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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-10-05,
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 Bloor St. Irregulars,
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 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 3, Round 4 - Sports - It's the World in Union... Rugby Union
The Rugby World Cup is currently taking place. Here are 10
questions all about the great sport of rugby union and about the
Rugby World Cup.
1. Which Southern Hemisphere country with a population of just over
4 million won the very first Rugby World Cup in 1987 and also
won the most recent Rugby World Cup in 2011?
2. Of the seven Rugby World Cups to take place, New Zealand has
won two, Australia two, and South Africa two. Name only Northern
Hemisphere country to have won. This country won in 2003 and
is hosting the current World Cup. This country also won the
1966 World Cup in soccer.
3. How many players are there on the field for each team in a game
of rugby union? Hint: the number is *not* prime.
4. Teams in the Rugby World Cup are playing for the William Webb
Ellis Trophy, named after William Webb Ellis, who according to
legend first picked up a football and ran with it while he was
a student at which English public school?
5. Which team at the 2015 Rugby World Cup, captained by Paul
O'Connell, is representing two different countries?
6. Which country's rugby team is known as the Cherry Blossoms
(or the Brave Blossoms) and beat South Africa two weeks ago in
what some called the greatest Rugby World Cup upset of all time?
7. In 1972, a Uruguayan rugby team crashed into the Andes.
Only 16 people of the 45 on board survived the crash, but the
survivors had to eat the dead after rations ran out. What is
the one-word title of the 1993 movie based on these events?
8. What is the one-word title of the 2009 movie starring Matt Damon
as the captain of the 1995 World Cup winning South African team,
Francois Pienaar?
Please decode the rot13 for the least two questions only after
you have finished with #9-10.
9. Gur Ehtol Jbeyq Phc vf uryq rirel 4 lrnef. Ohg rirel lrne,
4 pbhagevrf bs gur Fbhgurea Urzvfcurer pbzcrgr va gur Ehtol
Punzcvbafuvc. Hagvy 2012, gurer jrer bayl 3 bs gurz --
Nhfgenyvn, Arj Mrnynaq, naq Fbhgu Nsevpn. Juvpu sbhegu pbhagel
wbvarq gur pbzcrgvgvba va 2012? Guvf pbhagel unf arire jba
gur Ehtol Jbeyq Phc, ohg vg unf jba gur fbppre Jbeyq Phc gjvpr.
10. Va gur Abegurea Urzvfcurer, gurl unir n fvzvyne naahny
pbzcrgvgvba. Fvk Abegurea Urzvfcurer angvbaf pbzcrgr va gur
Fvk Angvbaf pbzcrgvgvba. Sbhe bs gur pbhagevrf ner Ratynaq,
Fpbgynaq, Jnyrf, naq Verynaq. Anzr rvgure bs gur bgure gjb.
* Game 3, Round 6 - Geography - Tallest Structures
1. Name the structure that held the record for the tallest structure
in the world for 3,871 years.
2. Name the 555-foot-high structure completed in 1884 that held
the record for the tallest structure in the world, but only for
5 years. Even today, though, it is still the tallest structure
in the city where it is located.
3. Name the London building that, at just over 1,000 feet tall,
is currently the tallest building in Western Europe.
4. This structure at 405 Lexington Avenue, New York, was built in
1930 and held the record for the tallest structure in the world
for only for a year before another one, less than a mile away,
took the record. Name the 1930 structure.
5. In this question "tower" excludes buildings, which contain
habitable floors over most of their height. On that basis,
name the structure that is the tallest tower in the world and
the second-tallest structure of any kind in Asia: it is a
neofuturistic broadcast, restaurant, and observation tower.
6. Name the building 136 m high that is the tallest structure in
the world's smallest country (by area).
7. Name the tallest structure in Taiwan. Hint: it sounds like an
introductory college course about highly-strung personalities.
8. What name is given to the proposed 80-story condominium building
that would be built on the southwest corner of Bloor and Yonge
and would be the tallest building in Canada?
9. It stands 172 m tall and has only three floors, yet it is the
tallest building in Barcelona (not counting power plant
chimneys and communication towers). What is it? Its name is
almost identical in Catalan and Spanish; give either version.
10. Construction started on the world's tallest proposed tower
in April 2013. It is called the Kingdom Tower and it will have
a height of 1,008 m when completed in 2018. In which country
will you find this building?
--
Mark Brader | Obviously an off by 1 error somewhere. You know
Toronto | the kind, where you intend to put something simple
m...@vex.net | like "while (1=0) {" and type "while (1=1) {" instead.
--Stephen Perry
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 Bloor St. Irregulars,
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 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 3, Round 4 - Sports - It's the World in Union... Rugby Union
The Rugby World Cup is currently taking place. Here are 10
questions all about the great sport of rugby union and about the
Rugby World Cup.
1. Which Southern Hemisphere country with a population of just over
4 million won the very first Rugby World Cup in 1987 and also
won the most recent Rugby World Cup in 2011?
2. Of the seven Rugby World Cups to take place, New Zealand has
won two, Australia two, and South Africa two. Name only Northern
Hemisphere country to have won. This country won in 2003 and
is hosting the current World Cup. This country also won the
1966 World Cup in soccer.
3. How many players are there on the field for each team in a game
of rugby union? Hint: the number is *not* prime.
4. Teams in the Rugby World Cup are playing for the William Webb
Ellis Trophy, named after William Webb Ellis, who according to
legend first picked up a football and ran with it while he was
a student at which English public school?
5. Which team at the 2015 Rugby World Cup, captained by Paul
O'Connell, is representing two different countries?
6. Which country's rugby team is known as the Cherry Blossoms
(or the Brave Blossoms) and beat South Africa two weeks ago in
what some called the greatest Rugby World Cup upset of all time?
7. In 1972, a Uruguayan rugby team crashed into the Andes.
Only 16 people of the 45 on board survived the crash, but the
survivors had to eat the dead after rations ran out. What is
the one-word title of the 1993 movie based on these events?
8. What is the one-word title of the 2009 movie starring Matt Damon
as the captain of the 1995 World Cup winning South African team,
Francois Pienaar?
Please decode the rot13 for the least two questions only after
you have finished with #9-10.
9. Gur Ehtol Jbeyq Phc vf uryq rirel 4 lrnef. Ohg rirel lrne,
4 pbhagevrf bs gur Fbhgurea Urzvfcurer pbzcrgr va gur Ehtol
Punzcvbafuvc. Hagvy 2012, gurer jrer bayl 3 bs gurz --
Nhfgenyvn, Arj Mrnynaq, naq Fbhgu Nsevpn. Juvpu sbhegu pbhagel
wbvarq gur pbzcrgvgvba va 2012? Guvf pbhagel unf arire jba
gur Ehtol Jbeyq Phc, ohg vg unf jba gur fbppre Jbeyq Phc gjvpr.
10. Va gur Abegurea Urzvfcurer, gurl unir n fvzvyne naahny
pbzcrgvgvba. Fvk Abegurea Urzvfcurer angvbaf pbzcrgr va gur
Fvk Angvbaf pbzcrgvgvba. Sbhe bs gur pbhagevrf ner Ratynaq,
Fpbgynaq, Jnyrf, naq Verynaq. Anzr rvgure bs gur bgure gjb.
* Game 3, Round 6 - Geography - Tallest Structures
1. Name the structure that held the record for the tallest structure
in the world for 3,871 years.
2. Name the 555-foot-high structure completed in 1884 that held
the record for the tallest structure in the world, but only for
5 years. Even today, though, it is still the tallest structure
in the city where it is located.
3. Name the London building that, at just over 1,000 feet tall,
is currently the tallest building in Western Europe.
4. This structure at 405 Lexington Avenue, New York, was built in
1930 and held the record for the tallest structure in the world
for only for a year before another one, less than a mile away,
took the record. Name the 1930 structure.
5. In this question "tower" excludes buildings, which contain
habitable floors over most of their height. On that basis,
name the structure that is the tallest tower in the world and
the second-tallest structure of any kind in Asia: it is a
neofuturistic broadcast, restaurant, and observation tower.
6. Name the building 136 m high that is the tallest structure in
the world's smallest country (by area).
7. Name the tallest structure in Taiwan. Hint: it sounds like an
introductory college course about highly-strung personalities.
8. What name is given to the proposed 80-story condominium building
that would be built on the southwest corner of Bloor and Yonge
and would be the tallest building in Canada?
9. It stands 172 m tall and has only three floors, yet it is the
tallest building in Barcelona (not counting power plant
chimneys and communication towers). What is it? Its name is
almost identical in Catalan and Spanish; give either version.
10. Construction started on the world's tallest proposed tower
in April 2013. It is called the Kingdom Tower and it will have
a height of 1,008 m when completed in 2018. In which country
will you find this building?
--
Mark Brader | Obviously an off by 1 error somewhere. You know
Toronto | the kind, where you intend to put something simple
m...@vex.net | like "while (1=0) {" and type "while (1=1) {" instead.
--Stephen Perry
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Dan Blum
Feb 12, 2016, 10:53:42 PM2/12/16
to
Mark Brader <m...@vex.net> wrote:
> * Game 3, Round 4 - Sports - It's the World in Union... Rugby Union
> * Game 3, Round 4 - Sports - It's the World in Union... Rugby Union
> 1. Which Southern Hemisphere country with a population of just over
> 4 million won the very first Rugby World Cup in 1987 and also
> won the most recent Rugby World Cup in 2011?
New Zealand
> 4 million won the very first Rugby World Cup in 1987 and also
> won the most recent Rugby World Cup in 2011?
> 2. Of the seven Rugby World Cups to take place, New Zealand has
> won two, Australia two, and South Africa two. Name only Northern
> Hemisphere country to have won. This country won in 2003 and
> is hosting the current World Cup. This country also won the
> 1966 World Cup in soccer.
> 3. How many players are there on the field for each team in a game
> of rugby union? Hint: the number is *not* prime.
> 4. Teams in the Rugby World Cup are playing for the William Webb
> Ellis Trophy, named after William Webb Ellis, who according to
> legend first picked up a football and ran with it while he was
> a student at which English public school?
