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Mark Brader
Dec 4, 2015, 7:14:47 AM12/4/15
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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-06-22,
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 in a single followup to the newsgroup,
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 Five Guys Named Moe, 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 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 9, Round 9 - Sports - Chess
Please see the handout:
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/9-9/chess.pdf
and give the number of the relevant diagram in each case.
Note: some questions have more than one correct answer, and some
answers apply to more than one question.
1. The Scholar's Mate.
2. The shortest possible game ending in checkmate.
3. One player, if he has the next move, can checkmate.
4. An impossible position.
5. A gambit opening.
6. A smothered mate.
7. An Indian defense.
8. A player has connected passed pawns.
Please decode the rot13 only after you have finished with the
first 8 questions.
9. Bar cynlre, vs ur unf gur arkg zbir, pna purpxzngr jvgu n
qbhoyr purpx.
10. *Juvpurire* cynlre unf gur arkg zbir pna purpxzngr.
* Game 9, Round 10 - Challenge Round
A. Stephen Sondheim Musicals
A1. Sondheim's musical "A Little Night Music", which features
the song "Send In The Clowns", was inspired by what 1955
Swedish film directed by Ingmar Bergman?
A2. What Sondheim musical, originally produced on Broadway in
1962, was inspired by the farces of the Roman playwright
Plautus?
B. Fast-Food Ad Slogans
Given an advertising slogan, name the fast-food chain being promoted.
B1. "Think outside the bun."
B2. "Eat fresh."
C. Famous Streets
In which city are the following famous streets found?
C1. La Rambla (also known as Las Ramblas or The Ramblas).
C2. Beale St.
D. Wives of Henry VIII
In each case, give the *full name* of Henry VIII's wife.
D1. She was the mother of Queen Elizabeth I.
D2. She is buried beside Henry in St. George's Chapel at
Windsor Castle.
E. The Planet Mars
Answers are based on information from mars.nasa.gov.
E1. Mars has two small moons. Name *either*.
E2. What gas makes up 96% of the atmosphere of Mars?
F. Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction
The Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction (which started in 1996 as the
Orange Prize for Fiction) is awarded annually to a female author of
any nationality for the best novel written in English and published
in the UK. These questions deal with Canadian writers who have won
or been nominated for the award.
F1. To date, only two Canadian authors have won the prize,
in 1997 and in 1998. Name *either* writer.
F2. Please decode the rot13 only after you have finished with the
previous question. Znetnerg Ngjbbq unf arire jba gur cevmr,
ohg fur unf orra n fubegyvfgrq abzvarr guerr gvzrf -- va
1997, 2001, naq 2004. Anzr *nal bar* bs ure abiryf gung
unir orra abzvangrq.
--
Mark Brader | "If there had been government -- and dare I say industrial?
Toronto | -- research establishments in the Stone Age, by now we
m...@vex.net | would have had absolutely superb flint tools. But no one
| would have invented steel." -- Arthur C. Clarke
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 in a single followup to the newsgroup,
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 Five Guys Named Moe, 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 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 9, Round 9 - Sports - Chess
Please see the handout:
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/9-9/chess.pdf
and give the number of the relevant diagram in each case.
Note: some questions have more than one correct answer, and some
answers apply to more than one question.
1. The Scholar's Mate.
2. The shortest possible game ending in checkmate.
3. One player, if he has the next move, can checkmate.
4. An impossible position.
5. A gambit opening.
6. A smothered mate.
7. An Indian defense.
8. A player has connected passed pawns.
Please decode the rot13 only after you have finished with the
first 8 questions.
9. Bar cynlre, vs ur unf gur arkg zbir, pna purpxzngr jvgu n
qbhoyr purpx.
10. *Juvpurire* cynlre unf gur arkg zbir pna purpxzngr.
* Game 9, Round 10 - Challenge Round
A. Stephen Sondheim Musicals
A1. Sondheim's musical "A Little Night Music", which features
the song "Send In The Clowns", was inspired by what 1955
Swedish film directed by Ingmar Bergman?
A2. What Sondheim musical, originally produced on Broadway in
1962, was inspired by the farces of the Roman playwright
Plautus?
B. Fast-Food Ad Slogans
Given an advertising slogan, name the fast-food chain being promoted.
B1. "Think outside the bun."
B2. "Eat fresh."
C. Famous Streets
In which city are the following famous streets found?
C1. La Rambla (also known as Las Ramblas or The Ramblas).
C2. Beale St.
D. Wives of Henry VIII
In each case, give the *full name* of Henry VIII's wife.
D1. She was the mother of Queen Elizabeth I.
D2. She is buried beside Henry in St. George's Chapel at
Windsor Castle.
E. The Planet Mars
Answers are based on information from mars.nasa.gov.
E1. Mars has two small moons. Name *either*.
E2. What gas makes up 96% of the atmosphere of Mars?
F. Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction
The Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction (which started in 1996 as the
Orange Prize for Fiction) is awarded annually to a female author of
any nationality for the best novel written in English and published
in the UK. These questions deal with Canadian writers who have won
or been nominated for the award.
F1. To date, only two Canadian authors have won the prize,
in 1997 and in 1998. Name *either* writer.
F2. Please decode the rot13 only after you have finished with the
previous question. Znetnerg Ngjbbq unf arire jba gur cevmr,
ohg fur unf orra n fubegyvfgrq abzvarr guerr gvzrf -- va
1997, 2001, naq 2004. Anzr *nal bar* bs ure abiryf gung
unir orra abzvangrq.
