Mark Brader:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2016-10-31,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.... I will reveal the
> correct answers in about 3 days.
Well, 4 is about 3, right? Right? Okay, 3 points for me. :-)
> For further information see my 2016-11-26 companion posting on
> "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 6, Round 2 - Geography - Geographical & Cartographical Terms
> We provide the definition; you name the term being defined.
> 1. A figure on a map, nautical chart, or monument used to
> display the orientation of the four cardinal directions and
> their intermediate points.
Compass rose. 4 for Peter, Don, Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque,
and Bruce.
> 2. An elevated area of land with a flat top and steep or precipitous
> sides, named from the Spanish for "table".
Mesa. 4 for Peter, Don, Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Marc, Jason,
Calvin, Bruce, and Pete.
> 3. Parallel-ish lines used on topographic maps to show the shape
> and elevation of the land. They connect points of equal
> elevation.
Contour lines or isometric lines. 4 for Peter, Don, Dan Blum,
Dan Tilque, Marc, Gareth, Calvin, and Bruce.
> 4. A steep slope or long cliff that forms as an effect of faulting
> or erosion and which separates two relatively level areas of
> differing elevations.
Escarpment or scarp. 4 for Don, Dan Tilque, and Bruce.
> 5. An accumulation of glacial debris composed of soil and rock.
> Formed when glaciers drop off this material. Types include
> lateral, terminal, and medial.
Moraine. 4 for Don, Dan Tilque, Marc, Gareth, and Pete.
> 6. The mass of rocks and finely ground material carried by a
> glacier, then deposited when the ice melts. This material
> is what <answer 5>s are formed from.
Till. 4 for Don, Marc, Gareth, and Bruce.
> 7. An area of diminished precipitation on the lee side of a mountain
> or mountain range.
Rain shadow. 4 for Don, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Marc, Gareth, Calvin,
and Bruce.
> 8. The elevation above which snow and ice cover the ground
> throughout the year.
Snow line. 4 for Dan Tilque, Marc, Gareth, and Bruce. 3 for
Dan Blum.
> 9. The level below the land surface at which the subsurface material
> is fully saturated with water.
Water table. 4 for Peter, Don, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Marc, Gareth,
Calvin, Bruce, and Pete.
> 10. The broad lower course of a river that is encroached on by
> the sea and affected by the tides.
Estuary. 4 for Don, Dan Tilque, Gareth, and Bruce.
"Delta" was a popular wrong answer; a delta ia characterized by
the river being divided into channels by islands formed from its
own sediment, not directly by the effect of tides on the river.
> * Game 6, Round 3 - Sports - Less is More
> Often in sports, "less" means being on the losing side of the score
> sheet. But in these questions, "less" is more.
This was the hardest round in the original game.
> 1. Muggsy Bogues was the shortest man ever to play in the NBA.
> Nevertheless, he was a regular for 14 years, and was credited
> with 39 shot-blocks during his career, including one on 7' tall
> Patrick Ewing. In feet and inches, within 1 inch, how tall
> was Muggsy?
5'3" (that's 160 cm; accepting 5'2" to 5'4"). 4 for Joshua, Marc,
Gareth, and Calvin (the hard way). 2 for Pete.
> 2. In soccer history, three goalkeepers share the record for
> allowing the fewest goals in a World Cup Tournament, at 2.
> Their teams all went on to win the championship. Name any
> one of them -- the Italian, the Frenchman, or the Spaniard.
Gianluigi Buffon, Fabien Barthez, Iker Casillas (respectively).
4 for Peter and Pete. 2 for Gareth.
> 3. In 1990, a journeyman quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs
> set the record for fewest interceptions in a 16-game season
> with 4. His record was matched in 2010 by a quarterback who's
> still active, now in his 17th season. Name either.
Steve deBerg, Tom Brady. 4 for Peter, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Bruce,
and Pete. 3 for Don. 2 for Gareth.
> 4. Standing only 5'6" (167 cm), this former Edmonton Eskimo set
> over 20 CFL records for punt and kickoff runbacks. He was
> known for his touchdown-celebrating backflips. Name him.
