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Mark Brader
Jan 29, 2014, 5:19:12 PM1/29/14
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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2013-11-18,
and should be interpreted accordingly.
On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
the correct answers in about 3 days.
All questions were written by members of Clueless, 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
2013-09-15 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 8, Round 2 - History - Medieval Towns and Cities
In each case, name the city or town described.
1. This European city claims the oldest university in the world
and became the preeminent place to study law from the 11th
century through the later Middle Ages.
2. Where was considered, in the 13th century, the preeminent
European city in which to study theology? Thomas Aquinas
taught there.
3. Where did the popes reside from 1309 to 1377?
4. This city began as a Viking settlement in the 9th century,
and remained under their control until it was invaded by the
Normans in the 12th century. One of its local names means "town
of the hurdled ford"; but what is its current most common name,
which means "black pool"?
5. Constantine the Great was proclaimed Roman Emperor here in 306.
Centuries later this city became an ecclesiastical capital and
important center of cloth trade and manufacturing. The city's
castle was the site of an infamous massacre of Jewish inhabitants
in 1190.
6. This city's name derives from the Latin for "water of Grannus",
who was a local Celtic deity. Around the year 800, it became
the political center of the empire of Charlemagne, who usually
spent the winter there with his court, and he was eventually
buried there.
7. This town was the endpoint of the most famous pilgrimage route
in Western Europe. In 813 a star guided a shepherd to the
burial site of the Apostle James, and a cathedral was built
on the spot. Pilgrims returning home from here would wear a
symbolic scallop shell.
8. This town became a great commercial power in the 13th, 14th,
and 15th centuries. The bourse opened in 1309, likely the
earliest stock exchange in the world, and advances in merchant
capitalism such as letters of credit were developed there.
Economic decline around 1500 was caused by the silting up of
the town's sea access. The first printed book published in
the English language was published there.
9. This town served as the capital city of the Western Roman Empire
in the 5th century, and then of the Kingdom of the Ostrogoths.
It was then the center of Byzantine outposts in the West,
and later became the seat of the Kingdom of the Lombards.
Today it is particularly known for the surviving Byzantine
mosaics in its basilica.
10. What city was sacked by crusaders in 1203-04 and conquered
250 years later by Sultan Mehmed II?
* Game 8, Round 3 - Art - Sculptors
On the handout
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/8-3/sculptors.jpg
you will find 19 images, which in the original game were printed
in black and white, but in return for the annoyance of scrolling
through a tall image, at least you get to see them in color.
(Sorry about the variation in numbering style, but that's how
they did it. It was even worse before I touched up the position
of some of the numbers.)
Four artists are represented by two sculptures each, and you have to
identify *both*. If you make two guesses, please use an explicit and
unambiguous format like "31 and 32; 31 and 33" to make it clear what
they are.
Now, identify *both* sculptures by:
1. Michelangelo.
2. Picasso.
3. Donatello.
4. Bernini.
After completing questions #1-4, decode the rot13 to see the numbers
of the unused sculptures. For questions #5-10, identify the artist
of each one. And, if you like, continue with the decoys, #11-15,
for fun, but for no points.
5. Gjb.
6. Svir.
7. Rvtug.
8. Guvegrra.
9. Svsgrra.
10. Fvkgrra.
Decoys:
11. Guerr.
12. Fvk.
13. Frira.
14. Gra.
15. Ryrira.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "(And then there were the mtimes.
m...@vex.net | Oh, the mtimes...)" --Steve Summit
My text in this article is in the public domain.
and should be interpreted accordingly.
On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
the correct answers in about 3 days.
All questions were written by members of Clueless, 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
2013-09-15 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 8, Round 2 - History - Medieval Towns and Cities
In each case, name the city or town described.
1. This European city claims the oldest university in the world
and became the preeminent place to study law from the 11th
century through the later Middle Ages.
2. Where was considered, in the 13th century, the preeminent
European city in which to study theology? Thomas Aquinas
taught there.
3. Where did the popes reside from 1309 to 1377?
4. This city began as a Viking settlement in the 9th century,
and remained under their control until it was invaded by the
Normans in the 12th century. One of its local names means "town
of the hurdled ford"; but what is its current most common name,
which means "black pool"?
5. Constantine the Great was proclaimed Roman Emperor here in 306.
Centuries later this city became an ecclesiastical capital and
important center of cloth trade and manufacturing. The city's
castle was the site of an infamous massacre of Jewish inhabitants
in 1190.
6. This city's name derives from the Latin for "water of Grannus",
who was a local Celtic deity. Around the year 800, it became
the political center of the empire of Charlemagne, who usually
spent the winter there with his court, and he was eventually
buried there.
7. This town was the endpoint of the most famous pilgrimage route
in Western Europe. In 813 a star guided a shepherd to the
burial site of the Apostle James, and a cathedral was built
on the spot. Pilgrims returning home from here would wear a
symbolic scallop shell.
8. This town became a great commercial power in the 13th, 14th,
and 15th centuries. The bourse opened in 1309, likely the
earliest stock exchange in the world, and advances in merchant
capitalism such as letters of credit were developed there.
Economic decline around 1500 was caused by the silting up of
the town's sea access. The first printed book published in
the English language was published there.
9. This town served as the capital city of the Western Roman Empire
in the 5th century, and then of the Kingdom of the Ostrogoths.
It was then the center of Byzantine outposts in the West,
and later became the seat of the Kingdom of the Lombards.
Today it is particularly known for the surviving Byzantine
mosaics in its basilica.
10. What city was sacked by crusaders in 1203-04 and conquered
250 years later by Sultan Mehmed II?
* Game 8, Round 3 - Art - Sculptors
On the handout
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/8-3/sculptors.jpg
you will find 19 images, which in the original game were printed
in black and white, but in return for the annoyance of scrolling
through a tall image, at least you get to see them in color.
(Sorry about the variation in numbering style, but that's how
they did it. It was even worse before I touched up the position
of some of the numbers.)
Four artists are represented by two sculptures each, and you have to
identify *both*. If you make two guesses, please use an explicit and
unambiguous format like "31 and 32; 31 and 33" to make it clear what
they are.
Now, identify *both* sculptures by:
1. Michelangelo.
2. Picasso.
3. Donatello.
4. Bernini.
After completing questions #1-4, decode the rot13 to see the numbers
of the unused sculptures. For questions #5-10, identify the artist
of each one. And, if you like, continue with the decoys, #11-15,
for fun, but for no points.
5. Gjb.
6. Svir.
7. Rvtug.
8. Guvegrra.
9. Svsgrra.
10. Fvkgrra.
Decoys:
11. Guerr.
12. Fvk.
13. Frira.
14. Gra.
15. Ryrira.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "(And then there were the mtimes.
m...@vex.net | Oh, the mtimes...)" --Steve Summit
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Dan Blum
Jan 29, 2014, 5:42:31 PM1/29/14
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> 1. This European city claims the oldest university in the world
> and became the preeminent place to study law from the 11th
> century through the later Middle Ages.
Bologna
> and became the preeminent place to study law from the 11th
> century through the later Middle Ages.
