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Mark Brader
Jul 16, 2016, 10:36:00 PM7/16/16
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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2016-06-05,
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 Usual Suspects 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 2016-05-31 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
I did not write either of these rounds.
* Game 3, Round 9 - History - Cuba
As Cuba and the United States take steps to normalize relations,
it seems like a good time for some questions about Cuban history.
1. In Cuba there are many statues and murals of this national hero,
poet, and intellectual, and there's also one in Central Park in
New York. Havana's international airport is named after him.
Give his name.
2. One of the catalysts for the Spanish-American War was the
sinking of a US battleship in Havana harbor in February 1898.
Do you remember what battleship?
3. Shortly after gaining independence from Spain, Cuba signed the
Platt Agreement with the US. This treaty gave the US a
great deal of power over the island, making Cuba a de-facto
protectorate. The agreement also established a protective
tariff in the US for what commodity?
4. Fulgencio Batista's economic partnerships with the American
Mafia, his political repression, and his extreme favoritism
toward American interests in Cuba were detrimental to many
in Cuban society. Reflecting on this, who wrote the following?
"I believe that there is no country in the world, including
the African regions, including any and all the countries under
colonial domination, where economic colonization, humiliation,
and exploitation were worse than in Cuba, in part owing to
my country's policies during the Batista regime."
5. What was the name of the boat that brought 82 revolutionaries
from Mexico to Cuba in 1956, including Fidel and Raúl Castro?
It gave its name to the official newspaper of the Communist
party of Cuba. Hint: Your abuela might answer to this name too.
6. The United States instituted an economic embargo of Cuba in 1960,
a policy that has undergone many tweaks in the years since.
It was reinforced in 1996 by the Cuban Liberty and Democracy
Solidarity Act, which prevents foreign companies that do
business in Cuba from also doing business in the US. This act
is usually known by the names of its two legislative sponsors;
what is this more common moniker?
7. Your humble question-setter (one of them, anyway) was born
on the very day the invaders landed in Cuba's Bay of Pigs,
though the battle didn't really get under way until the next day.
You don't have to wish him Happy Birthday, but maybe you can
tell us the month and year of this misbegotten adventure that
was an early misstep in Kennedy's presidency. (The invasion,
that is! Tell us when the invasion was.)
8. If the first day of the Cuban Missile Crisis was when President
Kennedy was informed that U-2 spy-plane photos showed the
missiles, and the last day was when Nikita Khrushchev agreed to
remove them, then how long did the crisis last, including both
those days? Hint: This period of time also forms the title of
a book by Robert Kennedy, and a movie starring Bruce Greenwood
as John F. Kennedy.
9. During President Obama's recent historic visit to Cuba, the
Cuban national baseball team took on a Major League Baseball
squad. Name that major-league team. They won, by the way --
we're not sure what that did for diplomacy.
10. Perhaps more rewarding for the Cubans, the Rolling Stones
performed a landmark concert in Havana on 2016-03-25. This was
the first big concert by a Western rock band in 52 years.
What was the final song they performed, as part of their encore?
** Game 3, Round 10 - Canadiana Challenge Round - Canadian Capitals
The theme of this round is Canadian capitals. It's a potpourri
-- within the pairs there will be questions in different subject
categories.
* A. St. John's
A1. How many Canadian *provincial capitals* are farther north
than St. John's, NL?
A2. Name the American Hockey League team based in St. John's,
an affiliate of the Montreal Canadiens. Apparently it was
not named after a caffeinated beverage.
* B. Halifax
B1. Name the 1941 novel by Hugh MacLennan based on the Halifax
Explosion of 1917. Or, alternatively, name the author of
the 1992 novel "Burden of Desire", with a similar setting;
this author had a long career in the US as a journalist.
B2. Name the fortified summit in Halifax that is a National
Historic Site of Canada.
* C. Iqaluit
C1. What was the previous name of Iqaluit, before 1987?
C2. Iqaluit has the smallest population of any Canadian
provincial or territorial capital. What was its population
according to the 2011 census, within 25% of the true number
in either direction?
* D. Winnipeg.
D1. Who is the former mayor of Winnipeg who is now an Ontario
provincial cabinet minister?
D2. At what stadium do the Winnipeg Blue Bombers play their
home games?
* E. Regina.
E1. What type of disaster devastated large parts of Regina on
June 30, 1912?
E2. Name the foundational document of the CCF party that was
adopted in Regina in 1933. Exact name required.
* F. Victoria
F1. What is the independent bookstore in Victoria that is named
after one of Canada's most celebrated writers? No surprise
-- she and her then-husband founded it in 1963.
F2. This Victoria native, born in 1978, has won a Grammy, a Latin
Grammy, and 10 Junos, and she's also a Commander of the
Order of Prince Henry the Navigator. (Of Portugal, that is.)
Name her.
--
Mark Brader "Hacking for 8 years gives a guy a memory.
Toronto If you was with a woman -- I'd've noticed."
m...@vex.net PHANTOM LADY
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 Usual Suspects 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 2016-05-31 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
I did not write either of these rounds.
* Game 3, Round 9 - History - Cuba
As Cuba and the United States take steps to normalize relations,
it seems like a good time for some questions about Cuban history.
1. In Cuba there are many statues and murals of this national hero,
poet, and intellectual, and there's also one in Central Park in
New York. Havana's international airport is named after him.
Give his name.
2. One of the catalysts for the Spanish-American War was the
sinking of a US battleship in Havana harbor in February 1898.
Do you remember what battleship?
3. Shortly after gaining independence from Spain, Cuba signed the
Platt Agreement with the US. This treaty gave the US a
great deal of power over the island, making Cuba a de-facto
protectorate. The agreement also established a protective
tariff in the US for what commodity?
4. Fulgencio Batista's economic partnerships with the American
Mafia, his political repression, and his extreme favoritism
toward American interests in Cuba were detrimental to many
in Cuban society. Reflecting on this, who wrote the following?
"I believe that there is no country in the world, including
the African regions, including any and all the countries under
colonial domination, where economic colonization, humiliation,
and exploitation were worse than in Cuba, in part owing to
my country's policies during the Batista regime."
5. What was the name of the boat that brought 82 revolutionaries
from Mexico to Cuba in 1956, including Fidel and Raúl Castro?
It gave its name to the official newspaper of the Communist
party of Cuba. Hint: Your abuela might answer to this name too.
6. The United States instituted an economic embargo of Cuba in 1960,
a policy that has undergone many tweaks in the years since.
It was reinforced in 1996 by the Cuban Liberty and Democracy
Solidarity Act, which prevents foreign companies that do
business in Cuba from also doing business in the US. This act
is usually known by the names of its two legislative sponsors;
what is this more common moniker?
7. Your humble question-setter (one of them, anyway) was born
on the very day the invaders landed in Cuba's Bay of Pigs,
though the battle didn't really get under way until the next day.
You don't have to wish him Happy Birthday, but maybe you can
tell us the month and year of this misbegotten adventure that
was an early misstep in Kennedy's presidency. (The invasion,
that is! Tell us when the invasion was.)
8. If the first day of the Cuban Missile Crisis was when President
Kennedy was informed that U-2 spy-plane photos showed the
missiles, and the last day was when Nikita Khrushchev agreed to
remove them, then how long did the crisis last, including both
those days? Hint: This period of time also forms the title of
a book by Robert Kennedy, and a movie starring Bruce Greenwood
as John F. Kennedy.
9. During President Obama's recent historic visit to Cuba, the
Cuban national baseball team took on a Major League Baseball
squad. Name that major-league team. They won, by the way --
we're not sure what that did for diplomacy.
10. Perhaps more rewarding for the Cubans, the Rolling Stones
performed a landmark concert in Havana on 2016-03-25. This was
the first big concert by a Western rock band in 52 years.
What was the final song they performed, as part of their encore?
** Game 3, Round 10 - Canadiana Challenge Round - Canadian Capitals
The theme of this round is Canadian capitals. It's a potpourri
-- within the pairs there will be questions in different subject
categories.
* A. St. John's
A1. How many Canadian *provincial capitals* are farther north
than St. John's, NL?
A2. Name the American Hockey League team based in St. John's,
an affiliate of the Montreal Canadiens. Apparently it was
not named after a caffeinated beverage.
* B. Halifax
B1. Name the 1941 novel by Hugh MacLennan based on the Halifax
Explosion of 1917. Or, alternatively, name the author of
the 1992 novel "Burden of Desire", with a similar setting;
this author had a long career in the US as a journalist.
B2. Name the fortified summit in Halifax that is a National
Historic Site of Canada.
* C. Iqaluit
C1. What was the previous name of Iqaluit, before 1987?
C2. Iqaluit has the smallest population of any Canadian
provincial or territorial capital. What was its population
according to the 2011 census, within 25% of the true number
in either direction?
* D. Winnipeg.
D1. Who is the former mayor of Winnipeg who is now an Ontario
provincial cabinet minister?
D2. At what stadium do the Winnipeg Blue Bombers play their
home games?
* E. Regina.
E1. What type of disaster devastated large parts of Regina on
June 30, 1912?
E2. Name the foundational document of the CCF party that was
adopted in Regina in 1933. Exact name required.
* F. Victoria
F1. What is the independent bookstore in Victoria that is named
after one of Canada's most celebrated writers? No surprise
-- she and her then-husband founded it in 1963.
F2. This Victoria native, born in 1978, has won a Grammy, a Latin
Grammy, and 10 Junos, and she's also a Commander of the
Order of Prince Henry the Navigator. (Of Portugal, that is.)
