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Mark Brader
Mar 20, 2021, 12:56:34 AM3/20/21
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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 1998-01-26,
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*)".
I did not write either of these rounds.
* Game 1, Round 7 - Literature - Arthuriana
This round is about the story of King Arthur. Questions #1-4 are
on modern retellings of it.
1. What extremely popular book, published in 1982, tells the entire
Arthurian saga from the women's point of view?
2. Give the overall title of the quartet of novels, published as
a single book in 1958, that tells the whole Arthurian saga,
setting it in medieval times (1066-1399). The first novel (1939)
emphasizes Arthur's youth and is the basis for Disney's animated
movie "The Sword in the Stone".
3. She wrote a four-book series about the Arthurian saga, with the
titles "The Crystal Cave" (1970), "The Hollow Hills" (1973),
"The Last Enchantment" (1979), and "The Wicked Day" (1983).
Name her.
4. In what 1988 Canadian novel do the characters complete and
produce an unfinished opera by E.T.A. Hoffman called "King Arthur;
or, the Magnanimous Cuckold" (later titled "Arthur of Britain")?
Questions #5-6 are on characters.
5. Who is the illegitimate son of Arthur by his half-sister Morgause
(sometimes Morgan Le Fay, in later retellings)?
6. She is best known as the woman who seals Merlin in a cave or
a tree. Despite foreseeing his fate, Merlin is unable to prevent
being captivated and captured by her. She has had several names
in the various Arthurian legends; give *any one*.
Questions #7-8 are on 19th century poetry.
7. Name this poem *and* its author. It is one of the most famous
Arthurian poems. The 1842 version of it begins:
On either side the river lie
Long fields of barley and of rye,
That clothe the wold and meet the sky;
And thro' the field the road runs by
To many-tower'd Camelot;
8. What English poet (who lived 1837-1909) wrote many poems about
the Arthurian sagas, including "Joyeuse Gard" and "Lancelot"?
And questions #9-10 are on source material.
9. J.R.R. Tolkien, among several others, edited a version of *what
story* about a Knight of the Round Table who was the pearl of
courtesy and chivalry?
10. Malory's "Le Mort d'Arthur" was one of the first books printed
in English. Who *printed* it, around 1485?
* Game 1, Round 8 - Miscellaneous - Languages and Language Families
1. Though modern English has been enormously influenced by Norman
French, it is still considered a member of what branch of the
Indo-European language family?
2. Arabic, Aramaic, and Hebrew belong to what branch of the
Afro-Asiatic language family?
3. Latin is the common ancestor of the Romance languages (French,
Spanish, Italian, etc.). Similarly, what language is the common
ancestor of the Prakrits languages, which evolved into Hindi,
Bengali, and other languages of the northern Indian subcontinent?
4. What language spoken """today""" by some 500,000 people in Western
Europe is unrelated to any other known language?
5. These types of very basic languages with simplified grammar and
vocabulary tend to form when there is a temporary need for a
lingua franca -- that is, for a means of communication among
people who lack a common tongue. Usually words from one
widely-used language become the basis of an improvised code.
What is such a language called?
6. When people learn a <answer 5> as their native language, it
becomes richer and more complex. What is the word used to
describe this type of language, whose members include Gullah
(the US South), Sranan (Suriname), and Tok Pisin (New Guinea)?
7. The majority of languages that belong to the large Athapaskan
language family are found in Northern British Columbia, Yukon,
Northwest Territories, and Alaska. However, two important
Native American tribes and languages of the southwest USA
are also Athapaskan, from a migration that happened less than
1,000 years ago. Name *either* language.
8. There are several pairs of languages where a case can be made
that they better described as slightly different dialects of the
same language, and not different languages at all. The reasons
why they are called different languages can be nationalistic
or religious. These pairs include Czech and Slovak, Serbian
and Croatian, and what *two* prominent languages of India?
9. What is the distinguishing sound characteristic of the Khoisan
family of languages of southern Africa, as well as some of the
Niger-Congo languages used around the same geographical area?
10. Many Austronesian languages are spoken in the Philippines,
including Cebuano, Ilocano, and *what official language*
(also called Pilipino sometimes)?
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Computers may be very, very fast,
m...@vex.net | but they aren't very, very smart."
-- after Steve Summit
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*)".
I did not write either of these rounds.
* Game 1, Round 7 - Literature - Arthuriana
This round is about the story of King Arthur. Questions #1-4 are
on modern retellings of it.
1. What extremely popular book, published in 1982, tells the entire
Arthurian saga from the women's point of view?
2. Give the overall title of the quartet of novels, published as
a single book in 1958, that tells the whole Arthurian saga,
setting it in medieval times (1066-1399). The first novel (1939)
emphasizes Arthur's youth and is the basis for Disney's animated
movie "The Sword in the Stone".
3. She wrote a four-book series about the Arthurian saga, with the
titles "The Crystal Cave" (1970), "The Hollow Hills" (1973),
"The Last Enchantment" (1979), and "The Wicked Day" (1983).
Name her.
4. In what 1988 Canadian novel do the characters complete and
produce an unfinished opera by E.T.A. Hoffman called "King Arthur;
or, the Magnanimous Cuckold" (later titled "Arthur of Britain")?