--
Mark Brader | "If there had been government -- and dare I say industrial?
Toronto | -- research establishments in the Stone Age, by now we
m...@vex.net | would have had absolutely superb flint tools. But no one
| would have invented steel." -- Arthur C. Clarke
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Peter Smyth
Dec 4, 2015, 7:26:56 AM12/4/15
to
Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-06-22,
> 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 in a single followup to the newsgroup,
> 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 Five Guys Named Moe, 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 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 9, Round 9 - Sports - Chess
>
> Please see the handout:
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/9-9/chess.pdf
>
> and give the number of the relevant diagram in each case.
>
> Note: some questions have more than one correct answer, and some
> answers apply to more than one question.
>
> 1. The Scholar's Mate.
10
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-06-22,
> 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 in a single followup to the newsgroup,
> 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 Five Guys Named Moe, 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 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 9, Round 9 - Sports - Chess
>
> Please see the handout:
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/9-9/chess.pdf
>
> and give the number of the relevant diagram in each case.
>
> Note: some questions have more than one correct answer, and some
> answers apply to more than one question.
>
> 1. The Scholar's Mate.
> 2. The shortest possible game ending in checkmate.
12
> 3. One player, if he has the next move, can checkmate.
9
> 4. An impossible position.
4
> 5. A gambit opening.
7
> 6. A smothered mate.
13
> 7. An Indian defense.
6
> 8. A player has connected passed pawns.
3
> Please decode the rot13 only after you have finished with the
> first 8 questions.
>
> 9. One player, if he has the next move, can checkmate with a
> first 8 questions.
>
> double check.
9
> 10. Whichever player has the next move can checkmate.
8
>
> * Game 9, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
> A. Stephen Sondheim Musicals
>
> A1. Sondheim's musical "A Little Night Music", which features
> the song "Send In The Clowns", was inspired by what 1955
> Swedish film directed by Ingmar Bergman?
>
> A2. What Sondheim musical, originally produced on Broadway in
> 1962, was inspired by the farces of the Roman playwright
> Plautus?
>
> B. Fast-Food Ad Slogans
>
> Given an advertising slogan, name the fast-food chain being promoted.
>
> B1. "Think outside the bun."
Burger King
> * Game 9, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
> A. Stephen Sondheim Musicals
>
> A1. Sondheim's musical "A Little Night Music", which features
> the song "Send In The Clowns", was inspired by what 1955
> Swedish film directed by Ingmar Bergman?
>
> A2. What Sondheim musical, originally produced on Broadway in
> 1962, was inspired by the farces of the Roman playwright
> Plautus?
>
> B. Fast-Food Ad Slogans
>
> Given an advertising slogan, name the fast-food chain being promoted.
>
> B1. "Think outside the bun."
> B2. "Eat fresh."
Subway
> C. Famous Streets
>
> In which city are the following famous streets found?
>
> C1. La Rambla (also known as Las Ramblas or The Ramblas).
>
> C2. Beale St.
>
> D. Wives of Henry VIII
>
> In each case, give the *full name* of Henry VIII's wife.
>
> D1. She was the mother of Queen Elizabeth I.
Anne Boleyn
>
> In which city are the following famous streets found?
>
> C1. La Rambla (also known as Las Ramblas or The Ramblas).
>
> C2. Beale St.
>
> D. Wives of Henry VIII
>
> In each case, give the *full name* of Henry VIII's wife.
>
> D1. She was the mother of Queen Elizabeth I.
> D2. She is buried beside Henry in St. George's Chapel at
> Windsor Castle.
Jane Seymour
> Windsor Castle.
> E1. Mars has two small moons. Name either.
Phobos
> E2. What gas makes up 96% of the atmosphere of Mars?
Carbon Dioxide
> F. Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction
>
> The Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction (which started in 1996 as the
> Orange Prize for Fiction) is awarded annually to a female author of
> any nationality for the best novel written in English and published
> in the UK. These questions deal with Canadian writers who have won
> or been nominated for the award.
>
> F1. To date, only two Canadian authors have won the prize,
> in 1997 and in 1998. Name either writer.
>
> The Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction (which started in 1996 as the
> Orange Prize for Fiction) is awarded annually to a female author of
> any nationality for the best novel written in English and published
> in the UK. These questions deal with Canadian writers who have won
> or been nominated for the award.
>
> F1. To date, only two Canadian authors have won the prize,
Alice Munro
> F2. Please decode the rot13 only after you have finished with the
> previous question. Margaret Atwood has never won the prize,
> but she has been a shortlisted nominee three times -- in
> 1997, 2001, and 2004. Name *any one* of her novels that
> have been nominated.
Peter Smyth
Björn Lundin
Dec 4, 2015, 9:29:44 AM12/4/15
to
On 2015-12-04 13:14, Mark Brader wrote:
> 8. A player has connected passed pawns.
en passant ?
> 8. A player has connected passed pawns.
>
> A. Stephen Sondheim Musicals
>
> A1. Sondheim's musical "A Little Night Music", which features
> the song "Send In The Clowns", was inspired by what 1955
> Swedish film directed by Ingmar Bergman?
> D. Wives of Henry VIII
>
> In each case, give the *full name* of Henry VIII's wife
>
> D1. She was the mother of Queen Elizabeth I.
Anne Boylin?
