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QFTCIBSI Final, Round 7: Geography
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Mark Brader
May 31, 2016, 12:04:35 AM5/31/16
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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-12-08,
and should be interpreted accordingly.
On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup,
based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
the correct answers in about 3 days.
All questions were written by members of the Bloor St. Irregulars,
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 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
** Final, Round 7 - Geography
* TTC Stations
1. When the TTC subway opened in 1954, the southern terminus was
Union Station. What was the northern terminus?
2. Of the original stations on the Bloor-Danforth Line (so, not
Kipling), what is the only one whose main entrance is to the
south of Bloor St.?
3. What is the only TTC subway station that has no connections to
regular streetcar or bus routes?
* Name the Country
4. The name of which Asian country is 18 letters long *with vowels
and consonants alternating* for the entire name?
5. The English translation of the name of a 16th-century colony was
"The Province of Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Savior of the World".
That colony became an independent country in 1898. By what name
do we know that country today?
6. The name of which African country can also be found in the name
of two other African countries and in the name of a fourth,
non-African country?
* Geography in Art
7. What type of lake is found in the title of this Thomas Cole
painting?
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-7/geog/7.jpg
8. What is the name of the mountain in Provence featured in this
Paul Cézanne painting?
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-7/geog/8.jpg
9. What mountain is the subject of this painting by Joseph Wright
of Derby?
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-7/geog/9.jpg
* How Many States?
10. Herbie the Love Bug would be able to tell you: How many
independent and sovereign states are currently in the
Commonwealth of Nations?
11. Joe Montana would be able to tell you: How many federal states
are there in Germany?
12. Baskin-Robbins' staff would be able to tell you: Excluding
the federal district, how many states of Mexico are there?
* European Capitals
Given the cryptic or punny clue, you tell us the name of the
European capital.
13. Half of quadruplin'.
14. Siddhartha Gautama Mosquito.
15. Uncle Miltie is at home.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Gadgetry abounded everywhere, almost all of which
m...@vex.net | he could justify." -- Robert Asprin
My text in this article is in the public domain.
and should be interpreted accordingly.
On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup,
based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
the correct answers in about 3 days.
All questions were written by members of the Bloor St. Irregulars,
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 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
** Final, Round 7 - Geography
* TTC Stations
1. When the TTC subway opened in 1954, the southern terminus was
Union Station. What was the northern terminus?
2. Of the original stations on the Bloor-Danforth Line (so, not
Kipling), what is the only one whose main entrance is to the
south of Bloor St.?
3. What is the only TTC subway station that has no connections to
regular streetcar or bus routes?
* Name the Country
4. The name of which Asian country is 18 letters long *with vowels
and consonants alternating* for the entire name?
5. The English translation of the name of a 16th-century colony was
"The Province of Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Savior of the World".
That colony became an independent country in 1898. By what name
do we know that country today?
6. The name of which African country can also be found in the name
of two other African countries and in the name of a fourth,
non-African country?
* Geography in Art
7. What type of lake is found in the title of this Thomas Cole
painting?
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-7/geog/7.jpg
8. What is the name of the mountain in Provence featured in this
Paul Cézanne painting?
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-7/geog/8.jpg
9. What mountain is the subject of this painting by Joseph Wright
of Derby?
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-7/geog/9.jpg
* How Many States?
10. Herbie the Love Bug would be able to tell you: How many
independent and sovereign states are currently in the
Commonwealth of Nations?
11. Joe Montana would be able to tell you: How many federal states
are there in Germany?
12. Baskin-Robbins' staff would be able to tell you: Excluding
the federal district, how many states of Mexico are there?
* European Capitals
Given the cryptic or punny clue, you tell us the name of the
European capital.
13. Half of quadruplin'.
14. Siddhartha Gautama Mosquito.
15. Uncle Miltie is at home.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Gadgetry abounded everywhere, almost all of which
m...@vex.net | he could justify." -- Robert Asprin
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Dan Blum
May 31, 2016, 12:48:48 AM5/31/16
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> * Name the Country
> 4. The name of which Asian country is 18 letters long *with vowels
> and consonants alternating* for the entire name?
United Arab Emirates
> 4. The name of which Asian country is 18 letters long *with vowels
> and consonants alternating* for the entire name?
> 5. The English translation of the name of a 16th-century colony was
> "The Province of Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Savior of the World".
> That colony became an independent country in 1898. By what name
> do we know that country today?
> 6. The name of which African country can also be found in the name
> of two other African countries and in the name of a fourth,
> non-African country?
> * Geography in Art
> 7. What type of lake is found in the title of this Thomas Cole
> painting?
> 9. What mountain is the subject of this painting by Joseph Wright
> of Derby?
> * How Many States?
> 10. Herbie the Love Bug would be able to tell you: How many
> independent and sovereign states are currently in the
> Commonwealth of Nations?
> 11. Joe Montana would be able to tell you: How many federal states
> are there in Germany?
