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Mark Brader
Jun 11, 2020, 12:10:44 AM6/11/20
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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2006-01-09,
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. For further information
see my recent companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the
Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
In this first game the usual QFTCI scoring does not apply: you are
allowed up to 3 guesses on each questions, but will be penalized
for extra guesses after the correct answer. For the exact scoring
and other details, see the companion posting.
In some cases either the answers or the facts stated as current
in the question have changed since the question was written.
I've tried to call attention to such possibilities by inserting
*tripled quotation marks* around words that were correct at the time
of the original game -- for example, """now""" or """is""" (pretty
much any present-tense verb may be marked). I will always accept
the answer that was correct when the question was originally asked.
If the facts have changed in such a way that a different answer is
now correct (rather than some other sort of change), I will also
accept the new correct answer -- unless there is an explicit note
requiring otherwise. See the companion posting for further details.
As usual in QFTCI, please post all your answers in one posting.
(Quote the questions and place your answer below each one.)
I will reveal the correct answers in about 3 days.
21. Excluding the original 13, name any two states that were
admitted to the USA the same year as each other.
22. The Justina M. Barnicke Art Gallery at the University of
Toronto """is""" housed in what building?
23. What is the game where you might make a "ko threat", and where
the way you capture something is to remove its last "liberty"?
24. As you have """now""" had 80 years to read Agatha Christie's
mystery "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd", we think it's permissible
to reveal how it ends -- if you don't want to know, we'll
give you a moment to leave the room now... Okay, what was
the trick that made the novel controversial among mystery fans?
25. A new variety of Canadian potato was developed in 2004 and has
"""just""" been released on the market. What is its name?
26. Which group had the highest-selling CD in Canada in 2005?
27. What large US city was named, indirectly, after an ancient
Roman dictator?
28. What character """is""" the mascot of the Montreal Canadiens?
29. She went to prison for murder at 17, almost drowned at 20,
had her memories erased at 28, and """now""" she advertises
American Express. Who?
30. What CFL stadium """has""" a natural grass playing surface?
(Name the stadium, not the city.)
31. What is the common canine disease characterized by looseness
of the hip joint?
32. Who was the """last""" hitter to achieve Major League Baseball's
Triple Crown?
33. How was the Crab Nebula formed? (Be sufficiently specific.)
34. Finish the title of the Frank Zappa song about a musician,
frustrated at being prevented from seeing his girlfriend:
"My Guitar Wants to Kill..." Two words required.
35. On the other hand, Pete Townshend wrote about a man luckier
in romance who sings about his affection for the conveyance
that enables him to visit his lady-love. Name the Who song.
36. "It was a dark and stormy night; the rain fell in torrents --
except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a
violent gust of wind which swept up the streets (for it is in
London that our scene lies), rattling along the housetops,
and fiercely agitating the scanty flame of the lamps that
struggled against the darkness" are the opening words of what
novel by Edward Bulwer-Lytton?
37. Actress Charlize Theron was named after her father Charles,
or Charlie. He died when she was 15. How? (Be sufficiently
specific.)
38. In the first edition of a certain book, 1967 was prominently
referred to on the cover as "the last good year", but this
was changed when the book appeared in paperback. Who *wrote*
the book?
39. Oscar Peterson """has been""" afflicted with this disease
since he was a child. What is it?
40. The royal cubit, or meh nesut, was used as a measurement by
the Egyptians when building the pyramids. Give the size of
a royal cubit in centimeters, within 3 cm.
After completing these questions, please decode the rot13: Vs lbh
fnvq gung Puneyrf Gureba jnf xvyyrq ol nabgure crefba, lbh arrq
gb zragvba jub naq jul. Tb onpx naq nqq qrgnvy vs arprffnel.
--
Mark Brader That would be the opposite of "non idiotic",
Toronto assuming there's some good word for that.
m...@vex.net --Ken Jennings
My text in this article is in the public domain.
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. For further information
see my recent companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the
Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
In this first game the usual QFTCI scoring does not apply: you are
allowed up to 3 guesses on each questions, but will be penalized
for extra guesses after the correct answer. For the exact scoring
and other details, see the companion posting.
In some cases either the answers or the facts stated as current
in the question have changed since the question was written.
I've tried to call attention to such possibilities by inserting
*tripled quotation marks* around words that were correct at the time
of the original game -- for example, """now""" or """is""" (pretty
much any present-tense verb may be marked). I will always accept
the answer that was correct when the question was originally asked.
