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Mark Brader
Nov 9, 2020, 12:06:06 AM11/9/20
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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2003-01-20,
and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written
by members of the Usual Suspects, but have been reformatted and
may have been retyped and/or edited by me. I will reveal the
correct answers in about 3 days.
For further information, including an explanation of the """
notation that may appear in these rounds, see my 2020-06-23
companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
In this set, I wrote four pairs in the challenge round.
** Game 1, Round 9 - Sports - Australia
To coincide with the Australian Open tennis championships, this
round consists of questions about Australian athletes and sports.
1. Together they """are""" called the two Pats. Each of these
Aussie tennis stars """is""" a Grand Slam singles champion; one
at Wimbledon in 1987, the other at the US Open in 1997 and 1998.
Give the last name of either of these players named Patrick.
2. Name this part-Aboriginal tennis star who in 1971, at age 19,
won the first of her two women's singles titles at Wimbledon,
becoming the first indigenous Australian champion.
3. She opened the Sydney Olympic Games by lighting the cauldron
atop Olympic Stadium. Name this runner who became the first
Aborigine to earn an individual Olympic gold medal by winning
the 400 m women's race in Sydney.
4. Melbourne hosted the first Olympic games held in the Southern
Hemisphere. Name the year.
5. Australia won its first Winter Olympic medal, a bronze, at
Lillehammer in 1994. Name the sport. (We don't need the event,
but you meed to be sufficiently specific as to the sport.)
6. Please decode the rot13 only after you are finished with #5.
N zrzore bs gur grnz gung jba gung oebamr zrqny va Yvyyrunzzre
jrag ba gb jva Nhfgenyvn'f svefg Jvagre Bylzcvpf tbyq zrqny va
Fnyg Ynxr Pvgl, nsgre sbhe bgure fxngref penfurq va gur svany
bs gur bar-gubhfnaq-zrgre enpr. Anzr uvz.
7. In what year did skipper John Bertrand's yacht "Australia II"
beat Dennis Conners' Liberty to capture the America's Cup,
which had been held by the US for its first 132 years? *Note*:
As more time has passed, I'll now allow answers within 1 year.
8. This trophy contains the burnt remains of either a cricket
ball or cricket bail inside a small urn, and is symbolic of
the cricket rivalry between Australia and England. By what
name is the trophy known?
9. In Australian (rules) football, a goal, worth 6 points, is
scored when the ball is kicked completely over the goal line by
an attacker, without being touched by another player. Give the
*name* of the *other* possible scoring play, which is worth a
single point.
10. The Canadian Australian Football Association, CAFA, was
established in 1989. That year, the Toronto Panthers became
the first winners of the CAFA championship cup, named for an
outstanding Canadian athlete. Name the athlete.
** Game 1, Round 10 - Challenge Round
* A. """Recent""" Newfoundland Writing
A1. A 2001 novel that dealt with the tragic 19th-century
encounter of white settlers, the government, and the
military with the Beothuk Indians was shortlisted for the
Giller prize and for the First Novel Award from amazon.ca
and Books in Canada. Name the book or its author.
A2. Name Wayne Johnston's 1998 novel, a historical romance and
meditation on personal ambition, that was narrated
principally by a re-imagined Joey Smallwood. It was
shortlisted for the 1999 Booker Prize.
* B. We Call It GST
B1. This 3-word phrase is the generic term in English for
taxes structured like our Goods and Services Tax, and some
countries with a similarly structured tax simply use the
phrase as its name. What phrase?
B2. What country did Canada copy the name "Goods and Services
Tax" from?
* C. The Periodic Table
C1. The columns of the Periodic Table are called groups.
What are the rows called?
C2. Chlorine is one of the """five""" elements known as halogens.
Name any of the remaining """four""".
* D. "Star Trek" Movies
D1. Which "Star Trek" movie was the one about the planet where
the people didn't grow old?
D2. Which "Star Trek" movie was set mainly in 20th-century
San Francisco?
* E. Formerly Divided Countries
E1. Within 1 year, when were East and West Germany reunified?
E2. Within 1 year, when did the war between North and South
Vietnam end? They were officially reunified the following
year.
* F. The Super Bowl
F1. Which team beat the Green Bay Packers in Super Bowl XXXII
to break the streak of 13 wins in a row by NFC champs?
F2. The trophy presented to the owner of the winning team,
originally the "World Championship Game Trophy", has been
known since Super Bowl V by which name?
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "I've always wanted to be a mad scientist!
m...@vex.net | Or perhaps just mad!" -- Robert L. Biddle
My text in this article is in the public domain.
and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written
by members of the Usual Suspects, but have been reformatted and
may have been retyped and/or edited by me. I will reveal the
correct answers in about 3 days.
For further information, including an explanation of the """
notation that may appear in these rounds, see my 2020-06-23
companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
In this set, I wrote four pairs in the challenge round.
** Game 1, Round 9 - Sports - Australia
To coincide with the Australian Open tennis championships, this
round consists of questions about Australian athletes and sports.
1. Together they """are""" called the two Pats. Each of these
Aussie tennis stars """is""" a Grand Slam singles champion; one
at Wimbledon in 1987, the other at the US Open in 1997 and 1998.
