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RQFTCI03 Game 6 Rounds 9-10: St. Place, challenge round
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Mark Brader
Jan 10, 2021, 12:51:52 AM1/10/21
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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2003-02-24,
and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written
by members of the Usual Suspects, but have been reformatted and
may have been retyped and/or edited by me. I will reveal the
correct answers in about 3 days.
For further information, including an explanation of the """
notation that may appear in these rounds, see my 2020-06-23
companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
In this set, I wrote four pairs in the challenge round.
** Game 6, Round 9 - Geography - Saintly Places
In this round, each question, or its answer, or both, will contain
the word "saint".
1. The southernmost of the five inhabited Scilly Isles has the name
of a virgin martyr, but was not named for her. Name that island.
2. The patron saint of Ireland is also the patron saint of which
West African country?
3. Which London, England, railway station commemorates a boy martyr?
4. Which Canadian city name honors the wife of Robert Hamilton,
a member of the first legislative council of Upper Canada?
5. What do Saints Casimir, Florian, and Stanislaus have in common?
We mean the people, and be specific.
6. This volcanic island was discovered by João de Nova on May 21,
the feast day of its namesake saint. It is probably best
remembered as the last residence of a famous Frenchman.
7. An Oxford college was named after a 7th century Benedictine
abbess, considered a great educator of women. Who?
8. What city, which claims to have his remains, is St. Mark the
patron of?
9. Which US state capital was named by a Canadian missionary?
10. What Cornish island was named after an archangel?
** Game 6, Round 10 - Challenge Round
* A. http://
A1. In the context of the World Wide Web, what does HTTP
stand for?
A2. This answer changed """some years ago"""; we need the
"""current""" answer. In the context of the World Wide Web,
what """does""" URL """now""" stand for?
* B. Six Letters in Astronomy
B1. What is the 6-letter word for a rapidly rotating neutron
star with a strong magnetic field? The first one was
discovered in 1967.
B2. In early astronomy this 6-letter word was originally used
for anything in the sky with a hazy appearance, including
galaxies and star clusters that telescopes could not yet
resolve into stars. Today it refers only to actual clouds
of gas and dust, either dark or luminous.
* C. Standard Sizes
C1. How long, tip to base, is a size AA battery, to the nearest
multiple of 1/4 inch or 5 mm?
C2. How long, left to right, is a """current""" Canadian $5 bill,
to within 10% of the true number?
* D. Fish Stories
D1. Ernest Hemingway's "The Old Man and the Sea" appeared in
its entirety in which periodical in 1952?
D2. Name the author of the 2002 book "Shark Trouble: True
Stories about Sharks and the Sea".
* E. Capitals of Ontario
E1. In the last round we mentioned the first legislature of
Upper Canada, which met in 1792 in Newark. What do we call
Newark today?
E2. During the 26 years that Upper and Lower Canada were united
as the Province of Canada, its legislature moved between
5 different capitals. Name *either* the first or the last
capital of the Province of Canada, giving the name that
was in use at the time. Both are now in Ontario.
* F. Talk TV
F1. Complete the title of this """current""" NBC series by
naming its host: "Last Call With...".
F2. Give the last name of "Dr. Phil", previously of the Oprah
Winfrey show and """now""" host of his own syndicated series.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "Don't be silly -- send it to Canada"
m...@vex.net -- British postal worker
My text in this article is in the public domain.
and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written
by members of the Usual Suspects, but have been reformatted and
may have been retyped and/or edited by me. I will reveal the
correct answers in about 3 days.
For further information, including an explanation of the """
notation that may appear in these rounds, see my 2020-06-23
companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
In this set, I wrote four pairs in the challenge round.
** Game 6, Round 9 - Geography - Saintly Places
In this round, each question, or its answer, or both, will contain
the word "saint".
1. The southernmost of the five inhabited Scilly Isles has the name
of a virgin martyr, but was not named for her. Name that island.
2. The patron saint of Ireland is also the patron saint of which
West African country?
3. Which London, England, railway station commemorates a boy martyr?
4. Which Canadian city name honors the wife of Robert Hamilton,
a member of the first legislative council of Upper Canada?
5. What do Saints Casimir, Florian, and Stanislaus have in common?
We mean the people, and be specific.