Questions #5-6 are on characters.
5. Who is the illegitimate son of Arthur by his half-sister Morgause
(sometimes Morgan Le Fay, in later retellings)?
6. She is best known as the woman who seals Merlin in a cave or
a tree. Despite foreseeing his fate, Merlin is unable to prevent
being captivated and captured by her. She has had several names
in the various Arthurian legends; give *any one*.
Questions #7-8 are on 19th century poetry.
7. Name this poem *and* its author. It is one of the most famous
Arthurian poems. The 1842 version of it begins:
On either side the river lie
Long fields of barley and of rye,
That clothe the wold and meet the sky;
And thro' the field the road runs by
To many-tower'd Camelot;
8. What English poet (who lived 1837-1909) wrote many poems about
the Arthurian sagas, including "Joyeuse Gard" and "Lancelot"?
And questions #9-10 are on source material.
9. J.R.R. Tolkien, among several others, edited a version of *what
story* about a Knight of the Round Table who was the pearl of
courtesy and chivalry?
10. Malory's "Le Mort d'Arthur" was one of the first books printed
in English. Who *printed* it, around 1485?
* Game 1, Round 8 - Miscellaneous - Languages and Language Families
1. Though modern English has been enormously influenced by Norman
French, it is still considered a member of what branch of the
Indo-European language family?
2. Arabic, Aramaic, and Hebrew belong to what branch of the
Afro-Asiatic language family?
3. Latin is the common ancestor of the Romance languages (French,
Spanish, Italian, etc.). Similarly, what language is the common
ancestor of the Prakrits languages, which evolved into Hindi,
Bengali, and other languages of the northern Indian subcontinent?
4. What language spoken """today""" by some 500,000 people in Western
Europe is unrelated to any other known language?
5. These types of very basic languages with simplified grammar and
vocabulary tend to form when there is a temporary need for a
lingua franca -- that is, for a means of communication among
people who lack a common tongue. Usually words from one
widely-used language become the basis of an improvised code.
What is such a language called?
6. When people learn a <answer 5> as their native language, it
becomes richer and more complex. What is the word used to
describe this type of language, whose members include Gullah
(the US South), Sranan (Suriname), and Tok Pisin (New Guinea)?
7. The majority of languages that belong to the large Athapaskan
language family are found in Northern British Columbia, Yukon,
Northwest Territories, and Alaska. However, two important
Native American tribes and languages of the southwest USA
are also Athapaskan, from a migration that happened less than
1,000 years ago. Name *either* language.
8. There are several pairs of languages where a case can be made
that they better described as slightly different dialects of the
same language, and not different languages at all. The reasons
why they are called different languages can be nationalistic
or religious. These pairs include Czech and Slovak, Serbian
and Croatian, and what *two* prominent languages of India?
9. What is the distinguishing sound characteristic of the Khoisan
family of languages of southern Africa, as well as some of the
Niger-Congo languages used around the same geographical area?
10. Many Austronesian languages are spoken in the Philippines,
including Cebuano, Ilocano, and *what official language*
(also called Pilipino sometimes)?
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Computers may be very, very fast,
m...@vex.net | but they aren't very, very smart."
-- after Steve Summit
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Joshua Kreitzer
Mar 20, 2021, 1:33:13 AM3/20/21
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:D-2dnfheGrfhHcj9nZ2dnUU7-
SvN...@giganews.com:
> * Game 1, Round 7 - Literature - Arthuriana
>
> This round is about the story of King Arthur.
>
> 5. Who is the illegitimate son of Arthur by his half-sister Morgause
> (sometimes Morgan Le Fay, in later retellings)?
Mordred
> 6. She is best known as the woman who seals Merlin in a cave or
> a tree. Despite foreseeing his fate, Merlin is unable to prevent
> being captivated and captured by her. She has had several names
> in the various Arthurian legends; give *any one*.
Mim
> And questions #9-10 are on source material.
>
> 9. J.R.R. Tolkien, among several others, edited a version of *what
> story* about a Knight of the Round Table who was the pearl of
> courtesy and chivalry?
"Sir Gawain and the Green Knight"
> 10. Malory's "Le Mort d'Arthur" was one of the first books printed
> in English. Who *printed* it, around 1485?
Caxton
> * Game 1, Round 8 - Miscellaneous - Languages and Language Families
>
> 1. Though modern English has been enormously influenced by Norman
> French, it is still considered a member of what branch of the
> Indo-European language family?
Germanic
> 2. Arabic, Aramaic, and Hebrew belong to what branch of the
> Afro-Asiatic language family?
Semitic
> 3. Latin is the common ancestor of the Romance languages (French,
> Spanish, Italian, etc.). Similarly, what language is the common
> ancestor of the Prakrits languages, which evolved into Hindi,
> Bengali, and other languages of the northern Indian subcontinent?
Sanskrit
> 4. What language spoken """today""" by some 500,000 people in Western
> Europe is unrelated to any other known language?
Basque
> 5. These types of very basic languages with simplified grammar and
> vocabulary tend to form when there is a temporary need for a
> lingua franca -- that is, for a means of communication among
> people who lack a common tongue. Usually words from one
> widely-used language become the basis of an improvised code.
