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QFTCIRS Final, Rounds 9-10: miscellaneous, current events
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Mark Brader
Feb 28, 2020, 1:16:40 AM2/28/20
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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-12-10,
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 2019-10-16 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
** Final, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - Stuff My Dad Likes
This round is not made up of triples, but was written in a
stream-of-consciousness style. (I considered rot13ing most of the
questions to avoid the chance of later ones giving hints to earlier
ones, but decided to leave the structure in its original majesty.
Feel free to work backwards any time it helps.)
Note: I've deleted one question that was apparently written from
memory and made a claim I could not find any information to support,
and improvised a replacement question that'd be too easy to actually
use in our league.
1. A British agricultural pioneer and farmer who helped bring
about the British Agricultural Revolution. He perfected the
horse-drawn seed drill and later the horse-drawn hoe. Name him
-- first and last name.
2. These lyrics from the <answer 1> album "Aqualung" come from a
song named after a character. Give the title.
Laughing in the playground, gets no kicks from little boys
Would rather make it with a leching grey,
Or maybe her attention is drawn by Aqualung,
Who watches through the railings as they play.
3. These lyrics are also from a song on the album "Aqualung".
What is the title?
He hears the silence howling,
Catches angels as they fall,
And the all-time winner,
Has got him by the balls, He picks up
Gideon's Bible, open at page 1,
I think God he stole the handle,
And the train it won't stop going,
No way to slow down
4. This agricultural implement company was founded in Newcastle,
Ontario. It has been known by several names through various
expansions. Known for its reapers, threshers, and tractors,
what is the latest iteration of its name on its tractors?
5. In August 1978, who bought <answer 4> by obtaining control of
its parent Argus Corp.?
6. In October 2002 Queen Elizabeth II conferred on <answer 5>
a life peerage with what title?
7. In 1992 <answer 5> divorced his first wife and married a
British-born journalist, who he described as "beautiful,
brilliant, ideologically a robust spirit, chic, humorous,
and preternaturally sexy". Name her.
8. An earlier husband of <answer 7> was a writer for the "Toronto
Sun". He also wrote a book "Vengeance", which portrayed
Operation Wrath of God, the Israeli retaliation for the murder
of their athletes at the Munich Olympics in 1972. It was
later developed into the 2005 Steven Spielberg movie "Munich".
Name that writer.
9. Speaking of the "Toronto Sun", who was their first Editor-in-
Chief, from 1976 through 1982?
10. What company acquired the "Toronto Sun" in 2015?
11. The flagship newspaper of <answer 10>, now published 5 days
a week from Tuesday through Saturday, was founded in 1998 by
<answer 5>. Name this newspaper.
12. <answer 11> has never had its own press. It was printed in
Vaughan at another Toronto newspaper's press center, until that
paper closed the place and outsourced its own printing in 2016.
Name that other newspaper.
13. <answer 12> has Canada's highest circulation on an overall
weekly basis. It's publisher from 1899 until 1949 was Joseph
Atkinson. What famous bow-tie wearer was its publisher from
1994 to 2004?
14. Give the full current name of the daily newspaper that claims
the title of Toronto's oldest -- the one that isn't <answer 10>
or <answer 11>, and hasn't been mentioned in this round.
15. In response to critics' claims that "Aqualung" was a "concept
album", <answer 1>'s next album was a parody of the concept-album
genre. The cover, designed like a newspaper, claims to be
a musical adaptation of an epic poem by fictional 8-year-old
genius, Gerald Bostock. Name that album.
** Final, Round 10 - Challenge Round
* A. Famous Nurses
In each case name them.
A1. American, lived 1821-1912. She got involved with tending
the needy after treating injured Union soldiers during the
US Civil War, and later founded the American Red Cross.
A2. American, lived 1879-1966. She founded the birth-control
movement in the US, and also started the organization that
later became Planned Parenthood Federation of America.
A3. British, lived 1865-1915. She is celebrated for saving
the lives of soldiers on both sides in World War I without
discrimination, and with helping over 200 Allied soldiers
escape from German-occupied Belgium -- for which she was
arrested and subsequently executed by a German firing squad.
* B. Canadian Women at the Olympics
In each case name them.
B1. Born 2000. At the 2016 Rio Olympics, she won 4 medals,
which tied her with Victor Davis as Canada's most decorated
Olympic swimmer of all time.
B2. Born 1972. She is the only athlete in history to win
multiple medals in both the Summer and Winter Olympics,
in cycling and speed skating respectively.
B3. Born 1974. She is currently ranked Canada's top curler
of all time, and is the first female skip and only the
second skip in history to go undefeated to win Olympic gold,
this in 2014 at Sochi.
* C. Roof Types
In each case name them.
C1. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-10/roof/C1.jpg
C2. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-10/roof/C2.jpg
C3. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-10/roof/C3.jpg
* D. Landlocked Countries
In each case name them.
D1. The world's largest landlocked country by area, this country
is bordered by Russia, China, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan,
and Kyrgyzstan, as well as the Caspian and Aral Seas.
D2. The world's largest landlocked country by population, this
country is bordered by Eritrea, Somalia, Djibouti, Kenya,
Sudan, and South Sudan.
D3. The largest landlocked country in South America, this country
is bordered by Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, Peru, and Chile.
* E. Classic Radio onto TV
In each case name the show.
E1. William Conrad played Marshall Matt Dillon on the radio,
but when the show moved to television, his weight was
deemed an issue, and James Arness was cast in his place.
E2. Edgar Barrier, Brian Aherne, Vincent Price, Tim Conway,
and Barry Sullivan all played Simon Templar on the radio,
while Roger Moore and Ian Ogilvy played him in the TV series.
E3. Lew Ayres played the title character, a young doctor in
both a movie and then on the radio, before declining to
play him on TV. A few years later, Richard Chamberlain
was tapped to play the title role.
* F. Fun Christmas Trivia
F1. What did my true love give me as a new gift on the 8th day
of Christmas?
F2. In the poem "'Twas the Night before Christmas", visions of
what food danced in children's heads as they slept nestled
in their beds?
F3. From what book come the lines: "Maybe Christmas, he thought,
doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas... perhaps...
means a little bit more"?
* G. Tiebreakers: Women in Arts & Literature
This triple was provided in case of a tie in the original game,
but was not needed. I will use it in the same way here. Name each
of these women for fun, but for no points unless the game is tied.
G1. Lived c. 625 BC. A Greek poet considered one of the most
important poets in world civilization. In addition to
getting a type of stanza named for her (3 long lines coupled
with 1 short one), she is also credited with inventing the
21-string lyre.
G2. Born 1942. A Chilean writer, sometimes called "the world's
most widely read Spanish-language author", her works
are said to contain aspects of the magical-realism genre.
US president Barack Obama awarded her the 2014 Presidential
Medal of Freedom.
G3. Lived 1907-54. Considered one of the great artists of the
20th century, this Mexican started painting as an escape
from her lifelong pain brought on by childhood polio and
a later bus accident.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto, m...@vex.net
"Omit needless code! Omit needless code! Omit needless code!"
-- Chip Salzenberg (after Strunk & White)
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 2019-10-16 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
** Final, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - Stuff My Dad Likes
This round is not made up of triples, but was written in a
stream-of-consciousness style. (I considered rot13ing most of the
questions to avoid the chance of later ones giving hints to earlier
ones, but decided to leave the structure in its original majesty.
Feel free to work backwards any time it helps.)
Note: I've deleted one question that was apparently written from
memory and made a claim I could not find any information to support,
and improvised a replacement question that'd be too easy to actually
use in our league.
1. A British agricultural pioneer and farmer who helped bring
about the British Agricultural Revolution. He perfected the
horse-drawn seed drill and later the horse-drawn hoe. Name him
-- first and last name.
2. These lyrics from the <answer 1> album "Aqualung" come from a
song named after a character. Give the title.
Laughing in the playground, gets no kicks from little boys
Would rather make it with a leching grey,
Or maybe her attention is drawn by Aqualung,
Who watches through the railings as they play.
3. These lyrics are also from a song on the album "Aqualung".
What is the title?
He hears the silence howling,
Catches angels as they fall,
And the all-time winner,
Has got him by the balls, He picks up
Gideon's Bible, open at page 1,
I think God he stole the handle,
And the train it won't stop going,
No way to slow down
4. This agricultural implement company was founded in Newcastle,
Ontario. It has been known by several names through various
expansions. Known for its reapers, threshers, and tractors,
what is the latest iteration of its name on its tractors?
5. In August 1978, who bought <answer 4> by obtaining control of
its parent Argus Corp.?
6. In October 2002 Queen Elizabeth II conferred on <answer 5>
a life peerage with what title?
7. In 1992 <answer 5> divorced his first wife and married a
British-born journalist, who he described as "beautiful,
brilliant, ideologically a robust spirit, chic, humorous,
and preternaturally sexy". Name her.
8. An earlier husband of <answer 7> was a writer for the "Toronto
Sun". He also wrote a book "Vengeance", which portrayed
Operation Wrath of God, the Israeli retaliation for the murder
of their athletes at the Munich Olympics in 1972. It was
later developed into the 2005 Steven Spielberg movie "Munich".
Name that writer.
9. Speaking of the "Toronto Sun", who was their first Editor-in-
Chief, from 1976 through 1982?
10. What company acquired the "Toronto Sun" in 2015?
11. The flagship newspaper of <answer 10>, now published 5 days
a week from Tuesday through Saturday, was founded in 1998 by
<answer 5>. Name this newspaper.
