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Mark Brader
Jun 14, 2020, 12:13:02 AM6/14/20
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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2006-01-09,
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. For further information
see my recent companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the
Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
In this first game the usual QFTCI scoring does not apply: you are
allowed up to 3 guesses on each questions, but will be penalized
for extra guesses after the correct answer. For the exact scoring
and other details, see the companion posting.
In some cases either the answers or the facts stated as current
in the question have changed since the question was written.
I've tried to call attention to such possibilities by inserting
*tripled quotation marks* around words that were correct at the time
of the original game -- for example, """now""" or """is""" (pretty
much any present-tense verb may be marked). I will always accept
the answer that was correct when the question was originally asked.
If the facts have changed in such a way that a different answer is
now correct (rather than some other sort of change), I will also
accept the new correct answer -- unless there is an explicit note
requiring otherwise. See the companion posting for further details.
As usual in QFTCI, please post all your answers in one posting.
(Quote the questions and place your answer below each one.)
I will reveal the correct answers in about 3 days.
41. The University of Dublin """has""" a single constituent
college, such that the university and college are essentially
one institution. Name this prestigious college.
42. Who """is""" the architect responsible for designing Roy
Thomson Hall and the Canadian Chancery in Washington?
43. What is the title of the fifth book in the Harry Potter series?
Exact answer required.
44. Who commanded the French at Verdun in 1916?
45. Which former star relief pitcher was arrested """last month"""
for armed robbery?
46. In English football -- that is, soccer -- which team was
promoted to the First Division in 1919 and """ever since then"""
has remained in that division and its successor, the variously
named Premier League?
47. Who were the first rock musicians to be made officers of the
Order of Canada, on 1996-05-09? Name the group *or any one*
of its members.
48. Which country/blues/gospel/jazz singer """performs""" with a
backup group called his "Large Band"?
49. For about 10 years starting in 1925, what company used the
Eiffel Tower as an advertising sign, with their name in letters
as much as 98 feet high?
50. Name the location where Muhammad is said to have risen to
heaven; it is also the name of a mosque on that site and of a
"""recent""" event.
51. In the movie "About A Boy", Hugh Grant's character disputes
the claim "No man is an island", saying that he is an island.
Which one?
52. Among British prime ministers, what """is""" unique about
Spencer Perceval?
53. In the RAF, the slogan of 617 Squadron is "Après Moi le Déluge".
Why?
54. What South-African-born British runner collided with Mary
Decker during the 3000 m event at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics?
55. What artist designed the monsters in the "Alien" movies?
56. During a 1945 newspaper strike, New York mayor Fiorello La
Guardia went on the radio and asked parents to bring their
children to listen to him. What did he do then?
57. Who succeeded Joey Smallwood, becoming the first Conservative
premier of Newfoundland, in 1972?
58. Who """are""" the hosts of the US version of the makeover show
"What Not to Wear"? First names are OK.
59. What does this mean? http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/0/sym.png
(No, I'm not asking how to interpret a URL. View the page.)
60. In 1987 the air defenses of the Soviet Union failed to stop a
West German teenager in a Cessna from making an unauthorized
flight all the way to Moscow, where he landed in Red Square.
*Either* give his name *or* tell what was ironic about the
date of the incident.
--
Mark Brader | "But wherever information gathers and flows,
Toronto | two predators follow closely behind it:
m...@vex.net | censorship and surveillance." --Sarah Jeong
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. For further information
see my recent companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the
Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
In this first game the usual QFTCI scoring does not apply: you are
allowed up to 3 guesses on each questions, but will be penalized
for extra guesses after the correct answer. For the exact scoring
and other details, see the companion posting.
In some cases either the answers or the facts stated as current
in the question have changed since the question was written.
I've tried to call attention to such possibilities by inserting
*tripled quotation marks* around words that were correct at the time
of the original game -- for example, """now""" or """is""" (pretty
much any present-tense verb may be marked). I will always accept
the answer that was correct when the question was originally asked.
If the facts have changed in such a way that a different answer is
now correct (rather than some other sort of change), I will also
accept the new correct answer -- unless there is an explicit note
requiring otherwise. See the companion posting for further details.