> 12. Baskin-Robbins' staff would be able to tell you: Excluding
> the federal district, how many states of Mexico are there?
> * European Capitals
> 13. Half of quadruplin'.
> 14. Siddhartha Gautama Mosquito.
Budapest
> 15. Uncle Miltie is at home.
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Joshua Kreitzer
May 31, 2016, 2:00:10 AM5/31/16
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m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:nI2dnXLhB4DPkNDKnZ2dnUU7-
aHN...@giganews.com:
> ** Final, Round 7 - Geography
>
> 5. The English translation of the name of a 16th-century colony was
> "The Province of Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Savior of the World".
> That colony became an independent country in 1898. By what name
> do we know that country today?
El Salvador (?)
> 6. The name of which African country can also be found in the name
> of two other African countries and in the name of a fourth,
> non-African country?
Guinea
> * How Many States?
>
> 10. Herbie the Love Bug would be able to tell you: How many
> independent and sovereign states are currently in the
> Commonwealth of Nations?
58; 62
> 11. Joe Montana would be able to tell you: How many federal states
> are there in Germany?
16
> 12. Baskin-Robbins' staff would be able to tell you: Excluding
> the federal district, how many states of Mexico are there?
31
> * European Capitals
>
> Given the cryptic or punny clue, you tell us the name of the
> European capital.
>
> 13. Half of quadruplin'.
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
aHN...@giganews.com:
> ** Final, Round 7 - Geography
>
> * Name the Country
>
> 4. The name of which Asian country is 18 letters long *with vowels
> and consonants alternating* for the entire name?
United Arab Emirates
>
> 4. The name of which Asian country is 18 letters long *with vowels
> and consonants alternating* for the entire name?
> 5. The English translation of the name of a 16th-century colony was
> "The Province of Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Savior of the World".
> That colony became an independent country in 1898. By what name
> do we know that country today?
> 6. The name of which African country can also be found in the name
> of two other African countries and in the name of a fourth,
> non-African country?
> * How Many States?
>
> 10. Herbie the Love Bug would be able to tell you: How many
> independent and sovereign states are currently in the
> Commonwealth of Nations?
> 11. Joe Montana would be able to tell you: How many federal states
> are there in Germany?
> 12. Baskin-Robbins' staff would be able to tell you: Excluding
> the federal district, how many states of Mexico are there?
> * European Capitals
>
> Given the cryptic or punny clue, you tell us the name of the
> European capital.
>
> 13. Half of quadruplin'.
Dublin
> 14. Siddhartha Gautama Mosquito.
Budapest
> 14. Siddhartha Gautama Mosquito.
Budapest
> 15. Uncle Miltie is at home.
Berlin
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Marc Dashevsky
May 31, 2016, 7:11:57 AM5/31/16
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In article <nI2dnXLhB4DPkNDK...@giganews.com>, m...@vex.net says...
> 6. The name of which African country can also be found in the name
> of two other African countries and in the name of a fourth,
> non-African country?
Niger
> * Geography in Art
>
> 7. What type of lake is found in the title of this Thomas Cole
> painting?
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-7/geog/7.jpg
It's an oxbow, which is formation of a river, not a lake.
> 8. What is the name of the mountain in Provence featured in this
> Paul Cézanne painting?
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-7/geog/8.jpg
>
> 9. What mountain is the subject of this painting by Joseph Wright
> of Derby?
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-7/geog/9.jpg
>
>
> * How Many States?
>
> 10. Herbie the Love Bug would be able to tell you: How many
> independent and sovereign states are currently in the
> Commonwealth of Nations?
> 11. Joe Montana would be able to tell you: How many federal states
> are there in Germany?
>
> 12. Baskin-Robbins' staff would be able to tell you: Excluding
> the federal district, how many states of Mexico are there?
31
> * European Capitals
>
> Given the cryptic or punny clue, you tell us the name of the
> European capital.
>
> 13. Half of quadruplin'.
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
> ** Final, Round 7 - Geography
> * Name the Country
>
> 4. The name of which Asian country is 18 letters long *with vowels
> and consonants alternating* for the entire name?
>
> 5. The English translation of the name of a 16th-century colony was
> "The Province of Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Savior of the World".
> That colony became an independent country in 1898. By what name
> do we know that country today?
El Salvador
>
> 4. The name of which Asian country is 18 letters long *with vowels
> and consonants alternating* for the entire name?
>
> 5. The English translation of the name of a 16th-century colony was
> "The Province of Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Savior of the World".
> That colony became an independent country in 1898. By what name
> do we know that country today?
> 6. The name of which African country can also be found in the name
> of two other African countries and in the name of a fourth,
> non-African country?
> * Geography in Art
>
> 7. What type of lake is found in the title of this Thomas Cole
> painting?
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-7/geog/7.jpg
> 8. What is the name of the mountain in Provence featured in this
> Paul Cézanne painting?
