Mark Brader:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2014-03-10,
> and should be interpreted accordingly. For further information...
> see my 2022-09-09 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from
> the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
> * Game 8, Round 4 - Sports - Boating
This was the hardest round in the original game.
> 1. A small flag, typically triangular, flown from the mast or
> from the deck of a powerboat to indicate yacht club membership
> is called what?
Burgee.
> 2. A short rope used for fastening something or securing rigging,
> or a cord worn around the neck for carrying something (such as
> a whistle) is called what?
Lanyard. 4 for Dan Tilque and Pete.
> 3. What is the term for a rope or line used to raise a sail or
> a spar?
Halyard.
> 4. Give the name for a large winch with a vertical axis, often
> crank-operated, most often used to wind in anchors.
Capstan. 4 for Dan Tilque.
> 5. What is the speed of 1 nautical mile per hour called?
1 knot. 4 for everyone -- Erland, Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque,
and Pete.
> 6. What is the name given to a special type of sail flown from
> the bow of a sailboat when sailing downwind? It fills with
> air similarly to a parachute, and is also often called a kite
> or a chute.
Spinnaker. 4 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque.
> 7. This type of boat (either outboard or stern drive and typically
> 16-24 feet [5-7.5 m]) has U- or V-shaped bench-type seating in
> front of the operator. It usually has a walk-through to the
> bow via a hinged section of windshield. What is it called?
Bowrider.
> 8. Usually a high-powered outboard, this V-hulled, low-freeboard
> style of boat has a flat deck (except for where the operator
> sits) for fishermen to walk on, with built-in wells to keep
> bait and live fish. What is the name given to this popular
> style of boat?
Bass boat. 4 for Dan Tilque.
> 9. Which term describes a boat which, when speed increases,
> rises above the water supported by winglike blades in the water,
> greatly increasing efficiency? The inventor, Alexander Graham
> Bell, experimented with this type of boat and a craft of his
> design held the world marine speed record for 10 years.
Hydrofoil. 4 for Dan Tilque.
> 10. Stern drive, also called inboard/outboard drive, for power
> boats was introduced commercially at the New York Power Boat
> Show in what year? Answer within 3 years.
1959 (accepting 1956-62).
Yeah, I never knew either. Nobody guessed within 20 years.
> * Game 8, Round 6 - Geography - Landlocked Countries
> In each case, name the country. """All are landlocked""".
Except as noted, nothing here has changed since the original game.
> 1. It """is""" bordered by Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, and Peru.
Bolivia. 4 for everyone.
> 2. It """is""" bordered by Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Kosovo, and Serbia.
Macedonia, now North Macedonia. 4 for everyone.
> 3. Two countries """are""" each bordered only by China and India.
> Name *either*.
Bhutan, Nepal. 4 for Erland (the hard way), Dan Blum, Joshua,
Dan Tilque, and Pete.
> 4. It """is""" bordered by Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan,
> Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan.
Uzbekistan. 4 for everyone.
> 5. Please decode the rot13 only after you are finished with
> the previous question. Uzbekistan """is""" one of only two "doubly
> landlocked countries", that is, countries that are surrounded
> exclusively by other landlocked countries. Which European
> country is the other one?
Liechtenstein. 4 for everyone.
> 6. The """newest""" landlocked country is this African country that
> gained its independence only in 2011.
South Sudan. 4 for everyone.
> 7. This African country """is""" the most populous of the world's
> landlocked nations, with """86,000,000""" inhabitants.
Ethiopia (landlocked since the independence of Eritrea in 1993;
now about 110-120 million). 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, Joshua,
and Dan Tilque.
Sudan is significantly less populous and has coast on the Red Sea.
> 8. The largest landlocked country by area """is""" the 9th-largest of
> all countries. It straddles Central Asia and Eastern Europe.
Kazakhstan. 4 for everyone.
The wrong guesses in 2014 were all *much* smaller.
> 9. The world's smallest landlocked country """is""" Vatican City.
> What """is""" the next-smallest?
San Marino. 4 for Erland, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Pete.
In the original game the expected answer was Andorra, which actually
ranks fourth! Liechtenstein is third-smallest.
> 10. What """is""" the world's wealthiest landlocked nation, as measured
> by per capita gross national income?
Luxembourg. 4 for Erland and Joshua.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 8 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Ent Sci Spo Geo
Dan Tilque 24 0 24 36 84
Joshua Kreitzer 40 0 4 40 84
Pete Gayde 24 19 8 32 83
Dan Blum 28 8 8 32 76
Erland Sommarskog 0 12 4 40 56
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