Give the last name of either of these players named Patrick.
2. Name this part-Aboriginal tennis star who in 1971, at age 19,
won the first of her two women's singles titles at Wimbledon,
becoming the first indigenous Australian champion.
3. She opened the Sydney Olympic Games by lighting the cauldron
atop Olympic Stadium. Name this runner who became the first
Aborigine to earn an individual Olympic gold medal by winning
the 400 m women's race in Sydney.
4. Melbourne hosted the first Olympic games held in the Southern
Hemisphere. Name the year.
5. Australia won its first Winter Olympic medal, a bronze, at
Lillehammer in 1994. Name the sport. (We don't need the event,
but you meed to be sufficiently specific as to the sport.)
6. Please decode the rot13 only after you are finished with #5.
N zrzore bs gur grnz gung jba gung oebamr zrqny va Yvyyrunzzre
jrag ba gb jva Nhfgenyvn'f svefg Jvagre Bylzcvpf tbyq zrqny va
Fnyg Ynxr Pvgl, nsgre sbhe bgure fxngref penfurq va gur svany
bs gur bar-gubhfnaq-zrgre enpr. Anzr uvz.
7. In what year did skipper John Bertrand's yacht "Australia II"
beat Dennis Conners' Liberty to capture the America's Cup,
which had been held by the US for its first 132 years? *Note*:
As more time has passed, I'll now allow answers within 1 year.
8. This trophy contains the burnt remains of either a cricket
ball or cricket bail inside a small urn, and is symbolic of
the cricket rivalry between Australia and England. By what
name is the trophy known?
9. In Australian (rules) football, a goal, worth 6 points, is
scored when the ball is kicked completely over the goal line by
an attacker, without being touched by another player. Give the
*name* of the *other* possible scoring play, which is worth a
single point.
10. The Canadian Australian Football Association, CAFA, was
established in 1989. That year, the Toronto Panthers became
the first winners of the CAFA championship cup, named for an
outstanding Canadian athlete. Name the athlete.
** Game 1, Round 10 - Challenge Round
* A. """Recent""" Newfoundland Writing
A1. A 2001 novel that dealt with the tragic 19th-century
encounter of white settlers, the government, and the
military with the Beothuk Indians was shortlisted for the
Giller prize and for the First Novel Award from amazon.ca
and Books in Canada. Name the book or its author.
A2. Name Wayne Johnston's 1998 novel, a historical romance and
meditation on personal ambition, that was narrated
principally by a re-imagined Joey Smallwood. It was
shortlisted for the 1999 Booker Prize.
* B. We Call It GST
B1. This 3-word phrase is the generic term in English for
taxes structured like our Goods and Services Tax, and some
countries with a similarly structured tax simply use the
phrase as its name. What phrase?
B2. What country did Canada copy the name "Goods and Services
Tax" from?
* C. The Periodic Table
C1. The columns of the Periodic Table are called groups.
What are the rows called?
C2. Chlorine is one of the """five""" elements known as halogens.
Name any of the remaining """four""".
* D. "Star Trek" Movies
D1. Which "Star Trek" movie was the one about the planet where
the people didn't grow old?
D2. Which "Star Trek" movie was set mainly in 20th-century
San Francisco?
* E. Formerly Divided Countries
E1. Within 1 year, when were East and West Germany reunified?
E2. Within 1 year, when did the war between North and South
Vietnam end? They were officially reunified the following
year.
* F. The Super Bowl
F1. Which team beat the Green Bay Packers in Super Bowl XXXII
to break the streak of 13 wins in a row by NFC champs?
F2. The trophy presented to the owner of the winning team,
originally the "World Championship Game Trophy", has been
known since Super Bowl V by which name?
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "I've always wanted to be a mad scientist!
m...@vex.net | Or perhaps just mad!" -- Robert L. Biddle
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Joshua Kreitzer
Nov 9, 2020, 2:29:14 AM11/9/20
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:I9ydndiUSayqUzXCnZ2dnUU7-
QnN...@giganews.com:
> ** Game 1, Round 9 - Sports - Australia
>
> To coincide with the Australian Open tennis championships, this
> round consists of questions about Australian athletes and sports.
>
> 1. Together they """are""" called the two Pats. Each of these
> Aussie tennis stars """is""" a Grand Slam singles champion; one
> at Wimbledon in 1987, the other at the US Open in 1997 and 1998.
> Give the last name of either of these players named Patrick.
Cash
> 2. Name this part-Aboriginal tennis star who in 1971, at age 19,
> won the first of her two women's singles titles at Wimbledon,
> becoming the first indigenous Australian champion.
Evonne Goolagong Cawley
> 3. She opened the Sydney Olympic Games by lighting the cauldron
> atop Olympic Stadium. Name this runner who became the first
> Aborigine to earn an individual Olympic gold medal by winning
> the 400 m women's race in Sydney.
Freeman
> 4. Melbourne hosted the first Olympic games held in the Southern
> Hemisphere. Name the year.
