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Mark Brader
Nov 13, 2014, 12:24:12 PM11/13/14
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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2014-10-20,
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 in a single followup to the newsgroup,
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 Unnatural Axxxe, 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 2014-09-15 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 5, Round 9 - Sports - Teams
The first 4 questions are about US universities famous for their
basketball or football teams. In each case name the university.
1. This Durham NC university's teams are nicknamed the Blue Devils.
2. This Spokane WA university, whose teams play as the Bulldogs,
is named for a Jesuit saint.
3. This PAC-12 school's teams are the Trojans and a famous alumnus
is O.J. Simpson.
4. South Bend IN is home to which perennial power?
Now some questions from overseas:
5. Saracens would play Harlequins in the top league of what English
professional sport?
6. In this sport, a final score might be reported as "Collingwood,
16.12 (108) defeated St. Kilda, 7.10 (52)". What sport?
7. In the English Premier League, Liverpool FC isn't the only team
playing in the city of Liverpool. Name the other one.
8. Also in the English Premier League, what major city does Aston
Villa FC call home?
Most sport team names are plural, like Maple Leafs, but there are
some singular exceptions. On these questions you can just give
the team name (like "Maple Leafs") without the city or other place.
9. The National Basketball Association has 4 teams whose official
name doesn't end in S. Two are in Florida -- the Magic and
the Heat. Name *either of the other two*.
10. The National Hockey League has 3 teams whose official nickname
doesn't end in S. Again, one is in Florida -- the Lightning --
so please name *either of the other two*.
* Game 5, Round 10 - Challenge Round - Veggies
In case it flew by you, October is World Vegetarian Month, which
kicked off October 1 with World Vegetarian Day and ends November 1
with World Vegan Day. Good thing pub fries are vegetarian.
This week's challenge round is all about your fruits and veggies.
A. Entertainment
A1. For 34 years, a fruity award for the worst in motion pictures
has been handed out, usually on Oscar Eve. Name that award,
which has seen worst actresses Halle Berry and Sandra
Bullock accept their trophies in person.
A2. This 1978 B-film horror spoof -- inspired by "The Birds" --
opens with the discovery by homicide detectives that the
victim of a grisly murder is covered, not in blood, but in
tomato juice. It spawned three sequels. Name it.
B. History
B1. The notorious HMS Bounty, of mutiny fame, set forth in 1787
on a botanical mission to Tahiti. The mission: to bring
a plant to the West Indies in hopes of introducing it as
food for slaves. What plant?
B2. In the 1840s, a fungus called Phytophthora infestans took
advantage of the lack of genetic diversity of an introduced
tuber and caused one of the great human tragedies of the
19th century, and sowed the seeds of prolonged unrest in
the British Isles. By what name do we know this crisis?
C. Geography
C1. Not really an artichoke and not from the Middle East location
that it seems to be named for, its name is a corruption of
"girasole", the Italian word for sunflower. This root
vegetable can be used in stir-frying in place of water
chestnuts. Name it.
C2. Also called Bibb lettuce, this salad ingredient is so named
because farmers in the vicinity of a certain East Coast
American city were responsible for its early cultivation.
Name it.
D. Arts & Literature
D1. Andy Warhol famously designed the still-life print that
adorns the cover of the debut album by the Velvet
Underground. What did he depict?
D2. Name the *author* of the novel from which the following is
taken: "She had painted her lips and was holding in
her hollowed hands a beautiful, banal, Eden-red apple...
She tossed it up into the sun-dusted air, and caught it --
it made a cupped polished plop. Humbert Humbert intercepted
the apple."
E. Canadiana
E1. In the 1970s, the Rapeseed Association of Canada voted
to change the name of rapeseed oil to one that incorporated
the name of the country and did not contain "rape".
What did rapeseed oil become known as?
E2. What is the only apple native to Canada? It is not normally
found in stores.
F. Miscellaneous
F1. This presidential candidate famously dealt his campaign
a setback when he suggested that struggling farmers in Iowa
diversify by growing Belgian endives. Name him.
F2. Which soon-unseated incumbent raised the ire of broccoli
farmers by stating the following: "I do not like broccoli.
I haven't liked it since I was a little kid and my mother
made me eat it. And I'm President of the United States
and I'm not going to eat any more broccoli."
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | Using the wrong software counts as "user error".
m...@vex.net | --Julian Lighton
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 in a single followup to the newsgroup,
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 Unnatural Axxxe, 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 2014-09-15 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 5, Round 9 - Sports - Teams
The first 4 questions are about US universities famous for their
basketball or football teams. In each case name the university.
1. This Durham NC university's teams are nicknamed the Blue Devils.
2. This Spokane WA university, whose teams play as the Bulldogs,
is named for a Jesuit saint.
3. This PAC-12 school's teams are the Trojans and a famous alumnus
is O.J. Simpson.
4. South Bend IN is home to which perennial power?
Now some questions from overseas:
5. Saracens would play Harlequins in the top league of what English
professional sport?
6. In this sport, a final score might be reported as "Collingwood,
16.12 (108) defeated St. Kilda, 7.10 (52)". What sport?
7. In the English Premier League, Liverpool FC isn't the only team
playing in the city of Liverpool. Name the other one.
8. Also in the English Premier League, what major city does Aston
Villa FC call home?
Most sport team names are plural, like Maple Leafs, but there are
some singular exceptions. On these questions you can just give
the team name (like "Maple Leafs") without the city or other place.
9. The National Basketball Association has 4 teams whose official
name doesn't end in S. Two are in Florida -- the Magic and
the Heat. Name *either of the other two*.
10. The National Hockey League has 3 teams whose official nickname
doesn't end in S. Again, one is in Florida -- the Lightning --
so please name *either of the other two*.
* Game 5, Round 10 - Challenge Round - Veggies
In case it flew by you, October is World Vegetarian Month, which
kicked off October 1 with World Vegetarian Day and ends November 1
with World Vegan Day. Good thing pub fries are vegetarian.
This week's challenge round is all about your fruits and veggies.
A. Entertainment
A1. For 34 years, a fruity award for the worst in motion pictures
has been handed out, usually on Oscar Eve. Name that award,
which has seen worst actresses Halle Berry and Sandra
Bullock accept their trophies in person.
A2. This 1978 B-film horror spoof -- inspired by "The Birds" --
opens with the discovery by homicide detectives that the
victim of a grisly murder is covered, not in blood, but in
tomato juice. It spawned three sequels. Name it.
B. History
B1. The notorious HMS Bounty, of mutiny fame, set forth in 1787
on a botanical mission to Tahiti. The mission: to bring
a plant to the West Indies in hopes of introducing it as
food for slaves. What plant?
B2. In the 1840s, a fungus called Phytophthora infestans took
advantage of the lack of genetic diversity of an introduced
tuber and caused one of the great human tragedies of the
19th century, and sowed the seeds of prolonged unrest in
the British Isles. By what name do we know this crisis?
C. Geography
C1. Not really an artichoke and not from the Middle East location
that it seems to be named for, its name is a corruption of
"girasole", the Italian word for sunflower. This root
vegetable can be used in stir-frying in place of water
chestnuts. Name it.
C2. Also called Bibb lettuce, this salad ingredient is so named
because farmers in the vicinity of a certain East Coast
American city were responsible for its early cultivation.
Name it.
D. Arts & Literature
D1. Andy Warhol famously designed the still-life print that
adorns the cover of the debut album by the Velvet
Underground. What did he depict?
D2. Name the *author* of the novel from which the following is
taken: "She had painted her lips and was holding in
her hollowed hands a beautiful, banal, Eden-red apple...
She tossed it up into the sun-dusted air, and caught it --
it made a cupped polished plop. Humbert Humbert intercepted
the apple."
E. Canadiana
E1. In the 1970s, the Rapeseed Association of Canada voted
to change the name of rapeseed oil to one that incorporated
the name of the country and did not contain "rape".
What did rapeseed oil become known as?
E2. What is the only apple native to Canada? It is not normally
found in stores.
F. Miscellaneous
F1. This presidential candidate famously dealt his campaign
a setback when he suggested that struggling farmers in Iowa
diversify by growing Belgian endives. Name him.
F2. Which soon-unseated incumbent raised the ire of broccoli
farmers by stating the following: "I do not like broccoli.
I haven't liked it since I was a little kid and my mother
made me eat it. And I'm President of the United States
and I'm not going to eat any more broccoli."
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | Using the wrong software counts as "user error".
m...@vex.net | --Julian Lighton
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Marc Dashevsky
Nov 13, 2014, 1:07:17 PM11/13/14
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In article <4KydneIU4OOmdPnJ...@vex.net>, m...@vex.net says...
> 2. This Spokane WA university, whose teams play as the Bulldogs,
> is named for a Jesuit saint.
>
> 3. This PAC-12 school's teams are the Trojans and a famous alumnus
> is O.J. Simpson.
UCLA
> 4. South Bend IN is home to which perennial power?
University of Notre Dame
> Now some questions from overseas:
>
> 5. Saracens would play Harlequins in the top league of what English
> professional sport?
>
> 6. In this sport, a final score might be reported as "Collingwood,
> 16.12 (108) defeated St. Kilda, 7.10 (52)". What sport?
cricket
> 7. In the English Premier League, Liverpool FC isn't the only team
> playing in the city of Liverpool. Name the other one.
>
> 8. Also in the English Premier League, what major city does Aston
> Villa FC call home?
>
> Most sport team names are plural, like Maple Leafs, but there are
> some singular exceptions. On these questions you can just give
> the team name (like "Maple Leafs") without the city or other place.
>
> 9. The National Basketball Association has 4 teams whose official
> name doesn't end in S. Two are in Florida -- the Magic and
> the Heat. Name *either of the other two*.
Jazz
> 10. The National Hockey League has 3 teams whose official nickname
> doesn't end in S. Again, one is in Florida -- the Lightning --
> so please name *either of the other two*.
Avalanche
> * Game 5, Round 10 - Challenge Round - Veggies
>
> In case it flew by you, October is World Vegetarian Month, which
> kicked off October 1 with World Vegetarian Day and ends November 1
> with World Vegan Day. Good thing pub fries are vegetarian.
> This week's challenge round is all about your fruits and veggies.
>
> A. Entertainment
>
> A1. For 34 years, a fruity award for the worst in motion pictures
> has been handed out, usually on Oscar Eve. Name that award,
> which has seen worst actresses Halle Berry and Sandra
> Bullock accept their trophies in person.
Razzie
> A2. This 1978 B-film horror spoof -- inspired by "The Birds" --
> opens with the discovery by homicide detectives that the
> victim of a grisly murder is covered, not in blood, but in
> tomato juice. It spawned three sequels. Name it.
