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Mark Brader
Dec 7, 2017, 5:56:56 AM12/7/17
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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2017-11-06,
and should be interpreted accordingly.
On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup,
based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
the correct answers in about 3 days.
All questions were written by members of Smith & Guessin' and are
used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have
been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information see
my 2017-09-25 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 7, Round 2 - Canadiana History - Canadians on the Western Front
On 1917-11-10, the Canadian Corps was instrumental in capturing
the town of Passchendaele in western Flanders. This event was the
culmination of several battles in the Ypres salient. The following
questions deal with this event and others on the Western Front.
1. Field Marshall Douglas Haig conceived a plan in the summer of
1917 to break open the Ypres salient. The plan was to use
Ypres as a jumping-off point to liberate the ports on the
Belgian coast. Why was this important?
2. The commander of the Canadian Corps was skeptical of Haig's plan
and feared another senseless bloodbath. Nevertheless, the
Canadians were eventually ordered to attack. Who was their
commander?
3. Predictably, the Battle of Passchendaele caused many casualties
on both sides. The armies under British command totalled
275,000 casualties (killed, wounded, or missing). What was
Canada's casualty number, with a margin of 1,000?
4. In the early years of the war, the Canadian troops used a
Canadian-manufactured rifle. Ultimately, it proved unreliable
and was replaced by the British Lee-Enfield rifle. What was
the Canadian rifle called?
5. From January 1916 until June 1917, this British-born general
led the Canadian Corps. He then moved to command of Britain's
Third Army and was succeeded in his former job by Arthur Currie.
Who was he?
6. Few words conjure the futility and staggering losses of WW1 like
"the Somme offensive". On its first day, the Royal Newfoundland
Regiment was nearly wiped out at what village, on a day which
became Newfoundland's official day of remembrance?
7. Prime Minister Borden introduced conscription in early 1917 to
bolster the depleted Canadian Corps which, until then, had relied
mostly on volunteers. The Liberal Leader of the Opposition
refused to endorse it -- who was that?
8. During the Second Battle of Ypres, between April 22 and May 25,
1915, the Germans used a new weapon against the defending
Canadians and French Algerian divisions. What was this?
9. Who was the Minister of Militia in Borden's cabinet, from the
start of the war until November 1916, when he was fired partly
because of scandals like the <answer 4>?
10. In an individual battle in the spring of 1916 that was soon
overshadowed by the massive Somme offensive, the Canadians
defended a 30 m hill with a commanding position over Ypres.
This hill was lost and retaken over a period of 12 days.
Name it.
* Game 7, Round 3 - Geography - Spoken Here
In each case, name the country where the combination of languages
given is predominantly spoken.
1. Khmer and French.
2. Greek and Turkish.
3. Amharic and Oromo.
4. Dutch and French.
5. Magyar.
6. Pashto and Dari.
7. Sinhala and Tamil.
8. Spanish and Guarani.
9. Oshiwambo, Afrikaans, English, and some German.
10. English, Yoruba, and Hausa.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | sed -e "s;??\\([-=(/)'<!>]\\);?\\\\?\\1;g"
m...@vex.net | will fix them... -- Karl Heuer
My text in this article is in the public domain.
and should be interpreted accordingly.
On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup,
based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
the correct answers in about 3 days.
All questions were written by members of Smith & Guessin' and are
used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have
been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information see
my 2017-09-25 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 7, Round 2 - Canadiana History - Canadians on the Western Front
On 1917-11-10, the Canadian Corps was instrumental in capturing
the town of Passchendaele in western Flanders. This event was the
culmination of several battles in the Ypres salient. The following
questions deal with this event and others on the Western Front.
1. Field Marshall Douglas Haig conceived a plan in the summer of
1917 to break open the Ypres salient. The plan was to use
Ypres as a jumping-off point to liberate the ports on the
Belgian coast. Why was this important?
2. The commander of the Canadian Corps was skeptical of Haig's plan
and feared another senseless bloodbath. Nevertheless, the
Canadians were eventually ordered to attack. Who was their
commander?
3. Predictably, the Battle of Passchendaele caused many casualties
on both sides. The armies under British command totalled
275,000 casualties (killed, wounded, or missing). What was
Canada's casualty number, with a margin of 1,000?
4. In the early years of the war, the Canadian troops used a
Canadian-manufactured rifle. Ultimately, it proved unreliable
and was replaced by the British Lee-Enfield rifle. What was
the Canadian rifle called?