> What is such a language called?
pidgin
> 6. When people learn a <answer 5> as their native language, it
> becomes richer and more complex. What is the word used to
> describe this type of language, whose members include Gullah
> (the US South), Sranan (Suriname), and Tok Pisin (New Guinea)?
creole
> 7. The majority of languages that belong to the large Athapaskan
> language family are found in Northern British Columbia, Yukon,
> Northwest Territories, and Alaska. However, two important
> Native American tribes and languages of the southwest USA
> are also Athapaskan, from a migration that happened less than
> 1,000 years ago. Name *either* language.
Navajo
> 8. There are several pairs of languages where a case can be made
> that they better described as slightly different dialects of the
> same language, and not different languages at all. The reasons
> why they are called different languages can be nationalistic
> or religious. These pairs include Czech and Slovak, Serbian
> and Croatian, and what *two* prominent languages of India?
Hindi and Urdu
> 9. What is the distinguishing sound characteristic of the Khoisan
> family of languages of southern Africa, as well as some of the
> Niger-Congo languages used around the same geographical area?
click
> 10. Many Austronesian languages are spoken in the Philippines,
> including Cebuano, Ilocano, and *what official language*
> (also called Pilipino sometimes)?
Tagalog
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
SvN...@giganews.com:
> * Game 1, Round 7 - Literature - Arthuriana
>
> This round is about the story of King Arthur.
>
> 2. Give the overall title of the quartet of novels, published as
> a single book in 1958, that tells the whole Arthurian saga,
> setting it in medieval times (1066-1399). The first novel (1939)
> emphasizes Arthur's youth and is the basis for Disney's animated
> movie "The Sword in the Stone".
"The Once and Future King"
> a single book in 1958, that tells the whole Arthurian saga,
> setting it in medieval times (1066-1399). The first novel (1939)
> emphasizes Arthur's youth and is the basis for Disney's animated
> movie "The Sword in the Stone".
> 5. Who is the illegitimate son of Arthur by his half-sister Morgause
> (sometimes Morgan Le Fay, in later retellings)?
> 6. She is best known as the woman who seals Merlin in a cave or
> a tree. Despite foreseeing his fate, Merlin is unable to prevent
> being captivated and captured by her. She has had several names
> in the various Arthurian legends; give *any one*.
> And questions #9-10 are on source material.
>
> 9. J.R.R. Tolkien, among several others, edited a version of *what
> story* about a Knight of the Round Table who was the pearl of
> courtesy and chivalry?
> 10. Malory's "Le Mort d'Arthur" was one of the first books printed
> in English. Who *printed* it, around 1485?
> * Game 1, Round 8 - Miscellaneous - Languages and Language Families
>
> 1. Though modern English has been enormously influenced by Norman
> French, it is still considered a member of what branch of the
> Indo-European language family?
> 2. Arabic, Aramaic, and Hebrew belong to what branch of the
> Afro-Asiatic language family?
> 3. Latin is the common ancestor of the Romance languages (French,
> Spanish, Italian, etc.). Similarly, what language is the common
> ancestor of the Prakrits languages, which evolved into Hindi,
> Bengali, and other languages of the northern Indian subcontinent?
> 4. What language spoken """today""" by some 500,000 people in Western
> Europe is unrelated to any other known language?
> 5. These types of very basic languages with simplified grammar and
> vocabulary tend to form when there is a temporary need for a
> lingua franca -- that is, for a means of communication among
> people who lack a common tongue. Usually words from one
> widely-used language become the basis of an improvised code.
> What is such a language called?
> 6. When people learn a <answer 5> as their native language, it
> becomes richer and more complex. What is the word used to
> describe this type of language, whose members include Gullah
> (the US South), Sranan (Suriname), and Tok Pisin (New Guinea)?
> 7. The majority of languages that belong to the large Athapaskan
> language family are found in Northern British Columbia, Yukon,
> Northwest Territories, and Alaska. However, two important
> Native American tribes and languages of the southwest USA
> are also Athapaskan, from a migration that happened less than
> 1,000 years ago. Name *either* language.
> 8. There are several pairs of languages where a case can be made
> that they better described as slightly different dialects of the
> same language, and not different languages at all. The reasons
> why they are called different languages can be nationalistic
> or religious. These pairs include Czech and Slovak, Serbian
> and Croatian, and what *two* prominent languages of India?
> 9. What is the distinguishing sound characteristic of the Khoisan
> family of languages of southern Africa, as well as some of the
> Niger-Congo languages used around the same geographical area?
> 10. Many Austronesian languages are spoken in the Philippines,
> including Cebuano, Ilocano, and *what official language*
> (also called Pilipino sometimes)?
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Erland Sommarskog
Mar 20, 2021, 5:35:06 AM3/20/21
to
Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> * Game 1, Round 8 - Miscellaneous - Languages and Language Families
>
> 1. Though modern English has been enormously influenced by Norman
> French, it is still considered a member of what branch of the
> Indo-European language family?
Germanic
> * Game 1, Round 8 - Miscellaneous - Languages and Language Families
>
> 1. Though modern English has been enormously influenced by Norman
> French, it is still considered a member of what branch of the
> Indo-European language family?
