QFTCI11 Game 9 Rounds 7-8: languages, buildings
Mark Brader
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Inquisition (QFTCI11, QFTCIMM)".
I wrote one of these rounds.
** Game 9, Round 7 - "Y'all Ain't from Around These Here Parts, are Y'all?"
For each question, we will name a language; you must name *one*
present-day country where that language is indigenous. Answers
may repeat.
1. Igbo.
2. Amharic.
3. There is a language spoken in China variously called Abdal,
Aini ("I-nee"), or Ainu ("I-noo"). But there is also
an unrelated language called Ainu in another country
or countries, and *that's* the one we're asking about.
Where is it spoken?
4. Yamomami (also called Yanomam and other similar spellings).
5. Guarani ("gwah-ra-NEE").
6. Tagalog ("t'GAH-log").
7. Tigrinya ("t'GREEN-ya").
8. Abenaki or Abnaki.
9. Faroese ("far-oh-EEZ"). No, the Faroe Islands do not count
as a country.
10. Xhosa ("KO-za").
** Game 9, Round 8 - Bizarre Buildings
We just had a geography round, so this must be the arts and literature
round. It was inspired by the 2007 book "Bizarre Buildings" by
Paul Cattermole and Ian Westwell, which includes writeups on all the
buildings shown on the handout and many more. In the original version
of this round, the questions were grouped by what was being asked;
here it's more convenient to order them according to the handout.
Yes, the museums handout round last season did use some of the same
buildings. We liked them too. Actually, this round was already in
draft before that one was used.
* Buildings A-D: see http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/0908/biz/p1.jpg
1. Because the view is blocked by other buildings nearby,
picture A does not show the base of the tower. This is
slightly narrower than the middle floors, giving the whole
building more of an egg shape than you can see in the picture.
But what city is it in?
2. Where is building C? For this one you can name the city or
just the country.
3. Building D is the Jewish Museum in what European capital city?
* Buildings E-H: see http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/0908/biz/p2.jpg
4. Picture E is in what city?
5. Name the architect of building F.
6. Building H, meaning the modern, pyramidal structure. Again,
name the architect.
* Buildings I-L: see http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/0908/biz/p3.jpg
7. Name the architect of building I, meaning the colorful one
that takes up most of the photo.
8. And name the architect of building L.
* Buildings M-P: see http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/0908/biz/p4.jpg
9. For this one, again, you can name the city or just the
country. Where, then, is building M?
10. Finally, building O is in Europe, but not in a city.
Either name it *or* tell us where it is. To give its
location, you can either name the local village, or the
town 2 miles away, or the small city 20 miles away, or the
major city 60 miles (100 km) away. Give the name, or give
the location in one of these ways.
So there were 6 decoys on the handout. Name the building, city,
country, and/or architect for each one if you like for fun, but
for no points.
11. Building B.
12. Building G.
13. Building J.
14. Building K.
15. Building N.
16. Building P.
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Joshua Kreitzer
>
> ** Game 9, Round 7 - "Y'all Ain't from Around These Here Parts, are Y'all?"
>
> For each question, we will name a language; you must name *one*
> present-day country where that language is indigenous.
>
Nigeria
> 2. Amharic.
Ethiopia
> 3. There is a language spoken in China variously called Abdal,
> Aini ("I-nee"), or Ainu ("I-noo"). But there is also
> an unrelated language called Ainu in another country
> or countries, and *that's* the one we're asking about.
> Where is it spoken?
Japan
> 4. Yamomami (also called Yanomam and other similar spellings).
Brazil
> 5. Guarani ("gwah-ra-NEE").
Paraguay; Bolivia
> 6. Tagalog ("t'GAH-log").
Philippines
> 7. Tigrinya ("t'GREEN-ya").
Ethiopia
> 8. Abenaki or Abnaki.
Canada
> 9. Faroese ("far-oh-EEZ"). No, the Faroe Islands do not count
> as a country.
Denmark
> 10. Xhosa ("KO-za").
South Africa
> ** Game 9, Round 8 - Bizarre Buildings
>
> 1. Because the view is blocked by other buildings nearby,
> picture A does not show the base of the tower. This is
> slightly narrower than the middle floors, giving the whole
> building more of an egg shape than you can see in the picture.
> But what city is it in?
London
> 2. Where is building C? For this one you can name the city or
> just the country.
