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RQFTCI98 Game 2 Rounds 4,6: CanRicatures, transit systems
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Mark Brader
Mar 29, 2021, 11:08:21 PM3/29/21
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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 1998-02-02,
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*)".
You thought you'd gotten Canadiana over with, but no, this game had
two Canadiana rounds. I wrote one of the two rounds in this set,
and you know which one.
* Game 2, Round 4 - Canadiana Arts - Caricature!
Welcome to our hilarious caricature round! Name the person being
mocked or made fun of. We give you the date -- some questions have
a slightly longer clue. Most cartoons are by Aislin (Terry Mosher).
Please see the 2 pages at:
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/oo2/4/car.pdf
I have sorted the questions in order by the cartoons and
interspersed the 4 decoys with the others. All four decoys
were elected leaders, either federal, provincial, or municipal.
Name them if you like for fun, but for no points. For the decoys,
I can't give you the dates of those cartoons, so I'll show the
dates they held the relevant elected office.
1. A. 1967. Name the man on the right.
2. B (decoy, in office 4 months in 1993).
3. C. 1991. Name both.
4. D. 1974.
5. E (decoy, in office 8 months in 1994).
6. F. 1993.
7. G. 1979.
8. H. 1990.
9. I. 1988. Mulroney is obvious. Name the other two.
10. J. 1978. The paper he's holding is "Le Devoir".
11. K. 1965. Name both.
12. L. 1989.
13. M (decoy, in office 1991-94).
14. N (decoy, in office 1990-95).
* Game 2, Round 6 - Geography - Transit Systems of North America
and Europe
1. In what US city's downtown """do""" BART trains run under
Market St.?
2. What US city's subway first opened in 1993 but has already
appeared in at least two movies?
3. In what non-English-speaking city """does""" the RATP operate
subway lines numbered from 1 to 13, while RER lines """are"""
lettered from A to E? The system """includes""" stations named
for King George V, Charles de Gaulle, Franklin D. Roosevelt,
and the one-time city of Stalingrad.
4. What city """has""" more than 20 different subway routes
each identified by a single digit or single letter (although
street designations are also applied to the lines)? Its system
"""features""" a separate pair of tracks for express trains on
the central section of most lines.
5. The London Underground """currently""" consists of 12 lines
identified by line names. Name any *three*.
6. What Canadian city """has""" a bus-only transit system featuring
a bus-only road called the Transitway?
7. What Canadian city """has""" a driverless transit line very
similar to the Scarborough RT, called the SkyTrain although
some of its route is underground?
8. On the Paris subway system, a major modification was made on
certain lines to reduce track noise as well as for other reasons.
This feature was then copied by both the Montreal and Mexico
City systems. What is it?
9. What name is used for a subway in German-speaking countries?
10. A trend in North America in recent decades has been to
officially name or rename transit lines simply using a color,
such as "Red Line" or "White Line". We know of 6 cities in
Canada and the US """now""" using this method for subway lines;
some of them may already have been mentioned in this round.
Name any *two*.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "If we gave people a choice, there would be chaos."
m...@vex.net | -- Dick McDonald
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*)".
You thought you'd gotten Canadiana over with, but no, this game had
two Canadiana rounds. I wrote one of the two rounds in this set,
and you know which one.
* Game 2, Round 4 - Canadiana Arts - Caricature!
Welcome to our hilarious caricature round! Name the person being
mocked or made fun of. We give you the date -- some questions have
a slightly longer clue. Most cartoons are by Aislin (Terry Mosher).
Please see the 2 pages at:
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/oo2/4/car.pdf
I have sorted the questions in order by the cartoons and
interspersed the 4 decoys with the others. All four decoys
were elected leaders, either federal, provincial, or municipal.
Name them if you like for fun, but for no points. For the decoys,
I can't give you the dates of those cartoons, so I'll show the
dates they held the relevant elected office.