> 2. Arabic, Aramaic, and Hebrew belong to what branch of the
> Afro-Asiatic language family?
> 3. Latin is the common ancestor of the Romance languages (French,
> Spanish, Italian, etc.). Similarly, what language is the common
> ancestor of the Prakrits languages, which evolved into Hindi,
> Bengali, and other languages of the northern Indian subcontinent?
> 4. What language spoken """today""" by some 500,000 people in Western
> Europe is unrelated to any other known language?
> 5. These types of very basic languages with simplified grammar and
> vocabulary tend to form when there is a temporary need for a
> lingua franca -- that is, for a means of communication among
> people who lack a common tongue. Usually words from one
> widely-used language become the basis of an improvised code.
> What is such a language called?
> 6. When people learn a <answer 5> as their native language, it
> becomes richer and more complex. What is the word used to
> describe this type of language, whose members include Gullah
> (the US South), Sranan (Suriname), and Tok Pisin (New Guinea)?
> 7. The majority of languages that belong to the large Athapaskan
> language family are found in Northern British Columbia, Yukon,
> Northwest Territories, and Alaska. However, two important
> Native American tribes and languages of the southwest USA
> are also Athapaskan, from a migration that happened less than
> 1,000 years ago. Name *either* language.
> 8. There are several pairs of languages where a case can be made
> that they better described as slightly different dialects of the
> same language, and not different languages at all. The reasons
> why they are called different languages can be nationalistic
> or religious. These pairs include Czech and Slovak, Serbian
> and Croatian, and what *two* prominent languages of India?
I don't think I've ever seen Czech and Slovak mentioned in this context.
But other pairs in Europe are Bulgarian/Macedonian and Catalan/Valenciano.
> 9. What is the distinguishing sound characteristic of the Khoisan
> family of languages of southern Africa, as well as some of the
> Niger-Congo languages used around the same geographical area?
> 10. Many Austronesian languages are spoken in the Philippines,
> including Cebuano, Ilocano, and *what official language*
> (also called Pilipino sometimes)?
Dan Tilque
Mar 20, 2021, 7:53:23 AM3/20/21
to
On 3/19/21 9:56 PM, Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * Game 1, Round 7 - Literature - Arthuriana
>
> This round is about the story of King Arthur. Questions #1-4 are
> on modern retellings of it.
>
> 1. What extremely popular book, published in 1982, tells the entire
> Arthurian saga from the women's point of view?
>
> 2. Give the overall title of the quartet of novels, published as
> a single book in 1958, that tells the whole Arthurian saga,
> setting it in medieval times (1066-1399). The first novel (1939)
> emphasizes Arthur's youth and is the basis for Disney's animated
> movie "The Sword in the Stone".
>
>
> * Game 1, Round 7 - Literature - Arthuriana
>
> This round is about the story of King Arthur. Questions #1-4 are
> on modern retellings of it.
>
> 1. What extremely popular book, published in 1982, tells the entire
> Arthurian saga from the women's point of view?
>
> 2. Give the overall title of the quartet of novels, published as
> a single book in 1958, that tells the whole Arthurian saga,
> setting it in medieval times (1066-1399). The first novel (1939)
> emphasizes Arthur's youth and is the basis for Disney's animated
> movie "The Sword in the Stone".
The Once and Future King
>
>
> 3. She wrote a four-book series about the Arthurian saga, with the
> titles "The Crystal Cave" (1970), "The Hollow Hills" (1973),
> "The Last Enchantment" (1979), and "The Wicked Day" (1983).
> Name her.
Bradley ?
> titles "The Crystal Cave" (1970), "The Hollow Hills" (1973),
> "The Last Enchantment" (1979), and "The Wicked Day" (1983).
> Name her.
>
> 4. In what 1988 Canadian novel do the characters complete and
> produce an unfinished opera by E.T.A. Hoffman called "King Arthur;
> or, the Magnanimous Cuckold" (later titled "Arthur of Britain")?
>
> Questions #5-6 are on characters.
>
> 5. Who is the illegitimate son of Arthur by his half-sister Morgause
> (sometimes Morgan Le Fay, in later retellings)?
>
> 6. She is best known as the woman who seals Merlin in a cave or
> a tree. Despite foreseeing his fate, Merlin is unable to prevent
> being captivated and captured by her. She has had several names
> in the various Arthurian legends; give *any one*.
>
> Questions #7-8 are on 19th century poetry.
>
> 7. Name this poem *and* its author. It is one of the most famous
> Arthurian poems. The 1842 version of it begins:
>
> On either side the river lie
> Long fields of barley and of rye,
> That clothe the wold and meet the sky;
> And thro' the field the road runs by
> To many-tower'd Camelot;
>
> 8. What English poet (who lived 1837-1909) wrote many poems about
> the Arthurian sagas, including "Joyeuse Gard" and "Lancelot"?
>
> And questions #9-10 are on source material.
>
> 9. J.R.R. Tolkien, among several others, edited a version of *what
> story* about a Knight of the Round Table who was the pearl of
> courtesy and chivalry?
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
>
>
> 10. Malory's "Le Mort d'Arthur" was one of the first books printed
> in English. Who *printed* it, around 1485?
