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QFTCIRS Game 3, Rounds 9-10: musical tours, CanChallenge
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Mark Brader
Nov 19, 2019, 4:43:07 AM11/19/19
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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-09-30,
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 Red Smarties 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 2019-10-16 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
** Game 3, Round 9: Entertainment: High-Grossing 2010s Musical Tours
We will name the musical tour and give you the number of shows,
the year or years, and the gross take. And all you have to do is
name the artist or band, as applicable. Information is correct
as of August 2019, and I presume the dollars indicated are US.
Answers do not repeat.
For example, if this round had not been limited to tours of the
2010s, we might have asked:
"The Joshua Tree Tour": 109 shows in 2009-2011 grossing
$56,300,000. Name the band.
and you would have answered "U2".
1. "÷ Tour" (that's a division sign): 205 shows since 2017 grossing
$736,700,000. Name the male singer.
2. "Not in this Lifetime" tour: 159 shows since 2016 grossing
$563,300,000. Name the band.
3. "A Head Full of Dreams" tour: 114 shows in 2016-2017 grossing
$523,000,000. Name the band.
4. "Beautiful Trauma Tour": 156 shows since 2018 grossing
$397,300,000. Name the female singer.
5. "MDNA Tour": 88 shows in 2012 grossing $305,200,000. Name the
female singer.
6. "Wrecking Ball World Tour": 127 shows in 2012-2013 grossing
$347,000,000. Name the act, consisting of a male singer and
a backup band; both parts of the name are required.
7. "No Filter Tour": 38 shows since 2017 grossing $346,200,000.
Name the band.
8. "<answer 8>'s Reputation Stadium Tour": 53 shows in 2018
grossing $345,700,000. Name the female singer.
9. "Where We Are" tour: 69 shows in 2014 grossing $290,200,000.
Name the band.
10. "Out There" tour: 84 shows in 2013-2015 grossing $275,700,000.
Name the male singer.
** Game 3, Round 10 - Canadiana Challenge Round
* A. 20th-Century Canadian Painters
In each case name the painter.
A1. Lived 1871-1945. One of the preeminent and most original
painters of the first half of the 20th century. Works
include "Indian Church", "Blunden Harbour", "Heart of the
Forest", and "Big Raven"; a 1971 postage stamp featured
the latter.
A2. Lived 1882-1953. Known as a painter, printmaker, and writer.
His work was overshadowed by the Group of Seven during his
early career, but had a more modernistic feel to it, and
his frequent use of black in his paintings is considered
a characteristic trait of his work. His "Red Nasturtiums"
was featured on a 1992 postage stamp.
* B. British Columbia Place Names
These places in BC have aboriginal names. We give you the English
translation and you tell us the place name.
B1. "Grizzly Bear".
B2. "Big strong people"
* C. Farm Teams for Canada
We name a farm team in the AHL; you name the corresponding
big-league team. Either city (or other place name) or team name
will do, and these big-league teams are all based in Canada.
C1. Utica Comets.
C2. Bakersfield Condors.
* D. Canada in 1967
D1. In 1967 the Governor-General of Canada died in office.
Either name him or name his replacement.
*
D2. *Which foreign leader* gave a speech on July 24 in Montreal
that was voted the top news story of 1967 by newspaper and
radio journalists?
* E. Canadian Chemistry Nobelists
In each case name them.
E1. This German-Canadian physicist and physical chemist won
the prize in 1971 "for his contributions to the knowledge of
electronic structure and geometry of molecules, particularly
free radicals".
E2. This Hungarian-Canadian chemist won in 1986 for his research
in chemical kinetics.
* F. Canadian Opera Singers
F1. Born in 1956 and now a broadcaster after retiring from
singing, he first attracted national attention when he
won the CBC Talent Festival in 1979. He is most commonly
associated with the Germanic repertoire, in particular
Wagner, but also performed French and Italian works.
Name him.
F2. Born in 1930, died 2010, she was an operatic contralto.
After giving her debut recital at the Montreal YWCA in 1953,
and made her Toronto Symphony Orchestra debut in 1954 in
Handel's Messiah before performing with virtually every
major orchestra and choir in the world. Name her.
--
Mark Brader | "It's not in the slightest bit harder to write Fortran
Toronto | or Basic programs in C++ or Smalltalk than it is
m...@vex.net | to write them in C or Pascal." -- Peter da Silva
My text in this article is in the public domain.
