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RQFTCI98 Game 1 Rounds 4,6: city aliases, the Titanic
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Mark Brader
Mar 17, 2021, 1:37:25 AM3/17/21
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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 1998-01-26,
and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written
by members of the Usual Suspects, but have been reformatted and
may have been retyped and/or edited by me. I will reveal the
correct answers in about 3 days.
For further information, including an explanation of the """
notation that may appear in these rounds, see my 2020-06-23
companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
I wrote one round in this set.
* Game 1, Round 4 - Geography - Siamese Twin Cities
Each city named in this round has been disputed by rival claimants
or warring states. Each party to the dispute has given a different
name to the city, usually in its own language. One of the names
will be given, along with a clue. You must give the other name.
(Some of these cities may have a third or even a fourth name;
the question will specify which name we want.)
1. World War II began in the city that the Germans call Danzig.
Later, Lech Walesa started the Solidarity movement there.
What """do""" the Poles call this city?
2. Irish republicans """call""" this city Derry. What name did the
English give it in 1613?
3. Russia """is""" still holding onto a city that it took from
Germany at the end of World War II. It is a naval base on the
Baltic Sea, and is in an exclave cut off from the rest of Russia
by the three Baltic states. Its German name is Königsberg.
What """is""" its Russian name?
4. Jerusalem is the third-holiest city for Muslims. What is its
Arabic name?
5. The Egyptians today call this large city by the Arabic name
Iskandaria. What did the ancient Greeks name it?
6. The Turks say Istanbul. What do (and did) the Greeks say?
7. This Palestinian city contains a small enclave of militant
Israeli settlers protected by soldiers and fences. One of these
settlers massacred a large number of Muslims praying at a mosque
in the early 1990s. The Palestinians call the city al-Khalil.
Canadian newspapers use the city's Hebrew name. What is that?
8. The Bible says that King David captured a city called
Rabbat-Ammon. Much later the Greeks captured it and called
it Philadelphia. It is now the capital city of a rather small
country. What is its modern Arabic name?
9. Around the year 800, Charlemagne made a city in the Rhineland
his capital. He also built a church there that still contains
his throne. The city is called Aachen in German. What is its
full name in French?
10. The city of Nizza ["NEET-sa"] is where the hero of Italian
unification, Garibaldi, was born; but the Italians traded
it to France in 1860 for, ah, future considerations. What
is its French name?
* Game 1, Round 6 - History - The Titanic
1. You may have heard of the latest film about the sinking of
the RMS Titanic, which was released on this continent """last"""
December 19. You may be interested to know that the *first*
movie about the sinking premiered on May 14, 1912. So what
was the date, as kept aboard the ship, when it sank -- within
10 days? (Include the year.)
2. The Titanic was the second of three sister ships. The first
received major safety improvements after the disaster and
remained in service into the 1930s; but the third was diverted to
become a hospital ship in the First World War and sunk by a mine
or perhaps a torpedo. Name either one of the other two ships.
3. What company owned these ships? (The direct owner, not the
company that owned it in turn.)
4. Name *either* the president of <answer 3> at the time of the
Titanic's sinking, who was on board and survived, or the
American financier who controlled it.
5. You won't see it in the """recent""" movie, but another ship
had stopped nearby for the night due to the ice hazard.
Although some dispute the story, it is generally accepted that
the sinking Titanic and its distress rockets were visible from
this ship; yet its radioman was not awakened and no action was
taken until dawn. This ship had a geographical name relating
to the US. Name *either* it or its captain.
6. On another ship, the radio call was heard and the captain
responded at once. The ship sped toward the Titanic for four
hours, keeping a special lookout for icebergs and dodging
six of them. It could not arrive in time, but it did collect
all the survivors from the lifeboats. This ship also had a
geographical name, but relating to Europe. Again, name *either*
it or its captain.
7. Passengers intending to cross the Atlantic boarded the Titanic
at three ports and were bound for a single port on this side
of the ocean. Name *any two* of the four ports.
8. Within 10% of the correct number, how many people were killed?
9. *Of those killed*, how many percent were adult males?
Please answer by giving the nearest multiple of 10%, i.e. 40%,
50%, 60%, etc.
10. Within 25% of the correct number, how many *more* people could
the lifeboats have carried according to their rated capacity?
Give the actual number, not a percentage.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "It is almost always wrong to strive for
m...@vex.net gilt by association." --Martin Ambuhl
My text in this article is in the public domain.
and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written
by members of the Usual Suspects, but have been reformatted and
may have been retyped and/or edited by me. I will reveal the
correct answers in about 3 days.
For further information, including an explanation of the """
notation that may appear in these rounds, see my 2020-06-23
companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
I wrote one round in this set.
* Game 1, Round 4 - Geography - Siamese Twin Cities
Each city named in this round has been disputed by rival claimants
or warring states. Each party to the dispute has given a different
name to the city, usually in its own language. One of the names
will be given, along with a clue. You must give the other name.
(Some of these cities may have a third or even a fourth name;
the question will specify which name we want.)
1. World War II began in the city that the Germans call Danzig.
Later, Lech Walesa started the Solidarity movement there.
What """do""" the Poles call this city?
2. Irish republicans """call""" this city Derry. What name did the
English give it in 1613?
3. Russia """is""" still holding onto a city that it took from
Germany at the end of World War II. It is a naval base on the
Baltic Sea, and is in an exclave cut off from the rest of Russia
by the three Baltic states. Its German name is Königsberg.
What """is""" its Russian name?
4. Jerusalem is the third-holiest city for Muslims. What is its
Arabic name?
5. The Egyptians today call this large city by the Arabic name
Iskandaria. What did the ancient Greeks name it?
6. The Turks say Istanbul. What do (and did) the Greeks say?
7. This Palestinian city contains a small enclave of militant
Israeli settlers protected by soldiers and fences. One of these
settlers massacred a large number of Muslims praying at a mosque
in the early 1990s. The Palestinians call the city al-Khalil.
