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Mark Brader
Feb 16, 2020, 12:36:47 AM2/16/20
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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-11-25,
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 10, Round 9 - History - Bad Men of Africa
Countries may repeat -- Africa's had that kind of history.
1. The self-styled emperor of Central Africa, Jean-Bedel Bokassa
spent $20,000,000 US on his 1976 coronation, and ruled from
a gilded eagle throne for 3 years before he was deposed by
the French. In 1976 he renamed the country he ruled, but it
later reverted to its previous name -- which was what?
2. After consolidating power in the Ethiopian Red Terror of 1977-78,
Mengistu Haile Mariam became the chairman of the socialist
military junta that had deposed the Ethiopian emperor Haile
Selassie, and would rule through brutal political crackdowns,
famine, and constant civil war. What was the name of the
Ethiopian socialist *provisional government* that Mariam headed?
3. In 2012 Charles Taylor became the first former head of state
to be convicted of war crimes since the Nuremberg trials.
Trained in guerilla warfare by Moammar Gadhafi himself, he sold
diamonds, ran weapons, and trained child soldiers to fight in
the 1990s civil war in Sierra Leone -- all the while serving
as the president of a nearby country. Which one?
4. Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, was
formerly named in honor of the Belgian king who, from 1885 to
1908, ruled the then-colony with systematic brutality, enslaving
Congolese on rubber plantations, administering beatings,
mutilation, and widespread killings, and returning the spoils
to Belgium to finance building projects. Millions of Congolese
died in this enterprise. Name that king (give name and number
if applicable), or name the city as it used to be known.
5. Perhaps attaining the height of his notoriety in 2012 with
a bizarre American grass-roots campaign to have him tried
for human rights violations, this Ugandan leader of the rebel
Lord's Resistance Army had in fact already been indicted by the
UN in 2005 for his use of kidnapped child soldiers and teenage
sex slaves. However, he remains at large today. Name him.
6. In 2003, state radio declared president Teodoro Obiang the
country's god, who can "decide to kill... without going to Hell".
Indeed, in the 40 years while he's been president of this
Spanish-speaking central African country, he's been accused
of any number of extrajudicial killings and disappearances --
and cannibalism, too. Name the country.
7. When the UK broke diplomatic relations with his government
in 1977, the Ugandan president declared that he had finally
defeated the British and added CBE to his title -- not Commander
of the Order of the British Empire, but "Conqueror of the
British Empire". *Name* His Excellency, President for Life,
Field Marshal Al-haji Doctor, VC, DSO, MC, CBE.
8. Joshua Blahyi was was one of the most feared generals during the
in the 1990s, admitting responsibility for 20,000 deaths. He was
nicknamed "General Butt Naked", as he was known for charging
into battle wearing only shoes. He converted to Christianity
and now runs a ministry, no longer a member of the Krahn tribe.
Name the country he fought for.
9. Regarded as the first person to publicly admit to committing
genocide, this man was the president of Rwanda for all 100 days
of the Tutsi-Hutu conflict that killed over 800,000 people.
Name that Rwandan president.
10. Omar Hassan Ahmad Al-Bashir became the president of this
country in 1989. He is responsible for the deaths of over
300,000 people after he funded terrorist groups to kill
non-Arab Africans. Name the country.
** Game 10, Round 10 - Canadiana Challenge Round
* A. Sculptors
Name them.
A1. This Canadian artist works in a range of media, one of which
is sculpture. Two of his major installations are "Flight
Stop", at the Toronto Eaton Centre, and "The Audience",
depicting fans, located above two entrances to the Rogers
Centre.
A2. This Canadian sculptor of mixed British/Haida ancestry
started out making jewelry, later moving onto larger
sculptures in bronze, red cedar, and Nootka cypress.
His most famous works are bronze sculptures, "The Spirit of
Haida Gwaii" located at the Canadian Embassy in Washington,
"The Jade Canoe" at Vancouver International Airport, and
"Chief of the Undersea World" at the Vancouver Aquarium.
* B. Botany
Name the plants.
B1. A member of the evening primrose family, it gets its name
from how quickly it propagates after a fire. Flowers can
be pink, magenta, or purple, and occasionally are white
or yellow. The Yukon adopted this as its provincial flower
in 1957.
B2. In Canada, there is a only a single species of this plant,
Sarracenia purpurea. It is a perennial herb commonly
found in wet, marshy, or boggy habitats low in nutrients.
Rosettes of leaves form trumpet-like structures filled
with liquid that functions as an insect trap. Newfoundland
adopted this as its provincial flower in 1954.
* C. Rookie Cabinet Ministers
Here are some more current events (which, again, I should have
moved into the current-events game; sorry). Justin Trudeau
now has 7 cabinet ministers who've just entered cabinet for the
first time. We'll name two of them, and in each case, you give
us their portfolio. (Both are still in the that portfolio now.)
C1. Mona Fortier (hint: this is also a brand-new portfolio).
C2. Marco Mendocino.
* D. Provinces Joined Confederation
Within 1 in each case, in what year did the following provinces join
Confederation?
D1. Manitoba.
D2. Alberta.
* E. Canadian Grammy Award Nominees
We'll tell you at least some of what they were nominated for,
and you name the performer.
E1. Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album for "Love is Here to Stay",
and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for "'S Wonderful".
E2. Best Pop Vocal Album (it's self-titled) and Song of the Year
"In My Blood".
* F. Large Canadian Lakes
Of lakes wholly in Canada, by area, what is...
F1. ...the 2nd-largest?
F2. ...the 3rd-largest?
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "The E-Mail of the species is more deadly
m...@vex.net | than the Mail." -- Peter Neumann
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 10, Round 9 - History - Bad Men of Africa
Countries may repeat -- Africa's had that kind of history.
1. The self-styled emperor of Central Africa, Jean-Bedel Bokassa
spent $20,000,000 US on his 1976 coronation, and ruled from
a gilded eagle throne for 3 years before he was deposed by
the French. In 1976 he renamed the country he ruled, but it
later reverted to its previous name -- which was what?
2. After consolidating power in the Ethiopian Red Terror of 1977-78,
Mengistu Haile Mariam became the chairman of the socialist
military junta that had deposed the Ethiopian emperor Haile
Selassie, and would rule through brutal political crackdowns,
famine, and constant civil war. What was the name of the
Ethiopian socialist *provisional government* that Mariam headed?
3. In 2012 Charles Taylor became the first former head of state
to be convicted of war crimes since the Nuremberg trials.
Trained in guerilla warfare by Moammar Gadhafi himself, he sold
diamonds, ran weapons, and trained child soldiers to fight in
the 1990s civil war in Sierra Leone -- all the while serving
as the president of a nearby country. Which one?
4. Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, was
formerly named in honor of the Belgian king who, from 1885 to
1908, ruled the then-colony with systematic brutality, enslaving
Congolese on rubber plantations, administering beatings,
mutilation, and widespread killings, and returning the spoils
to Belgium to finance building projects. Millions of Congolese
died in this enterprise. Name that king (give name and number
if applicable), or name the city as it used to be known.