If the facts have changed in such a way that a different answer is
now correct (rather than some other sort of change), I will also
accept the new correct answer -- unless there is an explicit note
requiring otherwise. See the companion posting for further details.
As usual in QFTCI, please post all your answers in one posting.
(Quote the questions and place your answer below each one.)
I will reveal the correct answers in about 3 days.
21. Excluding the original 13, name any two states that were
admitted to the USA the same year as each other.
22. The Justina M. Barnicke Art Gallery at the University of
Toronto """is""" housed in what building?
23. What is the game where you might make a "ko threat", and where
the way you capture something is to remove its last "liberty"?
24. As you have """now""" had 80 years to read Agatha Christie's
mystery "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd", we think it's permissible
to reveal how it ends -- if you don't want to know, we'll
give you a moment to leave the room now... Okay, what was
the trick that made the novel controversial among mystery fans?
25. A new variety of Canadian potato was developed in 2004 and has
"""just""" been released on the market. What is its name?
26. Which group had the highest-selling CD in Canada in 2005?
27. What large US city was named, indirectly, after an ancient
Roman dictator?
28. What character """is""" the mascot of the Montreal Canadiens?
29. She went to prison for murder at 17, almost drowned at 20,
had her memories erased at 28, and """now""" she advertises
American Express. Who?
30. What CFL stadium """has""" a natural grass playing surface?
(Name the stadium, not the city.)
31. What is the common canine disease characterized by looseness
of the hip joint?
32. Who was the """last""" hitter to achieve Major League Baseball's
Triple Crown?
33. How was the Crab Nebula formed? (Be sufficiently specific.)
34. Finish the title of the Frank Zappa song about a musician,
frustrated at being prevented from seeing his girlfriend:
"My Guitar Wants to Kill..." Two words required.
35. On the other hand, Pete Townshend wrote about a man luckier
in romance who sings about his affection for the conveyance
that enables him to visit his lady-love. Name the Who song.
36. "It was a dark and stormy night; the rain fell in torrents --
except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a
violent gust of wind which swept up the streets (for it is in
London that our scene lies), rattling along the housetops,
and fiercely agitating the scanty flame of the lamps that
struggled against the darkness" are the opening words of what
novel by Edward Bulwer-Lytton?
37. Actress Charlize Theron was named after her father Charles,
or Charlie. He died when she was 15. How? (Be sufficiently
specific.)
38. In the first edition of a certain book, 1967 was prominently
referred to on the cover as "the last good year", but this
was changed when the book appeared in paperback. Who *wrote*
the book?
39. Oscar Peterson """has been""" afflicted with this disease
since he was a child. What is it?
40. The royal cubit, or meh nesut, was used as a measurement by
the Egyptians when building the pyramids. Give the size of
a royal cubit in centimeters, within 3 cm.
After completing these questions, please decode the rot13: Vs lbh
fnvq gung Puneyrf Gureba jnf xvyyrq ol nabgure crefba, lbh arrq
gb zragvba jub naq jul. Tb onpx naq nqq qrgnvy vs arprffnel.
--
Mark Brader That would be the opposite of "non idiotic",
Toronto assuming there's some good word for that.
m...@vex.net --Ken Jennings
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Dan Blum
Jun 11, 2020, 12:21:34 AM6/11/20
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Mark Brader <m...@vex.net> wrote:
> 21. Excluding the original 13, name any two states that were
> admitted to the USA the same year as each other.
Maine and Missouri
> 21. Excluding the original 13, name any two states that were
> admitted to the USA the same year as each other.
> 23. What is the game where you might make a "ko threat", and where
> the way you capture something is to remove its last "liberty"?
> 24. As you have """now""" had 80 years to read Agatha Christie's
> mystery "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd", we think it's permissible
> to reveal how it ends -- if you don't want to know, we'll
> give you a moment to leave the room now... Okay, what was
> the trick that made the novel controversial among mystery fans?
> 26. Which group had the highest-selling CD in Canada in 2005?
> 27. What large US city was named, indirectly, after an ancient
> Roman dictator?
> 29. She went to prison for murder at 17, almost drowned at 20,
> had her memories erased at 28, and """now""" she advertises
> American Express. Who?
> 31. What is the common canine disease characterized by looseness
> of the hip joint?
