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RQFTCI07 Game 2 Rounds 9-10: German-speaking, challenge round
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Mark Brader
Jul 15, 2020, 12:39:00 AM7/15/20
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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2007-01-29,
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.
We are back to the usual QFTCI rules: you are allowed up to two
guesses on each questions, but if you give both a right and a
wrong answer, there is a small penalty. For further information
see my 2020-06-23 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from
the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
In some cases either the answers or the facts stated as current
in the question have changed since the question was written.
I've tried to call attention to such possibilities by inserting
*tripled quotation marks* around words that were correct at the time
of the original game -- for example, """now""" or """is""" (pretty
much any present-tense verb may be marked). I will always accept
the answer that was correct when the question was originally asked.
If the facts have changed in such a way that a different answer is
now correct (rather than some other sort of change), I will also
accept the new correct answer -- unless there is an explicit note
requiring otherwise. See the companion posting for further details.
I originally wrote both of these rounds.
** Game 2, Round 9 - Geography - German-speaking Cities
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/2/german.gif
Please refer to the map at the above URL. Note that the question
mark on the map counts as a "letter" -- we, ah, ran out of alphabet.
For the first 3 questions we will name two cities and ask you to
find *either one* on the map. Just name one letter; you don't
have to say which city it is.
1. Either Zurich or Lucerne.
2. Either Hamburg or Kiel.
3. Either Bonn or Cologne.
For the next 3 questions, we name one city and you give the letter.
4. Vienna.
5. Munich.
6. Berchtesgaden ("BAIRKH-tess-gah-den"). Adolf Hitler's private
retreat was located near this town. His "Berghof" was
demolished, but the associated building known in English as
the "Eagle's Nest" is still there.
Please decode the rot13 for these questions only after you are
finished with the first six.
7. Pvgl T unf n fgebat phygheny uvfgbel nf jryy nf orvat n pragre
bs cerpvfvba ratvarrevat. Jung vf vg?
8. Pbagenel gb n pregnva zhfvpny zbivr, pvgl J vf abg ba gur obeqre
bs Fjvgmreynaq. Jung pvgl vf vg?
9. Jung pvgl vf F?
10. Jung havirefvgl pvgl, n gbhevfg snibevgr, vf Y?
11. If you'd like to name any of the other places on the map --
for fun but for no points -- then please give their letters
in alphabetical order followed by their names, in the style
"E - Chicago, F - Dallas, Z - Taipei". One guess per city.
** Game 2, Round 10 - Challenge Round
* A. The Great UFO Cover-Up
A1. According to UFO enthusiasts, the US Air Force """is"""
still covering up the recovery of an alien spacecraft that
came down in July 1947 near what town?
A2. The center where research on this alien technology """is
now""" supposedly conducted is a place in the Nevada desert
called Area what?
* B. A Zpell of US Politicz
*Note*: Obviously, exact answers are required -- as they were
in 2007.
B1. The """present""" Governor of California is named Arnold.
Spell his last name.
B2. The US's """present""" Secretary of State is named Rice.
Spell her first name.
* C. Celebrities: Things in Common
C1. What do/did the following celebrities have in common?
Linda Hamilton, Jill Hennessy, Ann Landers.
C2. What do/did the following celebrities have in common?
Tone Loc, LL Cool J, Mos Def, Busta Rhymes, Julianne Moore,
Wolfman Jack, Dale Evans, Mary Pickford.
* D. Canada's First Subway
D1. Within 1, what year did the Toronto subway open?
D2. What were the subway's *two* original terminal stations?
* E. Shakespeare's Characters
In each case we will list 5 characters and you must name the
Shakespeare play they appear in.
E1. Snug, Flute, Snout, Bottom, and Puck.
E2. Antipholus of Ephesus, Antipholus of Syracuse, Dromio of
Ephesus, Dromio of Syracuse, and Pinch.
* F. Australia
F1. There are 6 states in Australia. Name *any one and its
capital city*.
F2. On the Australian mainland there are two territories.
Name *either one*.
--
Mark Brader And as in nerdish thought he stood,
Toronto the Jargontalk, with awk and grep,
m...@vex.net Came geeking through the Cobol wood,
and edlin as it schlepped.
