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Mark Brader
Jan 17, 2020, 1:51:03 AM1/17/20
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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-11-11,
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 Red Smarties 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 2019-10-16 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 8, Round 4 - History - Prisons
1. Acting on behalf of the crown, Jeremy Bentham purchased the
land for Millbank Prison in London, and proposed *what* design
and surveillance system that he wanted used to lay it out?
2. This state prison in Ossining on the Hudson River notably housed
the serial killer Albert Fish, but it was just as well known
for its federal executions -- including the Rosenbergs. What is
it called?
3. After the end of its operations as a prison, Alcatraz Island and
its facilities were occupied by a coalition of Native Activists.
This protest endured for 19 months over 3 calendar years.
Name *any one* of those years.
4. This Mexican drug kingpin escaped from prison in a laundry cart
in 2001, and again in 2015, through a tunnel in the prison
shower room. He is now incarcerated in the United States.
Give his name or nickname.
5. Who was imprisoned on Robben Island from 1964 until 1982?
6. From the early days of the Iraq War in 2003, personnel of the
US Army and CIA committed a series of human rights violations
against detainees, gaining public attention with the publication
of photographs of the abuses by CBS News in April 2004.
Name the prison where this happened.
7. This American naval base has served as a detention center
since 2002, holding alleged members of the Taliban and al-Quaeda.
Of the approximately 500 detainees, only 10 have ever been
tried by military commission. Name the facility.
8. In 1942, the Canadian federal government established the first
Japanese Internment Camp in *which Vancouver park*?
9. Between 2005 and 2015, approximately 3,500 people were detained
in a building named "Homan Square" after a nearby park.
An overwhelming majority of them were young black men. Some
argue that it was a secret interrogation and torture facility.
80% of all the detentions took place during mayor Rahm Emmanuel's
tenure. Name the city.
10. San Antonio Prison in Venezuela has been called the "Paradise
Prison". Pot smoking, outdoor pools, and a dance club keep
the incarcerated busy. The prison is on an island less than
30 miles from the mainland, offering its "guests" freedom to do
anything they want but leave. Give the appropriately relaxing
name of the island.
* Game 8, Round 6 - Arts & Literature - Harlem Renaissance
The Harlem Renaissance was a period of explosive cultural output by
African-American artists, writers, and musicians, lasting from 1918
into the mid-1930s. We will give you the field of an influential
figure of this period and give you a list of their major works,
and you name the person.
1. Writer, historian: "The Souls of Black Folk", "Black
Reconstruction in America", "The Talented Tenth".
2. Novelist, poet, playwright: "The Ways of White Folks", "Let
America be America Again", "Harlem: A Dream Deferred".
3. Entertainer, activist: "Siren of the Tropics", "Zouzou"
(the first starring role for a black woman in a major motion
picture).
4. Pianist, bandleader: "One O'Clock Jump", "Jumpin' At The
Woodside", "Blue Skies".
5. Poet, novelist: Famous primarily for one book, "Cane".
6. Jazz singer: "Lover Man", "Solitude", "Strange Fruit".
7. Trumpeter: "Star Dust", "La Vie en Rose", "Georgia on my Mind".
8. Jazz singer: "Dream a Little Dream of Me" (with Louis Armstrong),
"Cheek to Cheek", "Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall".
9. Composer, pianist, orchestra leader: "It Don't Mean a Thing (if
it Ain't Got That Swing)", "Cocktails for Two", "Take the
A Train".
10. Please decode the rot13 for this question only after you
have finished with the rest of the round. Nhgube: "Gurve Rlrf
Jrer Jngpuvat Tbq", "Zbfrf: Zna bs gur Zbhagnva", "Zhyr Obar"
(wbvagyl jvgu Ynatfgba Uhturf).
--
Mark Brader We say, "But it wasn't designed to do that!";
Toronto our managers say, "Our customers want this!";
m...@vex.net we say, "Small is beautiful!"; and they say,
"Money is beautiful!" -- Andrew Tannenbaum
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 Red Smarties 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 2019-10-16 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 8, Round 4 - History - Prisons
1. Acting on behalf of the crown, Jeremy Bentham purchased the
land for Millbank Prison in London, and proposed *what* design
and surveillance system that he wanted used to lay it out?
2. This state prison in Ossining on the Hudson River notably housed
the serial killer Albert Fish, but it was just as well known
for its federal executions -- including the Rosenbergs. What is
it called?
3. After the end of its operations as a prison, Alcatraz Island and
its facilities were occupied by a coalition of Native Activists.
This protest endured for 19 months over 3 calendar years.
Name *any one* of those years.
4. This Mexican drug kingpin escaped from prison in a laundry cart
in 2001, and again in 2015, through a tunnel in the prison
shower room. He is now incarcerated in the United States.
Give his name or nickname.
5. Who was imprisoned on Robben Island from 1964 until 1982?
6. From the early days of the Iraq War in 2003, personnel of the
US Army and CIA committed a series of human rights violations
against detainees, gaining public attention with the publication
of photographs of the abuses by CBS News in April 2004.
Name the prison where this happened.
7. This American naval base has served as a detention center
since 2002, holding alleged members of the Taliban and al-Quaeda.
Of the approximately 500 detainees, only 10 have ever been
tried by military commission. Name the facility.
8. In 1942, the Canadian federal government established the first
Japanese Internment Camp in *which Vancouver park*?
9. Between 2005 and 2015, approximately 3,500 people were detained
in a building named "Homan Square" after a nearby park.
An overwhelming majority of them were young black men. Some
argue that it was a secret interrogation and torture facility.