> 33. How was the Crab Nebula formed? (Be sufficiently specific.)
> 35. On the other hand, Pete Townshend wrote about a man luckier
> in romance who sings about his affection for the conveyance
> that enables him to visit his lady-love. Name the Who song.
> 40. The royal cubit, or meh nesut, was used as a measurement by
> the Egyptians when building the pyramids. Give the size of
> a royal cubit in centimeters, within 3 cm.
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Erland Sommarskog
Jun 11, 2020, 3:09:55 PM6/11/20
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Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> 21. Excluding the original 13, name any two states that were
> admitted to the USA the same year as each other.
Alaska and Hawaii
> 21. Excluding the original 13, name any two states that were
> admitted to the USA the same year as each other.
> 23. What is the game where you might make a "ko threat", and where
> the way you capture something is to remove its last "liberty"?
> 33. How was the Crab Nebula formed? (Be sufficiently specific.)
>
> 34. Finish the title of the Frank Zappa song about a musician,
> frustrated at being prevented from seeing his girlfriend:
> "My Guitar Wants to Kill..." Two words required.
Joshua Kreitzer
Jun 11, 2020, 8:22:22 PM6/11/20
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:hNOdnY9HofYiM3zDnZ2dnUU7-
WXN...@giganews.com:
> 21. Excluding the original 13, name any two states that were
> admitted to the USA the same year as each other.
Alaska and Hawaii
> 23. What is the game where you might make a "ko threat", and where
> the way you capture something is to remove its last "liberty"?
go
> 24. As you have """now""" had 80 years to read Agatha Christie's
> mystery "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd", we think it's permissible
> to reveal how it ends -- if you don't want to know, we'll
> give you a moment to leave the room now... Okay, what was
> the trick that made the novel controversial among mystery fans?
the narrator is the murderer
> 27. What large US city was named, indirectly, after an ancient
> Roman dictator?
Cincinnati
> 28. What character """is""" the mascot of the Montreal Canadiens?
Youppi (?)
> 31. What is the common canine disease characterized by looseness
> of the hip joint?
dysplasia
> 32. Who was the """last""" hitter to achieve Major League Baseball's
> Triple Crown?
Carl Yastrzemski
> 34. Finish the title of the Frank Zappa song about a musician,
> frustrated at being prevented from seeing his girlfriend:
> "My Guitar Wants to Kill..." Two words required.
"Your Mama"
> 35. On the other hand, Pete Townshend wrote about a man luckier
> in romance who sings about his affection for the conveyance
> that enables him to visit his lady-love. Name the Who song.
"Magic Bus"
> 37. Actress Charlize Theron was named after her father Charles,
> or Charlie. He died when she was 15. How? (Be sufficiently
> specific.)
he was killed by her mother (?)
> 40. The royal cubit, or meh nesut, was used as a measurement by
> the Egyptians when building the pyramids. Give the size of
> a royal cubit in centimeters, within 3 cm.
30 cm
> After completing these questions, please decode the rot13: Vs lbh
> fnvq gung Puneyrf Gureba jnf xvyyrq ol nabgure crefba, lbh arrq
> gb zragvba jub naq jul. Tb onpx naq nqq qrgnvy vs arprffnel.
Nyernql fhttrfgrq n crecrgengbe.
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
WXN...@giganews.com:
> 21. Excluding the original 13, name any two states that were
> admitted to the USA the same year as each other.
> 23. What is the game where you might make a "ko threat", and where
> the way you capture something is to remove its last "liberty"?
> 24. As you have """now""" had 80 years to read Agatha Christie's
> mystery "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd", we think it's permissible
> to reveal how it ends -- if you don't want to know, we'll
> give you a moment to leave the room now... Okay, what was
> the trick that made the novel controversial among mystery fans?
> 27. What large US city was named, indirectly, after an ancient
> Roman dictator?
> 28. What character """is""" the mascot of the Montreal Canadiens?
> 31. What is the common canine disease characterized by looseness
> of the hip joint?
> 32. Who was the """last""" hitter to achieve Major League Baseball's
> Triple Crown?
> 34. Finish the title of the Frank Zappa song about a musician,
> frustrated at being prevented from seeing his girlfriend:
> "My Guitar Wants to Kill..." Two words required.
> 35. On the other hand, Pete Townshend wrote about a man luckier
> in romance who sings about his affection for the conveyance
> that enables him to visit his lady-love. Name the Who song.
