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QFTCIBP Game 9, Rounds 9-10: Irish-Canadians, challenge
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Mark Brader
Jun 7, 2018, 12:19:58 AM6/7/18
to
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2018-03-19,
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 Bill Psychs 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 2017-09-25 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
** Game 9, Round 9 - Canadiana - St. Patrick's Edition
Some of you may still be feeling a little green from the weekend.
Well, that might help in this round full of famous Irish-Canadians.
1. In one province, St. Patrick's Day is observed as a government
holiday. Which Province?
2. The St. Patrick's Day Parade in Montreal is one of the oldest
in North America. Within 20 years, when did it begin?
3. This Irish-Canadian Montreal journalist became a Father of
Confederation in 1867. An Irish Republican in his early years,
he would later become a passionate advocate of Confederation.
He was instrumental in enshrining educational rights for
Catholics as a minority group in the Canadian Constitution.
In 1868, he was assassinated in Ottawa. Who was he?
4. The 12th prime minister of Canada, in office from November 1948
to June 1957, had an Irish-Canadian mother. Name him.
5. Both parents of the 21st prime minister of Canada were of
Irish descent. Name this prime minister.
6. He was the 29th premier of Quebec, from 2003 to 2012, and
before that, the deputy prime minister of Canada. His mother
was an Irish Quebecker. Name him.
7. In November 2015 she was appointed by Justin Trudeau as Minister
of Environment and Climate Change. Her father was an Irish
dentist. Name her.
8. This Irish Protestant, who emigrated to Canada in 1863, was
a supporter of the Canadian Party, which backed the annexation
of the Red River Settlement to Canada. He persecuted many
Métis in Winnipeg and he was one of a group that attacked Lower
Fort Garry. He was later captured and executed by Louis Riel.
9. This feminist, politician, author, and social activist was
born Helen Letitia Mooney. She was one of the "Famous Five"
who launched the "Persons Case", contending that women could be
"persons" and therefore eligible to sit in the Senate. She is
best known by her married name. What is it?
10. Many Irish came to Montreal in the 1840s to help build the
first bridge to reach the city from the mainland. What is the
name of this bridge, which is still in use today?
** Game 9, Round 10 - Connected Challenge Round
* A. Connecting Rivers
We give you two cities; you name the river that connects them.
A1. Omaha and St. Louis.
A2. Cambridge and Paris. In Ontario, that is.
* B. Who Came Next?
B1. Who succeeded Earl Warren as Chief Justice of the US
Supreme Court?
B2. Who succeeded Boutros Boutros-Ghali as Secretary-General
of the United Nations?
* C. Lines from Poems
Who wrote these lines?
C1. There's a stake in your fat black heart
And the villagers never liked you.
They are dancing and stamping on you.
They always knew it was you.
Daddy, daddy, you bastard, I'm through.
C2. Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
* D. Same-Role Actors
D1. What role have Liev Schreiber, Woody Harrelson, and Bryan
Cranston all played on screen?
D2. What role have Ethan Hawke, Kenneth Branagh, and Mel Gibson
all played on screen?
After completing this pair, please decode the rot13: Vs lbh whfg
fnvq "Wbuafba" sbe nal nafjre, cyrnfr tb onpx naq or zber fcrpvsvp.
* E. Relocated Teams
E1. What US city did the Calgary Flames franchise move from?
E2. Name either of the two US cities where the now-Oakland
Athletics were previously based.
* F. Bitcoin
F1. What is the name of the technology that is the basis for
cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin? It is a continuously growing
series of distributed records that cannot be altered unless
there is collusion of the majority of the network.
F2. Who is the invention of <answer F1> and bitcoin attributed
to?
--
Mark Brader, Toronto, m...@vex.net
"A system which depends upon the secrecy of its algorithm
is effectively a single-key code." -- William Brown II
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 Bill Psychs 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 2017-09-25 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
** Game 9, Round 9 - Canadiana - St. Patrick's Edition
Some of you may still be feeling a little green from the weekend.
Well, that might help in this round full of famous Irish-Canadians.
1. In one province, St. Patrick's Day is observed as a government
holiday. Which Province?
2. The St. Patrick's Day Parade in Montreal is one of the oldest
in North America. Within 20 years, when did it begin?
3. This Irish-Canadian Montreal journalist became a Father of
Confederation in 1867. An Irish Republican in his early years,
he would later become a passionate advocate of Confederation.
He was instrumental in enshrining educational rights for
Catholics as a minority group in the Canadian Constitution.