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes
> B. History
>
> B1. The notorious HMS Bounty, of mutiny fame, set forth in 1787
> on a botanical mission to Tahiti. The mission: to bring
> a plant to the West Indies in hopes of introducing it as
> food for slaves. What plant?
taro
> B2. In the 1840s, a fungus called Phytophthora infestans took
> advantage of the lack of genetic diversity of an introduced
> tuber and caused one of the great human tragedies of the
> 19th century, and sowed the seeds of prolonged unrest in
> the British Isles. By what name do we know this crisis?
Irish Potato Famine
> C. Geography
>
> C1. Not really an artichoke and not from the Middle East location
> that it seems to be named for, its name is a corruption of
> "girasole", the Italian word for sunflower. This root
> vegetable can be used in stir-frying in place of water
> chestnuts. Name it.
Jerusalem artichoke
> C2. Also called Bibb lettuce, this salad ingredient is so named
> because farmers in the vicinity of a certain East Coast
> American city were responsible for its early cultivation.
> Name it.
Boston lettuce
> D. Arts & Literature
>
> D1. Andy Warhol famously designed the still-life print that
> adorns the cover of the debut album by the Velvet
> Underground. What did he depict?
banana
> D2. Name the *author* of the novel from which the following is
> taken: "She had painted her lips and was holding in
> her hollowed hands a beautiful, banal, Eden-red apple...
> She tossed it up into the sun-dusted air, and caught it --
> it made a cupped polished plop. Humbert Humbert intercepted
> the apple."
Lolita
> E. Canadiana
>
> E1. In the 1970s, the Rapeseed Association of Canada voted
> to change the name of rapeseed oil to one that incorporated
> the name of the country and did not contain "rape".
> What did rapeseed oil become known as?
canola
> E2. What is the only apple native to Canada? It is not normally
> found in stores.
>
> F. Miscellaneous
>
> F1. This presidential candidate famously dealt his campaign
> a setback when he suggested that struggling farmers in Iowa
> diversify by growing Belgian endives. Name him.
Dukakis
> F2. Which soon-unseated incumbent raised the ire of broccoli
> farmers by stating the following: "I do not like broccoli.
> I haven't liked it since I was a little kid and my mother
> made me eat it. And I'm President of the United States
> and I'm not going to eat any more broccoli."
George HW Bush
> * Game 5, Round 9 - Sports - Teams
>
> The first 4 questions are about US universities famous for their
> basketball or football teams. In each case name the university.
>
> 1. This Durham NC university's teams are nicknamed the Blue Devils.
Duke University
>
> The first 4 questions are about US universities famous for their
> basketball or football teams. In each case name the university.
>
> 1. This Durham NC university's teams are nicknamed the Blue Devils.
> 2. This Spokane WA university, whose teams play as the Bulldogs,
> is named for a Jesuit saint.
>
> 3. This PAC-12 school's teams are the Trojans and a famous alumnus
> is O.J. Simpson.
> 4. South Bend IN is home to which perennial power?
> Now some questions from overseas:
>
> 5. Saracens would play Harlequins in the top league of what English
> professional sport?
>
> 6. In this sport, a final score might be reported as "Collingwood,
> 16.12 (108) defeated St. Kilda, 7.10 (52)". What sport?
> 7. In the English Premier League, Liverpool FC isn't the only team
> playing in the city of Liverpool. Name the other one.
>
> 8. Also in the English Premier League, what major city does Aston
> Villa FC call home?
>
> Most sport team names are plural, like Maple Leafs, but there are
> some singular exceptions. On these questions you can just give
> the team name (like "Maple Leafs") without the city or other place.
>
> 9. The National Basketball Association has 4 teams whose official
> name doesn't end in S. Two are in Florida -- the Magic and
> the Heat. Name *either of the other two*.
> 10. The National Hockey League has 3 teams whose official nickname
> doesn't end in S. Again, one is in Florida -- the Lightning --
> so please name *either of the other two*.
> * Game 5, Round 10 - Challenge Round - Veggies
>
> In case it flew by you, October is World Vegetarian Month, which
> kicked off October 1 with World Vegetarian Day and ends November 1
> with World Vegan Day. Good thing pub fries are vegetarian.
> This week's challenge round is all about your fruits and veggies.
>
> A. Entertainment
>
> A1. For 34 years, a fruity award for the worst in motion pictures
> has been handed out, usually on Oscar Eve. Name that award,
> which has seen worst actresses Halle Berry and Sandra
> Bullock accept their trophies in person.
> A2. This 1978 B-film horror spoof -- inspired by "The Birds" --
> opens with the discovery by homicide detectives that the
> victim of a grisly murder is covered, not in blood, but in
> tomato juice. It spawned three sequels. Name it.
> B. History
>
> B1. The notorious HMS Bounty, of mutiny fame, set forth in 1787
> on a botanical mission to Tahiti. The mission: to bring
> a plant to the West Indies in hopes of introducing it as
> food for slaves. What plant?
> B2. In the 1840s, a fungus called Phytophthora infestans took
> advantage of the lack of genetic diversity of an introduced
> tuber and caused one of the great human tragedies of the
> 19th century, and sowed the seeds of prolonged unrest in
> the British Isles. By what name do we know this crisis?
> C. Geography
>
> C1. Not really an artichoke and not from the Middle East location
> that it seems to be named for, its name is a corruption of
> "girasole", the Italian word for sunflower. This root
> vegetable can be used in stir-frying in place of water
> chestnuts. Name it.
> C2. Also called Bibb lettuce, this salad ingredient is so named
> because farmers in the vicinity of a certain East Coast
> American city were responsible for its early cultivation.
> Name it.
> D. Arts & Literature
>
> D1. Andy Warhol famously designed the still-life print that
> adorns the cover of the debut album by the Velvet
> Underground. What did he depict?
> D2. Name the *author* of the novel from which the following is
> taken: "She had painted her lips and was holding in
> her hollowed hands a beautiful, banal, Eden-red apple...
> She tossed it up into the sun-dusted air, and caught it --
> it made a cupped polished plop. Humbert Humbert intercepted
> the apple."
> E. Canadiana
>
> E1. In the 1970s, the Rapeseed Association of Canada voted
> to change the name of rapeseed oil to one that incorporated
> the name of the country and did not contain "rape".
> What did rapeseed oil become known as?
> E2. What is the only apple native to Canada? It is not normally
> found in stores.
>
> F. Miscellaneous
>
> F1. This presidential candidate famously dealt his campaign
> a setback when he suggested that struggling farmers in Iowa
> diversify by growing Belgian endives. Name him.
> F2. Which soon-unseated incumbent raised the ire of broccoli
> farmers by stating the following: "I do not like broccoli.
> I haven't liked it since I was a little kid and my mother
> made me eat it. And I'm President of the United States
> and I'm not going to eat any more broccoli."
Peter Smyth
Nov 13, 2014, 1:53:29 PM11/13/14
to
> 6. In this sport, a final score might be reported as "Collingwood,
> 16.12 (108) defeated St. Kilda, 7.10 (52)". What sport?
Australian Rules
> 16.12 (108) defeated St. Kilda, 7.10 (52)". What sport?
> 7. In the English Premier League, Liverpool FC isn't the only team
> playing in the city of Liverpool. Name the other one.
Everton
> playing in the city of Liverpool. Name the other one.
> 8. Also in the English Premier League, what major city does Aston
> Villa FC call home?
Birmingham
> Villa FC call home?
> Most sport team names are plural, like Maple Leafs, but there are
> some singular exceptions. On these questions you can just give
> the team name (like "Maple Leafs") without the city or other place.
>
> 9. The National Basketball Association has 4 teams whose official
> name doesn't end in S. Two are in Florida -- the Magic and
> the Heat. Name *either of the other two*.
Jazz
> some singular exceptions. On these questions you can just give
> the team name (like "Maple Leafs") without the city or other place.
>
> 9. The National Basketball Association has 4 teams whose official
> name doesn't end in S. Two are in Florida -- the Magic and
> the Heat. Name *either of the other two*.
> 10. The National Hockey League has 3 teams whose official nickname
> doesn't end in S. Again, one is in Florida -- the Lightning --
> so please name *either of the other two*.
Avalanche
> doesn't end in S. Again, one is in Florida -- the Lightning --
> so please name *either of the other two*.
>
> * Game 5, Round 10 - Challenge Round - Veggies
>
> In case it flew by you, October is World Vegetarian Month, which
> kicked off October 1 with World Vegetarian Day and ends November 1
> with World Vegan Day. Good thing pub fries are vegetarian.
> This week's challenge round is all about your fruits and veggies.
>
> A. Entertainment
>
> A1. For 34 years, a fruity award for the worst in motion pictures
> has been handed out, usually on Oscar Eve. Name that award,
> which has seen worst actresses Halle Berry and Sandra
> Bullock accept their trophies in person.
Razzies
> * Game 5, Round 10 - Challenge Round - Veggies
>
> In case it flew by you, October is World Vegetarian Month, which
> kicked off October 1 with World Vegetarian Day and ends November 1
> with World Vegan Day. Good thing pub fries are vegetarian.
> This week's challenge round is all about your fruits and veggies.
>
> A. Entertainment
>
> A1. For 34 years, a fruity award for the worst in motion pictures
> has been handed out, usually on Oscar Eve. Name that award,
> which has seen worst actresses Halle Berry and Sandra
> Bullock accept their trophies in person.
> A2. This 1978 B-film horror spoof -- inspired by "The Birds" --
> opens with the discovery by homicide detectives that the
> victim of a grisly murder is covered, not in blood, but in
> tomato juice. It spawned three sequels. Name it.
> opens with the discovery by homicide detectives that the
> victim of a grisly murder is covered, not in blood, but in
> tomato juice. It spawned three sequels. Name it.
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes
> B. History
>
> B1. The notorious HMS Bounty, of mutiny fame, set forth in 1787
> on a botanical mission to Tahiti. The mission: to bring
> a plant to the West Indies in hopes of introducing it as
> food for slaves. What plant?
Rice
>
> B1. The notorious HMS Bounty, of mutiny fame, set forth in 1787
> on a botanical mission to Tahiti. The mission: to bring
> a plant to the West Indies in hopes of introducing it as
> food for slaves. What plant?
> B2. In the 1840s, a fungus called Phytophthora infestans took
> advantage of the lack of genetic diversity of an introduced
> tuber and caused one of the great human tragedies of the
> 19th century, and sowed the seeds of prolonged unrest in
> the British Isles. By what name do we know this crisis?
Irish Potato Famine
> advantage of the lack of genetic diversity of an introduced
> tuber and caused one of the great human tragedies of the
> 19th century, and sowed the seeds of prolonged unrest in
> the British Isles. By what name do we know this crisis?