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 Red Smarties 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 2019-10-16 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
** Game 3, Round 9: Entertainment: High-Grossing 2010s Musical Tours
We will name the musical tour and give you the number of shows,
the year or years, and the gross take. And all you have to do is
name the artist or band, as applicable. Information is correct
as of August 2019, and I presume the dollars indicated are US.
Answers do not repeat.
For example, if this round had not been limited to tours of the
2010s, we might have asked:
"The Joshua Tree Tour": 109 shows in 2009-2011 grossing
$56,300,000. Name the band.
and you would have answered "U2".
1. "÷ Tour" (that's a division sign): 205 shows since 2017 grossing
$736,700,000. Name the male singer.
2. "Not in this Lifetime" tour: 159 shows since 2016 grossing
$563,300,000. Name the band.
3. "A Head Full of Dreams" tour: 114 shows in 2016-2017 grossing
$523,000,000. Name the band.
4. "Beautiful Trauma Tour": 156 shows since 2018 grossing
$397,300,000. Name the female singer.
5. "MDNA Tour": 88 shows in 2012 grossing $305,200,000. Name the
female singer.
6. "Wrecking Ball World Tour": 127 shows in 2012-2013 grossing
$347,000,000. Name the act, consisting of a male singer and
a backup band; both parts of the name are required.
7. "No Filter Tour": 38 shows since 2017 grossing $346,200,000.
Name the band.
8. "<answer 8>'s Reputation Stadium Tour": 53 shows in 2018
grossing $345,700,000. Name the female singer.
9. "Where We Are" tour: 69 shows in 2014 grossing $290,200,000.
Name the band.
10. "Out There" tour: 84 shows in 2013-2015 grossing $275,700,000.
Name the male singer.
** Game 3, Round 10 - Canadiana Challenge Round
* A. 20th-Century Canadian Painters
In each case name the painter.
A1. Lived 1871-1945. One of the preeminent and most original
painters of the first half of the 20th century. Works
include "Indian Church", "Blunden Harbour", "Heart of the
Forest", and "Big Raven"; a 1971 postage stamp featured
the latter.
A2. Lived 1882-1953. Known as a painter, printmaker, and writer.
His work was overshadowed by the Group of Seven during his
early career, but had a more modernistic feel to it, and
his frequent use of black in his paintings is considered
a characteristic trait of his work. His "Red Nasturtiums"
was featured on a 1992 postage stamp.
* B. British Columbia Place Names
These places in BC have aboriginal names. We give you the English
translation and you tell us the place name.
B1. "Grizzly Bear".
B2. "Big strong people"
* C. Farm Teams for Canada
We name a farm team in the AHL; you name the corresponding
big-league team. Either city (or other place name) or team name
will do, and these big-league teams are all based in Canada.
C1. Utica Comets.
C2. Bakersfield Condors.
* D. Canada in 1967
D1. In 1967 the Governor-General of Canada died in office.
Either name him or name his replacement.
*
D2. *Which foreign leader* gave a speech on July 24 in Montreal
that was voted the top news story of 1967 by newspaper and
radio journalists?
* E. Canadian Chemistry Nobelists
In each case name them.
E1. This German-Canadian physicist and physical chemist won
the prize in 1971 "for his contributions to the knowledge of
electronic structure and geometry of molecules, particularly
free radicals".
E2. This Hungarian-Canadian chemist won in 1986 for his research
in chemical kinetics.
* F. Canadian Opera Singers
F1. Born in 1956 and now a broadcaster after retiring from
singing, he first attracted national attention when he
won the CBC Talent Festival in 1979. He is most commonly
associated with the Germanic repertoire, in particular
Wagner, but also performed French and Italian works.
Name him.
F2. Born in 1930, died 2010, she was an operatic contralto.
After giving her debut recital at the Montreal YWCA in 1953,
and made her Toronto Symphony Orchestra debut in 1954 in
Handel's Messiah before performing with virtually every
major orchestra and choir in the world. Name her.
--
Mark Brader | "It's not in the slightest bit harder to write Fortran
Toronto | or Basic programs in C++ or Smalltalk than it is
m...@vex.net | to write them in C or Pascal." -- Peter da Silva
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Dan Blum
Nov 19, 2019, 9:51:09 AM11/19/19
to
Mark Brader <m...@vex.net> wrote:
> ** Game 3, Round 9: Entertainment: High-Grossing 2010s Musical Tours
> ** Game 3, Round 9: Entertainment: High-Grossing 2010s Musical Tours
> 4. "Beautiful Trauma Tour": 156 shows since 2018 grossing
> $397,300,000. Name the female singer.
