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Mark Brader
Jul 5, 2020, 4:49:50 PM7/5/20
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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2007-01-29,
and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written
by members of the Usual Suspects, but have been reformatted and
may have been retyped and/or edited by me. I will reveal the
correct answers in about 3 days.
We are back to the usual QFTCI rules: you are allowed up to two
guesses on each questions, but if you give both a right and a
wrong answer, there is a small penalty. For further information
see my 2020-06-23 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from
the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
In some cases either the answers or the facts stated as current
in the question have changed since the question was written.
I've tried to call attention to such possibilities by inserting
*tripled quotation marks* around words that were correct at the time
of the original game -- for example, """now""" or """is""" (pretty
much any present-tense verb may be marked). I will always accept
the answer that was correct when the question was originally asked.
If the facts have changed in such a way that a different answer is
now correct (rather than some other sort of change), I will also
accept the new correct answer -- unless there is an explicit note
requiring otherwise. See the companion posting for further details.
I wrote both of these rounds.
* Game 2, Round 2 - Leisure - Card Games
1. In bridge, during the play phase of a hand, one player is trying
to "make the contract" and is often diagrammed in the "south"
position in books or articles about the game. What is this
player called, or what is his partner called? Name *either one*.
2. Bridge is derived from a simpler game that Edmond Hoyle famously
wrote about in 1742. Variants of that game are still played
today. Name it.
3. You're playing bridge, or <answer 2>, or oh hell, or hearts, or
spades. (That is, any one of these five games.) Each player in
turn plays one card from his hand, and one of those cards beats
the others. Then again each player in turn plays one card from
his hand, and so on. What is one of these rounds of cards called?
4. In the game of hearts, on most deals, 1 point is scored against
you for each what? Be sufficiently specific.
5. Name the type of poker where each player is dealt his own
individual set of cards, some face down and the others face up
-- as seen, for example, in the movie "The Cincinnati Kid".
6. What is the term for the face-down cards used in <answer 5>
poker as well as in forms of the game such as Texas Hold'em?
7. In poker, what does it mean to "check"? Be sufficiently specific.
8. You can buy a deck of poker cards or a deck of bridge cards.
Both decks contain the same 52 cards plus jokers, so what is
the difference between them?
9. All card games for one person are often called solitaire
or patience, but different games do have their own names.
The best-known solitaire game is the one where you build down
in alternating colors on the tableau (you know, "red 9 on the
black 10"); and you build up in suit and sequence from the
foundation aces. This game has several names, of which two are
most commonly used. One of those names is that of an American
casino owner. Please give the *other* common name, the one most
often used in reference books, which has a Canadian connection.
10. "Fifteen two, fifteen four, pair is six, and one for his nobs
is seven." Name the game.
* Game 2, Round 3 - Science - Gee! Oh!
Each answer in this round is a word beginning with the letters GEO.
1. This is a hollow concretionary or nodular stone, its inside
surface often lined with crystals.
2. This field of study deals with the exact measurement of the
Earth or large parts of it, traditionally by surveying, now
often by satellites.
3. What term is used for the ancient theory that the Earth is
stationary with all the planets (including the Sun and Moon)
moving around it?
4. In math, a doubling series such as 3, 6, 12, 24 is an example
of what type of progression?
5. This word refers to the nominal figure formed by sea level
over the entire Earth -- you may think of it as the shape that
the planet would have if the entire surface was liquid.
6. Satellites are often placed in this type of orbit in order to
remain constantly over one spot on the Earth's equator.
7. This mathematical term refers to the shortest path between two
points. In Euclidean geometry it's a straight line; in spherical
geometry, it's part of a great circle.
8. This giant edible clam, weighing up to 12 pounds, is found on
the West Coast, especially in Puget Sound. Its name, from the
Indian language there, is suggestive of a type of bird.
9. What is it called when someone desires to eat clay, chalk,
or earth, perhaps because of a vitamin deficiency?
10. Name a biological term for gravitationally aligned growth or
motion, toward or away from the Earth.
--
Mark Brader "Inventions reached their limit long ago,
Toronto and I see no hope for further development."
m...@vex.net -- Julius Frontinus, 1st century AD
My text in this article is in the public domain.
and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written
by members of the Usual Suspects, but have been reformatted and
may have been retyped and/or edited by me. I will reveal the
correct answers in about 3 days.
We are back to the usual QFTCI rules: you are allowed up to two
guesses on each questions, but if you give both a right and a
wrong answer, there is a small penalty. For further information
see my 2020-06-23 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from
the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
In some cases either the answers or the facts stated as current
in the question have changed since the question was written.
I've tried to call attention to such possibilities by inserting
*tripled quotation marks* around words that were correct at the time
of the original game -- for example, """now""" or """is""" (pretty
much any present-tense verb may be marked). I will always accept
the answer that was correct when the question was originally asked.
If the facts have changed in such a way that a different answer is
now correct (rather than some other sort of change), I will also
accept the new correct answer -- unless there is an explicit note
requiring otherwise. See the companion posting for further details.
I wrote both of these rounds.
* Game 2, Round 2 - Leisure - Card Games
1. In bridge, during the play phase of a hand, one player is trying
to "make the contract" and is often diagrammed in the "south"
position in books or articles about the game. What is this
player called, or what is his partner called? Name *either one*.
2. Bridge is derived from a simpler game that Edmond Hoyle famously
wrote about in 1742. Variants of that game are still played
today. Name it.
3. You're playing bridge, or <answer 2>, or oh hell, or hearts, or
spades. (That is, any one of these five games.) Each player in
turn plays one card from his hand, and one of those cards beats
the others. Then again each player in turn plays one card from
his hand, and so on. What is one of these rounds of cards called?
4. In the game of hearts, on most deals, 1 point is scored against
you for each what? Be sufficiently specific.
5. Name the type of poker where each player is dealt his own
individual set of cards, some face down and the others face up
-- as seen, for example, in the movie "The Cincinnati Kid".