5. From January 1916 until June 1917, this British-born general
led the Canadian Corps. He then moved to command of Britain's
Third Army and was succeeded in his former job by Arthur Currie.
Who was he?
6. Few words conjure the futility and staggering losses of WW1 like
"the Somme offensive". On its first day, the Royal Newfoundland
Regiment was nearly wiped out at what village, on a day which
became Newfoundland's official day of remembrance?
7. Prime Minister Borden introduced conscription in early 1917 to
bolster the depleted Canadian Corps which, until then, had relied
mostly on volunteers. The Liberal Leader of the Opposition
refused to endorse it -- who was that?
8. During the Second Battle of Ypres, between April 22 and May 25,
1915, the Germans used a new weapon against the defending
Canadians and French Algerian divisions. What was this?
9. Who was the Minister of Militia in Borden's cabinet, from the
start of the war until November 1916, when he was fired partly
because of scandals like the <answer 4>?
10. In an individual battle in the spring of 1916 that was soon
overshadowed by the massive Somme offensive, the Canadians
defended a 30 m hill with a commanding position over Ypres.
This hill was lost and retaken over a period of 12 days.
Name it.
* Game 7, Round 3 - Geography - Spoken Here
In each case, name the country where the combination of languages
given is predominantly spoken.
1. Khmer and French.
2. Greek and Turkish.
3. Amharic and Oromo.
4. Dutch and French.
5. Magyar.
6. Pashto and Dari.
7. Sinhala and Tamil.
8. Spanish and Guarani.
9. Oshiwambo, Afrikaans, English, and some German.
10. English, Yoruba, and Hausa.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | sed -e "s;??\\([-=(/)'<!>]\\);?\\\\?\\1;g"
m...@vex.net | will fix them... -- Karl Heuer
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Peter Smyth
Dec 7, 2017, 6:11:41 AM12/7/17
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Mark Brader wrote:
> * Game 7, Round 3 - Geography - Spoken Here
>
> In each case, name the country where the combination of languages
> given is predominantly spoken.
>
> 1. Khmer and French.
Cambodia
> * Game 7, Round 3 - Geography - Spoken Here
>
> In each case, name the country where the combination of languages
> given is predominantly spoken.
>
> 1. Khmer and French.
> 2. Greek and Turkish.
Cyprus
> 3. Amharic and Oromo.
Egypt
> 4. Dutch and French.
Belgium
> 5. Magyar.
Hungary
> 6. Pashto and Dari.
Afghanistan
> 7. Sinhala and Tamil.
Sri Lanka
> 8. Spanish and Guarani.
Colombia
> 9. Oshiwambo, Afrikaans, English, and some German.
Namibia
> 10. English, Yoruba, and Hausa.
Nigeria
Peter Smyth
Dan Blum
Dec 7, 2017, 10:10:59 AM12/7/17
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Mark Brader <m...@vex.net> wrote:
> * Game 7, Round 2 - Canadiana History - Canadians on the Western Front
> * Game 7, Round 2 - Canadiana History - Canadians on the Western Front
> 3. Predictably, the Battle of Passchendaele caused many casualties
> on both sides. The armies under British command totalled
> 275,000 casualties (killed, wounded, or missing). What was
> Canada's casualty number, with a margin of 1,000?
15,000; 25,000
> on both sides. The armies under British command totalled
> 275,000 casualties (killed, wounded, or missing). What was
> Canada's casualty number, with a margin of 1,000?
> 8. During the Second Battle of Ypres, between April 22 and May 25,
> 1915, the Germans used a new weapon against the defending
> Canadians and French Algerian divisions. What was this?
> * Game 7, Round 3 - Geography - Spoken Here
> 1. Khmer and French.
Cambodia
> 2. Greek and Turkish.
Cyprus
> 3. Amharic and Oromo.
Ethiopia
Cambodia
> 2. Greek and Turkish.
Cyprus
> 3. Amharic and Oromo.
> 4. Dutch and French.
Belgium
> 5. Magyar.
Hungary
> 6. Pashto and Dari.
Afghanistan
> 7. Sinhala and Tamil.
Sri Lanka
> 8. Spanish and Guarani.
> 9. Oshiwambo, Afrikaans, English, and some German.
> 10. English, Yoruba, and Hausa.