12. <answer 11> has never had its own press. It was printed in
Vaughan at another Toronto newspaper's press center, until that
paper closed the place and outsourced its own printing in 2016.
Name that other newspaper.
13. <answer 12> has Canada's highest circulation on an overall
weekly basis. It's publisher from 1899 until 1949 was Joseph
Atkinson. What famous bow-tie wearer was its publisher from
1994 to 2004?
14. Give the full current name of the daily newspaper that claims
the title of Toronto's oldest -- the one that isn't <answer 10>
or <answer 11>, and hasn't been mentioned in this round.
15. In response to critics' claims that "Aqualung" was a "concept
album", <answer 1>'s next album was a parody of the concept-album
genre. The cover, designed like a newspaper, claims to be
a musical adaptation of an epic poem by fictional 8-year-old
genius, Gerald Bostock. Name that album.
** Final, Round 10 - Challenge Round
* A. Famous Nurses
In each case name them.
A1. American, lived 1821-1912. She got involved with tending
the needy after treating injured Union soldiers during the
US Civil War, and later founded the American Red Cross.
A2. American, lived 1879-1966. She founded the birth-control
movement in the US, and also started the organization that
later became Planned Parenthood Federation of America.
A3. British, lived 1865-1915. She is celebrated for saving
the lives of soldiers on both sides in World War I without
discrimination, and with helping over 200 Allied soldiers
escape from German-occupied Belgium -- for which she was
arrested and subsequently executed by a German firing squad.
* B. Canadian Women at the Olympics
In each case name them.
B1. Born 2000. At the 2016 Rio Olympics, she won 4 medals,
which tied her with Victor Davis as Canada's most decorated
Olympic swimmer of all time.
B2. Born 1972. She is the only athlete in history to win
multiple medals in both the Summer and Winter Olympics,
in cycling and speed skating respectively.
B3. Born 1974. She is currently ranked Canada's top curler
of all time, and is the first female skip and only the
second skip in history to go undefeated to win Olympic gold,
this in 2014 at Sochi.
* C. Roof Types
In each case name them.
C1. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-10/roof/C1.jpg
C2. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-10/roof/C2.jpg
C3. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-10/roof/C3.jpg
* D. Landlocked Countries
In each case name them.
D1. The world's largest landlocked country by area, this country
is bordered by Russia, China, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan,
and Kyrgyzstan, as well as the Caspian and Aral Seas.
D2. The world's largest landlocked country by population, this
country is bordered by Eritrea, Somalia, Djibouti, Kenya,
Sudan, and South Sudan.
D3. The largest landlocked country in South America, this country
is bordered by Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, Peru, and Chile.
* E. Classic Radio onto TV
In each case name the show.
E1. William Conrad played Marshall Matt Dillon on the radio,
but when the show moved to television, his weight was
deemed an issue, and James Arness was cast in his place.
E2. Edgar Barrier, Brian Aherne, Vincent Price, Tim Conway,
and Barry Sullivan all played Simon Templar on the radio,
while Roger Moore and Ian Ogilvy played him in the TV series.
E3. Lew Ayres played the title character, a young doctor in
both a movie and then on the radio, before declining to
play him on TV. A few years later, Richard Chamberlain
was tapped to play the title role.
* F. Fun Christmas Trivia
F1. What did my true love give me as a new gift on the 8th day
of Christmas?
F2. In the poem "'Twas the Night before Christmas", visions of
what food danced in children's heads as they slept nestled
in their beds?
F3. From what book come the lines: "Maybe Christmas, he thought,
doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas... perhaps...
means a little bit more"?
* G. Tiebreakers: Women in Arts & Literature
This triple was provided in case of a tie in the original game,
but was not needed. I will use it in the same way here. Name each
of these women for fun, but for no points unless the game is tied.
G1. Lived c. 625 BC. A Greek poet considered one of the most
important poets in world civilization. In addition to
getting a type of stanza named for her (3 long lines coupled
with 1 short one), she is also credited with inventing the
21-string lyre.
G2. Born 1942. A Chilean writer, sometimes called "the world's
most widely read Spanish-language author", her works
are said to contain aspects of the magical-realism genre.
US president Barack Obama awarded her the 2014 Presidential
Medal of Freedom.
G3. Lived 1907-54. Considered one of the great artists of the
20th century, this Mexican started painting as an escape
from her lifelong pain brought on by childhood polio and
a later bus accident.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto, m...@vex.net
"Omit needless code! Omit needless code! Omit needless code!"
-- Chip Salzenberg (after Strunk & White)
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Dan Blum
Feb 28, 2020, 9:55:05 AM2/28/20
to
> 1. A British agricultural pioneer and farmer who helped bring
> about the British Agricultural Revolution. He perfected the
> horse-drawn seed drill and later the horse-drawn hoe. Name him
> -- first and last name.
Jethro Tull
> about the British Agricultural Revolution. He perfected the
> horse-drawn seed drill and later the horse-drawn hoe. Name him
> -- first and last name.
> 3. These lyrics are also from a song on the album "Aqualung".
> What is the title?
> He hears the silence howling,
> Catches angels as they fall,
> And the all-time winner,
> Has got him by the balls, He picks up
> Gideon's Bible, open at page 1,
> I think God he stole the handle,
> And the train it won't stop going,
> No way to slow down
> 5. In August 1978, who bought <answer 4> by obtaining control of
> its parent Argus Corp.?
> 10. What company acquired the "Toronto Sun" in 2015?
> ** Final, Round 10 - Challenge Round
> * A. Famous Nurses
> A1. American, lived 1821-1912. She got involved with tending
> the needy after treating injured Union soldiers during the
> US Civil War, and later founded the American Red Cross.
Clara Barton
> the needy after treating injured Union soldiers during the
> US Civil War, and later founded the American Red Cross.
> A2. American, lived 1879-1966. She founded the birth-control
> movement in the US, and also started the organization that
> later became Planned Parenthood Federation of America.
> * C. Roof Types
> C1. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-10/roof/C1.jpg
mansard
> C2. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-10/roof/C2.jpg
gable
> * D. Landlocked Countries
> D1. The world's largest landlocked country by area, this country
> is bordered by Russia, China, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan,
> and Kyrgyzstan, as well as the Caspian and Aral Seas.
> D2. The world's largest landlocked country by population, this
> country is bordered by Eritrea, Somalia, Djibouti, Kenya,
> Sudan, and South Sudan.
> D3. The largest landlocked country in South America, this country
> is bordered by Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, Peru, and Chile.
> * E. Classic Radio onto TV
> E1. William Conrad played Marshall Matt Dillon on the radio,
> but when the show moved to television, his weight was
> deemed an issue, and James Arness was cast in his place.
Gunsmoke
> but when the show moved to television, his weight was
> deemed an issue, and James Arness was cast in his place.
> E2. Edgar Barrier, Brian Aherne, Vincent Price, Tim Conway,
> and Barry Sullivan all played Simon Templar on the radio,
> while Roger Moore and Ian Ogilvy played him in the TV series.
> E3. Lew Ayres played the title character, a young doctor in
> both a movie and then on the radio, before declining to
> play him on TV. A few years later, Richard Chamberlain
> was tapped to play the title role.
> * F. Fun Christmas Trivia
> F1. What did my true love give me as a new gift on the 8th day
> of Christmas?
> F2. In the poem "'Twas the Night before Christmas", visions of
> what food danced in children's heads as they slept nestled
> in their beds?
> F3. From what book come the lines: "Maybe Christmas, he thought,
> doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas... perhaps...
> means a little bit more"?
> * G. Tiebreakers: Women in Arts & Literature
> G1. Lived c. 625 BC. A Greek poet considered one of the most
> important poets in world civilization. In addition to
> getting a type of stanza named for her (3 long lines coupled
> with 1 short one), she is also credited with inventing the
> 21-string lyre.
Sappho
> important poets in world civilization. In addition to
> getting a type of stanza named for her (3 long lines coupled
> with 1 short one), she is also credited with inventing the
> 21-string lyre.
> G2. Born 1942. A Chilean writer, sometimes called "the world's
> most widely read Spanish-language author", her works
> are said to contain aspects of the magical-realism genre.
> US president Barack Obama awarded her the 2014 Presidential
> Medal of Freedom.
> G3. Lived 1907-54. Considered one of the great artists of the
> 20th century, this Mexican started painting as an escape
> from her lifelong pain brought on by childhood polio and
> a later bus accident.
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Joe Masters
Feb 28, 2020, 12:34:44 PM2/28/20
to
>
> 2. These lyrics from the <answer 1> album "Aqualung" come from a
> song named after a character. Give the title.
>
> Laughing in the playground, gets no kicks from little boys
> Would rather make it with a leching grey,
> Or maybe her attention is drawn by Aqualung,
> Who watches through the railings as they play.
>
> 3. These lyrics are also from a song on the album "Aqualung".
> What is the title?
>
> He hears the silence howling,
> Catches angels as they fall,
> And the all-time winner,
> Has got him by the balls, He picks up
> Gideon's Bible, open at page 1,
> I think God he stole the handle,
> And the train it won't stop going,
> No way to slow down
>
>
> ** Final, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
>
> * A. Famous Nurses
>
> In each case name them.
>
> A1. American, lived 1821-1912. She got involved with tending
> the needy after treating injured Union soldiers during the
> US Civil War, and later founded the American Red Cross.
>
> A2. American, lived 1879-1966. She founded the birth-control
> movement in the US, and also started the organization that
> later became Planned Parenthood Federation of America.
>
> A3. British, lived 1865-1915. She is celebrated for saving
> the lives of soldiers on both sides in World War I without
> discrimination, and with helping over 200 Allied soldiers
> escape from German-occupied Belgium -- for which she was
> arrested and subsequently executed by a German firing squad.