5. Perhaps attaining the height of his notoriety in 2012 with
a bizarre American grass-roots campaign to have him tried
for human rights violations, this Ugandan leader of the rebel
Lord's Resistance Army had in fact already been indicted by the
UN in 2005 for his use of kidnapped child soldiers and teenage
sex slaves. However, he remains at large today. Name him.
6. In 2003, state radio declared president Teodoro Obiang the
country's god, who can "decide to kill... without going to Hell".
Indeed, in the 40 years while he's been president of this
Spanish-speaking central African country, he's been accused
of any number of extrajudicial killings and disappearances --
and cannibalism, too. Name the country.
7. When the UK broke diplomatic relations with his government
in 1977, the Ugandan president declared that he had finally
defeated the British and added CBE to his title -- not Commander
of the Order of the British Empire, but "Conqueror of the
British Empire". *Name* His Excellency, President for Life,
Field Marshal Al-haji Doctor, VC, DSO, MC, CBE.
8. Joshua Blahyi was was one of the most feared generals during the
in the 1990s, admitting responsibility for 20,000 deaths. He was
nicknamed "General Butt Naked", as he was known for charging
into battle wearing only shoes. He converted to Christianity
and now runs a ministry, no longer a member of the Krahn tribe.
Name the country he fought for.
9. Regarded as the first person to publicly admit to committing
genocide, this man was the president of Rwanda for all 100 days
of the Tutsi-Hutu conflict that killed over 800,000 people.
Name that Rwandan president.
10. Omar Hassan Ahmad Al-Bashir became the president of this
country in 1989. He is responsible for the deaths of over
300,000 people after he funded terrorist groups to kill
non-Arab Africans. Name the country.
** Game 10, Round 10 - Canadiana Challenge Round
* A. Sculptors
Name them.
A1. This Canadian artist works in a range of media, one of which
is sculpture. Two of his major installations are "Flight
Stop", at the Toronto Eaton Centre, and "The Audience",
depicting fans, located above two entrances to the Rogers
Centre.
A2. This Canadian sculptor of mixed British/Haida ancestry
started out making jewelry, later moving onto larger
sculptures in bronze, red cedar, and Nootka cypress.
His most famous works are bronze sculptures, "The Spirit of
Haida Gwaii" located at the Canadian Embassy in Washington,
"The Jade Canoe" at Vancouver International Airport, and
"Chief of the Undersea World" at the Vancouver Aquarium.
* B. Botany
Name the plants.
B1. A member of the evening primrose family, it gets its name
from how quickly it propagates after a fire. Flowers can
be pink, magenta, or purple, and occasionally are white
or yellow. The Yukon adopted this as its provincial flower
in 1957.
B2. In Canada, there is a only a single species of this plant,
Sarracenia purpurea. It is a perennial herb commonly
found in wet, marshy, or boggy habitats low in nutrients.
Rosettes of leaves form trumpet-like structures filled
with liquid that functions as an insect trap. Newfoundland
adopted this as its provincial flower in 1954.
* C. Rookie Cabinet Ministers
Here are some more current events (which, again, I should have
moved into the current-events game; sorry). Justin Trudeau
now has 7 cabinet ministers who've just entered cabinet for the
first time. We'll name two of them, and in each case, you give
us their portfolio. (Both are still in the that portfolio now.)
C1. Mona Fortier (hint: this is also a brand-new portfolio).
C2. Marco Mendocino.
* D. Provinces Joined Confederation
Within 1 in each case, in what year did the following provinces join
Confederation?
D1. Manitoba.
D2. Alberta.
* E. Canadian Grammy Award Nominees
We'll tell you at least some of what they were nominated for,
and you name the performer.
E1. Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album for "Love is Here to Stay",
and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for "'S Wonderful".
E2. Best Pop Vocal Album (it's self-titled) and Song of the Year
"In My Blood".
* F. Large Canadian Lakes
Of lakes wholly in Canada, by area, what is...
F1. ...the 2nd-largest?
F2. ...the 3rd-largest?
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "The E-Mail of the species is more deadly
m...@vex.net | than the Mail." -- Peter Neumann
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Joe Masters
Feb 16, 2020, 2:43:21 AM2/16/20
to
>
> 4. Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, was
> formerly named in honor of the Belgian king who, from 1885 to
> 1908, ruled the then-colony with systematic brutality, enslaving
> Congolese on rubber plantations, administering beatings,
> mutilation, and widespread killings, and returning the spoils
> to Belgium to finance building projects. Millions of Congolese
> died in this enterprise. Name that king (give name and number
> if applicable), or name the city as it used to be known.
>
> 5. Perhaps attaining the height of his notoriety in 2012 with
> a bizarre American grass-roots campaign to have him tried
> for human rights violations, this Ugandan leader of the rebel
> Lord's Resistance Army had in fact already been indicted by the
> UN in 2005 for his use of kidnapped child soldiers and teenage
> sex slaves. However, he remains at large today. Name him.
>
> 6. In 2003, state radio declared president Teodoro Obiang the
> country's god, who can "decide to kill... without going to Hell".
> Indeed, in the 40 years while he's been president of this
> Spanish-speaking central African country, he's been accused
> of any number of extrajudicial killings and disappearances --
> and cannibalism, too. Name the country.
>
> 7. When the UK broke diplomatic relations with his government
> in 1977, the Ugandan president declared that he had finally
> defeated the British and added CBE to his title -- not Commander
> of the Order of the British Empire, but "Conqueror of the
> British Empire". *Name* His Excellency, President for Life,
> Field Marshal Al-haji Doctor, VC, DSO, MC, CBE.
>
> 8. Joshua Blahyi was was one of the most feared generals during the
> in the 1990s, admitting responsibility for 20,000 deaths. He was
> nicknamed "General Butt Naked", as he was known for charging
> into battle wearing only shoes. He converted to Christianity
> and now runs a ministry, no longer a member of the Krahn tribe.
> Name the country he fought for.
>
> 9. Regarded as the first person to publicly admit to committing
> genocide, this man was the president of Rwanda for all 100 days
> of the Tutsi-Hutu conflict that killed over 800,000 people.
> Name that Rwandan president.
>
> 10. Omar Hassan Ahmad Al-Bashir became the president of this
> country in 1989. He is responsible for the deaths of over
> 300,000 people after he funded terrorist groups to kill
> non-Arab Africans. Name the country.
>
>
> ** Game 10, Round 10 - Canadiana Challenge Round
>
> * A. Sculptors
>
> Name them.
>
> A1. This Canadian artist works in a range of media, one of which
> is sculpture. Two of his major installations are "Flight
> Stop", at the Toronto Eaton Centre, and "The Audience",
> depicting fans, located above two entrances to the Rogers
> Centre.
>
> A2. This Canadian sculptor of mixed British/Haida ancestry
> started out making jewelry, later moving onto larger
> sculptures in bronze, red cedar, and Nootka cypress.
> His most famous works are bronze sculptures, "The Spirit of
> Haida Gwaii" located at the Canadian Embassy in Washington,
> "The Jade Canoe" at Vancouver International Airport, and
> "Chief of the Undersea World" at the Vancouver Aquarium.
>
>
> * B. Botany
>
> Name the plants.
>
> B1. A member of the evening primrose family, it gets its name
> from how quickly it propagates after a fire. Flowers can
> be pink, magenta, or purple, and occasionally are white
> or yellow. The Yukon adopted this as its provincial flower
> in 1957.