1. A. 1967. Name the man on the right.
2. B (decoy, in office 4 months in 1993).
3. C. 1991. Name both.
4. D. 1974.
5. E (decoy, in office 8 months in 1994).
6. F. 1993.
7. G. 1979.
8. H. 1990.
9. I. 1988. Mulroney is obvious. Name the other two.
10. J. 1978. The paper he's holding is "Le Devoir".
11. K. 1965. Name both.
12. L. 1989.
13. M (decoy, in office 1991-94).
14. N (decoy, in office 1990-95).
* Game 2, Round 6 - Geography - Transit Systems of North America
and Europe
1. In what US city's downtown """do""" BART trains run under
Market St.?
2. What US city's subway first opened in 1993 but has already
appeared in at least two movies?
3. In what non-English-speaking city """does""" the RATP operate
subway lines numbered from 1 to 13, while RER lines """are"""
lettered from A to E? The system """includes""" stations named
for King George V, Charles de Gaulle, Franklin D. Roosevelt,
and the one-time city of Stalingrad.
4. What city """has""" more than 20 different subway routes
each identified by a single digit or single letter (although
street designations are also applied to the lines)? Its system
"""features""" a separate pair of tracks for express trains on
the central section of most lines.
5. The London Underground """currently""" consists of 12 lines
identified by line names. Name any *three*.
6. What Canadian city """has""" a bus-only transit system featuring
a bus-only road called the Transitway?
7. What Canadian city """has""" a driverless transit line very
similar to the Scarborough RT, called the SkyTrain although
some of its route is underground?
8. On the Paris subway system, a major modification was made on
certain lines to reduce track noise as well as for other reasons.
This feature was then copied by both the Montreal and Mexico
City systems. What is it?
9. What name is used for a subway in German-speaking countries?
10. A trend in North America in recent decades has been to
officially name or rename transit lines simply using a color,
such as "Red Line" or "White Line". We know of 6 cities in
Canada and the US """now""" using this method for subway lines;
some of them may already have been mentioned in this round.
Name any *two*.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "If we gave people a choice, there would be chaos."
m...@vex.net | -- Dick McDonald
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Dan Blum
Mar 30, 2021, 12:45:59 AM3/30/21
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> 7. G. 1979.
Pierre Trudeau
(probably not)
> * Game 2, Round 6 - Geography - Transit Systems of North America
> and Europe
> 1. In what US city's downtown """do""" BART trains run under
> Market St.?
San Francisco
> 2. What US city's subway first opened in 1993 but has already
> appeared in at least two movies?
Los Angeles
> 3. In what non-English-speaking city """does""" the RATP operate
> subway lines numbered from 1 to 13, while RER lines """are"""
> lettered from A to E? The system """includes""" stations named
> for King George V, Charles de Gaulle, Franklin D. Roosevelt,
> and the one-time city of Stalingrad.
Paris
> 4. What city """has""" more than 20 different subway routes
> each identified by a single digit or single letter (although
> street designations are also applied to the lines)? Its system
> """features""" a separate pair of tracks for express trains on
> the central section of most lines.
New York City
> 5. The London Underground """currently""" consists of 12 lines
> identified by line names. Name any *three*.
District, Jubilee, and Bakerloo
> 6. What Canadian city """has""" a bus-only transit system featuring
> a bus-only road called the Transitway?
Vancouver; Halifax
> 7. What Canadian city """has""" a driverless transit line very
> similar to the Scarborough RT, called the SkyTrain although
> some of its route is underground?
Winnipeg; Calgary
> 9. What name is used for a subway in German-speaking countries?
U-Bahn
> 10. A trend in North America in recent decades has been to
> officially name or rename transit lines simply using a color,
> such as "Red Line" or "White Line". We know of 6 cities in
> Canada and the US """now""" using this method for subway lines;
> some of them may already have been mentioned in this round.
> Name any *two*.