> 5. Which team at the 2015 Rugby World Cup, captained by Paul
> O'Connell, is representing two different countries?
> 6. Which country's rugby team is known as the Cherry Blossoms
> (or the Brave Blossoms) and beat South Africa two weeks ago in
> what some called the greatest Rugby World Cup upset of all time?
> 7. In 1972, a Uruguayan rugby team crashed into the Andes.
> Only 16 people of the 45 on board survived the crash, but the
> survivors had to eat the dead after rations ran out. What is
> the one-word title of the 1993 movie based on these events?
> 8. What is the one-word title of the 2009 movie starring Matt Damon
> as the captain of the 1995 World Cup winning South African team,
> Francois Pienaar?
> 9. Gur Ehtol Jbeyq Phc vf uryq rirel 4 lrnef. Ohg rirel lrne,
> 4 pbhagevrf bs gur Fbhgurea Urzvfcurer pbzcrgr va gur Ehtol
> Punzcvbafuvc. Hagvy 2012, gurer jrer bayl 3 bs gurz --
> Nhfgenyvn, Arj Mrnynaq, naq Fbhgu Nsevpn. Juvpu sbhegu pbhagel
> wbvarq gur pbzcrgvgvba va 2012? Guvf pbhagel unf arire jba
> gur Ehtol Jbeyq Phc, ohg vg unf jba gur fbppre Jbeyq Phc gjvpr.
> 10. Va gur Abegurea Urzvfcurer, gurl unir n fvzvyne naahny
> pbzcrgvgvba. Fvk Abegurea Urzvfcurer angvbaf pbzcrgr va gur
> Fvk Angvbaf pbzcrgvgvba. Sbhe bs gur pbhagevrf ner Ratynaq,
> Fpbgynaq, Jnyrf, naq Verynaq. Anzr rvgure bs gur bgure gjb.
> * Game 3, Round 6 - Geography - Tallest Structures
> 1. Name the structure that held the record for the tallest structure
> in the world for 3,871 years.
> 2. Name the 555-foot-high structure completed in 1884 that held
> the record for the tallest structure in the world, but only for
> 5 years. Even today, though, it is still the tallest structure
> in the city where it is located.
> 3. Name the London building that, at just over 1,000 feet tall,
> is currently the tallest building in Western Europe.
> 4. This structure at 405 Lexington Avenue, New York, was built in
> 1930 and held the record for the tallest structure in the world
> for only for a year before another one, less than a mile away,
> took the record. Name the 1930 structure.
> 6. Name the building 136 m high that is the tallest structure in
> the world's smallest country (by area).
> 7. Name the tallest structure in Taiwan. Hint: it sounds like an
> introductory college course about highly-strung personalities.
> 10. Construction started on the world's tallest proposed tower
> in April 2013. It is called the Kingdom Tower and it will have
> a height of 1,008 m when completed in 2018. In which country
> will you find this building?
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Joshua Kreitzer
Feb 12, 2016, 11:52:29 PM2/12/16
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:R4Gdnb_OKav3PyPLnZ2dnUU7-
Xed...@giganews.com:
> * Game 3, Round 4 - Sports - It's the World in Union... Rugby Union
>
> 2. Of the seven Rugby World Cups to take place, New Zealand has
> won two, Australia two, and South Africa two. Name only Northern
> Hemisphere country to have won. This country won in 2003 and
> is hosting the current World Cup. This country also won the
> 1966 World Cup in soccer.
England
> 3. How many players are there on the field for each team in a game
> of rugby union? Hint: the number is *not* prime.
10
> 4. Teams in the Rugby World Cup are playing for the William Webb
> Ellis Trophy, named after William Webb Ellis, who according to
> legend first picked up a football and ran with it while he was
> a student at which English public school?
Rugby School
> 5. Which team at the 2015 Rugby World Cup, captained by Paul
> O'Connell, is representing two different countries?
Ireland
> 7. In 1972, a Uruguayan rugby team crashed into the Andes.
> Only 16 people of the 45 on board survived the crash, but the
> survivors had to eat the dead after rations ran out. What is
> the one-word title of the 1993 movie based on these events?
"Alive"
> 8. What is the one-word title of the 2009 movie starring Matt Damon
> as the captain of the 1995 World Cup winning South African team,
> Francois Pienaar?
"Invictus"
> Please decode the rot13 for the least two questions only after
> you have finished with #9-10.
>
> 9. Gur Ehtol Jbeyq Phc vf uryq rirel 4 lrnef. Ohg rirel lrne,
> 4 pbhagevrf bs gur Fbhgurea Urzvfcurer pbzcrgr va gur Ehtol
> Punzcvbafuvc. Hagvy 2012, gurer jrer bayl 3 bs gurz --
> Nhfgenyvn, Arj Mrnynaq, naq Fbhgu Nsevpn. Juvpu sbhegu pbhagel
> wbvarq gur pbzcrgvgvba va 2012? Guvf pbhagel unf arire jba
> gur Ehtol Jbeyq Phc, ohg vg unf jba gur fbppre Jbeyq Phc gjvpr.
Argentina
> 10. Va gur Abegurea Urzvfcurer, gurl unir n fvzvyne naahny
> pbzcrgvgvba. Fvk Abegurea Urzvfcurer angvbaf pbzcrgr va gur
> Fvk Angvbaf pbzcrgvgvba. Sbhe bs gur pbhagevrf ner Ratynaq,
> Fpbgynaq, Jnyrf, naq Verynaq. Anzr rvgure bs gur bgure gjb.
France
> * Game 3, Round 6 - Geography - Tallest Structures
>
> 1. Name the structure that held the record for the tallest structure
> in the world for 3,871 years.
Great Pyramid of Giza
> 2. Name the 555-foot-high structure completed in 1884 that held
> the record for the tallest structure in the world, but only for
> 5 years. Even today, though, it is still the tallest structure
> in the city where it is located.
Eiffel Tower
> 4. This structure at 405 Lexington Avenue, New York, was built in
> 1930 and held the record for the tallest structure in the world
> for only for a year before another one, less than a mile away,
> took the record. Name the 1930 structure.
Chrysler Building
> 6. Name the building 136 m high that is the tallest structure in
> the world's smallest country (by area).
St. Peter's Basilica
> 7. Name the tallest structure in Taiwan. Hint: it sounds like an
> introductory college course about highly-strung personalities.
Taipei 101
> 10. Construction started on the world's tallest proposed tower
> in April 2013. It is called the Kingdom Tower and it will have
> a height of 1,008 m when completed in 2018. In which country
> will you find this building?
Saudi Arabia
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Xed...@giganews.com:
> * Game 3, Round 4 - Sports - It's the World in Union... Rugby Union
>
> 1. Which Southern Hemisphere country with a population of just over
> 4 million won the very first Rugby World Cup in 1987 and also
> won the most recent Rugby World Cup in 2011?
New Zealand
> 4 million won the very first Rugby World Cup in 1987 and also
> won the most recent Rugby World Cup in 2011?
> 2. Of the seven Rugby World Cups to take place, New Zealand has
> won two, Australia two, and South Africa two. Name only Northern
> Hemisphere country to have won. This country won in 2003 and
> is hosting the current World Cup. This country also won the
> 1966 World Cup in soccer.
> 3. How many players are there on the field for each team in a game
> of rugby union? Hint: the number is *not* prime.
> 4. Teams in the Rugby World Cup are playing for the William Webb
> Ellis Trophy, named after William Webb Ellis, who according to
> legend first picked up a football and ran with it while he was
> a student at which English public school?
> 5. Which team at the 2015 Rugby World Cup, captained by Paul
> O'Connell, is representing two different countries?
> 7. In 1972, a Uruguayan rugby team crashed into the Andes.
> Only 16 people of the 45 on board survived the crash, but the
> survivors had to eat the dead after rations ran out. What is
> the one-word title of the 1993 movie based on these events?
> 8. What is the one-word title of the 2009 movie starring Matt Damon
> as the captain of the 1995 World Cup winning South African team,
> Francois Pienaar?
> Please decode the rot13 for the least two questions only after
> you have finished with #9-10.
>
> 9. Gur Ehtol Jbeyq Phc vf uryq rirel 4 lrnef. Ohg rirel lrne,
> 4 pbhagevrf bs gur Fbhgurea Urzvfcurer pbzcrgr va gur Ehtol
> Punzcvbafuvc. Hagvy 2012, gurer jrer bayl 3 bs gurz --
> Nhfgenyvn, Arj Mrnynaq, naq Fbhgu Nsevpn. Juvpu sbhegu pbhagel
> wbvarq gur pbzcrgvgvba va 2012? Guvf pbhagel unf arire jba
> gur Ehtol Jbeyq Phc, ohg vg unf jba gur fbppre Jbeyq Phc gjvpr.
> 10. Va gur Abegurea Urzvfcurer, gurl unir n fvzvyne naahny
> pbzcrgvgvba. Fvk Abegurea Urzvfcurer angvbaf pbzcrgr va gur
> Fvk Angvbaf pbzcrgvgvba. Sbhe bs gur pbhagevrf ner Ratynaq,
> Fpbgynaq, Jnyrf, naq Verynaq. Anzr rvgure bs gur bgure gjb.
> * Game 3, Round 6 - Geography - Tallest Structures
>
> 1. Name the structure that held the record for the tallest structure
> in the world for 3,871 years.
> 2. Name the 555-foot-high structure completed in 1884 that held
> the record for the tallest structure in the world, but only for
> 5 years. Even today, though, it is still the tallest structure
> in the city where it is located.
> 4. This structure at 405 Lexington Avenue, New York, was built in
> 1930 and held the record for the tallest structure in the world
> for only for a year before another one, less than a mile away,
> took the record. Name the 1930 structure.
> 6. Name the building 136 m high that is the tallest structure in
> the world's smallest country (by area).
> 7. Name the tallest structure in Taiwan. Hint: it sounds like an
> introductory college course about highly-strung personalities.