80% of all the detentions took place during mayor Rahm Emmanuel's
tenure. Name the city.
10. San Antonio Prison in Venezuela has been called the "Paradise
Prison". Pot smoking, outdoor pools, and a dance club keep
the incarcerated busy. The prison is on an island less than
30 miles from the mainland, offering its "guests" freedom to do
anything they want but leave. Give the appropriately relaxing
name of the island.
* Game 8, Round 6 - Arts & Literature - Harlem Renaissance
The Harlem Renaissance was a period of explosive cultural output by
African-American artists, writers, and musicians, lasting from 1918
into the mid-1930s. We will give you the field of an influential
figure of this period and give you a list of their major works,
and you name the person.
1. Writer, historian: "The Souls of Black Folk", "Black
Reconstruction in America", "The Talented Tenth".
2. Novelist, poet, playwright: "The Ways of White Folks", "Let
America be America Again", "Harlem: A Dream Deferred".
3. Entertainer, activist: "Siren of the Tropics", "Zouzou"
(the first starring role for a black woman in a major motion
picture).
4. Pianist, bandleader: "One O'Clock Jump", "Jumpin' At The
Woodside", "Blue Skies".
5. Poet, novelist: Famous primarily for one book, "Cane".
6. Jazz singer: "Lover Man", "Solitude", "Strange Fruit".
7. Trumpeter: "Star Dust", "La Vie en Rose", "Georgia on my Mind".
8. Jazz singer: "Dream a Little Dream of Me" (with Louis Armstrong),
"Cheek to Cheek", "Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall".
9. Composer, pianist, orchestra leader: "It Don't Mean a Thing (if
it Ain't Got That Swing)", "Cocktails for Two", "Take the
A Train".
10. Please decode the rot13 for this question only after you
have finished with the rest of the round. Nhgube: "Gurve Rlrf
Jrer Jngpuvat Tbq", "Zbfrf: Zna bs gur Zbhagnva", "Zhyr Obar"
(wbvagyl jvgu Ynatfgba Uhturf).
--
Mark Brader We say, "But it wasn't designed to do that!";
Toronto our managers say, "Our customers want this!";
m...@vex.net we say, "Small is beautiful!"; and they say,
"Money is beautiful!" -- Andrew Tannenbaum
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Dan Tilque
Jan 17, 2020, 8:22:52 AM1/17/20
to
On 1/16/20 10:50 PM, Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * Game 8, Round 4 - History - Prisons
>
> 1. Acting on behalf of the crown, Jeremy Bentham purchased the
> land for Millbank Prison in London, and proposed *what* design
> and surveillance system that he wanted used to lay it out?
>
> 2. This state prison in Ossining on the Hudson River notably housed
> the serial killer Albert Fish, but it was just as well known
> for its federal executions -- including the Rosenbergs. What is
> it called?
Sing Sing
>
>
> * Game 8, Round 4 - History - Prisons
>
> 1. Acting on behalf of the crown, Jeremy Bentham purchased the
> land for Millbank Prison in London, and proposed *what* design
> and surveillance system that he wanted used to lay it out?
>
> 2. This state prison in Ossining on the Hudson River notably housed
> the serial killer Albert Fish, but it was just as well known
> for its federal executions -- including the Rosenbergs. What is
> it called?
>
> 3. After the end of its operations as a prison, Alcatraz Island and
> its facilities were occupied by a coalition of Native Activists.
> This protest endured for 19 months over 3 calendar years.
> Name *any one* of those years.
>
> 4. This Mexican drug kingpin escaped from prison in a laundry cart
> in 2001, and again in 2015, through a tunnel in the prison
> shower room. He is now incarcerated in the United States.
> Give his name or nickname.
>
> 5. Who was imprisoned on Robben Island from 1964 until 1982?
>
> 6. From the early days of the Iraq War in 2003, personnel of the
> US Army and CIA committed a series of human rights violations
> against detainees, gaining public attention with the publication
> of photographs of the abuses by CBS News in April 2004.
> Name the prison where this happened.
>
> 7. This American naval base has served as a detention center
> since 2002, holding alleged members of the Taliban and al-Quaeda.
> Of the approximately 500 detainees, only 10 have ever been
> tried by military commission. Name the facility.
>
> 8. In 1942, the Canadian federal government established the first
> Japanese Internment Camp in *which Vancouver park*?
>
> 9. Between 2005 and 2015, approximately 3,500 people were detained
> in a building named "Homan Square" after a nearby park.
> An overwhelming majority of them were young black men. Some
> argue that it was a secret interrogation and torture facility.
> 80% of all the detentions took place during mayor Rahm Emmanuel's
> tenure. Name the city.
Dan Blum
Jan 17, 2020, 8:33:08 AM1/17/20
to
> 2. This state prison in Ossining on the Hudson River notably housed
> the serial killer Albert Fish, but it was just as well known
> for its federal executions -- including the Rosenbergs. What is
> it called?
Sing Sing
> the serial killer Albert Fish, but it was just as well known
> for its federal executions -- including the Rosenbergs. What is
> it called?
> 3. After the end of its operations as a prison, Alcatraz Island and
> its facilities were occupied by a coalition of Native Activists.
> This protest endured for 19 months over 3 calendar years.
> Name *any one* of those years.
> 5. Who was imprisoned on Robben Island from 1964 until 1982?
> 6. From the early days of the Iraq War in 2003, personnel of the
> US Army and CIA committed a series of human rights violations
> against detainees, gaining public attention with the publication
> of photographs of the abuses by CBS News in April 2004.