> F2. ...the 3rd-largest?
Winnipeg
--
“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
Joshua Kreitzer
Feb 16, 2020, 3:17:37 AM2/16/20
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:V-mdnSrK5vV0SdXDnZ2dnUU7-
bXN...@giganews.com:
> ** Game 10, Round 9 - History - Bad Men of Africa
>
> Countries may repeat -- Africa's had that kind of history.
>
> 1. The self-styled emperor of Central Africa, Jean-Bedel Bokassa
> spent $20,000,000 US on his 1976 coronation, and ruled from
> a gilded eagle throne for 3 years before he was deposed by
> the French. In 1976 he renamed the country he ruled, but it
> later reverted to its previous name -- which was what?
Central African Republic
> 2. After consolidating power in the Ethiopian Red Terror of 1977-78,
> Mengistu Haile Mariam became the chairman of the socialist
> military junta that had deposed the Ethiopian emperor Haile
> Selassie, and would rule through brutal political crackdowns,
> famine, and constant civil war. What was the name of the
> Ethiopian socialist *provisional government* that Mariam headed?
Derg (?)
> 3. In 2012 Charles Taylor became the first former head of state
> to be convicted of war crimes since the Nuremberg trials.
> Trained in guerilla warfare by Moammar Gadhafi himself, he sold
> diamonds, ran weapons, and trained child soldiers to fight in
> the 1990s civil war in Sierra Leone -- all the while serving
> as the president of a nearby country. Which one?
Liberia
> 4. Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, was
> formerly named in honor of the Belgian king who, from 1885 to
> 1908, ruled the then-colony with systematic brutality, enslaving
> Congolese on rubber plantations, administering beatings,
> mutilation, and widespread killings, and returning the spoils
> to Belgium to finance building projects. Millions of Congolese
> died in this enterprise. Name that king (give name and number
> if applicable), or name the city as it used to be known.
Leopoldville
> 5. Perhaps attaining the height of his notoriety in 2012 with
> a bizarre American grass-roots campaign to have him tried
> for human rights violations, this Ugandan leader of the rebel
> Lord's Resistance Army had in fact already been indicted by the
> UN in 2005 for his use of kidnapped child soldiers and teenage
> sex slaves. However, he remains at large today. Name him.
Kory
> 6. In 2003, state radio declared president Teodoro Obiang the
> country's god, who can "decide to kill... without going to Hell".
> Indeed, in the 40 years while he's been president of this
> Spanish-speaking central African country, he's been accused
> of any number of extrajudicial killings and disappearances --
> and cannibalism, too. Name the country.
Equatorial Guinea
> 7. When the UK broke diplomatic relations with his government
> in 1977, the Ugandan president declared that he had finally
> defeated the British and added CBE to his title -- not Commander
> of the Order of the British Empire, but "Conqueror of the
> British Empire". *Name* His Excellency, President for Life,
> Field Marshal Al-haji Doctor, VC, DSO, MC, CBE.
Idi Amin
> 8. Joshua Blahyi was was one of the most feared generals during the
> in the 1990s, admitting responsibility for 20,000 deaths. He was
> nicknamed "General Butt Naked", as he was known for charging
> into battle wearing only shoes. He converted to Christianity
> and now runs a ministry, no longer a member of the Krahn tribe.
> Name the country he fought for.
Sudan
> 10. Omar Hassan Ahmad Al-Bashir became the president of this
> country in 1989. He is responsible for the deaths of over
> 300,000 people after he funded terrorist groups to kill
> non-Arab Africans. Name the country.
Sudan
> ** Game 10, Round 10 - Canadiana Challenge Round
>
> * D. Provinces Joined Confederation
>
> Within 1 in each case, in what year did the following provinces join
> Confederation?
>
> D1. Manitoba.
1868; 1871
> D2. Alberta.
1868; 1871
> * F. Large Canadian Lakes
>
> Of lakes wholly in Canada, by area, what is...
>
> F1. ...the 2nd-largest?
Great Slave Lake; Lake Winnipeg
> F2. ...the 3rd-largest?
Great Slave Lake; Lake Winnipeg
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
bXN...@giganews.com:
> ** Game 10, Round 9 - History - Bad Men of Africa
>
> Countries may repeat -- Africa's had that kind of history.
>
> 1. The self-styled emperor of Central Africa, Jean-Bedel Bokassa
> spent $20,000,000 US on his 1976 coronation, and ruled from
> a gilded eagle throne for 3 years before he was deposed by
> the French. In 1976 he renamed the country he ruled, but it
> later reverted to its previous name -- which was what?
> 2. After consolidating power in the Ethiopian Red Terror of 1977-78,
> Mengistu Haile Mariam became the chairman of the socialist
> military junta that had deposed the Ethiopian emperor Haile
> Selassie, and would rule through brutal political crackdowns,
> famine, and constant civil war. What was the name of the
> Ethiopian socialist *provisional government* that Mariam headed?
> 3. In 2012 Charles Taylor became the first former head of state
> to be convicted of war crimes since the Nuremberg trials.
> Trained in guerilla warfare by Moammar Gadhafi himself, he sold
> diamonds, ran weapons, and trained child soldiers to fight in
> the 1990s civil war in Sierra Leone -- all the while serving
> as the president of a nearby country. Which one?
> 4. Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, was
> formerly named in honor of the Belgian king who, from 1885 to
> 1908, ruled the then-colony with systematic brutality, enslaving
> Congolese on rubber plantations, administering beatings,
> mutilation, and widespread killings, and returning the spoils
> to Belgium to finance building projects. Millions of Congolese
> died in this enterprise. Name that king (give name and number
> if applicable), or name the city as it used to be known.
> 5. Perhaps attaining the height of his notoriety in 2012 with
> a bizarre American grass-roots campaign to have him tried
> for human rights violations, this Ugandan leader of the rebel
> Lord's Resistance Army had in fact already been indicted by the
> UN in 2005 for his use of kidnapped child soldiers and teenage
> sex slaves. However, he remains at large today. Name him.
> 6. In 2003, state radio declared president Teodoro Obiang the
> country's god, who can "decide to kill... without going to Hell".
> Indeed, in the 40 years while he's been president of this
> Spanish-speaking central African country, he's been accused
> of any number of extrajudicial killings and disappearances --
> and cannibalism, too. Name the country.
> 7. When the UK broke diplomatic relations with his government
> in 1977, the Ugandan president declared that he had finally
> defeated the British and added CBE to his title -- not Commander
> of the Order of the British Empire, but "Conqueror of the
> British Empire". *Name* His Excellency, President for Life,
> Field Marshal Al-haji Doctor, VC, DSO, MC, CBE.
> 8. Joshua Blahyi was was one of the most feared generals during the
> in the 1990s, admitting responsibility for 20,000 deaths. He was
> nicknamed "General Butt Naked", as he was known for charging
> into battle wearing only shoes. He converted to Christianity
> and now runs a ministry, no longer a member of the Krahn tribe.
> Name the country he fought for.
> 10. Omar Hassan Ahmad Al-Bashir became the president of this
> country in 1989. He is responsible for the deaths of over
> 300,000 people after he funded terrorist groups to kill
> non-Arab Africans. Name the country.