As usual in QFTCI, please post all your answers in one posting.
(Quote the questions and place your answer below each one.)
I will reveal the correct answers in about 3 days.
41. The University of Dublin """has""" a single constituent
college, such that the university and college are essentially
one institution. Name this prestigious college.
42. Who """is""" the architect responsible for designing Roy
Thomson Hall and the Canadian Chancery in Washington?
43. What is the title of the fifth book in the Harry Potter series?
Exact answer required.
44. Who commanded the French at Verdun in 1916?
45. Which former star relief pitcher was arrested """last month"""
for armed robbery?
46. In English football -- that is, soccer -- which team was
promoted to the First Division in 1919 and """ever since then"""
has remained in that division and its successor, the variously
named Premier League?
47. Who were the first rock musicians to be made officers of the
Order of Canada, on 1996-05-09? Name the group *or any one*
of its members.
48. Which country/blues/gospel/jazz singer """performs""" with a
backup group called his "Large Band"?
49. For about 10 years starting in 1925, what company used the
Eiffel Tower as an advertising sign, with their name in letters
as much as 98 feet high?
50. Name the location where Muhammad is said to have risen to
heaven; it is also the name of a mosque on that site and of a
"""recent""" event.
51. In the movie "About A Boy", Hugh Grant's character disputes
the claim "No man is an island", saying that he is an island.
Which one?
52. Among British prime ministers, what """is""" unique about
Spencer Perceval?
53. In the RAF, the slogan of 617 Squadron is "Après Moi le Déluge".
Why?
54. What South-African-born British runner collided with Mary
Decker during the 3000 m event at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics?
55. What artist designed the monsters in the "Alien" movies?
56. During a 1945 newspaper strike, New York mayor Fiorello La
Guardia went on the radio and asked parents to bring their
children to listen to him. What did he do then?
57. Who succeeded Joey Smallwood, becoming the first Conservative
premier of Newfoundland, in 1972?
58. Who """are""" the hosts of the US version of the makeover show
"What Not to Wear"? First names are OK.
59. What does this mean? http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/0/sym.png
(No, I'm not asking how to interpret a URL. View the page.)
60. In 1987 the air defenses of the Soviet Union failed to stop a
West German teenager in a Cessna from making an unauthorized
flight all the way to Moscow, where he landed in Red Square.
*Either* give his name *or* tell what was ironic about the
date of the incident.
--
Mark Brader | "But wherever information gathers and flows,
Toronto | two predators follow closely behind it:
m...@vex.net | censorship and surveillance." --Sarah Jeong
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Erland Sommarskog
Jun 14, 2020, 5:20:26 AM6/14/20
to
Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> 41. The University of Dublin """has""" a single constituent
> college, such that the university and college are essentially
> one institution. Name this prestigious college.
Trinity
> 41. The University of Dublin """has""" a single constituent
> college, such that the university and college are essentially
> one institution. Name this prestigious college.
> 46. In English football -- that is, soccer -- which team was
> promoted to the First Division in 1919 and """ever since then"""
> has remained in that division and its successor, the variously
> named Premier League?
> 54. What South-African-born British runner collided with Mary
> Decker during the 3000 m event at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics?
> 59. What does this mean? http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/0/sym.png
> (No, I'm not asking how to interpret a URL. View the page.)
> 60. In 1987 the air defenses of the Soviet Union failed to stop a
> West German teenager in a Cessna from making an unauthorized
> flight all the way to Moscow, where he landed in Red Square.
> *Either* give his name *or* tell what was ironic about the
> date of the incident.
Joshua Kreitzer
Jun 14, 2020, 11:19:30 AM6/14/20
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:3NOdnQxycLVUPnjDnZ2dnUU7-
aHN...@giganews.com:
> 41. The University of Dublin """has""" a single constituent
> college, such that the university and college are essentially
> one institution. Name this prestigious college.
Trinity College
> 43. What is the title of the fifth book in the Harry Potter series?
> Exact answer required.
"Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix"
> 46. In English football -- that is, soccer -- which team was
> promoted to the First Division in 1919 and """ever since then"""
> has remained in that division and its successor, the variously
> named Premier League?