> Name the prison where this happened.
> 7. This American naval base has served as a detention center
> since 2002, holding alleged members of the Taliban and al-Quaeda.
> Of the approximately 500 detainees, only 10 have ever been
> tried by military commission. Name the facility.
> 9. Between 2005 and 2015, approximately 3,500 people were detained
> in a building named "Homan Square" after a nearby park.
> An overwhelming majority of them were young black men. Some
> argue that it was a secret interrogation and torture facility.
> 80% of all the detentions took place during mayor Rahm Emmanuel's
> tenure. Name the city.
> * Game 8, Round 6 - Arts & Literature - Harlem Renaissance
> 1. Writer, historian: "The Souls of Black Folk", "Black
> Reconstruction in America", "The Talented Tenth".
DuBois
> Reconstruction in America", "The Talented Tenth".
> 2. Novelist, poet, playwright: "The Ways of White Folks", "Let
> America be America Again", "Harlem: A Dream Deferred".
> 4. Pianist, bandleader: "One O'Clock Jump", "Jumpin' At The
> Woodside", "Blue Skies".
> 6. Jazz singer: "Lover Man", "Solitude", "Strange Fruit".
> 7. Trumpeter: "Star Dust", "La Vie en Rose", "Georgia on my Mind".
> 9. Composer, pianist, orchestra leader: "It Don't Mean a Thing (if
> it Ain't Got That Swing)", "Cocktails for Two", "Take the
> A Train".
> 10. Please decode the rot13 for this question only after you
> have finished with the rest of the round. Nhgube: "Gurve Rlrf
> Jrer Jngpuvat Tbq", "Zbfrf: Zna bs gur Zbhagnva", "Zhyr Obar"
> (wbvagyl jvgu Ynatfgba Uhturf).
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Pete Gayde
Jan 17, 2020, 9:28:02 AM1/17/20
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:L9qdnerUELHPxLzDnZ2dnUU7-
e3N...@giganews.com:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-11-11,
> 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 Red Smarties 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 2019-10-16 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 8, Round 4 - History - Prisons
>
> 1. Acting on behalf of the crown, Jeremy Bentham purchased the
> land for Millbank Prison in London, and proposed *what* design
> and surveillance system that he wanted used to lay it out?
>
> 2. This state prison in Ossining on the Hudson River notably housed
> the serial killer Albert Fish, but it was just as well known
> for its federal executions -- including the Rosenbergs. What is
> it called?
Sing Sing
>
> 3. After the end of its operations as a prison, Alcatraz Island and
> its facilities were occupied by a coalition of Native Activists.
> This protest endured for 19 months over 3 calendar years.
> Name *any one* of those years.
1971; 1972
>
> 4. This Mexican drug kingpin escaped from prison in a laundry cart
> in 2001, and again in 2015, through a tunnel in the prison
> shower room. He is now incarcerated in the United States.
> Give his name or nickname.
El Chapo
>
> 5. Who was imprisoned on Robben Island from 1964 until 1982?
Mandela
>
> 6. From the early days of the Iraq War in 2003, personnel of the
> US Army and CIA committed a series of human rights violations
> against detainees, gaining public attention with the publication
> of photographs of the abuses by CBS News in April 2004.
> Name the prison where this happened.
Abu Ghraib
>
> 7. This American naval base has served as a detention center
> since 2002, holding alleged members of the Taliban and al-Quaeda.
> Of the approximately 500 detainees, only 10 have ever been
> tried by military commission. Name the facility.
Guantanamo Bay
>
> 8. In 1942, the Canadian federal government established the first
> Japanese Internment Camp in *which Vancouver park*?
Stanley
>
> 9. Between 2005 and 2015, approximately 3,500 people were detained
> in a building named "Homan Square" after a nearby park.
> An overwhelming majority of them were young black men. Some
> argue that it was a secret interrogation and torture facility.
> 80% of all the detentions took place during mayor Rahm Emmanuel's
> tenure. Name the city.
Chicago
>
> 10. San Antonio Prison in Venezuela has been called the "Paradise
> Prison". Pot smoking, outdoor pools, and a dance club keep
> the incarcerated busy. The prison is on an island less than
> 30 miles from the mainland, offering its "guests" freedom to do
> anything they want but leave. Give the appropriately relaxing
> name of the island.
>
>
> * Game 8, Round 6 - Arts & Literature - Harlem Renaissance
>
> The Harlem Renaissance was a period of explosive cultural output by
> African-American artists, writers, and musicians, lasting from 1918
> into the mid-1930s. We will give you the field of an influential
> figure of this period and give you a list of their major works,
> and you name the person.
>
> 1. Writer, historian: "The Souls of Black Folk", "Black
> Reconstruction in America", "The Talented Tenth".
Hughes; Baldwin
>
> 2. Novelist, poet, playwright: "The Ways of White Folks", "Let
> America be America Again", "Harlem: A Dream Deferred".
Hughes; Baldwin
>
> 3. Entertainer, activist: "Siren of the Tropics", "Zouzou"
> (the first starring role for a black woman in a major motion
> picture).
Lena Horne
>
> 4. Pianist, bandleader: "One O'Clock Jump", "Jumpin' At The
> Woodside", "Blue Skies".
Count Basie
>
> 5. Poet, novelist: Famous primarily for one book, "Cane".
Hughes
>
> 6. Jazz singer: "Lover Man", "Solitude", "Strange Fruit".
Billie Holiday; Bessie Smith
>
> 7. Trumpeter: "Star Dust", "La Vie en Rose", "Georgia on my Mind".
