| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 29 01:43AM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2016-07-25, 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 Usual Suspects 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 2016-05-31 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)". I wrote both of these rounds. * Game 10, Round 9 - Science - Tanquam e Naribus Leonem When Johann Bernoulli saw how the problem of the brachistochrone had been solved, he immediately identified the anonymous author as Isaac Newton, remarking in Latin: "I recognize the lion by his paw". In this round you will similarly have to identify the type of each animal -- but not by its paw. Here's your handout: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10-9/leonem.jpg In all cases on this round the one-word common term will be sufficient; for example, zebra, not Grevy's zebra. And, credit where due: both the concept and the photo array are taken directly from sporcle.com. Here I'm rearranging the questions in order by picture. There were 10 decoys, some of them very easy; identify these if you like for fun, but for no points. 1. A (decoy) 2. B (decoy) 3. C (decoy) 4. D. 5. E. 6. F (decoy) 7. G (decoy) 8. H. 9. I. 10. J. 11. K (decoy) 12. L (decoy) 13. M. 14. N. 15. O. 16. P. 17. Q (decoy) 18. R (decoy) 19. S (decoy) 20. T. ** Game 10, Round 10 - Trials and Challenges The categories for this round are: Trials, Trial, Try Al, Challenged, Challenging, and Challenges. * A. Literature: Trials In 2013 the Journal of the American Bar Association convened a panel to name the 25 best law-related novels of all time. #1 on the list was "To Kill a Mockingbird". We will ask about two others. A1. This novel by Charles Dickens, #3 on the list, features a seemingly endless trial over an inheritance: the case of Jarndyce versus Jarndyce, or as they would pronounce it in England, "Jarndyce and Jarndyce". Name it. A2. Novel #6 on the list is by Herman Melville. An inarticulate young seaman falsely accused of a crime throws a single punch at his accuser, an officer named Claggart--and Claggart dies. Captain Vere has no option under the law but to try the sailor for murder. Name the book. * B. History: Trial B1. After World War II ended, leading figures in the Nazi regime were put on trial as "major war criminals" by an "International Military Tribunal" in Nuremberg. Why not in Berlin? B2. The trial of "major war criminals" was only the first of a series of 12 prosecutions at Nuremberg, but it is the one we're asking about. 21 men faced charges such as war crimes, crimes against humanity, and waging aggressive war, and a 22nd man who could not be found was tried "in absentia". Of the 22, 3 were acquitted; 7 were sentenced to prison, and 12 to death. Name *any one* of the 12 who were sentenced to death. * C. Entertainment: Try Al These questions will each be about a specific movie. We won't give you the title, but we won't ask you for it either; you'll have to name someone who appears in the movie. C1. Name the singer and actor who in 1927 uttered the famous line: "Wait a minute, wait a minute. You ain't heard nothing yet!" C2. Name the actor who in 1979, as a lawyer pushed past his breaking point, shouts to the judge: "*You're* out of order! *You're* out of order! The *whole trial* is out of order!" * D. Canadiana: Challenged D1. Terry Fox became famous when he set out to cross Canada on foot -- which is to say, on his one remaining foot and a prosthetic limb -- only to fail because his cancer returned. Within 2, what year was that? D2. Another Canadian whose leg was amputated went on to become premier of his province. In his case it wasn't cancer but necrotizing fasciitis -- the "flesh-eating disease". Who was he? * E. Geography: Challenging E1. If you tried to travel from here to, say, Argentina, in an ordinary car, the farthest you could get is a town called Yaviza. The next 100 km (60 miles) or so is difficult country with swamps and forests that no one has ever found the money to put a road through, and for environmental reasons some feel it should never be done. Either give the name of this gap in the road system of the Americas, or just say what country Yaviza is in. E2. Another place where it's difficult