These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2018-07-30,
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 4 days.
All questions were written by members of What She Said 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 2018-07-16 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 10, Round 4 - Literature - Lost in Translation
Often, successful books are translated into many languages. But
sometimes the translated title of the book is not quite the same
as the original title. We'll give you the language the book was
translated into, and the English equivalent of the translated title,
and a brief description of the book, and all you need to tell us
is the actual title in English.
1. Swedish: "A Man without Scruples". This American classic was
published in 1925 and tells the tale of an extremely wealthy
man who is "unscrupulous" in his romantic pursuits.
2. French: "The Best of All Worlds". The content of this dystopian
novel, published in 1932, is not reflected in the upbeat French
title.
3. Japanese: "The Angry Raisins". This title is a far cry from
the actual meaning of this 1939 American classic.
4. French: "Animals Everywhere!" Not surprisingly, the English
author was not happy with this translation of his 1945 novel
and suggested some alternates.
5. Chinese: "Excitement 1995". Better known as a movie starring
Tim Robbins, this short story by Stephen King definitely lost
something in translation. The Chinese title bears no resemblance
to the original title or the plot. Note: we need the title of
the story itself, not the collection containing it.
6. Italian: "If You Leave Me, I Delete You". This was supposed
to be a literature round, but a movie seems to have slipped in --
it stars Jim Carrey and explores lost memories and lost love.
7. Macedonian: "The World is Not a Factory for Fulfilling Wishes".
This 2012 bestselling novel by John Green tells the story
of a young cancer patient falling in love with an amputee.
It was adapted into a massive hit film.
8. Norwegian: "Bridge to the Afterlife". The translated title
actually serves to spoil the ending of this 1977 Katherine
Paterson novel about children creating a kingdom of imagination.
9. Swedish: "Men Who Hate Women". The original Swedish title of
Stieg Larsson's first book in his famous trilogy had a remarkably
different title than the English title you probably recognize.
10. Cantonese: "Imaginary Dead Baseball Players Live in My
Cornfield". An impressively literal title for the translated
edition of W.P. Kinsella's 1982 novel that was also the source
for the movie "Field of Dreams". But this time we do need the
book title.
* Game 10, Round 5 - Audio - "Fantasia"
One more time, an audio round without the audio.
Walt Disney's "Fantasia", and its sequel "Fantasia 2000", feature
animated cartoon sequences set entirely to selections from classical
orchestral music.
For questions #1-4, we'll give you the title and composer of the work
that was played during a scene (and in the original game you would
have heard a clip as well), and you give the number of the scene
on the 2-page handout:
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/10-5/fanta.pdf
Note that all numbers are *below* the illustrations.
1. "Dance of the Hours" by Amilcare Ponchielli.
2. "The Rite of Spring" by Igor Stravinsky.
3. "The Pines of Rome" by Ottorino Respighi.
4. "Carnival of the Animals" by Camille Saint-Saens.
Please decode the rot13 for questions #5-8 and in each case,
name the *composer* of the music for the indicated scene.
5. Vzntr ahzore fvk vf sebz n fprar jurer Qbanyq Qhpx erranpgf
gur fgbel bs Abnu'f Nex.
6. Vzntr bar vf sebz n fprar qrcvpgvat ahzrebhf frdhraprf fpberq
gb guvf pbzcbfre'f zhfvp.
7. Gur frpbaq vzntr vf sebz gur bcravat frdhrapr bs "Snagnfvn",
juvpu jnf na nofgenpg cvrpr bs navzngvba.
8. Vzntr frira qrcvpgf gur uhfgyr naq ohfgyr bs Arj Lbex Pvgl.
Now for questions #9-10, please decode the rot13 and name the
*music* used in the scene.
9. Frireny bs Orrgubira'f flzcubavrf unir avpxanzrf nf jryy nf
ahzoref. Gur avagu vzntr vf sebz n fprar fpberq gb bar bs gurz.
Jung vf gung avpxanzr?
10. Vzntr svir qrcvpgf gur svany frdhrapr va gur bevtvany "Snagnfvn"
-- n qrzba njnxravat ng avtug gb jernx unibp. Vg jnf fpberq
gb n snzbhf cvrpr bs zhfvp ol Zbqrfg Zhffbetfxl. Anzr gur cvrpr.
This time I have no information about the two decoys.
* Game 10, Round 6 - Canadiana - Toronto Places of Worship
Toronto has many glorious and gorgeous places of worship: churches,
synagogues, temples, mosques, and many others.
1. This synagogue, located at 1700 Bathurst St., is the
largest Conservative Jewish congregation in North America,
with approximately 6,000 members. What is its name?
2. Also located on Bathurst St. is St. Volodymyr's Cathedral,
designed in the Byzantine style, and completed in 1948.
Which *country*'s Canadian branch of Orthodox Christianity does
St. Volodymyr's serve?
3. The Cathedral Church of St. James at King and Church Sts. opened
for services in June 1853. An Anglican parish, it is home to the
oldest congregation in the city. (Hence "Church St."!) Within
10 years, when was the parish of St. James first established?
4. This church at 230 St. Clair Av. W. was established in 1914
as a Methodist congregation, but is now part of the United Church
of Canada. It is named after an Irish-born Toronto businessman.
5. St. Anne's Anglican Church is a National Historic Site and was
established on Dufferin St. in 1863. While the parish hall
is still on Dufferin, the current church, noted for its
Byzantine-inspired design, and interior murals painted by
members of the Group of Seven, is one block away. On what
west-end avenue would you find St. Anne's?
6. Located at 234 Avenue Rd. (at Roxborough Av.), this imposing
building was first a Presbyterian church, then the Avenue Rd.
United Church, and later the Church of the Nazarene, before
bring purchased by *which religious group* that it now serves
as a temple?
7. One of the Danforth's most impressive architectural landmarks,
this Catholic church was designed to resemble Rome's Basilica di
Santa Maria Maggiore. A Catholic elementary school with the same
moniker is around the corner on Carlaw Av. What is it called?
8. The Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, located near Finch Av. and
Highway 427, was consecrated in July 2007. It was built in
18 months and consists of 24,000 pieces of hand-carved Italian
carrara marble, Turkish limestone, and Indian pink stone.
The mandir is a traditional place of worship for *what religion*?
Please decode the rot13 for the last two questions only after you
have finished with the rest of the round.
9. Guvf onfvyvpn ybpngrq ng 83 Cbjre Fg. vf gur byqrfg Ebzna
Pngubyvp cnevfu va Gbebagb, rfgnoyvfurq va 1822. Gur bevtvany
erq-oevpx fgehpgher jnf ercynprq va 1889 ol gur pheerag
Vgnyvnangr ohvyqvat qrfvtarq ol nepuvgrpg Wbfrcu Pbaaryyl.
Anzr vg.
10. Guvf puhepu'f uvfgbel qngrf gb 1820. Gung fgehpgher jnf
qrfgeblrq ol sver va 1847, naq gurl erohvyg ba gur fnzr ybg.
Jura gung ohvyqvat jnf frireryl qnzntrq ol nabgure sver va 1895,
gurl erybpngrq gb 630 Fcnqvan Ni., jurer freivprf unir gnxra
cynpr fvapr 1909. Jung vf vgf anzr?
--
Mark Brader | "Which baby is that? Oh, of course -- it must be
Toronto | the one that comes complete with bathwater."
m...@vex.net | --Maria Conlon
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