> 37. Actress Charlize Theron was named after her father Charles,
> or Charlie. He died when she was 15. How? (Be sufficiently
> specific.)
> 40. The royal cubit, or meh nesut, was used as a measurement by
> the Egyptians when building the pyramids. Give the size of
> a royal cubit in centimeters, within 3 cm.
> After completing these questions, please decode the rot13: Vs lbh
> fnvq gung Puneyrf Gureba jnf xvyyrq ol nabgure crefba, lbh arrq
> gb zragvba jub naq jul. Tb onpx naq nqq qrgnvy vs arprffnel.
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Dan Tilque
Jun 12, 2020, 8:06:39 PM6/12/20
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On 6/10/20 9:10 PM, Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> 21. Excluding the original 13, name any two states that were
> admitted to the USA the same year as each other.
Montana, Washington
>
>
> 21. Excluding the original 13, name any two states that were
> admitted to the USA the same year as each other.
>
> 22. The Justina M. Barnicke Art Gallery at the University of
> Toronto """is""" housed in what building?
>
> 23. What is the game where you might make a "ko threat", and where
> the way you capture something is to remove its last "liberty"?
>
> 24. As you have """now""" had 80 years to read Agatha Christie's
> mystery "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd", we think it's permissible
> to reveal how it ends -- if you don't want to know, we'll
> give you a moment to leave the room now... Okay, what was
> the trick that made the novel controversial among mystery fans?
>
> 25. A new variety of Canadian potato was developed in 2004 and has
> """just""" been released on the market. What is its name?
>
> 26. Which group had the highest-selling CD in Canada in 2005?
>
> 27. What large US city was named, indirectly, after an ancient
> Roman dictator?
>
> 28. What character """is""" the mascot of the Montreal Canadiens?
>
> 29. She went to prison for murder at 17, almost drowned at 20,
> had her memories erased at 28, and """now""" she advertises
> American Express. Who?
>
> 30. What CFL stadium """has""" a natural grass playing surface?
> (Name the stadium, not the city.)
>
> 31. What is the common canine disease characterized by looseness
> of the hip joint?
>
> 32. Who was the """last""" hitter to achieve Major League Baseball's
> Triple Crown?
>
> 33. How was the Crab Nebula formed? (Be sufficiently specific.)
>
> 34. Finish the title of the Frank Zappa song about a musician,
> frustrated at being prevented from seeing his girlfriend:
> "My Guitar Wants to Kill..." Two words required.
>
> 35. On the other hand, Pete Townshend wrote about a man luckier
> in romance who sings about his affection for the conveyance
> that enables him to visit his lady-love. Name the Who song.
>
> 36. "It was a dark and stormy night; the rain fell in torrents --
> except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a
> violent gust of wind which swept up the streets (for it is in
> London that our scene lies), rattling along the housetops,
> and fiercely agitating the scanty flame of the lamps that
> struggled against the darkness" are the opening words of what
> novel by Edward Bulwer-Lytton?
>
> 37. Actress Charlize Theron was named after her father Charles,
> or Charlie. He died when she was 15. How? (Be sufficiently
> specific.)
>
> 38. In the first edition of a certain book, 1967 was prominently
> referred to on the cover as "the last good year", but this
> was changed when the book appeared in paperback. Who *wrote*
> the book?
>
> 39. Oscar Peterson """has been""" afflicted with this disease
> since he was a child. What is it?
>
> 40. The royal cubit, or meh nesut, was used as a measurement by
> the Egyptians when building the pyramids. Give the size of
> a royal cubit in centimeters, within 3 cm.
>
> After completing these questions, please decode the rot13: Vs lbh
> fnvq gung Puneyrf Gureba jnf xvyyrq ol nabgure crefba, lbh arrq
> gb zragvba jub naq jul. Tb onpx naq nqq qrgnvy vs arprffnel.
>
--
Pete Gayde
Jun 13, 2020, 1:14:37 PM6/13/20
to
>
> 22. The Justina M. Barnicke Art Gallery at the University of
> Toronto """is""" housed in what building?
>
> 23. What is the game where you might make a "ko threat", and where
> the way you capture something is to remove its last "liberty"?
>
> 24. As you have """now""" had 80 years to read Agatha Christie's
> mystery "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd", we think it's permissible
> to reveal how it ends -- if you don't want to know, we'll
> give you a moment to leave the room now... Okay, what was
> the trick that made the novel controversial among mystery fans?