>
>
> * B. Canadian Women at the Olympics
>
> In each case name them.
>
> B1. Born 2000. At the 2016 Rio Olympics, she won 4 medals,
> which tied her with Victor Davis as Canada's most decorated
> Olympic swimmer of all time.
>
> B2. Born 1972. She is the only athlete in history to win
> multiple medals in both the Summer and Winter Olympics,
> in cycling and speed skating respectively.
>
> B3. Born 1974. She is currently ranked Canada's top curler
> of all time, and is the first female skip and only the
> second skip in history to go undefeated to win Olympic gold,
> this in 2014 at Sochi.
>
>
> * C. Roof Types
>
> In each case name them.
>
> C1. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-10/roof/C1.jpg
> C2. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-10/roof/C2.jpg
> C3. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-10/roof/C3.jpg
>
>
> * D. Landlocked Countries
>
> In each case name them.
>
> D1. The world's largest landlocked country by area, this country
> is bordered by Russia, China, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan,
> and Kyrgyzstan, as well as the Caspian and Aral Seas.
>
> D2. The world's largest landlocked country by population, this
> country is bordered by Eritrea, Somalia, Djibouti, Kenya,
> Sudan, and South Sudan.
>
> D3. The largest landlocked country in South America, this country
> is bordered by Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, Peru, and Chile.
>
>
> * E. Classic Radio onto TV
>
> In each case name the show.
>
> E1. William Conrad played Marshall Matt Dillon on the radio,
> but when the show moved to television, his weight was
> deemed an issue, and James Arness was cast in his place.
>
> E2. Edgar Barrier, Brian Aherne, Vincent Price, Tim Conway,
> and Barry Sullivan all played Simon Templar on the radio,
> while Roger Moore and Ian Ogilvy played him in the TV series.
>
> E3. Lew Ayres played the title character, a young doctor in
> both a movie and then on the radio, before declining to
> play him on TV. A few years later, Richard Chamberlain
> was tapped to play the title role.
>
>
> * F. Fun Christmas Trivia
>
> F1. What did my true love give me as a new gift on the 8th day
> of Christmas?
>
> F2. In the poem "'Twas the Night before Christmas", visions of
> what food danced in children's heads as they slept nestled
> in their beds?
>
> F3. From what book come the lines: "Maybe Christmas, he thought,
> doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas... perhaps...
> means a little bit more"?
>
>
> * G. Tiebreakers: Women in Arts & Literature
>
> This triple was provided in case of a tie in the original game,
> but was not needed. I will use it in the same way here. Name each
> of these women for fun, but for no points unless the game is tied.
>
> G1. Lived c. 625 BC. A Greek poet considered one of the most
> important poets in world civilization. In addition to
> getting a type of stanza named for her (3 long lines coupled
> with 1 short one), she is also credited with inventing the
> 21-string lyre.
>
> G2. Born 1942. A Chilean writer, sometimes called "the world's
> most widely read Spanish-language author", her works
> are said to contain aspects of the magical-realism genre.
> US president Barack Obama awarded her the 2014 Presidential
> Medal of Freedom.
>
> G3. Lived 1907-54. Considered one of the great artists of the
> 20th century, this Mexican started painting as an escape
> from her lifelong pain brought on by childhood polio and
> a later bus accident.
--
“To err, as they say, is human. To forgive is divine. To err by
withholding your forgiveness until it’s too late is to become divinely
fucked up.” ― Jonathan Tropper, The Book of Joe
Erland Sommarskog
Feb 28, 2020, 2:23:25 PM2/28/20
to
> 1. A British agricultural pioneer and farmer who helped bring
> about the British Agricultural Revolution. He perfected the
> horse-drawn seed drill and later the horse-drawn hoe. Name him
> -- first and last name.
Jethro Tull (but I first read question 2, so don't count that=
> about the British Agricultural Revolution. He perfected the
> horse-drawn seed drill and later the horse-drawn hoe. Name him
> -- first and last name.
> 2. These lyrics from the <answer 1> album "Aqualung" come from a
> song named after a character. Give the title.
>
> Laughing in the playground, gets no kicks from little boys
> Would rather make it with a leching grey,
> Or maybe her attention is drawn by Aqualung,
> Who watches through the railings as they play.
> 3. These lyrics are also from a song on the album "Aqualung".
> What is the title?
>
> He hears the silence howling,
> Catches angels as they fall,
> And the all-time winner,
> Has got him by the balls, He picks up
> Gideon's Bible, open at page 1,
> I think God he stole the handle,
> And the train it won't stop going,
> No way to slow down
> 15. In response to critics' claims that "Aqualung" was a "concept
> album", <answer 1>'s next album was a parody of the concept-album
> genre. The cover, designed like a newspaper, claims to be
> a musical adaptation of an epic poem by fictional 8-year-old
> genius, Gerald Bostock. Name that album.
> ** Final, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
>
> * D. Landlocked Countries
>
> In each case name them.
>
> D1. The world's largest landlocked country by area, this country
> is bordered by Russia, China, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan,
> and Kyrgyzstan, as well as the Caspian and Aral Seas.
Kazakhstan
>
> In each case name them.
>
> D1. The world's largest landlocked country by area, this country
> is bordered by Russia, China, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan,
> and Kyrgyzstan, as well as the Caspian and Aral Seas.
> D2. The world's largest landlocked country by population, this
> country is bordered by Eritrea, Somalia, Djibouti, Kenya,
> Sudan, and South Sudan.
> D3. The largest landlocked country in South America, this country
> is bordered by Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, Peru, and Chile.
Mark Brader
Feb 28, 2020, 3:31:46 PM2/28/20
to
Sorry, of course that Subject line was meant to say "QFTCIRS Final,
Rounds 9-10: miscellaneous, challenge round". At least I got it
right that it was one or the other end of the original game. :-)
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "More importantly, Mark is just plain wrong."
m...@vex.net -- John Hollingsworth
Rounds 9-10: miscellaneous, challenge round". At least I got it
right that it was one or the other end of the original game. :-)
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "More importantly, Mark is just plain wrong."
m...@vex.net -- John Hollingsworth
Joshua Kreitzer
Feb 28, 2020, 10:33:48 PM2/28/20
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:6_ednWUQXrveLcXDnZ2dnUU7-
c3N...@giganews.com:
> ** Final, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - Stuff My Dad Likes
>
> 13. <answer 12> has Canada's highest circulation on an overall
> weekly basis. It's publisher from 1899 until 1949 was Joseph
> Atkinson. What famous bow-tie wearer was its publisher from
> 1994 to 2004?
The Globe and Mail; Toronto Star
> 14. Give the full current name of the daily newspaper that claims
> the title of Toronto's oldest -- the one that isn't <answer 10>
> or <answer 11>, and hasn't been mentioned in this round.
The Globe and Mail; Toronto Star
> 15. In response to critics' claims that "Aqualung" was a "concept
> album", <answer 1>'s next album was a parody of the concept-album
> genre. The cover, designed like a newspaper, claims to be
> a musical adaptation of an epic poem by fictional 8-year-old
> genius, Gerald Bostock. Name that album.
"Thick as a Brick"
> ** Final, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
>
> * A. Famous Nurses
>
> In each case name them.
>
> A1. American, lived 1821-1912. She got involved with tending
> the needy after treating injured Union soldiers during the
> US Civil War, and later founded the American Red Cross.
Clara Barton
> A2. American, lived 1879-1966. She founded the birth-control
> movement in the US, and also started the organization that
> later became Planned Parenthood Federation of America.
Margaret Sanger
> * C. Roof Types
>
> In each case name them.
>
> C1. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-10/roof/C1.jpg
mansard
> C2. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-10/roof/C2.jpg
mansard
> C3. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-10/roof/C3.jpg
mansard
> * D. Landlocked Countries
>
> In each case name them.
>
> D1. The world's largest landlocked country by area, this country
> is bordered by Russia, China, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan,
> and Kyrgyzstan, as well as the Caspian and Aral Seas.
Kazakhstan
> D2. The world's largest landlocked country by population, this
> country is bordered by Eritrea, Somalia, Djibouti, Kenya,
> Sudan, and South Sudan.
Ethiopia
> D3. The largest landlocked country in South America, this country
> is bordered by Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, Peru, and Chile.
Bolivia
> * E. Classic Radio onto TV
>
> In each case name the show.
>
> E1. William Conrad played Marshall Matt Dillon on the radio,
> but when the show moved to television, his weight was
> deemed an issue, and James Arness was cast in his place.
"Gunsmoke"
> E2. Edgar Barrier, Brian Aherne, Vincent Price, Tim Conway,
> and Barry Sullivan all played Simon Templar on the radio,
> while Roger Moore and Ian Ogilvy played him in the TV series.
"The Saint"
(was that Tom Conway rather than Tim?)
> E3. Lew Ayres played the title character, a young doctor in
> both a movie and then on the radio, before declining to
> play him on TV. A few years later, Richard Chamberlain
> was tapped to play the title role.
"Dr. Kildare"
> * F. Fun Christmas Trivia
>
> F1. What did my true love give me as a new gift on the 8th day
> of Christmas?
eight maids a-milking
> F2. In the poem "'Twas the Night before Christmas", visions of
> what food danced in children's heads as they slept nestled
> in their beds?
sugar plums
> F3. From what book come the lines: "Maybe Christmas, he thought,
> doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas... perhaps...
> means a little bit more"?
