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Mark Brader
Jun 14, 2019, 12:54:14 AM6/14/19
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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-05-27,
and should be interpreted accordingly.
On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup,
based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
the correct answers in about 3 days.
All questions were written by members of 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 2019-01-22 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 2, Round 4 - Literature - Holy Anniversary, Batman!
Fourscore years ago, the May 1939 issue of a certain comic book
had a panel portraying Bruce Wayne, watching as a specimen of
Myotis lucifugus flew through his window. "A bat! It's an omen",
he exclaimed. "I shall become a bat!"
So, on this Bat-day, here's a round on Batman.
1. Name the comic book in which Batman debuted in 1939. Hint:
it gave its initials to the company that still prints Batman
today.
2. Who is credited with creating Batman?
3. By what other name do Bat-fans know the character of Selina Kyle?
4. How was Batgirl related to another Batman character?
5. In 1940, the first of the famous Batman villains made his debut.
Which one?
6. What is Alfred the butler's last name?
7. Name the Joker's girlfriend, who met him when he was a patient
at the Arkham insane asylum.
8. Name the comic-book artist who reinvented Batman as "The Dark
Knight" in the 1980s.
9. In the 1990s in the Batman comics, which villain broke Batman's
back?
10. In 2013, "Forbes" magazine produced a list of the richest people
in popular fiction. Bruce Wayne was ranked #6 with an estimated
net worth of $9,200,000,000. Name any of the 5 non-Batman
characters they deemed to be *richer*.
* Game 2, Round 5 - Canadian Audio - Music Geography
Even famous musicians come from somewhere. In the original game,
you would have heard a clip and you had to identify which Canadian
city is home to the singer or band. Here I'll save you a step by
telling you the singer or band, so you only have to name the city.
1. Justin Bieber.
2. Great Big Sea.
3. Spirit of the West.
4. Andy Kim.
5. Tanya Tagaq.
6. Sloan.
7. Jann Arden.
8. Tragically Hip.
9. Paul Anka.
10. The Guess Who.
* Game 2, Round 6 - Canadiana Literature - Authors
Since we forgot to have a Canadiana round last week, this week we're
making up for it by giving you two of them. For questions #1-4, name
the author.
1. This author was born in Manitoba to Kliene Girmande Mennonite
parents. Her novel "A Complicated Kindness" won the 2004
Governor-General's Prize for Fiction. Who is she?
2. This author's successful career as a indigenous voice in Canadian
literature was derailed when his claims to be of Mi'kmaq, Métis,
Nipmuk, and Ojibway heritage were exposed as lies.
3. This prolific Canadian author is most famous for his books
"Barometer Rising", about the Halifax Explosion, and "Two
Solitudes", a literary allegory about tensions between English
and French Canada. Who is he?
4. Who is the first Canadian woman to win the Nobel Prize for
Literature? She is famous for her short stories mostly set in
Huron County, Ontario.
And for the remaining questions, name the novel.
5. This 1977 novel by Timothy Findley follows the story of Robert
Ross who enlists in World War I to escape his grief at the
death of his sister and the constraints of Victorian society.
6. This Giller-prizewinning novel by Margaret Atwood is a
fictionalized account of the murder of Thomas Keller and his
housekeeper Nancy Montgomery.
7. This Giller-prizewinning novel by Kathleen Winter deals with
an intersex child named Wayne who is born to a harsh father
and a fanciful mother.
8. This fictional autobiography by Mordechai Richler recounts
the story of the main character's failed three marriages and
the disappearance and presumed murder of the main character's
best friend -- a crime of which he is acquitted.
9. This book, Leonard Cohen's second and final novel, entwines
the story of Mohawk saint Kateri Tekawitha with a love triangle
between an unnamed anglophone Canadian folklorist, his indigenous
wife Edith who has committed suicide, and his best friend,
a leader of the Quebec separatist movement. Name it.
10. This award-winning novel by Emma Donoghue told from the point
of view of 5-year-old Felix, born in captivity, was conceived
when the author heard about the 2008 Fritzl case.
--
Mark Brader | "If communication becomes impossible, it is expected that
Toronto | both parties will... notify the other that communication
m...@vex.net | has become impossible..." --memo to university staff
My text in this article is in the public domain.
and should be interpreted accordingly.
On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup,
based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
the correct answers in about 3 days.
