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Mark Brader
Aug 20, 2019, 1:35:21 AM8/20/19
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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-07-08,
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 7, Round 7 - Canadiana Geography - Nunavut Day
July 9 is Nunavut Day, so we'll help you prepare to celebrate
with some questions about Nunavut and Canada's other northern
territories.
1. Canadian Forces Station Alert claims to be the northernmost
permanently inhabited place in the world. How many kilometers
is it from the geographic North Pole, within 50?
2. Which island is Alert situated on?
3. What was the population of Nunavut in the 2016 census, within
10,000?
4. In what year did Nunavut officially begin to exist, within
1 year?
5. Leaving Nunavut for the Northwest Territories, on what large
lake is Yellowknife situated?
6. What major river flows from <answer 5> to the Arctic Ocean?
7. Whitehorse became the capital of the Yukon Territory on
1953-04-01. What was the previous capital?
8. Mt. Logan is located within a Canadian national park, which is
within a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Name the national park.
9. In popular literature, Yukon is known for the Klondike Gold
Rush of 1896-99. This author wrote poems of the gold rush
that are collected in best-selling books such as "Songs of
the Sourdough". Name him.
10. A popular novelist set one of his most famous works in the
Klondike: "The Call of the Wild". Name the author.
* Game 7, Round 8 - Canadiana (yes, again) - Massey Hall
This past month, Massey Hall turned 125. Unfortunately, it wasn't
up for a party, being shut down for renovations last year, and
due to open again sometime in 2020. Let's see what you know about
this venerable concert hall.
1. In 1892 Hart Massey broke ground on what would become Massey
Hall, less than one year after which New York landmark stage
opened?
2. Massey Hall was built as a memorial to Hart Massey's son Charles,
who had died at age 35. Massey also built a memorial for another
son of his who died even younger, at 22. This one is a shelter
for homeless men. It still exists today at 135 Queen St. E.,
and goes by this son's first and middle names. Name it.
3. 1894 saw the opening of Massey Hall, with what classical
performance? Hint: it has become a Christmas/holiday tradition.
4. 1895 saw the first performance of what classical Toronto choir,
which still performs today?
5. Which Russian composer and virtuoso pianist played at Massey
Hall in 1909?
6. This performer played Massey Hall in 1911. Later his son
played a G-man on TV, and his granddaughter played a private
investigator on TV. Name him.
7. What singer -- known for his extraordinary bass voice --
performed here in 1931, 3 years after his on-screen performance
in "Show Boat"?
8. What beloved Canadian pianist had his Massey Hall debut in 1946?
9. Five jazz greats performed together on the Massey Hall stage on
1953-05-19, in what many critics say was the best jazz concert
ever. Name any one of those five men.
10. Something was finally installed in 1987 that many people would
have considered a necessity even many years earlier. What?
--
Mark Brader | "Howeb45 9 qad no5 und8ly diturvrd v7 7jis dince
Toronto | 9 qas 8mtillihemt mot ikkfavpur4d 5esoyrdeful
m...@vex.net | abd fill if condif3nce on myd3lf." -- Cica
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 7, Round 7 - Canadiana Geography - Nunavut Day
July 9 is Nunavut Day, so we'll help you prepare to celebrate
with some questions about Nunavut and Canada's other northern
territories.
1. Canadian Forces Station Alert claims to be the northernmost
permanently inhabited place in the world. How many kilometers
is it from the geographic North Pole, within 50?
2. Which island is Alert situated on?
3. What was the population of Nunavut in the 2016 census, within
10,000?
4. In what year did Nunavut officially begin to exist, within
1 year?
5. Leaving Nunavut for the Northwest Territories, on what large
lake is Yellowknife situated?
6. What major river flows from <answer 5> to the Arctic Ocean?
7. Whitehorse became the capital of the Yukon Territory on
1953-04-01. What was the previous capital?
8. Mt. Logan is located within a Canadian national park, which is
within a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Name the national park.
9. In popular literature, Yukon is known for the Klondike Gold
Rush of 1896-99. This author wrote poems of the gold rush
that are collected in best-selling books such as "Songs of
the Sourdough". Name him.
10. A popular novelist set one of his most famous works in the
Klondike: "The Call of the Wild". Name the author.
* Game 7, Round 8 - Canadiana (yes, again) - Massey Hall
This past month, Massey Hall turned 125. Unfortunately, it wasn't
up for a party, being shut down for renovations last year, and
due to open again sometime in 2020. Let's see what you know about
this venerable concert hall.
1. In 1892 Hart Massey broke ground on what would become Massey
Hall, less than one year after which New York landmark stage
opened?
2. Massey Hall was built as a memorial to Hart Massey's son Charles,
who had died at age 35. Massey also built a memorial for another
son of his who died even younger, at 22. This one is a shelter
for homeless men. It still exists today at 135 Queen St. E.,
and goes by this son's first and middle names. Name it.