--Larry Colen (after Lewis Carroll)
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.
We are back to the usual QFTCI rules: you are allowed up to two
guesses on each questions, but if you give both a right and a
wrong answer, there is a small penalty. For further information
see my 2020-06-23 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from
the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
In some cases either the answers or the facts stated as current
in the question have changed since the question was written.
I've tried to call attention to such possibilities by inserting
*tripled quotation marks* around words that were correct at the time
of the original game -- for example, """now""" or """is""" (pretty
much any present-tense verb may be marked). I will always accept
the answer that was correct when the question was originally asked.
If the facts have changed in such a way that a different answer is
now correct (rather than some other sort of change), I will also
accept the new correct answer -- unless there is an explicit note
requiring otherwise. See the companion posting for further details.
I originally wrote both of these rounds.
** Game 2, Round 9 - Geography - German-speaking Cities
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/2/german.gif
Please refer to the map at the above URL. Note that the question
mark on the map counts as a "letter" -- we, ah, ran out of alphabet.
For the first 3 questions we will name two cities and ask you to
find *either one* on the map. Just name one letter; you don't
have to say which city it is.
1. Either Zurich or Lucerne.
2. Either Hamburg or Kiel.
3. Either Bonn or Cologne.
For the next 3 questions, we name one city and you give the letter.
4. Vienna.
5. Munich.
6. Berchtesgaden ("BAIRKH-tess-gah-den"). Adolf Hitler's private
retreat was located near this town. His "Berghof" was
demolished, but the associated building known in English as
the "Eagle's Nest" is still there.
Please decode the rot13 for these questions only after you are
finished with the first six.
7. Pvgl T unf n fgebat phygheny uvfgbel nf jryy nf orvat n pragre
bs cerpvfvba ratvarrevat. Jung vf vg?
8. Pbagenel gb n pregnva zhfvpny zbivr, pvgl J vf abg ba gur obeqre
bs Fjvgmreynaq. Jung pvgl vf vg?
9. Jung pvgl vf F?
10. Jung havirefvgl pvgl, n gbhevfg snibevgr, vf Y?
11. If you'd like to name any of the other places on the map --
for fun but for no points -- then please give their letters
in alphabetical order followed by their names, in the style
"E - Chicago, F - Dallas, Z - Taipei". One guess per city.
** Game 2, Round 10 - Challenge Round
* A. The Great UFO Cover-Up
A1. According to UFO enthusiasts, the US Air Force """is"""
still covering up the recovery of an alien spacecraft that
came down in July 1947 near what town?
A2. The center where research on this alien technology """is
now""" supposedly conducted is a place in the Nevada desert
called Area what?
* B. A Zpell of US Politicz
*Note*: Obviously, exact answers are required -- as they were
in 2007.
B1. The """present""" Governor of California is named Arnold.
Spell his last name.
B2. The US's """present""" Secretary of State is named Rice.
Spell her first name.
* C. Celebrities: Things in Common
C1. What do/did the following celebrities have in common?
Linda Hamilton, Jill Hennessy, Ann Landers.
C2. What do/did the following celebrities have in common?
Tone Loc, LL Cool J, Mos Def, Busta Rhymes, Julianne Moore,
Wolfman Jack, Dale Evans, Mary Pickford.
* D. Canada's First Subway
D1. Within 1, what year did the Toronto subway open?
D2. What were the subway's *two* original terminal stations?
* E. Shakespeare's Characters
In each case we will list 5 characters and you must name the
Shakespeare play they appear in.
E1. Snug, Flute, Snout, Bottom, and Puck.
E2. Antipholus of Ephesus, Antipholus of Syracuse, Dromio of
Ephesus, Dromio of Syracuse, and Pinch.
* F. Australia
F1. There are 6 states in Australia. Name *any one and its
capital city*.
F2. On the Australian mainland there are two territories.
Name *either one*.
--
Mark Brader And as in nerdish thought he stood,
Toronto the Jargontalk, with awk and grep,
m...@vex.net Came geeking through the Cobol wood,
and edlin as it schlepped.
