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Mark Brader
Jan 2, 2020, 1:11:54 AM1/2/20
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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-11-04,
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 7, Round 2 - Geography - Most Polluted Rivers
This round is a tour of the most polluted rivers and canals on Earth.
1. The Gowanus Canal is a famous New York environmental disaster,
contaminated over many decades by coal tar, industrial effluent,
and blood from slaughterhouse operations on its banks. It's also
famously a dumping ground used by the Mafia to hide bodies.
In what *borough* of New York is the Gowanus Canal?
2. Upton Sinclair wrote in "The Jungle" about Bubbly Creek,
a body of water that was heavily polluted by slaughterhouses to
the point where it periodically caught fire. The name stemmed
from the decomposition of this stockyard waste. In what *city*
is Bubbly Creek?
3. Between 1949 and 1956, the Mayak Production Facility released
76,000,000 mł of *what type of contaminant* into the Techa River?
Of the 24 towns using the river as a primary source of water,
23 ended up being completely evacuated.
For questions #4-10, in each case name the river.
4. This river flows through 100 cities with populations over
100,000, and is one of the most polluted water supplies in
the world. Aside from sewage and industrial contamination, the
river is polluted by an estimated 40,000 cremations on its banks.
Name it.
5. This river, the 6th-longest in the world, garnered attention
for its pollution when in 2006 a section of the river near
Lanzhou turned bright magenta.
6. The estuary of this Canadian river is home to a population of
nearly 1,000 beluga whales. Historically their numbers declined
due to heavy metal and industrial waste pollution in the river,
and although the river is cleaner today the populations have
not recovered.
7. This river, which begins in Pennsylvania, is the largest
tributary (by volume) to the Mississippi, and forms the
southern border of three different states. It is also the most
heavily polluted river in the United States, primarily due to
agricultural runoff and steel production.
8. In the Gulf of Mexico, a dead zone exists where the water has a
low oxygen content and cannot support ocean life. This is caused
by fertilizers entering the Gulf as the product of agricultural
runoff. A single enormous source of this fertilizer pollution
is Iowa's farming industry, via the river that forms Iowa's
western border. It is also the longest river (under one name)
in North America.
9. This African river ranks as one of the world's most polluted due
to expansive petrochemical operations in the region. Since
1976 there have been over seven thousand oil spills into the
river, many from unlicensed and unregulated oil operations.
The pollution is discharged directly into the Atlantic Ocean.
10. This river, the largest in Pakistan, supports a population
of dolphin that has evolved to survive in the muddy water of the
river. The dolphin is functionally blind. Due to heavy sewage
and development pollution along the river, the population of
dolphins has been reduced to near extinction.
* Game 7, Round 3 - History - Revolutions
1. This revolution in this country took the form of a slave
uprising -- the most successful one in history, and the largest
since Spartacus. Name the country.
2. During the Mexican Revolution, this revolutionary general was
pursued in Mexico by John J. Pershing. After 9 months without
success, Pershing was recalled when the US entered World War I.
Name the man he was after.
3. During the American Revolution, Colonel William Washington
captured loyalist Colonel Rowland Rugeley and his force of 125
men with the threat of a Quaker cannon. What is a Quaker cannon?
4. A pivotal moment in the French Revolution was the "flight to
Varennes", when King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette fled Paris
to the countryside. They initially escaped recognition because
photographs did not exist and the working classes could not
afford paintings, but they were soon recognized. How?
5. The February Revolution, the first revolution making up the
broader Russian revolution, began on March 8 (by the Gregorian
calendar) in Petrograd. Protests were being held as part of
an internationally observed day. What international day is
observed on March 8?
6. The Irish War of Independence led to the signing of the
Anglo-Irish Treaty in 1921, which partitioned the traditional
32 counties of Ireland between the Irish Free State, as it was
then called, and Northern Ireland. How many of the traditional
counties made up Northern Ireland, exactly?
7. The period of English Civil War and the duration of the
Commonwealth of England are often referred to as the second
English Revolution, and a key player was Oliver Cromwell.
After the failure of his revolution, Cromwell was decapitated
for regicide in 1661. What was notable about his decapitation?
8. After the culmination of Fidel Castro's revolution in Cuba,
relations with the US deteriorated. Which US president formally
broke off diplomatic relations with Cuba?
9. The Spanish-American Wars of Independence were precipitated
by the conquering of the Kingdom of Spain by Napoleon, and
took the form of numerous revolutions in Spanish America.
*What royal house* was conquered by Napoleon?
10. During the run-up to the Iranian Revolution, Ayatollah Khomeini
disseminated tapes and recordings of sermons which galvanized
the Iranian public against the Shah. *Where* was Khomeini
living in exile when he was finally invited to return to Iran?
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "The last time I trusted you, we had Mark."
m...@vex.net -- Jill, "Home Improvement" (B.K. Taylor)
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 7, Round 2 - Geography - Most Polluted Rivers
This round is a tour of the most polluted rivers and canals on Earth.
1. The Gowanus Canal is a famous New York environmental disaster,
contaminated over many decades by coal tar, industrial effluent,
and blood from slaughterhouse operations on its banks. It's also
famously a dumping ground used by the Mafia to hide bodies.
In what *borough* of New York is the Gowanus Canal?
2. Upton Sinclair wrote in "The Jungle" about Bubbly Creek,
a body of water that was heavily polluted by slaughterhouses to
the point where it periodically caught fire. The name stemmed
from the decomposition of this stockyard waste. In what *city*
is Bubbly Creek?
3. Between 1949 and 1956, the Mayak Production Facility released
76,000,000 mł of *what type of contaminant* into the Techa River?
Of the 24 towns using the river as a primary source of water,
23 ended up being completely evacuated.
For questions #4-10, in each case name the river.
4. This river flows through 100 cities with populations over
100,000, and is one of the most polluted water supplies in
the world. Aside from sewage and industrial contamination, the
river is polluted by an estimated 40,000 cremations on its banks.
Name it.
5. This river, the 6th-longest in the world, garnered attention
for its pollution when in 2006 a section of the river near
Lanzhou turned bright magenta.
6. The estuary of this Canadian river is home to a population of
nearly 1,000 beluga whales. Historically their numbers declined
due to heavy metal and industrial waste pollution in the river,
and although the river is cleaner today the populations have
not recovered.
7. This river, which begins in Pennsylvania, is the largest
tributary (by volume) to the Mississippi, and forms the
southern border of three different states. It is also the most
heavily polluted river in the United States, primarily due to
agricultural runoff and steel production.
8. In the Gulf of Mexico, a dead zone exists where the water has a
low oxygen content and cannot support ocean life. This is caused
by fertilizers entering the Gulf as the product of agricultural
runoff. A single enormous source of this fertilizer pollution
is Iowa's farming industry, via the river that forms Iowa's
western border. It is also the longest river (under one name)
in North America.