>
> 25. A new variety of Canadian potato was developed in 2004 and has
> """just""" been released on the market. What is its name?
>
> 26. Which group had the highest-selling CD in Canada in 2005?
>
> 27. What large US city was named, indirectly, after an ancient
> Roman dictator?
>
> 28. What character """is""" the mascot of the Montreal Canadiens?
>
> 29. She went to prison for murder at 17, almost drowned at 20,
> had her memories erased at 28, and """now""" she advertises
> American Express. Who?
>
> 30. What CFL stadium """has""" a natural grass playing surface?
> (Name the stadium, not the city.)
>
> 31. What is the common canine disease characterized by looseness
> of the hip joint?
>
> 32. Who was the """last""" hitter to achieve Major League Baseball's
> Triple Crown?
>
> 33. How was the Crab Nebula formed? (Be sufficiently specific.)
>
> 34. Finish the title of the Frank Zappa song about a musician,
> frustrated at being prevented from seeing his girlfriend:
> "My Guitar Wants to Kill..." Two words required.
>
> 35. On the other hand, Pete Townshend wrote about a man luckier
> in romance who sings about his affection for the conveyance
> that enables him to visit his lady-love. Name the Who song.
>
> 36. "It was a dark and stormy night; the rain fell in torrents --
> except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a
> violent gust of wind which swept up the streets (for it is in
> London that our scene lies), rattling along the housetops,
> and fiercely agitating the scanty flame of the lamps that
> struggled against the darkness" are the opening words of what
> novel by Edward Bulwer-Lytton?
>
> 37. Actress Charlize Theron was named after her father Charles,
> or Charlie. He died when she was 15. How? (Be sufficiently
> specific.)
>
> 38. In the first edition of a certain book, 1967 was prominently
> referred to on the cover as "the last good year", but this
> was changed when the book appeared in paperback. Who *wrote*
> the book?
>
> 39. Oscar Peterson """has been""" afflicted with this disease
> since he was a child. What is it?
>
> 40. The royal cubit, or meh nesut, was used as a measurement by
> the Egyptians when building the pyramids. Give the size of
> a royal cubit in centimeters, within 3 cm.
>
> After completing these questions, please decode the rot13: Vs lbh
> fnvq gung Puneyrf Gureba jnf xvyyrq ol nabgure crefba, lbh arrq
> gb zragvba jub naq jul. Tb onpx naq nqq qrgnvy vs arprffnel.
>
Mark Brader
Jun 14, 2020, 12:11:40 AM6/14/20
to
Mark Brader:
Nobody took *any* multiple guesses this time!
> 21. Excluding the original 13, name any two states that were
> admitted to the USA the same year as each other.
There have actually been 5 different years when this happened,
providing 10 correct answers:
1845 - Florida and Texas
1889 - Montana, North and South Dakota, and Washington
1890 - Idaho and Wyoming
1912 - New Mexico and Arizona
1959 - Alaska and Hawaii
6 for Erland, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Pete.
Although the statehood of both Maine and Missouri was the subject of
the Missouri Compromise, they don't form a correct answer as they
were admitted about 17 months apart.
> 22. The Justina M. Barnicke Art Gallery at the University of
> Toronto """is""" housed in what building?
Hart House. (Still true.)
> 23. What is the game where you might make a "ko threat", and where
> the way you capture something is to remove its last "liberty"?
Go. 6 for Dan Blum, Erland, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.
> 24. As you have """now""" had 80 years to read Agatha Christie's
> mystery "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd", we think it's permissible
> to reveal how it ends -- if you don't want to know, we'll
> give you a moment to leave the room now... Okay, what was
> the trick that made the novel controversial among mystery fans?
(rot13) Gur zheqrere jnf gur punenpgre aneengvat gur fgbel.
6 for Dan Blum and Joshua.
> 25. A new variety of Canadian potato was developed in 2004 and has
> """just""" been released on the market. What is its name?
Rochdale Gold.
> 26. Which group had the highest-selling CD in Canada in 2005?
Green Day ("American Idiot").
> 27. What large US city was named, indirectly, after an ancient
> Roman dictator?
Cincinnati. (After Lucius Quin(c)tius Cincinnatus.) 6 for Dan Blum,
Joshua, and Dan Tilque.
> 28. What character """is""" the mascot of the Montreal Canadiens?