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Marc Dashevsky
Dec 7, 2017, 11:13:51 AM12/7/17
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In article <bdCdneXidu7vg7TH...@giganews.com>, m...@vex.net says...
> 9. Oshiwambo, Afrikaans, English, and some German.
South Africa
> 10. English, Yoruba, and Hausa.
Nigeria
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
> * Game 7, Round 3 - Geography - Spoken Here
>
> In each case, name the country where the combination of languages
> given is predominantly spoken.
>
> 1. Khmer and French.
>
> In each case, name the country where the combination of languages
> given is predominantly spoken.
>
> 1. Khmer and French.
Cambodia
> 2. Greek and Turkish.
Cyprus
> 3. Amharic and Oromo.
Ethiopia
> 4. Dutch and French.
Belgium
> 5. Magyar.
Hungary
> 6. Pashto and Dari.
Afghanistan
> 7. Sinhala and Tamil.
Sri Lanka
> 8. Spanish and Guarani.
Paraguay
> 2. Greek and Turkish.
Cyprus
> 3. Amharic and Oromo.
Ethiopia
> 4. Dutch and French.
Belgium
> 5. Magyar.
Hungary
> 6. Pashto and Dari.
Afghanistan
> 7. Sinhala and Tamil.
Sri Lanka
> 8. Spanish and Guarani.
> 9. Oshiwambo, Afrikaans, English, and some German.
> 10. English, Yoruba, and Hausa.
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Dan Tilque
Dec 7, 2017, 12:11:40 PM12/7/17
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Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * Game 7, Round 2 - Canadiana History - Canadians on the Western Front
>
> On 1917-11-10, the Canadian Corps was instrumental in capturing
> the town of Passchendaele in western Flanders. This event was the
> culmination of several battles in the Ypres salient. The following
> questions deal with this event and others on the Western Front.
>
> 1. Field Marshall Douglas Haig conceived a plan in the summer of
> 1917 to break open the Ypres salient. The plan was to use
> Ypres as a jumping-off point to liberate the ports on the
> Belgian coast. Why was this important?
It would allow sea shipment of military materiel to a point closer to
>
>
> * Game 7, Round 2 - Canadiana History - Canadians on the Western Front
>
> On 1917-11-10, the Canadian Corps was instrumental in capturing
> the town of Passchendaele in western Flanders. This event was the
> culmination of several battles in the Ypres salient. The following
> questions deal with this event and others on the Western Front.
>
> 1. Field Marshall Douglas Haig conceived a plan in the summer of
> 1917 to break open the Ypres salient. The plan was to use
> Ypres as a jumping-off point to liberate the ports on the
> Belgian coast. Why was this important?
the front.
>
> 2. The commander of the Canadian Corps was skeptical of Haig's plan
> and feared another senseless bloodbath. Nevertheless, the
> Canadians were eventually ordered to attack. Who was their
> commander?
>
> 3. Predictably, the Battle of Passchendaele caused many casualties
> on both sides. The armies under British command totalled
> 275,000 casualties (killed, wounded, or missing). What was
> Canada's casualty number, with a margin of 1,000?
>
> 4. In the early years of the war, the Canadian troops used a
> Canadian-manufactured rifle. Ultimately, it proved unreliable
> and was replaced by the British Lee-Enfield rifle. What was
> the Canadian rifle called?
>
> 5. From January 1916 until June 1917, this British-born general
> led the Canadian Corps. He then moved to command of Britain's
> Third Army and was succeeded in his former job by Arthur Currie.
> Who was he?
>
> 6. Few words conjure the futility and staggering losses of WW1 like
> "the Somme offensive". On its first day, the Royal Newfoundland
> Regiment was nearly wiped out at what village, on a day which
> became Newfoundland's official day of remembrance?
>
> 7. Prime Minister Borden introduced conscription in early 1917 to
> bolster the depleted Canadian Corps which, until then, had relied
> mostly on volunteers. The Liberal Leader of the Opposition
> refused to endorse it -- who was that?
>
> 8. During the Second Battle of Ypres, between April 22 and May 25,
> 1915, the Germans used a new weapon against the defending
> Canadians and French Algerian divisions. What was this?
>
> 9. Who was the Minister of Militia in Borden's cabinet, from the
> start of the war until November 1916, when he was fired partly
> because of scandals like the <answer 4>?
>
> 10. In an individual battle in the spring of 1916 that was soon
> overshadowed by the massive Somme offensive, the Canadians
> defended a 30 m hill with a commanding position over Ypres.