All questions were written by members of 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 2019-01-22 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 2, Round 4 - Literature - Holy Anniversary, Batman!
Fourscore years ago, the May 1939 issue of a certain comic book
had a panel portraying Bruce Wayne, watching as a specimen of
Myotis lucifugus flew through his window. "A bat! It's an omen",
he exclaimed. "I shall become a bat!"
So, on this Bat-day, here's a round on Batman.
1. Name the comic book in which Batman debuted in 1939. Hint:
it gave its initials to the company that still prints Batman
today.
2. Who is credited with creating Batman?
3. By what other name do Bat-fans know the character of Selina Kyle?
4. How was Batgirl related to another Batman character?
5. In 1940, the first of the famous Batman villains made his debut.
Which one?
6. What is Alfred the butler's last name?
7. Name the Joker's girlfriend, who met him when he was a patient
at the Arkham insane asylum.
8. Name the comic-book artist who reinvented Batman as "The Dark
Knight" in the 1980s.
9. In the 1990s in the Batman comics, which villain broke Batman's
back?
10. In 2013, "Forbes" magazine produced a list of the richest people
in popular fiction. Bruce Wayne was ranked #6 with an estimated
net worth of $9,200,000,000. Name any of the 5 non-Batman
characters they deemed to be *richer*.
* Game 2, Round 5 - Canadian Audio - Music Geography
Even famous musicians come from somewhere. In the original game,
you would have heard a clip and you had to identify which Canadian
city is home to the singer or band. Here I'll save you a step by
telling you the singer or band, so you only have to name the city.
1. Justin Bieber.
2. Great Big Sea.
3. Spirit of the West.
4. Andy Kim.
5. Tanya Tagaq.
6. Sloan.
7. Jann Arden.
8. Tragically Hip.
9. Paul Anka.
10. The Guess Who.
* Game 2, Round 6 - Canadiana Literature - Authors
Since we forgot to have a Canadiana round last week, this week we're
making up for it by giving you two of them. For questions #1-4, name
the author.
1. This author was born in Manitoba to Kliene Girmande Mennonite
parents. Her novel "A Complicated Kindness" won the 2004
Governor-General's Prize for Fiction. Who is she?
2. This author's successful career as a indigenous voice in Canadian
literature was derailed when his claims to be of Mi'kmaq, Métis,
Nipmuk, and Ojibway heritage were exposed as lies.
3. This prolific Canadian author is most famous for his books
"Barometer Rising", about the Halifax Explosion, and "Two
Solitudes", a literary allegory about tensions between English
and French Canada. Who is he?
4. Who is the first Canadian woman to win the Nobel Prize for
Literature? She is famous for her short stories mostly set in
Huron County, Ontario.
And for the remaining questions, name the novel.
5. This 1977 novel by Timothy Findley follows the story of Robert
Ross who enlists in World War I to escape his grief at the
death of his sister and the constraints of Victorian society.
6. This Giller-prizewinning novel by Margaret Atwood is a
fictionalized account of the murder of Thomas Keller and his
housekeeper Nancy Montgomery.
7. This Giller-prizewinning novel by Kathleen Winter deals with
an intersex child named Wayne who is born to a harsh father
and a fanciful mother.
8. This fictional autobiography by Mordechai Richler recounts
the story of the main character's failed three marriages and
the disappearance and presumed murder of the main character's
best friend -- a crime of which he is acquitted.
9. This book, Leonard Cohen's second and final novel, entwines
the story of Mohawk saint Kateri Tekawitha with a love triangle
between an unnamed anglophone Canadian folklorist, his indigenous
wife Edith who has committed suicide, and his best friend,
a leader of the Quebec separatist movement. Name it.
10. This award-winning novel by Emma Donoghue told from the point
of view of 5-year-old Felix, born in captivity, was conceived
when the author heard about the 2008 Fritzl case.
--
Mark Brader | "If communication becomes impossible, it is expected that
Toronto | both parties will... notify the other that communication
m...@vex.net | has become impossible..." --memo to university staff
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Joshua Kreitzer
Jun 14, 2019, 1:11:20 AM6/14/19
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:n5mdne-C_rHstZ7AnZ2dnUU7-
QnN...@giganews.com:
> * Game 2, Round 4 - Literature - Holy Anniversary, Batman!
>
> 2. Who is credited with creating Batman?
Bob Kane with Bill Finger
(historically only Kane was credited, but Finger was added to the
credits in recent years)
> 3. By what other name do Bat-fans know the character of Selina Kyle?