In 1868, he was assassinated in Ottawa. Who was he?
4. The 12th prime minister of Canada, in office from November 1948
to June 1957, had an Irish-Canadian mother. Name him.
5. Both parents of the 21st prime minister of Canada were of
Irish descent. Name this prime minister.
6. He was the 29th premier of Quebec, from 2003 to 2012, and
before that, the deputy prime minister of Canada. His mother
was an Irish Quebecker. Name him.
7. In November 2015 she was appointed by Justin Trudeau as Minister
of Environment and Climate Change. Her father was an Irish
dentist. Name her.
8. This Irish Protestant, who emigrated to Canada in 1863, was
a supporter of the Canadian Party, which backed the annexation
of the Red River Settlement to Canada. He persecuted many
Métis in Winnipeg and he was one of a group that attacked Lower
Fort Garry. He was later captured and executed by Louis Riel.
9. This feminist, politician, author, and social activist was
born Helen Letitia Mooney. She was one of the "Famous Five"
who launched the "Persons Case", contending that women could be
"persons" and therefore eligible to sit in the Senate. She is
best known by her married name. What is it?
10. Many Irish came to Montreal in the 1840s to help build the
first bridge to reach the city from the mainland. What is the
name of this bridge, which is still in use today?
** Game 9, Round 10 - Connected Challenge Round
* A. Connecting Rivers
We give you two cities; you name the river that connects them.
A1. Omaha and St. Louis.
A2. Cambridge and Paris. In Ontario, that is.
* B. Who Came Next?
B1. Who succeeded Earl Warren as Chief Justice of the US
Supreme Court?
B2. Who succeeded Boutros Boutros-Ghali as Secretary-General
of the United Nations?
* C. Lines from Poems
Who wrote these lines?
C1. There's a stake in your fat black heart
And the villagers never liked you.
They are dancing and stamping on you.
They always knew it was you.
Daddy, daddy, you bastard, I'm through.
C2. Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
* D. Same-Role Actors
D1. What role have Liev Schreiber, Woody Harrelson, and Bryan
Cranston all played on screen?
D2. What role have Ethan Hawke, Kenneth Branagh, and Mel Gibson
all played on screen?
After completing this pair, please decode the rot13: Vs lbh whfg
fnvq "Wbuafba" sbe nal nafjre, cyrnfr tb onpx naq or zber fcrpvsvp.
* E. Relocated Teams
E1. What US city did the Calgary Flames franchise move from?
E2. Name either of the two US cities where the now-Oakland
Athletics were previously based.
* F. Bitcoin
F1. What is the name of the technology that is the basis for
cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin? It is a continuously growing
series of distributed records that cannot be altered unless
there is collusion of the majority of the network.
F2. Who is the invention of <answer F1> and bitcoin attributed
to?
--
Mark Brader, Toronto, m...@vex.net
"A system which depends upon the secrecy of its algorithm
is effectively a single-key code." -- William Brown II
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Dan Blum
Jun 7, 2018, 10:12:19 AM6/7/18
to
> 1. In one province, St. Patrick's Day is observed as a government
> holiday. Which Province?
Quebec; Nova Scotia
> holiday. Which Province?
> 2. The St. Patrick's Day Parade in Montreal is one of the oldest
> in North America. Within 20 years, when did it begin?
> 4. The 12th prime minister of Canada, in office from November 1948
> to June 1957, had an Irish-Canadian mother. Name him.
> 5. Both parents of the 21st prime minister of Canada were of
> Irish descent. Name this prime minister.
> ** Game 9, Round 10 - Connected Challenge Round
> * A. Connecting Rivers
> A1. Omaha and St. Louis.
Platte
> * B. Who Came Next?
> B1. Who succeeded Earl Warren as Chief Justice of the US
> Supreme Court?
> B2. Who succeeded Boutros Boutros-Ghali as Secretary-General
> of the United Nations?
> * C. Lines from Poems
> C2. Do not go gentle into that good night.
> Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Dylan Thomas
> Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
> * D. Same-Role Actors
> D1. What role have Liev Schreiber, Woody Harrelson, and Bryan
> Cranston all played on screen?
> D2. What role have Ethan Hawke, Kenneth Branagh, and Mel Gibson
> all played on screen?
> * E. Relocated Teams
> E1. What US city did the Calgary Flames franchise move from?
> E2. Name either of the two US cities where the now-Oakland
> Athletics were previously based.