Canadian newspapers use the city's Hebrew name. What is that?
8. The Bible says that King David captured a city called
Rabbat-Ammon. Much later the Greeks captured it and called
it Philadelphia. It is now the capital city of a rather small
country. What is its modern Arabic name?
9. Around the year 800, Charlemagne made a city in the Rhineland
his capital. He also built a church there that still contains
his throne. The city is called Aachen in German. What is its
full name in French?
10. The city of Nizza ["NEET-sa"] is where the hero of Italian
unification, Garibaldi, was born; but the Italians traded
it to France in 1860 for, ah, future considerations. What
is its French name?
* Game 1, Round 6 - History - The Titanic
1. You may have heard of the latest film about the sinking of
the RMS Titanic, which was released on this continent """last"""
December 19. You may be interested to know that the *first*
movie about the sinking premiered on May 14, 1912. So what
was the date, as kept aboard the ship, when it sank -- within
10 days? (Include the year.)
2. The Titanic was the second of three sister ships. The first
received major safety improvements after the disaster and
remained in service into the 1930s; but the third was diverted to
become a hospital ship in the First World War and sunk by a mine
or perhaps a torpedo. Name either one of the other two ships.
3. What company owned these ships? (The direct owner, not the
company that owned it in turn.)
4. Name *either* the president of <answer 3> at the time of the
Titanic's sinking, who was on board and survived, or the
American financier who controlled it.
5. You won't see it in the """recent""" movie, but another ship
had stopped nearby for the night due to the ice hazard.
Although some dispute the story, it is generally accepted that
the sinking Titanic and its distress rockets were visible from
this ship; yet its radioman was not awakened and no action was
taken until dawn. This ship had a geographical name relating
to the US. Name *either* it or its captain.
6. On another ship, the radio call was heard and the captain
responded at once. The ship sped toward the Titanic for four
hours, keeping a special lookout for icebergs and dodging
six of them. It could not arrive in time, but it did collect
all the survivors from the lifeboats. This ship also had a
geographical name, but relating to Europe. Again, name *either*
it or its captain.
7. Passengers intending to cross the Atlantic boarded the Titanic
at three ports and were bound for a single port on this side
of the ocean. Name *any two* of the four ports.
8. Within 10% of the correct number, how many people were killed?
9. *Of those killed*, how many percent were adult males?
Please answer by giving the nearest multiple of 10%, i.e. 40%,
50%, 60%, etc.
10. Within 25% of the correct number, how many *more* people could
the lifeboats have carried according to their rated capacity?
Give the actual number, not a percentage.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "It is almost always wrong to strive for
m...@vex.net gilt by association." --Martin Ambuhl
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Erland Sommarskog
Mar 17, 2021, 3:30:37 PM3/17/21
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> 1. World War II began in the city that the Germans call Danzig.
> Later, Lech Walesa started the Solidarity movement there.
> What """do""" the Poles call this city?
Gdansk
> Later, Lech Walesa started the Solidarity movement there.
> What """do""" the Poles call this city?
> 2. Irish republicans """call""" this city Derry. What name did the
> English give it in 1613?
> 3. Russia """is""" still holding onto a city that it took from
> Germany at the end of World War II. It is a naval base on the
> Baltic Sea, and is in an exclave cut off from the rest of Russia
> by the three Baltic states. Its German name is Königsberg.
> What """is""" its Russian name?
> 4. Jerusalem is the third-holiest city for Muslims. What is its
> Arabic name?
> 5. The Egyptians today call this large city by the Arabic name
> Iskandaria. What did the ancient Greeks name it?
> 6. The Turks say Istanbul. What do (and did) the Greeks say?
> 7. This Palestinian city contains a small enclave of militant
> Israeli settlers protected by soldiers and fences. One of these
> settlers massacred a large number of Muslims praying at a mosque
> in the early 1990s. The Palestinians call the city al-Khalil.
> Canadian newspapers use the city's Hebrew name. What is that?
> 8. The Bible says that King David captured a city called
> Rabbat-Ammon. Much later the Greeks captured it and called
> it Philadelphia. It is now the capital city of a rather small
> country. What is its modern Arabic name?
> 9. Around the year 800, Charlemagne made a city in the Rhineland
> his capital. He also built a church there that still contains
> his throne. The city is called Aachen in German. What is its
> full name in French?
> 10. The city of Nizza ["NEET-sa"] is where the hero of Italian
> unification, Garibaldi, was born; but the Italians traded
> it to France in 1860 for, ah, future considerations. What
> is its French name?
> * Game 1, Round 6 - History - The Titanic
> 7. Passengers intending to cross the Atlantic boarded the Titanic
> at three ports and were bound for a single port on this side
> of the ocean. Name *any two* of the four ports.
Liverpool
> at three ports and were bound for a single port on this side
> of the ocean. Name *any two* of the four ports.
> 8. Within 10% of the correct number, how many people were killed?
> 9. *Of those killed*, how many percent were adult males?
> Please answer by giving the nearest multiple of 10%, i.e. 40%,
> 50%, 60%, etc.
> 10. Within 25% of the correct number, how many *more* people could
> the lifeboats have carried according to their rated capacity?
> Give the actual number, not a percentage.
Dan Blum
Mar 17, 2021, 6:32:14 PM3/17/21
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> 1. World War II began in the city that the Germans call Danzig.
> Later, Lech Walesa started the Solidarity movement there.
> What """do""" the Poles call this city?
Gdansk
> Later, Lech Walesa started the Solidarity movement there.
> What """do""" the Poles call this city?
> 2. Irish republicans """call""" this city Derry. What name did the
> English give it in 1613?
> 3. Russia """is""" still holding onto a city that it took from
> Germany at the end of World War II. It is a naval base on the
> Baltic Sea, and is in an exclave cut off from the rest of Russia
> What """is""" its Russian name?