6. What is the term for the face-down cards used in <answer 5>
poker as well as in forms of the game such as Texas Hold'em?
7. In poker, what does it mean to "check"? Be sufficiently specific.
8. You can buy a deck of poker cards or a deck of bridge cards.
Both decks contain the same 52 cards plus jokers, so what is
the difference between them?
9. All card games for one person are often called solitaire
or patience, but different games do have their own names.
The best-known solitaire game is the one where you build down
in alternating colors on the tableau (you know, "red 9 on the
black 10"); and you build up in suit and sequence from the
foundation aces. This game has several names, of which two are
most commonly used. One of those names is that of an American
casino owner. Please give the *other* common name, the one most
often used in reference books, which has a Canadian connection.
10. "Fifteen two, fifteen four, pair is six, and one for his nobs
is seven." Name the game.
* Game 2, Round 3 - Science - Gee! Oh!
Each answer in this round is a word beginning with the letters GEO.
1. This is a hollow concretionary or nodular stone, its inside
surface often lined with crystals.
2. This field of study deals with the exact measurement of the
Earth or large parts of it, traditionally by surveying, now
often by satellites.
3. What term is used for the ancient theory that the Earth is
stationary with all the planets (including the Sun and Moon)
moving around it?
4. In math, a doubling series such as 3, 6, 12, 24 is an example
of what type of progression?
5. This word refers to the nominal figure formed by sea level
over the entire Earth -- you may think of it as the shape that
the planet would have if the entire surface was liquid.
6. Satellites are often placed in this type of orbit in order to
remain constantly over one spot on the Earth's equator.
7. This mathematical term refers to the shortest path between two
points. In Euclidean geometry it's a straight line; in spherical
geometry, it's part of a great circle.
8. This giant edible clam, weighing up to 12 pounds, is found on
the West Coast, especially in Puget Sound. Its name, from the
Indian language there, is suggestive of a type of bird.
9. What is it called when someone desires to eat clay, chalk,
or earth, perhaps because of a vitamin deficiency?
10. Name a biological term for gravitationally aligned growth or
motion, toward or away from the Earth.
--
Mark Brader "Inventions reached their limit long ago,
Toronto and I see no hope for further development."
m...@vex.net -- Julius Frontinus, 1st century AD
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Erland Sommarskog
Jul 5, 2020, 6:07:23 PM7/5/20
to
Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> * Game 2, Round 2 - Leisure - Card Games
>
> 1. In bridge, during the play phase of a hand, one player is trying
> to "make the contract" and is often diagrammed in the "south"
> position in books or articles about the game. What is this
> player called, or what is his partner called? Name *either one*.
Dummy
> * Game 2, Round 2 - Leisure - Card Games
>
> 1. In bridge, during the play phase of a hand, one player is trying
> to "make the contract" and is often diagrammed in the "south"
> position in books or articles about the game. What is this
> player called, or what is his partner called? Name *either one*.
> 2. Bridge is derived from a simpler game that Edmond Hoyle famously
> wrote about in 1742. Variants of that game are still played
> today. Name it.
> 3. You're playing bridge, or <answer 2>, or oh hell, or hearts, or
> spades. (That is, any one of these five games.) Each player in
> turn plays one card from his hand, and one of those cards beats
> the others. Then again each player in turn plays one card from
> his hand, and so on. What is one of these rounds of cards called?
could have been borrowed from English.)
> 4. In the game of hearts, on most deals, 1 point is scored against
> you for each what? Be sufficiently specific.
> 7. In poker, what does it mean to "check"? Be sufficiently specific.
> 8. You can buy a deck of poker cards or a deck of bridge cards.
> Both decks contain the same 52 cards plus jokers, so what is
> the difference between them?
> * Game 2, Round 3 - Science - Gee! Oh!
>
> Each answer in this round is a word beginning with the letters GEO.
>
> 2. This field of study deals with the exact measurement of the
> Earth or large parts of it, traditionally by surveying, now
> often by satellites.
Geodesci
> Earth or large parts of it, traditionally by surveying, now
> often by satellites.
> 3. What term is used for the ancient theory that the Earth is
> stationary with all the planets (including the Sun and Moon)
> moving around it?
> 4. In math, a doubling series such as 3, 6, 12, 24 is an example
> of what type of progression?
> 6. Satellites are often placed in this type of orbit in order to
> remain constantly over one spot on the Earth's equator.
Dan Blum
Jul 5, 2020, 7:28:57 PM7/5/20
to
Mark Brader <m...@vex.net> wrote:
> * Game 2, Round 2 - Leisure - Card Games
> 1. In bridge, during the play phase of a hand, one player is trying
> to "make the contract" and is often diagrammed in the "south"
> position in books or articles about the game. What is this
> player called, or what is his partner called? Name *either one*.
dummy (partner)
> * Game 2, Round 2 - Leisure - Card Games
> 1. In bridge, during the play phase of a hand, one player is trying
> to "make the contract" and is often diagrammed in the "south"
> position in books or articles about the game. What is this
> player called, or what is his partner called? Name *either one*.
> 2. Bridge is derived from a simpler game that Edmond Hoyle famously
> wrote about in 1742. Variants of that game are still played
> today. Name it.
> 3. You're playing bridge, or <answer 2>, or oh hell, or hearts, or
> spades. (That is, any one of these five games.) Each player in
> turn plays one card from his hand, and one of those cards beats
> the others. Then again each player in turn plays one card from
> his hand, and so on. What is one of these rounds of cards called?
> 4. In the game of hearts, on most deals, 1 point is scored against
> you for each what? Be sufficiently specific.
> 5. Name the type of poker where each player is dealt his own
> individual set of cards, some face down and the others face up
> -- as seen, for example, in the movie "The Cincinnati Kid".