> 10. Construction started on the world's tallest proposed tower
> in April 2013. It is called the Kingdom Tower and it will have
> a height of 1,008 m when completed in 2018. In which country
> will you find this building?
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Jason Kreitzer
Feb 13, 2016, 12:32:52 AM2/13/16
to
> 8. What is the one-word title of the 2009 movie starring Matt Damon
> as the captain of the 1995 World Cup winning South African team,
> Francois Pienaar?
"Invictus?"
> as the captain of the 1995 World Cup winning South African team,
> Francois Pienaar?
Joe
Feb 13, 2016, 1:54:09 AM2/13/16
to
On 2016-02-13 03:26:34 +0000, Mark Brader said:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-10-05,
> 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 Bloor St. Irregulars,
> 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 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 3, Round 4 - Sports - It's the World in Union... Rugby Union
>
> The Rugby World Cup is currently taking place. Here are 10
> questions all about the great sport of rugby union and about the
> Rugby World Cup.
>
> 1. Which Southern Hemisphere country with a population of just over
> 4 million won the very first Rugby World Cup in 1987 and also
> won the most recent Rugby World Cup in 2011?
South Africa
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-10-05,
> 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 Bloor St. Irregulars,
> 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 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 3, Round 4 - Sports - It's the World in Union... Rugby Union
>
> The Rugby World Cup is currently taking place. Here are 10
> questions all about the great sport of rugby union and about the
> Rugby World Cup.
>
> 1. Which Southern Hemisphere country with a population of just over
> 4 million won the very first Rugby World Cup in 1987 and also
> won the most recent Rugby World Cup in 2011?
>
> 2. Of the seven Rugby World Cups to take place, New Zealand has
> won two, Australia two, and South Africa two. Name only Northern
> Hemisphere country to have won. This country won in 2003 and
> is hosting the current World Cup. This country also won the
> 1966 World Cup in soccer.
>
> 3. How many players are there on the field for each team in a game
> of rugby union? Hint: the number is *not* prime.
>
> 4. Teams in the Rugby World Cup are playing for the William Webb
> Ellis Trophy, named after William Webb Ellis, who according to
> legend first picked up a football and ran with it while he was
> a student at which English public school?
>
> 5. Which team at the 2015 Rugby World Cup, captained by Paul
> O'Connell, is representing two different countries?
>
> 6. Which country's rugby team is known as the Cherry Blossoms
> (or the Brave Blossoms) and beat South Africa two weeks ago in
> what some called the greatest Rugby World Cup upset of all time?
>
> 7. In 1972, a Uruguayan rugby team crashed into the Andes.
> Only 16 people of the 45 on board survived the crash, but the
> survivors had to eat the dead after rations ran out. What is
> the one-word title of the 1993 movie based on these events?
>
> 8. What is the one-word title of the 2009 movie starring Matt Damon
> as the captain of the 1995 World Cup winning South African team,
> Francois Pienaar?
>
> Please decode the rot13 for the least two questions only after
> you have finished with #9-10.
>
> 9. Gur Ehtol Jbeyq Phc vf uryq rirel 4 lrnef. Ohg rirel lrne,
> 4 pbhagevrf bs gur Fbhgurea Urzvfcurer pbzcrgr va gur Ehtol
> Punzcvbafuvc. Hagvy 2012, gurer jrer bayl 3 bs gurz --
> Nhfgenyvn, Arj Mrnynaq, naq Fbhgu Nsevpn. Juvpu sbhegu pbhagel
> wbvarq gur pbzcrgvgvba va 2012? Guvf pbhagel unf arire jba
> gur Ehtol Jbeyq Phc, ohg vg unf jba gur fbppre Jbeyq Phc gjvpr.
>
> 10. Va gur Abegurea Urzvfcurer, gurl unir n fvzvyne naahny
> pbzcrgvgvba. Fvk Abegurea Urzvfcurer angvbaf pbzcrgr va gur
> Fvk Angvbaf pbzcrgvgvba. Sbhe bs gur pbhagevrf ner Ratynaq,
> Fpbgynaq, Jnyrf, naq Verynaq. Anzr rvgure bs gur bgure gjb.
>
> * Game 3, Round 6 - Geography - Tallest Structures
>
> 1. Name the structure that held the record for the tallest structure
> in the world for 3,871 years.
>
> 2. Name the 555-foot-high structure completed in 1884 that held
> the record for the tallest structure in the world, but only for
> 5 years. Even today, though, it is still the tallest structure
> in the city where it is located.
>
> 3. Name the London building that, at just over 1,000 feet tall,
> is currently the tallest building in Western Europe.
>
> 4. This structure at 405 Lexington Avenue, New York, was built in
> 1930 and held the record for the tallest structure in the world
> for only for a year before another one, less than a mile away,
> took the record. Name the 1930 structure.
>
> 5. In this question "tower" excludes buildings, which contain
> habitable floors over most of their height. On that basis,
> name the structure that is the tallest tower in the world and
> the second-tallest structure of any kind in Asia: it is a
> neofuturistic broadcast, restaurant, and observation tower.
>
> 6. Name the building 136 m high that is the tallest structure in
> the world's smallest country (by area).
>
> 7. Name the tallest structure in Taiwan. Hint: it sounds like an
> introductory college course about highly-strung personalities.
>
> 8. What name is given to the proposed 80-story condominium building
> that would be built on the southwest corner of Bloor and Yonge
> and would be the tallest building in Canada?
>
> 9. It stands 172 m tall and has only three floors, yet it is the
> tallest building in Barcelona (not counting power plant
> chimneys and communication towers). What is it? Its name is
> almost identical in Catalan and Spanish; give either version.
>
> 10. Construction started on the world's tallest proposed tower
> in April 2013. It is called the Kingdom Tower and it will have
> a height of 1,008 m when completed in 2018. In which country
> will you find this building?
--
withholding your forgiveness until it’s too late is to become divinely
fucked up.”
― Jonathan Tropper, The Book of Joe
Peter Smyth
Feb 13, 2016, 5:04:36 AM2/13/16
to
Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-10-05,
> 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 Bloor St. Irregulars,
> 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 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 3, Round 4 - Sports - It's the World in Union... Rugby Union
>
> The Rugby World Cup is currently taking place. Here are 10
> questions all about the great sport of rugby union and about the
> Rugby World Cup.
>
> 1. Which Southern Hemisphere country with a population of just over
> 4 million won the very first Rugby World Cup in 1987 and also
> won the most recent Rugby World Cup in 2011?
New Zealand
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-10-05,
> 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 Bloor St. Irregulars,
> 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 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 3, Round 4 - Sports - It's the World in Union... Rugby Union
>
> The Rugby World Cup is currently taking place. Here are 10
> questions all about the great sport of rugby union and about the
> Rugby World Cup.
>
> 1. Which Southern Hemisphere country with a population of just over
> 4 million won the very first Rugby World Cup in 1987 and also
> won the most recent Rugby World Cup in 2011?
> 2. Of the seven Rugby World Cups to take place, New Zealand has
> won two, Australia two, and South Africa two. Name only Northern
> Hemisphere country to have won. This country won in 2003 and
> is hosting the current World Cup. This country also won the
> 1966 World Cup in soccer.
England
> won two, Australia two, and South Africa two. Name only Northern
> Hemisphere country to have won. This country won in 2003 and
> is hosting the current World Cup. This country also won the
> 1966 World Cup in soccer.
> 3. How many players are there on the field for each team in a game
> of rugby union? Hint: the number is not prime.
15
> 4. Teams in the Rugby World Cup are playing for the William Webb
> Ellis Trophy, named after William Webb Ellis, who according to
> legend first picked up a football and ran with it while he was
> a student at which English public school?
Rugby
> Ellis Trophy, named after William Webb Ellis, who according to
> legend first picked up a football and ran with it while he was
> a student at which English public school?
> 5. Which team at the 2015 Rugby World Cup, captained by Paul
> O'Connell, is representing two different countries?
Ireland
> O'Connell, is representing two different countries?
> 6. Which country's rugby team is known as the Cherry Blossoms
> (or the Brave Blossoms) and beat South Africa two weeks ago in
> what some called the greatest Rugby World Cup upset of all time?
Japan
> (or the Brave Blossoms) and beat South Africa two weeks ago in
> what some called the greatest Rugby World Cup upset of all time?
> 7. In 1972, a Uruguayan rugby team crashed into the Andes.
> Only 16 people of the 45 on board survived the crash, but the
> survivors had to eat the dead after rations ran out. What is
> the one-word title of the 1993 movie based on these events?
>
> 8. What is the one-word title of the 2009 movie starring Matt Damon
> as the captain of the 1995 World Cup winning South African team,
> Francois Pienaar?
Invictus
> Only 16 people of the 45 on board survived the crash, but the
> survivors had to eat the dead after rations ran out. What is
> the one-word title of the 1993 movie based on these events?
>
> 8. What is the one-word title of the 2009 movie starring Matt Damon
> as the captain of the 1995 World Cup winning South African team,
> Francois Pienaar?
> Please decode the rot13 for the least two questions only after
> you have finished with #9-10.
>
> 9. The Rugby World Cup is held every 4 years. But every year,
> you have finished with #9-10.
>
> 4 countries of the Southern Hemisphere compete in the Rugby
> Championship. Until 2012, there were only 3 of them --
> Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. Which fourth country
> joined the competition in 2012? This country has never won
> the Rugby World Cup, but it has won the soccer World Cup twice.
Argentina
> 10. In the Northern Hemisphere, they have a similar annual
> competition. Six Northern Hemisphere nations compete in the
> Six Nations competition. Four of the countries are England,
> Scotland, Wales, and Ireland. Name either of the other two.
France, Italy
>
> * Game 3, Round 6 - Geography - Tallest Structures
>
> 1. Name the structure that held the record for the tallest structure
> in the world for 3,871 years.
Great Pyramid of Giza
> * Game 3, Round 6 - Geography - Tallest Structures
>
> 1. Name the structure that held the record for the tallest structure
> in the world for 3,871 years.
