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Mark Brader
Jun 2, 2015, 12:58:06 AM6/2/15
to
I'm starting Game 9 now (and also the next current-events set), but
there will be a hiatus later in the game when I go off-net for a
couple of weeks.
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-03-16,
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 MI5, 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 2015-02-23
companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
(QFTCI*)".
* Game 9, Round 2 - Canadiana Geography - As the Crow Flies in Ontario
On each question you must name a city or town, as indicated, after
we name three other places and the distances from your answer to
each one. All distances are "air distances", i.e. "as the crow
flies", as given at <http://www.distancefromto.net>. For example,
if we said "City; London 168 km, Ottawa 352 km, Barrie 86 km",
you would answer "Toronto".
Note: all of the answers are in Ontario, although a few of the
cities we'll name are not.
1. City; Kitchener 41 km, Woodstock 33 km, Listowel 41 km.
2. Town; Orillia 82 km, North Bay 111 km, Haliburton 64 km.
3. City; Kingston 75 km, Cornwall 89 km, Ottawa 93 km.
4. Town; Pickering 75 km, Kingston 138 km, Lindsay 64 km.
5. City; Barrie 256 km, Timmins 222 km, North Bay 121 km.
6. City; Sault Ste. Marie 131 km, Sudbury 126 km, Timmins 253 km.
7. City; Peterborough 63 km, Belleville 122 km, Guelph 118 km.
8. City; Hamilton 51 km, Port Colborne 30 km, Toronto 56 km.
9. Town; Sarnia 102 km, Wingham 36 km, Kincardine 49 km.
10. Town; Thunder Bay 394 km, Winnipeg 228 km, Minneapolis 428 km.
* Game 9, Round 3 - Canadiana Science - Canadian Inventions
1. What was the Franks flying suit, invented by Wilbur Franks of
Weston, Ontario, in 1940?
2. Canadian Rasmus Lerdorf invented this modular open-source
programming language which powers the interactive online
database Wiki. Name it.
3. In 1879, Sir Sandford Fleming, chief engineer for the Canadian
Pacific Railway, was charged with interfering with God and
nature because of this innovation. What was it?
4. This Canadian invention was rolled out on 1957-10-04, the
same day the USSR launched Sputnik I. However, days before it
was to be tested, this $400,000,000 project was discontinued.
14,000 employees were dismissed, and all prototypes and plans
were destroyed. What was this project?
5. What sport was invented in Canada in 1963 for girls, as an
alternative to hockey? It was first tested in Espanola, Ontario.
6. In 1917, Gideon Sundback of St. Catharines, Ontario, President
of the Lightning Fastener Company, patented this even though he
did not invent it, as he was convinced of its practical value.
Until the 1930s, it was used mainly in rubber boots and tobacco
pouches. What was it?
7. What cocktail, created in 1969 at the Westin Hotel in Calgary,
has been unofficially dubbed Canada's national drink?
8. Scotsman Robert Foulis's invention was installed on Partridge
Island in St. John harbor in 1859. It remained there, effective
and operational, until 1998-05-04. What was it?
9. What discovery was made in 1950 by John Hopps of the National
Research Council, while he was attempting to restore body
temperature using radio waves?
10. This man was the son of escaped slaves who settled in Ontario.
His most significant invention was the automatic lubricator,
which allowed trains to run without frequent stops for
maintenance. He also invented 56 other devices, including the
lawn sprinkler and the folding ironing board, and is claimed
to have inspired a common expression. Name him or the common
expression.
--
Mark Brader "'A matter of opinion'[?] I have to say you are
Toronto right. There['s] your opinion, which is wrong,
m...@vex.net and mine, which is right." -- Gene Ward Smith
My text in this article is in the public domain.
there will be a hiatus later in the game when I go off-net for a
couple of weeks.
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-03-16,
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 MI5, 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 2015-02-23
companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
(QFTCI*)".
* Game 9, Round 2 - Canadiana Geography - As the Crow Flies in Ontario
On each question you must name a city or town, as indicated, after
we name three other places and the distances from your answer to
each one. All distances are "air distances", i.e. "as the crow
flies", as given at <http://www.distancefromto.net>. For example,
if we said "City; London 168 km, Ottawa 352 km, Barrie 86 km",
you would answer "Toronto".
Note: all of the answers are in Ontario, although a few of the
cities we'll name are not.