Lady Gaga
> $397,300,000. Name the female singer.
> ** Game 3, Round 10 - Canadiana Challenge Round
> * C. Farm Teams for Canada
> C1. Utica Comets.
Toronto; Montreal
> C2. Bakersfield Condors.
Vancouver
> * D. Canada in 1967
> D2. *Which foreign leader* gave a speech on July 24 in Montreal
> that was voted the top news story of 1967 by newspaper and
> radio journalists?
Brezhnev
> that was voted the top news story of 1967 by newspaper and
> radio journalists?
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Pete Gayde
Nov 19, 2019, 4:28:15 PM11/19/19
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:KcqdnepQFNK7JE7AnZ2dnUU7-
UnN...@giganews.com:
Drake
>
> 2. "Not in this Lifetime" tour: 159 shows since 2016 grossing
> $563,300,000. Name the band.
Pearl Jam
>
> 3. "A Head Full of Dreams" tour: 114 shows in 2016-2017 grossing
> $523,000,000. Name the band.
Pearl Jam
>
> 4. "Beautiful Trauma Tour": 156 shows since 2018 grossing
> $397,300,000. Name the female singer.
Madonna; Celine Dion
>
> 5. "MDNA Tour": 88 shows in 2012 grossing $305,200,000. Name the
> female singer.
Madonna
>
> 6. "Wrecking Ball World Tour": 127 shows in 2012-2013 grossing
> $347,000,000. Name the act, consisting of a male singer and
> a backup band; both parts of the name are required.
Neil Young and Crazy Horse; Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
>
> 7. "No Filter Tour": 38 shows since 2017 grossing $346,200,000.
> Name the band.
Rolling Stones
>
> 8. "<answer 8>'s Reputation Stadium Tour": 53 shows in 2018
> grossing $345,700,000. Name the female singer.
Beyonce; Jennifer Lopez
>
> 9. "Where We Are" tour: 69 shows in 2014 grossing $290,200,000.
> Name the band.
Rolling Stones
>
> 10. "Out There" tour: 84 shows in 2013-2015 grossing $275,700,000.
> Name the male singer.
Rod Stewart; Elton John
>
>
> ** Game 3, Round 10 - Canadiana Challenge Round
>
> * A. 20th-Century Canadian Painters
>
> In each case name the painter.
>
> A1. Lived 1871-1945. One of the preeminent and most original
> painters of the first half of the 20th century. Works
> include "Indian Church", "Blunden Harbour", "Heart of the
> Forest", and "Big Raven"; a 1971 postage stamp featured
> the latter.
>
> A2. Lived 1882-1953. Known as a painter, printmaker, and writer.
> His work was overshadowed by the Group of Seven during his
> early career, but had a more modernistic feel to it, and
> his frequent use of black in his paintings is considered
> a characteristic trait of his work. His "Red Nasturtiums"
> was featured on a 1992 postage stamp.
>
>
> * B. British Columbia Place Names
>
> These places in BC have aboriginal names. We give you the English
> translation and you tell us the place name.
>
> B1. "Grizzly Bear".
Kelowna
> B2. "Big strong people"
Kelowna
>
>
> * C. Farm Teams for Canada
>
> We name a farm team in the AHL; you name the corresponding
> big-league team. Either city (or other place name) or team name
> will do, and these big-league teams are all based in Canada.
>
> C1. Utica Comets.
Ottawa; Toronto
> C2. Bakersfield Condors.
Vancouver; Edmonton
>
>
> * D. Canada in 1967
>
> D1. In 1967 the Governor-General of Canada died in office.
> Either name him or name his replacement.
> *
> D2. *Which foreign leader* gave a speech on July 24 in Montreal
> that was voted the top news story of 1967 by newspaper and
> radio journalists?
Charles DeGaulle
>
>
> * E. Canadian Chemistry Nobelists
>
> In each case name them.
>
> E1. This German-Canadian physicist and physical chemist won
> the prize in 1971 "for his contributions to the knowledge of
> electronic structure and geometry of molecules, particularly
> free radicals".