Name her.
--
Mark Brader "Hacking for 8 years gives a guy a memory.
Toronto If you was with a woman -- I'd've noticed."
m...@vex.net PHANTOM LADY
My text in this article is in the public domain.
swp
Jul 16, 2016, 11:45:59 PM7/16/16
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On Saturday, July 16, 2016 at 10:36:00 PM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2016-06-05,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
I think I missed a round. c'est la vie.
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2016-06-05,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
> I did not write either of these rounds.
> * Game 3, Round 9 - History - Cuba
>
> As Cuba and the United States take steps to normalize relations,
> it seems like a good time for some questions about Cuban history.
>
> 1. In Cuba there are many statues and murals of this national hero,
> poet, and intellectual, and there's also one in Central Park in
> New York. Havana's international airport is named after him.
> Give his name.
> 2. One of the catalysts for the Spanish-American War was the
> sinking of a US battleship in Havana harbor in February 1898.
> Do you remember what battleship?
> 3. Shortly after gaining independence from Spain, Cuba signed the
> Platt Agreement with the US. This treaty gave the US a
> great deal of power over the island, making Cuba a de-facto
> protectorate. The agreement also established a protective
> tariff in the US for what commodity?
> 4. Fulgencio Batista's economic partnerships with the American
> Mafia, his political repression, and his extreme favoritism
> toward American interests in Cuba were detrimental to many
> in Cuban society. Reflecting on this, who wrote the following?
>
> "I believe that there is no country in the world, including
> the African regions, including any and all the countries under
> colonial domination, where economic colonization, humiliation,
> and exploitation were worse than in Cuba, in part owing to
> my country's policies during the Batista regime."
> 5. What was the name of the boat that brought 82 revolutionaries
> from Mexico to Cuba in 1956, including Fidel and Raúl Castro?
> It gave its name to the official newspaper of the Communist
> party of Cuba. Hint: Your abuela might answer to this name too.
> 6. The United States instituted an economic embargo of Cuba in 1960,
> a policy that has undergone many tweaks in the years since.
> It was reinforced in 1996 by the Cuban Liberty and Democracy
> Solidarity Act, which prevents foreign companies that do
> business in Cuba from also doing business in the US. This act
> is usually known by the names of its two legislative sponsors;
> what is this more common moniker?
> 7. Your humble question-setter (one of them, anyway) was born
> on the very day the invaders landed in Cuba's Bay of Pigs,
> though the battle didn't really get under way until the next day.
> You don't have to wish him Happy Birthday, but maybe you can
> tell us the month and year of this misbegotten adventure that
> was an early misstep in Kennedy's presidency. (The invasion,
> that is! Tell us when the invasion was.)
> 8. If the first day of the Cuban Missile Crisis was when President
> Kennedy was informed that U-2 spy-plane photos showed the
> missiles, and the last day was when Nikita Khrushchev agreed to
> remove them, then how long did the crisis last, including both
> those days? Hint: This period of time also forms the title of
> a book by Robert Kennedy, and a movie starring Bruce Greenwood
> as John F. Kennedy.
> 9. During President Obama's recent historic visit to Cuba, the
> Cuban national baseball team took on a Major League Baseball
> squad. Name that major-league team. They won, by the way --
> we're not sure what that did for diplomacy.
> 10. Perhaps more rewarding for the Cubans, the Rolling Stones
> performed a landmark concert in Havana on 2016-03-25. This was
> the first big concert by a Western rock band in 52 years.
> What was the final song they performed, as part of their encore?
> ** Game 3, Round 10 - Canadiana Challenge Round - Canadian Capitals
>
> The theme of this round is Canadian capitals. It's a potpourri
> -- within the pairs there will be questions in different subject
> categories.
>
> * A. St. John's
>
> A1. How many Canadian *provincial capitals* are farther north
> than St. John's, NL?
> A2. Name the American Hockey League team based in St. John's,
> an affiliate of the Montreal Canadiens. Apparently it was
> not named after a caffeinated beverage.
> * B. Halifax
>
> B1. Name the 1941 novel by Hugh MacLennan based on the Halifax
> Explosion of 1917. Or, alternatively, name the author of
> the 1992 novel "Burden of Desire", with a similar setting;
> this author had a long career in the US as a journalist.
> B2. Name the fortified summit in Halifax that is a National
> Historic Site of Canada.
> * C. Iqaluit
>
> C1. What was the previous name of Iqaluit, before 1987?
> C2. Iqaluit has the smallest population of any Canadian
> provincial or territorial capital. What was its population
> according to the 2011 census, within 25% of the true number
> in either direction?
> * D. Winnipeg.
>
> D1. Who is the former mayor of Winnipeg who is now an Ontario
> provincial cabinet minister?
> D2. At what stadium do the Winnipeg Blue Bombers play their
> home games?
> * E. Regina.
>
> E1. What type of disaster devastated large parts of Regina on
> June 30, 1912?
> E2. Name the foundational document of the CCF party that was
> adopted in Regina in 1933. Exact name required.
> * F. Victoria
>
> F1. What is the independent bookstore in Victoria that is named
> after one of Canada's most celebrated writers? No surprise
> -- she and her then-husband founded it in 1963.
> F2. This Victoria native, born in 1978, has won a Grammy, a Latin
> Grammy, and 10 Junos, and she's also a Commander of the
> Order of Prince Henry the Navigator. (Of Portugal, that is.)
> Name her.
swp
Dan Blum
Jul 16, 2016, 11:59:18 PM7/16/16
to
> 1. In Cuba there are many statues and murals of this national hero,
> poet, and intellectual, and there's also one in Central Park in
> New York. Havana's international airport is named after him.
> Give his name.
Jose Marti
> poet, and intellectual, and there's also one in Central Park in
> New York. Havana's international airport is named after him.
> Give his name.
> 2. One of the catalysts for the Spanish-American War was the
> sinking of a US battleship in Havana harbor in February 1898.
> Do you remember what battleship?
> 3. Shortly after gaining independence from Spain, Cuba signed the
> Platt Agreement with the US. This treaty gave the US a
> great deal of power over the island, making Cuba a de-facto
> protectorate. The agreement also established a protective
> tariff in the US for what commodity?
> 7. Your humble question-setter (one of them, anyway) was born
> on the very day the invaders landed in Cuba's Bay of Pigs,
> though the battle didn't really get under way until the next day.
> You don't have to wish him Happy Birthday, but maybe you can
> tell us the month and year of this misbegotten adventure that
> was an early misstep in Kennedy's presidency. (The invasion,
> that is! Tell us when the invasion was.)
> 8. If the first day of the Cuban Missile Crisis was when President
> Kennedy was informed that U-2 spy-plane photos showed the
> missiles, and the last day was when Nikita Khrushchev agreed to
> remove them, then how long did the crisis last, including both
> those days? Hint: This period of time also forms the title of
> a book by Robert Kennedy, and a movie starring Bruce Greenwood
> as John F. Kennedy.
> 9. During President Obama's recent historic visit to Cuba, the
> Cuban national baseball team took on a Major League Baseball
> squad. Name that major-league team. They won, by the way --
> we're not sure what that did for diplomacy.
> ** Game 3, Round 10 - Canadiana Challenge Round - Canadian Capitals
> * A. St. John's
> A1. How many Canadian *provincial capitals* are farther north
> than St. John's, NL?
1; 2
> A1. How many Canadian *provincial capitals* are farther north
> than St. John's, NL?
> A2. Name the American Hockey League team based in St. John's,
> an affiliate of the Montreal Canadiens. Apparently it was
> not named after a caffeinated beverage.
> * C. Iqaluit
> C1. What was the previous name of Iqaluit, before 1987?
> C2. Iqaluit has the smallest population of any Canadian
> provincial or territorial capital. What was its population
> according to the 2011 census, within 25% of the true number
> in either direction?
> * E. Regina.
> E1. What type of disaster devastated large parts of Regina on
> June 30, 1912?
> * F. Victoria
> F1. What is the independent bookstore in Victoria that is named
> after one of Canada's most celebrated writers? No surprise
> -- she and her then-husband founded it in 1963.
I was just in Victoria but the only bookstore I saw wasn't this one,
whatever it is.
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Dan Blum
Jul 17, 2016, 12:03:33 AM7/17/16
to
Dan Blum <to...@panix.com> wrote:
> > F1. What is the independent bookstore in Victoria that is named
> > after one of Canada's most celebrated writers? No surprise
> > -- she and her then-husband founded it in 1963.
> Atwood Books
> I was just in Victoria but the only bookstore I saw wasn't this one,
> whatever it is.
Well, I was wrong. In my defense, if they had anything about the history
> > F1. What is the independent bookstore in Victoria that is named
> > after one of Canada's most celebrated writers? No surprise
> > -- she and her then-husband founded it in 1963.
> Atwood Books
> I was just in Victoria but the only bookstore I saw wasn't this one,
> whatever it is.
of the store in the actual store, it was fairly well-hidden.
Peter Smyth
Jul 17, 2016, 4:53:35 AM7/17/16
to
Mark Brader wrote:
> * Game 3, Round 9 - History - Cuba
>
> As Cuba and the United States take steps to normalize relations,
> it seems like a good time for some questions about Cuban history.
>
> 1. In Cuba there are many statues and murals of this national hero,
> poet, and intellectual, and there's also one in Central Park in
> New York. Havana's international airport is named after him.
> Give his name.