Dubai
> 3. Building D is the Jewish Museum in what European capital city?
Berlin
> 4. Picture E is in what city?
Las Vegas
> 6. Building H, meaning the modern, pyramidal structure. Again,
> name the architect.
Pei
> 7. Name the architect of building I, meaning the colorful one
> that takes up most of the photo.
Gaudi
> 8. And name the architect of building L.
Gehry
> * Buildings M-P: seehttp://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/0908/biz/p4.jpg
>
> 9. For this one, again, you can name the city or just the
> country. Where, then, is building M?
Turkey
> 10. Finally, building O is in Europe, but not in a city.
> Either name it *or* tell us where it is. To give its
> location, you can either name the local village, or the
> town 2 miles away, or the small city 20 miles away, or the
> major city 60 miles (100 km) away. Give the name, or give
> the location in one of these ways.
Castle Neuschwanstein
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Erland Sommarskog
> 1. Igbo.
Ivory Coast
> 2. Amharic.
Ethiopia
> 3. There is a language spoken in China variously called Abdal,
> Aini ("I-nee"), or Ainu ("I-noo"). But there is also
> an unrelated language called Ainu in another country
> or countries, and *that's* the one we're asking about.
> Where is it spoken?
> 4. Yamomami (also called Yanomam and other similar spellings).
>
> 5. Guarani ("gwah-ra-NEE").
> 6. Tagalog ("t'GAH-log").
> 7. Tigrinya ("t'GREEN-ya").
> 8. Abenaki or Abnaki.
> 9. Faroese ("far-oh-EEZ"). No, the Faroe Islands do not count
> as a country.
> 10. Xhosa ("KO-za").
> 3. Building D is the Jewish Museum in what European capital city?
> 4. Picture E is in what city?
> 7. Name the architect of building I, meaning the colorful one
> that takes up most of the photo.
> 9. For this one, again, you can name the city or just the
> country. Where, then, is building M?
> 10. Finally, building O is in Europe, but not in a city.
> Either name it *or* tell us where it is. To give its
> location, you can either name the local village, or the
> town 2 miles away, or the small city 20 miles away, or the
> major city 60 miles (100 km) away. Give the name, or give
> the location in one of these ways.
> 11. Building B.
Barcelona. I'd be interested to learn what it is, because I saw it on
a distance when I was there recently, but I never went there.
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
Marc Dashevsky
>
> For each question, we will name a language; you must name *one*
> present-day country where that language is indigenous. Answers
> may repeat.
>
> 1. Igbo.
> 2. Amharic.
Ethiopia
> 3. There is a language spoken in China variously called Abdal,
> Aini ("I-nee"), or Ainu ("I-noo"). But there is also
> an unrelated language called Ainu in another country
> or countries, and *that's* the one we're asking about.
> Where is it spoken?
> 4. Yamomami (also called Yanomam and other similar spellings).
>
> 5. Guarani ("gwah-ra-NEE").
> 6. Tagalog ("t'GAH-log").
> 7. Tigrinya ("t'GREEN-ya").
>
> 8. Abenaki or Abnaki.
> 9. Faroese ("far-oh-EEZ"). No, the Faroe Islands do not count
> as a country.
> 10. Xhosa ("KO-za").
> ** Game 9, Round 8 - Bizarre Buildings
>
> We just had a geography round, so this must be the arts and literature
> round. It was inspired by the 2007 book "Bizarre Buildings" by
> Paul Cattermole and Ian Westwell, which includes writeups on all the
> buildings shown on the handout and many more. In the original version
> of this round, the questions were grouped by what was being asked;
> here it's more convenient to order them according to the handout.
>
> Yes, the museums handout round last season did use some of the same
> buildings. We liked them too. Actually, this round was already in
> draft before that one was used.
>
> * Buildings A-D: see http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/0908/biz/p1.jpg
>
> 1. Because the view is blocked by other buildings nearby,
> picture A does not show the base of the tower. This is
> slightly narrower than the middle floors, giving the whole
> building more of an egg shape than you can see in the picture.
> But what city is it in?
> 2. Where is building C? For this one you can name the city or
> just the country.
>
> 3. Building D is the Jewish Museum in what European capital city?
>
> * Buildings E-H: see http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/0908/biz/p2.jpg
>
> 4. Picture E is in what city?
>
> 5. Name the architect of building F.
>
> 6. Building H, meaning the modern, pyramidal structure. Again,
> name the architect.