9. This African river ranks as one of the world's most polluted due
to expansive petrochemical operations in the region. Since
1976 there have been over seven thousand oil spills into the
river, many from unlicensed and unregulated oil operations.
The pollution is discharged directly into the Atlantic Ocean.
10. This river, the largest in Pakistan, supports a population
of dolphin that has evolved to survive in the muddy water of the
river. The dolphin is functionally blind. Due to heavy sewage
and development pollution along the river, the population of
dolphins has been reduced to near extinction.
* Game 7, Round 3 - History - Revolutions
1. This revolution in this country took the form of a slave
uprising -- the most successful one in history, and the largest
since Spartacus. Name the country.
2. During the Mexican Revolution, this revolutionary general was
pursued in Mexico by John J. Pershing. After 9 months without
success, Pershing was recalled when the US entered World War I.
Name the man he was after.
3. During the American Revolution, Colonel William Washington
captured loyalist Colonel Rowland Rugeley and his force of 125
men with the threat of a Quaker cannon. What is a Quaker cannon?
4. A pivotal moment in the French Revolution was the "flight to
Varennes", when King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette fled Paris
to the countryside. They initially escaped recognition because
photographs did not exist and the working classes could not
afford paintings, but they were soon recognized. How?
5. The February Revolution, the first revolution making up the
broader Russian revolution, began on March 8 (by the Gregorian
calendar) in Petrograd. Protests were being held as part of
an internationally observed day. What international day is
observed on March 8?
6. The Irish War of Independence led to the signing of the
Anglo-Irish Treaty in 1921, which partitioned the traditional
32 counties of Ireland between the Irish Free State, as it was
then called, and Northern Ireland. How many of the traditional
counties made up Northern Ireland, exactly?
7. The period of English Civil War and the duration of the
Commonwealth of England are often referred to as the second
English Revolution, and a key player was Oliver Cromwell.
After the failure of his revolution, Cromwell was decapitated
for regicide in 1661. What was notable about his decapitation?
8. After the culmination of Fidel Castro's revolution in Cuba,
relations with the US deteriorated. Which US president formally
broke off diplomatic relations with Cuba?
9. The Spanish-American Wars of Independence were precipitated
by the conquering of the Kingdom of Spain by Napoleon, and
took the form of numerous revolutions in Spanish America.
*What royal house* was conquered by Napoleon?
10. During the run-up to the Iranian Revolution, Ayatollah Khomeini
disseminated tapes and recordings of sermons which galvanized
the Iranian public against the Shah. *Where* was Khomeini
living in exile when he was finally invited to return to Iran?
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "The last time I trusted you, we had Mark."
m...@vex.net -- Jill, "Home Improvement" (B.K. Taylor)
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Joshua Kreitzer
Jan 2, 2020, 2:07:01 AM1/2/20
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:TKudnazpApQ4FJDDnZ2dnUU7-
cHN...@giganews.com:
> * Game 7, Round 2 - Geography - Most Polluted Rivers
>
> This round is a tour of the most polluted rivers and canals on Earth.
>
> 1. The Gowanus Canal is a famous New York environmental disaster,
> contaminated over many decades by coal tar, industrial effluent,
> and blood from slaughterhouse operations on its banks. It's also
> famously a dumping ground used by the Mafia to hide bodies.
> In what *borough* of New York is the Gowanus Canal?
Brooklyn
> 2. Upton Sinclair wrote in "The Jungle" about Bubbly Creek,
> a body of water that was heavily polluted by slaughterhouses to
> the point where it periodically caught fire. The name stemmed
> from the decomposition of this stockyard waste. In what *city*
> is Bubbly Creek?
Chicago
> 4. This river flows through 100 cities with populations over
> 100,000, and is one of the most polluted water supplies in
> the world. Aside from sewage and industrial contamination, the
> river is polluted by an estimated 40,000 cremations on its banks.
> Name it.
Ganges River
> 5. This river, the 6th-longest in the world, garnered attention
> for its pollution when in 2006 a section of the river near
> Lanzhou turned bright magenta.
Yellow River; Huang He
> 7. This river, which begins in Pennsylvania, is the largest
> tributary (by volume) to the Mississippi, and forms the
> southern border of three different states. It is also the most
> heavily polluted river in the United States, primarily due to
> agricultural runoff and steel production.
Ohio River
> 8. In the Gulf of Mexico, a dead zone exists where the water has a
> low oxygen content and cannot support ocean life. This is caused
> by fertilizers entering the Gulf as the product of agricultural
> runoff. A single enormous source of this fertilizer pollution
> is Iowa's farming industry, via the river that forms Iowa's
> western border. It is also the longest river (under one name)
> in North America.
Missouri River
> 9. This African river ranks as one of the world's most polluted due
> to expansive petrochemical operations in the region. Since
> 1976 there have been over seven thousand oil spills into the
> river, many from unlicensed and unregulated oil operations.
> The pollution is discharged directly into the Atlantic Ocean.
Congo River
> 10. This river, the largest in Pakistan, supports a population
> of dolphin that has evolved to survive in the muddy water of the
> river. The dolphin is functionally blind. Due to heavy sewage
> and development pollution along the river, the population of
> dolphins has been reduced to near extinction.
Indus River
> * Game 7, Round 3 - History - Revolutions
>
> 1. This revolution in this country took the form of a slave
> uprising -- the most successful one in history, and the largest
> since Spartacus. Name the country.
Haiti
> 2. During the Mexican Revolution, this revolutionary general was
> pursued in Mexico by John J. Pershing. After 9 months without
> success, Pershing was recalled when the US entered World War I.
> Name the man he was after.
Pancho Villa
> 6. The Irish War of Independence led to the signing of the
> Anglo-Irish Treaty in 1921, which partitioned the traditional
> 32 counties of Ireland between the Irish Free State, as it was
> then called, and Northern Ireland. How many of the traditional
> counties made up Northern Ireland, exactly?
6
> 8. After the culmination of Fidel Castro's revolution in Cuba,
> relations with the US deteriorated. Which US president formally
> broke off diplomatic relations with Cuba?
John Kennedy
> 9. The Spanish-American Wars of Independence were precipitated
> by the conquering of the Kingdom of Spain by Napoleon, and
> took the form of numerous revolutions in Spanish America.
> *What royal house* was conquered by Napoleon?
Bourbon
> 10. During the run-up to the Iranian Revolution, Ayatollah Khomeini
> disseminated tapes and recordings of sermons which galvanized
> the Iranian public against the Shah. *Where* was Khomeini
> living in exile when he was finally invited to return to Iran?
Paris
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
cHN...@giganews.com:
> * Game 7, Round 2 - Geography - Most Polluted Rivers
>
> This round is a tour of the most polluted rivers and canals on Earth.
>
> 1. The Gowanus Canal is a famous New York environmental disaster,
> contaminated over many decades by coal tar, industrial effluent,
> and blood from slaughterhouse operations on its banks. It's also
> famously a dumping ground used by the Mafia to hide bodies.