Kaliningrad
> 5. The Egyptians today call this large city by the Arabic name
> Iskandaria. What did the ancient Greeks name it?
> 6. The Turks say Istanbul. What do (and did) the Greeks say?
> 7. This Palestinian city contains a small enclave of militant
> Israeli settlers protected by soldiers and fences. One of these
> settlers massacred a large number of Muslims praying at a mosque
> in the early 1990s. The Palestinians call the city al-Khalil.
> Canadian newspapers use the city's Hebrew name. What is that?
> 8. The Bible says that King David captured a city called
> Rabbat-Ammon. Much later the Greeks captured it and called
> it Philadelphia. It is now the capital city of a rather small
> country. What is its modern Arabic name?
> 10. The city of Nizza ["NEET-sa"] is where the hero of Italian
> unification, Garibaldi, was born; but the Italians traded
> it to France in 1860 for, ah, future considerations. What
> is its French name?
> * Game 1, Round 6 - History - The Titanic
> 1. You may have heard of the latest film about the sinking of
> the RMS Titanic, which was released on this continent """last"""
> December 19. You may be interested to know that the *first*
> movie about the sinking premiered on May 14, 1912. So what
> was the date, as kept aboard the ship, when it sank -- within
> 10 days? (Include the year.)
> 2. The Titanic was the second of three sister ships. The first
> received major safety improvements after the disaster and
> remained in service into the 1930s; but the third was diverted to
> become a hospital ship in the First World War and sunk by a mine
> or perhaps a torpedo. Name either one of the other two ships.
> 3. What company owned these ships? (The direct owner, not the
> company that owned it in turn.)
> 5. You won't see it in the """recent""" movie, but another ship
> had stopped nearby for the night due to the ice hazard.
> Although some dispute the story, it is generally accepted that
> the sinking Titanic and its distress rockets were visible from
> this ship; yet its radioman was not awakened and no action was
> taken until dawn. This ship had a geographical name relating
> to the US. Name *either* it or its captain.
> 7. Passengers intending to cross the Atlantic boarded the Titanic
> at three ports and were bound for a single port on this side
> of the ocean. Name *any two* of the four ports.
> 8. Within 10% of the correct number, how many people were killed?
> 9. *Of those killed*, how many percent were adult males?
> Please answer by giving the nearest multiple of 10%, i.e. 40%,
> 50%, 60%, etc.
> 10. Within 25% of the correct number, how many *more* people could
> the lifeboats have carried according to their rated capacity?
> Give the actual number, not a percentage.
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Joshua Kreitzer
Mar 18, 2021, 12:40:34 PM3/18/21
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m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:s-GdnRHDoM4TCMz9nZ2dnUU7-
KnN...@giganews.com:
> * Game 1, Round 4 - Geography - Siamese Twin Cities
>
> Each city named in this round has been disputed by rival claimants
> or warring states. Each party to the dispute has given a different
> name to the city, usually in its own language. One of the names
> will be given, along with a clue. You must give the other name.
>
> 2. Irish republicans """call""" this city Derry. What name did the
> English give it in 1613?
Londonderry
> 3. Russia """is""" still holding onto a city that it took from
> Germany at the end of World War II. It is a naval base on the
> Baltic Sea, and is in an exclave cut off from the rest of Russia
> by the three Baltic states. Its German name is Königsberg.
> What """is""" its Russian name?
Kaliningrad
> 4. Jerusalem is the third-holiest city for Muslims. What is its
> Arabic name?
Al-Quds
> 5. The Egyptians today call this large city by the Arabic name
> Iskandaria. What did the ancient Greeks name it?
Alexandria
> 6. The Turks say Istanbul. What do (and did) the Greeks say?
Constantinople
> 7. This Palestinian city contains a small enclave of militant
> Israeli settlers protected by soldiers and fences. One of these
> settlers massacred a large number of Muslims praying at a mosque
> in the early 1990s. The Palestinians call the city al-Khalil.
> Canadian newspapers use the city's Hebrew name. What is that?
Hebron
> 8. The Bible says that King David captured a city called
> Rabbat-Ammon. Much later the Greeks captured it and called
> it Philadelphia. It is now the capital city of a rather small
> country. What is its modern Arabic name?
Amman
> 9. Around the year 800, Charlemagne made a city in the Rhineland
> his capital. He also built a church there that still contains
> his throne. The city is called Aachen in German. What is its
> full name in French?
Aix-la-Chapelle
> 10. The city of Nizza ["NEET-sa"] is where the hero of Italian
> unification, Garibaldi, was born; but the Italians traded
> it to France in 1860 for, ah, future considerations. What
> is its French name?
Nice
> * Game 1, Round 6 - History - The Titanic
>
> 1. You may have heard of the latest film about the sinking of
> the RMS Titanic, which was released on this continent """last"""
> December 19. You may be interested to know that the *first*
> movie about the sinking premiered on May 14, 1912. So what
> was the date, as kept aboard the ship, when it sank -- within
> 10 days? (Include the year.)
April 15, 1912
> 2. The Titanic was the second of three sister ships. The first
> received major safety improvements after the disaster and
> remained in service into the 1930s; but the third was diverted to
> become a hospital ship in the First World War and sunk by a mine
> or perhaps a torpedo. Name either one of the other two ships.
Olympic; Britannic
> 3. What company owned these ships? (The direct owner, not the
> company that owned it in turn.)
White Star Line
> 4. Name *either* the president of <answer 3> at the time of the
> Titanic's sinking, who was on board and survived, or the
> American financier who controlled it.
Ismay
> 5. You won't see it in the """recent""" movie, but another ship
> had stopped nearby for the night due to the ice hazard.
