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QFTCIMM16 Game 5, Rounds 9-10: arms and challenge
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Mark Brader
Jan 25, 2017, 2:45:33 AM1/25/17
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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2016-10-24,
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.
(This round is running concurrently with Current Events Rounds 1-2
of the following season.)
All questions were written by members of the Misplaced Modifiers
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 2016-11-26 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
** Game 5, Round 9 - Canadiana - What the Blazonry?
How well do you know the Canadian coat of arms -- or to be formal
about it, the Arms of Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada?
<http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Coat_of_arms_of_Canada_rendition.svg/554px-Coat_of_arms_of_Canada_rendition.svg.png>
(That's one long URL. If your newsreading environment doesn't
pick it up properly in one piece, proceed appropriately.)
1. Blazonry is the highly peculiar heraldic terminology used
to depict coats of arms. One such term is the "escutcheon".
In the Canadian coat of arms, how many sections is the escutcheon
divided into?
2. Please decode the rot13 only after you have finished with the
previous question. Va gur rfphgpurba, oynmbael qrfpevorf
gur hccre yrsg frpgvba nf sbyybjf: "thyrf guerr yvbaf cnffnag
thneqnag va cnyr be". Jung qbrf "thyrf" zrna?
3. Which symbol of the Scottish kings found on the Canadian coat
of arms can be described in blazon terms as "rampant"?
4. Identify *any one* of the four types of flowers at the base of
the Arms.
5. The flag of the governor-general is based on what element from
the Canadian coat of arms? (You must be precise; do not give
any smaller element forming just part of the correct answer,
or any larger element containing it.)
6. The most recent change to the Canadian coat of arms was the
addition of the circular inscription, commemorating the
25th anniversary of the establishment of the Order of Canada
(although the change didn't become official until a bit later).
Within 1, when was that anniversary year?
7. The circular inscription says "DESIDERANTES MELIOREM PATRIAM".
What does that mean?
8. The Canadian motto, written on the ribbon at bottom, means
"From sea to sea". In 2006 the leaders of the three territories
proposed that the motto be changed -- to what? Answer in
English.
9. New coats of arms or changes to existing ones are designed or
approved by the CHA -- an office of the G-G. What does CHA mean?
10. The crown at the top of the Canadian coat of arms depicts
the official coronation crown. It's named after the second-last
Anglo-Saxon king, who was the only English king to be canonized.
Name the crown or the king.
After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Ba gur ynfg
dhrfgvba, vs lbh whfg fnvq "Rqjneq", jr arrq zber. Vs ba nal
dhrfgvba lbh whfg fnvq "gur yvba", lbh arrq gb fcrpvsl juvpu bar.
Va rnpu pnfr tb onpx vs arprffnel naq nqq vasbezngvba.
** Game 5, Round 10 - Challenge Round
* A. Spy Fiction
A1. Most of this American's novels have been set in Europe just
prior to or during World War II. Among them are "Spies of
the Balkans" and "The Spies of Warsaw". Name the author.
A2. Which of Ian Fleming's James Bond novels is written in the
first person from the point of view of a Canadian woman?
* B. Joseph on Screen
B1. Give the hyphenated surname of the Joseph who plays the
title role in Oliver Stone's "Snowden".
B2. Which Joseph played Holly Martins in "The Third Man" and
Uncle Charlie in "Shadow of a Doubt"?
* C. The Russians Have a Word for It
C1. This term dates from the 1903 split in the Russian Social
Democratic Labor Party. Its literal meaning is "member of
the majority". What is it?
C2. Which word, imported from Russian, denotes moist subarctic
forest dominated by conifers (such as spruce and fir)
that begins where the tundra ends?
* D. Louis in Charge
D1. Name any year during which Louis XIV was King of France.
D2. Name any year during which Louis St-Laurent was Prime
Minister of Canada.
* E. Heavyweight Boxers
E1. World heavyweight champion from 1908 to 1915, he was the
first African-American to hold the title. The expression
"great white hope" referred to the search for a white boxer
to defeat him. His name?
E2. Heavyweight champion from 1937 to 1949, he held the title
longer and defended it more often than anyone before
or since. An arena in Detroit is named for him. Who is he?
* F. Canadian Canals
F1. This 14.5 km canal on Montreal Island became obsolete
for commerce with the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway.
The canal, and the Montreal borough at its western end,
are both reputedly named for the place La Salle aspired to
reach in the course of his North American explorations.
Name the canal.
F2. In which city (originally called Gravelly Bay) would you
find the southern end of the Welland Canal?
--
Mark Brader, Toronto, m...@vex.net
"Insecurity is the norm. If any ... voting machine, operating system,
[or] database ... is ever built completely vulnerability-free, it'll
be the first time in the history of mankind." --Bruce Schneier
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.
(This round is running concurrently with Current Events Rounds 1-2
of the following season.)
All questions were written by members of the Misplaced Modifiers
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 2016-11-26 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
** Game 5, Round 9 - Canadiana - What the Blazonry?
How well do you know the Canadian coat of arms -- or to be formal
about it, the Arms of Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada?
<http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Coat_of_arms_of_Canada_rendition.svg/554px-Coat_of_arms_of_Canada_rendition.svg.png>
(That's one long URL. If your newsreading environment doesn't
pick it up properly in one piece, proceed appropriately.)
1. Blazonry is the highly peculiar heraldic terminology used
to depict coats of arms. One such term is the "escutcheon".
In the Canadian coat of arms, how many sections is the escutcheon
divided into?
2. Please decode the rot13 only after you have finished with the
previous question. Va gur rfphgpurba, oynmbael qrfpevorf
gur hccre yrsg frpgvba nf sbyybjf: "thyrf guerr yvbaf cnffnag
thneqnag va cnyr be". Jung qbrf "thyrf" zrna?
3. Which symbol of the Scottish kings found on the Canadian coat
of arms can be described in blazon terms as "rampant"?
4. Identify *any one* of the four types of flowers at the base of
the Arms.
5. The flag of the governor-general is based on what element from
the Canadian coat of arms? (You must be precise; do not give
any smaller element forming just part of the correct answer,
or any larger element containing it.)
6. The most recent change to the Canadian coat of arms was the
addition of the circular inscription, commemorating the
25th anniversary of the establishment of the Order of Canada
(although the change didn't become official until a bit later).
Within 1, when was that anniversary year?
7. The circular inscription says "DESIDERANTES MELIOREM PATRIAM".
What does that mean?
8. The Canadian motto, written on the ribbon at bottom, means
"From sea to sea". In 2006 the leaders of the three territories
proposed that the motto be changed -- to what? Answer in
English.
9. New coats of arms or changes to existing ones are designed or
approved by the CHA -- an office of the G-G. What does CHA mean?
10. The crown at the top of the Canadian coat of arms depicts
the official coronation crown. It's named after the second-last
Anglo-Saxon king, who was the only English king to be canonized.
Name the crown or the king.
After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Ba gur ynfg
dhrfgvba, vs lbh whfg fnvq "Rqjneq", jr arrq zber. Vs ba nal
dhrfgvba lbh whfg fnvq "gur yvba", lbh arrq gb fcrpvsl juvpu bar.
Va rnpu pnfr tb onpx vs arprffnel naq nqq vasbezngvba.
** Game 5, Round 10 - Challenge Round
* A. Spy Fiction
A1. Most of this American's novels have been set in Europe just
prior to or during World War II. Among them are "Spies of
the Balkans" and "The Spies of Warsaw". Name the author.
A2. Which of Ian Fleming's James Bond novels is written in the
first person from the point of view of a Canadian woman?
* B. Joseph on Screen
B1. Give the hyphenated surname of the Joseph who plays the
title role in Oliver Stone's "Snowden".
B2. Which Joseph played Holly Martins in "The Third Man" and
Uncle Charlie in "Shadow of a Doubt"?
* C. The Russians Have a Word for It
C1. This term dates from the 1903 split in the Russian Social
Democratic Labor Party. Its literal meaning is "member of
the majority". What is it?
C2. Which word, imported from Russian, denotes moist subarctic
forest dominated by conifers (such as spruce and fir)
that begins where the tundra ends?
* D. Louis in Charge
D1. Name any year during which Louis XIV was King of France.
D2. Name any year during which Louis St-Laurent was Prime
Minister of Canada.
* E. Heavyweight Boxers
E1. World heavyweight champion from 1908 to 1915, he was the
first African-American to hold the title. The expression
"great white hope" referred to the search for a white boxer
to defeat him. His name?
E2. Heavyweight champion from 1937 to 1949, he held the title
longer and defended it more often than anyone before
or since. An arena in Detroit is named for him. Who is he?
