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Mark Brader
May 14, 2015, 6:24:32 PM5/14/15
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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-03-02,
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 in a single followup to the newsgroup,
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 MI5, 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 2015-02-23
companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
(QFTCI*)".
* Game 7, Round 7 - Geography: Black Geography
A round on places around the world whose names include a word
meaning "black" -- in some language. Except as indicated, in
each case name the place.
1. This Balkan country on the Adriatic borders Croatia as well
as Bosnia and Herzegovina to the north, Serbia to the northeast,
Kosovo to the east, and Albania to the south.
2. This English seaside town in the county of Lancashire became
a fashionable tourist destination in the mid 18th century.
People visited here to bathe in the sea waters and improve
their well-being. In the 20th century, factory workers of
northern England took their annual holidays here en masse.
3. This Desert Wilderness is a 1274 km² area in Nevada. It shares
its name with that of a tiny desert town where one-armed Spencer
Tracy had a "bad day" in a 1955 movie.
4. This area in Germany is known for precision clocks, ham, and
yummy cakes.
5. In 2013, this landlocked country in Western Africa ranked last
on the United Nations Human Development index.
6. This town in Germany was an Imperial Free City and an important
trading center in the Middle Ages. A game company based there,
founded in 1883, is the market leader today in the European
jigsaw puzzle market. Name the town *or* the company.
7. A 1756 incident at this site in Ft. William in India has been
the subject of controversy ever since John Holwell claimed
that British and Anglo-Indian soldiers were held overnight
in conditions so cramped that many died from suffocation,
heat exhaustion, and crushing. Give the specific name used
for the site.
8. Nigeria is often referred to as the "Giant of Africa" due to
its large population and economy. Name its current capital city.
9. A popular heritage museum overlooks this tributary of the
Humber River. Here you can become immersed in the lifestyles,
customs and surroundings of the early residents who built the
foundations of modern Toronto.
10. This was once a large brackish lake, but at some time in the
past the saltier waters of the Mediterranean broke in and raised
the water levels, severely reducing the life in its depths.
Today its outflow waters run downstream into the Mediterranean,
but there is a sluggish current in the other direction below
the 65-foot level.
* Game 7, Round 8 - Entertainment - Black and White, or They Had Faces Then
Here are some close-ups of beautiful Hollywood actresses from
the 1930s.
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/7-8/faces.jpg
In each case name the actress. I'm rearranging the round in order
according to the handout; there are 6 decoys, which you can answer
for fun, but for no points.
1. (decoy)
2. Who is she?
3. Who is she?
4. Who is she?
5. (decoy)
6. (decoy)
7. Who is she?
8. Who is she?
9. Who is she?
10. Who is she?
11. Who is she?
12. (decoy)
13. Who is she?
14. (decoy)
15. (decoy)
16. Who is she?
--
Mark Brader | "...no politician has ever been indicted for forging
Toronto | an unnecessary and insufficient response to a tragedy."
m...@vex.net | --Steve Summit's corollary on Politician's Logic
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Marc Dashevsky
May 14, 2015, 7:28:16 PM5/14/15
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In article <qdOdnZ-dQIECvcjI...@vex.net>, m...@vex.net says...
> 2. This English seaside town in the county of Lancashire became
> a fashionable tourist destination in the mid 18th century.
> People visited here to bathe in the sea waters and improve
> their well-being. In the 20th century, factory workers of
> northern England took their annual holidays here en masse.
Blackwater
> 3. This Desert Wilderness is a 1274 km² area in Nevada. It shares
> its name with that of a tiny desert town where one-armed Spencer
> Tracy had a "bad day" in a 1955 movie.
Black Rock (thanks for movie clue)
> 4. This area in Germany is known for precision clocks, ham, and
> yummy cakes.
Black Forest
> 5. In 2013, this landlocked country in Western Africa ranked last
> on the United Nations Human Development index.
Niger
> 6. This town in Germany was an Imperial Free City and an important
> trading center in the Middle Ages. A game company based there,
> founded in 1883, is the market leader today in the European
> jigsaw puzzle market. Name the town *or* the company.
Ravensburger
> 7. A 1756 incident at this site in Ft. William in India has been
> the subject of controversy ever since John Holwell claimed
> that British and Anglo-Indian soldiers were held overnight
> in conditions so cramped that many died from suffocation,
> heat exhaustion, and crushing. Give the specific name used
> for the site.
black hole of Calcutta
> 8. Nigeria is often referred to as the "Giant of Africa" due to
> its large population and economy. Name its current capital city.
Lagos
> 9. A popular heritage museum overlooks this tributary of the
> Humber River. Here you can become immersed in the lifestyles,
> customs and surroundings of the early residents who built the
> foundations of modern Toronto.
>
> 10. This was once a large brackish lake, but at some time in the
> past the saltier waters of the Mediterranean broke in and raised
> the water levels, severely reducing the life in its depths.
> Today its outflow waters run downstream into the Mediterranean,
> but there is a sluggish current in the other direction below
> the 65-foot level.
Black Sea
> * Game 7, Round 8 - Entertainment - Black and White, or They Had Faces Then
>
> Here are some close-ups of beautiful Hollywood actresses from
> the 1930s.
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/7-8/faces.jpg
>
> In each case name the actress. I'm rearranging the round in order
> according to the handout; there are 6 decoys, which you can answer
> for fun, but for no points.
>
> 1. (decoy)
Mary Astor
> 2. Who is she?
> 3. Who is she?
Jean Harlow
> 4. Who is she?
> 5. (decoy)
> 6. (decoy)
> 7. Who is she?
> 8. Who is she?
Barbara Stanwyck
> 9. Who is she?
Joan Blondell
> 10. Who is she?
> 11. Who is she?
Jane Wyman
> 12. (decoy)
Olivia De Havilland
> 13. Who is she?
Mae West
> 14. (decoy)
> 15. (decoy)
> 16. Who is she?
Carole Lombard
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
> * Game 7, Round 7 - Geography: Black Geography
>
> A round on places around the world whose names include a word
> meaning "black" -- in some language. Except as indicated, in
> each case name the place.
>
> 1. This Balkan country on the Adriatic borders Croatia as well
> as Bosnia and Herzegovina to the north, Serbia to the northeast,
> Kosovo to the east, and Albania to the south.
Montenegro
>
> A round on places around the world whose names include a word
> meaning "black" -- in some language. Except as indicated, in
> each case name the place.
>
> 1. This Balkan country on the Adriatic borders Croatia as well
> as Bosnia and Herzegovina to the north, Serbia to the northeast,
> Kosovo to the east, and Albania to the south.
> 2. This English seaside town in the county of Lancashire became
> a fashionable tourist destination in the mid 18th century.
