Mark Brader:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-03-23,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2015-02-23 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 10, Round 4 - Canadiana Geography - Toronto Neighborhood Street Signs
> Toronto has a real mix of street signs right now. In some
> neighborhoods, on some streets, above the street name is the name
> of the neighborhood (or a business improvement area). The handout
>
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10-4/signs.jpg
> shows these street signs with the top section blanked. In each
> case, tell what it says in the top part of the sign. (FYI, the
> pictures were taken in February and March of 2015.)
> I've rearranged the handout so that pictures #1-10 correspond to
> the 10 questions in order.
Well, Stephen has made the round count for everyone. See
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10-4/unedited.jpg
for the original photos.
> 1. Cross street is Bloor St. W.
Bloor West Village. 4 for Stephen.
> 2. Cross street is Quebec Av.
The Junction. 4 for Stephen.
> 3. Self-explanatory.
Rua Açores (Portuguese for "Azores St.").
> 4. Self-explanatory.
Little Italy. 4 for Stephen.
> 5. Cross street is Dundas St. W.
Toronto's Discovery District.
> 6. Self-explanatory.
Old Cabbagetown. "Cabbagetown" was sufficient. 3 for Stephen.
> 7. Cross street is Bloor St. W.
The Annex.
> 8. Self-explanatory.
Korea Town. Also accepting "Mirvish Village", which appears on the
corresponding sign on the *other* side of the intersection.
> 9. Cross street is Sheppard St., which is one block west of Bay St.
Toronto Financial District. I accepted "Financial District".
4 for Stephen.
> 10. Cross street is Parliament St.
Old Town Toronto; the Distillery District. (As you see, it's a double
designation. Either "Old Town" or "Distillery" was sufficient.)
4 for Stephen.
> There were 2 decoys. Answer them if you like for fun, but for no points.
> 11. Cross street is Queen St. W.
Village of Parkdale. Stephen got this.
> 12. Cross street is Richmond St. W.
Toronto Entertainment District.
> * Game 10, Round 6 - Sports & Leisure - Cars
> Identify the car company from the model mentioned.
> 1. Soul.
Kia. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Stephen, Bruce, and Marc.
> 2. Land Cruiser.
Toyota. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Stephen, Calvin, Bruce, and Marc.
> 3. Nano.
Tata Motors. 4 for Stephen, Calvin, and Bruce.
> 4. Rogue or Cube.
Nissan. 4 for Dan Blum, Stephen, Calvin, Bruce, and Marc.
> 5. Fix.
Three entrants (Stephen, Bruce, and Marc) correctly guessed that
the question was supposed to read "Fit" -- I wonder whether it was
an oddball typo or a joke that slipped in -- and gave the intended
answer "Honda". One other entrant (Dan Blum) gave that answer
without comment. Still, the best thing seems to be to discard this
question: no points for anyone. Sorry about not noticing the error.
> 6. Volt.
General Motors (accepting Chevrolet, the division). 4 for Joshua,
Dan Blum, Stephen, Erland, Bruce, Marc, and Dan Tilque.
> 7. Silver Ghost.
Rolls-Royce. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Stephen, Calvin, Bruce,
Marc, and Dan Tilque.
> 8. Tiguan.
Volkswagen. 4 for Dan Blum, Stephen, Bruce, and Marc.
> 9. Flex.
Ford. 4 for Stephen, Bruce, and Marc. 2 for Calvin.
> 10. 500 (or Cinquecento).
Fiat. 4 for Dan Blum, Stephen, Erland, Calvin, Bruce, and Marc.
3 for Joshua.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 10 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS
TOPICS-> His Lit Can Spo
Joshua Kreitzer 32 36 0 19 87
Marc Dashevsky 24 24 0 32 80
Dan Blum 24 26 0 28 78
"Calvin" 19 20 0 22 61
Stephen Perry -- -- 23 36 59
Dan Tilque 24 16 0 8 48
Bruce Bowler -- -- 0 36 36
Peter Smyth 16 8 -- -- 24
Jason Kreitzer 12 12 -- -- 24
Björn Lundin 8 8 -- -- 16
Erland Sommarskog 0 8 0 8 16
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