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Mark Brader
Jun 7, 2020, 10:40:01 PM6/7/20
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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2006-01-09,
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. For further information
see my recent companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the
Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
In this first game the usual QFTCI scoring does not apply: you are
allowed up to 3 guesses on each questions, but will be penalized
for extra guesses after the correct answer. For the exact scoring
and other details, see the companion posting.
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.
As usual in QFTCI, please post all your answers in one posting.
(Quote the questions and place your answer below each one.)
I will reveal the correct answers in about 3 days.
1. What is a lusophone?
2. We're going to list the names of most of the teams in a certain
league. You simply have to tell us what sport they """play""".
* the Saints and the Demons;
* the Lions, the Tigers, and the Cats;
* the Eagles, the Hawks, the Crows, the Swans, and the Magpies;
* the Bombers, the Dockers, and the Power.
3. This actor was born Krishna Bhanji, the son of an Indian father
and a half-Jewish mother. By what name """is""" he better
known?
4. What is the name for a formal papal decree to which a
traditionally a metal seal was appended, a practice
followed today only on the most solemn occasions?
5. Name the Italian verse form used by Dante, and also by Shelley
in "Ode to the West Wind": it consists of a series of three-line
stanzas followed by a final couplet.
6. Canadian cartoonist Chester Brown had a bestseller with a
2003 book. Name the book.
7. What """is the movie""" that Atom Egoyan won the Grand Jury
Prize at Cannes for?
8. What number will """this year"""'s Super Bowl be? You must,
of course, answer with a Roman numeral. *Note*: for this
question you must give the answer that was correct when this
game was originally played.
9. What is the Apgar scale used for?
10. One time when mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan was ill, he
was visited by his friend and mentor G.H. Hardy. By way of
chit-chat, Hardy mentioned the 4-digit number of the taxicab
he'd arrived in, and said it wasn't a very interesting number;
but Ramanujan disagreed. *Either* tell us the number, *or*
what Ramanujan said was so interesting about it.
11. """In March""", France, Germany and other European governments
and corporations are set to release "Quaero" -- that's Latin
for "I seek". What is Quaero?
12. Name either of the actors who have portrayed the Doctor in the
"""recent""" revival of "Doctor Who". *Note*: Now you can
name anyone who has had a regular role as the Doctor since
the show was revived.
13. In what field of accomplishment """is""" the French prize
called the César awarded?
14. Melissa McCarthy, Keiko Agena, Yanic Truesdale, Kelly Bishop,
and Edward Herrmann all """play""" supporting roles in which
TV comedy-drama that """has been running""" since 2000?
15. Name the Canadian poet who wrote the novel "King of Egypt,
King of Dreams".
16. Who was the Polish-born makeup artist for the Russian royal
ballet who moved to the US and started a cosmetics firm that
was closely associated with Hollywood in the 1930s and 40s?
The firm """is now""" owned by Procter and Gamble.
17. You have three ordinary-size postcards to mail, one to Alberta,
one to Alabama, and one to Albania. If you don't send them
until a week from """today""", how much *more* will the postage
cost you, ignoring tax? *Note*: As usual you may give the
correct answer to the question as of the original game date,
but if you prefer to give an answer that's more up-to-date,
then you must give the answer that was applicable on the *same
date in 2020* as the original game in 2006. In either case,
for this question you must *say* whether you are giving the
2006 or the 2020 answer.
18. What was Norman Mailer's first novel, published in 1948?
19. What US secretary of state was responsible for the Alaska
Purchase?
20. Until 1942 all Canadian coins were circular; since then,
some have had other shapes. Name all the denominations that
at one time or another have not been circular. You must
give the exact list; any partial answer is wrong.
--
Mark Brader | "To judge by this film, the life of a cold war spy consists
Toronto | of sitting for endless hours in soundproof rooms with peo-
m...@vex.net | ple you do not particularly like, waiting for something to
| happen. Sort of like being a movie critic." --Roger Ebert
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. For further information
see my recent companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the
Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
In this first game the usual QFTCI scoring does not apply: you are
allowed up to 3 guesses on each questions, but will be penalized
for extra guesses after the correct answer. For the exact scoring
and other details, see the companion posting.
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.
As usual in QFTCI, please post all your answers in one posting.
(Quote the questions and place your answer below each one.)
I will reveal the correct answers in about 3 days.
1. What is a lusophone?
2. We're going to list the names of most of the teams in a certain
league. You simply have to tell us what sport they """play""".
* the Saints and the Demons;
* the Lions, the Tigers, and the Cats;
* the Eagles, the Hawks, the Crows, the Swans, and the Magpies;
* the Bombers, the Dockers, and the Power.
3. This actor was born Krishna Bhanji, the son of an Indian father
and a half-Jewish mother. By what name """is""" he better
known?
4. What is the name for a formal papal decree to which a
traditionally a metal seal was appended, a practice
followed today only on the most solemn occasions?