Catwoman
> 5. In 1940, the first of the famous Batman villains made his debut.
> Which one?
The Joker; The Penguin
> 7. Name the Joker's girlfriend, who met him when he was a patient
> at the Arkham insane asylum.
Harley Quinn
> 10. In 2013, "Forbes" magazine produced a list of the richest people
> in popular fiction. Bruce Wayne was ranked #6 with an estimated
> net worth of $9,200,000,000. Name any of the 5 non-Batman
> characters they deemed to be *richer*.
Scrooge McDuck
> * Game 2, Round 5 - Canadian Audio - Music Geography
>
> Even famous musicians come from somewhere. In the original game,
> you would have heard a clip and you had to identify which Canadian
> city is home to the singer or band. Here I'll save you a step by
> telling you the singer or band, so you only have to name the city.
>
> 1. Justin Bieber.
Toronto
> 9. Paul Anka.
Vancouver
> 10. The Guess Who.
Winnipeg
> * Game 2, Round 6 - Canadiana Literature - Authors
>
> Since we forgot to have a Canadiana round last week, this week we're
> making up for it by giving you two of them.
No answers here.
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
QnN...@giganews.com:
> * Game 2, Round 4 - Literature - Holy Anniversary, Batman!
>
> So, on this Bat-day, here's a round on Batman.
>
> 1. Name the comic book in which Batman debuted in 1939. Hint:
> it gave its initials to the company that still prints Batman
> today.
Detective Comics
>
> 1. Name the comic book in which Batman debuted in 1939. Hint:
> it gave its initials to the company that still prints Batman
> today.
> 2. Who is credited with creating Batman?
(historically only Kane was credited, but Finger was added to the
credits in recent years)
> 3. By what other name do Bat-fans know the character of Selina Kyle?
> 5. In 1940, the first of the famous Batman villains made his debut.
> Which one?
> 7. Name the Joker's girlfriend, who met him when he was a patient
> at the Arkham insane asylum.
> 10. In 2013, "Forbes" magazine produced a list of the richest people
> in popular fiction. Bruce Wayne was ranked #6 with an estimated
> net worth of $9,200,000,000. Name any of the 5 non-Batman
> characters they deemed to be *richer*.
> * Game 2, Round 5 - Canadian Audio - Music Geography
>
> Even famous musicians come from somewhere. In the original game,
> you would have heard a clip and you had to identify which Canadian
> city is home to the singer or band. Here I'll save you a step by
> telling you the singer or band, so you only have to name the city.
>
> 1. Justin Bieber.
> 9. Paul Anka.
Vancouver
> 10. The Guess Who.
Winnipeg
> * Game 2, Round 6 - Canadiana Literature - Authors
>
> Since we forgot to have a Canadiana round last week, this week we're
> making up for it by giving you two of them.
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Dan Tilque
Jun 14, 2019, 3:11:57 AM6/14/19
to
On 6/13/19 9:54 PM, Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * Game 2, Round 4 - Literature - Holy Anniversary, Batman!
>
> Fourscore years ago, the May 1939 issue of a certain comic book
> had a panel portraying Bruce Wayne, watching as a specimen of
> Myotis lucifugus flew through his window. "A bat! It's an omen",
> he exclaimed. "I shall become a bat!"
>
> So, on this Bat-day, here's a round on Batman.
Same bat-time, same bat-station
>
>
> * Game 2, Round 4 - Literature - Holy Anniversary, Batman!
>
> Fourscore years ago, the May 1939 issue of a certain comic book
> had a panel portraying Bruce Wayne, watching as a specimen of
> Myotis lucifugus flew through his window. "A bat! It's an omen",
> he exclaimed. "I shall become a bat!"
>
> So, on this Bat-day, here's a round on Batman.
>
> 1. Name the comic book in which Batman debuted in 1939. Hint:
> it gave its initials to the company that still prints Batman
> today.
>
> 2. Who is credited with creating Batman?
>
> 3. By what other name do Bat-fans know the character of Selina Kyle?
>
> 4. How was Batgirl related to another Batman character?
>
> 5. In 1940, the first of the famous Batman villains made his debut.
> Which one?
>
> 6. What is Alfred the butler's last name?
>
> 7. Name the Joker's girlfriend, who met him when he was a patient
> at the Arkham insane asylum.
