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Mark Brader
Jun 20, 2019, 6:12:00 PM6/20/19
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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-05-27,
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 Unnatural Axxxe 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 2019-01-22 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
** Game 2, Round 9 - Canadiana History - 10 Days that Changed Toronto
(Oh, did we only say *two* Canadiana rounds this week?)
This round is based on the book "25 Days that Changed Toronto"
from "Spacing" magazine.
1. On 1921-09-01 the privately-owned Toronto Railway Co. lost
its function. What replaced it?
2. What important east-west city thoroughfare was inaugurated
on 1918-10-18? Decades later, Michael Ondaatje would make
the structure a voiceless character in his novel "The Skin of
the Lion".
3. On 1980-07-28 the Supreme Court of Ontario issued eviction writs
-- later overturned -- for all the residents of a Toronto
community. Which one?
4. What event, causing 81 deaths, struck Toronto on 1954-10-15?
5. With the aid of a Sikorsky helicopter, what record-setting
event happened in Toronto on 1975-04-02?
6. What the Toronto Police infamously dubbed Operation Soap was
carried out on 1981-02-05, poisoning the Force's relationship
with a downtown community. What happened that night?
7. What annual outdoor event began auspiciously on 1879-09-02 with
an unfinished Crystal Palace and only 250 paid guests?
8. A bloody brawl between self-styled Nazis and Jewish youths took
place in Toronto on 1933-08-13. Where?
9. On 1971-06-03, Ontario Premier Bill Davis killed a controversial
road project. Which one?
10. On 1834-03-27, Toronto elected its first mayor. Who?
** Game 2, Round 10 - The Second Challenge Round
Given that this is the second week of the new season, we thought
we'd deal a round of seconds.
* A. Seconds in Science
A1. What was the second successful lander to reach Mars,
on 1975-09-09? Give the name and number if applicable.
A2. A radioactive isotope of what element is used to define a
second in an atomic clock?
* B. Second Black Players
B1. In which major-league sport was Mike Marson the second
black player?
B2. In which major-league sport was Larry Dobie the second
black player?
* C. Seconds in Geography
C1. What is the second-deepest lake in the world?
C2. What US state has the second-largest population?
* D. Seconds in Entertainment
D1. Which Hollywood star has a band called Thirty Seconds
to Mars?
D2. This famous comedy troupe started in 1959, and its name
was taken from a 1952 "New Yorker" article by A.J. Liebling
about Chicago. Name it.
* E. Seconds in Literature
E1. Name Ernest Hemingway's second novel. It was published in
1929, more than a decade after the military events it
describes.
E2. Written in 1949, when the author was 38, this is arguably
Simone de Beauvoir's most famous book. Name it.
* F. Seconds Inc.
Name these companies.
F1. Canada's largest food charity, it recovers unsold food
from retailers and restaurants and delivers them to the
needy through 373 Ontario social-service agencies.
F2. This Canadian coffee retailer started in 1975 and now has
300 locations across the country and franchises in the US,
the UK, and countries throughout the Middle East.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "Let us knot coin gnu werds huitch
m...@vex.net are spelld rong." -- Rik Fischer Smoody
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 Unnatural Axxxe 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 2019-01-22 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
** Game 2, Round 9 - Canadiana History - 10 Days that Changed Toronto
(Oh, did we only say *two* Canadiana rounds this week?)
This round is based on the book "25 Days that Changed Toronto"
from "Spacing" magazine.
1. On 1921-09-01 the privately-owned Toronto Railway Co. lost
its function. What replaced it?
2. What important east-west city thoroughfare was inaugurated
on 1918-10-18? Decades later, Michael Ondaatje would make
the structure a voiceless character in his novel "The Skin of
the Lion".
3. On 1980-07-28 the Supreme Court of Ontario issued eviction writs
-- later overturned -- for all the residents of a Toronto
community. Which one?
4. What event, causing 81 deaths, struck Toronto on 1954-10-15?
5. With the aid of a Sikorsky helicopter, what record-setting
event happened in Toronto on 1975-04-02?
6. What the Toronto Police infamously dubbed Operation Soap was
carried out on 1981-02-05, poisoning the Force's relationship
with a downtown community. What happened that night?
7. What annual outdoor event began auspiciously on 1879-09-02 with
an unfinished Crystal Palace and only 250 paid guests?
8. A bloody brawl between self-styled Nazis and Jewish youths took
place in Toronto on 1933-08-13. Where?
9. On 1971-06-03, Ontario Premier Bill Davis killed a controversial
road project. Which one?
10. On 1834-03-27, Toronto elected its first mayor. Who?
** Game 2, Round 10 - The Second Challenge Round
Given that this is the second week of the new season, we thought
we'd deal a round of seconds.
* A. Seconds in Science
A1. What was the second successful lander to reach Mars,
on 1975-09-09? Give the name and number if applicable.