> * F. Bitcoin
> F1. What is the name of the technology that is the basis for
> cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin? It is a continuously growing
> series of distributed records that cannot be altered unless
> there is collusion of the majority of the network.
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Pete Gayde
Jun 7, 2018, 4:27:30 PM6/7/18
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:QO2dncM7ndb0L4XGnZ2dnUU7-
V_N...@giganews.com:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2018-03-19,
> 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 Bill Psychs 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 2017-09-25 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> ** Game 9, Round 9 - Canadiana - St. Patrick's Edition
>
> Some of you may still be feeling a little green from the weekend.
> Well, that might help in this round full of famous Irish-Canadians.
>
> 1. In one province, St. Patrick's Day is observed as a government
> holiday. Which Province?
Nova Scotia
>
> 2. The St. Patrick's Day Parade in Montreal is one of the oldest
> in North America. Within 20 years, when did it begin?
1880; 1921
Missouri
>
> A2. Cambridge and Paris. In Ontario, that is.
>
>
> * B. Who Came Next?
>
> B1. Who succeeded Earl Warren as Chief Justice of the US
> Supreme Court?
Rhenquist
>
> B2. Who succeeded Boutros Boutros-Ghali as Secretary-General
> of the United Nations?
Kofi Ahnan
>
>
> * C. Lines from Poems
>
> Who wrote these lines?
>
> C1. There's a stake in your fat black heart
> And the villagers never liked you.
> They are dancing and stamping on you.
> They always knew it was you.
> Daddy, daddy, you bastard, I'm through.
>
> C2. Do not go gentle into that good night.
> Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Dylan Thomas
>
>
> * D. Same-Role Actors
>
> D1. What role have Liev Schreiber, Woody Harrelson, and Bryan
> Cranston all played on screen?
>
> D2. What role have Ethan Hawke, Kenneth Branagh, and Mel Gibson
> all played on screen?
Henry VIII
>
> After completing this pair, please decode the rot13: Vs lbh whfg
> fnvq "Wbuafba" sbe nal nafjre, cyrnfr tb onpx naq or zber fcrpvsvp.
>
>
> * E. Relocated Teams
>
> E1. What US city did the Calgary Flames franchise move from?
Atlanta
>
> E2. Name either of the two US cities where the now-Oakland
> Athletics were previously based.
Philadelphia
>
>
> * F. Bitcoin
>
> F1. What is the name of the technology that is the basis for
> cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin? It is a continuously growing
> series of distributed records that cannot be altered unless
> there is collusion of the majority of the network.
Blockchain
>
> F2. Who is the invention of <answer F1> and bitcoin attributed
> to?
Kobayashi
>
Pete Gayde
V_N...@giganews.com:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2018-03-19,
> 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 Bill Psychs 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 2017-09-25 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> ** Game 9, Round 9 - Canadiana - St. Patrick's Edition
>
> Some of you may still be feeling a little green from the weekend.
> Well, that might help in this round full of famous Irish-Canadians.
>
> 1. In one province, St. Patrick's Day is observed as a government
> holiday. Which Province?
>
> 2. The St. Patrick's Day Parade in Montreal is one of the oldest
> in North America. Within 20 years, when did it begin?
>
> A2. Cambridge and Paris. In Ontario, that is.
>
>
> * B. Who Came Next?
>
> B1. Who succeeded Earl Warren as Chief Justice of the US
> Supreme Court?
>
> B2. Who succeeded Boutros Boutros-Ghali as Secretary-General
> of the United Nations?
>
>
> * C. Lines from Poems
>
> Who wrote these lines?
>
> C1. There's a stake in your fat black heart
> And the villagers never liked you.
> They are dancing and stamping on you.
> They always knew it was you.
> Daddy, daddy, you bastard, I'm through.
>
> C2. Do not go gentle into that good night.
> Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
>
>
> * D. Same-Role Actors
>
> D1. What role have Liev Schreiber, Woody Harrelson, and Bryan
> Cranston all played on screen?
>
> D2. What role have Ethan Hawke, Kenneth Branagh, and Mel Gibson
> all played on screen?
>
> After completing this pair, please decode the rot13: Vs lbh whfg
> fnvq "Wbuafba" sbe nal nafjre, cyrnfr tb onpx naq or zber fcrpvsvp.
>
>
> * E. Relocated Teams
>
> E1. What US city did the Calgary Flames franchise move from?
>
> E2. Name either of the two US cities where the now-Oakland
> Athletics were previously based.