Armstrong
>
> 8. Jazz singer: "Dream a Little Dream of Me" (with Louis Armstrong),
> "Cheek to Cheek", "Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall".
Ella Fitzgerald
>
> 9. Composer, pianist, orchestra leader: "It Don't Mean a Thing (if
> it Ain't Got That Swing)", "Cocktails for Two", "Take the
> A Train".
Duke Ellington
>
> 10. Please decode the rot13 for this question only after you
> have finished with the rest of the round. Nhgube: "Gurve Rlrf
> Jrer Jngpuvat Tbq", "Zbfrf: Zna bs gur Zbhagnva", "Zhyr Obar"
> (wbvagyl jvgu Ynatfgba Uhturf).
Baldwin
>
Pete Gayde
e3N...@giganews.com:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-11-11,
> 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 Red Smarties 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 2019-10-16 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 8, Round 4 - History - Prisons
>
> 1. Acting on behalf of the crown, Jeremy Bentham purchased the
> land for Millbank Prison in London, and proposed *what* design
> and surveillance system that he wanted used to lay it out?
>
> 2. This state prison in Ossining on the Hudson River notably housed
> the serial killer Albert Fish, but it was just as well known
> for its federal executions -- including the Rosenbergs. What is
> it called?
>
> 3. After the end of its operations as a prison, Alcatraz Island and
> its facilities were occupied by a coalition of Native Activists.
> This protest endured for 19 months over 3 calendar years.
> Name *any one* of those years.
>
> 4. This Mexican drug kingpin escaped from prison in a laundry cart
> in 2001, and again in 2015, through a tunnel in the prison
> shower room. He is now incarcerated in the United States.
> Give his name or nickname.
>
> 5. Who was imprisoned on Robben Island from 1964 until 1982?
>
> 6. From the early days of the Iraq War in 2003, personnel of the
> US Army and CIA committed a series of human rights violations
> against detainees, gaining public attention with the publication
> of photographs of the abuses by CBS News in April 2004.
> Name the prison where this happened.
>
> 7. This American naval base has served as a detention center
> since 2002, holding alleged members of the Taliban and al-Quaeda.
> Of the approximately 500 detainees, only 10 have ever been
> tried by military commission. Name the facility.
>
> 8. In 1942, the Canadian federal government established the first
> Japanese Internment Camp in *which Vancouver park*?
>
> 9. Between 2005 and 2015, approximately 3,500 people were detained
> in a building named "Homan Square" after a nearby park.
> An overwhelming majority of them were young black men. Some
> argue that it was a secret interrogation and torture facility.
> 80% of all the detentions took place during mayor Rahm Emmanuel's
> tenure. Name the city.
>
> 10. San Antonio Prison in Venezuela has been called the "Paradise
> Prison". Pot smoking, outdoor pools, and a dance club keep
> the incarcerated busy. The prison is on an island less than
> 30 miles from the mainland, offering its "guests" freedom to do
> anything they want but leave. Give the appropriately relaxing
> name of the island.
>
>
> * Game 8, Round 6 - Arts & Literature - Harlem Renaissance
>
> The Harlem Renaissance was a period of explosive cultural output by
> African-American artists, writers, and musicians, lasting from 1918
> into the mid-1930s. We will give you the field of an influential
> figure of this period and give you a list of their major works,
> and you name the person.
>
> 1. Writer, historian: "The Souls of Black Folk", "Black
> Reconstruction in America", "The Talented Tenth".
>
> 2. Novelist, poet, playwright: "The Ways of White Folks", "Let
> America be America Again", "Harlem: A Dream Deferred".
>
> 3. Entertainer, activist: "Siren of the Tropics", "Zouzou"
> (the first starring role for a black woman in a major motion
> picture).
>
> 4. Pianist, bandleader: "One O'Clock Jump", "Jumpin' At The
> Woodside", "Blue Skies".
>
> 5. Poet, novelist: Famous primarily for one book, "Cane".
>
> 6. Jazz singer: "Lover Man", "Solitude", "Strange Fruit".
>
> 7. Trumpeter: "Star Dust", "La Vie en Rose", "Georgia on my Mind".
>
> 8. Jazz singer: "Dream a Little Dream of Me" (with Louis Armstrong),
> "Cheek to Cheek", "Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall".
>
> 9. Composer, pianist, orchestra leader: "It Don't Mean a Thing (if
> it Ain't Got That Swing)", "Cocktails for Two", "Take the
> A Train".
>
> 10. Please decode the rot13 for this question only after you
> have finished with the rest of the round. Nhgube: "Gurve Rlrf
> Jrer Jngpuvat Tbq", "Zbfrf: Zna bs gur Zbhagnva", "Zhyr Obar"
> (wbvagyl jvgu Ynatfgba Uhturf).
>
Pete Gayde
Bruce Bowler
Jan 17, 2020, 10:22:00 AM1/17/20
to
On Fri, 17 Jan 2020 00:50:58 -0600, Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-11-11, 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 Red Smarties 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 2019-10-16
> companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 8, Round 4 - History - Prisons
>
> 1. Acting on behalf of the crown, Jeremy Bentham purchased the
> land for Millbank Prison in London, and proposed *what* design and
> surveillance system that he wanted used to lay it out?
>
> 2. This state prison in Ossining on the Hudson River notably housed
> the serial killer Albert Fish, but it was just as well known for its
> federal executions -- including the Rosenbergs. What is it called?
Sing sing
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-11-11, 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 Red Smarties 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 2019-10-16
> companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 8, Round 4 - History - Prisons
>
> 1. Acting on behalf of the crown, Jeremy Bentham purchased the
> land for Millbank Prison in London, and proposed *what* design and
> surveillance system that he wanted used to lay it out?