3. 1894 saw the opening of Massey Hall, with what classical
performance? Hint: it has become a Christmas/holiday tradition.
4. 1895 saw the first performance of what classical Toronto choir,
which still performs today?
5. Which Russian composer and virtuoso pianist played at Massey
Hall in 1909?
6. This performer played Massey Hall in 1911. Later his son
played a G-man on TV, and his granddaughter played a private
investigator on TV. Name him.
7. What singer -- known for his extraordinary bass voice --
performed here in 1931, 3 years after his on-screen performance
in "Show Boat"?
8. What beloved Canadian pianist had his Massey Hall debut in 1946?
9. Five jazz greats performed together on the Massey Hall stage on
1953-05-19, in what many critics say was the best jazz concert
ever. Name any one of those five men.
10. Something was finally installed in 1987 that many people would
have considered a necessity even many years earlier. What?
--
Mark Brader | "Howeb45 9 qad no5 und8ly diturvrd v7 7jis dince
Toronto | 9 qas 8mtillihemt mot ikkfavpur4d 5esoyrdeful
m...@vex.net | abd fill if condif3nce on myd3lf." -- Cica
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Joshua Kreitzer
Aug 20, 2019, 8:16:22 AM8/20/19
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:l_-dndr4_qUOG8bAnZ2dnUU7-
afN...@giganews.com:
> * Game 7, Round 7 - Canadiana Geography - Nunavut Day
>
> July 9 is Nunavut Day, so we'll help you prepare to celebrate
> with some questions about Nunavut and Canada's other northern
> territories.
>
> 1. Canadian Forces Station Alert claims to be the northernmost
> permanently inhabited place in the world. How many kilometers
> is it from the geographic North Pole, within 50?
150
> 2. Which island is Alert situated on?
Ellesmere; Baffin
> 3. What was the population of Nunavut in the 2016 census, within
> 10,000?
30,000
> 4. In what year did Nunavut officially begin to exist, within
> 1 year?
1997; 2000
> 9. In popular literature, Yukon is known for the Klondike Gold
> Rush of 1896-99. This author wrote poems of the gold rush
> that are collected in best-selling books such as "Songs of
> the Sourdough". Name him.
Robert Service
> 10. A popular novelist set one of his most famous works in the
> Klondike: "The Call of the Wild". Name the author.
Jack London
> * Game 7, Round 8 - Canadiana (yes, again) - Massey Hall
>
> This past month, Massey Hall turned 125. Unfortunately, it wasn't
> up for a party, being shut down for renovations last year, and
> due to open again sometime in 2020. Let's see what you know about
> this venerable concert hall.
>
> 6. This performer played Massey Hall in 1911. Later his son
> played a G-man on TV, and his granddaughter played a private
> investigator on TV. Name him.
Zimbalist
> 7. What singer -- known for his extraordinary bass voice --
> performed here in 1931, 3 years after his on-screen performance
> in "Show Boat"?
Robeson
> 8. What beloved Canadian pianist had his Massey Hall debut in 1946?
Gould
> 10. Something was finally installed in 1987 that many people would
> have considered a necessity even many years earlier. What?
central heating
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
afN...@giganews.com:
> * Game 7, Round 7 - Canadiana Geography - Nunavut Day
>
> July 9 is Nunavut Day, so we'll help you prepare to celebrate
> with some questions about Nunavut and Canada's other northern
> territories.
>
> 1. Canadian Forces Station Alert claims to be the northernmost
> permanently inhabited place in the world. How many kilometers
> is it from the geographic North Pole, within 50?
> 2. Which island is Alert situated on?
> 3. What was the population of Nunavut in the 2016 census, within
> 10,000?
> 4. In what year did Nunavut officially begin to exist, within
> 1 year?
> 9. In popular literature, Yukon is known for the Klondike Gold
> Rush of 1896-99. This author wrote poems of the gold rush
> that are collected in best-selling books such as "Songs of
> the Sourdough". Name him.
> 10. A popular novelist set one of his most famous works in the
> Klondike: "The Call of the Wild". Name the author.
> * Game 7, Round 8 - Canadiana (yes, again) - Massey Hall
>
> This past month, Massey Hall turned 125. Unfortunately, it wasn't
> up for a party, being shut down for renovations last year, and
> due to open again sometime in 2020. Let's see what you know about
> this venerable concert hall.
>
> 3. 1894 saw the opening of Massey Hall, with what classical
> performance? Hint: it has become a Christmas/holiday tradition.
"The Nutcracker"
> performance? Hint: it has become a Christmas/holiday tradition.
> 6. This performer played Massey Hall in 1911. Later his son
> played a G-man on TV, and his granddaughter played a private
> investigator on TV. Name him.
> 7. What singer -- known for his extraordinary bass voice --
> performed here in 1931, 3 years after his on-screen performance
> in "Show Boat"?
> 8. What beloved Canadian pianist had his Massey Hall debut in 1946?
> 10. Something was finally installed in 1987 that many people would
> have considered a necessity even many years earlier. What?