1. City; Kitchener 41 km, Woodstock 33 km, Listowel 41 km.
2. Town; Orillia 82 km, North Bay 111 km, Haliburton 64 km.
3. City; Kingston 75 km, Cornwall 89 km, Ottawa 93 km.
4. Town; Pickering 75 km, Kingston 138 km, Lindsay 64 km.
5. City; Barrie 256 km, Timmins 222 km, North Bay 121 km.
6. City; Sault Ste. Marie 131 km, Sudbury 126 km, Timmins 253 km.
7. City; Peterborough 63 km, Belleville 122 km, Guelph 118 km.
8. City; Hamilton 51 km, Port Colborne 30 km, Toronto 56 km.
9. Town; Sarnia 102 km, Wingham 36 km, Kincardine 49 km.
10. Town; Thunder Bay 394 km, Winnipeg 228 km, Minneapolis 428 km.
* Game 9, Round 3 - Canadiana Science - Canadian Inventions
1. What was the Franks flying suit, invented by Wilbur Franks of
Weston, Ontario, in 1940?
2. Canadian Rasmus Lerdorf invented this modular open-source
programming language which powers the interactive online
database Wiki. Name it.
3. In 1879, Sir Sandford Fleming, chief engineer for the Canadian
Pacific Railway, was charged with interfering with God and
nature because of this innovation. What was it?
4. This Canadian invention was rolled out on 1957-10-04, the
same day the USSR launched Sputnik I. However, days before it
was to be tested, this $400,000,000 project was discontinued.
14,000 employees were dismissed, and all prototypes and plans
were destroyed. What was this project?
5. What sport was invented in Canada in 1963 for girls, as an
alternative to hockey? It was first tested in Espanola, Ontario.
6. In 1917, Gideon Sundback of St. Catharines, Ontario, President
of the Lightning Fastener Company, patented this even though he
did not invent it, as he was convinced of its practical value.
Until the 1930s, it was used mainly in rubber boots and tobacco
pouches. What was it?
7. What cocktail, created in 1969 at the Westin Hotel in Calgary,
has been unofficially dubbed Canada's national drink?
8. Scotsman Robert Foulis's invention was installed on Partridge
Island in St. John harbor in 1859. It remained there, effective
and operational, until 1998-05-04. What was it?
9. What discovery was made in 1950 by John Hopps of the National
Research Council, while he was attempting to restore body
temperature using radio waves?
10. This man was the son of escaped slaves who settled in Ontario.
His most significant invention was the automatic lubricator,
which allowed trains to run without frequent stops for
maintenance. He also invented 56 other devices, including the
lawn sprinkler and the folding ironing board, and is claimed
to have inspired a common expression. Name him or the common
expression.
--
Mark Brader "'A matter of opinion'[?] I have to say you are
Toronto right. There['s] your opinion, which is wrong,
m...@vex.net and mine, which is right." -- Gene Ward Smith
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Joshua Kreitzer
Jun 2, 2015, 1:30:32 AM6/2/15
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:ArCdnav8m5JAqvDInZ2dnUU7-
K2d...@vex.net:
> * Game 9, Round 2 - Canadiana Geography - As the Crow Flies in Ontario
No answers in this round.
> * Game 9, Round 3 - Canadiana Science - Canadian Inventions
>
> 7. What cocktail, created in 1969 at the Westin Hotel in Calgary,
> has been unofficially dubbed Canada's national drink?
Bloody Caesar
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
K2d...@vex.net:
> * Game 9, Round 2 - Canadiana Geography - As the Crow Flies in Ontario
> * Game 9, Round 3 - Canadiana Science - Canadian Inventions
>
> 5. What sport was invented in Canada in 1963 for girls, as an
> alternative to hockey? It was first tested in Espanola, Ontario.
bandy
> alternative to hockey? It was first tested in Espanola, Ontario.
> 7. What cocktail, created in 1969 at the Westin Hotel in Calgary,
> has been unofficially dubbed Canada's national drink?
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Marc Dashevsky
Jun 2, 2015, 5:11:57 AM6/2/15
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In article <ArCdnav8m5JAqvDI...@vex.net>, m...@vex.net says...
> 3. In 1879, Sir Sandford Fleming, chief engineer for the Canadian
> Pacific Railway, was charged with interfering with God and
> nature because of this innovation. What was it?
>
> 4. This Canadian invention was rolled out on 1957-10-04, the
> same day the USSR launched Sputnik I. However, days before it
> was to be tested, this $400,000,000 project was discontinued.
> 14,000 employees were dismissed, and all prototypes and plans
> were destroyed. What was this project?
>
> 5. What sport was invented in Canada in 1963 for girls, as an
> alternative to hockey? It was first tested in Espanola, Ontario.