> In what *borough* of New York is the Gowanus Canal?
> 2. Upton Sinclair wrote in "The Jungle" about Bubbly Creek,
> a body of water that was heavily polluted by slaughterhouses to
> the point where it periodically caught fire. The name stemmed
> from the decomposition of this stockyard waste. In what *city*
> is Bubbly Creek?
> 4. This river flows through 100 cities with populations over
> 100,000, and is one of the most polluted water supplies in
> the world. Aside from sewage and industrial contamination, the
> river is polluted by an estimated 40,000 cremations on its banks.
> Name it.
> 5. This river, the 6th-longest in the world, garnered attention
> for its pollution when in 2006 a section of the river near
> Lanzhou turned bright magenta.
> 7. This river, which begins in Pennsylvania, is the largest
> tributary (by volume) to the Mississippi, and forms the
> southern border of three different states. It is also the most
> heavily polluted river in the United States, primarily due to
> agricultural runoff and steel production.
> 8. In the Gulf of Mexico, a dead zone exists where the water has a
> low oxygen content and cannot support ocean life. This is caused
> by fertilizers entering the Gulf as the product of agricultural
> runoff. A single enormous source of this fertilizer pollution
> is Iowa's farming industry, via the river that forms Iowa's
> western border. It is also the longest river (under one name)
> in North America.
> 9. This African river ranks as one of the world's most polluted due
> to expansive petrochemical operations in the region. Since
> 1976 there have been over seven thousand oil spills into the
> river, many from unlicensed and unregulated oil operations.
> The pollution is discharged directly into the Atlantic Ocean.
> 10. This river, the largest in Pakistan, supports a population
> of dolphin that has evolved to survive in the muddy water of the
> river. The dolphin is functionally blind. Due to heavy sewage
> and development pollution along the river, the population of
> dolphins has been reduced to near extinction.
> * Game 7, Round 3 - History - Revolutions
>
> 1. This revolution in this country took the form of a slave
> uprising -- the most successful one in history, and the largest
> since Spartacus. Name the country.
> 2. During the Mexican Revolution, this revolutionary general was
> pursued in Mexico by John J. Pershing. After 9 months without
> success, Pershing was recalled when the US entered World War I.
> Name the man he was after.
> 6. The Irish War of Independence led to the signing of the
> Anglo-Irish Treaty in 1921, which partitioned the traditional
> 32 counties of Ireland between the Irish Free State, as it was
> then called, and Northern Ireland. How many of the traditional
> counties made up Northern Ireland, exactly?
> 8. After the culmination of Fidel Castro's revolution in Cuba,
> relations with the US deteriorated. Which US president formally
> broke off diplomatic relations with Cuba?
> 9. The Spanish-American Wars of Independence were precipitated
> by the conquering of the Kingdom of Spain by Napoleon, and
> took the form of numerous revolutions in Spanish America.
> *What royal house* was conquered by Napoleon?
> 10. During the run-up to the Iranian Revolution, Ayatollah Khomeini
> disseminated tapes and recordings of sermons which galvanized
> the Iranian public against the Shah. *Where* was Khomeini
> living in exile when he was finally invited to return to Iran?
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Dan Blum
Jan 2, 2020, 9:43:46 AM1/2/20
to
> 1. The Gowanus Canal is a famous New York environmental disaster,
> contaminated over many decades by coal tar, industrial effluent,
> and blood from slaughterhouse operations on its banks. It's also
> famously a dumping ground used by the Mafia to hide bodies.
> In what *borough* of New York is the Gowanus Canal?
Brooklyn
> contaminated over many decades by coal tar, industrial effluent,
> and blood from slaughterhouse operations on its banks. It's also
> famously a dumping ground used by the Mafia to hide bodies.
> In what *borough* of New York is the Gowanus Canal?
> 2. Upton Sinclair wrote in "The Jungle" about Bubbly Creek,
> a body of water that was heavily polluted by slaughterhouses to
> the point where it periodically caught fire. The name stemmed
> from the decomposition of this stockyard waste. In what *city*
> is Bubbly Creek?
> 3. Between 1949 and 1956, the Mayak Production Facility released
> Of the 24 towns using the river as a primary source of water,
> 23 ended up being completely evacuated.
radioactive waste
> 23 ended up being completely evacuated.
> 4. This river flows through 100 cities with populations over
> 100,000, and is one of the most polluted water supplies in
> the world. Aside from sewage and industrial contamination, the
> river is polluted by an estimated 40,000 cremations on its banks.
> Name it.
> 5. This river, the 6th-longest in the world, garnered attention
> for its pollution when in 2006 a section of the river near
> Lanzhou turned bright magenta.
> 6. The estuary of this Canadian river is home to a population of
> nearly 1,000 beluga whales. Historically their numbers declined
> due to heavy metal and industrial waste pollution in the river,
> and although the river is cleaner today the populations have
> not recovered.
> 7. This river, which begins in Pennsylvania, is the largest
> tributary (by volume) to the Mississippi, and forms the
> southern border of three different states. It is also the most
> heavily polluted river in the United States, primarily due to
> agricultural runoff and steel production.
> 8. In the Gulf of Mexico, a dead zone exists where the water has a
> low oxygen content and cannot support ocean life. This is caused
> by fertilizers entering the Gulf as the product of agricultural
> runoff. A single enormous source of this fertilizer pollution
> is Iowa's farming industry, via the river that forms Iowa's
> western border. It is also the longest river (under one name)
> in North America.
> 9. This African river ranks as one of the world's most polluted due
> to expansive petrochemical operations in the region. Since
> 1976 there have been over seven thousand oil spills into the
> river, many from unlicensed and unregulated oil operations.
> The pollution is discharged directly into the Atlantic Ocean.
> 10. This river, the largest in Pakistan, supports a population
> of dolphin that has evolved to survive in the muddy water of the
> river. The dolphin is functionally blind. Due to heavy sewage
> and development pollution along the river, the population of
> dolphins has been reduced to near extinction.
> * Game 7, Round 3 - History - Revolutions
> 1. This revolution in this country took the form of a slave
> uprising -- the most successful one in history, and the largest
> since Spartacus. Name the country.
> 2. During the Mexican Revolution, this revolutionary general was
> pursued in Mexico by John J. Pershing. After 9 months without
> success, Pershing was recalled when the US entered World War I.
> Name the man he was after.
> 3. During the American Revolution, Colonel William Washington
> captured loyalist Colonel Rowland Rugeley and his force of 125
> men with the threat of a Quaker cannon. What is a Quaker cannon?
> 4. A pivotal moment in the French Revolution was the "flight to
> Varennes", when King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette fled Paris
> to the countryside. They initially escaped recognition because
> photographs did not exist and the working classes could not
> afford paintings, but they were soon recognized. How?