> C. Geography
>
> C1. Not really an artichoke and not from the Middle East location
> that it seems to be named for, its name is a corruption of
> "girasole", the Italian word for sunflower. This root
> vegetable can be used in stir-frying in place of water
> chestnuts. Name it.
Jerusalem artichoke
>
> C1. Not really an artichoke and not from the Middle East location
> that it seems to be named for, its name is a corruption of
> "girasole", the Italian word for sunflower. This root
> vegetable can be used in stir-frying in place of water
> chestnuts. Name it.
> C2. Also called Bibb lettuce, this salad ingredient is so named
> because farmers in the vicinity of a certain East Coast
> American city were responsible for its early cultivation.
> Name it.
>
> D. Arts & Literature
>
> D1. Andy Warhol famously designed the still-life print that
> adorns the cover of the debut album by the Velvet
> Underground. What did he depict?
Banana
> because farmers in the vicinity of a certain East Coast
> American city were responsible for its early cultivation.
> Name it.
>
> D. Arts & Literature
>
> D1. Andy Warhol famously designed the still-life print that
> adorns the cover of the debut album by the Velvet
> Underground. What did he depict?
> D2. Name the author of the novel from which the following is
> taken: "She had painted her lips and was holding in
> her hollowed hands a beautiful, banal, Eden-red apple...
> She tossed it up into the sun-dusted air, and caught it --
> it made a cupped polished plop. Humbert Humbert intercepted
> the apple."
>
> E. Canadiana
>
> E1. In the 1970s, the Rapeseed Association of Canada voted
> to change the name of rapeseed oil to one that incorporated
> the name of the country and did not contain "rape".
> What did rapeseed oil become known as?
>
> E2. What is the only apple native to Canada? It is not normally
> found in stores.
>
> F. Miscellaneous
>
> F1. This presidential candidate famously dealt his campaign
> a setback when he suggested that struggling farmers in Iowa
> diversify by growing Belgian endives. Name him.
Dukakis, Dole
> her hollowed hands a beautiful, banal, Eden-red apple...
> She tossed it up into the sun-dusted air, and caught it --
> it made a cupped polished plop. Humbert Humbert intercepted
> the apple."
>
> E. Canadiana
>
> E1. In the 1970s, the Rapeseed Association of Canada voted
> to change the name of rapeseed oil to one that incorporated
> the name of the country and did not contain "rape".
> What did rapeseed oil become known as?
>
> E2. What is the only apple native to Canada? It is not normally
> found in stores.
>
> F. Miscellaneous
>
> F1. This presidential candidate famously dealt his campaign
> a setback when he suggested that struggling farmers in Iowa
> diversify by growing Belgian endives. Name him.
> F2. Which soon-unseated incumbent raised the ire of broccoli
> farmers by stating the following: "I do not like broccoli.
> I haven't liked it since I was a little kid and my mother
> made me eat it. And I'm President of the United States
> and I'm not going to eat any more broccoli."
George HW Bush
> farmers by stating the following: "I do not like broccoli.
> I haven't liked it since I was a little kid and my mother
> made me eat it. And I'm President of the United States
> and I'm not going to eat any more broccoli."
Peter Smyth
Erland Sommarskog
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Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> 7. In the English Premier League, Liverpool FC isn't the only team
> playing in the city of Liverpool. Name the other one.
Everton
> 7. In the English Premier League, Liverpool FC isn't the only team
> playing in the city of Liverpool. Name the other one.
> 8. Also in the English Premier League, what major city does Aston
> Villa FC call home?
> 10. The National Hockey League has 3 teams whose official nickname
> doesn't end in S. Again, one is in Florida -- the Lightning --
> so please name *either of the other two*.
> * Game 5, Round 10 - Challenge Round - Veggies
>
> A2. This 1978 B-film horror spoof -- inspired by "The Birds" --
> opens with the discovery by homicide detectives that the
> victim of a grisly murder is covered, not in blood, but in
> tomato juice. It spawned three sequels. Name it.
The Return of the Killer Tomatoes
> opens with the discovery by homicide detectives that the
> victim of a grisly murder is covered, not in blood, but in
> tomato juice. It spawned three sequels. Name it.
> B1. The notorious HMS Bounty, of mutiny fame, set forth in 1787
> on a botanical mission to Tahiti. The mission: to bring
> a plant to the West Indies in hopes of introducing it as
> food for slaves. What plant?
> D1. Andy Warhol famously designed the still-life print that
> adorns the cover of the debut album by the Velvet
> Underground. What did he depict?
> F2. Which soon-unseated incumbent raised the ire of broccoli
> farmers by stating the following: "I do not like broccoli.
> I haven't liked it since I was a little kid and my mother
> made me eat it. And I'm President of the United States
> and I'm not going to eat any more broccoli."
>
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
Björn Lundin
Nov 13, 2014, 4:37:18 PM11/13/14
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On 2014-11-13 18:24, Mark Brader wrote:
>
> * Game 5, Round 9 - Sports - Teams
>
> The first 4 questions are about US universities famous for their
> basketball or football teams. In each case name the university.
>
>
>
> * Game 5, Round 9 - Sports - Teams
>
> The first 4 questions are about US universities famous for their
> basketball or football teams. In each case name the university.
>
>
> Now some questions from overseas:
>
> 5. Saracens would play Harlequins in the top league of what English
> professional sport?
Rugby
>
> 5. Saracens would play Harlequins in the top league of what English
> professional sport?
>
> 6. In this sport, a final score might be reported as "Collingwood,
> 16.12 (108) defeated St. Kilda, 7.10 (52)". What sport?
Gaelish boot-throwing
> 6. In this sport, a final score might be reported as "Collingwood,
> 16.12 (108) defeated St. Kilda, 7.10 (52)". What sport?
>
> 7. In the English Premier League, Liverpool FC isn't the only team
> playing in the city of Liverpool. Name the other one.
>
> 8. Also in the English Premier League, what major city does Aston
> Villa FC call home?
>
>
> * Game 5, Round 10 - Challenge Round - Veggies
>
> In case it flew by you, October is World Vegetarian Month, which
> kicked off October 1 with World Vegetarian Day and ends November 1
> with World Vegan Day. Good thing pub fries are vegetarian.
> This week's challenge round is all about your fruits and veggies.
>
> A. Entertainment
>
> A1. For 34 years, a fruity award for the worst in motion pictures
> has been handed out, usually on Oscar Eve. Name that award,
> which has seen worst actresses Halle Berry and Sandra
> Bullock accept their trophies in person.
>
> A2. This 1978 B-film horror spoof -- inspired by "The Birds" --
> opens with the discovery by homicide detectives that the
> victim of a grisly murder is covered, not in blood, but in
> tomato juice. It spawned three sequels. Name it.
>
> B. History
>
> B1. The notorious HMS Bounty, of mutiny fame, set forth in 1787
> on a botanical mission to Tahiti. The mission: to bring
> a plant to the West Indies in hopes of introducing it as
> food for slaves. What plant?
>
> B2. In the 1840s, a fungus called Phytophthora infestans took
> advantage of the lack of genetic diversity of an introduced
> tuber and caused one of the great human tragedies of the
> 19th century, and sowed the seeds of prolonged unrest in
> the British Isles. By what name do we know this crisis?
>
> C. Geography
>
> D. Arts & Literature
>
> D1. Andy Warhol famously designed the still-life print that
> adorns the cover of the debut album by the Velvet
> Underground. What did he depict?
Campbell's Tomato soup
> D. Arts & Literature
>
> D1. Andy Warhol famously designed the still-life print that
> adorns the cover of the debut album by the Velvet
> Underground. What did he depict?
>
> E. Canadiana
>
>
> E2. What is the only apple native to Canada? It is not normally
> found in stores.
A run-away mac-book?
>
> E2. What is the only apple native to Canada? It is not normally
> found in stores.
--
--
Björn
Joshua Kreitzer
Nov 13, 2014, 9:45:32 PM11/13/14
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m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:4KydneIU4OOmdPnJnZ2dnUU7-
RGd...@vex.net:
> * Game 5, Round 9 - Sports - Teams
>
> 2. This Spokane WA university, whose teams play as the Bulldogs,
> is named for a Jesuit saint.
Gonzaga
> 3. This PAC-12 school's teams are the Trojans and a famous alumnus
> is O.J. Simpson.
Southern California
> 4. South Bend IN is home to which perennial power?
Notre Dame
> 8. Also in the English Premier League, what major city does Aston
> Villa FC call home?
Birmingham
> 9. The National Basketball Association has 4 teams whose official
> name doesn't end in S. Two are in Florida -- the Magic and
> the Heat. Name *either of the other two*.
Jazz
> 10. The National Hockey League has 3 teams whose official nickname
> doesn't end in S. Again, one is in Florida -- the Lightning --
> so please name *either of the other two*.
Wild
> * Game 5, Round 10 - Challenge Round - Veggies
>
> A2. This 1978 B-film horror spoof -- inspired by "The Birds" --
> opens with the discovery by homicide detectives that the
> victim of a grisly murder is covered, not in blood, but in
> tomato juice. It spawned three sequels. Name it.
> B2. In the 1840s, a fungus called Phytophthora infestans took
> advantage of the lack of genetic diversity of an introduced
> tuber and caused one of the great human tragedies of the
> 19th century, and sowed the seeds of prolonged unrest in
> the British Isles. By what name do we know this crisis?
Irish potato famine
> C. Geography
>
> C1. Not really an artichoke and not from the Middle East location
> that it seems to be named for, its name is a corruption of
> "girasole", the Italian word for sunflower. This root
> vegetable can be used in stir-frying in place of water
> chestnuts. Name it.
Jerusalem artichoke
> C2. Also called Bibb lettuce, this salad ingredient is so named
> because farmers in the vicinity of a certain East Coast
> American city were responsible for its early cultivation.
> Name it.
Boston lettuce
> D. Arts & Literature
>
> D1. Andy Warhol famously designed the still-life print that
> adorns the cover of the debut album by the Velvet
> Underground. What did he depict?
banana
> D2. Name the *author* of the novel from which the following is
> taken: "She had painted her lips and was holding in
> her hollowed hands a beautiful, banal, Eden-red apple...
> She tossed it up into the sun-dusted air, and caught it --
> it made a cupped polished plop. Humbert Humbert intercepted
> the apple."
Nabokov
> E. Canadiana
>
> E1. In the 1970s, the Rapeseed Association of Canada voted
> to change the name of rapeseed oil to one that incorporated
> the name of the country and did not contain "rape".