Aston Villa; Manchester United
> 47. Who were the first rock musicians to be made officers of the
> Order of Canada, on 1996-05-09? Name the group *or any one*
> of its members.
Rush
> 48. Which country/blues/gospel/jazz singer """performs""" with a
> backup group called his "Large Band"?
Lyle Lovett
> 50. Name the location where Muhammad is said to have risen to
> heaven; it is also the name of a mosque on that site and of a
> """recent""" event.
Temple Mount in Jerusalem
> 52. Among British prime ministers, what """is""" unique about
> Spencer Perceval?
only one to be assassinated
> 54. What South-African-born British runner collided with Mary
> Decker during the 3000 m event at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics?
Zola Budd
> 55. What artist designed the monsters in the "Alien" movies?
H. R. Giger
> 56. During a 1945 newspaper strike, New York mayor Fiorello La
> Guardia went on the radio and asked parents to bring their
> children to listen to him. What did he do then?
read comic strips
> 59. What does this mean? http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/0/sym.png
> (No, I'm not asking how to interpret a URL. View the page.)
4 per thousand; 0.4%
> 60. In 1987 the air defenses of the Soviet Union failed to stop a
> West German teenager in a Cessna from making an unauthorized
> flight all the way to Moscow, where he landed in Red Square.
> *Either* give his name *or* tell what was ironic about the
> date of the incident.
Rust
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
aHN...@giganews.com:
> 41. The University of Dublin """has""" a single constituent
> college, such that the university and college are essentially
> one institution. Name this prestigious college.
> 43. What is the title of the fifth book in the Harry Potter series?
> Exact answer required.
> 46. In English football -- that is, soccer -- which team was
> promoted to the First Division in 1919 and """ever since then"""
> has remained in that division and its successor, the variously
> named Premier League?
> 47. Who were the first rock musicians to be made officers of the
> Order of Canada, on 1996-05-09? Name the group *or any one*
> of its members.
> 48. Which country/blues/gospel/jazz singer """performs""" with a
> backup group called his "Large Band"?
> 50. Name the location where Muhammad is said to have risen to
> heaven; it is also the name of a mosque on that site and of a
> """recent""" event.
> 52. Among British prime ministers, what """is""" unique about
> Spencer Perceval?
> 54. What South-African-born British runner collided with Mary
> Decker during the 3000 m event at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics?
> 55. What artist designed the monsters in the "Alien" movies?
> 56. During a 1945 newspaper strike, New York mayor Fiorello La
> Guardia went on the radio and asked parents to bring their
> children to listen to him. What did he do then?
> 59. What does this mean? http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/0/sym.png
> (No, I'm not asking how to interpret a URL. View the page.)
> 60. In 1987 the air defenses of the Soviet Union failed to stop a
> West German teenager in a Cessna from making an unauthorized
> flight all the way to Moscow, where he landed in Red Square.
> *Either* give his name *or* tell what was ironic about the
> date of the incident.
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Dan Blum
Jun 14, 2020, 4:11:17 PM6/14/20
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Mark Brader <m...@vex.net> wrote:
> 41. The University of Dublin """has""" a single constituent
> college, such that the university and college are essentially
> one institution. Name this prestigious college.
Trinity
> 41. The University of Dublin """has""" a single constituent
> college, such that the university and college are essentially
> one institution. Name this prestigious college.
> 42. Who """is""" the architect responsible for designing Roy
> Thomson Hall and the Canadian Chancery in Washington?
> 43. What is the title of the fifth book in the Harry Potter series?
> Exact answer required.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
(I think this is actually the fourth book but I can't think of the
fifth.)
> 44. Who commanded the French at Verdun in 1916?
> 46. In English football -- that is, soccer -- which team was
> promoted to the First Division in 1919 and """ever since then"""
> has remained in that division and its successor, the variously
> named Premier League?
> 47. Who were the first rock musicians to be made officers of the
> Order of Canada, on 1996-05-09? Name the group *or any one*
> of its members.
> 49. For about 10 years starting in 1925, what company used the
> Eiffel Tower as an advertising sign, with their name in letters
> as much as 98 feet high?