* F. Canadian Canals
F1. This 14.5 km canal on Montreal Island became obsolete
for commerce with the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway.
The canal, and the Montreal borough at its western end,
are both reputedly named for the place La Salle aspired to
reach in the course of his North American explorations.
Name the canal.
F2. In which city (originally called Gravelly Bay) would you
find the southern end of the Welland Canal?
--
Mark Brader, Toronto, m...@vex.net
"Insecurity is the norm. If any ... voting machine, operating system,
[or] database ... is ever built completely vulnerability-free, it'll
be the first time in the history of mankind." --Bruce Schneier
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Dan Tilque
Jan 25, 2017, 6:39:08 AM1/25/17
to
Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> ** Game 5, Round 9 - Canadiana - What the Blazonry?
>
> How well do you know the Canadian coat of arms -- or to be formal
> about it, the Arms of Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada?
>
> <http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Coat_of_arms_of_Canada_rendition.svg/554px-Coat_of_arms_of_Canada_rendition.svg.png>
>
> (That's one long URL. If your newsreading environment doesn't
> pick it up properly in one piece, proceed appropriately.)
>
> 1. Blazonry is the highly peculiar heraldic terminology used
> to depict coats of arms. One such term is the "escutcheon".
> In the Canadian coat of arms, how many sections is the escutcheon
> divided into?
5
>
>
> ** Game 5, Round 9 - Canadiana - What the Blazonry?
>
> How well do you know the Canadian coat of arms -- or to be formal
> about it, the Arms of Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada?
>
> <http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Coat_of_arms_of_Canada_rendition.svg/554px-Coat_of_arms_of_Canada_rendition.svg.png>
>
> (That's one long URL. If your newsreading environment doesn't
> pick it up properly in one piece, proceed appropriately.)
>
> 1. Blazonry is the highly peculiar heraldic terminology used
> to depict coats of arms. One such term is the "escutcheon".
> In the Canadian coat of arms, how many sections is the escutcheon
> divided into?
>
> 2. Please decode the rot13 only after you have finished with the
> previous question. Va gur rfphgpurba, oynmbael qrfpevorf
> gur hccre yrsg frpgvba nf sbyybjf: "thyrf guerr yvbaf cnffnag
> thneqnag va cnyr be". Jung qbrf "thyrf" zrna?
>
> 3. Which symbol of the Scottish kings found on the Canadian coat
> of arms can be described in blazon terms as "rampant"?
>
> 4. Identify *any one* of the four types of flowers at the base of
> the Arms.
>
> 5. The flag of the governor-general is based on what element from
> the Canadian coat of arms? (You must be precise; do not give
> any smaller element forming just part of the correct answer,
> or any larger element containing it.)
>
> 6. The most recent change to the Canadian coat of arms was the
> addition of the circular inscription, commemorating the
> 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Order of Canada
> (although the change didn't become official until a bit later).
> Within 1, when was that anniversary year?
>
> 7. The circular inscription says "DESIDERANTES MELIOREM PATRIAM".
> What does that mean?
>
> 8. The Canadian motto, written on the ribbon at bottom, means
> "From sea to sea". In 2006 the leaders of the three territories
> proposed that the motto be changed -- to what? Answer in
> English.
>
> 9. New coats of arms or changes to existing ones are designed or
> approved by the CHA -- an office of the G-G. What does CHA mean?
>
> 10. The crown at the top of the Canadian coat of arms depicts
> the official coronation crown. It's named after the second-last
> Anglo-Saxon king, who was the only English king to be canonized.
> Name the crown or the king.
>
> After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Ba gur ynfg
> dhrfgvba, vs lbh whfg fnvq "Rqjneq", jr arrq zber. Vs ba nal
> dhrfgvba lbh whfg fnvq "gur yvba", lbh arrq gb fcrpvsl juvpu bar.
> Va rnpu pnfr tb onpx vs arprffnel naq nqq vasbezngvba.
>
>
> ** Game 5, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
> * A. Spy Fiction
>
> A1. Most of this American's novels have been set in Europe just
> prior to or during World War II. Among them are "Spies of
> the Balkans" and "The Spies of Warsaw". Name the author.
>
> A2. Which of Ian Fleming's James Bond novels is written in the
> first person from the point of view of a Canadian woman?
>
> * B. Joseph on Screen
>
> B1. Give the hyphenated surname of the Joseph who plays the
> title role in Oliver Stone's "Snowden".
>
> B2. Which Joseph played Holly Martins in "The Third Man" and
> Uncle Charlie in "Shadow of a Doubt"?
>
> * C. The Russians Have a Word for It
>
> C1. This term dates from the 1903 split in the Russian Social
> Democratic Labor Party. Its literal meaning is "member of
> the majority". What is it?
>
> C2. Which word, imported from Russian, denotes moist subarctic
> forest dominated by conifers (such as spruce and fir)
> that begins where the tundra ends?
>
> * D. Louis in Charge
>
> D1. Name any year during which Louis XIV was King of France.
>
> D2. Name any year during which Louis St-Laurent was Prime
> Minister of Canada.
>
> * E. Heavyweight Boxers
>
> E1. World heavyweight champion from 1908 to 1915, he was the
> first African-American to hold the title. The expression
> "great white hope" referred to the search for a white boxer
> to defeat him. His name?
>
> E2. Heavyweight champion from 1937 to 1949, he held the title
> longer and defended it more often than anyone before
> or since. An arena in Detroit is named for him. Who is he?
>
> * F. Canadian Canals
>
> F1. This 14.5 km canal on Montreal Island became obsolete
> for commerce with the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway.
> The canal, and the Montreal borough at its western end,
> are both reputedly named for the place La Salle aspired to
> reach in the course of his North American explorations.
> Name the canal.
>
> F2. In which city (originally called Gravelly Bay) would you
> find the southern end of the Welland Canal?
>
--
Erland Sommarskog
Jan 25, 2017, 7:23:07 AM1/25/17
to
I don't think so.
> ** Game 5, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
> C2. Which word, imported from Russian, denotes moist subarctic
> forest dominated by conifers (such as spruce and fir)
> that begins where the tundra ends?
Taiga
> D1. Name any year during which Louis XIV was King of France.
1700
> D2. Name any year during which Louis St-Laurent was Prime
> Minister of Canada.
1930
> * E. Heavyweight Boxers
>
> E1. World heavyweight champion from 1908 to 1915, he was the
> first African-American to hold the title. The expression
> "great white hope" referred to the search for a white boxer
> to defeat him. His name?
Jack Johnsson
> E2. Heavyweight champion from 1937 to 1949, he held the title
> longer and defended it more often than anyone before
> or since. An arena in Detroit is named for him. Who is he?
Joe DiMaggio
> ** Game 5, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
> * C. The Russians Have a Word for It
>
> C1. This term dates from the 1903 split in the Russian Social
> Democratic Labor Party. Its literal meaning is "member of
> the majority". What is it?
Bolshevik
>
> C1. This term dates from the 1903 split in the Russian Social
> Democratic Labor Party. Its literal meaning is "member of
> the majority". What is it?
> C2. Which word, imported from Russian, denotes moist subarctic
> forest dominated by conifers (such as spruce and fir)
> that begins where the tundra ends?
> D1. Name any year during which Louis XIV was King of France.
> D2. Name any year during which Louis St-Laurent was Prime
> Minister of Canada.
> * E. Heavyweight Boxers
>
> E1. World heavyweight champion from 1908 to 1915, he was the
> first African-American to hold the title. The expression
> "great white hope" referred to the search for a white boxer
> to defeat him. His name?
> E2. Heavyweight champion from 1937 to 1949, he held the title
> longer and defended it more often than anyone before
> or since. An arena in Detroit is named for him. Who is he?
Dan Blum
Jan 25, 2017, 8:40:27 AM1/25/17
to
> 1. Blazonry is the highly peculiar heraldic terminology used
> to depict coats of arms. One such term is the "escutcheon".
> In the Canadian coat of arms, how many sections is the escutcheon
> divided into?
5
> to depict coats of arms. One such term is the "escutcheon".
> In the Canadian coat of arms, how many sections is the escutcheon
> divided into?
> 2. Please decode the rot13 only after you have finished with the
> previous question. Va gur rfphgpurba, oynmbael qrfpevorf
> gur hccre yrsg frpgvba nf sbyybjf: "thyrf guerr yvbaf cnffnag
> thneqnag va cnyr be". Jung qbrf "thyrf" zrna?
> 3. Which symbol of the Scottish kings found on the Canadian coat
> of arms can be described in blazon terms as "rampant"?