> What did rapeseed oil become known as?
canola
> F. Miscellaneous
>
> F1. This presidential candidate famously dealt his campaign
> a setback when he suggested that struggling farmers in Iowa
> diversify by growing Belgian endives. Name him.
Michael Dukakis
> F2. Which soon-unseated incumbent raised the ire of broccoli
> farmers by stating the following: "I do not like broccoli.
> I haven't liked it since I was a little kid and my mother
> made me eat it. And I'm President of the United States
> and I'm not going to eat any more broccoli."
George H.W. Bush
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
RGd...@vex.net:
> * Game 5, Round 9 - Sports - Teams
>
> 1. This Durham NC university's teams are nicknamed the Blue Devils.
Duke
> 2. This Spokane WA university, whose teams play as the Bulldogs,
> is named for a Jesuit saint.
> 3. This PAC-12 school's teams are the Trojans and a famous alumnus
> is O.J. Simpson.
> 4. South Bend IN is home to which perennial power?
> 8. Also in the English Premier League, what major city does Aston
> Villa FC call home?
> 9. The National Basketball Association has 4 teams whose official
> name doesn't end in S. Two are in Florida -- the Magic and
> the Heat. Name *either of the other two*.
> 10. The National Hockey League has 3 teams whose official nickname
> doesn't end in S. Again, one is in Florida -- the Lightning --
> so please name *either of the other two*.
> * Game 5, Round 10 - Challenge Round - Veggies
>
> A. Entertainment
>
> A1. For 34 years, a fruity award for the worst in motion pictures
> has been handed out, usually on Oscar Eve. Name that award,
> which has seen worst actresses Halle Berry and Sandra
> Bullock accept their trophies in person.
Golden Raspberry Awards
>
> A1. For 34 years, a fruity award for the worst in motion pictures
> has been handed out, usually on Oscar Eve. Name that award,
> which has seen worst actresses Halle Berry and Sandra
> Bullock accept their trophies in person.
> A2. This 1978 B-film horror spoof -- inspired by "The Birds" --
> opens with the discovery by homicide detectives that the
> victim of a grisly murder is covered, not in blood, but in
> tomato juice. It spawned three sequels. Name it.
"Attack of the Killer Tomatoes"
> B. History
>
> B1. The notorious HMS Bounty, of mutiny fame, set forth in 1787
> on a botanical mission to Tahiti. The mission: to bring
> a plant to the West Indies in hopes of introducing it as
> food for slaves. What plant?
breadfruit
>
> B1. The notorious HMS Bounty, of mutiny fame, set forth in 1787
> on a botanical mission to Tahiti. The mission: to bring
> a plant to the West Indies in hopes of introducing it as
> food for slaves. What plant?
> B2. In the 1840s, a fungus called Phytophthora infestans took
> advantage of the lack of genetic diversity of an introduced
> tuber and caused one of the great human tragedies of the
> 19th century, and sowed the seeds of prolonged unrest in
> the British Isles. By what name do we know this crisis?
> C. Geography
>
> C1. Not really an artichoke and not from the Middle East location
> that it seems to be named for, its name is a corruption of
> "girasole", the Italian word for sunflower. This root
> vegetable can be used in stir-frying in place of water
> chestnuts. Name it.
> C2. Also called Bibb lettuce, this salad ingredient is so named
> because farmers in the vicinity of a certain East Coast
> American city were responsible for its early cultivation.
> Name it.
> D. Arts & Literature
>
> D1. Andy Warhol famously designed the still-life print that
> adorns the cover of the debut album by the Velvet
> Underground. What did he depict?
> D2. Name the *author* of the novel from which the following is
> taken: "She had painted her lips and was holding in
> her hollowed hands a beautiful, banal, Eden-red apple...
> She tossed it up into the sun-dusted air, and caught it --
> it made a cupped polished plop. Humbert Humbert intercepted
> the apple."
> E. Canadiana
>
> E1. In the 1970s, the Rapeseed Association of Canada voted
> to change the name of rapeseed oil to one that incorporated
> the name of the country and did not contain "rape".
> What did rapeseed oil become known as?
> F. Miscellaneous
>
> F1. This presidential candidate famously dealt his campaign
> a setback when he suggested that struggling farmers in Iowa
> diversify by growing Belgian endives. Name him.
> F2. Which soon-unseated incumbent raised the ire of broccoli
> farmers by stating the following: "I do not like broccoli.
> I haven't liked it since I was a little kid and my mother
> made me eat it. And I'm President of the United States
> and I'm not going to eat any more broccoli."
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Jason Kreitzer
Nov 13, 2014, 11:23:10 PM11/13/14
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On Thursday, November 13, 2014 12:24:12 PM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2014-10-20,
> 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 in a single followup to the newsgroup,
> 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 Unnatural Axxxe, 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 2014-09-15 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 5, Round 9 - Sports - Teams
>
> The first 4 questions are about US universities famous for their
> basketball or football teams. In each case name the university.
>
> 1. This Durham NC university's teams are nicknamed the Blue Devils.
Duke
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2014-10-20,
> 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 in a single followup to the newsgroup,
> 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 Unnatural Axxxe, 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 2014-09-15 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 5, Round 9 - Sports - Teams
>
> The first 4 questions are about US universities famous for their
> basketball or football teams. In each case name the university.
>
> 1. This Durham NC university's teams are nicknamed the Blue Devils.
> 2. This Spokane WA university, whose teams play as the Bulldogs,
> is named for a Jesuit saint.
>
> 3. This PAC-12 school's teams are the Trojans and a famous alumnus
> is O.J. Simpson.
USC
> is named for a Jesuit saint.
>
> 3. This PAC-12 school's teams are the Trojans and a famous alumnus
> is O.J. Simpson.
> 4. South Bend IN is home to which perennial power?
Notre Dame
> A2. This 1978 B-film horror spoof -- inspired by "The Birds" --
> opens with the discovery by homicide detectives that the
> victim of a grisly murder is covered, not in blood, but in
> tomato juice. It spawned three sequels. Name it.
"ATTACK OF THE KILLER TOMATOES! ATTACK OF THE KILLER TOMATOES!"
> opens with the discovery by homicide detectives that the
> victim of a grisly murder is covered, not in blood, but in
> tomato juice. It spawned three sequels. Name it.
> B. History
>
> B1. The notorious HMS Bounty, of mutiny fame, set forth in 1787
> on a botanical mission to Tahiti. The mission: to bring
> a plant to the West Indies in hopes of introducing it as
> food for slaves. What plant?
>
> B2. In the 1840s, a fungus called Phytophthora infestans took
> advantage of the lack of genetic diversity of an introduced
> tuber and caused one of the great human tragedies of the
> 19th century, and sowed the seeds of prolonged unrest in
> the British Isles. By what name do we know this crisis?
Potato Famine
>
> B1. The notorious HMS Bounty, of mutiny fame, set forth in 1787
> on a botanical mission to Tahiti. The mission: to bring
> a plant to the West Indies in hopes of introducing it as
> food for slaves. What plant?
>
> B2. In the 1840s, a fungus called Phytophthora infestans took
> advantage of the lack of genetic diversity of an introduced
> tuber and caused one of the great human tragedies of the
> 19th century, and sowed the seeds of prolonged unrest in
> the British Isles. By what name do we know this crisis?
> C. Geography
>
> C1. Not really an artichoke and not from the Middle East location
> that it seems to be named for, its name is a corruption of
> "girasole", the Italian word for sunflower. This root
> vegetable can be used in stir-frying in place of water
> chestnuts. Name it.
>
> C2. Also called Bibb lettuce, this salad ingredient is so named
> because farmers in the vicinity of a certain East Coast
> American city were responsible for its early cultivation.
> Name it.
>
> D. Arts & Literature
>
> D1. Andy Warhol famously designed the still-life print that
> adorns the cover of the debut album by the Velvet
> Underground. What did he depict?
Banana
>
> C1. Not really an artichoke and not from the Middle East location
> that it seems to be named for, its name is a corruption of
> "girasole", the Italian word for sunflower. This root
> vegetable can be used in stir-frying in place of water
> chestnuts. Name it.
>
> C2. Also called Bibb lettuce, this salad ingredient is so named
> because farmers in the vicinity of a certain East Coast
> American city were responsible for its early cultivation.
> Name it.
>
> D. Arts & Literature
>
> D1. Andy Warhol famously designed the still-life print that
> adorns the cover of the debut album by the Velvet
> Underground. What did he depict?
> D2. Name the *author* of the novel from which the following is
> taken: "She had painted her lips and was holding in
> her hollowed hands a beautiful, banal, Eden-red apple...
> She tossed it up into the sun-dusted air, and caught it --
> it made a cupped polished plop. Humbert Humbert intercepted
> the apple.
Nabokov
> taken: "She had painted her lips and was holding in
> her hollowed hands a beautiful, banal, Eden-red apple...
> She tossed it up into the sun-dusted air, and caught it --
> it made a cupped polished plop. Humbert Humbert intercepted
> the apple.
> E. Canadiana
>
> E1. In the 1970s, the Rapeseed Association of Canada voted
> to change the name of rapeseed oil to one that incorporated
> the name of the country and did not contain "rape".
> What did rapeseed oil become known as?
>
> E2. What is the only apple native to Canada? It is not normally
> found in stores.
>
> F. Miscellaneous
>
> F1. This presidential candidate famously dealt his campaign
> a setback when he suggested that struggling farmers in Iowa
> diversify by growing Belgian endives. Name him.
Michael Dukakis
>
> E1. In the 1970s, the Rapeseed Association of Canada voted
> to change the name of rapeseed oil to one that incorporated
> the name of the country and did not contain "rape".
> What did rapeseed oil become known as?
>
> E2. What is the only apple native to Canada? It is not normally
> found in stores.
>
> F. Miscellaneous
>
> F1. This presidential candidate famously dealt his campaign
> a setback when he suggested that struggling farmers in Iowa
> diversify by growing Belgian endives. Name him.
> F2. Which soon-unseated incumbent raised the ire of broccoli
> farmers by stating the following: "I do not like broccoli.
> I haven't liked it since I was a little kid and my mother
> made me eat it. And I'm President of the United States
> and I'm not going to eat any more broccoli."
George H.W. Bush
> farmers by stating the following: "I do not like broccoli.
> I haven't liked it since I was a little kid and my mother
> made me eat it. And I'm President of the United States
> and I'm not going to eat any more broccoli."
Dan Blum
Nov 14, 2014, 12:27:11 AM11/14/14
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> 1. This Durham NC university's teams are nicknamed the Blue Devils.
Duke
> 2. This Spokane WA university, whose teams play as the Bulldogs,
> is named for a Jesuit saint.
> 3. This PAC-12 school's teams are the Trojans and a famous alumnus
> is O.J. Simpson.