> Although some dispute the story, it is generally accepted that
> the sinking Titanic and its distress rockets were visible from
> this ship; yet its radioman was not awakened and no action was
> taken until dawn. This ship had a geographical name relating
> to the US. Name *either* it or its captain.
California
> 6. On another ship, the radio call was heard and the captain
> responded at once. The ship sped toward the Titanic for four
> hours, keeping a special lookout for icebergs and dodging
> six of them. It could not arrive in time, but it did collect
> all the survivors from the lifeboats. This ship also had a
> geographical name, but relating to Europe. Again, name *either*
> it or its captain.
Carpathia
> 7. Passengers intending to cross the Atlantic boarded the Titanic
> at three ports and were bound for a single port on this side
> of the ocean. Name *any two* of the four ports.
Southampton and New York
> 8. Within 10% of the correct number, how many people were killed?
1100
> 9. *Of those killed*, how many percent were adult males?
> Please answer by giving the nearest multiple of 10%, i.e. 40%,
> 50%, 60%, etc.
70%
> 10. Within 25% of the correct number, how many *more* people could
> the lifeboats have carried according to their rated capacity?
> Give the actual number, not a percentage.
400
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
KnN...@giganews.com:
> * Game 1, Round 4 - Geography - Siamese Twin Cities
>
> Each city named in this round has been disputed by rival claimants
> or warring states. Each party to the dispute has given a different
> name to the city, usually in its own language. One of the names
> will be given, along with a clue. You must give the other name.
>
> 1. World War II began in the city that the Germans call Danzig.
> Later, Lech Walesa started the Solidarity movement there.
> What """do""" the Poles call this city?
Gdansk
> Later, Lech Walesa started the Solidarity movement there.
> What """do""" the Poles call this city?
> 2. Irish republicans """call""" this city Derry. What name did the
> English give it in 1613?
> 3. Russia """is""" still holding onto a city that it took from
> Germany at the end of World War II. It is a naval base on the
> Baltic Sea, and is in an exclave cut off from the rest of Russia
> by the three Baltic states. Its German name is Königsberg.
> What """is""" its Russian name?
> 4. Jerusalem is the third-holiest city for Muslims. What is its
> Arabic name?
> 5. The Egyptians today call this large city by the Arabic name
> Iskandaria. What did the ancient Greeks name it?
> 6. The Turks say Istanbul. What do (and did) the Greeks say?
> 7. This Palestinian city contains a small enclave of militant
> Israeli settlers protected by soldiers and fences. One of these
> settlers massacred a large number of Muslims praying at a mosque
> in the early 1990s. The Palestinians call the city al-Khalil.
> Canadian newspapers use the city's Hebrew name. What is that?
> 8. The Bible says that King David captured a city called
> Rabbat-Ammon. Much later the Greeks captured it and called
> it Philadelphia. It is now the capital city of a rather small
> country. What is its modern Arabic name?
> 9. Around the year 800, Charlemagne made a city in the Rhineland
> his capital. He also built a church there that still contains
> his throne. The city is called Aachen in German. What is its
> full name in French?
> 10. The city of Nizza ["NEET-sa"] is where the hero of Italian
> unification, Garibaldi, was born; but the Italians traded
> it to France in 1860 for, ah, future considerations. What
> is its French name?
> * Game 1, Round 6 - History - The Titanic
>
> 1. You may have heard of the latest film about the sinking of
> the RMS Titanic, which was released on this continent """last"""
> December 19. You may be interested to know that the *first*
> movie about the sinking premiered on May 14, 1912. So what
> was the date, as kept aboard the ship, when it sank -- within
> 10 days? (Include the year.)
> 2. The Titanic was the second of three sister ships. The first
> received major safety improvements after the disaster and
> remained in service into the 1930s; but the third was diverted to
> become a hospital ship in the First World War and sunk by a mine
> or perhaps a torpedo. Name either one of the other two ships.
> 3. What company owned these ships? (The direct owner, not the
> company that owned it in turn.)
> 4. Name *either* the president of <answer 3> at the time of the
> Titanic's sinking, who was on board and survived, or the
> American financier who controlled it.
> 5. You won't see it in the """recent""" movie, but another ship
> had stopped nearby for the night due to the ice hazard.
> Although some dispute the story, it is generally accepted that
> the sinking Titanic and its distress rockets were visible from
> this ship; yet its radioman was not awakened and no action was
> taken until dawn. This ship had a geographical name relating
> to the US. Name *either* it or its captain.
> 6. On another ship, the radio call was heard and the captain
> responded at once. The ship sped toward the Titanic for four
> hours, keeping a special lookout for icebergs and dodging
> six of them. It could not arrive in time, but it did collect
> all the survivors from the lifeboats. This ship also had a
> geographical name, but relating to Europe. Again, name *either*
> it or its captain.
> 7. Passengers intending to cross the Atlantic boarded the Titanic
> at three ports and were bound for a single port on this side
> of the ocean. Name *any two* of the four ports.
> 8. Within 10% of the correct number, how many people were killed?
> 9. *Of those killed*, how many percent were adult males?
> Please answer by giving the nearest multiple of 10%, i.e. 40%,
> 50%, 60%, etc.
> 10. Within 25% of the correct number, how many *more* people could
> the lifeboats have carried according to their rated capacity?
> Give the actual number, not a percentage.
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Dan Tilque
Mar 18, 2021, 8:45:46 PM3/18/21
to
On 3/16/21 10:37 PM, Mark Brader wrote:
>
> * Game 1, Round 4 - Geography - Siamese Twin Cities
>
> Each city named in this round has been disputed by rival claimants
> or warring states. Each party to the dispute has given a different
> name to the city, usually in its own language. One of the names
> will be given, along with a clue. You must give the other name.
> (Some of these cities may have a third or even a fourth name;
> the question will specify which name we want.)
>
> 1. World War II began in the city that the Germans call Danzig.
> Later, Lech Walesa started the Solidarity movement there.
> What """do""" the Poles call this city?