6. This volcanic island was discovered by João de Nova on May 21,
the feast day of its namesake saint. It is probably best
remembered as the last residence of a famous Frenchman.
7. An Oxford college was named after a 7th century Benedictine
abbess, considered a great educator of women. Who?
8. What city, which claims to have his remains, is St. Mark the
patron of?
9. Which US state capital was named by a Canadian missionary?
10. What Cornish island was named after an archangel?
** Game 6, Round 10 - Challenge Round
* A. http://
A1. In the context of the World Wide Web, what does HTTP
stand for?
A2. This answer changed """some years ago"""; we need the
"""current""" answer. In the context of the World Wide Web,
what """does""" URL """now""" stand for?
* B. Six Letters in Astronomy
B1. What is the 6-letter word for a rapidly rotating neutron
star with a strong magnetic field? The first one was
discovered in 1967.
B2. In early astronomy this 6-letter word was originally used
for anything in the sky with a hazy appearance, including
galaxies and star clusters that telescopes could not yet
resolve into stars. Today it refers only to actual clouds
of gas and dust, either dark or luminous.
* C. Standard Sizes
C1. How long, tip to base, is a size AA battery, to the nearest
multiple of 1/4 inch or 5 mm?
C2. How long, left to right, is a """current""" Canadian $5 bill,
to within 10% of the true number?
* D. Fish Stories
D1. Ernest Hemingway's "The Old Man and the Sea" appeared in
its entirety in which periodical in 1952?
D2. Name the author of the 2002 book "Shark Trouble: True
Stories about Sharks and the Sea".
* E. Capitals of Ontario
E1. In the last round we mentioned the first legislature of
Upper Canada, which met in 1792 in Newark. What do we call
Newark today?
E2. During the 26 years that Upper and Lower Canada were united
as the Province of Canada, its legislature moved between
5 different capitals. Name *either* the first or the last
capital of the Province of Canada, giving the name that
was in use at the time. Both are now in Ontario.
* F. Talk TV
F1. Complete the title of this """current""" NBC series by
naming its host: "Last Call With...".
F2. Give the last name of "Dr. Phil", previously of the Oprah
Winfrey show and """now""" host of his own syndicated series.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "Don't be silly -- send it to Canada"
m...@vex.net -- British postal worker
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Joshua Kreitzer
Jan 10, 2021, 12:58:39 AM1/10/21
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:h96dnW8YSdtuCGfCnZ2dnUU7-
TfN...@giganews.com:
> ** Game 6, Round 9 - Geography - Saintly Places
>
> In this round, each question, or its answer, or both, will contain
> the word "saint".
>
> 6. This volcanic island was discovered by João de Nova on May 21,
> the feast day of its namesake saint. It is probably best
> remembered as the last residence of a famous Frenchman.
St. Helena
> 8. What city, which claims to have his remains, is St. Mark the
> patron of?
Venice
> 9. Which US state capital was named by a Canadian missionary?
St. Paul
> 10. What Cornish island was named after an archangel?
St. Michael
> ** Game 6, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
> * A. http://
>
> A1. In the context of the World Wide Web, what does HTTP
> stand for?
hypertext transfer protocol
> A2. This answer changed """some years ago"""; we need the
> """current""" answer. In the context of the World Wide Web,
> what """does""" URL """now""" stand for?
uniform resource locator; universal resource locator
> * B. Six Letters in Astronomy
>
> B1. What is the 6-letter word for a rapidly rotating neutron
> star with a strong magnetic field? The first one was
> discovered in 1967.
quasar
> B2. In early astronomy this 6-letter word was originally used
> for anything in the sky with a hazy appearance, including
> galaxies and star clusters that telescopes could not yet
> resolve into stars. Today it refers only to actual clouds
> of gas and dust, either dark or luminous.
nebula
> * C. Standard Sizes
>
> C1. How long, tip to base, is a size AA battery, to the nearest
> multiple of 1/4 inch or 5 mm?
1 1/4 inch
> * D. Fish Stories
>
> D1. Ernest Hemingway's "The Old Man and the Sea" appeared in
> its entirety in which periodical in 1952?
"Life"
> * F. Talk TV
>
> F1. Complete the title of this """current""" NBC series by
> naming its host: "Last Call With...".