> 52. Among British prime ministers, what """is""" unique about
> Spencer Perceval?
> 54. What South-African-born British runner collided with Mary
> Decker during the 3000 m event at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics?
> 55. What artist designed the monsters in the "Alien" movies?
> 56. During a 1945 newspaper strike, New York mayor Fiorello La
> Guardia went on the radio and asked parents to bring their
> children to listen to him. What did he do then?
> 60. In 1987 the air defenses of the Soviet Union failed to stop a
> West German teenager in a Cessna from making an unauthorized
> flight all the way to Moscow, where he landed in Red Square.
> *Either* give his name *or* tell what was ironic about the
> date of the incident.
--
_______________________________________________________________________
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"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Calvin
Jun 14, 2020, 9:49:24 PM6/14/20
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On Sunday, June 14, 2020 at 2:13:02 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
> 41. The University of Dublin """has""" a single constituent
> college, such that the university and college are essentially
> one institution. Name this prestigious college.
University College, Dublin
> 41. The University of Dublin """has""" a single constituent
> college, such that the university and college are essentially
> one institution. Name this prestigious college.
> 42. Who """is""" the architect responsible for designing Roy
> Thomson Hall and the Canadian Chancery in Washington?
>
> 43. What is the title of the fifth book in the Harry Potter series?
> Exact answer required.
>
> 44. Who commanded the French at Verdun in 1916?
> 45. Which former star relief pitcher was arrested """last month"""
> for armed robbery?
>
> 46. In English football -- that is, soccer -- which team was
> promoted to the First Division in 1919 and """ever since then"""
> has remained in that division and its successor, the variously
> named Premier League?
> 47. Who were the first rock musicians to be made officers of the
> Order of Canada, on 1996-05-09? Name the group *or any one*
> of its members.
>
> 48. Which country/blues/gospel/jazz singer """performs""" with a
> backup group called his "Large Band"?
>
> 49. For about 10 years starting in 1925, what company used the
> Eiffel Tower as an advertising sign, with their name in letters
> as much as 98 feet high?
>
> 50. Name the location where Muhammad is said to have risen to
> heaven; it is also the name of a mosque on that site and of a
> """recent""" event.
>
> 51. In the movie "About A Boy", Hugh Grant's character disputes
> the claim "No man is an island", saying that he is an island.
> Which one?
>
> 52. Among British prime ministers, what """is""" unique about
> Spencer Perceval?
> 53. In the RAF, the slogan of 617 Squadron is "Après Moi le Déluge".
> Why?
>
> 54. What South-African-born British runner collided with Mary
> Decker during the 3000 m event at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics?
> 55. What artist designed the monsters in the "Alien" movies?
>
> 56. During a 1945 newspaper strike, New York mayor Fiorello La
> Guardia went on the radio and asked parents to bring their
> children to listen to him. What did he do then?
>
> 57. Who succeeded Joey Smallwood, becoming the first Conservative
> premier of Newfoundland, in 1972?
>
> 58. Who """are""" the hosts of the US version of the makeover show
> "What Not to Wear"? First names are OK.
>
> 59. What does this mean? http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/0/sym.png
> (No, I'm not asking how to interpret a URL. View the page.)
>
> 60. In 1987 the air defenses of the Soviet Union failed to stop a
> West German teenager in a Cessna from making an unauthorized
> flight all the way to Moscow, where he landed in Red Square.
> *Either* give his name *or* tell what was ironic about the
> date of the incident.
calvin
Dan Tilque
Jun 15, 2020, 6:44:24 AM6/15/20
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On 6/13/20 9:12 PM, Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> 41. The University of Dublin """has""" a single constituent
> college, such that the university and college are essentially
> one institution. Name this prestigious college.
>
> 42. Who """is""" the architect responsible for designing Roy
> Thomson Hall and the Canadian Chancery in Washington?
>
> 43. What is the title of the fifth book in the Harry Potter series?
> Exact answer required.
>
> 44. Who commanded the French at Verdun in 1916?