>
> 8. Name the comic-book artist who reinvented Batman as "The Dark
> Knight" in the 1980s.
>
> 9. In the 1990s in the Batman comics, which villain broke Batman's
> back?
>
> 10. In 2013, "Forbes" magazine produced a list of the richest people
> in popular fiction. Bruce Wayne was ranked #6 with an estimated
> net worth of $9,200,000,000. Name any of the 5 non-Batman
> characters they deemed to be *richer*.
>
>
> * Game 2, Round 5 - Canadian Audio - Music Geography
>
> Even famous musicians come from somewhere. In the original game,
> you would have heard a clip and you had to identify which Canadian
> city is home to the singer or band. Here I'll save you a step by
> telling you the singer or band, so you only have to name the city.
>
> 1. Justin Bieber.
> 2. Great Big Sea.
> 3. Spirit of the West.
> 4. Andy Kim.
> 5. Tanya Tagaq.
> 6. Sloan.
> 7. Jann Arden.
> 8. Tragically Hip.
> 9. Paul Anka.
> 10. The Guess Who.
Saskatoon
Dan Blum
Jun 14, 2019, 10:41:25 AM6/14/19
to
> 1. Name the comic book in which Batman debuted in 1939. Hint:
> it gave its initials to the company that still prints Batman
> today.
Detective Comics
> it gave its initials to the company that still prints Batman
> today.
> 2. Who is credited with creating Batman?
(although these days credit is also given to Bill Finger)
> 3. By what other name do Bat-fans know the character of Selina Kyle?
> 4. How was Batgirl related to another Batman character?
> 5. In 1940, the first of the famous Batman villains made his debut.
> Which one?
> 6. What is Alfred the butler's last name?
> 7. Name the Joker's girlfriend, who met him when he was a patient
> at the Arkham insane asylum.
> 8. Name the comic-book artist who reinvented Batman as "The Dark
> Knight" in the 1980s.
> 9. In the 1990s in the Batman comics, which villain broke Batman's
> back?
> 10. In 2013, "Forbes" magazine produced a list of the richest people
> in popular fiction. Bruce Wayne was ranked #6 with an estimated
> net worth of $9,200,000,000. Name any of the 5 non-Batman
> characters they deemed to be *richer*.
> * Game 2, Round 6 - Canadiana Literature - Authors
> 4. Who is the first Canadian woman to win the Nobel Prize for
> Literature? She is famous for her short stories mostly set in
> Huron County, Ontario.
Alice Munro
> Literature? She is famous for her short stories mostly set in
> Huron County, Ontario.
> 8. This fictional autobiography by Mordechai Richler recounts
> the story of the main character's failed three marriages and
> the disappearance and presumed murder of the main character's
> best friend -- a crime of which he is acquitted.
> 10. This award-winning novel by Emma Donoghue told from the point
> of view of 5-year-old Felix, born in captivity, was conceived
> when the author heard about the 2008 Fritzl case.
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Pete Gayde
Jun 17, 2019, 2:01:33 PM6/17/19
to
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-05-27,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
> Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
> the correct answers in about 3 days.
>
> All questions were written by members of 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 2019-01-22 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 2, Round 4 - Literature - Holy Anniversary, Batman!
>
> Fourscore years ago, the May 1939 issue of a certain comic book
> had a panel portraying Bruce Wayne, watching as a specimen of
> Myotis lucifugus flew through his window. "A bat! It's an omen",
> he exclaimed. "I shall become a bat!"
>
> So, on this Bat-day, here's a round on Batman.
>
> 1. Name the comic book in which Batman debuted in 1939. Hint:
> it gave its initials to the company that still prints Batman
> today.
Detective Comics
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
> Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
> the correct answers in about 3 days.
>
> All questions were written by members of 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 2019-01-22 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 2, Round 4 - Literature - Holy Anniversary, Batman!
>
> Fourscore years ago, the May 1939 issue of a certain comic book
> had a panel portraying Bruce Wayne, watching as a specimen of
> Myotis lucifugus flew through his window. "A bat! It's an omen",
> he exclaimed. "I shall become a bat!"
>
> So, on this Bat-day, here's a round on Batman.
>
> 1. Name the comic book in which Batman debuted in 1939. Hint:
> it gave its initials to the company that still prints Batman
> today.
>
> 2. Who is credited with creating Batman?
>
> 3. By what other name do Bat-fans know the character of Selina Kyle?