>
> 2. This state prison in Ossining on the Hudson River notably housed
> the serial killer Albert Fish, but it was just as well known for its
> federal executions -- including the Rosenbergs. What is it called?
> 3. After the end of its operations as a prison, Alcatraz Island and
> its facilities were occupied by a coalition of Native Activists. This
> protest endured for 19 months over 3 calendar years.
> Name *any one* of those years.
>
> 4. This Mexican drug kingpin escaped from prison in a laundry cart
> in 2001, and again in 2015, through a tunnel in the prison shower
> room. He is now incarcerated in the United States.
> Give his name or nickname.
> 5. Who was imprisoned on Robben Island from 1964 until 1982?
> 6. From the early days of the Iraq War in 2003, personnel of the
> US Army and CIA committed a series of human rights violations against
> detainees, gaining public attention with the publication of
> photographs of the abuses by CBS News in April 2004.
> Name the prison where this happened.
> 7. This American naval base has served as a detention center
> since 2002, holding alleged members of the Taliban and al-Quaeda.
> Of the approximately 500 detainees, only 10 have ever been tried by
> military commission. Name the facility.
> 8. In 1942, the Canadian federal government established the first
> Japanese Internment Camp in *which Vancouver park*?
>
> 9. Between 2005 and 2015, approximately 3,500 people were detained
> in a building named "Homan Square" after a nearby park.
> An overwhelming majority of them were young black men. Some argue
> that it was a secret interrogation and torture facility. 80% of all
> the detentions took place during mayor Rahm Emmanuel's tenure. Name
> the city.
> 10. San Antonio Prison in Venezuela has been called the "Paradise
> Prison". Pot smoking, outdoor pools, and a dance club keep the
> incarcerated busy. The prison is on an island less than 30 miles
> from the mainland, offering its "guests" freedom to do anything they
> want but leave. Give the appropriately relaxing name of the island.
>
>
> * Game 8, Round 6 - Arts & Literature - Harlem Renaissance
See you all again in March (going "off line" for a work trip with very
limited network access).
Bruce
Erland Sommarskog
Jan 17, 2020, 2:28:29 PM1/17/20
to
Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> * Game 8, Round 4 - History - Prisons
>
> 1. Acting on behalf of the crown, Jeremy Bentham purchased the
> land for Millbank Prison in London, and proposed *what* design
> and surveillance system that he wanted used to lay it out?
Moat
> * Game 8, Round 4 - History - Prisons
>
> 1. Acting on behalf of the crown, Jeremy Bentham purchased the
> land for Millbank Prison in London, and proposed *what* design
> and surveillance system that he wanted used to lay it out?
> 3. After the end of its operations as a prison, Alcatraz Island and
> its facilities were occupied by a coalition of Native Activists.
> This protest endured for 19 months over 3 calendar years.
> Name *any one* of those years.
> 4. This Mexican drug kingpin escaped from prison in a laundry cart
> in 2001, and again in 2015, through a tunnel in the prison
> shower room. He is now incarcerated in the United States.
> Give his name or nickname.
> 5. Who was imprisoned on Robben Island from 1964 until 1982?
> 7. This American naval base has served as a detention center
> since 2002, holding alleged members of the Taliban and al-Quaeda.
> Of the approximately 500 detainees, only 10 have ever been
> tried by military commission. Name the facility.
> 8. In 1942, the Canadian federal government established the first
> Japanese Internment Camp in *which Vancouver park*?
> 9. Between 2005 and 2015, approximately 3,500 people were detained
> in a building named "Homan Square" after a nearby park.
> An overwhelming majority of them were young black men. Some
> argue that it was a secret interrogation and torture facility.
> 80% of all the detentions took place during mayor Rahm Emmanuel's
> tenure. Name the city.
> * Game 8, Round 6 - Arts & Literature - Harlem Renaissance
>
> 7. Trumpeter: "Star Dust", "La Vie en Rose", "Georgia on my Mind".
Duke Ellington
> 9. Composer, pianist, orchestra leader: "It Don't Mean a Thing (if
> it Ain't Got That Swing)", "Cocktails for Two", "Take the
> A Train".
Joshua Kreitzer
Jan 17, 2020, 8:56:05 PM1/17/20
to
> * Game 8, Round 4 - History - Prisons
>
> 1. Acting on behalf of the crown, Jeremy Bentham purchased the
> land for Millbank Prison in London, and proposed *what* design
> and surveillance system that he wanted used to lay it out?
Panopticon
>
> 1. Acting on behalf of the crown, Jeremy Bentham purchased the
> land for Millbank Prison in London, and proposed *what* design
> and surveillance system that he wanted used to lay it out?
> 2. This state prison in Ossining on the Hudson River notably housed
> the serial killer Albert Fish, but it was just as well known
> for its federal executions -- including the Rosenbergs. What is
> it called?
> 3. After the end of its operations as a prison, Alcatraz Island and
> its facilities were occupied by a coalition of Native Activists.
> This protest endured for 19 months over 3 calendar years.
> Name *any one* of those years.
> 4. This Mexican drug kingpin escaped from prison in a laundry cart
> in 2001, and again in 2015, through a tunnel in the prison
> shower room. He is now incarcerated in the United States.
> Give his name or nickname.
> 5. Who was imprisoned on Robben Island from 1964 until 1982?
> 7. This American naval base has served as a detention center
> since 2002, holding alleged members of the Taliban and al-Quaeda.