Che Guevara
> * Game 3, Round 9 - History - Cuba
>
> As Cuba and the United States take steps to normalize relations,
> it seems like a good time for some questions about Cuban history.
>
> 1. In Cuba there are many statues and murals of this national hero,
> poet, and intellectual, and there's also one in Central Park in
> New York. Havana's international airport is named after him.
> Give his name.
> 2. One of the catalysts for the Spanish-American War was the
> sinking of a US battleship in Havana harbor in February 1898.
> Do you remember what battleship?
>
> 3. Shortly after gaining independence from Spain, Cuba signed the
> Platt Agreement with the US. This treaty gave the US a
> great deal of power over the island, making Cuba a de-facto
> protectorate. The agreement also established a protective
> tariff in the US for what commodity?
Tobacco
> sinking of a US battleship in Havana harbor in February 1898.
> Do you remember what battleship?
>
> 3. Shortly after gaining independence from Spain, Cuba signed the
> Platt Agreement with the US. This treaty gave the US a
> great deal of power over the island, making Cuba a de-facto
> protectorate. The agreement also established a protective
> tariff in the US for what commodity?
> 4. Fulgencio Batista's economic partnerships with the American
> Mafia, his political repression, and his extreme favoritism
> toward American interests in Cuba were detrimental to many
> in Cuban society. Reflecting on this, who wrote the following?
>
> "I believe that there is no country in the world, including
> the African regions, including any and all the countries under
> colonial domination, where economic colonization, humiliation,
> and exploitation were worse than in Cuba, in part owing to
> my country's policies during the Batista regime."
Fidel Castro
> Mafia, his political repression, and his extreme favoritism
> toward American interests in Cuba were detrimental to many
> in Cuban society. Reflecting on this, who wrote the following?
>
> "I believe that there is no country in the world, including
> the African regions, including any and all the countries under
> colonial domination, where economic colonization, humiliation,
> and exploitation were worse than in Cuba, in part owing to
> my country's policies during the Batista regime."
> 10. Perhaps more rewarding for the Cubans, the Rolling Stones
> performed a landmark concert in Havana on 2016-03-25. This was
> the first big concert by a Western rock band in 52 years.
> What was the final song they performed, as part of their encore?
Peter Smyth
> performed a landmark concert in Havana on 2016-03-25. This was
> the first big concert by a Western rock band in 52 years.
> What was the final song they performed, as part of their encore?
Erland Sommarskog
Jul 17, 2016, 5:26:44 AM7/17/16
to
Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> * Game 3, Round 9 - History - Cuba
>
> As Cuba and the United States take steps to normalize relations,
> it seems like a good time for some questions about Cuban history.
>
> 1. In Cuba there are many statues and murals of this national hero,
> poet, and intellectual, and there's also one in Central Park in
> New York. Havana's international airport is named after him.
> Give his name.
José Martí
> * Game 3, Round 9 - History - Cuba
>
> As Cuba and the United States take steps to normalize relations,
> it seems like a good time for some questions about Cuban history.
>
> 1. In Cuba there are many statues and murals of this national hero,
> poet, and intellectual, and there's also one in Central Park in
> New York. Havana's international airport is named after him.
> Give his name.
(I would not know of him, if it wasn't for these Toronto quizzes. I think
it is the third time he appears in some shape of form.)
> 3. Shortly after gaining independence from Spain, Cuba signed the
> Platt Agreement with the US. This treaty gave the US a
> great deal of power over the island, making Cuba a de-facto
> protectorate. The agreement also established a protective
> tariff in the US for what commodity?
> 4. Fulgencio Batista's economic partnerships with the American
> Mafia, his political repression, and his extreme favoritism
> toward American interests in Cuba were detrimental to many
> in Cuban society. Reflecting on this, who wrote the following?
>
> "I believe that there is no country in the world, including
> the African regions, including any and all the countries under
> colonial domination, where economic colonization, humiliation,
> and exploitation were worse than in Cuba, in part owing to
> my country's policies during the Batista regime."
> 5. What was the name of the boat that brought 82 revolutionaries
> from Mexico to Cuba in 1956, including Fidel and Raúl Castro?
> It gave its name to the official newspaper of the Communist
> party of Cuba. Hint: Your abuela might answer to this name too.
> 7. Your humble question-setter (one of them, anyway) was born
> on the very day the invaders landed in Cuba's Bay of Pigs,
> though the battle didn't really get under way until the next day.
> You don't have to wish him Happy Birthday, but maybe you can
> tell us the month and year of this misbegotten adventure that
> was an early misstep in Kennedy's presidency. (The invasion,
> that is! Tell us when the invasion was.)
> 8. If the first day of the Cuban Missile Crisis was when President
> Kennedy was informed that U-2 spy-plane photos showed the
> missiles, and the last day was when Nikita Khrushchev agreed to
> remove them, then how long did the crisis last, including both
> those days? Hint: This period of time also forms the title of
> a book by Robert Kennedy, and a movie starring Bruce Greenwood
> as John F. Kennedy.
> 10. Perhaps more rewarding for the Cubans, the Rolling Stones
> performed a landmark concert in Havana on 2016-03-25. This was
> the first big concert by a Western rock band in 52 years.
> What was the final song they performed, as part of their encore?
> ** Game 3, Round 10 - Canadiana Challenge Round - Canadian Capitals
>
> The theme of this round is Canadian capitals. It's a potpourri
> -- within the pairs there will be questions in different subject
> categories.
>
> * A. St. John's
>
> A1. How many Canadian *provincial capitals* are farther north
> than St. John's, NL?
> C2. Iqaluit has the smallest population of any Canadian
> provincial or territorial capital. What was its population
> according to the 2011 census, within 25% of the true number
> in either direction?
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
Joshua Kreitzer
Jul 17, 2016, 10:28:18 AM7/17/16
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m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:_NidncN7dICWchfKnZ2dnUU7-
fvN...@giganews.com:
> * Game 3, Round 9 - History - Cuba
>
> 2. One of the catalysts for the Spanish-American War was the
> sinking of a US battleship in Havana harbor in February 1898.
> Do you remember what battleship?
Maine
> 3. Shortly after gaining independence from Spain, Cuba signed the
> Platt Agreement with the US. This treaty gave the US a
> great deal of power over the island, making Cuba a de-facto
> protectorate. The agreement also established a protective
> tariff in the US for what commodity?
sugar
> 5. What was the name of the boat that brought 82 revolutionaries
> from Mexico to Cuba in 1956, including Fidel and Raúl Castro?
> It gave its name to the official newspaper of the Communist
> party of Cuba. Hint: Your abuela might answer to this name too.
Granma
> 7. Your humble question-setter (one of them, anyway) was born
> on the very day the invaders landed in Cuba's Bay of Pigs,
> though the battle didn't really get under way until the next day.
> You don't have to wish him Happy Birthday, but maybe you can
> tell us the month and year of this misbegotten adventure that
> was an early misstep in Kennedy's presidency. (The invasion,
> that is! Tell us when the invasion was.)
April 1961; May 1961
> 8. If the first day of the Cuban Missile Crisis was when President
> Kennedy was informed that U-2 spy-plane photos showed the
> missiles, and the last day was when Nikita Khrushchev agreed to
> remove them, then how long did the crisis last, including both
> those days? Hint: This period of time also forms the title of
> a book by Robert Kennedy, and a movie starring Bruce Greenwood
> as John F. Kennedy.
13 days
> 9. During President Obama's recent historic visit to Cuba, the
> Cuban national baseball team took on a Major League Baseball
> squad. Name that major-league team. They won, by the way --
> we're not sure what that did for diplomacy.
New York Yankees
> 10. Perhaps more rewarding for the Cubans, the Rolling Stones
> performed a landmark concert in Havana on 2016-03-25. This was
> the first big concert by a Western rock band in 52 years.
> What was the final song they performed, as part of their encore?
"Satisfaction"
> ** Game 3, Round 10 - Canadiana Challenge Round - Canadian Capitals
>
> * C. Iqaluit
>
> C1. What was the previous name of Iqaluit, before 1987?
Frobisher Bay
> C2. Iqaluit has the smallest population of any Canadian
> provincial or territorial capital. What was its population
> according to the 2011 census, within 25% of the true number
> in either direction?
9,000
> * F. Victoria
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
fvN...@giganews.com:
> * Game 3, Round 9 - History - Cuba
>
> 1. In Cuba there are many statues and murals of this national hero,
> poet, and intellectual, and there's also one in Central Park in
> New York. Havana's international airport is named after him.
> Give his name.
Jose Marti
> poet, and intellectual, and there's also one in Central Park in
> New York. Havana's international airport is named after him.
> Give his name.
> 2. One of the catalysts for the Spanish-American War was the
> sinking of a US battleship in Havana harbor in February 1898.
> Do you remember what battleship?
> 3. Shortly after gaining independence from Spain, Cuba signed the
> Platt Agreement with the US. This treaty gave the US a
> great deal of power over the island, making Cuba a de-facto
> protectorate. The agreement also established a protective
> tariff in the US for what commodity?
> 5. What was the name of the boat that brought 82 revolutionaries
> from Mexico to Cuba in 1956, including Fidel and Raúl Castro?
> It gave its name to the official newspaper of the Communist
> party of Cuba. Hint: Your abuela might answer to this name too.
> 7. Your humble question-setter (one of them, anyway) was born
> on the very day the invaders landed in Cuba's Bay of Pigs,
> though the battle didn't really get under way until the next day.
