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RQFTCI03 Game 3 Rounds 9-10: the CNE and the challenge round
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Mark Brader
Dec 4, 2020, 2:13:34 AM12/4/20
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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2003-02-03,
and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written
by members of the Usual Suspects, but have been reformatted and
may have been retyped and/or edited by me. I will reveal the
correct answers in about 3 days.
For further information, including an explanation of the """
notation that may appear in these rounds, see my 2020-06-23
companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
I wrote one question in the Canadiana round and two pairs in the
challenge round.
** Game 3, Round 9 - Canadiana - Let's Go to the "Ex"
Since the CNE for 2020 was canceled, if you choose to give answers
based on current information where applicable, that would be
for 2019.
1. Within 5 years, in what year was the CNE founded (under the name
"Toronto Industrial Exhibition")?
2. Either tell us the price of general admission that year, or else
what the price of general admission (including taxes) """will
be in 2003""". We will allow 5¢ leeway on any of these answers.
3. In 1882, the closing hour was extended to 10 pm as the Ex
had become the first exhibition in the world to adopt which
technological advance?
4. Over the next few years the CNE was home to what form of
transportation, the first of its kind in Canada? In 1883
it didn't work properly, but many people rode on it starting
in 1884. Be sufficiently specific.
5. The """oldest sound recording still in existence""" was recorded
at the Exhibition by Thomas Edison in 1888, and featured
greetings from Lord Stanley (of Stanley Cup fame) to which
politician? You can give his name or his political position.
6. In 1938, an experimental television broadcast was conducted
from the Horticulture Building to the Automotive Building.
It featured an interview of boxer Jack Dempsey by what legendary
Canadian broadcaster?
7. Within one year, what was the last year that a Blue Jay baseball
game was played at Exhibition Stadium?
8. What company """runs""" the Midway?
9. For many years, a popular exhibit in the Horse Palace was a
sculpture made out of what? (There was a new one every year.)
10. What """is""" the oldest building on the CNE grounds, built
in 1794 and moved to the CNE in 1879?
** Game 3, Round 10 - Challenge Round
* A. Travel Guides
A1. The first in this line of guidebooks was, its editors said,
"put together in a backstreet Chinese hotel in Singapore
in 1975", and "written at a kitchen table and collated,
trimmed and stapled by hand." """Now there are""" over
650 books in the series. Name it.
A2. This line of guidebooks """has been""" published since
1835, originally in German. The books became so well known
that their name """is""" sometimes used colloquially as a
synonym for "guidebook".
* B. TV Moms
In these questions you will be asked to name the actress who
played the mother in the given program.
B1. Who played Florida Evans in "Good Times"?
B2. Who played Olivia Walton in "The Waltons"?
* C. Documentaries about Musicians
In these questions you will be asked to name the musician who was
the subject of an Academy-Award-winning documentary feature film.
C1. Name the often-married big-band leader and clarinetist who
was the subject of a 1985 biography by Brigitte Berman.
C2. This violinist's 1979 tour of China was documented by
Murray Lerner.
* D. Canadian Prime Ministers
D1. Name any year during which Arthur Meighen was Prime Minister.
D2. Within 1, what year did Richard Bennett become Prime
Minister?
* E. Scientific Masterworks in Latin
E1. The Latin title of this book translates to "The Mathematical
Principles of Natural Philosophy". What great scientist
wrote it?
E2. The Latin title of this book may be translated as "About
the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres". Again, name
the author.
* F. NBA All-Star Game
(*Note*: the 2020 game has already happened, but you may answer
for that.)
F1. The 2003 NBA All-Star Game """will be""" played this
coming Sunday. Which Houston Rockets rookie """will start"""
at center for the Western Conference team?
F2. Where will the game be held """this year"""? Name *either*
the arena or the city.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "In my case, self-absorption is
m...@vex.net completely justified." -- LAURA
My text in this article is in the public domain.
and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written
by members of the Usual Suspects, but have been reformatted and
may have been retyped and/or edited by me. I will reveal the
correct answers in about 3 days.
For further information, including an explanation of the """
notation that may appear in these rounds, see my 2020-06-23
companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
I wrote one question in the Canadiana round and two pairs in the
challenge round.
** Game 3, Round 9 - Canadiana - Let's Go to the "Ex"
Since the CNE for 2020 was canceled, if you choose to give answers
based on current information where applicable, that would be
for 2019.
1. Within 5 years, in what year was the CNE founded (under the name
"Toronto Industrial Exhibition")?
2. Either tell us the price of general admission that year, or else
what the price of general admission (including taxes) """will
be in 2003""". We will allow 5¢ leeway on any of these answers.
3. In 1882, the closing hour was extended to 10 pm as the Ex
had become the first exhibition in the world to adopt which
technological advance?