> 2. Where was considered, in the 13th century, the preeminent
> European city in which to study theology? Thomas Aquinas
> taught there.
> 3. Where did the popes reside from 1309 to 1377?
> 5. Constantine the Great was proclaimed Roman Emperor here in 306.
> Centuries later this city became an ecclesiastical capital and
> important center of cloth trade and manufacturing. The city's
> castle was the site of an infamous massacre of Jewish inhabitants
> in 1190.
> 6. This city's name derives from the Latin for "water of Grannus",
> who was a local Celtic deity. Around the year 800, it became
> the political center of the empire of Charlemagne, who usually
> spent the winter there with his court, and he was eventually
> buried there.
> 8. This town became a great commercial power in the 13th, 14th,
> and 15th centuries. The bourse opened in 1309, likely the
> earliest stock exchange in the world, and advances in merchant
> capitalism such as letters of credit were developed there.
> Economic decline around 1500 was caused by the silting up of
> the town's sea access. The first printed book published in
> the English language was published there.
> 9. This town served as the capital city of the Western Roman Empire
> in the 5th century, and then of the Kingdom of the Ostrogoths.
> It was then the center of Byzantine outposts in the West,
> and later became the seat of the Kingdom of the Lombards.
> Today it is particularly known for the surviving Byzantine
> mosaics in its basilica.
> 10. What city was sacked by crusaders in 1203-04 and conquered
> 250 years later by Sultan Mehmed II?
> * Game 8, Round 3 - Art - Sculptors
> Four artists are represented by two sculptures each, and you have to
> identify *both*. If you make two guesses, please use an explicit and
> unambiguous format like "31 and 32; 31 and 33" to make it clear what
> they are.
> 1. Michelangelo.
> identify *both*. If you make two guesses, please use an explicit and
> unambiguous format like "31 and 32; 31 and 33" to make it clear what
> they are.
3 and 7; 4 and 7
> 2. Picasso.
9 and 14
> 3. Donatello.
4 and 18; 1 and 18
> 4. Bernini.
6 and 12; 6 and 17
> 5. Gjb.
Degas
> 7. Rvtug.
Duchamp
> 8. Guvegrra.
Christo
> 9. Svsgrra.
Giacometti
> 10. Fvkgrra.
Rodin
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Marc Dashevsky
Jan 29, 2014, 6:29:55 PM1/29/14
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In article <Sa6dnYpt4MX943TP...@vex.net>, m...@vex.net says...
> 2. Where was considered, in the 13th century, the preeminent
> European city in which to study theology? Thomas Aquinas
> taught there.
>
> 3. Where did the popes reside from 1309 to 1377?
Venice
> 4. This city began as a Viking settlement in the 9th century,
> and remained under their control until it was invaded by the
> Normans in the 12th century. One of its local names means "town
> of the hurdled ford"; but what is its current most common name,
> which means "black pool"?
> 5. Constantine the Great was proclaimed Roman Emperor here in 306.
> Centuries later this city became an ecclesiastical capital and
> important center of cloth trade and manufacturing. The city's
> castle was the site of an infamous massacre of Jewish inhabitants
> in 1190.
Byzantium
> 6. This city's name derives from the Latin for "water of Grannus",
> who was a local Celtic deity. Around the year 800, it became
> the political center of the empire of Charlemagne, who usually
> spent the winter there with his court, and he was eventually
> buried there.
Aquitaine
> 7. This town was the endpoint of the most famous pilgrimage route
> in Western Europe. In 813 a star guided a shepherd to the
> burial site of the Apostle James, and a cathedral was built
> on the spot. Pilgrims returning home from here would wear a
> symbolic scallop shell.
>
> 8. This town became a great commercial power in the 13th, 14th,
> and 15th centuries. The bourse opened in 1309, likely the
> earliest stock exchange in the world, and advances in merchant
> capitalism such as letters of credit were developed there.
> Economic decline around 1500 was caused by the silting up of
> the town's sea access. The first printed book published in
> the English language was published there.
Venice
> 9. This town served as the capital city of the Western Roman Empire
> in the 5th century, and then of the Kingdom of the Ostrogoths.
> It was then the center of Byzantine outposts in the West,
> and later became the seat of the Kingdom of the Lombards.
> Today it is particularly known for the surviving Byzantine
> mosaics in its basilica.
>
> 10. What city was sacked by crusaders in 1203-04 and conquered
> 250 years later by Sultan Mehmed II?
>
>
> * Game 8, Round 3 - Art - Sculptors
>
> On the handout
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/8-3/sculptors.jpg
>
> you will find 19 images, which in the original game were printed
> in black and white, but in return for the annoyance of scrolling
> through a tall image, at least you get to see them in color.
> (Sorry about the variation in numbering style, but that's how
> they did it. It was even worse before I touched up the position
> of some of the numbers.)
>
> Four artists are represented by two sculptures each, and you have to
> identify *both*. If you make two guesses, please use an explicit and
> unambiguous format like "31 and 32; 31 and 33" to make it clear what
> they are.
>
> Now, identify *both* sculptures by:
>
> 1. Michelangelo.
12, 17
> 2. Picasso.
9, 14
> 3. Donatello.
> 4. Bernini.
>
> After completing questions #1-4, decode the rot13 to see the numbers
> of the unused sculptures. For questions #5-10, identify the artist
> of each one. And, if you like, continue with the decoys, #11-15,
> for fun, but for no points.
>
> 5. Two.
> 6. Five.
> 7. Eight.
> 8. Thirteen.
Christo
> 9. Fifteen.
> 10. Sixteen.
>
> Decoys:
>
> 11. Three.
Perseus and Medusa, but I do not recall the sculptor
> 12. Six.
> 13. Seven.
> 14. Ten.
Calder
> 15. Eleven.
> * Game 8, Round 2 - History - Medieval Towns and Cities
>
> In each case, name the city or town described.
>
> 1. This European city claims the oldest university in the world
> and became the preeminent place to study law from the 11th
> century through the later Middle Ages.
Oxford
>
> In each case, name the city or town described.
>
> 1. This European city claims the oldest university in the world
> and became the preeminent place to study law from the 11th
> century through the later Middle Ages.
> 2. Where was considered, in the 13th century, the preeminent
> European city in which to study theology? Thomas Aquinas
> taught there.
>
> 3. Where did the popes reside from 1309 to 1377?
> 4. This city began as a Viking settlement in the 9th century,
> and remained under their control until it was invaded by the
> Normans in the 12th century. One of its local names means "town
> of the hurdled ford"; but what is its current most common name,
> which means "black pool"?
> 5. Constantine the Great was proclaimed Roman Emperor here in 306.
> Centuries later this city became an ecclesiastical capital and
> important center of cloth trade and manufacturing. The city's
> castle was the site of an infamous massacre of Jewish inhabitants
> in 1190.
> 6. This city's name derives from the Latin for "water of Grannus",
> who was a local Celtic deity. Around the year 800, it became
> the political center of the empire of Charlemagne, who usually
> spent the winter there with his court, and he was eventually
> buried there.
