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Mark Brader
Jan 4, 2015, 1:04:32 AM1/4/15
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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2014-11-17,
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 in a single followup to the newsgroup,
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 Unnatural Axxxe, 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 2014-09-15 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 9, Round 2 - History, or Not-So-Current Events - 1814
Among other notable events, 2014 marked the 100th anniversary of the
beginning of World War I in 1914. But what do you know of *1814*?
Let's find out.
1. February 1: Which poet's tale in verse, "Corsair", sold 10,000
copies on its first day of publication?
2. February 27: Which composer's 8th symphony in F premiered?
3. April 4: Napoleon abdicated for the first time -- in whose favor?
4. May 4: The reign of which royal family was restored in France?
5. July 25: George Stephenson introduced his first example of what
type of vehicle?
6. August 25: British forces destroyed what American landmark,
which had housed over 3,000 books?
7. September 20: What song was published, with words by Francis
Scott Key and tune by John Stafford Smith?
8. October 17: A tasty-sounding but actually tragic flood occurred
in London, England, when vats containing 323,000 gallons of
*what liquid* ruptured and 9 people were killed?
9. October 23: The first of what kind of surgery, now a
multi-billion dollar industry, was performed in England?
10. November 28: A newspaper was printed for the first time by
automatic, steam-powered presses, beginning the availability
of newspapers to a mass audience. Which newspaper?
* Game 9, Round 3 - Canadiana Geography - Civic Slogans and Nicknames
Hogtown, the Big Smoke, T.O., and the T-dot notwithstanding,
Toronto hasn't cornered the market on civic slogans and nicknames.
Here's a round on municipal colloquialisms from sea to sea.
1. Declining to simply flip for it, two BC cities, Port Alberni
and Campbell River, each claim this grandiose fishy nickname.
What is it?
For the remaining questions, name the city.
2. Which Canadian city had the chutzpah to officially declare
itself the "City of Champions"? A city councillor this year
filed a notice to remove the slogan from municipal signs,
saying it's time for a new catchphrase.
3. Which Manitoba city calls itself the "Wheat City"? (No, not
"all of them".)
4. This Maritime city calls itself both "Fundy City" and "Canada's
Original City", since it was the first incorporated city in
what is now Canada. Name it.
5. Locals simply call it the "Nish".
6. This prairie city is nicknamed the "Queen City".
7. In a spoonerism popular among the locals, this prairie city is
nicknamed "Dead Rear".
8. In a play on words, this prairie town is colloquially nicknamed
"Speedy Creek".
9. This provincial capital is known as the "Birthplace of
Confederation".
10. This GTA city's motto is "All roads lead to <answer 10>".
Fill in the blank.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Police Stop Slaying Suspect Look-alikes"
m...@vex.net | --Yakima, WA, Herald-Republic, 2001-08-26
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 in a single followup to the newsgroup,
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 Unnatural Axxxe, 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 2014-09-15 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 9, Round 2 - History, or Not-So-Current Events - 1814
Among other notable events, 2014 marked the 100th anniversary of the
beginning of World War I in 1914. But what do you know of *1814*?
Let's find out.
1. February 1: Which poet's tale in verse, "Corsair", sold 10,000
copies on its first day of publication?
2. February 27: Which composer's 8th symphony in F premiered?
3. April 4: Napoleon abdicated for the first time -- in whose favor?
4. May 4: The reign of which royal family was restored in France?
5. July 25: George Stephenson introduced his first example of what
type of vehicle?
6. August 25: British forces destroyed what American landmark,
which had housed over 3,000 books?
7. September 20: What song was published, with words by Francis
Scott Key and tune by John Stafford Smith?
8. October 17: A tasty-sounding but actually tragic flood occurred
in London, England, when vats containing 323,000 gallons of
*what liquid* ruptured and 9 people were killed?
9. October 23: The first of what kind of surgery, now a
multi-billion dollar industry, was performed in England?
10. November 28: A newspaper was printed for the first time by
automatic, steam-powered presses, beginning the availability
of newspapers to a mass audience. Which newspaper?
* Game 9, Round 3 - Canadiana Geography - Civic Slogans and Nicknames
Hogtown, the Big Smoke, T.O., and the T-dot notwithstanding,
Toronto hasn't cornered the market on civic slogans and nicknames.
Here's a round on municipal colloquialisms from sea to sea.
1. Declining to simply flip for it, two BC cities, Port Alberni
and Campbell River, each claim this grandiose fishy nickname.
What is it?
For the remaining questions, name the city.
2. Which Canadian city had the chutzpah to officially declare
itself the "City of Champions"? A city councillor this year
filed a notice to remove the slogan from municipal signs,
saying it's time for a new catchphrase.
3. Which Manitoba city calls itself the "Wheat City"? (No, not
"all of them".)
4. This Maritime city calls itself both "Fundy City" and "Canada's
Original City", since it was the first incorporated city in
what is now Canada. Name it.
5. Locals simply call it the "Nish".
6. This prairie city is nicknamed the "Queen City".
7. In a spoonerism popular among the locals, this prairie city is
nicknamed "Dead Rear".
8. In a play on words, this prairie town is colloquially nicknamed
"Speedy Creek".
9. This provincial capital is known as the "Birthplace of
Confederation".
10. This GTA city's motto is "All roads lead to <answer 10>".
Fill in the blank.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Police Stop Slaying Suspect Look-alikes"
m...@vex.net | --Yakima, WA, Herald-Republic, 2001-08-26
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Erland Sommarskog
Jan 4, 2015, 10:31:42 AM1/4/15
to
Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> Among other notable events, 2014 marked the 100th anniversary of the
> beginning of World War I in 1914. But what do you know of *1814*?
> Let's find out.
>
> 1. February 1: Which poet's tale in verse, "Corsair", sold 10,000
> copies on its first day of publication?
>
> 2. February 27: Which composer's 8th symphony in F premiered?
Ludwig van Beethoven
> Among other notable events, 2014 marked the 100th anniversary of the
> beginning of World War I in 1914. But what do you know of *1814*?
> Let's find out.
>
> 1. February 1: Which poet's tale in verse, "Corsair", sold 10,000
> copies on its first day of publication?
>
> 2. February 27: Which composer's 8th symphony in F premiered?