> Of the approximately 500 detainees, only 10 have ever been
> tried by military commission. Name the facility.
> 9. Between 2005 and 2015, approximately 3,500 people were detained
> in a building named "Homan Square" after a nearby park.
> An overwhelming majority of them were young black men. Some
> argue that it was a secret interrogation and torture facility.
> 80% of all the detentions took place during mayor Rahm Emmanuel's
> tenure. Name the city.
> * Game 8, Round 6 - Arts & Literature - Harlem Renaissance
>
> The Harlem Renaissance was a period of explosive cultural output by
> African-American artists, writers, and musicians, lasting from 1918
> into the mid-1930s. We will give you the field of an influential
> figure of this period and give you a list of their major works,
> and you name the person.
>
> 1. Writer, historian: "The Souls of Black Folk", "Black
> Reconstruction in America", "The Talented Tenth".
> 3. Entertainer, activist: "Siren of the Tropics", "Zouzou"
> (the first starring role for a black woman in a major motion
> picture).
> 6. Jazz singer: "Lover Man", "Solitude", "Strange Fruit".
> 9. Composer, pianist, orchestra leader: "It Don't Mean a Thing (if
> it Ain't Got That Swing)", "Cocktails for Two", "Take the
> A Train".
> 10. Please decode the rot13 for this question only after you
> have finished with the rest of the round. Nhgube: "Gurve Rlrf
> Jrer Jngpuvat Tbq", "Zbfrf: Zna bs gur Zbhagnva", "Zhyr Obar"
> (wbvagyl jvgu Ynatfgba Uhturf).
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Calvin
Jan 19, 2020, 6:47:13 PM1/19/20
to
On Friday, January 17, 2020 at 4:51:03 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
> * Game 8, Round 4 - History - Prisons
>
> 1. Acting on behalf of the crown, Jeremy Bentham purchased the
> land for Millbank Prison in London, and proposed *what* design
> and surveillance system that he wanted used to lay it out?
Opticon
> * Game 8, Round 4 - History - Prisons
>
> 1. Acting on behalf of the crown, Jeremy Bentham purchased the
> land for Millbank Prison in London, and proposed *what* design
> and surveillance system that he wanted used to lay it out?
> 2. This state prison in Ossining on the Hudson River notably housed
> the serial killer Albert Fish, but it was just as well known
> for its federal executions -- including the Rosenbergs. What is
> it called?
> 3. After the end of its operations as a prison, Alcatraz Island and
> its facilities were occupied by a coalition of Native Activists.
> This protest endured for 19 months over 3 calendar years.
> Name *any one* of those years.
>
> 4. This Mexican drug kingpin escaped from prison in a laundry cart
> in 2001, and again in 2015, through a tunnel in the prison
> shower room. He is now incarcerated in the United States.
> Give his name or nickname.
> 5. Who was imprisoned on Robben Island from 1964 until 1982?
> 6. From the early days of the Iraq War in 2003, personnel of the
> US Army and CIA committed a series of human rights violations
> against detainees, gaining public attention with the publication
> of photographs of the abuses by CBS News in April 2004.
> Name the prison where this happened.
> 7. This American naval base has served as a detention center
> since 2002, holding alleged members of the Taliban and al-Quaeda.
> Of the approximately 500 detainees, only 10 have ever been
> tried by military commission. Name the facility.
> 8. In 1942, the Canadian federal government established the first
> Japanese Internment Camp in *which Vancouver park*?
>
> 9. Between 2005 and 2015, approximately 3,500 people were detained
> in a building named "Homan Square" after a nearby park.
> An overwhelming majority of them were young black men. Some
> argue that it was a secret interrogation and torture facility.
> 80% of all the detentions took place during mayor Rahm Emmanuel's
> tenure. Name the city.
> 10. San Antonio Prison in Venezuela has been called the "Paradise
> Prison". Pot smoking, outdoor pools, and a dance club keep
> the incarcerated busy. The prison is on an island less than
> 30 miles from the mainland, offering its "guests" freedom to do
> anything they want but leave. Give the appropriately relaxing
> name of the island.
>
>
> * Game 8, Round 6 - Arts & Literature - Harlem Renaissance
>
> The Harlem Renaissance was a period of explosive cultural output by
> African-American artists, writers, and musicians, lasting from 1918
> into the mid-1930s. We will give you the field of an influential
> figure of this period and give you a list of their major works,
> and you name the person.
>
> 1. Writer, historian: "The Souls of Black Folk", "Black
> Reconstruction in America", "The Talented Tenth".
>
> 2. Novelist, poet, playwright: "The Ways of White Folks", "Let
> America be America Again", "Harlem: A Dream Deferred".
>
> 3. Entertainer, activist: "Siren of the Tropics", "Zouzou"
> (the first starring role for a black woman in a major motion
> picture).
> 4. Pianist, bandleader: "One O'Clock Jump", "Jumpin' At The
> Woodside", "Blue Skies".
>
> 5. Poet, novelist: Famous primarily for one book, "Cane".
>
> 6. Jazz singer: "Lover Man", "Solitude", "Strange Fruit".
> 7. Trumpeter: "Star Dust", "La Vie en Rose", "Georgia on my Mind".
> 8. Jazz singer: "Dream a Little Dream of Me" (with Louis Armstrong),
> "Cheek to Cheek", "Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall".
> 9. Composer, pianist, orchestra leader: "It Don't Mean a Thing (if
> it Ain't Got That Swing)", "Cocktails for Two", "Take the
> A Train".