> 6. What is the term for the face-down cards used in <answer 5>
> poker as well as in forms of the game such as Texas Hold'em?
> 7. In poker, what does it mean to "check"? Be sufficiently specific.
> 8. You can buy a deck of poker cards or a deck of bridge cards.
> Both decks contain the same 52 cards plus jokers, so what is
> the difference between them?
> 9. All card games for one person are often called solitaire
> or patience, but different games do have their own names.
> The best-known solitaire game is the one where you build down
> in alternating colors on the tableau (you know, "red 9 on the
> black 10"); and you build up in suit and sequence from the
> foundation aces. This game has several names, of which two are
> most commonly used. One of those names is that of an American
> casino owner. Please give the *other* common name, the one most
> often used in reference books, which has a Canadian connection.
> 10. "Fifteen two, fifteen four, pair is six, and one for his nobs
> is seven." Name the game.
> * Game 2, Round 3 - Science - Gee! Oh!
> 1. This is a hollow concretionary or nodular stone, its inside
> surface often lined with crystals.
geode
> surface often lined with crystals.
> 3. What term is used for the ancient theory that the Earth is
> stationary with all the planets (including the Sun and Moon)
> moving around it?
> 4. In math, a doubling series such as 3, 6, 12, 24 is an example
> of what type of progression?
> 5. This word refers to the nominal figure formed by sea level
> over the entire Earth -- you may think of it as the shape that
> the planet would have if the entire surface was liquid.
> 6. Satellites are often placed in this type of orbit in order to
> remain constantly over one spot on the Earth's equator.
> 7. This mathematical term refers to the shortest path between two
> points. In Euclidean geometry it's a straight line; in spherical
> geometry, it's part of a great circle.
> 8. This giant edible clam, weighing up to 12 pounds, is found on
> the West Coast, especially in Puget Sound. Its name, from the
> Indian language there, is suggestive of a type of bird.
> 9. What is it called when someone desires to eat clay, chalk,
> or earth, perhaps because of a vitamin deficiency?
> 10. Name a biological term for gravitationally aligned growth or
> motion, toward or away from the Earth.
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Joshua Kreitzer
Jul 5, 2020, 8:40:33 PM7/5/20
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:V6GdnVxiR6Z0oZ_CnZ2dnUU7-
fXN...@giganews.com:
> * Game 2, Round 2 - Leisure - Card Games
>
> 6. What is the term for the face-down cards used in <answer 5>
> poker as well as in forms of the game such as Texas Hold'em?
flop
> 7. In poker, what does it mean to "check"? Be sufficiently specific.
to match the bet of the last player to bet
> 9. All card games for one person are often called solitaire
> or patience, but different games do have their own names.
> The best-known solitaire game is the one where you build down
> in alternating colors on the tableau (you know, "red 9 on the
> black 10"); and you build up in suit and sequence from the
> foundation aces. This game has several names, of which two are
> most commonly used. One of those names is that of an American
> casino owner. Please give the *other* common name, the one most
> often used in reference books, which has a Canadian connection.
Klondike
> * Game 2, Round 3 - Science - Gee! Oh!
>
> Each answer in this round is a word beginning with the letters GEO.
>
> 1. This is a hollow concretionary or nodular stone, its inside
> surface often lined with crystals.
geode
> 2. This field of study deals with the exact measurement of the
> Earth or large parts of it, traditionally by surveying, now
> often by satellites.
geodesy
> 3. What term is used for the ancient theory that the Earth is
> stationary with all the planets (including the Sun and Moon)
> moving around it?
geocentrism
> 4. In math, a doubling series such as 3, 6, 12, 24 is an example
> of what type of progression?
geometric
> 6. Satellites are often placed in this type of orbit in order to
> remain constantly over one spot on the Earth's equator.
geostationary
> 8. This giant edible clam, weighing up to 12 pounds, is found on
> the West Coast, especially in Puget Sound. Its name, from the
> Indian language there, is suggestive of a type of bird.
geoduck
> 9. What is it called when someone desires to eat clay, chalk,
> or earth, perhaps because of a vitamin deficiency?
pica ;-)
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
fXN...@giganews.com:
> * Game 2, Round 2 - Leisure - Card Games
>
> 5. Name the type of poker where each player is dealt his own
> individual set of cards, some face down and the others face up
> -- as seen, for example, in the movie "The Cincinnati Kid".
draw
> individual set of cards, some face down and the others face up
> -- as seen, for example, in the movie "The Cincinnati Kid".
> 6. What is the term for the face-down cards used in <answer 5>
> poker as well as in forms of the game such as Texas Hold'em?
> 7. In poker, what does it mean to "check"? Be sufficiently specific.
> 9. All card games for one person are often called solitaire
> or patience, but different games do have their own names.
> The best-known solitaire game is the one where you build down
> in alternating colors on the tableau (you know, "red 9 on the
> black 10"); and you build up in suit and sequence from the
> foundation aces. This game has several names, of which two are
> most commonly used. One of those names is that of an American
> casino owner. Please give the *other* common name, the one most
> often used in reference books, which has a Canadian connection.
> * Game 2, Round 3 - Science - Gee! Oh!
>
> Each answer in this round is a word beginning with the letters GEO.
>
> 1. This is a hollow concretionary or nodular stone, its inside
> surface often lined with crystals.
> 2. This field of study deals with the exact measurement of the
> Earth or large parts of it, traditionally by surveying, now
> often by satellites.
> 3. What term is used for the ancient theory that the Earth is
> stationary with all the planets (including the Sun and Moon)
> moving around it?
> 4. In math, a doubling series such as 3, 6, 12, 24 is an example
> of what type of progression?
> 6. Satellites are often placed in this type of orbit in order to
> remain constantly over one spot on the Earth's equator.
> 8. This giant edible clam, weighing up to 12 pounds, is found on
> the West Coast, especially in Puget Sound. Its name, from the
> Indian language there, is suggestive of a type of bird.