> 4. South Bend IN is home to which perennial power?
> 5. Saracens would play Harlequins in the top league of what English
> professional sport?
> 6. In this sport, a final score might be reported as "Collingwood,
> 16.12 (108) defeated St. Kilda, 7.10 (52)". What sport?
> 7. In the English Premier League, Liverpool FC isn't the only team
> playing in the city of Liverpool. Name the other one.
> 9. The National Basketball Association has 4 teams whose official
> name doesn't end in S. Two are in Florida -- the Magic and
> the Heat. Name *either of the other two*.
> 10. The National Hockey League has 3 teams whose official nickname
> doesn't end in S. Again, one is in Florida -- the Lightning --
> so please name *either of the other two*.
> * Game 5, Round 10 - Challenge Round - Veggies
> A. Entertainment
> A1. For 34 years, a fruity award for the worst in motion pictures
> has been handed out, usually on Oscar Eve. Name that award,
> which has seen worst actresses Halle Berry and Sandra
> Bullock accept their trophies in person.
Golden Raspberry
> A1. For 34 years, a fruity award for the worst in motion pictures
> has been handed out, usually on Oscar Eve. Name that award,
> which has seen worst actresses Halle Berry and Sandra
> Bullock accept their trophies in person.
> A2. This 1978 B-film horror spoof -- inspired by "The Birds" --
> opens with the discovery by homicide detectives that the
> victim of a grisly murder is covered, not in blood, but in
> tomato juice. It spawned three sequels. Name it.
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes
> B. History
> B1. The notorious HMS Bounty, of mutiny fame, set forth in 1787
> on a botanical mission to Tahiti. The mission: to bring
> a plant to the West Indies in hopes of introducing it as
> food for slaves. What plant?
maize; potato
> B1. The notorious HMS Bounty, of mutiny fame, set forth in 1787
> on a botanical mission to Tahiti. The mission: to bring
> a plant to the West Indies in hopes of introducing it as
> food for slaves. What plant?
> B2. In the 1840s, a fungus called Phytophthora infestans took
> advantage of the lack of genetic diversity of an introduced
> tuber and caused one of the great human tragedies of the
> 19th century, and sowed the seeds of prolonged unrest in
> the British Isles. By what name do we know this crisis?
> C. Geography
> C1. Not really an artichoke and not from the Middle East location
> that it seems to be named for, its name is a corruption of
> "girasole", the Italian word for sunflower. This root
> vegetable can be used in stir-frying in place of water
> chestnuts. Name it.
> C2. Also called Bibb lettuce, this salad ingredient is so named
> because farmers in the vicinity of a certain East Coast
> American city were responsible for its early cultivation.
> Name it.
> D. Arts & Literature
> D1. Andy Warhol famously designed the still-life print that
> adorns the cover of the debut album by the Velvet
> Underground. What did he depict?
> D2. Name the *author* of the novel from which the following is
> taken: "She had painted her lips and was holding in
> her hollowed hands a beautiful, banal, Eden-red apple...
> She tossed it up into the sun-dusted air, and caught it --
> it made a cupped polished plop. Humbert Humbert intercepted
> the apple."
> E. Canadiana
> E1. In the 1970s, the Rapeseed Association of Canada voted
> to change the name of rapeseed oil to one that incorporated
> the name of the country and did not contain "rape".
> What did rapeseed oil become known as?
> E2. What is the only apple native to Canada? It is not normally
> found in stores.
> F. Miscellaneous
> F1. This presidential candidate famously dealt his campaign
> a setback when he suggested that struggling farmers in Iowa
> diversify by growing Belgian endives. Name him.
> F2. Which soon-unseated incumbent raised the ire of broccoli
> farmers by stating the following: "I do not like broccoli.
> I haven't liked it since I was a little kid and my mother
> made me eat it. And I'm President of the United States
> and I'm not going to eat any more broccoli."
--
_______________________________________________________________________
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"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Bruce Bowler
Nov 14, 2014, 11:59:58 AM11/14/14
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On Thu, 13 Nov 2014 11:24:11 -0600, Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2014-10-20, 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 in a single followup to the newsgroup,
> 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 Unnatural Axxxe, 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 2014-09-15
> companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 5, Round 9 - Sports - Teams
>
> The first 4 questions are about US universities famous for their
> basketball or football teams. In each case name the university.
>
> 1. This Durham NC university's teams are nicknamed the Blue Devils.
Duke
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2014-10-20, 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 in a single followup to the newsgroup,
> 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 Unnatural Axxxe, 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 2014-09-15
> companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 5, Round 9 - Sports - Teams
>
> The first 4 questions are about US universities famous for their
> basketball or football teams. In each case name the university.
>
> 1. This Durham NC university's teams are nicknamed the Blue Devils.
> 2. This Spokane WA university, whose teams play as the Bulldogs,
> is named for a Jesuit saint.
>
> 3. This PAC-12 school's teams are the Trojans and a famous alumnus
> is O.J. Simpson.
> 4. South Bend IN is home to which perennial power?
> Now some questions from overseas:
>
> 5. Saracens would play Harlequins in the top league of what English
> professional sport?
>
> 6. In this sport, a final score might be reported as "Collingwood,
> 16.12 (108) defeated St. Kilda, 7.10 (52)". What sport?
>
> 7. In the English Premier League, Liverpool FC isn't the only team
> playing in the city of Liverpool. Name the other one.
>
> 8. Also in the English Premier League, what major city does Aston
> Villa FC call home?
>
> Most sport team names are plural, like Maple Leafs, but there are some
> singular exceptions. On these questions you can just give the team name
> (like "Maple Leafs") without the city or other place.
>
> 9. The National Basketball Association has 4 teams whose official
> name doesn't end in S. Two are in Florida -- the Magic and the Heat.
> Name *either of the other two*.
> 10. The National Hockey League has 3 teams whose official nickname
> doesn't end in S. Again, one is in Florida -- the Lightning -- so
> please name *either of the other two*.
>
> * Game 5, Round 10 - Challenge Round - Veggies
>
> In case it flew by you, October is World Vegetarian Month, which kicked
> off October 1 with World Vegetarian Day and ends November 1 with World
> Vegan Day. Good thing pub fries are vegetarian.
> This week's challenge round is all about your fruits and veggies.
>
> A. Entertainment
>
> A1. For 34 years, a fruity award for the worst in motion pictures
> has been handed out, usually on Oscar Eve. Name that award,
> which has seen worst actresses Halle Berry and Sandra Bullock
> accept their trophies in person.
> A2. This 1978 B-film horror spoof -- inspired by "The Birds" --
> opens with the discovery by homicide detectives that the victim
> of a grisly murder is covered, not in blood, but in tomato juice.
> It spawned three sequels. Name it.
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes
> B. History
>
> B1. The notorious HMS Bounty, of mutiny fame, set forth in 1787
> on a botanical mission to Tahiti. The mission: to bring a plant
> to the West Indies in hopes of introducing it as food for slaves.
> What plant?
Bread Fruit
>
> B1. The notorious HMS Bounty, of mutiny fame, set forth in 1787
> on a botanical mission to Tahiti. The mission: to bring a plant
> to the West Indies in hopes of introducing it as food for slaves.
> What plant?
> B2. In the 1840s, a fungus called Phytophthora infestans took
> advantage of the lack of genetic diversity of an introduced tuber
> and caused one of the great human tragedies of the 19th century,
> and sowed the seeds of prolonged unrest in the British Isles. By
> what name do we know this crisis?
> C. Geography
>
> C1. Not really an artichoke and not from the Middle East location
> that it seems to be named for, its name is a corruption of
> "girasole", the Italian word for sunflower. This root vegetable
> can be used in stir-frying in place of water chestnuts. Name it.
> C2. Also called Bibb lettuce, this salad ingredient is so named
> because farmers in the vicinity of a certain East Coast American
> city were responsible for its early cultivation. Name it.
> D. Arts & Literature
>
> D1. Andy Warhol famously designed the still-life print that
> adorns the cover of the debut album by the Velvet Underground.
> What did he depict?
> D2. Name the *author* of the novel from which the following is
> taken: "She had painted her lips and was holding in her hollowed
> hands a beautiful, banal, Eden-red apple... She tossed it up into
> the sun-dusted air, and caught it -- it made a cupped polished
> plop. Humbert Humbert intercepted the apple."
>
> E. Canadiana
>
> E1. In the 1970s, the Rapeseed Association of Canada voted
> to change the name of rapeseed oil to one that incorporated the
> name of the country and did not contain "rape".
> What did rapeseed oil become known as?
> E2. What is the only apple native to Canada? It is not normally
> found in stores.
>
> F. Miscellaneous
>
> F1. This presidential candidate famously dealt his campaign
> a setback when he suggested that struggling farmers in Iowa
> diversify by growing Belgian endives. Name him.
>
> F2. Which soon-unseated incumbent raised the ire of broccoli
> farmers by stating the following: "I do not like broccoli. I
> haven't liked it since I was a little kid and my mother made me
> eat it. And I'm President of the United States and I'm not going
> to eat any more broccoli."
Pete
Nov 14, 2014, 2:56:30 PM11/14/14
to
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2014-10-20,
> 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 in a single followup to the newsgroup,
> 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 Unnatural Axxxe, 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 2014-09-15 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 5, Round 9 - Sports - Teams
>
> The first 4 questions are about US universities famous for their
> basketball or football teams. In each case name the university.
>
> 1. This Durham NC university's teams are nicknamed the Blue Devils.
Duke
> 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 in a single followup to the newsgroup,
> 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 Unnatural Axxxe, 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 2014-09-15 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 5, Round 9 - Sports - Teams
>
> The first 4 questions are about US universities famous for their
> basketball or football teams. In each case name the university.
>
> 1. This Durham NC university's teams are nicknamed the Blue Devils.
>
> 2. This Spokane WA university, whose teams play as the Bulldogs,
> is named for a Jesuit saint.
>
> 3. This PAC-12 school's teams are the Trojans and a famous alumnus
> is O.J. Simpson.
>
> 4. South Bend IN is home to which perennial power?
>
> Now some questions from overseas:
>
> 5. Saracens would play Harlequins in the top league of what English
> professional sport?
>
> 6. In this sport, a final score might be reported as "Collingwood,
> 16.12 (108) defeated St. Kilda, 7.10 (52)". What sport?
>
> 7. In the English Premier League, Liverpool FC isn't the only team
> playing in the city of Liverpool. Name the other one.
>
> 8. Also in the English Premier League, what major city does Aston
> Villa FC call home?
>
> Most sport team names are plural, like Maple Leafs, but there are
> some singular exceptions. On these questions you can just give
> the team name (like "Maple Leafs") without the city or other place.