>
> E2. This Hungarian-Canadian chemist won in 1986 for his research
> in chemical kinetics.
>
>
> * F. Canadian Opera Singers
>
> F1. Born in 1956 and now a broadcaster after retiring from
> singing, he first attracted national attention when he
> won the CBC Talent Festival in 1979. He is most commonly
> associated with the Germanic repertoire, in particular
> Wagner, but also performed French and Italian works.
> Name him.
>
> F2. Born in 1930, died 2010, she was an operatic contralto.
> After giving her debut recital at the Montreal YWCA in 1953,
> and made her Toronto Symphony Orchestra debut in 1954 in
> Handel's Messiah before performing with virtually every
> major orchestra and choir in the world. Name her.
Maureen Forrester
>
Pete Gayde
UnN...@giganews.com:
>
> 2. "Not in this Lifetime" tour: 159 shows since 2016 grossing
> $563,300,000. Name the band.
>
> 3. "A Head Full of Dreams" tour: 114 shows in 2016-2017 grossing
> $523,000,000. Name the band.
>
> 4. "Beautiful Trauma Tour": 156 shows since 2018 grossing
> $397,300,000. Name the female singer.
>
> 5. "MDNA Tour": 88 shows in 2012 grossing $305,200,000. Name the
> female singer.
>
> 6. "Wrecking Ball World Tour": 127 shows in 2012-2013 grossing
> $347,000,000. Name the act, consisting of a male singer and
> a backup band; both parts of the name are required.
>
> 7. "No Filter Tour": 38 shows since 2017 grossing $346,200,000.
> Name the band.
>
> 8. "<answer 8>'s Reputation Stadium Tour": 53 shows in 2018
> grossing $345,700,000. Name the female singer.
>
> 9. "Where We Are" tour: 69 shows in 2014 grossing $290,200,000.
> Name the band.
>
> 10. "Out There" tour: 84 shows in 2013-2015 grossing $275,700,000.
> Name the male singer.
>
>
> ** Game 3, Round 10 - Canadiana Challenge Round
>
> * A. 20th-Century Canadian Painters
>
> In each case name the painter.
>
> A1. Lived 1871-1945. One of the preeminent and most original
> painters of the first half of the 20th century. Works
> include "Indian Church", "Blunden Harbour", "Heart of the
> Forest", and "Big Raven"; a 1971 postage stamp featured
> the latter.
>
> A2. Lived 1882-1953. Known as a painter, printmaker, and writer.
> His work was overshadowed by the Group of Seven during his
> early career, but had a more modernistic feel to it, and
> his frequent use of black in his paintings is considered
> a characteristic trait of his work. His "Red Nasturtiums"
> was featured on a 1992 postage stamp.
>
>
> * B. British Columbia Place Names
>
> These places in BC have aboriginal names. We give you the English
> translation and you tell us the place name.
>
> B1. "Grizzly Bear".
> B2. "Big strong people"
Kelowna
>
>
> * C. Farm Teams for Canada
>
> We name a farm team in the AHL; you name the corresponding
> big-league team. Either city (or other place name) or team name
> will do, and these big-league teams are all based in Canada.
>
> C1. Utica Comets.
> C2. Bakersfield Condors.
Vancouver; Edmonton
>
>
> * D. Canada in 1967
>
> D1. In 1967 the Governor-General of Canada died in office.
> Either name him or name his replacement.
> *
> D2. *Which foreign leader* gave a speech on July 24 in Montreal
> that was voted the top news story of 1967 by newspaper and
> radio journalists?
>
>
> * E. Canadian Chemistry Nobelists
>
> In each case name them.
>
> E1. This German-Canadian physicist and physical chemist won
> the prize in 1971 "for his contributions to the knowledge of
> electronic structure and geometry of molecules, particularly
> free radicals".
>
> E2. This Hungarian-Canadian chemist won in 1986 for his research
> in chemical kinetics.
>
>
> * F. Canadian Opera Singers
>
> F1. Born in 1956 and now a broadcaster after retiring from
> singing, he first attracted national attention when he
> won the CBC Talent Festival in 1979. He is most commonly
> associated with the Germanic repertoire, in particular
> Wagner, but also performed French and Italian works.
> Name him.
>
> F2. Born in 1930, died 2010, she was an operatic contralto.