> 9. What is it called when someone desires to eat clay, chalk,
> or earth, perhaps because of a vitamin deficiency?
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Bruce Bowler
Jul 6, 2020, 9:34:53 AM7/6/20
to
> 2. Bridge is derived from a simpler game that Edmond Hoyle famously
> wrote about in 1742. Variants of that game are still played today.
> Name it.
> 3. You're playing bridge, or <answer 2>, or oh hell, or hearts, or
> spades. (That is, any one of these five games.) Each player in
> turn plays one card from his hand, and one of those cards beats the
> others. Then again each player in turn plays one card from his hand,
> and so on. What is one of these rounds of cards called?
> 4. In the game of hearts, on most deals, 1 point is scored against
> you for each what? Be sufficiently specific.
> 5. Name the type of poker where each player is dealt his own
> individual set of cards, some face down and the others face up -- as
> seen, for example, in the movie "The Cincinnati Kid".
>
> 6. What is the term for the face-down cards used in <answer 5>
> poker as well as in forms of the game such as Texas Hold'em?
> 7. In poker, what does it mean to "check"? Be sufficiently specific.
current raise amount so as to stay in the game.
> 8. You can buy a deck of poker cards or a deck of bridge cards.
> Both decks contain the same 52 cards plus jokers, so what is the
> difference between them?
>
> 9. All card games for one person are often called solitaire
> or patience, but different games do have their own names.
> The best-known solitaire game is the one where you build down in
> alternating colors on the tableau (you know, "red 9 on the black
> 10"); and you build up in suit and sequence from the foundation aces.
> This game has several names, of which two are most commonly used.
> One of those names is that of an American casino owner. Please give
> the *other* common name, the one most often used in reference books,
> which has a Canadian connection.
> 10. "Fifteen two, fifteen four, pair is six, and one for his nobs
> is seven." Name the game.
>
> * Game 2, Round 3 - Science - Gee! Oh!
>
> Each answer in this round is a word beginning with the letters GEO.
>
> 1. This is a hollow concretionary or nodular stone, its inside
> surface often lined with crystals.
> 2. This field of study deals with the exact measurement of the
> Earth or large parts of it, traditionally by surveying, now often by
> satellites.
> 3. What term is used for the ancient theory that the Earth is
> stationary with all the planets (including the Sun and Moon) moving
> around it?
> 4. In math, a doubling series such as 3, 6, 12, 24 is an example
> of what type of progression?
> 5. This word refers to the nominal figure formed by sea level
> over the entire Earth -- you may think of it as the shape that the
> planet would have if the entire surface was liquid.
> 6. Satellites are often placed in this type of orbit in order to
> remain constantly over one spot on the Earth's equator.
> 7. This mathematical term refers to the shortest path between two
> points. In Euclidean geometry it's a straight line; in spherical
> geometry, it's part of a great circle.
> 8. This giant edible clam, weighing up to 12 pounds, is found on
> the West Coast, especially in Puget Sound. Its name, from the Indian
> language there, is suggestive of a type of bird.
> 9. What is it called when someone desires to eat clay, chalk,
> or earth, perhaps because of a vitamin deficiency?
> 10. Name a biological term for gravitationally aligned growth or
> motion, toward or away from the Earth.
Pete Gayde
Jul 6, 2020, 12:24:20 PM7/6/20
to
>
> 2. Bridge is derived from a simpler game that Edmond Hoyle famously
> wrote about in 1742. Variants of that game are still played
> today. Name it.
>
> 3. You're playing bridge, or <answer 2>, or oh hell, or hearts, or
> spades. (That is, any one of these five games.) Each player in
> turn plays one card from his hand, and one of those cards beats
> the others. Then again each player in turn plays one card from
> his hand, and so on. What is one of these rounds of cards called?
>
> 4. In the game of hearts, on most deals, 1 point is scored against
> you for each what? Be sufficiently specific.
>
> 5. Name the type of poker where each player is dealt his own
> individual set of cards, some face down and the others face up
> -- as seen, for example, in the movie "The Cincinnati Kid".
>
> 6. What is the term for the face-down cards used in <answer 5>
> poker as well as in forms of the game such as Texas Hold'em?
>
> 7. In poker, what does it mean to "check"? Be sufficiently specific.
makes a bet, after which all players must match the bet, raise, or fold.
>
> 8. You can buy a deck of poker cards or a deck of bridge cards.
> Both decks contain the same 52 cards plus jokers, so what is
> the difference between them?
>
> 9. All card games for one person are often called solitaire
> or patience, but different games do have their own names.
> The best-known solitaire game is the one where you build down
> in alternating colors on the tableau (you know, "red 9 on the
> black 10"); and you build up in suit and sequence from the
> foundation aces. This game has several names, of which two are
> most commonly used. One of those names is that of an American
> casino owner. Please give the *other* common name, the one most
> often used in reference books, which has a Canadian connection.
>
> 10. "Fifteen two, fifteen four, pair is six, and one for his nobs
> is seven." Name the game.
>
>
> * Game 2, Round 3 - Science - Gee! Oh!
>
> Each answer in this round is a word beginning with the letters GEO.
>
> 1. This is a hollow concretionary or nodular stone, its inside
> surface often lined with crystals.
>
> 2. This field of study deals with the exact measurement of the
> Earth or large parts of it, traditionally by surveying, now
> often by satellites.
>
> 3. What term is used for the ancient theory that the Earth is
> stationary with all the planets (including the Sun and Moon)
> moving around it?
>
> 4. In math, a doubling series such as 3, 6, 12, 24 is an example
> of what type of progression?
>
> 5. This word refers to the nominal figure formed by sea level
> over the entire Earth -- you may think of it as the shape that
> the planet would have if the entire surface was liquid.
>
> 6. Satellites are often placed in this type of orbit in order to
> remain constantly over one spot on the Earth's equator.