1956
> 5. Australia won its first Winter Olympic medal, a bronze, at
> Lillehammer in 1994. Name the sport. (We don't need the event,
> but you meed to be sufficiently specific as to the sport.)
short track speed skating
> 7. In what year did skipper John Bertrand's yacht "Australia II"
> beat Dennis Conners' Liberty to capture the America's Cup,
> which had been held by the US for its first 132 years? *Note*:
> As more time has passed, I'll now allow answers within 1 year.
1983
> 8. This trophy contains the burnt remains of either a cricket
> ball or cricket bail inside a small urn, and is symbolic of
> the cricket rivalry between Australia and England. By what
> name is the trophy known?
The Ashes
> 9. In Australian (rules) football, a goal, worth 6 points, is
> scored when the ball is kicked completely over the goal line by
> an attacker, without being touched by another player. Give the
> *name* of the *other* possible scoring play, which is worth a
> single point.
try
> ** Game 1, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
> * C. The Periodic Table
>
> C1. The columns of the Periodic Table are called groups.
> What are the rows called?
periods
> C2. Chlorine is one of the """five""" elements known as halogens.
> Name any of the remaining """four""".
bromine
> * D. "Star Trek" Movies
>
> D1. Which "Star Trek" movie was the one about the planet where
> the people didn't grow old?
"Star Trek: Nemesis"
> D2. Which "Star Trek" movie was set mainly in 20th-century
> San Francisco?
"Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home"
> * E. Formerly Divided Countries
>
> E1. Within 1 year, when were East and West Germany reunified?
1990
> E2. Within 1 year, when did the war between North and South
> Vietnam end? They were officially reunified the following
> year.
1975
> * F. The Super Bowl
>
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
QnN...@giganews.com:
> ** Game 1, Round 9 - Sports - Australia
>
> To coincide with the Australian Open tennis championships, this
> round consists of questions about Australian athletes and sports.
>
> 1. Together they """are""" called the two Pats. Each of these
> Aussie tennis stars """is""" a Grand Slam singles champion; one
> at Wimbledon in 1987, the other at the US Open in 1997 and 1998.
> Give the last name of either of these players named Patrick.
> 2. Name this part-Aboriginal tennis star who in 1971, at age 19,
> won the first of her two women's singles titles at Wimbledon,
> becoming the first indigenous Australian champion.
> 3. She opened the Sydney Olympic Games by lighting the cauldron
> atop Olympic Stadium. Name this runner who became the first
> Aborigine to earn an individual Olympic gold medal by winning
> the 400 m women's race in Sydney.
> 4. Melbourne hosted the first Olympic games held in the Southern
> Hemisphere. Name the year.
> 5. Australia won its first Winter Olympic medal, a bronze, at
> Lillehammer in 1994. Name the sport. (We don't need the event,
> but you meed to be sufficiently specific as to the sport.)
> 7. In what year did skipper John Bertrand's yacht "Australia II"
> beat Dennis Conners' Liberty to capture the America's Cup,
> which had been held by the US for its first 132 years? *Note*:
> As more time has passed, I'll now allow answers within 1 year.
> 8. This trophy contains the burnt remains of either a cricket
> ball or cricket bail inside a small urn, and is symbolic of
> the cricket rivalry between Australia and England. By what
> name is the trophy known?
> 9. In Australian (rules) football, a goal, worth 6 points, is
> scored when the ball is kicked completely over the goal line by
> an attacker, without being touched by another player. Give the
> *name* of the *other* possible scoring play, which is worth a
> single point.
> ** Game 1, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
> * B. We Call It GST
>
> B1. This 3-word phrase is the generic term in English for
> taxes structured like our Goods and Services Tax, and some
> countries with a similarly structured tax simply use the
> phrase as its name. What phrase?
value added tax
>
> B1. This 3-word phrase is the generic term in English for
> taxes structured like our Goods and Services Tax, and some
> countries with a similarly structured tax simply use the
> phrase as its name. What phrase?
> * C. The Periodic Table
>
> C1. The columns of the Periodic Table are called groups.
> What are the rows called?
> C2. Chlorine is one of the """five""" elements known as halogens.
> Name any of the remaining """four""".
> * D. "Star Trek" Movies
>
> D1. Which "Star Trek" movie was the one about the planet where
> the people didn't grow old?
> D2. Which "Star Trek" movie was set mainly in 20th-century
> San Francisco?
> * E. Formerly Divided Countries
>
> E1. Within 1 year, when were East and West Germany reunified?
> E2. Within 1 year, when did the war between North and South
> Vietnam end? They were officially reunified the following
> year.
> * F. The Super Bowl
>
> F2. The trophy presented to the owner of the winning team,
> originally the "World Championship Game Trophy", has been
> known since Super Bowl V by which name?
Vince Lombardi Trophy
> originally the "World Championship Game Trophy", has been
> known since Super Bowl V by which name?
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Erland Sommarskog
Nov 9, 2020, 2:40:30 PM11/9/20
to
> 1. Together they """are""" called the two Pats. Each of these
> Aussie tennis stars """is""" a Grand Slam singles champion; one
> at Wimbledon in 1987, the other at the US Open in 1997 and 1998.
> Give the last name of either of these players named Patrick.
Cash
> Aussie tennis stars """is""" a Grand Slam singles champion; one
> at Wimbledon in 1987, the other at the US Open in 1997 and 1998.