> 3. April 4: Napoleon abdicated for the first time -- in whose favor?
> 4. May 4: The reign of which royal family was restored in France?
>
> 5. July 25: George Stephenson introduced his first example of what
> type of vehicle?
> 8. October 17: A tasty-sounding but actually tragic flood occurred
> in London, England, when vats containing 323,000 gallons of
> *what liquid* ruptured and 9 people were killed?
> 10. November 28: A newspaper was printed for the first time by
> automatic, steam-powered presses, beginning the availability
> of newspapers to a mass audience. Which newspaper?
> * Game 9, Round 3 - Canadiana Geography - Civic Slogans and Nicknames
>
> 4. This Maritime city calls itself both "Fundy City" and "Canada's
> Original City", since it was the first incorporated city in
> what is now Canada. Name it.
Halifax
> Original City", since it was the first incorporated city in
> what is now Canada. Name it.
> 6. This prairie city is nicknamed the "Queen City".
> 7. In a spoonerism popular among the locals, this prairie city is
> nicknamed "Dead Rear".
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
Dan Blum
Jan 4, 2015, 11:37:46 AM1/4/15
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> 1. February 1: Which poet's tale in verse, "Corsair", sold 10,000
> copies on its first day of publication?
Shelley; Wordsworth
> copies on its first day of publication?
> 2. February 27: Which composer's 8th symphony in F premiered?
> 3. April 4: Napoleon abdicated for the first time -- in whose favor?
> 4. May 4: The reign of which royal family was restored in France?
> 5. July 25: George Stephenson introduced his first example of what
> type of vehicle?
> 6. August 25: British forces destroyed what American landmark,
> which had housed over 3,000 books?
> 7. September 20: What song was published, with words by Francis
> Scott Key and tune by John Stafford Smith?
> 8. October 17: A tasty-sounding but actually tragic flood occurred
> in London, England, when vats containing 323,000 gallons of
> *what liquid* ruptured and 9 people were killed?
> 9. October 23: The first of what kind of surgery, now a
> multi-billion dollar industry, was performed in England?
> 10. November 28: A newspaper was printed for the first time by
> automatic, steam-powered presses, beginning the availability
> of newspapers to a mass audience. Which newspaper?
> * Game 9, Round 3 - Canadiana Geography - Civic Slogans and Nicknames
> 1. Declining to simply flip for it, two BC cities, Port Alberni
> and Campbell River, each claim this grandiose fishy nickname.
> What is it?
King Salmon City
> and Campbell River, each claim this grandiose fishy nickname.
> What is it?
> 2. Which Canadian city had the chutzpah to officially declare
> itself the "City of Champions"? A city councillor this year
> filed a notice to remove the slogan from municipal signs,
> saying it's time for a new catchphrase.
> 6. This prairie city is nicknamed the "Queen City".
> 7. In a spoonerism popular among the locals, this prairie city is
> nicknamed "Dead Rear".
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Joshua Kreitzer
Jan 4, 2015, 12:10:53 PM1/4/15
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m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:5-adnUbp391tSjXJnZ2dnUU7-
Kmd...@vex.net:
> * Game 9, Round 2 - History, or Not-So-Current Events - 1814
>
> 2. February 27: Which composer's 8th symphony in F premiered?
Beethoven
> 3. April 4: Napoleon abdicated for the first time -- in whose favor?
Napoleon II
> 4. May 4: The reign of which royal family was restored in France?
Bourbon
> 6. August 25: British forces destroyed what American landmark,
> which had housed over 3,000 books?
Library of Congress
> 7. September 20: What song was published, with words by Francis
> Scott Key and tune by John Stafford Smith?
"The Star-Spangled Banner"
> 8. October 17: A tasty-sounding but actually tragic flood occurred
> in London, England, when vats containing 323,000 gallons of
> *what liquid* ruptured and 9 people were killed?
molasses
> 9. October 23: The first of what kind of surgery, now a
> multi-billion dollar industry, was performed in England?
plastic surgery
> * Game 9, Round 3 - Canadiana Geography - Civic Slogans and Nicknames
>
> 4. This Maritime city calls itself both "Fundy City" and "Canada's
> Original City", since it was the first incorporated city in
> what is now Canada. Name it.
Halifax
> 6. This prairie city is nicknamed the "Queen City".
Regina
> 7. In a spoonerism popular among the locals, this prairie city is
> nicknamed "Dead Rear".
Red Deer
> 9. This provincial capital is known as the "Birthplace of
> Confederation".
St. John's; St. John
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Kmd...@vex.net:
> * Game 9, Round 2 - History, or Not-So-Current Events - 1814
>
> 1. February 1: Which poet's tale in verse, "Corsair", sold 10,000
> copies on its first day of publication?
Lord Byron (?)
> copies on its first day of publication?
> 2. February 27: Which composer's 8th symphony in F premiered?
> 3. April 4: Napoleon abdicated for the first time -- in whose favor?
> 4. May 4: The reign of which royal family was restored in France?
> 6. August 25: British forces destroyed what American landmark,
> which had housed over 3,000 books?
> 7. September 20: What song was published, with words by Francis
> Scott Key and tune by John Stafford Smith?
> 8. October 17: A tasty-sounding but actually tragic flood occurred
> in London, England, when vats containing 323,000 gallons of
> *what liquid* ruptured and 9 people were killed?
> 9. October 23: The first of what kind of surgery, now a
> multi-billion dollar industry, was performed in England?
> * Game 9, Round 3 - Canadiana Geography - Civic Slogans and Nicknames
>
> 3. Which Manitoba city calls itself the "Wheat City"? (No, not
> "all of them".)
Brandon
> "all of them".)
> 4. This Maritime city calls itself both "Fundy City" and "Canada's
> Original City", since it was the first incorporated city in
> what is now Canada. Name it.
> 6. This prairie city is nicknamed the "Queen City".
> 7. In a spoonerism popular among the locals, this prairie city is
> nicknamed "Dead Rear".
> 9. This provincial capital is known as the "Birthplace of
> Confederation".
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Peter Smyth
Jan 4, 2015, 1:40:49 PM1/4/15
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Mark Brader wrote:
> * Game 9, Round 2 - History, or Not-So-Current Events - 1814
>
> Among other notable events, 2014 marked the 100th anniversary of the
> beginning of World War I in 1914. But what do you know of 1814?