>
> 7. This mathematical term refers to the shortest path between two
> points. In Euclidean geometry it's a straight line; in spherical
> geometry, it's part of a great circle.
>
> 8. This giant edible clam, weighing up to 12 pounds, is found on
> the West Coast, especially in Puget Sound. Its name, from the
> Indian language there, is suggestive of a type of bird.
>
> 9. What is it called when someone desires to eat clay, chalk,
> or earth, perhaps because of a vitamin deficiency?
>
> 10. Name a biological term for gravitationally aligned growth or
> motion, toward or away from the Earth.
>
Dan Tilque
Jul 7, 2020, 8:53:59 AM7/7/20
to
On 7/5/20 1:49 PM, Mark Brader wrote:
>
> * Game 2, Round 2 - Leisure - Card Games
>
> 1. In bridge, during the play phase of a hand, one player is trying
> to "make the contract" and is often diagrammed in the "south"
> position in books or articles about the game. What is this
> player called, or what is his partner called? Name *either one*.
declarer
>
> * Game 2, Round 2 - Leisure - Card Games
>
> 1. In bridge, during the play phase of a hand, one player is trying
> to "make the contract" and is often diagrammed in the "south"
> position in books or articles about the game. What is this
> player called, or what is his partner called? Name *either one*.
>
> 2. Bridge is derived from a simpler game that Edmond Hoyle famously
> wrote about in 1742. Variants of that game are still played
> today. Name it.
>
> 3. You're playing bridge, or <answer 2>, or oh hell, or hearts, or
> spades. (That is, any one of these five games.) Each player in
> turn plays one card from his hand, and one of those cards beats
> the others. Then again each player in turn plays one card from
> his hand, and so on. What is one of these rounds of cards called?
>
> 4. In the game of hearts, on most deals, 1 point is scored against
> you for each what? Be sufficiently specific.
>
> 5. Name the type of poker where each player is dealt his own
> individual set of cards, some face down and the others face up
> -- as seen, for example, in the movie "The Cincinnati Kid".
>
> 6. What is the term for the face-down cards used in <answer 5>
> poker as well as in forms of the game such as Texas Hold'em?
>
> 7. In poker, what does it mean to "check"? Be sufficiently specific.
>
> 8. You can buy a deck of poker cards or a deck of bridge cards.
> Both decks contain the same 52 cards plus jokers, so what is
> the difference between them?
>
> 9. All card games for one person are often called solitaire
> or patience, but different games do have their own names.
> The best-known solitaire game is the one where you build down
> in alternating colors on the tableau (you know, "red 9 on the
> black 10"); and you build up in suit and sequence from the
> foundation aces. This game has several names, of which two are
> most commonly used. One of those names is that of an American
> casino owner. Please give the *other* common name, the one most
> often used in reference books, which has a Canadian connection.
>
> 10. "Fifteen two, fifteen four, pair is six, and one for his nobs
> is seven." Name the game.
>
>
> * Game 2, Round 3 - Science - Gee! Oh!
>
> Each answer in this round is a word beginning with the letters GEO.
>
> 1. This is a hollow concretionary or nodular stone, its inside
> surface often lined with crystals.
>
> 2. This field of study deals with the exact measurement of the
> Earth or large parts of it, traditionally by surveying, now
> often by satellites.
>
> 3. What term is used for the ancient theory that the Earth is
> stationary with all the planets (including the Sun and Moon)
> moving around it?
>
> 4. In math, a doubling series such as 3, 6, 12, 24 is an example
> of what type of progression?
>
> 5. This word refers to the nominal figure formed by sea level
> over the entire Earth -- you may think of it as the shape that
> the planet would have if the entire surface was liquid.
>
> 6. Satellites are often placed in this type of orbit in order to
> remain constantly over one spot on the Earth's equator.
>
> 7. This mathematical term refers to the shortest path between two
> points. In Euclidean geometry it's a straight line; in spherical
> geometry, it's part of a great circle.
>
> 8. This giant edible clam, weighing up to 12 pounds, is found on
> the West Coast, especially in Puget Sound. Its name, from the
> Indian language there, is suggestive of a type of bird.
>
> 9. What is it called when someone desires to eat clay, chalk,
> or earth, perhaps because of a vitamin deficiency?
>
> 10. Name a biological term for gravitationally aligned growth or
> motion, toward or away from the Earth.
>
--
Calvin
Jul 8, 2020, 5:44:32 PM7/8/20
to
On Monday, July 6, 2020 at 6:49:50 AM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
> * Game 2, Round 2 - Leisure - Card Games
>
> 1. In bridge, during the play phase of a hand, one player is trying
> to "make the contract" and is often diagrammed in the "south"
> position in books or articles about the game. What is this
> player called, or what is his partner called? Name *either one*.
Declarer
> * Game 2, Round 2 - Leisure - Card Games
>
> 1. In bridge, during the play phase of a hand, one player is trying
> to "make the contract" and is often diagrammed in the "south"
> position in books or articles about the game. What is this
> player called, or what is his partner called? Name *either one*.
> 2. Bridge is derived from a simpler game that Edmond Hoyle famously
> wrote about in 1742. Variants of that game are still played
> today. Name it.
> 3. You're playing bridge, or <answer 2>, or oh hell, or hearts, or
> spades. (That is, any one of these five games.) Each player in
> turn plays one card from his hand, and one of those cards beats
> the others. Then again each player in turn plays one card from
> his hand, and so on. What is one of these rounds of cards called?
> 4. In the game of hearts, on most deals, 1 point is scored against
> you for each what? Be sufficiently specific.
> 5. Name the type of poker where each player is dealt his own
> individual set of cards, some face down and the others face up
> -- as seen, for example, in the movie "The Cincinnati Kid".
> 6. What is the term for the face-down cards used in <answer 5>
> poker as well as in forms of the game such as Texas Hold'em?
> 7. In poker, what does it mean to "check"? Be sufficiently specific.