> Give the last name of either of these players named Patrick.
> 4. Melbourne hosted the first Olympic games held in the Southern
> Hemisphere. Name the year.
> 5. Australia won its first Winter Olympic medal, a bronze, at
> Lillehammer in 1994. Name the sport. (We don't need the event,
> but you meed to be sufficiently specific as to the sport.)
> 7. In what year did skipper John Bertrand's yacht "Australia II"
> beat Dennis Conners' Liberty to capture the America's Cup,
> which had been held by the US for its first 132 years? *Note*:
> As more time has passed, I'll now allow answers within 1 year.
> 8. This trophy contains the burnt remains of either a cricket
> ball or cricket bail inside a small urn, and is symbolic of
> the cricket rivalry between Australia and England. By what
> name is the trophy known?
> ** Game 1, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
> * B. We Call It GST
>
> B1. This 3-word phrase is the generic term in English for
> taxes structured like our Goods and Services Tax, and some
> countries with a similarly structured tax simply use the
> phrase as its name. What phrase?
Value-added tax
>
> B1. This 3-word phrase is the generic term in English for
> taxes structured like our Goods and Services Tax, and some
> countries with a similarly structured tax simply use the
> phrase as its name. What phrase?
> B2. What country did Canada copy the name "Goods and Services
> Tax" from?
> * C. The Periodic Table
>
> C1. The columns of the Periodic Table are called groups.
> What are the rows called?
> C2. Chlorine is one of the """five""" elements known as halogens.
> Name any of the remaining """four""".
> E1. Within 1 year, when were East and West Germany reunified?
> E2. Within 1 year, when did the war between North and South
> Vietnam end? They were officially reunified the following
> year.
> * F. The Super Bowl
>
> F1. Which team beat the Green Bay Packers in Super Bowl XXXII
> to break the streak of 13 wins in a row by NFC champs?
of questions! Hm, I'll try Patriots whichever city they come from.
Dan Blum
Nov 9, 2020, 5:12:23 PM11/9/20
to
> 2. Name this part-Aboriginal tennis star who in 1971, at age 19,
> won the first of her two women's singles titles at Wimbledon,
> becoming the first indigenous Australian champion.
Golagong
> won the first of her two women's singles titles at Wimbledon,
> becoming the first indigenous Australian champion.
> 3. She opened the Sydney Olympic Games by lighting the cauldron
> atop Olympic Stadium. Name this runner who became the first
> Aborigine to earn an individual Olympic gold medal by winning
> the 400 m women's race in Sydney.
> 4. Melbourne hosted the first Olympic games held in the Southern
> Hemisphere. Name the year.
> 5. Australia won its first Winter Olympic medal, a bronze, at
> Lillehammer in 1994. Name the sport. (We don't need the event,
> but you meed to be sufficiently specific as to the sport.)
> 7. In what year did skipper John Bertrand's yacht "Australia II"
> beat Dennis Conners' Liberty to capture the America's Cup,
> which had been held by the US for its first 132 years? *Note*:
> As more time has passed, I'll now allow answers within 1 year.
> 8. This trophy contains the burnt remains of either a cricket
> ball or cricket bail inside a small urn, and is symbolic of
> the cricket rivalry between Australia and England. By what
> name is the trophy known?
> ** Game 1, Round 10 - Challenge Round
> * B. We Call It GST
> B1. This 3-word phrase is the generic term in English for
> taxes structured like our Goods and Services Tax, and some
> countries with a similarly structured tax simply use the
> phrase as its name. What phrase?
value-added tax
> B1. This 3-word phrase is the generic term in English for
> taxes structured like our Goods and Services Tax, and some
> countries with a similarly structured tax simply use the
> phrase as its name. What phrase?
> B2. What country did Canada copy the name "Goods and Services
> Tax" from?
> * C. The Periodic Table
> C1. The columns of the Periodic Table are called groups.
> What are the rows called?
> C2. Chlorine is one of the """five""" elements known as halogens.
> Name any of the remaining """four""".
> * D. "Star Trek" Movies
> D1. Which "Star Trek" movie was the one about the planet where
> the people didn't grow old?
> D2. Which "Star Trek" movie was set mainly in 20th-century
> San Francisco?
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
> * E. Formerly Divided Countries
> E1. Within 1 year, when were East and West Germany reunified?
1989
> E1. Within 1 year, when were East and West Germany reunified?
> E2. Within 1 year, when did the war between North and South
> Vietnam end? They were officially reunified the following
> year.
> * F. The Super Bowl
> F2. The trophy presented to the owner of the winning team,
> originally the "World Championship Game Trophy", has been
> known since Super Bowl V by which name?
Vince Lombardi Trophy
> originally the "World Championship Game Trophy", has been
> known since Super Bowl V by which name?
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Pete Gayde
Nov 10, 2020, 9:50:41 PM11/10/20
to
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2003-01-20,
> and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written
> by members of the Usual Suspects, but have been reformatted and
> may have been retyped and/or edited by me. I will reveal the
> correct answers in about 3 days.
>
> For further information, including an explanation of the """
> notation that may appear in these rounds, see my 2020-06-23
> companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
>
>
> In this set, I wrote four pairs in the challenge round.