> You don't have to wish him Happy Birthday, but maybe you can
> tell us the month and year of this misbegotten adventure that
> was an early misstep in Kennedy's presidency. (The invasion,
> that is! Tell us when the invasion was.)
> 8. If the first day of the Cuban Missile Crisis was when President
> Kennedy was informed that U-2 spy-plane photos showed the
> missiles, and the last day was when Nikita Khrushchev agreed to
> remove them, then how long did the crisis last, including both
> those days? Hint: This period of time also forms the title of
> a book by Robert Kennedy, and a movie starring Bruce Greenwood
> as John F. Kennedy.
> 9. During President Obama's recent historic visit to Cuba, the
> Cuban national baseball team took on a Major League Baseball
> squad. Name that major-league team. They won, by the way --
> we're not sure what that did for diplomacy.
> 10. Perhaps more rewarding for the Cubans, the Rolling Stones
> performed a landmark concert in Havana on 2016-03-25. This was
> the first big concert by a Western rock band in 52 years.
> What was the final song they performed, as part of their encore?
> ** Game 3, Round 10 - Canadiana Challenge Round - Canadian Capitals
>
> * A. St. John's
>
> A1. How many Canadian *provincial capitals* are farther north
> than St. John's, NL?
9
>
> A1. How many Canadian *provincial capitals* are farther north
> than St. John's, NL?
> * C. Iqaluit
>
> C1. What was the previous name of Iqaluit, before 1987?
> C2. Iqaluit has the smallest population of any Canadian
> provincial or territorial capital. What was its population
> according to the 2011 census, within 25% of the true number
> in either direction?
> * F. Victoria
>
> F2. This Victoria native, born in 1978, has won a Grammy, a Latin
> Grammy, and 10 Junos, and she's also a Commander of the
> Order of Prince Henry the Navigator. (Of Portugal, that is.)
> Name her.
Nelly Furtado
> F2. This Victoria native, born in 1978, has won a Grammy, a Latin
> Grammy, and 10 Junos, and she's also a Commander of the
> Order of Prince Henry the Navigator. (Of Portugal, that is.)
> Name her.
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
bbowler
Jul 18, 2016, 9:21:56 AM7/18/16
to
On Sat, 16 Jul 2016 21:35:55 -0500, Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2016-06-05, 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 Usual Suspects 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 2016-05-31
> companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> I did not write either of these rounds.
>
>
> * Game 3, Round 9 - History - Cuba
>
> As Cuba and the United States take steps to normalize relations,
> it seems like a good time for some questions about Cuban history.
>
> 1. In Cuba there are many statues and murals of this national hero,
> poet, and intellectual, and there's also one in Central Park in New
> York. Havana's international airport is named after him. Give his
> name.
Marti
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2016-06-05, 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 Usual Suspects 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 2016-05-31
> companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> I did not write either of these rounds.
>
>
> * Game 3, Round 9 - History - Cuba
>
> As Cuba and the United States take steps to normalize relations,
> it seems like a good time for some questions about Cuban history.
>
> 1. In Cuba there are many statues and murals of this national hero,
> poet, and intellectual, and there's also one in Central Park in New
> York. Havana's international airport is named after him. Give his
> name.
> 2. One of the catalysts for the Spanish-American War was the
> sinking of a US battleship in Havana harbor in February 1898.
> Do you remember what battleship?
> 3. Shortly after gaining independence from Spain, Cuba signed the
> Platt Agreement with the US. This treaty gave the US a great deal of
> power over the island, making Cuba a de-facto protectorate. The
> agreement also established a protective tariff in the US for what
> commodity?
> A2. Name the American Hockey League team based in St. John's,
> an affiliate of the Montreal Canadiens. Apparently it was not
> named after a caffeinated beverage.
>
>
> * B. Halifax
>
> B1. Name the 1941 novel by Hugh MacLennan based on the Halifax
> Explosion of 1917. Or, alternatively, name the author of the
> 1992 novel "Burden of Desire", with a similar setting; this
> author had a long career in the US as a journalist.
>
> B2. Name the fortified summit in Halifax that is a National
> Historic Site of Canada.
>
>
> * C. Iqaluit
>
> C1. What was the previous name of Iqaluit, before 1987?
>
> C2. Iqaluit has the smallest population of any Canadian
> provincial or territorial capital. What was its population
> according to the 2011 census, within 25% of the true number in
> either direction?
>
>
> * D. Winnipeg.
>
> D1. Who is the former mayor of Winnipeg who is now an Ontario
> provincial cabinet minister?
>
> D2. At what stadium do the Winnipeg Blue Bombers play their
> home games?
>
>
> * E. Regina.
>
> E1. What type of disaster devastated large parts of Regina on
> June 30, 1912?
Jason Kreitzer
Jul 18, 2016, 9:55:23 AM7/18/16
to
On Saturday, July 16, 2016 at 10:36:00 PM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:
> 3. Shortly after gaining independence from Spain, Cuba signed the
> Platt Agreement with the US. This treaty gave the US a
> great deal of power over the island, making Cuba a de-facto
> protectorate. The agreement also established a protective
> tariff in the US for what commodity?
>
> 4. Fulgencio Batista's economic partnerships with the American
> Mafia, his political repression, and his extreme favoritism
> toward American interests in Cuba were detrimental to many
> in Cuban society. Reflecting on this, who wrote the following?
>
> "I believe that there is no country in the world, including
> the African regions, including any and all the countries under
> colonial domination, where economic colonization, humiliation,
> and exploitation were worse than in Cuba, in part owing to
> my country's policies during the Batista regime."
>
> 5. What was the name of the boat that brought 82 revolutionaries
> from Mexico to Cuba in 1956, including Fidel and Raúl Castro?
> It gave its name to the official newspaper of the Communist
> party of Cuba. Hint: Your abuela might answer to this name too.
Marti
> Platt Agreement with the US. This treaty gave the US a
> great deal of power over the island, making Cuba a de-facto
> protectorate. The agreement also established a protective
> tariff in the US for what commodity?
>
> 4. Fulgencio Batista's economic partnerships with the American
> Mafia, his political repression, and his extreme favoritism
> toward American interests in Cuba were detrimental to many
> in Cuban society. Reflecting on this, who wrote the following?
>
> "I believe that there is no country in the world, including
> the African regions, including any and all the countries under
> colonial domination, where economic colonization, humiliation,
> and exploitation were worse than in Cuba, in part owing to
> my country's policies during the Batista regime."
>
> 5. What was the name of the boat that brought 82 revolutionaries
> from Mexico to Cuba in 1956, including Fidel and Raúl Castro?
> It gave its name to the official newspaper of the Communist
> party of Cuba. Hint: Your abuela might answer to this name too.
> 6. The United States instituted an economic embargo of Cuba in 1960,
> a policy that has undergone many tweaks in the years since.
> It was reinforced in 1996 by the Cuban Liberty and Democracy
> Solidarity Act, which prevents foreign companies that do
> business in Cuba from also doing business in the US. This act
> is usually known by the names of its two legislative sponsors;
> what is this more common moniker?
>
> 7. Your humble question-setter (one of them, anyway) was born
> on the very day the invaders landed in Cuba's Bay of Pigs,
> though the battle didn't really get under way until the next day.
> You don't have to wish him Happy Birthday, but maybe you can
> tell us the month and year of this misbegotten adventure that
> was an early misstep in Kennedy's presidency. (The invasion,
> that is! Tell us when the invasion was.)
>
> 8. If the first day of the Cuban Missile Crisis was when President
> Kennedy was informed that U-2 spy-plane photos showed the
> missiles, and the last day was when Nikita Khrushchev agreed to
> remove them, then how long did the crisis last, including both
> those days? Hint: This period of time also forms the title of
> a book by Robert Kennedy, and a movie starring Bruce Greenwood
> as John F. Kennedy.
20 days?
> a policy that has undergone many tweaks in the years since.
> It was reinforced in 1996 by the Cuban Liberty and Democracy
> Solidarity Act, which prevents foreign companies that do
> business in Cuba from also doing business in the US. This act
> is usually known by the names of its two legislative sponsors;
> what is this more common moniker?
>
> 7. Your humble question-setter (one of them, anyway) was born
> on the very day the invaders landed in Cuba's Bay of Pigs,
> though the battle didn't really get under way until the next day.
> You don't have to wish him Happy Birthday, but maybe you can
> tell us the month and year of this misbegotten adventure that
> was an early misstep in Kennedy's presidency. (The invasion,
> that is! Tell us when the invasion was.)
>
> 8. If the first day of the Cuban Missile Crisis was when President
> Kennedy was informed that U-2 spy-plane photos showed the
> missiles, and the last day was when Nikita Khrushchev agreed to
> remove them, then how long did the crisis last, including both
> those days? Hint: This period of time also forms the title of
> a book by Robert Kennedy, and a movie starring Bruce Greenwood
> as John F. Kennedy.
Marc Dashevsky
Jul 18, 2016, 12:50:28 PM7/18/16
to
In article <_NidncN7dICWchfK...@giganews.com>, m...@vex.net says...
> 2. One of the catalysts for the Spanish-American War was the
> sinking of a US battleship in Havana harbor in February 1898.
> Do you remember what battleship?
The Maine
> 3. Shortly after gaining independence from Spain, Cuba signed the
> Platt Agreement with the US. This treaty gave the US a
> great deal of power over the island, making Cuba a de-facto
> protectorate. The agreement also established a protective
> tariff in the US for what commodity?
cane sugar
> 4. Fulgencio Batista's economic partnerships with the American
> Mafia, his political repression, and his extreme favoritism
> toward American interests in Cuba were detrimental to many
> in Cuban society. Reflecting on this, who wrote the following?