> This hill was lost and retaken over a period of 12 days.
> Name it.
>
>
> * Game 7, Round 3 - Geography - Spoken Here
>
> In each case, name the country where the combination of languages
> given is predominantly spoken.
>
> 1. Khmer and French.
Cambodia
> 2. Greek and Turkish.
Cyprus
> 3. Amharic and Oromo.
Ethiopia
> 4. Dutch and French.
Belgium
> 5. Magyar.
Hungary
> 6. Pashto and Dari.
Afghanistan
> 7. Sinhala and Tamil.
Sri Lanka
> 8. Spanish and Guarani.
Paraguay
> 2. Greek and Turkish.
Cyprus
> 3. Amharic and Oromo.
Ethiopia
> 4. Dutch and French.
Belgium
> 5. Magyar.
Hungary
> 6. Pashto and Dari.
Afghanistan
> 7. Sinhala and Tamil.
Sri Lanka
> 8. Spanish and Guarani.
Paraguay
> 9. Oshiwambo, Afrikaans, English, and some German.
Namibia
> 10. English, Yoruba, and Hausa.
--
Dan Tilque
Erland Sommarskog
Dec 7, 2017, 4:25:34 PM12/7/17
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Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> * Game 7, Round 2 - Canadiana History - Canadians on the Western Front
>
> * Game 7, Round 2 - Canadiana History - Canadians on the Western Front
>
> 1. Field Marshall Douglas Haig conceived a plan in the summer of
> 1917 to break open the Ypres salient. The plan was to use
> Ypres as a jumping-off point to liberate the ports on the
> Belgian coast. Why was this important?
To cut off German access to the English Channel,
> 1917 to break open the Ypres salient. The plan was to use
> Ypres as a jumping-off point to liberate the ports on the
> Belgian coast. Why was this important?
> 3. Predictably, the Battle of Passchendaele caused many casualties
> on both sides. The armies under British command totalled
> 275,000 casualties (killed, wounded, or missing). What was
> Canada's casualty number, with a margin of 1,000?
> 8. During the Second Battle of Ypres, between April 22 and May 25,
> 1915, the Germans used a new weapon against the defending
> Canadians and French Algerian divisions. What was this?
> * Game 7, Round 3 - Geography - Spoken Here
>
> In each case, name the country where the combination of languages
> given is predominantly spoken.
>
> 1. Khmer and French.
Cambodia
> 2. Greek and Turkish.
Cyprus
> 3. Amharic and Oromo.
Ethiopia
> 4. Dutch and French.
Belgium
> 5. Magyar.
Hungary
> 6. Pashto and Dari.
Afghanistan
> 7. Sinhala and Tamil.
Sri Lanka
> 8. Spanish and Guarani.
Paraguay
> 2. Greek and Turkish.
Cyprus
> 3. Amharic and Oromo.
Ethiopia
> 4. Dutch and French.
Belgium
> 5. Magyar.
Hungary
> 6. Pashto and Dari.
Afghanistan
> 7. Sinhala and Tamil.
Sri Lanka
> 8. Spanish and Guarani.
Paraguay
> 9. Oshiwambo, Afrikaans, English, and some German.
Namibia
> 10. English, Yoruba, and Hausa.
Erland Sommarskog
Dec 7, 2017, 4:29:14 PM12/7/17
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None of them are the intended answer, but I do have some sympathy.
Guaraní is spoken in both countries. But in Bolivia both Aymara and
Quechua are more common. Guaraní is only spoken in the lowlands
towards Paraguay. And in Argentina it is very marginal in the north-
east. I don't really know how common it is, but I recall that a boatman
with a grin asked me if I spoke Guaraní.
Guaraní is spoken in both countries. But in Bolivia both Aymara and
Quechua are more common. Guaraní is only spoken in the lowlands
towards Paraguay. And in Argentina it is very marginal in the north-
east. I don't really know how common it is, but I recall that a boatman
with a grin asked me if I spoke Guaraní.
Calvin
Dec 7, 2017, 7:05:38 PM12/7/17
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On Thursday, December 7, 2017 at 8:56:56 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
> * Game 7, Round 2 - Canadiana History - Canadians on the Western Front
>
> On 1917-11-10, the Canadian Corps was instrumental in capturing
> the town of Passchendaele in western Flanders. This event was the
> culmination of several battles in the Ypres salient. The following
> questions deal with this event and others on the Western Front.