>
>
> ** Game 1, Round 9 - Sports - Australia
>
> To coincide with the Australian Open tennis championships, this
> round consists of questions about Australian athletes and sports.
>
> 1. Together they """are""" called the two Pats. Each of these
> Aussie tennis stars """is""" a Grand Slam singles champion; one
> at Wimbledon in 1987, the other at the US Open in 1997 and 1998.
> Give the last name of either of these players named Patrick.
Cash
> and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written
> by members of the Usual Suspects, but have been reformatted and
> may have been retyped and/or edited by me. I will reveal the
> correct answers in about 3 days.
>
> For further information, including an explanation of the """
> notation that may appear in these rounds, see my 2020-06-23
> companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
>
>
> In this set, I wrote four pairs in the challenge round.
>
>
> ** Game 1, Round 9 - Sports - Australia
>
> To coincide with the Australian Open tennis championships, this
> round consists of questions about Australian athletes and sports.
>
> 1. Together they """are""" called the two Pats. Each of these
> Aussie tennis stars """is""" a Grand Slam singles champion; one
> at Wimbledon in 1987, the other at the US Open in 1997 and 1998.
> Give the last name of either of these players named Patrick.
>
> 2. Name this part-Aboriginal tennis star who in 1971, at age 19,
> won the first of her two women's singles titles at Wimbledon,
> becoming the first indigenous Australian champion.
>
> 3. She opened the Sydney Olympic Games by lighting the cauldron
> atop Olympic Stadium. Name this runner who became the first
> Aborigine to earn an individual Olympic gold medal by winning
> the 400 m women's race in Sydney.
>
> 4. Melbourne hosted the first Olympic games held in the Southern
> Hemisphere. Name the year.
>
> 5. Australia won its first Winter Olympic medal, a bronze, at
> Lillehammer in 1994. Name the sport. (We don't need the event,
> but you meed to be sufficiently specific as to the sport.)
>
> 6. Please decode the rot13 only after you are finished with #5.
> N zrzore bs gur grnz gung jba gung oebamr zrqny va Yvyyrunzzre
> jrag ba gb jva Nhfgenyvn'f svefg Jvagre Bylzcvpf tbyq zrqny va
> Fnyg Ynxr Pvgl, nsgre sbhe bgure fxngref penfurq va gur svany
> bs gur bar-gubhfnaq-zrgre enpr. Anzr uvz.
>
> 7. In what year did skipper John Bertrand's yacht "Australia II"
> beat Dennis Conners' Liberty to capture the America's Cup,
> which had been held by the US for its first 132 years? *Note*:
> As more time has passed, I'll now allow answers within 1 year.
>
> 8. This trophy contains the burnt remains of either a cricket
> ball or cricket bail inside a small urn, and is symbolic of
> the cricket rivalry between Australia and England. By what
> name is the trophy known?
>
> 9. In Australian (rules) football, a goal, worth 6 points, is
> scored when the ball is kicked completely over the goal line by
> an attacker, without being touched by another player. Give the
> *name* of the *other* possible scoring play, which is worth a
> single point.
>
> 10. The Canadian Australian Football Association, CAFA, was
> established in 1989. That year, the Toronto Panthers became
> the first winners of the CAFA championship cup, named for an
> outstanding Canadian athlete. Name the athlete.
>
>
> ** Game 1, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
> * A. """Recent""" Newfoundland Writing
>
> A1. A 2001 novel that dealt with the tragic 19th-century
> encounter of white settlers, the government, and the
> military with the Beothuk Indians was shortlisted for the
> Giller prize and for the First Novel Award from amazon.ca
> and Books in Canada. Name the book or its author.
>
> A2. Name Wayne Johnston's 1998 novel, a historical romance and
> meditation on personal ambition, that was narrated
> principally by a re-imagined Joey Smallwood. It was
> shortlisted for the 1999 Booker Prize.
>
>
> * B. We Call It GST
>
> B1. This 3-word phrase is the generic term in English for
> taxes structured like our Goods and Services Tax, and some
> countries with a similarly structured tax simply use the
> phrase as its name. What phrase?
>
> B2. What country did Canada copy the name "Goods and Services
> Tax" from?
>
>
> * C. The Periodic Table
>
> C1. The columns of the Periodic Table are called groups.
> What are the rows called?
>
> C2. Chlorine is one of the """five""" elements known as halogens.
> Name any of the remaining """four""".
>
>
> * D. "Star Trek" Movies
>
> D1. Which "Star Trek" movie was the one about the planet where
> the people didn't grow old?
>
> D2. Which "Star Trek" movie was set mainly in 20th-century
> San Francisco?
>
>
> * E. Formerly Divided Countries
>
> E1. Within 1 year, when were East and West Germany reunified?
>
> E2. Within 1 year, when did the war between North and South
> Vietnam end? They were officially reunified the following
> year.
>
>
> * F. The Super Bowl
>
> F1. Which team beat the Green Bay Packers in Super Bowl XXXII
> to break the streak of 13 wins in a row by NFC champs?
>
> F2. The trophy presented to the owner of the winning team,
> originally the "World Championship Game Trophy", has been
> known since Super Bowl V by which name?