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Dan Blum
Aug 20, 2019, 9:38:23 AM8/20/19
to
> 1. Canadian Forces Station Alert claims to be the northernmost
> permanently inhabited place in the world. How many kilometers
> is it from the geographic North Pole, within 50?
200
> permanently inhabited place in the world. How many kilometers
> is it from the geographic North Pole, within 50?
> 2. Which island is Alert situated on?
> 3. What was the population of Nunavut in the 2016 census, within
> 10,000?
> 4. In what year did Nunavut officially begin to exist, within
> 1 year?
> 6. What major river flows from <answer 5> to the Arctic Ocean?
> 7. Whitehorse became the capital of the Yukon Territory on
> 1953-04-01. What was the previous capital?
> 9. In popular literature, Yukon is known for the Klondike Gold
> Rush of 1896-99. This author wrote poems of the gold rush
> that are collected in best-selling books such as "Songs of
> the Sourdough". Name him.
> 10. A popular novelist set one of his most famous works in the
> Klondike: "The Call of the Wild". Name the author.
> * Game 7, Round 8 - Canadiana (yes, again) - Massey Hall
> 1. In 1892 Hart Massey broke ground on what would become Massey
> Hall, less than one year after which New York landmark stage
> opened?
Carnegie Hall
> Hall, less than one year after which New York landmark stage
> opened?
> 3. 1894 saw the opening of Massey Hall, with what classical
> performance? Hint: it has become a Christmas/holiday tradition.
> 5. Which Russian composer and virtuoso pianist played at Massey
> Hall in 1909?
> 9. Five jazz greats performed together on the Massey Hall stage on
> 1953-05-19, in what many critics say was the best jazz concert
> ever. Name any one of those five men.
> 10. Something was finally installed in 1987 that many people would
> have considered a necessity even many years earlier. What?
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Bruce Bowler
Aug 20, 2019, 10:39:12 AM8/20/19
to
On Tue, 20 Aug 2019 00:35:15 -0500, Mark Brader wrote:
> * Game 7, Round 7 - Canadiana Geography - Nunavut Day
>
> July 9 is Nunavut Day, so we'll help you prepare to celebrate with some
> questions about Nunavut and Canada's other northern territories.
>
> 1. Canadian Forces Station Alert claims to be the northernmost
> permanently inhabited place in the world. How many kilometers is it
> from the geographic North Pole, within 50?
150
> * Game 7, Round 7 - Canadiana Geography - Nunavut Day
>
> July 9 is Nunavut Day, so we'll help you prepare to celebrate with some
> questions about Nunavut and Canada's other northern territories.
>
> 1. Canadian Forces Station Alert claims to be the northernmost
> permanently inhabited place in the world. How many kilometers is it
> from the geographic North Pole, within 50?
> 5. Leaving Nunavut for the Northwest Territories, on what large
> lake is Yellowknife situated?
> 6. What major river flows from <answer 5> to the Arctic Ocean?
> 10. A popular novelist set one of his most famous works in the
> Klondike: "The Call of the Wild". Name the author.
>
> * Game 7, Round 8 - Canadiana (yes, again) - Massey Hall
>
> This past month, Massey Hall turned 125. Unfortunately, it wasn't up
> for a party, being shut down for renovations last year, and due to open
> again sometime in 2020. Let's see what you know about this venerable
> concert hall.
>
> 6. This performer played Massey Hall in 1911. Later his son
> played a G-man on TV, and his granddaughter played a private
> investigator on TV. Name him.
Eprem Zimbalist
> played a G-man on TV, and his granddaughter played a private
> investigator on TV. Name him.
Erland Sommarskog
Aug 20, 2019, 2:44:18 PM8/20/19
to
> 3. What was the population of Nunavut in the 2016 census, within
> 10,000?
240000
> 10,000?
> 4. In what year did Nunavut officially begin to exist, within
> 1 year?
right, given how often had been asked! Wsa it even a month ago?
Ahum, wss it 1999?
(I recall that I did not get it right the last time.)
> * Game 7, Round 8 - Canadiana (yes, again) - Massey Hall
>
> 9. Five jazz greats performed together on the Massey Hall stage on
> 1953-05-19, in what many critics say was the best jazz concert
> ever. Name any one of those five men.
Duke Ellington
> 1953-05-19, in what many critics say was the best jazz concert
> ever. Name any one of those five men.
Dan Tilque
Aug 20, 2019, 3:00:13 PM8/20/19
to
On 8/19/19 10:35 PM, Mark Brader wrote:
>
> * Game 7, Round 7 - Canadiana Geography - Nunavut Day
>
> July 9 is Nunavut Day, so we'll help you prepare to celebrate
> with some questions about Nunavut and Canada's other northern
> territories.
>
> 1. Canadian Forces Station Alert claims to be the northernmost
> permanently inhabited place in the world. How many kilometers
> is it from the geographic North Pole, within 50?