>
>
> * F. Bitcoin
>
> F1. What is the name of the technology that is the basis for
> cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin? It is a continuously growing
> series of distributed records that cannot be altered unless
> there is collusion of the majority of the network.
>
> F2. Who is the invention of <answer F1> and bitcoin attributed
> to?
>
Pete Gayde
Erland Sommarskog
Jun 7, 2018, 5:06:29 PM6/7/18
to
Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> ** Game 9, Round 9 - Canadiana - St. Patrick's Edition
>
> Some of you may still be feeling a little green from the weekend.
> Well, that might help in this round full of famous Irish-Canadians.
I'm feeling green right now. That is, I am pay my first visit ever to
> ** Game 9, Round 9 - Canadiana - St. Patrick's Edition
>
> Some of you may still be feeling a little green from the weekend.
> Well, that might help in this round full of famous Irish-Canadians.
Ireland right now. Howveer, I feel very un-Canandian right now, so I
skip the questions.
> ** Game 9, Round 10 - Connected Challenge Round
>
> * A. Connecting Rivers
>
> We give you two cities; you name the river that connects them.
>
> A1. Omaha and St. Louis.
> B1. Who succeeded Earl Warren as Chief Justice of the US
> Supreme Court?
> B2. Who succeeded Boutros Boutros-Ghali as Secretary-General
> of the United Nations?
> D2. What role have Ethan Hawke, Kenneth Branagh, and Mel Gibson
> all played on screen?
> * E. Relocated Teams
>
> E1. What US city did the Calgary Flames franchise move from?
> F1. What is the name of the technology that is the basis for
> cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin? It is a continuously growing
> series of distributed records that cannot be altered unless
> there is collusion of the majority of the network.
>
> F2. Who is the invention of <answer F1> and bitcoin attributed
> to?
>
Joshua Kreitzer
Jun 7, 2018, 9:27:20 PM6/7/18
to
> ** Game 9, Round 9 - Canadiana - St. Patrick's Edition
>
> Some of you may still be feeling a little green from the weekend.
> Well, that might help in this round full of famous Irish-Canadians.
>
> 1. In one province, St. Patrick's Day is observed as a government
> holiday. Which Province?
Prince Edward Island; Quebec
>
> Some of you may still be feeling a little green from the weekend.
> Well, that might help in this round full of famous Irish-Canadians.
>
> 1. In one province, St. Patrick's Day is observed as a government
> holiday. Which Province?
> 2. The St. Patrick's Day Parade in Montreal is one of the oldest
> in North America. Within 20 years, when did it begin?
> 4. The 12th prime minister of Canada, in office from November 1948
> to June 1957, had an Irish-Canadian mother. Name him.
> 5. Both parents of the 21st prime minister of Canada were of
> Irish descent. Name this prime minister.
> ** Game 9, Round 10 - Connected Challenge Round
>
> * A. Connecting Rivers
>
> We give you two cities; you name the river that connects them.
>
> A1. Omaha and St. Louis.
> * B. Who Came Next?
>
> B1. Who succeeded Earl Warren as Chief Justice of the US
> Supreme Court?
> B2. Who succeeded Boutros Boutros-Ghali as Secretary-General
> of the United Nations?
> * C. Lines from Poems
>
> Who wrote these lines?
>
> C1. There's a stake in your fat black heart
> And the villagers never liked you.
> They are dancing and stamping on you.
> They always knew it was you.
> Daddy, daddy, you bastard, I'm through.
> C2. Do not go gentle into that good night.
> Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
> * D. Same-Role Actors
>
> D1. What role have Liev Schreiber, Woody Harrelson, and Bryan
> Cranston all played on screen?
> D2. What role have Ethan Hawke, Kenneth Branagh, and Mel Gibson
> all played on screen?
> * E. Relocated Teams
>
> E1. What US city did the Calgary Flames franchise move from?
> E2. Name either of the two US cities where the now-Oakland
> Athletics were previously based.
> * F. Bitcoin
>
> F1. What is the name of the technology that is the basis for
> cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin? It is a continuously growing
> series of distributed records that cannot be altered unless
> there is collusion of the majority of the network.
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Calvin
Jun 7, 2018, 9:28:09 PM6/7/18
to
On Thursday, June 7, 2018 at 2:19:58 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
> ** Game 9, Round 9 - Canadiana - St. Patrick's Edition
Pass
> ** Game 9, Round 9 - Canadiana - St. Patrick's Edition
> ** Game 9, Round 10 - Connected Challenge Round
>
> * A. Connecting Rivers
>
> We give you two cities; you name the river that connects them.