>
Pete Gayde
Dan Tilque
Nov 11, 2020, 3:39:32 AM11/11/20
to
On 11/8/20 9:05 PM, Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> ** Game 1, Round 9 - Sports - Australia
>
> To coincide with the Australian Open tennis championships, this
> round consists of questions about Australian athletes and sports.
>
> 1. Together they """are""" called the two Pats. Each of these
> Aussie tennis stars """is""" a Grand Slam singles champion; one
> at Wimbledon in 1987, the other at the US Open in 1997 and 1998.
> Give the last name of either of these players named Patrick.
>
> 2. Name this part-Aboriginal tennis star who in 1971, at age 19,
> won the first of her two women's singles titles at Wimbledon,
> becoming the first indigenous Australian champion.
Evonne Goolagong
>
>
> ** Game 1, Round 9 - Sports - Australia
>
> To coincide with the Australian Open tennis championships, this
> round consists of questions about Australian athletes and sports.
>
> 1. Together they """are""" called the two Pats. Each of these
> Aussie tennis stars """is""" a Grand Slam singles champion; one
> at Wimbledon in 1987, the other at the US Open in 1997 and 1998.
> Give the last name of either of these players named Patrick.
>
> 2. Name this part-Aboriginal tennis star who in 1971, at age 19,
> won the first of her two women's singles titles at Wimbledon,
> becoming the first indigenous Australian champion.
>
> 3. She opened the Sydney Olympic Games by lighting the cauldron
> atop Olympic Stadium. Name this runner who became the first
> Aborigine to earn an individual Olympic gold medal by winning
> the 400 m women's race in Sydney.
>
> 4. Melbourne hosted the first Olympic games held in the Southern
> Hemisphere. Name the year.
>
> 5. Australia won its first Winter Olympic medal, a bronze, at
> Lillehammer in 1994. Name the sport. (We don't need the event,
> but you meed to be sufficiently specific as to the sport.)
>
> 6. Please decode the rot13 only after you are finished with #5.
> N zrzore bs gur grnz gung jba gung oebamr zrqny va Yvyyrunzzre
> jrag ba gb jva Nhfgenyvn'f svefg Jvagre Bylzcvpf tbyq zrqny va
> Fnyg Ynxr Pvgl, nsgre sbhe bgure fxngref penfurq va gur svany
> bs gur bar-gubhfnaq-zrgre enpr. Anzr uvz.
>
> 7. In what year did skipper John Bertrand's yacht "Australia II"
> beat Dennis Conners' Liberty to capture the America's Cup,
> which had been held by the US for its first 132 years? *Note*:
> As more time has passed, I'll now allow answers within 1 year.
>
> 8. This trophy contains the burnt remains of either a cricket
> ball or cricket bail inside a small urn, and is symbolic of
> the cricket rivalry between Australia and England. By what
> name is the trophy known?
>
> B2. What country did Canada copy the name "Goods and Services
> Tax" from?
>
>
> * C. The Periodic Table
>
> C1. The columns of the Periodic Table are called groups.
> What are the rows called?
>
> C2. Chlorine is one of the """five""" elements known as halogens.
> Name any of the remaining """four""".
>
>
> * D. "Star Trek" Movies
>
> D1. Which "Star Trek" movie was the one about the planet where
> the people didn't grow old?
>
> D2. Which "Star Trek" movie was set mainly in 20th-century
> San Francisco?
>
>
> * E. Formerly Divided Countries
>
> E1. Within 1 year, when were East and West Germany reunified?
>
> E2. Within 1 year, when did the war between North and South
> Vietnam end? They were officially reunified the following
> year.
>
>
> * F. The Super Bowl
>
> F1. Which team beat the Green Bay Packers in Super Bowl XXXII
> to break the streak of 13 wins in a row by NFC champs?
>
> F2. The trophy presented to the owner of the winning team,
> originally the "World Championship Game Trophy", has been
> known since Super Bowl V by which name?
--
Dan Tilque
Mark Brader
Nov 11, 2020, 11:41:07 PM11/11/20
to
Mark Brader:
> In this set, I wrote four pairs in the challenge round.
Those were pairs B-E.
> ** Game 1, Round 9 - Sports - Australia
> To coincide with the Australian Open tennis championships, this
> round consists of questions about Australian athletes and sports.
> 1. Together they """are""" called the two Pats. Each of these
> Aussie tennis stars """is""" a Grand Slam singles champion; one
> at Wimbledon in 1987, the other at the US Open in 1997 and 1998.
> Give the last name of either of these players named Patrick.
Cash, Rafter. (Both still alive.) 4 for Joshua, Erland, and Pete.
> 2. Name this part-Aboriginal tennis star who in 1971, at age 19,
> won the first of her two women's singles titles at Wimbledon,
> becoming the first indigenous Australian champion.
Evonne Goolagong Cawley (either "Goolagong" or "Cawley" was
sufficient). 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Pete, and Dan Tilque.
> 3. She opened the Sydney Olympic Games by lighting the cauldron
> atop Olympic Stadium. Name this runner who became the first
> Aborigine to earn an individual Olympic gold medal by winning
> the 400 m women's race in Sydney.