1050 Km
>
> * Game 7, Round 7 - Canadiana Geography - Nunavut Day
>
> July 9 is Nunavut Day, so we'll help you prepare to celebrate
> with some questions about Nunavut and Canada's other northern
> territories.
>
> 1. Canadian Forces Station Alert claims to be the northernmost
> permanently inhabited place in the world. How many kilometers
> is it from the geographic North Pole, within 50?
>
> 2. Which island is Alert situated on?
>
> 3. What was the population of Nunavut in the 2016 census, within
> 10,000?
>
> 4. In what year did Nunavut officially begin to exist, within
> 1 year?
>
> 5. Leaving Nunavut for the Northwest Territories, on what large
> lake is Yellowknife situated?
>
> 6. What major river flows from <answer 5> to the Arctic Ocean?
>
> 7. Whitehorse became the capital of the Yukon Territory on
> 1953-04-01. What was the previous capital?
>
> 8. Mt. Logan is located within a Canadian national park, which is
> within a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Name the national park.
>
> 9. In popular literature, Yukon is known for the Klondike Gold
> Rush of 1896-99. This author wrote poems of the gold rush
> that are collected in best-selling books such as "Songs of
> the Sourdough". Name him.
>
> 10. A popular novelist set one of his most famous works in the
> Klondike: "The Call of the Wild". Name the author.
>
>
> * Game 7, Round 8 - Canadiana (yes, again) - Massey Hall
>
> This past month, Massey Hall turned 125. Unfortunately, it wasn't
> up for a party, being shut down for renovations last year, and
> due to open again sometime in 2020. Let's see what you know about
> this venerable concert hall.
>
> 1. In 1892 Hart Massey broke ground on what would become Massey
> Hall, less than one year after which New York landmark stage
> opened?
>
> 2. Massey Hall was built as a memorial to Hart Massey's son Charles,
> who had died at age 35. Massey also built a memorial for another
> son of his who died even younger, at 22. This one is a shelter
> for homeless men. It still exists today at 135 Queen St. E.,
> and goes by this son's first and middle names. Name it.
>
> 3. 1894 saw the opening of Massey Hall, with what classical
> performance? Hint: it has become a Christmas/holiday tradition.
>
> 4. 1895 saw the first performance of what classical Toronto choir,
> which still performs today?
>
> 5. Which Russian composer and virtuoso pianist played at Massey
> Hall in 1909?
>
> 6. This performer played Massey Hall in 1911. Later his son
> played a G-man on TV, and his granddaughter played a private
> investigator on TV. Name him.
>
> 7. What singer -- known for his extraordinary bass voice --
> performed here in 1931, 3 years after his on-screen performance
> in "Show Boat"?
>
> 8. What beloved Canadian pianist had his Massey Hall debut in 1946?
>
> 9. Five jazz greats performed together on the Massey Hall stage on
> 1953-05-19, in what many critics say was the best jazz concert
> ever. Name any one of those five men.
>
> 10. Something was finally installed in 1987 that many people would
> have considered a necessity even many years earlier. What?
--
Dan Tilque
Calvin
Aug 20, 2019, 7:57:15 PM8/20/19
to
On Tuesday, August 20, 2019 at 3:35:21 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
> * Game 7, Round 7 - Canadiana Geography - Nunavut Day
>
> July 9 is Nunavut Day, so we'll help you prepare to celebrate
> with some questions about Nunavut and Canada's other northern
> territories.
>
> 1. Canadian Forces Station Alert claims to be the northernmost
> permanently inhabited place in the world. How many kilometers
> is it from the geographic North Pole, within 50?
250, 350
> * Game 7, Round 7 - Canadiana Geography - Nunavut Day
>
> July 9 is Nunavut Day, so we'll help you prepare to celebrate
> with some questions about Nunavut and Canada's other northern
> territories.
>
> 1. Canadian Forces Station Alert claims to be the northernmost
> permanently inhabited place in the world. How many kilometers
> is it from the geographic North Pole, within 50?
> 2. Which island is Alert situated on?
>
> 3. What was the population of Nunavut in the 2016 census, within
> 10,000?
> 4. In what year did Nunavut officially begin to exist, within
> 1 year?
>
> 5. Leaving Nunavut for the Northwest Territories, on what large
> lake is Yellowknife situated?
>
> 6. What major river flows from <answer 5> to the Arctic Ocean?
>
> 7. Whitehorse became the capital of the Yukon Territory on
> 1953-04-01. What was the previous capital?
>
> 8. Mt. Logan is located within a Canadian national park, which is
> within a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Name the national park.
>
> 9. In popular literature, Yukon is known for the Klondike Gold
> Rush of 1896-99. This author wrote poems of the gold rush
> that are collected in best-selling books such as "Songs of
> the Sourdough". Name him.
> 10. A popular novelist set one of his most famous works in the
> Klondike: "The Call of the Wild". Name the author.