> ** Game 10, Round 10 - Canadiana Challenge Round
>
> * B. Botany
>
> Name the plants.
>
> B1. A member of the evening primrose family, it gets its name
> from how quickly it propagates after a fire. Flowers can
> be pink, magenta, or purple, and occasionally are white
> or yellow. The Yukon adopted this as its provincial flower
> in 1957.
phoenix flower
>
> Name the plants.
>
> B1. A member of the evening primrose family, it gets its name
> from how quickly it propagates after a fire. Flowers can
> be pink, magenta, or purple, and occasionally are white
> or yellow. The Yukon adopted this as its provincial flower
> in 1957.
> * D. Provinces Joined Confederation
>
> Within 1 in each case, in what year did the following provinces join
> Confederation?
>
> D1. Manitoba.
> D2. Alberta.
1868; 1871
> * F. Large Canadian Lakes
>
> Of lakes wholly in Canada, by area, what is...
>
> F1. ...the 2nd-largest?
> F2. ...the 3rd-largest?
Great Slave Lake; Lake Winnipeg
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Erland Sommarskog
Feb 16, 2020, 5:29:27 AM2/16/20
to
Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> ** Game 10, Round 9 - History - Bad Men of Africa
>
> Countries may repeat -- Africa's had that kind of history.
>
> 1. The self-styled emperor of Central Africa, Jean-Bedel Bokassa
> spent $20,000,000 US on his 1976 coronation, and ruled from
> a gilded eagle throne for 3 years before he was deposed by
> the French. In 1976 he renamed the country he ruled, but it
> later reverted to its previous name -- which was what?
Central African Republic
> ** Game 10, Round 9 - History - Bad Men of Africa
>
> Countries may repeat -- Africa's had that kind of history.
>
> 1. The self-styled emperor of Central Africa, Jean-Bedel Bokassa
> spent $20,000,000 US on his 1976 coronation, and ruled from
> a gilded eagle throne for 3 years before he was deposed by
> the French. In 1976 he renamed the country he ruled, but it
> later reverted to its previous name -- which was what?
> 3. In 2012 Charles Taylor became the first former head of state
> to be convicted of war crimes since the Nuremberg trials.
> Trained in guerilla warfare by Moammar Gadhafi himself, he sold
> diamonds, ran weapons, and trained child soldiers to fight in
> the 1990s civil war in Sierra Leone -- all the while serving
> as the president of a nearby country. Which one?
> 4. Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, was
> formerly named in honor of the Belgian king who, from 1885 to
> 1908, ruled the then-colony with systematic brutality, enslaving
> Congolese on rubber plantations, administering beatings,
> mutilation, and widespread killings, and returning the spoils
> to Belgium to finance building projects. Millions of Congolese
> died in this enterprise. Name that king (give name and number
> if applicable), or name the city as it used to be known.
> 6. In 2003, state radio declared president Teodoro Obiang the
> country's god, who can "decide to kill... without going to Hell".
> Indeed, in the 40 years while he's been president of this
> Spanish-speaking central African country, he's been accused
> of any number of extrajudicial killings and disappearances --
> and cannibalism, too. Name the country.
> 7. When the UK broke diplomatic relations with his government
> in 1977, the Ugandan president declared that he had finally
> defeated the British and added CBE to his title -- not Commander
> of the Order of the British Empire, but "Conqueror of the
> British Empire". *Name* His Excellency, President for Life,
> Field Marshal Al-haji Doctor, VC, DSO, MC, CBE.
> 10. Omar Hassan Ahmad Al-Bashir became the president of this
> country in 1989. He is responsible for the deaths of over
> 300,000 people after he funded terrorist groups to kill
> non-Arab Africans. Name the country.
Dan Blum
Feb 16, 2020, 10:25:50 AM2/16/20
to
> 1. The self-styled emperor of Central Africa, Jean-Bedel Bokassa
> spent $20,000,000 US on his 1976 coronation, and ruled from
> a gilded eagle throne for 3 years before he was deposed by
> the French. In 1976 he renamed the country he ruled, but it
> later reverted to its previous name -- which was what?
Central African Republic
> spent $20,000,000 US on his 1976 coronation, and ruled from
> a gilded eagle throne for 3 years before he was deposed by
> the French. In 1976 he renamed the country he ruled, but it
> later reverted to its previous name -- which was what?
> 3. In 2012 Charles Taylor became the first former head of state
> to be convicted of war crimes since the Nuremberg trials.
> Trained in guerilla warfare by Moammar Gadhafi himself, he sold
> diamonds, ran weapons, and trained child soldiers to fight in
> the 1990s civil war in Sierra Leone -- all the while serving
> as the president of a nearby country. Which one?
> 4. Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, was
> formerly named in honor of the Belgian king who, from 1885 to
> 1908, ruled the then-colony with systematic brutality, enslaving
> Congolese on rubber plantations, administering beatings,
> mutilation, and widespread killings, and returning the spoils
> to Belgium to finance building projects. Millions of Congolese
> died in this enterprise. Name that king (give name and number
> if applicable), or name the city as it used to be known.
> 5. Perhaps attaining the height of his notoriety in 2012 with
> a bizarre American grass-roots campaign to have him tried
> for human rights violations, this Ugandan leader of the rebel
> Lord's Resistance Army had in fact already been indicted by the
> UN in 2005 for his use of kidnapped child soldiers and teenage
> sex slaves. However, he remains at large today. Name him.
> 6. In 2003, state radio declared president Teodoro Obiang the
> country's god, who can "decide to kill... without going to Hell".
> Indeed, in the 40 years while he's been president of this
> Spanish-speaking central African country, he's been accused
> of any number of extrajudicial killings and disappearances --
> and cannibalism, too. Name the country.
> 7. When the UK broke diplomatic relations with his government
> in 1977, the Ugandan president declared that he had finally
> defeated the British and added CBE to his title -- not Commander
> of the Order of the British Empire, but "Conqueror of the
> British Empire". *Name* His Excellency, President for Life,
> Field Marshal Al-haji Doctor, VC, DSO, MC, CBE.
> 8. Joshua Blahyi was was one of the most feared generals during the
> in the 1990s, admitting responsibility for 20,000 deaths. He was
> nicknamed "General Butt Naked", as he was known for charging
> into battle wearing only shoes. He converted to Christianity
> and now runs a ministry, no longer a member of the Krahn tribe.
> Name the country he fought for.
> 10. Omar Hassan Ahmad Al-Bashir became the president of this
> country in 1989. He is responsible for the deaths of over
> 300,000 people after he funded terrorist groups to kill
> non-Arab Africans. Name the country.
> ** Game 10, Round 10 - Canadiana Challenge Round
> * D. Provinces Joined Confederation
> Within 1 in each case, in what year did the following provinces join
> Confederation?
> D1. Manitoba.
1880; 1885
> Within 1 in each case, in what year did the following provinces join
> Confederation?
> D1. Manitoba.
> D2. Alberta.
1885; 1890
> * F. Large Canadian Lakes
> Of lakes wholly in Canada, by area, what is...
> F1. ...the 2nd-largest?