A2. A radioactive isotope of what element is used to define a
second in an atomic clock?
* B. Second Black Players
B1. In which major-league sport was Mike Marson the second
black player?
B2. In which major-league sport was Larry Dobie the second
black player?
* C. Seconds in Geography
C1. What is the second-deepest lake in the world?
C2. What US state has the second-largest population?
* D. Seconds in Entertainment
D1. Which Hollywood star has a band called Thirty Seconds
to Mars?
D2. This famous comedy troupe started in 1959, and its name
was taken from a 1952 "New Yorker" article by A.J. Liebling
about Chicago. Name it.
* E. Seconds in Literature
E1. Name Ernest Hemingway's second novel. It was published in
1929, more than a decade after the military events it
describes.
E2. Written in 1949, when the author was 38, this is arguably
Simone de Beauvoir's most famous book. Name it.
* F. Seconds Inc.
Name these companies.
F1. Canada's largest food charity, it recovers unsold food
from retailers and restaurants and delivers them to the
needy through 373 Ontario social-service agencies.
F2. This Canadian coffee retailer started in 1975 and now has
300 locations across the country and franchises in the US,
the UK, and countries throughout the Middle East.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "Let us knot coin gnu werds huitch
m...@vex.net are spelld rong." -- Rik Fischer Smoody
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Joshua Kreitzer
Jun 20, 2019, 9:38:06 PM6/20/19
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:P9ednThDUsI3mZHAnZ2dnUU7-
cHN...@giganews.com:
> ** Game 2, Round 9 - Canadiana History - 10 Days that Changed Toronto
>
> (Oh, did we only say *two* Canadiana rounds this week?)
I got nothing.
> ** Game 2, Round 10 - The Second Challenge Round
>
> A2. A radioactive isotope of what element is used to define a
> second in an atomic clock?
cesium
> * B. Second Black Players
>
> B1. In which major-league sport was Mike Marson the second
> black player?
ice hockey
> B2. In which major-league sport was Larry Dobie the second
> black player?
baseball
(but I think his surname is misspelled here)
> * C. Seconds in Geography
>
> C1. What is the second-deepest lake in the world?
Caspian Sea
> C2. What US state has the second-largest population?
Texas
> * D. Seconds in Entertainment
>
> D1. Which Hollywood star has a band called Thirty Seconds
> to Mars?
Jared Leto
> D2. This famous comedy troupe started in 1959, and its name
> was taken from a 1952 "New Yorker" article by A.J. Liebling
> about Chicago. Name it.
The Second City
> * E. Seconds in Literature
>
> E1. Name Ernest Hemingway's second novel. It was published in
> 1929, more than a decade after the military events it
> describes.
"A Farewell to Arms"; "The Sun Also Rises"
> E2. Written in 1949, when the author was 38, this is arguably
> Simone de Beauvoir's most famous book. Name it.
"The Second Sex"
> * F. Seconds Inc.
>
> Name these companies.
>
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
cHN...@giganews.com:
> ** Game 2, Round 9 - Canadiana History - 10 Days that Changed Toronto
>
> (Oh, did we only say *two* Canadiana rounds this week?)
> ** Game 2, Round 10 - The Second Challenge Round
>
> * A. Seconds in Science
>
> A1. What was the second successful lander to reach Mars,
> on 1975-09-09? Give the name and number if applicable.
Mariner 2
>
> A1. What was the second successful lander to reach Mars,
> on 1975-09-09? Give the name and number if applicable.
> A2. A radioactive isotope of what element is used to define a
> second in an atomic clock?
> * B. Second Black Players
>
> B1. In which major-league sport was Mike Marson the second
> black player?
> B2. In which major-league sport was Larry Dobie the second
> black player?
(but I think his surname is misspelled here)
> * C. Seconds in Geography
>
> C1. What is the second-deepest lake in the world?
> C2. What US state has the second-largest population?
> * D. Seconds in Entertainment
>
> D1. Which Hollywood star has a band called Thirty Seconds
> to Mars?
> D2. This famous comedy troupe started in 1959, and its name
> was taken from a 1952 "New Yorker" article by A.J. Liebling
> about Chicago. Name it.
> * E. Seconds in Literature
>
> E1. Name Ernest Hemingway's second novel. It was published in
> 1929, more than a decade after the military events it
> describes.
> E2. Written in 1949, when the author was 38, this is arguably
> Simone de Beauvoir's most famous book. Name it.
> * F. Seconds Inc.
>
> Name these companies.
>
> F2. This Canadian coffee retailer started in 1975 and now has
> 300 locations across the country and franchises in the US,
> the UK, and countries throughout the Middle East.
Caribou Coffee
> 300 locations across the country and franchises in the US,
> the UK, and countries throughout the Middle East.