> * Game 7, Round 8 - Canadiana (yes, again) - Massey Hall
>
> This past month, Massey Hall turned 125. Unfortunately, it wasn't
> up for a party, being shut down for renovations last year, and
> due to open again sometime in 2020. Let's see what you know about
> this venerable concert hall.
>
> 1. In 1892 Hart Massey broke ground on what would become Massey
> Hall, less than one year after which New York landmark stage
> opened?
>
> 2. Massey Hall was built as a memorial to Hart Massey's son Charles,
> who had died at age 35. Massey also built a memorial for another
> son of his who died even younger, at 22. This one is a shelter
> for homeless men. It still exists today at 135 Queen St. E.,
> and goes by this son's first and middle names. Name it.
>
> 3. 1894 saw the opening of Massey Hall, with what classical
> performance? Hint: it has become a Christmas/holiday tradition.
>
> 4. 1895 saw the first performance of what classical Toronto choir,
> which still performs today?
>
> 5. Which Russian composer and virtuoso pianist played at Massey
> Hall in 1909?
> 6. This performer played Massey Hall in 1911. Later his son
> played a G-man on TV, and his granddaughter played a private
> investigator on TV. Name him.
>
> 7. What singer -- known for his extraordinary bass voice --
> performed here in 1931, 3 years after his on-screen performance
> in "Show Boat"?
> 8. What beloved Canadian pianist had his Massey Hall debut in 1946?
>
> 9. Five jazz greats performed together on the Massey Hall stage on
> 1953-05-19, in what many critics say was the best jazz concert
> ever. Name any one of those five men.
> 10. Something was finally installed in 1987 that many people would
> have considered a necessity even many years earlier. What?
cheers,
calvin
Pete Gayde
Aug 21, 2019, 5:58:35 PM8/21/19
to
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-07-08,
> 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 7, Round 7 - Canadiana Geography - Nunavut Day
>
> July 9 is Nunavut Day, so we'll help you prepare to celebrate
> with some questions about Nunavut and Canada's other northern
> territories.
>
> 1. Canadian Forces Station Alert claims to be the northernmost
> permanently inhabited place in the world. How many kilometers
> is it from the geographic North Pole, within 50?
100; 200
> 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 7, Round 7 - Canadiana Geography - Nunavut Day
>
> July 9 is Nunavut Day, so we'll help you prepare to celebrate
> with some questions about Nunavut and Canada's other northern
> territories.
>
> 1. Canadian Forces Station Alert claims to be the northernmost
> permanently inhabited place in the world. How many kilometers
> is it from the geographic North Pole, within 50?
>
> 2. Which island is Alert situated on?
>
> 3. What was the population of Nunavut in the 2016 census, within
> 10,000?
>
> 4. In what year did Nunavut officially begin to exist, within
> 1 year?
>
> 5. Leaving Nunavut for the Northwest Territories, on what large
> lake is Yellowknife situated?
>
> 6. What major river flows from <answer 5> to the Arctic Ocean?
>
> 7. Whitehorse became the capital of the Yukon Territory on
> 1953-04-01. What was the previous capital?
>
> 8. Mt. Logan is located within a Canadian national park, which is
> within a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Name the national park.
>
> 9. In popular literature, Yukon is known for the Klondike Gold
> Rush of 1896-99. This author wrote poems of the gold rush
> that are collected in best-selling books such as "Songs of
> the Sourdough". Name him.
>
> 10. A popular novelist set one of his most famous works in the
> Klondike: "The Call of the Wild". Name the author.
>
>
> * Game 7, Round 8 - Canadiana (yes, again) - Massey Hall
>
> This past month, Massey Hall turned 125. Unfortunately, it wasn't
> up for a party, being shut down for renovations last year, and
> due to open again sometime in 2020. Let's see what you know about
> this venerable concert hall.
>
> 1. In 1892 Hart Massey broke ground on what would become Massey
> Hall, less than one year after which New York landmark stage
> opened?
>
> 2. Massey Hall was built as a memorial to Hart Massey's son Charles,
> who had died at age 35. Massey also built a memorial for another
> son of his who died even younger, at 22. This one is a shelter
> for homeless men. It still exists today at 135 Queen St. E.,
> and goes by this son's first and middle names. Name it.
>
> 3. 1894 saw the opening of Massey Hall, with what classical
> performance? Hint: it has become a Christmas/holiday tradition.
>
> 4. 1895 saw the first performance of what classical Toronto choir,
> which still performs today?
>
> 5. Which Russian composer and virtuoso pianist played at Massey
> Hall in 1909?
>
> 6. This performer played Massey Hall in 1911. Later his son
> played a G-man on TV, and his granddaughter played a private
> investigator on TV. Name him.
>
> 7. What singer -- known for his extraordinary bass voice --
> performed here in 1931, 3 years after his on-screen performance
> in "Show Boat"?
>
> 8. What beloved Canadian pianist had his Massey Hall debut in 1946?
>
> 9. Five jazz greats performed together on the Massey Hall stage on
> 1953-05-19, in what many critics say was the best jazz concert
> ever. Name any one of those five men.