> F2. ...the 3rd-largest?
Great Bear Lake; Great Slave Lake
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Calvin
Feb 16, 2020, 9:06:35 PM2/16/20
to
On Sunday, February 16, 2020 at 3:36:47 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
> ** Game 10, Round 9 - History - Bad Men of Africa
>
> Countries may repeat -- Africa's had that kind of history.
>
> 1. The self-styled emperor of Central Africa, Jean-Bedel Bokassa
> spent $20,000,000 US on his 1976 coronation, and ruled from
> a gilded eagle throne for 3 years before he was deposed by
> the French. In 1976 he renamed the country he ruled, but it
> later reverted to its previous name -- which was what?
DR Congo
> ** Game 10, Round 9 - History - Bad Men of Africa
>
> Countries may repeat -- Africa's had that kind of history.
>
> 1. The self-styled emperor of Central Africa, Jean-Bedel Bokassa
> spent $20,000,000 US on his 1976 coronation, and ruled from
> a gilded eagle throne for 3 years before he was deposed by
> the French. In 1976 he renamed the country he ruled, but it
> later reverted to its previous name -- which was what?
> 2. After consolidating power in the Ethiopian Red Terror of 1977-78,
> Mengistu Haile Mariam became the chairman of the socialist
> military junta that had deposed the Ethiopian emperor Haile
> Selassie, and would rule through brutal political crackdowns,
> famine, and constant civil war. What was the name of the
> Ethiopian socialist *provisional government* that Mariam headed?
>
> 3. In 2012 Charles Taylor became the first former head of state
> to be convicted of war crimes since the Nuremberg trials.
> Trained in guerilla warfare by Moammar Gadhafi himself, he sold
> diamonds, ran weapons, and trained child soldiers to fight in
> the 1990s civil war in Sierra Leone -- all the while serving
> as the president of a nearby country. Which one?
> 4. Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, was
> formerly named in honor of the Belgian king who, from 1885 to
> 1908, ruled the then-colony with systematic brutality, enslaving
> Congolese on rubber plantations, administering beatings,
> mutilation, and widespread killings, and returning the spoils
> to Belgium to finance building projects. Millions of Congolese
> died in this enterprise. Name that king (give name and number
> if applicable), or name the city as it used to be known.
> 5. Perhaps attaining the height of his notoriety in 2012 with
> a bizarre American grass-roots campaign to have him tried
> for human rights violations, this Ugandan leader of the rebel
> Lord's Resistance Army had in fact already been indicted by the
> UN in 2005 for his use of kidnapped child soldiers and teenage
> sex slaves. However, he remains at large today. Name him.
>
> 6. In 2003, state radio declared president Teodoro Obiang the
> country's god, who can "decide to kill... without going to Hell".
> Indeed, in the 40 years while he's been president of this
> Spanish-speaking central African country, he's been accused
> of any number of extrajudicial killings and disappearances --
> and cannibalism, too. Name the country.
> 7. When the UK broke diplomatic relations with his government
> in 1977, the Ugandan president declared that he had finally
> defeated the British and added CBE to his title -- not Commander
> of the Order of the British Empire, but "Conqueror of the
> British Empire". *Name* His Excellency, President for Life,
> Field Marshal Al-haji Doctor, VC, DSO, MC, CBE.
> 8. Joshua Blahyi was was one of the most feared generals during the
> in the 1990s, admitting responsibility for 20,000 deaths. He was
> nicknamed "General Butt Naked", as he was known for charging
> into battle wearing only shoes. He converted to Christianity
> and now runs a ministry, no longer a member of the Krahn tribe.
> Name the country he fought for.
> 9. Regarded as the first person to publicly admit to committing
> genocide, this man was the president of Rwanda for all 100 days
> of the Tutsi-Hutu conflict that killed over 800,000 people.
> Name that Rwandan president.
> 10. Omar Hassan Ahmad Al-Bashir became the president of this
> country in 1989. He is responsible for the deaths of over
> 300,000 people after he funded terrorist groups to kill
> non-Arab Africans. Name the country.
> ** Game 10, Round 10 - Canadiana Challenge Round
cheers,
calvin
Dan Tilque
Feb 18, 2020, 12:39:41 AM2/18/20
to
On 2/15/20 9:36 PM, Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> ** Game 10, Round 9 - History - Bad Men of Africa
>
> Countries may repeat -- Africa's had that kind of history.
>
> 1. The self-styled emperor of Central Africa, Jean-Bedel Bokassa
> spent $20,000,000 US on his 1976 coronation, and ruled from
> a gilded eagle throne for 3 years before he was deposed by
> the French. In 1976 he renamed the country he ruled, but it
> later reverted to its previous name -- which was what?
Central African Republic
>
>
> ** Game 10, Round 9 - History - Bad Men of Africa
>
> Countries may repeat -- Africa's had that kind of history.
>
> 1. The self-styled emperor of Central Africa, Jean-Bedel Bokassa
> spent $20,000,000 US on his 1976 coronation, and ruled from
> a gilded eagle throne for 3 years before he was deposed by
> the French. In 1976 he renamed the country he ruled, but it
> later reverted to its previous name -- which was what?
>
> 2. After consolidating power in the Ethiopian Red Terror of 1977-78,
> Mengistu Haile Mariam became the chairman of the socialist
> military junta that had deposed the Ethiopian emperor Haile
> Selassie, and would rule through brutal political crackdowns,
> famine, and constant civil war. What was the name of the
> Ethiopian socialist *provisional government* that Mariam headed?
>
> 3. In 2012 Charles Taylor became the first former head of state
> to be convicted of war crimes since the Nuremberg trials.
> Trained in guerilla warfare by Moammar Gadhafi himself, he sold
> diamonds, ran weapons, and trained child soldiers to fight in
> the 1990s civil war in Sierra Leone -- all the while serving
> as the president of a nearby country. Which one?
>
> 4. Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, was
> formerly named in honor of the Belgian king who, from 1885 to
> 1908, ruled the then-colony with systematic brutality, enslaving
> Congolese on rubber plantations, administering beatings,
> mutilation, and widespread killings, and returning the spoils
> to Belgium to finance building projects. Millions of Congolese
> died in this enterprise. Name that king (give name and number
> if applicable), or name the city as it used to be known.
>
> 5. Perhaps attaining the height of his notoriety in 2012 with
> a bizarre American grass-roots campaign to have him tried
> for human rights violations, this Ugandan leader of the rebel
> Lord's Resistance Army had in fact already been indicted by the
> UN in 2005 for his use of kidnapped child soldiers and teenage
> sex slaves. However, he remains at large today. Name him.
>
> 6. In 2003, state radio declared president Teodoro Obiang the
> country's god, who can "decide to kill... without going to Hell".
> Indeed, in the 40 years while he's been president of this
> Spanish-speaking central African country, he's been accused
> of any number of extrajudicial killings and disappearances --
> and cannibalism, too. Name the country.
>
> 7. When the UK broke diplomatic relations with his government
> in 1977, the Ugandan president declared that he had finally
> defeated the British and added CBE to his title -- not Commander
> of the Order of the British Empire, but "Conqueror of the
> British Empire". *Name* His Excellency, President for Life,
> Field Marshal Al-haji Doctor, VC, DSO, MC, CBE.