> * Buildings I-L: see http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/0908/biz/p3.jpg
>
> 7. Name the architect of building I, meaning the colorful one
> that takes up most of the photo.
>
> 8. And name the architect of building L.
>
> * Buildings M-P: see http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/0908/biz/p4.jpg
>
> 9. For this one, again, you can name the city or just the
> country. Where, then, is building M?
>
> 10. Finally, building O is in Europe, but not in a city.
> Either name it *or* tell us where it is. To give its
> location, you can either name the local village, or the
> town 2 miles away, or the small city 20 miles away, or the
> major city 60 miles (100 km) away. Give the name, or give
> the location in one of these ways.
>
> So there were 6 decoys on the handout. Name the building, city,
> country, and/or architect for each one if you like for fun, but
> for no points.
>
> 11. Building B.
> 12. Building G.
> 13. Building J.
> 14. Building K.
> 15. Building N.
> 16. Building P.
>
--
Dan Blum
> ** Game 9, Round 7 - "Y'all Ain't from Around These Here Parts, are Y'all?"
> 1. Igbo.
Nigeria
> 2. Amharic.
Ethiopia
> 3. There is a language spoken in China variously called Abdal,
> Aini ("I-nee"), or Ainu ("I-noo"). But there is also
> an unrelated language called Ainu in another country
> or countries, and *that's* the one we're asking about.
> Where is it spoken?
Japan
> 4. Yamomami (also called Yanomam and other similar spellings).
Brazil
> 5. Guarani ("gwah-ra-NEE").
Brazil
> 6. Tagalog ("t'GAH-log").
Philippines
> 7. Tigrinya ("t'GREEN-ya").
Ethiopia
> 8. Abenaki or Abnaki.
United States of America
> 9. Faroese ("far-oh-EEZ"). No, the Faroe Islands do not count
> as a country.
Denmark
> 10. Xhosa ("KO-za").
South Africa
> ** Game 9, Round 8 - Bizarre Buildings
> 1. Because the view is blocked by other buildings nearby,
> picture A does not show the base of the tower. This is
> slightly narrower than the middle floors, giving the whole
> building more of an egg shape than you can see in the picture.
> But what city is it in?
London (UK)
> 2. Where is building C? For this one you can name the city or
> just the country.
Dubai; Bahrain
> 3. Building D is the Jewish Museum in what European capital city?
Berlin
> 4. Picture E is in what city?
Las Vegas
> 5. Name the architect of building F.
Saarinen
> 6. Building H, meaning the modern, pyramidal structure. Again,
> name the architect.
Pei
> 7. Name the architect of building I, meaning the colorful one
> that takes up most of the photo.
Gaudi
> 8. And name the architect of building L.
Gehry
> 9. For this one, again, you can name the city or just the
> country. Where, then, is building M?
India; Pakistan
> 10. Finally, building O is in Europe, but not in a city.
> Either name it *or* tell us where it is. To give its
> location, you can either name the local village, or the
> town 2 miles away, or the small city 20 miles away, or the
> major city 60 miles (100 km) away. Give the name, or give
> the location in one of these ways.
Neuschwanstein
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Calvin
> ** Game 9, Round 7 - "Y'all Ain't from Around These Here Parts, are
> Y'all?"
>
> For each question, we will name a language; you must name *one*
> present-day country where that language is indigenous. Answers
> may repeat.
>
> 1. Igbo.
Canada, USA
> 2. Amharic.
Israel, Syria
> 3. There is a language spoken in China variously called Abdal,
> Aini ("I-nee"), or Ainu ("I-noo"). But there is also
> an unrelated language called Ainu in another country
> or countries, and *that's* the one we're asking about.
> Where is it spoken?
Brazil, Russia
> 4. Yamomami (also called Yanomam and other similar spellings).
Japan, China
> 5. Guarani ("gwah-ra-NEE").
India
> 6. Tagalog ("t'GAH-log").
South Africa, Kenya
> 7. Tigrinya ("t'GREEN-ya").
South Africa, Kenya
> 8. Abenaki or Abnaki.
Brazil, Russia
> 9. Faroese ("far-oh-EEZ"). No, the Faroe Islands do not count
> as a country.
Denmark, Pakistan
An unlikely combination I know :-)
> 10. Xhosa ("KO-za").