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Dan Tilque
Jun 20, 2019, 9:41:58 PM6/20/19
to
On 6/20/19 3:11 PM, Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> ** Game 2, Round 9 - Canadiana History - 10 Days that Changed Toronto
>
> (Oh, did we only say *two* Canadiana rounds this week?)
>
> This round is based on the book "25 Days that Changed Toronto"
> from "Spacing" magazine.
>
> 1. On 1921-09-01 the privately-owned Toronto Railway Co. lost
> its function. What replaced it?
TTC
>
>
> ** Game 2, Round 9 - Canadiana History - 10 Days that Changed Toronto
>
> (Oh, did we only say *two* Canadiana rounds this week?)
>
> This round is based on the book "25 Days that Changed Toronto"
> from "Spacing" magazine.
>
> 1. On 1921-09-01 the privately-owned Toronto Railway Co. lost
> its function. What replaced it?
>
> 2. What important east-west city thoroughfare was inaugurated
> on 1918-10-18? Decades later, Michael Ondaatje would make
> the structure a voiceless character in his novel "The Skin of
> the Lion".
>
> 3. On 1980-07-28 the Supreme Court of Ontario issued eviction writs
> -- later overturned -- for all the residents of a Toronto
> community. Which one?
>
> 4. What event, causing 81 deaths, struck Toronto on 1954-10-15?
>
> 5. With the aid of a Sikorsky helicopter, what record-setting
> event happened in Toronto on 1975-04-02?
>
> 6. What the Toronto Police infamously dubbed Operation Soap was
> carried out on 1981-02-05, poisoning the Force's relationship
> with a downtown community. What happened that night?
>
> 7. What annual outdoor event began auspiciously on 1879-09-02 with
> an unfinished Crystal Palace and only 250 paid guests?
>
> 8. A bloody brawl between self-styled Nazis and Jewish youths took
> place in Toronto on 1933-08-13. Where?
>
> 9. On 1971-06-03, Ontario Premier Bill Davis killed a controversial
> road project. Which one?
>
> 10. On 1834-03-27, Toronto elected its first mayor. Who?
>
>
> ** Game 2, Round 10 - The Second Challenge Round
>
> Given that this is the second week of the new season, we thought
> we'd deal a round of seconds.
>
> * A. Seconds in Science
>
> A1. What was the second successful lander to reach Mars,
> on 1975-09-09? Give the name and number if applicable.
>
> A2. A radioactive isotope of what element is used to define a
> second in an atomic clock?
>
>
> * B. Second Black Players
>
> B1. In which major-league sport was Mike Marson the second
> black player?
>
> B2. In which major-league sport was Larry Dobie the second
> black player?
>
>
> * C. Seconds in Geography
>
> C1. What is the second-deepest lake in the world?
> > C2. What US state has the second-largest population?
>
>
> * D. Seconds in Entertainment
>
> D1. Which Hollywood star has a band called Thirty Seconds
> to Mars?
>
> D2. This famous comedy troupe started in 1959, and its name
> was taken from a 1952 "New Yorker" article by A.J. Liebling
> about Chicago. Name it.
>
>
> * E. Seconds in Literature
>
> E1. Name Ernest Hemingway's second novel. It was published in
> 1929, more than a decade after the military events it
> describes.
>
> E2. Written in 1949, when the author was 38, this is arguably
> Simone de Beauvoir's most famous book. Name it.
>
>
> * F. Seconds Inc.
>
> Name these companies.
>
> F1. Canada's largest food charity, it recovers unsold food
> from retailers and restaurants and delivers them to the
> needy through 373 Ontario social-service agencies.
>
> F2. This Canadian coffee retailer started in 1975 and now has
> 300 locations across the country and franchises in the US,
> the UK, and countries throughout the Middle East.
>
--
Erland Sommarskog
Jun 21, 2019, 4:12:38 AM6/21/19
to
Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> ** Game 2, Round 10 - The Second Challenge Round
>
> Given that this is the second week of the new season, we thought
> we'd deal a round of seconds.
>
> ** Game 2, Round 10 - The Second Challenge Round
>
> Given that this is the second week of the new season, we thought
> we'd deal a round of seconds.
>
> A2. A radioactive isotope of what element is used to define a
> second in an atomic clock?
Cesium
> second in an atomic clock?
> * C. Seconds in Geography
>
> C1. What is the second-deepest lake in the world?
> C2. What US state has the second-largest population?
Bruce Bowler
Jun 21, 2019, 10:22:21 AM6/21/19
to
On Thu, 20 Jun 2019 17:11:54 -0500, Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-05-27, 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 Unnatural Axxxe 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 2019-01-22
> companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> ** Game 2, Round 9 - Canadiana History - 10 Days that Changed Toronto
Nada
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-05-27, 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 Unnatural Axxxe 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 2019-01-22
> companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> ** Game 2, Round 9 - Canadiana History - 10 Days that Changed Toronto
> ** Game 2, Round 10 - The Second Challenge Round
>
> Given that this is the second week of the new season, we thought we'd
> deal a round of seconds.