>
> E. The Planet Mars
>
>
> E2. What gas makes up 96% of the atmosphere of Mars?
C02; NO2
>
> E2. What gas makes up 96% of the atmosphere of Mars?
--
--
Björn
Dan Blum
Dec 4, 2015, 10:06:34 AM12/4/15
to
> 1. The Scholar's Mate.
12; 10
> 2. The shortest possible game ending in checkmate.
> 3. One player, if he has the next move, can checkmate.
> 4. An impossible position.
4
> 5. A gambit opening.
> 6. A smothered mate.
10
> 7. An Indian defense.
2; 6
> 8. A player has connected passed pawns.
> 9. Bar cynlre, vs ur unf gur arkg zbir, pna purpxzngr jvgu n
> qbhoyr purpx.
> 10. *Juvpurire* cynlre unf gur arkg zbir pna purpxzngr.
> * Game 9, Round 10 - Challenge Round
> A. Stephen Sondheim Musicals
> A2. What Sondheim musical, originally produced on Broadway in
> 1962, was inspired by the farces of the Roman playwright
> Plautus?
A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum
> 1962, was inspired by the farces of the Roman playwright
> Plautus?
> B. Fast-Food Ad Slogans
> Given an advertising slogan, name the fast-food chain being promoted.
> B1. "Think outside the bun."
> B2. "Eat fresh."
Subway
> C. Famous Streets
> In which city are the following famous streets found?
> C1. La Rambla (also known as Las Ramblas or The Ramblas).
> C2. Beale St.
London
> D. Wives of Henry VIII
> In each case, give the *full name* of Henry VIII's wife.
> D1. She was the mother of Queen Elizabeth I.
> D2. She is buried beside Henry in St. George's Chapel at
> Windsor Castle.
> E. The Planet Mars
> Answers are based on information from mars.nasa.gov.
> E1. Mars has two small moons. Name *either*.
> E2. What gas makes up 96% of the atmosphere of Mars?
> F. Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction
> F1. To date, only two Canadian authors have won the prize,
> in 1997 and in 1998. Name *either* writer.
Margaret Atwood
> in 1997 and in 1998. Name *either* writer.
> F2. Please decode the rot13 only after you have finished with the
> previous question. Znetnerg Ngjbbq unf arire jba gur cevmr,
> ohg fur unf orra n fubegyvfgrq abzvarr guerr gvzrf -- va
> 1997, 2001, naq 2004. Anzr *nal bar* bs ure abiryf gung
> unir orra abzvangrq.
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Pete
Dec 4, 2015, 12:22:29 PM12/4/15
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:3fCdnQQz0ZMrHvzLnZ2dnUU7-
WGd...@giganews.com:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-06-22,
> 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 in a single followup to the newsgroup,
> 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 Five Guys Named Moe, 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 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 9, Round 9 - Sports - Chess
>
> Please see the handout:
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/9-9/chess.pdf
>
> and give the number of the relevant diagram in each case.
>
> Note: some questions have more than one correct answer, and some
> answers apply to more than one question.
>
> 1. The Scholar's Mate.
> 2. The shortest possible game ending in checkmate.
12
> 3. One player, if he has the next move, can checkmate.
8
> 4. An impossible position.
4
> 7. An Indian defense.
> 8. A player has connected passed pawns.
3; 15
>
> Please decode the rot13 only after you have finished with the
> first 8 questions.
>
> 9. Bar cynlre, vs ur unf gur arkg zbir, pna purpxzngr jvgu n
> qbhoyr purpx.
>
> 10. *Juvpurire* cynlre unf gur arkg zbir pna purpxzngr.
8
>
>
> * Game 9, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
> A. Stephen Sondheim Musicals
>
> A1. Sondheim's musical "A Little Night Music", which features
> the song "Send In The Clowns", was inspired by what 1955
> Swedish film directed by Ingmar Bergman?
>
> A2. What Sondheim musical, originally produced on Broadway in
> 1962, was inspired by the farces of the Roman playwright
> Plautus?
>
> B2. "Eat fresh."
Subway
>
> C. Famous Streets
>
> In which city are the following famous streets found?
>
> C1. La Rambla (also known as Las Ramblas or The Ramblas).
Barcelona
>
> C2. Beale St.
Memphis
>
> D. Wives of Henry VIII
>
> In each case, give the *full name* of Henry VIII's wife.
>
> D1. She was the mother of Queen Elizabeth I.
>
> D2. She is buried beside Henry in St. George's Chapel at
> Windsor Castle.
Catherine Parr
>
> E. The Planet Mars
>
> Answers are based on information from mars.nasa.gov.
>
> E1. Mars has two small moons. Name *either*.
>
> E2. What gas makes up 96% of the atmosphere of Mars?
Hydrogen; Nitrogen
>
> F. Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction
>
> The Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction (which started in 1996 as the
> Orange Prize for Fiction) is awarded annually to a female author of
> any nationality for the best novel written in English and published
> in the UK. These questions deal with Canadian writers who have won
> or been nominated for the award.
>
> F1. To date, only two Canadian authors have won the prize,
> in 1997 and in 1998. Name *either* writer.
>
> F2. Please decode the rot13 only after you have finished with the
> previous question. Znetnerg Ngjbbq unf arire jba gur cevmr,
> ohg fur unf orra n fubegyvfgrq abzvarr guerr gvzrf -- va
> 1997, 2001, naq 2004. Anzr *nal bar* bs ure abiryf gung
> unir orra abzvangrq.