Gdansk
>
> * Game 1, Round 4 - Geography - Siamese Twin Cities
>
> Each city named in this round has been disputed by rival claimants
> or warring states. Each party to the dispute has given a different
> name to the city, usually in its own language. One of the names
> will be given, along with a clue. You must give the other name.
> (Some of these cities may have a third or even a fourth name;
> the question will specify which name we want.)
>
> 1. World War II began in the city that the Germans call Danzig.
> Later, Lech Walesa started the Solidarity movement there.
> What """do""" the Poles call this city?
>
> 2. Irish republicans """call""" this city Derry. What name did the
> English give it in 1613?
>
> 3. Russia """is""" still holding onto a city that it took from
> Germany at the end of World War II. It is a naval base on the
> Baltic Sea, and is in an exclave cut off from the rest of Russia
> by the three Baltic states. Its German name is Königsberg.
> What """is""" its Russian name?
>
> 4. Jerusalem is the third-holiest city for Muslims. What is its
> Arabic name?
>
> 5. The Egyptians today call this large city by the Arabic name
> Iskandaria. What did the ancient Greeks name it?
>
> 6. The Turks say Istanbul. What do (and did) the Greeks say?
>
> 7. This Palestinian city contains a small enclave of militant
> Israeli settlers protected by soldiers and fences. One of these
> settlers massacred a large number of Muslims praying at a mosque
> in the early 1990s. The Palestinians call the city al-Khalil.
> Canadian newspapers use the city's Hebrew name. What is that?
>
> 8. The Bible says that King David captured a city called
> Rabbat-Ammon. Much later the Greeks captured it and called
> it Philadelphia. It is now the capital city of a rather small
> country. What is its modern Arabic name?
>
> 9. Around the year 800, Charlemagne made a city in the Rhineland
> his capital. He also built a church there that still contains
> his throne. The city is called Aachen in German. What is its
> full name in French?
>
> 10. The city of Nizza ["NEET-sa"] is where the hero of Italian
> unification, Garibaldi, was born; but the Italians traded
> it to France in 1860 for, ah, future considerations. What
> is its French name?
>
>
> * Game 1, Round 6 - History - The Titanic
>
> 1. You may have heard of the latest film about the sinking of
> the RMS Titanic, which was released on this continent """last"""
> December 19. You may be interested to know that the *first*
> movie about the sinking premiered on May 14, 1912. So what
> was the date, as kept aboard the ship, when it sank -- within
> 10 days? (Include the year.)
>
> 2. The Titanic was the second of three sister ships. The first
> received major safety improvements after the disaster and
> remained in service into the 1930s; but the third was diverted to
> become a hospital ship in the First World War and sunk by a mine
> or perhaps a torpedo. Name either one of the other two ships.
>
> 3. What company owned these ships? (The direct owner, not the
> company that owned it in turn.)
>
> 4. Name *either* the president of <answer 3> at the time of the
> Titanic's sinking, who was on board and survived, or the
> American financier who controlled it.
>
> 5. You won't see it in the """recent""" movie, but another ship
> had stopped nearby for the night due to the ice hazard.
> Although some dispute the story, it is generally accepted that
> the sinking Titanic and its distress rockets were visible from
> this ship; yet its radioman was not awakened and no action was
> taken until dawn. This ship had a geographical name relating
> to the US. Name *either* it or its captain.
>
> 6. On another ship, the radio call was heard and the captain
> responded at once. The ship sped toward the Titanic for four
> hours, keeping a special lookout for icebergs and dodging
> six of them. It could not arrive in time, but it did collect
> all the survivors from the lifeboats. This ship also had a
> geographical name, but relating to Europe. Again, name *either*
> it or its captain.
>
> 7. Passengers intending to cross the Atlantic boarded the Titanic
> at three ports and were bound for a single port on this side
> of the ocean. Name *any two* of the four ports.
>
> 8. Within 10% of the correct number, how many people were killed?
>
> 9. *Of those killed*, how many percent were adult males?
> Please answer by giving the nearest multiple of 10%, i.e. 40%,
> 50%, 60%, etc.
>
> 10. Within 25% of the correct number, how many *more* people could
> the lifeboats have carried according to their rated capacity?
> Give the actual number, not a percentage.
--
Dan Tilque
Mark Brader
Mar 20, 2021, 12:55:16 AM3/20/21
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Mark Brader:
> * Game 1, Round 4 - Geography - Siamese Twin Cities
> Each city named in this round has been disputed by rival claimants
> or warring states. Each party to the dispute has given a different
> name to the city, usually in its own language. One of the names
> will be given, along with a clue. You must give the other name.
> (Some of these cities may have a third or even a fourth name;
> the question will specify which name we want.)
> 1. World War II began in the city that the Germans call Danzig.
> Later, Lech Walesa started the Solidarity movement there.
> What """do""" the Poles call this city?
Gdansk. (Still true.) 4 for everyone -- Erland, Dan Blum, Joshua,
and Dan Tilque.
> 2. Irish republicans """call""" this city Derry. What name did the
> English give it in 1613?
Londonderry. (Still true.) 4 for everyone.
> 3. Russia """is""" still holding onto a city that it took from
> Germany at the end of World War II. It is a naval base on the
> Baltic Sea, and is in an exclave cut off from the rest of Russia
> by the three Baltic states. Its German name is Königsberg.
> What """is""" its Russian name?
Kaliningrad. (Still true.) 4 for everyone.
> 4. Jerusalem is the third-holiest city for Muslims. What is its
> Arabic name?
Al-Quds (or in full, al-Quds es-Sharif). 4 for Erland, Joshua,
and Dan Tilque.
> 5. The Egyptians today call this large city by the Arabic name
> Iskandaria. What did the ancient Greeks name it?
Alexandria. 4 for everyone.
> 6. The Turks say Istanbul. What do (and did) the Greeks say?