>
> 10. Please decode the rot13 for this question only after you
> have finished with the rest of the round. Nhgube: "Gurve Rlrf
> Jrer Jngpuvat Tbq", "Zbfrf: Zna bs gur Zbhagnva", "Zhyr Obar"
> (wbvagyl jvgu Ynatfgba Uhturf).
calvin
Mark Brader
Jan 20, 2020, 12:11:39 AM1/20/20
to
Mark Brader:
The novel design featured a central guard station with a line of
sight to every cell in the block, so the inmates couldn't tell
who the guards were watching. It wasn't used at Millbank, but was
subsequently used for a number of other prisons. Here's one of them:
http://thefunambulistdotnet.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/1925-stateville-correctional-center.jpg
> 2. This state prison in Ossining on the Hudson River notably housed
> the serial killer Albert Fish, but it was just as well known
> for its federal executions -- including the Rosenbergs. What is
> it called?
Sing Sing. 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Pete, Bruce, and Joshua.
2 for Calvin.
> 3. After the end of its operations as a prison, Alcatraz Island and
> its facilities were occupied by a coalition of Native Activists.
> This protest endured for 19 months over 3 calendar years.
> Name *any one* of those years.
1969-71. 4 for Joshua. 3 for Dan Blum and Pete.
> 4. This Mexican drug kingpin escaped from prison in a laundry cart
> in 2001, and again in 2015, through a tunnel in the prison
> shower room. He is now incarcerated in the United States.
> Give his name or nickname.
Joaquin Guzman, "El Chapo". 4 for Pete, Erland, Joshua, and Calvin.
3 for Bruce (who should have quit while he was ahead).
> 5. Who was imprisoned on Robben Island from 1964 until 1982?
Nelson Mandela. 4 for Dan Blum, Pete, Bruce, Erland, Joshua,
and Calvin.
He was also in several other prisons during his 27 years'
incarceration.
> 6. From the early days of the Iraq War in 2003, personnel of the
> US Army and CIA committed a series of human rights violations
> against detainees, gaining public attention with the publication
> of photographs of the abuses by CBS News in April 2004.
> Name the prison where this happened.
Abu Ghraib (accepting "Abu Grahb" as close enough). 4 for Dan Blum,
Pete, and Bruce.
> 7. This American naval base has served as a detention center
> since 2002, holding alleged members of the Taliban and al-Quaeda.
> Of the approximately 500 detainees, only 10 have ever been
> tried by military commission. Name the facility.
Guantanamo Bay Naval Base. ("Guantanamo" was sufficient, or even
"Gitmo".) 4 for everyone -- Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Pete, Bruce,
Erland, Joshua, and Calvin.
> 8. In 1942, the Canadian federal government established the first
> Japanese Internment Camp in *which Vancouver park*?
Hastings Park (exhibition grounds).
> 9. Between 2005 and 2015, approximately 3,500 people were detained
> in a building named "Homan Square" after a nearby park.
> An overwhelming majority of them were young black men. Some
> argue that it was a secret interrogation and torture facility.
> 80% of all the detentions took place during mayor Rahm Emmanuel's
> tenure. Name the city.
Chicago. 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Pete, Bruce, Erland, and Joshua.
3 for Calvin.
> 10. San Antonio Prison in Venezuela has been called the "Paradise
> Prison". Pot smoking, outdoor pools, and a dance club keep
> the incarcerated busy. The prison is on an island less than
> 30 miles from the mainland, offering its "guests" freedom to do
> anything they want but leave. Give the appropriately relaxing
> name of the island.
Margarita Island.
> * Game 8, Round 6 - Arts & Literature - Harlem Renaissance
> The Harlem Renaissance was a period of explosive cultural output by
> African-American artists, writers, and musicians, lasting from 1918
> into the mid-1930s. We will give you the field of an influential
> figure of this period and give you a list of their major works,
> and you name the person.
> 1. Writer, historian: "The Souls of Black Folk", "Black
> Reconstruction in America", "The Talented Tenth".
W.E.B. Du Bois. 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua.
> 2. Novelist, poet, playwright: "The Ways of White Folks", "Let
> America be America Again", "Harlem: A Dream Deferred".
Langston Hughes. 3 for Pete.
> 3. Entertainer, activist: "Siren of the Tropics", "Zouzou"
> (the first starring role for a black woman in a major motion
> picture).
Josephine Baker. 4 for Joshua and Calvin.
> 4. Pianist, bandleader: "One O'Clock Jump", "Jumpin' At The
> Woodside", "Blue Skies".
Count Basie. 4 for Dan Blum and Pete.
> 5. Poet, novelist: Famous primarily for one book, "Cane".
Jean Toomer.
> 6. Jazz singer: "Lover Man", "Solitude", "Strange Fruit".
Billie Holiday. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Calvin. 3 for Pete.
> 7. Trumpeter: "Star Dust", "La Vie en Rose", "Georgia on my Mind".
Louis Armstrong. 4 for Pete and Calvin.
> 8. Jazz singer: "Dream a Little Dream of Me" (with Louis Armstrong),
> "Cheek to Cheek", "Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall".
Ella Fitzgerald. 4 for Pete.
> 9. Composer, pianist, orchestra leader: "It Don't Mean a Thing (if
> it Ain't Got That Swing)", "Cocktails for Two", "Take the
> A Train".
Duke Ellington. 4 for Dan Blum, Pete, and Joshua.
> 10. Please decode the rot13 for this question only after you
> have finished with the rest of the round. Author: "Their Eyes
> Were Watching God", "Moses: Man of the Mountain", "Mule Bone"
> (jointly with Langston Hughes).