>
> 6. In 1917, Gideon Sundback of St. Catharines, Ontario, President
> of the Lightning Fastener Company, patented this even though he
> did not invent it, as he was convinced of its practical value.
> Until the 1930s, it was used mainly in rubber boots and tobacco
> pouches. What was it?
>
> 7. What cocktail, created in 1969 at the Westin Hotel in Calgary,
> has been unofficially dubbed Canada's national drink?
>
> 8. Scotsman Robert Foulis's invention was installed on Partridge
> Island in St. John harbor in 1859. It remained there, effective
> and operational, until 1998-05-04. What was it?
lighthouse lamp
> 9. What discovery was made in 1950 by John Hopps of the National
> Research Council, while he was attempting to restore body
> temperature using radio waves?
microwave oven
> 10. This man was the son of escaped slaves who settled in Ontario.
> His most significant invention was the automatic lubricator,
> which allowed trains to run without frequent stops for
> maintenance. He also invented 56 other devices, including the
> lawn sprinkler and the folding ironing board, and is claimed
> to have inspired a common expression. Name him or the common
> expression.
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
> * Game 9, Round 3 - Canadiana Science - Canadian Inventions
>
> 1. What was the Franks flying suit, invented by Wilbur Franks of
> Weston, Ontario, in 1940?
>
> 2. Canadian Rasmus Lerdorf invented this modular open-source
> programming language which powers the interactive online
> database Wiki. Name it.
PHP
>
> 1. What was the Franks flying suit, invented by Wilbur Franks of
> Weston, Ontario, in 1940?
>
> 2. Canadian Rasmus Lerdorf invented this modular open-source
> programming language which powers the interactive online
> database Wiki. Name it.
> 3. In 1879, Sir Sandford Fleming, chief engineer for the Canadian
> Pacific Railway, was charged with interfering with God and
> nature because of this innovation. What was it?
>
> 4. This Canadian invention was rolled out on 1957-10-04, the
> same day the USSR launched Sputnik I. However, days before it
> was to be tested, this $400,000,000 project was discontinued.
> 14,000 employees were dismissed, and all prototypes and plans
> were destroyed. What was this project?
>
> 5. What sport was invented in Canada in 1963 for girls, as an
> alternative to hockey? It was first tested in Espanola, Ontario.
>
> 6. In 1917, Gideon Sundback of St. Catharines, Ontario, President
> of the Lightning Fastener Company, patented this even though he
> did not invent it, as he was convinced of its practical value.
> Until the 1930s, it was used mainly in rubber boots and tobacco
> pouches. What was it?
>
> 7. What cocktail, created in 1969 at the Westin Hotel in Calgary,
> has been unofficially dubbed Canada's national drink?
>
> 8. Scotsman Robert Foulis's invention was installed on Partridge
> Island in St. John harbor in 1859. It remained there, effective
> and operational, until 1998-05-04. What was it?
> 9. What discovery was made in 1950 by John Hopps of the National
> Research Council, while he was attempting to restore body
> temperature using radio waves?
> 10. This man was the son of escaped slaves who settled in Ontario.
> His most significant invention was the automatic lubricator,
> which allowed trains to run without frequent stops for
> maintenance. He also invented 56 other devices, including the
> lawn sprinkler and the folding ironing board, and is claimed
> to have inspired a common expression. Name him or the common
> expression.
--
Dan Tilque
Jun 2, 2015, 6:45:37 AM6/2/15
to
Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * Game 9, Round 2 - Canadiana Geography - As the Crow Flies in Ontario
>
> On each question you must name a city or town, as indicated, after
> we name three other places and the distances from your answer to
> each one. All distances are "air distances", i.e. "as the crow
> flies", as given at <http://www.distancefromto.net>. For example,
> if we said "City; London 168 km, Ottawa 352 km, Barrie 86 km",
> you would answer "Toronto".
>
> Note: all of the answers are in Ontario, although a few of the
> cities we'll name are not.
>
> 1. City; Kitchener 41 km, Woodstock 33 km, Listowel 41 km.
London
>
>
> * Game 9, Round 2 - Canadiana Geography - As the Crow Flies in Ontario
>
> On each question you must name a city or town, as indicated, after
> we name three other places and the distances from your answer to
> each one. All distances are "air distances", i.e. "as the crow
> flies", as given at <http://www.distancefromto.net>. For example,
> if we said "City; London 168 km, Ottawa 352 km, Barrie 86 km",
> you would answer "Toronto".
>
> Note: all of the answers are in Ontario, although a few of the
> cities we'll name are not.