South Africa
> ** Game 9, Round 8 - Bizarre Buildings
>
> 1. Because the view is blocked by other buildings nearby,
> picture A does not show the base of the tower. This is
> slightly narrower than the middle floors, giving the whole
> building more of an egg shape than you can see in the picture.
> But what city is it in?
London *
> 2. Where is building C? For this one you can name the city or
> just the country.
UAE
> 3. Building D is the Jewish Museum in what European capital city?
Berlin, Warsaw
> 4. Picture E is in what city?
Las Vegas
> 5. Name the architect of building F.
Gehry, Lloyd-Wright
> 6. Building H, meaning the modern, pyramidal structure. Again,
> name the architect.
Gehry, Lloyd-Wright *
> 7. Name the architect of building I, meaning the colorful one
> that takes up most of the photo.
Gehry, Lloyd-Wright
> 8. And name the architect of building L.
Gehry, Lloyd-Wright
> 9. For this one, again, you can name the city or just the
> country. Where, then, is building M?
England *
> 10. Finally, building O is in Europe, but not in a city.
> Either name it *or* tell us where it is. To give its
> location, you can either name the local village, or the
> town 2 miles away, or the small city 20 miles away, or the
> major city 60 miles (100 km) away. Give the name, or give
> the location in one of these ways.
Neushweinstein *
> So there were 6 decoys on the handout. Name the building, city,
> country, and/or architect for each one if you like for fun, but
> for no points.
>
> 11. Building B.
> 12. Building G.
> 13. Building J.
China I think
> 14. Building K.
> 15. Building N.
> 16. Building P.
* indicates I have been there :-)
--
cheers,
calvin
Mark Brader
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2011-03-21,
> see my 2011-09-22 companion posting on "Questions from the
> Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI11, QFTCIMM)".
> I wrote one of these rounds.
That was the buildings round.
> ** Game 9, Round 7 - "Y'all Ain't from Around These Here Parts, are Y'all?"
> For each question, we will name a language; you must name *one*
> present-day country where that language is indigenous. Answers
> may repeat.
> 1. Igbo.
Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon. (In each case, the first
country listed is the one where the language originated or is
most used.) 4 for Joshua, Marc, and Dan.
> 2. Amharic.
Ethiopia, Eritrea, Egypt, Djibouti. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Marc,
and Dan.
> 3. There is a language spoken in China variously called Abdal,
> Aini ("I-nee"), or Ainu ("I-noo"). But there is also
> an unrelated language called Ainu in another country
> or countries, and *that's* the one we're asking about.
> Where is it spoken?
Japan. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Marc, and Dan.
> 4. Yamomami (also called Yanomam and other similar spellings).
Brazil, Venezuela. 4 for Joshua and Dan.
> 5. Guarani ("gwah-ra-NEE").
Paraguay, Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia. 4 for Joshua, Erland (the
hard way), Marc, and Dan.
> 6. Tagalog ("t'GAH-log").
Philippines. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Marc, and Dan.
> 7. Tigrinya ("t'GREEN-ya").
Ethiopia, Eritrea. 4 for Joshua, Erland, and Dan.
> 8. Abenaki or Abnaki.
Canada, United States. (The tribe lives in northern New England
and the adjacent parts of Canada.) 4 for Joshua, Marc, and Dan.
> 9. Faroese ("far-oh-EEZ"). No, the Faroe Islands do not count
> as a country.
Denmark, Norway. 4 for Joshua, Erland, Marc, and Dan. 3 for Calvin.
> 10. Xhosa ("KO-za").
South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho ("le-SOO-too"). 4 for everyone --
Joshua, Erland, Marc, Dan, and Calvin.
> ** Game 9, Round 8 - Bizarre Buildings
> We just had a geography round, so this must be the arts and literature
> round. It was inspired by the 2007 book "Bizarre Buildings" by
> Paul Cattermole and Ian Westwell, which includes writeups on all the
> buildings shown on the handout and many more. In the original version
> of this round, the questions were grouped by what was being asked;
> here it's more convenient to order them according to the handout.
> Yes, the museums handout round last season did use some of the same
> buildings. We liked them too. Actually, this round was already in
> draft before that one was used.
> * Buildings A-D: see http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/0908/biz/p1.jpg
> 1. Because the view is blocked by other buildings nearby,
> picture A does not show the base of the tower. This is
> slightly narrower than the middle floors, giving the whole
> building more of an egg shape than you can see in the picture.