to travel, though at least there are some roads these days, is a type of terrain that can be found in the southwestern part of South Dakota, among other places. In that particular place, you'll find a national park named for that type of difficult terrain. What is that name? * F. Sports: Challenges Some trophies, such as our league's Christmas Cup, are awarded on a regular basis to whichever contenders perform best on that occasion. But others are challenge trophies, meaning that for a contender to win the trophy, they must first declare a challenge and then beat the previous holder. These two questions are about challenge trophies. F1. This trophy was a challenge trophy for the first 20 years or so that it existed, and was contested over 40 times during that period. Today, though, it represents the annual championship of a single major sports league that did not even exist during that earlier era. Name the trophy. F2. This trophy was first awarded in 1851 and its name commemorates its first winner. A few years later it was made a challenge trophy, but in about 160 years since then, it has only been contested 34 times. The 35th time will be next year in Bermuda. What trophy? -- Mark Brader "...most mistakes are made the last thing before Toronto you go to bed. So go to bed before you do msb@vex.net the last thing." -- David Jacques Way My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Oct 29 09:19AM Mark Brader wrote: > 10 decoys, some of them very easy; identify these if you like for > fun, but for no points. > 1. A (decoy) Lion > 2. B (decoy) Elephant > 3. C (decoy) Pig > 4. D. > 5. E. Rabbit > 6. F (decoy) Cow > 7. G (decoy) Tiger > 8. H. Frog > 9. I. Dolphin > 10. J. Dog > 11. K (decoy) Duck > 12. L (decoy) Koala > 13. M. > 14. N. > 15. O. Koala > 16. P. Hippopotamus > a seemingly endless trial over an inheritance: the case of > Jarndyce versus Jarndyce, or as they would pronounce it in > England, "Jarndyce and Jarndyce". Name it. Bleak House > at his accuser, an officer named Claggart--and Claggart dies. > Captain Vere has no option under the law but to try the > sailor for murder. Name the book. Moby Dick > regime were put on trial as "major war criminals" by an > "International Military Tribunal" in Nuremberg. Why not > in Berlin? It was partly Soviet controlled > Of the 22, 3 were acquitted; 7 were sentenced to prison, > and 12 to death. Name *any one* of the 12 who were sentenced > to death. Goering > C2. Name the actor who in 1979, as a lawyer pushed past his > breaking point, shouts to the judge: "*You're* out of order! > You're out of order! The *whole trial* is out of order!" Dustin Hoffman > reasons some feel it should never be done. Either give > the name of this gap in the road system of the Americas, > or just say what country Yaviza is in. Darien Gap > that period. Today, though, it represents the annual > championship of a single major sports league that did not > even exist during that earlier era. Name the trophy. Stanley Cup > made a challenge trophy, but in about 160 years since then, > it has only been contested 34 times. The 35th time will > be next year in Bermuda. What trophy? America's Cup Peter Smyth |
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Oct 28 12:53PM +0200 This is a repost - the first entry went by mail by accident. The answers are the same though On 2016-10-26 00:57, Mark Brader wrote: > 1. In tennis the phrase Grand Slam refers to four tournaments of > the ATP tour -- that's the Association of Tennis Professionals. > Name all four. Wimbledon, French Open, US Open, Australian Open > 2. ATP tournaments are played on three types of courts. Name all > three. grass, hard court, clay (its rusty colored gravel) > Fynz gbheanzrag. Bar bs gur znva ernfbaf vf orpnhfr guvf Fjvff > cynlre unf jba 17 bs gur 67 gbgny Tenaq Fynz gbheanzragf qhevat > gung crevbq. Uvf 17 jvaf vf gur pheerag erpbeq. Roger Federer > Tenaq Fynz gbheanzragf fvapr 2000. Guvf cynlre vf n pynl pbheg > fcrpvnyvfg, naq 9 bs gubfr 14 jvaf jrer ng gur Serapu Bcra, > gur bayl Tenaq Fynz gbheanzrag gung hfrf pynl pbhegf. Rafael Nadal > 5. Guvf Freovna cynlre vf ba genpx gb fhecnff Ensnry Anqny va > Tenaq Fynz gbheanzrag jvaf. Ur pheeragyl unf 12, vapyhqvat > obgu gur Nhfgenyvna naq Serapu Bcraf guvf