>
> 1. City; Kitchener 41 km, Woodstock 33 km, Listowel 41 km.
>
> 2. Town; Orillia 82 km, North Bay 111 km, Haliburton 64 km.
>
> 3. City; Kingston 75 km, Cornwall 89 km, Ottawa 93 km.
>
> 4. Town; Pickering 75 km, Kingston 138 km, Lindsay 64 km.
>
> 5. City; Barrie 256 km, Timmins 222 km, North Bay 121 km.
>
> 6. City; Sault Ste. Marie 131 km, Sudbury 126 km, Timmins 253 km.
>
> 7. City; Peterborough 63 km, Belleville 122 km, Guelph 118 km.
>
> 8. City; Hamilton 51 km, Port Colborne 30 km, Toronto 56 km.
>
> 9. Town; Sarnia 102 km, Wingham 36 km, Kincardine 49 km.
>
> 10. Town; Thunder Bay 394 km, Winnipeg 228 km, Minneapolis 428 km.
>
>
> * Game 9, Round 3 - Canadiana Science - Canadian Inventions
>
> 1. What was the Franks flying suit, invented by Wilbur Franks of
> Weston, Ontario, in 1940?
>
> 2. Canadian Rasmus Lerdorf invented this modular open-source
> programming language which powers the interactive online
> database Wiki. Name it.
>
> 3. In 1879, Sir Sandford Fleming, chief engineer for the Canadian
> Pacific Railway, was charged with interfering with God and
> nature because of this innovation. What was it?
>
> 4. This Canadian invention was rolled out on 1957-10-04, the
> same day the USSR launched Sputnik I. However, days before it
> was to be tested, this $400,000,000 project was discontinued.
> 14,000 employees were dismissed, and all prototypes and plans
> were destroyed. What was this project?
>
> 5. What sport was invented in Canada in 1963 for girls, as an
> alternative to hockey? It was first tested in Espanola, Ontario.
>
> 6. In 1917, Gideon Sundback of St. Catharines, Ontario, President
> of the Lightning Fastener Company, patented this even though he
> did not invent it, as he was convinced of its practical value.
> Until the 1930s, it was used mainly in rubber boots and tobacco
> pouches. What was it?
>
> 7. What cocktail, created in 1969 at the Westin Hotel in Calgary,
> has been unofficially dubbed Canada's national drink?
>
> 8. Scotsman Robert Foulis's invention was installed on Partridge
> Island in St. John harbor in 1859. It remained there, effective
> and operational, until 1998-05-04. What was it?
>
> 9. What discovery was made in 1950 by John Hopps of the National
> Research Council, while he was attempting to restore body
> temperature using radio waves?
>
> 10. This man was the son of escaped slaves who settled in Ontario.
> His most significant invention was the automatic lubricator,
> which allowed trains to run without frequent stops for
> maintenance. He also invented 56 other devices, including the
> lawn sprinkler and the folding ironing board, and is claimed
> to have inspired a common expression. Name him or the common
> expression.
>
--
Björn Lundin
Jun 2, 2015, 8:02:14 AM6/2/15
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--
--
Björn
Dan Blum
Jun 2, 2015, 10:08:57 AM6/2/15
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Mark Brader <m...@vex.net> wrote:
> * Game 9, Round 3 - Canadiana Science - Canadian Inventions
> 1. What was the Franks flying suit, invented by Wilbur Franks of
> Weston, Ontario, in 1940?
a suit to apply compression to allow high G-force turns
> * Game 9, Round 3 - Canadiana Science - Canadian Inventions
> 1. What was the Franks flying suit, invented by Wilbur Franks of
> Weston, Ontario, in 1940?
> 2. Canadian Rasmus Lerdorf invented this modular open-source
> programming language which powers the interactive online
> database Wiki. Name it.
> 3. In 1879, Sir Sandford Fleming, chief engineer for the Canadian
> Pacific Railway, was charged with interfering with God and
> nature because of this innovation. What was it?
> 4. This Canadian invention was rolled out on 1957-10-04, the
> same day the USSR launched Sputnik I. However, days before it
> was to be tested, this $400,000,000 project was discontinued.
> 14,000 employees were dismissed, and all prototypes and plans
> were destroyed. What was this project?
> 5. What sport was invented in Canada in 1963 for girls, as an
> alternative to hockey? It was first tested in Espanola, Ontario.
> 6. In 1917, Gideon Sundback of St. Catharines, Ontario, President
> of the Lightning Fastener Company, patented this even though he
> did not invent it, as he was convinced of its practical value.