Zora Neale Hurston. 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 8 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Geo Ent His A+L
Joshua Kreitzer 32 32 28 20 112
Pete Gayde 24 28 27 22 101
Dan Blum 33 24 23 20 100
"Calvin" 23 12 20 12 67
Bruce Bowler 20 20 23 0 63
Erland Sommarskog 32 12 16 0 60
Dan Tilque -- -- 12 0 12
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "It's easier to deal with 'opposite numbers'
m...@vex.net | when you know you cannot trust them." --Chess
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-11-11,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2019-10-16 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 8, Round 4 - History - Prisons
> 1. Acting on behalf of the crown, Jeremy Bentham purchased the
> land for Millbank Prison in London, and proposed *what* design
> and surveillance system that he wanted used to lay it out?
Panopticon. 4 for Joshua. 3 for Calvin.
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 8, Round 4 - History - Prisons
> 1. Acting on behalf of the crown, Jeremy Bentham purchased the
> land for Millbank Prison in London, and proposed *what* design
> and surveillance system that he wanted used to lay it out?
The novel design featured a central guard station with a line of
sight to every cell in the block, so the inmates couldn't tell
who the guards were watching. It wasn't used at Millbank, but was
subsequently used for a number of other prisons. Here's one of them:
http://thefunambulistdotnet.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/1925-stateville-correctional-center.jpg
> 2. This state prison in Ossining on the Hudson River notably housed
> the serial killer Albert Fish, but it was just as well known
> for its federal executions -- including the Rosenbergs. What is
> it called?
2 for Calvin.
> 3. After the end of its operations as a prison, Alcatraz Island and
> its facilities were occupied by a coalition of Native Activists.
> This protest endured for 19 months over 3 calendar years.
> Name *any one* of those years.
> 4. This Mexican drug kingpin escaped from prison in a laundry cart
> in 2001, and again in 2015, through a tunnel in the prison
> shower room. He is now incarcerated in the United States.
> Give his name or nickname.
3 for Bruce (who should have quit while he was ahead).
> 5. Who was imprisoned on Robben Island from 1964 until 1982?
and Calvin.
He was also in several other prisons during his 27 years'
incarceration.
> 6. From the early days of the Iraq War in 2003, personnel of the
> US Army and CIA committed a series of human rights violations
> against detainees, gaining public attention with the publication
> of photographs of the abuses by CBS News in April 2004.
> Name the prison where this happened.
Pete, and Bruce.
> 7. This American naval base has served as a detention center
> since 2002, holding alleged members of the Taliban and al-Quaeda.
> Of the approximately 500 detainees, only 10 have ever been
> tried by military commission. Name the facility.
"Gitmo".) 4 for everyone -- Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Pete, Bruce,
Erland, Joshua, and Calvin.
> 8. In 1942, the Canadian federal government established the first
> Japanese Internment Camp in *which Vancouver park*?
> 9. Between 2005 and 2015, approximately 3,500 people were detained
> in a building named "Homan Square" after a nearby park.
> An overwhelming majority of them were young black men. Some
> argue that it was a secret interrogation and torture facility.
> 80% of all the detentions took place during mayor Rahm Emmanuel's
> tenure. Name the city.
3 for Calvin.
> 10. San Antonio Prison in Venezuela has been called the "Paradise
> Prison". Pot smoking, outdoor pools, and a dance club keep
> the incarcerated busy. The prison is on an island less than
> 30 miles from the mainland, offering its "guests" freedom to do
> anything they want but leave. Give the appropriately relaxing
> name of the island.
> * Game 8, Round 6 - Arts & Literature - Harlem Renaissance
> The Harlem Renaissance was a period of explosive cultural output by
> African-American artists, writers, and musicians, lasting from 1918
> into the mid-1930s. We will give you the field of an influential
> figure of this period and give you a list of their major works,
> and you name the person.
> 1. Writer, historian: "The Souls of Black Folk", "Black
> Reconstruction in America", "The Talented Tenth".
> 2. Novelist, poet, playwright: "The Ways of White Folks", "Let
> America be America Again", "Harlem: A Dream Deferred".
> 3. Entertainer, activist: "Siren of the Tropics", "Zouzou"
> (the first starring role for a black woman in a major motion
> picture).
> 4. Pianist, bandleader: "One O'Clock Jump", "Jumpin' At The
> Woodside", "Blue Skies".
> 5. Poet, novelist: Famous primarily for one book, "Cane".
> 6. Jazz singer: "Lover Man", "Solitude", "Strange Fruit".
> 7. Trumpeter: "Star Dust", "La Vie en Rose", "Georgia on my Mind".
> 8. Jazz singer: "Dream a Little Dream of Me" (with Louis Armstrong),
> "Cheek to Cheek", "Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall".
> 9. Composer, pianist, orchestra leader: "It Don't Mean a Thing (if
> it Ain't Got That Swing)", "Cocktails for Two", "Take the
> A Train".
> 10. Please decode the rot13 for this question only after you
> Were Watching God", "Moses: Man of the Mountain", "Mule Bone"
> (jointly with Langston Hughes).
Zora Neale Hurston. 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 8 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Geo Ent His A+L
Joshua Kreitzer 32 32 28 20 112
Pete Gayde 24 28 27 22 101
Dan Blum 33 24 23 20 100
"Calvin" 23 12 20 12 67
Bruce Bowler 20 20 23 0 63
Erland Sommarskog 32 12 16 0 60
Dan Tilque -- -- 12 0 12
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "It's easier to deal with 'opposite numbers'
m...@vex.net | when you know you cannot trust them." --Chess
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