| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 22 11:17PM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2011-07-04, and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written by members of the Misplaced Modifiers, 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 2021-07-20 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)". * Game 8, Round 7 - Canadiana Geography - Muskoka 1. Muskoka's largest town, it is considered the gateway to Algonquin Park. On the walls of buildings around town are 40 murals that constitute an outdoor Group of Seven gallery. Name it. 2. What luxurious hotel/lodge just outside of <answer 1> hosted """last year's""" G8 summit? 3. There are three principal lakes in western Muskoka. One of them is Lake Muskoka, and the other two lie directly north of it. Name *either one* of those two. 4. The Muskoka lakes were opened to logging and tourism in 1871 by the building of lift-locks between Lake Muskoka and one of those other two lakes *at what community? 5. What Muskoka town, which is the northern terminus of the old Toronto, Simcoe and Muskoka Railway, is also the birthplace of Norman Bethune? 6. What on-again off-again Showcase weekly soap opera (premiered in 2001; """most recent""" season, 2008) is shot at Muskoka's Sparrow Lake? 7. The largest lake in eastern Muskoka, First Nations peoples called it Lake of Forks. David Thompson, too, when he mapped it (and fished it for trout) in 1837, called it Forked Lake. What do we call it? 8. He served as the MPP for Muskoka from 1971 to 1987, including a brief stint as Ontario's 19th premier. """Today""", helpful highway signs allow you to follow his "trail" around Muskoka. Who was he? 9. It's the cranberry capital of Muskoka, home of the only regional winery, and """has hosted""" important summer musical festivals since the 1940s. Name it. 10. We call that old slatted dock chair with wide armrests a Muskoka chair. What do they call it in the US, where it originated? * Game 8, Round 8 - Entertainment - Foreign Films with Foreign Names Some foreign-language movies are released in Toronto with English names; e.g., the Danish film known hereabouts as "In a Better World". Other movies, such as "La Strada" and "Indochine", retain their foreign-language titles, and these latter are the ones we're asking about here. In every case, supply the foreign-language title (in ASCII or ISO 8859-1, please). 1. Japanese for "Chaos". Akira Kurosawa's version of "King Lear". 2. Subtitled "A Chronicle of Germany", Edgar Reitz's 1984 TV miniseries had its theatrical release the following year. 3. In 1981, Wolfgang Petersen directed this story of one German submarine. 4. Literal translation: "The North". The story, filmed in 1983, of Guatemalans looking for a better life in the United States. 5. Japanese for "Dandelion", also the name of a noodle chef in need of tutoring. Director Juzo Itami's freewheeling 1986 meditation on food. 6. "The Sweet Life". Federico Fellini's 1960 film gave the world the term "paparazzi". 7. "So Long, Kids". Writer-director Louis Malle based this 1987 film on an incident from his own childhood during World War II. 8. From stage to screen in 1978. A gay couple tries to look straight so as not to spoil a son's wedding prospects. The title refers to a St-Tropez nightclub, where the "madwomen" are female impersonators. 9. Literal translation: "Father Master". The Taviani brothers' film biography of a Sardinian linguist won the Palme d'Or at Cannes in 1977. 10. "Song of the Road". Satyajit Ray's first instalment of the Apu trilogy. -- Mark Brader | "It doesn't have to actually *be* special, but you have Toronto | to make people think it is, and sometimes the easiest way msb@vex.net | to do that is to make it special." -- Peter Reiher My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Pete Gayde <pete.gayde@gmail.com>: Oct 22 11:55AM -0500 Mark Brader wrote: > to Armenia in the 1980's to prove that Noah's Ark still rests > in the snow and ice near the summit of what mountain on the > border of Turkey and Armenia? Ararat > the Holy Land for its protection in the 6th century BC. In his > 1992 book "The Sign and the Seal", British journalist Graham > Hancock relates his quest to track down that item. What is it? Ark of the Covenant > 70 years before Columbus, a fleet of enormous ships circum- > navigated the globe, touching all the continents, including the > Americas. From which country were they alleged to have set sail? China > polar explorer flew to this world and received from its leader > a warning to be careful with atomic energy. Who allegedly flew > into the hollow earth? Peary; Byrd > been put forward. Only four of them have signicant numbers > of followers, though, so name *any one* of those four most > popular candidates. Johnson > assassin, struggle to make sense of his past. Name this > tough guy. (Give his usual name used in the stories, not any > other name.) Jason Bourne > of the item's value, in """21""" novels by John D. MacDonald, > each with the name of a color in the title. He lives on his > houseboat in Florida. Name him. Pete Gayde |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 22 11:12PM -0500 Mark Brader: > * Game 8, Round 4 - Fringe History > This round is about some ideas that have, shall we say, run > contrary to accepted historical research. This was the easiest round in the original game. > floods, plagues and cataclysms in the Bible and other texts. > Works include "Worlds in Collision", "Ages in Chaos", and > "Earth in Upheaval". Name the author. Immanuel Velikovsky. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque. Isaac Asimov commented on "Worlds in Collision": Velikovsky... does not believe in either poetry or metaphor. He wants a literal rain of fire and he uses comet Venue to explain it. On page 53, he says: "The tails of comets are composed mainly of carbon and hydrogen gases. Lacking oxygen, they do not burn in flight, but the inflammable gases, passing through an atmosphere containing oxygen, will be set on fire." These are impressive sentences. The very phrase "carbon and hydrogen gases" takes my breath away. Hydrogen is, indeed, a gas at ordinary cometary temperaties, but carbon is *not*. It is, in fact, among the least gaseous substances known and it takes a temperature of 4200蚓 (7500蚌) to make it gaseous. Now I am a chemist. If Velikovsky want to say that Laplace's analysis of celestial mechanics is all wrong and that Venus can emerge from Jupiter and settle down in its present orbit, I will smile. If he wants to say that Egyptologists don't know the difference betweeen 1200 BC and 2200 BC, I will grin. But if he says carbon is a gas, *that's going too far*. > Nazca lines in Peru, were evidence of early contact with > technologically advanced aliens. He published his ideas in a > bestselling book. What was its title? "Chariots of the Gods". 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque. > to Armenia in the 1980's to prove that Noah's Ark still rests > in the snow and ice near the summit of what mountain on the > border of Turkey and Armenia? Mt. Ararat. 4 for everyone -- Joshua, Erland, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > the Holy Land for its protection in the 6th century BC. In his > 1992 book "The Sign and the Seal", British journalist Graham > Hancock relates his quest to track down that item. What is it? The Ark of the Covenant (or the tabernacle). 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > 70 years before Columbus, a fleet of enormous ships circum- > navigated the globe, touching all the continents, including the > Americas. From which country were they alleged to have set sail? China. 4 for everyone. > polar explorer flew to this world and received from its leader > a warning to be careful with atomic energy. Who allegedly flew > into the hollow earth? Admiral Richard Byrd. 4 for Dan Blum. 2 for Pete. > been put forward. Only four of them have signicant numbers > of followers, though, so name *any one* of those four most > popular candidates. Christopher Marlowe; Francis Bacon; William Stanley (Earl of Derby); and, as per the """recent""" movie "Anonymous", Edward de Vere (Earl of Oxford). 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque. In 1964, on the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's birth, a cafe named the Chef Corner, in Watford, England, reportedly posted a sign saying that in honor of the occasion, "Bacon will not be served here today". > Jesus lived in the 12th Century. This belief, which takes its > name from the study of the order of events, is known as the > New -- what? Chronology. 4 for Joshua and Dan Tilque. > ruled a lost Christian kingdom. This belief led to many popular > stories and even quests to find him until the age of exploration > ruled out his existence. What was this king's name? Prester John (both words required). 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque. > 21 years before "The Da Vinci Code". The authors sued Brown > -- unsuccessfully, because his book had acknowledged theirs. > Name their book. "The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail". 3 for Joshua and Dan Tilque. > Every once in a while you want a hero who is as tough as nails. > Identify these "real men" of thriller, mystery, and espionage > novels. This was the hardest round in the original game and the 2nd-hardest of the entire season. I haven't checked how many books now exist in each series. > up bad guys, in """14""" books by Lee Child. Titles include > "The Killing Floor", "Gone Tomorrow", and "Worth Dying For". > Name the tough guy. Jack Reacher. 4 for Dan Blum. > doing stuff like "Raising the Titanic" and finding Civil-War-era > ships in the "Sahara". Matthew McConaughey played him in the > movie "Sahara". Who is he? Dirk Pitt. > assassin, struggle to make sense of his past. Name this > tough guy. (Give his usual name used in the stories, not any > other name.) Jason Bourne. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Pete. > for hunting down half the Munich Olympics terrorists. He is > the hero of """10""" bestsellers by Daniel Silva, including > "The Rembrandt Affair" and "Moscow Rules". Name him. Gabriel Allon. > this tough guy -- a CIA agent -- spent years undercover with > Al Qaeda; and now, back in the States, has to prevent a new > terrorist attack in each installment of the series. Name him. John Wells. > apparent natural causes and struggles with his role in life, > in """6""" novels by Barry Eisler, """4""" of which include > his meteorologically-inspired name in the title. Name him. John Rain. > series""" of books by Stephen Hunter, including "Dead Zero", > "I, Sniper", and "Pale Horse Coming", their knowledge of gun > culture helps them succeed. What is their family name? Swagger. (Father Earl, son Bob Lee.) > sunglass-wearing ex-marine and gunshop owner. The """most > famous""" book of the series is probably "L.A. Requiem". > Name either protagonist. Elvis Cole, Joe Pike. > 9. An ex-boxer, a Bostonian, and a private detective with a heart of > gold, this tough guy's sidekicks include Hawk and Chollo. > Name him. Spenser. (In novels by Robert B. Parker. He doesn't use a first name.) 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum. > of the item's value, in """21""" novels by John D. MacDonald, > each with the name of a color in the title. He lives on his > houseboat in Florida. Name him. Travis McGee. 4 for Dan Blum. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 8 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS TOPICS-> Geo Sci His Lit Joshua Kreitzer 32 36 35 8 111 Dan Blum 20 24 32 16 92 Dan Tilque 8 36 35 0 79 Erland Sommarskog 24 28 8 0 60 Pete Gayde 8 24 14 4 50 -- Mark Brader, | "There is no silver bullet, because not every Toronto, msb@vex.net | problem is a werewolf." -- Damian Conway My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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