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Mark Brader
Oct 7, 2017, 1:44:04 AM10/7/17
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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2017-09-25,
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 2, Round 2 - Canadiana History - Prime Minister Quotes
Identify the Canadian Prime Ministers who gave us these gems.
Answers do not repeat. First name required if the surname would
leave the answer ambiguous.
1. "The 19th century was the century of the United States. I think
we can claim it is Canada that shall fill the 20th century."
2. "Not necessarily conscription, but conscription if necessary."
3. "For me, pepper, I put it on my plate."
4. "This is the vision: one Canada, where Canadians will have
preserved to them the control of their own economic and
political destiny. Sir John A. MacDonald opened the West.
I see a Canada of the North. This is the vision!"
5. "There's no place for the state in the bedrooms of the nation."
6. "You had an option, sir. You could have said: 'No, I am not
going to do it. This is wrong for Canada, and I am not going
to ask Canadians to pay the price.'"
7. "A British subject I was born; a British subject I will die."
8. "Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects." Hint: it was
after 1950.
9. "Good morning, and welcome to the federal election campaign,
Act II. I hope you enjoyed the intermission. As Sheila said,
think about it: almost two weeks without a speech from me.
You can't say you didn't get something nice for Christmas."
10. "At one point people are going to have to realize that maybe
I know what I'm doing."
* Game 2, Round 3 - Geography - Famous Streets of the World
1. In what European city would you find the Unter den Linden?
2. Which street in Washington DC links the White House and
Capitol Hill?
3. Name the famous high-priced, très-chic shopping street in
Beverly Hills.
4. Still with high priced and très chic, in what American city
would you drop lots of money on Worth Av.?
5. In which European city would you find Varvaka St., the oldest
street in the city, known for its churches and medieval sites?
6. Which American city has Woodward Av. as its main drag?
7. In which Asian city would you head to Orchard Rd. for shopping
and entertainment?
8. In which city would you find more than 300 shops and stores on
Oxford St. -- a mecca for, among other things, men's fashion?
9. In which American city would you find Lombard St., called the
crookedest street in the world?
10. Which Canadian city is famous for the intersection of
Portage Av. and Main St.?
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Winning isn't everything, but not trying to win
m...@vex.net | is less than nothing." --Anton van Uitert
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 2, Round 2 - Canadiana History - Prime Minister Quotes
Identify the Canadian Prime Ministers who gave us these gems.
Answers do not repeat. First name required if the surname would
leave the answer ambiguous.
1. "The 19th century was the century of the United States. I think
we can claim it is Canada that shall fill the 20th century."
2. "Not necessarily conscription, but conscription if necessary."
3. "For me, pepper, I put it on my plate."
4. "This is the vision: one Canada, where Canadians will have
preserved to them the control of their own economic and
political destiny. Sir John A. MacDonald opened the West.
I see a Canada of the North. This is the vision!"
5. "There's no place for the state in the bedrooms of the nation."
6. "You had an option, sir. You could have said: 'No, I am not
going to do it. This is wrong for Canada, and I am not going
to ask Canadians to pay the price.'"
7. "A British subject I was born; a British subject I will die."
8. "Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects." Hint: it was
after 1950.
9. "Good morning, and welcome to the federal election campaign,
Act II. I hope you enjoyed the intermission. As Sheila said,
think about it: almost two weeks without a speech from me.
You can't say you didn't get something nice for Christmas."
10. "At one point people are going to have to realize that maybe
I know what I'm doing."
* Game 2, Round 3 - Geography - Famous Streets of the World
1. In what European city would you find the Unter den Linden?
2. Which street in Washington DC links the White House and
Capitol Hill?
3. Name the famous high-priced, très-chic shopping street in
Beverly Hills.
4. Still with high priced and très chic, in what American city
would you drop lots of money on Worth Av.?
5. In which European city would you find Varvaka St., the oldest
street in the city, known for its churches and medieval sites?
6. Which American city has Woodward Av. as its main drag?
7. In which Asian city would you head to Orchard Rd. for shopping
and entertainment?
8. In which city would you find more than 300 shops and stores on
Oxford St. -- a mecca for, among other things, men's fashion?
