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Mark Brader
Mar 2, 2021, 12:48:36 AM3/2/21
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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2003-04-07,
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 two triples in one round.
** Final, Round 2 - Geography
* Canadian City Nicknames
Name the city, given the nickname.
1. City of Champions.
2. City of Gardens.
3. Gateway to the West.
* The Interstate Highway System
The Interstate highway system in the US is numbered systematically.
One of the rules is that 3-digit numbers are for branch or loop
highways in an urban area, while numbers with 1 or 2 digits are
for longer-distance routes. These questions are about highways
with 1- or 2-digit numbers, and the cities where they meet.
Specifically, these are cities that """are""" served by *exactly
three* Interstates with 1- or 2-digit numbers; each of those
highways either """enters""" the city or """passes""" just outside
it. And in each case you must give *any two* of the three numbers.
4. Denver.
5. Atlanta.
6. Boston.
* Subways, Metros, Undergrounds, U-Bahns, or T-Banas
For each question in this triple, we have taken a """recent"""
map of a city's subway system (whatever they call it) and removed
not only all the station labels and other text, but also all
geographical clues such as shorelines and rivers. In each case
you must name the city. Warning, these are diagrammatic maps and
none of them is to scale.
7. <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/of/2/c1.gif>
Each of the little car symbols was beside a station name before
we erased the names. Name the city.
8. <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/of/2/c2.gif>
Note that this map has thick and thin lines; on some other
editions of it, the difference would have been more obvious.
The actual subway system is shown by the thin lines, while the
thick ones show a related service. Name the city.
9. <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/of/2/c3.gif>
Each of the little wheelchair symbols was beside a station name
before we erased the names. Name the city.
* Monasteries
These questions pertain to the handout at:
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/of/2/d.pdf
10. Pictures #2 and #5 show different views of the same Italian
monastery, which was founded in 529, and subsequently destroyed
and rebuilt four times, most recently following a 1944 World
War II battle. Name the monastery.
11. The spectacular setting of the monastery in picture #1 should
be clue enough. It is situated just off the coast of which
country?
12. The monastery in pictures #3 and #4 is a UNESCO World Heritage
Site, probably founded in the 7th or 8th century. The first
picture shows the monks' cells; the second one shows their
precipitous location about 8 miles off the coast of County Kerry,
Ireland. It's named -- at least partly -- for the same celestial
being as the monastery in the previous question. Name it.
* So You Think You're Smarter than George W. Bush
Given the country, name the president.
13. Egypt.
14. Brazil.
15. South Africa.
** Final, Round 3 - History
* Enlightenment Thinkers from Scotland, Germany, and France
1. This Scotsman was an empirical philosopher and a proud agnostic
who wrote a sceptical essay called "On Miracles". He also wrote
long books on human nature and understanding -- and he makes
an appearance in Monty Python's "Philosophers' Drinking Song".
2. This German philosopher wrote a pamphlet titled "What is
Enlightenment?" He said that reading <answer 1> impelled him
to formulate his philosophy. In huge tomes he attempted to
reconcile empiricism with the human faculty of reason. He is
also featured in the "Philosophers' Drinking Song".
3. Which writer of the French Enlightenment was responsible for
writing and editing much of the Encyclopedia, and wrote plays
such as "Jacques the Fatalist", dialogues such as "Rameau's
Nephew", and pornographic novels? Catherine the Great was an
admirer of his, but he *doesn't* show up in the "Philosophers'
Drinking Song".
* Canadian Commemorative Coins
4. The 1949 Canadian silver dollar depicted a sailing ship.
Name the ship or its captain.
5. The 1964 Canadian silver dollar bore the names of two cities
along with the figures "1864" and "1964". Name *either* city.
6. The 1967 Canadian Centennial silver dollar depicted what animal
-- other than, of course, a human being? *Or*, alternatively,
name the artist who designed the coin.
* Central America
7. In 1954 Jacobo Arbenz, the president of Guatemala, was overthrown
in a coup widely believed to have been engineered by the CIA.
Arbenz had angered the US by attempting to nationalize some
the holdings of which American corporation?
8. In which country did Violeta Chamorro succeed a well-known
revolutionary as president?
9. In 1969 Honduras and El Salvador fought a war that lasted only
about 100 hours. By what curious name is this war popularly
known? It was named after another fractious event that the
two countries were participating in at around the same time.
* Iraq: Winners and Losers
10. Most of the journalists who """are""" sending us pictures
and reports of the bombing of Baghdad """are""" staying at
the al-Rashid Hotel. Give the full name of the Iraqi leader,
mentioned in the Arabian Nights, that the hotel """is"""
named after.
11. The most famous Kurdish hero """is""" also Saddam Hussein's
hero, because he recaptured Jerusalem from the Crusaders.
(Saddam """has""" his own face put onto portraits of this man.)
He appears in European literature as a chivalrous knight.
Name him.
12. Saddam Hussein """compares""" US troops to the invaders who
destroyed Baghdad and murdered its population in 1258, on their
way to invading Russia and Central Europe. According to CNN
and the newspapers, Saddam """calls""" US troops the new -- what?
* Protesters
13. A group of people in England known as The Women of Greenham
Common set up a peace camp in 1981 and occupied it for 19 years.
What sparked their protest?
14. Who returned his MBE (that is, Member of the British Empire)
award to the Queen in 1969 to protest Biafra, Viet Nam, and
declining sales of his new band's hit single?
15. Who were the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo (who rallied daily
in that square for years) concerned about? Give the name used
for the people in question, not a description.
--
Mark Brader "Things are getting too standard around here.
Toronto Time to innovate!"
m...@vex.net -- Ian Darwin and David Keldsen
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 two triples in one round.
** Final, Round 2 - Geography
* Canadian City Nicknames
Name the city, given the nickname.
1. City of Champions.
2. City of Gardens.
3. Gateway to the West.
* The Interstate Highway System
The Interstate highway system in the US is numbered systematically.
One of the rules is that 3-digit numbers are for branch or loop
highways in an urban area, while numbers with 1 or 2 digits are
for longer-distance routes. These questions are about highways
with 1- or 2-digit numbers, and the cities where they meet.
Specifically, these are cities that """are""" served by *exactly
three* Interstates with 1- or 2-digit numbers; each of those
highways either """enters""" the city or """passes""" just outside
it. And in each case you must give *any two* of the three numbers.
4. Denver.
5. Atlanta.
6. Boston.
* Subways, Metros, Undergrounds, U-Bahns, or T-Banas
For each question in this triple, we have taken a """recent"""
map of a city's subway system (whatever they call it) and removed
not only all the station labels and other text, but also all
geographical clues such as shorelines and rivers. In each case
you must name the city. Warning, these are diagrammatic maps and
none of them is to scale.
7. <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/of/2/c1.gif>
Each of the little car symbols was beside a station name before
we erased the names. Name the city.
8. <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/of/2/c2.gif>
Note that this map has thick and thin lines; on some other
editions of it, the difference would have been more obvious.
The actual subway system is shown by the thin lines, while the
thick ones show a related service. Name the city.
9. <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/of/2/c3.gif>
Each of the little wheelchair symbols was beside a station name
before we erased the names. Name the city.
* Monasteries
These questions pertain to the handout at:
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/of/2/d.pdf
10. Pictures #2 and #5 show different views of the same Italian
monastery, which was founded in 529, and subsequently destroyed
and rebuilt four times, most recently following a 1944 World
War II battle. Name the monastery.
11. The spectacular setting of the monastery in picture #1 should
be clue enough. It is situated just off the coast of which
country?