5. Name the Italian verse form used by Dante, and also by Shelley
in "Ode to the West Wind": it consists of a series of three-line
stanzas followed by a final couplet.
6. Canadian cartoonist Chester Brown had a bestseller with a
2003 book. Name the book.
7. What """is the movie""" that Atom Egoyan won the Grand Jury
Prize at Cannes for?
8. What number will """this year"""'s Super Bowl be? You must,
of course, answer with a Roman numeral. *Note*: for this
question you must give the answer that was correct when this
game was originally played.
9. What is the Apgar scale used for?
10. One time when mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan was ill, he
was visited by his friend and mentor G.H. Hardy. By way of
chit-chat, Hardy mentioned the 4-digit number of the taxicab
he'd arrived in, and said it wasn't a very interesting number;
but Ramanujan disagreed. *Either* tell us the number, *or*
what Ramanujan said was so interesting about it.
11. """In March""", France, Germany and other European governments
and corporations are set to release "Quaero" -- that's Latin
for "I seek". What is Quaero?
12. Name either of the actors who have portrayed the Doctor in the
"""recent""" revival of "Doctor Who". *Note*: Now you can
name anyone who has had a regular role as the Doctor since
the show was revived.
13. In what field of accomplishment """is""" the French prize
called the César awarded?
14. Melissa McCarthy, Keiko Agena, Yanic Truesdale, Kelly Bishop,
and Edward Herrmann all """play""" supporting roles in which
TV comedy-drama that """has been running""" since 2000?
15. Name the Canadian poet who wrote the novel "King of Egypt,
King of Dreams".
16. Who was the Polish-born makeup artist for the Russian royal
ballet who moved to the US and started a cosmetics firm that
was closely associated with Hollywood in the 1930s and 40s?
The firm """is now""" owned by Procter and Gamble.
17. You have three ordinary-size postcards to mail, one to Alberta,
one to Alabama, and one to Albania. If you don't send them
until a week from """today""", how much *more* will the postage
cost you, ignoring tax? *Note*: As usual you may give the
correct answer to the question as of the original game date,
but if you prefer to give an answer that's more up-to-date,
then you must give the answer that was applicable on the *same
date in 2020* as the original game in 2006. In either case,
for this question you must *say* whether you are giving the
2006 or the 2020 answer.
18. What was Norman Mailer's first novel, published in 1948?
19. What US secretary of state was responsible for the Alaska
Purchase?
20. Until 1942 all Canadian coins were circular; since then,
some have had other shapes. Name all the denominations that
at one time or another have not been circular. You must
give the exact list; any partial answer is wrong.
--
Mark Brader | "To judge by this film, the life of a cold war spy consists
Toronto | of sitting for endless hours in soundproof rooms with peo-
m...@vex.net | ple you do not particularly like, waiting for something to
| happen. Sort of like being a movie critic." --Roger Ebert
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Joshua Kreitzer
Jun 8, 2020, 12:52:37 AM6/8/20
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:HMudnYd4Z-JhOUDDnZ2dnUU7-
QPN...@giganews.com:
> 1. What is a lusophone?
someone who speaks Portuguese
> 2. We're going to list the names of most of the teams in a certain
> league. You simply have to tell us what sport they """play""".
> * the Saints and the Demons;
> * the Lions, the Tigers, and the Cats;
> * the Eagles, the Hawks, the Crows, the Swans, and the Magpies;
> * the Bombers, the Dockers, and the Power.
Australian rules football
> 3. This actor was born Krishna Bhanji, the son of an Indian father
> and a half-Jewish mother. By what name """is""" he better
> known?
Ben Kingsley
> 4. What is the name for a formal papal decree to which a
> traditionally a metal seal was appended, a practice
> followed today only on the most solemn occasions?
bull
> 5. Name the Italian verse form used by Dante, and also by Shelley
> in "Ode to the West Wind": it consists of a series of three-line
> stanzas followed by a final couplet.
terza rima
> 6. Canadian cartoonist Chester Brown had a bestseller with a
> 2003 book. Name the book.
"True Story, Swear to God" (?)
> 7. What """is the movie""" that Atom Egoyan won the Grand Jury
> Prize at Cannes for?
"The Sweet Hereafter"
> 8. What number will """this year"""'s Super Bowl be? You must,
> of course, answer with a Roman numeral. *Note*: for this
> question you must give the answer that was correct when this
> game was originally played.
XL
> 9. What is the Apgar scale used for?
rating the health of a newborn baby
> 10. One time when mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan was ill, he
> was visited by his friend and mentor G.H. Hardy. By way of
> chit-chat, Hardy mentioned the 4-digit number of the taxicab
> he'd arrived in, and said it wasn't a very interesting number;
> but Ramanujan disagreed. *Either* tell us the number, *or*
> what Ramanujan said was so interesting about it.
