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QFTCIRS Game 1, Rounds 2-3: non-islands, first leaders
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Mark Brader
Oct 16, 2019, 12:47:30 AM10/16/19
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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-09-16,
and should be interpreted accordingly.
On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup,
based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
the correct answers in about 3 days.
All questions were written by members of the Red Smarties 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 recent companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 1, Round 2 - Geography - Islands that Aren't Islands
Unless specified otherwise, in each case name the "island".
1. Despite its name, this east coast American island was ruled
NOT an island in a 1985 Supreme Court decision. Geologists
would disagree. But more precisely, the court deemed it not
to be an island for a certain purpose.
2. Most of this North American "island" is geologically part of the
mainland, and the area takes its name from the previous
historical name of modern day Aquidneck Island.
3. This landmass *was* an island when Alexander the Great put it
under siege for 7 months, during which time it was connected
to the mainland via a causeway, and then attacked.
4. A "phantom island" is a landmass appearing on historical
maps as an island, later discovered to not be an island at all.
This *region of Mexico* was once a phantom island.
5. These islands *are* islands now, since 1858 when a severe storm
severed the base of a Canadian peninsula. The same storm
destroyed two hotels.
6. Sandy Island, New Caledonia, featured in maps produced by
National Geographic Society, and Google, as well as numerous
nautical charts. An Australian ship called the Southern Surveyor
discovered something interesting about the island in 2012,
what was it?
7. This tiny French island features a commune and monastery, but
is only classified as an island during high tide. The island
and its bay are a UNESCO world heritage site.
8. Flevopolder is a huge piece of reclaimed land, 970 km² in
size, and created in the 1950s and '60s. It is loosely known as
an island, as it is completely surrounded by canals and lakes,
and indeed it is the largest artificial island in the world.
What *country* is it in?
9. Who is thought to have first written about the fictional island
Atlantis?
10. In Gulliver's Travels, Gulliver visits many fictional islands
that include Lilliput and Glubbdubdrib and the flying island
of Laputa. But he also visits one *actual* island nation --
which one?
* Game 1, Round 3 - History - First Leaders of New Countries
We provide the name, and the date they first assumed the presidency
or prime ministership; you name the country. Some of them may
already have been heads of government before independence, in
which case the year provided is the year of independence.
Short names of countries will do, e.g. France.
1. 1960, president Kwame Nkrumah.
2. 1962, prime minister Sir Alexander Bustamante.
3. 1971, president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
4. 1964, president Jomo Kenyatta.
5. 1993, president Vaclav Havel.
6. 1945, president Sukarno.
7. 1960, president Leopold Sedar Senghor.
8. 2011, president Salva Kiir Mayardit.
9. 1945, president and prime minister Ho Chi Minh.
10. 1965, prime minister Lee Kuan Yew.
--
Mark Brader | "Red lights are not my concern.
Toronto | I am a driver, not a policeman."
m...@vex.net | --statement made after collision, 1853
My text in this article is in the public domain.
and should be interpreted accordingly.
On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup,
based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
the correct answers in about 3 days.
All questions were written by members of the Red Smarties 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 recent companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 1, Round 2 - Geography - Islands that Aren't Islands
Unless specified otherwise, in each case name the "island".
1. Despite its name, this east coast American island was ruled
NOT an island in a 1985 Supreme Court decision. Geologists
would disagree. But more precisely, the court deemed it not
to be an island for a certain purpose.
2. Most of this North American "island" is geologically part of the
mainland, and the area takes its name from the previous
historical name of modern day Aquidneck Island.
3. This landmass *was* an island when Alexander the Great put it
under siege for 7 months, during which time it was connected
to the mainland via a causeway, and then attacked.
4. A "phantom island" is a landmass appearing on historical
maps as an island, later discovered to not be an island at all.
This *region of Mexico* was once a phantom island.
5. These islands *are* islands now, since 1858 when a severe storm
severed the base of a Canadian peninsula. The same storm
destroyed two hotels.
6. Sandy Island, New Caledonia, featured in maps produced by
National Geographic Society, and Google, as well as numerous
nautical charts. An Australian ship called the Southern Surveyor
discovered something interesting about the island in 2012,
what was it?
7. This tiny French island features a commune and monastery, but
is only classified as an island during high tide. The island
and its bay are a UNESCO world heritage site.
8. Flevopolder is a huge piece of reclaimed land, 970 km² in
size, and created in the 1950s and '60s. It is loosely known as
an island, as it is completely surrounded by canals and lakes,
and indeed it is the largest artificial island in the world.
What *country* is it in?
9. Who is thought to have first written about the fictional island
Atlantis?