Konstantinoupolis (Constantinople was sufficient, and since I was
accepting the anglicized version, I also accepted the -- er --
swedicized one). 4 for Erland, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.
> 7. This Palestinian city contains a small enclave of militant
> Israeli settlers protected by soldiers and fences. One of these
> settlers massacred a large number of Muslims praying at a mosque
> in the early 1990s. The Palestinians call the city al-Khalil.
> Canadian newspapers use the city's Hebrew name. What is that?
Hebron. 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, and Joshua.
> 8. The Bible says that King David captured a city called
> Rabbat-Ammon. Much later the Greeks captured it and called
> it Philadelphia. It is now the capital city of a rather small
> country. What is its modern Arabic name?
Amman (capital of Jordan). 4 for Joshua and Dan Tilque.
3 for Dan Blum.
> 9. Around the year 800, Charlemagne made a city in the Rhineland
> his capital. He also built a church there that still contains
> his throne. The city is called Aachen in German. What is its
> full name in French?
Aix-la-Chapelle. 4 for Joshua and Dan Tilque.
> 10. The city of Nizza ["NEET-sa"] is where the hero of Italian
> unification, Garibaldi, was born; but the Italians traded
> it to France in 1860 for, ah, future considerations. What
> is its French name?
Nice. 4 for everyone.
> * Game 1, Round 6 - History - The Titanic
> 1. You may have heard of the latest film about the sinking of
> the RMS Titanic, which was released on this continent """last"""
> December 19. You may be interested to know that the *first*
> movie about the sinking premiered on May 14, 1912. So what
> was the date, as kept aboard the ship, when it sank -- within
> 10 days? (Include the year.)
April 15, 1912 (accepting April 5-25). 4 for Joshua and Dan Tilque.
> 2. The Titanic was the second of three sister ships. The first
> received major safety improvements after the disaster and
> remained in service into the 1930s; but the third was diverted to
> become a hospital ship in the First World War and sunk by a mine
> or perhaps a torpedo. Name either one of the other two ships.
Olympic; Britannic. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua (the hard way),
and Dan Tilque.
The name originally planned, before the Titanic disaster, for the
third ship was Gigantic. This is not an acceptable answer.
> 3. What company owned these ships? (The direct owner, not the
> company that owned it in turn.)
White Star Line. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.
> 4. Name *either* the president of <answer 3> at the time of the
> Titanic's sinking, who was on board and survived, or the
> American financier who controlled it.
Bruce Ismay; J. Pierpont Morgan. (Not John Jacob Astor IV,
whose association with the disaster is that he was killed in it.)
4 for Joshua.
> 5. You won't see it in the """recent""" movie, but another ship
> had stopped nearby for the night due to the ice hazard.
> Although some dispute the story, it is generally accepted that
> the sinking Titanic and its distress rockets were visible from
> this ship; yet its radioman was not awakened and no action was
> taken until dawn. This ship had a geographical name relating
> to the US. Name *either* it or its captain.
Californian (accepting California); Stanley Lord. 4 for Dan Blum,
Joshua, and Dan Tilque.
> 6. On another ship, the radio call was heard and the captain
> responded at once. The ship sped toward the Titanic for four
> hours, keeping a special lookout for icebergs and dodging
> six of them. It could not arrive in time, but it did collect
> all the survivors from the lifeboats. This ship also had a
> geographical name, but relating to Europe. Again, name *either*
> it or its captain.
Carpathia (accepting Carpathian); Arthur Rostron. 4 for Joshua
and Dan Tilque.
> 7. Passengers intending to cross the Atlantic boarded the Titanic
> at three ports and were bound for a single port on this side
> of the ocean. Name *any two* of the four ports.
Southampton, England; Cherbourg, France; Queenstown (or Cobh, its
name since 1922), Ireland; and New York. 4 for Joshua and Dan Tilque.
A few passengers *not* intending to cross the Atlantic were also
carried. One of them traveled from Southampton to Queenstown,
and the photos he took on board during the trip are the only ones
to have survived. See:
https://coastmonkey.ie/titanic-photos-fr-browne/
> 8. Within 10% of the correct number, how many people were killed?
1,513 is the most commonly cited number, though sources conflict and
numbers from 1,490 to 1,523 are given. I'm accepting anything within
10% of either extreme; that is, 1,341 to 1,675. And since, to my
surprise, nobody came within that range, I'm accepting answers within
10%, or 1,192 to 1,828, as "almost correct". So, 3 for Dan Tilque.
Although sometimes misstated as the number of passengers killed,
the total actually includes both passengers (about 830) and crew
(about 680).
> 9. *Of those killed*, how many percent were adult males?
> Please answer by giving the nearest multiple of 10%, i.e. 40%,
> 50%, 60%, etc.
90%. Women and children first, and all that. 4 for Dan Tilque.
> 10. Within 25% of the correct number, how many *more* people could
> the lifeboats have carried according to their rated capacity?
> Give the actual number, not a percentage.
473 (accepting 349-593). 4 for Joshua and Dan Tilque.
There were 4 collapsible boats rated for 47 people each, 2 cutters
rated for 40 each, and 14 other boats rated for 65 people each,
for a total of 1,178 people. The number of people rescued is more
accurately known than the number of deaths, since they all arrived
in New York together on the Carpathia (and by then it was known that
people would need an accurate list of them), and is usually given
as 705; but despite this, some sources give numbers from 703 to 712,
so, again, I accepted anything based on that range.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 1 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Can Ent Geo His
Joshua Kreitzer 4 40 40 32 116
Dan Tilque 20 4 36 35 95
Dan Blum 9 32 27 12 80
Pete Gayde 24 20 -- -- 44
Erland Sommarskog 0 0 32 0 32
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> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 1998-01-26,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information...
> see my 2020-06-23 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from
> the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
> I wrote one round in this set.
The history round.