--Larry Colen (after Lewis Carroll)
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Joshua Kreitzer
Jul 15, 2020, 1:12:18 AM7/15/20
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:t8-dnZdj9p3CFZPCnZ2dnUU7-
TvN...@giganews.com:
> ** Game 2, Round 9 - Geography - German-speaking Cities
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/2/german.gif
>
> Please refer to the map at the above URL. Note that the question
> mark on the map counts as a "letter" -- we, ah, ran out of alphabet.
>
> For the first 3 questions we will name two cities and ask you to
> find *either one* on the map. Just name one letter; you don't
> have to say which city it is.
>
> 1. Either Zurich or Lucerne.
Q
> 2. Either Hamburg or Kiel.
B
> 3. Either Bonn or Cologne.
D
> For the next 3 questions, we name one city and you give the letter.
>
> 4. Vienna.
Z
> 5. Munich.
M; L
> 6. Berchtesgaden ("BAIRKH-tess-gah-den"). Adolf Hitler's private
> retreat was located near this town. His "Berghof" was
> demolished, but the associated building known in English as
> the "Eagle's Nest" is still there.
U
> Please decode the rot13 for these questions only after you are
> finished with the first six.
>
> 7. Pvgl T unf n fgebat phygheny uvfgbel nf jryy nf orvat n pragre
> bs cerpvfvba ratvarrevat. Jung vf vg?
Leipzig
> 8. Pbagenel gb n pregnva zhfvpny zbivr, pvgl J vf abg ba gur obeqre
> bs Fjvgmreynaq. Jung pvgl vf vg?
Salzburg
> 9. Jung pvgl vf F?
Vaduz
> 10. Jung havirefvgl pvgl, n gbhevfg snibevgr, vf Y?
Heidelberg
> ** Game 2, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
> * A. The Great UFO Cover-Up
>
> A1. According to UFO enthusiasts, the US Air Force """is"""
> still covering up the recovery of an alien spacecraft that
> came down in July 1947 near what town?
Roswell
> A2. The center where research on this alien technology """is
> now""" supposedly conducted is a place in the Nevada desert
> called Area what?
Area 51
> * B. A Zpell of US Politicz
>
> *Note*: Obviously, exact answers are required -- as they were
> in 2007.
>
> B1. The """present""" Governor of California is named Arnold.
> Spell his last name.
Schwarzenegger
> B2. The US's """present""" Secretary of State is named Rice.
> Spell her first name.
Condoleezza
> * C. Celebrities: Things in Common
>
> C1. What do/did the following celebrities have in common?
> Linda Hamilton, Jill Hennessy, Ann Landers.
they all have twin sisters
> C2. What do/did the following celebrities have in common?
> Tone Loc, LL Cool J, Mos Def, Busta Rhymes, Julianne Moore,
> Wolfman Jack, Dale Evans, Mary Pickford.
their birth surname is Smith
> * D. Canada's First Subway
>
> D1. Within 1, what year did the Toronto subway open?
1910; 1907
> * E. Shakespeare's Characters
>
> In each case we will list 5 characters and you must name the
> Shakespeare play they appear in.
>
> E1. Snug, Flute, Snout, Bottom, and Puck.
"A Midsummer Night's Dream"
> E2. Antipholus of Ephesus, Antipholus of Syracuse, Dromio of
> Ephesus, Dromio of Syracuse, and Pinch.
"The Comedy of Errors"
> * F. Australia
>
> F1. There are 6 states in Australia. Name *any one and its
> capital city*.
Queensland / Brisbane
> F2. On the Australian mainland there are two territories.
> Name *either one*.
Northern Territory
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
TvN...@giganews.com:
> ** Game 2, Round 9 - Geography - German-speaking Cities
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/2/german.gif
>
> Please refer to the map at the above URL. Note that the question
> mark on the map counts as a "letter" -- we, ah, ran out of alphabet.
>
> For the first 3 questions we will name two cities and ask you to
> find *either one* on the map. Just name one letter; you don't
> have to say which city it is.
>
> 1. Either Zurich or Lucerne.
> 2. Either Hamburg or Kiel.
> 3. Either Bonn or Cologne.