> * Game 9, Round 2 - History, or Not-So-Current Events - 1814
>
> Among other notable events, 2014 marked the 100th anniversary of the
> Let's find out.
>
> 1. February 1: Which poet's tale in verse, "Corsair", sold 10,000
> copies on its first day of publication?
Byron
>
> 1. February 1: Which poet's tale in verse, "Corsair", sold 10,000
> copies on its first day of publication?
> 2. February 27: Which composer's 8th symphony in F premiered?
Beethoven
> 3. April 4: Napoleon abdicated for the first time -- in whose favor?
Louis XV, Louis XVI
> 4. May 4: The reign of which royal family was restored in France?
Bourbon
> 5. July 25: George Stephenson introduced his first example of what
> type of vehicle?
Steam locomotive
> type of vehicle?
> 6. August 25: British forces destroyed what American landmark,
> which had housed over 3,000 books?
>
> 7. September 20: What song was published, with words by Francis
> Scott Key and tune by John Stafford Smith?
Star Spangled Banner
> which had housed over 3,000 books?
>
> 7. September 20: What song was published, with words by Francis
> Scott Key and tune by John Stafford Smith?
> 8. October 17: A tasty-sounding but actually tragic flood occurred
> in London, England, when vats containing 323,000 gallons of
> *what liquid* ruptured and 9 people were killed?
Beer
> in London, England, when vats containing 323,000 gallons of
> *what liquid* ruptured and 9 people were killed?
> 9. October 23: The first of what kind of surgery, now a
> multi-billion dollar industry, was performed in England?
Plastic surgery
> multi-billion dollar industry, was performed in England?
> 10. November 28: A newspaper was printed for the first time by
> automatic, steam-powered presses, beginning the availability
> of newspapers to a mass audience. Which newspaper?
The Times
> automatic, steam-powered presses, beginning the availability
> of newspapers to a mass audience. Which newspaper?
Peter Smyth
Jason Kreitzer
Jan 4, 2015, 2:06:59 PM1/4/15
to
> 8. October 17: A tasty-sounding but actually tragic flood occurred
> in London, England, when vats containing 323,000 gallons of
> *what liquid* ruptured and 9 people were killed?
>
> 9. October 23: The first of what kind of surgery, now a
> multi-billion dollar industry, was performed in England?
>
> 10. November 28: A newspaper was printed for the first time by
> automatic, steam-powered presses, beginning the availability
> of newspapers to a mass audience. Which newspaper?
"The Times of London?"
> in London, England, when vats containing 323,000 gallons of
> *what liquid* ruptured and 9 people were killed?
>
> 9. October 23: The first of what kind of surgery, now a
> multi-billion dollar industry, was performed in England?
>
> 10. November 28: A newspaper was printed for the first time by
> automatic, steam-powered presses, beginning the availability
> of newspapers to a mass audience. Which newspaper?
>
> * Game 9, Round 3 - Canadiana Geography - Civic Slogans and Nicknames
>
> Hogtown, the Big Smoke, T.O., and the T-dot notwithstanding,
> Toronto hasn't cornered the market on civic slogans and nicknames.
> Here's a round on municipal colloquialisms from sea to sea.
>
> 1. Declining to simply flip for it, two BC cities, Port Alberni
> and Campbell River, each claim this grandiose fishy nickname.
> What is it?
>
> For the remaining questions, name the city.
>
> 2. Which Canadian city had the chutzpah to officially declare
> itself the "City of Champions"? A city councillor this year
> filed a notice to remove the slogan from municipal signs,
> saying it's time for a new catchphrase.
>
> 3. Which Manitoba city calls itself the "Wheat City"? (No, not
> "all of them".)
>
> 4. This Maritime city calls itself both "Fundy City" and "Canada's
> Original City", since it was the first incorporated city in
> what is now Canada. Name it.
>
> 5. Locals simply call it the "Nish".
>
> 6. This prairie city is nicknamed the "Queen City".
>
> 7. In a spoonerism popular among the locals, this prairie city is
> nicknamed "Dead Rear".
Red Deer
> * Game 9, Round 3 - Canadiana Geography - Civic Slogans and Nicknames
>
> Hogtown, the Big Smoke, T.O., and the T-dot notwithstanding,
> Toronto hasn't cornered the market on civic slogans and nicknames.
> Here's a round on municipal colloquialisms from sea to sea.
>
> 1. Declining to simply flip for it, two BC cities, Port Alberni
> and Campbell River, each claim this grandiose fishy nickname.
> What is it?
>
> For the remaining questions, name the city.
>
> 2. Which Canadian city had the chutzpah to officially declare
> itself the "City of Champions"? A city councillor this year
> filed a notice to remove the slogan from municipal signs,
> saying it's time for a new catchphrase.
>
> 3. Which Manitoba city calls itself the "Wheat City"? (No, not
> "all of them".)
>
> 4. This Maritime city calls itself both "Fundy City" and "Canada's
> Original City", since it was the first incorporated city in
> what is now Canada. Name it.
>
> 5. Locals simply call it the "Nish".
>
> 6. This prairie city is nicknamed the "Queen City".
>
> 7. In a spoonerism popular among the locals, this prairie city is
> nicknamed "Dead Rear".
Calvin
Jan 4, 2015, 8:08:03 PM1/4/15
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On Sunday, January 4, 2015 4:04:32 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
> * Game 9, Round 2 - History, or Not-So-Current Events - 1814
>
> Among other notable events, 2014 marked the 100th anniversary of the
> beginning of World War I in 1914. But what do you know of *1814*?
> Let's find out.
>
> 1. February 1: Which poet's tale in verse, "Corsair", sold 10,000
> copies on its first day of publication?
Scott
> * Game 9, Round 2 - History, or Not-So-Current Events - 1814
>
> Among other notable events, 2014 marked the 100th anniversary of the
> beginning of World War I in 1914. But what do you know of *1814*?
> Let's find out.
>
> 1. February 1: Which poet's tale in verse, "Corsair", sold 10,000
> copies on its first day of publication?
> 2. February 27: Which composer's 8th symphony in F premiered?
> 3. April 4: Napoleon abdicated for the first time -- in whose favor?