> 2. Name the 555-foot-high structure completed in 1884 that held
> the record for the tallest structure in the world, but only for
> 5 years. Even today, though, it is still the tallest structure
> in the city where it is located.
Eiffel Tower
> the record for the tallest structure in the world, but only for
> 5 years. Even today, though, it is still the tallest structure
> in the city where it is located.
> 3. Name the London building that, at just over 1,000 feet tall,
> is currently the tallest building in Western Europe.
The Shard
> is currently the tallest building in Western Europe.
> 4. This structure at 405 Lexington Avenue, New York, was built in
> 1930 and held the record for the tallest structure in the world
> for only for a year before another one, less than a mile away,
> took the record. Name the 1930 structure.
Chrysler Building
> 1930 and held the record for the tallest structure in the world
> for only for a year before another one, less than a mile away,
> took the record. Name the 1930 structure.
> 5. In this question "tower" excludes buildings, which contain
> habitable floors over most of their height. On that basis,
> name the structure that is the tallest tower in the world and
> the second-tallest structure of any kind in Asia: it is a
> neofuturistic broadcast, restaurant, and observation tower.
Petronas Tower
> habitable floors over most of their height. On that basis,
> name the structure that is the tallest tower in the world and
> the second-tallest structure of any kind in Asia: it is a
> neofuturistic broadcast, restaurant, and observation tower.
> 6. Name the building 136 m high that is the tallest structure in
> the world's smallest country (by area).
St Peters Basilica
> the world's smallest country (by area).
> 7. Name the tallest structure in Taiwan. Hint: it sounds like an
> introductory college course about highly-strung personalities.
Taipei 101
> introductory college course about highly-strung personalities.
> 8. What name is given to the proposed 80-story condominium building
> that would be built on the southwest corner of Bloor and Yonge
> and would be the tallest building in Canada?
Brader Tower
> that would be built on the southwest corner of Bloor and Yonge
> and would be the tallest building in Canada?
> 9. It stands 172 m tall and has only three floors, yet it is the
> tallest building in Barcelona (not counting power plant
> chimneys and communication towers). What is it? Its name is
> almost identical in Catalan and Spanish; give either version.
>
> 10. Construction started on the world's tallest proposed tower
> in April 2013. It is called the Kingdom Tower and it will have
> a height of 1,008 m when completed in 2018. In which country
> will you find this building?
Saudi Arabia
> tallest building in Barcelona (not counting power plant
> chimneys and communication towers). What is it? Its name is
> almost identical in Catalan and Spanish; give either version.
>
> 10. Construction started on the world's tallest proposed tower
> in April 2013. It is called the Kingdom Tower and it will have
> a height of 1,008 m when completed in 2018. In which country
> will you find this building?
Peter Smyth
Erland Sommarskog
Feb 13, 2016, 5:04:48 AM2/13/16
to
Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> * Game 3, Round 4 - Sports - It's the World in Union... Rugby Union
>
> * Game 3, Round 4 - Sports - It's the World in Union... Rugby Union
>
> 1. Which Southern Hemisphere country with a population of just over
> 4 million won the very first Rugby World Cup in 1987 and also
> won the most recent Rugby World Cup in 2011?
New Zealand
> 4 million won the very first Rugby World Cup in 1987 and also
> won the most recent Rugby World Cup in 2011?
> 2. Of the seven Rugby World Cups to take place, New Zealand has
> won two, Australia two, and South Africa two. Name only Northern
> Hemisphere country to have won. This country won in 2003 and
> is hosting the current World Cup. This country also won the
> 1966 World Cup in soccer.
There is certainly something upside down with this sport. This year
all top 4 was from down south. And what happened to England we should
not even mention.
> 3. How many players are there on the field for each team in a game
> of rugby union? Hint: the number is *not* prime.
> 4. Teams in the Rugby World Cup are playing for the William Webb
> Ellis Trophy, named after William Webb Ellis, who according to
> legend first picked up a football and ran with it while he was
> a student at which English public school?
> 5. Which team at the 2015 Rugby World Cup, captained by Paul
> O'Connell, is representing two different countries?
> 6. Which country's rugby team is known as the Cherry Blossoms
> (or the Brave Blossoms) and beat South Africa two weeks ago in
> what some called the greatest Rugby World Cup upset of all time?
> Please decode the rot13 for the least two questions only after
> you have finished with #9-10.
cheat!
> 9. Gur Ehtol Jbeyq Phc vf uryq rirel 4 lrnef. Ohg rirel lrne,
> 4 pbhagevrf bs gur Fbhgurea Urzvfcurer pbzcrgr va gur Ehtol
> Punzcvbafuvc. Hagvy 2012, gurer jrer bayl 3 bs gurz --
> Nhfgenyvn, Arj Mrnynaq, naq Fbhgu Nsevpn. Juvpu sbhegu pbhagel
> wbvarq gur pbzcrgvgvba va 2012? Guvf pbhagel unf arire jba
> gur Ehtol Jbeyq Phc, ohg vg unf jba gur fbppre Jbeyq Phc gjvpr.
> 10. Va gur Abegurea Urzvfcurer, gurl unir n fvzvyne naahny
> pbzcrgvgvba. Fvk Abegurea Urzvfcurer angvbaf pbzcrgr va gur
> Fvk Angvbaf pbzcrgvgvba. Sbhe bs gur pbhagevrf ner Ratynaq,
> Fpbgynaq, Jnyrf, naq Verynaq. Anzr rvgure bs gur bgure gjb.
> * Game 3, Round 6 - Geography - Tallest Structures
>
> 1. Name the structure that held the record for the tallest structure
> in the world for 3,871 years.
> 3. Name the London building that, at just over 1,000 feet tall,
> is currently the tallest building in Western Europe.
> 5. In this question "tower" excludes buildings, which contain
> habitable floors over most of their height. On that basis,
> name the structure that is the tallest tower in the world and
> the second-tallest structure of any kind in Asia: it is a
> neofuturistic broadcast, restaurant, and observation tower.
> 6. Name the building 136 m high that is the tallest structure in
> the world's smallest country (by area).
> 7. Name the tallest structure in Taiwan. Hint: it sounds like an
> introductory college course about highly-strung personalities.
> 9. It stands 172 m tall and has only three floors, yet it is the
> tallest building in Barcelona (not counting power plant
> chimneys and communication towers). What is it? Its name is
> almost identical in Catalan and Spanish; give either version.
> 10. Construction started on the world's tallest proposed tower
> in April 2013. It is called the Kingdom Tower and it will have
> a height of 1,008 m when completed in 2018. In which country
> will you find this building?
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
Dan Tilque
Feb 13, 2016, 5:19:25 PM2/13/16
to
Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * Game 3, Round 4 - Sports - It's the World in Union... Rugby Union
>
> The Rugby World Cup is currently taking place. Here are 10
> questions all about the great sport of rugby union and about the
> Rugby World Cup.
>
> 1. Which Southern Hemisphere country with a population of just over
> 4 million won the very first Rugby World Cup in 1987 and also
> won the most recent Rugby World Cup in 2011?
New Zealand
>
>
> * Game 3, Round 4 - Sports - It's the World in Union... Rugby Union
>
> The Rugby World Cup is currently taking place. Here are 10
> questions all about the great sport of rugby union and about the
> Rugby World Cup.
>
> 1. Which Southern Hemisphere country with a population of just over
> 4 million won the very first Rugby World Cup in 1987 and also
> won the most recent Rugby World Cup in 2011?
>
> 2. Of the seven Rugby World Cups to take place, New Zealand has
> won two, Australia two, and South Africa two. Name only Northern
> Hemisphere country to have won. This country won in 2003 and
> is hosting the current World Cup. This country also won the
> 1966 World Cup in soccer.
>
> 3. How many players are there on the field for each team in a game
> of rugby union? Hint: the number is *not* prime.
>
> 4. Teams in the Rugby World Cup are playing for the William Webb
> Ellis Trophy, named after William Webb Ellis, who according to
> legend first picked up a football and ran with it while he was
> a student at which English public school?
>
> 5. Which team at the 2015 Rugby World Cup, captained by Paul
> O'Connell, is representing two different countries?
>
> 6. Which country's rugby team is known as the Cherry Blossoms
> (or the Brave Blossoms) and beat South Africa two weeks ago in
> what some called the greatest Rugby World Cup upset of all time?
>
> 7. In 1972, a Uruguayan rugby team crashed into the Andes.
> Only 16 people of the 45 on board survived the crash, but the
> survivors had to eat the dead after rations ran out. What is
> the one-word title of the 1993 movie based on these events?
>
> 8. What is the one-word title of the 2009 movie starring Matt Damon
> as the captain of the 1995 World Cup winning South African team,
> Francois Pienaar?
>
> Please decode the rot13 for the least two questions only after
> you have finished with #9-10.
>
> 9. Gur Ehtol Jbeyq Phc vf uryq rirel 4 lrnef. Ohg rirel lrne,
> 4 pbhagevrf bs gur Fbhgurea Urzvfcurer pbzcrgr va gur Ehtol
> Punzcvbafuvc. Hagvy 2012, gurer jrer bayl 3 bs gurz --
> Nhfgenyvn, Arj Mrnynaq, naq Fbhgu Nsevpn. Juvpu sbhegu pbhagel
> wbvarq gur pbzcrgvgvba va 2012? Guvf pbhagel unf arire jba
> gur Ehtol Jbeyq Phc, ohg vg unf jba gur fbppre Jbeyq Phc gjvpr.
>
> 10. Va gur Abegurea Urzvfcurer, gurl unir n fvzvyne naahny
> pbzcrgvgvba. Fvk Abegurea Urzvfcurer angvbaf pbzcrgr va gur
> Fvk Angvbaf pbzcrgvgvba. Sbhe bs gur pbhagevrf ner Ratynaq,
> Fpbgynaq, Jnyrf, naq Verynaq. Anzr rvgure bs gur bgure gjb.
>
>
> * Game 3, Round 6 - Geography - Tallest Structures
>
> 1. Name the structure that held the record for the tallest structure
> in the world for 3,871 years.