> 7. This town was the endpoint of the most famous pilgrimage route
> in Western Europe. In 813 a star guided a shepherd to the
> burial site of the Apostle James, and a cathedral was built
> on the spot. Pilgrims returning home from here would wear a
> symbolic scallop shell.
>
> 8. This town became a great commercial power in the 13th, 14th,
> and 15th centuries. The bourse opened in 1309, likely the
> earliest stock exchange in the world, and advances in merchant
> capitalism such as letters of credit were developed there.
> Economic decline around 1500 was caused by the silting up of
> the town's sea access. The first printed book published in
> the English language was published there.
> 9. This town served as the capital city of the Western Roman Empire
> in the 5th century, and then of the Kingdom of the Ostrogoths.
> It was then the center of Byzantine outposts in the West,
> and later became the seat of the Kingdom of the Lombards.
> Today it is particularly known for the surviving Byzantine
> mosaics in its basilica.
>
> 10. What city was sacked by crusaders in 1203-04 and conquered
> 250 years later by Sultan Mehmed II?
>
>
> * Game 8, Round 3 - Art - Sculptors
>
> On the handout
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/8-3/sculptors.jpg
>
> you will find 19 images, which in the original game were printed
> in black and white, but in return for the annoyance of scrolling
> through a tall image, at least you get to see them in color.
> (Sorry about the variation in numbering style, but that's how
> they did it. It was even worse before I touched up the position
> of some of the numbers.)
>
> Four artists are represented by two sculptures each, and you have to
> identify *both*. If you make two guesses, please use an explicit and
> unambiguous format like "31 and 32; 31 and 33" to make it clear what
> they are.
>
> Now, identify *both* sculptures by:
>
> 1. Michelangelo.
> 2. Picasso.
9, 14
> 3. Donatello.
> 4. Bernini.
>
> After completing questions #1-4, decode the rot13 to see the numbers
> of the unused sculptures. For questions #5-10, identify the artist
> of each one. And, if you like, continue with the decoys, #11-15,
> for fun, but for no points.
>
> 6. Five.
> 7. Eight.
> 8. Thirteen.
Christo
> 9. Fifteen.
> 10. Sixteen.
>
> Decoys:
>
> 11. Three.
Perseus and Medusa, but I do not recall the sculptor
> 12. Six.
> 13. Seven.
> 14. Ten.
Calder
> 15. Eleven.
Jeffrey Turner
Jan 29, 2014, 6:43:03 PM1/29/14
to
On 1/29/2014 5:19 PM, Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * Game 8, Round 2 - History - Medieval Towns and Cities
>
> In each case, name the city or town described.
>
> 1. This European city claims the oldest university in the world
> and became the preeminent place to study law from the 11th
> century through the later Middle Ages.
Vienna
>
>
> * Game 8, Round 2 - History - Medieval Towns and Cities
>
> In each case, name the city or town described.
>
> 1. This European city claims the oldest university in the world
> and became the preeminent place to study law from the 11th
> century through the later Middle Ages.
> 2. Where was considered, in the 13th century, the preeminent
> European city in which to study theology? Thomas Aquinas
> taught there.
> 3. Where did the popes reside from 1309 to 1377?
>
> 4. This city began as a Viking settlement in the 9th century,
> and remained under their control until it was invaded by the
> Normans in the 12th century. One of its local names means "town
> of the hurdled ford"; but what is its current most common name,
> which means "black pool"?
>
> 5. Constantine the Great was proclaimed Roman Emperor here in 306.
> Centuries later this city became an ecclesiastical capital and
> important center of cloth trade and manufacturing. The city's
> castle was the site of an infamous massacre of Jewish inhabitants
> in 1190.
>
> 6. This city's name derives from the Latin for "water of Grannus",
> who was a local Celtic deity. Around the year 800, it became
> the political center of the empire of Charlemagne, who usually
> spent the winter there with his court, and he was eventually
> buried there.
> 7. This town was the endpoint of the most famous pilgrimage route
> in Western Europe. In 813 a star guided a shepherd to the
> burial site of the Apostle James, and a cathedral was built
> on the spot. Pilgrims returning home from here would wear a
> symbolic scallop shell.
>
> 8. This town became a great commercial power in the 13th, 14th,
> and 15th centuries. The bourse opened in 1309, likely the
> earliest stock exchange in the world, and advances in merchant
> capitalism such as letters of credit were developed there.
> Economic decline around 1500 was caused by the silting up of
> the town's sea access. The first printed book published in
> the English language was published there.
>
> 9. This town served as the capital city of the Western Roman Empire
> in the 5th century, and then of the Kingdom of the Ostrogoths.
> It was then the center of Byzantine outposts in the West,
> and later became the seat of the Kingdom of the Lombards.
> Today it is particularly known for the surviving Byzantine
> mosaics in its basilica.
>
> 10. What city was sacked by crusaders in 1203-04 and conquered
> 250 years later by Sultan Mehmed II?
> * Game 8, Round 3 - Art - Sculptors
>
> On the handout
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/8-3/sculptors.jpg
>
> you will find 19 images, which in the original game were printed
> in black and white, but in return for the annoyance of scrolling
> through a tall image, at least you get to see them in color.
> (Sorry about the variation in numbering style, but that's how
> they did it. It was even worse before I touched up the position
> of some of the numbers.)
>
> Four artists are represented by two sculptures each, and you have to
> identify *both*. If you make two guesses, please use an explicit and
> unambiguous format like "31 and 32; 31 and 33" to make it clear what
> they are.
>
> Now, identify *both* sculptures by:
>
> 1. Michelangelo.
> 2. Picasso.
9 and 14
> 3. Donatello.
7 and 16
9 and 14
> 3. Donatello.
> 4. Bernini.
4 and 6
> After completing questions #1-4, decode the rot13 to see the numbers
> of the unused sculptures. For questions #5-10, identify the artist
> of each one. And, if you like, continue with the decoys, #11-15,
> for fun, but for no points.
nopqrstuvwxyz
>
> 5. Gjb. Two
> 6. Svir. Five
> 7. Rvtug. Eight
> 8. Guvegrra. Thirteen
Christo
> 9. Svsgrra. Fifteen
Dali
> 10. Fvkgrra. Sixteen
>
> Decoys:
>
> 11. Guerr.
> 12. Fvk.
> 13. Frira.
> 14. Gra.
> 15. Ryrira.
--Jeff
> Decoys:
>
> 11. Guerr.
> 12. Fvk.
> 13. Frira.
> 14. Gra.
> 15. Ryrira.
calvin
Jan 29, 2014, 7:08:44 PM1/29/14
to
On Thu, 30 Jan 2014 08:19:12 +1000, Mark Brader <m...@vex.net> wrote:
> * Game 8, Round 2 - History - Medieval Towns and Cities
>
> In each case, name the city or town described.
>
> 1. This European city claims the oldest university in the world
> and became the preeminent place to study law from the 11th
> century through the later Middle Ages.
Bologna
> * Game 8, Round 2 - History - Medieval Towns and Cities
>
> In each case, name the city or town described.
>
> 1. This European city claims the oldest university in the world
> and became the preeminent place to study law from the 11th
> century through the later Middle Ages.