>
> * A. Seconds in Science
>
> A1. What was the second successful lander to reach Mars,
> on 1975-09-09? Give the name and number if applicable.
> A2. A radioactive isotope of what element is used to define a
> second in an atomic clock?
> * B. Second Black Players
>
> B1. In which major-league sport was Mike Marson the second
> black player?
>
> B2. In which major-league sport was Larry Dobie the second
> black player?
>
>
> * C. Seconds in Geography
>
> C1. What is the second-deepest lake in the world?
>
> C2. What US state has the second-largest population?
> * D. Seconds in Entertainment
>
> D1. Which Hollywood star has a band called Thirty Seconds
> to Mars?
>
> D2. This famous comedy troupe started in 1959, and its name
> was taken from a 1952 "New Yorker" article by A.J. Liebling about
> Chicago. Name it.
> * E. Seconds in Literature
>
> E1. Name Ernest Hemingway's second novel. It was published in
> 1929, more than a decade after the military events it describes.
>
> E2. Written in 1949, when the author was 38, this is arguably
> Simone de Beauvoir's most famous book. Name it.
>
>
> * F. Seconds Inc.
>
> Name these companies.
>
> F1. Canada's largest food charity, it recovers unsold food
> from retailers and restaurants and delivers them to the needy
> through 373 Ontario social-service agencies.
>
> F2. This Canadian coffee retailer started in 1975 and now has
> 300 locations across the country and franchises in the US, the
> UK, and countries throughout the Middle East.
Dan Blum
Jun 21, 2019, 10:43:25 AM6/21/19
to
Mark Brader <m...@vex.net> wrote:
> ** Game 2, Round 9 - Canadiana History - 10 Days that Changed Toronto
> ** Game 2, Round 9 - Canadiana History - 10 Days that Changed Toronto
> 4. What event, causing 81 deaths, struck Toronto on 1954-10-15?
tornado
> ** Game 2, Round 10 - The Second Challenge Round
> * A. Seconds in Science
> A1. What was the second successful lander to reach Mars,
> on 1975-09-09? Give the name and number if applicable.
Mariner 10
> A1. What was the second successful lander to reach Mars,
> on 1975-09-09? Give the name and number if applicable.
> A2. A radioactive isotope of what element is used to define a
> second in an atomic clock?
> * B. Second Black Players
> B1. In which major-league sport was Mike Marson the second
> black player?
> B2. In which major-league sport was Larry Dobie the second
> black player?
> * C. Seconds in Geography
> C2. What US state has the second-largest population?
Texas
> * D. Seconds in Entertainment
> D1. Which Hollywood star has a band called Thirty Seconds
> to Mars?
> D2. This famous comedy troupe started in 1959, and its name
> was taken from a 1952 "New Yorker" article by A.J. Liebling
> about Chicago. Name it.
> * E. Seconds in Literature
> E1. Name Ernest Hemingway's second novel. It was published in
> 1929, more than a decade after the military events it
> describes.
> E2. Written in 1949, when the author was 38, this is arguably
> Simone de Beauvoir's most famous book. Name it.
The Second Sex
> * F. Seconds Inc.
> * F. Seconds Inc.
> F1. Canada's largest food charity, it recovers unsold food
> from retailers and restaurants and delivers them to the
> needy through 373 Ontario social-service agencies.
Second Helpings
> from retailers and restaurants and delivers them to the
> needy through 373 Ontario social-service agencies.
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Pete Gayde
Jun 21, 2019, 10:05:29 PM6/21/19
to
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-05-27,
> 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 Unnatural Axxxe 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 2019-01-22 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> ** Game 2, Round 9 - Canadiana History - 10 Days that Changed Toronto
>
> (Oh, did we only say *two* Canadiana rounds this week?)
>
> This round is based on the book "25 Days that Changed Toronto"
> from "Spacing" magazine.
>
> 1. On 1921-09-01 the privately-owned Toronto Railway Co. lost
> its function. What replaced it?
CN
> 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 Unnatural Axxxe 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 2019-01-22 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> ** Game 2, Round 9 - Canadiana History - 10 Days that Changed Toronto
>
> (Oh, did we only say *two* Canadiana rounds this week?)
>
> This round is based on the book "25 Days that Changed Toronto"
> from "Spacing" magazine.
>
> 1. On 1921-09-01 the privately-owned Toronto Railway Co. lost
> its function. What replaced it?
>
> 2. What important east-west city thoroughfare was inaugurated
> on 1918-10-18? Decades later, Michael Ondaatje would make
> the structure a voiceless character in his novel "The Skin of
> the Lion".