>
> 1. Field Marshall Douglas Haig conceived a plan in the summer of
> 1917 to break open the Ypres salient. The plan was to use
> Ypres as a jumping-off point to liberate the ports on the
> Belgian coast. Why was this important?
To get supplies through
> * Game 7, Round 2 - Canadiana History - Canadians on the Western Front
>
> On 1917-11-10, the Canadian Corps was instrumental in capturing
> the town of Passchendaele in western Flanders. This event was the
> culmination of several battles in the Ypres salient. The following
> questions deal with this event and others on the Western Front.
>
> 1. Field Marshall Douglas Haig conceived a plan in the summer of
> 1917 to break open the Ypres salient. The plan was to use
> Ypres as a jumping-off point to liberate the ports on the
> Belgian coast. Why was this important?
> 9. Who was the Minister of Militia in Borden's cabinet, from the
> start of the war until November 1916, when he was fired partly
> because of scandals like the <answer 4>?
>
> 10. In an individual battle in the spring of 1916 that was soon
> overshadowed by the massive Somme offensive, the Canadians
> defended a 30 m hill with a commanding position over Ypres.
> This hill was lost and retaken over a period of 12 days.
> Name it.
>
>
> * Game 7, Round 3 - Geography - Spoken Here
>
> In each case, name the country where the combination of languages
> given is predominantly spoken.
>
> 1. Khmer and French.
Cambodia
> 2. Greek and Turkish.
Cyprus
> 2. Greek and Turkish.
Cyprus
> 3. Amharic and Oromo.
> 4. Dutch and French.
> 4. Dutch and French.
Belgium
> 5. Magyar.
Hungary
> 6. Pashto and Dari.
Pakistan, Afghanistan
> 5. Magyar.
Hungary
> 6. Pashto and Dari.
> 7. Sinhala and Tamil.
Sri Lanka
> 8. Spanish and Guarani.
> 9. Oshiwambo, Afrikaans, English, and some German.
> 10. English, Yoruba, and Hausa.
cheers,
calvin
Joshua Kreitzer
Dec 7, 2017, 11:04:14 PM12/7/17
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m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:bdCdneXidu7vg7THnZ2dnUU7-
cvN...@giganews.com:
> * Game 7, Round 2 - Canadiana History - Canadians on the Western Front
>
> On 1917-11-10, the Canadian Corps was instrumental in capturing
> the town of Passchendaele in western Flanders. This event was the
> culmination of several battles in the Ypres salient. The following
> questions deal with this event and others on the Western Front.
>
> * Game 7, Round 3 - Geography - Spoken Here
>
> In each case, name the country where the combination of languages
> given is predominantly spoken.
>
> 1. Khmer and French.
> 4. Dutch and French.
Belgium
> 5. Magyar.
Hungary
> 6. Pashto and Dari.
> 9. Oshiwambo, Afrikaans, English, and some German.
Namibia
> 10. English, Yoruba, and Hausa.
Nigeria
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
cvN...@giganews.com:
> * Game 7, Round 2 - Canadiana History - Canadians on the Western Front
>
> On 1917-11-10, the Canadian Corps was instrumental in capturing
> the town of Passchendaele in western Flanders. This event was the
> culmination of several battles in the Ypres salient. The following
> questions deal with this event and others on the Western Front.
>
> 3. Predictably, the Battle of Passchendaele caused many casualties
> on both sides. The armies under British command totalled
> 275,000 casualties (killed, wounded, or missing). What was
> Canada's casualty number, with a margin of 1,000?
30,000
> on both sides. The armies under British command totalled
> 275,000 casualties (killed, wounded, or missing). What was
> Canada's casualty number, with a margin of 1,000?
> * Game 7, Round 3 - Geography - Spoken Here
>
> In each case, name the country where the combination of languages
> given is predominantly spoken.
>
> 1. Khmer and French.
Cambodia
> 2. Greek and Turkish.
Cyprus
> 3. Amharic and Oromo.
Ethiopia
> 2. Greek and Turkish.
Cyprus
> 3. Amharic and Oromo.
> 4. Dutch and French.
Belgium
> 5. Magyar.
Hungary
> 6. Pashto and Dari.
Afghanistan
> 7. Sinhala and Tamil.
Sri Lanka
> 8. Spanish and Guarani.
Paraguay; Bolivia
> 7. Sinhala and Tamil.