> 4. May 4: The reign of which royal family was restored in France?
> 5. July 25: George Stephenson introduced his first example of what
> type of vehicle?
> 6. August 25: British forces destroyed what American landmark,
> which had housed over 3,000 books?
> 7. September 20: What song was published, with words by Francis
> Scott Key and tune by John Stafford Smith?
> 8. October 17: A tasty-sounding but actually tragic flood occurred
> in London, England, when vats containing 323,000 gallons of
> *what liquid* ruptured and 9 people were killed?
> 9. October 23: The first of what kind of surgery, now a
> multi-billion dollar industry, was performed in England?
> 10. November 28: A newspaper was printed for the first time by
> automatic, steam-powered presses, beginning the availability
> of newspapers to a mass audience. Which newspaper?
> * Game 9, Round 3 - Canadiana Geography - Civic Slogans and Nicknames
cheers,
calvin
Marc Dashevsky
Jan 4, 2015, 8:41:16 PM1/4/15
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In article <5-adnUbp391tSjXJ...@vex.net>, m...@vex.net says...
> 5. July 25: George Stephenson introduced his first example of what
> type of vehicle?
>
> 6. August 25: British forces destroyed what American landmark,
> which had housed over 3,000 books?
Capitol building; White House
> 7. September 20: What song was published, with words by Francis
> Scott Key and tune by John Stafford Smith?
Star Spangled Banner
> 8. October 17: A tasty-sounding but actually tragic flood occurred
> in London, England, when vats containing 323,000 gallons of
> *what liquid* ruptured and 9 people were killed?
molasses (many were killed in an such a flood in Boston a century later)
> 9. October 23: The first of what kind of surgery, now a
> multi-billion dollar industry, was performed in England?
plastic surgery
> 10. November 28: A newspaper was printed for the first time by
> automatic, steam-powered presses, beginning the availability
> of newspapers to a mass audience. Which newspaper?
>
>
> * Game 9, Round 3 - Canadiana Geography - Civic Slogans and Nicknames
>
> Hogtown, the Big Smoke, T.O., and the T-dot notwithstanding,
> Toronto hasn't cornered the market on civic slogans and nicknames.
> Here's a round on municipal colloquialisms from sea to sea.
>
> 1. Declining to simply flip for it, two BC cities, Port Alberni
> and Campbell River, each claim this grandiose fishy nickname.
> What is it?
>
> For the remaining questions, name the city.
>
> 2. Which Canadian city had the chutzpah to officially declare
> itself the "City of Champions"? A city councillor this year
> filed a notice to remove the slogan from municipal signs,
> saying it's time for a new catchphrase.
>
> 3. Which Manitoba city calls itself the "Wheat City"? (No, not
> "all of them".)
>
> 4. This Maritime city calls itself both "Fundy City" and "Canada's
> Original City", since it was the first incorporated city in
> what is now Canada. Name it.
St. John
> 5. Locals simply call it the "Nish".
>
> 6. This prairie city is nicknamed the "Queen City".
Regina
> 7. In a spoonerism popular among the locals, this prairie city is
> nicknamed "Dead Rear".
>
> 8. In a play on words, this prairie town is colloquially nicknamed
> "Speedy Creek".
Fast River
> * Game 9, Round 2 - History, or Not-So-Current Events - 1814
>
> Among other notable events, 2014 marked the 100th anniversary of the
> beginning of World War I in 1914. But what do you know of *1814*?
> Let's find out.
>
> 1. February 1: Which poet's tale in verse, "Corsair", sold 10,000
> copies on its first day of publication?
>
> 2. February 27: Which composer's 8th symphony in F premiered?
>
> 3. April 4: Napoleon abdicated for the first time -- in whose favor?
>
> 4. May 4: The reign of which royal family was restored in France?
Bourbon
>
> Among other notable events, 2014 marked the 100th anniversary of the
> beginning of World War I in 1914. But what do you know of *1814*?
> Let's find out.
>
> 1. February 1: Which poet's tale in verse, "Corsair", sold 10,000
> copies on its first day of publication?
>
> 2. February 27: Which composer's 8th symphony in F premiered?
>
> 3. April 4: Napoleon abdicated for the first time -- in whose favor?
>
> 4. May 4: The reign of which royal family was restored in France?
> 5. July 25: George Stephenson introduced his first example of what
> type of vehicle?
>
> 6. August 25: British forces destroyed what American landmark,
> which had housed over 3,000 books?
> 7. September 20: What song was published, with words by Francis
> Scott Key and tune by John Stafford Smith?
> 8. October 17: A tasty-sounding but actually tragic flood occurred
> in London, England, when vats containing 323,000 gallons of
> *what liquid* ruptured and 9 people were killed?
> 9. October 23: The first of what kind of surgery, now a
> multi-billion dollar industry, was performed in England?
> 10. November 28: A newspaper was printed for the first time by
> automatic, steam-powered presses, beginning the availability
> of newspapers to a mass audience. Which newspaper?
>
>
> * Game 9, Round 3 - Canadiana Geography - Civic Slogans and Nicknames
>
> Hogtown, the Big Smoke, T.O., and the T-dot notwithstanding,
> Toronto hasn't cornered the market on civic slogans and nicknames.
> Here's a round on municipal colloquialisms from sea to sea.
>
> 1. Declining to simply flip for it, two BC cities, Port Alberni
> and Campbell River, each claim this grandiose fishy nickname.
> What is it?
>
> For the remaining questions, name the city.
>
> 2. Which Canadian city had the chutzpah to officially declare
> itself the "City of Champions"? A city councillor this year
> filed a notice to remove the slogan from municipal signs,
> saying it's time for a new catchphrase.
>
> 3. Which Manitoba city calls itself the "Wheat City"? (No, not
> "all of them".)
>
> 4. This Maritime city calls itself both "Fundy City" and "Canada's
> Original City", since it was the first incorporated city in
> what is now Canada. Name it.
> 5. Locals simply call it the "Nish".
>
> 6. This prairie city is nicknamed the "Queen City".
> 7. In a spoonerism popular among the locals, this prairie city is
> nicknamed "Dead Rear".
>
> 8. In a play on words, this prairie town is colloquially nicknamed
> "Speedy Creek".