> But what city is it in?
London (England, UK). (Swiss Re building, nicknamed "the Gherkin"; by
Norman Foster, 2004. All dates refer to completion.) 4 for Joshua,
Marc, Dan, and Calvin.
> 2. Where is building C? For this one you can name the city or
> just the country.
Dubai, UAE (United Arab Emirates). (Tower of the Arabs [Burj
Al Arab]; by Tom Wills-Wright, 2000.) 4 for Joshua and Calvin.
3 for Dan.
> 3. Building D is the Jewish Museum in what European capital city?
Berlin (by Daniel Libeskind, 2001). 4 for Joshua, Erland, and Dan.
3 for Calvin.
> * Buildings E-H: see http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/0908/biz/p2.jpg
> 4. Picture E is in what city?
Las Vegas. (New York New York Hotel and Casino, by Neal Gaskin,
1997.) 4 for Joshua, Dan, and Calvin.
> 5. Name the architect of building F.
Eero Saarinen. (TWA terminal, Idlewild/Kennedy Airport, New York,
1962.) 4 for Dan.
> 6. Building H, meaning the modern, pyramidal structure. Again,
> name the architect.
Ieoh Ming (I.M.) Pei. (Louvre entrance, Paris, 1989.) 4 for Joshua,
Marc, and Dan.
> * Buildings I-L: see http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/0908/biz/p3.jpg
> 7. Name the architect of building I, meaning the colorful one
> that takes up most of the photo.
Antonio (or Antoni) Gaud� i Cornet. "Gaudi" was sufficient. (Batll�
house, Barcelona, Spain, 1907.) 4 for Joshua, Erland, and Dan.
> 8. And name the architect of building L.
Frank Gehry. (Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao, Spain, 1997. Yes, you did
see James Bond visit this building in the 1999 movie "The World is
Not Enough".) 4 for Joshua and Dan. 3 for Calvin.
> * Buildings M-P: see http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/0908/biz/p4.jpg
> 9. For this one, again, you can name the city or just the
> country. Where, then, is building M?
Brighton, England (or UK). (Royal Pavilion; by Thomas Nash, 1823.)
4 for Calvin.
> 10. Finally, building O is in Europe, but not in a city.
> Either name it *or* tell us where it is. To give its
> location, you can either name the local village, or the
> town 2 miles away, or the small city 20 miles away, or the
> major city 60 miles (100 km) away. Give the name, or give
> the location in one of these ways.
Neuschwanstein Castle (by Eduard Riedel, 1884); Hohenschwangau,
F�ssen, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, or Munich, Germany. For good measure
we also accepted Innsbruck, Austria, but Berchtesgaden, across the
border in Germany, is much smaller and does not meet the requirements.
4 for Joshua, Dan, and Calvin.
> So there were 6 decoys on the handout. Name the building, city,
> country, and/or architect for each one if you like for fun, but
> for no points.
> 11. Building B.
Agbar Tower, Barcelona, Spain; by Jean Nouvel, 2005. It's even more
colorful at night. Erland got the city.
> 12. Building G.
Sharp Centre for Design, Ontario College of Art and Design, McCaul
St. and Grange Rd., Toronto, Canada; by Will Alsop, 2004.
> 13. Building J.
Ideal Palace, Ch�teauneuf-en-Galaure, France; by Ferdinand Cheval,
1912.
> 14. Building K.
Great (or Grand) Mosque, Djenn�, Mali; by Ismaila Traor�, 1907.
> 15. Building N.
Earl of Dunmore's summer house, Dunmore, Scotland, UK; possibly by
Sir William Chambers, 1761.
> 16. Building P.
Longaberger Co. home office, Newark, Ohio, USA; by Longaberger Co.,
1997. Yes, they make baskets.
Scores, if there are no errors:
ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST
TOPICS-> Sci Spo Can Mis Geo Art FOUR
Dan Blum 22 28 10 24 40 35 127
Joshua Kreitzer 10 12 0 24 40 32 108
Marc Dashevsky 20 32 4 20 32 8 104
Pete Gayde 19 28 10 12 -- -- 69
Rob Parker 31 38 -- -- -- -- 69
Erland Sommarskog 16 16 -- -- 28 8 68
"Calvin" 13 9 5 15 7 26 63
Jeff Turner -- -- 0 16 -- -- 16
Peter Smyth -- -- 0 12 -- -- 12
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