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QFTCIBP Final, Round 4 - Geography
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Mark Brader
Jun 28, 2018, 3:06:26 AM6/28/18
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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2018-04-03,
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 Bill Psychs 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 2017-09-25 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
** Final, Round 4 - Geography
* TTC Bus Routes
Typically, a TTC bus route takes its name from the street that most
of the route runs along. Give the names of the following routes.
1. #6.
2. #29.
3. #94.
* The Z in Africa
From A to Z, this continent has it all. This triple is about
countries in Africa.
4. One man became Prime Minister of his country in 1980, and
then was President from 1987 until his resignation in 2017.
Name the *country*.
5. Kenneth Kaunda was the first president of what landlocked
country in southern Africa, after it gained independence from
the UK in 1964?
6. This country was a one-party totalitarian dictatorship under
Mobutu Sese Seko and his ruling "Popular Movement of the
Revolution" party. He renamed the country, but it changed back
after his ouster in 1997. What was the name he gave the country?
* East-er
Which location on each list is the farthest east? (True east,
not Toronto street grid east.)
7. Kingston ON, Syracuse NY, Philadelphia PA, Norfolk VA.
8. IKEA North York, Ontario Science Centre, Greenwood subway yard,
Ashbridges Bay.
9. 100° W longitude, Winnipeg MB, Kansas City MO, Dallas TX.
* Toronto Street Names
10. Originally part of Don Mills Rd., what former south section of
the street was renamed to highlight the beautiful panorama of
the city across the Don Valley?
11. There are two east-west roads that originate in Toronto and
were named after the destination city or town you could reach
by following them beyond the city. Name either road.
12. This street, whose name is derived from the Ojibwa word
for a high or sudden hill, was named by Dr. William Baldwin.
Historically, it began north of Bloor St., but later the city
renamed the continuation south of Bloor to a variation on the
same name.
* Rivers by Shape
In each case, name the river.
13. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-4/river/13.png
14. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-4/river/14.png
15. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-4/river/15.png
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "It's the almost correct solutions that
m...@vex.net are the most dangerous..." -- Dave Eisen
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 Bill Psychs 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 2017-09-25 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
** Final, Round 4 - Geography
* TTC Bus Routes
Typically, a TTC bus route takes its name from the street that most
of the route runs along. Give the names of the following routes.
1. #6.
2. #29.
3. #94.
* The Z in Africa
From A to Z, this continent has it all. This triple is about
countries in Africa.
4. One man became Prime Minister of his country in 1980, and
then was President from 1987 until his resignation in 2017.
Name the *country*.
5. Kenneth Kaunda was the first president of what landlocked
country in southern Africa, after it gained independence from
the UK in 1964?
6. This country was a one-party totalitarian dictatorship under
Mobutu Sese Seko and his ruling "Popular Movement of the
Revolution" party. He renamed the country, but it changed back
after his ouster in 1997. What was the name he gave the country?
* East-er
Which location on each list is the farthest east? (True east,
not Toronto street grid east.)
7. Kingston ON, Syracuse NY, Philadelphia PA, Norfolk VA.
8. IKEA North York, Ontario Science Centre, Greenwood subway yard,
Ashbridges Bay.
9. 100° W longitude, Winnipeg MB, Kansas City MO, Dallas TX.
* Toronto Street Names
10. Originally part of Don Mills Rd., what former south section of
the street was renamed to highlight the beautiful panorama of
the city across the Don Valley?
11. There are two east-west roads that originate in Toronto and
were named after the destination city or town you could reach
by following them beyond the city. Name either road.
12. This street, whose name is derived from the Ojibwa word
for a high or sudden hill, was named by Dr. William Baldwin.
Historically, it began north of Bloor St., but later the city
renamed the continuation south of Bloor to a variation on the
same name.
* Rivers by Shape
In each case, name the river.
13. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-4/river/13.png
14. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-4/river/14.png
15. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-4/river/15.png
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "It's the almost correct solutions that
m...@vex.net are the most dangerous..." -- Dave Eisen
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Peter Smyth
Jun 28, 2018, 5:12:52 AM6/28/18
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Mark Brader wrote:
> * The Z in Africa
>
> From A to Z, this continent has it all. This triple is about
> countries in Africa.