Sri Lanka
> 8. Spanish and Guarani.
> 9. Oshiwambo, Afrikaans, English, and some German.
> 10. English, Yoruba, and Hausa.
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Pete Gayde
Dec 8, 2017, 10:59:26 PM12/8/17
to
>
> 4. In the early years of the war, the Canadian troops used a
> Canadian-manufactured rifle. Ultimately, it proved unreliable
> and was replaced by the British Lee-Enfield rifle. What was
> the Canadian rifle called?
>
> 5. From January 1916 until June 1917, this British-born general
> led the Canadian Corps. He then moved to command of Britain's
> Third Army and was succeeded in his former job by Arthur Currie.
> Who was he?
>
> 6. Few words conjure the futility and staggering losses of WW1 like
> "the Somme offensive". On its first day, the Royal Newfoundland
> Regiment was nearly wiped out at what village, on a day which
> became Newfoundland's official day of remembrance?
>
> 7. Prime Minister Borden introduced conscription in early 1917 to
> bolster the depleted Canadian Corps which, until then, had relied
> mostly on volunteers. The Liberal Leader of the Opposition
> refused to endorse it -- who was that?
>
> 8. During the Second Battle of Ypres, between April 22 and May 25,
> 1915, the Germans used a new weapon against the defending
> Canadians and French Algerian divisions. What was this?
>
> 9. Who was the Minister of Militia in Borden's cabinet, from the
> start of the war until November 1916, when he was fired partly
> because of scandals like the <answer 4>?
>
> 10. In an individual battle in the spring of 1916 that was soon
> overshadowed by the massive Somme offensive, the Canadians
> defended a 30 m hill with a commanding position over Ypres.
> This hill was lost and retaken over a period of 12 days.
> Name it.
>
>
> * Game 7, Round 3 - Geography - Spoken Here
>
> In each case, name the country where the combination of languages
> given is predominantly spoken.
>
> 1. Khmer and French.
Cambodia
> 2. Greek and Turkish.
Cyprus
> 2. Greek and Turkish.
Cyprus
> 3. Amharic and Oromo.
> 4. Dutch and French.
Curacao; St Martin
> 4. Dutch and French.
> 5. Magyar.
Hungary
> 6. Pashto and Dari.
> 7. Sinhala and Tamil.
Sri Lanka
> 8. Spanish and Guarani.
> 9. Oshiwambo, Afrikaans, English, and some German.
> 10. English, Yoruba, and Hausa.
>
Jason Kreitzer
Dec 9, 2017, 12:20:36 AM12/9/17
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Cambodia
> 2. Greek and Turkish.
Cyprus
> 3. Amharic and Oromo.
Sudan?
> 2. Greek and Turkish.
Cyprus
> 3. Amharic and Oromo.
> 4. Dutch and French.
Belgium
> 5. Magyar.
Slovenia?
Belgium
> 5. Magyar.
> 6. Pashto and Dari.
Bangladesh?
> 7. Sinhala and Tamil.
Sri Lanka
> 8. Spanish and Guarani.
Nicaragua?
Sri Lanka
> 8. Spanish and Guarani.
> 9. Oshiwambo, Afrikaans, English, and some German.
Botswana?
> 10. English, Yoruba, and Hausa.
Nigeria
Mark Brader
Dec 10, 2017, 5:39:39 AM12/10/17
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Mark Brader:
second-hardest of the entire season after Game 2, Round 8, "Do You
Want to Be a Millionaire?"
The third-hardest round of the season was Game 5, Round 8, the
Canadiana round on the Tragically Hip. Fifth-hardest excluding an
audio round was Game 1, Round 9, on the senses. Which leaves one
more from the 5 worst, excluding audio, that you haven't yet seen.
> 1. Field Marshall Douglas Haig conceived a plan in the summer of
> 1917 to break open the Ypres salient. The plan was to use
> Ypres as a jumping-off point to liberate the ports on the
> Belgian coast. Why was this important?
The Germans had begun unrestricted submarine warfare and were using
these ports as U-boat bases.
> 2. The commander of the Canadian Corps was skeptical of Haig's plan
> and feared another senseless bloodbath. Nevertheless, the
> Canadians were eventually ordered to attack. Who was their
> commander?
Arthur Currie.
> 3. Predictably, the Battle of Passchendaele caused many casualties
> on both sides. The armies under British command totalled
> 275,000 casualties (killed, wounded, or missing). What was
> Canada's casualty number, with a margin of 1,000?