Caxton
> in English. Who *printed* it, around 1485?
>
>
> * Game 1, Round 8 - Miscellaneous - Languages and Language Families
>
> 1. Though modern English has been enormously influenced by Norman
> French, it is still considered a member of what branch of the
> Indo-European language family?
>
> 2. Arabic, Aramaic, and Hebrew belong to what branch of the
> Afro-Asiatic language family?
>
> 3. Latin is the common ancestor of the Romance languages (French,
> Spanish, Italian, etc.). Similarly, what language is the common
> ancestor of the Prakrits languages, which evolved into Hindi,
> Bengali, and other languages of the northern Indian subcontinent?
>
> 4. What language spoken """today""" by some 500,000 people in Western
> Europe is unrelated to any other known language?
>
> 5. These types of very basic languages with simplified grammar and
> vocabulary tend to form when there is a temporary need for a
> lingua franca -- that is, for a means of communication among
> people who lack a common tongue. Usually words from one
> widely-used language become the basis of an improvised code.
> What is such a language called?
>
> 6. When people learn a <answer 5> as their native language, it
> becomes richer and more complex. What is the word used to
> describe this type of language, whose members include Gullah
> (the US South), Sranan (Suriname), and Tok Pisin (New Guinea)?
>
> 7. The majority of languages that belong to the large Athapaskan
> language family are found in Northern British Columbia, Yukon,
> Northwest Territories, and Alaska. However, two important
> Native American tribes and languages of the southwest USA
> are also Athapaskan, from a migration that happened less than
> 1,000 years ago. Name *either* language.
>
> 8. There are several pairs of languages where a case can be made
> that they better described as slightly different dialects of the
> same language, and not different languages at all. The reasons
> why they are called different languages can be nationalistic
> or religious. These pairs include Czech and Slovak, Serbian
> and Croatian, and what *two* prominent languages of India?
>
> 9. What is the distinguishing sound characteristic of the Khoisan
> family of languages of southern Africa, as well as some of the
> Niger-Congo languages used around the same geographical area?
>
> 10. Many Austronesian languages are spoken in the Philippines,
> including Cebuano, Ilocano, and *what official language*
> (also called Pilipino sometimes)?
--
Dan Tilque
Dan Blum
Mar 20, 2021, 10:44:07 AM3/20/21
to
> 1. What extremely popular book, published in 1982, tells the entire
> Arthurian saga from the women's point of view?
The Mists of Avalon
> Arthurian saga from the women's point of view?
> 2. Give the overall title of the quartet of novels, published as
> a single book in 1958, that tells the whole Arthurian saga,
> setting it in medieval times (1066-1399). The first novel (1939)
> emphasizes Arthur's youth and is the basis for Disney's animated
> movie "The Sword in the Stone".
The Once and Future King
> 3. She wrote a four-book series about the Arthurian saga, with the
> titles "The Crystal Cave" (1970), "The Hollow Hills" (1973),
> "The Last Enchantment" (1979), and "The Wicked Day" (1983).
> Name her.
Mary Stewart
> titles "The Crystal Cave" (1970), "The Hollow Hills" (1973),
> "The Last Enchantment" (1979), and "The Wicked Day" (1983).
> Name her.
> 5. Who is the illegitimate son of Arthur by his half-sister Morgause
> (sometimes Morgan Le Fay, in later retellings)?
> 6. She is best known as the woman who seals Merlin in a cave or
> a tree. Despite foreseeing his fate, Merlin is unable to prevent
> being captivated and captured by her. She has had several names
> in the various Arthurian legends; give *any one*.
> 8. What English poet (who lived 1837-1909) wrote many poems about
> the Arthurian sagas, including "Joyeuse Gard" and "Lancelot"?
> 9. J.R.R. Tolkien, among several others, edited a version of *what
> story* about a Knight of the Round Table who was the pearl of
> courtesy and chivalry?
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
> 10. Malory's "Le Mort d'Arthur" was one of the first books printed
> in English. Who *printed* it, around 1485?
Caxton
> in English. Who *printed* it, around 1485?
> * Game 1, Round 8 - Miscellaneous - Languages and Language Families
> 1. Though modern English has been enormously influenced by Norman
> French, it is still considered a member of what branch of the
> Indo-European language family?
> 2. Arabic, Aramaic, and Hebrew belong to what branch of the
> Afro-Asiatic language family?
> 3. Latin is the common ancestor of the Romance languages (French,
> Spanish, Italian, etc.). Similarly, what language is the common
> ancestor of the Prakrits languages, which evolved into Hindi,
> Bengali, and other languages of the northern Indian subcontinent?
> 4. What language spoken """today""" by some 500,000 people in Western
> Europe is unrelated to any other known language?
> 5. These types of very basic languages with simplified grammar and
> vocabulary tend to form when there is a temporary need for a
> lingua franca -- that is, for a means of communication among
> people who lack a common tongue. Usually words from one
> widely-used language become the basis of an improvised code.
> What is such a language called?
> 6. When people learn a <answer 5> as their native language, it
> becomes richer and more complex. What is the word used to
> describe this type of language, whose members include Gullah
> (the US South), Sranan (Suriname), and Tok Pisin (New Guinea)?