Pete
Jan 4, 2015, 8:55:37 PM1/4/15
to
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2014-11-17,
> 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 in a single followup to the newsgroup,
> 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 Unnatural Axxxe, 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 2014-09-15 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 9, Round 2 - History, or Not-So-Current Events - 1814
>
> Among other notable events, 2014 marked the 100th anniversary of the
> beginning of World War I in 1914. But what do you know of *1814*?
> Let's find out.
>
> 1. February 1: Which poet's tale in verse, "Corsair", sold 10,000
> copies on its first day of publication?
>
> 2. February 27: Which composer's 8th symphony in F premiered?
Beethoven
> 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 in a single followup to the newsgroup,
> 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 Unnatural Axxxe, 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 2014-09-15 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 9, Round 2 - History, or Not-So-Current Events - 1814
>
> Among other notable events, 2014 marked the 100th anniversary of the
> beginning of World War I in 1914. But what do you know of *1814*?
> Let's find out.
>
> 1. February 1: Which poet's tale in verse, "Corsair", sold 10,000
> copies on its first day of publication?
>
> 2. February 27: Which composer's 8th symphony in F premiered?
>
> 3. April 4: Napoleon abdicated for the first time -- in whose favor?
>
> 4. May 4: The reign of which royal family was restored in France?
>
> 5. July 25: George Stephenson introduced his first example of what
> type of vehicle?
>
> 6. August 25: British forces destroyed what American landmark,
> which had housed over 3,000 books?
>
> 7. September 20: What song was published, with words by Francis
> Scott Key and tune by John Stafford Smith?
>
> 8. October 17: A tasty-sounding but actually tragic flood occurred
> in London, England, when vats containing 323,000 gallons of
> *what liquid* ruptured and 9 people were killed?
>
> 9. October 23: The first of what kind of surgery, now a
> multi-billion dollar industry, was performed in England?
>
> 10. November 28: A newspaper was printed for the first time by
> automatic, steam-powered presses, beginning the availability
> of newspapers to a mass audience. Which newspaper?
>
>
> * Game 9, Round 3 - Canadiana Geography - Civic Slogans and Nicknames
>
> Hogtown, the Big Smoke, T.O., and the T-dot notwithstanding,
> Toronto hasn't cornered the market on civic slogans and nicknames.
> Here's a round on municipal colloquialisms from sea to sea.
>
> 1. Declining to simply flip for it, two BC cities, Port Alberni
> and Campbell River, each claim this grandiose fishy nickname.
> What is it?
>
> For the remaining questions, name the city.
>
> 2. Which Canadian city had the chutzpah to officially declare
> itself the "City of Champions"? A city councillor this year
> filed a notice to remove the slogan from municipal signs,
> saying it's time for a new catchphrase.
>
> 3. Which Manitoba city calls itself the "Wheat City"? (No, not
> "all of them".)
>
> 4. This Maritime city calls itself both "Fundy City" and "Canada's
> Original City", since it was the first incorporated city in
> what is now Canada. Name it.
>
> 5. Locals simply call it the "Nish".
>
> 6. This prairie city is nicknamed the "Queen City".
>
> 7. In a spoonerism popular among the locals, this prairie city is
> nicknamed "Dead Rear".
>
> 8. In a play on words, this prairie town is colloquially nicknamed
> "Speedy Creek".
>
> 9. This provincial capital is known as the "Birthplace of
> Confederation".
>
> 10. This GTA city's motto is "All roads lead to <answer 10>".
> Fill in the blank.
>
Pete
Mark Brader
Jan 5, 2015, 12:13:26 AM1/5/15
to
Mark Brader:
is granular rather than liquid -- at least it won't travel as far.
The similar accident last week in Chicago involving salt didn't
injure anyone.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/anykey-1.2061281
--
Mark Brader "If you design for compatibility with a
Toronto donkey cart, what you get is a donkey cart."
m...@vex.net -- ?, quoted by Henry Spencer
> > 8. October 17: A tasty-sounding but actually tragic flood occurred
> > in London, England, when vats containing 323,000 gallons of
> > *what liquid* ruptured and 9 people were killed?
Marc Dashevsky:
> > in London, England, when vats containing 323,000 gallons of
> > *what liquid* ruptured and 9 people were killed?
> molasses (many were killed in an such a flood in Boston a century later)
If you must have such an accident, perhaps it's better if the substance
is granular rather than liquid -- at least it won't travel as far.
The similar accident last week in Chicago involving salt didn't
injure anyone.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/anykey-1.2061281
--
Mark Brader "If you design for compatibility with a
Toronto donkey cart, what you get is a donkey cart."
m...@vex.net -- ?, quoted by Henry Spencer
Dan Tilque
Jan 5, 2015, 4:16:35 AM1/5/15
to
Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * Game 9, Round 2 - History, or Not-So-Current Events - 1814
>
> Among other notable events, 2014 marked the 100th anniversary of the
> beginning of World War I in 1914. But what do you know of *1814*?
Something about taking a trip down the mighty Mississip with Colonel
>
>
> * Game 9, Round 2 - History, or Not-So-Current Events - 1814
>
> Among other notable events, 2014 marked the 100th anniversary of the
> beginning of World War I in 1914. But what do you know of *1814*?
Jackson.
> Let's find out.
>
> 1. February 1: Which poet's tale in verse, "Corsair", sold 10,000
> copies on its first day of publication?
>
> 2. February 27: Which composer's 8th symphony in F premiered?
>
> 3. April 4: Napoleon abdicated for the first time -- in whose favor?
>
> 4. May 4: The reign of which royal family was restored in France?
>
> 5. July 25: George Stephenson introduced his first example of what
> type of vehicle?
>
> 6. August 25: British forces destroyed what American landmark,
> which had housed over 3,000 books?
>
> 7. September 20: What song was published, with words by Francis
> Scott Key and tune by John Stafford Smith?
>
> 8. October 17: A tasty-sounding but actually tragic flood occurred
> in London, England, when vats containing 323,000 gallons of
> *what liquid* ruptured and 9 people were killed?
>
> 9. October 23: The first of what kind of surgery, now a
> multi-billion dollar industry, was performed in England?
>
> 10. November 28: A newspaper was printed for the first time by
> automatic, steam-powered presses, beginning the availability
> of newspapers to a mass audience. Which newspaper?
