Mark Brader:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2023-10-16,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> please see my 2023-05-24 companion posting on "Questions from the
> Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> I did not write either of these rounds.
> * Game 4, Round 2 - Canadiana - Canadian Army and Navy Ranks
> Please see:
http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/g4r2/ranks.pdf
> For the first 6 questions, we give you the number and tell you
> which military force, and you must name the rank. Note that two
> images are shown for each of illustrations #3 through #6 -- those
> are the shoulder and sleeve insignia for the rank.
> 1. In Canada the official pronunciation of "L-I-E-U-T-E-N-A-N-T"
> is the British "lef-tenant", not the sensible "loo-tenant".
> So, in the army, which insignia is a lieutenant-general?
#5. 4 for Stephen, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque.
> 2. In the navy, which one is an acting sub-lieutenant?
#16. 4 for Stephen, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque.
> 3. In the navy, which one is a captain?
#14. 4 for Stephen, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque.
> 4. In the army, which one is a captain?
#10. 4 for Stephen and Dan Tilque.
> 5. In the army, which one is a colonel?
#7. 4 for Stephen and Dan Tilque.
> 6. In the navy, which one is a lieutenant?
#2. 4 for Stephen and Dan Blum.
> The remaining questions, of course, work the other way. You must
> give the full name of each rank -- if the right answer was
> "lieutenant-general", then "lieutenant" or "general" would be wrong,
> even though this officer would be addressed as "General" Johnson.
> 7. What navy rank has insignia 4?
Rear admiral. 4 for Stephen, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque.
> 8. What army rank has insignia 3?
Brigadier-general. 4 for Stephen and Dan Tilque.
"Brigadier" is a British army rank.
> 9. What army rank has insignia 9?
Second lieutenant (either pronunciation was accepted). 4 for Stephen.
> 10. What navy rank has insignia 15?
Commander. 4 for Stephen and Dan Blum.
> So there were 6 decoys. Please decode the rot13 after you've
> finished the round, if you'd like to see the ranks and identify
> the insignia for each one, for fun, but for no points.
Only Stephen tried these, and he got all 6 right.
> 11. Navy, chief petty officer first class.
#11.
> 12. Army, major.
#12.
> 13. Army, sergeant.
#13.
> 14. Navy, admiral.
#6.
> 15. Army, lieutenant-colonel.
#1.
> 16. Navy, lieutenant-commander.
#8.
> * Game 4, Round 3 - Geography - Largest Cities in US States
> We'll give you the name of a US state; you simply tell us the
> name of its largest city by population. In every case we are referring
> to the population of the city proper, not its metropolitan area.
> 1. Florida.
Jacksonville. 4 for Stephen and Joshua.
It's more than twice the population of Miami and three times
that of Orlando, which is also smaller than Tampa.
> 2. Alaska.
Anchorage. 4 for Erland, Stephen, Joshua, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque.
It's almost 9 times the population of Fairbanks, which is #2.
> 3. Louisiana.
New Orleans. 4 for everyone -- Erland, Stephen, Joshua, Dan Blum,
Dan Tilque, and Pete.
> 4. Delaware.
Wilmington. 4 for Erland, Stephen, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Pete.
Dover is #2, but Wilmington has almost twice the population.
> 5. Iowa.
Des Moines. 4 for everyone.
> 6. Kentucky.
Louisville. 4 for Erland, Stephen, Joshua, Dan Blum, and Pete.
Lexington is #2, but Louisville has almost twice the population.
> 7. Maine.
Portland. 4 for everyone.
> 8. Texas.
Houston. 4 for everyone.
> 9. North Dakota.
Fargo. 4 for Erland, Stephen, Dan Tilque, and Pete. 2 for Joshua.
It's about 75% larger than Bismarck, which is #2, and more than
double the #3 city, which is Grand Forks, not Grand Falls.
> 10. Montana.
Billings. 4 for Stephen. 3 for Pete. 2 for Joshua, Dan Blum,
and Dan Tilque.
Billings is almost twice the population of Great Falls, the #3 city;
more than twice that of Bozeman, #4; and 3.5 times that of Helena, #6.
(#2 is Missoula and #5 is Butte.)
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 4 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Can Geo
Stephen Perry 40 40 80
Dan Tilque 28 30 58
Dan Blum 24 26 50
Joshua Kreitzer 0 36 36
Erland Sommarskog 0 32 32
Pete Gayde 0 31 31
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Mark Brader | "After that, he spent a long time just reading netnews.
m...@vex.net | Sorry, I mean of course that he was debugging his
Toronto | terminal emulation code..." --Lars Wirzenius