9. In which American city would you find Lombard St., called the
crookedest street in the world?
10. Which Canadian city is famous for the intersection of
Portage Av. and Main St.?
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Winning isn't everything, but not trying to win
m...@vex.net | is less than nothing." --Anton van Uitert
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Joshua Kreitzer
Oct 7, 2017, 1:51:56 AM10/7/17
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m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:TZydncaFsdEC9EXEnZ2dnUU7-
KnN...@giganews.com:
> * Game 2, Round 2 - Canadiana History - Prime Minister Quotes
>
> Identify the Canadian Prime Ministers who gave us these gems.
> Answers do not repeat. First name required if the surname would
> leave the answer ambiguous.
>
> 5. "There's no place for the state in the bedrooms of the nation."
Pierre Trudeau
> 6. "You had an option, sir. You could have said: 'No, I am not
> going to do it. This is wrong for Canada, and I am not going
> to ask Canadians to pay the price.'"
Justin Trudeau
> 8. "Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects." Hint: it was
> after 1950.
Brian Mulroney; Joe Clark
> 9. "Good morning, and welcome to the federal election campaign,
> Act II. I hope you enjoyed the intermission. As Sheila said,
> think about it: almost two weeks without a speech from me.
> You can't say you didn't get something nice for Christmas."
Stephen Harper
> 10. "At one point people are going to have to realize that maybe
> I know what I'm doing."
Kim Campbell
> * Game 2, Round 3 - Geography - Famous Streets of the World
>
> 1. In what European city would you find the Unter den Linden?
Berlin
> 2. Which street in Washington DC links the White House and
> Capitol Hill?
Pennsylvania Avenue
> 3. Name the famous high-priced, très-chic shopping street in
> Beverly Hills.
Rodeo Drive
> 4. Still with high priced and très chic, in what American city
> would you drop lots of money on Worth Av.?
Palm Beach
> 5. In which European city would you find Varvaka St., the oldest
> street in the city, known for its churches and medieval sites?
Prague
> 7. In which Asian city would you head to Orchard Rd. for shopping
> and entertainment?
Hong Kong
> 8. In which city would you find more than 300 shops and stores on
> Oxford St. -- a mecca for, among other things, men's fashion?
London
> 9. In which American city would you find Lombard St., called the
> crookedest street in the world?
San Francisco
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
KnN...@giganews.com:
> * Game 2, Round 2 - Canadiana History - Prime Minister Quotes
>
> Identify the Canadian Prime Ministers who gave us these gems.
> Answers do not repeat. First name required if the surname would
> leave the answer ambiguous.
>
> 3. "For me, pepper, I put it on my plate."
Jean Chretien
> 5. "There's no place for the state in the bedrooms of the nation."
> 6. "You had an option, sir. You could have said: 'No, I am not
> going to do it. This is wrong for Canada, and I am not going
> to ask Canadians to pay the price.'"
> 8. "Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects." Hint: it was
> after 1950.
> 9. "Good morning, and welcome to the federal election campaign,
> Act II. I hope you enjoyed the intermission. As Sheila said,
> think about it: almost two weeks without a speech from me.
> You can't say you didn't get something nice for Christmas."
> 10. "At one point people are going to have to realize that maybe
> I know what I'm doing."
> * Game 2, Round 3 - Geography - Famous Streets of the World
>
> 1. In what European city would you find the Unter den Linden?
> 2. Which street in Washington DC links the White House and
> Capitol Hill?
> 3. Name the famous high-priced, très-chic shopping street in
> Beverly Hills.
> 4. Still with high priced and très chic, in what American city
> would you drop lots of money on Worth Av.?
> 5. In which European city would you find Varvaka St., the oldest
> street in the city, known for its churches and medieval sites?
> 7. In which Asian city would you head to Orchard Rd. for shopping
> and entertainment?
> 8. In which city would you find more than 300 shops and stores on
> Oxford St. -- a mecca for, among other things, men's fashion?
> 9. In which American city would you find Lombard St., called the
> crookedest street in the world?