> Until the 1930s, it was used mainly in rubber boots and tobacco
> pouches. What was it?
> 8. Scotsman Robert Foulis's invention was installed on Partridge
> Island in St. John harbor in 1859. It remained there, effective
> and operational, until 1998-05-04. What was it?
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
swp
Jun 2, 2015, 12:02:44 PM6/2/15
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On Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at 12:58:06 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:
> I'm starting Game 9 now (and also the next current-events set), but
> there will be a hiatus later in the game when I go off-net for a
> couple of weeks.
noted. bon voyage.
> I'm starting Game 9 now (and also the next current-events set), but
> there will be a hiatus later in the game when I go off-net for a
> couple of weeks.
> * Game 9, Round 2 - Canadiana Geography - As the Crow Flies in Ontario
>
> On each question you must name a city or town, as indicated, after
> we name three other places and the distances from your answer to
> each one. All distances are "air distances", i.e. "as the crow
> flies", as given at <http://www.distancefromto.net>. For example,
> if we said "City; London 168 km, Ottawa 352 km, Barrie 86 km",
> you would answer "Toronto".
>
> Note: all of the answers are in Ontario, although a few of the
> cities we'll name are not.
>
> 1. City; Kitchener 41 km, Woodstock 33 km, Listowel 41 km.
> 2. Town; Orillia 82 km, North Bay 111 km, Haliburton 64 km.
> 3. City; Kingston 75 km, Cornwall 89 km, Ottawa 93 km.
> 4. Town; Pickering 75 km, Kingston 138 km, Lindsay 64 km.
> 5. City; Barrie 256 km, Timmins 222 km, North Bay 121 km.
> 6. City; Sault Ste. Marie 131 km, Sudbury 126 km, Timmins 253 km.
> 7. City; Peterborough 63 km, Belleville 122 km, Guelph 118 km.
> 8. City; Hamilton 51 km, Port Colborne 30 km, Toronto 56 km.
> 9. Town; Sarnia 102 km, Wingham 36 km, Kincardine 49 km.
> 10. Town; Thunder Bay 394 km, Winnipeg 228 km, Minneapolis 428 km.
> * Game 9, Round 3 - Canadiana Science - Canadian Inventions
>
> 1. What was the Franks flying suit, invented by Wilbur Franks of
> Weston, Ontario, in 1940?
> 2. Canadian Rasmus Lerdorf invented this modular open-source
> programming language which powers the interactive online
> database Wiki. Name it.
> 3. In 1879, Sir Sandford Fleming, chief engineer for the Canadian
> Pacific Railway, was charged with interfering with God and
> nature because of this innovation. What was it?
> 4. This Canadian invention was rolled out on 1957-10-04, the
> same day the USSR launched Sputnik I. However, days before it
> was to be tested, this $400,000,000 project was discontinued.
> 14,000 employees were dismissed, and all prototypes and plans
> were destroyed. What was this project?
> 5. What sport was invented in Canada in 1963 for girls, as an
> alternative to hockey? It was first tested in Espanola, Ontario.
> 6. In 1917, Gideon Sundback of St. Catharines, Ontario, President
> of the Lightning Fastener Company, patented this even though he
> did not invent it, as he was convinced of its practical value.
> Until the 1930s, it was used mainly in rubber boots and tobacco
> pouches. What was it?
> 7. What cocktail, created in 1969 at the Westin Hotel in Calgary,
> has been unofficially dubbed Canada's national drink?
> 8. Scotsman Robert Foulis's invention was installed on Partridge
> Island in St. John harbor in 1859. It remained there, effective
> and operational, until 1998-05-04. What was it?
> 9. What discovery was made in 1950 by John Hopps of the National
> Research Council, while he was attempting to restore body
> temperature using radio waves?
> 10. This man was the son of escaped slaves who settled in Ontario.
> His most significant invention was the automatic lubricator,
> which allowed trains to run without frequent stops for
> maintenance. He also invented 56 other devices, including the
> lawn sprinkler and the folding ironing board, and is claimed
> to have inspired a common expression. Name him or the common
> expression.
swp
Erland Sommarskog
Jun 2, 2015, 5:03:27 PM6/2/15
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Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> * Game 9, Round 2 - Canadiana Geography - As the Crow Flies in Ontario
>
Oh, so exciting!
> * Game 9, Round 2 - Canadiana Geography - As the Crow Flies in Ontario
>
> 1. City; Kitchener 41 km, Woodstock 33 km, Listowel 41 km.