>
> "I believe that there is no country in the world, including
> the African regions, including any and all the countries under
> colonial domination, where economic colonization, humiliation,
> and exploitation were worse than in Cuba, in part owing to
> my country's policies during the Batista regime."
JFK
> 5. What was the name of the boat that brought 82 revolutionaries
> from Mexico to Cuba in 1956, including Fidel and Raúl Castro?
> It gave its name to the official newspaper of the Communist
> party of Cuba. Hint: Your abuela might answer to this name too.
>
> 6. The United States instituted an economic embargo of Cuba in 1960,
> a policy that has undergone many tweaks in the years since.
> It was reinforced in 1996 by the Cuban Liberty and Democracy
> Solidarity Act, which prevents foreign companies that do
> business in Cuba from also doing business in the US. This act
> is usually known by the names of its two legislative sponsors;
> what is this more common moniker?
>
> 7. Your humble question-setter (one of them, anyway) was born
> on the very day the invaders landed in Cuba's Bay of Pigs,
> though the battle didn't really get under way until the next day.
> You don't have to wish him Happy Birthday, but maybe you can
> tell us the month and year of this misbegotten adventure that
> was an early misstep in Kennedy's presidency. (The invasion,
> that is! Tell us when the invasion was.)
April 1961 [~one week before my ninth birthday]
> 8. If the first day of the Cuban Missile Crisis was when President
> Kennedy was informed that U-2 spy-plane photos showed the
> missiles, and the last day was when Nikita Khrushchev agreed to
> remove them, then how long did the crisis last, including both
> those days? Hint: This period of time also forms the title of
> a book by Robert Kennedy, and a movie starring Bruce Greenwood
> as John F. Kennedy.
13 days
> 9. During President Obama's recent historic visit to Cuba, the
> Cuban national baseball team took on a Major League Baseball
> squad. Name that major-league team. They won, by the way --
> we're not sure what that did for diplomacy.
>
> 10. Perhaps more rewarding for the Cubans, the Rolling Stones
> performed a landmark concert in Havana on 2016-03-25. This was
> the first big concert by a Western rock band in 52 years.
> What was the final song they performed, as part of their encore?
You Can't Always Get What You Want
> ** Game 3, Round 10 - Canadiana Challenge Round - Canadian Capitals
>
> The theme of this round is Canadian capitals. It's a potpourri
> -- within the pairs there will be questions in different subject
> categories.
>
> * A. St. John's
>
> A1. How many Canadian *provincial capitals* are farther north
> than St. John's, NL?
2
> A2. Name the American Hockey League team based in St. John's,
> an affiliate of the Montreal Canadiens. Apparently it was
> not named after a caffeinated beverage.
>
>
> * B. Halifax
>
> B1. Name the 1941 novel by Hugh MacLennan based on the Halifax
> Explosion of 1917. Or, alternatively, name the author of
> the 1992 novel "Burden of Desire", with a similar setting;
> this author had a long career in the US as a journalist.
>
> B2. Name the fortified summit in Halifax that is a National
> Historic Site of Canada.
>
>
> * C. Iqaluit
>
> C1. What was the previous name of Iqaluit, before 1987?
>
> C2. Iqaluit has the smallest population of any Canadian
> provincial or territorial capital. What was its population
> according to the 2011 census, within 25% of the true number
> in either direction?
>
>
> * D. Winnipeg.
>
> D1. Who is the former mayor of Winnipeg who is now an Ontario
> provincial cabinet minister?
>
> D2. At what stadium do the Winnipeg Blue Bombers play their
> home games?
>
>
> * E. Regina.
>
> E1. What type of disaster devastated large parts of Regina on
> June 30, 1912?
forest fire
> E2. Name the foundational document of the CCF party that was
> adopted in Regina in 1933. Exact name required.
>
>
> * F. Victoria
>
> F1. What is the independent bookstore in Victoria that is named
> after one of Canada's most celebrated writers? No surprise
> -- she and her then-husband founded it in 1963.
>
> F2. This Victoria native, born in 1978, has won a Grammy, a Latin
> Grammy, and 10 Junos, and she's also a Commander of the
> Order of Prince Henry the Navigator. (Of Portugal, that is.)
> Name her.
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
> * Game 3, Round 9 - History - Cuba
>
> As Cuba and the United States take steps to normalize relations,
> it seems like a good time for some questions about Cuban history.
>
> 1. In Cuba there are many statues and murals of this national hero,
> poet, and intellectual, and there's also one in Central Park in
> New York. Havana's international airport is named after him.
> Give his name.
Jose Marti [There is a statue of him a block or two from my house in New Orleans]
>
> As Cuba and the United States take steps to normalize relations,
> it seems like a good time for some questions about Cuban history.
>
> 1. In Cuba there are many statues and murals of this national hero,
> poet, and intellectual, and there's also one in Central Park in
> New York. Havana's international airport is named after him.
> Give his name.
> 2. One of the catalysts for the Spanish-American War was the
> sinking of a US battleship in Havana harbor in February 1898.
> Do you remember what battleship?
> 3. Shortly after gaining independence from Spain, Cuba signed the
> Platt Agreement with the US. This treaty gave the US a
> great deal of power over the island, making Cuba a de-facto
> protectorate. The agreement also established a protective
> tariff in the US for what commodity?
> 4. Fulgencio Batista's economic partnerships with the American
> Mafia, his political repression, and his extreme favoritism
> toward American interests in Cuba were detrimental to many
> in Cuban society. Reflecting on this, who wrote the following?
>
> "I believe that there is no country in the world, including
> the African regions, including any and all the countries under
> colonial domination, where economic colonization, humiliation,
> and exploitation were worse than in Cuba, in part owing to
> my country's policies during the Batista regime."
> 5. What was the name of the boat that brought 82 revolutionaries
> from Mexico to Cuba in 1956, including Fidel and Raúl Castro?
> It gave its name to the official newspaper of the Communist
> party of Cuba. Hint: Your abuela might answer to this name too.
>
> 6. The United States instituted an economic embargo of Cuba in 1960,
> a policy that has undergone many tweaks in the years since.
> It was reinforced in 1996 by the Cuban Liberty and Democracy
> Solidarity Act, which prevents foreign companies that do
> business in Cuba from also doing business in the US. This act
> is usually known by the names of its two legislative sponsors;
> what is this more common moniker?
>
> 7. Your humble question-setter (one of them, anyway) was born
> on the very day the invaders landed in Cuba's Bay of Pigs,
> though the battle didn't really get under way until the next day.
> You don't have to wish him Happy Birthday, but maybe you can
> tell us the month and year of this misbegotten adventure that
> was an early misstep in Kennedy's presidency. (The invasion,
> that is! Tell us when the invasion was.)
> 8. If the first day of the Cuban Missile Crisis was when President
> Kennedy was informed that U-2 spy-plane photos showed the
> missiles, and the last day was when Nikita Khrushchev agreed to
> remove them, then how long did the crisis last, including both
> those days? Hint: This period of time also forms the title of
> a book by Robert Kennedy, and a movie starring Bruce Greenwood
> as John F. Kennedy.
> 9. During President Obama's recent historic visit to Cuba, the
> Cuban national baseball team took on a Major League Baseball
> squad. Name that major-league team. They won, by the way --
> we're not sure what that did for diplomacy.
>
> 10. Perhaps more rewarding for the Cubans, the Rolling Stones
> performed a landmark concert in Havana on 2016-03-25. This was
> the first big concert by a Western rock band in 52 years.
> What was the final song they performed, as part of their encore?
> ** Game 3, Round 10 - Canadiana Challenge Round - Canadian Capitals
>
> The theme of this round is Canadian capitals. It's a potpourri
> -- within the pairs there will be questions in different subject
> categories.
>
> * A. St. John's
>
> A1. How many Canadian *provincial capitals* are farther north
> than St. John's, NL?
> A2. Name the American Hockey League team based in St. John's,
> an affiliate of the Montreal Canadiens. Apparently it was
> not named after a caffeinated beverage.
>
>
> * B. Halifax
>
> B1. Name the 1941 novel by Hugh MacLennan based on the Halifax
> Explosion of 1917. Or, alternatively, name the author of
> the 1992 novel "Burden of Desire", with a similar setting;
> this author had a long career in the US as a journalist.
>
> B2. Name the fortified summit in Halifax that is a National
> Historic Site of Canada.
>
>
> * C. Iqaluit
>
> C1. What was the previous name of Iqaluit, before 1987?
>
> C2. Iqaluit has the smallest population of any Canadian
> provincial or territorial capital. What was its population
> according to the 2011 census, within 25% of the true number
> in either direction?
>
>
> * D. Winnipeg.
>
> D1. Who is the former mayor of Winnipeg who is now an Ontario
> provincial cabinet minister?
>
> D2. At what stadium do the Winnipeg Blue Bombers play their
> home games?
>
>
> * E. Regina.
>
> E1. What type of disaster devastated large parts of Regina on
> June 30, 1912?
> E2. Name the foundational document of the CCF party that was
> adopted in Regina in 1933. Exact name required.
>
>
> * F. Victoria
>
> F1. What is the independent bookstore in Victoria that is named
> after one of Canada's most celebrated writers? No surprise
> -- she and her then-husband founded it in 1963.
>
> F2. This Victoria native, born in 1978, has won a Grammy, a Latin
> Grammy, and 10 Junos, and she's also a Commander of the
> Order of Prince Henry the Navigator. (Of Portugal, that is.)