>
> 4. How was Batgirl related to another Batman character?
>
> 5. In 1940, the first of the famous Batman villains made his debut.
> Which one?
>
> 6. What is Alfred the butler's last name?
>
> 7. Name the Joker's girlfriend, who met him when he was a patient
> at the Arkham insane asylum.
>
> 8. Name the comic-book artist who reinvented Batman as "The Dark
> Knight" in the 1980s.
>
> 9. In the 1990s in the Batman comics, which villain broke Batman's
> back?
>
> 10. In 2013, "Forbes" magazine produced a list of the richest people
> in popular fiction. Bruce Wayne was ranked #6 with an estimated
> net worth of $9,200,000,000. Name any of the 5 non-Batman
> characters they deemed to be *richer*.
>
>
> * Game 2, Round 5 - Canadian Audio - Music Geography
>
> Even famous musicians come from somewhere. In the original game,
> you would have heard a clip and you had to identify which Canadian
> city is home to the singer or band. Here I'll save you a step by
> telling you the singer or band, so you only have to name the city.
>
> 1. Justin Bieber.
> 2. Great Big Sea.
> 3. Spirit of the West.
> 4. Andy Kim.
> 5. Tanya Tagaq.
> 6. Sloan.
> 7. Jann Arden.
> 8. Tragically Hip.
> 9. Paul Anka.
> 10. The Guess Who.
Saskatoon
>
>
Mark Brader
Jun 17, 2019, 2:14:55 PM6/17/19
to
Mark Brader:
> So, on this Bat-day, here's a round on Batman.
> 1. Name the comic book in which Batman debuted in 1939. Hint:
> it gave its initials to the company that still prints Batman
> today.
"Detective Comics". 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Pete.
> 2. Who is credited with creating Batman?
Bob Kane. 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum, who both say that these days
Bill Finger gets an assist on that goal.
> 3. By what other name do Bat-fans know the character of Selina Kyle?
Catwoman. 4 for everyone -- Joshua, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, and Pete.
> 4. How was Batgirl related to another Batman character?
She was Commissioner Gordon's daughter. 4 for Dan Tilque
and Dan Blum.
> 5. In 1940, the first of the famous Batman villains made his debut.
> Which one?
The Joker. 4 for Dan Blum. 3 for Joshua and Pete.
> 6. What is Alfred the butler's last name?
Pennyworth. 4 for Dan Tilque and Dan Blum.
> 7. Name the Joker's girlfriend, who met him when he was a patient
> at the Arkham insane asylum.
Harley Quinn. 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum.
> 8. Name the comic-book artist who reinvented Batman as "The Dark
> Knight" in the 1980s.
Frank Miller. 4 for Dan Tilque and Dan Blum.
> 9. In the 1990s in the Batman comics, which villain broke Batman's
> back?
Bane. 4 for Dan Blum.
> 10. In 2013, "Forbes" magazine produced a list of the richest people
> in popular fiction. Bruce Wayne was ranked #6 with an estimated
> net worth of $9,200,000,000. Name any of the 5 non-Batman
> characters they deemed to be *richer*.
[1] Scrooge McDuck; [2] Smaug (the dragon from "The Hobbit");
[3] Carlisle Cullen (from "Twilight"); [4] Tony Stark, alias Iron Man;
and [5] Charles Foster Kane (from "Citizen Kane"). 4 for Joshua,
Dan Tilque, and Pete.
Numbers 7-9 were Montgomery Burns (from "The Simpsons"), Richie Rich,
and Jay Gatsby (from "The Great Gatsby").
> * Game 2, Round 5 - Canadian Audio - Music Geography
> Even famous musicians come from somewhere. In the original game,
> you would have heard a clip and you had to identify which Canadian
> city is home to the singer or band. Here I'll save you a step by
> telling you the singer or band, so you only have to name the city.
> 1. Justin Bieber.
Stratford.
> 2. Great Big Sea.
St. John's.
> 3. Spirit of the West.
Vancouver. 3 for Pete.
> 4. Andy Kim.
Montreal.
> 5. Tanya Tagaq.
Iqaluit.
> 6. Sloan.
Halifax.
> 7. Jann Arden.
Calgary.
> 8. Tragically Hip.
Kingston.
> 9. Paul Anka.
Ottawa. 2 for Pete.
> 10. The Guess Who.