>
> 3. On 1980-07-28 the Supreme Court of Ontario issued eviction writs
> -- later overturned -- for all the residents of a Toronto
> community. Which one?
>
> 4. What event, causing 81 deaths, struck Toronto on 1954-10-15?
>
> 5. With the aid of a Sikorsky helicopter, what record-setting
> event happened in Toronto on 1975-04-02?
>
> 6. What the Toronto Police infamously dubbed Operation Soap was
> carried out on 1981-02-05, poisoning the Force's relationship
> with a downtown community. What happened that night?
>
> 7. What annual outdoor event began auspiciously on 1879-09-02 with
> an unfinished Crystal Palace and only 250 paid guests?
>
> 8. A bloody brawl between self-styled Nazis and Jewish youths took
> place in Toronto on 1933-08-13. Where?
>
> 9. On 1971-06-03, Ontario Premier Bill Davis killed a controversial
> road project. Which one?
>
> 10. On 1834-03-27, Toronto elected its first mayor. Who?
>
>
> ** Game 2, Round 10 - The Second Challenge Round
>
> Given that this is the second week of the new season, we thought
> we'd deal a round of seconds.
>
> * A. Seconds in Science
>
> A1. What was the second successful lander to reach Mars,
> on 1975-09-09? Give the name and number if applicable.
>
> A2. A radioactive isotope of what element is used to define a
> second in an atomic clock?
>
>
> * B. Second Black Players
>
> B1. In which major-league sport was Mike Marson the second
> black player?
>
> B2. In which major-league sport was Larry Dobie the second
> black player?
>
>
> * C. Seconds in Geography
>
> C1. What is the second-deepest lake in the world?
>
> C2. What US state has the second-largest population?
>
>
> * D. Seconds in Entertainment
>
> D1. Which Hollywood star has a band called Thirty Seconds
> to Mars?
>
> D2. This famous comedy troupe started in 1959, and its name
> was taken from a 1952 "New Yorker" article by A.J. Liebling
> about Chicago. Name it.
>
>
> * E. Seconds in Literature
>
> E1. Name Ernest Hemingway's second novel. It was published in
> 1929, more than a decade after the military events it
> describes.
>
> E2. Written in 1949, when the author was 38, this is arguably
> Simone de Beauvoir's most famous book. Name it.
>
>
> * F. Seconds Inc.
>
> Name these companies.
>
> F1. Canada's largest food charity, it recovers unsold food
> from retailers and restaurants and delivers them to the
> needy through 373 Ontario social-service agencies.
>
> F2. This Canadian coffee retailer started in 1975 and now has
> 300 locations across the country and franchises in the US,
> the UK, and countries throughout the Middle East.
>
Pete Gayde
Mark Brader
Jun 24, 2019, 1:40:45 AM6/24/19
to
Mark Brader:
congratulations!
> ** Game 2, Round 9 - Canadiana History - 10 Days that Changed Toronto
> (Oh, did we only say *two* Canadiana rounds this week?)
> This round is based on the book "25 Days that Changed Toronto"
> from "Spacing" magazine.
And it was the easiest round in the original game -- so there.
> 1. On 1921-09-01 the privately-owned Toronto Railway Co. lost
> its function. What replaced it?
The Toronto Transportation Commission. (Accepting TTC or its later
name, Toronto Transit Commission.) 4 for Dan Tilque.
> 2. What important east-west city thoroughfare was inaugurated
> on 1918-10-18? Decades later, Michael Ondaatje would make
> the structure a voiceless character in his novel "The Skin of
> the Lion".
The Prince Edward Viaduct. (Accepting Bloor St. Viaduct or just
"the Viaduct".)
> 3. On 1980-07-28 the Supreme Court of Ontario issued eviction writs
> -- later overturned -- for all the residents of a Toronto
> community. Which one?
Wards I. and Algonquin I. Any reference to the Toronto Island(s)
was sufficient.
The city and Metro Toronto were trying to convert the whole of the
Islands (except for the Island Airport) into parkland. Since the
city owned all the land and merely rented it to its occupants, this
only required eviction and not expropriation. Wards and Algonquin
were to be the last two areas to be cleared of houses, and once the
evictions were overturned, the city decided to simply leave those
areas as rental housing.
Incidentally, Wards I., which is actually a peninsula on the main
island variously known as Toronto I. or Centre I., is one of the
two parts of Toronto where numbered streets are used -- streets that
consist of a single sidewalk or a single traffic lane wide between
the lawns on each side, as private cars are not allowed anywhere on
the Islands.
> 4. What event, causing 81 deaths, struck Toronto on 1954-10-15?
The storm that until just before then had been Hurricane Hazel.
I would have accepted "hurricane", but "tornado" was not close enough.
Most of the deaths were due to flash flooding in river valleys.