>
> 4. One man became Prime Minister of his country in 1980, and
> then was President from 1987 until his resignation in 2017.
> Name the country.
> * The Z in Africa
>
> From A to Z, this continent has it all. This triple is about
> countries in Africa.
>
> 4. One man became Prime Minister of his country in 1980, and
> then was President from 1987 until his resignation in 2017.
Zimbabwe
> 5. Kenneth Kaunda was the first president of what landlocked
> country in southern Africa, after it gained independence from
> the UK in 1964?
Zambia
> country in southern Africa, after it gained independence from
> the UK in 1964?
> 6. This country was a one-party totalitarian dictatorship under
> Mobutu Sese Seko and his ruling "Popular Movement of the
> Revolution" party. He renamed the country, but it changed back
> after his ouster in 1997. What was the name he gave the country?
Zaire
> Mobutu Sese Seko and his ruling "Popular Movement of the
> Revolution" party. He renamed the country, but it changed back
> after his ouster in 1997. What was the name he gave the country?
Peter Smyth
Dan Blum
Jun 28, 2018, 10:16:18 AM6/28/18
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> 1. #6.
Bloor; Yonge
> 2. #29.
Yonge; Bloor
> 3. #94.
Bloor; Yonge
> * The Z in Africa
> 5. Kenneth Kaunda was the first president of what landlocked
> country in southern Africa, after it gained independence from
> the UK in 1964?
Zambia
> 6. This country was a one-party totalitarian dictatorship under
> Mobutu Sese Seko and his ruling "Popular Movement of the
> Revolution" party. He renamed the country, but it changed back
> after his ouster in 1997. What was the name he gave the country?
Zaire
> * East-er
> 7. Kingston ON, Syracuse NY, Philadelphia PA, Norfolk VA.
Norfolk VA
> 8. IKEA North York, Ontario Science Centre, Greenwood subway yard,
> Ashbridges Bay.
IKEA North York; Ashbridges Bay
> 9. 100? W longitude, Winnipeg MB, Kansas City MO, Dallas TX.
Winnipeg MB; Kansas City MO
> * Rivers by Shape
> 13. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-4/river/13.png
Danube; Yangtze
> 14. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-4/river/14.png
Yellow; Euphrates
> 15. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-4/river/15.png
Loire; Missouri
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Bloor; Yonge
> 2. #29.
Yonge; Bloor
> 3. #94.
Bloor; Yonge
> * The Z in Africa
> 4. One man became Prime Minister of his country in 1980, and
> then was President from 1987 until his resignation in 2017.
> Name the *country*.
Zimbabwe
> then was President from 1987 until his resignation in 2017.
> Name the *country*.
> 5. Kenneth Kaunda was the first president of what landlocked
> country in southern Africa, after it gained independence from
> the UK in 1964?
> 6. This country was a one-party totalitarian dictatorship under
> Mobutu Sese Seko and his ruling "Popular Movement of the
> Revolution" party. He renamed the country, but it changed back
> after his ouster in 1997. What was the name he gave the country?
> * East-er
> 7. Kingston ON, Syracuse NY, Philadelphia PA, Norfolk VA.
> 8. IKEA North York, Ontario Science Centre, Greenwood subway yard,
> Ashbridges Bay.
> 9. 100? W longitude, Winnipeg MB, Kansas City MO, Dallas TX.
Winnipeg MB; Kansas City MO
> * Rivers by Shape
> 13. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-4/river/13.png
Danube; Yangtze
> 14. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-4/river/14.png
Yellow; Euphrates
> 15. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-4/river/15.png
Loire; Missouri
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Erland Sommarskog
Jun 28, 2018, 10:56:45 AM6/28/18
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Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> * The Z in Africa
>
> From A to Z, this continent has it all. This triple is about
> countries in Africa.
>
> 4. One man became Prime Minister of his country in 1980, and
> then was President from 1987 until his resignation in 2017.