Youppi! (Still true.) 6 for Joshua.
Youppi! was originally the Montreal Expos' mascot, but instead of
following that team to Washington DC in 2005, was kept in Montreal
and switched to another sport.
> 29. She went to prison for murder at 17, almost drowned at 20,
> had her memories erased at 28, and """now""" she advertises
> American Express. Who?
Kate Winslet. 6 for Dan Blum.
This question referred to a commercial then running, which in
turn referred to her characters in different movies -- "Heavenly
Creatures" (1994), "Titanic" (1997), and "Eternal Sunshine of the
Spotless Mind" (2004).
> 30. What CFL stadium """has""" a natural grass playing surface?
> (Name the stadium, not the city.)
Commonwealth Stadium (Edmonton) was the only one in 2006; today
BMO Field (Toronto) is.
> 31. What is the common canine disease characterized by looseness
> of the hip joint?
Hip dysplasia. 6 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Pete.
> 32. Who was the """last""" hitter to achieve Major League Baseball's
> Triple Crown?
Carl Yastrzemski (1967) was the 2006 answer; now it's Miguel Cabrera
(2012). 6 for Joshua and Pete.
The Triple Crown for batters means leading their league in batting
average, home runs, and RBIs over a season.
> 33. How was the Crab Nebula formed? (Be sufficiently specific.)
Supernova explosion. 6 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Pete.
> 34. Finish the title of the Frank Zappa song about a musician,
> frustrated at being prevented from seeing his girlfriend:
> "My Guitar Wants to Kill..." Two words required.
"Your Mama". 6 for Erland, Joshua, and Pete.
> 35. On the other hand, Pete Townshend wrote about a man luckier
> in romance who sings about his affection for the conveyance
> that enables him to visit his lady-love. Name the Who song.
"Magic Bus". 6 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Pete.
> 36. "It was a dark and stormy night; the rain fell in torrents --
> except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a
> violent gust of wind which swept up the streets (for it is in
> London that our scene lies), rattling along the housetops,
> and fiercely agitating the scanty flame of the lamps that
> struggled against the darkness" are the opening words of what
> novel by Edward Bulwer-Lytton?
"Paul Clifford" (1830). 6 for Dan Tilque.
> 37. Actress Charlize Theron was named after her father Charles,
> or Charlie. He died when she was 15. How? (Be sufficiently
> specific.)
Her mother (his wife, Gerda Theron) killed him in self-defense.
> 38. In the first edition of a certain book, 1967 was prominently
> referred to on the cover as "the last good year", but this
> was changed when the book appeared in paperback. Who *wrote*
> the book?
Pierre Berton.
The original title of the 1997 book was "1967: The Last Good Year";
in paperback it became "1967: Canada's Turning Point", which could
at least be misunderstood as positive-sounding.
> 39. Oscar Peterson """has been""" afflicted with this disease
> since he was a child. What is it?
Arthritis. (He died in 2007.)
> 40. The royal cubit, or meh nesut, was used as a measurement by
> the Egyptians when building the pyramids. Give the size of
> a royal cubit in centimeters, within 3 cm.
It was longer than a standard cubit: 52.3 cm (accepting 49.3-55.3 cm).
> After completing these questions, please decode the rot13: If you
> said that Charles Theron was killed by another person, you need
> to mention who and why. Go back and add detail if necessary.
Joshua wrote: Already suggested a perpetrator.
No, you didn't -- you said who killed him, but she was the victim and
he was the perpetrator in the incident. No points.
Scores, if there are no errors:
QUESTIONS-> #1-20 #21-40 TOTALS
Joshua Kreitzer 90 54 144
Dan Blum 60 42 102
Pete Gayde 30 36 66
Dan Tilque 24 30 54
"Calvin" 47 -- 47
Erland Sommarskog 0 18 18
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Mark Brader | "(There's no accounting for taste, I guess.)
Toronto | [*You*, not me!]"
m...@vex.net | --Steve Summit
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2006-01-09,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my recent companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the
> Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
> In this first game the usual QFTCI scoring does not apply: you are
> allowed up to 3 guesses on each questions...
> Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
> In this first game the usual QFTCI scoring does not apply: you are
Nobody took *any* multiple guesses this time!
> 21. Excluding the original 13, name any two states that were
> admitted to the USA the same year as each other.
providing 10 correct answers:
1845 - Florida and Texas
1889 - Montana, North and South Dakota, and Washington
1890 - Idaho and Wyoming
1912 - New Mexico and Arizona
1959 - Alaska and Hawaii
6 for Erland, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Pete.