>
>
> * Game 9, Round 3 - Canadiana Geography - Civic Slogans and Nicknames
>
> Hogtown, the Big Smoke, T.O., and the T-dot notwithstanding,
> Toronto hasn't cornered the market on civic slogans and nicknames.
> Here's a round on municipal colloquialisms from sea to sea.
>
> 1. Declining to simply flip for it, two BC cities, Port Alberni
> and Campbell River, each claim this grandiose fishy nickname.
> What is it?
>
> For the remaining questions, name the city.
>
> 2. Which Canadian city had the chutzpah to officially declare
> itself the "City of Champions"? A city councillor this year
> filed a notice to remove the slogan from municipal signs,
> saying it's time for a new catchphrase.
>
> 3. Which Manitoba city calls itself the "Wheat City"? (No, not
> "all of them".)
> 4. This Maritime city calls itself both "Fundy City" and "Canada's
> Original City", since it was the first incorporated city in
> what is now Canada. Name it.
>
> 5. Locals simply call it the "Nish".
>
> 6. This prairie city is nicknamed the "Queen City".
>
> 7. In a spoonerism popular among the locals, this prairie city is
> nicknamed "Dead Rear".
>
> 8. In a play on words, this prairie town is colloquially nicknamed
> "Speedy Creek".
>
> 9. This provincial capital is known as the "Birthplace of
> Confederation".
>
> 10. This GTA city's motto is "All roads lead to <answer 10>".
> Fill in the blank.
--
Dan Tilque
Marc Dashevsky
Jan 5, 2015, 6:00:32 AM1/5/15
to
In article <t7ydnWhMSKfpgDfJ...@vex.net>, m...@vex.net says...
>
> Mark Brader:
> > > 8. October 17: A tasty-sounding but actually tragic flood occurred
> > > in London, England, when vats containing 323,000 gallons of
> > > *what liquid* ruptured and 9 people were killed?
>
> Marc Dashevsky:
> > molasses (many were killed in an such a flood in Boston a century later)
>
> If you must have such an accident, perhaps it's better if the substance
> is granular rather than liquid -- at least it won't travel as far.
> The similar accident last week in Chicago involving salt didn't
> injure anyone.
>
> http://www.nydailynews.com/news/anykey-1.2061281
Those cinder blocks came apart like a zipper!
> Mark Brader:
> > > 8. October 17: A tasty-sounding but actually tragic flood occurred
> > > in London, England, when vats containing 323,000 gallons of
> > > *what liquid* ruptured and 9 people were killed?
>
> Marc Dashevsky:
> > molasses (many were killed in an such a flood in Boston a century later)
>
> If you must have such an accident, perhaps it's better if the substance
> is granular rather than liquid -- at least it won't travel as far.
> The similar accident last week in Chicago involving salt didn't
> injure anyone.
>
> http://www.nydailynews.com/news/anykey-1.2061281
Björn Lundin
Jan 5, 2015, 7:21:53 AM1/5/15
to
On 2015-01-04 07:04, Mark Brader wrote:
>
> * Game 9, Round 2 - History, or Not-So-Current Events - 1814
>
> Among other notable events, 2014 marked the 100th anniversary of the
> beginning of World War I in 1914. But what do you know of *1814*?
> Let's find out.
>
> 1. February 1: Which poet's tale in verse, "Corsair", sold 10,000
> copies on its first day of publication?
Edgar Allan Poe
>
> * Game 9, Round 2 - History, or Not-So-Current Events - 1814
>
> Among other notable events, 2014 marked the 100th anniversary of the
> beginning of World War I in 1914. But what do you know of *1814*?
> Let's find out.
>
> 1. February 1: Which poet's tale in verse, "Corsair", sold 10,000
> copies on its first day of publication?
>
> 2. February 27: Which composer's 8th symphony in F premiered?
>
> 3. April 4: Napoleon abdicated for the first time -- in whose favor?
>
> 4. May 4: The reign of which royal family was restored in France?
>
> 5. July 25: George Stephenson introduced his first example of what
> type of vehicle?
Funny, I saw a documentary about this last night. The year after, The
Rocket was in a competition about who is to run between Manchester and
Liverpool.
>
> 7. September 20: What song was published, with words by Francis
> Scott Key and tune by John Stafford Smith?
>
> 8. October 17: A tasty-sounding but actually tragic flood occurred
> in London, England, when vats containing 323,000 gallons of
> *what liquid* ruptured and 9 people were killed?
>
> 9. October 23: The first of what kind of surgery, now a
> multi-billion dollar industry, was performed in England?
>
> 10. November 28: A newspaper was printed for the first time by
> automatic, steam-powered presses, beginning the availability
> of newspapers to a mass audience. Which newspaper?
>
>
> * Game 9, Round 3 - Canadiana Geography - Civic Slogans and Nicknames
>
> Hogtown, the Big Smoke, T.O., and the T-dot notwithstanding,
> Toronto hasn't cornered the market on civic slogans and nicknames.
> Here's a round on municipal colloquialisms from sea to sea.
>
>
> 4. This Maritime city calls itself both "Fundy City" and "Canada's
> Original City", since it was the first incorporated city in
> what is now Canada. Name it.
Halifax
> Original City", since it was the first incorporated city in
> what is now Canada. Name it.
> 6. This prairie city is nicknamed the "Queen City".
>
> 7. In a spoonerism popular among the locals, this prairie city is
> nicknamed "Dead Rear".
> 8. In a play on words, this prairie town is colloquially nicknamed
> "Speedy Creek".
>
> 9. This provincial capital is known as the "Birthplace of
> Confederation".
(This I think I actually know - I once lived there for a year)
>
> 10. This GTA city's motto is "All roads lead to <answer 10>".
> Fill in the blank.
>
--
--
Björn
Mark Brader
Jan 5, 2015, 2:11:31 PM1/5/15
to
Mark Brader:
--
Mark Brader | "...having compressed some 300 million years into
Toronto | two paragraphs, I have left out some details."
m...@vex.net | -- Roger Gary
>> Among other notable events, 2014 marked the 100th anniversary of the
>> beginning of World War I in 1914. But what do you know of *1814*?
>> Let's find out.
...