12. The monastery in pictures #3 and #4 is a UNESCO World Heritage
Site, probably founded in the 7th or 8th century. The first
picture shows the monks' cells; the second one shows their
precipitous location about 8 miles off the coast of County Kerry,
Ireland. It's named -- at least partly -- for the same celestial
being as the monastery in the previous question. Name it.
* So You Think You're Smarter than George W. Bush
Given the country, name the president.
13. Egypt.
14. Brazil.
15. South Africa.
** Final, Round 3 - History
* Enlightenment Thinkers from Scotland, Germany, and France
1. This Scotsman was an empirical philosopher and a proud agnostic
who wrote a sceptical essay called "On Miracles". He also wrote
long books on human nature and understanding -- and he makes
an appearance in Monty Python's "Philosophers' Drinking Song".
2. This German philosopher wrote a pamphlet titled "What is
Enlightenment?" He said that reading <answer 1> impelled him
to formulate his philosophy. In huge tomes he attempted to
reconcile empiricism with the human faculty of reason. He is
also featured in the "Philosophers' Drinking Song".
3. Which writer of the French Enlightenment was responsible for
writing and editing much of the Encyclopedia, and wrote plays
such as "Jacques the Fatalist", dialogues such as "Rameau's
Nephew", and pornographic novels? Catherine the Great was an
admirer of his, but he *doesn't* show up in the "Philosophers'
Drinking Song".
* Canadian Commemorative Coins
4. The 1949 Canadian silver dollar depicted a sailing ship.
Name the ship or its captain.
5. The 1964 Canadian silver dollar bore the names of two cities
along with the figures "1864" and "1964". Name *either* city.
6. The 1967 Canadian Centennial silver dollar depicted what animal
-- other than, of course, a human being? *Or*, alternatively,
name the artist who designed the coin.
* Central America
7. In 1954 Jacobo Arbenz, the president of Guatemala, was overthrown
in a coup widely believed to have been engineered by the CIA.
Arbenz had angered the US by attempting to nationalize some
the holdings of which American corporation?
8. In which country did Violeta Chamorro succeed a well-known
revolutionary as president?
9. In 1969 Honduras and El Salvador fought a war that lasted only
about 100 hours. By what curious name is this war popularly
known? It was named after another fractious event that the
two countries were participating in at around the same time.
* Iraq: Winners and Losers
10. Most of the journalists who """are""" sending us pictures
and reports of the bombing of Baghdad """are""" staying at
the al-Rashid Hotel. Give the full name of the Iraqi leader,
mentioned in the Arabian Nights, that the hotel """is"""
named after.
11. The most famous Kurdish hero """is""" also Saddam Hussein's
hero, because he recaptured Jerusalem from the Crusaders.
(Saddam """has""" his own face put onto portraits of this man.)
He appears in European literature as a chivalrous knight.
Name him.
12. Saddam Hussein """compares""" US troops to the invaders who
destroyed Baghdad and murdered its population in 1258, on their
way to invading Russia and Central Europe. According to CNN
and the newspapers, Saddam """calls""" US troops the new -- what?
* Protesters
13. A group of people in England known as The Women of Greenham
Common set up a peace camp in 1981 and occupied it for 19 years.
What sparked their protest?
14. Who returned his MBE (that is, Member of the British Empire)
award to the Queen in 1969 to protest Biafra, Viet Nam, and
declining sales of his new band's hit single?
15. Who were the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo (who rallied daily
in that square for years) concerned about? Give the name used
for the people in question, not a description.
--
Mark Brader "Things are getting too standard around here.
Toronto Time to innovate!"
m...@vex.net -- Ian Darwin and David Keldsen
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Erland Sommarskog
Mar 2, 2021, 2:35:07 PM3/2/21
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> 3. Gateway to the West.
Calgary
> * The Interstate Highway System
91 & 18
> 6. Boston.
90 & 97
> * Subways, Metros, Undergrounds, U-Bahns, or T-Banas
>
> 7. <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/of/2/c1.gif>
> Each of the little car symbols was beside a station name before
> we erased the names. Name the city.
Montréal
> Each of the little car symbols was beside a station name before
> we erased the names. Name the city.
> 8. <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/of/2/c2.gif>
> Note that this map has thick and thin lines; on some other
> editions of it, the difference would have been more obvious.
> The actual subway system is shown by the thin lines, while the
> thick ones show a related service. Name the city.
> 9. <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/of/2/c3.gif>
> Each of the little wheelchair symbols was beside a station name
> before we erased the names. Name the city.
> * Monasteries
>
> These questions pertain to the handout at:
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/of/2/d.pdf
>
> 11. The spectacular setting of the monastery in picture #1 should
> be clue enough. It is situated just off the coast of which
> country?
France
> be clue enough. It is situated just off the coast of which
> country?
> * So You Think You're Smarter than George W. Bush
>
> Given the country, name the president.
>
> 13. Egypt.
> 14. Brazil.
Lula (2003), Bolsonaro (2021)
> 15. South Africa.
Theki (2003), Cyril Rampahosa (2021)
> ** Final, Round 3 - History
>
> * Enlightenment Thinkers from Scotland, Germany, and France
>
> 1. This Scotsman was an empirical philosopher and a proud agnostic
> who wrote a sceptical essay called "On Miracles". He also wrote
> long books on human nature and understanding -- and he makes
> an appearance in Monty Python's "Philosophers' Drinking Song".
> 2. This German philosopher wrote a pamphlet titled "What is
> Enlightenment?" He said that reading <answer 1> impelled him
> to formulate his philosophy. In huge tomes he attempted to
> reconcile empiricism with the human faculty of reason. He is
> also featured in the "Philosophers' Drinking Song".
> 3. Which writer of the French Enlightenment was responsible for
> writing and editing much of the Encyclopedia, and wrote plays
> such as "Jacques the Fatalist", dialogues such as "Rameau's
> Nephew", and pornographic novels? Catherine the Great was an
> admirer of his, but he *doesn't* show up in the "Philosophers'
> Drinking Song".
> * Central America
>
> 7. In 1954 Jacobo Arbenz, the president of Guatemala, was overthrown
> in a coup widely believed to have been engineered by the CIA.
> Arbenz had angered the US by attempting to nationalize some
> the holdings of which American corporation?
> 8. In which country did Violeta Chamorro succeed a well-known
> revolutionary as president?
And now that well-known revolutionary is back - but not so revolutionary
any more.
> 9. In 1969 Honduras and El Salvador fought a war that lasted only
> about 100 hours. By what curious name is this war popularly
> known? It was named after another fractious event that the
> two countries were participating in at around the same time.
> * Iraq: Winners and Losers
>
> 10. Most of the journalists who """are""" sending us pictures
> and reports of the bombing of Baghdad """are""" staying at
> the al-Rashid Hotel. Give the full name of the Iraqi leader,
> mentioned in the Arabian Nights, that the hotel """is"""
> named after.
> 11. The most famous Kurdish hero """is""" also Saddam Hussein's
> hero, because he recaptured Jerusalem from the Crusaders.
> (Saddam """has""" his own face put onto portraits of this man.)
> He appears in European literature as a chivalrous knight.
> Name him.
> 12. Saddam Hussein """compares""" US troops to the invaders who
> destroyed Baghdad and murdered its population in 1258, on their
> way to invading Russia and Central Europe. According to CNN
> and the newspapers, Saddam """calls""" US troops the new -- what?
> * Protesters
>
> 13. A group of people in England known as The Women of Greenham
> Common set up a peace camp in 1981 and occupied it for 19 years.
> What sparked their protest?
> 14. Who returned his MBE (that is, Member of the British Empire)
> award to the Queen in 1969 to protest Biafra, Viet Nam, and
> declining sales of his new band's hit single?
> 15. Who were the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo (who rallied daily
> in that square for years) concerned about? Give the name used
> for the people in question, not a description.