>
> 9. The National Basketball Association has 4 teams whose official
> name doesn't end in S. Two are in Florida -- the Magic and
> the Heat. Name *either of the other two*.
>
> 10. The National Hockey League has 3 teams whose official nickname
> doesn't end in S. Again, one is in Florida -- the Lightning --
> so please name *either of the other two*.
>
>
> * Game 5, Round 10 - Challenge Round - Veggies
>
> In case it flew by you, October is World Vegetarian Month, which
> kicked off October 1 with World Vegetarian Day and ends November 1
> with World Vegan Day. Good thing pub fries are vegetarian.
> This week's challenge round is all about your fruits and veggies.
>
> A. Entertainment
>
> A1. For 34 years, a fruity award for the worst in motion pictures
> has been handed out, usually on Oscar Eve. Name that award,
> which has seen worst actresses Halle Berry and Sandra
> Bullock accept their trophies in person.
>
> A2. This 1978 B-film horror spoof -- inspired by "The Birds" --
> opens with the discovery by homicide detectives that the
> victim of a grisly murder is covered, not in blood, but in
> tomato juice. It spawned three sequels. Name it.
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes
>
>
> B. History
>
> B1. The notorious HMS Bounty, of mutiny fame, set forth in 1787
> on a botanical mission to Tahiti. The mission: to bring
> a plant to the West Indies in hopes of introducing it as
> food for slaves. What plant?
Breadfruit
>
> B1. The notorious HMS Bounty, of mutiny fame, set forth in 1787
> on a botanical mission to Tahiti. The mission: to bring
> a plant to the West Indies in hopes of introducing it as
> food for slaves. What plant?
>
> B2. In the 1840s, a fungus called Phytophthora infestans took
> advantage of the lack of genetic diversity of an introduced
> tuber and caused one of the great human tragedies of the
> 19th century, and sowed the seeds of prolonged unrest in
> the British Isles. By what name do we know this crisis?
>
> C. Geography
>
> C1. Not really an artichoke and not from the Middle East location
> that it seems to be named for, its name is a corruption of
> "girasole", the Italian word for sunflower. This root
> vegetable can be used in stir-frying in place of water
> chestnuts. Name it.
>
> C2. Also called Bibb lettuce, this salad ingredient is so named
> because farmers in the vicinity of a certain East Coast
> American city were responsible for its early cultivation.
> Name it.
>
> D. Arts & Literature
>
> D1. Andy Warhol famously designed the still-life print that
> adorns the cover of the debut album by the Velvet
> Underground. What did he depict?
>
> D2. Name the *author* of the novel from which the following is
> taken: "She had painted her lips and was holding in
> her hollowed hands a beautiful, banal, Eden-red apple...
> She tossed it up into the sun-dusted air, and caught it --
> it made a cupped polished plop. Humbert Humbert intercepted
> the apple."
>
> E. Canadiana
>
> E1. In the 1970s, the Rapeseed Association of Canada voted
> to change the name of rapeseed oil to one that incorporated
> the name of the country and did not contain "rape".
> What did rapeseed oil become known as?
>
> E2. What is the only apple native to Canada? It is not normally
> found in stores.
>
> F. Miscellaneous
>
> F1. This presidential candidate famously dealt his campaign
> a setback when he suggested that struggling farmers in Iowa
> diversify by growing Belgian endives. Name him.
>
> F2. Which soon-unseated incumbent raised the ire of broccoli
> farmers by stating the following: "I do not like broccoli.
> I haven't liked it since I was a little kid and my mother
> made me eat it. And I'm President of the United States
> and I'm not going to eat any more broccoli."
>
Pete
Rob Parker
Nov 15, 2014, 5:17:07 PM11/15/14
to
> * Game 5, Round 9 - Sports - Teams
>
>
> 5. Saracens would play Harlequins in the top league of what English
> professional sport?
Rugby Union
> professional sport?
> 6. In this sport, a final score might be reported as "Collingwood,
> 16.12 (108) defeated St. Kilda, 7.10 (52)". What sport?
round ball!
> 7. In the English Premier League, Liverpool FC isn't the only team
> playing in the city of Liverpool. Name the other one.
> 8. Also in the English Premier League, what major city does Aston
> Villa FC call home?
> * Game 5, Round 10 - Challenge Round - Veggies
>
> A1. For 34 years, a fruity award for the worst in motion pictures
> has been handed out, usually on Oscar Eve. Name that award,
> which has seen worst actresses Halle Berry and Sandra
> Bullock accept their trophies in person.
Raspberries
> has been handed out, usually on Oscar Eve. Name that award,
> which has seen worst actresses Halle Berry and Sandra
> Bullock accept their trophies in person.
> B1. The notorious HMS Bounty, of mutiny fame, set forth in 1787
> on a botanical mission to Tahiti. The mission: to bring
> a plant to the West Indies in hopes of introducing it as
> food for slaves. What plant?
> B2. In the 1840s, a fungus called Phytophthora infestans took
> advantage of the lack of genetic diversity of an introduced
> tuber and caused one of the great human tragedies of the
> 19th century, and sowed the seeds of prolonged unrest in
> the British Isles. By what name do we know this crisis?
> C1. Not really an artichoke and not from the Middle East location
> that it seems to be named for, its name is a corruption of
> "girasole", the Italian word for sunflower. This root
> vegetable can be used in stir-frying in place of water
> chestnuts. Name it.
> D1. Andy Warhol famously designed the still-life print that
> adorns the cover of the debut album by the Velvet
> Underground. What did he depict?
> D2. Name the *author* of the novel from which the following is
> taken: "She had painted her lips and was holding in
> her hollowed hands a beautiful, banal, Eden-red apple...
> She tossed it up into the sun-dusted air, and caught it --
> it made a cupped polished plop. Humbert Humbert intercepted
> the apple."
> E1. In the 1970s, the Rapeseed Association of Canada voted
> to change the name of rapeseed oil to one that incorporated
> the name of the country and did not contain "rape".
> What did rapeseed oil become known as?
> F1. This presidential candidate famously dealt his campaign
> a setback when he suggested that struggling farmers in Iowa
> diversify by growing Belgian endives. Name him.
a presidential candidate)
> F2. Which soon-unseated incumbent raised the ire of broccoli
> farmers by stating the following: "I do not like broccoli.
> I haven't liked it since I was a little kid and my mother
> made me eat it. And I'm President of the United States
> and I'm not going to eat any more broccoli."
Rob
Mark Brader
Nov 15, 2014, 8:04:59 PM11/15/14
to
Rob Parker:
> Football - the real one, Australian Rules...
I will score this as two answers.
(Naaah, not really.)
--
Mark Brader | "I thought it was a big joke.
Toronto | Dr. Brader is known for joking around a lot."
m...@vex.net | --Matthew McKnight
> Football - the real one, Australian Rules...
I will score this as two answers.
(Naaah, not really.)
--
Mark Brader | "I thought it was a big joke.
Toronto | Dr. Brader is known for joking around a lot."
m...@vex.net | --Matthew McKnight
Dan Tilque
Nov 16, 2014, 4:49:08 AM11/16/14
to
Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * Game 5, Round 9 - Sports - Teams
>
> The first 4 questions are about US universities famous for their
> basketball or football teams. In each case name the university.
>
> 1. This Durham NC university's teams are nicknamed the Blue Devils.
Duke University
>
>
> * Game 5, Round 9 - Sports - Teams
>
> The first 4 questions are about US universities famous for their
> basketball or football teams. In each case name the university.
>
> 1. This Durham NC university's teams are nicknamed the Blue Devils.
>
> 2. This Spokane WA university, whose teams play as the Bulldogs,
> is named for a Jesuit saint.
>
> 3. This PAC-12 school's teams are the Trojans and a famous alumnus
> is O.J. Simpson.
>
> 4. South Bend IN is home to which perennial power?
>
> Now some questions from overseas:
>
> 5. Saracens would play Harlequins in the top league of what English
> professional sport?
>
> 6. In this sport, a final score might be reported as "Collingwood,
> 16.12 (108) defeated St. Kilda, 7.10 (52)". What sport?
>
> 7. In the English Premier League, Liverpool FC isn't the only team
> playing in the city of Liverpool. Name the other one.
>
> 8. Also in the English Premier League, what major city does Aston
> Villa FC call home?
>
> Most sport team names are plural, like Maple Leafs, but there are
> some singular exceptions. On these questions you can just give
> the team name (like "Maple Leafs") without the city or other place.
>
> 9. The National Basketball Association has 4 teams whose official
> name doesn't end in S. Two are in Florida -- the Magic and
> the Heat. Name *either of the other two*.
>
> 10. The National Hockey League has 3 teams whose official nickname
> doesn't end in S. Again, one is in Florida -- the Lightning --
> so please name *either of the other two*.
>
>
> * Game 5, Round 10 - Challenge Round - Veggies
>
> In case it flew by you, October is World Vegetarian Month, which
> kicked off October 1 with World Vegetarian Day and ends November 1
> with World Vegan Day. Good thing pub fries are vegetarian.
> This week's challenge round is all about your fruits and veggies.
>
> A. Entertainment
>
> A1. For 34 years, a fruity award for the worst in motion pictures
> has been handed out, usually on Oscar Eve. Name that award,
> which has seen worst actresses Halle Berry and Sandra
> Bullock accept their trophies in person.
>
> A2. This 1978 B-film horror spoof -- inspired by "The Birds" --
> opens with the discovery by homicide detectives that the
> victim of a grisly murder is covered, not in blood, but in
> tomato juice. It spawned three sequels. Name it.
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes
>
>
> B. History
>
> B1. The notorious HMS Bounty, of mutiny fame, set forth in 1787
> on a botanical mission to Tahiti. The mission: to bring
> a plant to the West Indies in hopes of introducing it as
> food for slaves. What plant?
breadfruit
>
> B1. The notorious HMS Bounty, of mutiny fame, set forth in 1787
> on a botanical mission to Tahiti. The mission: to bring
> a plant to the West Indies in hopes of introducing it as
> food for slaves. What plant?
>
> B2. In the 1840s, a fungus called Phytophthora infestans took
> advantage of the lack of genetic diversity of an introduced
> tuber and caused one of the great human tragedies of the
> 19th century, and sowed the seeds of prolonged unrest in
> the British Isles. By what name do we know this crisis?
>
> C. Geography
>
> C1. Not really an artichoke and not from the Middle East location
> that it seems to be named for, its name is a corruption of
> "girasole", the Italian word for sunflower. This root
> vegetable can be used in stir-frying in place of water
> chestnuts. Name it.
>
> C2. Also called Bibb lettuce, this salad ingredient is so named
> because farmers in the vicinity of a certain East Coast
> American city were responsible for its early cultivation.