15,654 (accepting 14,654-16,654). 4 for Dan Blum.
> 4. In the early years of the war, the Canadian troops used a
> Canadian-manufactured rifle. Ultimately, it proved unreliable
> and was replaced by the British Lee-Enfield rifle. What was
> the Canadian rifle called?
Ross rifle.
> 5. From January 1916 until June 1917, this British-born general
> led the Canadian Corps. He then moved to command of Britain's
> Third Army and was succeeded in his former job by Arthur Currie.
> Who was he?
Julian Byng.
> 6. Few words conjure the futility and staggering losses of WW1 like
> "the Somme offensive". On its first day, the Royal Newfoundland
> Regiment was nearly wiped out at what village, on a day which
> became Newfoundland's official day of remembrance?
Beaumont-Hamel.
> 7. Prime Minister Borden introduced conscription in early 1917 to
> bolster the depleted Canadian Corps which, until then, had relied
> mostly on volunteers. The Liberal Leader of the Opposition
> refused to endorse it -- who was that?
Wilfrid Laurier.
> 8. During the Second Battle of Ypres, between April 22 and May 25,
> 1915, the Germans used a new weapon against the defending
> Canadians and French Algerian divisions. What was this?
Gas (specifically chlorine -- mustard gas was a later development
-- but accepting any poison gas). 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque,
and Erland. 3 for Pete.
> 9. Who was the Minister of Militia in Borden's cabinet, from the
> start of the war until November 1916, when he was fired partly
> because of scandals like the <answer 4>?
Sam Hughes.
> 10. In an individual battle in the spring of 1916 that was soon
> overshadowed by the massive Somme offensive, the Canadians
> defended a 30 m hill with a commanding position over Ypres.
> This hill was lost and retaken over a period of 12 days.
> Name it.
Mont Sorrel or Hill 62.
> * Game 7, Round 3 - Geography - Spoken Here
> In each case, name the country where the combination of languages
> given is predominantly spoken.
> 1. Khmer and French.
Cambodia. 4 for everyone -- Peter, Dan Blum, Marc, Dan Tilque,
Erland, Calvin, Joshua, Pete, and Jason.
> 2. Greek and Turkish.
Cyprus. 4 for everyone.
> 3. Amharic and Oromo.
Ethiopia. 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Dan Tilque, Erland, and Joshua.
> 4. Dutch and French.
Belgium. 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Marc, Dan Tilque, Erland, Calvin,
Joshua, and Jason.
> 5. Magyar.
Hungary. 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Marc, Dan Tilque, Erland, Calvin,
Joshua, and Pete.
> 6. Pashto and Dari.
Afghanistan. 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Marc, Dan Tilque, Erland,
and Joshua. 3 for Pete. 2 for Calvin.
> 7. Sinhala and Tamil.
Sri Lanka. 4 for everyone.
> 8. Spanish and Guarani.
Paraguay. 4 for Marc, Dan Tilque, and Erland. 3 for Joshua.
> 9. Oshiwambo, Afrikaans, English, and some German.
Namibia. 4 for Peter, Dan Tilque, Erland, and Joshua. 3 for Calvin.
> 10. English, Yoruba, and Hausa.
Nigeria. 4 for Peter, Marc, Dan Tilque, Joshua, and Jason.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 7 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Can Geo
Dan Tilque 4 40 44
Erland Sommarskog 4 36 40
Joshua Kreitzer 0 39 39
Dan Blum 8 28 36
Marc Dashevsky 0 36 36
Peter Smyth 0 32 32
"Calvin" 0 25 25
Pete Gayde 3 19 22
Jason Kreitzer 0 20 20
--
Mark Brader "A clarification is not to make oneself clear.
Toronto It is to PUT oneself IN the clear."
m...@vex.net -- Lynn & Jay, "Yes, Prime Minister"
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2017-11-06,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2017-09-25 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 7, Round 2 - Canadiana History - Canadians on the Western Front
> On 1917-11-10, the Canadian Corps was instrumental in capturing
> the town of Passchendaele in western Flanders. This event was the
> culmination of several battles in the Ypres salient. The following
> questions deal with this event and others on the Western Front.