> After giving her debut recital at the Montreal YWCA in 1953,
> and made her Toronto Symphony Orchestra debut in 1954 in
> Handel's Messiah before performing with virtually every
> major orchestra and choir in the world. Name her.
>
Pete Gayde
Joshua Kreitzer
Nov 19, 2019, 8:25:40 PM11/19/19
to
> ** Game 3, Round 9: Entertainment: High-Grossing 2010s Musical Tours
>
> We will name the musical tour and give you the number of shows,
> the year or years, and the gross take. And all you have to do is
> name the artist or band, as applicable. Information is correct
> as of August 2019, and I presume the dollars indicated are US.
>
>
> We will name the musical tour and give you the number of shows,
> the year or years, and the gross take. And all you have to do is
> name the artist or band, as applicable. Information is correct
> as of August 2019, and I presume the dollars indicated are US.
>
> 1. "÷ Tour" (that's a division sign): 205 shows since 2017 grossing
> $736,700,000. Name the male singer.
Ed Sheeran
> $736,700,000. Name the male singer.
> 5. "MDNA Tour": 88 shows in 2012 grossing $305,200,000. Name the
> female singer.
> 6. "Wrecking Ball World Tour": 127 shows in 2012-2013 grossing
> $347,000,000. Name the act, consisting of a male singer and
> a backup band; both parts of the name are required.
> 8. "<answer 8>'s Reputation Stadium Tour": 53 shows in 2018
> grossing $345,700,000. Name the female singer.
> ** Game 3, Round 10 - Canadiana Challenge Round
>
>
> D2. *Which foreign leader* gave a speech on July 24 in Montreal
> that was voted the top news story of 1967 by newspaper and
> radio journalists?
Charles de Gaulle
> D2. *Which foreign leader* gave a speech on July 24 in Montreal
> that was voted the top news story of 1967 by newspaper and
> radio journalists?
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Dan Tilque
Nov 21, 2019, 3:38:29 PM11/21/19
to
>
> 9. "Where We Are" tour: 69 shows in 2014 grossing $290,200,000.
> Name the band.
>
> 10. "Out There" tour: 84 shows in 2013-2015 grossing $275,700,000.
> Name the male singer.
>
>
> ** Game 3, Round 10 - Canadiana Challenge Round
>
> * A. 20th-Century Canadian Painters
>
> In each case name the painter.
>
> A1. Lived 1871-1945. One of the preeminent and most original
> painters of the first half of the 20th century. Works
> include "Indian Church", "Blunden Harbour", "Heart of the
> Forest", and "Big Raven"; a 1971 postage stamp featured
> the latter.
>
> A2. Lived 1882-1953. Known as a painter, printmaker, and writer.
> His work was overshadowed by the Group of Seven during his
> early career, but had a more modernistic feel to it, and
> his frequent use of black in his paintings is considered
> a characteristic trait of his work. His "Red Nasturtiums"
> was featured on a 1992 postage stamp.
>
>
> * B. British Columbia Place Names
>
> These places in BC have aboriginal names. We give you the English
> translation and you tell us the place name.
>
> B1. "Grizzly Bear".
> B2. "Big strong people"
Squamish; Nanaimo
>
>
> * C. Farm Teams for Canada
>
> We name a farm team in the AHL; you name the corresponding
> big-league team. Either city (or other place name) or team name
> will do, and these big-league teams are all based in Canada.
>
> C1. Utica Comets.
> C2. Bakersfield Condors.
>
>
> * D. Canada in 1967
>
> D1. In 1967 the Governor-General of Canada died in office.
> Either name him or name his replacement.
> *
> D2. *Which foreign leader* gave a speech on July 24 in Montreal
> that was voted the top news story of 1967 by newspaper and
> radio journalists?
>
>
> * E. Canadian Chemistry Nobelists
>
> In each case name them.
>
> E1. This German-Canadian physicist and physical chemist won
> the prize in 1971 "for his contributions to the knowledge of
> electronic structure and geometry of molecules, particularly
> free radicals".
>
> E2. This Hungarian-Canadian chemist won in 1986 for his research
> in chemical kinetics.
>
>
> * F. Canadian Opera Singers
>
> F1. Born in 1956 and now a broadcaster after retiring from
> singing, he first attracted national attention when he
> won the CBC Talent Festival in 1979. He is most commonly
> associated with the Germanic repertoire, in particular
> Wagner, but also performed French and Italian works.