> People visited here to bathe in the sea waters and improve
> their well-being. In the 20th century, factory workers of
> northern England took their annual holidays here en masse.
> 3. This Desert Wilderness is a 1274 km² area in Nevada. It shares
> its name with that of a tiny desert town where one-armed Spencer
> Tracy had a "bad day" in a 1955 movie.
> 4. This area in Germany is known for precision clocks, ham, and
> yummy cakes.
> 5. In 2013, this landlocked country in Western Africa ranked last
> on the United Nations Human Development index.
> 6. This town in Germany was an Imperial Free City and an important
> trading center in the Middle Ages. A game company based there,
> founded in 1883, is the market leader today in the European
> jigsaw puzzle market. Name the town *or* the company.
> 7. A 1756 incident at this site in Ft. William in India has been
> the subject of controversy ever since John Holwell claimed
> that British and Anglo-Indian soldiers were held overnight
> in conditions so cramped that many died from suffocation,
> heat exhaustion, and crushing. Give the specific name used
> for the site.
> 8. Nigeria is often referred to as the "Giant of Africa" due to
> its large population and economy. Name its current capital city.
> 9. A popular heritage museum overlooks this tributary of the
> Humber River. Here you can become immersed in the lifestyles,
> customs and surroundings of the early residents who built the
> foundations of modern Toronto.
>
> 10. This was once a large brackish lake, but at some time in the
> past the saltier waters of the Mediterranean broke in and raised
> the water levels, severely reducing the life in its depths.
> Today its outflow waters run downstream into the Mediterranean,
> but there is a sluggish current in the other direction below
> the 65-foot level.
> * Game 7, Round 8 - Entertainment - Black and White, or They Had Faces Then
>
> Here are some close-ups of beautiful Hollywood actresses from
> the 1930s.
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/7-8/faces.jpg
>
> In each case name the actress. I'm rearranging the round in order
> according to the handout; there are 6 decoys, which you can answer
> for fun, but for no points.
>
> 1. (decoy)
> 2. Who is she?
> 3. Who is she?
> 4. Who is she?
> 5. (decoy)
> 6. (decoy)
> 7. Who is she?
> 8. Who is she?
> 9. Who is she?
Joan Blondell
> 10. Who is she?
> 11. Who is she?
> 12. (decoy)
Olivia De Havilland
> 13. Who is she?
Mae West
> 14. (decoy)
> 15. (decoy)
> 16. Who is she?
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
Dan Blum
May 14, 2015, 7:40:20 PM5/14/15
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> 1. This Balkan country on the Adriatic borders Croatia as well
> as Bosnia and Herzegovina to the north, Serbia to the northeast,
> Kosovo to the east, and Albania to the south.
Montenegro
> as Bosnia and Herzegovina to the north, Serbia to the northeast,
> Kosovo to the east, and Albania to the south.
> 2. This English seaside town in the county of Lancashire became
> a fashionable tourist destination in the mid 18th century.
> People visited here to bathe in the sea waters and improve
> their well-being. In the 20th century, factory workers of
> northern England took their annual holidays here en masse.
> 3. This Desert Wilderness is a 1274 km? area in Nevada. It shares
> its name with that of a tiny desert town where one-armed Spencer
> Tracy had a "bad day" in a 1955 movie.
Black Rock
> Tracy had a "bad day" in a 1955 movie.
> 4. This area in Germany is known for precision clocks, ham, and
> yummy cakes.
> 5. In 2013, this landlocked country in Western Africa ranked last
> on the United Nations Human Development index.
> 6. This town in Germany was an Imperial Free City and an important
> trading center in the Middle Ages. A game company based there,
> founded in 1883, is the market leader today in the European
> jigsaw puzzle market. Name the town *or* the company.
> 7. A 1756 incident at this site in Ft. William in India has been
> the subject of controversy ever since John Holwell claimed
> that British and Anglo-Indian soldiers were held overnight
> in conditions so cramped that many died from suffocation,
> heat exhaustion, and crushing. Give the specific name used
> for the site.
> 8. Nigeria is often referred to as the "Giant of Africa" due to
> its large population and economy. Name its current capital city.
> 9. A popular heritage museum overlooks this tributary of the
> Humber River. Here you can become immersed in the lifestyles,
> customs and surroundings of the early residents who built the
> foundations of modern Toronto.
> 10. This was once a large brackish lake, but at some time in the
> past the saltier waters of the Mediterranean broke in and raised
> the water levels, severely reducing the life in its depths.
> Today its outflow waters run downstream into the Mediterranean,
> but there is a sluggish current in the other direction below
> the 65-foot level.
> * Game 7, Round 8 - Entertainment - Black and White, or They Had Faces Then
Holiday
> 7. Who is she?
Olivia de Haviland
> 8. Who is she?
Claudette Colbert; Myrna Loy
> 10. Who is she?
Holiday
> 13. Who is she?
Mae West
Myrna Loy; Claudette Colbert
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Calvin
May 14, 2015, 8:04:09 PM5/14/15
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On Friday, May 15, 2015 at 8:24:32 AM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
> * Game 7, Round 7 - Geography: Black Geography
>
> A round on places around the world whose names include a word
> meaning "black" -- in some language. Except as indicated, in
> each case name the place.
>
> 1. This Balkan country on the Adriatic borders Croatia as well
> as Bosnia and Herzegovina to the north, Serbia to the northeast,
> Kosovo to the east, and Albania to the south.
Montenegro
> * Game 7, Round 7 - Geography: Black Geography
>
> A round on places around the world whose names include a word
> meaning "black" -- in some language. Except as indicated, in
> each case name the place.
>
> 1. This Balkan country on the Adriatic borders Croatia as well
> as Bosnia and Herzegovina to the north, Serbia to the northeast,
> Kosovo to the east, and Albania to the south.
> 2. This English seaside town in the county of Lancashire became
> a fashionable tourist destination in the mid 18th century.
> People visited here to bathe in the sea waters and improve
> their well-being. In the 20th century, factory workers of
> northern England took their annual holidays here en masse.
> 3. This Desert Wilderness is a 1274 km² area in Nevada. It shares
> its name with that of a tiny desert town where one-armed Spencer
> Tracy had a "bad day" in a 1955 movie.
> 4. This area in Germany is known for precision clocks, ham, and
> yummy cakes.
> 5. In 2013, this landlocked country in Western Africa ranked last
> on the United Nations Human Development index.
> 6. This town in Germany was an Imperial Free City and an important
> trading center in the Middle Ages. A game company based there,
> founded in 1883, is the market leader today in the European
> jigsaw puzzle market. Name the town *or* the company.