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Erland Sommarskog
Oct 7, 2017, 5:06:40 AM10/7/17
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Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> * Game 2, Round 2 - Canadiana History - Prime Minister Quotes
>
> Identify the Canadian Prime Ministers who gave us these gems.
> Answers do not repeat.
Mine does!
> * Game 2, Round 2 - Canadiana History - Prime Minister Quotes
>
> Identify the Canadian Prime Ministers who gave us these gems.
> Answers do not repeat.
> 1. "The 19th century was the century of the United States. I think
> we can claim it is Canada that shall fill the 20th century."
> 2. "Not necessarily conscription, but conscription if necessary."
> 3. "For me, pepper, I put it on my plate."
> 4. "This is the vision: one Canada, where Canadians will have
> preserved to them the control of their own economic and
> political destiny. Sir John A. MacDonald opened the West.
> I see a Canada of the North. This is the vision!"
> 5. "There's no place for the state in the bedrooms of the nation."
> 6. "You had an option, sir. You could have said: 'No, I am not
> going to do it. This is wrong for Canada, and I am not going
> to ask Canadians to pay the price.'"
> 7. "A British subject I was born; a British subject I will die."
> 8. "Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects." Hint: it was
> after 1950.
> 9. "Good morning, and welcome to the federal election campaign,
> Act II. I hope you enjoyed the intermission. As Sheila said,
> think about it: almost two weeks without a speech from me.
> You can't say you didn't get something nice for Christmas."
> 10. "At one point people are going to have to realize that maybe
> I know what I'm doing."
> * Game 2, Round 3 - Geography - Famous Streets of the World
>
> 1. In what European city would you find the Unter den Linden?
> 2. Which street in Washington DC links the White House and
> Capitol Hill?
in that town.)
> 4. Still with high priced and très chic, in what American city
> would you drop lots of money on Worth Av.?
> 5. In which European city would you find Varvaka St., the oldest
> street in the city, known for its churches and medieval sites?
> 6. Which American city has Woodward Av. as its main drag?
> 7. In which Asian city would you head to Orchard Rd. for shopping
> and entertainment?
> 8. In which city would you find more than 300 shops and stores on
> Oxford St. -- a mecca for, among other things, men's fashion?
> 9. In which American city would you find Lombard St., called the
> crookedest street in the world?
> 10. Which Canadian city is famous for the intersection of
> Portage Av. and Main St.?
>
--
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Don Piven
Oct 7, 2017, 5:53:59 AM10/7/17
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> 2. Which street in Washington DC links the White House and
> Capitol Hill?
> 3. Name the famous high-priced, très-chic shopping street in
> Beverly Hills.
> 4. Still with high priced and très chic, in what American city
> would you drop lots of money on Worth Av.?
> 5. In which European city would you find Varvaka St., the oldest
> street in the city, known for its churches and medieval sites?
> 6. Which American city has Woodward Av. as its main drag?
> 7. In which Asian city would you head to Orchard Rd. for shopping
> and entertainment?
> 8. In which city would you find more than 300 shops and stores on
> Oxford St. -- a mecca for, among other things, men's fashion?
> 9. In which American city would you find Lombard St., called the
> crookedest street in the world?
> 10. Which Canadian city is famous for the intersection of
> Portage Av. and Main St.?
Dan Blum
Oct 7, 2017, 8:25:06 AM10/7/17
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> 5. "There's no place for the state in the bedrooms of the nation."
Pierre Trudeau
> 8. "Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects." Hint: it was
> after 1950.
> 10. "At one point people are going to have to realize that maybe
> I know what I'm doing."
> * Game 2, Round 3 - Geography - Famous Streets of the World
> 1. In what European city would you find the Unter den Linden?
> 2. Which street in Washington DC links the White House and
> Capitol Hill?
> 3. Name the famous high-priced, tr?s-chic shopping street in
> Beverly Hills.
Rodeo Drive
> 4. Still with high priced and tr?s chic, in what American city
> would you drop lots of money on Worth Av.?
Dallas; Houston
> 5. In which European city would you find Varvaka St., the oldest
> street in the city, known for its churches and medieval sites?
> 6. Which American city has Woodward Av. as its main drag?