> 6. The Irish War of Independence led to the signing of the
> Anglo-Irish Treaty in 1921, which partitioned the traditional
> 32 counties of Ireland between the Irish Free State, as it was
> then called, and Northern Ireland. How many of the traditional
> counties made up Northern Ireland, exactly?
> 7. The period of English Civil War and the duration of the
> Commonwealth of England are often referred to as the second
> English Revolution, and a key player was Oliver Cromwell.
> After the failure of his revolution, Cromwell was decapitated
> for regicide in 1661. What was notable about his decapitation?
> 8. After the culmination of Fidel Castro's revolution in Cuba,
> relations with the US deteriorated. Which US president formally
> broke off diplomatic relations with Cuba?
> 9. The Spanish-American Wars of Independence were precipitated
> by the conquering of the Kingdom of Spain by Napoleon, and
> took the form of numerous revolutions in Spanish America.
> *What royal house* was conquered by Napoleon?
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Bruce Bowler
Jan 2, 2020, 11:22:53 AM1/2/20
to
On Thu, 02 Jan 2020 00:11:49 -0600, Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-11-04, 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 7, Round 2 - Geography - Most Polluted Rivers
>
> This round is a tour of the most polluted rivers and canals on Earth.
>
> 1. The Gowanus Canal is a famous New York environmental disaster,
> contaminated over many decades by coal tar, industrial effluent, and
> blood from slaughterhouse operations on its banks. It's also
> famously a dumping ground used by the Mafia to hide bodies.
> In what *borough* of New York is the Gowanus Canal?
Brooklyn
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-11-04, 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 7, Round 2 - Geography - Most Polluted Rivers
>
> This round is a tour of the most polluted rivers and canals on Earth.
>
> 1. The Gowanus Canal is a famous New York environmental disaster,
> contaminated over many decades by coal tar, industrial effluent, and
> blood from slaughterhouse operations on its banks. It's also
> famously a dumping ground used by the Mafia to hide bodies.
> In what *borough* of New York is the Gowanus Canal?
> 2. Upton Sinclair wrote in "The Jungle" about Bubbly Creek,
> a body of water that was heavily polluted by slaughterhouses to the
> point where it periodically caught fire. The name stemmed from the
> decomposition of this stockyard waste. In what *city* is Bubbly
> Creek?
> 3. Between 1949 and 1956, the Mayak Production Facility released
> Of the 24 towns using the river as a primary source of water,
> 23 ended up being completely evacuated.
Coal ash?
> 23 ended up being completely evacuated.
> For questions #4-10, in each case name the river.
>
> 4. This river flows through 100 cities with populations over
> 100,000, and is one of the most polluted water supplies in the world.
> Aside from sewage and industrial contamination, the river is
> polluted by an estimated 40,000 cremations on its banks. Name it.
> 5. This river, the 6th-longest in the world, garnered attention
> for its pollution when in 2006 a section of the river near Lanzhou
> turned bright magenta.
> 6. The estuary of this Canadian river is home to a population of
> nearly 1,000 beluga whales. Historically their numbers declined due
> to heavy metal and industrial waste pollution in the river, and
> although the river is cleaner today the populations have not
> recovered.
> 7. This river, which begins in Pennsylvania, is the largest
> tributary (by volume) to the Mississippi, and forms the southern
> border of three different states. It is also the most heavily
> polluted river in the United States, primarily due to agricultural
> runoff and steel production.
> 8. In the Gulf of Mexico, a dead zone exists where the water has a
> low oxygen content and cannot support ocean life. This is caused by
> fertilizers entering the Gulf as the product of agricultural runoff.
> A single enormous source of this fertilizer pollution is Iowa's
> farming industry, via the river that forms Iowa's western border. It
> is also the longest river (under one name)
> in North America.
> 9. This African river ranks as one of the world's most polluted due
> to expansive petrochemical operations in the region. Since 1976
> there have been over seven thousand oil spills into the river, many
> from unlicensed and unregulated oil operations.
> The pollution is discharged directly into the Atlantic Ocean.
>
> 10. This river, the largest in Pakistan, supports a population
> of dolphin that has evolved to survive in the muddy water of the
> river. The dolphin is functionally blind. Due to heavy sewage and
> development pollution along the river, the population of dolphins has
> been reduced to near extinction.
>
>
> * Game 7, Round 3 - History - Revolutions
>
> 1. This revolution in this country took the form of a slave
> uprising -- the most successful one in history, and the largest since
> Spartacus. Name the country.
>
> 2. During the Mexican Revolution, this revolutionary general was
> pursued in Mexico by John J. Pershing. After 9 months without
> success, Pershing was recalled when the US entered World War I. Name
> the man he was after.
>
> 3. During the American Revolution, Colonel William Washington
> captured loyalist Colonel Rowland Rugeley and his force of 125 men
> with the threat of a Quaker cannon. What is a Quaker cannon?
> 4. A pivotal moment in the French Revolution was the "flight to
> Varennes", when King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette fled Paris to the
> countryside. They initially escaped recognition because photographs
> did not exist and the working classes could not afford paintings, but
> they were soon recognized. How?
>
> 5. The February Revolution, the first revolution making up the
> broader Russian revolution, began on March 8 (by the Gregorian
> calendar) in Petrograd. Protests were being held as part of an
> internationally observed day. What international day is observed on
> March 8?
> 6. The Irish War of Independence led to the signing of the
> Anglo-Irish Treaty in 1921, which partitioned the traditional 32
> counties of Ireland between the Irish Free State, as it was then
> called, and Northern Ireland. How many of the traditional counties
> made up Northern Ireland, exactly?
> 7. The period of English Civil War and the duration of the
> Commonwealth of England are often referred to as the second English
> Revolution, and a key player was Oliver Cromwell.
> After the failure of his revolution, Cromwell was decapitated for
> regicide in 1661. What was notable about his decapitation?
> 8. After the culmination of Fidel Castro's revolution in Cuba,
> relations with the US deteriorated. Which US president formally
> broke off diplomatic relations with Cuba?
> 9. The Spanish-American Wars of Independence were precipitated
> by the conquering of the Kingdom of Spain by Napoleon, and took the
> form of numerous revolutions in Spanish America.
> *What royal house* was conquered by Napoleon?
>
> 10. During the run-up to the Iranian Revolution, Ayatollah Khomeini
> disseminated tapes and recordings of sermons which galvanized the
> Iranian public against the Shah. *Where* was Khomeini living in
> exile when he was finally invited to return to Iran?
Erland Sommarskog
Jan 2, 2020, 2:56:06 PM1/2/20
to
Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> * Game 7, Round 2 - Geography - Most Polluted Rivers
>
> This round is a tour of the most polluted rivers and canals on Earth.
>
> 1. The Gowanus Canal is a famous New York environmental disaster,
> contaminated over many decades by coal tar, industrial effluent,
> and blood from slaughterhouse operations on its banks. It's also
> famously a dumping ground used by the Mafia to hide bodies.