>
> 7. A 1756 incident at this site in Ft. William in India has been
> the subject of controversy ever since John Holwell claimed
> that British and Anglo-Indian soldiers were held overnight
> in conditions so cramped that many died from suffocation,
> heat exhaustion, and crushing. Give the specific name used
> for the site.
> 8. Nigeria is often referred to as the "Giant of Africa" due to
> its large population and economy. Name its current capital city.
> 9. A popular heritage museum overlooks this tributary of the
> Humber River. Here you can become immersed in the lifestyles,
> customs and surroundings of the early residents who built the
> foundations of modern Toronto.
>
> 10. This was once a large brackish lake, but at some time in the
> past the saltier waters of the Mediterranean broke in and raised
> the water levels, severely reducing the life in its depths.
> Today its outflow waters run downstream into the Mediterranean,
> but there is a sluggish current in the other direction below
> the 65-foot level.
> * Game 7, Round 8 - Entertainment - Black and White, or They Had Faces Then
Clara Bow
> 2. Who is she?
Swanston, de Havilland
> 3. Who is she?
Swanston, de Havilland
> 4. Who is she?
Judy Garland
> 5. (decoy)
> 6. (decoy)
> 7. Who is she?
> 8. Who is she?
Swanston, de Havilland
> 9. Who is she?
Swanston, de Havilland
> 10. Who is she?
Swanston, de Havilland
> 11. Who is she?
Swanston, de Havilland
> 12. (decoy)
> 13. Who is she?
> 14. (decoy)
> 15. (decoy)
> 16. Who is she?
cheers,
calvin
swp
May 14, 2015, 8:56:51 PM5/14/15
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On Thursday, May 14, 2015 at 6:24:32 PM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-03-02,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
noted. but it won't matter. I saw 3 other people's answers before posting. so these will be my skip rounds.
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-03-02,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
> * Game 7, Round 7 - Geography: Black Geography
> * Game 7, Round 8 - Entertainment - Black and White, or They Had Faces Then
swp
Joshua Kreitzer
May 14, 2015, 9:07:10 PM5/14/15
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m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in
news:qdOdnZ-dQIECvcjI...@vex.net:
> * Game 7, Round 7 - Geography: Black Geography
>
> 2. This English seaside town in the county of Lancashire became
> a fashionable tourist destination in the mid 18th century.
> People visited here to bathe in the sea waters and improve
> their well-being. In the 20th century, factory workers of
> northern England took their annual holidays here en masse.
Blackpool
> 3. This Desert Wilderness is a 1274 km² area in Nevada. It shares
> its name with that of a tiny desert town where one-armed Spencer
> Tracy had a "bad day" in a 1955 movie.
Black Rock
> 4. This area in Germany is known for precision clocks, ham, and
> yummy cakes.
Black Forest
> 5. In 2013, this landlocked country in Western Africa ranked last
> on the United Nations Human Development index.
Niger
> 7. A 1756 incident at this site in Ft. William in India has been
> the subject of controversy ever since John Holwell claimed
> that British and Anglo-Indian soldiers were held overnight
> in conditions so cramped that many died from suffocation,
> heat exhaustion, and crushing. Give the specific name used
> for the site.
the Black Hole of Calcutta
> 8. Nigeria is often referred to as the "Giant of Africa" due to
> its large population and economy. Name its current capital city.
Abuja
> 10. This was once a large brackish lake, but at some time in the
> past the saltier waters of the Mediterranean broke in and raised
> the water levels, severely reducing the life in its depths.
> Today its outflow waters run downstream into the Mediterranean,
> but there is a sluggish current in the other direction below
> the 65-foot level.
Black Sea
> * Game 7, Round 8 - Entertainment - Black and White, or They Had Faces
> Then
>
> Here are some close-ups of beautiful Hollywood actresses from
> the 1930s.
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/7-8/faces.jpg
>
> In each case name the actress.
>
Judy Garland (?)
> 11. Who is she?
Claudette Colbert
> 13. Who is she?
Mae West
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
news:qdOdnZ-dQIECvcjI...@vex.net:
> * Game 7, Round 7 - Geography: Black Geography
>
> 1. This Balkan country on the Adriatic borders Croatia as well
> as Bosnia and Herzegovina to the north, Serbia to the northeast,
> Kosovo to the east, and Albania to the south.
Montenegro
> as Bosnia and Herzegovina to the north, Serbia to the northeast,
> Kosovo to the east, and Albania to the south.
> 2. This English seaside town in the county of Lancashire became
> a fashionable tourist destination in the mid 18th century.
> People visited here to bathe in the sea waters and improve
> their well-being. In the 20th century, factory workers of
> northern England took their annual holidays here en masse.
> 3. This Desert Wilderness is a 1274 km² area in Nevada. It shares
> its name with that of a tiny desert town where one-armed Spencer
> Tracy had a "bad day" in a 1955 movie.
> 4. This area in Germany is known for precision clocks, ham, and
> yummy cakes.
> 5. In 2013, this landlocked country in Western Africa ranked last
> on the United Nations Human Development index.
> 7. A 1756 incident at this site in Ft. William in India has been
> the subject of controversy ever since John Holwell claimed
> that British and Anglo-Indian soldiers were held overnight
> in conditions so cramped that many died from suffocation,
> heat exhaustion, and crushing. Give the specific name used
> for the site.
> 8. Nigeria is often referred to as the "Giant of Africa" due to
> its large population and economy. Name its current capital city.
> 10. This was once a large brackish lake, but at some time in the
> past the saltier waters of the Mediterranean broke in and raised
> the water levels, severely reducing the life in its depths.
> Today its outflow waters run downstream into the Mediterranean,
> but there is a sluggish current in the other direction below
> the 65-foot level.
> * Game 7, Round 8 - Entertainment - Black and White, or They Had Faces
> Then
>
> Here are some close-ups of beautiful Hollywood actresses from
> the 1930s.
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/7-8/faces.jpg
>
> In each case name the actress.
>
> 3. Who is she?
Jean Harlow
> 4. Who is she?
Jean Harlow
Judy Garland (?)
> 11. Who is she?
Claudette Colbert
> 13. Who is she?
Mae West
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Jason Kreitzer
May 14, 2015, 10:00:53 PM5/14/15
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On Thursday, May 14, 2015 at 6:24:32 PM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:
> 3. This Desert Wilderness is a 1274 km² area in Nevada. It shares
> its name with that of a tiny desert town where one-armed Spencer
> Tracy had a "bad day" in a 1955 movie.
Black Rock
> its name with that of a tiny desert town where one-armed Spencer
> Tracy had a "bad day" in a 1955 movie.