Boston and Washington DC
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Pierre Trudeau
(probably not)
> * Game 2, Round 6 - Geography - Transit Systems of North America
> and Europe
> 1. In what US city's downtown """do""" BART trains run under
> Market St.?
> 2. What US city's subway first opened in 1993 but has already
> appeared in at least two movies?
> 3. In what non-English-speaking city """does""" the RATP operate
> subway lines numbered from 1 to 13, while RER lines """are"""
> lettered from A to E? The system """includes""" stations named
> for King George V, Charles de Gaulle, Franklin D. Roosevelt,
> and the one-time city of Stalingrad.
> 4. What city """has""" more than 20 different subway routes
> each identified by a single digit or single letter (although
> street designations are also applied to the lines)? Its system
> """features""" a separate pair of tracks for express trains on
> the central section of most lines.
> 5. The London Underground """currently""" consists of 12 lines
> identified by line names. Name any *three*.
> 6. What Canadian city """has""" a bus-only transit system featuring
> a bus-only road called the Transitway?
> 7. What Canadian city """has""" a driverless transit line very
> similar to the Scarborough RT, called the SkyTrain although
> some of its route is underground?
> 9. What name is used for a subway in German-speaking countries?
> 10. A trend in North America in recent decades has been to
> officially name or rename transit lines simply using a color,
> such as "Red Line" or "White Line". We know of 6 cities in
> Canada and the US """now""" using this method for subway lines;
> some of them may already have been mentioned in this round.
> Name any *two*.
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Joshua Kreitzer
Mar 30, 2021, 1:16:27 AM3/30/21
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m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:X76dnUqIJtKDC__9nZ2dnUU7-
QnN...@giganews.com:
> * Game 2, Round 4 - Canadiana Arts - Caricature!
>
> Welcome to our hilarious caricature round! Name the person being
> mocked or made fun of. We give you the date -- some questions have
> a slightly longer clue. Most cartoons are by Aislin (Terry Mosher).
> Please see the 2 pages at:
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/oo2/4/car.pdf
>
> * Game 2, Round 6 - Geography - Transit Systems of North America
> and Europe
>
> 1. In what US city's downtown """do""" BART trains run under
> Market St.?
San Francisco
> 2. What US city's subway first opened in 1993 but has already
> appeared in at least two movies?
Los Angeles
> 3. In what non-English-speaking city """does""" the RATP operate
> subway lines numbered from 1 to 13, while RER lines """are"""
> lettered from A to E? The system """includes""" stations named
> for King George V, Charles de Gaulle, Franklin D. Roosevelt,
> and the one-time city of Stalingrad.
Paris
> 4. What city """has""" more than 20 different subway routes
> each identified by a single digit or single letter (although
> street designations are also applied to the lines)? Its system
> """features""" a separate pair of tracks for express trains on
> the central section of most lines.
New York
> 9. What name is used for a subway in German-speaking countries?
U-Bahn
> 10. A trend in North America in recent decades has been to
> officially name or rename transit lines simply using a color,
> such as "Red Line" or "White Line". We know of 6 cities in
> Canada and the US """now""" using this method for subway lines;
> some of them may already have been mentioned in this round.
> Name any *two*.
Chicago and Boston
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
QnN...@giganews.com:
> * Game 2, Round 4 - Canadiana Arts - Caricature!
>
> Welcome to our hilarious caricature round! Name the person being
> mocked or made fun of. We give you the date -- some questions have
> a slightly longer clue. Most cartoons are by Aislin (Terry Mosher).
> Please see the 2 pages at:
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/oo2/4/car.pdf
>
> 2. B (decoy, in office 4 months in 1993).
Kim Campbell
> * Game 2, Round 6 - Geography - Transit Systems of North America
> and Europe
>
> 1. In what US city's downtown """do""" BART trains run under
> Market St.?
> 2. What US city's subway first opened in 1993 but has already
> appeared in at least two movies?