> In what *borough* of New York is the Gowanus Canal?
Queens
> * Game 7, Round 2 - Geography - Most Polluted Rivers
>
> This round is a tour of the most polluted rivers and canals on Earth.
>
> 1. The Gowanus Canal is a famous New York environmental disaster,
> contaminated over many decades by coal tar, industrial effluent,
> and blood from slaughterhouse operations on its banks. It's also
> famously a dumping ground used by the Mafia to hide bodies.
> In what *borough* of New York is the Gowanus Canal?
> 2. Upton Sinclair wrote in "The Jungle" about Bubbly Creek,
> a body of water that was heavily polluted by slaughterhouses to
> the point where it periodically caught fire. The name stemmed
> from the decomposition of this stockyard waste. In what *city*
> is Bubbly Creek?
> 4. This river flows through 100 cities with populations over
> 100,000, and is one of the most polluted water supplies in
> the world. Aside from sewage and industrial contamination, the
> river is polluted by an estimated 40,000 cremations on its banks.
> Name it.
> 5. This river, the 6th-longest in the world, garnered attention
> for its pollution when in 2006 a section of the river near
> Lanzhou turned bright magenta.
> 6. The estuary of this Canadian river is home to a population of
> nearly 1,000 beluga whales. Historically their numbers declined
> due to heavy metal and industrial waste pollution in the river,
> and although the river is cleaner today the populations have
> not recovered.
> 7. This river, which begins in Pennsylvania, is the largest
> tributary (by volume) to the Mississippi, and forms the
> southern border of three different states. It is also the most
> heavily polluted river in the United States, primarily due to
> agricultural runoff and steel production.
> 8. In the Gulf of Mexico, a dead zone exists where the water has a
> low oxygen content and cannot support ocean life. This is caused
> by fertilizers entering the Gulf as the product of agricultural
> runoff. A single enormous source of this fertilizer pollution
> is Iowa's farming industry, via the river that forms Iowa's
> western border. It is also the longest river (under one name)
> in North America.
> 9. This African river ranks as one of the world's most polluted due
> to expansive petrochemical operations in the region. Since
> 1976 there have been over seven thousand oil spills into the
> river, many from unlicensed and unregulated oil operations.
> The pollution is discharged directly into the Atlantic Ocean.
> 10. This river, the largest in Pakistan, supports a population
> of dolphin that has evolved to survive in the muddy water of the
> river. The dolphin is functionally blind. Due to heavy sewage
> and development pollution along the river, the population of
> dolphins has been reduced to near extinction.
> * Game 7, Round 3 - History - Revolutions
>
> 1. This revolution in this country took the form of a slave
> uprising -- the most successful one in history, and the largest
> since Spartacus. Name the country.
> 4. A pivotal moment in the French Revolution was the "flight to
> Varennes", when King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette fled Paris
> to the countryside. They initially escaped recognition because
> photographs did not exist and the working classes could not
> afford paintings, but they were soon recognized. How?
> 5. The February Revolution, the first revolution making up the
> broader Russian revolution, began on March 8 (by the Gregorian
> calendar) in Petrograd. Protests were being held as part of
> an internationally observed day. What international day is
> observed on March 8?
> 6. The Irish War of Independence led to the signing of the
> Anglo-Irish Treaty in 1921, which partitioned the traditional
> 32 counties of Ireland between the Irish Free State, as it was
> then called, and Northern Ireland. How many of the traditional
> counties made up Northern Ireland, exactly?
> 8. After the culmination of Fidel Castro's revolution in Cuba,
> relations with the US deteriorated. Which US president formally
> broke off diplomatic relations with Cuba?
> 9. The Spanish-American Wars of Independence were precipitated
> by the conquering of the Kingdom of Spain by Napoleon, and
> took the form of numerous revolutions in Spanish America.
> *What royal house* was conquered by Napoleon?
> 10. During the run-up to the Iranian Revolution, Ayatollah Khomeini
> disseminated tapes and recordings of sermons which galvanized
> the Iranian public against the Shah. *Where* was Khomeini
> living in exile when he was finally invited to return to Iran?
Dan Tilque
Jan 5, 2020, 5:36:10 AM1/5/20
to
On 1/1/20 10:11 PM, Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * Game 7, Round 2 - Geography - Most Polluted Rivers
>
> This round is a tour of the most polluted rivers and canals on Earth.
>
> 1. The Gowanus Canal is a famous New York environmental disaster,
> contaminated over many decades by coal tar, industrial effluent,
> and blood from slaughterhouse operations on its banks. It's also
> famously a dumping ground used by the Mafia to hide bodies.
> In what *borough* of New York is the Gowanus Canal?
Brooklyn
>
>
> * Game 7, Round 2 - Geography - Most Polluted Rivers
>
> This round is a tour of the most polluted rivers and canals on Earth.
>
> 1. The Gowanus Canal is a famous New York environmental disaster,
> contaminated over many decades by coal tar, industrial effluent,
> and blood from slaughterhouse operations on its banks. It's also
> famously a dumping ground used by the Mafia to hide bodies.
> In what *borough* of New York is the Gowanus Canal?
>
> 2. Upton Sinclair wrote in "The Jungle" about Bubbly Creek,
> a body of water that was heavily polluted by slaughterhouses to
> the point where it periodically caught fire. The name stemmed
> from the decomposition of this stockyard waste. In what *city*
> is Bubbly Creek?
>
> 3. Between 1949 and 1956, the Mayak Production Facility released
> Of the 24 towns using the river as a primary source of water,
> 23 ended up being completely evacuated.
>
> For questions #4-10, in each case name the river.
>
> 4. This river flows through 100 cities with populations over
> 100,000, and is one of the most polluted water supplies in
> the world. Aside from sewage and industrial contamination, the
> river is polluted by an estimated 40,000 cremations on its banks.
> Name it.
Ganges
> 23 ended up being completely evacuated.
>
> For questions #4-10, in each case name the river.
>
> 4. This river flows through 100 cities with populations over
> 100,000, and is one of the most polluted water supplies in
> the world. Aside from sewage and industrial contamination, the
> river is polluted by an estimated 40,000 cremations on its banks.
> Name it.
>
> 5. This river, the 6th-longest in the world, garnered attention
> for its pollution when in 2006 a section of the river near
> Lanzhou turned bright magenta.
>
> 6. The estuary of this Canadian river is home to a population of
> nearly 1,000 beluga whales. Historically their numbers declined
> due to heavy metal and industrial waste pollution in the river,
> and although the river is cleaner today the populations have
> not recovered.
>
> 7. This river, which begins in Pennsylvania, is the largest
> tributary (by volume) to the Mississippi, and forms the
> southern border of three different states. It is also the most
> heavily polluted river in the United States, primarily due to
> agricultural runoff and steel production.