IIRC there's one in Morocco (?) that is older
> 2. Where was considered, in the 13th century, the preeminent
> European city in which to study theology? Thomas Aquinas
> taught there.
> 3. Where did the popes reside from 1309 to 1377?
> 4. This city began as a Viking settlement in the 9th century,
> and remained under their control until it was invaded by the
> Normans in the 12th century. One of its local names means "town
> of the hurdled ford"; but what is its current most common name,
> which means "black pool"?
> 5. Constantine the Great was proclaimed Roman Emperor here in 306.
> Centuries later this city became an ecclesiastical capital and
> important center of cloth trade and manufacturing. The city's
> castle was the site of an infamous massacre of Jewish inhabitants
> in 1190.
>
> 6. This city's name derives from the Latin for "water of Grannus",
> who was a local Celtic deity. Around the year 800, it became
> the political center of the empire of Charlemagne, who usually
> spent the winter there with his court, and he was eventually
> buried there.
>
> 7. This town was the endpoint of the most famous pilgrimage route
> in Western Europe. In 813 a star guided a shepherd to the
> burial site of the Apostle James, and a cathedral was built
> on the spot. Pilgrims returning home from here would wear a
> symbolic scallop shell.
> 8. This town became a great commercial power in the 13th, 14th,
> and 15th centuries. The bourse opened in 1309, likely the
> earliest stock exchange in the world, and advances in merchant
> capitalism such as letters of credit were developed there.
> Economic decline around 1500 was caused by the silting up of
> the town's sea access. The first printed book published in
> the English language was published there.
> 9. This town served as the capital city of the Western Roman Empire
> in the 5th century, and then of the Kingdom of the Ostrogoths.
> It was then the center of Byzantine outposts in the West,
> and later became the seat of the Kingdom of the Lombards.
> Today it is particularly known for the surviving Byzantine
> mosaics in its basilica.
> 10. What city was sacked by crusaders in 1203-04 and conquered
> 250 years later by Sultan Mehmed II?
> * Game 8, Round 3 - Art - Sculptors
>
> On the handout
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/8-3/sculptors.jpg
>
> you will find 19 images, which in the original game were printed
> in black and white, but in return for the annoyance of scrolling
> through a tall image, at least you get to see them in color.
> (Sorry about the variation in numbering style, but that's how
> they did it. It was even worse before I touched up the position
> of some of the numbers.)
>
> Four artists are represented by two sculptures each, and you have to
> identify *both*. If you make two guesses, please use an explicit and
> unambiguous format like "31 and 32; 31 and 33" to make it clear what
> they are.
>
> Now, identify *both* sculptures by:
>
> 1. Michelangelo.
4 and 7
> 2. Picasso.
9 and 13, 9 and 11
> 2. Picasso.
> 3. Donatello.
3 and 6
> 4. Bernini.
18 and 6, 18 and 12
> After completing questions #1-4, decode the rot13 to see the numbers
> of the unused sculptures. For questions #5-10, identify the artist
> of each one. And, if you like, continue with the decoys, #11-15,
> for fun, but for no points.
>
> 5. Gjb.
> 6. Svir.
Picasso
> 7. Rvtug.
Duchamp?
> 8. Guvegrra.
Dali, Picasso
> 9. Svsgrra.
> 10. Fvkgrra.
>
--
cheers,
calvin
Joshua Kreitzer
Jan 29, 2014, 11:30:24 PM1/29/14
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in
news:Sa6dnYpt4MX943TP...@vex.net:
> * Game 8, Round 2 - History - Medieval Towns and Cities
>
> In each case, name the city or town described.
>
> 1. This European city claims the oldest university in the world
> and became the preeminent place to study law from the 11th
> century through the later Middle Ages.
Bologna
> 2. Where was considered, in the 13th century, the preeminent
> European city in which to study theology? Thomas Aquinas
> taught there.
Paris; Milan
> 3. Where did the popes reside from 1309 to 1377?
Avignon
> 4. This city began as a Viking settlement in the 9th century,
> and remained under their control until it was invaded by the
> Normans in the 12th century. One of its local names means "town
> of the hurdled ford"; but what is its current most common name,
> which means "black pool"?
Dublin
> 5. Constantine the Great was proclaimed Roman Emperor here in 306.
> Centuries later this city became an ecclesiastical capital and
> important center of cloth trade and manufacturing. The city's
> castle was the site of an infamous massacre of Jewish inhabitants
> in 1190.
Mainz
> 6. This city's name derives from the Latin for "water of Grannus",
> who was a local Celtic deity. Around the year 800, it became
> the political center of the empire of Charlemagne, who usually
> spent the winter there with his court, and he was eventually
> buried there.
Aquitaine
> 7. This town was the endpoint of the most famous pilgrimage route
> in Western Europe. In 813 a star guided a shepherd to the
> burial site of the Apostle James, and a cathedral was built
> on the spot. Pilgrims returning home from here would wear a
> symbolic scallop shell.
Canterbury
> 8. This town became a great commercial power in the 13th, 14th,
> and 15th centuries. The bourse opened in 1309, likely the
> earliest stock exchange in the world, and advances in merchant
> capitalism such as letters of credit were developed there.
> Economic decline around 1500 was caused by the silting up of
> the town's sea access. The first printed book published in
> the English language was published there.
Hamburg
> 9. This town served as the capital city of the Western Roman Empire
> in the 5th century, and then of the Kingdom of the Ostrogoths.
> It was then the center of Byzantine outposts in the West,
> and later became the seat of the Kingdom of the Lombards.
> Today it is particularly known for the surviving Byzantine
> mosaics in its basilica.
Ravenna
> 10. What city was sacked by crusaders in 1203-04 and conquered
> 250 years later by Sultan Mehmed II?
Constantinople
> * Game 8, Round 3 - Art - Sculptors
>
> 2. Picasso.
9 and 2; 9 and 19
> 3. Donatello.
3 and 6; 6 and 18
> 4. Bernini.
3 and 18; 3 and 6
> After completing questions #1-4, decode the rot13 to see the numbers
> of the unused sculptures. For questions #5-10, identify the artist
> of each one. And, if you like, continue with the decoys, #11-15,
> for fun, but for no points.
>
> 6. Svir.
Brancusi
> 7. Rvtug.
Duchamp
> 8. Guvegrra.
Christo
> 10. Fvkgrra.
Brancusi
> Decoys:
>
> 14. Gra.
Calder
> 15. Ryrira.
Modigliani
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
news:Sa6dnYpt4MX943TP...@vex.net:
> * Game 8, Round 2 - History - Medieval Towns and Cities
>
> In each case, name the city or town described.
>
> 1. This European city claims the oldest university in the world
> and became the preeminent place to study law from the 11th
> century through the later Middle Ages.
> 2. Where was considered, in the 13th century, the preeminent
> European city in which to study theology? Thomas Aquinas
> taught there.
> 3. Where did the popes reside from 1309 to 1377?
> 4. This city began as a Viking settlement in the 9th century,
> and remained under their control until it was invaded by the
> Normans in the 12th century. One of its local names means "town
> of the hurdled ford"; but what is its current most common name,
> which means "black pool"?