> 7. In which Asian city would you head to Orchard Rd. for shopping
> and entertainment?
> 8. In which city would you find more than 300 shops and stores on
> Oxford St. -- a mecca for, among other things, men's fashion?
> 9. In which American city would you find Lombard St., called the
> crookedest street in the world?
> 10. Which Canadian city is famous for the intersection of
> Portage Av. and Main St.?
--
_______________________________________________________________________
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"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Dan Tilque
Oct 8, 2017, 5:53:08 AM10/8/17
to
Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * Game 2, Round 2 - Canadiana History - Prime Minister Quotes
>
> Identify the Canadian Prime Ministers who gave us these gems.
> Answers do not repeat. First name required if the surname would
> leave the answer ambiguous.
>
> 1. "The 19th century was the century of the United States. I think
> we can claim it is Canada that shall fill the 20th century."
Laurier
>
>
> * Game 2, Round 2 - Canadiana History - Prime Minister Quotes
>
> Identify the Canadian Prime Ministers who gave us these gems.
> Answers do not repeat. First name required if the surname would
> leave the answer ambiguous.
>
> 1. "The 19th century was the century of the United States. I think
> we can claim it is Canada that shall fill the 20th century."
>
> 2. "Not necessarily conscription, but conscription if necessary."
>
> 3. "For me, pepper, I put it on my plate."
>
> 4. "This is the vision: one Canada, where Canadians will have
> preserved to them the control of their own economic and
> political destiny. Sir John A. MacDonald opened the West.
> I see a Canada of the North. This is the vision!"
>
> 5. "There's no place for the state in the bedrooms of the nation."
>
> 6. "You had an option, sir. You could have said: 'No, I am not
> going to do it. This is wrong for Canada, and I am not going
> to ask Canadians to pay the price.'"
>
> 7. "A British subject I was born; a British subject I will die."
>
> 8. "Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects." Hint: it was
> after 1950.
>
> 9. "Good morning, and welcome to the federal election campaign,
> Act II. I hope you enjoyed the intermission. As Sheila said,
> think about it: almost two weeks without a speech from me.
> You can't say you didn't get something nice for Christmas."
>
> 10. "At one point people are going to have to realize that maybe
> I know what I'm doing."
>
>
> * Game 2, Round 3 - Geography - Famous Streets of the World
>
> 1. In what European city would you find the Unter den Linden?
>
> 2. Which street in Washington DC links the White House and
> Capitol Hill?
>
> 3. Name the famous high-priced, très-chic shopping street in
> Beverly Hills.
>
> 4. Still with high priced and très chic, in what American city
> would you drop lots of money on Worth Av.?
>
> 5. In which European city would you find Varvaka St., the oldest
> street in the city, known for its churches and medieval sites?
>
> 6. Which American city has Woodward Av. as its main drag?
>
> 7. In which Asian city would you head to Orchard Rd. for shopping
> and entertainment?
>
> 8. In which city would you find more than 300 shops and stores on
> Oxford St. -- a mecca for, among other things, men's fashion?
>
> 9. In which American city would you find Lombard St., called the
> crookedest street in the world?
>
> 10. Which Canadian city is famous for the intersection of
> Portage Av. and Main St.?
--
Dan Tilque
Calvin
Oct 8, 2017, 9:41:05 PM10/8/17
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On Saturday, October 7, 2017 at 3:44:04 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
> * Game 2, Round 2 - Canadiana History - Prime Minister Quotes
pass
> * Game 2, Round 2 - Canadiana History - Prime Minister Quotes
> * Game 2, Round 3 - Geography - Famous Streets of the World
>
> 1. In what European city would you find the Unter den Linden?
> 2. Which street in Washington DC links the White House and
> Capitol Hill?
> 3. Name the famous high-priced, très-chic shopping street in
> Beverly Hills.
> 4. Still with high priced and très chic, in what American city
> would you drop lots of money on Worth Av.?
> 5. In which European city would you find Varvaka St., the oldest
> street in the city, known for its churches and medieval sites?
> 6. Which American city has Woodward Av. as its main drag?
>
> 7. In which Asian city would you head to Orchard Rd. for shopping
> and entertainment?