1729
> 12. Name either of the actors who have portrayed the Doctor in the
> """recent""" revival of "Doctor Who". *Note*: Now you can
> name anyone who has had a regular role as the Doctor since
> the show was revived.
Tennant
> 13. In what field of accomplishment """is""" the French prize
> called the César awarded?
film
> 14. Melissa McCarthy, Keiko Agena, Yanic Truesdale, Kelly Bishop,
> and Edward Herrmann all """play""" supporting roles in which
> TV comedy-drama that """has been running""" since 2000?
"Gilmore Girls"
> 16. Who was the Polish-born makeup artist for the Russian royal
> ballet who moved to the US and started a cosmetics firm that
> was closely associated with Hollywood in the 1930s and 40s?
> The firm """is now""" owned by Procter and Gamble.
Max Factor
> 18. What was Norman Mailer's first novel, published in 1948?
"The Naked and the Dead"
> 19. What US secretary of state was responsible for the Alaska
> Purchase?
Seward
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
QPN...@giganews.com:
> 1. What is a lusophone?
> 2. We're going to list the names of most of the teams in a certain
> league. You simply have to tell us what sport they """play""".
> * the Saints and the Demons;
> * the Lions, the Tigers, and the Cats;
> * the Eagles, the Hawks, the Crows, the Swans, and the Magpies;
> * the Bombers, the Dockers, and the Power.
> 3. This actor was born Krishna Bhanji, the son of an Indian father
> and a half-Jewish mother. By what name """is""" he better
> known?
> 4. What is the name for a formal papal decree to which a
> traditionally a metal seal was appended, a practice
> followed today only on the most solemn occasions?
> 5. Name the Italian verse form used by Dante, and also by Shelley
> in "Ode to the West Wind": it consists of a series of three-line
> stanzas followed by a final couplet.
> 6. Canadian cartoonist Chester Brown had a bestseller with a
> 2003 book. Name the book.
> 7. What """is the movie""" that Atom Egoyan won the Grand Jury
> Prize at Cannes for?
> 8. What number will """this year"""'s Super Bowl be? You must,
> of course, answer with a Roman numeral. *Note*: for this
> question you must give the answer that was correct when this
> game was originally played.
> 9. What is the Apgar scale used for?
> 10. One time when mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan was ill, he
> was visited by his friend and mentor G.H. Hardy. By way of
> chit-chat, Hardy mentioned the 4-digit number of the taxicab
> he'd arrived in, and said it wasn't a very interesting number;
> but Ramanujan disagreed. *Either* tell us the number, *or*
> what Ramanujan said was so interesting about it.
> 12. Name either of the actors who have portrayed the Doctor in the
> """recent""" revival of "Doctor Who". *Note*: Now you can
> name anyone who has had a regular role as the Doctor since
> the show was revived.
> 13. In what field of accomplishment """is""" the French prize
> called the César awarded?
> 14. Melissa McCarthy, Keiko Agena, Yanic Truesdale, Kelly Bishop,
> and Edward Herrmann all """play""" supporting roles in which
> TV comedy-drama that """has been running""" since 2000?
> 16. Who was the Polish-born makeup artist for the Russian royal
> ballet who moved to the US and started a cosmetics firm that
> was closely associated with Hollywood in the 1930s and 40s?
> The firm """is now""" owned by Procter and Gamble.
> 18. What was Norman Mailer's first novel, published in 1948?
> 19. What US secretary of state was responsible for the Alaska
> Purchase?
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Dan Tilque
Jun 8, 2020, 3:14:39 AM6/8/20
to
On 6/7/20 7:39 PM, Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> 1. What is a lusophone?
speaker of Portuguese
>
>
> 1. What is a lusophone?
>
> 2. We're going to list the names of most of the teams in a certain
> league. You simply have to tell us what sport they """play""".
> * the Saints and the Demons;
> * the Lions, the Tigers, and the Cats;
> * the Eagles, the Hawks, the Crows, the Swans, and the Magpies;
> * the Bombers, the Dockers, and the Power.
>
> 3. This actor was born Krishna Bhanji, the son of an Indian father
> and a half-Jewish mother. By what name """is""" he better
> known?
>
> 4. What is the name for a formal papal decree to which a
> traditionally a metal seal was appended, a practice
> followed today only on the most solemn occasions?
>
> 5. Name the Italian verse form used by Dante, and also by Shelley
> in "Ode to the West Wind": it consists of a series of three-line
> stanzas followed by a final couplet.
>
> 6. Canadian cartoonist Chester Brown had a bestseller with a
> 2003 book. Name the book.
>
> 7. What """is the movie""" that Atom Egoyan won the Grand Jury
> Prize at Cannes for?
>
> 8. What number will """this year"""'s Super Bowl be? You must,
> of course, answer with a Roman numeral. *Note*: for this
> question you must give the answer that was correct when this
> game was originally played.