>
Dan Blum
Mar 2, 2021, 7:26:45 PM3/2/21
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> 2. City of Gardens.
Victoria
> 3. Gateway to the West.
Saskatchewan
> * The Interstate Highway System
> 4. Denver.
35 and 80
> 5. Atlanta.
95 and 70; 95 and 60
> 6. Boston.
90 and 93
> * Subways, Metros, Undergrounds, U-Bahns, or T-Banas
> 8. <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/of/2/c2.gif>
> Note that this map has thick and thin lines; on some other
> editions of it, the difference would have been more obvious.
> The actual subway system is shown by the thin lines, while the
> thick ones show a related service. Name the city.
Berlin
> 9. <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/of/2/c3.gif>
> Each of the little wheelchair symbols was beside a station name
> before we erased the names. Name the city.
New York City
> * Monasteries
> 10. Pictures #2 and #5 show different views of the same Italian
> monastery, which was founded in 529, and subsequently destroyed
> and rebuilt four times, most recently following a 1944 World
> War II battle. Name the monastery.
Monte Cassino
> 11. The spectacular setting of the monastery in picture #1 should
> be clue enough. It is situated just off the coast of which
> country?
France
> * So You Think You're Smarter than George W. Bush
> 14. Brazil.
Bolsonaro
> 15. South Africa.
Mbeki
> ** Final, Round 3 - History
> 2. This German philosopher wrote a pamphlet titled "What is
> Enlightenment?" He said that reading <answer 1> impelled him
> to formulate his philosophy. In huge tomes he attempted to
> reconcile empiricism with the human faculty of reason. He is
> also featured in the "Philosophers' Drinking Song".
Kant; Hegel
> 3. Which writer of the French Enlightenment was responsible for
> writing and editing much of the Encyclopedia, and wrote plays
> such as "Jacques the Fatalist", dialogues such as "Rameau's
> Nephew", and pornographic novels? Catherine the Great was an
> admirer of his, but he *doesn't* show up in the "Philosophers'
> Drinking Song".
Diderot; Voltaire
> * Canadian Commemorative Coins
> 4. The 1949 Canadian silver dollar depicted a sailing ship.
> Name the ship or its captain.
Franklin; Bluenose
> 5. The 1964 Canadian silver dollar bore the names of two cities
> along with the figures "1864" and "1964". Name *either* city.
Halifax
> * Central America
> 7. In 1954 Jacobo Arbenz, the president of Guatemala, was overthrown
> in a coup widely believed to have been engineered by the CIA.
> Arbenz had angered the US by attempting to nationalize some
> the holdings of which American corporation?
United Fruit; Dole
> 8. In which country did Violeta Chamorro succeed a well-known
> revolutionary as president?
Nicaragua
> 9. In 1969 Honduras and El Salvador fought a war that lasted only
> about 100 hours. By what curious name is this war popularly
> known? It was named after another fractious event that the
> two countries were participating in at around the same time.
Soccer War
> * Iraq: Winners and Losers
> 10. Most of the journalists who """are""" sending us pictures
> and reports of the bombing of Baghdad """are""" staying at
> the al-Rashid Hotel. Give the full name of the Iraqi leader,
> mentioned in the Arabian Nights, that the hotel """is"""
> named after.
Haroun al-Rashid
> 11. The most famous Kurdish hero """is""" also Saddam Hussein's
> hero, because he recaptured Jerusalem from the Crusaders.
> (Saddam """has""" his own face put onto portraits of this man.)
> He appears in European literature as a chivalrous knight.
> Name him.
Saladin
> 12. Saddam Hussein """compares""" US troops to the invaders who
> destroyed Baghdad and murdered its population in 1258, on their
> way to invading Russia and Central Europe. According to CNN
> and the newspapers, Saddam """calls""" US troops the new -- what?
Mongols
> * Protesters
> 13. A group of people in England known as The Women of Greenham
> Common set up a peace camp in 1981 and occupied it for 19 years.
> What sparked their protest?
US nuclear weapons being based in the UK
> 15. Who were the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo (who rallied daily
> in that square for years) concerned about? Give the name used
> for the people in question, not a description.
disappeared
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Victoria
> 3. Gateway to the West.
> * The Interstate Highway System
35 and 80
> 5. Atlanta.
95 and 70; 95 and 60
> 6. Boston.
90 and 93
> * Subways, Metros, Undergrounds, U-Bahns, or T-Banas
> 7. <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/of/2/c1.gif>
> Each of the little car symbols was beside a station name before
> we erased the names. Name the city.
Washington DC
> Each of the little car symbols was beside a station name before
> we erased the names. Name the city.
> 8. <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/of/2/c2.gif>
> Note that this map has thick and thin lines; on some other
> editions of it, the difference would have been more obvious.
> The actual subway system is shown by the thin lines, while the
> thick ones show a related service. Name the city.
> 9. <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/of/2/c3.gif>
> Each of the little wheelchair symbols was beside a station name
> before we erased the names. Name the city.
> * Monasteries
> 10. Pictures #2 and #5 show different views of the same Italian
> monastery, which was founded in 529, and subsequently destroyed
> and rebuilt four times, most recently following a 1944 World
> War II battle. Name the monastery.
> 11. The spectacular setting of the monastery in picture #1 should
> be clue enough. It is situated just off the coast of which
> country?
> * So You Think You're Smarter than George W. Bush
Bolsonaro
> 15. South Africa.
Mbeki
> ** Final, Round 3 - History
> 1. This Scotsman was an empirical philosopher and a proud agnostic
> who wrote a sceptical essay called "On Miracles". He also wrote
> long books on human nature and understanding -- and he makes
> an appearance in Monty Python's "Philosophers' Drinking Song".
Hume
> who wrote a sceptical essay called "On Miracles". He also wrote
> long books on human nature and understanding -- and he makes
> an appearance in Monty Python's "Philosophers' Drinking Song".
> 2. This German philosopher wrote a pamphlet titled "What is
> Enlightenment?" He said that reading <answer 1> impelled him
> to formulate his philosophy. In huge tomes he attempted to
> reconcile empiricism with the human faculty of reason. He is
> also featured in the "Philosophers' Drinking Song".
> 3. Which writer of the French Enlightenment was responsible for
> writing and editing much of the Encyclopedia, and wrote plays
> such as "Jacques the Fatalist", dialogues such as "Rameau's
> Nephew", and pornographic novels? Catherine the Great was an
> admirer of his, but he *doesn't* show up in the "Philosophers'
> Drinking Song".
> * Canadian Commemorative Coins
> 4. The 1949 Canadian silver dollar depicted a sailing ship.
> Name the ship or its captain.
> 5. The 1964 Canadian silver dollar bore the names of two cities
> along with the figures "1864" and "1964". Name *either* city.
> * Central America
> 7. In 1954 Jacobo Arbenz, the president of Guatemala, was overthrown
> in a coup widely believed to have been engineered by the CIA.
> Arbenz had angered the US by attempting to nationalize some
> the holdings of which American corporation?
> 8. In which country did Violeta Chamorro succeed a well-known
> revolutionary as president?
> 9. In 1969 Honduras and El Salvador fought a war that lasted only
> about 100 hours. By what curious name is this war popularly
> known? It was named after another fractious event that the
> two countries were participating in at around the same time.
> * Iraq: Winners and Losers
> 10. Most of the journalists who """are""" sending us pictures
> and reports of the bombing of Baghdad """are""" staying at
> the al-Rashid Hotel. Give the full name of the Iraqi leader,
> mentioned in the Arabian Nights, that the hotel """is"""
> named after.
> 11. The most famous Kurdish hero """is""" also Saddam Hussein's
> hero, because he recaptured Jerusalem from the Crusaders.