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-7/geog/8.jpg
>
> 9. What mountain is the subject of this painting by Joseph Wright
> of Derby?
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-7/geog/9.jpg
>
>
> * How Many States?
>
> 10. Herbie the Love Bug would be able to tell you: How many
> independent and sovereign states are currently in the
> Commonwealth of Nations?
> 11. Joe Montana would be able to tell you: How many federal states
> are there in Germany?
>
> 12. Baskin-Robbins' staff would be able to tell you: Excluding
> the federal district, how many states of Mexico are there?
> * European Capitals
>
> Given the cryptic or punny clue, you tell us the name of the
> European capital.
>
> 13. Half of quadruplin'.
Dublin
> 14. Siddhartha Gautama Mosquito.
Budapest
> 14. Siddhartha Gautama Mosquito.
Budapest
> 15. Uncle Miltie is at home.
Berlin
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
Peter Smyth
May 31, 2016, 2:30:21 PM5/31/16
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Mark Brader wrote:
> ** Final, Round 7 - Geography
>
> * TTC Stations
>
> 1. When the TTC subway opened in 1954, the southern terminus was
> Union Station. What was the northern terminus?
>
> 2. Of the original stations on the Bloor-Danforth Line (so, not
> Kipling), what is the only one whose main entrance is to the
> south of Bloor St.?
>
> 3. What is the only TTC subway station that has no connections to
> regular streetcar or bus routes?
>
>
> * Name the Country
>
> 4. The name of which Asian country is 18 letters long *with vowels
> and consonants alternating* for the entire name?
>
> 5. The English translation of the name of a 16th-century colony was
> "The Province of Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Savior of the World".
> That colony became an independent country in 1898. By what name
> do we know that country today?
>
> 6. The name of which African country can also be found in the name
> of two other African countries and in the name of a fourth,
> non-African country?
Guinea
> ** Final, Round 7 - Geography
>
> * TTC Stations
>
> 1. When the TTC subway opened in 1954, the southern terminus was
> Union Station. What was the northern terminus?
>
> 2. Of the original stations on the Bloor-Danforth Line (so, not
> Kipling), what is the only one whose main entrance is to the
> south of Bloor St.?
>
> 3. What is the only TTC subway station that has no connections to
> regular streetcar or bus routes?
>
>
> * Name the Country
>
> 4. The name of which Asian country is 18 letters long *with vowels
> and consonants alternating* for the entire name?
>
> 5. The English translation of the name of a 16th-century colony was
> "The Province of Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Savior of the World".
> That colony became an independent country in 1898. By what name
> do we know that country today?
>
> 6. The name of which African country can also be found in the name
> of two other African countries and in the name of a fourth,
> non-African country?
>
> * Geography in Art
>
> 7. What type of lake is found in the title of this Thomas Cole
> painting?
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-7/geog/7.jpg
Oxbow
> * Geography in Art
>
> 7. What type of lake is found in the title of this Thomas Cole
> painting?
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-7/geog/7.jpg
> 8. What is the name of the mountain in Provence featured in this
> Paul Cézanne painting?
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-7/geog/8.jpg
>
> 9. What mountain is the subject of this painting by Joseph Wright
> of Derby?
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-7/geog/9.jpg
Vesuvius, Krakatoa
> Paul Cézanne painting?
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-7/geog/8.jpg
>
> 9. What mountain is the subject of this painting by Joseph Wright
> of Derby?
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-7/geog/9.jpg
>
> * How Many States?
>
> 10. Herbie the Love Bug would be able to tell you: How many
> independent and sovereign states are currently in the
> Commonwealth of Nations?
52, 53
> * How Many States?
>
> 10. Herbie the Love Bug would be able to tell you: How many
> independent and sovereign states are currently in the
> Commonwealth of Nations?
> 11. Joe Montana would be able to tell you: How many federal states
> are there in Germany?
14, 15
> are there in Germany?
> 12. Baskin-Robbins' staff would be able to tell you: Excluding
> the federal district, how many states of Mexico are there?
33
> the federal district, how many states of Mexico are there?
>
> * European Capitals
>
> Given the cryptic or punny clue, you tell us the name of the
> European capital.
>
> 13. Half of quadruplin'.
> * European Capitals
>
> Given the cryptic or punny clue, you tell us the name of the
> European capital.
>
> 13. Half of quadruplin'.
Dublin
> 14. Siddhartha Gautama Mosquito.
Budapest
> 14. Siddhartha Gautama Mosquito.
Budapest
> 15. Uncle Miltie is at home.
Peter Smyth
Erland Sommarskog
May 31, 2016, 3:07:41 PM5/31/16
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Yo comprende nada. Are we talking about Toronto?
> * Name the Country
>
> 4. The name of which Asian country is 18 letters long *with vowels
> and consonants alternating* for the entire name?
United Arab Emirates
> 5. The English translation of the name of a 16th-century colony was
> "The Province of Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Savior of the World".