>
> 20. Until 1942 all Canadian coins were circular; since then,
> some have had other shapes. Name all the denominations that
> at one time or another have not been circular. You must
> give the exact list; any partial answer is wrong.
--
Dan Tilque
Dan Blum
Jun 8, 2020, 9:54:11 AM6/8/20
to
someone who speaks Portuguese
> 3. This actor was born Krishna Bhanji, the son of an Indian father
> and a half-Jewish mother. By what name """is""" he better
> known?
Ben Kingsley
> 4. What is the name for a formal papal decree to which a
> traditionally a metal seal was appended, a practice
> followed today only on the most solemn occasions?
bull
> 5. Name the Italian verse form used by Dante, and also by Shelley
> in "Ode to the West Wind": it consists of a series of three-line
> stanzas followed by a final couplet.
terza rima
> 8. What number will """this year"""'s Super Bowl be? You must,
> of course, answer with a Roman numeral. *Note*: for this
> question you must give the answer that was correct when this
> game was originally played.
XL
> 9. What is the Apgar scale used for?
assessing the health of a newborn infant
> 10. One time when mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan was ill, he
> was visited by his friend and mentor G.H. Hardy. By way of
> chit-chat, Hardy mentioned the 4-digit number of the taxicab
> he'd arrived in, and said it wasn't a very interesting number;
> but Ramanujan disagreed. *Either* tell us the number, *or*
> what Ramanujan said was so interesting about it.
1729
> 12. Name either of the actors who have portrayed the Doctor in the
> """recent""" revival of "Doctor Who". *Note*: Now you can
> name anyone who has had a regular role as the Doctor since
> the show was revived.
Peter Capaldi
> 16. Who was the Polish-born makeup artist for the Russian royal
> ballet who moved to the US and started a cosmetics firm that
> was closely associated with Hollywood in the 1930s and 40s?
> The firm """is now""" owned by Procter and Gamble.
Max Factor
> 18. What was Norman Mailer's first novel, published in 1948?
In the Jungle
> 19. What US secretary of state was responsible for the Alaska
> Purchase?
Seward
> 20. Until 1942 all Canadian coins were circular; since then,
> some have had other shapes. Name all the denominations that
> at one time or another have not been circular. You must
> give the exact list; any partial answer is wrong.
nickel
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
> 3. This actor was born Krishna Bhanji, the son of an Indian father
> and a half-Jewish mother. By what name """is""" he better
> known?
> 4. What is the name for a formal papal decree to which a
> traditionally a metal seal was appended, a practice
> followed today only on the most solemn occasions?
> 5. Name the Italian verse form used by Dante, and also by Shelley
> in "Ode to the West Wind": it consists of a series of three-line
> stanzas followed by a final couplet.
> 8. What number will """this year"""'s Super Bowl be? You must,
> of course, answer with a Roman numeral. *Note*: for this
> question you must give the answer that was correct when this
> game was originally played.
> 9. What is the Apgar scale used for?
> 10. One time when mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan was ill, he
> was visited by his friend and mentor G.H. Hardy. By way of
> chit-chat, Hardy mentioned the 4-digit number of the taxicab
> he'd arrived in, and said it wasn't a very interesting number;
> but Ramanujan disagreed. *Either* tell us the number, *or*
> what Ramanujan said was so interesting about it.
> 12. Name either of the actors who have portrayed the Doctor in the
> """recent""" revival of "Doctor Who". *Note*: Now you can
> name anyone who has had a regular role as the Doctor since
> the show was revived.
> 16. Who was the Polish-born makeup artist for the Russian royal
> ballet who moved to the US and started a cosmetics firm that
> was closely associated with Hollywood in the 1930s and 40s?
> The firm """is now""" owned by Procter and Gamble.
> 18. What was Norman Mailer's first novel, published in 1948?
> 19. What US secretary of state was responsible for the Alaska
> Purchase?
> 20. Until 1942 all Canadian coins were circular; since then,
> some have had other shapes. Name all the denominations that
> at one time or another have not been circular. You must
> give the exact list; any partial answer is wrong.
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Erland Sommarskog
Jun 8, 2020, 1:36:21 PM6/8/20
to
Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> 2. We're going to list the names of most of the teams in a certain
> league. You simply have to tell us what sport they """play""".
> * the Saints and the Demons;
> * the Lions, the Tigers, and the Cats;
> * the Eagles, the Hawks, the Crows, the Swans, and the Magpies;
> * the Bombers, the Dockers, and the Power.
Baseball
> 2. We're going to list the names of most of the teams in a certain
> league. You simply have to tell us what sport they """play""".
> * the Saints and the Demons;
> * the Lions, the Tigers, and the Cats;
> * the Eagles, the Hawks, the Crows, the Swans, and the Magpies;
> * the Bombers, the Dockers, and the Power.
