| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 04 02:23AM -0500 Sorry, I forgot to post this earlier. Feel free to email me if you notice I'm late, eh? Mark Brader: > strategic purposes, the player intentionally induces his own > piece to be captured *without* capturing an opposing piece of > greater or equal value? What term do we use for that? Sacrifice. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Pete. Not the same as a gambit. It's a gambit if the opponent has a reasonable alternative to making the offered capture. > 2. Castling is the only move which allows two pieces to be moved > simultaneously. Which two pieces are moved? King, rook. 4 for everyone -- Erland, Calvin, Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Bruce, and Pete. > 3. What happens when a pawn reaches the 8th rank (row)? It's promoted (to a knight, bishop, rook, or queen, but this detail was not required). 4 for Erland, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Bruce, and Pete. 3 for Calvin and Dan Blum. I scored "it can be promoted" as almost correct; the promotion is mandatory. > uses an abbreviated description of the move while the other > uses a coordinate system of numbers and letters to identify > the chess squares. Give the *name* of either notation. Descriptive, algebraic. 4 for Calvin and Dan Tilque. > including stalemate, lack of material to complete the game, > or mutual agreement by the players. A player who ends up in > an identical position *how many times* can also claim a draw? 3. 4 for Erland, Calvin, Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Bruce. > 6. In the world chess championship held in 1972, Bobby Fischer > of the US beat Boris Spassky of the USSR. In which European > city was the event held? Reykjavik. 4 for everyone. > 7. In 2017 Magnus Carlsen made a special guest appearance on > an episode of the Simpsons revealing Homer's history of chess. > What is Magnus Carlsen's connection to chess? He is the current world champion. 4 for Erland, Calvin, and Joshua. 3 for Dan Blum. I accepted "world champion" but counted "he has been world champion" as almost correct. > 8. In 1997 an IBM computer beat the then world champion Garry > Kasparov in a 6-match chess contest. What was the *name* > of the IBM computer? Deep Blue. 4 for Erland, Calvin, Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Bruce. > 9. When a player's move results in one of chess pieces attacking > two of his opponent's pieces at the same time, what term do we > use for this? Fork. 4 for Erland, Calvin, Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. > 10. What chess piece is restricted to 50% of the squares on > the board? Bishop. 4 for Calvin, Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Bruce, and Pete. > * Game 6, Round 6 - Literature - Mother Goose Headlines > In each case, we give you a news headline; you give the title of > the relevant nursery rhyme. If people indicated the right rhyme but gave too many or the wrong lyrics instead of the title as indicated, I scored it as almost correct. > 1. Arboreal Child-Care Found Deficient. "Rock-a-Bye Baby". 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Bruce. 3 for Dan Blum and Pete. > 2. Determined Drainpipe Scaler to Try Again. "Itsy Bitsy Spider". 4 for Calvin, Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Bruce, and Pete. > 3. Couple Injured in Quest for Water. "Jack and Jill". 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Bruce, and Pete. 3 for Calvin. > 4. Lightly-Clad Runner Upsets Townfolk. "Wee Willie Winkie". 4 for Dan Blum and Bruce. > 5. Trio Provides Entertainment at Royal Performance. "Old King Cole". 4 for Joshua. > 6. Empty Larder Disappoints Woman's Dog. "Old Mother Hubbard". 4 for Calvin, Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Bruce, and Pete. > 7. Guernsey Overshoots Lunar Landing. "Hey Diddle Diddle". 4 for Calvin, Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque. 3 for Bruce and Pete. > 8. Mouse Frightened as Clock Strikes. "Hickory Dickory Dock". 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Bruce, and Pete. 3 for Calvin. > 9. Livestock Visit Disrupts Local Schoolyard. "Mary Had a Little Lamb". 4 for Calvin, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Bruce. > 10. Married Couple Have Mutually Beneficial Dietary Requirements. "Jack Sprat". 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Bruce, and Pete. 3 for Calvin. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 6 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS TOPICS-> Geo His Spo Lit Joshua Kreitzer 38 36 36 36 146 Dan Blum 36 28 34 31 129 Dan Tilque 40 24 36 28 128 "Calvin" 32 20 35 25 112 Erland Sommarskog 36 32 28 0 96 Bruce Bowler -- -- 24 35 59 Pete Gayde -- -- 20 26 46 -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "If you feel [that Doug Gwyn] has a bad attitude, msb@vex.net | then use lint (or Chris Torek...)" --Joe English My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 04 02:32AM -0500 Now that the regular season is over, I can tell you that 3 of the 5 easiest rounds in the season (excluding audio rounds) have already been posted here. They were: 2nd: Game 4, Round 9. Canadiana Entertainment - TV Shows, 1950s to 1990s 3rd: Game 6, Round 2. Geography - "Twin" Cities 4th: Game 5, Round 1. Current Events And the 4 hardest rounds of the season were: 1st: Game 3, Round 6. Canadiana Literature - GG&G Winners 2nd: Game 2, Round 6. Literature 3rd: Game 5, Round 4. Sports - NBA Coaches 4th: Game 3, Round 2. Sports - Super Bowl Records Now you know. -- Mark Brader "Relax -- I know the procedures backwards." Toronto "Yeah, well, that's a quick way to get killed." msb@vex.net -- Chris Boucher, STAR COPS |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 04 02:25AM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-03-11, 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 the Cellar Rats 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 2019-01-22 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)". * Game 6, Round 7 - Science - Aviation Accidents/Incidents 1. The worst aircraft accident happened in 1977 at Tenerife in the Canary Is., when one jumbo jet taking off from the island's main airport collided with another one taxiing along the runway, resulting in 583 deaths. Name *either one of the two airlines* involved. 2. In 1958 an aircraft crashed on takeoff from Munich Airport. Several players and staff of *which well-known soccer team* were killed? 3. In January 2008, a British Airways jet crashed just short of the runway at Heathrow Airport after a non-stop flight from Beijing. A number of passengers sustained injuries, but no one died. The investigation revealed that ice crystals had formed in the fuel during the flight, and on final approach they had blocked its flow to the engines. What *model of aircraft* was involved? 4. In 2001 a flight from Toronto to Lisbon, Portugal, ran out of fuel due to a leak. The pilots managed to successfully glide the aircraft to a runway in the Azores archipelago in the Atlantic, and again, no one died. Name the *airline* involved. 5. In 2009 Continental Connection flight 3407, operated by Colgan Air, crashed while preparing to land, with the deaths of all on board and one more victim on the ground. Investigation blamed pilot error for the crash, but contributory factors were pilot inexperience, fatigue, and low pay. The plane was supposed to land at the airport for *what US city*? 6. In 1976 an Air France plane was hijacked by Palestinian extremists en route from Tel Aviv, Israel, to Paris. While some of the passengers and crew were released, many more continued to be held hostage until Israeli commandos successfully rescued almost all of them -- at the airport at *what city*? 7. In 1994 Aeroflot flight 593 crashed over Russia with the loss of all on board. Flight investigation revealed that the accident happened after a series of mishaps after one of the pilots had let his son sit at the controls during flight. What was the flight's *destination*? 8. Avianca flight 52 crashed on Long Island, New York, in 1990 with approximately half of the passengers and crew perishing in the crash. The aircraft crashed as a result of running out of fuel. *From what country* did Avianca 52 originate? 9. In 2005 Air France flight 358 overshot the runway when attempting to land. Although everyone survived the accident, it was the first major accident to an Airbus A340 in its 14-year history. It happened at the airport for *what city*? 10. While attempting to land at Toronto International Airport, the pilot of Air Canada flight 621 prematurely deployed the spoilers, leading to the DC-8 aircraft crashing near the airport. All passengers and crew perished. *Within 1 year, when* did this accident take place? * Game 6, Round 8 - Entertainment - Movie Villains We give you a catchphrase spoken by a villain or anti-hero, and you give us the name of *either* the character or the actor. 1. "Why so serious?" 2. "I never drink... wine." 3. "No wire hangers... ever!" 4. "I... drink... your... milkshake." 5. "No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to die!" 6. "A boy's best friend is his mother." 7. "I'm having an old friend for dinner." 8. "Greed, for lack of a better word, is good. Greed is right. Greed works." 9. "Your mother's in here, Karras. Would you like to leave a message? I'll see that she gets it." 10. "Blessed is he who, in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of darkness, for he is truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who would attempt to poison and destroy my brothers." -- Mark Brader | "A colorful quilt reflecting the dispersed development msb@vex.net | of the nation. A sentence fragment." Toronto | --Eric Walker My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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