> 4. This area in Germany is known for precision clocks, ham, and
> yummy cakes.
Black Forest
> yummy cakes.
> 5. In 2013, this landlocked country in Western Africa ranked last
> on the United Nations Human Development index.
>
> 6. This town in Germany was an Imperial Free City and an important
> trading center in the Middle Ages. A game company based there,
> founded in 1883, is the market leader today in the European
> jigsaw puzzle market. Name the town *or* the company.
>
> 7. A 1756 incident at this site in Ft. William in India has been
> the subject of controversy ever since John Holwell claimed
> that British and Anglo-Indian soldiers were held overnight
> in conditions so cramped that many died from suffocation,
> heat exhaustion, and crushing. Give the specific name used
> for the site.
>
> 8. Nigeria is often referred to as the "Giant of Africa" due to
> its large population and economy. Name its current capital city.
Lagos
> on the United Nations Human Development index.
>
> 6. This town in Germany was an Imperial Free City and an important
> trading center in the Middle Ages. A game company based there,
> founded in 1883, is the market leader today in the European
> jigsaw puzzle market. Name the town *or* the company.
>
> 7. A 1756 incident at this site in Ft. William in India has been
> the subject of controversy ever since John Holwell claimed
> that British and Anglo-Indian soldiers were held overnight
> in conditions so cramped that many died from suffocation,
> heat exhaustion, and crushing. Give the specific name used
> for the site.
>
> 8. Nigeria is often referred to as the "Giant of Africa" due to
> its large population and economy. Name its current capital city.
> 9. A popular heritage museum overlooks this tributary of the
> Humber River. Here you can become immersed in the lifestyles,
> customs and surroundings of the early residents who built the
> foundations of modern Toronto.
>
> 10. This was once a large brackish lake, but at some time in the
> past the saltier waters of the Mediterranean broke in and raised
> the water levels, severely reducing the life in its depths.
> Today its outflow waters run downstream into the Mediterranean,
> but there is a sluggish current in the other direction below
> the 65-foot level.
>
>
> * Game 7, Round 8 - Entertainment - Black and White, or They Had Faces Then
>
> Here are some close-ups of beautiful Hollywood actresses from
> the 1930s.
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/7-8/faces.jpg
>
> In each case name the actress. I'm rearranging the round in order
> according to the handout; there are 6 decoys, which you can answer
> for fun, but for no points.
>
> 1. (decoy)
Myrna Loy
> Humber River. Here you can become immersed in the lifestyles,
> customs and surroundings of the early residents who built the
> foundations of modern Toronto.
>
> 10. This was once a large brackish lake, but at some time in the
> past the saltier waters of the Mediterranean broke in and raised
> the water levels, severely reducing the life in its depths.
> Today its outflow waters run downstream into the Mediterranean,
> but there is a sluggish current in the other direction below
> the 65-foot level.
>
>
> * Game 7, Round 8 - Entertainment - Black and White, or They Had Faces Then
>
> Here are some close-ups of beautiful Hollywood actresses from
> the 1930s.
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/7-8/faces.jpg
>
> In each case name the actress. I'm rearranging the round in order
> according to the handout; there are 6 decoys, which you can answer
> for fun, but for no points.
>
> 1. (decoy)
> 2. Who is she?
> 3. Who is she?
Jean Harlow?
> 3. Who is she?
> 4. Who is she?
Judy Garland?
> 5. (decoy)
> 6. (decoy)
> 7. Who is she?
> 8. Who is she?
> 9. Who is she?
> 10. Who is she?
> 11. Who is she?
> 12. (decoy)
> 13. Who is she?
Mae West?
> 6. (decoy)
> 7. Who is she?
> 8. Who is she?
> 9. Who is she?
> 10. Who is she?
> 11. Who is she?
> 12. (decoy)
> 13. Who is she?
Erland Sommarskog
May 15, 2015, 3:00:58 AM5/15/15
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Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> * Game 7, Round 7 - Geography: Black Geography
>
> A round on places around the world whose names include a word
> meaning "black" -- in some language. Except as indicated, in
> each case name the place.
>
> 1. This Balkan country on the Adriatic borders Croatia as well
> as Bosnia and Herzegovina to the north, Serbia to the northeast,
> Kosovo to the east, and Albania to the south.
Montenegro
> * Game 7, Round 7 - Geography: Black Geography
>
> A round on places around the world whose names include a word
> meaning "black" -- in some language. Except as indicated, in
> each case name the place.
>
> 1. This Balkan country on the Adriatic borders Croatia as well
> as Bosnia and Herzegovina to the north, Serbia to the northeast,
> Kosovo to the east, and Albania to the south.
> 2. This English seaside town in the county of Lancashire became
> a fashionable tourist destination in the mid 18th century.
> People visited here to bathe in the sea waters and improve
> their well-being. In the 20th century, factory workers of
> northern England took their annual holidays here en masse.
> 3. This Desert Wilderness is a 1274 km² area in Nevada. It shares
> its name with that of a tiny desert town where one-armed Spencer
> Tracy had a "bad day" in a 1955 movie.
> 4. This area in Germany is known for precision clocks, ham, and
> yummy cakes.
> 5. In 2013, this landlocked country in Western Africa ranked last
> on the United Nations Human Development index.
> 6. This town in Germany was an Imperial Free City and an important
> trading center in the Middle Ages. A game company based there,
> founded in 1883, is the market leader today in the European
> jigsaw puzzle market. Name the town *or* the company.
> 8. Nigeria is often referred to as the "Giant of Africa" due to
> its large population and economy. Name its current capital city.
> 10. This was once a large brackish lake, but at some time in the
> past the saltier waters of the Mediterranean broke in and raised
> the water levels, severely reducing the life in its depths.
> Today its outflow waters run downstream into the Mediterranean,
> but there is a sluggish current in the other direction below
> the 65-foot level.
> * Game 7, Round 8 - Entertainment - Black and White, or They Had Faces
> Then
>
> Here are some close-ups of beautiful Hollywood actresses from
> the 1930s.
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/7-8/faces.jpg
Greta Garbo
> 2. Who is she?
Greta Garbo
> 3. Who is she?
Greta Garbo
> 4. Who is she?
Greta Garbo
> 5. (decoy)
Greta Garbo
> 6. (decoy)
Greta Garbo
> 7. Who is she?
Greta Garbo
> 8. Who is she?
Greta Garbo
> 9. Who is she?
Greta Garbo
> 10. Who is she?
Greta Garbo
> 11. Who is she?
Greta Garbo
> 12. (decoy)
Greta Garbo
> 13. Who is she?
Greta Garbo
> 14. (decoy)
Greta Garbo
> 15. (decoy)
Greta Garbo
> 16. Who is she?