> Name her.
--
Dan Tilque
Jul 18, 2016, 4:16:44 PM7/18/16
to
Mark Brader wrote:
>
> * Game 3, Round 9 - History - Cuba
>
> As Cuba and the United States take steps to normalize relations,
> it seems like a good time for some questions about Cuban history.
>
> 1. In Cuba there are many statues and murals of this national hero,
> poet, and intellectual, and there's also one in Central Park in
> New York. Havana's international airport is named after him.
> Give his name.
Marti
>
> * Game 3, Round 9 - History - Cuba
>
> As Cuba and the United States take steps to normalize relations,
> it seems like a good time for some questions about Cuban history.
>
> 1. In Cuba there are many statues and murals of this national hero,
> poet, and intellectual, and there's also one in Central Park in
> New York. Havana's international airport is named after him.
> Give his name.
>
> 2. One of the catalysts for the Spanish-American War was the
> sinking of a US battleship in Havana harbor in February 1898.
> Do you remember what battleship?
>
> 3. Shortly after gaining independence from Spain, Cuba signed the
> Platt Agreement with the US. This treaty gave the US a
> great deal of power over the island, making Cuba a de-facto
> protectorate. The agreement also established a protective
> tariff in the US for what commodity?
>
> 4. Fulgencio Batista's economic partnerships with the American
> Mafia, his political repression, and his extreme favoritism
> toward American interests in Cuba were detrimental to many
> in Cuban society. Reflecting on this, who wrote the following?
>
> "I believe that there is no country in the world, including
> the African regions, including any and all the countries under
> colonial domination, where economic colonization, humiliation,
> and exploitation were worse than in Cuba, in part owing to
> my country's policies during the Batista regime."
>
> 5. What was the name of the boat that brought 82 revolutionaries
> from Mexico to Cuba in 1956, including Fidel and Raúl Castro?
> It gave its name to the official newspaper of the Communist
> party of Cuba. Hint: Your abuela might answer to this name too.
>
> 6. The United States instituted an economic embargo of Cuba in 1960,
> a policy that has undergone many tweaks in the years since.
> It was reinforced in 1996 by the Cuban Liberty and Democracy
> Solidarity Act, which prevents foreign companies that do
> business in Cuba from also doing business in the US. This act
> is usually known by the names of its two legislative sponsors;
> what is this more common moniker?
>
> 7. Your humble question-setter (one of them, anyway) was born
> on the very day the invaders landed in Cuba's Bay of Pigs,
> though the battle didn't really get under way until the next day.
> You don't have to wish him Happy Birthday, but maybe you can
> tell us the month and year of this misbegotten adventure that
> was an early misstep in Kennedy's presidency. (The invasion,
> that is! Tell us when the invasion was.)
>
> 8. If the first day of the Cuban Missile Crisis was when President
> Kennedy was informed that U-2 spy-plane photos showed the
> missiles, and the last day was when Nikita Khrushchev agreed to
> remove them, then how long did the crisis last, including both
> those days? Hint: This period of time also forms the title of
> a book by Robert Kennedy, and a movie starring Bruce Greenwood
> as John F. Kennedy.
>
> 9. During President Obama's recent historic visit to Cuba, the
> Cuban national baseball team took on a Major League Baseball
> squad. Name that major-league team. They won, by the way --
> we're not sure what that did for diplomacy.
>
> 10. Perhaps more rewarding for the Cubans, the Rolling Stones
> performed a landmark concert in Havana on 2016-03-25. This was
> the first big concert by a Western rock band in 52 years.
> What was the final song they performed, as part of their encore?
>
>
> ** Game 3, Round 10 - Canadiana Challenge Round - Canadian Capitals
>
> The theme of this round is Canadian capitals. It's a potpourri
> -- within the pairs there will be questions in different subject
> categories.
>
> * A. St. John's
>
> A1. How many Canadian *provincial capitals* are farther north
> than St. John's, NL?
>
> A2. Name the American Hockey League team based in St. John's,
> an affiliate of the Montreal Canadiens. Apparently it was
> not named after a caffeinated beverage.
>
>
> * B. Halifax
>
> B1. Name the 1941 novel by Hugh MacLennan based on the Halifax
> Explosion of 1917. Or, alternatively, name the author of
> the 1992 novel "Burden of Desire", with a similar setting;
> this author had a long career in the US as a journalist.
>
> B2. Name the fortified summit in Halifax that is a National
> Historic Site of Canada.
>
>
> * C. Iqaluit
>
> C1. What was the previous name of Iqaluit, before 1987?
>
> C2. Iqaluit has the smallest population of any Canadian
> provincial or territorial capital. What was its population
> according to the 2011 census, within 25% of the true number
> in either direction?
>
>
> * D. Winnipeg.
>
> D1. Who is the former mayor of Winnipeg who is now an Ontario
> provincial cabinet minister?
>
> D2. At what stadium do the Winnipeg Blue Bombers play their
> home games?
>
>
> * E. Regina.
>
> E1. What type of disaster devastated large parts of Regina on
> June 30, 1912?
>
> E2. Name the foundational document of the CCF party that was
> adopted in Regina in 1933. Exact name required.
>
>
> * F. Victoria
>
> F1. What is the independent bookstore in Victoria that is named
> after one of Canada's most celebrated writers? No surprise
> -- she and her then-husband founded it in 1963.
>
> F2. This Victoria native, born in 1978, has won a Grammy, a Latin
> Grammy, and 10 Junos, and she's also a Commander of the
> Order of Prince Henry the Navigator. (Of Portugal, that is.)
> Name her.
>
--
Björn Lundin
Jul 19, 2016, 8:15:12 AM7/19/16
to
On 2016-07-17 04:35, Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2016-06-05,
> 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 Usual Suspects 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 2016-05-31 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> I did not write either of these rounds.
>
>
> * Game 3, Round 9 - History - Cuba
>
> As Cuba and the United States take steps to normalize relations,
> it seems like a good time for some questions about Cuban history.
>
>
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2016-06-05,
> 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 Usual Suspects 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 2016-05-31 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> I did not write either of these rounds.
>
>
> * Game 3, Round 9 - History - Cuba
>
> As Cuba and the United States take steps to normalize relations,
> it seems like a good time for some questions about Cuban history.
>
>
> 4. Fulgencio Batista's economic partnerships with the American
> Mafia, his political repression, and his extreme favoritism
> toward American interests in Cuba were detrimental to many
> in Cuban society. Reflecting on this, who wrote the following?
>
> "I believe that there is no country in the world, including
> the African regions, including any and all the countries under
> colonial domination, where economic colonization, humiliation,
> and exploitation were worse than in Cuba, in part owing to
> my country's policies during the Batista regime."
Hemingway?
> Mafia, his political repression, and his extreme favoritism
> toward American interests in Cuba were detrimental to many
> in Cuban society. Reflecting on this, who wrote the following?
>
> "I believe that there is no country in the world, including
> the African regions, including any and all the countries under
> colonial domination, where economic colonization, humiliation,
> and exploitation were worse than in Cuba, in part owing to
> my country's policies during the Batista regime."
>
> 7. Your humble question-setter (one of them, anyway) was born
> on the very day the invaders landed in Cuba's Bay of Pigs,
> though the battle didn't really get under way until the next day.
> You don't have to wish him Happy Birthday, but maybe you can
> tell us the month and year of this misbegotten adventure that
> was an early misstep in Kennedy's presidency. (The invasion,
> that is! Tell us when the invasion was.)
>
> 8. If the first day of the Cuban Missile Crisis was when President
> Kennedy was informed that U-2 spy-plane photos showed the
> missiles, and the last day was when Nikita Khrushchev agreed to
> remove them, then how long did the crisis last, including both
> those days? Hint: This period of time also forms the title of
> a book by Robert Kennedy, and a movie starring Bruce Greenwood
> as John F. Kennedy.
>
> 10. Perhaps more rewarding for the Cubans, the Rolling Stones
> performed a landmark concert in Havana on 2016-03-25. This was
> the first big concert by a Western rock band in 52 years.
> What was the final song they performed, as part of their encore?
> ** Game 3, Round 10 - Canadiana Challenge Round - Canadian Capitals
>
> The theme of this round is Canadian capitals. It's a potpourri
> -- within the pairs there will be questions in different subject
> categories.
>
> * A. St. John's
>
> A1. How many Canadian *provincial capitals* are farther north
> than St. John's, NL?
> * C. Iqaluit
>
> C2. Iqaluit has the smallest population of any Canadian
> provincial or territorial capital. What was its population
> according to the 2011 census, within 25% of the true number
> in either direction?
20_000
> C2. Iqaluit has the smallest population of any Canadian
> provincial or territorial capital. What was its population
> according to the 2011 census, within 25% of the true number
> in either direction?
--
--
Björn
Pete
Jul 19, 2016, 2:10:55 PM7/19/16
to
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2016-06-05,
> 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 Usual Suspects 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 2016-05-31 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> I did not write either of these rounds.
>
>
> * Game 3, Round 9 - History - Cuba
>
> As Cuba and the United States take steps to normalize relations,
> it seems like a good time for some questions about Cuban history.
>
> 1. In Cuba there are many statues and murals of this national hero,
> poet, and intellectual, and there's also one in Central Park in
> New York. Havana's international airport is named after him.
> Give his name.
Che Guevara
> 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 Usual Suspects 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 2016-05-31 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> I did not write either of these rounds.