Pétain
>
>
> 41. The University of Dublin """has""" a single constituent
> college, such that the university and college are essentially
> one institution. Name this prestigious college.
>
> 42. Who """is""" the architect responsible for designing Roy
> Thomson Hall and the Canadian Chancery in Washington?
>
> 43. What is the title of the fifth book in the Harry Potter series?
> Exact answer required.
>
> 44. Who commanded the French at Verdun in 1916?
>
> 45. Which former star relief pitcher was arrested """last month"""
> for armed robbery?
>
> 46. In English football -- that is, soccer -- which team was
> promoted to the First Division in 1919 and """ever since then"""
> has remained in that division and its successor, the variously
> named Premier League?
>
> 47. Who were the first rock musicians to be made officers of the
> Order of Canada, on 1996-05-09? Name the group *or any one*
> of its members.
>
> 48. Which country/blues/gospel/jazz singer """performs""" with a
> backup group called his "Large Band"?
>
> 49. For about 10 years starting in 1925, what company used the
> Eiffel Tower as an advertising sign, with their name in letters
> as much as 98 feet high?
>
> 50. Name the location where Muhammad is said to have risen to
> heaven; it is also the name of a mosque on that site and of a
> """recent""" event.
>
> 51. In the movie "About A Boy", Hugh Grant's character disputes
> the claim "No man is an island", saying that he is an island.
> Which one?
>
> 52. Among British prime ministers, what """is""" unique about
> Spencer Perceval?
>
> 53. In the RAF, the slogan of 617 Squadron is "Après Moi le Déluge".
> Why?
>
> 54. What South-African-born British runner collided with Mary
> Decker during the 3000 m event at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics?
>
> 55. What artist designed the monsters in the "Alien" movies?
>
> 56. During a 1945 newspaper strike, New York mayor Fiorello La
> Guardia went on the radio and asked parents to bring their
> children to listen to him. What did he do then?
>
> 57. Who succeeded Joey Smallwood, becoming the first Conservative
> premier of Newfoundland, in 1972?
>
> 58. Who """are""" the hosts of the US version of the makeover show
> "What Not to Wear"? First names are OK.
>
> 59. What does this mean? http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/0/sym.png
> (No, I'm not asking how to interpret a URL. View the page.)
>
> 60. In 1987 the air defenses of the Soviet Union failed to stop a
> West German teenager in a Cessna from making an unauthorized
> flight all the way to Moscow, where he landed in Red Square.
> *Either* give his name *or* tell what was ironic about the
> date of the incident.
>
--
Dan Tilque
Pete Gayde
Jun 15, 2020, 5:36:11 PM6/15/20
to
>
> 42. Who """is""" the architect responsible for designing Roy
> Thomson Hall and the Canadian Chancery in Washington?
>
> 43. What is the title of the fifth book in the Harry Potter series?
> Exact answer required.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
>
>
> 44. Who commanded the French at Verdun in 1916?
Joffre
>
> 45. Which former star relief pitcher was arrested """last month"""
> for armed robbery?
>
> 46. In English football -- that is, soccer -- which team was
> promoted to the First Division in 1919 and """ever since then"""
> has remained in that division and its successor, the variously
> named Premier League?
>
> 47. Who were the first rock musicians to be made officers of the
> Order of Canada, on 1996-05-09? Name the group *or any one*
> of its members.
>
> 48. Which country/blues/gospel/jazz singer """performs""" with a
> backup group called his "Large Band"?
>
> 49. For about 10 years starting in 1925, what company used the
> Eiffel Tower as an advertising sign, with their name in letters
> as much as 98 feet high?
>
> 50. Name the location where Muhammad is said to have risen to
> heaven; it is also the name of a mosque on that site and of a
> """recent""" event.
>
> 51. In the movie "About A Boy", Hugh Grant's character disputes
> the claim "No man is an island", saying that he is an island.
> Which one?
>
> 52. Among British prime ministers, what """is""" unique about
> Spencer Perceval?
>
> 53. In the RAF, the slogan of 617 Squadron is "Après Moi le Déluge".
> Why?
>
> 54. What South-African-born British runner collided with Mary
> Decker during the 3000 m event at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics?