>> beginning of World War I in 1914. But what do you know of *1814*?
>> Let's find out.
>> 5. July 25: George Stephenson introduced his first example of what
>> type of vehicle?
Björn Lundin:
>> type of vehicle?
> Funny, I saw a documentary about this last night. The year after, The
> Rocket was in a competition about who is to run between Manchester and
> Liverpool.
Actually, that was 15 years later.
> Rocket was in a competition about who is to run between Manchester and
> Liverpool.
--
Mark Brader | "...having compressed some 300 million years into
Toronto | two paragraphs, I have left out some details."
m...@vex.net | -- Roger Gary
Björn Lundin
Jan 5, 2015, 2:19:02 PM1/5/15
to
On 2015-01-05 20:11, Mark Brader wrote:
> Mark Brader:
I guess I was so happy to actually connect that competition
with 1814, that I confused the competition with his earlier work.
Sorry about that.
--
--
Björn
> Mark Brader:
> ...
>>> 5. July 25: George Stephenson introduced his first example of what
>>> type of vehicle?
>
> Björn Lundin:
>> Funny, I saw a documentary about this last night. The year after, The
>> Rocket was in a competition about who is to run between Manchester and
>> Liverpool.
>
> Actually, that was 15 years later.
>
Hmm, yes I see that now.
>>> 5. July 25: George Stephenson introduced his first example of what
>>> type of vehicle?
>
> Björn Lundin:
>> Funny, I saw a documentary about this last night. The year after, The
>> Rocket was in a competition about who is to run between Manchester and
>> Liverpool.
>
> Actually, that was 15 years later.
>
I guess I was so happy to actually connect that competition
with 1814, that I confused the competition with his earlier work.
Sorry about that.
--
--
Björn
Mark Brader
Jan 7, 2015, 12:10:30 AM1/7/15
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Mark Brader:
> 2. February 27: Which composer's 8th symphony in F premiered?
Ludwig van Beethoven. 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, Joshua, Peter,
Dan Tilque, Calvin, Pete, and Björn.
> 3. April 4: Napoleon abdicated for the first time -- in whose favor?
His 3-year-old son, Napoleon II. He never took real power; just
days later, in effect Napoleon I abdicated on his son's behalf.
4 for Erland, Dan Blum, and Joshua.
> 4. May 4: The reign of which royal family was restored in France?
Bourbon. 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, Joshua, Peter, Dan Tilque, Calvin,
Marc, and Björn.
> 5. July 25: George Stephenson introduced his first example of what
> type of vehicle?
(Steam) locomotive. I accepted "steam engine" (but only because
we already had the context of vehicles) and scored "train" as
almost correct. 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, Peter, Dan Tilque, Calvin,
and Björn. 3 for Pete.
This question was defective in the original game: it said Stephenson
introduced "the first example of what type of locomotive"? The
answer expected was "steam", even though that was the only kind of
locomotive for most of the 19th century -- which is why I'm accepting
"locomotive" alone for this revised question -- and the actual first
one was created, not by Stephenson in 1814, but by Richard Trevithick
around 1802.
When the question was read, I did not imagine that they'd made
that error, and could only think they must be asking for some
steam-locomotive *design feature* invented by Stephenson. I was
preparing to suggest the multi-tubular boiler (which was actually
introduced by Stephenson's son Robert and by Marc Seguin in the
late 1820s) -- when my teammate, whose question it was and who is
somewhat less attuned to railway history than me, answered "Steam?"
> 6. August 25: British forces destroyed what American landmark,
> which had housed over 3,000 books?
Library of Congress. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Pete.
3 for Dan Blum and Calvin.
> 7. September 20: What song was published, with words by Francis
> Scott Key and tune by John Stafford Smith?
"The Star-Spangled Banner". 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Peter, Jason,
Dan Tilque, Calvin, Marc, Pete, and Björn.
> 8. October 17: A tasty-sounding but actually tragic flood occurred
> in London, England, when vats containing 323,000 gallons of
> *what liquid* ruptured and 9 people were killed?
Beer. 4 for Peter. 3 for Calvin.
> 9. October 23: The first of what kind of surgery, now a
> multi-billion dollar industry, was performed in England?
Plastic (cosmetic, reconstructive) surgery. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua,
Peter, Dan Tilque, Calvin, Marc, Pete, and Björn.
> 10. November 28: A newspaper was printed for the first time by
> automatic, steam-powered presses, beginning the availability
> of newspapers to a mass audience. Which newspaper?
"The Times" (London). 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, Peter, Jason,
Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Björn. 3 for Pete.
> * Game 9, Round 3 - Canadiana Geography - Civic Slogans and Nicknames
> Hogtown, the Big Smoke, T.O., and the T-dot notwithstanding,
> Toronto hasn't cornered the market on civic slogans and nicknames.
> Here's a round on municipal colloquialisms from sea to sea.
This was the easiest round in the original game.
> 1. Declining to simply flip for it, two BC cities, Port Alberni
> and Campbell River, each claim this grandiose fishy nickname.
> What is it?
Salmon Capital of the World. (Anything along these lines, with
"salmon", was sufficient.) 4 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque.
> For the remaining questions, name the city.
> 2. Which Canadian city had the chutzpah to officially declare
> itself the "City of Champions"? A city councillor this year
> filed a notice to remove the slogan from municipal signs,
> saying it's time for a new catchphrase.
Edmonton AB. 4 for Dan Blum. 2 for Pete.
The Edmonton Oilers won 5 out of 7 Stanley Cups in 1984-90; the
Edmonton Eskimos won 7 out of 14 Grey Cups in 1975-88, including
5 consecutive ones, 1978-82; and Kurt Browning won 4 out of 5 world
men's singles figure-skating championships in 1989-93. Since then,
not so much.
> 3. Which Manitoba city calls itself the "Wheat City"? (No, not
> "all of them".)
Brandon. 4 for Joshua and Dan Tilque.
> 4. This Maritime city calls itself both "Fundy City" and "Canada's
> Original City", since it was the first incorporated city in
> what is now Canada. Name it.
St. John NB. (Not to be confused with St. John's NF.) 4 for Marc
and Pete.
> 5. Locals simply call it the "Nish".
Antigonish NS.
> 6. This prairie city is nicknamed the "Queen City".