>
> 8. In the Gulf of Mexico, a dead zone exists where the water has a
> low oxygen content and cannot support ocean life. This is caused
> by fertilizers entering the Gulf as the product of agricultural
> runoff. A single enormous source of this fertilizer pollution
> is Iowa's farming industry, via the river that forms Iowa's
> western border. It is also the longest river (under one name)
> in North America.
>
> 9. This African river ranks as one of the world's most polluted due
> to expansive petrochemical operations in the region. Since
> 1976 there have been over seven thousand oil spills into the
> river, many from unlicensed and unregulated oil operations.
> The pollution is discharged directly into the Atlantic Ocean.
>
> 10. This river, the largest in Pakistan, supports a population
> of dolphin that has evolved to survive in the muddy water of the
> river. The dolphin is functionally blind. Due to heavy sewage
> and development pollution along the river, the population of
> dolphins has been reduced to near extinction.
>
>
> * Game 7, Round 3 - History - Revolutions
>
> 1. This revolution in this country took the form of a slave
> uprising -- the most successful one in history, and the largest
> since Spartacus. Name the country.
>
> 2. During the Mexican Revolution, this revolutionary general was
> pursued in Mexico by John J. Pershing. After 9 months without
> success, Pershing was recalled when the US entered World War I.
> Name the man he was after.
>
> 3. During the American Revolution, Colonel William Washington
> captured loyalist Colonel Rowland Rugeley and his force of 125
> men with the threat of a Quaker cannon. What is a Quaker cannon?
>
> 4. A pivotal moment in the French Revolution was the "flight to
> Varennes", when King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette fled Paris
> to the countryside. They initially escaped recognition because
> photographs did not exist and the working classes could not
> afford paintings, but they were soon recognized. How?
>
> 5. The February Revolution, the first revolution making up the
> broader Russian revolution, began on March 8 (by the Gregorian
> calendar) in Petrograd. Protests were being held as part of
> an internationally observed day. What international day is
> observed on March 8?
>
> 6. The Irish War of Independence led to the signing of the
> Anglo-Irish Treaty in 1921, which partitioned the traditional
> 32 counties of Ireland between the Irish Free State, as it was
> then called, and Northern Ireland. How many of the traditional
> counties made up Northern Ireland, exactly?
>
> 7. The period of English Civil War and the duration of the
> Commonwealth of England are often referred to as the second
> English Revolution, and a key player was Oliver Cromwell.
> After the failure of his revolution, Cromwell was decapitated
> for regicide in 1661. What was notable about his decapitation?
>
> 8. After the culmination of Fidel Castro's revolution in Cuba,
> relations with the US deteriorated. Which US president formally
> broke off diplomatic relations with Cuba?
>
> 9. The Spanish-American Wars of Independence were precipitated
> by the conquering of the Kingdom of Spain by Napoleon, and
> took the form of numerous revolutions in Spanish America.
> *What royal house* was conquered by Napoleon?
>
> 10. During the run-up to the Iranian Revolution, Ayatollah Khomeini
> disseminated tapes and recordings of sermons which galvanized
> the Iranian public against the Shah. *Where* was Khomeini
> living in exile when he was finally invited to return to Iran?
>
--
Dan Tilque
Mark Brader
Jan 5, 2020, 6:46:56 AM1/5/20
to
Mark Brader:
> 2. Upton Sinclair wrote in "The Jungle" about Bubbly Creek,
> a body of water that was heavily polluted by slaughterhouses to
> the point where it periodically caught fire. The name stemmed
> from the decomposition of this stockyard waste. In what *city*
> is Bubbly Creek?
Chicago. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Bruce, and Dan Tilque.
> 3. Between 1949 and 1956, the Mayak Production Facility released
> 76,000,000 mł of *what type of contaminant* into the Techa River?
> Of the 24 towns using the river as a primary source of water,
> 23 ended up being completely evacuated.
Radioactive waste. 4 for Dan Blum.
> For questions #4-10, in each case name the river.
> 4. This river flows through 100 cities with populations over
> 100,000, and is one of the most polluted water supplies in
> the world. Aside from sewage and industrial contamination, the
> river is polluted by an estimated 40,000 cremations on its banks.
> Name it.
Ganges. 4 for everyone -- Joshua, Dan Blum, Bruce, Erland,
and Dan Tilque.
> 5. This river, the 6th-longest in the world, garnered attention
> for its pollution when in 2006 a section of the river near
> Lanzhou turned bright magenta.
Yellow. 4 for Joshua (the hard way, which is particularly hard on
a one-answer question), Bruce, and Erland.
> 6. The estuary of this Canadian river is home to a population of
> nearly 1,000 beluga whales. Historically their numbers declined
> due to heavy metal and industrial waste pollution in the river,
> and although the river is cleaner today the populations have
> not recovered.
St. Lawrence. 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, and Dan Tilque. 3 for Bruce.
> 7. This river, which begins in Pennsylvania, is the largest
> tributary (by volume) to the Mississippi, and forms the
> southern border of three different states. It is also the most
> heavily polluted river in the United States, primarily due to
> agricultural runoff and steel production.
Ohio. 4 for Joshua, Bruce, Erland, and Dan Tilque.
> 8. In the Gulf of Mexico, a dead zone exists where the water has a
> low oxygen content and cannot support ocean life. This is caused
> by fertilizers entering the Gulf as the product of agricultural
> runoff. A single enormous source of this fertilizer pollution
> is Iowa's farming industry, via the river that forms Iowa's
> western border. It is also the longest river (under one name)
> in North America.
Missouri. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Erland, and Dan Tilque.
> 9. This African river ranks as one of the world's most polluted due
> to expansive petrochemical operations in the region. Since
> 1976 there have been over seven thousand oil spills into the
> river, many from unlicensed and unregulated oil operations.
> The pollution is discharged directly into the Atlantic Ocean.
Niger. 4 for Erland and Dan Tilque.
> 10. This river, the largest in Pakistan, supports a population
> of dolphin that has evolved to survive in the muddy water of the
> river. The dolphin is functionally blind. Due to heavy sewage
> and development pollution along the river, the population of
> dolphins has been reduced to near extinction.
Indus. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Erland, and Dan Tilque.
> * Game 7, Round 3 - History - Revolutions
> 1. This revolution in this country took the form of a slave
> uprising -- the most successful one in history, and the largest
> since Spartacus. Name the country.
Haiti. I am also accepting Iraq, although from what I can tell that
uprising was less successful and perhaps not as large as in Haiti.
So, 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Erland, and Dan Tilque.
> 2. During the Mexican Revolution, this revolutionary general was
> pursued in Mexico by John J. Pershing. After 9 months without
> success, Pershing was recalled when the US entered World War I.
> Name the man he was after.
Pancho Villa. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque.
> 3. During the American Revolution, Colonel William Washington
> captured loyalist Colonel Rowland Rugeley and his force of 125
> men with the threat of a Quaker cannon. What is a Quaker cannon?