> (Saddam """has""" his own face put onto portraits of this man.)
> He appears in European literature as a chivalrous knight.
> Name him.
> 12. Saddam Hussein """compares""" US troops to the invaders who
> destroyed Baghdad and murdered its population in 1258, on their
> way to invading Russia and Central Europe. According to CNN
> and the newspapers, Saddam """calls""" US troops the new -- what?
> * Protesters
> 13. A group of people in England known as The Women of Greenham
> Common set up a peace camp in 1981 and occupied it for 19 years.
> What sparked their protest?
> 15. Who were the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo (who rallied daily
> in that square for years) concerned about? Give the name used
> for the people in question, not a description.
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Dan Tilque
Mar 3, 2021, 11:09:21 AM3/3/21
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On 3/1/21 9:48 PM, Mark Brader wrote:
>
> ** Final, Round 2 - Geography
>
> * Canadian City Nicknames
>
> Name the city, given the nickname.
>
> 1. City of Champions.
> 2. City of Gardens.
> 3. Gateway to the West.
Winnipeg
>
> ** Final, Round 2 - Geography
>
> * Canadian City Nicknames
>
> Name the city, given the nickname.
>
> 1. City of Champions.
> 2. City of Gardens.
> 3. Gateway to the West.
>
>
> * The Interstate Highway System
>
> The Interstate highway system in the US is numbered systematically.
> One of the rules is that 3-digit numbers are for branch or loop
> highways in an urban area, while numbers with 1 or 2 digits are
> for longer-distance routes. These questions are about highways
> with 1- or 2-digit numbers, and the cities where they meet.
>
> Specifically, these are cities that """are""" served by *exactly
> three* Interstates with 1- or 2-digit numbers; each of those
> highways either """enters""" the city or """passes""" just outside
> it. And in each case you must give *any two* of the three numbers.
>
> 4. Denver.
> 5. Atlanta.
> 6. Boston.
I-90, I-95
>
>
> * Subways, Metros, Undergrounds, U-Bahns, or T-Banas
>
> For each question in this triple, we have taken a """recent"""
> map of a city's subway system (whatever they call it) and removed
> not only all the station labels and other text, but also all
> geographical clues such as shorelines and rivers. In each case
> you must name the city. Warning, these are diagrammatic maps and
> none of them is to scale.
>
> 7. <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/of/2/c1.gif>
> Each of the little car symbols was beside a station name before
> we erased the names. Name the city.
>
> 8. <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/of/2/c2.gif>
> Note that this map has thick and thin lines; on some other
> editions of it, the difference would have been more obvious.
> The actual subway system is shown by the thin lines, while the
> thick ones show a related service. Name the city.
>
> 9. <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/of/2/c3.gif>
> Each of the little wheelchair symbols was beside a station name
> before we erased the names. Name the city.
>
>
> * Monasteries
>
> These questions pertain to the handout at:
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/of/2/d.pdf
>
> 10. Pictures #2 and #5 show different views of the same Italian
> monastery, which was founded in 529, and subsequently destroyed
> and rebuilt four times, most recently following a 1944 World
> War II battle. Name the monastery.
>
> 11. The spectacular setting of the monastery in picture #1 should
> be clue enough. It is situated just off the coast of which
> country?
>
> 12. The monastery in pictures #3 and #4 is a UNESCO World Heritage
> Site, probably founded in the 7th or 8th century. The first
> picture shows the monks' cells; the second one shows their
> precipitous location about 8 miles off the coast of County Kerry,
> Ireland. It's named -- at least partly -- for the same celestial
> being as the monastery in the previous question. Name it.
>
>
> * So You Think You're Smarter than George W. Bush
>
> Given the country, name the president.
>
> 13. Egypt.
> 14. Brazil.
> 15. South Africa.
>
>
> ** Final, Round 3 - History
>
> * Enlightenment Thinkers from Scotland, Germany, and France
>
> 1. This Scotsman was an empirical philosopher and a proud agnostic
> who wrote a sceptical essay called "On Miracles". He also wrote
> long books on human nature and understanding -- and he makes
> an appearance in Monty Python's "Philosophers' Drinking Song". >
> 2. This German philosopher wrote a pamphlet titled "What is
> Enlightenment?" He said that reading <answer 1> impelled him
> to formulate his philosophy. In huge tomes he attempted to
> reconcile empiricism with the human faculty of reason. He is
> also featured in the "Philosophers' Drinking Song".
>
> 3. Which writer of the French Enlightenment was responsible for
> writing and editing much of the Encyclopedia, and wrote plays
> such as "Jacques the Fatalist", dialogues such as "Rameau's
> Nephew", and pornographic novels? Catherine the Great was an
> admirer of his, but he *doesn't* show up in the "Philosophers'
> Drinking Song".
>
>
> * Canadian Commemorative Coins
>
> 4. The 1949 Canadian silver dollar depicted a sailing ship.
> Name the ship or its captain.
>
> 5. The 1964 Canadian silver dollar bore the names of two cities
> along with the figures "1864" and "1964". Name *either* city.
>
> 6. The 1967 Canadian Centennial silver dollar depicted what animal
> -- other than, of course, a human being? *Or*, alternatively,
> name the artist who designed the coin.
>
>
> * Central America
>
> 7. In 1954 Jacobo Arbenz, the president of Guatemala, was overthrown
> in a coup widely believed to have been engineered by the CIA.
> Arbenz had angered the US by attempting to nationalize some
> the holdings of which American corporation?
>
> 8. In which country did Violeta Chamorro succeed a well-known
> revolutionary as president?
>
> 9. In 1969 Honduras and El Salvador fought a war that lasted only
> about 100 hours. By what curious name is this war popularly
> known? It was named after another fractious event that the
> two countries were participating in at around the same time.
>
>
> * Iraq: Winners and Losers
>
> 10. Most of the journalists who """are""" sending us pictures
> and reports of the bombing of Baghdad """are""" staying at
> the al-Rashid Hotel. Give the full name of the Iraqi leader,
> mentioned in the Arabian Nights, that the hotel """is"""
> named after.
>
> 11. The most famous Kurdish hero """is""" also Saddam Hussein's
> hero, because he recaptured Jerusalem from the Crusaders.
> (Saddam """has""" his own face put onto portraits of this man.)
> He appears in European literature as a chivalrous knight.
> Name him.
>
> 12. Saddam Hussein """compares""" US troops to the invaders who
> destroyed Baghdad and murdered its population in 1258, on their
> way to invading Russia and Central Europe. According to CNN
> and the newspapers, Saddam """calls""" US troops the new -- what?
>
>
> * Protesters
>
> 13. A group of people in England known as The Women of Greenham
> Common set up a peace camp in 1981 and occupied it for 19 years.
> What sparked their protest?
>
> 14. Who returned his MBE (that is, Member of the British Empire)
> award to the Queen in 1969 to protest Biafra, Viet Nam, and
> declining sales of his new band's hit single?
>
> 15. Who were the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo (who rallied daily
> in that square for years) concerned about? Give the name used
> for the people in question, not a description.
>
--
Joshua Kreitzer
Mar 4, 2021, 7:36:09 PM3/4/21
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:4L6dnZks3d8zTKD9nZ2dnUU7-
I_N...@giganews.com:
> ** Final, Round 2 - Geography
>
35, 50
> 5. Atlanta.
75, 30;
75, 65
> 6. Boston.
90, 95
> * Subways, Metros, Undergrounds, U-Bahns, or T-Banas
>
> For each question in this triple, we have taken a """recent"""
> map of a city's subway system (whatever they call it) and removed
> not only all the station labels and other text, but also all
> geographical clues such as shorelines and rivers. In each case
> you must name the city. Warning, these are diagrammatic maps and
> none of them is to scale.