> 8. You can buy a deck of poker cards or a deck of bridge cards.
> Both decks contain the same 52 cards plus jokers, so what is
> the difference between them?
> 9. All card games for one person are often called solitaire
> or patience, but different games do have their own names.
> The best-known solitaire game is the one where you build down
> in alternating colors on the tableau (you know, "red 9 on the
> black 10"); and you build up in suit and sequence from the
> foundation aces. This game has several names, of which two are
> most commonly used. One of those names is that of an American
> casino owner. Please give the *other* common name, the one most
> often used in reference books, which has a Canadian connection.
> 10. "Fifteen two, fifteen four, pair is six, and one for his nobs
> is seven." Name the game.
> * Game 2, Round 3 - Science - Gee! Oh!
>
> Each answer in this round is a word beginning with the letters GEO.
>
> 1. This is a hollow concretionary or nodular stone, its inside
> surface often lined with crystals.
>
> 2. This field of study deals with the exact measurement of the
> Earth or large parts of it, traditionally by surveying, now
> often by satellites.
>
> 3. What term is used for the ancient theory that the Earth is
> stationary with all the planets (including the Sun and Moon)
> moving around it?
> 4. In math, a doubling series such as 3, 6, 12, 24 is an example
> of what type of progression?
> 5. This word refers to the nominal figure formed by sea level
> over the entire Earth -- you may think of it as the shape that
> the planet would have if the entire surface was liquid.
>
> 6. Satellites are often placed in this type of orbit in order to
> remain constantly over one spot on the Earth's equator.
> 7. This mathematical term refers to the shortest path between two
> points. In Euclidean geometry it's a straight line; in spherical
> geometry, it's part of a great circle.
> 8. This giant edible clam, weighing up to 12 pounds, is found on
> the West Coast, especially in Puget Sound. Its name, from the
> Indian language there, is suggestive of a type of bird.
>
> 9. What is it called when someone desires to eat clay, chalk,
> or earth, perhaps because of a vitamin deficiency?
>
> 10. Name a biological term for gravitationally aligned growth or
> motion, toward or away from the Earth.
calvin
swp
Jul 8, 2020, 10:01:27 PM7/8/20
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On Sunday, July 5, 2020 at 4:49:50 PM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2007-01-29,
> and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written
> by members of the Usual Suspects, but have been reformatted and
> may have been retyped and/or edited by me. I will reveal the
> correct answers in about 3 days.
noted
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2007-01-29,
> and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written
> by members of the Usual Suspects, but have been reformatted and
> may have been retyped and/or edited by me. I will reveal the
> correct answers in about 3 days.
> We are back to the usual QFTCI rules: you are allowed up to two
> guesses on each questions, but if you give both a right and a
> wrong answer, there is a small penalty. For further information
> see my 2020-06-23 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from
> the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
>
> In some cases either the answers or the facts stated as current
> in the question have changed since the question was written.
> I've tried to call attention to such possibilities by inserting
> *tripled quotation marks* around words that were correct at the time
> of the original game -- for example, """now""" or """is""" (pretty
> much any present-tense verb may be marked). I will always accept
> the answer that was correct when the question was originally asked.
> If the facts have changed in such a way that a different answer is
> now correct (rather than some other sort of change), I will also
> accept the new correct answer -- unless there is an explicit note
> requiring otherwise. See the companion posting for further details.
>
>
> I wrote both of these rounds.
>
>
> * Game 2, Round 2 - Leisure - Card Games
>
> 1. In bridge, during the play phase of a hand, one player is trying
> to "make the contract" and is often diagrammed in the "south"
> position in books or articles about the game. What is this
> player called, or what is his partner called? Name *either one*.
> 2. Bridge is derived from a simpler game that Edmond Hoyle famously
> wrote about in 1742. Variants of that game are still played
> today. Name it.
> 3. You're playing bridge, or <answer 2>, or oh hell, or hearts, or
> spades. (That is, any one of these five games.) Each player in
> turn plays one card from his hand, and one of those cards beats
> the others. Then again each player in turn plays one card from
> his hand, and so on. What is one of these rounds of cards called?
> 4. In the game of hearts, on most deals, 1 point is scored against
> you for each what? Be sufficiently specific.
> 5. Name the type of poker where each player is dealt his own
> individual set of cards, some face down and the others face up
> -- as seen, for example, in the movie "The Cincinnati Kid".
> 6. What is the term for the face-down cards used in <answer 5>
> poker as well as in forms of the game such as Texas Hold'em?
> 7. In poker, what does it mean to "check"? Be sufficiently specific.
> 8. You can buy a deck of poker cards or a deck of bridge cards.
> Both decks contain the same 52 cards plus jokers, so what is
> the difference between them?
> 9. All card games for one person are often called solitaire
> or patience, but different games do have their own names.
> The best-known solitaire game is the one where you build down
> in alternating colors on the tableau (you know, "red 9 on the
> black 10"); and you build up in suit and sequence from the
> foundation aces. This game has several names, of which two are
> most commonly used. One of those names is that of an American
> casino owner. Please give the *other* common name, the one most
> often used in reference books, which has a Canadian connection.
> 10. "Fifteen two, fifteen four, pair is six, and one for his nobs
> is seven." Name the game.
>
> * Game 2, Round 3 - Science - Gee! Oh!
>
> Each answer in this round is a word beginning with the letters GEO.
>
> 1. This is a hollow concretionary or nodular stone, its inside
> surface often lined with crystals.
> 2. This field of study deals with the exact measurement of the
> Earth or large parts of it, traditionally by surveying, now
> often by satellites.
> 3. What term is used for the ancient theory that the Earth is
> stationary with all the planets (including the Sun and Moon)
> moving around it?
> 4. In math, a doubling series such as 3, 6, 12, 24 is an example
> of what type of progression?