A fake cannon (made of things like stones and logs). 4 for Dan Blum,
Bruce, and Dan Tilque.
> 4. A pivotal moment in the French Revolution was the "flight to
> Varennes", when King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette fled Paris
> to the countryside. They initially escaped recognition because
> photographs did not exist and the working classes could not
> afford paintings, but they were soon recognized. How?
The money had Louis's face on it. 4 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque.
> 5. The February Revolution, the first revolution making up the
> broader Russian revolution, began on March 8 (by the Gregorian
> calendar) in Petrograd. Protests were being held as part of
> an internationally observed day. What international day is
> observed on March 8?
International Women's Day. 4 for Erland.
> 6. The Irish War of Independence led to the signing of the
> Anglo-Irish Treaty in 1921, which partitioned the traditional
> 32 counties of Ireland between the Irish Free State, as it was
> then called, and Northern Ireland. How many of the traditional
> counties made up Northern Ireland, exactly?
6. 4 for everyone.
> 7. The period of English Civil War and the duration of the
> Commonwealth of England are often referred to as the second
> English Revolution, and a key player was Oliver Cromwell.
> After the failure of his revolution, Cromwell was decapitated
> for regicide in 1661. What was notable about his decapitation?
He had been dead since 1658. 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, and Dan Tilque.
> 8. After the culmination of Fidel Castro's revolution in Cuba,
> relations with the US deteriorated. Which US president formally
> broke off diplomatic relations with Cuba?
Dwight Eisenhower.
> 9. The Spanish-American Wars of Independence were precipitated
> by the conquering of the Kingdom of Spain by Napoleon, and
> took the form of numerous revolutions in Spanish America.
> *What royal house* was conquered by Napoleon?
Bourbon. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Erland, and Dan Tilque.
> 10. During the run-up to the Iranian Revolution, Ayatollah Khomeini
> disseminated tapes and recordings of sermons which galvanized
> the Iranian public against the Shah. *Where* was Khomeini
> living in exile when he was finally invited to return to Iran?
Paris, France. The country was sufficient. 4 for Joshua, Bruce,
Erland, and Dan Tilque.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 7 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Geo His
Dan Tilque 32 32 64
Dan Blum 28 28 56
Joshua Kreitzer 28 20 48
Erland Sommarskog 28 20 48
Bruce Bowler 23 16 39
--
Mark Brader "The [promotional] website is more cleverly
Toronto thought out than the movie itself."
m...@vex.net --Stephen Bourne
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-11-04,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2019-10-16 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 7, Round 2 - Geography - Most Polluted Rivers
> This round is a tour of the most polluted rivers and canals on Earth.
> 1. The Gowanus Canal is a famous New York environmental disaster,
> contaminated over many decades by coal tar, industrial effluent,
> and blood from slaughterhouse operations on its banks. It's also
> famously a dumping ground used by the Mafia to hide bodies.
> In what *borough* of New York is the Gowanus Canal?
Brooklyn. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Bruce, and Dan Tilque.
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 7, Round 2 - Geography - Most Polluted Rivers
> This round is a tour of the most polluted rivers and canals on Earth.
> 1. The Gowanus Canal is a famous New York environmental disaster,
> contaminated over many decades by coal tar, industrial effluent,
> and blood from slaughterhouse operations on its banks. It's also
> famously a dumping ground used by the Mafia to hide bodies.
> In what *borough* of New York is the Gowanus Canal?
> 2. Upton Sinclair wrote in "The Jungle" about Bubbly Creek,
> a body of water that was heavily polluted by slaughterhouses to
> the point where it periodically caught fire. The name stemmed
> from the decomposition of this stockyard waste. In what *city*
> is Bubbly Creek?
> 3. Between 1949 and 1956, the Mayak Production Facility released
> 76,000,000 mł of *what type of contaminant* into the Techa River?
> Of the 24 towns using the river as a primary source of water,
> 23 ended up being completely evacuated.
> For questions #4-10, in each case name the river.
> 4. This river flows through 100 cities with populations over
> 100,000, and is one of the most polluted water supplies in
> the world. Aside from sewage and industrial contamination, the
> river is polluted by an estimated 40,000 cremations on its banks.
> Name it.
and Dan Tilque.
> 5. This river, the 6th-longest in the world, garnered attention
> for its pollution when in 2006 a section of the river near
> Lanzhou turned bright magenta.
a one-answer question), Bruce, and Erland.
> 6. The estuary of this Canadian river is home to a population of
> nearly 1,000 beluga whales. Historically their numbers declined
> due to heavy metal and industrial waste pollution in the river,
> and although the river is cleaner today the populations have
> not recovered.
> 7. This river, which begins in Pennsylvania, is the largest
> tributary (by volume) to the Mississippi, and forms the
> southern border of three different states. It is also the most
> heavily polluted river in the United States, primarily due to
> agricultural runoff and steel production.
> 8. In the Gulf of Mexico, a dead zone exists where the water has a
> low oxygen content and cannot support ocean life. This is caused
> by fertilizers entering the Gulf as the product of agricultural
> runoff. A single enormous source of this fertilizer pollution
> is Iowa's farming industry, via the river that forms Iowa's
> western border. It is also the longest river (under one name)
> in North America.
> 9. This African river ranks as one of the world's most polluted due
> to expansive petrochemical operations in the region. Since
> 1976 there have been over seven thousand oil spills into the
> river, many from unlicensed and unregulated oil operations.
> The pollution is discharged directly into the Atlantic Ocean.
> 10. This river, the largest in Pakistan, supports a population
> of dolphin that has evolved to survive in the muddy water of the
> river. The dolphin is functionally blind. Due to heavy sewage
> and development pollution along the river, the population of
> dolphins has been reduced to near extinction.
> * Game 7, Round 3 - History - Revolutions
> 1. This revolution in this country took the form of a slave
> uprising -- the most successful one in history, and the largest
> since Spartacus. Name the country.
uprising was less successful and perhaps not as large as in Haiti.
So, 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Erland, and Dan Tilque.
> 2. During the Mexican Revolution, this revolutionary general was
> pursued in Mexico by John J. Pershing. After 9 months without
> success, Pershing was recalled when the US entered World War I.
> Name the man he was after.
> 3. During the American Revolution, Colonel William Washington
> captured loyalist Colonel Rowland Rugeley and his force of 125
> men with the threat of a Quaker cannon. What is a Quaker cannon?
Bruce, and Dan Tilque.
> 4. A pivotal moment in the French Revolution was the "flight to
> Varennes", when King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette fled Paris
> to the countryside. They initially escaped recognition because
> photographs did not exist and the working classes could not
> afford paintings, but they were soon recognized. How?
> 5. The February Revolution, the first revolution making up the
> broader Russian revolution, began on March 8 (by the Gregorian
> calendar) in Petrograd. Protests were being held as part of
> an internationally observed day. What international day is
> observed on March 8?