> 3. In what non-English-speaking city """does""" the RATP operate
> subway lines numbered from 1 to 13, while RER lines """are"""
> lettered from A to E? The system """includes""" stations named
> for King George V, Charles de Gaulle, Franklin D. Roosevelt,
> and the one-time city of Stalingrad.
> 4. What city """has""" more than 20 different subway routes
> each identified by a single digit or single letter (although
> street designations are also applied to the lines)? Its system
> """features""" a separate pair of tracks for express trains on
> the central section of most lines.
> 9. What name is used for a subway in German-speaking countries?
> 10. A trend in North America in recent decades has been to
> officially name or rename transit lines simply using a color,
> such as "Red Line" or "White Line". We know of 6 cities in
> Canada and the US """now""" using this method for subway lines;
> some of them may already have been mentioned in this round.
> Name any *two*.
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Pete Gayde
Mar 31, 2021, 12:38:56 AM3/31/21
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>
> 2. What US city's subway first opened in 1993 but has already
> appeared in at least two movies?
>
> 3. In what non-English-speaking city """does""" the RATP operate
> subway lines numbered from 1 to 13, while RER lines """are"""
> lettered from A to E? The system """includes""" stations named
> for King George V, Charles de Gaulle, Franklin D. Roosevelt,
> and the one-time city of Stalingrad.
>
> 4. What city """has""" more than 20 different subway routes
> each identified by a single digit or single letter (although
> street designations are also applied to the lines)? Its system
> """features""" a separate pair of tracks for express trains on
> the central section of most lines.
>
> 5. The London Underground """currently""" consists of 12 lines
> identified by line names. Name any *three*.
>
> 6. What Canadian city """has""" a bus-only transit system featuring
> a bus-only road called the Transitway?
>
> 7. What Canadian city """has""" a driverless transit line very
> similar to the Scarborough RT, called the SkyTrain although
> some of its route is underground?
>
> 8. On the Paris subway system, a major modification was made on
> certain lines to reduce track noise as well as for other reasons.
> This feature was then copied by both the Montreal and Mexico
> City systems. What is it?
>
> 9. What name is used for a subway in German-speaking countries?
>
> 10. A trend in North America in recent decades has been to
> officially name or rename transit lines simply using a color,
> such as "Red Line" or "White Line". We know of 6 cities in
> Canada and the US """now""" using this method for subway lines;
> some of them may already have been mentioned in this round.
> Name any *two*.
>
Dan Tilque
Mar 31, 2021, 1:28:04 AM3/31/21
to
On 3/29/21 8:08 PM, Mark Brader wrote:
>
> * Game 2, Round 4 - Canadiana Arts - Caricature!
>
> Welcome to our hilarious caricature round! Name the person being
> mocked or made fun of. We give you the date -- some questions have
> a slightly longer clue. Most cartoons are by Aislin (Terry Mosher).
> Please see the 2 pages at:
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/oo2/4/car.pdf
>
> I have sorted the questions in order by the cartoons and
> interspersed the 4 decoys with the others. All four decoys
> were elected leaders, either federal, provincial, or municipal.
> Name them if you like for fun, but for no points. For the decoys,
> I can't give you the dates of those cartoons, so I'll show the
> dates they held the relevant elected office.
>
> 1. A. 1967. Name the man on the right.
Trudeau
>
> * Game 2, Round 4 - Canadiana Arts - Caricature!
>
> Welcome to our hilarious caricature round! Name the person being
> mocked or made fun of. We give you the date -- some questions have
> a slightly longer clue. Most cartoons are by Aislin (Terry Mosher).
> Please see the 2 pages at:
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/oo2/4/car.pdf
>
> I have sorted the questions in order by the cartoons and
> interspersed the 4 decoys with the others. All four decoys
> were elected leaders, either federal, provincial, or municipal.
> Name them if you like for fun, but for no points. For the decoys,
> I can't give you the dates of those cartoons, so I'll show the
> dates they held the relevant elected office.