> Name the *country*.
Zimbabwe
> * The Z in Africa
>
> From A to Z, this continent has it all. This triple is about
> countries in Africa.
>
> 4. One man became Prime Minister of his country in 1980, and
> then was President from 1987 until his resignation in 2017.
> Name the *country*.
> 5. Kenneth Kaunda was the first president of what landlocked
> country in southern Africa, after it gained independence from
> the UK in 1964?
> 6. This country was a one-party totalitarian dictatorship under
> Mobutu Sese Seko and his ruling "Popular Movement of the
> Revolution" party. He renamed the country, but it changed back
> after his ouster in 1997. What was the name he gave the country?
> Which location on each list is the farthest east? (True east,
> not Toronto street grid east.)
>
> 7. Kingston ON, Syracuse NY, Philadelphia PA, Norfolk VA.
> 8. IKEA North York, Ontario Science Centre, Greenwood subway yard,
> Ashbridges Bay.
> 9. 100° W longitude, Winnipeg MB, Kansas City MO, Dallas TX.
> 13. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-4/river/13.png
Yellow River
> 14. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-4/river/14.png
Yangtze-Kiang
> 15. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-4/river/15.png
>
Volga
Joshua Kreitzer
Jun 28, 2018, 10:33:21 PM6/28/18
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m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:sqOdnWAbK4RxFanGnZ2dnUU7-
YvN...@giganews.com:
> ** Final, Round 4 - Geography
>
> * TTC Bus Routes
>
> Typically, a TTC bus route takes its name from the street that most
> of the route runs along. Give the names of the following routes.
>
> 1. #6.
6th Street
> 2. #29.
29th Street
> 3. #94.
94th Street
> * The Z in Africa
>
> From A to Z, this continent has it all. This triple is about
> countries in Africa.
>
> 4. One man became Prime Minister of his country in 1980, and
> then was President from 1987 until his resignation in 2017.
> Name the *country*.
Zimbabwe
> 5. Kenneth Kaunda was the first president of what landlocked
> country in southern Africa, after it gained independence from
> the UK in 1964?
Zambia
> 6. This country was a one-party totalitarian dictatorship under
> Mobutu Sese Seko and his ruling "Popular Movement of the
> Revolution" party. He renamed the country, but it changed back
> after his ouster in 1997. What was the name he gave the country?
Zaire
> * East-er
>
> Which location on each list is the farthest east? (True east,
> not Toronto street grid east.)
>
> 7. Kingston ON, Syracuse NY, Philadelphia PA, Norfolk VA.
Philadelphia PA; Norfolk VA
> 8. IKEA North York, Ontario Science Centre, Greenwood subway yard,
> Ashbridges Bay.
Ashbridges Bay
> 9. 100° W longitude, Winnipeg MB, Kansas City MO, Dallas TX.
Kansas City MO
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
YvN...@giganews.com:
> ** Final, Round 4 - Geography
>
> * TTC Bus Routes
>
> Typically, a TTC bus route takes its name from the street that most
> of the route runs along. Give the names of the following routes.
>
> 1. #6.
> 2. #29.
29th Street
> 3. #94.
94th Street
> * The Z in Africa
>
> From A to Z, this continent has it all. This triple is about
> countries in Africa.
>
> 4. One man became Prime Minister of his country in 1980, and
> then was President from 1987 until his resignation in 2017.
> Name the *country*.
> 5. Kenneth Kaunda was the first president of what landlocked
> country in southern Africa, after it gained independence from
> the UK in 1964?
> 6. This country was a one-party totalitarian dictatorship under
> Mobutu Sese Seko and his ruling "Popular Movement of the
> Revolution" party. He renamed the country, but it changed back
> after his ouster in 1997. What was the name he gave the country?
> * East-er
>
> Which location on each list is the farthest east? (True east,
> not Toronto street grid east.)
>
> 7. Kingston ON, Syracuse NY, Philadelphia PA, Norfolk VA.
> 8. IKEA North York, Ontario Science Centre, Greenwood subway yard,
> Ashbridges Bay.