> G2. Born 1942. A Chilean writer, sometimes called "the world's
> most widely read Spanish-language author", her works
> are said to contain aspects of the magical-realism genre.
> US president Barack Obama awarded her the 2014 Presidential
> Medal of Freedom.
Isabel Allende
> G3. Lived 1907-54. Considered one of the great artists of the
> 20th century, this Mexican started painting as an escape
> from her lifelong pain brought on by childhood polio and
> a later bus accident.
Frida Kahlo
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
c3N...@giganews.com:
> ** Final, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - Stuff My Dad Likes
>
> 1. A British agricultural pioneer and farmer who helped bring
> about the British Agricultural Revolution. He perfected the
> horse-drawn seed drill and later the horse-drawn hoe. Name him
> -- first and last name.
Jethro Tull
> about the British Agricultural Revolution. He perfected the
> horse-drawn seed drill and later the horse-drawn hoe. Name him
> -- first and last name.
> 13. <answer 12> has Canada's highest circulation on an overall
> weekly basis. It's publisher from 1899 until 1949 was Joseph
> Atkinson. What famous bow-tie wearer was its publisher from
> 1994 to 2004?
> 14. Give the full current name of the daily newspaper that claims
> the title of Toronto's oldest -- the one that isn't <answer 10>
> or <answer 11>, and hasn't been mentioned in this round.
> 15. In response to critics' claims that "Aqualung" was a "concept
> album", <answer 1>'s next album was a parody of the concept-album
> genre. The cover, designed like a newspaper, claims to be
> a musical adaptation of an epic poem by fictional 8-year-old
> genius, Gerald Bostock. Name that album.
> ** Final, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
>
> * A. Famous Nurses
>
> In each case name them.
>
> A1. American, lived 1821-1912. She got involved with tending
> the needy after treating injured Union soldiers during the
> US Civil War, and later founded the American Red Cross.
> A2. American, lived 1879-1966. She founded the birth-control
> movement in the US, and also started the organization that
> later became Planned Parenthood Federation of America.
> * C. Roof Types
>
> In each case name them.
>
> C1. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-10/roof/C1.jpg
> C2. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-10/roof/C2.jpg
mansard
> C3. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-10/roof/C3.jpg
mansard
> * D. Landlocked Countries
>
> In each case name them.
>
> D1. The world's largest landlocked country by area, this country
> is bordered by Russia, China, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan,
> and Kyrgyzstan, as well as the Caspian and Aral Seas.
> D2. The world's largest landlocked country by population, this
> country is bordered by Eritrea, Somalia, Djibouti, Kenya,
> Sudan, and South Sudan.
> D3. The largest landlocked country in South America, this country
> is bordered by Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, Peru, and Chile.
> * E. Classic Radio onto TV
>
> In each case name the show.
>
> E1. William Conrad played Marshall Matt Dillon on the radio,
> but when the show moved to television, his weight was
> deemed an issue, and James Arness was cast in his place.
> E2. Edgar Barrier, Brian Aherne, Vincent Price, Tim Conway,
> and Barry Sullivan all played Simon Templar on the radio,
> while Roger Moore and Ian Ogilvy played him in the TV series.
(was that Tom Conway rather than Tim?)
> E3. Lew Ayres played the title character, a young doctor in
> both a movie and then on the radio, before declining to
> play him on TV. A few years later, Richard Chamberlain
> was tapped to play the title role.
> * F. Fun Christmas Trivia
>
> F1. What did my true love give me as a new gift on the 8th day
> of Christmas?
> F2. In the poem "'Twas the Night before Christmas", visions of
> what food danced in children's heads as they slept nestled
> in their beds?
> F3. From what book come the lines: "Maybe Christmas, he thought,
> doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas... perhaps...
> means a little bit more"?
"How the Grinch Stole Christmas"
> * G. Tiebreakers: Women in Arts & Literature
>
> This triple was provided in case of a tie in the original game,
> but was not needed. I will use it in the same way here. Name each
> of these women for fun, but for no points unless the game is tied.
>
> G1. Lived c. 625 BC. A Greek poet considered one of the most
> important poets in world civilization. In addition to
> getting a type of stanza named for her (3 long lines coupled
> with 1 short one), she is also credited with inventing the
> 21-string lyre.
Sappho
>
> This triple was provided in case of a tie in the original game,
> but was not needed. I will use it in the same way here. Name each
> of these women for fun, but for no points unless the game is tied.
>
> G1. Lived c. 625 BC. A Greek poet considered one of the most
> important poets in world civilization. In addition to
> getting a type of stanza named for her (3 long lines coupled
> with 1 short one), she is also credited with inventing the
> 21-string lyre.
> G2. Born 1942. A Chilean writer, sometimes called "the world's
> most widely read Spanish-language author", her works
> are said to contain aspects of the magical-realism genre.
> US president Barack Obama awarded her the 2014 Presidential
> Medal of Freedom.
> G3. Lived 1907-54. Considered one of the great artists of the
> 20th century, this Mexican started painting as an escape
> from her lifelong pain brought on by childhood polio and
> a later bus accident.
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
swp
Feb 29, 2020, 12:28:06 AM2/29/20
to
On Friday, February 28, 2020 at 1:16:40 AM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-12-10,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
noted
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-12-10,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
> ** Final, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - Stuff My Dad Likes
>
> This round is not made up of triples, but was written in a
> stream-of-consciousness style. (I considered rot13ing most of the
> questions to avoid the chance of later ones giving hints to earlier
> ones, but decided to leave the structure in its original majesty.
> Feel free to work backwards any time it helps.)
>
> Note: I've deleted one question that was apparently written from
> memory and made a claim I could not find any information to support,
> and improvised a replacement question that'd be too easy to actually
> use in our league.
>
> 1. A British agricultural pioneer and farmer who helped bring
> about the British Agricultural Revolution. He perfected the
> horse-drawn seed drill and later the horse-drawn hoe. Name him
> -- first and last name.
> 2. These lyrics from the <answer 1> album "Aqualung" come from a
> song named after a character. Give the title.
>
> Laughing in the playground, gets no kicks from little boys
> Would rather make it with a leching grey,
> Or maybe her attention is drawn by Aqualung,
> Who watches through the railings as they play.
> 3. These lyrics are also from a song on the album "Aqualung".
> What is the title?
>
> He hears the silence howling,
> Catches angels as they fall,
> And the all-time winner,
> Has got him by the balls, He picks up
> Gideon's Bible, open at page 1,
> I think God he stole the handle,
> And the train it won't stop going,
> No way to slow down
> 4. This agricultural implement company was founded in Newcastle,
> Ontario. It has been known by several names through various
> expansions. Known for its reapers, threshers, and tractors,
> what is the latest iteration of its name on its tractors?
> 5. In August 1978, who bought <answer 4> by obtaining control of
> its parent Argus Corp.?
> 6. In October 2002 Queen Elizabeth II conferred on <answer 5>
> a life peerage with what title?
> 7. In 1992 <answer 5> divorced his first wife and married a
> British-born journalist, who he described as "beautiful,
> brilliant, ideologically a robust spirit, chic, humorous,
> and preternaturally sexy". Name her.
> 8. An earlier husband of <answer 7> was a writer for the "Toronto
> Sun". He also wrote a book "Vengeance", which portrayed
> Operation Wrath of God, the Israeli retaliation for the murder
> of their athletes at the Munich Olympics in 1972. It was
> later developed into the 2005 Steven Spielberg movie "Munich".
> Name that writer.
> 9. Speaking of the "Toronto Sun", who was their first Editor-in-
> Chief, from 1976 through 1982?
> 10. What company acquired the "Toronto Sun" in 2015?
> 11. The flagship newspaper of <answer 10>, now published 5 days
> a week from Tuesday through Saturday, was founded in 1998 by
> <answer 5>. Name this newspaper.
> 12. <answer 11> has never had its own press. It was printed in
> Vaughan at another Toronto newspaper's press center, until that
> paper closed the place and outsourced its own printing in 2016.
> Name that other newspaper.
> 13. <answer 12> has Canada's highest circulation on an overall
> weekly basis. It's publisher from 1899 until 1949 was Joseph
> Atkinson. What famous bow-tie wearer was its publisher from
> 1994 to 2004?
> 14. Give the full current name of the daily newspaper that claims
> the title of Toronto's oldest -- the one that isn't <answer 10>
> or <answer 11>, and hasn't been mentioned in this round.
the globe and mail
> 15. In response to critics' claims that "Aqualung" was a "concept
> album", <answer 1>'s next album was a parody of the concept-album
> genre. The cover, designed like a newspaper, claims to be
> a musical adaptation of an epic poem by fictional 8-year-old
> genius, Gerald Bostock. Name that album.
thick as a brick
>
> ** Final, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
>
> * A. Famous Nurses
>
> In each case name them.
>
> A1. American, lived 1821-1912. She got involved with tending
> the needy after treating injured Union soldiers during the
> US Civil War, and later founded the American Red Cross.
> A2. American, lived 1879-1966. She founded the birth-control
> movement in the US, and also started the organization that
> later became Planned Parenthood Federation of America.
> A3. British, lived 1865-1915. She is celebrated for saving
> the lives of soldiers on both sides in World War I without
> discrimination, and with helping over 200 Allied soldiers
> escape from German-occupied Belgium -- for which she was
> arrested and subsequently executed by a German firing squad.
>
> * B. Canadian Women at the Olympics
>
> In each case name them.
>
> B1. Born 2000. At the 2016 Rio Olympics, she won 4 medals,
> which tied her with Victor Davis as Canada's most decorated
> Olympic swimmer of all time.