>
> 1. A. 1967. Name the man on the right.
> 2. B (decoy, in office 4 months in 1993).
> 3. C. 1991. Name both.
> 4. D. 1974.
> 5. E (decoy, in office 8 months in 1994).
> 6. F. 1993.
> 7. G. 1979.
> 8. H. 1990.
> 9. I. 1988. Mulroney is obvious. Name the other two.
> 10. J. 1978. The paper he's holding is "Le Devoir".
> 11. K. 1965. Name both.
> 12. L. 1989.
> 13. M (decoy, in office 1991-94).
> 14. N (decoy, in office 1990-95).
>
>
> * Game 2, Round 6 - Geography - Transit Systems of North America
> and Europe
>
> 1. In what US city's downtown """do""" BART trains run under
> Market St.?
>
> 2. What US city's subway first opened in 1993 but has already
> appeared in at least two movies?
>
> 3. In what non-English-speaking city """does""" the RATP operate
> subway lines numbered from 1 to 13, while RER lines """are"""
> lettered from A to E? The system """includes""" stations named
> for King George V, Charles de Gaulle, Franklin D. Roosevelt,
> and the one-time city of Stalingrad.
>
> 4. What city """has""" more than 20 different subway routes
> each identified by a single digit or single letter (although
> street designations are also applied to the lines)? Its system
> """features""" a separate pair of tracks for express trains on
> the central section of most lines.
>
> 5. The London Underground """currently""" consists of 12 lines
> identified by line names. Name any *three*. >
> 6. What Canadian city """has""" a bus-only transit system featuring
> a bus-only road called the Transitway?
>
> 7. What Canadian city """has""" a driverless transit line very
> similar to the Scarborough RT, called the SkyTrain although
> some of its route is underground?
>
> 8. On the Paris subway system, a major modification was made on
> certain lines to reduce track noise as well as for other reasons.
> This feature was then copied by both the Montreal and Mexico
> City systems. What is it?
>
> 9. What name is used for a subway in German-speaking countries?
>
> 10. A trend in North America in recent decades has been to
> officially name or rename transit lines simply using a color,
> such as "Red Line" or "White Line". We know of 6 cities in
> Canada and the US """now""" using this method for subway lines;
> some of them may already have been mentioned in this round.
> Name any *two*.
--
Dan Tilque
Erland Sommarskog
Apr 1, 2021, 3:13:02 PM4/1/21
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Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> * Game 2, Round 4 - Canadiana Arts - Caricature!
>
> Welcome to our hilarious caricature round! Name the person being
> 4. D. 1974.
> * Game 2, Round 4 - Canadiana Arts - Caricature!
>
> Welcome to our hilarious caricature round! Name the person being
Pierre Trudeau
> * Game 2, Round 6 - Geography - Transit Systems of North America
> and Europe
>
> 1. In what US city's downtown """do""" BART trains run under
> Market St.?
> 2. What US city's subway first opened in 1993 but has already
> appeared in at least two movies?
> 3. In what non-English-speaking city """does""" the RATP operate
> subway lines numbered from 1 to 13, while RER lines """are"""
> lettered from A to E? The system """includes""" stations named
> for King George V, Charles de Gaulle, Franklin D. Roosevelt,
> and the one-time city of Stalingrad.
> 4. What city """has""" more than 20 different subway routes
> each identified by a single digit or single letter (although
> street designations are also applied to the lines)? Its system
> """features""" a separate pair of tracks for express trains on
> the central section of most lines.
> 5. The London Underground """currently""" consists of 12 lines
> identified by line names. Name any *three*.
(Mark already knows that I can't count.)
> 9. What name is used for a subway in German-speaking countries?
> 10. A trend in North America in recent decades has been to
> officially name or rename transit lines simply using a color,
> such as "Red Line" or "White Line". We know of 6 cities in
> Canada and the US """now""" using this method for subway lines;
> some of them may already have been mentioned in this round.
