Mark Brader:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-06-08,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 7, Round 7 - Geography - Sweet Grapes - Ice Wine Regions
> We will now explore the world of outrageously expensive and
> incredibly sweet ice wine. Ten questions on the geography of
> this delicacy.
This was the second-hardest round in the original game, after the
current-events round.
> 1. Frozen grapes were used to produce ice wine in Roman times, but
> its production was not revived until 1794. Name the present-day
> European country where this took place. This country is
> responsible for some of the expensive ice wines, renowned for
> their purity and complexity.
Germany. 4 for Dan Blum, Björn, and Pete.
> 2. Since this country rarely gets cold enough temperatures before
> December, its grapes are able to mature longer on the vines,
> resulting in ice wines that are richer and fuller than those
> produced in <answer 1>. Name the country, whose ice wine is
> centered around Burgenland near Lake Neusiedl.
Austria. 4 for Joshua, Björn, Pete, Marc, and Erland.
> 3. In 1999, Chateau Pajzos, located in the village of Sarospatak,
> became the first winery to produce a Tokay ice wine. Name the
> country.
Hungary. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Björn, and Erland.
> 4. Though much of France's climate is too warm for ice wine
> production, a very small amount is produced in what northern
> region?
Alsace. I accepted Alsace-Lorraine. 3 for Marc.
> 5. Fun fact: Ice wine is written as two words across the globe
> *except* in Canada, where it is one word. In 1972, icewine
> was produced for the first time in Canada. In what province
> did German immigrant Walter Hainle produce 40 liters due to an
> unexpected frost?
British Columbia. 3 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque.
> 6. Please decode the rot13 for questions #6-7 only after you have
> finished with the previous question. The first Ontario
> icewine was produced by this Niagara-on-the-Lake winery in 1984
> under the direction of its Austrian-born co-owner Karl Kaiser.
> Its 1991 Vidal was the first to win a major international award.
> Name the winery.
Inniskillin.
> 7. This Niagara winery may not have been the first in Canada, but
> it is currently the largest estate icewine producer in the world.
> It was also the first to produce a Shiraz (Syrah) icewine.
> Name the winery.
Pillitieri.
> 8. Currently, Canada is the world's largest icewine producer.
> Within two years, in what year, did the European Union allow
> the importation of Canadian icewine thereby recognizing it is
> as an equivalent to European ice wine?
2001 (accepting 1999-2003). 4 for Jason and Dan Tilque. 3 for
Dan Blum and Joshua.
> 9. In the United States, the Great Western Winery was the first
> to produce ice wine. The year was 1991. Name the wine-growing
> region located in New York State which is home to this winery.
Finger Lakes. 4 for Joshua and Marc. 2 for Dan Blum.
> 10. There are three other US states besides New York that currently
> produce ice wine. Name any one of them.
Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania. 3 for Pete. 2 for Dan Blum.
> * Game 7, Round 8 - Science - Apple App Icons
> With deepest apologies to those who have not drunk the Apple
> Kool-Aid, we are now going to look at iOS 8.2 icons. Please see:
>
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/7-8/app-l.pdf
> I have rearranged the questions in order of the handout. In each
> case name the app. 6 questions refer to apps which are pre-loaded
> on a new iPad or iPhone, the other 4 are popular downloads at the
> App store, and 6 images are decoys, which you may answer if you
> like for fun, but for no points.
> 1. A downloadable app.
Dropbox. 4 for Calvin, Björn, Pete, and Marc.
> 2. A downloadable app.
Evernote. 4 for Björn.
> 3. A pre-loaded app.
Facetime. 4 for Björn.
> 4. (decoy)
Find My iPhone. Björn got this.
> 5. (decoy)
Find My Friends.
> 6. A downloadable app.
Flixster.
> 7. A pre-loaded app.
Game Center. 4 for Björn.
> 8. (decoy)
My Fitness Pal.
> 9. (decoy)
Trivia Crack. Calvin and Pete got this.
> 10. A pre-loaded app.
Newsstand.
> 11. A pre-loaded app.
Passbook. I did not accept "Passport".
> 12. A pre-loaded app.
YouTube. 4 for Calvin, Jason, Björn, and Marc.
> 13. A pre-loaded app.
Photos. 4 for Björn.
> 14. A downloadable app.
Uber. 4 for Björn, Pete, and Marc.
> 15. (decoy)
Twitter. Calvin, Jason, Björn, and Pete got this.
> 16. (decoy)
Safari. Calvin and Björn got this.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 7 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST
TOPICS-> His Art Can Ent Geo Sci FOUR
Joshua Kreitzer 32 16 19 40 15 0 107
Marc Dashevsky 39 24 4 20 11 12 95
Dan Blum 32 6 11 32 18 0 93
"Calvin" 27 9 0 16 0 8 60
Jason Kreitzer 8 4 0 40 4 4 56
Björn Lundin 3 0 0 8 12 28 51
Pete Gayde 8 12 15 8 11 8 46
Dan Tilque 20 0 8 4 7 0 39
Gareth Owen -- -- 0 36 -- -- 36
Bruce Bowler 32 4 -- -- -- -- 36
Peter Smyth 24 0 0 12 -- -- 36
Erland Sommarskog 23 4 -- -- 8 0 35
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