> That colony became an independent country in 1898. By what name
> do we know that country today?
Cuba
> 6. The name of which African country can also be found in the name
> of two other African countries and in the name of a fourth,
> non-African country?
Guinea
> * Geography in Art
>
> 7. What type of lake is found in the title of this Thomas Cole
> painting?
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-7/geog/7.jpg
Meander
> 9. What mountain is the subject of this painting by Joseph Wright
> of Derby?
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-7/geog/9.jpg
Kratakoa
>
> * How Many States?
>
> 10. Herbie the Love Bug would be able to tell you: How many
> independent and sovereign states are currently in the
> Commonwealth of Nations?
54
> 11. Joe Montana would be able to tell you: How many federal states
> are there in Germany?
15 (Difficult, since I'm not sure that Berlin counts as a state. Heck,
I'm not even sure that Hamburg and Bremen do.)
> 12. Baskin-Robbins' staff would be able to tell you: Excluding
> the federal district, how many states of Mexico are there?
21
> * European Capitals
>
> Given the cryptic or punny clue, you tell us the name of the
> European capital.
>
> 13. Half of quadruplin'.
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
> * Name the Country
>
> 4. The name of which Asian country is 18 letters long *with vowels
> and consonants alternating* for the entire name?
> 5. The English translation of the name of a 16th-century colony was
> "The Province of Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Savior of the World".
> That colony became an independent country in 1898. By what name
> do we know that country today?
> 6. The name of which African country can also be found in the name
> of two other African countries and in the name of a fourth,
> non-African country?
> * Geography in Art
>
> 7. What type of lake is found in the title of this Thomas Cole
> painting?
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-7/geog/7.jpg
> 9. What mountain is the subject of this painting by Joseph Wright
> of Derby?
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-7/geog/9.jpg
>
> * How Many States?
>
> 10. Herbie the Love Bug would be able to tell you: How many
> independent and sovereign states are currently in the
> Commonwealth of Nations?
> 11. Joe Montana would be able to tell you: How many federal states
> are there in Germany?
I'm not even sure that Hamburg and Bremen do.)
> 12. Baskin-Robbins' staff would be able to tell you: Excluding
> the federal district, how many states of Mexico are there?
> * European Capitals
>
> Given the cryptic or punny clue, you tell us the name of the
> European capital.
>
> 13. Half of quadruplin'.
Dublin
> 14. Siddhartha Gautama Mosquito.
Budapest
> 14. Siddhartha Gautama Mosquito.
Budapest
> 15. Uncle Miltie is at home.
Bucharest?
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
Dan Tilque
Jun 1, 2016, 12:41:10 AM6/1/16
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Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> ** Final, Round 7 - Geography
>
> * TTC Stations
>
> 1. When the TTC subway opened in 1954, the southern terminus was
> Union Station. What was the northern terminus?
>
> 2. Of the original stations on the Bloor-Danforth Line (so, not
> Kipling), what is the only one whose main entrance is to the
> south of Bloor St.?
>
> 3. What is the only TTC subway station that has no connections to
> regular streetcar or bus routes?
>
>
> * Name the Country
>
> 4. The name of which Asian country is 18 letters long *with vowels
> and consonants alternating* for the entire name?
>
> 5. The English translation of the name of a 16th-century colony was
> "The Province of Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Savior of the World".
> That colony became an independent country in 1898. By what name
> do we know that country today?
>
> 6. The name of which African country can also be found in the name
> of two other African countries and in the name of a fourth,
> non-African country?
Guinea
>
>
> ** Final, Round 7 - Geography
>
> * TTC Stations
>
> 1. When the TTC subway opened in 1954, the southern terminus was
> Union Station. What was the northern terminus?
>
> 2. Of the original stations on the Bloor-Danforth Line (so, not
> Kipling), what is the only one whose main entrance is to the
> south of Bloor St.?
>
> 3. What is the only TTC subway station that has no connections to
> regular streetcar or bus routes?
>
>
> * Name the Country
>
> 4. The name of which Asian country is 18 letters long *with vowels
> and consonants alternating* for the entire name?
>
> 5. The English translation of the name of a 16th-century colony was
> "The Province of Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Savior of the World".
> That colony became an independent country in 1898. By what name
> do we know that country today?
>
> 6. The name of which African country can also be found in the name
> of two other African countries and in the name of a fourth,
> non-African country?
>
>
> * Geography in Art
>
> 7. What type of lake is found in the title of this Thomas Cole
> painting?
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-7/geog/7.jpg
>
> 8. What is the name of the mountain in Provence featured in this
> Paul Cézanne painting?
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-7/geog/8.jpg
>
> 9. What mountain is the subject of this painting by Joseph Wright
> of Derby?
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-7/geog/9.jpg
>
>
> * How Many States?
>
> 10. Herbie the Love Bug would be able to tell you: How many
> independent and sovereign states are currently in the
> Commonwealth of Nations?