> 2. Town; Orillia 82 km, North Bay 111 km, Haliburton 64 km.
> 3. City; Kingston 75 km, Cornwall 89 km, Ottawa 93 km.
> 4. Town; Pickering 75 km, Kingston 138 km, Lindsay 64 km.
> 5. City; Barrie 256 km, Timmins 222 km, North Bay 121 km.
> 6. City; Sault Ste. Marie 131 km, Sudbury 126 km, Timmins 253 km.
> 7. City; Peterborough 63 km, Belleville 122 km, Guelph 118 km.
> 8. City; Hamilton 51 km, Port Colborne 30 km, Toronto 56 km.
> 9. Town; Sarnia 102 km, Wingham 36 km, Kincardine 49 km.
> 10. Town; Thunder Bay 394 km, Winnipeg 228 km, Minneapolis 428 km.
> * Game 9, Round 3 - Canadiana Science - Canadian Inventions
>
> 5. What sport was invented in Canada in 1963 for girls, as an
> alternative to hockey? It was first tested in Espanola, Ontario.
Lacrosse
> alternative to hockey? It was first tested in Espanola, Ontario.
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
Jason Kreitzer
Jun 3, 2015, 12:22:21 AM6/3/15
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On Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at 12:58:06 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:
Pete
Jun 4, 2015, 6:56:31 PM6/4/15
to
>
> 2. Town; Orillia 82 km, North Bay 111 km, Haliburton 64 km.
>
> 3. City; Kingston 75 km, Cornwall 89 km, Ottawa 93 km.
>
> 4. Town; Pickering 75 km, Kingston 138 km, Lindsay 64 km.
>
> 5. City; Barrie 256 km, Timmins 222 km, North Bay 121 km.
>
> 6. City; Sault Ste. Marie 131 km, Sudbury 126 km, Timmins 253 km.
>
> 7. City; Peterborough 63 km, Belleville 122 km, Guelph 118 km.
>
> 8. City; Hamilton 51 km, Port Colborne 30 km, Toronto 56 km.
>
> 9. Town; Sarnia 102 km, Wingham 36 km, Kincardine 49 km.
>
> 10. Town; Thunder Bay 394 km, Winnipeg 228 km, Minneapolis 428 km.
>
>
> * Game 9, Round 3 - Canadiana Science - Canadian Inventions
>
> 1. What was the Franks flying suit, invented by Wilbur Franks of
> Weston, Ontario, in 1940?
>
> 2. Canadian Rasmus Lerdorf invented this modular open-source
> programming language which powers the interactive online
> database Wiki. Name it.
Mark Brader
Jun 5, 2015, 12:30:14 AM6/5/15
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Mark Brader:
entire season. It wasn't the hardest round of the game, though,
so you know what's coming up in a later set.
> Note: all of the answers are in Ontario, although a few of the
> cities we'll name are not.
> 1. City; Kitchener 41 km, Woodstock 33 km, Listowel 41 km.
Stratford. 4 for Stephen (making the round count for everyone).
> 2. Town; Orillia 82 km, North Bay 111 km, Haliburton 64 km.
Huntsville.
> 3. City; Kingston 75 km, Cornwall 89 km, Ottawa 93 km.
Brockville.
> 4. Town; Pickering 75 km, Kingston 138 km, Lindsay 64 km.
Cobourg.
> 5. City; Barrie 256 km, Timmins 222 km, North Bay 121 km.
Sudbury.
> 6. City; Sault Ste. Marie 131 km, Sudbury 126 km, Timmins 253 km.
Elliot Lake.
> 7. City; Peterborough 63 km, Belleville 122 km, Guelph 118 km.
Oshawa.
> 8. City; Hamilton 51 km, Port Colborne 30 km, Toronto 56 km.
St. Catharines.
> 9. Town; Sarnia 102 km, Wingham 36 km, Kincardine 49 km.
Goderich.
> 10. Town; Thunder Bay 394 km, Winnipeg 228 km, Minneapolis 428 km.
Rainy River.
> * Game 9, Round 3 - Canadiana Science - Canadian Inventions
> 1. What was the Franks flying suit, invented by Wilbur Franks of
> Weston, Ontario, in 1940?
A G-suit (to help pilots resist the forces they feel when changing
direction sharply). 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, and Stephen.
> 2. Canadian Rasmus Lerdorf invented this modular open-source
> programming language which powers the interactive online
> database Wiki. Name it.
PHP. 4 for Marc, Björn, and Stephen.