In the original game this was the hardest round in the game and
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 7, Round 2 - Canadiana History - Canadians on the Western Front
> On 1917-11-10, the Canadian Corps was instrumental in capturing
> the town of Passchendaele in western Flanders. This event was the
> culmination of several battles in the Ypres salient. The following
> questions deal with this event and others on the Western Front.
second-hardest of the entire season after Game 2, Round 8, "Do You
Want to Be a Millionaire?"
The third-hardest round of the season was Game 5, Round 8, the
Canadiana round on the Tragically Hip. Fifth-hardest excluding an
audio round was Game 1, Round 9, on the senses. Which leaves one
more from the 5 worst, excluding audio, that you haven't yet seen.
> 1. Field Marshall Douglas Haig conceived a plan in the summer of
> 1917 to break open the Ypres salient. The plan was to use
> Ypres as a jumping-off point to liberate the ports on the
> Belgian coast. Why was this important?
these ports as U-boat bases.
> 2. The commander of the Canadian Corps was skeptical of Haig's plan
> and feared another senseless bloodbath. Nevertheless, the
> Canadians were eventually ordered to attack. Who was their
> commander?
> 3. Predictably, the Battle of Passchendaele caused many casualties
> on both sides. The armies under British command totalled
> 275,000 casualties (killed, wounded, or missing). What was
> Canada's casualty number, with a margin of 1,000?
> 4. In the early years of the war, the Canadian troops used a
> Canadian-manufactured rifle. Ultimately, it proved unreliable
> and was replaced by the British Lee-Enfield rifle. What was
> the Canadian rifle called?
> 5. From January 1916 until June 1917, this British-born general
> led the Canadian Corps. He then moved to command of Britain's
> Third Army and was succeeded in his former job by Arthur Currie.
> Who was he?
> 6. Few words conjure the futility and staggering losses of WW1 like
> "the Somme offensive". On its first day, the Royal Newfoundland
> Regiment was nearly wiped out at what village, on a day which
> became Newfoundland's official day of remembrance?
> 7. Prime Minister Borden introduced conscription in early 1917 to
> bolster the depleted Canadian Corps which, until then, had relied
> mostly on volunteers. The Liberal Leader of the Opposition
> refused to endorse it -- who was that?
> 8. During the Second Battle of Ypres, between April 22 and May 25,
> 1915, the Germans used a new weapon against the defending
> Canadians and French Algerian divisions. What was this?
-- but accepting any poison gas). 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque,
and Erland. 3 for Pete.
> 9. Who was the Minister of Militia in Borden's cabinet, from the
> start of the war until November 1916, when he was fired partly
> because of scandals like the <answer 4>?
> 10. In an individual battle in the spring of 1916 that was soon
> overshadowed by the massive Somme offensive, the Canadians
> defended a 30 m hill with a commanding position over Ypres.
> This hill was lost and retaken over a period of 12 days.
> Name it.
> * Game 7, Round 3 - Geography - Spoken Here
> In each case, name the country where the combination of languages
> given is predominantly spoken.
> 1. Khmer and French.
Erland, Calvin, Joshua, Pete, and Jason.
> 2. Greek and Turkish.
Cyprus. 4 for everyone.
> 3. Amharic and Oromo.
Ethiopia. 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Dan Tilque, Erland, and Joshua.
> 4. Dutch and French.
Belgium. 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Marc, Dan Tilque, Erland, Calvin,
Joshua, and Jason.
> 5. Magyar.
Hungary. 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Marc, Dan Tilque, Erland, Calvin,
Joshua, and Pete.
> 6. Pashto and Dari.
Afghanistan. 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Marc, Dan Tilque, Erland,
and Joshua. 3 for Pete. 2 for Calvin.
> 7. Sinhala and Tamil.
Sri Lanka. 4 for everyone.
> 8. Spanish and Guarani.
Paraguay. 4 for Marc, Dan Tilque, and Erland. 3 for Joshua.
> 9. Oshiwambo, Afrikaans, English, and some German.
> 10. English, Yoruba, and Hausa.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 7 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Can Geo
Dan Tilque 4 40 44
Erland Sommarskog 4 36 40
Joshua Kreitzer 0 39 39
Dan Blum 8 28 36
Marc Dashevsky 0 36 36
Peter Smyth 0 32 32
"Calvin" 0 25 25
Pete Gayde 3 19 22
Jason Kreitzer 0 20 20
--
Mark Brader "A clarification is not to make oneself clear.
Toronto It is to PUT oneself IN the clear."
m...@vex.net -- Lynn & Jay, "Yes, Prime Minister"
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