> Name him.
>
> F2. Born in 1930, died 2010, she was an operatic contralto.
> After giving her debut recital at the Montreal YWCA in 1953,
> and made her Toronto Symphony Orchestra debut in 1954 in
> Handel's Messiah before performing with virtually every
> major orchestra and choir in the world. Name her.
>
--
Mark Brader
Nov 22, 2019, 4:17:59 AM11/22/19
to
Mark Brader:
Hearty congratulations, eh?
> ** Game 3, Round 9: Entertainment: High-Grossing 2010s Musical Tours
> We will name the musical tour and give you the number of shows,
> the year or years, and the gross take. And all you have to do is
> name the artist or band, as applicable. Information is correct
> as of August 2019, and I presume the dollars indicated are US.
> Answers do not repeat.
> For example, if this round had not been limited to tours of the
> 2010s, we might have asked:
> "The Joshua Tree Tour": 109 shows in 2009-2011 grossing
> $56,300,000. Name the band.
> and you would have answered "U2".
In the original game, the audio round -- which was about hip-hop
songs that "sample" from rock songs -- was the hardest, and this
one was the second-hardest.
> 1. "÷ Tour" (that's a division sign): 205 shows since 2017 grossing
> $736,700,000. Name the male singer.
Ed Sheeran. 4 for Joshua.
> 2. "Not in this Lifetime" tour: 159 shows since 2016 grossing
> $563,300,000. Name the band.
Guns N' Roses.
> 3. "A Head Full of Dreams" tour: 114 shows in 2016-2017 grossing
> $523,000,000. Name the band.
Coldplay.
> 4. "Beautiful Trauma Tour": 156 shows since 2018 grossing
> $397,300,000. Name the female singer.
Pink.
> 5. "MDNA Tour": 88 shows in 2012 grossing $305,200,000. Name the
> female singer.
Madonna. 4 for Pete and Joshua.
> 6. "Wrecking Ball World Tour": 127 shows in 2012-2013 grossing
> $347,000,000. Name the act, consisting of a male singer and
> a backup band; both parts of the name are required.
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. 4 for Joshua. 2 for Pete.
> 7. "No Filter Tour": 38 shows since 2017 grossing $346,200,000.
> Name the band.
The Rolling Stones. 4 for Pete.
> 8. "<answer 8>'s Reputation Stadium Tour": 53 shows in 2018
> grossing $345,700,000. Name the female singer.
Taylor Swift. 4 for Joshua.
> 9. "Where We Are" tour: 69 shows in 2014 grossing $290,200,000.
> Name the band.
One Direction.
> 10. "Out There" tour: 84 shows in 2013-2015 grossing $275,700,000.
> Name the male singer.
Paul McCartney.
> ** Game 3, Round 10 - Canadiana Challenge Round
> * A. 20th-Century Canadian Painters
> In each case name the painter.
> A1. Lived 1871-1945. One of the preeminent and most original
> painters of the first half of the 20th century. Works
> include "Indian Church", "Blunden Harbour", "Heart of the
> Forest", and "Big Raven"; a 1971 postage stamp featured
> the latter.
Emily Carr.
> A2. Lived 1882-1953. Known as a painter, printmaker, and writer.
> His work was overshadowed by the Group of Seven during his
> early career, but had a more modernistic feel to it, and
> his frequent use of black in his paintings is considered
> a characteristic trait of his work. His "Red Nasturtiums"
> was featured on a 1992 postage stamp.
David Milne.
> * B. British Columbia Place Names
> These places in BC have aboriginal names. We give you the English
> translation and you tell us the place name.
> B1. "Grizzly Bear".
Kelowna. 4 for Pete. 3 for Dan Tilque.
> B2. "Big strong people"
Nanaimo. 2 for Dan Tilque.
> * C. Farm Teams for Canada
> We name a farm team in the AHL; you name the corresponding
> big-league team. Either city (or other place name) or team name
> will do, and these big-league teams are all based in Canada.
> C1. Utica Comets.
Vancouver Canucks.
> C2. Bakersfield Condors.
Edmonton Oilers. 2 for Pete.
> * D. Canada in 1967
> D1. In 1967 the Governor-General of Canada died in office.
> Either name him or name his replacement.
Georges Vanier (died March 5), Roland Michener (appointed April 17).