>
> 9. <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/of/2/c3.gif>
> Each of the little wheelchair symbols was beside a station name
> before we erased the names. Name the city.
New York
> * Monasteries
>
> These questions pertain to the handout at:
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/of/2/d.pdf
>
> 10. Pictures #2 and #5 show different views of the same Italian
> monastery, which was founded in 529, and subsequently destroyed
> and rebuilt four times, most recently following a 1944 World
> War II battle. Name the monastery.
Monte Cassino
> 11. The spectacular setting of the monastery in picture #1 should
> be clue enough. It is situated just off the coast of which
> country?
France
> 12. The monastery in pictures #3 and #4 is a UNESCO World Heritage
> Site, probably founded in the 7th or 8th century. The first
> picture shows the monks' cells; the second one shows their
> precipitous location about 8 miles off the coast of County Kerry,
> Ireland. It's named -- at least partly -- for the same celestial
> being as the monastery in the previous question. Name it.
Skellig Michael
> * So You Think You're Smarter than George W. Bush
>
> Given the country, name the president.
>
> 13. Egypt.
Sissi; Morsi
> ** Final, Round 3 - History
>
> * Enlightenment Thinkers from Scotland, Germany, and France
>
> 1. This Scotsman was an empirical philosopher and a proud agnostic
> who wrote a sceptical essay called "On Miracles". He also wrote
> long books on human nature and understanding -- and he makes
> an appearance in Monty Python's "Philosophers' Drinking Song".
Hume
> 2. This German philosopher wrote a pamphlet titled "What is
> Enlightenment?" He said that reading <answer 1> impelled him
> to formulate his philosophy. In huge tomes he attempted to
> reconcile empiricism with the human faculty of reason. He is
> also featured in the "Philosophers' Drinking Song".
Schopenhauer
> 3. Which writer of the French Enlightenment was responsible for
> writing and editing much of the Encyclopedia, and wrote plays
> such as "Jacques the Fatalist", dialogues such as "Rameau's
> Nephew", and pornographic novels? Catherine the Great was an
> admirer of his, but he *doesn't* show up in the "Philosophers'
> Drinking Song".
Diderot
> * Central America
>
> 7. In 1954 Jacobo Arbenz, the president of Guatemala, was overthrown
> in a coup widely believed to have been engineered by the CIA.
> Arbenz had angered the US by attempting to nationalize some
> the holdings of which American corporation?
United Fruit Company
> 8. In which country did Violeta Chamorro succeed a well-known
> revolutionary as president?
Nicaragua
> 9. In 1969 Honduras and El Salvador fought a war that lasted only
> about 100 hours. By what curious name is this war popularly
> known? It was named after another fractious event that the
> two countries were participating in at around the same time.
Soccer War
> * Iraq: Winners and Losers
>
> 12. Saddam Hussein """compares""" US troops to the invaders who
> destroyed Baghdad and murdered its population in 1258, on their
> way to invading Russia and Central Europe. According to CNN
> and the newspapers, Saddam """calls""" US troops the new -- what?
Mongol hordes
> * Protesters
> 15. Who were the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo (who rallied daily
> in that square for years) concerned about? Give the name used
> for the people in question, not a description.
desaparacidos
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
I_N...@giganews.com:
> ** Final, Round 2 - Geography
>
> * The Interstate Highway System
>
> The Interstate highway system in the US is numbered systematically.
> One of the rules is that 3-digit numbers are for branch or loop
> highways in an urban area, while numbers with 1 or 2 digits are
> for longer-distance routes. These questions are about highways
> with 1- or 2-digit numbers, and the cities where they meet.
>
> Specifically, these are cities that """are""" served by *exactly
> three* Interstates with 1- or 2-digit numbers; each of those
> highways either """enters""" the city or """passes""" just outside
> it. And in each case you must give *any two* of the three numbers.
>
> 4. Denver.
35, 40;
>
> The Interstate highway system in the US is numbered systematically.
> One of the rules is that 3-digit numbers are for branch or loop
> highways in an urban area, while numbers with 1 or 2 digits are
> for longer-distance routes. These questions are about highways
> with 1- or 2-digit numbers, and the cities where they meet.
>
> Specifically, these are cities that """are""" served by *exactly
> three* Interstates with 1- or 2-digit numbers; each of those
> highways either """enters""" the city or """passes""" just outside
> it. And in each case you must give *any two* of the three numbers.
>
> 4. Denver.
35, 50
> 5. Atlanta.
75, 30;
75, 65
> 6. Boston.
90, 95
> * Subways, Metros, Undergrounds, U-Bahns, or T-Banas
>
> For each question in this triple, we have taken a """recent"""
> map of a city's subway system (whatever they call it) and removed
> not only all the station labels and other text, but also all
> geographical clues such as shorelines and rivers. In each case
> you must name the city. Warning, these are diagrammatic maps and
> none of them is to scale.
>
> 8. <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/of/2/c2.gif>
> Note that this map has thick and thin lines; on some other
> editions of it, the difference would have been more obvious.
> The actual subway system is shown by the thin lines, while the
> thick ones show a related service. Name the city.
London
> Note that this map has thick and thin lines; on some other
> editions of it, the difference would have been more obvious.
> The actual subway system is shown by the thin lines, while the
> thick ones show a related service. Name the city.
> 9. <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/of/2/c3.gif>
> Each of the little wheelchair symbols was beside a station name
> before we erased the names. Name the city.
> * Monasteries
>
> These questions pertain to the handout at:
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/of/2/d.pdf
>
> 10. Pictures #2 and #5 show different views of the same Italian
> monastery, which was founded in 529, and subsequently destroyed
> and rebuilt four times, most recently following a 1944 World
> War II battle. Name the monastery.
> 11. The spectacular setting of the monastery in picture #1 should
> be clue enough. It is situated just off the coast of which
> country?
> 12. The monastery in pictures #3 and #4 is a UNESCO World Heritage
> Site, probably founded in the 7th or 8th century. The first
> picture shows the monks' cells; the second one shows their
> precipitous location about 8 miles off the coast of County Kerry,
> Ireland. It's named -- at least partly -- for the same celestial
> being as the monastery in the previous question. Name it.
> * So You Think You're Smarter than George W. Bush
>
> Given the country, name the president.
>
> 13. Egypt.
> ** Final, Round 3 - History
>
> * Enlightenment Thinkers from Scotland, Germany, and France
>
> 1. This Scotsman was an empirical philosopher and a proud agnostic
> who wrote a sceptical essay called "On Miracles". He also wrote
> long books on human nature and understanding -- and he makes
> an appearance in Monty Python's "Philosophers' Drinking Song".
> 2. This German philosopher wrote a pamphlet titled "What is
> Enlightenment?" He said that reading <answer 1> impelled him
> to formulate his philosophy. In huge tomes he attempted to
> reconcile empiricism with the human faculty of reason. He is
> also featured in the "Philosophers' Drinking Song".
> 3. Which writer of the French Enlightenment was responsible for
> writing and editing much of the Encyclopedia, and wrote plays
> such as "Jacques the Fatalist", dialogues such as "Rameau's
> Nephew", and pornographic novels? Catherine the Great was an
> admirer of his, but he *doesn't* show up in the "Philosophers'
> Drinking Song".
> * Central America
>
> 7. In 1954 Jacobo Arbenz, the president of Guatemala, was overthrown
> in a coup widely believed to have been engineered by the CIA.
> Arbenz had angered the US by attempting to nationalize some
> the holdings of which American corporation?
> 8. In which country did Violeta Chamorro succeed a well-known
> revolutionary as president?