> 5. Constantine the Great was proclaimed Roman Emperor here in 306.
> Centuries later this city became an ecclesiastical capital and
> important center of cloth trade and manufacturing. The city's
> castle was the site of an infamous massacre of Jewish inhabitants
> in 1190.
> 6. This city's name derives from the Latin for "water of Grannus",
> who was a local Celtic deity. Around the year 800, it became
> the political center of the empire of Charlemagne, who usually
> spent the winter there with his court, and he was eventually
> buried there.
> 7. This town was the endpoint of the most famous pilgrimage route
> in Western Europe. In 813 a star guided a shepherd to the
> burial site of the Apostle James, and a cathedral was built
> on the spot. Pilgrims returning home from here would wear a
> symbolic scallop shell.
> 8. This town became a great commercial power in the 13th, 14th,
> and 15th centuries. The bourse opened in 1309, likely the
> earliest stock exchange in the world, and advances in merchant
> capitalism such as letters of credit were developed there.
> Economic decline around 1500 was caused by the silting up of
> the town's sea access. The first printed book published in
> the English language was published there.
> 9. This town served as the capital city of the Western Roman Empire
> in the 5th century, and then of the Kingdom of the Ostrogoths.
> It was then the center of Byzantine outposts in the West,
> and later became the seat of the Kingdom of the Lombards.
> Today it is particularly known for the surviving Byzantine
> mosaics in its basilica.
> 10. What city was sacked by crusaders in 1203-04 and conquered
> 250 years later by Sultan Mehmed II?
> * Game 8, Round 3 - Art - Sculptors
>
> Four artists are represented by two sculptures each, and you have to
> identify *both*. If you make two guesses, please use an explicit and
> unambiguous format like "31 and 32; 31 and 33" to make it clear what
> they are.
>
> Now, identify *both* sculptures by:
>
> 1. Michelangelo.
12 and 4; 12 and 1
> identify *both*. If you make two guesses, please use an explicit and
> unambiguous format like "31 and 32; 31 and 33" to make it clear what
> they are.
>
> Now, identify *both* sculptures by:
>
> 1. Michelangelo.
> 2. Picasso.
9 and 2; 9 and 19
> 3. Donatello.
3 and 6; 6 and 18
> 4. Bernini.
3 and 18; 3 and 6
> After completing questions #1-4, decode the rot13 to see the numbers
> of the unused sculptures. For questions #5-10, identify the artist
> of each one. And, if you like, continue with the decoys, #11-15,
> for fun, but for no points.
>
Brancusi
> 7. Rvtug.
Duchamp
> 8. Guvegrra.
Christo
Brancusi
> Decoys:
>
> 14. Gra.
Calder
> 15. Ryrira.
Modigliani
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Dan Tilque
Jan 30, 2014, 4:11:49 AM1/30/14
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Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * Game 8, Round 2 - History - Medieval Towns and Cities
>
> In each case, name the city or town described.
>
> 1. This European city claims the oldest university in the world
> and became the preeminent place to study law from the 11th
> century through the later Middle Ages.
Strasbourg?
>
>
> * Game 8, Round 2 - History - Medieval Towns and Cities
>
> In each case, name the city or town described.
>
> 1. This European city claims the oldest university in the world
> and became the preeminent place to study law from the 11th
> century through the later Middle Ages.
>
> 2. Where was considered, in the 13th century, the preeminent
> European city in which to study theology? Thomas Aquinas
> taught there.
>
> 3. Where did the popes reside from 1309 to 1377?
>
> 4. This city began as a Viking settlement in the 9th century,
> and remained under their control until it was invaded by the
> Normans in the 12th century. One of its local names means "town
> of the hurdled ford"; but what is its current most common name,
> which means "black pool"?
>
> 5. Constantine the Great was proclaimed Roman Emperor here in 306.
> Centuries later this city became an ecclesiastical capital and
> important center of cloth trade and manufacturing. The city's
> castle was the site of an infamous massacre of Jewish inhabitants
> in 1190.
>
> 6. This city's name derives from the Latin for "water of Grannus",
> who was a local Celtic deity. Around the year 800, it became
> the political center of the empire of Charlemagne, who usually
> spent the winter there with his court, and he was eventually
> buried there.
>
> 7. This town was the endpoint of the most famous pilgrimage route
> in Western Europe. In 813 a star guided a shepherd to the
> burial site of the Apostle James, and a cathedral was built
> on the spot. Pilgrims returning home from here would wear a
> symbolic scallop shell.
>
> 8. This town became a great commercial power in the 13th, 14th,
> and 15th centuries. The bourse opened in 1309, likely the
> earliest stock exchange in the world, and advances in merchant
> capitalism such as letters of credit were developed there.
> Economic decline around 1500 was caused by the silting up of
> the town's sea access. The first printed book published in
> the English language was published there.
>
> 9. This town served as the capital city of the Western Roman Empire
> in the 5th century, and then of the Kingdom of the Ostrogoths.
> It was then the center of Byzantine outposts in the West,
> and later became the seat of the Kingdom of the Lombards.
> Today it is particularly known for the surviving Byzantine
> mosaics in its basilica.
>
> 10. What city was sacked by crusaders in 1203-04 and conquered
> 250 years later by Sultan Mehmed II?
>
>
> * Game 8, Round 3 - Art - Sculptors
>
> On the handout
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/8-3/sculptors.jpg
>
> you will find 19 images, which in the original game were printed
> in black and white, but in return for the annoyance of scrolling
> through a tall image, at least you get to see them in color.
> (Sorry about the variation in numbering style, but that's how
> they did it. It was even worse before I touched up the position
> of some of the numbers.)
>
> Four artists are represented by two sculptures each, and you have to
> identify *both*. If you make two guesses, please use an explicit and
> unambiguous format like "31 and 32; 31 and 33" to make it clear what
> they are.
>
> Now, identify *both* sculptures by:
>
> 1. Michelangelo.
> 2. Picasso.
15, 19
> 3. Donatello.
6, 3
> 4. Bernini.
1, 18
>
> After completing questions #1-4, decode the rot13 to see the numbers
> of the unused sculptures. For questions #5-10, identify the artist
> of each one. And, if you like, continue with the decoys, #11-15,
> for fun, but for no points.
>
> 5. Gjb.
> 6. Svir.
> 7. Rvtug.
> 8. Guvegrra.
> 9. Svsgrra.
> 10. Fvkgrra.
>
> Decoys:
>
> 11. Guerr.
> 12. Fvk.
> 13. Frira.
> 14. Gra.
> 15. Ryrira.
>
--
Helix, if everything goes according to plan, the plan has been
compromised. -- Sam Starfall in "Freefall"
Erland Sommarskog
Jan 30, 2014, 2:41:13 PM1/30/14
to
Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> 1. This European city claims the oldest university in the world
> and became the preeminent place to study law from the 11th
> century through the later Middle Ages.
Oxford
> 1. This European city claims the oldest university in the world
> and became the preeminent place to study law from the 11th
> century through the later Middle Ages.