> B2. Born 1972. She is the only athlete in history to win
> multiple medals in both the Summer and Winter Olympics,
> in cycling and speed skating respectively.
> B3. Born 1974. She is currently ranked Canada's top curler
> of all time, and is the first female skip and only the
> second skip in history to go undefeated to win Olympic gold,
> this in 2014 at Sochi.
>
> * C. Roof Types
>
> In each case name them.
>
> C1. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-10/roof/C1.jpg
> C2. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-10/roof/C2.jpg
open gable
> C3. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-10/roof/C3.jpg
gambrel
>
>
> * D. Landlocked Countries
>
> In each case name them.
>
> D1. The world's largest landlocked country by area, this country
> is bordered by Russia, China, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan,
> and Kyrgyzstan, as well as the Caspian and Aral Seas.
> D2. The world's largest landlocked country by population, this
> country is bordered by Eritrea, Somalia, Djibouti, Kenya,
> Sudan, and South Sudan.
> D3. The largest landlocked country in South America, this country
> is bordered by Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, Peru, and Chile.
>
> * E. Classic Radio onto TV
>
> In each case name the show.
>
> E1. William Conrad played Marshall Matt Dillon on the radio,
> but when the show moved to television, his weight was
> deemed an issue, and James Arness was cast in his place.
> E2. Edgar Barrier, Brian Aherne, Vincent Price, Tim Conway,
> and Barry Sullivan all played Simon Templar on the radio,
> while Roger Moore and Ian Ogilvy played him in the TV series.
> E3. Lew Ayres played the title character, a young doctor in
> both a movie and then on the radio, before declining to
> play him on TV. A few years later, Richard Chamberlain
> was tapped to play the title role.
>
> * F. Fun Christmas Trivia
> F1. What did my true love give me as a new gift on the 8th day
> of Christmas?
> F2. In the poem "'Twas the Night before Christmas", visions of
> what food danced in children's heads as they slept nestled
> in their beds?
> F3. From what book come the lines: "Maybe Christmas, he thought,
> doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas... perhaps...
> means a little bit more"?
>
> * G. Tiebreakers: Women in Arts & Literature
>
> This triple was provided in case of a tie in the original game,
> but was not needed. I will use it in the same way here. Name each
> of these women for fun, but for no points unless the game is tied.
>
> G1. Lived c. 625 BC. A Greek poet considered one of the most
> important poets in world civilization. In addition to
> getting a type of stanza named for her (3 long lines coupled
> with 1 short one), she is also credited with inventing the
> 21-string lyre.
> G2. Born 1942. A Chilean writer, sometimes called "the world's
> most widely read Spanish-language author", her works
> are said to contain aspects of the magical-realism genre.
> US president Barack Obama awarded her the 2014 Presidential
> Medal of Freedom.
> G3. Lived 1907-54. Considered one of the great artists of the
> 20th century, this Mexican started painting as an escape
> from her lifelong pain brought on by childhood polio and
> a later bus accident.
> --
> Mark Brader, Toronto, m...@vex.net
> "Omit needless code! Omit needless code! Omit needless code!"
> -- Chip Salzenberg (after Strunk & White)
>
> My text in this article is in the public domain.
Mark Brader
Feb 29, 2020, 12:58:18 AM2/29/20
to
Mark Brader:
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Ask not for whom the compiler waits;
m...@vex.net | it waits for thee." -- Henry Spencer
> > 13. <answer 12> has Canada's highest circulation on an overall
> > weekly basis. It's publisher from 1899 until 1949 was Joseph
> > Atkinson. What famous bow-tie wearer was its publisher from
> > 1994 to 2004?
Joshua Kreitzer:
> > weekly basis. It's publisher from 1899 until 1949 was Joseph
> > Atkinson. What famous bow-tie wearer was its publisher from
> > 1994 to 2004?
> The Globe and Mail; Toronto Star
Interesting answer.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Ask not for whom the compiler waits;
m...@vex.net | it waits for thee." -- Henry Spencer
Mark Brader
Feb 29, 2020, 12:59:23 AM2/29/20
to
Stephen Perry:
--
Mark Brader "Metal urgy. The urge to use metals.
Toronto That was humans, all right."
m...@vex.net -- Terry Pratchett: Truckers
> [sweet jeebus! what were these guys drinking?]
I told you it was too easy to have been used in the original game.
--
Mark Brader "Metal urgy. The urge to use metals.
Toronto That was humans, all right."
m...@vex.net -- Terry Pratchett: Truckers
Mark Brader
Feb 29, 2020, 1:00:50 AM2/29/20
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Erland Sommarskog:
> (but I first read question 2, so don't count that[)]
Did you ever consider *reading the instructions*?
--
Mark Brader, Toronto / "There are three types of software documentation:
m...@vex.net / tutorial, mnemonic and misleading." --Larry Colen
> (but I first read question 2, so don't count that[)]
Did you ever consider *reading the instructions*?
--
Mark Brader, Toronto / "There are three types of software documentation:
m...@vex.net / tutorial, mnemonic and misleading." --Larry Colen
Dan Tilque
Feb 29, 2020, 9:09:21 AM2/29/20
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On 2/27/20 10:16 PM, Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> ** Final, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - Stuff My Dad Likes
>
> This round is not made up of triples, but was written in a
> stream-of-consciousness style. (I considered rot13ing most of the
> questions to avoid the chance of later ones giving hints to earlier
> ones, but decided to leave the structure in its original majesty.
> Feel free to work backwards any time it helps.)
>
> Note: I've deleted one question that was apparently written from
> memory and made a claim I could not find any information to support,
> and improvised a replacement question that'd be too easy to actually
> use in our league.
>
> 1. A British agricultural pioneer and farmer who helped bring
> about the British Agricultural Revolution. He perfected the
> horse-drawn seed drill and later the horse-drawn hoe. Name him
> -- first and last name.
Jethro Tull
>
>
> ** Final, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - Stuff My Dad Likes
>
> This round is not made up of triples, but was written in a
> stream-of-consciousness style. (I considered rot13ing most of the
> questions to avoid the chance of later ones giving hints to earlier
> ones, but decided to leave the structure in its original majesty.
> Feel free to work backwards any time it helps.)
>
> Note: I've deleted one question that was apparently written from
> memory and made a claim I could not find any information to support,
> and improvised a replacement question that'd be too easy to actually
> use in our league.
>
> 1. A British agricultural pioneer and farmer who helped bring
> about the British Agricultural Revolution. He perfected the
> horse-drawn seed drill and later the horse-drawn hoe. Name him
> -- first and last name.
>
> 2. These lyrics from the <answer 1> album "Aqualung" come from a
> song named after a character. Give the title.
>
> Laughing in the playground, gets no kicks from little boys
> Would rather make it with a leching grey,
> Or maybe her attention is drawn by Aqualung,
> Who watches through the railings as they play.
>
> 3. These lyrics are also from a song on the album "Aqualung".
> What is the title?
>
> He hears the silence howling,
> Catches angels as they fall,
> And the all-time winner,
> Has got him by the balls, He picks up
> Gideon's Bible, open at page 1,
> I think God he stole the handle,
> And the train it won't stop going,
> No way to slow down
>
> 4. This agricultural implement company was founded in Newcastle,
> Ontario. It has been known by several names through various
> expansions. Known for its reapers, threshers, and tractors,
> what is the latest iteration of its name on its tractors?
>
> 5. In August 1978, who bought <answer 4> by obtaining control of
> its parent Argus Corp.?
>
> 15. In response to critics' claims that "Aqualung" was a "concept
> album", <answer 1>'s next album was a parody of the concept-album
> genre. The cover, designed like a newspaper, claims to be
> a musical adaptation of an epic poem by fictional 8-year-old
> genius, Gerald Bostock. Name that album.
>
>
> ** Final, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
>
> * A. Famous Nurses
>
> In each case name them.
>
> A1. American, lived 1821-1912. She got involved with tending
> the needy after treating injured Union soldiers during the
> US Civil War, and later founded the American Red Cross.
>
> A2. American, lived 1879-1966. She founded the birth-control
> movement in the US, and also started the organization that
> later became Planned Parenthood Federation of America.
>
> A3. British, lived 1865-1915. She is celebrated for saving
> the lives of soldiers on both sides in World War I without
> discrimination, and with helping over 200 Allied soldiers
> escape from German-occupied Belgium -- for which she was
> arrested and subsequently executed by a German firing squad.
>
>
> * B. Canadian Women at the Olympics
>
> In each case name them.
>
> B1. Born 2000. At the 2016 Rio Olympics, she won 4 medals,
> which tied her with Victor Davis as Canada's most decorated
> Olympic swimmer of all time.
>
> B2. Born 1972. She is the only athlete in history to win
> multiple medals in both the Summer and Winter Olympics,
> in cycling and speed skating respectively.
>
> B3. Born 1974. She is currently ranked Canada's top curler
> of all time, and is the first female skip and only the
> second skip in history to go undefeated to win Olympic gold,
> this in 2014 at Sochi.
>
>
> * C. Roof Types
>
> In each case name them.
>
> C1. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-10/roof/C1.jpg
> C2. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-10/roof/C2.jpg
> C3. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-10/roof/C3.jpg
>
>
> * D. Landlocked Countries
>
> In each case name them.
>
> D1. The world's largest landlocked country by area, this country
> is bordered by Russia, China, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan,
> and Kyrgyzstan, as well as the Caspian and Aral Seas.
>
> D2. The world's largest landlocked country by population, this
> country is bordered by Eritrea, Somalia, Djibouti, Kenya,
> Sudan, and South Sudan.