> For the next 3 questions, we name one city and you give the letter.
>
> 4. Vienna.
> 5. Munich.
M; L
> 6. Berchtesgaden ("BAIRKH-tess-gah-den"). Adolf Hitler's private
> retreat was located near this town. His "Berghof" was
> demolished, but the associated building known in English as
> the "Eagle's Nest" is still there.
> Please decode the rot13 for these questions only after you are
> finished with the first six.
>
> 7. Pvgl T unf n fgebat phygheny uvfgbel nf jryy nf orvat n pragre
> bs cerpvfvba ratvarrevat. Jung vf vg?
> 8. Pbagenel gb n pregnva zhfvpny zbivr, pvgl J vf abg ba gur obeqre
> bs Fjvgmreynaq. Jung pvgl vf vg?
> 9. Jung pvgl vf F?
> 10. Jung havirefvgl pvgl, n gbhevfg snibevgr, vf Y?
> ** Game 2, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
> * A. The Great UFO Cover-Up
>
> A1. According to UFO enthusiasts, the US Air Force """is"""
> still covering up the recovery of an alien spacecraft that
> came down in July 1947 near what town?
> A2. The center where research on this alien technology """is
> now""" supposedly conducted is a place in the Nevada desert
> called Area what?
> * B. A Zpell of US Politicz
>
> *Note*: Obviously, exact answers are required -- as they were
> in 2007.
>
> B1. The """present""" Governor of California is named Arnold.
> Spell his last name.
> B2. The US's """present""" Secretary of State is named Rice.
> Spell her first name.
> * C. Celebrities: Things in Common
>
> C1. What do/did the following celebrities have in common?
> Linda Hamilton, Jill Hennessy, Ann Landers.
> C2. What do/did the following celebrities have in common?
> Tone Loc, LL Cool J, Mos Def, Busta Rhymes, Julianne Moore,
> Wolfman Jack, Dale Evans, Mary Pickford.
> * D. Canada's First Subway
>
> D1. Within 1, what year did the Toronto subway open?
> * E. Shakespeare's Characters
>
> In each case we will list 5 characters and you must name the
> Shakespeare play they appear in.
>
> E1. Snug, Flute, Snout, Bottom, and Puck.
> E2. Antipholus of Ephesus, Antipholus of Syracuse, Dromio of
> Ephesus, Dromio of Syracuse, and Pinch.
> * F. Australia
>
> F1. There are 6 states in Australia. Name *any one and its
> capital city*.
> F2. On the Australian mainland there are two territories.
> Name *either one*.
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Erland Sommarskog
Jul 15, 2020, 4:47:56 AM7/15/20
to
> 1. Either Zurich or Lucerne.
R
> 2. Either Hamburg or Kiel.
> 3. Either Bonn or Cologne.
> For the next 3 questions, we name one city and you give the letter.
>
> 4. Vienna.
> 5. Munich.
U
> 6. Berchtesgaden ("BAIRKH-tess-gah-den"). Adolf Hitler's private
> retreat was located near this town. His "Berghof" was
> demolished, but the associated building known in English as
> the "Eagle's Nest" is still there.
> Please decode the rot13 for these questions only after you are
> finished with the first six.
>
> 7. Pvgl T unf n fgebat phygheny uvfgbel nf jryy nf orvat n pragre
> bs cerpvfvba ratvarrevat. Jung vf vg?
> 8. Pbagenel gb n pregnva zhfvpny zbivr, pvgl J vf abg ba gur obeqre
> bs Fjvgmreynaq. Jung pvgl vf vg?
> 9. Jung pvgl vf F?
>
> 10. Jung havirefvgl pvgl, n gbhevfg snibevgr, vf Y?
> 11. If you'd like to name any of the other places on the map --
> for fun but for no points -- then please give their letters
> in alphabetical order followed by their names, in the style
> "E - Chicago, F - Dallas, Z - Taipei". One guess per city.
>
K - Frankfurt am Main, M - Stuttgart, N - Nürnberg, O - Basel,
P - Bern, V - Innsbruck, Y - Graz, ? - Klagenfurt
> ** Game 2, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
> B1. The """present""" Governor of California is named Arnold.