> 9. In 1969 Honduras and El Salvador fought a war that lasted only
> about 100 hours. By what curious name is this war popularly
> known? It was named after another fractious event that the
> two countries were participating in at around the same time.
> * Iraq: Winners and Losers
>
> 11. The most famous Kurdish hero """is""" also Saddam Hussein's
> hero, because he recaptured Jerusalem from the Crusaders.
> (Saddam """has""" his own face put onto portraits of this man.)
> He appears in European literature as a chivalrous knight.
> Name him.
Saladin
> hero, because he recaptured Jerusalem from the Crusaders.
> (Saddam """has""" his own face put onto portraits of this man.)
> He appears in European literature as a chivalrous knight.
> Name him.
> 12. Saddam Hussein """compares""" US troops to the invaders who
> destroyed Baghdad and murdered its population in 1258, on their
> way to invading Russia and Central Europe. According to CNN
> and the newspapers, Saddam """calls""" US troops the new -- what?
> * Protesters
>
> 14. Who returned his MBE (that is, Member of the British Empire)
> award to the Queen in 1969 to protest Biafra, Viet Nam, and
> declining sales of his new band's hit single?
John Lennon
> 14. Who returned his MBE (that is, Member of the British Empire)
> award to the Queen in 1969 to protest Biafra, Viet Nam, and
> declining sales of his new band's hit single?
> 15. Who were the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo (who rallied daily
> in that square for years) concerned about? Give the name used
> for the people in question, not a description.
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Mark Brader
Mar 5, 2021, 1:59:10 AM3/5/21
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Mark Brader:
> ** Final, Round 2 - Geography
> * Canadian City Nicknames
> Name the city, given the nickname.
> 1. City of Champions.
Edmonton.
> 2. City of Gardens.
Victoria. 4 for Dan Blum.
> 3. Gateway to the West.
Winnipeg. 4 for Dan Tilque.
> * The Interstate Highway System
By the way, this was the only triple in the original game where none
of the 15 players in the Final knew any of the answers. Or at least,
none of the 5 on each team knew the answer to the question that went
to their team.
> The Interstate highway system in the US is numbered systematically.
> One of the rules is that 3-digit numbers are for branch or loop
> highways in an urban area, while numbers with 1 or 2 digits are
> for longer-distance routes. These questions are about highways
> with 1- or 2-digit numbers, and the cities where they meet.
Generally speaking, the odd-numbered routes run N-S with higher
numbers in the east of the country, and the even-numbered routes
run E-W with higher numbers in the north. (3-digit numbers have
different rules.) There are a few exceptions for various reasons.
A few 2-digit numbers (and many 3-digit numbers) are reused in
different parts of the country.
> Specifically, these are cities that """are""" served by *exactly
> three* Interstates with 1- or 2-digit numbers; each of those
> highways either """enters""" the city or """passes""" just outside
> it. And in each case you must give *any two* of the three numbers.
> 4. Denver.
25, 70, 76. (Still true.)
> 5. Atlanta.
20, 75, 85. (Still true.)
> 6. Boston.
90, 93, 95. (Still true.) 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Joshua.
> * Subways, Metros, Undergrounds, U-Bahns, or T-Banas
> For each question in this triple, we have taken a """recent"""
> map of a city's subway system (whatever they call it) and removed
> not only all the station labels and other text, but also all
> geographical clues such as shorelines and rivers. In each case
> you must name the city. Warning, these are diagrammatic maps and
> none of them is to scale.
> 7. <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/of/2/c1.gif>
> Each of the little car symbols was beside a station name before
> we erased the names. Name the city.
Washington. 4 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque.
The cars indicate stations with parking lots.
> 8. <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/of/2/c2.gif>
> Note that this map has thick and thin lines; on some other
> editions of it, the difference would have been more obvious.
> The actual subway system is shown by the thin lines, while the
> thick ones show a related service. Name the city.
Paris. 4 for Erland and Dan Tilque.
The thicker lines are the RER system.
> 9. <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/of/2/c3.gif>
> Each of the little wheelchair symbols was beside a station name
> before we erased the names. Name the city.
New York. 4 for everyone -- Erland, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Joshua.
Subway lines from Manhattan run generally northeast to the Bronx,
southeast to Queens, and south to Brooklyn; Staten Island, to the
southwest, is unserved.
> * Monasteries
> These questions pertain to the handout at:
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/of/2/d.pdf
> 10. Pictures #2 and #5 show different views of the same Italian
> monastery, which was founded in 529, and subsequently destroyed
> and rebuilt four times, most recently following a 1944 World
> War II battle. Name the monastery.
Montecassino. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Joshua.
> 11. The spectacular setting of the monastery in picture #1 should
> be clue enough. It is situated just off the coast of which
> country?
France. (Mont St-Michel.) 4 for everyone.
> 12. The monastery in pictures #3 and #4 is a UNESCO World Heritage
> Site, probably founded in the 7th or 8th century. The first
> picture shows the monks' cells; the second one shows their
> precipitous location about 8 miles off the coast of County Kerry,
> Ireland. It's named -- at least partly -- for the same celestial
> being as the monastery in the previous question. Name it.
Skellig Michael. The first word means "Rock". 4 for Joshua.
> * So You Think You're Smarter than George W. Bush
> Given the country, name the president.
> 13. Egypt.
2003 answer: Hosni Mubarak. 2021 answer: Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.
4 for Erland (the hard way). 3 for Joshua.
> 14. Brazil.
2003 answer: Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. ("Lula" was sufficient.)
2021 answer: Jair Bolsonaro, 4 for Erland (the hard way), Dan Blum,
and Dan Tilque.
> 15. South Africa.
2003 answer: Thabo Mbeki. 2021 answer: Cyril Ramaphosa.
4 for Dan Blum. 2 for Erland.
> ** Final, Round 3 - History
> * Enlightenment Thinkers from Scotland, Germany, and France
> 1. This Scotsman was an empirical philosopher and a proud agnostic
> who wrote a sceptical essay called "On Miracles". He also wrote
> long books on human nature and understanding -- and he makes
> an appearance in Monty Python's "Philosophers' Drinking Song".
David Hume. 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua.
> 2. This German philosopher wrote a pamphlet titled "What is
> Enlightenment?" He said that reading <answer 1> impelled him
> to formulate his philosophy. In huge tomes he attempted to
> reconcile empiricism with the human faculty of reason. He is
> also featured in the "Philosophers' Drinking Song".
Immanuel Kant. 4 for Erland. 3 for Dan Blum.
> 3. Which writer of the French Enlightenment was responsible for
> writing and editing much of the Encyclopedia, and wrote plays
> such as "Jacques the Fatalist", dialogues such as "Rameau's
> Nephew", and pornographic novels? Catherine the Great was an
> admirer of his, but he *doesn't* show up in the "Philosophers'
> Drinking Song".
Denis Diderot. 4 for Joshua. 3 for Dan Blum.
> * Canadian Commemorative Coins
> 4. The 1949 Canadian silver dollar depicted a sailing ship.
> Name the ship or its captain.
The Matthew; John Cabot (Giovanni Caboto).
> 5. The 1964 Canadian silver dollar bore the names of two cities
> along with the figures "1864" and "1964". Name *either* city.
Charlottetown, PE; Quebec, QC. (The two cities where the conferences
in 1864 that led to the confederation of Canada in 1867 were held.)
> 6. The 1967 Canadian Centennial silver dollar depicted what animal
> -- other than, of course, a human being? *Or*, alternatively,
> name the artist who designed the coin.
Canada goose ("goose" was sufficient), Alex Colville.
> * Central America
> 7. In 1954 Jacobo Arbenz, the president of Guatemala, was overthrown
> in a coup widely believed to have been engineered by the CIA.
> Arbenz had angered the US by attempting to nationalize some
> the holdings of which American corporation?