> Name it.
>
> D. Arts & Literature
>
> D1. Andy Warhol famously designed the still-life print that
> adorns the cover of the debut album by the Velvet
> Underground. What did he depict?
>
> D2. Name the *author* of the novel from which the following is
> taken: "She had painted her lips and was holding in
> her hollowed hands a beautiful, banal, Eden-red apple...
> She tossed it up into the sun-dusted air, and caught it --
> it made a cupped polished plop. Humbert Humbert intercepted
> the apple."
>
> E. Canadiana
>
> E1. In the 1970s, the Rapeseed Association of Canada voted
> to change the name of rapeseed oil to one that incorporated
> the name of the country and did not contain "rape".
> What did rapeseed oil become known as?
>
> E2. What is the only apple native to Canada? It is not normally
> found in stores.
>
> F. Miscellaneous
>
> F1. This presidential candidate famously dealt his campaign
> a setback when he suggested that struggling farmers in Iowa
> diversify by growing Belgian endives. Name him.
>
> F2. Which soon-unseated incumbent raised the ire of broccoli
> farmers by stating the following: "I do not like broccoli.
> I haven't liked it since I was a little kid and my mother
> made me eat it. And I'm President of the United States
> and I'm not going to eat any more broccoli."
--
Dan Tilque
Jeffrey Turner
Nov 16, 2014, 11:20:01 PM11/16/14
to
On 11/13/2014 12:24 PM, Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * Game 5, Round 9 - Sports - Teams
>
> The first 4 questions are about US universities famous for their
> basketball or football teams. In each case name the university.
>
> 1. This Durham NC university's teams are nicknamed the Blue Devils.
Duke
>
>
> * Game 5, Round 9 - Sports - Teams
>
> The first 4 questions are about US universities famous for their
> basketball or football teams. In each case name the university.
>
> 1. This Durham NC university's teams are nicknamed the Blue Devils.
> 2. This Spokane WA university, whose teams play as the Bulldogs,
> is named for a Jesuit saint.
>
> 3. This PAC-12 school's teams are the Trojans and a famous alumnus
> is O.J. Simpson.
> 4. South Bend IN is home to which perennial power?
> Now some questions from overseas:
>
> 5. Saracens would play Harlequins in the top league of what English
> professional sport?
>
> 6. In this sport, a final score might be reported as "Collingwood,
> 16.12 (108) defeated St. Kilda, 7.10 (52)". What sport?
>
> 7. In the English Premier League, Liverpool FC isn't the only team
> playing in the city of Liverpool. Name the other one.
>
> 8. Also in the English Premier League, what major city does Aston
> Villa FC call home?
>
> Most sport team names are plural, like Maple Leafs, but there are
> some singular exceptions. On these questions you can just give
> the team name (like "Maple Leafs") without the city or other place.
>
> 9. The National Basketball Association has 4 teams whose official
> name doesn't end in S. Two are in Florida -- the Magic and
> the Heat. Name *either of the other two*.
> 10. The National Hockey League has 3 teams whose official nickname
> doesn't end in S. Again, one is in Florida -- the Lightning --
> so please name *either of the other two*.
> * Game 5, Round 10 - Challenge Round - Veggies
>
> In case it flew by you, October is World Vegetarian Month, which
> kicked off October 1 with World Vegetarian Day and ends November 1
> with World Vegan Day. Good thing pub fries are vegetarian.
> This week's challenge round is all about your fruits and veggies.
>
> A. Entertainment
>
> A1. For 34 years, a fruity award for the worst in motion pictures
> has been handed out, usually on Oscar Eve. Name that award,
> which has seen worst actresses Halle Berry and Sandra
> Bullock accept their trophies in person.
> A2. This 1978 B-film horror spoof -- inspired by "The Birds" --
> opens with the discovery by homicide detectives that the
> victim of a grisly murder is covered, not in blood, but in
> tomato juice. It spawned three sequels. Name it.
>
> B. History
>
> B1. The notorious HMS Bounty, of mutiny fame, set forth in 1787
> on a botanical mission to Tahiti. The mission: to bring
> a plant to the West Indies in hopes of introducing it as
> food for slaves. What plant?
> B2. In the 1840s, a fungus called Phytophthora infestans took
> advantage of the lack of genetic diversity of an introduced
> tuber and caused one of the great human tragedies of the
> 19th century, and sowed the seeds of prolonged unrest in
> the British Isles. By what name do we know this crisis?
> C. Geography
>
> C1. Not really an artichoke and not from the Middle East location
> that it seems to be named for, its name is a corruption of
> "girasole", the Italian word for sunflower. This root
> vegetable can be used in stir-frying in place of water
> chestnuts. Name it.
> C2. Also called Bibb lettuce, this salad ingredient is so named
> because farmers in the vicinity of a certain East Coast
> American city were responsible for its early cultivation.
> Name it.
> D. Arts & Literature
>
> D1. Andy Warhol famously designed the still-life print that
> adorns the cover of the debut album by the Velvet
> Underground. What did he depict?
>
> D2. Name the *author* of the novel from which the following is
> taken: "She had painted her lips and was holding in
> her hollowed hands a beautiful, banal, Eden-red apple...
> She tossed it up into the sun-dusted air, and caught it --
> it made a cupped polished plop. Humbert Humbert intercepted
> the apple."
> E. Canadiana
>
> E1. In the 1970s, the Rapeseed Association of Canada voted
> to change the name of rapeseed oil to one that incorporated
> the name of the country and did not contain "rape".
> What did rapeseed oil become known as?
> E2. What is the only apple native to Canada? It is not normally
> found in stores.
>
> F. Miscellaneous
>
> F1. This presidential candidate famously dealt his campaign
> a setback when he suggested that struggling farmers in Iowa
> diversify by growing Belgian endives. Name him.
> F2. Which soon-unseated incumbent raised the ire of broccoli
> farmers by stating the following: "I do not like broccoli.
> I haven't liked it since I was a little kid and my mother
> made me eat it. And I'm President of the United States
> and I'm not going to eat any more broccoli."
--Jeff
Mark Brader
Nov 17, 2014, 12:30:42 AM11/17/14
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Mark Brader:
on all 8 rounds and not just the "best 6" that are being counted.
Hearty congratulations!
> * Game 5, Round 9 - Sports - Teams
> The first 4 questions are about US universities famous for their
> basketball or football teams. In each case name the university.
> 1. This Durham NC university's teams are nicknamed the Blue Devils.
Duke University. 4 for Marc, Joshua, Jason, Dan Blum, Bruce, Pete,
Dan Tilque, and Jeff.
Duke was also, of course, one of the two original Usenet sites.
> 2. This Spokane WA university, whose teams play as the Bulldogs,
> is named for a Jesuit saint.
Gonzaga University. 4 for Joshua, Pete, and Dan Tilque.
> 3. This PAC-12 school's teams are the Trojans and a famous alumnus
> is O.J. Simpson.
University of Southern California. USC was acceptable. 4 for Joshua,
Jason, Dan Blum, Pete, Dan Tilque, and Jeff. 3 for Bruce.
> 4. South Bend IN is home to which perennial power?
University of Notre Dame (the Fighting Irish). 4 for Marc, Joshua,
Jason, Dan Blum, Pete, Dan Tilque, and Jeff.
> Now some questions from overseas:
> 5. Saracens would play Harlequins in the top league of what English
> professional sport?
Rugby Union. (Rugby League would be wrong, but rugby alone was
acceptable.) 4 for Peter, Björn, Pete, and Rob.
> 6. In this sport, a final score might be reported as "Collingwood,
> 16.12 (108) defeated St. Kilda, 7.10 (52)". What sport?
Australian or "Aussie rules" football. 4 for Peter, Pete, and Rob.
> 7. In the English Premier League, Liverpool FC isn't the only team
> playing in the city of Liverpool. Name the other one.
Everton. 4 for Peter, Erland, Björn, Pete, and Rob.
> 8. Also in the English Premier League, what major city does Aston
> Villa FC call home?
Birmingham. 4 for Peter, Erland, Björn, Joshua, Pete, and Rob.
> Most sport team names are plural, like Maple Leafs, but there are
> some singular exceptions. On these questions you can just give
> the team name (like "Maple Leafs") without the city or other place.
> 9. The National Basketball Association has 4 teams whose official
> name doesn't end in S. Two are in Florida -- the Magic and
> the Heat. Name *either of the other two*.
Utah Jazz, Oklahoma Thunder. 4 for Peter, Marc, Joshua, Dan Blum,
Bruce, Pete, Dan Tilque, and Jeff.
> 10. The National Hockey League has 3 teams whose official nickname
> doesn't end in S. Again, one is in Florida -- the Lightning --
> so please name *either of the other two*.
Colorado Avalanche, Minnesota Wild. 4 for Peter, Marc,
Erland (the hard way), Joshua, Dan Blum, Bruce, Pete, Dan Tilque,
and Jeff.
> * Game 5, Round 10 - Challenge Round - Veggies
> In case it flew by you, October is World Vegetarian Month, which
> kicked off October 1 with World Vegetarian Day and ends November 1
> with World Vegan Day. Good thing pub fries are vegetarian.
> This week's challenge round is all about your fruits and veggies.
> A. Entertainment
> A1. For 34 years, a fruity award for the worst in motion pictures
> has been handed out, usually on Oscar Eve. Name that award,
> which has seen worst actresses Halle Berry and Sandra
> Bullock accept their trophies in person.
Golden Raspberry Awards (Raspberries or Razzies was sufficient).
4 for Peter, Marc, Joshua, Jason, Dan Blum, Bruce, Pete, Rob,
and Dan Tilque.
> A2. This 1978 B-film horror spoof -- inspired by "The Birds" --
> opens with the discovery by homicide detectives that the
> victim of a grisly murder is covered, not in blood, but in
> tomato juice. It spawned three sequels. Name it.
"Attack of the Killer Tomatoes". 4 for Peter, Marc, Joshua, Jason,
Dan Blum, Bruce, Pete, and Dan Tilque. 3 for Erland.
> B. History
> B1. The notorious HMS Bounty, of mutiny fame, set forth in 1787
> on a botanical mission to Tahiti. The mission: to bring
> a plant to the West Indies in hopes of introducing it as
> food for slaves. What plant?
Breadfruit. 4 for Joshua, Bruce, Pete, Rob, and Dan Tilque.
> B2. In the 1840s, a fungus called Phytophthora infestans took
> advantage of the lack of genetic diversity of an introduced
> tuber and caused one of the great human tragedies of the
> 19th century, and sowed the seeds of prolonged unrest in
> the British Isles. By what name do we know this crisis?