>
> 10. Something was finally installed in 1987 that many people would
> have considered a necessity even many years earlier. What?
>
Pete Gayde
Calvin
Aug 22, 2019, 9:25:10 PM8/22/19
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On Tuesday, August 20, 2019 at 3:35:21 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
> 10. Something was finally installed in 1987 that many people would
> have considered a necessity even many years earlier. What?
There is an amusingly wide range of guesses to this one :-)
> have considered a necessity even many years earlier. What?
cheers,
calvin
Mark Brader
Aug 23, 2019, 12:16:23 AM8/23/19
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Mark Brader:
I suggested it was probably either air-conditioning or audio
amplification for performers, but I had no idea which.
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> > 10. Something was finally installed in 1987 that many people would
> > have considered a necessity even many years earlier. What?
"Calvin":
> > have considered a necessity even many years earlier. What?
> There is an amusingly wide range of guesses to this one :-)
Indeed. At the original game when our team was discussing it,
I suggested it was probably either air-conditioning or audio
amplification for performers, but I had no idea which.
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m...@vex.net | not agree with me, which just goes to show how wrong
Toronto | dictionaries can be." --Gary Williams
Mark Brader
Aug 23, 2019, 12:22:49 AM8/23/19
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Mark Brader:
Nobody came within 200 km, let alone within 50. Dan Tilque was the
only one to guess high rather than low. Remember, if you ignore
the ice then the North Pole is in the middle of the open sea!
> 2. Which island is Alert situated on?
Ellesmere I. (or Umingmak Nuna). 3 for Joshua. 2 for Pete.
> 3. What was the population of Nunavut in the 2016 census, within
> 10,000?
35,944 (accepting 25,944-45,944). 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum,
and Dan Tilque. 2 for Calvin.
> 4. In what year did Nunavut officially begin to exist, within
> 1 year?
1999 (accepting 1998-2000). 4 for Erland and Dan Tilque.
Yes, as Erland pointed out, this exact question, even with the same
leeway, was also asked on 2019-06-11 [sic] in a round of Game 4 of
the same season, which I posted here on 2019-07-06.
I was particular impressed by Joshua's straddling of the right answer,
guessing wrong by 2 years on *both sides* of the truth, for no points.
> 5. Leaving Nunavut for the Northwest Territories, on what large
> lake is Yellowknife situated?
Great Slave L. 4 for Bruce and Dan Tilque.
> 6. What major river flows from <answer 5> to the Arctic Ocean?
Mackenzie R. 4 for Bruce, Dan Tilque, and Pete.
> 7. Whitehorse became the capital of the Yukon Territory on
> 1953-04-01. What was the previous capital?
Dawson City. 4 for Dan Tilque and Pete.
In recent years the territory has shortened its name to plain Yukon.
> 8. Mt. Logan is located within a Canadian national park, which is
> within a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Name the national park.
Kluane [three syllables].
The World Heritage Site contains four national parks -- two US,
two Canadian -- is named by concatenating all of their nemes:
"Kluane / Wrangell - St. Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek".
> 9. In popular literature, Yukon is known for the Klondike Gold
> Rush of 1896-99. This author wrote poems of the gold rush
> that are collected in best-selling books such as "Songs of
> the Sourdough". Name him.
Robert W. Service. 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum.
> 10. A popular novelist set one of his most famous works in the
> Klondike: "The Call of the Wild". Name the author.
Jack London. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Bruce, Dan Tilque, Calvin,
and Pete.
> * Game 7, Round 8 - Canadiana (yes, again) - Massey Hall
> This past month, Massey Hall turned 125. Unfortunately, it wasn't
> up for a party, being shut down for renovations last year, and
> due to open again sometime in 2020. Let's see what you know about
> this venerable concert hall.
> 1. In 1892 Hart Massey broke ground on what would become Massey
> Hall, less than one year after which New York landmark stage
> opened?
Carnegie Hall. 4 for Dan Blum and Pete.
Yeah, some Canadiana question.
> 2. Massey Hall was built as a memorial to Hart Massey's son Charles,
> who had died at age 35. Massey also built a memorial for another
> son of his who died even younger, at 22. This one is a shelter
> for homeless men. It still exists today at 135 Queen St. E.,
> and goes by this son's first and middle names. Name it.
Fred Victor Mission.
> 3. 1894 saw the opening of Massey Hall, with what classical
> performance? Hint: it has become a Christmas/holiday tradition.
Handel's "Messiah" (with a 500-member chorus!). 4 for Pete.
> 4. 1895 saw the first performance of what classical Toronto choir,
> which still performs today?
Toronto Mendelssohn Choir.
> 5. Which Russian composer and virtuoso pianist played at Massey
> Hall in 1909?
Sergei Rachmaninoff. 4 for Pete. 3 for Dan Blum.
> 6. This performer played Massey Hall in 1911. Later his son
> played a G-man on TV, and his granddaughter played a private
> investigator on TV. Name him.