United Fruit Co. 4 for Dan Tilque and Joshua. 3 for Dan Blum.
> 8. In which country did Violeta Chamorro succeed a well-known
> revolutionary as president?
Nicaragua. (Daniel Ortega.) 4 for everyone.
> 9. In 1969 Honduras and El Salvador fought a war that lasted only
> about 100 hours. By what curious name is this war popularly
> known? It was named after another fractious event that the
> two countries were participating in at around the same time.
The Soccer War (La Guerra del Fútbol). 4 for everyone.
> * Iraq: Winners and Losers
> 10. Most of the journalists who """are""" sending us pictures
> and reports of the bombing of Baghdad """are""" staying at
> the al-Rashid Hotel. Give the full name of the Iraqi leader,
> mentioned in the Arabian Nights, that the hotel """is"""
> named after.
Haroun al-Rashid (Caliph of Baghdad in the 8th century). (The hotel
is still there.) 4 for Dan Blum.
> 11. The most famous Kurdish hero """is""" also Saddam Hussein's
> hero, because he recaptured Jerusalem from the Crusaders.
> (Saddam """has""" his own face put onto portraits of this man.)
> He appears in European literature as a chivalrous knight.
> Name him.
Saladin (or Salah ed-Din or Salah ul-Din). 4 for everyone.
> 12. Saddam Hussein """compares""" US troops to the invaders who
> destroyed Baghdad and murdered its population in 1258, on their
> way to invading Russia and Central Europe. According to CNN
> and the newspapers, Saddam """calls""" US troops the new -- what?
"Mongols" or "Golden Horde". 4 for everyone.
> * Protesters
> 13. A group of people in England known as The Women of Greenham
> Common set up a peace camp in 1981 and occupied it for 19 years.
> What sparked their protest?
Stationing of cruise missiles / nuclear weapons there and at other
air bases. 4 for Dan Blum.
> 14. Who returned his MBE (that is, Member of the British Empire)
> award to the Queen in 1969 to protest Biafra, Viet Nam, and
> declining sales of his new band's hit single?
John Lennon. 4 for Erland and Joshua.
> 15. Who were the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo (who rallied daily
> in that square for years) concerned about? Give the name used
> for the people in question, not a description.
The "disappeared", or in Spanish "desaparecidos" (in Argentina).
4 for Erland, Dan Blum, and Joshua.
Scores, if there are no errors:
FINAL ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Geo His
Dan Blum 32 41 73
Joshua Kreitzer 23 36 59
Dan Tilque 32 20 52
Erland Sommarskog 22 28 50
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Toronto | every question he is asked." -- Voltaire
m...@vex.net | "'I resemble that remark!'" -- Steve Summit
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2003-04-07,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information...
> see my 2020-06-23 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from
> the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
> In this set, I wrote two triples in one round.
Those were, of course, questions #4-9 of Round 2.
> the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
> In this set, I wrote two triples in one round.
> ** Final, Round 2 - Geography
> * Canadian City Nicknames
> Name the city, given the nickname.
> 1. City of Champions.
> 2. City of Gardens.
Victoria. 4 for Dan Blum.
> 3. Gateway to the West.
> * The Interstate Highway System
of the 15 players in the Final knew any of the answers. Or at least,
none of the 5 on each team knew the answer to the question that went
to their team.
> The Interstate highway system in the US is numbered systematically.
> One of the rules is that 3-digit numbers are for branch or loop
> highways in an urban area, while numbers with 1 or 2 digits are
> for longer-distance routes. These questions are about highways
> with 1- or 2-digit numbers, and the cities where they meet.
numbers in the east of the country, and the even-numbered routes
run E-W with higher numbers in the north. (3-digit numbers have
different rules.) There are a few exceptions for various reasons.
A few 2-digit numbers (and many 3-digit numbers) are reused in
different parts of the country.
> Specifically, these are cities that """are""" served by *exactly
> three* Interstates with 1- or 2-digit numbers; each of those
> highways either """enters""" the city or """passes""" just outside
> it. And in each case you must give *any two* of the three numbers.
> 4. Denver.
> 5. Atlanta.
20, 75, 85. (Still true.)
> 6. Boston.
90, 93, 95. (Still true.) 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Joshua.
> * Subways, Metros, Undergrounds, U-Bahns, or T-Banas
> For each question in this triple, we have taken a """recent"""
> map of a city's subway system (whatever they call it) and removed
> not only all the station labels and other text, but also all
> geographical clues such as shorelines and rivers. In each case
> you must name the city. Warning, these are diagrammatic maps and
> none of them is to scale.
> 7. <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/of/2/c1.gif>
> Each of the little car symbols was beside a station name before
> we erased the names. Name the city.
The cars indicate stations with parking lots.
> 8. <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/of/2/c2.gif>
> Note that this map has thick and thin lines; on some other
> editions of it, the difference would have been more obvious.
> The actual subway system is shown by the thin lines, while the
> thick ones show a related service. Name the city.
The thicker lines are the RER system.
> 9. <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/of/2/c3.gif>
> Each of the little wheelchair symbols was beside a station name
> before we erased the names. Name the city.
Subway lines from Manhattan run generally northeast to the Bronx,
southeast to Queens, and south to Brooklyn; Staten Island, to the
southwest, is unserved.
> * Monasteries
> These questions pertain to the handout at:
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/of/2/d.pdf
> 10. Pictures #2 and #5 show different views of the same Italian
> monastery, which was founded in 529, and subsequently destroyed
> and rebuilt four times, most recently following a 1944 World
> War II battle. Name the monastery.
> 11. The spectacular setting of the monastery in picture #1 should
> be clue enough. It is situated just off the coast of which
> country?
> 12. The monastery in pictures #3 and #4 is a UNESCO World Heritage
> Site, probably founded in the 7th or 8th century. The first
> picture shows the monks' cells; the second one shows their
> precipitous location about 8 miles off the coast of County Kerry,
> Ireland. It's named -- at least partly -- for the same celestial
> being as the monastery in the previous question. Name it.
> * So You Think You're Smarter than George W. Bush
> Given the country, name the president.
> 13. Egypt.
4 for Erland (the hard way). 3 for Joshua.
> 14. Brazil.
2003 answer: Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. ("Lula" was sufficient.)
2021 answer: Jair Bolsonaro, 4 for Erland (the hard way), Dan Blum,
and Dan Tilque.
> 15. South Africa.
2003 answer: Thabo Mbeki. 2021 answer: Cyril Ramaphosa.
4 for Dan Blum. 2 for Erland.
> ** Final, Round 3 - History
> * Enlightenment Thinkers from Scotland, Germany, and France
> 1. This Scotsman was an empirical philosopher and a proud agnostic
> who wrote a sceptical essay called "On Miracles". He also wrote
> long books on human nature and understanding -- and he makes
> an appearance in Monty Python's "Philosophers' Drinking Song".
> 2. This German philosopher wrote a pamphlet titled "What is
> Enlightenment?" He said that reading <answer 1> impelled him
> to formulate his philosophy. In huge tomes he attempted to
> reconcile empiricism with the human faculty of reason. He is
> also featured in the "Philosophers' Drinking Song".
> 3. Which writer of the French Enlightenment was responsible for
> writing and editing much of the Encyclopedia, and wrote plays
> such as "Jacques the Fatalist", dialogues such as "Rameau's
> Nephew", and pornographic novels? Catherine the Great was an
> admirer of his, but he *doesn't* show up in the "Philosophers'
> Drinking Song".
> * Canadian Commemorative Coins
> 4. The 1949 Canadian silver dollar depicted a sailing ship.
> Name the ship or its captain.