> 2. Where was considered, in the 13th century, the preeminent
> European city in which to study theology? Thomas Aquinas
> taught there.
> 3. Where did the popes reside from 1309 to 1377?
> 4. This city began as a Viking settlement in the 9th century,
> and remained under their control until it was invaded by the
> Normans in the 12th century. One of its local names means "town
> of the hurdled ford"; but what is its current most common name,
> which means "black pool"?
> 5. Constantine the Great was proclaimed Roman Emperor here in 306.
> Centuries later this city became an ecclesiastical capital and
> important center of cloth trade and manufacturing. The city's
> castle was the site of an infamous massacre of Jewish inhabitants
> in 1190.
> 6. This city's name derives from the Latin for "water of Grannus",
> who was a local Celtic deity. Around the year 800, it became
> the political center of the empire of Charlemagne, who usually
> spent the winter there with his court, and he was eventually
> buried there.
> 7. This town was the endpoint of the most famous pilgrimage route
> in Western Europe. In 813 a star guided a shepherd to the
> burial site of the Apostle James, and a cathedral was built
> on the spot. Pilgrims returning home from here would wear a
> symbolic scallop shell.
> 8. This town became a great commercial power in the 13th, 14th,
> and 15th centuries. The bourse opened in 1309, likely the
> earliest stock exchange in the world, and advances in merchant
> capitalism such as letters of credit were developed there.
> Economic decline around 1500 was caused by the silting up of
> the town's sea access. The first printed book published in
> the English language was published there.
> 9. This town served as the capital city of the Western Roman Empire
> in the 5th century, and then of the Kingdom of the Ostrogoths.
> It was then the center of Byzantine outposts in the West,
> and later became the seat of the Kingdom of the Lombards.
> Today it is particularly known for the surviving Byzantine
> mosaics in its basilica.
> 10. What city was sacked by crusaders in 1203-04 and conquered
> 250 years later by Sultan Mehmed II?
> Now, identify *both* sculptures by:
>
> 1. Michelangelo.
> 2. Picasso.
9 & 10
> 3. Donatello.
1 & 4
> 4. Bernini.
7 & 16
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
Pete
Jan 31, 2014, 8:38:35 AM1/31/14
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> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2013-11-18,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
> Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
> the correct answers in about 3 days.
>
> All questions were written by members of Clueless, 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
> 2013-09-15 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 8, Round 2 - History - Medieval Towns and Cities
>
> In each case, name the city or town described.
>
> 1. This European city claims the oldest university in the world
> and became the preeminent place to study law from the 11th
> century through the later Middle Ages.
Nuremburg
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
> Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
> the correct answers in about 3 days.
>
> All questions were written by members of Clueless, 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
> 2013-09-15 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 8, Round 2 - History - Medieval Towns and Cities
>
> In each case, name the city or town described.
>
> 1. This European city claims the oldest university in the world
> and became the preeminent place to study law from the 11th
> century through the later Middle Ages.
>
> 2. Where was considered, in the 13th century, the preeminent
> European city in which to study theology? Thomas Aquinas
> taught there.
>
> 3. Where did the popes reside from 1309 to 1377?
>
> 4. This city began as a Viking settlement in the 9th century,
> and remained under their control until it was invaded by the
> Normans in the 12th century. One of its local names means "town
> of the hurdled ford"; but what is its current most common name,
> which means "black pool"?
>
> 5. Constantine the Great was proclaimed Roman Emperor here in 306.
> Centuries later this city became an ecclesiastical capital and
> important center of cloth trade and manufacturing. The city's
> castle was the site of an infamous massacre of Jewish inhabitants
> in 1190.
>
> 6. This city's name derives from the Latin for "water of Grannus",
> who was a local Celtic deity. Around the year 800, it became
> the political center of the empire of Charlemagne, who usually
> spent the winter there with his court, and he was eventually
> buried there.
>
> 7. This town was the endpoint of the most famous pilgrimage route
> in Western Europe. In 813 a star guided a shepherd to the
> burial site of the Apostle James, and a cathedral was built
> on the spot. Pilgrims returning home from here would wear a
> symbolic scallop shell.
>
> 8. This town became a great commercial power in the 13th, 14th,
> and 15th centuries. The bourse opened in 1309, likely the
> earliest stock exchange in the world, and advances in merchant
> capitalism such as letters of credit were developed there.
> Economic decline around 1500 was caused by the silting up of
> the town's sea access. The first printed book published in
> the English language was published there.
>
> 9. This town served as the capital city of the Western Roman Empire
> in the 5th century, and then of the Kingdom of the Ostrogoths.
> It was then the center of Byzantine outposts in the West,
> and later became the seat of the Kingdom of the Lombards.
> Today it is particularly known for the surviving Byzantine
> mosaics in its basilica.
>
> 10. What city was sacked by crusaders in 1203-04 and conquered
> 250 years later by Sultan Mehmed II?
>
>
> * Game 8, Round 3 - Art - Sculptors
>
> On the handout
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/8-3/sculptors.jpg
>
> you will find 19 images, which in the original game were printed
> in black and white, but in return for the annoyance of scrolling
> through a tall image, at least you get to see them in color.
> (Sorry about the variation in numbering style, but that's how
> they did it. It was even worse before I touched up the position
> of some of the numbers.)
>
> Four artists are represented by two sculptures each, and you have to
> identify *both*. If you make two guesses, please use an explicit and
> unambiguous format like "31 and 32; 31 and 33" to make it clear what
> they are.
>
> Now, identify *both* sculptures by:
>
> 1. Michelangelo.
> 2. Picasso.
9 and 15
> 3. Donatello.
16 and 18
> 4. Bernini.
7 and 4
>
> After completing questions #1-4, decode the rot13 to see the numbers
> of the unused sculptures. For questions #5-10, identify the artist
> of each one. And, if you like, continue with the decoys, #11-15,
> for fun, but for no points.
>
> 5. Gjb.
> 6. Svir.
> 7. Rvtug.
> 8. Guvegrra.
Christo
> 9. Svsgrra.
> 10. Fvkgrra.
Rodin
> 9. Svsgrra.
> 10. Fvkgrra.
>
> Decoys:
>
> 11. Guerr.
Cellini
> 12. Fvk.
> 13. Frira.
> 14. Gra.
> 15. Ryrira.
>
Bruce Bowler
Jan 31, 2014, 10:44:09 AM1/31/14
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> 5. Constantine the Great was proclaimed Roman Emperor here in 306.
> Centuries later this city became an ecclesiastical capital and
> important center of cloth trade and manufacturing. The city's castle
> was the site of an infamous massacre of Jewish inhabitants in 1190.
> 6. This city's name derives from the Latin for "water of Grannus",
> who was a local Celtic deity. Around the year 800, it became the
> political center of the empire of Charlemagne, who usually spent the
> winter there with his court, and he was eventually buried there.
>
> 7. This town was the endpoint of the most famous pilgrimage route
> in Western Europe. In 813 a star guided a shepherd to the burial
> site of the Apostle James, and a cathedral was built on the spot.
> Pilgrims returning home from here would wear a symbolic scallop
> shell.