> Spell his last name.
Schwarzenegger
> Spell his last name.
> B2. The US's """present""" Secretary of State is named Rice.
> Spell her first name.
Condolezza, maybe.
> * C. Celebrities: Things in Common
>
> C1. What do/did the following celebrities have in common?
> Linda Hamilton, Jill Hennessy, Ann Landers.
> D1. Within 1, what year did the Toronto subway open?
> * E. Shakespeare's Characters
>
> In each case we will list 5 characters and you must name the
> Shakespeare play they appear in.
>
> E1. Snug, Flute, Snout, Bottom, and Puck.
> F1. There are 6 states in Australia. Name *any one and its
> capital city*.
> F2. On the Australian mainland there are two territories.
> Name *either one*.
Dan Blum
Jul 15, 2020, 5:13:03 PM7/15/20
to
Mark Brader <m...@vex.net> wrote:
> ** Game 2, Round 9 - Geography - German-speaking Cities
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/2/german.gif
> ** Game 2, Round 9 - Geography - German-speaking Cities
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/2/german.gif
> 1. Either Zurich or Lucerne.
R
> 2. Either Hamburg or Kiel.
> 3. Either Bonn or Cologne.
> 4. Vienna.
Z
> 5. Munich.
> 6. Berchtesgaden ("BAIRKH-tess-gah-den"). Adolf Hitler's private
> retreat was located near this town. His "Berghof" was
> demolished, but the associated building known in English as
> the "Eagle's Nest" is still there.
> 7. Pvgl T unf n fgebat phygheny uvfgbel nf jryy nf orvat n pragre
> bs cerpvfvba ratvarrevat. Jung vf vg?
> 8. Pbagenel gb n pregnva zhfvpny zbivr, pvgl J vf abg ba gur obeqre
> bs Fjvgmreynaq. Jung pvgl vf vg?
> 9. Jung pvgl vf F?
> 10. Jung havirefvgl pvgl, n gbhevfg snibevgr, vf Y?
> ** Game 2, Round 10 - Challenge Round
> * A. The Great UFO Cover-Up
> A1. According to UFO enthusiasts, the US Air Force """is"""
> still covering up the recovery of an alien spacecraft that
> came down in July 1947 near what town?
> A2. The center where research on this alien technology """is
> now""" supposedly conducted is a place in the Nevada desert
> called Area what?
> * B. A Zpell of US Politicz
> B1. The """present""" Governor of California is named Arnold.
> Spell his last name.
Schwarzenegger
> Spell his last name.
> B2. The US's """present""" Secretary of State is named Rice.
> Spell her first name.
> * C. Celebrities: Things in Common
> C1. What do/did the following celebrities have in common?
> Linda Hamilton, Jill Hennessy, Ann Landers.
> * E. Shakespeare's Characters
> E1. Snug, Flute, Snout, Bottom, and Puck.
A Midsummer Night's Dream
> E2. Antipholus of Ephesus, Antipholus of Syracuse, Dromio of
> Ephesus, Dromio of Syracuse, and Pinch.
Pericles, Prince of Tyre
> Ephesus, Dromio of Syracuse, and Pinch.
> * F. Australia
> F1. There are 6 states in Australia. Name *any one and its
> capital city*.
> F2. On the Australian mainland there are two territories.
> Name *either one*.
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Dan Tilque
Jul 16, 2020, 8:27:55 AM7/16/20
to
On 7/14/20 9:38 PM, Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> ** Game 2, Round 9 - Geography - German-speaking Cities
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/2/german.gif
>
> Please refer to the map at the above URL. Note that the question
> mark on the map counts as a "letter" -- we, ah, ran out of alphabet.
>
> For the first 3 questions we will name two cities and ask you to
> find *either one* on the map. Just name one letter; you don't
> have to say which city it is.
>
> 1. Either Zurich or Lucerne.
R
>
>
> ** Game 2, Round 9 - Geography - German-speaking Cities
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/2/german.gif
>
> Please refer to the map at the above URL. Note that the question
> mark on the map counts as a "letter" -- we, ah, ran out of alphabet.