Greta Garbo
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
Björn Lundin
May 15, 2015, 9:22:30 AM5/15/15
to
On 2015-05-15 00:24, Mark Brader wrote:
>
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-03-02,
> 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 in a single followup to the newsgroup,
> 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 MI5, 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 2015-02-23
> companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
> (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 7, Round 7 - Geography: Black Geography
>
> A round on places around the world whose names include a word
> meaning "black" -- in some language. Except as indicated, in
> each case name the place.
>
> 1. This Balkan country on the Adriatic borders Croatia as well
> as Bosnia and Herzegovina to the north, Serbia to the northeast,
> Kosovo to the east, and Albania to the south.
Montenegro
>
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-03-02,
> 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 in a single followup to the newsgroup,
> 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 MI5, 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 2015-02-23
> companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
> (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 7, Round 7 - Geography: Black Geography
>
> A round on places around the world whose names include a word
> meaning "black" -- in some language. Except as indicated, in
> each case name the place.
>
> 1. This Balkan country on the Adriatic borders Croatia as well
> as Bosnia and Herzegovina to the north, Serbia to the northeast,
> Kosovo to the east, and Albania to the south.
>
> 2. This English seaside town in the county of Lancashire became
> a fashionable tourist destination in the mid 18th century.
> People visited here to bathe in the sea waters and improve
> their well-being. In the 20th century, factory workers of
> northern England took their annual holidays here en masse.
>
> 3. This Desert Wilderness is a 1274 km² area in Nevada. It shares
> its name with that of a tiny desert town where one-armed Spencer
> Tracy had a "bad day" in a 1955 movie.
>
> 4. This area in Germany is known for precision clocks, ham, and
> yummy cakes.
>
> 5. In 2013, this landlocked country in Western Africa ranked last
> on the United Nations Human Development index.
>
> 6. This town in Germany was an Imperial Free City and an important
> trading center in the Middle Ages. A game company based there,
> founded in 1883, is the market leader today in the European
> jigsaw puzzle market. Name the town *or* the company.
>
>
> 8. Nigeria is often referred to as the "Giant of Africa" due to
> its large population and economy. Name its current capital city.
>
> 10. This was once a large brackish lake, but at some time in the
> past the saltier waters of the Mediterranean broke in and raised
> the water levels, severely reducing the life in its depths.
> Today its outflow waters run downstream into the Mediterranean,
> but there is a sluggish current in the other direction below
> the 65-foot level.
>
>
> * Game 7, Round 8 - Entertainment - Black and White, or They Had Faces Then
>
> Here are some close-ups of beautiful Hollywood actresses from
> the 1930s.
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/7-8/faces.jpg
>
> In each case name the actress. I'm rearranging the round in order
> according to the handout; there are 6 decoys, which you can answer
> for fun, but for no points.
>
> 1. (decoy)
> 2. Who is she?
> 3. Who is she?
> 4. Who is she?
> 5. (decoy)
> 6. (decoy)
> 7. Who is she?
> 8. Who is she?
> 9. Who is she?
> 10. Who is she?
> 11. Who is she?
> 12. (decoy)
> 13. Who is she?
> 14. (decoy)
> 15. (decoy)
> 16. Who is she?
>
--
--
Björn
Björn Lundin
May 15, 2015, 9:23:50 AM5/15/15
to
--
--
Björn
bbowler
May 15, 2015, 1:18:30 PM5/15/15
to
> 3. This Desert Wilderness is a 1274 km² area in Nevada. It shares
> its name with that of a tiny desert town where one-armed Spencer
> Tracy had a "bad day" in a 1955 movie.
> 4. This area in Germany is known for precision clocks, ham, and
> yummy cakes.
> 5. In 2013, this landlocked country in Western Africa ranked last
> on the United Nations Human Development index.
>
> 6. This town in Germany was an Imperial Free City and an important
> trading center in the Middle Ages. A game company based there,
> founded in 1883, is the market leader today in the European jigsaw
> puzzle market. Name the town *or* the company.
>
> 7. A 1756 incident at this site in Ft. William in India has been
> the subject of controversy ever since John Holwell claimed that
> British and Anglo-Indian soldiers were held overnight in conditions
> so cramped that many died from suffocation,
> heat exhaustion, and crushing. Give the specific name used for the
> site.
> 8. Nigeria is often referred to as the "Giant of Africa" due to
> its large population and economy. Name its current capital city.
>
> 9. A popular heritage museum overlooks this tributary of the
> Humber River. Here you can become immersed in the lifestyles,
> customs and surroundings of the early residents who built the
> foundations of modern Toronto.
>
> 10. This was once a large brackish lake, but at some time in the
> past the saltier waters of the Mediterranean broke in and raised the
> water levels, severely reducing the life in its depths. Today its
> outflow waters run downstream into the Mediterranean, but there is a
> sluggish current in the other direction below the 65-foot level.
Peter Smyth
May 15, 2015, 1:22:00 PM5/15/15
to
Mark Brader wrote:
> * Game 7, Round 7 - Geography: Black Geography
>
> A round on places around the world whose names include a word
> meaning "black" -- in some language. Except as indicated, in
> each case name the place.
>
> 1. This Balkan country on the Adriatic borders Croatia as well
> as Bosnia and Herzegovina to the north, Serbia to the northeast,
> Kosovo to the east, and Albania to the south.
Montenegro
> * Game 7, Round 7 - Geography: Black Geography
>
> A round on places around the world whose names include a word
> meaning "black" -- in some language. Except as indicated, in
> each case name the place.
>
> 1. This Balkan country on the Adriatic borders Croatia as well
> as Bosnia and Herzegovina to the north, Serbia to the northeast,
> Kosovo to the east, and Albania to the south.
> 2. This English seaside town in the county of Lancashire became
> a fashionable tourist destination in the mid 18th century.
> People visited here to bathe in the sea waters and improve
> their well-being. In the 20th century, factory workers of
> northern England took their annual holidays here en masse.
Blackpool
> a fashionable tourist destination in the mid 18th century.
> People visited here to bathe in the sea waters and improve
> their well-being. In the 20th century, factory workers of
> northern England took their annual holidays here en masse.
> 3. This Desert Wilderness is a 1274 km² area in Nevada. It shares
> its name with that of a tiny desert town where one-armed Spencer
> Tracy had a "bad day" in a 1955 movie.
>
> 4. This area in Germany is known for precision clocks, ham, and
> yummy cakes.
Black Forest
> its name with that of a tiny desert town where one-armed Spencer
> Tracy had a "bad day" in a 1955 movie.
>
> 4. This area in Germany is known for precision clocks, ham, and
> yummy cakes.