Carson Daly
> F2. Give the last name of "Dr. Phil", previously of the Oprah
> Winfrey show and """now""" host of his own syndicated series.
McGraw
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
TfN...@giganews.com:
> ** Game 6, Round 9 - Geography - Saintly Places
>
> In this round, each question, or its answer, or both, will contain
> the word "saint".
>
> 2. The patron saint of Ireland is also the patron saint of which
> West African country?
Nigeria
> West African country?
> 6. This volcanic island was discovered by João de Nova on May 21,
> the feast day of its namesake saint. It is probably best
> remembered as the last residence of a famous Frenchman.
> 8. What city, which claims to have his remains, is St. Mark the
> patron of?
> 9. Which US state capital was named by a Canadian missionary?
> 10. What Cornish island was named after an archangel?
> ** Game 6, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
> * A. http://
>
> A1. In the context of the World Wide Web, what does HTTP
> stand for?
> A2. This answer changed """some years ago"""; we need the
> """current""" answer. In the context of the World Wide Web,
> what """does""" URL """now""" stand for?
> * B. Six Letters in Astronomy
>
> B1. What is the 6-letter word for a rapidly rotating neutron
> star with a strong magnetic field? The first one was
> discovered in 1967.
> B2. In early astronomy this 6-letter word was originally used
> for anything in the sky with a hazy appearance, including
> galaxies and star clusters that telescopes could not yet
> resolve into stars. Today it refers only to actual clouds
> of gas and dust, either dark or luminous.
> * C. Standard Sizes
>
> C1. How long, tip to base, is a size AA battery, to the nearest
> multiple of 1/4 inch or 5 mm?
> * D. Fish Stories
>
> D1. Ernest Hemingway's "The Old Man and the Sea" appeared in
> its entirety in which periodical in 1952?
> * F. Talk TV
>
> F1. Complete the title of this """current""" NBC series by
> naming its host: "Last Call With...".
> F2. Give the last name of "Dr. Phil", previously of the Oprah
> Winfrey show and """now""" host of his own syndicated series.
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Erland Sommarskog
Jan 10, 2021, 5:26:58 AM1/10/21
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> 2. The patron saint of Ireland is also the patron saint of which
> West African country?
Guinea-Conakry
> West African country?
> 3. Which London, England, railway station commemorates a boy martyr?
> 5. What do Saints Casimir, Florian, and Stanislaus have in common?
> We mean the people, and be specific.
> 6. This volcanic island was discovered by João de Nova on May 21,
> the feast day of its namesake saint. It is probably best
> remembered as the last residence of a famous Frenchman.
> 9. Which US state capital was named by a Canadian missionary?
>
> ** Game 6, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
> * A. http://
>
> A1. In the context of the World Wide Web, what does HTTP
> stand for?
> A2. This answer changed """some years ago"""; we need the
> """current""" answer. In the context of the World Wide Web,
> what """does""" URL """now""" stand for?
> B1. What is the 6-letter word for a rapidly rotating neutron
> star with a strong magnetic field? The first one was
> discovered in 1967.
> B2. In early astronomy this 6-letter word was originally used
> for anything in the sky with a hazy appearance, including
> galaxies and star clusters that telescopes could not yet
> resolve into stars. Today it refers only to actual clouds
> of gas and dust, either dark or luminous.
> * C. Standard Sizes
>
> C1. How long, tip to base, is a size AA battery, to the nearest
> multiple of 1/4 inch or 5 mm?
> C2. How long, left to right, is a """current""" Canadian $5 bill,
> to within 10% of the true number?
Dan Blum
Jan 10, 2021, 10:40:42 AM1/10/21
to
> 1. The southernmost of the five inhabited Scilly Isles has the name
> of a virgin martyr, but was not named for her. Name that island.
Saint Kilda; Saint Catherine
> of a virgin martyr, but was not named for her. Name that island.
> 2. The patron saint of Ireland is also the patron saint of which
> West African country?
> 3. Which London, England, railway station commemorates a boy martyr?
> 4. Which Canadian city name honors the wife of Robert Hamilton,
> a member of the first legislative council of Upper Canada?
> 5. What do Saints Casimir, Florian, and Stanislaus have in common?
> We mean the people, and be specific.