> Name any *two*.
Mark Brader
Apr 1, 2021, 9:55:11 PM4/1/21
to
Mark Brader:
> * Game 2, Round 4 - Canadiana Arts - Caricature!
> Welcome to our hilarious caricature round! Name the person being
> mocked or made fun of. We give you the date -- some questions have
> a slightly longer clue. Most cartoons are by Aislin (Terry Mosher).
> Please see the 2 pages at:
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/oo2/4/car.pdf
> I have sorted the questions in order by the cartoons and
> interspersed the 4 decoys with the others. All four decoys
> were elected leaders, either federal, provincial, or municipal.
> Name them if you like for fun, but for no points. For the decoys,
> I can't give you the dates of those cartoons, so I'll show the
> dates they held the relevant elected office.
This was the 2nd-easiest round of the season.
> 1. A. 1967. Name the man on the right.
Robert Stanfield (then Progressive Conservative party leader;
morphing from John Diefenbaker, the previous leader, cf. K).
> 2. B (decoy, in office 4 months in 1993).
Kim Campbell (prime minister). Joshua and Dan Tilque got this.
> 3. C. 1991. Name both.
Wayne Gretzky, John Candy. Sorry, no half marks.
> 4. D. 1974.
Jean Drapeau (then mayor of Montreal).
The cartoon, of course, refers to his pronouncement that the
then-upcoming 1976 Olympics "could no more run a deficit than
a man could have a baby" and to a famous abortionist.
> 5. E (decoy, in office 8 months in 1994).
Daniel Johnson Jr. (premier of Quebec).
> 6. F. 1993.
Pat Burns (then Toronto Maple Leafs coach).
> 7. G. 1979.
Bill Vander Zalm (then a provincial cabinet minister, and later
premier, of British Columbia).
I didn't think this one at all hilarious.
> 8. H. 1990.
Audrey McLaughlin (then the New Democratic Party leader).
> 9. I. 1988. Mulroney is obvious. Name the other two.
John Turner, Ed Broadbent (then the other two party leaders).
> 10. J. 1978. The paper he's holding is "Le Devoir".
Claude Ryan (then moving from leadership of that paper to that of
the Quebec Liberal Party).
> 11. K. 1965. Name both.
Lester Pearson, John Diefenbaker.
> 12. L. 1989.
Robert Bourassa (then premier of Quebec).
> 13. M (decoy, in office 1991-94).
June Rowlands (mayor of Toronto).
> 14. N (decoy, in office 1990-95).
Bob Rae (premier of Ontario).
Since nobody scored on this round, it never happened and the game
will be scored on your best 5 out of 7 rounds.
> * Game 2, Round 6 - Geography - Transit Systems of North America
> and Europe
> 1. In what US city's downtown """do""" BART trains run under
> Market St.?
San Francisco. (Still true.) 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Pete,
and Dan Tilque.
> 2. What US city's subway first opened in 1993 but has already
> appeared in at least two movies?
Los Angeles. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.
We had in mind "Speed" (1994) and "Volcano" (1997). There've since
been more.
> 3. In what non-English-speaking city """does""" the RATP operate
> subway lines numbered from 1 to 13, while RER lines """are"""
> lettered from A to E? The system """includes""" stations named
> for King George V, Charles de Gaulle, Franklin D. Roosevelt,
> and the one-time city of Stalingrad.
Paris. (Still true, except the RATP now has Lines 1 to 14.)
4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Erland.
> 4. What city """has""" more than 20 different subway routes
> each identified by a single digit or single letter (although
> street designations are also applied to the lines)? Its system
> """features""" a separate pair of tracks for express trains on
> the central section of most lines.
New York. As in "Take the A Train". (Still true.) 4 for everyone --
Dan Blum, Joshua, Pete, Dan Tilque, and Erland.
> 5. The London Underground """currently""" consists of 12 lines
> identified by line names. Name any *three*.