> 7. The majority of languages that belong to the large Athapaskan
> language family are found in Northern British Columbia, Yukon,
> Northwest Territories, and Alaska. However, two important
> Native American tribes and languages of the southwest USA
> are also Athapaskan, from a migration that happened less than
> 1,000 years ago. Name *either* language.
> 8. There are several pairs of languages where a case can be made
> that they better described as slightly different dialects of the
> same language, and not different languages at all. The reasons
> why they are called different languages can be nationalistic
> or religious. These pairs include Czech and Slovak, Serbian
> and Croatian, and what *two* prominent languages of India?
> 9. What is the distinguishing sound characteristic of the Khoisan
> family of languages of southern Africa, as well as some of the
> Niger-Congo languages used around the same geographical area?
> 10. Many Austronesian languages are spoken in the Philippines,
> including Cebuano, Ilocano, and *what official language*
> (also called Pilipino sometimes)?
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>
> 10. Malory's "Le Mort d'Arthur" was one of the first books printed
> in English. Who *printed* it, around 1485?
>
>
> * Game 1, Round 8 - Miscellaneous - Languages and Language Families
>
> 1. Though modern English has been enormously influenced by Norman
> French, it is still considered a member of what branch of the
> Indo-European language family?
>
> 2. Arabic, Aramaic, and Hebrew belong to what branch of the
> Afro-Asiatic language family?
>
> 3. Latin is the common ancestor of the Romance languages (French,
> Spanish, Italian, etc.). Similarly, what language is the common
> ancestor of the Prakrits languages, which evolved into Hindi,
> Bengali, and other languages of the northern Indian subcontinent?
>
> 4. What language spoken """today""" by some 500,000 people in Western
> Europe is unrelated to any other known language?
>
> 5. These types of very basic languages with simplified grammar and
> vocabulary tend to form when there is a temporary need for a
> lingua franca -- that is, for a means of communication among
> people who lack a common tongue. Usually words from one
> widely-used language become the basis of an improvised code.
> What is such a language called?
>
> 6. When people learn a <answer 5> as their native language, it
> becomes richer and more complex. What is the word used to
> describe this type of language, whose members include Gullah
> (the US South), Sranan (Suriname), and Tok Pisin (New Guinea)?
>
> 7. The majority of languages that belong to the large Athapaskan
> language family are found in Northern British Columbia, Yukon,
> Northwest Territories, and Alaska. However, two important
> Native American tribes and languages of the southwest USA
> are also Athapaskan, from a migration that happened less than
> 1,000 years ago. Name *either* language.
>
> 8. There are several pairs of languages where a case can be made
> that they better described as slightly different dialects of the
> same language, and not different languages at all. The reasons
> why they are called different languages can be nationalistic
> or religious. These pairs include Czech and Slovak, Serbian
> and Croatian, and what *two* prominent languages of India?
>
> 9. What is the distinguishing sound characteristic of the Khoisan
> family of languages of southern Africa, as well as some of the
> Niger-Congo languages used around the same geographical area?
>
> 10. Many Austronesian languages are spoken in the Philippines,
> including Cebuano, Ilocano, and *what official language*
> (also called Pilipino sometimes)?
>
Pete Gayde
Mark Brader
Mar 23, 2021, 9:20:34 PM3/23/21
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Mark Brader:
> I did not write either of these rounds.
> * Game 1, Round 7 - Literature - Arthuriana
> This round is about the story of King Arthur. Questions #1-4 are
> on modern retellings of it.
> 1. What extremely popular book, published in 1982, tells the entire
> Arthurian saga from the women's point of view?
"The Mists of Avalon" (by Marion Zimmer Bradley). 4 for Dan Blum.
> 2. Give the overall title of the quartet of novels, published as
> a single book in 1958, that tells the whole Arthurian saga,
> setting it in medieval times (1066-1399). The first novel (1939)
> emphasizes Arthur's youth and is the basis for Disney's animated
> movie "The Sword in the Stone".
"The Once and Future King" (by T.H. White). 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque,
and Dan Blum.
> 3. She wrote a four-book series about the Arthurian saga, with the
> titles "The Crystal Cave" (1970), "The Hollow Hills" (1973),
> "The Last Enchantment" (1979), and "The Wicked Day" (1983).
> Name her.
Mary Stewart. 4 for Dan Blum.
> 4. In what 1988 Canadian novel do the characters complete and
> produce an unfinished opera by E.T.A. Hoffman called "King Arthur;
> or, the Magnanimous Cuckold" (later titled "Arthur of Britain")?
"The Lyre of Orpheus" (by Robertson Davies).
> Questions #5-6 are on characters.
> 5. Who is the illegitimate son of Arthur by his half-sister Morgause
> (sometimes Morgan Le Fay, in later retellings)?
Mordred. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Dan Blum.
> 6. She is best known as the woman who seals Merlin in a cave or
> a tree. Despite foreseeing his fate, Merlin is unable to prevent
> being captivated and captured by her. She has had several names
> in the various Arthurian legends; give *any one*.
Vivien, Nineve, Nimue, or Niniane. 4 for Dan Blum.
> Questions #7-8 are on 19th century poetry.