> 6. The Irish War of Independence led to the signing of the
> Anglo-Irish Treaty in 1921, which partitioned the traditional
> 32 counties of Ireland between the Irish Free State, as it was
> then called, and Northern Ireland. How many of the traditional
> counties made up Northern Ireland, exactly?
> 7. The period of English Civil War and the duration of the
> Commonwealth of England are often referred to as the second
> English Revolution, and a key player was Oliver Cromwell.
> After the failure of his revolution, Cromwell was decapitated
> for regicide in 1661. What was notable about his decapitation?
> 8. After the culmination of Fidel Castro's revolution in Cuba,
> relations with the US deteriorated. Which US president formally
> broke off diplomatic relations with Cuba?
> 9. The Spanish-American Wars of Independence were precipitated
> by the conquering of the Kingdom of Spain by Napoleon, and
> took the form of numerous revolutions in Spanish America.
> *What royal house* was conquered by Napoleon?
> 10. During the run-up to the Iranian Revolution, Ayatollah Khomeini
> disseminated tapes and recordings of sermons which galvanized
> the Iranian public against the Shah. *Where* was Khomeini
> living in exile when he was finally invited to return to Iran?
Erland, and Dan Tilque.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 7 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Geo His
Dan Tilque 32 32 64
Dan Blum 28 28 56
Joshua Kreitzer 28 20 48
Erland Sommarskog 28 20 48
Bruce Bowler 23 16 39
--
Mark Brader "The [promotional] website is more cleverly
Toronto thought out than the movie itself."
m...@vex.net --Stephen Bourne
Erland Sommarskog
Jan 5, 2020, 8:16:55 AM1/5/20
to
Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
>> 8. After the culmination of Fidel Castro's revolution in Cuba,
>> relations with the US deteriorated. Which US president formally
>> broke off diplomatic relations with Cuba?
>
> Dwight Eisenhower.
>
I was debating with with myself if this could be a trap question. JFK
>> 8. After the culmination of Fidel Castro's revolution in Cuba,
>> relations with the US deteriorated. Which US president formally
>> broke off diplomatic relations with Cuba?
>
> Dwight Eisenhower.
>
seemed like the obvious question, but maybe it was really Johnson. Well,
it was a trap question, and I feel stupid for not getting it right.
But at least no one else did either.
Joe Masters
Jan 6, 2020, 2:12:22 PM1/6/20
to
On 2020-01-05 11:46:51 +0000, Mark Brader said:
>
>> 7. The period of English Civil War and the duration of the
>> Commonwealth of England are often referred to as the second
>> English Revolution, and a key player was Oliver Cromwell.
>> After the failure of his revolution, Cromwell was decapitated
>> for regicide in 1661. What was notable about his decapitation?
>
> He had been dead since 1658. 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, and Dan Tilque.
>
Item of probably no interest:-
>
>> 7. The period of English Civil War and the duration of the
>> Commonwealth of England are often referred to as the second
>> English Revolution, and a key player was Oliver Cromwell.
>> After the failure of his revolution, Cromwell was decapitated
>> for regicide in 1661. What was notable about his decapitation?
>
> He had been dead since 1658. 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, and Dan Tilque.
>
The Junior school I attended in South London was in a very old building
that was once a private dwelling. Many corridors, staircases and vast
hallways (think Hogwarts). Legend has it that one previous owner of the
house was one of the many people that purchased and sold Cromwell's
head over the years and the place was haunted. I never personally saw
Cromwell's ghost, although many of my schoolmates did. At age seven I
believed them. Perhaps I still do.
--
“To err, as they say, is human. To forgive is divine. To err by
withholding your forgiveness until it’s too late is to become divinely
fucked up.” ― Jonathan Tropper, The Book of Joe
Mark Brader
Jan 7, 2020, 11:20:43 PM1/7/20
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Mark Brader:
> Johnson. Well, it was a trap question, and I feel stupid...
I don't see it as one. Castro took power in January 1959, when
Eisenhower still had 2 full years remaining in office, and it was
clear from the start that he was a friend of the Communist world
and not of the US. If you don't know the answer, but you do know
the date 1959, what you mainly have to guess is whether or not you
think Eisenhower would have been likely to react in this way.
Of course, if you don't remember the date, that makes it harder!
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Mark Brader, Toronto | "Canada resembles Chile a lot more than Chile does"
m...@vex.net | --Athel Cornish-Bowden
>>> 8. After the culmination of Fidel Castro's revolution in Cuba,
>>> relations with the US deteriorated. Which US president formally
>>> broke off diplomatic relations with Cuba?
>>
>> Dwight Eisenhower.
Erland Sommarskog:
>>> relations with the US deteriorated. Which US president formally
>>> broke off diplomatic relations with Cuba?
>>
>> Dwight Eisenhower.
> I was debating with with myself if this could be a trap question.
> JFK seemed like the obvious [answer], but maybe it was really
> Johnson. Well, it was a trap question, and I feel stupid...
I don't see it as one. Castro took power in January 1959, when
Eisenhower still had 2 full years remaining in office, and it was
clear from the start that he was a friend of the Communist world
and not of the US. If you don't know the answer, but you do know
the date 1959, what you mainly have to guess is whether or not you
think Eisenhower would have been likely to react in this way.
Of course, if you don't remember the date, that makes it harder!
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Canada resembles Chile a lot more than Chile does"
m...@vex.net | --Athel Cornish-Bowden
Erland Sommarskog
Jan 8, 2020, 2:36:59 PM1/8/20
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Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> Erland Sommarskog:
>> I was debating with with myself if this could be a trap question.
>> JFK seemed like the obvious [answer], but maybe it was really
>> Johnson. Well, it was a trap question, and I feel stupid...
>
> I don't see it as one. Castro took power in January 1959, when
> Eisenhower still had 2 full years remaining in office, and it was
> clear from the start that he was a friend of the Communist world
> and not of the US. If you don't know the answer, but you do know
> the date 1959, what you mainly have to guess is whether or not you
> think Eisenhower would have been likely to react in this way.
>
> Of course, if you don't remember the date, that makes it harder!
"Trap" may not be the right word. Then again, it stumped everyone.
> Erland Sommarskog:
>> I was debating with with myself if this could be a trap question.
>> JFK seemed like the obvious [answer], but maybe it was really
>> Johnson. Well, it was a trap question, and I feel stupid...
>
> I don't see it as one. Castro took power in January 1959, when
> Eisenhower still had 2 full years remaining in office, and it was
> clear from the start that he was a friend of the Communist world
> and not of the US. If you don't know the answer, but you do know
> the date 1959, what you mainly have to guess is whether or not you
> think Eisenhower would have been likely to react in this way.
>
> Of course, if you don't remember the date, that makes it harder!
I was more thinking of the Cuba crisis, but, yes I should know that Castro
took power when Eisenhower was in power.
And, I should add, I think it was a brilliant question!
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