>
> 8. Joshua Blahyi was was one of the most feared generals during the
> in the 1990s, admitting responsibility for 20,000 deaths. He was
> nicknamed "General Butt Naked", as he was known for charging
> into battle wearing only shoes. He converted to Christianity
> and now runs a ministry, no longer a member of the Krahn tribe.
> Name the country he fought for.
>
> 9. Regarded as the first person to publicly admit to committing
> genocide, this man was the president of Rwanda for all 100 days
> of the Tutsi-Hutu conflict that killed over 800,000 people.
> Name that Rwandan president.
>
> 10. Omar Hassan Ahmad Al-Bashir became the president of this
> country in 1989. He is responsible for the deaths of over
> 300,000 people after he funded terrorist groups to kill
> non-Arab Africans. Name the country.
> C2. Marco Mendocino.
>
>
> * D. Provinces Joined Confederation
>
> Within 1 in each case, in what year did the following provinces join
> Confederation?
>
> D1. Manitoba.
> D2. Alberta.
1905
>
>
> * E. Canadian Grammy Award Nominees
>
> We'll tell you at least some of what they were nominated for,
> and you name the performer.
>
> E1. Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album for "Love is Here to Stay",
> and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for "'S Wonderful".
>
> E2. Best Pop Vocal Album (it's self-titled) and Song of the Year
> "In My Blood".
>
>
> * F. Large Canadian Lakes
>
> Of lakes wholly in Canada, by area, what is...
>
> F1. ...the 2nd-largest?
Lake Winnipeg
> F2. ...the 3rd-largest?
Great Slave Lake
--
> F2. ...the 3rd-largest?
Great Slave Lake
Dan Tilque
Pete Gayde
Feb 18, 2020, 4:24:07 PM2/18/20
to
>
> 4. Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, was
> formerly named in honor of the Belgian king who, from 1885 to
> 1908, ruled the then-colony with systematic brutality, enslaving
> Congolese on rubber plantations, administering beatings,
> mutilation, and widespread killings, and returning the spoils
> to Belgium to finance building projects. Millions of Congolese
> died in this enterprise. Name that king (give name and number
> if applicable), or name the city as it used to be known.
>
> 5. Perhaps attaining the height of his notoriety in 2012 with
> a bizarre American grass-roots campaign to have him tried
> for human rights violations, this Ugandan leader of the rebel
> Lord's Resistance Army had in fact already been indicted by the
> UN in 2005 for his use of kidnapped child soldiers and teenage
> sex slaves. However, he remains at large today. Name him.
>
> 6. In 2003, state radio declared president Teodoro Obiang the
> country's god, who can "decide to kill... without going to Hell".
> Indeed, in the 40 years while he's been president of this
> Spanish-speaking central African country, he's been accused
> of any number of extrajudicial killings and disappearances --
> and cannibalism, too. Name the country.
>
> 7. When the UK broke diplomatic relations with his government
> in 1977, the Ugandan president declared that he had finally
> defeated the British and added CBE to his title -- not Commander
> of the Order of the British Empire, but "Conqueror of the
> British Empire". *Name* His Excellency, President for Life,
> Field Marshal Al-haji Doctor, VC, DSO, MC, CBE.
>
> 8. Joshua Blahyi was was one of the most feared generals during the
> in the 1990s, admitting responsibility for 20,000 deaths. He was
> nicknamed "General Butt Naked", as he was known for charging
> into battle wearing only shoes. He converted to Christianity
> and now runs a ministry, no longer a member of the Krahn tribe.
> Name the country he fought for.
>
> 9. Regarded as the first person to publicly admit to committing
> genocide, this man was the president of Rwanda for all 100 days
> of the Tutsi-Hutu conflict that killed over 800,000 people.
> Name that Rwandan president.
>
> 10. Omar Hassan Ahmad Al-Bashir became the president of this
> country in 1989. He is responsible for the deaths of over
> 300,000 people after he funded terrorist groups to kill
> non-Arab Africans. Name the country.
>
>
> ** Game 10, Round 10 - Canadiana Challenge Round
>
> * A. Sculptors
>
> Name them.
>
> A1. This Canadian artist works in a range of media, one of which
> is sculpture. Two of his major installations are "Flight
> Stop", at the Toronto Eaton Centre, and "The Audience",
> depicting fans, located above two entrances to the Rogers
> Centre.
>
> A2. This Canadian sculptor of mixed British/Haida ancestry
> started out making jewelry, later moving onto larger
> sculptures in bronze, red cedar, and Nootka cypress.
> His most famous works are bronze sculptures, "The Spirit of
> Haida Gwaii" located at the Canadian Embassy in Washington,
> "The Jade Canoe" at Vancouver International Airport, and
> "Chief of the Undersea World" at the Vancouver Aquarium.
>
>
> * B. Botany
>
> Name the plants.
>
> B1. A member of the evening primrose family, it gets its name
> from how quickly it propagates after a fire. Flowers can
> be pink, magenta, or purple, and occasionally are white
> or yellow. The Yukon adopted this as its provincial flower
> in 1957.
>
> B2. In Canada, there is a only a single species of this plant,
> Sarracenia purpurea. It is a perennial herb commonly
> found in wet, marshy, or boggy habitats low in nutrients.
> Rosettes of leaves form trumpet-like structures filled
> with liquid that functions as an insect trap. Newfoundland
> adopted this as its provincial flower in 1954.
>
>
> * C. Rookie Cabinet Ministers
>
> Here are some more current events (which, again, I should have
> moved into the current-events game; sorry). Justin Trudeau
> now has 7 cabinet ministers who've just entered cabinet for the
> first time. We'll name two of them, and in each case, you give
> us their portfolio. (Both are still in the that portfolio now.)
>
> C1. Mona Fortier (hint: this is also a brand-new portfolio).
> C2. Marco Mendocino.
>
>
> * D. Provinces Joined Confederation
>
> Within 1 in each case, in what year did the following provinces join
> Confederation?
>
> D1. Manitoba.
> D2. Alberta.
1895; 1898
>
>
> * E. Canadian Grammy Award Nominees
>
> We'll tell you at least some of what they were nominated for,
> and you name the performer.
>
> E1. Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album for "Love is Here to Stay",
> and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for "'S Wonderful".
>
> E2. Best Pop Vocal Album (it's self-titled) and Song of the Year
> "In My Blood".
>
>
> * F. Large Canadian Lakes
>
> Of lakes wholly in Canada, by area, what is...
>
> F1. ...the 2nd-largest?
> F2. ...the 3rd-largest?
Lake Manitoba
>
Pete Gayde
Mark Brader
Feb 19, 2020, 12:34:08 AM2/19/20
to
Mark Brader:
3 points! Hearty congratulations!
> ** Game 10, Round 9 - History - Bad Men of Africa
This was the second-hardest round in the original game, after the
audio round.
> Countries may repeat -- Africa's had that kind of history.
> 1. The self-styled emperor of Central Africa, Jean-Bedel Bokassa
> spent $20,000,000 US on his 1976 coronation, and ruled from
> a gilded eagle throne for 3 years before he was deposed by
> the French. In 1976 he renamed the country he ruled, but it
> later reverted to its previous name -- which was what?