Henry "Gizmo" Williams.
> 5. Atlanta Braves outfielder Nick Markakis holds the record for
> *not* doing something. His record streak of 398 games finally
> came to an end on June 25, 2015. What record does Markakis hold?
Most consecutive games with no errors. I accepted "making an error"
since the rest of the answer was in the question. 4 for Don,
Dan Tilque, Marc, Calvin, Bruce, and Pete. 2 for Dan Blum and Gareth.
> 6. Tommy Burns was not only the only Canadian-born holder ever
> of this international title, he was also the shortest holder
> ever, at 5'7" (170 cm). What title did Burns hold from 1906
> to 1908? Be sufficiently specific.
World heavyweight boxing champion. 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Joshua,
Gareth, and Calvin.
> 7. In the 2000 British Open, Tiger Woods finished at 19 under par,
> a record for a major. The record stood until 2015, when the
> PGA winner managed 20 under. That record was matched this
> year by the winner of the British Open. Name either of the
> current record-holders.
Jason Day, Henrik Stenson.
> 8. This great goalie of the 1920s and 1930s played for the
> Canadiens and the Leafs. In his best season, playing as a
> Canadien, he recorded a 0.92 goals-against average, allowing
> 43 goals in 44 games, 22 of them shutouts. Name him.
George Hainsworth. He did it in 1928-29; it was a relatively
low-scoring season in the whole league, but then again, Hainsworth
was one of the reasons for that! The following table shows the
total number of NHL games, the total number of toals in all games,
and the average number per team per game for 25 seasons from 1921 to
1946, plus last season, for comparison. (I started in 1921 because
hockey-reference.com doesn't show the total goals per team in the
standings for the four earlier seasons.)
Gam Goa Avg Gam Goa Avg
1921-22 48 380 3.96 1934-35 216 1087 2.52
1922-23 48 313 3.26 1935-36 192 831 2.16
1923-24 48 255 2.66 1936-37 192 946 2.46
1924-25 90 450 2.50 1937-38 192 972 2.53
1925-26 126 581 2.31 1938-39 168 851 2.53
1926-27 220 879 2.00 1939-40 168 838 2.49
1927-28 220 836 1.90 1940-41 168 900 2.68
1928-29 220 642 1.46 1941-42 168 1047 3.12
1929-30 220 1301 2.96 1942-43 150 1083 3.61
1930-31 220 1054 2.40 1943-44 150 1225 4.08
1931-32 192 957 2.49 1944-45 150 1103 3.68
1932-33 216 983 2.28 1945-46 150 1003 3.34
1933-34 216 1041 2.41 2015-16 1230 6672 2.71
> 9. The 1969 Minnesota Vikings set a then-record for stingiest
> all-time defense, allowing an average of only 9.5 points
> per game. Yet they still managed to lose the Super Bowl 23-7
> to Kansas City. By what *nickname* was the Minnesota Viking
> defense known?
The Purple People Eaters. 4 for Don, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Marc,
Gareth, Jason, Calvin, Bruce, and Pete.
> 10. 1968 was known as "the year of the pitcher". The National
> League MVP was a right-hander for the St. Louis Cardinals
> who finished the season with an all-time low ERA of 1.12.
> The lowest ERA in the American League, 1.60, was recorded by
> a cigar-smoking Cuban pitcher for Cleveland who held opposing
> hitters to a Major League record-low batting average of .168.
> Name either pitcher.
Bob Gibson, Luis Tiant. 4 for Don, Joshua, Marc, Gareth, and Pete.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 6 ROUNDS-> 2 3 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Geo Spo
Don Piven 36 15 51
Gareth Owen 28 22 50
Dan Tilque 36 12 48
Bruce Bowler 36 12 48
Marc Dashevsky 28 16 44
Pete Gayde 12 22 34
"Calvin" 16 16 32
Dan Blum 23 6 29
Peter Smyth 16 12 28
Joshua Kreitzer 8 20 28
Jason Kreitzer 4 4 8
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