> the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
> I wrote one round in this set.
> * Game 1, Round 4 - Geography - Siamese Twin Cities
> Each city named in this round has been disputed by rival claimants
> or warring states. Each party to the dispute has given a different
> name to the city, usually in its own language. One of the names
> will be given, along with a clue. You must give the other name.
> (Some of these cities may have a third or even a fourth name;
> the question will specify which name we want.)
> 1. World War II began in the city that the Germans call Danzig.
> Later, Lech Walesa started the Solidarity movement there.
> What """do""" the Poles call this city?
and Dan Tilque.
> 2. Irish republicans """call""" this city Derry. What name did the
> English give it in 1613?
> 3. Russia """is""" still holding onto a city that it took from
> Germany at the end of World War II. It is a naval base on the
> Baltic Sea, and is in an exclave cut off from the rest of Russia
> by the three Baltic states. Its German name is Königsberg.
> What """is""" its Russian name?
> 4. Jerusalem is the third-holiest city for Muslims. What is its
> Arabic name?
and Dan Tilque.
> 5. The Egyptians today call this large city by the Arabic name
> Iskandaria. What did the ancient Greeks name it?
> 6. The Turks say Istanbul. What do (and did) the Greeks say?
accepting the anglicized version, I also accepted the -- er --
swedicized one). 4 for Erland, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.
> 7. This Palestinian city contains a small enclave of militant
> Israeli settlers protected by soldiers and fences. One of these
> settlers massacred a large number of Muslims praying at a mosque
> in the early 1990s. The Palestinians call the city al-Khalil.
> Canadian newspapers use the city's Hebrew name. What is that?
> 8. The Bible says that King David captured a city called
> Rabbat-Ammon. Much later the Greeks captured it and called
> it Philadelphia. It is now the capital city of a rather small
> country. What is its modern Arabic name?
3 for Dan Blum.
> 9. Around the year 800, Charlemagne made a city in the Rhineland
> his capital. He also built a church there that still contains
> his throne. The city is called Aachen in German. What is its
> full name in French?
> 10. The city of Nizza ["NEET-sa"] is where the hero of Italian
> unification, Garibaldi, was born; but the Italians traded
> it to France in 1860 for, ah, future considerations. What
> is its French name?
> * Game 1, Round 6 - History - The Titanic
> 1. You may have heard of the latest film about the sinking of
> the RMS Titanic, which was released on this continent """last"""
> December 19. You may be interested to know that the *first*
> movie about the sinking premiered on May 14, 1912. So what
> was the date, as kept aboard the ship, when it sank -- within
> 10 days? (Include the year.)
> 2. The Titanic was the second of three sister ships. The first
> received major safety improvements after the disaster and
> remained in service into the 1930s; but the third was diverted to
> become a hospital ship in the First World War and sunk by a mine
> or perhaps a torpedo. Name either one of the other two ships.
and Dan Tilque.
The name originally planned, before the Titanic disaster, for the
third ship was Gigantic. This is not an acceptable answer.
> 3. What company owned these ships? (The direct owner, not the
> company that owned it in turn.)
> 4. Name *either* the president of <answer 3> at the time of the
> Titanic's sinking, who was on board and survived, or the
> American financier who controlled it.
whose association with the disaster is that he was killed in it.)
4 for Joshua.
> 5. You won't see it in the """recent""" movie, but another ship
> had stopped nearby for the night due to the ice hazard.
> Although some dispute the story, it is generally accepted that
> the sinking Titanic and its distress rockets were visible from
> this ship; yet its radioman was not awakened and no action was
> taken until dawn. This ship had a geographical name relating
> to the US. Name *either* it or its captain.
Joshua, and Dan Tilque.
> 6. On another ship, the radio call was heard and the captain
> responded at once. The ship sped toward the Titanic for four
> hours, keeping a special lookout for icebergs and dodging
> six of them. It could not arrive in time, but it did collect
> all the survivors from the lifeboats. This ship also had a
> geographical name, but relating to Europe. Again, name *either*
> it or its captain.
and Dan Tilque.
> 7. Passengers intending to cross the Atlantic boarded the Titanic
> at three ports and were bound for a single port on this side
> of the ocean. Name *any two* of the four ports.
name since 1922), Ireland; and New York. 4 for Joshua and Dan Tilque.
A few passengers *not* intending to cross the Atlantic were also
carried. One of them traveled from Southampton to Queenstown,
and the photos he took on board during the trip are the only ones
to have survived. See:
https://coastmonkey.ie/titanic-photos-fr-browne/
> 8. Within 10% of the correct number, how many people were killed?
numbers from 1,490 to 1,523 are given. I'm accepting anything within
10% of either extreme; that is, 1,341 to 1,675. And since, to my
surprise, nobody came within that range, I'm accepting answers within
10%, or 1,192 to 1,828, as "almost correct". So, 3 for Dan Tilque.
Although sometimes misstated as the number of passengers killed,
the total actually includes both passengers (about 830) and crew
(about 680).
> 9. *Of those killed*, how many percent were adult males?
> Please answer by giving the nearest multiple of 10%, i.e. 40%,
> 50%, 60%, etc.
> 10. Within 25% of the correct number, how many *more* people could
> the lifeboats have carried according to their rated capacity?
> Give the actual number, not a percentage.
There were 4 collapsible boats rated for 47 people each, 2 cutters
rated for 40 each, and 14 other boats rated for 65 people each,
for a total of 1,178 people. The number of people rescued is more
accurately known than the number of deaths, since they all arrived
in New York together on the Carpathia (and by then it was known that
people would need an accurate list of them), and is usually given
as 705; but despite this, some sources give numbers from 703 to 712,
so, again, I accepted anything based on that range.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 1 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Can Ent Geo His
Joshua Kreitzer 4 40 40 32 116
Dan Tilque 20 4 36 35 95
Dan Blum 9 32 27 12 80
Pete Gayde 24 20 -- -- 44
Erland Sommarskog 0 0 32 0 32
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Pete Gayde
Mar 20, 2021, 11:30:15 AM3/20/21
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Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 1998-01-26,
> and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written
> by members of the Usual Suspects, but have been reformatted and
> may have been retyped and/or edited by me. I will reveal the
> correct answers in about 3 days.