> 7. What """is the movie""" that Atom Egoyan won the Grand Jury
> Prize at Cannes for?
> 10. One time when mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan was ill, he
> was visited by his friend and mentor G.H. Hardy. By way of
> chit-chat, Hardy mentioned the 4-digit number of the taxicab
> he'd arrived in, and said it wasn't a very interesting number;
> but Ramanujan disagreed. *Either* tell us the number, *or*
> what Ramanujan said was so interesting about it.
Pete Gayde
Jun 9, 2020, 6:40:04 PM6/9/20
to
>
> 3. This actor was born Krishna Bhanji, the son of an Indian father
> and a half-Jewish mother. By what name """is""" he better
> known?
>
> 4. What is the name for a formal papal decree to which a
> traditionally a metal seal was appended, a practice
> followed today only on the most solemn occasions?
>
> 5. Name the Italian verse form used by Dante, and also by Shelley
> in "Ode to the West Wind": it consists of a series of three-line
> stanzas followed by a final couplet.
>
> 6. Canadian cartoonist Chester Brown had a bestseller with a
> 2003 book. Name the book.
>
> 7. What """is the movie""" that Atom Egoyan won the Grand Jury
> Prize at Cannes for?
>
> 8. What number will """this year"""'s Super Bowl be? You must,
> of course, answer with a Roman numeral. *Note*: for this
> question you must give the answer that was correct when this
> game was originally played.
>
> 9. What is the Apgar scale used for?
>
> 10. One time when mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan was ill, he
> was visited by his friend and mentor G.H. Hardy. By way of
> chit-chat, Hardy mentioned the 4-digit number of the taxicab
> he'd arrived in, and said it wasn't a very interesting number;
> but Ramanujan disagreed. *Either* tell us the number, *or*
> what Ramanujan said was so interesting about it.
>
> 11. """In March""", France, Germany and other European governments
> and corporations are set to release "Quaero" -- that's Latin
> for "I seek". What is Quaero?
>
> 12. Name either of the actors who have portrayed the Doctor in the
> """recent""" revival of "Doctor Who". *Note*: Now you can
> name anyone who has had a regular role as the Doctor since
> the show was revived.
>
> 13. In what field of accomplishment """is""" the French prize
> called the César awarded?
>
> 14. Melissa McCarthy, Keiko Agena, Yanic Truesdale, Kelly Bishop,
> and Edward Herrmann all """play""" supporting roles in which
> TV comedy-drama that """has been running""" since 2000?
>
> 15. Name the Canadian poet who wrote the novel "King of Egypt,
> King of Dreams".
>
> 16. Who was the Polish-born makeup artist for the Russian royal
> ballet who moved to the US and started a cosmetics firm that
> was closely associated with Hollywood in the 1930s and 40s?
> The firm """is now""" owned by Procter and Gamble.
>
> 17. You have three ordinary-size postcards to mail, one to Alberta,
> one to Alabama, and one to Albania. If you don't send them
> until a week from """today""", how much *more* will the postage
> cost you, ignoring tax? *Note*: As usual you may give the
> correct answer to the question as of the original game date,
> but if you prefer to give an answer that's more up-to-date,
> then you must give the answer that was applicable on the *same
> date in 2020* as the original game in 2006. In either case,
> for this question you must *say* whether you are giving the
> 2006 or the 2020 answer.
>
> 18. What was Norman Mailer's first novel, published in 1948?
>
> 19. What US secretary of state was responsible for the Alaska
> Purchase?
>
> 20. Until 1942 all Canadian coins were circular; since then,
> some have had other shapes. Name all the denominations that
> at one time or another have not been circular. You must
> give the exact list; any partial answer is wrong.
>
Calvin
Jun 9, 2020, 8:02:58 PM6/9/20
to
On Monday, June 8, 2020 at 12:40:01 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
> 1. What is a lusophone?
A Portuguese speaker
> 1. What is a lusophone?
> 2. We're going to list the names of most of the teams in a certain
> league. You simply have to tell us what sport they """play""".
> * the Saints and the Demons;
> * the Lions, the Tigers, and the Cats;
> * the Eagles, the Hawks, the Crows, the Swans, and the Magpies;
> * the Bombers, the Dockers, and the Power.
> 3. This actor was born Krishna Bhanji, the son of an Indian father
> and a half-Jewish mother. By what name """is""" he better
> known?
>
> 4. What is the name for a formal papal decree to which a
> traditionally a metal seal was appended, a practice
> followed today only on the most solemn occasions?
> 5. Name the Italian verse form used by Dante, and also by Shelley
> in "Ode to the West Wind": it consists of a series of three-line
> stanzas followed by a final couplet.
> 6. Canadian cartoonist Chester Brown had a bestseller with a
> 2003 book. Name the book.
>
> 7. What """is the movie""" that Atom Egoyan won the Grand Jury
> Prize at Cannes for?