> 4. Identify *any one* of the four types of flowers at the base of
> the Arms.
> 6. The most recent change to the Canadian coat of arms was the
> addition of the circular inscription, commemorating the
> 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Order of Canada
> (although the change didn't become official until a bit later).
> Within 1, when was that anniversary year?
> 9. New coats of arms or changes to existing ones are designed or
> approved by the CHA -- an office of the G-G. What does CHA mean?
> 10. The crown at the top of the Canadian coat of arms depicts
> the official coronation crown. It's named after the second-last
> Anglo-Saxon king, who was the only English king to be canonized.
> Name the crown or the king.
> ** Game 5, Round 10 - Challenge Round
> * B. Joseph on Screen
> B1. Give the hyphenated surname of the Joseph who plays the
> title role in Oliver Stone's "Snowden".
Gordon-Levitt
> B1. Give the hyphenated surname of the Joseph who plays the
> title role in Oliver Stone's "Snowden".
> B2. Which Joseph played Holly Martins in "The Third Man" and
> Uncle Charlie in "Shadow of a Doubt"?
> * C. The Russians Have a Word for It
> C1. This term dates from the 1903 split in the Russian Social
> Democratic Labor Party. Its literal meaning is "member of
> the majority". What is it?
> C2. Which word, imported from Russian, denotes moist subarctic
> forest dominated by conifers (such as spruce and fir)
> that begins where the tundra ends?
> * D. Louis in Charge
> D1. Name any year during which Louis XIV was King of France.
> * E. Heavyweight Boxers
> E1. World heavyweight champion from 1908 to 1915, he was the
> first African-American to hold the title. The expression
> "great white hope" referred to the search for a white boxer
> to defeat him. His name?
> E2. Heavyweight champion from 1937 to 1949, he held the title
> longer and defended it more often than anyone before
> or since. An arena in Detroit is named for him. Who is he?
> * F. Canadian Canals
> F1. This 14.5 km canal on Montreal Island became obsolete
> for commerce with the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway.
> The canal, and the Montreal borough at its western end,
> are both reputedly named for the place La Salle aspired to
> reach in the course of his North American explorations.
> Name the canal.
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
ArenEss
Jan 25, 2017, 8:52:09 AM1/25/17
to
>
>2. Please decode the rot13 only after you have finished with the
> previous question. Va gur rfphgpurba, oynmbael qrfpevorf
> gur hccre yrsg frpgvba nf sbyybjf: "thyrf guerr yvbaf cnffnag
> thneqnag va cnyr be". Jung qbrf "thyrf" zrna?
Golden?
>2. Please decode the rot13 only after you have finished with the
> previous question. Va gur rfphgpurba, oynmbael qrfpevorf
> gur hccre yrsg frpgvba nf sbyybjf: "thyrf guerr yvbaf cnffnag
> thneqnag va cnyr be". Jung qbrf "thyrf" zrna?
>
>3. Which symbol of the Scottish kings found on the Canadian coat
> of arms can be described in blazon terms as "rampant"?
Red Lion?
>3. Which symbol of the Scottish kings found on the Canadian coat
> of arms can be described in blazon terms as "rampant"?
>
>4. Identify *any one* of the four types of flowers at the base of
> the Arms.
Tudor Rose (England/Wales), White Rose (York), Red Rose (Lancaster),
>4. Identify *any one* of the four types of flowers at the base of
> the Arms.
Fleur-de-Lis (France), Thistle (Scotland), Shamrock (Ireland)
>
>5. The flag of the governor-general is based on what element from
> the Canadian coat of arms? (You must be precise; do not give
> any smaller element forming just part of the correct answer,
> or any larger element containing it.)
Golden Lion
>5. The flag of the governor-general is based on what element from
> the Canadian coat of arms? (You must be precise; do not give
> any smaller element forming just part of the correct answer,
> or any larger element containing it.)
>
>6. The most recent change to the Canadian coat of arms was the
> addition of the circular inscription, commemorating the
> 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Order of Canada
> (although the change didn't become official until a bit later).
> Within 1, when was that anniversary year?
1987
>6. The most recent change to the Canadian coat of arms was the
> addition of the circular inscription, commemorating the
> 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Order of Canada
> (although the change didn't become official until a bit later).
> Within 1, when was that anniversary year?
>
>7. The circular inscription says "DESIDERANTES MELIOREM PATRIAM".
> What does that mean?
Desiring a Better Country
>7. The circular inscription says "DESIDERANTES MELIOREM PATRIAM".
> What does that mean?
>
>8. The Canadian motto, written on the ribbon at bottom, means
> "From sea to sea". In 2006 the leaders of the three territories
> proposed that the motto be changed -- to what? Answer in
> English.
>8. The Canadian motto, written on the ribbon at bottom, means
> "From sea to sea". In 2006 the leaders of the three territories
> proposed that the motto be changed -- to what? Answer in
> English.
From sea to sea to sea
>
>
>9. New coats of arms or changes to existing ones are designed or
> approved by the CHA -- an office of the G-G. What does CHA mean?
Canadian Heraldic Authority
> approved by the CHA -- an office of the G-G. What does CHA mean?
>
>10. The crown at the top of the Canadian coat of arms depicts
> the official coronation crown. It's named after the second-last
> Anglo-Saxon king, who was the only English king to be canonized.
> Name the crown or the king.
ST. Edward's Crown
>10. The crown at the top of the Canadian coat of arms depicts
> the official coronation crown. It's named after the second-last
> Anglo-Saxon king, who was the only English king to be canonized.
> Name the crown or the king.
>
>After completing the round, please decode the rot13: On the last
>question, if you just said "Edward", we need more. If on any
>question you just said "the lion", you need to specify which one.
>In each case go back if necessary and add information.
>
>
>** Game 5, Round 10 - Challenge Round
PASS
>
>** Game 5, Round 10 - Challenge Round
bbowler
Jan 25, 2017, 10:05:45 AM1/25/17
to
> 2. Please decode the rot13 only after you have finished with the
> previous question. Va gur rfphgpurba, oynmbael qrfpevorf gur hccre
> yrsg frpgvba nf sbyybjf: "thyrf guerr yvbaf cnffnag thneqnag va cnyr
> be". Jung qbrf "thyrf" zrna?
> 3. Which symbol of the Scottish kings found on the Canadian coat
> of arms can be described in blazon terms as "rampant"?
> 4. Identify *any one* of the four types of flowers at the base of
> the Arms.
> 5. The flag of the governor-general is based on what element from
> the Canadian coat of arms? (You must be precise; do not give any
> smaller element forming just part of the correct answer,
> or any larger element containing it.)
>
> 6. The most recent change to the Canadian coat of arms was the
> addition of the circular inscription, commemorating the 25th
> anniversary of the establishment of the Order of Canada (although the
> change didn't become official until a bit later). Within 1, when was
> that anniversary year?
>
> 7. The circular inscription says "DESIDERANTES MELIOREM PATRIAM".
> What does that mean?
>
> 8. The Canadian motto, written on the ribbon at bottom, means
> "From sea to sea". In 2006 the leaders of the three territories
> proposed that the motto be changed -- to what? Answer in English.
From sea to sea to sea
> 9. New coats of arms or changes to existing ones are designed or
> approved by the CHA -- an office of the G-G. What does CHA mean?
>
> 10. The crown at the top of the Canadian coat of arms depicts
> the official coronation crown. It's named after the second-last
> Anglo-Saxon king, who was the only English king to be canonized. Name
> the crown or the king.
Edward the Confessor
> approved by the CHA -- an office of the G-G. What does CHA mean?
>
> 10. The crown at the top of the Canadian coat of arms depicts
> the official coronation crown. It's named after the second-last
> Anglo-Saxon king, who was the only English king to be canonized. Name
> the crown or the king.
> After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Ba gur ynfg
> dhrfgvba, vs lbh whfg fnvq "Rqjneq", jr arrq zber. Vs ba nal dhrfgvba
> lbh whfg fnvq "gur yvba", lbh arrq gb fcrpvsl juvpu bar.
> Va rnpu pnfr tb onpx vs arprffnel naq nqq vasbezngvba.
>
>
> ** Game 5, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
> * A. Spy Fiction
>
> A1. Most of this American's novels have been set in Europe just
> prior to or during World War II. Among them are "Spies of the
> Balkans" and "The Spies of Warsaw". Name the author.
>
> A2. Which of Ian Fleming's James Bond novels is written in the
> first person from the point of view of a Canadian woman?
>
> * B. Joseph on Screen
>
> B1. Give the hyphenated surname of the Joseph who plays the
> title role in Oliver Stone's "Snowden".