>
> For the first 3 questions we will name two cities and ask you to
> find *either one* on the map. Just name one letter; you don't
> have to say which city it is.
>
> 1. Either Zurich or Lucerne.
> 2. Either Hamburg or Kiel.
> 3. Either Bonn or Cologne.
>
> For the next 3 questions, we name one city and you give the letter.
>
> 4. Vienna.
> 5. Munich.
U
> 6. Berchtesgaden ("BAIRKH-tess-gah-den"). Adolf Hitler's private
> retreat was located near this town. His "Berghof" was
> demolished, but the associated building known in English as
> the "Eagle's Nest" is still there.
>
> Please decode the rot13 for these questions only after you are
> finished with the first six.
>
> 7. Pvgl T unf n fgebat phygheny uvfgbel nf jryy nf orvat n pragre
> bs cerpvfvba ratvarrevat. Jung vf vg?
>
> 8. Pbagenel gb n pregnva zhfvpny zbivr, pvgl J vf abg ba gur obeqre
> bs Fjvgmreynaq. Jung pvgl vf vg?
>
> 9. Jung pvgl vf F?
>
> 10. Jung havirefvgl pvgl, n gbhevfg snibevgr, vf Y?
>
> 11. If you'd like to name any of the other places on the map --
> for fun but for no points -- then please give their letters
> in alphabetical order followed by their names, in the style
> "E - Chicago, F - Dallas, Z - Taipei". One guess per city.
>
>
> ** Game 2, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
> * A. The Great UFO Cover-Up
>
> A1. According to UFO enthusiasts, the US Air Force """is"""
> still covering up the recovery of an alien spacecraft that
> came down in July 1947 near what town?
>
> A2. The center where research on this alien technology """is
> now""" supposedly conducted is a place in the Nevada desert
> called Area what?
>
>
> * B. A Zpell of US Politicz
>
> *Note*: Obviously, exact answers are required -- as they were
> in 2007.
>
> B1. The """present""" Governor of California is named Arnold.
> Spell his last name.
>
> B2. The US's """present""" Secretary of State is named Rice.
> Spell her first name.
>
>
> * C. Celebrities: Things in Common
>
> C1. What do/did the following celebrities have in common?
> Linda Hamilton, Jill Hennessy, Ann Landers.
>
> C2. What do/did the following celebrities have in common?
> Tone Loc, LL Cool J, Mos Def, Busta Rhymes, Julianne Moore,
> Wolfman Jack, Dale Evans, Mary Pickford.
>
>
> * D. Canada's First Subway
>
> D1. Within 1, what year did the Toronto subway open?
> D2. What were the subway's *two* original terminal stations?
>
>
> * E. Shakespeare's Characters
>
> In each case we will list 5 characters and you must name the
> Shakespeare play they appear in.
>
> E1. Snug, Flute, Snout, Bottom, and Puck.
>
> E2. Antipholus of Ephesus, Antipholus of Syracuse, Dromio of
> Ephesus, Dromio of Syracuse, and Pinch.
>
>
> * F. Australia
>
> F1. There are 6 states in Australia. Name *any one and its
> capital city*.
>
> F2. On the Australian mainland there are two territories.
> Name *either one*.
--
Dan Tilque
Pete Gayde
Jul 17, 2020, 7:51:47 PM7/17/20
to
> 2. Either Hamburg or Kiel.
> 3. Either Bonn or Cologne.
>
> For the next 3 questions, we name one city and you give the letter.
>
> 4. Vienna.
> 5. Munich.
U
> 6. Berchtesgaden ("BAIRKH-tess-gah-den"). Adolf Hitler's private
> retreat was located near this town. His "Berghof" was
> demolished, but the associated building known in English as
> the "Eagle's Nest" is still there.
>
> Please decode the rot13 for these questions only after you are
> finished with the first six.
>
> 7. Pvgl T unf n fgebat phygheny uvfgbel nf jryy nf orvat n pragre
> bs cerpvfvba ratvarrevat. Jung vf vg?
>
> 8. Pbagenel gb n pregnva zhfvpny zbivr, pvgl J vf abg ba gur obeqre
> bs Fjvgmreynaq. Jung pvgl vf vg?