Afterwards, these residential areas were expropriated and converted
to parkland -- without objection.
> 5. With the aid of a Sikorsky helicopter, what record-setting
> event happened in Toronto on 1975-04-02?
The last section of the broadcast antenna was set atop the CN Tower.
Any reference to the tower's construction was sufficient. 4 for Pete.
> 6. What the Toronto Police infamously dubbed Operation Soap was
> carried out on 1981-02-05, poisoning the Force's relationship
> with a downtown community. What happened that night?
The anti-gay "bathhouse raids". 4 for Dan Tilque and Pete.
> 7. What annual outdoor event began auspiciously on 1879-09-02 with
> an unfinished Crystal Palace and only 250 paid guests?
Canadian National Exhibition.
> 8. A bloody brawl between self-styled Nazis and Jewish youths took
> place in Toronto on 1933-08-13. Where?
Christie Pits.
> 9. On 1971-06-03, Ontario Premier Bill Davis killed a controversial
> road project. Which one?
The William R. Allen Expwy. (Accepting Allen Expwy. or Spadina
Expwy.)
In the original game QMs were specifically instructed not to accept
the name Allen even though the project was renamed to that in 1969.
Weird. By the way, the name was later changed again to use "Road"
instead of "Expressway", and since only part of it now is an
expressway, that's not unreasonable.
> 10. On 1834-03-27, Toronto elected its first mayor. Who?
William Lyon Mackenzie.
> ** Game 2, Round 10 - The Second Challenge Round
> Given that this is the second week of the new season, we thought
> we'd deal a round of seconds.
In the original game we weren't told that the word "second" would
appear in the answer if it wasn't in the question, and I decided
not to provide that information either.
> * A. Seconds in Science
> A1. What was the second successful lander to reach Mars,
> on 1975-09-09? Give the name and number if applicable.
Viking 2. 4 for Dan Tilque and Bruce.
> A2. A radioactive isotope of what element is used to define a
> second in an atomic clock?
Cesium. 4 for everyone -- Joshua, Dan Tilque, Erland, Bruce,
Dan Blum, and Pete.
> * B. Second Black Players
> B1. In which major-league sport was Mike Marson the second
> black player?
Hockey. 4 for Joshua. 3 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, and Pete.
> B2. In which major-league sport was Larry Dobie the second
> black player?
Baseball. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Pete.
As Joshua was the first to note, the correct spelling is Doby. Sorry.
See: http://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/doby-larry
> * C. Seconds in Geography
> C1. What is the second-deepest lake in the world?
L. Tanganyika. (L. Baikal is first, Caspian Sea third.)
> C2. What US state has the second-largest population?
Texas. (California is first, Florida third, New York fourth.)
4 for Joshua, Erland, and Dan Blum. 3 for Pete.
> * D. Seconds in Entertainment
> D1. Which Hollywood star has a band called Thirty Seconds
> to Mars?
Jared Leto. 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum.
> D2. This famous comedy troupe started in 1959, and its name
> was taken from a 1952 "New Yorker" article by A.J. Liebling
> about Chicago. Name it.
The Second City. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Bruce, Dan Blum, and Pete.
> * E. Seconds in Literature
> E1. Name Ernest Hemingway's second novel. It was published in
> 1929, more than a decade after the military events it
> describes.
"A Farewell to Arms". 3 for Joshua.
> E2. Written in 1949, when the author was 38, this is arguably
> Simone de Beauvoir's most famous book. Name it.
"The Second Sex". 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Dan Blum.
> * F. Seconds Inc.
> Name these companies.
> F1. Canada's largest food charity, it recovers unsold food
> from retailers and restaurants and delivers them to the
> needy through 373 Ontario social-service agencies.
Second Harvest. 4 for Dan Tilque.
> F2. This Canadian coffee retailer started in 1975 and now has
> 300 locations across the country and franchises in the US,
> the UK, and countries throughout the Middle East.
Second Cup. Tim Hortons started in 1964 (as Tim Horton's) and,
if Wikipedia is correct, now has about 5,000 locations.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 2 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 BEST
TOPICS-> Sci Spo Lit Can Can Ent Geo Can Cha SEVEN
Joshua Kreitzer 29 40 23 4 0 24 11 0 31 162
Dan Blum 26 35 36 0 8 12 10 0 23 150
Dan Tilque 34 36 20 0 0 0 12 8 27 137
Pete Gayde 0 36 15 5 0 16 16 8 18 114
Bruce Bowler 20 32 -- -- -- 24 2 0 12 90
Stephen Perry -- -- -- -- -- 40 40 -- -- 80
Erland Sommarskog 16 8 -- -- -- 0 24 0 8 56
"Calvin" 4 26 -- -- -- 4 16 -- -- 50
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "It's easier to deal with 'opposite numbers'
m...@vex.net | when you know you cannot trust them." --Chess
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-05-27,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2019-01-22 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
Game 2 is over and the winner is JOSHUA KREITZER. Hearty
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
congratulations!