> 6. This volcanic island was discovered by Jo?o de Nova on May 21,
> the feast day of its namesake saint. It is probably best
> remembered as the last residence of a famous Frenchman.
Saint Helena
> remembered as the last residence of a famous Frenchman.
> 7. An Oxford college was named after a 7th century Benedictine
> abbess, considered a great educator of women. Who?
> 8. What city, which claims to have his remains, is St. Mark the
> patron of?
> 9. Which US state capital was named by a Canadian missionary?
> 10. What Cornish island was named after an archangel?
> ** Game 6, Round 10 - Challenge Round
> * A. http://
> A1. In the context of the World Wide Web, what does HTTP
> stand for?
> A2. This answer changed """some years ago"""; we need the
> """current""" answer. In the context of the World Wide Web,
> what """does""" URL """now""" stand for?
> * B. Six Letters in Astronomy
> B1. What is the 6-letter word for a rapidly rotating neutron
> star with a strong magnetic field? The first one was
> discovered in 1967.
> B2. In early astronomy this 6-letter word was originally used
> for anything in the sky with a hazy appearance, including
> galaxies and star clusters that telescopes could not yet
> resolve into stars. Today it refers only to actual clouds
> of gas and dust, either dark or luminous.
> * C. Standard Sizes
> C1. How long, tip to base, is a size AA battery, to the nearest
> multiple of 1/4 inch or 5 mm?
> C2. How long, left to right, is a """current""" Canadian $5 bill,
> to within 10% of the true number?
> * D. Fish Stories
> D1. Ernest Hemingway's "The Old Man and the Sea" appeared in
> its entirety in which periodical in 1952?
> D2. Name the author of the 2002 book "Shark Trouble: True
> Stories about Sharks and the Sea".
> * E. Capitals of Ontario
> E1. In the last round we mentioned the first legislature of
> Upper Canada, which met in 1792 in Newark. What do we call
> Newark today?
> E2. During the 26 years that Upper and Lower Canada were united
> as the Province of Canada, its legislature moved between
> 5 different capitals. Name *either* the first or the last
> capital of the Province of Canada, giving the name that
> was in use at the time. Both are now in Ontario.
> * F. Talk TV
> F2. Give the last name of "Dr. Phil", previously of the Oprah
> Winfrey show and """now""" host of his own syndicated series.
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Dan Tilque
Jan 10, 2021, 9:49:41 PM1/10/21
to
On 1/9/21 9:51 PM, Mark Brader wrote:
>
> ** Game 6, Round 9 - Geography - Saintly Places
>
> In this round, each question, or its answer, or both, will contain
> the word "saint".
>
> 1. The southernmost of the five inhabited Scilly Isles has the name
> of a virgin martyr, but was not named for her. Name that island.
>
> 2. The patron saint of Ireland is also the patron saint of which
> West African country?
>
> 3. Which London, England, railway station commemorates a boy martyr?
St Pancras
>
> ** Game 6, Round 9 - Geography - Saintly Places
>
> In this round, each question, or its answer, or both, will contain
> the word "saint".
>
> 1. The southernmost of the five inhabited Scilly Isles has the name
> of a virgin martyr, but was not named for her. Name that island.
>
> 2. The patron saint of Ireland is also the patron saint of which
> West African country?
>
> 3. Which London, England, railway station commemorates a boy martyr?
>
> 4. Which Canadian city name honors the wife of Robert Hamilton,
> a member of the first legislative council of Upper Canada?
>
> 5. What do Saints Casimir, Florian, and Stanislaus have in common?
> We mean the people, and be specific.
>
> 6. This volcanic island was discovered by João de Nova on May 21,
> the feast day of its namesake saint. It is probably best
> remembered as the last residence of a famous Frenchman.
>
> 7. An Oxford college was named after a 7th century Benedictine
> abbess, considered a great educator of women. Who?
>
> 8. What city, which claims to have his remains, is St. Mark the
> patron of?
>
> 9. Which US state capital was named by a Canadian missionary?
>
> 10. What Cornish island was named after an archangel?
>
>
> ** Game 6, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
> * A. http://
>
> A1. In the context of the World Wide Web, what does HTTP
> stand for?
>
> A2. This answer changed """some years ago"""; we need the
> """current""" answer. In the context of the World Wide Web,
> what """does""" URL """now""" stand for?