>
> 9. Jung pvgl vf F?
>
> 10. Jung havirefvgl pvgl, n gbhevfg snibevgr, vf Y?
>
> 11. If you'd like to name any of the other places on the map --
> for fun but for no points -- then please give their letters
> in alphabetical order followed by their names, in the style
> "E - Chicago, F - Dallas, Z - Taipei". One guess per city.
>
>
> ** Game 2, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
> * A. The Great UFO Cover-Up
>
> A1. According to UFO enthusiasts, the US Air Force """is"""
> still covering up the recovery of an alien spacecraft that
> came down in July 1947 near what town?
>
> A2. The center where research on this alien technology """is
> now""" supposedly conducted is a place in the Nevada desert
> called Area what?
>
>
> * B. A Zpell of US Politicz
>
> *Note*: Obviously, exact answers are required -- as they were
> in 2007.
>
> B1. The """present""" Governor of California is named Arnold.
> Spell his last name.
>
> B2. The US's """present""" Secretary of State is named Rice.
> Spell her first name.
>
>
> * C. Celebrities: Things in Common
>
> C1. What do/did the following celebrities have in common?
> Linda Hamilton, Jill Hennessy, Ann Landers.
>
> C2. What do/did the following celebrities have in common?
> Tone Loc, LL Cool J, Mos Def, Busta Rhymes, Julianne Moore,
> Wolfman Jack, Dale Evans, Mary Pickford.
>
>
> * D. Canada's First Subway
>
> D1. Within 1, what year did the Toronto subway open?
> D2. What were the subway's *two* original terminal stations?
>
>
> * E. Shakespeare's Characters
>
> In each case we will list 5 characters and you must name the
> Shakespeare play they appear in.
>
> E1. Snug, Flute, Snout, Bottom, and Puck.
A Midsummer Night's Dream
>
>
> E2. Antipholus of Ephesus, Antipholus of Syracuse, Dromio of
> Ephesus, Dromio of Syracuse, and Pinch.
Titus Andronicus
> Ephesus, Dromio of Syracuse, and Pinch.
>
>
> * F. Australia
>
> F1. There are 6 states in Australia. Name *any one and its
> capital city*.
>
> F2. On the Australian mainland there are two territories.
> Name *either one*.
>
Mark Brader
Jul 18, 2020, 12:04:33 AM7/18/20
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> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2007-01-29,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2020-06-23 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from
> the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
Game 2 is over, and STEPHEN PERRY, has taken maximum advantage of
> the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
the best-6-of-8 scoring to win without troubling to enter these last
two rounds! Hearty congratulations, sir!
When this game was posted in 2008, Stephen scored 22 points less (even
though my rule then was that all 8 rounds counted), and finished second
by a margin of 3 points behind Bill Daly. Good improvement!
> I originally wrote both of these rounds.
> ** Game 2, Round 9 - Geography - German-speaking Cities
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/2/german.gif
> Please refer to the map at the above URL. Note that the question
> mark on the map counts as a "letter" -- we, ah, ran out of alphabet.
> For the first 3 questions we will name two cities and ask you to
> find *either one* on the map. Just name one letter; you don't
> have to say which city it is.
> 1. Either Zurich or Lucerne.
Dan Tilque, and Pete.
In German those are Zürich and Luzern.
> 2. Either Hamburg or Kiel.
Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Pete.
> 3. Either Bonn or Cologne.
In German Cologne is Köln.
> For the next 3 questions, we name one city and you give the letter.
> 4. Vienna.
In German it's Wien.
> 5. Munich.
U. 4 for Erland, Dan Tilque, and Pete. 3 for Dan Blum.
In German it's München.
> 6. Berchtesgaden ("BAIRKH-tess-gah-den"). Adolf Hitler's private
> retreat was located near this town. His "Berghof" was
> demolished, but the associated building known in English as
> the "Eagle's Nest" is still there.
> Please decode the rot13 for these questions only after you are
> finished with the first six.
> of precision engineering. What is it?
Dresden. 4 for Erland.
> 8. Contrary to a certain musical movie, city W is not on the border
> of Switzerland. What city is it?
Salzburg (misplaced in "The Sound of Music"). 4 for everyone.