> 7. Name this poem *and* its author. It is one of the most famous
> Arthurian poems. The 1842 version of it begins:
> On either side the river lie
> Long fields of barley and of rye,
> That clothe the wold and meet the sky;
> And thro' the field the road runs by
> To many-tower'd Camelot;
"The Lady of Shalott", Alfred Lord Tennyson.
> 8. What English poet (who lived 1837-1909) wrote many poems about
> the Arthurian sagas, including "Joyeuse Gard" and "Lancelot"?
Algernon Charles Swinburne. 2 for Dan Blum.
> And questions #9-10 are on source material.
> 9. J.R.R. Tolkien, among several others, edited a version of *what
> story* about a Knight of the Round Table who was the pearl of
> courtesy and chivalry?
"Sir Gawain and the Green Knight". 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque,
and Dan Blum.
> 10. Malory's "Le Mort d'Arthur" was one of the first books printed
> in English. Who *printed* it, around 1485?
William Caxton. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Dan Blum.
> * Game 1, Round 8 - Miscellaneous - Languages and Language Families
> 1. Though modern English has been enormously influenced by Norman
> French, it is still considered a member of what branch of the
> Indo-European language family?
Germanic. (Accepting "West Germanic", but not "Anglo-Saxon", which
is another name for Old English.) 4 for Joshua, Erland, Dan Tilque,
and Dan Blum.
> 2. Arabic, Aramaic, and Hebrew belong to what branch of the
> Afro-Asiatic language family?
Semitic. (Not Hamito-Semitic, which is another name for
Afro-Asiatic.) 4 for Joshua, Erland, Dan Tilque, and Dan Blum.
> 3. Latin is the common ancestor of the Romance languages (French,
> Spanish, Italian, etc.). Similarly, what language is the common
> ancestor of the Prakrits languages, which evolved into Hindi,
> Bengali, and other languages of the northern Indian subcontinent?
Sanskrit. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Dan Tilque, and Dan Blum.
> 4. What language spoken """today""" by some 500,000 people in Western
> Europe is unrelated to any other known language?
Basque (or Euskara). 4 for Joshua, Erland, Dan Tilque, and Dan Blum.
2 for Pete.
Today the number is more like 750,000.
Romansch, as its name suggests, is a Romance language.
> 5. These types of very basic languages with simplified grammar and
> vocabulary tend to form when there is a temporary need for a
> lingua franca -- that is, for a means of communication among
> people who lack a common tongue. Usually words from one
> widely-used language become the basis of an improvised code.
> What is such a language called?
Pidgin. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Dan Tilque, and Dan Blum.
"Pidgin", by the way, is how the English word "business" is
pronounced in one such language. That is, Pidgin English is
"business English".
> 6. When people learn a <answer 5> as their native language, it
> becomes richer and more complex. What is the word used to
> describe this type of language, whose members include Gullah
> (the US South), Sranan (Suriname), and Tok Pisin (New Guinea)?
Creole. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Dan Tilque, and Dan Blum.
Creole is also the name of a dialect in Haiti, but that's a distinct
use of the word.
> 7. The majority of languages that belong to the large Athapaskan
> language family are found in Northern British Columbia, Yukon,
> Northwest Territories, and Alaska. However, two important
> Native American tribes and languages of the southwest USA
> are also Athapaskan, from a migration that happened less than
> 1,000 years ago. Name *either* language.
Apache, Navajo. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Dan Tilque (the hard way),
Dan Blum, and Pete.
> 8. There are several pairs of languages where a case can be made
> that they better described as slightly different dialects of the
> same language, and not different languages at all. The reasons
> why they are called different languages can be nationalistic
> or religious. These pairs include Czech and Slovak, Serbian
> and Croatian, and what *two* prominent languages of India?
Hindi and Urdu. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Dan Tilque, and Dan Blum.
> 9. What is the distinguishing sound characteristic of the Khoisan
> family of languages of southern Africa, as well as some of the
> Niger-Congo languages used around the same geographical area?
Click consonants. 4 for everyone -- Joshua, Erland, Dan Tilque,
Dan Blum, and Pete.
> 10. Many Austronesian languages are spoken in the Philippines,
> including Cebuano, Ilocano, and *what official language*
> (also called Pilipino sometimes)?
Tagalog. 4 for everyone.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 1 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST
TOPICS-> Can Ent Geo His Lit Mis FOUR
Joshua Kreitzer 4 40 40 32 16 40 152
Dan Tilque 20 4 36 35 16 40 131
Dan Blum 9 32 27 12 30 40 129
Erland Sommarskog 0 0 32 0 0 40 72
Pete Gayde 24 20 -- -- 0 14 58
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Mark Brader, Toronto | "If any form of pleasure is exhibited, report
m...@vex.net | to me and it will be prohibited." --DUCK SOUP
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 1998-01-26,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information...
> see my 2020-06-23 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from
> the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
Sorry, I'm a bit late here.
> the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
> I did not write either of these rounds.
> * Game 1, Round 7 - Literature - Arthuriana
> This round is about the story of King Arthur. Questions #1-4 are
> on modern retellings of it.
