| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 05 12:59AM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 1998-02-02, 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 I wrote one of these rounds and 4 questions in the other. ** Game 2, Round 9 - History - Ancient Rome 1. Julius Caesar and his nephew Octavian each renamed a month in the calendar for himself. What do we call these months today? (Name both, in English.) 2. Which Roman emperor adopted the Christian religion, not only for himself but also effectively as the established religion of the Empire? 3. One longstanding symbol of Roman authority, which not only continued in use during the Empire but has even been seen in the 20th century, was the 4-letter abbreviation for the Latin phrase meaning "the Senate and the Roman People". What were the 4 letters? Exact answer required. 4. As the Empire declined, it was split into a western section ruled from Rome (and later Ravenna) and an eastern section ruled from Constantinople. Name any year during this period of the two empires. 5. Before the Roman Empire there was the Roman Republic. In an early form of checks and balances, executive power in the Republic was normally shared between two men, who held the same title. What title? 6. In the Roman Republic, the Senate had the power, in case of crisis, to name a single individual to rule in place of the two <answer 5>s. What was his title? 7. And what was the title of the men who held supreme authority before the Republic was established? 8. The first <answer 7> was Romulus, said to have founded the city of Rome in what year (within 50 years)? 9. The most important Roman book on the subjects of architecture and civil engineering consisted of 10 volumes written in the 1st century BC by what man? 10. The man generally considered the greatest of Roman orators also lived in the 1st century BC. In 63 BC he became <answer 5>, but he later found himself on the losing side of the power struggles of that turbulent era. What was his name? ** Game 2, Round 10 - Challenge Round * A. Numbers A1. 8 of the numbers between 60 and 100 are primes. Name any one. A2. 8 of the numbers between 200 and 500 are squares. Name any one. * B. Another "Ben Jonson" Ben Johnson's parents were thoughtful enough to name their son after an Elizabethan playwright. These two questions refer to Ben Jonson (1573-1637). B1. Ben Jonson was jailed in 1598 and again for a different reason in 1604 or 1605. Give the reason for either of these imprisonments, but you must say which one. B2. Please decode the rot13 only after you are finished with B1. Wbafba'f svir orfg pbzrqvrf jrer jevggra sebz 1605 gb 1616. Anzr *nal bar* bs gur svir znwbe pbzrqvrf gung Wbafba jebgr orgjrra gubfr lrnef. "Rnfgjneq Ub" vf abg bar bs gurz. * C. Albert Einstein C1. Einstein was born in Germany, but became a citizen of what country in 1901? C2. Einstein is best known today for his work on relativity, but he did not win the Nobel Prize for it. What did he win it for, in 1921? * D. Classic Arcade Games D1. What are the names of the four greeblies who chase the Pac-Man in the original Pac-Man game? D2. This vector-graphics tank war game, made by Atari, was one of the first 3-dimensional arcade games. Name it. * E. Italian Food E1. The name of this classic Italian dessert -- made with eggs, mascarpone cheese, ladyfingers, cream, espresso, liquor, sugar, and cocoa or shaved chocolate -- means "pick me up". What is it? E2. This is an omelet, but denser than the whisked, French version; it is always served whole and round or cut into pieces. In Florence it is often made with spinach and used as a sandwich filling. Name it. -- Mark Brader | "It is, in fact, a very good rule to be especially suspicious Toronto | of work that says what you want to hear..." msb@vex.net | --Paul Krugman My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Apr 05 06:07AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:ltudnbfTfIezOvf9nZ2dnUU7- > 1. Julius Caesar and his nephew Octavian each renamed a month in > the calendar for himself. What do we call these months today? > (Name both, in English.) July and August > 2. Which Roman emperor adopted the Christian religion, not only > for himself but also effectively as the established religion > of the Empire? Constantine > the 20th century, was the 4-letter abbreviation for the Latin > phrase meaning "the Senate and the Roman People". What were > the 4 letters? Exact answer required. SPQR > ruled from Rome (and later Ravenna) and an eastern section > ruled from Constantinople. Name any year during this period > of the two empires. 