10. In Gulliver's Travels, Gulliver visits many fictional islands
that include Lilliput and Glubbdubdrib and the flying island
of Laputa. But he also visits one *actual* island nation --
which one?
* Game 1, Round 3 - History - First Leaders of New Countries
We provide the name, and the date they first assumed the presidency
or prime ministership; you name the country. Some of them may
already have been heads of government before independence, in
which case the year provided is the year of independence.
Short names of countries will do, e.g. France.
1. 1960, president Kwame Nkrumah.
2. 1962, prime minister Sir Alexander Bustamante.
3. 1971, president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
4. 1964, president Jomo Kenyatta.
5. 1993, president Vaclav Havel.
6. 1945, president Sukarno.
7. 1960, president Leopold Sedar Senghor.
8. 2011, president Salva Kiir Mayardit.
9. 1945, president and prime minister Ho Chi Minh.
10. 1965, prime minister Lee Kuan Yew.
--
Mark Brader | "Red lights are not my concern.
Toronto | I am a driver, not a policeman."
m...@vex.net | --statement made after collision, 1853
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Joshua Kreitzer
Oct 16, 2019, 1:02:13 AM10/16/19
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:14WdnX7GkYJBPTvAnZ2dnUU7-
dPN...@giganews.com:
> * Game 1, Round 2 - Geography - Islands that Aren't Islands
>
> Unless specified otherwise, in each case name the "island".
>
> 1. Despite its name, this east coast American island was ruled
> NOT an island in a 1985 Supreme Court decision. Geologists
> would disagree. But more precisely, the court deemed it not
> to be an island for a certain purpose.
Long Island; Liberty Island
> 2. Most of this North American "island" is geologically part of the
> mainland, and the area takes its name from the previous
> historical name of modern day Aquidneck Island.
Rhode Island
> 4. A "phantom island" is a landmass appearing on historical
> maps as an island, later discovered to not be an island at all.
> This *region of Mexico* was once a phantom island.
Baja California
> 6. Sandy Island, New Caledonia, featured in maps produced by
> National Geographic Society, and Google, as well as numerous
> nautical charts. An Australian ship called the Southern Surveyor
> discovered something interesting about the island in 2012,
> what was it?
it did not exist
> 7. This tiny French island features a commune and monastery, but
> is only classified as an island during high tide. The island
> and its bay are a UNESCO world heritage site.
Mont Saint Michel
> 8. Flevopolder is a huge piece of reclaimed land, 970 km² in
> size, and created in the 1950s and '60s. It is loosely known as
> an island, as it is completely surrounded by canals and lakes,
> and indeed it is the largest artificial island in the world.
> What *country* is it in?
Netherlands
> 9. Who is thought to have first written about the fictional island
> Atlantis?
Plato
> 10. In Gulliver's Travels, Gulliver visits many fictional islands
> that include Lilliput and Glubbdubdrib and the flying island
> of Laputa. But he also visits one *actual* island nation --
> which one?
Japan
> * Game 1, Round 3 - History - First Leaders of New Countries
>
> We provide the name, and the date they first assumed the presidency
> or prime ministership; you name the country. Some of them may
> already have been heads of government before independence, in
> which case the year provided is the year of independence.
>
> 4. 1964, president Jomo Kenyatta.
Kenya
> 5. 1993, president Vaclav Havel.
Czech Republic
> 6. 1945, president Sukarno.
Indonesia
> 7. 1960, president Leopold Sedar Senghor.
Senegal
> 8. 2011, president Salva Kiir Mayardit.
South Sudan
> 9. 1945, president and prime minister Ho Chi Minh.
Vietnam
> 10. 1965, prime minister Lee Kuan Yew.
Singapore
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
dPN...@giganews.com:
> * Game 1, Round 2 - Geography - Islands that Aren't Islands
>
> Unless specified otherwise, in each case name the "island".
>
> 1. Despite its name, this east coast American island was ruled
> NOT an island in a 1985 Supreme Court decision. Geologists
> would disagree. But more precisely, the court deemed it not
> to be an island for a certain purpose.
> 2. Most of this North American "island" is geologically part of the
> mainland, and the area takes its name from the previous
> historical name of modern day Aquidneck Island.
> 4. A "phantom island" is a landmass appearing on historical
> maps as an island, later discovered to not be an island at all.
> This *region of Mexico* was once a phantom island.
> 6. Sandy Island, New Caledonia, featured in maps produced by
> National Geographic Society, and Google, as well as numerous
> nautical charts. An Australian ship called the Southern Surveyor
> discovered something interesting about the island in 2012,
> what was it?
> 7. This tiny French island features a commune and monastery, but
> is only classified as an island during high tide. The island
> and its bay are a UNESCO world heritage site.