>
> 55. What artist designed the monsters in the "Alien" movies?
>
> 56. During a 1945 newspaper strike, New York mayor Fiorello La
> Guardia went on the radio and asked parents to bring their
> children to listen to him. What did he do then?
>
> 57. Who succeeded Joey Smallwood, becoming the first Conservative
> premier of Newfoundland, in 1972?
>
> 58. Who """are""" the hosts of the US version of the makeover show
> "What Not to Wear"? First names are OK.
>
> 59. What does this mean? http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/0/sym.png
> (No, I'm not asking how to interpret a URL. View the page.)
>
> 60. In 1987 the air defenses of the Soviet Union failed to stop a
> West German teenager in a Cessna from making an unauthorized
> flight all the way to Moscow, where he landed in Red Square.
> *Either* give his name *or* tell what was ironic about the
> date of the incident.
>
Pete Gayde
Mark Brader
Jun 16, 2020, 11:08:49 PM6/16/20
to
Mark Brader:
Still nobody has taken advantage of this. Two more sets to go...
> 41. The University of Dublin """has""" a single constituent
> college, such that the university and college are essentially
> one institution. Name this prestigious college.
Trinity College. (Still true.) 6 for Erland, Joshua, Dan Blum,
and Pete.
> 42. Who """is""" the architect responsible for designing Roy
> Thomson Hall and the Canadian Chancery in Washington?
Arthur Erickson. (He died in 2009.)
> 43. What is the title of the fifth book in the Harry Potter series?
> Exact answer required.
"Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix". 6 for Joshua, Dan Blum
(despite what he thinks), and Pete.
> 44. Who commanded the French at Verdun in 1916?
Philippe Pétain. 6 for Dan Tilque.
> 45. Which former star relief pitcher was arrested """last month"""
> for armed robbery?
Jeff Reardon.
If Wikipedia is correct, he was on a combination of strong
prescription drugs at the time and was eventually found not
guilty due to temporary insanity.
> 46. In English football -- that is, soccer -- which team was
> promoted to the First Division in 1919 and """ever since then"""
> has remained in that division and its successor, the variously
> named Premier League?
Arsenal. (Still true.) 6 for Calvin. 5 for Pete.
Some entrants tried Aston Villa, Chelsea, and/or Manchester United.
All three have been relegated more recently than 1919.
> 47. Who were the first rock musicians to be made officers of the
> Order of Canada, on 1996-05-09? Name the group *or any one*
> of its members.
Rush -- Geddy Lee, Neil Peart, Alex Lifeson. 6 for Joshua, Dan Blum,
and Dan Tilque. 3 for Pete.
> 48. Which country/blues/gospel/jazz singer """performs""" with a
> backup group called his "Large Band"?
Lyle Lovett. (Still true, I think, but it's hard to research online.)
6 for Joshua.
> 49. For about 10 years starting in 1925, what company used the
> Eiffel Tower as an advertising sign, with their name in letters
> as much as 98 feet high?
Citroën. 3 for Pete.
See: http://www.citroenet.org.uk/miscellaneous/history/images/eiffel2.jpg
> 50. Name the location where Muhammad is said to have risen to
> heaven; it is also the name of a mosque on that site and of a
> """recent""" event.
Al Aqsa or the Temple Mount. I'll also accept "Dome of the Rock":
apparently there is some disagreement as to whether Al Aqsa includes
this or is just near it. (The "recent event" was an intifada and
was named for Al Aqsa.) 6 for Joshua and Pete.
> 51. In the movie "About A Boy", Hugh Grant's character disputes
> the claim "No man is an island", saying that he is an island.
> Which one?
Ibiza.
> 52. Among British prime ministers, what """is""" unique about
> Spencer Perceval?
He was assassinated (in 1812). (Still unique.) 6 for Joshua,
Dan Blum, and Calvin.
> 53. In the RAF, the slogan of 617 Squadron is "Après Moi le Déluge".
> Why?
They were "the dam busters", whose attacks in 1943 breached dams in
Germany's Ruhr valley. 6 for Dan Tilque.