>
> 11. Joe Montana would be able to tell you: How many federal states
> are there in Germany?
>
> 12. Baskin-Robbins' staff would be able to tell you: Excluding
> the federal district, how many states of Mexico are there?
>
>
> * European Capitals
>
> Given the cryptic or punny clue, you tell us the name of the
> European capital.
>
> 13. Half of quadruplin'.
Dublin
> 14. Siddhartha Gautama Mosquito.
Budapest
> 14. Siddhartha Gautama Mosquito.
Budapest
> 15. Uncle Miltie is at home.
Amsterdam
--
Dan Tilque
Dan Tilque
Jun 1, 2016, 1:06:05 AM6/1/16
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Erland Sommarskog wrote:
> Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
>> ** Final, Round 7 - Geography
>>
>> * TTC Stations
>>
>
> Yo comprende nada. Are we talking about Toronto?
>
The TTC is a mythical being that inhabits the Toronto area. No one's
> Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
>> ** Final, Round 7 - Geography
>>
>> * TTC Stations
>>
>
> Yo comprende nada. Are we talking about Toronto?
>
ever seen it, but Torontonians all swear it exists. I think it's
supposed to be a lake monster, you know, like Nessie. Anyway, it's best
to humor them about it.
--
Dan Tilque
Calvin
Jun 1, 2016, 1:29:48 AM6/1/16
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On Tuesday, May 31, 2016 at 2:04:35 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
> ** Final, Round 7 - Geography
>
> * TTC Stations
Pass
> ** Final, Round 7 - Geography
>
> * TTC Stations
> * Name the Country
>
> 4. The name of which Asian country is 18 letters long *with vowels
> and consonants alternating* for the entire name?
That took a while...
> 5. The English translation of the name of a 16th-century colony was
> "The Province of Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Savior of the World".
> That colony became an independent country in 1898. By what name
> do we know that country today?
> 6. The name of which African country can also be found in the name
> of two other African countries and in the name of a fourth,
> non-African country?
> * Geography in Art
>
> 7. What type of lake is found in the title of this Thomas Cole
> painting?
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-7/geog/7.jpg
> 8. What is the name of the mountain in Provence featured in this
> Paul Cézanne painting?
> 9. What mountain is the subject of this painting by Joseph Wright
> of Derby?
> * How Many States?
>
> 10. Herbie the Love Bug would be able to tell you: How many
> independent and sovereign states are currently in the
> Commonwealth of Nations?
> 11. Joe Montana would be able to tell you: How many federal states
> are there in Germany?
> 12. Baskin-Robbins' staff would be able to tell you: Excluding
> the federal district, how many states of Mexico are there?
> * European Capitals
>
> Given the cryptic or punny clue, you tell us the name of the
> European capital.
>
> 13. Half of quadruplin'.
Dublin
> 14. Siddhartha Gautama Mosquito.
Budapest
> 14. Siddhartha Gautama Mosquito.
Budapest
> 15. Uncle Miltie is at home.
Reykjavik?
cheers,
calvin
Pete
Jun 1, 2016, 10:15:27 PM6/1/16
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>
> 5. The English translation of the name of a 16th-century colony was
> "The Province of Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Savior of the World".
> That colony became an independent country in 1898. By what name
> do we know that country today?
>
> 6. The name of which African country can also be found in the name
> of two other African countries and in the name of a fourth,
> non-African country?
>
>
> * Geography in Art
>
> 7. What type of lake is found in the title of this Thomas Cole
> painting?
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-7/geog/7.jpg
>
> 8. What is the name of the mountain in Provence featured in this
> Paul Cézanne painting?
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-7/geog/8.jpg
>
> 9. What mountain is the subject of this painting by Joseph Wright
> of Derby?
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-7/geog/9.jpg
>
>
> * How Many States?
>
> 10. Herbie the Love Bug would be able to tell you: How many
> independent and sovereign states are currently in the
> Commonwealth of Nations?
>
> 11. Joe Montana would be able to tell you: How many federal states
> are there in Germany?
>
> 12. Baskin-Robbins' staff would be able to tell you: Excluding
> the federal district, how many states of Mexico are there?
>
>
> * European Capitals
>
> Given the cryptic or punny clue, you tell us the name of the
> European capital.
>
> 13. Half of quadruplin'.
Dublin
> 14. Siddhartha Gautama Mosquito.
Budapest
> 14. Siddhartha Gautama Mosquito.
Budapest
> 15. Uncle Miltie is at home.
Berlin
>
Pete Gayde
Jason Kreitzer
Jun 1, 2016, 11:01:52 PM6/1/16
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>
> * Geography in Art
>
> 7. What type of lake is found in the title of this Thomas Cole
> painting?
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-7/geog/7.jpg
>
> 8. What is the name of the mountain in Provence featured in this
> Paul Cézanne painting?