> D2. *Which foreign leader* gave a speech on July 24 in Montreal
> that was voted the top news story of 1967 by newspaper and
> radio journalists?
Charles de Gaulle. 4 for Pete and Joshua.
> * E. Canadian Chemistry Nobelists
> In each case name them.
> E1. This German-Canadian physicist and physical chemist won
> the prize in 1971 "for his contributions to the knowledge of
> electronic structure and geometry of molecules, particularly
> free radicals".
Gerhard Herzberg.
> E2. This Hungarian-Canadian chemist won in 1986 for his research
> in chemical kinetics.
John Polanyi.
> * F. Canadian Opera Singers
> F1. Born in 1956 and now a broadcaster after retiring from
> singing, he first attracted national attention when he
> won the CBC Talent Festival in 1979. He is most commonly
> associated with the Germanic repertoire, in particular
> Wagner, but also performed French and Italian works.
> Name him.
Ben (Thomas) Heppner.
> F2. Born in 1930, died 2010, she was an operatic contralto.
> After giving her debut recital at the Montreal YWCA in 1953,
> and made her Toronto Symphony Orchestra debut in 1954 in
> Handel's Messiah before performing with virtually every
> major orchestra and choir in the world. Name her.
Maureen Forrester. 4 for Pete.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 3 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST
TOPICS-> Spo H/G Art G/H Sci Mis Ent Can SIX
Joshua Kreitzer 24 40 14 40 16 40 16 4 176
Dan Blum 4 40 6 32 24 39 0 0 145
Dan Tilque 4 36 0 32 20 32 0 5 129
Pete Gayde 36 34 -- -- 15 15 10 14 124
Erland Sommarskog 0 40 0 36 0 12 -- -- 88
"Calvin" 4 18 7 21 -- -- -- -- 50
Bruce Bowler -- -- -- -- 23 8 -- -- 31
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> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-09-30,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2019-10-16 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
Game 3 is over and JOSHUA KREITZER has won by a healthy margin.
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
Hearty congratulations, eh?
> ** Game 3, Round 9: Entertainment: High-Grossing 2010s Musical Tours
> We will name the musical tour and give you the number of shows,
> the year or years, and the gross take. And all you have to do is
> name the artist or band, as applicable. Information is correct
> as of August 2019, and I presume the dollars indicated are US.
> Answers do not repeat.
> For example, if this round had not been limited to tours of the
> 2010s, we might have asked:
> "The Joshua Tree Tour": 109 shows in 2009-2011 grossing
> $56,300,000. Name the band.
> and you would have answered "U2".
songs that "sample" from rock songs -- was the hardest, and this
one was the second-hardest.
> 1. "÷ Tour" (that's a division sign): 205 shows since 2017 grossing
> $736,700,000. Name the male singer.
> 2. "Not in this Lifetime" tour: 159 shows since 2016 grossing
> $563,300,000. Name the band.
> 3. "A Head Full of Dreams" tour: 114 shows in 2016-2017 grossing
> $523,000,000. Name the band.
> 4. "Beautiful Trauma Tour": 156 shows since 2018 grossing
> $397,300,000. Name the female singer.
> 5. "MDNA Tour": 88 shows in 2012 grossing $305,200,000. Name the
> female singer.
> 6. "Wrecking Ball World Tour": 127 shows in 2012-2013 grossing
> $347,000,000. Name the act, consisting of a male singer and
> a backup band; both parts of the name are required.
> 7. "No Filter Tour": 38 shows since 2017 grossing $346,200,000.
> Name the band.
> 8. "<answer 8>'s Reputation Stadium Tour": 53 shows in 2018
> grossing $345,700,000. Name the female singer.
> 9. "Where We Are" tour: 69 shows in 2014 grossing $290,200,000.
> Name the band.
> 10. "Out There" tour: 84 shows in 2013-2015 grossing $275,700,000.
> Name the male singer.
> ** Game 3, Round 10 - Canadiana Challenge Round
> * A. 20th-Century Canadian Painters
> In each case name the painter.
> A1. Lived 1871-1945. One of the preeminent and most original
> painters of the first half of the 20th century. Works
> include "Indian Church", "Blunden Harbour", "Heart of the
> Forest", and "Big Raven"; a 1971 postage stamp featured
> the latter.
> A2. Lived 1882-1953. Known as a painter, printmaker, and writer.