> 9. What city is S?
Vaduz ["Fa-DOOTS"] (capital of Liechtenstein). 4 for everyone.
> 10. What university city, a tourist favorite, is L?
Heidelberg. 4 for everyone.
> 11. If you'd like to name any of the other places on the map --
> for fun but for no points -- then please give their letters
> in alphabetical order followed by their names, in the style
> "E - Chicago, F - Dallas, Z - Taipei". One guess per city.
C - Rostock
D - Hanover [Hannover in German]
E - Leipzig
F - Berlin
J - Saarbrucken [Saarbrücken]
K - Frankfurt
M - Stuttgart
N - Nuremberg [Nürnberg]
Switzerland:
O - Basle [Basel]
P - Berne [Bern]
T - Chur
Austria:
V - Innsbruck
Y - Graz
? - Klagenfurt
Only Erland tried these; he got all of them except Chur.
I've been to BFHLOPQRSTUVWXYZ myself, by the way (not counting places
where I did not leave the train, highway, or airport, as applicable).
> ** Game 2, Round 10 - Challenge Round
> * A. The Great UFO Cover-Up
> A1. According to UFO enthusiasts, the US Air Force """is"""
> still covering up the recovery of an alien spacecraft that
> came down in July 1947 near what town?
> A2. The center where research on this alien technology """is
> now""" supposedly conducted is a place in the Nevada desert
> called Area what?
> * B. A Zpell of US Politicz
> *Note*: Obviously, exact answers are required -- as they were
> in 2007.
> B1. The """present""" Governor of California is named Arnold.
> Spell his last name.
> B2. The US's """present""" Secretary of State is named Rice.
> Spell her first name.
> * C. Celebrities: Things in Common
> C1. What do/did the following celebrities have in common?
> Linda Hamilton, Jill Hennessy, Ann Landers.
> C2. What do/did the following celebrities have in common?
> Tone Loc, LL Cool J, Mos Def, Busta Rhymes, Julianne Moore,
> Wolfman Jack, Dale Evans, Mary Pickford.
Tone Loc .......... Anthony Terrell Smith
LL Cool J .............. James Todd Smith III
Mos Def ............. Dante Terrell Smith
Busta Rhymes ........ Trevor Tahiem Smith, Jr.
Julianne Moore ......... Julie Anne Smith
Wolfman Jack ........ Robert Weston Smith
Dale Evans ........... Lucille Wood Smith
Mary Pickford ....... Gladys Louise Smith.
4 for Joshua.
> * D. Canada's First Subway
> D1. Within 1, what year did the Toronto subway open?
> D2. What were the subway's *two* original terminal stations?
> * E. Shakespeare's Characters
> In each case we will list 5 characters and you must name the
> Shakespeare play they appear in.
> E1. Snug, Flute, Snout, Bottom, and Puck.
> E2. Antipholus of Ephesus, Antipholus of Syracuse, Dromio of
> Ephesus, Dromio of Syracuse, and Pinch.
> * F. Australia
> F1. There are 6 states in Australia. Name *any one and its
> capital city*.
New South Wales ....... Sydney
Queensland ............ Brisbane
South Australia ....... Adelaide
Tasmania .............. Hobart
Victoria .............. Melbourne
Western Australia ..... Perth.
4 for Joshua, Erland, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque.
> F2. On the Australian mainland there are two territories.
> Name *either one*.
Erland, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 2 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST
TOPICS-> Lei Sci Mis Ent Can His Geo Cha SIX
Stephen Perry 39 39 32 40 32 40 -- -- 222
Joshua Kreitzer 4 24 32 40 0 40 24 39 199
Dan Blum 40 31 8 24 2 36 30 27 188
Dan Tilque 39 32 0 16 0 36 36 24 183
Pete Gayde 27 12 0 27 4 40 36 19 161
Erland Sommarskog 8 15 0 4 0 16 40 16 99
Bruce Bowler 28 32 -- -- 0 28 -- -- 88
"Calvin" 28 16 -- -- -- -- -- -- 44
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "This is, I am told, progress.
m...@vex.net But I beg leave to doubt it." --Frimbo
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