4. Over the next few years the CNE was home to what form of
transportation, the first of its kind in Canada? In 1883
it didn't work properly, but many people rode on it starting
in 1884. Be sufficiently specific.
5. The """oldest sound recording still in existence""" was recorded
at the Exhibition by Thomas Edison in 1888, and featured
greetings from Lord Stanley (of Stanley Cup fame) to which
politician? You can give his name or his political position.
6. In 1938, an experimental television broadcast was conducted
from the Horticulture Building to the Automotive Building.
It featured an interview of boxer Jack Dempsey by what legendary
Canadian broadcaster?
7. Within one year, what was the last year that a Blue Jay baseball
game was played at Exhibition Stadium?
8. What company """runs""" the Midway?
9. For many years, a popular exhibit in the Horse Palace was a
sculpture made out of what? (There was a new one every year.)
10. What """is""" the oldest building on the CNE grounds, built
in 1794 and moved to the CNE in 1879?
** Game 3, Round 10 - Challenge Round
* A. Travel Guides
A1. The first in this line of guidebooks was, its editors said,
"put together in a backstreet Chinese hotel in Singapore
in 1975", and "written at a kitchen table and collated,
trimmed and stapled by hand." """Now there are""" over
650 books in the series. Name it.
A2. This line of guidebooks """has been""" published since
1835, originally in German. The books became so well known
that their name """is""" sometimes used colloquially as a
synonym for "guidebook".
* B. TV Moms
In these questions you will be asked to name the actress who
played the mother in the given program.
B1. Who played Florida Evans in "Good Times"?
B2. Who played Olivia Walton in "The Waltons"?
* C. Documentaries about Musicians
In these questions you will be asked to name the musician who was
the subject of an Academy-Award-winning documentary feature film.
C1. Name the often-married big-band leader and clarinetist who
was the subject of a 1985 biography by Brigitte Berman.
C2. This violinist's 1979 tour of China was documented by
Murray Lerner.
* D. Canadian Prime Ministers
D1. Name any year during which Arthur Meighen was Prime Minister.
D2. Within 1, what year did Richard Bennett become Prime
Minister?
* E. Scientific Masterworks in Latin
E1. The Latin title of this book translates to "The Mathematical
Principles of Natural Philosophy". What great scientist
wrote it?
E2. The Latin title of this book may be translated as "About
the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres". Again, name
the author.
* F. NBA All-Star Game
(*Note*: the 2020 game has already happened, but you may answer
for that.)
F1. The 2003 NBA All-Star Game """will be""" played this
coming Sunday. Which Houston Rockets rookie """will start"""
at center for the Western Conference team?
F2. Where will the game be held """this year"""? Name *either*
the arena or the city.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "In my case, self-absorption is
m...@vex.net completely justified." -- LAURA
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Joshua Kreitzer
Dec 4, 2020, 2:21:36 AM12/4/20
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:Nu2dnXdx0tULfFTCnZ2dnUU7-
anN...@giganews.com:
> ** Game 3, Round 9 - Canadiana - Let's Go to the "Ex"
>
> Since the CNE for 2020 was canceled, if you choose to give answers
> based on current information where applicable, that would be
> for 2019.
>
> 7. Within one year, what was the last year that a Blue Jay baseball
> game was played at Exhibition Stadium?
1987; 1990
> ** Game 3, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
> * A. Travel Guides
>
> A1. The first in this line of guidebooks was, its editors said,
> "put together in a backstreet Chinese hotel in Singapore
> in 1975", and "written at a kitchen table and collated,
> trimmed and stapled by hand." """Now there are""" over
> 650 books in the series. Name it.
Lonely Planet
> A2. This line of guidebooks """has been""" published since
> 1835, originally in German. The books became so well known
> that their name """is""" sometimes used colloquially as a
> synonym for "guidebook".
Baedeker
> * B. TV Moms
>
> In these questions you will be asked to name the actress who
> played the mother in the given program.
>
> B1. Who played Florida Evans in "Good Times"?
Esther Rolle
> B2. Who played Olivia Walton in "The Waltons"?
Michael Learned
> * C. Documentaries about Musicians
>
> In these questions you will be asked to name the musician who was
> the subject of an Academy-Award-winning documentary feature film.
>
> C1. Name the often-married big-band leader and clarinetist who
> was the subject of a 1985 biography by Brigitte Berman.
Artie Shaw
> C2. This violinist's 1979 tour of China was documented by
> Murray Lerner.
Itzhak Perlman
> * E. Scientific Masterworks in Latin
>
> E1. The Latin title of this book translates to "The Mathematical
> Principles of Natural Philosophy". What great scientist
> wrote it?