1998 answer: Bakerloo, Central, Circle, District, East London,
Hammersmith & City, Jubilee, Metropolitan, Northern, Piccadilly,
Victoria, Waterloo & City. (Exact names required except for "&
City".) The East London Line is no longer part of the Underground,
so in 2021 there are only 11 lines. 4 for Dan Blum and Erland
(the extra-hard way).
> 6. What Canadian city """has""" a bus-only transit system featuring
> a bus-only road called the Transitway?
Ottawa. In 2021 the system is no longer bus-only; there is a light
railway line called the O-Train.
> 7. What Canadian city """has""" a driverless transit line very
> similar to the Scarborough RT, called the SkyTrain although
> some of its route is underground?
Vancouver. (Still essentially true.) 4 for Dan Tilque.
Vancouver now has three driverless SkyTrain lines, only two of which
use the same technology introduced on the Scarborough RT, which the
TTC now pretends is a subway line and calls Line 3, Scarborough.)
> 8. On the Paris subway system, a major modification was made on
> certain lines to reduce track noise as well as for other reasons.
> This feature was then copied by both the Montreal and Mexico
> City systems. What is it?
Trains run on rubber tires on concrete rails. (Conventional steel
wheels and steel rails are also provided in case of flat tires and
for switching. Anyway, any reference to rubber or plastic wheels
or tires was close enough.)
> 9. What name is used for a subway in German-speaking countries?
U-Bahn or Untergrundbahn. As in 2009, I accepted Unterbahn as almost
correct. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Pete, and Erland. 3 for Dan Tilque.
> 10. A trend in North America in recent decades has been to
> officially name or rename transit lines simply using a color,
> such as "Red Line" or "White Line". We know of 6 cities in
> Canada and the US """now""" using this method for subway lines;
> some of them may already have been mentioned in this round.
> Name any *two*.
1998 answer: Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Montreal, Philadelphia,
Washington. 2021 answer: Atlanta also. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua,
and Erland.
Portland doesn't have a subway.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 2 ROUNDS-> 2 3 6 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Sci Can Geo
Dan Blum 36 0 28 64
Dan Tilque 40 4 19 63
Joshua Kreitzer 8 0 24 32
Erland Sommarskog -- -- 20 20
Pete Gayde -- -- 12 12
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Mark Brader, Toronto | "Ask not for whom the compiler waits;
m...@vex.net | it waits for thee." -- Henry Spencer
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 1998-02-02,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information...
> see my 2020-06-23 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from
> the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
> You thought you'd gotten Canadiana over with, but no, this game had
> two Canadiana rounds. I wrote one of the two rounds in this set,
> and you know which one.
The transit system round, of course.
> the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
> You thought you'd gotten Canadiana over with, but no, this game had
> two Canadiana rounds. I wrote one of the two rounds in this set,
> and you know which one.
> * Game 2, Round 4 - Canadiana Arts - Caricature!
> Welcome to our hilarious caricature round! Name the person being
> mocked or made fun of. We give you the date -- some questions have
> a slightly longer clue. Most cartoons are by Aislin (Terry Mosher).
> Please see the 2 pages at:
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/oo2/4/car.pdf
> I have sorted the questions in order by the cartoons and
> interspersed the 4 decoys with the others. All four decoys
> were elected leaders, either federal, provincial, or municipal.
> Name them if you like for fun, but for no points. For the decoys,
> I can't give you the dates of those cartoons, so I'll show the
> dates they held the relevant elected office.
> 1. A. 1967. Name the man on the right.
morphing from John Diefenbaker, the previous leader, cf. K).
> 2. B (decoy, in office 4 months in 1993).
> 3. C. 1991. Name both.
> 4. D. 1974.
Jean Drapeau (then mayor of Montreal).
The cartoon, of course, refers to his pronouncement that the
then-upcoming 1976 Olympics "could no more run a deficit than
a man could have a baby" and to a famous abortionist.