> 8. Flevopolder is a huge piece of reclaimed land, 970 km² in
> size, and created in the 1950s and '60s. It is loosely known as
> an island, as it is completely surrounded by canals and lakes,
> and indeed it is the largest artificial island in the world.
> What *country* is it in?
> 9. Who is thought to have first written about the fictional island
> Atlantis?
> 10. In Gulliver's Travels, Gulliver visits many fictional islands
> that include Lilliput and Glubbdubdrib and the flying island
> of Laputa. But he also visits one *actual* island nation --
> which one?
> * Game 1, Round 3 - History - First Leaders of New Countries
>
> We provide the name, and the date they first assumed the presidency
> or prime ministership; you name the country. Some of them may
> already have been heads of government before independence, in
> which case the year provided is the year of independence.
>
> 1. 1960, president Kwame Nkrumah.
Ghana
> 4. 1964, president Jomo Kenyatta.
> 5. 1993, president Vaclav Havel.
> 6. 1945, president Sukarno.
Indonesia
> 7. 1960, president Leopold Sedar Senghor.
> 8. 2011, president Salva Kiir Mayardit.
> 9. 1945, president and prime minister Ho Chi Minh.
> 10. 1965, prime minister Lee Kuan Yew.
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Calvin
Oct 16, 2019, 2:24:38 AM10/16/19
to
On Wednesday, October 16, 2019 at 2:47:30 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
> * Game 1, Round 2 - Geography - Islands that Aren't Islands
>
> Unless specified otherwise, in each case name the "island".
>
> 1. Despite its name, this east coast American island was ruled
> NOT an island in a 1985 Supreme Court decision. Geologists
> would disagree. But more precisely, the court deemed it not
> to be an island for a certain purpose.
Rhode Island
> * Game 1, Round 2 - Geography - Islands that Aren't Islands
>
> Unless specified otherwise, in each case name the "island".
>
> 1. Despite its name, this east coast American island was ruled
> NOT an island in a 1985 Supreme Court decision. Geologists
> would disagree. But more precisely, the court deemed it not
> to be an island for a certain purpose.
> 2. Most of this North American "island" is geologically part of the
> mainland, and the area takes its name from the previous
> historical name of modern day Aquidneck Island.
> 3. This landmass *was* an island when Alexander the Great put it
> under siege for 7 months, during which time it was connected
> to the mainland via a causeway, and then attacked.
> 4. A "phantom island" is a landmass appearing on historical
> maps as an island, later discovered to not be an island at all.
> This *region of Mexico* was once a phantom island.
> 5. These islands *are* islands now, since 1858 when a severe storm
> severed the base of a Canadian peninsula. The same storm
> destroyed two hotels.
>
> 6. Sandy Island, New Caledonia, featured in maps produced by
> National Geographic Society, and Google, as well as numerous
> nautical charts. An Australian ship called the Southern Surveyor
> discovered something interesting about the island in 2012,
> what was it?
> 7. This tiny French island features a commune and monastery, but
> is only classified as an island during high tide. The island
> and its bay are a UNESCO world heritage site.
> 8. Flevopolder is a huge piece of reclaimed land, 970 km² in
> size, and created in the 1950s and '60s. It is loosely known as
> an island, as it is completely surrounded by canals and lakes,
> and indeed it is the largest artificial island in the world.
> What *country* is it in?
> 9. Who is thought to have first written about the fictional island
> Atlantis?
> 10. In Gulliver's Travels, Gulliver visits many fictional islands
> that include Lilliput and Glubbdubdrib and the flying island
> of Laputa. But he also visits one *actual* island nation --
> which one?
> * Game 1, Round 3 - History - First Leaders of New Countries
>
> We provide the name, and the date they first assumed the presidency
> or prime ministership; you name the country. Some of them may
> already have been heads of government before independence, in
> which case the year provided is the year of independence.
>
> Short names of countries will do, e.g. France.
>
> 1. 1960, president Kwame Nkrumah.
> 2. 1962, prime minister Sir Alexander Bustamante.
> 3. 1971, president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
> 4. 1964, president Jomo Kenyatta.
> 5. 1993, president Vaclav Havel.
> 6. 1945, president Sukarno.
Indonesia
> 7. 1960, president Leopold Sedar Senghor.
DR Congo, Congo-Brazzaville
> 8. 2011, president Salva Kiir Mayardit.
> 9. 1945, president and prime minister Ho Chi Minh.
> 10. 1965, prime minister Lee Kuan Yew.
cheers,
calvin
Dan Blum
Oct 16, 2019, 10:04:02 AM10/16/19
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> 1. Despite its name, this east coast American island was ruled
> NOT an island in a 1985 Supreme Court decision. Geologists
> would disagree. But more precisely, the court deemed it not
> to be an island for a certain purpose.