>
> For further information, including an explanation of the """
> notation that may appear in these rounds, see my 2020-06-23
> companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
>
>
> I wrote one round in this set.
>
> * Game 1, Round 4 - Geography - Siamese Twin Cities
>
> Each city named in this round has been disputed by rival claimants
> or warring states. Each party to the dispute has given a different
> name to the city, usually in its own language. One of the names
> will be given, along with a clue. You must give the other name.
> (Some of these cities may have a third or even a fourth name;
> the question will specify which name we want.)
>
> 1. World War II began in the city that the Germans call Danzig.
> Later, Lech Walesa started the Solidarity movement there.
> What """do""" the Poles call this city?
Gdansk
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 1998-01-26,
> and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written
> by members of the Usual Suspects, but have been reformatted and
> may have been retyped and/or edited by me. I will reveal the
> correct answers in about 3 days.
>
> For further information, including an explanation of the """
> notation that may appear in these rounds, see my 2020-06-23
> companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
>
>
> I wrote one round in this set.
>
> * Game 1, Round 4 - Geography - Siamese Twin Cities
>
> Each city named in this round has been disputed by rival claimants
> or warring states. Each party to the dispute has given a different
> name to the city, usually in its own language. One of the names
> will be given, along with a clue. You must give the other name.
> (Some of these cities may have a third or even a fourth name;
> the question will specify which name we want.)
>
> 1. World War II began in the city that the Germans call Danzig.
> Later, Lech Walesa started the Solidarity movement there.
> What """do""" the Poles call this city?
>
> 2. Irish republicans """call""" this city Derry. What name did the
> English give it in 1613?
>
> 3. Russia """is""" still holding onto a city that it took from
> Germany at the end of World War II. It is a naval base on the
> Baltic Sea, and is in an exclave cut off from the rest of Russia
> by the three Baltic states. Its German name is Königsberg.
> What """is""" its Russian name?
>
> 4. Jerusalem is the third-holiest city for Muslims. What is its
> Arabic name?
>
> 5. The Egyptians today call this large city by the Arabic name
> Iskandaria. What did the ancient Greeks name it?
>
> 6. The Turks say Istanbul. What do (and did) the Greeks say?
>
> 7. This Palestinian city contains a small enclave of militant
> Israeli settlers protected by soldiers and fences. One of these
> settlers massacred a large number of Muslims praying at a mosque
> in the early 1990s. The Palestinians call the city al-Khalil.
> Canadian newspapers use the city's Hebrew name. What is that?
>
> 8. The Bible says that King David captured a city called
> Rabbat-Ammon. Much later the Greeks captured it and called
> it Philadelphia. It is now the capital city of a rather small
> country. What is its modern Arabic name?
>
> 9. Around the year 800, Charlemagne made a city in the Rhineland
> his capital. He also built a church there that still contains
> his throne. The city is called Aachen in German. What is its
> full name in French?
>
> 10. The city of Nizza ["NEET-sa"] is where the hero of Italian
> unification, Garibaldi, was born; but the Italians traded
> it to France in 1860 for, ah, future considerations. What
> is its French name?
>
>
> * Game 1, Round 6 - History - The Titanic
>
> 1. You may have heard of the latest film about the sinking of
> the RMS Titanic, which was released on this continent """last"""
> December 19. You may be interested to know that the *first*
> movie about the sinking premiered on May 14, 1912. So what
> was the date, as kept aboard the ship, when it sank -- within
> 10 days? (Include the year.)
>
> 2. The Titanic was the second of three sister ships. The first
> received major safety improvements after the disaster and
> remained in service into the 1930s; but the third was diverted to
> become a hospital ship in the First World War and sunk by a mine
> or perhaps a torpedo. Name either one of the other two ships.
>
> 3. What company owned these ships? (The direct owner, not the
> company that owned it in turn.)
>
> 4. Name *either* the president of <answer 3> at the time of the
> Titanic's sinking, who was on board and survived, or the
> American financier who controlled it.
>
> 5. You won't see it in the """recent""" movie, but another ship
> had stopped nearby for the night due to the ice hazard.
> Although some dispute the story, it is generally accepted that
> the sinking Titanic and its distress rockets were visible from
> this ship; yet its radioman was not awakened and no action was
> taken until dawn. This ship had a geographical name relating
> to the US. Name *either* it or its captain.
>
> 6. On another ship, the radio call was heard and the captain
> responded at once. The ship sped toward the Titanic for four
> hours, keeping a special lookout for icebergs and dodging
> six of them. It could not arrive in time, but it did collect
> all the survivors from the lifeboats. This ship also had a
> geographical name, but relating to Europe. Again, name *either*
> it or its captain.
>
> 7. Passengers intending to cross the Atlantic boarded the Titanic
> at three ports and were bound for a single port on this side
> of the ocean. Name *any two* of the four ports.
>
> 8. Within 10% of the correct number, how many people were killed?
>
> 9. *Of those killed*, how many percent were adult males?
> Please answer by giving the nearest multiple of 10%, i.e. 40%,
> 50%, 60%, etc.
>
> 10. Within 25% of the correct number, how many *more* people could
> the lifeboats have carried according to their rated capacity?
> Give the actual number, not a percentage.
>
Pete Gayde
Mark Brader
Mar 20, 2021, 5:52:38 PM3/20/21
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If Pete Gayde had posted his answers on time, he would have scored
28 points on Round 4 and 15 on Round 6.
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28 points on Round 4 and 15 on Round 6.
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