>
> B2. Which Joseph played Holly Martins in "The Third Man" and
> Uncle Charlie in "Shadow of a Doubt"?
>
> * C. The Russians Have a Word for It
>
> C1. This term dates from the 1903 split in the Russian Social
> Democratic Labor Party. Its literal meaning is "member of the
> majority". What is it?
> C2. Which word, imported from Russian, denotes moist subarctic
> forest dominated by conifers (such as spruce and fir)
> that begins where the tundra ends?
Peter Smyth
Jan 25, 2017, 10:11:54 AM1/25/17
to
Mark Brader wrote:
> ** Game 5, Round 9 - Canadiana - What the Blazonry?
>
> How well do you know the Canadian coat of arms -- or to be formal
> about it, the Arms of Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada?
>
>
<http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Coat_of_arms_of_Canada_rendition.svg/554px-Coat_of_arms_of_Canada_rendition.svg.png>
>
> (That's one long URL. If your newsreading environment doesn't
> pick it up properly in one piece, proceed appropriately.)
>
> 1. Blazonry is the highly peculiar heraldic terminology used
> to depict coats of arms. One such term is the "escutcheon".
> In the Canadian coat of arms, how many sections is the escutcheon
> divided into?
5
> ** Game 5, Round 9 - Canadiana - What the Blazonry?
>
> How well do you know the Canadian coat of arms -- or to be formal
> about it, the Arms of Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada?
>
>
<http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Coat_of_arms_of_Canada_rendition.svg/554px-Coat_of_arms_of_Canada_rendition.svg.png>
>
> (That's one long URL. If your newsreading environment doesn't
> pick it up properly in one piece, proceed appropriately.)
>
> 1. Blazonry is the highly peculiar heraldic terminology used
> to depict coats of arms. One such term is the "escutcheon".
> In the Canadian coat of arms, how many sections is the escutcheon
> divided into?
> 2. Please decode the rot13 only after you have finished with the
> previous question. In the escutcheon, blazonry describes
> the upper left section as follows: "gules three lions passant
> guardant in pale or". What does "gules" mean?
Red
> 3. Which symbol of the Scottish kings found on the Canadian coat
> of arms can be described in blazon terms as "rampant"?
Red Lion at top right of shield
> of arms can be described in blazon terms as "rampant"?
> 4. Identify *any one* of the four types of flowers at the base of
> the Arms.
Rose
> the Arms.
> 5. The flag of the governor-general is based on what element from
> the Canadian coat of arms? (You must be precise; do not give
> any smaller element forming just part of the correct answer,
> or any larger element containing it.)
>
> 6. The most recent change to the Canadian coat of arms was the
> addition of the circular inscription, commemorating the
> 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Order of Canada
> (although the change didn't become official until a bit later).
> Within 1, when was that anniversary year?
>
> 7. The circular inscription says "DESIDERANTES MELIOREM PATRIAM".
> What does that mean?
>
> 8. The Canadian motto, written on the ribbon at bottom, means
> "From sea to sea". In 2006 the leaders of the three territories
> proposed that the motto be changed -- to what? Answer in
> English.
>
> 9. New coats of arms or changes to existing ones are designed or
> approved by the CHA -- an office of the G-G. What does CHA mean?
Canadian Heraldic Agency
> the Canadian coat of arms? (You must be precise; do not give
> any smaller element forming just part of the correct answer,
> or any larger element containing it.)
>
> 6. The most recent change to the Canadian coat of arms was the
> addition of the circular inscription, commemorating the
> 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Order of Canada
> (although the change didn't become official until a bit later).
> Within 1, when was that anniversary year?
>
> 7. The circular inscription says "DESIDERANTES MELIOREM PATRIAM".
> What does that mean?
>
> 8. The Canadian motto, written on the ribbon at bottom, means
> "From sea to sea". In 2006 the leaders of the three territories
> proposed that the motto be changed -- to what? Answer in
> English.
>
> 9. New coats of arms or changes to existing ones are designed or
> approved by the CHA -- an office of the G-G. What does CHA mean?
> 10. The crown at the top of the Canadian coat of arms depicts
> the official coronation crown. It's named after the second-last
> Anglo-Saxon king, who was the only English king to be canonized.
> Name the crown or the king.
Edward the Confessor
> the official coronation crown. It's named after the second-last
> Anglo-Saxon king, who was the only English king to be canonized.
> Name the crown or the king.
> Nsgre pbzcyrgvat gur ebhaq, cyrnfr qrpbqr gur ebg13: On the last
> question, if you just said "Edward", we need more. If on any
> question you just said "the lion", you need to specify which one.
> In each case go back if necessary and add information.
>
>
> question you just said "the lion", you need to specify which one.
> In each case go back if necessary and add information.
>
>
> ** Game 5, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
> * A. Spy Fiction
>
> A1. Most of this American's novels have been set in Europe just
> prior to or during World War II. Among them are "Spies of
> the Balkans" and "The Spies of Warsaw". Name the author.
>
> A2. Which of Ian Fleming's James Bond novels is written in the
> first person from the point of view of a Canadian woman?
>
> * B. Joseph on Screen
>
> B1. Give the hyphenated surname of the Joseph who plays the
> title role in Oliver Stone's "Snowden".
>
> B2. Which Joseph played Holly Martins in "The Third Man" and
> Uncle Charlie in "Shadow of a Doubt"?
Fiennes
>
> * A. Spy Fiction
>
> A1. Most of this American's novels have been set in Europe just
> prior to or during World War II. Among them are "Spies of
> the Balkans" and "The Spies of Warsaw". Name the author.
>
> A2. Which of Ian Fleming's James Bond novels is written in the
> first person from the point of view of a Canadian woman?
>
> * B. Joseph on Screen
>
> B1. Give the hyphenated surname of the Joseph who plays the
> title role in Oliver Stone's "Snowden".
>
> B2. Which Joseph played Holly Martins in "The Third Man" and
> Uncle Charlie in "Shadow of a Doubt"?
> * C. The Russians Have a Word for It
>
> C1. This term dates from the 1903 split in the Russian Social
> Democratic Labor Party. Its literal meaning is "member of
> the majority". What is it?
>
> C2. Which word, imported from Russian, denotes moist subarctic
> forest dominated by conifers (such as spruce and fir)
> that begins where the tundra ends?
>
> * D. Louis in Charge
>
> D1. Name any year during which Louis XIV was King of France.
>
> D2. Name any year during which Louis St-Laurent was Prime
> Minister of Canada.
>
> * E. Heavyweight Boxers
>
> E1. World heavyweight champion from 1908 to 1915, he was the
> first African-American to hold the title. The expression
> "great white hope" referred to the search for a white boxer
> to defeat him. His name?
>
> E2. Heavyweight champion from 1937 to 1949, he held the title
> longer and defended it more often than anyone before
> or since. An arena in Detroit is named for him. Who is he?
Rocky Marciano
>
> C1. This term dates from the 1903 split in the Russian Social
> Democratic Labor Party. Its literal meaning is "member of
> the majority". What is it?
>
> C2. Which word, imported from Russian, denotes moist subarctic
> forest dominated by conifers (such as spruce and fir)
> that begins where the tundra ends?
>
> * D. Louis in Charge
>
> D1. Name any year during which Louis XIV was King of France.
>
> D2. Name any year during which Louis St-Laurent was Prime
> Minister of Canada.
>
> * E. Heavyweight Boxers
>
> E1. World heavyweight champion from 1908 to 1915, he was the
> first African-American to hold the title. The expression
> "great white hope" referred to the search for a white boxer
> to defeat him. His name?
>
> E2. Heavyweight champion from 1937 to 1949, he held the title
> longer and defended it more often than anyone before
> or since. An arena in Detroit is named for him. Who is he?
> * F. Canadian Canals
>
> F1. This 14.5 km canal on Montreal Island became obsolete
> for commerce with the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway.
> The canal, and the Montreal borough at its western end,
> are both reputedly named for the place La Salle aspired to
> reach in the course of his North American explorations.
> Name the canal.
>
> F2. In which city (originally called Gravelly Bay) would you
> find the southern end of the Welland Canal?
Peter Smyth
>
> F1. This 14.5 km canal on Montreal Island became obsolete
> for commerce with the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway.
> The canal, and the Montreal borough at its western end,
> are both reputedly named for the place La Salle aspired to
> reach in the course of his North American explorations.
> Name the canal.
>
> F2. In which city (originally called Gravelly Bay) would you
> find the southern end of the Welland Canal?