>
Pete
WGd...@giganews.com:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-06-22,
> 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 in a single followup to the newsgroup,
> 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 Five Guys Named Moe, 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 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 9, Round 9 - Sports - Chess
>
> Please see the handout:
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/9-9/chess.pdf
>
> and give the number of the relevant diagram in each case.
>
> Note: some questions have more than one correct answer, and some
> answers apply to more than one question.
>
> 1. The Scholar's Mate.
> 2. The shortest possible game ending in checkmate.
> 3. One player, if he has the next move, can checkmate.
> 4. An impossible position.
4
> 5. A gambit opening.
> 6. A smothered mate.
13
> 6. A smothered mate.
> 7. An Indian defense.
> 8. A player has connected passed pawns.
>
> Please decode the rot13 only after you have finished with the
> first 8 questions.
>
> 9. Bar cynlre, vs ur unf gur arkg zbir, pna purpxzngr jvgu n
> qbhoyr purpx.
>
> 10. *Juvpurire* cynlre unf gur arkg zbir pna purpxzngr.
>
>
> * Game 9, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
> A. Stephen Sondheim Musicals
>
> A1. Sondheim's musical "A Little Night Music", which features
> the song "Send In The Clowns", was inspired by what 1955
> Swedish film directed by Ingmar Bergman?
>
> A2. What Sondheim musical, originally produced on Broadway in
> 1962, was inspired by the farces of the Roman playwright
> Plautus?
A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum
>
>
> B. Fast-Food Ad Slogans
>
> Given an advertising slogan, name the fast-food chain being promoted.
>
> B1. "Think outside the bun."
Taco Bell
>
> Given an advertising slogan, name the fast-food chain being promoted.
>
> B1. "Think outside the bun."
>
> B2. "Eat fresh."
Subway
>
> C. Famous Streets
>
> In which city are the following famous streets found?
>
> C1. La Rambla (also known as Las Ramblas or The Ramblas).
>
> C2. Beale St.
Memphis
>
> D. Wives of Henry VIII
>
> In each case, give the *full name* of Henry VIII's wife.
>
> D1. She was the mother of Queen Elizabeth I.
>
> D2. She is buried beside Henry in St. George's Chapel at
> Windsor Castle.
>
> E. The Planet Mars
>
> Answers are based on information from mars.nasa.gov.
>
> E1. Mars has two small moons. Name *either*.
>
> E2. What gas makes up 96% of the atmosphere of Mars?
>
> F. Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction
>
> The Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction (which started in 1996 as the
> Orange Prize for Fiction) is awarded annually to a female author of
> any nationality for the best novel written in English and published
> in the UK. These questions deal with Canadian writers who have won
> or been nominated for the award.
>
> F1. To date, only two Canadian authors have won the prize,
> in 1997 and in 1998. Name *either* writer.
>
> F2. Please decode the rot13 only after you have finished with the
> previous question. Znetnerg Ngjbbq unf arire jba gur cevmr,
> ohg fur unf orra n fubegyvfgrq abzvarr guerr gvzrf -- va
> 1997, 2001, naq 2004. Anzr *nal bar* bs ure abiryf gung
> unir orra abzvangrq.
>
Erland Sommarskog
Dec 4, 2015, 4:03:30 PM12/4/15
to
Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> * Game 9, Round 9 - Sports - Chess
>
> Please see the handout:
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/9-9/chess.pdf
>
> and give the number of the relevant diagram in each case.
>
> Note: some questions have more than one correct answer, and some
> answers apply to more than one question.
>
> 1. The Scholar's Mate.
10
> * Game 9, Round 9 - Sports - Chess
>
> Please see the handout:
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/9-9/chess.pdf
>
> and give the number of the relevant diagram in each case.
>
> Note: some questions have more than one correct answer, and some
> answers apply to more than one question.
>
> 1. The Scholar's Mate.
> 2. The shortest possible game ending in checkmate.
> 3. One player, if he has the next move, can checkmate.
8
> 4. An impossible position.
4
> 5. A gambit opening.
7 & 14
> 4. An impossible position.
4
> 5. A gambit opening.
> 6. A smothered mate.
13
> 7. An Indian defense.
> 8. A player has connected passed pawns.
> Please decode the rot13 only after you have finished with the
> first 8 questions.
>
> 9. Bar cynlre, vs ur unf gur arkg zbir, pna purpxzngr jvgu n
> qbhoyr purpx.
>
> 10. *Juvpurire* cynlre unf gur arkg zbir pna purpxzngr.
Hm, so if #3 was intended to mean "one but not both", it should have
said so. In that case I would have looked harder and found #9.
> C. Famous Streets
>
> In which city are the following famous streets found?
>
> C1. La Rambla (also known as Las Ramblas or The Ramblas).
is quite to close the Castiallian spelling nevertheless.)
Barcleona.
> E. The Planet Mars
>
> Answers are based on information from mars.nasa.gov.
>
> E1. Mars has two small moons. Name *either*.
> E2. What gas makes up 96% of the atmosphere of Mars?
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
Calvin
Dec 4, 2015, 5:00:44 PM12/4/15
to
On Friday, December 4, 2015 at 10:14:47 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
> * Game 9, Round 9 - Sports - Chess
>
> Please see the handout:
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/9-9/chess.pdf
>
> and give the number of the relevant diagram in each case.
>
> Note: some questions have more than one correct answer, and some
> answers apply to more than one question.