> ** Game 2, Round 9 - Canadiana History - 10 Days that Changed Toronto
> (Oh, did we only say *two* Canadiana rounds this week?)
> This round is based on the book "25 Days that Changed Toronto"
> from "Spacing" magazine.
> 1. On 1921-09-01 the privately-owned Toronto Railway Co. lost
> its function. What replaced it?
name, Toronto Transit Commission.) 4 for Dan Tilque.
> 2. What important east-west city thoroughfare was inaugurated
> on 1918-10-18? Decades later, Michael Ondaatje would make
> the structure a voiceless character in his novel "The Skin of
> the Lion".
"the Viaduct".)
> 3. On 1980-07-28 the Supreme Court of Ontario issued eviction writs
> -- later overturned -- for all the residents of a Toronto
> community. Which one?
was sufficient.
The city and Metro Toronto were trying to convert the whole of the
Islands (except for the Island Airport) into parkland. Since the
city owned all the land and merely rented it to its occupants, this
only required eviction and not expropriation. Wards and Algonquin
were to be the last two areas to be cleared of houses, and once the
evictions were overturned, the city decided to simply leave those
areas as rental housing.
Incidentally, Wards I., which is actually a peninsula on the main
island variously known as Toronto I. or Centre I., is one of the
two parts of Toronto where numbered streets are used -- streets that
consist of a single sidewalk or a single traffic lane wide between
the lawns on each side, as private cars are not allowed anywhere on
the Islands.
> 4. What event, causing 81 deaths, struck Toronto on 1954-10-15?
I would have accepted "hurricane", but "tornado" was not close enough.
Most of the deaths were due to flash flooding in river valleys.
Afterwards, these residential areas were expropriated and converted
to parkland -- without objection.
> 5. With the aid of a Sikorsky helicopter, what record-setting
> event happened in Toronto on 1975-04-02?
Any reference to the tower's construction was sufficient. 4 for Pete.
> 6. What the Toronto Police infamously dubbed Operation Soap was
> carried out on 1981-02-05, poisoning the Force's relationship
> with a downtown community. What happened that night?
> 7. What annual outdoor event began auspiciously on 1879-09-02 with
> an unfinished Crystal Palace and only 250 paid guests?
> 8. A bloody brawl between self-styled Nazis and Jewish youths took
> place in Toronto on 1933-08-13. Where?
> 9. On 1971-06-03, Ontario Premier Bill Davis killed a controversial
> road project. Which one?
Expwy.)
In the original game QMs were specifically instructed not to accept
the name Allen even though the project was renamed to that in 1969.
Weird. By the way, the name was later changed again to use "Road"
instead of "Expressway", and since only part of it now is an
expressway, that's not unreasonable.
> 10. On 1834-03-27, Toronto elected its first mayor. Who?
> ** Game 2, Round 10 - The Second Challenge Round
> Given that this is the second week of the new season, we thought
> we'd deal a round of seconds.
appear in the answer if it wasn't in the question, and I decided
not to provide that information either.
> * A. Seconds in Science
> A1. What was the second successful lander to reach Mars,
> on 1975-09-09? Give the name and number if applicable.
> A2. A radioactive isotope of what element is used to define a
> second in an atomic clock?
Dan Blum, and Pete.
> * B. Second Black Players
> B1. In which major-league sport was Mike Marson the second
> black player?
> B2. In which major-league sport was Larry Dobie the second
> black player?
As Joshua was the first to note, the correct spelling is Doby. Sorry.
See: http://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/doby-larry
> * C. Seconds in Geography
> C1. What is the second-deepest lake in the world?
> C2. What US state has the second-largest population?
4 for Joshua, Erland, and Dan Blum. 3 for Pete.
> * D. Seconds in Entertainment
> D1. Which Hollywood star has a band called Thirty Seconds
> to Mars?
> D2. This famous comedy troupe started in 1959, and its name
> was taken from a 1952 "New Yorker" article by A.J. Liebling
> about Chicago. Name it.
> * E. Seconds in Literature
> E1. Name Ernest Hemingway's second novel. It was published in
> 1929, more than a decade after the military events it
> describes.
> E2. Written in 1949, when the author was 38, this is arguably
> Simone de Beauvoir's most famous book. Name it.
> * F. Seconds Inc.
> Name these companies.
> F1. Canada's largest food charity, it recovers unsold food
> from retailers and restaurants and delivers them to the
> needy through 373 Ontario social-service agencies.