> 8. In which city would you find more than 300 shops and stores on
> Oxford St. -- a mecca for, among other things, men's fashion?
> 9. In which American city would you find Lombard St., called the
> crookedest street in the world?
> 10. Which Canadian city is famous for the intersection of
> Portage Av. and Main St.?
cheers,
calvin
Mark Brader
Oct 8, 2017, 11:17:03 PM10/8/17
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"Calvin":
> Noston
Is that anywhere near Bew Orleans?
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> Noston
Is that anywhere near Bew Orleans?
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Marc Dashevsky
Oct 9, 2017, 1:36:10 PM10/9/17
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In article <TZydncaFsdEC9EXE...@giganews.com>, m...@vex.net says...
> 3. Name the famous high-priced, très-chic shopping street in
> Beverly Hills.
Rodeo Drive
> 4. Still with high priced and très chic, in what American city
> would you drop lots of money on Worth Av.?
>
> 5. In which European city would you find Varvaka St., the oldest
> street in the city, known for its churches and medieval sites?
>
> 6. Which American city has Woodward Av. as its main drag?
>
> 7. In which Asian city would you head to Orchard Rd. for shopping
> and entertainment?
>
> 8. In which city would you find more than 300 shops and stores on
> Oxford St. -- a mecca for, among other things, men's fashion?
London
> 9. In which American city would you find Lombard St., called the
> crookedest street in the world?
San Francisco
> 10. Which Canadian city is famous for the intersection of
> Portage Av. and Main St.?
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> * Game 2, Round 3 - Geography - Famous Streets of the World
>
> 1. In what European city would you find the Unter den Linden?
>
> 2. Which street in Washington DC links the White House and
> Capitol Hill?
Pennsylvania Avenue
>
> 1. In what European city would you find the Unter den Linden?
>
> 2. Which street in Washington DC links the White House and
> Capitol Hill?
> 3. Name the famous high-priced, très-chic shopping street in
> Beverly Hills.
> 4. Still with high priced and très chic, in what American city
> would you drop lots of money on Worth Av.?
>
> 5. In which European city would you find Varvaka St., the oldest
> street in the city, known for its churches and medieval sites?
>
> 6. Which American city has Woodward Av. as its main drag?
>
> 7. In which Asian city would you head to Orchard Rd. for shopping
> and entertainment?
>
> 8. In which city would you find more than 300 shops and stores on
> Oxford St. -- a mecca for, among other things, men's fashion?
> 9. In which American city would you find Lombard St., called the
> crookedest street in the world?
> 10. Which Canadian city is famous for the intersection of
> Portage Av. and Main St.?
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Jason Kreitzer
Oct 9, 2017, 4:17:16 PM10/9/17
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> 3. Name the famous high-priced, très-chic shopping street in
> Beverly Hills.
Rodeo Drive
> Beverly Hills.
> 4. Still with high priced and très chic, in what American city
> would you drop lots of money on Worth Av.?
>
> 5. In which European city would you find Varvaka St., the oldest
> street in the city, known for its churches and medieval sites?
>
> 6. Which American city has Woodward Av. as its main drag?
>
> 7. In which Asian city would you head to Orchard Rd. for shopping
> and entertainment?
>
> 8. In which city would you find more than 300 shops and stores on
> Oxford St. -- a mecca for, among other things, men's fashion?
London
> would you drop lots of money on Worth Av.?
>
> 5. In which European city would you find Varvaka St., the oldest
> street in the city, known for its churches and medieval sites?
>
> 6. Which American city has Woodward Av. as its main drag?
>
> 7. In which Asian city would you head to Orchard Rd. for shopping
> and entertainment?
>
> 8. In which city would you find more than 300 shops and stores on
> Oxford St. -- a mecca for, among other things, men's fashion?
Mark Brader
Oct 10, 2017, 4:17:48 AM10/10/17
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Mark Brader:
> 2. "Not necessarily conscription, but conscription if necessary."
William Lyon Mackenzie King. 4 for Dan Tilque.
> 3. "For me, pepper, I put it on my plate."
Jean Chrétien (in reference to pepper-spraying of protesters).