>
>
> * Game 3, Round 9 - History - Cuba
>
> As Cuba and the United States take steps to normalize relations,
> it seems like a good time for some questions about Cuban history.
>
> 1. In Cuba there are many statues and murals of this national hero,
> poet, and intellectual, and there's also one in Central Park in
> New York. Havana's international airport is named after him.
> Give his name.
>
> 2. One of the catalysts for the Spanish-American War was the
> sinking of a US battleship in Havana harbor in February 1898.
> Do you remember what battleship?
>
> 3. Shortly after gaining independence from Spain, Cuba signed the
> Platt Agreement with the US. This treaty gave the US a
> great deal of power over the island, making Cuba a de-facto
> protectorate. The agreement also established a protective
> tariff in the US for what commodity?
>
> 4. Fulgencio Batista's economic partnerships with the American
> Mafia, his political repression, and his extreme favoritism
> toward American interests in Cuba were detrimental to many
> in Cuban society. Reflecting on this, who wrote the following?
>
> "I believe that there is no country in the world, including
> the African regions, including any and all the countries under
> colonial domination, where economic colonization, humiliation,
> and exploitation were worse than in Cuba, in part owing to
> my country's policies during the Batista regime."
>
> 5. What was the name of the boat that brought 82 revolutionaries
> from Mexico to Cuba in 1956, including Fidel and Raúl Castro?
> It gave its name to the official newspaper of the Communist
> party of Cuba. Hint: Your abuela might answer to this name too.
>
> 6. The United States instituted an economic embargo of Cuba in 1960,
> a policy that has undergone many tweaks in the years since.
> It was reinforced in 1996 by the Cuban Liberty and Democracy
> Solidarity Act, which prevents foreign companies that do
> business in Cuba from also doing business in the US. This act
> is usually known by the names of its two legislative sponsors;
> what is this more common moniker?
>
> 7. Your humble question-setter (one of them, anyway) was born
> on the very day the invaders landed in Cuba's Bay of Pigs,
> though the battle didn't really get under way until the next day.
> You don't have to wish him Happy Birthday, but maybe you can
> tell us the month and year of this misbegotten adventure that
> was an early misstep in Kennedy's presidency. (The invasion,
> that is! Tell us when the invasion was.)
>
> 8. If the first day of the Cuban Missile Crisis was when President
> Kennedy was informed that U-2 spy-plane photos showed the
> missiles, and the last day was when Nikita Khrushchev agreed to
> remove them, then how long did the crisis last, including both
> those days? Hint: This period of time also forms the title of
> a book by Robert Kennedy, and a movie starring Bruce Greenwood
> as John F. Kennedy.
>
> 9. During President Obama's recent historic visit to Cuba, the
> Cuban national baseball team took on a Major League Baseball
> squad. Name that major-league team. They won, by the way --
> we're not sure what that did for diplomacy.
Mark Brader
Jul 20, 2016, 2:47:18 AM7/20/16
to
Mark Brader:
4 rounds! Hearty congratulations!
> I did not write either of these rounds.
> * Game 3, Round 9 - History - Cuba
> As Cuba and the United States take steps to normalize relations,
> it seems like a good time for some questions about Cuban history.
> 1. In Cuba there are many statues and murals of this national hero,
> poet, and intellectual, and there's also one in Central Park in
> New York. Havana's international airport is named after him.
> Give his name.
José Martí. 4 for Stephen, Dan Blum, Erland, Joshua, Bruce, Marc,
and Dan Tilque.
> 2. One of the catalysts for the Spanish-American War was the
> sinking of a US battleship in Havana harbor in February 1898.
> Do you remember what battleship?
USS Maine. 4 for Stephen, Dan Blum, Joshua, Bruce, Jason, Marc,
Dan Tilque, and Pete.
> 3. Shortly after gaining independence from Spain, Cuba signed the
> Platt Agreement with the US. This treaty gave the US a
> great deal of power over the island, making Cuba a de-facto
> protectorate. The agreement also established a protective
> tariff in the US for what commodity?
Sugar. 4 for Stephen, Joshua, Marc, and Dan Tilque. 3 for Pete.
2 for Dan Blum and Bruce.
> 4. Fulgencio Batista's economic partnerships with the American
> Mafia, his political repression, and his extreme favoritism
> toward American interests in Cuba were detrimental to many
> in Cuban society. Reflecting on this, who wrote the following?
> "I believe that there is no country in the world, including
> the African regions, including any and all the countries under
> colonial domination, where economic colonization, humiliation,
> and exploitation were worse than in Cuba, in part owing to
> my country's policies during the Batista regime."
John F. Kennedy. 4 for M and Pete.
> 5. What was the name of the boat that brought 82 revolutionaries
> from Mexico to Cuba in 1956, including Fidel and Raúl Castro?
> It gave its name to the official newspaper of the Communist
> party of Cuba. Hint: Your abuela might answer to this name too.
Granma. ("Abuela" means "grandmother".) 4 for Stephen, Erland,
and Joshua.
> 6. The United States instituted an economic embargo of Cuba in 1960,
> a policy that has undergone many tweaks in the years since.
> It was reinforced in 1996 by the Cuban Liberty and Democracy
> Solidarity Act, which prevents foreign companies that do
> business in Cuba from also doing business in the US. This act
> is usually known by the names of its two legislative sponsors;
> what is this more common moniker?
Helms-Burton Act. 4 for Stephen.
> 7. Your humble question-setter (one of them, anyway) was born
> on the very day the invaders landed in Cuba's Bay of Pigs,
> though the battle didn't really get under way until the next day.
> You don't have to wish him Happy Birthday, but maybe you can
> tell us the month and year of this misbegotten adventure that
> was an early misstep in Kennedy's presidency. (The invasion,
> that is! Tell us when the invasion was.)
April 1961. 4 for Stephen and Marc. 3 for Joshua.
> 8. If the first day of the Cuban Missile Crisis was when President
> Kennedy was informed that U-2 spy-plane photos showed the
> missiles, and the last day was when Nikita Khrushchev agreed to
> remove them, then how long did the crisis last, including both
> those days? Hint: This period of time also forms the title of
> a book by Robert Kennedy, and a movie starring Bruce Greenwood
> as John F. Kennedy.
13 days. (October 16-28, 1962.) 4 for Stephen, Dan Blum, Joshua,
Marc, and Pete.
> 9. During President Obama's recent historic visit to Cuba, the
> Cuban national baseball team took on a Major League Baseball
> squad. Name that major-league team. They won, by the way --
> we're not sure what that did for diplomacy.
Tampa Bay Rays. 4 for Stephen.
> 10. Perhaps more rewarding for the Cubans, the Rolling Stones
> performed a landmark concert in Havana on 2016-03-25. This was
> the first big concert by a Western rock band in 52 years.
> What was the final song they performed, as part of their encore?
"Satisfaction". 4 for Stephen, Erland, and Joshua.
> ** Game 3, Round 10 - Canadiana Challenge Round - Canadian Capitals
> The theme of this round is Canadian capitals. It's a potpourri
> -- within the pairs there will be questions in different subject
> categories.
This was the hardest round in the original game.
> * A. St. John's
> A1. How many Canadian *provincial capitals* are farther north
> than St. John's, NL?
4. (St. John's is at about 47°35'N and, obviously, all the western
capitals are north of 49°N.) 4 for Dan Tilque.
> A2. Name the American Hockey League team based in St. John's,
> an affiliate of the Montreal Canadiens. Apparently it was
> not named after a caffeinated beverage.
Ice Caps. 4 for Stephen.
> * B. Halifax
> B1. Name the 1941 novel by Hugh MacLennan based on the Halifax
> Explosion of 1917. Or, alternatively, name the author of
> the 1992 novel "Burden of Desire", with a similar setting;
> this author had a long career in the US as a journalist.
"Barometer Rising", Robert MacNeil. 4 for Stephen.
> B2. Name the fortified summit in Halifax that is a National
> Historic Site of Canada.
Fort George (or Citadel Hill). 4 for Stephen.
> * C. Iqaluit
> C1. What was the previous name of Iqaluit, before 1987?
Frobisher Bay. 4 for Stephen, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.
> C2. Iqaluit has the smallest population of any Canadian
> provincial or territorial capital. What was its population
> according to the 2011 census, within 25% of the true number
> in either direction?
6,699 (accepting 5,024 to 8,374). 4 for Stephen--who got within 1.5%!
> * D. Winnipeg.
> D1. Who is the former mayor of Winnipeg who is now an Ontario
> provincial cabinet minister?
Glen Murray. 4 for Stephen.
> D2. At what stadium do the Winnipeg Blue Bombers play their
> home games?
Investors Group Field. 4 for Stephen.
> * E. Regina.
> E1. What type of disaster devastated large parts of Regina on
> June 30, 1912?
Tornado (or cyclone, as it was commonly called the "Regina Cyclone").
4 for Stephen and Dan Blum.
> E2. Name the foundational document of the CCF party that was
> adopted in Regina in 1933. Exact name required.
Regina Manifesto. 4 for Stephen.
> * F. Victoria
> F1. What is the independent bookstore in Victoria that is named
> after one of Canada's most celebrated writers? No surprise
> -- she and her then-husband founded it in 1963.
Munro's Books. (Alice Munro.) 4 for Stephen.
> F2. This Victoria native, born in 1978, has won a Grammy, a Latin
> Grammy, and 10 Junos, and she's also a Commander of the
> Order of Prince Henry the Navigator. (Of Portugal, that is.)