Isaac Newton
> E2. The Latin title of this book may be translated as "About
> the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres". Again, name
> the author.
Copernicus
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
anN...@giganews.com:
> ** Game 3, Round 9 - Canadiana - Let's Go to the "Ex"
>
> Since the CNE for 2020 was canceled, if you choose to give answers
> based on current information where applicable, that would be
> for 2019.
>
> 3. In 1882, the closing hour was extended to 10 pm as the Ex
> had become the first exhibition in the world to adopt which
> technological advance?
electric lighting
> had become the first exhibition in the world to adopt which
> technological advance?
> 7. Within one year, what was the last year that a Blue Jay baseball
> game was played at Exhibition Stadium?
> ** Game 3, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
> * A. Travel Guides
>
> A1. The first in this line of guidebooks was, its editors said,
> "put together in a backstreet Chinese hotel in Singapore
> in 1975", and "written at a kitchen table and collated,
> trimmed and stapled by hand." """Now there are""" over
> 650 books in the series. Name it.
> A2. This line of guidebooks """has been""" published since
> 1835, originally in German. The books became so well known
> that their name """is""" sometimes used colloquially as a
> synonym for "guidebook".
> * B. TV Moms
>
> In these questions you will be asked to name the actress who
> played the mother in the given program.
>
> B1. Who played Florida Evans in "Good Times"?
> B2. Who played Olivia Walton in "The Waltons"?
> * C. Documentaries about Musicians
>
> In these questions you will be asked to name the musician who was
> the subject of an Academy-Award-winning documentary feature film.
>
> C1. Name the often-married big-band leader and clarinetist who
> was the subject of a 1985 biography by Brigitte Berman.
> C2. This violinist's 1979 tour of China was documented by
> Murray Lerner.
> * E. Scientific Masterworks in Latin
>
> E1. The Latin title of this book translates to "The Mathematical
> Principles of Natural Philosophy". What great scientist
> wrote it?
> E2. The Latin title of this book may be translated as "About
> the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres". Again, name
> the author.
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Erland Sommarskog
Dec 4, 2020, 6:50:19 AM12/4/20
to
Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> ** Game 3, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
> * A. Travel Guides
>
> A1. The first in this line of guidebooks was, its editors said,
> "put together in a backstreet Chinese hotel in Singapore
> in 1975", and "written at a kitchen table and collated,
> trimmed and stapled by hand." """Now there are""" over
> 650 books in the series. Name it.
Lonely Planet
> ** Game 3, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
> * A. Travel Guides
>
> A1. The first in this line of guidebooks was, its editors said,
> "put together in a backstreet Chinese hotel in Singapore
> in 1975", and "written at a kitchen table and collated,
> trimmed and stapled by hand." """Now there are""" over
> 650 books in the series. Name it.
> A2. This line of guidebooks """has been""" published since
> 1835, originally in German. The books became so well known
> that their name """is""" sometimes used colloquially as a
> synonym for "guidebook".
> * C. Documentaries about Musicians
>
> C1. Name the often-married big-band leader and clarinetist who
> was the subject of a 1985 biography by Brigitte Berman.
Nebby Goodman
> was the subject of a 1985 biography by Brigitte Berman.
> * D. Canadian Prime Ministers
>
> D1. Name any year during which Arthur Meighen was Prime Minister.
> D2. Within 1, what year did Richard Bennett become Prime
> Minister?
> * E. Scientific Masterworks in Latin
>
> E1. The Latin title of this book translates to "The Mathematical
> Principles of Natural Philosophy". What great scientist
> wrote it?
> E2. The Latin title of this book may be translated as "About
> the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres". Again, name
> the author.
Dan Blum
Dec 4, 2020, 2:58:48 PM12/4/20
to
> 1. Within 5 years, in what year was the CNE founded (under the name
> "Toronto Industrial Exhibition")?
1876; 1865
> "Toronto Industrial Exhibition")?
> 2. Either tell us the price of general admission that year, or else
> what the price of general admission (including taxes) """will
that year: 5 cents
> 3. In 1882, the closing hour was extended to 10 pm as the Ex
> had become the first exhibition in the world to adopt which
> technological advance?
> 4. Over the next few years the CNE was home to what form of
> transportation, the first of its kind in Canada? In 1883
> it didn't work properly, but many people rode on it starting
> in 1884. Be sufficiently specific.
> 5. The """oldest sound recording still in existence""" was recorded
> at the Exhibition by Thomas Edison in 1888, and featured
> greetings from Lord Stanley (of Stanley Cup fame) to which
> politician? You can give his name or his political position.
> 7. Within one year, what was the last year that a Blue Jay baseball
> game was played at Exhibition Stadium?
> 9. For many years, a popular exhibit in the Horse Palace was a
> sculpture made out of what? (There was a new one every year.)