Regina SK. 4 for Erland, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Marc.
> 7. In a spoonerism popular among the locals, this prairie city is
> nicknamed "Dead Rear".
Red Deer AB (duh). 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, Joshua, Jason, Dan Tilque,
and Pete.
> 8. In a play on words, this prairie town is colloquially nicknamed
> "Speedy Creek".
Swift Current SK.
> 9. This provincial capital is known as the "Birthplace of
> Confederation".
Charlottetown PE. 4 for Dan Tilque and Björn.
> 10. This GTA city's motto is "All roads lead to <answer 10>".
> Fill in the blank.
Brampton.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 9 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> His Can
Dan Tilque 28 20 48
Dan Blum 31 12 43
Joshua Kreitzer 28 12 40
Peter Smyth 32 0 32
Pete Gayde 22 10 32
"Calvin" 30 0 30
Björn Lundin 24 4 28
Erland Sommarskog 20 8 28
Marc Dashevsky 12 8 20
Jason Kreitzer 8 4 12
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | This is Programming as a True Art Form, where style
m...@vex.net | is more important than correctness... --Pontus Hedman
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2014-11-17,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2014-09-15 companion posting on "Questions from the
> Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 9, Round 2 - History, or Not-So-Current Events - 1814
> Among other notable events, 2014 marked the 100th anniversary of the
> beginning of World War I in 1914. But what do you know of *1814*?
> Let's find out.
> 1. February 1: Which poet's tale in verse, "Corsair", sold 10,000
> copies on its first day of publication?
Lord Byron. 4 for Joshua and Peter.
> Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 9, Round 2 - History, or Not-So-Current Events - 1814
> Among other notable events, 2014 marked the 100th anniversary of the
> beginning of World War I in 1914. But what do you know of *1814*?
> Let's find out.
> 1. February 1: Which poet's tale in verse, "Corsair", sold 10,000
> copies on its first day of publication?
> 2. February 27: Which composer's 8th symphony in F premiered?
Dan Tilque, Calvin, Pete, and Björn.
> 3. April 4: Napoleon abdicated for the first time -- in whose favor?
days later, in effect Napoleon I abdicated on his son's behalf.
4 for Erland, Dan Blum, and Joshua.
> 4. May 4: The reign of which royal family was restored in France?
Marc, and Björn.
> 5. July 25: George Stephenson introduced his first example of what
> type of vehicle?
we already had the context of vehicles) and scored "train" as
almost correct. 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, Peter, Dan Tilque, Calvin,
and Björn. 3 for Pete.
This question was defective in the original game: it said Stephenson
introduced "the first example of what type of locomotive"? The
answer expected was "steam", even though that was the only kind of
locomotive for most of the 19th century -- which is why I'm accepting
"locomotive" alone for this revised question -- and the actual first
one was created, not by Stephenson in 1814, but by Richard Trevithick
around 1802.
When the question was read, I did not imagine that they'd made
that error, and could only think they must be asking for some
steam-locomotive *design feature* invented by Stephenson. I was
preparing to suggest the multi-tubular boiler (which was actually
introduced by Stephenson's son Robert and by Marc Seguin in the
late 1820s) -- when my teammate, whose question it was and who is
somewhat less attuned to railway history than me, answered "Steam?"
> 6. August 25: British forces destroyed what American landmark,
> which had housed over 3,000 books?
3 for Dan Blum and Calvin.
> 7. September 20: What song was published, with words by Francis
> Scott Key and tune by John Stafford Smith?
Dan Tilque, Calvin, Marc, Pete, and Björn.
> 8. October 17: A tasty-sounding but actually tragic flood occurred
> in London, England, when vats containing 323,000 gallons of
> *what liquid* ruptured and 9 people were killed?
> 9. October 23: The first of what kind of surgery, now a
> multi-billion dollar industry, was performed in England?
Peter, Dan Tilque, Calvin, Marc, Pete, and Björn.
> 10. November 28: A newspaper was printed for the first time by
> automatic, steam-powered presses, beginning the availability
> of newspapers to a mass audience. Which newspaper?
Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Björn. 3 for Pete.
> * Game 9, Round 3 - Canadiana Geography - Civic Slogans and Nicknames
> Hogtown, the Big Smoke, T.O., and the T-dot notwithstanding,
> Toronto hasn't cornered the market on civic slogans and nicknames.
> Here's a round on municipal colloquialisms from sea to sea.
> 1. Declining to simply flip for it, two BC cities, Port Alberni
> and Campbell River, each claim this grandiose fishy nickname.
> What is it?
"salmon", was sufficient.) 4 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque.
> For the remaining questions, name the city.
> 2. Which Canadian city had the chutzpah to officially declare
> itself the "City of Champions"? A city councillor this year
> filed a notice to remove the slogan from municipal signs,
> saying it's time for a new catchphrase.
The Edmonton Oilers won 5 out of 7 Stanley Cups in 1984-90; the
Edmonton Eskimos won 7 out of 14 Grey Cups in 1975-88, including
5 consecutive ones, 1978-82; and Kurt Browning won 4 out of 5 world
men's singles figure-skating championships in 1989-93. Since then,
not so much.
> 3. Which Manitoba city calls itself the "Wheat City"? (No, not
> "all of them".)
> 4. This Maritime city calls itself both "Fundy City" and "Canada's
> Original City", since it was the first incorporated city in
> what is now Canada. Name it.
and Pete.
> 5. Locals simply call it the "Nish".
> 6. This prairie city is nicknamed the "Queen City".
> 7. In a spoonerism popular among the locals, this prairie city is
> nicknamed "Dead Rear".
and Pete.
> 8. In a play on words, this prairie town is colloquially nicknamed
> "Speedy Creek".
> 9. This provincial capital is known as the "Birthplace of
> Confederation".
> 10. This GTA city's motto is "All roads lead to <answer 10>".
> Fill in the blank.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 9 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> His Can
Dan Tilque 28 20 48
Dan Blum 31 12 43
Joshua Kreitzer 28 12 40
Peter Smyth 32 0 32
Pete Gayde 22 10 32
"Calvin" 30 0 30
Björn Lundin 24 4 28
Erland Sommarskog 20 8 28
Marc Dashevsky 12 8 20
Jason Kreitzer 8 4 12
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