Mark Brader:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2016-05-30,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2016-05-31 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
Game 2 is over and STEPHEN PERRY is the winner. Well done, sir!
Congratulations!
> I wrote one of these rounds.
That was the challenge round.
> * Game 2, Round 9 - Science, or is it Science & Leisure? - Cat Pictures
> It is well known that the principal uses of the Internet are
> watching pornography and looking at pictures of cats. Since we are
> totally family-values-oriented in this league, we'll concentrate
> on the kittehs. Watch your table talk in this round.
> For the first two questions in this round, we'll name a breed of
> cat and ask you to indicate the picture on the handout:
>
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/2-9/meow.pdf
> (Hey, at least it's in color this time.)
> 1. Abyssinian.
#3. 4 for Peter, Stephen, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, and Bruce.
3 for Marc.
> 2. Sphynx.
#4. 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Bruce, and Pete.
> Please complete questions #1-2 before decoding the rot13 for #3-6.
> For these questions we'll give you a picture number, and you have
> to tell us which breed is shown. Just the breed, not the coloring;
> these are one-word answers.
> 3. Picture seventeen.
Burmese.
> 4. The fourteenth picture.
Siamese. 4 for Peter, Stephen, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Marc, Bruce,
and Pete.
> 5. The next picture after that.
Manx. 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Marc, Bruce, and Björn.
> 6. Picture eleven.
Bengal. 4 for Dan Blum and Bruce.
> Please complete questions #1-6 before decoding the rot13 for #7-10.
> These remaining questions will not be about specific breeds but
> rather about the distinctive coloration and markings exhibited by
> certain cats, both pure and mixed breeds.
> 7. Again referring to the fine specimen in picture fourteen, all
> Siamese cats have dark areas in the same pattern, but different
> shades are possible for those areas. What term refers to the
> specific coloration seen in this cat?
Sealpoint. 4 for Stephen and Bruce.
> 8. Cats such as number ten, which are almost exclusively female,
> are sometimes called brindle or tricolor, and in Quebec,
> chatte d'Espagne. Give the more common name.
Calico. 4 for Stephen, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, and Marc.
> 9. Name the pattern of cat number sixteen, which is also seen
> almost entirely in females.
Tortoiseshell. 4 for Dan Blum and Bruce.
> 10. The pattern in picture two is sometimes called bicolor or
> piebald, but we want the, shall we say, more sophisticated name
> for it.
Tuxedo. 4 for Stephen and Dan Blum.
> So there were 8 decoys. Decode the rot13 to see what they are
> and identify the pictures if you like for fun, but for no points.
> 11. American shorthair.
#6. Bruce got this, but on the second try. Only one try per question
on decoys, please.
> 12. Mackerel tabby coloring, probably on another American shorthair.
#13.
> 13. Devon rex.
#9. Bruce got this.
> 14. Russian blue.
#5. Bruce got this.
> 15. Maine coon cat.
#12. Bruce got this.
> 16. Persian (traditional).
#8.
> 17. Persian (modern).
#7.
> 18. Toyger.
#1.
> ** Game 2, Round 10 - Challenge Round - Brought to you by Fords
> This is the challenge round, and your categories are Ford, Fords,
> Fords, Fords, Fords, and fords. Naturally, an answer of "Ford"
> is not sufficient on any question.
> * A. Canadiana: Ford
> A1. Officially, Rob Ford was Mayor of Toronto for 4 years,
> from December 1 of 2010 until the same date in 2014.
> But his practical power was ended earlier in a special
> action by the city council. Within 2 months, give the
> month and year when they reduced Ford to a figurehead.
November 2013 (accepting September 2013 to January 2014). 3 for Pete.
2 for Dan Blum.
> A2. After his term as mayor, Rob Ford became a city councillor
> again. Give the *number* of his ward.
#2. 4 for Stephen. 2 for Peter.
> * B. History: Fords
> B1. Who killed Jesse James?
Robert Ford. 4 for Stephen, Calvin, Dan Blum, Marc, and Björn.
> B2. When this man was born, his name was Leslie Lynch King Jr.
> Under what name did he become famous?
Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. ("Gerald Ford" was sufficient.) 4 for Peter,
Stephen, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Marc, Bruce, and Pete.
> * C. Literature: Fords
> C1. In what futuristic novel are dates given according to
> "the year of our Ford", meaning Henry Ford?
Brave New World". (By Aldous Huxley.) 4 for Stephen, Calvin,
Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, and Marc.
> C2. This British writer lived from 1873 to 1939. His original
> surname was Hueffer, but he most certainly fits the category
> of the round. His best-known works include the novel "The
> Good Soldier" and the "Parade's End" series. Who was he?
Ford Madox Ford. (Also accepting Ford Madox Hueffer or Ford
Hermann Hueffer. Both given names were required in each case.)
4 for Stephen, Calvin, and Dan Blum.
> * D. Sports: Fords
> D1. In major-league sports in the US, which team plays home
> games in a facility with the name Ford on it? City and
> team name required.
Detroit Lions. 4 for Stephen, Marc, and Pete. 2 for Peter
and Dan Blum.
> D2. This pitcher for the New York Yankees in the 1950s and 1960s
> set a career record for winning percentage that still holds,
> with 236 wins and only 106 losses. Name him.
Edward "Whitey" Ford. 4 for Stephen, Calvin, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum,
Marc, and Pete.
> * E. Entertainment: Fords
> E1. Movies starring this Canadian-born actor, who was married
> for a while to Eleanor Powell, included "Gilda", "The Big
> Heat", and the original "3:10 to Yuma". One of his last
> appearances was in "Superman" (1978) as Jonathan Kent.
> Who was he?
Glenn Ford. 4 for Stephen, Dan Blum, Marc, and Pete.
> E2. John Ford won the Oscar for Best Director 4 times, a record
> that still stands. One win was for "Stagecoach". Name any
> of the other three.
"The Informer", "The Grapes of Wrath", "The Quiet Man". 4 for
Dan Blum and Marc.
> * F. Geography: fords
> F1. What's the capital city of Connecticut?
Hartford. 4 for Erland, Peter, Stephen, Calvin, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum,
Marc, Bruce, and Pete.
> F2. Speaking of Connecticut, what place name in Connecticut
> also occurs both in England and in Ontario -- with all
> three places being connected to the same writer?
Stratford. 4 for Peter and Marc.
(The two in North America each have, or used to have, a Shakespearean
festival.)
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 2 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST
TOPICS-> Spo Ent Geo Lit Can Mis Sci Cha SIX
Stephen Perry 36 36 40 40 -- -- 20 36 208
Marc Dashevsky -- -- 40 12 0 20 15 36 123
Dan Tilque 20 12 40 4 8 16 16 16 120
Joshua Kreitzer 16 30 40 25 -- -- -- -- 111
Peter Smyth 18 0 40 0 0 24 12 16 110
Pete Gayde -- -- 40 4 2 20 8 23 97
"Calvin" 6 7 40 0 0 18 0 20 91
Bruce Bowler -- -- 36 0 -- -- 28 8 72
Dan Blum -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 36 68
Jason Kreitzer 4 12 36 12 -- -- -- -- 64
Erland Sommarskog 0 4 40 0 0 12 0 4 60
Björn Lundin 4 2 -- -- 0 4 4 4 18
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