> 5. In 2013, this landlocked country in Western Africa ranked last
> on the United Nations Human Development index.
Niger
> on the United Nations Human Development index.
> 6. This town in Germany was an Imperial Free City and an important
> trading center in the Middle Ages. A game company based there,
> founded in 1883, is the market leader today in the European
> jigsaw puzzle market. Name the town or the company.
> trading center in the Middle Ages. A game company based there,
> founded in 1883, is the market leader today in the European
Ravensburger
> 7. A 1756 incident at this site in Ft. William in India has been
> the subject of controversy ever since John Holwell claimed
> that British and Anglo-Indian soldiers were held overnight
> in conditions so cramped that many died from suffocation,
> heat exhaustion, and crushing. Give the specific name used
> for the site.
>
> 8. Nigeria is often referred to as the "Giant of Africa" due to
> its large population and economy. Name its current capital city.
Abuja
> the subject of controversy ever since John Holwell claimed
> that British and Anglo-Indian soldiers were held overnight
> in conditions so cramped that many died from suffocation,
> heat exhaustion, and crushing. Give the specific name used
> for the site.
>
> 8. Nigeria is often referred to as the "Giant of Africa" due to
> its large population and economy. Name its current capital city.
> 9. A popular heritage museum overlooks this tributary of the
> Humber River. Here you can become immersed in the lifestyles,
> customs and surroundings of the early residents who built the
> foundations of modern Toronto.
>
> 10. This was once a large brackish lake, but at some time in the
> past the saltier waters of the Mediterranean broke in and raised
> the water levels, severely reducing the life in its depths.
> Today its outflow waters run downstream into the Mediterranean,
> but there is a sluggish current in the other direction below
> the 65-foot level.
Black Sea
> Humber River. Here you can become immersed in the lifestyles,
> customs and surroundings of the early residents who built the
> foundations of modern Toronto.
>
> 10. This was once a large brackish lake, but at some time in the
> past the saltier waters of the Mediterranean broke in and raised
> the water levels, severely reducing the life in its depths.
> Today its outflow waters run downstream into the Mediterranean,
> but there is a sluggish current in the other direction below
> the 65-foot level.
Peter Smyth
Pete
May 15, 2015, 10:13:38 PM5/15/15
to
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-03-02,
> 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 in a single followup to the newsgroup,
> 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 MI5, 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 2015-02-23
> companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
> (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 7, Round 7 - Geography: Black Geography
>
> A round on places around the world whose names include a word
> meaning "black" -- in some language. Except as indicated, in
> each case name the place.
>
> 1. This Balkan country on the Adriatic borders Croatia as well
> as Bosnia and Herzegovina to the north, Serbia to the northeast,
> Kosovo to the east, and Albania to the south.
Montenegro
> 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 in a single followup to the newsgroup,
> 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 MI5, 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 2015-02-23
> companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
> (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 7, Round 7 - Geography: Black Geography
>
> A round on places around the world whose names include a word
> meaning "black" -- in some language. Except as indicated, in
> each case name the place.
>
> 1. This Balkan country on the Adriatic borders Croatia as well
> as Bosnia and Herzegovina to the north, Serbia to the northeast,
> Kosovo to the east, and Albania to the south.
>
> 2. This English seaside town in the county of Lancashire became
> a fashionable tourist destination in the mid 18th century.
> People visited here to bathe in the sea waters and improve
> their well-being. In the 20th century, factory workers of
> northern England took their annual holidays here en masse.
>
> 3. This Desert Wilderness is a 1274 km² area in Nevada. It shares
> its name with that of a tiny desert town where one-armed Spencer
> Tracy had a "bad day" in a 1955 movie.
>
> 4. This area in Germany is known for precision clocks, ham, and
> yummy cakes.
>
> 5. In 2013, this landlocked country in Western Africa ranked last
> on the United Nations Human Development index.
>
> 6. This town in Germany was an Imperial Free City and an important
> trading center in the Middle Ages. A game company based there,
> founded in 1883, is the market leader today in the European
> jigsaw puzzle market. Name the town *or* the company.
>
> 7. A 1756 incident at this site in Ft. William in India has been
> the subject of controversy ever since John Holwell claimed
> that British and Anglo-Indian soldiers were held overnight
> in conditions so cramped that many died from suffocation,
> heat exhaustion, and crushing. Give the specific name used
> for the site.
>
> 8. Nigeria is often referred to as the "Giant of Africa" due to
> its large population and economy. Name its current capital city.
>
> 9. A popular heritage museum overlooks this tributary of the
> Humber River. Here you can become immersed in the lifestyles,
> customs and surroundings of the early residents who built the
> foundations of modern Toronto.
>
> 10. This was once a large brackish lake, but at some time in the
> past the saltier waters of the Mediterranean broke in and raised
> the water levels, severely reducing the life in its depths.
> Today its outflow waters run downstream into the Mediterranean,
> but there is a sluggish current in the other direction below
> the 65-foot level.
>
>
> * Game 7, Round 8 - Entertainment - Black and White, or They Had Faces
> Then
>
> Here are some close-ups of beautiful Hollywood actresses from
> the 1930s.
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/7-8/faces.jpg
>
> In each case name the actress. I'm rearranging the round in order
> according to the handout; there are 6 decoys, which you can answer
> for fun, but for no points.
>
> 1. (decoy)
Greta Garbo
> 2. Who is she?
Clara Bow
> 2. Who is she?
> 3. Who is she?
Jean Harlow
> 4. Who is she?
Judy Garland
Judy Garland
> 5. (decoy)
> 6. (decoy)
> 7. Who is she?
Marlene Dietrich
> 6. (decoy)
> 7. Who is she?
> 8. Who is she?
> 9. Who is she?
> 10. Who is she?
Ginger Rogers
> 11. Who is she?
Davis
> 12. (decoy)
Pola Negri
> 13. Who is she?
Mae West
Merle Oberon
> 15. (decoy)
Joan Blondell
> 16. Who is she?
Jean Harlow
>
Pete
Dan Tilque
May 16, 2015, 5:01:17 AM5/16/15
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Mark Brader wrote:
>>
>
> * Game 7, Round 7 - Geography: Black Geography
>
> A round on places around the world whose names include a word
> meaning "black" -- in some language. Except as indicated, in
> each case name the place.
>
> 1. This Balkan country on the Adriatic borders Croatia as well
> as Bosnia and Herzegovina to the north, Serbia to the northeast,
> Kosovo to the east, and Albania to the south.
Montenegro
>>
>
> * Game 7, Round 7 - Geography: Black Geography
>
> A round on places around the world whose names include a word
> meaning "black" -- in some language. Except as indicated, in
> each case name the place.