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-7/geog/8.jpg
Matterhorn?
> * Geography in Art
>
> 7. What type of lake is found in the title of this Thomas Cole
> painting?
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-7/geog/7.jpg
>
> 8. What is the name of the mountain in Provence featured in this
> Paul Cézanne painting?
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-7/geog/8.jpg
> 9. What mountain is the subject of this painting by Joseph Wright
> of Derby?
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-7/geog/9.jpg
Sinai?
> of Derby?
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-7/geog/9.jpg
>
>
> * How Many States?
>
> 10. Herbie the Love Bug would be able to tell you: How many
> independent and sovereign states are currently in the
> Commonwealth of Nations?
50?
>
> * How Many States?
>
> 10. Herbie the Love Bug would be able to tell you: How many
> independent and sovereign states are currently in the
> Commonwealth of Nations?
> 11. Joe Montana would be able to tell you: How many federal states
> are there in Germany?
12?
> are there in Germany?
> 12. Baskin-Robbins' staff would be able to tell you: Excluding
> the federal district, how many states of Mexico are there?
31
> the federal district, how many states of Mexico are there?
>
> * European Capitals
>
> Given the cryptic or punny clue, you tell us the name of the
> European capital.
>
> 13. Half of quadruplin'.
> * European Capitals
>
> Given the cryptic or punny clue, you tell us the name of the
> European capital.
>
> 13. Half of quadruplin'.
Dublin
> 14. Siddhartha Gautama Mosquito.
Budapest
> 14. Siddhartha Gautama Mosquito.
Budapest
> 15. Uncle Miltie is at home.
Berlin
Björn Lundin
Jun 3, 2016, 3:31:54 AM6/3/16
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On 2016-05-31 06:04, Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-12-08,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
> Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
> the correct answers in about 3 days.
>
> All questions were written by members of the Bloor St. Irregulars,
> 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 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> ** Final, Round 7 - Geography
>
> * TTC Stations
>
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-12-08,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
> Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
> the correct answers in about 3 days.
>
> All questions were written by members of the Bloor St. Irregulars,
> 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 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> ** Final, Round 7 - Geography
>
> * TTC Stations
>
> * Name the Country
>
> 4. The name of which Asian country is 18 letters long *with vowels
> and consonants alternating* for the entire name?
>
> 5. The English translation of the name of a 16th-century colony was
> "The Province of Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Savior of the World".
> That colony became an independent country in 1898. By what name
> do we know that country today?
S:t Kitts ; Trinidad & Tobago
>
> 4. The name of which Asian country is 18 letters long *with vowels
> and consonants alternating* for the entire name?
>
> 5. The English translation of the name of a 16th-century colony was
> "The Province of Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Savior of the World".
> That colony became an independent country in 1898. By what name
> do we know that country today?
>
> 6. The name of which African country can also be found in the name
> of two other African countries and in the name of a fourth,
> non-African country?
>
>
> * Geography in Art
>
> 7. What type of lake is found in the title of this Thomas Cole
> painting?
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-7/geog/7.jpg
>
> 8. What is the name of the mountain in Provence featured in this
> Paul Cézanne painting?
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-7/geog/8.jpg
>
> 9. What mountain is the subject of this painting by Joseph Wright
> of Derby?
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-7/geog/9.jpg
>
>
> * How Many States?
>
> 10. Herbie the Love Bug would be able to tell you: How many
> independent and sovereign states are currently in the
> Commonwealth of Nations?
>
> 11. Joe Montana would be able to tell you: How many federal states
> are there in Germany?
>
> 12. Baskin-Robbins' staff would be able to tell you: Excluding
> the federal district, how many states of Mexico are there?
>
>
> * European Capitals
>
> Given the cryptic or punny clue, you tell us the name of the
> European capital.
>
> 13. Half of quadruplin'.
Dublin
> 14. Siddhartha Gautama Mosquito.
Budapest
> 14. Siddhartha Gautama Mosquito.
Budapest
> 15. Uncle Miltie is at home.
>
Berlin; Madrid
>
--
--
Björn
Mark Brader
Jun 3, 2016, 4:58:32 AM6/3/16
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Mark Brader:
> 2. Of the original stations on the Bloor-Danforth Line (so, not
> Kipling), what is the only one whose main entrance is to the
> south of Bloor St.?
Sherbourne.
> 3. What is the only TTC subway station that has no connections to
> regular streetcar or bus routes?
Chester.
> * Name the Country
> 4. The name of which Asian country is 18 letters long *with vowels
> and consonants alternating* for the entire name?
United Arab Emirates. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Erland, Calvin,
and Pete.
> 5. The English translation of the name of a 16th-century colony was
> "The Province of Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Savior of the World".
> That colony became an independent country in 1898. By what name
> do we know that country today?
El Salvador. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Marc, and Calvin.
> 6. The name of which African country can also be found in the name
> of two other African countries and in the name of a fourth,
> non-African country?