>
> 8. What number will """this year"""'s Super Bowl be? You must,
> of course, answer with a Roman numeral. *Note*: for this
> question you must give the answer that was correct when this
> game was originally played.
> 9. What is the Apgar scale used for?
> 10. One time when mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan was ill, he
> was visited by his friend and mentor G.H. Hardy. By way of
> chit-chat, Hardy mentioned the 4-digit number of the taxicab
> he'd arrived in, and said it wasn't a very interesting number;
> but Ramanujan disagreed. *Either* tell us the number, *or*
> what Ramanujan said was so interesting about it.
>
> 11. """In March""", France, Germany and other European governments
> and corporations are set to release "Quaero" -- that's Latin
> for "I seek". What is Quaero?
>
> 12. Name either of the actors who have portrayed the Doctor in the
> """recent""" revival of "Doctor Who". *Note*: Now you can
> name anyone who has had a regular role as the Doctor since
> the show was revived.
> 13. In what field of accomplishment """is""" the French prize
> called the César awarded?
> 14. Melissa McCarthy, Keiko Agena, Yanic Truesdale, Kelly Bishop,
> and Edward Herrmann all """play""" supporting roles in which
> TV comedy-drama that """has been running""" since 2000?
>
> 15. Name the Canadian poet who wrote the novel "King of Egypt,
> King of Dreams".
>
> 16. Who was the Polish-born makeup artist for the Russian royal
> ballet who moved to the US and started a cosmetics firm that
> was closely associated with Hollywood in the 1930s and 40s?
> The firm """is now""" owned by Procter and Gamble.
>
> 17. You have three ordinary-size postcards to mail, one to Alberta,
> one to Alabama, and one to Albania. If you don't send them
> until a week from """today""", how much *more* will the postage
> cost you, ignoring tax? *Note*: As usual you may give the
> correct answer to the question as of the original game date,
> but if you prefer to give an answer that's more up-to-date,
> then you must give the answer that was applicable on the *same
> date in 2020* as the original game in 2006. In either case,
> for this question you must *say* whether you are giving the
> 2006 or the 2020 answer.
>
> 18. What was Norman Mailer's first novel, published in 1948?
>
> 19. What US secretary of state was responsible for the Alaska
> Purchase?
> 20. Until 1942 all Canadian coins were circular; since then,
> some have had other shapes. Name all the denominations that
> at one time or another have not been circular. You must
> give the exact list; any partial answer is wrong.
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Mark Brader:
> Unlike a regular QFTCI posting, in this quiz you are allowed up to
> 3 guesses on each one, but as usual, there will be a small penalty
> 1. What is a lusophone?
Someone who speaks Portuguese. 6 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum,
and Calvin.
> 2. We're going to list the names of most of the teams in a certain
> league. You simply have to tell us what sport they """play""".
> * the Saints and the Demons;
> * the Lions, the Tigers, and the Cats;
> * the Eagles, the Hawks, the Crows, the Swans, and the Magpies;
> * the Bombers, the Dockers, and the Power.
Australian ("Aussie rules") football. Still true for all the teams.
6 for Joshua, Pete, and Calvin.
In 2006 the other three teams in the AFL were the Blues, the Bulldogs,
and the Kangaroos; today there are also the Giants and the Suns.
> 3. This actor was born Krishna Bhanji, the son of an Indian father
> and a half-Jewish mother. By what name """is""" he better
> known?
Ben Kingsley. (Still alive today.) 6 for Joshua and Dan Blum.
> 4. What is the name for a formal papal decree to which a
> traditionally a metal seal was appended, a practice
> followed today only on the most solemn occasions?
A bull. 6 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, and Calvin.
"Encyclical" is wrong, partly because the word "bull" refers
specifically to the seal. See:
http://slate.com/news-and-politics/2001/07/what-s-an-encyclical-what-s-a-bull.html
> 5. Name the Italian verse form used by Dante, and also by Shelley
> in "Ode to the West Wind": it consists of a series of three-line
> stanzas followed by a final couplet.
Terza rima. 6 for Joshua and Dan Blum.
> 6. Canadian cartoonist Chester Brown had a bestseller with a
> 2003 book. Name the book.
"Louis Riel".
> 7. What """is the movie""" that Atom Egoyan won the Grand Jury
> Prize at Cannes for?
"The Sweet Hereafter" (1997). (Still the only one.) 6 for Joshua.
> 8. What number will """this year"""'s Super Bowl be? You must,
> of course, answer with a Roman numeral. *Note*: for this
> question you must give the answer that was correct when this
> game was originally played.
XL. 6 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Dan Blum. 5 for Calvin.
> 9. What is the Apgar scale used for?
To roughly assess the medical status of a newborn infant.
6 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Pete, and Calvin.