> 9. 100° W longitude, Winnipeg MB, Kansas City MO, Dallas TX.
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Calvin
Jun 29, 2018, 12:06:02 AM6/29/18
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On Thursday, June 28, 2018 at 5:06:26 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
> ** Final, Round 4 - Geography
>
> * TTC Bus Routes
>
> Typically, a TTC bus route takes its name from the street that most
> of the route runs along. Give the names of the following routes.
>
> 1. #6.
> 2. #29.
> 3. #94.
>
>
> * The Z in Africa
>
> From A to Z, this continent has it all. This triple is about
> countries in Africa.
>
> 4. One man became Prime Minister of his country in 1980, and
> then was President from 1987 until his resignation in 2017.
> Name the *country*.
Zimbabwe
> ** Final, Round 4 - Geography
>
> * TTC Bus Routes
>
> Typically, a TTC bus route takes its name from the street that most
> of the route runs along. Give the names of the following routes.
>
> 1. #6.
> 2. #29.
> 3. #94.
>
>
> * The Z in Africa
>
> From A to Z, this continent has it all. This triple is about
> countries in Africa.
>
> 4. One man became Prime Minister of his country in 1980, and
> then was President from 1987 until his resignation in 2017.
> Name the *country*.
> 5. Kenneth Kaunda was the first president of what landlocked
> country in southern Africa, after it gained independence from
> the UK in 1964?
> 6. This country was a one-party totalitarian dictatorship under
> Mobutu Sese Seko and his ruling "Popular Movement of the
> Revolution" party. He renamed the country, but it changed back
> after his ouster in 1997. What was the name he gave the country?
> * East-er
>
> Which location on each list is the farthest east? (True east,
> not Toronto street grid east.)
>
> 7. Kingston ON, Syracuse NY, Philadelphia PA, Norfolk VA.
>
> 8. IKEA North York, Ontario Science Centre, Greenwood subway yard,
> Ashbridges Bay.
>
> 9. 100° W longitude, Winnipeg MB, Kansas City MO, Dallas TX.
>
>
> * Toronto Street Names
>
> 10. Originally part of Don Mills Rd., what former south section of
> the street was renamed to highlight the beautiful panorama of
> the city across the Don Valley?
>
> 11. There are two east-west roads that originate in Toronto and
> were named after the destination city or town you could reach
> by following them beyond the city. Name either road.
>
> 12. This street, whose name is derived from the Ojibwa word
> for a high or sudden hill, was named by Dr. William Baldwin.
> Historically, it began north of Bloor St., but later the city
> renamed the continuation south of Bloor to a variation on the
> same name.
>
>
> * Rivers by Shape
>
> In each case, name the river.
>
> 13. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-4/river/13.png
> 14. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-4/river/14.png
Yangtze, Amazon
> 15. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-4/river/15.png
Mississippi
cheers,
Calvin
Mark Brader
Jun 29, 2018, 12:24:58 AM6/29/18
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Mark Brader and Joshua Kreitzer:
--
Mark Brader "After many years of teaching, you get to learn
Toronto quite a lot about how to design a better idiot."
m...@vex.net --Peter Moylan
>> Give the names of the following routes.
>>
>> 1. #6.
>
> 6th Street
>
>> 2. #29.
>
> 29th Street
>
>> 3. #94.
>
> 94th Street
If only!
>>
>> 1. #6.
>
> 6th Street
>
>> 2. #29.
>
> 29th Street
>
>> 3. #94.
>
> 94th Street
--
Mark Brader "After many years of teaching, you get to learn
Toronto quite a lot about how to design a better idiot."
m...@vex.net --Peter Moylan
Dan Tilque
Jun 29, 2018, 7:27:16 PM6/29/18
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Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> ** Final, Round 4 - Geography
>
> * TTC Bus Routes
>
> Typically, a TTC bus route takes its name from the street that most
> of the route runs along. Give the names of the following routes.
>
> 1. #6.
> 2. #29.
> 3. #94.
>
>
> * The Z in Africa
>
> From A to Z, this continent has it all. This triple is about
> countries in Africa.