Guinea. (Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Papua New Guinea.)
4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Peter, Erland, Dan Tilque, and Calvin.
> * Geography in Art
> 7. What type of lake is found in the title of this Thomas Cole
> painting?
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-7/geog/7.jpg
Oxbow. 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Peter, Erland, Dan Tilque, Calvin,
and Björn.
An oxbow lake is formed when a river shifts and one of its meanders
becomes detached. However, the formation in the painting does not
seem to be detached; it looks like a meander in the river. And then
Marc claims that "oxbow" refers to a formation in a river, not a lake.
Possibly the artist was using that terminology, odd as it seems.
I'm accepting the answer "meander" as well.
> 8. What is the name of the mountain in Provence featured in this
> Paul Cézanne painting?
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-7/geog/8.jpg
Mont Ste-Victoire.
> 9. What mountain is the subject of this painting by Joseph Wright
> of Derby?
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-7/geog/9.jpg
Vesuvius. 4 for Dan Tilque, Pete, and Björn. 3 for Peter and Calvin.
2 for Dan Blum.
> * How Many States?
> 10. Herbie the Love Bug would be able to tell you: How many
> independent and sovereign states are currently in the
> Commonwealth of Nations?
53. 2 for Peter.
See: http://www.herbiemania.com/lovebug1.jpg
> 11. Joe Montana would be able to tell you: How many federal states
> are there in Germany?
16. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Pete.
See: http://www.realclearsports.com/blognetwork/rcs_sidelines/Monta%20Seifert.jpg
> 12. Baskin-Robbins' staff would be able to tell you: Excluding
> the federal district, how many states of Mexico are there?
31. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Marc, Dan Tilque, Pete, and Jason.
See: http://media.getthefive.com/uploads/article_images/31.jpg
> * European Capitals
> Given the cryptic or punny clue, you tell us the name of the
> European capital.
> 13. Half of quadruplin'.
Dublin. ("Doublin'.") 4 for everyone -- Dan Blum, Joshua, Marc,
Peter, Erland, Dan Tilque, Calvin, Pete, Jason, and Björn.
> 14. Siddhartha Gautama Mosquito.
Budapest. ("Buddha pest.") 4 for everyone.
> 15. Uncle Miltie is at home.
Berlin. ("Berle in.") 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Marc, Pete, and Jason.
3 for Björn.
Scores, if there are no errors:
FINAL ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 BEST
TOPICS-> Lit Sci His Spo Geo THREE
Stephen Perry -- 60 56 56 -- 172
Marc Dashevsky 32 51 48 28 24 131
Joshua Kreitzer 48 33 48 28 32 129
Dan Tilque 16 40 44 8 28 112
Dan Blum 40 32 28 18 34 106
Peter Smyth -- 38 38 27 21 103
"Calvin" 20 25 34 34 27 95
Björn Lundin 0 29 40 8 19 88
Erland Sommarskog -- 31 32 12 20 83
Pete Gayde 4 -- -- 28 28 60
Bruce Bowler -- 48 -- -- -- 48
Jason Kreitzer 8 4 8 12 16 36
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Mark Brader, Toronto | "One of the most common diagnoses... was 'Other'."
m...@vex.net | --Atul Gawande, "The Checklist Manifesto"
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-12-08,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> ** Final, Round 7 - Geography
> * TTC Stations
> 1. When the TTC subway opened in 1954, the southern terminus was
> Union Station. What was the northern terminus?
Eglinton, my "home" station.
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> ** Final, Round 7 - Geography
> * TTC Stations
> 1. When the TTC subway opened in 1954, the southern terminus was
> Union Station. What was the northern terminus?
> 2. Of the original stations on the Bloor-Danforth Line (so, not
> Kipling), what is the only one whose main entrance is to the
> south of Bloor St.?
> 3. What is the only TTC subway station that has no connections to
> regular streetcar or bus routes?
> * Name the Country
> 4. The name of which Asian country is 18 letters long *with vowels
> and consonants alternating* for the entire name?
and Pete.
> 5. The English translation of the name of a 16th-century colony was
> "The Province of Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Savior of the World".
> That colony became an independent country in 1898. By what name
> do we know that country today?
> 6. The name of which African country can also be found in the name
> of two other African countries and in the name of a fourth,
> non-African country?
4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Peter, Erland, Dan Tilque, and Calvin.
> * Geography in Art
> 7. What type of lake is found in the title of this Thomas Cole
> painting?
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-7/geog/7.jpg
and Björn.
An oxbow lake is formed when a river shifts and one of its meanders
becomes detached. However, the formation in the painting does not
seem to be detached; it looks like a meander in the river. And then
Marc claims that "oxbow" refers to a formation in a river, not a lake.
Possibly the artist was using that terminology, odd as it seems.
I'm accepting the answer "meander" as well.
> 8. What is the name of the mountain in Provence featured in this
> Paul Cézanne painting?