> 3. In 1879, Sir Sandford Fleming, chief engineer for the Canadian
> Pacific Railway, was charged with interfering with God and
> nature because of this innovation. What was it?
Standard time zones. 3 for Stephen.
The first use of zone time was the introduction of Greenwich Mean Time
in Great Britain; the concept was extended to multiple time zones
by Charles Dowd in the US. In both cases it was the railways that
originally adopted zone times for their own clocks and schedules,
but the public found it convenient to conform and the law eventually
followed. Fleming's contribution was simply to propose extending
the system worldwide, but in Canada he is thought of as the inventor
of time zones.
> 4. This Canadian invention was rolled out on 1957-10-04, the
> same day the USSR launched Sputnik I. However, days before it
> was to be tested, this $400,000,000 project was discontinued.
> 14,000 employees were dismissed, and all prototypes and plans
> were destroyed. What was this project?
Avro Arrow. 4 for Dan Tilque and Dan Blum.
> 5. What sport was invented in Canada in 1963 for girls, as an
> alternative to hockey? It was first tested in Espanola, Ontario.
Ringette. See:
http://thisthatandwhateverelseicanthinkof.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/dsc_0189-1.jpg
Four different wrong answers were given, all of them being much older
sports that have been played by men from the outset. If Wikipedia is
correct, bandy and the modern form of field hockey were both invented
in 19th-century England, derived from earlier games; curling goes back
to medieval Scotland; and lacrosse did originate in North America,
but in its original form may be as much as 900 years old.
> 6. In 1917, Gideon Sundback of St. Catharines, Ontario, President
> of the Lightning Fastener Company, patented this even though he
> did not invent it, as he was convinced of its practical value.
> Until the 1930s, it was used mainly in rubber boots and tobacco
> pouches. What was it?
Zipper. 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, and Stephen.
> 7. What cocktail, created in 1969 at the Westin Hotel in Calgary,
> has been unofficially dubbed Canada's national drink?
Bloody Caesar. 4 for Joshua and Stephen.
> 8. Scotsman Robert Foulis's invention was installed on Partridge
> Island in St. John harbor in 1859. It remained there, effective
> and operational, until 1998-05-04. What was it?
Foghorn. 4 for Dan Blum.
> 9. What discovery was made in 1950 by John Hopps of the National
> Research Council, while he was attempting to restore body
> temperature using radio waves?
Cardiac pacemaker. 4 for Stephen.
> 10. This man was the son of escaped slaves who settled in Ontario.
> His most significant invention was the automatic lubricator,
> which allowed trains to run without frequent stops for
> maintenance. He also invented 56 other devices, including the
> lawn sprinkler and the folding ironing board, and is claimed
> to have inspired a common expression. Name him or the common
> expression.
Elijah McCoy, "the real McCoy". 4 for Stephen (the hard way).
Apparently the original expression was "the real McKay" -- a
19th-century slogan for McKay brand whisky. This inventor is one
of several people said to have inspired the change to "McCoy".
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 9 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Can Can
Stephen Perry 4 27 31
Dan Blum 0 16 16
Dan Tilque 0 12 12
Björn Lundin 0 4 4
Joshua Kreitzer 0 4 4
Marc Dashevsky 0 4 4
Jason Kreitzer 0 0 0
Pete Gayde 0 0 0
Erland Sommarskog 0 0 0
--
Mark Brader | Nature is often much more interesting than we would
Toronto | like her to be. However when we finally do understand
m...@vex.net | something, we strike our foreheads and cry "Of course!",
| and then marvel at how beautifully simple it was
| all the time. -- Leigh Palmer
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-03-16,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2015-02-23 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 9, Round 2 - Canadiana Geography - As the Crow Flies in Ontario
> On each question you must name a city or town, as indicated, after
> we name three other places and the distances from your answer to
> each one. All distances are "air distances", i.e. "as the crow
> flies", as given at <http://www.distancefromto.net>. For example,
> if we said "City; London 168 km, Ottawa 352 km, Barrie 86 km",
> you would answer "Toronto".
In the original game, this was the second-hardest round of the
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 9, Round 2 - Canadiana Geography - As the Crow Flies in Ontario
> On each question you must name a city or town, as indicated, after
> we name three other places and the distances from your answer to
> each one. All distances are "air distances", i.e. "as the crow
> flies", as given at <http://www.distancefromto.net>. For example,
> if we said "City; London 168 km, Ottawa 352 km, Barrie 86 km",
> you would answer "Toronto".
entire season. It wasn't the hardest round of the game, though,
so you know what's coming up in a later set.