> ** Game 3, Round 10 - Challenge Round
> * A. Travel Guides
> A1. The first in this line of guidebooks was, its editors said,
> "put together in a backstreet Chinese hotel in Singapore
> in 1975", and "written at a kitchen table and collated,
> trimmed and stapled by hand." """Now there are""" over
> 650 books in the series. Name it.
> A2. This line of guidebooks """has been""" published since
> 1835, originally in German. The books became so well known
> that their name """is""" sometimes used colloquially as a
> synonym for "guidebook".
> * C. Documentaries about Musicians
> C1. Name the often-married big-band leader and clarinetist who
> was the subject of a 1985 biography by Brigitte Berman.
Goodman
> was the subject of a 1985 biography by Brigitte Berman.
> C2. This violinist's 1979 tour of China was documented by
> Murray Lerner.
> * E. Scientific Masterworks in Latin
> E1. The Latin title of this book translates to "The Mathematical
> Principles of Natural Philosophy". What great scientist
> wrote it?
> E2. The Latin title of this book may be translated as "About
> the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres". Again, name
> the author.
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Erland Sommarskog
Dec 5, 2020, 5:12:15 AM12/5/20
to
Dan Blum (to...@panix.com) writes:
> Tough Guide; Lonely Planet
>
Tough Guide? Never heard of those, but there are Rough Guides.
> Tough Guide; Lonely Planet
>
Tough Guide? Never heard of those, but there are Rough Guides.
Dan Blum
Dec 5, 2020, 8:28:20 AM12/5/20
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Dan Tilque
Dec 5, 2020, 12:21:09 PM12/5/20
to
On 12/3/20 11:13 PM, Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> ** Game 3, Round 9 - Canadiana - Let's Go to the "Ex"
>
> Since the CNE for 2020 was canceled, if you choose to give answers
> based on current information where applicable, that would be
> for 2019.
Right. What's the CNE?
>
>
> ** Game 3, Round 9 - Canadiana - Let's Go to the "Ex"
>
> Since the CNE for 2020 was canceled, if you choose to give answers
> based on current information where applicable, that would be
> for 2019.
(Never mind. It's virtually certain that it's Canadian National Exhibition.)
>
> 1. Within 5 years, in what year was the CNE founded (under the name
> "Toronto Industrial Exhibition")?
>
> 2. Either tell us the price of general admission that year, or else
> what the price of general admission (including taxes) """will
> be in 2003""". We will allow 5¢ leeway on any of these answers.
>
> 3. In 1882, the closing hour was extended to 10 pm as the Ex
> had become the first exhibition in the world to adopt which
> technological advance?
>
> 4. Over the next few years the CNE was home to what form of
> transportation, the first of its kind in Canada? In 1883
> it didn't work properly, but many people rode on it starting
> in 1884. Be sufficiently specific.
>
> 5. The """oldest sound recording still in existence""" was recorded
> at the Exhibition by Thomas Edison in 1888, and featured
> greetings from Lord Stanley (of Stanley Cup fame) to which
> politician? You can give his name or his political position.
>
> 6. In 1938, an experimental television broadcast was conducted
> from the Horticulture Building to the Automotive Building.
> It featured an interview of boxer Jack Dempsey by what legendary
> Canadian broadcaster?
>
> 7. Within one year, what was the last year that a Blue Jay baseball
> game was played at Exhibition Stadium?
>
> 8. What company """runs""" the Midway?
>
> 9. For many years, a popular exhibit in the Horse Palace was a
> sculpture made out of what? (There was a new one every year.)
>
> E2. The Latin title of this book may be translated as "About
> the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres". Again, name
> the author.
>
>
> * F. NBA All-Star Game
>
> (*Note*: the 2020 game has already happened, but you may answer
> for that.)
>
> F1. The 2003 NBA All-Star Game """will be""" played this
> coming Sunday. Which Houston Rockets rookie """will start"""
> at center for the Western Conference team?
>
> F2. Where will the game be held """this year"""? Name *either*
> the arena or the city.
>
--
Mark Brader
Dec 5, 2020, 3:25:39 PM12/5/20
to
Erland Sommarskog:
I might've accepted Tough Guide as a plausible typo.
--
Mark Brader "I like to think of [this] as self-explanatory."
Toronto "I hope *I* think of [it] that way."
m...@vex.net -- Donald Westlake: "Trust Me On This"
> > Tough Guide? Never heard of those, but there are Rough Guides.
Dan Blum:
> That's probably what I was thinking of.
If Rough Guide is the right answer, then you shouldn't've admitted it.
I might've accepted Tough Guide as a plausible typo.
--
Mark Brader "I like to think of [this] as self-explanatory."