Winnipeg. 4 for Joshua.
> * Game 2, Round 6 - Canadiana Literature - Authors
> Since we forgot to have a Canadiana round last week, this week we're
> making up for it by giving you two of them. For questions #1-4, name
> the author.
> 1. This author was born in Manitoba to Kliene Girmande Mennonite
> parents. Her novel "A Complicated Kindness" won the 2004
> Governor-General's Prize for Fiction. Who is she?
Miriam Toews.
> 2. This author's successful career as a indigenous voice in Canadian
> literature was derailed when his claims to be of Mi'kmaq, Métis,
> Nipmuk, and Ojibway heritage were exposed as lies.
Joseph Boyden.
> 3. This prolific Canadian author is most famous for his books
> "Barometer Rising", about the Halifax Explosion, and "Two
> Solitudes", a literary allegory about tensions between English
> and French Canada. Who is he?
Hugh MacLennan.
> 4. Who is the first Canadian woman to win the Nobel Prize for
> Literature? She is famous for her short stories mostly set in
> Huron County, Ontario.
Alice Munro. 4 for Dan Blum.
> And for the remaining questions, name the novel.
> 5. This 1977 novel by Timothy Findley follows the story of Robert
> Ross who enlists in World War I to escape his grief at the
> death of his sister and the constraints of Victorian society.
"The Wars".
> 6. This Giller-prizewinning novel by Margaret Atwood is a
> fictionalized account of the murder of Thomas Keller and his
> housekeeper Nancy Montgomery.
"Alias Grace".
> 7. This Giller-prizewinning novel by Kathleen Winter deals with
> an intersex child named Wayne who is born to a harsh father
> and a fanciful mother.
"Annabel".
> 8. This fictional autobiography by Mordechai Richler recounts
> the story of the main character's failed three marriages and
> the disappearance and presumed murder of the main character's
> best friend -- a crime of which he is acquitted.
"Barney's Version".
> 9. This book, Leonard Cohen's second and final novel, entwines
> the story of Mohawk saint Kateri Tekawitha with a love triangle
> between an unnamed anglophone Canadian folklorist, his indigenous
> wife Edith who has committed suicide, and his best friend,
> a leader of the Quebec separatist movement. Name it.
"Beautiful Loser".
> 10. This award-winning novel by Emma Donoghue told from the point
> of view of 5-year-old Felix, born in captivity, was conceived
> when the author heard about the 2008 Fritzl case.
"Room". 4 for Dan Blum.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 2 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 5 6 BEST
TOPICS-> Sci Spo Lit Can Can THREE
Dan Blum 26 35 36 0 8 97
Joshua Kreitzer 29 40 23 4 0 92
Dan Tilque 34 36 20 0 0 90
Pete Gayde 0 36 15 5 0 56
Bruce Bowler 20 32 -- -- -- 52
"Calvin" 4 26 -- -- -- 30
Erland Sommarskog 16 8 -- -- -- 24
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Mark Brader "[This computation] assumed that everything
Toronto would work, a happy state of affairs found
m...@vex.net only in fiction." -- Tom Clancy
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-05-27,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2019-01-22 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 2, Round 4 - Literature - Holy Anniversary, Batman!
> Fourscore years ago, the May 1939 issue of a certain comic book
> had a panel portraying Bruce Wayne, watching as a specimen of
> Myotis lucifugus flew through his window. "A bat! It's an omen",
> he exclaimed. "I shall become a bat!"
See: http://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/476/668/859.png
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 2, Round 4 - Literature - Holy Anniversary, Batman!
> Fourscore years ago, the May 1939 issue of a certain comic book
> had a panel portraying Bruce Wayne, watching as a specimen of
> Myotis lucifugus flew through his window. "A bat! It's an omen",
> he exclaimed. "I shall become a bat!"
> So, on this Bat-day, here's a round on Batman.
> 1. Name the comic book in which Batman debuted in 1939. Hint:
> it gave its initials to the company that still prints Batman
> today.
> 2. Who is credited with creating Batman?
Bill Finger gets an assist on that goal.
> 3. By what other name do Bat-fans know the character of Selina Kyle?
> 4. How was Batgirl related to another Batman character?
and Dan Blum.
> 5. In 1940, the first of the famous Batman villains made his debut.
> Which one?
> 6. What is Alfred the butler's last name?
> 7. Name the Joker's girlfriend, who met him when he was a patient
> at the Arkham insane asylum.