> Note: all of the answers are in Ontario, although a few of the
> cities we'll name are not.
> 1. City; Kitchener 41 km, Woodstock 33 km, Listowel 41 km.
> 2. Town; Orillia 82 km, North Bay 111 km, Haliburton 64 km.
> 3. City; Kingston 75 km, Cornwall 89 km, Ottawa 93 km.
> 4. Town; Pickering 75 km, Kingston 138 km, Lindsay 64 km.
> 5. City; Barrie 256 km, Timmins 222 km, North Bay 121 km.
> 6. City; Sault Ste. Marie 131 km, Sudbury 126 km, Timmins 253 km.
> 7. City; Peterborough 63 km, Belleville 122 km, Guelph 118 km.
> 8. City; Hamilton 51 km, Port Colborne 30 km, Toronto 56 km.
> 9. Town; Sarnia 102 km, Wingham 36 km, Kincardine 49 km.
> 10. Town; Thunder Bay 394 km, Winnipeg 228 km, Minneapolis 428 km.
> * Game 9, Round 3 - Canadiana Science - Canadian Inventions
> 1. What was the Franks flying suit, invented by Wilbur Franks of
> Weston, Ontario, in 1940?
direction sharply). 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, and Stephen.
> 2. Canadian Rasmus Lerdorf invented this modular open-source
> programming language which powers the interactive online
> database Wiki. Name it.
> 3. In 1879, Sir Sandford Fleming, chief engineer for the Canadian
> Pacific Railway, was charged with interfering with God and
> nature because of this innovation. What was it?
The first use of zone time was the introduction of Greenwich Mean Time
in Great Britain; the concept was extended to multiple time zones
by Charles Dowd in the US. In both cases it was the railways that
originally adopted zone times for their own clocks and schedules,
but the public found it convenient to conform and the law eventually
followed. Fleming's contribution was simply to propose extending
the system worldwide, but in Canada he is thought of as the inventor
of time zones.
> 4. This Canadian invention was rolled out on 1957-10-04, the
> same day the USSR launched Sputnik I. However, days before it
> was to be tested, this $400,000,000 project was discontinued.
> 14,000 employees were dismissed, and all prototypes and plans
> were destroyed. What was this project?
> 5. What sport was invented in Canada in 1963 for girls, as an
> alternative to hockey? It was first tested in Espanola, Ontario.
http://thisthatandwhateverelseicanthinkof.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/dsc_0189-1.jpg
Four different wrong answers were given, all of them being much older
sports that have been played by men from the outset. If Wikipedia is
correct, bandy and the modern form of field hockey were both invented
in 19th-century England, derived from earlier games; curling goes back
to medieval Scotland; and lacrosse did originate in North America,
but in its original form may be as much as 900 years old.
> 6. In 1917, Gideon Sundback of St. Catharines, Ontario, President
> of the Lightning Fastener Company, patented this even though he
> did not invent it, as he was convinced of its practical value.
> Until the 1930s, it was used mainly in rubber boots and tobacco
> pouches. What was it?
> 7. What cocktail, created in 1969 at the Westin Hotel in Calgary,
> has been unofficially dubbed Canada's national drink?
> 8. Scotsman Robert Foulis's invention was installed on Partridge
> Island in St. John harbor in 1859. It remained there, effective
> and operational, until 1998-05-04. What was it?
> 9. What discovery was made in 1950 by John Hopps of the National
> Research Council, while he was attempting to restore body
> temperature using radio waves?
> 10. This man was the son of escaped slaves who settled in Ontario.
> His most significant invention was the automatic lubricator,
> which allowed trains to run without frequent stops for
> maintenance. He also invented 56 other devices, including the
> lawn sprinkler and the folding ironing board, and is claimed
> to have inspired a common expression. Name him or the common
> expression.
Apparently the original expression was "the real McKay" -- a
19th-century slogan for McKay brand whisky. This inventor is one
of several people said to have inspired the change to "McCoy".
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 9 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Can Can
Stephen Perry 4 27 31
Dan Blum 0 16 16
Dan Tilque 0 12 12
Björn Lundin 0 4 4
Joshua Kreitzer 0 4 4
Marc Dashevsky 0 4 4
Jason Kreitzer 0 0 0
Pete Gayde 0 0 0
Erland Sommarskog 0 0 0
--
Mark Brader | Nature is often much more interesting than we would
Toronto | like her to be. However when we finally do understand
m...@vex.net | something, we strike our foreheads and cry "Of course!",
| and then marvel at how beautifully simple it was
| all the time. -- Leigh Palmer
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