>
> 1. The Scholar's Mate.
12, 14
> * Game 9, Round 9 - Sports - Chess
>
> Please see the handout:
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/9-9/chess.pdf
>
> and give the number of the relevant diagram in each case.
>
> Note: some questions have more than one correct answer, and some
> answers apply to more than one question.
>
> 1. The Scholar's Mate.
> 2. The shortest possible game ending in checkmate.
> 3. One player, if he has the next move, can checkmate.
8
> 4. An impossible position.
4
> 5. A gambit opening.
7
> 4. An impossible position.
4
> 5. A gambit opening.
7
> 6. A smothered mate.
13
> 7. An Indian defense.
6
13
> 7. An Indian defense.
6
> 8. A player has connected passed pawns.
3
> 9. Bar cynlre, vs ur unf gur arkg zbir, pna purpxzngr jvgu n
> qbhoyr purpx.
> 10. *Juvpurire* cynlre unf gur arkg zbir pna purpxzngr.
> * Game 9, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
> A. Stephen Sondheim Musicals
>
> A1. Sondheim's musical "A Little Night Music", which features
> the song "Send In The Clowns", was inspired by what 1955
> Swedish film directed by Ingmar Bergman?
> A2. What Sondheim musical, originally produced on Broadway in
> 1962, was inspired by the farces of the Roman playwright
> Plautus?
>
> B. Fast-Food Ad Slogans
>
> Given an advertising slogan, name the fast-food chain being promoted.
>
> B1. "Think outside the bun."
> B2. "Eat fresh."
Subway
> C. Famous Streets
>
> In which city are the following famous streets found?
>
> C1. La Rambla (also known as Las Ramblas or The Ramblas).
> C2. Beale St.
New Orleans
> D. Wives of Henry VIII
>
> In each case, give the *full name* of Henry VIII's wife.
>
> D1. She was the mother of Queen Elizabeth I.
> D2. She is buried beside Henry in St. George's Chapel at
> Windsor Castle.
> E. The Planet Mars
>
> Answers are based on information from mars.nasa.gov.
>
> E1. Mars has two small moons. Name *either*.
> E2. What gas makes up 96% of the atmosphere of Mars?
> F. Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction
>
> The Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction (which started in 1996 as the
> Orange Prize for Fiction) is awarded annually to a female author of
> any nationality for the best novel written in English and published
> in the UK. These questions deal with Canadian writers who have won
> or been nominated for the award.
>
> F1. To date, only two Canadian authors have won the prize,
> in 1997 and in 1998. Name *either* writer.
> F2. Please decode the rot13 only after you have finished with the
> previous question. Znetnerg Ngjbbq unf arire jba gur cevmr,
> ohg fur unf orra n fubegyvfgrq abzvarr guerr gvzrf -- va
> 1997, 2001, naq 2004. Anzr *nal bar* bs ure abiryf gung
> unir orra abzvangrq.
cheers,
calvin
Joshua Kreitzer
Dec 4, 2015, 11:12:25 PM12/4/15
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> * Game 9, Round 9 - Sports - Chess
>
> Please see the handout:
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/9-9/chess.pdf
>
> and give the number of the relevant diagram in each case.
>
>
> Please see the handout:
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/9-9/chess.pdf
>
> and give the number of the relevant diagram in each case.
>
> 2. The shortest possible game ending in checkmate.
#10
> 3. One player, if he has the next move, can checkmate.
> 4. An impossible position.
#4
> Please decode the rot13 only after you have finished with the
> first 8 questions.
>
> 9. Bar cynlre, vs ur unf gur arkg zbir, pna purpxzngr jvgu n
> qbhoyr purpx.
> * Game 9, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
> A. Stephen Sondheim Musicals
>
> A1. Sondheim's musical "A Little Night Music", which features
> the song "Send In The Clowns", was inspired by what 1955
> Swedish film directed by Ingmar Bergman?
> A2. What Sondheim musical, originally produced on Broadway in
> 1962, was inspired by the farces of the Roman playwright
> Plautus?
> B. Fast-Food Ad Slogans
>
> Given an advertising slogan, name the fast-food chain being promoted.
>
> B1. "Think outside the bun."
Taco Bell
> B2. "Eat fresh."
Subway
> B2. "Eat fresh."
Subway
> C. Famous Streets
>
> In which city are the following famous streets found?
>
> C1. La Rambla (also known as Las Ramblas or The Ramblas).
Madrid
>
> In which city are the following famous streets found?
>
> C1. La Rambla (also known as Las Ramblas or The Ramblas).
> C2. Beale St.
Memphis
> D. Wives of Henry VIII
>
> In each case, give the *full name* of Henry VIII's wife.
>
> D1. She was the mother of Queen Elizabeth I.
> D2. She is buried beside Henry in St. George's Chapel at
> Windsor Castle.
> E. The Planet Mars
>
> Answers are based on information from mars.nasa.gov.
>
> E1. Mars has two small moons. Name *either*.
> E2. What gas makes up 96% of the atmosphere of Mars?
> F. Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction
>
> F1. To date, only two Canadian authors have won the prize,
> in 1997 and in 1998. Name *either* writer.
>
> F2. Please decode the rot13 only after you have finished with the
> previous question. Znetnerg Ngjbbq unf arire jba gur cevmr,
> ohg fur unf orra n fubegyvfgrq abzvarr guerr gvzrf -- va
> 1997, 2001, naq 2004. Anzr *nal bar* bs ure abiryf gung
> unir orra abzvangrq.