>
> D3. The largest landlocked country in South America, this country
> is bordered by Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, Peru, and Chile.
>
>
> * E. Classic Radio onto TV
>
> In each case name the show.
>
> E1. William Conrad played Marshall Matt Dillon on the radio,
> but when the show moved to television, his weight was
> deemed an issue, and James Arness was cast in his place.
>
> E2. Edgar Barrier, Brian Aherne, Vincent Price, Tim Conway,
> and Barry Sullivan all played Simon Templar on the radio,
> while Roger Moore and Ian Ogilvy played him in the TV series.
>
> E3. Lew Ayres played the title character, a young doctor in
> both a movie and then on the radio, before declining to
> play him on TV. A few years later, Richard Chamberlain
> was tapped to play the title role.
>
>
> * F. Fun Christmas Trivia
>
> F1. What did my true love give me as a new gift on the 8th day
> of Christmas?
>
> F2. In the poem "'Twas the Night before Christmas", visions of
> what food danced in children's heads as they slept nestled
> in their beds?
>
> F3. From what book come the lines: "Maybe Christmas, he thought,
> doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas... perhaps...
> means a little bit more"?
>
>
> * G. Tiebreakers: Women in Arts & Literature
>
> This triple was provided in case of a tie in the original game,
> but was not needed. I will use it in the same way here. Name each
> of these women for fun, but for no points unless the game is tied.
>
> G1. Lived c. 625 BC. A Greek poet considered one of the most
> important poets in world civilization. In addition to
> getting a type of stanza named for her (3 long lines coupled
> with 1 short one), she is also credited with inventing the
> 21-string lyre.
>
> G2. Born 1942. A Chilean writer, sometimes called "the world's
> most widely read Spanish-language author", her works
> are said to contain aspects of the magical-realism genre.
> US president Barack Obama awarded her the 2014 Presidential
> Medal of Freedom.
>
> G3. Lived 1907-54. Considered one of the great artists of the
> 20th century, this Mexican started painting as an escape
> from her lifelong pain brought on by childhood polio and
> a later bus accident.
>
--
Calvin
Mar 1, 2020, 6:29:43 PM3/1/20
to
On Friday, February 28, 2020 at 4:16:40 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
> ** Final, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - Stuff My Dad Likes
>
> This round is not made up of triples, but was written in a
> stream-of-consciousness style. (I considered rot13ing most of the
> questions to avoid the chance of later ones giving hints to earlier
> ones, but decided to leave the structure in its original majesty.
> Feel free to work backwards any time it helps.)
>
> Note: I've deleted one question that was apparently written from
> memory and made a claim I could not find any information to support,
> and improvised a replacement question that'd be too easy to actually
> use in our league.
>
> 1. A British agricultural pioneer and farmer who helped bring
> about the British Agricultural Revolution. He perfected the
> horse-drawn seed drill and later the horse-drawn hoe. Name him
> -- first and last name.
Jethro Tull
> ** Final, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - Stuff My Dad Likes
>
> This round is not made up of triples, but was written in a
> stream-of-consciousness style. (I considered rot13ing most of the
> questions to avoid the chance of later ones giving hints to earlier
> ones, but decided to leave the structure in its original majesty.
> Feel free to work backwards any time it helps.)
>
> Note: I've deleted one question that was apparently written from
> memory and made a claim I could not find any information to support,
> and improvised a replacement question that'd be too easy to actually
> use in our league.
>
> 1. A British agricultural pioneer and farmer who helped bring
> about the British Agricultural Revolution. He perfected the
> horse-drawn seed drill and later the horse-drawn hoe. Name him
> -- first and last name.
> 2. These lyrics from the <answer 1> album "Aqualung" come from a
> song named after a character. Give the title.
>
> Laughing in the playground, gets no kicks from little boys
> Would rather make it with a leching grey,
> Or maybe her attention is drawn by Aqualung,
> Who watches through the railings as they play.
>
> 3. These lyrics are also from a song on the album "Aqualung".
> What is the title?
>
> He hears the silence howling,
> Catches angels as they fall,
> And the all-time winner,
> Has got him by the balls, He picks up
> Gideon's Bible, open at page 1,
> I think God he stole the handle,
> And the train it won't stop going,
> No way to slow down
>
> 4. This agricultural implement company was founded in Newcastle,
> Ontario. It has been known by several names through various
> expansions. Known for its reapers, threshers, and tractors,
> what is the latest iteration of its name on its tractors?
>
> 5. In August 1978, who bought <answer 4> by obtaining control of
> its parent Argus Corp.?
I hope whoever wrote that round is getting the help they so clearly need.
> ** Final, Round 10 - Challenge Round
>
>
> * A. Famous Nurses
>
> In each case name them.
>
> A1. American, lived 1821-1912. She got involved with tending
> the needy after treating injured Union soldiers during the
> US Civil War, and later founded the American Red Cross.
> A2. American, lived 1879-1966. She founded the birth-control
> movement in the US, and also started the organization that
> later became Planned Parenthood Federation of America.
> A3. British, lived 1865-1915. She is celebrated for saving
> the lives of soldiers on both sides in World War I without
> discrimination, and with helping over 200 Allied soldiers
> escape from German-occupied Belgium -- for which she was
> arrested and subsequently executed by a German firing squad.
> * B. Canadian Women at the Olympics
>
> In each case name them.
>
> B1. Born 2000. At the 2016 Rio Olympics, she won 4 medals,
> which tied her with Victor Davis as Canada's most decorated
> Olympic swimmer of all time.
>
> B2. Born 1972. She is the only athlete in history to win
> multiple medals in both the Summer and Winter Olympics,
> in cycling and speed skating respectively.
> B3. Born 1974. She is currently ranked Canada's top curler
> of all time, and is the first female skip and only the
> second skip in history to go undefeated to win Olympic gold,
> this in 2014 at Sochi.
>
>
> * C. Roof Types
>
> In each case name them.
>
> C1. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-10/roof/C1.jpg
> C2. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-10/roof/C2.jpg
> C3. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-10/roof/C3.jpg
>
>
> * D. Landlocked Countries
>
> In each case name them.
>
> D1. The world's largest landlocked country by area, this country
> is bordered by Russia, China, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan,
> and Kyrgyzstan, as well as the Caspian and Aral Seas.
> D2. The world's largest landlocked country by population, this
> country is bordered by Eritrea, Somalia, Djibouti, Kenya,
> Sudan, and South Sudan.
> D3. The largest landlocked country in South America, this country
> is bordered by Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, Peru, and Chile.
> * E. Classic Radio onto TV
>
> In each case name the show.
>
> E1. William Conrad played Marshall Matt Dillon on the radio,
> but when the show moved to television, his weight was
> deemed an issue, and James Arness was cast in his place.
>
> E2. Edgar Barrier, Brian Aherne, Vincent Price, Tim Conway,
> and Barry Sullivan all played Simon Templar on the radio,
> while Roger Moore and Ian Ogilvy played him in the TV series.
> E3. Lew Ayres played the title character, a young doctor in
> both a movie and then on the radio, before declining to
> play him on TV. A few years later, Richard Chamberlain
> was tapped to play the title role.
>
>
> * F. Fun Christmas Trivia
>
> F1. What did my true love give me as a new gift on the 8th day
> of Christmas?
> F2. In the poem "'Twas the Night before Christmas", visions of
> what food danced in children's heads as they slept nestled
> in their beds?
> F3. From what book come the lines: "Maybe Christmas, he thought,
> doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas... perhaps...
> means a little bit more"?
>
>
> * G. Tiebreakers: Women in Arts & Literature
>
> This triple was provided in case of a tie in the original game,
> but was not needed. I will use it in the same way here. Name each
> of these women for fun, but for no points unless the game is tied.
>
> G1. Lived c. 625 BC. A Greek poet considered one of the most
> important poets in world civilization. In addition to
> getting a type of stanza named for her (3 long lines coupled
> with 1 short one), she is also credited with inventing the
> 21-string lyre.
>
> G2. Born 1942. A Chilean writer, sometimes called "the world's
> most widely read Spanish-language author", her works
> are said to contain aspects of the magical-realism genre.
> US president Barack Obama awarded her the 2014 Presidential
> Medal of Freedom.
>
> G3. Lived 1907-54. Considered one of the great artists of the
> 20th century, this Mexican started painting as an escape
> from her lifelong pain brought on by childhood polio and
> a later bus accident.
cheers,
calvin
Mark Brader
Mar 2, 2020, 12:25:33 AM3/2/20
to
Mark Brader:
by a healthy margin is JOSHUA KREITZER. Hearty congratulations!
Well done, sir!
Next we will move on to the current season, being set by MI5,
which you have already been seeing current-events rounds from.
> ** Final, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - Stuff My Dad Likes
> This round is not made up of triples, but was written in a
> stream-of-consciousness style. (I considered rot13ing most of the
> questions to avoid the chance of later ones giving hints to earlier
> ones, but decided to leave the structure in its original majesty.
> Feel free to work backwards any time it helps.)
> Note: I've deleted one question that was apparently written from
> memory and made a claim I could not find any information to support,
> and improvised a replacement question that'd be too easy to actually
> use in our league.
That was question #14, of course.
> 1. A British agricultural pioneer and farmer who helped bring
> about the British Agricultural Revolution. He perfected the
> horse-drawn seed drill and later the horse-drawn hoe. Name him
> -- first and last name.
Jethro Tull. 4 for everyone -- Dan Blum, Joe, Erland, Joshua,
Stephen, Dan Tilque, and Calvin.
> 2. These lyrics from the <answer 1> album "Aqualung" come from a
> song named after a character. Give the title.