> 5. This word refers to the nominal figure formed by sea level
> over the entire Earth -- you may think of it as the shape that
> the planet would have if the entire surface was liquid.
> 6. Satellites are often placed in this type of orbit in order to
> remain constantly over one spot on the Earth's equator.
> 7. This mathematical term refers to the shortest path between two
> points. In Euclidean geometry it's a straight line; in spherical
> geometry, it's part of a great circle.
> 8. This giant edible clam, weighing up to 12 pounds, is found on
> the West Coast, especially in Puget Sound. Its name, from the
> Indian language there, is suggestive of a type of bird.
> 9. What is it called when someone desires to eat clay, chalk,
> or earth, perhaps because of a vitamin deficiency?
> 10. Name a biological term for gravitationally aligned growth or
> motion, toward or away from the Earth.
> --
> Mark Brader "Inventions reached their limit long ago,
> Toronto and I see no hope for further development."
> m...@vex.net -- Julius Frontinus, 1st century AD
>
> My text in this article is in the public domain.
Mark Brader
Jul 9, 2020, 12:02:51 AM7/9/20
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Mark Brader:
> 1. In bridge, during the play phase of a hand, one player is trying
> to "make the contract" and is often diagrammed in the "south"
> position in books or articles about the game. What is this
> player called, or what is his partner called? Name *either one*.
Declarer, dummy (respectively). 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, Bruce,
Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Stephen (the hard way).
> 2. Bridge is derived from a simpler game that Edmond Hoyle famously
> wrote about in 1742. Variants of that game are still played
> today. Name it.
Whist. 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, Bruce, Pete, Dan Tilque, Calvin,
and Stephen.
> 3. You're playing bridge, or <answer 2>, or oh hell, or hearts, or
> spades. (That is, any one of these five games.) Each player in
> turn plays one card from his hand, and one of those cards beats
> the others. Then again each player in turn plays one card from
> his hand, and so on. What is one of these rounds of cards called?
A trick. 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, Pete, Dan Tilque, Calvin,
and Stephen.
> 4. In the game of hearts, on most deals, 1 point is scored against
> you for each what? Be sufficiently specific.
Each heart card in the tricks that you win. 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce,
Pete, Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Stephen.
> 5. Name the type of poker where each player is dealt his own
> individual set of cards, some face down and the others face up
> -- as seen, for example, in the movie "The Cincinnati Kid".
Stud. 4 for Dan Blum, Pete, Dan Tilque, and Stephen.
> 6. What is the term for the face-down cards used in <answer 5>
> poker as well as in forms of the game such as Texas Hold'em?
Hole or pocket cards. 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, Pete, Dan Tilque,
Calvin, and Stephen.
> 7. In poker, what does it mean to "check"? Be sufficiently specific.
To bet zero but stay in the betting (which is possible only when no
player has yet made a bet). The answers "not bet additional money"
and "passing your turn instead of betting" are ambiguous at best,
and one entrant made an otherwise correct reference to betting on
a "trick", which does not exist in poker. I scored all these as
almost correct. 4 for Dan Blum. 3 for Pete, Dan Tilque, and Stephen.
> 8. You can buy a deck of poker cards or a deck of bridge cards.
> Both decks contain the same 52 cards plus jokers, so what is
> the difference between them?
Size. Poker cards are about 1/4 inch wider, since you only need
to hold about five of them at a time; but any reference to size
was acceptable. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Stephen.
> 9. All card games for one person are often called solitaire
> or patience, but different games do have their own names.
> The best-known solitaire game is the one where you build down
> in alternating colors on the tableau (you know, "red 9 on the
> black 10"); and you build up in suit and sequence from the
> foundation aces. This game has several names, of which two are
> most commonly used. One of those names is that of an American
> casino owner. Please give the *other* common name, the one most
> often used in reference books, which has a Canadian connection.
Klondike. (The casino owner's name is Canfield.) 4 for Dan Blum,
Joshua, Bruce, Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Stephen.
> 10. "Fifteen two, fifteen four, pair is six, and one for his nobs
> is seven." Name the game.
Cribbage (or crib). 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, Pete, Dan Tilque,
Calvin, and Stephen.
> * Game 2, Round 3 - Science - Gee! Oh!
> Each answer in this round is a word beginning with the letters GEO.
For some answers both noun and adjective forms were accepted, in
which case the adjective is shown in parentheses.
> 1. This is a hollow concretionary or nodular stone, its inside
> surface often lined with crystals.
Geode. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Bruce, Pete, Dan Tilque, and Stephen.
> 2. This field of study deals with the exact measurement of the
> Earth or large parts of it, traditionally by surveying, now
> often by satellites.
Geodesy or geodetics (geodetic). 4 for Joshua and Stephen.
3 for Erland.
> 3. What term is used for the ancient theory that the Earth is
> stationary with all the planets (including the Sun and Moon)
> moving around it?
Geocentrism (geocentric). 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, Joshua, Bruce,
Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Stephen.
> 4. In math, a doubling series such as 3, 6, 12, 24 is an example
> of what type of progression?
Geometric. 4 for everyone -- Erland, Dan Blum, Joshua, Bruce, Pete,
Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Stephen.
> 5. This word refers to the nominal figure formed by sea level
> over the entire Earth -- you may think of it as the shape that
> the planet would have if the entire surface was liquid.
Geoid. (Not "geosphere", which actually refers to a layer of the
solid Earth.) 4 for Bruce, Dan Tilque, and Stephen.
> 6. Satellites are often placed in this type of orbit in order to
> remain constantly over one spot on the Earth's equator.
Geosynchronous, or more specifically, geostationary (either was
fine). 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, Joshua, Bruce, Dan Tilque, Calvin,
and Stephen.
> 7. This mathematical term refers to the shortest path between two
> points. In Euclidean geometry it's a straight line; in spherical
> geometry, it's part of a great circle.
A geodesic. 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, Pete, Dan Tilque, Calvin,
and Stephen.