Marc Dashevsky
Jan 25, 2017, 12:20:29 PM1/25/17
to
In article <NJqdncgpZeMKyhXF...@giganews.com>, m...@vex.net says...
> * C. The Russians Have a Word for It
>
> C1. This term dates from the 1903 split in the Russian Social
> Democratic Labor Party. Its literal meaning is "member of
> the majority". What is it?
Bolshevik
> C2. Which word, imported from Russian, denotes moist subarctic
> forest dominated by conifers (such as spruce and fir)
> that begins where the tundra ends?
taiga
> * D. Louis in Charge
>
> D1. Name any year during which Louis XIV was King of France.
1700
> D2. Name any year during which Louis St-Laurent was Prime
> Minister of Canada.
>
> * E. Heavyweight Boxers
>
> E1. World heavyweight champion from 1908 to 1915, he was the
> first African-American to hold the title. The expression
> "great white hope" referred to the search for a white boxer
> to defeat him. His name?
Jack Johnson [Brader's default answer will work]
> E2. Heavyweight champion from 1937 to 1949, he held the title
> longer and defended it more often than anyone before
> or since. An arena in Detroit is named for him. Who is he?
Joe Louis
> * F. Canadian Canals
>
> F1. This 14.5 km canal on Montreal Island became obsolete
> for commerce with the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway.
> The canal, and the Montreal borough at its western end,
> are both reputedly named for the place La Salle aspired to
> reach in the course of his North American explorations.
> Name the canal.
>
> F2. In which city (originally called Gravelly Bay) would you
> find the southern end of the Welland Canal?
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
> ** Game 5, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
> * A. Spy Fiction
>
> A1. Most of this American's novels have been set in Europe just
> prior to or during World War II. Among them are "Spies of
> the Balkans" and "The Spies of Warsaw". Name the author.
>
> A2. Which of Ian Fleming's James Bond novels is written in the
> first person from the point of view of a Canadian woman?
>
> * B. Joseph on Screen
>
> B1. Give the hyphenated surname of the Joseph who plays the
> title role in Oliver Stone's "Snowden".
>
> B2. Which Joseph played Holly Martins in "The Third Man" and
> Uncle Charlie in "Shadow of a Doubt"?
Cotten
>
> * A. Spy Fiction
>
> A1. Most of this American's novels have been set in Europe just
> prior to or during World War II. Among them are "Spies of
> the Balkans" and "The Spies of Warsaw". Name the author.
>
> A2. Which of Ian Fleming's James Bond novels is written in the
> first person from the point of view of a Canadian woman?
>
> * B. Joseph on Screen
>
> B1. Give the hyphenated surname of the Joseph who plays the
> title role in Oliver Stone's "Snowden".
>
> B2. Which Joseph played Holly Martins in "The Third Man" and
> Uncle Charlie in "Shadow of a Doubt"?
> * C. The Russians Have a Word for It
>
> C1. This term dates from the 1903 split in the Russian Social
> Democratic Labor Party. Its literal meaning is "member of
> the majority". What is it?
> C2. Which word, imported from Russian, denotes moist subarctic
> forest dominated by conifers (such as spruce and fir)
> that begins where the tundra ends?
> * D. Louis in Charge
>
> D1. Name any year during which Louis XIV was King of France.
> D2. Name any year during which Louis St-Laurent was Prime
> Minister of Canada.
>
> * E. Heavyweight Boxers
>
> E1. World heavyweight champion from 1908 to 1915, he was the
> first African-American to hold the title. The expression
> "great white hope" referred to the search for a white boxer
> to defeat him. His name?
> E2. Heavyweight champion from 1937 to 1949, he held the title
> longer and defended it more often than anyone before
> or since. An arena in Detroit is named for him. Who is he?
> * F. Canadian Canals
>
> F1. This 14.5 km canal on Montreal Island became obsolete
> for commerce with the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway.
> The canal, and the Montreal borough at its western end,
> are both reputedly named for the place La Salle aspired to
> reach in the course of his North American explorations.
> Name the canal.
>
> F2. In which city (originally called Gravelly Bay) would you
> find the southern end of the Welland Canal?
--
Mark Brader
Jan 25, 2017, 2:00:59 PM1/25/17
to
Mark Brader:
"Tudor rose, white rose".
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "I'm not a lawyer, but I'm pedantic and
m...@vex.net that's just as good." -- D Gary Grady
>> 4. Identify *any one* of the four types of flowers at the base of
>> the Arms.
"ArenEss":
>> the Arms.
> Tudor Rose (England/Wales), White Rose (York), Red Rose (Lancaster),
> Fleur-de-Lis (France), Thistle (Scotland), Shamrock (Ireland)
Only two guesses are allowed. I will score this as if it read
> Fleur-de-Lis (France), Thistle (Scotland), Shamrock (Ireland)
"Tudor rose, white rose".
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "I'm not a lawyer, but I'm pedantic and
m...@vex.net that's just as good." -- D Gary Grady
Gareth Owen
Jan 25, 2017, 2:49:16 PM1/25/17
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m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) writes:
> How well do you know the Canadian coat of arms -- or to be formal
> about it, the Arms of Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada?
>
> <http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Coat_of_arms_of_Canada_rendition.svg/554px-Coat_of_arms_of_Canada_rendition.svg.png>
>
> (That's one long URL. If your newsreading environment doesn't
> pick it up properly in one piece, proceed appropriately.)
>
> 1. Blazonry is the highly peculiar heraldic terminology used
> to depict coats of arms. One such term is the "escutcheon".
> In the Canadian coat of arms, how many sections is the escutcheon
> divided into?
5
> How well do you know the Canadian coat of arms -- or to be formal
> about it, the Arms of Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada?
>
> <http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Coat_of_arms_of_Canada_rendition.svg/554px-Coat_of_arms_of_Canada_rendition.svg.png>
>
> (That's one long URL. If your newsreading environment doesn't
> pick it up properly in one piece, proceed appropriately.)
>
> 1. Blazonry is the highly peculiar heraldic terminology used
> to depict coats of arms. One such term is the "escutcheon".
> In the Canadian coat of arms, how many sections is the escutcheon
> divided into?
> 2. Please decode the rot13 only after you have finished with the
> previous question. Va gur rfphgpurba, oynmbael qrfpevorf
> gur hccre yrsg frpgvba nf sbyybjf: "thyrf guerr yvbaf cnffnag
> thneqnag va cnyr be". Jung qbrf "thyrf" zrna?
> 3. Which symbol of the Scottish kings found on the Canadian coat
> of arms can be described in blazon terms as "rampant"?
> 4. Identify *any one* of the four types of flowers at the base of
> the Arms.
> 5. The flag of the governor-general is based on what element from
> the Canadian coat of arms? (You must be precise; do not give
> any smaller element forming just part of the correct answer,
> or any larger element containing it.)
> 6. The most recent change to the Canadian coat of arms was the
> addition of the circular inscription, commemorating the
> 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Order of Canada
> (although the change didn't become official until a bit later).
> Within 1, when was that anniversary year?
> 7. The circular inscription says "DESIDERANTES MELIOREM PATRIAM".
> What does that mean?
> 8. The Canadian motto, written on the ribbon at bottom, means
> "From sea to sea". In 2006 the leaders of the three territories
> proposed that the motto be changed -- to what? Answer in
> English.
> 9. New coats of arms or changes to existing ones are designed or
> approved by the CHA -- an office of the G-G. What does CHA mean?
> 10. The crown at the top of the Canadian coat of arms depicts
> the official coronation crown. It's named after the second-last
> Anglo-Saxon king, who was the only English king to be canonized.
> Name the crown or the king.
> After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Ba gur ynfg
> dhrfgvba, vs lbh whfg fnvq "Rqjneq", jr arrq zber. Vs ba nal
> dhrfgvba lbh whfg fnvq "gur yvba", lbh arrq gb fcrpvsl juvpu bar.
> Va rnpu pnfr tb onpx vs arprffnel naq nqq vasbezngvba.
>
>
> ** Game 5, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
> * A. Spy Fiction
>
> A1. Most of this American's novels have been set in Europe just
> prior to or during World War II. Among them are "Spies of
> the Balkans" and "The Spies of Warsaw". Name the author.
>
> A2. Which of Ian Fleming's James Bond novels is written in the
> first person from the point of view of a Canadian woman?
>
> * B. Joseph on Screen
>
> B1. Give the hyphenated surname of the Joseph who plays the
> title role in Oliver Stone's "Snowden".
> B2. Which Joseph played Holly Martins in "The Third Man" and
> Uncle Charlie in "Shadow of a Doubt"?