Efrem Zimbalist. 4 for Joshua, Bruce, Dan Tilque, and Pete.
Efrem Zimbalist Jr. starred in "The F.B.I." from 1965 to 1974;
Stephanie Zimbalist starred in "Remington Steele" from 1972 to 1974.
> 7. What singer -- known for his extraordinary bass voice --
> performed here in 1931, 3 years after his on-screen performance
> in "Show Boat"?
Paul Robeson. 4 for Joshua, Calvin, and Pete.
> 8. What beloved Canadian pianist had his Massey Hall debut in 1946?
Oscar Peterson. 4 for Pete.
> 9. Five jazz greats performed together on the Massey Hall stage on
> 1953-05-19, in what many critics say was the best jazz concert
> ever. Name any one of those five men.
Max Roach, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Charles Mingus,
Bud Powell. 4 for Dan Blum and Pete. 2 for Calvin.
> 10. Something was finally installed in 1987 that many people would
> have considered a necessity even many years earlier. What?
Air-conditioning. 4 for Pete.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 7 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST
TOPICS-> Sci Art His Ent Can Can FOUR
Pete Gayde 19 18 26 32 14 32 109
Dan Blum 24 32 24 27 12 11 107
Bruce Bowler 32 16 23 36 12 4 107
Joshua Kreitzer 23 16 28 36 15 8 103
Dan Tilque 24 12 20 4 24 4 80
"Calvin" 26 19 18 16 6 6 79
Erland Sommarskog 15 8 4 0 4 0 31
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Mark Brader | "I'm surprised there aren't laws about this in the USA..."
m...@vex.net | "Of course there are laws about this in the USA.
Toronto | Without even reading further to find out what 'this' is."
| --Rob Bannister and Evan Kirshenbaum
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-07-08,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.... For further information
> see my 2019-01-22 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 7, Round 7 - Canadiana Geography - Nunavut Day
> July 9 is Nunavut Day, so we'll help you prepare to celebrate
> with some questions about Nunavut and Canada's other northern
> territories.
> 1. Canadian Forces Station Alert claims to be the northernmost
> permanently inhabited place in the world. How many kilometers
> is it from the geographic North Pole, within 50?
817 (accepting 767-867).
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 7, Round 7 - Canadiana Geography - Nunavut Day
> July 9 is Nunavut Day, so we'll help you prepare to celebrate
> with some questions about Nunavut and Canada's other northern
> territories.
> 1. Canadian Forces Station Alert claims to be the northernmost
> permanently inhabited place in the world. How many kilometers
> is it from the geographic North Pole, within 50?
Nobody came within 200 km, let alone within 50. Dan Tilque was the
only one to guess high rather than low. Remember, if you ignore
the ice then the North Pole is in the middle of the open sea!
> 2. Which island is Alert situated on?
> 3. What was the population of Nunavut in the 2016 census, within
> 10,000?
and Dan Tilque. 2 for Calvin.
> 4. In what year did Nunavut officially begin to exist, within
> 1 year?
Yes, as Erland pointed out, this exact question, even with the same
leeway, was also asked on 2019-06-11 [sic] in a round of Game 4 of
the same season, which I posted here on 2019-07-06.
I was particular impressed by Joshua's straddling of the right answer,
guessing wrong by 2 years on *both sides* of the truth, for no points.
> 5. Leaving Nunavut for the Northwest Territories, on what large
> lake is Yellowknife situated?
> 6. What major river flows from <answer 5> to the Arctic Ocean?
> 7. Whitehorse became the capital of the Yukon Territory on
> 1953-04-01. What was the previous capital?
In recent years the territory has shortened its name to plain Yukon.
> 8. Mt. Logan is located within a Canadian national park, which is
> within a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Name the national park.
The World Heritage Site contains four national parks -- two US,
two Canadian -- is named by concatenating all of their nemes:
"Kluane / Wrangell - St. Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek".
> 9. In popular literature, Yukon is known for the Klondike Gold
> Rush of 1896-99. This author wrote poems of the gold rush
> that are collected in best-selling books such as "Songs of
> the Sourdough". Name him.
> 10. A popular novelist set one of his most famous works in the
> Klondike: "The Call of the Wild". Name the author.
and Pete.
> * Game 7, Round 8 - Canadiana (yes, again) - Massey Hall
> This past month, Massey Hall turned 125. Unfortunately, it wasn't
> up for a party, being shut down for renovations last year, and
> due to open again sometime in 2020. Let's see what you know about
> this venerable concert hall.
> 1. In 1892 Hart Massey broke ground on what would become Massey
> Hall, less than one year after which New York landmark stage
> opened?
Yeah, some Canadiana question.
> 2. Massey Hall was built as a memorial to Hart Massey's son Charles,
> who had died at age 35. Massey also built a memorial for another
> son of his who died even younger, at 22. This one is a shelter
> for homeless men. It still exists today at 135 Queen St. E.,
> and goes by this son's first and middle names. Name it.