>
> 4. One man became Prime Minister of his country in 1980, and
> then was President from 1987 until his resignation in 2017.
> Name the *country*.
Zimbabwe
>
>
> ** Final, Round 4 - Geography
>
> * TTC Bus Routes
>
> Typically, a TTC bus route takes its name from the street that most
> of the route runs along. Give the names of the following routes.
>
> 1. #6.
> 2. #29.
> 3. #94.
>
>
> * The Z in Africa
>
> From A to Z, this continent has it all. This triple is about
> countries in Africa.
>
> 4. One man became Prime Minister of his country in 1980, and
> then was President from 1987 until his resignation in 2017.
> Name the *country*.
>
> 5. Kenneth Kaunda was the first president of what landlocked
> country in southern Africa, after it gained independence from
> the UK in 1964?
>
> 6. This country was a one-party totalitarian dictatorship under
> Mobutu Sese Seko and his ruling "Popular Movement of the
> Revolution" party. He renamed the country, but it changed back
> after his ouster in 1997. What was the name he gave the country?
>
>
> * East-er
>
> Which location on each list is the farthest east? (True east,
> not Toronto street grid east.)
>
> 7. Kingston ON, Syracuse NY, Philadelphia PA, Norfolk VA.
>
> 8. IKEA North York, Ontario Science Centre, Greenwood subway yard,
> Ashbridges Bay.
>
> 9. 100° W longitude, Winnipeg MB, Kansas City MO, Dallas TX.
>
>
> * Toronto Street Names
>
> 10. Originally part of Don Mills Rd., what former south section of
> the street was renamed to highlight the beautiful panorama of
> the city across the Don Valley?
>
> 11. There are two east-west roads that originate in Toronto and
> were named after the destination city or town you could reach
> by following them beyond the city. Name either road.
>
> 12. This street, whose name is derived from the Ojibwa word
> for a high or sudden hill, was named by Dr. William Baldwin.
> Historically, it began north of Bloor St., but later the city
> renamed the continuation south of Bloor to a variation on the
> same name.
>
>
> * Rivers by Shape
>
> In each case, name the river.
>
> 13. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-4/river/13.png
> 14. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-4/river/14.png
Danube
> 15. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-4/river/15.png
Volga
--
Dan Tilque
Pete Gayde
Jun 29, 2018, 8:29:15 PM6/29/18
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>
> 5. Kenneth Kaunda was the first president of what landlocked
> country in southern Africa, after it gained independence from
> the UK in 1964?
>
> 6. This country was a one-party totalitarian dictatorship under
> Mobutu Sese Seko and his ruling "Popular Movement of the
> Revolution" party. He renamed the country, but it changed back
> after his ouster in 1997. What was the name he gave the country?
>
>
> * East-er
>
> Which location on each list is the farthest east? (True east,
> not Toronto street grid east.)
>
> 7. Kingston ON, Syracuse NY, Philadelphia PA, Norfolk VA.
>
> 8. IKEA North York, Ontario Science Centre, Greenwood subway yard,
> Ashbridges Bay.
>
> 9. 100° W longitude, Winnipeg MB, Kansas City MO, Dallas TX.
>
>
> * Toronto Street Names
>
> 10. Originally part of Don Mills Rd., what former south section of
> the street was renamed to highlight the beautiful panorama of
> the city across the Don Valley?
>
> 11. There are two east-west roads that originate in Toronto and
> were named after the destination city or town you could reach
> by following them beyond the city. Name either road.
>
> 12. This street, whose name is derived from the Ojibwa word
> for a high or sudden hill, was named by Dr. William Baldwin.
> Historically, it began north of Bloor St., but later the city
> renamed the continuation south of Bloor to a variation on the
> same name.
>
>
> * Rivers by Shape
>
> In each case, name the river.
>
> 13. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-4/river/13.png
> 14. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-4/river/14.png
Amazon; Yangtze
> 15. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-4/river/15.png
La Plata
>
Pete Gayde
Mark Brader
Jul 1, 2018, 1:02:35 AM7/1/18
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Mark Brader:
> 2. #29.