4 for Joshua.
> 4. "This is the vision: one Canada, where Canadians will have
> preserved to them the control of their own economic and
> political destiny. Sir John A. MacDonald opened the West.
> I see a Canada of the North. This is the vision!"
John Diefenbaker.
> 5. "There's no place for the state in the bedrooms of the nation."
Pierre Trudeau. (Both names required.) 4 for Joshua, Erland (yes!),
and Dan Blum.
> 6. "You had an option, sir. You could have said: 'No, I am not
> going to do it. This is wrong for Canada, and I am not going
> to ask Canadians to pay the price.'"
Brian Mulroney (about patronage).
> 7. "A British subject I was born; a British subject I will die."
Sir John A. MacDonald.
> 8. "Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects." Hint: it was
> after 1950.
Lester Pearson.
> 9. "Good morning, and welcome to the federal election campaign,
> Act II. I hope you enjoyed the intermission. As Sheila said,
> think about it: almost two weeks without a speech from me.
> You can't say you didn't get something nice for Christmas."
Paul Martin.
> 10. "At one point people are going to have to realize that maybe
> I know what I'm doing."
Justin Trudeau. (Both names required.)
> * Game 2, Round 3 - Geography - Famous Streets of the World
> 1. In what European city would you find the Unter den Linden?
Berlin. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Don, and Calvin.
> 2. Which street in Washington DC links the White House and
> Capitol Hill?
Pennsylvania Av. 4 for everyone -- Joshua, Erland, Don, Dan Blum,
Dan Tilque, Calvin, Marc, and Jason.
> 3. Name the famous high-priced, très-chic shopping street in
> Beverly Hills.
Rodeo Dr. 4 for Joshua, Don, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Calvin, Marc,
and Jason.
> 4. Still with high priced and très chic, in what American city
> would you drop lots of money on Worth Av.?
Palm Beach. 4 for Joshua and Don.
> 5. In which European city would you find Varvaka St., the oldest
> street in the city, known for its churches and medieval sites?
Moscow.
> 6. Which American city has Woodward Av. as its main drag?
Detroit. (Also Highland Park, Ferndale, Royal Oak, Huntingdon Woods,
Birmingham, Bloomfield Hills, and Pontiac. The street is 25 miles
long.) 4 for Don.
Curiously, in the original game instead of the above suburbs the
question-writer named Dearborn and Dearborn Heights as alternate
answers. Perhaps they were thinking of Michigan Av., which does
extend from Detroit through those two suburbs -- and then continues
through Inkster, Westland, Wayne, Canton, Ypsilanti, Saline, and
(if Google Maps is correct) well beyond, for something like 65 miles.
> 7. In which Asian city would you head to Orchard Rd. for shopping
> and entertainment?
Singapore. 4 for Erland and Calvin. 2 for Dan Blum.
> 8. In which city would you find more than 300 shops and stores on
> Oxford St. -- a mecca for, among other things, men's fashion?
London. (Also accepting Westminster, which is technically more
correct.) 4 for everyone.
> 9. In which American city would you find Lombard St., called the
> crookedest street in the world?
San Francisco. 4 for Joshua, Don, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Calvin,
and Marc.
Lombard St. is actually straight for more than 2 miles of its
total length, but some decades ago a 450-foot section between Hyde
and Leavenworth_Sts. where it goes steeply down Russian Hill was
converted into a switchback with 8 hairpin turns and an additional
turn at each end; hence the soubriquet. See:
http://www.qsview.com/@37.802205,-122.418083,270.54h,7.89p,0.02z
> 10. Which Canadian city is famous for the intersection of
> Portage Av. and Main St.?
Winnipeg. 4 for Erland, Don, and Dan Tilque. 2 for Calvin.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 2 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Can Geo
Joshua Kreitzer 8 24 32
Don Piven 0 32 32
Dan Tilque 8 20 28
"Calvin" 0 26 26
Erland Sommarskog 4 20 24
Dan Blum 4 18 22
Marc Dashevsky 0 16 16
Jason Kreitzer 0 12 12
--
Mark Brader "He added a 3-point lead" is pronounced
Toronto differently in Snooker than in Typography...
m...@vex.net -- Liam Quin
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2017-09-25,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2017-09-25 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 2, Round 2 - Canadiana History - Prime Minister Quotes
> Identify the Canadian Prime Ministers who gave us these gems.
