Mark Brader:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-12-08,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my recent companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
That's it! The season written by the Bloor St. Irregulars is over,
and the winner of the Final game is once again STEPHEN PERRY, and
this by a large margin. Hearty congratulations, sir!
Next we will continue with questions the current season by my team,
the Usual Suspects.
> ** Final, Round 10 - Challenge Round
This was the easiest round in the original game.
> * A. US State Capitals
> A1. The name of which state capital can be found in the title
> of three different movies starring Mike Myers?
Austin. (The "Austin Powers" series.) 4 for Dan Tilque, Joshua,
Marc, Pete, Peter, Stephen, Dan Blum, Bruce, and Jason.
> A2. Which state capital is the only one *with a one-word name*
> that includes the name of the state that it's the capital of?
Indianapolis. 4 for Dan Tilque, Joshua, Marc, Pete, Stephen,
Dan Blum, and Bruce.
> A3. Which state capital shares its name with a famous club
> founded by Bobby Jones and Clifford Roberts in 1934? Hint:
> The club is in a *different state* from the capital city in
> question, and is 1,146 miles south of the state capital.
Augusta. (The golf club is in the like-named city in Georgia.)
4 for Joshua, Pete, Peter, Stephen, Dan Blum, Calvin, and Bruce.
> * B. I.E., Fictional Characters
> From the clue, name the fictional character whose name *ends* in
> the letters "-ie". (Or the most commonly used word of it does;
> anyway, that's what you have to give.)
> B1. Which female fictional character, who first appeared on
> the big screen in 1943, was portrayed by 6 male members
> of the same family in a number of movies and a television
> series that aired from 1954 to 1973?
Lassie. (A dog.) 4 for Joshua, Marc, Pete, Peter, Stephen,
and Bruce.
> B2. "Skipper" is the second-oldest daughter of George and
> Margaret Roberts of Willows, Wisconsin. Skipper is the
> younger sister of -- and 2¼ inches shorter than -- which
> fictional woman who was first introduced in 1959?
Barbie. (A doll.) 4 for Dan Tilque, Joshua, Pete, Stephen, Dan Blum,
Calvin, Bruce, and Jason.
> B3. According to "TV Guide", this character -- best known by
> his one-word nickname -- is the fourth-greatest TV character
> of all time. In 1977 he literally jumped the shark.
Fonzie. (Arthur Fonzarelli, on "Happy Days".) 4 for Dan Tilque,
Joshua, Marc, Pete, Peter, Stephen, Dan Blum, Calvin, Bruce,
and Jason.
Dilma Rousseff. (Brazil.) 4 for Björn, Joshua, Marc, Pete, Erland,
Stephen, Dan Blum, and Calvin.
> C2.
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-10/leader/c2.jpg
Recep Tayyip Erdogan. (Turkey.) 4 for Björn, Pete, Erland, Stephen,
and Calvin.
> C3.
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-10/leader/c3.jpg
Shinzo Abe. (Japan.) 4 for Marc, Peter, Erland, Stephen, and Calvin.
> * D. Judging a Book by its Cover
> We give the year a book was first published, and show part of
> its cover (not necessarily from the first edition). You give
> the title of the book.
> D1. 1996 --
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-10/cover/d1.jpg
"Angela's Ashes". No points for "The Ashes". 4 for Joshua, Marc,
Peter, Stephen, Calvin, and Jason.
"The Catcher in the Rye". 4 for Dan Tilque, Joshua, Pete,
and Stephen.
"The Devil Wears Prada". 4 for Dan Tilque, Björn, Joshua, Marc,
Pete, Peter, Stephen, Dan Blum, Calvin, Bruce, and Jason.
> * E. It's Elementary
> We name an element from the periodic table; you name the *next
> element in alphabetical order*.
I was puzzled by a few of the wrong answers on this triple until
I figured out that those entrants had misread the question.
> E1. Indium.
Iodine. 4 for Joshua, Marc, Pete, Peter, Stephen, Dan Blum,
and Bruce.
> E2. Argon.
Arsenic. 4 for Dan Tilque, Joshua, Marc, Pete, Peter, Stephen,
and Bruce.
> E3. Silicon.
Silver. 4 for Joshua, Marc, Pete, Peter, Stephen, Dan Blum,
and Bruce.
> * F. Inaccurate Team Names
> F1. This team won 5 NBA titles in Minneapolis. In 1960 they
> kept the same name, despite moving to a city which is
> decidedly lacking in fresh water. Give the team's full
> current name.
Los Angeles Lakers. No points for "LA Lakers", as you were asked
for the full name. 4 for Dan Tilque, Joshua, Marc, Pete, Stephen,
Dan Blum, Calvin, and Jason.
> F2. This NBA team started in New Orleans. In 1979 they kept the
> same name, despite moving to this extremely unfunky location.
> Again, give the team's full current name.
Utah Jazz. 4 for Dan Tilque, Joshua, Marc, Pete, Peter, Stephen,
Dan Blum, Bruce, and Jason.
> F3. This team is currently leading the Ukrainian Premier
> League and won the UEFA Cup in 2009. For the past two
> seasons, they've had to play their home games in Lviv,
> but the team's name remains unchanged. Name *either*
> the team or the city where they played until 2014.
Shaktar Donetsk. (Either word was sufficient.) 4 for Björn, Pete,
Peter, Erland, and Stephen. 3 for Calvin.
Erland believes they play most of their home games in Kyiv, and
only the international games in Lviv. I wouldn't know.
Scores, if there are no errors:
FINAL ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST
TOPICS-> Lit Sci His Spo Geo Mis Ent Cha SIX
Stephen Perry -- 60 56 56 -- 55 60 72 359
Joshua Kreitzer 48 33 48 28 32 36 48 60 273
Marc Dashevsky 32 51 48 28 24 36 14 52 247
Peter Smyth -- 38 38 27 21 43 16 48 215
Dan Blum 40 32 28 18 34 34 31 44 215
Dan Tilque 16 40 44 8 28 40 16 36 204
"Calvin" 20 25 34 34 27 44 14 39 203
Pete Gayde 4 -- -- 28 28 33 32 64 189
Bruce Bowler -- 48 -- -- -- 39 28 44 159
Erland Sommarskog -- 31 32 12 20 28 -- 16 139
Björn Lundin 0 29 40 8 19 16 15 16 135
Jason Kreitzer 8 4 8 12 16 28 16 28 108
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Mark Brader, Toronto,
m...@vex.net
"sci fi: the plural of scum fum" -- Spider Robinson