>
> 1. This Balkan country on the Adriatic borders Croatia as well
> as Bosnia and Herzegovina to the north, Serbia to the northeast,
> Kosovo to the east, and Albania to the south.
>
> 2. This English seaside town in the county of Lancashire became
> a fashionable tourist destination in the mid 18th century.
> People visited here to bathe in the sea waters and improve
> their well-being. In the 20th century, factory workers of
> northern England took their annual holidays here en masse.
>
> 3. This Desert Wilderness is a 1274 km² area in Nevada. It shares
> its name with that of a tiny desert town where one-armed Spencer
> Tracy had a "bad day" in a 1955 movie.
>
> 4. This area in Germany is known for precision clocks, ham, and
> yummy cakes.
>
> 5. In 2013, this landlocked country in Western Africa ranked last
> on the United Nations Human Development index.
>
> 6. This town in Germany was an Imperial Free City and an important
> trading center in the Middle Ages. A game company based there,
> founded in 1883, is the market leader today in the European
> jigsaw puzzle market. Name the town *or* the company.
>
> 7. A 1756 incident at this site in Ft. William in India has been
> the subject of controversy ever since John Holwell claimed
> that British and Anglo-Indian soldiers were held overnight
> in conditions so cramped that many died from suffocation,
> heat exhaustion, and crushing. Give the specific name used
> for the site.
>
> 8. Nigeria is often referred to as the "Giant of Africa" due to
> its large population and economy. Name its current capital city.
>
> 9. A popular heritage museum overlooks this tributary of the
> Humber River. Here you can become immersed in the lifestyles,
> customs and surroundings of the early residents who built the
> foundations of modern Toronto.
>
> 10. This was once a large brackish lake, but at some time in the
> past the saltier waters of the Mediterranean broke in and raised
> the water levels, severely reducing the life in its depths.
> Today its outflow waters run downstream into the Mediterranean,
> but there is a sluggish current in the other direction below
> the 65-foot level.
>
>
> * Game 7, Round 8 - Entertainment - Black and White, or They Had Faces Then
>
> Here are some close-ups of beautiful Hollywood actresses from
> the 1930s.
>
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/7-8/faces.jpg
>
> In each case name the actress. I'm rearranging the round in order
> according to the handout; there are 6 decoys, which you can answer
> for fun, but for no points.
>
> 1. (decoy)
> 2. Who is she?
> 3. Who is she?
> 4. Who is she?
> 5. (decoy)
> 6. (decoy)
> 7. Who is she?
> 8. Who is she?
> 9. Who is she?
> 10. Who is she?
> 11. Who is she?
> 12. (decoy)
> 13. Who is she?
> 14. (decoy)
> 15. (decoy)
> 16. Who is she?
>
--
Mark Brader
May 17, 2015, 8:59:50 PM5/17/15
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Mark Brader:
> 1. This Balkan country on the Adriatic borders Croatia as well
> as Bosnia and Herzegovina to the north, Serbia to the northeast,
> Kosovo to the east, and Albania to the south.
Montenegro. 4 for Marc, Dan Blum, Calvin, Joshua, Erland, Björn,
Peter, Pete, and Dan Tilque.
> 2. This English seaside town in the county of Lancashire became
> a fashionable tourist destination in the mid 18th century.
> People visited here to bathe in the sea waters and improve
> their well-being. In the 20th century, factory workers of
> northern England took their annual holidays here en masse.
Blackpool. 4 for Dan Blum, Calvin, Joshua, Jason, Björn, Bruce,
Peter, Pete, and Dan Tilque.
> 3. This Desert Wilderness is a 1274 km² area in Nevada. It shares
> its name with that of a tiny desert town where one-armed Spencer
> Tracy had a "bad day" in a 1955 movie.
Black Rock. 4 for Marc, Dan Blum, Joshua, Jason, Bruce, and Pete.
3 for Calvin.
> 4. This area in Germany is known for precision clocks, ham, and
> yummy cakes.
The Black Forest (or Schwarzwald). 4 for Marc, Dan Blum, Calvin
(the hard way), Joshua, Jason, Erland, Björn, Bruce, Peter, Pete,
and Dan Tilque.
> 5. In 2013, this landlocked country in Western Africa ranked last
> on the United Nations Human Development index.
Niger. 4 for Marc, Dan Blum, Calvin, Joshua, Erland, Björn, Peter,
Pete, and Dan Tilque.
> 6. This town in Germany was an Imperial Free City and an important
> trading center in the Middle Ages. A game company based there,
> founded in 1883, is the market leader today in the European
> jigsaw puzzle market. Name the town *or* the company.
Ravensburg(er). 4 for Marc, Dan Blum, Björn, and Peter.
> 7. A 1756 incident at this site in Ft. William in India has been
> the subject of controversy ever since John Holwell claimed
> that British and Anglo-Indian soldiers were held overnight
> in conditions so cramped that many died from suffocation,
> heat exhaustion, and crushing. Give the specific name used
> for the site.
Black Hole of Calcutta. 4 for Marc, Dan Blum, Calvin, Joshua, Bruce,
Pete, and Dan Tilque.
> 8. Nigeria is often referred to as the "Giant of Africa" due to
> its large population and economy. Name its current capital city.
Abuja (capital since 1991, for those who didn't get the memo).
4 for Calvin, Joshua, Erland, Peter, and Pete.
> 9. A popular heritage museum overlooks this tributary of the
> Humber River. Here you can become immersed in the lifestyles,
> customs and surroundings of the early residents who built the
> foundations of modern Toronto.
Black Creek (Pioneer Village).
> 10. This was once a large brackish lake, but at some time in the
> past the saltier waters of the Mediterranean broke in and raised
> the water levels, severely reducing the life in its depths.
> Today its outflow waters run downstream into the Mediterranean,
> but there is a sluggish current in the other direction below
> the 65-foot level.
Black Sea. 4 for Marc, Dan Blum, Calvin, Joshua, Erland, Björn,
Bruce, Peter, Pete, and Dan Tilque.
> * Game 7, Round 8 - Entertainment - Black and White, or They Had Faces Then
> Here are some close-ups of beautiful Hollywood actresses from
> the 1930s.
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/7-8/faces.jpg
> In each case name the actress. I'm rearranging the round in order
> according to the handout; there are 6 decoys, which you can answer
> for fun, but for no points.
> 1. (decoy)
Greta Garbo. Erland and Pete got this.
> 2. Who is she?
Bette Davis.
> 3. Who is she?
Jean Harlow. 4 for Marc, Joshua, Jason, and Pete.
> 4. Who is she?