Manhattan
> NOT an island in a 1985 Supreme Court decision. Geologists
> would disagree. But more precisely, the court deemed it not
> to be an island for a certain purpose.
> 2. Most of this North American "island" is geologically part of the
> mainland, and the area takes its name from the previous
> historical name of modern day Aquidneck Island.
> 3. This landmass *was* an island when Alexander the Great put it
> under siege for 7 months, during which time it was connected
> to the mainland via a causeway, and then attacked.
> 4. A "phantom island" is a landmass appearing on historical
> maps as an island, later discovered to not be an island at all.
> This *region of Mexico* was once a phantom island.
> 6. Sandy Island, New Caledonia, featured in maps produced by
> National Geographic Society, and Google, as well as numerous
> nautical charts. An Australian ship called the Southern Surveyor
> discovered something interesting about the island in 2012,
> what was it?
> 8. Flevopolder is a huge piece of reclaimed land, 970 km? in
> size, and created in the 1950s and '60s. It is loosely known as
> an island, as it is completely surrounded by canals and lakes,
> and indeed it is the largest artificial island in the world.
> What *country* is it in?
Netherlands
> an island, as it is completely surrounded by canals and lakes,
> and indeed it is the largest artificial island in the world.
> What *country* is it in?
> 9. Who is thought to have first written about the fictional island
> Atlantis?
> 10. In Gulliver's Travels, Gulliver visits many fictional islands
> that include Lilliput and Glubbdubdrib and the flying island
> of Laputa. But he also visits one *actual* island nation --
> which one?
> * Game 1, Round 3 - History - First Leaders of New Countries
> 1. 1960, president Kwame Nkrumah.
Nigeria; Ghana
> 2. 1962, prime minister Sir Alexander Bustamante.
> 3. 1971, president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
> 4. 1964, president Jomo Kenyatta.
> 5. 1993, president Vaclav Havel.
Czech Republic
> 6. 1945, president Sukarno.
Indonesia
> 6. 1945, president Sukarno.
Indonesia
> 8. 2011, president Salva Kiir Mayardit.
East Timor
> 9. 1945, president and prime minister Ho Chi Minh.
> 10. 1965, prime minister Lee Kuan Yew.
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Bruce Bowler
Oct 16, 2019, 10:17:31 AM10/16/19
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On Tue, 15 Oct 2019 23:47:24 -0500, Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-09-16, and
> should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give both a
> right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty. Please post
> all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote the
> questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal the
> correct answers in about 3 days.
>
> All questions were written by members of the Red Smarties 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 recent companion
> posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 1, Round 2 - Geography - Islands that Aren't Islands
>
> Unless specified otherwise, in each case name the "island".
>
> 1. Despite its name, this east coast American island was ruled
> NOT an island in a 1985 Supreme Court decision. Geologists would
> disagree. But more precisely, the court deemed it not to be an
> island for a certain purpose.
long island
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-09-16, and
> should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give both a
> right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty. Please post
> all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote the
> questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal the
> correct answers in about 3 days.
>
> All questions were written by members of the Red Smarties 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 recent companion
> posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 1, Round 2 - Geography - Islands that Aren't Islands
>
> Unless specified otherwise, in each case name the "island".
>
> 1. Despite its name, this east coast American island was ruled
> NOT an island in a 1985 Supreme Court decision. Geologists would
> disagree. But more precisely, the court deemed it not to be an
> island for a certain purpose.
> 2. Most of this North American "island" is geologically part of the
> mainland, and the area takes its name from the previous historical
> name of modern day Aquidneck Island.
> 3. This landmass *was* an island when Alexander the Great put it
> under siege for 7 months, during which time it was connected to the
> mainland via a causeway, and then attacked.
>
> 4. A "phantom island" is a landmass appearing on historical
> maps as an island, later discovered to not be an island at all. This
> *region of Mexico* was once a phantom island.
>
> 5. These islands *are* islands now, since 1858 when a severe storm
> severed the base of a Canadian peninsula. The same storm destroyed
> two hotels.
>
> 6. Sandy Island, New Caledonia, featured in maps produced by
> National Geographic Society, and Google, as well as numerous nautical
> charts. An Australian ship called the Southern Surveyor discovered
> something interesting about the island in 2012,
> what was it?
> 7. This tiny French island features a commune and monastery, but
> is only classified as an island during high tide. The island and its
> bay are a UNESCO world heritage site.
> 8. Flevopolder is a huge piece of reclaimed land, 970 km² in
> size, and created in the 1950s and '60s. It is loosely known as an
> island, as it is completely surrounded by canals and lakes, and
> indeed it is the largest artificial island in the world. What
> *country* is it in?
> 9. Who is thought to have first written about the fictional island
> Atlantis?