> Answers do not repeat. First name required if the surname would
> leave the answer ambiguous.
> 1. "The 19th century was the century of the United States. I think
> we can claim it is Canada that shall fill the 20th century."
Sir Wilfrid Laurier. 4 for Dan Tilque.
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 2, Round 2 - Canadiana History - Prime Minister Quotes
> Identify the Canadian Prime Ministers who gave us these gems.
> Answers do not repeat. First name required if the surname would
> leave the answer ambiguous.
> 1. "The 19th century was the century of the United States. I think
> we can claim it is Canada that shall fill the 20th century."
> 2. "Not necessarily conscription, but conscription if necessary."
> 3. "For me, pepper, I put it on my plate."
4 for Joshua.
> 4. "This is the vision: one Canada, where Canadians will have
> preserved to them the control of their own economic and
> political destiny. Sir John A. MacDonald opened the West.
> I see a Canada of the North. This is the vision!"
> 5. "There's no place for the state in the bedrooms of the nation."
and Dan Blum.
> 6. "You had an option, sir. You could have said: 'No, I am not
> going to do it. This is wrong for Canada, and I am not going
> to ask Canadians to pay the price.'"
> 7. "A British subject I was born; a British subject I will die."
> 8. "Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects." Hint: it was
> after 1950.
> 9. "Good morning, and welcome to the federal election campaign,
> Act II. I hope you enjoyed the intermission. As Sheila said,
> think about it: almost two weeks without a speech from me.
> You can't say you didn't get something nice for Christmas."
> 10. "At one point people are going to have to realize that maybe
> I know what I'm doing."
> * Game 2, Round 3 - Geography - Famous Streets of the World
> 1. In what European city would you find the Unter den Linden?
> 2. Which street in Washington DC links the White House and
> Capitol Hill?
Dan Tilque, Calvin, Marc, and Jason.
> 3. Name the famous high-priced, très-chic shopping street in
> Beverly Hills.
and Jason.
> 4. Still with high priced and très chic, in what American city
> would you drop lots of money on Worth Av.?
> 5. In which European city would you find Varvaka St., the oldest
> street in the city, known for its churches and medieval sites?
> 6. Which American city has Woodward Av. as its main drag?
Birmingham, Bloomfield Hills, and Pontiac. The street is 25 miles
long.) 4 for Don.
Curiously, in the original game instead of the above suburbs the
question-writer named Dearborn and Dearborn Heights as alternate
answers. Perhaps they were thinking of Michigan Av., which does
extend from Detroit through those two suburbs -- and then continues
through Inkster, Westland, Wayne, Canton, Ypsilanti, Saline, and
(if Google Maps is correct) well beyond, for something like 65 miles.
> 7. In which Asian city would you head to Orchard Rd. for shopping
> and entertainment?
> 8. In which city would you find more than 300 shops and stores on
> Oxford St. -- a mecca for, among other things, men's fashion?
correct.) 4 for everyone.
> 9. In which American city would you find Lombard St., called the
> crookedest street in the world?
and Marc.
Lombard St. is actually straight for more than 2 miles of its
total length, but some decades ago a 450-foot section between Hyde
and Leavenworth_Sts. where it goes steeply down Russian Hill was
converted into a switchback with 8 hairpin turns and an additional
turn at each end; hence the soubriquet. See:
http://www.qsview.com/@37.802205,-122.418083,270.54h,7.89p,0.02z
> 10. Which Canadian city is famous for the intersection of
> Portage Av. and Main St.?
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 2 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Can Geo
Joshua Kreitzer 8 24 32
Don Piven 0 32 32
Dan Tilque 8 20 28
"Calvin" 0 26 26
Erland Sommarskog 4 20 24
Dan Blum 4 18 22
Marc Dashevsky 0 16 16
Jason Kreitzer 0 12 12
--
Mark Brader "He added a 3-point lead" is pronounced
Toronto differently in Snooker than in Typography...
m...@vex.net -- Liam Quin
Erland Sommarskog
Oct 10, 2017, 2:40:12 PM10/10/17
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Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
>> 5. In which European city would you find Varvaka St., the oldest
>> street in the city, known for its churches and medieval sites?