Toronto "I hope *I* think of [it] that way."
m...@vex.net -- Donald Westlake: "Trust Me On This"
Mark Brader
Dec 5, 2020, 3:26:35 PM12/5/20
to
Dan Tilque:
--
Mark Brader | "If I quoted each [part] that had serious problems,
Toronto | [the author] could sue me for copyright infringement."
m...@vex.net | -- Steve Summit
> Right. What's the CNE?
>
> (Never mind. It's virtually certain that it's Canadian National Exhibition.)
Well, that's what it *stands for*. Nothing national about it, really.
>
> (Never mind. It's virtually certain that it's Canadian National Exhibition.)
--
Mark Brader | "If I quoted each [part] that had serious problems,
Toronto | [the author] could sue me for copyright infringement."
m...@vex.net | -- Steve Summit
Pete Gayde
Dec 5, 2020, 11:32:23 PM12/5/20
to
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2003-02-03,
> and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written
> by members of the Usual Suspects, but have been reformatted and
> may have been retyped and/or edited by me. I will reveal the
> correct answers in about 3 days.
>
> For further information, including an explanation of the """
> notation that may appear in these rounds, see my 2020-06-23
> companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
>
>
> I wrote one question in the Canadiana round and two pairs in the
> challenge round.
>
>
> ** Game 3, Round 9 - Canadiana - Let's Go to the "Ex"
>
> Since the CNE for 2020 was canceled, if you choose to give answers
> based on current information where applicable, that would be
> for 2019.
>
> 1. Within 5 years, in what year was the CNE founded (under the name
> "Toronto Industrial Exhibition")?
1900; 1911
> and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written
> by members of the Usual Suspects, but have been reformatted and
> may have been retyped and/or edited by me. I will reveal the
> correct answers in about 3 days.
>
> For further information, including an explanation of the """
> notation that may appear in these rounds, see my 2020-06-23
> companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
>
>
> I wrote one question in the Canadiana round and two pairs in the
> challenge round.
>
>
> ** Game 3, Round 9 - Canadiana - Let's Go to the "Ex"
>
> Since the CNE for 2020 was canceled, if you choose to give answers
> based on current information where applicable, that would be
> for 2019.
>
> 1. Within 5 years, in what year was the CNE founded (under the name
> "Toronto Industrial Exhibition")?
>
> 2. Either tell us the price of general admission that year, or else
> what the price of general admission (including taxes) """will
> be in 2003""". We will allow 5¢ leeway on any of these answers.
>
> 3. In 1882, the closing hour was extended to 10 pm as the Ex
> had become the first exhibition in the world to adopt which
> technological advance?
>
> 4. Over the next few years the CNE was home to what form of
> transportation, the first of its kind in Canada? In 1883
> it didn't work properly, but many people rode on it starting
> in 1884. Be sufficiently specific.
>
> 5. The """oldest sound recording still in existence""" was recorded
> at the Exhibition by Thomas Edison in 1888, and featured
> greetings from Lord Stanley (of Stanley Cup fame) to which
> politician? You can give his name or his political position.
>
> 6. In 1938, an experimental television broadcast was conducted
> from the Horticulture Building to the Automotive Building.
> It featured an interview of boxer Jack Dempsey by what legendary
> Canadian broadcaster?
>
> 7. Within one year, what was the last year that a Blue Jay baseball
> game was played at Exhibition Stadium?
>
> 8. What company """runs""" the Midway?
>
> 9. For many years, a popular exhibit in the Horse Palace was a
> sculpture made out of what? (There was a new one every year.)
>
> 10. What """is""" the oldest building on the CNE grounds, built
> in 1794 and moved to the CNE in 1879?
>
>
> ** Game 3, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
> * A. Travel Guides
>
> A1. The first in this line of guidebooks was, its editors said,
> "put together in a backstreet Chinese hotel in Singapore
> in 1975", and "written at a kitchen table and collated,
> trimmed and stapled by hand." """Now there are""" over
> 650 books in the series. Name it.
>
> A2. This line of guidebooks """has been""" published since
> 1835, originally in German. The books became so well known
> that their name """is""" sometimes used colloquially as a
> synonym for "guidebook".
>
>
> * B. TV Moms
>
> In these questions you will be asked to name the actress who
> played the mother in the given program.
>
> B1. Who played Florida Evans in "Good Times"?
> B2. Who played Olivia Walton in "The Waltons"?
>
>
> * C. Documentaries about Musicians
>
> In these questions you will be asked to name the musician who was
> the subject of an Academy-Award-winning documentary feature film.
>
> C1. Name the often-married big-band leader and clarinetist who
> was the subject of a 1985 biography by Brigitte Berman.
>
> C2. This violinist's 1979 tour of China was documented by
> Murray Lerner.