> 5. The 1964 Canadian silver dollar bore the names of two cities
> along with the figures "1864" and "1964". Name *either* city.
in 1864 that led to the confederation of Canada in 1867 were held.)
> 6. The 1967 Canadian Centennial silver dollar depicted what animal
> -- other than, of course, a human being? *Or*, alternatively,
> name the artist who designed the coin.
> * Central America
> 7. In 1954 Jacobo Arbenz, the president of Guatemala, was overthrown
> in a coup widely believed to have been engineered by the CIA.
> Arbenz had angered the US by attempting to nationalize some
> the holdings of which American corporation?
> 8. In which country did Violeta Chamorro succeed a well-known
> revolutionary as president?
> 9. In 1969 Honduras and El Salvador fought a war that lasted only
> about 100 hours. By what curious name is this war popularly
> known? It was named after another fractious event that the
> two countries were participating in at around the same time.
> * Iraq: Winners and Losers
> 10. Most of the journalists who """are""" sending us pictures
> and reports of the bombing of Baghdad """are""" staying at
> the al-Rashid Hotel. Give the full name of the Iraqi leader,
> mentioned in the Arabian Nights, that the hotel """is"""
> named after.
is still there.) 4 for Dan Blum.
> 11. The most famous Kurdish hero """is""" also Saddam Hussein's
> hero, because he recaptured Jerusalem from the Crusaders.
> (Saddam """has""" his own face put onto portraits of this man.)
> He appears in European literature as a chivalrous knight.
> Name him.
> 12. Saddam Hussein """compares""" US troops to the invaders who
> destroyed Baghdad and murdered its population in 1258, on their
> way to invading Russia and Central Europe. According to CNN
> and the newspapers, Saddam """calls""" US troops the new -- what?
> * Protesters
> 13. A group of people in England known as The Women of Greenham
> Common set up a peace camp in 1981 and occupied it for 19 years.
> What sparked their protest?
air bases. 4 for Dan Blum.
> 14. Who returned his MBE (that is, Member of the British Empire)
> award to the Queen in 1969 to protest Biafra, Viet Nam, and
> declining sales of his new band's hit single?
> 15. Who were the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo (who rallied daily
> in that square for years) concerned about? Give the name used
> for the people in question, not a description.
4 for Erland, Dan Blum, and Joshua.
Scores, if there are no errors:
FINAL ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Geo His
Dan Blum 32 41 73
Joshua Kreitzer 23 36 59
Dan Tilque 32 20 52
Erland Sommarskog 22 28 50
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Pete Gayde
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Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2003-04-07,
> 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 two triples in one round.
>
> ** Final, Round 2 - Geography
>
> * Canadian City Nicknames
>
> Name the city, given the nickname.
>
> 1. City of Champions.
Edmonton
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2003-04-07,
> 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 two triples in one round.
>
> ** Final, Round 2 - Geography
>
> * Canadian City Nicknames
>
> Name the city, given the nickname.
>
> 1. City of Champions.
> 2. City of Gardens.
Vancouver
> 3. Gateway to the West.
>
>
> * The Interstate Highway System
>
> The Interstate highway system in the US is numbered systematically.
> One of the rules is that 3-digit numbers are for branch or loop
> highways in an urban area, while numbers with 1 or 2 digits are
> for longer-distance routes. These questions are about highways
> with 1- or 2-digit numbers, and the cities where they meet.
>
> Specifically, these are cities that """are""" served by *exactly
> three* Interstates with 1- or 2-digit numbers; each of those
> highways either """enters""" the city or """passes""" just outside
> it. And in each case you must give *any two* of the three numbers.
>
> 4. Denver.
> 5. Atlanta.
75 and 30; 75 and 40
> 6. Boston.
95 and 90
>
>
> * Subways, Metros, Undergrounds, U-Bahns, or T-Banas
>
> For each question in this triple, we have taken a """recent"""
> map of a city's subway system (whatever they call it) and removed
> not only all the station labels and other text, but also all
> geographical clues such as shorelines and rivers. In each case
> you must name the city. Warning, these are diagrammatic maps and
> none of them is to scale.
>
> 7. <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/of/2/c1.gif>
> Each of the little car symbols was beside a station name before
> we erased the names. Name the city.
>
> 8. <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/of/2/c2.gif>
> Note that this map has thick and thin lines; on some other
> editions of it, the difference would have been more obvious.
> The actual subway system is shown by the thin lines, while the
> thick ones show a related service. Name the city.
>
> 9. <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/of/2/c3.gif>
> Each of the little wheelchair symbols was beside a station name
> before we erased the names. Name the city.
>
>
> * Monasteries
>
> These questions pertain to the handout at:
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/of/2/d.pdf
>
> 10. Pictures #2 and #5 show different views of the same Italian
> monastery, which was founded in 529, and subsequently destroyed
> and rebuilt four times, most recently following a 1944 World
> War II battle. Name the monastery.
>
> 11. The spectacular setting of the monastery in picture #1 should
> be clue enough. It is situated just off the coast of which
> country?
>
> 12. The monastery in pictures #3 and #4 is a UNESCO World Heritage
> Site, probably founded in the 7th or 8th century. The first
> picture shows the monks' cells; the second one shows their
> precipitous location about 8 miles off the coast of County Kerry,
> Ireland. It's named -- at least partly -- for the same celestial
> being as the monastery in the previous question. Name it.
>
>
> * So You Think You're Smarter than George W. Bush
>
> Given the country, name the president.
>
> 13. Egypt.
> 14. Brazil.
> 15. South Africa.
>
>
> ** Final, Round 3 - History
>
> * Enlightenment Thinkers from Scotland, Germany, and France
>
> 1. This Scotsman was an empirical philosopher and a proud agnostic
> who wrote a sceptical essay called "On Miracles". He also wrote
> long books on human nature and understanding -- and he makes
> an appearance in Monty Python's "Philosophers' Drinking Song".
>
> 2. This German philosopher wrote a pamphlet titled "What is
> Enlightenment?" He said that reading <answer 1> impelled him
> to formulate his philosophy. In huge tomes he attempted to
> reconcile empiricism with the human faculty of reason. He is
> also featured in the "Philosophers' Drinking Song".
>
> 3. Which writer of the French Enlightenment was responsible for
> writing and editing much of the Encyclopedia, and wrote plays
> such as "Jacques the Fatalist", dialogues such as "Rameau's
> Nephew", and pornographic novels? Catherine the Great was an
> admirer of his, but he *doesn't* show up in the "Philosophers'
> Drinking Song".
>
> 12. Saddam Hussein """compares""" US troops to the invaders who
> destroyed Baghdad and murdered its population in 1258, on their
> way to invading Russia and Central Europe. According to CNN
> and the newspapers, Saddam """calls""" US troops the new -- what?
>
>
> * Protesters
>
> 13. A group of people in England known as The Women of Greenham
> Common set up a peace camp in 1981 and occupied it for 19 years.
> What sparked their protest?
>
> 14. Who returned his MBE (that is, Member of the British Empire)
> award to the Queen in 1969 to protest Biafra, Viet Nam, and
> declining sales of his new band's hit single?
>
> 15. Who were the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo (who rallied daily
> in that square for years) concerned about? Give the name used
> for the people in question, not a description.
>
Pete Gayde
Mark Brader
Mar 5, 2021, 6:56:30 PM3/5/21
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If Pete Gayde had posted his answers on time, he would have scored
28 points on Round 2 and 8 on Round 3 for an initial total of 36.
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| -- Dave Barry
28 points on Round 2 and 8 on Round 3 for an initial total of 36.
--
Mark Brader | "Europe contains a great many cathedrals, which were
Toronto | caused by the Middle Ages, which means they are very old,
m...@vex.net | so you have to take color slide photographs of them."
| -- Dave Barry
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