> 10. In Gulliver's Travels, Gulliver visits many fictional islands
> that include Lilliput and Glubbdubdrib and the flying island of
> Laputa. But he also visits one *actual* island nation -- which one?
>
> * Game 1, Round 3 - History - First Leaders of New Countries
>
> We provide the name, and the date they first assumed the presidency or
> prime ministership; you name the country. Some of them may already have
> been heads of government before independence, in which case the year
> provided is the year of independence.
>
> Short names of countries will do, e.g. France.
>
> 1. 1960, president Kwame Nkrumah.
> 2. 1962, prime minister Sir Alexander Bustamante.
> 3. 1971, president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
> 4. 1964, president Jomo Kenyatta.
> 5. 1993, president Vaclav Havel.
> 6. 1945, president Sukarno.
> 7. 1960, president Leopold Sedar Senghor.
> 8. 2011, president Salva Kiir Mayardit.
> 9. 1945, president and prime minister Ho Chi Minh.
Erland Sommarskog
Oct 16, 2019, 2:28:29 PM10/16/19
to
Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> * Game 1, Round 2 - Geography - Islands that Aren't Islands
>
> Unless specified otherwise, in each case name the "island".
>
> 1. Despite its name, this east coast American island was ruled
> NOT an island in a 1985 Supreme Court decision. Geologists
> would disagree. But more precisely, the court deemed it not
> to be an island for a certain purpose.
Long Island
> * Game 1, Round 2 - Geography - Islands that Aren't Islands
>
> Unless specified otherwise, in each case name the "island".
>
> 1. Despite its name, this east coast American island was ruled
> NOT an island in a 1985 Supreme Court decision. Geologists
> would disagree. But more precisely, the court deemed it not
> to be an island for a certain purpose.
> 4. A "phantom island" is a landmass appearing on historical
> maps as an island, later discovered to not be an island at all.
> This *region of Mexico* was once a phantom island.
> 7. This tiny French island features a commune and monastery, but
> is only classified as an island during high tide. The island
> and its bay are a UNESCO world heritage site.
> 8. Flevopolder is a huge piece of reclaimed land, 970 km² in
> size, and created in the 1950s and '60s. It is loosely known as
> an island, as it is completely surrounded by canals and lakes,
> and indeed it is the largest artificial island in the world.
> What *country* is it in?
> 9. Who is thought to have first written about the fictional island
> Atlantis?
> * Game 1, Round 3 - History - First Leaders of New Countries
>
> 1. 1960, president Kwame Nkrumah.
Nigeria
> 2. 1962, prime minister Sir Alexander Bustamante.
> 3. 1971, president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
> 4. 1964, president Jomo Kenyatta.
> 5. 1993, president Vaclav Havel.
> 6. 1945, president Sukarno.
Indonesia
> 7. 1960, president Leopold Sedar Senghor.
Malaysia
> 8. 2011, president Salva Kiir Mayardit.
> 9. 1945, president and prime minister Ho Chi Minh.
> 10. 1965, prime minister Lee Kuan Yew.
Dan Tilque
Oct 16, 2019, 2:29:57 PM10/16/19
to
On 10/15/19 9:47 PM, Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * Game 1, Round 2 - Geography - Islands that Aren't Islands
>
> Unless specified otherwise, in each case name the "island".
>
> 1. Despite its name, this east coast American island was ruled
> NOT an island in a 1985 Supreme Court decision. Geologists
> would disagree. But more precisely, the court deemed it not
> to be an island for a certain purpose.
Ellis Island
>
>
> * Game 1, Round 2 - Geography - Islands that Aren't Islands
>
> Unless specified otherwise, in each case name the "island".
>
> 1. Despite its name, this east coast American island was ruled
> NOT an island in a 1985 Supreme Court decision. Geologists
> would disagree. But more precisely, the court deemed it not
> to be an island for a certain purpose.
>
> 2. Most of this North American "island" is geologically part of the
> mainland, and the area takes its name from the previous
> historical name of modern day Aquidneck Island.
>
> 3. This landmass *was* an island when Alexander the Great put it
> under siege for 7 months, during which time it was connected
> to the mainland via a causeway, and then attacked.
>
> 4. A "phantom island" is a landmass appearing on historical
> maps as an island, later discovered to not be an island at all.
> This *region of Mexico* was once a phantom island.
>
> 5. These islands *are* islands now, since 1858 when a severe storm
> severed the base of a Canadian peninsula. The same storm
> destroyed two hotels.
>
> 6. Sandy Island, New Caledonia, featured in maps produced by
> National Geographic Society, and Google, as well as numerous
> nautical charts. An Australian ship called the Southern Surveyor
> discovered something interesting about the island in 2012,
> what was it?