>
>
> * D. Canadian Prime Ministers
>
> D1. Name any year during which Arthur Meighen was Prime Minister.
>
> D2. Within 1, what year did Richard Bennett become Prime
> Minister?
>
>
> * E. Scientific Masterworks in Latin
>
> E1. The Latin title of this book translates to "The Mathematical
> Principles of Natural Philosophy". What great scientist
> wrote it?
>
> E2. The Latin title of this book may be translated as "About
> the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres". Again, name
> the author.
>
>
> * F. NBA All-Star Game
>
> (*Note*: the 2020 game has already happened, but you may answer
> for that.)
>
> F1. The 2003 NBA All-Star Game """will be""" played this
> coming Sunday. Which Houston Rockets rookie """will start"""
> at center for the Western Conference team?
>
> F2. Where will the game be held """this year"""? Name *either*
> the arena or the city.
>
Pete Gayde
Erland Sommarskog
Dec 6, 2020, 5:27:01 AM12/6/20
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Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> If Rough Guide is the right answer, then you shouldn't've admitted it.
> I might've accepted Tough Guide as a plausible typo.
Indeed, R and T are next to each other on the keyboard. (And I have certainl
> If Rough Guide is the right answer, then you shouldn't've admitted it.
> I might've accepted Tough Guide as a plausible typo.
made typos with keys that are further apart.) But it did look funny. :-)
Mark Brader
Dec 7, 2020, 3:09:53 PM12/7/20
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Mark Brader:
has beaten Joshua Kreitzer by 1 point! If there are no errors, that
is -- do please check me.
> I wrote one question in the Canadiana round and two pairs in the
> challenge round.
Those were question 4 (of course) and pairs D and E.
> ** Game 3, Round 9 - Canadiana - Let's Go to the "Ex"
> Since the CNE for 2020 was canceled, if you choose to give answers
> based on current information where applicable, that would be
> for 2019.
> 1. Within 5 years, in what year was the CNE founded (under the name
> "Toronto Industrial Exhibition")?
1879. (Accepting 1874-84.) 3 for Dan Blum.
Hmm, I should've rot13'd questions #3-5 to protect this one from
spoilage, shouldn't I? But, hey, at least one entrant didn't
notice, and guessed years as late as 1911...
> 2. Either tell us the price of general admission that year, or else
> what the price of general admission (including taxes) """will
> be in 2003""". We will allow 5¢ leeway on any of these answers.
1879 answer: 25¢. 2003 answer: $10. 2019 answer: $19.99.
(Accepting 20-30¢, $9.95-$10.05, or $19.94-$20.04.)
In the original game there was no leeway if you gave the 2003 price,
but considering the change from round-number to x.99-style pricing,
I thought it better to allow it here. Didn't help, though.
> 3. In 1882, the closing hour was extended to 10 pm as the Ex
> had become the first exhibition in the world to adopt which
> technological advance?
Electric lighting. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque.
> 4. Over the next few years the CNE was home to what form of
> transportation, the first of its kind in Canada? In 1883
> it didn't work properly, but many people rode on it starting
> in 1884. Be sufficiently specific.
Electric trolley car (or electric streetcar or electric tram or
electric railway; "electric" or "trolley" was required, as that was
the novel part). 4 for Dan Blum.
> 5. The """oldest sound recording still in existence""" was recorded
> at the Exhibition by Thomas Edison in 1888, and featured
> greetings from Lord Stanley (of Stanley Cup fame) to which
> politician? You can give his name or his political position.
2003 answer: US President Grover Cleveland. 2019 answer: An older
recording was found in 2008 at the patent office in Paris, but it
was just a sample to prove that Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville's
machine worked, not a message addressed to any politician, so it
does not provide an acceptable answer.
> 6. In 1938, an experimental television broadcast was conducted
> from the Horticulture Building to the Automotive Building.
> It featured an interview of boxer Jack Dempsey by what legendary
> Canadian broadcaster?
Gordon Sinclair.
> 7. Within one year, what was the last year that a Blue Jay baseball
> game was played at Exhibition Stadium?
1989 (accepting 1988-90). The Jays moved to the SkyDome part way
through that season. 2 for Joshua.
> 8. What company """runs""" the Midway?
2003 answer: Conklin. 2019 answer: North American Midway.
> 9. For many years, a popular exhibit in the Horse Palace was a
> sculpture made out of what? (There was a new one every year.)
Butter.
> 10. What """is""" the oldest building on the CNE grounds, built
> in 1794 and moved to the CNE in 1879?
The Scadding Cabin. (Still true.)