> 8. This giant edible clam, weighing up to 12 pounds, is found on
> the West Coast, especially in Puget Sound. Its name, from the
> Indian language there, is suggestive of a type of bird.
Geoduck ["gooey duck"!]. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Bruce, Dan Tilque,
and Stephen.
> 9. What is it called when someone desires to eat clay, chalk,
> or earth, perhaps because of a vitamin deficiency?
Geophagy or geophagism. I considered "geophagia" almost correct.
4 for Bruce and Dan Tilque. 3 for Dan Blum and Stephen.
> 10. Name a biological term for gravitationally aligned growth or
> motion, toward or away from the Earth.
Geotaxis (geotactic) or geotropism (geotropic). 4 for Dan Blum
and Stephen.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 2 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Lei Sci
Stephen Perry 39 39 78
Dan Blum 40 31 71
Dan Tilque 39 32 71
Bruce Bowler 28 32 60
"Calvin" 28 16 44
Pete Gayde 27 12 39
Joshua Kreitzer 4 24 28
Erland Sommarskog 8 15 23
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | WARNING: This Product Warps Space and Time
m...@vex.net | in Its Vicinity. --JIR
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2007-01-29,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2020-06-23 companion posting on "Reposted Questions from
> the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
> the Canadian Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".
> I wrote both of these rounds.
> * Game 2, Round 2 - Leisure - Card Games
This was the easiest round in the original game.
> * Game 2, Round 2 - Leisure - Card Games
> 1. In bridge, during the play phase of a hand, one player is trying
> to "make the contract" and is often diagrammed in the "south"
> position in books or articles about the game. What is this
> player called, or what is his partner called? Name *either one*.
Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Stephen (the hard way).
> 2. Bridge is derived from a simpler game that Edmond Hoyle famously
> wrote about in 1742. Variants of that game are still played
> today. Name it.
and Stephen.
> 3. You're playing bridge, or <answer 2>, or oh hell, or hearts, or
> spades. (That is, any one of these five games.) Each player in
> turn plays one card from his hand, and one of those cards beats
> the others. Then again each player in turn plays one card from
> his hand, and so on. What is one of these rounds of cards called?
and Stephen.
> 4. In the game of hearts, on most deals, 1 point is scored against
> you for each what? Be sufficiently specific.
Pete, Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Stephen.
> 5. Name the type of poker where each player is dealt his own
> individual set of cards, some face down and the others face up
> -- as seen, for example, in the movie "The Cincinnati Kid".
> 6. What is the term for the face-down cards used in <answer 5>
> poker as well as in forms of the game such as Texas Hold'em?
Calvin, and Stephen.
> 7. In poker, what does it mean to "check"? Be sufficiently specific.
player has yet made a bet). The answers "not bet additional money"
and "passing your turn instead of betting" are ambiguous at best,
and one entrant made an otherwise correct reference to betting on
a "trick", which does not exist in poker. I scored all these as
almost correct. 4 for Dan Blum. 3 for Pete, Dan Tilque, and Stephen.
> 8. You can buy a deck of poker cards or a deck of bridge cards.
> Both decks contain the same 52 cards plus jokers, so what is
> the difference between them?
to hold about five of them at a time; but any reference to size
was acceptable. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Stephen.
> 9. All card games for one person are often called solitaire
> or patience, but different games do have their own names.
> The best-known solitaire game is the one where you build down
> in alternating colors on the tableau (you know, "red 9 on the
> black 10"); and you build up in suit and sequence from the
> foundation aces. This game has several names, of which two are
> most commonly used. One of those names is that of an American
> casino owner. Please give the *other* common name, the one most
> often used in reference books, which has a Canadian connection.
Joshua, Bruce, Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Stephen.
> 10. "Fifteen two, fifteen four, pair is six, and one for his nobs
> is seven." Name the game.
Calvin, and Stephen.
> * Game 2, Round 3 - Science - Gee! Oh!
> Each answer in this round is a word beginning with the letters GEO.
which case the adjective is shown in parentheses.
> 1. This is a hollow concretionary or nodular stone, its inside
> surface often lined with crystals.
> 2. This field of study deals with the exact measurement of the
> Earth or large parts of it, traditionally by surveying, now
> often by satellites.
3 for Erland.
> 3. What term is used for the ancient theory that the Earth is
> stationary with all the planets (including the Sun and Moon)
> moving around it?
Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Stephen.
> 4. In math, a doubling series such as 3, 6, 12, 24 is an example
> of what type of progression?
Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Stephen.
> 5. This word refers to the nominal figure formed by sea level
> over the entire Earth -- you may think of it as the shape that
> the planet would have if the entire surface was liquid.
solid Earth.) 4 for Bruce, Dan Tilque, and Stephen.
> 6. Satellites are often placed in this type of orbit in order to
> remain constantly over one spot on the Earth's equator.
fine). 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, Joshua, Bruce, Dan Tilque, Calvin,
and Stephen.
> 7. This mathematical term refers to the shortest path between two
> points. In Euclidean geometry it's a straight line; in spherical
> geometry, it's part of a great circle.
and Stephen.
> 8. This giant edible clam, weighing up to 12 pounds, is found on
> the West Coast, especially in Puget Sound. Its name, from the
> Indian language there, is suggestive of a type of bird.
and Stephen.
> 9. What is it called when someone desires to eat clay, chalk,
> or earth, perhaps because of a vitamin deficiency?
4 for Bruce and Dan Tilque. 3 for Dan Blum and Stephen.
> 10. Name a biological term for gravitationally aligned growth or
> motion, toward or away from the Earth.
and Stephen.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 2 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Lei Sci
Stephen Perry 39 39 78
Dan Blum 40 31 71
Dan Tilque 39 32 71
Bruce Bowler 28 32 60
"Calvin" 28 16 44
Pete Gayde 27 12 39
Joshua Kreitzer 4 24 28
Erland Sommarskog 8 15 23
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