> Laughing in the playground, gets no kicks from little boys
> Would rather make it with a leching grey,
> Or maybe her attention is drawn by Aqualung,
> Who watches through the railings as they play.
"Cross-Eyed Mary". 4 for Joe, Erland, and Stephen.
> 3. These lyrics are also from a song on the album "Aqualung".
> What is the title?
> He hears the silence howling,
> Catches angels as they fall,
> And the all-time winner,
> Has got him by the balls, He picks up
> Gideon's Bible, open at page 1,
> I think God he stole the handle,
> And the train it won't stop going,
> No way to slow down
"Locomotive Breath". 4 for Joe, Erland, and Stephen.
> 4. This agricultural implement company was founded in Newcastle,
> Ontario. It has been known by several names through various
> expansions. Known for its reapers, threshers, and tractors,
> what is the latest iteration of its name on its tractors?
Massey Ferguson. 4 for Stephen.
> 5. In August 1978, who bought <answer 4> by obtaining control of
> its parent Argus Corp.?
Conrad Black. 4 for Dan Blum, Stephen, Dan Tilque, and Calvin.
> 6. In October 2002 Queen Elizabeth II conferred on <answer 5>
> a life peerage with what title?
Lord Black of Crossharbour. 4 for Stephen.
> 7. In 1992 <answer 5> divorced his first wife and married a
> British-born journalist, who he described as "beautiful,
> brilliant, ideologically a robust spirit, chic, humorous,
> and preternaturally sexy". Name her.
Barbara Amiel. 4 for Stephen.
> 8. An earlier husband of <answer 7> was a writer for the "Toronto
> Sun". He also wrote a book "Vengeance", which portrayed
> Operation Wrath of God, the Israeli retaliation for the murder
> of their athletes at the Munich Olympics in 1972. It was
> later developed into the 2005 Steven Spielberg movie "Munich".
> Name that writer.
George Jonas. 4 for Stephen.
> 9. Speaking of the "Toronto Sun", who was their first Editor-in-
> Chief, from 1976 through 1982?
Peter Worthington. 4 for Stephen.
> 10. What company acquired the "Toronto Sun" in 2015?
Postmedia. 4 for Stephen.
> 11. The flagship newspaper of <answer 10>, now published 5 days
> a week from Tuesday through Saturday, was founded in 1998 by
> <answer 5>. Name this newspaper.
The "National Post". 4 for Stephen.
> 12. <answer 11> has never had its own press. It was printed in
> Vaughan at another Toronto newspaper's press center, until that
> paper closed the place and outsourced its own printing in 2016.
> Name that other newspaper.
The "Toronto Star". 4 for Stephen.
> 13. <answer 12> has Canada's highest circulation on an overall
> weekly basis. It's publisher from 1899 until 1949 was Joseph
> Atkinson. What famous bow-tie wearer was its publisher from
> 1994 to 2004?
John Honderich. (One of his predecessors was his father, Beland
Honderich, but the surname was still sufficient.) 4 for Stephen.
> 14. Give the full current name of the daily newspaper that claims
> the title of Toronto's oldest -- the one that isn't <answer 10>
> or <answer 11>, and hasn't been mentioned in this round.
The "Globe and Mail". 4 for Dan Tilque. 3 for Joshua.
I used the word "claims" because it depends on what you count.
The "Globe and Mail" per se was actually formed in 1936 when the
"Globe" (founded in 1844) and the "Mail and Empire" were bought by
the same publisher and merged. Meanwhile the "Toronto Star" goes back
to 1892 and has not merged with another paper, although it has had a
couple of title changes (it was first the "Evening Star", then the
"Toronto Daily Star"). The "Globe and Mail" considers itself the
same paper as the "Globe", hence oldest.
> 15. In response to critics' claims that "Aqualung" was a "concept
> album", <answer 1>'s next album was a parody of the concept-album
> genre. The cover, designed like a newspaper, claims to be
> a musical adaptation of an epic poem by fictional 8-year-old
> genius, Gerald Bostock. Name that album.
"Thick as a Brick". 4 for Joe, Erland, Joshua, Stephen, and Calvin.
> ** Final, Round 10 - Challenge Round
> * A. Famous Nurses
> In each case name them.
> A1. American, lived 1821-1912. She got involved with tending
> the needy after treating injured Union soldiers during the
> US Civil War, and later founded the American Red Cross.
Clara Barton. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Stephen.
> A2. American, lived 1879-1966. She founded the birth-control
> movement in the US, and also started the organization that
> later became Planned Parenthood Federation of America.
Margaret Sanger. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Stephen.
> A3. British, lived 1865-1915. She is celebrated for saving
> the lives of soldiers on both sides in World War I without
> discrimination, and with helping over 200 Allied soldiers
> escape from German-occupied Belgium -- for which she was
> arrested and subsequently executed by a German firing squad.
Edith Cavell. 4 for Joe, Stephen, and Calvin.
She was commemorated, among other ways, by the renaming of this
mountain in Jasper National Park:
http://boundtoexplore.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/mt-edith-cavell-angel-glacier.jpg
> * B. Canadian Women at the Olympics
> In each case name them.
> B1. Born 2000. At the 2016 Rio Olympics, she won 4 medals,
> which tied her with Victor Davis as Canada's most decorated
> Olympic swimmer of all time.
Penny Oleksiak. 4 for Stephen.
> B2. Born 1972. She is the only athlete in history to win
> multiple medals in both the Summer and Winter Olympics,
> in cycling and speed skating respectively.
Clara Hughes. 4 for Stephen and Calvin.
> B3. Born 1974. She is currently ranked Canada's top curler
> of all time, and is the first female skip and only the
> second skip in history to go undefeated to win Olympic gold,
> this in 2014 at Sochi.
Jennifer Jones. 4 for Stephen.
Mansard. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.
> C2. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-10/roof/C2.jpg
(Open) gable. 4 for Dan Blum and Stephen.
> C3. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-10/roof/C3.jpg
Gambrel. 4 for Stephen.
> * D. Landlocked Countries
> In each case name them.
> D1. The world's largest landlocked country by area, this country
> is bordered by Russia, China, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan,
> and Kyrgyzstan, as well as the Caspian and Aral Seas.
Kazakhstan. 4 for everyone.
> D2. The world's largest landlocked country by population, this
> country is bordered by Eritrea, Somalia, Djibouti, Kenya,
> Sudan, and South Sudan.
Ethiopia. 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, Joshua, Stephen, Dan Tilque,
and Calvin.
> D3. The largest landlocked country in South America, this country
> is bordered by Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, Peru, and Chile.
Bolivia. 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Calvin.
> * E. Classic Radio onto TV
> In each case name the show.
> E1. William Conrad played Marshall Matt Dillon on the radio,
> but when the show moved to television, his weight was
> deemed an issue, and James Arness was cast in his place.
"Gunsmoke". 4 for Dan Blum, Joe, Joshua, Stephen, and Dan Tilque.
> E2. Edgar Barrier, Brian Aherne, Vincent Price, Tim Conway,
> and Barry Sullivan all played Simon Templar on the radio,
> while Roger Moore and Ian Ogilvy played him in the TV series.
As Joshua noticed, that should've been *Tom*, not Tim, Conway. Sorry.
"The Saint". 4 for Dan Blum, Joe, Joshua, Stephen, Dan Tilque,
and Calvin.
> E3. Lew Ayres played the title character, a young doctor in
> both a movie and then on the radio, before declining to
> play him on TV. A few years later, Richard Chamberlain
> was tapped to play the title role.
"Dr. Kildare". 4 for Dan Blum, Joe, Joshua, Stephen, and Dan Tilque.
> * F. Fun Christmas Trivia
> F1. What did my true love give me as a new gift on the 8th day
> of Christmas?
Eight maids a-milking. 4 for Joshua and Calvin. 3 for Stephen.
> F2. In the poem "'Twas the Night before Christmas", visions of
> what food danced in children's heads as they slept nestled
> in their beds?
Sugar plums. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Stephen, Dan Tilque, and Calvin.
> F3. From what book come the lines: "Maybe Christmas, he thought,
> doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas... perhaps...
> means a little bit more"?
"How the Grinch Stole Christmas". 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua.
3 for Stephen.
> * G. Tiebreakers: Women in Arts & Literature
> This triple was provided in case of a tie in the original game,
> but was not needed. I will use it in the same way here. Name each
> of these women for fun, but for no points unless the game is tied.
> G1. Lived c. 625 BC. A Greek poet considered one of the most
> important poets in world civilization. In addition to
> getting a type of stanza named for her (3 long lines coupled
> with 1 short one), she is also credited with inventing the
> 21-string lyre.
Sappho. Dan Blum, Joe, and Joshua got this.
> G2. Born 1942. A Chilean writer, sometimes called "the world's
> most widely read Spanish-language author", her works
> are said to contain aspects of the magical-realism genre.
> US president Barack Obama awarded her the 2014 Presidential
> Medal of Freedom.
Isabel Allende. Dan Blum, Joe, Joshua, and Stephen got this.
> G3. Lived 1907-54. Considered one of the great artists of the
> 20th century, this Mexican started painting as an escape
> from her lifelong pain brought on by childhood polio and
> a later bus accident.
Frida Kahlo. Dan Blum, Joe, Joshua, Stephen, and Calvin got this.