lrne. Djokovic > naq Qwbxbivp. Ur unf ybfg gb bar be gur bgure va 7 Tenaq > Fynz gbheanzrag svanyf. Ur zbfg erpragyl orng Zvybf Enbavp > [eulzrf jvgu "pbj avgpu"] ng guvf lrne'f Jvzoyrqba. Andy Murray > jvyq-pneq fcbg. Va gur svanyf ur znantrq gb orng Cngevpx Ensgre. > Uvf jva vafcverq gur 2004 zbivr "Jvzoyrqba", fgneevat Cnhy > Orggnal naq Xvefgra Qhafg. Goran Ivanisevic ? > Nzrevpna gb jva n Tenaq Fynz gbheanzrag, anzryl gur HF Bcra > va 2003. Ur qvq znxr gur svanyf bs Jvzoyrqba guerr gvzrf, > ohg ybfg nyy guerr gvzrf gb, lrf, Srqrere. Pete Sampras > 10. Gur bayl Nhfgenyvna gb jva n Tenaq Fynz gbheanzrag fvapr 2000 > vf guvf cynlre jub vf xabja sbe uvf genqrznex "onpxjneqf onfronyy > pnc" ybbx. Ur jba gur HF Bcra va 2001 naq Jvzoyrqba va 2002. And no mention of Björn Borg -- -- Björn |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Oct 28 09:35AM -0500 In article <qc-dnfEqnNKifpLFnZ2dnUU7-R3NnZ2d@giganews.com>, msb@vex.net says... > 1. In tennis the phrase Grand Slam refers to four tournaments of > the ATP tour -- that's the Association of Tennis Professionals. > Name all four. French Open, Australian Open, U.S. Open, Wimbledon > 2. ATP tournaments are played on three types of courts. Name all > three. clay, grass, hardcourt > Fynz gbheanzrag. Bar bs gur znva ernfbaf vf orpnhfr guvf Fjvff > cynlre unf jba 17 bs gur 67 gbgny Tenaq Fynz gbheanzragf qhevat > gung crevbq. Uvf 17 jvaf vf gur pheerag erpbeq. Federer > Tenaq Fynz gbheanzragf fvapr 2000. Guvf cynlre vf n pynl pbheg > fcrpvnyvfg, naq 9 bs gubfr 14 jvaf jrer ng gur Serapu Bcra, > gur bayl Tenaq Fynz gbheanzrag gung hfrf pynl pbhegf. Nadal > naq Qwbxbivp. Ur unf ybfg gb bar be gur bgure va 7 Tenaq > Fynz gbheanzrag svanyf. Ur zbfg erpragyl orng Zvybf Enbavp > [eulzrf jvgu "pbj avgpu"] ng guvf lrne'f Jvzoyrqba. Andy Roddick -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| Jason Kreitzer <jk71875@gmail.com>: Oct 28 03:25PM -0700 On Tuesday, October 25, 2016 at 6:57:08 PM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote: > 1. In tennis the phrase Grand Slam refers to four tournaments of > the ATP tour -- that's the Association of Tennis Professionals. > Name all four. Wimbledon, U.S. Open, Davis Cup, > 2. ATP tournaments are played on three types of courts. Name all > three. Grass, turf |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 29 01:18AM -0500 Marc Dashevsky: > > three. > clay, grass, hardcourt > ... Yeah, that's exactly what you said the first time, 2 days 7 hours earlier. -- Mark Brader "Also, be sure to include your signature TWICE in Toronto each article. That way you're sure people will msb@vex.net read it." -- "Emily Postnews" (Brad Templeton) |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 29 01:36AM -0500 Mark Brader: > * Game 10, Round 7 - Literature - Poetic First Lines > "Well begun is half done", or so they say. For each of the following > openings, *either* name the poet *or* just give the title of the poem. This was the hardest round in the original game, and the 7th-hardest -- or 5th-hardest excluding two audio rounds -- of the entire season. > 1. Come live with me and be my love > And we will all the pleasures prove... Christopher Marlowe, "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love". > 2. When I consider how my light is spent > Ere half my days, in this dark world and wide... John Milton, "On His Blindness". 4 for Dan Blum and Gareth. > 3. The curfew tolls the knell of parting day, > The lowing herd wind slowly o'er the lea... Thomas Gray, "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard". 4 for Dan Blum and Gareth. > 4. I met a traveller from an antique land > Who said: "Two vast and trunkless legs of stone > Stand in the desert..." Percy Shelley, "Ozymandias". 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua. 3 for Gareth. 2 for Pete. > 5. I wander'd lonely as a cloud > That floats on high o'er vales and hills... William Wordsworth, "Daffodils". 4 for Calvin, Gareth, and Peter. 3 for Dan Blum. > 6. The sea is calm tonight. > The tide is full, the moon lies fair > Upon the straits... Matthew Arnold, "Dover Beach". 4 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque. > Maids heard the goblins cry: > "Come buy our orchard fruits, > Come buy, come buy..." Christina Rossetti, "Goblin Market". 