>
>
> * B. Six Letters in Astronomy
>
> B1. What is the 6-letter word for a rapidly rotating neutron
> star with a strong magnetic field? The first one was
> discovered in 1967.
(note: Neutron stars with extremely strong magnetic fields are called
magnetars, but that word is longer than 6 letters, so you must want
'pulsar'. Also magnetars were discovered later than 1967.)
>
> B2. In early astronomy this 6-letter word was originally used
> for anything in the sky with a hazy appearance, including
> galaxies and star clusters that telescopes could not yet
> resolve into stars. Today it refers only to actual clouds
> of gas and dust, either dark or luminous.
>
>
> * C. Standard Sizes
>
> C1. How long, tip to base, is a size AA battery, to the nearest
> multiple of 1/4 inch or 5 mm?
>
> C2. How long, left to right, is a """current""" Canadian $5 bill,
> to within 10% of the true number?
>
>
> * D. Fish Stories
>
> D1. Ernest Hemingway's "The Old Man and the Sea" appeared in
> its entirety in which periodical in 1952?
>
> D2. Name the author of the 2002 book "Shark Trouble: True
> Stories about Sharks and the Sea".
>
>
> * E. Capitals of Ontario
>
> E1. In the last round we mentioned the first legislature of
> Upper Canada, which met in 1792 in Newark. What do we call
> Newark today?
>
> E2. During the 26 years that Upper and Lower Canada were united
> as the Province of Canada, its legislature moved between
> 5 different capitals. Name *either* the first or the last
> capital of the Province of Canada, giving the name that
> was in use at the time. Both are now in Ontario.
>
>
> * F. Talk TV
>
> F1. Complete the title of this """current""" NBC series by
> naming its host: "Last Call With...".
>
> F2. Give the last name of "Dr. Phil", previously of the Oprah
> Winfrey show and """now""" host of his own syndicated series.
--
Dan Tilque
Mark Brader
Jan 13, 2021, 12:10:46 AM1/13/21
to
Mark Brader:
of 3 points is DAN BLUM! Hearty congratulations!
> In this set, I wrote four pairs in the challenge round.
Those were pairs A, B, C, and E.
> ** Game 6, Round 9 - Geography - Saintly Places
> In this round, each question, or its answer, or both, will contain
> the word "saint".
> 1. The southernmost of the five inhabited Scilly Isles has the name
> of a virgin martyr, but was not named for her. Name that island.
St. Agnes.
The name is apparently a modification of an older one.
> 2. The patron saint of Ireland is also the patron saint of which
> West African country?
Nigeria. 4 for Joshua.
> 3. Which London, England, railway station commemorates a boy martyr?
St. Pancras. 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque.
QMs in the original game were instructed: if someone says
"St. Pancreas", jeer them and accept the answer.
> 4. Which Canadian city name honors the wife of Robert Hamilton,
> a member of the first legislative council of Upper Canada?
St. Catharines (Ontario). ("St. Catherine" scored almost correct.)
4 for Dan Tilque. 3 for Dan Blum.
> 5. What do Saints Casimir, Florian, and Stanislaus have in common?
> We mean the people, and be specific.
They are all patron saints of Poland.
In the original game we also accepted "they are all rivers" and
"they are all towns in Poland" on protests, but here I've adjusted
the question wording to rule out those answers. And since I said
"be specific", "they are all Polish" also would not do.
> 6. This volcanic island was discovered by João de Nova on May 21,
> the feast day of its namesake saint. It is probably best
> remembered as the last residence of a famous Frenchman.
St. Helena. (Napoleon died there.) 4 for everyone -- Joshua,
Erland, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque.
> 7. An Oxford college was named after a 7th century Benedictine
> abbess, considered a great educator of women. Who?
St. Hilda.
> 8. What city, which claims to have his remains, is St. Mark the
> patron of?
Venice. 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum.
> 9. Which US state capital was named by a Canadian missionary?
St. Paul (Minnesota). 4 for everyone.
> 10. What Cornish island was named after an archangel?
St. Michael's Mount. I accepted other references to St. Michael as
almost correct. 3 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque.
> ** Game 6, Round 10 - Challenge Round
> * A. http://
> A1. In the context of the World Wide Web, what does HTTP
> stand for?
Hypertext Transfer Protocol. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque.