Although the statehood of both Maine and Missouri was the subject of
the Missouri Compromise, they don't form a correct answer as they
were admitted about 17 months apart.
> 22. The Justina M. Barnicke Art Gallery at the University of
> Toronto """is""" housed in what building?
> 23. What is the game where you might make a "ko threat", and where
> the way you capture something is to remove its last "liberty"?
> 24. As you have """now""" had 80 years to read Agatha Christie's
> mystery "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd", we think it's permissible
> to reveal how it ends -- if you don't want to know, we'll
> give you a moment to leave the room now... Okay, what was
> the trick that made the novel controversial among mystery fans?
6 for Dan Blum and Joshua.
> 25. A new variety of Canadian potato was developed in 2004 and has
> """just""" been released on the market. What is its name?
> 26. Which group had the highest-selling CD in Canada in 2005?
> 27. What large US city was named, indirectly, after an ancient
> Roman dictator?
Joshua, and Dan Tilque.
> 28. What character """is""" the mascot of the Montreal Canadiens?
Youppi! was originally the Montreal Expos' mascot, but instead of
following that team to Washington DC in 2005, was kept in Montreal
and switched to another sport.
> 29. She went to prison for murder at 17, almost drowned at 20,
> had her memories erased at 28, and """now""" she advertises
> American Express. Who?
This question referred to a commercial then running, which in
turn referred to her characters in different movies -- "Heavenly
Creatures" (1994), "Titanic" (1997), and "Eternal Sunshine of the
Spotless Mind" (2004).
> 30. What CFL stadium """has""" a natural grass playing surface?
> (Name the stadium, not the city.)
BMO Field (Toronto) is.
> 31. What is the common canine disease characterized by looseness
> of the hip joint?
> 32. Who was the """last""" hitter to achieve Major League Baseball's
> Triple Crown?
(2012). 6 for Joshua and Pete.
The Triple Crown for batters means leading their league in batting
average, home runs, and RBIs over a season.
> 33. How was the Crab Nebula formed? (Be sufficiently specific.)
> 34. Finish the title of the Frank Zappa song about a musician,
> frustrated at being prevented from seeing his girlfriend:
> "My Guitar Wants to Kill..." Two words required.
> 35. On the other hand, Pete Townshend wrote about a man luckier
> in romance who sings about his affection for the conveyance
> that enables him to visit his lady-love. Name the Who song.
> 36. "It was a dark and stormy night; the rain fell in torrents --
> except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a
> violent gust of wind which swept up the streets (for it is in
> London that our scene lies), rattling along the housetops,
> and fiercely agitating the scanty flame of the lamps that
> struggled against the darkness" are the opening words of what
> novel by Edward Bulwer-Lytton?
> 37. Actress Charlize Theron was named after her father Charles,
> or Charlie. He died when she was 15. How? (Be sufficiently
> specific.)
> 38. In the first edition of a certain book, 1967 was prominently
> referred to on the cover as "the last good year", but this
> was changed when the book appeared in paperback. Who *wrote*
> the book?
The original title of the 1997 book was "1967: The Last Good Year";
in paperback it became "1967: Canada's Turning Point", which could
at least be misunderstood as positive-sounding.
> 39. Oscar Peterson """has been""" afflicted with this disease
> since he was a child. What is it?
> 40. The royal cubit, or meh nesut, was used as a measurement by
> the Egyptians when building the pyramids. Give the size of
> a royal cubit in centimeters, within 3 cm.
> After completing these questions, please decode the rot13: If you
> said that Charles Theron was killed by another person, you need
> to mention who and why. Go back and add detail if necessary.
Joshua wrote: Already suggested a perpetrator.
No, you didn't -- you said who killed him, but she was the victim and
he was the perpetrator in the incident. No points.
Scores, if there are no errors:
QUESTIONS-> #1-20 #21-40 TOTALS
Joshua Kreitzer 90 54 144
Dan Blum 60 42 102
Pete Gayde 30 36 66
Dan Tilque 24 30 54
"Calvin" 47 -- 47
Erland Sommarskog 0 18 18
--
Mark Brader | "(There's no accounting for taste, I guess.)
Toronto | [*You*, not me!]"
m...@vex.net | --Steve Summit
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