>
> A1. Omaha and St. Louis.
>
> A2. Cambridge and Paris. In Ontario, that is.
>
>
> * B. Who Came Next?
>
> B1. Who succeeded Earl Warren as Chief Justice of the US
> Supreme Court?
>
> B2. Who succeeded Boutros Boutros-Ghali as Secretary-General
> of the United Nations?
> * C. Lines from Poems
>
> Who wrote these lines?
>
> C1. There's a stake in your fat black heart
> And the villagers never liked you.
> They are dancing and stamping on you.
> They always knew it was you.
> Daddy, daddy, you bastard, I'm through.
>
> C2. Do not go gentle into that good night.
> Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
> * D. Same-Role Actors
>
> D1. What role have Liev Schreiber, Woody Harrelson, and Bryan
> Cranston all played on screen?
>
> D2. What role have Ethan Hawke, Kenneth Branagh, and Mel Gibson
> all played on screen?
> * E. Relocated Teams
>
> E1. What US city did the Calgary Flames franchise move from?
>
> E2. Name either of the two US cities where the now-Oakland
> Athletics were previously based.
> * F. Bitcoin
>
> F1. What is the name of the technology that is the basis for
> cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin? It is a continuously growing
> series of distributed records that cannot be altered unless
> there is collusion of the majority of the network.
> F2. Who is the invention of <answer F1> and bitcoin attributed
> to?
cheers,
calvin
Mark Brader
Jun 8, 2018, 6:39:12 AM6/8/18
to
Mark Brader:
> The Dread Pirate Roberts
Well, actually it was a successor named Cummerbund.
--
Mark Brader "All this government stuff, in other words,
Toronto is not reading matter, but prefabricated
m...@vex.net parts of quarrels." -- Rudolf Flesch
>> F2. Who is the invention of <answer F1> and bitcoin attributed
>> to?
"Calvin":
>> to?
> The Dread Pirate Roberts
Well, actually it was a successor named Cummerbund.
--
Mark Brader "All this government stuff, in other words,
Toronto is not reading matter, but prefabricated
m...@vex.net parts of quarrels." -- Rudolf Flesch
Dan Tilque
Jun 8, 2018, 11:57:23 PM6/8/18
to
>
> A2. Cambridge and Paris. In Ontario, that is.
>
>
> * B. Who Came Next?
>
> B1. Who succeeded Earl Warren as Chief Justice of the US
> Supreme Court?
>
> B2. Who succeeded Boutros Boutros-Ghali as Secretary-General
> of the United Nations?
>
>
> * C. Lines from Poems
>
> Who wrote these lines?
>
> C1. There's a stake in your fat black heart
> And the villagers never liked you.
> They are dancing and stamping on you.
> They always knew it was you.
> Daddy, daddy, you bastard, I'm through.
>
> C2. Do not go gentle into that good night.
> Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
>
>
> * D. Same-Role Actors
>
> D1. What role have Liev Schreiber, Woody Harrelson, and Bryan
> Cranston all played on screen?
>
> D2. What role have Ethan Hawke, Kenneth Branagh, and Mel Gibson
> all played on screen?
>
> After completing this pair, please decode the rot13: Vs lbh whfg
> fnvq "Wbuafba" sbe nal nafjre, cyrnfr tb onpx naq or zber fcrpvsvp.
>
>
> * E. Relocated Teams
>
> E1. What US city did the Calgary Flames franchise move from?
>
> E2. Name either of the two US cities where the now-Oakland
> Athletics were previously based.
(the other is Kansas City)
>
>
> * F. Bitcoin
>
> F1. What is the name of the technology that is the basis for
> cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin? It is a continuously growing
> series of distributed records that cannot be altered unless
> there is collusion of the majority of the network.
>
> F2. Who is the invention of <answer F1> and bitcoin attributed
> to?
--
Jason Kreitzer
Jun 9, 2018, 9:39:28 PM6/9/18
to
On Thursday, June 7, 2018 at 12:19:58 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2018-03-19,
> 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 Bill Psychs 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 2017-09-25 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> ** Game 9, Round 9 - Canadiana - St. Patrick's Edition
>
> Some of you may still be feeling a little green from the weekend.
> Well, that might help in this round full of famous Irish-Canadians.
>
> 1. In one province, St. Patrick's Day is observed as a government
> holiday. Which Province?
Saskatchewan
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2018-03-19,
> 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 Bill Psychs 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 2017-09-25 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> ** Game 9, Round 9 - Canadiana - St. Patrick's Edition
>
> Some of you may still be feeling a little green from the weekend.