Irish Potato Famine. 4 for Peter, Marc, Björn, Joshua, Bruce, Pete,
Dan Tilque, and Jeff. 3 for Jason, Dan Blum, and Rob.
> C. Geography
> C1. Not really an artichoke and not from the Middle East location
> that it seems to be named for, its name is a corruption of
> "girasole", the Italian word for sunflower. This root
> vegetable can be used in stir-frying in place of water
> chestnuts. Name it.
Jerusalem artichoke. 4 for Peter, Marc, Joshua, Dan Blum, Bruce,
Rob, Dan Tilque, and Jeff.
> C2. Also called Bibb lettuce, this salad ingredient is so named
> because farmers in the vicinity of a certain East Coast
> American city were responsible for its early cultivation.
> Name it.
Boston lettuce. 4 for Marc, Joshua, Dan Blum, Bruce, and Jeff.
> D. Arts & Literature
> D1. Andy Warhol famously designed the still-life print that
> adorns the cover of the debut album by the Velvet
> Underground. What did he depict?
A banana. 4 for Peter, Marc, Erland, Joshua, Jason, and Rob.
http://www.alwaysontherun.net/vu.jpg is one of several slightly
different versions to be found on the web. I don't know which
is the original.
> D2. Name the *author* of the novel from which the following is
> taken: "She had painted her lips and was holding in
> her hollowed hands a beautiful, banal, Eden-red apple...
> She tossed it up into the sun-dusted air, and caught it --
> it made a cupped polished plop. Humbert Humbert intercepted
> the apple."
Vladimir Nabokov ("Lolita"). 4 for Joshua, Jason, Dan Blum, Rob,
Dan Tilque, and Jeff.
> E. Canadiana
> E1. In the 1970s, the Rapeseed Association of Canada voted
> to change the name of rapeseed oil to one that incorporated
> the name of the country and did not contain "rape".
> What did rapeseed oil become known as?
Canola oil. 4 for Marc, Joshua, Dan Blum, Bruce, Rob, Dan Tilque,
and Jeff.
> E2. What is the only apple native to Canada? It is not normally
> found in stores.
Crabapple. 4 for Dan Blum.
> F. Miscellaneous
> F1. This presidential candidate famously dealt his campaign
> a setback when he suggested that struggling farmers in Iowa
> diversify by growing Belgian endives. Name him.
Michael Dukakis. 4 for Marc, Joshua, Jason, and Dan Blum.
3 for Peter.
> F2. Which soon-unseated incumbent raised the ire of broccoli
> farmers by stating the following: "I do not like broccoli.
> I haven't liked it since I was a little kid and my mother
> made me eat it. And I'm President of the United States
> and I'm not going to eat any more broccoli."
George H.W. Bush, as you will remember from RQ 155. 4 for Peter,
Marc, Erland, Joshua, Jason, Dan Blum, Bruce, Pete, Rob, Dan Tilque,
and Jeff.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 5 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST
TOPICS-> Ent His Lit Can Geo Sci Spo Cha SIX
Joshua Kreitzer 31 40 24 24 40 28 28 44 211
Dan Blum 20 34 32 23 40 35 20 39 203
Dan Tilque 4 36 16 16 40 31 24 32 179
Marc Dashevsky 20 0 20 12 40 40 16 36 172
Peter Smyth 24 36 24 0 36 22 24 27 171
Rob Parker 16 20 24 14 26 32 16 31 149
Jeff Turner 16 16 8 16 36 24 20 24 136
Pete Gayde 20 7 16 11 -- -- 40 20 114
Erland Sommarskog 0 12 -- -- 40 8 12 11 83
Jason Kreitzer 16 0 4 4 8 16 12 27 83
Björn Lundin 0 8 -- -- 16 20 12 4 60
Bruce Bowler -- -- -- -- -- -- 15 32 47
--
Mark Brader "A clarification is not to make oneself clear.
Toronto It is to PUT oneself IN the clear."
m...@vex.net -- Lynn & Jay, "Yes, Prime Minister"
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2014-10-20,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2014-09-15 companion posting on "Questions from the
> Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
Game 5 is over and the winner is JOSHUA KREITZER, who scored well
> Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
on all 8 rounds and not just the "best 6" that are being counted.
Hearty congratulations!
> * Game 5, Round 9 - Sports - Teams
> The first 4 questions are about US universities famous for their
> basketball or football teams. In each case name the university.
> 1. This Durham NC university's teams are nicknamed the Blue Devils.
Dan Tilque, and Jeff.
Duke was also, of course, one of the two original Usenet sites.
> 2. This Spokane WA university, whose teams play as the Bulldogs,
> is named for a Jesuit saint.
> 3. This PAC-12 school's teams are the Trojans and a famous alumnus
> is O.J. Simpson.
Jason, Dan Blum, Pete, Dan Tilque, and Jeff. 3 for Bruce.
> 4. South Bend IN is home to which perennial power?
Jason, Dan Blum, Pete, Dan Tilque, and Jeff.
> Now some questions from overseas:
> 5. Saracens would play Harlequins in the top league of what English
> professional sport?
acceptable.) 4 for Peter, Björn, Pete, and Rob.
> 6. In this sport, a final score might be reported as "Collingwood,
> 16.12 (108) defeated St. Kilda, 7.10 (52)". What sport?
> 7. In the English Premier League, Liverpool FC isn't the only team
> playing in the city of Liverpool. Name the other one.
> 8. Also in the English Premier League, what major city does Aston
> Villa FC call home?
> Most sport team names are plural, like Maple Leafs, but there are
> some singular exceptions. On these questions you can just give
> the team name (like "Maple Leafs") without the city or other place.
> 9. The National Basketball Association has 4 teams whose official
> name doesn't end in S. Two are in Florida -- the Magic and
> the Heat. Name *either of the other two*.
Bruce, Pete, Dan Tilque, and Jeff.
> 10. The National Hockey League has 3 teams whose official nickname
> doesn't end in S. Again, one is in Florida -- the Lightning --
> so please name *either of the other two*.
Erland (the hard way), Joshua, Dan Blum, Bruce, Pete, Dan Tilque,
and Jeff.
> * Game 5, Round 10 - Challenge Round - Veggies
> In case it flew by you, October is World Vegetarian Month, which
> kicked off October 1 with World Vegetarian Day and ends November 1
> with World Vegan Day. Good thing pub fries are vegetarian.
> This week's challenge round is all about your fruits and veggies.
> A. Entertainment
> A1. For 34 years, a fruity award for the worst in motion pictures
> has been handed out, usually on Oscar Eve. Name that award,
> which has seen worst actresses Halle Berry and Sandra
> Bullock accept their trophies in person.
4 for Peter, Marc, Joshua, Jason, Dan Blum, Bruce, Pete, Rob,
and Dan Tilque.
> A2. This 1978 B-film horror spoof -- inspired by "The Birds" --
> opens with the discovery by homicide detectives that the
> victim of a grisly murder is covered, not in blood, but in
> tomato juice. It spawned three sequels. Name it.
Dan Blum, Bruce, Pete, and Dan Tilque. 3 for Erland.
> B. History
> B1. The notorious HMS Bounty, of mutiny fame, set forth in 1787
> on a botanical mission to Tahiti. The mission: to bring
> a plant to the West Indies in hopes of introducing it as
> food for slaves. What plant?
> B2. In the 1840s, a fungus called Phytophthora infestans took
> advantage of the lack of genetic diversity of an introduced
> tuber and caused one of the great human tragedies of the
> 19th century, and sowed the seeds of prolonged unrest in
> the British Isles. By what name do we know this crisis?
Dan Tilque, and Jeff. 3 for Jason, Dan Blum, and Rob.
> C. Geography
> C1. Not really an artichoke and not from the Middle East location
> that it seems to be named for, its name is a corruption of
> "girasole", the Italian word for sunflower. This root
> vegetable can be used in stir-frying in place of water
> chestnuts. Name it.
Rob, Dan Tilque, and Jeff.
> C2. Also called Bibb lettuce, this salad ingredient is so named
> because farmers in the vicinity of a certain East Coast
> American city were responsible for its early cultivation.
> Name it.
> D. Arts & Literature
> D1. Andy Warhol famously designed the still-life print that
> adorns the cover of the debut album by the Velvet
> Underground. What did he depict?
http://www.alwaysontherun.net/vu.jpg is one of several slightly
different versions to be found on the web. I don't know which
is the original.
> D2. Name the *author* of the novel from which the following is
> taken: "She had painted her lips and was holding in
> her hollowed hands a beautiful, banal, Eden-red apple...
> She tossed it up into the sun-dusted air, and caught it --
> it made a cupped polished plop. Humbert Humbert intercepted
> the apple."
Dan Tilque, and Jeff.
> E. Canadiana
> E1. In the 1970s, the Rapeseed Association of Canada voted
> to change the name of rapeseed oil to one that incorporated
> the name of the country and did not contain "rape".
> What did rapeseed oil become known as?
and Jeff.
> E2. What is the only apple native to Canada? It is not normally
> found in stores.
> F. Miscellaneous
> F1. This presidential candidate famously dealt his campaign
> a setback when he suggested that struggling farmers in Iowa
> diversify by growing Belgian endives. Name him.
3 for Peter.
> F2. Which soon-unseated incumbent raised the ire of broccoli
> farmers by stating the following: "I do not like broccoli.
> I haven't liked it since I was a little kid and my mother
> made me eat it. And I'm President of the United States
> and I'm not going to eat any more broccoli."
Marc, Erland, Joshua, Jason, Dan Blum, Bruce, Pete, Rob, Dan Tilque,
and Jeff.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 5 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST
TOPICS-> Ent His Lit Can Geo Sci Spo Cha SIX
Joshua Kreitzer 31 40 24 24 40 28 28 44 211
Dan Blum 20 34 32 23 40 35 20 39 203
Dan Tilque 4 36 16 16 40 31 24 32 179
Marc Dashevsky 20 0 20 12 40 40 16 36 172
Peter Smyth 24 36 24 0 36 22 24 27 171
Rob Parker 16 20 24 14 26 32 16 31 149
Jeff Turner 16 16 8 16 36 24 20 24 136
Pete Gayde 20 7 16 11 -- -- 40 20 114
Erland Sommarskog 0 12 -- -- 40 8 12 11 83
Jason Kreitzer 16 0 4 4 8 16 12 27 83
Björn Lundin 0 8 -- -- 16 20 12 4 60
Bruce Bowler -- -- -- -- -- -- 15 32 47
--
Mark Brader "A clarification is not to make oneself clear.
Toronto It is to PUT oneself IN the clear."
m...@vex.net -- Lynn & Jay, "Yes, Prime Minister"
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