog 4 44 31 0 16 8 99 Pete Gayde 6 43 15 4 -- -- 68 -- Mark Brader "The past keeps getting cooler! Toronto (And there's more of it every day!)" msb@vex.net --Randall Munroe My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Oct 27 11:16PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in > people attain freedom via the "Underground Railway", earning > the nickname "Moses of her people". She also served as a spy > for the Union forces during the US Civil War. Harriet Tubman > Give the present name of *either* the island or the country. > Both names are simply the old names as rendered in the local > language. Kiribati > 5. In Russia today is a city on the Volga, called Volgograd. > Give either of its two previous names. Stalingrad > 7. In what year did Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini return to Iran > from exile? Later the same year the Islamic regime was set > up and the hostage crisis started. 1979 > 1645, composed of professional soldiers and initially led by > Sir Thomas Fairfax? > 11. In what year was King Charles I beheaded? 1650; 1651 > 13. It only lasted for a matter of weeks, but on 1858-08-05, the > company started by Cyrus Field completed the first transatlantic > what? Telegraph communication > Elysian Fields in Hoboken, NJ, the Knickerbockers and New York > played the first game on record of what newly organized sport? > By the way, New York had a big win. Baseball > 15. On 1840-05-06, the UK became the first country to issue what? > As nobody else was doing it, there was no need for the things > to show the name of the country, and British ones still don't. Passport > We will give you a retired NBA star's nickname. You give us his > real name. > 1. "The Dream". Olajuwon > 2. "The Mailman". Karl Malone > 3. "The Worm". Rodman > 4. The pictures in A represent Olympic archery targets; the > right-hand one is for reference only. What is the total score > for the two arrows shown in the left picture? 70; 150 > 5. Picture B represents a 10-pin bowling score sheet. What score > should be written in place of the question mark? 40 > 6. Picture C represents a curling club scoreboard. What is the > current score? (Use "Red" and "Yellow" to represent the > team names.) Red 2, Yellow 8 > * Tennis Terms > 7. What is said to occur if the non-serving player ends up winning > the game? Break > 8. What term refers to the situation where the score is tied at > 40-40 and neither player has the advantage? Deuce > 9. What name is given to a legal serve that is not touched by the > receiving player? Ace > all three players in a question were subsequently again based in > the same sity. > 10. Paul Pierce, Marc Savard, David Ortiz. Boston > 11. Ilya Kovalchuk, Chipper Jones, Michael Vick. Atlanta > 12. Tony Romo, Marty Turco, Dirk Nowitzki. Dallas > * A Year in the Life > 13. Name any year when the Toronto Toros played under that name > in the WHA. 1977 > 14. Name any year when the Montreal Concordes played under that > name in the CFL. 1988 > 15. Name any year when the New York Highlanders played baseball > under that name in the American League. 1905 Pete Gayde |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 27 06:45PM -0500 If Pete Gayde had posted his answers on time, he would have received 24 points on Round 7 and 32 on Round 8. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "*I* never have problems distinguishing msb@vex.net | Peter Seebach and Steve Summit!" -- Steve Summit |
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