> Well, that might help in this round full of famous Irish-Canadians.
>
> 1. In one province, St. Patrick's Day is observed as a government
> holiday. Which Province?
> 2. The St. Patrick's Day Parade in Montreal is one of the oldest
> in North America. Within 20 years, when did it begin?
> 1895
> in North America. Within 20 years, when did it begin?
> A2. Cambridge and Paris. In Ontario, that is.
>
>
> * B. Who Came Next?
>
> B1. Who succeeded Earl Warren as Chief Justice of the US
> Supreme Court?
William Rehnquist
>
>
> * B. Who Came Next?
>
> B1. Who succeeded Earl Warren as Chief Justice of the US
> Supreme Court?
> B2. Who succeeded Boutros Boutros-Ghali as Secretary-General
> of the United Nations?
Kofi Annan
> of the United Nations?
>
> * C. Lines from Poems
>
> Who wrote these lines?
>
> C1. There's a stake in your fat black heart
> And the villagers never liked you.
> They are dancing and stamping on you.
> They always knew it was you.
> Daddy, daddy, you bastard, I'm through.
>
> C2. Do not go gentle into that good night.
> Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Dylan Thomas
> * C. Lines from Poems
>
> Who wrote these lines?
>
> C1. There's a stake in your fat black heart
> And the villagers never liked you.
> They are dancing and stamping on you.
> They always knew it was you.
> Daddy, daddy, you bastard, I'm through.
>
> C2. Do not go gentle into that good night.
> Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
>
> * D. Same-Role Actors
>
> D1. What role have Liev Schreiber, Woody Harrelson, and Bryan
> Cranston all played on screen?
>
> D2. What role have Ethan Hawke, Kenneth Branagh, and Mel Gibson
> all played on screen?
Henry VIII
> * D. Same-Role Actors
>
> D1. What role have Liev Schreiber, Woody Harrelson, and Bryan
> Cranston all played on screen?
>
> D2. What role have Ethan Hawke, Kenneth Branagh, and Mel Gibson
> all played on screen?
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Mark Brader:
> ** Game 9, Round 9 - Canadiana - St. Patrick's Edition
> Some of you may still be feeling a little green from the weekend.
> Well, that might help in this round full of famous Irish-Canadians.
> 1. In one province, St. Patrick's Day is observed as a government
> holiday. Which Province?
Newfoundland and Labrador. "Newfoundland" was sufficient.
> 2. The St. Patrick's Day Parade in Montreal is one of the oldest
> in North America. Within 20 years, when did it begin?
1824 (accepting 1804-44).
> 3. This Irish-Canadian Montreal journalist became a Father of
> Confederation in 1867. An Irish Republican in his early years,
> he would later become a passionate advocate of Confederation.
> He was instrumental in enshrining educational rights for
> Catholics as a minority group in the Canadian Constitution.
> In 1868, he was assassinated in Ottawa. Who was he?
D'Arcy McGee.
> 4. The 12th prime minister of Canada, in office from November 1948
> to June 1957, had an Irish-Canadian mother. Name him.
Louis St-Laurent.
> 5. Both parents of the 21st prime minister of Canada were of
> Irish descent. Name this prime minister.
Paul Martin. (PM 2003-06.)
> 6. He was the 29th premier of Quebec, from 2003 to 2012, and
> before that, the deputy prime minister of Canada. His mother
> was an Irish Quebecker. Name him.
Jean Charest.
> 7. In November 2015 she was appointed by Justin Trudeau as Minister
> of Environment and Climate Change. Her father was an Irish
> dentist. Name her.
Catherine Mary McKenna.
> 8. This Irish Protestant, who emigrated to Canada in 1863, was
> a supporter of the Canadian Party, which backed the annexation
> of the Red River Settlement to Canada. He persecuted many
> Métis in Winnipeg and he was one of a group that attacked Lower
> Fort Garry. He was later captured and executed by Louis Riel.
Thomas Scott.
> 9. This feminist, politician, author, and social activist was
> born Helen Letitia Mooney. She was one of the "Famous Five"
> who launched the "Persons Case", contending that women could be
> "persons" and therefore eligible to sit in the Senate. She is
> best known by her married name. What is it?
Nellie McClung.
> 10. Many Irish came to Montreal in the 1840s to help build the
> first bridge to reach the city from the mainland. What is the
> name of this bridge, which is still in use today?
Victoria Bridge.