"Oryx and Crake"
> in 1997 and in 1998. Name *either* writer.
>
> F2. Please decode the rot13 only after you have finished with the
> previous question. Znetnerg Ngjbbq unf arire jba gur cevmr,
> ohg fur unf orra n fubegyvfgrq abzvarr guerr gvzrf -- va
> 1997, 2001, naq 2004. Anzr *nal bar* bs ure abiryf gung
> unir orra abzvangrq.
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Jason Kreitzer
Dec 5, 2015, 2:10:13 PM12/5/15
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Taco Bell
> B2. "Eat fresh."
Subway
> B2. "Eat fresh."
Subway
> C. Famous Streets
>
> In which city are the following famous streets found?
>
> C1. La Rambla (also known as Las Ramblas or The Ramblas).
>
> C2. Beale St.
Memphis, TN
>
> In which city are the following famous streets found?
>
> C1. La Rambla (also known as Las Ramblas or The Ramblas).
>
> C2. Beale St.
Dan Tilque
Dec 6, 2015, 2:33:54 AM12/6/15
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Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * Game 9, Round 9 - Sports - Chess
>
> Please see the handout:
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/9-9/chess.pdf
>
> and give the number of the relevant diagram in each case.
>
> Note: some questions have more than one correct answer, and some
> answers apply to more than one question.
>
> 1. The Scholar's Mate.
10
>
>
> * Game 9, Round 9 - Sports - Chess
>
> Please see the handout:
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/9-9/chess.pdf
>
> and give the number of the relevant diagram in each case.
>
> Note: some questions have more than one correct answer, and some
> answers apply to more than one question.
>
> 1. The Scholar's Mate.
> 2. The shortest possible game ending in checkmate.
> 3. One player, if he has the next move, can checkmate.
8
> 4. An impossible position.
4
> 5. A gambit opening.
7
> 6. A smothered mate.
> 4. An impossible position.
4
> 5. A gambit opening.
7
> 6. A smothered mate.
10
> 7. An Indian defense.
2
> 7. An Indian defense.
2
> 8. A player has connected passed pawns.
3
>
> Please decode the rot13 only after you have finished with the
> first 8 questions.
>
> 9. Bar cynlre, vs ur unf gur arkg zbir, pna purpxzngr jvgu n
> qbhoyr purpx.
>
> 10. *Juvpurire* cynlre unf gur arkg zbir pna purpxzngr.
>
>
> * Game 9, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
> A. Stephen Sondheim Musicals
>
> A1. Sondheim's musical "A Little Night Music", which features
> the song "Send In The Clowns", was inspired by what 1955
> Swedish film directed by Ingmar Bergman?
>
> A2. What Sondheim musical, originally produced on Broadway in
> 1962, was inspired by the farces of the Roman playwright
> Plautus?
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
>
>
> B. Fast-Food Ad Slogans
>
> Given an advertising slogan, name the fast-food chain being promoted.
>
> B1. "Think outside the bun."
>
> Given an advertising slogan, name the fast-food chain being promoted.
>
> B1. "Think outside the bun."
Taco Bell
>
> B2. "Eat fresh."
Subway Sandwiches
>
> B2. "Eat fresh."
>
> C. Famous Streets
>
> In which city are the following famous streets found?
>
> C1. La Rambla (also known as Las Ramblas or The Ramblas).
Buenos Aires
>
> C2. Beale St.
London
>
>
> C2. Beale St.
London
>
> D. Wives of Henry VIII
>
> In each case, give the *full name* of Henry VIII's wife.
>
> D1. She was the mother of Queen Elizabeth I.
Anne Boleyn
>
> In each case, give the *full name* of Henry VIII's wife.
>
> D1. She was the mother of Queen Elizabeth I.
>
> D2. She is buried beside Henry in St. George's Chapel at
> Windsor Castle.
>
> E. The Planet Mars
>
> Answers are based on information from mars.nasa.gov.
>
> E1. Mars has two small moons. Name *either*.
>
> E2. What gas makes up 96% of the atmosphere of Mars?
>
> F. Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction
>
> The Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction (which started in 1996 as the
> Orange Prize for Fiction) is awarded annually to a female author of
> any nationality for the best novel written in English and published
> in the UK. These questions deal with Canadian writers who have won
> or been nominated for the award.
>
> F1. To date, only two Canadian authors have won the prize,
> in 1997 and in 1998. Name *either* writer.
>
> F2. Please decode the rot13 only after you have finished with the
> previous question. Znetnerg Ngjbbq unf arire jba gur cevmr,
> ohg fur unf orra n fubegyvfgrq abzvarr guerr gvzrf -- va
> 1997, 2001, naq 2004. Anzr *nal bar* bs ure abiryf gung
> unir orra abzvangrq.
--
Dan Tilque
Mark Brader
Dec 7, 2015, 2:09:13 PM12/7/15
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Mark Brader:
> * Game 9, Round 9 - Sports - Chess
> Please see the handout:
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/9-9/chess.pdf
> and give the number of the relevant diagram in each case.
> Note: some questions have more than one correct answer, and some
> answers apply to more than one question.
> 1. The Scholar's Mate.
#10. 4 for Peter, Erland, and Dan Tilque. 2 for Dan Blum.
> 2. The shortest possible game ending in checkmate.
#12. (The Fool's Mate.) 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Pete, Erland,
Calvin, and Dan Tilque.