Dufferin.
> 3. #94.
Wellesley.
This one is an exception to the "typical" naming pattern, as
it follows Harbord for a slightly greater distance than it does
Wellesley; but that's the result of a change to the route some time
after it was introduced, and for several reasons it made sense not
to rename it at that time.
> * The Z in Africa
> From A to Z, this continent has it all. This triple is about
> countries in Africa.
> 4. One man became Prime Minister of his country in 1980, and
> then was President from 1987 until his resignation in 2017.
> Name the *country*.
Zimbabwe. (Robert Mugabe.) 4 for everyone -- Peter, Dan Blum,
Erland, Joshua, Calvin, Dan Tilque, and Pete.
> 5. Kenneth Kaunda was the first president of what landlocked
> country in southern Africa, after it gained independence from
> the UK in 1964?
Zambia. 4 for everyone.
> 6. This country was a one-party totalitarian dictatorship under
> Mobutu Sese Seko and his ruling "Popular Movement of the
> Revolution" party. He renamed the country, but it changed back
> after his ouster in 1997. What was the name he gave the country?
Zaire. (Previously, and now again, DR Congo.) 4 for everyone.
> * East-er
> Which location on each list is the farthest east? (True east,
> not Toronto street grid east.)
Just for fun, I rearranged the lists in the questions to show the
places in order from north to south, except for the one that doesn't
have a specific latitude.
> 7. Kingston ON, Syracuse NY, Philadelphia PA, Norfolk VA.
Philadelphia (75°10' W). The others are at 76°29', 76°9', and 76°17'
respectively. 4 for Dan Tilque. 3 for Joshua.
> 8. IKEA North York, Ontario Science Centre, Greenwood subway yard,
> Ashbridges Bay.
Ashbridges Bay (79°18'55" W). The others: 79°22'8", 79°20'20",
79°19'55". 4 for Joshua. 2 for Dan Blum.
> 9. 100° W longitude, Winnipeg MB, Kansas City MO, Dallas TX.
Kansas City (94°35' W). The other cities: 97°8' and 96°48.
4 for Erland and Joshua. 2 for Dan Blum.
> * Toronto Street Names
> 10. Originally part of Don Mills Rd., what former south section of
> the street was renamed to highlight the beautiful panorama of
> the city across the Don Valley?
Broadview Av.
> 11. There are two east-west roads that originate in Toronto and
> were named after the destination city or town you could reach
> by following them beyond the city. Name either road.
Dundas St., Kingston Rd.
> 12. This street, whose name is derived from the Ojibwa word
> for a high or sudden hill, was named by Dr. William Baldwin.
> Historically, it began north of Bloor St., but later the city
> renamed the continuation south of Bloor to a variation on the
> same name.
It's Spadina Rd. north of Bloor, Spadina Av. south of Bloor.
"Spadina" was sufficient anyway.
> * Rivers by Shape
> In each case, name the river.
> 13. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-4/river/13.png
Yangtze. (Flows from the Tibetan Plateau into the East China Sea.)
3 for Calvin. 2 for Dan Blum and Pete.
> 14. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-4/river/14.png
Danube. (Flows from the Black Forest into the Black Sea.)
4 for Dan Tilque.
> 15. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-4/river/15.png
Volga. (Flows from the Valdai Hills into the Caspian Sea, but
the portion upsteam of Rubinsk Reservoir is not on the map.)
4 for Erland and Dan Tilque.
Scores, if there are no errors:
FINAL ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 TOTALS
TOPICS-> His A&L Geo
Joshua Kreitzer 40 32 23 95
Dan Blum 36 40 18 94
"Calvin" 32 27 15 74
Dan Tilque 32 4 24 60
Pete Gayde 20 16 14 50
Peter Smyth 36 -- 12 48
Erland Sommarskog 24 -- 20 44
Jason Kreitzer 16 16 -- 32
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> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2018-04-03,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2017-09-25 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> ** Final, Round 4 - Geography
> * TTC Bus Routes
> Typically, a TTC bus route takes its name from the street that most
> of the route runs along. Give the names of the following routes.