>
> 7. This tiny French island features a commune and monastery, but
> is only classified as an island during high tide. The island
> and its bay are a UNESCO world heritage site.
>
> 8. Flevopolder is a huge piece of reclaimed land, 970 km² in
> size, and created in the 1950s and '60s. It is loosely known as
> an island, as it is completely surrounded by canals and lakes,
> and indeed it is the largest artificial island in the world.
> What *country* is it in?
>
> 9. Who is thought to have first written about the fictional island
> Atlantis?
>
> 10. In Gulliver's Travels, Gulliver visits many fictional islands
> that include Lilliput and Glubbdubdrib and the flying island
> of Laputa. But he also visits one *actual* island nation --
> which one?
>
>
> * Game 1, Round 3 - History - First Leaders of New Countries
>
> We provide the name, and the date they first assumed the presidency
> or prime ministership; you name the country. Some of them may
> already have been heads of government before independence, in
> which case the year provided is the year of independence.
>
> Short names of countries will do, e.g. France.
>
> 1. 1960, president Kwame Nkrumah.
> 2. 1962, prime minister Sir Alexander Bustamante.
> 3. 1971, president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
> 4. 1964, president Jomo Kenyatta.
> 5. 1993, president Vaclav Havel.
> 6. 1945, president Sukarno.
Indonesia
> 7. 1960, president Leopold Sedar Senghor.
Angola; Mozambique
> 8. 2011, president Salva Kiir Mayardit.
> 9. 1945, president and prime minister Ho Chi Minh.
> 10. 1965, prime minister Lee Kuan Yew.
--
Dan Tilque
Pete Gayde
Oct 18, 2019, 12:41:35 PM10/18/19
to
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-09-16,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
> Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
> the correct answers in about 3 days.
>
> All questions were written by members of the Red Smarties 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 recent companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 1, Round 2 - Geography - Islands that Aren't Islands
>
> Unless specified otherwise, in each case name the "island".
>
> 1. Despite its name, this east coast American island was ruled
> NOT an island in a 1985 Supreme Court decision. Geologists
> would disagree. But more precisely, the court deemed it not
> to be an island for a certain purpose.
Long Island; Staten Island
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
> Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
> the correct answers in about 3 days.
>
> All questions were written by members of the Red Smarties 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 recent companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 1, Round 2 - Geography - Islands that Aren't Islands
>
> Unless specified otherwise, in each case name the "island".
>
> 1. Despite its name, this east coast American island was ruled
> NOT an island in a 1985 Supreme Court decision. Geologists
> would disagree. But more precisely, the court deemed it not
> to be an island for a certain purpose.
>
> 2. Most of this North American "island" is geologically part of the
> mainland, and the area takes its name from the previous
> historical name of modern day Aquidneck Island.
>
> 3. This landmass *was* an island when Alexander the Great put it
> under siege for 7 months, during which time it was connected
> to the mainland via a causeway, and then attacked.
>
> 4. A "phantom island" is a landmass appearing on historical
> maps as an island, later discovered to not be an island at all.
> This *region of Mexico* was once a phantom island.
>
> 5. These islands *are* islands now, since 1858 when a severe storm
> severed the base of a Canadian peninsula. The same storm
> destroyed two hotels.
>
> 6. Sandy Island, New Caledonia, featured in maps produced by
> National Geographic Society, and Google, as well as numerous
> nautical charts. An Australian ship called the Southern Surveyor
> discovered something interesting about the island in 2012,
> what was it?
>
> 7. This tiny French island features a commune and monastery, but
> is only classified as an island during high tide. The island
> and its bay are a UNESCO world heritage site.
>
> 8. Flevopolder is a huge piece of reclaimed land, 970 km² in
> size, and created in the 1950s and '60s. It is loosely known as
> an island, as it is completely surrounded by canals and lakes,
> and indeed it is the largest artificial island in the world.
> What *country* is it in?
>
> 9. Who is thought to have first written about the fictional island
> Atlantis?
>
> 10. In Gulliver's Travels, Gulliver visits many fictional islands
> that include Lilliput and Glubbdubdrib and the flying island
> of Laputa. But he also visits one *actual* island nation --
> which one?
>
>
> * Game 1, Round 3 - History - First Leaders of New Countries
>
> We provide the name, and the date they first assumed the presidency
> or prime ministership; you name the country. Some of them may
> already have been heads of government before independence, in
> which case the year provided is the year of independence.
>
> Short names of countries will do, e.g. France.
>
> 1. 1960, president Kwame Nkrumah.
> 2. 1962, prime minister Sir Alexander Bustamante.
> 3. 1971, president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
> 4. 1964, president Jomo Kenyatta.
> 5. 1993, president Vaclav Havel.