> 3. One player, if he has the next move, can checkmate.
#8 (see question #10, below), #9 (see question #9, below), or #11
(White moves f8 [P-B8] and promotes the pawn to a queen or rook).
4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Pete, Erland, Calvin, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.
> 4. An impossible position.
#4. (Each player's king and queen are interchanged in comparison to
the starting position, but cannot have moved, since all the pawns
are still in the starting position.) 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Pete,
Erland, Calvin, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.
> 5. A gambit opening.
#7 (Queen's Gambit, accepted) or #14 (King's Gambit). 4 for Peter,
Erland (the hard way), Calvin, and Dan Tilque. 2 for Dan Blum.
> 6. A smothered mate.
#13. (The king cannot escape the check because the same player's
pieces are blocking it in.) 4 for Peter, Pete, Erland, and Calvin.
> 7. An Indian defense.
#2 or #6. 4 for Peter, Dan Blum (the hard way), Erland, Calvin,
and Dan Tilque.
> 8. A player has connected passed pawns.
#15. (White's d- and e-pawns, or the KP and QP, are on adjacent
files with no black pawns in front of them.) 4 for Peter, Dan Blum,
Erland, Calvin, and Dan Tilque. 3 for Pete.
> Please decode the rot13 only after you have finished with the
> first 8 questions.
4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Erland, Calvin, and Dan Tilque.
> 10. *Whichever* player has the next move can checkmate.
#8. (White moves Rd8 [R-Q8] or Black moves Rf1 [R-B8].) 4 for Peter,
Dan Blum, Pete, Erland, Calvin, and Dan Tilque.
> * Game 9, Round 10 - Challenge Round
This was the easiest round in the original game.
> A. Stephen Sondheim Musicals
> A1. Sondheim's musical "A Little Night Music", which features
> the song "Send In The Clowns", was inspired by what 1955
> Swedish film directed by Ingmar Bergman?
"Smiles of a Summer Night" ("Sommarnattens leende"). 4 for Joshua.
> A2. What Sondheim musical, originally produced on Broadway in
> 1962, was inspired by the farces of the Roman playwright
> Plautus?
"A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum". 4 for Dan Blum,
Pete, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.
> B. Fast-Food Ad Slogans
> Given an advertising slogan, name the fast-food chain being promoted.
> B1. "Think outside the bun."
Taco Bell. 4 for Pete, Joshua, Jason, and Dan Tilque.
> B2. "Eat fresh."
Subway. 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Pete, Calvin, Joshua, Jason,
and Dan Tilque.
> C. Famous Streets
> In which city are the following famous streets found?
> C1. La Rambla (also known as Las Ramblas or The Ramblas).
Barcelona. 4 for Pete and Erland. 3 for Dan Blum. 2 for Calvin.
> C2. Beale St.
Memphis. 4 for Pete, Joshua, and Jason.
> D. Wives of Henry VIII
> In each case, give the *full name* of Henry VIII's wife.
> D1. She was the mother of Queen Elizabeth I.
Anne Boleyn. I accepted "Anne Boylin" for full points, as it would
be pronounced more or less the same. 4 for Peter, Björn, Calvin,
and Dan Tilque.
> D2. She is buried beside Henry in St. George's Chapel at
> Windsor Castle.
Jane Seymour. 4 for Peter and Calvin.
> E. The Planet Mars
> Answers are based on information from mars.nasa.gov.
> E1. Mars has two small moons. Name *either*.
Deimos, Phobos. 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Erland, Calvin, Joshua,
and Dan Tilque.
I commented at the original game: Name either? Yeah, like
anyone knows one of those two names and not the other.
> E2. What gas makes up 96% of the atmosphere of Mars?
Carbon dioxide. 4 for Peter, Calvin, and Dan Tilque. 3 for Björn.
> F. Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction
> The Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction (which started in 1996 as the
> Orange Prize for Fiction) is awarded annually to a female author of
> any nationality for the best novel written in English and published
> in the UK. These questions deal with Canadian writers who have won
> or been nominated for the award.
> F1. To date, only two Canadian authors have won the prize,
> in 1997 and in 1998. Name *either* writer.
Anne Michaels ("Fugitive Pieces"), Carol Shields ("Larry's Party").
> F2. Please decode the rot13 only after you have finished with the
> previous question. Znetnerg Ngjbbq unf arire jba gur cevmr,
> ohg fur unf orra n fubegyvfgrq abzvarr guerr gvzrf -- va
> 1997, 2001, naq 2004. Anzr *nal bar* bs ure abiryf gung
> unir orra abzvangrq.
"Alias Grace", "The Blind Assassin", "Oryx and Crake". 4 for Dan Blum
and Joshua.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 9 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST
TOPICS-> Geo Sci Art Can His Ent Spo Cha SIX
Dan Blum 22 32 27 4 28 20 32 19 161
"Calvin" 22 26 15 0 15 24 36 22 145
Dan Tilque 20 24 12 0 24 12 36 24 140
Joshua Kreitzer 16 24 28 4 16 20 8 28 132
Peter Smyth 12 23 -- -- 12 16 40 20 123
Erland Sommarskog 16 12 15 0 16 0 40 8 107
Björn Lundin 4 8 12 0 35 8 0 7 74
Bruce Bowler -- -- 23 0 16 24 -- -- 63
Pete Gayde -- -- 16 0 -- -- 23 20 59
Marc Dashevsky -- -- 15 0 16 12 -- -- 43
Jason Kreitzer 0 4 8 0 -- -- 0 12 24
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "(A topological cat is essential here.)"
m...@vex.net --Ian Stewart
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-06-22,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
Game 9 is over and the winner is DAN BLUM. Hearty congratulations!