Cathy Freeman. 4 for Joshua.
> 4. Melbourne hosted the first Olympic games held in the Southern
> Hemisphere. Name the year.
1956. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Pete, and Dan Tilque. 3 for Dan Blum.
> 5. Australia won its first Winter Olympic medal, a bronze, at
> Lillehammer in 1994. Name the sport. (We don't need the event,
> but you meed to be sufficiently specific as to the sport.)
(Men's short-track relay) speed skating. 4 for Joshua, Erland,
and Pete. 3 for Dan Blum.
> 6. Please decode the rot13 only after you are finished with #5.
> A member of the team that won that bronze medal in Lillehammer
> went on to win Australia's first Winter Olympics gold medal in
> Salt Lake City, after four other skaters crashed in the final
> of the one-thousand-meter race. Name him.
Steven Bradbury.
> 7. In what year did skipper John Bertrand's yacht "Australia II"
> beat Dennis Conners' Liberty to capture the America's Cup,
> which had been held by the US for its first 132 years? *Note*:
> As more time has passed, I'll now allow answers within 1 year.
1983 (accepting 1982-84). 4 for Joshua and Erland.
> 8. This trophy contains the burnt remains of either a cricket
> ball or cricket bail inside a small urn, and is symbolic of
> the cricket rivalry between Australia and England. By what
> name is the trophy known?
The Ashes. 4 for everyone -- Joshua, Erland, Dan Blum, Pete,
and Dan Tilque.
> 9. In Australian (rules) football, a goal, worth 6 points, is
> scored when the ball is kicked completely over the goal line by
> an attacker, without being touched by another player. Give the
> *name* of the *other* possible scoring play, which is worth a
> single point.
Behind, as you will remember from RQFTCI07 Game 10, Round 4, posted
fairly recently. (There are several ways to score it.) 4 for Pete.
> 10. The Canadian Australian Football Association, CAFA, was
> established in 1989. That year, the Toronto Panthers became
> the first winners of the CAFA championship cup, named for an
> outstanding Canadian athlete. Name the athlete.
Lionel "Big Train" Conacher.
> ** Game 1, Round 10 - Challenge Round
> * A. """Recent""" Newfoundland Writing
> A1. A 2001 novel that dealt with the tragic 19th-century
> encounter of white settlers, the government, and the
> military with the Beothuk Indians was shortlisted for the
> Giller prize and for the First Novel Award from amazon.ca
> and Books in Canada. Name the book or its author.
"River Thieves" by Michael Crummey.
> A2. Name Wayne Johnston's 1998 novel, a historical romance and
> meditation on personal ambition, that was narrated
> principally by a re-imagined Joey Smallwood. It was
> shortlisted for the 1999 Booker Prize.
"The Colony of Unrequited Dreams".
> * B. We Call It GST
> B1. This 3-word phrase is the generic term in English for
> taxes structured like our Goods and Services Tax, and some
> countries with a similarly structured tax simply use the
> phrase as its name. What phrase?
Value-Added Tax. 4 for everyone.
> B2. What country did Canada copy the name "Goods and Services
> Tax" from?
New Zealand.
> * C. The Periodic Table
> C1. The columns of the Periodic Table are called groups.
> What are the rows called?
Periods. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque.
> C2. Chlorine is one of the """five""" elements known as halogens.
> Name any of the remaining """four""".
Astatine, bromine, fluorine, iodine, and now tennessine. 4 for
Joshua, Erland, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque.
> * D. "Star Trek" Movies
> D1. Which "Star Trek" movie was the one about the planet where
> the people didn't grow old?
"Star Trek: Insurrection" (1998). "Star Trek IX" was acceptable,
although there was no number in the actual title. 4 for Dan Blum.
> D2. Which "Star Trek" movie was set mainly in 20th-century
> San Francisco?
"Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home" (1986). Either "IV" or "The Voyage
Home" was required. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque.
> * E. Formerly Divided Countries
> E1. Within 1 year, when were East and West Germany reunified?
1990 (accepting 1989-91). 4 for everyone.
> E2. Within 1 year, when did the war between North and South
> Vietnam end? They were officially reunified the following
> year.
1975 (accepting 1974-76). 4 for everyone.
> * F. The Super Bowl
> F1. Which team beat the Green Bay Packers in Super Bowl XXXII
> to break the streak of 13 wins in a row by NFC champs?
Denver Broncos.
> F2. The trophy presented to the owner of the winning team,
> originally the "World Championship Game Trophy", has been
> known since Super Bowl V by which name?
Vince Lombardi Trophy. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Pete, and Dan Tilque.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 1 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST
TOPICS-> Ent Geo His Lit Mis Sci Spo Cha SIX
Joshua Kreitzer 36 32 12 8 35 0 28 28 171
Dan Blum 16 32 11 4 36 20 14 32 150
Dan Tilque 12 36 11 0 23 12 12 28 123
Erland Sommarskog 0 24 -- -- 32 4 20 20 100
Pete Gayde 16 28 15 0 -- -- 24 16 99
Bruce Bowler 20 16 -- -- -- -- -- -- 36
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m...@vex.net | -- Jeff Janes
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2003-01-20,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information...
