Mark Brader:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2014-09-15,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2014-09-15 companion posting on "Questions from the
> Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
Game 1 is over and the winner is JOSHUA KREITZER. Hearty congratulations!
> * Game 1, Round 9 - Geography - The State I'm In
> We'll name some states, provinces, or other political subdivisions.
> You name the country. All spellings are as used in the CIA World
> Factbook.
> 1. Anhui, Gansu, Hebei, Hubei.
China. 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, Marc, Rob, and Joshua. 3 for Peter.
2 for Pete.
> 2. Batman, Hakkari, Samsun, Van.
Turkey. 4 for Erland, Joshua, Pete, and Dan Tilque.
> 3. Cordoba, Formosa, Rio Negro, Santa Fe.
Argentina. 4 for Erland, Rob, Joshua, Jason, and Pete.
> 4. Distrito Federal, Espirito Santo, Parana, Rio Grande do Norte.
Brazil. 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Erland, Marc, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.
3 for Rob.
> 5. Borno, Edo, Gombe, Jigawa.
Nigeria. 4 for Erland. 2 for Dan Blum.
> 6. Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly North-West Frontier
> Province), Punjab, Sindh.
Pakistan. 4 for Peter, Erland, Marc, Joshua, Jeff, Pete,
and Dan Tilque. 2 for Dan Blum and Rob.
> 7. Assam, Kerala, Nagaland, Sikkim.
India. 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Erland, Marc, Joshua, Jeff, Pete,
and Dan Tilque. 3 for Rob.
> 8. Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Schaffhausen, Zug.
Switzerland. 4 for Björn, Dan Blum, Peter, Erland, Marc, Rob,
Joshua, Pete, and Dan Tilque.
> 9. Andalucia, Extremadura, Illes Baleares (Balearic Islands),
> Murcia.
Spain. 4 for Björn, Dan Blum, Peter, Erland, Marc, Rob, Joshua,
Jeff, Pete, and Dan Tilque.
> 10. Chiapas, Colima, Hidalgo, Sonora.
Mexico. 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, Marc, Rob, Joshua, Pete,
and Dan Tilque.
> * Game 1, Round 10 - Challenge Round - Nicknames and Pseudonyms
> A. History - American Western Outlaws
> A1. Robert Leroy Parker was one half of a famous duo in the
> Hole-in-the-Wall Gang. What's he better known as?
Butch Cassidy. 4 for Rob.
> A2. Born William Henry McCarty Jr. in New York City, this
> famous outlaw took part in the Lincoln County War and died
> when he was 21. What was his infamous nickname?
Billy the Kid. 4 for Björn, Dan Blum, Peter, Marc, Rob, Joshua,
Jason, Pete, and Dan Tilque.
> B. Geography - Blessings
> B1. Albanian-born Anjeze Gonxhe Bojaxhiu lived and worked the
> majority of her life in India caring for the poor. She was
> beatified in 2003. What's she better known as?
Mother Teresa, or the Blessed Teresa of Calcutta. 4 for everyone
-- Björn, Dan Blum, Peter, Erland, Marc, Rob, Joshua, Jason, Jeff,
Pete, and Dan Tilque.
For a contrary description, see "The Missionary Position" by
Christopher Hitchens.
> B2. Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone was born in the duchy of
> Spoleto in the Holy Roman Empire and spent most of his life
> in Italy. Although never ordained as a priest, he founded
> the Franciscan religious order and was proclaimed a saint
> by Pope Gregory IX. What is he known as today?
St. Francis of Assisi. 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Marc, Joshua,
and Dan Tilque.
> C. Art
> C1. Born on the island of Crete, Domenikos Theotokopoulos
> was a painter, sculptor, and architect of the Spanish
> Renaissance. He normally signed his paintings with his
> full birth name in Greek letters; but what other name is
> he now known by?
El Greco. 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Rob, Joshua, Jason, Jeff, Pete,
and Dan Tilque.
> C2. Italian artist Michelangelo Merisi (or Amerighi) made
> dramatic use of light in his work, and was also a formative
> influence on Baroque painting. He's better known by the
> name of a town: what is it?
Caravaggio.
> D. Literature - Fictional Characters
> D1. Don Diego de la Vega is a character created by Johnson
> McCulley and first serialized in a work called "The Curse
> of Capistrano". What was his secret identity?
Zorro. 4 for Björn, Dan Blum, Marc, Rob, Joshua, Jason, Jeff,
Pete, and Dan Tilque.
> D2. Sir Percy Blakeney is the hero of a novel and play by
> Baroness Orczy set during the Reign of Terror at the
> beginning of the French Revolution. What was his secret
> identity?
The Scarlet Pimpernel. 4 for Björn, Dan Blum, Peter, Marc, Rob,
Joshua, Jason, Pete, and Dan Tilque.
> E. Sports & Leisure
> E1. Edson Arantes do Nascimento is Brazilian soccer royalty.
> He is a 3-time World Cup winner and in 2000 shared the
> FIFA Player of the Century prize with Diego Maradona.
> How is he known worldwide?
Pelé. 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Erland, Marc, Rob, Joshua, Jason,
Jeff, Pete, and Dan Tilque.
> E2. Garik Kimovich Weinstein is a Russian chess grandmaster,
> a former world chess champion, a writer and political
> activist. How is he known worldwide?
Garry Kasparov. 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Erland, Marc, Joshua, Jeff,
Pete, and Dan Tilque.
> F. Miscellaneous - Cosmetics
> F1. Florence Nightingale Graham, from Woodbridge ON, founded
> and built a cosmetics empire in the US. At the peak of her
> career she was one of the wealthiest women in the world.
> What name was she known by for business purposes?
Elizabeth Arden. 4 for Joshua.
> F2. Josephine Esther Mentzer and her husband co-founded a
> famous American cosmetics company. She was the only woman
> on Time magazine's 1998 list of the 20 most influential
> business geniuses of the 20th century. What name was she
> better known by?
Estée Lauder. 4 for Marc and Pete.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 1 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST
TOPICS-> Sci His Lit Can Lit Spo Geo Cha SIX
Joshua Kreitzer 24 14 28 19 40 16 36 36 183
Marc Dashevsky 32 31 8 8 35 12 28 36 174
Dan Blum 32 27 8 8 40 7 28 32 167
Rob Parker 28 16 23 0 32 0 28 28 155
Dan Tilque 32 24 4 0 -- -- 28 32 120
Peter Smyth 16 23 12 4 20 0 23 24 118
Bruce Bowler 28 8 12 4 40 7 -- -- 99
Pete Gayde 19 14 -- -- -- -- 30 32 95
Jeff Turner -- -- 0 0 40 16 12 20 88
Erland Sommarskog 7 23 -- -- -- -- 40 12 82
Björn Lundin 8 28 0 4 0 0 8 16 64
Jason Kreitzer 12 0 0 4 12 4 4 24 60
"Calvin" 21 3 -- -- -- -- -- -- 24
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Mark Brader, Toronto | Remember, folks, determinism is your *friend*!
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