>
> 2. Name the 555-foot-high structure completed in 1884 that held
> the record for the tallest structure in the world, but only for
> 5 years. Even today, though, it is still the tallest structure
> in the city where it is located.
>
> 3. Name the London building that, at just over 1,000 feet tall,
> is currently the tallest building in Western Europe.
>
> 4. This structure at 405 Lexington Avenue, New York, was built in
> 1930 and held the record for the tallest structure in the world
> for only for a year before another one, less than a mile away,
> took the record. Name the 1930 structure.
>
> 5. In this question "tower" excludes buildings, which contain
> habitable floors over most of their height. On that basis,
> name the structure that is the tallest tower in the world and
> the second-tallest structure of any kind in Asia: it is a
> neofuturistic broadcast, restaurant, and observation tower.
>
> 6. Name the building 136 m high that is the tallest structure in
> the world's smallest country (by area).
>
> 7. Name the tallest structure in Taiwan. Hint: it sounds like an
> introductory college course about highly-strung personalities.
>
> 8. What name is given to the proposed 80-story condominium building
> that would be built on the southwest corner of Bloor and Yonge
> and would be the tallest building in Canada?
>
> 9. It stands 172 m tall and has only three floors, yet it is the
> tallest building in Barcelona (not counting power plant
> chimneys and communication towers). What is it? Its name is
> almost identical in Catalan and Spanish; give either version.
>
> 10. Construction started on the world's tallest proposed tower
> in April 2013. It is called the Kingdom Tower and it will have
> a height of 1,008 m when completed in 2018. In which country
> will you find this building?
--
Dan Tilque
Calvin
Feb 14, 2016, 3:18:19 AM2/14/16
to
On Saturday, February 13, 2016 at 1:26:34 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
> * Game 3, Round 4 - Sports - It's the World in Union... Rugby Union
>
> The Rugby World Cup is currently taking place. Here are 10
> questions all about the great sport of rugby union and about the
> Rugby World Cup.
>
> 1. Which Southern Hemisphere country with a population of just over
> 4 million won the very first Rugby World Cup in 1987 and also
> won the most recent Rugby World Cup in 2011?
New Zealand
> * Game 3, Round 4 - Sports - It's the World in Union... Rugby Union
>
> The Rugby World Cup is currently taking place. Here are 10
> questions all about the great sport of rugby union and about the
> Rugby World Cup.
>
> 1. Which Southern Hemisphere country with a population of just over
> 4 million won the very first Rugby World Cup in 1987 and also
> won the most recent Rugby World Cup in 2011?
> 2. Of the seven Rugby World Cups to take place, New Zealand has
> won two, Australia two, and South Africa two. Name only Northern
> Hemisphere country to have won. This country won in 2003 and
> is hosting the current World Cup. This country also won the
> 1966 World Cup in soccer.
> 3. How many players are there on the field for each team in a game
> of rugby union? Hint: the number is *not* prime.
> 4. Teams in the Rugby World Cup are playing for the William Webb
> Ellis Trophy, named after William Webb Ellis, who according to
> legend first picked up a football and ran with it while he was
> a student at which English public school?
> 5. Which team at the 2015 Rugby World Cup, captained by Paul
> O'Connell, is representing two different countries?
> 6. Which country's rugby team is known as the Cherry Blossoms
> (or the Brave Blossoms) and beat South Africa two weeks ago in
> what some called the greatest Rugby World Cup upset of all time?
> 7. In 1972, a Uruguayan rugby team crashed into the Andes.
> Only 16 people of the 45 on board survived the crash, but the
> survivors had to eat the dead after rations ran out. What is
> the one-word title of the 1993 movie based on these events?
> 8. What is the one-word title of the 2009 movie starring Matt Damon
> as the captain of the 1995 World Cup winning South African team,
> Francois Pienaar?
> Please decode the rot13 for the least two questions only after
> you have finished with #9-10.
>
> 9. Gur Ehtol Jbeyq Phc vf uryq rirel 4 lrnef. Ohg rirel lrne,
> 4 pbhagevrf bs gur Fbhgurea Urzvfcurer pbzcrgr va gur Ehtol
> Punzcvbafuvc. Hagvy 2012, gurer jrer bayl 3 bs gurz --
> Nhfgenyvn, Arj Mrnynaq, naq Fbhgu Nsevpn. Juvpu sbhegu pbhagel
> wbvarq gur pbzcrgvgvba va 2012? Guvf pbhagel unf arire jba
> gur Ehtol Jbeyq Phc, ohg vg unf jba gur fbppre Jbeyq Phc gjvpr.
> 10. Va gur Abegurea Urzvfcurer, gurl unir n fvzvyne naahny
> pbzcrgvgvba. Fvk Abegurea Urzvfcurer angvbaf pbzcrgr va gur
> Fvk Angvbaf pbzcrgvgvba. Sbhe bs gur pbhagevrf ner Ratynaq,
> Fpbgynaq, Jnyrf, naq Verynaq. Anzr rvgure bs gur bgure gjb.
> * Game 3, Round 6 - Geography - Tallest Structures
>
> 1. Name the structure that held the record for the tallest structure
> in the world for 3,871 years.
> 2. Name the 555-foot-high structure completed in 1884 that held
> the record for the tallest structure in the world, but only for
> 5 years. Even today, though, it is still the tallest structure
> in the city where it is located.
> 3. Name the London building that, at just over 1,000 feet tall,
> is currently the tallest building in Western Europe.
> 4. This structure at 405 Lexington Avenue, New York, was built in
> 1930 and held the record for the tallest structure in the world
> for only for a year before another one, less than a mile away,
> took the record. Name the 1930 structure.
> 5. In this question "tower" excludes buildings, which contain
> habitable floors over most of their height. On that basis,
> name the structure that is the tallest tower in the world and
> the second-tallest structure of any kind in Asia: it is a
> neofuturistic broadcast, restaurant, and observation tower.
> 6. Name the building 136 m high that is the tallest structure in
> the world's smallest country (by area).
> 7. Name the tallest structure in Taiwan. Hint: it sounds like an
> introductory college course about highly-strung personalities.
>
> 8. What name is given to the proposed 80-story condominium building
> that would be built on the southwest corner of Bloor and Yonge
> and would be the tallest building in Canada?
>
> 9. It stands 172 m tall and has only three floors, yet it is the
> tallest building in Barcelona (not counting power plant
> chimneys and communication towers). What is it? Its name is
> almost identical in Catalan and Spanish; give either version.
> 10. Construction started on the world's tallest proposed tower
> in April 2013. It is called the Kingdom Tower and it will have
> a height of 1,008 m when completed in 2018. In which country
> will you find this building?
cheers,
calvin
Pete
Feb 14, 2016, 5:29:39 PM2/14/16
to
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-10-05,
> 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 Bloor St. Irregulars,
> 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 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 3, Round 4 - Sports - It's the World in Union... Rugby Union
>
> The Rugby World Cup is currently taking place. Here are 10
> questions all about the great sport of rugby union and about the
> Rugby World Cup.
>
> 1. Which Southern Hemisphere country with a population of just over
> 4 million won the very first Rugby World Cup in 1987 and also
> won the most recent Rugby World Cup in 2011?
New Zealand
> 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 Bloor St. Irregulars,
> 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 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 3, Round 4 - Sports - It's the World in Union... Rugby Union
>
> The Rugby World Cup is currently taking place. Here are 10
> questions all about the great sport of rugby union and about the
> Rugby World Cup.
>
> 1. Which Southern Hemisphere country with a population of just over
> 4 million won the very first Rugby World Cup in 1987 and also
> won the most recent Rugby World Cup in 2011?
>
> 2. Of the seven Rugby World Cups to take place, New Zealand has
> won two, Australia two, and South Africa two. Name only Northern
> Hemisphere country to have won. This country won in 2003 and
> is hosting the current World Cup. This country also won the
> 1966 World Cup in soccer.
>
> 3. How many players are there on the field for each team in a game
> of rugby union? Hint: the number is *not* prime.
>
> 4. Teams in the Rugby World Cup are playing for the William Webb
> Ellis Trophy, named after William Webb Ellis, who according to
> legend first picked up a football and ran with it while he was
> a student at which English public school?
>
> 5. Which team at the 2015 Rugby World Cup, captained by Paul
> O'Connell, is representing two different countries?
>
> 6. Which country's rugby team is known as the Cherry Blossoms
> (or the Brave Blossoms) and beat South Africa two weeks ago in
> what some called the greatest Rugby World Cup upset of all time?
>
> 7. In 1972, a Uruguayan rugby team crashed into the Andes.
> Only 16 people of the 45 on board survived the crash, but the
> survivors had to eat the dead after rations ran out. What is
> the one-word title of the 1993 movie based on these events?
>
> 8. What is the one-word title of the 2009 movie starring Matt Damon
> as the captain of the 1995 World Cup winning South African team,
> Francois Pienaar?
>
> Please decode the rot13 for the least two questions only after
> you have finished with #9-10.
>
> 9. Gur Ehtol Jbeyq Phc vf uryq rirel 4 lrnef. Ohg rirel lrne,
> 4 pbhagevrf bs gur Fbhgurea Urzvfcurer pbzcrgr va gur Ehtol
> Punzcvbafuvc. Hagvy 2012, gurer jrer bayl 3 bs gurz --
> Nhfgenyvn, Arj Mrnynaq, naq Fbhgu Nsevpn. Juvpu sbhegu pbhagel
> wbvarq gur pbzcrgvgvba va 2012? Guvf pbhagel unf arire jba
> gur Ehtol Jbeyq Phc, ohg vg unf jba gur fbppre Jbeyq Phc gjvpr.
>
> 10. Va gur Abegurea Urzvfcurer, gurl unir n fvzvyne naahny
> pbzcrgvgvba. Fvk Abegurea Urzvfcurer angvbaf pbzcrgr va gur
> Fvk Angvbaf pbzcrgvgvba. Sbhe bs gur pbhagevrf ner Ratynaq,
> Fpbgynaq, Jnyrf, naq Verynaq. Anzr rvgure bs gur bgure gjb.