>
> 8. This town became a great commercial power in the 13th, 14th,
> and 15th centuries. The bourse opened in 1309, likely the earliest
> stock exchange in the world, and advances in merchant capitalism such
> as letters of credit were developed there. Economic decline around
> 1500 was caused by the silting up of the town's sea access. The
> first printed book published in the English language was published
> there.
> 9. This town served as the capital city of the Western Roman Empire
> in the 5th century, and then of the Kingdom of the Ostrogoths. It was
> then the center of Byzantine outposts in the West,
> and later became the seat of the Kingdom of the Lombards.
> Today it is particularly known for the surviving Byzantine mosaics in
> its basilica.
>
> 10. What city was sacked by crusaders in 1203-04 and conquered
> 250 years later by Sultan Mehmed II?
>
>
> * Game 8, Round 3 - Art - Sculptors
>
> On the handout
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/8-3/sculptors.jpg
>
> you will find 19 images, which in the original game were printed in
> black and white, but in return for the annoyance of scrolling through a
> tall image, at least you get to see them in color.
> (Sorry about the variation in numbering style, but that's how they did
> it. It was even worse before I touched up the position of some of the
> numbers.)
>
> Four artists are represented by two sculptures each, and you have to
> identify *both*. If you make two guesses, please use an explicit and
> unambiguous format like "31 and 32; 31 and 33" to make it clear what
> they are.
>
> Now, identify *both* sculptures by:
>
> 1. Michelangelo.
> 2. Picasso.
8+15
> 3. Donatello.
1+3
> 4. Bernini.
6+7
Mark Brader
Feb 1, 2014, 7:07:58 PM2/1/14
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Mark Brader:
> 2. Where was considered, in the 13th century, the preeminent
> European city in which to study theology? Thomas Aquinas
> taught there.
Paris. 4 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque. 3 for Joshua.
> 3. Where did the popes reside from 1309 to 1377?
Avignon. 4 for Dan Blum, Calvin, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Erland,
and Pete.
> 4. This city began as a Viking settlement in the 9th century,
> and remained under their control until it was invaded by the
> Normans in the 12th century. One of its local names means "town
> of the hurdled ford"; but what is its current most common name,
> which means "black pool"?
Dublin. 4 for Calvin, Joshua, Erland, and Bruce.
> 5. Constantine the Great was proclaimed Roman Emperor here in 306.
> Centuries later this city became an ecclesiastical capital and
> important center of cloth trade and manufacturing. The city's
> castle was the site of an infamous massacre of Jewish inhabitants
> in 1190.
York.
> 6. This city's name derives from the Latin for "water of Grannus",
> who was a local Celtic deity. Around the year 800, it became
> the political center of the empire of Charlemagne, who usually
> spent the winter there with his court, and he was eventually
> buried there.
Aachen (Aix-la-Chappelle). 4 for Dan Tilque and Erland.
Aquitaine was a popular guess; as far as I know it's only a region,
not a city.
> 7. This town was the endpoint of the most famous pilgrimage route
> in Western Europe. In 813 a star guided a shepherd to the
> burial site of the Apostle James, and a cathedral was built
> on the spot. Pilgrims returning home from here would wear a
> symbolic scallop shell.
Santiago de Compostela. Either of the main words was sufficient.
4 for Erland and Pete.
> 8. This town became a great commercial power in the 13th, 14th,
> and 15th centuries. The bourse opened in 1309, likely the
> earliest stock exchange in the world, and advances in merchant
> capitalism such as letters of credit were developed there.
> Economic decline around 1500 was caused by the silting up of
> the town's sea access. The first printed book published in
> the English language was published there.
Bruges (Brugge). 4 for Pete.
> 9. This town served as the capital city of the Western Roman Empire
> in the 5th century, and then of the Kingdom of the Ostrogoths.
> It was then the center of Byzantine outposts in the West,
> and later became the seat of the Kingdom of the Lombards.
> Today it is particularly known for the surviving Byzantine
> mosaics in its basilica.
Ravenna. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.
> 10. What city was sacked by crusaders in 1203-04 and conquered
> 250 years later by Sultan Mehmed II?
Constantinople (Istanbul). I scored its older name Byzantium
as almost correct. 4 for Jeff, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Erland.
3 for Dan Blum and Calvin.
In the original game the question said "450 years later". Oops.
> * Game 8, Round 3 - Art - Sculptors
> On the handout
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/8-3/sculptors.jpg
> you will find 19 images, which in the original game were printed
> in black and white, but in return for the annoyance of scrolling
> through a tall image, at least you get to see them in color.
> (Sorry about the variation in numbering style, but that's how
> they did it. It was even worse before I touched up the position
> of some of the numbers.)
> Four artists are represented by two sculptures each, and you have to
> identify *both*. If you make two guesses, please use an explicit and
> unambiguous format like "31 and 32; 31 and 33" to make it clear what
> they are.
> Now, identify *both* sculptures by:
> 1. Michelangelo.
#12, #17. 4 for Marc.
> 2. Picasso.
#9, #14. 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, and Jeff.
> 3. Donatello.
#1, #19.
> 4. Bernini.
#4, #18.
> After completing questions #1-4, decode the rot13 to see the numbers
> of the unused sculptures. For questions #5-10, identify the artist
> of each one. And, if you like, continue with the decoys, #11-15,
> for fun, but for no points.
> 5. Two.
Edgar Degas. 4 for Dan Blum and Calvin.
> 6. Five.
Constantin Brancusi. 4 for Joshua.
> 7. Eight.
Marcel Duchamp. 4 for Dan Blum, Calvin, and Joshua.
> 8. Thirteen.
Christo Javacheff and Jeanne-Claude de Guillebon. Both are known
by their first names, so the first name or surname of either one was
sufficient. 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Jeff, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Pete.
> 9. Fifteen.
Alberto Giacometti. 4 for Dan Blum.
> 10. Sixteen.
Pierre-Auguste Rodin. 4 for Dan Blum and Pete.
> Decoys:
> 11. Three.
Benvenuto Cellini. Pete got this.
> 12. Six.
Antonio Canova.
> 13. Seven.
Giambologna.
> 14. Ten.
Alexander Calder. Marc and Joshua got this.
> 15. Eleven.
Amedeo Modigliani. Joshua got this.
Scores, if there are no errors:
ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> His Art
Dan Blum 19 24 43
Joshua Kreitzer 23 12 35
Dan Tilque 20 4 24
"Calvin" 15 8 23
Pete Gayde 12 8 20
Erland Sommarskog 20 0 20
Jeff Turner 4 8 12
Marc Dashevsky 0 12 12
Bruce Bowler 4 0 4
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m...@vex.net | I worry about you." --Tony Cooper
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2013-11-18,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2013-09-15 companion posting on "Questions from the
> Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 8, Round 2 - History - Medieval Towns and Cities
> In each case, name the city or town described.
> 1. This European city claims the oldest university in the world
> and became the preeminent place to study law from the 11th
> century through the later Middle Ages.
Bologna. 4 for Dan Blum, Calvin, and Joshua.
> Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 8, Round 2 - History - Medieval Towns and Cities
> In each case, name the city or town described.