> F2. This Canadian coffee retailer started in 1975 and now has
> 300 locations across the country and franchises in the US,
> the UK, and countries throughout the Middle East.
if Wikipedia is correct, now has about 5,000 locations.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 2 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 BEST
TOPICS-> Sci Spo Lit Can Can Ent Geo Can Cha SEVEN
Joshua Kreitzer 29 40 23 4 0 24 11 0 31 162
Dan Blum 26 35 36 0 8 12 10 0 23 150
Dan Tilque 34 36 20 0 0 0 12 8 27 137
Pete Gayde 0 36 15 5 0 16 16 8 18 114
Bruce Bowler 20 32 -- -- -- 24 2 0 12 90
Stephen Perry -- -- -- -- -- 40 40 -- -- 80
Erland Sommarskog 16 8 -- -- -- 0 24 0 8 56
"Calvin" 4 26 -- -- -- 4 16 -- -- 50
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "It's easier to deal with 'opposite numbers'
m...@vex.net | when you know you cannot trust them." --Chess
Dan Tilque
Jun 24, 2019, 2:37:43 AM6/24/19
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On 6/23/19 10:40 PM, Mark Brader wrote:
>
>> C2. What US state has the second-largest population?
>
> Texas. (California is first, Florida third, New York fourth.)
> 4 for Joshua, Erland, and Dan Blum. 3 for Pete.
I got this one right.
>
>> C2. What US state has the second-largest population?
>
> Texas. (California is first, Florida third, New York fourth.)
> 4 for Joshua, Erland, and Dan Blum. 3 for Pete.
--
Dan Tilque
Mark Brader
Jun 24, 2019, 5:58:22 PM6/24/19
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Mark Brader:
Okay, 4 for Joshua, *Dan Tilque*, Erland, and Dan Blum. 3 for Pete.
Scores, if there are now no errors:
GAME 2 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 BEST
TOPICS-> Sci Spo Lit Can Can Ent Geo Can Cha SEVEN
Joshua Kreitzer 29 40 23 4 0 24 11 0 31 162
Dan Blum 26 35 36 0 8 12 10 0 23 150
Dan Tilque 34 36 20 0 0 0 12 8 31 141
Toronto | By definition, there are already enough people to do that."
m...@vex.net | --G.H. Hardy
>>> C2. What US state has the second-largest population?
>>
>> Texas. (California is first, Florida third, New York fourth.)
>> 4 for Joshua, Erland, and Dan Blum. 3 for Pete.
Dan Tilque:
>>
>> Texas. (California is first, Florida third, New York fourth.)
>> 4 for Joshua, Erland, and Dan Blum. 3 for Pete.
> I got this one right.
Ah, I missed it because there was an extra "> " before the quoted question.
Okay, 4 for Joshua, *Dan Tilque*, Erland, and Dan Blum. 3 for Pete.
Scores, if there are now no errors:
GAME 2 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 BEST
TOPICS-> Sci Spo Lit Can Can Ent Geo Can Cha SEVEN
Joshua Kreitzer 29 40 23 4 0 24 11 0 31 162
Dan Blum 26 35 36 0 8 12 10 0 23 150
Pete Gayde 0 36 15 5 0 16 16 8 18 114
Bruce Bowler 20 32 -- -- -- 24 2 0 12 90
Stephen Perry -- -- -- -- -- 40 40 -- -- 80
Erland Sommarskog 16 8 -- -- -- 0 24 0 8 56
"Calvin" 4 26 -- -- -- 4 16 -- -- 50
--
Mark Brader | "It is not worth an intelligent man's time to be in the majority.
Bruce Bowler 20 32 -- -- -- 24 2 0 12 90
Stephen Perry -- -- -- -- -- 40 40 -- -- 80
Erland Sommarskog 16 8 -- -- -- 0 24 0 8 56
"Calvin" 4 26 -- -- -- 4 16 -- -- 50
--
Toronto | By definition, there are already enough people to do that."
m...@vex.net | --G.H. Hardy
Mark Brader
Jul 31, 2019, 5:19:11 AM7/31/19
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Mark Brader:
--
Mark Brader | Presumably those who don't know whether two gods
Toronto | exist should properly be termed "diagnostics".
m...@vex.net | --Richard Heathfield
> > ** Game 2, Round 9 - Canadiana History - 10 Days that Changed Toronto
>
> > (Oh, did we only say *two* Canadiana rounds this week?)
>
> > This round is based on the book "25 Days that Changed Toronto"
> > from "Spacing" magazine.
>
> And it was the easiest round in the original game -- so there.
Also the fourth-easiest in the entire season.
>
> > (Oh, did we only say *two* Canadiana rounds this week?)
>
> > This round is based on the book "25 Days that Changed Toronto"
> > from "Spacing" magazine.
>
> And it was the easiest round in the original game -- so there.
--
Mark Brader | Presumably those who don't know whether two gods
Toronto | exist should properly be termed "diagnostics".
m...@vex.net | --Richard Heathfield
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