They used a bomb especially designed to be dropped from an airplane,
bounce over anti-torpedo netting, sink near the dam, and then explode.
> 54. What South-African-born British runner collided with Mary
> Decker during the 3000 m event at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics?
Zola Budd. 6 for Erland, Joshua, Dan Blum, Calvin, and Pete.
> 55. What artist designed the monsters in the "Alien" movies?
H.R. Giger. 6 for Joshua and Dan Blum.
> 56. During a 1945 newspaper strike, New York mayor Fiorello La
> Guardia went on the radio and asked parents to bring their
> children to listen to him. What did he do then?
He read out the comics. 6 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Pete.
> 57. Who succeeded Joey Smallwood, becoming the first Conservative
> premier of Newfoundland, in 1972?
Frank Moores.
> 58. Who """are""" the hosts of the US version of the makeover show
> "What Not to Wear"? First names are OK.
Stacy London and Clinton Kelly. (It ended in 2013.)
> 59. What does this mean? http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/0/sym.png
> (No, I'm not asking how to interpret a URL. View the page.)
4 per mille -- same as 0.4%. 6 for Erland, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.
> 60. In 1987 the air defenses of the Soviet Union failed to stop a
> West German teenager in a Cessna from making an unauthorized
> flight all the way to Moscow, where he landed in Red Square.
> *Either* give his name *or* tell what was ironic about the
> date of the incident.
Mathias Rust; it was Border Guards Day. 6 for Erland, Joshua,
and Dan Blum.
Scores, if there are no errors:
QUESTIONS-> #1-20 #21-40 #41-60 TOTALS
Joshua Kreitzer 90 54 66 210
Dan Blum 60 42 48 150
Pete Gayde 30 36 41 107
Dan Tilque 24 30 24 78
"Calvin" 47 -- 18 65
Erland Sommarskog 0 18 24 42
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> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2006-01-09,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my recent companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the
> Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
>
> In this first game the usual QFTCI scoring does not apply: you are
> allowed up to 3 guesses on each questions...
> Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
>
> In this first game the usual QFTCI scoring does not apply: you are
Still nobody has taken advantage of this. Two more sets to go...
> 41. The University of Dublin """has""" a single constituent
> college, such that the university and college are essentially
> one institution. Name this prestigious college.
and Pete.
> 42. Who """is""" the architect responsible for designing Roy
> Thomson Hall and the Canadian Chancery in Washington?
> 43. What is the title of the fifth book in the Harry Potter series?
> Exact answer required.
(despite what he thinks), and Pete.
> 44. Who commanded the French at Verdun in 1916?
> 45. Which former star relief pitcher was arrested """last month"""
> for armed robbery?
If Wikipedia is correct, he was on a combination of strong
prescription drugs at the time and was eventually found not
guilty due to temporary insanity.
> 46. In English football -- that is, soccer -- which team was
> promoted to the First Division in 1919 and """ever since then"""
> has remained in that division and its successor, the variously
> named Premier League?
Some entrants tried Aston Villa, Chelsea, and/or Manchester United.
All three have been relegated more recently than 1919.
> 47. Who were the first rock musicians to be made officers of the
> Order of Canada, on 1996-05-09? Name the group *or any one*
> of its members.
and Dan Tilque. 3 for Pete.
> 48. Which country/blues/gospel/jazz singer """performs""" with a
> backup group called his "Large Band"?
6 for Joshua.
> 49. For about 10 years starting in 1925, what company used the
> Eiffel Tower as an advertising sign, with their name in letters
> as much as 98 feet high?
See: http://www.citroenet.org.uk/miscellaneous/history/images/eiffel2.jpg
> 50. Name the location where Muhammad is said to have risen to
> heaven; it is also the name of a mosque on that site and of a
> """recent""" event.
apparently there is some disagreement as to whether Al Aqsa includes
this or is just near it. (The "recent event" was an intifada and
was named for Al Aqsa.) 6 for Joshua and Pete.
> 51. In the movie "About A Boy", Hugh Grant's character disputes
> the claim "No man is an island", saying that he is an island.
> Which one?
> 52. Among British prime ministers, what """is""" unique about
> Spencer Perceval?