> 10. One time when mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan was ill, he
> was visited by his friend and mentor G.H. Hardy. By way of
> chit-chat, Hardy mentioned the 4-digit number of the taxicab
> he'd arrived in, and said it wasn't a very interesting number;
> but Ramanujan disagreed. *Either* tell us the number, *or*
> what Ramanujan said was so interesting about it.
1729; it is the smallest number expressible as the sum of two cubes in
two different ways (1+1728 and 1000+729). 6 for Joshua and Dan Blum.
> 11. """In March""", France, Germany and other European governments
> and corporations are set to release "Quaero" -- that's Latin
> for "I seek". What is Quaero?
A search engine (intended to rival Google).
> 12. Name either of the actors who have portrayed the Doctor in the
> """recent""" revival of "Doctor Who". *Note*: Now you can
> name anyone who has had a regular role as the Doctor since
> the show was revived.
In 2008: Christopher Eccleston, David Tennant. Today: also Matt
Smith, Peter Capaldi, Jodie Whittaker. 6 for Joshua, Dan Blum,
Pete, and Calvin.
> 13. In what field of accomplishment """is""" the French prize
> called the César awarded?
Filmmaking. The awards still exist. There are multiple categories,
like the Oscars; any one of them was also acceptable. 6 for Joshua
and Calvin.
> 14. Melissa McCarthy, Keiko Agena, Yanic Truesdale, Kelly Bishop,
> and Edward Herrmann all """play""" supporting roles in which
> TV comedy-drama that """has been running""" since 2000?
"Gilmore Girls". (It ended in 2007.) 6 for Joshua.
> 15. Name the Canadian poet who wrote the novel "King of Egypt,
> King of Dreams".
Gwendolyn MacEwen.
> 16. Who was the Polish-born makeup artist for the Russian royal
> ballet who moved to the US and started a cosmetics firm that
> was closely associated with Hollywood in the 1930s and 40s?
> The firm """is now""" owned by Procter and Gamble.
Max Factor (Sr.). P&G later sold the line to Coty. 6 for Joshua,
Dan Blum, and Pete.
> 17. You have three ordinary-size postcards to mail, one to Alberta,
> one to Alabama, and one to Albania. If you don't send them
> until a week from """today""", how much *more* will the postage
> cost you, ignoring tax? *Note*: As usual you may give the
> correct answer to the question as of the original game date,
> but if you prefer to give an answer that's more up-to-date,
> then you must give the answer that was applicable on the *same
> date in 2020* as the original game in 2006. In either case,
> for this question you must *say* whether you are giving the
> 2006 or the 2020 answer.
2006 answer: 9¢. 2020 answer: accepting 9¢ or 11¢.
The special rule for this question was because Canada Post rate
increases for a number of years now have typically been scheduled
for mid-January.
On 2006-01-16 the basic rate within Canada (before tax) went up from
50¢ to 51¢; to the US, from 85¢ to 89¢; and to other countries,
from $1.45 to $1.49.
On 2020-01-13 the rate within Canada (before tax) went from $1.05
to $1.07 (or from 90¢ to 92¢ with the discount for quantity, but of
course if you already had a P stamp then it would still be valid);
the rate to the US went from $1.27 to $1.30; and to other countries,
from $2.65 to $2.71.
> 18. What was Norman Mailer's first novel, published in 1948?
"The Naked and the Dead". 6 for Joshua.
> 19. What US secretary of state was responsible for the Alaska
> Purchase?
William Seward. 6 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Pete, and Calvin.
> 20. Until 1942 all Canadian coins were circular; since then,
> some have had other shapes. Name all the denominations that
> at one time or another have not been circular. You must
> give the exact list; any partial answer is wrong.
1¢ (penny), 5¢ (nickel), and the easy one, $1 (loonie). Still true.
Pennies were 12-sided from 1982 to 1996; nickels were 12-sided from
1942 to 1962; loonies have always been 11-sided.
Scores, if there are no errors:
ROUNDS-> 1 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Aaa
Joshua Kreitzer 90 90
Dan Blum 60 60
"Calvin" 47 47
Pete Gayde 30 30
Dan Tilque 24 24
Erland Sommarskog 0 0
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Rarely is the question asked:
m...@vex.net | 'Is our children learning?'" --George W. Bush
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2006-01-09,
> and should be interpreted accordingly....
> Unlike a regular QFTCI posting, in this quiz you are allowed up to
> 3 guesses on each one, but as usual, there will be a small penalty
> for extra guesses after the correct answer.
Nobody took more than 2 guesses this time. Most people took only one.
> 1. What is a lusophone?
and Calvin.
> 2. We're going to list the names of most of the teams in a certain
> league. You simply have to tell us what sport they """play""".
> * the Saints and the Demons;
> * the Lions, the Tigers, and the Cats;
> * the Eagles, the Hawks, the Crows, the Swans, and the Magpies;
> * the Bombers, the Dockers, and the Power.