>
>
> * Game 3, Round 6 - Geography - Tallest Structures
>
> 1. Name the structure that held the record for the tallest structure
> in the world for 3,871 years.
>
> 2. Name the 555-foot-high structure completed in 1884 that held
> the record for the tallest structure in the world, but only for
> 5 years. Even today, though, it is still the tallest structure
> in the city where it is located.
>
> 3. Name the London building that, at just over 1,000 feet tall,
> is currently the tallest building in Western Europe.
>
> 4. This structure at 405 Lexington Avenue, New York, was built in
> 1930 and held the record for the tallest structure in the world
> for only for a year before another one, less than a mile away,
> took the record. Name the 1930 structure.
>
> 5. In this question "tower" excludes buildings, which contain
> habitable floors over most of their height. On that basis,
> name the structure that is the tallest tower in the world and
> the second-tallest structure of any kind in Asia: it is a
> neofuturistic broadcast, restaurant, and observation tower.
>
> 6. Name the building 136 m high that is the tallest structure in
> the world's smallest country (by area).
>
> 7. Name the tallest structure in Taiwan. Hint: it sounds like an
> introductory college course about highly-strung personalities.
>
> 8. What name is given to the proposed 80-story condominium building
> that would be built on the southwest corner of Bloor and Yonge
> and would be the tallest building in Canada?
>
> 9. It stands 172 m tall and has only three floors, yet it is the
> tallest building in Barcelona (not counting power plant
> chimneys and communication towers). What is it? Its name is
> almost identical in Catalan and Spanish; give either version.
>
> 10. Construction started on the world's tallest proposed tower
> in April 2013. It is called the Kingdom Tower and it will have
> a height of 1,008 m when completed in 2018. In which country
> will you find this building?
>
Pete
Björn Lundin
Feb 15, 2016, 12:35:25 PM2/15/16
to
On 2016-02-13 04:26, Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-10-05,
> 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 Bloor St. Irregulars,
> 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 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 3, Round 4 - Sports - It's the World in Union... Rugby Union
>
> The Rugby World Cup is currently taking place. Here are 10
> questions all about the great sport of rugby union and about the
> Rugby World Cup.
>
> 1. Which Southern Hemisphere country with a population of just over
> 4 million won the very first Rugby World Cup in 1987 and also
> won the most recent Rugby World Cup in 2011?
New Zealand ?
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-10-05,
> 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 Bloor St. Irregulars,
> 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 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 3, Round 4 - Sports - It's the World in Union... Rugby Union
>
> The Rugby World Cup is currently taking place. Here are 10
> questions all about the great sport of rugby union and about the
> Rugby World Cup.
>
> 1. Which Southern Hemisphere country with a population of just over
> 4 million won the very first Rugby World Cup in 1987 and also
> won the most recent Rugby World Cup in 2011?
>
> 2. Of the seven Rugby World Cups to take place, New Zealand has
> won two, Australia two, and South Africa two. Name only Northern
> Hemisphere country to have won. This country won in 2003 and
> is hosting the current World Cup. This country also won the
> 1966 World Cup in soccer.
(I would answer UK, but I guess the parts all have separate teams, as in
football)
>
> 3. How many players are there on the field for each team in a game
> of rugby union? Hint: the number is *not* prime.
> 7. In 1972, a Uruguayan rugby team crashed into the Andes.
> Only 16 people of the 45 on board survived the crash, but the
> survivors had to eat the dead after rations ran out. What is
> the one-word title of the 1993 movie based on these events?
>
> Please decode the rot13 for the least two questions only after
> you have finished with #9-10.
>
> 9. Gur Ehtol Jbeyq Phc vf uryq rirel 4 lrnef. Ohg rirel lrne,
> 4 pbhagevrf bs gur Fbhgurea Urzvfcurer pbzcrgr va gur Ehtol
> Punzcvbafuvc. Hagvy 2012, gurer jrer bayl 3 bs gurz --
> Nhfgenyvn, Arj Mrnynaq, naq Fbhgu Nsevpn. Juvpu sbhegu pbhagel
> wbvarq gur pbzcrgvgvba va 2012? Guvf pbhagel unf arire jba
> gur Ehtol Jbeyq Phc, ohg vg unf jba gur fbppre Jbeyq Phc gjvpr.
>
> 10. Va gur Abegurea Urzvfcurer, gurl unir n fvzvyne naahny
> pbzcrgvgvba. Fvk Abegurea Urzvfcurer angvbaf pbzcrgr va gur
> Fvk Angvbaf pbzcrgvgvba. Sbhe bs gur pbhagevrf ner Ratynaq,
> Fpbgynaq, Jnyrf, naq Verynaq. Anzr rvgure bs gur bgure gjb.
>
>
> * Game 3, Round 6 - Geography - Tallest Structures
>
> 1. Name the structure that held the record for the tallest structure
> in the world for 3,871 years.
>
> 2. Name the 555-foot-high structure completed in 1884 that held
> the record for the tallest structure in the world, but only for
> 5 years. Even today, though, it is still the tallest structure
> in the city where it is located.
>
> 3. Name the London building that, at just over 1,000 feet tall,
> is currently the tallest building in Western Europe.
>
> 4. This structure at 405 Lexington Avenue, New York, was built in
> 1930 and held the record for the tallest structure in the world
> for only for a year before another one, less than a mile away,
> took the record. Name the 1930 structure.
>
> 5. In this question "tower" excludes buildings, which contain
> habitable floors over most of their height. On that basis,
> name the structure that is the tallest tower in the world and
> the second-tallest structure of any kind in Asia: it is a
> neofuturistic broadcast, restaurant, and observation tower.
>
> 6. Name the building 136 m high that is the tallest structure in
> the world's smallest country (by area).
>
> 7. Name the tallest structure in Taiwan. Hint: it sounds like an
> introductory college course about highly-strung personalities.
>
> 8. What name is given to the proposed 80-story condominium building
> that would be built on the southwest corner of Bloor and Yonge
> and would be the tallest building in Canada?
>
> 9. It stands 172 m tall and has only three floors, yet it is the
> tallest building in Barcelona (not counting power plant
> chimneys and communication towers). What is it? Its name is
> almost identical in Catalan and Spanish; give either version.
>
> 10. Construction started on the world's tallest proposed tower
> in April 2013. It is called the Kingdom Tower and it will have
> a height of 1,008 m when completed in 2018. In which country
> will you find this building?
>
--
--
Björn
Marc Dashevsky
Feb 15, 2016, 3:20:50 PM2/15/16
to
In article <R4Gdnb_OKav3PyPL...@giganews.com>, m...@vex.net says...
> 2. Of the seven Rugby World Cups to take place, New Zealand has
> won two, Australia two, and South Africa two. Name only Northern
> Hemisphere country to have won. This country won in 2003 and
> is hosting the current World Cup. This country also won the
> 1966 World Cup in soccer.
Ireland
> 3. How many players are there on the field for each team in a game
> of rugby union? Hint: the number is *not* prime.
12
> 4. Teams in the Rugby World Cup are playing for the William Webb
> Ellis Trophy, named after William Webb Ellis, who according to
> legend first picked up a football and ran with it while he was
> a student at which English public school?
Eton
> 5. Which team at the 2015 Rugby World Cup, captained by Paul
> O'Connell, is representing two different countries?
>
> 6. Which country's rugby team is known as the Cherry Blossoms
> (or the Brave Blossoms) and beat South Africa two weeks ago in
> what some called the greatest Rugby World Cup upset of all time?
>
> 7. In 1972, a Uruguayan rugby team crashed into the Andes.
> Only 16 people of the 45 on board survived the crash, but the
> survivors had to eat the dead after rations ran out. What is
> the one-word title of the 1993 movie based on these events?
Alive
> 8. What is the one-word title of the 2009 movie starring Matt Damon
> as the captain of the 1995 World Cup winning South African team,
> Francois Pienaar?
Invictus (not a bad film)
> 9. The Rugby World Cup is held every 4 years. But every year,
> 4 countries of the Southern Hemisphere compete in the Rugby
> Championship. Until 2012, there were only 3 of them --
> Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. Which fourth country
> joined the competition in 2012? This country has never won
> the Rugby World Cup, but it has won the soccer World Cup twice.
Argentina
> 10. In the Northern Hemisphere, they have a similar annual
> competition. Six Northern Hemisphere nations compete in the
> Six Nations competition. Four of the countries are England,
> Scotland, Wales, and Ireland. Name either of the other two.
Canada
> * Game 3, Round 6 - Geography - Tallest Structures
>
> 1. Name the structure that held the record for the tallest structure
> in the world for 3,871 years.
Great Pyramid at Giza
>
> 2. Name the 555-foot-high structure completed in 1884 that held
> the record for the tallest structure in the world, but only for
> 5 years. Even today, though, it is still the tallest structure
> in the city where it is located.
Eiffel Tower
> 3. Name the London building that, at just over 1,000 feet tall,
> is currently the tallest building in Western Europe.
>
> 4. This structure at 405 Lexington Avenue, New York, was built in
> 1930 and held the record for the tallest structure in the world
> for only for a year before another one, less than a mile away,
> took the record. Name the 1930 structure.
Chrysler Building
> 5. In this question "tower" excludes buildings, which contain
> habitable floors over most of their height. On that basis,
> name the structure that is the tallest tower in the world and
> the second-tallest structure of any kind in Asia: it is a
> neofuturistic broadcast, restaurant, and observation tower.
>
> 6. Name the building 136 m high that is the tallest structure in
> the world's smallest country (by area).
Saint Peter's Basilica
> 7. Name the tallest structure in Taiwan. Hint: it sounds like an
> introductory college course about highly-strung personalities.
Taipei 101 (thanks for the great hint)
> 8. What name is given to the proposed 80-story condominium building
> that would be built on the southwest corner of Bloor and Yonge
> and would be the tallest building in Canada?
>
> 9. It stands 172 m tall and has only three floors, yet it is the
> tallest building in Barcelona (not counting power plant
> chimneys and communication towers). What is it? Its name is
> almost identical in Catalan and Spanish; give either version.