Dan Blum, and Calvin.
> 53. In the RAF, the slogan of 617 Squadron is "Après Moi le Déluge".
> Why?
Germany's Ruhr valley. 6 for Dan Tilque.
They used a bomb especially designed to be dropped from an airplane,
bounce over anti-torpedo netting, sink near the dam, and then explode.
> 54. What South-African-born British runner collided with Mary
> Decker during the 3000 m event at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics?
> 55. What artist designed the monsters in the "Alien" movies?
> 56. During a 1945 newspaper strike, New York mayor Fiorello La
> Guardia went on the radio and asked parents to bring their
> children to listen to him. What did he do then?
> 57. Who succeeded Joey Smallwood, becoming the first Conservative
> premier of Newfoundland, in 1972?
> 58. Who """are""" the hosts of the US version of the makeover show
> "What Not to Wear"? First names are OK.
> 59. What does this mean? http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/0/sym.png
> (No, I'm not asking how to interpret a URL. View the page.)
> 60. In 1987 the air defenses of the Soviet Union failed to stop a
> West German teenager in a Cessna from making an unauthorized
> flight all the way to Moscow, where he landed in Red Square.
> *Either* give his name *or* tell what was ironic about the
> date of the incident.
and Dan Blum.
Scores, if there are no errors:
QUESTIONS-> #1-20 #21-40 #41-60 TOTALS
Joshua Kreitzer 90 54 66 210
Dan Blum 60 42 48 150
Pete Gayde 30 36 41 107
Dan Tilque 24 30 24 78
"Calvin" 47 -- 18 65
Erland Sommarskog 0 18 24 42
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Mark Brader | "Yeah. Writers working under tight restrictions produce
Toronto | novel material -- like, for example, epigrams employing
m...@vex.net | backward alphabetization." --Randall Munroe
Dan Tilque
Jun 16, 2020, 11:23:38 PM6/16/20
to
On 6/16/20 8:08 PM, Mark Brader wrote:
>> 54. What South-African-born British runner collided with Mary
>> Decker during the 3000 m event at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics?
>
> Zola Budd. 6 for Erland, Joshua, Dan Blum, Calvin, and Pete.
We just had a related question in one of Calvin's quizzes a couple weeks
>> 54. What South-African-born British runner collided with Mary
>> Decker during the 3000 m event at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics?
>
> Zola Budd. 6 for Erland, Joshua, Dan Blum, Calvin, and Pete.
ago, I believe. So I should have been able to answer this. Everyone else
remembered. But I drew a complete blank despite wracking my brains. A
couple hours later, during which I did not read anyone else's
submissions, the answer popped into my head. Aaaarrrgh!
--
Dan Tilque
Mark Brader
Jun 16, 2020, 11:43:59 PM6/16/20
to
Mark Brader:
April 20.
> So I should have been able to answer this. Everyone else
> remembered. But I drew a complete blank despite wracking my brains. A
> couple hours later, during which I did not read anyone else's
> submissions, the answer popped into my head. Aaaarrrgh!
(Villainous laugh)
--
Mark Brader "To err is human, but to really mess things up
Toronto you need a timetable planner!"
m...@vex.net -- Richard Porter
>>> 54. What South-African-born British runner collided with Mary
>>> Decker during the 3000 m event at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics?
>>
>> Zola Budd. 6 for Erland, Joshua, Dan Blum, Calvin, and Pete.
Dan Tilque:
>>> Decker during the 3000 m event at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics?
>>
>> Zola Budd. 6 for Erland, Joshua, Dan Blum, Calvin, and Pete.
> We just had a related question in one of Calvin's quizzes a couple weeks
> ago, I believe.
Actually it was in QFTCIMI520 Game 4, posted April 17 with answers on
> ago, I believe.
April 20.
> So I should have been able to answer this. Everyone else
> remembered. But I drew a complete blank despite wracking my brains. A
> couple hours later, during which I did not read anyone else's
> submissions, the answer popped into my head. Aaaarrrgh!
--
Mark Brader "To err is human, but to really mess things up
Toronto you need a timetable planner!"
m...@vex.net -- Richard Porter
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