Scores, if there are no errors:
FINAL ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST
TOPICS-> A+L Can Ent Sci Geo Spo Mis Cha SIX
Joshua Kreitzer 26 12 56 30 56 40 11 48 256
Dan Blum 46 8 20 44 46 24 8 48 228
Dan Tilque 4 16 12 44 50 16 12 32 170
"Calvin" 20 0 16 15 31 10 12 32 126
Erland Sommarskog 0 4 4 23 56 8 16 12 119
Stephen Perry -- -- -- -- -- -- 56 62 118
Joe Masters 24 0 16 4 4 24 16 20 104
Pete Gayde -- -- 28 4 -- -- -- -- 32
--
Mark Brader "It really was quite easy; it was the
Toronto explanations and banter that took
m...@vex.net all the time." --Steve Summit
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-12-10,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2019-10-16 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
The Final game of the Red Smarties' season is over, and the winner
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
by a healthy margin is JOSHUA KREITZER. Hearty congratulations!
Well done, sir!
Next we will move on to the current season, being set by MI5,
which you have already been seeing current-events rounds from.
> ** Final, Round 9 - Miscellaneous - Stuff My Dad Likes
> This round is not made up of triples, but was written in a
> stream-of-consciousness style. (I considered rot13ing most of the
> questions to avoid the chance of later ones giving hints to earlier
> ones, but decided to leave the structure in its original majesty.
> Feel free to work backwards any time it helps.)
> Note: I've deleted one question that was apparently written from
> memory and made a claim I could not find any information to support,
> and improvised a replacement question that'd be too easy to actually
> use in our league.
> 1. A British agricultural pioneer and farmer who helped bring
> about the British Agricultural Revolution. He perfected the
> horse-drawn seed drill and later the horse-drawn hoe. Name him
> -- first and last name.
Stephen, Dan Tilque, and Calvin.
> 2. These lyrics from the <answer 1> album "Aqualung" come from a
> song named after a character. Give the title.
> Laughing in the playground, gets no kicks from little boys
> Would rather make it with a leching grey,
> Or maybe her attention is drawn by Aqualung,
> Who watches through the railings as they play.
> 3. These lyrics are also from a song on the album "Aqualung".
> What is the title?
> He hears the silence howling,
> Catches angels as they fall,
> And the all-time winner,
> Has got him by the balls, He picks up
> Gideon's Bible, open at page 1,
> I think God he stole the handle,
> And the train it won't stop going,
> No way to slow down
> 4. This agricultural implement company was founded in Newcastle,
> Ontario. It has been known by several names through various
> expansions. Known for its reapers, threshers, and tractors,
> what is the latest iteration of its name on its tractors?
> 5. In August 1978, who bought <answer 4> by obtaining control of
> its parent Argus Corp.?
> 6. In October 2002 Queen Elizabeth II conferred on <answer 5>
> a life peerage with what title?
> 7. In 1992 <answer 5> divorced his first wife and married a
> British-born journalist, who he described as "beautiful,
> brilliant, ideologically a robust spirit, chic, humorous,
> and preternaturally sexy". Name her.
> 8. An earlier husband of <answer 7> was a writer for the "Toronto
> Sun". He also wrote a book "Vengeance", which portrayed
> Operation Wrath of God, the Israeli retaliation for the murder
> of their athletes at the Munich Olympics in 1972. It was
> later developed into the 2005 Steven Spielberg movie "Munich".
> Name that writer.
> 9. Speaking of the "Toronto Sun", who was their first Editor-in-
> Chief, from 1976 through 1982?
> 10. What company acquired the "Toronto Sun" in 2015?
> 11. The flagship newspaper of <answer 10>, now published 5 days
> a week from Tuesday through Saturday, was founded in 1998 by
> <answer 5>. Name this newspaper.
> 12. <answer 11> has never had its own press. It was printed in
> Vaughan at another Toronto newspaper's press center, until that
> paper closed the place and outsourced its own printing in 2016.
> Name that other newspaper.
> 13. <answer 12> has Canada's highest circulation on an overall
> weekly basis. It's publisher from 1899 until 1949 was Joseph
> Atkinson. What famous bow-tie wearer was its publisher from
> 1994 to 2004?
Honderich, but the surname was still sufficient.) 4 for Stephen.
> 14. Give the full current name of the daily newspaper that claims
> the title of Toronto's oldest -- the one that isn't <answer 10>
> or <answer 11>, and hasn't been mentioned in this round.
I used the word "claims" because it depends on what you count.
The "Globe and Mail" per se was actually formed in 1936 when the
"Globe" (founded in 1844) and the "Mail and Empire" were bought by
the same publisher and merged. Meanwhile the "Toronto Star" goes back
to 1892 and has not merged with another paper, although it has had a
couple of title changes (it was first the "Evening Star", then the
"Toronto Daily Star"). The "Globe and Mail" considers itself the
same paper as the "Globe", hence oldest.
> 15. In response to critics' claims that "Aqualung" was a "concept
> album", <answer 1>'s next album was a parody of the concept-album
> genre. The cover, designed like a newspaper, claims to be
> a musical adaptation of an epic poem by fictional 8-year-old
> genius, Gerald Bostock. Name that album.
> ** Final, Round 10 - Challenge Round
> * A. Famous Nurses
> In each case name them.
> A1. American, lived 1821-1912. She got involved with tending
> the needy after treating injured Union soldiers during the
> US Civil War, and later founded the American Red Cross.
> A2. American, lived 1879-1966. She founded the birth-control
> movement in the US, and also started the organization that
> later became Planned Parenthood Federation of America.
> A3. British, lived 1865-1915. She is celebrated for saving
> the lives of soldiers on both sides in World War I without
> discrimination, and with helping over 200 Allied soldiers
> escape from German-occupied Belgium -- for which she was
> arrested and subsequently executed by a German firing squad.
She was commemorated, among other ways, by the renaming of this
mountain in Jasper National Park:
http://boundtoexplore.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/mt-edith-cavell-angel-glacier.jpg
> * B. Canadian Women at the Olympics
> In each case name them.
> B1. Born 2000. At the 2016 Rio Olympics, she won 4 medals,
> which tied her with Victor Davis as Canada's most decorated
> Olympic swimmer of all time.
> B2. Born 1972. She is the only athlete in history to win
> multiple medals in both the Summer and Winter Olympics,
> in cycling and speed skating respectively.
> B3. Born 1974. She is currently ranked Canada's top curler
> of all time, and is the first female skip and only the
> second skip in history to go undefeated to win Olympic gold,
> this in 2014 at Sochi.
Mansard. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.
> C2. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-10/roof/C2.jpg
(Open) gable. 4 for Dan Blum and Stephen.
> C3. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-10/roof/C3.jpg
Gambrel. 4 for Stephen.
> * D. Landlocked Countries
> In each case name them.
> D1. The world's largest landlocked country by area, this country
> is bordered by Russia, China, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan,
> and Kyrgyzstan, as well as the Caspian and Aral Seas.
> D2. The world's largest landlocked country by population, this
> country is bordered by Eritrea, Somalia, Djibouti, Kenya,
> Sudan, and South Sudan.
and Calvin.
> D3. The largest landlocked country in South America, this country
> is bordered by Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, Peru, and Chile.
> * E. Classic Radio onto TV
> In each case name the show.
> E1. William Conrad played Marshall Matt Dillon on the radio,
> but when the show moved to television, his weight was
> deemed an issue, and James Arness was cast in his place.
> E2. Edgar Barrier, Brian Aherne, Vincent Price, Tim Conway,
> and Barry Sullivan all played Simon Templar on the radio,
> while Roger Moore and Ian Ogilvy played him in the TV series.
"The Saint". 4 for Dan Blum, Joe, Joshua, Stephen, Dan Tilque,
and Calvin.
> E3. Lew Ayres played the title character, a young doctor in
> both a movie and then on the radio, before declining to
> play him on TV. A few years later, Richard Chamberlain
> was tapped to play the title role.
> * F. Fun Christmas Trivia
> F1. What did my true love give me as a new gift on the 8th day
> of Christmas?
> F2. In the poem "'Twas the Night before Christmas", visions of
> what food danced in children's heads as they slept nestled
> in their beds?
> F3. From what book come the lines: "Maybe Christmas, he thought,
> doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas... perhaps...
> means a little bit more"?
3 for Stephen.
> * G. Tiebreakers: Women in Arts & Literature
> This triple was provided in case of a tie in the original game,
> but was not needed. I will use it in the same way here. Name each
> of these women for fun, but for no points unless the game is tied.
> G1. Lived c. 625 BC. A Greek poet considered one of the most
> important poets in world civilization. In addition to
> getting a type of stanza named for her (3 long lines coupled
> with 1 short one), she is also credited with inventing the
> 21-string lyre.
> G2. Born 1942. A Chilean writer, sometimes called "the world's
> most widely read Spanish-language author", her works
> are said to contain aspects of the magical-realism genre.
> US president Barack Obama awarded her the 2014 Presidential
> Medal of Freedom.
> G3. Lived 1907-54. Considered one of the great artists of the
> 20th century, this Mexican started painting as an escape
> from her lifelong pain brought on by childhood polio and
> a later bus accident.
Scores, if there are no errors:
FINAL ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST
TOPICS-> A+L Can Ent Sci Geo Spo Mis Cha SIX
Joshua Kreitzer 26 12 56 30 56 40 11 48 256
Dan Blum 46 8 20 44 46 24 8 48 228
Dan Tilque 4 16 12 44 50 16 12 32 170
"Calvin" 20 0 16 15 31 10 12 32 126
Erland Sommarskog 0 4 4 23 56 8 16 12 119
Stephen Perry -- -- -- -- -- -- 56 62 118
Joe Masters 24 0 16 4 4 24 16 20 104
Pete Gayde -- -- 28 4 -- -- -- -- 32
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