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-7/geog/8.jpg
> 9. What mountain is the subject of this painting by Joseph Wright
> of Derby?
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-7/geog/9.jpg
2 for Dan Blum.
> * How Many States?
> 10. Herbie the Love Bug would be able to tell you: How many
> independent and sovereign states are currently in the
> Commonwealth of Nations?
See: http://www.herbiemania.com/lovebug1.jpg
> 11. Joe Montana would be able to tell you: How many federal states
> are there in Germany?
See: http://www.realclearsports.com/blognetwork/rcs_sidelines/Monta%20Seifert.jpg
> 12. Baskin-Robbins' staff would be able to tell you: Excluding
> the federal district, how many states of Mexico are there?
See: http://media.getthefive.com/uploads/article_images/31.jpg
> * European Capitals
> Given the cryptic or punny clue, you tell us the name of the
> European capital.
> 13. Half of quadruplin'.
Peter, Erland, Dan Tilque, Calvin, Pete, Jason, and Björn.
> 14. Siddhartha Gautama Mosquito.
Budapest. ("Buddha pest.") 4 for everyone.
> 15. Uncle Miltie is at home.
3 for Björn.
Scores, if there are no errors:
FINAL ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 BEST
TOPICS-> Lit Sci His Spo Geo THREE
Stephen Perry -- 60 56 56 -- 172
Marc Dashevsky 32 51 48 28 24 131
Joshua Kreitzer 48 33 48 28 32 129
Dan Tilque 16 40 44 8 28 112
Dan Blum 40 32 28 18 34 106
Peter Smyth -- 38 38 27 21 103
"Calvin" 20 25 34 34 27 95
Björn Lundin 0 29 40 8 19 88
Erland Sommarskog -- 31 32 12 20 83
Pete Gayde 4 -- -- 28 28 60
Bruce Bowler -- 48 -- -- -- 48
Jason Kreitzer 8 4 8 12 16 36
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m...@vex.net | --Atul Gawande, "The Checklist Manifesto"
Marc Dashevsky
Jun 3, 2016, 11:12:35 AM6/3/16
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In article <i8udnVl_4MUq28zK...@giganews.com>, m...@vex.net says...
was connected to the river. I was unaware that oxbows can eventually detach.
> > 7. What type of lake is found in the title of this Thomas Cole
> > painting?
>
> > http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-7/geog/7.jpg
>
> Oxbow. 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Peter, Erland, Dan Tilque, Calvin,
> and Björn.
>
> An oxbow lake is formed when a river shifts and one of its meanders
> becomes detached. However, the formation in the painting does not
> seem to be detached; it looks like a meander in the river. And then
> Marc claims that "oxbow" refers to a formation in a river, not a lake.
The one oxbow I grew up with (https://google.com/maps/@42.291815,-72.626342,15.22z)
> > painting?
>
> > http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-7/geog/7.jpg
>
> Oxbow. 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Peter, Erland, Dan Tilque, Calvin,
> and Björn.
>
> An oxbow lake is formed when a river shifts and one of its meanders
> becomes detached. However, the formation in the painting does not
> seem to be detached; it looks like a meander in the river. And then
> Marc claims that "oxbow" refers to a formation in a river, not a lake.
was connected to the river. I was unaware that oxbows can eventually detach.
Erland Sommarskog
Jun 3, 2016, 2:15:46 PM6/3/16
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Marc Dashevsky (use...@MarcDashevsky.com) writes:
> The one oxbow I grew up with
> (https://google.com/maps/@42.291815,-72.626342,15.22z) was connected to
> the river. I was unaware that oxbows can eventually detach.
>
Obviously, for the oxbow to be entirely detached from the river, the
> The one oxbow I grew up with
> (https://google.com/maps/@42.291815,-72.626342,15.22z) was connected to
> the river. I was unaware that oxbows can eventually detach.
>
flow into the oxbow must be less that the evaporation (or the water runs
elsewhere). Since this oxbow has rivers run into it, it may not be
the risk of drying out.
Mark Brader
Jun 3, 2016, 3:18:53 PM6/3/16
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Erland Sommarskog:
http://nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/oxbow-lake/ says:
# Oxbow lakes are stillwater lakes. This means that water does not
# flow into or out of them. There is no stream or spring feeding
# the lake, and it doesn't have a natural outlet. Oxbow lakes
# often become swamps or bogs, and they often dry up as their water
# evaporates.
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> Obviously, for the oxbow to be entirely detached from the river, the
> flow into the oxbow must be less that the evaporation...
http://nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/oxbow-lake/ says:
# Oxbow lakes are stillwater lakes. This means that water does not
# flow into or out of them. There is no stream or spring feeding
# the lake, and it doesn't have a natural outlet. Oxbow lakes
# often become swamps or bogs, and they often dry up as their water
# evaporates.
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Toronto about science and evolution, either.
m...@vex.net --Steve Summit
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