400 CE > early form of checks and balances, executive power in the > Republic was normally shared between two men, who held the > same title. What title? censor > 6. In the Roman Republic, the Senate had the power, in case of > crisis, to name a single individual to rule in place of the > two <answer 5>s. What was his title? dictator > 7. And what was the title of the men who held supreme authority > before the Republic was established? king > 8. The first <answer 7> was Romulus, said to have founded the city > of Rome in what year (within 50 years)? 732 BCE > lived in the 1st century BC. In 63 BC he became <answer 5>, > but he later found himself on the losing side of the power > struggles of that turbulent era. What was his name? Cato > * A. Numbers > A1. 8 of the numbers between 60 and 100 are primes. Name any > one. 61 > A2. 8 of the numbers between 200 and 500 are squares. > Name any one. 400 > Wbafba'f svir orfg pbzrqvrf jrer jevggra sebz 1605 gb 1616. > Anzr *nal bar* bs gur svir znwbe pbzrqvrf gung Wbafba jebgr > orgjrra gubfr lrnef. "Rnfgjneq Ub" vf abg bar bs gurz. "Every Man in His Humour" > * C. Albert Einstein > C1. Einstein was born in Germany, but became a citizen of what > country in 1901? Switzerland > C2. Einstein is best known today for his work on relativity, > but he did not win the Nobel Prize for it. What did he > win it for, in 1921? explanation of the photoelectric effect > * D. Classic Arcade Games > D1. What are the names of the four greeblies who chase the > Pac-Man in the original Pac-Man game? Shadow, Speedy, Bashful, and Pokey; Inky, Blinky, Pinky, and Clyde (note: the first set of names above is their official names, and the second is their nicknames) > mascarpone cheese, ladyfingers, cream, espresso, liquor, > sugar, and cocoa or shaved chocolate -- means "pick me up". > What is it? tiramisu > version; it is always served whole and round or cut into > pieces. In Florence it is often made with spinach and used > as a sandwich filling. Name it. frittata -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Apr 05 10:50AM +0200 > 1. Julius Caesar and his nephew Octavian each renamed a month in > the calendar for himself. What do we call these months today? > (Name both, in English.) July and August > 2. Which Roman emperor adopted the Christian religion, not only > for himself but also effectively as the established religion > of the Empire? Constatine the Great > the 20th century, was the 4-letter abbreviation for the Latin > phrase meaning "the Senate and the Roman People". What were > the 4 letters? Exact answer required. INRI > ruled from Rome (and later Ravenna) and an eastern section > ruled from Constantinople. Name any year during this period > of the two empires. 400 > early form of checks and balances, executive power in the > Republic was normally shared between two men, who held the > same title. What title? Pares > 6. In the Roman Republic, the Senate had the power, in case of > crisis, to name a single individual to rule in place of the > two <answer 5>s. What was his title? Dictator > 7. And what was the title of the men who held supreme authority > before the Republic was established? King > 8. The first <answer 7> was Romulus, said to have founded the city > of Rome in what year (within 50 years)? BC 777 > lived in the 1st century BC. In 63 BC he became <answer 5>, > but he later found himself on the losing side of the power > struggles of that turbulent era. What was his name? Cato > * A. Numbers > A1. 8 of the numbers between 60 and 100 are primes. Name any > one. 23 and 29 > A2. 8 of the numbers between 200 and 500 are squares. > Name any one. 256 and 289 > * C. Albert Einstein > C1. Einstein was born in Germany, but became a citizen of what > country in 1901? Switzerland > C2. Einstein is best known today for his work on relativity, > but he did not win the Nobel Prize for it. What did he > win it for, in 1921? His studies on the electromagnitc field > mascarpone cheese, ladyfingers, cream, espresso, liquor, > sugar, and cocoa or shaved chocolate -- means "pick me up". > What is it? Tiramisù |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 05 12:57AM -0500 Mark Brader: > see my 2020-06-23 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from > the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)". > I wrote one of these rounds. The easy one -- the entertainment round. > Her work has appeared in the New Yorker: """most recently""", a piece > about Anne Frank in 1997. """Her latest book is""" "The Puttermesser > Papers" (1997). Name her. Cynthia Ozick. (Her current latest book is "Antiquities", published this year.) > is a Man" (also titled "Survival in Auschwitz") and "The > Periodic Table", a memoir of his experiences as a chemist. > He died in 1987. Primo Levi. 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua. > 3. Science fiction has had its share of Jewish writers. Name this > prolific and beloved writer, a Russian-born American who died > in 1992. Isaac Asimov. 