3 for Erland.
> A2. This answer changed """some years ago"""; we need the
> """current""" answer. In the context of the World Wide Web,
> what """does""" URL """now""" stand for?
Uniform Resource Locator. (Still true.) 3 for Joshua.
Universal Resource Locator was the old name; it changed in 1994.
> * B. Six Letters in Astronomy
> B1. What is the 6-letter word for a rapidly rotating neutron
> star with a strong magnetic field? The first one was
> discovered in 1967.
Pulsar. 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque.
> B2. In early astronomy this 6-letter word was originally used
> for anything in the sky with a hazy appearance, including
> galaxies and star clusters that telescopes could not yet
> resolve into stars. Today it refers only to actual clouds
> of gas and dust, either dark or luminous.
Nebula. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque.
> * C. Standard Sizes
> C1. How long, tip to base, is a size AA battery, to the nearest
> multiple of 1/4 inch or 5 mm?
2 inches or 5 cm (50 mm). 4 for Dan Blum.
> C2. How long, left to right, is a """current""" Canadian $5 bill,
> to within 10% of the true number?
6 inches (accepting 5.4-6.6 inches) or 15.24 cm (accepting
13.7-16.8 cm). Still true. 4 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque.
All Canadian and US bills have been practically the same size ever
since sometime in the 1930s.
> * D. Fish Stories
> D1. Ernest Hemingway's "The Old Man and the Sea" appeared in
> its entirety in which periodical in 1952?
"Life". 4 for Joshua and Dan Tilque.
> D2. Name the author of the 2002 book "Shark Trouble: True
> Stories about Sharks and the Sea".
Peter Benchley. 4 for Dan Blum.
> * E. Capitals of Ontario
> E1. In the last round we mentioned the first legislature of
> Upper Canada, which met in 1792 in Newark. What do we call
> Newark today?
Niagara-on-the-Lake.
> E2. During the 26 years that Upper and Lower Canada were united
> as the Province of Canada, its legislature moved between
> 5 different capitals. Name *either* the first or the last
> capital of the Province of Canada, giving the name that
> was in use at the time. Both are now in Ontario.
Kingston, Ottawa.
Montreal was the second capital, and then Toronto alternated with
Quebec City for some years until the compromise location of Ottawa
(not Bytown, sorry; it had changed before that) was chosen.
> * F. Talk TV
> F1. Complete the title of this """current""" NBC series by
> naming its host: "Last Call With...".
Carson Daly. (Still true.) 4 for Joshua.
> F2. Give the last name of "Dr. Phil", previously of the Oprah
> Winfrey show and """now""" host of his own syndicated series.
McGraw. (Still true.) 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum.
When I posted this round in 2008, I added a note that I had seen
this question asked on a TV quiz show the day before.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 6 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST
TOPICS-> Spo Ent Mis Art Sci His Geo Cha SIX
Dan Blum 8 16 28 32 36 15 22 28 162
Joshua Kreitzer 24 20 36 28 8 28 19 23 159
Dan Tilque 8 4 8 12 40 16 19 20 115
Erland Sommarskog -- -- 0 8 24 32 12 7 83
Pete Gayde 12 16 4 28 4 11 -- -- 75
--
Mark Brader "The world little knows or cares the storm
Toronto through which you have had to pass. It asks only
m...@vex.net if you brought the ship safely to port."
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2003-02-24,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information...
> see my 2020-06-23 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the
> Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
Game 6 is over and, if there are no errors, the winner by a margin
> Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
of 3 points is DAN BLUM! Hearty congratulations!
> In this set, I wrote four pairs in the challenge round.
> ** Game 6, Round 9 - Geography - Saintly Places
> In this round, each question, or its answer, or both, will contain
> the word "saint".
> 1. The southernmost of the five inhabited Scilly Isles has the name
> of a virgin martyr, but was not named for her. Name that island.
The name is apparently a modification of an older one.
> 2. The patron saint of Ireland is also the patron saint of which
> West African country?
> 3. Which London, England, railway station commemorates a boy martyr?
QMs in the original game were instructed: if someone says
"St. Pancreas", jeer them and accept the answer.
> 4. Which Canadian city name honors the wife of Robert Hamilton,
> a member of the first legislative council of Upper Canada?