> 3. 1894 saw the opening of Massey Hall, with what classical
> performance? Hint: it has become a Christmas/holiday tradition.
> 4. 1895 saw the first performance of what classical Toronto choir,
> which still performs today?
> 5. Which Russian composer and virtuoso pianist played at Massey
> Hall in 1909?
> 6. This performer played Massey Hall in 1911. Later his son
> played a G-man on TV, and his granddaughter played a private
> investigator on TV. Name him.
Efrem Zimbalist Jr. starred in "The F.B.I." from 1965 to 1974;
Stephanie Zimbalist starred in "Remington Steele" from 1972 to 1974.
> 7. What singer -- known for his extraordinary bass voice --
> performed here in 1931, 3 years after his on-screen performance
> in "Show Boat"?
> 8. What beloved Canadian pianist had his Massey Hall debut in 1946?
> 9. Five jazz greats performed together on the Massey Hall stage on
> 1953-05-19, in what many critics say was the best jazz concert
> ever. Name any one of those five men.
Bud Powell. 4 for Dan Blum and Pete. 2 for Calvin.
> 10. Something was finally installed in 1987 that many people would
> have considered a necessity even many years earlier. What?
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 7 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST
TOPICS-> Sci Art His Ent Can Can FOUR
Pete Gayde 19 18 26 32 14 32 109
Dan Blum 24 32 24 27 12 11 107
Bruce Bowler 32 16 23 36 12 4 107
Joshua Kreitzer 23 16 28 36 15 8 103
Dan Tilque 24 12 20 4 24 4 80
"Calvin" 26 19 18 16 6 6 79
Erland Sommarskog 15 8 4 0 4 0 31
--
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m...@vex.net | "Of course there are laws about this in the USA.
Toronto | Without even reading further to find out what 'this' is."
| --Rob Bannister and Evan Kirshenbaum
Joshua Kreitzer
Aug 23, 2019, 1:31:17 AM8/23/19
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m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:M96dnQ67l92J98LAnZ2dnUU7-
c3N...@giganews.com:
>> 4. In what year did Nunavut officially begin to exist, within
>> 1 year?
>
> 1999 (accepting 1998-2000). 4 for Erland and Dan Tilque.
>
> 1997; 2000
So my second answer was within 1 year of the correct answer.
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
c3N...@giganews.com:
>> 4. In what year did Nunavut officially begin to exist, within
>> 1 year?
>
> 1999 (accepting 1998-2000). 4 for Erland and Dan Tilque.
>
> I was particular impressed by Joshua's straddling of the right answer,
> guessing wrong by 2 years on *both sides* of the truth, for no points.
Actually, my answer was:
> guessing wrong by 2 years on *both sides* of the truth, for no points.
> 1997; 2000
So my second answer was within 1 year of the correct answer.
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Mark Brader
Aug 23, 2019, 2:40:11 AM8/23/19
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Mark Brader:
Scores, if there are now no errors:
GAME 7 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST
TOPICS-> Sci Art His Ent Can Can FOUR
Pete Gayde 19 18 26 32 14 32 109
Dan Blum 24 32 24 27 12 11 107
Bruce Bowler 32 16 23 36 12 4 107
Joshua Kreitzer 23 16 28 36 17 8 104
Toronto | There's heart death, there's brain death, and
m...@vex.net | there's being off the network." -- Guy Almes
> >> 4. In what year did Nunavut officially begin to exist, within
> >> 1 year?
> >
> > 1999 (accepting 1998-2000). 4 for Erland and Dan Tilque.
> >
> > I was particular impressed by Joshua's straddling of the right answer,
> > guessing wrong by 2 years on *both sides* of the truth, for no points.
Joshua Kreitzer:
> >> 1 year?
> >
> > 1999 (accepting 1998-2000). 4 for Erland and Dan Tilque.
> >
> > I was particular impressed by Joshua's straddling of the right answer,
> > guessing wrong by 2 years on *both sides* of the truth, for no points.
> Actually, my answer was:
>
> > 1997; 2000
Now how did I get that *that* wrong? Sorry! 2 for Joshua also.
>
> > 1997; 2000
Scores, if there are now no errors:
GAME 7 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST
TOPICS-> Sci Art His Ent Can Can FOUR
Pete Gayde 19 18 26 32 14 32 109
Dan Blum 24 32 24 27 12 11 107
Bruce Bowler 32 16 23 36 12 4 107
Dan Tilque 24 12 20 4 24 4 80
"Calvin" 26 19 18 16 6 6 79
Erland Sommarskog 15 8 4 0 4 0 31
--
Mark Brader | "... There are three kinds of death in this world.
"Calvin" 26 19 18 16 6 6 79
Erland Sommarskog 15 8 4 0 4 0 31
--
Toronto | There's heart death, there's brain death, and
m...@vex.net | there's being off the network." -- Guy Almes
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