> see my 2020-06-23 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from
> the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
Game 1 is over and JOSHUA KREITZER had won. Hearty congratulations!
> the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
> In this set, I wrote four pairs in the challenge round.
> ** Game 1, Round 9 - Sports - Australia
> To coincide with the Australian Open tennis championships, this
> round consists of questions about Australian athletes and sports.
> 1. Together they """are""" called the two Pats. Each of these
> Aussie tennis stars """is""" a Grand Slam singles champion; one
> at Wimbledon in 1987, the other at the US Open in 1997 and 1998.
> Give the last name of either of these players named Patrick.
> 2. Name this part-Aboriginal tennis star who in 1971, at age 19,
> won the first of her two women's singles titles at Wimbledon,
> becoming the first indigenous Australian champion.
sufficient). 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Pete, and Dan Tilque.
> 3. She opened the Sydney Olympic Games by lighting the cauldron
> atop Olympic Stadium. Name this runner who became the first
> Aborigine to earn an individual Olympic gold medal by winning
> the 400 m women's race in Sydney.
> 4. Melbourne hosted the first Olympic games held in the Southern
> Hemisphere. Name the year.
> 5. Australia won its first Winter Olympic medal, a bronze, at
> Lillehammer in 1994. Name the sport. (We don't need the event,
> but you meed to be sufficiently specific as to the sport.)
and Pete. 3 for Dan Blum.
> 6. Please decode the rot13 only after you are finished with #5.
> went on to win Australia's first Winter Olympics gold medal in
> Salt Lake City, after four other skaters crashed in the final
> of the one-thousand-meter race. Name him.
Steven Bradbury.
> 7. In what year did skipper John Bertrand's yacht "Australia II"
> beat Dennis Conners' Liberty to capture the America's Cup,
> which had been held by the US for its first 132 years? *Note*:
> As more time has passed, I'll now allow answers within 1 year.
> 8. This trophy contains the burnt remains of either a cricket
> ball or cricket bail inside a small urn, and is symbolic of
> the cricket rivalry between Australia and England. By what
> name is the trophy known?
and Dan Tilque.
> 9. In Australian (rules) football, a goal, worth 6 points, is
> scored when the ball is kicked completely over the goal line by
> an attacker, without being touched by another player. Give the
> *name* of the *other* possible scoring play, which is worth a
> single point.
fairly recently. (There are several ways to score it.) 4 for Pete.
> 10. The Canadian Australian Football Association, CAFA, was
> established in 1989. That year, the Toronto Panthers became
> the first winners of the CAFA championship cup, named for an
> outstanding Canadian athlete. Name the athlete.
> ** Game 1, Round 10 - Challenge Round
> * A. """Recent""" Newfoundland Writing
> A1. A 2001 novel that dealt with the tragic 19th-century
> encounter of white settlers, the government, and the
> military with the Beothuk Indians was shortlisted for the
> Giller prize and for the First Novel Award from amazon.ca
> and Books in Canada. Name the book or its author.
> A2. Name Wayne Johnston's 1998 novel, a historical romance and
> meditation on personal ambition, that was narrated
> principally by a re-imagined Joey Smallwood. It was
> shortlisted for the 1999 Booker Prize.
> * B. We Call It GST
> B1. This 3-word phrase is the generic term in English for
> taxes structured like our Goods and Services Tax, and some
> countries with a similarly structured tax simply use the
> phrase as its name. What phrase?
> B2. What country did Canada copy the name "Goods and Services
> Tax" from?
> * C. The Periodic Table
> C1. The columns of the Periodic Table are called groups.
> What are the rows called?
> C2. Chlorine is one of the """five""" elements known as halogens.
> Name any of the remaining """four""".
Joshua, Erland, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque.
> * D. "Star Trek" Movies
> D1. Which "Star Trek" movie was the one about the planet where
> the people didn't grow old?
although there was no number in the actual title. 4 for Dan Blum.
> D2. Which "Star Trek" movie was set mainly in 20th-century
> San Francisco?
Home" was required. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque.
> * E. Formerly Divided Countries
> E1. Within 1 year, when were East and West Germany reunified?
> E2. Within 1 year, when did the war between North and South
> Vietnam end? They were officially reunified the following
> year.
> * F. The Super Bowl
> F1. Which team beat the Green Bay Packers in Super Bowl XXXII
> to break the streak of 13 wins in a row by NFC champs?
> F2. The trophy presented to the owner of the winning team,
> originally the "World Championship Game Trophy", has been
> known since Super Bowl V by which name?
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 1 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST
TOPICS-> Ent Geo His Lit Mis Sci Spo Cha SIX
Joshua Kreitzer 36 32 12 8 35 0 28 28 171
Dan Blum 16 32 11 4 36 20 14 32 150
Dan Tilque 12 36 11 0 23 12 12 28 123
Erland Sommarskog 0 24 -- -- 32 4 20 20 100
Pete Gayde 16 28 15 0 -- -- 24 16 99
Bruce Bowler 20 16 -- -- -- -- -- -- 36
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> Game 1 is over and JOSHUA KREITZER had won.
And he still has, too, unless there's a recount in the Electoral College
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