> 1. #6.
Bay.
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> ** Final, Round 4 - Geography
> * TTC Bus Routes
> Typically, a TTC bus route takes its name from the street that most
> of the route runs along. Give the names of the following routes.
> 1. #6.
> 2. #29.
Dufferin.
> 3. #94.
Wellesley.
This one is an exception to the "typical" naming pattern, as
it follows Harbord for a slightly greater distance than it does
Wellesley; but that's the result of a change to the route some time
after it was introduced, and for several reasons it made sense not
to rename it at that time.
> * The Z in Africa
> From A to Z, this continent has it all. This triple is about
> countries in Africa.
> 4. One man became Prime Minister of his country in 1980, and
> then was President from 1987 until his resignation in 2017.
> Name the *country*.
Erland, Joshua, Calvin, Dan Tilque, and Pete.
> 5. Kenneth Kaunda was the first president of what landlocked
> country in southern Africa, after it gained independence from
> the UK in 1964?
> 6. This country was a one-party totalitarian dictatorship under
> Mobutu Sese Seko and his ruling "Popular Movement of the
> Revolution" party. He renamed the country, but it changed back
> after his ouster in 1997. What was the name he gave the country?
> * East-er
> Which location on each list is the farthest east? (True east,
> not Toronto street grid east.)
places in order from north to south, except for the one that doesn't
have a specific latitude.
> 7. Kingston ON, Syracuse NY, Philadelphia PA, Norfolk VA.
respectively. 4 for Dan Tilque. 3 for Joshua.
> 8. IKEA North York, Ontario Science Centre, Greenwood subway yard,
> Ashbridges Bay.
79°19'55". 4 for Joshua. 2 for Dan Blum.
> 9. 100° W longitude, Winnipeg MB, Kansas City MO, Dallas TX.
4 for Erland and Joshua. 2 for Dan Blum.
> * Toronto Street Names
> 10. Originally part of Don Mills Rd., what former south section of
> the street was renamed to highlight the beautiful panorama of
> the city across the Don Valley?
> 11. There are two east-west roads that originate in Toronto and
> were named after the destination city or town you could reach
> by following them beyond the city. Name either road.
> 12. This street, whose name is derived from the Ojibwa word
> for a high or sudden hill, was named by Dr. William Baldwin.
> Historically, it began north of Bloor St., but later the city
> renamed the continuation south of Bloor to a variation on the
> same name.
"Spadina" was sufficient anyway.
> * Rivers by Shape
> In each case, name the river.
> 13. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-4/river/13.png
3 for Calvin. 2 for Dan Blum and Pete.
> 14. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-4/river/14.png
Danube. (Flows from the Black Forest into the Black Sea.)
4 for Dan Tilque.
> 15. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-4/river/15.png
Volga. (Flows from the Valdai Hills into the Caspian Sea, but
the portion upsteam of Rubinsk Reservoir is not on the map.)
4 for Erland and Dan Tilque.
Scores, if there are no errors:
FINAL ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 TOTALS
TOPICS-> His A&L Geo
Joshua Kreitzer 40 32 23 95
Dan Blum 36 40 18 94
"Calvin" 32 27 15 74
Dan Tilque 32 4 24 60
Pete Gayde 20 16 14 50
Peter Smyth 36 -- 12 48
Erland Sommarskog 24 -- 20 44
Jason Kreitzer 16 16 -- 32
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Jason Kreitzer
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> 8. IKEA North York, Ontario Science Centre, Greenwood subway yard,
> Ashbridges Bay.
>
> 9. 100° W longitude, Winnipeg MB, Kansas City MO, Dallas TX.
>
Kansas City
> Ashbridges Bay.
>
> 9. 100° W longitude, Winnipeg MB, Kansas City MO, Dallas TX.
>
Mark Brader
Jul 1, 2018, 1:52:56 AM7/1/18
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If Jason Kreitzer's answers had been posted on time, he would have scored
8 points on this round.
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8 points on this round.
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Toronto type English very slowly and loudly."
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