>
> Moscow.
Of course!
>> 5. In which European city would you find Varvaka St., the oldest
>> street in the city, known for its churches and medieval sites?
>
> Moscow.
No, I have not heard of the street. And I have not been to Moscow.
But I should have added one and one together and taken a Slavic city
I have not been to (the name does have a Slavic feel), and in that
case there is only one choice. No one would ask about Minsk or
Samara. They could ask about St Petersburg, but in that they ask
about Nevski Prospekt.
Pete Gayde
Oct 12, 2017, 1:49:54 PM10/12/17
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> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2017-09-25,
> 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 2, Round 2 - Canadiana History - Prime Minister Quotes
>
> Identify the Canadian Prime Ministers who gave us these gems.
> Answers do not repeat. First name required if the surname would
> leave the answer ambiguous.
>
> 1. "The 19th century was the century of the United States. I think
> we can claim it is Canada that shall fill the 20th century."
Diefenbaker
> 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 2, Round 2 - Canadiana History - Prime Minister Quotes
>
> Identify the Canadian Prime Ministers who gave us these gems.
> Answers do not repeat. First name required if the surname would
> leave the answer ambiguous.
>
> 1. "The 19th century was the century of the United States. I think
> we can claim it is Canada that shall fill the 20th century."
>
> 2. "Not necessarily conscription, but conscription if necessary."
>
> 3. "For me, pepper, I put it on my plate."
>
> 4. "This is the vision: one Canada, where Canadians will have
> preserved to them the control of their own economic and
> political destiny. Sir John A. MacDonald opened the West.
> I see a Canada of the North. This is the vision!"
>
> 5. "There's no place for the state in the bedrooms of the nation."
>
> 6. "You had an option, sir. You could have said: 'No, I am not
> going to do it. This is wrong for Canada, and I am not going
> to ask Canadians to pay the price.'"
>
> 7. "A British subject I was born; a British subject I will die."
>
> 8. "Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects." Hint: it was
> after 1950.
>
> 9. "Good morning, and welcome to the federal election campaign,
> Act II. I hope you enjoyed the intermission. As Sheila said,
> think about it: almost two weeks without a speech from me.
> You can't say you didn't get something nice for Christmas."
>
> 10. "At one point people are going to have to realize that maybe
> I know what I'm doing."
>
>
> * Game 2, Round 3 - Geography - Famous Streets of the World
>
> 1. In what European city would you find the Unter den Linden?
>
> 2. Which street in Washington DC links the White House and
> Capitol Hill?
>
> 3. Name the famous high-priced, très-chic shopping street in
> Beverly Hills.
>
> 4. Still with high priced and très chic, in what American city
> would you drop lots of money on Worth Av.?
>
> 5. In which European city would you find Varvaka St., the oldest
> street in the city, known for its churches and medieval sites?
>
> 6. Which American city has Woodward Av. as its main drag?
>
> 7. In which Asian city would you head to Orchard Rd. for shopping
> and entertainment?
>
> 8. In which city would you find more than 300 shops and stores on
> Oxford St. -- a mecca for, among other things, men's fashion?
>
> 9. In which American city would you find Lombard St., called the
> crookedest street in the world?
>
> 10. Which Canadian city is famous for the intersection of
> Portage Av. and Main St.?
>
Pete Gayde
Mark Brader
Oct 12, 2017, 3:47:47 PM10/12/17
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If Pete Gayde's answers had been posted on time, he would have
scored 12 points on Round 2 (questions 4, 5, 7, and 10) and
a rare 25 on Round 3 (questions 1-3 and 6-10).
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "Infinity is not a big number."
m...@vex.net --Matt Parker
scored 12 points on Round 2 (questions 4, 5, 7, and 10) and
a rare 25 on Round 3 (questions 1-3 and 6-10).
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "Infinity is not a big number."
m...@vex.net --Matt Parker
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