> 5. E (decoy, in office 8 months in 1994).
> 6. F. 1993.
Pat Burns (then Toronto Maple Leafs coach).
> 7. G. 1979.
Bill Vander Zalm (then a provincial cabinet minister, and later
premier, of British Columbia).
I didn't think this one at all hilarious.
> 8. H. 1990.
Audrey McLaughlin (then the New Democratic Party leader).
> 9. I. 1988. Mulroney is obvious. Name the other two.
> 10. J. 1978. The paper he's holding is "Le Devoir".
the Quebec Liberal Party).
> 11. K. 1965. Name both.
> 12. L. 1989.
Robert Bourassa (then premier of Quebec).
> 13. M (decoy, in office 1991-94).
> 14. N (decoy, in office 1990-95).
Since nobody scored on this round, it never happened and the game
will be scored on your best 5 out of 7 rounds.
> * Game 2, Round 6 - Geography - Transit Systems of North America
> and Europe
> 1. In what US city's downtown """do""" BART trains run under
> Market St.?
and Dan Tilque.
> 2. What US city's subway first opened in 1993 but has already
> appeared in at least two movies?
We had in mind "Speed" (1994) and "Volcano" (1997). There've since
been more.
> 3. In what non-English-speaking city """does""" the RATP operate
> subway lines numbered from 1 to 13, while RER lines """are"""
> lettered from A to E? The system """includes""" stations named
> for King George V, Charles de Gaulle, Franklin D. Roosevelt,
> and the one-time city of Stalingrad.
4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Erland.
> 4. What city """has""" more than 20 different subway routes
> each identified by a single digit or single letter (although
> street designations are also applied to the lines)? Its system
> """features""" a separate pair of tracks for express trains on
> the central section of most lines.
Dan Blum, Joshua, Pete, Dan Tilque, and Erland.
> 5. The London Underground """currently""" consists of 12 lines
> identified by line names. Name any *three*.
Hammersmith & City, Jubilee, Metropolitan, Northern, Piccadilly,
Victoria, Waterloo & City. (Exact names required except for "&
City".) The East London Line is no longer part of the Underground,
so in 2021 there are only 11 lines. 4 for Dan Blum and Erland
(the extra-hard way).
> 6. What Canadian city """has""" a bus-only transit system featuring
> a bus-only road called the Transitway?
railway line called the O-Train.
> 7. What Canadian city """has""" a driverless transit line very
> similar to the Scarborough RT, called the SkyTrain although
> some of its route is underground?
Vancouver now has three driverless SkyTrain lines, only two of which
use the same technology introduced on the Scarborough RT, which the
TTC now pretends is a subway line and calls Line 3, Scarborough.)
> 8. On the Paris subway system, a major modification was made on
> certain lines to reduce track noise as well as for other reasons.
> This feature was then copied by both the Montreal and Mexico
> City systems. What is it?
wheels and steel rails are also provided in case of flat tires and
for switching. Anyway, any reference to rubber or plastic wheels
or tires was close enough.)
> 9. What name is used for a subway in German-speaking countries?
correct. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Pete, and Erland. 3 for Dan Tilque.
> 10. A trend in North America in recent decades has been to
> officially name or rename transit lines simply using a color,
> such as "Red Line" or "White Line". We know of 6 cities in
> Canada and the US """now""" using this method for subway lines;
> some of them may already have been mentioned in this round.
> Name any *two*.
Washington. 2021 answer: Atlanta also. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua,
and Erland.
Portland doesn't have a subway.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 2 ROUNDS-> 2 3 6 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Sci Can Geo
Dan Blum 36 0 28 64
Dan Tilque 40 4 19 63
Joshua Kreitzer 8 0 24 32
Erland Sommarskog -- -- 20 20
Pete Gayde -- -- 12 12
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Ask not for whom the compiler waits;
m...@vex.net | it waits for thee." -- Henry Spencer
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