> ** Game 3, Round 10 - Challenge Round
> * A. Travel Guides
> A1. The first in this line of guidebooks was, its editors said,
> "put together in a backstreet Chinese hotel in Singapore
> in 1975", and "written at a kitchen table and collated,
> trimmed and stapled by hand." """Now there are""" over
> 650 books in the series. Name it.
"Lonely Planet". As printed guidebooks in general have become less
popular, I have no idea how many there are today. 4 for Joshua,
Erland, and Pete. 2 for Dan Blum.
> A2. This line of guidebooks """has been""" published since
> 1835, originally in German. The books became so well known
> that their name """is""" sometimes used colloquially as a
> synonym for "guidebook".
"Baedeker's". Still true as far as I know. 4 for Joshua
and Dan Blum.
> * B. TV Moms
> In these questions you will be asked to name the actress who
> played the mother in the given program.
> B1. Who played Florida Evans in "Good Times"?
Esther Rolle. 4 for Joshua and Pete.
> B2. Who played Olivia Walton in "The Waltons"?
Michael Learned. (For those who don't know, this Michael is female.)
4 for Joshua and Pete.
> * C. Documentaries about Musicians
> In these questions you will be asked to name the musician who was
> the subject of an Academy-Award-winning documentary feature film.
> C1. Name the often-married big-band leader and clarinetist who
> was the subject of a 1985 biography by Brigitte Berman.
Artie Shaw. ("Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got".) 4 for Joshua.
> C2. This violinist's 1979 tour of China was documented by
> Murray Lerner.
Isaac Stern. ("From Mao To Mozart: Isaac Stern in China" (1980).)
3 for Pete.
> * D. Canadian Prime Ministers
> D1. Name any year during which Arthur Meighen was Prime Minister.
1920, 1921, 1926. (1st term July 1920 - December 1921, 2nd term
June-September 1926.)
Pete's first guess was off by 1.
> D2. Within 1, what year did Richard Bennett become Prime
> Minister?
1930 (accepting 1929-31).
> * E. Scientific Masterworks in Latin
> E1. The Latin title of this book translates to "The Mathematical
> Principles of Natural Philosophy". What great scientist
> wrote it?
Sir Isaac Newton. ("Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica".)
4 for everyone -- Joshua, Erland, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Pete.
> E2. The Latin title of this book may be translated as "About
> the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres". Again, name
> the author.
Nicolaus Copernicus. ("De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium".)
4 for Joshua and Dan Tilque. 2 for Dan Blum.
> * F. NBA All-Star Game
> (*Note*: the 2020 game has already happened, but you may answer
> for that.)
> F1. The 2003 NBA All-Star Game """will be""" played this
> coming Sunday. Which Houston Rockets rookie """will start"""
> at center for the Western Conference team?
2003 answer: Yao Ming. 2020 answer: Anthony Davis. (Los Angeles
Lakers, and not a rookie.) 4 for Pete.
> F2. Where will the game be held """this year"""? Name *either*
> the arena or the city.
2003 answer: Philips Arena, Atlanta. 2020 answer: United Center,
Chicago.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 3 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST
TOPICS-> Art Ent Geo His Lei Sci Can Cha SIX
Dan Blum 20 32 8 11 40 40 11 12 155
Joshua Kreitzer 7 40 8 8 36 34 6 28 154
Pete Gayde 36 8 16 6 21 19 0 23 123
Erland Sommarskog 28 0 11 4 8 32 0 8 91
Dan Tilque 4 4 4 8 24 40 4 8 88
Bruce Bowler -- -- -- -- 16 24 -- -- 40
--
Mark Brader | (Monosyllables being forbidden to doctors of philosophy,
Toronto | such truths are called "invariants" in the trade.)
m...@vex.net | -- Jeff Prothero
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2003-02-03,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information...
> including an explanation of the """ notation that may appear in these
> rounds, see my 2020-06-23 companion posting on "Reposted Questions
> from the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
Game 3 is over and it's another close one -- but this time DAN BLUM
> rounds, see my 2020-06-23 companion posting on "Reposted Questions
> from the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
has beaten Joshua Kreitzer by 1 point! If there are no errors, that
is -- do please check me.
> I wrote one question in the Canadiana round and two pairs in the
> challenge round.
> ** Game 3, Round 9 - Canadiana - Let's Go to the "Ex"
> Since the CNE for 2020 was canceled, if you choose to give answers
> based on current information where applicable, that would be
> for 2019.
> 1. Within 5 years, in what year was the CNE founded (under the name
> "Toronto Industrial Exhibition")?
Hmm, I should've rot13'd questions #3-5 to protect this one from
spoilage, shouldn't I? But, hey, at least one entrant didn't
notice, and guessed years as late as 1911...
> 2. Either tell us the price of general admission that year, or else
> what the price of general admission (including taxes) """will
> be in 2003""". We will allow 5¢ leeway on any of these answers.