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Gareth. > "To turn you out, to turn you out", the Colour-Sergeant said. > "What makes you look so white, so white?" said Files-on-Parade. > "I'm dreadin' what I've got to watch", the Colour-Sergeant said... Rudyard Kipling, "Danny Deever". 4 for Dan Blum and Gareth. > 9. Now as I was young and easy under the apple boughs > About the lilting house and happy as the grass was green... Dylan Thomas, "Fern Hill". 4 for Gareth. > The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas, > The road was a ribbon of moonlight over the purple moor, > And... Alfred Noyes, "The Highwayman" (came riding -- riding -- riding -- the highwayman came riding, up to the old inn-door). 4 for Joshua and areth. > 1. In tennis the phrase Grand Slam refers to four tournaments of > the ATP tour -- that's the Association of Tennis Professionals. > Name all four. Australian Open, French Open, US Open, Wimbledon. 4 for Joshua, Calvin, Gareth, Marc, Peter, Pete, Dan Tilque, and Björn. I would probably have scored "American Open" as almost correct, but the same entrant who gave that put "English Open" for Wimbledon, so no points. > 2. ATP tournaments are played on three types of courts. Name all > three. Clay, grass, hard. 4 for Joshua, Calvin, Gareth, Marc, Peter, Pete, and Björn. For "hard" court, I did not accept "artificial" or references to the specific materials, which may vary. The answer to this one came up in the Toronto Star 2 days before the original game was played: http://bizarro.com/comics/july-24-2016/ > Slam tournament. One of the main reasons is because this Swiss > player has won 17 of the 67 total Grand Slam tournaments during > that period. His 17 wins is the current record. Roger Federer. 4 for Joshua, Calvin, Gareth, Marc, Peter, Pete, and Björn. > Grand Slam tournaments since 2000. This player is a clay court > specialist, and 9 of those 14 wins were at the French Open, > the only Grand Slam tournament that uses clay courts. Rafael Nadal. 4 for Joshua, Calvin, Gareth, Marc, Peter, Pete, and Björn. > 5. This Serbian player is on track to surpass Rafael Nadal in > Grand Slam tournament wins. He currently has 12, including > both the Australian and French Opens this year. Novak Djokovic ["JOKE-o-vitch"]. 4 for Joshua, Calvin, Gareth, Peter, Pete, and Björn. > and Djokovic. He has lost to one or the other in 7 Grand > Slam tournament finals. He most recently beat Milos Raonic > [rhymes with "cow nitch"] at this year's Wimbledon. Andy Murray. 4 for Joshua, Calvin, Gareth, Peter, Pete, and Björn. > wild-card spot. In the finals he managed to beat Patrick Rafter. > His win inspired the 2004 movie "Wimbledon", starring Paul > Bettany and Kirsten Dunst. Goran Ivanisevic ["ee-vahn-uh-SEV-itch"]. 4 for Joshua, Calvin, Gareth, Peter, and Björn. > American to win a Grand Slam tournament, namely the US Open > in 2003. He did make the finals of Wimbledon three times, > but lost all three times to, yes, Federer. Andy Roddick. 4 for Joshua, Calvin, Gareth, Peter, and Pete. > 300 and both have won Grand Slam tournaments this century. > The one not named Federer is this player who won the 2014 > Australian Open and the 2015 French Open. Stanislas Wawrinka ["vav-ring-ka"]. 4 for Calvin, Gareth, Peter, and Pete. > 10. The only Australian to win a Grand Slam tournament since 2000 > is this player who is known for his trademark "backwards baseball > cap" look. He won the US Open in 2001 and Wimbledon in 2002. Lleyton Hewitt. 4 for Calvin, Gareth, and Peter. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 10 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST TOPICS-> His Mis Ent Can Lit Spo FOUR Joshua Kreitzer 40 32 40 0 12 32 144 Dan Blum 40 36 28 0 27 0 131 Marc Dashevsky 32 32 40 0 0 16 120 Pete Gayde 32 15 32 0 2 32 111 Gareth Owen -- -- 40 0 27 40 107 Dan Tilque 32 32 23 0 4 4 91 Peter Smyth 31 16 -- -- 4 40 91 "Calvin" 15 0 23 0 4 40 82 Bruce Bowler 24 24 32 0 -- -- 80 Jason Kreitzer 36 0 28 0 0 0 64 Björn Lundin 8 18 4 0 0 28 58 Stephen Perry -- -- 36 12 -- -- 48 Erland Sommarskog 20 28 -- -- -- -- 48 -- -- -- -- 4 0 4 -- Mark Brader "I can see the time when every city will have one." 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