> * C. The Russians Have a Word for It
>
> C1. This term dates from the 1903 split in the Russian Social
> Democratic Labor Party. Its literal meaning is "member of
> the majority". What is it?
> C2. Which word, imported from Russian, denotes moist subarctic
> forest dominated by conifers (such as spruce and fir)
> that begins where the tundra ends?
> * D. Louis in Charge
>
> D1. Name any year during which Louis XIV was King of France.
> D2. Name any year during which Louis St-Laurent was Prime
> Minister of Canada.
> * E. Heavyweight Boxers
>
> E1. World heavyweight champion from 1908 to 1915, he was the
> first African-American to hold the title. The expression
> "great white hope" referred to the search for a white boxer
> to defeat him. His name?
> E2. Heavyweight champion from 1937 to 1949, he held the title
> longer and defended it more often than anyone before
> or since. An arena in Detroit is named for him. Who is he?
> * F. Canadian Canals
>
> F1. This 14.5 km canal on Montreal Island became obsolete
> for commerce with the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway.
> The canal, and the Montreal borough at its western end,
> are both reputedly named for the place La Salle aspired to
> reach in the course of his North American explorations.
> Name the canal.
> F2. In which city (originally called Gravelly Bay) would you
> find the southern end of the Welland Canal?
Pete
Jan 26, 2017, 12:25:46 AM1/26/17
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m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in
news:NJqdncgpZeMKyhXF...@giganews.com:
5
>
> 2. Please decode the rot13 only after you have finished with the
> previous question. Va gur rfphgpurba, oynmbael qrfpevorf
> gur hccre yrsg frpgvba nf sbyybjf: "thyrf guerr yvbaf cnffnag
> thneqnag va cnyr be". Jung qbrf "thyrf" zrna?
>
> 3. Which symbol of the Scottish kings found on the Canadian coat
> of arms can be described in blazon terms as "rampant"?
Color blue
>
> 4. Identify *any one* of the four types of flowers at the base of
> the Arms.
Thistle
>
> 5. The flag of the governor-general is based on what element from
> the Canadian coat of arms? (You must be precise; do not give
> any smaller element forming just part of the correct answer,
> or any larger element containing it.)
>
> 6. The most recent change to the Canadian coat of arms was the
> addition of the circular inscription, commemorating the
> 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Order of Canada
> (although the change didn't become official until a bit later).
> Within 1, when was that anniversary year?
1900; 1903
>
> 7. The circular inscription says "DESIDERANTES MELIOREM PATRIAM".
> What does that mean?
>
> 8. The Canadian motto, written on the ribbon at bottom, means
> "From sea to sea". In 2006 the leaders of the three territories
> proposed that the motto be changed -- to what? Answer in
> English.
From the seas to the north
>
> 9. New coats of arms or changes to existing ones are designed or
> approved by the CHA -- an office of the G-G. What does CHA mean?
Canadian Heraldic Association
>
> 10. The crown at the top of the Canadian coat of arms depicts
> the official coronation crown. It's named after the second-last
> Anglo-Saxon king, who was the only English king to be canonized.
> Name the crown or the king.
>
> After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Ba gur ynfg
> dhrfgvba, vs lbh whfg fnvq "Rqjneq", jr arrq zber. Vs ba nal
> dhrfgvba lbh whfg fnvq "gur yvba", lbh arrq gb fcrpvsl juvpu bar.
> Va rnpu pnfr tb onpx vs arprffnel naq nqq vasbezngvba.
>
>
> ** Game 5, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
> * A. Spy Fiction
>
> A1. Most of this American's novels have been set in Europe just
> prior to or during World War II. Among them are "Spies of
> the Balkans" and "The Spies of Warsaw". Name the author.
Deighton
>
> A2. Which of Ian Fleming's James Bond novels is written in the
> first person from the point of view of a Canadian woman?
Octopussy
>
> * B. Joseph on Screen
>
> B1. Give the hyphenated surname of the Joseph who plays the
> title role in Oliver Stone's "Snowden".
>
> B2. Which Joseph played Holly Martins in "The Third Man" and
> Uncle Charlie in "Shadow of a Doubt"?
Cotten
>
> * C. The Russians Have a Word for It
>
> C1. This term dates from the 1903 split in the Russian Social
> Democratic Labor Party. Its literal meaning is "member of
> the majority". What is it?
Politburo; Duma
>
> C2. Which word, imported from Russian, denotes moist subarctic
> forest dominated by conifers (such as spruce and fir)
> that begins where the tundra ends?
>
> * D. Louis in Charge
>
> D1. Name any year during which Louis XIV was King of France.
1720; 1750
>
> D2. Name any year during which Louis St-Laurent was Prime
> Minister of Canada.
1890; 1900
>
> * E. Heavyweight Boxers
>
> E1. World heavyweight champion from 1908 to 1915, he was the
> first African-American to hold the title. The expression
> "great white hope" referred to the search for a white boxer
> to defeat him. His name?
Jack Johnson
>
> E2. Heavyweight champion from 1937 to 1949, he held the title
> longer and defended it more often than anyone before
> or since. An arena in Detroit is named for him. Who is he?
Jou Louis
>
> * F. Canadian Canals
>
> F1. This 14.5 km canal on Montreal Island became obsolete
> for commerce with the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway.
> The canal, and the Montreal borough at its western end,
> are both reputedly named for the place La Salle aspired to
> reach in the course of his North American explorations.
> Name the canal.
>
> F2. In which city (originally called Gravelly Bay) would you
> find the southern end of the Welland Canal?
>
Pete Gayde
news:NJqdncgpZeMKyhXF...@giganews.com:
>
> 2. Please decode the rot13 only after you have finished with the
> previous question. Va gur rfphgpurba, oynmbael qrfpevorf
> gur hccre yrsg frpgvba nf sbyybjf: "thyrf guerr yvbaf cnffnag
> thneqnag va cnyr be". Jung qbrf "thyrf" zrna?
>
> 3. Which symbol of the Scottish kings found on the Canadian coat
> of arms can be described in blazon terms as "rampant"?
>
> 4. Identify *any one* of the four types of flowers at the base of
> the Arms.
>
> 5. The flag of the governor-general is based on what element from
> the Canadian coat of arms? (You must be precise; do not give
> any smaller element forming just part of the correct answer,
> or any larger element containing it.)
>
> 6. The most recent change to the Canadian coat of arms was the
> addition of the circular inscription, commemorating the
> 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Order of Canada
> (although the change didn't become official until a bit later).
> Within 1, when was that anniversary year?
>
> 7. The circular inscription says "DESIDERANTES MELIOREM PATRIAM".
> What does that mean?
>
> 8. The Canadian motto, written on the ribbon at bottom, means
> "From sea to sea". In 2006 the leaders of the three territories
> proposed that the motto be changed -- to what? Answer in
> English.
>
> 9. New coats of arms or changes to existing ones are designed or
> approved by the CHA -- an office of the G-G. What does CHA mean?
>
> 10. The crown at the top of the Canadian coat of arms depicts
> the official coronation crown. It's named after the second-last
> Anglo-Saxon king, who was the only English king to be canonized.
> Name the crown or the king.
>
> After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Ba gur ynfg
> dhrfgvba, vs lbh whfg fnvq "Rqjneq", jr arrq zber. Vs ba nal
> dhrfgvba lbh whfg fnvq "gur yvba", lbh arrq gb fcrpvsl juvpu bar.
> Va rnpu pnfr tb onpx vs arprffnel naq nqq vasbezngvba.
>
>
> ** Game 5, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
> * A. Spy Fiction
>
> A1. Most of this American's novels have been set in Europe just
> prior to or during World War II. Among them are "Spies of
> the Balkans" and "The Spies of Warsaw". Name the author.
>
> A2. Which of Ian Fleming's James Bond novels is written in the
> first person from the point of view of a Canadian woman?
>
> * B. Joseph on Screen
>
> B1. Give the hyphenated surname of the Joseph who plays the
> title role in Oliver Stone's "Snowden".
>
> B2. Which Joseph played Holly Martins in "The Third Man" and
> Uncle Charlie in "Shadow of a Doubt"?
>
> * C. The Russians Have a Word for It
>
> C1. This term dates from the 1903 split in the Russian Social
> Democratic Labor Party. Its literal meaning is "member of
> the majority". What is it?
>
> C2. Which word, imported from Russian, denotes moist subarctic
> forest dominated by conifers (such as spruce and fir)
> that begins where the tundra ends?
>
> * D. Louis in Charge
>
> D1. Name any year during which Louis XIV was King of France.
>
> D2. Name any year during which Louis St-Laurent was Prime
> Minister of Canada.