4 for Dan Tilque. 3 for Dan Blum.
> 5. What do Saints Casimir, Florian, and Stanislaus have in common?
> We mean the people, and be specific.
In the original game we also accepted "they are all rivers" and
"they are all towns in Poland" on protests, but here I've adjusted
the question wording to rule out those answers. And since I said
"be specific", "they are all Polish" also would not do.
> 6. This volcanic island was discovered by João de Nova on May 21,
> the feast day of its namesake saint. It is probably best
> remembered as the last residence of a famous Frenchman.
Erland, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque.
> 7. An Oxford college was named after a 7th century Benedictine
> abbess, considered a great educator of women. Who?
> 8. What city, which claims to have his remains, is St. Mark the
> patron of?
> 9. Which US state capital was named by a Canadian missionary?
> 10. What Cornish island was named after an archangel?
almost correct. 3 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque.
> ** Game 6, Round 10 - Challenge Round
> * A. http://
> A1. In the context of the World Wide Web, what does HTTP
> stand for?
3 for Erland.
> A2. This answer changed """some years ago"""; we need the
> """current""" answer. In the context of the World Wide Web,
> what """does""" URL """now""" stand for?
Universal Resource Locator was the old name; it changed in 1994.
> * B. Six Letters in Astronomy
> B1. What is the 6-letter word for a rapidly rotating neutron
> star with a strong magnetic field? The first one was
> discovered in 1967.
> B2. In early astronomy this 6-letter word was originally used
> for anything in the sky with a hazy appearance, including
> galaxies and star clusters that telescopes could not yet
> resolve into stars. Today it refers only to actual clouds
> of gas and dust, either dark or luminous.
> * C. Standard Sizes
> C1. How long, tip to base, is a size AA battery, to the nearest
> multiple of 1/4 inch or 5 mm?
> C2. How long, left to right, is a """current""" Canadian $5 bill,
> to within 10% of the true number?
13.7-16.8 cm). Still true. 4 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque.
All Canadian and US bills have been practically the same size ever
since sometime in the 1930s.
> * D. Fish Stories
> D1. Ernest Hemingway's "The Old Man and the Sea" appeared in
> its entirety in which periodical in 1952?
> D2. Name the author of the 2002 book "Shark Trouble: True
> Stories about Sharks and the Sea".
> * E. Capitals of Ontario
> E1. In the last round we mentioned the first legislature of
> Upper Canada, which met in 1792 in Newark. What do we call
> Newark today?
> E2. During the 26 years that Upper and Lower Canada were united
> as the Province of Canada, its legislature moved between
> 5 different capitals. Name *either* the first or the last
> capital of the Province of Canada, giving the name that
> was in use at the time. Both are now in Ontario.
Montreal was the second capital, and then Toronto alternated with
Quebec City for some years until the compromise location of Ottawa
(not Bytown, sorry; it had changed before that) was chosen.
> * F. Talk TV
> F1. Complete the title of this """current""" NBC series by
> naming its host: "Last Call With...".
> F2. Give the last name of "Dr. Phil", previously of the Oprah
> Winfrey show and """now""" host of his own syndicated series.
When I posted this round in 2008, I added a note that I had seen
this question asked on a TV quiz show the day before.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 6 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST
TOPICS-> Spo Ent Mis Art Sci His Geo Cha SIX
Dan Blum 8 16 28 32 36 15 22 28 162
Joshua Kreitzer 24 20 36 28 8 28 19 23 159
Dan Tilque 8 4 8 12 40 16 19 20 115
Erland Sommarskog -- -- 0 8 24 32 12 7 83
Pete Gayde 12 16 4 28 4 11 -- -- 75
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m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:4Jedne76dNFNHWPCnZ2dnUU7-
RnN...@giganews.com:
>> * F. Talk TV
>
>> F1. Complete the title of this """current""" NBC series by
>> naming its host: "Last Call With...".
>
> Carson Daly. (Still true.) 4 for Joshua.
Actually no longer true; "Last Call with Carson Daly" ended its run in
2019.
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
RnN...@giganews.com:
>> * F. Talk TV
>
>> F1. Complete the title of this """current""" NBC series by
>> naming its host: "Last Call With...".
>
> Carson Daly. (Still true.) 4 for Joshua.
2019.
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
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