> 1. What extremely popular book, published in 1982, tells the entire
> Arthurian saga from the women's point of view?
> 2. Give the overall title of the quartet of novels, published as
> a single book in 1958, that tells the whole Arthurian saga,
> setting it in medieval times (1066-1399). The first novel (1939)
> emphasizes Arthur's youth and is the basis for Disney's animated
> movie "The Sword in the Stone".
and Dan Blum.
> 3. She wrote a four-book series about the Arthurian saga, with the
> titles "The Crystal Cave" (1970), "The Hollow Hills" (1973),
> "The Last Enchantment" (1979), and "The Wicked Day" (1983).
> Name her.
> 4. In what 1988 Canadian novel do the characters complete and
> produce an unfinished opera by E.T.A. Hoffman called "King Arthur;
> or, the Magnanimous Cuckold" (later titled "Arthur of Britain")?
> Questions #5-6 are on characters.
> 5. Who is the illegitimate son of Arthur by his half-sister Morgause
> (sometimes Morgan Le Fay, in later retellings)?
> 6. She is best known as the woman who seals Merlin in a cave or
> a tree. Despite foreseeing his fate, Merlin is unable to prevent
> being captivated and captured by her. She has had several names
> in the various Arthurian legends; give *any one*.
> Questions #7-8 are on 19th century poetry.
> 7. Name this poem *and* its author. It is one of the most famous
> Arthurian poems. The 1842 version of it begins:
> On either side the river lie
> Long fields of barley and of rye,
> That clothe the wold and meet the sky;
> And thro' the field the road runs by
> To many-tower'd Camelot;
> 8. What English poet (who lived 1837-1909) wrote many poems about
> the Arthurian sagas, including "Joyeuse Gard" and "Lancelot"?
> And questions #9-10 are on source material.
> 9. J.R.R. Tolkien, among several others, edited a version of *what
> story* about a Knight of the Round Table who was the pearl of
> courtesy and chivalry?
and Dan Blum.
> 10. Malory's "Le Mort d'Arthur" was one of the first books printed
> in English. Who *printed* it, around 1485?
> * Game 1, Round 8 - Miscellaneous - Languages and Language Families
> 1. Though modern English has been enormously influenced by Norman
> French, it is still considered a member of what branch of the
> Indo-European language family?
is another name for Old English.) 4 for Joshua, Erland, Dan Tilque,
and Dan Blum.
> 2. Arabic, Aramaic, and Hebrew belong to what branch of the
> Afro-Asiatic language family?
Afro-Asiatic.) 4 for Joshua, Erland, Dan Tilque, and Dan Blum.
> 3. Latin is the common ancestor of the Romance languages (French,
> Spanish, Italian, etc.). Similarly, what language is the common
> ancestor of the Prakrits languages, which evolved into Hindi,
> Bengali, and other languages of the northern Indian subcontinent?
> 4. What language spoken """today""" by some 500,000 people in Western
> Europe is unrelated to any other known language?
2 for Pete.
Today the number is more like 750,000.
Romansch, as its name suggests, is a Romance language.
> 5. These types of very basic languages with simplified grammar and
> vocabulary tend to form when there is a temporary need for a
> lingua franca -- that is, for a means of communication among
> people who lack a common tongue. Usually words from one
> widely-used language become the basis of an improvised code.
> What is such a language called?
"Pidgin", by the way, is how the English word "business" is
pronounced in one such language. That is, Pidgin English is
"business English".
> 6. When people learn a <answer 5> as their native language, it
> becomes richer and more complex. What is the word used to
> describe this type of language, whose members include Gullah
> (the US South), Sranan (Suriname), and Tok Pisin (New Guinea)?
Creole is also the name of a dialect in Haiti, but that's a distinct
use of the word.
> 7. The majority of languages that belong to the large Athapaskan
> language family are found in Northern British Columbia, Yukon,
> Northwest Territories, and Alaska. However, two important
> Native American tribes and languages of the southwest USA
> are also Athapaskan, from a migration that happened less than
> 1,000 years ago. Name *either* language.
Dan Blum, and Pete.
> 8. There are several pairs of languages where a case can be made
> that they better described as slightly different dialects of the
> same language, and not different languages at all. The reasons
> why they are called different languages can be nationalistic
> or religious. These pairs include Czech and Slovak, Serbian
> and Croatian, and what *two* prominent languages of India?
> 9. What is the distinguishing sound characteristic of the Khoisan
> family of languages of southern Africa, as well as some of the
> Niger-Congo languages used around the same geographical area?
Dan Blum, and Pete.
> 10. Many Austronesian languages are spoken in the Philippines,
> including Cebuano, Ilocano, and *what official language*
> (also called Pilipino sometimes)?
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 1 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST
TOPICS-> Can Ent Geo His Lit Mis FOUR
Joshua Kreitzer 4 40 40 32 16 40 152
Dan Tilque 20 4 36 35 16 40 131
Dan Blum 9 32 27 12 30 40 129
Erland Sommarskog 0 0 32 0 0 40 72
Pete Gayde 24 20 -- -- 0 14 58
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Mark Brader, Toronto | "If any form of pleasure is exhibited, report
m...@vex.net | to me and it will be prohibited." --DUCK SOUP
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