6 for Joshua, Pete, and Calvin.
In 2006 the other three teams in the AFL were the Blues, the Bulldogs,
and the Kangaroos; today there are also the Giants and the Suns.
> 3. This actor was born Krishna Bhanji, the son of an Indian father
> and a half-Jewish mother. By what name """is""" he better
> known?
> 4. What is the name for a formal papal decree to which a
> traditionally a metal seal was appended, a practice
> followed today only on the most solemn occasions?
"Encyclical" is wrong, partly because the word "bull" refers
specifically to the seal. See:
http://slate.com/news-and-politics/2001/07/what-s-an-encyclical-what-s-a-bull.html
> 5. Name the Italian verse form used by Dante, and also by Shelley
> in "Ode to the West Wind": it consists of a series of three-line
> stanzas followed by a final couplet.
> 6. Canadian cartoonist Chester Brown had a bestseller with a
> 2003 book. Name the book.
> 7. What """is the movie""" that Atom Egoyan won the Grand Jury
> Prize at Cannes for?
> 8. What number will """this year"""'s Super Bowl be? You must,
> of course, answer with a Roman numeral. *Note*: for this
> question you must give the answer that was correct when this
> game was originally played.
> 9. What is the Apgar scale used for?
6 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Pete, and Calvin.
> 10. One time when mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan was ill, he
> was visited by his friend and mentor G.H. Hardy. By way of
> chit-chat, Hardy mentioned the 4-digit number of the taxicab
> he'd arrived in, and said it wasn't a very interesting number;
> but Ramanujan disagreed. *Either* tell us the number, *or*
> what Ramanujan said was so interesting about it.
two different ways (1+1728 and 1000+729). 6 for Joshua and Dan Blum.
> 11. """In March""", France, Germany and other European governments
> and corporations are set to release "Quaero" -- that's Latin
> for "I seek". What is Quaero?
> 12. Name either of the actors who have portrayed the Doctor in the
> """recent""" revival of "Doctor Who". *Note*: Now you can
> name anyone who has had a regular role as the Doctor since
> the show was revived.
Smith, Peter Capaldi, Jodie Whittaker. 6 for Joshua, Dan Blum,
Pete, and Calvin.
> 13. In what field of accomplishment """is""" the French prize
> called the César awarded?
like the Oscars; any one of them was also acceptable. 6 for Joshua
and Calvin.
> 14. Melissa McCarthy, Keiko Agena, Yanic Truesdale, Kelly Bishop,
> and Edward Herrmann all """play""" supporting roles in which
> TV comedy-drama that """has been running""" since 2000?
> 15. Name the Canadian poet who wrote the novel "King of Egypt,
> King of Dreams".
> 16. Who was the Polish-born makeup artist for the Russian royal
> ballet who moved to the US and started a cosmetics firm that
> was closely associated with Hollywood in the 1930s and 40s?
> The firm """is now""" owned by Procter and Gamble.
Dan Blum, and Pete.
> 17. You have three ordinary-size postcards to mail, one to Alberta,
> one to Alabama, and one to Albania. If you don't send them
> until a week from """today""", how much *more* will the postage
> cost you, ignoring tax? *Note*: As usual you may give the
> correct answer to the question as of the original game date,
> but if you prefer to give an answer that's more up-to-date,
> then you must give the answer that was applicable on the *same
> date in 2020* as the original game in 2006. In either case,
> for this question you must *say* whether you are giving the
> 2006 or the 2020 answer.
The special rule for this question was because Canada Post rate
increases for a number of years now have typically been scheduled
for mid-January.
On 2006-01-16 the basic rate within Canada (before tax) went up from
50¢ to 51¢; to the US, from 85¢ to 89¢; and to other countries,
from $1.45 to $1.49.
On 2020-01-13 the rate within Canada (before tax) went from $1.05
to $1.07 (or from 90¢ to 92¢ with the discount for quantity, but of
course if you already had a P stamp then it would still be valid);
the rate to the US went from $1.27 to $1.30; and to other countries,
from $2.65 to $2.71.
> 18. What was Norman Mailer's first novel, published in 1948?
> 19. What US secretary of state was responsible for the Alaska
> Purchase?
> 20. Until 1942 all Canadian coins were circular; since then,
> some have had other shapes. Name all the denominations that
> at one time or another have not been circular. You must
> give the exact list; any partial answer is wrong.
Pennies were 12-sided from 1982 to 1996; nickels were 12-sided from
1942 to 1962; loonies have always been 11-sided.
Scores, if there are no errors:
ROUNDS-> 1 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Aaa
Joshua Kreitzer 90 90
Dan Blum 60 60
"Calvin" 47 47
Pete Gayde 30 30
Dan Tilque 24 24
Erland Sommarskog 0 0
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Rarely is the question asked:
m...@vex.net | 'Is our children learning?'" --George W. Bush
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