4 for everyone -- Dan Blum, Joshua, Erland, and Dan Tilque. > his poems deal with the Jewish-Canadian experience. Born in > Romania in 1912, he taught literature at York University from > 1970 to 1978. Irving Layton. > Complaint". His first book -- a collection of short stories -- > also received a great deal of positive attention when it was > published in 1959. What is it called? "Goodbye Columbus". 4 for Joshua. > 6. And what is the title of Mordecai Richler's first novel, published > in 1954? "The Acrobats". > practiced law, and was the author of such books as "Hath Not a > Jew..." (1940), "The Hitleriad" (1944), and "The Second Scroll" > (1951). A.M. Klein. (Ratno is still in Ukraine.) > 8. Another prolific Jewish science fiction writer, his works include > "Dying Inside" (1972) and the Majipoor series, which began with > "Lord Valentine's Castle" in 1980. Robert Silverberg. 4 for Dan Blum. > 9. Born in Lachine, Quebec, he moved with his family to Chicago > at age 9. This American Jewish writer won the Nobel Prize for > literature in 1976. Saul Bellow. 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua. > books featuring Rina Lazarus, an Orthodox Jewish widow, and > LAPD cop Peter Decker. Her husband is also a mystery novelist. > Give their surname. (Faye and Jonathan) Kellerman. 4 for Joshua. > 1. In the first episode of "Star Trek: Voyager", the Voyager's > original doctor was killed and had to be replaced by the present > character, the ship's EMH. What does EMH stand for? Emergency Medical Hologram. 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua. > 2. In Star Trek nomenclature the galaxy is divided into four > quadrants. Which one """is""" the Voyager stranded in? Delta. (They got home in the last episode of the series, broadcast in 2001.) 4 for Dan Blum. > beings living inside it. Tell what is especially unusual about > these beings, or tell what they are called in the religion of > the Bajorans. They live outside of time as we know it (any reference to unusual time-related powers was sufficient); the Prophets. 4 for Dan Blum. And so the accidental pun... from Prophets we go to profits: > we see them most often on "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine". > Individuals of the species have such charming names as Quark, > Nog, Rom, Brunt, and Zek. What is the species? Ferengi. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. > the last, and on """both""" of the newer "Star Trek" shows. > The species and all its individuals seem to be called by the > same name. What is it? Q. (Since this was written there have been additional new "Star Trek" shows, and the Q have not appeared on all of them. Or not yet, anyway.) 4 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque. > a number of other crew members were previously members of what > rebel organization, first introduced on another "Star Trek" show? > Its name refers to Earth's World War II era. The Maquis (introduced on "Star Trek: The Next Generation"). 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua. In WW2 "Maquis" was a name for the French Resistance, in turn derived from the type of land where some of them fought. > or controlled by, this species on "Star Trek: The Next Generation" > include someone temporarily named Locutus, as well as One of Five, > later known as Hugh. Borg. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. > Bajor. They are devious and pragmatic in the extreme, and their > governments usually authoritarian. Individuals of the species > include Dukat, Garak, and Evek. What is the species called? Cardassians. 4 for Dan Blum. The best villains "Star Trek" has ever had, I say. > Individuals of another loyal servant species, such as Weyoun, > command these soldiers and also serve as the Dominion's diplomats. > Name *either* species. Jem-Hadar; Vorta. 3 for Dan Blum. Incidentally, a recurring Ferengi character, Brunt, and a recurring Vorta character, Weyoun, were both played by the same actor, Jeffrey Combs -- on one occasion, both in the same episode. He had a third recurring role, on "Enterprise", as an Andorian character named Shran, and also played 5 one-time characters, representing 7 different species altogether. > to 9> each treat him with respect despite his loyalty to his > Federation friends. Name him *or* describe the unusual power > his species has. Odo; shape-shifting (anything with "changeling" was also sufficient; it may not mean the same thing in standard English, but that's what some characters call him). 4 for Dan Blum. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 2 ROUNDS-> 2 3 6 7 8 BEST TOPICS-> Sci Can Geo Lit Ent THREE Dan Blum 36 0 28 16 39 103 Dan Tilque 40 4 19 4 12 71 Joshua Kreitzer 8 0 24 20 16 60 Erland Sommarskog -- -- 20 4 0 24 Pete Gayde -- -- 12 -- -- 12 -- Mark Brader, Toronto "No victor believes in chance." msb@vex.net -- Nietzsche (trans. Kaufmann) My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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