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 9, Round 9 - Sports - Chess
> Please see the handout:
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/9-9/chess.pdf
> and give the number of the relevant diagram in each case.
> Note: some questions have more than one correct answer, and some
> answers apply to more than one question.
> 1. The Scholar's Mate.
> 2. The shortest possible game ending in checkmate.
Calvin, and Dan Tilque.
> 3. One player, if he has the next move, can checkmate.
(White moves f8 [P-B8] and promotes the pawn to a queen or rook).
4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Pete, Erland, Calvin, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.
> 4. An impossible position.
#4. (Each player's king and queen are interchanged in comparison to
the starting position, but cannot have moved, since all the pawns
are still in the starting position.) 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Pete,
Erland, Calvin, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.
> 5. A gambit opening.
#7 (Queen's Gambit, accepted) or #14 (King's Gambit). 4 for Peter,
Erland (the hard way), Calvin, and Dan Tilque. 2 for Dan Blum.
> 6. A smothered mate.
#13. (The king cannot escape the check because the same player's
pieces are blocking it in.) 4 for Peter, Pete, Erland, and Calvin.
> 7. An Indian defense.
#2 or #6. 4 for Peter, Dan Blum (the hard way), Erland, Calvin,
and Dan Tilque.
> 8. A player has connected passed pawns.
files with no black pawns in front of them.) 4 for Peter, Dan Blum,
Erland, Calvin, and Dan Tilque. 3 for Pete.
> Please decode the rot13 only after you have finished with the
> first 8 questions.
> 9. One player, if he has the next move, can checkmate with a
> double check.
#9. (Black moves Bf3 [B-B6], giving check with both rook and bishop.)
> double check.
4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Erland, Calvin, and Dan Tilque.
> 10. *Whichever* player has the next move can checkmate.
#8. (White moves Rd8 [R-Q8] or Black moves Rf1 [R-B8].) 4 for Peter,
Dan Blum, Pete, Erland, Calvin, and Dan Tilque.
> * Game 9, Round 10 - Challenge Round
> A. Stephen Sondheim Musicals
> A1. Sondheim's musical "A Little Night Music", which features
> the song "Send In The Clowns", was inspired by what 1955
> Swedish film directed by Ingmar Bergman?
> A2. What Sondheim musical, originally produced on Broadway in
> 1962, was inspired by the farces of the Roman playwright
> Plautus?
Pete, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.
> B. Fast-Food Ad Slogans
> Given an advertising slogan, name the fast-food chain being promoted.
> B1. "Think outside the bun."
> B2. "Eat fresh."
Subway. 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Pete, Calvin, Joshua, Jason,
and Dan Tilque.
> C. Famous Streets
> In which city are the following famous streets found?
> C1. La Rambla (also known as Las Ramblas or The Ramblas).
> C2. Beale St.
Memphis. 4 for Pete, Joshua, and Jason.
> D. Wives of Henry VIII
> In each case, give the *full name* of Henry VIII's wife.
> D1. She was the mother of Queen Elizabeth I.
be pronounced more or less the same. 4 for Peter, Björn, Calvin,
and Dan Tilque.
> D2. She is buried beside Henry in St. George's Chapel at
> Windsor Castle.
> E. The Planet Mars
> Answers are based on information from mars.nasa.gov.
> E1. Mars has two small moons. Name *either*.
and Dan Tilque.
I commented at the original game: Name either? Yeah, like
anyone knows one of those two names and not the other.
> E2. What gas makes up 96% of the atmosphere of Mars?
> F. Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction
> The Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction (which started in 1996 as the
> Orange Prize for Fiction) is awarded annually to a female author of
> any nationality for the best novel written in English and published
> in the UK. These questions deal with Canadian writers who have won
> or been nominated for the award.
> F1. To date, only two Canadian authors have won the prize,
> in 1997 and in 1998. Name *either* writer.
> F2. Please decode the rot13 only after you have finished with the
> previous question. Znetnerg Ngjbbq unf arire jba gur cevmr,
> ohg fur unf orra n fubegyvfgrq abzvarr guerr gvzrf -- va
> 1997, 2001, naq 2004. Anzr *nal bar* bs ure abiryf gung
> unir orra abzvangrq.
and Joshua.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 9 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST
TOPICS-> Geo Sci Art Can His Ent Spo Cha SIX
Dan Blum 22 32 27 4 28 20 32 19 161
"Calvin" 22 26 15 0 15 24 36 22 145
Dan Tilque 20 24 12 0 24 12 36 24 140
Joshua Kreitzer 16 24 28 4 16 20 8 28 132
Peter Smyth 12 23 -- -- 12 16 40 20 123
Erland Sommarskog 16 12 15 0 16 0 40 8 107
Björn Lundin 4 8 12 0 35 8 0 7 74
Bruce Bowler -- -- 23 0 16 24 -- -- 63
Pete Gayde -- -- 16 0 -- -- 23 20 59
Marc Dashevsky -- -- 15 0 16 12 -- -- 43
Jason Kreitzer 0 4 8 0 -- -- 0 12 24
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "(A topological cat is essential here.)"
m...@vex.net --Ian Stewart
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