Since nobody scored on this round, it never happened and this game
will be based on your best 6 out of 8 rounds, namely Rounds 2, 4,
5, 3, 6, 7, 8, and 10.
> ** Game 9, Round 10 - Connected Challenge Round
This was the easiest round in the original game.
> * A. Connecting Rivers
> We give you two cities; you name the river that connects them.
> A1. Omaha and St. Louis.
Missouri R. 4 for Pete, Erland, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Jason.
> A2. Cambridge and Paris. In Ontario, that is.
Grand R.
> * B. Who Came Next?
> B1. Who succeeded Earl Warren as Chief Justice of the US
> Supreme Court?
The other Warren -- Warren Burger. (In 1969.) 4 for Dan Blum,
Joshua, and Dan Tilque.
> B2. Who succeeded Boutros Boutros-Ghali as Secretary-General
> of the United Nations?
Kofi Annan. (In 1997.) 4 for everyone -- Dan Blum, Pete, Erland,
Joshua, Calvin, Dan Tilque, and Jason.
> * C. Lines from Poems
> Who wrote these lines?
> C1. There's a stake in your fat black heart
> And the villagers never liked you.
> They are dancing and stamping on you.
> They always knew it was you.
> Daddy, daddy, you bastard, I'm through.
Sylvia Plath. ("Daddy".) 4 for Joshua.
> C2. Do not go gentle into that good night.
> Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Dylan Thomas. (First line is the title.) 4 for Dan Blum, Pete,
Joshua, Calvin, Dan Tilque, and Jason.
> * D. Same-Role Actors
> D1. What role have Liev Schreiber, Woody Harrelson, and Bryan
> Cranston all played on screen?
Lyndon Johnson ("LBJ" was acceptable, but "Johnson" was insufficient).
(In "Lee Daniels' The Butler" (2013), "LBJ" (2016), and "All the Way"
(2016 TV-movie) respectively.) 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua.
> D2. What role have Ethan Hawke, Kenneth Branagh, and Mel Gibson
> all played on screen?
Hamlet. (Yes, in "Hamlet" in each case -- the 2000, 1996, and 1990
versions respectively.) 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, and Joshua.
> * E. Relocated Teams
> E1. What US city did the Calgary Flames franchise move from?
Atlanta. 4 for Pete, Erland, and Joshua.
> E2. Name either of the two US cities where the now-Oakland
> Athletics were previously based.
Philadelphia, Kansas City. 4 for Dan Blum, Pete, Joshua,
and Dan Tilque.
> * F. Bitcoin
> F1. What is the name of the technology that is the basis for
> cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin? It is a continuously growing
> series of distributed records that cannot be altered unless
> there is collusion of the majority of the network.
Blockchain. 4 for Dan Blum, Pete, Erland, Joshua, Calvin,
and Dan Tilque.
> F2. Who is the invention of <answer F1> and bitcoin attributed
> to?
Satoshi Nakamoto. 4 for Erland.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 9 ROUNDS-> 2 4 5 3 6 7 8 10 BEST
TOPICS-> Art Geo Aud Ent His Spo Sci Cha SIX
Joshua Kreitzer 17 31 20 32 32 20 20 40 175
Dan Blum 30 20 20 16 28 27 26 28 159
Pete Gayde 29 28 40 20 16 0 7 24 157
Erland Sommarskog 0 36 20 0 12 4 4 24 100
"Calvin" 22 19 20 12 12 -- -- 12 97
Dan Tilque 0 28 8 12 16 4 8 24 96
Peter Smyth 0 24 20 4 20 12 12 -- 92
Jason Kreitzer 4 8 12 20 16 20 0 12 88
--
Mark Brader | "I don't care HOW you format char c; while ((c =
Toronto | getchar()) != EOF) putchar(c); ... this code is
m...@vex.net | a bug waiting to happen from the outset." -- Doug Gwyn
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2018-03-19,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2017-09-25 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
Game 9 is over and the winner is JOSHUA KREITZER. Hearty congratulations!
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> ** Game 9, Round 9 - Canadiana - St. Patrick's Edition
> Some of you may still be feeling a little green from the weekend.
> Well, that might help in this round full of famous Irish-Canadians.
> 1. In one province, St. Patrick's Day is observed as a government
> holiday. Which Province?
> 2. The St. Patrick's Day Parade in Montreal is one of the oldest
> in North America. Within 20 years, when did it begin?