> 6. 1945, president Sukarno.
Indonesia
> 7. 1960, president Leopold Sedar Senghor.
Congo
> 8. 2011, president Salva Kiir Mayardit.
> 9. 1945, president and prime minister Ho Chi Minh.
> 10. 1965, prime minister Lee Kuan Yew.
>
Pete Gayde
Mark Brader
Oct 19, 2019, 3:14:40 AM10/19/19
to
Mark Brader:
The case was about delimiting state and national territorial waters.
If Long I. is not an island, then Long Island Sound must be a bay,
which affects the rules.
> 2. Most of this North American "island" is geologically part of the
> mainland, and the area takes its name from the previous
> historical name of modern day Aquidneck Island.
Rhode Island. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Bruce.
The state's full name is still "Rhode Island and Providence
Plantations", where "Rhode Island" means Aquidneck I. and
"Providence Plantations" means the mainland part of the state.
> 3. This landmass *was* an island when Alexander the Great put it
> under siege for 7 months, during which time it was connected
> to the mainland via a causeway, and then attacked.
Tyre. 4 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque.
> 4. A "phantom island" is a landmass appearing on historical
> maps as an island, later discovered to not be an island at all.
> This *region of Mexico* was once a phantom island.
Baja California (accepting just "Baja", or Baja California Sur).
4 for Joshua, Calvin, Dan Tilque, and Pete.
> 5. These islands *are* islands now, since 1858 when a severe storm
> severed the base of a Canadian peninsula. The same storm
> destroyed two hotels.
Toronto Islands.
> 6. Sandy Island, New Caledonia, featured in maps produced by
> National Geographic Society, and Google, as well as numerous
> nautical charts. An Australian ship called the Southern Surveyor
> discovered something interesting about the island in 2012,
> what was it?
It didn't exist. 4 for Joshua, Calvin, Bruce, and Dan Tilque.
> 7. This tiny French island features a commune and monastery, but
> is only classified as an island during high tide. The island
> and its bay are a UNESCO world heritage site.
Mont St-Michel. 4 for Joshua, Calvin, Bruce, Erland, Dan Tilque,
and Pete.
> 8. Flevopolder is a huge piece of reclaimed land, 970 km² in
> size, and created in the 1950s and '60s. It is loosely known as
> an island, as it is completely surrounded by canals and lakes,
> and indeed it is the largest artificial island in the world.
> What *country* is it in?
Netherlands. 4 for Joshua, Calvin, Dan Blum, Bruce, Erland,
and Dan Tilque. 3 for Pete.
Answer G1 in the last round from the previous season might have been
a useful hint!
> 9. Who is thought to have first written about the fictional island
> Atlantis?
Plato. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Bruce, and Dan Tilque. 2 for Pete.
> 10. In Gulliver's Travels, Gulliver visits many fictional islands
> that include Lilliput and Glubbdubdrib and the flying island
> of Laputa. But he also visits one *actual* island nation --
> which one?
Japan. 4 for Joshua, Calvin, Bruce, and Dan Tilque.
> * Game 1, Round 3 - History - First Leaders of New Countries
> We provide the name, and the date they first assumed the presidency
> or prime ministership; you name the country. Some of them may
> already have been heads of government before independence, in
> which case the year provided is the year of independence.
> Short names of countries will do, e.g. France.
> 1. 1960, president Kwame Nkrumah.
Ghana. 4 for Joshua. 2 for Dan Blum.
> 2. 1962, prime minister Sir Alexander Bustamante.
Jamaica.
> 3. 1971, president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
Bangladesh. 4 for Erland and Dan Tilque.
> 4. 1964, president Jomo Kenyatta.
Kenya. 4 for Joshua, Calvin, Dan Blum, Erland, and Dan Tilque.
> 5. 1993, president Vaclav Havel.
Czech Republic (now also known as Czechia; accepting either).
4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Bruce, Erland, and Pete. 2 for Calvin.
> 6. 1945, president Sukarno.
Indonesia. 4 for Joshua, Calvin, Dan Blum, Erland, Dan Tilque,
and Pete.
> 7. 1960, president Leopold Sedar Senghor.
Senegal. 4 for Joshua.
> 8. 2011, president Salva Kiir Mayardit.
South Sudan. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Dan Tilque, and Pete.
> 9. 1945, president and prime minister Ho Chi Minh.
Vietnam (accepting North Vietnam). 4 for Joshua, Calvin, Dan Blum,
Bruce, Erland, Dan Tilque, and Pete (the hard way).
> 10. 1965, prime minister Lee Kuan Yew.