> 1. This European city claims the oldest university in the world
> and became the preeminent place to study law from the 11th
> century through the later Middle Ages.
> 2. Where was considered, in the 13th century, the preeminent
> European city in which to study theology? Thomas Aquinas
> taught there.
> 3. Where did the popes reside from 1309 to 1377?
and Pete.
> 4. This city began as a Viking settlement in the 9th century,
> and remained under their control until it was invaded by the
> Normans in the 12th century. One of its local names means "town
> of the hurdled ford"; but what is its current most common name,
> which means "black pool"?
> 5. Constantine the Great was proclaimed Roman Emperor here in 306.
> Centuries later this city became an ecclesiastical capital and
> important center of cloth trade and manufacturing. The city's
> castle was the site of an infamous massacre of Jewish inhabitants
> in 1190.
> 6. This city's name derives from the Latin for "water of Grannus",
> who was a local Celtic deity. Around the year 800, it became
> the political center of the empire of Charlemagne, who usually
> spent the winter there with his court, and he was eventually
> buried there.
Aquitaine was a popular guess; as far as I know it's only a region,
not a city.
> 7. This town was the endpoint of the most famous pilgrimage route
> in Western Europe. In 813 a star guided a shepherd to the
> burial site of the Apostle James, and a cathedral was built
> on the spot. Pilgrims returning home from here would wear a
> symbolic scallop shell.
4 for Erland and Pete.
> 8. This town became a great commercial power in the 13th, 14th,
> and 15th centuries. The bourse opened in 1309, likely the
> earliest stock exchange in the world, and advances in merchant
> capitalism such as letters of credit were developed there.
> Economic decline around 1500 was caused by the silting up of
> the town's sea access. The first printed book published in
> the English language was published there.
> 9. This town served as the capital city of the Western Roman Empire
> in the 5th century, and then of the Kingdom of the Ostrogoths.
> It was then the center of Byzantine outposts in the West,
> and later became the seat of the Kingdom of the Lombards.
> Today it is particularly known for the surviving Byzantine
> mosaics in its basilica.
> 10. What city was sacked by crusaders in 1203-04 and conquered
> 250 years later by Sultan Mehmed II?
as almost correct. 4 for Jeff, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Erland.
3 for Dan Blum and Calvin.
In the original game the question said "450 years later". Oops.
> * Game 8, Round 3 - Art - Sculptors
> On the handout
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/8-3/sculptors.jpg
> you will find 19 images, which in the original game were printed
> in black and white, but in return for the annoyance of scrolling
> through a tall image, at least you get to see them in color.
> (Sorry about the variation in numbering style, but that's how
> they did it. It was even worse before I touched up the position
> of some of the numbers.)
> Four artists are represented by two sculptures each, and you have to
> identify *both*. If you make two guesses, please use an explicit and
> unambiguous format like "31 and 32; 31 and 33" to make it clear what
> they are.
> Now, identify *both* sculptures by:
> 1. Michelangelo.
> 2. Picasso.
#9, #14. 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, and Jeff.
> 3. Donatello.
#1, #19.
> 4. Bernini.
#4, #18.
> After completing questions #1-4, decode the rot13 to see the numbers
> of the unused sculptures. For questions #5-10, identify the artist
> of each one. And, if you like, continue with the decoys, #11-15,
> for fun, but for no points.
Edgar Degas. 4 for Dan Blum and Calvin.
> 6. Five.
Constantin Brancusi. 4 for Joshua.
> 7. Eight.
Marcel Duchamp. 4 for Dan Blum, Calvin, and Joshua.
> 8. Thirteen.
Christo Javacheff and Jeanne-Claude de Guillebon. Both are known
by their first names, so the first name or surname of either one was
sufficient. 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Jeff, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Pete.
> 9. Fifteen.
Alberto Giacometti. 4 for Dan Blum.
> 10. Sixteen.
Pierre-Auguste Rodin. 4 for Dan Blum and Pete.
> Decoys:
> 11. Three.
Benvenuto Cellini. Pete got this.
> 12. Six.
Antonio Canova.
> 13. Seven.
Giambologna.
> 14. Ten.
Alexander Calder. Marc and Joshua got this.
> 15. Eleven.
Amedeo Modigliani. Joshua got this.
Scores, if there are no errors:
ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> His Art
Dan Blum 19 24 43
Joshua Kreitzer 23 12 35
Dan Tilque 20 4 24
"Calvin" 15 8 23
Pete Gayde 12 8 20
Erland Sommarskog 20 0 20
Jeff Turner 4 8 12
Marc Dashevsky 0 12 12
Bruce Bowler 4 0 4
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Mark Brader, Toronto | "You are becoming far too reasonable.
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Rob Parker
Feb 1, 2014, 7:24:53 PM2/1/14
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> * Game 8, Round 2 - History - Medieval Towns and Cities
>
>
> 1. This European city claims the oldest university in the world
> and became the preeminent place to study law from the 11th
> century through the later Middle Ages.
Leipzig (?)
> and became the preeminent place to study law from the 11th
> century through the later Middle Ages.
> 2. Where was considered, in the 13th century, the preeminent
> European city in which to study theology? Thomas Aquinas
> taught there.
> 3. Where did the popes reside from 1309 to 1377?
> 9. This town served as the capital city of the Western Roman Empire
> in the 5th century, and then of the Kingdom of the Ostrogoths.
> It was then the center of Byzantine outposts in the West,
> and later became the seat of the Kingdom of the Lombards.
> Today it is particularly known for the surviving Byzantine
> mosaics in its basilica.
> * Game 8, Round 3 - Art - Sculptors
>
3 & 4; 7 & 16
> 2. Picasso.
11 & 14; 5 & 19
> 3. Donatello.
12 & 18; 1 & 6
> 4. Bernini.
3 & 7; 16 & 18
Rob
Mark Brader
Feb 1, 2014, 8:56:47 PM2/1/14
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Again I'm accepting Rob Parker's answer slate posted shortly after
the answers posting. However, the only one he got right was Avignon,
for 4 points on Round 2.
Scores, if there are no errors:
ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> His Art
Dan Blum 19 24 43
Joshua Kreitzer 23 12 35
Dan Tilque 20 4 24
"Calvin" 15 8 23
Pete Gayde 12 8 20
Erland Sommarskog 20 0 20
Jeff Turner 4 8 12
Marc Dashevsky 0 12 12
Rob Parker 4 0 4
Toronto and I see no hope for further development."
m...@vex.net -- Julius Frontinus, 1st century A.D.
the answers posting. However, the only one he got right was Avignon,
for 4 points on Round 2.
Scores, if there are no errors:
ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> His Art
Dan Blum 19 24 43
Joshua Kreitzer 23 12 35
Dan Tilque 20 4 24
"Calvin" 15 8 23
Pete Gayde 12 8 20
Erland Sommarskog 20 0 20
Jeff Turner 4 8 12
Marc Dashevsky 0 12 12
Bruce Bowler 4 0 4
--
Mark Brader "Inventions reached their limit long ago,
--
Toronto and I see no hope for further development."
m...@vex.net -- Julius Frontinus, 1st century A.D.
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