> His work was overshadowed by the Group of Seven during his
> early career, but had a more modernistic feel to it, and
> his frequent use of black in his paintings is considered
> a characteristic trait of his work. His "Red Nasturtiums"
> was featured on a 1992 postage stamp.
> * B. British Columbia Place Names
> These places in BC have aboriginal names. We give you the English
> translation and you tell us the place name.
> B1. "Grizzly Bear".
> B2. "Big strong people"
Nanaimo. 2 for Dan Tilque.
> * C. Farm Teams for Canada
> We name a farm team in the AHL; you name the corresponding
> big-league team. Either city (or other place name) or team name
> will do, and these big-league teams are all based in Canada.
> C1. Utica Comets.
> C2. Bakersfield Condors.
Edmonton Oilers. 2 for Pete.
> * D. Canada in 1967
> D1. In 1967 the Governor-General of Canada died in office.
> Either name him or name his replacement.
> D2. *Which foreign leader* gave a speech on July 24 in Montreal
> that was voted the top news story of 1967 by newspaper and
> radio journalists?
> * E. Canadian Chemistry Nobelists
> In each case name them.
> E1. This German-Canadian physicist and physical chemist won
> the prize in 1971 "for his contributions to the knowledge of
> electronic structure and geometry of molecules, particularly
> free radicals".
> E2. This Hungarian-Canadian chemist won in 1986 for his research
> in chemical kinetics.
> * F. Canadian Opera Singers
> F1. Born in 1956 and now a broadcaster after retiring from
> singing, he first attracted national attention when he
> won the CBC Talent Festival in 1979. He is most commonly
> associated with the Germanic repertoire, in particular
> Wagner, but also performed French and Italian works.
> Name him.
> F2. Born in 1930, died 2010, she was an operatic contralto.
> After giving her debut recital at the Montreal YWCA in 1953,
> and made her Toronto Symphony Orchestra debut in 1954 in
> Handel's Messiah before performing with virtually every
> major orchestra and choir in the world. Name her.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 3 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST
TOPICS-> Spo H/G Art G/H Sci Mis Ent Can SIX
Joshua Kreitzer 24 40 14 40 16 40 16 4 176
Dan Blum 4 40 6 32 24 39 0 0 145
Dan Tilque 4 36 0 32 20 32 0 5 129
Pete Gayde 36 34 -- -- 15 15 10 14 124
Erland Sommarskog 0 40 0 36 0 12 -- -- 88
"Calvin" 4 18 7 21 -- -- -- -- 50
Bruce Bowler -- -- -- -- 23 8 -- -- 31
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Mark Brader:
there were four different audio rounds that were in the 6 hardest of
the season; but if those are excluded, then this was the third-hardest
round of the season.
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m...@vex.net That's UK policy..." -- Clive Feather
> > ** Game 3, Round 9: Entertainment: High-Grossing 2010s Musical Tours
>
> > We will name the musical tour and give you the number of shows,
> > the year or years, and the gross take. And all you have to do is
> > name the artist or band, as applicable. Information is correct
> > as of August 2019, and I presume the dollars indicated are US.
> > Answers do not repeat.
>
> > For example, if this round had not been limited to tours of the
> > 2010s, we might have asked:
>
> > "The Joshua Tree Tour": 109 shows in 2009-2011 grossing
> > $56,300,000. Name the band.
>
> > and you would have answered "U2".
>
> In the original game, the audio round -- which was about hip-hop
> songs that "sample" from rock songs -- was the hardest, and this
> one was the second-hardest.
And now that the season is over, I can add that in the entire season
>
> > We will name the musical tour and give you the number of shows,
> > the year or years, and the gross take. And all you have to do is
> > name the artist or band, as applicable. Information is correct
> > as of August 2019, and I presume the dollars indicated are US.
> > Answers do not repeat.
>
> > For example, if this round had not been limited to tours of the
> > 2010s, we might have asked:
>
> > "The Joshua Tree Tour": 109 shows in 2009-2011 grossing
> > $56,300,000. Name the band.
>
> > and you would have answered "U2".
>
> In the original game, the audio round -- which was about hip-hop
> songs that "sample" from rock songs -- was the hardest, and this
> one was the second-hardest.
there were four different audio rounds that were in the 6 hardest of
the season; but if those are excluded, then this was the third-hardest
round of the season.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "C and C++ are two different languages.
m...@vex.net That's UK policy..." -- Clive Feather
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