Central African Republic. (Still its name today. Under Bokassa it
was the Central African Empire.) 4 for Joshua, Erland, Dan Blum,
and Dan Tilque.
> 2. After consolidating power in the Ethiopian Red Terror of 1977-78,
> Mengistu Haile Mariam became the chairman of the socialist
> military junta that had deposed the Ethiopian emperor Haile
> Selassie, and would rule through brutal political crackdowns,
> famine, and constant civil war. What was the name of the
> Ethiopian socialist *provisional government* that Mariam headed?
Derg. 4 for Joshua.
> 3. In 2012 Charles Taylor became the first former head of state
> to be convicted of war crimes since the Nuremberg trials.
> Trained in guerilla warfare by Moammar Gadhafi himself, he sold
> diamonds, ran weapons, and trained child soldiers to fight in
> the 1990s civil war in Sierra Leone -- all the while serving
> as the president of a nearby country. Which one?
Liberia. 4 for everyone -- Joe, Joshua, Erland, Dan Blum, Calvin,
Dan Tilque, and Pete.
> 4. Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, was
> formerly named in honor of the Belgian king who, from 1885 to
> 1908, ruled the then-colony with systematic brutality, enslaving
> Congolese on rubber plantations, administering beatings,
> mutilation, and widespread killings, and returning the spoils
> to Belgium to finance building projects. Millions of Congolese
> died in this enterprise. Name that king (give name and number
> if applicable), or name the city as it used to be known.
Leopold II, Leopoldville. 4 for Joe, Joshua, Erland, Dan Blum,
Calvin, and Dan Tilque.
> 5. Perhaps attaining the height of his notoriety in 2012 with
> a bizarre American grass-roots campaign to have him tried
> for human rights violations, this Ugandan leader of the rebel
> Lord's Resistance Army had in fact already been indicted by the
> UN in 2005 for his use of kidnapped child soldiers and teenage
> sex slaves. However, he remains at large today. Name him.
Joseph Kony. 4 for Dan Blum. 3 for Joshua.
> 6. In 2003, state radio declared president Teodoro Obiang the
> country's god, who can "decide to kill... without going to Hell".
> Indeed, in the 40 years while he's been president of this
> Spanish-speaking central African country, he's been accused
> of any number of extrajudicial killings and disappearances --
> and cannibalism, too. Name the country.
Equatorial Guinea. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Dan Blum, and Calvin.
> 7. When the UK broke diplomatic relations with his government
> in 1977, the Ugandan president declared that he had finally
> defeated the British and added CBE to his title -- not Commander
> of the Order of the British Empire, but "Conqueror of the
> British Empire". *Name* His Excellency, President for Life,
> Field Marshal Al-haji Doctor, VC, DSO, MC, CBE.
Idi Amin. 4 for everyone.
> 8. Joshua Blahyi was was one of the most feared generals during the
> in the 1990s, admitting responsibility for 20,000 deaths. He was
> nicknamed "General Butt Naked", as he was known for charging
> into battle wearing only shoes. He converted to Christianity
> and now runs a ministry, no longer a member of the Krahn tribe.
> Name the country he fought for.
Liberia.
> 9. Regarded as the first person to publicly admit to committing
> genocide, this man was the president of Rwanda for all 100 days
> of the Tutsi-Hutu conflict that killed over 800,000 people.
> Name that Rwandan president.
Jean Kambanda.
> 10. Omar Hassan Ahmad Al-Bashir became the president of this
> country in 1989. He is responsible for the deaths of over
> 300,000 people after he funded terrorist groups to kill
> non-Arab Africans. Name the country.
Sudan. 4 for Joe, Joshua, Erland, Dan Blum, Calvin, and Pete.
> ** Game 10, Round 10 - Canadiana Challenge Round
> * A. Sculptors
> Name them.
> A1. This Canadian artist works in a range of media, one of which
> is sculpture. Two of his major installations are "Flight
> Stop", at the Toronto Eaton Centre, and "The Audience",
> depicting fans, located above two entrances to the Rogers
> Centre.
Michael Snow.
> A2. This Canadian sculptor of mixed British/Haida ancestry
> started out making jewelry, later moving onto larger
> sculptures in bronze, red cedar, and Nootka cypress.
> His most famous works are bronze sculptures, "The Spirit of
> Haida Gwaii" located at the Canadian Embassy in Washington,
> "The Jade Canoe" at Vancouver International Airport, and
> "Chief of the Undersea World" at the Vancouver Aquarium.
Bill Reid.
> * B. Botany
> Name the plants.
> B1. A member of the evening primrose family, it gets its name
> from how quickly it propagates after a fire. Flowers can
> be pink, magenta, or purple, and occasionally are white
> or yellow. The Yukon adopted this as its provincial flower
> in 1957.
Fireweed.
> B2. In Canada, there is a only a single species of this plant,
> Sarracenia purpurea. It is a perennial herb commonly
> found in wet, marshy, or boggy habitats low in nutrients.
> Rosettes of leaves form trumpet-like structures filled
> with liquid that functions as an insect trap. Newfoundland
> adopted this as its provincial flower in 1954.
Pitcher plant.
> * C. Rookie Cabinet Ministers
> Here are some more current events (which, again, I should have
> moved into the current-events game; sorry). Justin Trudeau
> now has 7 cabinet ministers who've just entered cabinet for the
> first time. We'll name two of them, and in each case, you give
> us their portfolio. (Both are still in the that portfolio now.)
> C1. Mona Fortier (hint: this is also a brand-new portfolio).
Middle-Class Prosperity (and Associate Minister of Finance).
> C2. Marco Mendocino.
Immigration(, Refugees and Citizenship).
He's my MP.
> * D. Provinces Joined Confederation
> Within 1 in each case, in what year did the following provinces join
> Confederation?
> D1. Manitoba.
1870 (accepting 1869-71). 3 for Dan Tilque. 2 for Joshua.
> D2. Alberta.
1905 (accepting 1904-06). 4 for Dan Tilque.
> * E. Canadian Grammy Award Nominees
> We'll tell you at least some of what they were nominated for,
> and you name the performer.
> E1. Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album for "Love is Here to Stay",
> and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for "'S Wonderful".
Diana Krall.
> E2. Best Pop Vocal Album (it's self-titled) and Song of the Year
> "In My Blood".
Shawn Mendes.
> * F. Large Canadian Lakes
> Of lakes wholly in Canada, by area, what is...
> F1. ...the 2nd-largest?
Great Slave L. 3 for Joshua.
> F2. ...the 3rd-largest?
L. Winnipeg. 4 for Joe. 2 for Joshua.
#1 is Great Bear L.; #4 is L. Athabasca; #5 is Reindeer L.
Of course, none of the Great Lakes are wholly in Canada.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 10 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST
TOPICS-> Geo Ent Mis Lit Sci Lei His Can SIX
Dan Blum 39 20 20 24 23 40 28 0 174
Joshua Kreitzer 40 28 20 28 24 20 31 7 171
Pete Gayde 40 32 12 0 15 40 12 0 151
"Calvin" 25 35 7 4 20 32 20 0 139
Dan Tilque 40 8 15 0 20 36 16 7 135
Joe Masters -- -- 24 12 8 28 16 4 92
Erland Sommarskog 16 16 -- -- 16 8 24 0 80
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Damn! Damn! Damn! Er, I mean thanks, Mark."
m...@vex.net | --Steve Ball
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-11-25,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2019-10-16 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
Game 10 is over and, if there are no errors, DAN BLUM wins by
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
3 points! Hearty congratulations!