>
> 10. Construction started on the world's tallest proposed tower
> in April 2013. It is called the Kingdom Tower and it will have
> a height of 1,008 m when completed in 2018. In which country
> will you find this building?
Saudi Arabia
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
> * Game 3, Round 4 - Sports - It's the World in Union... Rugby Union
>
> The Rugby World Cup is currently taking place. Here are 10
> questions all about the great sport of rugby union and about the
> Rugby World Cup.
>
> 1. Which Southern Hemisphere country with a population of just over
> 4 million won the very first Rugby World Cup in 1987 and also
> won the most recent Rugby World Cup in 2011?
New Zealand (the next question reveals the only two other choices)
>
> The Rugby World Cup is currently taking place. Here are 10
> questions all about the great sport of rugby union and about the
> Rugby World Cup.
>
> 1. Which Southern Hemisphere country with a population of just over
> 4 million won the very first Rugby World Cup in 1987 and also
> won the most recent Rugby World Cup in 2011?
> 2. Of the seven Rugby World Cups to take place, New Zealand has
> won two, Australia two, and South Africa two. Name only Northern
> Hemisphere country to have won. This country won in 2003 and
> is hosting the current World Cup. This country also won the
> 1966 World Cup in soccer.
> 3. How many players are there on the field for each team in a game
> of rugby union? Hint: the number is *not* prime.
> 4. Teams in the Rugby World Cup are playing for the William Webb
> Ellis Trophy, named after William Webb Ellis, who according to
> legend first picked up a football and ran with it while he was
> a student at which English public school?
> 5. Which team at the 2015 Rugby World Cup, captained by Paul
> O'Connell, is representing two different countries?
>
> 6. Which country's rugby team is known as the Cherry Blossoms
> (or the Brave Blossoms) and beat South Africa two weeks ago in
> what some called the greatest Rugby World Cup upset of all time?
>
> 7. In 1972, a Uruguayan rugby team crashed into the Andes.
> Only 16 people of the 45 on board survived the crash, but the
> survivors had to eat the dead after rations ran out. What is
> the one-word title of the 1993 movie based on these events?
> 8. What is the one-word title of the 2009 movie starring Matt Damon
> as the captain of the 1995 World Cup winning South African team,
> Francois Pienaar?
> 9. The Rugby World Cup is held every 4 years. But every year,
> 4 countries of the Southern Hemisphere compete in the Rugby
> Championship. Until 2012, there were only 3 of them --
> Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. Which fourth country
> joined the competition in 2012? This country has never won
> the Rugby World Cup, but it has won the soccer World Cup twice.
Argentina
> 10. In the Northern Hemisphere, they have a similar annual
> competition. Six Northern Hemisphere nations compete in the
> Six Nations competition. Four of the countries are England,
> Scotland, Wales, and Ireland. Name either of the other two.
> * Game 3, Round 6 - Geography - Tallest Structures
>
> 1. Name the structure that held the record for the tallest structure
> in the world for 3,871 years.
>
> 2. Name the 555-foot-high structure completed in 1884 that held
> the record for the tallest structure in the world, but only for
> 5 years. Even today, though, it is still the tallest structure
> in the city where it is located.
> 3. Name the London building that, at just over 1,000 feet tall,
> is currently the tallest building in Western Europe.
>
> 4. This structure at 405 Lexington Avenue, New York, was built in
> 1930 and held the record for the tallest structure in the world
> for only for a year before another one, less than a mile away,
> took the record. Name the 1930 structure.
> 5. In this question "tower" excludes buildings, which contain
> habitable floors over most of their height. On that basis,
> name the structure that is the tallest tower in the world and
> the second-tallest structure of any kind in Asia: it is a
> neofuturistic broadcast, restaurant, and observation tower.
>
> 6. Name the building 136 m high that is the tallest structure in
> the world's smallest country (by area).
> 7. Name the tallest structure in Taiwan. Hint: it sounds like an
> introductory college course about highly-strung personalities.
> 8. What name is given to the proposed 80-story condominium building
> that would be built on the southwest corner of Bloor and Yonge
> and would be the tallest building in Canada?
>
> 9. It stands 172 m tall and has only three floors, yet it is the
> tallest building in Barcelona (not counting power plant
> chimneys and communication towers). What is it? Its name is
> almost identical in Catalan and Spanish; give either version.
>
> 10. Construction started on the world's tallest proposed tower
> in April 2013. It is called the Kingdom Tower and it will have
> a height of 1,008 m when completed in 2018. In which country
> will you find this building?
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Mark Brader
Feb 16, 2016, 12:37:33 AM2/16/16
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Mark Brader:
> 1. Which Southern Hemisphere country with a population of just over
> 4 million won the very first Rugby World Cup in 1987 and also
> won the most recent Rugby World Cup in 2011?
New Zealand. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Peter, Erland, Dan Tilque,
Calvin, Pete, Björn, and Marc.
Sorry, I should've rot13'd the next question, which completely gave
away this one. Some people still managed to miss it, though.
> 2. Of the seven Rugby World Cups to take place, New Zealand has
> won two, Australia two, and South Africa two. Name only Northern
> Hemisphere country to have won. This country won in 2003 and
> is hosting the current World Cup. This country also won the
> 1966 World Cup in soccer.
England. The UK is wrong; rugby is one of the sports where the
countries forming it compete separately. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua,
Joe, Peter, Erland, Dan Tilque, Calvin, Pete, and Björn.
> 3. How many players are there on the field for each team in a game
> of rugby union? Hint: the number is *not* prime.
15. 4 for Joe, Peter, Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Pete.
> 4. Teams in the Rugby World Cup are playing for the William Webb
> Ellis Trophy, named after William Webb Ellis, who according to
> legend first picked up a football and ran with it while he was
> a student at which English public school?
Rugby! 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Joe, Peter, Erland, Dan Tilque,
Calvin, and Pete.
> 5. Which team at the 2015 Rugby World Cup, captained by Paul
> O'Connell, is representing two different countries?
Ireland. The team represents the island of Ireland, including
Northern Ireland (part of the UK) as well as the republic of Ireland.
4 for Joshua, Joe, Peter, Calvin, and Pete.
> 6. Which country's rugby team is known as the Cherry Blossoms
> (or the Brave Blossoms) and beat South Africa two weeks ago in
> what some called the greatest Rugby World Cup upset of all time?
Japan. 4 for Dan Blum, Joe, Peter, Erland, Dan Tilque, Calvin,
and Pete.
> 7. In 1972, a Uruguayan rugby team crashed into the Andes.
> Only 16 people of the 45 on board survived the crash, but the
> survivors had to eat the dead after rations ran out. What is
> the one-word title of the 1993 movie based on these events?
"Alive". ("Survive!" was the less well known 1976 version.)
4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Jason, Björn, and Marc. 3 for Calvin.
> 8. What is the one-word title of the 2009 movie starring Matt Damon
> as the captain of the 1995 World Cup winning South African team,
> Francois Pienaar?
"Invictus". 4 for Joshua, Jason, Peter, Calvin, Pete, and Marc.
3 for Joe.
> Please decode the rot13 for the least two questions only after
> you have finished with #9-10.
Er, would you believe... oh well, never mind.
> 9. The Rugby World Cup is held every 4 years. But every year,
> 4 countries of the Southern Hemisphere compete in the Rugby
> Championship. Until 2012, there were only 3 of them --
> Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. Which fourth country
> joined the competition in 2012? This country has never won
> the Rugby World Cup, but it has won the soccer World Cup twice.
Argentina. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Joe, Peter, Erland, Dan Tilque,
Calvin, Pete, Björn, and Marc.
> 10. In the Northern Hemisphere, they have a similar annual
> competition. Six Northern Hemisphere nations compete in the
> Six Nations competition. Four of the countries are England,
> Scotland, Wales, and Ireland. Name either of the other two.
France, Italy. 4 for Joshua, Joe, Peter (the hard way), Erland,
Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Pete.
> * Game 3, Round 6 - Geography - Tallest Structures
And this was the hardest round in the original game.
> 1. Name the structure that held the record for the tallest structure
> in the world for 3,871 years.
Great Pyramid (of Cheops, or Khufu, at Giza, Egypt). 4 for Dan Blum,
Joshua, Joe, Peter, Erland, Dan Tilque, Calvin, Pete, Björn, and Marc.
> 2. Name the 555-foot-high structure completed in 1884 that held
> the record for the tallest structure in the world, but only for
> 5 years. Even today, though, it is still the tallest structure
> in the city where it is located.
Washington Monument. (In Washington.) 4 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque.
The Eiffel Tower (in Paris) was a popular guess; it was actually the
*next* record-holder. It was built for an 1890 exposition (World's
Fair), was about 77% higher than the Washington Monument at almost
exactly 300 meters, and was constructed in under 1/16 of the time.
> 3. Name the London building that, at just over 1,000 feet tall,
> is currently the tallest building in Western Europe.
The Shard (of Glass), or the London Bridge Tower. 4 for Joe, Peter,
and Pete. 3 for Calvin.
> 4. This structure at 405 Lexington Avenue, New York, was built in
> 1930 and held the record for the tallest structure in the world
> for only for a year before another one, less than a mile away,
> took the record. Name the 1930 structure.
Chrysler Building. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Peter, Dan Tilque,
Calvin, Pete, and Marc. 3 for Björn.
During its construction the fact that it was going to take the
record was kept secret! A rival structure, the Bank of Manhattan
Trust Building (now called the Trump Building), was completed a
little earlier and had been designed to be slightly taller than
the announced height for the Chrysler Building. But permission
was secretly obtained to increase the Chrysler Building's height
by adding a spire, which was constructed *inside the building*
and installed after the other tower was completed.
Again, one popular guess was actually the next record-holder.
The Empire State Building took the record a year later and held it
for over 40 years.
> 5. In this question "tower" excludes buildings, which contain
> habitable floors over most of their height. On that basis,
> name the structure that is the tallest *tower* in the world
> 6. Name the building 136 m high that is the tallest structure in
> the world's smallest country (by area).