Judy Garland. 4 for Calvin, Joshua, Jason, and Pete.
> 5. (decoy)
Olivia de Havilland.
> 6. (decoy)
Loretta Young.
> 7. Who is she?
Marlene Dietrich. 4 for Calvin and Pete.
> 8. Who is she?
Barbara Stanwyck. 4 for Marc.
> 9. Who is she?
Joan Crawford. 4 for Pete.
> 10. Who is she?
Ginger Rogers. 4 for Pete.
> 11. Who is she?
Claudette Colbert. 4 for Joshua.
> 12. (decoy)
Myrna Loy.
> 13. Who is she?
Mae West. 4 for Marc, Dan Blum, Joshua, Jason, and Pete.
> 14. (decoy)
Norma Shearer.
> 15. (decoy)
Joan Blondell. Pete got this.
> 16. Who is she?
Lucille Ball.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 7 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST
TOPICS-> His Mis Sci Spo Geo Ent FOUR
Stephen Perry 34 28 40 36 0 0 138
Dan Blum 24 29 22 4 32 4 107
Pete Gayde -- -- 10 20 32 24 86
Marc Dashevsky 4 12 28 16 28 12 84
"Calvin" 16 12 8 16 31 8 75
Dan Tilque 20 16 12 4 24 0 72
Joshua Kreitzer -- -- 11 12 32 16 71
Björn Lundin 20 4 9 8 24 0 61
Peter Smyth 12 4 8 12 28 0 60
Bruce Bowler -- -- 36 4 20 0 60
Erland Sommarskog 8 8 8 8 20 0 44
Jason Kreitzer -- -- 4 12 12 12 40
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "Tools, not solutions. :-)"
m...@vex.net -- Henry Spencer
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-03-02,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2015-02-23 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 7, Round 7 - Geography: Black Geography
> A round on places around the world whose names include a word
> meaning "black" -- in some language. Except as indicated, in
> each case name the place.
This was the easiest round in the original game.
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 7, Round 7 - Geography: Black Geography
> A round on places around the world whose names include a word
> meaning "black" -- in some language. Except as indicated, in
> each case name the place.
> 1. This Balkan country on the Adriatic borders Croatia as well
> as Bosnia and Herzegovina to the north, Serbia to the northeast,
> Kosovo to the east, and Albania to the south.
Peter, Pete, and Dan Tilque.
> 2. This English seaside town in the county of Lancashire became
> a fashionable tourist destination in the mid 18th century.
> People visited here to bathe in the sea waters and improve
> their well-being. In the 20th century, factory workers of
> northern England took their annual holidays here en masse.
Peter, Pete, and Dan Tilque.
> 3. This Desert Wilderness is a 1274 km² area in Nevada. It shares
> its name with that of a tiny desert town where one-armed Spencer
> Tracy had a "bad day" in a 1955 movie.
3 for Calvin.
> 4. This area in Germany is known for precision clocks, ham, and
> yummy cakes.
(the hard way), Joshua, Jason, Erland, Björn, Bruce, Peter, Pete,
and Dan Tilque.
> 5. In 2013, this landlocked country in Western Africa ranked last
> on the United Nations Human Development index.
Pete, and Dan Tilque.
> 6. This town in Germany was an Imperial Free City and an important
> trading center in the Middle Ages. A game company based there,
> founded in 1883, is the market leader today in the European
> jigsaw puzzle market. Name the town *or* the company.
> 7. A 1756 incident at this site in Ft. William in India has been
> the subject of controversy ever since John Holwell claimed
> that British and Anglo-Indian soldiers were held overnight
> in conditions so cramped that many died from suffocation,
> heat exhaustion, and crushing. Give the specific name used
> for the site.
Pete, and Dan Tilque.
> 8. Nigeria is often referred to as the "Giant of Africa" due to
> its large population and economy. Name its current capital city.
4 for Calvin, Joshua, Erland, Peter, and Pete.
> 9. A popular heritage museum overlooks this tributary of the
> Humber River. Here you can become immersed in the lifestyles,
> customs and surroundings of the early residents who built the
> foundations of modern Toronto.
> 10. This was once a large brackish lake, but at some time in the
> past the saltier waters of the Mediterranean broke in and raised
> the water levels, severely reducing the life in its depths.
> Today its outflow waters run downstream into the Mediterranean,
> but there is a sluggish current in the other direction below
> the 65-foot level.
Bruce, Peter, Pete, and Dan Tilque.
> * Game 7, Round 8 - Entertainment - Black and White, or They Had Faces Then
> Here are some close-ups of beautiful Hollywood actresses from
> the 1930s.
> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/7-8/faces.jpg
> In each case name the actress. I'm rearranging the round in order
> according to the handout; there are 6 decoys, which you can answer
> for fun, but for no points.
> 1. (decoy)
> 2. Who is she?
Bette Davis.
> 3. Who is she?
Jean Harlow. 4 for Marc, Joshua, Jason, and Pete.
> 4. Who is she?
Judy Garland. 4 for Calvin, Joshua, Jason, and Pete.
> 5. (decoy)
Olivia de Havilland.
> 6. (decoy)
Loretta Young.
> 7. Who is she?
Marlene Dietrich. 4 for Calvin and Pete.
> 8. Who is she?
Barbara Stanwyck. 4 for Marc.
> 9. Who is she?
Joan Crawford. 4 for Pete.
> 10. Who is she?
Ginger Rogers. 4 for Pete.
> 11. Who is she?
Claudette Colbert. 4 for Joshua.
> 12. (decoy)
Myrna Loy.
> 13. Who is she?
Mae West. 4 for Marc, Dan Blum, Joshua, Jason, and Pete.
> 14. (decoy)
Norma Shearer.
> 15. (decoy)
Joan Blondell. Pete got this.
> 16. Who is she?
Lucille Ball.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAME 7 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST
TOPICS-> His Mis Sci Spo Geo Ent FOUR
Stephen Perry 34 28 40 36 0 0 138
Dan Blum 24 29 22 4 32 4 107
Pete Gayde -- -- 10 20 32 24 86
Marc Dashevsky 4 12 28 16 28 12 84
"Calvin" 16 12 8 16 31 8 75
Dan Tilque 20 16 12 4 24 0 72
Joshua Kreitzer -- -- 11 12 32 16 71
Björn Lundin 20 4 9 8 24 0 61
Peter Smyth 12 4 8 12 28 0 60
Bruce Bowler -- -- 36 4 20 0 60
Erland Sommarskog 8 8 8 8 20 0 44
Jason Kreitzer -- -- 4 12 12 12 40
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Mark Brader, Toronto "Tools, not solutions. :-)"
m...@vex.net -- Henry Spencer
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