> ** Game 10, Round 9 - History - Bad Men of Africa
audio round.
> Countries may repeat -- Africa's had that kind of history.
> 1. The self-styled emperor of Central Africa, Jean-Bedel Bokassa
> spent $20,000,000 US on his 1976 coronation, and ruled from
> a gilded eagle throne for 3 years before he was deposed by
> the French. In 1976 he renamed the country he ruled, but it
> later reverted to its previous name -- which was what?
was the Central African Empire.) 4 for Joshua, Erland, Dan Blum,
and Dan Tilque.
> 2. After consolidating power in the Ethiopian Red Terror of 1977-78,
> Mengistu Haile Mariam became the chairman of the socialist
> military junta that had deposed the Ethiopian emperor Haile
> Selassie, and would rule through brutal political crackdowns,
> famine, and constant civil war. What was the name of the
> Ethiopian socialist *provisional government* that Mariam headed?
> 3. In 2012 Charles Taylor became the first former head of state
> to be convicted of war crimes since the Nuremberg trials.
> Trained in guerilla warfare by Moammar Gadhafi himself, he sold
> diamonds, ran weapons, and trained child soldiers to fight in
> the 1990s civil war in Sierra Leone -- all the while serving
> as the president of a nearby country. Which one?
Dan Tilque, and Pete.
> 4. Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, was
> formerly named in honor of the Belgian king who, from 1885 to
> 1908, ruled the then-colony with systematic brutality, enslaving
> Congolese on rubber plantations, administering beatings,
> mutilation, and widespread killings, and returning the spoils
> to Belgium to finance building projects. Millions of Congolese
> died in this enterprise. Name that king (give name and number
> if applicable), or name the city as it used to be known.
Calvin, and Dan Tilque.
> 5. Perhaps attaining the height of his notoriety in 2012 with
> a bizarre American grass-roots campaign to have him tried
> for human rights violations, this Ugandan leader of the rebel
> Lord's Resistance Army had in fact already been indicted by the
> UN in 2005 for his use of kidnapped child soldiers and teenage
> sex slaves. However, he remains at large today. Name him.
> 6. In 2003, state radio declared president Teodoro Obiang the
> country's god, who can "decide to kill... without going to Hell".
> Indeed, in the 40 years while he's been president of this
> Spanish-speaking central African country, he's been accused
> of any number of extrajudicial killings and disappearances --
> and cannibalism, too. Name the country.
> 7. When the UK broke diplomatic relations with his government
> in 1977, the Ugandan president declared that he had finally
> defeated the British and added CBE to his title -- not Commander
> of the Order of the British Empire, but "Conqueror of the
> British Empire". *Name* His Excellency, President for Life,
> Field Marshal Al-haji Doctor, VC, DSO, MC, CBE.
> 8. Joshua Blahyi was was one of the most feared generals during the
> in the 1990s, admitting responsibility for 20,000 deaths. He was
> nicknamed "General Butt Naked", as he was known for charging
> into battle wearing only shoes. He converted to Christianity
> and now runs a ministry, no longer a member of the Krahn tribe.
> Name the country he fought for.
> 9. Regarded as the first person to publicly admit to committing
> genocide, this man was the president of Rwanda for all 100 days
> of the Tutsi-Hutu conflict that killed over 800,000 people.
> Name that Rwandan president.
> 10. Omar Hassan Ahmad Al-Bashir became the president of this
> country in 1989. He is responsible for the deaths of over
> 300,000 people after he funded terrorist groups to kill
> non-Arab Africans. Name the country.
> ** Game 10, Round 10 - Canadiana Challenge Round
> * A. Sculptors
> Name them.
> A1. This Canadian artist works in a range of media, one of which
> is sculpture. Two of his major installations are "Flight
> Stop", at the Toronto Eaton Centre, and "The Audience",
> depicting fans, located above two entrances to the Rogers
> Centre.
> A2. This Canadian sculptor of mixed British/Haida ancestry
> started out making jewelry, later moving onto larger
> sculptures in bronze, red cedar, and Nootka cypress.
> His most famous works are bronze sculptures, "The Spirit of
> Haida Gwaii" located at the Canadian Embassy in Washington,
> "The Jade Canoe" at Vancouver International Airport, and
> "Chief of the Undersea World" at the Vancouver Aquarium.
> * B. Botany
> Name the plants.
> B1. A member of the evening primrose family, it gets its name
> from how quickly it propagates after a fire. Flowers can
> be pink, magenta, or purple, and occasionally are white
> or yellow. The Yukon adopted this as its provincial flower
> in 1957.
> B2. In Canada, there is a only a single species of this plant,
> Sarracenia purpurea. It is a perennial herb commonly
> found in wet, marshy, or boggy habitats low in nutrients.
> Rosettes of leaves form trumpet-like structures filled
> with liquid that functions as an insect trap. Newfoundland
> adopted this as its provincial flower in 1954.
> * C. Rookie Cabinet Ministers
> Here are some more current events (which, again, I should have
> moved into the current-events game; sorry). Justin Trudeau
> now has 7 cabinet ministers who've just entered cabinet for the
> first time. We'll name two of them, and in each case, you give
> us their portfolio. (Both are still in the that portfolio now.)
> C1. Mona Fortier (hint: this is also a brand-new portfolio).
> C2. Marco Mendocino.
Immigration(, Refugees and Citizenship).
He's my MP.
> * D. Provinces Joined Confederation
> Within 1 in each case, in what year did the following provinces join
> Confederation?
> D1. Manitoba.
> D2. Alberta.
1905 (accepting 1904-06). 4 for Dan Tilque.
> * E. Canadian Grammy Award Nominees
> We'll tell you at least some of what they were nominated for,
> and you name the performer.
> E1. Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album for "Love is Here to Stay",
> and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for "'S Wonderful".
> E2. Best Pop Vocal Album (it's self-titled) and Song of the Year
> "In My Blood".
> * F. Large Canadian Lakes
> Of lakes wholly in Canada, by area, what is...
> F1. ...the 2nd-largest?
> F2. ...the 3rd-largest?
L. Winnipeg. 4 for Joe. 2 for Joshua.
#1 is Great Bear L.; #4 is L. Athabasca; #5 is Reindeer L.
Of course, none of the Great Lakes are wholly in Canada.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 10 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST
TOPICS-> Geo Ent Mis Lit Sci Lei His Can SIX
Dan Blum 39 20 20 24 23 40 28 0 174
Joshua Kreitzer 40 28 20 28 24 20 31 7 171
Pete Gayde 40 32 12 0 15 40 12 0 151
"Calvin" 25 35 7 4 20 32 20 0 139
Dan Tilque 40 8 15 0 20 36 16 7 135
Joe Masters -- -- 24 12 8 28 16 4 92
Erland Sommarskog 16 16 -- -- 16 8 24 0 80
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