Mark Brader:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2018-05-14,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... I will reveal the correct
> answers in about 3 days.
Okay, so I still can't count to 3. Sorry about the delay.
> For further information see my recent companion posting on
> "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 1, Round 4 - Sports - Professional Wrestling
> Anybody who tells you pro wrestling isn't a sport probably thinks
> figure skating isn't a sport either, but in figure skating nobody
> hits you in the back with a steel chair. So there!
> 1. Frank Gotch and Georg Hackenschmidt wrestled what is widely
> considered by historians to be the first "modern" professional
> wrestling match -- that is, one with a storyline and a
> predetermined outcome. Within 5 years, when was that match?
1908 (accepting 1903-13). 4 for Jason.
> 2. Please decode the rot13 for questions #2-4 *one at a time*,
> in each case only after you have finished with the preceding
> question.
> The oldest currently operating pro-wrestling promotion in the
> world was founded in nineteen thirty-three and is called CMLL.
> In what *country* is it located?
Mexico. (It's the "Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre".) 4 for Jason
and Joshua.
> 3. In the Mexican wrestling style known as lucha libre, what is a
> "tecnico"?
The good guy. (The bad guy is a "rudo".) 4 for Jason and Joshua.
> 4. In the nineteen-forties, numerous independent regional professional
> wrestling promotions agreed to have a consensus world champion,
> who would travel among the various territories. Legendary
> wrestlers like Dusty Rhodes and Ric Flair held this championship.
> The alliance existed until 2016. What was it named?
National Wrestling Alliance ("NWA" was sufficient). 4 for Jason
and Joshua.
This one obviously did not really relate to #3, but it was rot13'd
as a possible hint for #1, and I though it was simpler to have one
derotting instruction for all of #2-4.
> 5. Japan is a hotbed for professional wrestling. New Japan Pro
> Wrestling is the largest pro wrestling promotion in Japan and
> the second largest in the world after WWE. It was founded in
> 1972 by this wrestler, who is famous for a "boxer vs. wrestler"
> match in which most of the time he was on his back kicking at
> Muhammad Ali's legs. Name him.
Antonio Inoki. 4 for Jason.
> 6. What is a "bladejob"?
Cutting yourself during a match with a razor blade to show blood.
(It's safer than "bleeding the hard way" by letting a punch injure
you.) 4 for Jason and Joshua.
I didn't find any reference to this being done specifically near
the eye, so I did not accept the answer "cutting a blister around
the eye", which did not include the key fact that it refers to
cutting *yourself*.
> 7. The company now known as WWE was originally founded as the
> Capitol Wrestling Corp. Within 3 years, when was that?
1952 (accepting 1949-55). Nobody was within double the allowed
leeway.
> 8. In the 1980s, they were called the WWF, and they rose to
> dominance in part because they pursued national touring and
> syndicated television programming instead of staying within
> the agreed-upon regional boundaries. Another reason was a
> cross-promotion with musicians like Cyndi Lauper -- called what?
> Hint: This was also the title of the WWF-themed Saturday-morning
> cartoon produced in the 1980s.
"Rock 'n' Wrestling". 4 for Jason and Joshua.
> 9. Another key element in the WWF's rise to dominance was
> WrestleMania, their annual super-event. Within 2, how many
> WrestleManias have there been?
34 (accepting 32-36). 4 for Jason and Joshua.
> 10. Toronto has hosted WrestleMania twice. For *either* occasion,
> give *either* the sequence number or the year.
#6 in 1990, #18 in 2002. 4 for Jason.
> * Game 1, Round 6 - Science - Latin Animal Genera
> Animals are taxonomically classified in Latin and identified
> by their genus and species. For example, the common house cat
> is Felis domesticus. In this category we're going to test your
> knowledge of Latin genera.
This was the easiest round in this rather hard original game.
> For questions #1-6, we'll the genus and you name the type of animal.
> (Single-word answers are sufficient in each case although the full
> answer may be more specific.)
> 1. Loxodonta.
(African) elephants.
> 2. Chelonia.
(Sea) turtles. 4 for Dan Tilque.
> 3. Cervus.
Elk, (red) deer, and (sika) deer. 4 for Bruce.
> 4. Bos.
Cattle and oxen. 4 for Bruce, Dan Tilque, and Joshua.
> 5. Apis.
Bees. 4 for Bruce, Pete, Calvin, Jason, Dan Tilque, and Joshua.
> 6. Vulpes.
Foxes. 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, Calvin, Jason, and Joshua.
> For questions #7-10, you give the genus.
> 7. Wolves, coyotes, and domestic dogs.
Canis. 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, Pete, Dan Tilque, and Joshua.
"Canidae" is wrong; that's the family including the above but also
a number other canid genera such those for foxes and dholes.
> 8. Horses, donkeys, and zebras.
Equus. 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, Pete, Dan Tilque, and Joshua.
> 9. Lions, tigers, leopards, and jaguars.
Panthera. 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, Dan Tilque, and Joshua.
> 10. Gorillas.
Gorilla. 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, Dan Tilque, and Joshua.
"Primates", again, is not a genus; it's the order containing not only
gorillas but also monkeys, orangutans, tarsiers, lemurs, lorises, and
(oh, yeah) people.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 1 ROUNDS-> 2 3 5 6 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Geo His Spo Sci
Joshua Kreitzer 17 4 24 28 73
Dan Blum 11 16 0 20 47
Jason Kreitzer -- -- 36 8 44
Dan Tilque 0 12 0 28 40
Bruce Bowler -- -- 0 32 32
Pete Gayde 11 8 0 12 31
"Calvin" -- -- 0 8 8
Erland Sommarskog 4 0 -- -- 4
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Mark Brader, Toronto,
m...@vex.net
The precedence don't enter into it -- it's stone undefined.
This expression makes no sense. It has ceased to be. It's
expired and gone, though sadly not forgotten. This is a latent
expression. Bereft of meaning, it should rest in peace. If
people didn't keep nailing it into these discussions, it would be
pushing up the daisies. It's rung down the curtain and joined
the choir ineffable. This is not an ex-pression.
-- Steve Summit (after Monty Python)