> 8. Name the comic-book artist who reinvented Batman as "The Dark
> Knight" in the 1980s.
> 9. In the 1990s in the Batman comics, which villain broke Batman's
> back?
> 10. In 2013, "Forbes" magazine produced a list of the richest people
> in popular fiction. Bruce Wayne was ranked #6 with an estimated
> net worth of $9,200,000,000. Name any of the 5 non-Batman
> characters they deemed to be *richer*.
[3] Carlisle Cullen (from "Twilight"); [4] Tony Stark, alias Iron Man;
and [5] Charles Foster Kane (from "Citizen Kane"). 4 for Joshua,
Dan Tilque, and Pete.
Numbers 7-9 were Montgomery Burns (from "The Simpsons"), Richie Rich,
and Jay Gatsby (from "The Great Gatsby").
> * Game 2, Round 5 - Canadian Audio - Music Geography
> Even famous musicians come from somewhere. In the original game,
> you would have heard a clip and you had to identify which Canadian
> city is home to the singer or band. Here I'll save you a step by
> telling you the singer or band, so you only have to name the city.
> 1. Justin Bieber.
> 2. Great Big Sea.
St. John's.
> 3. Spirit of the West.
> 4. Andy Kim.
Montreal.
> 5. Tanya Tagaq.
Iqaluit.
> 6. Sloan.
Halifax.
> 7. Jann Arden.
Calgary.
> 8. Tragically Hip.
Kingston.
> 9. Paul Anka.
Ottawa. 2 for Pete.
> 10. The Guess Who.
Winnipeg. 4 for Joshua.
> * Game 2, Round 6 - Canadiana Literature - Authors
> Since we forgot to have a Canadiana round last week, this week we're
> making up for it by giving you two of them. For questions #1-4, name
> the author.
> 1. This author was born in Manitoba to Kliene Girmande Mennonite
> parents. Her novel "A Complicated Kindness" won the 2004
> Governor-General's Prize for Fiction. Who is she?
> 2. This author's successful career as a indigenous voice in Canadian
> literature was derailed when his claims to be of Mi'kmaq, Métis,
> Nipmuk, and Ojibway heritage were exposed as lies.
> 3. This prolific Canadian author is most famous for his books
> "Barometer Rising", about the Halifax Explosion, and "Two
> Solitudes", a literary allegory about tensions between English
> and French Canada. Who is he?
> 4. Who is the first Canadian woman to win the Nobel Prize for
> Literature? She is famous for her short stories mostly set in
> Huron County, Ontario.
> And for the remaining questions, name the novel.
> 5. This 1977 novel by Timothy Findley follows the story of Robert
> Ross who enlists in World War I to escape his grief at the
> death of his sister and the constraints of Victorian society.
> 6. This Giller-prizewinning novel by Margaret Atwood is a
> fictionalized account of the murder of Thomas Keller and his
> housekeeper Nancy Montgomery.
> 7. This Giller-prizewinning novel by Kathleen Winter deals with
> an intersex child named Wayne who is born to a harsh father
> and a fanciful mother.
> 8. This fictional autobiography by Mordechai Richler recounts
> the story of the main character's failed three marriages and
> the disappearance and presumed murder of the main character's
> best friend -- a crime of which he is acquitted.
> 9. This book, Leonard Cohen's second and final novel, entwines
> the story of Mohawk saint Kateri Tekawitha with a love triangle
> between an unnamed anglophone Canadian folklorist, his indigenous
> wife Edith who has committed suicide, and his best friend,
> a leader of the Quebec separatist movement. Name it.
> 10. This award-winning novel by Emma Donoghue told from the point
> of view of 5-year-old Felix, born in captivity, was conceived
> when the author heard about the 2008 Fritzl case.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 2 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 5 6 BEST
TOPICS-> Sci Spo Lit Can Can THREE
Dan Blum 26 35 36 0 8 97
Joshua Kreitzer 29 40 23 4 0 92
Dan Tilque 34 36 20 0 0 90
Pete Gayde 0 36 15 5 0 56
Bruce Bowler 20 32 -- -- -- 52
"Calvin" 4 26 -- -- -- 30
Erland Sommarskog 16 8 -- -- -- 24
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Mark Brader "[This computation] assumed that everything
Toronto would work, a happy state of affairs found
m...@vex.net only in fiction." -- Tom Clancy
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