>
> * E. Heavyweight Boxers
>
> E1. World heavyweight champion from 1908 to 1915, he was the
> first African-American to hold the title. The expression
> "great white hope" referred to the search for a white boxer
> to defeat him. His name?
>
> E2. Heavyweight champion from 1937 to 1949, he held the title
> longer and defended it more often than anyone before
> or since. An arena in Detroit is named for him. Who is he?
>
> * F. Canadian Canals
>
> F1. This 14.5 km canal on Montreal Island became obsolete
> for commerce with the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway.
> The canal, and the Montreal borough at its western end,
> are both reputedly named for the place La Salle aspired to
> reach in the course of his North American explorations.
> Name the canal.
>
> F2. In which city (originally called Gravelly Bay) would you
> find the southern end of the Welland Canal?
>
Joshua Kreitzer
Jan 26, 2017, 12:37:45 AM1/26/17
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> ** Game 5, Round 9 - Canadiana - What the Blazonry?
>
> How well do you know the Canadian coat of arms -- or to be formal
> about it, the Arms of Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada?
>
>
> How well do you know the Canadian coat of arms -- or to be formal
> about it, the Arms of Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada?
>
> 1. Blazonry is the highly peculiar heraldic terminology used
> to depict coats of arms. One such term is the "escutcheon".
> In the Canadian coat of arms, how many sections is the escutcheon
> divided into?
5; 4
> to depict coats of arms. One such term is the "escutcheon".
> In the Canadian coat of arms, how many sections is the escutcheon
> divided into?
> 2. Please decode the rot13 only after you have finished with the
> previous question. Va gur rfphgpurba, oynmbael qrfpevorf
> gur hccre yrsg frpgvba nf sbyybjf: "thyrf guerr yvbaf cnffnag
> thneqnag va cnyr be". Jung qbrf "thyrf" zrna?
> 3. Which symbol of the Scottish kings found on the Canadian coat
> of arms can be described in blazon terms as "rampant"?
> 4. Identify *any one* of the four types of flowers at the base of
> the Arms.
> 6. The most recent change to the Canadian coat of arms was the
> addition of the circular inscription, commemorating the
> 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Order of Canada
> (although the change didn't become official until a bit later).
> Within 1, when was that anniversary year?
> 7. The circular inscription says "DESIDERANTES MELIOREM PATRIAM".
> What does that mean?
> 8. The Canadian motto, written on the ribbon at bottom, means
> "From sea to sea". In 2006 the leaders of the three territories
> proposed that the motto be changed -- to what? Answer in
> English.
From sea to sea to sea
> 9. New coats of arms or changes to existing ones are designed or
> approved by the CHA -- an office of the G-G. What does CHA mean?
Canada Heraldry Agency
> approved by the CHA -- an office of the G-G. What does CHA mean?
> 10. The crown at the top of the Canadian coat of arms depicts
> the official coronation crown. It's named after the second-last
> Anglo-Saxon king, who was the only English king to be canonized.
> Name the crown or the king.
> ** Game 5, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
> * A. Spy Fiction
>
> A2. Which of Ian Fleming's James Bond novels is written in the
> first person from the point of view of a Canadian woman?
"The Spy Who Loved Me"
> first person from the point of view of a Canadian woman?
> * B. Joseph on Screen
>
> B1. Give the hyphenated surname of the Joseph who plays the
> title role in Oliver Stone's "Snowden".
> B2. Which Joseph played Holly Martins in "The Third Man" and
> Uncle Charlie in "Shadow of a Doubt"?
> * C. The Russians Have a Word for It
>
> C1. This term dates from the 1903 split in the Russian Social
> Democratic Labor Party. Its literal meaning is "member of
> the majority". What is it?
> C2. Which word, imported from Russian, denotes moist subarctic
> forest dominated by conifers (such as spruce and fir)
> that begins where the tundra ends?
> * D. Louis in Charge
>
> D1. Name any year during which Louis XIV was King of France.
> D2. Name any year during which Louis St-Laurent was Prime
> Minister of Canada.
> * E. Heavyweight Boxers
>
> E1. World heavyweight champion from 1908 to 1915, he was the
> first African-American to hold the title. The expression
> "great white hope" referred to the search for a white boxer
> to defeat him. His name?
> E2. Heavyweight champion from 1937 to 1949, he held the title
> longer and defended it more often than anyone before
> or since. An arena in Detroit is named for him. Who is he?
--
Joshua Kreitzer
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Mark Brader
Jan 28, 2017, 12:29:39 AM1/28/17
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Mark Brader:
> ** Game 5, Round 9 - Canadiana - What the Blazonry?
> How well do you know the Canadian coat of arms -- or to be formal
> about it, the Arms of Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada?
> Please see:
> <http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Coat_of_arms_of_Canada_rendition.svg/554px-Coat_of_arms_of_Canada_rendition.svg.png>
> (That's one long URL. If your newsreading environment doesn't
> pick it up properly in one piece, proceed appropriately.)
> 1. Blazonry is the highly peculiar heraldic terminology used
> to depict coats of arms. One such term is the "escutcheon".
> In the Canadian coat of arms, how many sections is the escutcheon
> divided into?
5. (It's the shield shape in the center.) 4 for Dan Tilque,
Dan Blum, ArenEss, Bruce, Peter, Gareth, and Pete. 3 for Joshua.
> 2. Please decode the rot13 only after you have finished with the
> 3. Which symbol of the Scottish kings found on the Canadian coat
> of arms can be described in blazon terms as "rampant"?
The red lion (standing on its hind legs -- that's "rampant" --
in the top right section of the escutcheon). As you were told,
"lion" was insufficiently specific. 4 for ArenEss and Peter.
> 4. Identify *any one* of the four types of flowers at the base of
> the Arms.
Rose, thistle, shamrock, fleur-de-lis. 4 for Dan Tilque, ArenEss
(the hard way), Bruce, Peter, Gareth, Pete, and Joshua (the hard way).
> 5. The flag of the governor-general is based on what element from
> the Canadian coat of arms? (You must be precise; do not give
> any smaller element forming just part of the correct answer,
> or any larger element containing it.)
The crowned lion holding the maple leaf (at top). "Golden lion"
was insufficiently specific.
> 6. The most recent change to the Canadian coat of arms was the
> addition of the circular inscription, commemorating the
> 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Order of Canada
> (although the change didn't become official until a bit later).
> Within 1, when was that anniversary year?
1992 (accepting 1991-93; the Order of Canada was established in the
centennial year of 1967).
> 7. The circular inscription says "DESIDERANTES MELIOREM PATRIAM".
> What does that mean?
"Desiring a better country". (Motto of the Order of Canada.)
4 for ArenEss and Gareth. 3 for Joshua.
> 8. The Canadian motto, written on the ribbon at bottom, means
> "From sea to sea". In 2006 the leaders of the three territories
> proposed that the motto be changed -- to what? Answer in
> English.
"From sea to sea to sea". 4 for Dan Tilque, ArenEss, Bruce,
and Joshua.
> 9. New coats of arms or changes to existing ones are designed or
> approved by the CHA -- an office of the G-G. What does CHA mean?
Canadian Heraldic Authority. 4 for ArenEss.
> 10. The crown at the top of the Canadian coat of arms depicts
> the official coronation crown. It's named after the second-last
> Anglo-Saxon king, who was the only English king to be canonized.
> Name the crown or the king.
St. Edward's Crown, Edward the Confessor. 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum,
ArenEss, Bruce, Peter, and Joshua.
> ** Game 5, Round 10 - Challenge Round
> * A. Spy Fiction
> A1. Most of this American's novels have been set in Europe just
> prior to or during World War II. Among them are "Spies of
> the Balkans" and "The Spies of Warsaw". Name the author.
Alan Furst.
> A2. Which of Ian Fleming's James Bond novels is written in the
> first person from the point of view of a Canadian woman?
"The Spy Who Loved Me". 4 for Joshua.
> * B. Joseph on Screen
> B1. Give the hyphenated surname of the Joseph who plays the
> title role in Oliver Stone's "Snowden".
Gordon-Levitt. 4 for Dan Blum, Gareth, and Joshua.
> B2. Which Joseph played Holly Martins in "The Third Man" and
> Uncle Charlie in "Shadow of a Doubt"?
Cotten. 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Gareth, Pete, and Joshua.
> * C. The Russians Have a Word for It
> C1. This term dates from the 1903 split in the Russian Social
> Democratic Labor Party. Its literal meaning is "member of
> the majority". What is it?
Bolshevik. 4 for Dan Tilque, Erland, Dan Blum, Bruce, Marc, Gareth,
and Joshua.