> Name her.
Nelly Furtado. 4 for Stephen and Joshua.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 3 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST
TOPICS-> Ent Spo Sci Mis Geo Lit His Can SIX
Stephen Perry -- -- 58 36 -- -- 36 44 174
Marc Dashevsky 24 0 47 8 40 12 24 0 155
Dan Blum 23 13 36 20 38 12 14 4 144
Joshua Kreitzer -- -- 20 16 38 28 27 8 137
Dan Tilque 0 0 38 0 40 8 12 8 106
Björn Lundin 8 37 12 0 40 0 0 0 97
Pete Gayde 18 40 19 0 -- -- 15 0 92
Erland Sommarskog 16 16 0 4 32 8 12 0 88
Peter Smyth 6 40 0 8 26 0 0 0 80
"Calvin" -- -- -- -- 38 2 -- -- 40
Bruce Bowler -- -- 17 4 8 0 10 0 39
Jason Kreitzer -- -- -- -- 4 8 4 0 16
--
Mark Brader | "No, I'm disagreeing with you. That doesn't mean I'm not
m...@vex.net | listening to you or understanding what you're saying:
Toronto | I'm doing all three at the same time." -- Aaron Sorkin
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2016-06-05,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2016-05-31 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
Game 3 is over and STEPHEN PERRY has won it despite answering only
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
4 rounds! Hearty congratulations!
> I did not write either of these rounds.
> * Game 3, Round 9 - History - Cuba
> As Cuba and the United States take steps to normalize relations,
> it seems like a good time for some questions about Cuban history.
> 1. In Cuba there are many statues and murals of this national hero,
> poet, and intellectual, and there's also one in Central Park in
> New York. Havana's international airport is named after him.
> Give his name.
and Dan Tilque.
> 2. One of the catalysts for the Spanish-American War was the
> sinking of a US battleship in Havana harbor in February 1898.
> Do you remember what battleship?
Dan Tilque, and Pete.
> 3. Shortly after gaining independence from Spain, Cuba signed the
> Platt Agreement with the US. This treaty gave the US a
> great deal of power over the island, making Cuba a de-facto
> protectorate. The agreement also established a protective
> tariff in the US for what commodity?
2 for Dan Blum and Bruce.
> 4. Fulgencio Batista's economic partnerships with the American
> Mafia, his political repression, and his extreme favoritism
> toward American interests in Cuba were detrimental to many
> in Cuban society. Reflecting on this, who wrote the following?
> "I believe that there is no country in the world, including
> the African regions, including any and all the countries under
> colonial domination, where economic colonization, humiliation,
> and exploitation were worse than in Cuba, in part owing to
> my country's policies during the Batista regime."
> 5. What was the name of the boat that brought 82 revolutionaries
> from Mexico to Cuba in 1956, including Fidel and Raúl Castro?
> It gave its name to the official newspaper of the Communist
> party of Cuba. Hint: Your abuela might answer to this name too.
and Joshua.
> 6. The United States instituted an economic embargo of Cuba in 1960,
> a policy that has undergone many tweaks in the years since.
> It was reinforced in 1996 by the Cuban Liberty and Democracy
> Solidarity Act, which prevents foreign companies that do
> business in Cuba from also doing business in the US. This act
> is usually known by the names of its two legislative sponsors;
> what is this more common moniker?
> 7. Your humble question-setter (one of them, anyway) was born
> on the very day the invaders landed in Cuba's Bay of Pigs,
> though the battle didn't really get under way until the next day.
> You don't have to wish him Happy Birthday, but maybe you can
> tell us the month and year of this misbegotten adventure that
> was an early misstep in Kennedy's presidency. (The invasion,
> that is! Tell us when the invasion was.)
> 8. If the first day of the Cuban Missile Crisis was when President
> Kennedy was informed that U-2 spy-plane photos showed the
> missiles, and the last day was when Nikita Khrushchev agreed to
> remove them, then how long did the crisis last, including both
> those days? Hint: This period of time also forms the title of
> a book by Robert Kennedy, and a movie starring Bruce Greenwood
> as John F. Kennedy.
Marc, and Pete.
> 9. During President Obama's recent historic visit to Cuba, the
> Cuban national baseball team took on a Major League Baseball
> squad. Name that major-league team. They won, by the way --
> we're not sure what that did for diplomacy.
> 10. Perhaps more rewarding for the Cubans, the Rolling Stones
> performed a landmark concert in Havana on 2016-03-25. This was
> the first big concert by a Western rock band in 52 years.
> What was the final song they performed, as part of their encore?
> ** Game 3, Round 10 - Canadiana Challenge Round - Canadian Capitals
> The theme of this round is Canadian capitals. It's a potpourri
> -- within the pairs there will be questions in different subject
> categories.
> * A. St. John's
> A1. How many Canadian *provincial capitals* are farther north
> than St. John's, NL?
capitals are north of 49°N.) 4 for Dan Tilque.
> A2. Name the American Hockey League team based in St. John's,
> an affiliate of the Montreal Canadiens. Apparently it was
> not named after a caffeinated beverage.
> * B. Halifax
> B1. Name the 1941 novel by Hugh MacLennan based on the Halifax
> Explosion of 1917. Or, alternatively, name the author of
> the 1992 novel "Burden of Desire", with a similar setting;
> this author had a long career in the US as a journalist.
> B2. Name the fortified summit in Halifax that is a National
> Historic Site of Canada.
> * C. Iqaluit
> C1. What was the previous name of Iqaluit, before 1987?
> C2. Iqaluit has the smallest population of any Canadian
> provincial or territorial capital. What was its population
> according to the 2011 census, within 25% of the true number
> in either direction?
> * D. Winnipeg.
> D1. Who is the former mayor of Winnipeg who is now an Ontario
> provincial cabinet minister?
> D2. At what stadium do the Winnipeg Blue Bombers play their
> home games?
> * E. Regina.
> E1. What type of disaster devastated large parts of Regina on
> June 30, 1912?
4 for Stephen and Dan Blum.
> E2. Name the foundational document of the CCF party that was
> adopted in Regina in 1933. Exact name required.
> * F. Victoria
> F1. What is the independent bookstore in Victoria that is named
> after one of Canada's most celebrated writers? No surprise
> -- she and her then-husband founded it in 1963.
> F2. This Victoria native, born in 1978, has won a Grammy, a Latin
> Grammy, and 10 Junos, and she's also a Commander of the
> Order of Prince Henry the Navigator. (Of Portugal, that is.)
> Name her.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 3 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST
TOPICS-> Ent Spo Sci Mis Geo Lit His Can SIX
Stephen Perry -- -- 58 36 -- -- 36 44 174
Marc Dashevsky 24 0 47 8 40 12 24 0 155
Dan Blum 23 13 36 20 38 12 14 4 144
Joshua Kreitzer -- -- 20 16 38 28 27 8 137
Dan Tilque 0 0 38 0 40 8 12 8 106
Björn Lundin 8 37 12 0 40 0 0 0 97
Pete Gayde 18 40 19 0 -- -- 15 0 92
Erland Sommarskog 16 16 0 4 32 8 12 0 88
Peter Smyth 6 40 0 8 26 0 0 0 80
"Calvin" -- -- -- -- 38 2 -- -- 40
Bruce Bowler -- -- 17 4 8 0 10 0 39
Jason Kreitzer -- -- -- -- 4 8 4 0 16
--
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m...@vex.net | listening to you or understanding what you're saying:
Toronto | I'm doing all three at the same time." -- Aaron Sorkin
Mark Brader
Jul 20, 2016, 2:49:27 AM7/20/16
to
Mark Brader:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2016-06-05,
> and should be interpreted accordingly...
Actually that was 2016-06-06. Apologies if anyone was misled into
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2016-06-05,
> and should be interpreted accordingly...
giving a wrong answer for that reason. :-)
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Dan Tilque
Jul 20, 2016, 5:17:53 AM7/20/16
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Mark Brader wrote:
>> * A. St. John's
>
>> A1. How many Canadian *provincial capitals* are farther north
>> than St. John's, NL?
>
> 4. (St. John's is at about 47°35'N and, obviously, all the western
> capitals are north of 49°N.) 4 for Dan Tilque.
Nitpick: Victoria is actually a little bit south of 49°N.
>> * A. St. John's
>
>> A1. How many Canadian *provincial capitals* are farther north
>> than St. John's, NL?
>
> 4. (St. John's is at about 47°35'N and, obviously, all the western
> capitals are north of 49°N.) 4 for Dan Tilque.
BTW, it was not a guess on my part. I knew all the western capitals were
further north than St. John's. I was pretty sure Quebec (City) was
further south, but not 100% certain.
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Dan Tilque
Mark Brader
Jul 20, 2016, 1:00:08 PM7/20/16
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Mark Brader:
> BTW, it was not a guess on my part.
Of course not; why would anyone have to guess? (grin)
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>>> A1. How many Canadian *provincial capitals* are farther north
>>> than St. John's, NL?
>>
>> 4. (St. John's is at about 47°35'N and, obviously, all the western
>> capitals are north of 49°N.) 4 for Dan Tilque.
Dan Tilque:
>>> than St. John's, NL?
>>
>> 4. (St. John's is at about 47°35'N and, obviously, all the western
>> capitals are north of 49°N.) 4 for Dan Tilque.
> Nitpick: Victoria is actually a little bit south of 49°N.
Whoops!
> BTW, it was not a guess on my part.
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Toronto | means the individual referred to in paragraph (i)."
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