Singapore. 4 for Joshua, Calvin, Dan Blum, Erland, Dan Tilque,
and Pete.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 1 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Geo His
Joshua Kreitzer 31 32 63
Dan Tilque 28 24 52
Erland Sommarskog 12 28 40
Dan Blum 16 22 38
"Calvin" 20 18 38
Bruce Bowler 28 8 36
Pete Gayde 16 20 36
--
Mark Brader | "Go have a life -- but I'm telling you right now,
Toronto | you will be bored sick. Life is overrated."
m...@vex.net | --Will Gardner (Robert & Michelle King)
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-09-16,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my recent companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 1, Round 2 - Geography - Islands that Aren't Islands
> Unless specified otherwise, in each case name the "island".
> 1. Despite its name, this east coast American island was ruled
> NOT an island in a 1985 Supreme Court decision. Geologists
> would disagree. But more precisely, the court deemed it not
> to be an island for a certain purpose.
Long I. 4 for Bruce and Erland. 3 for Joshua and Pete.
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 1, Round 2 - Geography - Islands that Aren't Islands
> Unless specified otherwise, in each case name the "island".
> 1. Despite its name, this east coast American island was ruled
> NOT an island in a 1985 Supreme Court decision. Geologists
> would disagree. But more precisely, the court deemed it not
> to be an island for a certain purpose.
The case was about delimiting state and national territorial waters.
If Long I. is not an island, then Long Island Sound must be a bay,
which affects the rules.
> 2. Most of this North American "island" is geologically part of the
> mainland, and the area takes its name from the previous
> historical name of modern day Aquidneck Island.
The state's full name is still "Rhode Island and Providence
Plantations", where "Rhode Island" means Aquidneck I. and
"Providence Plantations" means the mainland part of the state.
> 3. This landmass *was* an island when Alexander the Great put it
> under siege for 7 months, during which time it was connected
> to the mainland via a causeway, and then attacked.
> 4. A "phantom island" is a landmass appearing on historical
> maps as an island, later discovered to not be an island at all.
> This *region of Mexico* was once a phantom island.
4 for Joshua, Calvin, Dan Tilque, and Pete.
> 5. These islands *are* islands now, since 1858 when a severe storm
> severed the base of a Canadian peninsula. The same storm
> destroyed two hotels.
> 6. Sandy Island, New Caledonia, featured in maps produced by
> National Geographic Society, and Google, as well as numerous
> nautical charts. An Australian ship called the Southern Surveyor
> discovered something interesting about the island in 2012,
> what was it?
> 7. This tiny French island features a commune and monastery, but
> is only classified as an island during high tide. The island
> and its bay are a UNESCO world heritage site.
and Pete.
> 8. Flevopolder is a huge piece of reclaimed land, 970 km² in
> size, and created in the 1950s and '60s. It is loosely known as
> an island, as it is completely surrounded by canals and lakes,
> and indeed it is the largest artificial island in the world.
> What *country* is it in?
and Dan Tilque. 3 for Pete.
Answer G1 in the last round from the previous season might have been
a useful hint!
> 9. Who is thought to have first written about the fictional island
> Atlantis?
> 10. In Gulliver's Travels, Gulliver visits many fictional islands
> that include Lilliput and Glubbdubdrib and the flying island
> of Laputa. But he also visits one *actual* island nation --
> which one?
> * Game 1, Round 3 - History - First Leaders of New Countries
> We provide the name, and the date they first assumed the presidency
> or prime ministership; you name the country. Some of them may
> already have been heads of government before independence, in
> which case the year provided is the year of independence.
> Short names of countries will do, e.g. France.
> 1. 1960, president Kwame Nkrumah.
> 2. 1962, prime minister Sir Alexander Bustamante.
> 3. 1971, president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
> 4. 1964, president Jomo Kenyatta.
> 5. 1993, president Vaclav Havel.
4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Bruce, Erland, and Pete. 2 for Calvin.
> 6. 1945, president Sukarno.
Indonesia. 4 for Joshua, Calvin, Dan Blum, Erland, Dan Tilque,
and Pete.
> 7. 1960, president Leopold Sedar Senghor.
> 8. 2011, president Salva Kiir Mayardit.
> 9. 1945, president and prime minister Ho Chi Minh.
Bruce, Erland, Dan Tilque, and Pete (the hard way).
> 10. 1965, prime minister Lee Kuan Yew.
and Pete.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 1 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Geo His
Joshua Kreitzer 31 32 63
Dan Tilque 28 24 52
Erland Sommarskog 12 28 40
Dan Blum 16 22 38
"Calvin" 20 18 38
Bruce Bowler 28 8 36
Pete Gayde 16 20 36
--
Mark Brader | "Go have a life -- but I'm telling you right now,
Toronto | you will be bored sick. Life is overrated."
m...@vex.net | --Will Gardner (Robert & Michelle King)
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