> C2. Which word, imported from Russian, denotes moist subarctic
> forest dominated by conifers (such as spruce and fir)
> that begins where the tundra ends?
Taiga. 4 for Dan Tilque, Erland, Dan Blum, Marc, and Joshua.
> * D. Louis in Charge
> D1. Name any year during which Louis XIV was King of France.
1643-1715. 4 for Dan Tilque, Erland, Marc, and Joshua.
> D2. Name any year during which Louis St-Laurent was Prime
> Minister of Canada.
1948-57.
> * E. Heavyweight Boxers
> E1. World heavyweight champion from 1908 to 1915, he was the
> first African-American to hold the title. The expression
> "great white hope" referred to the search for a white boxer
> to defeat him. His name?
Jack Johnson. 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, Marc, Gareth, Pete, and Joshua.
> E2. Heavyweight champion from 1937 to 1949, he held the title
> longer and defended it more often than anyone before
> or since. An arena in Detroit is named for him. Who is he?
Joe Louis. 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Gareth, and Pete.
> * F. Canadian Canals
> F1. This 14.5 km canal on Montreal Island became obsolete
> for commerce with the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway.
> The canal, and the Montreal borough at its western end,
> are both reputedly named for the place La Salle aspired to
> reach in the course of his North American explorations.
> Name the canal.
Lachine Canal. (After China.) 4 for Dan Blum.
I have seen the name variously explained either as sarcastic --
he thought was going to China and that's as near as he got to the
place -- or as deluded, like the "Indians" of North America.
> F2. In which city (originally called Gravelly Bay) would you
> find the southern end of the Welland Canal?
Port Colborne. Oddly enough, it's south of Welland.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 5 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST
TOPICS-> Sci Geo His Lit Ent Spo Can Cha SIX
Joshua Kreitzer 20 40 38 40 28 24 22 28 198
Dan Blum 8 28 32 40 32 4 12 28 172
Dan Tilque 32 40 35 20 8 4 20 12 159
Gareth Owen -- -- 27 32 24 32 16 20 151
Peter Smyth 20 40 18 10 20 28 20 0 146
Don Piven 32 40 28 12 20 12 -- -- 144
Marc Dashevsky 16 36 24 16 28 12 0 24 144
Bruce Bowler 36 28 34 0 16 8 20 4 142
Pete Gayde 8 32 23 8 28 28 8 12 131
"Calvin" 0 39 28 12 8 24 -- -- 111
Erland Sommarskog 8 36 20 4 0 19 0 16 103
"ArenEss" -- -- -- -- 40 24 28 0 92
Jason Kreitzer -- -- -- -- 24 0 -- -- 24
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Ah. I am now confused at a much more
m...@vex.net | advanced level, thank you." --Mike Lyle
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2016-10-24,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2016-11-26 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
Game 5 is over and JOSHUA KREITZER has won. Hearty congratulations!
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> ** Game 5, Round 9 - Canadiana - What the Blazonry?
> How well do you know the Canadian coat of arms -- or to be formal
> about it, the Arms of Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada?
> <http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Coat_of_arms_of_Canada_rendition.svg/554px-Coat_of_arms_of_Canada_rendition.svg.png>
> (That's one long URL. If your newsreading environment doesn't
> pick it up properly in one piece, proceed appropriately.)
> 1. Blazonry is the highly peculiar heraldic terminology used
> to depict coats of arms. One such term is the "escutcheon".
> In the Canadian coat of arms, how many sections is the escutcheon
> divided into?
Dan Blum, ArenEss, Bruce, Peter, Gareth, and Pete. 3 for Joshua.
> 2. Please decode the rot13 only after you have finished with the
> previous question. In the escutcheon, blazonry describes
> the upper left section as follows: "gules three lions passant
> guardant in pale or". What does "gules" mean?
Red. 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Bruce, Peter, Gareth, and Joshua.
> the upper left section as follows: "gules three lions passant
> guardant in pale or". What does "gules" mean?
> 3. Which symbol of the Scottish kings found on the Canadian coat
> of arms can be described in blazon terms as "rampant"?
in the top right section of the escutcheon). As you were told,
"lion" was insufficiently specific. 4 for ArenEss and Peter.
> 4. Identify *any one* of the four types of flowers at the base of
> the Arms.
(the hard way), Bruce, Peter, Gareth, Pete, and Joshua (the hard way).
> 5. The flag of the governor-general is based on what element from
> the Canadian coat of arms? (You must be precise; do not give
> any smaller element forming just part of the correct answer,
> or any larger element containing it.)
was insufficiently specific.
> 6. The most recent change to the Canadian coat of arms was the
> addition of the circular inscription, commemorating the
> 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Order of Canada
> (although the change didn't become official until a bit later).
> Within 1, when was that anniversary year?
centennial year of 1967).
> 7. The circular inscription says "DESIDERANTES MELIOREM PATRIAM".
> What does that mean?
4 for ArenEss and Gareth. 3 for Joshua.
> 8. The Canadian motto, written on the ribbon at bottom, means
> "From sea to sea". In 2006 the leaders of the three territories
> proposed that the motto be changed -- to what? Answer in
> English.
and Joshua.
> 9. New coats of arms or changes to existing ones are designed or
> approved by the CHA -- an office of the G-G. What does CHA mean?
> 10. The crown at the top of the Canadian coat of arms depicts
> the official coronation crown. It's named after the second-last
> Anglo-Saxon king, who was the only English king to be canonized.
> Name the crown or the king.
ArenEss, Bruce, Peter, and Joshua.
> ** Game 5, Round 10 - Challenge Round
> * A. Spy Fiction
> A1. Most of this American's novels have been set in Europe just
> prior to or during World War II. Among them are "Spies of
> the Balkans" and "The Spies of Warsaw". Name the author.
> A2. Which of Ian Fleming's James Bond novels is written in the
> first person from the point of view of a Canadian woman?
> * B. Joseph on Screen
> B1. Give the hyphenated surname of the Joseph who plays the
> title role in Oliver Stone's "Snowden".
> B2. Which Joseph played Holly Martins in "The Third Man" and
> Uncle Charlie in "Shadow of a Doubt"?
> * C. The Russians Have a Word for It
> C1. This term dates from the 1903 split in the Russian Social
> Democratic Labor Party. Its literal meaning is "member of
> the majority". What is it?
and Joshua.
> C2. Which word, imported from Russian, denotes moist subarctic
> forest dominated by conifers (such as spruce and fir)
> that begins where the tundra ends?
> * D. Louis in Charge
> D1. Name any year during which Louis XIV was King of France.
> D2. Name any year during which Louis St-Laurent was Prime
> Minister of Canada.
> * E. Heavyweight Boxers
> E1. World heavyweight champion from 1908 to 1915, he was the
> first African-American to hold the title. The expression
> "great white hope" referred to the search for a white boxer
> to defeat him. His name?
> E2. Heavyweight champion from 1937 to 1949, he held the title
> longer and defended it more often than anyone before
> or since. An arena in Detroit is named for him. Who is he?
> * F. Canadian Canals
> F1. This 14.5 km canal on Montreal Island became obsolete
> for commerce with the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway.
> The canal, and the Montreal borough at its western end,
> are both reputedly named for the place La Salle aspired to
> reach in the course of his North American explorations.
> Name the canal.
I have seen the name variously explained either as sarcastic --
he thought was going to China and that's as near as he got to the
place -- or as deluded, like the "Indians" of North America.
> F2. In which city (originally called Gravelly Bay) would you
> find the southern end of the Welland Canal?
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 5 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST
TOPICS-> Sci Geo His Lit Ent Spo Can Cha SIX
Joshua Kreitzer 20 40 38 40 28 24 22 28 198
Dan Blum 8 28 32 40 32 4 12 28 172
Dan Tilque 32 40 35 20 8 4 20 12 159
Gareth Owen -- -- 27 32 24 32 16 20 151
Peter Smyth 20 40 18 10 20 28 20 0 146
Don Piven 32 40 28 12 20 12 -- -- 144
Marc Dashevsky 16 36 24 16 28 12 0 24 144
Bruce Bowler 36 28 34 0 16 8 20 4 142
Pete Gayde 8 32 23 8 28 28 8 12 131
"Calvin" 0 39 28 12 8 24 -- -- 111
Erland Sommarskog 8 36 20 4 0 19 0 16 103
"ArenEss" -- -- -- -- 40 24 28 0 92
Jason Kreitzer -- -- -- -- 24 0 -- -- 24
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Ah. I am now confused at a much more
m...@vex.net | advanced level, thank you." --Mike Lyle
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