(Accepting 20-30¢, $9.95-$10.05, or $19.94-$20.04.)
In the original game there was no leeway if you gave the 2003 price,
but considering the change from round-number to x.99-style pricing,
I thought it better to allow it here. Didn't help, though.
> 3. In 1882, the closing hour was extended to 10 pm as the Ex
> had become the first exhibition in the world to adopt which
> technological advance?
> 4. Over the next few years the CNE was home to what form of
> transportation, the first of its kind in Canada? In 1883
> it didn't work properly, but many people rode on it starting
> in 1884. Be sufficiently specific.
electric railway; "electric" or "trolley" was required, as that was
the novel part). 4 for Dan Blum.
> 5. The """oldest sound recording still in existence""" was recorded
> at the Exhibition by Thomas Edison in 1888, and featured
> greetings from Lord Stanley (of Stanley Cup fame) to which
> politician? You can give his name or his political position.
recording was found in 2008 at the patent office in Paris, but it
was just a sample to prove that Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville's
machine worked, not a message addressed to any politician, so it
does not provide an acceptable answer.
> 6. In 1938, an experimental television broadcast was conducted
> from the Horticulture Building to the Automotive Building.
> It featured an interview of boxer Jack Dempsey by what legendary
> Canadian broadcaster?
> 7. Within one year, what was the last year that a Blue Jay baseball
> game was played at Exhibition Stadium?
through that season. 2 for Joshua.
> 8. What company """runs""" the Midway?
> 9. For many years, a popular exhibit in the Horse Palace was a
> sculpture made out of what? (There was a new one every year.)
> 10. What """is""" the oldest building on the CNE grounds, built
> in 1794 and moved to the CNE in 1879?
> ** Game 3, Round 10 - Challenge Round
> * A. Travel Guides
> A1. The first in this line of guidebooks was, its editors said,
> "put together in a backstreet Chinese hotel in Singapore
> in 1975", and "written at a kitchen table and collated,
> trimmed and stapled by hand." """Now there are""" over
> 650 books in the series. Name it.
popular, I have no idea how many there are today. 4 for Joshua,
Erland, and Pete. 2 for Dan Blum.
> A2. This line of guidebooks """has been""" published since
> 1835, originally in German. The books became so well known
> that their name """is""" sometimes used colloquially as a
> synonym for "guidebook".
and Dan Blum.
> * B. TV Moms
> In these questions you will be asked to name the actress who
> played the mother in the given program.
> B1. Who played Florida Evans in "Good Times"?
> B2. Who played Olivia Walton in "The Waltons"?
4 for Joshua and Pete.
> * C. Documentaries about Musicians
> In these questions you will be asked to name the musician who was
> the subject of an Academy-Award-winning documentary feature film.
> C1. Name the often-married big-band leader and clarinetist who
> was the subject of a 1985 biography by Brigitte Berman.
> C2. This violinist's 1979 tour of China was documented by
> Murray Lerner.
3 for Pete.
> * D. Canadian Prime Ministers
> D1. Name any year during which Arthur Meighen was Prime Minister.
June-September 1926.)
Pete's first guess was off by 1.
> D2. Within 1, what year did Richard Bennett become Prime
> Minister?
> * E. Scientific Masterworks in Latin
> E1. The Latin title of this book translates to "The Mathematical
> Principles of Natural Philosophy". What great scientist
> wrote it?
4 for everyone -- Joshua, Erland, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Pete.
> E2. The Latin title of this book may be translated as "About
> the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres". Again, name
> the author.
4 for Joshua and Dan Tilque. 2 for Dan Blum.
> * F. NBA All-Star Game
> (*Note*: the 2020 game has already happened, but you may answer
> for that.)
> F1. The 2003 NBA All-Star Game """will be""" played this
> coming Sunday. Which Houston Rockets rookie """will start"""
> at center for the Western Conference team?
Lakers, and not a rookie.) 4 for Pete.
> F2. Where will the game be held """this year"""? Name *either*
> the arena or the city.
Chicago.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 3 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST
TOPICS-> Art Ent Geo His Lei Sci Can Cha SIX
Dan Blum 20 32 8 11 40 40 11 12 155
Joshua Kreitzer 7 40 8 8 36 34 6 28 154
Pete Gayde 36 8 16 6 21 19 0 23 123
Erland Sommarskog 28 0 11 4 8 32 0 8 91
Dan Tilque 4 4 4 8 24 40 4 8 88
Bruce Bowler -- -- -- -- 16 24 -- -- 40
--
Mark Brader | (Monosyllables being forbidden to doctors of philosophy,
Toronto | such truths are called "invariants" in the trade.)
m...@vex.net | -- Jeff Prothero
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