> 3. This Irish-Canadian Montreal journalist became a Father of
> Confederation in 1867. An Irish Republican in his early years,
> he would later become a passionate advocate of Confederation.
> He was instrumental in enshrining educational rights for
> Catholics as a minority group in the Canadian Constitution.
> In 1868, he was assassinated in Ottawa. Who was he?
> 4. The 12th prime minister of Canada, in office from November 1948
> to June 1957, had an Irish-Canadian mother. Name him.
> 5. Both parents of the 21st prime minister of Canada were of
> Irish descent. Name this prime minister.
> 6. He was the 29th premier of Quebec, from 2003 to 2012, and
> before that, the deputy prime minister of Canada. His mother
> was an Irish Quebecker. Name him.
> 7. In November 2015 she was appointed by Justin Trudeau as Minister
> of Environment and Climate Change. Her father was an Irish
> dentist. Name her.
> 8. This Irish Protestant, who emigrated to Canada in 1863, was
> a supporter of the Canadian Party, which backed the annexation
> of the Red River Settlement to Canada. He persecuted many
> Métis in Winnipeg and he was one of a group that attacked Lower
> Fort Garry. He was later captured and executed by Louis Riel.
> 9. This feminist, politician, author, and social activist was
> born Helen Letitia Mooney. She was one of the "Famous Five"
> who launched the "Persons Case", contending that women could be
> "persons" and therefore eligible to sit in the Senate. She is
> best known by her married name. What is it?
> 10. Many Irish came to Montreal in the 1840s to help build the
> first bridge to reach the city from the mainland. What is the
> name of this bridge, which is still in use today?
Since nobody scored on this round, it never happened and this game
will be based on your best 6 out of 8 rounds, namely Rounds 2, 4,
5, 3, 6, 7, 8, and 10.
> ** Game 9, Round 10 - Connected Challenge Round
> * A. Connecting Rivers
> We give you two cities; you name the river that connects them.
> A1. Omaha and St. Louis.
> A2. Cambridge and Paris. In Ontario, that is.
> * B. Who Came Next?
> B1. Who succeeded Earl Warren as Chief Justice of the US
> Supreme Court?
Joshua, and Dan Tilque.
> B2. Who succeeded Boutros Boutros-Ghali as Secretary-General
> of the United Nations?
Joshua, Calvin, Dan Tilque, and Jason.
> * C. Lines from Poems
> Who wrote these lines?
> C1. There's a stake in your fat black heart
> And the villagers never liked you.
> They are dancing and stamping on you.
> They always knew it was you.
> Daddy, daddy, you bastard, I'm through.
> C2. Do not go gentle into that good night.
> Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Joshua, Calvin, Dan Tilque, and Jason.
> * D. Same-Role Actors
> D1. What role have Liev Schreiber, Woody Harrelson, and Bryan
> Cranston all played on screen?
(In "Lee Daniels' The Butler" (2013), "LBJ" (2016), and "All the Way"
(2016 TV-movie) respectively.) 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua.
> D2. What role have Ethan Hawke, Kenneth Branagh, and Mel Gibson
> all played on screen?
versions respectively.) 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, and Joshua.
> * E. Relocated Teams
> E1. What US city did the Calgary Flames franchise move from?
> E2. Name either of the two US cities where the now-Oakland
> Athletics were previously based.
and Dan Tilque.
> * F. Bitcoin
> F1. What is the name of the technology that is the basis for
> cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin? It is a continuously growing
> series of distributed records that cannot be altered unless
> there is collusion of the majority of the network.
and Dan Tilque.
> F2. Who is the invention of <answer F1> and bitcoin attributed
> to?
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 9 ROUNDS-> 2 4 5 3 6 7 8 10 BEST
TOPICS-> Art Geo Aud Ent His Spo Sci Cha SIX
Joshua Kreitzer 17 31 20 32 32 20 20 40 175
Dan Blum 30 20 20 16 28 27 26 28 159
Pete Gayde 29 28 40 20 16 0 7 24 157
Erland Sommarskog 0 36 20 0 12 4 4 24 100
"Calvin" 22 19 20 12 12 -- -- 12 97
Dan Tilque 0 28 8 12 16 4 8 24 96
Peter Smyth 0 24 20 4 20 12 12 -- 92
Jason Kreitzer 4 8 12 20 16 20 0 12 88
--
Mark Brader | "I don't care HOW you format char c; while ((c =
Toronto | getchar()) != EOF) putchar(c); ... this code is
m...@vex.net | a bug waiting to happen from the outset." -- Doug Gwyn
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