Mark Brader:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-10-19,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
Game 4 is over and the winner is Joshua Kreitzer. Congratulations;
well done!
> * Game 4, Round 9 - Literature - Titles in Other Words
> We'll paraphrase the title of a book using synonmys; you simply
> give the real title. Note: all of these are books for children
> or young adults.
> Paraphrases may not use the same sense of a word as seen in
> the actual title. For example, if we said "Small Scoring
> Area in Curling Located on the Grassland", the answer
> would be "Little House on the Prairie".
Yes, this was the easiest round in the original game. In fact,
it was the easiest in the entire season.
But as it was asking for titles, I decided I needed to be strict.
For full points you could have nothing wrong other than articles;
for "almost correct", you needed still all of the correct words
(again, except articles) and the only error I allowed was adding an
additional word or two.
> 1. "Chuck and the Confectionery-Manufacturing Plant".
"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory". 4 for Joshua, Bruce, Dan Blum,
Peter, Joe, Pete, Björn, Marc, Jason, Calvin, and Dan Tilque.
> 2. "The Arctic Non-Stop".
"The Polar Express". 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Peter, Pete, Björn,
Marc, Jason, Calvin, and Dan Tilque.
> 3. "The Classified Backyard".
"The Secret Garden". 4 for Joshua, Bruce, Dan Blum, Peter, Joe,
Pete, Marc, Jason, and Dan Tilque.
> 4. "The Unattractive Hatchling".
"The Ugly Duckling". 4 for Joshua, Bruce, Dan Blum, Peter, Joe,
Pete, Björn, Marc, Jason, Calvin, and Dan Tilque.
> 5. "Tiny Females".
"Little Women". 4 for Joshua, Bruce, Dan Blum, Peter, Joe, Pete,
Marc, Jason, Calvin, and Dan Tilque.
> 6. "The Considerably Famished Larva".
"The Very Hungry Caterpillar". 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Calvin.
> 7. "The Location of the Untamed Figures' Existence".
"Where the Wild Things are". 4 for Joshua, Bruce, Dan Blum, Joe,
Pete, Marc, Jason, Calvin, and Dan Tilque.
> 8. "Pleasant Darkness, Celestial Body".
"Goodnight, Moon". 4 for Joshua, Bruce, Dan Blum, Pete, Marc,
Jason, and Dan Tilque. 2 for Calvin.
> 9. "The Miniature Motor that was Capable".
"The Little Engine That Could". 4 for Joshua, Bruce, Dan Blum,
Pete, Marc, Calvin, and Dan Tilque. 3 for Jason.
> 10. "The Explanation of the Circumstances that Allowed a Certain
> Killjoy to Burglarize December 25th".
"How the Grinch Stole Christmas". 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Peter,
Joe, Pete, Marc, Jason, and Dan Tilque.
> * Game 4, Round 10 - Challenge Round
This was only the second-hardest round in the original game, but it
was also the fourth-hardest of the entire season.
> A. Sports: Answers that Begin with A
> A1. What is the last name of the man who was presented with
> license plate "HLA715" by Jimmy Carter in 1974?
Aaron. (Hank L. Aaron, of the Atlanta Braves, for breaking the
career home run record with 715. At the time, of course, Carter was
governor of Georgia.) 4 for Joshua, Bruce, Dan Blum, Pete, and Marc.
> A2. In which sport do you score 6 points for a goal, but you
> still can get one point if you miss?
Australian Football. 4 for Joshua, Peter, Joe, Erland, Pete, Marc,
Calvin, and Dan Tilque.
> B. Geography: Answers that Begin with B
> B1. What is the current *capital city* of the country that was
> known as British Honduras until 1973?
Belmopan (Belize). 4 for Joshua, Bruce, Dan Blum, Peter, Erland,
Calvin, and Dan Tilque.
> B2. What is the *capital city* of the country bordered by Rwanda,
> Tanzania, and the Democratic Republic of Congo?
Bujumbura (Burundi). 4 for Joshua and Peter.
> C. History: Answers that Begin with C
> C1. Putting aside the USS at the start of its name, what is the
> name of the ship built in 1794 and nicknamed "Old Ironsides",
> which usually resides in Boston Harbor?
Constitution. 4 for Joshua, Bruce, Dan Blum, Pete, Marc,
and Dan Tilque.
> C2. Which Roman statesman ended most of his speeches with the
> phrase "Carthage must be destroyed"?
Cato (the Elder). 4 for Dan Blum, Pete, and Dan Tilque. 2 for Joshua
and Calvin.
> D. Entertainment: Answers that Begin with D
> D1. What is the first name of the cartoon character with the
> last name Marquez who travels with Boots the Monkey?
The answer originally expected was Dora (the Explorer), but Diego
is also correct and was accepted on protest, so either one was
sufficient here. 4 for Joshua, Bruce, Dan Blum, Peter, and Calvin.
> D2. What D word is common to the titles of a 1989 Robin
> Williams movie, a 1995 Susan Sarandon movie, and a 1988
> Jeremy Irons movie?
Dead. ("Dead Poets' Society", "Dead Man Walking", "Dead Ringers".)
Again, since this was about titles I required the exact word.
4 for Joshua, Bruce, Joe, Pete, Marc, and Jason.
> E. Science: Answers that Begin with E
> E1. Name element #68 on the periodic table, commonly used in
> the production of lasers and named for a town in Sweden.
Erbium. 4 for Joshua, Bruce, Dan Blum, Peter, Erland, Björn, Marc,
and Dan Tilque.
> E2. Name element #63 on the periodic table, one of the least
> abundant naturally occurring elements in the universe.
Europium. 4 for Joshua, Bruce, Peter, Erland, Marc, and Dan Tilque.
> F. Arts & Literature: Answers that Begin with F
> F1. What F word featured in the title of the highest,
> 3rd-highest, and 4th-highest selling books of 2012?
"Fifty". ("Fifty Shades of Grey", "Fifty Shades Darker", "Fifty
Shades Freed".) 4 for Joshua, Bruce, Dan Blum, Peter, Erland,
and Marc.
> F2. Filippo Tomasso Marinetti, Umberto Boccioni, and Giacomo
> Balla are all key figures in which artistic movement?
Futurism.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 4 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST
TOPICS-> His Ent Sci Geo Spo Can Lit Cha SIX
Joshua Kreitzer 32 31 12 40 32 8 40 42 217
Marc Dashevsky 32 20 28 40 28 0 36 28 192
Dan Blum 40 16 12 25 16 2 40 28 165
Dan Tilque 24 12 8 40 24 0 36 24 160
Pete Gayde 32 28 0 40 32 5 -- -- 137
Peter Smyth 20 0 8 26 20 0 24 28 126
Jason Kreitzer 12 12 0 32 11 0 35 4 106
Bruce Bowler -- -- -- -- 28 4 28 32 92
"Calvin" 31 0 -- -- 16 0 30 14 91
Erland Sommarskog 11 0 4 32 -- -- 0 20 67
Björn Lundin 36 0 8 0 0 2 12 4 62
"Pete" -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 20 56
"Joe" 20 0 -- -- -- -- 24 8 52
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