St. Peter's Basilica. (Vatican City.) 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua,
Peter, Erland, Dan Tilque, Calvin, Pete, Björn, and Marc.
> 7. Name the tallest structure in Taiwan. Hint: it sounds like an
> introductory college course about highly-strung personalities.
Taipei 101. ("Type A", get it?) 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Peter,
Erland, Pete, and Marc.
> 8. What name is given to the proposed 80-story condominium building
> that would be built on the southwest corner of Bloor and Yonge
> and would be the tallest building in Canada?
The One. Also accepting the street address "1 Bloor (St.) W."
> 9. It stands 172 m tall and has only three floors, yet it is the
> tallest building in Barcelona (not counting power plant
> chimneys and communication towers). What is it? Its name is
> almost identical in Catalan and Spanish; give either version.
Basílica i Temple Expiatorio de la Sagrada Família or
Basílica y Templo Expiatorio de la Sagrada Familia.
The last two words were sufficient in any case. 4 for Erland.
> 10. Construction started on the world's tallest proposed tower
> in April 2013. It is called the Kingdom Tower and it will have
> a height of 1,008 m when completed in 2018. In which country
> will you find this building?
Saudi Arabia. (It's in Jeddah.) 4 for Joshua, Peter, Erland,
Calvin, and Marc. 2 for Pete.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 3 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Sci Lit Spo Geo
Joshua Kreitzer 32 36 32 20 120
Dan Blum 38 36 24 20 118
Dan Tilque 36 32 28 16 112
"Calvin" 23 28 39 19 109
Pete Gayde 20 24 36 22 102
Marc Dashevsky 32 28 16 20 96
Peter Smyth 20 12 36 24 92
"Joe" 8 28 31 8 75
Erland Sommarskog 26 4 24 20 74
Bruce Bowler 32 20 -- -- 52
Björn Lundin 12 4 16 11 43
Jason Kreitzer 4 28 8 0 40
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Mark Brader | A standard is established on sure bases, not capriciously
Toronto | but with the surety of something intentional and of a logic
m...@vex.net | controlled by analysis and experiment. ... A standard is
| necessary for order in human effort. -- Le Corbusier
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-10-05,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 3, Round 4 - Sports - It's the World in Union... Rugby Union
> The Rugby World Cup is currently taking place. Here are 10
> questions all about the great sport of rugby union and about the
> Rugby World Cup.
This was the easiest round in the original game.
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 3, Round 4 - Sports - It's the World in Union... Rugby Union
> The Rugby World Cup is currently taking place. Here are 10
> questions all about the great sport of rugby union and about the
> Rugby World Cup.
> 1. Which Southern Hemisphere country with a population of just over
> 4 million won the very first Rugby World Cup in 1987 and also
> won the most recent Rugby World Cup in 2011?
Calvin, Pete, Björn, and Marc.
Sorry, I should've rot13'd the next question, which completely gave
away this one. Some people still managed to miss it, though.
> 2. Of the seven Rugby World Cups to take place, New Zealand has
> won two, Australia two, and South Africa two. Name only Northern
> Hemisphere country to have won. This country won in 2003 and
> is hosting the current World Cup. This country also won the
> 1966 World Cup in soccer.
countries forming it compete separately. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua,
Joe, Peter, Erland, Dan Tilque, Calvin, Pete, and Björn.
> 3. How many players are there on the field for each team in a game
> of rugby union? Hint: the number is *not* prime.
> 4. Teams in the Rugby World Cup are playing for the William Webb
> Ellis Trophy, named after William Webb Ellis, who according to
> legend first picked up a football and ran with it while he was
> a student at which English public school?
Calvin, and Pete.
> 5. Which team at the 2015 Rugby World Cup, captained by Paul
> O'Connell, is representing two different countries?
Northern Ireland (part of the UK) as well as the republic of Ireland.
4 for Joshua, Joe, Peter, Calvin, and Pete.
> 6. Which country's rugby team is known as the Cherry Blossoms
> (or the Brave Blossoms) and beat South Africa two weeks ago in
> what some called the greatest Rugby World Cup upset of all time?
and Pete.
> 7. In 1972, a Uruguayan rugby team crashed into the Andes.
> Only 16 people of the 45 on board survived the crash, but the
> survivors had to eat the dead after rations ran out. What is
> the one-word title of the 1993 movie based on these events?
4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Jason, Björn, and Marc. 3 for Calvin.
> 8. What is the one-word title of the 2009 movie starring Matt Damon
> as the captain of the 1995 World Cup winning South African team,
> Francois Pienaar?
3 for Joe.
> Please decode the rot13 for the least two questions only after
> you have finished with #9-10.
> 9. The Rugby World Cup is held every 4 years. But every year,
> 4 countries of the Southern Hemisphere compete in the Rugby
> Championship. Until 2012, there were only 3 of them --
> Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. Which fourth country
> joined the competition in 2012? This country has never won
> the Rugby World Cup, but it has won the soccer World Cup twice.
Calvin, Pete, Björn, and Marc.
> 10. In the Northern Hemisphere, they have a similar annual
> competition. Six Northern Hemisphere nations compete in the
> Six Nations competition. Four of the countries are England,
> Scotland, Wales, and Ireland. Name either of the other two.
Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Pete.
> * Game 3, Round 6 - Geography - Tallest Structures
> 1. Name the structure that held the record for the tallest structure
> in the world for 3,871 years.
Joshua, Joe, Peter, Erland, Dan Tilque, Calvin, Pete, Björn, and Marc.
> 2. Name the 555-foot-high structure completed in 1884 that held
> the record for the tallest structure in the world, but only for
> 5 years. Even today, though, it is still the tallest structure
> in the city where it is located.
The Eiffel Tower (in Paris) was a popular guess; it was actually the
*next* record-holder. It was built for an 1890 exposition (World's
Fair), was about 77% higher than the Washington Monument at almost
exactly 300 meters, and was constructed in under 1/16 of the time.
> 3. Name the London building that, at just over 1,000 feet tall,
> is currently the tallest building in Western Europe.
and Pete. 3 for Calvin.
> 4. This structure at 405 Lexington Avenue, New York, was built in
> 1930 and held the record for the tallest structure in the world
> for only for a year before another one, less than a mile away,
> took the record. Name the 1930 structure.
Calvin, Pete, and Marc. 3 for Björn.
During its construction the fact that it was going to take the
record was kept secret! A rival structure, the Bank of Manhattan
Trust Building (now called the Trump Building), was completed a
little earlier and had been designed to be slightly taller than
the announced height for the Chrysler Building. But permission
was secretly obtained to increase the Chrysler Building's height
by adding a spire, which was constructed *inside the building*
and installed after the other tower was completed.
Again, one popular guess was actually the next record-holder.
The Empire State Building took the record a year later and held it
for over 40 years.
> 5. In this question "tower" excludes buildings, which contain
> habitable floors over most of their height. On that basis,
> and the second-tallest structure of any kind in Asia: it is a
> neofuturistic broadcast, restaurant, and observation tower.
The Tokyo Skytree.
> neofuturistic broadcast, restaurant, and observation tower.
> 6. Name the building 136 m high that is the tallest structure in
> the world's smallest country (by area).
Peter, Erland, Dan Tilque, Calvin, Pete, Björn, and Marc.
> 7. Name the tallest structure in Taiwan. Hint: it sounds like an
> introductory college course about highly-strung personalities.
Erland, Pete, and Marc.
> 8. What name is given to the proposed 80-story condominium building
> that would be built on the southwest corner of Bloor and Yonge
> and would be the tallest building in Canada?
> 9. It stands 172 m tall and has only three floors, yet it is the
> tallest building in Barcelona (not counting power plant
> chimneys and communication towers). What is it? Its name is
> almost identical in Catalan and Spanish; give either version.
Basílica y Templo Expiatorio de la Sagrada Familia.
The last two words were sufficient in any case. 4 for Erland.
> 10. Construction started on the world's tallest proposed tower
> in April 2013. It is called the Kingdom Tower and it will have
> a height of 1,008 m when completed in 2018. In which country
> will you find this building?
Calvin, and Marc. 2 for Pete.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 3 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Sci Lit Spo Geo
Joshua Kreitzer 32 36 32 20 120
Dan Blum 38 36 24 20 118
Dan Tilque 36 32 28 16 112
"Calvin" 23 28 39 19 109
Pete Gayde 20 24 36 22 102
Marc Dashevsky 32 28 16 20 96
Peter Smyth 20 12 36 24 92
"Joe" 8 28 31 8 75
Erland Sommarskog 26 4 24 20 74
Bruce Bowler 32 20 -- -- 52
Björn Lundin 12 4 16 11 43
Jason Kreitzer 4 28 8 0 40
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Mark Brader | A standard is established on sure bases, not capriciously
Toronto | but with the surety of something intentional and of a logic
m...@vex.net | controlled by analysis and experiment. ... A standard is
| necessary for order in human effort. -- Le Corbusier
Erland Sommarskog
Feb 16, 2016, 3:25:35 AM2/16/16
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Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
>> 5. In this question "tower" excludes buildings, which contain
>> habitable floors over most of their height. On that basis,
>> name the structure that is the tallest *tower* in the world
>> and the second-tallest structure of any kind in Asia: it is a
>> neofuturistic broadcast, restaurant, and observation tower.
>
> The Tokyo Skytree.
Funny. I was thinking of entering the only tower I could think of, but
>> 5. In this question "tower" excludes buildings, which contain
>> habitable floors over most of their height. On that basis,
>> name the structure that is the tallest *tower* in the world
>> and the second-tallest structure of any kind in Asia: it is a
>> neofuturistic broadcast, restaurant, and observation tower.
>
> The Tokyo Skytree.
I dismissed it, because in no way that tower cannot qualify as
neofuturistic. The tower is simply called Tokyo Tower, that is, it is
in the same city.
As for why it does not qualify as neofuturistic, well you would understand
it when you see it. The design is a copy of a certain tower in Paris.
(I did not know of the Tokyo Skytree. But I see on Wikipedia that it was
completed in 2010, the year after my visit to Japan.)
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